Central Florida Future, Vol. 03 No. 09, December 4, 1970

              Good Knight; We're Accredited
Knights Get
Mascot Bid
After running the final mascot vot
ing for over two days, the Knights of
Pegasus received the most votes and
are now the FTU mascot. A total of
1315 votes were cast.
Tonight at 8 pm the FTU basketball
team plays Patrick Air Force Base
at  the  Oviedo  High  School gym.
President  Charles  N. Millican will
perform the official unveiling of the
new mascot at half-time.
A plaque and $50 will be given to
the person who submitted the
winning mascot name. A plaque
and $25 will be given to the person
who submitted the runner-up
mascot name. Also a certificate of
recognition will be given to the
eight semifinalists who submitted
names of the mascot. A plaque will
be awarded to the second and third
place winners of outstanding group
effort. The Outstanding Group
Effort Award trophy will be given
to the organization on campus
which did the most to promote a
mascot.
The cheerleaders have been
working on a cheer for the new
mascot which will be shouted for
the first time when the fTU
basketball team starts to play the
second half of the game against
Patrick Air Force Base.
The contest to select this mascot
actually began last July, when the
FuTUre ran an article about last
year's unsuccessful attempt to
choose a mascot for the university.
The story contained a plea from
President Millican for ideas on how
the mascot could be chosen.
As a result, Delta Sigma Pi
fraternity decided to see what they
could do. One of the brothers got
together with FuTUre
representatives and came up with
an organized plan that was
presented to Dr. Millican. At this
point, the fraternity and the
FuTUre decided to drop out of the
plans in order to avoid any
questions of unfair influence.
The plan provided for the
selection of a committee comprised
of a student, a faculty member and
a staff member. The committee was
to put into operation the work
involved  in  collecting suggestions.
This  resulted   in  the  placing of
suggestion    boxes    scattered    over
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We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. .
Court Dismisses
FTU Yearbook Suit
U.S. District Court Judge George C. Young this week dismissed a suit
involving FTU's first yearbook.
In handing down his ruling, Judge Young declared his decision should
not prejudice the plaintiff, American Yearbook Co., from bringing
similar legal action in a state court.	
The action leaves the, university
free to send out bids for the
1970-71 Pegasus Yearbook.
COLD   MILK
American filed the suit earlier
this year, claiming it was low bidder
for last year's yearbook, but did
not receive the contract because it
did not print inside the state of
Florida.
American challenged the Florida
in-state printing law, alleging it
interfered with free trade and was
unconstitutional.
The plaintiff company named the
university, and state officials,
including Florida Gov. Claude Kirk,
I as defendants, and sought to have a
federal panel of three judges decide
on the legal status of the law.
Attorneys for the state argued at
a recent hearing that federal court
had no jurisdiction in the case,
since it had not been proven by
American that the amount of the
money loss to be suffered by the
company exceeded $10,000.
Judge Young stated in his order
that the issue in the case appeared
to be the value of the right to
conduct printing business in Florida
free of the prohibitions of the
challenged state statute.
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Yule Dance
To Box Tops
"IT'S REALLY LEWD!" - FTU student Pete Lane said after
receiving a genuine two-pound lead something-or-other for the amazing
price of only 15 cents. Early Tuesday morning he figured that the worst
that could happen to him is that he would lose his money in the milk
machine but found out otherwise when he discovered he was charged
with the theft of the mysterious part of the machine by Francis Martin,
a Sands employe. However, when Pete reported it to Security they took
the weight off his hands.
The third FTU Christmas dance,
featuring the Box Tops, is 9 pm
tonight in the Village Center
Multi-Purpose Room.
Admission is $3 per couple, and
dress is evening attire.
Although this is the third
Christmas dance sponsored by the
Village Center, this is the first year
a widely known recording group
will perform for the dance. The
Box Tops are known nationally for
many records, beginning with "The
Letter" in 1967.
Decorations are being directed by
Betsy Davis, and Kyanne Radcliffe
and Kirsten Cornish are in charge of
refreshments.
Attention all seniors who had
Pegasus Yearbook pictures taken.
Please bring your proofs (sent to
you by Jordan Marsh) to GCB
Room 327 on Dec. 8 or Dec. 9.
Women's Club
To Trim Tree
The FTU Women's Club will be
bringing the Spirit of Christmas to
the campus early this year.
The club has decided to provide
and decorate a tree which may be
enjoyed by students, faculty, and
staff throughout the Christmas
season.
The tree, which will be placed in
the Administration Building lobby,
will be highlighted by decorations
that have been hand-made by
Women's Club members in previous
years. Added to these will be the
hand-made decorations new
members will be bringing with
them. The tree will be set up and
decorated by a committee chaired
by Margaret Miller and including
Nancy Cervoni, Barbara Hernandez,
Adele Sulleway, and Bobbie
Rothberg. The full membership of
the Women's Club will gather at 10
am tomorrow, around the tree to
hear President Charles N. Millican's
Christmas message and then to
watch as he throws the switch that
will set the tree aglow.
Following this official opening of
the University's Christmas season,
everyone will have the opportunity
to view the display of decorative
Christmas items created by the
members of the Craft Group,
chaired by Gloria Warden.
F.T.U.    L
ARCHIUS
Approves
The Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Wednesday
recognized FTU as a fully accre
dited baccalaureate institution with
additional approval for inauguration
of masters degree programs.
The announcement was relayed
to the campus by FTU President
Charles N. Millican, who is in
Atlanta meeting with Association
officials.
"The move taken by the
Southern Association has come on
the schedule we set for ourselves in
early 1966," Dr. Millican said.
"This is plainly another major step
in the development of the
University, and it is the result of a
tremendous amount of hard work
and dedication by the FTU faculty
and staff as well as financial
support from the State of Florida."
The President added, "We had
been counting on the
undergraduate accreditation, but
approval of the graduate studies
came as an extra bonus." The
approval of the graduate in addition
to undergraduate programs "is a
tribute to the efforts of the
academic staff of the University for
their extra devotion," Dr. Millican
continued.
The first step toward the
achievement was taken in the
Spring of 1966 with a visit to Lh<*
University    by    the    Executive
secretary. There was a second visit
by the Secretary in the Spring of
1967, and FTU officials have
maintained constant contact with
the Association. Over the past two
years, two accreditation teams from
the Southern Association have
visited the FTU campus to examine
in detail all aspects of the
University's undergraduate
programs, facilities, administration,
and financial support. Members of
the teams are drawn from the ranks
of leading educators within the
SACS area, each an authority in his
particular specialty.
About   a    month   ago,   a    third
accreditation    team    visited    the
campus    to    examine    graduate
programs of the University, and the
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Homecoming
Come Home
Plans for the inaugural FTU
homecoming are being made by the
Student Government Programs
Committee.
Tentatively scheduled for the
four-day event are a Homecoming
Queen contest, a fashion show with
the Homecoming contestants
modeling clothes from Rutlands, a
bonfire, a homecoming parade and
dance.
Entry blanks for the
Homecoming Queen contest, will
be available Monday, and must be
returned by Dec. 18. Contestants
must be full-time students taking
12 hours, and must have a grade
point average of 2.0 or better.
Contestants are urged by
Homecoming Chairman Jo Anne
Puglisi to have a sponsor.
The queen will be chosen by FTU
student vote Dec. 14 and 15, and
she will be coronated at the
FTU-Ft. Lauderdale game.
Entry blanks for the bonfire skits
and the Homecoming floats will be
available Monday, and must also be
returned by Dec. 18. Cash prizes
will be awarded to the best floats,
judged on originality, application of
theme, and beauty.
A box will be placed near the
student government office for
theme recommendations.
It's In The FuTUre
Tech All-Stars Flag Champs.
SMC's Peace Week	
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