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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1976 THE BENNETT BANNER Page Six Continuing Education Program President Informs Trustees of New Direction of College Bennett, Johnson C. Smith Join Forces To Push Through Resolution at NCSL by Dawn Holder In addressing the Bennett College Board of Trustees on May 10, 1975, Dr. Isaac Miller, president of the college, stated that “as we have looked at the facilities of the College and to new directions for our faculty and staff in regard to further utilization of facilities in serving new clients and non-tra- ditional students, we have con sidered the possibility of having classes that might (1) enroll, prin cipally, veterans; (2) begin to serve our adult population; and (3) develop programs for use of the campus in the summer. In this connection, the feasibility of establishing a Continuing Educa tion Center has been proposed.” The Board of Trustees responded by authorizing the administrative officers of the college to continue the study of classes for veterans and adults for implementation in a program of continuing education. Subsequent systematic planning has engendered at Bennett Col lege a commitment to the concept of continuing education as evi denced by the establishment of a Continuing Education Program in July, 1975. The initiation of current activi ties in continuing education, an associate degree program in busi ness administration, an American sign language course, and mini courses, necessitated resolution of a number of social, academic, fi nancial, and governmental issues. Adams to Head BFA Program by Robyn-Denise Berryhill For half a century Bennett Col lege has been one of two Black women’s colleges in the country. In keeping with the theme “open ing new doors for women” Ben nett College has become the first college in the tri-college consort ium to offer a course in life study drawing as part of its new Bache lor of Fine Arts Degree Program. Mrs. Alma Adams, director of the program explains: “It is a four year program in which the student may concentrate in one of three areas; graphics and commercial art; painting or three dimensional art. The program will begin in September and we will have our first graduate in 1980. This program will still allow the student to pursue a career in art education if she chooses to do so and also for the first time we will be able to certify our own The significant experience base acquired during the first year of the Continuing Education Pro gram will be immensely helpful to us as we move toward accom plishing the following objectives for the 1976-77 fiscal year. 1. Expansion of current asso ciate degree program in business administration and American sign language course. 2. Offer non-credit courses in such areas as photography, federal income tax, public speaking, etc. 3. Sponsor special in-service workshops for faculty, administra tors and staff: these workshops should give training in such mat ters as the assessment of adult educational needs, curriculum, Not everyone knows that Ben nett College leads a double life but anyone who is around the campus in the evenings also has probably noticed that many of the seats in the Science Building class rooms that are occupied by young ladies during the day are filled by members of the opposite sex at night. These students, enrolled in the Continuing Education Program, are working toward an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Ad ministration, something new on the Bennett campus. Dr. perry Mack heads the new program and the instructors are Karen Hampton (Math); Mrs. Lavanuel Lang (Accounting); Graduation Activities (Continued from page 1) garet Dean Freeman, Phila delphia; Ruth Artis Whitfield, Silver Springs, Md.; Maggie Simpson Matthews, Atlanta; and Alma Tarpley Taylor, Greensboro. students for teaching rather than having to go through Greensboro College. Mrs. Adams added that all courses toward the B'.F.A. will be shared among the consortium but “we will still be able to maintain our own identity here at Bennett.” Previously the only art cur riculum here at Bennett was in the area of education. Mrs. Adams mentioned that because of the new program many of the regularly required courses for the art edu cation major had been eliminated but other courses such as philos ophy of art have been added. adult learning, counseling, and fi nancial aid. 4. Procurement of federal and/ or private foundation monies to support training programs for un employed and underemployed adults in the local community. Eight students enrolled in the Continuing Education Program have achieved recognition for scholarship during the first semes ter Their averages ranged from 30-40 based on the regular grad ing scale. The students are: Mar garet Gambill and Mollie William son (4.); Robert Joyner (3.75); LeRoy Smith (3.50); Richard Bledsoe (3.33); Reuben Jones and Gertie Moore (3.25); and Na thaniel James (3.0). Mrs. Willie Mayo (Economics); and James Jarrell (Business Eng lish). Jarrell has found being an in structor in the Continuing Educa tion Program at Bennett chal lenging. He notes that the stu dents are pretty much like other students with “the same interests, dress styles, gripes, etc.” There are several female stu dents in the program but most of the students are male. Most of them are also veterans, including two of the young ladies, and are employed in various positions in the community. These include postal clerks, shippers, truck drivers, brick layers, clerk typists, secretaries, and salesmen. Cosmos I Hosts Several Musical Types (Continued from Page 3) he owes' it to the public to do it again. In the afternoon hours when people are dining at the restaurant you can hear soft dinner music clearly originat ing from some local FM sta tion as Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilowe, Andy Wil liams and others sing their soft style of music; but after sundown, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, Bennett students travel those three blocks to the nearest Cosmos or across town to the other one where area students also go to do some serious getting down to the tune of Johnny Taylor’s “Discos Lady” and whatever else is hot on the charts and fresh out of re cording studios. A resolution to establish the office of chairperson of minority affairs was submitted to the North Carolina Student Legislature’s 39th Annual Session held in Ra leigh from March 31 to April 4 by the delegates of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte and Bennett College, the only two pre dominantly black colleges that at tended, and was passed unani mously Both schools were concerned with the lack of attendance by their fellow predominantly black schools. The attendance of black schools had declined since last year. The purpose of the resolution was to establish a person on the membership committee whose sole responsibility is to recruit unchartered minority instituions and maintain on going relation ships with chartered (active and unactive) minority institutions. The students who attend NCSL from Bennett were Kathy Daniel, a sophomore from Silver Springs, Md., Frances Gaines from Ches ter, Pa., and Dawn Holder from Raleigh. Dawn, a senate dele gate, presented the resolution at the plenary session. The chair- The annual spring program of the Home Economics Department, which featured a variety of ex hibits and activities, took place April 22-26. An exhibit of articles con structed for the home/family by home economics majors enrolled in the home furnishings class and a collection of North Carolina heritage quilts were on display in Black Hall during the first two days of the event. Mrs. Marilyn Gore Mills, ’74, an area extension agent in clothing and textiles in Washington, D. C., whose masters thesis topic was “A Historical Study of American Quilts: Designs from North Caro lina—1666 to 1976,” served as con sultant. Mrs. Mills received her M.A. this year from Howard Uni versity. On the second day of the pro gram students enrolled in mar riage/family life and household equipment classes presented an exhibit entitled “Nature Human Imagination Equals Family In come.” person will be chosen at the next Interim Council Meeting on April 24 at the University of North Car olina in Chapel Hill. Most agree that NCSL’s purpose is to give students in all North Carolina institutions of higher learning, experience and education in parliamentary and legislative procedures as used in the North Carolina General Assembly. Kathy stated that she happened to stum ble on getting to go as a senator from Bennett purely by accident, but she was glad she did. The 39th session was Kathy’s and Frances’ first experience while Dawn attended last year. Miss Gaines, senate alternate, com mented that NCSL is a truly re warding experience for any Ben nett Belle. The delegation from Bennett is sponsored by the Debate Club. The adviser is Dr. Ruth Lucier who accompanied the two senators and senator alternate on the trip. Dr. Lucier announced that any stu dents who are interested in at tending NCSL next year should contact her or any Debate Club Member. Interested students must become an active member of the Debate Club which is one of the criteria for being selected to attend NCSL. The same day food preparation students presented a slide-video demonstration of food preparation techniques and also demonstrated various kinds of table settings. Clothing majors played a large part in the activities. On the sec ond day of the program they pre sented brief reports of research on aspects of dress and on housing and feeding the family. On the following Sunday they directed a spring showing of original designs in the gymnasium. Freshman and sophomores in introductory and advanced sewing classes modeled clothes they had made but had not designed. A reception fol lowed. Culminating the activities of the five day period was a “Showcase of Design” at the North Carolina National Bank where seniors pre sented their own creations. Par ticipating were Debra Alston, Yulaundra Ferguson, Yvonne George, Nykki Lodrig, Patricia Murray, Crystal Phifer, Renee Saunders, and Celestine Wilson. A Double Life For Bennett College Home Economics Department Designates Five Days for Design Robyn’s Nest Ccont,) Gillespie Tall(s on Role of Blacl( Women in Bicentennial Time — Life books where she worked on an illustrated “History of Black America” which she de scribes as a painful experience. Upon completion of the book, she decided to leave Time-Life. On Monday, November 10, she be came managing editor of “Es sence.” The following May, she became editor-in-chief. In her keynote address for the Humanities Festival Monday night, Ms. Gillespie spoke on The Role of the Black Woman in the American Bicentennial. She open ed her speech by saying that she, along with all Black women, was a descendent of Isabella, Isabella being the first Black woman slave in America. “We Black women should be about more than just the celebration of the Bicenten nial,” she said. “We should be about formulating our future and present.” She also said, “What worries me is that somehow during the course of the Black movement. Black women were made to feel that they were somehow supress- ing and mentally castrating their men. We were made to apologize and try to make up for this.” She concluded by saying “Sometimes those of us in college who go on to acquire middle-class status feel that we are an elitist group and leave the others behind. But we can not allow this to happen. We must begin helping each other.” “Personally, I’d like to get married but I don’t think I’m grown up enough.” Being a single career woman, I asked Marcia if any of the men she came in contact with felt threatened by her success. “Some do, some don’t. Some men get up tight about a lot of things. The men that like me like me as I am; the men that don’t, don’t. It depends on how comfortable and secure the man is with himself and with the fact that I am a very ambitious, aggressive and bright woman and I don’t try to hide it.” Those of us who have hopes of breaking into the communications area asked Marcia if she could of fer us any advice. She said, “I wish you luck — Right now the field is overcrowded. Somewhere along the way communications began to have a glamour image, but believe me it is not a glamor ous job. Traditionally you are overworked and underpaid. You’re going to have to start at the bot tom so don’t be too choosey about that first job. In the end it’s going to be the experience that counts.” Even though the job may not be all fame and fortune Marcia Gillespie keeps on keeping on be cause as she puts it, “I don’t want little Black girls growing up as I did thinking only white women were beautiful.” Being true to her native sign of Cancer, Marcia is a sensitive, complex, many-faceted lady who deeply cares enough to keep us all aware. Each month when we read “Gettin’ Down” we feel a little closer to her. As long as Marcia keeps talking, we’ll all continue to listen. ESSENCE Editor Gillespie speaks to packed chapel audience and says slie wants little black girls to know their beauty. photo by Virginia Tucker
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