The Stetson Reporter

iwm:m Frost Thrills Audience &^ri>-Yea-No. 21 DELAND, FLA., WED., MARCH 4, 1942 Z103 Price ,c N ON INTER-AMERICAN WflTY Forum Speaker (MU For U. S. To Discharge Her Responsibility World Travelelr Makes Kieen Analysis Of Evsents Affecting American Solidarity We must help our Latin Americas neighbors solve their economic and industrial problems as if they wlere our own if we expect to maintain tain unity in the western hemisphere, Sidney Gneenbie, student of economic causess of political and military trends, told the Forum audience here yesterday. ■ Greene's lecture, "The Basis For Unity of the Americas," dealt mainly with the job we have to do in order to attain a Latin American unity with the United Stattes. This unity, Greenbie claimed, will make the western ■ hemisphere one solid hastiotr-of resistance to the enemies of democracy, and he had warm praise for our present diplomatic ■relations with Our neighbors 'to' the south. Upon ' the United States, he said, rests mainly the responsibility of aiding our Latin American neighbors to attain a greater measure of security in**brder to bind them into closer unity with this country. Greenbie said that on the whole our relations with Mexico and the South American countries had been friendly, tthough at times we had "perpetrated on them certain forms of injustice." America, Greenbie pointed, out, aided Japan's industrial rise by giving ■ ships, mills and materials and by allowing the Japs to flood us with goods produced by such cheap, underpaid labor that they thus undercut us in our own markets. Yet, he said, we must take the risk of aiding Latin America in our neighbors by bringing the standard of living there as nearly as possible to the level of our own and bv encouraging than to manufacture things that we do not make. There already exists, Green bie said, 'political elements of security in our relations with our souther neighbors, for all Latin America revolted, as we did against European domination, and that attitude is still alive. Greenbie has had a varied and romantic career, tramping through Europe, and over 2,000 miles in New Zealand, and all over japan. Symphony Will Feature Bailey Program To Be Given March 10 The Stetson Symphony Orchestra will feature its conductor, William H. Bailey, professor of violin and theory, as violin soloist in a program to be presented in Elizabeth Hall auditorium on March 10 at eight o'clock. The program will be opened with the "Ruy Bias Overture" by Mendelssohn. Next, Mr. Bailey will present a violin solo, "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" by Beethoven, with Harold M. Giffin as guest conductor o1 the orchestra. This will be followed by "Outdoor Overture" by Copeland, "Nocturne" (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") by Mendelssohn, and a suite by Noel Marchant, director of Music at Fort Myers, Florida. This suite will include "Where Go the Boats,"' "The Land of Nod," and "How Would You Like to go up in a Swing?" The closing number will be "'Shephers Mey" by Grainger. Stetson Chorus To Be Judged By Fred Waring Recordings To Be Made For Regional Competition Announcement was made yesterday by Prof. Harold M. Giffin that the University's male glee, club officially has been entered in the Fred Waring Pleasure Time National Glee Club competition; now under way all over the nation. Sponsored by the popular orchestra and .glee club leader of radio fame, the Fred Waring contest will be concluded in New York .City early in June, it was stated. The Stetson men's chorus, in accordance with the rules of the competition, will prepare three selections, one of which has been arranged by Waring himself. Recordings will be. sent and used in the initial regional contests, and clubs from each region whose recording have been judged best will be invited to New York at the expense of the sponsors. Professor Giffin said that his chorus of men vocalists numbers 24 members, and that in part of the competition he will be able to use a girls' trio and contralto soloists to embellish special arrangements. The girls trio at the present time consists of Elizabeth Futch, Barbara Peden, and Frances Arkley. Dickie Williams is the contralto soloist heard most often in the club this year. Marine Training For Lower Division Freslimen and Sophomores Eligible For Commissions It wa..-, re, orted Monday by the office of Public Relations, Orlando, that Lt. Owen Lillie will be hert today todav to interview '■freshi.-en and souhomores" for enlistment in the Candidates Classes for commission in the U. S. Marine Corps. Lt.' Liilillie was here several weeks ag'o enlisting upperclassmen. however, tinder a new ruling, i;>v/er classmen are now eliVih'?, Eniistment qualifications and Entertaining Program Given Florida Music Teachers Here 'University Music Groups Present Several Attractions. Philip Buck Spieaks To Meeting; Cameron McLean Sings By Barbara Hunter The eighth annual convention of the Florida State Music Teachers' Association met here Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with approximately 60 musicians registered for the three day meeting. The convention officially opened with the meeting of the State Executive board in the University night, with Ooperman. F.S.M.T.A., Monday benefit- mer ,-v^t be under 22 vears of age j.m'. sophomores under 23 years cf age. Commons Sunday Dean Ella Scoble president of the presiding, was full of business meetings, forums, discussion groups, luncheons, climaxed with a formal banquet and concert Monday night. Activities for Tuesd,-"' include business meet- ings, and piano and voice forums. Officers of the Florida State Music Teacher's Association who were elected yesterday are Miss Ella Opperman of Florida State College for Women who was reelected president, Mrs. 1essie Dennis, vice-president; Mrs. Merle Flolloway. second ^•ice-president; Miss Ann Wel- ley. third vice-president: Miss Louise Snarrenburger, record- are the same for fresh- [ ing secetarv: Miss Jean Comp- ton. corresponding secretary; Claude Murfree, treasurer. The report of the nominating com mittee was unanimously accepted. According to officials the next convention of the group will be held in Jacksonville next year. Among the convention personalities outstanding at this meeting were: Phillip Buck, nationally known lawyer and graduate of Stetson Law School, who was speaker at •Monday's luncheon. Mr. Buck Spoke on the importance of music in the time of war, stating the music must be kept alive today in the hearts of men and women, and commending the music association for their work in that direction. Dr. Doak Campbell, president of Florida State College for Women, speaker at thc formal banquet Monday night, stated that music teachers must not fail to spread the harmony of their art throughout the world in these times of uncertainty. The piano forum bv Miss Continued on page 4) Robert Frost, the Dean of Amercian- Poets read last night from his favorite works at the Stover Theatre before a capacity crowd. Anders Cast As Regina In The Little Foxes Hellman Play To Be Given March 12 and 13 Lillian Hellraan's tirade against materialism, "The Little Foxes," will be presented for theatregoers in the Stover Little Theatre on March 12 and 13 by the Stetson Players. With Stetson's Bette Davis, (Flonnie Maye Anders to you) cast in the lead role as Regina Giddens, this production promises to be one of the most successful of the season, Stover Theatre directors agreed this week after watching rehearsals. Backed by a sterling cast of campus favorites, Miss Anders should have little trouble in making this "comedy without a laugh" hes best campus presentation to date. Eddy Dail, Russell Stilwell, and Elaine Freedlund, all familiar faces to campus audiences, play the respective roles of Ben Hubbard, Oscar Hubbard, and Birdie Hubbard. Tack Causier is cast as Horace Giddons. Others completing the excellent cast are Vpncille Powell ( Alexandra), James S m i h (Leo), Arthur Estes (Cal), Jean Douglas (x-\ddie), and J. T. Burdine, as Mr. Marshall. Set in a small Southern town at the turn of the century, Miss Hellman\s serio-comedy won the Drama Critics' Award for the best play of 1939-40. Poetry American Dean Of Poets Speaks Before Crowd Stover Theatre Echoes Expressive Readings Of Unpublished Verse Robert Frost, lecturing pa poetical expression; addressed a full audience of students17 and townspeople at the Stover1 Little •Theatreiast night. Mr. Frost, as fin 1938 and again last year, ' thrilled listeners with expressive .readings from h i s favorite works, including several poems which are as yet unpublished. The Dean of American Poets was greeted as a welcome friend upon his reurtn to the campus yesterday afternoon as- a guest of George Ehlhardt, instructor of history. In order to prepare students for a full appreciation of Mr. Frost's lecture, many English classes devoted a period this week to discussion and understanding of his poems. Although recognition came to him only after years of struggle, Mr. Frost is now aclaimed America's foremost poet. He possesses honorary degrees from numerous colleges and universities in this country, and critics predit that ont of the many, he will be one of the few to withstand the scrutiny of future generations. His poetry speaks his thoughts. As proved in his lecture last night, the New England poet keenly analyzes human nature and presents his characters as living people in a living setting. What could better illustrate the vivid word-pictures he can present than the closing lines of his most famous poem, "Birches"? "I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree. And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches." HOWES TALKS AT LAW SCHOOL PARTY The Law School was the scene i of an informal partv for pre-! legal students last Thursday \ evening. Held in the Phi Alpha j Delta room, the gathering gave! the pre-law students opportunity. to meet and confer with professors and students of the school. Angelo Martino, Justice of Phi Alpha Delta, oresided over the meeting. Dean Howes gave an inspiring talk on the broader aspects of law, after which other professors gave short talks on the various opportunities that the legal profession offers. Following the talks light refreshments of punch and cookies were served. Announcement Miss Olga Bowen ask that all seniors who have not arranged for their caps and gowns to come in to see her at the Registrar's office. Debaters to Attend Regional Tourney Five To Go To Gainesville March 21 For Contest Five students will represent Stetson in the regional debating tournament of the National Extempore-discussion group at the University of Florida, March 21. The debating club is now composed of Georgine Castagnet, Irma French, Doris Hartman, John Lewis, Ralph Matousek, Bruce Reid, and Roy Summer- lin. The subject will be "Pan- Americanism and Our Good Neighbor Policy." A trip to Washington and South America will be offered to the winners. Pi Kappa Delta, honorary debating fraternity, voted at its last meeting to sponsor the intramural debates again this vear. These debates will be held May 1 and 2. "Federal Regulations of Labor Unions" will be the topic of the Southern Association of Speech Teachers at their annual convention and forensic tournament in Atlanta, March 24-28. Representatives from Stetson Debating club will participate in this tournament.