Sandspur, Vol. 48 No. 01, October 7, 1942

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The Rollins Sandspur. 648. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/648 EolunsiKp- an{i0pur VOLUME 48 (Z-107) WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1942 NUMBER 1 Curriculum Changes Aim at Bobbie Betz Wins War Occasions Faculty, More Individual Attention National Women's Administration Changes Frosh First Term Devoted to Tennis Tournament Most Departments Affected Finding Students' Abilities Orientation Week Pan-Hellenic Opens During Summer Shake-up; by Testing & Conferences Reverses Earlier Defeats to Nine Members in Service To use efficiently the capacities Ends; 355 New Down Louise Brough In Rushing for Girls Numbered among the Rollins fac and talents of college students liv- stirring Final Match ulty last year were nine men whom jing in a democracy in wajgtime is Students Enrolled At Rollins Center Uncle Sam "wanted". Replace the aim of Rollins College in in The majority of the student ments have had to be made in al stituting many curriculum changes body now strolling around the New Year Highlights Ratio Procedure Includes Date most every department, so that this year. campus greens has many pleasant from Dr. Holt's summer office in Based on the belief that the in Of 2 Women to Every Man; Cards, Registration; As Woodstock there came announce dividual is a growing, dynamic and I.Q. Test Finds 6 Geniuses Hectic Week Commences ment after announcement of new many-sided person and that the appointments to the faculty. World college has a definite responsibil Orientation for the new school Rushing was formally opened War II also occasioned a shake- ity for his guidance, a new system year followed tradition at Rollins THaesday evening, September 29 up in the college staff and admin of courses was inaugurated for with a week filled with varied ac with the Pan-Hel Coffee at Cen istration. lentering students. tivities for the new students. The ter. The next day registration for Dr. Howard Myers Field has Freshmen will carry a three and program began with an opening all Freshman girls was held. Seven been appointed instructor in chem one half subject program consist assembly in the Anne Russell blanks, including such information istry and biology. Dr. Field re ing of a course in the principles Theatre on Saturday, September as: Name, Address, Secondary ceived his bachelor degree from Al of mental hygiene, one related to 26, and ended with the commence School, Church Affiliation, Name of bion College, and his Masters and his most important academic in ment of regular classes on Thurs Pastor, Adult Name for reference, Ph.D. degrees from the University whether interested in joining a sor terest, one el^tive and a half day, October 1. Since this year of Wisconsin. He has since been a ority, and activities interested in, course in English composition. we are at war, the activities were member of the science faculty at were filled out. When these were For a period of three months, less extensive than those of last Milton College, teaching botany and year. However all necessary meet turned in the girls were given slips lower division students will demon zoology, and at Wisconsin State ings, placement examinations, and of paper with dates and places for strate their individual abilities Teachers College where he taught a number of social affairs filled her to attend teas to get acquaint through a series of achievement chemistry and biology. Several of the days with interesting events. ed with the members of the differ and aptitude tests, conferences his papers on botanical subjects with the instructor of mental hy The picnic at Sanlando Springs ent sororities. These teas lasted and the beach party at the Pelican until Friday. have been published in scientific giene, and their application papers journals. He is the son of Dr. Jay and history. were made impossible with the Friday evening the Independents present gasoline rationing. C. Field, head of the Latin-Ameri "The curriculum will be built up-J gave a party an,d real rushing can Division of the Kennedy School on the needs of the individual and Two- committees of upperclass started on Saturday with lunch. BOBBIE BETZ of Missions, Hartford Seminary will result in individualization in students were on hand to welcome Date cards, given out by Mrs. Foundation, and also ex-Foreign fact as well as theory," states the incoming freshmen. Paul Mere memories of the recent summer Banzhaf, Cloverleaf house mother, General Secretary of the Y. M. Dean Stone, instigator of the plan. dith, president of the student body, Vacation, but few have acieved are received each morning. These C. A. In order that such a program op headed the welcoming committee such rapid success and distinction cards give the name of the sorori- Another appointment to the fac erate satisfactorily, six one hour while Nat Felder took the position as has one of our own beautiful (C<Jntinued on Page 2) ulty of the science department is (Continued on page 2) as chairman of the rat committee. blond seniors. Miss Pauline "Bob Dr, Paul Vestal, formerly instruc The results of the general I. Q. by" Betz, of Lon Angeles, Calif., Honaas Pleased with tor in Botany at Harvard Univers 35 C.P.T. Trainees test given the new students were Whoi sinice leajving Rollins last ity and Radcliff College. Dr. Ves very favorable. At least six prov June, has covered more ground New Choir's Work tal will teach classes in biology Housed at Chase Hall ed themselves to be potential gen both in mileage and tennis than and botany. A graduate of Colora iuses while one-third ofythe class any four of us could ever hope to Powell and Langley Leave do College, and of Harvard Uni 8 Weeks Training Includes may be expected to do outstanding do. For Duties With U.S.A. versity where he received both his Code, Physics, Flying college work. A majority of the "Bobby" headed for Chicago on Masters and his Ph.D. degrees, Dr. students taking the test proved the first lap of her tour to attend At the first choir rehearsal Vestal served for five years as Re Chase Hall, once resounding to above-average in their intellctual a Kappa Alpha Theta Convention search Curator of the Harvard ability. which was held last Thursday af the yells and cries of freshmen, and remained in that vicinity for ternoon, fifty-eight voices joined Botanical Museum where he made now thrills to the quiet of thirty- The total enrollment at Rollins five weeks during which time she in singing Bach and Christiansen, numerous contributions to the her five determined Servicemen. This this year is 355. Of this number practiced with the famed Bobby with "balance and tone-color" far barium, library, slide collection, Civilian Pilot Training Unit, com 208 are old students and 147 are Riggs and put herself in the mid- surpassing that of any previous teaching collection, and photograph prised of twenty Army and fifteen freshmen or transfers. western limelight as the result of year, according to Choirmaster ic collection of ' material related Navy men, has a tough schedule The old students include 109 a stirring victory in Evansto, 111. Honaas. There were twenty-seven to the study of economic botany. ahead of it. It's work started men and 99 women while the new From Chicago she entrained to new voices in the choir on Sunday Dr. Vestal has made several Monday, September twenty-eighth students are composed of 43 men the east coast, where, at East morning, but undoubtedly there field trips with widely known botan and will end November tweny- and 104 women. (Continued on page 6) will be some eliminations inas ists both in this country and in seventh. From here the boys go much AS all new members are in Panama and Cuba, and is a fre- to advaced training schools. on probation. After the Sunday (Continued on Page 5) Working six days a week, for Uncle Sam to Get Profits From Book Being service, Mr. Honaas went on to ei«ht weeljs, these trainees learn comment that never has the choir the rudiments of code, mathema Republished by Miss Robie, Rollins Teacher sung such difficult music for the Wesley Davis Writes tics, physics, navigation, meteorol first service and never has the Prize-Winning Poem ogy, and serving of air craft. The "The Quest of the Qaint" by stamps. Thus Uncle Sam is get singing been more effective than aliove list includes only the tech Virginia Robie, Rollins art teach ting money to carry on war pro at the beginning of this college Sgt. Wesley Davis, Rollins stu nical portion of their course, for er, has been reprinted in separate duction, and collectors can follow year. [they also take military drill and dent from 1938 to 1940, wrote a chapters. Back of this reprinting the special branch of antiques in Definite plans have not been prize-winning poem, "They Are i science, military ceremonies, and is an interesting story, revealed by which they are interested without I thirty-forty hours of actual flying.

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