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Page Six THE BENNETT BANNER FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978 1920 Banner Year For BC Football Team by S. Marie Brown Did you know that Bennett Col lege had one of the top ranked football teams in the early 1900’s? In 1913, Bennett became a member of the North Carolina Inter-Collegiate Athletic Associa tion. From 1915 until 1919, Ben nett ranked second in athletics among the schools of the state in the association. Unsatisfied with second place, Bennett’s athletic forces did ev erything possible to move ahead of all other schools in the associa tion in the two major college sports—football and baseball. The best year experienced in football was 1920. In 1920, Bennett met with the “invincible” Shaw University. During this game neither team reached within 20 yards of the other’s goal. 1921 and 1922 were fairly good seasons also. Bennett played the teams of Lincoln, Washington, Stanford, Howard and Morehouse, to name a few. Winston-Salem State Beats Belles In Rough Game at Goode Gym by Wendy Robin Woods The Winston-Salem State basketball team defeated Ben nett College 71-57 Jan. 16 for the first game of the 1978 basketball season. Robin Arnold on the Ben nett team and Karla Kincaid on the Winston-Salem team were both ejected from the game for violence and both teams were charged with technical fouls. Andre Dixon was the high scorer for Bennett’s team with 15 points and several key rebounds. Winston-Salem’s Coach Ar thur Chavious came close to having to leave the Goode Gym Monday night with two technical fouls against him for his disobedience to the officials. Winston - Salem’s Cheryl Burke scored the first two points of the game, which was quickly followed lay Andre’s first four points scored for the Bennett team. The halftime score had Bennett leading Winston- Salem 33-30. Andre by half- time had three fouls. Win ston’s Brenda Winfield scored 12 points by halftime. The Bennett team had 11 turnovers to Winston-Salem’s seven. Coach Leon McDougle of the Bennett team was asked at halftime to comment on his team’s playing. He said, “I think that we are following our game plan; I feel that we should slow the game down a little bit. I think that our rebounding is getting much better.” Elwanda Blue and Debra Kerns of the Bennett team started out the second half scoring with two points each. I Photo Courtesy of Bennett Archives Bennett College football team poses on the steps of the Administration Building. 73 P.E. Graduate Is Dance Therapist in N. Y. by Wendy Robin Woods Elizabeth Hemingrway, a former physical education major and a member of Delta Sigma Theta from N. Y., entered Bennett Col lege in 1969 and graduated in 1973. After graduation from Bennett in 1973, Elizabeth attended grad uate school in Denton, Texas at tlie Texas Woman’s University where she earned her masters of art in dance and related arts. This was obtained in 1975. Now at the age of 26, Elizabeth is a dance therapist at Bron Psychiatric Cen ter in New York. While attending Bennett and anticipating her career goals, Eliz- Most Recent P. L Grads Choose Teaching; New Programs Offered by Dawn Chaney A study by the faculty of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to de termine the status of departmental graduates of the last five years indicates that approximately 90 percent of the students who re ceived a degree in the field have remained in the area of teaching physical education in junior and senior high schools, community colleges and universities. The study also revealed that 40 percent of the graduates had fur thered their education through ad vanced degrees. To expand career opportunities for graduates of the department, the Department of Health, Physi cal Education and Recreation has initiated two new degree pro- grEims in the area of Recreation Administration and Recreation Therapy. The new degree programs have been incorporated within the present physical education curri culum and will graduate the first person in this area at the 1978 Commencement. The focus of the degree program in Recreation Administration is in the area of park and recreation management, administration of recreation resources and recreation agcncies. The therapeutic degree pattern emphasizes the recreation pro grams in institutions for special populations such as hospitals, prisons, and special correction in stitutions for the physically and mentally handicapped and for senior citizens. Both of these curriculum pat terns have renewed interest within the student body by those select ing these types of degree programs for their career pursuits. The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has also expanded in the area of intcrcollegiate athletics. During this academic year, two intercol legiate athletic programs—one in the area of varsity basketball and one in varsity volleyball—are be ing offered. The department is presently in volved in recruiting students who have a high level of skill in both of these sports and is presently offering athletic scholarships. The department has also ex panded in the area of course of ferings for the general college students and for extracurricular programs for the general college students. In addition to the mod ern dance club’s modern dance Home Economics Graduates in Exciting Careers Bennett College home economics graduates have gone into a variety of interesting careers. Dr. Carolyn R. Payton, ’45, is director of the United States Peace Corps; Dr. Myrtle Brown, also ’45, is director of the National Health Research Institute in Washington, D. C. and the author of textbooks on nutrition research. Also in government-related ca reers are Angela W. Fitzgerald, ’75, who is with the United States Park Service, and three belles who are officers in the United States Air Force, Shirley Greene and Dyora Thomas Kinsey, ’75, and Edna Walker Rich, ’66. Among those choosing careers in merchandising are Valerie Moore, ’74, a buyer for Gar- finckel’s at the Landover Mall in Maryland; Lila Martin and Jo Ann Blackstock Boyette, both ’75, who are department managers at Mont gomery Wards in Greensboro; and Sharon Neal, ’74, and Madeline Mebane, ’73, who are department managers for J. C. Penney. Norma Cobbs, ’67, is the direc tor of special programs of the YWCA in Hartford, Conn. In addition to Dr. Brown, sev eral graduates have become writ ers. Ernestine Mitchell ’66, is a special writer for Mademoiselle at their London Office. Yvonne Peeler ’46, has authored textbooks in home economics for the Ginn Book Co., and Marilyn Gore Mills, ’74, has published a book on his torical quilts. Marilyn is also one of many home economics graduates who are working in extension service. Some others are Bernadette Greg ory Watts, ’71, Mary J. Whitmore, ’67, Wychulia George, ’72, Minnie Miller Brown, ’43, PhyUistine Ward Mobley, ’65 and Audrose Mackel Banks, ’49. Teaching has also been one pro fession which graduates have reg ularly chosen. Duanne D. Hoffler, ’74, Amelia B. Chance, ’72 and Dr. Miriam McTier Abernathy, ’47, are all at South Carolina State Uni versity. Anna Camp ’42 is at Ho ward University, where Lydia J. Rogers, ’36 also taught until her retirement. A number of graduates have chosen to stay at or return to their alma mater. Dr. Gwendolyn S. O’Neal, Jan. ’70, and Queen Bell, ’43, are teaching in the depart ment in which they were once stu dents. Carol Y. Hughes, ’74 is at Ben nett as an assistant in the Home/ Family Life Center. Ouida Scar borough, ’50 is the director of Residence Life at Bennett; and Gwen Hills, ’74, is an admissions counselor at her old school. Many other graduates of the de partment are involved in inter esting work for which they pre pared at Bennett. concert which is conducted each year, there is a newly incorpor ated gymnastics club and a gym nastics program that is open to all students on campus. In addition, the general service courses have been expanded to in clude activities that are more prevalent among today’s students and which encompass sports activ ities in the area of individual and dual sports with particular em phasis upon carry-over value into later-life leisure-sports activities. D. C. Alumnae Recarpet Chapel by Jackie Williams Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel just recently received new carpet. The Washington, D. C. Chapter of the Bennett Col lege Alumnae Association made the donation. This donation is another in a series made by Alumnae Chapters to improve the physical facilities on the campus. abeth hoped for a career in the dance world. However, her present occupation is not what she had in mind while she was a student. In dance therapy, an extensive dance background is required; and some courses in psychology and an internship are also important factors. Working with abnormal populations all the way to senior citizens during the internship is a way of discovering what age group one is most comfortable with. Elizabeth’s internship was done at Central Louisiana State Hospital. Elizabeth feels that Bennett helped her prepare for her present career by the course option com bining physical education with special education. She adds that the two majors go well together. Opportunity is spelled out in bold type in Elizabeth’s career. The field is open to minority per sons because of the scarcity that exists. Elizabeth feels that her race as well as her sex have been an advantage for her. As a student at Bennett, Eliza beth found many instructors val uable to her while she prepared for her career, especially Mrs. Bowens, Dr. Chaney, Mr. Alcorn, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Scarlette. Most of the instructors were helpful, EUzabeth thought, be cause they cared about each in dividual. A former dance instruc tor was also quite influential in Elizabeth’s life, Laura Rich. Eliz abeth said, “Bennett is so con- sti-ucted that you are able to find part of yourself while you’re there.” The most vivid memories of Elizabeth’s years at Bennett are the chapel; Thursday night dances; the curfews in the dorms; Barge Hall; A&T State University across (Continued on Page 7) BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1977-1978 Division HI—^District Opponents Jan. 26—Guilford College at Bennett (7 p.m.) Jan. 31—Meredith College at Bennett (7 p.m.) *Feb. 2—Bennett at N. C. A&T State University Feb. 8—Gardner Webb at Bennett Feb. 14—Bennett vs. N. C. A&T State University (Greensboro Coliseum 6 p.m.) Feb. 15—Bennett at Greensboro College Coach, Leon McDougle State Division III Tournament—^Bennett College, Feb. 23-25 *Non-conference opponent
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