Stetson Weekly Collegiate

JV BV S,. Un*;veinst 5TET52NWEEf5lY CSILEfilBTC STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF vSTETSON UNIVERSITY. „ VOL. XXIII DE LAND, FLA., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911. Ne. 24 xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt AAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAA X X X THE EUSOPHIAN PLAY. X X By Faye Cribbet. X xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt XJtXJtXJt AAAAAAA At A A At At A A AAA We are confident that the Eusophian play given last Friday evening will go down in the annals of Stetson University as one of the best ameteur plays presented here. It is unfortunate that so many missed the opportunity of seeing a really good play presented in a really good way. The personality of the actors seemed merged into the characters they impersonated' and for that reason it was difficult to decide who appeared best—ye scribe gave it up in despair. Mr. Liddell was a model "gentleman of leisure" as well as "amoureux." Miss Chapman filled her part, as maid admirably. Miss Phillips aired her grievances charmingly and Mr. Hoskins fairly made us envy his potato beds, worms, cows, etc. Miss Barron—well, its the same old story about Miss Barron. She never does anything half way. Miss Whiting, too, aired her "ancestors, aspirations and hobby" in a thoroughly characteristic way. Some one actually had the audacity to tell her that as an old lady she was a much handsomer personage than ordinarily. Do I hear some one exclaim, "That accounts for that peculiarly sedate expression of late!" Mr. Gil- patrick certainly had the "lean and hungry look" that Shakespeare attributes to the villian, and kept us roaring with his exploits. Mr. Adams—well, we have about exhaussed our superlatives; but Mr. Adams and Mr. Haynes are consummate artists, and we never remember for a moment that they were not the characters they were -representing. Too bad you were not out last Friday evening. "The Lit" received quite a tidy sum from the sale of tickets and are furthermore to be congratulated upon having such a corps of actors, and Mr. Haynes is to be congratulated upon having made a success of this the first venture of the Society. xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt AAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAA X X X THE EUSOPHIANS. X XXJt At xjt xjt xjt xjt >cx xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt AAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAA Last Saturday evening the Eusophians again held forth and a very enjoyable programme was rendered. Miss Bettie Coleman entertained us with an excellently delivered "darky" selection entitled "Higher Culture in Dixie." And we were not permitted to cease laughing after her comical recitation, for Mr. R. K. Roberts took the chair as leader of parlimentary practice and several laughable motions were proposed. Amid the general hubbub Mr. Adams in his character as "Alonzo" recited one of his amorous odes dedicated to "Hypjatia," who blushingly received his tribute. The debate, "Resolved, That Richard III was a greater villain than Macbeth" was pled affirmatively by Mr. Durrance and Miss Chapman, negatively by Mr. P. A. Roberts and Miss Gordon. The chairman of the judges, evidently believing that "Variety is the spice of life, "varied the usual formula for announcing the decision by saying that "the affirmative failed to root up the peg to the negative." Mr. R. Milam then entertained us with one of the best extempores we have had this year—"Does conscience make cowards of us all?" dealing with the question from the standpoint of economics, religion, politics and morals, conclusively answering the question in the negative. Mr. Haynes delivered his report on the receipts of the play, and the Society is wealthier by some "sixty odd" dollars as a result. A rising vote of thanks was then tendered the cast and all who so generously assisted. Another report as to valid excuses was accepted and will be acted upon it is hoped before school closes. Action will also be taken soon upon the choice of a "Fourth Night" orator and debaters for next year. A man's worth is not to be judged by the friendship of his dog. xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt XJt XJt XJt XM XJt AAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAA X X X STETSON LITTS. X XJt XJt At A xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt AAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAA Another interesting meeting of the Stetson Literary Society, occurred last Saturday evening. Every number was enjoyed by the audience. The numbers all showed careful preparation. The first three members on the evening's program were all new. In fact this was their initial appearance before the august members of the S. L. S. Mr. Wheeler—not our program manager—talked to us about the recent happenings in England and her colonies. Mr. Wheeler did not seem to be as nervous as one would expect him to be. However, this fact may be accounted for by the circumstances accompanying his dive out of the tree at DeLeon in the after i noon. Mr. Alderman next talked to - • us about the current events in Europe. I do not think he was frightened any more than Mr. Wheeler was, but of course there is no way of finding out as appearances are sometimes deceitful. Mr. Lewis, who during the parlimentary practice proved to be somewhat of a ventriloquist, followed Mr. Alderman. Mr. Lewis' subject was the current events in the United States for the past week or so. All three of these papers were well prepared and showed careful study of the newspapers and other sources of news. The spirit which these three young men showed in their papers is the kind that all S. L. S. members should have. Miss Bishop was the next to appear. Her paper was a prophecy of the events to take place in the near future. As it is a very difficult matter indeed to make statements about the coming events in foreign countries, Miss Bishop remained on the safe side and told us what was most likely to occur in this State during the next week or so. Miss Pelot was to have given a reading but as she could not be present, Miss Hulley very kindly consented to do this for her. The reading was entitled a "Telephone Chat." It cer- tanily was true to life, for the picture