V QUEENS BLUES Vol. IX — No. 12 QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. May, 8 1947 WARNER, SANFORD WIN HONORS Programs Meet Present Needs This year a series of chapel pro grams have been conducted for the freshmen during the Monday and Thursday chapel periods. These chapel programs have been very well planned, quite interest ing, and well fitted to the needs of a freshman class. The chapel programs have been organized under four main divi sions: academic, better student health, social attitudes, and voca tional guidance. From now until the end of the year the emphasis will be placed on occupations and the opportunities they offer to the student interested in them as a means of livelihood. All during the year our faculty members and citizens of Charlotte have assisted in carrying out the orientation' and training programs based on the four main divisions for the freshmen. Some of those who helped in the organization and presentation were: Miss Til- lett and a group of freshman and sophomore faculty advisors, Mrs Porter, who dealt with remedial reading; and Miss Hatcher and Miss Strickland, who gave a pro gram dealing with travel etiquette. Miss Nooe, as chairman of the health committee, received the help from people in town, Dr. Ven ning and the American Red Cross, in carrying out her work. Dean Godard and Dean Albright assisted in the presentation of the adjust- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) Flying Rumors H int Faculty's Hey-Day Rumors are flying that a Fac ulty Hey-Day is soon approaching. New students, in case you haven’t heard this in the long anticipated day when the members of the fac ulty rid themselves of their inhi bitions and give way to a gala per formance in their reactions to the students. Last year the students spent a hilarious evening while see ing the other side of the faculty. Many funny stories are now in the air of this oncoming event. The long awaited for date will be an nounced later — without warning and without mercy. All Queens stu dents are expected to do their duty and turn out one hundred percent for the great event. And faculty, don’t let us down, let these rumors be true! Church Concert Presents Choirs On Sunday night, April 27, at the First Presbyterian Church the Queens College Choir and the Da vidson Male Chorus gave a joint program. The Queens Choir is di rected by John A. Holliday, and The Davidson Chorus is directed by Earl F. Berg. The program was as follows: Processional Hymn — “All Hail The Power of Jesus’ Name’’ Invocation — Rev. C. E. S. Kraemer I O My Soul, Be Glad and Joyful —J. S. Bach O Sing Unto The Lord — Hassler The Heavens and the Earth Are Full of Thy Glory — des Pres Praise The Father — Byrd Queens College Choir II Adoramus Te, Christe — Giovanni Palestrina Miserere Mei Deus — Gregorio Allegri How Brightly Beams the Morning Star — Philipp Nicolai Vere Languores Nostros — Anto nio Lotti Davidson College Male Chorus III From Heaven Above To Earth I Come — J. S. Bach Slumber Of the Infant Jesus — Gevaert O Lord, Increase My Faith — Gib bons The Creation — Richter Queens College Choir rv Long Hast Thou Stood, O Church Of God — Ludvig Lindeman Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies’ Sake — Richard Farrant Salvation Belongeth to Our God— Paul Tchesnokov Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee — J. S. Bach Davidson Male Chorus Benediction Choral Amen Recessional Hymn — “Now Thank We All Our God” I.R.C. Elections Name Officers The International Relations Club at the last meeting elected the following officers for 1947-48. President—Jean Henninger Vice President—Nancy Chaffin Secretary—Helen clithrie Treasurer — Katherine Dowd Reporter—Florence Robinson Twelve of our members attended the State International Relations Club Convention in Raleigh, North Carolina. The theme of the confer ence was “Peace Through Under standing.” A very educational pro gram was given and there were several discussion groups on va rious countries. The Queens group was very proud of the fact that one of our own group, Jean Hen ninger, was elected State Presi dent of the Club. The convention will meet next year at Chapel Hill. We have had a good year under the leadership of Ellen Jordan, our retiring president, but we are mak ing even bigger plans for next year. In a time when the world is full of chaos, students should become a part of a group that tries to help one another better understand and 'solve the problems of the world. Presbyterians To Speak At Services The ceremonies of commence ment week at Queens will have two very prominent Presbyterian min isters as speakers. On May 25 Dr. Sidney A. Gates, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Salisbury, will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon. This service will be at 8:00 p. m. at the Myers Park Presby terian Church. Dr. Patrick Henry Carmichael, who is the director of leadership ■education of the Presbyterian church, will deliver the commence ment address in the Ninnis Audi torium on May 30. Bryant Lectures On Modern Art On Saturday afternoon. May 3, Mrs. Rebecca Bryant gave a lecture entitled “Significant Moderns Mrs. Bryant said, “Let us forget time ras chronological, and think of moderns as all artists who have shown us how to look at the world around us with new eyes, with a fresh outlook. Have you ever watch ed a painter put blue or purple in his shadows, and exclaim, ' never saw those colors!” But you look again and exclaim, “But I do now.” Giotto was one of the first men who showed us how to see things in simple real forms. In the Re naissance the great artists reached the highest technical facility the world has ever seen. When the camera was invented the last word in pure objectivity had been reach ed. The artist could do no more What was left for them? There be gan a leaving out process beginning with the Realists of 1840. Art was thought of as being for the aris tocracy. Courbet left out subject matter. He said an apple was as good a subject as an angel. He shocked the citizens by painting a funeral of a common man. Manet left out chiaroscuro. He used con temporary scenes. Like many art ists of today he was inspired by artists of the past. He shocked the Parisians by painting a picture of a picnic using two nude women and two dressed men. His pictures of Spanish pictures were inspired by Goza. Manet’s contribution to art was his leading the way in placing colors side by side, called color tasche. The Impressionists like Renoir were still objective. They painted realistically what they saw. Today there is still quite a school of fol lowers of Renoir. Many modern artists like Robert Philipp are in debted to the exurberance and color (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED AND WON Queens Send Delegates To N. C. Press Convention Six delegates from Queens will attend the North Carolina Pres^ Association meeting which is being held in Raleigh on May 9 and 10. The purpose of the meeting is to rivise the North Carolina Colle giate Press. All editors and busi ness managers of college pub lications in North Carolina have been Invited. During the two day convention, there will be panel discussions for newspapers, annuals, and year books. A special panel is being presented for the business mana gers. Governor Cherry is to open the meeting and Mr. Drew Pearson will speak at the banquet on Friday night. The six representatives are: Goldie Barron, Lillian McCulloch, Mary K. Nye, Kathryn Robinson, Jean M. Torrence, and Shirley Ti- son. By EDWINA McDILL Love is a very sacred thing, and everyone of us here at Queens realizes that fully. This column is not intended to be a gossip column: it is a personal interest story. Each of us is different, and we live life in so many different ways; if this were not true, would life be worth living? What many of do not apparently realize is that other people are in terested in us too, not curious — hut genuinely interested. Love is the most frequently dis cussed, written about, and mis used subject in this old world, but these stories are factual — they are not figments of our over-wrought imaginations. These are the stories of love as it has found its way to our campus, and no matter how funny, strange, or unusual, it may some day be your story too. We are proud to present these to you: Just call Yary Yandle “Cupid” from now on because she can be given the credit for bringing that grand couple together, Ruth Ewart and Bobby Byrum. Last August 23rd while Ruth was working at the Presbyterian hospital, Yary called Ruth at the practice house — which has been converted into Carson Hall — and asked her to double date with her that night. There was a real turn over in Ruth’s heart that night when Bob walked into her life. After that they dated every night —as a matter of fact they have only missed approximately twenty nights in the last eight months. It took Bobby three weeks to pro pose after he met Ruth, but their engagement was not announced until the Saturday night before Easter at an announcement party in Ruth s home ■— that was the night that Ruth got her ring. Barbara Snyder fell for a fellow four long years ago who was a football player at Central, and he did not care anything about girls that is until he met Barbara, of course. She met him while she was dating his cousin. He took them home from a dance one night in his car, and he has been taking her around ever since, only now his cousin does not go along. He put that ring on her finger May 12, and they are planning to be married in July and live in Wil mington, N. C. Barbara will then be Mrs. John Craig, John is from Charlotte and Wilmington. Have you seen Doris’s “Angel . . . well, he really is. We are re ferring to our junior colleagues Doris Moore and her Charlie Max well. When Doris was broached on this subject she pushed her feet down further under the cover, wrinkled her nose and said, i“Oh, you know dharlie’s charms off. You say when and I’ll tell you what you want to know.” Charlie and Doris’s romance had a very studious beginning. It all s arted in the Davidson library last August when “Susie” Gaston was going to school there. Doris was visiting her one night, and “Susie” drug Doris off to the library with her. “Charlie was standing on the steps and “Susie” introduced us, and he had the most charming smile that made him one boy out of the hundreds that I had seen at Davidson.” (Doris’s brown eyes twinkled when she thought of how he had stood there smiling down at her.) About half an hour later, he came into the library and asked “Susie” if he and “Pinkie” might walk the girls home about ten o’clock that night — and — they did. That was Wednesday, the next Friday “Susie” and her date came strolling into Doris’ home in Mooresville and Charlie was with them. Best Four Year Averages Give Senior Honors The Senior Class honors have been announced for this year. Miss Shirley Warner is the class vale dictorian and Miss Laura Sanford is the class salutatorian. The aver age for Miss Warner’s four years is 2.595 while Miss Sanford’s is 2.495. Shirley Warner hails from Green- vill, N. C. and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Warner. She attended the local high school prior to entering Queens. In her four years here at Queens college, Shirley has held the following offices: first year — treasurer of Athletic Association; second year — Dean’s List, President of Soph omore class, and a Queens Scholar- Marshal; third year — Secretary of Student Government, Publicity chairman of Athletic Association, first junior marshal. Alpha Kappa Gamma, and Dean’s List; fourth year — Boarding Student Vice- President of Student Government, Who’s Who, and Dean’s List. Laura Sanford is from Hender sonville, N. C., and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Sanford. She attended the Hendersonville high school. During her four years at Queens, Laura has held the follow ing honors: first year—Representa tive of Boarding Student Govern ment; third year — President of Junior class. Dean’s list, second junior marshal; fourth year — President of Frazer dorm. Alpha Kappa Gamma Taps New Members Doris said that she does not know when it “happened.” There just was no beginning; she just loved him from the first. But she didn’t realize it until Charlie went home to Wilmington between sum mer and winter semesters. Until Charlie got his “frat” pin for her she wore his pledge pin carefully concealed, but close, to her heart always. Incidentally, Charlie has an un defeated record in Sigma Phi Epsi lon for having worn his “frat” pin for a shorter time than any other fraternity brother at Davidson. We wanted “Hatch” to let down her dignity and give us the for- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) On Wednesday morning, April ao. Alpha Kappa Gamma tapped new members. This organization is for the purpose of recognizing the leaders upon the campus, both stu dents and faculty, who have caught the spirit of the college and who have been outstanding in their work toward the betterment of the college. In an impressive ceremony, the following students were chosen: Betty Barber, Elanor Huske, Cath ey Deeper, Rusty McMurray, Ruth MaGrath, Mary Katherine Nye, Flora Ann I^well, Martha Scarborough, Betty Sue Trulock, and Doris Turner. Miss Mary Lee Taylor, who last year had been chosen to fulfill Miss Jo Langford’s term, was tapped for a two year term. Committee Submits Forms For Social Activities A questionnaire was presented in chapel May 30 by the social com mittee. This questionnaire was one on which students check forms of social activities they would like for next year. The questionnaire consists of eight divisions taking in every kind of entertainment. Some of the questions were about having entertainments such as Queens-Davidson day with other colleges, having bridge games in the dormitories, dances, picnics, hikes, and all kinds of parties. In this way every student had an op portunity to designate which type of entertainment she would like to have. On the questionnaire there was a blank section in wh^ih the student might write any other preferences or suggestions she might have. A poll will be made from the questionnaire and posted on the bulletin board. ■i, r-

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