UNCF Returns $5 for Every $1 Students Raise ^^CHIVES
— Sennett College
United Negro College Fund DHve On
by Joyce Bass
The United Negro College
Fund, Incorporated (UNCF),
a national permanent organi
zation, was incorporated Ap
ril 25, 1944 under the Mem-
^ bership Corporation Law of
' the State of New York.
The purpose of the Fund is
is to benefit its member insti
tutions. In pursuit of this gen
eral purpose, the UNCF Fund
does the following;
1. Organizes and adminis
ters educational pro
grams and services of
mutual benefit to the
member institutions;
2. Serves as a center of in
formation concerning
the higher education of
blacks in the United
States.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1976
by “Kool Aid” Bartley
The Fifteenth Annual Fall Hon
ors Convocation was held Novem
ber 4 in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer
Chapel with President Isaac Mil
ler presiding.
President Miller stated that the
purpose of the Honors Convoca
tion is “to emphasize the issue of
excellence. The focus is not just
on the young women who have
performed, but to inspire excel
lence among students at Bennett
College.”
Dr. Jimmy L. Williams, Profes
sor of English and chairman of the
Department of English at North
Carolina A&T State University,
gave the convocation address.
Using as his subject “A Time
To Be Intellectual,” Dr. Williams
challenged students to “attempt
more.” He said, “To those who
could have been honor students,
and desire to be honor students, I
say look to what can be. What’s
done is done; it cannot be undone.
Don’t waste your energies lament
ing what might have been. Resolve
this very moment that you too will
excel intellectually. I firmly be
lieve that there would have been
at least twice the number of honor
students we have here today if
perspiration had equalled aspira
tion. The reason more people do
not accomplish more is that they
do not attempt more.”
Williams challenged faculty
members and students alike to
maintain and also improve Ben
nett’s reputation. He said, “To
the faculty members, it is your
duty to prepare interesting, stim
ulating, challenging lectures. Each
time you give a lecture, your ef
forts should resemble the tip of
an iceberg, that is, your knowl
edge of a given subject is several
times greater than you have time
to divulge.”
To the students, Williams
charged, “My hope is that each
of you will keep inquiring, and
remember what you learn. Beware
of specialties—even your own, and
indeed that most of all. For the
specialist can be ignorant of the
very field he claims to master.
When he is truly its master, the
reason must be that he knows
other things as well. Short of this,
he qualifies as ignorant.”
“If we cease to grow intellect
ually, we become stagnant. Stag
nation results in decay and death.
Cultivate and nourish your intel
lect. There is no better time to
begin than now.”
Miss Whelmina Gilbert, a Ben
nett College faculty member pre-
41 Colleges Belong
At present, there are 41
colleges and universities that
are members of the Fund. To
be eligible for membership, an
institution must be a non
profit, private, four-year col
lege, university or profession
al school operated solely for
educational or scientific pur
poses.
All except one of the UNCF
institutions are located in the
South. Seven are in Georgia;
six each in North Carolina
and Texas, five in Alabama,
four in Tennessee, three in
South Carolina, two each in
Mississippi, Louisiana, Flori
da and Virginia and one each
in Arkansas and Ohio.
Six Offer Graduate Work
Six UNCF schools offer
sented the awards assisted by
President Miller.
The College Choir, under the
direction of Dr. Charlotte Alston
and Dr. Richard Anderson provid
ed the music for the program. A
special luncheon was given in
honor of the honor students.
The Honors List included; Soph
omores 3.20 or Above: Eva Ablorh,
Karen Yvette Bell, Deborah Jane
Carlton, Ardelia Lee Davis, Doris
Regina Davis, Vajira Lalani De-
Silva, Bertha Kay Dolberry, Kar
en Jametta Ferguson, Sundeany
Rosetta Ford, Belinda Jewell Fos
ter, Gloria Glisson, Shelley An
tonia Grimes, Carolyn Ann Hazel,
Rose Marie Hudson, Marion Adair
Johnson, Vicentia Michelle Lips
comb, Marcelle Angela Miranda,
Marilyn JoAnne Moore, Ramona
Lynn Reid, Valeria Denise Robin
son, Deborah Denise Tillman.
Juniors 3.30 or Above: Joyce
Annette Bass, Audrey Faye For
rest, Barbara LaWanda Hamm,
Marilyn Virginia Hicks, Shawn
Moretta Humphries, Barbara An-
graduate training: Atlanta
University, Fisk University,
Interdenominational Theolog
ical Center, Tuskegee Insti
tute, Virginia Union Univer
sity and Xavier University.
Corporate and business ex
ecutives more and more rec
ognize UNCF schools as a
source for educated and train
ed manpower. As a result cor
porate recruiting on UNCF
campuses has greatly increas
ed during the past ten years.
The fund has announced
that it will continue to do so
as long as the economic prog
ress and prosperity of this
country is dependent on the
available supply of educated
human resources trained in
physics, biochemistry, engi
neering, computer science,
gela Johnson, Cassandra Neomi
Jones, Kamala Manchigiah, Mal-
lika Maniam, Dorinda Dale Me-
bane, Thalistine Devivia Miller,
Rochelle Moody, Olivia Dianne
Penn, Vinette Ann Saunders.
Seniors 3.40 or Above: Donna
Louise Caldwell, Linda Perkins
Christopher, Sherron Dawnette
Daye, Mary Frances Gamble,
Sharon Elaine Gilford, Laura
Genia Goodman, Thoma Olivia
Humphries, Sheree Lynne John
son, Linda Carolyn Kennedy,
Nanetta Bonita Lowe, Deborah
Albertine Luttery, Sarah Cozette
Murry, Bettye Lois Phifer, Diane
Vanessa Stevens.
Although 49 students were listed
on the honors program, only 29
participated. Some were on co-op,
others on field studies and student
teaching.
Mrs. Mary Scarlette expressed
concern over student participation
in the Honors Convocation pro
gram. She commented, “Notices
were sent out outlining the general
procedures. Also a reminder was
business administration, ac
counting and industrial man
agement.
Bennett Benefits
Bennett College is a UNCF
college. Last year, students
contributed $2,160 to UNCF
from campus solicitation. For
every one dollar that we
as students earn, we receive
five dollars from UNCF.
Last year, ten Bennett stu
dents received UNCF scholar
ships. The basis on which the
selection for these scholar
ships is made is financial
need, state, major, overall
grade point average and in
some cases there are no
restrictions.
Bennett Scholarships
This year, 13 Bennett stu
dents have been awarded
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sent to all honor students. I feel
that students should participate
when programs are given in their
honor, if they are not out in the
field.”
According to Mrs. Scarlette,
some students do not understand
how students are selected for the
Honors Convocation. According to
the Bulletin of Faculty-Staff In
formation, being on the Dean’s List
does not make a student eligible
for recognition at Honors Convo
cation. The Dean’s List is released
apart from Honors Convocation.
The same academic point average
that is required for recognition at
Honors applies for recognition on
the Dean’s List. However, for the
Dean’s List the average is based
on the preceding semester. For
Honors Convocation the grade
point average is a cumulative
average.
Mrs. Scarlett added, “I hope
that Spring Honors Convocation
will turn out better. I would like
to see one side of the Chapel filled
with honor students.”
UNCF scholarships. These re
cipients are: Deborah Till
man, Donna Caldwell, Cathy
Breeding, Judith Britt, Sher-
lene McCarther, Cheryl Lang
ford, Debra Hodges, Judy
Bunyon Darby, Sheree John
son and Bettye Phifer.
UNCF’s motto is one which
you’ve heard quite often, and
its purpose is very much a
part of the slogan, “A Mind
Is A Terrible Thing To
Waste.”
BC Has Annual
UNCF Luncheon
by Joyce Bass
On Thursday, October 28,
the annual United Negro Col
lege Fund luncheon was held.
At this luncheon, all of the
presidents of campus organ
izations as well as campus
leaders were present.
The UNCF Campaign
schledule is as follows:
. . . November 8-10 LINK,
Incorporated will sponsor a
UNCF Phon-a-Thon at Ciba-
Geigy from 7-9 p.m.
. . . November 10 Corporate
Luncheon Greensboro City
Club
. . . November 14 Designated
as UNCF Sunday
It is hoped that campus
solicitation by Bennett stu
dents will be very successful
this year, since last year the
response was a favorable one.
Each year, students are asked
to solicit patrons and get con
tributions to the UNCF Schol
arship Fund while at home
during the Thanksgiving holi
day and during the days they
are free by canvassing the
surrounding community.
The activities and services
of the Fund are entirely for
the benefit of its member in
stitutions. These activities
consist of not just solicitation,
but also of campaigns for
securing contributions and
bequests.
Off-Campus Belles
Exhibit Agression
by Faye A. Howard
Bennett students are academic
ally aggressive in off-campus
classes; “preparedness” has ena
bled them to compete effectively.
Marguerite Foddrell, a political
science major says that her course
in Constitutional Law at A&T is
stimulating because “competition
with males is unlike competition
with females, especially if you’ve
attended a predominantly female
institution for eight years.”
She states that in the entire
class, there are only two females
—Bettye Phifer, another Bennett
student and herself.
She indicated that the males
tended to dominate the class dis
cussions and this gave her a great
er incentive to express herself
verbally.
Drive Counts in Competing
A professional history major,
Marsha Greene, stated that the
course in Non-Western Cultures
taken at Guilford College proved
that she “definitely could compete
at any institution because all it
takes is the drive and the inclina
tion.”
She too, felt that the men tend
ed to dominate the class discus
sions.
She admits that she was some
what apprehensive and a little
nervous about taking a course cff-
campus at first. However, after
several class meetings, she found
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Bennett Belle 2nd Runner-Up In Mardi Gras Contest
by Barbara Hamm
A Bennett junior, Vanessa
“Twinkle” Richmond was second
runner-up in the competition for
the title of Miss Tau Omega 1976-
77, A&T State University.
Yulonde Moseley, a student at
A&T, was crowned queen, and
Debbie Smith, an employee at the
Cosmos Club and Restaurant, was
announced as first runner-up.
The queen received $150, the
first runner-up received $100, and
the second runner-up received
$50.
There were a total of eight com
petitors in the contest, four from
A&T, and four from Bennett. The
other Belle contestants included
Stephanie Thomas, Cleo Branch,
and Barbara Hamm.
The contest was part of the 1976
Omega Mardi Gras which was
sponsored by the Tau Omega
chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity.
According to Dr. Perry Mack,
director of the Development Of
fice at Bennett College, and a
member of the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, the contestants were
required to be between the ages
of eighteen and thirty-five, serve
as hostesses at the 1976 Mardi
Gras, and secure support for the
Ellis F. Corbett fund by selling
$5 tickets to the Mardi Gras.
The queen and her court repre
sented Tau Omega in the A&T
Homecoming Parade and they will
reign until the next queen is
selected.
The queen was crowned on Oc
tober 29 at the Mardi Gras, which
was held at the Cosmos II Club.
The purposes of the competition
were: to secure economic support
for the Ellis F. Corbett scholar
ship fund which will go to two
needy students to attend the col
lege of their choice ,and to select
a young lady to represent Tau
Omega as queen for 1976-77 in
the A&T Homecoming Parade.
''Twinkle" Richmond, 2nd runner-up for Miss Tau Omega
Photo by Myra Davis
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
49 Students Honored at Convocation