The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Wqt ^XtXmn Wnkty Otolkgtate 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.