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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1976
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
VOL. XXXVII, NO. 9
Students Leave, but Not Because Bennett Is Lacking
Withdrawal Rate From Bennett Is Low
by Deborah Tillman
Every year colleges and universities are required to keep a
record of students withdrawing from their respective schools.
This is done to see what effects a decline in enrollment will ha,ve
on the academic program, the budget, and the number of in-
stmctors* n©€dGd.
At Bennett, Mrs. Mary Eady, Director of Admissions and
Miss Dorothy Harris, Director of Freshman Studies are working
on this study.
“At this point, Bennett is below the national average of
students withdrawing from schools,” says Mrs. Eady. “Once the
girls have completed their sophomore year, they are very well-
established in the school. Most of your transfers and withdrawals
come from the freshman class.”
Since Miss Harris is mainly familiar with the freshmen, she
has more information concerning the reasons why the freshmen
are among the highest to withdraw from college.
Her special concern is whether or not the students who with
draw were satisfied with the academic program and student life
at Bennett. “If a great number of students withdraw from Ben
nett, then we know there has to be something seriously wrong,”
s&id ]\Tiss HRrris.
When students request their transcripts, this is usually a
sign that they are planning to either transfer or attend summer
school. Once it is learned that a student, especially a freshman,
plans to transfer. Miss Harris is then contacted by Mrs. Eady
and the student’s academic advisor. Miss Harris has a form ask
ing the exit-prone students to state their reason for leaving the
college.
At the end of last semester, nine freshmen withdrew from
Bennett. Among the nine, two students did not wish to fill out
the form. They only said that their reason for withdrawing was
a personal reason. The remaining students were willing to com
plete the form.
An early childhood major from Charlotte, North Carolina,
transferred because she was homesick and because of illness in
her family. She is presently attending Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity so that she can be near her ailing grandfather. “I think
Bennett is one of the finest black liberal arts colleges in North
Carolina. I loved the friendly atmosphere but I was unable to
cope with being away from home especially since my grandfather
is ill,” she replied.
“I transferred because my grandmother was sick and I
wanted to go to a school closer to home so that I could be near
to help her,” answered an elementary education major from
Petersburg, Virginia. She now attend Virginia State. She thought
the academic program met her needs and is very good. She en
joyed her classes because her instructors showed great concern
for her. Her only negative statement was that the dormitories
were too noisy.
A nursing major from Philadelphia left because she was un
happy and depressed. Her reason for coming to Bennett was
that she thought it offered a four-year nursing program, but
when she found out differently she decided to go to a school that
offered a four-year nursing program. She felt she was wasting
time in her classes and did not like the idea of compulsory class
attendance. Another factor was the curfew.
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Students’ Endeavors Rewarded
At Recognition Day Ceremonies
More than 100 students were
given recognition for their achieve
ments at the annual Recognition
Day ceremonies held in the Chapel
on March 18.
For many the recognition came
in the form of cash awards or
scholarships. The Belle Tobias
Scholarship for the freshman with
the most outstanding academic
record went to Bertha Dolberry.
Cynthia Willis was awarded the
Lula Donnell Prize and the Class
of 1921 prize went to Diane
Stevens. The Goode Prize in Home
Economics was awarded to Jerry-
lyn Davis.
The three divisional faculty
scholarship awards went to Mary
Jane Lewis and Lisa Anderson in
the Humanities Division, Thorna
Humphries in the Science Divi
sion, and Bettye Phifer in the So
cial Science Division.
The Virginia A. Tucker Scholar
ship in the Humanities was award
ed to Laura Goodman who also re
ceived the Catherine Hughes
Waddell Scholarship. Belinda Fos
ter was given the Cressie Thomas
Havens Scholarship.
The J. B. K. McClure Educa
tional and Development Fund
Scholarship, restricted to resi
dents of Western North Carolina,
went to Carolyn Hazel. NASA
Fellowship Awards went to both
Nanetta Lowe and Frances Davis.
Joyce Bass received the George
M. Bell Scholarship and the David
D. Jones Leadership Award was
made to Vastie W. Clark.
Fifteen Davidson - Foreman
Scholarships for 1975-76 were an
nounced. They were awarded to
Loretta Canty, Nancy Dolfinger,
Katie Gailes, Mary Gamble, Karen
Forney, Dorothy Gibson, Sharon
Gilford, Lisa Green, Rother Har
per, Hedy House, Burma Moss,
Gloria Quick, Lucy Suddreth,
Ethel Wiggins, and Sabrina Woods.
Three students received the
J. B. Cornelius Scholarships for
1975-76'. They were Karen For
ney. Thalistine Miller, and Crys
tal Phifer.
Sigmund Sternberger Scholar
ships for 1975-76 went to Vaugh-
netta Carr, Lisa Greene, Michelle
Grandison and Crystal Phifer.
United Methodist Scholarships
for 1975-76 went to seven stu
dents: Barbara Black, Demetria
Chavis, Yulaundra Ferguson, Vas-
tine Staley, Fernaundra Fergruson,
Michelle Crosby, and Carolyn Lip
scomb.
(Continued on Page 4)
New ALA President
To Speak at Bennett
The president-elect of the
American Library Association
Mrs. Clara Stanton Jones, was the
guest speaker for the observance
of National Library Week this
morning in the chapel.
Mrs. Jones who is also the di
rector of the Detroit Public Li
brary also spoke at an informal
meeting with library-media edu
cation students last night.
Articles by and about her have
appeared in several professional
journals. Among the articles she
has authored that have been pub
lished are: “Reflections on Black,”
“Ruminations and Reflections,”
“Women in the Inspiration of Li-
brarianship” and “Survival? Poli
tics for Libraries.”
(Continued on Page 6)
Laugh!!!
Quite a few years ago when a
child took her/his report card
home there was an asterik or star
by a given subject matter to in
dicate that the child had done well
or excelled in the said subject.
When little Herman took his re
port card to his old, feeble-mind-
ed, partially blind and not par
ticularly well-educated father, the
father’s first question was “where
are all the stars???” The little boy
had done poorly in almost all his
subjects so his response to the
question was that they didn’t give
stars anymore. “Instead they give
us moons,” he said.
Sabrina Woods, '76, from Newark, New Jersey simply signs the oil. acrylic and other works in her first exhibition Mental
Realities Sabrina.” The exhibit is part of her Interdisciplinary Studies-Art major curriculum. All inquiries concerning prospective
purchases may be addressed fo the artisf.