Friday, October 3, 1980
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
Vol. XLII, No. 2
Speaking competition held
The three winners for the Evening of Public Speaking were Beverly Griffin,
Lisa Pittman and Linda Anderson.
(Photo by Parrese Wade)
Leslie M. Barr
The 6th annual Evening of Pub
lic Speaking was held on Sept. 23
at 8 p.m. in the Pfeiffer Science
Assembly.
This program, which was spon
sored by the Interdisciplinary
Studies Program classes and the
Debate Society, was designed to
recognize the speaking and writ
ing talents of the Bennett Belles.
Auditions were held on Tues
day, Sept. 16 and Thursday, Sept.
18. Speakers were chosen by the
content, organization and delivery
of their speeches.
Speeches were judged in three
i.a^?gories: Original Oratory,
Original Interpretation, and Dra
matic Interpretation. The contest
ants included: Veronica McKin
ney, Delores Gibbs, Beverly Grif
fin, Cynthia Mitchell, Linda
Anderson, Lisa Pittman, and
Jennifer Wells.
The winners and their cate
gories were: Beverly Griffin,
Dramatic Interpretation; Linda
Anderson, Original Interpretation;
and Lisa Pittman, Original
Oratory.
Many students felt that the
judging systems needed some
changes and that the audience
should have been informed on the
characteristics of each catgeory.
Nevertheless, all enjoyed the
speakers and their presentations.
Once again, the Debate Society
and the Interdisciplinary Studies
Program wish to express appre
ciation to the speakers, to the
judges, to Mrs. R. E. Jones for
assisting the Refreshments Com
mittee, and to the Bennett College
student body for its support.
Interesting plans ahead for ISP majors
Jeneane Brown
The Interdisciplinary Studies
Program had an interesting year
in 1979-80 with all of the activi
ties Dr. Trobian and Dr. Lucier
planned, and this year will be
even better with additional
Founder’s Week events slated
Andrea Burch
An important part of the Foun
ders Week celebration is the third
annual Parents Weekend which
will take place Oct. 3-5.
The weekend was originated by
President Isaac Miller, Dr. Perry
Mack of the development office,
Myra Davis of the public relations
office and Ellease Colston of the
alumnae office.
The success behind the weekend
can be attributed to the involve
ment of parents in the parents
council and the Student Govern
ment volunteers. Miss Davis com
mented, “If you want anything
to be a success, you need to have
the people involved,”
Scarlette alarmed about test scores
Yolanda DuRant
Future teachers of North Caro
lina could be in for some serious
problems where the NTE is con
cerned, according to Mary R.
Scarlette. Mrs. Scarlette said that
the NTE, or National Teachers
Examination, is harder to pass
every year for the education ma
jors in North Carolina. On July 1,
1980, the NTE score for the “A”
certificate went up to 970, and
will go up again in July 1981.
The sections of the test that the
future teachers are finding it dif-
fciult to score on are the general
areas such as social studies, math
ematics, science, and the human
ities. Courses such as Political
Science, Biology, Physical and
Earth Science, Western Civiliza
tion, American History, Geogra
phy, College Mathematics and
Basic Skills, and Man and His
Creative Awareness are the ones
students should work hard at do
ing their best in. It would be wise
to take some Art History and
Music Appreciation also, Mrs.
Scarlette suggested.
Less than 200 Bennett graduates
have been able to pass the NTE
in the past couple of years as
compared to the 300 or more that
passed in the early 1970s. Mrs.
Scarlette asked, “How do you get
the Bennett student interested in
reading more than Ebony or Jet,
or watching As the World Turns
or The Young and the Restless
or reading The National In
quirer?” “There is a need to in
crease intellectual intercourse,”
she added.
Most Bennett education majors
are not learning in their required
courses because they are not
studying as they should be. Mrs.
Scarlette said, “Bennett can turn
out a lot of educated fools but this
is not Bennett’s goal.” Bennett
College is going to try to improve
their classes to give our future
teachers a better chance at passing
the NTE.
Each year the number of par
ents attending increases. This year
the number of parents anticipated
is 200 or more.
The activities planned for the
weekend include; Faculty-Staff
Follies entitled, “Every Whicha
Way But Right,” three mini
workshops, “First Year Adjust
ments,” “Those In - Between
Years,” and “Ending College on
a High Note.”
At the Parent-Faculty Confer
ence parents will be given the
opportunity to question adminis
trators about problems their
daughters might have experienced.
The Recognition Banquet will
honor faculty and staff who have
been here 25 and 35 years. Open
House throughout the seven res
idence halls will give the parents
a chance to meet the residence
staff as well as to enjoy the eve
ning activities the residence halls
have planned.
To conclude the weekend, there
will be a Founders Day celebra
tion which will begin with a Sun
day morning worship service. The
service will be held at the St.
Matthews United Methodist
Church, the founding place of
Bennett College. The day will
conclude with a convocation on
campus at 4 p.m.
students.
There are 65 students in the In
terdisciplinary Studies Program
this year. Thirty-eight of the 65
sutdents declare Communications
of Public Relations (CPA) as a
major; the other 27 chose either
Drama, English, or Dance.
Dr. Trobian says the Interdis
ciplinary Studies Program expects
to offer the course Introduction to
Broadcasting next semester.
The freshmen in Introduction to
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
will have to take one math or
science class next year. This will
be the last year for the Synergetic
Strategies course.
Both the freshmen and sopho
mores will take trips to local mu
seums this year. The purpose of
these trips is understanding obser
vations, collection of history ma
terial, how museums are managed,
how people prepare for careers,
and the artifact of historical ma
terial. These trips include explor
atory knowledge about the heri
tage of black women and other
women in the local community.
Scott begins reign
Freshman class officers are elected
Myra Jewel George
The freshman class has elected
its officers to serve during this
academic year.
President of the class is Shelia
Young, 18, from Charlotte. Shelia,
a graduate of West Charlotte High
School, is pursuing a history ma
jor. Her goal for the year is to
unite the class so that it can grow
together and function as a strong
class. Shelia believes that, “Al
though we are lower classmen, I
intend to let our voices be heard.”
Trade Purcell, an 18-year-old
from Greensboro, was elected vice
president of the class. A graduate
of Dudley High, Tracie’s major is
Business Administration and
Management. She considers it a
privilege to have been elected and
is looking forward to a successful
year. Trade wants the class to
bind together as one and put forth
their best effort to make a strong
student body.
Eighteen-year-old Joyce Crow
der, from Charlotte, is secretary
of the class. Joyce’s major is Busi
ness Administration. She would
like the freshman class and all
other Bennett Belles to be true
Bennett sisters.
Angela Cummings, 19, from
Jacksonville, Fla. was elected as
treasurer. Angela, a nursing ma
jor, wants to be a good leader and
hopes the class will have a large
amount of money to pay for the
activities that the class will plan.
The three words she would most
like to leave with the class are
“support your class.”
Parliamentarian of the class is
Stephanie Jeffries. Stephanie is
an 18-year-old ISP-Communica-
tions Media major from Charlotte.
She is also the first cousin to the
class president. Shelia wants to
do her best at the job, but she
feels that this can only be accom
plished with the full cooperation
and attention of the class in
meetings and other gatherings.
Lisa Harris
Banquet and Coronation activi
ties for the reigning Miss Bennett,
Rosalyn Scott, took place Sept.
19-20, here on Bennett’s campus.
The coronation banquet held
Friday, Sept. 19, 1980 in the Stu
dent Union Dining Hall was a
widely anticipated event. The cer
emony opened with Harold E.
Bragg, Dean of Student Affairs,
presiding as toastmaster. Kath
erine Winston formally opened
the banquet with the invocation.
Musical dedications to the queen
were prformed by Phyllis Tillery,
Class of ’83 and Josie Hudley,
Class of ’82, with Shawn Miller,
’83 as pianist. The speaker for the
affair was Dr. Georgie B. Latimer,
professor of communications here
at Bennett. Dr. Latimer spoke on
the theme coronation, “Do You
Know Where You’re Going To.”
Very intelligently and elegantly
stated. Dr. Latimer’s speech was
a message to the queen and her
court and to the students of the
college as well.
The coronation was held the
following, night with Miss Phyllis
Johnson, Director of Admissions,
as Mistress of Ceremonies. LaSan-
dra Muldrow, Class of ’81 sang
the lyrics of the theme, “Do You
Know Where You’re Going To,”
with the outstanding piano play
ing of Shawn Miller, setting the
mood for the coronation. The
queen’s court was then presented
and consisted of Sherry Spruill,
Miss Freshman; Rose Nelson, Miss
Sophomore; Kimberly Coleman,
Miss Junior; Leila Mickens, Miss
Senior; and Jacquelyn Moyer,
First Attendant. The escorts, com
pliments of North Carolina Agri
cultural and Technical State Uni
versity’s Army ROTC program.
gave a military salute to the on
coming Miss Bennett, Rosalyn
Scott, escorted by C/CSM Ray
mond Kelly. Dr. Isaac H. Miller,
president of the college, crowned
the queen, who’s dance with the
president was done gracefully to
the lyrics of “One In A Million,”
sung by Mr. Chauncey Hines, a
friend of Rosalyn’s from South
Carolina. Individual gifts to Miss
Bennett were presented by indi
vidual classes and organizations.
A semi-formal reception in the
Student Union Lounge immedi
ately followed the affair.
Rosalyn Scott, reigning Miss Bennett, was formally inducted during the
coronation on September 20, 1980. She is pictured with first attendant
Jacquelyn Moyer and President of the college, Isaac H. Miller, Jr.
(Photo by Parrese Wade)