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The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson University
VOL. XXV
DeLAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912
NO. 5
THAT HALLOWE'EN PARTY.
Not often in the course of human events
at Stetson is given an opportunity to
enjoy as pleasant an evening as was
the Hallowe'en masque on Thursday night.
Were this poor scribe possessed of
Duke Howell's book on "American Synonyms" or Rupert J. Longstreet's treatise
on "The Most Extravagant Descriptive
Adjectives in the English Tongue," it
might be possible to do justice to the
enjoyable task of "writing it up."
On entering, we hardly recognized dear
old Chaudoin (or few of its occupants).
Messrs. Roberts and Goodchild had certainly worked marvels. Like fairies of
old they had touched our old familiar
haunts (on Friday night) with magic
wands. Now I know that's more poetic
than the materialists view of the matter,
that Goodchild used a step ladder and
a hammer and nails for his wand. However they accomplished results that were
beautiful to behold. Chaudoin is a most
lovable place at all times but it was particularly attractive on Thursday night.
Now as to Entertainment there was
no lack. Of course first came the 'time
honored custom of the assembly of the
"spooks." Then the Grand March held
our attention for some time. Then came
the unmasking when you found to your
utmost astonishment that you had been
talking sweetly for the last hour to your
"dearest" enemy, or that the charming girl
leaning on your arm was, horror of horrors, a boy! The entertainment committee consisted of Messrs. Gilpatrick
and Fox and the Misses Blocker and
Campbell.
To these young people we owe a debt
of gratitude for their tireless efforts to
make our stay among the witches as
pleasant as was very well possible. In
the back parlors there were games. There
was a bewitching gypsy there telling
near fortunes. And then we had the
pleasure of seeing the best costumes
go by "like the shadows on the wall."
After guessing with more or less success
at the identity of these shadows,-we were
treated with an unexpected pleasure
With the Jack-o-lanterns casting their
doleful glare over the scene Miss Blocker
favored us with a "hair-raising" ghost
story.
Now for a few moments we'll digress
from the logical trend of our story to
recall scenes from the grand march.
Miss Sidway as Madame Butterfly mix!
Paul Roberts as Madame X carried off
the chief honors of the evening. But
the judges must have been puzzle 1 to
find the winner for as usual there was
an abundance of amusing and ingenious
costumes.
There were old monks and little sinners of every description. As we live
close to the seashore, naturally we had
representatives from the denizens of
the beaches. Didn't Beulah make a cute
little bathing girl, and Babe! Uncle
Sam was there to aid our patriotic spirit.
And then there were those twins and
who recognized Mabel Eldridge?
Two charming ladies were present,
strangers every-one thought. In fact had
these ladies appeared with less dignity
and refinement we would have challenged their right of attendance. After
creating some excitement among the young
men and rivalry for their hand we learned
to our disgust that we were flirting with
Lacy Mahon and Pete McDermond.
I would like to say something about
every costume but space forbids. I would
like to mention the petite huntress, and
little Buster, but alas "tempus sure does
fugit" and we must pass to the refreshments, which the committee of Pick
Hollinger, Bryan Jennings, and the Misses
Mace and Vorce had most liberally provided. Did you rush for ice cream''
Did you enjoy the pop-corn, pumpkin
pies, and pickles?
But alas the time had come and I hear
Miss Martiens' quotation from Shakespeare,
'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When church yards yawn and graves
Give Up their dead. Ybung man
"Did you hear that bell. Pare well."
Hence, very suddenly did the bewitching hours of the oigh.1 end. It seemed
as if >ve had merely ceased t<> exist for
that time, and then, when we were free
again, we realized that thai day was
nearly gone and that another would soon
appear. We were all happy because
this Hallowe'en was the best ever bi
in Chaudoin.
A FEAST OF MUSIC.
A musical feast was enjoyed by the
dormitory members of the Alpha ECappa
1'si Fraternity on Friday evening when
Mrs. Carson gave a Victrola Concerl
for them. The evening was passed most
delightfully in Listening to the world's
greatest singers, and before parting, the
health of the entire company was drunk
in most excellent punch. The world
surely^oves a debt <»! gratitude to .Mr.
Edison for inventing the Victrola and
the girls of the Alpha ECappa I'si
a like dept to Mrs. ('arson for providing
such an enjoyable evening through the
medium of her sweet toned instrument.
MIT DEN DEUTSCHEIN.
day evening of last week, the rnem
bers of the German l tnel to hold
a meeting of the German V*eri
Our president, Miss Nellie Keown, called
the ■ to order. The program
begun with the singing oi a son;;.
portant amendments to the constitution
were read during the transaction of b
ness. Miss Pfleug fill
Miss Watermans pla<
vn then read a syn aort
nan story entitled, "Das Kalte Herz."
We adjourn- r singin
son.^s in whn-h Mr McDermond pr
himself a tr
^^Kp. s.
Ask Mr. Mahoney aboul
>n las' night ! X
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