The Stetson Reporter

)>wmn"""'r JBBMISSW* pERTflTtTf AT, "ROOM teteon Reporter 71st Year No. 30 "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" : ~DBLANd7 FLORIDA Friday May 23, 1958 Commenceme Organizations Honor Outstanding Students Last Friday's Assembly was observed as the annual awards day, in which organizations from all areas of campus life recognized outstanding students. Mortar Board announced Patsy Morgan and Jean Donnelly as their choices of outstanding freshman, women of the year, and Ted Sucher wes selected by Omicron Delta Kappa as outstanding freshman man. The Phi Beta award for the outstanding woman in the School of Music went to Phyllis Hancock. The United Business Education Association and National Association of Teacher Training Institutions presented an award to Louise Smart as the outstanding senior business education major in the School of Business. The Charles H. Pafford Memorial Award for the outstanding male student went to James E. Hodge, retiring president of SGA. In the military field, Cadet Col. Jack Woodall took the Isaac Boni- fay trophy for the outstanding man in the ROTC unit and the Army Leadership Certificate. The DeLand Sun-News presented an award to Gene Burrell for his prize-winning essay on "The Strategic Importance of the Far East in World Affairs." Several awards were given in the field of intramural sports. Sigma Nu fraternity took the President's Cup for the second year in a row. The Intramural Achievement Award went to the Independents. Men's Intramural Board Honors Program Selects Members Dr. John Hicks, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Honors Faculty, Has announced the five new members of the Honors Program. They are English majors Jackie Dossett, Warren Ellwood, Arthur Hale, and William Rhinehart, a psychology and Religion major; and Lynn Wyman, an English and Comparative Literature major. Students who are now in the Honors Program are Phil Arms. , Jim Bowen, Jim Geiger, Marilyn Lazarus, Carolyn Miller, Phil] Parr, and Hilda Stubbings. Those z^iaduating are Dave Marcell, Bob Carnes, Carl .Gipson, Malcilm Glass, Merrill Maguire, and John Robert Moore. To be chosen for the Honors Program, a student must turn in an application naming the department he is in, members of faculty for reference. He should give his quality point average and suggestions of members on the committee to guide his work. After an investigation concerning . academic ability and mental alertness, members are chosen. medals went to Sonny Howell, Bill Able, and Mel Christman Outstanding Intramural Athlete was Jack Van Hart. The Women's Intramurals Cup went to Alpha Dexioma, with Zeta Tau Alpha in second place and Delta Delta Delta taking third. The outstanding manager award in women's intramurals went to Sandra Barrett, of Alpha Chi Omega. The winners of several essay contests were announced. Jody Kelly won the Janet Howard Taylor Shakespeare Prize for the best essay on a Shakespearean subject. The Harry L. Taylor Prize in Humanities went to Mrs. Hilda Stubbins. David Marcell took first place in the Walter L. Hays Essay Contest. William R. Dolbier was recognized for having the highets grade in chemistry. The Phi Society formally announced Pi Kappa Alpha as the winner of the Quiz Bowl.. Eleven juniors and seniors were tapped for membership in Scroll and Key, Stetson scholastic honorary society. They are: Ramon Delgado. John Robert Moore, Merrill Maguire, Joan Saltrick. Marilyn Lazarus, Kenneth Sanders, Carolyn Miller, Jody Florence, Phil Parr, and Stanley Willis. Certificates of recognition were also presented to Stetson students who have been honored by election to "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." DR. STEWART TO HEAD SCA The Student Christian Association, a union of student religious organizations, has announced it? officers for the coming year. They are: Chuck Fulton, president: Jody Kelly, vice president; and Ann Severance, secretary. The Association is composed of one elected representative from each member organization, the outgoing president, and the president-elect of each group. The member organizations are Canterbury Club, Westminster Fellowship, Wesley Foundation, Baptist Student Union, Disciples Student Fellowship, and the Lutheran Student Association. . Dr. William H. McCammon,Jr., who has served as advisor for the past several years' and who has recently resigned to head the University's extension division, will be replaced as Director of Religipus Activities by Dr. James Stewart, Dean of the Chapel. | HATTER TO ARRIVE MAY 27 The 1057-58 HATTER. Stetson's fiftieth, will be here soon, according to Mimi Shaw, editor. The annuals, which follow the theme "Past, Present and Future" in commemoration of Stetsoru's Seventy-Fifth Diamond Jubilee, should arrive from the printer on May 27th. They will be distributed in front of the Student Union Building and students may claim them by presenting their spring semester activity cards. Any student who has been enrolled for only one semester must present $2.50 with his card to cover the remainder of the $5.00 cost of the annual. If students who are not planning to be back next year wish to leave their addresses and fifty cents for mailing, their annuals will be sent to them. No annuals will be mailed home to students who will be enrolled here next semester. The HATTER staff, whose hard work has made possible the early completion and presentation of the annual, is in need of new taL- ent for next year. Anyone Who is interested in this type of work is urged to contact Ann Severance or Mimi Shaw, next year's editor and business manager. St. Pete Summer Session June 16 St. Petersburg, May 17 — The Summer Session, at the Stetson University College of Law will open June 16 and continue through August 7 on a campus devoted exclusively to the study of law, according to Justice H.L. Sebriing, dean of the law school. Registration will be on the opening day of the session. . Classes will be held in buildings in the style and charm of old Spain which are air conditioned. The new Charles A. Dana Library, also air conditioned, will be open for study. With students and faculty living in Stetson Inn, the summer session offers a unique opportunity for faculty and students to live together and work together. The coffee shop will serve meals. Courses to be offered include U. S. Constitutional Law, Conflict of Laws. Real Property, Damages, Federal Income Taxation, Equity, and Legal Accounting. The summer session faculty will be composed of Professors Edward L. Piatt and Richard T. Dillon and four new members, all experts in their field. They are: Frank. W. Miller, professor of law at Washington University School of Law, St. Louis; William J. McLeod, St. Petersburg practicing attonrey since 1949 specializing in the .field of taxation; Paul H. Ronoy, St. Petersburg practicing attorney since 1950, and Terry McNab, Tampa CPA. For June 1st Dr. Charles W. Campbell Dr. Edge To Give Sermon Dr. Findley Edge Dr. Findley B. Edge, professor of religious education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and a graduate of Stetson University, will preach the baccalaureate sermon for Commencement June 1 at Stetson University, it was announced today by Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of the University. Dr. Edge was born in Albany, Ga„ and after receiving his bachelor of arts degree at Stetson, he enrolled at the Southern Baptist Seminary where he earned the master and doctor of theology degrees. He also has a master's degree from Yale University and he has done advanced study at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. His denominational experience includes pastorships at Apopka, Florida; Simpsonvfile, Ky., and (Continued on Page Five) Dr. Campbell To Give Address Charles W. Campbell, Jacksonville, vice president in charge of the South Central operations for Prudential Insurance Company of America, will deliver the commencement address to the graduating class at Stetson University on June 1, it was announced Saturday by Dr. J.. Ollie Edmunds, president of the University. The speaker majored in economics at the University of Alabama and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He was one of the early recipients of the designation "Chartered Life Underwriter", as distinguished a title in his profession as Phi Beta Kappa is in education. Dr. Edmunds pointed out. The Commencement address will be given in the Forest of Arden at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 1. It will be broadcast over WJBS. The Commencement season opens at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31, with a concert by the School of Music in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by Dr. Findley B. Edge, professor of religious education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at 11 a.m. Sunday. The President's Reception is scheduled for Sunday afternoon in the Stetson Union. Approximately 190 members of the graduating class will be in their academic costume for the address after which they will receive their degrees. The public is invited. After Armv service in the First World War, Campbell entered the field of banking in Columbus. Ga. and began his life insurance career on a part-time basis. After (Continued on Page Five) Stetson Extension Divisions Created The Extension Division of Stetson University has been created to extend the opportunities of the University to every area of the state so that those who desire to continue their education may be enabled to do so. The Extension is designed to meet the need and urgent demand to provide opportunity for systematic study on the part of pastors, ministers of education, ministres of music, and lay workers, many of whom may have little or no college or seminary training. The Extension Division is an organic part of the academic program of the University. Though each Center is conducted' by a : local Dean,' the Director of the Division has oversight of the program. Those who are selected as . teachers must have the general " college education and professional training required to rate'them as members of the Faculty. They must be acceptable also from the (Continued on Page Five)