The Stetson Reporter

/< The Fourth Year—No. 14 DELAND, FLA-, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939 2403 Price 5c JOSEPHINE ANTOINE SINGS HERE IN RECITAL ON FRIDAY Noted Metropolitan Soprano Gives First Of Artist Recital Series; Is Native Josephine Antoine, brilliant young American coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company will give Stetsonites the. exciting privilege of hearing her sing this Friday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Miss Antoine will be the first of the nationally known artists to appear in this year's Artists' Series. Those who have heard her sing attest to the bell-like beauty of l.er voice. She has recently been appointed td alternate with Lily Pons in Metropolitan coloratura roles-. Her Friday evening program has not been made public, but it is known that she will sing a number of popular operatic arias, and Strauss' divinely beautiful "Tales from the Vienna Woods." A clue to her young ancj clearly buoyant personality is given in the nonchalance which she. displayed the morning of her Met debut in "Mignon." Instead of resting before, the rigors of singing a. full opera j she put on an "electrifying red dress under a warm coat, and boots" and went downtown to shop blithely in the pouring rain! Miss Antoine's . appearance on the famous Ford Hour last June was such an instantaneous triumph for her that she was the first feminine singer to be signed by the Ford Company for the new season's programs. Her concert is clearly a "Must, not miss." TRIBBLE GIVEN STATE POST Law Professor Will Serve On Compensation Board; Is Four-Year Appointment FORUM SERIES IS OPENED TUESDAY ANNUAL LECTURE GROUP STARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC IS RECOGNIZED Taking another forward stride in its steady progress, the Stetson School of Music, was accepted into full membership in the National Association of Schools of Music by a meeting of that body in Washington, according toDr. W. E. Duckwitz, head of the School of Music. In commenting on, the advancement, Dr. Duckwitz . stated that the faculty and friends of the School of Music arid President W. S. Allen were all very delighted to learn of the decision. Stetson's Music School has been on probation for two years, and the advancement ' was made because of the enthusiastic report made by the examiner who investigated Stetson. Dr. Duckwitz explained that the National Association of Schools of Music is the highest accrediting body for Schools of Mcjsic in the country. Full members must meet the high standards set by the organisation not only in applied music but in theory, compositibn, history, and allied subjects. They must have faculties the members of which have received their degrees from recognised institutions. The equipment, library, and housing must meet all rigid requirements. ' - ' "All this implies'that credits given by Stetson's School of Mu sic will be accepted in all the mem ber. schools," Dr. Duckwitz stressed. Stetson was one of three schools awarded full membership at the last meeting of the association. Josephine Antoine, noted soprano cf the Metropolitan Opera will give a concert here on Friday evening-. . Campus 'lepras-/' Popular Girl Stetson students returning from their mid-winter holiday were saddened by the news of the death of one of their fellows. Myra Machen, an outstanding member of the class of 1939 was killed in an automobile accident on Friday morning, December 2'3, when the car in which she was riding plunged through an open draw-bridge into. Lake Monroe. , Miss Machen was well-known on.the campus as the editor of last year's Hatter, as president of Delta Delta-Delta social fraternity, and as an experienced member of the Little Theatre group. Mildred Mercer, a senior in the DeLand High School, and the sister of two Stetson students, Kathleen and Erin Mercer was drowned in trie same casualty. The appointment of Lewis H Tribble of the Stetson Law School to' the Board of Review of the Florida Unemployment Compensa tion Law, was made known Monday evening. The appointment of Tribble to this position was made under, a Florida Law passed, at the 19)37 session of the , sta|e legislature, which is, commonly: known as the Unemplo yment Compensations Law. There are certain benefits which are given - to those ' unemployed persons who come within the scope, of the law. The Board of Review is ?. direct creation of the law. ' ' The first work of the board will be the evolution of a method of procedure in appealing the ruling of the deputies and appeal tri- bv,:s. A great part of this woik will be done in DeLand, accord ing to Mr. Tribble. The appointment will not in terfere in any w^y with Mr. Trip- ble's duties on the law faculty, as he plans to do this work in the evenings and on week-ends. Bob Gunby Calls Non-Frat Meet Library Breaks Rush Record Is Gift Of Dr. Holmes, University Trustee; Bishop Mc- Connell Is First Speaker Bishop Francis McConnell opened the 1939 Forum Lecture series on Tuesday of this week. Bailey Recital Is Well Receli In an, attempt to secure more student interest, a meeting of the Non-frat organization has been called by Chairman Bob Gunby for Wednesday night at 7:15 in the auditorium tof disuss plans for the new year. . The prgposed non-frat dance will be the i main object of discussion, but attention will also be given to other outlined social activities ^nd political doings for the second, semester. , Chairman Gunby reports that "Doc" Johnson has asked that the party organize teams to participate in the various intramural sports on the campus. A second reading of the proposed constitution will also be given. - All those who are eligible to be members of this group (which includes all those not associated with fraternal organizations, recognizee on this campus) are urged to come to the rheeting and help formulate plans. "We can't go far without wholehearted support and I believe we'll get that support," was Chairman Gunby's comment when asked if the non-frat party was ready to go places this year. Saturday was the busiest day in the Stetson library, since January 8,-, 1938. Six hundred and twenty nine books were circulated. Of this number four hundred and sixty were reserved books and. periodicals. Last year's use for a single day amounted to five hundred and ninety, nine books in circulation. This boom in business was accredited .to the coming examinations and term papers. Mr. Sever- ence, the librarian, suggested that the students use the library more ) in the morning and afternoon for it is then that more of the professional members of the staff are in the library to aid the students. LTn schools; using the two semester system in which to complete4 their /work, January is ordinarily the busiest month for the library. Barnett Is New Editor At the meeting of the Stetsonian staff last Thursday afternoon two new departments were organized. "Stetsomania" of which "Mikey" Magenheim . will have charge is one Of these departments; The other will be under the supervision of Frances Winters and will contain news from various southern colleges. i Robert Barnett. was elected editor-in-chief of the magazine at a meeting which was held just before the Christmas holidays. At the same time Clyde Harnage was eleted business manager. A faculty committee composed of Dr. Warren S. Gordis, Dean Paul Raymond, and Mr. Donald Faulkner were decided upon. The staff intends to put out a magazine early in the seoend semester. Barnett urges everyone to hand in any contributions that they may have. The™ first faculty recital of the season was given on Sunday afternoon by William H. Bailey, head of the Violin department in the School of Music before a large and attentive audience in the auditorium of Elizabeth Hall. Mr. Bailey began his program with the Sonata Op. 47 (Kreutzer) by Beethoven. (This work is seldom played in recital but is .among the most famous works ever written, for the violin. The work to which Mr. Bailey gave a very fine interpretation was dedicates to Rudolf Kreutzer, one of the great violinists of Beethoven's time. It was composed in the lapse of-time between his second and third symphonies. It is a work possessing much difficulty from the stand point of a violinist's technique and tone. This is especially obvious in the first movement;of the work which is unusually long for the opening movement of any Sonata for either the piano or the violin. Mr. Bailey was best able to exhibit his tone in the second, the Andante movement, with its smooth flowing melody which is advanced by the violin and the piano alternately. The final movement is ■ especially ■ brilliant. For the second portion of his program Mr. Baiiey chose some of the more familiar works of Schubert and Kreisler. His interpretation of the Ave Maria by Schubert was unusual and lovely, and his clear tones were remarkable. The program then took a iftore modern trend with selections from Nin, a contemporary Spanish composer. These consisted in two modern and tuneful melodies, "Cata- lane" and "Andalouse" which are modern arrangements and variations on two traditional Spanish themes. To these numbers Mr. Bailey gave real vigor and brilliance. The delightful "Liebesfreud" by Kreisler brought the second group to a close. For his third and final group Mr. Bailey played four modern selections. The Nocturne by Lily Boulanger is a seldom heard but very beautiful composition. While the composer died at the early age of 24, her sister Nadia has an equal reputation among those who Dr. Robert Shailor Holmes of Daytona Beach, beloved trustee of Stetson University, brings once again to the campus and to all De- Land, an annual forum series. Nine outstanding speakers and authorities on their divergent sub' jects have been scheduled 'with " subjects of popular interest and importance. The forum is to be held in the Auditorium of Elizabeth Hall ion Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 Tor nipe consecutive weeks, ,the first, having :been presented Tuesday, January 10. Bishop Francis McConnell, distinguished1 chuixhman, social .|e- former, leducator and author,; delivered the first address of this year's, series before a large and appreciative audience. His topic, "Present Day Social Tendencies" was typical of the subjects of widely varying interest which will follow! in the coming weeks. Dr. McConnell since 1894 has been a leader in the Methodist- Episcopal church. Many important pastorates have been graced by his kindly and efficient ministry. President of DePauw University from 1909 to 1912, he was in this last year elected bishop of his church. Dr. McConnell is now president of the Methodist Federation for Social Service and is a keen stu- den and advocate of social improvement. He has been for many years actively engaged in educational leadership not only in this nation but in many other countries of the world. Slated for next Tuesday, the second speaker will be Colonel M- Thomas Tchou, former private secretary to Chiang Kai-Shek, director of the political and military affairs of nationalistic China. All are urged to take advantage of the fine educational opportunity offered by the University, made possible by Dr. Holmes—the For' uf series. (Continued on page 5) Play Is Given On Broadcast Five upperclassmen were cast in the radio play presented Monday night by the Stetson University Workshop Players under the direction of Irving C. Stover, on the Stetson time assignment of 10 o'clock on WDBO. The dramatic broadcast originated in DeLand studios. The play was the French classic,' "The Last Class," a propaganda short story by Alphonse Daudet, The radio adaptation was made by Katherine Kester. Persons cast included Christian. Eegard, David Bracey, Frank Knorr, James Lumpkin and Paul McEntire. Narrator for the broadcast was Charlotte Ferguson. Thursday is the last day to have pictures taken for this year's "Hattter," and all the proofs must be turned in promptly that the printers may not be delayed in their work on the year book. Dick Baldwin, Business Manager