The Stetson Reporter

i! REMEMBER - SUB ELECTIONS TOMORROW ©te y FIRST HOME BASEBALL GAME ON MARCH 20 • • • Florida:*s Oldest College Newspaper * "k * 76TH YEAR NO. 18 THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1964 PRICE 10 CENTS Six Students Attend Annual Poetry Meet By RICHARD KARBERG Jack Barnard, Gail Hendry, Richard Karberg, Ann Nathan, Louis .Phillips, and Carol Taylor attended the First Annual Poetry Festival held by the University of South Florida last weekend, March 6-7. Dr. Mary Louise Gehring accompanied the group.- Included in the events in which these students took part was Readers' Theater, the presentation, of a verse play without the benefits of costumes or elaborate staging. The Stetson group presented a chapter of the Robert Fitzgerald translation of Homer's Odyssey. Other events in the festival included the reading of poetry in narrative and lyric styles and the reading of original poetry. Stetson students participated in all .three categories. The festival was purposely 1 i m i t e d to Twentieth .Century poetry. At the festival were participants from' some 16 colleges andiunior colleges in the state of Florida! These' students met to. read, listen to, and discuss present-day poetry. There, were numerous opportunities to do all of this during the two:day festival. ' • Archibald MacLeish ■ was a guest of the festival and he attended poetry readings, conducted a poets' and playwrights' workshop and presented a combined lecture and poetry reading Friday night. The .winner in the Readers' Theater category, Florida A&M University, presented selections from Mr. MacLeish's verse play, J. B. Mr.-MacLeish found the performance. especially stimulating, and said he really learned something about this play from the performance given at the festival. He said the manner in which Florida A&M presented J. B. using Negro dialect was the way it should be performed. The winners in this category, as well, as those in .others, were given recordings of Mr. MacLeish reading his own poetry. - The University of South' Florida intends to sponsor a poetry festival again next year. Retreat Planned For Fellowship Stetson's Westminster Fellowship will hold a retreat March 20-22 at Camp Montgomery, Keystone Heights. TOPIC Dr. Isabel Rogers will lead a series'of discussions related to The Church's Mission In Public Life, politics, and race relations. OUR SPEAKER Dr, Rogers is an FSU-graduate, holds- an MA in Political Science from ' the Uiversity, of Virginia, an MA in Bible from the-Presbyterian School of Christian Education, and' a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics from Duke University. PresenUy she , is Professor of Applied Christianity at the Presbyterian Scrioolof Christian Educ tion in Richmond, Va. RESERVATIONS • Reservations, with money, must be in (.to Nina Pylkas .(box 1087), CaroliBlazer (box 1130), or Donna Perai (First Presbyterian Church) by Wednesday, March 19. The total cost per person will be $4.00. ip Prof. Performs In Winnipeg Paul Jenkinjts, associate professor of orga^.-is in. Winnipeg, Canada, where\ he performed an organ recital a\t the First Presbyterian Church Friday night. His concert was one of a series of dedicatory recitals'on. the new von Beckerath organ which was installed in the Canadian church last November. [ Before returning to ' DeLand, Jenkins will also play recitals at Hollins College near - Roanoke, Va., .and at Shorter College in Rome, Ga. •, He will also present a lecture to the organ studenfs at both schools on the structure of the organ chorale preludes .in Bach's "Greater Catechism." Stetson Receives Gulf Oil Grant, Stetson University today' received an unrestricted gift of $478 from the Gulf Oil Corporation. ' The' check ■ was presented-to Stetson President J. Ollie Edmunds by Frank J. Ward, tff- lando area sales manager for Gulf. : This is the sixth year that Gulf Oil has distributed funds to senior. accredited colleges and unir versities which are .privately operated. Greek Gab By JOYCE DEATON And BILL FORTSON The sororities have been busy this past week with plans for Parents' Weekend and open rush, which began last week. ALPHA CHI OMEGA Along with the other sororities, Alpha Chi held open house in its apartment for parents and visitors during Parents' Weekend., Last night the chapter entertained guests at a coffee in the Alpha Chi apartment. Representing Alpha Chi in the upcoming Quiz'Bowl are. Ginny Gutman, Pat King, and Linda Woofter. ALPHA XI DELTA The Alpha Xi's held a .dessert last,night .in .their apartment for the chapter and guests. , During Parents' Weekend, several alums were present, at, the Fuzzies' open house. DELTA DELTA.DELTA . Tri-Delta is, proud of.Terri-Jo Kennedy for winning another contest this week. She was crowned Military Ball Queen. New Tri-Delta members on executive council are Judy Swan- son" and Yvonne Thompson. On the' Chaudoin Housse Council is Terri-Jo Kennedy, on Stetson Hall House Council is Jann Plu- mer, and on the Emily Hall house council are Margaret Jones, Joy Anderson, and Judy Wingate. Apologies are made to the Tri- Delta finalists in the posture contest who were not mentioned last week. They are Yvonne Thompson, Toni Carameros, and Laurie Manning. pm mu The Phi Mu's had an open rush party last Thursday night. Many parents visited the apartment during open house Saturday. Monday the Phi Mu's had a dessert with the Delta Sigs. Serving, in Women's student government this semester are Sandy Smith," Secretary of Emily Hall; Pat Vann, Chaudoin Hall; and Jean- nette Francis, Conrad Hall. Representing Phi Mu. in the Quiz Bowl are Mary Bues, Jean- nette Francis, and Marion Harvey. PI BETA PHI Pi Phi's entertained guests at a dessert Wednesday with a bit of history about the founding of Pi Beta Phi.' The chapter emerged victorious from the first volleyball game with Alpha Chi. Parents were honored guests at the open house held at the apartment Saturday afternoon. Congratulations to Suzanne Fletcher, who is Pike Dream Girl, and to Judy Lathrop, who is engaged to Bill Kahle, Pi Kappa "Alpha. Lorrie Hutchings is lavaliered to John Mann, Sig Ep, and Charlita Larsgard is lavaliered to Bruce Haulman, Pi Kapp. ZETA TAU ALPHA ' New pledges are Randi Bishop, Gail Jordan, Mary Ann Morris, and Sandy Shirley. Anne Nathan attended the Panhellenic Conference in Mississippi weekend before last. DELTA SIGMA PHI Congratulations to Sarah Her- rell, Tri-Delt, and Brady Faust who were lavaliered last week. LAMBDA CHI ALPHA Plans are now being ma'de under the direction of Paul .Martin for a .conclave of all the .Lambda Chi chapters in the area to be held on the weekend of April 3-5. Congratulations go to Bob Kimble for his work in heading the Lambda Chi's Parents Weekend activities. PI KAPPA ALPHA The Playboys of Orlando played for the annual'Founder's • Day celebration.which was held at the Lankford. Hotel in Winter Park. Joe E. Scott, National President, visited ' the chapter last week. Last Tuesday night, there was a social with the Phi Mu's. Congratulations to Richard Ba- sha who,went active last week. SIGMA NU This weekend there will be a hayride, beachparty, and a record party. Gene White'and Milton Culp, social chairmen, are in charge of the weekend's activities. SIGMA PHI EPSILON Last Sunday morning the Sig Eps held a coffee hour for their parents arid a buffet in the evening for their dates. This Saturday night there will be an informal band party featuring the Jades from St. Petersburg. The brothers are very fortunate to have as their new faculty advisor, Dr. Vaughen, of the Chemistry Department. Congratulations to Tom Lokey (Continued on Page Three)' U of F Gets 8; FSU, 4;.U of M, 4; USF,3 Eight Stetson Seniors To Receive Woodrow Wilson NatT Fellowships Peace Corps, Representative Speaks Here Jack H. Vaughn, regional director of the Latin American programs. of the Peace Corps, spoke',on, Latin American affairs on - Wednesday, March 11, in Elizabeth Hall auditorium. Vaughn t also spoke during Wednesday chapel and met with a history class. He was honored at a reception by the students of the Bishop Young House later that afternoon. Vaughn has been called one of the most knowledgeable men in Washington on Latin America. He has often been on the spot whenever trouble has broken out in Latin America. He has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Michigan. Stetson Hosts Nat'l. Forensics Honorary Stetson University will be host to the .Pi Kappa Delta, national forensics honorary, Province of the Southeast debate tournament March 26-28 here on the DeLand Campus. Representatives from some 15 colleges and universities in the Southeast will be here to participate in the tournament. The tournament will include debate, oratory, extemporaneous speaking, and oral interpretation of literature. The southeastern region of Pi Kappa Delta will also hold a business meeting during the course of the tourna-. ment. Preparations have already begun for this tournament by Pi Kappa1 Delta and Debate team members for not only the events of this tournament but also their participation in it. As part of the preparation for the.tournament, time keepers are needed for the debate rounds. Any one student who will be in town March 26-28 and is interested in assisting with the tournament should cbntact Miss Betty Mack as soon as possible. Time keepers will be needed for six rounds of;debate to be held during the morning and afternoons of the tournament. Reward Offered For Missing Drum, Cloth Valuable African Drum and "Woven Cloth" missing from Art Office in Sampson Library. Part of exhibit on view in main reading room from Segy Gallery in New York. A reward will be'given. Please contact Mr. Messersmith of the Art -Department. W> BUSINESS SPEAKER, CHARLES G..MORTIMER, ..center, chairman of General Foods Corp., chats with tw6"University'stu9ents"'*and-!Dean& McEniry and Furlong after Mortimer's recent talk to School of Business,Administration students and faculty. Miami Mayor Outlines His Plans For State Changes Gubernatorial candidate, Mayor Robert King High of Miami, appeared before a sparse crowd of Stetson students Monday night in the Student Union Building. ' Recalling his student days at Stetson, Mayor High reminisced that he had worked from 12:00 midnight until 8:00 in the morning at the DeLand General Hospital. Since then, High noted, he'd gained a large family, four girls and a boy, and was "practicing togetherness to the point of chaos." ' In 1957, High said, he promised in his campaign for mayor of Miami to effect economies and to be an honest mayor. In-the last three years, he pointed out, taxes were reduced; this year to the extent of 10 per cent. ARTICLE READ Reading from an article published in the Miami Herald, High said 100 men and 2 women held enough power in Florida to elect the governor. The total,,assets of these people, according- to High "is in the billions of dollars." Pointing to the pictures of the different candidates, High noted that the caption over his !.-■■ ■ .•A-iiKiO'. ■- . ■ *-t~ -*■ -■ ■. I ■ MISS TERRI JO KENNEDY of Jacksonville, Florida, has been crowned, the fourteenth annual Stetson ROTC Military Ball Queen to reign for 'the coming year. Miss "Kennedy was crowned by the former Queen, Miss. Elizabeth "Harris, at the DeLand National Guard Armory last Saturday night. The Military Ball crowning thus ended the ROTC Military Week at-'Stetson. K ROBERT KING HIGH ... in Stetson talk picture read " outside chancel" The reason for~ this caption, he said, was his belief that "no man can accept the favor of the vested interest and not make decisions in favor of that interest." "I do not intend to be the best governor that money can buy," High announced. "It is an insult to the people of Florida that 102 people could control the election and, by implication, the governor." FINANCE DISCUSSED In the realm of finances, High noted that the city of Miami had collected $760,000 interest on its money invested in local banks, while,-the state of Florida had banfed more than 24 million dollars , which was drawing no interest. Pointing to another candidate's picture in the ■ Herald, Mayor High said, "One-of the gentlemen, Mr. Big here, is owner, of a railroad.'.' In.this state, he' continued, we have a railroad assessment board that allows the railroads to do whatever they want to do. This board, made up of the attorney general, the complroller, and the state, insur- S U Board Needs Help If you are interested in serving as a member of the Stetson Union Board or in working* with the Board in planning its activities, take note. On March 24, the Union Board will begin interviewing applicants for chairmanships or membership on its- seven committees. The committees are films, tournaments, social, hospitality, education, and publicity. Application forms wiE be available at the SUB information desk. For' ^further information, see Miss Hogue or any member of the Union Board. ance commissioner, takes the values of property as' assessed by the railroad and directs the city and county tax assessors to tax the railroads at those values. The results of this system are unfair taxes. As an example, Hall recalled the valuations placed on two adjoining pieces of land in Coconut Grove. While 300,000 square feet of railroad property was taxed at a value of $9,000, property next door was valued at a dollar a foot. Passing over the question of fair apportionment with the statement, "It is not right for a handful of willful men to' dominate the majority." High made a strong stand on gasoline taxes: "As you know," he said, "every county collects a few cents on each gallon of gasoline and sends this money to Tallahassee. Part of this money is sent back to the counties for secondary r o ad maintenance." For each $1.00 Volusia County sends, it receives $.51, but counties such as Liberty get back $4.17 for each $1.00 they send. "If this keeps up some of our counties will be able to declare dividends," High ro'ared. 'PORK BARREL' Considering the insurance pork barrel of Florida; High declared, "If the political leadership had the courage to have all insur- , ance policies put up for competitive bidding, there would . not have to be a raise in license tag prices." , . High continued to outline his basic platform by stating that he would push for a minimum wage,, in the state that would cover all employees not covered by federal law, an ousting of special interests in the government such as timber and phosphate, a people's advocate who would in' effect be a lobbyist .for the people, stiffer requirements for the regular lobbyists, and more audits. For example, High said, "The governor's- office in the past 15 years has riot had an audit. It should be audited just as any other office." . In answer to the question, "Can you win?" High pointed out that it takes- about 175,000 votes to get into the runoff and there are 225,000 votes in Miami. "The predicition is," he said, "that" I'll' get three_fourths of them." MONEY FOR STETSON High answered the question, ."Can you get state,'money for Stetson?" by saying, "If it is shown that it will be more economical to expend public money for existing universities, I will get money for Stetson. 'Bursting out angrily at tb?- (Continued on Page Three) > All Are Members Of Ford Program By RICHARD KARBERG v Eight Stetson University seniors have won Woodrow Wilson National Fellowships this year according to an announcement by Sir Hugh Taylor' president of the foundation. The eight that won these fellowships' and their majors-are: Bob Conover and Sherwood Hoadley in mathematics; Robert Cross,' Carolyn" Damianos, Wayne Dickson, "and Richard Gibson in En g 1 ish, Frank West in History; and Ray Smith in American Studies. Louis Phillips and Mrs. Tena Cunningham received honorable mentions. Stetson received the highest number of Woodrow Wilson Fellowships given in this region, which includes Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Stetson received the same number awarded to the University of Florida with 15,000 students while Florida State University with 11,000 and the University of Miami with 15,000 each earned four fellowships and the University of South Florida with an enrollment of 3,000 earned three. A Woodrow Wilson fellowship includes a grant for tution and fees as well as a stipend of $1,- 800 for the first year of graduate study. The eight Stetson Wood- row Wilson Fellowship winners are part of a group of 1,507 college seniors selected from a group' of ll.OOQ , nominees. At Stetson 18 seniors were originally nominated this year for Wood- row Wilson Fellowships. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation has been in existence since 1945, and received its impetus for creating a nationwide program of aid to students going to graduate school, in 1954 when the Ford Foundation gave it additional funds for- expansion. Since 1954 Stetson has earned 16 Woodrow Wilson fellowships.double the number earned only this year. The Foundation provides these funds only for the. first year of graduate study in hope that other groups will provide funds for further graduate study by these students. . . The foundation sees itself committed to providing the funds to educate those interested -in college teaching. The nced'for more outstanding in this field is crucial the foundation feels and has committed itself to filling ■ this gap. The search for talented people by the foundation begins with letters sent to high school students who perform successfully on the National Merit Scholar- shin Examinations. • The Stetson fellowship winners are all members of the Ford Graduate'Program which has already prepared these students in the methods of research and in: dependent and competency, in foreign languages necessary' in graduate work. .The foundation stresses the" importance of such a background for those, students which earnestly desire to ,do graduate work and eventually college teaching. Pres. Urges, Support Of Tax Bill President J. Ollie Edmunds told parents of Stetson student's Saturday they can help themselves by' calling on their congressmen to give tax credit for the tuition payments they make to colleges. "This is one form of federal aid we can all support enthusiastically," Edmunds said. "It failed by just three votes to pass the Congress recently, and these votes were from supporters of the bill who said they switched at the last moment because of pressure from the administration'.' "Do yourself a favor," the Stetson president' said.'. "Help yourself by writing and telling your congressmen that you want them- tp support tax credit for the tuition payments you are making lb send your sons and daughters to college." When the parents receive aid, this in turn will help the colleges, Edmunds declared. President Edmunds spoke at an assembly during the fifth annual Parents' Weekend on the campus. Nearly 500 parents, relatives, and other members of Stetsbn families attended the three-day event. Artist Plans Stetson Talk Stetson artist-in-residence Francis Chapin will show slides based on his paintings completed in Spain and Portugal on Monday March- 16, at ■ 8 p.m., in the Stetson Room. Chapin's work was featured in an exhibit in the Elizabeth Hall Gallery in February. The artist has become a familiar sight both on the campus and in the DeLand area painting local scenes on the spot. All students, faculty, and area residents are invited to hear arid "meet Chapin on this Occasion, Fred "Messersmith, chairman of Stetson's . art department, has announced. A reception sponsored by Kappa Pi national art honorary will follow the lecture. Weekly Calendar ON AND AROUND STETSON Week of March 12-18 Mortar Board Book Review 7:30 Way Out Senior Recital. Trombone Kenneth Yount Civic Music Assn. 8:00 p.m. Olegna, Fuschi, pianists YWA Banquet' 7:00 p.m. Allen Hall Concert Choir 8:00 Stover Theater for Tourist Club St. Patrick's Day Orchestra Concert 8:00 ■> • ■ Elizabeth Hall SUB Education Committee Film 8:00 p.m. AT THE MOVIES SUB "Fountainhead" "Who Was That Lady" (There will be a SUB record party in the Way Out following tha Saturday night movie.) BOULEVARD DRIVE-IN "AU Hands On Deck" ''Home From the Hill" "Swinging Along" "Hootenanny Hoot" "Follow the Boys" SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW "Beauty and the Beast" "Cabinet of Caligari" Thurs. March 12 Friday March 13 Sat. March 14 Monday March 16 Tues. March 17 Wed. March 18 Fri. the 13th Sat. the 14th Thurs. Fri. & Sat.