The Stetson Reporter

Revision Asked In SGA Constitution Che Stetson Reporter 70th YEAR DELAND, FLORIDA OCTOBER 5, 1956 STETSON FORENSICS TO GET NEW EMPHASIS THIS YEAR Stetson University will re-enter 1 the field of forensics this year. The activities -will include intercollegiate debates and-other group discussions. Stetson is expected to be represented at the Southern Speech Association and at tournaments within the state. Individual effort will be in the area of oratory, extemporaneous speaking-, after dinner speaking-, and oral interpretation of literature. Miss Mary Louise Gehring, new on the Stetson faculty this year, will direct the speech activities. She called for initial tryouts Thursday afternoon. She hopes to have 25 to 30 students participating. "Talent is an unknown quantity just now," Miss Gehring said," "but several have expressed interest and there are a number of students holding membership in the' National Forensic League, a high school forensic honorary." Stetson was active in forensics several years ago and participated in state and regional tournaments. One of the best attended speech events six or seven years ago was a debate with a team from Cambridge University. State speech meetings formerly were held here and the Stetson Speech Department in recent years has conducted regional high school contests. Also the Stetson chapter of Pi Kapjia- Delta, nationnl forensic honorary, is expected to become active again. Miss Gehring, director of forensics at Mississippi Southern College for the last four years, has had much experience in speech work in addition to being a national champion as an undergraduate. She was a member of the state championship debate team when in high school at Oakdale, Louisiana and represented the state at [Continued on page two) MUSIC SCHOOL AID RENEWED A full tuition scholarship in the Stetson University School of Music, known as "The Mr. and Mrs. D. Niel Ferguson School of Music Scholarship", has been renewed for the 1956-57 scholastic year, according to Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of the University. "We are very happy to have this fine alumni support," Dr. Edmunds said. Ferguson attended the Stetson University College of law •and is a widely-known practicing attorney in Ocala. The donors requested that a young man or young woman from Florida be given preference, but left final administration of the award to the University's Scholarship Committee. Fine Arts Programs Announced The Stetson University Fine Arts Series this year will be composed of five major events including the Florida Symphony Orchestra, it was announced yesterday by Eleanor Leek, 1956-57 Fine Arte Committee Chairman. Three of the programs are in the field of music, one in art and another in drama. The Fine Arts program series opens Friday, October 19, when the famous American harpist, Mar- jorie Brunton Newsom appears at 8 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. Represented on the program here will be compositions by Hugh Newsom, her husband, cne of the outstanding America contemporary composers. Prof. Edgar A. Albin, of the University of Arkansas, who for two summer sessions was visiting professor of art at Stetson, will give a lecture and demonstration on November 12 and 13. The Humanities Division of the University will sponsor the Florida Symphony Orchestra in an evening concert on February 20. Gail Kubic, an outstanding contemporary composer and arranger, will be guest consultant at the annual meeting of the , Florida Composers League which this year will be on the Stetson campus. The student Government Association is asking for the full cooperation of the student body under the new regulations laid down by the Traffic "Court. SGA President Joe Rhodes emphasised that the new regulations arc necessarily stricter because of the larger number of cars on campus this year. Many colleges and Universities do not allow freshmen to have cars on campus but Rhodes feels NEW ROTC LEADERS OBSERVE TROOPS Major Malcom Brannen, PMS&T, and the new ROTC Battalion Commander Richard Hopkins observe the members of the Stetson ROTC during their first Monday Drill. Hopkins was outstanding cadet at summer camp .and is President of Scabbard and Blade. RULES COMMITTEE TO ASK FOR FALL CLASS - COLLEGE ELECTION POSTPONEMENT UNTIL OCT. 12 FIFTY FOUR STUDENTS SIGN AMENDMENT CALL Joe Rhodes, president of the Student Government Association, will call for amendment and re*, vision of the SGA Constitution at this morning's assembly. "Zeke" Hepler, newly appointed chairman of the Rules and Procedure Committee will make the formal motion for the SGA- officers at the ten o'clock meeting. Main purpose of the SGA amendment will be to strike the portions pertaining to the Law School from the Constitution and to incorporate the presidents of the classes into a council with the college presidents. This would in effect, according to Rhodes institute a legislative body which would serve as a valuable assistant to the SGA president. CALL FOR CONVENTION , President Rhodes announced that he plans to caU for a convention in the near future to rewrite the entire student constitution. In a special statement to the press he stated that the present one did not allow the president or any officer sufficient power or authority to accomplish any portion of his job. He feels that the entire system is generally inefficient and unworkable. TO ASK FOR POSTPONEMENT "Zeke"Heplcr, stated that the Committee and the Executive Council were jointly sponsoring a move to postpone the annual class and college elections until after the amendments could be instituted. lie further stated that the amendments are in keeping with a pledge in the party platform of the Hatter Party which won most of the major offices last Spring. Present plans of the committee call for the amendments to (Continued on page two) SGA To Crackdown On Campus Traffic -'Parking Violators that the Stetson plan will allow them to keep them if the regulations are obeyed. Under the present plan the au- tos arc assigned parking areas according- to the residence, on or off campus, of the owner. This system it is hoped will aid those drivers who live the fartherc-st from the campus and therefor need their cars. Ail students however will have areas to park on the campus. With the new State Highway Department ruling there will be no parking on the Boulevard at any time and a DeLand policeman will patrol the campus to see that parking- on city streets is in a lawfui manner. Members of the Stetson Traffic Court will admin- inter parking and traffic en tho (Continued on Page Two) THE HONOR TAPS NEW MEMBERS The Honor, leadership-scholarship honorary for junior and senior women, tapped ten new members Thursday Oct. 4. Those tapped were: Carole Belcher, junior; Pat Boss, junior; Jackie Hogue, junior; Marilyn Layton, senior; Merrill Maguire, junior; Vickie Marsee, junior; Louise Smart, junior; Cynthia Taylor, junior; and Mary Lane Weaver, junior. initiation of these new members will occur the early part of the coming week. Faculty Members Promoted Kline members of the Stetson faculty have received promotions to professor or associate professor it was announced this week. Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds gave the information to the members of the faculty and student body at the annual convocation Monday. Elevated to the rank of professor are: Elizabeth Autrey, Susie Brown, George Jenkins, and Elmer Prichard. To the rank of associate professor are Robert Chauvin, John Johns, Ruth Smith, Sidney Denman and George Hood. A REMINDER TO STUDENTS WORKING FOR UNIVERSITY Ail students employed by the University (except those at the Commons and Soda Shop) are now completing time cards and receiving checks in payment. Satis- (Continucd on page two)