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Che £tefeton Reporter
'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'
, 69th YEAR
STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1956
Awards, Groundbreaking
End Year's Activities
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Morris Foster, left, has been selected the outstanding man on the campus
by a student-faculty committee and awarded the Charles Pafford Memorial
Trophy. The trophy, given in the name of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,
was presented by Charles Holcomb, president of the SPE chapter.
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Vick, Anderson, right has been awarded a $75 Delta Delta national scholarship, it was announced at Awards Day at Stetson University in DeLand,
Fla. The scholarship was presented by Peggy .Livingston, president of the
Tri-Delt chapter at Stetson.
Outstanding freshmen, as chosen by campus leadership organizations,
are Jodie Norman and Phil Parr. Miss Norman was selected by The Honor
and Parr by Omicron Delta Kappa.
50 STUDENTS JOIN IN
GROUNDBREAKING
The ceremony of the long-awaited
groundbreaking of the new million-
dollar Student Union Building was
begun on Monday, May 21st with
the Halter Band playing the National Anthem as the colors were presented by the ROTC color guard.
Iialph Chandler, past president of
the Student Go\ eminent Association,
then asked Dr. James A Stewart,
(ban ot' tjie cliapcl, to give the invocation. Following the prayer, "A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God'' was
sinig by the Glee Club.
< handler then presented in order
for short talks. Or. .1. Ollie Edmunds,
President of the University, and Joe
Rhodes, present SGA President.
Dr. KdmmifU told of the burning
of tho old Commons on a bleak December day more than a year ago.
He congratulated the students for
the attitude with which they carried
on after the destruction of the old
building and with which they now
haw accepted tliv temporary common*. He then pictured the rising' of
ihe now building "phoenix-like from
th.' ashes of the old commons.-'
''Around the 'hearth stone' of this
central building, all the members oi1
the Nfetson University family will
gal her — studvnis, faculty and
fiieuds,'' said Dr. Edmunds, "[lore
we will learn to understand each
other better. Here iw will dream and
play together. Here iw will find a
center for the cultural, ivligioiis. "social, and recreational program of the
entire University."
"There's still a lot of diggin' a-
h-ead" was the immediate response
of Dr. Edmunds' as he uas presented
with a, miniature silver shovel by
Joi- Rhodes, as a gift from the students, in li-ohalf of his efforts in
making possible (ho modern up-to-
date structure.
As the students, joined hand-in-
hand, outlined the perimeter of the
proposed building, presidents of more
than 50 campus organizations armed
with shovels and working as a huge
machine broke ground for the struc-
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Post Office Urges
Students To FiJJ
Out Address Cards
This morning change of address
cards were placed in all student mail
boxes. It is urgent that all cards be
filled out and returned before the student leaves for home. Particular attention should be paid to starting
and stopping dates for the address
change and address during the change.
Do not leave any Wank spaces on
your change of address card. Fill it
out completely.
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Students stand side by side to outline the shape of the new million dollar Student Union at the groundbreaking ceremonies last Monday morning.
The portion visible in the picture above will house the main dining hall, kitchen, post office, snack shop, book store and bowling alley.
(All photos this issue by Waterman).
