The Stetson Reporter

vmww&i&mm GO HATTERS! GO! BEAT TAMPA! tetsJou 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper 69tH YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955 1ALA HOMECOMING PLANS READY; PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS ALUMN VARIED EVENTS TO* CLIMAX IN STETSON j MISSISSIPPI CLASH CALENDAR OF EVENTS *:| Homecoming will be observed this year on November 18, 19, and 20' with a gala program of events for returning alumni and friends of the university. From the time registration starts at 11 a.m. Friday, November 18, until the Sunday services in all De- Land churches. There will be events patterned to engage the interest 'of all campus visitors. Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of the university, is scheduled to bring a "state of the university" message before the President's Board of Alumni Counselors at a luncheon at 1 p.m. Friday in the private dining room at Hulley Cafeteria. The board of 43 members as listed in the 1955 University Bulletin "is a special group of Stetson illumni appointed by the President -.0 assist him in formulating policies and promoting the general welfare of the University." Saturday's events will open with breakfast for the Golden Anniversary Reunion ot the Class of 1905, the Silver Jubilee Reunion of the Class of 1930, the lawyers and the ministers. The annual alumni convocation and roll call of classes will open at 10 a.m. Saturday in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The Stetson Glee Clubs will appear on this program and the convocation will be followed by the barbecue in the Forest of Arden. Kickoff time for the football game is 2:30 p.m. with Mississippi College as the opponents. A pre- game show of baton twirling is being arranged and a band program j is scheduled for the half-time period. The alumni serenade at the National Guard Armory and "Sabrina Fair" at Stover Theatre will close the Saturday events. AH DeLand churches will observe homecoming at Sunday" services. Stetson Associates, representative men and women who, although they did not attend Stetson, have identified themselves with the University and are supporting it both morally and financially, and members of The Stetson University Council, an auxiliary board of distinguished business and professional leaders in Florida, organized to cooperate with the President and the Board of Trustees in planning and furthering the University's future development, also are being invited to the campus for Homecoming. A sizeable representation of the Board of Trustees are expected. Oct. 14 — Oct. 21, 1955 Friday, Oct. 14 Panhellenic Bidding 3 pm Saturday, October 15 Lambda Chi Alpha Party 7-12 pm Pi Kappa Phi Party 7-12 pm Sigma Phi Epsilon Party 7-11:30 pm Stetson-Tampa Game, Municipal Stadium, 8 pm Sunday Oct. 16 Go to Church Monday, Oct. 17 FTA Meeting, Conference Room, Allen Hall, 7:15 pm Tuesday, Oct. 18 Wednesday, Oct. 19 Fraternity and Sorority Meetings, .6:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 20 Student Recital, Elizabeth Hall, 10 am "S" Club (Meeting, Conference Room Allen Hall, 7 pm STUDENT UNION IDEAS HEARD Six delegates from Stetson sat in on a meeting in Gainesville last weekend of the Regional Meeting of the Student Union Associations of the Southern Area. Those who attended lin. Dean Hood, Dean Turner, and irom Stetson are Carolyn McMul- Bob Beekman, of the Stetson Student Union Committee, and also Sue Terrell anl Bill McCairimon. Students and student union directors from all the southern schools "pent the weekend at the University of Florida to discuss their1 various forms of student unions. Our Stetson delegates went to get some ideas for our proposed Union The object of tin' Student Unions is to correlate all campus, activities. Throughout the south the Unions provide; places for meetings. S. G. A. and religious offices, snack rooms, movies shown free social programs and entertainment They also vlovide placets for various for . the students, and game rooms, such as dancing, concerts, lectures, and rooms for teacjliing different hobbies and crafts. Our Stetson delegates gained a lot of useful knowledge and hints which may be, put to use in oul own Student Union when construction starts in the near future, wo hope. They also had an enjoyable weekend with the good meals and entertainment that was provided for them. NOTICE TO SENIORS If you are planning to graduate ic February or June, 1956, and have not made .application for your degree and cap and gown, please do so immediately in tlie Office of tbe rar. College - Class Posts Filled Chastain, Crumpton, Schuler Win Top School Positions STETSON TO BE HOST FOR CITIZENSHIP CLEARING HOUSE * 94 CANDIDATE SOUGHT OFFICE FOREIGN STUDENTS ORGANIZE The first meeting of the newly formed Foreign Student Club was held Friday afternoon. The officers elected for this year are: Yi Han Chang, President, China, Chemistry; Samual Ho, Vice-President, Hong Kong, Chemistry.; Gerarda A. San- berg. Secretary and Treasurer, West Indies. The purpose of the club is to promote international understanding, exchange of culture, and fellowship. The members are: Philiv B. Arms, Jr., Cuba; Soo Bock Choi, Korea, Political Science; Aletb Gorges, France; Jahan Ara Malik, Pakistan, English; Pat Aloha Parrish, Hawaii; Chong Lee, Korea, Chemistry; Vina M. Dalulado, Philippines, English; Jirayr C. Kayaian, Iraq; Suivai. T. Mas- sniai, Samoa (South Pacific), Ministerial Student; Amir Houshang Atli- khani, Persia, Chemistry. By way of launching the program for tlie year, an American hamburger fry was held Friday evening in Dr. Vaughen's back yard. ROTC To Hold Color Parade Monday will be another big day for the Stetson ROTC. The semi-annual^ inspection by Col. John D. Cone, of the Florida Military District, is sure to keep the cadets on their toes during the day. Dr. James A. Stewart, dean of the chapel, will give the invocation. The sponsors, Sally King Jobson, for Company A, Marlene Lackman for Company B, Caroline McGinnis for Company C, Paula Duke for Company D, and Sue Ferrell for the battalion, will be introduced. Regular Army sergeants will present the colors to the cadets. The party will arrive Monday morning for a" tour of inspection, will be guests of Col. Wesley M. Farmer, professor of military science and tactics, at lunch, and will leave following the afternoon ceremonies. Other luncheon guests include Dr. C. Howard Hopkins, dean of the university, Dr. William Hugh McEniry, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and officers stationed at Stetson. * On Saturday October 22, Stetson University will be host to the meeting of the Florida Citizenship Clearinghouse. The Florida Citizenship Clearinghouse is a branch of the National Citizenship Clearinghouse. Only about half of the forty- eight states have organizations participating in this movement. Florida has the only organization in the Southeast. The purposes of the Florida Citizenship Clearinghouse are to urge the college student to take a more active part in the practical political affairs of his state, to obtain a broader knowledge of the workings of political affairs, and to acquaint the college student with some of the leading political figures of his state. The colleges to be participating in the October 22 meeting, to be held in Allen Hall, will be the Uni • versity of Florida, Florida State University, Rollins, Stetson, Be- thune-Cookeman, and Florida A. and M. Each of these colleges will be represented by a delegation of about twenty students whose majors or whose interests are in Political Science or politics. According to Dr. Hague, the October meeting will be a "symposium of practical politics, oriented toward the student, in which students, professors, politicians, and businessmen are invited to discuss and debate issues of importance to them all. The program, which will last all day, will consist of a talk in the morning on the subject, "Party Service and Party Loyalty." This talk will be followed by a discussion in which all attendants will be invited to take part. After an adjournment for lunch, the afternoon program will consist of a talk on '•The Two Party System; Its Advantages for Florida and the South." This will also be followed by open discussion. CHAPEL NOTICE Beginning Friday, October 21, there will be the following change in Friday Assembly attendance, as voted by the Executive Committee of the S. G. A., and approved by tbe Academic Council: 28 CHOSEN ' by Special REPORTER Writer Stetson students selected 28 new student government officers from a list of 94 candidates this past week in the annual Fall Class and College elections. Most of the offices were decided in tlie runoffs. At stake in the election were the; Presidency, Vice-Presidency, Secretarial and Treasurer's post in tlie College of Liberal Arts, Music, aud Business and the four classes. Balloting in the first primary was comparatively light with only an estimated one-third to a half of the qualified electors in the student body. In the Music School elections Mrs. Jean Schuler of Winter HaVen, Fla. bca.tout Mervyn Altman for the office, of President. Mrs. Schuler a music education major and a member of Sigma Alpha lota National Professional Women's Music Fraternity, formerly attended Hurray College, Kentucky and is a member of the Glee Club Travel Muuad. Elected to serve as Vice-President was Earl Williams. Phyllis Hancock won the post of Secretary. The Treasurers post going into a. three-way split which was decided in the runoffs in favor of Pat Figuera'. The Liberal Arts race was thrown into the run offs in all except tlie Treasurer's position. Malcolm Glass was unopposed for this office. Yesterday the Liberal Arts College elected-Wayne Chastain of Jacksonville. Florida. At Stetson Wayne is a history major, a member of Pi. Kappa Phi, was Veep of the Jr. class, and served two years as circulation manager of the REPORTER and two years as house manager of Stover Theatre. Bobby Crumpton won the Presidency of the College of Liberal Arts over Dave McDowell 74 to 55. Crumpton, popular Stetson basketball and baseball player, is a member of the "&" Club and Sigma Nil social fraternity. The Vice-Presidency went to Jim Marsoe with Louis Smart and Fred Semanie taking the posts of Secretary and Treasurer. In the Senior Class elections the first ballot elected the whole lower half of the slate leaving the presidential post to be contended for by Those elected to the other offices w<>re: Vice-President Caroline Mc- Innis, Secretary Sue Reynolds, and Treasurer Carolyn McMullen. (Continued on page five)