The Stetson Reporter

62nd Year The SttUoii leporUr 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper*' NUMBER 26 i By George' • * * * * * • * * * RUN-OFF SLATED FOR Grissett Leads Editor's Race A run-off election for elitor-in- chief of the Stetson Reporter and business manager of the Hatter will be held Tuesday, May 3, in Holmes Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the race for editor or the Reporter Ted Grissett and Bill Towne out-distanced Bill Fisher last Tuesday to qualify for the run-off. Burleigh Hale and Bruce Perkins topped Fred Fischer and Roy Frye to meke the Tuesday run- Ted ertssett off election. Grissett topped the three can- didatss in the Tuesday election with 418 votes. Towne took 330 votes to Fisher's 315. in the Liberal Arts vote Grissett lead with 345 Votes; Fisher was second with 283 and Towne lagged with 263 votes. As in two of the student association offices the College of Law vote changed the voting line-up for the editorial candidates. Fisher was Bill Towne knocked out of the rumiTng when he took onl.\ 29 Law votes to Towne's 67. Ted Grissett lead the law voting with 73 votes. For business manager of Hie Hatter. Hale lead the race with 312 irom the Liberal Arts, and 41 law school' votes for a total of 353. Bruce Perkins followed with a total of 301, 258 from the Liberal Arts and 46 from the Law College. William Fred Fischer ran third with a tolal of 282 votes and Roy Frye was last with 96 votes. WEARING THEIR ViCTORY smiles after winning the election last Tuesday are the new student government association officers-elect. They are: (I to r) Elizabeth Flory, Ronald Spencer, George Everett, Betty Clamp and Harry Hinckley. LAUGHS, LEGS, SOLID MUSIC t FEATURED IN "HIGH FLING" ;: By DAYTON ANDREWS xVn enthusiastic audience hailed the opening of High Fling, the original musical comedy staged by the Alpha Chapter of Theta "Alpha Phi" last night at "the Stover Little Theatre. Lillian Preston, author of the book, has based it on favorite mythical characters. In addition to the lop notch dancing under Roland Cazer's .direction there are handsome gams and faces galore and superb costumes by Roy Unkefer and Justine Vaughn.9 Fred Fischer humorously strutted his famous burlesque routines. Robert Knowles' performance had at least some kinship to a Shakespearean masterpiece. Fred Hope and Joe Alexander were keyed in their vaudeville song, while Burleigh Hale, Bob SIGMA OMEGA TAKES FINAL LAMBDA CHI ALPHA OATH By BILL TOWNE The dream of the Sigma Omega colony of Lambda Chi Alpha last week-end came true when the organization became a full standing active chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. At the -installation banquet held at the beautiful .Mayfair Inn in Sanford, tlie charier was officially presented to Dave'Gatchel, president of the now chapter, by Ralph Smith of Sanford, Grand High Tau, treasurer of the national organization and installing officer. Installation of twenty new members took place last Friday at the ^Vqma.nX Club building adjacent to HpJej' ^M|p|e|l^ojise isn.i'^est Michigan'; !^ef|xM|: Included :lii the iiii- Lti;aii{!n7i jw|t|^ itehheth :■ Ballenger, p^ot^S^oj|;;;.v||:smiksi!c;at.$tfetson. '..' '; ''^ ::>^|p|p,||<^3|i8||i|ately'^'i( 150 ji.:|;,rn,embers .and,!!I'ulxjpll^ere'l.repotitxid^'Rreserit ■■ at the banquet last Saturday night. The chapter at Stetson makes the 128th chapter in the country and the fifth Lambda Chi chapter in Florida. Dr. Houston T.' Karnes, Louisiana State University, Grand High Beta, vice president of the national organization of Lambda Chi Alpha, represented the national fraternity and was guest speaker of the evening. (Continued.on Page 8). Newby, and Wesley Clark weave humor into a jivey tale of a Mortal snatched up on Mt. Olyfnpus. Jonnie Mires and Dick Crum ■in-, terpretted the spirted music written by Bill Fisher and Al Salan- tino. Doris Roberts was properly brash as Juno and Dot Hillman was1 a highly decorative Venus, LitHe Pan (Tunky Dibble) was superb in specialty mannerisms. xVIercury (Jim Tucker) had wit as well as lilting lempo. Dot /Stafford was featured in thc role of Minerva. Roland Cazer performed in an extended pantomimic dance. Contributing zest to the plot was Sarah Martha Adams, Mickey Wolstenholm and Gloria Mertz. Virginia Giffin was general stage manager. Performances will be given tonight at eight and Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. Tickets may be obtained at the Little Theatre box office. Dear Students: I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank each and every student who supported Stetson Party Candidates. Your kind co-operation and help to me and the Party was greatly appreciated during the campaign and election. Sincerely yours, Ben Carson,Campaign Mgr. ( The Stetson Party: Clamp, Spencer, Hinckley, Flory Capture Offices By Close Margins George Eyerett, Daytona Beach law student, was elected president of the Student Government Association Tuesday in an election .which saw >:over ¥0 percent of the total student enrollment casting ballots. Also elected in the record vote were: Betty Clamp, vice-president; Ronald Spencer, social vice-president; Harry Hinckley,: treasurer; and Elizabeth Flory, secretary. The College of Law's" 246 enrollment voted heaviest with :83 percent voting..: With,an unofficial enrollment of 1*532 in the Liberal, Arts only 10,39 or 67, percent voted. . From the 1245 votes recorded by the Rules and Proceedure Com-, mittee, Everett won by a 99-vote margin over Jim, Trucker, Stejtson Party candidate, 661 to 562. Everett had a 32 vote lead over Tucker' in the Liberal Arts voting-machine count, and steadily increased his; lead as the law school vote was counted. • • 'After his election Everett stated that he was truly thankful,for the splendid manner, in which both sides .conducted the election and had nothing but praise for those that worked with him in the. election. "Next year, I hope' that we'll, all back our new officers and I do believe that through this co-operation we can have the progressive student government which yon and I want," Everett declared. Betty Clanyp took the vice-presidency over Bob Pinder by 26 votes, taking 502 votes from the Liberal Arts and 101 from the College of Law for a total of 616 to Pinder's 590', Ronald Spencer captured the social vice-presidency by a total vote of 636 over Ernest Cowley's 561, . " The value of the College of Law's vote was pointed .out in two, of the offices. Both, Bill,Carlin and - Lois Berlin, ' candidates for treasursr and secretary respectively, lead their, opponents in the Liberal Arts count, but slowly lost their lead to be defeated by the College of Law vote ,-— ' y .: Hinckley won the treasurer's office by a close margin of 6 votes; taking, 484 from Liberal Arts and 121 from the law boys for a total of'605. Carlin took 528 Liberal Arts votes and 71 Law votes*'for a total of 599. The 107 votes Flory took in the Law College over Berlin's 71, pushed her ahead of Lois' 14-Vote Liberal Arts lead. Berlin took 514 Liberal Arts votes to Flory's 500. (Continued on Page Eight) " ilfilll DAVE GATCHEL, HIGH ALPHA of the Zeta Tau Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha receives long-awaited-for charter from Mr. Ralph Smith, grand national treasurer, and installation officer.