Gamma Sigma
Wins Debate
Lamar Siringjield)
Here This Week
Vol. XII
QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C., FEBRUARY 10, 1933
No. 7
SOCIETIES HOLD
JOINT DEBATE
Gamma Sigma Is The Victor
The literary societies of Queens-
Chicora college held a joint de
bate in the auditorium on the
night of February 7. The ques
tion at issue was, Resolved: That
Honorary Courses Should Be
Adopted in the Curriculum of the
Smaller American Colleges.
Representatives from Gamma
Sigma and upholders of the affir
mative were Margaret Blanken
ship and Margaret Trobaugh.
Representatives from Pi Delta
and upholders of the negative
were Mary Jane McBath and
Margaret Jones.
Dean McLean, Miss Alma
Edwards and ATiSS Rena Harrell
acted as judges for the occasion.
Their decision was rendered in
favor of the affirmative.
The debators were unusually
good and are to be congratulated
upon the splendid way in which
they handled their material.
After the debate the two socie
ties vied with each other in the
singing of their club songs. This
is the first time that Gamma
Sigma’s new song has been sung
in public. ICatherine McKlesky,
a member of Gamma Sigma,
wrote the song for which she re
ceived from the society a prize of
two dollars.
JUNIOR CLASS
SPONSORS CLUB
Glee Club Concert Appears On
February 24
Conferences Held
At Greensboro
Lillard and Moffett Are Delegates
Queens - Chicora college is a
me~nber of the Student Christian
association of Xorth Carolina;
but, because of a oneness of pur-
])ose, it feels closely allied with
the "Y” organization. It is for
this reason that we were per
mitted to share the fellowship and
experiences of North Carolina
organizations for young Christian
men and women. This conference
was held at Greensboro in the
W. C. U. N. C. Hut, February 4.
The morning meeting involved
a discussion of Christian organi
zations on the camjnis—does such
membership mean anything to
the individual student? Miss
Crisp, “Y” secretaiw" at W. C. U.
N. C., and Mr. Hardwick. “Y”
secretary of N. C. State, were
given opportunity to speak out
of their abundant experience on
student problems in various col
leges. One of the devotionals
brought out the particular need
for an acceptance of the respon-
siblity of “personal evangelism"
wherever one is.
This meeting with students of
Duke, State, E. C. T. C., Carolina,
Continued on page 4)
The Emor}' Glee Club, inter
nationally known as the “South’s
Sweetest Singers,’’ is arranging
for its sixteenth concert season,
a tour of Georgia, North Caro
lina, and Virginia. In connection
with this tour the club will appear
in Charlotte, February 24, at 8:30
in the Queens-Chicora auditorium.
Since its orig'in in 1919 on the
old Oxford Campus, the Emory
Glee Club has established an en
viable record. During its com-
parativel}" brief career the club
has conducted two successful
tours of Europe, a Cuban tour,
frequent tours of the South, and
has also appeared in most of the
cities of the East including New
York, Washington, and Balti
more. While in Washington the
club had the distinctive honor of
appearing before President and
Mrs. Coolidge, the concert being-
given in the beautiful ballroom
of Washington’s exclusive Mar'-
flower hotel.
In London the club appeared at
such places as Queen's Hall, the
Coliseum, and the Aeolian Hall,
leaving everywhere enthusiastic
audiences whose appreciation as
sured the success of their return
trip. The Emory Glee Club, while
in England, was called upon to
make twenty-four English phono
graph records and since its re
turn, has made several very suc
cessful Victor records.
The comment of the London
Referee is typical of the press
notices which have followed the
club. In commenting on the Lon
don Premier of the Emory Glee
Club, their critic wrote: “This
score of singing students from
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STUDENTS GIVE
CHAPEL TALKS
STRINGFIELD
GIVES CONCERT
Series of Short Talks at Chapel
Period Wednesday
What is your ideal creed for
the college woman ? Each of you
has a chance to express r-our
opinion on this subject from to-
da}" until 1 p. m,, Tuesday after
noon. Dr. Blair has offered a
prize of $5 for the best paper
written on this topic. The theme
must not exceed 150 words, it
must be written in ink and on
only one side of the paper, and it
must be dropped in the box which
will be placed in Pi Delta hall by
1 o’clock Tuesday, February 14.
The first of a series of programs,
which has been planned by Dr.
Blair and the president of the stu
dent body, was presented during
the last chapel period, Wednes
day. The to])ic was, “A Creed for
the College Woman.’’ Speakers
had been previously selected and
their topics were as follows:
(1) “Ideals held for Women in
Past Ages”—Amy Hodges.
(2) “What Some College
Women Think College Is For"
—Janet Robinson.
(3) “The College Women As a
Student.”—Margaret Malloy.
(4) “The College Woman’s In
terest in Athletics” — Ruth
W alters.
(5) “The College Woman’s In
terest in People”—Hilda Clontz,
(6) “The College Woman’s In
terest in World Affairs” — Ann
Frat Group Plans
Etiquette Classes
First Meeting Held Februry 2
Alpha Kappa Gamma held its
first meeting of the new year,
February 2. Jane Renfrow, presi
dent, conducted the program. An
open discussion consisted of prep
aration for etiquette classes,
which are to be held every Thurs
day evening from 6:30 to 7:00.
Mary Brown, Rebecca McClary,
and Ruth Sweeney w'ere respon
sible for the program yesterday,
which was chiefly concerned with
the subject of “Appropriate
Dress.” Interesting topics have
been planned for succeeding
classes.
The March meeting of Alpha
Kappa Gamma will be held in the
home of Katherine Powers.
McLaughlin.
Original Compositions Enthusias
tically Received
Queens - Chicora college was
very fortunate in having Lamar
Stringfield, flutist and composer,
Adeline McCall, accompanist and
Ralph Weatherford, cellist, to
appear in a concert Wednesday,
Februar}' 8.
In the afternoon Mr. String-
field gave a most interesting in
formal lecture on modern music
and folk music, which he illustrat
ed with short musical selections.
The most interesting selection
of the concert, which w'as given
in the evening, was a composition
from Lamar Stringfield’s mountain
folk music. The first part was
“Morning" and the last “A Log
Cabin.” As an encore, Mr. String-
field played as a flute solo: “The
Doll's Lullaby."
Lamar Stringfield was born in
(7) “The College Woman and
Her Acquiring Knowledge”—lone
Smith.
(8) “The College Woman and
Her Dress."—Mary Brown.
(9) “The Spiritual I-ife of the
College Woman” — Florence
IMoffett.
.After this most interesting dis
cussion three impromptu talks
were given on the same subjects
and were based on facts gained
from the preceding discussions.
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a Baptist parsonage near Raleigh,
N. C., in October, 1897. He in
herited his love of music from
his father and mother. He learn
ed to play the piano and all the
instruments of the orchestra.
While he was in school at Mars
Plill and Wake Forest, he played
in the band for a hobby. He had
intended studying medicine.
Mr. Stringfield has been ac
corded many honors in the realm
of music. In 1928 he was award
ed the Pulitzer ])rize for the
first American comjrosition of
the year, “From the Southern
Mountains.” He also has the
Robinson Wins
First State Prize
Shows Much Talent In Speaking
Queens-Chicora was well repre
sented at the State Oratorical
contest sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion and held in Raleigh,
January 13. Janet Robinson re
turned with the high honor of
first place. A prize of $75 and
a gold medal were awarded to the
winner. Janet’s talent has been
shown by her outstanding work
here. It is an advantage to the
college to have a stuclent who
represents the institution in such
a satisfactory manner.
distinction of establishing an In
stitute of Folk Music at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. This
is the first establishment of its
kind in the United States.
Mrs. Byrd Makes
Inspiring Talk
Speaks On The Mind of Christ
“Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus.” This
was always the text of a sympa
thetic old negro ju'eacher from
Columbia. This same passage
was also the text which Mrs.
Byrd, one of our well-known
faculty members, used last Sun-
lay evening at vespers in persuad
ing us to try to develop the mind
of Christ.
She gave illustrations of three
people who had been able to dis
tinguish the value between the
two words, “charity” and “sym
pathy.” “Sympathy,” she said,
“has a deeper meaning. It in
cludes more than merely giving
the beggar a nickel and then for
getting him.” The three lives
which she pictured to us were the
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