The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

(Sty BXtXwn Ife?fei£ Okltegtat? PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. Vol. XXVI. No. 11. DeLand, Florida, Friday, December 12, 1913. $1.00 per Year BASKETBALL FINE. PUTTING UP GOOD EXHIBITIONS LATELY. Three Straight Record of Green And White Lads. During the last seven days the fast Basketball team has been reaping a harvest of victories. On Friday last the Michigan Five was defeated by a score of 38 to 19. The game was exciting from start to finish, and while our lads won, yet the clever team work of the Michigan bunch made the issue problematical until the whistle blew for the end of the contest. The Green and White boys were somewhat outclassed on the working together but they were right there when it came to throwing of baskets. Daytona 17, Stetson 49. On Saturday evening the Daytona High School team went down in defeat in a fast practise game. The youngsters showed form and several of their men will undoubt- i edly make good players. They were outweighed and didn't have a chance, but what they had they proceeded to use with good effect. In their handling of fouls the high school boys showed that they had had much practise. Their general work was also good, both on the defensive and offensive. Southern 16, Stetson 30. Thursday evening the scrappiest and iastest of all the games played so far in «the gymnasium when Southern College was defeated to tune cf 30 to 16. The Sutherland boys went into the game for all they were worth, and diring the first half, kept the ball for the greater part of the tine in their own territory. Their .earn work was excellent and except for the fire guarding done bj the Stetson men, they would have run up a large lead. "IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" ANNUAL COLLEGE PLAY GIVEN FRIDAY EVENING. Green Room Club Under Direction of Stover Produces Bright Comedy of Wilde's. The annual College play which was this year C'scar Wilde's famous "The Importance of being Earnest" was given before a large and appreciative audience Friday evening. Every act of the bright little comedy was well rendered and brot forth much applause. As in former years the success of the play was assured from the start by the fact that Professor Stover was directing. The Plot. The plot is woven around Jack Worthing and Algenron Moncrief, who are both known as Earnest. Jack is in love with Gwendolyn Bracknell whose ultra-aristocratic mother refuses to consider the proposals of a man uncertain as to his parenatge. Jack is guardian of Cecily Cardew who in turn is in love with Algernon, the nephew of Lady Barcknell. By the assistance of Cecily's companion, Miss Prism, Jack is proven to Algernon's brother. This removes SELDEN WINS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP OF SCHOOL. Phillips Defeated in Fast Match Tuesday Afternoon. all the obstacles in Jack's path, and everybody is made happy. The play comes to the conventional ending by all the lovers in each other's arms. Greenroom Club Flourishing. The Greenroom Club which produced the play is to be congratulated upon this and its former successes. The members of the club for this year are Miss Mona Bates, Marguerite Blocker, Elizabeth and Edna Lewis, and Messrs. Delbert Gilpatrick, Churchill Goar, Alphabet Lawrence, Frank Milam, Stanley Wallbank, and Professor Irving Stover, director. The Cast. John Worthing S. Wallbank Algernon Moncrief D. Gilpatrick Rev. Canon Chasuble ..A. Lawrence Merriman C. Goar Lane D. Milam Lady Bracknell Mona Bates Gwendolyn Fairfax M. Blocker Cecily Cardew Betty Lewis Miss Prism Edna Lewis STETSON ENGINEERING CLUB ORGANIZED. Continued on Page 8 "DEATH OF MINNEHAHA' DECEMBER 15. On last Tuesday evening a new society was organized in the University under the name of the Stet-1 son Engineering Club. A group | of students interested in engineer-1 ing met at the suggestion of Mr. j Ivan Waterman, Civil Engineer-' ing instructor, and started what should and probably will be one! of the most active organizations of its kind at Stetson. A short, informal talk by Mr. Waterman wTas given in which were mentioned the aim and object of such a Club. Its name, time of meetings, nature of subjects treated in its programs, and officers which would need to be elected. The men present discussed these Continued on Page 8 The concert which will be held Monday evening, December 15 in the University Auditorium the Mendelsshon Club of Orlando, will be one of the finest musical events ever given in DeLand. Mr. Forrest Dabney Carr, the Director of the Club, has been connected with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, and is a singer of national reputation. Those who have attended opera in which he sang, say that the privilege of hearing Mr. Carr sing is alone worth more than the price of the ticket. Whatever is made over and above expenses on this Concert will be given over to the Athletic Asso- The last belated match of the tournament was played off on Tuesday afternoon before a 1 crowd of interested apectators. Mr. H. Selden remains the School champion upholding his title of last year in a masterly fashion. However, his victory was no walkover as Mgr. Phillips ran him a tight race which latter is evidenced by the score, though even this in some n poor criterion to judge by, as the large number of deuce games are not indicated. The tournament has been a most successful one and the Manager is to be congratulated upon iii< i tithu is in which he has aroused. Another like contest will probably be arranged for the winter or spring semesters. Here-to-fore at Stetson the poor interest in this sport has been excusable in a degree because of the lack of facilities, but this is being charj partly by the new courts and v. done on the old ones, and also because of promised future improvements. Inter-Collegiate Ton man will be played off with the oilier Florida the double:; mat after Christmas M arranging same ent and promises to bring home the bacon. eiation to cover the deficit of last year. The University assuming all financial obligation, is glad to do t and asks the co-operation of the students in securing a good audience for this excellent entertainment. Orlando people have given the University's productions excellent patronage and we cannot do less than they. Students will be allowed to purchase til | for fifty cents. 1 of tl ' ticket is one dollar.