The Stetson Reporter

'Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'1 70th' Year. No. 30 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA Friday, May 31, 1957 Special Concert Opens Commencement Week-end v "ROTC REVIEW" WINS STATEWI HONOR AS TOP IN ITS CLASS The ROTC REVIEW, the] annual military publication of Stetson University won first place in the small college class of the A. P. Phillips Advertising Achievement Awards. This contest is designed to honor proficiency in extra-curricular, undergraduate activities in all of Florida's institutions. A silver loving cup will be pre- *«sented by A. P. Phillips, Jr., this fall at a formal parade by the •'ROTC. Jack Woodall, editor of the REVIEW, and John Dixon and Harold Basham will receive individual medals for outstanding work done on the publication. Judges for the competition " consisted of Henry N. Balch, . associate editor of the Orlando Sentinel-Star; Roy H. Gibbs, vice -ii*president in charge of public rc- , lations and advertising of the IPirst National Bank at Orlando; and Walter L. Hays, president of the American Fire and Casualty company. Alpha Delta Chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, Florida State University, took first place in the college . class of 3,000 or more students. >,* NOTICE If you want the HATTER mailed to you this summer, leave SO cents in the Business Office. I Cadets Awairded At Final Drill By Jack Woodall Honors were, presented to outstanding ROTC cadets at the annual Awards Day recently. The Superior Cadet award, given by the Third Army, was presented to a member of each class. Jerry Brown was chosen from the senior class; Jcel Sloan, junior; James Bowen, sophomore; Joe Spikes, freshman. The Reserve Officers Association also presented awards to Walter McLin, who received both' a medal and plaque; Allen Fagan, Kenneth Shepard, and Ed Tinnermon, recipients of medals. The Sons of the American Revolution award was given to Gaither Briggs, and Jack Woodall received the medal presented by the Association of the U.S. Army. Distinguished Military Student titles were, given to Harold Basham, Charles Gerding, Gene Bur- rell, Gaither Briggs, Mel Gregory, Joel Sloan, Allan Fagan, and Jack Woodall. These are temporary, pending evaluation of the (Continued From Page Three) . SON OF DR. SOWERS ACHIEVES FAME IN ALMOST-FORGOTTEN AR By LEWIS NADLE * If anyone should ever ask Dean Sowers, head oi the university's ' lEIementary Education Department, "Does education vindicate itseJf?", the Dean's answer would probably be, "Yes." Besides hav- rhm injj led an active and vigorous career in education himself, Dean -,;*/'iSowers has raised a son who has -» achieved and international recognition as an outstanding artist ami educator, particularly in the al- ■ most forgotten field of stained glass windows. Thoss people who paid close attention to the May 9th, 1955 -issue of "Life" magazine, saw a beau- - dt'iful colored picture of the 350 foot Istained glass window of St. George's Church, Durham, New Hamp- ,» shire. Robert Sowers designed and supervised the construction of this - "nonumental work of art. For this jie received a medallion award from the American Guild of Church ,v ^Architects. ' Sowers is playing a leading role in *he reactivation of the almost ^> forgotten art of painting stained glass windows. At 33, Sowers has "eceived national and international eeogniiion in his chosen field of art, and published a book, "The i Lost Art: A Survey of 1000 Years of Stained Glass," in 19*>4. Sowers was born in Milwaukee and moved to Lakeland with his family in 1932. From 1941 to 1943 when he was called into the Army. Sowers attended Florida 'Southern College, where he was deeply influenced by the works of Max Bernd-Cohen and Frank Lloyd Wright. His Army duties took lum to France and Germany^and when the war ended, he studied for several months at the University of Biarrintz. After receiving his discharge from the service. Sowers completed work for his bachelor of arts degree at the New York School for Social Research, where he studied with the prominent artist Stuart Davis. Late in 1950, Sowers received a Fulbright Award anel went abroad to study the role of visual arts in architecture. Stained glass in the old Cathedrals of England supplied him with a great deal of perspective in his work, and' he studied techniques of staining glass at the Centra) School of Arts and Crafts in London. From 1951 to 1963, Sowers instructed at the school while he continued his own studies, research, and experiments. Program Coverage Planned By WJBS The commencement season at Stetson University will open Saturday with a concei't by the School of Music at 8 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The public is invited. Tliere is no charge for admission. The concert will be broadcast by WJBS, the Stetson station, beginning at 10 p.m. Service Requires Tickets The baccalaureate service will be in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium at 10 a.m. Sunday. Admission will be by ticket only. This service will be broadcast by WJBS, as will the morning service at the First Baptist Church at eleven o'clock. The commencement exercises will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Forest of Arden. The public is invited to this service at which the widely-known Christian industrialist, W. Maxey Jarman, Nashville, chairman of General Shoe Corporation, will speak. This address also will be broadcast bv WJBS. Feasel Conducts Opening At the Saturday night concert the University Orchestra, Prof. Richard M. Feasel, conductor, will open the program with Bruch's violin concerto featuring Maurice Fleury, New Auburn, Me., as soloist. Anne Beane, soprano from St. Petersburg, will (Continued on page two) LAW COLLEGE CEREMONIES END; RECEIVE HONOR DEGR! James E. Tribble, Tallahassee, son of Lewis H. Tribble, former dean of the Stetson University College of Law, and Fred J. Wilder, Clearwater, received bachelor of law degrees with honors Saturday from Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds at commencement exercises in St. Petersburg. Twenty-four others also received degrees, they were Gardner Beckett, Jr., Jacksonville; Edward H. Bergstrom, Jr., St. Petersburg; Arthur B. Bleecher, St. Petersburg; Howard S. Borden, Jr., Spring* Lake, N.J.; Samuel B. Brahm, St. Petersburg; Carolyn B. Daniel, Orlando; James :L. DeMoully, St. Petersburg; Richard T. Dillon, Tampa; and Rolf D. Duggar, St. Petersburg. Others Receive Degrees Others include John B. Freeborn, Dunedin; Curtis A. Golden, St. Petersburg; William B. Good- son, Tampa; John P. Hahn, Lakeland; H. Eugene Johnson, Tampa; Thomas S. Miller, St. Petersburg; James R. Mulholland, Eustis; Jack S. Newsome, Manchester, Ga.; David E. O'Neil, Bay City, ■Mich.; Louis Ossinsky, Jr., Daytona Beach; Marvin A. Rosman, Miami;. William R. Ryan St. Petersburg; Thomas McK. Tucker, St. Petersburg;' John S. Turbiville, Tampa; and James W, Winters, Palm Beach. Five half-century diplomas were presented to members of the class of (1907. George Leitner, (Continued on Page Two) Three Men Choose Washington Study Three Stetson University students, al) political science majors, will . attend the Washington Semester at American University this fall in the nation's capitol. The three, Jim Geiger, Ft. Lauderdale: Philip B. Arms, Jr., Havana, Cuba; and Noel Ruppert, of Durham, N.C; will bring to 16 the number of Stetson students participating in this semester of study in Washington. Kadi student selects a project in advance for his research.- Geiger has a church-state project, Arms will intestigate United States— Latin American relations, and Ruppert has a project involving picketing and the Bill of Rights. 'Geiger and Ruppert plan to study law. I ANN TAYLOR STUDIES !N FRANCE NEXT YEAR ON EXCHANGE PLAN Ann Taylor Marie-Madeleine Le Lous Ann Taylor, a freshman humanities major from DeLand, will enroll at the University of Dijon in September for a year's study in France under a student exchange program between the Rotary clubs of DeLand and Dijon. Jane Sanders attended the University of Dijon last year as the first student on this program. Daughter Studies Here Miss Marie-Madeleine Le Lous, daughter of M>.\ and Mrs. Jean "Le Lous, a Dijon manufacturer, will study chemistry at Stetson this fall and will live with the Taylors. Miss Taylor will have completed three and a half years of French before she enrolls at Dijon. She plans to concentrate next year on French grammar, literature, history, and culture. A* member cf the Stetson band, she is active on publications and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Group Speaks Fluent English "We have five children; three girls, 19, 18, and 16, and two boys, 13 and 7, writes Mr. Le Lous. "Besides J am guardian of two nephews who are 14- and 24. It is to say that Miss Taylor will find herself in the middle of a group of young persons who speak almost fluent English." In a letter from Mrs. Le Lous, she said, "I expect to take Ann at least once to Paris for several days and let her visit our capital, which has so many charms. She wili also be able to play tennis, go horseback riding and swimming-, and skiing- in the high mountains, as we go every Christmas to the Alps. We have a grand piano and excellent records. If she is a musician,, that will interest her greatly." Two To ' Visit Dijon At least two members of the Stetson faculty are expected to be in Dijon, this, summer. Dr. Frances Thronton, professor o f French, plans to visit the city- after a trip to .Strasbourg, where she will meet Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Mrs. Sara Jernigan, of the women's physical education department, has Dijon on her itin- eiary as she travels through Europe this summer as chairman of the committee on international relations of the American Association for. Healtk, Physical Education and Recreation.