University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 5-20-1965 Sandspur, Vol. 71 No. 16, May 20, 1965 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. 71 No. 16, May 20, 1965" (1965). The Rollins Sandspur. 1258. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1258 ROLLIN PUR 71st YEAR No. 16 Winter Park, Florida May 20, 1965 Isen Defends Actions As Council's President EDITOR'S NOTE: Student Council helped our women's side of the cam­ council or me. Much has to be done President Chuck Olsen read the pus immensely, while it has also with our school newspaper, but more President's yearly report to the strengthened the council consider­ of this will be mentioned later in council Monday night. The report, ably. I would like to see the men do my report. I do believe that the stretching nearly 13 pages, is re­ the same of their Men's Rules council did the right thing in waiting printed here in its entirety. In the chairman. for next year. This point was further report Olsen summed up the past The rest of the year was spent verified when the faculty unan­ year. He praised his accomplish­ mostly on executive appointments imously approved a reinstatement ments, the Union, the traffic com­ and appropriations. All went well in for next year. At the same time, it mittee, and he blasted the SAND­ appropriations except for the the­ commended our council for working SPUR and its former and present atre allocation. One of my main goals very prudently on this matter. editor. this year was to keep our budget Over this past year our council O.O.O.O., men's honorary leadership fraternity, The Report in line, and this is exactly what I enjoyed the best attendance it has recently revealed its senior members. (From left to Since our Student Government be­ did. Consequently, the theatre was ever had. We averaged about forty gan some five years ago, ithasbeen cut Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) students per meeting and we never right: Bob Johnson, Mickey Clark, Sigma Nu; El­ the privilege and pleasure of each after a very heated discussion. The had a Monday meeting called off for liot Randolph, KA; Bob Gendeck, Delta Chi; Jim president to write a yearly report Tomokan was also cut by One Thou­ lack of a quorum. on his success or failure as the sand Dollars ($1,000.00), but this Let me now" begin my report on the Stein, X Club; Bob Ennis and Bob Legler, Sigma leader of the student body. In the amount was later refunded in the Standing Committees, and sub-com­ Nu. Not shown is Dave Schechter, TKE. past, this report has been the final fall. Congratulations to Patsy Black­ mittees of our council. advice and words the outgoing presi­ burn for getting back the One Thou­ Beanery Committee sand Dollars ($1,000.00). dent has given to the students. How­ The Beanery Committee—In the ever, this tradition will not hold Social Code past the Beanery has always been a Wagner Accepts Tulane Position true in my case, since I have been Dr. Arthur Wagner, director Study Grant to complete his dis­ Things started very slowly in the re-elected for a second term. fall, but consequently, did not last (Continued on page 3) of the Annie Russell Theatre and sertation. Therefore, I will incorporate into the Rollins Theatre Arts pro­ this way very long. Our battle at In reviewing Dr. Wagner's this report what I feel my past Henkel Circle will long be remem­ gram, has submitted his resigna­ tenure as head of the Rollins administration has done well and tion, Hugh F. McKean announced bered in Rollins history. The result theatre program, President Mc­ what it has not done well. I will also, was once again a turning to the Wednesday. Dr. Wagner will take Kean pointed out that the theatre however, try to give the council some a position in September as Pro­ Student Government for assistance. department majors have doubled of the solutions that I believe will After many long hours and many fessor of Drama at Tulane Uni­ from 20 to 40 students. Also, make our council stronger this com­ involved committee meetings, we versity. subscribers to the Annie Russell ing year. finally came up with a Social Code The Theatre Arts program has Theatre have increased from 850 When I "first took office last April, that was satisfactory to everyone. grown substantially under Dr. in 1956 to a current cubscrip- I was certainly at a disadvantage. I hope that this Social Code will Wagner's leadership. Having tion list of 1800. I was not •'Only:- a junior, but I was serve its purpose in years to come. completed his course work to­ A student of Dr. Wagner ard a also very inexperienced. Granted But the students should not stand ward the Ph. D. at Stanford Uni­ 1963 graduate of Rollins' The­ it took me a long time to adjust to still, things get outdated very fast, versity, Dr. Wagner joined the atre Arts department, Dana Ivey my new position, but I believe this and I suspect that the same will Rollins faculty in 1956 as an in­ was awarded a Fulbright Schol­ has proved true in most cases for hold true of the new Social Code structor in theatre arts. arship to s t u d y at the Royal all new presidents. There are so that we just passed last week. Bear Appointed director of the Academy of Music and Drama in many procedures a new president in mind, that the council should ever Annie Russell Theatre and the London. must learn, that it takes him al­ be looking for improvements, es­ College's theatre arts program most until the end of the year to pecially those which concern the the following year, Dr. Wagner Essays Bring Money get his feet on the ground. I was students well being at Rollins. Let was granted a year's leave of Tom Leabhard and Chris Spanou- no exception to this rule, even me thank the entire Social Code absence in 1961-62 to accept a dis are both winners in the General though I had the help of the pre­ Committee for its long hours of work "Danforth Foundation Teacher Reeve Essay Contest, Professor ceding president. This inexperience and patience. But let me especially Hamilton announced. Each of these should not exist as much as it has thank Doctor Wavell for his willing­ Helen Watson winners will receive $75 for his in the past. The legislators should ness and unselfishness in formulat­ Mums, Seniors winning paper. Leabhard wrote on be made aware of the procedures a ing the new code. If it were not for "The Isolation of the Artist; where­ president must go through in order Doctor Wavell, I am sure that the as, Spanoudis wrote on "Existen­ to get effective action. It is for this committee would still be laboring. Dean Watson tialism in the Modern Drama." reason, that I believe the Student Plan Breakfast Thanksgiving Vacation There will be no oratory contest Government of Rollins should have this year, as there has been in the a retreat each year in order to Also, in the fall of 1964, a long past, because of a lack of sufficient orient its legislature with the remembered battle for Thanksgiving Resigns Post lune 4 of 6:30 time and acceptable essays. policies and procedures of the coun­ Vacation was launched. We were not The annual Alumni-Senior break- cil. But more about this later. successful in getting the vacation Mrs. Helen L. Watson, Dean of last is scheduled for Commencement This past year at Rollins can be for the past year, but we did show Women for the last nine years, has morning, Friday, June 4, beginning Around summed up in many adjectives- enough will and want to get it back resigned from her position effective at 6:30 a.m. exciting, adventurous, and discour­ for next year. It was during this September 1, according to President A long tradition at Rollins, this aging. My council was very able, memorable event that I received my Hugh F. McKean. final breakfast for seniors is spon­ however, they were also very lazy. most criticism as president. But it In making the announcement, Town also brought forth a few very in­ President McKean said that he ac­ sored by Central Florida Alumni --Tonight— Like many presidents in the past, and is held directly across Lake I believe that the council cannot sit teresting points. I proved that the cepted the resignation of Dean Wat­ 7 p.m. All-college evening vespers, -Sandspur and the Student Govern­ son with the "greatest of reluc­ Virginia from the college boat house, Diane Lunt, speaker. at our meetings and just vote "yea" beneath a giant oak, properly em­ and "nay". They should dig into mat­ ment were not working in accord. tance." 3 p.m. President's second annual The fault lay with the editor of the He added: "Perhaps, no one else blazoned with etchings of Rollins Athletic Awards banquet, ters and investigate everything thor­ students of the past.