BLUES Vol. 19, No. 4^5^/7 QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. May 3, 1940 Brooksie Folger and Margie Poole •walk axoay ‘ivith the May Day honors Press Meet Held Here Queens and Davidson Are Hosts to College Publi cation Heads Queens and Davidson acted as liost- ess and liost to the annual North Carolina Collegiate Press Associa tion Conv'ention, held at Hotel Char lotte, April 25, 26 and 27. Attending the convention for an nual, magazine, and paper represen tatives were delegates from Queens, Davidson, N. C. State, Duke, Wake Forest, University of North Carolina, Flora Macdonald, Peace, St. Mary’s, Meredith, East Carolina Teacher’s College, Salem, Lenoir-Rhyne, Greens boro College, High Point, and Elon At the final meeting Saturday, Fabe Clements of Greensboro from North Carolina State was chosen for next ^year’s president. Other new officers are: first vice-president. Gene Vereen, Moultrie, Ga., Davidson College; sec ond vice-president, Polly Goforth, Kings Mountain, Flora Macdonald College; secretary, Frances Staton, Reidsville, Greensboro College; and treasurer, Norvelle Ashburn, Atlanta, Ga., Wake Forest College. The invitation extended by Frank (Jreathousc, Jr., of Duke University, was accepted, thereby making Dur ham the convention city for the next meeting of the association. Action on a resolution to unite North and South Carolina schools in a single body to be known as the Caro lina Collegiate Press Association was delayed until the November meeting in order that the South Carolina col leges may vote on the suggestion. This resolution was jiroposed by Stephen Sailer, executive secretary of the N.C.C.P.A. Official delegates from Queens were Virginia Smith, Judith Killian, Ann Mauldin, Georgia Hurt, and Eliza beth Imbody, all of Charlotte, and Ann Peyton of Davidson. Senior Week Celebrated Graduating Class Enjoys The Annual Week of Entertainments Alpha Kappa Gamma Honors The spring tapping services ol‘ Olympian Circle of Alpha Kapp Gamma, national honorary leadershi fraternity, were held at Queens Co lege, Wednesday morning, May at the student government chapel ex ercises. Tlirec students, Elizabeth Harmes from Charlotte, Virginia Cothran from Timmonsvllle, S. C., and Scotti^e McNulty of Pocahontas, Va., were ta])ped. Members are selected on the basis of leadership, character, scholarshij) and special talents. The services were opened by Vir ginia Smith, president of the chapter M iss Slaton, Dean of Women, read the Scripture. An explanation of the purpose of Alpha Kappa Gamma the requirements for membership anc the history of the national and loca organization was given. The officers are as follows: Virginia Smith, presi dent; Georgia Hurt, vice-president Lucielle Gwaltney, secretary; am Anne Fuller, treasurer. Other mem bers of the chapter are: Dr. Delano Mi.ss Robinson, Miss Slaton, Alice Rarron, Elizabeth Brammer, Caroline E d w a r (1 s , Dorothy Longenecker Maujer Moseley, Frances Riddle. Martha Stoner and Ermine Waddill This fraternity was founded at Farmville State Teachers’ College on May 12, 1928. There are now four chapters, located at Farmville State Teacher’s College, the University of North Carolina, the University of South Carolina and Queens College. There are two tap])ing services— one in the spring and one in the fall The annual Senior Week has been recently observed at Queens College The week began Sunday, April 21 when all the Seniors attended the morning services at the Myers Park Presbyterian Church. Dr. and Mrs. Hunter B. Blakely honored the class Tuesday at J luncheon at their home on the campus Wednesday the entire class had a day free of classes. They spent the day at Rozzellc’s Ferry, where they divided into groups for discussions on Queens College and formulation of ideas for improvements to be of fered to othe administration. Wednes day evening, the college feted the class at a formal banquet held in the college dining room. Ihc program consisted of the reading of the last will and testament by Lucille Gwalt- __ y of Charlotte, class lawyer; the class prophecy by Elaine Suber of Whitmire, S. C., prophet; the class history by Billie Thomas of Char- otte, historian; and the class poem by Henrietta Mclver of Gulf, poet. Anne Fuller of Five Points, Ala., and Elizabeth Greene of Charlotte were in charge of the banquet. (Continued on pasre four) Juniors Fete Senior Class NEXT WEEK Saturday Spectator Party. Monday Blues meeting, 2:30. Movie: “Middleton Fam ily at World’s Fair.’ Tuesday Mexican travelogue, 8:00. Thursday Pan-Hellenic, 7:30. Friday Miss Dolan, 5:00-6:00. Sigma Mu, 8:00. Tlie Senior class of (Queens College was honored by tlie Junior class at a bampiet Saturday evening at the Charlotte Hotel. Jean Ferguson, chairman of the banquet committee, acted as toastmistress. Heeeiving the guests as they ar rived were .lean Ferguson and the officers of the Junior class: Eliza beth Brammer of Cliristiansburg, Va., ])resident; Caroline Edwards of Char lotte, vice-president; and Dorothy Raymond of I.akeland, Fla., .secretary and treasurer. A cabaret theme was carried out. Tlie jirograms, done in light and dark blue, the college colors, were entitled “Pot of Gold.” Adding to the at mosphere of the cabaret idea was a chorus of dancers from the Hender son school of dance who presented a floor show. Tehee Hawkins and his Clemson Jungaleers furnished the music. Frances Riddle of Columbia, S. C., sang a solo, “I Wonder Who’s Kiss ing Her Now,” and a trio composed of Frances Stough of Cornelius, Mary Payne, and Maujer Moseley, both of Charlotte, sang “Last Night,” “Does Your Heart Beat For Me,” and a proposed new (Queens Alma Mater. During the evening, Elizabeth Brammer, jiresident of the Junior class, made the announcement of the election of Jean Ferguson to be presi dent of the Senior Class for next year. Invited guests to the banquet which is an annual spring function, included Dr. and Mrs. Hunter B. Blakely, Miss Clara B. Slaton, Miss Shirley Black, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Go dard, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mac Gregor, Mrs. Estelle Rawls Porter, and Miss Elizabeth Williams. Annual May Day Exercises To Be Observed On Campus Today Statue Given To College Dr. Hunter B. Blakely announced today that Mrs. Anna Hyatt Hunt ington, noted American sculptress, has ])resented the college with a rejilica of one of her statues, the Young Diana. The statue will be sent to the school as soon as arrangements can he made to move it from Mrs. Huntington’s country place at Haver- straw, N. Y. (Queens feels very fortunate m owning one of Mrs. Huntington’s works, said Dr. Blakely. The Young Diana is in several other places thorughout the country: New Orleans La.; Austin, Texas; Cambridge, Mass.; Brookgreen, S. C.; San Diego Calif.; and in Europe at Blois, France Mrs. Huntingdon is one of Amer ica’s leading sculptresses. A native of Cambridge, Mass., she attended the \rt Student’s League in New York and was a jmjiil of H. A. McNeil am Gutzen Borglum; she was also a stu dent 'at Syracuse University. Joan of Arc is one of the most famous of the artist’s works, being located in New York City; San Francisco; Blois, France; Seville Spain: and Buenos Aires, Argentina Many of her smaller bronzes are at the Metropolitan, Carnegie, Cleveland, San Francisco, San Diego, Luxem bourg, and Edinburgh museums. Among her many honors are hon orable mention at the Paris Salon, 1910; a silver medal at the San Fran cisco Exposition, 1915; purple rosette from the French government, 1915; Chevalier Legion of Honor of France, 1922; the Grand Cross of Alphonse XH of Spain, 1929, and others. Mrs Huntington is now living in New York City. In jirivate life she is Mrs. \rcher M. Huntington. Tea Is Given For Central Hi Girls Members of the faculty and stu dents of (Queens College entertained the Central High School senior girls at a tea Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 5::10 o’clock in Burwell Hall. Each year the college is hostess to the high school girls for an afternoon in order that they may have an oppor tunity to look over the grounds, buildings, and some of the college life. Receiving were Miss Clara B. Slaton, can of women; Miss Shirley Black, assistant dean of women; Dr. James M. Godard, dean of education and members of the (,Jueens executive committee, Caroline Edwards of Charlotte, Virginia Cothran of Tim- monsville, S. C., Elizabeth Brammer of Cliristiansburg, Va., Mildred Tay lor of Stanley, and Dorothy Longer- necker of Belgian Congo, Africa. Serving and directing the high school girls over the campus were members of both the day student and boarding councils. Day student coun cil members are Miss Edwards, presi dent; Mary Payne, vice-president; N^ancy Jane Dandridge, secretary; Mary Jane Hart, treasurer; Tera Bailey, senior representative; Nancy Query, junior representative; and Gail Griffith, sophomore representa tive. Members of the boarding council are Ellen Hardee of Graham, first vice-president; Boots Bowen of Tazewell, Va,, second vice-president; (Continued on pcige four) Brooksie Folger Is To Be Crowned May Queen At Festival The annual May Day festival of Queens College will be held this after noon at LOO when the queen, Mary Brocks Folger of Charlotte will be crowned by her maid of honor, Mar jorie Poole of Mullins, S. C. The {)rogram is sponsored by the Depart ment of Physical Education under the direction of Miss Cordelia Hen derson. The traditional march, “Pomp and Circumtance,” will he used for the maids of the court to assemble. Two little pages, Jerry Godard, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Godard of Wellesley Avenue, and Milton Barber, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Barber of Hopedale Avenue, will vie for the favor of the little flower girl, Sally MacGregor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacGregor, of Welleslej' Avenue. Those furnishing the music in the (Queens stringed ensemble are: Margaret Springer, Jean Love, Mary Elva Smith, Ruth Kilgo, all of Char lotte, Anne Barrier of Concord, and Frances Pierce of Mount Holly. Af ter the assembling of the court, a number of little piccaninnies. Old Uncle Ned, and a Mammy will fur nish gaiety to the tune of Stephen Foster’s “Old Suzanna” and similar plantation music. Marie Roseman of Charlotte as the hostess of the garden fete presides, as the southern girls in hoopskirts and ruffles waltz to Strauss’s “Blue Damdie.’’ Margaret Flowe of Derita plays the part of a little colored boy who entertains with stunts and tumb ling. 'I'he winding of the May Pole climaxes the Pageant which is ended by the recessional of the Queen and her court. Those taking parts of, men are: Marion Miller of Charlotte, Peggy Thompson of Highlands, Renette Israel of Lumherton, and Billie Har mon of Concord. Martha Erwin of Charlotte is chair man of the property committee and Maud McClain of Scranton, S. C., heads the sewing committee. In con nection with the sewing. Miss Hender son is offering a prize for the most attractive costume rejiresenting the period of 1860. The judges will be Mrs. Hunter Blakely, Mrs. Frank Brandon Snijith, and Mrs. E. McA. Currire. Maids in the court will be Elizabeth Brammer of Christiansburg, Va.; Sue McNulty of Pocahontas, Va.; Mildred Wagoner o^ Shelby; Cornelia Trues- (Continued on page four) Dramatic Doings Miss Ethel M. King is conducting a class in Diction for the Little The atre group. 'I'his class meets each Monday night from 7:30 to 9 P. M. Many Little Theatre members are taking advantage of the opportunity in sjieech training—actors, teachers, and even those who hav'e a foreign accent. A recent recital given by the dra matic students included this program: From “'I’be Flight of the Herons” by Anne Pease, “A Nortlvern Girl’s Idea of a Southern Girl,” by Peggj' Sadler, “First Wife to Second Wife,” by Anne Harris, from “Comedy and Tragedy” by Claire Wishart, a group of songs sung by Sarah Holman, “Prodigy—Monologue” by Anne Har-. rls, “Dairy,” by Martha Irwin, “Maria Rosa” by Mary Katherine Martin, “Rosaline” bv Elaine Suber. '-ru . V

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