The Stetson Reporter

1% \ i There will be an important Reporter staff meeting in the office on Monday. May: 1.. at 4:30. All members and reporters please attend. ,#i Jhe Stetson Reporter Beta Chi Omega will have £ meeting in the Biology labatory Monday evening at seven, according to an announcement made by the president Walker Green NINTH YEAR—No. 6 DELAND, FLORIDA, MAY 1. 19 44 PRICE TEN CENTS MILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN OPENS Under Hart B. Hill, the Stetson "Mjllion Dollar" campaigns is formulating plans and committees to get under way during the next two weeks with the first campaign in DeLand. President W. S, Allen said, "The home base will make its contribution" and then it will go to all Florida. The plans are so thorough there will be not an "acre" untouched \>y the influence of Stetson. The state chairman of the campaign is Dr. Thomas Hansen of Jacksonville, President of the Florida Baptist Convention. Working with him as co-chairman are Judge Raleigh Petteway of Miami, fudge Frank Smith, President of the Stetson Alumni Assaciation and circuit*- judge of Orlando*, and Mrs. J. E. Rosser of St. Augustine, President of the Wtomtn's Missionary Union. Florida has been divided into seven districts which each have a chairman and two co-chairmen, who will be a minister, a layman, 'and a woman.' In each of these districts, there are thirty-five areas or associations which have the same organization as the dis- Continued on page 4) WAC's Arrive May 10 - 12 Captain Elizabeth S. White, Assistant District Recruiting Officer, Captain Ralph Caldwell, CAC, recently returned from' 18 months' duty in the Aleutian Islands, ard Sgt. Mary Lou Kretschmer. of the Tallahassee Recruiting Station, will be on campus May 10th through the 12th for the purpose of interviewing the senior girls at the University relative to enlistment in the Women's Army Corps. It is expected that many senior girls will wish to take advantage of the new station-job assignment plan which has been made available to all women enlisting in theWomen's Army Corps at this time. Under this plan, a qualified woman may choose her- brancr of service, the type of work she desires to do, and the station (within the Fourth Service Commaal) where she wishes to be sent for her initial assignment after basic training. Literature and further in- form|ation regarding station-job assignment will be available here on the abo"e mentioned dates. Ruth Durrance. above left, president; Betsy Kramer, below left, vice -president; Mary Catherine Ramsey, above right, secretary; .ind Eleanor Edlin, treasurer \vere elected as the first all wornin officers of Student Government Association. Methodist Students Bring Chinese Educator and Scholar to Campus The Methodist Student Movement organization is planting an outstanding program when they welcome Dr. Ellwood Hsin-Pao Yang, Dr. R. Ira Barnett, executive Secretary of the Florida Conference; and Dr. A. C. Charls- worth, director of the Wesley Foundation at Gainesville. Dr. Yang will be of chief interest to the Unhersity as well We take this opportunity to add our sympathy with that of the faculty and the student body to Dr. Frances Thornton in her Very recent bereavement. Major Thornton was on the Board of Engineers, United States Army. a veteran of the first World War. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., his hom/e was in DeLand foi th$ past ten years.' NICHOLS AND MADDRY TO SPEAK HERE Commencement Announced By President W. S. Allen announced that the Baccalaureate Sermon will be delivered Sunday morning, May 28, by Dr. Charles E. Maddry of Richmond, Virginia who is Executive secretary of the Foreign Mission Board of the, Southern Baptist Convention. The -Commencement address will be made Monday morning, May 30, by Colonel LeRoy Speakers Allen Nichols who is head of the southeastern area of the Army Specialized Training Program. He is an outstanding man and speaker. At this time all degrees will be confered. Saturday night, the President will hold his annual reception for the friends and parents of the graduates and the same morning he will have the President's Breakfast for the graduates and their families. as to the people of DeLand. He is a native of Fukien province, China. He is a member of the Methodist Church in Feechow, and is a third generation Christian. He is associated with the Methodist Board of Missions and Education, - representing China and the Chinese in visiting different churches and speaking to various oi ganizations interested in the Onward Christian Movement across the whole continent. Before his arrival in the United States, Dr. Yang spent more than ten years in governmental services and in college teaching, He has done extensive work in the field of agriculture extension, sociology, and economics. Pie is' now writing a book on agricultural extension work to be used as a guide towards developing plans for postwar agricultural conservation in China. He was recently appointed Professor of rural education of Fukien Christian University, which will be his work when he returns to China. Dr. Yang will speak in Chapel (Continued on Page 2) UNITY TICKET STUDENTS ELECT KRAMER, RAMSEY BY NARROW MARGIN; EDLIN UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED A total student vote of 217 was cast Tuesday with falirly close voting fer the offices of vice-president and secretary, while the president was a more def ihitfe majority swinging toward the Unity president. Ruth Durrance with a total of 144 votes defeated Annette Bolton who received I 73 votes. BSU A nnounces New Council; The slate for the Baptist Student Union Council for 1941-45 was unanimously accepted when the candidates were presented to the Baptist students last week by the nominating committee. Helen Bennett, retiring president, presented the following people as officers for the" coming year: Mary Ellen Anderson, president; Tommy Lee Fowler, enlistment vice-president; Barb- (Continued On Page 3) Betsy Isi amer polled 119 votes to Mary Elltn, Anderson's 98, while Mary Catherine Ramsey gained a vote of 120 to Barbara Lupfer's 97. Elinor Edlin, the unopposed candidate on the other ticket gained an inanimous vote of 217. There were approximately 40 students eligible to vote who did not. Nominations for student government association officers were held in chapel last Thursday, tsarted tlie political ball rolling. Jack Heyward gave it tht first (Continued On Page 3) ^MERCHANT OF VENICE" ' NOW IN REHEARSAL To Be Presented May 5th The Stover Little Theatre will present its annual Shaksespjearean performance, May 5, with the presentation of the Merchant of Venice. Tbe Little Theatre has an enviable record in that it has given twenty different plays of Shakespeare, and this is the fourth tme that it has given r this play. It was once played outdoors 'n the Forest of,Arden and was the first Shakespearean play preseixted in the Little Theatre. A membei of the original cast of the pe-formance in the Littla Theatre rerurns to take the part of Shylock, the rich Jew. M|r. Charles Booth, now a lawyer in Daytona Beach. Portia, a rich heiress, will be played by Fionnie Anders. This is perhaps one of Shakespeare's best parts for worhen. Her maid, Nerissa, will be .played by Barbara Lupfer .Her suitors will be played by T. R. Mims as Bas1- sanio,; the Prince of Morroco, Bert Gans and the Prince of j Aragon, Barry Anderson. The DukP of Venice will be portrayed by Jack Heyward while the merchant of Venice, Antonio, by Harry Atkinson. Salahio, Gratiano, and Salarino, friends to Antonib and Bassanio, Charles Clements, Bill Fletcher, and LaVergne Mixon. Jessicia tjhe daughter of Shylock who loves1 Loienzo, Maurice Fain, will be plaved by Annette Bolton. Tubal, a friend to Shylock will be characterized by Marlin Don, his servant the clown,Laun- celot Gobbo, Charles Davis and the father of Launcelot, Gobbo, Mel Wilkens. Leonardo, the servant to Bassonio, will be taken by Council Miller and Stephano, servant to Pcrt,ia, Joseph John- sen. ' Ladies-in-waifing, Nancy Brown and Janice Douglas. The production staff of the play will include Edith Marie Gardner ard Mary Ellen Anderson as stage managers, Betty Lou Bell, costumes; Mlarjorie Merrill, properties; and the stage crew of Leland Bryant, Hosea Skipper, adn Joe John. Dr. Irvirg C. Stover director of the twenty-ninth consecutive Shakespearean play. Tri Delta To Give Red CroHs Benefit Wednesday, May 3, Delta Delta Delta will give a bridge party and style show at the Hotel Putnam, for the benefit of the American Red Cross. Bridge will start at 3:30, and the admission price will be fifty cents per person.