The Stetson Reporter

- jx^spsw w The Stetson Reporter Sixth Year—No. 20 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 1941 Z103 Price Five Gents MUSIC SCHOOL SUMME SESSION WILL BE MOVED TO DAYTONA Larger Enrollment Expected With Location in Beach City During Warm Months; Music Teachers Only May Get College Credits Stetson's School of Music will hold its summer session in Daytona Beach, Ha., June 10 through July 25, 1941 ac cording to a recent announcement by Dr. W. E. Duckwits, head of the Music School. The Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce, which is whole heartedly behind the moving of the Music School there for the summer session, has underwritten the session with an appropriation of $500. Courses will be offered for the laymen, for grade school children and for teachers. There will be courses in the. study of applied music, and in public school music. No credits toward a college degree will be given, however, to any students other than music teachers. Classes will be held in the South Ridgewood Public School because housing facilities are better there for out of town students. Mrs. J. Ralston Wells announced that a county bus will be provided to give transportation to those who do not live near the school. The move is an attempt on the part of the music faculty to increase the enrollment of the summer school. Dr. Duckwitz feels that the summer attractions of Daytona Beach will cause many students to attend, thus combining their vacation with their study of music. Dr. Duck- witz's announcement has already attracted widespread attention throughout Florida and neighboring states. If this session proves to be successful it is quite probable that the Music School will continue to hold its summer sesions in the Beach City. The faculty w i '11 include Harold M. Giffin Voice Department Head, Wm. H. Bailey, Violin Department Head, Veronica Davis, instructor of public (Continued On Page 8) . Stover Theatre Stage Set For "Pygmalion" Friday SUPPORTING ROLES IN "PYGMALION" FLORIDA COLLEGE PRESS GROUP MEET ON LOCAL CAMPUS Designate Mar. 21 and 22 as Convention Dates Five Florida colleges and universities sent delegates to Stetson University on February 8, to the executive council meeting of the combined forces of the Florida Student Government Association and the Florida Intercollegiate Press Association. The group met to set a date for the annual joint convention to he held at the University .of Miami. The date of March 21 and 22 was set and also a tentative date of April 4 and 5 was designated. Johnny Cicero, secretary- treasurer of both groups, presided as chairman of the council. Others attending were Tom Halbish, I'resident of F. S. G. A., and Jim Jeffry from University of Florida; Claude Cor- rigan, chairman from Miami University; Claire Nell Scott from Florida Southern; Jeanne Smith, p:ress representative, and William Emerson, Student Government representative from St. Petersburg Junior College; Lucy Lee' March from Tampa University;' Horace Bills, vice- president of Student Government, Bob Heebner, press representative, and Lydia Theurer, (Continued on Page 4) Radio Chorus Sings For Tourist Club; 8,000 Hear Glee Club On Tour Glee Club Returns' From Successful Trip to Seven South Florida Cities The Stetson Radio Chorus presented a program at the High School Auditorium for the DeLand Tourist Club, Tuesday night, Feb. 11. The group sang a patriotic medley of "God Bless America," "Pack Up Your Troubles," "An' chores Away," "Song of the Marines," and Dick Feasel's arrangement of "America The PRESIDES OVER FLA. PRESS MEET HERE John Cicero, Secretary- trearurcr of the Florida Intercollegiate Press Association and the Florida Student Government xAssociation, presided over the joint executive council meeting of these organizations on the campus last Saturday. Beautiful." A sacred medley of "Today There Is Ringing," "Lo, A Voice From Heaven Sounding," and "The Prayer from Cava- leria Rusticana" followed. Jimmie Nelson rendered a solo, "Beautiful JDreamer" by Foster which was followed by "Three for Jack" sung by Bob Wheatly. The male quartet sang "Little Red School House." Dick Feasel's arrangement of Jerome Kern's "All The Things You Are" and "Lovely To Look At" and Novel Cain's arrangement of "Roll Chariot, Roll" was presented by the entire Radio Chorus. The program was concluded by "Wishing" sung by the Girl's Trio. The recent Glee Club midterm trip proved to be a great (Continued On Page 5) In upper left is Gadi Lawton who takes part of Doolittle in the George Bernard Shaw play "Pygmalion" to be presented Friday and Saturday in the Little Theatre. On the upper right is Mary Elizabeth Welsh, Mrs. Pearce in the story, and to the lower right is Lela Mae Jennings who will take the part of Clara. "Pygmalion" has not been released to non-professionals, but is being presented here, by special arrangements. NYU Debate Team Will Argue Hatters On P K D Question New York Team to Bring Greeting From Mayor LaGuardia The New York University debate team will meet the Stetson debaters on March 7, liere in an argument over tlie current Pi Kappa Delta question: "Resolved : that the nations of the Western Hemisphere should form a permanent union." The New York team will bring a letter of greeting from Mayor LaGuardia of that city to Mayor Hatch, of DeLand. Last Wednesday Pi Kappa Delta sponsored a non-decision debate in the lounge of the Commons with a team from Wheaton College. In the afternoon Ruby Amory and Irma French upheld the negative side of the P. D. K. question. John Lewis and Vance Graham argued the affirmative during the evening session. A debate team will represent the school at the Speech Tournament of the Southern xAssociation of Teachers of Speech at Birmingham, Ala., on April 1, 2. Topic for the debate will be; resolved: That the United States should enter the war immediately on the side of Great Britian. Extemporaneous speaking, oratory, and after dinner speaking will also be considered at this meeting* MOTION OPPOSING TRUSTEES ACTION VOTEDBYSTUDENTS Klein and Graham Lead Warm Discussion On Sports Abolishment Last Thursday -morning at the regular monthly meeting of he student body the group adopted a resolution protesting the University's abandonment of intercollegiate athletics and requested that they be reinstated at the earliest possible date. The resolution as passed read: "The Stetson University Student Cody .Association goes on record as opposing the abolition of intercollegiate athletics, and wishes further to express the wish that intercollegiate athletics be reinstated., as soon as possible." With the group splitting into two factions, the meeting developed into a heated session with Student Body President Gadi Lawton giving both sides full time to the expression of their views on the matter. Plar- vey Klein led the forces which opposed the school's action while Vance Graham led the forces which were in favor of a more realistic approach to the subject on the grounds that the action was over and it was the best policy to remain loyal to the mature judgment of the trustees. Among those favoring immediate adoption of a protest .'ffrom the students were I (Continued on Page 4) INTERESTING PLAT OF GREEK ROMANCE TO BE PRESENTED Bateson and Theurer Head Excellent Cast In Shaw Production Finishing touches are this week being put on "Pygmalion," a Greek romance by George Bernard Shaw, which will be presented by the Stetson players in the Little Theatre next Friz- day and Saturday. Reservations may be secured at the box office on Thursday and Friday afternoon. Professor Howard Bateson and Lydia Theurer take leading parts in the production, with Helen Doris McCormick, Huber Griffin, Gadi Lawton, Mary. E. I Welsh, Wanda Austin, Lela 'Mae Jennings, Ed Dail and ^Louise McClure in supporting roles. Other parts will be taken by Jack Causier, William Lovelace, William Brinkley, and Frank Watson. The playwright based the story of the play on a Greek: legend of the sculptor Pygmalion who created in marble a beautiful woman he called Galatea and then fell in love with her. As a story the interest centers around the relationship oi Eliza to the professor who has made her socially. Tantalizingly, the query is left in mid-air for solution by the audience. Although presented in five acts, it is really a four act play with a prologue which shows the main characters before the conflict begins. At the center it is a satire directed against pretensions and conventions of class. The dramatist sees tha*, in the main, superficial acquisitions such as dress, deportment, and habit give social -position. The theme is the social elevation secured to a woman of the people by careful training in speech by a philologist who is actuated only by whimsey, but whose relationship to his subject becomes more intimate in time. Like xAndrocles and the Lion, Pygmalion was first produced in Germany at Berlin in 1913, (Continued On Page 8) Religious Emphasis Week Now Underway Rev. Parrish Speaks Here for Special Program Religious Emphasis Week started Sunday with opening service by Rev. Jesse Lyons, pastor First Methodist Church of DeLand. Rev. Janies Parrish arrived here Monday. He is a Stetson grad now pastor of the First Baptist Church of Plant City; The Rev. Jimmy Parrish spoke in chapel Monday morning for his first address to the students. Pie speaks each evening from 6:30 to 7:15 in Elizabeth Hall. On Monday, today, and Friday, from 3:30 to 4:30 (Continued On Page 5)