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QUEENS BLUES
March 30, 1950
PATRICIA KEESLING
JUDITH KINNEY
CAROLYN FRASER
SUZANNE SCHEER
ANN BAILEY
FLORENCE DAVIS
QUEENS BLUES
Editor
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Music Editor
Circulation Manager
Make-up Editor
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SARAH McMAHAN Business Manager
Reporters: Mildred Hancock, Rachel Stevens, June Patterson
Louise White, Murphy Alexander, Ruth Mitchell, Mary Jo
Graham, Bunny Fowler, Bootsy Stafford, Jane Boyd Hum
phries, Bobby McCormick, Frances MacPherson, Belva Morse,
Coleen Lyn, Wanda Oxner, Gordon Freeman, Kathrine Hick
man, Jane Edmonds, Juney Major, Aliena Doggett, Emily
Shipp.
ALICE REYNOLDS Advertising Manager
Staff: Betty Pratt, Frances Mimms, Jacquline Otey, Peggy
Reeves, Virginia Easter, Dee Dee Shepherd, Sarah MacNair.
MARGARET HOWELL Head Typist
Assistant Typists: Ann Howell, Ann Smith, Nancy Hill, Betty
Mae Woods, Joyce Tucker, Pat Hill, Nora Norman, Jackie
Carter, Clarise Lance, Martha Kirvin.
Vol. XXVIII
March 30
No. 9
Belk Chapel Can Be
Focus Of Campus Life
Already most of us have come to accept Belk Chapel as a
perfectly natural part of our surroundings, so well does it
fit into the plan of things with its white columns and pleasing
architecture. With the grace and beauty of this new build
ing there has come a renewed spiritual significance to the
Queens campus.
On many college campuses the chapel plays a limited role
in the life of the student body. The building is used for morn
ing services, for Sunday vespers and for a few other specially
scheduled religious meetings. If a chapel is to be more than
this, if it is to be the focus of campus life and atmosphere,
then it should become a part of students’ informal lives as
well as of their formal “go-to-meeting” ones. To mean most
the chapel should be the place to which individual or small
groups of individuals may turn when they want a few min
utes of quiet and spiritual uplift.
With this end in view we suggest that, as soon as Belk
Chapel is officially opened and equipped with organ and
seats, a half hour of devotional organ music become a daily
occurrence. The half hour after dinner appears to us to be
a suitable time, a period when whoever wanted to go silently
to the chapel and sit in meditation to the accompaniment of
soft and inspiring music could do so. We think that such a
service every evening, with Saturdays possibly excepted,
would prove a great benefit to many students.
Details for a program such as this must be left to those
directly responsible, but we throw out the idea in the hope
that the Student Christian Association and Music Depart
ment may see the opportunity which we believe exists. It is
an opportunity which through the years may easily become
a cherished tradition and a new Queens Lookout for the stu
dent body.
Thanks. Congratulations,
And Good Luck!
To all those who have worked with and for us in publishing
The Blues for another year, thanks! We have had our prob
lems, our worries (editorial and financial), our jokes on one
another, and we have run the gamut of emotions. We have
come to know each other better, and we’ve had a lot of fun.
So much fun that we’d probably do it again if we were given
the chance.
To the new editor and staff who take over, we say good
luck and congratulations. You don’t know the half of it
until you’ve tried. We hope that you will make a better paper
than we have made. We hope that you get, not more loyal
support, but more support from more members of the student
body. We hope that you will keep The Blues the free voice of
a free student body, because we belive that an active college
paper can be one of the most useful tools in molding and
operating a truly democratic and efficient student govern
ment. It’s yours; take it away!
Student Views
Lounge At 8 A.M.
After breakfast this morning I
was sitting by myself in the
lounge. There was a little light
streaming in from the windows,
and I did not bother to turn on
the lights. The room seemed cold
and dead. It looked as if it had
not been cleaned for a week or
two. Each of the five red-topped
card tables was covered with
cards, candy wrappers, and other
debris. Some of the litter had
fallen to the floor. The tables
were just as the girls had left
them the night before.
By each table was a cigarette
stand surrounded by matches,
ashes, and trash. A few books
were lying on the floor. In one
corner was a small square table
with a record player and several
broken records scattered beside
it.
This was the lounge at 8:30 a.m.
International
Scene
The major conflict in Asia lies
in the competition between Rus
sia and the United States for
world leadership. This rivalry in
volves many aspects of a political,
military, and economic nature
but, fundamentally, the problem
can be reduced to a struggle be
tween two opposed ideologies.
Russia represents the strongest
single power in one faction, and
the United States represents the
strongest single power in another
faction.
This is probably an oversimpli
fication of the great problem, but
one may gain some understand
ing by such a statement. This
conflict of ideas or ideals, exists
in nearly all the countries of Asia
to a greater or lesser degree, and
thus the same basic issues are
true of the whole region.
These basic issues may be stat
ed as the age-old conflict of the
people against power. The people
are those inarticulate millions,
the inhabitants of the various
Asiatic countries who have led
the world in illiteracy, poverty,
malnutrition and general degra
dation. The power is represented
by the feudal lords, princes, and
sheiks of China, India, Arabia,
and the English, French, and
Dutch.
Where do Russia and the United
States fit into the picture? Actu
ally both countries are attempt
ing to win the friendship of every
other country in the world. The
methods of winning this friend
ship vary, but a common method
is pouring millions of dollars
worth of material assistance into
a country. For instance, in China
we attempted to purchase pres
tige and failed. Russia sat back
and the laurels are being heaped
upon her. In Iran, Russia tried a
policy of power politics and fail
ed. A lesson in diplomacy must
De learned if any degree of suc
cess is attained. That is, the citi
zens of a country must always be
considered. History seems to bear
out fact that eventually any op
pressed people will rise, strike
down their oppressors and gain
their freedom. But whether or
not we choose to defend a social
revolution, it behooves the Unit
ed States government to place
this country in the position of
benefactors of oppressed, defend
ers of liberty and champions of
justice. How else can we continue
profitable economic relationships
with these countries unless the
new governments look with favor
upon us?
The role of the United States
seems to have been to support the
representatives of power. We
lave been attempting to keep in
power the old imperial forms of
iiovernment and thus hope to
contain Russia within her borders.
This feature of our foreign policy
Juniors, Seniors
Enjoy Banquet At
Myers Park Club
Members of the senior class
were entertained by the Juniors
at a banquet at the Myers Park
Club Friday night, March 17.
Both classes agreed that it was a
notable success and that it should
become a Queens tradition.
Everything about the banquet
was well planned and highly en
tertaining. One of the highlights
was Dean Sweet’s rhythmic toast,
“Here’s to the Seniors, loyal
and true;
We just hope that they get
through.”
Over and above Dean Sweet’s
unanticipated contribution, the
real “Junior surprise” turned out
to be Caro Line (Collins) and her
all girl orchestra, Dinah Shore
Blue, and Jane and Ann Jolson.
At the conclusion of the program,
which was under the direction of
Louise White, Grace Marie asked
if this classical production could
count as Fine Arts Observation.
Dean Sweet smiled pleasantly
and mysteriously.
Upon adjournment from the
banquet table some students
went into the drawing rooms for
canasta, and many others en
joyed dancing in the spacious
club room. The seniors express
ed hearty thanks to the juniors
for a memorable occasion.
Ashe Presents
Senior Recital
Mary Anne Ashe, violist, gave
her senior recital in Ninniss Au
ditorium Friday evening, March
24. Her program follows:
Sonatina in D major, op. 137
—Schubert
Allegro molto
Andante
Allegro vivace
Concerto in B minor Handel
Allegro moderato
Andante ma non troppo
Allergro molto
Bouree in C major (for viola
alone) Bach
Prelude, op. 9, No. 1 Scriabin
Music of Mourning Hindemith
Allegro di molto Haydn
This recital is in partial ful
fillment of the requirements for
the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Music.
Miss Ashe is a pupil of Mr.
Thomas Hibbard.
of dealing minorities for our own
mutual benefit cannot win the in
fluence and prestige we need.
Russia’s policy, in general, has
been pretty much of a handsoff
sort. A contrast to our aggressive
policy. She has gained prestige in
China at a cheap price. We must
realize that Russian power and
Russian ideas cannot be excluded
from Asia, particularly by pur
chasing the friendship of rulers
who lack the friendship of their
own subjects.
Our problem is to helpr the peo
ple of Asia get more of what they
want for themselves, than Russia
can. We cannot purchase men’s
thoughts; we can establish lead
ership in progressive, free
thought. This cannot be accom
plished by force.
Processions Add
Color To Many
School Functions
One of the most colorful events
in the life of a college or univer
sity is an official academic pro
cession. Many of the people who
witness such a parade by faculty,
administration, and students, are
unaware that back of the cos
tumes and brilliant colors lies a
medieval practicality combined
with modern convention.
In the twelfth century French
masters, teaching in cold, damp,
stone buildings, found it neces
sary to wear heavy robes, caps
and hoods for protection against
the weather. Because most of the
scholars of this day were clerical
men they patterned their dress
along ecclesiastical lines. Slowly
each university began to adopt
its own form of costume and sym
bolic colors.
Since 1895 more than seven
hundred universities in the
United States, Canada, and a few
foreign countries, have adopted
the intercollegiate code of aca
demic dress which has standardiz
ed both form and color symbo
lism. Three features of the aca
demic costume are covered by the
code: the gown, the cap, and the
hood.
The hood most popular in the
United States is the Oxford type.
This takes three different forms,
depending upon the degree desig
nated. The bachelor’s gown is
black with open or closed front
and long pointed sleeves. The
master’s gown presents an open
front and has long closed sleeves
extending weU below the knee
and having slits for the arms near
the elbows. The doctor’s gown is
either opened or closed in the
front. The sleeves are full and
beU-shaped. The fronts of the
gown are faced with colored vel
vet, and the sleeves have three
bars of velvet either in black or
in the color of the trimming on
the hood.
The cap, usually known as the
Oxford or mortar board, is of
black cloth and usually has a
black tassel. Doctor’s caps may
have gold tassels, and some
schools vary the color of the
tassel to indicate the degree con
ferred the wearer. Tassels are
traditionally worn over the left
temple.
Most of the color of the pro
cession is seen in the hoods.
These are the cloths worn around
the neck and across the shoul
ders. Hoods are essentially the
same for the different degrees,
bachelors’ hoods being the small
est and doctors’ the largest. The
color of the hood itself (the part
crossing in front of the neck)
designates the faculty awarding
the degree, and in many in
stances the color was chosen be
cause of traditional symbolism or
interpretative associations. A
brief explanation of the most
common ones follows:
White is used for Arts. It was
borrowed from the white fur
used for trimming on the hoods
of Oxford and Cambridge grad
uates.
Scarlet designates Theology. It
is used for the Doctor of Divinity
degree and symbolizes the burn
ing faith and zeal of the Church.
The pink for Music was taken
from the pink brocade worn by
Oxford Doctors of Music.
Purple stands for Law, sug
gesting the royal purple of court.
Blue is used for Philosophy,
this color being associated with
truth and wisdom.
The green of Medicine was re
lated to the color of medicinal
herbs. Olive green is used for
Pharmacy, showing the relation
ship with medicine.
Yellow was chosen for Science,
to represent the wealth that sci-
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