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 .
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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.
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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-
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