The Stetson Reporter

vsmtmmm wmmf&msmmmmmmam wmMmmmmmmMMmM^mm&4mmk^mwsxm& wmmam tammmmmmmmammmmmmaiii, COM teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 65th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELANi \ORi:X\, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 28, 1951 NO. 1 Coldiron's Frosh * Talent Stages Successful Show - Fla\ing at Stetson before a capacity audience a1 Stover Litile 'Theatre Thursday night, 1he incoming Freshman class proved the worth of master of ceremonies Jack Coldiron's statement that this class is loaded with talent. The annual event of talent night brought before the footlights a round dozen performers, some of whom would have made an Arthur Godfrey talent scout burst the seams of his pride. '-% Marian Flynn. the national champion baton twirler of 1950, made her first appearance at Stetson when opening the program of the evening. She was received with much applause. Miss Flynn appeared again with the Stetson Band In a special number at the Hatter's game with Patrick Field in DeLand Saturday evening. The fellow who stole the show was comedian Bill Harris, of Jacksonville, formerly of Tokyo, Japan, with his hill billy music. He brought the house down with his singing of "Always Late," accompanying himself on the guitar and giving his hill billy garb some assistance with character gestures. Harris was compelled to return to the stage twice. Winter Garden" came up with three talented freshmen. The duet team of Jo Ann Stoutenburgh and Ron Clonts was called back to sing "Rose Marie' as a second number. John Arnold, also of Winter Haven, was received with much applause and encored to sing another number. j Others who also performed well on the talent night program wei-e: Herb Dorsett. baritone. Branford; Shirley Tillman, Lake Wales, who was a runner up as comedian in her monologue of "Betty at the Ball Game"; Delores Cough, Wau- rhula, ''Tommy Horsey Boofeio"; Margaret Ann Norton. Umatilla, vocal number; ,T.o Ann Motes, Pal- a1In, humorous monologue; Wilma Wi!»on. Dailia. \oc-al number," Re- oniiap ot You." Hatters Annex Marian Flynn National Drum Major Champ Zy.'l you ever follow a high-stopping drum nKj'or in a n)t::id that paraded clown the street and wish you could twirl that baton? Marian Flynn of Paw ' ?a ,v, Mich., did when she was a little girl. Now as national drum major champion she is the twirlhi *est twirler in America. ] What's mere Stetson University Band now cla'ms this national champion twirler. Marian registered at Stetson for the fall term and is getting ready to make her first appearance here. A tall, vivacious brunette, as fast talking as she is with the baton, Marian was asked what she wanted to do after college. "Oh, twirl, I just want to twirl—maybe teach it." Her mother, who came South with her, said she couldn't keep a broom stick when Marian was a little girl. She'd wear them out practicing before a mirror to be a drum majorette. "She'll wonder how anybody knew about her childhood antics if she sees that in print ... I won't tell her I told you," Mrs. Flynn said to a reporter. Now instead of broomsticks Marian's mother has a job of keep- ins up with the record of top honors her daughter has won in the past two and a half years! At 18 she had earned 50 medals thiee major trophies. and Her national fame has been won on several counts. Marian won the senior girl championship, first tlace; national contest at Chicago- land Music Festival; the Michigan- Indiana contest at Angola. Tnd.; and the Chicago preliminary contest, all in 1950. An all first place. The previous year Marian attended Arizona' State Teachers' College at Tempe. But it was back in Paw Paw that she got interested in coming to Stetson through Bob .VflcEmber, a Stetson graduate who is critic in music at Western Michigan College training school. He wrote Richard M. Feasel, Stetson band director, saying, "Marian has been the finest drum major in the history of our training school. We believe her to be the finest twirler the Mid-West has ever produced." Marian is now a full lime student at Stetson and band enthusiasts can count on seeing the broomsticks spin throughout the school year. Chaudoin Parlors Reception Scene Chaudoin Hall was the scene of the initial get-together of the faculty of Stetson, incoming freshmen and new students on Frldav ni:ht Sept. 21. A formal reception was held in the parlors, where the new stu- . dents met President and Mrs. J. Ollie Edmunds. Following the reception, refreshments were served on the porch of Chaudoin and a social time followed during which the students met their fellow clasmates and became associated with their pros- ( pective professors. Dr. O. LaFayette Walker Foster Anniversary Glee Club Program At White Springs Dr. O. LaFayette W7alker, head of the department of religion, and the Stetson Glee Clubs Travel Squad, under the direction-olLProf. Harold Milne Giffin, will be featured on the Stephen Collins Foster program Sunday at White Springs, the one hundredth anniversary of publication of the song, "Way Down Upon the Swanee River". A statuette of Foster will be presented to the state by the University of Pittsburgh by Fletcher Hodges, curator of the Foster Hall Collection at Pittsburgh, and an authority on the life of Foster. Dr. Walker will deliver the sermon on the morning part of the program. The Glee Clubs will sing Foster musim at the conclusion of the sermon. Also on the rrograin will be the University of Florida band and a j string ensemble from Florida State ' Univei sify. | jROTC Cadet Brass Named; Edwards To Be Commander Ehvyn G. Edwards, of DeLand. the outstanding cadet in his company this summer al ROTC camp, has been named ibuttalion commander for (he fall semester in the expanded ROTC unit at, Stetson, Lt. Col. Ike F. Ronifay said recently. His rank is cadet lieutenant colonel. Other staff officers, all who attended camp, are Robert Huffman, battalion adjutant with the rank of captain, ajid staff assistants John E. Clausen, Robert E. Scott, Hairy H. Honsberger and Bjarne B. Andersen, Jr., all second lieutenants. Officers from last year, who will receive their degrees and commissions at mid term, have been named to an advisory staff. They are Lt. Col. Philip I. Ashabraner, Maj. George P. Harth, Capt. Laur- ;er A. Beard, Capt. John N. Sims, Capt. Richard A. Spencer and Capt. William B. Whitaker. Roswell Kenna has been named: aptain of the band and Edward Randall is drum major. This unit was the drum and bugle corps of 'ast year. Carl D. Gaffe, with the rank of ''aptain, will command Company A, Malcolm L. Stephens will be irst lieutenant and A. G. Andrews Don B. Jarrel!, Edward B. McGlar- an, C. H. Williams, J. E. Bailey and W. M. Tomlinson will be second lieutenants. Frank Fernandez will command Company B with C. B. Davis as first lieutenant. Second lieutenants will be John II. Dame, Francis A. Green, Horace J. Wing, J. W. Collins, W. A. Grissett, and M. C. Hodges. Sylvan J. Davis is captain of Company C and Carrol E. Lewis- is first lieutenant. Second lieutenants are C. E. Boyd, E. V. Sheffield. Roy Kennington. C. B. Hughes. Jr., Sol Israel. J. T). Seymour, and J. T. Russell. Allen Hall Is Site for Third Annual Ministerial Association Meeting; Griffin, Edmunds, Walker To Speak MARIAN FLYNN The third annual Orientation week for the Ministerial Association at Stetson will be held in Allen Hall on October 8-11 and will feature courses designed to present a working knowledge of the overall Bapt.'st Program. On Monday evening October the 8th., J. Harrison Griffin, Director, will preside and the members will receive greetings from James 1. Brown., Jr., President of the Ministerial Association. During the first sessino, President J. Ollie Edmunds will give a personal word ' and Dr. John Maguire will speak on the Organized work of the Florida Baptists. On Tuesday evening, Dr. Pope Duncan will preside and Dr. Earl B. Edington will speak on the Southern Baptist Convention and how it is organized. The final meeting of the week will be under the direction of Dr. JO. LaFayette Walker and Dr. Ed- jgar Cooper will speak on "The Responsibility of the Minister in the Organized Work of His Denomination." erC"?/t -■