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Friday, November 15, 1985
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
VoL XLVll, No. 3
Four orators win trophies at EPS
Evening of Song: (left to right) Distinguished guest Marilyn Thompson discusses music with senior Anna Harrington,
accompanist Roland Carter and associate professor Mrs. Mary J. Crawford during her successful October appearance
on campus. Photo by Keith Miller.
President equals success
by Bernice Scott
How far must we look be
fore we see a successful
woman? Most people think
they have to look in maga
zines and newspapers. This,
however, is not true.
Success is present here
each day. She walks around
with her brown leather brief
case or perhaps she chooses
to carry a well-used blue bag
featuring the college emblem.
No matter which she carries,
we can rest assured that she
will always be wearing the
same thing—a smile.
SGA President Evelyn Ful-
more is one of Bennett’s
answers to success. This 21-
year-old senior chemistry
major has defined success for
herself.
“Success is giving your all
and being satisfied with the
result,” said Fulmore. “People
can talk about it, but success
is intangible.”
Since Fulmore knows what
success is, she will stop at
nothing until she achieves
total success.
As she folds her arms
across her chest, crosses her
legs and smiles confidently.
she says, “Thus far I have
successfully done all I can do.
I’ve worked hard!”
“There are other things I
wish I could do, but they are
not humanly possible,” Ful
more adds. She would like to
provide better health facili
ties in her hometown, Lake
City, S.C.
According to Fulmore,
there are factors that help
a person achieve success.
Among these is the family.
Her family, which consists of
her parents, one brother, and
two sisters, has encouraged
her greatly. This encourage
ment along with her own in
dependence drove Fulmore to
her success.
“I tell people I don’t believe
in free rides . . . Everyone
wants something for noth
ing,” she says.
She believes that people are
responsible for their own suc
cesses as well as failures.
“The system is blamed for
problems, but it’s not the sys
tem ... I solved my own prob
lems,” she explains.
Fulmore is also a firm be
liever in versatility.
“At one time, my major
was pre-med, but the area
was too restricting ... I want
to have many options in case
I need something to fall back
on,” Fulmore says with a
broad grin.
As we see Fulmore practi
cally running across campus
while staring at her watch,
it’s easy to see that she be
lieves in activity.
One of the most active
people on campus, Fulmore
is a member of the college
choir, treasurer of the Ben
nett Scholars and president
of the campus chapter of Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
“My college activities are
like a saga,” said Fulmore.
Fulmore wasn’t always this
active, however. “My first
semester here, I studied, at
tended class meetings, but no
clubs ... I wasn’t happy, so
I prepared myself,” Fulmore
recalls.
Fulmore attributes her suc
cess to her ability to do what
is right for her.
She leaves this advice to
the Belles: “Be independent;
do things on your own, use
sources, but work on your
own because no one is going
to give anything. . .”
Living Madonnas display;
Eleven models chosen
by Rita Rushing
Eleven students have been
chosen to serve as models
during the Living Madonnas
ceremony, a Christmas pro
gram presented every two
years.
This event, held in the
chapel, will recreate great
masterpieces from the Middle
Ages, using “The Book of
Hours” as the source and
Belles as the figures against
pictorial backdrops. It in
volves the combined effort of
the art, music and home eco
nomics department.
The performance will be
given Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Madonnas will be
Alicia McCollum, Olivia Mor
gan, Theodosia Hail, Penny
Baldwin, Elizabeth Conley,
Sarah Brunson, Valerie Jones,
Twilla Smith, Celeste Web
ster, Robin Stockham and
Jade Osborne.
The tradition started in the
1940s and has been a high
light of many Christmas sea
sons on campus.
The program is held in the
chapel where the pictures
come to life. The choir, which
will never be seen, will sing
Christmas music.
“The Living Madonnas pro
gram is a lot of hard work,”
says Dr. Alma Adams, the
chairperson of the Madonnas
committee. “It requires a lot
of time. I do most of the
painting of the canvasses. Dr.
Alston practices with the
choir every day, and Dr.
Geraldine Ray, who will be
working on the project for
the first time, will create
costumes for eight scenes.
The scenes will take one mi
nute to change, and we will
be doing it with only the light
of penlights.”
The program is presented
every two years because of
the considerable cost and
heavy labor involved. This
year Dr. Adams will sell
Christmas cards from a pre
vious program to raise money
for future Madonna presen
tations. The cards will sell for
75 cents each or 10 for $7.
by Laura Nelson and
Evelyn Sims
Four students won top
honors at the Evening of
Public Speaking on Oct. 18.
The trophy-winners were
sophomore Janice Smith in
classical oratory; freshman
Sophia Williams in dramatic
monologue; senior Fredricka
Watson in oral interpretation
and senior Karen R. Taylor
in persuasive speaking.
Smith delivered an excerpt
from the writing of Frederick
Douglass ; it revealed the atti
tude of blacks on the 4th of
July. Williams portrayed the
Orange Lady from Ntozake
S h a n g e ’ s “For Colored
Girls . . .” Watson recited the
poem, “The Heavenly Grocery
Store.” Taylor presented a
rousing speech on the impor
tance and power of sister
hood.
All the competitors were
delighted by the warm res
ponse of the audience. Smith
said she enjoyed participating
in the event and believes the
confidence gained from her
victory help her in her career.
Williams stated that she
likes to compete so that people
can see what she can do. She
would like to see more com
petitors when the event oc
curs in the spring. “I en
courage more people to par-
ticioate,” she said.
Watson took an interesting
perspective on the evening.
“Winning doesn’t count,”
she said. “What’s most im
portant is being involved.”
Watson said the two prob
lems confronting her were to
implant the artist’s vision in
the mind of the crowd and to
make herself feel comfort
able with the audience. Hav
ing friends there helped her
relax and establish rapport
with her listeners.
Taylor was a winner in the
fall competition last year,
reading an original composi
tion.
Winners of certificates
from the evening included
Digna Hester in oral inter
pretation and Lisa Killett and
Kathy Howell in persuasive
speaking.
Dr. Martha Brown, one of
the judges for the event, was
pleased by the performances.
“All the girls were impres
sive, and there was a lot of
talent there. I especially ad
mired Sophia Williams as the
Orange Lady. It was such a
convincing performance,” said
the assistant professor of
English.
The other judges were
Penny L. Hill, Miss Bennett,
Dr. Virginia Tucker, chair
person of the communications
department; and Mrs. Ann
Gillespie, English instructor
emeritus.
The evening, usually spon
sored by the Interdisciplinary
Studies Program, is now be
ing coordinated by the com
munications department.
According to Dr. Tucker,
“The entire evening was a re
sounding success. The stu
dents’ presentations were ex
ceptional, and the event ran
like clockwork as a result of
the organizational energy
and capability of Mrs. Mary
Hopkins (associate profes
sor of speech and drama).”
Book collection donated by Charles
by Penny L. Hill
What better way to spend
a nice, crisp cool day than
with a book? How about 500
books? Bennett College has
been given an extensive new
book collection.
Dr. Virginia Tucker, pro
fessor of English and chair
person for the department of
communications, along with
her husband, Mr. James
Tucker, and a few students
spent Oct. 28 transporting
the books to the Bennett
campus.
The books came from Dr.
Amy Charles, professor of
English at the University of
North Carolina at Greens
boro, who died earlier this
year. She had requested that
her extensive library be do
nated to Bennett and UNC-G.
The request was fulfilled by
the executor of Charles’
estate. Dr. Betty Cowling, re
tired professor of music at
UNC-G.
“Dr. Charles mentioned on
several occasions to Dr. Cowl
ing that her books should go
to Bennett and UNC-G,”
stated Dr. Tucker.
Charles was an expert on
the 17th century English
poet, George Herbert. A copy
of her book A Life of George
Herbert, published in 1977
by Cornell University Press,
was among the books. It is
considered the definitive bio
graphy of Herbert.
The bulk of the books are
in English literature with a
concentration on the Renais
sance. However, the collec
tion does not confine itself to
any one specific area. There
are books from American
literature, music and art, and
a large collection of books on
religion, including many early
Bibles.
According to Dr. Tucker,
“After the books are sorted,
the books on religion and the
specialized literary texts will
be placed in the Holgate li
brary. The general reference
works will be retained for the
Humanities’ Division reading
room for division majors.”
The Bennett family will
certainly benefit from Dr.
Charles’ generosity.
“Bennett is the major ben
eficiary since the majority
of the books were already
owned by the UNC-G li
brary,” stated Dr. Tucker.
The book collection will
give Bennett students, as well
as faculty, access to a wider
range of reference works in
the English field and books
for pleasure reading, and
they won’t have to go to other
libraries.
An added benefit, accord
ing to Dr. Tucker, is that “by
increasing the number of li
brary holdings, the rating by
the Southern Association of
Schools and Colleges will be
improved.”
The contribution by Dr.
Amy Charles and Dr. Betty
Cowling, “who are both long
time friends of mine,” will be
put on g'ood use, said Dr.
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