STETSON WEEKLY COLLEGIATE
Students' Publication of Stetson University
VOL. XXI.
DeLAND, FLA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1909.
NO. \2.
FLA. EDUCATIONAL
ASS. MEETING
Will Meet in DeLand During Next
Holiday Season.
The president and members of the
faculty of Stetson University are
pleased with the prospect of entertaining the Florida Education Association
on the occasion of their next annual
meeting, which will be held at De-
Land, December 28-31, 1909. This will
doubtless be a notable gathering in
the educational history of Florida.
President Hulley, Professor Suhrie
and other members of the Stetson
faculty have at various times during
the past four years extended a very
cordial invitation to the Association
to meet in DeLand. Superintendent
Botts, of the Volusia county public
schools, took a large delegation of his
teachers to the Association at Gainesville this year and all combined their
efforts in securing the Association for
DeLand for the next meeting.
It is estimated that a thousand
teachers; educators and school 'officers
may be in attendance at this next
meeting. The College Arms Hotel
has cut its minimum rate in two for
the benefit of the teachers of Florida.
The Putnam Inn has been equally
generous and has granted an exceptionally low rate. The other hotels
and boarding houses of DeLand will
all co-operate in making it possible to
entertain comfortably and at the
most reasonable rates all who may
come. The Association held a good
meeting at Gainesville this year, but
there is every reason to believe that,
with the full and hearty co-operation
of the people of DeLand, the attendance next year will be much larger.
Professor Theodore D. Culp, princi
pal of the DeLand public school, is a
member of the Executive Committee.
He has a large acquaintance all over
the State and will do some acth e
work among his friends to bring out
a large attendance.
Superintendent A. O. Botts is well
and favorably known among the
school superintendents and will be
very active and energetic in working
up the interests of the Association.
Professor A. L. L Suhrie, who is
doubtless personally known to more
individual teachers than any other
man in Florida, and who has on
several occasions addressed the Association, will spare no pains in
making the local educational attractions of the Normal School helpful to all the teachers who may come.
President Lincoln Hulley will deliver the address of welcome 'on behalf of the university, and we have
no doubt he will make all of the visitors feel glad they have come and all
of the towns people feel proud to
have a part in their entertainment.
BIBLE STUDY
AT STETSON
Time For Uu To Get Into It.
Intercollegiate Notes.
Chicago students have originated
a mock-senate with ninety-two members, elected among themselves. The
President's message will be prepared
by members of the faculty.
The election of Harvard's new president, chosen on the resignation of
President Eliot, Prof. Abbot Lawn noe
Lowell, has been commended universally among educators.
Northwestern defeated the Chicago
debating team in Model Hall, last Saturday.
One third of the students at Wabash College are voters. Three of the
faculty are too young to exercise this
privilege.
The University of Illinois has 350
men in Bible study.
Rollins College has thirteen games
scheduled for baseball. Three have
been arranged with Havana, the rest
are with Georgia teams.
Only.
Only a mule, long, lean and thin,
Only a mule that drank some gin,
Only a mule, tied up by a halter,
Only take care of the mule's hind
quarter,
Only a lad coming from tech,
Only a dime small as a speck,
Only behind the feet of the mule,
Only this lad just out of school,
Ony tried >to get that dime,
Only he saw the opportune time.
Only he tried, shy as a mouse, J
Ony a funeral next day at his house.
To those acquainted with the affairs
of other colleges and especially to the
eleven men who were at Winter Park
last week.
The great importance of Bible study
at Stetson is becoming evident. Even
to one not given to the consideration
of such things the matter can not but
arouse interest when acquainted with
a few facts. When he learns that two
thirds of the men at West Point are
voluntarily studying this Book, when
that number includes their football
captain, baseball captain, all the football men and some baseball men, as
well as members of the crew and
track team, he begins to realize that
there must be something in this study.
West Point is not alone in this movement; it is sweeping over all colleges
north and south and has gripped Yale
and Harvard, Vanderbilt, Clennson,
the University of Mississippi, all of
the big colleges. Last year there
were about 25,000 men in Bible study.
This year the aim is for 50,000 college men devoting a half hour a day
to this work.
In our report at the recent conference as to the intentions of our
Stetson Y. M. C. A. the delegates
agreed to put 100 men in Bible study
gfoups. Last year we started with
ten classes and averaged nearly that
number. Let all men interested in
this and seeing the advisability attend
the meeting Thursday evening in the
Association Hall and lend his aid to
the movement.
Awards in Economic Contest.
Awards interesting to students of
Stetson College have been made by a
committee of economists for the best
essays submitted by college graduates
and students. Four prizes in all, aggregating nearly $2,000, have been
given.
The first prize was taken by Oscar
Douglas Skelt'on, formerly of the University of Chicago and now Professor
