The Stetson Reporter

-711-7 teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 73rd YEAE NO. 4 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1959 ' Fund Drive's Progress Told ' At Meetings FACULTY GIVES $6,100 Two important meetings in the $6,000,000 fund .drive for new f buildings on the Stetson campus are scheduled for this week and next. * The first was a luncheon Mon- r day when the second report of the Special Gifts Committee was made .The other is the Kick-off Dinner for the General Organiza- P tion solicitation which is scheduled for October 20. "Special Gifts Committee Co- ' Chairmen Kirk Gunby and Jess > Mathas hope to send their total above the $80,000 level wih reports Monday from thtir committees and the Stetson faculty com- * mittee," said Earl W. Brown, chairman of Region I. At the first report meeting, special and leadership gifts a- •* mounted to $64,000 and $6,100 was pledged by members of the faculty. The unofficial total had increased to $74,600 by the latter * part of the week, according to Dr. Hugh West. * "The minimum goal for DeLand is $125,000 and the challenge goal is $150,000," Chairman Brown said. "If the interest and enthusiasm for a Greater Stetson continues through the hometown campaign, we should go over the quota ^ by a substantial percentage. "A great victory such as we are expecting in DeLand will be of tremendous value when the cam- > paign moves into other sections of the state," the chairman continued. Plans call for an immediate building program consisting of the first unit of a fire-proof, air-con- l \> ditioned library building, the biol- | ogy building of a Science Center * and a $250,000 fund to retain first-choice faculty members. Other buildings high on the pri- ^ ority list include one for the School of Music one for the School of Business, and a gymnasium "■ and swimming pool. Fred Phones For Football * Football for Stetson now hinges on the telephone talents of SGA * prexy Fred Jefferson. Jefferson is contacting the presidents of Rollins, Florida Sou- > thern,' and Presbyterian colleges ' to try to form a non-subsidized foothball league. Participation of ! the four schools would give each «, a 6-game schedule within a 150- mile radius. President Kadel of Presbyterian strongly favors the plan; how- p ever, he will have no students until 1960. ■ v Plans to include three more colleges already playing non-subsidized ball within a 700-mile radius are as yet indefinite. Majorette And Flag Corps Tryouts To Be Held Next Monday Majorette and Flag Corps try- outs will be held Monday, October 19, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the field by the women's gym. Girls interested should sign up for a specific time on the tryout schedule sheet on the bulletin board by the office in Chaudoin Hall, report in shorts, and bring their own batons. A prepared routine is desired but not necessary. The two corps will perform at the soccer and basketball games with the Kappa Kappa Psi "Mad- Hatter" Pep Band. GREEK WK. COMMITTEE HEADS ANNOUNCED Stetson's second annual Greek Week will begin November 11, and last through November 15, it was announced this week. Co-chairmen of the event are Marty Boos of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Tonny Ogletree of Pi Beta Phi. Committee chairmen include: Fraternity Ball, Jack Hall (Delta Sigma Phi) and Ernestine Collins (Alpha Xi Delta); Election of King and Queen, Joy Thurmond (Phi Mu); Finance, Tom Merritt (Sigma Nu); Speaker and Band, Ed L'Heureux (Delta Sigma Phi); Publicity, Jay Haskell Pi Kappa Alpha); Church Service and Faculty Relation, Carolyn Clark (Alpha Chi Omega); Olympic Games, Bob Hutzler, (Sigma Phi Epsilon); Kickoff Dessert, Sue .Green (Delta Delta Delta); Talent Show, Jim Lanier (Pi Kappa Phi) and Robin Dashiell (Zeta Tau Alpha); Barbecue, Pat Crawford (Pi Beta Phi) and John Davis (Lambda Chi Alpha). Administrative advisers to, the Greek Week committees are Et- ter Turner, Dean of Women and John D. Olofson, Assistant Dean of Men. Richard DeBarr Tells Trainee Facts STETSON CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 16, Movie, "Anastasia," 7:30 p. m. Stetson Room. Saturday, Oct 17, Hayride (Union Board), 7-9:30 p.m. Pledge Day for Panhellenic. Thursday, Oct. 2, Student Recita!, 10 a.m., Elizabeth Hall. Tri Delt Party for Sig Eps, 6:30- 8:30, Sig Ep House. Art Exhibit 8:00-10:00, Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m. Elizabeth Hall. MEN'S OPEN RUSH Open rush for men will not begin until after the first grade inventory, beginning November 2 and lasting through November 7. Pledging will take place on Saturday, November 7. MRS. HULLEY BURIED SATURDAY; PEARCE LEADS TOWER SERVICE MRS. ELOISE M. HULLEY Religion In The News Richard DeBarr, a graduate of last spring in arts and business, is now an executive trainee with one of the world's largest insurance companies. Mr. DeBarr will be in room 207 of the Business School at 10:30 a.m. today, Friday, October 16. seniors who are considering a career in the insurance field and, He will talk at that time to any from his first-hand experience, will describe what an executive trainee may expect to achieve. NEXT WEEK NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND CLASS by Dot Fiebrich WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP This Sunday the Westminster Fellowship will have a discussion moderated by someone from the music school. Everyone will discuss "The Folk Mass" of religious music. VESPERS The Episcopalians will be in charge of vespers for next week. This past week Brepda Sue Franks and Ernie Wilson spoke on Tuesday and Thursday at vespers. BAPTIST STUDENT UNION On October 29, the B.S.U.'s Haunted House party will provide will be Frankenstein. The theme many thrills, as one of the guests of the party is "They Said It Couldn't Be Done," (but the B.S. U. has done it again!) Details for the party will be announced later. WESLEY FOUNDATION Ed Holmes will speak to the Wesley Foundation this Sunday night; this will be the end of the series entitled "Campus Gods on Trial." Dr. Holmes will speak on the impact of religious courses upon the religious convictions of the students. A Halloween party at Frierson's Playhouse will be held on October 30. Details will be announced later. CANTERBURY CLUB The speaker for Canterbury Club this Sunday night will be Mr. Shapiro, from a clothing store here in DeLand. He will talk about Jewish customs. Every day Monday through Friday, the Canter- burians have evening prayer at 5:15. On Wednesday mornings at 7:00 they hold communion and the Sunday supper meeting every Sunday night begins at 5:00. - Skiers Meet OFFICERS IN ASSEMBLY Ski practice plans were made by the newly formed Ski Club at its second meeting held in the Stetson Union Building Wednesday, October 7. Skiing practice will be held Thursday, October 22, at Lake Winnemissett. The group meets in the Chaudoin Hall parking lot promptly at 3:30. Equipment has already been provided for the trip. The Water Ski Club appointed a nominating committee with Lynn Kramer as chairman, Mary McMahan, Carl Matthews, Frank Powers, Linda Corbett, Anne Green, Diane Butler, and Mary Lee Lapp. The officers were elected at the Wednesday meeting on October 14. Meetings are held regularly at 4:15 on Wednesdays. Newcomers are welcome. . ATTENTION SENIORS! Register, now with the OFFICE OF PLACEMENT All seniors who are interested in being interviewed during this year should come to the Office of Placement, Room 207, School of Business, and secure personal data forms. Come as soon as possible since companies are already making arrangements for appointments this month. NO appointments will be made unless personal data sheets have been filled out in advance. The lawn between Chaudoin Hall and the Music Annex was the scene last Saturday afternoon of graveside services for Mrs. Eloise M. Hulley, widow of the second president of'Stetson University. Mrs. Hulley was buried with her husband in the 13 6-foot bell tower which Dr. Hulley had donated to the University in his will, with the stipulation that he and his wife should be interred there. Dr. J. Winston Pearce, pastor of the First Baptist Church in De- Land, officiated at the service for the 92-year old woman, who had died October 7 at 11:00 a.m. of a heart attack. Dr. J Ollie Edmunds, president of the University, also gave a tribute to Mrs. Hulley at the graveside services. Originally from New Jersey, Mrs. Hulley came to DeLand 55 years ago when Dr. Hulley assumed the presidency of Stetson. When he died in 1934, she remained as a friend of the University. Mrs. Hulley is survived by a son, Dan M. Hulley, and two daughters. Mrs. Mary Geatty and Mrs. Louise Turner. Lankford - Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of services. There was a service at First Baptist Church preceding the one beside Hulley Tower, at which some of Mrs. Hulley's favorite hymns were played on the Eloise Hulley bells. LOST A Mortar Board pin has been lost. The finder is asked to return it to Mary Wat- kins. ' Graduate Record Exam Dates Announced The Graduate Record Examinations ,required of applicants for admission to a number of graduate schools and by an increasing number of donors of graduate fellowships, will be administered at examination centers throughout the country four times in the coming year, Educational Testing Service has announced. This fall candidates may take the GRE on Saturday, November 21. In 1960, the dates are January 16, April 23, and July 9. ETS advises each applicant to inquire of the graduate school of his choice which of the examinations he should take and on what dates. A bulletin of Information (in which an application is inserted) provides details of registration and administration as well as sample questions, and may be obtained from the Guidance Office in Elizabeth Hall or directly from Educational Testing Service, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey. . A completed application must reach the ETS office at least fifteen days before the date of administration for which the candidate is applying.