QUEENS BLUES
Vol. XXVI - No. 10
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
April 29, 1949
Annual Fine Arts Week-End Begins
Edward Weeks
Gives Talk
Edward Weeks, editor of the
Atlantic Monthly and noted book
reviewer spoke on the evening
of April 5 at Ninniss Auditorium,
Queens College.
Mr. Weeks used a theme of
conservation. He spoke of * the
conservation of trees and wild
life and brought out through re
views of current books the great
est job of conservation of the
—the conservation of man.
Some of the books discussed
by Mr. Weeks were: The God
Seeker by Sinclair Lewis; Point
Of No Return by John Marquand;
Their Finest Hour by Winston
Churchill; Crusade In Europe by
Dwight D. Eisenhower; Roose
velt And Hopkins by Robert
Sherwood, and The Beast In Me
And Other Animals by James
Thurber.
Judy Kinney New
CHEC President
Miss Judith Kinney, a junior
home ec major at Queens, was
e ected President of the College
Cliih AT Home Economics
Club of North Carolina at the
annual workshop held at Camp-
Co Suies Creek, North
rohna on April 22-23. The of-
ice of president of this state
organization is a responsible po-
^ ’on and Queens is honored to
o of its sudents chosen
The Workshop held at Camp-
Organizations
Hold Retreats
Needless to say, guess you all
noticed the sunburned probiscus
and the tan torsos floating around
on campus after the weekend
of April eighth, ninth, and tenth.
In case you aren’t in on the
know—that was the weekend of
Retreats. Yes, the Councils re
treated to the beaches to get
away from it all and the cam
pus cut-ups were queens for a
weekend.
Seriously though, some fine
things were accomplished and
plans were made for this next
year in hopes that it would be
the best that Queens has ever
.seen.
The Recreation Association
made plans for a bigger and
better athletic program. It is
bell
Was attended by delegates
rom colleges all over the state,
and the purpose of the meeting
Was to allow an exchange of ideas
by home ec girls from different
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Calendar Df Events
Friday
April 29—4:00 P. M.
May Day Program.
Production by Queens
Players.
Saturday
April 30
Formal dance sponsored by
Student Government Associ
ation.
Art Exhibit.
Sunday
May 1
Contemporary Music Pro
gram 4:00 P. M.
Tuesday
May 3
Senior Week begins.
Luncheon at Mrs. Blakely’s.
Wednesday
May 4
Senior Picnic.
Thursday
May 5
Queens - Davidson orchestra
concert 8:15 P. M.
A/r Friday
May 6
Ashley Jones Recital.
SCA Cabinet Party.
Saturday
May 7
R-A. Party.
Tuesday
May 10
Hi bier Walker Recital.
Friday
hoped that they will be able
to include a greater number of
students in a greater range of
sports. Also they are thinking
that it would be good if we
could compete with other schools,
but these plans are rather un
certain at the present.
The Boarding Student Council
decided that they would try to
make new rules that would take
the brunt of authority away from
the officers and place more
responsibility upon the shoul
ders of the individual. These
rules, as yet, have not been ac
cepted, but the general opinion
is that this would indeed be
welcomed.
The Day Student Council re
treated April the twenty-third
They decided that their main
aim would be to become a part
of the general college life, by
staying out here after classes
for some of the extra-curricular
activities. As witnessed in the
recent drive for the D. P. stu
dent, they know that it is im
portant to increase this interest.
Queens Players
To Give Play
Have you heard strange voices
in the auditorium lately? Have
you been curious to know what
is going on? We’ll let you in on
the secret now. The Queens Play
ers are presenting their annual
play on Fine Arts weekend, the
nights of the 28th and 29th at
8:15 in the Ninniss Auditorium.
The play, “George Washington
Slept Here” by Moss Hart and
George Kaufman, is a comedy
presenting the trials and tribula
tions of a family who give up
their city apartment and buy an
old run down place in the coun
try. Ensuing troubles build ten
sion and amusement and it prom
ises to be an enjoyable evening
for all.
Those in the cast are:
Bob Keeter Mr. Kimber
Romeo Davis Mr. Fuller
Jean Fant Mrs. Fuller
Judy Kinney Katie
Wanda Oxner Madge
Armand Bodie Steve
Edith Crowley Hester
Mary MaePherson Mrs. Douglas
Dorothy Kibler Rena Leslie
Mayree Kay Ledford ... Romona
Catherine Robinson Aunt
Suzzanna
Jimmy Hancock ..Tommy Hughes
Betty Ann Dover ... Miss Wilcox
Raymond Casner ... Mr. Prescott
SCA Holds
Retreat At
Montreat
ROOM REGISTRATION
By Ida Hardin
May 13
Memorial Hospital gradua-
’on in Auditorium.
One of the most harrowing
experiences I have ever wit
nessed was the process of room
registration. My, how I shud
der to see the pictures that those
two words, “room registration,”
conjure up; line upon line of
frenzied creatures, grimy ten dol
lar bills clutched feverishly in
one hand and permission, se
cured by hook or crook, in the
other; strange people wandering
in and out of your room at all
hours “casing the jernt” for next
year—even the upper classmen
complained for weeks about the
twenty-five cent inspection tour
that Ann Clegg conducted
through North every hour on
the hour.
And then there were the spats
over room preferences. ‘Course
the little brawls don’t matter;
they just added spice to this
business of life at Queens. When
I say “fight” I mean the knock
down affair between three North
dorm girls and four freshmen
from South. The Charlotte Ob
server compared this classic
Queens quarrel to “another Civil
War.” It seems that Beth and
Dot wanted it, but Jean and
Barbara had it and Lucy got
there first; Betty heard the com-
miAion and she and Ann ran out
and—well, you can guess the
rest. While First Aid was being
administered, Bonnie sneaked in
the side and staked her claim
thus securing a victory for South!
Some people had rather pe
culiar preferences for rooms. One
rather strange though really very
nice friend of mine, acfually
wanted the kitchen in Carson
Hall! It seems that she gets cold
in the winter and thought she
could economize on blankets
with the stove burners.
“Manon” argued two hours for
the “rec” room until “Hatch”
finally convinced her that the
couch was too short for a bed.
“Alex” Alexander was deter
mined to have the broom closet
in South; “closer to the phone,”
she stated in a decided fashion.
Ah, yes, registration was a
nightmare, indeed; the annual
Rat Race of Queens is ended for
another year!
Date: Friday, April 8, 1949.
Time: Afternoon.
Place: Highway between
Queens College and Montreat,
N. C.
Setting: 5 cars are speeding
along the highway with Presby
terian Conference grounds at
Montreat, N. C.
Yes, the above is the prelimi
nary of the retreat which new
and, shall we say, retiring S.C.A.
cabinet members witnessed on
their eventful weekend trip. Fun
food, and fellowship was thor
oughly enjoyed by all those who
entered the beautiful mountain
resort belonging to the Boggs
(Lucy’s folks at Montreat.)
The weather was perfect, but
a bit on the chilly side (we real
ized that on Saturday morning).
Miss “T” was a dream to build
that, oh so warm fire, wasn’t
she, girls???? K.P. duty was
shared by all and the menu for
all meals was just made to or
der. Early Friday evening the
business session of joint cabinets
met and discussed old, new and
proposed ideas for the coming
year. All of us enjoyed charades
and singing on Friday night, too.
Ruth, why couldn’t they guess
it was the “Strength of Gibral
tar?”
Friday night’s festivities a
most inspirational worship “ves
per” was led by Ruth Porter.
After that was a restful night
except for the “Boardbed” crew!
Saturday morning found us
eager to go—that is—go back to
bed! That was the coldest floor
I ever put my big toes on. After
breaking up everything but the
door and furniture Miss “T” fin
ally got a fire built. Breakfast
was cooked for twenty on a hot
plate and, of course, the fire
place was used for burning toast
—Black toast, black coffee and
eggs, (didn’t they have something
black um ?) Oh well, it was
tasty!
Students To
Display Talent
In The Arts
During the morning the new
cabinet had its initial meeting
and much progress was made
with Belva presiding. Committees
were proposed and more ideas
were rallied. After a brief hike
to the lake, lunch was served.
That hot tea hit the spot!
The afternoon was filled with
a hike up the mountain with
vespers conducted by Florence
Ashcraft on Vesper Hill. Then
down the mountain to city
clothes and out to supper at the
hotel. That night the initial serv
ice was led by Dr. G. R. Mc
Gregor and recreation in fellow
ship was again enjoyed. Off to
bed.
Sunday morning found the
crew up and about and ready
to bid their last farewells to ye
olde’ Montreat and gazing back
over our shoulders as we drove
away—d own the mountain—
back to civilization and back to
the “Hut” with new horizons
and inspirations to carry us
through the new year.
Lil McCoullock, Lil Barber,
Janie Edmonds, Dot McLeod,
Rainey Gamble, Mary Jo Gra
ham, Deanie Berryhill, Marion
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April 28 begins the fourth an
nual Fine Arts week-end for
Queens College. On that date and
on the following night, April 29,
the play, George Washington
Slept Here, will be presented in
the Auditorium at 8:15. Friday,
April 29, the May Day Dell will
be the scene of a glorious Holi
day Festival at 4:00. The Art
Exhibit will be on Saturday af
ternoon, April 30, in the Art
Studios in the Science Building
from 2:30 to 4:30. Saturday night
theer is a dance in the dining
room of Morrison Hall from 8:30
until 11:30. May 1 will find us
all ready to attend the concert
of Contemporary Music at 4:00.
At 8:15 on May 5 the Queens-
Davidson Little Symphony is
presenting a program of the com
positions of Romantic composers.
The final number in the Fine
Arts series is Ashley Jones’
graduation recital on May 6 at
10:15.
The May Day Celebration this
year is built around the theme
Holiday Festival with festive
dances, colorful music, and gala
costumes. These dances portray
the holidays of the year. Holidays
depicted are: July — Fourth of
July which features a tumbling
act with fire crackers bursting
and cracking. October brings us
Halloween with the parade of
witches and black cats. The
witches capture the black cats
and compel them to pin on the
spirit of Halloween in an eerie
dance. The Christmas number
is a light, airy skating dance with
a solo part done by Santa Claus,
Mayree Kay Ledford. February
brings the Valentine’s Day num
ber done in waltz rhythm to the
accompaniment of Let Me Call
You Sweetheart. St. Patrick’s
Day is depicted by a Jig Square
Dance. The Easter Parade and
Easter bunnies represent none
other than that April holiday,
Easter. May is represented by the
May Pole Dance, a short dance
followed by the winding of the
May Pole.
The following girls compose
this park May Court: Virginia
Allen, Maid of Honor; Seniors:
Betty Jane Booream, Kate Ebert,
Dot Floyd and Shirley Tison.
Juniors on the Court are: Clara
Barnes, Peggy Barrentine, Doro
thy Anne Kibler, Betty Norris,
Rachel Spangler, and Dot Thom
as. The Sophomores are: Caro
lyn Bishop, Jean Choplin, and
Marion Christopher. Freshmen;
Ida Hardin, Patsy Ray, and Myrna
Smith.
Chairman and comittees for
May Day include the following:
May Day Chairman, B. J.
Booream; Program Chairman,
Marion Christopher; Properties,
Helen Boyle; Theme, Mary Mae
Pherson; Advice Chairman, Jane
Edmonds; Art Chairman, Mayree
Kay Ledford; Faculty Costume
Advisor, Miss Dunlap; Costume
Chairman, Helen Alexander;
Costume Committee: Margaret
Barron, Mary Newell, Judy Kin
ney, Jane Blakely, Rachel Stev
ens, Ann Vann, Dot Thomas.
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