The Stetson Reporter

i'i^M;*/,. IC-,* "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1956 "Encroachment" Denied By Council; Friday Assemblies To Continue COUNCIL SUBMITS REPLY* "STUDENT MANDATE" NOT INVOLVED By JOE CRANKSHAW Reporter Editor A motion aimed at abolishing all compulsory Friday 10' a', m. assemblies with exception of SGA meetings was passed by the student body last Friday arid presented to the joint Student-Academic Council meeting Tuesday by SGA president, Ralph Chandler. The Academic Council by resolution denied the student request and submitted a' counter statement in support of it position. Motion Presented in SGA The first, motion presented by T. R. Hedrick was ruled out of order, by virtue of its wording, by President Chandler. A reworded motion in was then submitted which charged 'lithe Adniinibtration with 1 "encrdach- 'ji'ment" on the SGA and ah abuse of 'lithe 'original'intent of the request for (required' Friday Assembly.; I, I ,The motion was presented by T. j|!Kr Hedrick I and| seconded by Bill iBenzing andi Richard Rigsby. Heated iraiscussion of the motion ensued on IJJthe floor wi^h two separate motions to table, made by Ronnie Tudor and Morris Nowell, being beaten down heavily by the students in atten- dance.Speaking for the motion besides Hedrick, Rigsby, and Benzing were: Sui Masanai and Ernie Moulton. After beating down the motious to the table the assembly brought (Continued On Page Five) Cooley Named As Alternate For Scholarship Thomas Cooley, piano pupil of Prof. Roger Cushman of the Stetson University School of Music, is the Florida alternate in the $250 Marion: Mor- rissey-Keith Scholarship, it was learned here today, when results of a Saturday competition were announced. The contest, sponsored by the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, was held in Sarasota. It probably is the most important Florida contest for young pianists and attracts the best talent Florida colleges have to offer. Three judges heard each contestant play a 30-minute program. Cooley chose a Bach fugue, a Mozart sonato, and a sonatino- by Wendell Keeney, head of the music department at' F'urman University. "Cooley will appear on the program of the Florida Federation at the organization's state convention, April 12-14 in Sarasota. He will compete in the regional contest for the scholarship in event the winner, James Stafford, of Florida State University, does not enter. Cooley is the son of Capt. and Mrs." T. R. Cooley, 708 W. Rich, and is a candidate for tfye -bachelor- of music degree with a major in piano. He has won recognition in contests in high school in Mississippi and Lou- Morgan, Hepler To Head Campus Political Parties In Spring Election UNIVERSITY PARTY HATTER PARTY YOUTH REVIVAL TEAM CHOSEN; THREE STUDENTS TO SERVE Dr. Bill McCammon announced recently the members of tlie Stetson Youth Revival team who will be working throughout the State this summer. The carefully selected students are. as follows: Harold Greene, Minister; Mcrvyn Altman, Music Director: and Carolyn Anderson, Seminar and Fellowship Lender. Harold Green — better known a- round campus as "Hal" — has been preaching since he was 13 years old. He received his license to preach seven years ago and was ordained by North Jacksonville Baptist Church on January 1, 1956. In the summer of '54, Hal worked with the Home Mission Board in Kansas. Last summer Hal was chosen one of the five from the State of Florida, and one of the twentj - six from the Southern part of the United States, to work with the For- eign Mission Board iu Jamah?::. He is presently the pastor of Iloiopaw Baptist Church located near Kis- sinimee. Hal will graduate next February with a major in religion. lie plans to continue his education at Golden Gate Seminary and there earn a Ba- (Continued on page five) JOHN MORGAN "ZEKE" HEPLER BAROQUE CONCERT TO FEATURE DEBUT FOR TWO PIECES By MARY JOYNER A concert of music from the Baroque Era featuring orchestra and brass ensemble will be presented in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium at 8:00 p. m., on March 20, 1956. The soloist for the evening will be Mr. Jack C. Rowe. The music to be performed on this program consists, of works which are rarely performed. It is believed that two of the numbers will receive their first performance in Florida, and possibly in the South. These are the Suite in F, by George Telemann for violins and horns, and the Concerto Grosso Op, No. 10, by the Italian composer, Francesco Barsanti. The latter number features, in addition to. strings, oboe, trumpet and Tym- pani. The University Baroque Ensemb]e is made up of members from the Stetson Symphony Orchestra. Its composition is variable, depending on the requirements of the music to be performed. This ensemble was^ founded for the purpose of performing, first of all, music from the pre-orchestra period in music, principally the Baroque, and secondly, other music written for chamber ensemble or small orchestra of all periods. The conductor of this group is Mr. James D. (Continued On Page Five) • HATTER and UNIVERSITY PARTY TO RUN FULL SLATES • • • * • # U. P. Primaries Set For April 6 *' HATTER PARTY , Fifty students -nfere present to e- lect a' Steering Committee at the first' Spring meeting of the Hatter Par-ty in Elizabeth Hall, Monday morning, March 12. ' ' The following were elected as Standing Officers of the 'Hatter Party- Steering Committee: ^elce Hepler,, Chairman; Allen Parsons, Vice-Chair- man & Publicity; *Gweh 'Kelly, Secretary; Richard Rigsby, Parliamentarian. Representatives elected to aid ,the Standing Officers were: Jake- Ayers, Bud Mizel, and l|inda>' Rogers- SECOND MEETING 'A Hatter Party plattorik wa's a- dopted by the Steering' Cfommittee at a morning meeting' yestirdjay' in the library of Allen iHgill. A (suggested slate of prospective i candidates j ione for each of the elective office of the Student Government Association was chosen at this time.'' I '' Nominations will also I be received from the | floor. Elections ;will be held at the next general! meeting of the Hatter Party, Marcjh 19, 1956, at 10 a. m. in Elizabeth HaUj * UNIVERSITY PARTY i i University Party delegates assembled last Tuesday in Allien Hall to begin preparations fqr the S. G. A. elections to be held in lalt'e' April. First item oh the agenda was the election of a president to fill the unexpired term of Murphy Kidd who did nor, return this year. John Morgan, of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, was elected University Party President. Other officers of the U. P. are Vice-President, Arlene Maguire; Secretary, Merrill Maguire; and Treasurer. Bill Walker. Tlie newly elected president began tlie party organization by appointing three committees. Joe Xew- ton, Donna Roe, and Burt Holmes (Continued on page five) xne viovernor or iviessma, piayea Dy xroas wimams iasr.es nero, piayea Dy cuasy aims, away irom ner lover Claudio, played by James Sawyer, in a dramatic interlude in Shakespeare's play "[Much Ado About Nothing" which is playing tonight and tomorrow night at Stover Theatre. The show starts at 8 p. m. Green Feather Campaign Stopped The proposed extension of tbe Green Feather Drive has been called off after further consideration. "It appears that such a continuation would be untimely and to tbat extent bereft of the general interest which would, perhaps, impair the ef-' fectiveness of future activities of this type," announced John Riser, chairman of the drive.