Bennett College - Belle Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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r ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS Trying Times, Crying Times The fall semester began without too much contu- sion. Once the registration anxieties ended, we played the games of academe. I ' ve been searching for the magic success for- mula which did not include long hours of studying, initiative, and reading. After three years, I haven ' t found it. It ' s disgusting to hear about freshmen with 3.5 and 4 00 g.p.a. ' s. I heard that Myra George ' s favorite entertainment is reading and that she studies better when it ' s quiet. We were jarred when the status quo at Bennett was questioned by some black Methodists who recommended that we go coed to offset financial problems. Wasn ' t it great that our trustees spoke out in sup- port of our women ' s college tradition. If I had wanted to attend a coed college, I would have done so. Some of us obviously didn ' t realize that too many courses don ' t compensate for learning. The faculty moved to reduce curriculum pattern loads. I do think it makes more sense to make A ' s, B ' s, and C ' s in five courses, than to struggle with six or seven courses. I sometimes get sick when the instructor at- tempts to solve a problem or explain a concept and finds himself challenged by someone who speaks not from research but from opinion. Afterall, it ' s too hot in here for more hot air, Oh. that ' s nothing. I really had a problem and needed to discuss it with Dean Tipton, but he was away giving a clarinet concert. If you really want to know about tryin ' times, try to get an excuse from a college official for attending a function off campus. I know about that, the excuse run-around. I was first told that I needed an official excuse from Dr. Tipton or Miss Harris, so I decided to start from the top. Dr. Tipton told me to see Miss Harris who told me to see Miss Power - the advisor for the trip — who told me to see Mr. Bragg who told me to see Dr. Tipton. I gave up. t mam Jf £h