The Stetson Reporter

V' Florida's Oldest College Newspaper 76th YEAR-NO. 1 y DELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1962 PRICE 10 CENTS • & 4 '? Greek By ANN THOMASON As the -new school- year rolls around, the STETSON REPORTER has iniated this'^ new , column in Which all the gab about .Greeks and their activities will be printed. Throughout' the year the'column will give you lists of activities, • newly initiated members, pleges and all the happenings around Fraternity Row and in the Panhellenic Building. '■ '',",' Now that .classes have been underway a week, and Orientation Week is a thing of the past,. fraternities and sororities have focused their attention on Rush. The men swung into two busy weeks of ■ Smokers, formal parties and in- ' formal get-to-gethers with a Fraternity Open House, last Saturday night., By the looks of the crowds . at all ,the houses, the new plush, air-conditioned houses were a hit. This is the first year the houses ' have been so convenient for 'house hopping' .... where in the past it's been quite a hike from one to the other.. Over on Fraternity Row,, the Lambda Chi's had Hank Williams, of Ink Spot Fame, who gave three floor shows throughout the evening. The way he disappeared and then returned with a booming voice proved to be quite baffling to many Greeks and Rushees. Next door, at the Pike House the Jay Notes from Jacksonville were coming forth with some swinging Twist music. On the other side of the circle, the Sig Ep's were rock'n to the sounds.of the RoadJtunners from Orlando. A. C. Jones and his boys cut loose at the Pi Kap house. The Impacs brought with them a dancer to teach everyone down at the Snake house to Twist. Although the Sigma Nu's aren't on Fratern- ' ity Row, there seemed to be quite a crowd. Across campus, at the Deita Sig house' the sounds of, the •Calypso's were heard. This week the fraternity rushees have been going to two formal parties a night. The Sig Ep's entertained with a Smoker on Tuesday night and the Lambda Chi's with a formal party tonight. Tomorrow the Lambda Chi's are having an' open house for all rushees and their dates. During this time Silence is observed by all rushees and fraternity men between 6 p.m." , and 6 a.m., except during the parties. Saturday night all the fraternities are. having parties for rushees and their dates. It is rumored that the Lambda Chi's are having the Skyliners, who are a colored band that have recorded for DEC- CA RECORDS. The Sig Ep's are bringing in the Eden Roc's from Tampa for another swinging Saturday night of Twisting. .At this time let's tip our hats to Richard Nicholls for the fine work he did on getting together and publishing the Inter-Fraternity Council Rush Bulletin. In this all men will find the I.F.C. rush rules, along with1 a quick run-down on each of the six fraternities on campus. As we .move, from men's rush ■ into Panhellenic Rush, we see that the women got their rush underway last Saturday with the annual Panhellenic Tea. This year, the girls were divided into sitec groups, and a representative from each sorority' acted as Rush Adviser to take them to each apartment. Twenty minutes was allowed 1 for each group to spend in each of . the apartments... The following girls' from Panhellenic Council acted as advisers: Virginia Sporhase, Alpha,Chi Omega; Lois Olsen, Alpha Xi Delta;*" Phyllis Hedrick, Tri-Delt; Karen Kane, Pi 'Beta Phi; Carol. Butler, Phi Mu; and Pat Greene,' Zeta. Sunday night • the invitations ■ came out to the informal parties which were two a night on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.-Tri- Delt kicked oiff with an 'Under,the Sea' party out at- Ponce,de Leon Springs. Poseiden, the Ruler of the Sea and all his iibectswere there in an informal setting. The second party Monday night was Zeta's, which was strictly casual. They played cards. and swam at the home of one of their local alumnae. . Tuesday'night the Phi'Mu's invited, all the rushees' into their Coffee House at the old Pi Kap Lodge. But, the girls were chaufered from Chaudoin Hall to the party by the Pikes. Cumberbuhds, Frilly white blouses, and black long pants were ',. the dress .for all the actives, and casual for the rushees. The 'S.S. Alpha Chi' piped aboard rushees at the home of one of their alumnae, Mrs. George Stetterl Using the pool as a backdrop for their ' skit, the actives were presented in nautical style. For the last round of informal parties, the Pi Phi's took off for the country and had a Round-Up party in a barn.. All 1 the actives went dressed for; the tSoutinued on1 Page Three) New, Old Faces Ten. New; Faces Ten new faces have been added ,to the faculty on'the Stetson campus Dean W.- Hugh McEniry Jr. announced last week. They include a civil engineer, a research chemist and a former professor of finance at the University of Illinois. i The new faculty members are: Sanford 0 Three Leave Stetson For >62->63 Year • Stetson University's faculty family has lost three members Dean W. Hugh McEniry Jr. announced this week. Two of the members are on leaves of absence, the other resigned. Dr. Mary Louise Gehring, chairman of the University's .department of speech and drama, will be a visiting lecturer at the University of Wisconsin for the 1962-63 academic year. She will teach courses in both the College of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences. The other professor leaving for the 1962-63 academic year is Dr. Theodore W. Beiler, associate-professor of chemistry. Beiler, who was honored at an informal, coffee- in the Faculty Lounge., leaves shortly for Pakistan on a Fulbright teaching grant for .1962-63 at. the University .of Panjab in Lahore. He will attend an extensive pre-departure briefing session in Washington, D.C., first. In" addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate students, the Stetson professor will carry on research in organic' chemistry, his major field of interest. The U.S. State department was responsible for choosing Beiler as grant recipient after it had made recommendations to the U.S. Educational Foundation in Pakistan. Beiler has been on the Stetson faculty since 1952. He has a doctorate from Harvard. He was formerly a research chemist at the National Institute of Health and the National Heart Institute. AVISON RESIGNS James 0. Avison resigned as Stetson University. director of development and alumni affairs effective last June 30 to take the position of director of development at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., Avison will be chief fund raising officer for the Pennsylvania college, and will supervise the alumni fund. He will take a short vacation before beginning at Franklin and Marshall on July 1. ' - ' "We regret very much losing Mr. Avison," Dr. James W. Par- rish, Stetson vice president, said. "After working so closely and loyally with all of our staff and many friends of the university, he will be greatly missed in our development and alumni programs." Avison was executive director for the Associated Florida Private College Fund before coming to Stetson. He received his B.A. degree" from the University of 'Richmond, and was on the staff of the Richmond, Va., area Community Chest. From 1953 to 1958, he was a fund-raising director for Marts and Lundy Lnc. of New York City. Jackie Gets Messersmith Watercolors Two watercolors painted , this summer by Fred H. Messersmith, chairman of the art department at Stetson University, were presented to Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy during her vacation in.Italy. Messersmith has been traveling in Italy' during August ; studying its art and culture on. a Stetson grant. Mrs. Kennedy and her sister, visiting at Ravello, made a surprise trip by motor launch to Positano wher£ Messersmith is' painting at the Art Korkshop^ Since Jackie is so interested in art, Workshop personnel /decided to give her a memento —■ two of Messer-' smith's, watercolors painted on the Positano theme. The Stetson associate -professor is accompanied on his trip by M. B. Ossi of Jacksonville. Smith, a Louisville Ky., civil engineer, accepted the position as instructor in mathe matics. . Smith received his B.A. at Mercer University in 1953 where he was graduated cum laude, his B.D at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, in "1957, and his M.A. at . the University of Louisville this year. He is work ing toward a Ph.D. Smith has been a civil engineer in Louisville from 1954 to 1956 and from 1958 to the present. He is a Baptist and held a pastorate in Flint, Mich., for one year. He and his wife, Zoe Smith,- have two boys, 5 and 3. PSYCHOMETRICIAN Joseph V. Adams was appoinl ed assistant professor of psychology Adams was formerly a psycho metrician for the Kentucky state department of economic security and a c!inical psychologist intern at the V.A. hospital, Tuscaloosa Ala., where he also has been working toward a Ph.D. at the University of Alabama. He is the co-author of an article on "Manipulation of Direction oj Speech in a Neuropsychiatnc Group" in- an upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Phychology. Adams received his B.A. in 1956 from Tennessee Temple College and his M.A. in 1958 from Baylor .University. He is a Baptist, and he' and his wife, Dorothy, have three children, Frederick Joseph, 3; Lawrence Allan, 2, and Jeffrey Vernard, 6 mos. Elsie> C. Minter has joined the university modern language department as assistant professor of French. Miss Minter received her B.A. from the University of Richmond in 1947 and her M.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1948 where she is also completing her Ph.D. , ~ ■ She is Baptist by faith and has held the position of master of religious activities at the Carper School of Missions. Miss Minter is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, has held a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Paris and a Career Teaching fellowship at the University of North Carolina. She has done graduate work at Bryn Mawr College arid (Continued on Page Three) Dorms Named For Trio Of Professors T Stetson University's residence halls for men have been named for a trio of dedicated Christian scholars who worked for minute salaries, then after decades of self- sacrifice, left most of what- they had to the University, "President J. OUie Edmunds announced. ' By action of Stetson's Board of Trustees, men's dormitories will be named Prentice Carson Hall, Warrdn Gordis Hall,, and Archy Smith Hall. .,-;';• G. Prentice Carson- served the University 61 years and was Stetson's first dean. Just this spring after i his widow's death, Dr. Carson's estate ,jof nearly. $200,000 came to Stetson — it was the result of Carson's wise investments during the days,of the depression even though he never received more than $2,250 a year. ; Warren S. Gordis was a former professor of' English and Greek who also .served 61 years. In his will, he left a substantial portion of his life.saving to' Stetson to be used ■ to carry out the work he helped start. . J." Archy Smith, a former mathematics professor, taught at Stetson for 20 years. A large portion of the Smith estate went to the University's endowment fund' to aid worthy students. ( Stetson's Board resolved to perpetuate the memory of these three' faithful men .since they "served this institution faithfully for a combined period of 142 years as teachers and as administrators. without ever at' any time receiving adequate compensation for their serv- vices," and because "these dedicated Christian scholars at' their death left nearly all'of their earthly possessions to Stetson." During the University's 80th Homecoming next year, appropriate plaques will be dedicated - ax each bf the residence halls. Pres.Edmunds Speajts At Convocation Supreme Court Decision Stresses f Church Related Schools To all Freshmen and New Students: I hope you have enjoyed your first two weeks at Stetson. You are well on your way to becoming a full-fledged member of our community. After this first week of classes you will find yourself busy with academic pursuits. You also" may be involved with extracuficular activities. You will,probably be asked to join several organizations. ■ You. have already j oinect one organization. When you became a student here, you-also became a member of the Student Government' of Stetson University. You have paid your dues, $3, to this organization. So'you see you have a stake in the student government. ' Throughout the year the student government will endeavor to coordinate .student effort in cultural, social and other fields. Much of the work will be done by the Senate, the legislative body of the student government, and by the various committees of the student government. The Senate is composed of four members from each class and school.and four officers. All of these positions are elective. The freshman class will 'elect its four senators soon. All members of the freshman class will be eligible to run for the Senate. - / . • There are also many other opportunities to work in student government. A committee is given each function sponsored by the student government.' Some of these functions are Orientation Week, Green- feather, Homecoming, concerts, dances and others! We expect to acquaint you with the chairmen of the various committees. These chairmen will be happy to give you a job, if you will contact them personally. ■ ;• For those of you who have too difficult a schedule. !to permit outside work, there; is also a responsibility. It is the duty of every student to acquaint himself with the issues and help to make the decisions. If you attend assembly and read-the newspaper, you will be well informed. Let us join together to promote better .student life. . Your S.G.A. President, ■ - BOB MORRIS 16 TONDOS CANVASES* Donneson Art Shown In Elizaheth Gallery ■ By FRED MESSERSMITH The faithful few and even the casual.viewer that- stumbles -onto the current exhibition in. Elibza- beth Hall Art Gallery on Stetson University's. DeLand campus will find the canvas shapes there a little different than usual but: certainly not new. Seena Donneson, through the courtesy of Pietrantonio Gallery, New"York City, is showing 16 ton- dos or rough canvases in an abstract ' vein through Sept. 25th. The use of the tondos dates back to the Italian-Renaissance and it was my distinct pleasure to see two of: the world's finest tondos this Michelangelo's "The Holy Family" and Raphael's "The Madonna of the Chair." Incidentally, Stetson has recently been given a good copy , of the Raphael by the estate of the late Dean Carson and it will be placed on display in the near future. ' Miss Donneson meets a difficult form head on and it is this viewer's opinion that she comes out ahead of the game most of the time. • •'''•■ ', , . By eliminating the usual hazards 6f the comer found in rectangular 'compositions, ^.she';has concentrated on the balancing of forms, movement, of light and darkness,, and the fascination of textured surface. ',.,',. . Somehow I feel: this circular shape to be peculiarly appropriate fpr_ the space age,- and some of tier titles bear me out. Take, for example,. the large "Open Skies" and "Celestial Silence." The latter is not unlike - looking through an eight .inch scope at one of the galaxies and having what you thought was one star suddenly become' a'host of stars. Another large canvas noteworthy for its vigorous brush work and almost audible impact is "Thunderclap." In contrast, "Small World".is just that, only 18 inches in diameter, but. significant nonetheless, since it suggests the mystery of space whether viewed from the big or small end of the scope. ■ She studied at "Pratt Institute, belongs to the National-Assn.- of Women, Artists, and has exhibited abroad in Athens, Brussels, and Japan. The exhibit is open to the public and the hours are 9 to 9 daily. Tom Hansen Retires From Church Post Stetson University trustee Dr. Thomas Hansen, well-loved Baptist pastor and father of two of Stetson's outstanding •, graduates, was honored Sept. 14th in Ft. Lauderdale on the occasion of his retirement from- active ministry. Hansen came to this country as a boy from Denmark, and served Florida Baptist church for 41 years. He was pastor of the Ft. Lauderdale First Baptist Church for 13% years. His son, Dr. Keith Hansen, Stetson graduate of 1949 (B.S.) and 1960. (M.S.), is associate professor of biology at Stetson, and son Kenneth, 1951 gradii- date (B.A.), is the new pastor of Main St. Baptist Church, Jacksonville, where his father was-pastor previously. •,. • More than 600 church members and friends gathered last Saturday night at the-Go v. Clinton hotel in Ft. Lauderdale to pay tribute to Dr. and'Mrs. Hansen. Surprise guests included Hansen's brother Peter who came from Denmark for the occasion. Also present, were. Hansen's two sons and .their families.', Dr. J. OUie Edmunds, Stetson University president, summarized Hansen's'" contributions to the Florida Baptist Convention and to Baptist agencies- in Florida. Dr. James VW.' Parrish, Stetson vice president, told about the time. Hansen received the honorary D.D. degree in 1935, first honorary degree given during the Stetson administration of Dr. Allen. , , ' Sunday, more than 1,000 attended as Hansen preached his last sermon as pastor of the Ft. Lauderdale First Church. Dr. Parrish preached the evening service,' a tribute to Hansen as . man and minister. The cornerstone around which Hansen built his life can be summarized in his own words, "I think my ministry can be epitomized in the words of Paul: 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." FROM DENMARK Rev. Thomas Hansen came to this country at the age of 11 from Denmark. He became a hired hand on a farm in Iowa where he disi- ciplined himself in the study of the English language. He met and married Edna Peterson whose people were from Denmark. As a young man, Hansen came to the University, of Florida, and while there he was called as pastor of the Newberry Baptist Church: He" continued as pastor while he completed his . college education. He was then called by the Starke First Baptist Church, and this was followed bya call as associate pastor to Dr. W.L.C. Ma: hon at the Main St. Church in Jacksonville. , , (Continued on Page Three) IBM Invades The recent Supreme Court decision banning formal. prayers in New. York public schools'put more importance on,the roll of church-related schools in America, Pres. J. Ollie. Edmunds said Monday. • Edmunds, who spoke at the opening ceremonies of Stetson's 80th academic year, added, "The court faces another, even more important decision — whether .voluntary Bible reading and praying is illegal in Florida public schools. . "The Dade County case, which has already been reviewed by the Florida Supreme.Court, challenges the legality of voluntary Bible reading, voluntary recitations of the Lord's Prayer and the voluntary singing of religious hymns. The complainants in this Florida case contend' that ■ none of these tilings can be done even voluntarily in tajc-supported schools." ■ He added that Stetson, which is d Baptist related university, would continue as a place where "Bible reading, religious singing and praying are expected." , Edmunds, who spoke to more than 2,500 students, parents and friends of the university, said that this is not the time nor the place to test the validity of the Court's decision. v . , The University .President commented that the new south wing of Emily Hall will be completed .sometime later this year and that the final plans have, been completed for the'library; and he hopes construction can begin, soon. TWO AWARDS Two major academic awards — one for the highest academic record by a freshman last year and the ol-Yjr for the best, essay written T>j'~a 'junior last year — were' presented during the Monday morning service., • Charles • Biigg, "Miami, was awarded the Borden Co. $200 prize for the freshman with the highest scholarship average. Bugg is the first Stetsonite to receive the award! Robert Stubblings, Lake Marion, wen.the Harry ,L. Taylor prize for the best essay in the humanities field. It provides full tuition for one year and a $250 cash prize. Other students wining council academic awards were Martha Farrington, Eau Gallie; Leslie El- wood, Vero Beach; Patricia Gilbert, Miami Springs; Robert Wood, Lake City, and Alice Maris, Melbourne. NINE PROMOTED Nine Stetson University faculty members were promoted, three were invested with tenure and nine were both promoted and invested with tenure. Those promoted were Dr. Eliot D. Allen, to professor of English; Jack H. Coldiron, to assistant professor of voice; Richard Langord, to assistant professor of English; Dr. H. C. Merriam, to professor of education; Dr. S. A. Zenkovsky, to professor of Russian. Law School promotions , were Richard T. Dillon, to professor of law; Everett Cushman, to associate professor of law and Frank E/. Booker, to' associate professor. of law. Those invested with permanent tenure were Dr. J. A. .Stewart dean of the chapel and professor ,of philosophy, Dr. Warren F. Jones Jr., chairman of the psychology department and associate professor of psychology, and Ernest E. Weeks, assistant professor of English/ " - ', , . , PERMANENT TENURE Those invested with permanent tenure arid receiving promotions were Dr. J. E. Baxthel, to associate professor of economics;, Dr. Elizabeth Boydj to associate professor of mathematics; Dr., Ethel B. Colbrunn, to associate profes-, sor of English; Dr.-G: E: Gritophy, to'associate professor of American studies; Dr: E. E. Joiner, to associate professor of religion and F. L. Messersmith, to professor, of art. , ' . ' ■ : .; "" •, ■■ . , Others are-David W. Miller to associate professor bf (busiiiess administration; Dr. Joseph Sutton, to- professor of psychology and Dr. F. R. Tubbs, to -associate professor of education. ,notice ' ■■ ,-Anyone 'interested in- working on the staff of the , Stetson Reporter should come' to' Room' 206 in the' •Student Union ' Building today, Thursday, at 2:30. p.m. This,includes anyone •wishing to -work on the news, editorial, orbusiness staffs.,-. "■ 1620 Machine Offers Wide Spread. Uses "In' some manner, shape or form, everybody is going "to use it." ' . ;. - With these- words, Mrs. Dorothy Brophy Dessert, head of Stetson's data processing department, illustrates the wide spread usefulness; of the department and especially the new 1620 computer. Stetson's data processing department, which began functioning last March, has greatly speeded up many of the time consuming jobs of the admissions and registration departments, and, as time goes on, will: extend to almost every department in the university, Mrs. Dessert explained. This summer, a course inthe operation of the 1620 computer was held on campus. Members of the sociology, psychology, chemistry, physics and mathematics depart-; ments attended the course along with several of the deans. During the current school year business, instructional and research purposes. Dr. Medlin of the math department will teach a course in digital computing in which the students will use the various machines during lab periods. : Mrs. Dessert added, "We will use the computer as an instruction tool in the school of business and also running management games and marketing games." As an x example of the research work done,by the data processing machines, Dr. Medlin, Dr." Sutton, and Frank Skanga' are currently working on a project called Volusia Individualized Mathematics Program, a study of 17th. grade math in the county. The English department has a similar project planned for next year. The data processing department presently consists of nine machines. The first is the 026 Kep Puncher into which information is. fed and then punched out .on cards. Another one of these is on order. ,. The punched card then go'es into the 056 Verifyer which checks the cards for accuracy. The 077 Collator matches, merges, and selects cards by use of panel wiring. The 082 Sorter alphabetically or numerically sorts and merges the cards. ., ' ■ ' :'■■'/,', ,'.', ' The 514 Reproducer is used .to make as many copies asi necessary of a master card. The 548. Interpreter takes the punched card and prints the information punched on the card at the top. The 403 Accounting Machine writes the information punched on the cards out on paper. Also included in the department are the 1620 Computer and the 1622 read in and read out unit. \ - ■ -Mrs. Dessert says the 1620 can. do all sort of ^mathematical problems and is used .for analysis. Eventually it will compute grade point averages, be,used to schedule classes, compute the honor -' rolls, and "Just about anything ■■: you can imagine where an adding machine or desk calculator has , been used, and this will be.tre^ ;' mendously faster." ' /' The cost of the 1620 computer- which Stetson rents from IBM is/ $1,100 per month. This is~consider£. / ably less than a' similar -machine would cost a business, since Stetson qualified for a 60 per cent,ed- , ucational' allowance. / ' :',', According to Mrs. Dessert, ''The ' original cost of the machines/ with ' no educational allowance was quite' high, but after we got the, allowance, we could get more machines. ' As a result, we are approximately a year ahead of schedule/* ■•:■ X ■A ^1