Stetson Collegiate Weekly

Concert University Auditorium—Friday 8 P. M. STETSON COLLEGIATE WEEKLY Official Student Publication of John B. Stetson University VOLUME 32 DELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1924 NUMBER 16 Fun Magazine is Well Under Way The first steps have been taken in .arranging1 the contents of the Mad Hatter and everything sure looks good. When this magazine goes on sale it will make everything in the form of humorous predications want to go home and takOt their place at the end of their mother's apron strings. When the editor puts in the jokes he has a hard time of it, as he has to stop work after each one and laugh, the poor fellow has ruined his nervous system from over-laughter and is in a bad condition. If the Mad Hatter will do this to him, and he is an Englishman when it comes to seeing a joke, what will it do to the college students who love laughter and the joyous side of life? Jokes that will make Judge or Life hide in shame have been handed in. Ring Lardner couldn't put a bit of • improvement on the humorous stories that have been written, and the poems that will adorn the pages of this magazine are rare. Its going to be a publication that any college would he proud of. The cover design is going to be a killing—it's going to knock 'em cold. The students of Stetson will soon be the recipients of a hard thrust in the shape of a new magazine in the shape of a new publication. After careful consideration of the -question, several of the journalists of the school have gotten together! and formed a group, all of whom | will be behind the new pub>i"°*"on, j which is to be a riurn"oio\*s magazine, published every three months until' conditions allow its monthly issuance. Since it has become a fashion, for colleges to print hot jokes and humorous articles in the shape of humorous magazines, it is the belief of the tditor of this new publication, that.it will take at Stetson, and will be supported by the entire student body, one httndred per cent. The numerous publication will be named "The Mad Hatter," the name serving three purposes. The name "was selected because of the fact that the Stetson students go frequently ■by the name of the Hatters secondly because the name itself is a good one, and thirdtly, because of the story of Alice in Wonderland and her acquaintance, the Mad Hatter. Editing this magazine will be Bill Hardin, who is ably assisted by others of the University, in the attempt to get out the best college humerous magazine south of the Mason-Dixon line. Plans have been formulated which will enable the boys to get a igood start wiht their magazine, and about a thousand will be printed in the first issue, which will be on Jan. 15th. The Mad Hatter will be a combination of original humor, originating in our own university, together with some very excellent drawings and cartoons to which shall be added the humor of the nation'e best humerous magazines. The staff of this magazine at present will include Bill Hardin, Henry Brakmann, Miss Minna Cunningham, Miss Lilian Trice and others who are known about the University. A good cartoonist is in demand, two departmental editors, and several assistant business managers, a circulation manager, and a couple of assistants on this end. It is hoped by the present staff that a good representation will come out of the rest •of the student body, and take their place on the new publication. It is especially desired that a good cartoonist present himself to take "his place on the staff. Not only one 5s wanted, but several. It is expected that the publication will take its place in the state quickly, due to the fact that there are no other publications of similar nature, with the exception of tbe Swamp Angel of the University of Florida. It is also hoped that the students will accept the Mad Hatter as their own humerous publication. Its appearance will be the first of its kind at Stetson, there having never been a humerous magazine printed here before. The editor of the Stetson Collegiate has promised his assistance in the matter, and also has the editor of Chatter so it is trusted that the magazine will be a success from the start. The editor asks that if any students has a good picture, a good joke or funny tale; they bring it and give it to the editor of this publication. The Mad Hatter will appear on the fifteenth of January. Copies will be sold at two bits per gaze, and so if your eyes are weak or strained, you had better get the doctor to fix 'em up, a sthe first issue will1 be i humdinger. And those who are talented, so requests* the editor of The Mad Hatter, don't fail to show up and get in on this bit of art to be. COLLEGIATE EIGHT oopm?o'shdiqfg fw fw wfw m f m. m Show your ability; this is going to be great fun when it gets to print. The staff of the first humorous magazine ever published byb the University of Stetson is as follows: Wm. G. Hardn, editor. Wm. S. Fielding, Lillian Trice, Wm. R. Gunby, department editors. Mary Davis. Minna Cunningham. Charles Tribble, art editors. H. E. Brakmann, business manager. Gertrude Okell, circulation manager. E. A. Bass, assistant business manager. Copies of this magazine will be sold at Allen's Drug Store and at the Palace with a chance free with every sale on a cash prize of five dollars. 0 PREMONITIONS OF FUTURE REALITIES AS INTERPRETED BY COLLEGIATE'S MEDIUM Stetson Wins From Seabreeze High STETSON-SEABREEZE GAME FRANCIS P. WHITEHAIR We, the students of Stetson University, gratefully dedicate this issue of the Collegiate to Francis P. White- hair in deep appreciation of the self- sacrificing work which he has done for our Alma Mater. Mr. Whitehair, while attending the University, was a three-letter man in athletics, taking prominent parts in football, basketball and baseball. He was mentioned for the All-Southern basketball team in '21 when Stetson was State champion and conceded to have one of the best teams in the South. In many other activities, Mr. Whitehair took a great interest. He was editor of the'College Chatter in 1920, Editor-in-Chief of the Oshihiyi in the same year and student member of the athletic committee. In 1921 he stool out as Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Law fraternity and com mander of Delta Mu Chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Mr. Whitehair, in the past few months, has accomplished a feat that will always be a monument to him at Stetson. The building of the new $30,000 Sigma Nu house is the direct .esult of his loyalty to his fraternity and his faith in the future of Stetson University. This house is admitted to be one of the best in the South and known to be the finest in Florida. Mr. Whitehair has been "Spec" Campbell's right hand man in this year's successful football campaign. At present, Mr. Whitehair has the V\ne position in relation to basketball a '"Spec" held in football. \ince graduation Mr. Whitehair has b i in the employ of Landis, Fish & IJ \ well known attorneys, as asso- c\ \ council. On Thursday, Dec. 20th, the Hatters took a trip to Seabreeze to take their second game from the All- Stars. One look at the score will show the brand of basketball that the Hatters played in this game. The close guarding by Teare and Ossinsky featured th'e game. Only one field goal was scored against these two, that being a long shot which they could not prevent. The wonderful floor work of Covington coupled with Culp's eye for the basket, proved to be a big scoring combination for the Hatters. Blakely, while playing a steady game at center, was somewhat handicapped by a broken finger. The latter part of the game was marred by the football tactics used by the teams. The new court was covered with powder, making it harder than ever to keep on your feet and then the "cutting down" made the Hatters step pretty lively to be able to keep going. The first half ended with the Hat ters on the long end of a 10-3 score. The second half the Stetson "bas- keteers" started things going with a rush. After scoring several points- the Hatters quit trying to score and contented themselves with passing the ball around the court and occasionally to break the monotony would take the ball up to the basket and shoot a few baskets. This half ended with a score of 14-2, making a total score 24.5. Line-up STETSON SE Covington 6 iABREEZE Campbell 3 Forward Culp 9 Seely 1 Forward Blakely 4 Wilcox Center Teare 3 Vial 1 Guard Ossinsky 2 Johnson Guard Substitutions—Hobson for Culp, Crombie for Ossinsky, Carpenter for Teare. Smith for Seely, Seely for Smith. PHI KAPPA DEDTA NOTES COBURNSiWfNSTRa^r '-MV lVj^'E'g We have been hearing rumors* that something is going to happen. No one seems to know what, or when, or where. Many on the campus are merely wondering- as to what this something might be, when it might be going to happen, and where. Others, however, more curious by nature, have become most agonizingly expectant and are showing signs of sadness caused by the near-death of the cat. Thinking minds, however, scent a most dangerous conspiracy and are hopig that it will not destroy the happiness and disturb the existing peace on the campus. But this fact remains—something is going to happen and only time can reveal what that something is. Let us be as optimistic as possible in this matter and only hope for the best. O ALPHA XI NOTES The Misses Marie Anderson and Martha Marion were hostesses to the Alpha Xi Delta girls at a Christmas party Wednesday evening, December 19 in the fraternity room. The room was beautifully decorated for the occasion, a brilliantly lighted Christmas tree being the most noticeable and beautiful decoration. Stockings stuffed full to the top were given as favors. Delightful refreshments were served, the last course being a huge plum-pudding. Mrs. Frank Webster entertained at tea Thursday, Dec. 27 in honor of all the Alpha Xi girls spending Christ- mas vacation in town. Those present were: the Misses Grace Watson, Nellie, Myrtle and Gladys Stevens, Anna and Sybil Ley, Marjorie Stith, Florence Van Fleet, Evelyn Crawford and Laura Hudson. and mondern minstrelsy and estab lished a reputation for clean comedy, splendid musical and vaudeville numbers, excellent singing and characteristic features which make them welcome visitors at DeLand each season in their annual visits here. In their 25th annual tour Manager Coburn is said to have assembled and presents the best production he has ever carried. The singing has always been maintained as one of its strongest features and every effort has been made to surpass all former efforts in this year's Show. Many new voices, soloists and strong male chorus with the latest in fun and novelty Vaudeville acts are promised. The reliability of management and its past repu- taton for years should insure splendid performances at the Athens Theatre this Saturday, matinee and night. As Minstrel Coburns is the show you know, standing for all that is good and new in its line. Seats on sale at The Tulip Wednesday. __ o— ATHENS SATURDAY! p chaies Lee c°ney stets°n j ln(«iness college graduate, and formerly of Unadilla, Ga.,. is now office For 25 years J. A. Coburns Min- nianager for Boyles & Jones, com- strels have been presenting old time nercial printers, 411 Broadway, Macon, Ga. His home address is 319 Bond 'Street, Macon. Mr. A. M. Bryan, Jr., who graduated in bookkeeping in 1917, has moved from Boyd's Creek, Tenn., to Morristown, Tenn., where he is engaged in'the wholesale hardware business. His brother, Mr. I. C. Bryan, who graduated from the same de- | partment in 1919, is now a student in the medical department of Vander- bilt University. His present address is Sevierville, Tenn. Mr. Jay P. Felt, a Stetson graduate of the class of 1892, and one of the old timers on the Stetson campus received the degree of Bachelor of Science from Wake Forest in North Carolina in 1894, and graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1897. Following his graduation he located at Emporium, Pa., where he enjoys a very extensive practice. From Wilmington, Delaware, conies the news that Mr. Thomas B. aHugh, business college graduate of the class of '13, is deputy collector of faxee in that city. His present ad7 dress is 811 Market street, Apt. 43, Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Francis Longdon, academy class of 1910, may be reached at 603 Sixty-Sixth, avenue, Oak Lane, Po. Miss Marie Longdon, Academy 1908, has married, and is now Mrs. R. H. Carson, her present address is 36 6W. Craig street, Uniontown, Pa. William Arthur Kelly, low college graduate of '17, is now director of law, City Building, Akron, O. His old home was Bethesda, Ohio, but his DO YOU KNOW CLARENCE? "Clarence," the best play of the year coming soon! i Absolutely the best yet—and we don't mean maybe! By all means ,see Booth Tarking- ton's appealing Post-Bellum comedy. A modest little play which has won an enormous popular . success—and why shouldn't it? If you know of Booth Tarkington's ability to capture his readers by the manner in which he depicts youth, you will come and see just how he does it in "Clar-I *„• ", , ,. , ., ,,'-i. , , , friends may now reach him at the ence. Of course, the central character is "Clarence" himself, who is arbitrarily projected into a typically Tarkingtoniax milieu, creates a mild conflict, and finally, after the usual manner of such characters establishes complete domestic harmony in the family. Yes, that's "Clarence,"^-and he will capture you as he has already captured both critics and the public. You can't afford to miss him! University Club, Fir Hill, Akron, O. Miss Geneva Cason, formerly of Enterprise, Fla., is now Mrs. J. V. Tomberlin, her home is now in Fort Neches, Texas. Miss Jean Marie Eggleston, formerly of Parma, Mich., and a graduate of '18, is now located at 1935 Sherman avenue, Evanston, 111., where she is a student in the Northwestern University, department of Public Speaking. Claude Duke, Bill Gunby, and Bill Hardind ha a very enjoyable vacation. Besides going home and having Santa Claus call on them, they took a three-day cruise on the Gulf of Mexico in Duke's palatial yacht. Bill aHrdin had a hard time shooting i gWV^ with tphfif ajph* , ducks with douoTe=ougnt shoe. Duke was captan and Gunby was cabin boy and deck hand. If the- picture they brought back don't lie, they all had a good time. , King, Cunningham, Bowen, Drew, Mr. Mickle and Uncle Dan Blocker, who is president of Shorter College, went to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon convention at Birmingham, Ala. They report a very enjoyable time. Henry Brokman and "PoppeV spent the holidays in Winter Haven. Leonard got a shave for Christmas, also a new Dodge roadster with side curtains. Charlie is going to paint the glass in the side curtains so that he can take out the biscuit shooters and get away with it. Brak- man's girl gave him some stationery and stamps. I wonder why? Elizabeth says that Bill Gunby is the nicest one of "you boys." Gloomy Guzz Dunn alias Chipley, journeyed through the wilderness to Chipley. He took with him many beads and trinkets as Christmas presents for the folks back home. Gus says that next year he thinks they will send another missionary up to Chipley. He ate the last one on Christmas Day. ► Rat Bass went wild game hunting at Pokokie on Lake Okeechobee. Bass was captured by the Indians but escaped and got back to West Palm Beach in tme to ask a girl for a date and to be refused. Rat Cox vsited his folks in Jacksonville during the holidays. He had a hard time, as somebody stole his other pair of pants. Rats Stone and Mullins joined the army of the feeble minded and journeyed to Jacksonville and to Daytona Island. They both learned some new jokes. Stone learned that "Fish don't perspire." I can't imagine hay he learned it. Blakely and Crombie traveled down the East coast to Ft. Lauderdale. While there they patronized Luna Park in Miami, and the beach at Ft. Lauderdale. Blakely learned that all is not gold that glitters. Also what blue garters are made for. Crombie knows now what big fish look like and that there are bigger *fish in Ft. Lauderdale than those that he has seen. Ray Hon, Billy Williams, "Slats" Slater, and Bob Carpenter, went on a camping trip down the St. Johns river last week-end. Ray tried to shoot some bull, but missed his aim somehow. Bob Carpenter had better luck and killed the bull at first shot. Observation, gosrdp and heresay, have informed us tint Charlie Rodes, alias "Venus the Half Miler" still lives up to his reputation as a fish, to it Charlie'?"you will be a whale some day. Buddy Rascoe visited his father at Gainesville. He had a very enjoyable time, but the thought that there might be a fire or the need of a cop in DeLand kept him anxious all the time. We, the Phi Kaps, separately and all together thank Santa Claus for his kind gifts, and do hereby state and affirm that we are glad that Christmas has come, sorry that it has gone, and wish that it was coming again tomorrow. O TWO WELL KNOWN ARTISTS TO APPEAR IN CONCERT FRIDAY EVENING AT THE AUDITORINM It is with pleasurable anticipation that the musi clovers of the University and DeLand greet the announcement of the coming concert on Friday evening. The Stetson Choral Society and the Stetson Collegiate Weekly have arranged for a joint concert to be given by Greta Berg, dramatic so- urano, and William Meyer, pianist. Greta Challen Berg studied for six years in Paris, France. Her wonderful voice has entertained many audiences in different countries. She renders varied program and there is- no one who. hears her but is well impressed with the richness of her wonderful voice. William Meyer needs no introduction to Southern audiences. Through his masterful guiding genius innumerable oljher artists and teachers have been given to the musical world. Only recently, one of the many to whom he has imparted musical knowledge, appeared before a DeLand audience: Estella Fretwell Bowles, accompanist for the Edja Stenwall concert at the Athens Theatre. It is indeed an unusual opportunity for the University as well as DeLand in being privileged to hear such an able pianist. Tickets for the concert go on sale concerning the concert can be found on other pages of this paper. O It is now said by impartial observers that Germany is preparing for the next war. Well, we hope she is preparing to pay for it.—Philadelphia North American." Concert University Auditorium—Friday 8 P. M.