QUEENS BLUES
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 16, 1948
QC HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER
Club Gives
Xmas Party
At 4:30 on Monday afternoon,
December 13, the Home Econo
mics Club was hostess at its an
nual Christmas party for tha
children of Alexander Home. All
members of the student body had
been invited previously.
As the thirty children entered
the transformed “Rec” room they
were greeted by a number of stu
dents grouped around a large,
gaily decorated Christmas tree.
The children were made to “feel
at home” as students talked to
and played with them. The
Christmas spirit spread through
out the room as Mary McPherson
read “Why the Chimes Rang”,
after which the group sang
Christmas carols, with Katherine
( Kiff”) Knight accompanying
them on the piano. The singing of
carols was interrupted by the ap
pearance of old Saint Nicholas
who was impersonated by Tom
my Moore. After a cheerful greet-
ing, Santa Claus set to work giv
ing out the numerous beautifully
wrapped gifts which had been
contributed by the student body.
Through contributions of money,
gifts had been made available for
children who had come into the
home late. Not only were the
children given gifts, but each also
received a red and white stock
ing which had a bell on the toe
and which was filled with
oranges, apples, tangerines, candy
canes, and popcorn. After the ex
citement of opening the gifts
ad subsided, the children and
other guests were served ice
cream, gingerbread men and
mixed cookies, made in the Home
Economics laboratories. The
children then returned to the
Home carrying with them their
gifts and memories of a gala
Christmas party.
Much credit and recognition for
the success of the party should be
given to Dorothy Thomas, chair
man, and her committee heads
which consisted of the following:
Entertainment — Beth Mill wee;
Decoration •— Helen Alexander;
ifts Judy Kinney; Refresh
ments—Jane Blakely and Mar
garet Barron.
Queens Players
Present Play
The Queens Players had a busy
Christmas season presenting the
one act play, Mary. His Mother,
on three occasions. It was first
presented at the Myers Park
Presbyterian Church at the
rneeting of the young people. It
the presented twice on
campus, Tuesday, December 12
at the regular meeting of the
Queens Players, and Wednesday,
December 15, at Fellowship in
the Day Student Building. The
story portrayed a meeting at the
home of Mary on Jesus’s third
birthday. The cast; Mary—Betty
Johnson, Hanna—Dorothy Floyd,
Ruth—Betty Dover, and Eliza
beth—Wanda Oxner; gave an ex
cellent performance which was
received with enthusiasm from
all audiences.
Tentative plans are being made
for the presentation of the three
act play. Nine Girls, on January
28.
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Night Before Holidays
By TORRY TORRENCE
iy[0r6ly onG morG night bGforG Christmas vacation
EvGry QuGGn shines with great anticipation.
Ready for home fires, family care and dates
Ready for dances in our respective states.
Yuletide is upon us and we’re on the beam
Countless modes of transportation will be seen.
Happy are the faces and happy the smiles
Radiating friendship and cheer airthe while.
It’s only one more day and we’re.on the way
Surely will be a great come-and-get-it day—
The trees will be shining with many a light
Manger scenes and shepherds, twinkling stars so bright-
church choirs sing carols ’mid forests of green
Silence is heavenly as lights give their beams.
As thoughts of home run through our mind—
How let’s take a look at QC and find,
Dominant reasons why Christmas reigns supreme.
Holidays are uppermost in the mind of each Queen.
A dance last Saturday put us all in the mood
pleasing will be tonight’s fine food
plus faculty’s excellent “stunt night” show
Yea—for all of them who made it a “go”!
H’er forget our grand Christmas party.
Equipped with presents and food so hearty
^Wonderfully did the candles shine and glow
Yes, we all had thoughts of a white Christmas snow.
Even the day students have smiles of delight.
As they cheerfully say; “only one more night”!
Rising at dawn isn’t any fun, you know—
Especially with only two cuts to go!
Valiant boarders pack boxes galore
Everyone moans, “they won’t hold any more”!
Rapid is time—too rapid for thought-
yes—the true Christmas spirit cannot be bought—
Out of friendship—love—memories, too—
Noel will ring joyously true ^
Everyone, everywhere; Merry Christmas to you.
Back To Civilization
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Feast Will
Take Place
This Evening
On Thursday night, the seven
teenth of December, Queens will
once again hold the traditional
Boar’s Head Dinner in the din
ing room of the college. This
tradition is truly one of the most
impressive and eagerly anticipat
ed events of the year.
The program begins with the
entrance of the faculty and guests
into the dining hall. Next in line
are the candle-bearers, who are
dressed in elfin costumes. The
reader then appears and gives the
history of the dinner. Upon sever
al loud blasts from the trumpets,
she brings forth the boar’s head
and places it on the head table.
Those taking part in the skit this
year are as follows:
Reader: Mary McPherson
Candle Bearer: Olivia Smith
Carrier of Head: Helen Civil
Trumpeters: Eloise Hardin,
Betty Pratt.
For those who are Seniors
there will be a mixed feeling,
both of excitement of the oncom
ing holidays, and the realization
that this will be their fourth and
final Boar’s Head dinner. To the
rest of the Student Body it will
be one more cherished memory
of times past and times to come.
For all the Student Body this
Christmas tradition will long re
main in their thoughts as a won
derful part of life at Queens.
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IDA HARDIN
As the fateful seventeenth ap
proaches nearer and nearer on
red and green tip-toes, it is time
for us all to stop and take inven
tory of the “do’s and don’ts” of
polite society. We here away at
school, especially those of us who
are in the pubeian stages of the
game, namely, the freshman
class, must realize that “back in
civilization” there are certain
customs and ideas which do not,
shall we say, exactly correspond
with the Q. C. methods.
Let us analyze a typical day
at home, the first, since “Stinky”
(Pu for short) Barris, freshman,
has returned from college. Pu’s
arrival that night before had
caused no little excitement in
her home town. It seems that
upon stepping from the train
she mistook some startled male
by-stander for her parents and
had bestowed several hugs and
kisses upon the astonished boy
before her elders could tear her
away. Her only comment to her
bewildered family was, “I guess
I left my glasses at Queens; can’t
see a thing without them, you
know.”
Upon reaching home Pu
dropped her luggage on the liv
ing room floor and dashed back
to the kitchen where she pro
ceeded to turn on both sink fauc
ets—“Look!” she exclaimed to
her startled parents standing be-
wilderedly behind her, “the spig
ots, spigot.” A fiendish gleam
enters her eyes as she says. For
three months now I ve had to
hold the water on with my toes
as I brushed my teeth ... it is
indeed a joy to^^ have running
water what runs.
Later that night Mr. and Mrs.
Barris, upon hearing a peculiar
sound in the hall, found Pu, at
tired for bed, rolling coca cola
bottles down the hall. Sheepishly
she looked up and said, “But,
Mom, it was so quiet here. It
was drivin’ me nuts!” “Oh,” said
Pu’s elders as they went off to
bed only to be awakened a few
hours later by what Mrs. Barris
claimed to be a burglar. Check
ing his revolver for ammunition,
the male parent tip-toed into the
living room where he stood para
lyzed in shocked amazement. For
there stood his daughter fully
clothed ready for the day ahead.
“Couldn’t sleep,” said Pu. “At
Queens we always pop out with
the sun!”
“Oh,” said Mr. Barris. He raised
the gun to his head.
“No, no, daddy,” shouted the
young girl as she dived for her
father’s legs.
“Learned that in soccer,” said
Pu as they fell in a tumbled heap
upon the floor.
“Was just gonna scratch my
ear,” said the bewildered father.
“Oh,” said Pu as she helped
him up.
Mrs. Barris fully awake by
this time trudges wearily into
the kitchen to prepare breakfast
At the first faint aroma, our
charming college miss tears down
the hall, into the kitchen and,
plate in hand, points to one of
the eggs simmering on the stove
“That one,” says she. Feeling
that, after all, one must humor
such people, her loving mother
places the chicken’s pride and
joy on her daughter’s plate and
watches in amazement as she
seats herself at the table and
begins to tear the napkin into
four squares. One by one she
places the bits of napkin on the
egg in order to absorb the grease
Sadly her mother turns away,
“My little girl,” she sobs, “what
have they done to you?” “That,”
said Pu, “is a good question!”
With that the phone rang. Now
usually, the mere pealing of a
telephone. Bell’s gift to women,
is no great cause for alarm; the
harmless little jingle is not a
great sign of a would be catas
trophe nor is it the
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Winter Wonderland
Is Great Success
On Saturday night, December
11, the faculty and students of
Queens College presented a for
mal Christmas dance from 8:30
until 11:30 o’clock.
Those attending the dance
entered the front door of Morri
son Hall and were received by
Dr. and Mrs. Hunter Blakely,,
Miss Thelma Albright, Dean and
MrSi J. M. Godard, Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. McAden, Mr. H. C. Diggers,
and Miss Virginia Gray.
The hall was decorated to car
ry out the theme of the dance
which was “Winter Wonderland”.
A large scene of winter painted
in silver on a black background
was in front of the door leading
to the cloak room. In front of
this were silver bushes with spot
lights turned upon them. A sled
filled with Christmas packages
were in a sled by the mirror
across from the main entrance
and a silver star was hung from
the center of the ceiling. By the
orchestra was a tree.
Refreshments were served from
a table decorated in Christmas
style. Green punch, cookies, and
nuts were served.
This was a card dance, con
sisting of fourteen dances. The
music was furnished by Billy
Knauff and his orchestra. Inter
mission came after the seventh
dance.
Those girls in the figure were
the members of the social com
mittee government officials.
Sponsors and their dates were:
Marilyn Diggers, chairman, with
Mr. Diggers; Phylb'- Johnson,
Robert Ashley Jones,
oixdiies Hadley; Helen Alex
ander, Wilkes Macaulay; Emily
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