STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA
JANUARY, 1977
T
Sebring
Courtroom
Dedicated
Leading members of Florida's judiciary attended the dedication of the
Harold Sebring Memorial Courtroom
Nov. 12 at Stetson's college of law in
St. Petersburg.
The dedication, part of the college's homecoming activities, honored the late Florida Supreme Court
Justice Sebring who served as dean
of the law school from 1955 until his
death in 1968.
Dean Richard T. Dillon, '57, presided with Florida Supreme Court
Justice B. K. Roberts delivering the
dedicatory address. Retired Supreme
Court Justice E. Harris Drew, '23, and
Stetson University Chancellor J. Ollie
Edmunds, '25, paid tribute to the late
Justice Sebring.
Stetson's vice-president and chief
administrative officer George R.
Borders, '61, accepted the courtroom
for the university and DeLand attorney W. Amory Underhill, '36, chairperson of the board of overseers,
accepted for the college of law.
SEBRING MEMORIAL - Retired Justice E. Harris Drew of
the Florida Supreme Court, at lectern, paid tribute to the
late Justice Harold L. Sebring during the dedication of the
Sebring Memorial Courtroom at Stetson's college of law,
St. Petersburg. The late justice served as dean of Florida's
oldest law school from 1955 until his death in 1968. Jus
tices of Florida's Supreme Court sitting for the ceremony
are, (l-r): Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.; B. K. Roberts; Ben F. Overton, Chief Justice; James C. Adkins; Arthur Jay England;
Alan Carl Sundberg. Richard T. Dillon, dean of the college of law, seated to the right of lectern, presided at the
dedication.
Hatters Field Strong Debate and Forensics Teams
They're young, they're good and
they're the largest ever.
Stetson's debate and forensics
teams that is.
This year coach Ron Baugh has
fielded traveling teams totaling 44
students in debate and forensics.
They've brought home 48 awards so
far. And all but three are freshmen
and sophomores.
Baugh explains five of his top students graduated last year, cum laude
or higher, leaving only three experienced team members to form a core
to train incoming students. And what
an influx it was, he recalls.
The Hatters sent five two-man debate units to a November tournament
hosted by the University of Monte-
vallo. The squad won enough points
to take first place in the sweepstakes
over approximately 30 other schools.
In novice division, Jack Pelzer —
Altamonte Springs, Libbey Stan -
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jeff Crowe - Ocala,
and Diane Patrick - Orlando won
first as a four-man unit for a combined win-loss record of 10-2.
Varsity debaters Joel Plough, Panama City, and Kim Swoyer, Daytona
Beach, won the final round against
Auburn University for a total win-loss
score of 8-1 and the first place varsity
award.
Team awards weren't the only tournament recognition Hatters received.
Individuals were ranked for their debating ability: novice division — Jack
Pelzer — 2nd place, Libbey Stan —
5th place; junior division — Mark
Whitney, Sarasota — 5th place; varsity division — Joel Plough — 1st.
Stetson's forensics team copped
three first place awards from 10 final
rounds entered. Amy Horton, Winter
Park, won first in poetry interpretation and with partner David Gilbert,
Maitland, first in dramatic duo. Gilbert
also won first in informative speaking.
Other awards won included: 4th in
informative and 2nd in persuasive
speaking — Jan Perryman, Bunnell;
1st in after dinner speaking and 5th
in rhetorical criticism — Jim McCarty,
continued on page 8
HOMECOMING CONCERT - Doc
Severinsen's coming to Stetson
Homecoming and bringing the Now
Generation Brass and Today's Children with him. The concert is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 12, at 2:30 p.m.
in Edmunds Center. Reserved tickets
are $6 and $5 while general admission tickets are $4. (See story page 8.)
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