The Stetson Reporter

J»i C"-<a ft Fifth Year-No. 17 THIRD ANNUAL YOUTH CONFERENCE TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 Native Indian Youth Worker to be Speaker at Afternoon Assembly "Youth in a World of Tensions" is to be the current' ly prtssing suestion supplying the theme for the third annual Youth Conference of the Florida Chain of Missions to be held here next Sunday. According to Sarah Elisabeth Clark, chairman in charge of program arranging, the Youth Con' ference day will consist of a round of assemblies in the afternoon at 3:00, a banquet at 6:00, and in the evening at 7:30. Heading the list of speakers for the afternoon assembly will be Ha Sircar, a native of India and for many years the leader of youth work in India, the youngest delegate to the Madras Conference, who will speak on "Indian Youth Helping to P>uild a Christian' DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 1940 EPORTER poakei*s World." Earle Ballou, secretary of youth work in north China for the Congregational Church, will use his experience to add a talk ou "Two Kinds of Patriotism as Illustrated by the Chinese Youth." The afternoon program will be rounded off by a discussion on "Highland Youth Pjnerge," by Henry Randolph, secretary of rural church work for the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church. Stuntz to Speak Dr. Hugh Stuntz will be the Debate Squads Will Attend Two Meets Freshman, Sophomore Teams Go to U. of F. February 10 Stetson debaters will attend S inaJ.or debating tournaments . ; --v," ~ - v,ul uC tne i "* lr?nng' and freshmen and principal speaker for the banquet f,?fC f(]Uads are to attend m the Commons, at 6 p. m. Dr r general College ■ Debating stuntz. who is the son of BishopL;°U™a"lent to be held in Gaines-; ■ ' *'- *" ■ " ™e 1'ebmary 10, Professor C I Price Five Cents Stuntz of the Methodist Episcd pal Church, will discuss "Christian Youth South of Panama." Dr. Stuntz is a native of India, has traveled extensively, especially in the Philippines and in every part of South America. The evening program, which -is.open, to. all young people, both of Stetson and Deland, will be led by Dr. Robert \MacGowan, outstanding Presbyterian minister, nationally and internationally. "Light For a Bewildered World" is to be Dr. MacGowan's subject. In addition to his ministerial work, Dr. MacGowan is iramatic ■ poet, philosopher, ra- , 1~.- ancj jag(. year con_ coach an- Albert Viton (above) and Henry Smith Leiper (below) spoke before the Stetson JForum January 23rd and 30th respectively. Mr. Viton, foreign correspondent in Europe and the Far East for several years, answered the query, "What is Happening in the Holy Land?", while Mr. Leiper, American secretary of the World Council of Churches and prominent author, discussed "The Rising Religions of Nationalism and Human Freedom." tiio speaker, dirted services at Chautauqua. l:"t; has a reputation for being an imercstiiig speaker, and always ri'Tiws large crowds'from young P- ople groups, Miss Clark' said. Conference a Part The Stetson Youth Conference is a part of the three-day Chain oi Missions program held in De- Land local" churches through Wednesday of next week. Similar programs and services are being" held throughout the state. Stetson students will have opportunities to hear additional sneakers in chapel and at Vespers next week, including such figures as Conrad Hoffman, Dr. Walter O. Lewis, and M rs. P. D Snipes, treating the problems" of \ ? ™\can s™"late this species youth in different parts of the urthoptera, please apply at world _ the Stover Little Theater. AlthOUfill the PVPnino- i-.,™*-....™ TYc nil „„...- ,c ,1 A. Hickman, debate nounced this week. The recently-fpunded Beta chapter" of the Pi Kappa Delta on this campus will send a debating squad'to the. National Pi Kappa Delta tournament to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 26 to 29. -A squad will also be sent to attend the tournament of the Southern Associa- tion of Teachers of Speech when I they meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 3, 4 and 5. Squads for these tournaments have not been picked, Professor Hickman said. He indicated, however, that they will be picked during the next week or so. Other debates to be held this spring on Stetson's campus include many- important schools, and colleges in the East. Squads (Continued on Page 4) W&nted: A. Criekel Little Theaterites Search for Insect's Chirp for 'Our Town? By Esther Mandeville Although various members of the production staff of "Our Town" have haunted by-paths and'lover's lanes in and around DeLand in an attempt to hear crickets chirping, their efforts have been in vain. If, — p :nn swan plans varied program FOR LITTLE SYMPHONY CONCERT Program Will Begin Tomorrow at 8: All Music Lovers Are Invited j OngMy scheduled for last night, the concert was post- | ponua because of the appearance of the Wheaton S I icge glee club at the Presbyterian Church neat0n Lo1' ^Z!^Ll^^^ft has been promised by I Professor Swan \ 7 oners a wide variety and shoiiM Prove enjoyable to all ?ypeb of ™c lovers," he said >? f • , ieSd i gr°uUP °f stude»* se- Philadelphia, (ACP)-The po- SymphonTothestrf * u^™ sition of the college faculty &storganized by Professor Wit* member in his institution and his llam bailey to provide music for community at last has been de- ^ ^ Theatre performances fined and made definite. ! L u SPflal occasions where At the annual meeting here of Th ° ^ WaS re(luired. the Association of American Col- the 'tXTV""^1" wHI fe' leges, delegates voted in favor of UW^ch'&y*, D a special report which said: composed in 1791 on the ocSXT The college or university °* hls f™t visit to London It is teacher is a citizen, a member of ZZT^J0^ that the &st a learned profession, and an offi ed^AlW last movement calico of an educational i„stituti0t ^^sorS" 7t ^ I]I!" ,C sPeak? - writes as a "^d H^fe"* of ** **, Status of College Faculty Defined By Association citizen, he should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but his special position in the community'imposes special obligations. , "As a man of learning and an educational officer, he should remember that the public may "The Siegfried Idyll" which Richard Wagner wrote as a birthday piece for his wife on the birth of their son Siegfried follows. In recent years there- has been very little of Richard Wagner's music played in De- Land, .so. lovers of Wagnerian udge his profession and his in- «™sic will be pleased tf^" station, by his utterances. *is number indued In tt Ve ace he should at all times be I ^am. Also included tlht f°~ tasti'c "a^i„„ ~ " Uie lan- H acci proi ate, should exercise "*- ap- iate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that he is not an institutional spokesman. In the section of the report de-J voted to academic freedom, the special committee said: "The teacher is entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing Triste" of Jan tastic "Valse Sibelius.- The concluding number is, "Carnival of the Animals" by Saint-Saens. This composition was not published until after Saint-Saens's death, for during his lifetime he kept it for the en- joymen of himself and his friends . Included in the "Carnival" is the "Swan" made famous bv Pavlnvo his subject, but he should be by Pavlova. . careful not to introduce into his Rosemary Clark and Doris teaching controversial matter Milligan, duo-pianists, will be which has no relation to the sub- featured in special solo parts in ject. Limitations of academic this number. freedom because of religious or The "Carnival itself is divided other aims of the institution into fourteen parts, each part should be clearly stated in writ- representing a certain animal ing at the time of the appoint j ment of a faculty member. efforts have oeen m vain. „ anyone can simulate this species Although the evening program -., open to all who wish to come, Miss Clark reports that the afternoon meeting and the banquet have been necessarily limited in number. Approximately a hundred young people, representing every denomination and almost every organization on the campus and off. The afternoon program, to be held in Elizabeth Hall, provisions for open fomm discussion will be made, with emphasis upon the student point of view Its all part of the preparation for the Little Theatre's production of Thonton Wilder's "Our T - 9 whistle was used as the factory whistle of "Our Town." The appropriate selections for the wedding scene were played by Virginia Scarborough on the organ of Elizabeth Hall. They include Handel's'"Largo,? the, Alabama Glee Club Sings on Campus The Glee Club of Alabama College presented a program of secuar music here Friday The program including folksongs dintr Man* » m""°°T^ W ed~! mad"graIs' and sonSs of the pres- reX k! *L„, ° weddmg could j ent day. Harrison D. LeBaron, head of \ ..^v.v.ic v/ur mqmae Handel's ''"Largo,? th Town" to be presented February Wedding March from "Lohen > and 10, in which Dr. Irving C. fnn'" Jand Mendelssohns "Wed c, ... , , , . j. dmg March. No wedding couk Stover will play the outstanding rJ{y be comp,ete wkhJt ^^ role of the stage manager. traditional pieces. Last week the theater's sound The small town atmosphere man, Frank Knorr, took a re- has been made more nearly cording apparatus out to the De- realistic by the whinnying of j Land railroad station and elec- horse and the cackling of chick trically,transcribed the sound of ens. These have been obtained gamation numbering seventy-f the train as it came roaring down from records in the University voices. The Club recently broa the tracks and as it again "chug- library. This atmosphere has al- casted as part of_ an "Alabar „j,„„„~j» * ' path, so been strengthened k" J-u'- ri""" The Introduction and Royal March of the Lion" will be played by the entire group, the Hens and Cocks by the violinists, the Wild Asses by the pianists. The Elephants by Bob Chesser on the Double Bass, The Kangaroos by the pianists. The "Aquarium" section depicts a large glass bowl with bright colored fish gliding about in it. Then the violin section plays the Personagt With the Long Ears, followed by Dick Feasel's rendition o f the "Cuckoo in the/ Depth of the woods" on the clarinet, the Avi- the Alabama College School of ary wilI beplayed by Graham Music, is director, of the group SeJjGk on the flute_ Saint-Saens of twenty-eight girls who are .must have had his QWn sIy gense ida. nf u,,™~~ -c— ' ■ - - cUVn mo^r hemS\ "ed to 119 stations by the Co touring Alabama and Florida. The group is selected from an oi- ganiation numbering seventy-five ,_;„„„. fM--' ™ * ■ - - road. iama , ,.„^.^. .jvd me grass. J-'robably liimbia Broadcasting System. , ...... „.. ...^nii- wnicn tne audience will have the Dr. Stover will consent to use While in Florida the group committee of organization opportunity of hearing in the his grass cutter for this recoding. appeared in Gainesville, Mian* iidents. first act of the play. The train (Continued on Page Eight) tt,™«-.-ii~ -■-<• ~- (ContinuedI «P^Efeh t^TT^^ in Gainesville ge tlghy Umatilla, and in Deland. of humor for he inrludes the pianists with the rest of the animals. The Fossils also reflects this humorous side, for he built the passage out of the themse of popular songs of the day including some of his own which he thought had been overdone. The Swan will be played as a cella solo by Jean Botts and the Finale by the entire orchestra.