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QUEENS BLUES
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QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
April 24, 1947
NEW LOUNGE OPENS
Miss Albright
Conducts New
College Forum
Wylie, Johnson
Give Concert
Spanish Students
Visit Davidson
During the past years all student
leaders have attended a class of
parliamentary law conducted each
spring by Miss Albright. Last fall
an experiment was made with this
class. Instead of having this train
ing period in the spring as usual
it was conducted during the confer
ence period preceding Orientation
Week. This experiment proved sue
cussful in several respects because
the students did not forget what
they had learned before the time
came for them to apply it as they
sometimes did when the summer
vacation had elapsed since their
training period.
Some of the past leaders have
for years felt that student leaders
need a brief training period to
make student government more
effective and more democratic
Such a training period will be con
ducted this spring beginning May
5th. The most important revision in
the plan is in the counseling pro
gram which will be conducted by
students. This will be an enlarge
ment and revision of the old “big
sister” policy.
Those who will attend the train
ing school are all the student lead
ers recently elected and all sopho
mores, juniors, and seniors who
would like to be student counselors
This will include those girls who
do not have responsibilities of
leadership in campus organizations,
but who would like to have respon
sibility in counseling freshmen and
new students next year.
This training school will be held
after all formal programs are over.
These end with May Day. The train
ing school begins Monday, May
5th and goes through Friday, May
9th. There will be five class meet
ings during the training period.
The meeting place for the leader
ship trailing class will be an
nounced later.
The topics to be discussed are:
Understanding People, Personnel
Work and its Purpose, Understand
ing Our College, Counseling Tech
niques, and Responsibilities of
Student Leaders.
This will be one course in which
there will be no exam. The class
will compile their own manual and
make their own reading list. This
class will be supervised by Miss
Albright and Miss Hatcher.
From the sophomore, junior, and
senior classes a group will be in
vited to attend the training class
and to serve as counselors. Others
who are interested are invited to
attend these classes. This group
will elect their own student coun
sel chairman.
The student counselors will work
in cooperation with the faculty
counselors. Some of their duties
■ will be to write pep letters to the
new students during the summer,
and to sponsor parties and activi
ties for their counselees in ■•the
faculty counselor’s homes.
The student counselors will be a
generating influence in students’
lives. They will help to interpret
to the students the significance of
various campus activities such as
religious emphasis week during
which the counselors will take their
counselees to conferences and
vespers. In order to make the or
ganization an effective one there
will be monthly meetings to discuss
any problems or other topics of gen
eral interest, since they wish es
pecially to avoid the rush and ex
citement at the first of the year
and then the gradual diminishing
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Friday, April 18th, at 8:15 Travis
Wylie and Eleanor Johnson will
give a joint recital. Travis, who
studies with Mrs. Moseley, is giving
her senior recital in piano, and
Eleanor, a student of Miss Robin
son, is giving her junior recital in
voice. Travis, whose talent at the
keyboard is familiar to everyone,
will play the first movement of
the Mozart D Major Piano Com
certo, with Mrs. Moseley at the
second piano. Travlis will also
play a group of Chopin, Debussy,
and a group of South American
numbers. Eleanor, who is a talented
soprano, will sing three groups of
numbers: a Gluck aria; a group of
German and French songs, includ
ing the famous “Jewel Song” from
Faust; and a group of modern
numbers. Miss Emma Neale Black
will be Eleanor’s accompanist. This
promises to be one of the best
recitals of the year, so everybody
who can be sure and come out to
give Travis and Eleanor a big
hand—you’re sure to enjoy it.
On Monday, March 31st, a group
of Spanish students, accompanied
by Dr. Delano and Miss Huckle,
went over to Davidson upon the in
vitation of the honorary Spanish
fraternity there. They were met at
Legislature Starts
With 1948 Cabinet
Having been installed March 25,
the new 1947-48 legislature has al
ready launched its boat into the
sea of duties towards goals of im
provement and progress. Eleanor
Huske, president of the student
body, is the presiding chairman of
the new governing body, aided by
day student vice-president Buford
Bobbitt and boarding student vice-
president, Betty McMurray. Serv
ing as secretary is Virginia Gray,
and Grace Marie Childs is the new
treasurer. First vice-chairman of
the day students is Cora Ann Parks,
while Nancy Gordon is the first
vice-chairman of the boarders.
Boarding student representatives
at large are Jackie English, Ginger
Graham, Lillian McCulloch, and
Ruth Smith. Representing the day
students at large are Laurie Clark,
Marian Fant, Doris MacDougall,
and Pat Watson.
From the senior class, the board
ing student’s representative is
Nancy Chaffin. Dot Ferguson repre-
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the guest tiouse by some members
of the club and were escorted to
the meeting room in the third
floor of Chambers building. There
they found a stage set up and the
other members of the fraternity
waiting. As soon as everyone was
settled, the meeting was called to
order. One of the members led the
devotional, reading the scripture in
Spanish, after which the other
business was conducted. This hav
ing been finished, a microphone was
brought out and a genial Master of
Ceremonies began his commercial,
complete with songs of a soap
opera, the sponsor being “Pepsr
Cola.” The play was delightful, es
pecially the costumes and make
up the members of the cast wore.
Your roving reporter scarcely knew
what was going on, as it was all in
Spanish, but one kind gentleman,
sitting beside me, overlooked my
inability to catch on, and very gra
ciously told me about it. Between
the acts, a gay young Senorita
did a captivating Spanish dance.
At the close ,of the program, the
girls all went back to the guest
house where we were served punch
and sandwiches, and sang some
Spanish songs.
The entire evening was thorough
ly delightful and everyone enjoyec
it tremendously. A little spiting
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Choir Completes
Series Of Tours
In March the Queens College
Choir began a series of tours which
was completed on April 13th. The
nearby cities visited by the group
were Chester, York, Concord,
National Sororities Entertain
With Dinner On Campus
On Saturday evening. May 3, the
sororities on the campus will enter
tain the faculty in a progressive
dinner. They will begin at the Al
pha Gamma Delta house with the
appetizer and continue on the So
rority row stopping at each house
for the next course.
Prior to this time each sorority
had been entertaining the faculty
separately. However, this year it
has been changed and now all the
sororities are working together on
it, another step to promote inter
sorority spirit.
Mooresville, High Point, Winston-
Salem, Gastonia, and Lincolnton.
Twice during each trip the choir,
under the direction of John Holli
day, presented a one-hour program.
One took place in the afternoon,
and, following a supper at the
church, the choir concluded with
the evening program in another
church. The presentation ip Win
ston-Salem, however, provided the
entire morning Worship service in
the First Presbyterian Church. The
Choir enjoyed overnight visits in
the homes of many of the church
members there.
Dr. Blakely and Mr. Thompson
accompanied the Choir on all of
the trips. Soloists were Sylvia Rose
and Betty Barber.
The program included:
“O My Soul, Be Glad and Joyful”,
by Bach
“O Sons and Daughter Let us Sing,”
by Gevaert
“O Sing Unto the Lord,” by Hass-
ler
“We Give Thee But Thine Own,
by Bach
“From Heaven Above to Earth I
Come,” by Bach
“The Heavens and Earth Are Ful
of Thy Glory,” by des Pres
“O Lord, Increase My Faith,” by
Gibbons
“Praise the Father,” by Byrd
“Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Glad
ness,” by Bach
“Slumber of the Infant Jesus,” by
Gevaert
“Ave Maria,” by Kodaly
The Creation,” by Richter.
Godard Investigates
Southern Colleges
Event Occurs
On Saturday
the
the
Dean Godard, a member of
Investigating Committee of
Southern Association of Secondary
Schools and Colleges, last week
went with the Committee to Barry
College in Miami, Florida, and to
Breneau College, in Gainesville,
Georgia, to conduct investigations.
The trip lasted for several days.
Spring is in the air and romance
is everywhere. (Well! Almost.)
Anyway, some of our lucky few
can testify that love does still
bloom.
For example, Adra Long’s life
time interest is Carl Farriss. Adra
met Carl in May of ’46 when he
had just returned from active duty
in the Navy. He was on a three day
pass when he triple dated with
Adra and his buddy. (It was one
of those casual m/eetijlpgs that
sooner or later have the impact of
an atomic bomb. Only this bomb
had a little trouble getting started.)
Carl and Adra saw each other the
first week in June, but Carl went
to Florida for three weeks the
land of romance. It must be because
the first weekend that he was back
he called Adra (no phone strike
then!) and that did it. By Novein-
ber she had promised to be his and
in December he had put the “glow
on her. (Or should we say “spar
kle”).
They are a grand couple, and
each of us wishes them happiness
always. (Incidentally,
planning to finish college before
Adra puts on her white satin.)
June in ’45 seems to
an eventful month tor Virgin a
Nicholas too. She was playing
bridge in the nurses home while
she was working at Memorial Hos
pital when one of the other girls
got a phone call: “It was a guy
from Duke with two other guys
wanting dates. I didn’t want to go.
You should have seen my hair! It
was straight ■— and all over —
like this,” “Nickie” demonstrated.
“I was just getting ready to wash
it, and it was down over my face
’cause I was brushing it. I looked
a mess.” But she was dragged into
it most unwillingly—if you know
‘ Nickie”, and she thought her date
had the “biggest line”. He told
her all about his skiing expeditions,
and she just looked down her nose
at him. (The funny thing about it
is that it all turned out to be true
was “Nickie’s” face red!)
She went to Duke at the begin-
ning of the school year in ’46 to
see about transferring, and she
saw him while she was there. She
was “in” all right—but we don’t
mean “in Duke”. She was pinned
the Friday before our spring dance
Ah, yes. Spring.
Incidentally, the guy’s name is
Lufkin Sampson.
Our senior interest in Love is our
ex-president of Student body, Don-
is
engaged
nie Rhodes, who
Buddy Yandle.
Last year after elections Don
nie’s picture was in the paper and
a boy that had known her years
before saw it and with a bright
light of recognition called up his
old friend. He came out that after
noon with another fellow tagging
along who was anxious to meet
the Queens celebrity, and he evi
dently wasn’t disappointed in his
find. For, you might have guessed,
he dated her the next night, and
six months later he proposed. She
received her ring March 31, 1947,
and next will come wedding bells.
Terry Gooding is pinned to Har
ry Woodson who is a Sigma Nu at
State. They met on a blind date
November 29, 1945, and got to know
each other through correspondence
And then on March 17, 1946, Terry
was all smiles with Harry’s frat
pin shining for all to see, but noth
ing is too good for Terry; so a few
weeks ago Harry gave Terry an
other pin that just “drools with
jewels.”
TeriT has extended an invitation
for everyone to come to see her
picture gallery of Harry—but one
at a time, puh-leeze!
Eight o’clock was an exciting
Hour last Saturday night for all
Queens students. This was the time
for the event to which we had been
eagerly looking forward — the open
house introducing our new Lounge.
Original, eye-catching posters had
been placed by the Social Commit
tee around campus announcing the
big party. Their cleverness and ar
tistic ingenuity served to whet the
appetites of everyone for the fun
that had been planned for the oc
casion.
During the construction of the
room no one had been permitted
to see what was going on. This only
served to build up Interest and in
quisitiveness. At the appointed
hour, the excited girls came in
with eager eyes to view the newly
decorated Lounge. Tables with
playing cards on them were con
veniently arranged in the center
of the room. Around the walls were
placed newly upholstered sofas and
chairs and at each window were
hanging colorfully striped curtains.
In the upper portion of one of the
three windows is a new ventilator
which will contribute to the com
fort of our new room. The Lounge
room is a good name for it, for in
deed it is meant to be a room for
relaxation, smoking, dating, and
card playing as it was last Satur
day night. It is equipped with deep,
soft sofas, comfortable chairs, new
inlaid linoleum, new ashtrays, trash
cans, and good lighting. Free cig-
afettes were provided to celebrate
the opening.
The doorway off the new lounge
leads into a larger room—our old
“Rec Room.” It was here that the
boys from our University Center
and Queens girls danced to the
music of Tommy Dorsey, Claude
Thornhill, and Harry James played
on the Physical Education Depart
ment’s new record player. Punch
(spiked with ginger ale) was served
on the dafice floor. The party was
characterized by informal dress
and “boy and girl” break dances
added to the conniviality of the oc
casion.
The boys were met at the door
of Burwell Hall by special hos
tesses and brought to the new
Lounge. The boys had been equip
ped with nametags for easy identifi
cation. The response to our invi
tation was very gratifying and
everyone had plent^ of opportunity
to dance and visit with our guests.
During the dancing in the “Rec
Room,” there was ping pong, bridge,
and dancing to radio “Hit Parade”
music in the Day Student Building.
Time passed altogether too fast
as it always does on such pleasant
occasions and everyone could hard
ly believe it was five minutes before
eleven when “Mr. Mac” flashed the
lights. At eleven fifteen our guests
left and another evening of fun
had ended.
The new Lounge Room is a won
derful asset to our campus life.
It is another step forward in the
development of Queens College.
We have a gathering place for in
dividual groups as well as for stu
dent body occasions which we have
needed for a long time. We are
proud of our new rooms and every
student is urged to do her part in
helping to keep it neat and clean.
The Lounge is open at all hours
during the day excepting chapel
hours.
The new lounge is very attrac
tive and cozy with its pretty striped
curtains and beautiful inlaid lino
leum floor, its comfortable leather
chairs and painted walls; so let’s
keep it looking attractive. We have
plenty of ash trays, haven’t we?
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