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November
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BLUES
Stunt Night
November
26
Vol
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No. 4
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
October 25, 1940
Rat Day Sees "Old Maids'' Stepping Out, And Gladly
Society Notes
Founders’ Day
Press Meet
To Be Held
In Durham
Doubtless there was a So})hoinore some where near when this ])icture was taken, for the Freshmen seem
to be “Stejiping out” of their shoes and hose with surprising speed. They are, left to right, Elizabeth
Porter, Mildred Cook, both of Charlotte, Helen Vogel of Spartanburg, and Virginia Prunty of Charlotte.
(Picture used by courtesy of Charlotte News)
Sophomores Give Rats Formal
Initiation To College Life
The annual fall convention of the
I North Carolina Collegiate Press Asso-
I elation will take place November 7,
8, and 9 at the Washington Duke
Hotel in Durham. Host for the oc
casion is Duke University. Editors
and business managers of leading
collegiate publications, as well as na
tionally known speakers and enter-
j tainers, will attend the convention.
Those planning to attend from Queens
are Judith Killian and Elizabeth Im-
body, editor and business manager of
the Coronet, and Ann Golden and Ann
Mauldin, editor and business manager
I of the Queens Blues.
Officers of the state association are
I Fabe Clements, State College, presi
dent; Gene Vereen of Davidson, first
vice-president; Polly Goforth of Flora
I Macdonald, second vice-president;
Norvell Ashhurn of Wake Forest,
treasurer; Frances Staton of Wom-
len’s College in Greensboro, secretary;
and Steve Sailer of State College,
[executive secretary.
Give Program
In Auditorium
The Delta Psi chapter of Alpha
Iota, international honorary business
sorority, celebrated its Founder’s Day
Monday night at eight o’clock with
an anniversary program in the audi
torium.
Carolyn Miller of Charlotte, presi
dent of the chapter, presidwl over
the meeting. After the business and
committee reports, Mary Alice Pette-
way of Charlotte, corresponding sec
retary, read a telegram of greeting
from Elsie M. Fenton, grand presi
dent.
Spinster Theme Carried Out; Day
Ends With Session of Rat Court
Queens College was invaded by a"
flock of'old maids last Wednesday. TTtI/Ic!
Each of them was wearing a typical VXl OU.TJ
antiquarian dress, old maid shoes,
a stiff white collar, a pair of horn-
a rat trap with
rimmed spectacles,
her name caught in it, and a large
broken heart. Each had her hair
pinned in a large knot on top of her
head. Each carried a picture of
“him” and a knitting bag. The ab
sence of cosmetics among such a
group was not unusual.
The old maids observed silence ex
cept when they were discussing “him,”
or addressing the sophomores. The
timid creatures showed fine gossiping
ability in repeating “Six slick super
slender sophomores slew six sick
sloppy simpletons.”
The agile ladles insisted on taking
steps two at a time, squaring al
corners, and praising Allah before
each sophomore. The sophomores di
rected all the activities of the ole
maids and were highly honored by
them. Whenever one of the old ladies
paid her respects to a sophomore, she
gave her a candy sucker.
The day’s festivities ended in a rat
court, when all the old spinsters
were brought before the sophomore
bar of justice and made to pay for
their sins
Convention
U. S. Marine Band
Gives Concerts
A large and appreciative audience
which included many Queens students
received “The President’s Own”
United States Marine Band at both
of its concerts last Tuesday. The
band, directed by Captain William F.
Santelmann, presented a program of
American music and featured two
soloists, Edward Masters, cornet, and
Oliver Zinmaster, xylophone. The pre
sentation was sponsored by The Char
lotte Observer.
The annual convention of Alpha
Kappa Gamma national honorary
leadership fraternity was concluded
Sunday morning with the installation
of new officers for the coming year.
Miss Sue Mauldin of Charlotte and
Svracuse, New York, was re-electec
president of the group. Other officers
elected are: vice-president. Miss
Lodema Gaines of the University of
South Carolina; executive secretary
Miss Jane Phelgar of State Teachers
College at Farmville, Virginia; Miss
Mary Catherine Dobson also of State
Teachers College, historian; and Miss
Caroline Edwards of Charlotte and
Queens College, editor-in-chief of the
Torchhearer, Alpha Kappa Gamma
magazine.
The delegates to the convention
were guests at a progressive dinner
held at the five sorority lodges on
Friday evening, after which they at
tended the lecture of Mrs. Osa John
son. A business meeting was held
Saturday morning. Delegates were
guests of the college at a luncheon
in the S. C. A. Hut at 12:30 P. M.
Saturday evening Alpha Kappa
Gamma entertained at a banquet at
Thacker’s restaurant, at which time
Miss Janet Robinson was the prin
cipal speaker.
Debating Club Will
Go To Tournament
The debating group of the Specta
tor Club, of which Flora MacDonald
is leader, is making plans to attend
the annual Southeastern Forensic
Tournament at Winthrop College,
Rock Hill, S. C.
STUDENT POLL
The International Relations Club
in co-operation with the Queens
Blues is conducting a student poll to
determine the favorite candidate at
Queens in the forth-coming presi
dential flection.
Members of I. R, C. kept books in
Burwell Hall for registration of
names Thursday and today. Only
those who registered will have the
privilege of voting.
Wednesday, October 30, is the day
set for regular voting. The results
will he published in the next issue
of the Blues.
Group Elects
\Editor For
\Queens Quill
Home Ec. Girls
Elect Leaders
A called meeting of the Home
Economics Club was held October
16 at the Day Students Building.
The main purposes of the meeting
were elections of officers and the read
ing of the constitution.
Officers elected were: Sue McNulty,
president; Drucella Ballentine, vice-
president; Sue Crenshaw, secretary;
and Sara Bailey, treasurer. The
constitution was read and approved.
The president led a discussion about
the kinds of programs the club would
have throughout the year. The girls
were asked to state their preferences
and make suggestions. It was decided
that the vice-president will have
charge of the programs for each
month.
Investigations are being made
concerning the National Honorary
Sorority for home economics stu
dents. Miss Frances Jarrett and Mrs.
Guy Eason are faculty advisers, and
with their aid the club expects to
offer many opportunities for its
members.
The meetings will be held the last
Wednesday of each month at 4:30
in the Day Students Building.
Elizabeth Isaacs, president of the
Creative Writing group of the Spec
tator Club, was elected as editor of
this year’s Queen’s Quill This is the
Spectator Club’s annual publication
It is. put out by the students and is
composed wholly of their own literary
contributions. It has not yet been
decided when the magazine will be
published, but it is expected to be
issued to the student body some
time this spring.
Officers for the ^ club were also
elected for the current year. They
are as follows: Louise Blue, vice-
president; Pete Munroe, secretary-
treasurer; and Lucy Hassell, pro
gram chairman.
Dr. Calvin D. Linton, who was
present at the meeting, suggested
that some Queens students try out for
entrance into the Charlotte Writers’
Club and the Poetry Club, as these
organizations have expressed an in
terest in Queens students. He also
reported that the members of the
Creative Writing Group present a
program sinfilar to that given last
year at a combined meeting of Char
lotte’s two literary societies.
Programs for the year were dis
cussed, and plans were made for sev
eral interesting studies. The meeting
was adjourned after refreshments
were served by Julia Edwards and
Elizabeth Isaacs.
Miss Ann Vann gave a history of
the sorority, which was founded at the
American Institute of Business in Des
Moines, Iowa, on October 21, 1925.
Following this, Jane Montgomery of
Reidsville gave a talk, “Why Belong
to Alpha Iota.”
Miss Mary Inglis made a report of
the mid-Atlantic states conclave held
in Washington, D. C., October 19-20.
At this conclave Miss Inglis was
elected historian of the mid-Atlantic
states association.
An impressive candlelight service
closed the program, as each member
renewed her pledge of loyalty for the
coming year.
Following the 'program in the
auditorium an informal social hour
was held in Burwell Hall. Special
guests included the other business
students at Queens., Faculty mem
bers present included Dean Slaton
and Miss Helen Craig, new member
of the business department.
'^Cradle Song’
To Be Given
King, Humble Will
Co-Direct Play
NEXT WEEK
Friday, October 25
Combined Choral Concert
At Davidson
Saturday, October 26
Phi Mu Initiation.
Thursday, October 31
Interpretive Readings by the
Dramatic Department in
Auditorium
Announcement has been made of
the presentation of Gregorio Sierra’s
I he Grade Song” to be given by the
Queens College Dramatic Department
in conjunction with the Charlotte
Little Theatre. Co-directors for the
production will be Miss Ethel M. King
of Queens College and Mr. Thomas B.
Humble of the Little Theatre. There
will he three performances of the
play in the Queens auditorium:
December 3, 5, 6. The first night
performance wiU be for the college
and its guests, whereas members of
the Little Theatre Association will
attend the other performances.
The play was first performed at
the Teatro Lara in Madrid. At the
outset it was seen to be a wholly
exceptional piece, one of the rare
inspirations of the theatre. The run
continued throughout the season, and
a reprise opened the same house
during the fall. Since that time,
, Cradle Song” has been done every
where, translated into all the major
languages, invariably meeting with
the same instant, affectionate re
sponse. The play was introduced
to the English-speaking stage at
limes Square Theatre in New York
during the 1921 season.
Ihe cast, which will be composed of
the most talented members of both the
Queens Players and the Little Theatre
group, was selected by try-outs. Re
hearsals started last Monday night.
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