The Stetson Reporter

ftfte tetsfon "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper 10LQI01CI& *°* 69th YEAR STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MAY 11 1956 VOTERS SET NEW HISTORICAL PRECEDENT IN PUBLICATIONS Five hundred eighty - six Stetson* students turned out last Friday to elect their publications officers for next year. Joe Crankshaw was re-elected as Editor-in Chief of the. Stetson REPORTER. Crankshaw is the first man in Stetson's history to succeed himself in an editorial post. Crankshaw won this election over Sophomore Ralph Turner of Miami by 393 to 193 votes. In the only other contested post Charlie Wolfe defeated Ernie (Moulton 435 to 141 and will be Business Manager of THE HATTER. The candidates for the other three publications offices, Editor of THE TJATTEK. Editor of the STUDENT HANDBOOK, and Business Manager of the REPORTER, all ran unopposed. The editor of THE HATTER will be Jack Woodall. Rod Dugliss will edit ■ the STUDENT HANDBOOK, and Join Dixon will be. the Business Manager of ihe REPORTER. Dixon, a junior, is the first student to be elected and to hold three different publications offices. He has served as Editor of the REPORTER, Business Manager of THE HATTER, ', and has been elected to be the Busi- ' ness Manager of the REPORTER. r, This election was under the joint supervision of the. SO A Rules and Pro- ceeduros Committee, Ed Houston, Chairman, and the Publications Coin- mil tec under the Chairmanship of Mr. J. Stanford Taylor. HONORS PROGRAM Students desiring to enter the Honors Program next fall are requested to leave their names with the secretary of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Dean McEniry will then submit the names to, a committee during registration. Only students with a' "B" average are eligible to enroll. Opera Workshop Set For May 14 The Stetson Opera Workshop has been scheduled! for May 15, at 8:00 p. m. in Elizabeth Hall. The director of the workshop is Mary Baldwin Powell. The first number of the evening will he Little Harlequiade, by Salieri. The students performing this will be Barbara- Chaney, Jacob Avers, and <han Almand. The Consul, Act J, seeue one by Me- notti is ihe last number on tho Jiro- gram, which will be done by James Beatie, Anne Thigpen, Jeanne Schuler, Charles "Winn, Jacob Ayers, Oran Almand, and Barbara Chaney. Applications For Reporter Staff Positions Being Accepted Now Tryouts for positions on the 1956-57 Stetson REPORTER staff will be held during the last two weeks of school. Any person desiring to work on the REPORTER next Fall in a regular position will be required to undergo this period of training, Joe Crankshaw Editor of the REPORTER announced' today. Positions which will be open and have not been filled as of yet are staff, feature and column writers for Hatter Chatter, Campus Personality, Inquiring Reporter, Know Your Campus, and several others. Two editorial posts will be open for those who have the experience to fill them. Preference will be given to members of the present REPORTER staff in the assignment of positions. Besides the feature positions there will be several news reporting positions open. Non-editorial positions will be open in the REPORTER organization. All persons desiring to work on the REPORTER next year should come to the REPORTER office in the basement of Science Hall for interviews and assignments. Present plans call for the first edition of the paper to appear during Orientation Week next Fall. There will be a REPORTER meeting this afternoon at 4 p. in and all interested parties are invited to attend. SGA TELLS NEW APPOINTMENTS The SO A announced this week the following committee heads and members who will work with the Social Vice-President, Roger Williams, in planning next year's Homecoming: Hatter Howler, Cbairman — Hoot Gibson; members, Sammy Richards and Zeke Hepler; Bar-B-Que, Chairman Jackie IJogue; member, Phil Parr; Parade, Chairman — Bill Hamilton; members, Sylvia Smith and Bob Kent; Registration, Chairman — Sue Davis; members, Ruth Hudson, Mimi Shaw, and Joe Newton; Carol Section, Chairman — Dawson MeQuaig, member to be announced later; Stadium Decorations, Chairman — Bill Bousing, member, Jim Parker; Lawn Decorations, Chairman — Janice Peacock, member, Bill Chandler; Publicity, Chairman — Charlie Wolfe, member, Barbara McQueen. URGENT All members of the senior class are requested to meet in the Allen Hall Conference Room at 10 a. m. for an important business meeting. SGA Announces Tentative Plans For Commons - Union Groundbreaking Day "INTO THE MISSIONARY COOKING MACHINE. Priscilla Hanscom, who plays the leading feminine role in "King of Hearts" is preparing for a dunking by Bob Krimm while Phil Summers laughingly watches. The last production of the season will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at Stover Theatre. AWARDS DAY PROGRAM TOLD TODAY Students Take Full Charge Of Planning; Pres. Edmunds To Speak Plans for the Groundbreaking Ceremonies for the one million dollar Commons-Student Union are moving forward rapidly, Student Government President Joe Rhodes announced to- aay. A thirty to forty minute program which will be broadcast on radio and TV is in the planning stages. Main events in the program will bo the ma»s groundbreaking by the presidents of all the recognized student organizations on the campus. The "Big Dig'' will take place towards tho end of the prop-am and on signal from tlie ROTC Firing Squad. Main speakers at the event, which will bo directed by Ralph Chandler, past president of the SOA, will be Stetson University President J. Ollie Edmunds and SOA President Joe Rhodes. Rev. James Stewart, Dean of the Chapel, will give the Invocation and, if plans go well, Dr. Sellers of the Florida Baptist Convention will give the Benediction. Members of all tho churches who participated in the drive for contributions will be, invited to attend as guests of the SGA. Local dignitaries and members of the local civic organizations and tho general public will also receive an open invitation from the SOA to take part in the ceremony. The Olee Club and Marching Band ha-ve also been invited to take, part in the festivities as was "C" Company of the Stetson ROTO. Awards Day for the year 1955-56 will be held this coming Friday the 18th. This will be the last Friday Assembly of the year and is traditionally reserved for recognizing outstanding achievements both scholastic and extracurricular during the school year. Eighteen different categories of awards will be dispensed at the Student Government sponsored assembly. The schedule for tho program is as follows: Recognition of Cheerleaders and awarding of letters; distribution of Men's and Women's Intramural Awards; Tau Beta Sigma recognition of outstanding freshmen .band woman and Kappa Kappa Psi recognition of outstanding freshman band man; awarding of Distinguished Military Cadets certificates and the Sun yews Sword; Business School presentation of tlie Snead Publishers Company .Award and tiie Wall Street Award; recognition of the outstand ing freshman chemistry student. Phi Alpha Theta award for superiority in history; the Sam R. Marks prize in Religion award; The Hays Prize Americanism award; the Delta Delta Delta scholarship to the outstanding freshman woman; and the Harry L. Taylor Prize in Humanities are also listed. The Janet Taylor Shakespeare Prize: the Scroll and Key Award scholastic award; recognition of outstanding music students by Phi Beta Xatioiial Honorary Music Fraternity; Recognition of the'outstanding freshmen woman and man by the Honor and ()!>I\; and the awarding by Sigma Phi Epsilon Social Fraternity of tlie 1'afford Award to the Outstanding Male Student on the campus a- iong with tlie announcement and the distribution of the Who's Who in A- merican Collvgos and Universities certificates will wind up the ceremonies. ROTC Holds ROA Awards Monday The final ROTC parade of the year, Monday, will honor the senior cadets, with juniors assuming the command positions. The ROA cadet awards, one for each class, will be presented and tentative Distinguished Military Students announced. McLIN, MORGAN CHOSEN TO MEN'S COUNCIL Jii the" recent men's council elections, the following men were chosen to fill tho positions for next year. Buddy McLin is the now president, while John Morgan was voted vcep. The representatives from each class are: Senior, Jim Hilyor; Junior, Jim "[lodgej Sophomore, WTalt Mosely ami Frank Painter. CARLTON FUND GETS $57.60 Collections for the Joe Carlton Fund on campus .supervised by the Student 0'overnment Association came to approximately $57.60, President .Joe Rhodes announced this week. Tho money was turned over to the main collection headquarters in DeLand. Tlie money will be used to defray medical expenses incurred by the attack victim. Carlton passed away last Sunday night at Halifax Hospital in Daytona and his funeral was held Tuesday moiling at tho First Baptist Church in DeLand with the Rev. Stertz presiding. President Rhodes expressed his appreciation for tho support the students gave to the hurried call for help. REPORTER PLANS CLASSIFIED ADS A new classified advertising section for next year's Stetson REPORTER,, was announced today by John Dixon, business manager elect. The proposed section will be open to all students and faculty of the University and is being planned to aid students in travel arrangements prior to vacations.