The Stetson Reporter

gss^^ffiMEfiaw^^w^^^S^^W^ teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 72nd Year No. 3 THE STETSON REPORTER Friday October 10, 1958 Union Board Takes Stand On $ $ Cast Chosen For "The Crucible" The cast has been announced for Stover Theatre's production of The Crucible, the opening play of the 1958-59 season. Of the twenty- one cast members, fourteen will be appearing for the first time on the Stover Theatre stage. The Crucible had previously been announced as the ''New Talent Showcase" for this year. The "debutantes" in the Stover production are Sandra Loeb, Martha Maquire, BarDara Hulbert, Carol Boise, Carolyn Dean, Elean- i or Balthaser, Nancy Walker, and Marilyn .Gooding. Men students who will be taking their initial bows at Stetson arc Daniel Den- man, John Dennis, Daniel Vaughen, Robert Simon, Harold Mitchell, and Jack Cohen. Nearly all of these new-comers have had previous acting experience. The "old-timers" in the cast of The Crucible are Betty Gregg, Mary Hesse, Bob Walker, Ken Cassel, Don Ammon, Jim Sawyer, and Rod. Armstrong. The story of The Crucible deals with the Salem "witchhunt" of 1692. As a result of the lies of a group of young girls, nineteen men and women are hanged as witches. The tragedy is that those hanged are all upright, hardworking, God-fearing citizens. According to Jon Chapman of the New York News, Arthur Miller's The Crucible "is a thrilling, bloodcur- ling, terrifying" play depicting "the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit." Season tickets for the 1958-59 Stover Theatre schedule are now on sale at the theatre from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. daily. Who Lost The Chicken?? Mr. Ralph Michael, the Florida Times Union man found a chicken in his paper- cage outside of The Stetson Union on October 8 when he came to put the papers in, and two locks were on the cage. The1 night watchman sawed one off for him. He went down to Todd's market, bought an egg and placed it in the cage with a sign reading, "Out to Lunch" signed, "Little Chick". The night watchman has the chicken now but will keep it only a day or so, so whoever did the deed may have same by claiming it. * New Exhibits In Art Gallery Two exhibitions which include painting and crafts of Flprida are hanging for the month of October at the Elizabeth Hall Gallery on the Stetson campus. Thirty paintings from the Florida Artists Group are-representative from the the entire state. This organization of 125 professional painters has exhibited an annual traveling show of thirty paintings for the past nine years circulating art. over the United States and Canada. Louis Freund (Continued on Page Six) n i It Costs To Have The Best local Rotary Club. What's Cookie'? ; by Beryl Thomas ATTENTION! all chucklcrs — news of a .Faculty Minstrel has reached up! It will feature such celebrities as Ed Holmes as Interlocutor; and Spike Jones and Jim Sartain as End Men. Voice Experts Prof Giffin will sing "Mam- mie" and Jack Rowe — "Waiting for the Robei't E. Lee". A guest aupcarance will be made by 'Lib- erace' Cushman, who will be our ,' impressionist. The minstrel will also feature 24 georgeous faculty members who will demonstrate their beautiful voices in chorus and song. These and many other surprises should spell a very enjoyable time for. all. Where will all these shenanigans take place? Why, Elizabeth Hall Auditorium, of course! at ' .9:00 Sunday evening. Who is re- sponsibel for all this? Carolyn • Weiss, director, and the B. S. U. are presenting it for-all who like to laugh. YOU ALL COME! N. E9 A. Wants YOU The Boycc Fowler Ezell Chap- I ter of the Student N.E.A. - F.E.A., I a professional organization for , prospective teachers will meet in | the Stetson Room of the Stetson j Union on Tuesday, October 14 at ; 7:15 p.m. This is the first meeting J of the organization this semester | and it is a very important one. j All of the education staff will meet | with the students and Dr. Ray | Sowers, Chairman of the Division I of Teacher Education, has some very important things to say about the future of teacher education at Stetson and also in the state of Florida. To clarify some meanings we wish to explain that the Student NEA means that you can be a member of the National Education Association and the Student F.E.A. means that you can be a -member of the Florida Education Association. r • The purposes of the organization are to provide experiences whidh will- interest capable students in teaching as a career and' to give j students active professional mem- | bership on local, state, national ; and world levels. Paris In The Springtime, Fall, Or Anytime - Wonderful by B'eryl Thomas from DeLand Sun News "Je vous remercie ... I thank you!" With this remark, made before DeLand Rotarians Friday, Ann Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Blanford Taylor, concluded her year as the club's exchange student with a Rotary Club in France. Ann, who returned last Monday from Dijon, France, where she attended the University of Dijon and lived a French family, described to Rotarians her year in Europe, including a summer spent at a Swiss camp and the trip home. "Our thankfulness is measured by our words; our gratitude is demonstrated by our actions," Ann quoted, in thanking the Rotarians for her scholarship, "one of the best available." How was the year? What is France like? What are the French people like? These and many more subjects were covered by the attractive girl who has resumed her studies at Stetson University. Dijon, a railroad center and capitol of Burgundy, is about 195 miles southeast of Paris and 95 miles from Geneva, Switzerland^ The city is, known for- its gastro- nomical specialties, especially for its mustard,, gingerbread, and black curant liquor., Ann said. j American foods were lacking; however, she related, and when she and another American girl were invited to -attend a reception given by an American consul from Lyon, they found "all types of foods from home." The girls stayed until the reception was over and carried away the "leftovers", including popcorn and cranberry sauce. "Many people stared as we went home carrying open plates," Ann said. The foods she missed the most were hamburgers, marshmallows, peanut butter and popcorn, (corn is fed only to animals in France, she explained.) Besides Ann, there were only 11 Americans at the university. Nine were attending" classes on Fulbright scholarships, one was an independent student, and another was on a private scholarship, but Ann was the only .American to live in a French home, and she "loved it!" The other students lived at' boarding houses or in dormitories at the* university. While these students respected the various aspects of French life, Ann said she was the only American who regretted to leave France. And this was due to her close ties with Mr. and Mrs. Jean Le Lous and family, with whom she lived. At school, Ann was surprised to find little personal interest in the students shown by the professors. A typical class, she explained went like this: The students came-into the room and talked among themselves. When the professor entered, the students all stood up in respect. (Continued on Page Four) I The Stetson Union Board would like to try to answer a question , which has been asked by many I students regarding the Stetson ' Union. Some references have been made as to the Student Union be- ' ing a "Community Center". Also many ask about* the $10 per semester union fee charged each student. So we shall attempt to answer both of these at the same time. The Union was built at a total cost of $1,250,000 plus $50,000 for furnishings^ Of this, $900,000 was borrewed from the U. S. Government, $175,000 was paid by the Florida Baptist churches, $75,- 000 came from the fire insurance received from the old commons, and the balance was paid by the University.! The entire furnishings cost' was paid by the Florida Baptist Convention. , Despite ,jthis wonderful generosity iof the Florida Baptists, we still h'aye1 a! large government loan, with interest at 2 3/4%, which mustibe paid off over a period of 40 years. The total payment for one year, for example amounts to $1-7,0,00 on the principle and $24,- 750 ijitereit, for a total of $41,- 750. In addition, the University is1 requiredi to set up an $87,000 Maintenance Reserve Fund over a period of J;en yearsj This amounts to $8,750 ! per year and brings the total yearly payments to $50,- 500. Where does the money come from?1 When the University negotiated! for the loan, the U. S. Government was ' interested in knowing the answer to the same question. Consequently, they made certain stipulations regarding the loan, one of which was' that each student attending the University should pay a yearly fee of $20 which was itb be applied directly to the loan. | This, which for the current academic year will amount to about1 $!27,000, barely covers the interest ,on! the loan. Part of the remainder of the amortization is paid for through rental fees charged to i the Cafeteria, Hat Rack, Post Office, Bookstore, and Bowling Alley. Since this still does not cover the entire payment, the balance must be taken from the General Fund and/or income derived from other sources. As to the use of the Union by non-University groups, it should first be stated that, most of these groups rent the facilities which they use, thus giving the University more income from the building (Continued on Page Three) QUESTION: Last spring the student body was informed that a swimming'pool.would probably be started this fall. Any progress Reports'? ? ?