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SOPHOMORE ISSUE Washington’s Birthday QUEENS BLUES February 24, 1934 Queens-Chicora College, Charlotte, N. C. Vol. 13; No. 7 Pan-Hellenic Night Is Planned Emory Glee Club To Appear Here Tuesday Night Junior Class Sponsors “Sweetest Singers of the South” The Emory University Glee Club, internationally known musical organization, and commonly called the “South’s Sweetest Singers,” will pre sent a concert at Queens-Chi cora College Tuesday night, February 27, as the guest of the Junior Class of Queens- Chicora. On its tour throughout the South, the Emory Singers will appear at several of the lead ing Southern Colleges and will also give a concert at the Mayflower Hotel in Washing ton, D. C., where the Club will be entertained for sev eral days. Since its organization in 1919, the Emory Glee Club has established an enviable record. During its compara tively brief career, the Club has conducted two very suc cessful European tours, a Cuban trip, and frequent tours throughout the South east, and has also appeared in many cities of the east in cluding New York, Washing ton and Baltimore. Plans are being perfected at the present time for a third European trip, to be conducted this sum mer, when the Glee Club will appear in the leading cities of Europe, according to Wil liam L. Brady, manager. President Franklin D. Roosevelt heard and enjoyed the Emory Glee Club recently at the dedication of Georgia Hall, where the Emory organ ization appeared as the musi cal feature of the program; the program was also broad cast over a nation-wide hook up of the National Broadcast ing system. Among the other distin guished people who have heard the Emory Glee Club sing include the late President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, former vice-president Curtis, Rady Astor, General Hugh Johnson, and the Duke of iHanchester. The Emory Glee Club is under the direction of Dr. (Continued on Page 6« Coh 3) EMORY UNIVERSITY SINGERS Pictured above is the Emory Giee Ciub, known in Europe and America as “The South’s Greatest Singers,” who wii iappear in concert here at the Queens auditorium, Tuesday night, February 27, at 8:15, sponsored by the junior class of Queens-Chicora College of which Miss Ruth Grover is president. On its winter tour this year the Glee Club will appear in Greenville, Charlotte, Lynchburg, Washington and Greensboro Student Volunteers Of State To Meet At Winston Dr. C. Darby Fulton Will Deliver Addresses “Christ in the World Today,” is the theme of the Student Volunteer Conference to be held in Winston-Salem, March 2-4. This conference is an ticipated to be one of the best ever had; not only because of the spirit that is shown by prospective delegates, but be cause of the exceedingly fine leaders and speakers that have been chosen to take part. Dr. C. Darby Fulton is to be the principal speaker of the conference. He is an ex missionary to Japan, and at present, executive secretary to the Southern Presbyterian Mission Board. Rev. A. B. Depeolu, native born African, who has en gaged in study and pastorate work in the United States for some ten years, is also to be one of the speakers. Two other outstanding men who are to take part in the conference are Dr. P. H. Gwynn, of the Davidson Col lege Sociology department and Mr. J. W. Clay, formerly a missionary of the Southern Methodist Mission in Brazil. Prominent student leaders wnll be present to lead devo- tionals and to generally help to make the conference a suc cess. AKG Honored New Initiates With Banquet Alpha Kappa Gamma, na tional honorary leadership fraternity on the campus, honored Hughla Lee McCol lum and Katherine McLeskey, new initiates, with a formal banquet at 6:30 at the May- fair Manor, Tuesday evening, February 20. Rebecca McClarey, presi dent presided at the banquet and made the welcoming ad dress. The speeches of the evening were based on the past, present, and future his tory of Alpha Kappa Gamma. Jean Craig, president of local alumnae and of the class of 29, spoke of the past. Flor ence Moffett made the address on the present history, while Katherine McLeskey prophe sied the future of Alpha Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Rutzler and Mrs. Hooke, honorary members, were guests of the evening. Other honored guests of the evening were representa tives from Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C. That college is most interested in found ing on its campus a chapter of Alpha Kappa Gamma. Members of the Queens-Chic ora chapter visited Winthrop College last week to discuss the possibilities of founding such a chapter. Seniors Will Sponsor Appearance Of The Duke Glee Club Popular Society Sing’s Here on March 7 Duke University Musical clubs, sponsored by the Sen ior Class, will be special guests of Queens-Chicora College on March 7 at 8:30 P. M. in the auditorium. During this their 14th season they have made an extensive tour and it is only because of their crowded schedule that Queens has not enjoyed their visit before this. Seventy members consti tute the personed of the entire club. The Glee Club, with J. Foster Barnes as director and De Armond Moore as Student Director, will render a num ber of well known pieces among which are, “ Ave Maria,” “Creation’s Hymn,” and the “Soldiers Chorus” from Faust. Don Correll and Ward Wilcox, baritone and bass soloists respectively, will present several numbers. The Concert Orchestra, lead by G. E. Lytwich, Jr., as well as the Concert Jazz Orchestra, has a varied part of the pro gram. Some numbers to be presented are: “Melody of Love,” “Mississippi,” and “Song of the Vagabonds.” The guest artist is to be Mrs. J. Foster Barnes, Uni versity Vocal Director for Women. Sorority Initiations to Be Followed By Elaborate Banquets A BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR OF COLLEGE YEAR The night of nights, Pan- Hellenic night, will be ob served by the Greek letter so cieties of Queens College, March 3. This night, one of the most eventful in the lives of the Greek letter group, promises to be unusually brilliant this year. The num ber of initiates has increased more than fifty per cent since last year. The increase is ex plained by the fine coopera tion between faculty and the sororities for a better schoilas- tic standing, and to the re turn of prosperity. According to the announce ment made by Pan-Hellenic council, initiation services will be held by each of the six national sororities in the late afternoon of the third. Ban quets will be given by each of the sororities, and theatre parties and receptions will be held later in the evening. The Alpha Delta Pi, and Chi Omega sororities will give their banquets at the Hotel Charlotte. The Alpha Delta Theta sorority will give its banquet at the Addison Apartment grill room. The private dining room of the S & W Cafeteria will be the scene of the Kappa Delta banquet; the Hearthstone will be the banquet hall for the alpha Gamma Delta’s. The Phi Mu’s will give their ban quet at the Mayfair Hotel. On this night the girls will be allowed to stay off the campus till midnight. Elab orate plans have been made for the night’s entertainment, and under the supervision of the very efficient council the various initiations should be quite successful. The offi cers of this year’s Pan-Hel lenic council are Cynthia Pharr, president; Margaret Malloy, vice-president; and Jo Dandridge, secretary. Other members of the council are Margaret Trobaugh, Mary McMaster, Katherine Aaron, Anne McLaughlin, Mary China Stephenson, Hughla Lee McCollum, Hilda Clontz, Grace Walker and Ruth Cur rie. V A t: 1 f .f
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