The Stetson Reporter

flu Stetson ikporUi' 62nd YEAR "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" STETSON UNIVERSITY, DE LAND, FLORIDA No. 3 FRATS TAKE CAMPUS ELECTION nowles Wins Senior Class Prexy Class and College elections ended Tuesday evening with a clean sweep for the campus fraternities. ,Bob Knowles, Ft. Pierce, speech major, was elected to the all impor- m * c± ,*..', ... tant Senior Class presidency. Doris T.°, ™fe^ ?.tetf0n:sJ6mlnine bea.Ut.y.mx^e contest for Orange Roberts was elected vice-president; Bowl Queen is lovely Joyce Rogers (left) of Kansas City, Missouri and Anna Stewart of St. Pete who is vieing for the title of Theme Girl JOYCE ROGERS, ANNA STEWART WIN STETSON BEAUTY CONTEST Two alluring redheads walked off with the Hatter-Reporter sponsored beauty contest here last Friday. Lovelv Joyce Hjelen Rogers. 19 year-old Kansas City, Missouri senior, was selected to .serve as Stetson's candidate for Orange Bowl Oueen. Joyce represented P>i Beta Phi sororitv. Picked as the University's'choice i ——— for candidate of Orange Bowl r'rmnceci until the day o£ the Orange „,. _. , ,Bowl game. Theme Girl was gorgeous Anna; GlHs from a„ independent and Stewart. Anna is a 20 year-old St.; sorority groups, as well as from Petersburg sophomore and repre-1 each girl's dormitory, were enter- sented Stetson Hall in the Hatter-j ed in the contest. Reporter Contest. j The winners were picked by a Tl}e two lovely ladies will have combination vote of the student their pictures judged by the Orange j body and a group of student and Bowl Festival committee in Miami. | faculty judges. Faculty judges This committee will seiect ten girls ! were; Mr. T. H. Farr and "Doc" who will^e called before the group'Johnson. Student Judges were; for final selection.. The queen and j Helen Trundle, John Howell and theme girl winners will not be an-Felton Davis. Peterson, Knowles Cop Top Offices In an election that attracted one of the lightest v>tes in the history of Stetson, Maureen Peterson—Secretary of the Student Body .last year—was elected to the office of Vice-President of the Student Association. Maureen defeated John Howell, Reporter associate editor by a vote of 339 to 211. Of the 2,003 students registered in the University only 550 voted. Normally fifty,to sixty- percent of the student body votes, compared ta Tuesday's 25 per cent. Student Association President Fred Owen expressed regret fet the small turnout at the polls. Also listed on the ballot was the newly revised Student Association Constitution. It was ratified by a vote of 447 "for" against 41 opposed. The constitution will be effective as of Tuesday, October 12, 1948. Lack of publicity is attributed to the light vote. As a student was overheard saying Wednesday morning in the Soda Shop, "When is this election going to be?" When reached for comment, Miss Peterson said. "I do hope I can fulfil my duties to the satisfaction jaf the student body. I feel honored to be selected over such a worthy opponent, and I wish Mr. Howell success in any venture he may jindertake". The election followed the rsigna- ition of Jan Wykoff who resigned to return home to be married. Hathaway Selected To Head Student Safety Committee To further the drive for student safety on campus President .1. O^- lie Edmunds has aked that Fred Owen, Student .\sociation president, appoint a committee for student safety. Owen announced in an interview yesterday that John M. Hathaway, Junior law ■ student from Punta Gorda. had been appointed as chairman of this committee. To assist Hathaway in obtaining a better truck route and oiher safety facilities for the campus, the chairman has the assistance of Phoebe Faulkner, secretary; James "Mullet" Anderson, Pat Johnson, Betty Stratton and Ann Meek. Chairman Hathaway stated that the committee has already contacted responsible public officials —both state and local—to make a "bigger, better and safer Stetson". [Ellis Brown, treasurer; and Helen Trundle, secretary. Ben Carson was picked president of the Junior class; David Gatchel, vice-president; Leola Baker, treasurer; and Nan Franklin, secretary. The Sophomore class will be led this coming year by Neil Nelson and assisted by Rusty Russell, vice- president; Gordon Hays, treasurer; and Opal Batchelor, secretary. The Freshman election was cancelled until Friday morning at 10 (continued or. page three) Gov. Dewey Club Forms On Campus; Bill Towne Pres. The meeting and organization of the Stetson University Dewey,and Warren Club took place in Elizabeth Hall last Monday afternoon. Mrs. Frances L. Gilliland, Republican chairman for Volusia County, addressed the group and pointed out certain aspects of the platform of the Dewey-Warren ticket. William B. Towne, sophomore from New Hampshire and member of the Stetson Reporter editorial staff, was voted president by acclamation. James Jordan, Jr., was elected vice president; Robert Lane, treasurer; and Richard Perkins, secretary. Plans wero discus- sesd concerning a debate as prescribed by William A. Kerr's letter to the Stetson Reporter ot October 8. The next meeting will be announced. Maureen Peterson Pat Wilson Heads Food Committee Student Association President Fred Owen has appointed Pat Wilson, Sanford-bom Junior, to head a five-man committee which will hear all complaints that are received on the University Commons. Owen said that he was asked by President Edmunds to appoint this committee after complaints had been received on the Commons. When asked what effect this committee would have on the Commons situation, Wilson declared that "we ask that the students direct their complaints to our committee. We will compile the information from these each week and present them to the Commons officials- for adjustments." The four members serving on on the committee with Wilson are: Willie Martin, Barney Daniels, Nick Triantafeller and Ronald Spencer ii DICK" PATIENCE APPOINTED 194* HOMECOMING CHAIKft Dick Patience was .tamed Home j Alpi esent la Deita ogram Members of tho Phi Alpha Delta coming chairman by Student Body i f'omin-?' which is being _sponsored Honorary Legal Fraternity at Stet- Maynard Selected Mystic Krewe Head High ' lighting this year's first meeting of Ye Mystic Krewe was the resignation of Fred Karl from the office of Captain. A new business venture is the reason given for the resignation. Jordan Maynard, newly-elected captain, disclosed that the Krewe, now down to eight members, spent the first meeting discussing the Homecoming parade. Preliminary plans were laid, said Maynard, "for securing bands and arranging for the various campus organizations Ito enter floats in the parade." THEATRE HAS BANG-UP OPENER IN "SEVEN KEYS TO" BALDPATE" By FRED FISCHER "Crooked politicians, ghosts, shots in the night, adventures, safes robbed, and love at first sight!" That's the way William flallowell Magee, author of melodramatic thrillers who goes to Raldpate Inn to complete a novel in twenty-four hours sums up the action in "Seven Kevs to Baldpate.'' The play is a bang-up opener for the ' 1948 - 49 season by Ye Mjstic Krewe. Bill Hull is in charge of registration; and Harry Hurst will direct "The Last Round-up", which corresponds with last year's Frolic. Every minute is filled with en- ertatnmnt for the returning alumni. All social organizations will hold open house, and the Little Theatre will' present a special alumni Stetson on Parade" is the theme j performance of the Homecoming the October 30 and 31 Heme- riiay on Friday night. President Fred Owens at a meeting of the Association. Patience, who is also vice-president of the Stray Greeks and a senior in the School o; Business, has promised a homecoming which will long be •emembered by both alumni and ludents. son College of Law have undertaken the project of presenting civic club programs on revision of Florida's 1885 Constitution. The talks have been presented before nine civic organizations to date and invitations have been received to appear before five other state civic groups. Wa«rren (Larry) Horton of Lake Wales is Phi Alpha Delta chairman of the civic club project. Little Theatre season. The cast boasts many of Stetson's outstanding performers. Fred Hope plays Magee, the author who finds not only adventure and excitement but love in the person of Mary Norton, a reporter, portrayed by- Helen Hagberg. Doris Roberts plays Alyra Thoruhill, likeable blackmailer who is involved with Jim Car- gan (played by James Tucer). Car- gan, the crooked mayor, and Tho- Robert Knowles conspire to cheat the City of Reuton. Knowles plays the part of Bland, Haydon's right hand man. 11 is a part different from the type in which he is usually cast. "Seven Keys To Baldpate" moves at a terrific pace and promises to -be fine entertainment for the alumni and students during the Homecoming Weekend. Dr. Stover announced that, although a block of seats will be reserved for the alum- mas Hayden, the railway president portrayed by Joe Alexander, aided j ni on Friday evening, th^ by her v-^ -*i Burleigh Hale and lif"1'""'" "