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The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson University
VOL. xxv
DeLAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912
NO. 3
RECEPTION GIVEN
BY THE LAWYERS
Last Thursday evening tlie business
and professional men of DeLand and
the Junior Law Class were entertained
by our President, the law faculty and the
Seniors. About seventy-five, or more,
guests were present. One new Professor
stated that the purpose of the meeting
was to accustom students to associating
with business men—future clients. This
purpose was good even if it did savor of
selfishness. But it was not as broad
as was the essence of the meeting of guests,
faculty and students. Sincere mutual
appreciation played over the gathering
and bound all close together. The interest was chiefly in one another. However
the guests remarked favorably concerning
the decoration, the rugs and other arrangements. These were in evidence as
tokens of our interest in our visitors.
Prof. Rascoe slaked our thirst with punch.
He is always ready to say: "Let its drink
to those God-Inspired Characters whose
lives prove that they make the happiness
of others the basis upon which they build
their own happiness." His students are
ever ready to drink to such a toast, however often he may propose it.
Brisk hand clasps and hearty good
fellowship maintained for a season. The
business men cast off the tenseness of
the work-day-world. They exchanged
jokes with one another and with students
so delightfully that one could plainly
perceive that memories of college days
possessed them. They appreciated, also,
the splendid appearance of our large and
rapidly growing library.
The punch bowl soon drew the entire
assemblage to the spacious practise court
room. In this room all were seated.
Dr. Hulley was, by common consent,
made master of ceremonies. Various gentlemen were called upon to speak. Judge
Stewart, Mr. Wright, Dr. McDiarmid,
Mr. Wilson, Dr. Stevens, Mr. Douglass
and Judge Bly responded to the calls.
Mr. Dreka could not be present. But
the letter, expressing his regrets was
read and appreciated. By request, Dr.
Hulley gave several readings from Riley.
These readings were greatly enjoyed
by all. So were all the talks given by
the other business and professional men.
The gathering seemed reluctant to part
when the finale was announced.
There is no doubt but that this meeting
brought the students, the law department,
the faculty, the business and professional
men even closer together than before.
There can be great good from association.
There is nobleness in turning the mind
from self to others.
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VARDEMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY
AUDITORIUM.
Ex-Governor Vardeman of Mississippi
addressed a small but representative audience at the University Auditorium last
Friday evening. Dr. Hulley introduced
the ex-governor as a strong southern
leader, Strong in intellect and personality, and a leader in politics and social
questions.
Mr. Vardeman began his address by
saying that he had not come to DeLand
for the purpose of entertaining his hearers, or for the purpose of securing their
flattering agreement, but rather to discuss
in a fair and impartial way, the questions
and problems that confront us as a nation, with a view to instruction. He kept
his purpose before himself and the audience from the beginning to the end of
his speech. He had less of the cheap
fun that ordinarily characterizes popular
lecturers, than some other speakers who
have been heard in the Auditorium.
And yet he was not wholly without wit
and humor. His wit was of a high order,
appealing for the most part to the intellect of his hearers, and his humor was of
such a nature as to lend interest and seen re
the attention of the audience.
During the entire discourse, the old
school type of southern oratory was in
evidence. The speaker was fertile in
imagination, powerful in declamation and
poetical in expression. He would state
his premise, argue the point and draw
the conclusion in a conversational tone,
and then with impassionate and poi
flights of oratory, he would try to fan the
smoking flax of argumentation into a
flame of living truth.
The ex-governor was not flattered in
the sense thai all who heard him, agreed
with him, but nevertheless all who heard
him agreed that he spoke out of a heart
of intense earnestness, and out of a mind
of mature information.
In discussing the possibility of the perpetuity of the nation, tl i er again
and again said that the perpetuity of
the nation dej ends upon the individual.
Good, honest, upright individuals will
make a good, Lcncst, upright nation.
The individual man with an untainted,
individual ballot in his hand, is the solution of all the problems thai confront
the Republic.
Mr. Vardeman e>; himself in
no uncertain terms Of) two qi
He exalted the importance and place for
woman in our national and social life,
and pledged himself in behalf of tempi r-
ance. He said that the unregulated and
indiscriminate liquor traffic was the primary cause of crime, poverty and
and that on the floor of th< of
the United States or in the commonwealth
of Mississippi, he would lend his head,
heart and hand, to stamp it out.
At the close of the address the ex-g<
ernor received many hearty 1 and shakes
and words of greetii
This was the first number of i urn
Course held for the benefit of the Ath'
ciation. Let us incr<
ance upon these numbers, and thus in-
the benefit.
