The Stetson Reporter

«W£*i*S'as**"*aa' The Stetson Reporter Sixth Year—No. 14 smoNic BAND TO PLAY IN TALLAHASSEE Cities Which Heard Concerts Request Reappearances The Stetson Symphonic Band has been invited to present a concert in the city of Tallahassee the evening before the Governor's inauguration and to participate in the parade the following day. Final arrangements have been -.completed, it was announced early this week by Director John J. Heney. The concert will be presented -on the evening of January 6th and on the morning of the 7th the band will take part in the Governor's parade, returning to the campus later the same clay. The following day, January 8th, a concert will be presented in Orlando and this will end the travels of that organization until next semester. Several invitations have been received from the cities where concerts have recently been given to reappear later this year and ■some of these will probably be included in a spring tour of the state which will cover parts of ihe state not 3ret reached by the band as well as the repeat performances. Following the concert in Vero Beach on December 11th, band members were shown through the Vero Beach High School and Band Building by Carl "Pea- -nuts" Hulbert a Stetson graduate and at present director of the Vero Beach High School Band. The concert itself was enthusi- asticly received by an appreciative audience with each soloist being encored time and again. The Vero Beach program closed out a successful tour of the East Coa,st deluding also the cities of Cocoa and Titusville. Due to the press of scholastic duties the Concert in Orlando will be final out of town appearance until the close of the semester. DELAND, It A., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 1940 . 2103 Price Five Cents SOLOISTS IN THE 'MESSIAH HI Pictured in the upper left is Napoli, tenor, who sang solo parts in conjunction with the presentation of 'The Messiah" last Sunday before a capacity audience. J3oris Williams, alto (upper right), and Frances Arkley, soprano (lower left), also were soloists on the program. The large audience was en-, thusiastic in its praise of both the Glee Club and the Orchestra for the fine performance. Other soloists were Professor Giffin, Clifford Winns, Margaret Wood, Elizabeth Futch, Ruth Archer, Margaret Reaves, Tom Parker, and Barbara Peden. CAPACITY AUDIENCE ATTENDS SIXTH RENDITION "THE MESSIAH" Glee Club and Orchestra Directed by Harold M. Giffin and William H. Bailey By Janet Mandeville The cixth consecutive rendition of George F. Handel's "The Messiah" was presented Sunday afternoon by the Stetson University Glee Club in the University Auditorium under the direction of Professor Harold M. Giffin. Professor William H. Bailey conducted the Stetson University Orches" tra which accompanied the Glee Club. The performance opened with Professor Bailey conducting the Orchestra in the "Overture"; this was followed by Professor Giffin's singing "Comfort Ye My People" and "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted.',' Clifford Wynns, bass, sang the rather difficult 'Thus Saith the Lord" and "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming." "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive," and "O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" were by Margaret Wood, alto. Three recitatives, "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field," "And the Angel Said Unto Them," and "And Suddenly There Was With the Angel" were sung by Elizabeth Futch, Stover Theater Presented "The Lord's Prayer9' Last Night Christmas Pageant Has Large Cast; Costumes and Lighting are Effective By Esther Mandeville The Stover Little Theater's presentation of "The Lord's Prayer" by William N. Guthrie added to the religious note End the joyous spirit of the Christmastide. The pageant which was divided into seven scenes — each one of which was an entity unto itself — was especially outstanding for She lighting effects on the double row of Ionic columns, the music background, and the colorful costumes. • The choral speakers who spoke between the scenes were effectively costumed in long red robes, with red hoods and they carried red candles by the light of which they read their parts. The musical background seemed to be especially appropriate for a mystery drama, and the concluding number — "The Lord's Prayer" by Malotte as recorded by Stetson's Radio Chorus was very impressive. In the second scene which is the petition "Thy Kingdom Come" the author of the play chose the story of the Annunciation which was well acted by the (Continued on Page 4) Physical Education Instructors Meet Here To Discuss Problems Seek to Aid Current Preparedness Program With Advancements In Health And Physical Education Coach Brady Cowell was host to approximately twenty health and physical education instructors Saturday, Dec. 14. The instructors convened on Stetson's campus to discuss informally the national health program and the health texts. They sought to find how they could integrate their work in the national preparedness program. Mrs. D. D. Hunt of Tampa, Chairman of the Florida Education Association's Department of health, physical education, and recreation and Joe Hall, Executive Secretary from Tallahassee were in charge of the meeting. In the meeting the instructors drew up a list of recommendations pertaining to a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives concerning national preparedness and health education. Their program, which hopes to make the nation more health conscious, would include a program designed to give: (1) at last thirty minutes daily to planned health education programs in the public schools; (2)- 270 class periods each year to the grades 7 through 12 which they must devote to health instruction; (3) the secondary schools a daily physical educational period in their schedules. It was decided that a special committee should examine textbooks and recommend those which seemed most suitable for use in the schools. Then the instructors named a special committee which will meet during the Easter Holidays to prepare a course of physical education study for elementary schools. Chorus Makes Hit In Two Broadcasts The Stetson Radio Chorus sang in Orlando last Monday, at the Goodfellows luncheon, and their program was broadcast over statio WDBO and WLOF. The program included: Medley of school songs; Road to Romany (Brahms) ; Gershwin Medley (arranged by Dick Feasel) ; Quartet from "Rigoletto" (Verdi) ; Roll Chariott (Cain); Silent Night (arranged by Professor Giffin). The program closed with ''God Bless America," but this last number was (Continued on Page 5) Westminster Choir Will Appear Here Famous Chorus Will Give One of Three State Concerts Here The famous Westminster Choir from Princeton, N. J., will present at Stetson its only concert in this part of the State next Feb. 22, accordng to word re- ceved by Dr. W. E. Duckwitz this week. The concert by the chorus is being sponsored by the Stetson Music School. Directed by Dr. John Finley Williamson, the well-known chorus has made two successful tours of Europe and has given over a thousand concerts in this country. It will visit two other cties in Florida, they being Clearwater and Miami, and will then go to Havana, Cuba. Dr. Duckwitz, in making the announcement, stating that Stetson University is fortunate in being able to present this famous choir. CHRISTMAS DINNER A special candle-light Christmas dinner will be served at the Commons tonight between the hours of 5:00 and 6:30. A Christmas tree and an open hearth fire will lend a Holiday atmosphere to the four course dinner which is being served for 50 cents. "Following the dinner they will sing Christmas carols. soprano. Ruth Archer sang the soprano Air, "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"; Margaret Reaves, alto, followed with "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened," and "He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd." The very familiar Air, "Come Unto Him, All Ye That Labour," was sung by Frances Arkley, soprano. Doris Williams, alto, sang "He Was Despised" and Chris Napoli, tenor, the recitative and air, "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart," and "Behold, and See if There Be Any Sorrow." "Why Do the Nations so Furiously Rage Together?" was sung by Tom Parker, bass, and Barbara Peden, soprano, sang the famous "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth." The chorus numbers sung by (Continued on Page 4) Dr. Allen Proclaims Educators' Convention Best in Recent Years Returns From Memphis Meet of Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Dr. W. S. Allen, president of Stetson University, re turned Sunday from Memphis where he attended the meet' :ng of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This association, of which Dr. Allen is chairman of the Commission's Committee on non'member schools, has PRESIDENT W. S. ALLEN K?diction over deven southern states. In Chapel Monday morning- President Allen, entertained the student body with a brief and amusing account of the events of the convention. The audience went into an uproar over jokes and rare bits of nonsense which he related as having "overheard" twang told by some of the outstanding personages at the convention. However, Dr. Allen particularly stressed the note of seriousness which seemed to permeate the entire convention more than ever before. In many of the addresses given by the leading educators of this country, explained Dr. Allen, there was a call to religion and to God which is most fitting in view of (Continued on Page 5)