The Stetson Reporter

(MM The Stetson eporter Fourth Year—No. 29 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939 Z103 Price Five Gents TAYLOR DEPLORES SINUS INFECTION Says That Water Pressure Forces Open Man's Res- pitory System Dr. H. Marshall Taylor, an expert on nose and throat infections, spoke Tuesday night in Elizabeth Hall on the subject of Man's Inadaptability to Swimming, and illustrated his lecture with remarkable pictures. Dr. Taylor, a recognised authority on the subject and a member of the American Medical Association, came to Stetson at the invitation of Beta Key, honorary biological fraternity. A dinner at the University Commons preceded the talk by Dr. Taylor. Honor guests were Dr. Mrs. Taylor, President and ano Mrs. William Sims Allen, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh West, Professor and Mrs. Harold Milne Giffin, Professor William H. Bailey, Ruth Newlin, Miss Nelle Campbell, and Dean and Mrs. Charles G. Smith. Louise Randall, President of Beta Key, presided at the dinner, and Vocal and instrumental se^ lections were given by Professor | Giffin and Professor Bailey. Presi-1 dent Allen gave a cordial greeting' to thc speaker and honor guests. ' Dr. Taylor contends that aqua- ■ tic animals are equipped in such i a manner that water cannot enter | their respiratory system, a char-1 actcristic not to be found in man. j Ma nshould reGOgnize his limita- i tions and stay on. dry land. Sponsor for the Beta Key is Dr. Cornelia M. Smith who issued a cordial invitation for the public to attend the lecture. L S. Eaton To Give Life Saving Tests Ramone S. Eaton, representative of National Headquarters for the American Red Cross will be in DeLand next week to inspect the Life Saving Classes which are being conducted at DeLeon Springs by Harold Clark and Dick Rum- mell. Mr. Eaton will give the examinations to those who are working for an examiners rating in life saving. About 20 Stetson students are trying for instructor or examier awards, and the same number for senior life saving ratings. These swimmers must pass difficult tests and be proficient in carries, water recoveries and in the Shaefer method of artificial respiration. The aim of the association is "Evrey American a swimmer, and every swimmer a life saver! With the number of really excellent swimmers to be found on the Stetsdn campus it is hoped that a Life Saving Corps may be organized lin the near future, wtyich will '! sponsor the drive for the swim- ' ming pool fund, that they may have a convenient place to practice their swimming, if not their life saving. 39 HATTER GOES TOPUBLISHE Year Book Will Be Distributed On May 25; Honors Progress , All copy that will appear in the 1939 "Hatter" has been sent to the publishers. It will be a month until the Annual will be available to Stetson students, however. May twenty-fifth is the date set for distribution of the book. From ail indications, the work that has gone into the making of "The Hatter" will justify the delay, for this year's issue will be uniquely different from that of previous years. The theme, carried throughout the book, is one celebrating fifty years of progress. j: There is much- original, work, and ,y the student pictures have been 7|: grouped in a strikingly different ■j|. manner. §.. Lydia Theurer, editor of "The Hatter" wishes to thank the faculty for their cooperation in haying their pictures made promptly. "It has been a big help in expediat- ing the completion of our work," she stated Dick Baldwin, business manager, announces that the Annual will be included in the student activity ticket price, but those who have not purchased activity,tickets and desire an. Annual shouldi, notify him. The price of the book is $3.00. Those who have purchased an activity ticket for one semester only will be required to pay a sum of $1.50. Dick, is anxious to get: all names of thos^kwho did not purchase tickets alksopn as possible so that the order can be nlaced.. 7 ' ■ Kicklighter Heads Ministerial Ass'n Robert Kicklighter was elected president of tht ministerial association for next year at a meeting of the group last week. Other officers elected at the same time were vice president, Howard Lytle; secretary and parliamentarian, Billy Wolfe; treasurer, Ralph Harris; devotional chairman, Charles Griffin; intermural manager, Billy Strickland; statistician, Whitney Laven- dar. "We are going to work to put the ministerial students over to the students on the campus," Kicklighter said this week. The ministers plan to hold a picnic at Juniper Springs on May 5th.: . ' GLEE CLUB CONCERT TO BE GIVEN MAY 11 May .11 has been set as the date of the Glee Club's home concert at Stetson. The Glee Club, will sing the same program which they present !on their northern trip. . Monday and Tuesday of next week the Glee Club will give concerts in Lakeland at the First Baptist and" Southside Baptist Churches and-the Lakeland High School. The Glee Club will sing in either Orlando or Tampa Sunday evening, pending word from thosfe two cities. DANCEPAGEANT WILL OEET MAY Annual Celebration To Be Staged On Hulley Field Saturday Eve Next Saturday night Jane McCarty, Queen of the May, will ait in. state on Hulley field and watch a dance pageant depicting the story of the children of Israel and their,'deliverance from bondage. The story will be told in four episodes with several sets of dances in each. This year's celebration of the first day of May will be held in accordance with an old custom on the campus. Last year, with Sadie Rae Gardner as queen, the dances described the trend of physical education from ancient to present times. In 1937 the program was presented in Beaver quadrangle in the afternoon with Floanna Burrows for queen and various stages of Florida history were dealt with. The year of 1936 saw the story of the stetsons danced for 'Pauling McFarland in the Forest of Ardent Miss Nell Campbell, director of physical education for women, directed all the dances. STETSONIANSTA ANNOUNCES DATE Magazine To Go On Sale Next Friday; Contains Prize Story Speaks On Stetson President William Sims Allen spoke atgsthe First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach on Sunday, April 23j, at 11 o'clock. The subject of his talk was Christian education in Stetson University. NEW SUBSCRIBER Our latest subscriber to THE REPORTER i? Mrs. C. B.Fisher of Hamadan, Iran. "By Friday of next week there will be a news stand in Elizabeth Hall for the purpose of distributing the 1939 issue of the 'Stetsonian.' " Bob Barnett, editor, described the magazine and gave some facts pertinent to its publication in a recent interview. "The 'Stetsonian' this year will be printed on white, enameled paper. It will be 'Reader's Digest* size, with over fifty pages of material and no advertising. An illustrated cover in green and white completes the issue that the staff fas been working on since the new Constitution went into "effect." Barnett also stated that all returns over the expenses pf the magazine will be turned over to the Glee Club to aid in their "On to Baltimore" campaign. Two articles on European affairs have been written by members of the faculty. Frances Winters contributes on enlightening articles revealing rules by which Stetson students had to abide fifteen years ago. The.winner of the first prize in the short-story contest has been selected and the story appears in the issue, together with other entries. Barnett wishes it made clear that due to the fact a new Con stitution was recently drawn up the staff was unable to, put out two issues': The members of the board decided to concentrate their effort; in publishing one' outstanding issue, rather than two mediocre ones. STETSON REPORTER IS HONORED BY COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATE Given Honor Rating Among Third Class University Publications'; 401 Colleges And Universities Are Entered In Paper Competition IS LISTED AMONG ALL-AMERICAN PAPERS Certificate Of Award Will Be Made To The Ranking Paper* And Their Names Will Be Published In The Scholastic Editor < NON FRAT MEETING frats has been called by Bob Gunby for 7:15 this evening7in the auditorium to discuss sevetal important matters. Please come out—we 'ieed you QUESTION: Can you suggest any improvements in our present cu!t system? Josephine Osborne: Yes, I think we ought to have unlimited cuts. You'll find that if students can go to class when they want to they'll go anyhow because they can't miss too many classes and keep up their work. If they can—then that's all right too. Tommy Parker: I don't think chapel attendance should be obligatory because chapel is supposed to be a place for worship and people should be allowed to worship when and how they please. I would like to see the whole thing thrown out as I consder it juvenile. •PrudyRoss: I think it's all right as it is. If we had more Im afraid I'd take them too. Ed Mason: The only suggestion I have for improvement would be to do away with it entirely. College students are here for a purpose to study, and if they want to defeat that purpose, why, the cut system or any other system will not help them. Miss E. M. Walker: I thing the present cftit system is very lenient, and if I did anything, I would make it stricter. Evelyn Olliff: I think they ought to do away with it or else give us more cuts. Half the students go to class because they feel they have to. I think we ought to have a cut system but have more cuts and not place so much emphasis on quality points. Lynwood Arnold: I think there should be an unlimited amount of cuts. If a person has a sufficient knowledge to pass his work he should not be required to attend each class. Jo Dickie: College students are old enough to know when they can offord to miss their classes. All the larger universities are based on the idea that if the students are interested in their courses they will attend class without being forced by a system of punishment. At least, if the cut system is to be maintained in the small colleges, there should be an arrangement | whereby students with a B average over or above, will be allowed unlimited cuts. Dr. La Fuze: The present cut system no longer is in keeping with the best interests of the university ,and should be modified. It places an undue importance upon more class attendance. I think it should be modified with a view to promoting student initiative and responsibility and in ord;r to em-' phasize that learning is a primary: and individual process. The pres- ent system tends to penalize thc able student who for one reason (Continued on page 4) THE STETSON REPORTER has been singled out by being given honor rating among third class newspapers in the recent contest sponsored by the Associated Col' legiate Press Association. The ratings for the contest in which 401 colleges and universities throughout the United States were entered were received the first of this week, together with a list of the "pacemakers" among the collegiate entries. These "pacemakers" for 1939 were the Daily Northwestern, the Daily Texan, the Echo Weekly, the Emory Wheel, the Michigan, Daily, the Minnesota Daily, and the Torreador. This Ail-American Newspaper contest and critical service is open to all papers which are members of the Associated Collegiate Press Association, to which the REPORTER belongs, and to any who may apply for the service. Colleges in. 46 states, Hawaii and the District of Columbia were entered in the contest, and the staff of the STETSON REPORTER is justifiably prouid of the recognition. The list, of college papers, together with their ratings is being published in the magazine of the Association, the Scholastic Editor, and certificate of award will be mailed to the ranking papers. In its entry class the REPORTER received 420 points when the low rating for the division was 3?Q points. , .: ; r i SIGMA NU IS HOST ' TO 2NDJIVISI0N 5 Chapters To Be Guests; Inspector Blacklock Is Expected The Second Division District Convention is to be held by Delta Mu Chapter April 28th and 29th. This was an honor given to Delta Mu by the second division. There will be delegates from five other chapters from the states of Georgia- and Florida. University *of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia School of Technology, University of Florida,1 and Rollins College will be represented at this convention. Inspector Raymond W. Black- lock, of Gainesville, will have charge of the Convention. The program has been scheduled as follows: Friday, April .8th., 8:30 til 11:30, Informal dance at the Sigma Nu House. Saturday April 29th, 10:00 A.M., Business meeting. 12:30 P.M., Luncheon Sigma Nu House, 2:00 P.M., Luncheon Meeting. 6:00 P.M., Dinner at Sigma Nu House, and Closing Address by Inspector Blacklock. REPORTER STAFF Important meeting of the entire staff in the Reporter office to-day, Wednesday, at four-thirty. Please be present.