The Stetson Reporter

The Stetson Reporter m- •*K Sixth Year—No. 21 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 1941 Z103 Price Five Cents SATURDAY CLASSES TO BE INSTALLED IN FALL TERM New Plan Eliminates Two Hour Classes And Many Conflicts Stetson University will join the ranks of all other Florida colleges and universities next fall when Saturday classes will be inaugurated. These Saturday classes, overwhelmingly favored by the faculty, will be held Saturday mornings until noon. Reasons given for the change are that the students and faculty have been complaining about the two hour classes and the uneven distribution of daily classes which they impose. It is planned to eliminate two hour classes by combining them with three hour classes. Thus, a two hour class which is offered for both semesters will be charged to a three hour class for one semester. LARGE AUDIENCES SEE PYGMALION Entire Cast Excels In Stover Theatre Production By Esther Mandeville Perhaps the most outstanding production on this year's calendar of the Stover Little Theater was George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" which was pre- sented before capacity audiences last Friday and Saturday evenings. Lydia Theurer in playing the part of Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl, displayed a keen understanding of the character and outlook on life of a London street girl. Miss Theurer's mastery of the Cockney dialect was remarkable. It was also in-- teresting to note the change from an uncultured street girl to .one accepted as a Duchess in London society. Howard Bateson's interpretation of the role of Professor Higgins, the sauve and worldly phonetician was admihable. Higgins' partner in the education and transformation of Eliza was Colonel Pickering—enacted by Huber Griffin. His English accent deserved special mention, along with his delightful presentation of the part of a whimsical English army officer. Gadi Lawton completely lost his identity in the part of Doolittle, Eliza's father. Although their roles were minor Helen Doris McCormick, as Higgins' (Continued On Page 5) Dr. Alonzo Wilson Speaks in Vespers Dr. x\lonzo E. Wilson, treasurer and field director of the American Business /Men's Research Foundation, will speak Thursday night at Vespers, according to' an announcement by Nancy Rossiter, program chairman. Dr. Wilson lectures on the findings of the A. M. R. and has appeared before audiences at Northwestern University, Wes- leyan College at Macon, Southern College at Lakeland, and many teachers' colleges in the nation. Vespers will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 on Thursday. SAVE THE GRILL (Editorial) The Grill may be forced to close because the cost of operation is exceeding the revenues. We as students do not want to lose the conveni' ence and social advantages which the evening hours at the Grill afford, but it is easy to understand that the services cannot be continued when the receipts each night do not even cover the wages which the Uni' versity must pay to keep it open. If the students wish to retain the Grill they must maintain it through their expenditures there, and all each individual need do is stop in about 9:30 and have a coke or a chocolate milk in order to do his part. The Mystic Krewe is studying methods of mak' ing the Grill more popular so that periods of :recrea' tion will be spent there instead of off the campus. Several plans are under discussion, but anyone having any ideas on the subject is urged to suggest them to the Krewe for further consideration. Leave your suggestions in the bookstore address' ed to the Editor of the Stetson Reporter. The Krewe welcomes your cooperation. ALUMNI TO MEET The Stetson Alumni Association will meet this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce building at 5 o'clock. A committee formed at the last meeting of the body to study the problem of athletics at the University is expected to report. SIX OUTSTANDING MEN ARE TAPPED BY MYSTIC KREWE IN CHAPEL MONDAY Dick Sauls, Vernon Turner, Carl Teague, John Kurtz, James Golden and John Lewis are Selected The Mystic Krewe, men's leadership fraternity, tapped six new men in a Chapel period ceremony held last Monday. Each man s selected for his accomplishments on the campus and for leadership abilities. Only senior and junior men are eligible for membership, with one exception which is the sophomore who was chosen the previous jtear as the most outstanding freshman. Captain of the Krewe Frank Buchanan conducted the tapping ceremony with other members of the organization assisting. The six "new members are Dick Sauls, West Palm Beach; Vernon Turner, Homestead; Carl Teague, DeLand; John Kurtz, Ft. Myers; James Golden, l!>eesburg; and John Lewis, Miami.. Sauls was outstanding in varsity football, is president of the Law School Association, an officer of his class, and an honor student. Turner is president of Beta Key, biology fraternity, an officer of his class, and of Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity. He has been outstanding in intramural athletics, winning the intramural award of a sweater and letter. Carl Teague is Justice of Phi Alpha Delta and past president of the junior law class. Kurtz is active in Theta Alpha Phi, dramatic fraternity, an officer in his social fraternity and treasurer of the inter-fraternity council and an honor roll student. Golden has been outstanding in football, basketball and in the Glee Club, and is president of his class. Lewis has been outstanding in religious work, as well as varsity debate and is president of the International Relations Club. He has been recognized as last year's outstandings, freshman. FIRST INSTRUCTION FLIGHTS IN CPTP EXPECTED TODAY Full Quota of 18 Men And Two Women Now Attending Ground Course Final word is expected from Washington today which will allow the first instruction flights in the new Civilian Pilot Training Program. The full quota of eighteen men and two women has been attending the ground school courses for a week, but a delay caused by the lack of certain signatures as required by CAA regulations postponed the start of the program. Included among those taking the course are: Jack Arnold, Dayton, Ohio; Ted Boutwell, Jacksonville; Elizabeth Bush, John Cicero, and John Watson, of Tampa; Louis Champeau, Hartford, Conn.; William Cush- ing, Ormond; Cecil Ellzey and (Continued on Page 5) Campus Co-eds Outnumber Men Enrollment for the second semester 1940-41 showed forty- seven new students attending the University, the total enrollment for the semester being 776. It was found that the ratio of men to women students had changed, there now being 344 boys to 432 co-eds. It may be remembered that last semester the numbers of each were the same. A well-represented group attends Stetson, for there are students from twenty six states, and 52 religious groups represented. R. H. Gould Explains Strange Customs Of Guatemalans WESTMINSTER CHOIR WILL SING IN ELIZABETH HALL SATURDAYU Famous Choral Group is Second Outstanding Music Presentation of Year; Appear Here After Concert in Havana 1 The internationally famed Westminster Choir, under the direction of Dr. John Finley Williamson, will sing in the Elisabeth Hall auditorium here Saturday Feb. 22 at eight o'clock, according to Dr. W. E. Duckwitz head of the Uni' versity Music School. The famous vocal ensemble, which is rated in top position among choral organizations, will appear here as the: second major musical offering of the year, the first being the scarlet and blue clad U. S. Marine Band which appeared earlier in the year. The musicians will be on their return- trip northward after having presented a highly successful concert in Havana, Cuba. For the present season the choir is booked for numerous concerts with such organizations as the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokoswki, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra under Tose Iturbi, and the N. B. C. Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini, and music lovers of north and central Florida are greatly favored in being able to hear the highly rated singers. Although the Westminster Choir has earned fame and recognition far beyond its native American shores, and has made appearences in most of the key cities of Europe, the choral unit remains a strictly American Institution, representing a typical cross section of thoroughly American youth coming nearly every state in the union. Since its beginning in 1921 it has toured in the interests of bettering the choral standards of America. The comparatively new organization originated as the volunteer church choir of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Dayton, Ohio. It has retained its original name, (Continued on Page 5) The Government Favors U. S. Policies But All Citizens Do Not Agree "Citizens of Guatemala fear the people of North x^merica." R. Howard Gould stated as he revealed the customs and traits of the people of Guatemala, South America. Rev. Gould, missionary and former Stetson- ite, spoke to the Presbyterian Student Association and friends on Monday evening at the Stetson Religious Center. Gould went on to say that the government circle was in favor of the policies of the United States, but that his feeling was not prominent among the citizens of his section. These people have entirely different beliefs and attitudes concerning marriage. Never is a young man and woman seen walking down street together before marriage. The woman's position in the home is one of almost slavery — dominated by her husband and her mother-in- law. Rev. Gould, a formerresident of DeLand, has spent many years in Guatemala working in ■connection with- the American Bible Association. Congressman Hamilton Fish Speaks To Forum Audience "Americanism vs. Internationalism" Is Topic; Versatile Scientist Is Next on Series Hon. Hamilton Fish, Congressman from the 26th New York District, yesterday spoke to the Forum on the subject, "Americanism vs. Internationalism." Mr. Fish was the seventh speaker in the Annual Forum Series. Mr. Fish was born in Garrison, Putnam County, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1888, and graduated Addresses Forum from Harvard in 1910. He later returned to Harvard to study ilaw. He is vice-president of the |John C. Paige and Company i general insurance, a member of the New York assembly from ; 1914-16, and was elected to the ■66 Congress in 1919 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Ed. Piatt. He was re-elected from the 66 to the 176 Congresses, a period stretching, from 1919-1940. He saw Army service during the World . War and was awarded the | French Croix de Guerre and the 1 Vmerican Silver Star for gallantry in action. : The speaker the following week will be Dr. Harrison E. Howe, editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and a i member of the National Re* (Continued On Page 5)