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QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
February 14, 1940
Annual Music Fete
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Take Part In Festival;
Pfohl Directs
Davidson College held its second
annual Music Festival, February
11 and 12, under the direction
James Christian Pfohl, director
music for Davidson and Q u e e
Colleges. The Little Symphony
chestra of the University of
gan, and Thor Johnson, cor
were again the guest performers
the event, which attracted music
from various parts of the state,
Three concerts constituted the
val program—one at 8:30 on
day evening, February 10; a
on Sunday afternoon, February
at 1:00 o’clock; and the final cor
on Monday’^ evening, February 12.
the concerts were held in
Hall.
Witli Mr. Pfohl, acting as
director of the festival, were
Johnson and Mr. iTiane McDonald
director of the Davidson Glee Clu’
Soloists were Miss Katherine Swai
of Winston-Salem and Mrs. D. M. Me
Spadden of Charlotte, sopranos ; Mis,'
Elizabeth Tavis Jensen of Winston
Salem, contralto; John E. Toms, ten
or, head of the voice department of
the University of North Carolina
Donald L. Pfohl, baritone, director
of music at Wake Forest College-
Grace Potter Carroll, Asheville pian
ist; and Italo Frajola, violinist.
Organizations that took part m
the Festival were the University of
Michigan Little Symphony orchestra,
members of the Queens-Davidson
Symphony orchestra, the Davidson
Symphony orchestra, the Davidson
Festival chorus, the Davidson College
Glee Club, and members of the Dav
idson Symphonic Band.
The initial concert of the festival
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Seniors Prepare
For Class Day
In an important meeting on Feb
ruary 8, the Senior class held elec
tions for the Class Day office
Betsy Springer, president of the c ass
presided.
Class Day officers who were elected
are Billie Thomas of Charlotte as
historian; Elaine Suber of Whitmire,
S. C., as prophet; Henrietta Me ver
of Gulf as poet; and Imcielle Gwa
ney of Charlotte as lawyer. Anne
Fuller of Buffalo, Alabama, is the
chairman of Class Day exercise
Heads of committees are Elaine
Suber, general chairman of senior
palvs; Billy Thomas, chairman o
senior entertainment; and Henne ta
Mclver, chairman of the committee
on invitations.
Spectator Club
Plans Party Soon
The three groups of
Club met together on Friday, '
ruary 9 at 4 o’clock in the Day
Student Building.
On the program was a ""
“Whether the Honor System ' «
Be Practical at Queens.” Taking
the affirmative side was Mimi Brad-
ham; the negative, Mary Love.
The members of the Spectator Club
will go to Davidson for a social with
the Philanthropic Literary Socie y o
Davidson College on Friday, February
23.
Presbyterians
Elect Delegates
Ten Girls Represent Queens At
Conference; McFadyen
On Cabinet
At the student government chapel,
February 7th, ten girls from the Pres
byterian church were selected to at
tend the Presbyte’rian Student As
sociation at Salisbury on February
16th and 17th. This will be a con
ference of Presbyterian rciiresenta
tives from the colleges in North Caro
lina. There will be delegates from
N. C. State, University of North
Carolina, Duke, Presbyterian Junior
Collegfc, Davidsoi^, Flora McDonald
and Peace.
Lucille Gwaltney is the official dele
gate from Queens and she will havt
charge of the devotional part of the
conference.
The girls who will accomjiany he
are: Dorothy Longenecker of Bel
gian Congo, Africa; Jane Montgom
ery of Iteidsville, N. C.; Pete Mun
roe of Charlotte, N. C.; Frances
Brockington of Elberton, Ga.; Frances
Trulock of Climax, Ga.; Ruth Ed-
miston of Salisbury, N. C.; Anne
Croniartie of Elizabethtown, N. C.
Gladys Plartzell of Anderson, S. C.
Amelia Bradham of Sumter, S. C.;
and Martha Stoner of Elberton, Ga.
The S. C. A. Cabinet entertained
the student body and friends of tlu
college wdth a silver tea from 4 to
6 on Friday afternoon, February 2
Lucielle Gwaltney received guests at
the door. Miss Slaton poured tea
and the members of the eabinet
served.
This was the first time that most
students had seen the Hut since it
has been newly decorated, and they
were very' pleased with the changes
made.
Mary Jean McFadyen was re
cently elected by the S. C. A. Cabi
net to replace Kllenora Spratt as a
member of the program committee.
Senior Teachers
Observe Classes
The Dean of Instruction has is
sued a list of the senior practice
teachers, who are teaching in the
public schools of Charlotte. Ihelr
practice teaching consists of twenty-
hours of ohservation and twenty-
hours of actual teaching. The teach
ers are as follows:
The High School Department
Elizabeth Harms, Evelyn McIntosh,
Dorothy Muse, Dorothy Branan
Martha Stoner, Dorothy Alexander
Frances Allgood, Irene McCall, Lu
cielle Gwaltney, Frances Hunter.
The Commercial Department—Ileita
Caldwell, Anne Cliears, Anne Fuller,
Lucy Harmon, Callle McElroy, Mar
jorie Poole.
The Home Economics Department
—Dorothy Duckett. Scottie McNulty,
Elizabe^i Porter. Betsy Springer,
Woodrow Summers. Elizabeth Bran
don.
The Elementary Department
Brooksie Folger, Martha Auten, Vir
ginia Spoon, Annie Carr Powers,
Henrietta Mclver, Frances Stough,
Nina Brown, Helen Cox. Carolyn
Pierce, Nancy Raley, Margaret Flowe.
Dr Frank N. Stanton, CBS di
rector of research, finds that college
students learn what they hear 23
per cent faster than what they read.
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MISS SHIRLEY BLACK
Miss Black
Assumes Post
Mary Baldwin Graduate Here
To Assist Miss Slaton As
Dean of Women
The faculty and student body
are happy to welcome Miss Shirley
Black, who has hegun her duties as
the new assistant to Dean Slaton
Miss Black is official dean when
Miss Slaton is away and she will
act, at all times, as consultant to
the students.
In an interview with Miss lilac,
it was discovered that she was born
in Rochester, Minnesota, but at an
early' age she removed to Spartan
burg, S. C. There she attended
both grammar school and high school.
After graduating from high school
she became a student at Mary Bald
win College in Staunton, Va., where
she majored in Spanish, Speech and
Dramatics. There she was very
active in school life. As a sopho
more she was secretary of her class
and president of tlu* Junior class.
She served in the capacity of student
body jiresident in her senior year.
During her four y'ears at .Mary'
Baldwin, Miss Black served on the
Y. W. cabinet; she was a member
of the I. R. C., Dramatics, and
Spanish clubs; and she was a rep
resentative of her college in “Who's
Who in American Universities and
Colleg-ss.” On her graduation in 1939
she was awarded the Algernon Syd
ne\' Sullavan Award which is given
for character and leadership.
For the past few months she had
attended Columbia University where
she has studied jiersonnel work.
When asked what her likes and
dislikes were she revealed that there
were verv few things she dislikes.
However, she admitted these to be
her favorites; frankness in every'one,
almost any'thing to eat, and travel.
Her particular dislikes are “Jitter
bugs,'’ bridge and insincere people.
Says Miss Black, “I think Queens
is a grand place and one of mv
chief ambitions is to know every'one
here.’'
Queens is fortunate in giving to
its students such a good friend and
giving to the faculty such a good
worker.
Group Suggests
Building Chapel
Last week the Religious Education
Committee of the faculty' suggested
at its meeting that the students and
teachers of Queens College consider
the idea of a new building for the
campus.
In the discussion that follow
ed, plans for such buildings as
a gymnasium and a new chapel were
contemplated. It was unanimously
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Dean’s List Students
Is Given By Godard
Miss Slaton To
Go To Convention
Dean Leaves For St. Louis;
Will Visit Chicago And
Stephens College
Dean Slaton will leave February 17
for the National Association of Deans
of Women which is to be held Jointly
with the American College Person
nel Association at St. I.ouis, Mis
souri. The association is meeting to
discuss problems which will be of
interest to the Deans in American
Colleges.
Miss Slaton will visit Stephens
College which is one of the leading
schools interested in vocation guid
ance. Here, she will study' the col
lege plant and make observations.
The program of the Dean's A.s-
sociation will be varied and will in
clude many' topics and discussions
of interest by the leading educators
of the schools in the United States.
Among tthese are: Training stud
ent officers by the Dean of Woman.
University' of Nebraska; balanced
function on a Dean’s Pressure Sched
ule, Dean of Women, Hiram College;
how to organize and conduct a guid
ance conference, State Teacher’s
College, Newark, N. J.; selection and
admission of students; educations in
search of a goal. Dean of the Col
lege, University' of Chicago; Emo
tional maladjustment among college
students. Dean of Women, Syracuse
University'. Throiighoue the entire
program there will he entertain
ments and recreations for the as
sembled groups.
Junior Banquet
Is Planned
The .Tunior Class recently' held a
class meeting to discuss jilans for
the .Tunior-Senior bampiet which is
to be held on April 27th. .lean Fer
guson was elected chairman. Her
committees have been selected and
they are starting work on their jilans
immediately'. They' are as follows:
Decorations Committee: Chairman,
Alice Barron; Anne Brannon, Fran
ces Brockington, and Mrs. Huffman.
Entertainment Committee: Chair
man, Mary' Payne; Sara Thomjison,
Rachel West, and Mildred 'I’aylor.
Food Committee: C’hairnian, Hilda
Harmon; Mary Gunn; Frances I.ow-
rance, and Sue McNulty'.
Place Arrangements Committee:
Chairman, Maujer Moseley; Ermine
Waddill, Cornelia 'I'ruesdale, .Julia
Edwards.
Invitation Committee: Chairman,
Ellen Hardee; Boots Bowen, Eliza
beth Tay'lor, Virginia Cothran.
In the near future the .Iimior
Class will sponsor a fashion show.
The entire personnel will consist of
.Junior girls. A skit will be jire-
sented in connection with the jires-
entation of the new fashions. Be
tween showings members of the .Jun
ior Class will entertain by a variety
of acts.
Callie McElroy has passed her 100-
word transcription test in shorthand
and has received a certificate from
the Greeg Publishing Company in
recognition. Callie is a senior from
Charlotte, N. C.
First Semester List Totals
Thirty Upper-Classmen,
Two Freshmen
Dean Godard announces today' the
following list of girls who have made
the Lean’s list for the first semester.
This list is composed of sixteen
seniors, twelve Juniors, two sopho
mores, and two freshmen. These
are as follows: Tera Bailey, Anda-
usia, Ala.; Martha Baldwin, Mount
Gilead, N. C.; Amelia Bradham,
Sumter, S. C.; Dorothy' Branan,
Thomson, Ga.; Ileita Caldwell, Con
cord, N. C.; Helen Cochran, Char
lotte; Helen Cox, Belmont, N. C.
Irene Davis, Charlotte; Caroline
Edwards, Charlotte; Betty Gardner,
Charlotte; Elizabeth O. Greene, Char-
otte; Eleanor Guyton, Kosciusko,
.Miss.; Elizabeth Harms, Charlotte;
Georgie Hurt, Charlotte; Mary Mar
shall Jone, Charlotte; Billy 'Hiomas,
Charlotte; Ruth Kilgo, Charlotte;
Marguerite Mason, Charlotte; Caro-
yn Miller, Charlotte; Maujer Mose-
cy', Charlotte; Callie McElroy, Char
lotte; Henrietta Mclver, Gulf, N. C.;
Eugenia Nue, Charlotte; Mary
Alice Petteway', Charlotte; Dorothy
Stough, Cornelius, N. C.; Elaine
Suber, Whitmire, S. C.; Mary Thom
son, Charlotte; Ida Mae Walkup, Me
liitosh, Fla.; Rachel West, Moores-
ville, N. C. Claire Wishart, Char
lotte, N. C.
The requirements for this honor
are, for freshmen, four distinctions;
for sophomores, three distinctions;
and for Juniors and seniors, two dis
tinction. No grade may be below
merit.
Because these students have shown
themselves to he exceptionally cap
able college students, they are ex
empt from the customary' rules of
class attendance.
Three girls had all distinctions.
They' were Ruth Kilgo, and Elizabeth
Green, both from Charlotte; and
Dorothy' Branan, from Thomson, Ga.
The Dean’s list idea was origi
nated in a number of colleges all
ov erthe country' several years ago.
The purpose was to release students
who were doing unusually well from
the customary' requirements for class
attendance.
Freshmen Elect
Hartzell Leader '
On Wednesday', February' 7, the
Freshman class elected Gladvs Hart-
sell of Anderson, S. t\, to serve as
president.
Gladys is freshma nrepresentative
in the Boarding Student Council, one
of the ten Queens delegates to the
Presby'terian Student A.ssociation
meeting at Salisbury^ and a member
of the Alpha Delta Pi social sflrority'.
She was very' prominent in hibh
school, being awarded a ring at com
mencement })resented each to the out
standing girl graduate.
Doris MsKinney' was chairman of
the freshman for the first semester.
College Issues
’40-41 Catalogues
The recently published Queens Col
lege Catalogue is entirely new and
different. It is much smaller and
more compact than the former one,
the type being different in size and
arrangement.
The new additions to the faculty
and college staff are listed along with
their respective duties.
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