The Stetson Reporter

y f; -•.I "A Progressive University Newspaper for Progressive Education and Christian Ideals1 Established 1936 Twelfth Year' DE LAND, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 3, 1947 Number 8—5c Per Copy Oscar Shunisky Is Guest Soloist -at- Concert Here./:.. Violinist Acclaimed by Critics At Carnegie Hall Recital By BETTY SCHNEIDER The Stetson Symphony Orchestra, under the 'direction of Frances Buxton presented its .first concert of the year with Oscar, .Shumsky as guest soloist in,Elizabeth Hall Tuesday.- ... .--. The program.varied from 18th century to contemporary composers. The selections offered by the orchestra were'"There is a Rose ill'Flower" (Chorale Prelude, Brahms-Leinsdorf), ; :—; : ' "Overture to Egmont" (Beethoven), "An Outdoor Overture" (Copland) and "Polka from Shvanda" (Weinberger). Oscar Shumsky, violinist, accompanied by the orchestra," presented two major and contrasting works lor the violin:' Mozart's""Con'certo in A Major for Violin and Orchestra" and Wi'en- iawski's "Concerto in D minor for Vio-. lin and Orchestra."' iOscar Shumsky's' career conclusively proves that "violinists are horn and not made." Shumsky toured this country, Europe and South Africa with unparalleled success following an appearance as child prodigy soloist at .the age of seven. This was. under the baton of Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra conductor., Shumsky was the youngest student ever, to have been.accepted by the famous Leopold Auer. Upon AueVs death, Shumsky continued his studies under Efrem Zimbalist. During the war, Shumsky was solo violinist for the "United States Navy- Band's Symphony Orchestra. His return was marked by a recital in uar- negie Hall. The enthusiastic acclaim of the audience,^ which included many distinguished violinists- who led in the bravos and tumultuous applause is not often encountered in New York. concert halls. .. The homage-with wmch Shumsky's name is always met by his, colleagues is.indeed the highest' criD- : ute for. whieh_any'.artist can hope. In ■ the words of one critic:-"The'name' of Oscar Shumsky must be includea a- mong. those of the.great violinists of our time." - ■ . mm. ^^^^^^^881118 - -rip^A IB '•:.!$ s u__„i£_is§H !':''C^|', Rwwp *£i«SS SgajiK • ;-?k| ■' •••''■'■'• - ■■ ■ .-".'."... ^F»y .*... &&SS3 jaAj| III jH • I w® ■ l:tgl I--$__i§li 1 i-m&k! Oscar Shumsky, noted violinist performed to large audience in Elizabeth Hall Tuesday. LOTTIE MOON MISSION , GOAL IS $ 1,000,000; NEW INDEPENDENT SPEAKER HERE DEC.9 POLITICAL GROUP FORMED ON CAMPUS By JOHN. HOWELL -. Miss Elizabeth' FroVence, young peoples worker for the state; willbe guest •.speaker at the Lottie Moon program, . Dec.' 9 in the ' chapel in Elizabeth Hall. Members of the Young- Womens Auxiliary have been'saving money in small banks for two months, and this money will' be - turned' in at the pro? gram meeting.'A collection'box will be put in the' soda shop for voluntary contributions as' well as' in the BOQ: The money collected is distributed by the Foreign 'Mission board of the Southern Baptist Convention to mission fields in all parts of. the- world. Objective' for this year's Lottie Moon offering in the SBC is $1,100,000. For'the week''prior to the meeting, the vesper services will be devoted to a season of prayer for the workers in the mission' fields. Stover Theatre to Present Play Dec. II By BETTY' SCHNEIDER "The Summoning of Everyman," under the direction of Irving C. Stover and Barbara Holt will he presented on December 11 and-12 at the Stover Little Theatre. Tickets will go on saie December 10. • < The cast will include Alfred Baslaw, Bill Jones, Tom Reese, James Tucker, Murry.i. Ulm, ■ Jimmy , Fisher, Allyn .Thompson, Bbh~ Knowles, Marilyn Wahrman, Norine Gyer, Mary Ethel Gilbert,, Carolyn- Freedland, Max- Anderson, Ruthmary .Thompson, Elizabeth Flory, Wesley Clark, Sarah Martha Adams, Martha Kurtz, Jane Wy- koff, David Creekman, Sue Brown, Betty Frances Glass, Fred Hope. Costumes are by Elizabeth Flory and stage manager is Martitia- Lane. - QUARTERLY ORDERS SOUGHT BY STAFF OF MAGAZINE; ■. Subscriptions for the Stetson QUARTERLY are now being sold..by.the business staff "of the literary magazine. This publication is entirely supported by funds received from the sale of subscriptions and .will not be printed unless student support .is strong . enough to enable the collections of sufficient funds. Plans are under, way tp set up a booth on campus so that students may secure their subscrip- . tions without delay. .Faculty, members and dormitory "women will-,bse contacted by membei-s of the business staff. It is hoped thatit.will be possible to-- distribute copies of -the magazine ■ to residents of.: DeLand. through display" at magazine ■ stands in the leading drug ^stores. ' • - Material used in - the ■ QUARTERLY '■ is original -work, submitted '- by the students.-Such material will;be"'accep- : ted at any time during the school year to be considered for publication in the : following 4ssue of the magazine. The staff of the QUARTERLY is - eager to give the student body a 'true • literary magazine and'to publish each ' issue by the proposed'date'of publication; . . , •. ■-".-• Co-op Organized At Naval Air Station For Stetson Veterans Plans were announced last week for a new and comprehensive Independent political and social organization of the campus. Joe Sutton, president, ' and Bill Fisher, publicity chairman, of the existing party made the announce- " ment. In an interview last week, Sutton stated: -._ "Stetson has long needed a strong independent organization. With no strong" Independent party to furnish competition to the Inter - fraternity council there is nothing to alleviate the ills of one party dominatipn of campus politics. With no strong In- det)pn<ient organization the vast group1 ot over 1,700 students on the campus who have no fraternity or sorority affiliations have no one organization is serve their interests in the social e- , vents of the campus. "The past Non-frat organization has been .admittedly inadequate. It was the vestigual remains of the pre-war party but did not have the heterogenous representation- that would have " made it the spokesman of. all Stetson .. inuependent students". "With a revived interest, in campus - politics and social events the situa- .* liouhas become more acute, not only • for the non-affiliated students, but for the entire. student body. A healthy and active. student body government that proposes to serve the students is impossible without at least two' strong political parties." Now it seems that a workable plan has at last been presented the students. It calls for the.organization two new, absolutely autonomous, group's. One group among the men at the base and one from the town and campus students who are not now affiliated with the old party which will continue to function. This" will give the campus three separate independent groups that can look after the social interests of its own "faction. It will also form the basis of the Independent political council. The council to be composed of delegates from each group selected on the basis of size of memb.ership. The •council'could then command a representation of all the independent talent available and give campus politics a healthy shot in the arm. Organizational meetings to be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in Elizabeth Hall for town and campus students'and at 7:00 o'clock at the Base. TSON, FLORIDA COLLEGES TART DRIVE FOR BIGGER SUBSISTENCE CHECKS Allen Hall Voted By State Baptist To Cost $ 300,000 A resolution to build a new boys' dormitory to cost not less than $300,- 000 was approved by the Florida? Baptist Convention meeting in Orlando, November 18-20. The building will be in honor of Dr. W. S. Allen, and plans will be drawn up by' the trustees of Stetson and 'the state mission board. Wednesday, November 19, was Stetson night at the convention and there was fine response to the work of the university as it was presented to the messengers by Dr. Garwood in his annual report. Tribute was paid to Dr. Allen by Dr. C. Roy Angell, pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Miami. Also on the program was Professor O. LaFayette Walker, who spoke on "Christian Education," Dr. J. Harrison Griffin, and the Stetson Glee Club. This meeting of the Convention was a.t£ended by the largest number of messengers that the Florida Convention has ever had. Pepper, Hendricks Say They'll , Back Petition For More Money By BILL FISHER " Led by Fred Owen , Jr., Stetson Veterans Association Commander, the Florida Conference of Student Veterans last week voted to endorse the Edith Nourse Rogers bill for increased subsistence allowances, and to reconvene here December 6 to complete plans for a national voting mobilization of GI' trainees. Radio Workshop is Formed Here The Radio Workshop is a new organization on the Stetson campus, formed -last week for the purpose of - preparing and presenting radio programs. Composed of members of the radio class, which has been broadcasting o- ver a Daytona Beach station for the past two quarters, it plans to prepare radio plays adapted from the classics which will be presented over WTRR, Sanford. As the radio course will not be offered again until the spring quar- (Continued on Page 2)" SENATOR PEPPER CHALLENGES STUDENTS AT RECENT PRESS CONVENTION AT STETSON : Pennekamp Lauds Free .Press, Warren Toastmaster By BILL FISHER The need for free press and courageous-government-were the key-. , notes - of addresses delivered here last week by United States Senator Claude' Pepper, and John D. Pennekamp, associate editor of the Miami Herald, for delegates of eighteen colleges and universities attending a joint convention at Stetson University of the Florida Intercollegiate Press and Student Government associations. The Senator praised the patriotism of the nation's press stating, "We are in a period of excitement when civil rights are under attack and assault, and there has never been a greater freedom of the press than,perhaps any other one man in the nation," declared "Freedom of the press is not a privilege or a license that had been .grant- need for a free, democratic press...:., ed to an industry or to a commercial It is important that we concern ourselves with how to preserve a free and vigorous press." Describing the challenge of public service as "never so tremendous before," Pepper asserted, " There are far more cowards in politics, I suspect, than on the football field or in the battle lines." He added that many citizens in our government have "failed to discharge their full public duties because they feared ,the conse-' quences." The Senator urged the delegates to chpose governmental'careers as their lif^s work, but warned "To decide before seeking office whether, you are thinking of the next generation or of the next election." Mr. Pennekamp, introduced by Toastmaster Fuller Warren as "A man who has- done more to safeguard .the Grand opening 'of the Trailer ^Vets Co-op at the Naval Air Station Trailer' Village will be Saturday,'December 6. The Co-op is a grocery store operated by student veterans - of- Stetson and membership is open to all bona iide student veterans of the school. In order to become a member, veterans must present their student cards and' pay the membership fee often dollars, which will be returned to them upon their withdrawal from the Co-op. This money furnishes the working capital for the store. . "This Co-op is the veterans answer to the problem of rising grocery costs" declared Neal Edmunds, manager of the store. "Membership cards will he issued upon presentation of the ten . dollars and student card, and this membership card must be -presented when making purchases." "The store operates on a narrow margin which covers all expenses, and results in lower prices on most grocery items than in-town.. Milk, bread, and kerosene are being sold at cost in order to provide basic requirements as cheaply as possible." In the constitution, which was adopted by the members of the Trailer Village as charter members, provision is made for •-.meetings'at'■ regular intervals, for a board of governors -to supervise the administration of the store, and for a manager, who" is directly responsible for the-operation of the Coop: The manager is the only paid" worker in the organization. The store is located in.va building near the parking area for' the Trailer Village, and tentative store' hours in effect prior to the Saturday opening will be 10:00 to 11:00 and 4:00 to 5:00. Membership fees may be paid to Edmunds at his trailer, No. 29, or at the . store, as well as to John Howell in trailer No. 10. Faculty Trio Performs Here; Buxton, Leek, Clark Star By BETTY SCHNEIDER "The Stetson'Faculty Trio, consisting of Frances Buxton, violin, Eleanor Leek, cello, and Rosemary Clark, piano', presented its annual concert in Elizabeth Hall November 25. -The trio recently played for " ihe, Florida State Music Teacher's Convention in Miami and has appeared in other cities of the state. The music selected for the program ^represents three centuries of chamber music" writing, 18th century Haydn, "28__." century Block, and 19th century Mendelssohn. The' selections, offered . by the trio were, the three movements, Ch t\i hn as f a p a d t The largest Christmas Parade in DeLand's history will' take .--place Saturday morning at 10:30. .- Featured will be gigantic bal- ■ loons, five bands, , kiddies* contests and other spectacles. Several Stetsonites are a. ssisting the DeLand Merchant's Association in its production. ~"v- JUlegro, Andante, and Finale, of Haydn's "Trio in C Major, No. 3," the Andante, Andante quieto, and Tempestu- <oso movements of Bloch's "Three Nocturnes," and the four movements, Mol- to Allegro Agitato,'Andante, con moto tranquillo, Scherzo and Finale of Mendelssohn's "Trio in D minor, Opus 49." Frances Buxton is Professor of Violin and Theory and conductor of the ;Stetson Symphony Orchestra. Eleanor Leek is Associate Professor of Cello and Theory. Rosemary Clark is Assistant Professor of Piano and Theory. Each of the trio members will subsequently be heard in a solo recital. Students were admitted on their activity tickets, however, it was free to the public for the purpose of acquaint- 4ng them with small ensembles, - enterprise. It is the guarantee, of a right that has been .vested in a free people, .of whom its press is a vital •part. It is one of the' essentials, a major essential,' separating and distinguishing our form of government from that which is arbitrary and totalitarian." Lauding free press ■ as "one of the basic concepts of democratic government, Mr. Pennekamp admonished that our founding fathers "....Chose to set the press aside as an essential if. unofficial unit, a Fourth estate if you ' please, as distinguished from .the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial branches. They wanted the press as free from restraint by any branch of the government, as each is from the other." The nationally-known Miami journalist, in conclusion," praised the modern, newspaperman, declaring, "They assemble and print the news; they offer comment — Informed and stimulating comment we think — editorially, and undertake to provide a -measure of leadership in the community interest and service." They provide an interesting and useful medium that has a.value both to the advertising community and to the people who need and want the things, the services, and the ideas which are advertised. All in all, they are, doing, year by year, a better job of being as American as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights intended them and their functions to be." "Mr. Pennekamp is well known as the principal in the litigation of last year by which the newspaper's right to criticize the- conduct of the courts waa established. Mr. Pennekamp is now serving as Chairman of the Everglades National Park committee. Fuller Warren, Toastmaster for the occasion, was introduced by C. L. Mullis," who referred to Mr. Warren as the man many people throughout the state are referring to as the next governor of Florida. Mr. Warren lauded Stetson as probably being the most metropolitan school in Florida, listing the counties, states and nations represented in its student hody. Delegates to the state-wide meet ap-, proved recommendations to student veterans of other states to obtain "pledges of action" introduced by Rep Joe Hendricks of Florida on behalf of the Florida Delegation. Conference Chairman Dick Cooper, editor of the Volusia Mirror, and a Florida gubernatorial candidate declared, "We are not faced with the needs of young collegiates of 18 and '20 years of age, but with the needs mostly of married men with families of four and five tp support." Under the provisions of the Rogers hill, married veterans would receive $125, with increased allotments" for children. Single veterans would receive $90 monthly. Present subsistence allowances of $90 to married vets and $65 to single vets, approved in 1945 were labeled ineffective due to rising costs of living. Convention- delegates rebuffed- Congress for placing ceilings on the earnings of trainees, as "limiting our capacity to help ourselves, but not acting to limit the rising demands on our vanishing pocketbooks." HENDRICKS IS SPEAKER The Stetson Veteran's Association was requested to ask other colleges in other states to conduct cost of iiving surveys among veteran students, and to similar state-wide meetings. They . received..the-endorsement of the Florida Veterans organization. Representative- Joe Hendricks, who flew from Washington to attend the meet, reminded the 850 veterans representing 12 state colleges in Florida that in order to make their requests to Congress effective, they must have sufficient voting power. He announced- that although he will soon retire as Fifth District Congressman, he would "be hack in public office soon." "I am going all-out to help you veterans, and as I remember to help you, I woul like to have you remember nle when you see-my name on a ballot a- gain," he asserted. Individual letters and pledges -of support were also received from Senators Holland and Pepper, and Representatives Peterson, Rodgers, Sikes, and Price. Colleges which sent delegates to the conference were: Stetson, Rollins. College, Orlando Junior College, University of, Florida, Florida Southern College, Florida State University, St. Petersburg Junior College, Edison Junior College, West Palm Beach Junior College, Florida' Christian College and • Bethufie-Cookman College. JBSU Forensic Team is Host • For Tourney The Stetson debate squad will again this.year play host to a number of debaters from college campuses through- - out the state for a pre-season, non-decision debate tournament. The tournament will be held Saturday, December 6. There will be three founds of debates, at 10:00, 11:15 a. m. and 2:00 p. m., with women's and men's divisions. All the colleges, universities, and junior colleges in the.state have been invited to send representatives. Th" present registration includes: the Ur versity of Miami, the University o Florida and Jacksonville Junior College. The main social event of the. tournament will be a luncheon Saturday at noon at the DeLand Chamber of Commerce Building. About forty-five students and coaches are expected to participate in the*- tournament activities. Stetson students who will debate are: Jessie Gibson, Helen Wooten, Murray Ulm, John Sfltton, William Singleton, Wilbur Carter, Hugh Mc- Kinley, Ed Bush, Truby O'steen, Mel- vin Henderson, Robert Lee, and Dee Holly. I