The Stetson Reporter

$HS&*^H«85s^^^» NMMM U vt \ The Stetson Reporter Sixth Year—No. 33 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941 Z103 Price Five Cents ART PROF "WHAT A LIFE" FOR HENRY ALDRICH AT STOVER THEATRE Famous Comedy by Clifford Goldsmith Will be Given Friday and Saturday Night; Kurtz and McDonald Have Leads "What A Life," Clifford Goldsmith's hilarious comedy, will be presented Friday and Saturday nights at the Stover Little Theatre Playing the leading role of the high school boy who is always getting into trouble is John Kurtz; as .Henry Aldrich. The high school lassie who furnishes the cause for some of Henry's troubles will be played by Marzee McDonald. The story of the play is main, ly concerned with Henry's attempts to extricate himself from the "tangled web he weaves." Other characters in the play are the high school principal, teachers, parents, and other students. Directing the play are Dr. Irving C. Stover and Mrs. Dee. McEntire. Lydia Theurer is business manager, and Ray Jordan and Gwen Powell are stage managers. In charge of scenery and lighting are Ed Cooper, Bud Dickinson^ and Dennis McNa- mara. Members of the cast include Flonnie x\nders, Ed Dail, Robert Crowell, Alary Lou Garrett, Russell Stillwell, Lela Mae Jen, nings, Wanda Austin, John Causier, John Kurtz, Marzee McDonald, -Ann Burrell, Aaron Rutledge, Tean Garrard, Ernest Machen, Mary Mock, Betty Smith, and Pat Sweet, "What A Life," is Clifford Goldsmith's first play and was produced on Broadway in 1938. The play was so successful that series of radio programs was begun based on the character of Henry Aldrich, FACULTY ORGANIZE INTO COMMITTEES TO AID DEFENSE Purpose is to Further Preparedness Program In State The University faculty was organized into four committees last Tlmrsday morning for im, mediate work in cooperation with the statewide preparedness program recntly launched by the Florida Defense Council. Presi, dent W. ,S. Allen has been re, quested to serve as. general Chairman for the Stetson de- fense unit, according to a letter received here by John Killgore, State Division Chairman of Edu, cation Information, and Morale. The Florida defense council is planning a separate defense or, ganization among Florida col, leges, with each institution hav, ing its own cooperative units. Dr. Richards, Florida State Col, lege for Women, has been named state chairman of the executive committee. Dr. Allen appointed four com, mittees ' and their chairmen (Continued on Page 5) REGISTRATION MAY BE MADE NOW FOR RETURNING STUDENTS New Plan Designed to Eliminate Long Waits and . Confusion When All Must Sign Up at Once; Those Who Will be Seniors Next Year Register Tomorrow and Friday Plans for registering this spring of those who have nv ientions of returning to school next fall have been announced by Dean Benson W. Davis. The new arrangement has been designed to eliminate the long wait in line and general con' fusion which results when the entire student body is required to choose courses and go through 100 Per cent Pass CPTP Exam Miss Edith Harvey (above) is professor of the art classes which will put on the annual display of their work tomor, row. Posters which were design, ed and drawn by students of the commercial art classes are being displayed to advertise the exhibit, which is an annual event on the campus. SYSTEM OF TEACHER INTERNSHIP WILL BE INNOVATED xNEXT YEAR Students Planning to Teach May Gain Practical Experience Under Plan Adopted at Teachers Education Conference Stetson in line with other Florida colleges will innovate a system of Teacher Internship next year, according to Dr. B. F. Ez,ell, chairman of the Teacher Education Advisory Committee here, who recently returned from a Teacher Education conference held at Camp 0'len?x where the new plan for Florida colleges was dicussed. The new Intern system will be begun on a voluntary basis for undergraduate students who plan to teach in state public schools and who are interested in gain, ing experience. Under the pre, sent set up, student teachers who desire the course will be placed in various public schools in the state where they will remain for a minimum of eight weeks doing actual teaching and working in cooperation with and under the1 direction of regular teachers. Students will be given credit in Education for the work, and ar, rangements will be made for the class room work missed during the period of internship. "The new place," said Dr. Ezell in explaining the system, "is designed to further the un, dergraduate's experience b y sending him into a public school for full-time teacher experience including the observation and participatation necessary to make this effective. The plan when fully realized will utilize a field contact between the college and pubic school and some reorgan, (Continued On Page 8) Fraternities Sing In Quadrangle The traditional Interfratemity sing is to be held this Thurs- day, May IS, in the Chaudoin quadrangle immediately follow, ing the Eurythemics demon, stration, which will probably end about nine,fifteen. Those parti, cijiating in the sing are: Zeta Tau xMpha, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Pi Beta Phi of the girls groups, and Delta Sigma Phi, Pi "Kappa Phi, and Sigma Nu. Tlie women's groups are tied, the Zetas and Alpha Xis each having won two; Sigma Nus have won two and Pi Kaps one. The sing was started in 1938 by "Doc" Johnson and "Prof" Giffin. It is always held in the Chaudoin quadrangle. The lead, ers of each group draw numbers to determine the order in which they sing. After they have sung, school songs are sung by every, one. x^fter the awarding of the cup, the sing is closed with Alma Mater. ANNUAL EXHIBIT BY ART CLASSES IS HELD TOMORROW Material Completed During Year Will Be Displayed Unique posters are being displayed for the annual art exhibit on Thursday afternoon, May IS, in the art museum of Elizabeth Hall from 4 until 6. Posters which show a great deal of originality were made by the Commercial Art class. Sev- eral of these posters bring into use thc third dimension by using materials and objects in place of paint to complete the picture. Material completed during the year will be on display at the exhibit. The painting and drawing class will show work in all the various mediums including water colors, pastel, charcoal, tempra, and oils, also murals and wall hanging done by members (Continued On Page 5) Slight Increase Shown <?D" List Boys Still Lead Girls in Number of I ow Grades An increase in the number of students on the D-list for the second six weeks of the spring semester was shown over the last publication of. the list. Last time there were 150 students bn the failing list showing 11 less than the 161 reported for March and April. The boys were still leading the girls with 92 students to 69 for the .girls. The College of Liberal Arts placed 101 on the D-list; the School of Music, 14; and the School of Business 44. While there were more boys making D's, more girls made D's in one subject than did the boys, who made more D's in two, three, four, and even five subjects than did the girls. Five boys received D's in five subjects. Is Third Consecutive Time For Enviable Record For the third consecutive ses- sion the Stetson Civilian Pilot Training Program came through with a one hundred per cent showing in the government ground school examinations which the twenty,four flying students took last Friday night. All of the students made above the required seventy per cent grade which is necessary to pass the ground instruction phase of the program, according to Dr. R. I. Allen, ground school instruc, tor. Tlie exam covered the subjects of Navigation, Meterology, and fifty questions on Civil Air Regulations. The twenty out of the group who are taking flight instruction will now be eligible for the private pilots license when they pass the government flight test scheduled for May 23rd. xAbout eight student pilots are expected to have completed the required number of hours of instruction to be eligible for this test and the rest will follow soon after. the entire mechanics of registering during the limited time available at the start of the fall term. It was explained that even though a student's likelihood of returning next year was not yet positive he could nevertheless register for the courses desired and when the fall term starts he will not have to return until a day or so before classes begin. Just one day has been set aside for fall registration, which will be September 19, 1941. On this date, freshman registration will be completed, transfer students will register, and changes in schedule can be made if necessary. Freshmen will be registered by mail as far as possible. The new system will get under way tomorrow when students who at present have any intention of returning as seniors in the fall may secure from the registrar their registration blanks and proceed to their faculty advisors and. line up their courses. Those whose last names begin with letters from A to G may sign up tomorrow, those from H to N on Friday, and those from O to Z on Monday May 19. Students who will be juniors next year will register on Tues- (Continued On Page 8) Dubonnet And Gold Yearbook Goes To Printer Distributed In Three Weeks 200 Page Pictorial Record of Stetson's 1940-41 Season Will Have School of Business Section Added The Hatter, Stetson's yearbook is now in the hands of the printer and is expected to be in the hands of students by the last week in May, according to Delight Sieg, editor of the publication. Tiie dubonnet and gold pictorial review of the 1940-41 year will contain one complete and entirely new section, according to Miss Sieg, that of the Business School, the book will contain 200 pages thus making it larger than previous year- Stelsonian Story On Kadio Program The regular Friday night Stetson broadcast over Station WMFJ will feature the presentation of Elizabeth Fisher's prize winning story "Anthony and the Candles." Adapted for radio by Lydia Theurer, the story will be heard from eight to eight-thirty. The part of the girl will be played by Helen Doris McCormick. Others in the cast are Bud Dickenson, Ed Cooper, and Frank Watson. Music will be furnished by Orion, Osborn, and sound effects by Oleda Dyson. The story will be presented in the form of a monologue interspersed with bits of dialogue. The last program of the year will be given next Friday night, and musical entertainment is planned for this occasion. Delight Sieg reports that due to a misunderstanding in.the printer's office The Hatter may be delayed, but it is hoped that the book will be ready for distribution before students depart for their homes. books. The ink in the publican tion will be dubonnet to correspond with the dubonnet cover, which has the Stetson crest engraved in gold on the Upper right hand corner. Featured in the forthcoming publication will be large pictures and appropriale write ups concerning the most creative boy and girl, the most versatile, the most (Continued On Page 8)