The Stetson Reporter

The teu Sixth Year—No. 1 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29, 1940 210? Price Five Cents A HEARTY GREETING FRESHMEN WELCOME TO FRESHMEN To all freshmen I extend a hearty welcome. We are delighted that you have chosen Stetson as your University. You will find here a scholarly, Christian faculty. You will find a friendly democratic student body. You will find that the University consists of four schools: the college of Arts and Sciences with nineteen departments; the College of Law: the School of Music; the School of Business. You will find a wholesome social life. You will find a fine Christian atmosphere. Trustees, faculty, and students join me in welcoming you each into the great Stetson family. May each day bring you success and joy. Sincerely, W. S. ALLEN, President. Thomas Lambert Is Talented New Law Professor Rhodes Scholar Comes To DeLand From California By JOY REESE The record of Prof. Thomas Lambert, young professor of Jaw who will 'begin his work with the University this year, shows him to have been not only an outstanding scholar but a leader •>■; undergraduate activi- iies as well. Professor Lambert graduated with an. A.P>. degree from the University of California in 1936 and was given the much coveted Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, England for the Western district of the United States. He spent three years at Oxford, receiving the A.B. degree in Final Honour School of Jurisprudence in 1938, and the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law in 1939. Last year he held a Sterling Fellowship at Yale where he completed his J. S. D. While a student at the University of California he was extremely active, being president of the student body there in "1935, president of the Men students in 1934-35, and president of the Pacific Coast Student iBody Association in 1936. In 1934 he was Pacific Coast Debate Champion and in 1935 was selected to the team which debated the University of Hawaii in Hawaii. During the same year he was also Pacific Oratory Champion. Prior to coming to Stetson, Mr*. Lambert was asfeociated with the law firm of Crail, Crail, and Crail in Los Angeles. NOTICE Any person who is working or would like to work for the Stetson Reporter will please come to the Re- porter office, Science Building, for a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7:15 p. m. The meeting will last only a few min- School of Business Begins this Fall Stetson's Schools Now Total Four With the organization of the J3epartment of Business into a School of Business, Stetson may now boast of four courses of learning—The College of Law, The School of Music, The College of Liberal Arts and now the School of Business. This new school, according to Dr. Russell C. Larcom head of the new division, will help students in the business department to better unify their work. . Dr. Larcom explains that (Continued on Page 4) Miss Turner Named As Counselor Of Religion Will Continue Her Position as Associate Dean of Women Miss Etter Turner, well- known on the campus as assistant dean of women for the past three years, was appointed last week to handle the affairs of a newly created office. Miss Turner will be Religious Counselor, according to an announcement made by President W. S. Allen, and will carry on the duties of the new office in addition to her new work as associate dean of women. Though the religious counselor's work will have to do primarily with coordinating and unifying Baptist student organizations, she will also aid in the more complete development of other denominational groups represented at Stetson. A meeting of several members of the B. S. U. Council, under the presidency of J. L. Greene, warmly approved of the projected plan last week prior to the appointment by the institution's head. Miss Turner, whose home is in Williston, Florida, is well- acquainted with student religious problems, having spent both her undergraduate and graduate years at Stetson before selected to assist in the dean of women's department. Dr. W. S. Allen, president of the University, issues a greeting to all new students and a welcome to all returning upperclassmen. "We are expecting the greatest year in Stetson's history," he said. Savely and McEniry Are New Professors Outstanding Men Replace Smiths in Biology And English Departments .Stetson will have two new professors this year in the College of Liberal Arts. They are Dr. Harvey E. Savely, who will replace Dr. Cornelia Smith as professor of Biology, and Dr. Hugh McEniry who will replace Dean Charles Smith as a professor of English. Dr. Savely was born in Washington, D. C. and reared in Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State College where he was awarded a B. S. degree. He later attended Duke University where he recieved his Ph. D. He was1, an outstanding scholar being a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Sigma Xi, and Phi Sigma. The new biology professor specialized in ecology and physiology and has done extensive research in botany, entomology, bacteriology, and paleantology. Prior to coming here he has had a number of years of successful college teaching. - Dr. Huigh McEniry, new professor of English, is a native of Alabama. He was educated at Birmingham Southern College where he received his A. B. degree and at Vanderbilt University where he received his M. A. and Ph. D. degrees. His undergraduate record reveals four years of college debating. He was also a leader in student publications having been associate editor of his college newspaper and editor of the college annual. For his doctorate he specialized in 19th Century American Literature and is at present working on a biography of Herman Melville. Professor Richard C. Beatty of Vanderbilt says of McEniry, \This man will do credit to any .faculty in this country—he is, I believe the best qualified man at his age .which Vanderbilt has turned otit." STETSON'S FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR WILL BE GREATEST IN HISTORY President Allen and Faculty Join ■ l ' . .' ■ f In Welcoming New Students j To Campus i \ IMPROVEMENTS MADE DURING SUMMER V With every indication pointing to Stetsons greatest" year the University opens its doors today to incoming Fresh' men, and tomorrow and Friday upperclassmen will register. President W. S. Allen, beaming and genial pilot of the Uni- versity now beginning his sixth year as its head, was enthusiastic about the new season. ''I feel safe, in saying," said Dr. Allen, "that Stetson is now entering the/greatest year in the history of the institution." Optimism for the University's fifty-eighty year of existence as' an institution can be substantiated by room reservations which are far ahead of previous years. The space in dormitories alot- ted to Freshmen girls has been more than taken up and reservations for both Holmes and Stevens Halls are taxing those two girls' dormitories to capacity. In like manner the dormitorys for boys, Conrad and Stetson Hall, will also be completely filled. Miss Olga Bowen, Registrar, said that as well as could be ascertained so far the registration will be at least as high as last year. "But," she added, '.no definite information will be known until actual registration is completed." .Extensive preparations have; been made throughout the summer to prepare for the new season's crop of students. Landscape and building repairs and additions have been made, and cleaning and polishing was a major activity. A new roof wr.s added to a wing of Stetson Hall and Conrad Hall was scrubbed within and inch of its life. A new building, the Walker house located on the north side of the football field, was completely renovated and will be used to house freshman fdootball play* ers. Landscape improvements include grading, sodding, and the installation of curbing near the Chaudoin quadrangle. Appointed acting Dean of the University was Dr. Benson W. Davis, above, former professor of classical languages. Dean Davis fills the vacancy caused when Charles G. Smith resigned last spring. Dr. Benson W. Davis Named To Succeed Dean Charles Smith Former Professor of Classical Languages Now in Office The new acting dean of the University is Dr. Benson W. Davis wl*o was appointed by the President's office to succeed Dr. Charles G. Smith. The former dean resigned his Stetson post to accept an English professorship at Baylor University, Texas. Dean Davis came to Stetson two years ago from the University of North Carolina where he had- been teaching for three years. Until his appointment as Dean, Dr. Davis was a proftssor of classical languages. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of (Continued on' J^age 5) DR. CONN ATTENDS CHEMISTRY MEET Dr. J ohn F. Conn, head of the Stetson department of chemistry, will return to the campus the end of the week from Detroit, where he has been attending the convention of the American Chemical Society there. Dr. Conn, who is the secretary of the Florida state basic science examining board, was absent from registration desks due to the Detroit meeting. TO THE STUDENTS OF STETSON It is my privilege to extend to each of you a cordial welcome. It is my sincere wish that you have a pleasant arjd profitable year at this institution and that your achievements will even exceed your expecta- tions. You are invited to visit the dean's office to discuss your problems and to become acquainted. It is my intention to spend much time in conference with you, and to help you in any way possible. BENSON W. DAVIS, Dean of the University. i