The Stetson Reporter

The TETS Third Year—N. .30- DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938 Price 5c THEATRE RE-NAMED IN HONOR OF DR. STOVER ORIGINAL ONE-ACT PLAYS DIRECTED BY STUDENT AUTHORS Stover Little Theatre To Be Scene of Unique Presentation MODELS DISPLAYED Playwriting Class Enacts Extemporaneous Drama Members of the playwriting class will inaugurate a new tradition Thursday, night at eight O'clock in the Stover Little Theatre when they will present a group of original one act plays. Although the class writes plays each year this is the first time that they have been produced. Admittance to the production will be by invitation only. According to Miss Willian and Dr. Stover this is to insure a really interested audience. However, anyone who is interested in attending may obtain a ticket from any member of the speech department class or Miss Willian or Dr. Stover. the first presentation will be James Woodfiil's "Morning Interlude." This will be followed by "Don't crowd your Luck" written by Frank Knorr. Next Willa Mae Crosby will present her compQsition "The Greatest of These". The fourth production will be, "Why, Maribel!" by Peggy Champ, followed by "Unto Others" a collaboration of Lydta Theurer and Harry Hall. The closing number will be Sadie Rae Gardner's^ "Mancipa- (Continued on Page 8) CAST ANNOUNCED FOR COMING PLAY Master Shajcespeare's "Merry Wives" to Be Produced In Near Future DR. IRVING C. STOVER IS HONORED FOR THIRTY YEARS SERVICE; ANNOUNCEMENT CLIMAXES STUDENT LED CAMPAIGN Climaxing an active student campaign. President William S. Allen announced Mon' day that the Stetson Little Theatre would be dedicated to Dr. Irving C. Stover, and re' named in his honor. Dr. Stover has for thirty years been head of the speech and dramatics departments at Stetson University, and is a recognised authority in his field. A graduate of King's School of Oratory and Susquehanna University, Dr. Stover devoted all of his time and talents to dramatic achievement. In speaking of the recognition he had received and of his service here, Dr. Stover said, I am deeply grateful. They have been thirty very pleasant, happy years." Dr. Stover began his teaching at Shepherd's College, Shepherdsberg, West Virginia His next post was at Union Seminary in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, a position which he left for a professorship at Susquehanna University. During these years, Dr. Stover was also active in Chautauqua lecturing, and it was through that medium that he met the late Dr. Hulley who invited him to come to Stetson, which he did in 1908. He has been head of the speech department uninterruptedly since that time. Dr. Stover was also instrumental in the foundation of Theta Alpha Phi, national honorary dramatics fraternity, of which Stetson's chapter is fifth in the list of charter chapters. He served as its national president from 1928 until 1936. In addition, Dr. Stover has studied at the Emerson, Curry, and Columbia Schools of Expression. He was a member of the Ben Greet Shakespearean company, and with that illustrious Shakespearean actor performed such roles as the Apothesary (Continued on Page 8) FINEST ISSUE OF "STETSONIAN" ON SALE MONDAY Final Magazine Of The Yeaf Judged To Be The Best Also The cast for "Merry Wives of Windsor", this year's Commence ment play, lias been chosen and announced by Dr. Irving C. Stover. The leading feminine roles wil be played by Alice McLaughlin, Mrs. Ford; Ruth Bartlett, Mrs. Page; Sadie Rae Gardner, Mistress Quickly, and Grace Ah'ers, Miss Ann Page. Hend:r'g the mile characters is Hal Hall in tho inemoiablo ?k.lstaff. David Bracey will play "ir. Ford; RoVeit Caiswell, M-. Page. Jack Ner'att, D*. C'h"; Evans, the Wels parso", AlacKenzie Craig; Host-. Pau'. Laufer; the Justice, Buddy Hoyle, and Fenton, Ray Mundy. Others in the cast are: Bill Der. ham, Graham Gillespie, Vance Grr- iam, Roger Williams, Harold Car';, Billy Davis and Gordon Kipp. "Merry Wives of Windson" was c'iginally written in five acts, bu' t~e Stetson Players will present r Modernized version consisting c t/o acts and sixteen scenes. D\ f.fover announced that he would no r.tempt to duplicate all the scenes tut rather will try to sue?"^t then s"~iply to : ■ e ; t!--? pl.v. Hj is b-:- ing rssisted in directing by Kiss Willie Dee Willian. Alice McLaughlin, who will play the role of Mrs. Ford in the coming Shakespeare production, "Merry Wives of Windsor." Miss McDonough Charms Audience At eight o'clock last night in E- lor of Music degree from the School of Music June. 6, presented a recital of piano compositions. Miss Mac Donough was ably assisted at the organ by Sarah Elizabeth Jameson. Opening her recital with the Sonata in A Major by Scarlatti, Miss MacDonaugh chose for her second offering of the evening, a more ambitious composition, namely the French Suite in G Major, No. 5 by Bach. This suite was divided into seven movements, Allemande, cour- ante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Bouree, Loure and Gigue. In her second group of selections were two by the German master Brahms. The first was the whimsical Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, the second a musical interlude, Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2. She then played another light composition by the famous French composer, Gluck - Saint- Saens. The featured composer in Miss MacDonough's third group of offerings was Juon, whose Naids at the Scoring and Pan Philosophizes ;he played. Definitely modern was her sixth selection, Rag-Time Parade by Satie. She drew next,, from the works of one of the most popular of modern composers, Maurice Ravel, whose graceful Jeux d'Eau she rendered with all of its original charm. In all her playing Miss Mac Don- continued on Page 8) BAKER AND COBB SPLIT LAW PRIZE "Divorce Traffic" is Subject for D. H. Redfearn Law Essays The annual Redfearn prize of fifty dollars for the Stetson law student submitting the best essay on a selected subject was av/arded tp Mary Lou Baker, Senior, and Tom Cobb, Junior, who tied for first place in this years contest. Five Stetson law students submitted papers on the subject "Divorce Traffic—Its Cause and Cure". The judges commended all the essays and graded them all threepoints of the winners. The papers are numbered and graded without the students name to eliminate any partiality. The award is made yearly by Mr. D. H. Redfearn, an attorney in Miami. Mr. Redfearn offers a similar prize to the law schools of University of Florida and the University of Miami. Miss Baker was the first place winner last year. The 1936 award was given to James Duss III who is now a secretary to United States Senator Claude Pepper. The Title for the essays for next year's contest has not yet been announced. Dr. Irving C. Stover, for thirty years director of dramatics and head of the speech department at Stetson University. Stetson Acclaimed In Richmond Meet VARIED MATERIAL Staff Hopes For Greater Cooperation From Students The year's final issue of the Stetsonian, student publication, is to be on campus stands Thursday, according to chairman Lydia Theurer and other members of the staff. The staff confidently believes that it is superior to any of the previous publications. This issue carries some importance in the minds of the members of the editorial board because of the fact that continuation of the Stetsonian next fall depends upon the recepion accorded this edition by the student body. An editorial to this effect appears in the coming issue. Features of the magazine include several short stories, essays, a piay, and pages of poetry, all the products of Stetson students. The magazine will be on sale in Elizabeth Hall at its usual price of twenty-five cents. Among those who worked to bring out this coming issue are Lydia Theurer, chairman of the staff, June Krause, Harmon Harper, Frances Coe, Paul Laufer, Bob Adams and Gordon Kipp. Receiving secreta- (Continued on Page 8) Widespread admiration for Stetson University's rapid growth was voiced last week by delegates to the Baptist Convention in Richmond, reports Prof. P. I. Lipsey. As delegate, or messenger, from the DeLand Baptist Church and representative of the University, Prof, Lipsey drew much attention to Stetson through his exhibit of banners, pennants, and literature, and his report upon the growth of the institution. "Recognition for Stetson," said Prof. Lipsey, "was expressed in the ern Baptist college or university has approached Stetson in its progress." A distinctly conservative spiri't was demonstrated by the leaders RAYMOND INVOKES PIERSON GRADUATE Stetson Law Professor Speaks on Democracy's Future Challenge The subject of Dr. Paul E. Raymond's graduation address at Pierson High School last week was, "Is Democracy Safe in the United States?" The Stetson law professor pointed out the policies now threatening our democratic form of government, ncluding concentration of wealth, fact that obviously no other Soutb^ economic and industrial power, and within | and 12,000 delegates of the convention. The leaders are fearful of radicalism, according to Prof. Lip- pressure groups — particularly the recentJnew "isms" of government. Dr. Raymond advocated recognition and attention to the crying needs of the under-privileged one- third in the United States today. "Lhope," Dr. Raymond said, "that we' never come to state socialism, sey, rejecting proposals for a closer whether it be fascism or commun- collaboration with other Christian ism. I believe that the best insur- organizations, and resolutely re- ance against it is to unfetter our fraining from interesting the Sou-' democratic process, Unshackle our thern Baptist Convention in present- ] government, and let a steady, order- day socio-economic problems. ly, democratic government do what The Richmond gathering was th; ; needs to be done to build a juster, largest convention ever held by the steadier, and more fruitful economy. Baptist organization, and believed by i "This is an important truth," con- some to be the largest of such con- tinued Dr. Raymond. "If we are ventions ever held by any denomination. The declared theme was "Christ and the Church," and the outlook for the future was a program of evangelism. to assure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, then we need to govern our everyday activities according to the principles of the Sermon on the Mount."