The Stetson Reporter

i;mwffl"'i»nmf'np;"T! The Reporter Fifdi Year — Nc. 2 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1939 Z102 Price Five Cents ALLEN GREETS NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FACULTY President Announces Formal Opening of Fifty-Seventh Session MAYOR HATCH SPEAKS Vice President Hon Brings Greetings from Board of Trustees Stets Sat i-Gator Clash rday Night Opens flatter Grid Season POOSH TAT OOP COON! Formally opening Stetson's 57th session at chapel service Monday, President William Sims Allen welcomed freshmen, upperclassmen, and new faculty members to the University. "We welcome all of you to the new term and hope you enjoy the hard work ahead," Dr. Alien declared. Eight additions to the faculty were presented to the student body by Dr. Allen. Besides the eight new faculty members, Dr. Donald Falkner, professor of mathematics, has returned with his Ph. D. degree from the University of Illinois. Dr. Henry J. Fox will take his place this year as associate pro- lessor of law. Dr. Fox, author of several textbooks and investigator for the Wickersham Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, received his A.' B., LL. B. and S. J. D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, and his LL.M degree from Harvard University, An addition to the Hatter coaching staff, Walter Nicholson demons, will instruct classes in health and physical education. He will be assistant football coach. M'iss Foy Lineberry, a graduate cf Meredith College, will be assistant librarian, while Mrs. Madeline Irwin, instructor in piano, will join the faculty of the School! of Music. j Other new faculty members in- elude Miss Barbara Rowe, a grad-1 uate of Hillsdale College, who will be assistant to the Dean of Wo-1 men; Miss Dora Sue Brooks, as-' distant nurse: Glenn D. Swan, in-j strucior in violin and theory: Eolo Testi, instructor in cello; and Missj Eunice Weber, secretary to the i Dean of the University. I The program- included words of I greeting from Mayor A. C. Hatch J of DeLand, who announced that: the city has again voted to give the , school $500 for the annual band j concert. '"Stetson is a big part of' DeLand, and we greatly appreci-; ate t':e school" Mayor Hatch said, j ,E. L. Hon, vice president of | the board of trustees, warned the I student body that "we must apply i ourselves more diligently in this i world of complexities". Hon con-1 tinucd, "We have come here to; obtain help in solving these com- i plexiries. The professors here will i be ready to give you their help, | not in moulding you to themselves, i but in finding the good in you". | Music for the program consisted j of two vocal selections by Profes-1 sor Harold Giffin—"Blind Plough-1 man" and "I Heard a Forest Pray". Professor Arthur J. Graham played two piano selections, "Stacatto" by Rubenstein and "Bird Song", a descriptive piece. Hatters Travel to Gainesville to Meet University of Florida STETSON IS UNDERDOG Outlook Is Dark; Cowellmen Work Hard to Develop Offence COUNCIL SEECTS STUDENT GOVT COMMITTEES Rules and Procedure and Social Groups Begin Work The newly adopted constitution for the student body began to take effect last Saturday with the appointment of members'of two of the most urgent groups in the committee system of government. Meeting in extraordinary session, the officers of the Student Body Association, President Hal Dekle, Vice-president Bob Barnett, Secretary Helen Hooks and Treasurer Determined to repeat last year's Bcarden Cunningham, set up pro- upset victory over the Florida! visional groups for the important Gators, an inexperienced squad of Hatter gridmen will take the field Saturday nite at Gainesville for the initial fray of the 1939 season. With 17 lettermen missing from the victorious last year's squad this year's edition of the Green and committees on rules and Procedure and on Social affairs. The committee on Rules and Procedure is to consist of Neil MacMillan, Skid Weimert, Horace Bills, Ward Hunter, and Katherine Rowe. The committee White is faced with a monumental on Social activities has been en- Despite the reinforced leg which was broken in Spring practice Capt. Coon Cheatham, displays the ole fighting Hatter spirit. Football Schedule Plenty Tough Freshman Class Largest In History The 19?9-40 Freshman class is one of the largest in the history of No snap will be Stetson's foot- Stetson, according to a report from ^ schedule this year. And be- ] „ „„w ^„_„ ^.. „„, ..„...„.„.„.._ ^„„^„ .„_„ „. the office of the registrar. Al-, •SiC'es having the usual array of , as yet announced the eleven which | Constitution as to membership on though definite count and check-, f]'rm to stubborn competition the | will start the game Saturday night, ing is not yet possible, Miss Olga < Hatters will play an extra game, ! the probable line-up, barring in- Bowen states that there are certain • making a total of ten games for ! juries, will find Arnold and Parm- trends clearly visible. | r"e season. lev on the wings, Hughes and Speaking relatively, there is a; Stetson followers will have the Vann at the tackles, Sauls and task. However, Coaches Cowell and Clemons have been whipping their meagre squad into shape, and if the injuries bugaboo can be staved off, a fairly competent first string eleven will be ready for action by the opening date. It is the matter of reserves that has the Stetson mentors tearing their hair more or less, since only thirteen men are available for reserve duty. Of these, only one, guard Bob Gaughan who has been shifted to a tackle spot, has seen varsity action. The limited size of the squad has forced the Hatters to forego much needed scrimmage work, since Cowell is taking no chances with injuries. Last Friday however, he sent his charges through a grueling session, with Tom Kirk- land's frosh hopefuls providing the opposition. Against a sterling defense put up by the Baby Hatters, the varsity offense was noticeably ragged although both the so-called first and second teams managed to push over several counters. While Coach Cowell has not trusted to James Dyson, Dick Feasel, Lela Mae Jennings, Nell Mires, and Dick Baldwin. The above committees are to work in co-operation with the corresponding faculty committees, as outlined in the Constitution. Their functions must be put into operation immediately. The members are provisional, due to the fact that the Executive Committee lacks the addition of the president of the yet unorganized Music and Law School associations. The Committee on Rules and Procedure will make arrangements for elections in the next few days in those divisions of the student body, including the Liberal Arts association. The then complete Executive Committee will reconsider the appointments outlined above. President Hal Dekle wishes to emphasize the importance of immediate action on the Stetson political front. The Constitution must- be set in order now to make it effective. "Every effort was made to conform to the specified rules in our committees," Dekle said, "and the Executive Committee is doing its best to be fair and wise in its choices." Dekle reports further that the much greater enrollment in the opportunity of seeing five home | Capt. Coon' Cheatham in the guard j elections in the three associations pre-legal, pre-medical, and engi- .games. The Woflord contest, j slots and Harvard handling the | will be held within the next few neering departments. A new di-' scheduled for the night of Novem-1 pivot duties. I days. According to the Constitu- vision of Freshman History was ^er 24, might be played in Day-! In the backfield, Walt Mac-1 tion, the elections are to be held found necessary, and the enroll-,tona Beach but nothing definite j Donell will do the blocking from I on or before the second Tuesday ment for the Science courses is ! ^as been heard at this date. How- j his post at quarter, Troy Hall will i in October. definitely larger than ever before, j ever> should the game be played in j run at wingback, fancy stepping j Miss Bowen estimates that the tne beach city your student activity | Russ Darst will hold down the ' total registration for this school. l!Cket will admit you. | fullback slot, and at tailback will year ill be approximately the same . The schedule: be triple threat Ed May. as that for last year, which added. sPnf 9.;_nni„ nf pi., „,.' Of tr,is tentative line-up, all but ! Hughes and May have seen varsity ^ service, and both these boys show in October, but Miss Bowen re- \ ^P^ 29—South Ga. Teachers, ■ prom;se 0f developing into first- up to 822 Final figures will not Gs;ne^ (Night game). be available until the first week i „ „„ „ , * „ por's that registration this year was handled very satisfactorily, and that students are making Very!land- (Night game), few changes in their courses. ANNOUNCEMENT Any student desiring a copy of the new Student Hand-Book call at the Reporter office, Basement, Science Hall. A number of copies have been obtained by the Reporter Staff and we will be glad to give you a copy. at DeLand. (Night game). {cIslss mat-trial. Hughes, who starred Oct. 6—Rollins College, at De" on last year's frosh eleven, is big and fast and lias been showing up j Oct. 20—Presbyterian College, | well at tackle. May, the other i at Clinton, S. C. (Night game). i newcomer, has displayed marked i Oct. 27—Erskine College, ati!{ickinS abiIity ;ind wiU Probably ; DeLand. (Night game). , carry the brunt of the offense. i xr , t ' ,, ■ . i The regulars have all proved ; .Nov. j—lampa University, at ., • .? . ..u c- r -r Ar , ' . " i their worth under the fire of var- ! Tampa. (Night game). . <.. . r> . mi. * j ° " ' Isity competition. Capt. Cheat- , Nov 11—Newberry College, at,ham, who has- apparently fully re- , DeLand. (Afternoon, Homecom-1 covered from the leg injury receiv- I ed in spring practice, spoke for them and the rest of the squad when questioned about the 1939 ing game). Nov. 18—Oglethorpe College, at Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 24—Wofford College, at Hatters. I "Tell 'em we're ready"', was t-> i t» ii- <-> ii -^ i Coon's terse comment, but it spoke Dec. 1—Rollins College, at Or- i t „i t- ,'■ „ ■ K t i i a- .. \ / volumes for the fighting spirit of jando. (Night game). 0i .. ■> -j- • DeLand. (Night game). Stetson's gridiron warriors, President's Reception Huge Success Monday evening Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Allen entertained at the Annual President's Reception in Chaudoin Hall. Receiving with Dr. and Mrs. Allen were: Miss Etter Turner, Dean Lola B. McCollough, Dean G. Prentice Carson, Mrs. G. P. Carson, Dean and Mrs. Charles G. Smith, Mrs. Hulley, Dr. Henry J. Fox, Mr. Walter N. Clemons, Miss Foy Lineberry, Miss Barbara Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Swann, and Mrs. Madeline Irwin. Well over eight hundred students and visitors attended the reception. Members of the faculty served as hosts and hostesses and nade the affair to be one of the biggest successes ever had on the campus.