The Stetson Reporter

"Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 74th YEAR No. 11 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA fKlDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1960 Recital Given by Students of Music School A student recital was presented by the School of Music yesterday morning at 10 a.m. in Elizabeth Hall Auditorium. The program opened with the Adagio movement and Finale from Haydn's Sonata in E Minor, performed by pianist Carole Goldstein. Pat London, mezzo soprano, sang Love Will F.'nd the Way, arrangement by Edmunds, and Grieg's By the Brook. She was accompanied by Diane Hoequist. The Fugue in A Minor by Tartini was performed by violinist Louis Cha.ifoux, accompanied by Don Huneycutt. Jim Whitmire, baritone, sang As' a Father With his Children (Coffee Cantata) by Bach, and L'Ultima by Tosti He ■ was accompanied by 'Don Huneycutt. Joyce Ryan, soprano, performed O Kuhler Wald by Brahms, and Lorsque La Nuit M'Entour by Rachmaninoff. She wras accompanied by Marolyn White. On the program was a cello duo by Pat London and Karl Stein. They played the Allegro poco moderato and Andantino from Benard Romberg's Sonata in Bb, op. 43, no. 1. To conclude the recital, Marolyn White, pianist, performed <v the Allegro con brio movement of Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 in C Minor. The orchestral portion was played on a second piano by Don Huneycutt. Four Frosh In Elizabeth Hall by Wilfred Cosnovski, III In a two hour span of time culture came- to/ campus ... a kind of culture, anyway. Wednesday night the Four Freshmen invaded the sacrosanct confines of Elizabeth. Hall and provided an audience of 800 or so people with two hours of some of the finest entertainment money can buy. The high quality of the music surprised few people . . . recordings have made.the sound of the Four Freshmen a househoM thing, but the quality of the show itself, the humor; the polish, and the timeliness, impressed the listeners to the extent that even the hard benches of Elizabeth were forgotten. Bordering at all times on the ribald, the Freshmen mingled their exquisite sounds with jokes about politics, country music, and, inadvertantly at first, chapel. .The audience squealed with delight when Bob Flanagan turned his back to them, noted the organ pipes with what appeared to be genuine amazement, and said, "Well looky there!" The groups' ability to turn surprizes into fun was also evidenced by their reaction to the consternation caused by the late entrance of a non-ticket holding dog. The canine sat through the greater part of the program, joining the' students in giving his undivided attention to the peop'ie on the (Continued on page 2) "FAMILY PORTRAIT" SHOWS HERE, ON ROAD .... Tree To Be Trimmed .... Saturday night at 10 o'clock there will be a Christmas Tree Decorating Party in the Student Union Lounge. Refreshments will be served. All students are cordially invited to come and usher in the Yule season with the tradition of decorating a trees HI-HATS ON ROAD The Stetson Five will take on Mn> my State's Thoroughbreds tomorrow night in Lexington Ky.. to wind up t'~eir whirl-wind "northern" campaign. Last night they faced M'ddle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro. but results arrived too late for pub'i- cat'on in today's Reporter. The Wilkesmen will return Monday and will open then- home season* by hosting Wofford College Wednesday night in the DeLahd Armory. Wofford will stay to participate in the annua! Hat+er Invitational with LMU and Tampa on December 16 and 17. Stetson captured the tourney crown last year by tromping nationally-ranked Wheaton in the finals. * December 8, 9, and 10 will see Stover Theater's second ma jor production of the season at Stetson University. Family Por. trait, by Lenore Coffee and Will- . iam Cowen, is a religious drama, a moving protrayal of the family , of Jesus and the effect his presence had upon them. While the j, characters are sympathetic, the message of the play is timeles in its presentation of an almost- blind society. -> A religious drama is one which has a religious effect upon the «■ cast and audience, that is, it sends the audience and players away exalted in spirit and with a deeper sense of fellowship with God and man. Religious drama was born with the Age of * Man. Primitive man play-acted his wants for the benefit of his * silent and unknown gods. As the early civilizations developed, '' these pantomines became ritualized, and participation was restricted to the priests of the ancient cults. These were the beginnings of the Theater. With the decline of the Mediterranean empires which included an altar symbol in their stage composition and often had char acters portraying gods and goddesses, culture and drama together passed into the oblivion of the Dark Ages. Drama was not revived again until the priests pf the Roman Catholic Church before the Renaissance began to enact Biblical passages to popularize their messages. This device proved so successful that the priests were forced to move their performances from the cathedrals to the village square where laymen assumed roles. It was not until a few centuries ago that religious drama reappeared, in the form of crucifixion scenes which developed into the Passion Plays 0f Southern Germany. These productions gradually spread around the Christian world, giving rise to modern day religious drama. Stetson's production of Family Portrait will go on tour to Eustis on December 15, to the Prudential Auditorium in Jacksonville on December 17, and to the Riverside Baptist Church in Miami on December 19. Tickets are ,a- vailable for the production at Stover Theather at the box office from 3:30-5:00 p.m. NOTICE Students working in the cafeteria, library, etc., must use the new Salmon-colored cards in turning in their time. These cards must be turned in by the 16th of this month (Dec.) and must be turned in by the 21st of the month during the rest of the year. Time cards are obtainable in the Mimeograph Room, SUB, or in the Bookstore. Log Lighting Held in Hall One of Stetson's finest traditions, the annual Yule Log Lighting, will be held\ Thursday, December 15, in Allen Hall immediately following the candle lighting and caroling. Dr. Irving C. Stover will participate in the program with his reading of the Christmas story. Borrowed from early English history, the Yule Log Lighting is a New Year's ceremony in which participants cleanse woes of the past and look forward to fortunes of the coming year. The ceremony is preceeded by caroling and the reading of the Christmas story. Refreshments will be served in the lounge following the program. The affair is sponsored by the Religious Life Council' with various denominational groups taking responsibility for preparations. This year the Methodists will secure the log and holly, the Baptist Student Union will prepare the program, Canterbury Club will serve refreshments, the Westminister Fellowship will make room arrangements and the Lutherans and Congregational^ ists will make the final cleanup. ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF MESSIAH DECEMBER 9 The 26th annual presentation of Handel's oratorio, The Messiah, will be given by the Concert Choir, Orchestra, and soloist tonight at 8 p.m. in Elizabeth HaM Auditorium. A second perform ance will be given Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. and, Tuesday evening, members of the ensemble will travel to Mount Dora to present the famous work there. Following the tradition set by the director, Professor Harold M. Griffin, in 1935, the so'oists will be chosen from the sixty- KLINGER WINS The second Stetson Chess Tou- rnment was finished on the 1st of December. The evaluated positions are as follows. 1. Uwe Klinger, 2. Louis Martini, 3. L. Phillips, 4. Dr. Lycan, 5. B. Haskins, 6. L. Chalifoux, 7. Mr. Blake, 8. Dr. McEniry, 9. M. Mohn, 10. J. Bowles, 11. A. Newman, 12. B. Bohannan, 13. D. Arner. Klinger won six matches to take first in the .tournment. The first four will receive prives on the 15th of December when the regular training sessions will begin. These sessions will be open to players who are not yet members of the Chess Club. The purpose of these meetings is to prepare a team for the match with the University of Florida in the spring. Prof. Giffin, Director voice chorus rather' than bringing in professional soloists, this being the custom in many places. Mount Dora replaces Daytona Beach on the schedule this year. Since the presentation of The Messiah over the past 25 years has annually drawn its audience from throughout the state, it is urged that, if possib.e, Stetson students and faculty members attend tonight's performance.. There is no admission charge',, but a free will offering will be taken for the Music School scholarship fund. RECEPTION WAFTING FOR DR. MAC ON ARRIVAL On Thursday evening, November 31, faculty members and students gathered at the home of President J.' Ollie Edmunds for a reception honoring Dean William Hugh McEniry, presidentelect of the Southern Association of Universities and Colleges. The guests mingled and were served refreshments while a- waiting the arival of McEniry's plane from Memphis, Tennessee, site of the meeting of the S.A. - C.U. When Dean McEniry arrived from the Daytona airport with his wife and daughter, Lee, he was greeted with applause by the well-wishers, many of whom had been waiting over an hour. Upon his entrance into the crowded living room, Stetson's dean was heard to say, "You wonderful people." McEniry looked tired as he warm'y received handshakes, but his eyes brightened when he was handed a cup of coffee. Onlookers were able to view the upper echelon of the university as McEniry, President Edmunds, Vice-President James Parrish, and McEniry's administrative assistant, Arthur Far- well Tuttle, huddled informally. President Edmunds announced to the visitors that this was the first time a college campus has Dr. and Mrs. McEniry been able to claim possession of both the president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities and a past president (Edmunds) of the Association of American Colleges. The guests departed leaving behind the unsung heroines of the evening, the hostesses,: Miss Etter Turner, Miss Barbara Rowe, Mrs. Mary Hood, Mrs. Kathleen Johnson, and President Edmunds housekeeper, Melvina. /