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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976
Freshman Involved in Accident
Belle Gets Stitches
by Hattie Purnell
A freshman received 52 stitches
after an accident that occurred
when she said she was trying to
aid in dormitory safety.
Audrey Lee Hope, a native of
Wilmington, Delaware, damaged
her right arm extensively. Lee
explained, “It was about 11;35
when someone was leaving by
way of the side door, and the
alarm went off. I was only trying
to close the door, when it swung
back and hit me in my face. My
right arm went straight through
the pane of glass. In order to free
myself I had to reopen the door.
When I looked at my arm, and
saw the deep gash I must admit
that I did panic. I pushed open
the side door and started running
and screaming towards my cousin
Let! Shipley who was standing by
the Union. While Len was trying
to get me a ride to the hospital I
went into the Union to get some
paper towels for my arm.”
“I received 52 stitches, 2 in the
lip and 50 in my arm. I also got
a black eye.” She went on to say
that she had cut a muscle, cut
tendons, sliced two veins, and
touched nerves. After being treat
ed the following morning, she
then went home with the aid of
Dean Harold Bragg. While at
home Lee also visited specialists.
Their diagnosis wasn’t too en
couraging says Lee. “It will take
the doctors at least six months
before they can reopen the wound,
and operate,” she said. She now
suffers from numbness in her
thumb, forefinger, and middle
finger. Although she has feeling
in the rest of the fingers, she still
tries to write to keep in practice,
even though it is painful.
Lee then added “My arm dis
turbed me but what really dis
turbed me most was lack of con
cern on the part of the system
here at Bennett with exception of
my friends, and Dean Bragg. Also
the fact that the alarm had been
ringing for about five minutes
and no one had come to turn it
off.”
Lee then stated, shaking her
head with a painful expression on
her face, “It was really a night
mare, I hope it never happens to
anyone else.”
Miss Peanella Hughes, dormi
tory director of Barge Hall elab
orated on the incident.
“It was after midnight when the
alarm on the side door went off.
One of the resident assistants
went to the side door. At the time
she didn’t see the broken glass.
She then proceeded to find the
key to turn the alarm off.”
Miss Hughes then explains that
after the residence assistant re
turned to the door she discovered
Seniors Give Views of B. C.
The majority of the seniors
have been here longer than any
of the other students attending
Bennett College and have collect
ed a great deal of memories about
Bennett’s past.
This question was asked of
various members of the Senior
class. “How do you feel Bennett
College has changed? Has it prog
ressed? Has it regressed?”
Senior med major Adele Bizzell
commented, “They’re trying to
make us more like the ladies that
B'ennett has known . . . they say
we wear pants too much and we
don’t wear enough dresses.” Also,
“We don’t care for A&T (univer
sity) as much as we used to . . .”
Gloria Phillips said, “No, Ben
nett hasn’t changed since I was
a freshman . . .” but, “Fun night
was a lot better, they had a lot
more activities. Several bands
from Virginia would come and
give concerts — no longer do we
have concerts.” Concerning the
present senior class Gloria added,
“I don’t think its as unified as my
freshman year.”
“In many senses I feel that
Bennett has regressed as far as
curriculum is concerned. We didn’t
have the courses that the fresh
men have to take.” Gladys Odum
said, referring to the various
reading and computer programs
scheduled for freshmen. She
added “I feel that Bennett has
gone back in curriculum similar to
one of high school classes that are
really college level courses.”
Speaking out on some of the new
changes on campus “. . . its un
civilized putting an infirmary in
a dorm,” Gladys said.
Barbara Brown felt that basic
ally things have remained the
same but spoke out on the campus
dances. “The last dance, they let
all of Page High School in, the
cheerleaders in their cheerleader’s
uniform and the football players
who had just come from the
game.” “. . . they jumped over the
railing and came right on in,” she
said.
A commuting senior felt that
the college was progressing but
not at a rate sufficient enough to
produce well equipped students
to meet the demands of profes
sional jobs. She also felt that the
addition of gates were a disad
vantage to her as she has had to
park in the dark, behind the Ad
ministration building.
Several seniors expressed simi
lar views concerning campus life.
“Same curriculum, same curfew
... I don’t think its fair after be
ing here three years.” Also “I’ve
never seen a school change its
curriculum so much during the
year.” Some expressed concern
that they were required to make
up courses that were instituted in
their major after the year they
were required to take them.
Gayle Morton commented, “The
only progress that I can see that
Bennett has made in my three
years here is academically. New
programs have been instituted and
different departments are becom
ing more advanced. For example,
the Social Welfare Department is
trying to become accredited.”
One senior said “the freshman
seem to have more spirit,” and
when asked if any changes on
campus hindered her social free
dom she summed it up with “Not
really, whatever you want to do,
you can do it whether the gates
are locked or what.”
She Wants to Aid
Continued from Page 3
tern next summer at Duke Uni
versity Hospital in Durham.
Of her work “Kool-Aid” ex
plains: “The normal grieving
period for those close to the de
ceased is about a year. Anything
over that is considered severe and
has to be dealt with more exten
sively.” When asked what her
long-range career goals were she
added, “I would someday like to
work with terminally-ill patients
and their families and eventually
would like to own my own funeral
home.”
“A lot of people feel that if
you work around dead people you
are chilly and morbid. My mother
was very opposed to me going
into this at first but now she is
my strongest supporter.”
Is there financial security in
the field of death therapy? “Most
definitely,” notes Vanessa, “about
$15,000-$25,000 annually.”
Born under the sign of Leo,
“Kool-Aid” was editor of her high
school yearbook and a member
of the National Honor Society. In
her spare time she enjoys tennis,
chess, and meeting people. When
asked her philosophy of life, she
simply states, “To live each day
at a time, to touch people’s lives
and to make them happy.”
the broken glass, and the flesh on
the broken pane. Miss Hughes
then called to the infirmary to see
if anyone had been hurt and gone
to the infirmary.
“Nurse Elsie Trammell then in
formed me that no one had re
ported to her hurt, but someone
had gone to the hospital hurt. She
then went on to say that it was
Audrey Hope at the hospital with
a nasty cut. The nurse gave per
mission to the hospital to do the
necessary work to repair the
wound because the patient was
under age,” explained Miss
Hughes.
“There wasn’t any blood on the
glass, at least not enough evidence
to reveal the seriousness of the
cut,” Miss Hughes said. “I didn’t
think of calling the security. I
called the infirmary, and I didn’t
find it necessary after the hurt
party had already gone to the
hospital,” she added.
Dean Bragg commented on the
curfew. “There’s no doubt that if
there was no curfew this wouldn’t
have happened, because the side
door wouldn’t be used, although
alarms would still be on the doors
even if curfew was abolished. The
alarms are a security measure.
Their purpose is to keep intruders
out.”
“I can assure that this type of
accident will not happen again,”
says Dean Bragg.
It all began with this door and thiswindow.
pho+o by Gena Haskett
Foye, Davis, Baker and Garrett Direct
Pfeiffer, Jones, Merner and Cone
by Cleo Branch
Ms. Ophelia Foye, Ms. Edith
Davis, Ms. Patricia Baker and Ms.
Sandra Garrett are recent addi
tions to the B'ennett College Staff
to hold the position as residence
directors of Pfeiffer Hall, Jones
Hall, Merner Hall, and Cone Hall.
Ms. Ophelia Foye, a 1973 Ben
nett College graduate, is stationed
in Pfeiffer Hall. Ms. Foye is orig
inally from Selma, N. C. and ob
tained her degree in psychology
while at Bennett. At present she
is working towards her master’s
degree in guidance at A&T Uni
versity. “I feel that my experi
ences here at Bennett as residence
director will help me a great deal
towards my future endeavors,”
said Ms. Foye. She feels that the
job is a great challenge because
of the fact that she has to work
with a mixture of different per
sonalities in a dormitory setting.
Ms. Edith Davis, a native of
high Point, N.C. and junior social
welfare major is dormitory direc
tor ofthe first dormitory erected
on campus, Jones Hall. Ms. Davis
mentioned that she likes the work.
She said, “I like associating with
the girls, but I do regret not being
able to communicate with the
girls like I want to, mainly be
cause of the different personali
ties.”
Ms. Patricia Baker, a member
of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
and a resident of Fayetteville,
N. C. graduated with a B.A. in
Sociology from Fayetteville State
University. She is working to
wards a master’s degree in guid
ance at A&T State University.
She hasn’t decided as to how
long she’ll remain on the staff at
Bennett.
Ms. Baker said that the
work will be beneficial toward her
future endeavors. She mentioned
that she is very fond of the young
ladies in her dormitory. “I enjoy
all my girls; I think my girls are
all beautiful and my staff as well.
I couldn’t do without them be
cause they really make my day.”
Sandra Garrett, Residence Di
rector of Cone Hall, is a Senior at
A&T State University. Due to fi
nancial difficulties, she could not
register for classes this semester
but she has hopes of continuing
her education next December. Ms.
Garrett expressed that she also
enjoyed the work. “I like the ma
jority of the girls and the work
isn’t hard,” said Ms. Garrett. She
intends to remain the Residence
Director of Cone Hall for 2 or 3
years. She, along with Cone Hall’s
Program Committee has devised
activities to help the girls get
along better with one another.
McGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW
UINIVERSITYOFTHE PACIFIC
Accredited: American Bar Association
Member — Association of
American Law Schools
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
May 1, 1977 is application deadline
for first year students seeking
Juris Doctor degree in 3-year Day
and 4-year Evening Program beginning
in September 1977.
Pre-Law Discussion
FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
DATE:Tuesday, TIME: from PLACE: Placement Office
October 26 12:00 P.M. Student Union
FOR APPOINTMENT
OR FURTHER INFORMATION
Cfioir Makes Plans
(Continued from Page 5)
vocation. On November 4 the
choir will be singing at the 56th
annual meeting of the North Car
olina Association of Colleges and
Universities. On November 14 the
choir will be performing at the
United International Baptist
Church. On November 12 the
choir will present a concert on
campus for a group of student
guests.
Script Was Easy
Continued from Page 3
The character “Big Sis,” for in
stance, was a source of guidance
for me as a child and she was
also a mother image for Harriett
Tubman,” said Mrs. Crawford.
“The writing came easy for me,”
said Mrs. Crawford; “The script
had a certain realism for me and
I felt that the whole thing was
an inspiration.” “I take no credit
as an individual for writing the
script,” she added.
Mrs. Crawford said the idea
came to her immediately when
asked by the director of the Wom
en’s Studies Program, last year
to celebrate Bennett’s 50th year
as a women’s college.
“The whole experience made me
a different person,” said Mrs.
Crawford, “I felt as if a part of
me was on stage performing.”
Mrs. Crawford did quite a lot
of research on Harriett Tubman
before doing the script. “I read a
number of books and visited the
place where she escaped to in
New York,” she said. “I’m still
reading about her and I hope to
go to the Library of Congress to
read more,” she added.
“I really enjoyed the whole
thing.” she said, “and I wish many
more people could experience see
ing this play; it seems to have so
much meaning for those who see
it.”
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