QUEENS
BLUES
Vol. XXVI—No. 2
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
NOVEMBER 26, 1947
Queens May Court Is Chosen
MAY COURT ATTENDANTS AT QUEENS COLLEGE
24 Girls
Are Elected
Twenty-four Queens were elected
to May Court during chapel period
on November the 12th.
A committee of representatives
from each class nominated thirty
six very attractive girls to compete
in the election. The student body
voted upon this group as each girl,
clad in a lovely evening gown,
glided across the stage to skillful,
soft music provided by Jeanne
Walker.
The Sophomore class led in the
number of girls elected. Those
Queens who were chosen are as
follows:
Freshmen: Jo an Birge, Corolyn
Bishop, Lee Draughn, Betty Gore,
Sarah C. Little.
Sophomores: Clara Barnes, Peggy
Barrentine, Marilyn Biggers, Grace
M. Childs, Dot Hamrick, Betty
norris, Ruth Porter, Rachel Spang
ler, Dot Thomas.
Juniors: Kate Ebert, Jackie Eng
lish, Joy Godfrey, Virginia, Gray,
Pat Watson.
Seniors: Eleanor Huske, Marilyn
Sailers, Frances Scarrett, Ruth
Smith, Laura Stroupe.
The May Day Committee of the
Recreation Association has not yet
decided upon the theme to be pre
sented in May Court.
Barron
Announces
Quill
SELECTED.—Attendants to Queens College May Queen . Ann
Abernethy of Lincolnton and Maid of Honor Mabel Ruth Munday of
Denver, N. C., are pictured above. They are, front row, left to right,
Clara May Barnes of Charlotte, Peggy Barrentine of Charlotte, Mari
lyn Biggers of Charlotte, Joan Birge of Gastonia, Caroline Bishop of
Scarbro, W. Va., Grace Marie Childs of Charlotte; second row, left
to right, Eulalie Draugnon of Mobile, Ala., Katherine Ebert of Char
lotte, Jacqueline English of Spruce Pine, Joy Godfrey of Clinton,
S. C., Betty Gore of Decatur, Ga., Virginia Gray of Clinton, S. C.;
right, Dorothy Hamrick of Davidson, Eleanor Huske
of Keid^ille, Sara Claire Litte of Jacksonville, Fla., Betty Norris of
Macon, Ga., Ruth Porter of Charlotte, and Frances Scarratt of Atlanta,
Ga., Ruth French Smith of McBee, S. C., and Marilyn Sailers of
Charlotte; back row, left to right, Rachel Spangler of Shelby, Laura
Stroupe of Mount Holly, and Patricia Watson of Charlotte. Not
present wnen the picture was made was Dorothy Thomas of Kingstree,
S. C. (Observer Staff photo—Houston.)
The “Messiah
To Be
Presented
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On Sunday, November 30th, at
four o’clock George Handel s fa
mous oratorio, The Messiah, will
be presented at the First Methodist
Church by a mixed chorus of Da
vidson and Queens students accom
panied by the Davidson-Queens
Little Symphony, all under the di
rection of Janies Christian Pfohl.
Guests soloists this year will be
Majorie M. Porter, soprano, who
has been soloist at Riverside, New
York, for eight years; Beatrice
Donley, contralto, who is a teacher
of voice at Meredith College, Wil
liam Sutherland, tenor, who is a
senior at Davidson College, and
Earl F. Berg, baritone, who is a
member of the music faculty of
Davidson College.
The manuscript score of ‘ Mes
siah” now in the Royal Library of
Music at Buckingham Palace is
said to have been composed and
completed within twenty-four days,
begun August 22, 1771, and com
pleted Sept. 14, 1771. Although the
oratorio was written in England,
its first performance was in Ire
land, given for a relief of prison
ers and for raising funds for a hos
pital and infirmary. The perform
ance was such a success^ that a
repeat performance was given the
following week. This time the la
dies came without their hoops and
gentlemen laid aside their swords.
Freshnian
Class Holds
Election
The freshman class held its elec
tion of class officers Monday, No
vember 17. Those elected were:
president, Sara Claire Little; vice-
president, Marion Christopher; sec
retary treasurer, Deanie Berryhill.
Miss Williams
Dance Plans
Announced
To Play
On Friday, December 5th., at
8:15 P.M. the Queens College De
partment of Music will present Miss
Charlotte Williams, cellist, in the
first of the series of faculty recitals.
Miss Williams will be accompanied
by Mr. John A. Holliday at the
piano.
The program will consist of the
following numbers:
Adagio (From Divertimento) by
Haydn-Piatigorsky; Sonata, Op. 5,
No. 2 by Beethovan; Elegie By
Faure; Suite Populaire Espanale
The recital will be given at the
l)y de Falla; Polonaise Brillante,
Op. 3 by Chopin.
Ninnis Auditorium.
The time is coming when every
one will don their gayest evening
frocks to attend the Snow Carnival
to be presented by the Social Com
mittee on Dec. 6. The committee
has been working hard to make
this dance one of the most outstand
ing affairs on Queens Campus.
Morrison Hall will be decorated
in an atmosphere of white which
will usher in a gala winter season.
Billy Knauff is going to provide
us with music throughout the even
ing for the 14 program dances.
During the evening a figure will
be presented. The five presidents
of the main organizations and the
nine members of the social com
mittee will take part. There will
also be a 30 minute intermission
when refreshments will be served.
Monday Nov. 24-25 the unique
programs and invitations were
issued to the student body in the
Y store from 8:30 to 1:00.
Surprise souvenirs will be pre-
everyone upon leaving,
this Christmas dance is coming to
be an annual affair at Queens and
IS one that the students look for-
war to with great anticipation.
rom all appearances at the pre
sent time this dance promises to
^ a thrilling and remembered
event
Sociology
Students Fori
Club
Social Engineers” is the appro
priate name of the organized mem
bership of the departments of
economics and sociology, which is
now applying for a “charter” for
official recognition. The motto is
A Design for Service” and the ob
jectives tentatively adopted are:
(1) to coordinate the work of the
department and the community
agencies, (2) to develop an insight
into community needs, (3) to im
plement fact-finding on a scientific
basis, (4) to cooperate in commun
ity projects pertaining to the work
and. interest of social engineers, (5)
to initiate and conduct surveys of
social problems in the community,
(6) to encourage political action in
behalf of needed social legislation,
(7) to train for active community
leadership, (8) to promote social
action among youth groups in
churches, (9) to sponsor a com
munity program of family life edu
cation, (10) to demonstrate Chris
tian citizenship.
To implement such aims five
commissions are already in opera
tion. The function of the Commis
sion on Social Service is to study
the social problems of the com
munity (or communities) ; to locate
areas of service for the students in
(Continued on Page 3)
The fall issue of the Quill will be
out on December 5, Goldie Barron
has announced. This issue has been
well planned and will include sev
eral new features. The cover de
sign is quite different and the con
tents include stories, poems and ed
itorials that will be good reading
for each of us. Sara Dell Adams
has served as art editor and il
lustrated each section with appro
priate sketches.
The Quill is a publication that
in the past has brought favorable
recognition to Queens and we are
sure that this issue will rank among
the best.
Calendar Of Events
November 27th —_ Thanksgiving
Day Holiday. Wake Forest vs. Uni
versity of South Carolina. Open
House following the game sponsor
ed by Pan-Hellenic Council.
November 29th — Kappa Delta
Soroity Party.
November 30th—The Messiah at
the First Methodist Church.
December 1st — The Messiah at
Davidson.
December 5th—Cello recital by
Miss Williams.
December 6th — Shrine Bowl
Game. Christmas Formal.
December 9th—Recital by Mrs.
Mosley’s music students.
December l^th—Home Econom
ics Club annual Christmas party
for the children of Alexander
Home. Phi Mu Alumnae Party.
December 13th—Soroity Christ
mas Parties.
December 14th — Christmas
V espers.
December 15th—Chapel for every
one. White Gift Service sponsored
by SCA and by the Sororities.
December 18th—Christmas Holi
days begin.
January 5th—Students return to
campus by 11 :00 P.M.
January 6th—Classes begin at 9:00
A.M. No Chapel.
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