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QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
October 4, 1940
Student Body Adopts Honor System
Choral Group
Lists Members
Members of the Queens College
choral club were recently announced
by Miss Grace Robinson of the col
lege music department. Membership
in the choral club is based on try
outs.
The group is comi)osed of the fol
lowing students: Misses Louise Brum-
ley of Concord, l5orothy Cranford and
Betty Ross Delinger, both of Kan
napolis, Kitty Sue Harvin of Man
ning, S. C., Esther Love Hillhouse of
Callioun, Ga., Ann Golden of Car
thage, Elizabeth Gilreath of Carters-
ville, Ga., Margaret Hardin of
Winnsboro, S. C., 'Sarah Holleman
of Seneca, S- C., Jane Montgomery
of Reidsville, Mary Lorene Jones of
Lancaster, S. C., Josephine Johnson
of Goldston, Flora MacDonald of
Little Rock, S. C., Isabelle McDowell
of Winnsboro, S. C., Mary Gilmer
Richmond of Concord, Dorothy Rob
inson of Derita, Evelyn Small of
Monroe, Ann Roddey of Rock Hill,
S. C., Elizabeth Taylor of Mount
Holly, Rosemary Vincent of Lynch
burg, S. C., Frances Riddle of Co
lumbia, S. C.; Sarah Gill of Florence,
S. C.; Jennie Lynn Wright of Landis,
Nancy Arrowood of Lincolnton, Mar
garet Bangle, Elsberth Burnham,
Elizabeth Cloniger, Gloria Coppala,
Sue Crenshaw, Margaret Daniels,
Caroline Edwards, June Escott, Joy
Fitzsimmons, Elizabeth Henry, Chris
tina Grainger, Elizabeth Hamilton,
Mary Marshall Jones, Margaret
Porter, Alice Payne, Mary Payne,
Maujer Moseley, Elsie Moseley,
Frances Moseley, Eugenia Neu, Betty
Love, Ann Mauldin, Annette Mclver,
Alice McKenzie, Marion Miller,
Esther Williamson, and Mildred
Robinson, all of Charlotte.
Queens Gets |New Teachers
Typing Honor
In the results of the first Gregg
Writer Typing contest, an honorable
mention has been given to Queens
College.
The contest was announced in April
[ for the puri)ose of obtaining some
gauge of the skill of a wide number
of typing students. It was a very
successful contest, and it is probable
l;hat it will become an annual event.
Entries were judged on speed, the
number of attempts a student made,
and the quality of the work. The
rating for quality included technique
and arrangement of material. Tests
were disqualified if they had been
written with dirty type, uncertain
touch, -and otherwise unsatisfactory
reproduction.
In the student class Delphia Dal-
lin of Woodbury College, Los
Angeles, California, won first prize.
On one part of her test she made
the speed of 122 words a minute
without error. Another Woodbury
student won second place.
The University of Oklahoi^a, with
a team of 37 students, won first
place in the school division. The
typing teams of two hundred and
four schools with a total of 2,326
students were in competition for
prizes. Eighteen students from Queens
participated in the event in which
they won honorable mention. They
were under the direction of Misses
Mary Inglis, Thelma Edwards, and
Ann Vann.
Join Faculty
Of College
Dr. Gardner
To Lead Fall
S.C.A. Services
New Athletic
Course Given
There are a number of additions
to the faculty of Qeens College this
I year. These new members-include
Miss Frances Jarrett, head of the
home economics department. Miss
Helen Craig, instructor in the Busi
ness department. Dr. Calvin Linton,
head of the English department, Mr.
Gordon Sweet, and Mr. Merle T.
Kesler, professors in the music de
partment.
Miss Jarrett attended the Georgia
Southwestern College at Americus,
Georgia, and the University of Geor
gia and taught at the latter school
before coming to Queens.
Miss Craig taught last year at
Anderson Junior College. She re
ceived a B.S. degree in Commerce
at Winthrop College and has done
graduate work at Columbia Univer
sity.
After attending Erskine College,
George Washington University and
Wheaton College, Dr. Linton stqdied
at Johns Hopkins, where he received
his Doctor’s degree. While at Johns
Hopkins he was secretary to the Eng
lish department and did part-time
teaching.
! Mr. Sweet went to Michigan State
Normal and receiving his Master’s de
gree from the University of Mich
igan. ■ He taught at both schools.
Mr. Kesler studied at the Julliard
school in New York for four years
and at Columbia University. Be
fore coming to Queens, he taught at
Drury College in Springfield, Mis
souri.
S. C. A. is starting off a full
schedule for this yeai; by planning
for the annual fall services. This
year Dr. William Gardner of At
lanta, , Georgia, will be the speaker
for the two days of religious em
phasis on our campus. These ser
vices, which are sponsored by the
Student Christian Association, will
be held on October 15th and 16th.
Dr. Howe, who has been serving as
faculty adviser for S. C. A., re
signed her position this year. Miss
Alma Edwards will replace her as
sponsor for the association.
Different types of work in the
community have already been started.
Seven girls volunteered to help Miss
Margaret Van Devanter in Sunday
School and church work at Myers
Park Church. Elizabeth Killough and
I Isabelle McDowell are teaching Sun
day School at Hoskins Methodist
Church.
It has been decided that the League
of Evangelical students shall disband
and shall henceforth be a part of
S. C. A. Fellowship group and will
carry on the same work as before
The officers, Mary Elva Smith, presi
dent; Ruth Edminston, vice-presi
dent; Mary Jean McFadyen, secre
tary and treasurer will continue in
their offices. Meetings will be held
at the regular time every Monday
afternoon at 3:30 in the hut.
Vespers are held in the auditorium
every Sunday at 6:00 P. M. and
morning watch, every Wednesd/y
morning at 7:10 A. M.
Girls Sign
Pledge Cards
Dean’s List
Is Announced
Queens College dean’s list which is
based upon excellence in scholarship
has been announced. Eighteen stu
dents ' who made the highest scho
lastic record during the final sem
ester last year will, this semester
be allowed unlimited class cuts.
If they maintain this high stand
ing during the fall months, they will
have the same privilege during the
spring semester; however, once a
girl has Been on the dean’s list and
fails to make the required grades,
she can never again have the honor.
Members of the dean’s list are:
Misses Tera Bailey of Andalusia, Ala;
Margaret Louise Brumley of Con
cord; Margaret Cochrane of Derita;
Louise Blue of Southern Pines;
Rachel West of Mooresville; and Nell
Bookout; Irene Davis; Dorothy
Dixon; Helen Duncan; Mary Marshall
Jones; Ruth Kilgo; Annetee Mclver;
Marguerite Mason; Betty McClin-
tock; Maujer Moseley; Eugenia Nue;
Mary Thomson and Caroline Ed
wards ; all of Charlotte.
A Counselor’s Course in which
various sports are studied from a
teaching standpoint is being offered
this year by Miss Cordelia Hender
son, head of the Physical Education
Department. The purpose of this
course is mainly to prepare girls
for camp positions. The fundamen
tals of archery, tennis, badminton,
swimming, and volleyball will con
stitute the different sports included
in the new course.
The theory part of the course will be
taught at 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon
and the practice hours will be ar
ranged according to the individual
schedules.
l^Edwards Chosen
\Spectator header
Photography Club
Elects Officers
Juniors Plan
New Program
The Spectator Club, the campus
literary society, has elected the fol
lowing general officers for the year:
president, Julia Edwards, Charlotte;
vice-president, Ann Golden, Carthage;
secretary-treasurer, Mimi Bradham,
Sumter, S. C.
The group leaders are: For the
Dramatics group, Mary Catherine
Martin, Richburg, S. C.; for tlie
Creative Writing group, Elizabeth
Isaacs; Charlotte; Debating, Flora
MacDonald, Little Rock, S. C.
The first activity of the club will
be the annual tea for new students
which will be held Tuesday, October
8, in Burwell Hall. At this time all
the students are invited to join one
of the groups of the club.
At a meeting of the Sophomore
class of which Miss Louise Blue of
Southern Pines is president, the fol
lowing girls were elected to serve
the 1940-41 term: Miss Terry Mosteller
of Charlotte was elected vice-presi
dent. Miss Frances Berryhill of
Charlotte as secretary-treasurer, and
publicity reporter to the Queens
Blues is Miss Eva Johnson from
Camden, S. C.
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A new little sister policy has been
established this year at Queens. The
mer, president of student govern-
juniors will act as the “big sisters” to
members of the freshman class.
A program has been worked out
in which the junior “big sisters” are
divided into groups with the follow
ing leaders: Ruth Edmiston, Inez
Fulbright, and Winnie Shealy. These
groups will be responsible for plan
ning activities for the girls who will
remain at school for the week-end.
The “big sisters” will co-operate
with the faculty advisers in main
taining a high scholastic standard
for freshmen and in helping the fac
ulty members and freshmen to become
better acquainted.
The freshmen are asked to co
operate with this plan so that it can
become a tradition at Queens.
Queens Enrollment
Reaches High Peak
The 1940-41 program for the Cam
era Club was outlined at a meeting
Friday, September 28. At this meet
ing were elected officers for the year
I Miss Mildred Thomas acting as
chairman.
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Miss Irene Davis is the new presi
dent; Mifes Elizabeth Isaacs will serve
as vice-president,! Miss Jean Neu,
as treasurer, and Miss Jane Rankan,
as secretary. Dr. Dorisse M. Howe
is faculty adviser.
Plans were discussed for a night
course without credit to be taught
by Photographer Jake Houston of
the Charlotte Observer Staff.
The course will demonstrate the
technique of newspaper photography,
and it is expected that a large num
ber of students will find this course
unusual and interesting.
Queens College has 'a record en
rollment this year of 433 students.
Of this number 144 are freshmen,
90 sophomores, 61 are juniors, 77
are seniors, 46 are one-year business
students, and 15 are specials. Over
200 of these girls are day students,
but the rest are from a number of
states. There are 123 girls from
North Carolina, 58 from South Caro
lina, 12 from Georgia, 8'from Florida,
5 from Virginia, 3 from West Vir
ginia, 3 from Alabama, 2 from New
York, 2 from Tennessee, and 1 each
from Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, and
Illinois. We have also two girls who
have their homes in foreign lands, the
Belgian Congo ’ and Japan.
Contest Begins
For Sophomores
I Miss King, head of the dramatics
department^ is offering a dramatics
I scholarship of one hundred dollars
to the winner of a speech contest.
The contest is open to any sophomore
who wishes to try out. This scholar
ship will enable the winner to have
[a one-year course in dramatics. This
course includes play production,
speech, interpretations, and acting
technique. Miss King urges all elig
ible sophomores to try out. She will
give entrants a reading and will then
consider their possibilities. The of
fer is closed, however, on October
15. All girls interested should see
Miss King as soon as possible.
At a sophomore class meeting last
Wednesday morning Ann Wiley, Pete
Munroe, and Mary Martha Nixon
were nominated for Rat Day Chair
man.
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With the beginning of the 1940-41
session of Queens College, the much-
debated Honor System became a
reality. Students were given on op
portunity at the end of orientation
week to sign- cards indicating their
allegiance to this new ruling which
was approved last spring by a unani
mous student vote.
The following quotation from the
handbook gives the substance of this
system:
“Queens girls have always had the
highest standards of honor in all
phases of their college life. Every
girl abides by the rules and regula
tions of her college without being
forced to do so because her sense
of personal honor demands it.
“Each student agrees to report
herself to Honor Council for any
breach of conduct within twenty-four
hours after her misdemeanor; if she
fails to do this, any witness or pos
sessor of evidence must ask her to
report within the following twenty-
four hours. If the offender does
not report within the specified time,
the witness or possessor of evidence
must report her.
“The Honor Council has the power
to investigate and take action in
any case involving an infraction of
the .regulations of the Honor Sys
tem that comes under its observation,
and any student found guilty by this
council will automatically be dis
missed from college.
“The strength and effective opera
tion of our Student Government de
pends upon the loyalty and co
operation of each student. Regula
tions in all phases of college life
are based on three fundamentals
which constitute our Honor Sys
tem:
1. That each student is truthful
at all times.
2. lliat each student respects the
property of others.
3. That each student shall be en
tirely honest, on tests, examinations,
term papers, and all other pledge
work.
“Each student has the privilege of
signing a pledge at the end of orienta
tion week by agreeing to accept
these fundfe.mentals and to abide by ,
and uphold the regulations of the
Honor System of the Student Govern
ment Association. Any girl who does
not feel that she can pledge herself
to carry out these standards is out
of harmony with the ideals of Queens
College and is ineligible to be en
rolled as a member of the student
body.’
The Honor Council is composed of
the following girls: Elizabeth Bram-
mer, president of Student Govern
ment; Virginia Cothran, president
of boarding students; Caroline Ed
wards, president of day students;
Dorothy Longenecker, president of
S. C. A.; Mildred Taylor, president
of the Athletic Association; Jean
Ferguson, president of the senior
class; Harriette Scoggins, president
of the junior class; and Louise Blue,
president of the sophomore class.
Tlie chairman of the freshman class,
who will be elected in the near future,
will also be a member of the Coun
cil.
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