The Stetson Reporter

mxmmm mmmm nan .»» -v Y FROM 8 to 5 teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'1 70th YEAR, No. 25 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1957 > NATIVE ALABAMAN WILL WIN SGA PRESIDENTIAL RACE TUESDAY BY JO BOSWELL Editors note: Jo Boswell has interviewed the two SGA presidential candidates in order to give you a more rounded picture' of their background. Because you will vote for one of them to lead the student body next year, we feel that this story warrants your utmost attention. Attention on campus has been focused this week on the coming S.G.A. elections, especially on the presidential candidates: Jim Hodge on the University Party Ticket and Carl Gipson for the Hatter Party. Both of the presidential candidates are natives of Alabama. Jim was born in Alexander City, Alabama, and moved to Jacksonville at the age of seven. Carl has remained a resident of Alabama and his home town is Lipscomb City. The two candidates were very active in their high schools. Jim is a graduate of Kirby Smith Junior High and Andrew Jackson Senior High in Jacksonville. He graduated as president of his class and participated in sports, H;-Y Club, Key Club and dramatics. Carl graduated in 1954 as salutatorian of his class and served on school publications, track team, ' student council, ..and the Honor Society. Jim and Carl both entered Stetson in the fall of 1954; Carl with a major in math and Jim as a history major. Jim plans to attend Law School after graduation from Stetson. Since entering Stetson, Carl the recipient of a University Scholarship, has served his fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, in the capacity of pledge class Vice- President, chairman of the scholarship committee, and editor of the fraternity newsletter. He is a member of the Phi Society, House Council, and works in the en Will Wear' Bermuda Shorts Have you gotten your tickets for the annual Hatter Holiday dance, the '"Bermuda Ball"? Place - Deland National Guard Armory Time - 8 til 12 When - Wednesday, May 1 Music - Art Kibbe Dress - men: white shirt and tie with Bermuda shorts women: pajrty dress Tickets can be purchased for $2 (stag or drag) from any "S" Club member or in front of the Soda Shop in the mornings and -fternoons. dorm office and library. He has maintained a 2.33 average in his three years at Stetson. During the summer he is cafeteria manager on an automobile ferry on Lake Michigan. Jim has also compiled' quite an outstanding record on our campus. He has served ..on ..Men's Council, B.S.U. Executive Council, House Council, and he is now serving as dormitory house manager. He has also been co-chairman for Freshman Orientation week, co-chairman of the Program Committe for Religious Focus Week, and is now co- chairman of the Athletic Committee for Hatter Holiday. Jim is also a member of the "S" Club, active in intramurals, and has been secretary and rush chairman of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi. "Olive 'n'Green" nstalls Soon By Ann Severance Those olive and green pledge pins with the lyre in the center that you have seen floating around campus belong to the twenty-three proud pledges of Alpha Chi Omega, the new national Greek sorority on our campus. After the installation of the Gamma Chi chapter here during the weekend of May 17, 18, and 19, these pledges will be wearing a lyre, badge of the sorority. This weekend in May will be a great one for Stetson's Alpha.Chi's for the National President, the National Secretary, and the Province President will be here for the in- ccer, Wrestling Teams en in Stetson's Future Automation Comes To Baseball Automation has entered the baseball picture now that the Kansas City Athletics are using a traffic radar set at spring training camp to check the speed of their pitchers. The portable Admiral Radarscope speed meter transmits a beam at the speed of light —186,000 miles per second — which is reflected simultaneously from the moving ball back to the unit. The highest speed of the ball is registered in a fraction ot a second on a dial calibrated in miles per hour up to 100 A pitcher s throwing speed formerly was checked visually, a method described by Manager Lou Boudreau as "not very accurate." While speeds up to 70 miles an hour have been recorded it is still too early in the season for the hurlers to throw full steam. stallation. Also, the six Alpha Omega Chapters of Florida will have thei State Day here at Stetson at this time to welcome Alpha Gamma into the stae. This big weekend starts with a pledge party on Friday. On Saturday is the state Day Luncheon at the Hotel Putnam with a formal banquet that evening. Sunday afternoon there is a reception in Chaudoin Hall. Alpha Chi Omega was founded (Continued on page two)' BOARD APPROVES Recently the publications' board approved the official appointment of George Owen as REPORTER Editor-in-chief for tbe remainder of the school year. Owen has been serving as acting editor. In the same meeting candidates for publications' posts were discussed and approved. NEW "STETSON PLAN" DESIGNED TO SHORTEN LENGTH OF COLLEGE STAY FOR LAW STUDENTS A PILOT STUDY A pilot study in the integration of theory and practice in legal education, sponsored jointly by the Florida Bar and Stetson, is underway on the DeLand,campus. The study is designed to shorten the term from high school to the actual practice of law without sacrificing technical or liberal arts training. Except in a few six-year programs, seven years are required for the four-year liberal arts degree and three years foi a law degree. Through the Stetson Plan, a series of pre-legal clinics and the development of a curriculum will be used in the complete arti culation between the law school and the undergraduate school. A possible seccmd step, not contemplated immediately, is pre-legal clinics in the high schools in an effort to discover possible legal talent there and to make adjustments necessary to give the student all needed courses for best preparation for the practice of law. The Stetson Plan evolved from the establishment in January, 1956 of the Florida Council on Legal Education and Admission at a meeting in Stetson Inn at St. Petersburg of members of the bench, the bar, and administrators of all Florida's four-year col leges. E. Harris Drew, then chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, was named chairman of the committee, and Giles J. Patterson, Jacksonville, chairman of the Florida Bar Committee on Legal Education and Professional Standards, was chosen vice chairman. A five-man executive committee was authorized to study methods of better preparation of candidates for the legal profession under the new integration rule governing the Florida Bar which was adopted by the Supreme Court of Florida, December 6, 1955. The first step of the program, (Continued on page seven) Plans Laid For Track By 1958; Crew Races Eyed By GEORGE McLARRY In the fall of '57 Stetson may be competing in Soccer and by '58 we might be able to field Wrestling and Crew teams. The Soccer move is an attempt to replace football as a fall sport. Garland Williams, director of iri- tramurals, attended a meeting at Rollins College last month where a tentative schedule of matches were1 drawn up and a league established to be called the Florida Soccer Club. Schools showing interest in joining are Stetson, Rollins, Florida Southern, and Jacksonville. Williams reported that Miami and U. of Florida representatives attended the meeting and also expressed interest. Dean Furlong, chairman of the Athletic Committee, said, "If we can create enough interest in Soccer we would probably participate in the loop." Furlong added that plans were being laid to compete in track by 1958. A further possibility for filling the gap left by football is the addition of Wrestling and Crew Teams. A reliable official reported that "there is definitely money in the athletic budget for wrestling." He said that questionaires may be distributed to the students "to see which sports they would show an interest in." Crew races could be staged either on Lake Winnemissett or or the St. Johns River. Schools such as Rollins and Southern would be possible scheduled opponents in the shell races. BULLETIN Stetson's Athletic Committee met yesterday and continued their discussion of , soccer as a fall spectator sport 'and of crew and track, according to Athletic Director Brady Co- well. "If the decision is made to have soccer, then we must consider a new location* as a minimum soccer playing area requires space greater than is available in Municipal, Stadium," Coach Cowell said. "We have not added any new intercollegiate sports,'?' Cowell said "We have discussed several and will discuss more.