FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1976
THE BENNETT BANNER
Page Five
Humanities Festival Is Varied Program
Students learn to make clay pots under the direction of ceramist Karen Reed.
photo by Virginia Tucker
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Belinda DeFoor (L) and 'Twinkle' Richmond (R) try table
loom belonging to guest weaver Nancy Morton.
photo by Virginia Tucker
Valena M. Williams, '43, (L) and Stella L. Britton, '73, (R)
share experiences with students.
photo by Cheryl E. Johnson
Banner Staffer of 1940% Williams, Speaks
Maggie Smoot (center) demonstrates card weaving to art teacher Alma Adams
(L) and students.
photo by Virginia Tucker
Alumnae Return To Participate in Humanities Salute
Rachel Benfy attracts a crowd during batik demonstration.
photo by Cheryl E. Johnson
As a part of the Women’s
Studies Program and in conjunc
tion with the Humanities Festival,
two Bennett graduates appeared
at Bennett on April 21 in a semi
nar on the preparation of women
for leadership roles in interna
tional service.
Mrs. Stella L. Britton, ’73, an
economist at the Program and
Policy Coordination Bureau,
Agency for International Develop
ment (A.I.D.) of the United States
Department of State, spoke in
chapel at 10 a.m. on “The Role of
Women in Development.”
Following Mrs. Britton’s talk,
she was joined by Mrs. Valena M.
Williams, ’43, broadcast producer,
University of California, for a
panel discussion in Black Hall on
“Leadership Opportunities for
Women in International Service.”
At 2 p.m., Mrs. Williams con
ducted a media workshop. After
the workshop, Mrs. Britton met in
formally with students.
Both women have had extensive
experience in Africa, Under the
Bennett co-op program Mrs. Brit
ton served as an economist intern
with A.I.D. and traveled in the
course of this duty to Nigeria,
Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Cam
eroon, Dahomey (now Benin) and
Senegal. Mrs. Williams has travel
ed widely in West Africa and
served as the United National cor
respondent for WADQ (Independ
ent Radio) in Cleveland, Ohio, in
1962.
Mrs. Britton has worked in
A.I.D.’s Office for Urban Develop
ment and the Africa Bureau and
is presently preparing analyses re
lating to development policies, aid
flows, and financial institutions at
the Program and Policy Coordi
nation Bureau. She received her
M.A. degree in 1975 from the
School of Advanced International
Studies, Johns Hopkins Univer
sity.
Mrs. Williams has for the past
two years produced the Univer
sity of California Audio News
Service. She has had wide ex
perience in administrative public
relations and journalism and has
been the recipient of many major
awards for her work in this field.
Students Prefer Courses That Are in Their Major
by Joyce Bass
In a recent student survey taken
on campus, it was learned that
more than half of the students
posed with the question, “What is
your favorite class?” preferred a
class or classes in their major
The question regarding classes
was asked at random, of students
with various majors or interests.
“I prefer my writing class over
my other courses, because I want
to be a writer and I think this
class has really helped me,” said
Karen Henderson, sophomore
journalism major from Chicago,
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A sophomore clothing major
from Winterville, Alvania Bryant
said, “I like my art class, because
it gives me an outlet to use my
creativity in. I also like my family
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life class mainly because we learn
a lot about life, family and mar
riage. I just enjoy learning about
life.”
Another student who preferred
a class in her major course was
freshman, Jackie Jones, a busi
ness administration major from
Norwalk, Conn. “I like my busi
ness machines class under Miss
Knotts, It’s a good class and I’m
doing something in my career
area.”
The students also listed the in
structor as a reason for choosing
a particular class as a favorite.
Robin Flippens, a sophomore spe
cial education major, from Mt.
Vernon, N. Y. said, “I like my
Humanities class. Many of the
things that Mrs. Totten taught us
first semester carry over into other
classes and a lot of times they are
thing you can use later on in life.”
Freshman Sheila Sutton, an
early childhood education major
from Daina, Fla., said, “I like my
English class because we get into
class discussions and Dr. Arndt is
is a good teacher! I also like my
biology class because Dr. Mack is
a great instructor and he makes
the course interesting to study.”
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