BLUES
Z-526
Published Weekly By The Students of Queens-Chicora College
Vol. No. 7
QUEENS-CHICORA COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
November 5, 1938
Association
Holds Meet
In Durham
North Carolina Press Group
Has Fall Convention
At Duke
The ffill convention of the North
Carolina Collegiate Press Association
is meeting this week-end in Durham,
N. C., with headquarters at the
Washington Duke hotel there and
with Duke University acting as host
to the delegates. The meeting began
on Thursday, November 3, and will
continue through today.
The program for the three days
Was as follows: On Thursday, the
delegates registered from 2:00 until
5:00 o’elock in the lobby of the hotel.
At 8:00 o’clock there was a meeting
of the officers of the Association. On
Friday, there was a general meeting
and welcome in the Union Ballroom
on the West Campus of the Univer
sity at 10:00 o’clock. At 1:00 o’clock
lunch was served in the ballroom.
Group meetings were held beginning
at 3:00 o’clock in the Union for an-
nual editors, newspaper editors,
oiagazine editors, and business man
agers. At 8:00 o’clock on Friday a
banquet was given for the delegates
in the Washington Duke Hotel, fol
lowed by a dance. A business ses
sion will be held this morning in the
hotel, after which the convention will
be adjourned.
Delegates attending the convention
l^rom Queens-Chicora College include
Sue Mauldin, editor of the Coronet,
annual publication of the college,
Futh Knee, business manager of tbe
Coronet, Annie Mae Brown, editor
the Queens Blues, weekly publica
tion of the college, Betsy Springer,
business manager of the Blues, and
Geneive Hosmer, member of the ad-
'^ertising staff of the Blues.
Officers of the association are Wal-
dames, business manager of the
Chronicle, Duke, president; Rut Mil-
editor of the Scripts and Pranks,
Davidson, first vice-president; Frances
jVimberly, editor of the White
Heather, Flora MaeDonald, second
Vice-president; Edna Earle Bostick,
bus
'iness manager of the Coraddi,
WcUNC, seeretary; and Gibbs C.
Cibbs, editor of the Lenoir-Rhynean,
enoir-Rhyne, treasurer.
Spectators
Have Meet
'I'be Creative Writing division of
the .... ^
fall
wiv^tlLlVC
Spectator Club held its second
uaeeting at 4 o’clock on Friday,
October 28, at the Alpha Delta Tlieta
house.
Under the leadership of Henrietta
elver the members enjoyed a jiro-
Svam with various phases of sliort
'^ory Writing as a theme. Miss Mary
^^uy, instructor in English, and
Sr>nr.„„. .. ..
‘Sponsor for the group, gave a talk
planning and writing short stories;
she presented the girls with
[uimeographed sheets of suggestions
emphasize her points.
A short story, “Little Red Riding
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L t>LUry, LvlLLlU
Hood Doll,” written by Maujer Mose-
ey, Was read by Miss Mclver. Plans
'Vere discussed for starting a maga-
and also for having refreshments
future meetings.
Poetry will be the theme of the
Uext meeting which will be beld on
riday, November 11.
Front row, Jeft to right-. Geneive Hosmer, Annie Mae Brown, Betsy Springer.
Back row, left to right-. Sue Mauldin, Ruth Knee, Dot Baker.
Broadcast
Given Here
Autumn Is Theme of Program
On Third Broadcast
Of Queens
The weeklv radio broadcast of
Queens-Chicora College was heard on
Wednesday afternoon, November 2,
at 3:30 o’clock over local radio sta
tion WSOC, at which time the pro
gram was devoted to the theme of
“Autumn.”
The program was opened as usual
by the playing of the Queens-Chicora
rmlio hymn, played on the organ b
Dr. James M. Godard, with Mane
Roseman playing the violin an
Eleanor Alexander singing the words.
A poem, “Autumn Cornfield” by Dr.
M. A. Graham, reeently printed m
[he Queens Blues, was read by Annie
M«e Brown. Mrs.Charles M. Mo.se-
lev plaved the familiar ‘Autumn
from “Woodland Sketches” by Mc
Dowell. Henrietta Mclver read a
poem, “This Hour,” which also was
printed in the Blues, and whieh she
wrote. “In the Lu.xembourg Gardens
hv Manning was sung by Eleanor
Alexander, describing this time of
year in the famous gardens. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Moseley.
Dorothy Carson played on the
niano “Stern November” from “Son
nets to Autumn” by Cecil Burleigh,
depicting the later stages of autumn.
The campus calendar was rear
Annie Mae Brown.
Kay Duncan announced the pro
gram. , „
The program on November 9 ^vl
he dedicated to the theme of War
and Peace in connection with Armis
tice Day.
Three Girls
Go To Meet
Student Christian Association
Meets At Peace College
For Conference
The ninth annual conference of the
Student Christian Association was
held on Saturday and Sunday, Octo
ber 19 and 20, at Peace College in
Raleigh, N. C. Seven colleges were
represented at the conference,includ
ing Davidson, Mitchell, Peace, Flora-
MacDonald, Lees-McRea, Presbyter
ian Junior College and Queens-
Chicora.
The topic of the conference and
theme was the “Student’s Need of
the Hour.” This was reasoned upon
in the various discussion groups held
throughout the two days.
'Fhe conference began on Saturday
evening with a discussion on “What
is the greatest need on the campus
today?” Following the meeting the
Peace girls gave a Halloween jiarty.
The jirogram for Sunday included
attendance at Governor Clyde Hoe}'’s
Sunday School class, church, a dis
cussion group in the afternoon and
vespers in the evening. Following
vespers, the third discussion group
met. The topic for this last meeting
was “How can the state Student
Chri.stian Association help the local
Student Christian Associations to
meet their needs?”
The conference was closed on Mon
day morning wltli a morning watch.
Those attending from Queens-
Chicora were Mildred Imwrance,
president of the local S.C.A.; Olive
Croswell, hoarding student vice-presi
dent of the S.C.A.; and Katherine
McQueen Martin, chairman of church-
work on the S.C.A. cabinet.
Avon Players
To Perform
Famous Artists Will Appear
At Queens-Chicora College
On Tuesday
The Avon Players, under the di
rection of Joseph Selman, will present
at the only showing in Charlotte on
Tuesday, November 8, the Taming of
the Shrew, a Shakespearian play.
Their ajipearance will be sponsored
by the Olympian Circle of Alpha
Kappa Gamma, national leadership
fraternitv.
Tlie Players are famous tliroughout
the country for their line and authen
tic presentations of the plays written
by William Shakespeare. This par
ticular comedy is especially good.
Members of the Circle sjionsoring
their appearance are Eleanor Alex
ander, president; Mildred Lowrance,
secretary; Sally McDowell, treasurer;
Sue Mauldin, Helen Hatcher, Helen
Cumnock, Anne Fuller, Sara Durant,
Annie Mae Brown, Georgie Hurt,
Mrs. Virginia Miller Agnew, Dr.
Dorisse Howe, Miss Thelma Albright,
and Miss Grace Robinson.
On Friday, November 4, the fac-
iilt.v gave a formal tea in Burwell
Hall in honor of the day students
and their mothers and guardians.
The receiving line was made uj) of
the entire faculty. The refreshments
of which Mrs. Warren Booker and
the Home Economics department
were in charge, carried out the fall
motif, as did the flowers and decora
tions. Members of the Home Eco
nomics department served.
Six Girls
Are Chosen
For Honor
Six Are Nominated By College
To Try For “Who’s Who”
For 1938-39
Six girls from Queens-Chicora have
been nominated for the honor of ap
pearing in the 1938-39 edition of
“Who’s Who in the American Univer
sities and Colleges.” Those selected
to he sent in from here are Helen
Cumnock of Davidson, Sally Mc
Dowell of Pacolet, S. C., Mildred
Lowrance of Mooresville, Sara Du
rant of Newton, Iowa, Sue Mauldin
of Charlotte, and Anne Fuller of
Buffalo, Ala.
During her four years here Miss
Cumnock has held many offices. These
include treasurer of the freshman
class, president of the sophomore and
junior classes, secretary of the Ath
letic Association in her sophomore
year, member of Cboral Club for
four years, vice-president of Cbi
Omega social sorority her junior
year, sports editor of the Queens
Blues her junior year, historian of
Alpha Kappa Gamma, national lead
ership fraternity, and this year she
is president of the student body.
Miss McDowell was secretary of
the sophomore class, treasurer of the
Choral Club her junior year, treas
urer of the home economics club ber
junior year, chairman of Junior-
Senior last year, vice-president of
Alpha Delta Pi social sorority, her
.sophomore year, pledge instructor
the same year, secretary of the junior
class, secretary of boarding student
council last year, secretary of Alpha
Delta Pi, treasurer of Alpha Kappa
Gamma, in May Court for three years,
in the beauty section of the annual
for two years, and this year is presi
dent of the boarding student body.
Miss Lowrance has been active in
many ways. She has been on the
basketball and volley ball teams dur
ing all three years, on Athletic Coun
cil her sophomore year, winning the
Athletic cup her sophomore year;
she was on the Queens Blue staff her
first and second years, business man
ager of the Blues her junior year, a
member of tlje Coronet staff this year,
gallery chairman of stunt night her
sophomore year and again this year,
class representative on May Court
committee her sopliomore and junior
years; she has been a member of the
Clioral Club all four years and a
memher of the League of Evangelical
students for three years; this year
she is secretary of Alpha Kappa
Gamma, president of the Phi Mu
pledges, a member of Iota Zi, jiresl-
dent of the Student Christian Associa
tion, and state treasurer of S.C.A.
Miss Durant has been treasurer of
the junior class, treasurer of the
Choral Club, of which she has been
a memher for three years, Pan-Hel
lenic representative for Alpha Delta
Theta, treasurer of Alpha Delta
Theta, secretary of the Student Chris
tian Association, first vice-president
of the boarding student body, and
president of Morrison dormitory.
Miss Mauldin has been sojihomore
and junior class representative on the
Day Student Council, publicity chair
man of the Student Christian Asso
ciation, member of Sigma Mu for
two years, member of Iota Zi for
three years, member of the Linnean
Club, member and group leader of
the Literary Society, member of
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