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FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1981
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
VOL. XLil, NO. 10
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Karen Dixon, rising senior, was elected as the Student Government
Association president for the 1981-82 term. Dixon is in the process of forming
a task force and working on the calendar.
Jazz festival
Andrea Burch
The freshman of the Interdisci-
phnary Studies program sponsored
a Jazz Festival on the lawn of
Bennett College on April 4.
The entertainment for the fes
tival included two performing
groups. Jesse Suggs, the first per
former, began at 1 p.m. with nu
merous jazz hits. The second per
forming jazz group was the Acme
Clone Big Band Inc. from A&T
State University. They entertained
the crowd of approximately one
hundred people. Lani Miller, who
is a freshman at Bennett College
sang a feature number with the
band entitled, “I’ll Never Love
This Way Again” by Dionne War
wick. Lani said, “I usually sing
with bands that play radio hits,
but singing with a jazz band was
a good experience.”
The jazz festival was the first
of its kind at Bennett College.
Jeanette Hatch, who was the mis
tress of ceremonies, said, “I feel
the Jazz Festival was most suc
cessful and I hope this event will
be an annual one.”
Lisa Harris
The new SGA is presently work
ing on next year’s calendar, and
they feel that the upcoming year
will be a success.
The new SGA cabinet is com
posed of rising senior Karen Dix
on, president; rising junior Rose
Nelson, vice president; rising sen
ior Arlene McNeil, recording sec
retary; rising junior Jacqueline
Bendolph, corresponding secre
tary; rising senior Donna Siler,
treasurer; and rising junior Mar-
chette Lacy, parliamentarian. Ris
ing senior Lisa Harris has been
appointed a special assistant to
the president. The new Miss Ben
nett College is rising senior Terri
Phillips, and her first runner-up
65.91% pass English examination
The results from the Engjish
Comprehensive Examination held
last month reveal that 65.91% of
the 44 students taking the test
passed.
Some of the major errors made
were run-on sentences, failure in
subject and verb agreement and
pronoun agreement. Other fre
quently made mistakes were com
ma and comma fault, spelling and
awkward or incoherent sentences
or confusion of words.
Although a greater percent of
students passed the test this se
mester, when compared with the
fall statistics, a lower percentage
passed the examination in com
parison to the previous spring
testings.
The course taught by Mrs. A.
Gillespie, English 318, proved ben
eficial for those who were in the
class. Over half of the students
who took advantage of the course
and took the test passed. Although
the course is basically for review
of grammar and sentence struc
ture, some feel it should be offered
during the fall semester as well.
is rising senior Qundal Chambers.
Dixon, a Social Welfare major
and Military Science minor, an
ticipates a strong year for the new
cabinet. “I am very confident in
the executive cabinet we have
strong, committed individuals
which I think will be an asset
for the coming school year,” she
said. Karen is in the process of
forming the student government
“Task Force.” “This task force will
work closely with the cabinet, and
will concentrate on airing out
problems and establishing a repore
between the administration and
the cabinet itself,” according to
Dixon.
The new cabinet is presently
meeting and preparing its calendar
for the new year. Recording sec
retary Arlene McNeil, an English
major from Henderson, N. C., also
feels quite confident that the up
coming year will be a success. She
said, “The cabinet consists of very
good leaders who are dedicated
to improving the relationship be
tween the SGA and the student
body.”
Scott wins award
Wynnetta Scott, a native of
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, was
awarded a $500 Scholarship for
study next year for a group of
outstanding designs in the home
furnishings area.
The Scholarship is awarded an
nually by the Carolinas Chapter
of the National Home Fashions
League in High Point, N. C., the
Furniture Capitol of the United
States. The National Home Fash
ions League, with headquarters at
the Dallas Trade Mart, is com
posed of approximately 2500
women actively engaged in the
design, production, distribution
and promotion of the home fur
nishings field. Chapters are lo
cated througliout the United States
from New England to California.
Miss Scott is a senior clothing
major at Bennett College in
Greensboro, North Carolina. She
is an honor student and currently
is serving as President of the Ben
nett College Chapter of the Amer
ican Home Economics Association.
Wynnetta is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Winfield B. Scott of
Sharon Hill.
Recognition Day honors approximately 200 students
Recognition Day gave Bennett
College students the chance to be
spotlighted for their achievements
this year. Approximately two hun
dred students were honored in
over 100 categories of awards and
over $2500 in scholarships were
given.
The President’s Excellence
Award was given to freshman
Yolanda Durant (3.82); sopho
more Myra J. George (3.98); jun
iors Pauhne Nzeribe and Terri L.
PhiUips (both 3.97); and senior
Linda S. Motjabee-Zaiuam (3.76).
The B'elle Tobias Scho'irship
was awarded to Yolanda L 'rant.
Amelia Pickard received tl In
terdisciplinary Studies Scholar
ship and Ptiyllis Johnson won the
Virginia A. Tucker scholarship in
the Humanities. Pauline Nzeribe
and Gloria Nunnally received the
George M. Bell Scholarship. Myra
George was awarded the Cressie
Thomas Havens Scholarship.
Athletic awards were given to
Len Milton (Most Valuable Player
—Volleyball) and Portia Dixon
(Most Valuable Player—Basket
ball), as well as Dihan Jones,
Carol Stinson, Georgia Ross and
Elwanda Blue (Senior Athlete of
the Year).
Departmental recognition went
to the following students: Mar-
chelle Boatwright, Accounting;
Terri Phillips, Pauline Nzeribe,
Lisa Johnson and Juanita Harris,
Biology; Selina Fox, Chemistry;
Donna Siler, Business Administra
tion; Katherine Winston, Elemen
tary and Special Education; Linda
Anderson and Terri Wade, Eng
lish; Leila Mickens, Valerie Ben
dolph and Jerrylyn Davis, Home
Economics; Myra George, Inter
disciplinary Studies; Dorothes
Corpening, Lisha Holmes, Mary
Cook, Linda S. Motjabee-Zamani,
Mathematics; Phyllis Johnson and
Renee Crews, Music; Kim Wither
spoon, Physical Education, Health
and Recreation; Elisa Staley, Psy
chology; LaSandra Muldrow and
Gail Wiley, Secondary and Pro
fessional Studies. These certifi
cates of merit were awarded by
Alpha Epsilon chapter of Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society.
The Marie Clapp Moffitt Schol
arship in Home Economics was
given to Eileen Green. The Dr.
Cortis E. Marie D. Torrance schol
arship was awarded to Judith
Ezzell, Cheryl Smith, Della Scales
and Marcia Strong. Gwendolyn
Walker was the recipient of the
Catherine Hughes Waddell Schol
arship. Marchelle Boatwright re
ceived the Rose Karfoil award and
Lisa Neal was awarded the L.
Gueneveur-Streat Scholarship in
Clothing and Textiles.
Linda Anderson received the
Florence Reeves Award and Vikki
Goodrich received the David D.
Jones Leadership Award. The Rev.
and Mrs. Prince Graves Scholar
ship award for student involve
ment was awarded to Cynthia
Asbury. Letters of recognition and
plaques were given for achieve
ment in business and economics
to Angela West (Accounting),
Applications being accepted
The Scholastic All-American
Selection Committee is now ac
cepting applications for the 1981
Spring Semester. Students who
are active in scholastic organiza
tions and who perform well in
class are asked to join.
The Scholastic All-American is
an honor society founded to rec
ognize this country’s top under
graduate and graduate students.
Students are selected from over
1,280 schools covering all 50 states.
Members participate in various
nationally organized service proj
ects each year.
Students are selected for con
sideration based on the extent of
their academic and scholastic per
formance both in and out of the
classroom. No one factor is
weighed heaviest when a new
member is considered. A student’s
best asset must be his or hers
“well roundedness.”
Interested students are asked to
send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to “Application,” Scho
lastic All-American, Administra
tive Offices, P. O. Box 237, Clinton,
New York 13323.
All students are encouraged to
submit an application regardless
of their grade point average.
Donna Siler (Business Adminis
tration) and Judy Bowden (Sec
retarial Administration).
The senior class was the recip
ient of the Jane Miller Jones
Scholarship cup for attaining the
highest scholastic average of
2.8694. The juniors followed with
a 2.7179 average, then sophomores
with a 2,6886 and freshmen with
a 2.6728.
Several organizations gave
awards, such as the Bennett
Scholars, the Yearbook staff (with
plaques to Tonni Sullivan and
Tonya Martin), Cooperative edu
cation, Beta Kappa Chi inductees.
Kappa Omicron Chi inductees,
Omicron Eta Chi, Kappa Omicron
Phi, Pi Gamma Mu inductees,
Thomas F. Holgate assistants, Peer
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Terri Phillips, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., will represent the college
next year as “Miss Bennett.” The position was held by Rosalyn Scott this year.