Stetson Weekly Collegiate

STETSON WEEKLY COLLEGIATE Students* Publication of Stetson University VOL. XXL DeLAND, FLA., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909. NO. 25 UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP AWARDED G. M. CALHOUN. Stetson Alumnus Wins Distinction at the University of Chicago. April the 29th, appointments of next year's fellowship awards were officially announced at the University of Chicago and among the ninety- eight fortunates is numbered Geo. M. Calhoun, A.B., of the Stetson '06. The amount of the fellowships ranges from $120 to $500, and are well worth the effort to obtain them. There are quite a few in school who will remember Mr. Calhoun as an old Stetson man and will rejoice with him in this event. He was famous for his good, hard work, especially in the classics and his convivial mingling with his fellows. It is for the study of Greek that Mr. Calhoun has won this enviable prize. An Outing at the Isle of Hontoon Last Saturday the Misses Dickinson, Carson, Wright, Vignier, Hughlett, and Messrs. Carlton, Carson, Botts, Miller, and Duss, with Miss Galbraith as chaperon, a driver, of course, and Satan as coach-dog, speni a very enjoyable day at Hontoon. We do not mean that Miss Galbraith is a driver, but that we had one who drove us with his two milk-white chargers to the scenes of our gay festivities. -Satan is a little off color as a coach dog, but does very well nevertheless. What a wonderful discovery! On our way there the men happened to 'think that they all were Zeta Chi's. But we missed the faces of Fraters Minx, Rider, Worley and Tilden. How thoughtless of the young ladies that they did not decorate the hack and themselves with the royal purple and green of that ancient order! We found out upon arriving that we had to cross the St. Johns. So Mr. Botts having a boat there became a feirrymian. Miss Dickinson in crossing emulated the Father of her Country as she stood in the bow, with arms folded—Ah, me, a thrilling sight! Fishing was immediately begun, and several were caught. It is impossible to state the exact number and none of us wish to have our veracity j questioned. Miss Galbraith had the worst luck for she lost one, half way between life and death. But generally considered the fishers did very well, especially Miss Hughlett. The time for eating seemed to us to be off schedule, but finally the rustic table IhavSng been spread and the ants gotten rid of as effectually as possible we proceeded to revive the inner man. Jim Carson as a disciple of Horace Fletcher upheld the theories of that famous man. As it was, Miss Dickinson was kept quite busy supplying Jim with food. Certainly such utensils as a coffee pot and buckets had been forgotten— the ladies had been rudely disturbed by the early arrival of the hack drawn by prancing white steeds, piloted by a driver prancing like the horses, but certainly unlike them in color, and the men—but luckily we were able to borrow the needed articles from picnickers across the wa- ter. After a few hours more of fishing, boating and dodging the /rain we lei for bonne. On the way home, peculiar sounds, melodious at times, shattered the quiet of the night, but the "Good Night Ladies" sounded truly natural. Der Deutscher Verein. Der Deutscher Verein held its annual election of officers Tuesday, May 4th. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Miss Eliza Daniels, Vorstehrer; Miss Lee Bowers, Protokollfuehrer; Miss Ruth Daniels, Programfuehrer; Mr. George Coleman, Schatzmeister; and Mr. Ralph Roberts, Pedell. The Verein have been having some very pleasant and profitable 'meetings during the year. More students should take the opportunity of belonging to such an organization as this. A giraffe who was painted dark brown, And who lived in an African town, Said "My neck is a peach, Any food within reach Can be tasted five times going down." PROHIBITION ASSURED. Hot Fight in Lit. Saturday Night. In the hottest debate of the season Saturday night at the Literary Society Statewide Prohibition was secured for Florida. For fifty-five min utes the debate lasted. Garwood for the affirmative stated the case in a concise, logical manner. He brought forward his arguments in a clear, straightforward attack, quoting from law to prove some of his points. Spencer then rose for the negative and vigorously assailed the arguments brought forward by the affirmative. On finishing his rebuttal he launched into a fiery and eloquent speech which lasted for twenty-live minutes in which he advanced argument after argument against prohibition; set forth its evils in indignant language; drew comparison between drunkenness and various forms of crime, denounced the saloon as well as prohibition and offered the remedy of regulation. Garwood then rose for rebuttal. Entering in the spirit of the fight, he made -the arguments fly. He held up the apparently unanswerable arguments of his eloquent opponent to ridicule and at times had his audience in roars of laughter. After speaking for fifteen minutes he left the question to the judges who returned a decision of two to one in favor of the affirmative. After hearing the decision of the judges Mr. Spencer arose and stated that he had seen the light and became a rabid prohibitionist. Litis statement removed the last barriers and prohibition is not only possible but assured. The program Saturday night showed that we can do things when we try. We expect to keep trying. You are invited to come and visit and listen in our room in Science Hall Saturday evening at seven-thirty. Sufficient. Husband: "You never kiss me except when you want some money.'" Wife: "Well, isn't that often enough?"—Judge.