QUEENS BLUES
VOL. XXVII/- No. 4
QUEENS COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 1, 1949
CHOIR PRESENTS PROGRAM DEC. 11
Chance Is Given
To Young Writers
Dood, Mead & Company, o
New York City, have just an
nounced plans to award their
annual ; Intercollegiate Literary
Fellowship during the summer
of 1950.
This award, which carries a
stipend of $1000 payable in quart-
or monthly installments, is
open to undergraduates in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities who
Wish to become professional au
thors. Payments for the 195(^
award begin July 1.
Applicants for the award are
required to submit a complete
ou me or synopsis of a proposed
novel, together with sample chap-
^^^'^^ting to approximately
’ words. Suggested length
o the complete novel is between
O0,000 and 100,000 words. The
book may be completed after the
award is made.
In addition to the sum of $1000,
which IS apphed against royalties
the publishers make generous
terms with the writer so far as
supplementary royalties, and the
sa e of first serial, motion picture,
ramatic, radio broadcasting and
xei^ision rights are concerned
awards in 1 previous
Wellooi ^^tude students from
versit \=““'^8e, McGill Uni-
(Brooklvni Queens College
of ^ ^^d the University
ten Seven of these
s udents have been women
oK+ ^ award can be
^^urn the editor of the
j. from the Department of
senior superlatives
Wost Popular—Doris Law-
ing
Most Efficient—E leaner
Godfrey
Most Scholarly—June Pat
terson
Best Dressed—Ruth Porter
Most Versatile — M a y r e e
Kay Ledford
Most Attractiv e—Dot
Thomas
Most Likely to Succeed—
Margaret Wikle
Most Sincere—Lucy Boggs
Most F r i e n d 1 y—Kellah
Murray
Most Original—Babs Ham
by
Most Athletic—Fay Langs
ton
Walker Wins
Ninniss Award
^or the past two years Jeanne
^Iker, one of the outstanding
I^Usic majors in school, has won
Ninniss Scholarship Award.
^ is presented by Mr. Sidney M.
°wd in memory of James Rich
ard Ninniss, who was for many
years head of the music depart-
tuent here. The Ninniss award is
Restricted to outstanding junior
er senior piano majors, and the
selection is on a competitive
9sis. The judges consist of the
|Uembers of the music faculty of
e college, and Mr. Hibbard,
ing head of the department,
the award.
iss Walker has been a piano
has^°^ years and
s also been active in various
^usical activities. Last year she
s a soloist with the Queens-
^vidson Little Symphony.
S.C.A. Explains
Curiosity has been aroused by
the little signs bearing the letters
T-S-A-W which have been spot
ted in some very inconspicuous
and rather odd places. These
signs have been posted in the
Day Student Building, on the
door leading into the furnace
room in the basement, and on
the inside of the kitchen! It looks
as if this is something that the
student body as a whole is left
out of! The Blues decided to do a
little investigating.
The signs go on to say that a
prayer meeting will be held at
8:30 A.M. in the old Recreation
Room. We have our Day Student
prayer-meetings at 1:15 and our
Boarding Students prayers at
11:00 p.m. So what is this all
about, anyway?
It sounds as if it might be an
SCA activity; so we asked Belva,
and here’s the scoop! Every
Thursday morning at 8:30, you
may notice Florence A. trudging
merrily along to the old Rec
Room with an armload of hymn
books and a Bible. Stick around
awhile, and you’ll soon see a
stream of colored folks following.
You’ll recognize these as the
cooks, the maids, the yard-men,
and the janitors. Then there is
sues forth from the Rec Room
the sound of joyful voices
singing Negro spirituals as
only the Negroes themselves
can. If you want to join this
group, you would find a hap
py fellowship of Christians whose
activities don’t stop at singing.
At the suggestion of the colored
folks, for it truly is their own
prayer-meeting, these people have
scripture verses to learn each
week and they are beginning to
take a more active part in the
programs.
All this began with SCA’s spon
sorship of Servant Prayer Meet
ing. Florence Ashcraft started it
this year in fear and trembling
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Cooke Speaks
To Faculty
On his return from a trip to
he Woman’s Division of the Uni
versity of Florida, Tallahassee,
Dr. James Francis Cooke, Presi
dent of the Presser Foundation,
visited Dr. Hunter Blakely on
Wednesday, November the six
teenth. At Dr. Blakely’s invita
tion Dr. Cooke spoke informally
at the Wednesday afternoon
meeting of the Queens faculty on
the work of the Presser Founda
tion which was organized in
memory of Theodore Presser.
Theodore Presser was born at
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Ger
man parents. He was educated at
Mt. Union College, Ohio, and
having studied music, entered a
music store at Philadelphia. In
four years he rose from clerk to
manager. After teaching music
at a number of Ohio colleges he
studied at Boston and at the Leip
zig Conservatory. On his return
Hollins Institute secured his ser
vices. He made for himself an
excellent reputation as a teacher
and gained experience that help
ed him to edit his monthly music
magazine, THE ETUDE. After
1884 he lived in Philadelphia, ed
iting the ETUDE and conducting
his music publishing house.
Home Ec. Club
Gives Party
On December twelfth, at 4:00
P.M. sounds of children’s voices
and laughter will come from the
“old” rec room for on that day
the Home Economics Club will
give its annual Christmas party
for the children at the Alexander
Transit Home. Each year has
proved to be more successful th^
the one before and the club is
planning to make this year’s party
top them all.
Just what is this party? It is
a chance for the children to have
Santa Claus, a trip from the
home, and a chance to hear
Christmas stories and play games
under a planned program. When
they arrive in taxis, they are
taken to the rec room where a
large towering tree, gaily decorat
ed causes their eyes to light up.
After hearing stories and songs
they are visited by Santa who
brings a separate gift for each
one. Then ice cream, cookies,
stockings and “snookie pops” are
given out. The children return
to the home in time for dinner.
What can you do to make this
party a success? You can sign
on the bulletin board for a special
to give a gift, or if you haven’t
enough money for a gift you can
give something to help the girls
who are in charge of the gifts.
Also, you can offer help to dif
ferent things for the party and
at the party. Any help will be
received with joy, because the
girls in the club want to make
this party a big hit. If you have
any questions see Margaret Bar
ron.
Raymond Casner
Publishes Poem
Faculty Aids
Raymond Casner, one of the
“co-ed” students on the Queens
campus, has had a poem accepted
for publication in the Annual An
thology of College Poetry, ac
cording to announcement received
by Mr. McCutchan, Head of the
Department of English. Mr. Cas-
ner’s poem is entitled “Reminis
cences.”
The Annual Anthology of Col
lege Poetry, published by the
National Poetry Association with
headquarters in Los Angeles, con
tains the best verse submitted
every year by thousands of col
lege men and women through
out the United States. Only a
small proportion of the large
number of entries can be printed
in the space available. The An
thology appears in a limited edi
tion and can be purchased only
by students, teachers, and libra
ries.
Mr. McCutchan, noting that
Mr. Casner is the second Queens
student to win a place in the
Anthology, expressed the hope
that more students would be stim
ulated to attempt this field of
creating writing. In congratulat
ing Mr. Casner, he also observed
that such recognition honors not
only the student writer, but the
College and faculty as well.
Anyone desiring to order copies
of this Anthology should see Mr.
McCutchan within the next ten
days. He will be glad to place
a request for as many copies as
are desired, at one dollar per
copy.
Many students are unaware of
the part which various faculty
committees play in their aca
demic and personal lives. Some
are committees comprised of both
students and faculty; others have
only faculty members, but all
are important in contributing to
the efficient running of the Col
lege. President Hunter B. Blake
ly is an ex officio member of all
committees.
At the head of the list is the
Academic Council. Members of
the Council are the President, the
the Dean of the College, the Dean
of Students, the Registrar, Chair
men of Divisions, and Heads of
Departments. The Academic
Council receives reports from
various standing committees and
refers these to the General Facul
ty, makes recommendations in
volving changes in curriculum
and the academic policies of the
College, and rules on exceptional
cases concerned with academic
credit, transfer, and the like.
The Advisory Board consists
of the Dean of Students (Chair
man), Dean of the College, and
the President, all of whom are
ex officio members. In addition
to these, three members of the
faculty are elected by the student
body. At the present time the
faculty members are: Dr. Mc-
Ewen, Miss Tighe, and Dr. Mc
Cutchan. The chief function of
this board or committee is to
lend advice and counsel to Stu
dent Government.
Of frequent concern to students
are the decisions of the Absence
Committee, which rules on ex
cuses, excess absences, and other
irregularities in attendance. Mem
bers at the present time are: Dean
of the College, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Davis, and Miss Taylor.
A committee of peculiar in
terest to Seniors is that on Aca
demic Procedures. The principal
work of this body is to arrange
the programs for commencement
and other occasions demanding
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Jenny Receives
Student Gifts
Only those of you who have
had the opportunity to meet Jen
ny can really understand Miss
Harrell’s description of her—“just
charming,” and only those of
you who have had the privilege
of working at the main desk in
Burwell when the switchboard is
off and all the dormitory pay
station phones are busy can un
derstand the value of a human
switchboard.
For many years before we had
our college switchboard, Jenny
answered all calls in Burwell
and went from dorm to dorm
notifying the girls of their calls.
Though many classes have passed
on since that time and Jenny
herself has left us, we here at
Queens still like to remember
Jenny and especially at Thanks
giving. For this reason Day Stu
dent Government and the S. C. A.
together collected your nickles
and dimes to go toward a special
dinner and two blankets for her.
These gifts were delivered to her
on Monday before Thanksgiving,
and those who went to deliver
them can join Miss Harrell in
saying she’s charming and so
cheerful that she wins anyone’s
heart.
S.C.A. Sponsors
Holiday Music
On Sunday, December 11, at
6:00 o’clock, the traditional
Christmas vesper program will
be presented in Ninniss Audi
torium. The Student Christian
Association will sponsor the
annual presentation which will
feature the Queens College
Choir under the direction of John
A. Holliday. The program will be
as follows:
Prelude: Greensleeves Vaughn
Williams
John Morrison, organist
Processional: Angels from the
Realms of Glory Smart
Carol: O come, O come, Emman
uel 13 th Century
Choir and audience
O Morning Star Bach
A Solis Ortus Cardine Binchois
Lullaby on Christmas Eve. Chris-
tainsen
Ave Maria Kodaly
In dulci jubilo German carol
Queens College Choir
The Christmas Story-Luke 2:8-20
Belva Morse
Ah! My Saviour from “Christ
mas Oratorio” Bach
Thus then, the Law of the Spirit,.
Bach
Ah, Jesu Christ, my Lord most
Dear Brahms
Jesu dulcis memoria Vittoria
Jesus, only to think of Thee .Rus
sell Harris
Praise ye the Name of the Lord..
Tchaikovsky
Queens College Choir
Carol: Gentle Mary 14th Cen
tury
Choir and audience
Benediction Dr. Hunter B.
Blakely
Choral Amen
Recessional: As with Gladness
Men of Old Kocher
John Morrison? organist
The members of the choir for
1949-50 are: First sopranos; Lil
lian Barber, Gordon Freeman,
Frances MaePherson, Nora Par
ker, Jane Tipton, Mary Jo Whise-
nant. Second sopranos: Betty Bell,
Nancy Blue, Ruth Davis, Lois
Fillmer, Nancy Huddleston, Lucy
Walkup. First altos: Dorothy
Chambers, Joyce Chambliss, June
Faulk, Kathryn Hickman, Rober
ta Jones, Jacqueline .Stafford,
Phoebe JJrulock. Second altos;
Bonnie Blue, Cornelia Dick, Al
iena Doggett, Katherine Edger-
ton, Mary 'Jo Grahm, Sarah
Pharr, Jeanne Walker.
Pfohl Directs
The Messiah
A Queens-Davidson chorus and
orchestra under the direction of
Mr. James Christian Pfohl will
present George Frederic Handel’s
The Messiah in the First Metho
dist Church, on Sunday after
noon, December 4. The soloists
are as follows: Soprano: Miss Vir
ginia Smith, Alto: Miss Lucia
Ward, Tenor: Mr. Moody Chis
holm, Bass: Mr. Earl Berg.
The Messiah is Handel’s best-
known oratorio. It was composed
in 1741 in the short period of
twenty-four days. Handel, him
self, conducted the first per
formance which Was given in
Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1742.
On March 23, 1743, The Messiah
was presented in London. It was
at this performance that the king,
rose and remained standing,
throughout the “Hallelujah”
chorus.