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THE BENNETT BANNER
*‘Believin^ that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy**
Tuesday, February 23,1971
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C.
VOL. XXXV
President Miller Addresses
Assembly
“Bennett is about the
possibility and responsibility
of producing people who can
discern between what is
signiflcant and what is trivial.
In our time with its pollution,
poverty, war, racism, and
over-population, people are
needed who can discern
between the two.”
President Isaac H. Miller
addressed the student body
and faculty at the first chapel
assembly of the second
semester. His purpose was to
discuss the importance of
re-examining the nature of
Bennett College and its
concerns. He compared the
college to the newly organized
basketball team. Dr. Miller
stressed the fact that althou^
the team lost its first game, the
important fact remains that
Bennett did compete with
another college. “It is not
important that they lost,” he
said.
“Bennett CoUege is about
playing! I am not referring
only ta the activities that
provide entertainment, release
and recreation, but the
activities, that are designed to
prepare people to involve
themselves in the rather
excruciating, exhausting, but
exhilirating game of life. Hie
point is that we were way
down in the game, but we
played it all the way. This is
what Bennett is all about. ”
Dr. Miller struck out at
critics of the Bennett College
System when he said, “I get a
little uptight when I hear
people say ‘Bennett thinks it’s
different. ’ ... We should be
different. If we were -not
attempting to be different, we
should not be here. There are
too many institutions and
people trying to be like each
other. If you are not
MILLER SPEAKS
(Cont on page 8)
Students Attend UNCF Convention
I _i . .
Thirteen Bennett students
attended the twenty-fifth
anniversary conference of the
National Alumni and
Pre-Alumni Councils of the
United Negro College Fund,
Inc. It was held in Atlanta, Ga.
at the Royal Coach Motor
,clwtel from February 4-t>.
The Bennett delegation
included Julie Pope, Deremia
Alexander, Joyce Hatch,
Connie Hammond, Ange
McNeil, Brenda Parker, Mabel
Gailliard, Rose Jewel, Janice
Kyle, Edna Hanks, Rita Dean,
and Myra Davis.
Bernadette Gregory served
in the capacity of secretary of
the NPAC. Patricia Shouse
represented Bennett College in
the Miss UNCF coronation.
The conference was
attended by prominent black
educators, including Dr. Miller
from Bennett. Representatives
from leading industries were
also at the conference and
sponsored a corporate
luncheon for all the delegates.
Friday and Saturday were
devoted to group seminars
which provided stimulating
proposals to help develop a
more effective fy^d
organization among the
thirty-seven private member
institutions.
Rev. Jesse Jackson was
scheduled to address the
convention, but was unable to
attend because of a court
committment. The official
welcome was delivered by the
mayor of Atlanta, the
Honorable Sam Massell.
Friday was climaxed by the
Alumni and Pre-Alumni~
Recognition Dinner-Dance. It
honored James E. Stampp,
founder of the NAC; Fredrick
D. Patterson, founder of UNCF;
and Walter Washington,
founder of NPAC.
Belinda Robinson, a senior from Petersburg, Va., was recently
named Miss Congeniality of the 1971 Miss Greensboro Pageant.
This is the second such honor received by Belinda during this
school year. In October, she reigned at the Rose Festival as the
Rose Queen.
On Saturday elections were
held for the new NPAC
officers. Elected were Larry
McCutcheons, president
(Claflin College); Arnold
Pindell, vice-president
(Morehouse College': E. Carol
Coviugton, secrctwry ^Fisk
University); and Margo
Leggett, business manager
(Voorhees College).
The convention ended with
the coronation of the national
Miss UNCF. Music for the ball,
was provided by the Side Men.
Patricia Shouse came in
fourteenth place because of
UNCF CONVENTION
(Cont. on page 2)
Seminars Hpld
The first in a series of
twelve . educational and
political seminars was held
Wednesday, evening, February
17, 1971, in the Student
Union Coffee House.
The resource person for the
evening was Dalibi Mai Galaba,
an instructor at Malcolm X.
Liberation University, located
here in Greensboro. There was
about fifty participants
including students fromA&T
and MXLU, persons from the
community and several
Bennett faculty members.
The topic for the first
seminar was “Roots of Black
Identity”. Brother Mai Galaba
gave a historical background of
Black people from the earliest
civilizations in Africa.
After the presentation,
questions were asked and
answered and discussions
followed. Informational
handouts were given to those
who attended. Refreshnents
were served.
These seminars are
sponsored by the Special
SOBU Coordinating
Committee of the Student
Senate. The next seminar will
be Wednesday, March 10th, at
8 pjn. in the Union Coffee
House.
Steering Committee Operates
The resignation of the
senior officers of the student
organizations created a need
for some form of temporary
student governing force to
continue the operation of the
campus organizations. A
meeting was called by the
Vice-president to discuss the'
current situation with the
remaining student officers, will
serve as chairmen of the
organizations to carry out
campus activities.
Chairman of the Recreation
Counc'J is Ange McNeel, a
junior from Cincinnati, Ohio.
She was elected secretary of
the council, last spring.
Assisting her is Pamela Finley,
a junior from Martinsville, Va.,
who is the treasurer.
Continuing the activities of
the Student Union is Edna
Hanks, a junior from
Henderson, N.C. She is being
aided by the Student Union
representatives from the
dorms.
Constance Shaw, a Junior
from Charlotte, N.C. is acting
as head of the Interdormitory
Council. She is vice president
of the council. Along with the
aide of the dormitory
presidents, Connie is
continuing all previously
planned activities.
All the officers, of the
Pre-Alumnae resigned except
the secretary, Myra Davis, a
junior from Charlotte, N.C..
"Amen” is
Success
The Bennett College
Theater presented black
playwright James Baldwins
“Amen Comer” in the campus
Little Theater. The widely
publicized play was so weJl
performed that it was shown
two extra days.
The play was accepted with
enthusiam by the community
and surrounding areas. In
January the play was
presented at A & T State
University and Aycock
Auditorium at U. N. C. -G.
The play vividly shows the
love and anxiety, the
happiness and sorrow
experienced by poor black
Harlem congregation. The
action centers around Rev.
Margret Alexander and her
relationship with her son who
she is scared to lose and her
estranged husband, Luke.
AMEN (Cont. on page 8)
because of the importance of
the Council, officers were
elected within the group to
continue its fund-raising
activities for the United Negro
College Fund. The elected
officers were: Wanda Bracks,
president; Karen Hampton,
vice president; Marilyn
Williams, treasurer, and
Madeline Mebane, publicity
chairmen.
Connie Dianne Hammond,
vice president of the Student
Senate, is chairman of the
Steering Committee. She is .
aided by Deremia Alexander, a
junior from Charlotte, who is
the corresponding secretary.
The treasurer is Jane Curry, a
junior from New Brunswick.
The Steering Committee is
working to fulfill all
obligations of the student
governing bodies here on
campus. There major aim is to
unify the student body so that
improvements can be made.
Fine Arts Festival
Tenative plans for a Spring
Fine Arts Festival were the
topics of discussion at the
Humanities Department
meeting held at 7:30 p.m., on
Februaiy 3.
Students who have majors
or minors in fields that come
under the Humanities Division
were requited to attend. This
was to ensure student
participation in the
preparatory , stages of the
festival as well as to the
finished product.
Miss Georgia Latimer,
chairman of the Fine Arts
Committee presided over the
meeting. The themes of past
festivals were emphasized to
give these present some ideas
to help them in oi^anizing a
format for this year’s Spring
Festival.
The length of the festival
will be approximately one
week. There will be sessions
during the mornings,
afternoons, and at night.
Working together, faculty
and students came up with a
variety of themes and manner
of presentation. So far the
plans are tentative and no one
theme has jyet been decided
on. Theee will be more
meetings to discuss the
festival.
The student representatives
on the Fine Arts Committee
are Linda David, Belinda
Robinson, and Connie Shaw.
ARTS FESTIVAL
(Cont. on page 5)
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^ ^ The staff of the Bennett Banner offers our sincere apology for ‘
our failure to publish papers in the last several months. Due to .
^ ’ the inexperience of the remaining'staff members, after the ^ >
^" resignation of the past Editor, die students had to learn the ^,
> mechanics of puttmg a paper together. This is not an easy task.
> The staff is working to put your scho(^ paper back into ^ ’
i ► operation. With the help of Mrs. Barbara Procton, we are learning^ ’
, sone of the basics of journalism. We hope that in the future such ^ *
^, an experience will never happen again. After all, the paper is the^'
^ voice of the campus. n
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