Bennett College - Belle Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Dean Bragg chatted with students in the Snack Bar in his attempt to improve campus com- munications. Mis theme for the year was adding a touch a class. Change was also seen in our dealings with the opposite sex. We were somewhat more shy in our relationships as we tried to recapture the magic of the earlier Bennett Belle. We encountered many changes in the total college program. New faculty brought new ideas into the classrooms. New residence hall programs added new dimensions to campus liv- ing. While things were not always the best, we recognized that attempts were being made for our benefit. We picked on the move to strengthen each department. It meant more work. Mr. Canady ' s art class took to the outdoors to gain the realism of nature. HIV HUlMBMil lVH

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Lisa Anderson experienced a change in campus employment. She went from assistant in the Post Office to assistant in the Publications and Infor- mation Office.

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Change and Anxieties This attitude, continuing to evolve into something great, was the result of need. It was necessary to understand all the personalities involved in the Bennett Experience. Each core of the college program emphasized greater academic achieve- ment, career options for women, individuality and getting back to sound value systems. In spite of being overworked (so it seemed), over- extended and pushed, we continued to seek out the mission of the college and our purpose for being here. From the quiet times of Southern autumn, we found ourselves engaged in event after event. Then there was that much needed semester break and the holiday fun. But all too soon, we plunged back into endless meetings, seminars, exams, classes and more meetings. In all it was a great year. ' OK: For freshmen, the first week of school was waiting . . . for this event or that. It was waiting to see who new roommates were, who new teachers were, where the action was. The NAACP sponsored their first Miss NAACP pageant. Chairperson Shelia Summons in- structs contestant Anita Webster in talent seg- ment.