The Stetson Reporter

MrSSsASOsi The Stetson Reporter Second Year—NO. II MUSICAL CONCERT IS INIT [AL EVENT OF COMMENCEMENT DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1937 Price; 5c Stetson's School of Music Will Give Program June 4 PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE Dr. Allen Will Honor Graduating Classes in Saturday Function By MERRELL POOLE A concert by the School of Music in the auditorium Friday, June 4 at 8 p. iri., will start the proceedings of the arinual Stetson University Commencement exercises to be held j MISS McCOLLOUGH TO BE NEW DEAN She Will join Stetson Executive Next September as PPLAUSE AGAIN The, graduating class of 68, in- J1 £ 15UIllilll W Hid eluding the candidates for master degrees, will be the center of attraction from that time until they receive their diplomas Monday morning, June 7, at the gradt&tion hour. • . ' Saturday afternoon at 4:30 will Received be held the President's Reception honoring the graduating classes in Miss Lola B. McCqllough, present dean of women at West Chesty State Teachers College, has been appointed to be dean of women at Stetson University next year, according to information received from the president's office. Miss McCollough comes highly recommended and should make an excellent Dean of Wonien to suc- cede Miss Maude Emma King, present Dean who will become assistant professor of English next fall. "I think we have made the best selection possible in Miss McCollough," said President W. S. Allen, "and think she should make an excellent dean of women. She is well experienced and understands perfectly the responsibilities of the j position." ■ " | The appointed dean of women Second Issue of Literary for nine years was dean of women ^"mpus on ay, an oy aw ey __ . . __. „ „j -y n * -o i- u (lower picture) is business mana- Maeazme is Well !and associate professor of English r Paul Laufer, who is the editor of the "STETSONIAN,' newly introduced Stetson magazine. ANNUAL APPEARS, PRAISED AS BEST FOR MANY YEARS Hatter for 1937 is Distributed to Eager Students 1 JOHJnJ: S IS THEME. River Winds Through Yearbook; Editors Warmly Commended By HAROLD VANN "The finest :hat this school has ever had", was the comment of many in regard to the Hatter, Stetson's year booic, distributed Monday/ " ■ ■" Pictures of the St. Johns river were chosen for the setting of his year's book and they offer a colorful background for this excellent edition of th^ Hatter. Colored • at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, and before that was a! I teacher of English in high schools of Alabama, Wisconsin and Illinois. She is a native of Alabama and'! ger of the attractive edition. Appearing on scheduled time, the the Art Room; the public is invited..I^ jes of the «Stetsonian" were That night at 8 o'clock the scene .,,..,,..,,„.,, of action will shift to the Little "P""? assim.lated by .the Stetson. received her B.A. degree from the Theatre where the Stetson Players P°PuIaee at a quarter apiece Mori-; University of Chicago with major will present "King Lear." ! day after chapel. Jin English. She had one year of Dr. i The second issue resembles Vol.: 8raduate ™k in English at the University of Chicago and two Sunday, June 6 at li a. m., Allen S. Cutts, pastor of the First j I No. I just enough and differs to keep ihe Baptist Church of Pensacola will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon. In the afternoon a tea for parents and visitors will be held in Chaudoin Hall while at 5:15 the Stetson Band will give a Concert in the Forest of Arden. The festivities will be brought to a close with the graduation Monday at 10 a. m. The address will, . , , , ^ ,„,.,,. , • r. i sen medley of articles, sketches, a be made by Dr. William Louis Po-; r „,, ' „ _.■_,"__ teat, president emeritus of Wake' Forest College quarters in graduate school of so- i cial service administration at the from it*just enough magazine interesting. The student j same school. She obtained a mas : editors thank the student body, fa-■ ter of arts degree in personnel guid culty and ' this publicati j ear, and, promise that next year j toward the doctor's degree. ■ the Stetsonian will be "better than I ever." I The booklet contains a well cho- | Margaret Champ, (top) is editor s^nes of buildings on the campus 'of The Hatter which appeared on !end * dlstln f'^ng touch to white ■" bound annual. The arrangerrient of the' various; sections and features of the book with artistic drawings by members of the art staff portray the tare and talent exercised in making up this publication. Every group and society on the campus is pictured* in the book in addition to the individual photographs of the stu- . . | dents and faculty members. Sophomores Elect Editors of' Dedication of this edition of the Hatter was made to Dr. W. S. Gordis. .i -■»%*.- I Winners of the popularity con-" ~7 'test present one of the mesr jut- a meeting of the Sophomore standing sections of the book. The HEAD 1938HAHER Annual For Next Session At friends for support of.ance at Columbia University and class last week, Myra Machen was most attractive, Jane MeCartv and ation during its initial. had further graduate work leading elected editor and Jack Gore was Dick Branham; most athletic Kath- EADING PLAYERS MED FOR TEAR' .Stover is Preoaring Colorful Drama for Commencement poems. They are all entertaining with the undeniable freshness and insistent earnestness of I the college authority. j The limericks are made even "Woman more enchanting by their anonymity and will almost steal the book for some readers. Especially: "A hermit who lived in Tyrone Used to slash himself quite to the bone; He cried every night, "I sup-pose it's all right, But I wish I would leave alone." MARY BAKER WINS REDFEARN AWARD Student Excells Essay Contest for Prize in ( chosen business manager of next leen Sample and| Tom K,rk, ■years'Hatter", Stetson's year book. most versatilej A]ice McLaugh^ j M.sS] Machen is a member of the and ,Ed Furlong. mogt inteIleotuaI I Tri Delt sorority and has attended Barbara Davis aid Sidney Taylor r' j Stetson far the past {two years. most ■ popular, rU Bartlett and !She is a resident of DeLand and Harp0 Haddock;f campus queen, , is well- acquainted with the town, Bessie F MJ - ;wh.ch w.ll prove of valuable as- Floranna BuJ' ^J^ :s.stance ,n carrying out the impor- Mayoi. Pm w £ h Homecom. tant duties of this position. Gore, member of the Sigma Nu fraternity has also been a student for the past two years. He has had experience in newspaper work and is fully qualified for the job ing hostess, Helen Spaulding By MARY HUDSON Mary Lou Baker, sophomore law j of business manager, being able to student at Stetson University, will j form the contacts necessary for the successful promotion of the Hatter. "A swell book. best I have seen at any other", was (Continued Miss Tknrer Wins me Dr. I. C. Stover, in the midst of the fourth week of rehearsal of King Lear, has announced the most important characters in the cast. These players will take the heaviest roles on the night of June 5, Saturday; before Commencement. King Lear—Malcolm Day; King of France—James Southerland; Dukes of Cornwall and Albany— Beardon Cunningham and William Lovelace; Earls of Kent and Gloucester- be awarded the Redfearn $50 prize, June 7, for submitting the best essay on "Legal Emancipation of Married Women," in a contest a- mong Stetson law students This was announced in chapel *\p ft pm | last Thursday morning by Dean Utlommerce LlubL-H-Tribble of the iaw coiiese- Robert Powe of DeLand, recei Pawley President Kenyon Re-elected Krewe's .Chieftain Dektin and by far the at this school or the statement of on Page 2) Gaylord Kenyon was re-elected ved honorable mention for excel- caPtain of the Mystic Krewe, Stet- The Stetson Commerce Club was lent work on the paper he submit- son honorary leadership society, at Contest r of Grantwood„ for freshmen Hall recently, to Arthur Bald- organized, elected officers and a- dopted a constitution last week. Lloyd Pawley; is president. , The object of the new organiza- James Lumpkin and Robert tion is to encourage scholarship and Wood; Fool—James Woodfill; Edgar and Edmund—Buddy Hoyle and Jack Neblett. The three daughters of the King will be Ruth Bartlett as Cordelia, Alice McLaughlin as Goneril, and ~eggy Champ as Regan. to promote and facilitate construc- who , awards the prize each year, tive thinking along business and said ;n praising Miss Baker's paper: "It is the most correctly ex- commerciaHines. Future plans, include efforts to petition recognition by a national business fraternity. Membership is confined to the sophomores, junior and senior cu'a- a special meeting of the. club last week. , . Albert Johnson was reelected, first mate. Hughes Wilson was elected second mate; Norman Abbott, purser; Dick Branham, D, H. , Redfearn,-Miami attorney sergeant-at-arms. The Mystic Krewe sponsored talks in, the various high . schools over the state during the spring ted Dean. Tribble commended both students on their fine work and an- ouced the award will be presented to the winner on graduation day, Lydia A. Theure N. J. was the winner of the last debating event of Stetson's season, a $10 prize contest held in Elizabeth Second place went win. This- contest for Freshmen only sponsored by a 1936 graduate who wishes to remain anonymous, was originated .by him lor the purpose of encouraging the first year de- The prize will be presented with ' the Athe- won by Ralph b.aters. •at Commencement nian prize of $25 Odum. Dr. Stover has been working on sses in the business- administration the very.difficult task of presenting department. Dr. Charles Fisher, 23 changes of scene in the five acts of the play. The cyclorama which he is using will present a representation of the scene in the background, producing an impress- ionistic effect, a simpler and less tedious method than arranging every scene in detail. spelling, of any essay which has been submitted to me by the students of any of the universities contesting for prizes which I have offered." - . - - - ■-j --. u i-j i , , . ,, The other contestants, iudeed bv pressed essay from a viewpoint of hollda>'s ^ promoted the football Coaeh w> Q Cq „ '^ «, £ English and from the viewpoint of game thls sPnng- Vance and Miss Olgl Bowen, were: Gordon Kipp, Lewis Bobbin, and Sara Elizabeth Clark. Dean Robert Cotner, director of debating, feels that Stetson has had a successful season. "We have had over 25 person^ interested in Only one more Stetson Reporter, fruit in the future." ART WORK SHOWN The Stetson Art Club will hold the annual art exhibit tomorrow from four to six o'clock in the stu- "I feel that perhaps we are doing ' dio, Elizabeth Hall. The works displayed will demon-'some way in debating," he said, The J strate the achievements of the pu- "the largest number ks yet, and we My plans the work represents the draw- for next year include! a New Eng- bring forth good j ings of the drawing and painting land or Mid-western trip and an professor of business administration and economics is the faculty advisor. Other officers are: vice- the state of Florida a favor which president, Willard Anderson; secre- win shoy up Jn tJje f^ure tary, Ann Gollnick, and treasurer, voung men who write in these con-ipils in all the courses offered. Most have taken more trips Lydia Theurer. j tests are developing ideas which] of * *' '~ ■■''•' ' doubtless will 'class. i all-Florida tournament at Stetson."