QUEENS
BLUES
Vol. XXVIII No. 9
Queens College, Charlolle. N. C.
March 30, 1950
NEW STUDENTS REGISTER FOR FALL
1950-51 Students
World Famous
Violist Closes
Concert Series
Primrose, violist, will
appear in concert in Ninniss Au-
°jtorium at 8:15 p.m. on the night
April 19, Wednesday. This is
Primrose’s second appear-
^^ce at Queens under the aus
pices of the Committee on Con-
certs and Lectures, and this
number will conclude the cur
rent series for 1949-50.
Primrose began his career in
his native city of Glasgow ap
proximately thirty years ago
■when at the age of ten he played
Mendelssohn’s violin concerto
^ i t h the Glasgow Orchestra.
Following intensive study he
niade his formal concert debut as
^ violinist in London when he
Was seventeen.
Primrose’s natural interests
had always been centered in the
Wola, however, and in 1930 he
switched permanently to this in
strument. As a violist he played
as a member of many well known
JT^Usical organizations, including
the London String Quartet, the
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
^ad the NBC Symphony in which
he
Was first violist under the di-
^^ction of Arturo Toscanini.
Since 1942 Primrose has con-
^®atrated on solo work and has
appeared as guest artist with
^ost of the great orchestras of
IS country. In addition he has
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Senior Class
^eelc Begins
On April 17
The Senior Class will not have
time to get their heads out of
the clouds after Spring Holi
days before they will be right
back on Cloud Eight and into
Senior Week. As we all know,
this is the week when the Sen
iors enjoy themselves and feel
superior.
Senior Week will begin on
Monday, April 17 with a formal
dinner given in their honor. Wed-
aesday will be Senior Play-
day when they plan a trip to
the river for a picnic and general
good times. They will play soft-
ball, run relay races, and talk,
talk, talk. This is also an exciting
day for all underclassmen, too, for
tt is this day that all classes
aaove up to the seats that they
will occupy for the coming year.
The Seniors march, en masse, to
^ day of fun, ended by burning
Closes and sore muscles!
As yet these are the only sche
duled activities for the week,
but there are several other things
planned for that have not yet
been assigned dates. All activi
ties should be arranged through
Smoky” Henry and scheduled
in the Dean’s office.
With the beginning of Senior
®ek, the Boarding student Sen
iors will sit at a special table
in the dining hall. It will be their
privilege to sing their class songs
meals.
^ Seniors are all looking forward
“th^^^>^ Week that is considered
to ' week and they are going
make it a week to remember
Otways!
College Choir Makes Extended Tour
Including Seven Carolina Cities
Two Days Set
For Graduate
Record Exams
The Graduate Record Exam
inations will be given on Monday,
koril 24, at 1:30 P.M. and Tues-
day April 25th, at 8:30 A.M. All
seniors who expect to S^^uate
in June are expected to take
these examinations.
The tests consist of a profile
test which is designed to show
the nature and extent of the
student’s achievement in com
parison with that of other stu
dents in Queens and other col
leges as well. These tests cover
broadly the principal subjects of
a liberal education. The eight
tests included are: Physics,
Chemistry, Literature, Fine Arts,
Biological Science, Social Stud
ies, Verbal Factors, and Mathe
matics. Each student taking the
Profile Tests writes each of the
eight tests in the series.
In addition to taking all the
general tests, each student is
asked to take an Advanced Test
in his major field of study. These
tests are designed to measure
the achievement of the college
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Queens On Air
Queens College is on the air
every Friday night, 10:45 to
11:00, on WSOC. Current pro
grams are as follows:
March 31—Mrs. Rebecca Bry
ant in another of her discussions
of the various aspects of Fine
Arts and painting.
April 7—Miss Helen Strickland
will direct an Easter program,
dramatized for Stu
dents taking part wiU be Wanda
Oxner and Raymond Casner.
April 14—Home Economics stu-
dents will discuss textiles with
Miss Dunlap planning the pro-
gram.
Summer School
Opens June 7
Queens College Summer School
will open on June 7 and extend
through July 15, according to in
formation released by Mrs. E. E.
Porter, Director. The first day
will be devoted to registration,
with classes beginning on June 8.
July 3 and 4 are holidays; the
last day of classes is July 13, and
final examinations follow on the
next two days. Science courses
continue through July 22 to pro
vide for the full credit of 4 se
mester hours.
Classes will begin at 8:25 a.m.
for the first period. The third and
last period ends at 12:50. Lecture
classes meet six days a week. All
laboratories meet five days a
week from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00.
Courses to be offered include:
Bible 201 and 202.
Biology 101-02.
Chemistry 101-02 and 303-04.
Education 451.
English 101-02 and 201-02.
Mathematics 101 and 102.
Music 313-14.
Spanish 201-02.
Complete information can be
obtained from Mrs. Porter at the
college.
Calendar Of Events
]\^3rch 31 Studsiit
Government Installation
Tuesday, April 4—Miss Vir
ginia Smith’s Faculty Recital,
8:15.
Wednesday, April 5 — Mrs.
Mosely’s High School Student’s
Recital, 7:30.
Thursday, April 6 Spring Va
cation.
Chapel Schedule
April 4—Dr. Broach
The Queens College Choir, un
der the direction of John Holli
day, began its spring tour on
Wednesday, March 29. This is
the first year that the choir has
gone on an extended tour. Previ
ously the choir trips were limit
ed to Sundays only. It is believed
that this tour will lead to bigger
things.
The choir, composed of 27
Queens students, in addition to
its tour last year, sang in Ashe
ville, N. C., at the state conven
tion of Federated Music Clubs
and on the Presbyterian Hour,
broadcast from Atlanta, Ga., in
July. The 1950 tour includes the
following North Carolina cities
and towns: Sanford, Wilson,
Goldsboro, Raleigh, Graham, Bur
lington, and Reidsville. The choir
will conclude its tour with a con
cert at Queens on April 17.
Soloists with the choir are
Miss Jane Tipton, Charlotte, and
Miss Roberta Jones, Columbia,
S. C. Miss Nancy Blue, Sanford,
N. C. is student-conductor. The
program, which follows, is made
up of music from six centuries
of choral literature.
1.
O Morning Star J. S. Bach
O filii et filiae Gevaert
A solis ortus cardine Binchois
Jesus, Only to Think of Thee
Harris
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Folk Song
Soprano solo, Roberta Jones
2.
Pueri, concinite Gallus
Ave Maria Kodaly
Lord, What Thou Sendest Me
Rein
Jesu, dulcis memoria Vittoria
Lullaby on Christmas Eve
Christiansen
Soprano solo, Roberta Jones
3.
Lasciate mi morire Monteverdi
Ah, Jesu Christ, Our Lord Most
Dear Brahms
When the Earth in Springtime
Shines LeJeune
Vere languores nostros Lotti
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An Interesting,
Challenging Group
Queens has already received
enough applications to fill South
Dormitory for next year. Of the
applications on file, only one-half
have been accepted for the Fresh
man Class; the others have not
yet completed their admissions
material. Some students are plan
ning to come for special tests.
Those whose names are already
on the list for the fall term pre
sent a wide geographical distri
bution. There are nine different
states represented: Alabama,
North Carolina, Illinois, Virginia,
Florida, New York, South Caro
lina, Georgia, Pennsylvania. All
except six are coming to Queens
mainly on the recommendations
of friends and relatives; several
are daughters and granddaugh
ters of former students.
The interests of these young
women are varied, both as to
chosen vocations and outside ac
tivities. Six have indicated that
they want to teach; three will
major in the Division of Fine
Arts; the Division of Science will
claim six; and the Division of Re
ligion and Philosophy is a popu
lar field with six wishing to study
Bible and philosophy; the de
partment of Business Admini
stration has six applicants; and
the remainder of students have
indicated a preference for the
general Bachelor of Arts degree.
Avocations reveal skill or partici
pation in many hobbies. It would
be impossible to list them all here,
but they range in interest from
collecting foreign dolls to indulg
ing in water skiing, and collect
ing miniature horses!
The quality of scholarship and
leadership of the new additions
to our family is impressive. One
third of them are members of the
National Honor Society or the
Beta Club. Six of them are now
presidents of the young people’s
organization in their local church.
Half of them have had a leading
part in the publishing of their
year book; but most significant,
perhaps, is the fact that two
thirds of these girls have taken
an active part in the work of
their church. From the statistics
given thus ^far, “Queens” of
1950-51 are coming with the
qualifications which are empha
sized, both in the catalog and in
the student government hand
book, and should be well worth
meeting next fall.
A brief summary of their rea
sons for coming to Queens will
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Wofford Glee
Club Visits Q. C.
Wofford College’s 70-voice Glee
Club under the direction of Sam
Mayer will present a concert at
Queens College at 8:00 p.m. Sat
urday, April 15.
The program will include
everything from Bach to be-bop,
including a number of novelty
numbers such as “The Creation,”
“The Holy City,” “Battle Hymn
of the Republic,” “At Dawning,”
“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Mah
Lindy Lou,” and “Dry Bones.”
The Junior Class is sponsoring
the 70-voice male choir and they
are not charging admission. There
will be an informal entertainment
after the concert.