The Stetson Reporter

mmm> SBa**«%iJMifHSS]i The Stetson Reporter Fifth Year—No. 19 DELAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 1940 Z103 Price Five Gents LITTLE THEATRE SCORES HIT WITH PRODUCTION OF "OUR TOWN" Dr. Stover Makes First Appearance In Many Years on Stetson Stage; Sound Effects by Frank Knorr Tops By "GORDON KIPP The Stover Little Theatre became "Our Town" for a couple of hours last Saturday night when the Stetson Players interpreted Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play of small town life. To criticize the play would be like trying to find fault with life itself, for the play is simply a portrayal of human existence wherein man is born, loves, reproduces, and dies. Still, one theatregoer was heard saying later that the author of '"'Our Town" should be shot for the philosophy of the play. Stover Was Good No fault can be found, either, with Dr. Stover's superb handling' of the part of the genial, friendly stage manager. Members of the cast report, though, that he had a great deal more audience response Eriday night than Saturday night. In fact, those of the cast who were talking it all over last Saturday night seemed to think that Friday's playing was much better than Saturday's, and attributed this largely to the relative quality of the audiences. Those deserving of special attention are Gene Lloyd '42 and Marie McClure '40 who supplied the love interest in the play. Their scene in the drug store was particularly good, but Marje had a little difficulty in one later scene while trying to shift between the ■character of her spirit and the character of herself as an eleven year old girl. That she ever put the idea across at all is praiseworthy, however. David Bracey '40 did a commendable job as the drunken, soured choir director, Simon Stimson, in that he gave his small bit more than a less- experienced player could have possibly put into the part. The Gibbs parents, Steve Reed and Lydia Theurer, were also note- worthv, and L v d i a deserves Speaks This Week special mention for her serving as assistant director of the play. Sound Effects Tops If one had to pick out the best feature of the play from a technical standpoint, he would naturally point out the sound effects. Never in my four years of at- (Continued on Page 5) LAWTON HEADS MYSTIC KREWE Ed Mason to Serve As First Mate of Leadership Group Gadi Lawton '41 was was elected to fill the office of Captain of the Mystic Krewe, men's leaders ship organization* Monday night. Lawton succeeds Ward Hunter '40L, who has served the group as its leader since the spring of 1939. Ed Mason '41L succeeded to the post of First Mate, while Tom Morris '41 entered upon his new duties as Second Mate, Harold Green '40 as Boatswain, and Tom Kirkland '40L as Mas- ter-at.Arms. "We have some work to do now,' Captain Lawton said, "and the first project to complete is to tap new men to fill the quota for our membership." Lawton has been a member of the Mystic Krewe for a year having been admitted the year following his distinction by the organization as outstand ing Freshman. Membership in the Krewe is usually limited to twenty, Lawton said, but the pro vison is made for the entrance of the previous year's outstanding Freshman, making the greatest possible number in the group twenty-one. With the one ex* ception, the Mystic Krewe mem/ bership is open only to Junior and Senior men. The Mystic Krewe is an active organization, with the evidences of its work manifest in the annual Homecoming celebration and the annual spring classic between the Green and White on the gridiron. The Mystic Krewe is dedicated to the furtherance of Stetson Usiversity, as well as providing recognition for dents. Rev. W. G. Stracner, pastor of the Riverside Baptist Church of Miami, will lead Religious Emphasis Week, which begins on the campus today. Rev. Stracner, one of the outstand- ing young Baptist leaders of the state, Will speak at Vespers in Elizabeth Hall auditorium this evening at 6:15. and every evening this week at the same time. Debaters Meet Wake Forest In Non-Decision Fray deserving stu- LONG-DEBATED HONOR SYSTEM RECEIVES OKAY FROM STUDENTS Appointment of a five-man committee to draw up a new set of principles and by-laws followed closely upon the heels of last Thursday's student body vote to approve the installa' tion of an Honor System at Stetson. Student Body President Hal Dekle announced last Friday that Lydia Theurer, graduate student, had been named chairman of the group. Working with Miss Theurer are Bearden Cunningham '40, and Mary Lou Davis '42. representing the College of Liberal Arts; Harold Clark '42L, representing the Taw School; and Dick Feasel ,42, representing the School of Music. A motion made by Robert Barnett '40 to the effect that an Honor System be approved was carried with but a comfortable majority, according to the reckoning of President Dekle. About half as many students voted against the plan as those who approved, while a eossider. able number failed to vote. According to the provisions of the motion, the recently named committee will meet in open session to outline a new set of rules, which plan to be subject to the approval of the student body at a later date before final adoption. No meeting of the committee has been held as yet, Dekle said. Dkle himself has been requested to sit in at the meetings by Miss Theurer, his capacity to be merely advisory and not active. Religious Week is In Progress Rev. W. G. Stracner Addresses Daily Vesper Meetings Relgious Emphasis Week, led by Rev. W. G. Stracner, pastor of the Riverside Baptist Church of Miami, got well under way yesterday when the young Baptist leader spoke to a responsive audience on "Experiments in Religion." Intended as a means of reviving students to ways and troughts of Christianity, Relious Emphasis Week will continue through Friday. Rev. Stracner will speak at daily Vespers t onight and each night this week. All Stetson students as well as the peole of De- Land have been extended a cordial invitation to attend the vespers, which consists of music, prayer, and the stirring messages of Rev. Stracner. None of the meetings will last more than an hour. John B. Stetson, Jr., Here For Trustee Meeting Tomorrow John B. Stetson, Jr., son of the founder of Stetson Uinversity, will attend the annual Board of Trustees' meeting to be held in Dr. W. S. Allen's offices February fifteenth. Mr. Stetson is the president of the Board. This meeting of the Board is the annual meeting which takes place every Thursday in February. President Allen will read his annual report on the business and progress of the University during the past year. The meeting convenes at eleven o'clock and will probably last most of the day. Luncheon for the Board members and their wives will be served at one o'clock in the University Com mons. Mr. Stetson arrived here for the meeting of the Board Wednesday of last week and will remain here until after the meet ing. Seventy-four Students Make Honor Roll; Dean's List Includes Seventeen Baldwin, Barnett, Hooks, Ogletree, and, Rossiter Get Straight A Grades Seventy-four students finished their first semester work with a record entitling them to Honor Roll rating, according to a bulletin released Monday by Dean Charles G. Smith. Seventeen of those achieved the higher rating of places on the Dean's List, while 2 boys and 3 girls turned in straight "A" reports. The five students with "A" average are Helen Hooks *40, of Lakeland; Evelyn Ogletree '43, of Eustis; Nancy Rossiter '42, of Sanford; Richard Baldwin '40, of DeLand: asd Robert Barnett '40, of Jacksonville. DEAN'S LIST First Semester, 1939-40 College of Liberal Aits SENIORS Harriet H. Alexander, A. Richard Baldwin (A), M. Rob. ert Barnett (A), Marion M. BoU ton, Louise B. Carter, Sarah Elizabeth Clark, Helen V. Hooks (A), Lydia A. Theurer, Helen P. Wiehe. IUNIORS Helen C. Howes, Ray Jordan, Charles T. Ross, Jr., Virginia D. Scarborough. School of Music SENIORS Rosemary Clark, Lillian J. Wells. College of Law FRESHMEN Dorothea E. ..Clarson. SENIORS Harry T. Newett. HONOR ROLL College of Liberal Arts " SENIORS Harriet H. Alexander, Roy B. Angell, A. Richard Baldwin (A), M. Robert Barnett (A), Marion M. Bolton, Mildred E. Brown, Louise B. Carter, Sarah Eliza, beth Clark, feanette Clow, Helen V. Hooks (A), Robert E. Karns, J. Francis Knorr, Jr., Howard B. Lytle, Marjorie J. McClure, M. Lorraine McCutcheon, Esther R. Mandeville, Alex E. Mathis, Jr., Elizabeth Robinson, Lydia A. Theurer, Helen P. Wiehe. IUNIORS Peter D. Barnhart, Ralph E. Brant, T. Agnes Formby, Rob. ert S. Heebner, Jr., Helen C. Howes, Lela May Jennings, Ray Jordan, R. Jean Morris, Charles T. Ross. Jr., M. Hortensia Ruiz, Virginia D. Scarborough, Jane V. Shaw. SOPHOMORES Mary Lou Davis, Mary Gor. don. Hubert H. Griffin, Eleanor Hillman, Barbara Jean Johnson, Mary Wiley Johnson, John H. Kurz, Mary E. Lee, John D. Lvnn, Jr., Helen J. Mathis, Nadie Maull, Margaret L. Payne, Bettv Rosenblum, Nancy J. Ros. sitter (A\, Frank S. Smith, Wil. liam C. Strickland, Raymond O. Voss, Mary E. Welsh, Benjamin A. Ycargin. FRESHMEN J. Marjorie Bellah, Garland M. Branch, Jr., Annie L. Cofield, Mary Jean Finney, Paul H. Fisher, Elsie A. Hooker, Cecil P. Jones. John M. Lewis, Mary L. Mahon, Marion D. Merrill Eve. lyn II. Ogletree (A), Orian W. Osburn, Vaona Peterson, Betty Louise Smith, Jeanne M. Vance, Frank B. Watson. School of Music SENIORS Rosemary Clark, Lillian J- (Continued on Page 5) „ Lawton and Graham Ably Uphold Question Of Isolation Gadi Lawton '41 and Vance Graham '42L gave brilliant and convincing arguments for isolation when they met Bob Goldberg and James Gilliland, Wake For. est in the lounge of the Uni. versity Commons Saturday afternoon in debate. This debate marked the first in a series of debates to be held on this campus this spring under the direction of Dr. Irving Stover and the coaching of Profesor C. Addison Hickman. Lawton and Graham took the affirmative in debate of the question: "Resolved that the United States should adopt a strict militaristic and economic isolation in the Western Hemisphere." Thc main arguments offered by the affirmative were that isolation would produce economic stability, and, based on the past wars, isolation was the only means to insure peace. They argued that our one-third foreign trade was not worth the risk to peace. The argument given for the negative side by Goldberg and Giililand of Wake Forest were that a policy of cash and carry had never been tried before and there was no reason it would not work since safety was insured by the plan of zoning and the fact that American ships would not be involved. They argued that the loss of our European trade would cripple some of our major industries that depend on foreign markets for their profits. They argued that the United States had learned enough from the last war and would not involve our industrial ecosomy to produce wild speculation. The debate was a non-decision friendly debate. Sarah Elizabeth Clark acted as hostess, and Harold Green was time-keeper. President W. S. Allen and Dr. T. C. Stover attended the debate as well as a nice group of Stetson students and DeLand friends. The audience applauded the speakers enthusiastically. Pres. Allen Heads Central Fla. Scouts President W. S. Allen of Stetson University was elected president of the Central Florida Council of Boy Scouts of America at a banquet held a the Chamber of Commerce in Orlando January 30. Dr. Allen has been a member (Continued on Page 5)