Stetson Weekly Collegiate

STETSON EKLY COLLEGIATE OFFICIAL STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. VOL. XVII. DE LAND, FLA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1904. NO. 1. First Days of School. j John B. Stetson University opened | for the year of i904-'o5 on Wednesday morning, September 28, with chapel exercises, and the customary hour found the large-auditorium well filled with students and friends of the institution. As Dr. Lincoln Hulley, the new president, ascended the platform, he was given enthusiastic cheers by the students, and the cordial spirit with which he was welcomed was everywhere felt. The first hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy!" was then sung, after which Rev. J. E. Oates read the scripture lesson and Chaplain Stewart led in prayer. Dr. Hulley then made a brief address, taking as his topic "Education." He treated his subject forcibly and concisely and the talk made a' distinct impression. He also took the opportunity of warmly thanking the students for the cordial welcome extended' him. PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION. The president's reception, always an important feature in the annual opening of the University, was held in Chaudoin Hall on the evening of Friday, September 30. and the new students and teachers made the acquaintance of the president and each other under the most pleasant and auspicious circumstances. A large and representative gathering attended, and were received by Dr. and Mrs. Hulley, Dr. and Mrs. Farriss, and Miss Stubbs. Professor Carson in guests. Late in the evening refreshments were served in the dining room, and the guests dispersed after a most congenial evening. The occasion was especially pleasant in that it showed the harmonious relations which may be expected to prevail during the comiii<? vear, both in the University and between it and the people of DeLand. FIRST VESPER SERVICES. The first vesper services of the year were held in the auditorium Sunday, Oct. 2, at the usual hour, and were led by Dr. Hulley, in person. Dr. Hulley chose as his text that passage from the Epistle to the Philippians, fourth chapter, eighth verse, in which the ideal Christian life is outlined, and he spoke for some time forcibly and to the point. The talk was much enjoyed and made a deep impression upon the hearers. The usual program of music was rendered, including an organ voluntary by Prof. Morse. +-++. Use of Library. The Library is not used by the students, as a whole, nearly as much as it should be. You're losing a great deal by not spending some time in the library every day. The southwest alcove is reserved for daily and weekly newspapers, and those wishing the news of the times can get it there. Books may be drawn for two weeks and, if renewed for. another two weeks. If not renewed, a fee of two cents a day will be charged until returned. Many of the day students spend their study periods in the library, and hence absolute quiet must be kept. Don't come into the room end'eavor- ing to see how heavily you can walk or how loud you can whisper. Miss Palmer or her assistant will be glad to hunt up references, etc., for you. The library is for your use. Why not use it? .» . » J. H. Brumsey, a Stetson law student, has his card in this issue. OUR PRESIDENT. The most interesting person about our University, to both old and new- students, is always our president. And when our president is new, the interest is all the deeper. Biography is always fascinating. The history of the world is the biography of a few men. The history of Stetson from 1904 will be a biography of its president.- And the past biography of our president is interwoven with the history of many other schools and written large in many religious and social activities of college life. In the Chester, Pennsylvania, grammar school, Lincoln Hulley graduated with highest honors. Keystone Acad- nell in '85, he specialized in philosophy in Harvard University, taking his A.B. in 1889. His alma mater called him then to the chair of science, which he filled for three years, and from there he studied for the Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, which he gained in 1895, in the Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, Assyrian and Ethiopic languages. The summers of '97-'99 were spent by Dr. and Mrs. Hulley in Europe, where he studied history. From the beginning of his scholastic training, his work has lain along educational lines. As vice-principal in the Muncy Normal School, Pennsylvania, as professor in Bucknell, as State Lecturer in the Teachers' Insti- DR. LINCOLN HULLEY. emy claimed him next, and he again gained first rank. By the time he entered Bucknell University, still loyal to his native State, his mind had been so well trained that he was able, in his four years, to take nine scholarship prizes in Greek, Latin, mathematics, oratory, ecpnomics, English and psychology. But the college boy had no idea of being merely an intellectual man, and the musical, literary and religious organizations claimed his time as well and his name stands high on the roll of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was on the football, baseball and basketball teams. After graduating with the highest standing as valedictorian from Buck- nizing its supreme place in the world, irrespective of creed. Dr. Hulley comes to us straight from Bucknell, where he has held the chair of history since 1893. Mrs. Hulley is of New York descent and won her A.B. degree from Michigan and her A.M. from Chicago. There are four children in the president's family—Harriet, Louise, Ben and Mary. If it were not that modesty forbids our boasting of our own possessions, we would speak at length; but our president is already beloved, and we need no words, but loyal fidelity to the college, to prove that we appreciate his- presence here. tutes of Pennsylvania for ten years, he became widely known as an educator. Part of this time was also spent in direct pastoral work in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The great Chautauqua movement interested Dr. Hulley, and for eleven summers he has had charge of the Biblical work at the centers of New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Rhode Island. When the American Institute of Sacred Literature was organized, Dr. Hulley became its staff lecturer for eleven years, and later he contributed to the work of the Religious Education Association, which is directing its energies to the establishment of religion upon a scientific plane and recog- Athletic Mass Meeting. College spirit has at no time been more in evidence than on Monday,Oct. 3, at 1 p. m., when a large majoritv of the students met in the auditorium in response to a notice read at chapel that morning. It w..*r°u generally Understood that athlel. /was the subject for discussion, an)S -uch an understanding is the bes > isibh drawing a crowd old Stel Prof. Baldwin * Fk charge of the meeting with L aal ergy. After a.' s'i speech on the cause of the met >;. namely, the absolute necessity i. the student body to back vn ite ath) Jtic teams in every way, he introducejr other speakers—■ among them Dr. lulley, Prof. Sears and Dr. Farriss— .ll of whom made short but icra fid falks along il,i same line. Although these talks were varied and by no means monotonous, yet the sum and substance of them all was the one idea, that it is not only the pleasure, but the unavoidable duty of every single Stetson student to do all in his power in oringing victory to the men who so nobly work day after day, denying themselves pleasures, that they may be physically fitted to fight our athletic contests. It was next mentioned" that one of the most important factors in producing and maintaining this physical perfection is a thoroughly good, scientifically managed training table for the football men. Then followed the inevitable. Of course such a training table requires a goodly amount of the "root of all evil," and accordingly all loyal Stetson sons —and incidentally, daughters — were requested to produce their pocket-books, whether fat or lean. The enthusiastic way in which this request was responded to is entirely without precedent. Dr. Hulley set the ball rolling with a fine big fiver (i. e., the promise of one), and then subscriptions followed thick and fast, some for $5.00, others for less, but no doubt according to each donor's ability. When no one else seemed inclined to subscribe, a motion was made that each student should lew a tax of $2.00 on himself. This was carried, with only one contrary vote. Then, after some rousing cheers, the mass meeting adjourned. Following is a list of the subscriptions and taxes paid up to Oct. 12: Dr. Hulley $5.00 Dr. Farriss 5.00 Miss Stubbs 5.00 Prof. McDougal 5.00 Prof. Sears 5.00 Prof. Baldwin 5.00 Prof. Smith 5.00 Prof. Carson . . 5.00 E. T. Mcllvaine 5.00 PI. E. Burdick 5.00 C. F. Ludwig 5.00 D. E. Carleton 5.00 Continued on page 2.