The Stetson Reporter

THE FLORIDA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER STETSON REPORTER Friday, March 1, 1968 Number 17 Parents Invade Campus 800 Visitors Expected Welcoming parents will be the focus of all Stet- v son's activity for the three exciting days of Stetson's Ninth Annual Parents' Weekend which starts today. The University will be open to our most special guests with hopes that every facet of Stetson community - life will be displayed in the Myriad featured events planned for visitors' enjoyment. Parents- have been hearing ___._. _#w_.._ l_\.W__llg about the upcoming weekend since late November of 1967, and have received three letters with details, a program of planned events, and reservation cards with a list of accommodation facilties. There "has much response from the parents. The Student Government Military Ball Preparations ROTC SPONSORS address invitations to the Annual Military Ball to be held on March 16. They are from right: Sandy Williams, Dee Lewis, Kris Kane, Terry Frasier, and Margot Shaul. All faculty and staff of the university are invited. SG Radio Station Approved Student Disc Jockeys Wanted By BOB LENNA stetson University will again nave a radio station. The yet un-named Student Government station will take the air within me next three weeks, according to Buddy Williamson, this wlaiiS^General Manager and Head Engineer. Williamson is now looking ^r?*? _*nd aU members of the student body who are interested in working With the station. nr-.i.°U_ are to be among the ongmal broadcasting, staff drop t„ee bJ five card with your - h»^e; and University bojcnum- filso *° Buddy Williamson, box MSS9. on this card you should aiso include the times and days ior which you would be free to work, Sunday through Mon- iSX*. ? p-m- to 1 a-m- is the tentative on-the-air schedule. _,r^yr asing of equipment and arrangement for station records nas already gotten under-way. in£v- a;10n resolution was unanimously approved by the Stu- wlL ^fairs Committee last Wednesday. Friday morning the S-",tl0n was Presented to 2^ d6f Geren wh0 g^e his personal g0 ahead ,,3e station will have a basic J55. 4-°" play list> with an fhr.Pha^lsu °n diversification- through the use of "oldies" and bn^f^r' rec°rds. Also it is ftoped that students who work »L ile -Station wni bring and «,,^ r own records in fields such as "folk" or "blue-grass" «n.„ help ^oaden the list ening appeal; _.nT1?LStation wil} broadcast on a-L^5 ?re<3uency, but will not £_T_.h<! the standard traismit KAREN KELLY will allow any student who wants to work for the station to do so without , having to worry about > obtaining an FCC license. Already, several local radio stations have offered both theoretical and tangible assistance. Both WHOO (in the person" of Billy Love) arid WDBO have offered records, and have discussed the technical problems of building. the station with Buddy Williamson and Assistant Engineer Marvin Jollum. . COMMITTEE • The station shall be run and controlled by a Student Gov ernment Broadcast Committee. The Committee shall have a chairman who shall be appointed by the Student Government President and approved by the Student Senate. Also on the Committee there will be a student Program Director and a representative of the Student Senate. The Faculty Senate shall also appoint a representative to sit with the Committee. The, approved and funded budget for this year is $1418. According to Williamson $300 in purchases have already been ordered or obtained. School Of Business Plans Cape Extension BUDDY MOORE Committee responsible for the formulation of Parents' Weekend this year consists of: Karen Kelly and Buddy Moore, co- chairmen; Pat Stultz, secretary; Carol Bowen and Ralph' Wine, registration; Joyce Martin and Sue Yancey, faculty; Denise Poulos and Betsy Hester, reservations; Kris Kane and Franc de Miranda,, open houses; Rodney Morgan and Dave Falkins, publicity; Sandy Slusher and Done Jacobson, arrangements; Nancy Boblitt and Bill Schroff, luncheon; Linda Durant and Jim Jarrard, Follies; and Dean Turner. Registration of our guests will take place in.the Student Union Building lobby at desks staffed •■ by the SUB Hostess Bureau. . There, in prepared packets, par- ents may obtain their free tickets for the luncheon, choose the night on which they would iike to see the drama production of "Barefoot in Athens," (which is free to parents and students) and obtain general information about the plans for the weekend. LUNCHEON DETAILS At a separate desk, students Whose parents are attending the luncheon may purchase tickets at $1.50 price or, by bringing their meal tickets and $.75. Due to an expectation of barely adequate seating for guests and their sons and daughters, it is requested that students whose parents do not attend plan to eat in the Stetson Room between 11:30 and 1:00 at the sandwich buffet provided on meal ticket and cash basis. For those parents here tonight, there will be the opportunity to meet the faculty at a coffee in the Stetson Room at 6:45. The Conference rooms will (Continued on Page 2) .Parents Weekend Schedule! By STEVE FOX Stetson University will begin a study this week that could lead to a branch campus in Cape Kennedy. The study group is being carried out jointly by a committee of educators from Stetson led by Edward C. Furlong, 'Dean of the School of Business Administration in co-operation with a committee of business leaders from- the Cape. The proposed extension, if considered practical, to open, will offer bachelor's and masters degrees in the field of business administration. Degrees in the fields of liberal arts and education are also being considered. junior colleges in the "state with an enrollment of 7,000. The extension will also be attractive to engineers working in the Cape's aerospace program. Dean Furlong stated that, "Engineers are particularly. interested in graduate degrees in management — it would help them move up through their corporations." Contracting companies such as Boeing, General Electric, and N.A.S.A. would also encourage their employees to obtain masters degrees and thus pay their tuition. The land being considered for the project. is owned1 by the 4:00 6:45 8:00 8:00 9:30 11:30 1:00 2:30 - 8:00 p.m p.m. p.m. - FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Registration Coffee with Faculty "Barefoot in Athens" SATURDAY, MARCH 9 a.m.-12:00; noon Registration -11:30 a.m. Coffee with Admin, a.m. -12:30 p.m. Gen. Assembly p.m. Seated Luncheon - 4:30 p.m. Open Houses: SUB Lobby Stetson Room Stover Theatre —_ .. .___._• '_.__ii^ '_-V___-U_,_ei_. r--~_~~- . _o vyvhcu vjy ,IUll. The branch will be designed to Shuford Development Corpo-a ter svst^^T nTf-"uiiI'a trasml1- draw students from Brevard tion- conjecture has it that Dr. em. i ms closed system Junior College, one of the largest (Continued on Page 2) 5:00 8:00 8:30 10:00 SUB Lobby President's Home Elizabeth Hall Aud. • Cafeteria Residence Halls duPont-Ball Library Rice Planetarium Sage Hall (Science Center) Davis Hall (Business School) Gillespie Museum Penhellenic Bldg. Campus Tours Baseball Game (Uniy; of Penna.) ' Conrad Park p.m. Dinner Hour p.m. "Barefoot in Athens'? Stover Theatre p.m. Stetson Follies Elizabeth Hall Aud. p.m. -12:30 a.m. Open House- Fraternity Row SUNDAY, MARCH 10 „ Worship in DeLand Churches