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The Class of 1957 was given quite a send off as Queens observed its 100th anniversary. Topping the list of highlights of the Centennial was “A Year to Remember,” a film based on campus life that aired on a Charlotte television channel. On Thanksgiving Day 1956, Charlotte’s annual Carrousel parade featured fifty floats depicting various aspects of Queens’ history and activities.
An official opening convocation in September, first of a series, honored the senior class. December events, culminating in the second convocation, focused on the relationship between Queens and the seven Charlotte churches, a veritable ecumenical mix which had their beginnings on the Queens campus. The final convocation, stressing the relationship of Queens to the city of Charlotte and the wider community, featured Harold E. Stassen, special assistant to President Eisenhower, as the speaker. Honorary degrees were conferred at that time on two outstanding women medical doctors of their generation. Other equally important though smaller events were scattered through the year.
The final Centennial blast was the weekend of events culminating in the 100th commencement.
The Class of 1957 used our Queens’ education as a springboard to service in an impressive number of ways: in the church, as pastors, missionaries and educators; in public education, ranging from pre-school to university; in motherhood; in the government and political life; and in a wide variety of significant volunteer activities. We’ve made our mark and in the process done Queens proud.
So here we are, fifty years later, ready to help launch Queens toward its Sesquicentennial. | 
