Stetson Cupola 1983-11-4

^s0N UNJl^ Welcome new alums! j** Yihc/^Stctson Lupo Summer 1983 W Vol. 11, No. 4 [USPS 990-560] "Scott" Anthony Williams, B.B.A.—All right! Centennial Commencement... WALDHEIM CALLS FOR GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING Former United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim debunked limited nuclear war strategies, questioned hopes generated by recent breakthroughs in Middle East diplomatic negotiations as naive and premature, and called for a new world order during his news-making appearance as Stetson's 1983 Centennial Commencement speaker. Waldheim's appearance at graduation was a major highlight of Commencement, where the Cen- Dr. Kurt Waldheim receives the hood and honorary doctoral degree from Registrar Al Wehrle, Provost Denton Coker and President Pope Duncan at the Centennial Commencement on May 15, 1983. 50-Year Reunion ... tennial Class of 1983, numbering more than 450, received undergraduate and graduate degrees. Stating the time of "splendid isolation" was over for the nations of the world, Waldheim called for a new world order using the U.N. as a catalyst for disarmament. Earlier, at a press conference in DeLand Hall, Waldheim suggested the optimism generated by the recent peace agreements between Israel and Lebanon by Secretary of State George Schultz was premature, and said he doubted it would lead to a withdrawal of peacekeeping troops any time soon. He also stated in discussions with the press "one thing people don't seem to understand is there's no such thing as a limited nuclear war. It just doesn't exist. You can have neither a limited nuclear war, nor can you win a nuclear war. It would be the end of mankind." Realizing current arms limitation talks between the U.S. and other superpowers have not yet led to disarmament, Waldheim nevertheless insisted such talks continue. Citing a number of alarming trends in the world in his address, Waldheim said, "There is no shortage of solutions." He declared the paramount concern of all today is to prevent a nuclear holocaust. "We cannot assume we are safe because nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945." A major cause of this state of affairs was simply ignorance: "Of all the evils that have beset mankind in its recent history, that of ignorance is perhaps the worst—for out of ignorance there comes intolerance; out of intolerance there comes hostility; out of hostility there comes conflict." According to Waldheim the solution is "to press on with the development of a world community on a global basis. This is not a matter of abstract idealism but practical self interest. It is also a matter of urgency." He added that "global organization and global order, however imperfect or sometimes ineffective they may be at present, are an increasingly indispensable necessity—many middle and smaller powers within the United Nations and in various groupings around it have steadily developed a sense of cooperative responsibility on many global issues. They constitute an important middle force in the affairs of the world." Please turn to page 5. " Golden" Grads Return to Stetson The "Golden Anniversary" Class of 1933 joined Stetson's Centennial Commencement in a special and sentimental reunion. Sixteen 1933 grads attended the reunion and received their 50-year diplomas and certificates. Among them were three of the class officers: H. Russell Brown, president; Betty Foard Hutchings, vice president; and Ruth Hale Robertson, secretary. Though 1933 marked the low point of the Depression, it was a time of youthful high jinks for the Hatters, Brown recalled. "We'd organize car pools and go to the beach to have dances, like the Delta Sig Sailor's Ball at the pier," he said. "There was always something going on, whether it was a campus activity or just a bunch of fellows getting together to play pranks." Betty Hutchings even remembers those days as romantic—in spite of the university's restrictions on dating. "We had all sorts of picnics and moonlight cruises— always a lot of fun," she said. "Jobs were hard to come by, and money was hard to earn," Brown recalled. "But if you had a nickel you could take a date for a Coke. Girls were very considerate. They'd chip in since we were all struggling together!" Ruth Robertson recalled her first job was a teaching job in New Smyrna Beach. The pay was $85 a month, "and they couldn't promise Please turn to page 8. The Class of 1933 officers: (l-r) Betty Foard Hutchings, H. Russell Brown and Ruth Hale Robertson.