Stetson Weekly Collegiate

TSON WEEKLY COLLEGIATE OFFICIAL STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. VOL. XVII. DE LAND, FLA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1904. NO. 10. Basket BalL Town vs. Dormitory Boys. It was clearly proved that interest in basketball is not dead when the town students lined up last Friday night against the Stetson-East Hall team. The young ladies showed as much interest in this game as the boys had displayed under more adverse cir cumstances in the game a week previous. They showed their spirit by cheering enthusiastically for their respective teams. The game was very interesting and was hard-fought from the first whistle.* It cannot however, be called a good exhibition of basketball. It was very rough from the slart, and, although many fouls were called, yet it seemed impossible for the officials to keep the men from rough play, and it is safe to say that more fouls were allowed to go uncalled than were .given by the officials. Soon after the game started a foul was called on the dormitory and Stewart threw a beautiful goal. The dormitory soon had their turn and Pounds dropped the ball neatly into the basket. This was rile way llie game wasr-ptarp- ed throughout. Wilder, however, managed to throw three goals from the field, and Pelot one, before time was called, while many fouls were called on both sides, most of which resulted in goals. At the end of the first half the score stood 11 to 5 in favor of the dormitory. SECOND HALF. The second half exhibited the same style of play, and at the end the/ score stood: Dormitory, 17; town, 8. The feature of the game was the work done by Stewart in throwing fouls. He threw six goals out of eight chances. The line-up was as follows: Dormitory. Town. Pounds Stewart Pelot Forwards Hamlin' Sparkman Duncan Center Leitner Wilder Geiger Mickle Guards Sparkman Hamlin AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH. Dr. Hulley Preaches to a Crowded House. The large audience room of the Baptist church, and the gallery, were both filled Sunday morning when Dr. Hulley preached, taking as his text the seventeenth verse of the second chapter of St. John's Gospel. "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up." Dr. Hulley in his whole sermon emphasized the energy of Christ's life. The mediaeval painters, he said, have given us beautiful portraits of the Savior. They are portraits that are and always will be admired. But the conception of Jesus they have given us is a one-sided, a partial one. They emphasized His meekness and His humility, and one might get the conception of a weak, flabby personality from those pictures. It is true that He was meek and tender, tender with the tenderness of a woman, but strong with the strength of a man. No one who reads the vigorous statements of the Savior, who considers the kind of men He chose as His disciples, can help feeling the intensity of this personality. All the disciples chosen were men ready to undergo hardships, privations and martyrdom, if necessary. The gospels chronicle only His external, public career, but not His inner private life. They could not tell what went on within when He was driven by His soul anguish to spend forty days in the wilderness, struggling against temptation. Could any weak, namby-pamby personality have done what Christ did in the way of miracles? And lastly, no one but a man of strong, virile personality could possibly have undergone the struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane. The disciples could not stay awake and only give us snatches of His bitter agony. What then must His real sufferings have been? So while it is right to remember the tenderness of Jesus, we must also regard His strength, and not have a one-sided conception. Mrs. Sullivan, of Chicago, rendered a solo that was exceedingly enjoyed. ♦ < » Rhet orients. The fall term rhetoricals were held last Friday at 3 p. m. A fair sized audience greeted the young orators and filled the hearts of some of them with appalling fear. Never mind! Every one must have his first real scare, and the sooner it's over the better it is. Below we give the program entire. Number two was enjoyed by a section of the room, and numbers three, eight, twelve and fifteen were especially enjoyed by the whole audience. The Overland Mail—J. Rosebor- ough. -W. V. Tilden. -Harriet Hulley. of Egypt—Floyd Casey at the Bat Grandmama's Fan- Seventh Plague Felt. The New Church Organ—Mary Cox. Old Ironsides—August Eccles. An Inventor's Wife—Edna Borland. Aunt Jemima's Courtship—Mabel Voyle. When Father Carves the Duck— Wm. Stults. The River—Eugenia Larson. The Melancholy Days Have Come —Emma Baker. Abijah's Courtship—Winifred Mix. The Heathen Chinee—Ralph Patti- son. Daughter Louise—Nellie Martin. Shacob's Lament—Clarence Black- man. Telephone Conversation—Mae Ryland. *-•"♦■ ;— Pupils' Recital. The fall term recital by the pupils of the Music Department will occur Friday night, December 16, at 8 o'clock p. m. The students and public are all cordially invited to attend this musi- cale, and we would urge them all to do so. The organ recitals by Prof. Morse have been greatly appreciated, and we feel sure that those who attend this recital will feel well paid for coming. A History of Stetson University* From the earliest history of the University till the year 1897, chapel exercises were held in what is now known as the kindergarten room of DeLand Hall. In the spring of 1897 work was .begun on the memorial chapel, the south wing of Elizabeth Elall, and pushed forward all summer and autumn. By January of 1898 it was completed, and the first chapel exercises were held there the beginning of the .winter term. Prof. W. A. Sharp, who was the art teacher then, designed the memorial windows on either side of the pipe organ, and also the Bible stand on the rostrum. Another specimen of his work hangs on the north wall of the chapel. It is a splendid reproduction of the famous painting, "Christ Before Pilate." About the same time that the chapel was built, the north wing, the library, was completed, and the books which in '92, were moved from the upper assembly room in DeLand Hall to again moved, this time to remain in the new library. The need of another men's dormitory was soon felt; so in 1901 the University erected Conrad Hall, which was named after Mr. Conrad, one of the chief contriutors toward defraying the cost of the building. When finished it stood—a large frame building—a short distance north of Chaudoin Hall, and was well filled with students from the time of its completion till September, 1903, when it burned to the ground just two nights before the opening of the fall term of school. In 1900 the house and lot known as the Hudson property, standing immediately east of Stetson Hall, was bought and fitted up as a men's dormitory and "named East Hall. Two years later work was begun on Science Hall—a handsome building after the Spanish style of architecture, standing on the west side of the Boulevard, facing Elizabeth Hall. By the first of October, 1902, the greater part was ready for use, but was not entirely completed till tlie early part of 1903. The art studio was first in a small upper room in DeLand Hall, but in '92, when the library was moved to Elizabeth Hall, the old library room, now known as the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. room, became the studio. The third and final change was made when Science Hall was completed, and Room 25 became the permanent studio.' The power house, which before occupied a position west of the gymnasium and about half way between Chaudoin and DeLand Halls, was moved across the Boulevard to the rear of Science Hall. Of course, this necessitated some change in the position of the old steam pipes and the laying of many new ones; so for a time the campus was in a state of upheaval, but all things were ready for use when the first cold weather came. Science Hall was the last addition to the list of University buildings, and was formally presented on Presentation day, February, 1903. E. H. *-•-♦ GIRLS MIGRATE TO SUNNY SOUTH. Party of Twenty to Spend the ■Winter Quarter at Stetson University. • Twenty women students from the halls are preparing to spend the winter quarter at the John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. They will leave during the Christmas holidays by a special car which will stop over at various places on the journey for little side trips to points of interest. Among those who have signified their intention of going are: Grace Beed, Stella Moore, Evaline Dowling, Cecil Palmer, Elizabeth Miner, Frances Benedict, Mae Bradley, Bernice Dodge, Lucina Kipley, Ethelinde Sherwood, Loretta Toner, Marjorie Powell, Gertrude Howard and Ivy Brown. The chaperones have not yet been announced. The trip will be made via Chattanooga, where a day's stop will be al- out Jvlountain ana the National ceiiH- etery. The party will also stop over at Atlanta and Jacksonville for a couple of days. From the latter place the boat will be taken down the St. Johns river to DeLand. Chances will also be given for short trips to St. Augustine and Palm Beach. A special rate has been made covering the whole trip. A few places are vacant and information can be obtained from Miss Cecil Palmer, Green Hall. H. I. Markham is transportation manager and can furnish information in regard to rates and accommodations.—Chicago Maroon. ♦-»-♦ Vesper Service. Prof. R. J. McDougall conducted the evening services last Sunday, speaking briefly on the effects of our actions and attitudes upon the ambitions of others who may happen to come under our influence. Before the talk the choir sang "The Lord is My Shepherd" without the organ accompaniment. This selection was very well rendered and much enjoyed by the audience. Next Sunday afternoon a large congregation is expected, as the service will be given over almost entirely to special Christmas music. Miss Pearl Spaulding will sing a solo at the service. ■» « » Miss Webster's "At Home." Miss Ethel Webster was hostess on last Saturday afternoon to the members of the Young Woman's Christian Association, in the parlors of Chaudoin. This was the first of a number of at homes which have been planned for the Association girls during the year. The afternoon was spent in playing games, and wound up with a wild peanut scramble, in which some of the girls showed their grabbing ability to great advantage, and also demonstrated beyond a doubt that Chaudoin fare had not impaired their appetites.