The Stetson Reporter

Vol. 83 Friday, February 19, 1971 No. 18 Trustees Balk On The Episcopal Question This is the site of the Episcopal College which is across form the Brick Palace and the Forest .of Arden. The College has already bought $44,000. worth of property. By Pamela Lee As of press time, 3:00 Friday February 19, the Stetson University trustees have made no decision concerning the approval of the Florida Episcopal college and its affiliation with Stetson. Nor is there a likely chance for a final decision to be made today. For those who know little about the Episcopal College question, a bried history must be given. About 10 years ago, Chancellor J. Ollie Edmunds made an in vitation to the Episcopal college to enter in with Stetson to a cluster college relationship. With the Episcopal College as a starting point, both founders of the college, J. Ollie Edmunds and the right Reverend Henry I. Louttit — retired Bishop of the Diocease of South Floirda, hoped that other colleges would follow suit in the distant future. This would mean that Stetson University would become a center for higher Christian education in Florida and perhaps the country. Though the basic works are still in the planning stage, some worthy developments have come up. So far the Episcopal college has been liscenced, charted, and incorporated. All that is in the offing now, is the approval of the college by the trustees for Stetson must agree to let the Episcopal college be incorporated in order for it to be accredited. Academically, the Episcopal college will share courses and faculty with Stetson, ie. there will be a cross-registration set up. Supposedly, each college will suppliment the other, rather than detract from each other. Each college will support the other's weak points, instead of competing in the strong areas. For instance, the Episcopal college may be able to teach more advanced courses in a department, such as psychology, where Stetson at present oly teaches the basics in that field. The core curriculum includes Group Dynamics, communication skills, rapid reading and comprehension skills, and learning how to learn as a college adult. The basic orientation of the Episcopal college will be towards the student and his growth in and outside of academics. Also the college will center its. talents in directing students with the problem-solving- focus in mind. In addition to this rather innovative curriculum, the Episcopal college hopes to make heavy use of multi-media labs for students. They may also specialize in areas such as Philosophy, Classics, Latin, Greek, Linguistics and Behavior courses. The Episcopal faculty assumptions towards the student are that they are mature, curious adults, that they aspire naturally towards self-fulfillment and self- direction, and that students' needs have to be realized, released, encouraged and' assisted. The whole focus of the faculty and the administration will be student centered. If the Episcopal college is formed, then applications for undergraduate will hopefully be taken for 1973. It is the general hope that by establishing the Stetson- Episcopal relationship, a strong cluster of Christian higher education through mutual support wUl eliminate the Mega-type (Berkely) of education and further the cause of Christian Universities. New Mens R ejects Open Door Policy As of February 17, Dean Borders ended visitation privileges in the New Men's Dorm. ... On the 16th, the situation had reached a point where the Head of New Men's Dorm had to rally for a concensus of student opinion concerning the Open Door policy. The majority of students in that dorm felt that they could not abide by the rule of the Open Door as it . stands now. A statement to this effect was taken to Dean Borders and a dorm meeting was arranged for the following night. On the evening of the 17th, Dean Borders was asked to represent the administration's view concerning this policy at that meeting. He stayed for two hours. After explaining the total situation, going back to September events. Borders warned that visitation privileges would be taken away if the men would not adhere to the rule. About 100 men of the 100 plus present voted that they could not go along with the Open Door policy as it how stands. Border's only course was to abolish their privileges. The men's reasons against the Open Door policy were that the policy was an invasion of privacy, that derogatory moral implications were inferred against them with the existence of the policy, and that there had been no sound justification at the outset for such a policy. Since it was a matter "of conscience, the men in New Men's would rather lose their parietal privileges than live with the present regulation. Negotiations for a suitable settlement are presently forthcoming. The Winter Consort: A Celebration In Sound They have come again. The Paul Winter Consort will be performing in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium on Sunday, February 21, at 2:00 pm. Admission will be free. The Winter Consort is an ensemble of young musicians developing a unique group voice, blending together a basic combination of sax, cello, folk percussion, classical and twelve string guitars, bass and electric bass, sitar and oboe. A 20th Century model, of the English Renaissance consort whose members have played in such vastly different contexts as the Woodstock Music Festival and the Pittsburgh Symphony, Carnegie Hall, and the Filmore West...whose repertoire include" works by J. S. Bach, Bob Dylan, Stravinsky, the Beatles, (Continued On Page 2)