April 25, 1941
QUEENS BLUES
Pa^re 3
TWO AMONG THE MANY Lucy Hassell
Is To Edit
Queens Quill
Lucy Hassell of Spindale, North
Carolina, has been elected by the
Creative Writing Group to the
editorship of THE QUEENS
QUILL, to succeed Elizabeth
Isaacs of Charlotte. Election for
editor of THE QUILL was held at
the meeting of the Group on April
18, 1941, and Miss Hassell assumed
her post with the accompanying
duties on April 23, the date of the
appearance of the 1941 QUILL.
Plans are underway for early com
pilation of the 1942 QUILL, and
student opinion on the possible publi
cation of two numbers, a fall and
spring issue, is to be consulted.
Miss Hassell had shown herself
worthy of her election as Quill
editor by her former capable work,
similar to that required in her new
post. She contributed to the BAY-
LORIAN, literary publication of
Baylor College, which she attended
before entering Queens, and since
her arrival here has been an in
terested and efficient member of the
QUEENS BLUES staff. She has
served The Queens Quill this year
in the capacity of poetry editor.
Her humorous sketches and poems
are well-known to the student body
for their fresh and original quality.
Announcemnet of the selection of
other rrtembers of the, editorial
staff has not yet been made. It Is
e.xpected that this news.will be made
available shortly with the announce-
ment of the business manager for
Just one of the couples at the Junior-Senior is Marie Roseman and 1942. Meanwhile, Miss Hassell will
her escort. Archer Torrey. Junior-Senior guests entered through a be making decisions concerning the
flowered trellis and had their pictures taken with their escorts. next number of the QUEENS
—Courtesy Charlotte Observer. QUILL
Dear Diary,
THIS
IS WHAT HAPPENED
At The Junior-Senior
The doubtful pleasure with which I regarded
the special junior-senior formal everytime I
opened the closet door. What a pretty blue,
but wasn’t the style a little bit—well, on the
sissyish side ? .... The last minute despair over
stubborn locks and the frenzied search for the
special blue handkerchief which I never did
find, and it just matched my (;lress! .... The
arrival of the man of the evening and his cere
monious presentation of the orchid—a fragile
delicate thing of lavender. My fingers too
eagerly nervous to pin it in my hair . ... ij had
to be done for me.... Our much heralded
departure with the neighbors running in to
See “how Lib looks”, an interest I secretely
enjoyed, but openly treated with attempted
casualness.
Arrival on the fast-darkening campus; a
few long dresses drifting already over the lawn
in the dusk. Mary Marshall leaving Johnny for
the first of many times on an errand. Johnny
gradually accustoming himself to her respon
sibilities and waving a hand at her now and
again as she went by.
Introduction of my date to the Goddards ....
secretly fearful that to these important beings
he wouldn’t measure up. Miss lillett, the
special angle of the junior class, gracious and
lovely in her Venetian shawl. Cookie, little
and cute, with tall, red-haired Tab. Rush
swinging Julia, willowy in white taffeta, and
Julia protesting. Mildred Thomas vivid in her
red dress, laughing about her measles scare.
The grand march to the dining room behind
Irene and Mac.
Treading the flag-stone walks and rounding
the center garden pool in helpless search for
place cards .... The attractive menus .... Dot
Funderburke, her Southern drawl and hospital
manner. ., . The enjoyment of a delicious meal
coupled with the excellent music and the stim
ulating effect of good company .... The funny
minstrel with sophomore and freshman stars.
Lucy Hassell officiating sparklingly and mak
ing e.xtempore wise-cracks with ease.
Posing for a picture and thinking “tWhat’s
the use—they all turn out the same way—
'bad!” Rocks in my shoes from Sorority Row
.... Inez in white with much lace and tall
Gene with his clipped accent accompanying us
on the rounds.... Everybody talking and
laughing all at the same time.... cool ride
home and a sleepy goodnight. The delightful
surprise that my orchid is fresh and unbruised.
Carefully I put it into the refrigerator, think-
in how late I will sleep tomorrow.
Wonder if another junior-senior will be this
perfect?
How The Average Senior
Looks And What She Doe
Galloping Poll Brings In Unusual
Picturization of Composite Girl
Queens seniors are a versatile
group! They like all kinds of peo
ple and all kinds of things, as re
cently proved by a survey of the
senior class conducted by The
Queens Blues. An inventory of
physical characteristics under the
headings : eyes—blue, green, brown
or hair—blonde, brown, black doesn’t
prove much from the beauty angle;
but one look at this class dressed
for luncheon at Mrs. Blakeley’s or
the junior-senior banquet clears up
any doubt. The predominant hair
color is brown in varying shades
from light-brown to chestnut. But
the strangest thing is that the eyes
don’t match! They are mostly blue;
maybe that’s because brown eyes
have such stiff competition with
hazel ones. The average senior is
twenty and one-half years old; she
is five feet five inches tall and
weighs one hundred and sixteen
pounds.
Her taste in music covers an ap
pallingly large field from “You Are
My Sunshine’’ to Fauck’s “Sym
phony in D minor.” More votes were
cast for “Stardust” as the favorite
popular piece, and “Leibestraum” as
the favorite classical piece. Glenn
Miller received four more votes than
Tommy Dorsey to be named the
favorite dance orchestra leader of
the class of ’41.
More seniors consider blue their
favorite color, just as the psychology
book said they would; but no book,
psychological or otherwise, could
predict the wide assortment of fav
orite foods that these girls confess
to like. Steak is the best liked by
the the most people with chicken,
preferably fried, and shrimp as next
in favor. A few young ladies never
get enough of banana pudding, and
three seniors voted for liver, of all
things!
Bette Davis won out as the fav
orite screen actress, and Charles
Boyer as the • most popular actor.
Rebecca is considered the favorite
movie of the past year, and strange
ly enough the novel Rebecca tied
with Gone With the Wind for the
favorite book of the seniors. Henry
Aldrich is the most popular radio
program, but statistics show that
Bob Hope and “Take It or Leave It”
closely seconds it. “Dick Tracy,”
that masterful detective, received
three more votes than “Blondie”
for the favorite comic strip.
Queens girls know what you mean
when you say “style” because
Mademoiselle is the most popular
magazine on the campus. Swim
ming is the sport enjoyed most by
the seniors. Diana’s court is the
favorite spot on the campus, and
the girls’ favorite activities are gab
bing in the “rec” room and sorority
houses.
The seniors are aboivt evenly di
vided in their choice between Lin
coln and Cordell Hull as the greatest
American statesman; they consider
Jane Adams the greatest woman in
American history and Dorothy
Thompson the outstanding woman
of today.
English is the best-liked subject
of study in college, especially the
literature courses. Medicine is the
favorite professison of seniors —
that is, the one they admire the
most; but of course home-making
suits every Queens senior better
than the others.
When it came to counting votes
for the favorite hero of the senior
class, tallying was almost impossible.
Votes were cast for such fine, up
standing young men as Sir Galahad
and Lil Abner; some girls chose
Tristram and Robert E. Lee. But
the favorite hero for the average
senior girl is Dad which ought to
prove that Queens students have a
sense of values that is hard to beat.
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