The Stetson Reporter

' ?CJ* itfiS^^v' '. \-L- ^^S^V""-^-5^ WZ6 msmmm Fifth Year—No. 31 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940 Z103 Price Five Cents BILLS ELECTED NEW CAPTAIN MYSTIC KREWE FOR COMING YEAR Lawton Made First Mate; Heebner Second Mate; McEmber Boatswain; Feasel Cabin Boy; Vance Graham is Homecoming Chairman The Mystic Krewe, men's leadership organisation, pre j^ented Horace Bills '40 with Captainship of the group in an election held Monday night. The recent candidate for the presidency of the student body succeeds Gadi Lawton '41, to serve for the first half of the 1940-41 school year. Lawton, retiring captain. was" elected to the post of First Mate, while Robert Heebner '41, will take over the duties of the office of Second Mate. Robert McEmber '41M copped the office of Boatswain, and the official title of Cabin Boy was bestowed upon Dick Feasel '43. The offices corresponding to the usual list of positions in fraternal groups. With a view to" permitting early and more leisurely work on the 1940 Homecoming celebration, Vance Graham '41 was named chairman of the Homecoming Committee for the fall. The annual Homecoming Day program is one of the Mystic Krewe"s outstanding responsibilities during the year, taking the greatest share of the arrangements for welcoming the old grads back to Stetson. Fifteen members of the Mystic Krewe will be lost to the organization through graduation in Jur.e. Those whose names will not be listed as active members «n the roll next year are Ed Mason, Tom Kirkland, John Cherry, Frank Knorr, Ward Hunter, Hal Dekle, Harry Xewett, Tom Morris, Vincent Schaefer, Robert Barnett, Milton D. Magenheim, Harild Green Dick Baldwin, Cliff Parmley, and Wilton Rowe. The six elected officers of Monday night are the remaining members of the group, whose full quota of membership is ttwenty-one. The new Captain states that the depletion in the ranks will permit the recogniion of a good number of students in the fall through extension of Krewe membership. Criminology, History Classes Take Trips State Prison and Fort Marion Visited By Students Students of Florida History under Prof. Harry Winters and criminology students of Dr. R. E. Clark each made field trips during the weekend. Prof. Winter's class visited historic Fort Marion at St. Augustine, while Dr. Clark's class studied actual prison conditions at the State Penitentiary at Raiford. Rhoda Xeel '36, now a staff member of Fort Marion, met the history students at St. Augustine and showed them through the historic fortress. Students who made the trip are: Ray Jordan, George Ehlhardt, Gwendolyn Powell, Voncile Powell, Helen Hooks, Carol Pool, Harriet Johnson, Martha Bartol, Harold Green and Mary Beasley. The trip to -the State Prison was "profitable as well as enjoyable," according to Dr. Clark. He said that through the field trip his students of crimnology were able to get a first-hand view of actual prison conditions. Relinquishes Presidency Retiring President Hal P. dekle spoke in farewell address in student body meeting last Thursday, introducing his associates for brief talks, and administered the oath of office to the incoming group of student officers. Commerce Club To Pledge Monday The Commerce Club will pledge about seven new mem- berh at a meeting next Monday night at 7 o'clock in the Alpha Xi room, announced Bob Heebner, president. At an informal meeting last (Continued On Page 8) EXAMINATION SCHEDULE I Senior Examinations Classes Time of Exam. Proctors 8:00 Classes- -T.T. 10.20, Wed., May 22, Lowry, Mr. Arjona 9:00Classes- -T.T. 2:00, Wed., May 22, Burns, Mr. Larcom 10:20 Classes- -M.W r. 10:20, Thur., May 23, Ezell, Mr. Clemons 11:20 Classes- -M.W . 2:00, Thur., AJay 23, Bateson, Mr. Davis 1:30 Classes- -T.T. 10.20, Fri., May 24, Garwood, Mr. Cowell 2:30 Classes- -T.T. 2:00, Fri., May 24, Clark, Mr. Winters Seniors w ill not be required to attend classes during May 22, 23 and 24 - II. Regular Examinations All examination s are three hours in length. Three;Hour Classes 8:00 Classes Monday, May 27, 9:00 A.M. 9:00 Classes Monday, May 27, 1:30 P.M. 10:20 Classes Tuesday, May 28. 9:30 A.M. 11:20 Classes Tuesday, May 28. 1:30 P.M. 1:30 Classes Wednesday, May 29, 9:00 A.M. 2:30 Classes Wednesday, May 29, 1:30 P.M. TwcHour Classes 8:00 Classes Thursday, May 30, 9:00 A.M. 9:00 Classes Thursday, May 30, 1:30 P.M. 10:20 Classes Friday, May 31, 9:00 A.M. 11:20 Classes Friday, May 31, 1:30 P.M. 1:30 Classes Saturday, June 1, 9:00 A.M. 2:30 Classes Saturday, June 1, 1:30 P.M. Freshman Rules To Be Considered New Officers Will Hold First Meeting First meeting of the student body under the new administration is to be held sometime this week, according to Gadi Lawton, recently installed president of the Student Body Association. Lawton reports that the Executive Council has been at work preparing appointments to important committee positions under the student government program, and that the purpose of the meeting will be to officially announce the findings of the Council. Lawton and his associates, Vance Graham, vice-president, Caroline Massey, secretary, and Lila Martin, treasurer, were sworn into office last Thursday by retiring President Hal Dekle, who administered the oath. The installation followed close upon the heels of one of the most hotly contested political campaigns in the history of Stetson student government, culminating in the election of a split Fraternity and Non-Fraternity administration last Tuesday. A motion made and carried at the meeting to effect the drawing up of definite rules for Freshman "conduct resulted in the appointment of Frank Bu- channan '42 to the chairmanship of the committee created for the purpose. Working with Buchan- nan are Mary Lou Davis, John Cicero, Vernon Turner, and Ruby Amory. A suggestion that resolutions be written and presented to the retiring officers expressing appreciation for their year's work was carried, and W'ard Hunter and Caroline Massey were named by Lawton to perform the task. Appointments to be made by the Executive Council will be for the important committees of Rules and Procedure. Social, Extra-curricular activities, and Orientation. Lawton expresses the wish that the groups will begin active work immediately with the opening of .school in the the fall. Brief talks were made by the retiring officers before the new (Continued Oh Page 5) Final Senior Examinations Begin May 22; Others May 27 Boole-Cracking Detected As Schedule ' Release Reveals Finals in 14 Days Black Wednesday otherwise known as May 22, will find the seniors furrowing their brows over final examina' tions, and they will really be final as many will never again have the opportunity of indulging in this grueling scholastic pastime. For the underclassmen the blackout will fall on Mom day, May 27, and, for the unlucky ones, will last until Saturday, June 1. The exams are to be three hours in length, according to the announcement from Registrar Bowen's office, and no examination may be given except at the time scheduled. Tests for five hour courses may be scheduled with either the three or the two-hour classes. The Senior finals for three- hour courses will be given on.the regular schedule for these exams on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 27, 28 and 29. The two-hour classes -ire scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 22, 23, and 24. Seniors will not be required to attend classes on these., three days. The morning exams will be administered in room 209 Elizabeth Hall, and the afternoon think-fest will be in room 301 Elizabeth Hall. Only those Seniors whose names appear on the list accompanying the schedule announcement will take their exams on the early date. Davis Announces Latin Winners West Palm Beach Student Tops 661 Entries in Contest Dr. Benson W. Davis, pro' fessor of Latin, announced late yesterday that Nancy Thompson, a student at West Palm Beach high school, is the winner of the first annual Latin contest sponsored by the Stetson department of classical languages. Second and third places, Dr. Davis Reported, went to two Pensacola students—Fred Winkler and Helen Anderson—while Rita Bie, a senior at Clearwater high school, was fourth. A total of 661 students representing 25 Florida high schools participated in the contest. "I am very pleased with the results of our first annual contest," Dr. l}avis said. "The number of students and faculty' members who responded is indeed gratifying." In addition to the four winners, Dr. Davis announced 12 district champions: lone Blackburn and Jeanne de Lozier, Miami Senior high, Ted Bayer, West Palm Beach; Dorothy Jan- sen, Winter Haven; Don Bryan, Mulberry; Bannie Sue Kindig, GEOLOGY FRATERNITY FOUNDED HERE Ralph Stafford is First President Theta Gamma Epsilon, newest organization on the - campus, made its appearance this week with the avqwed purpose of promoting scholarship and in terest in the field of geology and Fernandina; Octavia McGeachy geography." and Julia Xell Byrom, Milton; I Ralph Stafford '41 was elected Marilyn Stahly, St. Petersburg; president of the group at its first June Xicholson, Orlando; Betty Holton, Iiillsborotigh of Tampa; and Billie Giddens, Lakeland. Press Club to Visit Jacksonville Plants meeting Thursday. Charter members of the organization besides Stafford are: Pierre Mahaffey '43, Russell Darst '40, James Vance '40, Mary Conte '42, Ben Yeargin '42, Pat Arnold '42, and Julia Ann Pennington '41. Members of the Press Club r>. c. B. Vace, professor of will travel to Jacksonville, Sun- peologv and geography, will be day, May 12, to take advantage fncilitv adviser for the newly- of the hospitality of two leading founded faculty. plants in the Florida newspaper 1 field. According to President Mary Axtell Bailey, the group plans to make a tour of the Florida Times-Union headquarters REGISTRAR URGES IUNIORS TO CHECK UP In order to avoid unnecessary and the offices of the Respress complications and errors in Engraving Co. i scheduled courses and degrees, The .plans for the trip of in-' Miss Olga Bowen, registrar, re- spection and observation were ouested last week that all stu- made at the regular meeting of .dents expecting to graduate eith- the Press Club at a supper meet-' er at the end of the 1940 sinning in the Commons last'mer session or in June, 1941, Wednesday. Mrs. Lois Pratt, | visit her office for a complete well-known DeLand newspaper check-up. woman spoke to the members in' "It is exceedingly important,'' a review of her own experiences Miss Bowen said, "that the stu- in the journalistic game. j dents expecting to graduate in- The trip to Jacksonville is part vestigate and confer with the of the club's program of activi- registrar abouk their program, ties designed to promote an in- j It is yet early enough to permit terest in journalism and afford the straightening out of any recognition to students and aimless schedules with an eye to faculty members actively engag- completing all required work in ed in that line of work. Election plenty of time." of officers for the succeeding J The registrar urges that all year will be held at the last. students concerned visit her of- meeting of the year on May 16. ' fice within the next few days.