Stetson University - Hatter Yearbook (DeLand, FL)

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n Look At Progress • • • Now in its eightieth year, Stetson University con- tinues to stand out as a pacemaker in the resurgent South and the new Florida. The oldest university in the state, Stetson constantly endeavors to maintain and extend its list of firsts by embarking on massive programs of curriculum revision, faculty enlargement, and building expansion. The past decade alone has seen Dr. Edmunds be the first Florida university presi- dent to head the As.sociation of American Colleges, Dean McEniry be named president of the Southern Assoication of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the uni- versity receive several national government research grants, the alumni to lead all Florida colleges and uni- versities in citations in Who ' s Who in America, and the chapel to receive one of the country ' s few Beckeraupth organs, to cite but a few of the major accompilsh- ments. Such an era of progress can most easily be seen in the building program now underway, and these two pages show the advances made in merely the past FIVE years — obvious evidence of the dynamic spirit of this eighty-year-old institution. Opened in 19.58, the Student Union Building has since become the center of campus and civic activity. W : ' A tribute to student spirit is the recently lighted cupola atop Elizabeth Hall.

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A Vanderbilt graduate, Dr. William E. Taylor came to Stetson as an assistant English professor in 1957 but though a comparatively new member of the uni- versity faculty, he has nonetheless achieved a vast degree of popularity, respect, and influence. Knowing his field thoroughly, he dynamically im- parts it to others, at the same time drawing from their minds and experiences. His peers and his stu- dents alike gravitate to him to find an essence with which to enhance themselves ; yet he is continually fulfilling his own ideas and capabilities by writing plays, articles, and poetry, editing anthologies, ad- vising student religious and honorary organizations, acting, etc. For example, as Luther Billis he was a major attraction in South Pacific, and his Colonel Phillips was one of Stover Theatre ' s three fall semes- ter productions this year. His powerful verse, highly romantic with traces of classicism, has appeared in such diverse publications as Impetus, The Ohio Po- etry Review, and The New York Herald Tribune. It is indeed difficult to describe a man so talented, humorous, and vibrant, but a recent Stetson gradu- ate seemed to express the idea well. When Dr. Tay- lor was mentioned, she simplv threw up her hands and said, He ' s WOOONDERFUL! By the time this book is published, the current staff will be out of office, close to graduation and then advanced study. Therefore, we feel that this is the perfect opportunity to express our appreciation, admiration, and respect of one who, by example rather than argument, has caused so many students to decide to become college teachers ; and so we hereby dedicate the 1963 Hatter to Dr. WiUiam E. Taylor. Dr. William E. Taylor

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This fall saw the opening of five such new dor mitories for fraternity and independent men ' s housing. Below is the artist ' s conception of the new library for which construction was begun this past February. m-.