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VOL. XXV
The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson University
DeLAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1912
NO.6
DR. FARRISS ADDRESSES THE
PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION
Thursday evening, according to the
announcements, Dr. Farriss addressed The
Prohibition Association, which met in
the Y. M. C. A. room. The audience was
small, but very appreciative and the
meeting was a great success.
Dr. Farriss spoke for nearly thirty minutes in a clear and forcible manner. During his address he brought out the following facts.
LIFE LONG PROHIBITIONIST.
The speaker first said that he was a
life long prohibitionist, but that never
before had he made a prohibition address. He said however that he was
glad to see that he was still improving
by doing so.
THE CONSTITUTION.
The "commerce clause" of the constitution was next taken up in which it
was showed how the constitution allowed
liquors to be sent into territory in which
they were prohibited. Thus we saw how
it was possible for poverty and crime,
and political corruption, to exist under
our own flag.
DR. ABBOTTS ARTICLE.
Dr. Farris then referred to an article
written by Dr. Lyman Abbott. He showed how Dr. Abbott's argument was alright but that his analogy was wrong.
Thus we saw the weakness in the article.
SOCIAL DRINK.
The speaker then mentioned the fact
that social drinking was on the decrease;
that the time has now come when society
does not demand that a man drink, in
order to be decent.
PROHIBITION PARTY.
The speaker also said he was a prohibitionist in sentiments, but not in politics; that he thought the aim of the political party was narrow, and that the way
to accomplish anything politically was
for one of the great parties to "nail a plank"
to -their platform to produce the effect.
THE YOUNG MEN.
Dr. Farriss in closing, showed that
this question was to be settled by the
young men; that they are very naturally
the ones who will take the place of those
now active. He referred to Gladstone,
who well realized the power that young
men would have on the future, when
he said: "When I want to know what
the people of the next generation will
think about, I go to the colleges and
universities and see what the young men
are think about." • With this thought
the doctor closed his much-enjoyed address.
The President of the Prohibition Association is very anxious to see the young
men of the University take interest in
this work. The local Oratorical Contest
will be held about Feb. ist, and then the
State Contest will be held in our own
Auditorium in April. Fellows are we
going to allow the prize this year to be
taken away from our own Auditorium?
Every fellow in the University is eligible,
and should now reslove to enter the contest See Mr. Brass, the President of
the Association about this matter, and
attend the next meeting of the association.
SENIOR MEETING
The Seniors were again active this
week, holding another class meeting on
Tuesday afternoon and much important
business was discussed. There will be
another this coming week and all Seniors
be sure to attend.
MISS KATHERINE HAYNES ENTER
TAINS AT A CANDY PULL.
Shakespeare sprang from humble origin.
His father was a butcher, and Shakespeare
himself in early life was a wool comber.
A jolly bunch of young people, Misses
Katherine and Delta Haynes, Eula Botts,
Lena Powell, Louise Urie, Evelyn Ackroyd, Nina and Lois Phillips, Charlotte
Lawrence, Darlie Prat her and Messrs.
Walker, Schulkins, Brass, Smith, Childers,
Klinger, Mahoney, Lawrence, McHargue,
and Arius Prather, with Katherine II,,
as hostess made last Friday nighl the
occasion of much by indulging in a candy
pull.
While the object Of their gathering
was boiling the assembled party was
divided into two sides, two captains having been chosen, and each side extern
poraneously entertained the other for
several minutes. One half amused the
rest by means of a mock wedding, the
guest of honor, Miss Louise CJrie, bi
the bride and all can testify that Mr.
McHargue made as ideal a j^room as did
Mr. Walker the minister. Afterwards "the
bridal procession and the wedding guests"
attended the quaker meeting of the second side, with Mr. Brass conducting it
with great solemnity and enjoying watching the spirit move Mr. Mahoney and Mr.
Smith.
At this point the boiling randy was
proclaimed as done and putting on big
blue gingham aprons, which by the way
were very becoming in some install
as in the cast' of A. M. R. L.. in
company repaired to the veranda to pull
candy! Perhapi l
lie Prather should receive honorable men
tion, because even if their results were
not appetizing in app<
was certainly the most oft. : fed.
At a late hour after further refreshing
of ice cream and cake, the party bl
up having had the best of tim
Miss Haynes an ideal hostess and all
wishing that Miss Urie would visit DeLand
more frequently.
— N. P. —
Richard Arkwright, the in
the spinning jenny and found
manufacture, came from the barber shop.
