Stetson Reporter

ji 11: M^mMSmmMgMm^^t Faculty Vote Saves Winter Term fit facuky m*m4 mmnlmmdf lost night fo retain a lmr~wmk Winter lertm and to odd «v* *fays to the n«d#mie cofendor, dMdcd bHwim fhe two wing term*. In the face of growing stwdent otncf faculty resistance to a chang*, IPwliftil J©tw & ,te!ns mod* th» recommendation which fhe faculty approved. Sfef$QFDi7yersljy70eIon Florida frid^^ Edmunds Center Dedicated Today Dixon Speaks At Ceremony by*J.MiartloOaai«ls The J Oilie Edmunds Activities Center was dedicated tn -xerv.ces held this moraiag at W:». Paul Rand Dixon, tt-mmisswser aad fanner chairman of the Federal Trade *"ocinitssfoo spoke at tee dedicatory ceremony. Tne center is being uaisseci in tenor of J. Olise Edmunds. CfcanonUor and tanner pre.*odetn af Stetson University The renter is a tnulii-parfwse building whieh will save iae usdrersrty ansl the community. It still accomodate large andienees for eoacerts, Itetsins, eosivocatiesis, tarn* saeacestseat. athletic events ana the university mtrasinsral jtrs-i«rai7i Ih**, a native of Nashville* Tennessee, was apptated f'otunibisioner and ehatrman of the FTC in IW1 and was reappointed in 198? ansl 1974. He served as ehairsam from l»: untit IPf. r-r. Edmonds served as president of Stetson frcnn 941 until b;t retirement in 1987. One of Stetson's truest prcsmbMMst aiatrni, ie received hss A.B. degree ta 1J28, Win A.M. in WS and 1.1..B in »». Stetson honored Mm with tte LLP. -Menorary * in 1*1,1, He was the first psdaste of any Fkwtda , allege to return to his Alma .later as president. 1 he stew E Antuids Center cost a total of fii mitten, mi i,us heen anticipated by the university community sace tte ,-aine of Iffl, when the trustees approved the center at $ -est« joti.flflfl "'aa: Imor. graduated from VanderbUt with an A.B. js-grcx- aad froia the University of Florida with ait U,.B. He ei net! tae H*c n WJI as a I rial attorney and subsequently .-neaitea n aiithnonopoiy and aniisfceeptlve practice work ts- 'uiins-1 ihe td S. Senate Antitrust ansl Monopoly Suh- Center As it Was Proposed,, Center After Completion committee in III? as counsel and .staff director. Edmunds began a life uf public service in 1§S) afea he was appointed county judp in Duval County. He was reelected three times and served until 1«4. He was named president of Stetson m IMit, and became chancellor Ttpon his retirement as president in 1*7. Speakers Top All In Alabama 1 he Stetson Debate and Forensics sqaasis brought home second place in the Varsitv division, lositie the func 1 he Stetson Debate and Forensics sqaasis brought home a TtCil af eighteen awards and trophies in winning first place in the Monlevalte InvitatiMial Debate and Forensics Tear- ssasuent at rhe University of Montevallo. Alabama, last weekend. Winning both the grand sweepstakes and the individual event'* sweepstakes awards. Van nine Stetson participants tuck a number of awards in bc-tb debate ami ferensics < rn- dividual events ■_ fr. debate, the team of Bobbi Rowe and Mark Collins lack second, place in the Varsity division, losing the final round on tk 2 to 1 ballot to the University of Alabama. Rowe was honored as first place Varsity speaker, and Collias as third plan- speaker. Hie team of Amy Morton and Clay Henderson made it to the quarterfinals sit tlte Junior Varsity division before losing to the Unmrsilj- X Florida, again on a 2 to J ballot. Henderson was first place speaker tn the division. The third ptece affirmative team in .Novice #v.ston was Ute Stetson duo of Gareth Morgan aad Dtwi> McDonald. Sii-e-jj.it imp, t« p*yt Si When It All Began ftepriated km& tte Spiag, iffl, iditlsta af We Stdm MagaalK: Stetson Trustees adopted a resolitlon al their Winter stieeting giving the "green HghT tsi plans for essnstmctwn of tbe lanR-dreanied of gymnasttim ansl field hossse. Dr. Jofcns, sa making the aaecuneetiient stated Aat the Den-ftopooent Deptrttaeat wound have tfte re^ponaibtltty of making teat dream & reality. IMiey Gym has sereed many patpeses ftri*t|h *e years, ittelsidisig cafeteria and, at times, living sparters.1 However, many of the --swEUfwr^oKJ!" were aaptooaed Tbe new physical edueatien hsulibng is being piaaned tr. anticipation nf many uses, The need for the aem- baildini has recently (alien on a note of orgeat;. For the first time in nearly two deead» the latter Basketball team may play an ititerestUeiiate game on the Stetson camps at OeUod As announced in January. Ute proposed new gynmasium~physienl education otaldtmg. will provide a I.WJ seat gymnasium for basketball cntnptition, facilities for a growing physical education department and space for an settee siasJeat tntramsimi prop-am. Hully gymoasluni has been fhe center af physical education aebvity fcr men since its coastmefba in ISfi*. It was built itt depression times and was ttesiped with a high school regulation playing floor. The Suttees* last game in HuUey was durtrt| ihe USD41 Mason. After that tte intarcofecMe ptnes were ptaynd La a hatiRarnt the aitprt uatii UK whan the games were mcved to the National Guard .tottery rf DeLand, Use pvposad httiOr mU be oae rf ttu finest ftia. aasiums m Flerida. A nailti^itrpjse building, it w;U cwttaa: apprusimately 30.W) square feet of space and vti include two regulation-siie basketball courU..- space tor ec-iJey hall, badminton asid other court game&s adepate dressing r*«a far men's and wwnerfs physical education and t*ars.t> athietk-s: a training room. w-ei|htliftinit room, &nd athletic laundry facilities. Adjautiag the niam striiefure will be a lobby which will double asa stuienl tecreatten area and a reeeption arsja for crot«b attending isajur events • The gyntnaaum proper will have IM theater-iypeaeiats and motor-coafroUed bleachers which wfll provide seattag fnr an additional 2,700. It needed, portable chair? can be added to increase the seating te S.O00. Playing fleors will be covered with the latest polyvinyl material. T%e Stetetin cowwiutnty-' has long felt the n*ed for mi- proved facitti.es to house the University *8 athletic, physieal education and student bstranntral pragrattis, in addition, it l »!»»*» lUPSI 18 tut!1 $: ::^::-:^\::-\^:y:\:':\y-:-:-:':'':::