The Stetson Reporter

PROF. ALLINGER TO PRESENT ANNUAL OMAN Helen Allinger, professor- of organ and head of the department of sacred music will present Stetson's first musical presentation of the year in the form of the annual organ recital. Professor Allinger, who holds the Master of music* degree from the Cincinnati College of Music and the Master of sacred music from the Union Theological Seminary School of Music of New York City, is a musician of varied attainments. The following program will be presented: Three contrasting choral preludes: "O God, Thou Holy God" (Karg-Elbert), "A Rose Breaks Into Bloom" (B*ratiirj£.)y.fO ,'Matij Bewail Thy fall'" vfl&h); ^-"7: Concerto for Organ- No. 13, "Tie Cuckoo- and the Nightengale" (Handel), "Benedictus" (Reger).,' Psalm XIX, "The Heavens 'Declare The Glory of Cod" (Marcello-Dubois); "Pastorale" (Guilmant), "Prelude and Fugue in C Major" (Bach). During the war years, Professor Allinger conducted the Stetson University Glee Clubs. Her spring concerts gained wide reputation and she mainntained unbroken, anc at a high peak, the tradition of the annual Christmas presentation o,' the oratorio, "The Messiah," which has been presented at Stetson every year since 1910. POET LOUIS UNTERMEYER VISITS UNIVERSITY ON JANUARY 17TH -ruieaoor iie^en Louis Untermeyer, one of the great names in contemporary literature, will speak January 17 at John B." Stetson University on "How To Bead Poetry and Love' It/' President J. Ollie Edmunds announced recently. He will speak at 8 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall auditorium. An anthologist of long-standing repute, Untermeyer has seen his most recent works, "An Anthology of New England Poets," "A Great Treasury of Great Poems" and "A Treasury of Laughter" reach a wide public. Best ■ known among his books of original verse is "Selected Poems and Parodies." As a translator, his "Poems of Heinrich Heine," together with a definitive biography of: the German poet, are great favorites. Untermeyer is also editor-in- chief of the cultural program of Decca Records, a project he regards as a tremendous stride forward in the field of education. Born and educated in New York, failure in geometry kept him- out of college. Although he yearned to be a pianist, he went into business instead. In a jewelry manufacturing plant in New Jersey he rose from office boy to manager at 37 years of age. After a few years abroad, he left the business and since has devoted his full time to writing. The Stetson 62nd YEAR ■ "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELx\ND, FLORIDA Number,^!' arlow fend CHARLES HOFMANN PRESENTS Cliange AiuitMiuce In Library Fines The Faculty Library Committee, under Miss Charlotte Smith, Chair^ ibahi recently announced an entirely new system of collecting fines levied: on students for over- dueyhooks. In the past many students have, failed to pay their fines until; the end of the quarter when theyi were made to do so before they; could take their final exam- ina|dns, Iii; the future if fines are paid ivheri the book is^returned the student; will receive a discount. Also under the new plan if a new student; is delinquent his ham© will be turned over to the Registrar and thisji: delinquency will be made a part of his permanent school record;); / The. entire recommendations made: by the Faculty Library Com- mitt|e are as follows: ■ l.f;Tliat all fines owed to Samp- (Con't on Page 2) C?l Mr. Charles Hofmann, the originator of the popular radio program, "People Make Music," is conducting a series oi lectures this week in room 211, science hall. The theme of his lectures is primitive and oriental music.. Mr. Hdfmann, who specializes in musical folkways and conducts another radio program pertaining to this, is ■ illustrating his lectures i : " ; "^ ~~ ~ *with films, recordings and musical instruments.: Mr. Hofrnann, formerly of the Library of Congress and guest lecturer at the American Museum of-, [Natural History, has spent fifteen years in the study o'f primitive and folk music. He is author of children's music books and is one of the editors of the Gramophone Encyclopedia of Recorded Music. The remaining lectures will be presented today at 11:3© aan., and 3:30 p.m. The topics for presenta- tioii; will be "Musical China" and ■ "Mtfsical India" respectively. .''■'"■ Last night, Mr. Hofmann spoke on^-ii'Songs of the American Indians." Tokyo Girl Enrolls In University Scholarship.- - Nana Nishimura, pretty daughter of Isaku Nishimura, president and owner of Bunkawa- Gakuim College, Tokyo, has enrolled at Stetson-to learn modern American teaching methods which she will take back to Japan in an effort to liberalize education therp. 'Miss Nishimura was, granted a scholarship by President Edmunds and her transportation to the Uni-; ted States vvas provided by. Lykes Brothers Steamship lines. She was 54 days enroute from Tokyo before landing at ,Los Angeles on Christmas ' day. . Nana's father, an opponent of ' the militaristic education system, was taken into custody and his college closed during the war. The college (ong. has advocated freedom\ of thought and discussion and was the first college in all Japan to operate on a co-educational basis. Several other Japanese colleges have followed ; Bunkwa-Gakuim ih "opening its doors to both sexes. , The youngest sister, Kuwa, will (Con't on Page 2) Nina Nishimura, Tokyo' student, was enrolled this week by Registrar Barbara Rowe for a year's study of modern education methods which upon completion she will apply at the college operated in Tokyo by her father. . . ' , Reporter-Applications Open Until Next Friday Noon Applicaitons for position of reporter in the news, sports, feature and Society staffs will be open to all students interested until Friday, noon, January 14, 1949. Students wilt apply in person at the REPORTER office located in the north wing of the basement in Science hall. Applicants will see either Editor Felton Davis, or Bill Towne, managing editor.. 1§1E1T:NEWB¥ TO PLAY LEAD N NEW THEATRE PROBUCTION By BARBARA BRUNDAjSE- On January 20, 21, and 22 at eight o'clock, the Little Theatre will present a. religioiis, drama by Charles Rann Kennedy, "The Servant in the House." This will preceed the bi-annual focus- week which is scheduled for January 23-30. Robert Newby, who was last seen as the ambassador in "Berkeley Square," takes the lead as Man- son, a butler. Jim Davis, a fresh: man and new comer to the theatre, plays the vicar, with Doris Roberts as his wife. Miss Roberts' last part was Myra Thornhill, the blackmailer in "Seven Keys to Baldpate." -Marguerite Dibble-, who was Ariel in the May production of "The Tempest," is cast as their niece, Mary. Others included in the produc tion are Robert Knowles as the Lord Bishop of Lancashire, Fred Fischer as Mr. Robert Smith and Ret Turner as the page boy, Lillian Preston, the technical director, is in charge, of the set. She is assisted by Rpland Cazer, Robert Knowles, and Roy Unkefer. The business manager is Ruth Shannon. The directors for "Servant in the House" are Dr. I. C. Stover and Mrs. Virginia Giffin.. Professor S. Ralph Harlow, professor of social ethics at Smith College will open the' Eighteenth Annual Forum Series beginning January 10 in the Elizabeth Hall i.uditorium at 4 o'clock. This winter there will "be eight speakers for the Foriim Series which will be held each Monday afternoon until February 28. The forum series, designed to acquaint the students and friends of the University with present-day world problems :and their' solution, is agiitof a fri end of the; University who' prefers to remain -uionymous. Professor Harlow.will speak.on "Responibility of Education in Today's World." He will give an intimate picture of post-war Greece obtained when tie spent more than a year in relief work with UNRRA, teaching at the American College for Women and. doing, archeological research- He is widely acquainted with the" European and Asiatic cultures of today. He has recently finished a tour of New Zealand, Australia, India, Egypt, and the Near ISa.st for the Carnegie Foundation Endowment for International Peace. He is -also a member of the Palestine-American committee, ■■.-'•' - ; From 1912 to 1922 Professor Harlow -was chaplain and head of the department of religion and sociology at InternaitonalCollligi.^myr- ha, Turkey; Alsh ^riiiy;' that'.^iiie he w;as a.-xnember'Oftheil|<5ii6f &iii- misslon ih Asia:iiihqr. 7 Other speakers for later iftrUitis are: Dr. Eddy Asirvattia,ni, il'ari-. (Con't on Page |j 7 International Ke|attl©||^^i^|,-' Meets. Wednesday, 4.Wp.ni. By JOHN COLLIER The first meeting of the new. year for the International.Relations Club will- be held in Room, 320, Elizabeth Hall, next Wednesday afternoon at-4:30. Important'business concerning the group will he taken up at that time, announced Charles Hillman, president, who urged all members to be present. Immediately following the business meet, a speaker will be presented by Ernest Jernigan, program chairman. The subject, which will be announced by the .speakei-, should be of interest to all students and faculty of the University, according to Jernigan.