The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Mmn Wwklt} 1 * L con > The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson Universe VOL. XXIV DeLAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1912 NO. 16 BOYS TOOK ONE. Sunday evening the basket-ball team rolled in covered with Florida dirt and a little glory. They bore the unmistakable marks of a long trip and a good time on their clothes and bodies or at any rate Pete did. Everybody was happy and glad to get back, altho' several had already begun to miss the manifold delights of "Joyous J ax." and were hoping to visit it some time in the near future. On this trip the boys played three games, the first being with Orlando. Here it was the same old story as the score stood 19-9 at the end of the game. But things seemed hopeful for a while. At the end of the first half the score stood 9-S in favor of Orlando. During the first few minutes of the second, the score was tied by a foul and staid tied until there was only a few more minutes left. Then Orlando stepped in and with a streak of good luck managed to make ten more points. This settled it for the hoodoo bird had flopped his dreary pinions over our crowd and we lost. Nevertheless 'twas a close game and well played. After an all night ride the bunch hit J ax Friday morning and played the Y. M. C. A. that night. This time it seemed as if the hoodoo had Stetson in its clutches again for the way those Y. M. chaps played was a caution. They played circles around our boys during the first half and when the smoke cleared the score stood 18-6 in favor of the home talent. But Stetson took a fresh lease on life and proceeded to catch up with their opponents in the second. This time, it was a different story. The said limbo ?) were woven around the Y. M'. in a manner that was dazzling to behold. Every man on the team went after his opponent's scarp, and got it. When the game ended the score stood 24-18 m favor of the Y. M. C. A. Our boys feel confident that with five minutes more of play they would have won. On Saturday night D. H. S. was defeated on her own floor by the small score of 34-27. The smallness of the score will be understood by any one who has even seen the Duval gym. It proved an awful handicap to the boys but they had their fighting blood aroused and were determined to win. And they did. The team worked together beautifully and outplayed their opponents at every point. The ball seemed to linger around the Stetson goal, being kept there by the guards, and the forwards generally made good, altho' they were sorely worried by the low ceiling and the arrangement of the basket. But what's the use of kicking? We won and if a return game is played the score will probably be much larger. Many favorable comments were made on the appearance and work of the boys. The physical director of the Y. M. C. A., Dr. Haskell, said that they were by far the most formidable opponents his men had met and wonderful to relate, the T. U. joined in singing praises of the boys. Stetson's basket-ball team is certainly playing better now than they ever have. There has been some thought made in the team and a- winning combination seems to be the result- There are yet two games to be played, both of them at home, and the boys feel confident that they will take both. Thfe Tennessee Military Institute and that hard nut, Orlando will play here in the near future and the patrons of the game are assured of good playing and fast team work. (E) Y. W. C. A. -+ ♦ + ♦ + + + + + + + + + + + The Missionary Committee were given charge of the Young Women's Christian Association for February 22. and a much appreciated talk was made by Dr. Clark. Dr. and Mrs. Clark are returned missionaries after having spent over forty years, engaged in missionary work in the most savage part of India. Dr. Clark spoke to us for twenty minutes about his life in India and endeavored to awaken our sympathies toward a renewed interest in all missionary activity. The Y. W. C. A. was indeed fortunate in securing Dr. Clark for the afternoon and we hope soon to have Mrs. Clark address the girls in Chaudoin Hall. The subject for our meeting, Thursday, March 7, will be "Christ, the Man," led by Miss Kathleen Plumb. N. P. Country woman to parson, who had called to ask why Johnny, the eldest, had not been lately to school: "Why, he was thriteen years old last week, sir! I'm sure he've had school neough. He must know a'most everything now!" Parson: "Thirteen, Mrs. Napper. Why, that's nothing. I didn't finish my education till I was three-and-twenty!" Countrywoman: "Lor' sir! You don't mean to say that you were such a 'thickhead' as that." That question eternal, was forever settled last Friday evening by the ladies of the Alpha Kappa Psi—together with a few young men, serving as examples or evidence in the final solution of this question which has puzzled mankind from the advent of Adam. In this three act farce, of eight scenes, interspersed with a few "waits" giving the gentlemen time to retire—reflect and smoke—we repeat—was settled once and forever (at least to those able to be there) this question of man! And incidentally those tendencies which make women manly were nipped in the bud. And every married man who hitherto labored in constant fear of having to swap apparel with his wife, now feels to walk in peace—unafraid of a hobbling calamity. Miss Claire V. Whiting (Sara Amelia Patten) was a typical suffragette both in make-up and manner. She played with much sincerity and intensity that the question now is (among the fellows) did she voice her sentiment? We answer no. Her acting was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Barron (Dora Glenham) represented a splendid type of the modern suffragette— strenuous when free bat thorough sane and repentant when copped. Her final denial of the cause was a source of considerable satisfaction to many of the unfair sex present. Mr. Delbert Gilpatrick (Carney Martin) kept up a continuous laugh by his homely philosophy so freely used on the despairing men as they saw their "hopes" fly out to a merciless world. "Beulah" redeemed his real self. The nickname is wrongly given. Mr. Liddell (Clinton Davenport) was the dejected lover, rightfully—for it seemed certain that his "hope" had not only flown but entirely migrated. All the efforts (Bailey Dana), (Bob Hunter) and (Terrance Churchill) could not revive him. The way these gentlemen, Messrs. Griffin (Bob Hunter), Almon Rosenberg (Bailey Dana) Bryan Jennings (Terrance Churchill) could fire their optimism and sofa pillows was marvelous. Miss Martin (Janice Morton) played a difficult part well. Her repentance was a source of considerable joy—to many. vSpecial mention should be made of the acting of Miss Campbell as Carlyll Lee, the confident, and also that of the Misses Davis and Miss Marie Russell Stevens. The next question—Woman!