The Stetson Reporter

8SWS am m% *&*& "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1956 Hatter Holiday Plans Bared General Committees Named Social Vice-President Joe Rhodesl announced today that the following committees had been appointed to facilitate the planning of Hatter Holiday. Committee for Men's Events: Buddy McLin, Keith Shamrock, Tom jMc- Pherson; Committee for Women's E- vents: Mary Hayes; Committee for Food and Publicity: Paul Ferguson; Committee for Mr. and Miss Stetson Contest: Sue Davis. Hatter Holiday, this year, is scheduled for April 12th at Deljeon Springs. It will be the traditional all day affair and all classes will be recessed for that day. Rules for tlie Holiday contests at the event require that all entrants must be active members or pledges of the social organizations they represent at least ■ two weeks prior to the competition. Rhodes emphasised that the main purpose of the holiday is to provide a good time for all and a pleasent outing for the entire student body as a group. Meal tickets and activity cards will be honored for the meals and entrance into the pool. The annual event will encompass the usual and traditional activities and &' few new ones. Jean Adams Gives Senior Recital Miss Jean Adams, mezzo-soprano from St. Augustine, will be' presented in her senior recital by the. School of Mueic at Stetson University at 8 p. m. Friday, March 9, in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. She will be accompanied by Miss Jeanne Burrell. Miss Adams has chosen for her aria"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice", "Samson and Delilah" by Saint- Saens. This is Delilah's plea in sensuous phrases for Samson to remain with her after he has succumbed to her beauty. A member of the Stetson G lee Clubs for four years, Miss Adams was so. loist in the operetta, "The Red Mill". She is director of the junior choir at the First Baptist Church, a member of the BSU Executive Council, sub dean of the Student Chapter of American Guild of Organists, and a member of Phi Beta. She plans to become Minister of Music next year and later enter the seminary. New Manager Pledges Benefits Conditions Improve; Prices Drop SODA SHOP PROTESTS * BRING RESULT By JERRY FLORENCE In last week's REPORTER there was a series of letters to the Editor in which criticism was offered on some of the conditions in the Soda Shop. Partly as a result of the student criticism voiced in the, REPORTER, and partly as the fulfillment of previous plans of the Morrison people who manage both the Commons and tho Soda Shop, there have been significant changes made in various Soda Shop conditions. As a result of student criticism, the prices of both coffee and cigarettes have been altered. The price of coffee is back to its old price of nine cents per cup. The price of non-filter king-sized cigarettes has dropped to twenty-seven cents. As a fulfillment of previous plans the Soda Shop had, Monday, a new manager. The new manager is Mrs. Weaver, who has been very popular with students and student employees for several years in the. Commons. Mrs. Weaver has said that she will manage the Soda Shop primarily for the benefit of the students. She wcl- temes the help and constructive criticism of the students. Mrs. Weaver plans to increase the variety of foods available for students who do not eat at the Commons and wish to eat lunch at the Soda Shop. The number of student employees on Mrs. Weaver's staff has been increased so that service might be more prompt. The Soda Shop staff is taking de- (Continued on Page six) I Stetson Alum Opens Agency A Stetson graduate will open a new place of business in DeLand this coming March 17th. Mrs. Leah Cbnklin, class of '50, will open the DeLand Travel Agency. "Whether you go by pogo stick or transcontinental air-service, you Stetsonites will receive special service in my agency," says Mrs. Conklin. "You know March 17th is a Saturday and 1 had planned to open the Kith, but local superstition pays that any business opened on Saturday will fail so I bowed to the thought and plan to hold a grand opening on Saturday. Of course any business that comes my way on Friday won't be turned away." Mrs. Conklin will be the official and exclusive agent in DeLand for all major airlines. The DeLand Travel Agency will be located at 11(1 West Rich and the phone number will be 1226. While at Stetson, Mrs. Conklin was active in student activities. She was Treasurer of La Franciade Honorary Fratcrjiity and a member of Sigma Pi Kappa Honorary Journalism Fraternity and Sigma Pi Delta English Fraternity. INTRASQTJAD GAME An intrasquad baseball game is scheduled for the airbase diamond at 12:30 p. m., Saturdg-y. CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 10 — April 3 Exhibit from the St. Petersburg Art League, Exhibits of Crafts from the-University ot Florida — Elizabeth Hall Art Gallery. March 9, Friday Senior Recital — Jeanne Adams, Mezzo Soprano — Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. 8 p. m. Student Government Meeting — 10 a. m. Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. Zefa Tau Alpha — Mardi Gras Party — Pi Kap House—Costumes March 10, Saturday Zeta Tau Alpha — Banquet — Day. ' tona Beach Bath and Tennis Club. Members only. Delta Sigma. Phi — Pampas Party —9 p. m. Delta Sig House. March 11, Sunday GO TO" CHURCH March 12, Monday. HATTER PARTY meeting, 10 a. m., Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. UNIVERSITY PARTY representatives meeting. 10 a. m. Allen Hall Conference Room. "Moral Man in Modern Society" Lecture — Calkins Series — 8 p. m. Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. March 13, Tuesday. "The Quest for the Xew Man." Lecture — Calkins Series — 8 p. m. Allen Hall Auditorium. March 14, Wednesday. "The City of' Man and the City of God." Lecture — Calkins Series. Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. 8 p. m. Fraternity and Sorority meetings. Sigma Phi Epsilon Party — Daytona Bench — 6 p. m. News Deadline for REPORTER Calendar of Events and Notices. March 15, Thursday "Much Ado-About Xothing." Stover Theatre. 8 p. m. "Christiianity and the Prospects of Democracy" Lecture — Calkins Series. Elizabeth Hall Auditorium 8 p. m. Monroe Heath Museum Lecture Series. "Chemical Elements, and Their Compounds." Science Hall. Room 200. 4 p. m. Stetson vs. Georgia' Teachers College — Baseball — Airbase — 3 p. m. DON'T FORGET — [MEN NEEDED FOR ALPHA XI DELTA SHOW — FRISCO FROLICS. REHEARSAL TIME 6:30 P. M.. EVERY DAY. REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARDS. DR. AHL5TR0M TO LECTURE IN MERRILL SUMMER PROGRAM Women Elect New Officers Elections for the posts in the Stetson Women's Student Government are now over. Elected to the top WSG posts were the following coeds: Carolyn Anderson, president;. Barbara Hamilton, vice-president; Merrill Maguire, secretary; Ruth Hudson, Sgt. at Arms; Jodie Norman, sophomore representative. Elected to the Chaudoin House Council were: Beverly McClure, president; Sammie Richards, vice, president; Pat Byrd, secretary-treasurer; Miini Shaw, Sgt at Arms; Betty Sharpe, Social vice-president. Council Representatives for this semestei' in Chaudoin are; Carolyn (Continued on page two) Dean C. Howard Hopkins announced today that Dr. Sydney K. Ahl- strom of the Divinity School of Yale University will joiu Dr. John Hague, Director of the Merrill Program of American Studies, in a summer seminar on tho "Impact of Protestantism on American Democracy." The study will open at the beginning of the summer session and will end July 27th. The courses will attempt to assess the Protestant heritage and to. study those' forces which have shaped the religious traditions Of our society. It will pay special attention to the problems which concent the present day relationship of church, school, and state. The course will consist of a series of seminars and lectures and will afford a wide area of participation for teachers and students within the program. Dr. Hague is now visiting schools (Continued on page two) Campus Political Parties To Meet The Honor Holds Annual Banquet The Honor held its annual banquet at Allen Hall at fi p. m., Tuesday, March 6. The occasion was in honor of the new members of the Womens' Council, who were recognized by Honor President Joanne Motes. Outgoing president of the Womens' Executive Council, Donna Roe, presented the symbolic candle to the new president, Carolyn Anderson. Dean Turner addressed the group, telling them of the responsibilities and rewards that are part of campus leadership. Xew members tapped by the Honor were Betsy Duck, Mary Ann Coslow and Peggy Livingston. UNIVERSITY PARTY Secretary of tbe University Party Merrill Maguire announced today that the University Party would hold its first meeting of representatives in tbe Allen Hall Conference Room this coming Monday at 10 a. m. She emphasized that all member fraternities and sororities should have the names of their representatives in to her by Friday afternoon.. The University. Party is traditionally the representative of the Greek Social Fraternities on campus. Last year the U. P. succeeded in carrying all the offices of the Student Association except the office of Social Vice-President which^ it lost to the Hatter Party. Selection of U. P. Candidates for office in the S. G. A. is by preferential primaries in which the member fraternities and sororities select their candidates. The U. P. has been successful in carrying all offices of the S. G. A., with the exception (if Social Vice- President, for the past three years. HATTER PARTY There will be a meeting of the Hatter Party this coming Monday at. 10 a. m. in the Elizabeth Hall Auditorium., All students not presently connected with a campus political party and any other interested students are invited to attend. . - The purpose of the meeting as stated by Zeke Hepler, Chairman, (Pro Tern) of the Hatter Party, is to choose a slate of officers for the Party Steering Committee .and to determine party policy gnd platform for the coming elections. As soon as the Party has been organized, the floor will be open for nominations for the Party candidacy for the Student Government Association offices of President, Vice-President, Social Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. As plans s-'tand now, the Party plans to run a full slate of 'candidates, stated chairman Hepler. Last year tbe Hatter Party elected only one of its candidates to office in the SGA. STETSON QUIZ BOWL ENTERS FOURTH WEEK The Stetson College Quiz Bowl, now in its fourth week of progress, has received enthusiastic support from campus organizations. The Quiz Bowl is broadcast over radio station WJBS each Tuesday night at 10 p. m.. Representatives from various organizations compete in answering questions from five categories, including history, current events, religion, sports and literature. The winners for each of the past four weeks have been Alpha Dexioma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Nu. After each organization has participated one time, the winners compete, and the finalist receives a valuable trophy. This award was' won last year by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Dean McLain Joins Faculty Dean Joseph A. McClain. Jr.. of the Duke University Law Schoc! will join the faculty .of the Stetson University College of Law, in St. S't-ters- burg, in September, according to Stet. son Dean II. L. "Tom" Sebring. McClain, who lias headed the Duke Law School since 1950, last year conducted a survey of legal educational facilities in Florida. He is a former consultant of the Department of Defense and has been law dean at Mercer University, the University of Louisville, and Washington University in St. Louis. Dean McClain holds degrees from Mercer, Yale, and Tulane. He is a member of the Order of Coif, Phi Alpha Delta, and is a Baptist.