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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 THE BENNETT BANNER PAGE THREE President Miller has busy month As major speaker and evaluator by Bernetta Hamilton President Isaac Miller, Jr.’s Sep tember activities include serving as speaker for the morning wor ship of the First United Methodist Church in Troutman, North Car olina on September 23. President Miller will speak on “the impor tance of Black Colleges and why the Methodist Church should con tinue to support them.” He will serve as an on-site eval uator for the Central Methodist College Basic Institutional Devel opment Program in Fayette, Missouri. President Miller will also bring opening remarks to the Greens boro Chapter of the Bennett Col lege Alumnae Association. Recently, he attended the Con- •tinuing Commission on Black Col leges Meeting and the Council of President’s Meeting in Atlanta on September 7-8. The Continuing Commission on Black Colleges is a body that was set up in 1972 by the General Conference of the United Meth odist Church. Along with Bennett College, the General Conference supports eleven other institutions that are historically related to the United Methodist Church. The continuing commission pur pose is to monitor the progress of the 12 institutions, suggest ways of improving them, and to set up procedures for raising more money for them. The purpose of the meeting held September 7-8 was to submit the progress of the institutions in such a way that the support from Gen eral Conference increases. “The best progress we can sub mit to the General Conference is that our students are not only striving for academic excellence but for harmony within the com munity as well,” said Dr. Miller. M Coming entertainment to Greensboro by Bernetta Hamilton Freshmen and New Stu dents, are you thinking Greensboro is a boring city? If so, ask an upperclassman and she will tell you that Greensboro has many excit ing events. To begin the month there is a wrestling match for the sports fan at the Coliseum, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 2 and 16. For the country/western fan, the “Nashville To Greens boro” show occurs at the Coliseum, 8 p.m., Sept. 8. If you are a lover of Am- way products, then you might want to attend the Amway Corporation meetings at the Coliseum, Sept. 14, 15 and 16. If you like music then you might want to see the Coli seum performances: Earth, Wind and Fire Concert, 8 p.m., Sept. 21. The Doobie Brothers Concert, 8 p.m., Sept. 22. The Bee Gees Concert, 8 p.m., Oct. 2. The Greensboro Symphony, 8:15 p.m., Oct. 3. The O’Jays, 8 p.m., Oct. 6. Photo by Myra Davis The campus sets the tone, a brochure said of Bennett. As newcomers arrive at Bennett, what impressions are set? How long does it take to eliminate the “eyesores?” Dean Chelsea Tipton to present clarinet recital With assistance of college instrumentalists Crusaders increase their popularity Through experimentation with Disco by Karen Heck A Review The Cpusaders “Street Life” (MCA Records) album reveals an interesting and successful shift in musical direction. At one time the Crusaders primarily played jazz, but now their sound has become sprinkled with disco. With this latest album the Crusaders have recreated the sounds and moods of street living. The music is outstand ing, especially the title cut featuring vocalist Randy Crawford. Crawford has a very distinctive vocal style. Other good songs are “Car nival of the Night” and “Night Faces.” Wilton Felder plays a lovely saxophone on both of these cuts. TTie whole album is a masterpiece. Joe Sample (keyboards) and “Stix” Hooper (drums and percussion) complete the group. All songs were written and produced by the members of the group. The Crusaders are a talented group that has been around for a long time. With more albums like “Street Life” they can stay popular forever. by Libby Malloy Dean Chelsea Tipton, assisted by other instrumentalists, will present a clarinet recital Wednes day, October 3, in Pfeiffer Chapel at 8:00 p.m. Tipton will perform as the solo artist for two program selections —“Fantasy Pieces” by Schumann and Weber’s “Concerto No. 1 in F Minor.” He will be accompanied by Dr. Charlotte Alston, pianist. Two other pieces will feature en semble playing—Starer’s “Con certo A Tre” and “Concertpiece No. 1 in F Minor, Opus 113” by Mendelsohn. The recital will begin with “Fantasy Pieces” by Schumann, a lovely set of three short com positions from the Romantic period. The selection explores the clarion range of the clarinet. The second piece, Weber’s “Con certo No. 1 in F Minor,” was writ ten especially for the clarinet. The highly ornamented concerto abounds in grace notes, turns and arpeggios. Challenging in range, it requires warmth of tone. The third composition, Starer’s “Concerto A Tre,” was created for the clarinet, trumpet, trombone and piano. Alston (piano), Mrs. Blonnie Tipton (trumpet), and Mr. Forest Munden (trombone) will assist Dean Tipton in this con temporary piece. This selection will provide an interesting con trast to the Romantic offerings. The recital will conclude with the Mendelsohn concert-piece which was originally written for the clarinet, basset horn, and piano. Because the basset horn is no longer used regularly by mod ern musicians, Chelsea Tipton II will perform the part on the clar inet, and Alston (piano) will also assist the major artist. Vampire movies perpetuate legend by Joanne Joyner A Review People have always been fascinated with vampires since Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula.” Two vampire mov ies appeared this summer. “Dracula” starring Frank Langella is a screen version of the Broadway play of the same name. “L^ve at First Bite” starring George Hamil ton is a comedy. Langella plays the tradi tional Dracula and lives in a castle located at the top of a mountain. A contemporary vampire, Hamilton’s charac ter is evicted from his Tran sylvanian castle by a totali tarian government and moved to New York. In both movies Dracula is handsome and has no trouble wooing the ladies. Hamilton and Langella did exceptional ly well in their title roles. All in all, I found “Dracula” full of action. “Love at First Bite” is a poor excuse for comedy. The laughs are few and far between. The audi ence’s interest is lost during long periods of unimaginative action. “Dracula” is worth spending your money for. I would not waste my time and money to view “Love at First Bite.” m Night preacher intoxicates listeners But speaker leads doomed existence by Deborah Witchey A Sketch I was spending the summer in the country with my aunt’s family when I noticed the preacher. He was drunkenly stumbling along the highway with his little black dog. He was dressed in dull, shabby clothes, and his felt hat was shiny from wear. His skin was very dark—not naturally but from improper care. He was a slim fellow with long, gangling arms and legs that went on forever. Every Friday, the man appeared, pulling a child’s red wagon loaded with large jars of cheap wine. The dog always followed at his heels. On Saturday night and early Sunday morning, he placed himself at a nearby crossroad under a lamp pole my aunt had ordered and there he began to preach. The light formed a stage for the orator. Surprisingly, the preacher spoke with a certain eloquence. Although intoxicated, he talked intelligently about the problems of the people in the community. But, as Sunday morning neared, he usually lapsed into profanity. We never saw him in the daylight because he always stopped preaching at this point and left before the pole light went out. The preacher’s reputation spread far and wide. Everyone talked about his sermons and the little dog which never left his side. Many were more interested in the dog than the man. They watched the dog sitting quietly, turning its head from side to side, listening to the preacher. One Friday, a careless motorist struck and killed the dog. I saw it thrown high in the air, only to land lifeless on the ground. The preacher stood over his pet, lifted it into the wagon and slowly moved away. The next Friday, we didn’t see the man nor did he return Saturday. Just as we were debating the cause of his disappearance, a neighbor discovered the preacher’s remains in a ditch by the side of the crossroad. Pre-Alumnae council has meeting^ Elects new officers for coming year by Beverly Griffin The Pre-Alumni Council, a fund-raising organization for the United Negro College Fund, met August '28 to plan for the school year. Some of the activities which were discussed include car washes, bake sales, and discos. New officers chosen for the council are Karen G. Daniel, pres ident; Brenda William, vice pres ident; Sabrine Willis, treasvirer; Linda William, secretary; Beverly Griffin and Mary Ussery, pub lishers; and Cassandra Harvey, programmer. All students interested in serv ing on the council may contact Mrs. Colston at the Business Office. Home Economics welcomes mafors. Gives presentation of fall fashion Photo by Myra Davis Students and faculty can also help “set the campus tone” by using available bulletin boards or the campus mail. Tape and thumbtacks are taking their toll on walls and doors. Home Economics majors were welcomed to the department dur ing the Fall Meeting held on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. in Black Hall. A large number of freshman majors were introduced by Mrs. Louise G. Streat, Chairman of the Depart ment. New faculty/staff members were also introduced. The agenda included a depart mental update on curriculum of ferings, scholarships/awards, and Omicron Eta Chi/Kappa Omicron Phi memberships. Fall fashions were presented by Senior Clothing majors with guest consultant. Miss Marva Vaughn, ’78 from Casual Corner at Four Seasons Mall.
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