FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1979
THE BENNETT BANNER
Page Three
Belles sing background
Area artist releases new record
by Deborah Tillman
“You Can Never Go Back” is
the name of one of the hottest rec
ords on the charts in Greensboro
and the artist is none other than
Greensboro’s own, Cirt Gill III.
Gill is the son of the late Cirt
Gill, Jr., a well-known local per
sonality who was a popular disc
jockey for Station WGBG known
as “Jam-a-D'itty” and Mrs. Gill, a
music teacher in the Greensboro
Public schools.
Gill’s music career began while
attending public school. He played
in school bands; and among the in
struments he plays are the trum
pet, piano, and bass guitar. While
in high school. Gill joined a group
called the Jazz Ambassadors and
played with them for two years.
Upon high school graduation,
Gill entered UNC-G. In his sopho
more year, he joined the Eleventh
Hour, a young group of perform
ers from Greensboro, who engaged
in travels sponsored by the Navy
Department. In their travels, the
Eleventh Hour performed in such
places as Iceland, Newfoundland,
Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philip
pines, and Taiwan. This group
played a variety of music from
jazz to pop.
After receiving his B.A. degree
in music. Gill played with area
groups as Chocolate Funk and the
Majors. “I left the Majors and
Chocolate Funk because they both
imitated too many other groups
and did not create their own mu
sic. Also, too many people made
decisions, which caused diverse
directions,” stated Gill.
Because Gill always yearned to
create his own music, he is spend
ing a lot of time producing, re
cording and writing his forthcom
ing album on the “Jam-a-Ditty”
label. Other artists included on the
album are Sho-Nuff Music, a com
bination of many talented singers
and musicians from the Greens
boro area.
Besides area performers, four
Bennett students, senior Guila
Cooper and recent graduates
Robyn Flippens, Loretta Brown
and Lisa Anderson sang back
ground music in this album. “It
was an exciting and unique ex
perience,” exclaimed Guila, an
ISP/English major from Augusta,
Georgia.
In giving advice to future mu
sicians, Gill commented, “Those
interested should decide what they
want to do and realize there is a
sacrifice (discipline and practice).
You need to be committed to one
type of music at one time in order
to be successful.”
Cirt Gill III is a very bright and
talented young musician who
should have a very successful ca
reer.
Cirt Gill, Micheal Coleman and Ty Miller look at copy of "You Can Never Go Back.” Four Bennett Belles helped make
the recording.
Home Ec honors depflrtment majors Drama instructor collo^e advocate
The following students w^ere recognized during the Third
Annual Home Economics Awards Night held on Wednesday,
Dec. 6,1978 in Black Hall Assembly:
Related Art 321—“Most Creative Fashion Designers”—Deborah
Thomas, Bebe Davis
Clothing 101—“Outstanding Achievement in Beginning Clothing
Construction”—Stephanie Bacote
Clothing 221—“Top Interpretation of Family Clothing Objec
tives”—Leila Mickens
Clothing 433—“Highest Academic Average In Retailing” — Val
erie Littlejohn
Clothing 427—“Most Imaginative Millinery Designer”—Page
Motley
Clothing 325—“Highest Academic Average in Textiles”—Valerie
Littlejohn
Family Life 321—“Outstanding Peformance In The Observation
of Children”—Thomasina Stallings, Carolyn Joyner
Foods 101—“Highest Academic Average in Food Preparation”
—Joann Butler
Foods 221—“Highest Overall Performance In Nutrition” — Re
gina Saboleh
Foods 325—“Outstanding Nutrition Educator”—Celia Ross
Home Management 421—“Most Efficient Manager of Time,
Energy and Resources”—Phyllis Gray
Home Management 426—“Home Manager of the Year”—Roberta
Judd
Home/Family Life 301—“The Modern Homemanager—Highest
Performance”—Vaughnetta Carr
The speaker for the program was Minnie H. Brown, exten
sion state agent, Department of Home Economics, Raleigh.
by Donna Jones
Denise Troutman, instruc
tor of speech and drama, is a
strong advocate for Bennett
and concerned about the stu
dents.
Ms. Troutman is originally
from Daytona Beach, Fla. and
graduated with a B.A. in Eng
lish from Bethune-Cookman
College. Then it was on to
graduate school at Colorado
State where she got an M.A.
in speech and theatre arts.
Her main concentration was
radio and television.
As Ms. Troutman said, “It
was destiny” that she is an in
structor at Bennett. The stu
dents who have encountered
her are glad it was.
Even though she didn’t
pursue her dream of writing
for television, anyone who
saw her recent stage produc
tion, “Plantation” will agree
she was born for the theatre.
“I always had a knack for act
ing and the theatre. It was
something that was just nat
ural for me,” she said, remi
niscing about her acting days
in high school, church and
college plays.
She feels that no matter
what your ambitions are you
should experience at least
once acting on the stage.
“Acting is an outlet. We all
need some sort of release from
the everyday pressures of
life,” she said. It is true that
not everyone has what it
takes to be a professional
actor but she feels everyone
should at least “try it.”
Ms. Troutman is a mem
ber of the young, spirited
“new breed” of college teach
ers. She has taught at Ben
nett for 3 years. She supports
the college in most matters
but admits she is not happy
concerning the needed im
provements in the theatre de
partment. “I would like to
have a larger budget to work
with, more faculty members
and a renovation of the Little
Theatre,” she said.
Let’s hope Ms. Troutman
gets her wishes because as
one playwright said, “The
world is a stage and everyone
has a role to play.”
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Belle blacks out;
wakes year later
by Bernetta Hamilton
“■When I woke up I had long
finger nails and my hair had
grown,” said Gloria Harris.
Gloria is a freshman social wel
fare major from Burlington, North
Carolina.
Two years ago she went into a
coma for one year. “Before I went
into the coma I had been sick on
and off for two years,” said Gloria.
Things began to get worse for
Gloria starting in 1976. She began
to have black-out spells. Her first
black-out was at home.
“I was at home talking to my
girl friend when all of a sudden
I got this salty taste in my mouth.
It was the kind of taste you get
when you’re about to throw up.
Before I knew it I was out like a
light,” said Gloria.
Gloria was taken to the hospital,
but all the tests were negative.
Gloria’s second major black-out
happened in a day care center. Be
cause of the black-out she was re
stricted from working in the cen
ter any longer.
After having a couple more
black-outs, Gloria was sent to the
psychiatric ward, where the tests
were again negative.
Gloria’s last black-out put her
into a coma. She was at school on
the third floor when she fell down
three flights of stairs. “I felt like
I couldn’t get any air because
there were so many people in the
hall. AJl I can remember doing is
gasping for air,” cried Gloria.
The school called Gloria’s par
ents and her parents rushed her
to Alamance County Hospital, but
because they couldn’t revive her,
she only stayed there a few min
utes.
Then she was rushed to Me
morial Hospital where she re
mained only for the rest of that
night.
The next day she was taken to
the University of North Carolina
Medical Center in Chapel Hill. She
stayed there for one year in a
coma.
“Some days I could hear my
mother talking to me, but it was
very faint,” said Gloria.
Gloria’s mother would visit her
almost every day. Her father very
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