The Stetson Reporter

jMWIHW W$t fttto***'■'**' teteon Reporter 72n^ Vp?r No 7 "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" THE STETSON REPORTER Friday, November 7, 1958 The Flag Corps^made their debut last Saturday twirling at the Stetson versus Jacksonville University soccer game. The girls wore green corduroy shorts with white taffeta lined skirts. Flagettes from left to right are Anne Carling, Marie Stokes, Gracie Waterson, Cynthia Hair, and Paula Meyet. The girls had been worried by threatening weather Saturday morning after rain had cut their practice periods all week. Rich's Offers Christmas Career Clinic Rich's one of the South's finest department stores is now planning its annual "Career Clinic" for college seniors. This clinic for those interested in,or considering, Retailing as a future business career is an invitation affair, open to those seniors living in,or within a 50-mile radius of, Atlanta. For further information Jiose interested should see Mr. Godfrey of the Office of Placement, Room 207, School of Buhiness. SFEA Hear National Officer Last Tuesday night, we were greatly honored to have Mr. Richard Carrigan, Assistant Secretary of the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards of the National Education Association visit our S. F. > E. A. chapter. He is a field representative," and works with the Student N. E. A. and F. T. A. groups throughout the United States. Mr. Carrigan has quite an interesting background in that he served as an Aide to Senator Taft and President Eisenhower for several years following World Wrall. His address concerned "The Milestones of the Professional Standards Movement Since 1946". It is interesting to note that dur- 1 ing World War II whe both teachers and those preparing to be teachers were called from their positions to serve in the armend forces, the educational S5rstem came close to being destroyed. Many educators thought that the only wal to alleviate the shortage was to lower standards in order to attrace teachers. However, a few brave educators advanced the f hypothesis that raising the educational standards would make education more desirable and thus serve to alleviate the teacher shortage. OPEN LETTER Dear students, Homecoming this year is for Stetson. Above and beyond the enjoyment it will offer the alumni, the present students or anyone paiticipating, will be the causative factor effecting realization of dreams and aspirations of present and past students, of the administration, and of others interested in the future success of Stetson. If you are the typical student, you've probably asked, "What's in it for me?". Maybe you should ask "What's in it for Stetson V" 11 you're a student typical or otherwise, you will surely want to !:iicw the advantages it will offer, bet's look ahead momentarily . . . We need a swimming pool, a new library, more adequate structures ff.r the Music School, Art Department, and Business School. Brief- ■y. but inclusively, Stetson needs a face lifting thrt will equate the "physical" with the "mental'' character of our University. We have a responsible, well chosen faculty and a select group of students, but we are not abie to realise' the potential of either undei the present inadequate conditions o'f buildings. The new Union Buil- dfng offers so much to the campus but we need more. If Stetson means anything to you, at this point, you are faced with the challenge of making it better. Here is where you come in. Your cooperation and support ar-e \ita! to the success of Stetson's Diamond 'Jubilee Convocation. Let's show the returning alumni that we are interested in the progress of our school by attending as many of the planned functions as possible. The Homecoming Committee FTC Commissioner To Speak At Law Breakfast Commissioner Robert T. Se- crest of Washington, D.C., a mem- ocr of the Federal Trade Commission since 1954, will be honor- jd speaker at the Stetson Law Breakfast in DeLand on November loth, according to plans announ- ied today by Francis. P. White- najr, President of the Stetson Lawyers Association. The Lawyers' BreaEfast, which A-ill be held in Stetson Hall of the new.Union, is one of many programs featuring the University's .hree-day Convocation and Homecoming from November 14 to 16, inclusive, as part of a Diamond Jubilee oberving Stetson's 75th anniversary. The College of Law, Florida's first Law school, was jstblished on the Stetson campus in 1900. Sharing the podium with Commissioner- Secrest will be Federal Judge Bryan Simpson of the South jrn District in Florida and Dr. Louis M. Orr, president-elect of 'he American Medical Association. \lso at the head table will be former Supreme Court Justice Tom Sebring, Dean of the College of Law, "who will introduce eight nembers of his law faculty from 'he new Stetson Law School campus at St. Petersburg. A number of these prominent personalities will address the weekend Convocation including Harold E. Stassen, a former presidential issistant, a Governor of Minnesota and for several years, President of the University of Pennsylvania; Congressman Brooks Hays of Arkansas, past president of the Southern Baptist Convention; and ■"Billy" Graham who will address ■in audience of several thousand people at the municipal stadium m Sunday, November 16th at 3 p.m. Commissioner Secrest represented the 15th District oC Ohio in five consecutive Congressional sessions, resigned in 1942 to serve is a commander in the Naval Reserves, and was returned to Congress by his constituents in 1948. The topic of his address will be "The Functions of the Federal Trade Commission". Judge Simpson and Dr. Orr are both well-known in Florida. After being admitted to the Florida Bar in 1926, Judge Simpson practiced in Jacksonville. From 1933 to 1937 he was Assistant State's Attorney in the 4th Circuit Court, after which he served as Judge of the Criminal Court of Records in Duval County until 1946 when he was elected Circuit Judge. His appointment as Federal Judge of the (Continued on Page Six) HOMECOMING PARADE TO BE FINEST IN DELAND HISTORY Seven high school bands, five professionally-built floats, and several Stetson Univei'sity student groups will form the nucleus of the Diamond Jubilee Convocation and Homecoming parade at Stetson University November 14, 15, and 16, it was decided yesterday at a meeting of the ■ Convocation parade committee. "The parade lineup shows the efective work of the DeLand committee headed by Mayor R. E. Lee and T. H. Scovell, president of the DeLand Chamber of Commerce," said Earl W. Brown, general chairman of the convocation. The committee was. told that several other units are being considered for the parade and if they are added the line of march will be the most effective ever seen in DeLand. Prof. John Heney of the DeLar.d High School reported that the Seabreeze High School Band of 100 pieces, the Mainland High School Band of 80 pieces, the New Smyrna Beach Band of SO pieces, the DeLand Senior High School Band of 40 pieces, the DeLand Junior High School Band of 60 pieces, the Florida Military School Band of 35 pieces, and the Holly Hill Junior High School Band of 40 pieces will be in the parade. The five floats, the Stetson ROTC, the Stetson Flag Corps, Florida Military School Drill Team, DeLand automobile dealers, ten c ars of students from Stetson and the Stetson Majorettes are other units for the parade. • The parade will form at Stetson and will march South on Woodland Boulevard to the Stadium where they will circle the playing field and where the Stetson Hatters will meet the Florida Southern Moccasins in Intercollegiate Conference soccer game. The parade is scheduled for 1:3G p.m. immediately following the Homecoming barbecue in the Forest of Arden. Stetson To Make Choice Stetson University again has been invited to select a graduating ministerial student of the Class of 1959 to receive the Centennial Scholarship at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. The scholarship is valued at $800 and will go to a man ranking . scholastically among the top five ministerial students in the class, Opera Workshop To Present The first opera workshop of the year will be presented Tuesday, November 11, at 8:30 p.m. in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. It is under the direction of Miss Mildren Reid. Excerpts will be taken from two well-known operas, Bizet's Carmen, and Faust by Gounod. In Carmen Betty Galloway will appear as ilieaela, Peter Hargis as Don Jose, and Michael Reynolds as Fscamille. Those in Faust will be Carolyn Weiss as Marguerite, Nola Frink as Siebel, and Henry Robinson as Jlehphistopheles. An excerpt from The Little Sweep from Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Onei-a will represent a contemporary comic opera. Nancy Brown and Nancy Call rider will sing the major roles, while those participating in the above- mentioned operas will take the parts of children. Glee Club To , Have Party Today The Glee -Club Hamburger Fry will be at 5:00 p.m. today at Prof. Giffin's home. A busy weekend is ahead for the Glee Club beginning with their performanee__.at the Florida Baptist Convention in the Central Baptist Church at Miami, Thursday night, November 13. The Glee Club, composed of 40 travel squad members will leave on Wednesday Morning, November 12 to sing at various churches and high schools durin gtheir trip. The Glee Club returns on Friday to sing for two of the Homecoming events on Friday night. They will also sing for the Saturday morning Convocation service and at the Service Saturday night and at the concluding Billy Graham seivice on Sunday afternoon. Canterbury Club To Visit t Rollins College On Sunday, November 9, Stetson's Canterbury will be the guests of the Canterbury at Rollins College for dinner, program, and Evening Prayer. The group will leave from in front of the Canterbury House at 3:45 p.m. Transportation is furnished by those lucky members of Canterbury who have cars. All members are urged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to meet and visit with other Canterburians. Tonight, November 7, the Canterbury House is open for an informal get-together. Relax. Enjoy yourself. If you have any favorite records, bring them along. Everyone is invited to enjoy the fun, which includes dancing, cards, and refreshments. The ' Canterbury House will be open from 7 until 11, so come on over as soon as you can, and stay as late as pos» sible. Slavic Culture (Jroup To Meet The students of Dr. Zenkovsky's Russian language and Russian History classes are in the process of organizing a club for the farther study of Russianand Slavic culture. Unlike the other language groups, which are limited to students who are taking the language, this group will bT epen to any Stetson students who are interested in Slavic culture. At the present, the group has drawn up a constitution, which will be submitted to the University for approval. The club has not decided upon a i:ame as of yet, but the choice will soon be made.