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BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
Vol. XLIV, No. 3
Pianist Par Excellence: Exceptional performer Natalie Hinderas will be giving
a return engagement here in November. The concert pianist won’t be playing
“Seems Lilte Old Times,” but many members of the college family
will be welcoming again a dear friend. Hinderas will play, lecture and teach.
Health Fair held
Hinderas comes back
by Dee Evans
The Bennett College Health
Center and Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Inc. sponsored a Health
Fair Oct. 14 in the Student Union.
The organizations which par
ticipated were the Red Cross,
Triad Sickle Cell Anemia Foun
dation, Alcoholism Information
Center, Mental Health Associa
tion, Women’s Pavilion, Greens
boro Heart Association and
Greensboro Drug Action Council.
According to Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority member Andrea Burch,
a senior I.S.P. communication ma
jor from Santa Ana, Cal., the fair
was designed to “inform the Ben
nett College family as well as the
Greensboro community about dif
ferent health services in
Greensboro.”
Betty Thompson, the represen
tative from the Alcoholism Infor
mation Center, explained that al
coholism is a common and serious
matter. She stressed the problems
drinking can cause for black
women—increased risks of cancer,
hysterectomies, miscarriages and
cases of infertility.
“Girls are embarrassed to come
to this table because they begin
to think about their drinking hab
its and feel that coming to this
table will label them as
alcoholics,” said Thompson.
The spokesperson for the Men
tal Health Association table was
Velvet Johnson, a senior social
work major from Selma. She is
an intern student at the Mental
Health Association. Miss Johnson
explained to interested persons
that the Mental Health Associa
tion is often confused with the
Mental Health Clinic.
She also pointed out the com
mon symptoms of mental illness—
depression, stress and tension. She
informed her listeners that there
is a place called the Gate House
that rehabilitated mental illness
patients can go to.
“Young people should be made
aware that they too can have high
blood pressure especially blacks
because it is hereditary,” ex
plained Pat Young, a volunteer
for the Greensboro Heart Asso
ciation. She added that everyone
should have regular check-ups
and be treated in instances of high
blood pressure; therefore, “you
feel better and life can be better.”
Shelby Lawary, a senior social
work major from Reidsville and
also an intern student for the
Women’s Pavilion, answered ques
tions concerning unplanned
pregnancies.
The overall response to the
Health Fair was positive.
Rhonda Breeze, a freshman
business administration major
from Granville, said the fair was
nicely organized and informative.
“I didn’t understand what sickle
cell anemia was but now I know,
and I want to know what could
be wrong with me. It (the Fair)
will be successful in the future
because it has been publicized,”
she added.
Lisa Davis’ comments were
quite similar. This freshman psy
chology major from Mt. Vernon,
NY, also felt thef air was impres
sive and informative. “I was es
pecially impressed with the alco
holism information center because
it talked about drinking problems
which is a very common subject,”
she stated.
“I went there because it had
punch and cookies, but I found
it to be quite interesting especially
the informative pamphlets which
they passed out,” said Lisa Gaffin,
a freshman food and nutrition
and psychology major from Dept
ford, N. J. “We should have one
every year because the people
around here don’t know anything
about health,” she concluded.
The idea of a Health Fair was
presented by Nurse Preston to the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
as a possible service project, said
Darlene Owens, a junior clothing
and textiles major from
Greenville, S. C.
by Kimberly McKnight
Her brightness and vitality will
take your breath away. Her imag
inative technique will send cre
ative urges through your mind
when Natalie Hinderas, a pianist
of international stature, makes a
return visit.
“I am very happy that we are
able to get Miss Hinderas to per
form in concert this year. She is
an outstanding artist of warm
personality and established repu
tation. B'ecause of her accomplish
ments, she will be an inspiration
to our students and a joy to all
of us in the Bennett College com
munity,” states President Issac H.
Miller, Jr.
Her agenda includes a reception
with an informal lecture followed
by discussion in the David D.
Jones Student Union, Nov. 8, at
7:00 p.m. and a recital in the
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel,
Nov. 9, at 8:00 p.m.
There was a time when the role
of a concert pianist was male-
oriented but Hinderas is an ex
ception to the rule. She was won
acclaim in Europe, Asia, Africa
and North America.
The Ohio-born pianist began
her career at the age of three. Her
great-grandfather and father both
enjoyed success as outstanding
musicians, but her excellence can
be largely attributed to her
mother, the musician Leota
Palmer.
Hinderas graduated with the
highest honors as one of the Ober-
lin Conservatory of Music’s
youngest graduates. She studied
with Olga Samaroff at the Juil-
liard School of Music and later
with Edward Steuerman at the
Philadelphia Conservatory of
Music.
Mrs. Effie Miller, who enter
tained Hinderas last year remarks,
“She has a tremendous talent and
because of her warmth and talent
Dean's List given
Forty-six students made
the Fail Dean’s List released
Oct. 21 by the Records Office.
Thirteen seniors main
tained averages of 3.4 or
above. The roster of excel
lence includes: Wanda Dick,
Wendy Dooley, A r n e t h a
Grace, Donna Jessup, Velvet
Johnson, Yvonne Johnson,
Rose Nelson, Gloria Nunnal-
ly. Sherry Salaam, Carmen
Smith, Yalem Teshome, Cyn
thia Wilson and Olurame
Yates.
Eleven juniors registered
averages of 3.3 or above. The
successful scholars are: Don
na M. Allen, Renee V. Crews,
Margaret A. Crudup, Joan Y.
Davis, Patricia Massey, The
resa Massey, Melissa Mitchell,
Patricia Rembert, Jacquelyn
Sharpe, Angela Wilkins and
Cheryl B. Williams.
Twenty-two sophomores
distinguished themselves with
averages of 3.2 or higher. The
Belles cited are: Wanda Dav
is, Zanyah Gaillard, Tonya L.
Horton, Cassandra D. Jones,
Blanche King, Bonita Moore,
Teresa Y. Morrow, Berna
dette Nance, Demorris Nor
ris, Christiana Obede, Jane
Ramseur, Linda Rivers, Lydia
Robertson, Crystal Robert
son, Robbin R. Rowe, Carrie
A. Scott, Rosa M. Singletary,
Maria Streeter, Sharon Tim
mons, Christiana J. Tumaku,
Tywanna D. Watkins and
Lynell Wellington.
she relates to our young people.”
Miller adds that Hinderas is
down-to-earth and easy-going and
is an excellent role model for
Bennett women.
The versatile pianist is a fre
quent soloist with major sym
phonies throughout the country.
Her many engagements include
return performances with the
Philadelphia Orchestra, New York
Philharmonic, Cleveland Sym
phony, Dallas Symphony, and the
Atlantic, Florida, Toronto and
Chicago Symphonies.
Dr. Charlotte Alston, chairper
son of music department, has ob
served that students don’t have any
difficulty recognizing, excellent
music. “It’s a wonderful oppor
tunity for us to hear Natalie Hin
deras under circumstances that
are slightly different from the last
time she was here. This time we
will hear her full recital. This will
give students a more comprehen
sive understanding of her pianistic
artistry.”
Alston is glad of Hinderas’ re
turn visit because “there was a
genuine spontaneous appreciation
for her playing (last year). We
need people without question who
can get the attention of the stu
dents,” Alston added.
In addition to her full concert
It’s time again to
by Rosellen Durham
“Stomping the Comp.” is
mt the name of the latest
dance craze.
It’s Belle terminology for
passing the English Compre
hensive Examination, which
will be given Thursday, Nov.
18, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
in the Science Assembly.
Passing the test is a re
quirement for graduation. All
juniors, junior and senior
transfer students and any
seniors, who have previously
failed the “comp.” must take
the examination Nov. 18.
Any student in these cate
gories who does not receive
official notification of the
test should contact Dr. Lynn
Sadler, chairperson of the
communications department,
at extension 116.
The test requires writers to
select a topic from a wide list
of subjects provided on the
Comprehensive and compose
an essay in a minimum of
four pages with writing on
schedule, Hinderas is a Professor
of Music at Temple University in
Philadelphia.
Hinderas has another important
connection with the college.
While living in New York City,
Mr. William Trent, consultant of
the development office, heard
beautiful music seeping into his
apartment from the next door. As
the music serenaded him, his curi
osity would no longer let the artist
go unknown. He followed his ear
and knocked on the door where
the music was coming from and
met the artist.
As they got acquainted, Hin
deras told Trent about her plans
to win the Julius Rosenwald
Scholarship. That conversation in
spired Trent to call the officials
of the Rosenwald foundation that
he was affiliated with and told
them that Hinderas would be a
fine investment. As a result, Hin
deras won the scholarship and
thanked Trent publicly. “She is
an outgoing, charming, eminent
pianist with a wonderful person
ality who is also very profession
al,” Trent states.
Hinderas will also conduct
master-classes beginning Nov. 9
at 10:00 a.m. Students who wish
to play and receive instruction
should contact Dr. Alston.
stomp the comp
alternate lines of the pages.
“Comp-stompers” are ex
pected to supply a title for
the paper, a thesis statement
and a minimum of five
paragraphs.
The English faculty grades
the papers, the quality of
each essay being appraised by
two readers. In the event that
the verdicts of the two j udges
disagree, a third reader
assesses the composition.
In the past, most first-time
test-takers have passed. The
results of recent examina
tions have revealed a “pass
ing rate” of 70 percent. The
essay generally does not pre
sent difficulty to careful,
disciplined writers.
The test is graded prima
rily on grammatical compe
tency. Four major errors or
comiainations of such errors
will fail a paper.
The categories of major
errors are: run-on sentences,
comma splices and sentence
(See Page Four)
A Queen Is Crowned: Miss Cecelia Nunnally officially became Miss Bennett
in the coronation ceremony held earlier this month. President Issac H. Miller, Jr.
presided at the crowning. Nunnally is a senior special education major
from Pelham. (Pho»° by Otis Hairston)