The Stetson Reporter

^gjyUjUgg Ah W)im C&e tetsfon Reporter 'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" .-k 70th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1957 ill. Jy y;';'"': I* HA6BEGGER RESIGNS PAPER POST; SCOTT NAMED BUSINESS MANAGER The jinx on the REPORTER v Business Manager spot continued this week when "Fritz" Habbeg- gei' resigned that post. Habbeg- ger was the fourth person to be ; appointed to the spot in a year and a half. "Bud Young, Paul Ferguson and John Dixon have all attempted to fill the spot for t, only a partial period of time. Dick Scott junior of Daytona Beach, was appointed to fill Hab- egger's, time. Warren Elwood ' and Bill Young, both freshmen, will be appointed to act as assistants for the Spring Semester. "I am soory to see Fritz go" said Joe Crankshaw, REPORTER Editor. "He was one of the more capable Business Managers. The new contract system was put into operation under him and this has helped the paper tremendously. To date he has sold more inches of advertising than any other Bus- ■ in ess Manager in a similar period of time. It is distressing to have another switch in the staff but pressure of grades makes it im~ ; perative. I feel that Scott will do very well and he has been approved by the Budget officers of the Publications Board and myself. I hope he will continue to fill Fritz's post in the same fine ' manner as has been done this last semester.." The resignation of Habbeggcr spotlights the difficulty that the (Continued on page four) Florida Baptists Reach New High An all time high of $210,988.22 has been received by the Florida Baptist Convention for world mission causes, through the Convention's Cooperative Program for the month of January, 1957. This is the largest amount ever received in any one month in the history of the Florida Baptist Convention, according to Dr. Jno. Maguire) Executive Secretary- Treasure. Fifty percent of the Cooperative Program funds goes to mission work outside of Florida, supporting foreign and home ^missionaries, seminaries, hospitals, and many other causes throughout the world. Including in the Baptist Cooperative Program, within the state, is the Florida Baptist Children's Home, Lakeland; Ministerial education; student work; Stetson University at DeLand; and field work throughout the various departments of the convention. State workers are conducting Associational Leadership Conferences this week, throughout the state, with a special emphasis on world missions and stewardship. The theme for 1957 is "Onward, Upward, in World Missions." The January 1957 receipts of 8210,988.22..exceed the January 1950 receipts by a total of$98,- 722.79. Florida Symphony To Give Program The Florida Symphony Orchestra with Frank Miller conducting will give a concert in the Stetson University Fine Arts Series at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The concert is open to the public at a small admission price. Tickets are on sale at the Stetson School of Music,, DeLand High School, and Caskey's Music Shop. The program will open with Rossini's "The Thieving Magpie" and Bizet's "Symphony in C Major." After an intermission, Rim- sky- Korsakov's "Scheherazade" will be heard. The conductor, Frank Miller, was born in Baltimore, and has worked under some of the greatest names in the world's fine orchestras. He was cellist of the Philadelphia Symphony under Leopold Stokowski, first cellist and assistant conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony under Eugene Ormandy andDimitri Mit- ropolulis, assistant conductor of the NBC Symphony under Ar- turo Toscanini, and later was conductor of the Navy orchestra and concert band. The orchestra, one of forty all- professional organizations in-the country, was formed only seven years ago. Because of its growing reputation and the widespread interest in music, the orchestra has generated in Central Florida. It not only attracts music lovers to this area but provides opportunities for members of the orchestra who desire to teach or to study. RITTER WRITES ARTICLE Dr. Charles C. Ritter of the Stetson Speech and Drama department is the author of an article in the current issue of Cue magazine the national publication of Theta Alpha Phi, the honorary dramatic fraternity which has a chapter at Stetson. In his article, entitled "To Direct or not to Direct," Dr. Ritter emphasizes the necessity for play directors to realize that pJays can and should be altered to meet specific production situations. As an example he cites Shakespeare's Cymbeline, the forthcoming Stover Theatre production. As written, Cymbeline is not stageworthy because it includes several factors which make it unacceptable to present-day audiences. With careful editing, however, it becomes as entertaining as Shakespeare's more popular plays. HI - HATTERS CUP MIAMI "HURRICANES" 95-93- FIRST FLORIDA CONFERENCE DEFEAT FOR U OF M SPECIAL ELECTIO The Rules and Procedures Com-*- mittee announced yesterday that the special election for the vacancy in the presidency will be held next Tuesday. Nominations for office will be held today in the 10 o'clock assembly. The committee has suggested that there be no campus wide publicity. As of press time the REPORTER has not been able to secure the names of any candidates for office. Unconfirmed rumors say that Bill Hamilton, "Whitey" Showalter and Richard Rigsby are considering announcing for the race. Hatters Play Troy State Tonight the Hi-Hatters play host to the Troy State Teachers College at the DeLand Armory. Game time is 8:15. RADIO PROGRAM Behind the scenes in a new- series of radio programs starting at G :45 p.m. on Saturdays beginning February 9 are two Stetson alumni, one currently treasurer of the Stetson Alumni Association. Executive secretary for the American Foundation for the Blind is M. Robert Barnett, who received his bachelor of arts degree at Stetson in 1940. Associated with him is Bill Fisher, who received his bachelor of arts degree in 1950. The new program called "20/- 200" and is a radio series on tape which tells the true story of blindness as it exists in the United States today. The professionally- recorded shows by Dave Garro- way, Leon Pearson, and George Ziemer took American Foundation for t,he Blind into homes, offices, schools, and places of recreation. ALUMNUS TO GIVE LECTURE HERE AHyn Thompson DeLand's own E. Allyn Thompson, a graduate of Stetson Unii- versity and presently assistant professor of speech at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, will return to his home-town on February 15 to present an' evening of oral interpretation called "Painting With Words". The program is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Stover Theatre, where as a Stetson student he appeared in a varsity of roles including "Everyman", "Importance of Being Earnest", "Antigone", "The Mollusc", 'The Tempest", "You Can't Take It With You", "Death Takes a Holiday", "The Passing of the Third Floor Back", "The Heiress", "Afton Water" and others. Later he was a director for such plays as "Holiday", 'Suspect", and "Harvey". His program will include selections from the writings of James Thurbar, Robert Browning, Carl Sandburg, Margaret Lee Runbeck, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Alice Duer Miller. They are classified as "carricatures", "sketches", "a pastel", "a fresco" and "a mural". Thompson will be remembered as valedictorian of his DeLand High School graduating class in 1942. He immediately enrolled at Stetson and after one year joined the Army and served in Okinawa with the quartermaster corps. Returning to Stetson, he received his bachelor ofarts degree magna cum laude in 1948. He obtained his master's at Cornell and continued his study at Indiana University. He taught English and speech for three years at Stetson and speech and drama at Central Washington College of Education for three years before joining the faculty at Miami. While at Stetson, he was announcer for two years at the University's radio station and as a student was treasurer of the Stu^ dent Government Association, president of Theta Alpha Phi, a member of Delta Sigma Phi, and was listed in Who's Who In American Colleges. Thompson says interpretation is the art of re-creation. He attempts, through the use of his voice, to, communicate artistically to his audience the thoughts, emotions, and manner of expression of great and significant writers. HATTERS LEAD FROM FIRST TO WREAK REVENGE By George Owen Special Staff Writer Revenging an earlier defeat, the Stetson Hi-Hatters squeezed through to a 95-93 victory over the highly rated University of Miami basketball squad here Wednesday night. Confident after piling up a 55-32 lead in the first hhalf, Stetson was sharply outpointed in the last half. Using substitutes during the second half, Coach Dick Morland's team found themselves dropping from the forefront under the Miami onslaught. Only in the closing minutes of the game were the first stringers returned to the court—and Miami was only twelve points behind. During the five remaining minutes Stetson attempted to freeze the ball, which only resulted eventually in more Miami scoring. With only a minute and four seconds left to play, Miami stood only three points behind the Hatters. Foul shots by Dave Howard and Curtis Moffett saved the Stetsonites amidst the Miami counter-attack. Miami racked up 61 points during the second half to Stetson's 40. This narrow victory was the revenge sought after Miami defeated the Green and White earlier this season. This was the powerful Miami team's first defeat in Florida Intercollegiate Basketball Conference Play, giving them a 5-1 record. In this same Competition Stetson has won six and lost two contests. During most of the game the inspired Hatters had a much stronger attack than the Hurricanes. Notable in their rebound action were Mac, Stones, Frank Siskovic. Curt Moffett ably retrieved rebounds from the Miami basket. High scorers for the Hatters were Dave Howard, Mac Stones, Frank Siskovic, and Rich Layer. Students Visit Rollins A group of Stetson students travelled to Winter Park on January 28 to attend the Rollins College production of the play Ring- Round The Moon, at the invitation of Arthur Wagner of the Rollins theatre staff. Mr. Wagner has recently brought a number of Rollins students to witness the Stover Theatre production of The Mistress, of the Inn. Including in the group making the trip to Winter Park were Sandi Berghult,, Betty Gregg, Carole Holland, Marvin McMaster, Ramon Delgado, John Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffith, and Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter.