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Published Weekly By The Students of Queens-
Chicora College
Vol. lA No. 6
QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
October 29, 1938
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Given Here
Wednesday
Roseman And Wishart Fea
tured At Organ And Piano
On Program
The weekly radio program of
Queens-Chicora College was held on
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
over local station WSOC with Claire
Wishart at the organ and Marie
l^oseman playing the violin.
f'hc program was opened with the
plnying of the college radio theme
song by Miss Wishart and Miss Rose-
oian, with Frances Riddle singing
the first verse. The two organ pieces
Were “Come Sweet Death’’ by Bacb
'^od descriptive number, “Canyon
Walls” from tbe “Mountain Sketches”
hy Clokey.
fhe violin number was “Nocturne”
Schumann. The campus calen-
dar Was written and read by Cree
ttoberts. Announcer this week was
Prances Marion O’Hair.
^ext week’s theme will be “vVu-
tumn” and tbe program will include
O' Song “In tbe Luxembourg Gar
dens by Eleanor Alexander and a
piano solo, “Autumn” from “Wood
land Sketches” by Eleanor Guyton.
the tbeme of the program on No-
'’ember 9 will be peace, in connec
tion with tlie Armistice Day celebra
tion.
Association
Gives Party
Athletic Association of Queens-
hicora College, headed hy Cree
oherts, sponsored a Haloween Hike
**J'd Weiner roast last night at 5
”Hock, to which the entire student
^”dy Was invited.
the hikers circled around the
•'tyers Park club to cat at a spot
1' tbe junior and senior classes
'^d Set up booths. Ghost stories and
pasted marshmallows were enjoyed
'* ter the weiner roast.
^tiss Cordelia Henderson is fac-
^ adviser of the Association.
Association
To Meet Soon
tile North Carolina Collegiate Press
^sociation will meet next week-end,
?^' November 3, 4, and 5, at the Wash-
^^gton Duke Hotel in Durham, N. C.,
Duke University actinp: as host,
colleges in North Carolina,
^'*th the exception of the University
^orth Carolina, will send dele
gates.
es. Those attending from Queens
'*cora College will be Sue Mauldin
®"d Ruti, Knee, editor and business
•han
aiiager of the Coronet; and Annie
to*'^ ^^a'vn and Betsj’^ Springer, edi-
^ and business manager of the
Hluks.
^ the initial formal dinner of the
"'as held at Queens-Chicora
on Thursday evening at fi:30
^ ack in the college dining room.
•'^Irs. Virginia Miller Agnew, dean
p "’oinen, presided, and Dr. W. H.
•■azer was the after-dinner speaker,
f'o dining room was decorated
leaves of all shades, and orange
andles furnished the light.
Left to right: Mary Griffin, Francis Marion O’Hair, and Eleanor
Jenkins 'I’he three girls were honored by Sigma Mu this week.
Picture Club
Formed Here
The newlv organized photography
club held its first meeting Wednes
day afternoon, October 19, at which
time the members made plans for
future meetings.
The club expects to develop and
print pictures for its own per.sona
use and for the school annual. It
will also invite outside speakers to
talk on the subject of photograpby
The shower room in the basement o
the Science Building will be fixed
for the members to use as a dark
room. Those members who do not
know how to develop and print pic
tures will be taught by those wlio
already have some knowledge of it.
Elizabeth Green was made tem
porary chairman of the club at the
...eeling. The ccstilulion w.H be
formed by a committee headed J
Mary Mildred Thomas, and the dar
‘room and supplies will be
by a committee beaded by Dorotln
Duckett.
Three Girls
Go To Meet
Three delegates from Queens-Chi
cora College are attending a con
ference of the Student Christian As
sociation at Peace College m Raleigh,
X C., Ms week-end, beginninf? o
day and ending tomorrow night.
Those going from here are Mil
dred Lowrance, from MooresMile,
Katherine McQueen Martin of Max-
ton. and Olive Croswell of Asheyil e.
Tlie theme of the meeting will be
“Tbe Student’s Need of tbe Hour.
Delegates will attend from Pre.s-
byterian Junior College, Mitchell
Cpllege, Flora-MacDonald, I e a c e
Queens-Chicora, and Davidson.
Linnean Cliih
Has Meeting
Honors Three Girls
Leadership
Group Meets
‘‘Alpha Kappa Gamma Conven
tion Held At Chapel Hill
Over Week-End
The eleventh National Convention
of Alpha Kappa Gamma, National
Ix^adership Fraternity was held on
Friday and Saturday, October 21
and 22 at Chapel Hill.
Four chapters were represented:
The O 1 y m p i a n , Queens-Chicora;
Athenian, tfniversity of North Caro
lina; Florence Nightingale, University
of South Carolina and the Joan Circle,
Farmville State College.
Appointment of commitjtees and
reports of national officers were given
on Friday afternoon. Friday night
"ach Circle gave a report of the year’s
work.
The theme discussion on Saturday
morning was “Counciling as it Re
lates to ’ College Life.” Ideas were
exchanged on the three phases of
counciling: orientation, organizations
and vocational guidance.
The early part of Saturday after
noon was taken up with the installa
tion of National Officers who con
sisted of:
The Linnean club, organized sev
eral years ago to create a greater
interest in Biology, held its first reg
ular meeting of tbe year in tbe Sci
ence Building on October 18.
Officers were elected for tbe year
and they are: Hannah McNulty, re
elected president; Gentry Burkes,
vice-president; Betty Kale, secretary;
Sue McNulty, treasurer and business
manager; and Hilda Harmon, re
porter and advertising manager. Miss
Sara Nooe is tbe club’s sponsor and
advisor.
Many interesting programs are being
planned for tlie year and the hikes
are already being enjoyed. One of
the largest groups of girls ever en
rolled in the Linnean club, and the
co-operation it has begun to show,
jiromises to make this a very suc
cessful year.
Festival Held
In Hartsville
A Literary Festival was held at
Cok^’r College in Hartsville, S. C. last
Friday and Saturday.
Friday morning after registration
at 11 o’clock Mrs. Julia M. Peterson
gave a lecture. In the afternoon a
seminar in essay and fiction was
conducted by James McBride Dabbs.
After a lecture in the evening by Dr.
Archibald Henderson, an informal
reception was given at tbe college.
Dr. Archibald Rutledge lectured
in the college auditorium Saturday
morning. Also Paul Mowbray Wheel-
I r conducted a seminar in poetry. All
the guests were taken on a visit to
the Kalmia Gardens in Hartsville in
the afternoon. The Avon Players pre
sented the “Taming of the Slirew” at
8 o’clock.
National President, Miss Lodema
Gaines, Assistant Dean of Women at
the University of South Carolina;
Vice-President, Miss Margaret Evans,
graduate student at the University of
North Carolina; Executive Secretary
and Treasurer, Miss Jane Royal,
As.sistant Dean of Women at Farm
ville State College; Miss Nancy Mc-
Iver, graduate of Queens-Chicora as
Recording Secretary and Treasurer,
and Miss Sue Mauldin of Queens-
Chicora as Editor of Torch Bearer.
Following the installation Dr. and
Mrs. Grooks, members of tbe Uni-
versitj’^ of North Carolina faculty,
conducted a discussion on “Psycho
logical and Emotional Aspects of
Marriage.” It was pointed out that
although young people of today are
having more difficulty in the problems
of matrimony and borne making, they
are more eager than ever to face the
problem squarely. He emphasized
tbe necessity of an intelligent selec
tion of a mate, with a careful con
sideration before marriage of the
differences that might tend to break
uj) a home. Mrs. Grooks developed
the tlieory that it was necessary for
each partner in a marriage to grow
with the mate from courtship to a
fine relationship based on self-sacri
fice and mutual love.
Griffin, O’Hair, And Jenkins
Tapped By Sigma Mu
On Tuesday
'I'lie S])binx Scholarship Society of
Sigma Mu at Queens-Chicora College
tapped three girls, all seniors, on
Tuesday morning in tbe auditorium
at the regular chapel period. Those
honored were Eleanor Jenkins of
Charlotte, Frances Marion O’Hair of
Rock Hill, S. C., and Mary Griffin
of Charlotte.
Dr. Samuel Byrd, chaplain of tlie
chapter, led the devotional, after
which Dr. W. H. Frazer gave a short
discussion of the purpose and re
quirements of membership into the
society. Dr. Dorisse Howe, secretary-
treasurer of the chapter, announced
tlie names of those chosen and also
announced that the Sigma Mu com
petition will be held again this year.
Prizes will be awarded for a re
search paper and for a creative paper
at Commencement.
The purpose of Sigma Mu is to
stimulate effort for a high scholastic
attainment. Requirements for ad
mission are, for a junior, to have
completed seventy hours of work to
ward the Bachelor of Arts degree
and be in upper fifteenth of class;
for a senior, to have completed one
hundred hours and be in the upper
tenth of class scholastic standing;
and for a transfer, to have completed
three-fourths of the work toward a
decree.
The organization was begun in 1937.
The badge is an oblong key with the
Greek letters Sigma Mu on each siefe
of a raised Sphin.x. Members are
in three groups, faculty, honorary,
which is alumnae, and undergrad
uates.
Belonging to the local chapter be
sides the three new members, are
Dr. Frazer, Dr. Howe, Dr. Byrd, R.
V. Kennedy, Sara Little, Dorothy
'”‘'rson, Sue Mauldin, and Helen
Hatcher.
Church Scene
Qf V espers
Mrs. Stacey, Adviser of Women
at the L'niversity of North Carolina
gave a lovely tea Saturday afternoon.
The National President of Alpha
Kappa Gamma and officials of
Women’s Association at the Univer
sity of North Carolina were in the
receiving line.
The convention terminated on
Saturday evening with a banquet
at the Ciirollna Inn. Dr. English
Bagby of the Psychology Department
spoke. His theme was “Puritanism.”
He pointed out the need of the mem
bers of every campus to stand above
the smugness and cruel criticism of
non-conformists which comes with an
The regular Sunday night vesper
service at Queens-Chicora was post
poned on last Sunday night so that
the entire student body might attend
the service at the Myers Park Pres
byterian Cburcb, at wbich time Dr.
Taliaferro Thompson of the Union
Theological Seminary at Richmond
delivered an address.
Dr. Tliompsons subject was
“Friendship.” In the course of his
talk, he said, “Friendship is one of
the most vital and worthwhile things
in life. We like a person because
of three things—what he, himself,
is; what he does for you, what you
do for him. It is the same with God.
Just as you make friends in every
day life, you make friends with God.”
over exaggeration of Puritanism. He
urged them to also become open-
minded to other ideas and to other
standards bringing them to the fore
ground of campus and community
life.
Queens-Chicora was abhj repre
sented by Dr. M. Dorisse Howe and
Miss Sue Mauldin,