The Stetson Reporter

ftfte ^teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" <*70th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1956 CIRCLE K DOES REFINISHING WORK ON SCHOOL DESKS "If some of the remains of -• Stetson were dug up a million years from now, archeologists flight possibly think that they had unearthed the remains of some ancient Greek civilization, ..providing the desks in ' Elizabeth Jlall were kept intact." This statement, which was overheard in a classroom earlier this year, will no longer hold true after next week. For the Circle K has taken on the task of sanding the tops of all of the desks .-. tin the classrooms of Elizabeth Hall. s This job is the major portion of the "face lifting" to be done ..to the classrooms of Elizabeth Hall, and is to get under way tomorrow with each of the 15 members of Circle K utilizing the materials which will be provided by the maintenance department of .'.the school. In addition to the desk sanding, all of the windows will * be washed and the blackboards cleaned. Circle K is a service organisation affiliated with the National Kiwanis Club and formed on Stetson's campus in order to benefit the school. Men posessing the required qualfications are invited to join each semester. ^ In addition to the "face lifting" project, the organization is currently selling fruit cakes 'from which profits will go to jharities supported by the Kiwanis Club. Some previous projects of Cir- le K have been: beautifieation :' the campus grounds, achieved 7 laying sections of sidewalk . crossings and placing "Keep (Continued on Page Five) Art Films To Be Discontinued Insufficient support of the Art Film Program, sponsored by the Stetson English Department has caused the program to be called off by the Sthens Theater. Mr. Fiieschel, theater manager announced that after the present run of films is exhausted that no more would be shown. The films are not subsidized at all by the University and the theater must make a profit on each showing in order to be able to fully cooperate with the English Department. Booking difficulties and lack of experience in the selection of the film has created a problem for the theater that have not resulted in the best interest of all concerned. Available figures indicate that approximately 700 students would be needed to view each showing in order to allow the program to continue.. The present enrollment on the DeLand campus is slightly over 1300. REPORTER MEETINGS TIME SET UP Joseph Crankshaw, Editor-in- chief of the -REPORTER, announced that the weekly REPORTER meeting had been set up to 3:30 this afternoon in order to allow time for. the staff to dis cuss some special problems which have arisen in the past week. Honor Court. Membership Considered In SGA Talks SOCIOLOGY CLASSES MAKE TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE Twenty-six Stetson students of the Criminology, and Child Welfare classes of Dr. Melvin J. Williams were given insight into actual soeial problems in our present society when they were taken on a field trip to Jacksom- ville courts, law enforcement and welfare agencies. The Criminology group were amazed at the speed with whch Municipal court cases were handled. Judge Charles Miller said that he must handle as many as 300 cases in one day. He explained that 40% of the cases are repeated offenders of drunkenness and vagrancy who have been before him so many times that he can tell what their charge is before even looking at the court calendar. This group also visited the U. S. Probation service, F. B. I. branch office, City and County jail, and the U. S. District Court where they saw a Federal Court trial against "moonshiners". The Child Welfare class visited the Daniel Memorial Home for dependent children, the Salvation Army Emergency Home which provides shelter for unwed mothers, the School Attendance Dept. of the Duval County Board of Pubiic Instruction, and the Child Guidance Clinic. session of the Juvenile Court Both . groups sat in on a where numerous types of cases for contributing to the delinquency and dependency of a child were tried. A young unwed girl brought in her month-old child to be put up for adoption. Three Negroe boys who played hookey from school were given some advice by Juvenile Court Judge Marion W. Gooding and given the sixty cents which they stole from a pin ball machine with instructions to return it to the operator. They were, impressed by Judge Gooding's handling of a case involving a mother who had lost custody of her child through repeated drunkenness. The judge restored the child to her because he noted a reformation in her through the work of a local church welfare group. The field trip gave the students a glimpse of life which they could never have found in a textbook. ART GROUP HOLDS MEET HERE Officers and board members of the Florida Artist Group met in DeLand Saturday to discuss for their annual exhibition and symposium which will be held May 3-5 at Rollins College in Winter Park. Louis Freund, of Stetson University, is vice president of this statewide group of professional painters. - . ^. ■» • . . - .- y~* r*' '%1SI&S^*.. "'''-'. .' ' ■ ' ■ .. • -5.'--' V.'/".'1 •'••*••'" Finnish Women Gymnasts from the University of Helsinki .will give a program at 8 p. m. December 6 at the National Guard Armory The appearance is sponsored hero by the Women's Physical Education Department. Tickets are on sale by physical education majors id members of the Women's PE faculty. The Stetson program is the final one in an extensive United States tour arranged by Mrs ah Jernigan, chairman of the international relations department of the American Association for Health, Physical Educaton and •eation. ' An Honor Court and a change in the membership requirements are in the making if the student government officials have their way in the revision of the student constitution. Both revisions were brought up in the meeting of the President's Cabinet during the past few weeks. Present plans call for the Honor Court to be established as a semi- Supreme Court organization which would be over the united student governing bodies. Working in cooperation with the Academic Council the student body will handle student disciplinary actions which other student groups do not handle or are at present unwilling to consider. The Court would be the highest judicial authority on the campus and would have the power to reserve the decisions of all other judicial bodies on campus.' As presently planned the Court would not interfere with the internal working of any present student organization. MEMBERSHIP CHANGE Membership in the present student Government Association depends on the payment of a matriculation fee which has no effect on the association, therefor the Cabinet proposes to change the Constitution to the effect that membership shall be contingent upon payment of the student activity fee.. The effect on this change would be to require some students to purchase activity tickets in order to vote on student matters. Another proposed amendment would allow the Social Vice President to work in conjunction with the planning council for recreational activities in the new student union building. The council will consist of eight students and will work with a faculty supervisor. GREEN DERBY SET FOR TOMORROW This coming Saturday, December 1, is a day to be remembered by everyone. Yes, this is the day of the Annual Green Derby Carnival sponsored by the Women's Physical Education Club of Stetson University. This gala spectacular will begin at 6:30 and end when the fun gives out. All sororites, fraternities, and club organizations will sponsor a booth, each of which will be unique in itself. There will be prizes for all, food for all, entertainment for all, fun for all! Everybody is invited to join us on the football field this coming Saturday, December 1, at 6:30 P.. M. for loads of fun and excitement at the Annual Green Derby Carnival.