The Stetson Reporter

The Stetson Reporter FIRST YEAR. NO. 13 DELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936 5c PER, COPY; $1.50 PER SCHOOL Y3 FIFE "GRETEL'' END R, Milwee, Rogers, Max- field, -Pyle, Sanderson Are Honored Five students graduated from Stetson University at mid-term, endiiig on February 4th and they Will'receive their diplomas in June with; the graduates of this semester. ': Margaret Maxfleld and Winifred Pyle';!will receive the M. A. degree. Clara.Belle Rogers, Mary Sanderson, ;and Raburn Milwee will receive! the A. B. degree. Four of these; graduates have left the halls!of the school, ■ Winifred Pyle is. still attending the ; University, . continuing her studies on a part time schedule. She has attended Stetson for Ave years j and two summers. She lives in DeLand. Margaret Maxfield attended Keuka College one year before transferring here. She' has been at Stetson for three and one half years \ ana attended, one summer school; before receiving* the M. A. degree. She is from Potsdam, N. Y. . ".. . . Raburn Milwee has attended Steteon for one and a half years, having! transferred from Louisiana College, where he had been for two years. He has returned to his home -to . begin working. He is from Holopaw, Florida. Clara Belle Rogers, has attended Stetson; for only one year, having (Continued on Page Two) >anci journeys Sarasota Looking For More Honors Faces Toughest Competition; Bills Will Be Leader Special Privileges For Honor Students Nineteen Stetson students have been placed upon the "Dean's List" for the first semester. This list is composed of upper classmen and graduate students who attain an average of B plus .or more in their scholastic work. Full time students of Junior, Senior, and Graduate standing who make this average are granted the following privileges for the succeeding semester: 1." Permission to take more than 15 hours a semester, grades for , the hours in excess of 15 to be based on a comprehensive exami- NOiation, no class attendance to be required; provided that no credit be given for such hours unless the student makes a minimum grade of B on examination, and provided further that the class be of 300 rank or above and that the "student have the .permission of the Dean and the Professor who teaches the course. 2. The privilege of auditing classes for which they are not registered, make no preparation ,and receive no credit; provided they have the permission of the Dean and the Professors who give said courses. "' §., Permission to use their discretion with regard to class attendance, provided they have the approval of the Dean and the Professors in charge of the classes concerned. 4. Permission to withdraw books not on tie reference shelves from the Library for an unlimited time, unlesp-che books are called for by -.niier students. Those who have attained this listinction are; Howard Bateson, Sue Bean, Mar- ■'vadene Boyte, Barbara Davis, Rob- ; ert Duling, Dorothy Fuller, Helen ' Horn, Carl Johnson, Pauline McFarland, Robert Orcutt, Herbert Phillips, Winifred Pyle, Louise Royall, Frances Thornton. Law School—Lu Brown, John Duss, Marjorie Hammer, Albert Johnson, Hugh MacMillan. The Stetson University Band will embark in two busses Saturday morning and journey to Sarasota where they will vie with seven other bands in the annual "Pageant of Sara De Sota'' celebration. Horace T$iiis, unable to parties pate in the parade at the Gasparilla celebration because of an injured ankle, will lead the . band through the streets of his home town, Sarasota, strutting before the home town folks. Helen Montgomery, high school freshman of Daytona Beach, who took Bills' place at Tampa, will also be with the band, twirling' her baton in the wake of the high stepping Bills, "We'll be up against the toughest competition of the year," said business manager Gaylord Kenyon who arranged the trip with Lamar B. Dozier, stetson alumus who is now clerk of the circuit court of Sarasota County. "The Egypt Shrine Temple Band is the best band we have had the opportunity to compete with and they are going to Sarasota . to win if possible." While on the trip, the band members will not only participate in the pageant, but will inspect the Ringlihg Art Museum, the Ringlihg Brothers circus, in Sarasota, and on the following day will stop at Bok Tower.. Plans are being arranged so that they will hear one of the famous Bok concerts. EGBERT ROSECR TELLS LEGAL F S OF.FAMOUS TRIAL Oecile Sherman, for two seasons soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchester, and leading soprano of the American. Opera Company for four seasons, is cast as "Gretel" in the National Music League's presentation of Humper- dinck's "Haensel and Gretel" which is to be given in the Little Theater, Feb. 24th. Florida Glee Club Opus Noteworthy For Great Variety Features Home Talent; Tenor, Baritone Steal Show HAEf&EL, GRML HERE MONDAY Opera to Be Presented by Professionals in Little Theater Stover Announces Players for 'Piper' The final casting of "The Piper," the poetic fantasy to be given by the Stetson Players on March 6 and 7 in the Stetson Little Theatre, has been definitely decided upon, according to Miss Willie Dee Willian, English instructor and assistant dramatic coach at the university. "The Piper," the four act play chosen to dedicate the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on- Avon in 1910, and written by Josephine Peabody, has the largest cast of any play given by the students this year. Rehearsals have already started under the supervision of Dr. Irving C. Stover, professor of dramatics, and Miss Willian. Howard Bateson has been given the leading role of the piper, while the rest of the cast is as follows: Michael, Malcolm Day; Cheat- the-Devil, Paul McEntire; Jacobus, Robert Holland; Kurt, Walter Smith; Peter-the-Cobbler, Earl Verigan; Hans, Durwood Locke; Axel, William Lumpkin; Martin, Mac Morgan; Peter-the-Sexton, Norman Bennett; Anselm, Elwyn Middleton; Claus, Paul Laufer; Town Cryer, Horace Bills; Three Strollers, Norman Abbott, David Bracey, Madison Koontz; Voronika, Alice McLaughlin; Barbara, Bette Stover; Wife of Hans, Marjorie Harrell; Wife of Axel, Miriam Glovier; Wife of Martin, Sunny Alderman; Ursula, Sara Klefeker. Besides the cast itself, there will be about fifteen children, chosen from the schools, also in the play, and twenty other Stetson students to take part in the mob scenes. The opera, "Haensel and Gretel", will be presented at the Little Theater Monday, Feb. 24, coming are from New York under the sponsorship of the National Music League. Cecile Sherman, blonde and petite, is "Gretel" come to life. Her bright spirit, sense of comedy and instinct of the stage places her above the average opera star. Marion Selee takes the part of "Haensel." Her voice blends bau- tifully with that of Miss Sherman when they sing the touching duets, such as the lovely "Prayer Song" in the forest. Her youth and vivacity are well adapted to the lively and mischievous role of Haensel. Some others in the cast are Tom Williams who will take the part of the Father; Selma Bojalad who will play the "Sandman" and "Dew Fairy"; and Marion Packard, who is the charming young accompanist. The opera is the portrayal of the vivid and thrilling old fairy tale. The*4 National Music League furnishes engagements for artists of merit who would otherwise find little opportunity for their talents. Thus Stetson" will be afforded the chance to listen to this' famous opera. Students will be admitted on the activity tickets. Thrilling a large appreciative audience of Stetson students and townspeople, the University of Florida Glee Club , presented an outstanding copcert.Thursday night in Elizabeth Hall, under the dynamic leadership of Director John De- Bruyn, the Gainesville boys not only displayed great ability, but also included on their program so great a variety of music and skits that all types of musical taste were pleased. In dress suits with red carnation bout&niers and orange and blue bandoliers, the Glee Club members made a picturesque scene as they formed a "U" about the director. Following the opening numbers, which included the ever popular "We, Are the Boys From Old Florida," and liturgical selections, Harry Dale, pianist, skillfully played Bach's '-Toccata and Fugue in D Minor." Because of the-'omission of! one skit,. "The inebriate," Hor- tdn Hobbs and Dale played a duo- piano medley of "Music Makes Me," "Lost, in a Fog," "Goofus," "Melody in F" and others. Throughout the performance the distinctive style of Director De* Bruyn was followed. Each number being sung without accompaniment and closed in the DeBrayn style, fading out in a prolonged pianissimo. In addition to the numbers listed on the program the Glee Club responded to the enthusiastic encores of thg spectators with 'Sweet Margaret," "Train Song," "Freddie the Freshman," and "Sitting-Down Beside the Lamb." Arthur Jordan received enthusiastic applause with his baritone solos. He was also featured with the entire club, and again in the skits. Frank Myres, huge blonde tenor, sang "Ah Moon of My De-. light,' and greatly pleased the audience. He also showed versatility in skits. After the classic and semi-classic ", selections came the performance that probably aroused more' enthusiasm among the student body than any of the music. The Florida boys, in elaborate costume and make-up, presented three amusing skits, two of which were written. (Continued on Page Two) ,'oot Court Opens With Civil Hearing The moot court jury of the law school brought in a verdict of not guilty in last Thursday's trial conducted by Lu V. L. Brown as plaintiff and Vassar B. Carlton as defendant. Edward Allen and Mrs. D. I. Carlton were installed as sheriff and clerk of the court before the trial, which was the first case on the moot court calendar for the present year. These offices are honorary in that the two Junior students having the highest averages for the three previous semesters share the honors. "The officers for last year were Lu V. L. Brown, sheriff, and John Duss III, clerk <af 'Court, State Used Robbery &s Step to Murder Charge The Honorable Egbert Rosecrar'-: of the Hauptmann defense counsel was guest speaker at the LexingJ ton Hotel last Friday night in the second of the open Forum series; sponsored by Sigma Nu Phi (legal): fraternity. ! Dr. William Sims Allen, presti:j.' dent of stetson university, intro^ duced the famous attorney who is! the father of Constance Rosecrans* pre-l-aw student in the university. '-: Speaking to a large group of law ! students, Mr. Rosecrans outlined ■ the legal aspects of the worlds famous Lindberg case, pointing out to his legal minded listeners the theory upon which Bruno Hauptmann was convicted. It was necessary for the prosecution to prove that the baby eagle met his death while Hauptmann was committing a felony, that is, stealing the clothing which covered Baby Lindy's little body. In other words, the actual death was made an incident to the crime of burglary in that Hauptmann was breaking and entering the Lindberg home intending to steal the clothing. The theory was that since kidnapping was not a capital offense in Ne*; Jersey, in order to convict Hauptmann of first degree murder the state had to prove the case in this manner. Following this very interesting legal aspect of the case and commenting upon the sidelights of the (Continued on Page Two) Sixty-Eight Are On Honor Roll PaulineMcFarland Chosen May Queen Miss Pauline McFarland, of Daytona Beach, was unanimously elected Stetson May Queen by the student body at a meeting last Friday morning following the chapel period. Miss Iris Daniel and Maxine McLarty were nominated, but withdrew their names. Tradition in Stetson requires that the May Queen be the lovli- est and most queenly girl on the campus, and a member of the Senior class of the year she is elected. Miss MaeFarland fulfills these requirements in every way. She is outstanding scholastically, being a member of The Honor and Mu Omega Xi. She is President of Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity, and has been prominent in the student body government, in the Glee Club and in the B. S. U. She will receive her A. B. degree tin June, Stetson University was above the average as to grades this semester. Sixty-eight students were placed on the honor roll for the first term. These students made all grades about B. Of this group only eight students achieved the rank of "straight A" students. The previous semester only six made all A grades while 49 were on the roll of honor. The students receiving the highest ranking this semester were: Howard Bateson, Truman Botts, Margaret Champ, Barbara Davis, William Mitchell, Frances Ogilvie, Frances Thornton, and Frances Waterhouse. Those from the Law School who made the select group of "B or better" were as follows: Edward! Allen, Lu Brown, John Duss, Marjorie Hammer, Albert Johnson, Hugh McMillan, Edward Nelson, Robert Powe and Sidney Taylor. The remainder of the sixty-eight include: Doris Bartlett, Alzada Bennett, M. J. Bourese, Marvadene Boyte, Judy Brown, Mary Brown, Tom' Cobb, Raymond Craig, Robert Duling, Rodney Durrance, Dorothy Fay, Dorothy Fuller, Lola Hammer, Marian Hoolehan, Ruth Hooker, Helen Horn, Anna Mae Kean, Tom Kirkland, Doris Knaak, Herbert Kraneman, June Krause, Elizabeth LinsOn,. Jane McCarty, Pauline McFarland, Alice McLaughlin, Corelia McRae, George Malmborg, Dot Mathis, Mary- Maxwell, Elwyn Middleton, Maureen Moseley, Roberta Orcutt, Ruth Orum, Mildred Owens, Martha McConnell, Lloyd Pawley, Ella Perkins, Herbert Phillips, Pauline Prevatt, Betty Jayne Sawyer, Suzanne Sawyer, Marian Simmons, Dorothy Skillman, Jeanette Stev-' ens, John Turner, Frank Valentine, Dorothy Wager, Annie .Waterouse, Allen West, Sara Wilson, Alice Wolfe. li-Air"**5?"**** S}^Bs«w^.~T-»Tfr ■