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Senior Plays
QUEENS BLUES
May Day
Vol. 16, No. 1,
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QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
May 1, 1937
Juniors Fete Seniors
At Evening-In-Paris
Carl Schoonover’s Orchestra
Furnishes Music For
Annual AfiFair
On Friday evening, April 30th, the
annual Junior-Senior banquet was
held in Morrison Dining Hall. Ap
proximately five hundred guests were
present to enjoy the event which
came as a climax to Senior Week.
.\n “Evening in Paris” motif was
carried out throughout the entire eve
ning; the banquet hall in the form
of a French Casino was decorated
in blue and silver, the lawn repre
sented a French garden. The ban
quet was opened by the toastmis-
tress and the following program was
enjoyed:
Welcome Mary Currie
Toastmistress
Music by Carl Schoonover and
His Orchestra
Toast to Seniors..--- Lillian Smith
Response Jimmy Wagoner
Music by Carl Schoonover
Solo Jean Stough
Heading - Caddie Willis
At the conclusion of the program,
according to tradition, the incoming
(iresident of the Senior class was an
nounced.
.‘\fter the banquet a prom was
held on the lawn in front of Morrison
Hall, music again being furnished liy
Carl Schoonover.
Invited guests other than the mem
bers of the Senior class were: Dr.
W. H. Frazer, President of Queens-
Chicora Colleg-. Mrs. Virginia M.
Agnew, Dean of Women, Miss Cor
delia Henderson, senior class adviser,
Mrs. Joe McEwen, junior class ad
viser, and Mr. McEwen, Mr. and Mrs.
McAlister Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
die Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Marshali, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. God
dard, Miss Ruth Grover, Miss Helen
Cumnock, and Miss Marguerite Buf-
fem.
Those in charge of the banquet
were: Mary Currie, chairman of
Junior-Senior, and working with her
were: Nancy Mclver, social chairman;
Jo McDonald, financial chairman;
decoration, Jane Wiley; invitations,
Madeline Hurt; prom chairman,
Elizabeth Calder; place cards, Bar
bara Shatzer; entertainment, Helen
Jordan.
Students In
Voice Recital
Miss Grace Robinson Presents
Entire Voice Department
In Queens Chapel
The students in the voice depart
ment of Queens-Chicora were pre
sented by Miss Grace Robinson tn a
recital in Queens’ auditorium on the
evening of April 20, 1937. The pro
gram, an excellent one, was as fol
lows:
Part I
Hedge Roses Schubert
Betty Gardner
The Swan Grieg
Della Mae Cox
I I.ove Thee Grieg
Alice Bowditch
Ave Maria Schubert
Roslyn Edwards
Du bist die ruh Schumann
Virginia Smith
Caro Mio ben Giordani
Frances Marion O’Hair
I-es Berceaux Faure
Margaret McGregor
{Continued on page two)
Ames Talks
On Conditions
In Europe
IRC Soonsors Former League
Of Nations Secretarist In
Queens Chapel
Sir Herbert Brown Ames, first
financial director of the League of
Nations secretarist and former mem
ber of tlie Canadian parliament lec
tured to tlie student body and the
general public in the Queens-Chicora
college auditorium, Monday night,
April 2(), at 8:30, on the subject,
“The Bubbling Cauldron of Central
Eurojie. Jle lectured under the au
spices of the Carnegie Foundation for
International Peace.
During the World War Sir Her
bert was honorary secretary-general
of the Canadian Patriotic fund which
raised and distributed nearly $50,-
000,000 for the su])])ort of wives and
dependent relatives of Canadian
soldiers.
In 1919, Sir Herbert Ames was in
vited to assume the post of financial
director of the League of Nations
Secretarist. This position he filled
from 1919 to 1920, living for six
years at Geneva.
During the past eight years he has
four times revisited Geneva. He spent
the summer of 1932 in Germany, Po
land, and Geneva studying the situ
ation in North Central Europe. Dur
ing the autumn of 1935 he made an
extended tour of Austria, Hungary,
Rumania, and Yugo-Slavia, meeting
and interviewing many of the leading
statesmen in that area.
Prior to 1920, Sir Herbert was for
17 years a representative of his na
tive city, Montreal, in the Canadian
parliament. Since 1929 he has lec
tured for the Carnegie endowment in
all the Canadian colleges and in more
than 150 American educational insti
tutions.
A.A.U.W. Holds
Conference
Queens’ Latin Professor Is
Retiring President Of
Organization
Tlie lOth annual state convention of
the American As.sociation of Univer-
.sity Women was held in Charlotte on
the 16th and 17th of April.
The major officers, elected for the
coming year are: pre.sldent, Mr.s. C.
T. Wanzer, Charlotte; vice president,
Mr.s. N. Y. Tyner, Meredith; treas
urer, Mr.s. Zander, Asheville; and sec
retary, Mrs. Schenning of Chapel
Hill, who was reelected.
A meeting of the Executive Board
was held on Friday at the Hotel
Charlotte with a luncheon at Thack
ers. In the afternoon the visitors
were driven to various points of in
terest in the city. At 4:00 P. M.,
there was a tea at the home of Mrs.
Charles W. Tillett, Jr.
The election of the major officers
took place Saturday A. M., at the
Woman’s Club. Following that there
was a luncheon at which Dr.
Shryck, who is connected with the
department of History at Duke, spoke
on “Education for Democracy.” The
meeting closed with a banquet at
Hotel Charlotte on Saturday P. M.
{Continued on page three)
FRANCES SMITH
New Assistant Dean
Succeeds Mrs.
E. M. Currie
Retiring Boarding Student
President To Assist
Dr. Goddard
Dr. William H. Frazer has recently
announced that Miss Frances Smith,
retiring president of the Boarding
Student body, will succeed Mrs. E.
McArthur Currie as assistant to the
dean of instruction, James M. God
dard.
Throughout her four years at
Queens-Chicora, Miss Smitli has been
an outstanding student, taking part
in both student government and ex
tra-curricular activities. Besides serv
ing as president of the boarding stu
dents, she has acted as Panhellenic
representative for Kappa Delta Sor
ority, fus a member of the Choral
Club for four years, serving as its
president her senior year, as a mem
ber of the Student Christian Asso
ciation Cabinet, as a member of Al
pha Kappa Gamma National Iveader-
ship Fraternity, as president of the
Senior Judiciary Council, and as a
member of the Executive Council. In
the new edition of “Who’s Who
Among Students in American Uni
versities and Colleges,” Miss Smith’s
name has been listed.
Seniors Elect
NewPresident
Smith Announced President In
Annual Ceremony At
Junior-Senior
On Friday iilgbt at the .lunior-
Senior Banquet, Lillian Smitb from
Grier, S. C., was announced the presi
dent of the senior class for the year
1937-38. Amid the atmo.sphere of
gaiety which was typical of an Even
ing in Paris, Mary Currie arose to
relieve the suspense by announcing
that IJllian was the winning candi
date of the election. The president
elect gracefully acknowledged the
honor conferred ui)on her by her
class. The announcing of this selec
tion is an annual feature of the
Junior-Senior and the returns of the
election are kept secret until this
festive and happy occasion.
The election was definite proof of
Lillian’s ability and leadership and
a well deserved honor. We seldom
find a girl who is chosen for two
successive years to lead the class to
success. The class of '’38, during the
])ast year, has been an outstanding
{Continued on page four)
Davidson-Queens Party
Outstanding Success
Mclver Is
Delegate To
Conference
The Legitimate Functions Of
Student Government Theme
Of Conference
Nancy Mclver represented our col
lege on April 16 and 17 at the Stu
dent Government Conference whicb
met at The Woman’s College of The
University of North Carolina in
Greensboro, N. C., from April 15
to 17. This was the eighth annual
Congress of this organization and the
theme of the conference was “The
Legitimate Functions of the Student
Council.”
On the second day of the conference
two interesting addresses were made.
The first was made at luncheon by
Dr. John A. Land of the U. S. Office
of Education. Dr. Land gave a
resume of the history of the North
Carolina Federation of Students.
The organization began in 1930 with
a conference of N. C. State, U. N. C.-
nnd Duke to discuss athletic ques
tions. It has developed rapidly,
urged more vocational guidance in
college and recommended a personal
worker to help students decide upon
vocations by advice and specific in
formation. The second outstanding
address was made at a banquet on
Friday evening by Dr. Frank
Graham, President of The Greater
University of North Carolina. Dr.
Graham talked on social security and
urged young people to strive toward
it.
On Saturday morning Miss Harriet
Elliott, Dean of The Woman’s College
of U. N. C., made an address in
which she pointed out the advisability
of a close integration between stu
dents and faculty.
Various discussion groups which
were held during the conference were
concerned with subjects vital in stu
dent government. The main subjects
in the women’s discussion groups
were: “Societies and Sororities,” lead
by Miss Susan Hamlin and “Honor
System” lead by Rachel Harden.
At the close of the morning ses
sion on Saturday, officers for the com
ing year were elected as follows:
President, Mr. Judson White of
Eastern Carolina Teachers College;
Vice-President, Miss Alma Hall of
W. C. U. N. C.; and Treasurer, Mr.
Bob Caldwell of Wake Forest.
Duke Host To
Educational
Conference
Goddard, Agnew, Edwards,
Delano And Abemethy
Represent Queens
At the North Carolina Education
Association at Duke University on
Friday, April 23, Queens-Chicora
College was represented by Dr. J. M.
Goddard, dean of instruction; Mrs.
Virginia Miller Agnew, dean of
women; Dr. Ethel Abernethy, pro
fessor of psychology; Dr. Lucille
Delano, professor of modern lan
guages; and Miss Alma T. Edwards,
professor of ancient languages. A
mammoth historical pageant and
masque commemorating the centennial
{Continued on page four)
> Baseball Game, Supper, Play
And Music By Chubby King
Features Of Day
Djividson C-ollege played host to
150 girls from Queens-Chicora, Tues
day, April 27, on the Davidson
cam])us. The day started at 2:15
when the girls left Queens on buses
bound for Davidson. There they were
met by tlie boys in front of Cham
bers. From then the boys kept things
running smoothly for the rest of the
day.
With the aid of four date bureaus
the boys and girls were ])aired off
and ])roceedcd to Hicliardson Field
where a baseball game was sche
duled. After the game the boys left
and the girls were served supper.
In about an hour the boys returned
and took the girls to the auditorium.
There the Red and Black Masquers
of Davidson presented excerpts from
Shakes])eare’s “Midsummer Night’s
Dream.” As soon as they finished this
the Masquers began another play,
written by Davidson boys. A few
minutes after the play started im
promptu players were called from the
audience to replace the Masquers.
This was done several times during
the play and proved to be one of
the most amusing and entertaining
events of the day. Following the
])lays they went back to Chambers
to the banquet hall where tliey were
entertained by “Chubby” King and
Ills orclicstra and other talent from
both s liools while refreshments
were being served. The banquet hall
was arranged to represent a cabaret.
With the day drawing rapidly to
an end they had a good old-fashioned
dng. During the course of the singing
the boys sang “O, Davidson” and the
girls replied with the Queens-Chicora
‘Alma Mater.” Afterwards the girls
reluctantly boarded the buses and re
turned to their own campus.
J’bis delightful gathering was the
first of its nature to be given on the
Davidson campus. The whole school
voices its opinion in the hope that
this is the beginning of a custom
that will be continued throughout
the years to come.
Choral Club
Takes Trip To
Hickory^ N. C.
On Friday, April 16, Queens-
Chicora Choral Club went to Hickory,
North Carolina, to take part in Col
lege Night sponsored by the conven
tion of the North Carolina State
Federation of Music Clubs. The or
ganizations presented in the Hickory
High School Auditorium were Queens-
Chicora Choral Club, Davidson Glee
Club and Little Symphony Orches
tra, Mitchell’s A Capella Choir, and
Lenoir Rhyne’s A Capella Choir.
The Choral Club of Queens-Chicora
sang “The Cherubim Song” by
Tschaikowsky and “The Two Magi
cians" by Curran-Deis. From all re
ports, the performance was excel
lent.
As the climax to College Night a
combined group from Queens-Chicora,
Davidson, and Lenoir-Rhyne pre
sented two numbers: “On Great Lone
Hills” by Sibelius and “The Pilgrims
Chorus” by Wagner.
“Gentlemen, this examination will
be conducted on the honor systeni.
Please take places tliree seats apart
in alternate rows.”