The Stetson Reporter

2i#Bi« •rink. &QQ$ Cfte teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA .FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956 FLYING CIRCUS HERE MONDAY APPEARING MUNICIPAL STADIUM ACTIVITY CARD & 50c STETSON ADMISSION The thrills, the color, the music, the beauty of Florida State University's "Flying High," the world's greatest collegiate circus, is coming to De- Land at 8 p. m., Monday, February 13, presented by the Stetson Student Government Association. With all the daring tight wire, high trapeze, specialty and novelty acts to be found in any circus anywhere, t the production will last almost two hours. A troupe of 75 FSU students will headline the show. Tickets for the circus will be available at downtown stores as well as at the Stadium ticket office. Traveling in their special bus, painted with the gay colors traditional with circuses the world over, the FSU troup will put on 20 big time acts. Featured will be acts such * as the "Cloud Swing-', where a lovely coed performs in a giant swing 30, feet high; "The Flying DeCos- mos,"' action on a swinging trapeze; tight wire walking or "The Rola- Rola," where a sturdy male student balances a lovely coed on top of his head, while standing on a board a- cross a rolling log. "Flying High" tours Florida and othes Southern states before winding up the season with a big "home ♦show" in Tallahassee. Last year "Flying High" performed to a total of 165,000 people throughout four states. Tickets may be bought from any Circle" "K" member, at Volusia Pharmacy or at Georgie Boy's Restaurant. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The trouble with too many self made people is that they quit work too soon. CATALOGUE ANNOUNCED Four new interdepartmental majors arc ■ described in the latest edition of the general catalogue of Stetson University which has just been received from tbe printer, Dr. C. Howard Hopkins, Dean of the University, said today. The new majors are American Studies, Arts and! Letters, Home and Family Life, and Social Work. The College of Liberal Arts offers two dozen majors, the School of Music features work in vocal and instrumental music leading to careers in teaching and the other musical professions, and the School of Business provides eleven fields of concentration. The College of Law at St. Petersburg pivpares a separate catalogue listing the courses available in pre- paiation for the practice of law in any state. The new catalogue shows that the University's libraries have 180.000 catalogued items, 7,000 more than last year. Tuition in the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Business has been increased from #225 to $250, making it the same as the School of Music. Even with this increase, Stetson's tuition in September will be the lowest of any private college or university in Florida, Dean Hopkins said. The Stetson Student Government activities fee has been increased from i 75 cents to £1.50. This increase was requested by the SGA. Dean Hopkins also called attention to the provision in the catalogue that every student applying for the (Continued on page two) "Hatters" Upset Miami 91-84 Cummings Gym Scene Of Party New Recreation Program Starts TRAFFIC BOOKS ISSUED Chairman of ihe SGA Traffic Committee, Frank Hathaway, has announced that beginning Monday, all campus traffic rules will be strictly* enforced. A bulletin was issued this week and mailed to all students who registered their cars on registration day. Any other car owner or anyone who occasionally drives on campus may obtain a traffic bulletin at Dean Hood's office. Chairman Hathaway emphasized that all cars must have stickers on the windshield by Monday. The penalty for failure to comply with this rule is a one dollar fine. Stickers may also be obtained at Dean Hood's office. The new i raffle bulletin cpntains a variety of information helpful to drivers. There is a list of campus driving rules and a list of penalties and fines. There is a map of the campus showing the areas in which students may park'their cars and also areas iu which student parking is prohibited. DR. HICKS AUTHORS NEW TEXT BOOK The second edition of "Thought and Experience in Prose," designed as "the key to the comprehension of the major types of writing" and edited by Craig R. Thompson, of Lawrence College and "ohn Hicks, of Stet- (Continued on page two) - The Social Recreation Classes and new in the way of student entertain- the Women's Physical Education Department ' will institute.- something merit in- the Women's Gym this evening, Tolly Tolleson, Chairman of the Student Program Planning Committee revealed today. Starting this evening at 7:30 and continuing until 9:30 will be a new program.' There will be a planned and supervised recreational program under the direction of the student committee. The program will emphasize recreational dancing such as the square dance and other forms, and co-educational recreational games. Coeducational athletic racilities like -the trampoline, volley ball courts, table tennis and other units of the Women's Gym will be available, during the program hours, to both men and women stuctents. "We tee! that this program will go a long ways toward filling the need for common recreational activities and facilities," stated Miss Tolleson." "The success of tlie program will depend on die student support that we get. Plans call for the operation and supervision of the program in the future by some of the social recreation classes and ihe students. AH of the students working with this program have received training in social recreation programing and we hope that the students will take advantage of this opportunity to get together." . Members of the program planning committee are: Joyce Harrell, Dot Montgomery, Jim Sharpton, and Bill (Continued on Pa."e Ten) STETSON TAKES 2nd IN FLA. CONFERENCE Stone And Layer Pace Hi-Hatters By TOM KUHN With four and a half minutes remaining in the game, Rich Layer hit for two points to put the Stetson Hatters out in front of the Miami Hurricanes 84-82. The Hatters went on to win the contest by seven points, 91-84. The win put Stetson in second place in the ITorida' Intercollegiate Basketball Conference with a 5-2 record. The Miami team is third with a 4-2 record. FSU is currently leading the conference with a 5-0 record. It was victory number 13, against 4 losses, for Coach Dick Morland's. Hatter quintet. By defeating Miami, Stetson remained undefeated on their home courts this season. They have won seven times. It was a revenge- game for Stetson, as they had dropped a 85-79 decision to the Hurricanes earlier in the year. , 4 ■ Miami Starts Fast The \isitin<r Hurricanes jumped off to a quick 4-0 lead on long shots. Miami increased their lead to 18-11 as the first seven minutes of the game passed. Dick Jliani paced the Hurricanes by making "Ozark Ike" shots from all over his side of the court. With ten minutes gone in "the game, Stetson's Jim Kitchens began to find the range and pulled the Hatters within 3 points of the Miami team, 23-20. Miami still continued to use their wide open offense and kept trying long shots. Suddenly, Mac Stones cracked through the defense and tied the game 27-27 on a lay-up. Hats Leap Ahead With eight minutes remaining in (Continued on Page Ten) F L Y I N G C I R C U s F These clowns from the FSU Flying Circus may just be "clowning around" with that fake dynamite but there will be thrills and chills and danger aplenty in the production of the Circus this coming Monday at 8 p. m. in the Municipal Football Stadium. Stetson students with activity tickets will be admitted for only fifty cents. Adult admission will be $1.25 and other students will pay seventy-five cents to see the student performers' spectacular show. C U s