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PAGE TWO THE BENNETT BANNER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1979 Are faculty and staff indifferent? At the formal opening of the College, President Miller stressed the importance that the Bennett family should stick together. I was appalled that only two faculty members, other than those directly associated with the event, attended the sec ond annual Miss Bennett coronation ceremonies. The teacher attendance of last year’s coronation was also low. Last year’s crowning was history in the making. I feel that everyone should have witnessed this momentous occasion. The faculty was also inadequately represented at least year’s Parents’ Weekend. President Miller proclaimed that “We are family.” If we were truly a family, we would support one another. The student body attends recitals held by faculty members, but teachers do not take the time to attend activities that we find important. Faculty members seem only to line up for programs where their academic attire is to be worn. Last year during Parents’ Weekend, the parents were not given the opportunity to discuss their daughters’ progress with the teachers. I guess the teachers did not feel that they should waste their time, which is obviously precious, to instill in the parent’s mind the close family image that Bennett heavily Gmpli&siz0s This weekend is Parents’ Weekend. A new Miss Bennett will .be crowned next fall. I hope the Bennett faculty can find the time to spend with their surrogate daughters. If you consider us a part of your family, don’t continue to treat us like step daughters. Apathy has no place within a family. Joanne Joyner so YOU 6ETTrit PEELIMC- TH/^T yOO'RE Osj TRE^t)MIUL Wa.. Words in praise of dining hail personnel Once again the “Banner” deadline approached and once again I was called upon to write an editorial. Once again I was stumped for an editorial topic. I could have written about this year’s “Banner” philosophy, but this topic was competently handled by Mr. Gaspeny, pur advisor, last issue. I could have written alsout the coronation, but an opinion on this subject was already_ being expressed m the Letter-to-the-editor column. Another topic I considered writ ing about, the early morning Player Hall incident (in which I had a minor role), was also being taken care of in the same column. What then, could I possibly write about that would make interesting and topical reading? An unlikely and, thus far, un published idea came to me: an editorial in praise of our dining hall staff. Now, lest there be any misunderstanding, we all know con ditions in the dining hall are far from perfect. As a matter_ of fact, suggestions for improving that facility will be appearing in this paper now and then. I won’t go into the subject of food at Bennett. All students have their complaints in this area. There is too much pork in our diet and after three years, any given week’s menu can be recited on demand. It is true that the staff does seem a bit overprotective of the food, allowing each student so much and NO MORE until 6:30. (Isn’t it funny how students continuously complain about the food, then complain when they can’t get any more?) “Unsympathetic,” I would have called the staff until one night at 7 ;30 I realized I had left one of my textbooks in the dining hall, which closed at 6:30. Normally, I wouldn’t have wor ried but just gone to the dining hall when it opened at 7 the next morning to pick up the book. The next morning, however. I had an early exam. My mind’s eye pictured an automatic “F” on my first test in political science. Desperate to g’et niy book, I first went to the campus security only to be told what I already knew; no one but Mrs. Myra Jones, dietician, who had gone home for the day, had a key to the dining hall. Reluctant to be told she couldn’t help me until the next day, but willing to give anything a try, I called Mrs. Jones at her home. After explaining my phght, I hesitantly asked if there were any way I could go to her home for the key if I promised to bring it right back. She chuckled at the idea of entrusting a student with her key, but must have sensed my disappointment over the telephone. In the next breath, the same lady who says, “Only take one dessert, baby,” said, “I’ll come right over.” Mrs. Jones really didn’t have to come back on campus just because I was negligent. But she certainly did. Why? Could it be she really cared? I began to think of other calls above and beyond the call of duty Mrs. Jones and her staff had answered. Banquets given throughout the year, including the recent Miss Bennett Dinner and the upcoming Parents’ Weekend Banquet, are all special efforts made by this crew. We can’t forget all the free advice given by them when various campus organizations give their own receptions. So, despite the ridiculously long lines that stop and start worse than any rush hour traffic jam, despite the dining hall’s opening at 5:15 instead of 5:00, despite hot dogs and cold baked beans EVERY SINGLE Saturday for three years and two months. I’d like to send praise to the dining hall staff. Thank you, Mrs. Jones and crew, for caring. Isn’t that the way they said it’s supposed to be at Bennett? Debbie Hodges Letters to tlie editor To the Editor; The NAACP has proven to be one of the most effective organi zations that Blacks and other minorities can turn to as a support agency in times of racial discrim ination. Bennett College is affil iated with the national organiza tion through its own branch. The statement of objectives for the national organization is as follows: The principal object of the National Association for Ad vancement of Colored People shall be to insure the political, educational, social and economic quality of minority group citi zens; to achieve equality of rights and eliminate race preju dice among the citizens of the United States; to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes; to seek enactment and enforce ment of Federal, state and mu NAACP stressed; Aphrodite solicits correspondence from love-torn hearts nicipal laws securing civil rights; to inform the public of the adverse effects of racial dis crimination and to seek its elimination; to educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objec tives consistent with the Articles of Incorporation. The reason for directly quoting the objectives of the NAACP is because many of us are unaware of the true nature of this organiza tion. We know of its efforts to eliminate racism and upgrade the economic status of blacks through the legal system; however, few of us have actually seen its statement of objectives written in full as we have seen the constitution of the United States. The fact that there still remains 1979-80 Editor-in-Chief Debbie Hodges Associate Editor Beverly Rumley Advisor Michael Gaspeny Layout Editor Bernetta Hamilton Circulation Manager Cartoonists S. Marie Brown, Norman Barbee Pfiotographers Myra Davis, Bernetta Hamilton Reporters Betty Brown Josie P. Hudley Yolanda S. Crump Yolande Y. Johnson Carolyn P. Davis U. Joanne Joyner Felicia M. Gatson Kathy Lewis Myra J. George Libby Malloy Beverly Griffin Kim Merritt Lisa Harris Zephalee Thorne Karen M. Heck Terri Wade Denise Wilder a need for such a constitution is a testament to the relevance of the NAACP to our nation. It func tions as a sentinel to help insure those rights given to every citizen. Bennett’s branch of the NAACP was established in 1976. Since then, it has sponsored activities that have helped to bring the Ben nett Community together and en rich our lives through educational and entertaining programs. The main purpose of the Ben nett branch is to support the na tional organization through fund raising activities. As students, support of such activities is one of the most beneficial contribu tions we can render the national organization at this time. The activities planned for the Fall Semester are as follows: October —membership drive, and Hallow een Dance; November—color TV raffle and Vesper Service; and December—the sale of Christmas Seals, Unity Week and IVIs. NAACP pageant. The officers for this semester are: President, Jane Brandon; Vice-President, Stephanie Wright; Secretary, Roseland Scott; Treas urer, Valerie Wills; and Executive Chairperson, Carolyn Dixon. In 1978, the Bennett Chapter received an award from the na tional organization for the most outstanding college chapter. It is the hope of this year’s officers that the Bennett community will continue to support its efforts by actively becoming members and through the support of its various activities. Stephanie Wright To the Editor: The editor’s desk is usually the place where students gripe about the faculty and faculty gripes about students (not to mention the occasional articles where fac ulty gripes about faculty). But today, Dear Editor, I come here not to gripe about faculty or students. In fact, I come here to commend some of my Bennett Sisters of Player Hall. Monday, September 17th at 2:30 a.m., the ladies of Player Hall’s second floor heard a loud scream and a door slam, which sent terror throughout the hall. Quickly as sembling came sleepy-eyed, curl er-clad students armed with brooms, knives and Lysol cans, ready to avenge the supposed at tacker of a Bennett Sister. Search ing all maids’ closets and bath rooms and knocking on doors be came the task of about 20 students with numbers increasing as the entire dorm was checked. I am happy to report that no one was hurt or needed any help. And I sent my sincerest of apol ogies to those ladies that were awakened under false pretenses. But to those of you who eared enough to roam the halls; it is you that can positively state that, “Bennett Sisterhood is still alive.” And to you ladies, I personally send a special thanks. Kim Haynes fort and encouragement for those who have loved and lost; those who have never loved but wish to, but abstain because of fear; those who have a love and wish to be certain and assured. I will accept each letter as if it were a heart, struck by my son and constant companion Cupid. For those are the hearts that are most fragile. I will seek advice from the im mortals under the guiding hands of Eros, the god of love. They will give us expert counsel on such subjects as emotional, physical, as well as social maladies. I will welcome and encourage all, for I am the goddess of beauty and love. I seek to brighten where there is darkness and secure the marvelous light! Aphrodite Awaiting Mail To the Editor: I bear greetings and advice from the heights and wisdom of Mount Olympus, dwelling place of the Gods. From me you will find com To the Editor: We, the members of the Zeta Omicron chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., wish to ad dress this letter to the student body of Bennett College. It is nec essary to correct a rumor that has recently circulated on our campus that Delta Sigma Theta is no long er a sorority. Since our inception in 1913, we have led a vital exis tence and today we are the largest Black Greek sorority in the United States as well as abroad. Our or ganization stresses sisterhood; therefore we find immature acts such as slandering our sorority, malicious gossip, and defacing our property not in the interest of campus unity. Bermett Chapter
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