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BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
Vol. XLII, No. 3
Renowned photographer scheduled to visit the college
PETER. MAGUBANE
FACES OF SOWETO
The Bennett College Women’s
Studies program presents prolific
artist, Peter Magubane, who will
visit Bennett Nov. 3, 1980 through
Nov. 7. His exhibit will be en
titled “The. Life of a South Afri
can Child—from Birth to Death.”
In the candid, chaotic world of
Press photography, he can in
terpret the world on his own
terms, at his own risk, and in his
own images. He likes the raw
excitement of journalism, its spon
taneous involvement. It offers
him the opportunity to appreciate
the discipline of professional de
tachment. More than anything
else, he can communicate through
photography. He can tell a story
in pictures.
In 1955, when he reached Form
IV, he left school and took a job
on Drum Magazine. He slept in
the darkroom after prowling the
city streets shooting night scenes
for practice.
Seven years after he shot his
first film, Magubane was named
Premier award winner for journaiism, Peter Magubane, will visit the campus
on November 3-7.
Home Economics celebrates 50 years
McCallum Expires
In 1980 the department cele
brated 50 years of graduates in
home economics from Bennett
College. Beginning with the first
graduates in 1931, the department
of home economics is one of the
oldest, continuing operating de
partments in the United States.
The first home economics grad
uate, as recorded in a publication
from the American Council on
Education, received the B.S. de
gree in 1873 from Iowa State Col
lege. B’ennett College, which was
founded in 1873, required courses
in household arts and domestic
science for many years prior to
the founding of the home econom
ics degree program.
Since 1931 more than 500 stu
dents have graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in home eco
nomics from Bennett College.
More than 21% of the graduates
have earned the masters or doc
toral degrees. A history of the
department, written in 1980, is in
the Bennett College Library.
A recent surrvey questionnaire
mailed to a random sampling of
Bennett College home economics
graduates revealed a variety of
careers. Some of these were:
. . . Owner of a family florist
business
. . . University Dean of home
economics
. . . Housing counselor—Coopera
tive Extension
. . . Captain of Living History
Program—National Park Ser
vice
Mrs. Willie Mae McCallum, for
mer assistant professor of social
science and head of the academic
advising program at Bennett Col
lege, passed away Oct. 12, 1980.
Mrs. McCallum received her
undergraduate degree from Ben
nett College. Her graduate study
was pursued at North Carolina
Central University and she earned
her Master’s degree at the Uni
versity of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Further study was done at the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
A concerned educator, Mrs. Mc
Callum also taught in the North
Carolina public schools of Yan-
ceyville, Caswell County, Boone-
ville and Whiteville before her
retirement from Bennett College
last May.
Her many affiliations and activ
ities included: United Institutional
Baptist Church—Ward I, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Phi
Beta Sigma Shadows, Co-Chair
man of the United Institutional
Baptist Church’s 40th Church and
Pastor Anniversary, American
and N. C. Personnel & Guidance
Association, Pi Gamma Mu,
American Association of Univer
sity Professors, Life Member of
National Education Association,
Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors, Ben
nett College Association, N. C.
Council of Social Studies,
A.A.U.W. and N.A.A.C.P. She is
also listed in Who’s Who of Amer
ican Women, fourth edition,
1966-77.
Memorial services were held in
the college Chapel Oct. 14, at
10:00 a.m. The wake was held Oct.
15, at Brown Funeral Home and
the funeral was held Oct. 16, 1980
at United Institutional Baptist
Church here in Greensboro.
one of the great photographers
from all countries, in London’s
Year Book of Photography. By
1964 he had traveled to Europe
and America on a scholarship
where he studied documentary
film work. In 1966 he joined the
Rand Daily Mail. It became rou
tine for him to cover political as
signments, riots and exposes.
The Soweto riots happened, and
Peter’s pictures cried out across
the world more eloquently than a
thousand editorials. In 1977, Peter
won the premier award for jour
nalism in South Africa, the Sel-
lenbosh Farmer’d Winery Award,
in recognition of his coverage of
the 1976 riots.
“Winning this award,” he said,
“was one of my greatest moments.”
Presenting the award, Joel Mer-
vis, former editor of the Sunday
Times said: “His experience is
probably unique in the history of
journalism. On the one hand he
faced stormy mobs and rioters,
and handled roughly by them. He
was threatened on all sides but
day by day he moved among them,
armed only with a newspaperman
to his fingertips.”
He has photographed the smiles
and the tears, jazz shows, riots,
boycotts death, crowded class
rooms, and railway stations seat
ing commuters.
As the top newspaper photog
rapher on the spot while history
was being made, Peter Magubane
offers his Soweto as chastening
experience which is broad in its
depth.
Bennett sisters
In other schools
Celebration attracts many
Yvette Barbour
How many of you know that
Bennett has numerous sister
schools world wide? Among the
sister international schools to
Bennett, a few are: Ewha Wom
an’s University, Seoul, Korea;
Isabella Thoburn College, Luck
now, India; Kinnard College for
Women, Lahore, Pakistan; St.
Christopher’s Training College,
Madras, India; Tokyo Woman’s
Christian University, Tokyo, Ja
pan; Damavand College, Tehran,
Iran; College of West Africa,
Liberia, West Africa; and Epworth
College, Salisburg, Zimbabwe,
South Africa.
In subsequent issues, there will
be additional information about
sister international schools to
Bennett.
Veronica McKinney
On Oct. 4 and 5 the United Arts
Council and Miller Brewing Com
pany sponsored the Greensboro
City Stage Celebration, which
brought much happiness to the
people of the community as they
strolled the streets of downtown
Greensboro.
The Jazz Transit, Doc Watson,
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Nee
Ningy, The Spinners, The Greens-
Admissions office plans for new recruitment procedures
Darleen Brooks
There have been several new
developments in the Admissions
Office here on campus. The re
cruitment process has been re
evaluated and structured to em
phasize the importance of personal
contacts with the prospective
student.
Miss Phyllis V. Johnson, direc
tor of admissions, has set up two
new programs which will aid the
college in recruitment and in the
actual enrollment of the students.
The first new program is the
Student Coordinating Team. This
program will be implemented in
the 1981-82 school term. The team
will consist of well screened stu
dents who have an interest in stu
dent personnel services, as well
as recruitment and it will expose
students on the campus to the re
cruitment process. The criteria for
involvement in the program will
be: students who are in good aca
demic stand; students who have
good communication skills; and
those who have an interest in
public relations. Miss Johnson
states, “This program will im
prove the students’ pride in Ben-
net and will provide a good prac
tical experience in student per
sonnel services.” For pre-alums
the program will set the ground
work for the Alumnae Admissions
Recruitment Program. Upon grad
uation, a pre-alum would have
already been involved in the proc
ess of recruitment, therefore pre
pared to contribute to mission of
encouraging qualtiy students to
Bennett.
The other program, the Alum
nae Admissions program, goes
hand in hand with the Student
Coordinating Team. Miss Johnson
said, “As an outsider I noticed
how strong the Alumnae Associa
tion is at Bennett, but recruitment
efforts have not been as structured
as it should be, so we’ve proposed
an Alumnae Admissions program.
This will improve the relations
between the alumna and admis
sions.” This program will also aid
in updating the alumnae to the
differences and the needs of the
college student today. At specific
times in the admissions process
the alumnae will contact students
in their area or by phone and
offer their service as alumnae.
Hopefully this will add a personal
touch to the entire process. Alum
nae who have witnessed the Ben
nett experience can share with
prospective students their experi
ence and encourage the student
to attend. This program will also
provide the college with more
detailed information about each
candidate for admissions.
The Admissions Office has also
re-evaluated their student market
and realized that because of the
present economic situation in the
country it would be more feasible
to direct recruiting efforts in
Greensboro and surrounding
counties to increase our in-state
student enrollment. There is a
large percentage of out-of-state
students here where there should
be a large percentage of students
from the North Carolina area.
Miss Johnson feels confident in
her new developments. She is the
former director of admissions at
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. She claims the dif
ference in recruitment at Bennett
and UNC-G is not only that in
terms of volume, market and ad
ministrative responsibilities, but
most significantly she is now home
again. Miss Johnson, a graduate
of North Carolina Central Uni
versity, states, “It’s nothing like
being among your own people,
rendering a service you know will
benefit black women with whom
she holds strong allegiance.
boro Jazz Orchestra, UNC-C Brass
Ensemble, Peter Crawford and
friends, and The Gospel Jubilators
were among many performers
whose sounds echoed through the
usually vacant passageway of
downtown. From 10:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. the performers enter
tained the crowds who gathered
to hear them.
Like people, cities need a change
and indeed Greensboro made that
change. Greensboro came out in
the open, and it happened down
town. Normally the streets are
empty by six o’clock on Saturday
and Sunday evenings, but this
weekend was an exception, with
an estimated crowd of 150,000
people attending the celebration.
The entertainment, which in
cluded shows and demonstrations,
was interesting and diversified,
even during Sunday’s cold and
drizzling weather. The people
were waiting in long lines to buy
sandwiches, cotton candy, pop
corn, etc., but they didn’t seem
to mind.
It was an exciting experience
as people of all ages, sizes, and
races walked or roller skated
down Elm Street. Many children
had their faces painted as clowns,-
while some young adults dressed
in costumes and masks which por
trayed characters, including King
Kong, Frankenstein, and Yoda.
Many students from the local
colleges and universities attended
the city stage celebration. A stu
dent from Bennett College said
that, “The city stage celebration
brought much happiness to the
people of Greensboro, especially
the college students who are look
ing for something exciting to do
in their spare time. I loved it all.”
Miss Phyllis V. Johnson, director of admissions, has introduced two new
recruitment programs into the college admissions office.