The Stetson Reporter

ELEVENTH YEAR—No. 4 DELAND, FLORIDA NOVEMBER, 1, 1946 PRICE TEN CENTS Warns Community Action Vital In -Coping With Jobless Crisis INDIANAPOLIS, Ind — Community action everywhere spearheaded by local American Legion Posts, is needed to cope at both local and national levels with a "deluge of unemployment that probably will flood the nation within the next six months." This "was the warning of National Employment Chairman Lawrence J. Fenlon, of Chicago, 111., .to the National Executive Committee of The American Legion- heTe, as he asked its grass-roots and legislative support of a 9-point program of action at the federal level. "We must either do something about this employment problem or throw in the sponge," Chairman Fenlon declared. "The problem- cruelly and crudely expressed — is that a deluge of unemployment probably will flood the nation within the next six months. With millions of veterans being demobilized, reconversion in many important industries being retarded, il not completely stopped, veterans in unpredictable thousands and others will be . unsuccessfully seeking employment." _ -.• ■ • , There will be no major veterans employment problem, Chairman Kenton asserted, if- the Legions maximum employment program of 55 0000,000 postwar, jobs, including the creation of 7,000,000 new jobs in the fields of distribution, sales and service, is achieved. ■"We must press aggressively for fulfillment of this program," he said. "That calls for community action spearheaded by the local Legion post with the establishment of a veterans' employment committee in every city, town and villa&e." ' Suggested Federal Action American Legion legislative efforts should give high priority to the following specific action at the federal level to assure jobs for all returning veterans, Chairman Fen- Ion declared: 1. Social security credit for rmli- - tary service. ' 2. Surplus property actual preference to veterans. 3. Adequate funds ^or the Civil Service Commission. 4. Adequate funds for Selective Service re-employmeht activities. ' 5. Oppose the inclusion of the . Veterans AdrHinistration or the handling of any veteran matters in the Re-employment and Re-training Administration. 6. Transfer of local Veterans' Emplopment representatives and counsellors to the Veterans' Employment Service and the transfer of that service as a separate entity to the Veterans Administration. 7. Extension of and opposition to any weakening of reemployment rights under Section 8 of the Selective Service Act. 8. Broadening of government facilities and policies affecting veterans. 9. Preference in private employment for veterans as a public policy. §PECIAL NOTICE All students that made appointments to have their Hatter pictures made between Monday, Oct. 28, and Nov. 1, please have these appointments changed immediately. All those that have already had their pictures taken must make reappointments also. STETSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLANS BIG YEAR The Stetson Symphony Orchestra, Miss Frances Buxton, conductor, has opened it's season with rehearsals for the annual Winter Concert and other scheduled appearances. With the return of peace, the veterans have come back to help make a bigger and better symphony. Last April the orchestra gave it's' concert to a full house and an enthusiastic audience. This year the prospects are even better, and members are looking forward to a successful year. New members of the orchestra include: Sara Jane Smith and Gloria Solbrig,. flute; Verdery Roberts, oboe; Charles Driskell, English horn; Stanlely Wolfe, clarinet; Ruth B.S.U. CONVENTION AT LAKELAND More than 125 Baptist students attending the State BSU Convention at the South Side Baptist Church in Lakeland leave Friday afternoon _ , , ,, about 2 o'clock for their annual con- Webster, saxophone; Goff Mace and vention. The delegates will travel Ed Brentley, French horns;' William Escherich, trumpet; Josephine Bu- ziejewski, William Starke, and William Turnbull, violin; A. C. Converse, viola, Zada Albury, bass viol; and Alma Grantham, pianist. Former orchestra rnembers who have returned from service are Walter Behnke and Leland Earnest, violin. Faculty members include Miss Eleanor Leek, 'cellist, and Mrs. Sara Jer- nigan, trumpet. Election of officers was held last week, the students electing Don Yaxley, a returned veteran, as their president; Del Regislter, vice president; secretary, Sara Jane Smith; treasurer, Donnallee Steckel; and librarians, Stanley Wolfe and Zada Albury. Rehearsals are held Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00 in the Band Hall behind the Commons. All interested instrumentalists may still try out for membership. Any student is welcome to listen to rehearsals.* DETA GAMMA PHI INITIATES EIGHT Notes from the Music School By Archie MacMillan. Congratulations to the new.officers of the School of Music. With Barker, Dearston, Geiger, Grantham, and Baer, the school can really accomplish fine things. There is already a suggestion of a party; -which sounds good and is an excellent starting point. Last weeks recital was too late to make the paper, so will just mention that we have reason to be proud of our freshmen. They all showed spirit and promising talent. Betty Nobles, Josephine Guziejewski, Bob Auman, and Max Fain are particularly to 5» recommended for their parts of the recital. Once again my thoughts are turned to the Little Theatre and how much the audience could enjoy entre act music. Speaking solely as a music student, I would like to .see the reactivation of the Little Theatre orchestra, and firmly believe that its endeavors would be , .appreciated. "This column is written early, but "knowing the band's qualities, I know in' advance that the program they Delta Gamma Phi; honorary sorority for women who are outstanding in the band, initiated eight members Monday night, October 28. Those initiated were Katherine Allen, Madeline Barrow, Mary Mills, Roberta Moore, Delva Walden Register, Sara Smith, Lenora Virgin, and Carol White. Betty Jane Moore and Iris June Hart assisted the president in the ceremony. The officers elected recently are: Pres., Donnalee Steckel; Vice-Pres., Delva Walden Register; Sec., Sara Jane Smith; Treas., Roberta Moore; Pub. Ch., Madeline Barrow. Delta'Gamma Phi was founded at Stetson in 1940 as a sister organization to Kappa Kappa Psi. Its purpose is to promote a spirit of cooperation and fellowship among the women in the band. on special DeLand Transit Company buses. A merry time of singing good ole Stetson songs is expected on the trip. The convention opens Friday night at 7 pi m. with an inspirational song and worship service. The theme of this year's convention is, "TO LIVE IS CHRIST". The keynote address presenting the theme of the entire convention will be delivered during this Friday evening assembly. The convention highlights on Saturday will feature a panel forum led by Stetson students. Vickey Young, local BSU. president, is in charge of preparations for this forum. Also on Sautrday will be talks by two Stetson students, Carolyn Baggett and Louie Wilkinson on their experiences in summer work. Louie Wilkinson is state BSU president and will preside at all services. The convention banquet will be the feature Saturday evening. Ruth Cobb, State.BSU Social Chairman, has charge of this banquet and is following an international motive. Decorations and students dressed in costumes of foreign nations will lend atmosphere for this occasion. The banquet will be followed by a play "The Tail of the Dragon" presented by the University of "Florida. Qur own Lafayett Walker, head of our department of Religion, will teach the Sunday School class Sunday morning. Dr. John McGuire, State Executive Secretary, will preaoh the closing sermon. SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS RECITAL Last Tuesday night, Oct. 29, the School of Music presented its second student recital of the year which included upper class new students, and freshman. Jonnie Mires, soprano, transfer from FSCW very nicely presented Greig's Teh Lube Dich', and Hageman's 'Do Not Go My Love', and Elinor Piatt certainly showed her ability and future possibilities in singing Brahms' 'Sop phische Ode' and Edwards' 'Lady Moon'. Donna Fair, freshman from Daytona, always play well. She has performed for Stetson audiences before and is appreciated by all of us. The- recital was a credit to the music school and we continually look into the future and see these young performers as more finished musicians. ITS A DOGS LIFE" By Lillian Preston Friday night howls of sorrow came from the hallowed walls of the Stetson Library. A small black and white flea hound found himself locked up with 40,000 volumes, an assortment of busy book worms, and the heavy atmosphere left by former slaves, and seekers after the light. The sole occupantof the library wasn't interested in reading or in reminiscence on the past; he just howled. No one came to let him out. He curled himself around and settled himself for strange dreams. Perhaps he saw Plato, Longfellow, or Shakespeare; it will always be his mysterious secret. Saturday morning he marched out of the library giving the library assistant a dirty look and headed for the- bright open air. A . few hours later he was back again in his fav- presented in Chapel Thursday, Oct..onte c°mer> dreaming, with a fun- was entertaining. Prof. Grabel is a I £y ■ smile L°n J11*3 }™*- *n a sense quiet but hard working man, and isl^wever, he has turned over a new worthy of praise. -The band's contri-1 "*"■ Now he is always careful to DELTA SIGS RUSH THIRTY-FIVE On Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock approximately 35 Delta Sigs and 35 rushees left the fraternity house for Blue Springs where bar- bequed pork on the grill was waiting for them. Special guest of the occasion was Professor Curtis M. Lowiy, fraternity advisor. Along with the very tasty roast pork, potato salad, chips, bread, dressing, pickles, ice cream, and coke was served. There were seconds and thirds for everybody, so by the end of the evening everyone was pleasantly and comfortably satisfied. The Chapter held its Tegular meeting; at 7:00 Wednesday evening at which time plans for pledging and homecoming were discussed. Nearly the total membership of 40 men were present. N' No Two Ways 'Bout That Either By Ernestine Hurlbert "I means to tell y'll we're really gonna have some fun" this Sadie Hawkins day, n' no two ways, about that either." So spoke the Honorable Bill Fletcher,. Mayor of Dogpatch. All the big events are going to take place on Saturday, November 9th. The first thing we do is to go eat breakfast, normal like, then we go back home and put on sour costumes. At ten o'clock we line up for the big parade. We'll have the Dogpatch Symphony to lead us as we mardh down town to cut up and show all the folks how dumb we can be. - After the big parade, which will end up in front of Elizabeth Hall, we line up on Minnesota Avenue for the big race (or chase), girls east of boulevard and boys west of boulevard. We will stand there for a few minutes while people take pictures -of us. Then Mayor Fletcher firesh is gun and the boys take off. Five seconds later he fires his gun again and we girls take, off after them. No need to say that the big chase will go West down Minnesota 'Avenue. It .will probably take until lunch time for all of us to catch ourselves a man, so wheii you catch one girls, take him on over to the Commons (of course we have to buy their lunch). At two o'clock the big sports .events of the day begin in. the Yo- kum stadium (Huley.Field). These events include a tug of war, races, and a football game piting the Freshman" members of the Stetson team against the Upperclassman members." There will also be some sports events for the girls arranged by Miss Daisy Mae Jernigan. After all of this, it will be time for us to eat again,—supper this time. According to Mayor Fletcher, chief cook Solana and his boys really have some delicious menues planned for us (presarved turnups n' all). At eight o'clock the big opry begins in the Fletcher Opry House (Elizabeth Hall). The opry will feature a satire on the faculty along with many musical numbers and the . D.H.S. Homecoming To Begin November i ' A cordial invitation to attend Homecoming on November 1 is extended to all alumni of DeLand High School. Activities of the day include a special assembly at 10:10 a. m., followed by- a reception in the Alumni Room. The parade, led by DeLand High School's 100-piece marching band, with city and county dignitaries as special guests, will include decorated cars and floats and is scheduled for 2:15 p. m. At 8:00 p. m. the Bulldogs will encounter the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at the Municipal Stadium. The New Smyrna Beach High School band is slated to drill at the half. The Homecoming Dance at the Elks Club with music by Don Mc- Ember and his Orchestra, sponsored i Dogpatch Symphony Orchestra, by the Hi-Y, will conclude the day's events. NOTICE ONE social sorority When the opry is over we go downtown again, to Georgie Boys', Reese's and Red's. Of course girls, we'd better be careful, for remember, we "pay! At this time we wander Only ONE social sorority has scheduled a dinner for their alumni! around town and sit on the benches with the. Alumni Office. In order to I in the park. Then we have to see have complete plans published these the boys home again. (Do we even dinners must be schedtfKd prior to j have to ask them if we may kiss Saturday, Nov. 2,' 1946. I them goodnight?) Sigma Nu Serenade Friday night Sigma Nu serenaded most of western Volusia County and the eastern fringe of Lake. County. Several.persons who were enraptured by the soft and melodic tones from the fraternity house have wondered as to what was the reason for the sudden release of long hidden musical talent. Let their puzzlement and suspicion subside. The fratern_ ity was merely holding its regular rehearsal for the forthcoming inter- fraternity sing. The performance was- received with such enthusiasm that the fraternity plans to make similar presentations at regular in ^^M^ft^«™i»ll«!JJ?« ** *» '» the library tervals Consult the bulletin, board .truly been welcomed. to close. for the' time and station. Student Dietitian Training Offered By Government An examination for Student Dietitian has been announced by the U. S. Civil Service Commission for training in War Department, Veterans Administration, and Public Health Service hospitals throughout the country. The maximum salary fpr the 12-month training period is $1,470 which includes allowances for subsistence, quarters, and overtime. Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete within the next few months, at least 36 semester "hours of college study which has included 12 semester hours in chemistry, 6. semester hours in biology, 6 semester hours in foods, 6 semester houds in nutrition and diet-in disease, and 6 semester hours in institution management. In addition, the Veterans Administration requires 9 semester hours in social sciences and 3 semester hours in ed- ucsation, and specifies that applicants must have received a bachelor's degree from a "college or * university of recognized standing. • All competitors will be required to pass a written test designed to measure their aptitude for learning. Applicants for training in Veterans Administration and U. S. Public Health Service hospitals must have reached their eighteenth birthday but must not have passed their sixty-second birthday; for War Department hospitals, the age limits are twenty to forty years. Students who successfully complete the training in Veterans Administration and U. S. Public Health Service hospitals will be eligible for appointment as Staff Dietitian, $2,- 644 a year. Those successfully completing the training in War Department hospitals will be eligible for a commission in the Army as Medical Department Dietitian at a base pay of $2,160 a year plus allowance for quarters and subsis- information regarding the require- tence. • Announcements containing full information regarding the requirements, the opportunities for advancement etc., and application^ forms, may be secured at first—"* and second-class post offices, from the Commission's regional offices, or direct from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C. Interested persons are urged to apply at. once so that they may be admitted to one of the'early examinations. ,