The Stetson Reporter

tRje teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper'1 73rd YEAR NO. 13 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1960 DR. ZENKOVSKY PUBLISHES BOOK ON MOSLEMS IN RUSSIA Serge A. Zenkovsky, associate professor of history and director of Russian and Asian Studies at Stetson University, who has just been named to the board of editors of The Russian Review, is the author of a new book by Harvard University Press entitled "Pan-Turkism and Islam in Russia," Debate At Forum '' On the editorial board of the | leading review of Russian Studies, gims & JenKlHS 10 in the United States, Dr. Zenkovsky joins a group of educators representing Harvard, Yale, Illinois, Syracuse and Dartmouth. j j The STETSON POLITICAL FOR- "There has been almost m-\Jm> the organization on campus -believable expansion in Russian j which caters t0 political science studies in the United States m the j majors and other persons interest- " last five years," Dr. Zenkovsky J ed in the American political scene jsaid. "In 1955, about 150 colleges; wijI meet january 12> Tuesday, at in the United States were offering i 7;00 PM m fhe student union courses in Russian. Today this i guii^ng number has grown to 500 colleges j and 400 high schools. Only a I The object of the meeting will be '"shortage of teachers delays further j a debate by Bill Sims and Dick Jenkins, two of Stetson's most prominent prize winning debaters, who received third place among twenty-five debating teams entered in the Southeastern Debate Tournament. To add to their laurels exoansion.' aTWO MORE COMING The new book, the first comprehensive political and cultural history of the major Moslem peoples ■' Sims was further adjudged one of of Russia, is Dr. Zenkovsky's third. I the top debaters of the tourney. He has two others in preparation, j They will debate the topic which I was considered at the tournament: These Moslem peoples, which \ Resolved, that the Congress should exceed twenty million in population ; have the power t0 ovgr-mie deci- and form the second largest cul-1 S;0DS 0f the Supreme Court, 'tural unit in the Soviet Union, are j traced by the author from their,' As commentator will be Prof, beginnings 10 the 1920's. Em- i Louis Sprigg. recently retired pro STETSON CALENDAR Friday,' Jan., 8. Movie, "Brigadoon," 7:30, Stetson Room. Tuesday, Jan. 12. Tri Delt party with Pi Kaps, 6:45- 8:30 p.m., Frat. House. Wednesday, Jan. 13. Tolstoy Club, 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. General Student Recital, 10 a.m., Elizabeth Hall. Civic Music, 8 p.m., Elizabeth Hall. phasis is placed on the transitory ■period in the early twentieth century when secular political ideas began to dislodge traditional Islamic patterns of thought and social behavior, INTEREST STIRRED At the present time, interest in the history of these peoples is stimulated by the effervescent.situation in which most of the Islamic world finds itself, according to the prefatory note. From Indonesia to Morocco Moslem people are in a state of flux, and perhaps better knowledge of one section of them which has been the first to experience the process and effects 6*f modern revolution may contribute some clues to an understanding of the whole, the preface adds. Dr. Zenkovsky, born in Russia, left the land of his birth in 1920. He has been in the United States ..ince 1949. He taught at Indiana University for five years and in S54-1958 was visiting lecturer and a member of Russian Research Center at Harvard, before coming •io Stetson. fessor of Constitutional Law and Political Theory at New York University, now living in DeLand. For those unfamiliar with the Forum its goal is the presentation cf various political controversies to the student body by means of speakers, programs as above, trips to various political functions throughout the county and state, plus the providing of an atmosphere in which serious minded students of political science and other interested persons may discuss the political problems which face the entire nation today, be they local, state, national or international. DR. JOHN HICKS .. His doctor of philosophy degree is from Charles University,, Prague, Czechoslovakia, in history and SJavis languages. He also has studied at the University of Paris, the,.,..School of .Economics at Prague, and the Lyceum of Tre- bova, in Czechoslovakia. 15 Scholars Tapped by Phi Society Fifteen students were tapped for the Phi Society, Stetson University's Phi Beta Kappa, at the Student Assembly Friday. The society is sponsored by members of Phi Beta Kappa and recognizes outstanding achievement in scholarship. Those tapped incude: Enith Vardaman,. Sharon Sanders, Wendy Butcher, Uve Roland Klinger, Marvin Reed, Jr., Mary Lou Gos- lin, Helen Megee, Sandra Porep, Michael Gillum, Bill Spencer, Jim Lanier, Harvey Haskell, Barbara Peeples, Judith Scudder, Judith I MacKenzie. Marine Corps Team To Interview Here Members of the Marine Corps Officer Selection Team will be on campus on January 14 and 15, Marine Captain J. G. Morgan announced this week. The purpose of the visit is to interview students interested in a commission and to explain the Marine Corps' officer program. According to Captain Morgan the Marine Corps has an officer program tailored to meet the needs of almost every student. Their Platoon Leaders Class Program, he added, is open to all undergraduates and guarantees a commission as a second lieutenant upon graduation with no on-campus training. j Applications ara being accepted now from mid-term and June graduates for the Officer Candidate Classes convening in March and September of I960. The Marine Corps Officer Selection Team will headquarter at' the Student Lounge from nine to five for their visit. Dr. John Hicks Chosen College English Director The College English Association, at its annual convention in Chicago December 28-29, installed Dr. John Hicks of DeLand, Florida, as its Executive Director. The Executive Director is the permanent administrative officer of CEA, a national professional organization devoted to the advancement of teaching in English language, writing, literature, and the humanities. Dr. Hicks is on leave of absence from Stetson University as Professor of English, to hold a Research Fellowship with the Southern Regional Education Board. His research is in the area of honors, programs and other provisions for the superior students in the colleges and universities of the nation, and especially in the South. STETSON ACTIVITIES At Stetson University Dr. Hicks has helped in the planning and directing of the General Education curriculum, and of courses in the, humanities and in communica tions. Most recently he has been Director of the English Studies and chairman of the executive committee of the Honors Faculty. Dr. Hicks hold the Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Louisville, and the Doctorate from the School of Letters of the State University of Iowa. At Iowa the director of his independent studies was Professor Norman Poerster, well known critic and one of the original founders; of the College English Association. PUBLICATIONS Besides some articles and poems, Dr. Hicks' main publications are THE STOICISM. OF MATTHEW ARNOLD, THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE IN PROSE with C. R. Thompson of Lawrence College, and GUIDE: ARTS AND LETTERS, which is the textbook in the humanities course at Stetson. ENTRIES ASKED FOR ANNUAL FLA. CITRUS QUEEN CONTEST Last minute information has been received by the Stetson News Bureau concerning entry of a Stetson girl in the 1960 Florida Citrus Queen Contest. The official entry blank and two 8 x 10 glossy photos must he in the hands of contest officials by January 10. The contest, sponsored by the Florida Citrus Exposition, Inc., will be held at Winter Haven on January 18. 19, and 20. Competition will include bathing suit and evening gown appearances, three- minute talent routine, and five- minute personal, private interview with the five judges. Prizes include Queen's Trophy, minimum retainer of $200 per month plus all travel expenses for Florida Citrus Exposition for one ,year, and many other valuable prizes. Campus organizations; interested in sponsoring a contestant are urged to contact J. Blanford Taylor, Director of the News .Bureau, at once for the entry to be completed in time for consideration. Stetson Receives Texaco Aid Stetson University has again been selected as one of the privately financed United States colleges and universities to receive unrestricted grants-in-aid under the aid-to-education program of Texaco Inc., it was announced Tuesday by Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, president of the University. The- grant of $1,500 has been awarded", for the academic year 1959-1960;, and is without stipulation as to its use. i Stetson University is one of more than 200 colleges and universities included in Texaco's program of educational support. In addition to providing for direct financial assistance to 140 privately financed schools, the program includes scholarship and fellowship assistance for approximately 300 young men at more than 80 educational institutions, both private and tax supported.