New belle leaders ai^^elected
President-elect Sharonlyn Jones,
a native of iVlontgomery, Ala., looks
forward to working with the students
to make 1980-81 a memorable year.
Photo by Bernetta Hamilton
by Myra George
The incoming officers for the
Student Government Association
(SGA) were selected during cam
pus elections held March 18.
Voters also chose representatives
for the Student Union Board, In
terdormitory Council and Miss
Bennett.
Sharonlyn Jones, a junior from
Montgomery, Ala., won the posi
tion of SGA president. Her cabinet
consists of Linda Anderson, vice-
president; Lisa Harris, secretary;
Terri Phillips, treasurer; Lisa
Manley, parliamentarian; and
Venus Fallen, representative to
the Judiciary Council.
Jones, the present SGA vice-
president, feels that “being vice-
president helped (her campaign),
but I’d like to think that it was
my personality” that accounted for
the victory. Jones says that she
didn’t want to make any cam
paign promises except “to work
with and for the students to make
it a memorable year.” She states
that she pursued the office be
cause she is “committed to a
cause.”
Anderson, who succeeds Jones
as vice-president, has been active
in campus work, serving as editor
of the literary magazine and win
ning a prize for original poetry
during the Evening of Public
Speaking.
Secretary-elect Harris has
worked as a representative to the
Student Union Board and treas
urer of the Marshall Board. Be
lieving that her “involvement in
things” helped her campaign, Har
ris hopes “to try and start a
change” and promote “more com
munication between administra
tors and students.” Another of her
aims is “to destroy apathy on
campus.”
Phillips, the new treasurer, had
her name omitted from the March
18 ballot due to clerical error and
was elected on a subsequent ballot.
Despite her victory, Phillips main
tains that the voting was held in
a slipshod manner. “The whole
election was done improperly,”
Phillips claims, adding that “I
think all the candidates were done
unjustly.”
The new president of the Stu
dent Union Board is Qundal
Chambers, of Sumter, S. C. Sopho
more Cassandra Barnes of Golds
boro will serve as secretary.
Barnes ran for the position be
cause she felt “that I could do a
good job and be an asset to the
Board.” Her ambition is “to do the
best job I can.”
Joining Chambers and Barnes
on the Board are Lynette Lee,
vice-president; Pamela Daye,
treasurer; and Gail Wiley, par
liamentarian.
Lakeitha Reeves has become
the new president of the Inter-
dormitory Council. Bonita Mc
Clain, Smith College transfer, is
the vice-president-elect. “I’m a
political-minded person,” says
McClain, “and I wanted to become
involved in student activities at
Bennett.” She hopes “to promote
better understanding between stu
dents and other dormitories.”
Other Council officers are Val
erie Wills, secretary; Darleen
Brooks, treasurer; and Valerie
Callender, parliamentarian.
The new Miss Bennett is junior
(See Page 5)
Vice-president-elect Linda Anderson,
of Denver, will assist Jones in the
1980-81 school year.
Photo by Bernetta Hamilton
Friday, April 4, 1980
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
VoL XLI, No. 9
Miller challenges seniors
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by the Banner Staff
An address by President
Isaac H. Miller, Jr., high
lighted the Senior Day Exer
cises in Annie Merner Pfeif
fer Chapel Mar. 13.
153 seniors and six candi
dates for the associate in arts
degree were honored in the
annual event that includes the
presentation of caps and
gowns to candidates for grad
uation by their “little sisters”
of the sophomore class and
the authorization for seniors
to wear this academic regalia
on all formal occasions as long
as each candidate’s responsi
bilities to the college are
fulfilled.
Calling the gown a “mantle
of responsibility,” Miller
maintained that “we will walk
a little taller and feel a little
more self-esteem . . . for
having gone through this
ceremony.”
Miller called for seniors to
sharpen their “awareness of
the realities of racism, sexism
and economic indifference”
while at the same time prac
ticing “wisdom, patience, com
passion and tolerance” in
College news and campus activities
Senior class President Angela Briley is robed during Senior Day ceremonies
by her sophomore little sister, Regina Scott.
Photo by Aaron Garrett
English comp exam lo be given
by the Banner Staff
The English Comprehensive
Examination will be given
Thursday, April 10, from 8-10
a.m. in the Science Assembly.
Successful completion of
this examination is a require
ment for graduation. All jun
iors and seniors who have not
passed the test must take it
at this time.
If you have not received an
official notice about the ex
amination, contact Dr. Lynn
Sadler, communications de
partment chairperson, at
extension 116.
Students should arrive for
the test by 8:00 and should
submit their essays by 10:00,
at which time papers will be
promptly collected.
Last fall, a little more than
half (57%) of the students
taking the Comprehensive re
ceived a passing mark.
The examination offers
writers a wide variety of
topics. Papers are judged on
the quality of content and
organization and the pres
ence of basic grammatical
competencies.
The writer must have co
herent ideas to present, and
her thoughts must appear in
fully developed paragraphs.
Although some papers fail
as a result of the absence of
ideas and organization, most
unsatisfactory essays reveal
grammatical deficiencies.
Any combination of four
major mechanical errors
(sentence structure, verb and
pronoun use and point of view
violations) will disqualify a
paper.
Past statistics show that
most grammatical mistakes
are almost evenly divided
among the first three
categories.
The most commonly made
verb errors include failure of
agreement between subject
and verb, incorrect principal
parts of verbs, omission of in
flectional endings from past
tense verbs, improper tenses
and tense shifts.
(See Page 5)
Dr. Chelsea Tipton was elected
president of the National Associa
tion of College Deans, Registrars
and Admissions Officers at the
54th annual meeting held March
16-19 in Huntsville, Ala.
The purposes of the organiza
tion, which has a membership of
more than 100 colleges, are to
improve professional competency
through sharing common experi
ences and to serve as a vehicle for
exploring the problems of devel
oping institutions.
Prior to election to the pres
idency, Tipton served as first vice-
president and second vice-pres
ident and as the chairperson of
many standing committees. He has
actively participated in the Asso
ciation for the last five years.
The 55th annual meeting is
scheduled March 8-11, 1981, in
Greensboro.
* * *
The goal of Residence Life
Week, which began March 31 and
concludes April 7, is to unite
students on campus.
The events which have already
been staged included a game night,
a fashion show and the sponsor
ship of planning seminars by each
dormitory.
The remaining schedule slates
a talent show for tonight, a formal
dinner dance Saturday, a chapel
service Sunday and an Easter
Monday bonfire presided over by
Miss Bennett, Kathy Crosby. Other
students assisting Mrs. Ouida
Scarborough, residence life direc
tor, are Pam Griffin, president of
(See Page 6)
dealing with the future.
Members of the class of
1980 were urged to continue
the process of education after
they leave Bennett. “The
world has enough college
graduates who have not
sharpened their proficiencies”
enough to succeed, the pres
ident warned.
In perhaps his most fervent
statement during the address,
Miller counseled students to
keep on growing academically,
intellectually, morally and
spiritually, for “to stop doing
so is to dry up and die.”
Using the “no deposit, no
return” soft-drink bottle met
aphor, Miller contended that
a graduate’s chances for suc
cess and growth are depen
dent on her willingness to
make large deposits of the
time-honored virtues. If the
student fails to make these in
vestments, then her “return”
will be unsatisfactory.
Miller cited such crucial
deposits as faith, fair play
and honesty, planning and
hard work, decency of manner
and speech and special kind
ness, dependability and integ
rity as well as true love and
respect.
The address concluded with
advice for self-enrichment.
Miller stressed the over
whelming importance of set
ting high goals, becoming
service-oriented, continuing to
to grow and keeping God in
one’s heart.
Bennett meets uncf goal
by Myra Davis
Bennett College reached its
$60,000 1979 United Negro
College Fund Campaign goal.
General chairman McNeil
Smith announced that $60,266
was raised in the Greensboro
community between Septem
ber and December, 1979.
Of the total amount raised,
50 percent was contributed by
corporations and businesses.
The balance came from the
college community, black
churches, fraternal organiza
tion. Last year, Bennett re-
othon conducted by three
black service-oriented, wom
en’s organizations — Links,
Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority and The Las Amigas
—played an important role in
the campaign.
Based on the UNCF nation
al policy, 75 percent of the
funds raised in Greensboro go
directly to the college. The
balance is forwarded to the
national UNCF office for gen
eral distribution among the
41-member private institu
tions. Bennett College is one
of six UNCF schools in North
Carolina.
Funds raised in the cam
paign are used for student
scholarships, library and fac
ulty development, research
support, and current opera
tion. Last year, Bennett re
ceived $183,618 from the
national campaign.