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January 25, 1945
QUEENS BLUES
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I was beginning to feel like a
dementia precox (ask Dean God
ard) during the holidays because
I was so lonesome. Just a few
dead trees, and the “canine cam
pus cuties” to keep me company.
But my morale really lifted when
all you girls came back. Of
couse, I realize that it took several
days for both your mental and
physical halves to make a whole,
but everyone is just about nor
mal now.
When the exam schedule was
posted the effect was the same
as a shot of adrenalin. There
was a mass realization that there
is such a thing as studies, grades,
and a Queens’ average. The so
rority pledges tearfully clutched
their big sister’s hands, and asked
for advice in any form.
They say that “a word to the
wise is sufficient,” so here goes—
and since I received my A. S.
degree (always standing) from the
Female College of Eternal Statues
I feel that I am well qualified
to speak so. No one can really
say how it is best for you to pre
pare for your exams, but there
are general rules that you all can
apply. Exams are very important,
but they certainly won’t determine
your whole grade — Cramming a
semester’s work into a few bleak
hours may pass you, but within a
short time, you will have forgot
ten all you learned. (And your par
ents certainly don’t send you to
college to study one week out of
thirty-six).—^Excessive study may
mean a stale mind, and you will
not be ready with fresh answers.—
While no study will disappoint a
lot of people who are counting
on you.—And last, just remember
that the Honor System at Queens
is one record of which we have
always been proud.
Our Queens must be easy to
spot from high altitudes judging
from the buzzings some one has
been getting lately. We have to
put a lot of faith in those “hedge
hopping” A-20S, because they fly so
low that the vibrations actually
create miniature waves in my pond.
—One little pilot dived so low last
week that Miss Mitchell almost
dismissed her panicky gym class.
We all thought a Zero had “over
shot” its field.
Why is it that those things
we enjoy most have to come at
the most inopportune moments?
Both the Community Concert and
a Little Theater play are sched
uled during exam week. Guess we
will just have to take a rain-
check this time.
So many “rocks” are now be
ing displayed on the campus that
the Hope diamond couldn’t even
begin to compete.—Also there are
several gold bands (meanmg that
marriage and careers do mix).
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Just an idea to leave you with
before I put up my scratchy little
portable. The government needs
nurses because we have reached
a critical stage in this war. We
are college girls and can not help
right now. But we could do a
lot of Red Cross work, and re
lieve those that are available. A
few hours a week from all of us
could mean a lot to the Charlotte
hospitals. There are a lot of sim
ple jobs to be done, and any of
us could qualify. Anyone con
nected with the Red Cross will be
delighted to give you information.
Just remember—we are all Amer
icans, and we’ve got a job to do.
The sooner we realize this, the
sooner the casualty lists will de
crease. Our brothers, sweethearts,
and fathers know why they’re
fighting—^but do we?
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Miss Bettie Martin Williams,
who was married to Corporal
Douglas E. Parks on December 20,
1944, in the Hawthorne Lane Meth
odist Church. Bettie and Doug
are both from Charlotte. Doug
served overseas with the para
troopers for several months and
.s now convalescing at Daytona
Beach in Florida, while Bettie
-vlartin continues her studies here
at Queens.
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Pagre 3
When school was resumed Janu
ary 4, several members of the
student body were proudly wear
ing wedding bands. They are:
Sporting
Around Queens
By
Miss Jeanette Smith of Monroe,
.'J. C., became the bride of Cor
poral William W. Presson, also of
vlonroe, on December 22, 1944, at
Jie bride’s home. Jeanette left
school to be with Bill before he
ioes overseas.
Ella Dunbar
The sport’s spotlight this week
shines on one of the most pop
ular sports at Queens—basketball.
The basketball season is approach
ing rapidly, and we will be able
to play, or at least start to prac
tice very soon.
There will be a varsity bas
ketball team, and also class and
intramural contests will be held
later in the season. Teams rep
resenting classes, sororities, day
students, and clubs on campus
will participate in the games.
Cluny Brown
By Margery Sharp
Reviewed by Suzanne
Blackmon
Miss Virginia Rea of Matthews,
N. C., was married to Sgt. James
Valtman of Charlotte on December
i9, 1944. They were married in
Jharlotte. Virginia is continuing
aer studies here at Queens while
lames in convalescing from wounds
received while in active duty over-
In order to be on one of the
teams, a girl must come to a min
imum of fovu- practices. The
practices will be held in the gym
at 4:30 in the afternoons. The
date for the first practice will be
posted.
Queens has welcomed a new
member to its staff this year. He
is Mr. Wade R. Todd, who came
Jan. 1, to be the assistant to the
treasurer, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Todd
is a native Mecklenburg County
resident and now lives at 1707
Club Road with his wife and
daughter. He has been a life
long member of S u g a w Creek
Church and is now the ruling elder
there. Mr. Todd had served a
nmnber of years with the American
Trust Company in Charlotte be
fore coming to Queens’ campus.
Here he will work with the of
fice and its purposes and see that
proper attention and care is payed
to the property and grounds.
Around the first of December, a
gift of $200 was given by Mr.
Allen B. Sibley to be used in the
Physical Education program. A
request for more money to be
added to this sum was made, and
the board of trustees granted per
mission for the present gym to be
repaired.
The building has been extended
eight feet in length on one side.
This makes it possible for the
basketball goals at each end of the
gym to be projected from the wall.
Also, it gives the players more
room to run over the end line
of the court. The old screens,
which were seriously inadequate,
have been replaced by new ones
which are standard size. New
lights have been added which will
prove to be' a big help. The roof
has also been repaired and the
floors have been sanded down. It
is impossible to heat the building,
but with these imrovements, it is
at least safe and clean.
Cluny Brown was the startling
and unconsciously delightful niece
of a London plumber who didn’t
know her place in life. Her in
terest in other people and her dis
regard of social standings conse
quently lead her frantic and be
wildered uncle to secure her em
ployment as a parlor maid at an
estate in Denonshire. Her effect
on the household and its occu
pants is revolutionary and amus
ing. The fact that she manages
to change the course of several
people’s lives detracts not a whit.
The way in which she meets any
and all situations will leave the
reader with a joyful affection for
Cluny and admiration for Miss
Sharp’s ingenious imaginations. The
story at times seems a bit fan
tastic but moves at a fast pace
and does not lose for a moment
the element of interest. The end
ing is a surprise in itself but the
reader will not be particularly
amazed because the whole book
has an aura, not of unreality, but
of convincing fantasy. An excel
lent way to step into a delightful
world and receive a fresh view
point on life would be to read
Cluny Brown.
Frazer Hall
Little Thot—“What makes the
balloon go up?”
Thot Less—^“Hot Air.”
Little Thot—“What keeps you
down?”
The most recent addition to the
campus of Queens College is FYazer
Dormitory. This building was
named for Dr. W. H. Frazer, for
mer president and was dedicated
in a ceremony at the college in
October, 1944. When the addition
al buildings are built in the pro
gram for Greater Queens this dor
mitory may possibly be used to
accommodate the faculty. The
dormitory is now made up of four
apartments and houses thirty stu
dents.
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