FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1980
THE BENNETT BANNER
PAGE THREE
TKe J
ean s corner
Dean shows concern
About test readiness
Myra Jewel George
The academic thrust of
this academic year is mov
ing on both preparation of
students and preparation
of faculty.
One of the major con
cerns on the student’s side
is the lack of preparedness
on the part of students to
pass the NTE (National
Teachers Examination)
and the GRE (Graduate
Record Exam). As a re
sult, we are planning a ma
jor workshop for the facul
ty for the purpose of re
viewing content areas of
the NTE and GRE so that
in future preparations
more of the content for
passing these examinations
will be included as part of
the course of instruction
for all students.
The workshop will per
mit faculty members to re
view some of the most cur
rent questions that are
found on these tests. Later
in the year we will have a
workshop designed for all
students so that they may
become more test conscious
and build a facility in test
taking.
We are very pleased this
year that five faculty mem
bers are away on full-time
study leave. They are work
ing towards doctoral de
grees as follows:
Miss Dorothy Harris—
Educational Administra
tion at Rutgers Univ.
Miss Delcine Townes—
Social Welfare at Flor
ida State University
Miss Caroline Coston—
Special Education at
Ohio State University
Mrs. Vereda King—
Economics at Duke
University
Miss Alma Adams—
Art Education at Ohio
State University (This
is Miss Adams’ second
year away.)
We believe that the more
formal training will en
hance the body of knowl
edge, thereby enabling
these faculty members to
impart more knowledge to
the students in their care.
New voting laws
Dr. Marshena Baird
Many students and area res
idents who are not registered to
vote and who wish to exercise
their constitutional right may be
able to do so.
According to the Board of Elec
tions, previously ineligible regis
trants may vote for the president
and vice-president of their choice
as a result of a Federal law passed
after the last presidential election.
This law enables one to vote
only for the president and vice-
president by filing an application
for a “PR” ballot with the local
Board of Elections.
Residents of Guilford County
may go to the Elections Board (if
incapacitated call) at 301 W. Mar
ket Street, to apply for the “PR”
ballot.
Students and area residents who
are not legal residents of Guilford
must write to their county’s Board
of Elections (where they legally
reside) to request an application
for a “PR” ballot.
When the application arrives,
fill it out, sign it, and return it
immediately. The “PR” ballot will
then be sent to you. When the
“PR” ballot arrives, vote for the
presidential and vice-presidential
candidates of your choice. You
must mail the ballot back for your
vote to be counted.
Students and area residents who
are registered, but who are unable
to vote in their precinct where
registered, may vote by absentee
ballot. Use the same procedure.
For more information, please
contact the nearest Board of Elec
tions. For Guilford, it is 301 W.
Market, 373-3836.
CAI Lab prepares students for future
Cosmotique answers health and beauty questions
YOUR QUESTIONS AND AN
SWERS TO: HEALTH AND
BEAUTY.
Q. During the winter, my skin is
prone to become very dry. Can
you recommend a good skin
moisturizer?
V.W.
A. The end of warm weather
should not mean dry skin. Try
switching your present soap to
Tone or Esirg’s. They both
contain a high content of cocoa
butter which softens and mois
turizes skin while it cleanses.
If you like Avon products, try
their N u t u r a Replenishing
Creme. It’s full of many rich
emollients and other fine oils.
Moisture Whip by Maybelline
is a new and complete line in
skin-care. Moisture Whip pro
tects the skin from harsh
weather and for all it’s worth,
you won’t believe the price!
Q. I am interested in trying a
Jheri-Curl, but my hair has
been permed. Is it safe to apply
Jheri-Curl to permed hair?
A, No, the Jheri-Curl is an am-
monia-base cold wave product
that straightens hair to make
a larger curl. According to hair
expert Herman Allen, “Permed
hair will not respond to cold
waving.” If you decide to try
the Jheri-Curl, I suggest that
you wait until permed hair has
grown out, then clip the re
maining permed hair.
Q. How does the Toxic Shock
Syndrome affect me?
L.C.
A. Young ladies wearing tampons
of any kind can be affected by
Toxic Shock. According to Dr.
Russell, a gynecologist of Cone
Hospital, symptoms include;
severe headache, fever, and
chronic throat disorders.” I
suggest that you see your doc
tor if you’ve been using tam
pons and have any of the listed
symptoms.
OCTOBER BEAUTY BETS AND
HEALTH HINTS.
SEXY EYES
Autumn is a time when nature
overwhelms us with striking
beauty. Create fascinating and al
luring eyes with Maybelline Eye
Color Styler Pencil Duos.” Smok
ing colors of Brown Earth, Persian
Blue and Spiced Peaches accent
one end of the pencil while frosty
highlights of Sasha Pink and
French Melon are on the other.
DO IT RIGHT AND
FEEL BETTER
According to Dr. Nicholas Pop-
ovitch of Purdue University, you
should “always take all of the
medicine your doctor prescribes,”
For medication to be fully effec
tive one must follow the proper
prescription directions.
SEND YOUR QUESTIONS ON
HEALTH AND BEAUTY TO:
COSMOTIQUE
P. O. Box 139
Bennett College
Pamela Y. Pate
The Computer Center may give
students at Bennett College an
advantage.
Dr. Nellouise Watkins, director
of the Computer Center said, “Ed
ucators across the country have
not been as disturbed about our
curriculum, since Sputnik in 1957.
“Many foreign countries are ahead
of us in preparing students for
the technological era,” said Dr.
Watkins.
Since the CAI Lab program has
been in operation for the past six
years, Bennett has a head start
on the computer system. Many
colleges have just begun using the
computer system.
“The computer demands can be
very frustrating, but so can being
unable to hold a place in the
market. Industries all over the
world use computers, so students
should forget about their frustra
tions and think about their
accuracy,” said Dr. Watkins.
The CAI Lab can be helpful for
students who will be taking ex
aminations such as the National
Teachers Examination, English
examinations, and later on the
pre-law examination.
Horror tale has as many thrills as chills
Terri Ford
Book Review: THE ENTITY
by Frank De Felitta
This best seller will capture
the reader’s attention from
the first to the last page of
the book. The main character,
Carlotta Moran, has been tak
en through a crisis by a spec
tral rapist no one, except two
parapsychology research as
sistants, believes is there.
Carlotta’s three children
have suspected something
wrong and have actually seen
this discarnate creature in
action.
The Moran household is
filled with mysterious smells
and unexplained changes in
the air. Carlotta’s bedroom
has been the scene of the ad
venture throughout the book.
When she finally tries to seek
medical help, her psychiatrist,
who thinks she’s schizophren
ic, falls in love with her.
This skillfully told horror
tale will have you in a trance
even after you have finished
reading it. Published by War
ner Books, 480 pp., $2.75.
Kittrell, great humanitarian, passes
Dr. Flemmie P. Kittrell, former
teacher of Home Economics and
Dean of Students at Bennett Col
lege, and Dean Emeritus, School
of Home Economics, Howard Uni
versity, Washington, D. C. died
Oct. 1, 1980 of a heart attack at
the Howard University Hospital.
A pioneer in the field of Home
Economics, Dr. Kittrell received
the B.S. degree in 1923 from the
Hampton Institute, the M.S. in
1930 and the Ph.D. in 1935 from
Cornell University In 1976, the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro awarded her an hon
orary Doctorate of Human Letters
for her extensive contributions in
Home Economics.
After twelve years of dedicated
service at Bennett, Dr. Kittrell
moved to Howard University and
then to Hampton Institute. In
1949, she received a Fulbright
Professorship to the Baroda Uni
versity, India, where she directed
the organization of a College of
Home Economics and developed
a research program in foods and
nutrition. After this assigfiment
her work in nutrition and child
development took her to Nigeria,
the Gold Coast, French West Af
rica, Sweden, Denmark, Japan
and Thailand.
Dr. Kittrell, from 1974 to 1976,
was a Visiting Senior Fellow at the
College of Human Ecology of Cor
nell University. From 1976-1977,
Dr. Kittrell was a senior Fellow
at the Moton Center for Indepen
dent Studies, Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania. Most recently, Dr. Kitt
rell was a member of the United
States Seminar Team to China to
the International “Year Of The
Child.” In September 1980 she
returned from a month’s assign
ment in the Philippines.
Two presidents have honored
her: President Harry Truman in
1946 with the Office of Price Ad
ministration Award for her con
tributions to the Price Control
Program, and President Jimmy
Carter in 1979 with the Outstand
ing Citizenship Award for her
contributions to the improvement
of human life.
She was a great spirit in the
area of human life and relation
ships. The faculties, students and
graduates of Home Economics are
grateful for her contributions.
Many considered her to be the
Dean of Home Economics in the
United States. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the
Flemmie P. Kittrell Scholarship
Fund for Minority Groups, Amer
ican Home Economics Association,
2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20036.
Xlie President’s C
orner
Does it come too cheap?
It is a truism of the human
experience that things which
come without too much effort
are seldom fully appreciated.
The boy who delivers news
papers all summer to earn the
money with which to purchase
a bicycle places a different val
ue on that item than does the
boy whose parents simply pur
chase the bicycle for him. The
young woman who works a 40-
hour weekly shift in order to
pay her tuition, buy a few
clothes and support herself
here at Bennett College fre
quently places a higher valua
tion on her college opportunity
than does the one who need
concern herself with nothing
more basic than to talk her
parents out of more money for
some trivia.
The Federal Government,
private philanthropy and col
leges themselves, have done so
much to enable today’s student
to pursue a post-secondary ed
ucation free of financial con
cern that many individuals
never come to the realization
that going to college is still a
privilege. Too many students
fail to apply themselves suf
ficiently to derive full benefit
from the opportunities which
are inherent in this privilege.
Consequently, many young
people are graduating from col
leges today “aware” perhaps,
but still functionally illiterate,
half educated and just not
quite ready.
The College Work-Study
Program, the Bennett College
Scholarship and Work-Study
Programs, the National Direct
Student Loan, the Basic Eco
nomic Opportunity Grants have
enabled hundreds of young
women to attend Bennett Col
lege without too much care or
concern. One wonders, how
ever, if the ease with which
this kind of assistance is ob
tained has not destroyed per
sonal initiative and somehow
devaluated the very experience
which it makes possible.
Students and too many par
ents frequently overlook the
fact that a Bennett student
pays through tuition and fees
only 40% of the cost of her
education. The remainder must
be somehow provided by the
College. Although there are
certain well-defined sources
for additional funds, the United
Negro College Fund, the United
Methodist Church, and the en
dowment, there remains 10%-
12% which must be secured
simply by passing the hat. It is
therefore most distressing to
discover that many of our stu
dents choose to be mediocre
rather than engage in disci
plined and scholarly effort; too
many fail to care for the col
lege facilities and even encour
age their boyfriends to litter,
deface and destroy; too many
participate in premeditated ef
forts to scuttle the high pur
poses of the institution and
resort to a variety of practices
which nullify our efforts to
build here an outstanding cen
ter of learning.
This is not what Bennett
College is about. Our efforts
are expended for the purpose
of putting sound minds in
sound bodies, and for the cre
ation of more options for each
student who enrolls. We oper
ate in the belief that each
young woman who enrolls here
wishes to be a serious student
while preparing for responsible
citizenship in the post college
world. We are an institutional
entity with a personality to
which all contribute, but which
will not be distorted by aber
rant behavior, personal whim,
or caprice.
The opportunity for personal
development, which Bennett
College represents, is a privi
lege and not a right but, unfor
tunately, too many students
seem incapable of distinguish
ing between the two. But then
perhaps it comes too cheap.