Bennett College - Belle Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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17% U id Ut Ssfozs, Fifty years ago the transition was made ... a college for black women. A dedicated few faced the challenge of making bricks without straw. Given few assets . . . four rundown buildings, one dollar in the bank, a hand- ful of students, and a mule . . . the Jones Administration had the difficult task of making Bennett College into a reputable institution of higher learning. As we cele- brate our fiftieth anniversary in this great Bicentennial Year, we pay tribute to those who had faith in the Bennett College Dream. Somewhat battered by time, the philosophies of David Dallas Jones have withstood a depression, wars, Jim Crowism and the dissent of the 1960 ' s. Like the 46 graduating classes before us, we too, are dedicated to writing new suc- cess stories, trodding new paths and breaking new ground. To Bennett Belles of days gone by, we say have faith in us. You did it once, we ' ll do it again. 1

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The ringing of the great bronze bell, symbolizing faith in Bennett, awakens us to our purpose for being here. Often hesitant on doing the mature thing, often caught up in trivia, we move along flagstone walks. The campus sets the tone of our being. Georgian buildings, showing the wear and tear of the years, have record- ed the anxieties, uncertainties, joys, and successes of each Belle and profes- sor. Members of the college community compete in ex- citing volleyball game which pitted students against the faculty and staff.