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QUEENS BLUES
^XIX No. 7 QUEENS COUEgTcHARI-OTTE, N. C. ~
STUDENTS ELECT LEADERS
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'National Groups
Celebrate Annual
Invitation Affairs
The weekend of March 16-17 was
^signaled as “Initiation Week-
®nd,” The five national sororities
Queens College Campus had the
'vitiation of the pledges on Friday
'^'eht, March 16. Each sorority had
Planned a unique party for Satur-
night, March 17, also in honor
the new initiates.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority had a
I'^rmal banquet and dance at the
phez Montez to honor the following
[''itiates: Kitty Boyd, Kitty Bul-
°ck, M. A. Coleman, Jackie John-
Madaline Johnson, Shirley
Johnson, Jane MacLaurin, Sadie
^ason. Ruby Peede, Jan Purvis,
^^n Sherrill, and Sylvia Turner.
The new initiates of Alpha Gam-
Delta sorority were honored
"^th a banquet at Kuester’s and
informal party at Camp Her-
P'on. Those girls that were initiat-
Glenna Rae Christian, Sara
* ^vans, Grace Hager, Carole Heer,
lieorgianna Houston, Betty Neale,
^nd Doris Searcy.
The Chi Omegas entertained at
a country-style banquet at Roz-
elle’s Ferry, and they had a speak-
er and alums also. The initiates
«^ere: Patsy Black, Katie Chap
in, Corny Dick, Joan Farabow,
%y Gallant, Betty Lipe, Eugenia
l^tcCray, Betty Jean McCutchon,
^etty Mauldin, Kitty Moore, Jean
^orefield, Pats Powell, Barbara
Willson, and Mary Waters.
The Kappa Deltas had a formal
j *11nner-dance at the El Morocco in
I'onor of: Jane Anderson, Katie
■lean Aycock, Mary Lib Lemmons,
i *^armen Carter, Georgianne Get
' ^IJiger, Betty Jo McCormick, Bea
; Richardson, and Betty Stegall.
Phi Mu sorority entertained the
Pcw initiates at a banquet and
"is-nce at the Selwyn Hotel. Their
^'lests were members of Pi Kappa
Rhi at Davidson. The new initiates
Sallie Hood Buie, Barbara
Rewards, Joan Hines, Bettie Hunt
Charlie Skelton, Dottie Saund-
and Joyce Tucker.
Writing Group
Forms Fraternity
The national literary fraternity.
Sigma Upsilon, has invited the
newly formed literary society of
Queens College to form a chapter
of their organization. The invita
tion was extended to the literary
staff of the Quill, and other stu
dents interested in creative writ
ing. These formed the literary so
ciety under the leadership of Mrs.
Frank Davis. This group will be
come the Gignometha chapter of
Sigma Upsilon.
Sigma Upsilon was formed at
the University of the South in 1904
by these active groups: Calumet
Club, Vanderbilt; the Senior Round
Table of the University of Georgia;
the Osiris of Randolph Macon; and
the Odd Number Club of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. In sub
sequent years it has had on its
membership scroll the names of
John Crowe Ransom, William Alex
ander Percy, Dr. Glen Levin Swig-
gett, the Right Reverend Hunter
Wyatt-Brown, Charles Donald
Puckett, Allan Tate, Grantland
Rice, Senator Claude Pepper, and
many others who were later to be
come brilliant men of letters. This
fraternity has always appealed to
its member’s highest ideals in writ
ing, Iterature, and scholarship. It is
an honor and privilege that Queens
College has been invited to form
a chapter of Sigma Upsilon on its
campus.
The Queens chapter plans to
meet once a month at which time
the work of various members will
be read and criticized. The officers
of the organization are:
Frances McPherson, President.
Murphy Alexander, Vice Pres.
Mrs. Frank Davis, Executive Sec.
Florence Ashcraft, Treasurer.
Jane Boyd Humphries, Historian.
Other members are: Kathryn
Hickman, Mae McClure, Clarabelle
Moles, Dorothy Spencer, and Man-
on Williams.
Dinner On Monday
Begins Senior Week
Senior Week has been a tradition
at Queens for the past ten years.
Dean Goddard, who was Dean here
until 1949 when Gordan Sweet be
came Dean, originated Sneak Day.
Sneak Day is the day the Seniors
leave campus for an all day picnic
with free cuts. Also on that day the
classes change in chapel—the
Freshmen move to the Sophomore
section; Sophomores go to the
Junior section, and the Juniors take
the honorary Senior section. This
year Sneak Day is April the tenth.
Senior Week starts officially
April the eighth with a formal din
ner. The underclassmen line up in
two rows in Diana Court yai'd and
the seniox's march between them
and on into the dining I'oom to the
Senior table. The Seniors will sit
at this table until the end of school,
and they have the privilege of
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MacLeod, Smith,
Drennan Chosen
For High Posts
Dorothy MacLeod has been elect
ed the new President of the Stu
dent Government hei’e at Queens
College. Dot has participated in
numerous activities and has held
various offices in them since she
has been at Queens. Among these
have been freshman repx’esentative
to Boarding Student Council, Stu
dent Christian Association cabinet,
Valkyrie, Legislature, May Court,
and is now secretary of Student
Government. She is a member of
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. The
former Georgia girl now calls New
Yoi’k City home.
The new president of the Recrea
tion Association is Jane Smith.
Jane has been active in R. A.
throughout her college years at
Queens and is well liked by all the
students. Jane is from Wytheville,
SPRING, THAT IS
Virginia, and is a member of Phi
Mu Sorority.
Helen Drennan has been chosen
to be the new leader of the Stu
dent Christian Association. Helen,
too, has been very active in extra
curricular activities since coming
to Queens from Spartanburg, South
Cai’olina. She has been on S. C. A.
Cabinet as Chairman of the Fel
lowship and Hut Committees and
her freshman year was a member
of the Vesper Committee. This year
she has served on Legislature as
Chairman of the Religious Life
Committee. She has been a mem
ber of May Court and honored also
as one of the marshalls for the
junior class. Her creative writing
ability has been recognized by the
QuilL
The new editors of the vaidous
student publications are as follows:
Mary Ruth Talbert, Editor of the
Queens Blues; Sarah McMahan,
Editor of the Coronet; and Frances
McPherson, Editor of the Quill. All
three girls are well qualified for
their respective positions. Mary
Ruth is from Concord, North Car
olina, and she is a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta Sorority; “Surry” is
from Raleigh, Noi’th Carolina and
is a member of Phi Mu Sorority;
Frances is from Fayetteville, North
Carolina and is president of the
honorary literary fraternity. Sigma
Upsilon.
Doctor John Walton, Professor
of Education, has been elected to
the Advisory Committee. Among
other student body officers are:
Sai-ah McNair, Secretary of Stu
dent Government; Doris Searcy,
Treas. of S. G.; Eugenia Harris,
Boarding Student Vice-President
of S. C. A.; Joyce Miller, Day Stu
dent Vice-President of S. C. A.;
Kathryn Hickman, Secretary of
S. C. A.; Carolina Upshur, Treas.
of S. C. A.; June DeLamar, Vice-
Pi'esident of R. A.; Joyce Tucker,
Sec. of R. A.; Mary Waters, Treas.
of R. A.; Barbara Tillson, Publici
ty Chairman of R. A.; Anne Clark,
May Day Chairman; Roberta
Jones, President of Iifternational
Relations Club.
(Due to the fact that the Blues
went to pi’ess before Tuesday’s
elections. Day Student and Board
ing Student Body results could not
be included.)
Senior Class
^olds Elections
spring is on its way, and with
^l^ring comes graduation. With this
R^ught in mind the Seniors held an
^J^ction of class day officers at
last meeting. Those elected
^ere:
historian—Jane Edmonds
Prophet—Lucy Dunn Guion
Lawyer—Mildred Butler
Loet—Louise White.
addition to choosing officers,
class also chose Jackie and
j'^die Ayers as this year’s mascots.
^'^Lie and Eddie are the neice and
^^Phew of one of the Seniors, Betty
Wright.
Well, it’s officially here, my
friends—spring, that is! I say “of
ficially” ’cause the twenty-first of
March was THE day according to
the calendar; but you know, there
have been hints of her arrival on
this campus for the epast several
weeks. Everyone’s seen them and
felt them, even the “confirmed
stoodent,” I venture to say.
’Reckon you can remember that
night a week or so ago when your
school woi’k had suddenly become
an unbearable burden? Just think,
five term papers, a dozen or so
parallel books, labs, tests, grades,
and a. hundred other things that
have been contrived to oppress a
student body. Gosh, but life seemed
awful dark that night as you
tucked yourself in for a few hours
of fretful tossing and turning.
But the next morning IT hap
pened! And not a day too soon!
You woke up quickly, feeling alive
and eager for a change; you were
actually happy, believe it or not!
Hum—you thought, as you quickly
developed a changed, carefree at
titude toward li^® general,
what’s a few term papers more or
less; who cares about a bunch of
classics and four tests on the same
day? Why you were positive you
could whip all of ’em off in no time
at all. All those pesky troubles
seemed insignificant now—yes in
deed, you had it, spring fever of
the worst sort!
As you trotted briskly to class,
it was evident that you weren’t the
only one bitten by the bug, not by
a long shot! Freshmen looked like
they’d taken a new lease on life;
everyone just bubbled forth with
vim, vigor, and vitality . . . what a
change! Then yon noticed all the
little squirrels romping and run
ning everywhere; seems as if
spring brings out the romantic in
everything. And suddenly you no
ticed for the first time the flowers
that had just burst into bloom; all
day as you passed the them by,
those fresh blossoms tempted you.
Tell me, friend, did you indulge?
Now several weeks latex-, as we
prepare our best bibs and tuckex-s
to go home that spring fever gets
worse and worse; what a ripping
good time we’re going to have. But
as I get ready to leave the hallowed
halls, all I can say is that I hope
my spring fever lasts me ’till that
last exam is over in May—couldn’t
bear another ox-deal like the first
semester ones in a “natux-al” state.
Have fun, friends!
Grecian Girl Makes
A Sincere Plea
For Old Clothing
The International Relations Club
is adding its plea to that of Nitza
Andx-eu for any old clothing you
would like to give to her and hex-
family. Nitza is a twenty year old
gix-1 fx-om Gx-eece, and besides her
self there ax-e her mother and fath
er, a brother and two sisters at
home, a brother in the ax-my, and,
according to her letter, “a gii-1 fif
teen years old” (evidently a home
less relative or friend they have
taken into their home). All are des
perately in need of clothing, not
to mention food.
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