Stetson Cupola 1973-1-4

VOL. 1 NO. 4 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA APRIL 1973 $1.4 MILLION P-E BUILDING BEGUN Judge Harold Clark Installed Stetson Alumni President Harold Clark, a Duval County Judge and a 1941 graduate of Stetson, was installed as president of the Alumni Association of the school during the annual meeting of graduates Saturday, February 24 on the campus in DeLand. Judge Clark succeeds Frank Ford, DeLand attorney, in the post. Leland Phillips, class of 1961, was selected as president-elect of the association and will automatically assume the presidency in 1974. Phillips is a prominent Washington, D.C. realtor and developer. Lee Rowell, director of Alumni Affairs at Stetson, presented a report on activities during the past year and introduced John B. Rodgers ('39) and Harry Gaylord ('36) who explained new organizational and by-law provisions. Douglas Stenstrom, newly elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of Stetson University, addressed the returning graduates in his dual capacity as both an alumnus and ranking officer of the trustees. Stenstrom is the first graduate of the university to serve as chairman of the trustees. Retiring president Frank Ford presided at the meeting which included presentation of Quarter continued on page 14 DANA LAW 1SRARY ADDITION DEDICATED The dream of the Law School library addition has become a reality and appropriate ceremonies to commemorate the event were held in March. The dedication of the $400,000 addition was made possible by a matching grant by the Charles A. Dana Foundation and the efforts of the campaign committee. William Amory Underhill served as general chairman and J. Ben Watkins was the chairman of the campaign steering committee. The Dedication was held on March 16 in the H. Jackson Crummer Hall. Dr. J. Ollie Edmonds, chancellor, presided at the ceremonies which were highlighted by the presentation of the addition by Maclean Gander, president of the Charles A. Dana Foundation. The addition brings the capacity of the library, named for. Charles A. Dana to 160,000 volumes. continued on page 16 Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Health & Physical Education building were held on the DeLand campus Tuesday, April 17. The ceremonies were conducted by Dr. John E. Johns, president, and Douglas Stenstrom, chairman of the Board of Trustees. The $1,437,519 construction contract is with Eugene W. Kelsey & Son, Inc. of Orlando with completion "hoped-for" within nine months. W. E. McCully, vice president of the construction firm and a Stetson alumnus, will supervise construction of the building which will serve as a gymnasium for the university division basketball team and also auditorium for commencement, baccalaureate and convocation exercises. Frank Wheeler, of Oviedo, has served as chairman of the Building and Plans Committee of the Board of Trustees, and with members Wendell Jarrard, Sr. of DeLand, Charles Campbell of Jacksonville, Gene Whidden of Ft. Lauderdale and Dan Blalock of Bradenton, have represented the Trustees of Stetson in the development of the plans. The ground-breaking ceremonies, at the site on the Boulevard north of Emily Hall, were conducted before a large audience of both university personnel and DeLandites. The building will also serve the needs of the local community by providing a location for special community events. Dr. Johns commented that, "this is a day long awaited by all who have known the inconvenience of over-crowding at basketball games; the agony of rain during commencement exercises; and the disappointment of turning away large numbers for so many of the lectures and musical events held on the campus. This marks a great step forward in the life of this university!' The start of construction climaxes two years of planning and preparation for the multi-purpose building. Cartha D. DeLoach vice president of Pepsi Co., Inc. has served as national chairman of fund raising efforts. W. Michael Chertok is director of Development at Stetson. Completion of the building will enable an expansion of the academic program of the Health and Physical Education Department of the university. Classroom and faculty offices will be located in portions of the facility. the new building will replace Hully Gym, a 48-year old building on the campus which was last used for continued on page 17