The Stetson Reporter

66th YEAR "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" No. 19 STETSON UNIVERSITY,. DELAND, FLORIDA, Friday, March 6, 1953 Conducts Concert Tonite; Shakespearean Play at Theatre ^ISS BLANCHE YURKA is shown with Dr. Irving Stover, ttead of Stetson's speech department, following her performance here Tuesday night. Miss Yurka presented eleven solo selections from some of -he theatrical world's greatest plays. Included were parts from Shake- fare's "Macbeth", "The Merchant of Venice", and "Rom.o and Jul - «t_»; two ancient Greek dramas; and she concluded wrth Moxwell Anderson's "Elizabeth the Queen." Music In Primitive, Oriental Society To Be Presented In Talks Next Week Jungle drums from Africa, tomtoms from the American Indians, as well as the Royal Gamelan orchestra of Bali and Java, and the exotic instruments of the Hindus. ^Till be heard in two film-lecture demonstrations by Charles Hof- niann, author and radio commentator in Elizabeth Hall at 8 p.m., March 10 and 12. The program, illustrated with slides, films, (phonograph recordings and native instruments, will be devoted to "music in Primitive and Oriental Society." Hofmann, who lives at Ormond Beach, collected much of the material from the Archives of Folklore of the Library of Congress. The series was originally arranged for the department of education of the American Museum of Natural History, y-here Kofi'lfmaii has lectured many times, and broadcast over "^"YMC. New York, during his Program "People Make Music." He is widely kno^vn in his field through his writings and radio programs, being the author of the recently published book on American Indian music, "War Whoops and Medicine Songs." For many years he conducted a very popular children's radio program, "Folk Tales Around the World." and until recently was the writer and commentator for Daytona Beach's WNDB News-Journal concert, "Symphony Hall." An exhibit of his musical instrument collection will be displayed 3-t the time of the lectures and Hofmann will demonstrate many of the drums, rattles, flutes, strange looking viols and lutes, personally. The original drawings for his book on American Indian music, Prepared for him by Tampa artist, William t. Walls, will also be featured. Scenes of the Hopi Snake Dance, the False-Face Society of the Sen- ecas and many other illustrations are a part of the collection which Hofmann has recorded. 953 YEAR! AST STAG! "Merry Wives" On Two More Nights At Stover Theatre Two more performances, tonight and Saturday, are scheduled for "The .Merry, Wives of Windsor", Stover Theatre's contribution to Fine Arts Week. Curtain time is 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. respectively. Shakespeare's hilarious comedy stars Gettise Elliot as Falstaff, fat, gross, elderly knight "of fortune. The merry wives, Mistresses Page and Ford, are played by Helen Lee Radloff and? Carolyn Baltzer. Their husbands, objects of Falstaff's rascally tricks, are Norman Gold and Joe Purnell. Beth White portrays Mistress Ann Page, the young miss sought in marriage by many of Windsor's most eligible bachelors. Courting her are Kelly Weeks, the French Doctor Caius; Hugh Young, Slender ; an,d Bob Thurman, Fenton— all. have their troubles in ..winning her hand. Bardolph, Halph Storey; Pistol, Carl Holty Speaks 1st Chape! Wednesday, Barlow Today Carl Holty, Fine Arts speaker spoke to students on the topic- of "Arts and the Humanities" in the regular Wednesday chape! this week. Mr. Holty summed up his talk with the statement that artistic ability is not only in creation but also in the ability to think, look, and listen and he stated that people would be more art conscious if they would only realize this fact. Wayne Barlow wil! present a lecture this morning at 10 in Elizabeth Hail. Composers Meet Opening Today Final details concerning pictures and color in the 1953 Hatter will be discussed this Saturday in a meeting between Mr. Roy Hickman, of the Alabama Engraving Company, and Hatter Editor, Bruno DiGuilian. Cover design, color, and material have already been chosen, by the staff and the completion of all pictures needed for this year's edition will leave only copy and proofreading to be done, DiGuilian said. Speaking for the business section of the Hatter. Business Manager Bud Littleton stated that town advertiser w°re responding favorably in the payment of their debts, but that campus organiza- i ons have been rather slow 10 meet their obligations. He urged tint these organizations pay their bills as soon as possible so that the Hatter can meet its present and future bills promptly. Estimated cost of the yearbook is close to $10,000. Littleton, who graduated in January is now located in Ft. Lauderdale also stated that Franlc Hathaway, assistant business manager of the Hatter, is taking care of financial matters in his absence and that Hathaway or the Hatter editor should be contacted by any organizations ' which may have problems or questions. Tickets for'"The Merry Wives of Windsor" may be reserved at the Stover Theatre Box Office between 3 and 5 today and 3 and 4 Saturday. Admission is by Student Activity card or $1.00 for adults. Mark Hollis; and Nym, Victor Vaughen, as Falstaff's merry men, contribute through their deviltry. (Continued on Page Two) The Florida Composers League is holding its ninth annual forum today and tomorrow. The league, with approximately 80 members, encourages composition of serious music by residents of the state of Florida, Forums are held annually hy the league to hear new works by members. On these occasions prominent figures in the field of composition serve as guest consultants and critics. This year the league returns to our campus for its annual forum in conjunction with the Stetson Fine Arts Festival. Wayne Barlow -will serve as guest consultant. Tomorrow m orning at 9 in Elizabeth Hall there will be a pro- (Continued on Page Two) Three Groups To Contribute Highlighting the Fourth Annual Fine Arts Festival, the Stetson chorus, baiid and orchestra will be heard tonight at 8 in Elizabeth Hall. Wayne Barlow will be guest conductor of the orchestra in a. series of numbers selected from works; of members of the Florida Composers'. ^League. Compositions by four local musicians will be featured in the concert. Dick Feasel, Stetson band and orchestra director, will conduct his "Mystic Overture";. Carl Vollrath, student, and last year's winner of the Florida. Composers' League composition contest, will conduct his work for band titled "Ulysses' Return"; : Rosemary Clark, an alumna, will perform the second movement of her "Concerto, for Piano and Orchestra"; and Robert Auman, a Stetson alumnus now director of music at DeLand High School, will conduct his composition for chorus and orchestra^ "London—1940." Other compositions for band and orchestra toybe heard.on the program 'Will feature Reid Pool, assistant director of band at the University of Florida; Leaore Joharx- son, and Tommy McMullen from Florida State University, and Stephen Park, a faculty member of Tampa University, and past president of the F.C.L. For the first time in this area a work for chorus and orchestrai "Israfel" by William Haskins, will be presented. The eminent American composer, (Continued on Page T-noi it's Sraside The Hi-Hatters will fly up to Kansas City Sunday for the NAIA tournament. — on page four For a truthful a.ialysis of in- terest to anyone serving on a comm" ttee.—on page six Names Students Six students have been chosen to particip?te in the Speakers Bureau 1 during the spring semester. They '.■re: Betty Lou Hussey, Helen Lee | Radloff. Clyde Harris, John Matting ly. Randy Ritter. and WTalter Salter. Members of the bureau will appear before various organizations in DeLand and surrounding communities during the semester. Any organizations wishing to have a member of the. bureau speak may make arrangements by contacting Mrs. O. G. Brockett at Stover Theater. Betty Lou Hussey is scheduled to speak during the current semester on "Early Explorations of Florida"; Clyde Harris will speak on "English Translations of the Bible"; John Mattingly's topic will be "The Federalist Conflict"; Randy Ritter will speak on "Some Recent Trends in Contemporary Arts"; and Walter Salter will discuss "The Democratic Ideal in Mark Twain's Work." Helen Lee Radloff will offer as a play-reading a shortened version of a modern comedy, "Years Ago." Ms©BLawPref essor Charles Sifeey overnmeri Pcsiiico l©Ic_s Promii.er_t Dr. Craii^ J. Hilkey, Stetson law pi-Qlt^ci is iimctioning as hearing. C" mi.nssioner for the National Production Authority, V. S Depaitmenr of Commerce, as well as conducting his law classes here Two cases broke late last month in the Miami aiea in which Dr. Hilkey, acting as NPA hearing commissioner, ordeied one firm cut off from all controlled metals for 90 days, and another required to return 500,000 pounds of metal procured in excess of the allowance. The hearing procedure is to remedy disruptions in the NPA's priorities and allocations program and co'rrect improper diversions of materials and facilities caused by violations. Dr. Tlilkey served as compliance commissioner for the War Production Board in. Atlanta, Ga., during World War II. Dr. Hilkey is co-author of a new book "The Constitution of Georgia, Cases and Comments" which made its bow to the legal world, on Feb- 1. according to an announcement by the Harrison Company, law book publishers of Atlanta. CHARLES HILKEY . . . NPA Commission This marks the tmrd booK for Dr. Hilkey. His other two works are entitled "Legal Development in Colonial Massachusetts" and "History of the Supreme Court of Georgia." He has also written a large number of outstanding articles for