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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1979
More guards, more money
Extra security needed
Photo by Terrence Marable
Dino Bradley, Basileus of the campus chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha presents
Dr. Miller with a check for $400. The Zeta XI chapter sponsored Faculty
Follies this semester to benefit the United Negro College Fund.
by Guila B. Cooper
“We need more security guards!”
“All we’re asking for is one person
to be in the security office 24
hours a day!” “Where are our
priorities being placed around
here?” “All the renovations in the
world won’t help us feel safe
walking from a parking area to a
dorm!”
These cries and more were heard
recently at the Crime Prevention
Workshop sponsored by the Secur
ity and Maintenance Department.
The highlight of the workshop,
held Mar. 28, was a question and
answer period during the session
entitled “Campus Security: How
We Can Work Together.”
Panelists at the 3:00 session were
Dean Harold Bragg, Debra Per
kins, Dr. Dawn Chaney, and Willie
Wagstaff. Addressing themselves
to the subject each told what we
can do to help each other feel safe
on campus. “Security begins with
keeping the side and back doors
closed firmly. Even though you
may not be going very far, if you
can get back in, so could anyone
else,” said Debra.
Speaking at other sessions of
the workshop were personnel from
nearby campus security depart
ments including the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Two officers spoke about engrav
ing personal items and bicycles to
help should they get stolen. Our
campus security plans to introduce
the engraving process during
freshman orientation.
It is also hoped that a security
handbook can be printed telling
students the procedures taken by
the security office. “This handbook
should tell students how to report
incidents, what to do if harassed,
and the rights and limitations of
our guards,” Debra said. “Some
students don’t know there can be
self-limiting hours with parental
approval if under 21. We need to
see it in writing along with exactly
how to get it! Let’s help each
other!”
One student, Deborah Tillman,
senior history education major
from Washington, D. C. commend
ed the present security; “Although
we all realize there is a definite
need for more guards, we have to
thank the ones we have. They are
WSP arts festival continues
A festival of dance, drama, and
song featuring a dance partici
pation workshop (jazz-modern)
presented by the Bennett College
Dance Group in Goode Gym from
2-4 p.m. tomorrow will conclude
the annual interdisciplinary arts
festival sponsored by the Women’s
Studies Program.
Five years ago, Bennett College
established its Women’s Studies
Program to explore in a scholarly
way the changing lifestyles of
women. Recently attention has
been given to introducing young
women to increasing opportunities
in careers in international affairs.
Annually the program sponsors
an interdisciplinary arts celebra
tion, consisting of resource persons
and special activities. During the
week of Monday, April 2 through
Saturday, April 7, a variety of
events have been scheduled on the
Bennett campus. This year’s
theme was “International Vistas:
Challenge for Creative Service
for Third World Women.”
The week commenced with a
forum, “Career Imperatives for
International Service,” held in
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel on
Monday at 7:30 p.m. Guest speak
ers were Patsy Graves and Dr.
Thelma D. Adair.
Faculty briefs
Ms. Graves, director of the In
ternational Division, National
Council of Negro Women, Inc.,
has had extensive experience in
international service. Combining
her educational training in home
economics with social work, she
has served as a home economist
for the U.S. Department of Agri
culture, chief home economist in
Brazil, and consultant for the
Food and Agriculture Organiza
tion in Rome, Italy. She worked
in foreign assistance programs in
India, Brazil and Nigeria for a
total of twelve years.
Dr. Adair, a Bennett graduate, is
deputy vice president of Church
Women United in the U.S.A., a
national ecumenical women’s
movement involved in Christian
fellowship and action. A college
professor of education at Queens
College, New York City, she be
came the first woman in 1976 to
be elected moderator if the United
Presbyterian Church’s General
Assembly.
Her international involvement
has included training Peace Corps
workers for service in Africa, the
Caribbean, and South America.
Her leadership roles in the church
taken her around the world.
On Tuesday, April 3, a lecture
on Brazilian-African Ethnicity:
The Linguistic and Political Ef
fects of Exploitaton of Women
in Brazil,” was delivered by Dr.
Leila Gonzalez at 10 a.m. in Black
Hall Assembly. She is professor
of linguistics and anthropology at
the Catholic University of Pon-
tifica in Brazil. The lecture ex
plored the relationship between
color, cultural forms, and access
to employment in her attemt to
“explode the myth of racial de
mocracy in Brazil,”
Mary P. Reese, a Bennett grad
uate and a former Greensboro
principal, conducted a roundtable
discussion, “Teaching as a Career
in the ’Eighties,” in Black Hall
Assembly at 2 p.m.
A treat for music lovers was
presented on Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. Dr. Nathaniel Gatlin, for
mer director of music a Virginia
State College, gave a lecture-
clarinet recital, “Music: A Vehicle
for International Communica
tions,” in Pfeiffer Chapel. He pre
sented such selection as Debussy’s
“Petite Piece” and Weiner’s
“Ballada.”
Dr, Lewis Jones, director of
Rural Research in Tuskegee, Ala,,
had the privilege of knowing some
of the outstanding black women
of this century. He lectured on
“Roots of Progress: Distinguished
Black Women I Have Known” at
2 p.m. on Thursday in Black Hall
Assembly. Some of the personal
ities discussed were Mary McCleod
Bethune and Charlotte Hawkins
Brown.
The North Carolina A&T State
University Jazz Ensemble per
formed at 4 p.m. in front of the
David D. Jones Student Union
Building. The versatile 18-piece
group is under the direction of
Dr. Ted McDaniels, chairman of
the A&T Music Department.
A lecture, “The Black Woman
in the West Indies,” was delivered
by Dr. Marva Sprauve Browne,
Fellow from the Virgin Islands
Resources Foundation, St. Thomas,
V.I., at 10 a.m. today in Black
Hall Assembly.
dedicated and have a real concern
for us.”
But the major discussion was
over how to go about getting 24-
hour manning of the telephone.
Students have called the security
post only to find nobody there to
answer the telephone. All present,
including Zack Browning, super
intendent of buildings and
grounds, agreed that someone
needs to be there. “The problem
is money. We’re talking about an
other salary. That’s a lot of money.
If the students would be willing
to volunteer to stay there to an
swer the phone, it would help,”
he said.
Guila Cooper, senior ISP/Eng
lish major from Augusta, Georgia
said, “As long as tuition is going
up yearly anyway, why can’t we
afford to hire anyone? I don’t un
derstand how our safety can be so
low on the list of priorities. I feel
it’s time that the faculty got be
hind us and pushed the adminis
tration. I’m talking about security
for all of us!”
Another student said, “I’ve been
to Dr. Miller with Mr. Browning
and still haven’t seen or heard of
any progress. What else can the
students do? My parents have
even written letters complaining
about the lack of security here.”
“I’m tired of sarcastic remarks
about not being able to afford 600
guards to escort each of us. That’s
NOT funny or practical. We’re not
asking for telephones and carpets
for our rooms. We can do without
that, but not without someone to
answer when we call,” said Guila.
Dean Bragg replied, “I realize
the importance of this matter and
I think everyone does. But I will
report your concern to the admin
istration and see what happens. I
will not and can not promise you
anything will happen, but I will
try.”
Walter Byrd and Isaac Walker
of the maintenance staff said the
power is with the students. They
said students can get more done
than any other body on campus.
Their advice is to organize and
make the wants known.
Staff attending workshops for benefit of college
by Deborah Tillman
Within this school year many
faculty and staff have attended
and are planning to attend work
shops and meetings to benefit the
college and for self-improvement.
During spring break, William
Alcorn, audio-visual media di
rector, ventured to New Orleans,
Louisiana to attend the National
Convention of the Association of
Educational Communications Tech
nology. Alcorn gained information
on new educational innovations in
media. At this convention a caucus
was organized to aid minorities.
At the second annual meeting of
the National Academic Advising
Association in Memphis, Tennes
see, Academic Adviser Willie Mae
McCallum, assistant professor of
social science, was appointed
chairperson for Region III which
covers the twelve southern states.
This newly formed association is
In the process of encouraging col
leges and universities to obtain
membership.
Dr. Mattie Moss, chairperson,
Department of Mathematics, at
tended the International Educa
tion for Human Development
meeting in Washington, D. C.,
March 15-17. The primary pur
pose of the meeting was to make
minority institutions more aware
of the need for knowledge of other
countries. Ideas were exchanged
concerning courses and activities
that could be integrated into the
school curriculum. This meeting
was sponsored by the Phelps-
Stokes Foundations.
Dr. Moss also attended a sem
inar entitled “Prospects for the
Future in Mathematics and Physi
cal Sciences” held in Boulder,
Colorado, March 30-31. Employ
ment for graduates in the sciences
was discussed as well as sugges
tions to help minority institutions
prepare graduates for employment.
Atlanta, Georgia was the meet
ing place for the Conference on
Issues in Minority Science Educa
tion sponsored by the Resource
Center for Science and Engineer
ing of Atlanta University. Ray
Treadway, assistant professor of
mathematics, learned ways in
which minority students could
seek employment in engineering
and science.
Dr. Nellouise Watkins, director
of the Computer Center, is pres
ently serving as a consultant in
helping colleges and universities
organize computer programs in or
der to receive financial assistance
from NASA. In her consultations.
Dr. Watkins advises on obtaining
the best machinery and qualified
faculty members to operate the
centers. So far Dr, Watkins has
received calls from Morris College
and Barber Scotia, In addition to
serving as consultant, Dr, Watkins
recently gave a paper entitled
“The Use of Technology Required
of a CAI Program” at the Minor
ity Curriculum Exchange Con
ference.
“The Magic Circle” was the
topic of discussion at the Human
Development Training Institute in
Charlotte, North Carolina, Carrie
Shute, assistant professor in Li
brary Science, attended this
workshop to better understand the
circle session as the affective
component of basic skills pro
grams, bilingual education, guid
ance programs, mainstreaming ef
forts and drug and career
education.
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