The Stetson Reporter

mmmm TENTH YEAR—No. 5 DE LAND, FLORIDA, JANUARY 30, 1946 PRICE TEN CENTS Third Forum Speaker Blames Britain For Retarding India Dr. Hivale Declares "India Has To Try Democracy Before She Learns It/' "'There is either going to be' one world or no world at all," declared Dr. Bhaskar Pandusang Hivale in the third forunj lecture Monday, January 21, in Elizabeth Hall. He went on to state that all nations must contribute their particular advancements to the world and must benefit in turn by the findings of all other peoples. America has much to offer the world in material ■discoveries. On the .other hand she can gain a great deal from ttdia's treatment of the spiritual side of life. Dr. Hivale, a native of India and head of the department of philosophy and psychology at Wilson College, University of Bombay, India, declared that the only way for India to learn democracy was to try it. He blamed Great Britain for re- \ tarding the development of India in two ways. First, the constitution the British gave India calls for religious division rather than division by policy. Such a system causes strife between religious sects and prevents progress made by popular grouping according to some political principle. Also, Great Britain always sacrificed the economic interests of India to those of the mother country. He explained that although 90 per cent of the people .of India can neither read nor write they are still capable of carrying on a democratic election. Each candidate is given an animal symbol which appears on the ballot. Those who cannot read vote by symbol. ( He believed that at the present time India's greatest need is a Christian education for her people. GLEE CLUB GIVES RECITAL AT, LOCAL CLUB DeLand Women's Club Presented Recital By Stetson Glee Club. The John B. Stetson University Glee Club was presented by the De- Land Woman's Club in a recital Tuesday night at the Woman's Club building during one of the regular social evenings. The Glee Club rendered two numbers, while the girls' ensemble, the boys' trio, and the girls' trio each sang one selection. Miss Lcuy Ward, soprano, sang "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark" by Bishop; and L. M. Thomas, baritone, was featured in a hymn, "My Jesus, I Love Thee." Music School Student Recital A student recital was presented by the music school of Stetson University Tuesday, January 15, at 8 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall. The following is the program presented by the student artists: Piano—Pastorale (Scarlatti) Laura Gay; Polish Dance (Schawenka) Katherin'e Allen. Voice—Parasha's Revery and Dance (Moussorsky) Ruth Obach. Piano—Poliehinelle (Rachmaninoff) Shirley Stanfill. Voice—Heigh-Ho, Come to the Fair (Martin) Alice Parkhurst. Piano—Witches Dance (MacDow- ell) Carol White. Voice—Dir ch'io t'ami (Mancini) Mary Ellen Genttry. Piano—Concerto in E flat Major (Liszt) James Danford; George Schick at second piano. Accompanists :v Carol White, Alma Grantham. CAPACITY AUDIENCE PRESENT AT/CLAUDIA' OPENING NIGHT aw Davild Has Rough Time With Claudia's Unbalanced Checque Book. By Betsy Buck The Stover Little Theatre was filled to capacity Thursday and Friday nights for the presentation of Rose Franken's well-known play, "Claudia." Mitzi Mitchell's sensitive interpretation of Claudia and Jerry Kunes' patient portrayal of David was enjoyed by the audience. Mprjorie Merrill played the part of the understanding brave Mrs. Brown. Dot Hillman and Richard Mansur as Bertha and Rritz, the German couple who helped on the farm, ably supported the stars. Jerry Seymour, a worldly English playwright, was convincingly and amusingly played by Joe Camp. Barbara Albritton made a noisy and overbearing Madame Daruschka, and Elizabeth Golden played the part of Julia Naughton. "Claudia" is the sto.-y of a young married woman who has always been treated as a little girl by her mother. The plot shows how this girl matures through various problems and griefs that she has to face and finally learns to meet the world on its own terms. The play takes place in the living room of the Naughton's beautiful farmhouse in Connecticut. During the course of the play Claudia and David fight, kiss and make-up, and then fight again. Most of the misunderstanding occurs over Claudia's unbalanced checkbook, and David's opinion that she has no sex appeal. In a moving conclusion Claudia suddenly grows up and becomes resigned to life's sorrows as well as its joys and happiness, bringing immense relief to. her mother. REV. 0. L. WALKER Rev. 0. L Walker Planner, Director Religious Focus Week Director Of Religious Activities On Campus Is Behind The SceMes Organizer. . ? . . Reverend 0. Lafayette Walker, Director of Religious Activities on Stetson campus will be the producer behind scenes for the forthcoming Focus Week February 3-8. Acting as contact man, he holds all of the responsibility of planning, directing and making the week a big success. Walker had been a pastor nine years before he came here from the Bagdad Baptist Church, Bagdad, Ky. While attending Howard* College in STUDENTS PLAY HOST TO OUTSTANDING LEADERS Stetson will exhibit her "Southern Hospitality" during Focus Week as students will play host to the team of outstanding leaders on the campus. Each member of the team will be assigned ' a student escort, who will see to the general welfare of his guest. The men of the team will stay in the Putnam Hotel, while the three ladies will remain in the dormitories. Sunday evening at 5 o'clock the entire team will be guest at a supper given by President Allen. Later in the evening at 9:15 in Chaudoin Parlors a Fellowship ffour will be held and all students are invited. Birmingham, he served as the Alabama State B. S. U. President fn 1937-38. In 1938 he was chosen to be on the program of the Southwide Student Conference in Memphis, Tenn. Doing post-graduate work at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lduisville, he served as' the teaching fellow with Dr. O. T. Binkley in the department of Christian ethics and sociology. With such valuable experience behind him, and with his contacts with many outstanding student leaders in Nashville, Mr. Walker is well qualified for the work he is doing here among xthe students. Flonnie Anders Has "Philadelphia Story Lead Outstanding Stetson Thlespian Plays Part of Tracy Lord In Jax Little Theatre. Members of Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatic honorary fraternity, attended the performance o* "The Philadelphia Story" at the Jacksonville Little Theatre Saturday night. Miss Flonnie Anders,' a Stetson alumnae, played the leading role of Tracy Lord. The play opened Friday night and is expected to run for a week. Miss Anders, who was an outstanding student at Stetson, majored in dramatics under Dr. Stover and was starred in many plays here. She is also a former member of Theta Alpha Phi. The six students attending were Edith Miller, Nancy Brown, Marjorie Merrill, Dick Mansur, Joe Johns, and Bob Clark. Dr. and Mrs. I. C. Stover, two other faculty members, and the six student members of Theta Alpha Phi drove to Jacksonville in the afternoon and returned to Stetson after the show Saturday night. MINISTERIAL MEETING An informal gathering of Ministerial Students was held in the Lounge at the Stetson Commons last night, January 29, at 8 o'clock. All ministerial students, their wives, and dates were invited to' attend. Private Trumpet Audition Held In Dr. Allen s Office Playing Ability Reoojgnized By President; Grants Use of Auditorium* Dr. Allen held a private audition for an elderly trumpet player, a former member of Sousa's band, in his office at 4 p.m. Friday. The gentleman, who held a small case tightly clutched in his hand as he entered Dr. Allen's office, was ushered in and several minutes of earnest conversation took place. Finally the gentleman delicately opened his case and tenderly withdrew a shining gold trumpet. - It seems that the gentleman was as courteous and considerate as he was distinguished, for rather than disturb his neighbors with his practicing, he sought permission to use the school auditorium. In order to dispel any doubts as to his playing ability, the gentleman, without further ado played several hymns right in Dr. Allen's office- much to the astonishment and enjoyment of the office personnel and students passing by the office door. Evidently Dr. Allen was convinced of the gentleman's ability for he granted permission to use the auditorium when it is vacant. "Thus Stetson goes forward," always ready to serve all who wish to develop their talents. PROJECT HONORING STETSON SERVICEMEN RECOMMENDED Miss Charlotte Smith* School Liibrak-ian, Seeks Twofold Purpose In Proposing Project. "A new campaign was launched recently from within the portals of our own Stetson library which is to provide a great service to us all," stated Miss Charlotte Smith, librarian, today. "The object is threefold," stated Miss Smith. "To give lasting honor to those who served, to add sorely- needed books to the shelves of the library, and to provide a greater variety of reading matter and research material for those of us who appreciate the wisdom of the printed word." The idea is to be effected in this manner. All of us have loved ones and,, friends who have served in the armed forces. All of us have volumes in our libraries which have been read, many of which will be used again very little. Those books, now lying idle, could perform a great service for thousands who thirst for their knowledge were they available. Bring this book or books to the library. Either this or a new one. There the librarian will give you an attractively printed certificate which reads: "In Honor Of." The contributor supplies the name of the person to be honored. These certificates will be pastetd upon the inside front cover of each book contributed. During the course of years many thousands will derive benefit from your gift. Your soldier will have been honored many times. Each of us must grasp the "good" that is in such a project. If one thousand people participated and contributed one book, the cost to the individual is small, yet there would be one thousand additional volumes in the library on every subject conceivable for that individual to use as he desired. For those of us who retire to the sanctuary of the library for study and meditation, this is indeed a worthy cause. The honored can be any American, living or dead, who faithfully served in the armed forces of the United States during this or any other war in which the United States was involved. The book mf y be old or new, large or small, on any subject. The contributor may be anyone, expressively students. Emerson once wrote: "The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received unto him, through books, the whole world, its wisdom and beauty. Over them he brooded, and accepted the truth, and when he finished them, he gpve that others might know their wisdom and strength." Miss Smith will accept contributions at the library, during library hours.