'■ I N, ■ 1. QUEENS BLUES QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. October 31, 1946 MAY COURT ELECTED Class Observes Two Plants Mrs. Dana F. Robinson and her Labor Problems class of six went to Gastonia, North Carolina on Oc tober 22, to observe the operation of two industrial plants that are located in that city. ‘The class observed the process by which yarn is manufactured at the first plant that they visited. They saw how the yarn is created, from the raw cotton to the fin ished product. The second plant that they vis ited, the Cocker Foundry, is one of the most important plants in dustrially that can be found in this region. They make machinery in their plant that under present conditions cannot be manufactured anywhere else. This company ships niachinery to all parts of the world, from Africa to India. The processes that the class observed were in deed fascinating. They had the privilege of watching the pouring of the molten iron into molds, a process that is tedious and must be undertaken with the utmost care. This pouring is not attempted every day, but occurs only every forty-eight hours. While in Gastonia, the class vis ited the home of Jean Marie Tor rence, where her mother served a delightful tea. The members of the Labor Prob lems class include Jean Torrence, Suzanne Blackmon, Nancy Gordon, Sara Bobbitt, Imogene Isley, and ^ancy Chaffin. Faculty Holds First Meeting The first regular meeting of the faculty was held on Wednesday, October 16 in the Bible roofn. Dr. Hunter Blakely presided. Donnie Rhodes and Shirley'War ner from Honor Council came in to talk about the Honor Policy. The teachers were asked to make clear to the students their requirements. 'I'hey are requested to state what they consider pledged work, and ^hen they want the pledge signed, ^fhe teachers were reminded that it is also part of their duty to re port any violations to the Honor Council. To remove any tempta tion, teachers are to have pupis leave their books outside of t e ®lass room. The divisional heads of five de- Partments, Mr. Sweet, Mr. Boggs, i^lv. McCutchan, Dr. Abernethy, and Cr. McEwen gave their vepor s. ^fter the regular meeting each di vision had a meeting to organize the work of the remaining year. The Queens Lookout By Ruth Magrath Ppiness is like a perfume, you put it on others without spiU- few drops on yourself. Many e find temporary happiness in idulgence, but real and last- appiness comes only to those give themselves wholly to ag others happy. Happiness often sought for and so sel found. Can mankind not real- iiat happiness does not need ! searched for—it is always for thos*e who are selfless :h to want to give it to others. Local Sorority Annou nces Policy Alpha Eta Sigma is a local soror ity, which simply means that we do not have a national status. We were founded here at Queens in 1940 for all two year business stu dents or other non-sorority girls who would like to join us. We are small in number and do not have a house so it is a little hard for us to present ourselves to you, but we do exist. And since we do not have a house we meet in the “hut on Thursday afternoons. However, e ing an independent sorority las its advantages: we are cide just what we want to o. plan our own projects, meetings. If you will refer o P Eta Sigma in “Chapter ra (Continued on page 4) Sophs Hold Rat Court The mighty sophomores really had their day hazing us poor fresh men on Rat Day. But we thought we’d fix ’em and not show up for the dreaded Rat Court. So all the flowers slipped out of their rooms right after dinner and were swal lowed up by the bushes and trees on the campus. Finally we gave ourselves up and crawled (literally) into the audi torium feeling pretty proud of our selves having defied our so-called superiors. But, lo and behold, Travis Wylie stepped from behind the curtain and announced that the sophomores were sorry to have held up the program, but due to last minute preparations, the court would be a bit late in starting. The curtains were drawn, and (Continued on page 3) Miss Stowell Visits Queens Queens students felt fortunate in having on their campus last week Miss Carolyn Stowell, Missionary appointed to Brazil. Miss Stowell arrived at Queens on Monday morn ing, October 14th, and spent a large part of her day in individual con ferences with students. Following a dinner Miss Woodson had after- dinner coffee for Miss Stowell and the Student Christian Association Cabinet. She addressed the whole student body on Tuesday morning in the regular Chapel period, tell ing of her call to Christian work and the need for others to answer Gods call. Miss Stowell was born in New Britain, Connecticut, but claims Florida as her home. She attended Florida State College for women, there receiving her B.A. degree. She started working as a person nel worker but feeling the call to full time Christian service, she gave up her work and in the fall of 1944, entered the Assembly’s Training School. She graduated from there in May 1946 with a Master’s Degree in Religious Edu cation. Miss Stowell had lived a normal life, but like so many other young people, had also made religion a normal part of her life, having no vital experience of the grace of God. It was during her sophomore year that she came to know Christ as her Savior. She joined the Pres byterian church in Tallahassee and was active in Christian work dur ing her remaining years of college. While engaged in her studies at the Training School she became interested in the foreign Field and determined to volunteer her life for service in the church abroad. On April 15th of this year she was appointed a foreign missionary to the North Brazil Mission of the Presbyterian Church U. S. At the present time Miss Stowell is visiting college campuses under the joint committee on Student work. Prom Queens she went to Peace Junior College in Raleigh and Flora Macdonald College in Red Springs. Miss Stowell is planning to sail for Brazil in the early part of 1947. The heartfelt prayers of Queens students follow her with hopes that her work and service will be a joy to her and to the Master. Grades Gripes And Grumbles six By Tilda Gibbs Well gals an’ goons, here ^ lovely ’w?eks have unaccountably slipped through our the first gruesome signs of grades, Lrines and grumbles can be heard leve and there on the campus. I da": say you have heard thejow r’r'dr- vaguely - coming from some near^ by corner, or have you seen some forelorn disheartened group sitti g on ::nt campus or taking after- Smner strolls. And no doub you have wondered what topics of con versation coiild such SSvid“e’’d“aVen«or:Lng the so. Stld "students” of ® Ton are ahuorma. « you ”Tau^ily, being a woman. . tob 1 the inevitable doom that “omes to all females at one tinm or other during life - that ot cu riosity. As I crept slowly and cau tiously forward expecting to be ex terminated at their first notice of me, what should I receive but the shock of my life when they dragged me head, hand, heel, and toe into the conversation. And what do you think they were talking about??? Well, it’s beyond me to sum it up into one short pointed sentence —first, because the conversation wasn’t very short, and second, be cause it wasn’t very pointed. It covered everything from MEN (of course!) to MICE (rats, that is!) and everything in between. For the benefit of some and the good of all that have at times won dered about the various and sun dry things—gossip or otherwise— that are said at such jam sessions, it is now going to be revealed to the public—and to you! “Repetition emphasized”; and it seemed that the most repeated and emphasized word during the whole two hours and thirty-three minutes was Time! For some strange rea son there wasn’t enough of it. For instance, how is a gal supposed to cram . . . er-ah . . . study, that is! . . . for a big Psychology test and read forty hours of outside History reading on the cro Magnon man, and keep up with Sociology (At tention Sociology students! How fectly clear that it can be done, but the question of the average college student is “how?” The main complaint is “We don’t have enough time!” Naturally it doesn’t occur to us that we’re dumb, illit erate, or just plain procrastinators. Stop and think, students! Is it be cause you don’t have enough time, or because you don’t use what time you have wisely? Remember—even a genius has only twenty-four hours in his day. So let’s make good use of our time, and then see if there isn’t enough of it! As far as griping is concerned, it’s just “human nature” — and (Continued on page 5) Twenty-Four . Are Picked On Wednesday, October 23, twenty four girls were elected from the student body for the May Court which is to complement Misses Mary Jane Love and Jane Carter, Queen and Maid-of-Honor, respectively. The girls will partici pate in the traditional May Day ex ercises which will be held in the spring. The girls elected are a sfollows; Ann Abernathy, Clara Barnes, Peggy Barrentine, Suzanne Black mon, Grace Marie Childs, Lillian DeArmon, Kathryn Ebert, Jackie English, Virginia Gr^, Kathryn Gwynn, Eleanor Huske, Susan In man, Betty Johnston, Ruth Kinney, Sarah Marlowe, Laura Martin, Ma bel Ruth Mundy, Lucy Pate, Don nie Rhodes, Ruth Smith, Laura Stroupe, Lois Wilson, Carol Wohl- ford. A K G Tapped Two Students On Wednesday, October 16, dur ing student chapel, A K G tapped two students and one faculty mem ber to membership. Donnie Rhodes, student government president, and Nancy Gordon, student government secretary, and Miss Mary Lee Tay lor, faculty adviser to The Student Christian Association, were offered membership. The three new mem bers have been outstanding as leaders in the college. Donnie Rhodes was a member of Valkyrie, representative to stu dent government; stunt night chairman; she is now serving in excellent capacity as Student gov ernment president. Nancy Gordon was president of the freshman class; president of tho sophomore class; treasurer of student government; and is now serving as secretary of student government and treasurer of the junior class. Miss Taylor has served as coun sellor to freshman, counsellor to sophomores, and is now faculty ad visor to the Student Christian As sociation. The yearly regional convention of Alphn Kappa Gamma was held at the University of South Carolina on October 18-20. The theme of the convention was “Campus Leader ship in Relation to World Peace,” and ■ several discussion groups based on this topic were held. The A K G’s from Queens attending the convention were Shirley Warner, Ann Perry, Yary Yandle. Calendar of Events Marisa Regules Queens College Auditorium Community Concert “H Trovatore” November 1— Davidson Homecoming November 4— Beginning of Rush Week November 8— Founder’s Day Dinner at 6, Speech and Recep tion November 11 — End of quarter November 12—^ I.R.C. 8:00 P.M. (Auditorium) November 16— Autumn Nocturne

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