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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
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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
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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
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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
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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