Stetson Letter 1958-6-4

STETSON-LETTER VOL. 6, NO. 4 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DeLAND, FLORIDA JUNE, 1958 THE POT IS BOILING FOR NOVEMBER! A Statement by President Edmunds Stetson University will be 75 years old on November 5, 1958. On this day, Stetson will be old enough to take inventory of her proven accomplishments and young enough to make plans for another 75 years. Looking backward over the years, we see that Stetson pioneered in Florida in higher education and gave the state the first College of Law, the first School of Music, and the first School of Business. The campus theatre, the student newspaper, and intercollegiate athletics had "firsts" at Stetson. Looking toward the future, Stetson will continue to lead the way in the areas in which she can serve with distinction. New this year are such programs as Early Admission and Advanced Placement for the gifted high school students and the new 3-2 Engineering Program with the University of Florida whereby students get their humanities and basic sciences at Stetson and their technical training in the well-equipped laboratories and classrooms at the University of Florida. These programs and others which are designed to prepare young men and young women for the Space Age mean that Stetson must move forward not only in ideas but in facilities and equipment. New also this year is the Charles A. Dana Library at the College of Law campus in St. Petersburg, the first new unit in plans for a great law center. New on the DeLand campus is the Stetson Union, a building which generates pride in every student and alumnus as they show their friends through this structure. Ready for fall will be three more units of residence halls for men. Just as the founders dreamed and executed plans to give young people of their day an education for leadership at Stetson, each class inherits the obligation to make the Stetson of tomorrow an even better place to meet the challenge of new generations. I hope every alumnus of Stetson will join with the Trustees, the administration, the faculty, and the student body on November 5 to look with justifiable pride at the record of the past and to dream bigger dreams for the Stetson of tomorrow. Alumni President Calls For Members to Recruit Top Students for Stetson One of the principal goals of an alumni association, as determined at a panel discussion of the American Alumni Council, is to recruit students. This information, relayed to officers of the Stetson Alumni Association, proved to be one of the most important d'scussions at the annual meeting at Homecoming this year. "Many of us have been supporting our Alma Mater financially," said James Y. Arnold, Jr., President of the Association, "yet we know that we can do more." He continued: "One of the most serious problems faced by Stetson and all universities these days is enrollment. This has become increasingly serious as more and more students attempt to find a col- ■p lege which will open its doors to them. fl "For that reason Stetson has been compelled to limit enrollment to those JAMES Y. ARNOLD, JR. top students who will make the most of their opportunities. This opens the area in which we can assist. "Stetson's Director of Admissions, A. F. Tuttle, needs our help in locating top students and he is do'ng an admirable job on a difficult assignment. When we told him that our alumni would help him in locating and evaluating students, he was elated. Our president, Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, agrees that this is much needed. "Our job would be that of Alumni Admissions Counselors. We would interview prospective students on behalf of the Director of Admissions. The Director would refer applicants to those of us who (Continued on Page 11)