STETSON WEEKLY NEWS LETTER
Vol 2, No. 4
July 13, 1939
DeLand, Florida
DR. GEIGER'S TALK ON YOUTH
INTERESTS MANY STETSONITES
An interested audience of
Stetsonites and townspeople
heard Dr. Albert J. Geiger,
supervising principal of the St.
Petersburg public schools, discuss a subject close to his
heart last Thursday evening.
The subject was American
youth, and Dr. Geiger, who is a
visiting professor of education
at Stetson this summer, showed
that he not only knows and understands young people, but that he
is deeply interested in their
welfare.
The American youth of today
is facing serious problems which
have arisen because of conditions over which he has no control, Dr. Geiger maintained.
Important among these trends is
the rapidly declining birth-rate
which is causing a reduction in
the number of youth and an increase in the adult population.
The twilight hour speaker
pointed out that modern youth is
giving much more serious thought
to problems than he is often
given credit for doing,
"Young Americans regard democracy with an attitude, not of
skepticism," he said, "but of
frank questioning. They can see
that democracy is in a measure
of distress and they are led to
wonder how serious the complications will turn out to be."
Some of the things which
society can and must d.o to help
youth adjust itself are to close
the gap between the end of
schooling and the first real job
and to make education truly democratic, assisting each young
citizen to realize himself as
fully as possible.
SIXTY-FIVE BIG WATERMELONS
ARE READY FOR CONSUMPTION
TONIGHT IN THE COMMONS
Traditional Feast Will Be Preceded By Ringing Of The
Chimes And Archery
Watermelons galore - in fact,
65 of them - should bring a hundred per cent turnout of Stetson
students, faculty members, administrative officers, and their
families tonight to the University Commons.
Every Stetsonite has been
invited to this traditional
gastronomic event by Dean CharleB
G. Smith, director of the summer session. The hour is 7:30.
Official cutters for the affair will be Dr. Robert I. Allen,
Dr. John F. Conn, Dr. Benson W.
Davis, and Dr. Boyce F. Ezell.
With two scientists, a classicist, and a psychologist
wielding the knives, the watermelons won't have a chance.
Those who are wise will come
a little early since two special
treats have been planned to
precede the melon-cutting. The
Eloise chimes in Hulley Tower
will sing out from 7:15 to 7i30
under the skilled fingers of
Harry Parker, Stetson music
student.
Expert archers, under the
guidance of Miss ' Sara Staff,
instructor in physical education, will put on an exhibition
of this sport from about 7:10 to
7:30 on the greensward south of
the Commons.
Miss Roberta Orcutt, Stetson
voice instructor, will be on
hand to lead the feasters in
singing favorite songs if they
feel so' inclined after demolishing the 65 big, juicy melons.
