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Vol-^No. 1
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 14, 1943
Alpha
College Gets
Three Lots
In Campaign
Gamma Delta Sells Most Bonds
Phi Mu Second
On last Friday, December 10,
the second business session of the
campaign for Better Queens Col
lege was held. At this meeting
three lots were donated to the
College and the official report at
that time was that $92,955.92 had
been contributed to the campaign.
weeks the
For the past two
Queens campus has been hum
ming with busy workers. The ad
ministration and students alike
have been working hard to make
the “Greater Queens College Cam
paign” a success and they have
reason to picture the fruits of
their labor. Our alma mater will
be celebrating its 100th anni
versary in a beautiful setting, for
by 1957 the dream of today will
be a reality.
This campaign is not a hurried,
high pressure drive; it is a steady
and concentrated one that has
the backing of the most outstand
ing business men in Charlotte
and the untiring efforts of our
president. Dr. Blakely. The execu
tive committee of the program is
led by Henry J. Allison, and the
finance committee includes Eddie
E. Jones, president of the Pyra
mid Life Insurance Co.; Torrence
E. Hemby, president of the Ameri
can Trust Co.; Ivey W. Stewart,
president of the Commercial Na
tional Bank; Hunter B. Blakely,
president of Queens College; and
j. William Thomson, treasurer of
Queens College.
The program of development will
begin with the building of a new
auditorium and a sc^ol of
and public speech. This willma
a larger library possible and with
the additional class m th
present auditorium will break the
“bottle-neck” that is present to
day. The science buildmg w
also be remodeled and th
ditional room made ayailab
relieve the congestion m the aa
ministration building, so tha
growing college can hav
space for offices and Pa^ors-
After this has been acquired
developing Queens College
have a new heating plant, a health
center, which includes
nasium; new dormitories that^i
provide for 250 additional
ing students; a college hb y^
which will measure up to the m
proved Queens; and a wor^sWpM
chapel, which will witness the faitn
and courage of present and
ture American leaders.
Carroll Gleiui
Gave Program
On December 8
Carroll Glenn, violinist, gave the
third concert on the concert and
lecture series in the Queens Col
lege Auditorium on Wednesday
night, December 8, 1943. Miss Glenn
was born in Chester, S. C. At the
age of 11 she studied with Edourd.
Dethier, Belgian violinist, at the
Juilliard School of Music in New
York City. The talented musician
was chosen as the outstanding
young artist of the year by three
national magazines, after playing
in many concerts last year.
Miss Glenn selected the follow
ing program:
I. Sonata in B Minor Bach
Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Allegro
II Concerto in D Minor.Vieuxtemps
Introduction
Adagio religioso
Scherzo
Finale-Marziale
III Melodie Tschaikowsky
Vocalise Rachmonmoff
Jeunes Filles au Jardin .....
Monpou-Lzigeti
Etude Kreutzer
IV. Zigeueriusisen (Gypsy Airs)
Sarosote
As Bond Sale
Comes To Close
Origin of Christmas Customs
Differs Greatly In Many Lands
familiar with our*
Group Actors
Present
Christmas Play
The dramatic in^^Py,^2°Lady
the Christmas theme, ^ „gnt-
Of the Market Place” was ^sent_
ed by the Group Acting
ment under Dec
Ethel King, on f^iday
10, at 8 o’clock in the auditorium.
The setting was ^be niarket place
of a Mexican City where a group
of women toiled for their meager
living. Erected in the market place
—her holy face of the
passers-by—was a statue
Madonna was Tomesetah.
and lowly” and tired and hung^
persons who ‘whUe
Madonna was she
resting at the vugii
unfolded to '^baylah,
child, the glorious story oi tn
Saviour’s birth
The cast Rue
Virginia Neill, Manrie,
on poifc Ihrce)
COT "SSScan Christmas customs
of today, and their
a nart of all our lives at Christ
mas-i;ime. However, not all of us
awuainted with the sources
and Sesting evolution of these
beloved observances; and their im
folding history is
interesting P^^^. jgsus
Thp exact birthday ot Jesus
ClSS is not known, but soon after
A D. 200 the great feast in mem
ory of his birth was being observed
hv^ the church on various dates.
Janua^7 sixth, March twenty-fifth,
Sr Scember twenty-fifth were
Specially used. However by the
rSddle of the fourth century the
Western church was almost wholly
Srating it on December twenty-
fffth- and the Eastern church soon
followed. The exact reason this
S^te was finally accepted is un-
. known, but to our day it has been
Se^erved as “the birthday of the
King-” „ . 1
Pagan Festivals
Our Christmas festival may be
old but the customs and ceremon-
° s’aSociated with it are far older.
Thousands of years before the
nviri^tian 6ra, our pagan forefatn
SS^elebrated the Winter sols^e
as the birthday of the sun. The
fathers of the church later gave
this ancient festival a new meaning
and made it one of the greatest
sfasoS of the church calendar.
SS we have one possible reason
Jvi the selection of December
[“n®.turn as the day lor the ot
savour’s birthday.
The mid-Winter festival of the
later Teutonic peoples of northern
Europe was the gayest time of the
v^Sr for them. They called the
month Yule of Jol; and it is from
Sem that we get some of our
most beloved Christmas customs
of these, the Yule log and
the boar’s head procession are pre
sented today in some countries.
Yule Logs
The emblem of the Teutonic fes
tival wa? the Yule log. This huge
block of wood was lighted and
brSight in with ceremony on
SfJStmas Eve. Its ashes were
Sift during the next year and
we?e supposed to guard the house
from fire and lightning.
The boar’s head procession goes
hack even further than the Yule
log At Yule, the people sacri
ficed a boar, believing it would
bring them good crops. They made
r huge procession, then, through
The viUage, parading this boar’s
head before the gods. This cus
tom is still preserved by the Eng
lish at Queens’s College, Oxford.
Mistletoe and holly were associ
ated with Christmas because they
had formerly been used as the
subject of various superstitions.
The northern peoples believed mist
letoe had marvelous powers.
Branches of it were hung over
doorways as charms; and it was
never allowed to touch the ground,
or its powers would be broken.
Holly was used appropriately at
Christmas because its prickly
leaves were thought to resemble
the Saviour’s Crown of Thorns and
its bright red berries, the drops
of blood from His wounded hands
and feet.
Christmas Tree
There are many stories about the
origin of the Christmas tree, none
of them verified. The German peo
ple have a tale to the effect that
Martin Luther started the cus
tom half a century earlier than
the first written record of it in
1605. Luther, it is said, put can
dles on a tree to represent to his
children the stars of Christmas
Eve. As to what is actually known
about the tree, it has been proven
that the tree did not come into
use until comparatively recent
times and that its origin was Ger
many.
By the beginning of the nine
teenth century, Germany had al
most completely accepted the
Christmas tree. Soon afterwards,
the custom spread to the countries
northern Europe and thence
to the United States. Although it
is still not accepted in Italy, Spain,
and Latin America, there is no
question as to its importance in
the world’s Christmas.
But the heart of the celebration
seems to be the manger scene,
a miniature reproduction of the
people, animals, and places impor
tant in the birth of Jesus. The
Italians call it the presepio; and
in France, the creche. This lovely
custom is said to have been started
by Saint Francis on Christmas Eve
of 1224. It is thought that he ar
ranged a stable in a corner of a
village church near Assisi, real per
sons and real animals being the
actors.
Christmas Carols
No great observance would be
complete without its music, and
Christmas has its own specially
written songs or carols, as they
have come to be called. Their name
in France is noels; in Italy, pasto-
relles; and in Germany, Kristlie-
dei. They probably began in the
(CondniK'd on popr three)
Brown Elected
As May Queen
On December 1
Jean Brown, a senior from
Troutman, N. C., was elected by
the student body to reign as Queen
of May for the coming year.
Eleanor Lazenby Biggers was
runner-up in the election and,
therefore, will reign as Jean’s
maid of honor. The election took
place on Wednesday, Dec. 1, dur
ing the chapel hour.
Jean is first vice-president of
Boarding Student Council and
a member of Alpha Delta Pi
sorority. Eleanor is president of
the Senior Class, a member of
Honor Council, president of Alpha
Kappa Gamma fraternity, and a
member of Phi Mu sorority.
Twenty-four ghls were elected
from the student body to be mem
bers of May Court. Seniors
elected are: Virginia Falls, Shelby,
N. C.; Lou Wayland, Malden, W.
Va.; Carolyn Wilson, Gastonia, N.
C.; and Lib Henry and Catherine
Patterson, both of Charlotte.
Junior Class representatives will
by Annelle McCall, Forence, S.
C.; Margaret Ezell, Spartanburg,
S. C.; Edna Adams, Winston-
Salem, N. C.; Betsy Hodges, Grif-
ton, N. C.; Betty McGill, Greer,
S. C.; and Betty Barrentine of
Charlotte.
Mary McGill of Greer, S. C.,
and Frances Pound, Mary Clark,
and Elsie Blackman of Charlotte,
will represent the Sophomore Class
in the court. Freshmen repre
sentatives will be Lois Wilson,
Baltimore, Md.; Jean Throth-
morton, Reidsville, N. C.; Jane
Carter, Lumberton, N. C.; Lucy
Pate, Gibson, N. C.; Alice Parrish,
Georgetown, S. C.; Doris Nunn,
Greer, S. C.; Mary Louise Whit
mire, Asheville, N. C.; Connie
Sheer, Arlington, Va., and Eloise
Dent of Charlotte.
During the past eight weeks the
Queens College campus has been
the scene of a contest between the
five national sororities, the Athletic
Association Council, and the local
sorority. Alpha Eta Sigma, and the
Student Christian Association to
determine which group could sell
the most v/ar bonds and stamps.
The winner, announced Saturday
by Miss Mary Inglis, adviser of
the War Service Committee, was
the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
The War Service Committee, with
Becky Nickles as chairman, spon
sored this drive. The goal was to
buy a “grasshopper jeep,” for the
sum of three thousand dollars.
This goal was not only reached
but surpassed, with approximately
three thousand, one hundred dol
lars being raised. Of this sum, the
winners raised $877.15. The second
place winner was the Phi Mu sor
ority, with a total sale of $578.00
worth of bonds.
Members of the War Service
Committee include Becky Nickles,
chairman, Mary Lee Flowers, Betsy
Hodges, Pat Patton, Ann Perry.
Edna Adams, Thelma Martin, La-
Rue Allison, Lib Henry, and An
nelle McCall.
The Alpha Gams were guided to
ward a successful climax by Eliza
beth Porter, president of the sor
ority. This is one among many
honors bestowed upon the Alpha
Gamma Delta Sorority. Last year
at commencement they were
awarded both the scholarship and
leadership cups. This fall they were
presented the scholarship cup for
having the highest scholastic aver
age in the Gamma province of
their sorority, which covers thir
teen states.
The award will be made
chapel Wednesday, Dec. 15,
Miss Inglis.
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Boar’s Head
To Be Carried
Tomorrow
On Wednesday night, Dec. 15, all
boarding student members of
Queens College will celebrate the
traditional Boar’s Head Dinner.
For a number of years, everyone
at the College has looked forward
to this merry ritual with great
anticipation, and this year, we are
looking forward even more to this
token of good cheer and genuine
holiday spirit that the dinner will
bring.
In the hall of Queens College,.
Oxford, for centuries the Christ
mas Day custom of ushering in
the Boar’^ Head with caroling has
been observed. With much pomp
and grandeur the members of the
college have taken part in this
Christmas feature since 1340. Bear
ing as we do, the honored name
of Queens College, it is our tradi
tion, too, to have the Boar’s Head
Service at our annual Christmas
dinner.
So for another year, we usher
in our Christmas holidays with the
beautiful and picturesque ritual of
the Boar’s Head dinner. And in
our joy and merriment, let us not
forget the many others who will
not celebrate Christmas this year
amid peace and plenty. We can
show that we are not forgetting
them by wearing our defense stamp
bouquets on Wednesday night.
Girls Pledged To Sororities
Terminates Rush Week
Rush week at Queens was held^
with
the first week of October
the following girls pledged:
Alpha Eta Sigma, local sorority,
pledged the following girls: Bobbie
Black, Bradeene Blackmon, Mary
Ann Bullock, Kitty Cooper, Mil
dred Dobson, Margaret Hardwick,
Elizabeth Helms, Jeanne Hudson,
Fletcher McNeil, Rachel Nanney,
Virginia Niven, Louise Painter,
Louise Pigg, Valeria Roberts, Laura
Sanford, Annelle Seymour, Jean
Shuford, Betty Sink, Jeanne
Throckmorton, Doris Turner, and
Geneva Underwood. Ruth King, a
pledge last year, was also initiated
during the services.
Alpha Gamma Delta listed the
following pledges: Sue Anderson,
Melba Bailey, Martha Dixon, Ellen
Freeman, Emily Harton, Margaret
Nell Harrill, Virginia Jackson, Car
ol Kerchner, Peggy Kimrey, Mary
Ella Klutz, Katherine Lee, Ann
McGirt, Peggy Jean Miller, Flora
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