The Stetson Reporter

TENTH YEAR—No. 13 DE LAND, FLORIDA, APRIL 3. 1946 PRICE TEN CENTS JOINT CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT STETSON Student lepresentatives fiom thu colleges .nid unheisities of Florida will gather at Stetson, l'or thc first *une. x.piil iiltli unci sixth ior a joint, i_o)x\('jit.jun ol tho Florida Student Ooa eminent .\->ooiation and tho Florida Inier-Collegiato Pre-s x.sso- ciation. Tho theme of the convention k\U1 he "Coeducation for State Uni- . ersities.'' Bui) Dickinson, former Stetson stu- deut, will he Chairman of tho 1940 •amiention and Jojce Waits will ho uewetajy and Treasurer. Officers of the Florida Student Goi eminent Association are: President. Bill Colson; Vice lVfident. Bob Clark; Vice rreiident, Catherine Boon ; Vice P-^fid.mi, Bernie Ward; Alternate "i'jo.xidejit. Bob Clark. Officers of the Florida Intercollegiate Tress Association are: President, Jo Peio; Vice Prr e-o'deut, Koger Bonshard; Secre- iai.'s -Treasurer, CLir.i Sue Scott; Convention Chairman, Jimmy talker. .The Stetson Student Body officers will be hosts at the corn ention and "ia\e arranged thc following program for the representali'ves: Friday. 5:00 p.m. Assemble in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium for instructions and gen- <erai announcements: 5:30 p.m. Sup- ?jer in the University Commons; 3:00 p.m. Play. "Torch Bearers,'' Stover Little Theatre. Saturday. 3 a.m. Breakfast in tho University Commons; 9:00 a.m. Instructions in Eti7abeth Fall; 10:00 a.m. Dr Hugh McEniry: "Coeducation for State Universities"; 10:30 a.m. Open Discussion led by Convention Chairman: 10:45 a.m. Business meeting; 12:00 Lunch; ) :30 p.m. Business meeting. Plans for nevt convention, completion of all business; 6:30 p.m. Formal banquet; 8:00 p.m. Soiree WILL REPRESENT STETSON MCHTTY REOTA TO BE PRESENTED Frances Buxton, violinist, will be presented in a la cully recital, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. in Elizabeth Fall. Mi-s Buxton will be assisted by Miss Violet Fra»ei at the piano. The iollouing will be the program: Concerto in E Major. Allegro Adagio, Allegio Assai, Bach; Sonata in F Major, Opus 2i (The Spring), Allegro. Adagio Molto Espressho, Scherzo, Hondo, Beelho\en; Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Dvorak-Kroisler; Meditation, Olazounoff; Rondino, Opus 32. Nn. 2, Vieuxtcrups; Jamaican K u m b a. Benjamin-Primrose; Piece En Forme De Habanera, Ravel: Jim Jives (from Hexapoda), Robert Kussel) Borrntt. CHURCH SCHEDULES FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY Sunday School 9:41 a.m. Worship Service ....11:00 a.m. B. T: U: fi:45 p.m. Eveninff Worship ... 8:00 p rn. Singspiration 9:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Stetson will be represented at the Florida Student Government Association by her student body officers. Bob Clark, President of Stetson's student body, is Vice-President of the Florida Student Government Association and will act as Xlurn.'.re President. Other Stetson renrcsenta- t-'ves will be: |oyce A\ atts^ Vice-President of Stetson's student body and Secretary and Treasurer of the convention; Jewel Garrett, 2nd Vice-President of Stetson student bod\ ; Wary Lasater, Stcrelan of Stetson student body; and Alma Grantham, Treasurer of Stetson student bod>. NAVY TO PRESENT V-5 TRAINING The Navy's famed V-5 Pilot Training Program—one of the greatest educational opportunities offered to young men—is now open. Considered one of the finest technical training progiams, n V-5 provides Cadets with education in Pre-Flight Schools, flight instructions under the most skilled teachers and experience in the world's most modern planes. Qualified applicants will be called to active duty in the near future. To be eligible , tor this program applicants must have reached their eighteenth but not their twenty- third birthday at time ot enlistment; in good physical condition: have perfect vision, and have successfully completed two years of college. Following thc Pre-flight school, and flight training, tho cadets are commissioned as Ensigns in the Navy or as Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, with a salary of $225 per month. While on active duty in the greatest Navy in the world, and wearing tbe famous '"Wings of Gold." they rcceii e operational training, plus service aboard carriers, and at advanced bases and •Jioro stations in this country and throughout the world. Eligible men interested in becoming Navy Pilots are urged to contact the Director of Naval Officer Procurement. 721-31 Fealey Bldg., Atlanta, Georgia, for further information regarding processing and enlistment. Inquiring Reporter By Nadine Bone "Do you favor voting a straight party ticket in Student Body polities or for the indhidual that you feel best qualified to fill the office?" Buddy Nahm—"Let's all vote ior the ]>eison uo think best suited for the job. Anybody can play follow the leader." ' Mind Howes—"I think we should vote for the individual candidate unless we leel that by electing a certain party—a complete ticket— certain goals will be accomplished, which would be frustrated by officers from another party." Betsv Dibble—"We should know the character of each candidate and j vote for thc man who represents [ \.hat we individually consider will bo best for the good of Stetson." Bubba Widener—"Vote on in dividual. This would do away with ' a lot of dissention between frat and j (Continued On Page Two) YWA TO DISTAL' MEW OFFICERS At the regular meeting of the Y. W. x\. on Thursday, Maich 28. the slate of oflicers for next year was presented and voted upon. They are as follows: President. Ruth Cobb; Vice President, Sarnmie Dawson; Secretary, Minnie Sands; Treasurer, Roberta Moore; Mission Study Chairman, Celia Goff: Community Missions Chairman, B. J. Langston; Literature Chairman. Win ir red Demorest; Social Chairman. Louise Adler; Music Chairman, Caroljn Baggett; Publicity Chn.ii man, Christine Manilla; t'logiam Chairman, Caiolyn Gates. Installation ot president, Ruth Cobb, into 1!. S. U. Council was held Sunday. March 31, and installation of all new officers will be held April 16. RATING BOARD ORGANIZED FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA Fifty teachers and students from colleges and high schools in central Florida attended the basketball clinics dt the Stetson Cniversity girls' gymnasium Saturday, March 30. Demonstiations were given by Demur ins Hague, Lou Beyers, and Waynette Blackburn in the duties of leferee and umpire. A written basketball examination was given at 10:30. Following the examination a luncheon was served in the University Commons to, all guests of the women's Physical Education department of Stetson. At 1:30 p.m. the pratical examination was held. The teams were rem posed of players fiom Mainland High ol Dajtona Beach, DeLand iri<j.h School, and Helen Trundle, Li,tie Kcatbley. Jewell Mitchell, and AUiy Uaskins of Stetson. A Central Florida Women's Of- ricials Rating Board was organized with Miss Helen Evans, physical education teacher of Orlando, chairman. Mrs. Harvey J. Jernigan, Di- retor of physical education at Stetson, was chosen as secret ary-treasurer and Miss Mary Lippett, physical education teacher of Mainland High School. Daytona Beach, chairman of Rules and .Regulations. The purpose of the organization is: (1) To establish a friendly feeling among the schools of Central Florida. (2) To train women officials foi all spoits. (3) To establish standards and rules for Central Florida schools; (4) To assist Junior and Senior high school teachers with their athletic problems. SUMMER BULLETIN NOW AVAILABLE The 1'iiiver-ity Bulletins for the summer quarter are now available in. the Dean's office. The summer session will be held from June 17 to August 23. The number of courses announced is limited, but the University will endeavor to arrange loi any other course for which there is sufficient demand. l\o class will be organized w itli fewer than eight students. The eouises to be ottered are: Art, Biology, B u s i n e s s xxduiinistration, Chemistry, Education, History. Mathematics. Music, Physics, Psychology, Religion, Secretarial Science, Sociology. Spanish, and Speech. Dear Editor: I have recently transferred to Stetson from a small college in the north. My former school was very much like Stetson in many ways, but there is only one thing that does not make me feel completely at home at Stetson and that is a soda fountain. Upon my arrival at Stetson one of my fir-.t question was. where is the soda fountain ? I was surprrised to find that there was none because of the few other colleges I have attended or visited there has always (Continued On Page Three) "THE TORCH BEARERS" lO BE PRESENTED Pictured are Dick Mansur, Edith Miller, an I Janice Douglas who have the leading roles of Frederick Ritter, Paula Ritter, and Mrs. J. Duro Pampincili, respectively, in the Little Theatre production of "The Torch-Bearers." A satiric d com/-dv in three acts "by George Kelly, "The Torch Hearers" will be presented at the Stover Little Theatre April Sib and 6th at 8:00 p.m. Other members of the cast will be: Bert Gan-, Louie Wilkinson, Tames V. Fisher, Lawrence McKel'igan, Jack Causier, Jean Varnum, Noreen Geyer, Tane Wykoff, and Hazel Camp. The production staff will be composed of Frances Collins, Nancy Brown, Dorothy Hillman. A fart in Weisner, J. M. Albritton, Dick Mansur. Ernest Pollard, Marjorie Merrill Virginia Hendry, Christine Magaha, Joel Pierce, Allyn Thompson, and Frances Horton.