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QUEENS BLUES
Alpha Gammas
Have Annual
Feast of Roses
Formal Dinner
Attended By
The Students
The Gamma Gamma chapter of
Alpha Gamma Delta held its annual
Feast of the Roses Saturday evening
at the Hotel Charlotte in honor of
the new initiates. The tables were
decorated with red and huff roses,
the flowers of the fraternity, and
red tapers. The theme of the pro
gram was “Treasures” and Marie
Wilkinson, president of the alumnae
chapter acted as toastmistress. 1 oasts
were given during the evening by Kay
Duncan, Eleanor Guyton, Mary
Franklin, and Katherine McLesly.
The initiates were presented with
boxes of crested stationery as a gift
from the chapter. J(^ McDonald,
president of the local chapter, pre
sented the special awards to Cor
nelia Truesdale for being the best
all-round pledge, Kay Duncan for
the highest scholastic rating, and
Alberta Setzer for the most inter
ested pledge. Eleanor Guyton re
ceived the award given by the alum
nae for the highest scholarship.
Guests included the initiates, active
members, and alumnae members. Miss
Mary Wharton was a special guest.
The initiates were Kay Duncan, of
Glen Rock, New Jersey, Cornelia
'I'ruesdale of Kersluvw, S. C., Betty
Deskau of Rock Hill, S. C., Alberta
Setzer of Unlontown, Alabama, Mary
Mason of Greenville, S. C., and Sara
Rainey of laiFayette, Alabama.
On Thursday, March 3, a formal
dinner at Queens was held in the
Morrison dining hall.
Mrs. Virginia Miller Agnew was
mistress of ceremonies, while Dr.
Frazer was the speaker for the oc
casion. He told some of the inter
esting sketches taken from one of
is books.
After dinner tlie Dramatic Depart
ment of Queens College, of which Miss
Ethel King is head, presented three
one-act l)lays following the formal
dinner last Thursday night.
The plays consisted of a fantasy,
a romantic comedy, and a murder
mystery.
Members who took part in the
plays were: Elaine Suber, Lucielle
Kidd, Charlotte Sutter, Anne Pease,
June Benbow, Edith Tinsley, Billie
Frazier, Jennie Linn Wright, Claire
Wishart, and Sara Thompson.
During the intermissions between
plays, Franees Riddle sang a solo,
and the Choral Club sang two num
bers.
This same group of plays was pre
sented as a Workshop ])roJect before
the local Little Theatre audience last
Tuesday night.
Thetas Give
Banquet For
Its Initiates
Psi chapter of Alpha Delta Theta
held a charming banquet Saturday
night, March 5, ^it Rozzell’s Ferry
in honor of the new initiates.
The tables were beautifully deco
rated with flowers; the place cards
were in the shape of the sororitj
pin; and at each place was an attrac
tive program, and a gift, a recogni
tion pin, from the aetive members.
After the Alpha Delta Theta grace.
Lynch Crockett, president of the
chapter, welcomed all those present.
Ellenore Eddy, president of the
pledges, responded. A toast to the
Alumnae was given by Miss Sara
DuRant.
The annual award, a silver loving
eup was presented by Harriet Brown
to Ellenore Eddy for being the most
outstanding pledge. Mary GrifTm pre
sented a gold locket with the Alpha
Delta Theta seal on it to Lueille
Gwaltney for having the highest
scholastic average for one year.
An award was given Ellen Hardee
for writing the best of the sorority
songs composed by the pledges, and
Agnes Hope Gwaltney reeeived hon
orable mention. A beautiful engraved
deck clock was given to Lyneh
Crockett, president of the sorority
by the active members.
New initiates, are Martha Baldwin
Lib Brammer, Ellenore Eddy, Lu
eille Gwaltney, Agnes Hope Gwalt
ney, Frances Earhardt, Mary Gunn,
Ellen Hardee, IJb Porter, and Naney
Moore.
Sports
If you have been hearing more
noise than usual coming from the
direction of the gym, let us be the
first to inform you that basketball
practice is well under way at Queens.
Each class is organizing a team that
they will be proud to have represent
them.
The caj)tains and squad from which
the team will be picked for each
class are the following:
Senior:)—Harriet Brown, captain,
Josephine McDonald, Louise Crane,
Peggy Sloop, Elizabeth Calder, Alice
Crowell, Sarah Paxton, Margaret
Register, Martha Grey, and Dorothy
Faircloth.
./i/HJonv—rMildred Lowrance, eaptain.
Marguerite Craven, Jean Craven,
Elizabeth Gammon, Cree Roberts,
Marjorie Venning, Louise Moore.
Sophomores—Martha Stoner, cap
tain, Dorothy Alexander, Betty Gard
ner, Margaret Mack, Madeline Lot-
terhos, Betsy Springer, Irene McCall,
Henrietta Mclver, and Ann Fuller
Freshmen—Lillian Sample, Mildred
Taylor, co-captains, Elizabeth Bram
mer, Emily Chamberlin, Jane Camp
bell, Ellenore Eddy, Olivia Gilles
pie, Virginia Garrison, Hazel Starnes,
Dorothy Longnecker, Jennie Linn
Wright, and Mary Gilmore Rich
mond.
The tournament games will be play
ed March 16-17, The first game
will be a double-header; Freshmen
vs. Juniors, and Sophomores vs
Seniors. The following day, the finals
will be ])layed for the class champ
ionship. Miss Maxine Allen, Health
Education Director of the Y.W.C.A.
will referee.
Untermeyer Will
Speak At Queens
As jireviously announeed, Imuis
Untermeyer, poet, critie, and editor,
will lecture at Queens College March
23, being sponsored by the English
Department, of which Dr. Stout is
head.
Mr, Untermeyer has cliosen as his
topie for his talk here “The Glory
of the Commonplace.”
SNAPSHOTS
Frances Marion O’Hair—Manages
the Student Chapel program.s, vice-
president of the A Di Pi’s, on Queens
Blues .staff, one of the Choral Club
song birds and an able worker.
Davidson Gets
Answers To
Questionnaire
The Briarhojjper hoys are still high
in j)oj)ularity with the Queens girls,
according to the answers to the rather
personal questionnaire sent over by
Sam Ryburn of Scripts anil Pranks.
Seriously, though, Benny Goodman,
'fommy Dorsey and Hal Kem}) rate
tops in dance orchestras. Dentync
and Beechnut are the most “chewed”
gums on the cam]ms, although one
girl prefers Dubhle Bubble Blow-
gum. Mustaches are definitely out;
one answer to this question was,
No, I am too ticklish.”
Most of the girls expect to get
married, and most of them modestly
answer that they are good cooks.
There’s only one man-hater on the
camjjus, hut since there were no names
on the questionnaire, that unusual in
dividual must remain unknown.
Curly blond hair and personality are
)referred by the fair answerers. Most
girls accept smoking, however, but all
but two frown upon drinking.
Generosity is the trait most ad
mired in a boy; conceit and too-
smooth lines are the pet antipathies.
Two of the best answers were, “I
don’t smoke, ’druther dip” and I
want a curly headed man, with violet
eves, and a mustaehe.”
“A Page From A
School Girl’s Diary”
Dear Diary:
Awake at early dawning, reminded
by the harsh notes of the hell that
getting up is in order, we raise our
eyes to the heavens which are leaden
gray and pouring forth their sorrows
on the earth.
To the drip, drip, drip of the rain
drops we crawl out of bed, brave
the icy water, scramble into our
clothes, and off to breakfast and the
morning mail. We enter the dining
hall and are confronted by groups of
sleepy girls arrayed in sweaters and
skirts, who have eolorful scarfs
tied peasant style around their faces
and under their ehins. All are dowm-
ing coffee while their eyes are glued
on letters from home or other loved
ones.
We get a letter, too, and discover
that nephew No. 1, age four months
now pats-a-cake, plays peek-a-boo
and says daddy! Hope violently that
ours is born with eight teeth, already
walking, talking and eating spinach.
We partake of a little chemistry
lecture, and who would ever suspect
that a volence is anything but
Pres. Vacations
In Sunny Florida
Beaming heartily after his vacation
trip to Florida, Dr. Frazer willingly
consented to give us a short resume
of his stay in the sunshine state.
With Mrs. Frazer, he first spent
some time at Miami Beach, which he
stated, was in reality, as well as in
name, the play-ground of the world.
Dr. Frazer told of the many visitors
there, three hundred thousand at that
time, with cars from Maine to Cali
fornia, and some even from Canada
and Alaska.
Of Miami Beaeh in general, Dr.
Frazer said, “If anyone goes there
with the determination to take eare
of his own morality and spirituality,
it is a great place for diversion.”
However, he mentioned the dog and
horse racing and other various sports,
which, he declared, were not for a
preacher to know of.
Next, the Frazers crossed the state,
stopping briefly at Sarasota and
Tamj)a, where he was told he could
not cross Gandy Bridge unless he
qualified by being over seventy-five
years of age. They went on to St.
Petersburg, where, aecording to Dr.
Frazer, the visitors are bent on rest
and quiet. “For one of my tastes
and temj)erament, St. Pete is the
place for me,” declared Dr. Frazer.
He told of visiting the heaehes and
Sunken Gardens and the million dol
lar pier there. “However,” conclud
ed Dr. Frazer, “I didn’t go fishing,
because on my last Florida fishing
trlj), I fell into the water and broke
mv knee.”
Jo Hackney — Very efficient—ac
complished pianist and an active
member of the Phi Mu Sorority.
Stunning elothes.
I went to the Duchess’ for tea
It was just as I thought it would he.
Her rumblings abdominal
Were something phenominal
And everyone thought it was me.
Eleanor Alexander — An active
member of tbe Junior class, one of
our foremost singers, pledge-inspec
tor of the Chi Omegas and lots of
fun.
Helen Hatcher — Editor of the
Queens Blues, pledge instructor of
Kappa Deltas, and a rnemher of the
junior class.
Eleanor Eddy — Reeently chosen
freshman representative to the
Council, best-all-round Alpha Delta
'I’heta pledge. Wears good-looking
sports clothes.
Helen Cumnock—Dotes on cheese
burgers and Jimmie - hamble. Chi
Omega officer and president of the
junior class.
Helen Jenkins—The coming May
(^ueen—Phi Mu pledge—a member of
S. C. A. and a real beauty.
Jane Wiley—The vivacious presi
dent of the Kappa Deltas—lovely
smile, stunt night chairman for
seniors and Maid-of-Honor in May
Court.
Ermine Waddill—Active Member
of the freshman class—best all-round
Kaj)pa Delta pledge—business man
ager of freshman issue and a swell
girl.
part of what the well-dressed window
and dressing table will wear this
spring? Not I, surely, I’m much
too fond of the simpler life.
Have just discovered that at least
18 out of the 22 girls in this class
have been deceiving us for a long
time. The rain has caused those
■‘natural” curls to lose all their
former pertness and saucj' piquancy.
From this view there ‘ are more
straggly locks than in the House of
David’s whole basketball team.
We have struggled through a tug-
of-war on who will wear what
in May Court. If they don’t cover
up my clavicle and other bony pro
tusions I’m going to start a revolu
tion.
We liave overheard the whispered
speculation that we will be put to the
task of three quizzes this week, which
only makes us wonder, as many an
other has before us—why did I come
to college? Tile above is not only a
theme for Freshman English Essay
but a vital question in the life of this
particular brain-child.
Wish I weren’t quite so dense, I’m
sure tliere’s something interesting in
this lecture and something important
too, or we wouldn’t be underlining
details.
Lunch bolted, money counted, we
are off to an afternoon of refreshment
and to enjoy a movie and an iee
cream cone. After two hours anc
twenty minutes and we have stayed
to see the first elineh again, we tear
ourselves away in order to be back
in time to change for dinner whieh
eonsists of a dash of our newest
lipstiek, a pair of hose and high heels,
and we are ready for anything from
fried fish to ice cream and cake.
Back in the room after dinner we
dash to the bath and put a reserved
sign on the tub and hot water. After
scouring the torso to a glowing pink
we stej) wearily into fresh pj’s, aiu
now for that Latin! But just as
we get our teeth in a big bite ol
Caesar—snaj)! a little light glows,
music flows forth and our toes re
member that they haven’t had a goot
workout since that soccer game yes
terday—so the big apple is on!
Back to that Caesar! Now where
was I? “All Gaul is divided into
three parts.” Bong, bong, rat-a-tat-
tat, and “Gang Busters” is on the air.
We grit our teeth doggedly and work
on—but all in vain—“with a stealthy
step, public enemy No. 1 crept closer
to the window and raising his auto
matic.” With a sigh of regret we
put away our books and give our
selves up to the thrilling stories of
Crime Does Not Pay.
Ten ’til ten—prayer meeting, we
pause for five minutes to offer thanks
for the many blessings and on the
ring of the ten o’clock bell we dash
March 12, 1938
Miss Strauss
Is Selected As
Vesper Speaker
AVe were indeed fortunate in having
for the vesper service last Sunday
Miss Dorothy Strauss, who was intro
duced by Alene Ward.
Miss Strauss and her companion.
Miss Lucy Peete, formerly of Chieago,
are carrying on a wonderful work
lere in Charlotte. Sponsored by the
Child Mission, they are bringing much
iappine.ss to the children in the public
schools.
Before eoming to Charlotte, they
were in Tryon, North Carolina, work
ing at large among the children of
the mill workers and the mountain
)eople.
The topic for the service was “Our
Watching Lord.” Miss Strauss gave
many beautiful illustrations in carry
ing out her subject that in life, whether
we ealled it a game, a voyage, a raee,
a pilgrimage, there were witnesses
watehing us throughout our journey.
There are so many things to take our
attention that we forget that One
who is standing on the right side of
the throne of God.
“During the evening, when the sun
is just setting, the I^ord stands and
watehes over the city. The Lord
Jesus Christ is watching us daily.
Does it affect you with a feeling of
dread, or of comfort and joy? We
should be joyful to know that Jesus
oves us and He watches over us
for that reason. He knows that we
make mistakes, but if we have faith.
He will cleanse us and help us with
his strength.”
Speeial music was played during
the service by Dorothy Carson.
Spectator Club
Will Present
^^Sliow Curtain”
The Dramatie Group feels that it
needs some practieal experience in
casting and directing a play and ap
plying make-up as well as the aeting.
“Show Curtain” is the result and will
be presented by the group on Friday,
March 18.
The cast is as follows: Malvina,
the actress, Natalie Niven; Sloper,
the maid, Mary Payne; Freda, the
secretary, lamlse Moore; Miss Hall,
theatre director. Sue Welch; Mrs.
Dorothy Trew, college chum of Mal
vina, Caroline Sibly; and Delia Trew,
daughter of Dorothy, Marie Roseman.
“Show Curtain” is the story of an
aetress of forty years of age,
who is suddenly confronted with the
horrible faet that she is no longer
young. This means that never again
can she play a leading juvenile role
and her adjustment to this problem
embodies this play.
Caddie Willis is leader of the
Dramatie ftlroup. Martha Rayburn
will direct the play with Miss ’Tlielma
Alhriglit as faculty adviser.
I.ater “Show Curtain” will be pre
sented for the entire Spectator Club,
and also for some of the Davidson
students.
Two questions for debate now are:
Just how many times does the phone
ring per day, and how many pages
of the sign-up book are used every
rear?
away to the “Y” store to stoek iqv
on cheese craekers and '“dopes”—
candy is taboo. While there we pitch
a little ping-pong, someone bangs on
the piano, gossip of the day is ex
change then home again, liome again,
.jiggety jog.
Douse the lights, girls! Here eomes
the H. P. (house president).
With faces creamed, teeth brushed,
the lights out, and windows raised, we
settle down for a long night of rest?
Heavens, no! Get the best orchestra
on the radio, I crave music.