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QUEENS BLUES
Vol. No. 8
QUEENS COLLEGE. CHARLOTTE. N C.
April 2. 1947
BIG FIVE INSTALLED
Group Attend
Convention
SIGMA MU CONVENTION
On the weekend of March 22nd
Dr. Hunter Blakely, Mary Kather
ine Nye, Geneva Applewhite, and
Flora Ann Nowell were the guests
of the Sigma Mu Chapter at Emory
and Henry College in Emory, Vir
ginia. The trip up through the
beautiful mountains of North Car
olina, Virginia, and Tennessee was
delightful, and the royal welcome
extended by the faculty and stu
dents of E. H. C. made the local
delegates feel right at home. They
were present for the Emory initia
tion ceremony which was followed
by a meeting of the two chapters
at which matters of mutual inter
est were discussed. The banquet
was held that evening at the Tobias
Smythe Hut, a building of historical
interest on the campus. Dr. Blakely
made the after-dinner speech and
received quite an ovation from
those present. Altogether the week
end was more than pleasant, and
the four Queens representatives re
turned with glowing accounts of the
Virginia college and its gracious
hospitality.
Council Has
Retreat
On Friday afternoon March 21,
the old and newly-elected Boarding
Student Council of Queens College
Went on its yearly retreat, this year
to the Queens Hut at the Myers
Park Presbyterian Church. Gath
ered before a wide open fire the
Councils went over the rules and
regulations followed in the past and
the new regulations suggested for
the coming years. Miss Anne Hatch
er, Assistant Dean of Women, was
on hand for guidance and to offer
the point of view of the Office of
the Dean.
At 6:00 the Councils stopped their
discussion long enough to
of the delicious supper prepared
by the outgoing members of coun
cil, Cathey Deeper, Mildred Ho -
lingsworth, and Peggy Miller, an
Piuch fellowship was enjoyed be-
tore the blazing fire.
Discussions were continued o
lowing the brief intermission ana
around 9:00 coffee and doughnuts
yere served encouraging P^°P®^
inspiration to complete the jo o
fore them. It is sincerely i^oP®^
all members of new counci a
Hoarding Student Council will oe
able to continue in the fine oo
steps of old council and do as tme
a job as they have done in the p^
J'car and they will do so to the
^est of their ability, but only with
J'our help and cooperation. It is
also hoped that much progress may
attained within the next year.
^6 wish to express our apprecia
tion to the old council for a job
^ell done and to the new council
So our sincere wishes for the es
of luck!
Chalmers To
Hold Religious
Emphasis Week
Dr. Dwight L. Chalmers, pastor
of the Trinity Avenue Presbyterian
Church at Durham, N. C., will speak
here during Religious Emphasis
Week which will be from April 13
to 17. j V, o
Xhese services, sponsored by S.
-C A cabinet, will begin Sunday
night April 13, with Vespers which
are at 6:00. He will speak every
night at vespers at 7:00 in Nin-
nis Auditorium at which he will
hold Communion. Also, he will
speak during chapel from Monday
morning through Wednesday. On
Monday and Wednesday afternoons
at 4-30 he will lead discussion
groups at the Hut. The faculty will
attend a tea in his honor on Tues
day afternoon at the Hut. His sub
ject will be on Spiritual Develop
ment for the College Student.
Dr. DuBose Speaks
At Fellowship
On Wednesday, March 19, Dr.
Henry W. DuBose, president of
Assembly’s Training School in
Richmond, spoke at Fellowship. Dr.
DuBose was in Charlotte to hold
special services at Selwyn Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
His talk was especially interest
ing and informative to those girls
who are planning to go to Assem
bly’s Training School. He stated
what the requirements for entrance
are and the courses which are of
fered there. He also told of the
opportunities for jobs which are
to be had on finishing at the Train
ing School. All of us who were pres
ent now know more about what the
Assembly’s School is and what the
life there is like.
Alexander Home
Needs Volunteers
Here is an opportunity for service
in the Charlotte community that
many of you have been wanting,
Alexander Home, an orphanage
home near Queens, needs someone
to come every aftemon to super
vise the children’s play. You do
not need any previous experience
Miss Mitchell will give ah hour
or two lecture to all those who
wish to help. The children at Alex
ander Home know how to play lots
of games, but they need an older
person there to organize their play
Girls are needed who can give one
hour or maybe an afternoon a week
If you have not already signed
up and wish to, see Miss Mitchel
or Ruth Magrath. This is a rea:
opportunity for service because
these children need the help ani
guidance we can give them.
Plans Announced
For Senior Week
May Day Plans
Announced
The seniors have an exciting
week in store for them when Se
nior Week rolls around. They are
all living in glad anticipation of that
glorious week beginning April 21
and ending April 26 for more rea
sons than one. With the arrival o '.
that week the long awaited enc
of their scholastic labors finally
looms in sight. Also there are many
treats in store for them that last
the entire week. One of these treats
is the formal dinner Monday night
at which the class prophecy, his
tory, last poem, last will and testa
ment will be given. Wednesday Miss
Squires and Miss Albright will give
the seniors breakfast. Then the se
niors get a “Skip day’’ for the rest
of the day. They will be excused
from their classes for a picnic. Sat
urday, the last day, brings the
week to a climax with the Junior-
Senior banquet. One day Mrs,
Blakely will give a luncheon for
the seniors. The date for this is
still unsettled. The other plans for
the week have not been completed.
Queens Lookout
^hat a friend we have in Jesus
our sins and griefs to bear
i/h-- - .. .
nat a priviiege to carry
I "'erything to God in prayer.
What a comforting thought it is
I know that whenever we are de
pressed, tired, or worried that we
J^an take our problems to God and
i f^ow, too, that in Him we have an
> ^Pfrusted audience and a comforter.
is so ready to listen to us and
May Day will be held on the thir
of May this year, with the sorori
ties holding open house in t e
afternoon as usual. The May Cour ,
dresses, which were ordered last
week, are really lovely and wi e
in pastel colors. Practices or e
dances have already
Miss Hawley and Miss Mitehell
are helping with the plans. Dons
MacDougall is chairman o
dance' committee. f^;;ther details,
such as the theme of the ^ay Hay,
will be revealed later. Let s
hope for fair weather!
I. R. c.
Dr. Frontis Johnston, professor
of History at Davidson College,
spoke in Blair Union on March 25
at 8:00 P. M.
This program was under the aus
pices of the International Relation’s
Club. His subject for this talk on the
Political Development in Greece.
The public was invited.
Dr. Johnston had already made
three previous talks. These were on
Russia, Palestine and the Jewish
Problem and China. This last talk
concluded this series.
Miss Strickland
Casts Play
Miss Strickland and our dramat
ically inclined Queens are at it
again. Yes, and this time it is really
going to be a supersonic production
of the Broadway play, “Kind Lady’’
by Edward Chodorov adapted from
a story by Hugh Walpole.
“Kind Lady’’ is different from
any play yet presented by our stu
dents. It has a mysterious atmos
phere and is fast moving in the
flashback story of a kind old maid.
This lady — Mary Herries (aptly
portrayed by Edwina McDill) is a
very trusting person but being an
art collector takes in a false artist,
who uses some phychological means
to make her think she is losing her
mind, to gain advantages for him
self. But — gee! — I’m about to
give away the plot — you’ll just
have to wait until the night it is
presented and see for yourself how
it all turns out. The cast is as
follows, although as this goes to
press the male parts haven’t been
cast.
Mary Herries—Edwina McDill
Lucy Weston—Jane Dyer Davis
Rose—Doris Thomas
■ Ada—Flora Ann Nowell
Mrs. Edwards—Barbara Jean
Fant
Aggie Edwards—Virginia Brosius
Madame Rusenberg—Florence
Robinson
Phyllis Glenning—Sara Flowers
Dr. Cunningham
Makes Address
Queens Class
Holds Party
The Queens class at the Myers
Park Presbyterian Church had a
party at the church on Saturday
night, March 15th. About seventy-
five people attended. The boys were
from Davidson and Charlotte.
The group gathered in the Panel
Room where punch was served.
They were then''6atertained by a
cartoonist from the Mint Museum.
A square dance was led by Bill
Iverson and group singing fol
lowed. Delicious refreshments were
served and a good time was enjoyed
by all.
The Queens Class meets every
Sunday morning in the Queens
Room beside the church. The en
rollment for the class is approxi
mately fifty with an average at
tendance of twenty-five. The class
officers for the year are: President,
Lillian McCulloch; Vice President,
Joanne Macaulay; Secretary, M. K.
Nye; Social Chairman, Rusty Mc-
Murray; Freshman Representative,
Lib Evans; and Teacher, Mr. C. W.
Gilchirst.
The five “B. W. O. C.’’ were in
stalled in an impressive service
Friday morning March 21st. Dr.
John R. Cunningham, president of
Davidson College, was guest speak
er for the occasion.
After the Academic Procession
had entered the chapel, the service
was opened with the singing of a
hymn. This was followed by the
reading of the scripture by Tommie
Ferguson and a solo, “The Twenty-
Third Psalm,’’ by Betty Barber,
after .which Dr. Cunningham de
livered his inspiring address. His
topic for the morning was “Things
by Which We Live,’’ in connection
with which he stressed four major
points: intelligence, hard work,
moral character, and God’s will. In
closing he summed up his whole
in a familiar quotation.
Following Dr. Cunningham’s ad
dress, the outgoing officers ex
changed robes with the incoming
officers and the latter were duly
installed. The incoming officers are
Eleanor Huske, president of Stu
dent Government; Betty McMurray,
boarding student vide-president of
Student Government; Buford Bob
bitt, day student vice-president of
Student Government*, Betty Sue
Trulock, president of Student Chris
tian Association; and Cathey Dee
per, president of Athletic Associa
tion.
The service was closed with the
singing of the Alma Mater, the ben
ediction by Dr. Cunningham, and
the Recessional.
Classes Elect
Officers
the spring song
By Edwina McDill
The song of spring trills through
the air carried by a soft, coo
breeze. The jonquil nods his golden
head to th^ tiny Miss Breath-of-
Snring. The velvety green spreads
iTmUes around with a border ol
heavenly skies. The sparrow rests
in the lissome tree
Lgalnst the cloud. The blue-hird and
Sdinal sally forth to feed the
warm babies of their young.
But the beauty and silence are
broken by the racing and bum o
motors, the distressing cry of a
hell, and the hungry wail of a
siren ^ the back-drop is civiliza-
tion, heavily out of tune with Na
ture.
However, it is Nature that the
Child’s innocent mind will see and
hear. Realities are pushed aside for
the appearance of the Good Elf
and the Rainbow Fairy. The Easter
Bunny has hidden his eggs in a for
est of tiger lilies who guard the
precious ones while Mrs. Easter
Bunny busily paints them all the
colors that Easter Bunny eggs
should be painted. Mrs. Robin-Red-
Breast drinks honey dew from
honey suckle wells, but she looks
up in time to see Mr. Groundhog
come out of his underground home
to investigate his shadow. The
Child’s world magically lives and
even the ugly things become beau
tiful.
The Lover’s Nature glows at
night by the light of the moon and
stars; when the Nightingale sings
to the tune of spring and Love is
wherever they are.
And for those who have passed
the prime of Life and the World
of Business has ceased: they yearn
to relax in the Shadow of Life and
absorb the good world of Peace.
So no matter how young or even
how old the person may have been,
he sees nature with his heart and
then forgets the ways of Sin.
Elections came to an end with the
election of class officers. These
elections were carried out in the
same spirit and interest as those
for the student body. The returns
were, as follows:
Senior Class
President — Florence Robinson
Vice-Pres. — Eleanor Bates
Sec. — Mary Lynn Haigler
Treas. — Jane Parmer
Rep. to Athletic — Ann Teague
Rep. to Boarding Student Council
—Nancy Chiffin
Rep. to Day Student Council —
Jein Henniger
Junior Class
President — Hazel Anne Fraser
Vice-Pres. — Rachel Britt
Sec. — Adra Long
Treas. — Adrianne Hartman
Rep. to Athletic — Pete Thomas
Rep. to Boarding Student Council
—Dot Ferguson
Rep. to Day Student Council —
Sarah Clark
Sophomore Class
President — Eleanor Godfrey
Vice-Pres. — Helen Alexander
Sec. — Ruth Porter
Treas. — Mary Jane Gardner
Rep. to Athletic Council — Faye
Langston
Rep. to Boarding Student Council
—June Patterson
Calendar of Events
March 25—
6:30-7:30—S.C.A. presents a film
on “God of Creation in audito
rium. Student body is invited.
8:00 — Dr. Frontis Johnston
speaks in Blair on developments
in Greece.
March 28—
Griller Quartet
(Continued on page 2)