The Stetson Reporter

■>\ fr- ' SUPPORT UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC EVENTS • ■■• * Florida's Oldest College Newspaper PETER NERO SPRING CONCERT THURSDAY, 8 P.M. 76th YEAR-NO. 23 DELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 9 PRICE 10 CENTS '..-fy '. 7. SGA Election Results Told For Stetson Results of student government elections at Stetson University for 1963-64 are as follows: Student; Government President- Jay Landers of:Winter Park. .Student Government Vice .President—Doug Sucher of Hamden, Conn. ', ' " ■ Student Government Secretary—. Eileen Lipthrott of St. Petersburg. Student Government Treasurer- Neil Savage of St.TPetersburg., Student Union Board. —, Larry Hastings of Hamden, Conn., and Joe Garner of Carmi,-Ill- College of Liberal Arts—President: Ron Peacock of Casselberry. Senators: Bruce Haulman-of Panama City; Janie Kraft .of Hollywood,'and Patty Snow of.Delray Beach: ■ '--*.- '"■* ■* " .. '' ■ ' -School of Business, Administration,— President: "William E.'Dun- wody of Coral -Gables. Senators: Bobby Keith of Atlanta*, Ga.; Ken Kineaid of LaFollette,; Tenn*., and Andy Smith of Frostproof.- - ■ MUSIC SCHOOL • School of -.-Music — .President: Carol Rutan of Atlanta, Ga. Senators: Grover Wilkins of Dallas, Tex.; Linda Priddy . of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Christine Burns 'of Lexington, ,Ky. Senior Class-— President: Virginia Holtzendorf of Waycross, Ga. Senators: "Mel Rodelli of Hollywood; Ray Smith of "Largo, and' Jim Terrell of Jacksonville. ' Junior Class—President: Charles Bugg of Miami. Senators: Richard Ginn of Miami; Doug McKittrick of Ft. Pierce, and Bob Snowden of Jacksonville. . Sophomore Class — President: Bill Schneider, of Miami. Senators: Steve Busey of Jacksonville; Jennie Dekle of .Gainesville, and Hoyt Edge of Louisville, Ky. The president of. Stetson's freshman class and representative Senators will be elected iri the fall. sr««* € * Messersmith's Watercolor Wins Prize One of three cash' awards of $100 for winning paintings has gone to Fred. Messersmith, chairr man of Stetson. University's .. art- department, from the-14th annual" exhibition of the Florida7 Artist Group Inc., held in St. Augustine. Messersmith has also been elected' president of the Florida Artist Group,' an organization limited to -125 painters-in 'the-•'state.' The group's show opened April -26" and runs through'"May 30 at the' Art Center of the St.; Augustine Art Assn. . _ — - Messersmith's winner is-, a watercolor, "Tombs of Nocera-' Pompeii." The other two cash awards went to Robert McFarland of. Bradenton for. . his / watercolor /'Evening Colors," arid,Mun Quan; . of,Jacksonville,.,?--- hisv.oii; ."Refugee Camp."- Judge-for 7 the exhibit was Carl - Holtz,77well-kn'qw artist 'in "residence - at--the-'University of Louisville.'-.-: '-"..-, The three paintings ' become a part of the Florida Artist Group's, traveling exhibit, which also -will includea "painting by Stetson artist iri residence Louis Freund, "Anfiqua-Ruins," arid one by his wife,'Elsie, entitled "Ode." Freund was president last year, and is .' a .charter member of the ■ group: Elected first vice-president was Ralph Bagley, Orlando; second vice-president, Helen Protas, Sarasota; and secretary-treasurer"!' Sally Kirtland,' Bradenton. % .« Piano Students Give Recitals Piano pupils, of Stetson University's "sub-collegiate department in the School bf • Music- will - presented a recital on Sunday, May 5, in Elizabeth Hall on the DeLand, campus. Pupils who performed are - Ann West,, Marc. Yaxley, -Patricia Floyd, Lee Ernest,-Susan.Gilmore, Bennett McLeod, Jeanie Graf, Joanne Graf, Randolph, Chauvin, Robert Chauvin, ■ Johnny Kelly', Susan .Weeks; Deborah Hubbard, Frances Page, and Mary Mowery, Christine " Wiggins, Ruth Anne Early, Carol Andrews, Barbara Bowles, Carol Lee Yaxley, Ellen Yaxley, Donna. Linkovich, Suzanne Wollner, Arthur Tuttle, .Steven Medlin, Darrell * Foster, David Cushman, Fannie ■ Tuttle, Alice Valentine, Judy Giles, Jane Byers, Claire Weeks, .and Charlaine Free. These students have 'studied tinder-Ethel Fisher,. Muriel Cush- irian, Claudia Callaway, Elizabeth Deal, Kathryn Kegley, Sara Stin-- son,, Elinor WilcoxV Elizabeth Wolfe, and,Frances Hughes. Miss Hughes' is head|of- the"sub-col- -Uy^ate,department,- :,'"'. ''>-This week-marks the beginning of the serving of two new -columnists as waiters of "Greek-Gab." ■ They will be trying throughout the next year to give coverage to the social fraternities 'oh' campus, but it wil ,be necessary- for these groups to cooperate with them s 6 the column may survive and effect its purpose. In this issue, Carol Robb, Alpha CM, has written the sorority news, and. Pete Heebner, Pike, the fraternity. SORORITIES . ; " By Carol, Robb ALPHA CHI OMEGA Ohapter sdhoi_rslhip awards were presented last. .week. "Most improved active" went to Anita' B'ar- ineau, "Highest pledge ave'rage;" t'q Diane Gentry, and "Junior with the-- highest average,", tp Edwina Murphey. '• . ', ALPHA XI'DELTA-: , Goodies "for. Granny was the theme of the; dessert" last , night in'-"honor "of the alumns who have been "adopted: by tlie girls-as their grandmothers. '..-". Suzanne Mullinis, a junior, was tapped for Scroll and Key on Monday. . DELTA DELTA DELTA: * Surprises are in store for the actives, surprises to be furnished by a . group ;of. hard-working girls known'..: collectively as the 7'Tri- delt pledges." I'm afraid, however, that the secrets wil have to be divulged in next week's column. Congratulations go to two new actives: Bev Finney and Barbara Mitchell. . . PL BETA-PHI Pi Phi's are planning a banquet to be given for seniors. 'Following it will., be., the..traditional senior farewell ceremony. Pledges awarded their "Active- of-the-Week" pin to senior Jane Hall last Wednesday night. ZETA TAU ALPHA Two Zeta's are in the news this week, Frances.,-Lyle and ...Carolyn, Crowley, juniors, were just tapped, for Scroll and Key: Arid Denise-Wall has done .it again. She received am award early this week from Sports Illustrated magazine. r (In order- for the sororities to gain, equal. coverage,,-would, each president' .appoint- someone'. to: send in news by Saturday each week to Box 46, please.) ■ ■ . FRATERNITIES By Pete Heebner • I am extremely happy to begin my stint as a crusading columnist for "Greek Gab.",I am planning to inject various goodies into the column in 'the "Hope of displaying the lighter ."side of fraternity,"life". I hope, the fraternities will give me as-much news as possible.and include-to it some of their-'.'wild hair" doings! "I now plan to get a large amount of news from .radio stations such as -WLAC, Nashville, Tenn. "Big-U-Baby." seems to have an'inside line m Stetson-goodies": _ 77 7-:;:DELTA-SIGMA PHI..;:,-.;' ■ Tlirough-the thrifty use .of 150 green stamp-books, tlie-Delta-Sigs are" now otjoying a new color-TV- set. " -. ".7 : Delta Sig weekend .'will1 begin Friday with a.native party. Saturday'will find the chapter in; Daytona for/a sailor's ball. There will be a dinner and dance followed Jpy the* presentation of awards for, the year. ''.■'.',. ■ ,'■ ' , LAMBDA CHI ALPHA,,-;.- - Friday nigUti, .the Lambda Chi's and. their .'dates .wil be giving-a banquet for al—1 tlie Lambda Chi seniors graduating in June. Saturday, the. brothers and their, dates wiE head for Silver. Glen foir", a fish, fry. -. ■'.''.- PI KAPPA ALPHA The Pikes have,two new pledges from Wildcat Rush. They, are Bill Stark and Tim Owen. ..- ; Sunday night climaxed an ei'ghtr week pledgeship as John Dennis, Glenn Garvin,', Doug McKittrick and Bill * Francisco. were initiated into the Delta Upsilon chapter^ Lavaliered are Randy.Eliot and Carol. Osley/ Alpha Chd, and Jim Stevens and Tina Young, Alpha Chi. Pinned are Dave 'Stacy and Tri-delt Patty Snow.' "' ' - PI KAPPA PHI .. r'. . That the Pi Kap - weekend', was a great success has been heard from all' concerned.; The brothers enjoyed a formal dance' at the Riviera Motel in Daytona, Friday, and adjourned to Silver Glen,. Saturday. Mary De La Gal,-Alpha Chi, was announced as .Pi.Kap Rose., ,■ Over the weekend, Roger' Nofsinger became engaged to Winnie Duncan,, a Pi-Phi from'Vanderbilt. And sophomore Chuck Bugg has pinned Pi Phi Teresa Sitigiey. SIGMA NU- "* , " .- ■ The '"natives ware wild at the Snake; house/last/Friday, night-1 ait the . Polynesian Paradise party which began the annual White Star weekend. On Saturday-the festivities' moved to the .Leesburg.. That night the after-banquet program consisted of some^mpdem poetry - (Continued on Pigs Two), , Called 'Best College Group9 STETSON'S CONCERT.CHOIR is pictured above prior to their May 7th concert performance which won praise-from] critics. The 60vvoice choir presented such, selections as "Hail, Bright Abode" from > Tannhauser and' "The Last' Words of David." ' , ."•' Religious Schools Get Praise - Only the church-related college stands today among institutions of ■ higher education; .to, point' out that God is truth and meaning,- Col. Donald, E.' Eppert, U. S. Corps of Engineers, 'Cape Canaveral, told. 60 Stetsbn University alumni and friends, in "Rockledge, May' 3. - Eppert spoke at the Rockledge ■Country Club- during . _. Stetson Develop"__e'nt7Dinner. for Brevard county. Master' of,"ceremonies was Doyle" I.. Carlton, .Merritt' Island citrus grower and banker.' Eppert said Stetson University serves as a center for reason,, calm, and; compassion in a world of fear arid hatred. ' He said the University will- continue' to; produce self-educating,". responsible, and responsive men and women/on a campus where studerits can' still know God.- ' > ■ ,. ■ Parents of Stetson'students can learn about, the University arid tell others" about it, Eppert. * declared, and they can contribute to its, financial support. He pointed out that 58 per cent of Stetson's income is from tuitions and- the rest is made up primarily by gifts. - ■ '..'■' •Dr.* James W., Parrish, Stetson vice-president, said Stetson alumni participating - * thus ' far this .;■ year in the'United Stetson Alumni pro- grain "are; neairly" double 'the number of last .year. He/pointed' out that increased 'alumni financial support could lead to increased support:'in- gifts .from; corporations since', they ' support7 seliools .■.that have ;stfpng alumni 'backing.,, - v ■ Other-"speakers were1 Dr.-. Robert Clark, .pastor" of „ Mayfair .Baptist' Church,. Jacksonville,"=and director bf the Stetson Alumni Assn,,. and three'- Cocoa! men, Roby Buekalew, accountant; ...Russell'.. .Dixon,, 7in- surancemari, arid.Dr.' A. E.- Keister. Mrs. Jernigan Holds Many Offices; Has Numerous Appointments To Keep Pqrrish Speaks To The vice-president of Stetson University, Dr. -James W.* Parrish,' was "the banquet speaker; at -the annual-.state convention" o'f' the Beta' ciub .May A at. the George Washington ' Hotel," - Jacksonville. His' topic 7wai 7"R'efusirig and Choosing."- .■ ■ ' More than - 500 students ..and teachers attended-'.the . banquet, according to Jno. W. Harris!!, national secretary. There are, 120 chapters of the Beta Club in Florida, with a' membership of' about 4,000" high -school -'. students.- . .The club'is operated5 to-reward merit,: encourage effort, and elevate the moral welfare of students.' .Parrish'is' the - former pastor.of Riverside -.Baptist* Church, ■ Miami, where ;he served "for--lOVi. years. He received his'. B.A. ..arid ,, D.D. degrees'' from 'Stetson;" last, -yeaY he was'- governor. of--,the . Florida district .of Kiwanis, Intl./and7gov- ernor of all -the' Kiwanis governors in -the. U. S.' and Canada..' Recital Postponed The,'organ recital scheduled for Mondays May 6, featuring Stetson University senior Bob McCloskey, has .been • cancelled. j McCloskey will:present -his. senior recital on Monday,-May 20, in the Elizabeth Hall* auditorium. His program ,;will .be announced., at .a future .date. A small, -. dark-haired, smartly dressed- woman left late in April by plane-for a 10-day trip."'Stetson University's Sara Staff Jernigan flew as far as many .people do on a summer in Europe, but she did riot leave the country.- In fact, she had.only two stops — Missoula, Mont., and Minneapolis,' Minn. *"' - As enthusiastic, over--the'trip as if it were ^pleasure'Jaunt, ■ Mrs;; Jernigan was riot; vacationing .* at all.. She was.on, a packed schedule of major, addresses, radio talks, conventions and - committee fneet- ings. ' " ■*'"'" 7 : Mrs.. Jernigan is' professor of .physical education,, and in charge of the -woman's program in the- •He"alt'h, Physical - Education and Recreation""Department." '.At', the very top,.of , her field,-she holds- many 'other more .complicated titles. in-nationwide organizations, arid it is7'her work with these . major' physical education "groups throughout the country which occasioned this journey, and many other previous ones. , - This spring -she is ' completing her third year as",a high officer in the-American Assn. for Health," Physical- Education and- Recreation,-as immediate past vice-president.'-* It is in this-capacity that' she attended the northwest' con- .ventibn'.of the -AAHRER at Missoula.; She gave the, opening ad-' dress, at the , convention . on the siibjept."Value's.in Sports" and.'at a- later session,- discussed "A Forward Look to.the Countdown,", a ■ • t -m • discussion ' of •• the 4 philosophy ■'■ and IvlWc-ILlS 111 • JVIiaini MRS SARA JERNIGAN tennis suit, fresh from a brisk t set with some .-of her "advanced students, she' stopped only to cool off a . minute before' talking with animation of.the busy- schedule which lay ahead of her. She admitted that it isn't an easy load to carry, for it requires much'advance planning for her to do' so much traveling and still not neglect her duties', at: the University. All these are arranged for well in advance, arid nothing is left to chance, she said..Of course, Schultz Talks To interpretation of girls' ■ 'and -women's-sports. ' •- ' - - r" , 'In. .addition to the' twp'speeches,- sh'e talked ■ informally, with .Uni-; versity of'.'Slontana' students-,'and leaders',,appeared."pn' radio,.- and made • several 'other public .appearances. ' All -' of , this, - was between' April 728 .arid'-May 1, when,-Mrs. Jernigan then! went to ..Minneapolis for the .national cbnveritioi of "the AAHPER; largest of its kind in' the' world, with.a membership bf some 37,000: Here,, she -also .made,- a rriajor address on, the subject of "New Frontiers' in 'Physical *Edu-. cation." * ' ' '''.''' 'just so that time.wouldn't; hang too- heavily on, her hands at-- the convention,' Mrs. Jernigan presided at another "meeting-.while she was there,* when' the Women's 'Board of the U. S. Olympics development committee held a session. She is* chairman . of this . group until the Olympics are held in Japan in the fall of .1964. . ;: . ,"' The' participation of more • women in Olympics .competition is one of Mrs.-Jernigan.'s.major in7 terests. And in this, connectionf she has a new office — that- of director .,of ,'a National ■ Institute , of Girls' and Women's, Sports, which is, .to. be. held-in. .November .<for the purpose of • training ■ teachers arid "other leaders;'from;eachstate.. These women will ' then . -return home' and train others, so that the young,.women- and girls of" the U. -S. will have background . pre-, paratioi, which will fit them "for Olympics competition. The - • project has the. support of Bud- Wil- ident's council on -physical fitness arid','the U.7.S.* Olympics' committee executive board.'""- ; - With:.all these"; meetings and, plans for future ones on'her mind, Mrs; Jernigan paused for a brief- interview in' her "Cummings gym' office on .the. Demand campus just b'efore*: she left.". Clad in a white Dr. Harold Schultz, Stetson University assistant professor of history, and, political science,- spoke before,the'Kiwanis Club of Miami at the .Columbus Hotel in "downtown Miami at'.a noon" meeting on' May .•.'.'.-.■.''' 7 ;'7, :" .- •" ' Dr: [' Schultz; - topic .was . "The Politics .of' Friendship" 'and dealt particularly "with,the 'recent- elections in Canada., The '.- Kiwanis' meeting, is,a 'part -of the' Canada- U. S: -GooA Will' Week which 'has been', held for,- several- years and has meant 'a great, deal "toward good-will relations between Canada arid ':America. *'.'■■ it was necessary to secure the blessing of her husband and of, the dean of the University, before she undertook her outside activities at all .But they have meant a great deal to her in a'wider outlook, in acquaintances throughout the na-' tion, and in bringing honors -to Stetson — for most of the top officials are from much bigger schools." .- - ■ " ,. * , Jt-also,' means- plenty^of '-'.home-, work""'after, hours, .-Mrs. Jernigan noted. Her office is lined with books;' her desks pited . high with papers. All of these' are necessary with three-major-speeches-in 10 days. Speaking is'riot the easiest thing in the world, but it is one that she has worked on earnestly. Then there were • ■ the small personal problem's for a wom'an^- what shall-I take'in the way of clothes? It had snowed in Montana a week before, so that meant heavy clothes. Minneapolis had somewhat ■ warmer ■ weather, but not the same as Florida. These details had to be considered and settled before the trip. And there's always coming back. After convention stimulation of being with many people, of constant coming and going, there's a settling down time — a readjustment to daily class activities on 'campus, admitted Mrs. Jernigan. ..•■■■-- Her schedule is one that most people would feel • was-sb wearing that it would, take weeks of, rest to recover from 10 days of.such activity.. But not ■ Mrs.. Jernigan: She -has abounding energy and her dark eyes sparkled as she looked forward to the days ahead. • '- She was an "ex" officer of the AAHPEIR. when. she came ■ back, but she is still active in so. many other groups' that she doesn't have time to sit back and rest on her past glories.. ' r - - • - After' such a' busy year, what about'the summer, vacation? ,Mrs. Jernigan will-be just as-.■■active theri, as she -plans, to-leave '.,July 3 as conductor of a co-educational college student '■'European' tour which will la_t'until Aug. 20.1-She is realy excited over the -. prospects — and says there are.- three, vacancies stiloperi in her group— I but only students need apply.- * \ Societies Begin AT STETSON 7_lhur.-— Play:' -"Woman In the Shoe" -8:00 p.m.--Stover" ^ ; ■ Christian Science Lecture-7:30 p.m..-SUB 7 ■Fri., —Delta Sigma Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon Weekends*- .'.'. 7 Play: ■ "Woman-In the Shoe" '."'•' Sat.", v—Play:.-"Woman In the Shoe" ,•-.•'"'■■; - - 7 v./ AT THE MOVIES •'". '-_.». '-. ';/-",i. ' :" sub ■ .•.''';- '■'• .7; ■/ ,• '', ' ;-"Ori .The Waterfront" ATHENS THEATER -Thiur.-SatV — "Young Guns-of Texas" -Alan Ladd - ' : '-{., •' -"The Day7Mairs. Invaded the Earth" ' 'Sun.'-fues. —.."The- Courtship- of Eddie's "Father",- Glenn Ford Wed.:Thi_r. — ."Critic's.Ctooice" -Bob Hope and'Lucile Ball 7 BOULEVARD DRIVE-IN ■F-i.-Sat.'' '—."Country Music.Jubilee" -Ernest Tubb ....,- . "Square Dance Jubilee" - Don Barry- . "Hi,, Neighbor" - Roy Acuff ',.--' * ' .'Sun.'-Ti.es. — "TWo .Forthe-Seesaw" - Shirley.MacClain':., -.. '77 ■ " '.'Six'Black,Horses"'-Audie Murphy. . :, Wed.-Thur. — "Say .One For. Me" - Debbie Reynolds ',' .' ""The'. Vikings" -Kirk Douglas. , \ : • ' ■■ BY JOYCE DEATON As the spring semester, draws to a close, several of Stetson's rhon- orary societies- are tapping-new members. Leading"the-list of honor aries recently inducting is Mortar Board, national leadership and service organization. Diane Gentry, Carolyn Crowley, Kenny Butler, Carol Clark, Edwinna Murphey, Frances Lyle 'and."Carolyn Dami- anos arejihe new members.:.Mcirtar Board membership,; is the - highest honor Stetson" bestows"'on. its .out standing women.' Members are selected from junior' girls who have .mkiritairied a7_.8 scholarship average and have been outstanding leaders on campus. ■' '■'.'- ' Scroll and -Key,, organized to encourage high', scholarship", and leadership,-recently .tapped .Karen" -Waggoner,-FrederichBlosch,-:Thurr nion .Whitley,.: Karen -Steanson; Wayne' Dickson, Carolyn Dami- anos, Tina. Cunningham, Edwinna Murphey, Richard Gibson,, Frank West, Frances Lyle', Carolyn Crowley," - Suzanne Mulliris and Vernon Cope. Members-are chosen from the' highest .five per £ent of the junior .and senior, .classes.."7 . Phi Society, sponsored by faculty members of Phi Beta. Kappa, tapped Linda 'Marchinton!" Alice Petty, Sherry Wheeler, Linda Gre- ory, Mary Bues, Elizabeth .Moran, Barbara Jarris,- Sherry Hoadley, Violet. Hicks,; Marty Farrington, and Chuck Bugg.- These .new mem: bers were, chosen , from . sophomores in' the/liberal' arts school who maintained a 2.5 average their - freshman' >ear. 7.' 7" :. • 'Extracurricular organization' "irir ducting; new members arid' the', members tapped are — Pi Kappa Delta, intercollegiate' debate honorary: Jonathan :Alpert, Robert Alford,-Paul Donofrio and-Richard Karberg; Kappa Psi, honorary band,fraternity* for.men: .Richard Ginn, Walter-Bailey, Jerry Studier, Bruce.. Haulman, 7 Bill. '.Hartmari, Bill J-kela,.:T._m Thornton,'-.'Gene Tuhriell, Bill Wright and " Mickey Bumgarner;- -Tau '.Beta -Sigma; honorary women's".fraternity: '-Mary Demirgian,-; .Carole ,.- Van^e-WaT, Karen.Mayes and. Betty;De'al? and Theta' Alpha Phi, national •* dramatics fraternity:^ Mary Kay <jarris, Joanna .. Conte,*"; .Nancy . Hogle, Carolyn .Stecher, Betty Mack and John Burchette: "*'"'" ."'. Honoraries in - specialized: field of' study, and their new members are Beta Beta"-Beta, biolpgy orT ganizatiori: Butch' Spivey;. Gamma Theta-" Upsilon,- national. geography- fraternity:.' Carol -Butler,- Frederick.DeArmas," Robert, Johnson, , Linda /Kraft, '• "Carole" Vander^ Wal.and-Sherry Wheeler; -Kappa Pi, national, art fraternity: Judy Brqwnson, Roxanna Huke,; lierilyn Field, Lara Lee '■ Fagan, Biinny Mihm, Kay.. Allen' Wilson, .'and Shirrel Rhoadesr.and' Phi Beta, national' - pro'fess'ionar : fraternity for women 'in' mousic and speech: Bobbie .Lubbers, ^.Marybeth ,- ,Pye, Juliet' Richards, ,and'"Liz Wolfe. Present '.'■ 'New:- Numbers 7 A home concert of Stetson University's 60-voice Concert Choir under Prof Harold-M. Giffin wa_ presented by,the .School' of ^Music Tuesday, May 7, -in .Elizabeth Hall auditorium on the DeLand campus. New numbers featured .were ' 'Hail,, Bright: Abode" from * Tan- nhauser; -iThompsori's- '.'Tlie.Lar,t Words-of David;", three DeBussy numbers, and'Ross'ini's ','Inflam- matus'"with Monica Ab'ercromliie of; Jacksonville :- as soloist.,.- Aisb new7is- Williams' "Serenade to Music", featuring soloists Aber-" croinbie,' Loretta Arnall of Venice; I7;'verly • McBain- of tdrt - Lau'der- d_-.e,7Page .Nordan-of Charlotte," N.C., Elizabeth Bedsole of.'Jacksonville, Bingham Vick of Charlotte, N.C, James .Austin of-Hart-, well;' Ga., , John Burchette of Cboleemee,. N. C, and. Thomas Wrenn of Winter Park.. .,,... ; Accompanists are,- Sara Stinsoii of Leesburg, and'Robert McCloskey of Rockledge.. ..... The home concert tops 'off, a year .which saw' the ^choir in^.a highly successful tour , between semesters^ .The choir's travel squad .went to Panama City, .Talla. hassee,' and Warrington, -Florida; New Orleans and. Baton Rouge, La.;. Longview, Dallas, and Fort Worth, 7 Tex.; Vicksburg, Miss.; • and Montgomery, Ala. This spring the choir - has sung in Daytona Beach, Lakeland, and Eustis. The group has been .widely praised by, musicians . and others this year as* the* "best college grqup"',or" "the best "group of any kind" they have heard, according td**;Giffin.'. "'//",' ' ; • Comments have 'come, from' Ralph' Hunter, choral director for Hunter ; College; New York' City, who told Giffin,, "You've got ..a terrific outfit,' great for a college group.-It has good solid body-of- tone, good precision, and musical presentation, a lot of power for college ' kids, nice shadings. It's great to have a group like this in , the'South.-',. The resident, conductor .of the Houston ./Symphony-' Orchestra, Harry Lantz, said, ■ "Certainly enjoyed your work . . . youhave an excellent choral group, very excellent:" , . . . . ' -Wiley Housewright,- chairman- of Florida State University's music graduate school, said, "It's been a long, time since I've heard • such warmth of tprie ... it's your usual - top performance." , John Bitter, head' of the University of 'Miami's music, school, commented, "You were great , again;, You amaze me:' the bigi loud- sounds without force, , the pianissimo,, diction, musical phras- ing,-.etc. I still would like to, know- how, you-float your tenors on,high spit tones" and the ' diminuendos into a fadeoutnt was great." - Roy Wopd, director of the Winter Haven band,, told Giffin 7 ."Great • as .usual!",, '-,','•■■' ./:■ -. The .Stetson,,University .'Concert Cljpjr was one of' the first singing clubs,in the state .and, among the first,.to-'travel—it'sang.,first ,at the iriauguratioh of a Florida governor in,:i909: .Director .Giffiri,, joiried- the Stetsbn faculty in 1935 and is professor, bf "voice and chairriian ,of the voice department. - . , ■ ' - Stetsbn Concert 1 Choir officers are:.general manager — Thomas Wrenn; student directors — Jo" Parks' of - Albemarle, ,-.N.C.,- ■ arid' John Keiper'of DeLand;'business, managers — Judith-Hartlieb' of Or-~ lando,.;and"Joh'n-Burchette; 'and. publicity managers — Page Nordan; and Tucker, Cooke' of New-, berry'.. ■ ' . • - , '. '' y~ 118,000 Raised Iii St. Pete Drive Phillips Gets Award . Louis -Phillips, * Stetson.- University Junior vfrom7 Hollywood, .'Fla., has been awarded, second prize for his informal, essay in-, the' Southern Literary -Festival .held..this- year at .Milsaps 'College: in-.Jackson, Miss.:' " ",: '7! ', .' ' /-/, 7 '• .•-The essay was,.-. entitled'' "A Child's "Meririories.iof Christmas" and was' -printed in. the .Christmas issue, of The Reporter. Phillips, was recently 7elected-' editor- of. 'next year. Stetson .Literary Review. _ A total, bf $18,000 has 'been rais-* ed' in" the first phase of the joint' ■fund drive for/, Stetson University. College, of, Law and .Florida Pres? byterian College in St. Petersburg.. Progress of the 'campaign to raise scholarship . funds for the colleges is being recorded on. a giant- thermometer iri the parking- lot at Webb's' City. The schools, share", equally in monies raised.'; • '■ Approximately 200 volunteers are currently .knocking, on, doors in,a" follow-up, to" two ■ -weeks of • meet-1' ings held .to map' out campaign strategy. ./-'•-■■ ' < ... -.'/-. Campaign,- ;,chairman- 'is ,.Wi\- liam", Emerson, vice-president- of Merrill,' Lyrich,' ' Pierce; 7Fenn'er and"Smith.' The - advisory-' board corisists of William J." Clapp, Oscar R. Kreutz,, David, G. Ori-ell, -Nelson P. Boyriter,.-'Robert'7T.- Sheen, arid-; Garnette' J.'Stollingfe.- >-"i