The Stetson Reporter

Stetson Reporter 63rd YEAR 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" Number 2" BSU Plans Wide Range Of Activities Carrying out plans formulated at the Fall Pre-sehool retreat held just prior to Orientation Week, the Baptist Student Union has begun the new year with a wide sange of ativities, : . A.change has been made in the ■schedule of devotional periods Sponsored by the BSU for all students. Under the new plan Vesper services will be held tri-weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 6:30 p. m. in the chapel in Elizabeth Hall. On Wednesday and Friday morning'a short morning- watch wil Ibe observed from 7:30 AM to 7:45 at the Religious Center. Vespers will also be held at the BOQ for men at the Air Base. Varied and interesting programs have been given this week, and Louie •' Phillips, devotional chairman of the BSU, promises that these, periods will continue to be helpful and inspirational. There will be a general meeting of all the Baptist students on October 6 at the Vesper Hour. At this, meeting the Baptists will have an opportunity to get better acquainted with each, other and with the BSU program. During : Orientation Week the BSU held a pep rally as well as the traditional Sunday evening Open House for the campus. Both these occasions demonstrated the wide-awake interest being exhibited by the students in campus activities and the BSU. Student Body Meeting Tuesday Nite in Chapel The first student body meeting of the year wil be held Tuesday, October 4th, at 7 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall chapel. All fresh- mien are required to be present and all upper classmen are urged to be there. Following the meeting freshman Rat Court for boys will be be in session in the chapel. Rat Court will convene Wednesday night at 8;00 in the chapel. Stetson's Dudley Acclaimed Best Softball Pitcher in World After Performance in National Tourney Rat Week Starts For Freshman Girls An anonymous message just re- ceived by the REPORTER reveals that secret meetings of Rat Court under the' direction of MADAME X, have been, in session during the last week and that Rat Week will begin Monday, Oct. 3. Instructions concerning dress and conduct for freshman girls will be posted each evening next week on dormitory bulletin "boards. These orders are to be carried out to the letter on the day following their appearance.. ' The court issues this final warn-, ing regarding carrying handbooks and matches and wearing: rat caps at all times. Upperclass observers will, keep close watch on all slackers. Those whose names are reported will be prime defendants at the first rat court to be held at the end of this week. .Watch your dormitory bulletins for future notices. New Art Center-in'. Holmes Hall Opens First in a regular Thursday evening open house program for Stetson University students and the people of DeLand, the new art center in Holmes Hall will celebrate its opening on Thursday evening, October 6, from 8 to 10 P.m. In the. Stetson Art Gallery at Elizabeth Hall will be displayed the Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Florida Gulf Coast Group presenting a strong display of contemporary, nationally known painters. This exhibition will be hung October 1 and will be at Stetson for three weeks. Arrangements have been made with the Clearwater Art Museum to have this comprehensive display of Florida artists each October to open the gallery season. The public as not only cordially invited to attend the opening of Stetson's Art Center but also to attend the regular Thursday community classes which will be announced next week. FIRST LITTLE THEATRE PLAY IS HART-KAUFMAN COMEDY By DICK KALE Once again. the wheels of production are rolling at the Stover Little Theater. The cast has been assembled and rehearsals are in full swing for the Oct. 20, 21, '22 presentation of the Moss Hart- George S. Kaufman rollicking comedy, "George Washington Slept Here." Under the direction of Dr. Irving C. Stover and Mrs. Virginia Giffin, this should prove to be the highly successful opener of a season of straight A-l-A productions. The play deals with that which happens to a family of city-dwellers when the head of said family is persuaded to purchase a home in the country. The house, which dates back to the Revolution, is one in which George Washington is supposed to have slept. Their adventttres in making the house livable coupled. with those con^ cerning a rich but closed-purse uncle and an over-bearing,. crank of a neighbor make for a charmingly hilarious evening at the theater. The sparkling and highly capable cast includes Justine Vaughn as the mother of "the city dweller turned country-gentleman" family and Wesley Clark as her somewhat bewildered but still confident ■i husband. Phyllis . Ballantine ap- ! pears as their daughter and Jim Tucker is her surveyor boy friend. Fred Fischer plays the rich uncle who spends his days visiting his I relatives and presenting them with ;portraits of himself upon arrival. In the role as caretaker is found Ker- :|mit Ross while Ret Turner appears as a nephew with a knack for keeping things in a constant uproar. Jeanne Harris and Joe Alexander lend their talents in roles which portray them as a summer- stock actress and actor. Also included in the cast are JoAnh May, Roy Unkefer, Betty Brewin, and Gene. Mooers. < Tickets go on sale Wednesday, the 19th, at the Stover. Little Theater box office from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission, is by Student Activity Ticket. The curtain is at .8:00 sharp: . ■ SIGMA NU's TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT The Delta Mu chapter of Sign ma Nu fraternity will have open house Friday night, September 30, following the last production of Freshman Talent Night. There will be a five piece band for entertainment and refreshments will be served. This will give the new students a chance to see the famed Sigma Nu patio. Everyone is cordially invited. FIRST CALL FOR DEBATE SQUAD ISSUED — BRAND First call for students interested in debate has been issued by Pro- fesor Richard C. Brand, debate coach. A meeting will be held in room 107, Business building, Thursday, October 6th at 7:&0 p.m. Professor Brand stressed that de- batng is open to all students in the University. Football Excursion Train Is Planned . Tentative plans announcing coming excursion trains to two Stetson football games were announced today by the excursion train committee Chairman, Bill Towne. The first excursion train will go to Jacksonville where Stetson plays F.S.U. in the 'Gator Bowl on October 29. The success of this trip will determine whether or not the students will want a'nother train to take them to the last game of the season on December 2, the traditional rivalry game between Stetson and Rollins College in Orlando. President of the Veteran's Association, Gus Beckman, announced that he would like to see the affair made "Dutch treat" since the veterans will not be receiving subsistence checks until November. Arrangements are being ma'de with the University band to travel with the train. The cost as yet has not been determined, however, i the entire cost including, a round-trip ticket between DeLand and Jacksonville and including admission to the game should not be over $5.00 for any one student. Further announcements concerning "The Hatter Express" will be forthcoming in The Stetson Reporter. , By FELTON P. DAVIS, JR. , Softball fans around the nation are comparing Stetson's "Herb!' Dudley with the great Babe Ruth. Like the Babe's 60 home runs record, Softball fans are saying the record established by "Herb" last week in the World Softball Tournament- at Little Rock, Ark., will stand a long time before being, beat. While the Babe made his record slapping,homers, Dudley made his striking out batters. In one 21-inning game against Oklahoma he struck out 55 men. This: smashed, by far, the previous record of 40 set in 1946. A few minutes after he pitched another 7 innings, striking out another 12 men. The great righthanded speed kircg. who has a sharp drop, a rast rise hail, a weil-controied change of pace, and a bag full of other fancy pitches, fanned a total of 130 batters, gave up 17 hits and three runs in the six' games he pitched which totaled 70 innings. Five of these games were ir; succession. While Dudley's Clearwater "Bombers", didn't win the: World title, "Iron Man", Dudley, did pitch them into the finals. He pitched a no-hitter, fanning 16 to wtn | the opening game in the tournament for Clearwater. On Sunday his team won one and lost one. (Editor's Note: Dudley doesn't play: or see ball games oh Sunday for jrer ligious beliefs.) On Monday Dudr ley came hack and whipped a California team in 7 innings, 3-0, allowing only 1 hit' and striking out 14- .-'■'' ij. . The next day he whipped tpe 1948 World Champs (a Detroit team) striking out 10 and giviiig up only 2 "hits. He won the title of "Iron Man" the following niglit Herbert Dudley Stetson-New Jersey Club All ^students from New Jersey a*e eligible to join a Stetson-New Jersey Association now ' being formed. Anyone interested please ■contact Wally Streit or Jeanne Van Dorn, or leave your name and DeLand address at the Reporter office by Tuesday of next week. Freshman Talent Show Opens .Tonite With a riot of parrodies, music, and comedy, the Freshman Show will open today at the Stover Little Theatre. The annual presentation will differ from the show last year in that it is a sketch of the life of the new freshman on the Stetson campus. One series will depict the dream (or movie version) of college life; while the grim facts are shown in the following sketches. Miss Lillian Preston, speech department faculty member, who will be remembered for her book "High Fling" last year, Has authored the script and is directing the show. Bill F-isher, well-known campus pianist, will act as accompanist. Bill wrote the music for "High Fling-.' There will he two shows: a matinee at four in the afternoon and an evening performance at seven. The entire student body and faculty members are/ invited "to attend. Following the evening performance Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatic fraternity will have a reception for members of the cast and all members of the audience who are interested in theater work this year. This will be an excellent opportunity for those of you who wish to become acquainted with the theatre group. Admission, of course, is free ... so come one, come all for the musical farce with the all-freshman cast. Editors Note: Davis is las£ year's editor of the REPORTER!. He graduated in August of 1949 and lives in Clearwater. ! READ THE BAPTIST STUDENT when he pitched the now-famous 21-inning. tilt in which he gave ujp 5 scattered hits and struck out 55:. The next game, which followed immediately, . against Texas sajk' him whiff 12 more in 7' innihgjs; allowing 1 hit. J The next night was a heart- breaker for the king, of Softball.: After pitching 28 no-run inning^! the.night before the strikeout king: held the undefeated Toronto team; hitless for 6 innings, and then thj* strain of pitching five straight! games showed on the speed meifjj chant. In this, the final game ojff the tournament. Dudley gave up hib first run of. the tournament in th^ 7th. This tied the score and! "Herb" held the powerful Canadian team until the 18th inning wheijl they broke through for two runs, j In the ceremonies following the game the World Champion Toronto team was presented trophies. There were 18 player trophies, and the Toronto team, having only 17 players, presented the 18th trophy to Dudley, whom they called "the greatest Softball pitcher in the world." (Continued on Page 2):