The Stetson Reporter

■Y~: " f. ELEVENTH YEAR—No. 6. DE LAND, FLORIDA NOVEMBER'7 26, 1946 PRICE TEN.CENTS NEW GRADING SYSTEM CITED AS UNFAIR By Felton P. Davis, Jr. . Several weeks ago- a ' system of ■ grading on percentages was enforced on the campus. - If, understood correctly, this new system.is intended to raise the. scholartic standards.of the college" andito'.weedAout .the "college hobos". If ttiis "hew order" continues we can.picture.more than a mere weeding'put of college hobos J Today colleges deal not.with boys but ' men—men' matured three , to - four years by war, and.education no college can. equal.'. They aren't a . mass of yes-men relaying on a master brain for their thinking. 'These students are individuals- with, personal opinions that can be expressed freely without fear of• oppression'or punishment. The student has voiced his opinion of. the new grading .system and it is strictly negative. True, the student has no contract with tne college as to' how->he wu'i be graded," but the April, 1946, cata- . lague does list .the numerical equivalent system.'' Now we find were graded on another, and feel it's the- .sameas a breach of contract. • This system., may raise or lower a student's grade' in comparison to the old system of numerical equivalents. Say a student gets a" B in mree courses at the end of a term. The ' J3 in course one (where' the class is " .below average) may have a numerical equivalent in the 70's. In course ■ two (where the class ■ average is Jiormal) the B may be in the 80's. In course three (where the class average is high) the B may be in the 30's., ,He has made ' a • B ' inall three courses, which is an above, the. average grade. Yet, in course one he is ■cheating the-, college and actually lowering the scholartic standards. In course three he is cheated to raise the college standards. This system offers no method of measuring or comparing a students grade with those in other classes. - We're in favor of raising the scholartic standards and the percentage does, but only on paper by stablizing the grade, not by a physical increase in standards. The students feel justified in saying tne percentage system is unfair. Perhaps, we are wrong. If so, we ■would like to be corrected. If. not,' why can't something be done to' ■change this new system? The "Old System" of Numerical Equivalents A plus 96-99, A 90-95, B plus 86- 39, B 80-85, C plus'76-79, C 70-75, D 60-69, D. Below 60. Present System of Percentages 10 percent As, 25 percent 3's, 45 percent C's, 15 percent D's, and 5 percent F's. This system is first -based on a curve. The average of the classis is found (this maybe 60, -70, 80, etc.) and that average is ■ C. The re: mainder of the grades are figured in relation with the percentages on the left. As near as possible each class is to have 10 percent A's, 25 percent B's, etc. CAMPUS BEAUTY VOTED ORANGE BOWL QUEEN Stetsons Own Queen Star Of Movie Short Mary Delma Brice, 18-yeaf-oldl Stetson Soph., Orange Bowl Queen Mary Delma. Brice, eighteen-year-old Stetson sophomore has been.eleeted queen of .Miami's 1947 Orange Bowl game and its. accompanying.festival. . ' ."The daughter of Dr. and Mrs.' Oliver Brice of Annapolis, Md., Miss Brice has spent the past two years in Florida, attending Stetson during the winter and spending her summers in Key West and DeLand. She will be crowned queen in elaborate ceremonies in Miami City Auditorium Dec. 27, an event that will be' repeated the following night. After competition from all over the state, Miss Brice, member of Tri-Delta, sorority, will leave for Miami Dec. 15, where she will attend all social functions in connection with her new coveted role as Orange Bowl Queen. This honor, bestowed upon one of Florida's loveliest each year, is not merely a beauty contest. The orange Bowl Committee does not select their queen from contest. Pictures are submitted as representatives from Florida's colleges, universities, and organizations . and from these pictures interviews ensue. In the final phase of selection beauty plays only a miner role, overshadowed by. intelligence, character," voice, and personal background. A sociology major, Miss Brice is a member of the Canterbury Club and the WAA. In high school she was a member of the Student Government, president of the Assembly Committee, secretary of the Dra- (Continued on Page 4) EMBRYOS LISTEN AS OLD GRADS OF LAW SCHOOL PPOSTULATE By P. E. and J. G. ;N We are glad to report that no one fell down the stairs at the Law School.breakfast last Saturday morning. ' The array of legal talent in the form of a representative judic-r iary.could have taken a case from a J.P. hearing up to a" Florida Supreme .Court judgment'with..the chief justice" presiding. -We legal embryos attended the breakfast with great, apprehension and misgiving. Our expectations went ' ' ~—: :—-no further than a few hours of. squirming through hot air expostulations regarding^ legal matters. ■. Bruce Bishop, president of the Stu- . dent Bar Association, got started in a rail position and looked as if he had the race in-liis stride when he was overtaken by State's- Attorney Murray Sams who, in- turn, was- passed by Justice Thomas of. the Supreme Court. ' . ' ; Never in their years of attending breakfasts, had the embryo barristers received finer lessons in the diapering of babys to_ the. preparation of arguments to present to .the higher legal tribunals. In the vernacular' of the .circus folk, and in quoting Justice Thomas, Supreme Court justices always travel in pairs, one to barkjind the other to work the crowd. At the breakfast/ Chief Justice Chapman worked the crowd. In the calling off of classes, the alumni rose when their respective' classes were called and it was there . that we' found a Daniel in the lion's den. . An alumnus from the class of '38 reported that he is now the Republican representative-elect from, his district, in Pennsylvania. The liori roared, but only in gla"dness and welcome. ■- Prof. Giffin and several students from the Music School entertained to the enjoyment of. all present. Miami's Orange Bowl queen for 1947, Miss; Mary. Delma Brice, will be featured in a Grantland Rice movie short now being filmed ' at Cypress Gardens, Orange Bowl-Bus-' iness Manager Ernest'-E. Seiler ,reported Tuesday. Miss Brice's part in the film was made at the Gardens Monday.following the queen's appearance at the annual Tangerine Festival there .Sunday. ' The picture, which centers on the water skiing at. Cypress .Gardens, probably will be released in. January, Seiler announced, and may include sequences from movies of past Orange' Bowl games. Ted Husing, veteran Orange Bowl broadcaster, wili record the commentary. The queen, 18-year-old brunette, Stetson University sophomore, will appear in the picture'with a squad of- football players, after first making an entrance through a curtain of oranges. •< Seiler also announced that the Leon High school band of Tallahassee was assured of a trip to the Orange Bowl festival. Florida Baptist Convention In 85th Session Votes Cooperative Program Funds To Stetson The Florida Baptist Convention met in its 85th annual session at the First Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla., Nov. 19-21, with Stetson being ably represented by its President, Dr. Allen, and other members of the faculty. In the convention's Wednesday evening, session President Allen presented, as rep resentatives from the Stetson Department of Religion, Dr. H. C. Garwood, Professor Pope A. Duncan, Rev. R. Grady Snowden; Professor O". Lafayette Walker and Director of Religious Activities, Rev. William K. Bean. . During the evening's services, Dr. J. Harrison Griffin, Secretary of the Department of Christian Education for the Florida Baptist Convention, brough an address on Christian Education and presented the work and growth of Stetson since the found of the school. The most prominent address of the evening was given by Stetson's Rev. O. Lafayette Walker. Christian spirit and influence of Stetson. During the business session of the Convention, a resolution was passed approving a continuation of the million dollar drive for Stetson with a (Continued on Page 4) Dibble Chosen Pres. Of Town Council At a recent meeting this year Town Council held a reorganization meeting. This club is composed of Stetson's girl day students of which there are about one hundred this year. Elections were held for the officers for the year. Marguerite Dibble was elected president, Marjorie Marjorie Marks, vice president and secretary, and Martitia Lane, treasurer. The club has voted to be represented this year in "The Hatter," and all the members are anxious to make this organization an active land helpful undertaking. College Essay Contest Awards $3000 In Prizes This Year HATTERS BOUNCE BACK BY ROLLING OVER TAMPA UNIVERSITY 20-0 IN FINAL GAME OF YEAR The Tamiment Social and Economic Institute an- .^ . . ti „ nounces an annual essay Contest, awarding $3,000 in cash in thi^addnfss he described8 the prizes to the five undergraduate college students submit- ; : j ting the best essays .on the theme—"Roads to Industrial ^ Peace." There will be a first prize of $1,500; a second prize of. $750; and three third prizes of $250 each. The Stetson Hatters brought their 1946 football season to close last Saturday night with a flurry of offensive action, crushing the Tampa, Spartans by a 20-0 count. It was a Stetson game all the way as the Hatters pushed over their ' initial touchdown before the game was five ' minutes old. Bryan "Breezy"; Brasington, who can do just about any-, thing on the gridiron, caught a Tampa boot and raced 38 yards to to Spartan 25. Four plays later Halfback John' Neisler broke off right tackle for 15 yards and a touchdown, and Brasington made good the conversion from placement. Shortly after the second quarter ftegan Stetson blocked one of Tampa Pullback Clemence's boots, and Left End Ed Holden raced down the field and recovered for the Hatters on the Tampa 12 yard line. Here was a golden opportunity to .score but a pass interception cut off .the threat and Clemence got Tampa out of the hole with an excellent kick down iin Stetson territory. The Hatters didn't waste any time in getting busy again. They cov- By Dan Dannals ered over 60 yards in two plays, as Fullback Bill Orr knifed through the center of the line and romped 35 yards to midfield, and then Right End Billy Perry snagged a thirty yard heave by. Will Boyd to put the ball on the'Tampa 20. This time the Hatters 'were not denied when several plays. later Bill Orr ploughed his way through for* the second Hatter score. Brasington's attempted conversion was blocked, but little "Breezy" caught the ball in midair and ran through the Tampa team for the extra point. The half ended with Stetson leading' 14-0. The Hatters piled up plenty of yardage .in the third quarter, but didn't score. The Spartans showed a little of their offensive ability in this quarter as Halfback Fabian made several nice runs, but they never got past the. Stetson. 35 yd line. In the final quarter, Quarterback Tom Ewing intercepted a Tampa pass on the Spartan 35 and carried the ball to the 20. Billy Tu- ten then bullied his way through the center of the line to the Tampa six. Two plays later Tail back Will Boyd dashed off the right side of the line for the final Hatter touchdown. The try for extra point was ruined when a bad pass from center got pass Tu- ten and rolled back to the 25 yd line. Tuten picked up the ball and heaved it into the end zone, but it was too short for the intended receiver. Stetson piled up about 250 yards from scrimmage and lost 38 yards, while Tampa gained 60 yards on the ground and lost 21. The Hatter racked up thirteen first downs to Tampa's six. Stetson made good five out of nine passes for 60 yards and the Spartans completed six out of fifteen for 50 yards. The Hatters were penalized 'six times for a total of 60 yards while Tampa lost only 20 yards by penalties. The Hatter line looked plenty good in this contest as it held Tampa's ground attack in check. Coach Cowell kept his linemen rotating most of the game, as he did the backs, so every member of the squad saw action before the final whistle. Co-captains for the game were two linemen-Ed Holden from Tampa and (Continued on Page 4) In announcing the contest, Louis Waldman, chairman of the essay committee, said, "The purpose 'of this award is to stimulate college students to constructive thought on matters of social and economic importance. Our colleges,, especially at this time when so many of their students are veterans, are no longer cloistered institutions, semi-detached from reality. College students, like the bulk of our population, need to be awakened to the implications of current trends and ev«nts. They realize the necessity of having a point of view, and of making that point of view a vital force, as alert members of the public. "The Institute, is -convinced that in the colleges of the United States there are hundreds of students who will not only wish to contribute their ideas in a contest of this kind,, but who have • the resourcefulness, the originality. and the knowledge to render their contributions valuable." The rules of the contest are as follows: 1. All undergraduate college students are eligible. A contestant may submit but one essay. 2. The length of the essay should be between 5,000-8,000 words. 3. No manuscript will be- accepted (Continued on Page • 4) Delta Sigs Fete Alumni with Supper The Delta Sigma Phi. Fraternity was host to about 50 alumni and their wives at a buffet supper at the fraternity house after the home- •coming football game, Saturday, Nov. 16. It was a gala affair as many of the returning alumni and actives talked over the past present and future aspects-of fraternity life. Members of the faculty present for ; the supper were Prof. Curtis M. Lowry and Andrew Preston. The regular annual meeting of the. Delta Sig Alumni Board of Control' began at eight o'clock at which time the active members of the chapter now attending school were voted into the Alumni Association. Pres- dent Bill Gardner from Daytona Beach took charge of the meeting as old business; was brought up to date and new business discussed. Taking ■ the most'active part in the discussions were the following; Judge Ol- lie Edmonds from Jacksonville, E. Harris Drew from West Palm Beach, Sidney. Taylor from DeLand, Bill Kalell from St. Petersburg and William Gardner from Daytona Beach.