Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Stetson Weekly Collegiate OFFICIAL STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. Yol. XIX DeLand, Florida, Wednesday, October 17, 1906. tfo. 2 FROM THOSE WE USED TO KJVOW The Whereabouts of Some Former Students. LETTERS FROM LOYAL ALUMNI Cosy Corners in Their Hearts for Stetson University. When September's thirty days have dwindled to something like a. week, 'there begins to sift down toward the University a modest shower of letters. From north and south, far and near, they come with the best wishes and latest news of Stetson's alumni. Here is one from Miss Helen Co- burn, a Chaudoin girl of two years ago, in which she says: "I am. still homesteadiug, and find Wyoming ranching a fascinating business. As the 'time for college to open draws nearer I can't help but wish I were returning. My loyalty to Stetson is as strong as ever, and my best wishes are always with the dear old J. B. S. U., and all connected with her." Another epistle finds its way from Miss Florence Stevens, Normal '05, at Cocoanu't Grove, Fla. "I can't help you much in respect to news of Stetsonites. George Bolles,1 Law '05, can be seen slipping around the streets of Miami, as though he was ashamed to be seen; he occasionally does a little law business. John Gram- ling is also practicing in Miami. Lucie Collier is at home. Then, if you would care to know, Marjorie Chamberlain, who was at Stetson the winter of 1905, graduated from S. S. N. W. last' spring, and is now taking art in New York. I am now 'holding down' the primary grades of a nice little school here, and am learning to sail for recreation." D. C. Hull writes from Montbrook, Fla., that he will be unable to return this year as he is principal of the public school at that place. He also speaks of having seen Mr. Pinnell, Law '05. News comes that Mr. Sylvan McElroy, better known here as "Mac, the ^^^emn^^kn^^sJi^rd^^L^^ork^iT^a^ Baltimore medical school. He is 'making good,' and now has a hospital appointment. Mr. Howard Stewart is this year in Indiana, and says: "Out here in old Purdue, working \ harder than I ever did before in my life. I like the school and the people very much, but I keep longing for the ways of Stetson. Am anxious to know all about the old fountain of learning and if all the merry throng are back.'' Miss Bernice Alfred, Academy '05, is this year at the Boston Conservatory. Mr. W. C. Johnson, who is now an attorney at law, writes that he shall take, great pleasure in reading about all the old Stetson people. He is practicing in Perry, Fla. Everybody remembers Mr. O. J. Lofberg, our editor three years ago. He is now an instructor in the High School a't Sleepy Eye, Minn. He found it pretty cold up there, but, we arc informed, as soon as possible assumed about forty pounds of additional protection, and is now getting along comfortably. Writing from Fort Pierce, Fla., Mr. Fred Fee, Law '04, speaks of the pleasure with which old alumni read the news from Stetson. Our mathematical friend. C. S. Ting-, ley, has wandered into the freezing \ temperature of Oregon, but he evidently has not allowed that fact to chill his love for Alma Mater, for he closes in J the following words: "Hip it up, Hip it up, Hip it up again! S't-et-son. FOOT BALL CLOUDS LIFT Girls' Basket Ball. That the enthusiastic interest in basket-ball aroused last year among the girls, has not died out, was shown by the well attended meeting last Wednesday, when, in response to a notice posted on the bulletin board, a number of athletic coeds gathered in Room 5, Elizabeth Hall. It was decided that since there was enough material in sight for four 'teams it would be just the thing to start in practice at once, and pick out a strong first team with which to challenge any other school that might have the nerve 'to respond. As a result of a vote. Misses Helen Hunt and Geneva Simpson were elected managers. The schedule for the use of the gym has been posted and rpcnilar nrartirp i-m c hncrun in garnet New Men Catch the Old S. U. Spirit SOME MOKE NEW MATERIAL Strong Line, Strong Back Fields and the Coach Smiles. When Stetson lines up against the Army team from Egraont Key, a week from Friday, the prospects are that the team will sustain the University's reputation for strong, fast foot ball. A training- table has been formed ^t Chaudoin for the squad, which now numbers about thirty. The new men who are being tried out for positions on the team are: Hall, Gautier and Robinson in the backfield; Hendry and Garwood in the line. K>nt Johnston re-entered the Ilniversitv on Monday and will try for end King, who played halfback on Bingham last year, is registered and will be out for his position. There have been a number of shifts in the positions of the old men. Capt. Botts has swapped his tackle job for leftend, a more important position under the r\ew rules. Wilder and Black are no longer guards, but are being used as tackles, right, and left respectively. Waterman and Garwood are working as guards. Hendry is doing good work on rightend, but will have to work for his job, as Johnston will be out for the place and possibly Kd. Mickle, who for two weeks, how v^r, has been studying the "p's" and "q's" of a quarterback. In the backfield, Kirby and Campbell will probablv be at their places, fullback and quarterback respectively. Some four or five men have their eve* on the halfback jobs and it is impossible to forecast these positions. The reserve team showed up in much better shape this week, several eood men of last year coming out. Pound* and Lowrie are two new men who are valuable. There are several men in the University who have not reported yet, but who would be worth much to the reserves. They should