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QUEENS BLUES
VoL 25 — No. 7
QUEENS COLLEGE — CHARLOTTE, N. C.
February 21, 1947
JOHN MASON BROWN SPEAKS MONDAY
New Course
Is Offered
General Home Economics is a
new course being offered this se
mester by the Home Economics De
partment to Junior ad Senior non-
Hcme Economics majors. This class
meets on Monday and Wednesday,
second period, with lab on Tues
day afternoon, and carries three
semester hours credit.
The course is chiefly an intro
ductory course in cooking, with the
main purpose being to give prac
tical information on how to plan,
prepare and serve attractive, nu
tritious meals. There will also be
some material on how to select
table linen, silverware, glassware
and china as well as how to plan
and equip a modern kitchen most
efficiently, and this phase of the
course will be taught by Mrs. Corn-
well.
The last few weeks of the semes
ter will be devoted to a study of
the elementary principles involved
in Interior decoration, the names
and uses of new and old textiles
and fabrics, and how to choose
‘best-buys’ in ready-made garments.
Miss'Dunlap will teach this phase
of the course.
The home economics department
is anxious to offer this course reg
ularly if it proves to be ‘popular*
and after all, what Queen’s student
will not always be faced with the
problems of eating, dressing and
finding attractive shelter!
Water Pageant
Plans Announced
A water pageant given by the
Physical Education Department will
be held at the young women’s Chris
tian Association on Friday and Sat
urday nights, February 21 and 22.
This pageant is given by the stu
dents under the direction of Miss
Elizabeth Hawley and Miss Mavis
Mitchell. This will be the second
Pageant sponsored by the college.
It will begin each night at 8:00
P. M. and there will be a small ad
mission fee to cover the cost of pro*
duction.
Co-Eds Now Part
Of Campus Life
Second Semester is well under
way and girls, “Have you noticed
anything different??’’ No, it’s not
that the weather is colder, or that
Diana is a solid cake of ice!! But
something new has been added—
*Qo0(js*^ I!
Of course we aren’t forgetting
the old boys of last semester, for I
am afraid they took quite a beating
from all the females in general.
However, on behalf of the Stu
dent Body, we welcome all the
coeds and hope you will become
as attached to Queens as all of its
othe rstudents.
Jim Alexander, formerly of Car
olina is one of the special students.
Charles Hendricks, Mars Hill; Alan^
McNeil, Carolina; and Edward Car-
niichel are all from our friendly
city of Charlotte. Bill Beacham of
Wadesboro, and James Hajt, also
from Wadesboro, attended Win
gate College, and Fred Lathan at-
fended Monroe. Certainly we can
not leave out Edward Crawford Mc-
Connellsville, S. C.; Archer Dillard
and Tom Moore, both of Charlotte,
who were with us last semester.
Last, but by no means least, we
want to mention Alice Vanhousten
of Massachusetts, who is a new
member of our student body.
Jane D. Davis, Rose Marie
Wright, and Lucy Whitehead, all
Charlotte girls, have become board
ers. Welcome—all of you.
The Queens Lookout
By Doris Turner ^
Prayer: Just what is a prayer.
We find a good definition of prayer
in a hymn: “Prayer is the souls
sincere desire, unuttered or ex
pressed.’’ If we stopped to analyze
such a definition, our mind’s eye
Would rest first upon that
soul. 'The soul is an immaterial ana
spiritual thing; it is the
the conscience, it is that d v ne
spark’’ to which we so often reier.
The presence of this “divine spar
in man establishes a close an
real relationship between
God. Next, we see in our definition
that prayer is the sincere es re
of the soul. This word desire em
bodies not only the idea of wants
and wishes, but that of praise and
glory and thanksgiving to God;
for it is truly the desire of the soul
to express such praise. Last, we
note that prayer can be either
“unuttered or expressed.’’ It can be
a wordless prayer coming from the
depths of one’s heart, or it can
be simple words falling from the
lips of the humble. There is a
Place for both in the Christian life.
Regardless of the way in which
We pray, we should never forget
that God is our Father and that
through prayer we can have an in
timate, warm fellowship with Him.
We should also remember that
an important element of prayer is
listening to God speak to us, or
We are guided to a more Christian
Way of life through the voice o
the Holy Spirit.
Calendar Of Events
Monday 24 — John Mason Brown
lecturer 8:15 P. M.
Monday 24—9:30 A. M.—Movies
and Demonstrations on Fine Arts.
Tuesday 25—Chapel—Dr. Jas. A.
Jones.
Tuesday 25—8:00 P. M. Blair
Union— Dr. F. Johnson—Interna
tional relations.
Thursday 27—Division of Relig*
ion and Philosophy, Mr. Boggs 9:30
A. M.
Friday 28—8:15 P. M. Student
Recital.
March 1-2—Vacation Bible In
stitute.
March 3—Compulsory
Dr. Kenneth Forman — “Grea
ligious Leaders.’’
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Pictured is John Mason
Brown, who will speak
Monday Night, February
24, at Queens College.
Vacation Bible
School Training
Open To Students
For the first time at Queens
College there is going to be a
Vacation Bible School Wor
ship. This is made possible
through Dr. J. O. Mann, Direc
tor for the Synod of North
Carolina, and Miss Mary
Louise Woodson, who is co
operating with Dr. Maim. The
teachers for this worship are:
Miss Ather Bowman, Director
of Children’s work for the
Presbyterian Church, Rich
mond, Va.; Miss Myrtle Wil
liamson, from the Assembly’s
Training School in Richmond;
and Mrs. E. G. Cochrane of
Charlotte. There will be three
classes — beginners, primaries,
and juniors.
This workshop will be held
on the college campus March 1
and 2. The first session will be
Saturday — 1:45-3:30 P. M.;
7:00-8:30 P. M.; and Sunday,
2:30-4:00 P. M. This workshop
is being put on for the Queens
College students—for the en
richment of their lives and life
of the Church. It is hoped Aat
they will see their need and
take part.
Think Before
You Vote
Voting time arrives soon.
Make it your business to know
about whom you are voting.
Many people cast ballots with
out ever considering the posi
tion being filled, without con
sidering the person running for
the oflFice, in fact, without even
considering anything.
Offices should be filled, not
by those who have held office
before, but by new pei^le as
welL There are many people
in our student body more than
capable of exercising an office,
but these have been ignored
for the same leaders, year in
and year out. So, when it comes
your time to nominate and to
vote: stop and think. Thinking
over each situation is the best
means of making your school
an outstanding one. Don’t vote
the way your neighbor votes;
choose your candidate and sup
port her.
To Speak In
Auditorium
The Art Of Frustration
Have you been worried or
trated about f ^ you feel
select for next year,
that an upstairs climbing
thing for yoU' ^ your heart?
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Could it be tha^ y j^r end of the
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for one livibg ability for
dwelling Is a ^^j^gfjjient. There
pgychologica 3 contribute
are some fgria of the in
to the general ysj
habitants of such
not the radiator pipes,
'thesr Pipes are found In
every room but the first floor cor
ner room is an exception because,
althought heating systems are not
iny hobby, it is most certain that
all the heat passes up through
these pipes to all parts of the
building in the early pre-dawn hours
and falls clangingly back to the
bottom, wherever it might be, at
night.
Soon after the pipes have set up
their musical tribute to daybreak,
the door begins shaking off its
hinges from the vigorous knocks of
someone who is cold and seeking
to gain admission to our sleeping
dorm. This, of course, is the paper
girl. On days when there Is work
to do, nothing could be more help
ful than this constant tap-tap-tap
ing at the door to remind one that
time is passing.
During the day there is absolutely
no need for a radio because just
beyound the court is a building
called the music building. At times
one begins to ponder over this title
as to whether or not one can, with
a clear conscience, call it a MUSIC
building. From the fingers and
mouths of the music faculty and
students pour forth some of the
most fascinating and unusual
sounds. One may atune one’s ears
to whatsoever one desires—pianos
(both modern and Bach), songs
(high and low), cello, violin, harp,
horns of various descriptions and
last but far from least, symphonic
records (and otherwise). To a com
mon passer-by this might appear
to have no uplifting musical quali
ties, but to one who lives next door
to it, this is immediately recognized
as pure undistracted bedlam.
Then too. A, G. Bell had to add
his two cents worth to the tribu
lations of a comer-roomer by In
venting that most useful little in
strument, the telephone. Its gentle
tinkle simply fades Into the hustle
and bustle of the day after,a few
months of dashing back and forth
down the halls. The only time It be
comes wrath-provoking is past mid
night and before six A. M. Don’t
think that people don’t send tele
grams to students who don’t even
attend Queens any longer! And
don’t think that the telegraph op
erators don’t call in these anony
mous messages at 6 A. M. CAUSE
THEY DO!
The storehouse of pleasure en
joyed in a comer room is inex
haustible and will be taken up at
length with any who have in mind
a first floor corner room in L. C. L.
for their next home. And as a final
word or advice—don’t sign up for
the right hand corner room In North
closest to Queens “Carnegie Hall’’
cause it has been spoken for for
literally ages.
John Mason Brown is a man of|
many interests, as well known to
radio listeners as to lecture au
diences. The author of ten witty,
and widely-read books, he has'
taught at Harvard, Yale, Columbia
and the University of Montana. For
fourteen years theatre lovers
throughout the country knew him
as dramatic critic, first of the
New York Evening Post, then later
of the World-Telegram.
As a Lieutenant on the staff of
Vice Admiral Kirk during the war,
bis running accounts of what was
happening on the Sicilian beach
heads, broadcast to the crew of
Admiral Kirk’s flagship, were one
of the really high points of the
action for all who heard him. Col
lected under the title of TO ALL
HANDS It was acclaimed by many
critics as the most distinguished
work of on-the-scene reporting in
1943. Following this best-seller, he
wrote MANY A WATCHFUL
NIGHT, published in 1944, a bril
liant and Incisive picture of Eng
land during the Normandy inva
sion.
Since leaving the Navy, Mr.
Brown has been an associate edi
tor of The Saturday Review of Lit
erature, to which he has contrib
uted his ever-stimulating weekly
column, SEEING THINGS. A lei
surely departure from the more
rigid forms of dramatic criticism,
it has enabled him to focus his
critical and appraising eye on a
wide variety of subjects. Each Sat
urday for the last two seasons his
weekly broadcast OF MEN AND
BOOKS has been heard over a
nation-wide hookup (CBS). He has
appeared regularly with Christo
pher Morley for the BBC represent
ing the American end of the Trans
atlantic Quiz, and on INVITATION
TO LEARNING. INFORMATION
PLEASE, and THE AUTHOR
MEETS THE CRITICS.
As an author, Mr. Brown’s range
has been no less varied than his
living. Some of his books have been
historical, such as THE MODERN
THEATRE IN REVOLT, and other
excursions into belles letters, such
as LE’TTERS PROM GREENROOM
GHOSTS. Although many have
dealt with the current theatre,
BROADWAY IN REVIEW and
TWO ON THE AISLE. Mr. Brown
i'j known also for such humorous
volumes as ACCUSTOMED AS I
AM and INSIDES OUT.
Bom in Louisville in 1900, John
Mason Brown was educated at Har
vard, where he was a member with
Thomas Wolfe and Philip Barry
of the famous 47 Workshop headed
by Professor George Pierce Baker.
Going abroad in 1923, he spent a
year in study of the European thea
tre and writing for the Boston
Transcript, later joining the staff
of Theatre Arts Monthly as asso
ciate editor. It was from there that,
in 1929, he went to the New York
Evening Post as its dramatic critic.
Mr. Brown will speak at Queens
on Monday night, February 24. The
English majors are having a tea
for him on Monday afternoon in
order to discuss various phases of
English literature.