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QUEENS BLUES
November 17, 1949
QUEENS BLUES
PATRICIA KEESLING
JUDITH KINNEY
CAROLYN FRASER
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Vol. XXVH
November 17, 1949
No. 3
Can You Write An
Original School Song
Byrd Speaks
I.R.C. Meeting
What would happen if the Music Department were to
produce a new tune, if some student with a talent for verse
would compose some new lines, and if the combination were
to result in a Queens College song?
We should like to lay this question as a challenge before
the student body. We are fully aware that to suggest some
thing new is often taken as an indication of dissatisfaction
with what we already have or as criticism of it. Our readers
may be assured that neither of these censorious attitudes is
intended here, for we would discard neither the Alma Mater
nor the College hymn.
There can be few colleges or universities in this country
which do not have their own words set to the nostalgic tune
of Alma Mater. It is valuable to have a tune of this sort, for
whenever the organ, the orchestra, the band, or the student
body get to the second measure, everyone recognizes the sa
cred air. But it is conventional for an institution to have its
words for this song, and these can scarcely be regarded as an
original college song. In our concept the words and tune
should both be original and different.
It is also true that many colleges and many organizations
have sacred hymns which they claim as their own. This is
true, for example, of the United States Navy. “We Would Be
Building” serves this purpose, and we do not quarrel with its
selection. In fact it is possible during this period of physical
expansion marked by the erection of buildings to attach a
second interpretation to the words and purpose of the hymn.
But, this song too is something that we have appropriated,
and as fitting as it may be to the spirit of Queens it is not
original.
We have no definite plan by which an original college
song could be produced. We do have an idea that some music
major might, some day, score a melody which would be tacit
ly recognized as embodying the spirit and traditions of
Queens. We also think it possible that some one with a talent
ed pen might scribble off a few lines that would express the
feeling of the tune. Or the words might come first; we really
don’t know.
Mr. Bob Byrd, representing the
United World Federalists, Inc.
was speaker at the Wednesday
meeting of the International Rela
tions Club. Mr. Byrd is taking a
year away from his studies at
Duke University to represent the
United World Federalists, Inc. at
colleges and universities. Mr.
Byrd gave the following state
ment when asked about the pur
pose of the organization: “While
endorsing the efforts of the Unit
ed Nations to bring about a
world community favorable to
peace, we are working to create
a world federal government with
authority to enact, interpret and
enforce world law adequate to
assure peace. We think our goal
can be achieved by:
(1) urging use of the amend
ment processes of the United Na
tions to transform it into such a
world federal government;
(2) participating in unofficial
international conferences, wheth
er of private individuals, parlia
mentary or other groups seeking
to produce draft constitutions for
consideration and possible adop
tion by the United Nations or by
national governments in accord
ance with their respective consti
tutional processes; and
(3) pursuing any other reason
able and lawful means to achieve
world federation.”
The organized members of the
U. N. F., Inc. believe that peace
is not merely the absence of war,
Dut the presence of justice, of
aw, of order—in short, of gov
ernment, and the institutions of
government; that world peace
can be created and maintained
only under a world federal gov
ernment, universal and strong
enough to prevent armed conflict
between nations, and universal
and powerful enough to have di
rect jurisdiction over the indi
vidual in those matters within its
authority.
If this semi-miracle were to happen it would probably
take a few years for the song to achieve enough popularity to
be accepted by the student body. All of us are slow to welcome
innovations of this sort, largely because we feel that we are
discarding something traditional and precious. As we have
pointed out, this would not be true, for we should keep al
that we now have.
Possibly the idea is farfetched and fantastic. Possibly it is
a wild dream. If we have given anyone a notion that could ma
ture in future years, then we shall have served our purpose.
Reid Regan Gets
Honorable Mention
McLeod Conducts Religious
The Queens College Student
Christian Association sponsored
from November 13 through No
vember 16 a season of religious
emphasis. Through the services
and functions of this time the As
sociation tried to make more
meaningful to each student the
heme, “In all thy ways acknowl
edge Him and He shall direct thy
paths” (Proverbs 3:6)
The speaker for the season of
religious emphasis was the Rev
erend Mr. Clifford McLeod of
Mooresville, N. C. Mr. McLeod, a
graduate of Presbyterian College,
Clinton, S. C., received his bache-
or of divinity degree from Co-
umbia Seminary in Decatur,
Georgia. He then did graduate
work at Princeton University. His
::irst position after completion of
lis Princeton studies was the as
sistant pastorship of the Moores
ville Presbyterian Church. He is
now pastor of the Mooresville
Church.
The first service of Religious
mphasis week was held in Nin-
niss Auditorium at 6:00 P.M. on
Sunday, November 13. Mr. Mc-
eod, taking his text from the
fifteenth chapter of St. John,
spoke on the general topic, “The
Necessity for Christ’s Presence.”
Te explained that the loss of
Christ’s presence was the great
est tragedy to befall an individ
ual, citing the disciples’ feelings
prior to the crucifiction. He
Dointed out the disciples’ ability
through Christ’s presence, to
Dring beauty out of ordinary liv
ing. The person who lives close
The Intercollegiate Association
for Study of the Alcohol Problem
las just announced that Reid
Regan has received honorable
mention in the 1949 Roberts
Awards for best essays on the
subject of campus drinking.
For some years it has been the
policy of the College Administra
tion to require all freshmen to
submit an essay on the alcohol
problems as one of their Enghsh
theme assignments. After the es
says have been collected through
the Department of English they
are turned over to the Charlotte
chapter of the W. C. T. U. for
judging. The three best essays
then receive the three cash
awards provided by Mrs. Camer
on Morrison.
The winning essays are then
entered in the nation-wide con
test sponsored by the Intercolle
giate Association for Study of the
Alcohol Problem. The details of
forwarding these essays are cared
for through the interest and ef
forts of Miss Rena Harrell, Li
brarian.
Any student who fails to win
an award in the local contest but
who desires to enter her essay for
the national awards may do so
by consulting with Miss Harrell
Emphasis Week Talks
to the Master gains a standard of
life that lends unity and whole
someness to his existence.
At the morning chapel service
on Monday, November 14, Mr.
McLeod spoke on the topic, “Be
hold, What Manner of Love.” He |
used as his text I John 3:1 “Be
hold, what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us, ,
that we should be called the sons
of God: therefore the world
knoweth us not, because it knew
Him not.” Mr. McLeod’s subject
Monday evening was an ever-
popular one: “The Love of Life.”
Central thoughts came from
Psalm 34, verses twelve and thir
teen: “What man is he that de-
sireth life, and loveth many days,
that he see good? Keep thy ton
gue from evil, and thy lips from
speaking guile.” Peter in his first
epistle stated the idea is this
manner: “He that will love life,
and see good days, let him refrain
his tongue from eivl and his lips
that they speak no guile.” (I
Peter 3:10).
Mr. McLeod on Tuesday morn
ing spoke on the topic, “Where
are the Nine?” His text, the sev
enteenth verse of the seventeenth
chapter of Luke, was “Were not
ten cleansed? But where are the
nine?” The address was based on
the story of the healing of ten
lepers. Tuesday evening’s address
was entitled “From Strength to
Strength”. Psalm 84, which de
picts a godly man, furnished the
text: “They go from strength to
(Continued on Page Four)
College Entertains
Queens Alumnae
On Tuesday night, November
15, the Queens Alumnae Associa
tion was entertained by the Col
lege at after-dinner coffee in.
Burwell Hall. Dr. Hunter B.
Blakely spoke informally to the
Association and presented two
plans through which alumnae
might cooperate in the program
for a Greater Queens.
Dr. Blakely’s first suggestion
was that the alumnae might ap
point a committee which would
assume responsibility for future
landscaping and beautification of
the campus, particularly that area
surrounding the new Belk Chapel.
He explained that the erection of
new buildings has necessitated
many changes and that an intelli
gent and comprehensive effort to
improve the grounds will exploit
the external beauty of the new
campus to the fullest possible ex
tent.
Contest Opens
Dr. Blakely also suggested that
the Alumnae Association consid
er the possibility of sponsoring
the Queens Concert and Lecture
Series. He pointed out that as
soon as the College completes its
new auditorium with a greatly
enlarged seating capacity there
will be space to accommodate
many more people from the city
and community. As the participa
tion of the general public in con
certs and lectures increases, the
College wiU be able to add both
TOMORROW Magazine has
just announced its fourth annual
College Writers Short Story Con
test. First prize is $500; second,
$300, and third, $200. The manu
scripts will be judged by the edi
tors of TOMORROW and the edi
tors of Creative Age Press. The
prize-winning stories will be pub
lished in the 1950 spring and sum
mer editions of TOMORROW.
Entries should be addressed to
College Contest, Tomorrow Mag
azine, 11 East 44th Street, New
York 17, N. Y. The deadline is
January 15, 1950.
The contest is open to anyone
taking at least one course in any
college in the United States. No
application blanks are necessary.
Manuscripts should not exceed
5000 words. Any number of manu
scripts may be submitted by a
single student. Each entry must
be marked College Contest and
bear the writer’s name, his home
address, and the name and ad
dress of the college he is attend
ing. All entries must be accom
panied by a self-addressed, stamp
ed envelope.
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these programs.
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