The Stetson Reporter

ST 300 Seniors Look to Future THE FLORIDA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 80th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE STETSON REPORTER Vol. 79 Friday, May 19, 1967 No. 22 •a Graduation Set for Forest of Arden a A New Life WiU Begin For These Four ti Dean William Hugh McEniry Jr. will become Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Charlotte Campus; Senior Class President Dave Morgan will do graduate work in guidance and counseling at Indiana University; Outgoing S. G>. Vice President Connie Carefoot will be married in July; President J. OUie Edmunds will leave for his California Redwood Forest, but will still work closely with the University as its first Chancellor. Three hundred seniors will also begin new lives in various fields of endeavor. All will carry with them rich memories and love for their Alma Mater, Stetson University. (Photo by Ralph Parkman). _iy FRED YORK Three hundr; ' seniors will receive baccalaureate degrees Sunday June 4 at Stetson University's 84th Commencement. President J. Ollie Edmunds and Dean William Hugh McEniry will confer degrees at 7 p.m. in the Forest of Arden. The ceremony will climax an eventful commencement weekend. Seniors and their parents have received .nvitations to a reception given by President Edmunds Saturday at 8 p.m. This annual get-together will be held in the gardens adjacent to the president's home. Baccalaureate Services will be at 8 a.m. Sunday in the Forest of Arden. Dr. Fred T. Laughon, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church in Gainesville. Dr. Laughon is presently serving as chaplain to the 1967 Florida Legislature. He received ^his TH.D. degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville; and his D. D. degree at the University of Richmond. The speaker was recently tapped into Blue Key at the- University of Florida and serves as a member of the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Commencement exercies were moved outdoors at the request of seniors so that more people could be accomodated. In case of rain, the exercises will be moved to the First Baptist Church and admission will be by ticket only. Each senior will receive three tickes. ROTC Commissions will also be presented during Commencement by Lt. Col. David McCorvey, Professor of Military Science. The ceremonies will have special significance in that they will be the last one for President Edmunds and Dean McEniry. Edmunds is retiring to devote more time to his California Timber interests. McEniry will be come Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the . University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Seniors with any - questions - concerning commnecement are requested to contact the Dean's office. ft* _••• I Inside i News Wrape-up Sports Wrap-up Hon Hall History Stetson's 3 Challenges Reporter Feature Dean Mc's Last Lecture Awards Assembly JL-