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THE BENNETT BANNER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1974
Ckapel-No Place for Wkisfle
The evening was progressing nicely as the Morehouse Glee
Club had made a flashy entrance. Now all eyes were on stage
as' they assembled to sing. The glee club had sung their saluation
opening and all of a sudden around 8:15 p.m. the bell began to
ring. Perhaps someone was ringing the bell in an official attempt
to inform people that it was time to come to hear the annua]
concert given by Morehouse. Anyhow, one of the security persons
on hand went outside and the bell ringing had subsided. There
fore, all eyes were again on stage.
When the bell rang again it was 9:00 p.m. and obvious that
no one was ringing it as a reminder of the program. Instead,
someone desired to sabotage, or at least disrupt, the program.
The security person will be remember for not budging the sec
ond time the bell rang.
All of these activities did convey us in a poor light. Here in
our chapel was a world renowned Black college glee club, that
people from the city of Greensboro as well as our own communi
ty had come to hear, and someone felt it necessary to ring the
bell during their presentation.
If those first two displays of disrespect did not ruin the im
pact of the evening certainly the last effort should have done
so. After a few minutes, and for others at first, it became appar
ent that the whistle blower was not all a member of the glee
club but rather one of our own Bennett Belles. Perhaps it should
be noted that this was not just a plain student but instead one of
those persons preparing to emerge from this environment as a
paragon of what Bennett College stands for—more simply a
senior.
The height of embarrassment came about when she continual
ly blew the whistle and it became necessary for one of her class
mates to forcibly remove the whistle from her person. This be
havior goes back to the theme of the October 11 editorial in the
Banner. What are we here for? Is it possible that after four
years at this institution one can pick up nothing of what etiquette
is?
Sisters, where is all that respect we have for Black people?
Better question still, where is all the respect we have for our
selves ?
The Bennett College Family will without a doubt suffer as a
whole for the actions of a few. Although, the majority of our
student population was sitting quietly throughout the program,
no one will leave our campus and remark that a few Bennett stu
dents were obnoxious. What will be said is that Bennett students
haven’t arrived, yet.
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THE BENNETT BANNER STAFF
Editor-In-Chief
Cheryl E. Johnson
Adviser
Dr. Virginia Tuck
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Lay-Out Editor
Advertising Manager
Esther Canty
Bobbetta Jones
Reporters
Joyce Bass
Cassandra Jones
Cleo Branch
Cynthia Jones
Katie Gailes
Mary Jane Lewis
Laura Goodman
Kamala Manchigiah
Karen Henderson
T. Mulugetta
Dawn Holder
JoAndrea Rushin
Pat Hunt
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Just Ckristmas
by Mary Sneed
Does it have to be a White Christ
mas . . .
With soft white snowflakes fall
ing,
Floating gracefully or impatiently
from the still sky?
With clean white snowflakes
Covering hilltops, mountain peaks,
and iced lakes?
Cool bright snowflakes,
Cooling country castles and cadil-
lacs,
Shivering sad sodden trees,
Dressing greenish lawns,
Caking cold coated people?
Does it have to be a Black Christ
mas . . ,
Buried under the white snow
flakes,
Beaten bitterly and unmercifully
in the face
By “soft” “white” snowflakes,
“Clean,” “White” snowflakes
Covering ghetto homes, green gar
dens, and gloomy gullies?
Cool white snowflakes,
Cooling country chimneys and
chevrolets,
Breaking bare, black branches,
Frosting the freezing earth,
Caking cold coated people?
Or, can it just be Christmas . . .
With sparklnig bright lights
crowding main street?
Santa, with hsi long Black or
White beard,
Joyous Christmases, Happy New
Years, Colorful packages and
Children’s Toys
Not a White Christmas, Not a
Black Christmas.
Just Christmas . . . spreading its
love around the World.
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Citywide Cultural Calendar
A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
Dec. 8: Annual Christmas Concert,
6 p.m., Harrison Auditorium.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE
Dec. 8: “The Shepherd’s Song,” an
original musical by Dr. John
Long, 7:30 p.m., Odell Auditor
ium.
Dec. 9: Glee Club Concert, 8:00
p.m., Odell Auditorium.
Dec. 12: Open Reading of Handel’s
“Messiah” with Chorale and
Strings, 8:00 p.m., Odell Audi
torium.
GREENSBORO COMMUNITY
CENTER
Dec. 6-7: “The Effect of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Ma
rigolds,” 8:15 p.m.. Town Hall
Auditorium.
GREENSBORO ORATORIO
SOCIETY
Dec. 8: “The Messiah,” 3:30 p.m..
War Memorial Auditorium.
GREENSBORO SYMPHONY
Jan. 28: Concert, 8:15 p.m.. War
Memorial Auditorium.
GREENSBORO YOUTHEATRE
Dec. 13-15: “Applause,” 8 p.m..
Town Hall Auditorium, Dec. 13
& 15; 2:30 p.m., Dec. 14.
GREENSBORO CHILDREN’S
THEATRE:
Dec. 20-22: “Tom Sawyer,” 7:30
p.m., Dec. 20; 2:00 p.m., Dec. 21-
22, Town Hall Auditorium.
UNC-G
Dec. 6-8: “That Championship
Season,” 8:15, Dec. 6-7; 2:15
Dec. 8, Taylor Theatre.
Dec. 8: Choral Christmas Concert,
3:00 p.m.. First Presbyterian
Church.
Dec. 9: Choral Christmas Concert,
8:15 p.m.. Cone Ballroom.
Jan. 23: Milton Friedman, econo
mist, 8:15 p.m.. Cone Ballroom.
Jan. 29: The Bach Society, 8:15
p.m., Recital Hall, Brown Build
ing.
I Gannot Perceive
by Esther Cant
I cannot perceive just who you
are
And where we are going to;
Can I bear life the way it is
Or living it with you?
I cannot perceive just who I am
And whence I first drew breath;
Or how I can live so fruitful a life
Only to te met by death.
I cannot perceive just who He was
Or when She first Conceived;
And how man makes it seem ideal
To lie and cheat and steal.
I cannot perceive you nor me
Or God in His Heaven above;
I cannot perceive Death or Life
Maybe I can Perceive Love.
We couldn't find Santa so here's the
Easter Bunny. Merry Christmas anyhow!
HINTS FOR THE UNWISE
1. Keep up with your reading assignments so that studying for
a test will be the reviewing of familiar material. Frantic last-
minute cramming of new material usually results in faulty
remembering.
2. To avoid completely rereading textbook assignments later,
prepare them for reviewing by underlining key words and
phrases and outlining underlined material.
3. Do not be afraid to ask questions about material you do not
understand. You cannot remember something unless you first
understand it!
4. Review each course at least once a week during the semester.
Reread class notes, workbook exercises, outside reading
notes, texk book underlining, etc.
5. In reviewing, prepare a list of likely test questions and make
certain that you can give the correct answers to each in your
own words.
6. In reviewing, spend most time on the material that is least
familiar, but review briefly the material that is most familiar.
7. Keep, correct, and review returned quizzes and exams. Check
with your instructor if you are uncertain about the correct an
swer to a question that you missed.
8. Study your instructor’s test technique so you will know what
type of objective question he favors and what kind of essay
answer he expects.
9. Concentrate on remembering specific details (who, when,
where) when studying for an objective test; concentrate on
understanding broad concepts (what, why, how) when study
ing for an essay exam.
10. Study and practice on questions from your textbook, work
book, previous exams, and other sources also available to
your instructor.
11. Where possible, ask the instructor what material will be cov
ered on an examination—textbook assignments, class lectures
outside readings, movies and filmstrips, laboratory experi
ments, etc