The Stetson Reporter

A '<\ I. VISIT THE ♦WAY-OUT' AFTER MOVIES Sfe • • * Florida's Oldest College Newspaper LAST ISSUE OF '63 - '64 REPORTER *•• i *« 76TH YEAR NO. 26 THURSDAY, MAY 14,1964 PRICE 10 CENTS \ {■ ? He . University To Initiate New Semester Plan Stetson University has adopted a new academic calendar that enables superior students to finish their college work in less than three years, President J. Ollie Edmunds has announced. The new calendar, to begin in the fall of 1965 at Stetson, is based on fall and spring terms Of approximately 15 weeks-each, a winter term of five weeks, and a summer term of eight weeks. "Stetson has been operating year-round since 1931 when it offered the first summer school training in Florida," Edmunds Eaid. "Our new calendar, continuing year-round operation, offers the benefits ' without the disadvantages of the trimester system Which' has come under highly critical attack at Florida's state universities," he declared. "This new calendar is a part of an entire curriculum revision Which has been under study at Stetson for three years. "The new program will allow Value Cited Of Colleges Like Stetson ■ There is no hope in this nation today for the education of a free man if it doesn't lie in the small church-related and privately endowed colleges like Stetson. That is what Caleb J. King Jr., editor of the .Florida Times- Union editorial page, recently told Stetson students at their annual Student. Leadership Day in Daytona Beach. •To produce an > educated man who can adapt himself to circumstances, King said, our college systern must differentiate between-- real education and "Vocational training. "There is a crying need in the U.S. today for somebody to make an ' accurate differentiation be- 1 tween education and training," the newspaperman said. ■' King reminded the students to •cherish their alma mater, Stetson, as a mother of men and women and not7as an educational' factory. .The skills that you acquire in college have no real value unless they can be transferred in some degree to living your life," he added. King said in his opinion there' Is no substitute for a good strong liberal arts education no matter what a person's'vocation. Speaking as an editor, he said without & liberal education ,in editorial page work, there is no hope for survival. Lorrie Pierce Holds Recital A recital by Lorrie Pierce, pianist, was presented Tuesday night at S in Stetson's Elizabeth Hall. Miss Pierce is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and holds a master degree from the University of Michigan. She also has studied at the Aspen Music Camp in Colorado and at the'Music Academy of the West In California. Among her most recent awards Is- the Joseph Brinkman Award, for an outstanding pianist which she was presented by. the University of Michigan. As a concerto contest winner, Miss Pierce was'-featured last spring with the U. of, M., Symf phony Orchestra in a' perform-'1 ance of the; Liszt Concerto in E- Flat. ■ ,l ' Her DeLand recital included works by, 19th century master- composers for the piano: Schumann, Brahms, Chopin,' and Liszt. ■ ,'"•'■ Collegiate Council Chooses Officers Last Tuesday, May 12} the Stetson Chapter of the Collegiate. Council for the United Nations - held its last meeting of the year in which new officers were elected for the comnig year. Richard Enstice was , elected president; Joaquin Rodriguez,, vice president; Gerri Topaz,; secretary-treasurer; Alice Patti,' corresponding secretary, and ,Ra-. mon Vega, newletter editor. Before the end of this year i committees will be appointed to '; work with the elected officers in i planning the programs for next \ year. j Plans were made for all mem- I bers to remain in contact during the-summer. /' early specialization in technical fields, thus giving superior students possibilities for faster acceleration. It also protects average students in their normal progress toward a degree," the Stetson president said. The new Stetson calendar allows the most able students to complete as many as 38 credit hours during the fall through spring period of two regular terms and a short winter term. Such students may also add 10 more hours in the summer term, for a total of 48 in a year's time. They thus could earn the 124 hours required for graduation in less than three years' time. United States Students Attend College Abroad Are American college'students interested in study abrpad? The answer is "yes" — more so than ever before — according to a new book about U.S. college- sponsored programs called Un- dergradute Study Abroad, published today by the Institute of International- Education, a leading nonprofit private agency in the field of international education. The book, written by Dr. Stephen A. Freeman, vice president emeritus of Middlebury College and director of its Language Schools, indicates that there were more than 3,000 U. S. students enrolled in 103 college-sponsored programs of study abroad during the academic year 1962-63. This year' more than 120 such programs are operating — twenty times more than in 1950. RAPID GROWTH Dr. Freeman states: "The astonishing growth of undergraduate study abroad, both in the numbers of institutions and students involved and also in the wide variety of programs offered, is one of the most significant developments in American higher education iri the past decade." " "Unfortunately,'.'Dr. Freeman adds, "this growth has been completely .uncontrolled and uncoordinated." This, he says, is due to the heterogeneous and autonomous character of American colleges. . In order to help mfeet the problems that are developing as undergraduate study abroad programs grow, a new service was established in 1963 under the joint sponsorship of the Institute of International Education, the Association of, American , Colleges, the Experiment in International Living, and the Council on Student Travel. This service," called the "Consultative Service on U. S. Undergraduate Stury Abroad," was created by HE with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. CO ■ ORDEVATOR Dr. Freeman is co-ordinator of the Consultative Service, and Special Consultant .to IIE.- He works with an Advisory Commit-, tee composed of leading educators who are well informed on international education. Undergraduate Study Abroad is the Consultative Service's first report of existing programs based on a survey made by IIE among accredited four-year collegeland universities which officially spon-" sor an academic year, semester or summer abroad. Questionnaires sent to '1,368, college presidents were answered by more than 61 per cent of the institutions. Answers supplied, information on the number of ex- isting programs, their organization, location, and-operation;.1 the. requirements for admission,, academic credits,' scholarships, and co&ts;' college' policies; on.' permitting..'their .own' students to enroll in'^programs adminis-' tered' by other;institutions/or. for.independent, study'abroad; exchange arrangements with for' eign..universities; and information on new' programs being-considered. ' : ' , , The survey revestts that in ad-' dition, to the increased number of programs since 1950, ninety of-these'programs' have been initiated since the' fail', of I960. 'Twenty-four of the 120 program's • now operating began" during this; current academic year; 38 new programs are being -planned; many othersfare in the dreaming j stage. ' '".•',''. v ,v - Because of;this vast growth, and interest, in these programs, Dr. Freeman says, "the need to establish standards of a high degree , of .quality, becomes in-, creasingly important," and "colleges and universities must eval-f uate and establish objectives."' DEFINE GOALS . He points out that an institution should (1) define its objectives and seek specific goals; (2) make % preliminary investigations on the campus as to the interest of establishing pro grams; (3) analyze the foreign location; (4) decide on the type of program; (5) select only stu- dents^who are equipped to participate'in the program; (6) prepare and orient these students; (7) select an able group director; (8) supervise ■ the instruction; (9) plan cultural contacts for the students; (10) provide scholarships; .(11) reorient returning students; and (12) evaluate the results of the program. Dr. Freeman criticizes colleges that organize programs "merely -Continued on Pace Two) Service Curtailed The University has provided, through' the1 Bookstore, this year an expanded check cashing service for students. In the past weeks an alarming increase in returned checks makes necessary the temporary curtailment of this service. Effective Friday, May 22, student checks cannot be cashed on campus for the.- remainder of the semester Checks written by parents will be accepted for cashing. Student checks will be accepted in payment of University accounts or for the purchase of merchandise, in the Bookstore. We regret that actions of a minority make this inconvenience necessray for all of our students. H. Graves Edmondson ■ Comptroller Women Invited The Women's Intramural Board invites all Stetson women to attend the Annual Intramural Banquet on May 19th at 6:00 p.m. in the Stetson Room. The price of a meal, $1.50 or 75 cents with a meal ticket, includes entertainment and presentation of the Women's Athletic. Awards. All women interested in attending should contact their dormitory or sorority intramural representative. mm <mm>: Greek Gab By JOYCE DEATON And BILL FORTSON ALPHA CHI OMEGA . Jennie Dekle, first vice president, will represent Gamma Chi chapter at the national convention this summer in Denver, Colorado. ALPHA XI DELTA Last, Thursday the pledges entertained the active chapter at an "Alpha XL Isle" party. This week the Alpha Xi's are selling popsicles in the dorms to raise money for the sorority's philanthropic propect. The chapter is. proud to announce that the fall pledge class won the pledge scholarship trophy. The Alpha Xi's are also proud of Linda Guenther, who was named Sigma Nu Sweetheart for the' coming year last weekend. Congratulations to Leighan Roberts, who was ' tapped for Gamma Sigma Epsilon, and "to Anita Williams for- Kappa Mu Epsilon; also to Nina Pylkas, who is lavaliered to Sigma Nu Jim -Thomas. DELTA DELTA DELTA This summer, June -15-21, in Washington, D. C, Tri-Delta is celebrating its seventy-fith anniversary. Our chapter's official delegate is Donna Derricks; accompanying her is Terri-Jo Kennedy. Mary Lou Varnedoe is pinned to Pike Bob Seymour, and Sarah Herrell is pinned to Delta Sig Brady Faust. ■ Congratulations to Bev Finney for being chosen 1965 Hatter editor, and to Donna Derricks, for representing the liberal arts school in Senate. PHI MU Phi Mu remains undefeated in softball, having beaten Zeta last week. Several members have been .chosen „to serve as' student1 advisors. .We are glad to have our interns back. PI BETA PHI Congratulations go to Gwen Knight, who was chosen Pi Kappa Phi Rose Queen at Pi Kapp Weekend. ZETA TAU ALPHA On. Saturday Mrs. James Pollard gave her annual'swimming party and' poolside luncheon for Beta Psi chapter. Activities that' afternoon included badminton, swimming and bridge. Zetas are in the middle • of softball intramurals playoffs with a 2-1 record. Congratulations to Carolyn Tubbs, who won first place in the' tennis singles elimination. Congratulations also to V. J. Prouty and Judy. Johnston, who placed third in the doubles tournament. Best wishes ■ to Brenda Ward and Ian Patterson, Pi Kappa Phi, who were pinned over the weekend. s SIGMA PHI EPSILON Congratulations to Mike Caul- (Contlnued on Pace Two) Fraternity Scholarship Increasing Scholarship averages of members of college frat e r n i t i e s throughout the nation continue to climb above the respective all- men's averages for the past academic year, according to an analysis just released by the National Interfraternity Conference. The final'figures for the academic year, 1962-63, reveal that the all-fraternity average exceeded the all-men's average iii 59.3 per cent of all colleges reporting. These percentages are based on reports from chapters from whom comparable data is available, comprising over three-quarters of all fraternity chapters in the United States and Canada. There was a total of 283 institutions reporting with. 3,038 fraternity chapters involved. The improvement in fraternity scholarship has been particular-- ly pronounced during the past decade; it was pointed out. Only 40.3 per cent of the colleges reporting 10 years age (1953-54) show the all-fraternity' average above the all-men's average. This improvement in scholarship has shown a steady, consistent increase. For the previous academic year, the figure was 68.1 per cent and two years previous the figure was 56.7 per cent. A similar improvement has been recorded in the nationwide ■percentage of individual fraternity chapters above the all-men's averages. During 1962-63, a total of 49.8 per cent of all fraternity chapters reporting were above their respective all-men's averages, whereas only 41.4 per cent could show a superior rank 10 years earlier. During the past academic year also, 31 institutions qualified for the Summa Cum Laude rating for superior scholarship, where every fraternity .chapter on; their respective campuses exceeded the all-men's average. Of this number six, achieved the honor for tliree successive years, while seven achieved if for two successive years. , Out • of 60 national fraternity organizations, 28 reported that at least a majority of their chapters or more were -above the all- men's averages' on their respective campuses. '! The data was developed from official sources supplied directly by the institutions involved and' ■was processed by the scholarship reporting service of the National Interfraternity Conference on a comparable basis throughout. In releasing' the. latest figures; Dr. Zeke h. LoiQin, Chairman of -the NIC Scholarship Committee/arid Chairman of the Mathematics De- ■ partm'ent of the- University of. Southwestern Louisiana, declared: "There is,,, a growing pride in scholarship excellence among scholastic honors'are "being emphasized as never,before'in fra- ternity'publications', in leadership schools, and at national fraternity conventions."'' Acting Dean Named; New Advisors Chosen Matthews To Be Dean While Baggett Is Gone Mr. David.Mathews of Bartow, Florida, has been named Acting Dean of Men for the 1964-65 academic year. He will assume the responsibilities of Dean Bill Baggett who will be on a year's leave of absence, working* on a PhD degree. Mr. Mathews received his B.A. degree from Baylor University, a B.D. degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and will receivei the M.A. degree from Stetson this year. At present he is employed as Counselor for the Honors House. Mr. Ron'Clifton will be hr charge of Off-Campus Housing. He will be the Counselor in Hon Hall, assuming the responsibilities of Mr. Carl H. Johnson who will be taking a year's leave. Mr. Clifton is a graduate -of Stetson and is presently teaching at DeLand High School. Charles Lipthrott has again been appointed Head Resident for the freshman area of the men's residence halls for the 1964-65 school year.- He will begin working toward the M.A. degree in September. Arthur "Red" Alderman has been appointed as Head Resident for the upperclass area of the men's residence halls, and will also serve as' Counselor to the I.F.C. Mr. Alderman is presently employed by the Asheville School For Boys as a teacher. He will be returning to Stetson to work toward the M.A. degree. ' Cris Criswell will serve as Head Resident for the Honors House and as Academic Counselor for undergraduate men. He will be pursuing graduate studies at Stetson. Mr. Robert Dean of Johnson City, Tenn., will be a graduate ROTC Reports 27 Graduates By RICHARD ENSTICE On June l', 1964, twenty-seven men will" graduate from Stetson ROTC program after completing the four year course of required army subjects taught-at Stetson.-' These men are:- Verl ;Beebe, ' Billy , Bray, William" Broome, Rodger, Bunnell, Donald Clark, Joseph fCleland,. William' .Dunifon, -Joseph Durham, Charles ,Emig, John .Francisco,' John Hampton, Alexander . Hardee, Robert Holliday, Charles Lipthrott, Sven Lovegren,* Robert Matthews, Paul Mitchell; James Penney Russell Rasco, Charles Schoder, Newell Smith, Robert Smith, Douglas Sucher, Dewey Terrell,',James Terrell,' Richard* Ulack, and'Vernon Waters. "■ student in.Religion, and will be Head Resident for the Palms. He is a graduate of Milligan College. The following men have been appointed as Resident Advisers in the Men's Residence Halls for the coming year: John Mayer (Brittain Hall), Dan Hale, Mike Lawrence, Paul Martin, Bill Kirk, Joe Garner, Wayne Coulter, Steve Busey, Stan Wallace, Bill Schneider, Joel Bagnal, Steve Harkins, Steve Wilkerson, Randy Nimnicht, and Dick Shu- ford. DAVID MATHEWS Stover Theatre Presents Dairy Of Ann Frank By RICHARD KARBERG The Diary of Anne Frank will be Stover Theater's next production'May 14-16. Coach B. Griffiths has announced the cast for this play and the group includes: Jay Mechling as Mr. Frank; Linda Poland as Miep; "Ann/ Nathan plays Mrs. Van Daan; Jack Barnard is Mr. Van Daan; Max Keller plays Peter Van Daan; Rocki Campbell playes Mrs. Frank; Patricia Thomas plays Margot; Jeani Shaffer plays Anne, Don Jackson plays Mr. Kraler;-and Butch Padgett plays Mr. Dussel. Laurie Paschal is the stage manager for this show. Diary of Anne Frank plot has become almost legendary. At the close of World War II, Mr. Frank returns to his~Amsterdam war-time home and finds a diary, his daughter Anne wrote during the war years. Anne died in a German concentration camp and Mr. Frank sits down to read her description of the tormented family life of those war years. ' Diary, of Anne Frank has had a profound influence upon audiences all over the world. When the play was performed in Germany, audiences remained in their, seats after .the show, without .applauding — they were shocked. , ' Diary, ol Anne Frank portrays the emotions of the entire family,as seen by Anne as they live' like quarantined individuals. They are further hindered since they all know it is only time before they will be sent off to a concentration camp. All the family 7does is wait and try to live- day-by-day without losing their sanity. Moments of tenderness and .affection break the severe tension which runs throughout the entire production. The famed Hanau- kah service is one of these moments when the family is united without fear of their impending' doom. > f,The set-is designed by Mr. Walt Sonnenburg who, working with a set crew of Stetson students, is well along in construction. . . •'Mr. Bruce Griffiths," director of Stover Theater,, is' directing this play; . -' "' , i( , ..Tickets - for; Diary ot Anne Frank were available at the Stov er'Theater Box Office on May 11.' Tickets are free with a Stetson activity card. Reservations may; be made during the week of the' play by calling the Stover Theater box office 734-1186 between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. Diary of Anne Frank is the final production of the 1963-64" season The Florida Educational -Theater, an organization connected with Stetson,-will produce two playes, Little Abner' and Of Thee I Sing, as a summer stock "series. This season begins in July. IBM Official Is Speaker At Stetson Meet "The number of jobs for won* .en at IBM 'are outnumbering, :proportionately,' -those held by men,'.' said Mrs. Shirley D. Will • at the annual banquet of Sigma Beta Chi — the women's organization of the School of Business at Stetson.- - Mrs. Will, secretary ,to A. B.' Morris, Jr., branch manager of IBM's Orlando division, told of jobs available" to' women as1 data processing systems engineers, • where they and the ■ marketing departments modify ■ computers to fit' various businesses., For ' those with educational interests, teaching of programming 'and operating techniques .to, IBM customers and personnel is also a growing field for women, in this new industry. 'Mrs. WilTsald that IBM employs women for nearly all of its clerical jobs. Even though IBM is a large organization, Mrs. Will stressed its treatment of each employe as an individual. A selective hiring policy is used to make sure that each person will be, able to . do his job and that he wjll want •to stay once hired." Because.of this, Mrs. Will added, IBM has a very low rate of turnover for their personnel. '• > Mrs. Will said that in order to help its personnel keep up with hew developments in,', the industry, IBM carries on training pro- • grams in all of its fields. Exam Schedule Posted FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE md a _r* THE 1964 R.O.T.C. PERSHING RIFLES ...old members, new recruits pose for formal portrait* 7 CLASS Gl7 G2, G15.-G16 , :8:00'MWF ' '• ' •,' Psy 110 Gil, 12, FHH, SHH ,' , G5, 6 9:00 MWF ,A '■ G13, 14, Conflicts . . ' 11:00 MWF ' 8:00 TTS, *11:00 TTS *1:30 MWF *2:30 MWF - ' , *9:00 TTS ' '',' *10:00 TTS *12:00MWF ' *1:30 TT, 12:00 TT *3:00 TT, 3:30 TT, 3:30 MWF Conflicts "'Gradtuating seniors Spring Semester — 1964' EXAMINATION DATE TIME' Monday, May 25 ' ' 8:30 -10:30 .,' Monday, May 25 " 1:30-3:30 Monday, May.25 7:00-9:00 Tuesday, May 26 . 8:30-10:30, Tuesday, May 26 1:30 - 3:30 ■ '■ Tuesday, May 26 7:00'- 9:00 .. Wednesday,'May 27 8:30 - . Wednesday, May 27 1:30 - 'Wednesday, May'27 7:00- Thursday, May 28 ' 8:30- Thursday, May 28 1:30 - Thursday, May 28 , 7:00-9:00, • Friday.May 29 8:30-10:30 Friday, May 29 , '- 1:30- 3:30 Fridav, May 29 7:00-9:00 Saturday, May 30 8:30 -10:30 Saturdav, May 30 1:30-3:30 10:30 3:30 9:00 10:30 3:30 in classes scheduled for examinations after Wednesday, May 27, will have proctored examinations to be scheduled during the seniors' free preiods Monday, May 25, through Wednesday, May 27. \ ■ \