STETSON-LETTER
VOL. 7, NO. 4
STETSON UNIVERSITY, DeLAND, FLORIDA
JUNE, 1959
The attractive and charming Mrs. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., unveiled a bronze
plaque in the main lobby of the Stetson University College of Law on May 29
which records for the future the "thoughtful cooperation and generous assistance"
given to the law school by her husband. From left are President Edmunds, Mrs.
Firestone, Mr. Firestone, and Dean Sebring. The wording on the plaque follows:
"The Trustees of Stetson University and the Overseers of the College of Law
have erected this plaque as an expression of their grateful appreciation to Harvey
S. Firestone, Jr., for his thoughtful cooperation and generous assistance in strengthening the purpose and broadening the service of Florida's oldest law school. 1959."
FIRESTONE GIFTS TO STETSON
The names of two of America's business
giants—Harvey S. Firestone. Jr., and Charles
A. Dana—are closely identified with the
Stetson University College of Law.
Contributions of Mr. Dana making possible the Charles A. Dana Library have
been recounted in this publication. The
many important gifts over the last four
vears by Mr. Firestone were brought to
light with the unveiling of the plaque at
commencement in May.
Mr. Firestone first made il possible to
recondition the swimming pool. Also in
the first year came (he Firestone Apartment
which was equipped for his son. Harvey
III, a student at Stetson. When Harvev
moved to a nearby residence the apartment
was redecorated and made available for
distinguished visitors at the law school.
The following year, a Firestone gift built
Classroom "A" from an unused section of
the kitchen. Next came offices for the faculty in the old stack rooms of the library.
And then the courtroom, made from the
old library reading room.
At present, two classrooms are being
constructed in the area used as the court
room when the College of Law first moved
to St. Petersburg. This project completes
"Firestone Quadrangle" and gives the Law
School much-needed facilities.
ALUMNI ROLL CALL
FOR 1959 OFF TO
A GOOD START
First Five Gifts Received
Total $630; 23 Qualify
For Century Club
Fhe United Stetson Alumni roll call for
1959, designed to raise $50,000 to be devoted exclusively to increasing faculty salaries, was off to a good start as the June
I tabulation was made, according to J. Y.
Arnold, Jr., Palm Beach, president of the
Stetson Alumni Association.
The first five gifts totaled $630 and set
the pace for early giving. Of the 141
alumni who had given $5,161 to June 1,
twenty-three of them qualified as members
of the Century Club, those giving $100 or
more.
Century Club members are Cecil C. Bailey, '27; H. Russell Brown, '33; Ruth Dye
Byrd, '25; Thomas T. Cobb, '39; Bessie
Gumm Conley, 16; M. B. Crum, '23; Paul
Dickson, '26; Hazlc Buck Ewing, '02; Margaret Ann Gassner, '52; Walker S. Green,
'44; Albert H. Gregg, '95; D. C. Hull. '09;
Marion Wright Hull, '12; E. Evercttc Hus-
key, '50, and
Ella Reardon Kelley, '48; Hewcn A. I.as-
seter, .30; Sam R. Marks, '03; Verona
Creekmore Martin, '33; Carroll R. Runyon,
'26; Martha Pratt Runyon, '27; Millard B.
Smith, '19; Claude G. Varn, '14, and Ira
Jewell Williams, '89.
Of the 141, 44 have given in every one
of (he seven USA campaigns and 22 gave
for the first time. Thirty-six increased their
gifts over previous years.
Letters in the Alumni office addressed to
Messrs. Garwood, Mickle, and Stover which
accompanied checks recalled earlier days on
the Stetson campus. The third of three
mailings in behalf of the campaign this
year included letters from Dr. H. C. Garwood, dean emeritus; W. Y. Mickle, professor of accounting, emeritus, and Dr. Irving C. Stover, professor of speech.
"I entered Stetson in the fall of 1907
and received my B.S. degree in 1910," recalled J. Arthur Miller, Chicago, member
of the law firm of Campbell. Miller, Carroll, and Paxtou. "Garwood was in school,
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