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STUDENTS' PUBLICATION
OF STETSON UNIVERSITY.
VOL. XXIII
DE LAND, FLA., THURSDAY, HOVKMBER 17, 1910.
No. 6
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
IN GOLD FOR SHORT
STORIES.
At last we are to have a Short Story
Contest that is worthy of Stetson
University. Certain interested persons
aided by the Collegiate Board have
made this contest possible. All the
great college papers have these yearly
contests and they have always proven
a success. They are open to any
student of Stetson University. There
is absolutely no partiality or any unfair arrangements.
Stetson has the material to make
this thing go with a vim. Put on
your thinking caps and go in and win.
There are only a few conditions concerning ths contest and these stories.
Here are the conditions:
t. No story to be under 1,500 words
nor over 3,000 words in length.
2. Use any subject matter. Remember that local color helps any
college story.
3. Any student of Stetson is eligible
to the contest except the editors of
the Collegiate.
4. To avoid any chance of partialty
all stories should be handed in signed
with an assumed name, each being
accompanied by a sealed envelope,
containing the assumed name and the
real name of the author. Only the
assumed name and the title of the
story should appear on the outer side
of the envelope.
5. All stories must be legibly written (or typewritten preferred) and
in the hands of the Collegiate editor
before 6:00 P. M., February 1, 1911.
All stories become the permanent
property of the Stetson Collegiate.
6. First Prize, $15.00. Second
Prize, $10.00.
Three judges have been appointed.
The e judges are unknown to the public and to each other. So your stories
will receive three impartial and distinct
judgmen's. The editorial staff is in
no way connected with the staff of
judges. We assure you that we have
secured three of the ablest critics in
Stetson University to judge this contest.
Now here's a chance for you to
show your College Spirit and your
brains. I tell you this means something. It will be a precedent established by the students of 1910—1911
that will set a pace for future generations. Come into this contest. No
one will know you are in it. We know
the prizes are small but then $15.00
is not a mean sum for a short story.
We have eliminated all chances of
partiality. We have not shut the
Academy people out of this contest.
It is open to all, and we want you all
to compete for the prizes. It's not
often you get a chance to show your
loyalty to the paper in this way and
at the same time benefit yourself.
You stand just as good a chance as
the next fellow or girl.
From now on we shall print the
conditions and a reminder of the contest. Of course, if nothing comes in
up to the standard set by the judges,
why then you couldn't expect us to
award the prizes. But I feel sure that
Stetson students are not going to
let a matter like this drop.
You may use any subject matter.
But we want lively, snappy stories
with a plot. We don't want mere
descriptions or tales of trips unless
they are in story form. But each one
of you know best what he can write
about. But remember that local color
always shows up well in a story written
for home people.
We have worked hard for this contest and don't want to see it fall
through. Won't you help us? You
have the Christmas holidays to work
in and then a month. Show the world
that Stet-on students have the right
sort of stuff in them.
You may think that only yourself
and friend s see the Collegiate and that
the paper can't hurt or help the school.
But stop and consider that this little
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MEMORIAM.
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icloved friend and mlsmate,
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Stephen P. Blake, and 111 \
wish to express our deepest smyputliv
and sorrow with his bereaved" parents
at the great loss sustained by them, he it
Resolved, That we offer our con
dolence to the afflicted parents of our
late friend and classmate, realizing that
in the departure of their son they
have suffered a great and irretrievable
loss.
Resolved, That while we deeply
sympathize with those who are bound
to the deceased by the nearest and
dearest ties, we share with them the
hope of a reunion in that better world
where there are no partings, and where
bliss forbids a tear.
Resolved, That as a testimonial of
the sympathy and sorrow of the students of Stetson, a copy of these resolutions be submitted to the Stetson
Collegiate for publication, and that
a copy be sent to the bereaved family.
PHI KAPPA DELTA FRATERNITY
paper goes up and down our Union as
an exchange. We are exchanging with
papers in Utah, Maine, Colorado and
other far distant places. So you see
that we must keep the standard, of
our paper away up high, if you will
pardon the crude expression. So now
let's see wha we can do about this
contest. We sincerely hope that the
various teachers of composition in
the university will aid us in any way
they can and we will appreciate any
assistance they can give us. It rests
with the students. We have done our
part. I hardly think that we shall
have to drive you to compete for these
prizes.
Some children were telling their
father what they got at school. The
eldest got reading, spelling and definitions. 'And what do you get, my
little man?" said the father to a rosy-
cheeked little fellow.
'Oh, I dets readin', spellin' and
spankin'." Ex.
