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Kamalo reunifed with familY after fwo years.
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Thanks to the generosity of the father of one of Bennett’s
students, The Holgate Library will have an important collection
of books on the cultural and spiritual heritage of India.
M. H. Manchigiah, father of Bennett junior Kamala Man-
chigiah, has already presented 1000 books to the library and will
be sending 2000 more when he returns home later this year.
The books will form a new section of the library — the
Mahatma Ghandi section.
Mr. and Mi's. Manchigiah were on the campus last week for
the Founder’s Day convocation. They have been in the United
States since May visiting their five daughters who are working
or studying in the United States. Six other children are also in
the family, including one other daughter who lives at home.
Manchigiah is a retired civil engineer and has been inter
ested in America for a long time. He was especially impressed
with the Bicentennial celebration which he witnessed during this
visit. He said that he had opened up his home for 20 years to
students who wished to study Indian culture.
Mrs. Manchgiah is a social worker and has established sev
eral schools for disadvantaged Indian students.
While he was here, Manchigiah participated in the Founder’s
Day observances by talking about India to a student and faculty
audience at an international forum held to commemorate Inter
national Women’s Day.
Manchigiah said he wanted to do something for the school
because Bennett has done so much for his daughter. He said that
he felt words of gratitude weren’t enough, that he wanted to do
something “permanent” for the institution.
Kamala noted that it had always been her ambition to study
in America and said, “I really like Bennett. The teachers and
the other girls are so friendly.”
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
VOL. XXXVIIl, NO. 3
Fall Break Surveyed
by Audrey Forrest
Although Bennett College is a
part of a five school consortium, it
does not have a fall break as do
some of the other colleges and
universities in the Greensboro
area.
A survey of Bennett students
shows that some students are in
favor and some are not of having
a fall break.
Cheryl Lanford, a freshman
from New Jersey said, “I think
that we should have a fall break
because we have a spring break.
I also feel that we need a break
in order to rid ourselves of some
of the anxieties that we as stu
dents have.”
Another freshman class mem
ber, Denise Thompson, from New
York feels that a fall break should
be included in the college calen
der. She said, “A break is needed
during the fall semester to reduce
the mental and physical stress
that the student undergoes after
working so hard the first months
of school.”
Unlike the positive views of
some freshmen regarding a fall
break, some sophomores expressed
mixed feeling toward having a
fall break.
Frances Gaines, a sophomore
from Philadelphia expressed her
opinion negatively regarding a
fall break. She said, “1 don’t think
there should be a fall break, be
cause the semester would be
shortened, and students would
have less time to do a full se
mester’s work; therefore things
would be rushed.”
However, Kay Dolberry, another
sophomore from Virginia stated,
•‘We should either have a fall
break or a few extra days prior
to the day that we break for
Thanksgiving.”
Deborah Tillman, a sophomore
from Washington, D. C. said, "I
have been here since August 16,
and I fee! like I’m going crazy. I
hate to have to miss a class to go
home and get refreshed. At least
we could have two days off be
cause the pace of school is getting
too fast, and we need to calm
down for a few days.”
Some junior class members wel
comed the idea of having a fall
break, where others do not.
Jamelle Felder, a junior from
Alabama stated, “I think that we
should have a fall break, because
Bennett College professes to be on
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Get Your Ballots
by Cathy Young
One stop allows you to com
plete an application for an absen
tee ballot and actually mark your
ballot in one visit to the Board
of Elections. The voter simply
fills out an application for an ab
sentee ballot at the Board of Elec
tions office. After it is verified
that the voter is registered, the
voter is given a ballot which he
marks on the spot and which is
notarized and retained by the
Board of Elections. Applications
for absentee ballots must be re
ceived by 6;00 p.m., October 27.
You can not vote unless you
are registered. In order to have
registered you must be 18 years
old, a U. S. citizen and a resident
of North Carolina and the pre
cinct in which you reside for 30
days.
In Greensboro, you should have
registered with the Board of Elec
tions located on the first floor of
the old Guilford County Court
house, 301 W. Market Street
downtown between the hours of
8.00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daliy.
The deadline for registering was
October fourth.
Student Government, Debate Club, ISP Students
Present Awards at “An Evening of Public Speaking
by Lin Pittman
and Kathy Torrence
The Student Government De
bate Club and Interdisciplinary
Studies Program at Bennett Col
lege sponsored an Evening of Pub
lic Speaking at eight o’clock p.m.
on September 28, in the Pfeiffer
Science Assebly.
The program consisted of
speeches by members of the Ben
nett student body on topics of in
terest to them. The speeches were
divided into two categories.
The first was an interpretation
of original poetry or prose. This
was a 6 to 10 minute presentation
of poetry or other literature on
topics of interest with the material
being composed by the speaker.
The second was a speech to
convince or persuade, a 1 to 10
minute original speech on any
topic of general interest.
Seven speeches, 4 in one cate
gory and 3 in the other, were
judged by the panel of judges to
be appropriate for presentation.
Awards were given to the speak
ers judged to make the best pres
entation in each category.
Sha,ron Peterson, the program
Sierra Joyce, a poet in the making.
photo by Gena Hasketl
chairman, gave words of welcome,
and Becky Dawn Holder, debate
club president made the introduc
tion of speakers.
In the first category, Kelly
Gardner, freshman, Greensboro,
N. C., journalism major, pre
sented a short story called “Half
A Man.”
Lanita Edwards, freshman,
Hyattsville, Md., intermediate
education major, did an interpre
tation of “The Creation” by James
Johnson.
Karen Bell, sophomore, Dover,
Del., pre-med major, recited a
series of poems labeled “Me &
My Times.”
“. . . and I really was going to
tell you but . . .” was the first of
three poems presented by Sierra
Joyce, sophomore, Washington,
D. C., early childhood major. The
second poem was entitled “Jingle
Belles” and the third was an ab
stract poem about “what it was,
and if you can.”
The second category was lead
off by Libby Malloy, freshman,
Fairmont, N. C., political science
major, entitled “Climb and Reach
Your Goal.”
Joan Robinson, freshman. Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, psychology
major, presented her speech en
titled “Losing Sight of Life.”
Last came Darlene Franklin,
freshman, Watchung, N. J., psy
chology major, giving her speech
on “The Future is Now.”
Then there was an intermission
to allow the audience to have a
break while the judges made the
decision of who they felt delivered
the best speeches.
Lin Pittman, introduced the
guest speaker. Dr. John M. Kili
manjaro. Dr. Kilimanjaro gave
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