The Stetson Reporter

Cfte &teteon Reporter 74th YEAR No. 18 "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" "stetsonIjntvWsTtyTde^^ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1961 Pledges Sweat Monday through Friday of this past week has been Pledge Week for Company S-6. Pershing Rifles. This should explain the uniformed little men walking around the campus addressing dloors "CLEAR TO THE RIGHT CLEAR TO THE LEFT ' *CLEAR TO THE REAR; pledge, ,ABOUT FACE, pledge, FORWARD MARCH." .»,, They are merly learning how low they are; in fact, they have t, a 20-second speech memorized on that topic, as well as diseour- vses on the time of day and how to answer negatively. However, »loniy authorized personnel are able to require this information of them. This week has seen these pledges up, dressed, and on the athletic field in full uniform every morning at six a.m. They also had spot room inspections, and twp drill performances; at a basketball game, and at a joint meeting of the district troops of the Boy Scouts. On the basis of their performance at these and other functions, they are given merits and demirits which have a direct bearing on their admission as actives at the ceremony tonight. ' Also to be initiated are several honorary members: Maj. Gen. Chorpening, Lt. Col. Pritchard, Mr. George Hamilton, M/Sgt. Marsh SFC Limerick, SFC Douglas, and SP-5 Hoxworth. A dance and party at the Lions' Club will follow the initi- otian. CARLOS MONTOYA TO APPEAR Carlos Montoya, renowned as taken the very limited Flamenco the world's foremost Flamenco guitarist, will give a concert Thursday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. Montoya will tour Florida, making stops in larger Florida cities, and was secured for the concert here by the SGA. Montoya is known all lover the world for his mastery of the techniques of Flamenco guitar, which is a highly technical im- provisitional genre employing all the fingers of both hands. Montoya is unique in that he has r,«petoire and has been able to give concerts, a thing usually unknown to the Flamenco guitarist. Although the technique is primarily intended for the accompaniment lof dancers, Montoya is able to capture and hold the attention of an audience 'for the two full hours of his concert. His appearance here will be sponsored by the SGA. Tickets will be on sale in the Stetson Union Building, and will be $1.90 per person. JANOS STARKER TO GIVE CONCERT * Parker Returns From Big City Director of Admissions, Paul C. Parker returned from New York yesterday where he met ,.with regional chairmen from other sections of the country to * discuss the possibilities of forming a national organizatioi of " college financial aid officers. Parker is the new president of the Southern College Scholarship Group. This organization consists 'of representatives from 25 Southern colleges and universities that "have entered into an agreement to work toward greater uniformity and equity in the allocation of financial aid funds. "We are striving toward a common goal in practice for financial aid to needy students and for greater public understanding of the policies and proceedures of these dolleges," Parker said. 'Colleges participating in the Southern College Scholarshijp Group include: Agnes Scott, -Duke, Emory, Florida Presbyterian, Furman, Hollins, Howard, >.Mary Baldwin, North Carblina State, Queens„ Randolph-Macon, Rollins, Southwestern at Memphis, Stetson, Sweet Briar, Transylvania, Tulane, The University of the South, Virginia, V^nder- ■ bilt, Wake Forest, Washington and Lee, Barry, Centre of Kentucky, and Davidson. Busness Executives Hold "Ethics" Panel Four top business executives appeared on an "Ethics in Business" panel for the benifit of Stetson University School of Business students last Tuesday, in connection with the University Extension Division. , Conference moderator was William M. Holiis, vice president of the Publix Corporation, Lakeland, operators of Publix Super Markets. Plollis also talked' aboiit the importance of "Ethj'cs in Merchandising." William Watkins, president of Watkins Motor Lines Inc. and of the Herman Sausage Co. Inc., Thomasviile, Ga., took for his topic "Ethics in Transportation." Arthur William Saarinen, president wf Broward National Bank, Ft. Lauderdale, talked on "Ethics in Finance." He is immediate past president of the Ft. Lauderdale chamber of commerce. Robert M. Thompson Jr. of the R.M. Thompson Co., Clearwater, spoke on "Ethics in Construction Work." His firm has specialized in construction of shopping centers. Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, Stetson president, was host to the panelists and guests at noon in the President's Dining Rloom. Trustees Meet The February meeeting of the Stetson University Board of Trustees was held on the DeLand campus on Friday, Feb. 17. Stetson's Development Council met the same day with discussion centering on progress of the first phase of the campaign for raising $C million. Meeting with the Council was the Stetson Parents' Committee, a new development group composed of parents of students currently enrolled. Wives of trustees, and of council and parents' committee members were entertained by Miss Etter Turner, dean of women, at a luncheon in the Stetson lounge. At 4:30, .Stetson alumni of 1936 and 1911 held their special reunions. Sidney Taylor, president of the Stetson Alumni Association, Vice President James Parish and Mrs. Parrish, Miss Turner, and Miss Barbara Rowe, honored the 1936 class. Billy Mickel, one of Stetson's first professors, and Dr. Irving Stover, professor of Speech, honored alumni of 1911. JOBS MEN OR WOMEN Summer or Regular On Tuesday, February 28th, Mr. Eadie, a representative of the Social Security Agency of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, will be in Room 203, of the Student Union Building, to interview seniors or juniors who may be interested in summer or regular employment with this rapidly expanding branch. This is the last chance that you have to be interviewed for a job which is both interesting and well paying. Those interested by either make appointments through the Office of Placement, where literature on the job is available, or may go directly to talk with Mr. Eadie. Appointment hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hats Come Home As Top-Rated Hoop Team Glenn Wilkes' Hi-Hats return March 3 to the District 25 NAIA tournament, this time as the top-seeded team. Stetson faces Mercer in the Friday night opener, followed by Tampa against Oglethorpe. Last year the Wilkesmen downed Tampa and Oglethorpe to take the tourney and advance to the national finals, where they were rated fifth nationally according to Dunkel. Stetson is sporting a 19-6 record, a smoother-working offense, and more backboard c'ontrol, indicating that they should make it to the semi-finals. , Against Mercer, Coach Wilkes will start the scoring duo of Hancock and Epting, co-captains and play-makers Dompe and Warren, and either Waters or O'Neal for the other forward slot. Stetson has: already beat- ,en the Bears twice this season, once on each court, so the third contest should be a repeat performance. Janos Starker, cellist whose fame here in concert next Tuesday. The Fine Arts Committee of Stetson University will present world-renowned cellist Janos Starker in concert on Tuesday, February 28, in the Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The Concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. Janos Starker, who has been called one of the world's great cellists since he was 14, has risen to stellar prominence during the past few years, provoking comparison with Casals and Feuer- mann. Born in Budapest in 1924, Starker began to play the cello at the age of seven, and made his first public appearance as a soloist when he was ten. After graduating from a Budapest Academy of Music he held the first cello chair in the Budapest Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1946, he left his native Hungary, concert- ized widely in Europe, and in 1948 came to the United States, of which he is now a citizen. BRIDGE The Official Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament will be held Monday night at 7:00. Anyone interested may still play. The Tournament sponsored by the Stetson Union Board, provides top-notch duplicate Bridge. rivals that of Casals, will appear Described by TIME magazine as a "cloudborne cellist", Janos Starker was quick to make his; mark on the American musical scene. His playing of the Proko- fieff concerto, probably the most difficult concerto in the cello repertoire, was described in the Chicago Tribune as "a performance of extraordinary beauty, of virtuosity, elegance, and a moving reticence of style." Roger Dett- mer, in the Chicago American, wrote that "Starker has grown from an important cellist into . n incomparable one." Starker's recording on th ■ Period and Angel labels ha-'"' added to his stature, and rrnge over the entire cello HteraVur > from Vivaldi to Bartoli. Of the1; • (records The Gramophone Condon) wrote: "With the sppeann- of the fabulous Mr, Sta c- Casals' recorded performa* ■ -js historic as they are, are pu * shade." And the Saturday Re -e commented: "A varied, yet -* stantly controlled t<wie, an canny technique, capable double stops as if it were '* merest child's play, a «een r of melodic inflection a«'d rhy ic flow—these are the attril which put Starker in the top rank of the cello virtuosos. Hi cordings of works of Ms £( Hungarian Zoltan Kodaly attracted especial attention, in 1948 he received the G Prix du Disque Internationa' his performance of this <>omp' Sonata for Una'ccompawied Ceilo.