The Stetson Reporter

mimmwm STUDENT BODY OFFICER RESIGNS Jane Wykoff Quits Friday At a meeting of Student Body Officers this morning Jane Wycoff stated that she would resign her office of Student xAssociation vice- president. Miss Wcoff stated in a telephone conservation early this afternoon that she was resigning to go home and be married soon. "No one realizes how much the honor of being your Student Body vice-president has meant to me", she stated. "I hope the students will not feel that I have let them down". Jane was a candidate on the Stetson' I'arty and was elected over her All-Student party opponent, Joe Jacobs, by a vole of 632 to 597 last April. Other than holding the office of Student Association vice-president, she is president of Delta Delta Del- fa, sorority and the Honor, an or- gagnization recognizing girl leaders on the campus. Under the present constitution of the Association, a special election must be called by the Committee on Rules and Procedure within ten days a::ter the vacancy occurs. As yet, the Committee has' not been appointed, but will be announced next week President Fred Owen stated. YWA To Sponsor Freshman Tea Officers of the Young Women's Auxiliary will be in the receiving line at the YWA tea for all new women students to be held in Chaudoin parlors from 4-5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. "The YWA is an organization for all girls of the University and is not limited by denomination or religious preference," explained Vari- an Cooper, president of the organization. "We are anxious for the new students to come to the tea in order that we might introduce ourselves and help hem in any way." The first meting of the YWA will be Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p. m. in the Religious Center. The Stetson ikppt'tcr VOL. 13 "Florida's Oldest CDllege Newspaper" NO. 1 Edmunds Urges Conservation Picnic, Show For Freshman Friday Reception, Tea Will End Week Meeting in the First Baptist Church for thc second time since thc opening session of the University in 1883, the first general •assembly of this school year was held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock with over 500 freshmen, advisers and faculty members attending. At that initial meeting 65 years ago there were 13 students and one faculty member present. After the invocation by Rev. R. Grady Snowden, President Edmunds spoke to ,the assembly about the history of Stetson, and declared to the freshmen their wonderful opportunity for using the years ahead of them in college to pre pare for better service in their chosen vocations. "One of our greatest sins is the sin of extravagance," emphasized the president. "This is not the fault of any of you, but is brought about by the war years. I warn you against this habit of extravagance. College is a habit forming time and you must learn to conserve time and energy as well as material things. You must help the college to conserve lights, heat and all of the other facilities placed at your disposal." Student Tuition Dr. Edmunds continued by explaining that the tuition which every student pays is not sufficient to pay for the education that the student is receiving and that deficit (Continued on page 4) Doc Johnson Blames Housing For Drop In Enrollment Greeting one of the several hundred Freshmen who invaded the campus during Orientation Week, President J. Ollie Edmunds is being introduced to Freshman James E. Carter (center) of Bredenton by Student Association President Fred Owen (right). Faculty Heads Greet Students Highlighting the Orientation Week program was a free double feature movie for all freshmen at the Dreka Theatre, 110 East New York x\venue, at 2 o'clock, and a picnic after the show in the. Forest of Arden. Student body officers were hosts at the all-University picnic at 5:30. The menu, which, was prepared by the Commons staff, including hot dogs, cold slaw, .potato chips, cake and tea. Twenty upperclass men and women agreed to serve the meal to the freshmen. Both of these events were sponsored by the University and were arranged by Miss Etter Turner, Dean of Women, and Student Body President Fred Owen. Formal attire will be the fashion at the President's Reception at 8 o'clock Saturday night in Chaudoin parlors. In the receiving line will be President and Mrs. J. Ollie Edmunds together with all of the new faculty members and their wives. By Saturday all of the registration will be completed and classes will begin at 7:45 Monday morning. Books will be issued after the first day of classes. With registration scheduled to end tomorrow, Registrar Barbara Rowe estimates the total enrollment for the quarter to be about 1800. Enrollment for the quarters last year averaged about 2100. Professor Carl "Doc" Johnson, director of men's Hatter Editor Starts Picture Appointments Tne dormitories attributes the expected drop in enrollment partly to a housing shortage for married applicants with children, jjack of adequate living quarters for married students and faculty is the principle housing worry. Miss Barbara Rowe, University Registrar announces that registration will continue all next week for late students. The professor believes that the housing shortage has been remedied somewhat by the cooperation and understading of many landlords who had previously converted to sleeping rooms but upon learning of the school needs for added space for married students and faculty, have returned, in many cases, to apartment status. The amount of needed space in town has been based in proportion to the classroom space and the possibility of adding new faculty members to take care of the teach- j (Continued on page 4) | 1949 Hatter is off with a three bang! Before students can lose J those beautiful summer tans, Editor Helen Trundle is going to get them before the camera. Starting Monday, September 27th, individual portraits will be taken in the photography room in back of Editor Helen Trundle announced this morning that Hatter pictures would be taken in Holmes Hall and not in the Photography Room behind the Chapel as previously planned. Change In Girls Intramural Made a progressive change fs being made this year in the organization of the Women's Intramural Program. All women students are urged to participate, either as individuals in one of many tournaments "sche- iduled, or in one of the group teams. There are eleven groups, divided among the residents of all the girl's j dormitories. Each group may spon- j (Continued on page 4) Pre-School Baptist Retreat Held At Deer Lake Camp The Baptist Student Union state convention which will be held November 12-14 at the Main Street the chapel. Picture appointments'Baptist Church in Jacksonville was started last Tuesday morning and one of the important topics of discussion at the BSU pre-school re- will continue until "There will 'be no re-takes and change of appointments this year," stated Editor Trundle in stressing the importance of meeting all appointments. This year the faculty and administrative members of the University will be required to make will the students. Using this sys- (Continued on page 4) treat last week. More than 50 students and leaders came back from their vacations three days early to attend the planning confei-ence which was held at Deer Lake Camp in the Ocala National Forest. "Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life" will be the theme of the tate convention this year and among the noted speakers will be Claude Broach, southwide BSU speaker; Dr. James Stewart, pps- tor of the Riverside Baptist church in Jacksonville, who was one of the most popular speakers at Camp O'Leno last spring; Dr. Harry Phil- pott, professor of religion at the University of Florida; Mr. William Hall Preston, associate secretary in the department of student work of the Southern Baptist Convention; and Dr. John Maquire, executive secretary of the Florida Baptist Convention.