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THE QUEENS BLUES
Vol,
No. 16
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C
April 19, 1941
NOTED ILLUSTRATOR VISITS CHARLOTTE
This will be the concluding event
in the Queens Concert and Lecture
Series for this year. This series was
arranged under the direction of Dr.
Lucile Delano.
This last lecture on the subject
“An Artist Looks at Art and Life.’*
Mr. Barclay is a 'popular illustrator,
industrial designer, and creator of the
“Fisher Body Girk” Through his
magazine covers and illustrations, he
has done much to glorify the Ameri
can girl as a distinctive type. Mr.
Barclay was born in St. Louis, Mo.,
in 1893. After much training in his
youth, he was able by 1912 to launch
upon his career as an advertising
illustrator, as he showed marked tal
ent in that field. Today he is well-
known also for his sculpture and por
trait painting. He has idealized the
American girl and made her a dis
tinct and recognizable type the world
over.
McClelland Barclay has proved him
self a true patriot by his many in
spiring posters. He was awarded
first prize for a recruiting poster
l>y the Conference Committee of Na
tional Preparedness in the first World
War. . He has also received prizes
for a Red, Cross poster, a Marine
Corps Recruiting poster, and several
others. He has made posters for
the American Protection League.
—Picture Courtesy Charlotte News.
McClelland Barclay
Queens Hearts All A-Flutter
As Barclay Speaks To Students
BY IDRIENNE LEVY
A medium height very tanned man dressed in a
brown suit, walked onto the campus yesterday and
Won over all with whom he came in contact. That
Ilian was McClelland Barclay. He talked to interview
ers, lectured to an art group and let girls take pictures
of him all with the same affability of manner and suave
poise that caused the girls to walk away saying, “He’s
Wonderful” and “He has the most exciting personality.”
Southern women are evidently one of his favorite
topics. For three interviews he gave his opinion on
the winning qualities of them and he said, “They’re the
ones I always fell in love with.” He spoke of using
Southern models two-thirds of the time in his work
Slid mentioned several of the most famous models
today'who are from the South. In the choice between
beauty and personality he said, “It’s bound to be
personality.” Speaking about the Hollywood movies
flueens he said, “The models are better looking by far
than the movie girls.”
After giving interviews Mr. Barclay posed for
a picture with the managing editor of the Blues
and then went to address the Paint and Palettes
Club and their guests in the Phi Mu sorority house.
Here he talked for almost two hours on the phases
of art. His soft-spoken voice flowed smoothly along
as he talked about bis subject, and he once said I m
apt to rattle on like this for days.” His subjects ranged
Groups Elect
New Officers
At Wednesday morning’s student
government chapel period nomina
tions for the officers of the Athletic
and S. C. A. councils were presented
and voted upon. As a result of the
elections, the following girls were
appointed to major positions:
Flora McDonald, president of
Athletic Council; Mary Catherine
Martin, vice-president; Louise
Blue, secretary; and Kitty Elmore,
treasurer.
The S. C. A. officers are: Jane
Montgomery, president; Mary Jean
McFayden, boarding student vice-
president; Jane Grey, day student
vice-president; Louise Blue, secre
tary; and Judy Scholl, treasurer.
Photographer
Sanchez To Give Lectures
On Advertising Methods
Mechanics of Layout And Air-
Brush Techniques Discussed
Duke Sanchez, commercial photo
grapher and illustrator of a local
firm, is giving a series of lectures
on the airbrush techniques and the
mechanics of layout in advertising
and commercial photography. He
photography as his life’s work. He
has been in business for twelve
years; in Charlotte, eight of the
twelve.
The Sanchez family, which is an
old Spanish family, received an orig-
is speaking in connection with the inal landgrant from the royal family
art classes and the advertising class.
Mr. Sanchez himself says that he
is not an artist; he only deals with
the mechanical side of photography
and illustrating. He attended Geor
gia Tech, in Atlanta, and Mercer
College, in Macon, Georgia. He also
went to a school of engraving, be
came interested in photography
when connected with an engraving
company, and decided to take up
of Spain. This estate, which is near
St. Augustine, Florida, has been
handed down from generation to
generation of Sanchezes. It is three
miles wide and seven miles long, and
was granted to old Captain Sanchez
many decades ago.
The talks of Mr. Sanchez will con
tinue until the middle of May, and
the classes are expecting to profit
by them.
Senior Week Will
Begin On Friday
on every topic. He discussed everything from Salvador
Dali, who, he believes, is a “definite racket” to the
prices illustrators receive for their work. He is not
opposed to the modern art movement if the artist
has first proved that he is a good artist in other
fundamentals.
Mr. Barclay is an ardently enthusiastic booster
of the Navy. He believes that pictures will have and
are having a great part in keeping up the moral of
the men in the defense program. Mr. Barclay spent
some time on the subject of why Hitler makes such
an impression on the people of Germany. His theory
is that Hitler uses such vivid backgrounds for his
talks that the people carry away a visual picture of
him rather than remember what he said. During his
talk Mr. Barclay showed many examples of his work,
and he also exhibited several pieces of jewelry that
he had designed. Speaking of how far in advance
magazine illustrations had to be drawn, he said “That
explains why some of us get to be clothes designers.”
He answered numerous questions asked by the art
students about every point of art. At one time he
even got into discussion of the ability of Petty and
Varga from the artistic standpoint.
Mr. Barclay gave his main lecture last night in the
auditorium. It consisted of three-quarters of an hour
of talking and the rest in sketching.
Seniors Will
Be Guests At
Junior Banquet
The traditional announcement of
the senior class presidency for the
coming year will be the feature of
the annual junior-senior banquet
to be given by the juniors tonight
on the campus.
Music for the banquet will be
furnished by Gibbon Todd and his
orchestra. Varied entertainment will
be provided after the banquet, and
the entire campus will be open to
girls and their dates. The sororities
will hold open house.
A number of committees, ap
pointed by Dot Funderburk and
Mary Marshall Jones, co-chairman
of the banquet committee, have
worked on all arrangements. These
include: decoration committee:
Emily Seitter, chairman; Billie Har
mon, Dorothy Ballard, Ida Mae
Walkup, Nancy Gaston, Margaret
Thompson, Harriet McDowell, Mary
Jean McFayden, Jean Rourk, Jean
Montgomery, Anne Golden, Winnie
Shealy, Doris Raley, Mary Catherine
Martin, Nancy Claire Allen, Virginia
Baxter, Nancy Jane Dandridge^,
Mary Elva Smith, Lalla Marshall,
Margaret Chandler, Lib Isaacs, An
nette Mclver, June Childs, and
Eleanor Anne Ratcliffe.
Flowers committee: Kitty Sue
Harvin, of Manning, S. C., .chairman,
and Lib Summerville, Anne Mauldin,
and Virginia Jennings, all of Char
lotte. Place card committee ; Carolyn
Williams, of Easley S. C., chairman;
Esther Love Hillhouse, of Calhoun,
Yvonne Williams and Inez Fulbright.
Lighting committee : Flora MacDon
ald, chairman; Winnie Pons, Ruth
Edmiston, and Mary Heilig McDow.
Entertainment committee: Harriette
Scoggin, chaiman; Julia Milner,
Doris Beckum and Tina Grainger.
Off-Campus Day
A New Feature
The seniors view with pleasure
the week of festivities planned in
their honor. Friday afternoon, April
18, at 4:30 o’clock, the' junior home
economics students are feting the
seniors with a tea to be given in
the practice house. Saturday night
at 8:00 o’clock in the dining room,
the Junior-Senior banquet will take
place. Monday morning at seven-
thirty o’clock, the sophomores will
entertain the seniors at a breakfast;
and Tuesday Mrs. Blakely is plan
ning a lawn luncheon for the senior
girls.
Wednesday will be off-campus
day, and the girls have planned
an excursion to Rozelle’s Ferry.
They will leave after chapel and will
return in the late afternoon. Thurs
day at one o’clock the Kiwanians
will act as host to the girls at a
luncheon.
Friday evening, April 25, the seni
or banquet will take place in the
dining room at 6:00 o’clock. The
guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Blakely,
Dr. and Mrs. Godard, Mr. and Mrs.
MacGreggor, Miss Clara Slaton, and
Mr. McAlister Carson.
After the banquet. Miss Frances
Riddle will give her graduating voice
recital.
The president of the senior class
is Miss Jean Ferguson of Chicago,
Ill., the vice-president is Miss Mary
Alice Petteway_ of Charlotte, and
the secretary-treasurer is Miss Dot
Raymond of Lakeland, Fla.
In the near future the Seniors
will put on a play
Friday, April 18, Tea, practice
house, 4:30-5:30, Junior Home Ec.
Saturday, April 19, Banquet, din
ing room, 8:00, Juniors and Seniors.
Monday, April 21, Breakfast, 7:30,
Sophomores.
Tuesday, April 22, Luncheon,
Blakely lawn, 1:00, Mrs. Blakely.
Wednesday, April 23, Off-campus,
Rozelle’s Ferry, Seniors.
Thursday, April 24, Luncheon,
1:00, Kiwanians.
Friday, April 25, Banquet, lining
room, 6:00, Seniors and guests. Re
cital,, Auditorium, 8:15, Frances
Riddle.
Dean Baldwin
Newly-Elected
Democracy In The
College Stressed
Wednesday morning at 10:30,
during the chapel period. Dean
Alice Baldwin of Duke University,
addressed the student body on the
occasion of the installation of the
new student government officers.
Dean Baldwin discussed the vari
ous problems and responsibilities of
student government. She laid par
ticular emphasis on the use of demo
cratic principles in these organiza
tions and the necessity of each stu
dent realizing his place in the college
and the world. The struggle to se
cure responsible leadership, with a
different degree of authority, and
the co-operation of the student
body—are several problems which
face school as a whole. “Student
government is a truly significent
thing,” said Dean Baldwin. Some of
the qualities which she set down for
our student government officers
are: good clean ideas, ability
to make their standards high,
courage to keep them high and yet
know when and how to compromise.
These officers “must work for the
Speaks To
Officers
DEAN ALICE BALDWIN
interest of the whole student body
rather than one group,” she stated.
“Democracy is a wave of the future”
and we must realize that it is by far
the best type of life and must be
preserved at all costs.
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