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V Subscribe to “The Formal” QUEENS BLUES Join the Sewing Guild October 27, 1934 Queens-Chicora College, Charlotte, N. C. Vol. 14—No. 3 JUNIORS WIN STUNT NLTE Student Govt. Convention Held In Pennsylvania Queens-Chicora One of the Thirty Colleges Invited to Attend Convention The Women’s Intercollegiate As sociation for Student Government, including the heads of thirty col leges and universities from Maine to Florida, met at Allegheny Col lege, Meadville, Pa., October 17-20. The general theme of the con vention program, as planned by Miss Edith Seailes, national pres ident of the association, and Dr. Evelyn Miller, dean of women at Alegheny College, was “The Phil osophy of Student Government.” Four pr'ncipal speakers from va rious colleges spoke on the follow ing subjects: Professor Sarah M. Sturtevant, Columbia University, “The Function of Student Govern- m-nt, on the Modern College Cam- fus”; Dean Thyresa Amos, Uni- vrrsitv of Pittsburgh, “The Educa- tonol Value of Extra-curricula Wth’ities Among College Women Students”; Dean Florence Micol- -n, Ohio Wesleyan University, “Personalitv Adjustments Among College Women Students”; and Dean Karl Leobrick, Syracuse University, “The Place of the Honor System in Modern Student Government.” Five discussion groups were held: “To What Extent Is Stu dent Government Primarily a Dis- c’plinary Function,” Allegheny College; “The Town Girl’s Place in Student Government,” Univer sity of Pittsburgh; “Reasons for Point Systems,” Hood College; “Honor Systems,” Alfred College; “The Relation Between Social and Academic Standing in Student Life,” Ohio Wesleyan University. Entertainment featured a tea on the opening afternoon, the piese- tation of “Candida” by the AHe- Contd. on page 2, col. 2 Alpha Kappa Gama Holds Fall Tapping Service in Chapel Three Queens Girls I Phi Beta Chi Award Selected to Make a National Charter Alpha Kappa Gamma, national ;adership fraternity, tapped four students, Elizabeth Cassels, Lula rlaii, Margaret Mitchell, and lone Smith, at Chapel service on Thurs day morn.ng, October 18. The ciitera for selecting members is the miluence and following a girl has on the campus, but it is not essential that a girl hold offices on the campus. Quiet leadership and influence are a valuable con tribution to the l.fe and success of an organization. Alpha Kappa Gamma seeks to recognize all lead ers of all types, leaders in all phases of a college life. Elizabeth Cassels, while presi dent of the Senior class, does not limit her activities and co-opera- t-on to the class. She works for and with the Student Government and the Administiation. Her class wdl always remember the Junior- Senior of ’34 as the special work of Elizabeth. Two of those girls tapped are members of the Student Govern ment Councils. Margaret Mitchell is president of the Day Students, and Lula Hall is second vice-presi dent of the Boarders. Neither gill, however, is thought of only as one on the gov'erning councils. Lula Hall is an active member of the S. C. A. Margaret Mitchell is this year heading the dramatic group of the Literary Society, as well as making a definite job and success of improving The Union. This year quite in contrast w.th the two past years, lone Smith is proving the value of quiet leader ship. Although she actually holds no office, lone is a real part of each organization. She is in terested in every society on Contd. on page 2, col. 2 Talks in Charlotte Marion, Manning, Trobough Are Invited to Join the Speaker’s Bureau NEW PROGRAM OF M. H. SOCIETY ;he Dramatic School Announces Plans “Madame Butterfly” and a Recital to Be Given Be fore Christmas The Dramatic Department plans to give two programs before the Christmas holidays, a recital and the play Madame Butteryy, accord ing to a statement made by Miss Ethel M. King, director of the department. The recital, the date of which will be announced later, is to be made up of costumes, monologues, and scenes. The prologue of Let Us Be Gay and scenes from One Sun day Afternoon will be included in- the program;. All the dramatic students wil take part in this re cital. Madam Butterfly which will be g-ven later on in the season will be taken from the Balesco version. The play is now being read by the class, and Miss King is giving the dramatic interpretation. The cast has not yet been selected. Members of the class this year are: Sarah Frances Crosby, Mar garet Land, Clare Hazel, Corine Long, Roberta Kilgore, Lura Cof fey, and Thelma Robinson. Practice House Opens For Six- Weeks’ Period Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy moved from the practice house Monday, for a seven weeks’ vis-t to the Guthrie apartments on North Trycn street, and on Friday, the 26th, the eight Home Economic Senior girls moved in^ for the usual six weeks of practice. They are: Catherine Shellum, Vivian Hilton, Eleanor Hayes, Catherine Wilson, Sarah Fisher, Jo Duncan, Martha Abernathy, and Virginia Poovey. These eight g-rls are divided into four groups of host and hostess, two cooks, two maids, and two house-keepers. This house keeping is a require^ ment of the State Department of Education for-an A grade certi ficate in Home Economics. All the activities in a home are carried on in the practice house. The keep ing of accounts and hospitality qvr. the main duties. Besides this work, the girls have their usual other classes. Last vear they accepted a plan of pro- P-ressive buffet suppers to which guests were invited. These din ners were enjoyed so much last year that they have planned to have them again. Three students of Queens-Chi cora College, May D. Marion, Bet ty Manning, and Margaret Tro- baugh, have been asked by the Charlotte Mental Hygiene Society to take a part in the Speaker’s Bureau of ihat organization. That ouieau is at present being organ ized for the purpose of supplying chs various types of associations of the city with speakers who can furnish information on the subject of mental hygiene—its aims and scope, and the work of the Char lotte Society. On Friday, October 19, Margaret i'robaugh and Betty Manning spoke before a luncheon meeting of a book club and before the Con verse College Alumnae Associa tion, respectively. Each girl will be called to make several talks during the college year. The Charlotte Mental Hygiene Society was organ.zed about a year and a half ago. It is com posed of approximately fifty mem hers, most of whom are doctors and trained social workers. Mrs. John Tillett is president of the or ganization, and De. Sylvia Allen is the director. The woik of the Charlotte So ciety is four-fold: the mental health clinic, the occupational the rapy group, the educational pro gram, and the co-operation with the state institutions. The local society is doing a work that is far in advance of the things being at tempted in other cities today. This year the Charlotte Society has re ceived from the City Council ^J,200 00, the largest part of which is to be used for paying the sal ary of a trained psychiatric work er, Mrs. Elsie Larsen, of Rich mond. This is the first time that trained case worker has been By Chi Beta Phi Beta Chi, local science fra ternity, was o’.ganized on Queens- Chicora campus in 1918. It has re cently been granted a charter by Chi Beta Phi, national science fra ternity. Chi Beta Phi has 15 active chap ters in mens’ colleges in seven east- ;rn and southern states, and a membership of 1,220. Queens-Chi cora is the second girls’ college to be given a charter, the other being Agnes Scott. The fraternity was founded in Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, April, 1916. It is the only national undergraduate gen eral science fraternity in America. To become a member of Chi Beta Phi, one must have shown that she has a marked interest in science, and must have proven herself wor thy of sc-entific sisterhood by pos session of integrity in scientific work and by possessing the spirit of co-operation. The scholarship will also be taken into considera tion. Sponsors for Phi Beta Chi are Dr. Graham, and Miss Howe, Mrs. McEwen and Miss Nooe. The lo cal officers are Miss Grace Hub bard, president; Miss Miriam Steele, vice-president; Miss Betty Wicker, secretary; Miss Mary Frances Ehrlick, treasurer. The other members are Miss Virginia Senn, Miss Dorothy Earhardt, Miss Frances Hunnsucker, and Miss Ruth Grover. No definite installation plans have been made. The chapter, however, will probably be installed in the latter part of November. connected with the organization and the clinic staff considers this a definitely progressive step. The Society hopes to receive an addi tional $2,200.00 from the County Commissioners, in order to extend the woik further into Mecklenburg County, where there is a pressing need for help and trained work. Dr. Scherer is New Field Agent Dr. Tilden Scherer, former presi dent of Kings College, Bristol, Vir- Council Planned For Honorary Fraternities The presidents of the honorary fraternities, at a meeting held Sat urday, October 20, set two dates during the year for the issuing of bids, the second week in Novem ber and the second week in Feb ruary. All fraternities are to is sue bids at the same time. That an Inter-Honorary Frater nity Council, composed of the presidents of the honorary fra teinities be formed was suggested. Plans for giving a banquet and presenting a speaker were dis cussed. The organizations represented Mother’s Dream Girl Portrayed By Seniors Inter-class stunt night was held last night in the auditorium, spon sored by the Athletic Association. Judge Fred Helms presented the cup. The other judges were Mrs. Mason Wallace, Mrs. Fred Helms and Miss Daisy Pifts. “Modern Cinderella” was pre sented by the freshman class. The chau’acters were: Cinderella, Marie Neikirk; the Three Sisters, Eve lyn Henderson, Bonnie Cox, Mir iam Dodd Little; the Prince, Eu genia Laffitte; Godmother, Annie Belle Elmore; Clock, Jean Carter, Virginia Lane. The gallery sang “Poor Cinderella.” Frances Scar borough played the paino, and Jos ephine Hackney, the accordian. The sophomore class gave “Alice in the Wonderland of Queens.” It was a story of a freshman enter ing the college. The characters were: Alice, Frances Smith; Rabbit, Lois Thompson; Frog Fortman, representing Dr. Frazier, Mary Lindsay; Queens of Hearts as Dean Edwards, Rebecca Ann Cooke; Owl, as Mr. Kennedy, Eliz abeth Maynard; White Rat, as freshman, Isobel Anderson; Unbal anced Schedule, Mary Wilson; Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum, Jean Kent Early and Frances Query; Spirit of Queens, Martha Petteway. The gallery was dress ed as playing cards and sang the Alma Mater. A mountain skit was presented by the junior class. The charac ters were dressed in typical cost umes. They showed the real life of a “Hill-billy.” It was a play within a play to give the city peo ple an idea of how they lived. The characters were: Ma, Sara Grif fith; Pa, lone Smith; Liza, Betty Manning; Hiram, Mary Philips; Dan Simpson, Helen Cont. on page 2, col. 1 as field agent for the college, Dr, Frazer announced. Dr. Scherer, who has already had twenty years’ experience in college work, arrived on the cam pus last week. He began his work Monday. Dr. Frazer is impressed with the idea that fifty thousand dollars must be added to the endowment. Dr. Scherer will be looking for this in a quiet way, making contacts throughout the synods in North Carolina and South Carolina. -- —^ - , were: Phi Beta Chi represented ginia-Tennessee, has been secured Hubbard, the Classical Pan-HelL Council Discusses Rushing Questionnaires Filled in by the Frosh and Sororities Studied Club by Jeanette Mallory, the In ternational Relation Club by Ruth Freeman, Kappa Omicron by Mary Frances Austelle, Iota XI by Margaret Gilliam, and Beta Pi Theta by Anne Batten. Margaret Trobaugh of Alpha Kappa Gamma, presided. Representatives from some honorary organizations were not present. The group will meet again next Saturday for further organiza tion. On Wednesday afternoon, Octo ber 16, the Pan-Hellenic Council held a special meeting at the Phi Mu Sorority House to discuss the rushing rules for next year. Dr. Elizabeth Blair, sponsor of the Council, was present at the meet ing and reported the results of a questionnaire which has recently been given to the pledges of the different sororities. Pan Hellenic plans to use these helpful sugges tions in making the new rules. A copy of the letter which was sent to eighteen women’s colleges throughout the country asking in formation about their rushing rules was read by Marie Wilkin son, chairman of the question naire committee. Plans were made for condensing the material gain ed from sorority and pledge ques tionnaires. Pan Hellenic plans to have all the material necessary for formulating the new rushing rules organized before Christmas.
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