NOVEMBER 18, 1971
BENNETT BANNER
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Chaplain Plugs Book
STUDENT TEACHERS RELATE
THEIR NEW EXPERIENCES
The College Chaplain,
Reverend Peter Eric Adotey
Addo, has written a, book en
titled GHANA FOLK TALES.
The purpose of this book is
to help the average Black
student to understand the
folklore and culture of Africa.
Thif is the first time that an
African has translated Afri
can stories to English.
Rev. Addo was born and
educated in Ghana. He re
ceived his Teaching Diploma
from Wesley College-Ghana;
his Bachelor of Science de
gree from Allen University-
Columbia, S. Carolina; his
Masters degree in Botany
from Atlanta University-At-
lanta, Georgia; his Masters
degree in Religion from In
terdenominational Theological
Center-Atlanta, Georgia. He
College Party Planned
Ange McNeil serves as the
chairman of the College
Party Planning Committee.
Working with her are Sylvia
Freeman, Effie Jones, Myra
Davis, Deborah McFadden,
and Edna Hanks. Others will
be sought by these members
in the near future.
The committee is checking
into the possibilities of having
the event off campus this
year. The problem will be to
find a place that will accomo
date a large event. Exhibition
Hall was suggested.
The committee has set the
date for the semi - formal
event for January 21. Plans
will be announced at the end
of this month.
did further study at Duke
University, Garrett Theologi
cal Seminary and UNCG.
He has written poetry and
a number of plays which have
been performed in Ghana. He
is presently preparing a b >ok
entitled ALL THE OLD MEN
ARE DEAD which involves
the conflicts faced by Afri
cans as Africa becomes urban
ized.
Rev. Addo is hoping that
students, faculty, and friends
will buy his book, GHANA
FOLK TALES and perhaps
use it as a Christmas gift.
Copies of the book will be
available in the book store.
To The Concerned
The Student Senate Legis
lature wishes to thank the
concerned member of our
family who sent us back a
copy of the memo concern
ing Bennett’s proposed acqui
sition of Palmer Institute and
pointed out several typo
graphical errors found in the
memo.
We really appreciated your
thoughtfulness; our only re
gret is that you didn’t sign
your name. We’d like to know
who you are, because we feel
that the grammatical skills
and alertness you obviously
possess are certainly assets
and we really need you to
work with us in our efforts
this year!!
Connie D. Hammond
N.C.H.E.A. Meets
The North Cs^rolina Homes
Economics Association held
its state convention in Char
lotte, N. C. on Nov. 5th and
6th. Deborah Cherry, Alma
Noble, and Valarie Moore
represented the Bennett
Home Economics Department.
Bennie Totten is campaign
ing for the office of first
‘ vice - chairman and Judith
Sims, for treasurer. Running
for the top leadership posi
tion of Chairman is Gail
Smith. Campaigning began at
the convention, but the voting
will not be done until the
Spring of 1972.
Students attended the con
vention from Bennett, A&T,
and U.N.C.G. They modeled
garments which they were re
quired to construct on their
own from patterns and ma
terials supplied by Singer
Sewing Center of Greensboro.
Gymn Clinic Starts
On Thursday, November 4
at 7:30 P.M. the Women’s
Athletic Association of Ben
nett College sponsored a
gymnastics clinic in Ida H.
Goode Gymnasium. Officers
of the W.A.A. have been
working diligently to get an
instructor for those girls who
have expressed an interest
and desire in gymnastics. An -
invitation is extended to ALL
girls to attend these clinics.
All clinics will be held in the
gymnasium on Thursday
evenings under the expert
supervision of Mr. Victor
Karabin.
Mr. Karabin is a gymnastics
instructor at Agricultural and
Technical State University
and will be working on new
skills and developing pre
viously learned skills.
Sludenf Leaders
On The Move
On Bennett’s campus if you
want anything done, it is best
to go to the top, unless you
have months to plow through
beauracratic hangups. Re
cently several members of the
Student Government met with
Dr. Miller after office-hours
to discuss a wide-range of
campus problems, including
staff-student relations. The
students left the three-hour
meeting with new in-sights
on the president’s office.
The group plans to meet
periodically to continue to
work on certain priorities of
campus improvement. One of
the primary concerns is the
complete revision and addi
tion to a planned student
handbook. Complete guide
lines on discipline, which has
been lacking in the past, will
be included.
Students with feasible sug
gestions and constructive crit
icisms are asked to drop by
the SGA office.
Some students who came
to the November Sip-n-Chat
in the Coffee House found it
an excellent opportunity to
talk to the President, Resi
dence Life Director, Director
oi; Co-Curricular Office, the
Public Relations Director, a
Dorm Director, and members
of the Student Government.
It is hoped that next month
more students, faculty, and
staff members will partici
pate. It is a nice time to dis
cuss “what’s on your mind’'
over delicious punch, sand-
w’iches, and potato chips.
Practice teaching means
dressing everyday, being
loaded down with books and
charts, leaving campus at
7:15 and returning at 4:30,
and going to the library every
night. This year there are
seventy - five seniors doing
their student teaching ~in
Greensboro and other Guil
ford county schools as well
as in the state of New York.
Henri Lundy who feels
that her experience has been
beautiful so far says, “I
couldn’t be working with a
more cooperative staff and
eager group of students. Each
day holds the unpredictable,
but never the disappoint
ment.”
“Well, what can I say ex
cept at the end of the day, 1
need someone to pull me up
those four flights of stairs in
the dorm,” said Ange Mc
Neil. “They call student
teaching an experience and
that’s no lie! Words cannot
describe it. But when it’s
over. I’ll be a better teacher
and qualified to teach ya’lls
lil kiddies what I don’t
know.”
Stephanie Fogg is very en
thusiastic about the experi
ence. She exclaims, “I can
honestly say that it is an
out-of-sight experience. First,
I have a wonderful, dynamic
teacher and a warm-hearted
class. They are just as excited
having me there, as I am to
be there! I am involved in a
team-teaching and ungrraded
situation. I really love it! The
whole experience is really
beautiful!”
Education with the North
Carolina Department of Pub
lic Instruction at Raleigh,
conducted a Seminar for
senior Home Economics Ed
ucation majors in October.
Following the seminar,
Mrs. Moffitt presented the
Home Economics Department
an extensive personal library
collection for the reading
room. The collection included
textbooks, film strips, slides,
transparencies and study
guides in the area of Occu
pational Education.
Mrs. Moffitt, a home eco
nomics graduate of Bennett
Dorothy Barnes is student
teaching on the secondary
level and is a Biology major.
Speaking on her experiences
in a High Point high school,
she says “My classes are 70%
white and 3t)% black. There
is a high degree of discipline
problems ... I have gained
an understanding of individ
ual needs, personalities, and
academic abilities. Therefore,
I hope to perfect and guide
my teaching according to
these situations.”
Mattie Randolph summar
izes the entire group’s feel
ings: “It is exciting, disap
pointing, terrifying, and
enriching. Teaching means
something different to each
of us, but we all love the job
we set about doing daily.”
Basketball Season
The Bennett College Inter
collegiate Basketball team
will open its second season
with a game between Living
stone College on December
7, 1971 in Ida H. Goode Gym
nasium. Bennett’s opposing
teams for the 1971-19'72 sea
son will include Wake Forest,
High Point College, UNC-G.
A&T State University, Ca
tawba College, and Living
stone College.
Predicted aspirations for
the team this season will be
to participate in the State
Intercollegiate Basket ball
Tournament to be held at
High Point College during
the first weekend in March.
College, received the Master
of Education degree from
Cornell University. She has
also done post-master work
at several noted universities.
Mrs. Moffitt works directly
with the newly established
Division for Disadvantaged
and Handicapped of the De
partment of Occupational Ed
ucation. Prior to this assign
ment she has served as Sup
ervisor of Home Economics
in North Carolina, state Ad
visor to the New Homemak
ers of America and Resident
Teacher-Trainer and Acting
Head of the Department at
Bennett and North Carolina
Central University.
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MARTY LINKS
“But what good do they do if they don’t tell you HOW to get
married?”
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU
What Is Cooperative Education?
It is an educational plan which relates academic
study to practical work situations according to
major interest areas by alternating full-time study
periods with full-time employment periods' in
business, industry, government or service-type
organizations. Bennett’s plan is a prime example
of: “master teacher” competencies on the instruc
tional staff, favorable faculty-student ratio, and
student involvement in program development.
Who May Participate?
The Co-op Program is implemented on a voluntary
basis and is open to students' in all divisions of
the College who have fulltime status, maintain a
2.0 grade average, and completes the application
with the Cooperative Education Office.
CONTACT: Mrs. Mae Hamilton Nash, Director
107 Black Hall 273-4741
Marie Moffitt Sponsors Seminar
Mrs. Marie Clapp Moffitt,
a Consultant in Occupational