The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

(Sty ^tetenn U^klg Qtoltegiafo PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. Vol. XXVI. No. 18. DeLand, Florida, Friday, February 20, 1914. $1.00 per Year- TWO OUT OF THREE. FOR THE STETSON BASEBALL TEAM. Willard and Stanley Stars. The Stetson Baseball team composed of the following, Swink, Willard, Snedigar, Stanley, Lourcey, Jordan, Merritt, Langston, Fisher, Howell, Gross and Hodgden, left Wednesday on a trip playing a picked team from South Florida, under the name of Fort Meade, and beating them to the tune of 14 to 4. In this game Stetson batted the Savannah try- out, Causey, out of the box, scoring five runs in the first inning, Stanley leading the attack with three hard drives. The. other two games were with Southern College, which were played in Clearwater—it might be said right here that Southern has the strongest team they have ever had, especially so in the pitching line. Southern started strong, scoring three runs in the first on clean hits, but after that the "Kid Wonder, Gross," held them to one run in thirteen innings. The first game was won by Southern 3 to 2. A desperate rally in the final inning by Stetson fell one short of tying the score. Features of the game were the pitching of Gross, Willard's hitting, and the fast work of the outfield, who cut down hits of the opposing team at the right time. Stetson, with the old come back spirit that won her the Davidson football game last year, went into the second game against South- erland and with Gross again pitching turned the tables and won by a score of 5 to 1. Gross deserves a great deal of credit for winning this game, as it made his second game of the afternoon. (Owing to the rain Friday a double-header was played Saturday.) During all three games, Stetson showed her superiority on the base paths, and at bat. Stetson this year has a well-balanced team of base runners and with Stanley hitting as clean-up man on the club, many victories wc expect to come our \,ay. Two good games are in store for the public when Southern plays here. Coach Swink is driving our PRESENTATION DAY. ANNUAL EVENT DRAWS HUGE CROWD. Dr. Graham Taylor of Chicago Delivers Splendid Address. Continued on Page 8 The Presentation Day exercises in the University Auditorium Friday morning were the most impressive held in recent years. The big chapel was crowded with students and residents of DeLand, while many winter visitors in the city also attended. Presentation Day each year is an event of the winter term, and on that day, all regular exercises of the University are suspended. Dr. Graham Taylor, of Chicago, was the speaker of the day. Dr. Taylor is one of the well known physicians of the West, and is besides, the President of the School of Charities and Phiianthrophy, of Chicago, the founder of the Chicago Commons, and also an associate editor of The Survey. Dr. Taylor spoke on the subject of Co-operation Between Public and Private Agencies. The address was exceptionally interesting and gave much valuable information on important questions of the day The audience, throughout- the entire address, showed their keen appreciation of Dr. Taylor's handling of the subject. Dr. W. H. Doane the noted hymn writer, was also present at the exercises, as the guest of the University. Mr. Doane has spent the past few winters in DeLand, and is always a welcome visitors in the city. President Hulley's presentation address was delivered in Dr. Hulley's usual pleasing manner. The people of DeLand and the University are always glad to have another opportunity of hearing Stetson's President speak. J. B. Stetson, Jr., President of the Board of Trustees, and son of the founder of John B. Stetson University, came from Philadelphia to be present on Presentation Day. All the University regretted that the Countess of Santa Eulalia was unable to be in DeLand this year, but greetings from her were extended to the University and townspeople at large. The following is the program CO-EDS WIN. DUVAL HIGH FALLS BEFORE VICTORIOUS STETSON GIRLS. PHI KAPPA DELTA. HOLDS SIXTEENTH ANNUAL BANQUET. Basketball Team a Fine One This Year. I Distinguished Guests of Honor and Brilliant Speeches Mark Large Social Event. The Basketball game played Saturday night in the Cummings Gymnasium, between the girls of the Duval High School and Stetson, was the most successful game of the season, resulting in a score of 16—12 in favor of Stetson. A big crowd of loyal rooters filled the big gymnasium and heartily cheered both the Jacksonville girls and the wearers of the Green and White. The game was full of enthusiasm from start to finish, and the girls showed well the real Stetson spirit that took them on to victory. The two teams were well matched, and Jacksonville put up a good fight for the game. But good passing and effective team work won the game for Stetson. The Stetson girls are in remarkable form now, and should easily carry off the State Championship. Dorothy Loomis and Catherine Haynes made especially strong jumping and running centers, while Louise Hulley and Edna Lewis were an almost invincible pair of forwards. Wiletta Elliott and Kathryn Dunning have outclassed as guards, all their opponents in the various games of the season. Besides these girls, there are a number of other players whose work deserves much credit. The girls of the Second Team have been having their chance all year, and have worked hard for the glory of Stetson. Sarah Smith and Marguerite Blocker entered the second half of Saturday's game, and made a fine showing. Jacksonville has an especially strong team this year, and Stetson must work to win another game from them. At every position Duval has strong players, who did their best for their team. Stetson players must come out to practice. The coaches and the First Team alone can do nothing. The Second Team must put up a hard practice, and so furnish work for the Varsity Squad. The coaches ask especially that during the coming few weeks, Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 ! From the very beginning of fraternity banquets in Stetson, the ! young men of Phi ECappa Delta have held their annual banquet at the first of Commencemenl [week. This year, however, marks a change. The custom has been I broken. The interests of Commencement time are so many and ; so varied that the young men I changed their date to the evening 'preceding Presentation Day. The 'change lias not detracted in any way from the interest and spirit, of that festive occasion. The change of date was accompanied by a change of place. In itead of holding the banquet in the fral nity house on the campui heretofore, it was held al the College Anns I [otel, Thursday evening of this week. Promptly at 8 o'clock, the young men, with their friends, and guests, marched into the spacious dining hall. A table arranged in the form of a cross, heavily ladened with good things to eat, greeted them. Por two hours or more, the company was engaged with the festive board II Cleopatra and the wine had been pr< another pearl, worth a King's ransom, would, no doubt, l been dissolved. As it was, all doubt relative to the chivalric courtesy and gentle breeding of the Phi Kappa Delta men dissolvi '1 When the content:, of the table could no longer hold the into of those present, and when the sweet strains from Bushnell's Orchestra had been hushed into ft Mr. Carl V. Farriss, who a< ted at toastma: ' e and with a few well chosen words introduced Mr. S. T. Wallbank as the speaker of the evening. Mr. Wall- bank spoke to the toast "Our Guests." Mr. P. T. Ha kins, of the Sigma \u Fraternity, and Mr. W. W. Liddell, of the Phi Beta P i Fraternity responded for the guests. Mr. P. W. Cullen was then introduced and spoke to the j Continued on Pace 7