Southern Exposure "Spring has sprung", goes the old sayingj^but here at Southern where it's always (almost) spring, nobody but the baseball squad paid much at­ tention to Sunday's vernal equinox. And we'll see at 1:40 this afternoon whether it affected them for better <9k Southern VOLUME 67 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 NUMBER 24 The season showed itself in an un­ usual way Tuesday morning at J-R Hall. When Mrs. Caine, J-R house mother, opened the front door, she discovered four "free-loaders" settled comfortably on the porch benches. The spongers, a quartette of old hens Pipkin Field Dedication Today; (barnyard variety), obligingly re­ moved themselves to the front lawn and laid 2 eggs as a gesture of ap­ preciation for the night's lodging. No matter what the season, it's Mocs Play Jax State Teachers always time for dancing. The Arthur Murray School of dancing, IO6V2 E. Main St., is hunting one or two part- Mrs. Pipkin; Diamond King, Queen time dancing instructors. Mr. Allen, FSC CHOIR INVITED Lakeland school manager, has listed these qualifications: To Attend Formal Opening; Applicants must be personable, en­ TO SING IN QUAKER joy consistent music, have excel­ Spivey To Toss In Ball lent rhythm and a lot of poise. The people who get these jobs will -re­ CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL Hundreds of FSC students and Lakeland residents will be on ceive a $3900 dancing course and hand this afternoon to witness the dedication of the L. N. Pipkin will be required, in return, to stay Dr. Charles A. Woodbury, Sr., field by George M. Trautman, president-treasurer of the National with Arthur Murray for a year. Em­ director of FSC's lauded concert ployment will be full-time in the af­ choir, recently disclosed that the Association of Baseball. ternoons and evenings, and salaries choir has been invited to sing at the One of the biggest projects ever to be undertaken by students will range from $40 to $60 per week. annual Philadelphia Music Festival Those interested are asked to ap­ on the night of June 11. on this campus, the construction of this field has been headed ply at the downtown studios. This year's festival, the tenth, will by the "S" club, under the direction of Roger Sinigoi, and the Jim Luce, director of the Stu­ be held in Philadelphia's municipal freshman class. dent Union, has revealed that pro­ stadium—site of the yearly Army- To date, approximately $750 have • '• fits from the Pike Follies will go Navy football games. An audience been raised, this amount to be toward the long-hoped-for T-V set of 90 thousand people are expected matched and added to the fund by for the SU lounge. Proceeds from to be present for the music meet. President Ludd M. Spivey. Pro­ Sorority Presidents another project, the blood donation The invitation came from Fred ceeds from this fund will go towards drive, will apply toward the purchase H. Stapleford, executive director of fencing the field, building an annex of billiard equipment. That's going the musical extravaganza. He au­ to the gym to house visiting athletic Invited To Review to make a lot of students happy, Charles A. Woodbury ditioned the choir in February and Mr. George M. Trautman teams, and lighting for the field. and give them something to keep promptly extended a bid to appear The ceremony will begin at 1:30 them out of trouble at the same at the Festival which is sponsored ROTC hrade Mon. time. p.m. with the dedication of the field by the Philadelphia Inquirer Chari­ by Mr. Trautman, who is often Savage And Pecora Colonel Glenn G. Dickinson, pro­ Southernettes threw their annual 24 Southern Co-eds ties. All proceeds from the show called "Mr. Baseball." Mre. L. N. fessor of military science and tactics, party last Saturday at the Davison will go to charitable causes. Pipkin will be present to acknowledge announced this week that presidents Chemical Company recreation park The festival will feature, besides Reign Over Diamond the dedication. on Lake Bonnie. Mr. and Mrs. Pledge 6 Sororities the FSC choir, such famous musical of all sororities have been invited to George Morris chaperoned the pic­ attractions as the Philadelphia Sym-" Following this, the King and review the weekly ROTC cadet pa­ nic, which featured weiner roasting, As Rushing Halts phony Orchestra, Eddie Fisher, the As King And Queen Queen of diamonds will be presented. rade Monday afternoon at 3:30. softball, ping-pong, boating, and United States Army Band and the The king and queen will be escort­ Sorority members and pledges are dancing. Festivities included a sur­ ed through an archway formed by Sorority Spring rushing ended Singing. Sergeants, the Boston Pops, Ann Savage, candidate for Sigma expected to attend the review with prise birthday cake for Charlie Hayes. pianist-singer Liberace, and other top the crossed baseball bats of the FSC Monday with 24 Florida Southern Alpha Epsilon, and Ed Pecora, candi­ their presidents, who will stand with Happy birthday, Charlie. names in music and show business. and visiting baseball teams and College co-eds pledging the 6 na­ date for Delta Zeta were elected the Colonel Dickinson and receive the Kappa Pi, FSC honorary art fra­ crowned by President Spivey before salutes of trie passing cadets. tional sororities on campus. The Concert Choir toured through 1954 King and Queen of Diamonds ternity, has elected new officers. the ROTC color and honor guards. Bids were picked up in Dean Mil­ the Middle Atlantic States earlier in the all campus election Tuesday. Monday's ceremony will be the Marilyn Utterbach is president; Carol this year, and presented . programs Both of their majesties will be pre­ ler's office Monday between 5 and Ann is a member of Delta Zeta first of a series planned to acquaint Sue Baer, secretary; and Delana in many Eastern cities, including sented with inscribed baseball bats 7 p.m. Upon receiving their bids, sorority, present sweetheart of SAE, faculty members, civilian students, Rinehart, treasurer. New officers held Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. While to commemorate the occasion. the pledges acknowledged their new -aod is. active in many organizations and Lakeland residents with the func­ their first meeting Tuesday night. there, they visited the home of Free­ status by visiting their respective on campus. These include the Inter­ The ROTC band will play the Na­ tion of ROTC on the college campus. Professor Owen has prepared a doms Foundation, from which FSC's sorority houses. lachen, the Home Economics Club tional Anthem, which will be fol­ On March 5, the parade will be re­ series of summaries for students who American culture department recently and Pi Delta Epsilon. lowed by a 15 minute warm-up by viewed by members of the Army have elected to take the graduate The newly formed Pi Mus, which received its third annual award. the players of the two teams. Dr. Advisory Committee from the Lake­ eevelved fro mthe local Pi Theta record exam in sociology. The sum­ The choir will remain at the col­ Ed, who is well-known on campus Spivey will pitch the first ball and land area. Six more parades are Tavs, led the sororities in number of maries are available at the reserve lege for two days after summer va­ for his active participation in var­ oficially open the game between scheduled before the termination of pledges. desk in the library. cation begins. They will leave June sity crew is Eminent Archon of SAE FSC and Jacksonville State Teachers the semester. The FSC Teke Chapter played host Pledges included the following: fraternity. College. The tilt will begin at two 4, presenting their first concerts in Guests will review the parade from last Saturday to the annual Teke The king and queen will be o'clock. Alpha Chi — Joyce Englebrecht, the Daytona Beach Methodist Church a stand to be provided just north of leadership school. Representatives crowned by Dr. Spivey this afternoon Marjorje Goldsby, and Margaret and Jacksonville's First Methodist There is seating capacity for 300 Gilbert Gymnasium on the ROTC from Auburn, Georgia Tech, U. of during a colorful ceremony com­ Ann Howell; ADPi—Sonia Hooker, Church. people, and all FSC students and parade grounds. Seating facilities Miami, and the U. of Fla. met to memorating the dedication of the L. Cherrill Knudten, Marlene McAtee, . They will also sing in Statesboro, faculty members, and players of the will be adequate for all campus and discuss new policies and financial N. Pipkin Baseball Field. They will Nancy Pauling, and Sally Shinn; Ga., and Emporia, Va. Detroit Tiger baseball team are in­ community visitors who wish to at­ maters. They concluded the meet be presented with souvenir baseball DZ—Diane Klecka, Sandy Bell, Kath­ vited to attend. tend the formalities. with an afternoon barbecue and an bats inscribed with their names, the leen Kosar, Linda Karson, and Ethel The opening will climax months of evening party with the DZ's. Circus Going To Naples date and the occasion. Parking area will be available ad­ Seiberling; AOPi—Diane Kallivokas; planning and construction on the ball jacent to the parade grounds east The anonymous inquiring reporter Phi Mu—Sue Baer, Ann Brown, To Perform For PTA Also participating in the corona­ park. Nancy Ellis, Katheryn Lockett, of the Industrial arts building. is now not only anonymous, but he's tion ceremony will be the ROTC A mile-long parade marched Dolores Mills, Dixietta Jones: BSO— quit inquiring and reporting as well.