Merry Christmas
Reading Day Disappears
Better Get Busy Studying!
by Lennet Hill
Are you ready for your
finals ?
If the answer to this
question is “no,” then you
had better start getting
ready now. Don’t count on
a Reading Day to begin stu
dying because this year it
is not scheduled on Friday.
Tt is scheduled for Dec. 11
and 12, which is a Saturday
and Sunday.
According to Dean Chel
sea Tipton, “Reading Day
was changed to increase
the number of class days
within our calendar, be
cause colleges have to have
a certain number of days
for accreditation.” He also
said that planning of the
school calendar is done by
the Executive Committee,
which is made up of the
heads of each administra
tive division. This includes
the admissions director, the
development director, the
business manager, the dean
of student affairs, the pres
ident of the college, and the
AIDP and planning coordi
nator.
Dean Tipton added,
“Some colleges don’t sched
ule any Reading Day at all.
Our Reading Day is sched
uled so that the college will
know that this is the read
ing period and not schedule
any other activities during
that period.”
Most students feel that
scheduling Reading Day on
a weekend is like having no
Reading Day at all.
Thomasina Stallings, a
sophomore, said, “Since we
have been having Reading
Day on Friday, why did
they leave the change until
now?”
Another sophomore, Deb
orah Kelly, said, “I feel we
should have a Reading Day
other than the weekend,
because it is a preparation
day. I feel most students
would use it for studying.”
A senior, Bertha Kersey,
said, “I think it’s terrible
to schedule Reading Day on
a weekend. We deserve a
day to study. Mcst people
would take advantage of it
and study.”
Another senior, Horten-
sia Nash, said, “I don’t
think it is right to schedule
Reading Day on a week
end.”
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1976
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 5
Belles Tell Truth about Christinas
by Juanita McGhee
What does Christmas mean to me? Christmas means
love, happiness, joy, peace and the birth of Christ, said
Freida Huff.
Robin Flippens said, “Christmas means being with the
ones you love.”
Jackie Dickerson said, “It’s a time of giving and shar
ing; then again I feel Christmas is commercialized and peo
ple really forget the true meaning of Christmas, and that
is to celebrate the birth of Christ.”
Judy Hatch said, “I think it should be a time of giving,
but Christmas is getting to be too commercialized and peo
ple are getting away from the real meaning of the occasion.”
“Christmas means the birth of Christ, getting presents
for my parents and eating,” replied Anita Ford.
Marsha Roebuck said, “It’s a time for sharing and
great unity among people; it’s a time of rejoicing. People
put too much time on Christmas and don’t really realize its
significance.”
Ann Robeson said, “Christmas means all your family
coming together and exchanging gifts, and seeing friends
and family after a long time.”
“It’s a gay and merry time, and I enjoy all my inends
and family and sharing with everyone. To me, Christmas
is the best time of the year because everyone seems to be
happy. Remember Christ was born on this day,” said Angel
Bynum. ,
Shawn Humphries said, “Christmas is a time to be
with the ones you love, it’s a time of togetherness.”
Elaine Mills said, “It’s a time of families being togeth
er, sharing happiness through giving and receiving.”
Vivyette Outen said, “Christmas is a time of joy, laugh
ter and sharing gifts and love with each other. But most
of all it means going home to the man I love.”
According to Lula Howard, “It’s a time for sharing and
celebrating the birth of Christ and being with family. But
most of all it’s the end of first semester.”
Bennett College Concert Choir Will Hold
Its Annual Christmas Concert Dec. 12
by Robin Stamps
The Bennett College Con
cert Choir will give its annual
Christmas Concert on Decem
ber 10, at Annie Pfeiffer
Chapel at 7:00.
The choir under the direc
tion of Dr. Charlotte Alston
have already started practic
ing for the concert. Several
new choir members gave their
views on preparations foi the
concert.
Wartina Mangum, a sopho
more from Greensboro, N. C.,
says, “The preparations for
the concert consist of a lot of
practicing during the eve
nings and during the day when
there is free time. Sometimes
we get tired from practicing
but as everybody knows,
“practice makes perfect.”
An advanced freshman
from Atlanta, Georgia, Guila
Cooper eagerly states, “We
are working hard to make
(Continued on page 5)
Second Campus Fire Alert
Occurs In Pfeiffer Hall
by Lin Pittman
The second of two fires this semester on Bennett’s campus
occurred Friday evening, November 19, in Pfeiffer Hall.
Firemen responded to a call from dorm counselors of Pfeif
fer Hall after they were alerted by a residence mate of smoke
existing on the second floor of the dorm.
Jackie Ransom, a freshman from Washington, D. C., who
lives on the second floor of Pfeiffer Hall, smelled the smoke
while doing her homework. Jackie was not sure that a fire was
in progress, but proceeded to the reception office, anyway, to
seek assistance from dorm counselors Gloria McIntosh, a senior
from Philadelphia, and Teresa McCalla. a sophomore from
Bridgeport, Conn.
'I don't believe it's that serious.'*
Photo by Joyce
Gloria used the intercom
system to notify students of
the fire, and to instruct them
to evacuate the building im
mediately, while Teresa went
throughout the dorm making
sure that all students were
departing as designated.
Gloria then rushed to alert
security guards of the fire,
but w^hen she received no re
sponse at the door of the se
curity office, she w'ent to a
police call box to report the
incident.
Back in the dorm, smoke
was discovered emanating
from room 202, but the door
was locked and counselors
were not sure that the room
was empty. So Samp-Do, a
visitor in the dorm, advanced
to the second floor to assist
the young ladies in prying
open the door.
All efforts to open the door
failed until Ms. Ophelia Foy.
residence director of Pfeiffer
Hall, who was not present at
the first, was found to unlock
the door. Samp-Do entered
the room, and approached the
scene of emergency with a
fire extinguisher to help re
tard the smoke.
Firemen arrived about three
or four minutes after the fire
alert was reported, and Gloria
met them at the front gate.
She had not yet found a se
curity guard to unlock the
gate and the firemen had to
cut the chains on the gate in
order to approach the emer
gency area without wasting
time.
Zack A. Browning, super
intendent of buidlings and
grounds at Bennett College,
says that an electrical short
caused the fire .There were
no injuries, and damages are
estimated at $150.
(Continued on page 5)