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QUEENS BLUES
May 25, 1950
QUEENS BLUES
Editor-In-Chief
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Editorial Staff
VALERIE SNOOK Feature Editor
KATHRYN HICKMAN Editor
REPORTERS: B’ann Hennessee, Mildred Hancock, Rachel
Stevens, June Patterson, Louise White, Bunny Fowler, Jane
Humphries, Bobby McCormick, Frances MacPherson,
Belva Efttorse, Wanda Oxner, Gordon Freeman, Jane Edmonds,
Aliena Doggett, Emily Shipp. Ruth Graham, Dot Spenser,
Ehse Davenport, Lynn Campbell, Kitty Bulloch, Beth Dob
bins, Nora Parker, Marylu Shaw, Evie Lyons.
Business Staff
DOROTHY CHAMBERS Advertising Manager
JOYCE TUCKER Head Typist
Assistant Typists: Anne Clark, Jackie Carter, Sylvia Stov
all, Ann Smith, Pat Hill, Clarise Lance, Martha Kirvin, Jean
Moorefield.
Are We Ready To
Take The Forward Step?
The end of another school year is rapidly drawing near
To some of us it merely means another summer vacation,
while to others it will mean the dawn of new horizons.
For those of us who will be returning again in September,
it is time to pause and realize what the passing of another year
means. The “Rats” of this year will be ruling the “rats” of
next year; the Sophomores of this year will be glorified
Juniors; and the Juniors of this year will be singing, “I’d
rather be a Senior.” There are a few questions that each of
us should ask ourselves upon climbing a higher rung in the
ladder of education. Have we grown both mentally and spirit
ually as well as physically? Have we realized our responsibili
ties and made the most of our parents’ sacrifices to send us to
college? If the answer can be “yes” to both of these questions,
then we are truly ready to take that new step forward.
For those who will not be returning, it is also wise to stop
and ask a few questions. Am I going to turn my back on future
study simply because I have acquired my diploma, or shall I
take a wider view and realize that education is a never-end
ing process?
In this the final issue of the Blues for the year 1949-1950, we
want to say to the Seniors that we the underclassmen, as a
whole, will always remember your contributions toward a
greater Queens. We the underclassmen, as individuals, will
cherish many precious friendships that have helped mold
our lives and lead us forward. To you, the Senior Class of
1950, we extend every good wish and every sincere prayer
for a successful journey along life’s way.
Job Trends
For 1950
Behind The Scenes
Many faculty members, students, and visitors compliment
the beauty of the Queens Campus in the Spring. This beauty
is often noted, but the untiring thoughts, time and labor
spent are over-looked by those who see only the product.
At this time the student body and faculty want to thank
Miss Sarah Nooe for all her efforts to make Queens campus
a real garden. Miss Nooe is one of the leaders who is recog
nized as such by all who know her and her work. In addi
tion to her work in class, laboratory, and on campus, she has
contributed to community and state organizations in her
field. R.S.
With about 500,000 college stu
dents graduating this year—75 of
that number from Queens Col
lege—the job outlook for the new
college graduates is generally
good. It is not, however, as good
as in 1947 and 1948 and 1949. Pros
pects are excellent is some occu
pations, industries and areas. In
others, where wartime and post
war shortages have now been
filled, many graduates will find
it difficult to get jobs.
In teaching for example, there
is at once an acute shortage of
personnel in the elementary
schools and a growing oversupply
at the high school level. For the
current school year, only one ele
mentary teacher was trained for
every three who were needed. On
the other hand, four times as
many students completed training
for high school teaching as were
required.
Other professional fields in
which stiff competition for jobs
is expected in the next few years
include: law, journalism, and per
sonnel work. In engineering, the
number of graduates will exceed
the number of openings in the
early 1950’s; after the next 4 or
5 years, the employment situation
for new graduates is likely to im
prove in this rapidly growing
profession. In chemistry, compe
tition will be keen during the next
few years among persons without
graduate training; the outlook is
better for those with graduate
degrees.
There will probably also be an
oversupply of business adminis
tration graduates. A surplus of
new graduates has already de
veloped in the field of accounting.
Liberal arts graduates with
work experience or specialized
training will find it easier to get
jobs than those with only a gen
eral undergraduate education.
Prospects for new entrants are
good in health service occupa
tions. There is a current shortage
of nurses, and demand for nurs
ing service will probably continue
to rise. In medicine and dentis
try those able to enter and com
plete training will have good op
portunities; however, competition
is very keen for admission to pro
fessional schools. In pharmacy the
supply of new graduates has al
most caught up with the demand;
the profession may be overcrowd
ed in the long-run if enrollments
in pharmacy colleges continue at
present high levels. Good oppor
tunities are expected also for
other occupational groups im
portant in health service, such as
veterinarians, medical X-Ray
technicians, medical laboratory
technicians, dental hygienists,
physical therapists, occupational
therapists, and dietitians.
The picture facing this year’s
graduates is a mixed one. Busi
ness conditions as a whole are
continuing good. In spite of this
high level of business activity,
the growing labor force and grow
ing productivity may well re
sult in high levels of unemploy
ment, The picture for job oppor
tunities is equally mixed. Some
occupations are oversupplied with
graduates, and the competition
will be intense for the available
jobs. Other fields have a demand
for jobs which far outweigh the
available supply of trained people
to fill these jobs. Those whose
training lies in the crowded fields
have several alternatives open to
them. First of all, they would be
well advised to explore the possi
bilities of entering any fields
closely allied to their field of
primary interest, where there may
be more openings. They should
also explore the possibility of
graduate training to equip them
selves with more specialized skills.
Sporting —
Around Queens
Dormitory checks aren’t so bad
a ter all when R. A. sponsors
ancing in the Recreation Room.
I here are certainly no dull mom
ents for anyone when R. A. has
anything to do with it, and I’ve
een told that they are making big
plans for various kinds of recrea
tion during exams. This is strictly
confidential so don’t say I said
so, but watch the bulletin board
for publicity; and be sure and
throw your troubles away every
night from 6:30 to 7:00, and come
on out and have some fun.
Softball and tennis are still
competing for the number one
place of the list of favorite sports
at Queens. Lest someone think
I m partial, I would hesitate to
say which I think is the most pop
ular.
Believe it or not, there are
more golf minded girls here than
you think. The Myers Park Golf
Course is just filled with Queens’
girls every Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday afternoon; and just
ask them their scores if you’re
wondering about their ability to
play golf. (Just in passing. I’ve
been told that one of our able
golfers has been offered a position
on the Richmond Professional
Institute track team next year.
She saw a snake on the golf course
the other day and rumor has it
that she made sixty miles an hour
running back to Queens.)
Barron Elected
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The number of members in this
organization is limited to an
eighth of the senior class which
his year was seven people and
.0 a fifteenth of the junior class
which was six. The girls taken
into Sigma Mu this year were
Margaret Barron, Deanie Berry-
hiU, Betty Jean Byerly, Bettina
Marable, Wanda Oxner, Barbara
Schweizer, Alice Reynolds, and
Dot Thomas; old members were
Mary Jane Gardner, June Pat
terson, Ruth Porter, Margaret
Wikle, and Mildred Ann Wilson.
Home Ec Club
Presents Show
The May meeting of the Home
Economics Club was in the form
of a fashion show entitled “From
the Pages of a Pattern Book,”
given Monday afternoon. May 8th,
at 4:30 in Ninniss Auditorium.
Margaret Barron, this year’s
club president, gave a welcome to
the audience. The theme was that
with little skill and initiative, a
fashionable wardrobe for around-
the-clock wear can come from the
pages of a pattern book. Following
this idea, the stage was decorated
with three huge ‘books;’ one for
morning, one for afternoon, and
the other for evening. The girls
wore dresses they had made
themselves.
For morning wear a Chintz sun
dress, a brown and white sun
dress and a blue chambray sun
dress, all with white boleros, were
modeled. Also a blouse and gath
ered skirt combination, the new
look in sleeveless dresses, a petite
pink pique, and a navy and white
cotton were shown for morning
wear. The models in this group
were Jackie Davis, Cecilia Moss,
Jeanette Plyler, Jackie Henley,
Jane Blakely, Lamar Berry, and
Nancy Timberlake.
Dresses for the afternoon group
included a mauve cotton, a dressy
navy cotton, a linen suit, three
dotted-swiss frocks, and several
organdies. Kitty Moore, Nancy
Timberlake, Jackie Henley, Dot
Folger, Jeanette Plyler, Carolyn
Purcell, Dot Chambers, and Jan
Purvis modeled these outfits.
In the last section, evening
wear, Nancy Timberlake wore a
blue ballerina type evening dress
with touches of pink at the neck,
hands, and waist back; and Dot
Folger wore a full length evening
dress of a dark green velvet
bodice, and white Korean-cloth
skirt and stole.
Dot Thomas, the narrator, closed
the program with the hope that
those in the audience would soon
be opening the pages of a pattern
book for themselves, Barbara
Shaw was in charge of the pro
gram and those of her committee
were Rachel Stevens, Mary Now
ell, and Dot Thomas. Betty Jean
Byerly played the piano for the
program. Miss Sarah Burton Jen
kins and Miss Sarah Dunlap were
the advisors.
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