The Stetson Reporter

^sssssneBasaa i^M^Amm^mMjjmmmimmim "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 63rd YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA -:- MARCH 3, 1950 NUMBER 19 * it it Drs L H. Snyder Genetics Authority To Leciore Tonight The students of Stetson ' University will have an opportunity to hear one of the world's outstanding authorities in the field of human heredity in the Elizabeth Hall auditorium tonight, at 8:00 p.m. Dr.' Laurence H. Snyder, Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Oklahoma, will give an illustrated lecture on" the subject of "Heredity and Modern Life." Dr. Snyder is a member of the council of the Oak Ridge Institute which is making a study of the effects of atomic radiation on human heredity. He is also special advisor to the Surgeon General of the United Statse Public Health Service, and a Surgeon General of the United States Army on matters relating to medical genetics. Dr. Snyder is being presented by the local chapter of the Beta Beta Beta in conjunction with the Regional Convention which begins on the campus today. All students are invited to attend the lecture. Dr. Laurence H. Snyder, world's outstanding scholar in the field of human heredity, will speak in Elizabeth Hall Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m. on "Heredity and Modern Life/' ..This is a chance that should not be missed by future teachers and students of biology. The lecture is free. Campus Cutie This Week it it .eptile Lecture To'Be Presented ■y Jack Raymond Jack Raymond,- an associate of Ross Allen, will speak in the auditorium of Elizabeth Hall on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on the subject, "Snakes and Other Reptiles of North America.'' The program is being sponsored by the Beta Beta Beta, honorary biological society of Stetson University in connection with the meeting of the southeastern regional contention of this society. All Stetson students are invited to attend this program free of charge. The 'speaker, Jack Raymond, has lectured to over five million people during the past twenty years on the subject of snakes. He will bring a large number of living snakes with him to be used for demonstration purposes. The audience may think that he has them charmed as he drapes them over the stage and they seem to obey his commands. He will bring some of the largest rattlesnakes ever captured as part of the exhibit. He will demonstrate the latest methods of treating snake bite as a part of his lecture. Photo by Horace Heley This week our campus cutie is a 19 year old yankee from North- port, Long Island. Lynn Monroe is a sophomore and a speech major. She has brown hair and green eyes, is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 114. Lynn is a member of the sophomore class and Pi Beta Phi sorority. Burton Wins Law Prexy; Runoff Scheduled Today J. Burton gained a majority of votes for president of the Student Bar Association in Wednesday's election at the College of Law. Trailing in this race were Ed Bush with 48 votes and A. Grant with 44. Burton had 102 votes. In the race for social vice president Uriel Blount led with 95 votes followed by J. Coble with 57 and R. Fruda with 41. The runoff will be. between Coble and Blount. In the race for secretary, Doug Carlton" lost to Andy Kay, 87 to 93. Vince Nuccio led the balloting for vice president with 83 votes. Behind him and grouped together were R. Rowe with 51 and R. Wilson with 58. Nuccio and Wilson will be in the runoff. For treasurer F. Ragano defeated W. Folkes 95 to 93, while W. Morrison led the race for Chief Justice with 76. Billy Driver was second with 66 and Curtis Goff was third with 46. The runoff will be between Morrison and Driver. At the same time the Honor Court justices were ratified. Those elected to serve on the court are: William Morrison, Billy Driver, Curtis Goff, John Wood, Incs Cor- disco, Steve Stratford, and D. Warren. The runoff election is scheduled for today at the College of Law. DR. A. M. WINCHESTER ays Presented Tonight At Little Theatre By FRED FISCHER Faculty children will have their chance to shine when the Stover Little Theater presents an evening of five workshop plays tonight at J 7:30. Missy Hicks, Susan Whit-\ eiier, and Danny Vaughn will appear in a play by Betty Smith, author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." The one-act was written before the book and was later incorporated in the novel, "Fun After Supper'' is under the direction of Betty Slater. The mother and father are being played by ,To Ann May and Dick Kale. "Mushrooms Coming Up," directed by Ruth Shannon, is a light comedy concerning the dilemma of a hostess who has to provide a luncheon with nothing to draw on but mushrooms growing on the hillside ... or are they mushrooms? A Broadway success last year "when presented as one of a group of three plays, "Hope Is a Thing With Feathers," by Richard Har- 'r:',ty, is under the. direction of James Tucker. This is an all-male cast including Sol Israel, Dick Rose, James Tucker, Ehvyn Edwards, Kenneth Hansen, Harold Riles, Phil Logan, Tom Mafcaffey, and William Mooers. "The Stepmother" is a subtle English comedy by the well-known Arnold Bennett and is directed by Robert Thompson. The cast includes Pat Merritt, Ruth Mary Dickson, Charles Hilty, and Lowell Shaw. The unusual and beautiful "Little Father of the Wilderness," is a costume play of the Louis XV period. Under the direction of Elizabeth Flory, the cast includes Jim Carter, Jiin McClain, Ken Wing, Helen T&vares, Louis Stancil, Don EversOK. an3 Julian Murphy. * * * . Beta Beta Beta. Regional Meet Opens Tonight The Southeastern regional meeting of Beta Beta Beta, honorary biological Society opens tonight in Elizabeth Hall with an address by Dr. Laurence Snyder of the University of Oklahoma. This meeting will bring delegates to the Stetson campus from colleges and universities in 10 southeastern states. The local chapter, sponsored by Dr. A. M. Winchester, head of the biology department, has arranged a very worthwhile program to entertain the visitors. In addition to the address by Dr. Snyder, the program includes a demonstration lecture on snakes by Jack Ramond of Ross Allen's Reptile Institute, a jungle cruise and banquet at DeLeon Springs, and a trip to Marineland. Stetson students are invited to attend any of the events of the program, and are especially urged o take advantage of the talks by Dr. Snyder and Mr. Ramond. The program is as follows: Friday, March 3 4:00 p. m. - 11:00 p. m.—Registration and assignment of rooms. 8:00 p. m. — Address: "Heredity and Modern Life," .Laurence H. Snyder, dean of tho Graduate School, University of Oklahoma, in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. Saturday, March 4 8:00 a. m. - 12:00 noon—Registration and assignment of rooms. Foyer of Elizabeth Hall. .9:00 a. m.—"Building a Menially and Physically Strong Human Body," Illustrated, color, sound movies. B. F. Williamson, Gainesville, Florida, Room 301, Elizabeth Hall. 10:0(1 a. in. — "Herpetoloiical Frontiers Jn Florida." Jack Ra- .mond, Ross Allen's Reptile Institute, Silver Springs, Fla., Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. 11:00 a. in. — "The Birth of a Porpoise." Henry Kritzler, curator, Marine Studios, Marineland, Fla. Illustrated color movies. Room 301, Elizabeth Hall. 12:15 p. m.—Luncheon and business meeting, University Commons. 2:00 p. m.—Busses leave from in front of Commons for DeLeon Springs. Jungle Cruise. 6:30 p. in.—Banquet, DeLeon Hotel. Phi Beta Pledges Two Betty Lynn and Ann Price, Mil- 'sic School students from Jacksonville, were pledged last night into Eta Chapter of Phi Beta professional music fraternity. Betty, Glee Club soprano, appeared as soloist in the Stetson Symphony Orchestra's Pop concent ln,st Tuesday. Ann, a, music education major; plays flute in the Stetson Band and is a member of Delta Gamma Phi, honorary band sorority.