Stetson Letter 1954-2-4

STETSON-LETTER VOL 2. NO. 4 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DeLAND, FLORIDA JUNE-JULY, 1954 Law Ceremonies Set for Sept. 19 Formal opening of the College of Law at St. Petersburg will be observed with appropriate ceremonies on September 19, according to Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of Stetson. The program which is being arranged for announcement later, is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Preceeding the program will be a buffet luncheon at 1 p.m. honoring Federal Judge Louie W. Strum and the three members of the Florida Supreme Court who are Stetson alumni. They are the Honorable Elwyn Thomas, the Honorable T. Frank Hobson and the Honorable E. Harris Drew. All have accepted invitations to be present. Following the program a buffet supper will be held. The ceremonies will be broadcast. Darrey A. Davis, Miami Beach, president of the Florida Bar; Horner C. Fisher, West Palm Beach, past president, and Donald K. Carroll, Jacksonville, president-elect, and presidents of the Clearwater, Manatee County, Sarasota County, St. Petersburg and the Tampa and Hillsborough County bar associations will represent the Florida Bar at the ceremonies. All Stetson alumni are invited and law alumni are urged to attend one or both of the buffets and the program. Sports Editors Hear McQuillan Press and radio sports editors were given a peep into the future of football at Stetson shortly after the arrival in DeLand of Herbert R. McQuillan who will assume the duties of head coach this fall. McQuillan will be remembered as head coach from 1923 through 1934—some of the most glorious football days for the Hatters. In the informal discussion around the dinner table at College Arms Golf Club, the guests were impressed with the new head coach, not only because he brings to Stetson a fine reputation and wealth of experience, but because (Continued on Page 2) Your Alumni President Says: 'J'HE coming school year is expected to be the most outstanding in the history of Stetson University. A building program for our Alma Mater will be in full swing. This program includes both new structures on the campus and new interest among alumni. There was a time when the entire University was housed in DeLand Hall. There was a time too, when one dinner meeting was sufficient to accommodate all alumni, and alumni activities consisted of this one gathering a year. gUT not so today. New buildings are being erected to replace or augment those that have served th° purpose for which they were built. Nearing completion are five new men's residence halls, modern quarters for 250 men. In the final planning stage is a new library. A little farther in the future are women's residence halls, a fine arts building, a chapel, new quarters on campus for the ROTC, etc. The College of Law opens in September on a new campus and already plans are underway for additional buildings at St. Petersburg. "J1 HE alumni family is so large and located over such a wide area that regional organizations are necessary to recapture the spirit of the campus more frequently than at Homecoming. More and More the alumni are joining Stetson's own USA and are contributing regularly through the proxy endowment plan. This message carries two thoughts. The first, send your proxy endowment payment to G. E. "Eddie" Gilliland, Director of Alumni Affairs, at Stetson. Second, plan to be on campus October 22, 23 and 24 and make it the greatest Homecoming ever. Walter E. Smith 4 Groups Plan Class Reunions Homecoming this year will bring together again on the campus the Class of 1904 for the Golden Jubilee and the Class of 1929 for its Silver Jubilee. In June of 1929, American colleges sent forth with degrees 70,568 young ment and 46,117 young women happy and eager to apply their knowledge in a peaceful and prosperous world. Charles Lindbergh had just married Anne Morrow and Admiral Richard E. Byrd was preparing to fly to the South Pole. President Herbert Hoover spoke of the great state of prosperity and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald of Great Britain was advocating a OCT. 22-24 IS THE DATE! Homecoming this year will be October 22, 23 and 24. The program, now in the planning stage, will follow closely that of last year. The student chairman, Frank Slaughter; the DeLand chairman, John Socash, and the alumni chairman, Carroll T. Welshinger, of Daytona Beach, will co-ordinate their efforts with G. E. "Eddie" Gilliland to make this the greatest homecoming ever. Wofford College is the football opponent. reduction of armaments. Babe Ruth, Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones and Joan Crawford were "big names" of the day. "Who" was the musical hit and everybody was reading "All's Quiet on the Western Front". Less than four months later, the economic rug was pulled from under the Class of '29. The stock market crashed. Banks closed. The raccoon coat was sold and in the deep depression that followed men with summa cum laudes peddled kitchen ware from door to door. Recent surveys at Harvard, Yale and Princton show that members of the 1929 classes have fared well in the quarter century that has brought them to middle age. Stetson graduates of 1929 apparently have been successful. Twelve members of this class last year contributed more than $1,000 to United Stetson Alumni. (Continued on Page 2) Get the Jump On Your Class Agent SEND YOUR USA PROXY ENDOWMENT PAYMENT TODAY