The Stetson Reporter

"A Progressive University Newspaper for Progressive Education and Christian Ideals' Established 1936 All Aboard The Hatter Express Twelfth Year DE LAND, FLORIDA, OCTOBER 29, 1947 !F Number/i—5c Per Copy t '. 6': 1 ptist Associatiosn T© Bar. Alle.it. DOG PATCH MAYOR Plan to Erect Building In His Honor Adopted The Seminole Baptist Association meeting in their 34th annual session at the Second Baptist Church in DeLand, Florida, last week dedicated their Monday evening program to President Emeritus William S. Allen. The program was recorded and sent to Dr. Allen. ; Rev. Henry H. Martin gave the report oh Christian education, which was followed by an address by Dr. J. Harrison Griffin, Secretary of Christian Education for Florida Baptist Convention on the progress of Stetson University's $1,000,000 campaign. A Resolution was presented to the Association by Rev. Lee Nichols and unanimously adopted. Following this Resolution Dr. J. Harrison Griffin gave words of welcome and praise to Dr. Allen for his faithful service in the field of Christian education. The Stetson Glee Club, under the leadership of Prof Harold M. Giffin sang "The Wonderful Grace of Jesus," and "Open Our Eyes." A report on the expansion pf the Department of Religion at Stetson was given by Prof. O. L. Walker. Professor Giffin sang a solo of "How Beautiful Upon The Mountain," one of Dr. Allen's favorite songs. Rev. Grady Snowden gave a message on Dr. Allen's life as an ideal church member. Dr. John Maguire, Executive Secretary Florida Baptist Convention, closed the program with a prayer. The Resolution adopted by the Association reads as follows. Resolution , "Whereas, William Sims Allen, ■ president emeritus of John B. Stetson University, has through the years endeared himself to all of our people, especially our Baptist people, through his outstanding example of personal Christian grace and his signal-success as a University administrator; scholar and teacher; and, -. "Whereas, Dr. Allen, in, sacrificial The president, Don Yaxley, a junior service for Stetson University, for the » from Cleveland, Ohio, is president of Kappa Kappa Psi honorary fraternity, Blazer Club Taps Seven In Chapel The Stetson Blazer Club, organization for outstanding women in the field- of athletics at Stetson University, announces the following new members: Lois Beauchamp, Trenton; Imogene Clark, Lake X'ity; Stella Davis,. Frostproof; Nan Franklin, Washington, D. C; Nan Ivey, Atlanta, Ga:; Helen Trundle, Ft. Lauderdale; and Jean Windram, Leesburg. The new members were tapped in a special chapel service Thursday morning. Officers for the club are: president, Mary Haskins, Clarksyille, Va.; vice- president, Verdelle. Sebring, Sebring; secretary-treasurer, .Maureen Peterson, Pierson; and faculty adviser, Esther Hick. STETSON SYMPHONY ELECTS OFFICERS , FOR SCHOOL YEAR By BETTY SCHNEIDER The Stetson Symphony Orchestra held its annual election of officers at its weekly rehearsal%on Oct. 24. The officers are as follows: president, Don Yaxley; vice-president, Doug Baer; secretary, Sara Jane Smith; and treas- - urer B. J. Moore. broader interests of our denomination, for our State and Nation and for our Redeemer's Kingdom has been compelled by broken health to relinquish his pressing duties as president of the University: and, . "Whereas, Dr. Allen has served with exemplar loyalty as a deacon and servant.in his home church, and a faithful member of his home association and of our various conventions, having served as president of the Florida Baptist"Convention with great dignity and grace; and, "Whereas, it is in ouf hearts to do something to seek to express our love and sincere admiration for Dr. Allen because of who he is and what has done; "Now Therefore, BE IT RESILV.ED, by the Seminole ' Baptist Association that the Florida Baptist State Convention respectfully- be memorialized to launch as soon as possible a campaign to erect on the John B. Stetson University campus a dormitory for men • to be named for William Sims Allen, Christian educator, patriotic citizen, servant of God and humanity, who is giving himself without stint for Christ's Kingdom, has been compelled to resign as president of our beloved Baptist University. "Be it further resolved, that the convention be memorialized to instruct its State Mission Board to fully implement the department of Christian Education for the successful completion of the campaign for funds for the men's dormitory: that a. sum of at least $300,000 be sought and that this sum be regarded as a part of the effort of the. convention is fulfilling its pledge to provide $1,000,000 for Stetson University. "Be it further resolved, that the association request Editor Ed Solomon to give this action wide publicity so that all of the messengers to the State Convention may Be fully informed on our intentions: and, "Be it further resolved that our association instruct Rev. Lee Nichols to submit at a suitable time to the next meeting of the State Convention .this memorial in honor of our great leader, servant and friend, William Sims Allen." Lee Nichols, Chairman W. P. Brooks, Jr. J. Alvin Inman Mark Dobbs S. L. Whatley After this resolution was read an offering was taken to apply on the (Continued on Page 3) a member of Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity, .and former vice-president of the Stetson band. Don plays the trombone and is majoring in music. The vice-president, Doug Baer, is a sophomore from Tampa, Florida. He is a music education major and plays trombone with both the band and the orchestra. He is also a member of Kappa Kappa Psi honorary hand fraternity. Sara Jane Smith, the secretary, is a • music education major from Tarpon Springs. She plays flute in the orchestra. The treasurer, B. J. Moore, an education major from Tampa, plays oboe in the orchestra. PEP RALLY A "pep" rally, highlighting performances by the Stetson band and glee club, and brief talk by Hatter Coach Brady Cowell, will be presented Friday evening, October 31, in the quadrangle behind Chaudoin Hall, is was announced today hy Jordan Maynard. . The rally will be in preparation for the Traditional Stetson- Rollins tilt Saturday night, and students and faculty are urged to attend. Neill Justice, brother of the North. Carolina Tar Heels famed Choo-Choo Justice, who will be in the backfield when the Rollins- Tars play host to Stetson in Orlando Stadium Saturday evening. Justice is one of the Tars, greatest threats in gridiron battles. Peyton "Pat" Wilson, Stetson sophomore from Sanford, Florida, was recently elected Mayor of Sadie Hawkins Day, which is set for Saturday, November 8. l TAT" WILSON NAMED DOGPATCH MAYOR" FOR SAME HAWKINS Mayor Declares Open Season on Unattached Stetson Males By BILL FISHER At a Stetson Pep Rally in chapel last. week, Peyton "Pat" Wilson, sophomore business student from Sanford, rose to victory in the race for the office of "Mayor of Dogpatch," over last year's able mayor, Bill Fletcher. Final plans are being drafted and details worked out for the big day in which, the mayor-elect declared, "... the gals chase the boys, and woe is to them who cain't run very fast, or them as; won't." - " The Sadie Hawkins day committee, composed of Tom Perrin, Chris Magaha, Johnny Cannon,' Bill Kennedy, Charlie Papper, Jake Alexander, Martitia Lane and Bill Fisher announced last week that an intensive campaign to gain the interest and support of the entire student body was underway, and that the machinery for the festive day has already been set into motion. The proceedings will begin with a gala parade which will highlight a mule-drawn cart, atop which will be an "honest-to-goodness" hillbilly band. The procession will halt in the center of town to elect this year's Lil Abner and Daisy Mae. The residents of "Dogpatch" will. then return to their home grounds for the traditional race, which will be followed by two football games; . . . Upperclass girls vs. Freshman girls, and Upperclass men vs. Freshman men. In the way of refreshments, there will be a pie-eatnig contest for the faculty, and a buffet supper in the Forest of Arden for students and faculty alike. ^ In the evening, the traditional "Dogpatch Opry"—this year penned by Bill "Red" Kennedy—will be presented in Elizabeth Hall.' The day's activities will he topped off by a bang-up, old-fasnioned square dance a.t the DeLand high gymnasium. As the momentous day approaches, the beards get longer and the spirits higher. . . . Stetson's student body' aspires to make this' year's Sadie? Hawkins Day the biggest and best ever. CORRECTION In last week's paper, it was stated that Don Yaxley was a member of Pi Kappa Phi, social fraternity. He is a member of Delta Sigma Phi. % Dick Darty, another Tar backfield man who starred in the 14-13 win over Presbyterian last week. Rollins coach Jack McDowall especially praised Darty's contribution to this victory. Darty will be a tough problem for the Hatters in Orlando Saturday night. SENATOi PEPPER, FULLER WMEH TO SPEAK HERE Drew Pearson Invited to Address Joint Convention November 22 Senator Claude Pepper of Washington and Fuller Warren, well-known Jacksonville attorney will address a joint convention of the Florida Intercollegiate Press Association and the Florida Student Government Association at Stetson on November 22, it was announced by Robert A. Rickey, state convention chairman. C. L. Mullis, editor of the Stetson Reporter, received a wire from Senator Pepper stating that he would be ' present at the convention and would be able to speak a.t a banquet here. Fuller Warren will serve, as toast- master of the banquet, and Drew Pearson, popular Washington columnist has also been invited to attend. Bill Fisher, news editor of the Stetson Reporter is secretary-treasurer of the convention, and Bud Dickinson', president of the Stetson Student Body. serves as vice-president of the Florida Student Government Association. Invitations have been sent to each of Florida's colleges" and universities, and a large representation is expected. Benny Smith In DeLand Hospital With Game Injury Report has been received from the DeLand Memorial Hospital the Benny Smith, Hatter quarterback, who was injured in Saturday night's Milligan game is resting nicely. Benny, the only pre-war Stetson star on this year's squad has three cracked transverse processes in the lumbar region of the spine. How long he will have to remain in the hospital is not yet known. It is estimated that he will have to remain in a cast for at least six weeks, however. Smith is a 29-year-old veteran and father who has been a spark-plug in the spirit of the team this year and will be sorely missed the remainder of the season. STETSON QUARTERLY ISSUES CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS By DEE HOLLY Bob Wilson, editor of the Stetson Quarterly, campus literary magazine, called a'meeting last Friday of those who are interested in working on the magazine this year. Plans for selling and distribution were discussed. The staff is as yet incomplete, and there are a number of places to be filled, particularly on the business staff. Students who have had any experience in this type of work are urged to contact Bob Wilson, Dee Holly, associate editor, or Dr. Byron Gibson, faculty advisor. Contributions to the magazine are also needed and students who want to turn in manuscripts are asked to take them to the publicity office or to Bob, who has requested that contributors keep duplicate "copies of their manuscripts. Subscriptions for the' Quarterly will be on sale within the next few days. All funds for the publication of the magazine are obtained from the sale of subscriptions. Town Girl's Club Announces First Social Meeting The Town Girls' Club held a meeting last Friday in the Day Students' Room. It was announced that the first social event will be a supper Thursday evening, October 30, in the President's dining room at the Commons from 5:00 to 7:00. There will be a short program of entertainment. Officers will be elected at the next business meeting. All town girls are urged to be present at that time and at all subsequent meetings, as this organization is the only means for these students to take part in campus.activities. TRADITIONAL HATTER-TAR BATTLE TO BE PLAYED IN ORLANDO BOWL McDowall's Team Is Deceptive and Strong; Will Be Heavy Favorites Over Green and White By PHIL DeBERARD, JR. The mighty Rollins College Tars, with a habit of playing a fancy and winning brand oif football this season will play host to the Stetson Hatters in Orlando Stadium Saturday night in a traditional set-to that will bring a large crowd to see Stetson seeking their first win over the Winter Park neighbors in a ■ ■ decade. ' i Win or lose, a bunch of Stetson students "riding the rails to Rollins" will ■ be out to cheer the green-and-white in the important game of the year and have the times of their lives. With much fanfare, a. trainload of Hatter fans, the band, the Glee Club and the cheerleaders will arrange themselves in a special section of the Orlando stands to watch their football team work out a giant-killing project. The best the Stetson squad has done against the Tars since the latest win in 1937 was a 6-6 tie in the 1939 battle after Rollins had trimmed the Hatters 18-0 in a previous game that season. Last year, Rollins bopped the locals 20-0 and came back to ruin Homecoming with a 19-0 win in Municipal Stadium. Hatter alumni would, rather look back to. 1927 when the Hatters massacred Rollins 75-0 for the most lop-sided score between the teams in history. Older grads might vaguely remember the pre-war 1916 season when the Stetson squad worked the Tars over 34.00 and 48-0. So successful were the Hatters in trouncing their .rivals to the south that the two teams called it off from 1929 until 1935 when Stetson greeted the rescheduled Tars with a'21-14 drubbing. After the 1937 15-12 ■ win, • things were changed. Rollins granted one tie and won all the rest,, taking the last pre-war contest in 1940 with a 25-12 triumph. Come this. Saturday night, Rollins will have another chance to stretch the winning season to -11 straight. Such deeds as defeating a tough Richmond team, 20-7 and holding the Mi- ' ami Hurricanes to a 6-0 win have made the Tars a respected team indeed. Last week, Rollins edged Presbyterian in a narrow 14-13 win which was doubly important in view of the fact that Presbyterian had trimmed Erskine and made the Tars very, very, angry indeed with a 19-9 spanking at the opening of the season. It is consoling from the Stetson • viewpoint to know that odds mean little in a traditional football cotest. The sports history books 'are full of gridiron upsets in similar cases. Nevertheless, the good sober, pigskin prognisticator will give the Winter Park team a good three or four touchdown edge over the Hatter on the basis of individual talent and past performance. Stetson has shown steady improvement and was unbeaten in collegiate competition until last Saturday when . a heart-breaking Milligan rally turned a possible 13-7 Hatter victory into a 20-13 Hatter loss. The 23-0 bombing by the Jax Navy Fliers in the opening, tilt was valuable to the Stetson coaching staff in that they could slant their tutoring against ' certain weakness. Those were elimi- (Continued on Page 6-) ST CONTES STATE BEAUTY PRIZE Tangerine Beauty Queen To Be Selected By Winter Haven At the monthly Student body meeting on Friday, J. M. Albritton, Jr. executive Secretary of the Alumni Asso- . ciation, announced that the Junior .Chamber of Commere of Winter Haven,- Florida, is conducting a Tangerine Queen beauty contest on November 16 at Cypress Gardens and had asked that Stetson send contestants. The Student Body voted to conduct a contest to determine the two top beauties of the campus to compete in the beauty parade. Albritton further announced that the Alumni Association would sponsor one of the winners and that the Student Body would sponsor the other at the Winter Haven event. Rules of the contest are as follows: 1. Any girl who is a resident of Florida, or-who is attending an accredited "school or'college in the state. 2. Contestant's age shall be not less than sixteen, nor more than twenty-four years, on November 16, 1947. 3 Contestant must be of good character and possess poise, charm, personality and beauty. 4. Contestant must be sponsored- by a- civic, fraternal, veterans, business or other" recognized organization. 5. No resident of Winter Haven, Florida, is eligible to enter the contest. The organization sponsoring the winner at Winter Haven will receive a $100 bond and- the Queen will receive, in addition to nation:wire publicity as the official Tangerine Queen, a six months' contract with the "John Robert -Powers Model Agency in New York, a $100 savings bond, a.Jantzen swim suit and Jantzen sweater, and a complete dress suit ensemble designed by Laura O'Banion of Miami. - Second place winner will receive a $50 sayings bond and Jantzen swin suit and sweater; third, $35 in cash and a swim suit and sweater; fourth,. $25 in cash and swim suit and sweater, and fifth place will receive $20 in cash and swim suit and sweater. The next five finalists will receive a lovely bouquet of flowers when they are announced in the contest. Bill Carter, contest chairman and director of publicity for Cypress Gardens," writes that the contest will emphasize the wholesome, outdoor type of American Girl, and urges that we pick our candidate accordingly. Dick Pope, owner of Cypress Gardens, attended Stetson in 1920-21 and is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Bud Dickenson, president of the Stu- (Continued on Page 3) F©_r Football Fans To Stetson-Rollins Train to Leave From DeLand At 5:30 P. M. By GRAVES EDMONDSON Amid the shouts of the barkers ticket sales for the "Hatter Express" began to get up steam this week. The "Express," which is running to Orlando for the annual gridiron clash between Stetson-Rollins will leave from Woodland Boulevard at 5:30 p. m. Saturday. Ticket sales indicate that Stetson will be well represented at the Orlando Stad- , the booth without a ticket or at least a promise to buy in the near future.* Prices ,of the railroad tickets have been reduced for this trip to $2.04. Game tickets are also being sold at the advance price of $1.20. Those sponsoring the excursion are. con- . tributing to urge those who planned to drive to Orlando to change their minds and join the crowd on the express. The trip down with all the . gang will be almost as much fun as - the game itself. ium. Train tickets must be purchased before 4 p. m. Saturday. A special booth has been set up opposite the Campus Soda Shop for the sale of tickets. Jake Alexander, who has charge of the sales, has been busy spurring the students to rob banks, piggy, that is, and buy the train and game tickets. Sales at the outset proved to be slow due to a shortage of funds, but many students were only waiting for that money from home. It was almost a feat to iget by