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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 4-26-1957 Sandspur, Vol. 62 No. 23, April 26, 1957 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol. 62 No. 23, April 26, 1957" (1957). The Rollins Sandspur. 1048. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1048 Alumn i Arrive For Reunion Festivities Representatives of every class from 1892 to 1952 alumni seminars and the Senior Class will assist with Mrs. Jack L. Shore; 1947, Miss Ainslie Embry; and 1952, are arriving this weekend to participate in Rollins Col registration. Mrs. John B. Sangster. lege's First Annual Reunion. One hundred reservations A workshop is planned to take place this morning There are a possible 900 alums who could have at have been made at this publication. for representatives of the alumni and class presidents- tended this first organized Annual Reunion. However, Headquarters for the reunion classes will be: Gay Dick Mansfield, Len Wood, Phil Lubetkin, and George this is only the first of five Diamond Jubilee Reunions Nineties, the Parsonage; 1902-1907, Cloverleaf; 1917-1922 Kosty. The future of the Alumni Office will be decided which will include reunions of all Rollins classes from pinehurst; 1927-1932, Lakeside; 1937-1942', Visitor's at the workshop. the 1890's until the present day. Two living graduates Lounge; and 1947-1952, Alumni House. There will also be a special Communion Service of the class of 1897 will attend the 1957 reunion. They by Dean Darrah at 8:00 A.M. on Sunday, because the are Dr. Fred Ensminger, now a retired college president, Rollins students are participating in Charter Day 9:45 A.M. service is Convocation. and Ruth Ford Atkinson, who has been serving as a regis Weekend through their classes. The Freshman Class will Class representatives for the 1957 Reunion are: 1897, trar at a college in the North. be in charge of entertainment for the picnic supper on Dr. Fred Ensminger; 1902, Mrs. William Baxter Smith; Mr. Ray Kirk, executive director of Alumni Incorpor Lake Virginia and the square dance on the Student Cen 1907, Berkeley Blackman; 1917, Randolph Lake; 1932, ated, has expressed hope that Rollins students will co ter patio will be arranged by the Sophomore Class. The Mrs. Alvord Stone; 1927, Mrs. Rodney J. Lehman; 1932, operate in this period of homecoming and reunion for Junior Class is working with Dean French to arrange for Mrs. William S. Moore; 1937, Mrs. Nelson Marshall; 1942, graduates and former students. • The Rollins Sandspur Volume 62 Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida Friday April 26, 1957 Number 23 Roberts Rules And Delts Clash; Council Abolishes Traffic Court Roberts Rules were most evident and procedure parlia mentary to the nth degree at Council's Monday night traffic debate which resulted in a 13-2 vote passing the Delta Chi SOCIAL GROUPS motion to abolish the function of the Traffic Court as it has operated this year. Trying to avoid a repeat of last week's lengthy Council REJECT FACULTY meeting, President Frank Wolfe enforced the rules of parlia mentary procedure which limit each member to only two QUESTIONNAIRE speeches during a debate. After confusion and indignance Student Council president Frank were overcome, the meeting proceeded with a marked rapid Wolfe's Advisory Committee, con ity over last week's marathon performance. sisting of the presidents of the The Council room was packed for the second week in a social groups, decided last week row, and the Delts again present en masse to support their not to answer the* questions on the faculty questionnaire regarding motion. With the air conditioner still out of order, it was fraternities and sororities. quite fortunate that the atmos phere did not reach the heated- Committee did not have complete The* questionnaire was prepared ness of last week. power to make the rules regarding by the faculty Committee on So Dick Mansfield moved that his traffic control. He demanded a cial Organizations, of which Dr. motion, that the Traffic Court be written guarantee from the Stu Alexander Waite is the chairman. abolished, be removed from the dent Deans which would assure the The questions were asked each table. A fairly balanced discus Committee that any new rules social group in order that from sion followed in which supporters in this regard be brought to the the answers the committee could of each side of the debate took Traffic Committee for the stu get guidance in preparing its re turns in rephrasing their team's dents' approval. port for the faculty on social or ganizations on the Rollins cam respective argument. Dean Justice, replying to the Frank reported that he had pus. unstated question regarding the The Student Advisory Commit spoken to Chief Buchanan, Mr. rule about freshmen having cars Tiedtke, Dean French, and others tee felt that the questions were during their first term, managed vague. The committee was dubi in regard to traffic improvements. to clarify, and perhaps to end, Most of the ideas he presented ous as to the purpose of the 20 A kneeling figure and an alter adorned with flowers was a characteris this particular aspect of the traf question list, and requested that tic scene during Easter Sunday worship services in the Chapel. favored retaining the Court and fic controversy. improving it. the faculty committee submit a The Dean of Men pointed out list of the problems which it wish A letter to the Council from that the originators of the rule es to solve. Ken McCollester also advocated in the catalog prohibiting cars the The committee had asked for a Easter Worship Services strengthening and improving the first term, although still unidenti negative or affirmative vote on court rather than abolishing it. fied, were not required to review the following 20 statements: Corky Borders pointed out that in the rule with the Traffic Commit 1. All students should have the Well Attended By College dispensing with the Court, the tee. He explained that the rule opportunity of joining a social or Traffic Committee is admitting was made from an academic, ganization. The college Easter Day worship services commemorating defeat and refusing to accept the rather than traffic control, stand 2. Only those students invited the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, were well attend responsibility of enforcing the point. by existing fraternities and sorori laws which it demands the power ties should have the opportunity ed by a host of Rollins students, parents, administrators, to make. Pointing out that the discus sion was not pertinent to the mo of joining a social organization. faculty, and guests last Sunday morning. # , The argument that the faculty The rising sun against the background of Lake Virginia tion, Secretary Sue Dunn request 3. New fraternities and sorori would take over the Court's pow ed that Council return to the im ties should be formed as students was the scene of the 5:55 A.M. Sunrise Service in which Dr. er and function if it were abolished mediate problem of abolishing or desire them, subject to faculty ap Wendell C. Stone was the main speaker. Approximately was pooh-poohed with the remark, retaining the Traffic Court. proval. "I can't imagine the faculty want eighty people attended this first early morning service Dick Mansfield gave his final 4. There should be no fraterni At 9:45, Knowles Memorial Chapel was almost filled to ing to have this problem in the ties and sororities in the college. first place." speech in favor of his motion and 5. The college should allow com capacity with over 700 worshipers attending the college ser requested a vote. Of the roll call, vice. Dean of the Chapel, Theodore S. Darrah, delivered the On the other side of the debate plete jurisdiction over their local and in answering Corky's re- the two negative votes were cast chapters on this campus. Easter sermon. , ,., lf , , ... marks, Len Wood stated that the by Marian Poison and Kappa. (Continued on Page 8) The altar of the Chapel was beautifully adorned with white lilies. Mrs. J. Danforth Wright, Kappa Mr. Don Vincent Alpha resident head, and Miss Leona Lyle of the Cashier's office Gives Up Position arranged the flower decorations. Music was provided by the Ot News Director Chapel Choir under the able direc tion of Mr. Robert Hufstader. Mr. Mr. Don Vincent, director of the Alphonse Carlo and Miss Louise Rollins News Bureau, has re Hanson, violinists, and Mr. Ru signed to accept a position in the dolph Fischer, 'cellist, added to Motion Picture Project Branch the playing of Mrs. Kathenne t Orlando Air Base, President Crozier Gleason, organist. Hugh McKean announced this Earlier in the week Holy Week week. Services were held in the Knowles Mr. Vincent, who had worked Memorial Chapel and Chapel Gar °n newspapers' in Florida, Massa chusetts, and Ohio, joined the Rol- den. Kay Klein, Bill Karslake, and jas administrative staff in 1945. Ann Webster Futhey delivered He left the college in 1951 to do addresses on Monday, Tuesday, special work for the Orlando Sen- and Wednesday in the Chapel Gar. Jjnel and returned to the News Bur den. eau in 1953. On Thursday Dean Darrah con He will continue his duties at ie college until the end of the ducted the Maundy Thursday President Hugh McKean receives a check for $4,000 from U.