The Stetson Reporter

I lie iUctsDii ilcpprtci' "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" ¥ 63rd YEAR Florida's Oldest College Newspape Friday, January 20, 1950 NUMBER 13 Campus Greeks Joined By Another Big Ten Fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha A new ,' fraternity has joined the ranks of the Greeks on the campus. Pi Alpha, a local petitioning Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, was formed last week by active members of Pi Kappa Alpha who are students at Stetson. Also included in the charter members of Pi Alpha are Stetson students who were pledges of PIKA at other colleges and at other colleges and universities but were never initiated. The new colony is headed by Ben Parks, former president of the chapter at the University of Georgia, John Toggweiler and Jack Wood, transfers from the University of Miami. The national chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha has been petitioned for a charter and it is expected to be granted in the spring. • Temporary housing1 has been obtained on North Boulevard next to Brittain Hall. The total enrollment of the chapter is about 20. J. Blanford Taylor, PiKA from Georgetown College, Kentucky and former editor of the "Shield and Diamond," fraternity magazine, is serving as faculty advisor. The local is being supported by organized alumni clubs in Sanford and Orlando. Pi Kappa Alpha active members on campus include Frank Hobson, George Everett, Harry Hickley, Jack Woodruff, John Booth, Marvin Tinsley, and Jim Hodnett in addition to . Parks, Toggweiler and Wood. Other members .of the local colony who were PIKA pledges elsewhere are:. Bill Morton,, Dick Melear", Carl Blessing, Bun McCall, Bruce Brown, Fred Posey, Mason Wherter, and Fred Hogan. Four other chapters of Pi 'Kappa Alpha are active in the state at the University of Florida, University of Miami, Florida Southern College and Florida State University. Thad Wills Two Instructors Added To Faculty Mrs. John B. Adams as part time teacher of , English, and William Brewster Jr., as assistant professor of business mathematics have been added to .the faculty this quarter, , Mrs. Adams, wife of Dr. Adams, assistant professor of sociology holds the A.B. degree from; Agnes Scott College and the M.A. from Columbia University. She has. also done post graduate work to ward her doctorate at the Univers ity of Chicago. She has taught in Jacksonville Junior College, Ste phens College, Columbia, Mo.,, and Washington University, St.. Louis. Mr. Brewster holds the B.S. from Harvard, the LL.B. from Stetson and is now studying at Stetson to ward the master's degree.: ^Previously announced was the appointment ;of Loder L. Patterson as assistant professor of law. He holds the B.S. from Princeton University and the J.D. from Northwestern Unryersity Law School where he was also -an instructor in criminology. . Mrs, Morna ,Glancy will again teach one course in the department of biology. Returning to the campus after a quarter's absence are Mrs. Edith Leavitt, who resumes her post as associate, professor ■ of English for the winter quarter, and Dr. Frances C. Thornton, professor- of French, and Miss Charlotte A. Smith, librarian. Dr. Thornton and Miss Smith returned by air from France where they had spent. several months in study and research. Stetson Symphony Orchestra Presents Initial Concert Tonite Frances Buxton Violet Fraser Stetson Loses Fifth Straight' To Mercer, 64-57 Thad Wills, Stetson student and Florida Public Courts champion, was eliminated Wednesday from the Florida Invitational Tennis Tournament In,--..Orlando by Ricardo Balbiers, the number two seeded player. Wlarilbu Horton handles the" principle romantic roie in tne B. M. Kaye comedy, "The Curtain Rises", which opens next Thursday for a three day run. The play concerns the -attempts of an awkward and shy girl to crash Broadway stage. .Stetson. suffe r e d its fourth straight defeat; on the . hardwood courts Wednesday . night as they went down under the, heavy .pounding of Mercer University 64-57 in Hulley Gym. -. ■ o In.the first half, trie game was on even terms with each team playing hard and Stetson using two different units. One unit played zone defense and the other man to man. Came Captain Fred Wimer started things off for the Hats with a set shot, but Mercer came right back with baskets, by Wilkes and Kinsaul. The game continued to be nip and tuck throughout the first half with each team taking the lead. However, midway in the first half a free throw and basket by Wilkes put the Black team ahead for good. Wilkes continued to throw them in up close and Cassell out long for Mercer, while the Stetson scoring in this first period was divided between Taveniere, Wimer, Mancino and Rossi. The half ended with the Green and White trailing 28-26. -"'•■■ ■ . Stetson rebounding improved in the second half.as the boys put on a spurt to regain the lead. But Reeder of Mercer had other ideas as he quickly hit the strings for three baskets and a free throw. Wimer tossed in two for the Hats and added a charity toss, but by this time the- Georgians had increased their lead to 10. points. With fiye minutes to go, the Hatters began to close the gap. Taveniere put in a set-up and Wimer added a free throw .and basket, but Wilkes once again got hot and poured in four more baskets. . With the two minute rule in effect, Mercer was awarded six free shots, making three of them for another 10 point advantage. As the game drew to a conclusion, Dobbins of Mercer fouled out, but Stetson was only able to use the numerous Mercer fouls for one point. The game ended as Taveniere sunk that shot, with Stetson on the short end of a 64-57 score. Wilkes, Mercer center, was high point man for the evening with 25 points, Reeder, also of Mercer, was next with 15. Then came Wimer of Stetson with 14 and Taveniere with 13. Good floor play was made by Cassell of the Georgians, while By- rom and Wimer were standouts for the Hats. Stetson scoring: Stetson B FT TP Taveniere 5 .3 13 Nichols, 3 2' 8 Anderson 0 0 * ,0 Peterson 0 0 0. Byrom .......... 13 5 Wimer ...I....................... 6 2 14 Peck 0 1 -1 Eakin 0 1 1 Sappia ,. 0 0 0 Mancino 3 0' 6 Rossi 2 0 . 4 Maynard ...,' 2 0 4. Officials: Shabala and Boell. Buxton To Conduct; Fraser Is Soloist Stetson music lovers have enjoyed programs presented by the Glee Club and the Band this season; tonight they have the opportunity to hear another fine musical organization on the campus—the Stetson Symphony Orchestra. Frances Buxton, conductor, announces that this initial concert is an important one for the orchestra as every composition on the program is a standard symphonic work. Tchaikovsky's well-known "Romeo and Juliet Overture'' will open the program, followed by Mozart's "Symphony No. 38"; an interesting modern work, "A -Summer Day," by Prokofieff is also included. Of special interest to the audience will be the performance of Cesar. Franck'.s "Symphonic Variations'' for piano and orchestra. Miss Violet Fraser will be the soloist. Miss Fraser, who, has appeared numerous times as accompanist and assisting1 artist on faculty recitals, received her B.M. and M.M. in theory at the Eastman School of Music, this past summer .she studied at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. Miss Fraser .is professor of piano and theory in the Stetson School of Music. History Frat Meets Tuesday Jan. 24'; Lycan Will.Speak - Phi 'Alpha Theta, History Fraternity will meet Tuesday, January 24, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 320 E. Dr. Lycan, Head of the History Department will be the speaker for the meeting. His topic will be "What We Learned From the Great Depression." . The subject will cover the day of Hoover's -Administration and the "New Deal" period. '* AH members are asked ■ to be present and visitors are invited to attend. FTA iNEWS . Th,e Future Teachers of America will meet this Wednesday, January 25th, at 3:45 in" 309E. A debate on the Honor System will be featured. R. C. Gray, Judson Hamilton, Joan May, and Jeane Smith- will participate. -,.,,; Television. Movie To Be Shown At . Little Theatre Ted Chapeau of Radio Station WMBR, Jacksonville, will show a movie, "Television of Today," at 2:30 p.m. today in the Little Theater, which gives a behind-the-scenes picture of television. The film was made by Columbia Broadcasting System and has been well-received ^by social and civic clubs in and around Jacksonville. The movie is about 30 minutes long and will be preceded, by a brief introduction by Mr. Chapeau, and will be followed by a question and answer series. You are requested to announce this showing before any of your classes which might be interested. Coiiimerce Club to Meet The Commerce Club, honorary organization for students in the School of Business, will hold an important business session next Thursday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. in Room ,104 Business Building. President John Dykes stated that new officers will be elected and that it is important that all members be present. NOTICE There will be a meeting of the business staff of the HATTER at the office Monday, evening at 7 p.m.