University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 5-3-1957 Sandspur, Vol. 62 No. 24, May 03, 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. 24, May 03, 1957" (1957). The Rollins Sandspur. 1049. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1049 WILS MEMORIAL LIBft -^ R0LUHS COLL: WINTER PARK, FU Senator Clifford P. Case To Addres s oeniors Senator Clifford P. Case of New s City from 1928 to 1939, and from Jersey since 1938 when he served has served as trustee, president, jersey will speak at this year's 1939 to 1953 as a member of the four years as a member of the and chairman of numerous institu­ Commencement exercises to be held law firm of Simpson, Thatcher, Rahway, New Jersey, Common tions and councils. He is a member in the Knowles Memorial Chapel & Bartlett. on June 7, President Hugh McKean Council. From that position, he of the general committee of the announced this week. Graduating from Rutgers Uni­ moved on to become a member of Department of International Jus­ the New Jersey House of Assem­ versity in 1925 with an A.B. de­ tice and Good Will, the National The Republican senator is from bly during 1943-44. For the next gree, the senator went on to get Council of Churches of Christ in Rahway, New Jersey, and was his LL.B. degree from Columbia eight years, Senator Case served the U. S. A., the Council of For­ elected to the United States Sen­ University in 1928. In 1955, he re­ as a Member of the House of eign Relations. He is also a mem­ ate on November 2, 1954, for the ceived an honorary LL.B. degree Representatives from the Sixth term beginning January 3, 1955. from Rutgers; and in 1956, he was New Jersey District (Union Coun­ ber of Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Before his career as a congress­ honored with Middlebury College's ty). Kappa fraternities. LL.D. degree. man, Senator Case practiced law. Besides his duties with Simp­ The subject of Senator Case's Admitted to the New York bar in Senator Case has been active son, Thatcher, & Bartlett and his address to the graduates of 1957 1928, he practiced in New York in the state government of New SENATOR CASE governmental duties, the senator has not been announced. Council Discusses Libra Taps Three Fac. Committee's In Ceremonies New Resolutions The Rollins Tuesday Evening Dr. Alex Waite, chairman of the Libra, the Rollins honorary so­ faculty Committee on Social Or­ ciety for upperclass women, tap­ ganizations, appeared at last Mon­ ped three new members last Tues­ day's Student Council meeting to day night in a candlelight cere­ discuss and clarify the social pol­ mony after closing hours. Ann icies approved by the faculty that Derflinger, Sandy Fogarty, and afternoon. Ann Webster Futhey were chosen Of the 14 resolutions submitted for outstanding leadership, schol­ by the committee to the faculty, Sandspur arship, and service in campus ac­ only one did not pass. This was tivities. the sixth section, stating that Ann Derflinger, a junior, is there should be a common period Volume 62 Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, May 3, 1957 Number 24 president of Chi Omega, president for fraternity and sorority rush­ of Rollins Players, secretary of ing. Theta Alpha Phi and treasurer of Dr. Waite emphasized that his Phi Beta. She has also served as committee had not intended to vice president, rush chairman and "investigate" the social groups, First Diamond Jubliee Reunion Pan Hellenic representative for but that it was trying to clarify her social group and has worked the purposes, functions, methods on the Tomokan. of communications, and procedures Although Ann's activities are for operation of the many ele­ Successful; 600 Alumni Return varied, the major part of her day ments entering into the students' JMore than 600 alumni attended the First Formal Alumni is spent in theatrical doings or at social life. Reunion, according to Mr. Ray Kirk, executive director of WPRK. She produces two radio The purpose of the committee, Alumni Incorporated/ The Alumni Office was highly gratified Frank Underwood shows, Sketches in Solitude and as well as the role assigned to by the many letters and telegrams which were sent by those Hollywood to Broadway. She has both the faculty and, Student Deans Wins $100 Prize worked on the Indie Show and who couldn't attend wishing success, as well as the actual Shakespeareana, and has de­ and the students, was clearly attendance, he said. stated in the first item in the In Talent Contest signed costumes, stage managed, resolution. Mr. Frank Miller, who graduated in the Class of 1895, and worked backstage for numer­ Frank Underwood, Rollins piano ous ART productions. She ap­ and is now a resident of Sanford, Florida,* said, "the campus major, won the annual "Talent Dr. Waite also said that the peared in "Skin of Our Teeth," faculty in their resolutions wanted has been improved, but additions such as Mills Memorial Extravaganza" sponsored by the Orlando Sertoma Club last Satur­ "Mrs. McThing," "The Tempest," to state the principles that would Library have caused it to change considerably." Students and "Pygmalion," in major roles. bring about a "healthy social life" walked to Orlando or took a train for 20c in Mr. Miller's day. day night, April 27. for the students. The faculty in As a student, Mr. Miller remem- Frank was chosen winner, out ATTENTION — Any junior their earlier questionnaire had bers heavily wooded areas sur­ in years gone by. He felt that of the 28 acts entered, by the or senior student interested in applause of the 1500-strong au­ wanted the social groups to see rounding the lakes, and a lack of the reunions should be continued, applying for the Harvard Sum­ if their actions and policies were dience. He won the one hundred housing developments. In 1895, for they serve to stimulate inter­ mer School Scholarship must helping to bring about this result. est in the college. dollar first prize for his playing Submit his name to Dean French there were also three male and of "Autumn Leaves" and some Frank Wolfe, Council president, by Monday, May 6. The Reunion was not all pleas­ boogie-woogie. suggested that the social groups three female professors, which is ure for the alumni; there was also The scholarship provides for review the resolutions and remind­ quite a change from the present work to be done. An alumni work­ The original 28 contestants were study in any field during the ed the representatives that any faculty. shop took place on Saturday morn­ narrowed down to eight and then 1957 summer session at Har­ specific section could be appealed. The general feeling of the Rol­ ing to discuss ways and means of to four before the final winner vard. was chosen. The acts came from Frank also reported to Council lins alumni during the weekend making" the alumni program stronger. the Orlando-Winter Park area and Her last appearance at the ART in reference to ' a meeting held seemed to be that they liked the included talent from Rollins, the was in "The Crucible." She also last Friday by some of the alum­ campus and students, and they There was a meeting of the high schools,' and townspeople. finds time to read in Chapel oc­ ni. The alumni felt that the Rollins longed to be back at Rollins them­ Alumni Association at which the Other acts from Rollins' were casionally on Sundays. She re­ "conference plan" was non-exist- selves. annual meeting date was official­ Clark Warren, whose singing was ceived the Theta Alpha Phi award ant and that it was impossible for Fleet Peeples, swimming in­ ly changed from Founders Week accompanied by Frank, and Tom her freshman year. the students to confer with the structor who has been at Rollins to Charter Day weekend. Moore, Patti Dunlap, and Mary Sandy Fogarty, a junior, has student deans. for 36 years, was quite busy at At the picnic on Friday evening, Fairchild with their dance act been the Student Council repre­ In regard to this opinion, Frank the Alumni House during the about 600 alumni, the largest num­ which appeared in the Freshman sentative from Chi Omega for two spoke to the alumni and expressed weekend showing scrapbooks and ber ever to return to campus, en­ Show. (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 8) souvenirs which dealt with Rollins joyed food and a sports show, af­ ter which many attended a special vesper service. Dean Darrah re­ cruited at the picnic with a sign on his back encouraging alums to "come as you are." The Gay Nineties Luncheon for alumni of the period 1885-1889 was held Saturday at the Parson­ age, at which housemothers were hostesses. Saturday evening, class reunion dinners took place at the Imperial House, Barbizon, and the Lang­ ford Hotel. At the latter affair, which comprised all classes except 1927 and 1952, Charles A. Noone was Toastmaster, and there were also speeches by Dale Montgom­ ery, Len Wood, Robert Whitelaw, Pete Adams, Tom DiBacco, Frank Wolfe, and President Hugh Mc­ Kean.