The Stetson Reporter

W$t teteon Reporter "Florida's Oldest College Newspaper" 73rd YEAR No. 26 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1960 Booth Elected President By 2-1 B.S. U.WINS 3 OUT OF 7 Stetson B.S.U.'ers won three out of seven state officers at the annual state spring retreat. Jim Whitmire was elected president of the Florida B.S.U. Council, Ralph Smith was elected Music Chairman, and Claudette Finley was elected Devotional Chairman. Forty-five students spent the weekend at the Methodist Youth Camp near Leesburg for this State Spring Planning Conference held April 8, 9, and 10. Outstanding speakers for the retreat were Dr. Sabin Landry of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Miss Estelle Slate, Dr. Warren F. Jones and Rev. Jack Epps. Other officers elected to the council were representatives of Florida Southern, University of Florida, and Florida 'State University. Hobo Days Are Here Agrain Members of Stetson's B. S. U. will be working every Saturday until May 14 at ANY job—"hobo" style. Proceeds from odd jobs will be used to support summer mission work. THE FIRST LADY SMILES New S.G.A. President Byrd Booth and wife Ann rejoice over Tuesday's election results. Inauguration will be within two weeks. MACHINE ERROR CANCELS RUNOFF A record 822 voters went to the polls in the general election last Tuesday and elected Byrd Booth President of the Student Government Association for 1960-61. Booth was running independently of the University (Greek) Party, and his 533-266 victory over party nominee Ed L'Heureux represents a 2-1 margin of victory. In the three-sided race for social vice-president Van Pittman (also running intependently of the UP) won with 405 votes. Mark Cornelius (UP) came in second with 248, and Mike Reynolds (HP) trailed with 128. Reynolds was at first reported to have received 228 votes, which would have necessitated a runoff between the other two in order to get a majority; however, the voting machines were re-checked and the error was corrected. Carolyn Clark, UP incumbent, received 499 votes for the vice- presidency, defeating HP candidate Don Aiesi (276). Liz Frix (UP) defeated Diane Dickson in the race for secretary, 507-273. Jay Haskell, incumbent treasurer, piled up 623 votes to defeat HP nominee Barbara Hulbert (149). For the two positions on the Stetson Union Board Jim Lanier and Suzanne Fredrikson triumphed with 515 and 396 votes respectively, while George Patton got 396 and Alice Bottomley 212. Sucher Picked to Head Men's Council Ted Sucher defeated John Adams for President of the Men's Council in Tuesday's election by a 7-vote margin. Sucher received 177 votes to Adam's 170. Runoffs were held yesterday for all open positions on the council. Those in the runoffs $re: SENIORS—George Borders, 21 votes; Bill Sims, 2~0;LexLex- ow, 19; JUNIORS—Pat Knipe 24; Jim Lanier, 15; Jay Haskell, 14; Bill Lyons, 14; Fred Sakon, 14; SOPHOMORES—George Pat- ton, 47; Jay Starling, 38; Bob Johnson, 28; Bruce Lohoff, 28; Carl Adams, 26. Voting Figures S. G. A. OFFICERS President Booth 533: L'Heureux 266 Vice-President Clark 499 Aiesi 276 Social Vice-President Pittman 405 Cornelius 248 Reynolds 128 Secretary Frix 507 Dickson 273 Treasurer Haskell 623 Hulbert 149 Stetson Union Board Jim Lanier 515 Suzanne Fredrikson 396 George Patton 306 Alice Bottomley 212 AMENDMENTS Amdt. For Against Result Two 642 108 Passed Three 662 102 Passed Four 697 55 Passed Five 528 229 Failed Sir 487 279 Failed Seven 566 203 Failed Eight 563 196 Failed Nine 601 136 Passed Yaxley To Teach at Camp Don Yaxley, Acting Dean of the School of Music, has been appointed to the Staff at Transylvania Mkisic Camp for the summer. Mr. Yaxley will teach trombone at the camp in Brevard, North Carolina. He will also play with the Brevard Festival Orchestra. This group plays a series of six concerts at the close of the Music Camp, inviting the country's leading soloists to appear with the orchestra. Art Prof Gets Prize Fred Messersmith, head of the Stetson University art department, has just won another prize for his work, a special $750 award for a watercolor entered in the Painting-of-the-Year competition of the Mead Packaging Co., of Atlanta. This was the first year- a water color class had been added to the competition during the six years it has been conducted. Messersmith recently won a first prize for another water- color in casein painting. Messersmith's painting "Shore Birds" was selected by a pane} of three outstanding art experts, Marcel Duchamp, famous French artist, Dr. William Milliken, director emeritus of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Dr. Russell Plimpton, director of the Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach. The prize winning painting was selected from more than 900 entries from the southeastern states. The competition exhibit will be on view at the Atlanta Art Association gallerieis until May 8.