Thanksgiving
Vol. 83
Friday, November 20, 1970
No. 12
Unanimous Convention Vote
Allocates Stetson Funds
Segonzac Calls France
Europe's "Sick Man"
The Florida Baptist State
Convention held their annual
Convention in Gainesville from
November 9 through noon of
November 12th.
Dr. John E. Johns, president of
Stetson University, a number of
deans, faculty members, staff,
and students attended the annual
Convention. Dr. Johns indicated
that the tone of the Convention
was very friendly and cordial.
Two sessions of importance
were the approval of the Budget
and the Report to the Convention
by the Stetson Relations Committee Report regarding the"
Committee's study of the
University. Their recommendations were based on their
study and findings regarding the
various areas of interest and
mutual understanding between
the State Board of Missions and
Stetson University.
The committee reported that
on September 11 the Stetson
Relationship Committee made a
NEWSMAN GREETED BY STETSON PRESIDENT — Stetson Univereity President Dr.
John E. Johns, center, talks with French journalist Adalbert de Segonzac, left, after his lecture
last night in the Elizabeth Hall auditorium on the Stetson University campus. De Segonzac is the
chief correspondent in North America for the largest French daily newspaper "France-Soir." At
right is Dan Feather, a junior at Stetson University majoring in American studies. (Sun News
Photo by Waller)
French journalist, Adalbert de
Segonzac, was on campus
Tuesday for a question-and-
answer session at 3:30 and formal
lecture at 8:00. Both sessions
were attended very poorly by
students but those who came
heard the almost-objective views
of a Frenchman who, after 15
years in the U.S., feels that he is
almost as American as he is
French.
De Segonzac, Chief North
American Correspondent for
"FranceSoir" (the largest
newspaper in France), gave his
lecture on Franco-American
relations since the first Roosevelt
— deGaulle encounter. Monsieur
de Segonzac felt that the United
States played a great role in
helping the European countries
get together after World War II.
Citing the person of Charles De
Gaulle as the best indication of
interaction between the U.S. and
France, the speaker devoted
much of his talk to the feelings
•and actions of the late French
President. Calling France the
"sick man of Europe," the
journalist explained much of de
Gaulle's policy as aimed at
putting France in a position of
world prominence. The French
President felt that his country
was in position to. assure the
balance of power between the
United States and the Soviet
Union, de Sagonzac explained
that many of De Gaulle's actions
towards the USSR in an attempt
to gain its friendship (in addition
to the already-established
American friendship) were
misunderstood by too many
Americans as anti-American
feelings.
Defending the French
government's support of the Arab
nation, Segonzac added that
beside trying to. maintain US-
USSR balance, France has
economic and cultural interest in
the Arabian countries (ex:
French trade with Arab countries
amounts to over $2 billion per
year while French-Israeli trade
-amounts only to about % billion
per year).
Turning to the France of today,
the distinguished Frenchman
tried to explain Pompidou's
position as a more day-to-day.
emphasis than the far-forward
looking de Gaulle. Saying that
perhaps former President de
.Gaulle was "too big a man for his
country", de Segonzac feels that
this concentration by Pompidou
on France's structural problems
is probably better for that
country at this time. He feels that
France is finished trying to push
its way into the ring of world
leaders.
partial report to the State Board
of Missions and on October 9 the
administrative committee approved the report.
They reported that they had
made a thorough review of the
history of the relationship of the
Florida Baptist State Convention
with Stetson University and listed
herein are some of the highlights
listed in that report:- With the
election of Dr. John E. Johns,
specific encouragement began to
be effected. A thoroughly committed Christian and a Florida
Baptist of long association with
Stetson University, they indicated that Dr. Johns manifests
a deep concern for a continuing
relationship with the Florida
Baptist State Convention. From
the beginning, as acting
president and then as president,
Dr. Johns indicated an eagerly
attentive, spirit to the questions
and criticism which the committee brought to his attention.
(Continued on Page 2.)
Daytona Hit
By Violence
On November 7, 1970 on a
Saturday afternoon 19 out of 75
demonstrators (predominatly
black) were arrested for
unlawful assembly on busy
Volusia Avenue.
The demonstration stemmed
from recent fights at Mainland
high-school and the shooting of a
black youth, Tyrone Davis, near
a Shell Station on Volusia
Avenue.
The arrests caused a reaction
of gunfire at the police
headquarters building and patrol
cars. Three fire bombings also
ensued from the arrests.
The police officials cancelled
the protestors permit when they
strayed from their planned route
and massed in front of city hall.
Captain Palmer issued too
warnings at ten minute intervals
for the marchers to clear the
street. The crowd preceeded to
disassemble but very slowly and
the police proceeded to arrest
some of the demonstrators.
Nineteen were booked on
unlawful assembly and fourteen
were released that same night on
$250 bail. Two, Ike Brown and
diaries Cherry were held over
night on $500 bond apiece. Some
of the black protestors felt there
was an over-reaction by the
police. "One more minute and it
would have been over
peacefully," John Dickerson,
President of the Halifax Area,
Council of Human Relations,
commented.
Reverend Samuel Combs
stated that the leaders of the
demonstration "had gotten
people to move and they were no
longer obstructing traffic when
the order came to arrest
everyone in sight!" Dickerson
arid Combs also testified that
they saw two policemen beating a
young girl. Two Demonstrators
were taken to Halifax Hospital
for injuries.
Corey and Hawley Plumbing
suffered $2000 worth of damage
from the fire bombings while
Hillcrest Sundries accumulated
$1000 damages. That same
Saturday night about 12:00 a.m. a
citizen reported that he had been
shot while in his car. He gave a
description of the car and the
polica proceeded to pursue the
alleged assailants. Gunshots
were exhanged but there were no
injuries when the police caught
the alleged shooters. Five men
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