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Are You Buying BLUES Vol. 23, No. 1 QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. October 20, 1944 Alumnae Association To Hold Reception Sigma Mu Taps 5 New Members On October 16 Tuesday, October 16, 1944, Sigma Mu, the honorary scholastic soror ity, tapped June Holder, Bettye Welch, Betsy Hodees, Charlotte Kaye, and Mary McGill into mem bership. Sigma Mu is an honorary organ ization composed oi faculty members and those seniors who are in the upper ten per cent of tlieir class, and those juniors who are in the upper fifteen per cent. The sororitv encourages independent research among the students. Betsy Hodges is a member of the class of 1945. This year she is presi dent of the boarding student bodv. member of Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu social sorority. Among her ac tivities during her other years at Queens are president of sophomore class, member of ^lay Court, War Service Committee, and Dean’s List. Bettye Welch, a senior, and June Holder, a j.unior, have been mem bers of the Dean’s List while at Queens. Charlotte Kaye, a junior, is sec retary of athletic council, member of the Dean’s List, and has been a member of the Camera Club. Mary McGill is this year’s editor of the Quill. She is a junior and has been a member of May Court and the Dean’s List while at Queens. Virginia Smith is president of the local chapter. Point System Is Outlined By War Committee The War Service Committee is setting up a plan to encourage war work among the students. Each in dividual will be given points for every hour spent on any type of war service. The activities with points assigned are as follows: Red Cross 5 points per hour Knitting Bandage Rolling Sewing Various Courses. Nurses Aid 7 points per hour Entertainment 2 points per hour Victory Belle Organizations Keeping Stamp Booth 15 points per hour Salvage 5 points per hour Canteen 7 points per hour In each dormitory and in the Day Student Building, a chart will be placed. On the chart will be listed the names of the girls in that build ing. After her name each girl will keep her own record of the hours she has given to war service. Colors have been chosen as follows: Red for Red Cross, Blue for Nurses Aid, Purple for Entertainment, Green for Stamp Booth, Orange for Sal vage, and Yellow for Canteen. Each block on the chart represents one liour’s work. The girls will fill in the correct number of hours with the correct color. In this way a member of the War Service Committee will be able to total the points and de termine when a girl has received the 500 points necessary for the win ning of an award. Some people are born dumb, others acquire dumbness, and others take off their overcoats when they are getting weighed and hold them on their arms. 'Plaque Given To Freshmen For Best Room An informal reception and open house will be given by the Queens College Alumnae Association on Friday evening, October 27, from eight until ten o’clock on the college ^ campus. This annual affair is given I for parents of students, friends of the college, and alumnae. All cam pus buildings are open to the public and daughters of alumnae, members of Alpha Kappa Gamma, and Valky rie will show guests over the cam pus. Freshmen will be particularly in terested in the contest for the most attractive freshman room, sponsored by the alumnae. A group of judges, selected from prominent persons in Charlotte, will inspect Watkins dor mitory and late in the evening an nounce the winning room. An at tractive plaque will be awarded to the two students with the winning room. All dormitories will be open to campus guests. Administration officials will re ceive with alumnae officers. Alumnae faculty members will serve. Miss Virginia Smith, alumnae secretary, is in charge of arrangements. Students arc urged to invite their parents and friends to attend and meet members of the faculty and see the campus and building. TAPPED BY SIGMA NU.—Queens College’s Sigma Nu, national honorary organization Tuesday tapped five new members They are, left to right. Miss Mary McGill of Greer, S. C.; Miss Betsy Hodges of Grjfton, N. C.: Miss Charlotte Kay of Charlotte, and Miss June Holder of Charlotte. Miss Bettye Welch of Kmgs- tree, S. C.. was al)sent when the picture was niade. (Observer Staff photo)^ Williams Is Chairman Of Freshman Class Elections for the Chairman of the Freshman Class and representatives to council from the various dormi tories have been completed. At a freshman class meeting dur ing the first freshman chapel, ‘AVinkie” Williams was elected chairman of the freshman class. “Winkie” comes to Queens from Spartanburg, S. C.. wliere she at tended Spartanburg High School. While in high school she was pres ident of her senior class, chairman of all student body social activities, and student bodj’ president of Nap- sonian High School in 1943. Nancy Gordon, a freshman from Washington, D. C., was elected rep resentative to legislature from Mor rison Dormitory. Nancy was vice- president of the 1944 senior class at Western High School, secretary of an English organization, and on the business staff of the yearbook. .Another freshman representative to legislature is Suzanne Blackmon of South Dormitory. Suzanne at tended high school at Kershaw, S. C. where she was editor of the paper, cheerleader, and president of the Speech Club. From Frazer dormitory Lois Wil son was elected. Lois is a sopho more, member of Chi Omega Sor ority, and a member of May Court last 3'ear. Margaret Ezell, a senior was elected representative from North. While at Queens Margaret has been a member of the choral club, an at tendant in May Court, and Clubs Editor of the BLUES. Miss Mavis Mitchell, physical ed ucation instructor, was elected from the faculty to serve on the advisory committee. S. C. A. Sponsors Fall Services For Students The annual S. C. A. sponsored fall services, which were held Monday, Tuesda}'^ and Wednesday of last week were a source of much inspir ation and pleasure. Instead of onl^^ one speaker as heretofore, four speakers were present from the Campus Christian Mission of the Presbyterian Church. The four who came to Queens were Dr. J. J. Mur ry, minister of Lexington, Va.; Rev. John Fishback, minister of Char lottesville, Va., and student pastor of the University of Virginia; Rev. Joe Garrison, minister of Louisville, Ky., and leader of the Alission; and Mrs. Thomas H. Grafton, Dean of Women at Mary Baldwin College. Monday night at 6:30 the mission opened with Dr. Blakely presenting the members of the team and their secretaries. The secretaries were cabinet members whose duty it was to take appointments for personal conferences with the guest speakers. They were: Scottie Nisbet for Mr. Garrison, Blanche Stevens for Airs. Grafton, Shirlej" Bowman for Dr. AIurr3^ and Doris Skirrow for Air. Fishback. After the presentations, a very thought provoking address on “Can God Trust Us’’ was made b3’ Dr. Alurry. At 10:30 devotions were held in the dormitories with one of the guest speakers at each. Dr. Alurray was in South; Air. Fishback, North; Airs. Grafton, Alorrison; and Air. Garrison, Frazer. In these small groups the girls really became ac quainted with the speakers and much progress was made. Air. Fishback gave a most inter esting talk at the chapel period Tuesda3’ morning on the topic “On Getting Ahead in the World.’’ Dur ing the morning, the team members (Continued on Page 4) Annual Stimt Night Nov. 17 The date for annual “Stunt Night” has been set for November 17, in the auditorium, as announced b3’ Ruth King, president of Athletic Association. The Athletic Associa tion sponsors Stunt Night each 3’ear, which is the time when all classes have a chance to display their var ious talents in unheard-of ways. Last year the Junior Class won the cup by giving a review of their activities during their three years at Queens. The classes have elected their chairmen and are already hard at work racking their brains for new ideas. The question of the moment is—Who’s going to win ? The following chairmen have been elected: Senior Class Stunt Night Chairman—Elsa Turner Galler3' Chairman — Polly Fogle- song Junior Class Stunt Night Chairman—Bea Potter Galler3' Chairman—Jean Noble Sophomore Class Stunt Night Chairman—Tonnie Fer guson Gallery Chairman—Ann Perry Freshman Class Stunt Night Chairman — Nancy Gordon Gallery Chairman — Joan Baker Christian Leadership School Held From October 3 to November 7 a Christian Leadership Education School, sponsored interdenomina- tionally by Queens College and all the Churches of Charlotte, is being held at Queens College. This is the first time a school of this kind has been held in Charlotte, and it is believed to be the first in the United States. The school is drawing the interest of many na tional Education leaders. The purpose of the school is to prepare teachers and workers for the Sunday School. Individual classes will be held on the six courses offered. Each class is lim ited to fifty members in order that teaching may be more effective. Aliss Alary Louise Woodson is dean of the school. Four hundred and thirty - five teachers attended the first meeting held Tuesday night, October 3 in the Queens College auditorium. The school will be held each Tuesday night for six weeks. Be sides this fall school, there will be two others, in the winter and spring. Chi Omega Entertains Alembers of Chi Omega Fraternity entertained Friday afternoon. Sep tember 29 at an infortnal tea in honor of the facult3' and staff of the College. The affair w'as given between the hours of 4:30 and 6 o’clock in the chapter house. Aliss Virginia Smith, secretar3' of the Queens Alumnae Association and faculty sponsor of Chi Omega, received with the offi cers of the chapter. Sarah Jo Craw ford is president, Betty Howard, vice-president; Betty Claywell, sec- retar3'; and Alargaret Ezell, treas urer. Other members of the fra ternity assisted in entertaining. Mrs. J. H. Bridges presided at the tea table, which was arranged with red roses and white tapers. Airs. Bridges is the mother of Aleredith Bridges who with Virginia Kale had charge of arrangements for the tea. They tell about the Scotsman who is learning the Braille S3’stem so that he can do his evening reading with out running up the electric light bill. Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.—Henri Bergson.
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