QUEENS BLUES
Vol. XXVi - No. 6
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
January 27, 1949
NINE GIRLS" PLAYS FRIDAY
Aquatic Group
Proves Success
Friday and Saturday nights,
January 21 and 22, the swimming
classes of Queens College pre
sented the water pageant. There
were thirteen numbers on the
program. The theme for this
year’s pageant was Shades Of
ongs. The first shade was red.
Three girls swam to the music of
Red Sails in the Sunset.” Belva
Morse did a solo to “Little Brown
Gel.” a Hawiian number. The
2-3 o’clock class did two numbers,
“Smoke Rings” and “Red Silk
Stockings.” Mr. Riley deserves
some credit for “Stella By Star
light.” He rigged up the lights
that the four swimmers wore on
their arms and legs. To give the
pageant a shade of Latin America,
aritza Linares danced while
other girls swam to “Beseme
Mucho.” The comedy highlight
was listed on the program as
Three Little Fishes,” with Smoky
Henry as the mamma fish.
One of the prettiest numbers
was “Beautiful Ohio.” The music
and swimming were both lovely.
The finale was a candle light pa
rade to “Clair de Lune.”
The water pageant was di
rected by Miss Mitchell and Mrs.
agher of the physical educa-
lon department and was pre
sented at the YWCA
Wing Of Student
Union Building
Is Completed
The first section of the Stu
dent Union has been completed
as classroom and office unit. The
new building is located on back
campus between the gymnasium
and Morrison Hall. The plans
building
f ^^c^n^ber 1947 meeting
P e Board of Trustees when
It was decided that in order to
en arge the library facilities in
urwell Hall additional class
would be necessary
Stude°m^ building. The
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gram th^^^^ building pro
gram that can be built in units.
tVia? the future the partitions
int building
4.U ^ two large classrooms
and the several small offices will
ne taken out and the whole
ui ding will be used for Student
activities. This building will take
th^ ^tace of Blair Union when
_ ® .Jitter is removed to make
SSI e the formation of a com-
*^^adrangle on the back
campus.
’^be plans for the Student
Union are modeled on the archi
tectural design of the buildings
on the campus of the University
of Virginia. When the building
ts complete it will consist of
three sections. The center one,
the unit that has been built, will
be made into a two story build
ing with a one story building on
each side built in a circular for
mation around the proposed
ampitheater. The whole building
will be brick veneered and
promises to be one of the most
beautiful buildings on the Queens
campus.
French Dept.
Adopts Orphan
The French classes under the
direction of Miss Katherine
Tighe have again adopted a young
French college girl to whom they
will send gifts of food and cloth
ing for six months. Last year the
Queens French students sent a
total of twelve boxes, six of food
and six of clothing, to a young
Sorbonne student who expressed
her deep appreciation and grati
tude in many interesting letters.
This young French girl was deep
ly touched by this gesture of
American friendship. In addition
to articles of food and clothing
which are so scarce in France,
she was sent costume jewelry,
dainty handkerchiefs, shoes, and
other little luxuries which de
light young girls.
In order to raise funds for aid
to this adopted student, the
French department sponsored a
puppet show last spring, and
due to the fact that a sizable
amount of money was left over
from the proceeds, the Queens
French students decided to aid
another French college girl this
year. The name of the new girl
was obtained through the Am
erican Aid to France. As yet the
French students have not heard
from this girl, but it is known
that her family was quite active
in the resistance movement. She
is twenty years old, lives in
Paris, and is attending the Sor
bonne where she is majoring in
Science.
The food which will be sent
to the French student will con
tain articles which are still hard
to obtain in France and will be
sent with the idea of building
up her physical health. This will
include powdered milk, powder
ed eggs, cocoa, canned milk,
dried fruits, rice and macoroni,
canned meat, margarine, lard,
flour, and soap.
The French department is
having difficulty in obtaining
clothing to send to this girl. Any-
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PART OF CAST FOR PLAY: Pictured above are several members of
the "Queens Players" who will present the play, "Nine Girls" on Fri
day night. They are, from left to right: Jean Fant, Mary McPherson,
Paula Lewis, Pinkie Kibler, and Babs Hamby.
VOICE PUPILS
GIVE RECITAL
The second in this year’s
series of student recitals was
given on Friday, January 14, by
the pupils of Miss Virginia
Smith, assistant professor of
voice.
The program was opened with
two songs by Tchaikowsky, “A
Legend” and “At The Ball,”
sung by Gwenda Ewell, with
Shirley Lampton at the piano.
Next was heard Lillian Barber,
who sang “Hark, Hark the Lark”
and “Faith in Spring,” both by
Schubert.
Martha Holleman sang “Tu Lo
Sai” by Torelli and “Rugiadose,
Adorse” by Scarlatti, with Vir
ginia McQueen accompanying.
Dorothy Kibler sang “If Thou
Be Near” by Bach and “Nymphs
and Shepherds” by Purcell.
The next group, sung by Caro
lyn Ramsey, included “Fiocca La
Neve” by Cimara and “Visi
d’arte” from Puccini’s “Tosca.”
Nancy Blue sang “The Sleep That
Flits on Baby’s Eyes” by Car
penter and “By the Brook” by
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Girls Audition
For Heidt Show
A great deal of interest has
been shown by Queens students
in the auditions held for the
Horace Heidt show which is to
be broadcast from Charlotte on
January 30. Heidt has sent out
talent scouts who conducted the
auditions at station WSOC on
January 6, 7, and 8. Mary Wilson
and Mary Jo Whisenant, sopra
nos, and both freshmen at Queens
tried out, but have not been noti
fied as yet of the outcome of the
audition. Jeanne Walker and
Katherine Knight auditioned as
a duo-piano team, but were tolc
by the scout that Heidt coulc
not use them, as it is impossible
to get two pianos in many of the
towns in which the show plays
CHAPEL SCHEDULE
January 28: Rabbi Greenberg
February 11: Harold Lakepeace
February 15: Dr. Kraemer
February 18: Dr. Carson
February 22: Dr. Ward (Religious
Emphasis Week
February 25: Belva Morse
FOREVER ELMIRA
IDA HARDIN
My name is Elmira Hicken-
bottom and I’m in love. How do
I know I’m in love? It’s simple,
I couldn’t eat my grits and saus
age at breakfast, lunch OR din
ner today! Let me tell you all
my love story.
One day, a few weeks ago, as
I was busily engaged in my daily
chore of fishing the pennies
from out of Diana’s pool, I hap
pened to detect a sound some
what foreign to my ears issuing
from the depths of the pool. Peer
ing into the water I cautiously
parted the serene mass of spira-
gyra floating there and stared
into the murky blackness of the
bubbling H2O. And what do you
suppose I saw? There, crawling
surreptiously around the bottom
of the pool, was a young gentle
man of about nineteen years of
age; his key chain was dragging
along behind him, causing vol
leys of sparks to shoot out at
the fish and the tadpoles which,
in turn, caused them to leap up
and down in the water shouting,
“Miss Nooe, make him stop!”
The light suddenly dawned up
on me and E infuriated because
at last I knew why my penny
income from the past week had
fallen off considerably, grabbed
the intruder by the nape of his
green (camouflage, no doubt)
sweater and hauled him struggl-
ingly to the surface.
“Well,” said I as I threw him
out upon the courtyard in the
manner which I had acquired
during my wrestling days at good
old Virginia Beach.
“Hullo,” said he and ‘twas then
that I fell in love . . . madly,
wildly and completely head over
heelishly in love! Of course.
Dean Goddard told me later that
this “love at first sight was due
to my deep regard and inner re
spect for fish and all aquatic
creatures.”
He’s not much to look at, as
a matter of fact, he’s sort of im-
becilic looking. His posture is
that of a doubtful mouse with
hair of a tender shade of burnt
straw, generously interspersed
with spiragyra. He has a Grecian
nose with ears to match and his
eyes ... his eyes really have
depth to them, in fact they are so
deep you can’t even see them.
But love, love transfigures all,
and to me, he is beautiful!
“Did . . . did I hurt you?”
asked I as I nervously ripped
into small pieces some poor
soul’s biology book which had
been unwittingly left on the side
of the pool.
“Nope,” said the object of my
affections, getting up from the
walk and brushing the clay from
his clothing. It was then that
saw the “D” . . . “D” for David
son. Could it really be? Coulc
my lucky star be shinning so
brightly as to let this . . . this . .
man(?), my fated one I was sure
. . . attend Davidson?
Then to my horror and com
plete dismay, he scraped the
red mud from the bottom of his
heels on Goldie’s window sill and
slowly sauntered away.
“Wait . . . wait,” screamed I
“you can’t leave now!”
The force of the air curren
raised by my hysterical shou;
knocked the retreating figure
against the wall of the Science
Building and I, fearful that he
had been injured, searched hur
riedly among the aestivum
bushes for his crumpled form
Frantically I grabbed twig after
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Strickland
Directs Cast
On January 28 in Ninniss
Auditorium the Queens Players,
under the direction of Miss Helen
Strickland, will present the play
Nine Girls” by Wilfrid H. Pet-
titt.
“Nine Girls” is a mystery-
drama made up of a Prologue
and two acts. The setting for
he story is in a sorority house
and there are ten characters.
The plot opens with Jane and a
friend preparing to enter the
house, a scream, and then the
first act is a flashback of three
years. This was the time of the
murders. It is only when Eve
who is very courageous and
shrewd decides to play detective
that the killer is caught and
brought to justice.
The cast for the play includes:
Eve, Pinkie Kibler; Mary, B.
Jean Fant; Frieda, Mary Mc
Pherson; Jane, Paula Lewis;
Sharon, Babs Hamby; Alice,
Ruth Mitchell; Shirley, Mayree
Kay Ledford; Tennessee, Mary
Jo White; Shotput, Mary McRee;
and Phyllis, Wanda Oxner.
The set, which is to be the
pine paneled room of a sorority
house, will be of wall paper
which will be arranged to achieve
the effect of panels. Bob Keeter
is the manager of the stage crew
and Romeo Davis is his assistant.
Drama critics have given
“Nine Girls” excellent reviews.
Andrew H. Kelley wrote:
“Producer Albert H. Woods
returns to Broadway with a col
legiate thriller and a campus
Lady Macbeth ... a chiller-dil-
ler which lets the audience in
early on the high crime suspect
. . . keeping it a few paces ahead
of the criminal, happy with its
guilty secret. The play moves at
such an accelerated pace there
is no room for gloom to blot out
the excitement of two thrilling
acts.”
Nelson R. Bell wrote:
“A carnival of feminine fury
and fun! When not concerned
with murders it is a frolicsome
comedy . . . demonstrating again
that the female of the species
is more deadly than the male—
nine times more! A count of last
night’s avalanche of curtain calls
would have proved it.”
The senior girls of the high
schools of Charlotte and Meck
lenburg County who attended
the tea given by the Day Stud
ent Council are invited as guests.
Calendar of Events
January 28: 8:00 “Nine Girls”
January 30-February 7: Closed
Campus
February 4: Davidson Mid-Win-
February 5: ters
February 11: Mrs. Moseley’s Stu
dents’ recital
February 14: Vocational Guid
ance Work
February 18: Myers Park Pres
byterian Sunday School
Party
February 20: Religious Emphasis
Week . . . Dr. William Ward
February 25: 8:00 Civic Music
Concert
February 26: R. A. Party for
Freshmen