QUEENS BLUES
VoL 16, No. 3
QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
November 2, 1936
Sixteenth Anniversary
Of The Queens Blues
Q.-C. Delegates
Attend N.C.C.-
P.A. Meet
Martha Petteway Voted
Queen Of May For 1937
first edition issued
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1920
BY JUNIOR CLASS
Mrs. McEwen, Present Faculty
Member, Assisted In Publica
tion of The First Queens Blues
Saturday, November 8, will be the
sixteenth anniversary of the Queens
Blues. To Mrs. McEwen of the fac
ulty goes a great deal of praise for
her assistance in the publication of
the very first paper at Queens—the
“Queens Blues”, the original name it
was given then, and the name it has
kept.
The first edition wa.s published on
November 8, 1930, after strenuous
effort on the part of the few girls
who were responsible for its publica
tion. These girls did all the work,
even to the point of explaining to
the would-be advertisers just wbat
“ads” were and w’hat it would mean
to advertise in the “Queens Blues.”
Mrs. McEwen distinctly remembers
the difficulty they had scraping up
news on that “cold and dreary Mon
day” and after that, they had to
spend many more valuable hours at
the printer’s anxiously laboring over
the last details.
Mrs. McEwen smiled as she gave
a review of the progress made
by the paper, and said, “Of course
it has made much progress—espec
ially in organization. Our organiza
tion consisted of an editorial staff,
with Myrtle Williamson as editor-
in-chief, and four associate editors.
Then there was a business staff with
a business manager and possibly a
circulation manager. Our paper was
published under the direction of Miss
Frances Chubbuck of the English
Chapel Hears
Mrs. Fairly
On Tuesday morning, October 20,
Mrs. Jolm Fairly, of Richmond, Va.,
addressed the student body and fac
ulty at the regular chapel service^
Mrs. Fairly chose as her topic
'‘The Home As A Career.”
In presenting the home as an ideal
career for a young woman, Mrs.
Fairly named certain essentials that
are necessary for success. The first
essential for success is of a mechani
cal nature. One must know how
to spend money wisely.
“The second essential,” said Mr.s.
Fairly, “is pertaining to tlie culinary
art.” The successful housewife must
know something about the value of
food.
In discussing the third essential
Mrs. Fairly said: “A home can be
happy without children, but it can
not be complete.” It is the child
in the home that makes the career.
To deal with children a person must
have a knowledge of medicine, some
knowledge of child psychology, and
above everything else, the power and
ability to direct the child in its
simple spiritual life. Every child
has a philosophy of life. It is “Do
I live to get all I can out of life,
or do I live to give aU I can to life?”
Some one must help the child build
up and live his simple philosophy.
In closing her talk, Mrs. Fairly
said, “We live to get out of life
all the happiness that we can, but
that happiness will be found only
Department, and she is responsible, as we give, and only if we are wliere
in a large way, for its success. The
Junior class started the publication,
and today the Queeks Blues is still
a Junior publication.”
The paper we liave today lias pro
gressed a great deal, but those girls
who struggled so laboriously to bring
forth their first paper deserve recog
nition and praise for going into their
enterprise with such confidence and
spirit of enthusiasm and for leaving
an influence that has made the
Queens Blues.
The staff and student body are de
sirous of even more progress. We
shall work this year for that common
aim.
God wants us to be.”
Pitts, Maynard, Laffitte,
Hackney, Represent
Blues and Coronet
Martha Ware Pitts, Elizabeth May
nard, Pidge Laffitte, and Jo Hack
ney represented Queens-Chicora Col
lege at the fall meeting of tlie North
Carolina Collegiate Press Association
lield at the Hotel Charlotte, October
22, 23, 24, with Davidson as host.
On Thursday, October 22, delegates
registered at the Hotel Charlotte and
attended an informal tea.
On Friday, October 23, at 9:00
o’clock, the general meeting was held.
Group meetings of editors of annuals,
led by Mr. Herbert Hitch; editors
of newspapers and magazines, led
by Mr. J. E. Dowd; business man
agers, led by Mr. A. M. Beck. A
luncheon was served at Chambers
building at Davidson College, at
which time Mr. Frederick Smitli ad
dressed the meeting. Mr. Legette
Blythe, member of the Charlotte
Observer editorial staff, was the chief
speaker for the formal banfpiet Fri
day night.
The final business session was held
Saturday morning. Over a hundred
delegates represented their colleges in
the N.C.C.P.A. Atlantic Christian,
East Carolina Teachers’, State, Wake
Forest, Davidson, Salem, Guilford,
High Point, Catawba, Appalachian,
Elon, Flora McDonald, Queens-
Chicora, Meredith, Women's College
of the University of North Carolina,
Greensboro, and others were repre
sented.
The spring meeting will be in High
Point in May. Jo Hackney, business
manager of the Blues, was appointed
to the publicity committee of the
association.
Miss Fulton
Attends Convention
SETZER CLAIMS VICTORY
FOR PRETTY HONORED
CANDIDATE
I. R. C. Presents
Mexiean Student
Ambassador
Junior-F reshman
Party
The Junior and Freshman Classes
win sponsor a Thanksgiving party in
the dining hall of Morrison Hall on
Thursday night of November 12. It
has been customary for the sister
classes to sponsor a party, one in the
tall and one in the spring.
This party will be in the form
a masquerade. It might be of in
terest to know that the floor show
''"ill be furnished by Davidson Col-
Many unusual and interesting
^i^musements are being planned. Masks
'''ill be furnished for the young
gentlemen present. Kvery member
cf the student body will be invited.
The Faculty and Student Body
of Queens-Chicora wish to express
to Miss Lucille Delano their heart
felt sympathy in her recent be
reavement, in the loss of he:r
father.
The International Relations Club
of Queens-Chicora College presented
on Wednesday morning, October 21,
Senor Roberto Guerro de la Rosa,
medical student of the University of
Mexico, Mexico City. Senor de la
Rosa, who is vacationing in the
United States, plans to spend ap
proximately three weeks in Cluu
lotte.
The lecturer, who was appropriati
ly dressed in native costume, render
ed several vocal selections peculiar
to his country and entertained with
characteristic instrumental solos.
The Senor began his lecture by
describing the physical features of his
native country, Mexico. He gave
interesting statistics concerning the
city and country as a whole. The
educational system of Mexico is quite
different from that of the United
States in that the institutions are
never co-educational. Mexicans at an
early age are sent to a school strictly
for boys or for girls as the case
may be.
In speaking of the courtship of
his country, Senor de la Rosa said:
“Courtship of my country is quite
different from that of the United
States An introduction to a seno-
rita requires a great deal of time
and effort. The senor after having
obtained a special permit from the
police serenade a senorita each even-
for a month. If the lady is
Literary
Club Holds
First Meet
Miss Fulton has returned here
after having spent several enjoyable
days attending The National Con
vention of the American Dietitics
Association in Boston.
She said the thing that interested
her most about the Convention was
tlie address on “Adventures in Diet,”
by Vilhjalmur Stifansson. He is a
very interesting speaker, whose
articles appear in Harpers. He some
times calls himself the human guinea
pig.
The clinic of most interest that
.she attended was that of Dr. .loslin’s
of diabetic children, at which time
tlie new type of insulin was dis
cussed and its use explained.
While on her trip she also visited
Boston Navy Yard and went on board
“Old Iron Sides.” The crusier “Quin-
cey,” which had just returned from
Spain, was in port and she visited on
board that boat also.
In seeing points of interest she
visited Cambridge and the Aggassiz
Museum of Harvard University. In
this Museum is a wonderful display
of glass flowers made by two Bo
hemian brother.s. The secret of mak
ing the glass flowers has never been
revealed.
Coming down to New York she
was privileged to attend the cele
bration honoring Dr. Mary Swartz
Rose, who has been with Columbia
University for twenty-five years. A
feature of the celebration was the
unveiling of a portrait painted by
a prominent New York artist.
Queen Holder of Many Other
Honors; May Court to Be
Chosen in the Near Future
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(Continued on page 4, col. 3)
Under the guidance of Margaret
Calder, the president, and Mrs. John
Lyon, the advisor, the Literary So
ciety has begun holding its regular
bi-wcekly meetings. These meetings
e held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month at 4:30.
Seventy-five girls have joined the
Literary Society, and a worthwhile
year has been predicted under the
leadership of the three capable group
presidents.
The Book-Tea Group met with its
leader, Martha Stewart, in Blair
Union. The officers who were elected
are Clare Wishart, secretary, and
Susan Brice, treasurer. The group
decided to have a formal meeting on
the first Wednesday of each month,
inviting an outside speaker to be
present. Books which the group al
ready own were discussed and it
was announced that Gone With The
Wind had been ordered. Edna Fur
man dosed the meeting with a very
interesting talk about the books on
the International Relations Club shelf
in the library.
The Creative Writing Group met
in the Kappa Delta House. The
group leader, Barbara Shatzer, pre
sided. Dorothy Stansell was elected
secretary; Edith Gallant, treasurer;
and Catherine Marshall, program
(Continued on page 4, col. 2)
Miss Wharton In
augurates Masicales
Miss Mary Wharton, Instructor of
piano at Queens-Chicora College in
augurated a series of musleales with
a piano recital on Sunday afternoon,
October 18, in her studio on the cam
pus. Miss Wharton’s program con
sisted of tlie following selections:
Adagio from D Minor—Concerto by
Bach, Gavotte by Gluck—Brahms,
Nocturne in F Major—Schumann,
Ballade in G Minor—Brahms, Pre
lude in E Minor—Chopin, Mazurka
in A Minor—Chopin, In Old Vienna
—Godowsky Sea Chanty—Grainger,
Waltz in A Flat by Brahms—Fried
man, Tlie Lonesome Whistler—Guion,
Spanish Dance No. 5—Granadas,
Irish Tune from Country Derry—
Grainger.
Miss Wharton’s program was en
joyed very much and the students
sincerely hope that she will give an
other soon.
These musicales, which are being
presented by the music department,
will be given on the first and third
Sundays of every month at 4:30 in
the afternoon. Miss Grace Robin
son, vocal instructor and Miss Whar
ton will be featured in most of the
programs. However, there will be
other talented musicians presented.
The next musicale will be a joint
recital given by Miss Robinson and
Dr. J. M. Godard, Dean of In
struction, on Sunday, November 1.
Miss Martha Rettewny, a member
of the senior class, was elected May
Queen for 1937 by the students of
Queens-Chicora College on Saturday,
October 31. Tlie other candidate was
Miss .lean Orr, also a member of the
senior class.
Miss Elsie Setzer was Miss Pette-
way’s campaign manager. In her
campaign speech, Miss Setzer brought
out the point that Miss Petteway’s
ability and attractiveness lias enabled
her to become well-known both in the
classroom and on the campus of
Queens-Chicora.
Among the many offices and honors
that she has had are the following:
Business manager of the Queens
Blues, president of Pan Hellenic
Council, stunt night committee, social
committee of day students during her
freshman year, member of Alpha
Kappa Gamma, member of Iota Xi,
member of International Relations
Club, a member of the May Court for
three years, and a member of Phi
Mu Sorority.
To be elected May queen is con
sidered a very high honor and the
election marks a high spot in each
year on the campus. May Day has
been a regular event at Queens-
Chicora for many years and is di
rected by Miss Cordelia Henderson,
teacher of athletics at the college. The
May C«urt for May, 1937, has not yet
been chosen.
Miss Jean Orr, president of the
student body, was the other candi
date for May Queen. Miss Orr is a
charming and graceful brunette. Slie
is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
Eiizabetli Calder, cha])el program
chairman, was Miss Orr’s campaign
manager. Tlie race was close and
Miss Orr was a fitting runner-up.
Activities of Associated Students
of the University of California last
year showed a net profit of $159,-
872.02.
Chapel Programs
At the regular chapel hour Thurs
day, Mrs. Virginia Miller Agnew ad
dressed the student body in a very
interesting talk on “Citizenship.”
Mrs. Agnew’s address was present
ed in the form of a drama. The
place was any town; the time, any
day in October; and the characters
were Mr. and Mrs. Bee and their
daughter, Peggy, a freshman at
Queens-Chicora College. When the
curtain was drawn Mr. and Mrs. Bee
were seated at the breakfast table.
The postman had just brought them
a letter from tlieir dear Peggy. The
letter which Peggy had written to
her parents was typical of any col
lege girl, and contained so much
that is true of college life.
Peggy, it seems, had learned from
her roommate that citizenship in the
college community, above everything
else, means consideration for others.
That consideration must be prompted
by unselfishness. One should never
be a good sport at the expense of
another’s feelings^ Peggy had also
learned the necessity of college rules.
They are made for the good of the
student, and the student who breaks
a rule should remember: “Broken
rules always carry their own penalty.”
Mrs. Agnew ended her message to
the students with, what might well
be called, a “heart-to-heart” talk.
When she said, “I am here to help
you,” we believed her.