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Vol. 24—No. 5
Queens College, Charlotte, N. C.
February 21, 1946
STUDENTS HEAR GROUP DISCUSS UNO
Lecture Series To
Present Harding,
Noted Authoress
BERTITA HARDING
Bertita Harding, brilliant author
of “Amazon Throne,” “Hungarian
Rhapsody,” “Phantom Crown” and
hiany other interesting novels and
biographies will come to Queens on
the Concerts and Lectures Series
on Monday evening, February 25.
Bertita Carla Camille Leonarz
Harding—to give her full name—
"Was born of an Austrian father and
^ Hungarian mother, both of whose
families had long been prominent
Viennese court life.
When she was three her mother
sent by Emperor Franz Josef
°h a delicate and important mis
sion, to Mexico City to recover for
the Crown the Hapsburg jewels,
^eft in Mexico by the ill-fated
Maximilian and Carlota. It was
the story of their life i
oLuiy wieir me in the
shadowy castle of Chapultepec that
she Was later to tell in her “Phan
tom Crown,” a widely-read best
seller upon which the movie
“Juarez” was based.
Ror as long as I can remember,
life has been colored by the
Enapress Carlota theihe,” Mrs. Hard-
^hg said recently. “When I was a
child in Mexico City, former ladies-
|h-waiting to Her Majesty gossiped
melancholy accents while I cock
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- eager ears, tea was poured into
^y cup from the crested hoUow-
''^ure of the vanquished Emperor
ancient laundress, who in her
youth folded the linens of Chapul-
epec. Washed my clothes. Each
^Lght I was put to bed, a servant
Pointed through open windows to-
the terraces where once Car-
°ta had walked.”
Hut beyond what must have been
^ Somewhat melancholy, if excit-
P^gi life in the New ^V^orld was the
Memory of the old, always very
J'®al and near to young Bertita and
brothers.
“Ih the hills of Buda on the
Danube we had a grandmother,
^ho at sixteen, danced in the royal
P^Lace of Hungary’s capital,” she
Recalls. “From ‘Grossmama’ we ab
sorbed the drama of European dy-
hasties, the romance and tragic
destiny of thrones.”
Early in our careers, it became
f ^^scinating duty to fit conflict-
traditions into a semblance of
^rmony. For myself, life in a
ench convent and a Philadelphia
oarding school, as well as a divert-
sojourn at two foreign uni
versities, could not blot out the
historical significance of those im-
Jane Davis Is Elected To
Lead Freshman Class Students
Queens Welcome
New Students
With the beginning of a new
semester, the Registration office
has released the names of 14 new
students. Outstanding among this
group are the three girls who, after
having done a tremendous job of
serving their country, have decided
the vast potentialities of the G. I.
BiU These girls deserve more than
the usual “thanks’ for what they
have done, and should be given
very extra consideration by the stu
dents and faculty.
The group of new students and
transfers includes:
Mary Ware Bruin, Chestnut St.,
Henderson, N. C.
Ruth Blair, 829 Romany Rd.,
Charlotte.
Bernice Heffstetler, Route 1, Bel
mont, N. C.
Emily Labouisse, 1934 Morrison
Blvd., Charlotte.
Jo Loftis, 1111 Linganore, Char
lotte.
Anne McKnight, Broad Street,
York, S. C.
Joan Michael Molitor, Ridge Rd.,
Southern Pines, N. C.
Arlene Palmer, 2008 Sherwood,
Charlotte.
Patricia Pallagut, 341 Tranquil
Ave., Charlotte.
Elizabeth Rhodes, 1125 Greenwood
Cliff, Charlotte.
Frances Simpson, Oakboro, N. C.
Eleanora Spratt, 2127 Avondale
Ave., Charlotte.
Judith Thomson, 2033 Charlotte
Dr., Charlotte.
Rebecca Ann Edwards, Route 3,
Marshville, N. C.
Musk Studenis
To Give Recital
On Friday, February 22, Queens
will hear a joint piano and voice
recital. The girls are students of
Mr. John HolUday, and the recital
will be under his direction.
Those taking part will be Joanne
Macaulay, Mary Klaas, and o
Elaine Webb.
The selections have not been re
leased yet, but the
are looking forward to a love y
entertaining concert.
JANE DAVIS—NEW PRESIDENT OF OUR “RAT” CLASS
Last week the members of the
Freshman Class elected their offi
cers, who will serve for the re
mainder of the year. Jane Dyer
Davis, Charlotte, who acted as class
chairman for the first semester.
will serve as class president.
Others elected included Emily
Kimrey of Sanford, vice-president;
Rosemary Hamrick, Forest City, sec
retary; and Lillian DeArmon, Char
lotte, treasurer.
Sociology Dept.
Goes To Rock Hill
The members of the sociology de
partment here at Queens were
guests of Winthrop College on Feb
ruary 5. 'The twenty-five students
went to Rock Hill especially to at
tend a series of lectures by Dr. Carl
C. Taylor of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
Dr. Taylor gave three lectures on
“What’s Happening in Southern
Rural Life,” “Our Relations with
Latin America,” and “The Farmer’s
Movement.”
The group was accompanied by
Mrs. Dana Robinson, associate pro
fessor of sociology, and those stu
dents attending spent the day at
our sister college. On their re
turn, the girls expressed their in
terest in such “field trips”, and all
hope that more will be planned for
the rest of the year.
QUEENS CALENDAR
Friday, February 22 — Piano
and Voice Recital.
Sunday, February 24—Choral
Club sings at Davidson Vespers.
Monday, February 25—^Lecture
Series to hear Bertita Harding.
Publications To
Get Keys
pressions. They helped to develop
a multiple perspective.”
Mrs. Harding’s mother executed
her commission from Frans JMef
brllllantly-found the most vam
able Item among the tonner Me
burg jewels in the “mev^ Mar
ket In Mexico City-and took the
young Bertita back to Vienna to
1909. She was a witness to
formal presentation by her mother
L The aging and lonely H-peror
at the Royal Palace of the mys
terious black box that had travelled
wTth them under guard all the way
'^LaterXen she was about to be-
g,rwork on the “Golden Fleeee ”
Lr third successful novelized blog-
^,phy dealing with the contro-
veS over the tragic death of Franz
versy uve Princess
Josef’s son, it was iron
Stephanie, widow of the Crown
Prince, that she obtained much of
her material.
Queens' Students
Hear Pianist
Miss Libby Linn, native of Hick
ory, and concert pianist, was guest
soloist with the Mint Museum
Chamber orchestra, on Sunday aft
ernoon, January 27, at the museum.
Accompanied by the orchestra,
conducted by Mr. James Christian
Pfohl, Miss Linn played Mozart’s
“Concerto in A Major.” The first
half of the program consisted of
Franz Schubert’s “Symphony No.
3 in D Major.”
For the past two years, the tal-
In a few weeks, the staffs of the
three publications will be wearing
publications’ keys on chains and
bracelets. Since the Quill, Coronet,
and Blues have made annual, bi
annual, and monthly contributions
to the literary and journalistic ac
tivities of Queens, the three edi
tors of the publications feel that
they will definitely be setting a
much needed, and much desired,
precedent.
The keys for the three staffs are
very similar to those of other or
ganizations at Queens—but each
one will be distinctive with a cut
similar to the publication, and the
name at the top. Each girl will
have her initials, staff position, and
the date engraved on the back of
the attractive key.
The editors feel that through
such recognition of services ren
dered, that by next year the keys
will be awarded for outstanding
work, and possible literary “greats”
on the campus.
CONGRATULATIONS
To Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Moeh-
lenbrock—a new addition to the
family, a son, was born on Feb
ruary 13, at the Presbyterian
Hospital.
ented guest artist has been teaching
at the Julliard School of Music.
She has played in many New York
concerts and broadcasts, and has
appeared at the New York Public
Library and at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
During the afternoon, a social
hour was held, and members of the
Queens’ College Home Economics
Department assisted in serving.
Hoyt Galvin Leads
Panel Discussion A!
8 P. M. In Auditorium
The “United Nations Organiza
tion, from San Francisco to Date,”
was the topic of a panel discussion
held Monday evening, February 18,
at 8 P. M., in the Queens’ audi
torium.
Mr. Hoyt Galvin, director of the
Charlotte Public Library, acted as
chairman of the group, which in
cluded three speakers. Mr. C. W.
Tillett, prominent Charlotte attor
ney, reviewed the UNO as it
now stands, and gave first-hand
information about the events that
took place when he attended the
Conference. Mr. J. W. McCutchan,
of the English department, dis
cussed the Iranian situation, and
Dr. P. J. Green, Queens’ history
professor, gave an account of the
present situation in Greece.
At the conclusion of the three
talks, the floor was thrown open
to the audience, and the remainder
of the time was devoted to a period
of questions and answers.
All students were urged to attend
this round-table discussion, as it
promised to be one of the most
interesting and informative of the
year.
Day Students
Sponsor Dance
On Saturday, February I6th, the
Day Students sponsored a Valen
tine’s Dance at Queens. The dance
was very informal—strictly a “sox
and saddles” affair and was held in
the recreational room, beginning
at eight o’clock until 11:45. Music
was furnished by Tommy Dorsey
and Sammy Kaye. On the juke
box, of course.
Those who didn’t care to dance
found games and other enter
tainment in the Day Student’s
building. There, also, were re
freshments served, by the Social
Committee. The chairmen for this
committee are Nancy Gardner and
Ann Emerson.
Chaperones were members of
Queens’ faculty: Miss Mavis Mit
chell, Miss Elizabeth Hauley, Miss
Edna Adams, and Miss Betsey
Hodges.
Valentine decorations were used
to carry out the present motif.
After the dance, the sorority houses
were open for an informal social
hour.
Choral Club
Will Sing At
Davidson
The Queens College Choral Club
under the direction of Mr. John
Holiday will sing at the Davidson
vespers on February 24. 'The pro
gram will include “To Us Salvation
Now Is Come,” one of Earnest
Krenek’s Motets, and “Jesu Dulci
Memoria”.
Mr. Holiday also plans for the
Choral group to sing at the First
Methodist Church on the night of
March 3. The exact time and pro
gram will be announced later.
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