QUEENS BLUES
Vol. X—No. 1
QUEENS COLLEGE. CHARLOTTE. N. C.
October 16. 1947
OUTSTANDING GIRLS NAMED
Music Dept.
Plans Year
Some very interesting develop
ments have taken place in the
Queens College Music Depart
ment this year. There are many
plans for a profitable and pleas
ant year and a grand schedule
has been arranged.
One of the outstanding events
of the season will be the tra
ditional performance of Handel’s
“Messiah” by the combined
Queens-Davidson chorus. Any
member of the student body or
faculty may participate in the
chorus; soloists will be from out
side the college. This is an event
looked forward to by both col
leges, as well as the entire city
of Charlotte, for the “Messiah”
is among the world’s most be
loved music. The first rehearsal
will be Monday night, October
13th, and the performance will
be held on November 30th at the
First Methodist Church.
This year there are two new
members of the music faculty:
Miss Wylie, a graduate of Queens
who teaches children’s piano, and
the professor of organ, Mr. Mor
rison.
There is an added emphasis on
organ this year. There also seems
to be a great deal of interest in
the ensemble sponsored by the
music department. Anyone who
has ever played in an orchestra
or ensemble knows how much
fun it can be. There is something
about being a part of a musical
performance which is even more
thrilling than producing music
alone. Anyone interested in this
phase of our music department
should contact Mr. Hibbard as
soon as possible.
On October thirteenth five dis
tinguished members of our facul-
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“Y” Store
Organizes
In response to requests from
various student groups and in
dividuals, the Y Store was op
ened on Saturday night October
4, 1947. The store is being oper
ated each night under the super
vision of Boarding Student Coun
cil and Valkyrie.
Lillian McCulloch is chairman
of the executive committee. Eu
genia Shive, Emily Kimrey,
Dot Ferguson, and Nancy Chaf
fin are the other members of the
committee.
The store is being run on a
trial basis. The business and co
operation of the students will de
termine how long the plan will be
carried out for our mutual ben
efit. Students are asked to ob
serve the following rules:
1. The store will be open from
ten to ten-thirty Monday through
Friday, and from ten to eleven
on Saturday nights.
2. Dates may be entertained in
the Y store only on Saturday
nights.
3. No bottles shall be taken
from the store.
4. Only food will be sold at
night.
5. The students must leave the
store in the same orderly condi
tion as they found it. The coop
eration of each girl is asked for
all of these rules.
Men’s Group
Organizes
The men students of Queens
have been meeting during some
of the chapel periods for the pur
pose of organizing a men’s group.
This organization is seeking rec
ognition and representation in the
college affairs. It isn’t anything
new for the majority or the men
to be under the leadership of
women, for they are married;
but they would like to have a
voice in the affairs of the school.
The temporary officers that
were elected to serve until all
organization is complete are Jack
Cannon, former student at Bel
mont Abbey, President; Wayne
Love, vice president; and Thomas
Astin, a former N. C. State stu
dent, secretary.
This organization i§ being
formed to promote cooperation
between the men and women
students of this college. It will
weld the men students into or
ganization for better cooperation
among them.
Open House Is
Fun For All
To put the finishing touches on
the State-Davidson game last
weekend, Pan-Hell sponsored an
“open house” for all sorority
girls and their dates in Blair Un
ion (the Day Student building—
girls!). Coffee and doughnuts
were served for all who wished
to “drown” their sorrows or
“dote” over their victory. The
sorority hostesses were right
there to see that no one was bash
ful about eating “too!” Every
body seemed to really enjoy
themselves and heres’ hoping we
can do it again sometime—“real
I”
soon!
Awards Offered
To Students By
Speech Dept.
The Speech Department ex
pects to continue this year in
efforts to reach all the students
on the campus through plays, ra
dio programs ,and student speak
ers.
The plays produced at Queens
are cast from the student body
as a whole and all students are
eligible for parts. We sincerely
hope that the GI’s on campus
will join us again this year as
their efforts added greatly to the
success of productions last year.
We plan to give two full length
' plays and several short plays.
Plans for the fall production are
under way and the title of the
play will be announced at an ear
ly date.
Crowded conditions at Queens
necessarily limits the number of
productions, but they do not lim
it the quality which we hope,
through the efforts of the stu
dents, to improve each year. The
two major productions of last
year were “Pride and Prejudice”
and “Kind Lady.”
The college again plans to have
a series of radio programs. We
are hoping to use more students
in the directing and production
of these programs. Here again
we welcome the G.I.’s and hope
that they will lend a hand.
Plans are under way to offer
annual awards for the best actor
and public speaker beginning this
year. As soon as possible the
rules for entry will be given to
you so that you can plan to try
in one or both of these awards.
Student Gov’t
Offers Serviee
The Student Government of
Queens renders many services to
the students other than those in
volved in the administration of
the student government. One of
th^ best liked and most appre
ciated services is that of plan
ning a number of interesting and
fun-promoting parties and other
social activities. These social ac
tivities have been planned so that
they are scattered throughout the
year. This will prevent monoto
ny and boredom when the weeks
begin to drag a little, and should
keep evryone alive and interest
ed all year long. One of the big
events of fall social calendar is
the big dance scheduled Decem
ber 6. Students will sign up for
the dance early in November so
they should decide whom they
wish to date and make their
plans for that weekend. The in
vitations will be here by the mid
dle of November. Arlene Palmer,
social chairman, and her splendid
social committee are responsible
for all these wonderful plans.
Day Student Government and
Boarding Student Government
are also co-operating to give sev
eral small parties for the student
body. Although a great deal has
been done to plan parties and to
provide entertainment for the
students. Student Government
does not wish to plan all of the
activities, students may plan
many other activities of their
own.
Another service of Student
Government which is greatly ap
preciated by the students is the
opening of the “Y” store. This
is sponsored by Boarding Student
Council and Valkyrie.
The Counseling system is one
of the best services for the fresh
men which Student Government
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^ Faculty Miniature
By EDWINA McDILL
This column was written in an
effort to help you become bet
ter acquainted with our faculty
members. In this first article of
a series on the subject, we have
chosen one of the most outstand
ing personalities on campus; a
person whom you have seen or
heard about, but one that few
of us are privileged to really
know. Of course, we mean Miss
Tillett.
We have heard her lecture in
class, seen her in the halls, and
admired her for having been
chosen to sponsor Alpha Kappa
Gamma which we consider an
honor. She has given her advice
to other organization such as
“The Quill,” and Miss Tillett is
always ready to encourage pros
pective talent. But what is be
hind our lady professor? How did
she ever decide to become a
teacher?
The other day when we ap
proached Miss Tillett with our
request to have her as our first
faculty personality, she seemed
quite pleased and was very co
operative. Naturally, that flat
tered us very much. At any rate,
here is her story:
Her father was superintendent
of schools in Person County, North
Carolina, until he died when Miss
Laura Tillett was only two years
old. His wife, three other daugh
ters, and two sons survived him,
and Miss Tillett was the baby.
Since her father had attended
Duke University, and then her
brothers and sisters in turn, she
did likewise. She later obtained
her Master of Arts at Columbia
University. Two of her older sis
ters had followed in their father’s
school interests and became
teachers so Miss Tillett received
her inspiration from them and
went into the teaching profes
sion.
She taught in the high schools
m Raleigh and Greensboro, North
Carolina, and in the Katherine
Gibbs in New York before she
came to Queens in the fall of
1939. She missed teaching boys
until our co-eds made their first
appearance on campus. Now, Miss
Tillett once more has the privi
lege of teaching young men.
One of her chief longings is
to see Duke beat Carolina again,
and she really misses the games
at her alma mater. In fact, her
“chief source of concern,” to put
it in her own words, has been not
having time to go to the football
games since being at Queens.
But she also likes poetry and
biography.
And Miss Tillett is an excellent
cook; we who have been her ad
visees can personally vouch for
that. Her specialty is cheese bis
cuits, and she promised our re
porter some. She also sews; she
enjoys creative work.
However, she does dislike some
things too; she does not care at
all for women to affect masculine
styles, and (“Oh!”) she cannot
bear to hear anyone use nasal
“i’s”, such as in ice, nice, rice,
twice; and girls who look sleepy
in Miss Tillett’s classes are not ap
preciated to say the least.
She told a joke on herself that
one of her friends tells, “ . . . that
I was the only girl that ever went
to Duke that didn’t get a hsuband
—but that’s another long tale.”
Superlatives
Are Chosen
At last the class of ’48 has ar
rived at that long awaited year,
“ ’48 the year in which we grad
uate, what a glorious year ’wtill
be-e-e!” And it is glorious to be
a senior! Now we are eagerly
participating in all the honors
which go with the graduating
class.
Every year since we began our
sojourn here we have impatiently
awaited the publication of the
Blues’ scoop, the senior superla
tives, and when the paper final
ly came out we eagerly read it to
see who was chosen. Now at
last we have elected our very
own representatives. The choice
of senior superlaives is a very
serious one, and one that we
contemplate a long time. It is
quite a distinction and a great
honor to be one of these chosen
few. These are the girls chosen
at our last senior class meeting.
Cathy Deeper was chosen as
the most athletic. The girl voted
most attractive is Mabel Ruth
Mundy. The best dressed girl is
Ann Abernathy, Eleanor Bates
was elected most original. The
girl voted most scholarly was
Eugenia Shive. Nancy Gordan
was voted most popular. The se
nior most likely to succed is El
eanor Huske. Betty Sue True-
lock was elected as most sincere.
Mary Katherine Nye is the most
efficient. The most versatile girl
is Jean Henninger.
Congratulations to these lucky
girls.
Gurney Prefers
Gershwin Music
In an interview with Mr. Gur
ney your reporter learned quite
a few things of interest about him.
The music students should be
particularly interested in these
items.
Mr. Gurney likes a great many
of American songs and compos
ers, but he like^ Gershwin’s and
Kern’s music especially. He is
also particularly, fond of the
piece, “Music in the Air.” His
favorite composers are Verde and
DeBussy. Of the contemporary
composers Mr. Gurney thinks
Minote is very good. He says
there is very little good music
being produced at this time, how
ever.
Mr. Gurney was originally
from Jamestown, N. Y., but he
has lived in New York City for
the past twenty years. He is mar
ried and has two children, a boy
and a girl. Photography, building
things, and drawing are some of
the interests of Mr. Gurney. Of
course his main interest is music.
Mr. Gurney said that the
audience was very good, atten
tive, and appreciative. He also
likes Charlotte — this was his
fourth or fifth visit. On his vis
its here before he sang opera.
Some of his performances here
were “Faust” and “Rigoletto.”
Everyone enjoyed the concert
very much and I believe everone
was equally charmed to talk with
Mr. Gurney at the reception giv
en after the concert.