HAPPY
BLUES
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
April 1, 1944
Examinations Exterminated At Queens
Consdtution Completely Revised
New Council
Makes Changes
In Set-Up
On Friday, March 31, the re
tiring members of boarding student
council and the newly-elected
members went to Montreat, North
Carolina to lay plans for next
year’s Boarding Student Constitu
tion.
Following is a partial copy of
the Constitution as it will appear
in next Fall’s handbook.
BOARDING STUDENT REGULA
TIONS
I. Dormitory Regulations for all
students.
A. Quiet Hours:
1. Each student must observe
a closed boy-friend-writing time
from 7:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M.
during which time absolute quiet
shall be observed.
2. Radios and record players are
to be played loudly enough to be
heard by all students on the hall.
One major will be given for any
student owning a record player
and not playing special requests.
3. Students are requested to walk
quietly during study hours in order
not to awaken those who have re
tired early.
4. “Busy” signs may be broken
only for phone calls, to ask ques
tions such as “Have you anything
to eat?” or “Will you walk to
drug store with me?”
B. Telephones:
Telephone duty will be dispensed
with this year since individual tele
phones have been installed in each
room and a full time operator em
ployed to work the switchboard in
each dormitory.
C. Lights:
1. Regular Hours:
a. Week nights and Sundays,
all lights are to be off promptly
by the time the cock crows.
b. Saturday nights; all lights are
to be off promptly by the Sunday
morning breakfast.
2. Special privileges:
a. A student returning from a
“hen” party may keep her lights
Trustee Board
Settles Issue
At Meeting
» n-Anp-Rt?- Heads of the several student organizations here at Queens for next year who were
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jlected rece • Athletic Association; Betsy Hodges, president of the boarding student
right, Sitton president of the day student body; and Emmy Wood, president of the Student
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on for thirty minutes.
b Students returning from a
dance may keep their lights on long
enough to tell all interested stu
dents about every eligible man they
May Day Plans
Well On Way
To Completion
The Athletic Council and Miss
Mavis Mitchell have been working
hard for weeks preparing for the
May Day event. They are just
beginning to see the fruits of their
labor and now their chief
—“Will it be a pretty day or wi
IS
the Queens’ beauties have to carry
umbrellas?”
This annual event will take place
the amphitheater on Friday,
m
May 5th. The general theme is be
ing kept secret, but we do know
that about 100 girls are participat
ing in the various dances which
include as usual the colorful May
Pole dance.
La Rue Allison is
serving as
chairman of the various commit
tees. The heads of these
saw.
D. Miscellaneous:
I Slacks or shorts may be worn
in any class. This saves time from
changing clothes after a gym class.
II Social Regulations.
A. Rules for dates which apply
to all students:
1 All dates must be received
and dismissed in Burwell Hall and
be paraded in front of all other
students so they will not forget
what a date is.
2 No student is allowed over
seven night dates a week. Any
excess will result in one less dat
ing privilege a year — preferably
taken in June, July, or August.
B. Chaperone Regulations: The
only time a
student is required
to have a chaperone is if she be
lieves any detail in this constitu
tion; then she must be accom
panied by a
chaperone and a
straight jacket to the nearest in
sane asylum.
Scavenger Hunt
Held Tonight
For Soldiers
Date Bureau
On Job For
Square Dance
The traditional Queens-Davidson
Day was observed on Saturday,
March 25th, when a hundred boys
(75 Air Corp Cadets and 25 Dav
idson Students) arrived, via buses,
on the Q. C.’s campus. One hun
dred Queens girls signed their name
to lists on the bulletin board, giving
general zed description of them
selves; mainly, color of hair and
height. The list, on being sent to
Davidson, was immediately dis
tributed and when the boys ar
rived on Saturday and met their
dates in Burwell Hall, the couples
were evenly matched. Dinner was
scheduled for 6:00. Four couples
were seated at each table, the
four hostesses being responsible
for original, individual decorations.
At 7:30, everyone adjourned to the
auditorium to attend the thorough
ly entertaining program of the
Faculty Stunt. From the auditor
ium, the couples returned to the
dining, room where the Freshmen-
sponsored square dance got under
way. By 12:00, the excitement
had ended. The boys returned to
their waiting buses, and the girls
to their dormitories.
Final Results
Of Elections
Announced
On Saturday, April 1, the Board
of Trustees held their last meet
ing for this school year. The
question which was decided upon
at this time was the much de
bated “should examinations be con
tinued at Queens?”
Dr. Hunthim V. Blakeful who
was representing the students said,
“In this time of worry everyone
is naturally upset over the develop
ments of the war. It is not right
to place any more worry and strain
on the students through examina
tions. Not only will it be a great
relief to the students, but if the
examinations are discontinued the
teachers can make out the grades
earlier and enjoy the Spring
weather out-of-doors more. An
other advantage to take grades
coming out early is the fact that
the seniors will know if they
should send their invitations out
or save them for next year.”
Dr. Blakeless was applauded
heartily at the end of his speech.
Mr. Henry Allidaughter, chairman
of the board, then made the pro
posal that the board vote on the
issue. The proposal was seconded
and the votes were unanimous
in favor of dismissing the examin
ation period.
Examinations were scheduled to
begin on May 25 and continue
through June 1. However school
will officially close at 12:00 noon
on May 25 and commencement will
be held May 29.
On next April Fools Day the
board will meet to decide if tests
should be eliminated.
tees are: Elnora Anderson
tume- Carolyn Hobson, dance,
Betty Howard, music;
prompting; and Anne ““
Thelma Martin who are in ch^ge
of the programs. Miss ane
ler and Mls^ Clare Purcell are also
helping.
On April Fool’s Day Queens ,
Students, Davidson cadets and'
students, and Morris Field soldiers
are going to see how many “fool
ish” things they can find on a
Scavenger Hunt sponsored by the
Student Christian Association.
Emmy Wood, president of the
Fellowship group, has appointed
the following committee chairmen:
Program, Helen Davis and Vir
ginia Jackson: Dates, Doris Skir-
row; and Refreshment, Sue An
derson. These girls are making
plans for a gala evening.
The Queens students and their
dates will meet on campus at 6:30.
The Hunt will start at 7 o’clock.
After the return of the groups a
picnic supper will be served at the
outside grill on campus.
The results of the elections of
Tarch 14-23 are as follows:
President of Student Body
Edna Adams.
President of Boarding Students
Betsy Hodges.
President of Day Students
Marie Sitton.
President of Student Christian
Association
Emmy Wood.
President of Athletic Association
Ruth King.
Vice-President of the Student Body
Betty Schaff.
Secretary of Student Body
Bea Potter.
Treasurer of Student Body
Ann Perry.
Boarding Student Council
First Vice-President—Elsa Turner.
Second Vice-President — Annelle
McCall.
Third Vice-President—Betty Car
ter.
Secretary—Carolyn Hobson.
Treasurer—Peggy Kimrey.
Senior Representative — Tiny
Duckworth.
Junior Representative — Helen
Davis.
Sonhomore Representative — Dot
Jones.
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New Officers
Welcomed
By Hatcher
THE FACULTY AND
STUDENT BODY
OF
OUEENS COLLEGE
EXTEND THEIR SINCERE
SYMPATHY
TO:
MISS CATHERINE SWINGLE
IN HER RECENT
BEREAVEMENT
Mikado Plans
THE MIKADO, an operetta by
Gilbert and Sullivan, will be pre
sented by members of Queens
Choral Club and Davidson Glee
Club sometime in May. The oper
etta is under the direction of Mr.
Earl Berg, teacher of voice and
'director of the Glee Club at Dav
idson. At present no definite
flans have been made as to parts.
At 12:00 on Wednesday, March
29, Queens College held its annual
service for installation of the of
ficers for 1944 and 1945. The serv
ice opened with a processional of
the outgoing and new officers.
Those in the procession were the
five new presidents, Edna Adams,
president of the student body,
Betsy Hodges, president of the
boarding students, Marie Sitton,
president • of the day students,
Ruth King, president of Athletic
Association, Emmy Wood, Presi
dent of Student Christian Asso
ciation, the five former presidents,
Anne Hatcher, president of the
student body, Mable Beach, presi
dent of boarding student govern
ment, Peggy Benoit, president of
day students, Annelle McCall, pres
ident of the Athletic Association,
Lou Weyland, president of Stu
dent Christian Association, and Dr.
Mowat G. Fraser.
After the processional the entire
student body joined in the singing
of a hymn followed by a welcome
address by Anne Hatcher. Anne
then presented Edna Adams with
her robes after which the other
outgoing officers followed in the
same order. The Lord’s Prayer
was sung by Doris Sk’rrow, and
Anne Hatcher introduced the speak
er, Dr. Mowat G. Fraser, dean
and acting president of Winthrop
College, who presented a very in
spiring talk.
The service was dismissed with
the singing of the Alma Mater.
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