The Stetson Reporter

««*-«, » TENTH YEAR—No. 17 DELAND, FLORIDA, MAY 1, 1946 CTED STUD PRICE TEN CENTS BODY PRESIDENT LITTLE OVER FIFTY PER CENT STUDENT BODY TURN OUT TO VOTE TUESDAY Three hundred.and sixteen students cast their vote Tuesday jto make .Bob Henry the next student body president. Henry run- I mug on the Hatters ticket, received a majority of ihe 576 ballots 1 cast. Marjorie Merrill, also^ running on the Hatter ticket, was _, _ -_-_ _ „ _ i elected vice president, while Jewel ELECTION RETURNS1^-' ""■"'- A"*"" ^ LAVE ROLES IN UTTLE TE ATE .A3*! 'RUlfUllIOi Students having roles in the Little Theatre production of "-4 Midsummer Night's Dream" are top row, left to right, Richard Mansur, Edward McCollum, Joe Camp. Lower left is Jean Varnum and lower right Jane Wykoff. President— Bob Henry Herman Turnage Vice-President— (Marjorie Merrill Emily Howes Social Vice-President— Jewel Garrett 319 Joan Nydegger ."266 Secretary— Pat Maxcy Helen Baker Treasurer— Virginia McKenzie 301 Flournoy Jernigan ^272 316 239 323 240 .291 .283 IKCIGTAUGH1 31LS GYM This quarter the Women's Physical Education Department is offering co- j recreational fencing claasses. °The I latest trend in physical education is, ----.-« x......c toward classes whehrein men and'0.1 bptweon nominations and elec fir.no —■_ ' ■ ' j r ■ candidate to be elected, will continue Iter office as social vice-president. The closest count was for the office of secretary, with Maxcy getting 201 votes and Baker 283. Maxcy came in on the Hatter ticket. Virginia McKenzie. winning1 with a margin of 20 votes, will take over the office of treasurer. Tlie Hatter party, made up of fraternity candidates, is believed to have g()„e in office due to a small turu-out of non-frats. Voting started at 10:45.. arid at 1:00 p.m. onlv 195 students had turned out to vote A little over 50 per cent of the student body cast their votes. Some voters did not vote for either candidate on, the ballot, and some preferred to fill fn a choice other than tho ones put up by the two parties. Many students feel that campus politics this year were not as lively as last .year. This may be attributed to the fact that a longer time elaps- sa^iia^HSSS. "A MIDSUHER NIGHT'S DREAM" TO BE PRESENTED MAY 2 AND 3 FOR FOURTH TIME wooiien- learn various sports together: So far the class have progressed very rapidly, using methods of ad- vaucing, retreating, attacking and repelling the attack of an opponent. These arts along with the various lions. The political spirit started off with a bang at the political rally Monday night. Bob Mac and his band played a Stetson football son<r and set the crowd in "the old spirit." MM LETTIE DIES THURSDAY PJ. 0 ..xxx. uuc vixijuus — ".- xxx.nu .jj ule 0ja spirit" parries are being taught by on eof I Speeches were given by each of the our returned veterans of Stetson, j '""ididates, the All-Stetson party BillTertine. ' | speaking for themselves, whilethe At present there are nineteen stu- | Uatter Party candidates gave the dents taking the instruction, each : qi,alifications of one of his running Will Be Twentieth Anniversary o£ Shakespeare Play at Stetson A Shakespearian play will be presented for the twentieth time ThunxUrv afro,noon at 5:30 o'clock |at ^elson May 2nd and 3rd. This will be the fourth time for the I »-* «- production of "A xUidsummer Night's Dream." ' The first presentation took place in the back of the library, in the ForestjrfArden, in 1916. One of the backdrops to be used in (this play is a copy of the actual Forest of Arden backdrop used in the original play. The presentation of a Shake- student is finding out what it is like to be actually facing the tape tipped foil. After some further bout prac mates. Both presidential candidates urged students to vote. Bob Henry, upon learning of his stetson lUbt a good friend and its "youngest" sludent. Mrs. Reynolds, or ".\unt Lettie" as she was" affectionately knoMhi, passed awav during iier afternoon nap. She died as quietly and as sweetly as she had uvea among us, "Lettie" as she liked to be known, came to Stetson nine years ago at ' the age of seventy-nine years. A I widow, her entire family gone in I T- . „ , death, she desired to enroll at Stet- I r. ,'m ," Hughes was married to HUGHES-MILES WED IN AUBURNDALE son to study but mainly to be near rank M. Miles Saturday night, ~.x x.xx vx<x..y mgUL, x-Vpril 20, in Auburndale. The mar- I Play young folks." She stayed on, takin«- • * , , — course after course, for nine years' ,™f. P at the home of the Mrs. Reynolds alreadv had a decree S SrandParcnts on Lake Juli- when she first walked into "in- I a"a' Allen's office years ago. But she! ,J11le,V(nvs wero sPoken before an wished to pursue a higher education spearian play is one of the oldest traditions to be observed at Stetson. Five children from the dancing school will be used as fairies in the and she worked as hard as a voung girl striving to get her first degree. Friday morning the Chapel period was held as a memoria service for , Mrs. Reynolds. Dr. Allen spoke to "0rioB the student body telling them of this sweet old "lady" who believed m Christian education so much she was still going to a university at the age of eighty-eight. Flowers adorned the platform in front of the speaker's stand almost directly in front of the seat Aunt Lettie occupied for years. She requested this place and attended Chapel without rail every morning. She was present The vows ^ altar decorated with'fern and Easter lilies. Candelabra also were used. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a pink silk jersey dress with white kid acces- She had a spray of white carnations in her hair and also wore a corsage of white carnations." Mrs. David Bethany, sister of the -" """K inw --«" ™.;, upon learning of his Hoe the more advanced techniques of election, stated "I appreciate the can Nmcmg wilt be covered along with | fidonce the student body has shown tne rules and regulations governing »> me m this election I will bout work as set forth by the tainly do everything in my power'to American Fencers League of Amer- fulfill this confidence" ica. ,, . . Marjorie Merrill, the candidate l! f dJ'7 ,tW,e largest-. majority, said "Thanks for this opportunity anu I hope that Stetson will 'con- tmue to go forward' *» Jewel Garrett, social vice-president, stated "My sincerest thanks and appreciation for this honor I'll do the best lean for the whole'student body." "It is a great honor to have been elected treasurer. Thanks all of you," said Virginia McKenzie. Pat Maxcy, elected'to the office of student body secretary, was unavailable for comment. HONOR SOCIETIES TAPS 12 IN CHAPEL Ye Mystic Krewe and The Honor, the two highest honorary organizations at Stetson tapped 12 members Monday at chapel. Ye Mystic Krewe is an organization of junior and senior men, which recognizes and encourages scholarship and leadership by inviting each year into its membership such men as it deems worthy of the honor Membership i„ Ye Mystic Krewe / the highest honor that a Stetson man may obtain. Thc nine men in Starveling; Beverly Sewell as Hip- poly ta; Marguerite Dibble as Her- mia; Janice Douglas as Helena; Jane FOR CHRIST HELD accessories. Her corsage was of pink rosebuds and she wore a spray of pink rosebuds in her hair. Cpl. David Bethany attended the bridegroom as best man. A reception was held following Thursday morning as usual and was the ceremony. The colors" of the no. ill to anyone's knowledge. The i bride's sorority. Pi Beta Phi were student body sang "Onward Chris-I used in the decorations ' tian Soldiers" as a closing hymn which was one of her favorites. Mrs. Reynolds was very generous in contributing various sums of (Continued On Page Two) Mrs. Miles is enrolled in the Music School where she is a voice major, mt. jMU.es is a law student and is , scenery; Martin Weisner, electrician: The cast is a rather long one and will consist of: .Joel Pierce as Theseus; Edward McCollum as Egeus; Jack Causier as Lysander; •loe Camp as "Demetrius; James E. Fisher as Philostrate: Russell Stil- I ,.,-x„ a ■ x" , " " " ""•" *"" -11 as Quince; Richard UndLvo d | ^1^° 7^ T°. Ml as Snug; Richard Mansur as Bot- ^n Vt ' jlv r ^ ?"> Dick torn; Allyn Thompson as Flute; Ed Ww T^. r t\ ^ G°uM' Tetter as Snout; Robert Clark as SI^bT Ilel^' ^ JVJany of the meff are returnees who were active on Stetson campus before entering .the service. Titania; Sarah Adams "as Puck"""Sue ,1^7° "le.mbers of «>» *I°nor, Fowler as Peasblos om; Gertrude JT^™ ^ 6' ^*roduMd the »™ Mahoney as Cobweb; ^^^iTrC^tl ^ T^, as Moth; Lucy Effinger as M-.sHvd :A ! ' . to ffIVC each girl; .. ,. seed; and Virginia SndV^^ i£t£^^ ^^K™^ ^ *« * ** ^. Earl first fairy. : Celf 1/p i t, ^ mak,ng ^ fa D°"' the leader and is ™A The production staff under the 13 Zr VOl,,afblc1,to the ^0^ ™* ™- ' supervision of Fran.es Co.li„/ S^ 0^ " ""^ business manager, will be made up'of tL rr • hp™mmS * m™^ of: Noreen Cover stage manaj ward for ,B,.b?,,towed as a ™ - Kdith Miller, house manager: Mrs'. .1 LSI^H V V^ I "^ Y°n ^ «^a better B. W. Bouldin, director of dances itf,t "£ ^fl? on | way to spend an hour on. Saturday ., *'Campus. To be eligible a i night than to go and sino- and the-i girl must nlso have a B average. The ilisten to an inspirationxxl message any, sister ot tne ,_ , ... --D— «= xxx.xx.x.„, „tt.,c bride, was their only attendant. She vVk0" aa Oberon; Jean Varnum as wore a gray silk dress with white rr]tl1T,,'n' S!""j1, AA n—1- " . ...., xx.xxx.uwx kji (.lances; J. M. Albritton, Alfred F. Englemau, Rev. John T. JVeal, former Army Chaplain, spoke at the Youth for Christ Rally at the First Christian Church last Saturday night. Bill ^ arfied led the singing at this ,meet- l"g. The meeting has elected new officers and they are now working on trying to make this Youth for Christ ;ry hard to try to arrange programs that will be of interest to all. There will be a meeting this Saturday night at the First Christian ~ - „ *,„ PU -:-c*^fe-'K-SH'*' before you leave. Don't forget to come to the First Christian Church I Saturday at 8:00 p.m.