The Stetson Reporter

fht 8ttt$fiti lUtpiMttt 62nd YEAR "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" STETSON UNIVERSITY, DE LAND, FLORIDA No. 3 £> Theatre Opens Homecoming With Play Campus Election Of Host And Hostess Today CHAIRMAN PATIENCE NAMES SIX PLANNING COMMITTEES By GRAVES EDMONDSON The election of Homecoming Host and 1 iostess will be held at the Student Body meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. this morning in Stover Little Theatre. Student Association President Fred Owen stated that nominations for these posts will be accepted from the floor and that the election is open to all. The ! Host and Hostess will be the representatives of the student body in welcoming returning alumni and presiding over Homecoming festivities. Committees to plan and stage the various events of next weekend have been appointed by Dick Patience,, Homecoming Chairman. Bill Hall is chairman of registration of guests, which will begin Friday. Ad Gilbert has charge of the pep rally that will create a real spirit next Friday night. The barbeque set for Noon, Saturday, in the Forest of Arden is being planned by Fred Hope's committee. Jordan Maynard, president of Ye Mystic Krewe, has charge of the parade, which is sponsored by the Krewe. Sam Prather heads the committee planning the half- time show for the game. Harry Hurst is in charge of Saturday night's entertainment. Homecoming will open with the Little Theatre's first production of the current season's, "Seven Keys To Baldpate", Thursday and Friday night. Saturday Events Heading the list of events Saturday is the Law School and reunion breakfasts. Following these, the Alumni Association will hold (continued on page three) Quarterly Editor, Dee Holly Flack, Appoints Staff Dee Holly Flack, Editor of the Quarterly, promises a better magazine than usual. The following persons will assist Mrs. Flack in keeping that promise: Fred Fischer, Associate Editor; Betty Schneider, Copy Editor; Paul MacAlester, Art Editor; and Ret Turner, Circula tion and Publicity. Poems, essays, biographical sketches, book reviews and short stories will be accepted for publication, up to 8000 words in content. For the first time, the Quarterly will include an alumni section. Reporter Supplement This issue of the Quarterly, said Mrs. Flack, "will be distributed as a supplement to the Reporter. Each student who gets a copy of the Reporter will receive a copy of the Quarterly for the same charge." This charge is included in the Student Activities Ticket. Deadline for contributions is October 29 and the date of publication is set for the week after Thanksgiving. Fisher, Selman And Andrews Added To Reporter Staff Heads To quite the growing pains suffered by an expanding Stetson Reporter three staff editors have been added to the newspaper's roster. Taking over the office of Associate editor is Bill Fisher, who has moved up from the position of managing editor which he has held for the pasi year. Bill is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y. and is majoring in journalism. To head a recently installed copy desk, which will provide a more consistent style through out the Reporter, is Mary Solman. The new copy editor is a junior from Bradenton and is also a major in journalism. Serving the Reporter as news editor for the remainder of 1948- 49 college year will be Dayton Andrews. Dayton was formerly a member of -the feature staff. He is a native of Danburg, Conn. WALLACE WEBB TO PRESIDE AT STATE BSU CONVENTION Registrations .for the Florida. State Baptist Student Union eon~< vention to be held in Jacksonville on November 12-14 must be turned in to the Religious Center before October 29 Bob Finder, promotion chairman on the BSU" £ouncil, announced today. The convention is for all Baptist students in any college in Florida, and it is expected Jhat over 200 Stetson students will ittend. Among the speakers will be Dr. Earl Eddingtcn, state BSU pastor; Dr. James Stewart, pastor of the Riverside Eaptist church in Jacksonville. Dr. Claude Broach, south- wide speaker; Miss Frances Barbour and many outstanding student leaders from all over the state. State President Wallace Webb, who is also president of the Stetson BSU, will preside at the convention. College Of Law Elects M. Sams Bar President Politics have boiled for several weeks at the Stetson College of Law. Victors of the nip and tuck battle for the top law college offices were decided Tuesday in a close run-off election. Murray Sanis, Jr., of DeLand was chosen president of the Student Bar Association cf Stetson Law School over Volie Williams, Jr., of Sanford. Sams received 125 votes while Williams polled 106. Both are seniors. A third run-off is slated between Warren Horton of Lake Wales and John Chew of Daytona Beach for the post of vice-president.- Horton and Chew eliminated Bill Driver of Clearwater after Chew and Driver had tied for second place in the first run-off. Mel. Orfinger of Daytona Beach was chosen chief justice of the student honor court, defeating Bill Brewster of DeLand - by a. close margiii of seven votes. Chapel Services For All Students Start November 1 Here's good news for all you Juniors who thought you had seen the last of going .to. Chapel last week. Dr. Harry C. Garwood, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, announced that ALL students—'Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and Seniors—will be required to attend Chapel twice each week, between 10 and 10:25 a. m. beginning November 1. tast year only the Freshman and Sophomore classes were required to attend the Chapel scrv- . ices because ot the large enrollment. Assignment of Chapel seats will be made beginning Wednesday a'ft- ernoon, October 27, in the Art Room, Elizabeth Hall. Dean Garwood stated that all students should get the assignment for their Chapel seats before the week ends. Players Start Current Season With "Seven Keys To Baldpate" By FRED FISCHER Fully in keeping with the festive spirit of Stetson's annual Homecoming Weekend is the Stover Little Theatre's presentation of the mystery-comedy farce "Seven Keys To Baldpate" by George M. Cohan. It is the story of a writer of blood-curdling thrillers who goes to de- , serted Baldpate Inn on a bet to complete a novel in twenty-four hours. By the final curtain, he wishes he had never made the bet ? because he is thrown into a fantastic and all-too-real collection of the characters he has created. Ghosts walk, drooked politicians frame him, there is a murder, and the slightly crazy Hermit of Baldpate fouls him up. Magee, the writer, played by Fred Hope, finds the whole nightmare worthwhile, however, when love comes into his life and he can play the knight-in- „ armor to lovely Mary Norton, a re- A porter, played by Helen Hagberg. Characters Elijah and Mrs. Quimby, the (continued on page three) Dr. Stover Dr Irving C. Stover, director of the Stover Little Theatre, begins his fortieth year of directing University plays with the production of • "Seven Keys To Baldpate" Thursday night. Shirley Hunter Elected President of the Honor IFC Elects Offiers; Prof, Riddles Talks The first meeting of the International Relations Club was held last week. Charles Hillman was elected president of the organization; other leaders elected included Harry Gaventa, vice-president; Shirley Hunter, ' secretary; and Ernest Jernigan, program chairman. "Do we have a foreign policy to- wards China?" was the subject of the program. Stewart D. Riddle of i the Stetson History Department | was the speaker: He reviewed the present condition of the Chinese people and their government and offered his own suggestions to the solution of the problems. The next meeting of the club wlil be held on October 27. All interested are invited to attend. Shirley Hunter was elected president of The Honor last week with' Dorothy Hillman serving as vice- president. Other officers of the group are Sarah Martha Adams, secretary; Lutie Keathley, treasurer, and Maureen Peterson, ser- geant-at-arms. President Hunter announced that eligible girls are being considered for tapping as soon as the chapel services begin again. Herb Stenstrom Freshman Prexy College elections were completed last Friday with the election of freshmen class officers. The balloting was supervised by Herbie Stenstrom, from Sanford was unanimously chosen President. Jimmy Johnston was elected Vice-President; Joanne May, treasurer; and Betty Lynn, secretary. The elections were originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, but were postponed due to lack of a quorum. No accurate tabulation of votes could be obtained because voters merely signified "aye" by raising their hands. ANNOUNCEMENTS All announcements expected ta be carried in the REPORTER must be in the Reporter office on Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. preceding' the Friday that the announcement is to be published. No announcements will be accepted after our deadline. Hatter Editor-in-Chief Appoints 1949 Editorial Staff Assistants - With "pics" and general layouts for the 1949 Hatter already taking shape. Editor Heleu Trundle announced this year's annual staff. Associate editor titles have been awarded to Wanda Yoder and Frederick Hosier while the following editors will, look alter class activities: Betty Miller, senior; Dot Ballenline, junior; June Norwood, .'"sophoraore; and Caroline Fiedler, freshman. Albo instrumental in the new ad- !ministration are: Organization Ed- jitor, Barbara Brundage; Feature |Editor. Lucy Bishop; Sports Edi- jtors, Suzanne Davis and Helen [Brooks; Hatter Staff Secretary, (Helen Blount; Pan Hellenic Editors, Dot Chastain and Betty Jo Beville; Fraternity Elitor, "Red" Martin; Law School Editor, Joe Adderly; Art Editors, Noialee Mellor and Chariot! Enlow; and iVd- ministration and Faculty Editors, Ann Pemble and "Doc" Ray. Attending to the fool work in their capacity as reporters will be Dee G'astpIIfini, B. ./. McCully, Leila Jones. Sara Hpsk, Precilla Feior- son, Anna Sula Brannen. Sybil Ramos, .Margaret ISyard, Jeaney Maxcy, Elsa Uareliff, J\itine Vxiushen, Mary Harmon, Elmiia Vogtman, Betty Borgerro, -Dolly Rutledgp, Bonnie Pellerin. and Joan xMere- dink.