The Stetson Reporter

The iUtsoit Htpotttt 63rd YEAR 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'1 NUMBER EIGHT To Start Today SHtHliX S15TKH3 Dean Hudson And Orchestra Present 'Moonlight Serenade' At Air Base Tomorrow Night By DICK KALE | "Welcome Alumni" is the phrase ! of the day here at Stetson and come tomorrow night it will become the greeting of the evening when the Homecoming "Moonlight Serenade" is presented at the air- base hangar. Everyone is invited j to attend the serenade and with Dean Hudson's famous orchestra providing the music, it should become one of the most enjoyable events of the gala homecoming week end. Dean Hudson is quite well known in the South and especially in Florida, for among other things he calls Florida his home. His orchestra has played many colleges and universities throughout the southern states and with his appearance at each school a successful and entertaining social event was assured. Hudson and his orchestra made a successful appearance here at Stetson last year. The Annual Sigma Nu White Star Formal will be remembered as one of the better social events of the season and its success was due in large part to the playing of this fine orchestra. With Hudson again supplying the music for a Stetson Serenade the Saturday night highlight should emerge as the outstanding initial success of this year's social calendar. As always, Dean has the tops in talent in his organization. His per sonality and vocalizing along with the Sherry Sisters, Phi; Bowers, Johnny McCoy and the Hudson Glee Club are sure bets for an evening packed full of the best entertainment and pleasant listening. In order to make this one of the Homecoming Highlights, chairman Etson Blackwell and his various committees including Jack Griffith (ticket chairman). Fred Ribet, Peggy McMillian, Anna Dalao, Sally Stillwell, Andy Anderson, Joan Cook, Ray Kent, Bill Browner, Jack Karl, and Monk Noell (all helping with decorations and refreshments) have really been doing a splendid job in preparation for the serenade. The hangar has been transformed into a place of outstanding beauty and the decorating committee is to be complimented for its fine achievements. The serenade will last from 8:00- 12 and will be informal. Admission is $1.20 per person. Tickets may be obtained at Fountain's Clothing Store, Bradley's Music Shop, and at all Fraternities and Sororities. Tickets will also be on sale Sat. night at the serenade. Remember—tomorrow night, air- base hangar, 8-12, informal, Dean Hudson and Orchestra, Moonlight Serenade, evening of perfect Homecoming festivity—we'll see you there. Weekend Program Announced Today By DOT BALLENTINE "Welcome Back Alumni" and "Stetson, Beat Presbyterian.!" are the popular phrases for the gala Homecoming week-end of 1949 that gets off to a good start with the band concert in the City Band Shell at eleven o'clock th:'s morning. A record breaking attendance of alumni is expected and the three- day program planned for them presents a varied list of activities which appeal to all Stetsonites. Ten classes are planning to have special class reunions. They are the classes of 1901, 1905, 1916. 1926, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, and 1946. The program has been arranged by the Alumni, students, and De- Land people. Harry Hurst is rhe Homecoming Chairman for Stetson. Representing the alumni is Mrs. Robert H. Brown. For the townspeople, James Sweeny is chairman. Here is the program: Friday, November 11, 1849 11 a. m. — Stetson Band and American Legion Program, City Band Shell. 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.—Registration. 3-5 p.m. — Conducted Tours of Campus. 5 p.m.—Opening House at Fine Arts Building. 6 p.m. — Dinner and Business Meeting of Alumni Association. 8 p.m—Pep Rally at the Stadium. 8 p.m.—Little Theatre Play "Guest In the House." 10:30 p.m. — Theta Alpha Phi Banquet. Saturday, November 12 8 a. m. - 2 p. m. — Registration 8 a.m.—Law Breakfast at the Commons. 8 a.m.—Ministerial Association Breakfast. 10:30-11:15—Assembly. I p.mii—Parade. 2.30 p.m.—Football game—Stetson vs. Presbyterian. 5 p.m.—Open House, Religious Center, Panhellenic house, and fraternity houses. 8:30 p.m. — "Guest In the House." 8 p.m.—Moonlight Serenade — Air Base. Sunday, November 13, 1949 II a.m—Church. Homecoming Mayor and Hostess elected to represent the Stetson Student Body and to welcome returning alumni are Jordan Maynard, Pi Kappa Phi, and Skippy Byars, Alpha Xi Delta. At eight o'clock tonight all the Stetson Hatter enthusiasts will parade through town to the stadium for the largest, peppiest, pep rally of the year. "Beat Presbyterian" will be the chant, and the band and cheerleaders will be out there directing the students. The Little Theatre presents (Continued on Page Two) FIPA-FSGA Convention To Be Held At Stetson; Pepper To Speak The. joint convention of the Florida Inter-Collegiate Press Association. and the Florida Student Government Association will be held at Stetson November 18 and 19, next Friday and Saturday. Delegates from all Florida colleges and universities will be in attendance. Highlights of the sessions will be the joint meetings of the two groups Friday evening and Saturday morning, when the guest speakers will be heard. United States Senator Claude Pepper will speak at the 11:00 a.m. session Saturday; Richard Cooper, Stetson law graduate from Orlando, will address the delegates Friday night. Both these meetings will be held in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium, and will be open to all Stetson students. Events on the program have been planned and arranged by John Berry, convention chairman for the FSGA, Ted Grissett, chairman for the FIPA, and Virginialee Cul- breaih, convention secretary-treasurer. Committees handling arrangements are headed by Ted Husfield, reservations; Burleigh Hale, food; Willoby Cox, entertainment; and John Hodges, registration. George Everett, student body head, is president of FSGA. The delegates will arrive Friday morning and spend the afternoon in business sessions. Following the address of Mr. Cooper on Friday evening an entertainment is being planned. At the conclusion of the Saturday morning meetings and Senator Pepper's speech, ihc delegates will bo honored at a banquet at the Commons. The proiTam will be concluded by Saturday afternoon sessions and the Stetson-Mississippi College game in Daytona Saturday night. SKIPPY BYARS JORDAN MAYNARD Maynard, Byars Eke Out Narrow Victories In Homecoming Elections Jordan Maynard eked out a narrow victory over Charlie Doll in the runoff for Homecoming Mayor last Friday while "Skippy" Byars was winning the race for Hostess by an equally small margin. In the Mayor's race Maynard had 454 votes io 420 for Doll, giving him a margin of only 34 votes. Byars received 449 votes while Lucy Bishop had 408. The election was the closest in recent Stetson history and was also remarkable for the cleanest of the campaigning. Mack Cleveland and his Rules and Procedure Committee installed this year a set of rules for the eligibility of the candidates and the voting in the election. Maynard is a senior from Eustis, Florida, and has been active in campus activities. He is a member and former captain of Ye Mystic Krewe, a letterman in basketball, former Homecoming chairman, listed in the 1948 edition of "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and a member of Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity. Margaret Anne Byars is from Corinth, Mississippi, and is a senior in the School of Music. She is president of Phi Beta, vice president of the Senior class, former president of the Music school, former secretary of the Music School, memler of The Honor, Delta Sig Sweetheart, Iuterfraternity Council, and has been a member of Alpha Xi Delta social sorority her entire four years at Stetson.