The Stetson Reporter

■Jr.-- »J3»S«S eemiss^^mMiimmumMisx Zht teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper' 65th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA, FEjIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1952 NO. 18 Dr. Joseph Dawson Will Lead Forum Series As Ten Pastors Become Lecture Team During Religious Emphasis Week Dr Joseph M. Dawson, who will lecture and lead,a for- contest in winter Haven Monday um series on the campus of Stetson Universtity, DeLand, Jean is being sponsored by the Florida, February 25-29, has been called a modern Roger Williams. He has a deep religious conviction concerning the gospel with a statesmanlike defense of religious freedom by separation of the church and state. All Baptist pastors in Florida Will be invited to attend the events as guests of Stetson. In addition to the lectures and fortim discussions by Dr. Dawson, class lectures and discussions by members of the faculty will be held. Ten pastors have agreed to act as discussion leaders during the week. They are: Dr. J. H. Avery. First Baptist Church, Panama City Rev. T. O. Baldwin, First Baptist Church, Hastings Rev. George L. Brown, Holden Heights Baptist, Orlando Dr. Albert Carnett, WoodlawH Baptist Church, Jacksonville Dr. Walter B. Feagins, Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater Rev. Phil Maxwell, Ancient City Baptist Church. St. Augustine Dr. Harold C. Sanders, First Baptist Church. Tallahassee Rev. Malcolm Knight, Sputhside Baptist Church, Jacksonville Rov. 1<\ C. Tyner, First Baptist Church. Dade City Rev. J. R. White, Main Street Baptist Church, Jacksonville Among the many books of which Dr. Dawson is the author, the one which has the strongest appeal today is Separate Church and State Now. Recently he was awarded the Gold Medal for 1950 by the Freedom Foundation, Inc. for his baccalaureate sermon delivered at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on ''Sanctifying the Secular". Thp Baptist Joint Conference Committee on Public Relations with Dr. Dawson as executive secretary is credited with many dramatic achievements. First and most far-reaching in influence was a brief filed by the committee in the McColIum Case which involved the practice of re- leased-time religious' instruction being conducted jointly by the local council of churches and the public school board of Champaign, III. It was the contention of the Baptist Joint Committee that the nature of the plan of instruction was clearly sectarian and should not be conducted in tax-supported schools on released time. This view coincided with the decision handed down by the Supreme Court in 1948. A second achievement was Dr. Dawson's part in the organization of the Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State. According to the Washington Post, the P.O.A.U. has made the church-state issue the Xo. 2 question in domestic policies today. It is considered second to only the labor-management issue. The third achievement of the committee through Dr. Dawson has .been the leadership of the group in warning the Congres and the | (Continued on Page 5) Jean Bass Vies For Citrus Queen Jean Bass, sophomore student at Stetson, will enter the Citrus Queen the Southern Office Equipment Company of Lakeland, her home town. The Citrus Queen contest is an annual event of the Florida Citrus Exposition. This year, it will be held February 18-23. A grand array of prizes, valued at more than $15,000, will be awarded to the queen and her six maids of honor. The prizes include a 1952 Nash Rambler and an all-expense paid trip to New York City. DR. JOSEPH DAWSON * Valuable Books Given To Library As Memorial Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hussey of DeLand recently presented the Stetson library with approximately 115 books as a memorial to William Weber. These books formed a part of Mr. Weber's personal library and as the collection contained many old classics in sociology, anthropology; history and psychology, they were presented through the department of Sociology. Many of these books are out of print and are priceless, it was stated by Professor Sidney B. Den- man of the Department of Sociology. Some of the authors represented in this valuable collection are: Herbert Spencer, Lester .Ward, Franz Boaz, John Dewey, William James and Mararet Mead. Sorority Rolls Are Increased Sorority rolls on campus are increasing as last semester's pledges go active and new 'pledge classes ■begin their pledge training. /,lpha Xi added six new girls to their roster. They are Janet Brag- ger. Gladys Burns, Sue Lightfoot, Nancy Van Nus, Peggy Whidden, and Zorita White. Their first semester pledge class will go active around March 1. The Phi Mil's have already initiated their first semester pledge class. Eight girls went active last, Monday. Helen Harper was recently pledged to the group. Although Pi Beta Phi has only- two girls going active this semester, they pledged five new girls. They are Carolyn Collins, Betty Farlow. Joanne Motes, Mary Parker, and Betty Pearson. This will make a total of eight pledges the chapter will initiate later. The Tri-Delts have the largest i number of girls going active, 13. The pledges will be given the Trident degree February 19. and th Stars and Crescent degree February 21. Zeta Tau Alpha will initiate 10 girls February 21. They recently pledged Betty Ivey, Carolyn Miller, and Beverly Wyrick. In All Thy Ways . . . God' Is Focus Week Theme-Final Plans Made For Full Religious Emphasis Program The theme for Religious Emphasis Week at Stetson University is "In All Thy Ways . . . God." Daily programs will be held beginning February 25 to develop this thought. The first seminar sesion will be conducted at 9 p. m. * Monday in Allen Hall with Dr. Harold G. Sanders, of Tallahassee directing the discussion on those questions causing uncertainty as to the reality of God. At 4 p. - m. Tuesday the Rev. Phil Maxwell, of St. Augustine, will direct discussion on problems encountered when witnessing for Christ. At 9 p..m Tuesday Rev. "Maxwell will lead the discussion on racial questions. Wednesday afternoon will find Ray Koonce, of Gainesville, in charge of a forum on the choice of a vocation. On Thursday there will be a panel discussion on living Christ attractively. Dr. Malcolm Knight, of Jacksonville will tell'how to live Christ attractively in personal attributes; Dr. J. R. White, of Jacksonville, social life; Dr. Pope Duncan, of Stetson, on scholarship,. and Mr. Koonce, on vocation. The night seminar will include Dr. Knight on effective prayer, Dr. White on moral issues facing college youth today, and Mr. Koonce. on opportunities for full time Christian service. Student, Chairman for the week's events include Bernard Cochran and Robin Hooper, general co-chairmen; Tom Mahaffey, publicity; Shirley Turner, music; Ken Wing, hospitality; Herb Wilcox, program; Cora Lee Gandy, personal conferences; Bob Christie, spiritual preparation; Madeline Dinkins, books and literature, and Joanne Kinsloe, seminars. The week's programs will be integrated with the Christian Leadership Conference and Pastors' Refresher Course which is being held the same week. Dr. Joseph M. Dawson, executive director of the NOTICE ficers for the 1952-53 Student, Body Organizations who plan to tap, will be elected the last of April, new members should contact Dean; Eakin is also Delta Sigma Phi Hopkins' Office concerning their j president, a member of the Stetson plans and <a date for the event in i varsity basketball team, and the Assembly. ' "S" Club. Death of Alumna Revives Pioneer Memories Memories of the time when ■ dents, one college graduate and Stetson consisted of only four buildings and could boast only one college graduate were revived by the recent death of Dr. Vido Zeig- ler Baerecke, pioneer physician of West Volusia. Dr. Baerecke came to DeLand in 1894 with her husband, Dr. J. F. Baerecke, who had accepted a teaching assignment at what was then known as DeLand University. one student working on his college degree. A recent interview with Dr. Warren S. Cordis, one of the first professors at DeLand University, re vealed some interesting highlights of life at Stetson when the Baer- eckes came to the school. The four small buildings, Dr. Gordis recalled were DeLand Hall, what is now known as the band j floor. The couple quickly accepted a! house about a quarter of the pres- j The second and third floors were prominent role in the early history ] ent Stetson Hall and the central j partitioned with the girls' dormi- of both the university and the city J portion of Elizabeth Hall. Itory operated in the west side and of DeLand. When the Baereckes first came i school outgrew the back room of a j Gordis first came to the university to DeLand, they found an institution consisting of four small buildings, a faculty of less than a dozen, about eighty five academy stu- ! local Baptist church which had , been the birth place of the institution. Later in 188G, a white clap- 1 board building to provide dormi- DON EAKIN Eakin Elected Student Body President Don Eakin. Stetson Party candidate was elected student body president, Tuesday, over Jim Brown by the narrow margin of 14 votes.. "That was close," stated BAH Scrantom. Rules and Procedure Committee chairman, referring to the 276 votes for Eakin to 262 for Brown. The vote was comparatively light. Eakin is also Delta Sigma Phi office vacated by the graduation of Steve Stratford. The new of- \ Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, will be speaker for this series of programs. Eligible Students Advised File For Draft Test All eligible students who intend to take the Selective Service College Quaification Test in 1952 should file applications at once for the April 24 administration, Selective Service National Headquarters advised today. An application and a bulletin of information may be obtained at any Selective Service local board. Following instructions in the bulletin, the student should fill out his application immediately and mail it in the special envelope provided Applications must be postmarked no later than midnight, March 10, 1952. :$arly filing will he greatly to the student's advantage. Results will be reported to the student's Selective Service local board of jurisdiction for use in considering his deferment as a student, according to Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administers the College Qualification Test. tory space was built. Later this building was greatly enlarged and is now known as Stetson Hall. Gordis recalled that DeLand Hall was used for all class rooms, science laboratories, music practice rooms, chapel services, museum and library. Stetson Hall housed the dining hall, President's residence and office, parlor and house keepers apartment on the first DeLand Hall was built after the the boys' on the east. When Dr. in 1888 he was in charge of the boys' dormitory. The gym and auditorium was (Continued on Page 5)