The Stetson Reporter

The Third Year—No. 30 TETSON ORTE Z103 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1938 Price 5c ROWE ELECTED STUDENT RESIDENT CARY D. LANDIS, STATE'S ATTORNEY- GENERAL, PASSES AWAY TUESDAY; ONE TIME ON STETSON LAW FACULTY Noted Official On Faculty Here During Years 1901-05 Gary D. Landis, attorney general of the state of Florida, and former professor of law at Stetson University, died yesterday noon in Tallahassee. The attorney-general died of a sudden heart attack while at his duties in Tallahassee. Mr. Landis apparently was in good health, having recently visited the campus when he served as toast master for the Phi Alpha Delta banquet. Mr. Landis was born in! Claypool, Indiana, May 10,! 1873 and attended North Manchester College and Indiana State Normal School.He served as principal of Silver Lake, Indiana, High School, 1891-2 and of the high school in Flora 1892-3. He was then appointed superintendent of schools in Burlington, Indiana, a post which he deserted for the study of law. He received his bachelor of law degree from the University- of Michigan in 1899 and was admitted to the Indiana bar in the same year. Mr. Landis then came to Florida and was professor of law at Stetson University from 1901 to 1905. He fhen engaged in law practise in De- Land. He also served as attorney for the seventh Judicial District of, Florida, 1911-13. ! From 1927 to 1930 Mr. Landis; toured this country and abroad, re- j turning to be appointed attorney general of the state of Florida, March 9, 1931. The following year he was elected to that same post for the full four-year term without opposition. Mr. Landis was a member of the Masonic order, having achieved the rank of Shriner, as well as being a member of the Elks, Kiwanis and Seminole (Jacksonville) Clubs. Mr. Landis was also a charter member of the David J. Brewer chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, national honorary legal fraternity, at John B. Stetson University. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Margaret Weaver Landis and a son, Erskine W. Landis, who is a member of the DeLand law firm, Hull, Landis and Whitehair. Funeral services will be held in Tallahassee, after which the body will be sent to Indiana for interment. SLAUGHTER LOSES IN LIYELIST RACE OF RECENT YEARS Willard Anderson Only Victorious Non-Frat Candidate STETSON GROUP IN MEET WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CONFERENCE AT CHAPEL HILL Kathrine Martin Gives Recital Soprano Displays Training in Her Senior Concert Last Evening By JANE MILLER Last evening in Elizabeth Hall, to a large assemblage of friends and music lovers, Katherine Barstow Martin, a member of the Stetson graduating class, presented a brilliant voice recital. Miss Martin, who has been active in glee club activities during her four years at Stetson, opened her recital with Giordani's lovely air, Care Mio Ben. Following this she sang Danza, Danza Fanciulla Gentile by Durante. Favorable for her soprano voice were Grieg's famous Ich Liebe Dich and Schubert's Wid- mnug which followed. Few sopranos can resist the allure of Bozet's Carmen, and from this lucrative score, Miss Martin sang the lovely Je Dis Que Rein Ne M'Epourvante. Her sixth offerng was the sixth of the Hungarian Rapsodies, by Franz Liszt. In her fourth group of songs were (Continued on Page Four) Wilton Rowe, Sigma Nu law student from Orlando, triumphed over his non-frat opponent, "Gov" William Randall Slaughter with a vote of 289 to 170 in the election for president of the student body which was held last Friday. Willard "Wee Willie" Anderson, popular student and athlete, defeated Patsy Loomis, Pi Beta Phi, for the vice-presidency, 236-223, to become the only non-frat student body officer for the year. Josephine Osborne, Zeta Tau Alpha, was elected secretary over Harmon Harper by a 264 to 185 count, while Virginia Skaggs, Tri Delt, easily won the treasurer's post from Rodney Durrance, 316 to 130. Climaxing a day of heated campaigning, the election returns were received with surprise by both parties. The Non-Frats had expected to show better, while the Frats were disappointed in not including the vice-presidency with their other offices. Nominations were made in chapel Friday morning, with J. B. Rogers (Continued on Page Four) Prof. Lipsey and Students Contact Eminent Diplomats WILTON ROWE Seniors From High School Visit Here TOM COBB ELECTED Tom Cobb has recently been elected captain of the Mystic Krewe, men's civic organization on the campus. Willard Anderson was elec7\d to serve as first mate; Carl "Peanuts" Hulbert, second mate; John Griffiths, boatswain; William Solomon, master of arms. Yesterday evening the Honor joined with the Mystic Krewe in ban- quetng at the Commons. Approximately 85 or 100 students of the Senior class of the Winter Haven High School are to be on the campus Friday as the guests of the University Dean Lola B. Mc- Cullough, in charge of arrangements for the visit, reports that a full schedule of classroom and campus tours has been planned for Friday morning, with Freshman advisors and members of the Woman's Council acting as escorts. The visitors will have their luncheon in the university Commonis, after which'a program of entertainment is being arranged by the Women's Physical Education department. A tea in Chaudoin parlors will bring the day to a close, at which time the students>'and their faculty escorts will be served by- members of the council. (Continued on Page Five) BAILEY'S TALENTS SHOWN IN PROGRAM Ruth Newlin Displays Skill in Sonata Accom- Daniment Professor William H. Bailey, professor of violin in the Stetson School of Music, presented a distinguished recital of famous sonatas by such master composers as Mozart and Greig, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Elizabeth Hall. Music lovers who congregated in the Elizabeth auditorium hailed Bailey's playing as some of the best ever heard at Stetson. Bailey played three sonatas; namely, a Sonata by Henk Badings, modern Dutch composer whose compositions are famous for their striking new melodies used conventionally; Mozart's brilliant Sonata No. 17 in A. major; and the Sonata in C. Minor by Greg, which was perhaps the best liked of all of Bailey's offerings. This, sonata is composed of three movements, Allegro molto and ap-passionata, Allegretto expressice alia Romance, and Allegro animato. In the last movement, the haunting melody of his themes build up over a vast frame until the atmosphere is charged to an almost unbearable intensity. This is true of ail the Scandinavian composer's violin sonatas. (Continued on Page Five) Audience Enjoys Workshop Plays Chinese Fantasy Outstanding Production of the Evening By WILLARD ANDERSON The second group of one act workshop plays was presented last Saturday evening in the Little Theatre. As a whole the group was superior to the preceeding series, but this can be attributed to casts containing more experienced persons. The outstanding presentation of the evening was a Chinese fantasy "The Romance of the Willow Pattern" which suffered from an uncomprehending audience. Myra Machen is to be commended upon her splendid direction and selection of cast who carried through their roles despite frequent laughter -which interrupted the serious vein of the play. The two lead characters, Lela Mae Jennings and Raymond Mundy, gave one of the finest bits of pantomine seen at the Little Theatre since Carl Weeks' performance in a somewhat similar role two years ago. John (Continued on Page Four) Magazine Will Appear In Very Near Future While the exact date of the "Stet- sonian's" appearance has not yet been announced, the editors indicated that it would be within a week. Ths issue will be the second published this year, and the fourth since the inception of the magazine. This issue will contain fiction, poetry, and non-fiction prose, although the editors have found the average Stetson student prefers to write poetry. The most neglected literary form seems to be the short story, since fewer short stories were submitted than any other type of manuscript. Another short article, "Into the Lion's Den" by the Dean's Girl Friday, might almost be termed a short story, were it not so definitely autobiographical. This article is sure to capture wide-spread interest, since it deals with a subject familiar to most of us—the D list. By PROF P. I. LIPSEY, JR. The complexity of current conflicts an the international field was vividly set forth for rhe Stetson group and others who attended the first Inter- national Relations Conference at the University of North Carolina last week. Eminent men in diplomacy and economict provided interesting and enlightening analyses of clashing ambitions and of programs of reform or readjustment designed to lead the world out of prevailing distress. The young men from Stetson University moreover enjoyed intimate, if brief, personal contacts with such outstanding public figures as Jo- sephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, and Francis B. Sayre, assistant secretary of state, both of whom spoke in the conference. The participants from the DeLand institution were particularly impressed with the apparent sterility of formal economc mechanics to offer solutions for broad social ills. One distinguished economist (Dr. E. W. Zimmermann) concluded a learned technical discussion abruptly by invoking the Golden Rule—a moral philosophic principle obviously outside his field. Another (Dr. Herbert von Beckerath) similarly concluded by speaking of the possible "revival of spiritual forces"; The Stetson students made a distinct and very favorable impression on the Chapel Hill camp-us. They were received cbrdiailly, and responded with a ready appreciation of international problems which evoked many expressions of warm approval. The visit was regarded as a valuable experience — which they desire to share with fellow students. I have therefore asked them to give reports which will appear in the next issue of the REPORTER. COMMENCEMENT IS PLANNED The proximity of Commencement Day, now only one month off, has ciu'sed preparation for that weekend's gala program to be begun in eirnest. Dr. Irving C. Stover, chair- jman of the committee in charge of I arrangements, reports that both 'f'peech and Music departments are ritlining their programs for the oc- ■: sion. Dr. David M. Gardner, pastor of (he First Baptist Church of St. Pe- ■ rsburg, will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday morning, k is announced. President B, E. der, of Furman University, Green- •-Mle, S. C, will be the principal speaker at the Commencement program itself, Mo^.day, June (j.