The Stetson Reporter

Fifth Year—No. 22. DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1940 2103 Price Five Gents Nurick to Select Campus Beauties Illustrator Will Pick Six Co-eds for Hatter Winners of December Contest Submitted for Consideration The six most beautiful Stetson co-eds will be decided by Irving Nurick, illustrator for the "Ladies' Home Journal," it was revealed by Helen Bass '40, Feature Editor for the Hatter. Those selected will appear in the Feature section this year to displace the "Most Attractive Woman," and "Most Attractive Man" features Professor Lenoir Named On U. of Illinois Committee Law Professor James J. Lenoir has been made a member of outstanding graduates at the University of Illinois to make arrangements for a graduate fellowship in honor of the late Professor James Wilford Garner, head of the department of political science at that institution for 34 years. The committee is composed of 23 representative students who will make plans. for the fellowship to provide financial assistance for some promising student of political science to pursue graduate work in this field at .Illinois each year. Anniversary Edition Out Next Week The near completion of five years of steady growth and constant service will be celebrated next week with a special edition of the Stetson Reporter, according to Robert Barnett '40. Editor of the campus sheet. Special articles in review, contributions from past editors, a survey of the biggest news events covered by the Reporter, and a varied array of pictures will find display space in tiie 24-page issue. A city-wide pre-Easter saie is to be held by De- Land merchants in conjunction with the adversary edition, according to a report from C. R. M. Sheppard, general business manager. .Bill Crissey, student Advertising' Manager, states that the DeLand Merchants A s s o ciation, headed by Mr. Victor Fountain, has approved the plans for ithe sale. The committee's approval recommends the Reporter to town merchants for advertising purposes for the Easter campaign. Four thousand copies of the greatly enlarged edition are to be printed and mailed out in the second campaign for subscriptions to the Reporter. A special offer is being made which includes the mailing of the remaining ' issues of the present school year wflth a full subscription for the school year. 1940-41 at the usual price of the one year's payment. The business office of the Reporter hopes to increase its circulation following the campaign. of former year. Mr. Nurick is well known for his illustrations of the "Maudie" stories by Graeme and Sarah Lorimer. He was chosen to select the beauties largely because he specializes in drawing the college type. In a letter to Miss Bass, Mr. Nurick said that he would do his best in selecting the six most beautiful girls for the Hatter beauty section. "Photographs are often unfair to girls whose vivacity and personal charm do not come through the camera," he said. The campus beauties will be selected from the ten girls chosen by student ballot last December. The campaign was sponsored by the Honor, Women's leadership organization of Stetson, Some 5,674 votes were cast at a penny-a-vote and the proceeds were used to help the underprivileged children of De- Land. Winners of the contest were Marjorie Auk '43, Hialeah; Helen Bass '40, .Daytona Beach; Florence Green '43, Plant City; Emmaline Handley "40, Holo- paw: Dorothy Jennings '43. Doctors Inlet; Erin Mercer '41, De- Land; Nell Mires '42, DeLand; Betty Ann Pearish '42. De- Land; Polly Pasteur '42, Ocala; (Continued on Page 4) Student Speakers To Boost Stetson Eight Stetson students have so far signified their intentions to speak at their home high schools to tell prospective freshmen about Stetson University, according to Vance ■ Graham, chairman of the Mystic Krewe committee in charge of arrangements. It: is the custom of the Mystic Krewe, men's leadership organization, to contact students who will be returning home during the spring vacation to explain before their home town high school students the advantages of Stetson. "This is by no means a complete list," "Graham explained, "as the majority of prospective speakers have yet to be contacted. Anyone wishing to do this work during the holidays should see me or the committee members Bob Heebner or Dick Baldwin as possible," he announced. Complete information on Stetson and arrangements for the talk will be given from Dr. Allen's office, Graham indicated. Those who have already planned to act as Stetson envoys are James Culpepper-, Billy Davi's, Jimmy Dyson, Plelen Hooks, Marjorie McClure, Mickey Magenheim, Ed May, and Vernon Turner. Courageous Players Win Orchids, Sandspurs For Play Presentation McEntire Plays Grandpa Part Well; Production, Property Staffs Praised Stetson and DeLand theatregoers were given an evening of real entertainment in the antics of the crasy Syca' more family Friday and Saturday nights when the Players presented their fourth major production of the year, Kauf man-Hart's Pulitzer prise play "You Can't Take It With \Vi." The play received both praise and adverse criticism from campus critics, but most of them agreed that the players did an admirable job in tackling a play which has been built up to the skies and depicted in an Academy AwTard movie. Paul McEntire, courageous for attempting a part with so much build-up, made an excellent Martin Vanderhof, the kindly old gray-headed grandpa who uttered the new-classic lines, "What good is all this money going to do you, Mr. Kirby. You can't take it with you." Lillian Preston, a veteran member of the Stetson troupe, fluttered ralistically about as the scatter-brained Penny Sycamore whose plays never were finished and whose kind-hearted concern about her daughter's romance with the rich Tom Kirby contributed to its near-collapse. Hal Hall and William Lovelace deserve special mention for th way in which they interpreted the Russian dancing teacher, Boris Kolenkhov and Mr. De- Pinna, the fire-cracker expert, two delightful comedy parts. Lela May Jennings was also very effective as the toe-dancing Essie whose "love dreams" form an important part of the plot. Helen Hooks as the colored maid of all work. Rheba, and Clyde Coleman as her boy friend, (Continued On Page 8) . Field Worker For Stetson DR. PAGE SCORES WEALTH IN LAST FORUM LECTURE Social Evangelist Says Too Much Greed in Present System "Conservatives, not radicals, are responsible for the present mess in American economy," Dr. Kirby Page, author and social evangelist, told the large audience at the last of the forum lectures for the year. According to Page the fundamental evil confronting modern society is lack of well distributed purchasing power. Purchasing power, he says, can be increased only by fundamental social reorganization. This year's forum series was donated to the University by Mrs. R. Shailor Holmes of Daytona Beach who carried on the series this year in memory of her nisband who was the donor in the past. Under our present social system regimentation is greatest, Dr. Page told his hearers, and to correct this situation he advocates a combined system of government ownership of industry ind consumer cooperation. Dr. Page contends that the rich have too great an influence on the distribution of commodities. He believes that control of wealth should gradually be given to other groups and that social change can be peaceful. He further stated that the evils of democracy are much easier to cure than the evils of autocracy. The fundamental evil dividing American society, he says, is greed. Dr. Page, who is an ordained minister, maintained that religion is not abstract moralism but a method of human betterment. A combination of religions and socialism was what he advocated for mankind. The fallacy in believing in private property, Dr. Page emphasized, is that everything belongs to God. He proposes that we form consumer cooperatives. Dr. Page .is the author of 19 books on international, social, economic, and religious questions. His books have been translated into many languages and have sold over 1,000,000 copies. He is now contributing editor of "The Christian Century." In This Issue Phi Alpha Delta Page 2 Debating 2 No Crime Wave 3 Mondayitis 3 Editorials 4 Delicate Operation 7 Sports 8 Sarah Clark Heads New Scholarship Organization Torch and Scroll* Mu Omega Xi Merge to Form Scroll and Key Sarah Elizabeth Clark '40 was elected Monday to serve as president of the Order of the Scroll and Key, newest organization on the campus. The new scholarship and leadership group was formed when Mu Omega Xi and Torch and Scroll, both scholarship organizations, voted last week to combine. Marjorie McClure '40 was chosen vice-president of the group, Inez Martin secretary, and Plarriet Alexander treasurer. This merger has been affected by the societies with the hope of petitioning Phi Kappa Phi, the National honorary fraternity with the same requirements for acceotancc. Ten per cent of both the senior and the Junior classes are eligible under the requirements of the Order of the Scroll and Key, and this ten per cent from each class is selected for high scholastic achievement and leadership. Men and women students are eligible, and will be picked from all three colleges. Tapping of new members already decided upon by the society will take place in chapel this week. University Gets New Field Man J. W. Compton to Represent School Throughout County Selection of a field representa* tive for the University was an-« nounced this morning by President W. S. Allen. The" newest addition to the Stetson family being J. W. Compton, a native of Kentucky who has been in educational work for 15 years. Compton spent several days on the campus last week getting acquainted with administrative of- fcers. faculty members and students. The new field representative began his teaching career as a rural school teacher in Calloway Count}-. Murray, .Ky., where he was quickly promoted to a rural supervisorshiri. Eor five years he was an elementary school principal at Owensboro, for two years supervising principal as Tarpon Springs, and for four years principal of the Memorial Junior High School, Tampa. He was a member of the education faculty at Murray State Teachers College, Murray, Ky., where he was also principal of the training school at the head of a large staff of elementary school teachers. Widely acquainted ?n e'duca-> tional circles in the South, Conu> ton is a member of Phi Delta Kapoa, national education fraternity. Letters Awarded, Eight Hatter Basketeers Little Four Winners Praised for Play During Season Green and white sweaters bearing the coveted "S" were awarded Monday by Coaches Uen Clemons and Brady Cowel! to eight members of the 1940 Hatter basketball squad, winners of the Little Four. Vincent Schaefer, sharpshoot- ing Stetson guard'who was elected captain of the Hatters last Tuesday after the season's finale; Harold Vann, center; Alex Mathis, guard; Jimmy Golden, forward; Lanier Smith, forward ; Lanier Smith, forward; Gene Lamb, .guard;. Cliff, Parmley, (Continued on Page Eight)