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OF STETSON UNIVERSITY.
Vol. xx.
DeLand, Fla., Thursday, January 16, 1908.
No. 10.
FACTS ABOUT STETSON FROM
STUDENTS' POINT OF VIEW
AS WE ALL FEEL. .
The summer seemed ra her long
that year—September never would
come. The vacation had been fine;
they had enjoyed every bit o f it;
but somehow now that it was almost over, they were anxious ,0 get
back 10 their Alma Mater. Such a
queer but pleasant feeling pricked
their hear.s, when September
drew near, and they began to think
and plan about their next year's
work at S e.son. Wonder who
will be there—if all the old students would be back, if the new
ones would be nice, if the teachers
would be glad to see them, if their
work would be hard, etc. The
more they thought about it the
more they wished for the time to
come. And at last it did come.
The trunks were packed, good byes
were said, and they were off.
Hurrah! there were some boys
and girls they knew. "How do?
Going to S.eson? Aren't you glad
to get back? What you going to
take? Lo s of new clothes?" etc.
Everybody was so glad to see every
body else. Chaudoin was a regular Bedlam. Hugs, kisses, handshakes, smiles; all combined to
make the old and the new feel
equally glad to be at Stetson and
at "home."
In the course of time the excitement died away; the novelty wore
off and they settled down to steady
work. College life was a reality,
not a myth. One, two, three, four,
five, six weeks went by quickly for
some, slowly for others. The atmosphere somehow had changed.
What was the matter? Every
body happy? Yes, but— What?
Nothing, only—oh it's such a long
time till Christmas. Kinder like
to see the home-folk. College is
all right; lo.s of fun going on, but
kinder tired of studying so hard.
Exams loom up in the not very distant future! Oh, won't it seem
good to have a vacation! And
so it went on. Slowly but surely
the long looked for days came.
Exams were over. Good bye to
DeLand—good bye to everything
but fun and happiness and joy for
two long weeks. Happy! Tired of
school—never want to see the place
again—-not for two weeks at least.
S.e.son is lonesome! Everybody had gone. Far or near, in
their respective homes, the students were enjoving their long an-
ticipa ed vacation. One week flew
swif ly by, the novelty of being at
home and having mother's cooking
had worn off. They are beginning
to wonder what their fellow-students are doing. To wonder how
DeLand was getting on without
them. "Must be mighty lonesome
place." Just one week and they
will all be flocking back. Somehow at this thought a pleasant little
thrill runs up and down their spinal
cord. Wont it be fun to see everybody again? Oh, no, they are not
"crazy" about going but they wont
make any fuss about it when the
time comes.
Again the trunks are packed—
and they are off. Tears come at
thought of leaving the dear ones,
but smiles take their place when
once on the way. Think of the
spreads they will have w.ith all the
goodies mother has put in their
trunks! Wonder what the girls
will say about their new suits ? Oh,
dear, the way was so long! Hurrah! at last they have reached the
station. Joyfully the bus rolled
along, the campus came in sight,
and then unable to control their
feelings; with one glad accord they
gave three rousing cheers for Stetson. And the best part of it was
that they meant it.
The first two or three days at
College after the holidays was just
about the same as before. No use
to go into detail, you've been there
and know all about it. Everybody is happy for sure this time.
No doubt after four or five weeks
the same old feeling comes again—
they get tired or lazy. Home
seems good to them, four months
of vacation looks like the picture of
Elysium fields; but once away, af >er
they are res.ed and "stuffed" invariably comes back the longing
and desire to be back with the rest
at Stetson. You can't deny it—
once get the taste of Stetson and
you long for more.
LITERARY SOCIETY.
The first meeting of the new term
was held Saturday evening. It
proved to be a very interesting
program both for the incoming
officers and the members of the
society who were present.
Owing to the illness of Mr. Woodward we did not hear from the outgoing President, but our new president's speech was full of enthusiasm and showed the earnestness
which Mr. Durrance has in taking
up his new work. We are expecting some very in eres.ing programs
