The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

(Sty ^tetenn U^klg GMlegiate PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. Vol. XXVI. No. 17. DeLand, Florida, Friday, February 13, 1914. $1.00 per Year* TWO STRAIGHT. FROM K. M. I. ISN'T BAD FOR STARTER. 1914 Season Opened With Two Victories for 'Varsity Nine. The college baseball season was opened in a most auspicuous manner last Friday and Saturday when Coach Swink's crew took two straight from the Kentucky Military Academy, who are wintering at Eau Gallie, Florida. About four hundred baseball "Bugs" turned out to see the opening ceremonies and then see "Jimmie'' Gross twirl a two-hit game. Mr. Jordan, Volusia County's County Clerk did the heaving of the pill, and Mr. Fountain, one of DeLand's popular merchants made the effort to receive same. Jordan heaved, but Mr. Fountain failed to scoop the pill into his mitt. Soon thereafter Stetson took the field, and the gajene was very much on. Gross and Lourcey formed the batteries. Things went along in good shape until the second inning when Mr. Smith, who hails from K. M. I., went up in the air, and received some pounding. It happened in this way: Lourcey, the first man up, fanned; Langston hit a beauty to right field, then "Steve" came to the plate and politely lifted one over right field fence, scoring Langston. Again things went along in fine shape until the seventh, when Stetson annexed four more runs, and the game was on ice. All this time the Stetson machine was going on like clockwork; in fact there was nothing to it, but Gross heaving and Lourcey receiving. Jimmie retired with fifteen strikeouts to his credit. When the ninth had rolled away the score board read as follows: Stetson 6, Kentucky Military Institute 0. SECOND GAME. Saturday's game was but a repetition of the first only more so, and when the smoke of battle had cleared away Stetson had 12 runs and Kentucky Military Institute had 2 runs. Fisher started in to do the heaving and he went along for about five innings. He was relieved by Continued on Page 8 McCUE CONCERT A SUCCESS FAIR SIZED AUDIENCE CHARMED BY SINGING OF NOTED CONTRALTO THURSDAY EVENING. Event Netted Co-eds Neat Sum For Athletic Association and Promises Well for Future Entertainments. The concert given by Miss Beatrice McCue, assisted by Mrs. Palmer, as accompanist, Thursday night, February 12, in the Univer- the list of the best contraltos heard here. Her voice has been carefully trained. It is rich and full, and possesses an enviable smootheness in tonal qualities. Miss McCue has also a clearness of enunciation which enables the audience to follow her without strain or disappointment. Mrs. Helen O'Neal-Palmer, of Winter Park, is one of the well- known musicians of the State, and is an instructor in the Department of Music of Rollins College. STUDENT RECITAL. LAST FRIDAY EVENING SHOWED TALENT. Credit Reflected Upon Music School By Work of Students. sity Auditorium was a great success, and earned for Miss McCue, and Mrs. Palmer, new honors in the musical circles of DeLand and Stetson. The Auditorium was well filled, and the audience showed their appreciation and attention by generous applause. Miss McCue displayed an artistic sense which puts her in Mrs. Palmer's work as accompanist in Thursday evening's concert, was done with rare skill and remarkable musical finish. This event was given entirely under the management of the Girls Athletic Association of the University, and the proceeds went to that organization. It is the first time that this Continued on Page 8 Friday evening (he pupils of the Stetson School of Music gave a public recital in the Auditorium of (he University. This recital was one of the I given here in a number of years, and much of the credit for its success is due to the instruct in the Department of -Music— Miss Zoe Sinnot, Miss Agnes Husband and Mrs. Olive P. Rosa. The pupils showed thorough training and remarkable ability, and the event was one of great pleasure to all who attended. The enrollment in the Mui ic School is large this term, and every advantage is offered to those who arc interested in that department. The following program was given: Wedding Day Grieg Lillian Wells Per la gloria . Bononcini Marie Russell Steph If I Built a World for You, Lehmann Thy Beaming Eyi ..Macdowell Ell ie I Iannn Rustling of Spring Sinding Louise Hulley. Caro Mio lien Giordani P, C, Goar In May Time Sp< April Rain Woodman Louise Watts Adagio Wilke, (Constant e Wato rman If I Imt Knew . nor In My Garden Elizabeth Munhall Berceuse Iljinsky Prelude in A Major Chopin Mildred Vol The Dying Flower Kotoli herine Harkness Prelude C sharp minor, Rachmannoff Arabesque Lo ' hetiszsky P. C. Goar Three for Jack W<-at herby ilamden Baskin Pastorale l><febnre-Wely Wilna Smith The- Little Gray Dove Saar One Spring Mornin;' Xcvin Blanche '■ Allegro Appassionata, Saint-Saens Lillian Bldn