The Stetson Reporter

The Stetson Reporter Sixth Year—No. 27 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1941 2103 Price Five Cents CASH PRIZE BEING OFFERED IN FEATURE STORY CONTEST Press Club Will Award #5.00 for Best Article Submitted Before April 15th; List of Judges Nearly Completed ] Arrangements have been made to secure three outstanding Florida journalists to serve as judges in the feature contest which is being sponsored by the Stetson Press Club, according to Bob Barnett, contest manager. Herbert Davidson, editor of the Daytona Beach News Journal, and Lucy Eulghum, of the Tampa Tribune, have already expressed themselves as .feeing glad to serve as judges, Barnett said, and arrangements are now being made with a prominent South Florida news* paper man to act as the third judge. The Press Club, in search of feature material, is offering a $5.00 cash prize to the Stetson student submitting the best fea- ture story before April, 15. The subject for the feature m«st be of interest to college students, but is not necessarily limited to this campus. Entries wilL be judged on reader interest, originality and style. According to rules for the contest, the feature must not ihave been previously published, must be submitted on typewriter rsize paper,, double spaced. Two original and two carbon copies are required and the length of the story is not to exceed 500 words. The contestants name should not appear on the manuscript but should be written on a separate sheet, and clipped to the manuscript. Features will be 'submitted to the judges with an identifying number, no name. AH entries .should be submitted to contest Manager, Barnett, in the universiy publicity office. RECITALIST ASSISTANT New Division Plan Allows Integration In College Courses Seven Groups Formed From Nineteen Departments The nineteen departments of the College of Liberal Arts will be grouped into seven divisions, it was announced from the office of President W. S. Allen late last week. The new arrangement is designed to develop a closer coordination and integration in the functioning of the various educational phases of the college! The Music School, the College of Law, and the J3usiness School are not effected by the new plan, it was indicated. Recommended by Dr. Allen to go into effect in September, the plan calls for chairman of the divisions who will sit as a committee for continuous study of the curriculum problems, while the faculty in each division also will confer upon work of related nature, not only their specific field but also with regard to the work of the Liberal Arts as a whole, it was explained. The announcement also carried the names of the chairmen of the created divisions. Under the new plan the departments of the College of Liberal Arts will be grouped as follows: Division of the Art of Teaching with Dr. P>. F. Ezell, chairman, (Continued on Page 4) HUMOROUS PLAY IS THIRD FEATURE ON RADIO SERIES Radio Speaking Class Conducts Program Over WMFJ Today A radio adaptation by Sara Ellen Mobley and Bob Chesser of the play "Why I Am a Bachelor," by Conrad Seiler, will be the third air wave presentation by the Stetson radio speaking class on their regular Wednesday afternoon program over WMFJ. The players go on the air at 3 o'clock. The part of the lecturer in the humorous production will be taken by Harvey Klein, with Gadi Lawton and Marzee McDonald completing the cast. All are well known on the Stover Theatre stage. Incidental music has been arranged and will be played by Orion Osborn, and sound effects will be by Arthur Estes. Dr. Irving C. Stover is the director. Last week's presentation of a play "Bostonv Turnpike," by Tom Watson, Jr., was enthus- tically received and evoked praise for the professional-like manner in which it was given. The cast for that play included Vance Graham, Jack Bluemke, Alvis Herring,. .Arthur Estes, and Alary Lou Garrett, Listeners claim that all who took part reflected careful training and preparation in that production. Florida Religious Council Meets Dr. Allen Welcomes Delegates in Stover Theatre The Florida Religious Council met at Stetson University on Monday and Tuesday to discuss "The place of Religion in Elementary and Secondary Education." The delegates assembled at the Commons for dinner Monday night with Rabbi Morris A. Skop presiding. Dr. Anna Forbes Liddell of F.S.C.W. and xA. Buel Trowbridge, Jr., professor of religion and ethics at Rollins, presented speeches. Dr. Allen welcomed the delegates at the first meeting held in the Little Theater. The Stetson Glee Club entertained the members with a half-hour concert, which was followed by a discussion of the religious education in public and parochial schools under the chairmanship of Dr. Harrison S. Elliot, professor of religious education at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Virginia Scarborough * * * * * * Doris Wiwams * * * Virginia Scarborough Gives Senior Recital Thursday Organist Will be Assisted by Doris Williams And Winston McQuiddy in Senior Program Virginia Dell Scarborough will present her senior red' tal Thursday night at eight in the Elizabeth Hall auditorium. Miss Scarborough will be assisted by Doris Williams, con' tralto, Winston McQuiddy, accompanist. The ushers will be Barabara Hunter, Lillian Williamson, Robert Wheatly, John Hunt. Miss Scarborough will open the program with two organ numbers: Herzlech thut mich verlangen (Bach) ; Toccata' and Fugue in D minor (Bach). The second part of the program will also be two organ solos: Canta- bile (Franck) ; Piece Heroique (Franck). Miss Williams will then sing "Your Song From Paradise" (Brown), "By a Lonely Forest Pathway" (Grif- fis), and "When I Have Sung My Songs to You" (Charles). The program will be concluded with an organ number by Miss Scarborough, "Suite Gothique" (Boellmann). Art Club Hears About Plume Birds Joy Postle Speaks To Large Audience "A painting is a dance performed with brush and pigment on a stage of canvas," said Joy Postle, who was sponsored by the Hatter Art Club and the Biology Department, at a lecture given in the Biology room of Elizabeth Hall on Monday evening to many interested students and town people. Joy Postle gave a chalk talk on Egrets, Spoonbills, Flamingos, and other plume birds found in tropical x\merica. Robert Blackstone, manager and husband pf the artist, accompained Joy Postle on her tour. She has worked for years— made hundreds of field trips— travelled thousands of miles by car, canoe, and on foot to the Plume Bird's nesting placet?— boggy islands—surrounded by swamps infested with water moccasins, alligators, deer flies, mosquitoes—so that she might paint the wild life of the tropics. Julia Ann Pennington held the lucky raffle ticket of the evening which entitled her to one of Joy Postle's pictures of five dollar value. Emma Sedwick held the second ticket which gave her a copy of her book which contains copies of her paintings and poems. SERVICE IN BAND SHELL TO REPLACE STREET PREACHING Ministerial Association Acquires Public Address System by David Sperring According to official reports a new type of religious service is to be launched in the near future by the Stetson Ministerial Association. This new type of service will replace the former street meeting service which consisted of preaching in front of McCrory's 5 & 10 Cent Store. The new services which are to begin in a week or so will take place in the city bandshell on Saturday. The plans for these services have not been completed in detail as yet; but ho doubt consist of thirty minutes of sacred music together with a short sermon by one of the ministerial students. To make the services more attractive and dignified the ministerial students with the help of other students and friends have purchased an amplifying system. This valuable system will keep (Continued On Page 5) "Our Changing World" Is Banquet Theme "Our Changing World" is the theme of the annual Junior- Senior Banquet to be given in honor of the class of '41 Thursday evening at six o'clock in the Commons banquet room. Jimmy Golden, president of the junior class, said 'today that the entertainment is to be presented in a novel way, with less formality, plus confetti and lots of FUN. The committee in charge of the banquet consists of Ann Burrell, Luella Nickols, Marjorie Ault, Mary Helen Hill, and Louise McClure, with jimmy Golden, chairman. BAR ASSOCIATION NAMES UHLAN ? PRES. AT MEET ] New Head is Stetson Tf Alumnus; Lawyers OutHriet Legislative Objectives i STRESS PUBLIC DUTY IN CRISIS ): By Sylva Landress > ' The Florida Bar Association elected Robert Milan, a Stetson alumnus of Jacksonville, Hs President for the next year at' the annual three day meeting in Tampa last week. At this meeting the members in attendance stressed especially, the obligation of their profes* sion to the public in this time of national crisis. A resolution waif submitted to the association which stated in effect that the Florida lawyers will do all in their power to defeat Hitler* ism. Someone suggested an amendment to the resolution to state that the Florida lawyers will do all in their power to de> fend America from Hitlerism. "That the lawyers of Florida voted to do all in their power to defeat Hitler ism and not to just defend this country from totalitarian idealogies was a re* markable indication for the temper of the times," said Dean Raymond who along with Pro* fessor Wilson attended the meet* ing. Further business of the meet* ing consisted of discussions on three legislative objectives which the Association hopes to obtain in near future. They plan to ask for legislation which will: CI)' bring about the adoptation of an enabling act for a new and more simplified civil code, and (3) and obtain more liberal laws af* fecting the status of married women. Saturday afternoon G. Harris Drew, president of the Stetson Alumni xAssociation called a meeting of all Stetson alumni in attendance. He appointed Wal* ter E. Smith of Orlando, D. C. Hull of DeLand, and Tom Henderson of Holly Hill to consult with Dean' Raymond for the purpose of working out the form of Law Day which will be held at Stetson on May 3. The members of this committee will be expected to select a time for the meeting of the Alumni who will perfect an organization of the Law Sschool Alumni. This meeting will probably be held in conjunction with the Alumni luncheon of May 3. Another highlight of the as* sociation meet was the address given by J. Tom Watson, Attor* ney General of the State who ex* plained some of the new revis* ed statutes. CPTP STUDENTS j MAKE SOLO FLIGHTS Three CPTP students made their first solo flights last Sun* day, bringing the total number to four. The latest to complete their eight hours of duel instruc* tion and to go up alone for the first time are Robert Heebner, Si Greeno, and xAlvis Herring. Cecil Ellzey preceded this group by several days, making? his first solo last week. j