Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
queens
BLUES
Vol. 25—No. 6
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 12, 1946
Christmas Party Takes Place Tuesday
Senior Class
Wins Stunt
SANTA AND DIANA
After trying for three years the
senior class won stunt night with
a grand stunt which was presented
before a crowded auditorium of
students and friends. The theme
of their skit centered around
Christmas.
Santa Glaus had lost Christmas
—it just simply wasn’t in the work
shop. He decided to call John L.
Lewis, but he hadn’t seen it. The
Santa sets out in search of Christ
mas. Heaven would be the next
logical place. Here he found St.
Peter, Dr. Blakely, Miss Taylor,
Mr. Holiday and his choir of an
gels, but no Christmas.
If is wasn’t in heaven could it be
in hell? Oh, no, not there! Better
check just in case, though. So off
Santa goes to visit the devil down
below. Who should Santa find here
among all the evil little devils but
Mr. Hibbard. Bad Mr. Devil then
forced poor Santa to leave 'his
warm habitation still without
Christmas.
Santa Claus has one last hope
— Queens College. Here he finds
Christmas complete with the Boar’s
Head dinner, Christmas trees, and
cai’ols.
Second place went to the sopho
more class with their Alice in Won
derland skit.
Alice, a student at Queens, goes
to sleep in the library and has a
dream. She thinks that a rabbit.
Miss Harrill, has taken her to see
King and Queen or Hearts, Dean
Godard and Miss Albright about
her grades. Miss Hodges and Miss
Adams confirm the report.
Cheshire Cat Abernathy admin
isters a shot psychology, and Door
Mouse Bynum helps her lick Wes
tern Civilization. Mad Hatter Nor
man announces Dr. Tweedle-Dum
Blakely and Dr. Tweedle-Dee Car-
son as they cross the stage. Miss
Brooks, a student of the “Greater
Queens’’ then solicits the aid o
Humpty Dumpty Pierman to
the atomic energy in her sue. T le
turtle passes through complainins
that there was just nothing to o
at Queens.
Alice awakens from her dieam
to find that Miss Harrill is nish-
ing her out of the library ia
to close.
The prize for the best ga
■'Vent to the spirited freshman c as •
Their section was decoi’ate ,
crepe paper streamers, ^nd eac
treshman wore her rat cap.
cheers and numerous songs
the rafters fairly rocking.
Their skit was about Li e
Riding Hood going to ,
hiother sends her off ia ®
Coat. Upon arrival the firs P
She meets is the Davidson wolf.
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Language Clei^ses
Hold Anntieil Party
Language department has
CHRISTMAS party
Por the last several years c
language department of Queen
Lad a Christmas party for all
students in the language classes.
This year the German, Fren .
Spanish, Greek, and Latin classe
Lad the annual Christmas party ^
Tuesday, December 10 m Bla
Union. For the program the stii-
^ents sang songs from the differ
ent languages and played a
''American game called P*^°
College Choir
Gives Program
Christmas Vespers will be held
December 15 at five o’clock in the
auditorium, under-the auspices of
the Student Christian Association.
The vesper service .will be pre
sented by the Queens College Choir
assisted by Miss Meyer, harpist,
and Mrs. Elsie Stokes Moseley, or
ganist.
The program will consist almost
entirely of numbers sung by the
choir. Numbers to be sung are;
“Prom Heaven Above to Earth I
Come’’, by Bach; “Sacerdotes Do-
mine’’, by Byrd; “Cantate Domin
go,” by Hassler; “What Child Is
This?” an English Polk Song; “Ave
Maria”, by Kodaly; and “In dulci
jubilo”, an old German song. Syl
via Rose will appear as soloist in
“Slumber of the Infant Jesus”, by
Gervaert.
Christmas Party
Is Traditional
Informal Dance
Is Held In Rec
An informal dance was held for
the Student Body on Saturday
night, December 7th, sponsored by
the Day Student Council. There
were fifty couples, fifty boys from
the Charlotte center of the uni
versity of North Carolina, and
twenty five girl stags. Dancing was
held in the Recreation Room and
also in the Day Student Building.
Music was furnished by a juke
box and a phonograph. There was
no intermission but refreshments
were served. ^ ,
This was Queens first informal
dance for the year. It was well
Music School
Gives Recital
There will be a student voice
recital in Ninniss Auditorium on
January 9th at 4:00 P. M. These
students all take music but are
not voice majors. Those taking
part are: Eugenia. Raymond, Anne
Davis, Betty Jane Terrell, Ruth
Henthorn, Sarah Pharr, Margaret
Jones, Refayette Snider, Alice
Womack, Lillian Barber, and Gor
don Freeman. The student body
is invited to attend.
Also on the program is the read
ing of the Christmas story from
Luke by a member of the Student
Christian Association. Miss Meyer
will play as a harp solo “Adeste
Fideles” by Salzedo. Mrs. Moseley
will play a few selections on the
organ. Both the audience and the
choir will sing carols.
Christmas Vespers is one of our
most beautiful traditions, and ,it
is one of the highlights in the year
of the S. C. A.
Christmas
Greetings
Miss Charlotte Williams of the
Music Department will give a re
cital on January 10th at 8:15 P- M.
ctaperoned and weU aUende^d. All ’ She will give a Sonata by Sammar-
.ood ttae and a- >oo«n^ t... Va_
forward to other informal danc |
that are going to be held ^ Department,
the year.
The BLUES staff at this time,
wants to wish each and every
one of you a very merry and
happy Christmas. We hope that
Christmas will be a time of peace
to you, and that in your vacation
you will remember those who are
not with us this year.
May peace and God be with
all of you.
PICTURES-A BIRDS EYE VIEW
On the night before the Christ
mas holidays begin, immediately
after the Boar’s Head Dinner, all
of the Queens girls go to Burwell
Hall, where a Christmas tree is
standing all decorated and sur
rounded by many exciting looking
gifts. The girls all seat themselves
or stand in a circle around the tree
leaving only enough space for the
expected procession to pass
through. Then they wait in eager
expectancy. The faculty comes
next to join the girls as they wait.
Finally the long expected proces
sion comes and our friends, the
servants, march in.
At that time Dr. Blakely express
es the feeling of each of the stu
dents in-a brief expression of grat
itude to our friends. Then he dis
tributes the gifts. To each of our
friends he gives an attractive en
velope containing the money given
by the girls supplemented by
money from the college, a large
shopping bag full of good things to
eat, and the gifts which may have
been placed under the Christmas
tree by the girls. Then our friends
present an informal program of
music.
The Christmas Party, like the
Boar’s Head Dinner, is fashioned
after the old English tradition.
When the English servants of olden
times brought in the Yule log they
were given gifts and released from
service for a period of time. At
what time this tradition was estab
lished at Queens -College is uncer
tain, but it has been here for many
years.
A new tradition may have been
added to the old one last year. It
remains to be seen whether or not
it will become established. That
tradition is the .announcement of
engagements.
After the Christmas party the
S. C. A. candlelighting service is
given. Members of S. C. A. form a
cross of candles on the front steps
of Burwell Hall and present a spec
ial music program. Then the stu
dent body sings Christmas carols.
Reading clockwise, as you enter
the door from Diana courtyard, to
the left is Yale University. This
a close-up of the University chapel,
and it looks much more like a ca-
ithedral. Most obvious are the mos
que-shaped domes of the towers
but don’t forget to notice the stat
ure at the cross of the paths. If
you ever run into a Yale student,
you might inquire as to the iden
tity of this distinguished gentle-
""'"runasked questions is man.
of you ortiole. Moving on to the next picture.
tw the'pro°gUm refresh.ne..ts were ' [heJM into
Served.
The pictures in the dining
have always been a ®
of conversation at ^^Lle- i >
for 'those ambitious students who
aim 'at graduate work, a
source of inspiration^
Just to provide a in-
comment, and perhaps gi
andto call to you
fascinating things answer
ing hall questions is
some of e of tLis article,
the simple P" ^ question
. “Of get the pictures?
?s, where ^^f^rmed me that in
Miss AllhngM ntormed
the summe.^
conceived the ^ ^ ^^bich had
tores from thos«^cho
contributed specifically to
America, ana muic
college wa Queens.
picture ^ “blown up”,
"^llf^in eJln thlir present size in
•. hra New York photographer,
sepia by a New i
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card in the Carolina,
.f^rven-t distinguished be-
or you haven ^ p,.inceton and
tween Mt. Holyoke- then
here'are
oh well — everybody knows this
by sight. No doubt you know bet
ter sights than that around the
place, or d’ya? To continue with
this descriptive analysis however;
the building which you see belongs
to Davidson College. Notice the six
massive concrete columns that sup
port the three-storied brick build- j
ing, and the shady-patterns the |
many trees make on the circular j
drive in front of Chambers.
From Davidson we move on to j
the next picture, Mt. Holyoke. This |
school is so definitely English that i
one would think of it as being in
England is she did not know it as
part and parcel of our U. S. The
flat-sunlit lawn 'makes a suitable
setting for the arched columns ;
over the portico and the twin cas
tle-like towers, half ivy-covered,!
which guard the entrance. i
Leaving Mt. Holyoke, and wiling '
past the impressive front entrance
of Morrison with its high triple
steps, past the old stately clock
(and do notice its moon face) we
come next to one of William and
Mary’s typical buildings. My mind’s
eye secretly transforms the brown
and tan sepia to the pink-tinted
bricks and the cream colored wood
work of that picturesque school.
Through the thick green foliage of
the trees, the colonial town of
Williamsburg, so much synomous
with the school itself, reminds one
of the historic tradition of both.
Calendar Of Events
December 12—Elome Ec. Party,
4:00-5:30
December 13—Three act play of
Pride and Prejudice
December 16—I.R.C. in auditorium
at 8:00 P. M.
The Queens Lookout
The next picture of of Bryn
Mawn. Three flags top the stone
towers which mark the irregular
corners and heights of this well-
known institute. The towers re
mind one of Mt. Holyoke, but that
vision is immediately changed by
the dark-thickness of the close
trees.
Ah-ah, now what could this spot-{
lighted place be? Must be dear
old Duke! However it sure doesn’t
do if justice. That very white place
in the center blinds us from that
beautiful granite tower And here is
another place my mind’s eye must
feebly try to account for the blue
stone gothic architecture of Duke’s
West Campus. In the center is the
magnificent chapel of the univer
sity, to the right is the Divinity
School and the Library. To the j
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By Rusty McMurray
Christmas
It’s Christmas — and it might be
said — the happiest time of the
year. We hear the chimes ringing
throughout the city, children’s
voices praising God as they sing
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”, the
familiar words of the Scripture —
“And there were in the same coun
try shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by
night”, and the merry note in the
voice of one who says, “Christmas
Greetings”; we see the crowd rush
ing to and fro looking for gifts
which will express their love and
thoughtfulness for others, the ex
pression of wonder on the face of
a child when he looks at the col
ored lights on the Christmas tree)
a star which reminds us of God’s
gift to the world on this day; and
in our hearts we have a feeling of
joy mingled with a quiet calm and
peace because it’s Christmas once
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