Sandspur, Vol. 72 No. 10, April 23, 1966

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The Rollins Sandspur. 1278. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1278 ROLLS N NJDSFUR THE ROLLINS SANDSPUR, WINTER PARK, FLORIDA April 23, 1966 Alumni Reunion Set Several hundred Rollins grad cial performance of A Song for new president, to be selected by uates are returning to the cam Rollins. the Alumni Board of Directors pus of their Alma Mater this The big event of the weekend earlier on Saturday, will be an weekend to participate in the is the reception, dinner, and nounced. 1966 Alumni Reunion, according Sunday will feature the Alum to a recent announcement by ni service at the Chapel and the Mrs. Robert Yergey, '53, chair traditional luncheon for earlier man of this year's reunion. graduates at 1 p.m. in the Union, One highlight of the Alumni which will be closed for the Reunion is the first annual Alum event. ni Art Festival which will ex During free time on Friday, hibit works of 14 alumni who are Saturday, and Sunday the Alum distinguished artists. The art ni will tour the campus and will exhibit is set up in the Union have an opportunity to partici building and at the Alumni pate in a round-robin tennis House. Students and campus tournament on the College visitors, as well as Alumni, are Courts. welcome to this event. At last year's Reunion, the Activities officially opened Fri Alumni Board of Directors ini day with registration and the tiated a plan to select a winner traditional picnic, water show, of a free trip to the campus for and sky-diving on the lake front Reunion weekend from those at night. Following the picnic, Alumni who have contributed to Alumni met informally at the the annual Alumni fund. This Alumni House and at the Winter year's winner is Dr. Bayard Mor Park Racquet Club. rison of the class of '53. Dr. and One of the most important Mrs. Morrison are from Bethes- events of the three-day Reunion Alumni President J. S. Showalter da, Maryland, where Dr. Morri will be the Annual Alumni meet dance at the Country Club of Or son is on the staff of the nation ing in Rose Skillman Hall at 11 lando on Saturday evening. At al institute of health. Dr. and Mrs. Morrison are the special The Bitter End Singers will perform in the Winter Park High School a.m. Saturday. This meeting pre this annual dinner, current auditorium next Saturday, April 30„ at 8 p.m. cedes the President's luncheon at Alumni President J. Sands Sho guests of the Alumni for the en noon. Initiated last year, the walter will step down and the tire weekend activities. luncheon features an informal Union Sponsors Bitter report on the College by Presi dent McKean. After the meet Rollins Students Demonstrate ing arrangements have been End Singers In Concert made for Alumni to go to the Displeasure of Recent Suspensions Annie Russell Theater for a spe- By Sara Perrott field, being the first act of this About 350 Rollins students Would you like it any other Vilma Vaccaro, Tina Bohlman, type to have electrical instru demonstrated their displeasure way?" Lefty Baker, Bruce Farwell, Ken ments and being able to repro Dean Burdell over the recent suspension of One student spokesman asked neth Hodges — have you heard duce in their stage concerts the four students Tuesday night be Dean Hicks to reiterate the find of these people? They compose same sound as on records. Their fore President Hugh McKean, ings of the higher judiciary court Bitter End Singers with a music ranges from hard hitting Will Retire Dean of Men Fred Hicks and and to review the reasons for the rock songs such as "Hard Times", Dixieland-Rock-Folk sound. Dean of Women Sarah Howden. cases being referred directly to "The Joker"; and Dixieland They opened at the Bitter End Upper Court instead of the nor tunes, such as "Mississippi Mud" From Post At the outset, students congre on August 24, 1964, and their gated in front of their fraternity mal procdure of Lower Court popularity has been rising ever and "Basin Street Blues"; and folk standards, such as "Craw- houses in what possibly could action. since. President Johnson in have become a noisy, riotous Hicks then stated that his rea vited them to appear before the dad", "Good Night, Irene", and "Walk Right-In". demonstration; but, the appear son for using the Upper Court Congressional members at the judiciary body was that in one They appeared this spring on ance of McKean brought the stu White House. Mrs. Johnson, be dents into an orderly question- case the student had previously ing so impressed, invited them to "The Steve Lawrence NBC Fol appeared before the Lower Court lies" and on "Shindig". Plus four and-answer session in front of travel with her on her whistle- constituting automatic Upper repeat shows on "Show Street" the Knowles Memorial Chapel. stop tour. Court jurisdiction; the other case with Phyllis Diller. McKean, Hicks, and Howden After six months of touring stood in the center of a circle of was referred likewise to protect Their first album "Discover the United States and appearing students and answered questions the privacy of the individuals in the Bitter End Singers" was fol at colleges and such nightclubs concerning the Tuesday morning volved. as The Embers in Indianapolis lowed by "Through Our Eyes", suspensions of four students for President McKean was asked and The Tidelands in Houston, both on Mercury label. Variety infractions during the past Fiesta by one student to review the de The Bitter End Singers came in said of their show that it com weekend. The primary objec cisions of the Upper Court. Mc to their own. bined "Lots of animation and tion of the students was the Kean said that he would willing Representing a new dimension high theatrical sight values with handling of the cases by the ly review the cases, but later in entertainment, they perform strong vocal arrangements". Deans and the Upper Court. stated that, "The Upper Court On April 30 the Bitter End as a group and also do single Dean Burdell Howden was also questioned as wouldn't serve much purpose if comedy spots. Their new sound, Singers will appear in the Win to her alleged actions against a I could overrule it." Dr. Edwin Burdell will retire a combination of Folk-Dixieland- ter Park High School Auditorium number of freshman girls. President McKean also empha from the position as Dean of the Rock, has begun to make an im at 8 p.m. Rollins students are sized that it was the students College on July 31, 1966, accord McKean told the students, "I'll portant impact on the musical admitted free. who set up the court system last ing to a recent announcement by be frank; when I became presi year. He suggested that if the President McKean. Dean Bur dent of the college 15 years ago, student body is unhappy with dell plans to devote his entire I decided to build the finest col A Song For Rollins Opens At ART the system, it should be looked time to serving as an educational lege possible with the help of into by the Student Association All students are especially in The story concerns the found consultant to the Cranbrock faculty and students. The col and the certain ambiguous areas vited to attend one of the per ing of Rollins College as Flor Foundation, Detroit, and the Na lege stands for integrity, free be clarified. formances of "A Song for Rol- ida's first institution of higher tional Recreation Foundation, dom, and high moral standards. hns" to be staged at Annie Rus learning. It also covers the ini New York. sell Theatre Friday evening and tial 10 years of Rollins' history. In expressing his deep regret Saturday afternoon. Friday's performance is slated at Dean Burdell's retirement, for 8:30 p.m. and the curtain Opening performance of the President McKean mentioned his will be raised for Saturday's historical drama was given be great contributions to the col matinee at 2:30 p.m. fore a capacity audience Thurs lege, especially his leadership day evening. in strengthening the Patrick Air Applications for the positions Force Base Branch and develop Prof. Wilbur Dorsett complet of Lower Court Chairman, Bean ed the play, after two years of ing graduate programs through ery Chairman, Men's Rules the Graduate Council. researching and writing, in 1961 Chairman, and Traffic Commit and it was presented for the first tee Chairman will be accepted While at Rollins, Dean Burdell time that year with great suc until Saturday, April 23. Also is responsible for many innova cess. open at this time are positions tions, including the Deans Coun on the Lower Court, the Upper cil, which has met weekly to dis A cast of 50 actors from the Court, and the Investigating cuss current campus problems, campus and the community is Committee.

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