The Stetson Reporter

wtm Prof. Furlong Candidate For City Commission By FELTON P. DAVIS, JR. Do you want (1) trucks off Woodland Boulevard ? (2) a clearer understanding between the City of De- Land and the Florida Power Corporation on electrical rates? (3) more efficient and economical operation of City government? (4) and organized recreational program for the City of DeLand? If you are a backer of any of the preceding, then you are a supporter of Edward C. Furlong, director of the Stetson School of Business and now candidate for DeLand City Commissioner, Ward 1. "There is one thing that I can say," declared the professor, "if I am elected I won't have to answer to any political machine. I'm not a politician, but just an ordinary civic-minded citizen running for public office. I have no strings attached for I believe in a city government run by the people of the community and not by a political machine." When asked why he decided to run for public office, Furlong stated that the people of DeLand have wanted a representative from the University on the Council for many years/and since ho is a DeLand resident, a property owner, and interested in civic affairs, he feels he is qualified to run. "I feel that my experience here at Stetson, and some of the courses I have taught, will be a great help in meeting many of the problems faced by the City of DeLand," Furlong stated. The professor ranks in the same category witb our own University president, J. Ollie Edmunds, for (Continued on Page 8) 62nd YEAR Tlie iitctson importer "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" STETSON UNIVERSITY NUMBER 22 Two Nationally Famous Artists Here On Programs Tonight And Monday PROFESSOR EDWARD C. FUItLCWG, popular director of the University School of Business, recently announced his candidacy for the office of City Commissioner, Ward 1, DeLand, Florida. Furlong is a graduate of Stetson who took over the duties of director of the business school in 1946 after teaching several yea-s in that school. abaters atehes 'n RULES FOR SPRING ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED BY TED GRISSETT Candidates seeking nomination in thc coming student elections for positions in lhe Student Government Association must contact Rules and Procedure Committee Chairman Ted Grissett by Thursday, April 7, before declaring their candidacy on the day of nominations, Friday, x\pril 8, Grissett announced. To save themselves and the committee undue trouble, Chairman Grissett suggested that all students seeking office in the Suident Government Association should check their eligibility under the rules of the Constitution ix^orc contacting the committee. Candidates for positions of editor-in-chief and business manager of the Stetson Reporter, The Hatter and editor of The Stetson Quarterly must submit their applications to the Faculty Publications Committee not later than Tuesday noon, April 5, according to Miss Florence Cain, secretary of the committee. Applications should state full particulars on the candidate and should be submitted in writing to Dean Harry C. Garwood, chairman of the Committee. Candidates whose qualifications are approved by the committee will be eligible for nomination at the Student Association meeting to be held- next Friday, April 8, at 10 o'clock. Nominations for all offices will be heard by Student Association President Fred Owen at that time. Should nominations run overtime, students having 10:30 classes will be asked to leave to go to their classes, Grissett announced. With a record of only one loss in eleven debates, Stetson debaters, William Singleton and Odis Henderson, reiurned from their annual spring northern tour, "bringing home the bacon and the laurels." The team was accompanied by Professor Richard C. Brand, debate coach. Meeting eleven northern universities in a ten day tour that took them as far north as Boston, Mass., the debaters lost to only one university, the University of Pennsylvania, and that by a close (Continued on Page Two) Dancer La Meri Performs Monday By FRED FISCHER x4n interesting and exciting program is scheduled at the Stover Little Theatre on Monday and Tuesday evenings at 8:00 p.m. when LaMeri, internationally famous dancer will appear. This is a great opportunity for the students in that LaMeri in considered to be one of the greatest interpreters of her art today. In a swirl of brilliant costuming and varying rhythm patterns, she dances through the traditions of many lands . . . from the clicking castenets and fiery guitar beats of Spain through the slow and sensuous tempos of Arabia to the intricate and strange patterns of tne Balinese. The brilliancy of her art is the result of long and arduous training and having travelled thousands of miles to study the (Continued on page 8) Skippy Byars To Attend Alpha Xi Installation Skippy Byars is flying to Memphis, Tenn., this weekend where she will take part in the installation of a new Alpha Xi Delta chapter, Beta Omega, at Memphis State College. All ceremonies will take place at the King Cotton Hotel where Skippy will play the piano at the formal banquet. She will return late Sunday. DaiNiJi;^ ERICOURT will appear here tonight ;in concert at the Elizabeth Hall auditorium. Stetson To Meet British Debaters A British debate team from Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, will be the next foe ot Stetson's outstanding debaters, Profesor Richard C. Brand announced today. The contest will take place in Elizabeth Hall, April 11, at 8:00 p.m., and is open to the entire student body. Tickets will be available on presentation of student and faculty activity tickets. The question for debate will be: Resolved, that it would have been better for mankind if the American Revoluticnaries had stopped just short of withdrawing (Continued on page 8) Pianist Erieourt In Concert Tonight By BILL TOWNE The lons-awaited-for appearance of Daniel JRKcoup-t, one of the world's finest interpreters of modern French music and likened by critics all over the world to the great Walter Gieseking, will take place before a Stetson audience tonight in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. This concert is one of the programs presented by the Stetson Artist series. Born in Jossigny, France, Ericourt was a personal friend of the famous Debussy for whose music Ericourt has a special fondness. With Debussy, Ericourt toured Europe after World War I on an entertaining tour for war victims and wounded soldiers. A man of great charm and pleasing personality, Ericourt is married to a Chicago girl, Cornelia Fairbanks, grcat-grandaugli'ter of Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice-president of the United States. Ericourt has devoted many programs to the works of Debussy, three of these works being included on the Stetson program. Also on the program are sonatas from Mozart and Beethoven, four Mendelssohn songs without words, three etudes of Chopin and a finale of two stirring Liszt nurnbers. LA MERI, recognized as one of the greatest dance stars of our times, will appear here at the Stover Little Theatre Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5. REPORTER EDITOR ANNOUNCES RECENT STAFF PROMOTIONS Eight Stetson Reporter staff positions were filled the beginning of this week according to Felton F. Davis, Jr., editor-in-chief. Hill Fisher has returned to the staff to take over the new office of xAssistant Editor. Fisher is a veteran member of the Reporter staff, having served as reporter and in many editorial positions over the past two and one half ■ journalism major, replaces Mary Selman, who is practice teaching, as Copy Editor. Assistants for the various departments are: James C. Michael, Business Assistant; Jimmy Jordan, Assistant News Editor; and Charles Dils, Assistant Sports Editor. Bill Towne will remain in his present position of Associate Editor. Reporting positions will be open until Monday, April 4, the editor stated. years. Dayton Andrews moves up from News editor to the office of Managing Editor. Filling the vacancy left by Andrews will be Graves Edmlondson, Reporter staff writer for the past two years. Dee Holly Ftack, past editor- in-chief and advisor to the Stetson Quarterly, became Society Editor upon the resignation of Pat Roberts at the end of the winter quarter. Robert Curl,