The Stetson Reporter

»mi**.f; Cfte tet&m 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY; DECEMBER 16 1955 Integration Motion Defeated Students Uphold Segregation NUMERICAL RETURNS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL - Stetson students have concluded i over a month of careful and extensive consideration of the motion placed before them by the B. S. L'. Executive Council favoring integration of Negroes at Stetson in 1957. It was announced, after a day of heavy, but quiet, voting- that a majority of those who voted were not ready for admitting Negroes to Stetson. In an official press statement issued by S. G. A. president Ralph Chandler, it was pointed out that the students, almost without exception, had faced the issue squarely and had votefl as intelligent and sensitive men and women. The motion was first introduced on November 4, but formal discussion was delayed until the regular December meeting of the S. (1. A. on December 2 so that students might consider the question privately <md allow time for discussion in various student groups. The issue wus well :iseussed. Some -students voiced their opinions in letters to the Editor of the REPORTER. In the December 2 meeting the motion was formaly discussed. Tlie students elected in this meeting to vote by secret ballot before December 15. STETSON TO RECIEVE $224,533 FACULTY SALARIES TO BENEFIT THE STAR STILL SHINES AT CHRISTMAS TIME! **V NOT IN THE SKY, BUT IN THE HEARTS OF MEN! English Department Presents Art-Foreign Films At Athens Romeo Juliet To Be First Showing "Romeo and Juliet" will be presented Friday. January the sixth at tho Athens Theater. The film will be the first in a series of Art and Foreigni Films which will be shown under the sponsorship of the Stetson Department--of English and through the co-openitfon of Mr. Robert Fleis- cliel, manager i)f the Athens Theater. The films will be of the regular 35 mm variety and will be shown every Friday if Student participation warrants the continuance of the program. Some of the films which are tentatively scheduled for showing are: "Gates of Hell", "Aida", "Red Shoes" the ballet, several French satires including "Red Inn" and "Doctor Knock." Also included will be many of the old Chaplin films. It is hoped that some of the modern films such as "Beat The Devil" staring Gina Lol- labrigida and other new stars will be shown. iMiss Audrey Brunei of the English Department announced that the Shakespearean series starring Lawrence Oliver will also be shown and some of the works of Andre Gide such as his "Symphony Pastorial." ' Speaking of the cultural .advantages Biology Head To Be On Panel Dr. A. M. Winchester, head of the biology department, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion on biology textbooks during the annual meeting of the American Association for tlie Advancement "of Science, December 26-31 in Atlanta. .Dr. Winchester, author of three textbooks, Genetics, Zoology and Biology, and two lab manuals, is one of four authors who will speak at this symposium with a view of correlating writings in this field. Users of the textbooks may ask questions from the floor of Dr. Winchester and the others to point up differences and bring up new ideas which may be employed in future biology texts. As a member of the executive council of AAAS, Dr. Winchester will take part in determining the policies of the 10,000 members attending the gathering, the -first in the South in approximately 50 years. In the individual meetings, the delegates representing all branches of science from physics to geology to botany, will announce results of research. It was at an annual AAAS THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Editorial by Earl Joiner °8 that the program will bring to the meeting that the Sulk vaccine was „*">*• »L~ i".*<-> """■ """" """**/'■'■■'"•■-le" '■'"■'"•"y *nd atomic devel- tn> . (sp/ecteo* by persons chosen for their. critical ability. Further students will be allowed to make re- ' (Continued On Page Five) •on the peace - time uses of atomic opmcuts presented. This year, atomic scientists will conduct a' symposium on energy. Every Christmas I hear people say "Somehow it just doesn't seem like Christmas to me this year. I guess I just don't have the Christmas spirit." Perhaps most of us have shared this experience — when we either couldn't or didn't get the Christmas spirit. What is the Christmas spirit to you ? Is it just the peculiar thrill that comes at no other time of the year? Is it the reunion with family and friends or the frenzied pressure of last minute Christmas shopping? Does your Christmas spirit depend on the giving and receiving of gifts, the abundance of good things to eat, or the gaily decorated Christmas tree? These things may all have a part of our celebration of Christmas, but the true spirit of Christmas does not depend on any of these. For the spirit of Christmas is the spirit of Jesus. And His spirit is the spirit of giving and gratitude, the spirit of peace and hope. For it means that God has become man that He might lift men from the prison of selfishness, sin and despair and give them life. One might ask whether or not we may properly speak of the spirit of Christmas when the world is threatened with suffering, destruction and war. The answer is yes, because the spirit of Jesus is more powerful that the kingdoms of this world. As the final strains of the Messiah assures us ". . He shall reign for ever and ever." Then no one has to say "I don't have the Christmas spirit this year." No one should, for when you say that you are saying that you feel no joy that Jesus came into the world — that His presence is not a realty to you. Maybe you need to read the old story again. Maybe you need to give something to someone who is undeserving or who cannot return your gift. This is how God gave His son — in the spirit of love. This too, is the spirit of Christmas. FORD FOUNDATION GIVES $223,700 Santa Chi us, in the guise of two Fund programs, appeared on the Stetson campus this week. The University will receive a grand -total of $224,533. from the two sources. Largest contributor was the Ford Foundation which gave the school $223,700 for application towards teachers' salaries'. The General Food Fund has established a grant of $2,.)00 to the Associated Florida Private Colleges. Sietson is a member of the Association which includes Florida. Southern and Rollins and will receive about S833. Stetson is one of the eight colleges in the state which will benefit from tbe Ford Foundation contribution. The Foundation gave a total of $500 millions to schools and hospitals throughout ihe U. S. Stetson's President, J. .Oilie Edmunds, has declined to say how the money will be directly used until he can receive further information from the Foundation. The. General Food Fund Donation (Continued On Page Five) Green Feather Drive Fails Stetson's Green Feather Drive failed this week to reach its announced goal of -$2,500. Slightly more than $1,850 was collected. Most of tho girl's dorms went over 100% in the campaign with North Hall being tho first to reach its announced goal of everyone wearing the Given Feather. Among the Greek letter organizations, Pi Beta Phi Sorority was the first to reach 100%. Zeta Tau Alpha won the REPORTER Award for contributing the highest total per capita and reaching 100%. No men's fraternity reached the 100% mark at press time this week. In a letter addressed to the President of the SGA the Academic Council scored the student body for its failure to reach its announced goal and suggested that the drive be continued after the holidays with the hope of reaching the' goal of $2,500. The letter signed by Dean Hopkins said in part; "The Council- is not nearly so much concerned over the loss of the holidays, which, after all, were designed merely as a plea- sent celebration of having done a job well, as it is over the failure of-our Community to take seriously its obligation in giving. It is the hope of the Council that all of us may become concerned about our joint failure and that we may return to the campus after Christmas determined that we shall reach the goal of $2,500 even though tardily, and that we shall begin at once the self-education necessary in order that we may understand that it is truly said.-, 'It is better to give than to receive*." Based on tlie iii<Toa«o in enrollment the goal this year was pet corres- (Continued on page two)