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Florida's Oldest College Newspaper arter Another View ; of Trimester ' See Page 2 75th YEAR NO. 9 DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, „NOV. 17,1961 PRICE EIGHT GENTS ? V ; \ . \l /■' t ■ >V:-- »■ .■ i>- - * r.' ■ *i? B,^-^"^ , ^ > ^ \' - :*-'\ i.*. ■* V ;S;/ *. _>* .'■ • £'■" .''-'' i £r< , v- s V'* tv4 .4 V- WA„i___'-:_ir_i.»-r..v,-M. L . The versatile "Highwaymen," who made the hit recording Michael, will present a concert on Saturday, December 2, in.'Elizabeth, Hall.' Admission will be $1.50. Story follows. ' . '/.'-■-' r@s@n ighwdymen The- Student Government Association .will present the vefsatile singing: group "The Highwaymen" for the Fall concert on Saturday, December 2. < The Reporter-. has received permission from ;Time;-IncVto reprint an article about '"The Highwaymfen?:" rThe"article appeared in the Oct."6,- i96i.issiie;of Time. . .-, ■ ■ — *' . ■*■- —— : : 26 Pledge Open ■ fall rush for the male students of ■ Stetson came to a close last Friday with '26 men pledging fraternities. There were .47 men in total signed up for " rush, and there were 38 spaces open. Those ■who pledged are: • . . ■ ' , - Delta Sigma. Phi . William Burke, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Carl Burst, St. Louis, Mo.; Robert Horton, Storrs.Conn.; Jack Purvis, Clermont, Fla.; Bing Stolzenburg, Ft. Lauderdale. Fla.; Eugene Taft, Summit, N. J. Lambda Chi Alpha Alan Farnham, Brookf ield, Conn.; James Fletcher, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Bon Jamis, Miami, Fla.; Robert Keith, Atlanta, Ga.; •rv-"'-'s Lockwood, Bartow, Fla.; .oftheim, Largo, Fla.-; Wil- ?oberts, Miami,;Fla.; Ronald "' i, Haverstraw, N. Y.' ', Pi Kappa Alpha ard Grace, Palm Beach, Patrick Kennedy", St. Paul, Pi JKappa Phi je' Haulman,. Panama .City, .itussell Walker, New Smyrna i; Fia. ' ., ? :. Sigma "Nu. Jter Drumb, DeLand, Fla.; p' Hester, Edgewater, Fla. (pledge: -Carl Rentz, -Miami, '? . - . j Sigma Phi Epsilon Jhard Chappel, Fort Lauder? 'iFla.; George Hieber, St.vPe- ■^g, Fla.; David . Quarrier, "}' Hartford, Conn. Social !?: James Brophy, Newburgh, REALITY IN ACADEMIA In nearly every U.S. jukebox is a pre-Civil War Negro spiritual called Michael, which" probably originated among slaves who traveled by boat each day-between the Georgia mainland and their quarters on the offshore isles. Michael-, row the boat " ashore ... Sister, help to trim' the' sails ... The River Jordan is chilly and cold, Chills the body but not the soul Released by United Artists last January, the songy was recorded by five folk singers called the Highwaymen. -It began to catch on- wildly toward the end of the Summer, reached the top ,of the charts,- and has now sold, more than 1,-' 000,000 copies, bringing the Highwaymen cash boxes full of unexpected- gold. Most remarkably, however, ,the Highwaymen are actually , college 'boys—all senior honor students at Connecticut's ivy, tinged Wesleyan University. Relaxed Control. Now contemplating- offers to. perform for' as much as $2,500 a night, the -five boys spent their freshman, sophomore and junior years performing unofficially before •, preoccupied pool shooters in their fraternity house basement; When one boy's father suggested - that they con- (See HIGHWAYMEN on Page 4) Volusia County Artists Present Annual Exhibit - The Thirteenth Annual Exhibition by Volusia County artists, now in progress in Holmes Hall,. Elizabeth Hall, and the Student Union Building, features one hundred and seven entries by residents from every'city -in the county. The exhibit itself. began' as a means to develop creative art in Volusia County and* -—;—; ; - has grown in popularity among amateur painters. Of the .one hundred entries,'only ten-entries received prizes. . '- , "Jubilee at Sundown" by Helen E • Polster of Holly Hill,- was named best in'the show and is a study in texture. Her technique in-this-'oil composition utilizes heavily ap- Calend Today "jigi" will be presented in the Stetson Room at 7:00 p.m. Greek - continues. Delta Delta Delta plans a party • with Sigma Phi iOn at the Sig Ep house from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. "Two Rode- oher" is ' playing at'the Athens Theatre and the Boulevard .'-In features "Thunder of the Drums," -"Dondi,",. "Legend of ,jy Hollow.", The Late Show, on Friday only at the Boulevard will .ire "Sex Kittens Go to College," and "Brain Eaters."- ',. - . Saturday . - ' - tetson soccer team, will travel to Lakeland, Florida for. a game Florida Southern College. Greek' Week Olympics will be held ")0 in the athletic field, Greek. Week ends', with a: dance at the na Plaza in Daytona Beach. The movies remain'the same at town theaters. ' y >' ■ ' -• .-"-, •--'■. . - '. Sunday ' . ? .■-.-'■ Back Street" will be playing at, the Athens through Wednesday. Bbulevard Drive-In will -show "Devil at ,i O'clock" through lay. , ■ - " - .'.;.. •' ; • - Monday; Jolonel Gray wiir speak in the. Stetson Room at 7:00 .p.m: The re, which, is presented by the Student Union Board, will be ved by a panel discussion with students and faculty. Music School 5 a lecture at 8:00 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall. "',..'' '' Tuesday ' " stetsonites, will hear Senior Recitals by-Don Waldrop—tuba and . rarie Ashley—piano at 8:00 p.m. in Elizabeth HalL Stetson Women invited to a-Thanksgiving Tea at 4:00 in Chaudoin Hall. Religious -je Co.unciJ will-hold Thanksgiving vespers at '6:30 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall. ... ' Wednesday - Sunday . -Thanksgiving Recess. . - , plied, - almost sculptured paint. The theme is dominated by the texture which supports, its , abstraction "of form. It suggests mass and movement, the heaviness of • oncoming night and. the intensity of light's last hour. Altogeriter it is a strong painting. : - ..-.''" Four equal' prizes which were awarded red ribbons and,a check comprise the second group of winning paintings.- y -, - ':',■< ■■ ■■ • N. E. Rathbone,. a resident, of DeLand, took ' a red. ribbon with her "Descent from the Cross."' A study, in mood, "Descent'! heightens the emotional quality of -the subject,by simplifying figures and contrasts.' The'figures border, on the surrealistic ?in their simplicity and the muted, greyed tones on the painting,add an air.of mourning. -Mrs. Rathbone's technique with oils is not as heavy as "Jubilee at Sundown," but' the canvas is well .covered. '• A pen ■ and • ink 'sketch, "Greek Fisherman," by Hester M. ■ Ayers of New Smyrna Beach,' rated an equal award'and is a study in line. Mr. Ayres used a technique of well chosen simple lines . to -suggest contours. Uncluttered composition and a free style with .the, pen characterizes this painting?' -The simplified but not abstract figures and -shapes" suggest: the 'freshness of the sea shore. ." • : One.of the equal awar.ds, went to Steve McLachlin of Holly Hill for his "Moonlight" Signal No. 1." Using oils on fiberboard,' the artist creates an aesthetic abstraction. Its emotional quality suggests darkness rather-than stating (See VOLUSIA on-Page- 4) ay Weel The 1961 Stetson University ■ Greek Week Olympics will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 18, on the* track field, across from the men's dormitories. ;■ Judy .-"Wood and Dave Johnson, co-chairmen of the Olympics, have announced that this year's Olympics will be "bigger than'ever.'^ ■ - Both men and women will compete iri many events Saturday. The men's competition will include such single events' as the Medley Relay,. 110, 220, 330 and 440 yards and- the marathon, at a distance to be announced. There will be many other events hi which the fraternities may enter as many as three representatives. Other . events include 880 yard run, the shotput and the discus throw. Girl's events include the 440 yard.run, the. softball throw, ar;d' the standing broad jump as open events where three representatives may enter for each sorority. Chariot Race - The big event of the' afternoon will be the Chariot Race.- In' this race, each sorority furnishes,.a drive, and the fraternity furnishes the locomotion. ' ' ; The .fraternities have'built their chariots according to rigid specifications. There are no metal parts with the exception' of nails. - The sorority paired with each fraternity decorates the chariot to enter in the Best Decorated Chariot contest. Six Trophies, • Charles Rikard and Sandy Koch, co-chairmen for the Greek Week •Committee. ..-annaunce,cL.v-thatr, six. -trophies "will'"be, awarded during1 the Greek Week Olympics, Saturday. Two trophies will be awarded to the fraternity and the sorority that are the overall winners at the Olympics.. - A trophy will go the fraternity and the sorority having the Best Decorated Chariot in the Chariot Race. Finally a trophy will go to the fraternity and the sorority . that are the winners in the Chariot Race Saturday. ." KING BILL GARDNER QUEEN KAY BALLOU Her long Speaks The National Affairs Committee of the DeEand Chamber of Commerce sponsored an "Appreciation Dinner" for Congressman A. Sydney Herlong last Thursday, November 9, in the Stetson Room. Dignitaries present were Herlong; Mr. Lowell Hastings, Chairman of the committee; and Dr. John' E. Johns, Dr. James Stewart, and Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, all of " Stetson" University: The banquet was instituted in au attempt to give the constituents of the DeLand area an opportunity to show their appreciation to Congressman Herlong for representing' them in Washington .this past session. '- , ' In his speech, the Guest of Honor praised DeLand and the National Affairs Committee for keeping abreast of the national issues, saying, that ." . . . they would be capable, intelligent voters on any issues of national importance." „ . Continuing his - speech, Herlong mentioned several topics which had been discussed during the past session. - Among the topics mentioned - were Federal Aid to Education,' which he-decried, saying that the Federal-Government is not the proper vehicle for such endeavors; and Foreign Aid, which he labeled as" "a bargain" in light of the foreign bases and. mutual security -which" evolves." Concerning the celebrated 'Moorishot,' Herlong said that we should be rnindful of the problems on earth and how much we could ' alleviate these problems with the money? appropriated to the moonshot. , Dr. Johns, toastmaster, .began the evening's program ,by introducing the dignitaries present, especially ' Mr., Lowell' Hastings, who elaborated on the work being done by the -National -Affairs Committee. Mr. Hastings, stated that, among the endeavors of. the Committee are reports made ,pn studies of major controversial issues on the National scene, panel discussions concerning these problems, and economics courses which are offered to people in the De- Land area who wish to acquaint (See HERLON,G' on Page- 4) The schedule for the Annual Greek Week activities, announced this week by the Greek Week Committeee, encompasses a full four-day weekend for fraternity and sorority members. " f , . The kick-off for the big weekend was last Monday and the calendar of events5-_ *is as follows: Call To We think of the, Pilgrims as' very religious people— and they were. We expect such people to return, things to God for the blessings of life—and-so. they did. However, if this is, all that comes to us upon reading the story, of the first Thanksgiving, we have missed the real significance of the event. The truth is, conditions could very easily have been otherwise. , Every, man, -woman, and child there stood close to death. It could easily,have been a situation where all.had perished. Life was precarious.. There is a second truth: Man is dependent upon God; for the spiritual things of life and also for his physical needs. All of this is implied in the act,of Given things. What of today?. We stand on. the. edge of abyss. Shall we see another Thanksgiving? .We don't know; but-we are alive now. Let us.be thankful for that. '-"" And what of man's, adequacy for life? Man has made remarkable advances in understanding and using nature. However, we must not forget, that man does not create nature. He understands - it—he-uses it; but nature is a Given thing, and-man is dependent Upon,it. So rmah~Ts"''depeiident:'bn" God:"-,-vTlii's^isr''ti-e^'_riV_;mng*'of-' ■Thanksgiving. . - - James A. Stewart—Dean of the Chapel. Second Speaker In - ■ - ' i S.U.B. Series Coming The Student Union .Board will present its second in a series of lectures Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Stetson Room.' '•'■'.' .'-,.. • The' speaker is Colonel Russell E. Gray-who is stationed at Patrick Air Force Base. He will speak on the missile age of today. A short and captivating summary of his career as issued by ^^^^^^^R*^ffl£ss|.;}^.l' the United States Air Force ltfjp: "" "" " '" follows: Cbionel Russell E. Gray is assigned as; Deputy Chief of - Staff, 'Material at the Air Force Missile jjjjj Test Center, at Patrick Air Force jjj§j| Base, Florida? He came to the Base |jj|§| in March 1958 from Wheeler Air glj?!!; Force Base in Hawaii, where he jjjjjgg& served, as Deputy Commander "of *""**-'■' the .2nd Air Rescue-Group. Colonel Gray' first entered military .service in January 1941, For f- ,;■ two/years-he, served .as'Assistant : i - Wing Operations -' Officer for an ( anti-submarine wing and as liaison |, "* officer-for this same organization. | ''' In -.1944 he was assigned as the ! " , base operations officer of'.Dale ,.- Mabrey. Field in? Florida. Later i that-year- he attended the Army -Command and .. General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, KaSi- sas. Upon completion of this school ,he'returned to Dale Mabrey Field^ and was reassigned in.1945 to San Jose, Guatemala, as the base commander of this.Air Force, station. He completed his .World War II service in -April -1946. ., ? '■ During a break '• in - service ■, Colonel Gray attended Baylor University, ,Waco,'-'Texas, where he completed , tlie Pre-Med course and part of the?medical school course prior'to.accepting a regular.-commission in the Air Force in-1947. ? He returned, to "duty, as .'an instructor,. : in. the Air University Senior Management School. Iri.the summer of 1948 he attended the Air Force Tactical School, returning to the Air University ;Manage- •ment School as criief. of the Administrative Practices ■ Branch, in May 1949 Colonel Gray was assigned to the Alaskan Air Command to become the Base Commander of Shamya -AFB,' Alaska. He held this position until June 1950 when he returned to the Air University as a student of the Air Command and' Staff School. Upon' completion of this course, he was selected to be-< come instructor in the Logistics Staff Officers School.. In December 1953 he was reassigned to MATS as a -squadron commander of the 1739th Ferrying Squadron, Amarillo, Texas. This '■Vf.. ^ <? COL. RUSSELL E. GRAY (See SPEAKER on Page 4) Monday, November 13 Noon-5:00 . p.m. Elections in the Student Union Building lounge for King arid Queen ' ■ of Greek Week. Wednesday, November. 15 ' 7:00 p.rh. Kick-off night. First there was a Roll Call sing for all ' campus fraternities and sororities in- Elizabeth Hall. After the sing the King and-Queen■ of Greek Week were.. crowned and began their reign over the festivities. The sororities conducted . open house in their apart- , inents at the Pan-Hellenic ' Building after the sing and presentation of the King and ' Queen of Greek Week. . Thursday, November 16 7:30 p.m. A special, movie was shown for all- Greeks in the Stetson ^Room' of the SUB. The Greek Week Committee announced that the movie was "A Place in the Sun." Refreshments were served to the Greeks immediately after . the film and there was a . mixer, so Greeks could become better acquainted with each other. Friday, November 17 5:00 p.m. There will be a swim party .and spaghetti dinner at Ponce de Leon Springs, north of DeLand.. 8:30 p.m. After the spaghetti dinner each of the campus fraternities will conduct open houses at their fra- ,j_. _ .-ternity', houses. Each of,, the i' ' ^fraternities^ will; have "re-' freshments, dancing and entertainment for visitors. Saturday, November 18 10:00 a.m. until noon each sorority will conduct a coffee and . open house in the sorority apartments in the Pan-Hellenic Building.' 1:00 p.m. Olympics. Everyone is invited to the track field, . ' down by the men's dormitories, to watch the games. 1 The main event will be the Chariot Race. Fraternity and sorority members will both compete in track events and the girls will have a special Beer Barrel Roll. ..8:00 p.m. until midnight The Fraternity Ball will be held-in . the Ball Room of the Daytona Plaza Hotel, Daytona Beach. The Delacadoes Band, again this year, will - supply the music for dancing and listening. The coronation of the ' Greek Week King and Queen will take place and the sororities will announce their new pledges. King And Queen Charles Rikard and Sandy Koch, co-chairmen for the Greek Week Committee announced that' last year's Greek Week King and Queen, Pete Brooks and Pat Erick- son, will be on-hand to crown the new King and Queen Saturday night at the Daytona Plaza. Candidates for the Greek Week Queen were Nancy Irish, Alpha Chi Omega; Kay Balloii, Alpha Xi- Delta; Susan Green, Delta Delta Delta; Carol Haid, Phi Mu; Judy Woods, Pi Beta Phi; and Eileen Lipthrott, Zeta Tau Alpha. "Candidates for the Greek.Week King are Jack Moore, Lambda Chi- Alpha;_ Frank Townsend, Pi Kappa Alpha; ,Bill Gardner, Pi (See DINNER on Page 4) Group Set Up - ... A long Range. Planning .Committee for Stetson University's -future has been appointed as a -special committee responsible , to the Board of Trustees, President J. Ollie Edmunds has announced. The committee will. consider the-development of a 10 year financial plan for the University.- The group will meet5* ; ~ 1J r~ : r . on the DeLand Nov. 28 campus. • The rapidly increasing number of young people, with both the desire and capacity for higher education- is beginning to place the' nation's colleges .and .universities under heavy pressure. A long-term budget projection -is therefore a- realistic way to plan now to meet the changes in higher education which are-likely to take place .in.the-next. 10 year,s, Stetson officials indicate. The Stetson Long.Range committee will explore such' questions as how large the college should grow over the next 10 years, how many faculty members' w i 11 * be needed and -what their salaries should be, and how much it will cost to run-the physical plant.' Other areas to be explored are how much will be needed for student services, development, campus activities, athletics, and scholarships. How many new. buildings will be needed? And finally, where might the money come from,, and how much of.it can .be expected from gifts, endowment, and - tuition. ; The planning group' consists: of three trustees,' academic and student deans, the business manager, and two representatives each from students, faculty,- alumni, the city of-DeLand, and the Florida Baptist Convention. ' . '• Sitting in with the committee at its first meeting will be Dr. Goodrich. C. White, consultant for the Association of American Colleges. FBC Ends In Hassel The Florida Baptist Con- v e n t i o n recommended to Stetson University, Wednesday, that its trustees and administration - "exhaust every resource, Christian and' legal," to transfer all Stetson property to the Convention and give the Convention power to elect Stetson trustees.' The Convention took .this action by amending one of the recommendations of its Education Commission. It also referred - all other Commission- recommendations back to the Commission, including one which called for planning the establishment of a new Florida Baptist College. Before the convention took its action this morning, Former Gov. Doyle Carlton, president of the Stetson' trustees, pledged that the University. would: 1.) Give preference to qualified Baptist in the appointment of all- administrative and teaching personnel; to make certain that all administrative officers and faculty members honor Baptist tradition,, doctrine, and.policy. . 2.) Iriterisify our efforts to en-' joll. a.- larger;:, number -of - Florida_ "Baptists" in our student body by , giving more publicity to our policy of preferential treatment to applications made by Florida Baptist young people. , \ 3.) Encourage more candidates for the Baptist ministry to enroll in our studerit body by offering more liberal scholarship assistance to such students as an additional - important' service to our Baptist constituency. 4.) Strive diligently to maintain a. climate iri which ' the full potential of the Baptist constituency can express itself; and to have at all times an open-door policy, enabling Baptists to suggest ways and means for improving our service to Florida Baptists.. 5.) Engage sincerely in a cooperative :venture, with Florida Baptists in planning a long range program designed ' to meet the educational, responsibility which this convention faces.. Speaking of the trustees, Carlton1 urged Baptists to provide .the necessary .operating capital, and endowment funds required by Stetson University. ". . On Thursday morning it was decided that Stetson University will receive $249,600 from ."the Florida Baptist Convention for 1961-62. This was,an increase of 11/2 percent over the amount voted for Stetson for -1960-61, but a reduction from the original amount of $312,000 which had been recommended by the-State Board- of Missions. The , Convention also expressed its confidence in Stetson's trustees and that there would be greater cooperation between the Convention and "the University in the-' future. The Florida Baptist group adopted .the largest budget in its history. It set an operating budget of $2,600,000 with the divisioht of funds being 60 percent .for state causes and 40 percent for South- wide causes. .Within the state, Baptist Field. ■Missions are to receive 39.2 percent of all operating funds, Stetson ■ ;University 9.6 percent, Ministerial Education .2 • percent,- Children's Home 6 percent," Bible Institute 3 percent- and Retirement Centers 2 percent?. - ' . ' Mortar Board Salutes For outstanding, service to the Stetson community, Mortar Board recognizes the members of The Reporter Staff. They feel the quality and competence of the news, editorial "and feature articles have- contributed significantly ' toward • the goal of having a well-informed, campus. The editorial page in particular demonstrates a new arid mature insight into pertinent problems. ■ , "■'.','■ " ~ This year Mortar ? Board will recognize individuals or organizations "that have made an out- stariding contribution or service to Stetson. They hope that the entire college community will join them .in this expression'of gratitude. ■■''•.