Stetson University - Hatter Yearbook (DeLand, FL)

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1. Spare moments are often spent talking with friends. 2. The Forest of Arden provides a refuge from the pressures of day-to-day life at Stetson. 3. After a long week of orienting freshmen, Mike Menard relaxes in a pool at Daytona Beach. 4. Kim Carpenter and Mike Goodrich share a few laughs between classes. 5. Kris Fair stops to read her mail. Opening 3

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Sentry, Keep watch Guide us into the future As you led those One hundred years ago. 1. Bill Watier rides his bike in front of the Commons. 2. Eight fraternities crowd the circle for IFC bid pickup. 3. On his way from class, Jim Burr ' s keeps a smile on his face. 4. When studying, some students opt for the serenity of the outdoors rather than the library. 5. Jeff Burnett, Becky Layton, and Beth Schautz walk toward the CUB. 2 Opening

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DeLand ' s Dream Becomes Reality Henry A. DeLand launched the development of Stetson University ' in the fall of 1883. Mr. DeLand, a successful New York businessman and a former baking powder manufacturer, moved to Florida with a dream. He hoped to make the area, now known as DeLand, a cultural and religious center for Florida. This endeavor began when Mr. DeLand organized a school at the area Baptist church on November 5, 1883. The pastor of the church, Dr. }. H. Griffith, served as the principal until the spring of 1885. Mr. DeLand set out to clear four acres of land on the corner of Woodland Boulevard and Minnesota Avenue and erect a building to house the school, known as DeLand Academy. Completed in the spring of 1884, DeLand Hall was to become the cornerstone of Stetson University. At the same time, a committee of the Florida Baptist Convention was looking for a site on which to establish a women ' s college. The Baptist leaders opted instead to cooperate with the new coeducational institution of higher learning in DeLand and began a relationship of mutual support which has endured through the years. In his attempt to raise finances. Dr. Forbes encouraged John B. Stetson, the famous hat manufacturer and new- resident of DeLand, to donate to the building of a new dormitory. Mr. Stetson agreed to contribute on the condition that the building have indoor plumbing Stetson Hall opened in 1886. In 1889, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the college to that of its greatest benefactor, John B. Stetson, who contin- ued his invaluable support until his death in 1906. Hi1 lillilHiiir-iiB 1 L N JOHN B. STETSON. v-)- -iv ., -I... -,..p , ' ' • t Ui- 4 Organizations