The Stetson Reporter

m *4i». Jftoojj Cjie teteon "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1955 BSU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PROPOSES ADMISSION OF NEGRO STUDENTS BY 57 SGA TO .DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN DECEMBER The Baptist Student Union Executive Council electrified the Student Government, last Friday, with a resolution that the SGA go on record as advocating the admission of negroes by 19.57. The motion called for formal discussion on the Assembly floor. Tlie names of the members of the members of the committee who unanimously supported the measure were read off by ChueR Sanks, President of the Ministerial Association. , Ralph Chandler, President t)f the Student Body was credited, by reliable sources, with being the originator of the motion in the BSU Council meeting. State Wide Attention Presentation of the resolution to the assembly which was attended b.i daily newspaper reporters, acting km tips that, "something sensational ' Jvou'ld be brought up." focused state Svide attention on tlie school and i'-any newspapers carried front page stories on tlie action. Mixed Reaction Reactions to tlie motion varied .with the students: despite daily newspaper reports, the assembly was generally very calm after the motion was made and only scattered deli, lustrations took placf. After some parlimentary confuse n the matter of whether the as- s mbly desired to discuss the motion was voted on and passed by nearly a 3 to 1 majority. Implicate within the motion was the requirement that the motion not be discussed until the next assembly meeting. T. K. Hedrick attempted to place a motion on tho floor calling for a secret ballot. Paul Ferguson also attempted to place a motion on the floor which would have stopped discussion until after Homecoming. Both of these motions were ruled out of order as was a request by Ronald Tudor that some steps be taken to insure that the entire student body be present at the next SGA meeting. Praise and Criticism Ralph Chandler, President of the SGA speaking in a history class stated that he had received only favorable comments about the issue. However, there were some students who were openly critical of the fact that Chandler would preside of the meeting which would discuss and ;act on a motion which lie had intro- -iluced. Calm Consideration With the excepttion of a' cross which was burned in the Forest of Arden, the student body has taken the discussioin of the matter in for calm and rational manner. General opinion seems to place blame for the cross burning, which.is against Florida State Law, on a group of students playing a prank. Faculty Quiet Most members of the faculty would (Continued on Page Three) Chandler Makes Statement On BSU Motion Since last week's S. G. A. meeting in which the B. S. U. Executive Council proposed that the studeut body consider the question of integration at Stetson, this subject has been the prevalent topic of campus conversation. The REPORTER, has interviewed S. G. A. President Ralph (.'handler who has given his evaluation of the integration problem and the more immediate question of the student discussion of the issue. Chandler said that he is glad to see that most students are giving the question deep consideration. He hopes that when the problem is actually debated, the students will continue to think rationally and to express themselves in a manner that should be characteristic of men and women engaged in, obtaining and evaluating the world's facts. Chandler expressed regret that the discussion of the issue on our campus has received some unfortunate press coverage by papers who have not been fully informed. Chandler pointed out two important points that should be kept in mind throughout the consideration of the intetgration question. First, the students are discussing this question for their own enlightenment and to clarify their own positions on the subject, and whatever the student body decides will not decisively affect the policy of the administration. Secondly, there is a thorough screening process through which any student must pass before entering Stetson, and any Negro students admitted would have to meet and maintain the high standards of the University. When asked about the integration question itself, Chandler mentioned points on both sides of the issue. He said that the basic moral lightness of the proposal of integration cannot be questioned; and that the facing of this issue "has been inevitable since the founding of the universty upon the principles for which i1 {Continued on Page Three) SGA Officers Ask For Fee Increase Ralph Chandler, President of the Student Government Association, announced this week fliat the SGA would ask for an increase of 75 cents in the student activity fee for the Spring Semester. Purpose of the increase as outlined by Chandler was to add to the present appropriation in order to pro- continued on page two) Foster Wins Mayor's Post; Reynolds, Motes In Runoff NORTH HALL TO BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION HOMECOMING By JUNE HARRINGTON North Hall will hold Openhouse Friday, November 18th from 4 to C p. m. and again for a coffee hour after the Homecoming Play "Sabrina Fair." All students and interested persons are invited to inspect the new dorm during these hours, Dean of Women. Etta' Turner announced this week. The newest building on campus is North Hall with its red brick construction and its. stately columns. The main entrance takes one into a beautiful, pale green lounge, with thick piled rugs and luxurious furniture. On one side of the lounge is the office. On the opposite side of the lounge is a serving room, which will be used during teas and receptions. There is also a kitchen and snack bar on this floor. A spacious council room adjoins ths lounge. This girls' dormitory has the capacity of 119. Most of the rooms are suites and are located on the second and third floors. One nice feature about the dorm is the elevator which rims from the ground floor up. Also, on each floor, there is a sound-proof typing room, a study, and informal lounges. The ground floor has a big recreational room in which there will be a snack bar, T.V., and a ping pong table. These facilities will be open to the boys during certain hours. Besides the recreational room, there is a lounge for day students, a meditation room, a committee room, 2 suites, an ironing room, and a laundry room, which will have washing machines and dryers. This room will be open for all girls on campus. ROTC TO SHOOT AGAINST TOP US COLLEGES Stetson will encounter the nation's largest universities this year in at least one competitive field. A twelve-man rifle team from the ROTC battalion will be matched next weekend against the Virginia Military Institute. Every week following, the team, under the supervision of and coached by Sgt. Wm. K. Cobb, army cadre, will fire against such universities as Cornell, Ohio state, Stanford, Michigan and conclude with a match against Notre Dame. While Stetson's men fire at the air base range in the four positions, standing', kneeling, sitting and prone with small bore weapons, the opponents will fire simultaneously on their ranges, the results being either telegraphed or mailed to competing schools, scores matched and winners announced. Practices have been held by the Stetson team and will be held every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. In the spring of the year, a trophy or award for team competition will be made. A firing squad of nine ROTC men has also been formed and is commanded by Lt. Wm. C. Kaleel, executive officer of Company C. This squad will participate for the first time on Veterans' Day, November 11. They will also take part in military funerals and ROTC ceremonies, according to Capt. George Herndon, Public Information Officer of the battalion. The schedule for the rifle team is as follows: (Continued on page two) "Sabrina Fair" To Be Given As Homecoming Play "Sabrina Fair, listen where thou art sitting, under the glassy, cool translucent wave." This, says Sabrina is from whence her name came— given to her by her father, the Lara- bee's chauffeur who spends all his time reading. "Sabrina Fair," a well known play which has had a long and successful run on Broadway and later made into a movie, is a modern Cinderella story in which Cinderella thinks Prince Charming isn't quite so charming. This delightful comedy is sure to bring a smile to your face. All the characters will come alive right there before you and you can be assured of a most enjoyable evening of loving and laughing with Sabrina and with her problems and all the complications she causes by her return to the Larabee household after spending five years in Paris In the cast are:SABRINA—the Cinderella of the play portrayed by BUDSY SIMMS. LINUS LARABEE, JR., the efficient confirmed bachelor type is played by WARREN KENDALL. DAVID LARABEE, Linus' younger brother who seems to be very carefree and which is also one of S'abri- na's suitors is acted by JAMES MORRIS, And as MAUD* LARABEE, a woman of oS and mother of 'David and Linus, is BARBARA JONES. As her husband, LINUS LARABEE, SR., whose only enjoyment in life is attending funerals", is JACK COLD- IRON. JULIA McKINLOCK, college friend of Maude's and close friend of the (Continued on page two) FIELD OF FOUR NARROWS TO TWO Winding up a hectic week of campaigning for the office of Homecoming Mayor and Hostess was the. election of Morris Foster, Mayor and the run-off between Jo Anne Motes and Sue Reynolds, for the coveted Hostess title. A close election nosed out John Imgrund in the race for Mayor. Another fifty votes for John might have changed the picture. Morris, an active Senior on this campus for some time now, was well qualified to hold this position. At present he is the presiding officer of two of the largest organizations on campus; being the President of the BSU and Commander of the Sigma Nu, social fraternity. He is also a member of the "S" Club, the Men's Council, the honorary military fraternity, Scabbard and Blade and past delegale to the Washington Semester. In his Freshman year, Morris' was chosen for membership into the Phi Sorority, for his high grades. Well- rounded in his activities, he also participates in Intramural sports. He is from Jacksonville and is a major in political science. Yesterday the two remaining candidates for Hostess finished their race in a run-off. Eliminated in the primaries were Betty McKee and Caroline Mclnnis. The duties of the Homecoming Mayor and Hostess are to act as official vvclcomers for the students at Stetson during the week of Homecoming. They will appear at the game between the Hatters and Mississippi on Saturday, Nov. 19. Alumni President To "MC" Leaders Banquet One of the outstanding events of this year's Homecoming Weekend will be the Uonor-ODK. Banquet to be held in Hulley Gymnasium Friday, Nov. .18 at 6 p. m. At this Leadership Banquet will be all the alumni of the two honorarics along with other outstanding leaders attending Stetson's Homecoming festivities. This year the President of the Stetson Alumni Association, Earl Brown, will serve as master of ceremonies. Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of Stetson, will deliver a brief "State of the University" speech, to be followed by the main address of that evening. At press time the featured speaker was not known, but it whs expected that he would be a leading state official. Active members of the two leadership fraternities on campus are in charge of the Banquet which they hope will, be one of the most "successful events of Stetson's 1055 Home-