STETSON LETTER
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AUGUST, 1V68
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Stetson to
Begin Brevard
Program
Stetson University will open a
Brevard Program on September 9,
1968, with four courses leading to
a Masters Degree in Business Administration and in Education, according to President Paul Geren.
The courses will be taught at
Merritt Island High School on
Monday and Wednesday evenings
from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. and
are open to all applicants with
Bachelor's Degrees in any field and
satisfactory academic records from
accredited institutions.
Offerings in the Business Administration School will include Finance 501—Micro-Analysis, an advanced course of study in the field
of micro-economic theory analyzing
various fields of market structure.
Management 519, entitled Organizational Theory, is the second Business offering. This course will
include an interdisciplinary study
of four fundamental integrating
themes of managerial thought.
The School of Education will offer En 506, Philosophy and Principles of Guidance, which meets
the Area 1 certification requirements for Florida teachers.
School Administration (En541), a
course dealing with the organization of public schools on all levels,
is the second Educational offering.
"We at Stetson are most pleased
to become a part of the Brevard
County community," said President
Geren, "and to have the opportunity to contribute to its varied and
exciting activities. It is our firm
intention to continue this program.
If the student interest continues
and if the private support on
which our University depends is
forthcoming from Brevard County,
we will recommend to the Stetson
trustees the establishment of a
branch of Stetson University in
Brevard. In any such decision, we
would have meticulous regard for
the regulations of the associations
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Judge Sebring, Law School Dean,
Dies in St. Petersburg at 70
Judge Harold Leon "Tom" Sebring, dean of Stetson Law School
in St. Petersburg, died on July 26
at home. He was 70.
Dean Sebring was head football
coach at the University of Florida
in 1925 and received his law degree from that institution in 1928.
Judge Sebring practiced law in
Jacksonville and Miami before being appointed a justice of the
Florida Supreme Court in 1945.
He served as justice until 1951
when he was appointed chief
justice.
Judge Sebring also served as a
circuit judge in Gainesville. In
1946, he was appointed presiding
judge at the Nazi war crimes
trials in Nuremburg, Germany, by
President Harry Truman.
Recently, Florida Governor
Claude Kirk appointed him a
member of the Pinellas delegation
to the Constitutional Revision
Commission. He was awarded
an honorary doctor of laws degree
at the University if Florida last
January.
Judge Sebring was a native of
Olathe, Kansas. He moved to the
St. Petersburg area in 1953 and
resided at 2011 Brightwater Blvd.,
Gulfport.
Surviving Judge Sebring are his
wife Elise Bishop Sebring; one
son, H. L., Jr., of Lakeland; one
Judge Harold Sebring
grandson, H. L., Ill; and one
brother, Leonard of Gardner, Kan.
Dr. Paul F. Geren, president of
Stetson, said, upon hearing of his
passing, that Dean Sebring was
without a doubt "more than any
other person, responsible for the
greatness of the Stetson University College of Law. Our flag flies
at half-mast in honor of this distinguished jurist and legal educator."
Libyan Prime Minister to Visit
His Excellency Abdul Hamid El
Bakkush, Prime Minister of Libya,
will attend ceremonies on Stetson
University's DeLand campus on Friday, September 27, according to Stetson President, Dr. Paul F. Green.
The Prime Minister will address a
convocation of students and receive
an honorary degree.
Also slated in the day's activities
is a seminar on economic development with special reference to Libya
and a banquet of Libyan and American food.
Dr. Ali Attiga, Minister of Planning and Development, Ambassador
Abidia, Minister Ashour and other
dignitaries from Libya are also expected to attend.
