Vol. XI
QUEENS CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C, OCTOBER 23, 1931
No. 2
1. R. C. BRINGS
INTERNATIONAL
LECTURER HERE
Mr. C. Douglas Booth To Speak
on Disarmament
Mr. C. Douglas Booth is to be
at Queens-Chicora College Nov
ember 5, at 8:15, to lecture on
“Disarmament.” He is sent by
the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace and is l)eing
sponsored by the International
Relations Club. A lecturer is sent
every year to many of the I. R.
Clubs by this Endowment. The
lecturers are internationally
known.
Mr. Booth is a traveler, presi
dent, lecturer. Having spent a
number of years in the near East
and the Balkans, he is an au
thority on Balkan political and
economic affairs. He is a mem
ber of the Royal Institute of In
ternational affairs in England to
whom he submits fortn ightly re
ports on his findings. He has
also spent some time in stud}' at
the academy of International Law
at the Hague.
Among Mr. Booth’s articles is
a paper on “The Political Situa
tion in Southwestern Europe,” pre
sented before the Institute and
published in the Journal of the
Royal Institute of Internationa!
Affairs. “Italy’s Algean Posses
sions,” published in 1928, is also
well-known in the United States,
as are his articles written for
the American Peace Society of
Washington, D. C., and published
in “The Advocate of Peace.”
CALENDAR
Rat Initiation Oct. 21-23
Press Convention , . Oct. 22-24
“Mission Institute”
sponsored by N. C.
S. V. U Oct. 26-27
d'alk by Dr. Pulton Oct. 26
Beta Pi Theta Meeting, Oct. 29
Benefit Carnival Oct. 30
Halloween Oct. 31
Picture Proofs Out . .. Nov. 3-7
Beaty Resigns As
Advertising Mgr.
Mr. Booth was born in Canada
and was educated at St. Andrews
College, Toronto, and at Layola
Universit}'. During the war he
held the rank of major in His
majesty’s forces. He has devoted
seven years to the study of Medi
terranean and Balkan Problems,
and has resided or traveled in
Morocco, Egypt, Rhodes, Potmas.
Athens, and Belgrade.
His lecturing exi)erience is
varied and includes considerable
iiolitical work for the National
Idberal Party of England, work
in U. S. for Liberty Loans and
Red Cross drives while with His
Majesty’s Forces during the W'ar,
and later experience lecturing in
both England and the United
States on International Relations.
The staff of the Queens Blues
rs sorry to announce that due to
her hard, steady wmrk in the “Y”
store, Ruth Beaty has handed in
her resignation as Advertising
Manager. She has worked faith
fully in the work so far this year
and the staff ■T^ull miss her en
crgetic person as a helper.
June IRveed has been elected
to fill this ])osition as she has
shown, through her trial work
that she is wmll capable to look
after the advertising end of the
ipaper. She has entered into the
spirit of the work showing that
she realizes that the paper is just
as much her's as any one’s. We
need more girls like this who will
work for the paper which is just
as much theirs as the ones who
get it out.
Dance To Be Given
By German Club
The German Club extended
membership invitations on Fri
day. October the sixteenth, to
twmnty-five girls. The members
of the club re]:)resent the best
dancers in the college.
Cirls to whom bids wmre given
are; Dorothv Dunn, Ruth Beaty,
Helen Vincent, Dorothy Tvson.
Carrie Johnson, Emily Skinner,
lose ]) h i n e Cornwell. Emily
Cooper, Evelyn McMillan, Rlartha
S. Pridgen, Lit Grady, Buena
Y’inecoff, Jimmie M’ilson, Dor
othy Foard, Josejihine Foard,
Martha Carnes, Blanche Coley,
Virginia Boyd, Rlartha Tyson,
Janette Mallay, Margaret Mallay,
Ninna Le Grand, Sara Kirkland,
Jane Smith, Katherine Buck.
Plans are being made for a
dance honoring the nesv members
for some time in the near future.
HALLOWEEN
CARNIVAL
IS PLANNED
Student Government Council and
S. C. A. Cabinet Take Part
Plans are now^ being made for
a Flallow'een Carnival wdiich is to
be sponsored by the Student Gov
eminent Councils and the S. C. A.
Cabinet, on the night of October
30. in the gymnasium. 'The inn-
pose of this Carnival is to secure
funds for remodeling the Day
Student's room. All the organi-
•zations on the camjius are par
ticularly interested in this ])ro-
iect and various committees have
been ajipointed to perform the
duties necessary to make this oc
casion a success. Numerous fes
tivities have been ])repared for
the evening. The decorating com
mittee will have the ball-room
decked in streamers of black and
yellow and all the weird creatures
of Halloween wnll be on hand.
Entertainment of all kinds will be
])rovided—fortune-tellers in dark
corners will foretell the fate and
fortune of those who seek their
destiny'.
It's going to be a lucky break,
so come on girls let's make this a
great occasion!
MISSION MEET
WILL BE HELD
IN CHARLOTTE
Student Volunteer Union Spon
sors Four Institutes in State.
New Honorary
Fraternity Formed
On Camniis
1 he public school music club,
organized last year, has been re
organized and given the name
Al]dia Lambda RIu. It is now an
honorary music fraternity and
only- those music majors averag
ing “B” on their literary' subjects
and “IF’ on each subject in music
are entitled to become members.
At its last meeting one of the
most capable members, Jessie
■Smith, was elected president.
Other officers are : Margaret Lil-
lard, vice-president, and Martha
Martin, secretary and treasurer.
It is the earnest desire of the
members of the fraternitv to
^vork to bring up its standard so
that they' will sponsor George
F. Boyle, internationally' famous
]Manist, in a delightful program
here some time in November.
1 he Mission Institute w'hich is
to be held October 26-27, is one
)f lour similar institutes to be
held at Mars Hill, Greensboro and
Raleigh. The Student Volunteer
Union ot A’orth Carolina has
planned these occasions to aid in
terested students in facing- new
and baffling world problems
which are presenting themselves
before the youth of today. One
discussion group will endeavor to
face campus attitudes toward
Christianity with the purjiose of
offering practical solutions. The
theme of the institutes will be
that of the Student Volunteer
Quadrennial Convention which
will be held at Buffalo this Christ
mas. “The Living Christ in the
world of today.” The speakers
will ])resent the world of today
with the purpose of aiding voung
])eo])le to recast their thinking
and to cope with new situations.
ivach institute is expected to
number from fifty to seventy'-five
students. Ibelegates from both
Negro and White Colleges will
attend. I'he conference will start
at 2:30, Monday, and continue
until 4:00 o'clock Tuesday'. The
spea.kers for the Charlotte group
.'ire well known and famous for
their Christian service. Mr. Darby
I'niton, formeily a missionary' to
Japan and now acting Executive
Secretary' of the Southern Pres
byterian Board of Foreign Mis
sions, will be one of the main
speakers. Mr. Gorfield Evans,
formerly a missionary to Cuba;
Mrs. J. E. K. Aggrey', whose hus
band was a missionary- to Africa;
and Mr. John iilinter, traveling
secretary of the Student Volun
teer Movement for the South
Vtlantic Region are also im
portant speakers.
A great deal of enthusiasm has
already been aroused at Queens-
Jhicora by the Student Volunteer
Band and Student’s Christian
Association. A'umerous students
who are interested in the work of
t.ie Union are expecting to attend.
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