QUEENS BLUES
Vol. XXVII ■ No.^^V^
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 3, 1948
SIGMA MU TAPS FOUR GIRLS
FACULTY HOLDS
STUNT NIGHT
Accompanied by strange groans
of the organ, the august, white-
robed faculty of Queens College
proceshed arranged chronologi
cally in the RanKest Disorder” on
ovember the nineteenth. Queens
orever Thelma of Burwell Bar
ony headed the procession and
led the melodious rendition of
the “Opening Corral” with her
white enameled septre, cleverly
shaped as an old fashioned dipper.
Soon the sudents saw their
weary president. Dr. H. Wee
Wood B. Building Blakely (In ab
sentia) fall asleep and indulge
in “Chaotic Visions of the Past
Daze, the Present Maze, and the
Optimistic Future Haze.”
The proud pupils of the Char
lotte Female Academy performed
or the Bored of Trusties one Fri
day afternoon. All of the pro
gram was delightful, but the
climax was reached as Miss Ringa
Belle Harrell thrilled the audi
ence with the dramatic ringing of
bell in “Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight.”
A graceful Die Anna, whose
patting foot and expressive eye
strongly resembled those
o iss Mitchell presided over a
c arming pre-dinner time scene.
evera students saw themselves
ss ey have been seen, but the
niost remarkable resemblance was
noted in the practiced swing of
key chain by Mr. Thomas
Ragoo-Keeter-Hibbard.
Her educational process at-
aine a dubious degree of suc-
cess but the “lull dook” of Miss
ir ey Imbecilio stole the show
in the Fantastic, Fantasy of Fe-
male Education In The Fabulous
Fifties.
As was decided in Dr. Carson’s
P 1 osophy class of the following
Morning, the utilitarian value of
he faculty stunt night was tre
mendous, and all students re-
ceived a new and utterly differ-
tViQ- appreciation of
un-Loving Faculty who
trati^ ^ow-beaten into perpe-
® Pusilanimous perform
ance.’
Freshmen Win
Cup For Stunt
The Freshman Class has scor-
th ^ 'victory. On November 23,
cy received a coveted silver cup
^®^°Siiition of first place in
Th^ student Stunt Night,
^ne Freshman stunt was a take-
on first impressions of college
^ e, upper classmen and faculty
members; and the laws of the
Handbook were seen through the
syes of newly orientated stu
dents.
The Gallery prize was award-
® to the Junior Class for their
HU standing support of their gal-
Hry and for its unique relation
ship to their stunt. The latter
was The Blakley Brothers Cir
cus and Its Three Hundred Thir
teen Attractions.”
The Senior Class peered deep
into Diana pool and found that
the fish there were preserving
the spirit—and some eccentrici-
hes, as well—of Queens College.
cir gallery, dressed as fisher-
h^cn, sang numerous original
songs to introduce the clever
stunt idea.
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Quartet Appears
On December 7
The Budapest String Quartet
will be presented in Ninniss Audi
torium on Tuesday, December 7,
at 8:15 as the second attraction
in this year’s Concert and Lec
ture Series. The quartet, known
as the finest string ensemble in
the world, is composed of Joseph
Roisman, first violin; Edgar Or-
tenberg, second violin; Boris
Kroyt, viola, and Mischa Schnei
der, violincello.
The Budapest String Quartet
is an old and well-established
organization, with a history that
extends far back into the history
of Europe. The present members
are all artists in their own right,
each one having played in other
chamber music groups and or
chestras, as well as having won
acclaim as soloists.
The group made its American
debut at Cornell University, Ith
aca, New York, in 1930, and has
remained in the United States
since that time. For many seasons
they have presented long-term
engagements at the Library of
Congress in Washington, long
known as one of the music centers
of the world. They reside in
Washington for two periods out
of each year and give concerts
there on the Stradivari instru
ments which were presented to
the Library of Congress by the
Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foun
dation.
In the concert on December 7
the quartet will present works
by Beethoven, Schubert and
Ravel.
JONES SPEAKS
ON RECREATION
Recreation Association present
ed Mr. Jones, Commissioner of
Parks of Charlotte, as guest
speaker in Chapel on Wednes
day, November 25th. Mr. Jones
made a very good talk on recrea
tion and the many ways it bene
fits a college girl. He pointed out
that recreation is not only help
ful in building a well-rounded
personality, but that it is also
beneficial in helping one choose
friends. He stated that a great
deal could be learned about “the
boy friend” by pa:iiticipating with
him in different types of recrea
tion. Finally, Mr. Jones discussed
the ways recreation can enrich
family life, and he concluded by
saying “A family that plays to
gether, stays together.”
After his very interesting
speech, Mr. Jones presented a
book to the Recreation Associa
tion of Queens.
Mrs. Mosely
Gives Recital
Mrs. Elsie Stokes Mosely pre
sented a group of her piano
pupils in a recital on Friday eve
ning, November 26, in Ninniss
Auditorium. Those taking part
on the program were Nancy Blan
ton Brooks, Billy Porter, June
Faulk, Suzanne Scheer, Jeanne
Walker, and Katherine Knight.
Club Initiates
Fourteen Girls
Monday, November 12, 1948, at
4:30 p. m., fourteen sophomores
were initiated as members of the
Queens College Home Economics
Club. After the initiation service,
the new members were entertain
ed at an informal party in the
Home Management House. Dur
ing a delightful social hour, dain
ty sandwiches, cookies and lem
onade were served. The new
members are June Anderson, June
Andrews, Margaret Barron, Jane
Blakely, Dessie Broadwell, Jean
Chaplin, Katie Chapman, Barbara
Duncan, Virginia Easter, Betty
Gore, Eleanor Green, Lee Makin-
son, Betty Anne Pyron, and Anne
Vann.
On Thursday, November 18,
several Home Economic majors
gave an interesting skit in chapel.
“Take Time to Eat a Good Break
fast” gave several examples of
good and bad breakfast diets and
brief comments of their effects
on an individual’s health. Those
taking part in the skit were: Clara
Barnes, Jean Chaplin, Katie Chap
man, Mary Jo Graham, Lee Mak-
nson, Melba McLuren, Dot Thom
as, and Anne Vann.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec. 3—Day Student Council
Fashion Show
5— Messiah
6— Messiah at Davidson
7— Budapest String Quartet
Dec. 11—Christmas Formal
Dec. 12—Christmas Vespers
Dec. 16—Boar’s Head Dinner
Dec. 17-Jan. 4—Christmas Holi
days
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Sigma Mu, National Honorary
Scholastic Fraternity, tapped four
new members into the local chap
ter on Queens College campus
on Wednesday, December 1.
Those tapped for membership
were: Evangeline Carpenter,
Elizabeth Evans, Margaret Wick-
le, and Mildred Wilson. To be
eligible for membership into
Sigma Mu, one must have a high
scholastic average, and have the
class standing of either a junior
or a senior.
Tapping into this fraternity is
done twice a year—in the fall and
in the spring. One morning is set
aside during which the names of
the new members are pinned at
intervals to a tree on front cam
pus. Sigma Mu tries to encourage
creative writing on campus and
on Awards’ Day in May, gives an
award for the best piece of
original work and research. This
may be in art, literature, or
music.
There are two chapters of Sig
ma Mu. Alpha Chapter is at Em
ory and Henry College, Emory,
Virginia, and Beta Chapter here
at Queens College.
The Art Of Baby-Sitting
.MANON WILLIAMS.
Of all the courses taught in
schools and colleges the one ex
cluded is the very important and
practical “art of baby-sitting
Those active in this type of work
find that it requires quite a bit
of energy and even more will
power. Before some brave and
foolish soul attempts to master
baby-sitting, he must fortify him
self with patience and courage
In this case a very large amount
of each is required to do the job
3fficiently and properly. One must
learn that when baby throws his
Pablum back in one’s face while
one is trying to feed him the
horrible stuff, the best proced
ure is to wipe the cereal off
carefully with an oversized towel,
gotten for that specific purpose,
and thrust the spoon in the gen
eral direction of baby’s mouth
or where one might expect it to
be at that moment. Where it
happens to be at this time is
definitely “the sixty-foUr dollar
question.” Try looking on the
nearest leg of the family’s prize
Duncan Phyfe.
To become popular with the
baby being “sat with” isn’t an
easy job; so the best thing to do
is to spoil him. Of course, then
there is the problem of losing
popularity with the parents. The
next best bet is to use psychology.
If little “Pablum-in-the-face” re
fused to allow you to brush his
teeth, just pretend that the tooth
brush is a Captain Marvel rocket,
being flown by none other than
the great man himself, and after
“zooming” all over the bathroom
over the shower curtain and the
towel rack, aim for his mouth
and watch him open it wide;
Captain -Marvel can brush his
teeth, but the sitter can’t. Of
course, the sitter may find tooth
paste all over her new dress, but
that is all right. Little four-year-
old was merely spitting out the
remainder of the rocket he
chewed up with his several teeth.
Making little Johnny pick up
his toys isn’t an easy job, but if
the sitter possesses an unusual
amount of ingenuity and origi
nality, a way can be found. Just
adopt the tactics of one sitter
who did a marvelous job of mak
ing two little girls pick up their
“junk.” Macie slyly told the inno
cent creatures of Little Red Rid
ing Hood who was sent into the
forest where the Big Bad Wolf
would get her because she re
fused to pick up her toys. Tremb
ling in fright the children quietly
put their things in the book shelf
as Macie dramatically expounded
the tale of the three little kittens
who got a spanking because they
lost their mittens and wouldn’t
pick up their toys. Moral: Never
underestimate the power of propa
ganda—or of Macie.
Are you a walking dictionary?
Then you will no doubt make a
good sitter. For one must be able
to answer questions of any sort
that may come from the “mouths
of babes.” Questions must be
answered, and the questions us
ually run like this—“Why do ants
walk like they do?” And “What
do the cockroaches in the kitchen
talk about?” When little Johnny
is bored and tired of throwing
all the ash trays and knicknacks
into the fireplace, in which there
unfortunately is a fire, the sitter
ought to be richly endowed with
foolish and pointless stories to
tell him. The more foolish and
pointless they are, the better he
will like them. The poem that
begins with “Him ain’t got no
tail. Him ain’t got no tail, al
most hardly, almost hardly. Oh,
what a funny bird the bullfrog
are” will cause quite a sensation.
On the other hand he might ask
you to read to him from a maga
zine and two-to-one he’ll pick
ESQUIRE. Then, too, he might
have a few stories to tell you.
For instance, his imagination
could take hold, and you’d hear
a story like the one that was told
to me by my little four-year-old
cousin. Freddie has, and it’s very
sad too, inherited the old Mason
spirit and lack of intelligence. He
raises quite a bit of “cain.” His
story was one to shock the multi
tudes, but he told it very seri
ously and very weU, with no
stuttering or “uhing” at all. I
hate to think that he might have
practiced it. Anyway he was very
angry because I bumped his
head on the floor when he tackled
me and swore he would tell God
to ’stroy me ’cause I had been
bad. When I told him that God
only punished people who had
done really bad things and had
meant to do the wrong things,
he replied that he would just
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SCA REPORTS
ON CAMPAIGN
S.C.A. wishes to thank every
one for his generous contribu
tions to the Thanksgiving Gift
for Jenny. We collected $24. From
this sum we spent $10 on grocer
ies and the remainder was given
to her to use as she desired. A
group of girls went to Jenny’s
house to present to her the
Thanksgiving gift from Queens.
She was, as always, her charming
self. Jenny’s sincere gratitude
and true humility should be an
inspiration to all of us.
S.C.A. has distributed the daily
Bible readings for December. This
month we obtained printed sug
gestions issued by the American
Bible Society. They have a scrip
ture lesson for each day and a few
hints on “How To Find Help
From Bible Readings.”
S.C.A. has many excellent pro
grams planned for the month of
December. On December 5 at
Vespers the Messiah will be sung.
This is one of the highlights of
the> year. For the last vesper
program before the holidays,
December 12, the special Christ
mas vespers will be presented.
On the 15th Mary McPherson will
be in charge of fellowship. A
Christmas play will be presented
at this time.
Symphony Gives
Fall Concert
The Charlotte Symphony was
heard by a large and appreciative
audience in a concert in the Arm
ory Auditorium on Tuesday eve
ning, November 30. The Sym
phony was conducted by Lamar
Stringfield, well-known Charlotte
musician recently elected to suc
ceed Guy Hutchins, who resign
ed this fall.
Eunice Podis, pianist, was guest
soloist. Miss Podis was last year’s
winner of the Young Artist Con
test sponsored by the American
Federation of Music Clubs.
Dec. 3—Worship service by the
Senior Class.
Dec. 7—Dr. Blakely
Dec. 10—Mr. Traley, First Pres
byterian Church.
Dec. 14—College Choir.