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Commencement
Marshals Are
Announced
Queens’ annual Award Day was
held in chapel on Tuesday, May
15, and at that time all the cups
and trophies won during the year
were presented by Mrs. W. C.
Cannon, a member of the Board
of Trustees.
After the devotional by Dr.
Blakely the following awards were
made:
The Sorority Leadership. Cup to
PHI MU, given by Mrs. W. H.
Belk to the sorority whose mem
bers have gained the greatest num
ber of points in leadership. Fol
lowing Phi Mu’s 546 points was
ALPHA GAMMA DELTA, running
second with 333 points.
The Panhellenic Scholarship
Award to PHI MU, who also had
the highest scholastic average with
a 1.65 rating. CHI OMEGA
placed nevt with a 1.336 average.
Alpha Iota Scholarship Cup to
MARIE SITTON, awarded to the
student in the sorority making the
highest average in scholarship. The
cup is a gift of Mr. J. M. Little.
Class Honors, 1944-1945 were an
nounced and those with the high
est scholastic averages are:
Chief Marshal—JUNE HOLDER,
With a 2.932 average.
First Junior Marshal—MARY
McGill, 2.631.
Second Junior Marshal — ES
TELLE DARROW, 2.564.
First Sophomore Marshal—SHIR
LEY WARNER, 2.642.
Second Sophomore Marshal—
ANN PERRY, 2.618.
First Freshman Marshal—LAURA
EAGER, 2.823.
Second Freshman Marshal—
CHARLOTTE MAFFITT, 2.628.
Honorable Mention — GENEVA
APPLEWHITE, 2.625.
Best Athlete cup to SHIRLEY
WARNER, awarded by the Ath
letic Coimcil for the best athlete
of the year.
Basketball Cup to PHI MU so
rority for the top team of the
year.
Inter-class Basketball trophies
to the FRESHMAN CLASS team.
girls on this team receiving
silver basketballs were Cathy Leep-
cr, Mary Katherine Nye, Peggy
Mitchell, Ruth Magrath, “Tish”
Burton, Geneva Applewhite, Ella
Dunbar, Loraine Smith, and Mable
Ruth Mundy.
Quill Award to MARY McGILL
lor the best piece of creative writ
ing this year.
Temperance Essay Prizes to
grace LYONS, MARY ELLEN
KENNERLY, and MARY EVA
flake for the best essays on
temperance awarded by Mrs. Cam
eron Morrison in co-operation with
the W. c. T. U.
Sigma. Mu Awards to MAR
GARET NISBET for best research,
to SARAH JAMISON for the best
painting, and to BETTY McGILL
for the best piece of creative
writing.
Miss Rena Harrill was in charge
of the awards made this year.
Sorority This Year
Highest Averages
Bring Honors
The top-notch girls in this
year’s Senior Class have been
selected on the basis of the
highest scholastic standing of
their class. Virginia Nell Smith,
with an average of 2.743, will
serve as Valedictorian for the
seniors; and Marie Dabney
Sitton, with an average of 2.705,
will serve as class Salutatorian.
They will deliver two of the
principal addresses at C o m -
mencement exercises.
Shown above are the students who gained recognition at Queens’ Award Day. They are
front row (1. to r.) Mary McGill, marshal and cup winner; Marie Sitton, scholarship cup
winner- Shirley Warner, marshal and best athlete on the campus; Peggy Mitchell, chair
man of the cup-winning Phi-Mu basketball team; Betty Barrentine, past president of Phi
Mu who accepted one of the sororities’ two cups; Martha Scarborough, president of Phi
Mu who accepted the other; (back row, 1. to r.) June Holder, chief marshal; Estelle Darrow,
marshal- Anne Perry, marshal; Charlotte Maffit, marshal; and Sara Jamison, Margaret
Scott Nisbet and Betty McGill, winner of Sigma Mu awards.
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War will never yield but to the
principles of universal justice and
love; and these have no sure root
but in the religion of Jesus
Christ.—Channing.
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Student Singers
Give "Mikado
On May 14 and 15 the music de
partments of Queens and Davidson
presented the operetta “The Mika
do” in the Queens’ auditorium.
It was first given at Davidson on
May 10.
The male leads of this Gilbert
and Sullivan operetta were car
ried by Art Rollins, Mr. Earl
Berg, “Snappy” Smith, Joe Mc
Lean, Marshal Carper, and Mid
dle Renault. The female leads
were sung by Mary McGill, Doris
Skirrow, Margie Bates, Betty Bar
ber, and Doris Turner. The ac
companying chorus was at its best,
showing the results of the long
and hard practices required to give
a top-notch performance.
Costumes and scenery were sent
from a professional company in
Boston, which supplies these ma
terials for all Gilbert and Sulli
van presentations. The setting for
the operetta, and the clothes worn
by the cast were colorful as well
as lovely.
TADDrrk DV VAT ICYRIE—The *>x freshmen who were chosen hy Valkyrie, leadership organization,
AFFED B . jj recently in the au^torium are shown here with Miss Thelma Albright
during advisors for the organization.
(center), one ^ Eleanor Huske of Reidsville; Grace Lyons of Kingsport, Tenn.; Betty Mc-
ew mem rs ® Miss Albright, Suzanne Blackmon of Kershaw, S. C.; Betty Sue Trulock of Climax,
urray o w ^ Washington, D. C. Valkyrie each spring taps six members from the rising
Lia., and mancy shown outstanding leadership and citizenship during their freshman years. Miss
L^ra^rnfett ^the other faculty adviser, was not present when the photograph was made. (News Staff
Photo).
Valkyrie Taps
Top Freshmen
Wednesday morning. May 9,
Valkyrie, the sophomore honorary
council, tapped Suzanne Black-
mpn, Nancy Gordon, Eleanor
Huske, Grace Lyons, Betty McMur-
ray and Betty Sue Trulock.
Valkyrie is a sophomore council
which is composed of six girls
who have shown their ability as
leaders during their Freshman
year. To be eligible for member
ship a girl must have exhibited
strong traits toward leadership,
good citizenship and scholarship.
Suzanne Blackmon, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Blackman of
Kershaw, S. C. was dormitory rep
resentative to Legislature this year
and is a member of honor council
for the next two years.
Nancy Gordon, daughter of Mrs.
E. G. Gordon of Washington, D.
C., was president of the fresh
man class and has recently been
elected president of the Sophomore
class for next year. She is the
new treasurer of the Student Body,
and was dormitory representative
to Legislature.
Eleanor Huske, daughter of Rev.
and Mr. M. S. Huske of Reidsville,
N. C., was elected to Honor
Council to serve for two years.
She is a Boarding Student repre
sentative to Legislature. She is
chairman of the Chapel Conduct
Committee for next year.
Grace Lyons, daughter of Mrs.
Mae Lyons of Kingsport, Tenn.,
was freshman representative to
Boarding Student Council this
year and’ will be treasurer of
Boarding Student Council next
year.
Betty McMurray, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. McMurray of Swan-
nanoa, N. C., was freshman rep
resentative to Student Christian
Assoc, and is sophomore represen
tative to Boarding Student Council
for next year.
Betty Sue Trulock, daughter of
Mrs. P. H. Trulock of Climax,
Ga., is a member to Legislature
and is treasurer of the Student
Christian Assoc. She is chairman
of the Point System Committee.
Miss Thelma Albright, Dean of
Students, was elected to serve as
one of Valkyries’ faculty advisors.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 the
faculty advisors. Miss Albright
and Miss Tillett, entertained the
old and new members of Valkyrie
at a delightful tea in Miss Al
bright’s cottage.
The new members of Valkyrie
were initiated Wednesday, May
16. Following initiation a banquet
was given in honor of the
new initiates at Kuesters. New
members, old members, and the
alumnae of Valkyrie attended
the banquet.
Grace Lyons is the newly elect
ed president. Suzanne Blackmon
is the secretary and treasurer, and
Betty Sue Ti’ulock is the Chaplain.
I consider that it is on instruc
tion and education that the future
security and direction of the
destiny of every nation chiefly and
fundamentally rests.—^Kossuth.
Publications
Board Elected
Thursday, May 10, the student
body elected four students to serve
on the Publications board. Those
elected were Mary Jane Patter
son, Business Manager of the
BLUES, Kitty Crane, Editor of the
CORONET, Eva Martin Yoimg,
Editor of the BLUES, and Ann
Perry, Editor of the QUILL.
The Publications Board is a joint
student-faculty board consisting
of three faculty members appoint
ed by the President of the Col
lege, and four student members
elected from the six Editors and
Business Managers of the three
publications at Queens. Faculty
members serving now are Mr.
Thompson, Miss Jenkins, and Mr.
McCutchan.
The purpose of the board is
to advise and guide the business
staffs of the three publications.
The board appoints the Business
Managers of the publications and
faculty consultants for the editorial
staffs.
Honor is like an island, rugged
and without a landing place; we
can nevermore re-enter when we
are once outside of it.—Boileau.
Honor is like the eye, which can
not suffer the least injury without
damage; it is a precious stone,
the price of which is lessened by
the least flaw.—^Bossuet.