The Stetson Reporter

^1 »£ i?r:&t:*< *r: The Stetson Reporter Seventh Year—No. 20 DELAND, FLA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 Z103 Price Five Cents Florida Music Teachers Group To Hold Three-Day Session Here Convention Will Feature Prominent Speakers During Meetings Which Begin March 1 By John 'Gould The eighth annual state-wide convention of the Florida State Music Teachers Association, an organization with about 400 members from Florida schools and colleges, will convene here next Sunday for a three-day session. Opening Sunday evening, March 1st, with a business meeting of the association's state executive board,' followed by informal receptions in campus buildings, the program of the 1942 gathering will start actively with registration at 8:30 o'clock Monday morning. Among the many outstanding personalities to be featured dur-j ing the DeLand meeeting are \ Dr. Doak Campbell, president of: the Florida State College fori Women and . dinner speaker,1 Monday night; .Cameron Mc-; Lean, baritone concert artist, from Detroit, who will conduct | the association's voice forum;» Dr. Alton O'Steen, state super-! visor of music, Alabama, listed among special program speak-, ers; and Philip Buck, prominent attorney, another dinner speak- Robert Frost To Lecture On Poetry The Dean of American Poets, Robert Frost, will give a lecture on poetry in Elizabeth hall next Tuesday evening at 8:00 o'clock. This will be Mr. Frost's third visit to Stetson. Mr. Frost, who is now president of the American Academy of Arts and. Letters, will give poetry selections from his own works. It was_ stated by George Ehlhardt, instructor in history, that Mr. Frost has been acclaimed by critics as the greatest poet that America has produced. Some of. Mr. Frost's works, personally autographed, will be offered for sale. DIRECTS MEETING For business sessions of the annual gathering, Miss Ella Scoble Opperman, association ( Continued on Page 3) "Charleys Aunt" Is Laugh Riot In Three Performances Stetsonians Are Successful As Oxonians In Slapstick Comtdy By Bob Lei. "Charley's Aunt" was a smash hit with Stetson audiences. After playing before a sell-out house of Tourist Clubbers on Monday night, the Stetson Players summoned all of their humor to keep their fellow class-mates laughing throughout the two hour performance. Using thc old (but still effective) devices of slapstick coined} and mistaken identity the cast made "Charley's Aunt" the funniest and most enjoyable play of the year. Especially effective was the famous garter scene between Lord Fancourt Babberley (Russell Stilwell) and Mr. Stephen Spettigue, played by David. Lehman. Although unnoticed; above the roars of laughter, it was reported that plaster fell" from the, roof during this impossible but. uproarously funny scene. Stilwell was effective and-almost pretty, as Charley's Aunt from Brazil. After laughing with him for two hours, we can readily believe his statement that Brazil is truly the place where the nuts come from. : David Lehman -kept .the crowd .laughing even when not speaking.' His excellent characteriza- j tion of an old man's, purusit of i ;his -lady love was almost enough' :to "make, the bronze bust of !Shakespeare~. in'the' lobby dis- jmount from his pedestal and [watch the performance. Equally b'ood were .the performance of [Fred Kiehle and Jimmy Smith l^s the college Joes from Oxford jyvho started the whole mixup yvfcen thejv invite those two Continued on page 4) Miss Rosemary Clark, former University graduate, pictured above, entertained students and townspeople with a piano recital held in Elizabeth Hall last night sponsored by the School of Music Artist Series. Music Concert To Be Given Monday Night Glee Clubs, Orchestra, And Guest Artist, Rosemary Clark, Features Stetson will play host to the eighth annual convention Of the Florida State Music Teachers' Association on March 1, 2, and 3. it had been announced by Dr. William E. Duckwitz, director of the association. Open to the public will be a concert in Elizabeth Hall auditorium at eight o'clock Monday evening, featuring the University Chorus, under the direction of Harold Milne Giffin, the University Orchestra, with Wil- Iliam H. Bailey as conductor, and Rosemary Clark, talented young pianist. Students will be admitted on their .activities ticket. There will be an admission fee for the public- First on tbe_program will be the "Ruy Bias Overture'' by Mcndlssohn. Next, will be a suite by Noel Marchant composed of three numbers "Where Go (he Boats," "The Land of Nod," and "How Would You Like to Go Un in a Swing?" Mr. Marchant is director of Music at Fort Myers, Florida. Miss Clark will be soloist with the orchestra, iplaying the "Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major"' by Beethoven. Also on the program will be "Hospodi Pomilui," by Lvovsky; "Open Our Eyes."' by McFarlane; and "Far in the Distance" by Dick Fensel, senior from DeLand. The grand finale will include- both the orchestra and the glee club in a "March From Tann- hauser" bv Wagner. The closing number will be "The Star Spangled Banner." Pictured above is Dr. W. E. Duckwitz, past president of the Florida State Music Teachers Association, and Director of the School of Music. Dr. Duckwitz is in charge of arrangements for the music educators' convention which will be held on the campus for three days beginning March 1. COL BAILEY SUCCEEDS STETSON AS CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES Annual Board Meeting Held Last " Thursday; President Allen Gets Approval For Educational Speed-up Members of the Board of Trustees of Stetson Uni" versity, assembled here last Thursday for their annual business meeting, elected Gol. F. N. K. Bailey, Sebring citrus grower and business man, to the board presidency. Colonel Bailey, who holds at present the position of superintendent of public schools for Highland County, succeeds John B. Stetson, jr., Philaelphia, who has been head of the Stetson board for 35 years. E. L. Hon, DeLand, was reelected vice president of the board, and President W. S. Allen was re-elected treasurer in 3'esterday's meeting. L. A. Perkins, Jr., DeLand, succeeded Dr. Hugh West's resignation, forced by excessive duties in other fields. With IS members present in person and eight represented by proxy, the board unanimously voted a resolution set forth by Judge J. OUie Edmunds, Jacksonville, signifying the school's complete endorsement of the American government's present- day policy. Judge Edmund's declaration stated in part: "Let it be known that we subscribe to the war policies of our government, and that we dedicate the institution to the fostering of those policies insofar as we are able, cost us what it may." Dr. C. Roy Angell, Miami, was elected by the trustees to Rosemary Clark Gives Concert Former Graduate Appears In Piano Recital Last Night Rosemary Clark, class of '40, capably presented a piano recital to an appreciative audience in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium last night. Miss Clark, a former student of Dr. William E. Duckwitz and the youngest /candidate to receive a 'Bachelor of Music degree from this institution, displayed a pianist ability seldom, found in one so young. Students, faculty, and townspeople gladly welcomed the return of Miss Clark, whose absence from the. campus musical activities has been felt. by all. She returned to Stetson music lovers with a concert which will not soon be forgotten by those who heard Tuesday's program... Included on the concert, sponsored by the School of Music Artist S_eries, were a "Presude and Fuge" by Bach-Lizst, a Beethoven sonata, two etudes and a scherzo by Chopin, "Three Preludes" by Debussey, and the loved "Rhapsody in E Flat Major" by Brahms. Immediately following the well-received program, members of Eta chapter of Phi Beta, national professional music fraternity, entertained with a reception honoring Miss Clark, who is an alumnae of Phi Beta. Chinese Leader Tells Of Country's Fight With Japs Chih Ming, Yesterday's Forum Speaker Gives Views on Japanese Aggression In Letter to President Allen By Boots Gurry China's five years of strife against oppression is per' sonified in Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Chek— this was written in a letter sent to Dr. W. S. Allen by Chih Meng, Director of China Institute in America. In his lettfer Meng expressed the following opinions on the Chinese struggle against ~ ■ implements, suffered greater casualties than the Japanese. Then they learned guerilla tactics. They have so perfected .their methods of surprise attacks and retreats that they have been able to extract five Jap casualties to one Chinese. Having sapped "the Japanese strength and so disrupted communication lines, the Chinese are now able to make membership, raising the group count to 24. Judge Frank Smith, Orlando, recently-elected president of the Stetson Alumni Association, accepted the board's invitation to attend all such meeting, and participated in Thursday'd discussions. Among other matters reviewed by the board was the projected three-fold plan for an accelerated educational policy in wartime, announced two weeks ago by President Allen. Reports stated that approval was enthusiastic. As proposed, Stetson's war policy includes a three semester, .i0 week school year; a one-year reduction in entrance requirements for the law school; and a plan for individualized course planning for all students. The new- program is to be ready for operation with" the opening of the 1942 summer session, it was stated. J apan. From long- and bitter experience, the conclusion of the Chinese leaders has been that the only way Japanese aggression can be stopped is by force. The reason behind this motive takes us back 1200 years; even then sons of the Rising Sun were contemplating world mastery. The Japs have been brought up in the. fanatical belief that they i ""Passive counter-offensives are direct descendants of tlie Sun Goddess and that they are to enslave the other continents. For over four years the Japanese have been storing up supplies from America, only to strike back in a surprise attack all the way from Pearl Harbor to Manila. The Chinese forces, on account of the lack of modern war Meng stressed the fact that the Chinese people believe in the democratic way of life—"government of the people, for the people, and by people." Thousands of lives have been sacrificed in the last five years because the Chinese are determined at all costs to preserve for themselves the free way of life, and to help establish for all nations the way to live and let live. Students Mourn Allen Death In sending floral tributes the student body mourns the death of 82 year old A. O. Allen, father of President W. S. Allen. Mr. Allen died at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Hico, Texas according to word received here. A native of Louisiana and resident for 59 years in Texas, the ranchman and landowner, died following.a brief illness. Besides Dr. Allen, the president's father is survived by his wife, Mrs. A. O. Allen, one son, Frank Allen of Hico; and two daughters, Miss Constance xAllen of San Antonio. Texas, and -Airs. Robert W. Brown of Caresville, Texas. • Dr, Allen and his wife left for- Hico Friday night following the annual meeting of Stetson's trustees Friday afternoon.