The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

(Sty iitotenn H^klg Gtoltegtat? THE ONLY STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. Vol. XXVI. No. 5. DeLand, Florida, Friday, October 31, 1913. $1.00 per Year LAW SCHOOL. FLOURISHING THIS YEAR. LARGER THAN EVER. Dean Rasco Pleased With Large Enrollment. VESPER CHOIR- WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY—MANY NEW FEATURES. Chorus of Fifty Rounding Into Shape for Coming Season. Never before in the history of Stetson University has there been such a large attendance in the Law School as this year. The senior class this year numbers 24 and the junior class 32, and about 15 are pursuing special work in the College of Law. The junior class of 1912-13 lost the following members: J. F. Busto, Robert Milam, A. G. Fox, Walter Liddell, and Frank Smith. Messrs. Milam and Busto passed the state bar examination last June and are now practicing law in their respective home towns, Jacksonville and Key West. A. G. Fox is a senior in the Law Department of Washington and Lee Universities. Messrs. Smith and Liddell are getting practical legal experience in law offices in Orlando and Jacksonville. Altho these five were greatly missed from the class our ranks have been well reinforced by Messrs. Weir, Dunkle, Fischer, Jordan, and Touchton. Mr. Weir comes from the Hoosier State and received his first two years of law in the University of Indiana. Messrs. Dunkle, Fischer, and Jordan, previous to coming to Stetson were law students at Bucknell University, Lewisberg, Pa. Mr. Touchton of Bartow, Fla. received his junior year of law in Mercer University. Other members of the class are Frank Schul- kin, Whiteville, N. C, J. P. Simmons, Richmond, Ky., Miss Marie Willard, Bartow, Fla., Frank Cullen, Chicago, 111., F. M. Campbell, Chipley, Fla., Geo. B. Everson, Stevens, Wis., Wiliiam Utech, Sanford, Fla., Claude G. Varn, Fort Meade, Fla., Frank Wideman, De- Land, Fla., H. D. Moon, Dunnel- lon, Fla., Gus Wilder, Lake City, Fla., William Gardnier, Daytona, Fla., Louis Field Snedigar, Bartow Fla., Ben J. Willard, DeLand, Fla., Jerome Wideman, DeLand, Fla., J. H. Swink, Woodruff, S. C. Prof. Rasco pronounced the Junior Class last year to be the best class that he had ever had, and he Continued on Page 8 The work of the Vesper Choir has been progressing rapidly this year, under the direction of Miss Husband, who has charge of the Department of Music. The chorus is composed of about fifty voices, and each member of the choir is doing his part to make it a success. A number of new selections have been ordered, especially fitted for the use of our vesper chorus. Heretofore, it has been the custom to have only chorus work, but special numbers have been planned for this year. The male quartet, composed of Messrs. Honeycutt, Wilmshurst, Caims and Rosa, has arranged for a number of selections to be given later in the year. At Christmas time, Handel's oratorio, the Messiah, will be given by the chorus, while for Easter season, special suitable music has been planned. Miss Husband will do the solo work for the chorus, with Miss Waterman to assist. Much credit for the success of the choir is due to Miss Baker, the organist, and to Miss Sinnott, who accompanies the soloists. With Miss Husband to direct, and an enthusiastic chorus, the vesper music for the year will be most successful. The Vesper Choir has always rendered the very best music and the numbers planned for the coming season suggest an even more interesting program than has been given in the past. DeLand music lovers can ill afford to miss any of the recitations that are scheduled. Miss Husband and her chorus are to be congratulated on the excellency of their efforts that have been given so far and the best wishes for ,a most successful season are extended to them by those who appreciate good music. o It is a bold and unusual old soldier who, when addressed as "Colonel," says he is not a colonel, and never was. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. BY PRESIDENT ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION. Students Urged to Participate in Coming Contests. The Stetson Oratorical Association wishes to announce to the student body at large that there will be held as usual the two annual contests for gold medals; first the Womens Declamatory Contest, then the Mens Oratorical Contest. Any student of the University is eligible. These contests will probably be both held in the Winter Term. All persons wishing to participate will kindly apply to the president of the association for further information. This is an annual contest. The winner may justly be proud. Here is your chance to make a name for yourself. Get busy. R. J. Longstreet, Pres. Stetson Oratorical Assn o EUSOPHIAN EBULLITIONS The first Program of the "Eusophian Lit" was rendered October the twenty-fifth. The plan of the Eusophian Literary Society in the future is to study Modern Authors and Literature. o oooo oooooo ooooo o 9 O VARSITY CLUB MEETS. O o o ooo oooooo oooo oo The regular meeting of the Varsity Club was held Saturday and a real live program was rendered. In fact this has been and will be a feature of the work of the Varsity Club—live programs. Erratum—The Collegiate wishes to make a correction in its report of the officers of the Varsity Club. Mr. P. M. Wheeler is program manager, not Mr. Jennings. o A wise man is one who has often been deceived. GREWSOME FIND. BAKER AND PEACOCK UNEARTH RELIC OF PAST. Riddle of Missing Link to Ancient Mystery Probably Solved. There probably never was an ugly man who did not excuse his looks by thinking that he -was smart enough to make up for his lack of beauty. Great excitement is visible in all parts of the Campus as we go to press, on account of the discovery at an early hour this morning of the grewsome remains of a skeleton bearing upon its bony limbs the gyves and shackles of a former period. The ghastly relic was unearthed by Messrs. T. Baker and Peacock in the course of some experiments along the line of color photography. As is well known, the plates in this process have to be kept in absolute darkness for several hours and it was while excavating a cave beneath the northeast corner of East Hall that the gentlemen made their interesting discovery. The skeleton was examined by Dr. Baerecke, who testified that the original owner of the bleached and glistening framework, was evidently of a low order of intelligence as is proved by the sloping forehead of the skull. The oldest inhabitant, since P. A. Roberts absconded, Mr. P. Hollinger gives as his opinion that the remains are those of some misguided "rat" who after being tortured and imprisoned for months was forgotten and allowed to starve after being ignominiously entombed during the dead of night. Mr. Hollinger recalls several such happenings and remarks upon the vast change which has come over the treatment and the behavior of the "Rats." Others who have reviewed the remains expressed the opinion that it was the skeleton of an Italian. Their reasons they kept to themselves, but any inquisitive person by applying to Dingbat Griffin or Geo. Everson may secure their reasons. Squee Wideman when the anatomical find was brot to his attention uttered the cryptic remark, "What makes the wildcat wild?" He couldn't be induced to say more. The affair is likely to remain Continued .on Page .8