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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1976
Ms. Troutman Likes New Job
Instructor Excited
I know I put It in here.
photo by Joyce Bass
Students Design New
Courses of Interest
To Enhance Curriculum
by Barbara Hamm
Two student-designed courses,
Geriatrics and Philosophy of Law
have been planned by students
this semester. Both courses are of
the nature of a mini-course for
one credit hour.
Geriatrics, (the study of the
aged), was designed by junior
home economics major Olivia
Penn who stated that “at the end
of the three-week course students
will hopefully have an under
standing of the conditions of the
elderly in this country and a
working idea of how to help the
situation. We plan to have various
outside speakers and some current
research on the subject.”
The course was designed with
the assistance of Mrs. Carrie M.
Shute, co-component coordinator
of Student-Designed Courses and
the associate instructor of the
Geriatrics course. About the
course, Mrs. Shute said, “Some
questioned under what discipline
one would find a geriatrics course
but the field of geriatrics is of an
interdisciplinary nature. We will
try to do a good job in teaching
the course.”
The other student-designed
course, Philosophy of Law, was
inspired by junior interdiscipli
nary studies major Dawn Holder,
who, along with other North Car
olina Student Legislature mem
bers wanted a course on Bennett’s
campus about law. The course in
cludes instruction in parliamen
tary procedure, the philosophy of
law and the method of writing
laws. The associate instructor for
the course is co-component co
ordinator of Student-Designed
Courses, Dr. Ruth Lucier.
Students interested in designing
a course of their own should con
tact a faculty associate to assist
in making an outline containing
the objectives of the course, ways
to meet the objectives, a time
table, and a method of evaluation.
The course must be one that is
not taught on campus and at least
five students (including the de
signer) must be interested in the
course before it will be imple
mented. The course must meet
the approval of Drs. Ebele Eko,
director of Academic Options, and
George Breathett, director of
Planning/AIDP.
About the student-designed
courses Dr. Lucier said, “I’m glad
we have the option because 1
think it gives students more free
dom to explore subjects that they
are particularly interested in, in a
way that they find particularly
interesting.”
Students interested in Geri
atrics should contact Mrs. C. M.
Shute in Black Hall, room 200H;
Dr. Ruth Lucier in Fine Arts,
room 107 should be contacted by
those interested in the Philosophy
of Law course.
by Faye Howard
A positive concept of Black col
leges, combined with Bennett’s
outstanding heritage, have grc'atly
heightened Ms. Denise Troutman’s
enthusiasm towards working with
the Little Theatre Guild.
IVIs. Troutman, the new drama
instructor, has a very positive at
titude towards Black institutions
with their rich heritages, especial
ly Bennett College. She referred
to the ‘daring’ roles that Bennett
women played in the turbulent
'60s with the sit-ins at Woolworth
in downtown Greensboro. She
stated that “the opportunity for
assuming leadership roles is
greater at historically Black
colleges.”
Ms. Troutman has declared lier
primary goals as getting more
students interested and involved
in drama because she feels that
drama can be an outlet for stu-
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The logo will be used on pub
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secured from the Office of In
formation and Publications. The
key is symbolic of the college’s
role in higher education.
Browning Attends
by Kelly Gardner
Zack Browning, maintenance
supervisor, attended the* Annual
Convention of Physical Plant Ad
ministration of Universities and
Colleges in Atlantic City, N. J.
in the spring.
The convention was directed
towards the energy crisis and cut
ting down on the maintenance
budget. “Fuel, oil and natural gas
es may not be able to meet the
demand over the next ten years,”
stated Browning in an official re
port, “if we don’t start conserving
energy now.”
Physical plant directors will
play an important role in the
dent expression. Publicity inform
ing the students and interested
people in the community of try
outs will be distributed soon. The
first play for the ycar will be
“Day of Absence,” a comedy writ
ten by Douglas Turner Ward. She
prefers not to tell the plot because
she wants everyone? to come and
see the “interesting” play.
As for problems with selecting
plays for an all-female cast, Ms.
Troutman does not foresee any.
She explains that “this will be
a great indication of the kind of
actresses we have and that a
greater degree' of potential will be
demonstrated as females play the
roles of males.” However, she will
be recruiting male performers
from other campuses as needed.
A native of Daytona Beach,
Florida, Ms. Troutman’s under
graduate work was at Bethune-
Cookman College with a major
in English and a minor in Speech.
She then studied speech and
theatre arts with a concentration
in radio and television in graduate
school at Colorado State Univer
sity. She concludes that he'r posi
tive attitude about the things she
wants to do, the students, and the
college, should insure some very
good experiences in the Little
Theatre Guild.
Danforth Graduate
by Bianca Hurley
VVilhelmina J. Gilbert, chair
man of the Department of Busi
ness and Economics, also local
campus representative for the
Danforth Foundation of St. Louis,
Missouri, is inviting any interested
Bennett students to inquire about
Danforth fellowships.
The Danforth Graduate Fellow
ships, which will be awarded in
March 1977, are open to any per
sons who have a genuine interest
in teacliing careers in colleges and
universities, and who are plan
ning to study for advanced degrees
Annual Convention
energy crisis in colleges and uni
versities, he said.
Lowering of the thc'.mostats,
and the elimination of unused
lights will be helpful in the con
servation of energy in tlie dorms.
Browning feels that he has
worked out a more organized sys
tem of maintenance at Bennett
since attending the convention. He*
has also developed techniques of
cutting maintenance costs since
the maintenance' budget is the
first to be cut at some colleges.
At the convention colleges and
universities were represented from
all parts of the U. S. and some
parts of Canada.
A new plan of maintenance was
discussed at the convention, the
preventive maintenance program.
The total system would be com
puterized and it would allow the
maintenance supervisors to know
when light fixtures needing re
pairing or when a particular
building on campus needed
repainting.
“It would take approximately
10 years to set up an effective
program,” said Browning.
This computerized system would
also possibly be a gre^t help to
the problem of energy conserva
tion.
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Firms Sponsor
Writing Contests
For Students
by Diane Stevens
Do you have any literary talent
that you are just bursting to dis
play? Well, why not show it off
and win some money as well.
Three writing contests are being
sponsored by the United Negi'o
College Fund and the Joseph
Schlitz Brewing Co., the Amer
ican Collegiate Poets Anthology
and The Datsun Student Travel
Guide; 1st place prize money for
each contest is $1,500, $100 and
$1,000, respectively.
The UNCF-Schlitz Contest must
be a 500-1000 word essay address
ing “the State of the Union, 2000
A.D.” A special awards ceremony
will be held in Washington, D. C.
for the prize-winning and honor-
able-mention contestants.
The American Collegiate Poets
Anthology is sponsoring a poetry
and creative writing contest which
may deal with the topic of your
choice.
The Datsun Student Travel
Guide contest must be an essay
dealing with travel in the United
States. Any kind of travel, any
kind of style, fiction, humor, per
sonal experiences, reflections, in
terviews, a how-to article, or
whatever appeals to you.
For more information please
contact the English Department or
the Humanities Division Office.
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