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QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C
June 3, 1941.
Blakely Announces Winner Of Awards
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Delano Tells Artists On Lecture Series
Eve Curie And
Whitaker Are
Main Features
Six outstanding attractions will
inake up the concert and lecture
series of Queens for the college
session, 1941-42, it has been an
nounced by Dr. Lucile K. Delano,
chairman.
The program will be as follows:
Farbman Symphonietta, October 22;
John T. Whitaker, November 24;
Jeanne Welty, December 8; The
Madrigalists, February 9; Mile. Eve
Curie, February 16; Princess Paul
Sapieha, March 16.
The Farbman Symphonietta made
its New York debut in December
1940 and scored one of the out
standing successes of the concert
season. Composed of young artists
many of whom have given their
own Town Hall recitals, the Sym
phonietta proved to be one of the
freshest ensembles to appear within
recent years.
John T. Whitaker is the corres
pondent of the Chicago Daily News
Foreign Service who was recently
ordered to leave Italy by the Fascist
government because of his anti-
totalitarian dispatches. He expects
to remain in Europe covering the
war, however, until the early
autumn when he will return home
for a c6ast-to-coast lecture tour.
Jeanne Welty, young monodramat
ist, played the role of “The Ma
donna” in Max Reinhardt’s produc
tion of “The Miracle” and has
starred in other leading theatrical
productions. At Queens she will
present “Fanny Kemble,” her most
recent character portrayal, which
will be completely and authentically
costumed.
The Madrigalists, seven Amer
ican singers who stand at the fore
front of their art today, informally
seated about a table, will present
madrigals of the days of Elizabethan
England.
Mile. Eve Curie is the brilliant
daughter of the discoverer of
radium and the author of Madame
Curie’s biography.
She is now in the United States
for her third lecture tour, arriving
here via England, where she went
after the surrender of France to
the Nazis. She has been writing
articles about the war and also
broadcasting from London to the
People of France. The brilliant
young journalist and author wit
nessed the drama of French de
feat and capitulation, first in Paris
Until June 11, then in Tours and
Bordeaux. She was in London
Ihroughout the heaVy bombard
ment of the British Isles during
the summer and the faW, until
January 2, 1941.
Princess Paul Sapieha, American-
born wife of a Polish prince and
distinguished author of the best
seller, “Polish Profile,” is one of
the most attractive additions to the
American lecture platform. In her
lecture at Queens, the Princess
Sapieha will tell more of her ad-
'^entures as the wife of one of
Poland’s most aristocratic families,
of her wide contacts with social and
Political notables throughout Europe,
and of her dramatic flight from
Poland in the autumn of 1939 when
the Nazis invaded the country.
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JOHN T. WHITAKER
EVE CURIE
ROBERT B. HOUSE
Noted Educator
Addresses Large
Graduating Class
Virginia Smith
New Alumnae
Graduate of 1940
Is Appointed
Seeretary
Dean Robert House, dean of ad
ministration at the University of
Noiith Carolina, delivered the
commencement address at 10:30 a.
m. Tuesday, June 3, at which time
39 students were awarded bache
lor of arts degrees, 37 were
awarded bachelor of science degrees,
and 45 were awarded one-year
business certificates.
Dean House received his A. B,
degree at the University of North
Carolina and his A.M. at Harvard.
He was awarded his L.L.D. at
Catawba College in Salisbury in
1939.
Dean House served as archivist
of the North Carolina Historical
Commission from 1919 until 1924
and as secretary of that organiza
tion from 1924 until 1926. Follow
ing this position, he became execu
tive secretary of the University, a
position which he held until 1934
when he became Dean of Admini
stration at the Chapel Hill section
o; the Greater University of North
Carolina.
He is a member of the N. C.
State Literary and Historical asso
ciation. of Phi Beta Kappa, and
Tau Kappa Alphja, In 1921 he
editer “The Public Letters and
Papers of Governor Thomas W.
Bickett.” He is the author of “The
Biography of a Southern Home.”
Gets College Post
Miss Virginia M. Smith, who grad
uated from Queens College in the
Class of 1940 and who fbr the past
year has been connected with the
Memorial Hospital, has been ap
pointed Alumnae Secretary of
Queens College.
Miss Smith was very active in all
college affairs, serving as editor of
“Cornet,” the college annual, and
as President of Alpha Kappa Gam
ma, honorary leadership fraternity.
She was a member of Sigma Mu,
honorary scholastic fraternity. Iota
Xi, journalistic fraternity. Interna
tional Relations Club, Choral Club,
and Chi Omega, national societj'
fraternity.
Soloists Are
Featured On
Annual Concert
The annual concert has been pre
sented in the college auditorium
Monday evening at 8:00. A num
ber of soloists was presented as
well as the Queens Choral club,
conducted by Miss Grace Robinson
and James Christian Pfohl, and the
Queens-Davidson Little Symphony
orchestra, conducted by James
Christian Pfohl.
Three Baby Boys
Take Show Prizes
All three winners of the annual
Queens Alumnae baBy show, held
Saturday, May 31, at 10:30 A. M.
in Burwell Hall of the college, were
little boys.
In the first group—babies under
one year old—the winner was little
seven-months old Jimmie Norman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Norman,
of Charlotte.
In the second group—from one
years to two years old—Henry Lewis
Parker, iS-months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Parker of Mt.
Mourne, N. C., was the winner.
In the third group—two years to
three years old children—Charles
Lucas, Jr., two-year old son of Air.
and Mrs. Charles Lucas of Char
lotte, was the winner.
When the new Alumnae Secre
tary takes over her work this sum
mer, Mrs. Frank Brandon Smith,
who has served as Field Secretary so
efficiently for a number of years,
will retire from this position. The
work of the Field Secretary in re
cruiting students will be done as in
the stronger colleges in the South
and East through the Alumnae of
the institution. In this way a care
ful selection will be made of incom
ing students. Already more than
three-fourths of the dormitory rooms
at Queens College have been reserv
ed for the session beginning Septem
ber, 1941, and it appears that from
now on there will be so many ap
plicants for admission that it will
be necessary for the college to ex
amine more carefully than ever be
fore the credentials of the students.
Soloists on the program in
eluded: Mrs. Elsie Stokes Moseley,
pianist; Alerle T. Kesler, violinist;
and Miss Frances Riddle of Colum
bia, S. C., mezzo-soprano.
The following program was
given: “Reverie,” Debussy-Duane,
and “Clair de Lune,” Debussy-
Elkan, by the Queens Choral club;
Prelude and Allegro” Kreisler,
“Hills,” Burleigh, and “Jota,” de
Falla, by Merle T. Kesler accom
panied by Alary Williamson Kesler;
“Clouds,” Charles, “Down in the
Forest—‘A Cycle of Life’,” Ronald,
by Frances Riddlde accompanied by
Gordon Sweet; “Ballade in G
Alinor,” Chopin, by Mrs. Elsie Mose
ley; “Woodland Sketches,” including
“To A Wild Rose” and “At An Old
Trysting Place,” MacDowell, “Au-
bade,” Massenet, and “Praeludium,”
Jarnefelt, by the Queens-Davidson
Little Symphony.
SHOW THANKS
Students Express Appreciation
To The Retiring Educators
.'Vt the last student body meeting
for the year Dr. and Mrs. S. C.
Byrd were presented a silver bowl
and a chest of monogrammed linen
as farewell gifts from the faculty
and student body.
Dr. Byrd has been President
Emeritus and acting Registrar of
Queens College for a number of
years, and Mrs. Byrd has been pro
fessor of Bible. This year they are
retiring from the Queens College
staff.
Sigma Mu’s
Award Goes
To Longnecker
At the presentation of the gifts.
Dr. Byrd expressed appreciation for
the gifts and for the affection which
has been given them since they have
been at Queens. He also expressed
the desire to help Queens whenever
he is needed.
The gifts were presented by Miss
Alary Marshall Jones, president of
the student body, who expressed the
appreciation of the students for the
service that Dr. and Mrs. Byrd have
rendered to Queens College.
At the annual commencement ex
ercises held this morning in the
Queens College auditorium, the spe
cial awards of the year were an
nounced by Dr. Hunter B. Blakely,
president of the college.
The Sigma Mu award for the
best piece of creative work went to
Dorothy Longenecker, of the Belgi
an Congo, Africa, for her short
story. Darkened Part. Miss Long
enecker is a senior, and her story
has her birthplace, Africa, as its
locale.
The Pan-Hellenic Scholarship Cup
was won by Gamma Gamma chap
ter of Phi Mu sorority, of which
Billie Harmon, of Concord, is pres
ident. and Alildred Thomas, of
Charlotte, is retiring president. The
sorority leadership cup, given to
the sorority having won the most
points from the standpoint of ac
tivities by Mrs. William H. Belk of
Charlotte, was also won by the Phi
Mu chapter.
The sociology prize, given each
year by Theta Gamma chapter of
Chi Omega sorority to the mem
ber of the sociology department do
ing the best continuous work for
two successive semesters, was
awarded to Nancy Sue Boeckmann,
of Charlotte, and Carolyn Louise
Williams, of Easley, S. C., who had
equally fine records.
The QUEENS BLUES journal
istic award to the sophomore con
tributing the most for the entire
year of the BLUES, went to Lydia
Ann Munroe, of Charlotte. Idrienne
Levy, also of Charlotte, was awarded
the freshman prize for competent
and consistent work.
The Athletic Association cup was
awarded to Flora MacDonald, of
Little Rock, S. C., as the student
most proficient in all lines of ath
letics offered at Queens.
Announced as Queens scholars
were: Senior class, the Sallie Mc
Lean scholar, Caroline Edwards, of
Charlotte, who is also salutatorian of
the cl^s; and the John L. McLees
scholar, Maujer Moseley, of Char
lotte, valedictorian of the class;
Junior class, the James R. Bridges
scholar, Annette Mclver, of Char
lotte ; and the William M. MePheet-
ers scholar, Mary Marshall Jone?,
of Charlotte Sophomore class; The
John R. Belk scholar. Marguerite
Alason, of Charlotte : and the Wash
ington A. Clark scholar, Ruth Kilgo,
of Charlotte; Sophomore class; The
Sara E. Alorrison scholar, Margie
Imbody, of Charlotte; and the
Thomas S. Bryan scholar, M a r -
guerite Gillespie, of Savannah, Ga.
These awards are made not only on
scholarship, but also on leadership,
character, and personality.
Three girls were awarded prizes
by tbe Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union for the best essays on
the subject, “Alcohol, What It Is
and What It Does.” First prize win
ner was Jeanne Hester, for twenty-
five dollars; second prize winner was
Bette Jane Furay, for fifteen dol
lars ; and third place winner was
Alarjorie Imbody, for ten dollars. All
of these girls are from Charlotte.
The essays were judged on their
subject matter, style of writing, apt
ness of thought, and content.
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