The Stetson Reporter

The Stetson Reporter Sixth Year—No. 26 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941 2103 Price Five Cents FLORIDA STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND PRESS GROUPS CONVENE Stetson Represented in Confab at Miami; Oleda Dyson, Dorothy Lou Burgman and Aubrey Vincent Elected to Offices NEXT CONVENTION IN ST. PETERSBURG Oleda Dyson, Junior Sanford student, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Florida Intercollegiate Press Association at the joint convention of these two organic' tions held in Miami this week-end. Dorothy Lou Burgman, Daytona, was selected by the Stetson delegation to act as campus representative in the PRESIDES Press association while Aubrey Vincent, Lynchburg, S. C, was made Stetson representative for the Student Government Association. They will serve as vice' presidents of their respective groups. Five otlier students represented xfrie University in the Miami confab which is held annually for the purpose of discussing problems of the press and government of the various colleges in the staie. Other delegates included: Jimmy Dyson, retiring president of the FIPA, Joy Reese and' Bill Crissey representing irhe press and Johnny Cicero, retiring secretary-treasurer of the joint association, Carolyn Massey representing the student government. St. Petersburg was selected as the site for the next convention wljich will be held under the auspices of the St. Petersburg Junior College of that city. The meet opened with a join* session of the F. S. G. A. and the F. I. P. A. on Friday afternoon and included a round of •discussions, open forums, and speeches, closing Saturday evening with a formal banquet) at the Columbus hotel roof, at "which time the group heard Mr. Arthur Griffin of «tie Miami Herald as a guest speaker. The delegates were also privileged to (hear Joe Chappel, noted editor and author, who spoke in the absence of Walter Winchell who iv a s originally scheduled to speak, according to the Miami 'Convention chairman. First Solo Flight Made By Ellzey The first solo aeroplane flight of the current Civilian Pilot Training Program was made last Monday morning by Cecil Clarence Ellzey, of Daytona Becah. He was under the.tutelage of Aubrey Spaulding. From the point of instruction time several other flight students will be eligible to take their solos within the next few Conventionites were the in-:days. Eight hours of dual invited guests of the Gamma struction is required by the Civil Sigma Epsilon's Kampus King)Air Regulations before a solo Kapers at the Coral Gables flight can be made. REPRESENTATIVE Dorothy Lou Burgman, Associate editor of The Stetson Reporter, was elected a Stetson representative at the Florida Intercollegiate Press and Student Government Association meeting held in Miami last week. Country Club Friday nigh,t, and of the Tau Epsilon Phi formal at the Casa Loma Hotel on Saturday night. Nineteen other prospective flyers are being groomed by instructors Wes King find Spaulding for their solo flights. Symphonic Band and Orchestra To Give Program In Orlando Instrumentalists of Both Organizations Will Play on Regular Children's Concert Series Next Saturday The Stetson Symphony Orchestra will present a joint concert with the Symphonic Band in the Orlando Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, March 29, on the regular Children's Concert Series in that city. Instrumentalists of the orchestra and band will be featured on the program Arrangements are also pro- reeding for an exchange concert with the University of Florida Symphony Orchestra. These two concerts follow the main program of the year which rook place on February 11 in Elizabeth Hall. The orchestra has performed a number of classical symphonies and overtures, tone poems, modern works, student transcriptions, and original compositions. A number of student conductors have led the orchestra in concerts and student soloists have appeared with the orchestra each year. The orchestra functions in many events besides its own concert programs. Every year the operetta, oratorio, cantata. Stover Theatre plays, and other special events all require orchestral background. For these occasions the number of players is generally reduced, and the nucleus of the smaller group has been organized as the Stetson Little Symphony Orchestra, un- (Continued On Page 5) CAPT. W.D. PULESTON, RETIRED TO BE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Former Director of Naval Intelligence Has Had Wide Experience; Is Author of Books and Articles: Dr. Thomas McCaul is Baccalaureate Preacher I Captain W. D. Puleston, United States Navy retired and author of Lake Wales, will be the speaker for about 100 graduates at their Commencement exercises scheduled for June 2nd., according to an announcement made late last week.. At the same time it was disclosed that Dr. Thomas V. McCaul, pastor of Director of the Music School Dr. W. E. Duckwitz will preside over the Florida Music Teachers convention to be held in Miami, DUCKWITZ *RULES OVER CONVENTION OF MUSIC PROFS Is President of Florida Association Which Meets In Miami March 30 Dr. W. E. Duckwitz, Director of the School of Music, will preside over the Florida Music Teachers' Association's Seventh Annual Convention to be held March 30, 31, and April 1st in Miami. He is president of the association. The purpose of the Association is to enroll all public and private music teachers in the state and thus have greater influence for good on the art and profession. At the first meeting six years ago, one hundred mem- (Continued on Page 4) GLEE CLUB SINGS RETURN CONCERT Invitation is Result Of Previous Program x-\s a result of a program given before the Federated Music Clubs at their convention in Daytona Deach last February fhe Stetson Glee Club and its director, Harold M. Giffin, have been invited to sing for ,the Palmeto Musicale of that city next Friday evening". The travelling squad of forty voices will present the program in the Peninsular Club at 8:00 o'clock. Vocal selections will be given by Professor Giffin and the smaller groups within the club will give some numbers. Tlie invitation for the return engagement is considered an honor for >the group as they were asked on the merits of their previous program. The Glee Club will'also sing nex,t Monday night as a part of the Religious Council program which will be held in the Stover Theatre. MOVIES! A movie showing the manufacture of Nylon in beautiful technicolor will be shown in the Commons lounge tomorrow nigmr promptly at 7:00 o'clock. John Kurtz, newly elected president of the club, expends a cordial welcome to all who are interested to see this fine film. the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday, June 1st. The commencement! speaker is a graduate of the Naval War College and the Army War Col' lege, and has served on the staffs of the two institutions at seper- ate times. Active in naval conv mand, he headed a destroyer di* vision during the World War protecting American troop trans-- ports. xAiter the war he conv manded a destroyer squadron in the Pacific, and subsequently served as assistant chief of $taff on the U. S. battle fleet. From 1932 to 1934 he commanded the bajtjtleship Mississippi, and as* sumed the post of director of Naval Intelligence in 1934 for a three year period before retire* ment. Captain Pulesjfon is expected to draw on his vast store of knowledge and experience with the naval forces for material in his Commencement 'talk. Besides his actual experiences he also has gained an. admirable degree of recognition as an au> thor, - having written* four full length books in addition tb occasional articles for national (Continued On Page 8) Low Grades Decline of Male; -fll Top Co-eds On D" List 150 Students Making "D" Is Decrease From 200 Reported For Nov. Period CO-EDS 65, MEN 85 A little more studying is being done these nights if the "D" list figures recently released can be taken as a criterion. A total number of 150 students are reported, which is an appreciable drop compared to the 200 unfortunates getting the low grades reported tor the six- weeks ending last November. The decrease would have been greater if the boys had matched the performance of the co-eds as November's figures revealed 100 of each sex on the unpopular list while this time finds 85 boys and but 65 girls listed. "F's" reported for the spring six-weeks is but about half the number for last semester, in actual figures 74 to 40. The College of Liberal Arts came in for most of the "D" list appointees with 102, 61 of which were boys and 41 girls. The School of Music found 14, the only division in which the girls had more than the boys, '8 to 6. 18 boys and 16 girls in (he School of Busisess got those nasty red letters. Freshmen topped the list for volume in "D" students with 95. The sophs had 36 and the Juniors dropped down to a measley Stetson's debate squad will 8 The Semors found 6 and even enter two separate flecision the special students had 6. I tournaments between the first The gruesome details of how rand the fifth of April. John many subjects some chosen few Lewis, sophomore from Miami, DEBATERS LEAVE FOR TWO MEETS IN NEAR FUTURE Team Will Debate At Montreval, Ala., on P K D Question Stetson's enter two managed to "D" folows: 1 subject, 44 boys, 49 girls: two subjects, 22 boys, 13 girls; three subjects, 12 boys, 2 girls; 4 sub jects, 2 boys; boy. and 6 subjects. 1 John Kurtz Elected Commerce Club Head John Kurtz was elected to head the Commerce Club in a meeting held last Thursday evening. Other officers elected were Eleanor Hillman, vice president; Frances McGarrah, secretary; and Fred Cooke, treasurer. x Formal pledging was held last week for Cecil Jones, Mary Ellen Nicholson, Annie Lee Coe- field, .. velyn Ogletree, Agatha DeBella, Edna Houghton, Kath- ryn Sandusky, and Ed Dail. Following the ceremony the group was entertained at Hie home of Dr. ,R. C. Larcomt ifacufry ajdvisor, where Coca- Colas and the famous Larcom chocolate cake was enjoyed. Florida, and Vance Graham, senior from Bristol, Tennessee, will travel ko Montreval, Alabama, to debate the Pi Kappa Delta question: Resolved, The Nations of the Wes>t>ern Hemi- sphere Sfjould Form a Permanent Union. Ruby xAihory, senior from Newport News, Virginia, and Irma French, sophomore from Jacksonville, Florida, will compete in the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech question: Resolved, The United States Should Enter the War Immediately on the Side of Great Britain. Both teams will debate two rounds. One time they will pre- (Continued on Page 5) ELECTED Dr. Frances G. Thornton^ professor of French, vva? elected president of the Flor> ida Division of the American Association of Teachers of French at their meeting held in conjunction with the Flor- i d a Educators Association convention in Tampa recently.