'Til Chrisimas
Vol. 24—No. 2
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 1, 1945
First Formal Will Be Held Tonight
THE QUEEN AND HER MAID
Elsie (left); Mary Kathryn (right)
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Plans For "Messiah
Underway
Under the direction of Mr. J. C.
Pfohl, practice for the Christmas
oratorio, “The Alessiah” is under-
Way. With the aid of selected stu
dent body and faculty members, the
Queens-Davidson choir plans to
present the program on December
9 at 4:00 P.M. in the Second Pres
byterian Church. The guest soloist
will he announced later.
Also, plans are being made for
the Queens Christmas Vesper Serv
ice. The service is to be held in
the Queens auditorium on Decem
ber 16 at 5:00 P.M. This year
the music will be furnished by the
Queens choir under the direction
of Mr. J. A. Holiday, associate
professor of music.
Calendar of Events
December 9—“Messiah” to be
presented at Second Presby
terian.
December 16—“Messiah” to be
given at Queens.
December 18-January 3—Christ
mas Hclidays.
January 23-29—EXAMS.
January 31 — Second Semester
begins.
Labor Class'
Studies Valuable
The Labor Problems class under
the direction of Mrs. Robinson is
proving to be a very practical and
realistic course according to the
members of the class.
The course is offered to juniors
and seniors, and stresses labor re
lations as concerned with employees,
management, government, and all
society. During a period when the
future of the United States depends
on the moves that the labor unions
are making now, the students have
realized the definite value of the
wide research they are required to
do.
Several weeks ago the class went
to Badin, N. C., and toured the
Alcoa plant of the United States
Aluminum Company. They saw la
bor in its own environment, and the
first processes required for the es
sential aluminum products. Then a
representative of the United States
Employment Office talked to the
class on the important phase of
hiring, compensation, the veteran,
and types of employees.
On Friday, November 30, the per
sonnel manager of the Kendall Mills
spoke on industrial relations in this
plant, which is to take a strike vote
the first of December.
STUDENT BODY
SELEaS BEAUTIES
Many of Queens’ beauties have
been chosen as memhers of this
spring’s May Court. Alary Kathryn
AlcArthur and Elsie Blackburn will
be the leading figures in the court
with Alary Kathryn as ^ the Alay
Queen and Elsie as her Alaid of
Honor. Twenty-four other girls were
chosen for their beauty by the stu
dent body to be members of the
court. They are Estelle Darrow,
Helen Davis, Alargaret Nell Harrill,
Carolyn Hobson, Shirley AfcAIullen,
Jane Carter, Cappy Goode, Laura
Martin, Lois Wilson, Ann Aber-
nethy, Virginia Graham, Eleanor
Huske, Grace Lyons, Venie Alizell,
Ruth Smith, Bonnie Thrash, Carol
Wohlford, Laura Stroupe, Lillian
DeArmon, Virginia Gray, Jackie
English, Carolyn Short, Bettie Aus
tin, and Mabel Ruth Alundy.
Flora Ann Nowell has been elected
May Day chairman. She, Aliss Haw
ley, and Miss Alitchell are to work
together in planning the Alay Day
festivities. With such a good start.
Queens is looking forward to a
beautiful and successful May Day.
Fleet's Music
Sells Bonds
At the Victory Bond drive which
was held in the auditorium Friday,
November 23, Fleet Green and his
orchestra were the main attractions.
$124 worth of bonds were sold. An
auction sale was held and nylon
hose were among the articles auc
tioned off. Rachel Britt got one
pair of nylons and one of the mem
bers of the orchestra got the other
pair. Phyllis Johnston won the
special request for a number played
by the orchestra.
Freshmen Tops
On Stunt Night
The annual Stunt Night of Queens
College was held in the college
auditorium the night of November
20 at 7:30 P. AL The walls of the
auditorium literally shook with the
voices of the members of the four
sections raised in praise of their
respective classes.
The auditorium was decorated for
the gala occasion with the colors
of each class adorning the columns
and balcony and the members of
both the Freshman and Sophomore
classes were dressed in their class
colors, blue and yellow, and blue
and white; while members of the
Senior Class wore the traditional
cap and gown.
For the first time in many years
the Freshmen walked away with the
cup for their hilarious and prize
winning take-off on the faculty,
centered around that pathetic char
acter of Queens campus, “Gullible
’Gertie,” stirringly portrayed byTEat
outstanding member of the class,
Pete Thomas. Perhaps the most
comical incident of the stunt was
that concerning Miss Nooe and her
collection of bottles which will long
be remembered by the Sophomore
and Freshman classes.
The Sophomore class had a most
unusual and original stunt entitled
“The Romance of the Feet” in which
the life of “Susie Sophomore” was
revealed through the action of feet,
the only part of the character that
could be seen by the audience. The
songs from the gallery were an
essential part in the progress of the
story and the combination of both
the stunt and the gallery helped
make an entertaining skit.
The “wedding” staged by the
members of the Junior class was
one of the funniest and cleverest
stunts of the entire evening. Betty
Barber’s stirring rendition of “Oh
Promise Me” in a definitely jazzed
tempo and Travis Wiley as the min
ister proved to be the hits of the
evening; but they certainly did not
outdo Sue Searcy, the ring bearer.
Sorority Houses
Open 'Til 12
Queens will have its first formal
dance of the year tonight at 8:30
o’clock in the dining room. Over a
hundred students have bought
tickets, and it promises to he one
of the best social occasions of the
year, with the sweet music furnished
by Doug Hill and his orchestra.
Intermission will be from 9:45 to
10:15, and the dance will be over at
11:15. From then until 12 the girls
and their dates will have an informal
get-together at the five sorority
houses, and at the Hut. Dates must
be dismissed in Burwell by mid
night. No one is to leave the dance
floor, except to go to the Rec Room.
After so much preparation on the
part of the Dance Committee, under
the chairmanship of Jane Carter, it
is hoped that all rules will be ob
served to the letter. For the students’
•eooperatton -tonight ■ will .d€t'ermHief3*-r-
whether future dances will be held
on Queens’ campus.
who trucked up the aisle in her
white shirt and shorts. \
The most impressive stunt was
characteristically that of the Senior
class which received honorable men
tion ; and Carolyn Hobson’s “Granny
Cartwright” was one of the best bits
of acting during the entire evening.
Granny Cartwright’s reminiscing of
college days unraveled her prog
ress through Queens to her grand
children Alpha and Omega, and the
last scene of the graduate and the
“Alma Alater” sung in the distance
was a fitting climax to the entire
evening.
All in all, stunt night was a huge
success. It is always a night which
is looked forward to each year with
much anticipation, and we hope is a
tradition that will be kept through
the years.
HER MAJESTY’S COURT. (Left to right): Carol, Bonnie, Jane, Ann, Grace, Bettie- *eco J cu-
ley, Laura, Lillian, Laura, Helen, Margaret Nell, M abel Ruth, and Virginia; third row Ruth'^'v’
Carolyn, Jackie, Eleanor, and Lois. Not present w hen the picture was made were Est»U ’
Venie, and Cappy. ^ twiie, Carolyn,