The Stetson Reporter

TETSON EPORT FIST YEAR. NO. 15 DELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1936 5c PER COPY; $1.50 PER SCHOOL YEAR Association of American Law Schools. Chooses '■.Flitch,' Tribble 'RECOGNIZE STETSON Former Is'Librarian; Lat- ■ ter Has Literature Seat The Association of American 'Law Schools have appointed two members of. Stetson's law faculty to sit on important committees of that dignified, association. ".'' Dean Lewis H. Tribble has been appointed as a member of committee on current legal literature. Dr. Jennis W. Futch, librarian and .professor of law, has been selected to sit on a committee of seven, cooperating with the American Association of Law Librarians. The Stetson Law School' has long been recognized as an outstanding member of the Association of American Law Schools. The appointment of these two professors on committees of the Association is. further reeognitio of the Law School's illustrious faculty. George G. Bogert of the University of Chicago, who is the president of the Association, made these appointments. Some of the other law schools to toe represented on these comniittees are Columbia, Southern California, Colorado, Harvard," Ohio State, Loyola (Chicago), and Stanford. Students Boycott Local Theatres The resentment of the student body of Stetson against the high prices of admission charged by' the local theatres broke its bounds Tuesday morning with the organizing of a keep-away-from the show movement. One wit on the campus said that this is the first time that the school has gotten together for a single purpose in its history. The ban on the shows will last *wo weeks or longer. It was considered by the leaders that two weeks Was a reasonable, time, but however, if the theatre does not meet the demands of the students hy lowering the prices in . that time, it will be extended. The climax of much dissatisfaction among the students was reached last week when the prices advanced to thirty-five cents. 25C balcony seats were done away entirely and no reduction of prices is oSered on Saturday. It was declared in a meeting that the theatres had not been advertising tn the school paper recently. With so much money being spent by the school (estimated to be $350.00 a week by the college students) the opinion was expressed that it was only fair for the students to receive some consideration. One of the spokesmen said: "We are not making this in the guise of a demand but rather as a- courtesy which we are due." 'The question was raised that if we received a special rate for the student body of Stetson would not the other organizations in the town demand lower rates. It was answered emphatically by one of the law students: "No other organization contributes as many paid admissions as the student body of Stetson. Stetson is the only group in the*city that has an organization, strorig and powerful enough to really hurt the business of the shows by a ban of this kind." One student interviewed stated ; . ; (Continued pn Page .Seven) HATTER BASKET'EERS FOR' J35-"36 f i- i (■'.' "fr. i, t I, ' *'. ■ * V. ' >i k">l'*l Si i 4 ■'£ ^ l?:^* '* 1 :, f .!!<"■ V.aV.'. ■*■ ,> ,*"■/ * *• -K *JT ■* * S\^ '•'(*,' v >""" HATTERS RECEIVE BID TO PLAY IN S. I. A. A. TOURNEY Listeners Enjoy Harold M. Giffin Songs Last Nite Jane McCarty Receives Applause as His Accompanist The voice recital given last, night by Harold M. Giffin, Stetson instructor in voice, pleased a large audience of students, faculty and townspeople., Jane McCarty, Stetson student from Mount Dora, ably accompanied Mr. Giffin at the grand piano in the auditorium of: Elizabeth Hall. The recital, second of the facility concerts, lasted about two hours, coming to an appropriate close with the song 'Love Went A'Riding' by Bridge. Mr. Giffin's program was most varied. Every type of song, beginning with old English airs and including selections from the Italian, French and German melodies were given.in-Mr,. Giffin's own inimitable style. The recital was divided into five groups. The first opened with 'Dedication' by Franz contained two other songs from the English. Group two included songs ' from the 17th century. 'Sombre Woods' by Lully illustrated the delicate French style compared with 'Tu Lo Sai* by Torelli and 'Vittoria, Vittoria!' by Carissimi from the early Italian. In his third group Mr. Giffin proved his understanding of- vocal education in the exceptional "way he voiced the difficult 'Salut! de- meure. chaste et pure' from the opera Faust. Love songs from the German made up group four, and in his fifth group Mr. Gifin sang modern American airs,.the first being 'Go Lovely Rose' by Quilter, 'Take Joy Home' by Basset", and 'Love's Philosophy' by Paul Geddes, former professor of voice at Stetson university. The ably accompanying of Miss McCarty was most remarkable, considering that she has never before worked with "Mr. Giffin. "Accompanists have to be bom," said Mr. Giffin in speaking of Jane McCarty. "She feels the music, and unlike most new accompanists, she places herself subordinate to the one she is working with." Roberta Orcutt, Virginia Skaggs, Katherine Martin .and Grover Kir-^ by,. all members of Mr. giffin's class, acted as ushers at the recital, Recital Harold Milne Giffin, Tenor March 3, 1936 : I Dedication— Franz. Air (from Miltons' "Comus")— Arne—arr. Endicott. My Lovely : C'elia; ,'Tfte" Pretty (Continued on Page Three) Stetson Faces Strong Murray State Teachers Friday Night Eight gallant basketeers of Stetson University, conquerors of many formidable foes, including the University of Florida and the Georgia Bulldogs, will depart from the campus tomorrow morning in quest of more basketball honors over bigger and better opponents. The athletes, accompanied, by their general, Chet Freeman, and Commander-in-chief Brady cowell, will be bound for the deltas of the Mississippi region, where they will represent the Stetson colors in the annual Southern Inter-collegiate .Athletic Association basketball tournament which will take. place in Jackson, Mississippi. The meet will open Friday afternoon of this Week and continue through Tuesday evening of next week. The.Batters are scheduled to get into the competition Saturday evening when they will meet the sttong Western Kentucky Teachers. The invitation to participate in the tournament, which is the third that a Stetson basketball has received within the last four years, was sent to Athletic Director Cowell last week by Stanley Robinson, tournament chairman. Ten teams have been invited to take part in the event, all of them selected on the basis of their outstanding records within the S- I. A. A. this season. Stetson won six games in the Association and dropped two. Four of the victories were garnered over the Mercer Bears and two over Erskine college. The two defeats were administered the local cagers by the powerful Western Kentucky Teachers, winners of last year's meet and one of the teams favored to enter the finals of the coming tournament. The green and white' machine has also registered seven other victories over teams that are not members of the S. I. A. A. The complete season's record shows 13 victories for the Freeman-coached team as against three defeats; 12 of the victories have come straight in a row. According to comparative records of the two teams the Hatters will go on the court as the underdogs against the powerful Kentucky club. During the early part of the season the Teachers took two bitterly fought games by close edcisions from the green and white machine, so the odds are in favor of the Kentuckians to take the Hatters into ©amp again. The members of the green and white squad contend that the Stetson team has improved very much over the team that lost to the Teachers in the early part of the season and the local cagers confident that the Hatters ar going to win over the Teachers. Coach Chet Freeman of the Hatters does not seem to be bothered in the > least about comparative records and he is confident that (Continued on Page Seven) - ■ '36 Debate Team Leaves For Test in Rock Hill, S. C. S c h e d u 1 e for Ten Day Trip Is Full With Seven Opponents Last Monday morning at 4:00 a. m.* Stetson's first organized debate team, under the supervision of Dean Robert Cotner, debate coach, left DeLand on a ten day's tour to compete in the Debate By William George Wamoefc, Jr. (Special Correspondent for THE ,■/.. STETSON REPORTER;) Aboafird Special Railway Coach Northbound with Stetson's Debating Team, March 2,—(Transmitted by regular U. S. mail service). The Stetson debating team left DeLand on the 4 ■ o'clock"-train this morning for its 7-day debating tour. Wilton Rowe, the typical freshman, furnisihed the morning- laugh at the station in De- Land. As the train came in, he said, "Here eomes something down the~track with only one light. Don't you think we should tell them tha other is out?" He explained! himself later by saying he hadn't seem many trains in the country where he grew up. - Jennings Minton and Rowe will start debates against Mercer at Macom, Ga. tonight. Tomorrow the team goes on "to Atlanta where they will meet Emory. Tournament to be held at Rock Hill, South Carolina, March 5 to The team, composed of William Warnock, Jennings Minton, Madison Koontz and Wilton Rowe, are expecting to compete with the debate teams of Mercer University at Macon, Georgia, Oglethorpe and Emory ' Universities at Atlanta, Georgia, the University of South Carolina and Winthrop College at Rock Hill, South Carolina. Because the trip will only last ten days, the debate schedule is full, making the Stetson representatives meet a team each day of the tour and five teams in three days at the contest. Instead of the usual elimination system used in contests of this sort, the point sytem is to be employed. Each team will meet in debate at least five other schools and the points recorded by the judges in each debate will decide the final outcome, giving the award to the team having the greatest number of points. ? Other plans for the Stetson Debate Team are being made. The team is already scheduled to meet (Continued on Page Seven.) Allen, Stetson Quartet to Take Part in Activities >• DREW WILL LEAi Party Will Return to Stetson Saturday and ;, Sunday ' ; ffj Interest of the alumni of Stetson University will be running high next Saturday when the West! Palm Beach __ Alumni Association gather to promote good will and renew connections with the university. E. Harris Drew, president of the association, and Robert C. Burns, secretary were very active in organizing the group las October. They cooperated with the manager of Stetson* University's band qn their East Coast trip last yea?, and at that time pledged their support in the school's program of "Stetson Going Forward." President William Sims Allen will be the principal speaker at the banquet to be held at the Washington Hotel in West Paiin Beach Saturday evening. He will talk on "Stetson Today and in the Future," bringing some of his plans before the alumni. Claude C. Jones, president oG the Stetson Alumni Association is also expected to attend the banquet, and will probably tell the gathering about plans made at a recent meeting of the alumni board of governors. Harold M. Giffin and Mrs. Giffin will accompany the members of the Stetson men's quartet and women's trio to the meeting. The quartet, composed of Harold M. Giffin, Harry Black, Charles (Continued on Page Seven) "Piper" Be Given Friday, Saturday Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock, the Stetson players will present the famous play, "The Piper", at the Little Theater. The play, taken from the story "Pied-Piper of Hamlin" Which everyone has read, was awarded the Stratford Play Competition prize in 1910 and used as the dedication play in the Shakespearean, Theater at Stratford-on-the-Avon that year. Josephine Peabody, the writer, was an American. The scene is laid in Hamlin-on- the-Wiser in 1284 A. D. A cast of over 50 players will be used to portray the story. Howard Bateson, long recognized as one of Stetson's outstanding actors has the part of the Piper. Students will be admitted on their activity tickets, but reserved seats must be secured on Wednee« day and Thursday afternoons from 3 o'clock until 5 o'clock at the Little Theater. The complete cast follows: The Piper, Howard Bateson; Michael, H. Malcolm Day; Cheat-the-Devil, Paul McEntire; Mrst Stroller, Norman Abbott; Second Stroller, David v Bracey; Third Stroller, M. J. Bou- terse; Jacobus, Robert Holland; Kurt, Walter Smith; Peter, the Cobbler, Earl Verigan; Hans, the Butcher, Durwood Locke; Axel, the Smith, Jimmie Lumpkin; Martin, the Watch, Mac Morgan, Peter, tha Sexton, Norman Bennett; Anselm, the Priest, Elwyn Middleton; Old Claus, Paul Laufer; Town Crier, Horace Bills; Veronika, Alice McLaughlin; Barbara, Bette Stover; Wife of Hans, Marjorie Harrell; Wife of Axel, Miriam Gloyier; Wife of Martin, Connie McRae; Old Ursula, Sara Klefeker; and a large group of children, -chanters and citizens of the town.