The Stetson Reporter

The ST ELEVENTH YEAR—No. 16 DeLand, Florida, April 11, 1947 5 cents per copy—$1.50 per School year r. Edwin Mims Lectures To Large Audiences Here A large, audience of students and townspeople heard Dr. Edwin Mims speak at Stetson March 11 on "The South, Past and Present." Introduced by his former pupil, Dr. W. Hugh McEniry, Jr., head of Stetson's English department, as "one of the greatest teachers this country has produced," Dr. Mims began by saying that he had two lectures on the South, cue cf which he liked to give in the North. "The greatest group of statesmen that ever existed in any country came from the South," said Dr. Mims. Referring.to the period 1780-1830 as the South's golden age, lie stated that, with a few exceptions, it was . "Virginia that gave this country its leaders and its traditions, its culture and its system of education. "We shajl never understand the South," " ne said, "until we understand what happened between 1830 and 1861. In our country's^ beginnings, it was thoroughly understood that the states -had the right to secede. What the South did not-know was that in the meantime all our history ha& tended to unite us, to-make us indivisible. The seeds of much of our present trouble in the South were sown in this period, because its leaders lacked the imagination of their earlier statesmen. Every one of the great men of early Virginia-was opposed to slavery and looked forward to its abolition. ■"The South," said Dr. Mims, "was fighting, against the stars in their courses." The speaker paid high tribute to Robert E-. Lee, not as a Southerner but as an American—the greatest American, after Lincoln, of his time—and to Henry Grady, Sidney Lanier, and-other great Southerners . (Continued on Page Two) Charles L. Howard and Edward McCollum Are Graduated March 21 Charles L. Howard,, Jr., and Edward" H. McCollum were presented their-diplomas irom Stetson University on the afternoon of March 21 during a private ceremony held in the office of President Allen. Howard, the son of C. L. Howard of Melbourne, was graduated with^the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business. McCollum, the son-of John R. McCollum of Wiliston, majored in Religion. He was the recipient of a Bachelor of Arts Degree. BUSINESS SCHOOL ADDS COURSES; PROF. FURLONG NAMED DIRECTOR By WILLIAM L. KING, Jr. In an interview with Mr. Edward C.- Furlong, acting director of the School of Business, several items came to. light that will be of interest to the Stetson student body, particularly those enrolled in the School of Business. Mr- Furlong took over as acting director of the School of Business at the- start of the last Summer quarter, and will continue as Acting Director until the next Fall quarter, when he will assume the duties of Director of that school of the University. Some few changes have been made that are intended to improve the course of study offered by the School of Business. A new course has been created for a major,in Accounting, leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science in Accounting. The requirements for a degree have been changed, with Economic Geography and Hygiene no longer required. Two new courses have been added, Logic and Corporation Finance. The course in Logic will, he' required. The Business School will'run a full schedule this Summer. Thirteen courses will be offered. The biggest job in the last year has been keeping up with the student load. The .-=. School has expanded from a war-time enrollment of about fifty students to the present enrollment of almost six hundred students. Mr.' Furlong announced that he has initiated an informal Employment Bureau for the benefit of those' students .who desire part- time employment. . This bureau is for all Stetson students, and is not limited to those enrolled in the School of Business. So far the demand has been from employers seeking part-time workers, so it appears that there is no surplus of students seeking jobs. . Any student who wants and is available for part-time work should see Mr. Furling in his office, room 207, Elizabeth Hall. Plans are being made for a Placement Bureau to find suitable jobs for graduating seniors. It is expected that this bureau will be in operation within a very few months. R Bm i Nil P o New Head of School of Business rt vary An exhibition of Commercial Art Work done by students in this class during the fall and winter quarters, was displayed in the ■ library. These sketches and' paintings consisted of all types of advertising are including the following; layouts for newspapers - and magazines, posters, scratchboard illustrations, block print Christmas ■ cards, lettering plates, pen and ink sketches of buildings on the campus and Stetson students, trade names, monograms and folders. Among the most interesting problems was full page newspaper layouts for local shops, done in a professional way for line cut repro- (Continued on Page Fifteen)