The Stetson Reporter

Freshman Class officers will present a proposal concerning the adoption of an honor system by tJieir cla?s at a meeting of the freshman body to be held Monday. The question will be presented to the group for consideration and discussion before any motion is made, the freshman executive" council has reported. If the motion is adopted the work will begin immediately as a class project. Freshmen have expressed their opinions as wanting to contribute something lasting to the Univer sity. Many were surprised when they found that Stetson had no form of the honor system because of this the proposed project was. selected. Stetson is the only prominent college in Florida with no honor system. In preparations for the proposal the executive council, composed of Ralph Chandler, president; Josh Wilson, vice president; Sue Reynolds, secretary; and Ray Coffee, treasurer, has contacted several universities operating under the honor system. .From these schools they have obtained suggestions on hoV to establish the system. Three committees consisting of live persons each, will be appointed to work out detailed plans and adjust problems expected to arise. Some of the anticipated problems will be such questions as: What will the honor system consist of? How will it be enforced if violated? Will it be necessary to have a student court? What are the immediate steps necessary to install it? If adopted, the system will be operated on a strictly freshman class basis and upperclassmen will not be requested to participate. This year's class will recommend the project to next year's freshmen. Chandler said the proposed honor system is ''not to be a moral issue, but a matter of school spirit." The first semester will be used as a planning period. When all elements have been completed by the committees a second class meeting will be called and details will be discussed. The plan now is if the project is approved the honor system for the freshman class will be placed into effect in February at the beginning of spring semester. In preparing the ground work, the freshman council has consulted and met with various'members the university administration. Also on Monday's agenda, Chandler said, will be selection of fresh-* man class faculty advisers. The floor will also be op'en for any additional suggestions for class projects. 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper7' 66th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1952 NO. 9 Florida Baptist Convention Donates $78?077 To Use For Capital Needs A check for $78,077.54 is the"first contribution to the Stetson endowment fund made by the Florida Baptist Convention. The check was given to L. A. Perkins, Jr., secretary of the Board of Trustees, by Dr. John Maguire, executive secretary of the convention. This contribution will THEATRE TRYOUTS Tryouts for the Stover Theatre's January productions (will be held for the last time today between 3:30 and 5:00 in tfee Theatre building. be used for capital needs. J_t- The endowment plan voted on by the Florida Baptist Convention, calls for the raising of $5,000,000 over a 10-year period for the development of Stetson. Half of the amount will be used for building, ' and half for endowment. A committee of senior members of the faculty headed by Dr. Irving C. Stover, is now making' a study of Stetson's long-term needs for buildings and endowment. As soon as sufficient information is available, a scale model will be made. Ultimately a minimum "of $25,000,- 000 may- be required to meet these needs. Included in the new buildings to be eventually financed are two wings to Sampson Library, an auditorium, and a music and art center. It has been suggested that funds for the urgently needed law building be provided by the law alumni. At the present time Stetson is operating under a substantial deficit, brought about by skyrocketing costs of operations. Three organizations are at work to balance the budget. They are United Stetson Alumni, headed by former governor Doyle Carlton of Tampa; the Stetson Associates, a group of non- alumni friends headed by Caleb J. King, Sr., of Jacksonville; and Stetson University Council, a group of outstanding business and pro- (Continued on Page Three) ©ot Court Trial ; Si- lo jse I lies Michael E. Burro will be' tried for the alleged "slaying" of Duaine Quick, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. by a group of Stetson Law students. The trial will be held in the County Judge's court room, Volusia County Court House. All witnesses will be chosen from the student body, but the jury will be composed of DeLand residents. Prosecuting attorney's will be Richard W. Bates and Jerry Fine. Defending Burro are Mike Bozzi, Nick Caputo and Richmond C. Johnson. William W. Judge, city attorney for Daytona Beach will preside. The facts for the case are based on the 1S79 case of the State of New York vs. Dan Sickles. The "slaying" of Quick took place on October 27, at the College Arms Golf Course, when Burro allegedly shot him with a .38 caliber pistol. The public is invited to this moot court which will follow regular court procedure. : v. ^JV& i.- JOHN B. STETSON, JR. emona Stetson's Tribute At the request of President Edmunds, a portrait of Colonel Stetson was placed in the foyer of Elizabeth Hall during the Wednesday John B. Stetson, Jr.'s Memorial Service. Faculty members, students, and DeLand friends of Colonel Stetson gathered in the chapel. During the opening moments, of the assembly, Mrs. Ruth Richardson Carr played a solo number on the new electronic organ. After a short period of silence, Professor Harold Giffin led the Glee Club and the audience (Continued on Page 3) Subjects For Harry Taylor Prize Announced Today (Subjects for the 1953 Harry L. Taylor Prize in Humanities, to be, awarded at June Commencement at Stetson University were announced today by the icommi'ttee |in charge of the contest. The prize is the largest offered at Stetson and is open to students who have completed two years at Stetson-with at least a B average and who have been and are majoring in one of the departments in the humanities division. The cash award is $259.00 or more and the winner also receives a full tuition scholarship. Qualified candidates must submit an essay of not less than 5,000 words or more than 8,000 words on one of the following subjects: 1. The Effects of Advertising Upon Modern" Culture. ■i 2. The Place of the Humanities in the Life of a Modern Citizen. 3. The Impact of Philosophy Up- ®n Science. 4. Religisus Motif and Motivation in Contemporary Theatre. President Edmunds Represents School At Founder's Son Funeral Services . President J. Ollie Edmunds represented the University at the funeral of John B. Stetson, Jr., yesterday in Philadelphia. Mr. Stetson, son of this university's founder, died at his home in Duburban Elkins Park Philadelphia, on Saturday, November 15. He was 88 years old. & He had served on the university Board of Trustees since 1907 and was at one time president of the board. He was also a member of the board of directors of the John B. Stetson Company, a hat manufacturing concern founded by his father. Stetson University's first yearbook, the Oshihiyi, was dedicated to Mr. Stetson in IPOS. Mr. Stetson, a native of Philadelphia, was graduated from Harvard University in 1S06. The following year he married Ruby F. Carlisle. During World War I, he served as a captain in the U.S. Air Corps, and was in charge of an. aviation instruction center near Tours, France. Among the first to enter that conflict, Mr. Stetson? was a member of the Early Birds, an organization composed of veterans of World War I. Appointed by President Coolidge as minister to Poland in 1925, Mr. Stetson held this position until 1929 -when he resigned. During World War II. he served in ;the Navy and later was economic and fiscal adviser to the commanding general of the Persian Gulf Command. Mr. Stetson was on the university campus in 1925, after his return from several moriths abroad where he was engaged in research (Continued on Page Three) lentauon Brings Baptist Leaders Orientation for Stetson's ministerial students held November 17 and 18 in Allen Hall, featured as guest speakers prominent Baptist leaders, Dr. Albert Carnett, Dr. John Maguire. .1. Harrison Griffin, and Dr. Davis C. Wooley. In cooperation with the department of Christian Education of the Florida Baptist Convention, this program was presented in order to acquaint the young ministers of Stetson with the various functions of the Florida Baptist Convention, the Cooperative-Program, and the importance of correct training and preparation for "t omorro w's church." Following the welcome Monday evening by Ministerial Association, President, Bob Smith, Dr. Maguire spoke on 'The Pastor and the Cooperative Program", and Dr. Carnett explained "The Function and Service of the Florida Baptist Convention." 5. Social and Private Responsibility in the Arts. 6. The Humane Tradition in Education. 7. Comparison of Literary (Masterpieces, Contemporary with each other, in Two Cultures. The committee from the Division of Humanities will read all the essays and make the~Hecision about the prize. Detailed informatioin may be obtained fresfl Dr. Byron H. Gibson. It's Inside The Hatter eleven start winding up their '52 season tamor- row against- Troy State. — on page tw© "Do you tlaintk Ike should go to Korea.." Get the sUident opinion and find oat what People Say. — on p_g® four