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BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
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Novelist to appear
by Arlene McNeil
The Division of Social Sci
ences, through a cooperative
effort with the Mellon Grant
Committee and the Lyceum
Committee, is sponsoring the
visit of David H. Bradley, Jr.,
the author of The Chaneys-
ville Incident, this week.
Bradley’s appearance will
begin with a public reception
given by the Women’s Studies
Program on Sunday, Feb. 28
at 7:30 p.m. in the Student
Union. The novelist will be
autographing his novel for
anyone who already owns the
book. He will also have some
books on hand for those per
sons who will like to buy one.
Bradley will be giving two
open lectures. The first one
will be on Mar. 1 at 7 :30 p.m.
in Pfeiffer Science Assembly.
The second lecture will be on
Mar. 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Black
Hall Assembly. He will be
speaking on the roles of novel
ists in bettering their society
through their works and he
will also discuss how cultural
100 Make list
David H. Bradley, Jr. is a young man on the move. Author of the highly
successful novel, THE CHANEYSVILLE INCIDENT, and a member of the English
Department at the University of Pennsylvania, Bradley is bringing his
ideas to campus this w/eek. (Photo by Thomas Victor)
by Evelyn Sims
A record 100 students were
named to the Dean’s List for
grades made during the fall
semester.
Marcia Atwater, Wendy
Bonds, Geena Bounsell, Ad
rienne Burch, Shatona Bur
nette, Michelle Butler, Dianna
Cooper, Nadine Dennis, Shei
la Dockery, Pamela Ferguson,
Wilyonda Freeman, Zandria
Gaillard, Zanyah Gaillard,
Arnetta Gibson, Charlotte
Green, Sharron Henry, Tonya
Horton, Rhonda Jackson, Cas-
Students state grievances
by Shelly J. Coston
Students expressed a variety of
grievances to administrators dur
ing a turbulent meeting convened
by Dean of Student Affairs Phyllis
Forte Ethridge Feb. 11 in Science
Assembly.
The complaints centered on the
quality of social life and the dif
ficulty of students’ rising from
academic probation. But speakers
also criticized administrators’ at
titudes toward students, the value
of the Pilot Program for Belles
with low entrance scores, budg
etary emphases and procedures for
hiring faculty.
Ethridge, Dean of the College
Chelsea Tipton and President Is-
sac H. Miller, Jr. fielded questions
from the audience.
The meeting was spurred by
anger over Ethridge’s enforcement
of curfew Jan. 28—an action that
prompted widespread violation of
the two o’clock deadline Jan. 29
and an outdoor dialogue with
Miller.
“I don’t believe Dean Ethridge
realized the seriousness of her ac
tions or was really prepared for
us,” commented one student, who
requested anonymity.
Miller, in a subsequent inter
view, agreed that social and recre
ational opportunities are limited.
As a result, he is activating the
administrative council, which will
consist of students, faculty and
staff who shoulder responsibility
equally. “A college isn’t just the
brick and mortar, but the outcome
of the interaction of those in
volved. The meeting helped me
see some of the things students
are confused about,” he said.
Through the council, legitimate
concerns will be conveyed to the
administration and a better line
of communications will be opened.
“Communicating the spirit of
the college is a weakness we must
overcome, and considering the
happenings of the other day, we
haven’t sufficiently communicated
with one another,” Miller ad
mitted, “I can see that we (the
administrators) weren’t respond
ing to some things in a constructive
manner.”
Miller maintained that he isn’t
opposed to social life, but he un
derscored the difficulties of co
ordinating events at an all-female
institution. “More planning is re
quired and input necessary (at
Bennett) whereas at a co-ed col
lege things tend to happen more
spontaneously.”
He doesn’t disapprove of stu
dents’ going to dance clubs, but
he is concerned about those who
appear to be “majoring in night
clubs,” He defended Ethridge, con
tending she was following the
regulations in the campus hand
book and it wasn’t her purpose
to deny Belles a good time.
Many students at the meeting
were concerned about the aca
demic policy which prohibits stu
dents from removing F’s from
their transcripts by re-taking and
passing courses. Students feel the
practice of retaining F’s perpetu
ates academic probation for some.
Sophomore Lisa Kersey summar
izes the complaints: “Under the
present policy, no matter how
diligently you work, failure grades
will always be on your transcript
to haunt you.”
Speakers also expressed fears
that the Pilot Program is an un
necessary prolongation of students’
academic careers and that it seems
punitive. Miller responded that the
(See page 3)
Honors Convocation:
70 scholars receive academic praise
by Rosellen Durham
Over 70 students were hon
ored during the Twentieth
Annual Spring Honors Con
vocation.
The following 39 freshmen
were recognized for attaining
averages of 3.00 or above for
one semester: Marcia R. At
water, Wendy A. Bonds, Gee
na D. Bounsell, Adrienne A.
Burch, Shatona J. Burnette,
Dianna Cooper, Nadine V.
Dennis, Sheila P. Dockery,
Pamela M. Ferguson, Wilyon
da T. Freeman, Zandria C.
Gaillard, Zanyah S. Gaillard,
Arnetta E. Gibson, Charlotte
E. Green, Sharron R. Henry,
Tonya L. Horton, Rhonda C.
Jackson, Cassandra D. Jones,
Blanche J. King, Ingrid Mc-
Adoo, Tanya C. Mills, Adri
enne R. Mooring, Demorris
Y. Norris, Linda G. Rivers,
Lydia R. Roberson, Robbin R.
Rowe, Myra C. Sampson, Son
ya B. Sanders, Kaaron E.
Saunders, Carrie A. Scott,
Michelle D. Sims, Rosa M.
Singletary, Maria Streeter,
Sharon Timmons, Christiana
Tumaku, Tywanna D. Wat
kins, Lynell M. Wellington,
Melanie R. Westmoreland and
Lisa Williams.
The 12 sophomores honored
maintained a cumulative av
erage of 3.20 or above for
three semesters. They were
Donna M. Allen, Leslie M.
Barr, Andrea N. Burch, Mar
garet A. Crudup, Joan Y.
Davis, Sue E. Douglas, Yo
landa T. Durant, Nedra K.
McGee, Sherry T. Spruill,
Rhonda M. Whitted, Angela
J. Wilkins and Cheryl B.
Williams.
Seven juniors received hon
ors for maintaining a cumula
tive average of 3.30 or above
over five semesters. Adriane
E. Baughman, Zenobia S.
Braxton, Vickye R. Johnson,
Rose L. Nelson, Gloria C.
Nunnally, Wanda G. Parker
and Gwendolyn C. Walker
were the seven.
(See page 5)
sandra Jones and Blanche
King were among the 40
freshmen honored.
Other freshmen included
Ingrid McAdoo, Tanya Mills,
Adrienne Mooring, Demorris
Norris, Linda Rivers, Lydia
Roberson, Robbin Rowe, My
ra Sampson, Sonya Sanders,
Kaaron Saunders, Carrie
Scott, Michele Sims, Rosa
Singletary, Maria Streeter,
Sharon Timmons, Christiana
Tumaku, Tywanna Watkins,
Lynell Wellington, Melanie
Westmoreland and Lisa
Williams.
Sophomores Donna Allen,
Melanie Alford, Leslie Barr,
Michelle Brown, Margaret
Crudup, Joan Davis, Sue
Douglas, Yolanda Durant,
Jennifer Jones, Fatmata
Khella, Melinda Lowery, Ned
ra McGee, Merry McQuillar,
Melissa Mitchell, Eleanor
Phillips, Patricia Rembert,
Marcia Strong, Joy Waters,
Cheryl Williams and Olurame
Yates were the 20 named.
Nine juniors — Zenobia
Braxton, Portia Dixon, Bonita
Hunter, Jacqueline Johnson,
Velvet Johnson, Vickye John
son, Rose Nelson, Gloria Nun
nally, and Svlvia Wilder —
were included in the list.
Cynthia Asbury, Sandra
Baker, Carla Burlev, Valerie
Callendar, Shelita Clark, My
ra George, Kathy Griffin,
Lisa Harirs, Audrey Hopkins,
Sharon Horton, Phyllis John
son, Brenda Love, Linda Love,
Estalinda Lowe and Karen
(See page 5)
“Comp”
On April
by Rosellen Durham
The English Comprehensive
Examination is being given
on April Fool’s Day, and
neither the test nor this an
nouncement is a joke because
passing the “comp” is a re
quirement for graduation.
Proctors will administer the
exam on April 1 from 8-10:00
a.m. in the Science Assembly.
All juniors, all junior and
senior transfer students, and
any seniors who have failed
the test before must take it at
this time. Any Belle in these
categories who does not re
ceive official notification of
the “comp” should contact Dr.
Lynn Sadler, chairperson of
the Humanities Division, at
campus extension 116.
At the examination, stu-
and social history are prom
inent in his own works.
Dr. Dorinda Trader, chair
person of the Social Science
Division, suggested to the
Mellon Coordinating Commit
tee to invite Bradley befcause
of a tip from one of her neigh
bors : “His book was reviewed
in a Sunday edition of the
Greensboro Daily News and
Record. One of my neighbors
who attended the same high
school in Bedford, Pa. saw
the review and told me about
it. I became very interested
in his work, so I started com
munication with him to see if
he would come to the campus
as a guest scholar.”
During her communication
with him. Trader said she
found Bradley to be very un
derstanding and very inter
ested in coming to the campus.
She comments, “He is a per
son thus far that does not
seem to be affected by his
success.”
Bradley received his B.A.
in creative writing from the
Universitv of Pennsylvania
and his M.A. from the Insti
tute for United States Studies
at Kings College of the Uni
versity of London. He is pres-
entlv an assistant professor
in the English Department at
Temple University.
Bradlev’s novel, based on
an historical incident, took 10
vears of research and writing
to complete. His hometown of
Bedford, Pa. was one of the
main stops on the route of the
Underground Railroad, which
helped Negro slaves flee to
the north to freedom. What
niqued Bradley’s interest in
the Railroad was when 13
runaway slaves were about to
be recaptured and they begged
the locals to shoot them rather
than to allow them to be taken
back into slavery.
The visit has been effected
bv a joint effort of the Social
Science Division, which is co
ordinating and planning all
activities, the Lvceum Com
mittee and the Women’s Stud
ies Program which are pro
viding funds for the reception,
and Andrew W. Mellon Foun
dation Grant Committee,
which is providing the
honorarium.
coming
Fool’s
dents choose an essay topic
from a diverse list of subjects
provided for them and com
pose an essay in a minimum
of four pages with writing on
alternate lines of the pages.
Writers are expected to fur
nish a title for the paper, a
thesis statement and a mini
mum of five paragraphs.
The English faculty grades
the papers, the quality of
each essay being appraised by
two readers. If the ver
dicts of the two judges dis
agree, a third reader assesses
the composition.
More than 60%—a record
high—passed the examination
last fall, and teachers hope
that the successs rate will
increase this time.
(See page 3)