QUEENS BLUES
War
Bonds?
March 3, 1944
Phi Mu Sorority Wins Scholarship Cup
Alpha Gams
Are Second
Sororities
Initiating
51 Pledges
The five national sororities on
the campus will have initiated fifty-
one pledges by March 11. These
girls, the majority of whom pledged
in November, have passed school
and sorority requirements for mem
bership. A banquet will be held by
each sorority in honor of the new
initiates, and the best pledge of
each sorority will be announced at
that time.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority will in
itiate on March 2, 3 the following
girls: Nancy Lee Brown, Decatur,
Ga.; Jane Carter, Lumber ton, N. C.;
Prancela Craven, Mooresville, N. C.;
Charlotte Hamor, Charlotte; Betty
Helfrich, Washington, D. C.; Joy
Long, Florence, Ala.; Rebecca Lyer-
ly, Granite Quarry, N. C.; Laura
Martin, Marion, S. C.; Mary Eliza
beth Martin, Forest City, N. C.;
Doris Nunn, Greer, S. C.; Lucy Pate,
Gibson, N. C.; Blanche Stevens,
Council, N. C.; Jeanne Throckmor
ton, Reidsville, N. C.; Mary Louise
Whitmire, Asheville, N. C.; Jane
Williams, Waynesboro, Ga.; and
Elizabeth Young, Decatur, Ga.
The initiation banquet will be
given on Saturday evening, March
4, in the Gold room of the Barrin
ger Hotel. Dean J. M. Godard will
be the guest speaker.
The following girls will be in
itiated into the Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority March 11: Sue Anderson,
Rome, Ga.; Helen Davis, Signal
Mountain, Tenn.; Ellen Freeman,
Charlotte; Margaret Nell Harrill,
Bostic, N. C.; Emily Horton, Char
lotte; Virginia Jackson, Bluefield,
West Va.; Carol Kerchner, Greens
boro, N. C.; Mary Ella Klutz, New
ton, N. C.; Peggy Kimrey, Sanford,
N. c.; Peggy Jean Miller, Jefferson,
5. C.; Flora Ann Nowell, Wendell,
N. C.; Ann Perry, Charlotte; Au
gusta Pharr, Grover, N. C.; and
Nancy Womack, Charlotte.
The banquet for the new initiates
will be given on March 11, in the
Gold room of the Barringer Hotel.
The new initiates will present the
program.
The Chi Omega sorority will in
itiate Meredith Bridges and Vii-
ginia Kale, both of Charlotte, on
March 11. The initiation banquet
will be given the evening of March
11 at the Charlotte Hotel.
The following girls will be iniat-
ed into the Kappa Delta sorority
Feb. 25: Ruth Ann Barber, Char
lotte; Mary Brown Craig, Ches
ter, S. C.; Beth Deaton, States
ville, N. C.; Louise Johnson, Pa-
latka, Fla.; Virginia Latham, Char
lotte; Betty Lutz, Shelby; Dorothy
Rambo, Mountain City, Tenn.,
Gwendolyn Shiflet, Marion; and
Ann Youmans, Metter Ga.
The initiation banquet wil be
given on March 3 at the Hotel
Charlotte. Miss Elizabeth Taylor,
an alumna from Mount Holly, wi
be the guest speaker. . . • *
The Phi Mu sorority will initiate
the following pledges on February
26: Betty Jane Byars, Charlotte,
Frances Duckworth, Morgan ton,
Jean Dunbar, Nancy Gardner, Car
olyn Keasler, Mary Jane King, a
of Charlotte; Billie Luck, ® ’
Agnes Mason, Bassett, Va., ar
Scarborough, Mount Gilead; Vn-
ginia Scott, Charlotte; Betty Lou
Spears, Kansas City. o.,
Shirley Warner, Greenville.
The initiation banquet will be
given in the Gold Room of the
Barringer Hotel. Betsy Hodges is
in charge of the program.
In Averages
After a lapse of one year. Phi
Mu sorority will again receive the
Pan-Hellenic scholarship cup, ac
cording to the sorority averages
posted by the dean’s office. In sec
ond place is Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority, which won the cup in
1943, thereby transferring the cup
from the Phi Mu’s, who had won
it in 1942, to the Alpha Gamma
Delta house.
The total averages for the five
national sororities are as follows:
Phi Mu—1.625.
Alpha Gamma Delta—1.549.
Alpha Delta Pi—1.402.
Chi Omega—1.277.
Kappa Delta—1.222.
The scholarship cup, which was
purchased several years ago by
Pan-Hellenic Council, is awarded
each year to the sorority having
the highest scholastic average for
two consecutive semesters. The cup
will be presented to Phi Mu sor
ority at a special chapel service on
May 16, at which time the leader
ship cup will also be awarded.
CIV OUEENS IN 1944 DECK—The class of 1944 at Queens College actually produced seven queens, but
^ . Droving that she was the most intelligent in the lot. The other superlatives in the senior
one was E ^ Anne Hatcher of Winchester, Va., most popular; Mabel Beach of Lenoir, most
class are G > • Diggers of Charlotte, most attractive; (back row, 1. to r.): Adelaide Henry
versatile; most original; Virginia Falls ol Shelby, best dressed; and Marjorie Imbody of Char-
Germon , to succeed. Virginia Prunty, who was voted most intelligent by her classmates, was at
Hardi^°High School telling the high school students the things she has learned during the past four
rt^rchoil. (News staff photo).
Senior Class Superlatives Are
Chosen At Class Meeting
meeting last week sorority. She was st
At their class meeting last week
the seniors chose their superlatives
to be featured in the annual. The
girls chosen were: Virginia Prunty,
most intelligent; Marjorie Imbody,
most likely to succeed; Anne
Hatcher, most popular; Virginia
Falls, best dressed; Adelaide Henry
Germon, most original; Eleanor
Riggers, most attractive; Mabel
Beach, most versatile.
Virginia Prunty has been active
in many of Queens musical organi
zations. She has been a member of
the orchestra and the Little Sym-
nhony. During her sophomore year
she was treasurer of the orchestra
and in her junior year she became
vice-president. Virginia is a mem
ber of Sigma Mu, Alpha Kappa
Gamma, and S. C. A. Cabinet. She
is listed in Who’s Who in American
Universities and Colleges.
Virginia Falls is a member of the
chapel choir and the Queens choral
club She was treasurer of Kappa
Delta sorority and a member of
Alpha lota. She was chosen to be
in the May court this spring.
Eleanor Biggers has been active
in all forms of student government.
She was junior representative for
the Day Student Council, president
of the junior class, vice-president
of day students, and president of
the senior class. She is a member
of Sigma Mu and of the May court
and is listed in Who’s Who.
Mabel Beach has held numerous
offices in the Boarding Student
council. Among these are: repre
sentative during her freshman year,
treasurer, secretary, and president.
She was a member of the Valkyrie
and is listed in Who’s Who.
Adelaide Henry Germon was a
member of the Queens Players and
in her freshman year had the lead
in their play. She is a member of
the Dikean Society and Chi Omega
sorority. She was stunt night chair
man and is editor of the Coronet.
Anne Hatcher is a member of
Alpha Iota, I. R. C., Alpha Kappa
Gamma, and the Valkyrie. She
was president of the S. C. A. Cab
inet and of Kappa Delta sorority.
She is now President of the Student
Government and is listed in Who’s
Who.
Marjorie Imbody is on the busi
ness staff of the Blues and the
Coronet. She is a member of
Alpha Iota, Valkyrie, Sigma Mu,
and the International Relations
Club. She was secretary for the
Day Student Council and chairman
for the senior banquet. She is
now vice-president of Student Gov
ernment and is listed in Who’s
Who.
Junior Class
To Sponsor
Sorority Sing
Sorority sing, sponsored by the
junior class, will be held in the col
lege auditorium on Wednesday,
April 5, at 8 o’clock. Each soror
ity will present two sorority songs.
A cup will be awarded to the sor
ority which presents the best songs.
The selection will be made by three
impartial judges chosen by the
Dean’s office.
Each sorority must also sing
an original school song, written
by one of its members. Miss Thel
ma Albright will give an award to
the girl who composes the best
song.
Contestants will include the five
national sororities. Alpha Delta
Pi, Alpha Gamma Deta, Chi Ome
ga, Kappa Delta, and Phi Mu and
Alpha Eta Sigma, local sorority.
Faculty Stunt
Will Be Given
On March 25
On March 25, members of the
Queens faculty will present their
second annual stunt night in the
college auditorium for the benefit
of the Alumnae Gymnasium Fund.
The stunt is sponsored by the
Faculty Contacts Committee. The
general committee for the event is
composed of Miss Thelma Albright,
chairman: Mr. Merle Kesler, Mr.
A. C. Lovelace, Miss Laura Tillett,
and Miss Virginia Smith. The com
mittee has met twice and tentative
plans have been made.
The faculty has been divided
into four groups, each of which
will present a skit. The chairmen
of the four groups are: Mr.
Wilson McCutchan, Miss Jane Mil
ler, Miss Laura Tillett, and Miss
Jane Crecraft.
The skits will in part be hu
morous take-offs of the activities
of Queens. A small admission
charge will be made and proceeds
will be given to the Alumnae
Gymnasium Fund.
Seniors Plan
Class Dinner
On Thursday morning, February
24, at their regular class meeting,
the seniors elected officers to pre
side at the annual class dinner to
be given on Monday, May 1. Elect
ed at this time were Jean Hester,
•prophet; Marjorie Imbody, histor
ian: Virginia Prunty, poet; and
Portia Vinson, lawyer.
'The senior dinner always opens
senior week on the campus, during
which time the seniors are honored
at numerous parties. The prophet
reveals the future, the historian
traces the past, the poet presents
the ideal, and the lawyer reads the
last will and testament of the class
as the seniors gather at their fare
well class dinner.
Mady Christians
Coming Here
On March 15
On March 15 Queens College
will present Mady Christians on the
third program of its Concert and
Lecture series. Miss Christians is
the star who played the part of
Sarah Mueller in the Broadway
play, “Watch On The Rhine.”
Though Mady Christians was
born in Vienna, she has spent
much of her time in America and
is today “proud of having earned
the right to be called an American
actress.” She comes from an ar
tistic family. Her father was Ru
dolph Christians, a great Euro
pean star, and her mother was an
opera singer.
Many Americans know Miss
Christians for the role of the
Queen in “Hamlet” with Maurice
Evans. She has appeared in such
movies as “Heidi”, in which she
played the part of the aunt of
Shirley Temple; and also appeared
in “A Wicked Woman,” with Rob
ert Taylor.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door at 8:15 P. M. Student
tickets are the regular tickets
they bought at the first of the
year.
The last program of the year
will be “ThI Marriage of Figaro”
which will be presented on March
twenty-eighth.,
Freshman Class
To Sponsor
Square Dance
The second square dance of the
year on our campus will be spon
sored by the Freshmen class in
the very near future. It will be
held in the gym, and the David
son cadets will be invited as
guests. The Freshmen plan to have
a real hillbilly orchestra, a caller,
and all the trimmings. The rec
room will be used as refreshment
headquarters.
The Committees for the dances
are: Decorations—Mary Helen Car- ,
penter, chairman, Dorothy Burton,
Catherine Prizer, Betsy Barnum,
Betty Jean Cochran, and Betty
Helfrich; Music — Sue Anderson,
chairman, Jane Carter, Ardis
! Childs, Jane McDowell, and Jea-
{ nette Smith; Refreshments—^Ann
] Yeoman, chairman, Kitty Cooper,
! Betty Jean Boyd, Sarah Coble, and
Katherine Davis.