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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1975
Division of Social Sciences Adds Four New
Faculty Members for 75-76 School Year
Student III, Ambulance Locked Out
by Robyn Denise Berryhill
Three new faculty members
have been added to~the Division
of Social Sciences.
Dr. Ewa tJ. Eko, director of the
division and chairman of the De
partment of Social and Behavioral
Sciences, said that one of the new
faculty members is full-time and
the other two are part-time.
The full-time member is Horace
Bracey, instructor in social wel
fare and director of field studies.
Bracey received his Master of So
cial Work degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
The two part-time members are
Margaret Hammond and Robert
Ward, both in political science.
Hammond, who received her M.A.
from Atlanta University, is ap
pointed as an instructor. Ward,
who also has an M.A. from At
lanta University and has com
pleted all work toward his doc
toral degree except his disserta
tion at the University of Mis
souri, received the rank of as
sistant professor.
by Marcia Blackwell
Questions concerning the two
gates on Union Drive were raised
again last Wednesday after a stu
dent who became ill could not re
ceived medical attention soon
enough.
Pat Bell, a junior, had been sick
for several days. She went to the
infirmary where, she said, she was
refused immediate attention by
the nurse, who told her to wait un
til she finished her dinner. After
going to a local hospital that same
night for medical treatment, she
found that the medicine given her
did not work. She then remained
in the dormitory being assisted by
her classmates.
When her illness became acute
the next evening, an ambulance
was called. The ambulance could
not get on campus since it was
after 6 p.m. and the gates were
closed.
According to some of the stu
dents present, the campus secur
ity guards could not be found.
One student complained, “They
are never around when you need
them. Sometimes they are sleep
ing or taking a break in the Union
when they should be working.”
The local police arrived asking
questions to why the gates were
closed. One policeman is reported
to have asked, “Well, what is the
sense of having them closed, espe
cially at a time like this.”
Dr. Lucier Has A Woman To Butterfly Talk With Spice
Photo bv Cher\'l E. Johnson
Spice Is Added to Philosophy Classes
Red Spotted Butterfly with Injured Wing Becomes a Pet of Dr. Lucier
by Cheryl E. Johnson
Dr. Ruth Lucier, assistant professor of philosophy, has been seen
walking around with what looks like a toy butterfly on her index finger.
Upon closer examination of the little toy one will no doubt notice that it
is not at all a toy or gag but an honest-to-goodness butterfly with an
injured wing.
She said, “I found out from consulting a butterfly book that he is a
Red Spotted Purple. Even though,” she added “up close he has orange,
blue and green spots on his black body.” The butterfly was given to her
one day when she was about to give a quiz “and some students probably
thinking it would be a good way to stall placed him on my desk.’*"
Dr. Lucier has gone so far as to name it “SPICE.” “Spice,” she
conceded “is his name because at first I incorrectly identified him as a
Spice Monarch butterfly. She said the day he was placed on her desk
he migrated to her “navy colored purse and stayed there for the entire
class period. I think he thought it was camouflage, she said, adding “so
I decided that if he liked my taste in purses, I guess, I had to adopt him.”
One obvious economic plus to having a pet butterfly is that it re
quires a lot less food than other animals. In fact, “Spice has lived for
two weeks and several days on only one teaspoon of honey,” Dr. Lucier
said.
In deciding what she should feed the little dear, she said “I knew
he’d have to have water and some food or he wouldn’t live. So I just put
a little water on my hand, then Spice to see what would happen.” What
happened was that Spice began extending his proboscis, the butterfly’s
mouth, and started takmg in the water. Then next time she fed him she
added a bit of honey.
Spice is referred to as “he” because no one is sure of his sex. She
said “he was quite skinny when I first adopted him but he has been
eating a lot of honey and getting very chubby.” An entomologist friend
of Dr. Lucier’s checked Spice out and suggested that “Spice might be
either a pregnant female or a very fat male,” she said. If he (SPICE)
turns out to be a she (SPICEY?) Lucier plans to return the litte ones
to nature. But she will keep Spice since he can’t fly.
She feels it’s kind of fun to have “a little SPICE in my life,” as she
put it. Then she said “he’s gotten to be very tame.” And in describing the
difference between a tame butterfly and a wild one she said “At first he
was nervous—his wings fluttered around a lot. Now he hops on my finger.”
Spice doesn’t follow her around from room to room at home because
“he’s pretty independent,” she said. “He likes to sit on that navy purse
except during high sunny hours in the day, in which case he crawls up
and down windows. He’s a very athletic bug,” she quipped.
Dr. Lucier is not planning to establish a home for butterflies with
impaired wings, because,” she laughed “as mother of a butterfly, one ex
perience is enough—so I would say I’m through!”
She worries about Spice and admitted to being apprehensive when
ever she leaves him. However she contends that she is not attached to
him but “when you feed things you become a little involved.” She will
be sad for a while after Spice dies and when he does transcend earthly
mixtures of honey and water and journeys to that great big cocoon in the
sky, Lucier says “I’ll probably just give him to a spider, “because,” she
explained “I don’t know whether I really believe it’s important to pre
serve the body and we might as well recycle him back to nature because
if he had been a butterfly in nature he probably would have been eaten
by a spider. And so the life cycle goes,” she philosophized.
She agreed that there is still a chance that she could be taken away
by the nice people in the wiiite coats, who wrap you in straight jackets,
place you in a rubber truck, and drive you to a home. Yet, she says that
as long as Spice lives he will be her pet and she defends the subject of
butterflies as pets by saying: “An interesting question for philosophy is
why do people think it’s alright to have a dog or cat but its strange to
have a butterfly?”
Director of Residence Life Says, “We Have a Lot to Be Thankful For"
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Department. She said, “The reg
ulations that say cooking and iron
ing are not permitted in the resi
dence hall rooms is a fire preven
tion ruling set up by the fire de
partment. The students have to
understand that the dorms on this
campus are old and that the elec
trical pull from hot plates, and
irons is putting additional stress
on the wiring. They must also un
derstand that the cost of elec
tricity has gone up. I have been
told that each year, the cost of the
electrical bill to maintain Bennett
is constantly rising, which may be
one reason why the tuition is go
ing up.” Mrs. Scarborough con
tinued by saying that she felt the
parents of students or any parent
should discuss the costs of main
taining a household and then may
be the students could see that the
cost of maintaining an institution
the size of Bennett is anything but
small.
She mentioned the fact that a
lot of things needed attention in
the dorms such as showers, desks
and sinks, which a number of stu
dents feel is a good reason for not
signing the contracts. She said,
“Maintenance is based on man
power. Here at Bennett, the Build
ings and Grounds people are do
ing the best they can with what
they have. It isn’t easy to find
outside companies who are willing
to come in at the rate that Ben
nett offers. Wages must be met.
When the funds aren’t there, you
can’t do it.”
Mrs. Scarborough mentioned
gram is helpful to those who want
job experience.” She has had an
other Co-op offer from Louisiana,
but is undecided as of now.
that the students at Bennett are
quite fortunate in comparison with
other area schools. “Institutions
such as UNC-G and A&T have
been forced to put three to four
people in one room. We have a
lot to be thankful for. Our hous
ing contract is in no way as string
ent as the contracts of other
schools.”
CORRECTION:
In a story appearing in the last
issue of the Banner dealing with
the addition of 21 new faculty-
staff members the following state
ment was made: (Mrs. Williams)
will be assisted by Mrs. Blonnie
P. Tipton. The statement should
have read: Mrs. Blonnie P. Tipton
has been appointed as a library
assistant.
Gates Are Necessary
Says Chief Wagstaff
by Cleo Branch
“The erection of the north and
south gates should have been done
a long time ago,” reflected Chief
of Campus Police Willie Wagstaff.
He expressed several reasons for
the erection of the gates, the first
being, “the gates were put up pri
marily for traffic control. The ma
jority of the cars passing through
were only on campus for the pur
pose of sightseeing. From past ex
perience, anyone who wants to
get on campus, will find a place
to park and come on,” stated Wag
staff.
The gates also were erected to
portect the lives and property of
faculty, staff and whoever is on
campus, he said. Since the con
struction of the gates, more time
has been alloted and available for
patrolling the campus, he added.
Wagstaff stressed, “There was
no intention of harrassing or in
conveniencing anyone by construc
ting the gates. There is ample
parking outside the gates.”
In percentages, he said, there
are very few incidents which oc
cur on campus that require police
attention. This fact held true both
before and after the construction
of the gates.
In cases that require emergency
squads and fire vehicles to enter
the campus, the gates will be
opened if the correct procedures
are taken, he said. When an emer
gency squad or fire vehicle is
called, the security should be noti
fied of the call. This creates ample
time for the security to have the
gates opened for entrance of the
vehicles. When this procedure is
neglected, the chances that the
gate will not be opened for the
vehicle are increased. This brings
about the inconvenience of having
to find security guards to open the
gates.
Bennett is not the only school
that has taken this exact action,
according to Wagstaff. All schools
have some type of traffic control.
All schools require a fee from
students to park on campus.
Scarlette Explains
Why Refund Out
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meal book, meals are numbered
and whether the meal is breakfast
or dinner is not indicated on the
ticket. The price of each meal
would be different so when you
miss a meal the college can’t re
fund you a set price.”
Special provisions are made for
students who are practice teach
ing so that if they won’t be able
to eat lunch on campus, the price
of lunch for the period of time
they are away is deducted from
their bill.
Non-resident students also have
a special provision so that if they
want to eat lunch on campus, they
are billed for lunch only.
The cost of the meal book if lost
is $5.00, which will be added to
your bill.
Mrs. Myra Jones, dietitian,
commented about meal books. She
said that there were positive and
negative aspects. She said, “Yes, I
like them because there is less
cutting and no, I don’t like them
because they create extra work
in taking up tickets. Another good
aspect is that they let people know
how many students are eating and
they eliminate non-resident stu
dents eating without paying.”
However, one administration
source suggested that the I. D.
could be used for the same pur
pose as the meal book because a
red background on the I. D. is
for resident students and a blue
background for non-resident stu
dents.
Most students preferred use of
the I. D. Card to meal books be
cause they would be more con
venient. They felt that I.D.’s could
serve the same purpose. Another
idea was that a sticker could be
added to the I. D. card.
However, Mrs. Jones said that
the I. D. cards are dark and un
clear so that a person’s facial fea
tures can’t be distinguished.