The Stetson Reporter

SUPPORT T.OU R STETSON HATTER BASKETBALL TEAM • -•• Florida9s Oldest College JNeicspaper -STETSON HAS BIG 80TH HOMECOMING *•• 76th YEAR-NO. 14 DELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1963 PRICE 10 CENTS .>. *.* o \ •;*• ',.' I 7. vH. *. .' By ANN THOMASON Preparations for " Homecoming are all underway and the Greeks are spending long nights finishing up their prize-winning floats -of napkins and chicken wire, along with a few live animals, plus keeping the lawn decorations up, due to wind and rain. Paired off to work together on floats and house decorations are Delta Sig and Pi Beta Phi; Lambda Chi and Tri-delt; Pikes and _• Phi Mu; Pi Kaps' and Alpha Xi; the Sig Eps and the Alpha Chis; and the Sigma Nus and the Zetas. HOMECOMING . Homecoming will get into full swing tomorrow night with the sorority Open Houses in the Panhellenic apartments at 6 until 7:30. Following this all the fraternities will have well-known bands at their houses.-Then at 9:30 Saturday morning, the models of hard work, and hours of slaving will be paraded down the boulevard and two groups will bring home a trophy to add to their cases." Saturday night- the Zodias and the Drifters will be the highlight of the Homecoming Dance ' at' the armory. DELTA SIG The Delta Sigs will have their annual Alum meeting 'fam. 5-6 ' p.m. Saturday night, with a dinner.-following-for the alums,--the actives and their, dates. Tomorrow night the Roadrunners',, will provide the sounds * at "the Delta Sig house. LAMBDA CHI The Skyliners will be at the Lambda Chi house tomorrow night so the actives and their dates can twist. Saturday afternoon the' active chapter wil entertain their alums' with a buffet supper. Pinned last' week - were - Vernon Waters to ' Ann Rogers. Conrad Nelson and-Marion Smith, Alpha Xi, are engaged. ■ Two Lambda i Chis have been accepted to Medical .school:' Richard.'Nichols 'to the Medical Oollege of Virginia and Ken Lasseter to the University of Florida Medical' School. The - following officers were elected just before semester break: ■ President Ralph Henry, Vice President Todd Clay, Secretary Tom Thornton, Treasurer Joe , Durham, Pledge Trainer Bob Keith, Social Chairman Jack - Barnard, Rituals Tom Barnard, Rush Chairman Danny Peterson and House-Manager Ned Julian. PIKES Little Jake and the Blenders wil be swinging forth at the Pike .hquse tomonrow night. All next - week will be "Help Week" for all the Pike pledges. Pike active Alex Borris was pinned to.Karen Walton before semester break.' PI KAPS All the Pi Kap Alums will be at the Pi Kap house dancing to the sounds of the Impacs tomorrow night. Last Saturday the Pi Kaps had their traditional Mud Hole, in i Which the pledges had from 1 p.m.' until 6 p.m. to dig a hole in back. of the old Pi Kap lodge and throw in all actives. It is rumored that about a half dozen actives' were overlooked.- SIGMA NU The" Sigma Nus are celebrating, their 50th anniversary during .Homecoming. They"!-be measuring beards to see who'has the longest or the best-shaved. '■,' On Saturday night the Snakes will have a barbeque for' all. alums, eotives • and their dates. Pinned right before semester break were John Keiper and, -Zeta' Frances Lyie.' , : SIG EP - The . sounds ■ of- -the ..Bonmaviles Wil. be heard at the Sig Ep House' Friday night. Coffee: and doughnuts will be served Sunday morning at the house for alumni. Pinned right after semester break were. Ed Oregor and Hunt Jordan. Cecil - Coilinis and Carol Bishop,. Zeta, were pinned last weekend. Lavaliered, after semester break were Jim IngersolL and Alpha Xi Lu- ann£ Pettigrew. The new officers of. Sig Ep are: President Ray Squire, Vice President Don Clark, Comptroller Mel Murray, Record- ' er Al Graustein, .Social Chairman Ron Allison, Secretary Bob Joiner, House Manager Jeff Davis, and Intramural "Representative Mike Howel. SORORITIES All sorority pledges are coming ■ (Continued on Pag. Two) . Series resents • Stetson University's - Fine Arts Series presented Harriet Fitzgerald, director of the Abingdon Square Painters, on the DeLand 'Campus last Monday and Tuesday. Miss Fitzgerald is an experiemc-, ed ■ painter and lecturer in fine ■arts, and is noted for her ability to 'bring creative art to life. Her visit here is -toeing made under the -auspices of the arts program, of the Association of American Colleges'. She has been one of the arts program's most successful campus visitors since 1955. Miss Fitzgerald's interest in-art developed at an "early age and she began her study when she was eleven 'years did. Her profession al training was received at the Art Students' League of New York, and in the- private classes - of. Maurice > Stern and the Cubist painter, Ambrose Webster. During extensive travels in Europe, she studied at the chief galleries. In 1938 Miss Fitzgerald won an award in a competition sponsored by the American Artists' Congress, as a result of which.ten of her paintings were hung ''in a three- man exhibition at-the A. C. A. gallery the following season. In* 1942 the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presented 'an exhibition of her' work,- and in 1944 the Charles Barzansky GaMer^y.jiplf._New;Yorik igave her a"" oh .-man. show." Four "more sole showings of Miss Fdtz-' gerald's work .have'been offered by this gallery — in -. 1946,-1947, 1950 ■ and 1958.. Miss Fitzgerald has • served •; as 'director of the Abingdon Square Painters in New York - since the founding of that organization' in 1948.- This is a cooperative group of professional artiste and students. An important feature of Miss Fitzgerald's -visit here will .be an exhibit of paintings by this group. The topic selected for Miss Fitzgerald's main lecture is "Some Reflections on Expressionisms in Art." It will be at 7:30 Tuesday evening in the Stetson Room and is open to the public.- She, will visit .art department and humanities classes during her two-day visit to Stetson." E oexst %-am., ,SSS NOTICE AH gids. going out for Spring Rush must sign up Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 9:00 until 12:00 in - the Panhellenic" Council Room.- There wil be a $1.00 Rush Fee. Law Award Presented By Edmunds The Distinguished,Citizen Award, Stetson University ' College of Law's highest award, was presented to Dr. Harry M. Philpott, vice president of the' University of Florida, by Stetson ' President J Ollie Edmunds Jan. 31 at the College of Law's commencement exercises. The "award was ' presented . in recognition of Philpott's "professional . achievements, his conscientious and sincere, devotion to •public service, and his exemplification of the highest'-ideals' of democratic leadership.". 7 In.his speech to law.graduates, Philpott said a lawyer, is both a counselor who gives advice, and an advocate who espouses' and pleads a cause: , To play these roles .well, Philpott - added, *■ one must -have a firm belief in the worth of individual human beings. Recognition of individual, worth leads to faith in the purposefulness of life,- Philpott declared/ It also leads to a will to preserve the concepts of freedom and equality upon which this country is founded. The three highest ranking students in..the"'Stetson'graduating class ...iwere Charles '.Graham Carothers of Tallahassee,- -Janet" Lenora""" King of Lakeland, -and Timothy Layton Harris of Dallas, N.C. • ■_■■ . , ;*",-;' ' r ■ ; Carothers also received the Lawyers Title Insurance.Corp.* award for excellence in\ the", law of real property.';■ ' 7 " " ' ."; -The Leinbaeh award, given, each year- by Dr' ~lrwln":£efnb'actfof"the College of ,Law faculty .went. to James ' O. Eubank "of , Daytona Beach, president of ."the junior class,- for the; best essay in medical jurisprudence. : , •..**.. . 1 Receiving LL.B degrees in addition .to Carothers,.Miss-King, and Harris, were: Brinley S.- Carter, DeLand; • Sion' William , Carter, Valdrasta,"-Ga.;-. Mrs. Samrriie B.Francisco, Winter Park;' Richard William ,Lobb7 Orlando,7.M.' .Lee Thompson, West Palm-Beach; and Dennis Vernon';Nymark, Robert L. Ulrich," Andrew J„ Garcia) Thomas F.'Grahahan," Philip James Knight, Roland William Payne,'' all of St. Petersburg..".'",.. . Freund Pub lislies ' Paintings" by Stetson* University's artist-in-residence Louis Freund ilustrate; an - article by Philip Wylie in the Feb. 1963 Ford Times magazine. The 'article is entitled "America's* Land of Oz." : Freund is a frequent contributor of illustrations to the Ford Times publication. Stetson 66 — Miami 64 Steison 78 — DePauw 60 Stetson 72-— Mercer 59 Stetson 57 — Fla. State 73 (See stories on Sports Pages) Homecoming Chairmen Announced Student, co-chairmen < for Stetson University's 1963' Homecoming, Feb.: 14-17, are -Charles •; Rikard,- sehior 'of '-Winter"7Haven,-- -and Leighan Roberts; sophomore ■< from Pensacbla.* ' '-'.■'-.' Other "students"on the;-Stetson. Homecoming . committees - are: Jayrie , .Howard of • Harlan, -. Ky., secretary; Anthony - Wood' "of Jeri- kintown,- Pa., mayor:and-hostess selection;'* -•P_ttr~;*-J_'iswOHg£i~~'*"of- Winter Haven and:Antbony-Schod- er . of,' Jacksonville, * .lawn ■. decorations; -Francene Smith'of Orlando and- Mel- Rodelli' of West-Hollywood,- parade;- Mary Dell.Harden of Miami Springs and Ronnie Peacock ' ; of • Casselberry,'. Saturday lunch; Martha Woodbery-of Plant City and Joy' Kressmah-of? Cross City,- publicity; and James' Murphy of. Winter- Haven and:'Carol-Clark of- Bradenton, • dance.. Bob-Morris, senior from -Apopka-ahd "co-chairman for Homecoming. 1961-62, is also a,member, ex officio.'- Stetson alumni from lieLand oh the committee.'_re':'-:-Fred'Man- cinik '54, Jack Fountain • '49,, and Mrs. James'Pollard '39. -.--' Stetson faculty on the committee are: Rollin Armour, assf.'prof. of religion; Dr. Keith Hansen, assoc. prof., of: biology; Dr. Earl Joiner, assoc. prof.• of-- religion; Miss Maxihe Patterson, chairman, secretarial science ** department; MissEtter Turner, associate dean of students; Miss Barbara Rowe, registrar; Don Yaxley, acting' dean, School of Music; Jack Coldi- ron,.asst. prof, of voice; Dr. George Hood, dean of.'students; Fred, Messersmith, chairman, art department, and Richard' Pearce, asst.'prof.'of• business administration. * "." .-*, -. -" • : ' Hosts Announced For Homecoming Students- presiding .over Stetson , University's 80th Anniversary Homecoming,. Feb. . 1M7, ,'WJH be Host. Bil- Perry, .■ a > senior from live Oak, and Hostess Gail.Hilve- _dnk, senior from. Rex,-Ga.. ' . - Perry a religion major, ..is president "olf the Baptist Student Union, and in charge of alumni relations for "the Ministerial: Association. He, is ' active in the Student. Senate, Residence, Halls, ■ .staff, Men's Council, and 'in Stetson's, chapter of the Lambda Chi* Alpha fraternity. -He-was recently-initiated into Stetson's ' chapter-, .of,,- Omicron Delta Kappa, national- leadership honor society .for'college men. - - :Miss-Hilverink, a.'.physical education 'major,' is; active in; Panhellenic Council,- Women's Council, .Alpha Chi Omega -sorority, •and Creek-Week'and-Hatter Holiday; Committees. At present she is- president of the --Panhellenic Council and an'-ROTC-sponsor.,. Art Talk JGiyen . Harriet -• Fitzge. aid,, director . of the .Abingdon .-Square, Painters, lectured on "Some Reflections on^ E_p?ess,iio'_Jis__s in Art"' 'at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday. Feb. 12'. The public is cordially, invited .to the talk which :wil he given -in the Stetson Room of the -Union 'building at Stetson University. Miss ' Fitz- -gerald is. visiting the' DeLand .campus under the University Fine Arts series. ', -This is the prize winning float of Lambda Chi Alpha * and-AlphaXi Delta that.won first prize in last year's Homecoming Parade. Word Jhas- been-received; in De- .,L_nd_.oA;.the.7aociden'tal:.death in' Managua, Nicaragua, of'Dr. John ,S77Pi__ey,'. preminent Stetson alumnus" and former DeLand-resident. He.-was chief'of staff and ■superintendent of,the .Baptist hospital in-Managua. The --accident was a head-on automobile collision just outside Managua- on ."Jan. '18., Pixley died January-27'about 6 p. m. in his own-hospital, -where he was lovingly attended-by his ..nurses - and doctors. He,-was 58. ."- --- -, -C. , He was.buried "in.the Managua cemetery after. a funeral 'in - .the Firs.t "-Baptist .Church which over- flowed/with his friends:'He was also-a-charter member of Union -church,"-Managua. .''". ".'-...?.-WENT IN 1932 Dr.-John-Pixley went to Managua oil "1932 as director of .the hospital: - In addition -to his regular' practice," he was a . doctor on horseback, going out where there were no reads once a- week to heal "the sick. In 1950 he started -the new hospital' - building and school of nursing, the first in 'Managua. - Niearaguans ' had vast - respect and love for,Dr. Pixley—; he was the most honest man they had ever met, many commented. A Sanz, wrote a eulogy . in the Managua paper in which he pointed out how the poor .especially "will feel the loss of this great man, great .doctor, and - great philanthropist who for so many years would provide' free medicine for the body and consultation' for the soul- whether it was raining or sunny and dusty." RETURNED IN OCTOBER Just.last October,- Pixley- returned to Stetson's DeLand, campus' for a visit. He was graduated in 1926 from Stetson and was also a DeLand 'high school graduate. His daughter Elsie is 'a Stetson junior, majoring , in .elementary education; she expects .to teach 'Spanish.'. ', -.Iri October, Pixley ,gave -the University credit for' guiding his way ' thr ougfa - life. "I learned" the old1 hymns .during , Stetson chapel hours; that's why I know' them," he said. He described how former President, Huley .read- the scriptures . during chapel;— "He taught me the'dignity c. the■rauptu-.s.'' "Two things I have learned '-about -life," -■ Pixley' ■ stated. . "I learned at Stetson that the" fear of,' the vLord .is the' beginning of' Wisdom.. - The.' other is what 'my father'- taught me — riot to be afraid of, the truth regardless of Where "you find it."' . STUDIED MEDICINE 'After , graduation- froim Stetson, Pixley, studied' medicine 7at Flower Memorial hospital, New York City, -and 'then at Gorgas hospital,", Panama, specializing in tropical. diseases. In ,1935,- he married Miss Phoebe Rice,;- an American- missionary in ' (Continued on Page Two) Choir Makes Southern Tour ; Forty Stetson .students who -are members of the University- Concert 'Choir, spent their time between semesters on. a, Southern tour which'carried them from De- Land,' to Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi as well as the Florida panhandle- before returning to- the DeLand. campus,', - "last Saturday. The Choir is under the direction of Prof.-Harold'Giffin. The Concert Choir • travel squad started with a presentation at the First Baptist Church, Panama City on where James P. Rodgers, '55 graduate of Stetson, is minister of music; then on to-the First Baptist Church at Tallahassee. Then-at"the Warrington Baptist Church where' another * Stetson graduate, Lucille Halstead Mayo '46, wife of Dr. J. Lawrence Mayo, pastor, "will greet them.7". '"On Sunday", Feb. 3 the Stetson Choir performed at-the GentiHy Baptist Chur.ch, New' Orleans, La. at il a. m. and the North Highlands Baptist' Church, Baton Rouge, in , the evening where James P. Morgan, Stetson '61, is minister of' music. The remainder of the schedule •includes visits, to Longview, Tex., Feb. 4; -The Traves Ad., Baptist Church. Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 5; The First Baptist "Church of Dallas, Tex.; Feb. 6, and a stop over with, another ,Stetson graduate, Rev. John McCaO, "39, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Vicks- burg, Miss.,- on Thursday evening, Feb. 7. • ■ 7The Stetson Concert Choir travel squad of forty selected mixed voices from the. regular membership of 60, is :heard often throughout Florida and the -Southeast. There have also been tours in recent years to New York; Washington, , ^Chicago, and • a. previous trip to'New Orleans-Baton Rouge area. ' The Choir has produced'several operettas in DeLand and Daytona B:e,ach and men ''and woirien of the-Concert Croir often appear as separate units during performances. Soloists, duet teams,' girls', trios, male -quartets, and mixed quartets are' included in the organizational structure.. ; Choir director is Prof.' Harold, M. Giffin, -Who holds the degrees of bachelor of music and master <_; arts from the Eastman' School of Music. He started a tradition of Chris tm as*. oratorio presentations at Stetson. University beginning in 1935. . ' Coley Heads YWA - New president .of'the' Baptist Young Women's ' Association 'at,' Stetson University is , Pat Coley, a sophomore-from Hialeah, Fla. Miss Coley is a religion and history major. ', Outgoing president of the Y. W.- A. at Stetson'is Janice Jones of Lakeland. Miss,Jones is a junior,' and has been selected as a fellowship leader for the state Baptist Student' Union Revival team. She is. an English major. ' Becky Hamby, Crescent - City senior, was selected by the state B. S. U.for summer mission work: She will serve - in South Brazil this summer. Miss 'Hamby- is an English- major. Events Planned For Weekend Stetson University's 80th Anniversary Homecoming will.be held on the DeLand campus today through Sunday. The theme, "Priorities in a Confused World," will be carried out. 7 , Highlight.of the 1963 event.will be" the convocation address on Saturday by Dr. Herschel.H. Hobbs, president of the Southern 'Baptist Convention and chairman of its program committee. Hobbs, a graduate . of Howard College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, , was ordained to the ministry:.in Birmingham in 1929. He has held pastorates in Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.' Hobbs has served as president of the Southern Baptist Pastor's Conference; presiderit of the trustee of New Orleans Theological Seminar. He is* a former president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and serves on - its board of directors. AUTHOR The author of 13 books, several translated onto foreign languages —his latest is "Christ in You." Dr. Hobbs has been on a permanent status to the Baptist Hour since 1960. His radio messages on this program' reach more than 50 million people each, week: He is'.in frequent demand as the speaker for evanglistic conferences, state conventions, and summer assemblies, including overseas work. - Stetson's Homecoming will feature for the first, time a Saturday breakfast for" alumni' of' the* Division of Education.. The speaker will be Dr. W. Earl Armstrong,' director of the National council for Accreditation ■ of Teacher Education, Washington, D.C. •MORNING SPEAKER Speaker for the traditional breakfast for the Stetson Ministerial Association, also on Saturday, is Dr. Don Everson, Stetson graduate in 1950 and pastor of the Park- wood Baptist Church,.Jacksonville: His topic will be.."Ministers Fac-_- ing Responsibilities." -':.■- Homecoming officially begins Thursday at 6 p.m. with the annual Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar' Board Leadership Banquet in the Stetson Union.- "The Boy Friend" will be presented at '8:30 p.m. in Stover Theatre Friday, and Saturday nights. No classes will be held on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Registration begins at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Union building. Host for the Golden Reunion of the class of 1913 is the Honorable Frank A. Smith of Orlando. Hostess for the Silver Reunion of the class in 1938 is Mrs. Anne Keen of-Vero Beach. Both reunions will be held,at 4:30 p.m. "in the Chaudoin Parlors. Sororities hold open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and fraternities and the Baptist Student Union, are open from 9 to 12 "p.m. Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday are for the Ministerial Association in Allen "Hall; for the College of Law and the School of Music in the Stetson Union, and in the DeLand Presbyterian Church for the Education Division and the School of Business Administration.' EVENTS •, Saturday events • include an 8:30 a.m. parade and the 10:45 convocation in Elizabeth Hall with Dr, Hobbs .as speaker. Immediately following the convocation service, a ground breaking, ceremony will be held for the new library at 12:25 Alumni Cast In "Boy Friend" : 'Stetson University's Stover Theatre is presenting-"The" Boy Friend," a hilarious musical spoof of the 1920's, featuring an all- alumni cast for * the University's 80th Homecoming, Feb. 13-16. Bruce Griffiths, who is iri charge of the production, is happy to announce that seats for the Friday and Saturday performances are practically sold out and Thursday is practically 50% sold. This leaves Wednesday night and hometown folk are urged to take advantage of this choice. Although the box office „will be closed during the semester break, reservations are being taken by mail for, the1 show which will be given again during "Parents' Week-end" March 14-16. ■ HERSCHEL HOBBS p.m., Stetson students have been waiting a long time for this building and-now that it is materializing, they are urged to attend the services. Concluding this will be a luncheon in the Forest of Arden with-the Stetson Band-in concert- under conductor Dick Feasel. .. Stetson will be host to Florida Southern College at 3 p.m." on.the new DeLand high school court. A fellowship hour, at 5 p.m. in the Stetson Union Lounge precedes the Alumni Banquet at 6 in the Stetson Room". Highlight of .the Banquet is to be a quartet .composed of Dean Edward Furlong, '38,- James R. Golden '42, Rev. C. N. Bennett Jr. '38, and' Professor Harold M. Griffin. A dance is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the DeLand National Guard Armory. The Zodiacs will play and refreshments will be served . . . Semi-formal dress is required. The. 1963 Homecoming concludes with ■' services ' in ' all '. DeLand churches on Sunday morriing.7 Stetson Gets Grant From Government Stetson University here has re- • "ceived.a $30,072 U. S. -Office of . Education research contract to test ways of improving the teaching of writing,- Stetson President J. 0,fflie Edmunds has announced. * The project, to run through Feb. - 1964, will be directed by Dr. Joseph T. - Sutton, professor . of . psychology, - and Dr. Eliot D. Men, professor, of English. The Stetson experiment will ex- - pi-ore the .effect of- different tech-, niques of teaching "written com- - position. Five sections of ..the freshman English composition course wil participate. A panel 'of independent graders will be employed during the sum- •: mer to evaluate writing produced, this spring: Results - will be analyzed 'Statistically .and studied ,■ for ' their,' implications ■ about" methods of teaching written com- * position. ■ '.■.'' iFuM. title of,the Stetson project ' is "The Effect of Practice -and Evaluation' , on - Improvement in .Written Composition." .7:7" 7 Dr. Warren F. Jones Jr., cftair-' •man off"Stetson's psychology, de--' ,p__ta_ent, and Dr. William j;E. ■ Taylor, associate professor of . English, also wfl_ be associated with the project' ''.'*" '• • ,,- Prof. Sutton, who* came to Stetson" in 1959, has directed a cooperative ' research project at Stet-. son on the individualiization.., of - junior-high school mathematics hi the V'Otasia county schools for the '. past 18.months. He has his Ph.D.,, from Vanderblt -University, arid taught • previously at Austin Peay ; State _ College and Auburn University, i ,, Prof. Allen, who came to Stetson from the University of Massachusetts in 1960, has his Ph.D. _rom Princeton * University. •A