The Stetson Reporter

EME'A MER1Y ®te aPDSUDHQOS Iteporier CHEISTMAS... *** Florida's Oldest College Newspaper • •• »..SND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 78TH YEAR NO. 10 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10,1965 PRICE 10 CENTS World Headlines By STAN CROWE DeGAULLE FACES RUN-OFF President DeGaulle of France has not been able 1 achieve 45% of the votes in the French presidenti; election. Now he must be in the run-off on Dec. ■ against the second place candidate Jules Litterand, leftistj.who polled 32%. This failure:to attain a majo] ity is considered highly damaging to the prestige c "le grand Charles" although he is expected to win ar , other seven year term in the run-off. ALLIZER AND THE METHODISTS Does a small church-related'college In the South have to obey ihe theological beliefs of the members of the church? Religion professor Thomas Allizer at Emory University (Atlanta) has been censored by tho North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church for saying both in classes and TIME Magazina that "Go I Is a past reality and that His death must be regarded as an historical event." RED BEATNIKS WON'T WORK East Germany is having problems with Westeri style beatniks, who, say the Communist bosses, "are i drain of able-bodied citizens." Since 1963 there has bee i a general liberalization of the Soviet-controlled are; but now they are having second thoughts when the think that there might be members of the society wh i are not actually working. CARTOON SUGGESTS ANSWER A comic strip character In ihe Miami Herald has come forth with a suggestion as io how we. as lowly college students, can help with Lady Bird's highway beauiification program. Realizing ihat roads and highways, especially those around colleges, are usually ii- tered with rusty beer cans, ihe professor in ihe strip advocates that the labels on ihe cans have flower seeds attached so ihat ihe roadsides will blossom when ihe labels decay. From My Corner * <. ^,q>' ^A By ANGEL CASTILLO THE CHRISTMAS STORY "For unto us a child is bom, unto us a son Is given . . . —Isaiah 9:6 Thus in the Bible we find reference to the birth of Jesus ot Nazareth, one of the most transcendental figures in the history of mankind. As, with mixed feelings, we go home for the holidays, we are participants in tlte most massive annual sociological phenomenon of our civilization — built "around the celebration of Jesus' birth — known as the Christmas Season. The story of Christmas is an old one and its background is in many ways obscure; its composition has been influenced by the most varied set of circumstances, in the course of hundreds of years. THE SUN GODS The' exact date of the birth of Jesus.is disputed by historians, partly due to the fact that it wasn't set aside by the Church until its significance became a- parent. According to the Roman calendar, inaugurated by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C, December.25 marked the winter solstice; under Emperor Aurelianj ,the pagans used this date to worship the sun, together with the followers of • Mithraism : (of .Persian origin) whose god, Mithra, was identified with the sun. This day fell between the Sat urnalia festivities to the god Saturn, and the Kalends of January, which celebrated the New Year. The year 336 A.D. supposedly saw the Church in Rome set aside the date of December 25 for the observance of the physical birth of Christ. CARNIVAL ANCHOR If the date had any meaning at all then, It was probably to offer the Christians an anchorage in the midst of the up- ioarious carnivals staged by the pagans at this time. On the other hand, January 6 had been in the East the feast of the Nativity, or Epiphany, celebrating not the physical'birth of Christ, but (by a particular interpretation of the Bible) his baptism and adoption on that day by God as His Son. The origins of this date are exceedingly obscure, but it eventually came to be observed as the date of the visitation of the Three Kings, or Wise Men. TWELVE DAYS With time, things settled down and the tradition was widespread, changing locally according to the different environ - ments. The days between December 25 and January'6 were caught up into one holy season, which became the famous; twelve of Christmastide. . ■■'.'.'. 'Through contact with the festive environments in which it was afterward to be carried out, the (Continued on Page Seven) Famed Oriental Dancer Cho Performs Tonight At Stover <-— <rtn3wrtfa j£fc@ CLASSIC TERPSICHORE — Won Kyung Cho, an outstanding Korean dancer, is scheduled to perform tonight, 8 p.m., at Stover. The program is sponsored by the University Artists and Lecturers Series. Won-Kyung Cho, outstanding i oi ng Korean classical dancer i id dance critic, will appear on the University campus tonight, in tie Stover Theatre at 8 pm. Ti-. appearance is sponsored by Hi-* artists and lecturer's com- ii se, of which Bruce Griffiths, i ociate professor of speech ind chairman of the speech and di i na department, is chairman.. Mmission for this perform - t ico for faculty and students is h\ presentation of the acitivity identification- card.. Any extra ".m > that, are available may be puiLhased by the general public' it the Theatre, 7:30 p.m., at ^CO a person. COURT TO FOLK P , Cho's solo concert consists dE 10 different dances, including Nightingale Dance, :Tah-Ryong Sances (court • dances), Sword Dance, Impromptu Dance, Old Man's Dance, Fan Dance, Farmer's Dance, Mask Dance, Drum Dance (folk dances), and Buddhist Monk's Dance, Confucian Dance (religious dances). From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. this afternoon In Stover Theatre, Dr. Cho will hold a demonstration class lor all interested Stetson students. Won-Kyung Cho was graduated with the M.A'. degree from Yon- sei University in 1955. For the next five years he was assistant professor . and visiting lecturer on Korean literature and dam: >. at Yonsei, University, Ewha Women's University, and other colleges in Seoul. STUDY IN SEOUL He, danced at the National Theatre and at the City HaU Theatre and conducted his own dance studio in Seoul, where he also served as dance critic for four of Korea's leading newspapers. He came to the United States in 1960 and studied at University Professor Dead At 62 From Heart Attack Glen W. Raffensperger, visiting Instructor in mathematics at the University from 1961 Io this year, died Sunday morning at Fish Memorial Hospital in DeLand. Sixty-two years of age, he had been hospitalized sircu suffering a massive corona ry two weeks ago. Mr. Raffensperger is survived by his wife, the former Merle Derk, 1215 N. Cambridge Ave., DeLand, and a brother Clifford Raffensperger, Newport, Pa. The son of a minister, Mr. Raffensperger was born in Ha gerstown, Md., and grew up in .Pennsylvania. He received his BS from Albright College, My- erstown, Pa., and his MA from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., in 1931. From 1925 to 1930, Mr. Raffensperger was mathematics instructor in the high school at Towanda, Pa. In 1930, he bo- came chairman of the Mathematics Department at the high school in Manhasset, N.Y. serving in this capacity until appointed assistant principal in 1958. In 1953, he was named assistant superintendent of schools in Manhasset, a position he held until retiring in 1960. He was also a coach, and a member of the research committee on improving the curriculum at Columbia University. In 1961, he became; a visiting instructor in •mathematics at Stetson Univer- ' sity, where he, immediately became known as a capable and popular member of the faculty, Mr. Raffensperger was a Mason and a member of the Amer- Presbyterian Church with Dr. Hugh Ash, pastor, officiating. Burial was in DeLand Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Emmett S. Ashcraft, Gen. C. H. Chorpen- ing, .Gene W. Medlin, Dr. Eliot Allen, Edwin L. Best and William H..- Gould. Honorary pall-, bearers were Dr. Raymond Collins, superintendent of Manhasset, L.I.; N.Y., public schools, and Eric Faddis of Winston-Salem, N.C. . ' Announcements Students who will not be on campus during the winter term are requested to leave a forwarding ' address with the Post Office so.that mail can be forwarded. Box assignments • will not be changed during the winter term and those who do not attend will keep their same box number. • . • *. " During this weekend, we hava many activities planned for parents, enabling them to; become better acquainted with our campus, faculty, and student bod/. Among these are: a play at Stover Theater, a talent show, and a social with our campus, faculty, and student body. The Parents' Weekend committee has announced the dates of March 11-13 as this year's Parents' Weekend. We would like for all students (especially freshmen) to remember these dates and set them aside for this event. There will be more informal tion concerning Parent's Weekend available to you and your parents as this : time draws nearer. In the meantime, however, we ask that you be urging your parents to make plans to be here at Stetson on March 11, 12, 13—a weekend dedicated to them. MR. RAFFENSPERGER ican Association of School A ministrators; the Association School Business Officials of t United States and Canada; a the National Education Asso ation, and in DeLand was vi president of The Garden Ge Club and executive secretary the Retired School Mastc Club. Mr. and Mrs. Raffcnsperg have been active members the First Presbyterian Chur since moving to DeLand. He has served as a/member of the Board of Deacons, church treasurer and in -several other important capacities. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Julliard School of Music, at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, and' was awarded the Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from Monmouth College in 1963. ' He has given dance recuWs at Carnegie Recital HaU and the Seattle World's Fair. He has al- BLOOD BANK 116 Donate In Drawing The annual Red Cross Blood drawing last week at Stetson University produced 116 pints of whole blood. C6I. Herbert Mansfield, blood chairman of the local unit, praised the Delta Delta Delta sorority, the sponsoring organization, and Dr. Eliot Allen, faculty, advisor, for the "highly successful drawing." Tri-Delta .projects chairman, Brenda- Dickens, and Terri Jo Kennedy, president, were in charge of scheduling donors and assisted regular Red Cross workers at the drawing. They were assisted by members Kris Sawyer and Suzanne Rogers. "Some of the donors specified their donations were to be used by. our armed forces in Viet Nam," said Mrs. Grace Yco- mans, executive secretary of the local unit. The Tri-Delta sorority retained, possession of a trophy the organization won last year by donating the most blood. Mem- ■ bers gave 20 pints during yesterday's drawing. The Pi Kappa Phi took over the fraternities trophy from the Lambda Chi Alpha by virtue of 19 pints donated. ROTC members donated 14 pints yesterday which brings their total for the school year to 150, including the amount given at the recent ROTC sponsored drawing. so presented dance recitals, lecture demonstrations, workshop seminars, and classroom lectures at leading colleges,, universities, museums, and television stations throughout the country. Dr. Cho published an iilustrat- ed booklet, "Dances of Korea," in 1962. He choreographed and performed in "Teahouse of the August Moon" at the Hodges Gardens Summer Theatre in Louisiana. ' SUMMER IN WASHINGTON He was a visiting lecturer in the speech department, University of Wisconsin in the fall of 1963 and 'M,. he was' a visiting lecturer at I the University cf Washington during;the summer session of 1964 and. '65. He appeared in a;four-week European Tour in May, '65,andwill return there to tour again in the spi'lng of 1966. Dr. Cho uses a dazzling variety of Oriental costumes, masks props, authentic music, slides and books which have entranced audiences and critics particularly in colleges, museums, and on TV. His programs have been a tremendous success throughout this country and in Europe during past seasons. Editor's Note During the five weeks of the minimester, Tom Hendry, editor of the Reporter, will not be on campus. Fred York, currently the news editor, is to serve as interim newspaper editor. Office hours, in the winter term, are 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday through Friday. The first paper of the minimester Is scheduled for January 1; deadline for stories is Monday, Jan. 3. All organizations are urged to contact-the Reporter concerning their winter term activities so that advance publicity may be given. JLii ,lil SCHOOL TOUR —John Long, an assistant to Dr. Chauvin, leads a group of children and their teachers through the Gillespie Museum. This building contains the second largest private collection of minerals in the world. See story: Page 3. (Photo by Kleinschmidt) Weekly Calendar By MARY CURTIS UFSIIAW AT AND AROUND STETSON (Week of December 10-16) Friday, Dec. 10: SUB Movie: "The Cardinal" — 7 p.m., Stetson Room Artists and Lecturers Scries: Won Kyung Cho, Korean ' Theatre and Dance — 8 p.m., Stover Theatre Monday-Saturday, Dec. 13-18: Exam Week AT THE MOVIES ATHENS Friday-Saturday, Dec. 10-11: . "Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar" "Your Cheating Heart" Sunday-Wednesday, Dec. 12-15: "Marriage on the Rocks" BOULEVARD DRIVE-IN Friday-Saturday, Dec. 10-11: "Forty Acre Feud" "Black Spurs" "Wild Guitar"