Heleh E. Green .Bennett graduate Helen Green / Reoews Sodel Welfare Degree Mias" Helen ' "Edwin's Green, having completed degree requirements in the field of Social Welfare, was one of 70 young women to receive the baccalau reate degree from Bennett College, a liberal arts col lege for women in Greens boro, N.C. She is the daughter of Mr. Joseph E. Green Sr. of 3I0Q Clearview Dr., Char lotte. Ftegnancy Rakes ‘ Pregnancy rates of teens Char lotte-Mecklenburg increased in 1963 for the --second vear in a row Tho 2,209 pregnancies recorded in 1963 mark a 12 percent increase when compared with 1961. Each day six Mecklen burg teens become preg nant. Three will have abortions; three will go on to give birth. Although ■ pregnancies to young teens (those 14 and under) have increased dramatically, older teens are particularly -“•at risk.” In Mecklen .JJJqrg.Cqunty, in 1963, nearly_ one out of 1015-17 year olds and one in six 18-19 year olds became pregnant alone. iccuage pregnancy in volves significant social as well as personal costs. Babies born to adolescents have higher rates of birth defects and are more likely 10 be born prematurely. As *S»