Stetson Collegiate Weekly

STETSON COLLEGIATE WEEKLY Official Student Publication of John B. Stetson University VOLUME 32 DELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1923 NO. 2 PI KAPP SMOKER A LARGE SUCCESS The Pi Kapps we_e open house to all the boys on the eumpus on Friday night at their fraternity home on West Minnesota avenue. About a hundred boys availed themselves of the Pi Kapps' hospitality. At eight o'clock cigars were passed, about from then on to the reception room was the scene of a mighty good time on the part of all concerned. Punch was on the side tables so that all might quench their thirst, along with the mints and cakes. The boys started coming at seven- thirty and a steady stream kept up until after nine. About half past eight some of the faculty members made their appearance along with a negro string quartet,, which gave all a nice concert for the moderate price of passing the hat. _Vmong the faculty members that enjoyed the Pi Kapp hospitality were: Professors Lowe, Smith, Col- ton, Mickle, Tribble and Ezell. Boys weer there from all the other fraternities as well as from the dorms. All had a good time. Among some of the excellent reasons for attending a small college like Stetson is this one: in a large university such social pleasures such as smokers rre unknown outside of the fraternities themselves. One man from a large university that attended this affair said they would never think of anything like that where he came from. O * ■ <% STETSON RUSHING The 1923 rushing has jumped off with an awful bang. In the three social frats, many have been pledged already. There has been a mad scramble for ney men ever since the first day of school. In the sororities the rushing has not been as apparent as it was among the boy. But nevertheless, the girls are working whether they show it or not. The first two weeks is closed to rushing among the three sororities. But when they do tart there is going to be omes time. We think that the rules should be laid down in regard to the boys rushing as well as for the girls. No man that, is new to Stetson can know his own mind in a day or two. All the frats have been doing it. But something should be done about it in the future. It is getting to be too easy to make a fraternity on the campus. STETSON FOOTBALL STARTED COACHES' TALK TO GRIDDERS CALLS FOR A SIDELINE TEAM Campbell and Colton Call on Both Boys and Girls for Work on Field and Sideline "And he wouldn't lend you ten? Ithought he was your closest friend?" "He is." "These here Sennet girls remind me of oil stock." "I don't see why; you never see 'em watered." "I know, but they haven't got any face value to speak of." KOLLEGE KLATTER *- H* In presenting this column of jokes the students for their approval we king that they send in" to the rc_r_rtr^^a_*_-tfe! strap?- He: I taste tobacco on your lips and you don't smoke. Another's lips have lingered'there. She: I only kissed father when he went out. He: But your father doesn't smoke. She: Yes, but his stenographer does." Tickle, tickle, little hair, How I wonder what you aire, Up above that lip so brave— Why in the devil don't you shave? rij. £' n • •nfli>\ _J-_*fc_K coe J humouors. The name will be the now—how shall I begin Stenographer: Whatch gonna do, permanent head for the column of jokes. There will be a box placed on | dictate a letter or kiss me?' the ground floor of Elizabeth Hall .for all contributions. We sincerely hope that the student body will send in to. us all contributions for the ■"Collegiate" at the last school -day of the week so that they may be published the following Tuesday. We know, students, that you will stand brhind the school paper to the •extent that you send in weekly news, jokes, and articles of all kinds just as the business men are standing behind you in the placing of ads in this, the student's paper. Yes, it is your paper, we want it to continue to be, but we must have your support both in subscribing and the contributing to it. You are with us we know, so cram that old box in Elizabeth Hall to its full capacity and let's make the Collegiate THE school paper of the South. Have all suggestions for the name of the joke column at least by Friday. Let's travel. When dancing's done away with, When girls have lost their looks, When dresses short not more are worn, Then—I will turn to books. "Have a drink of Jew whiskey?" "What do you mean, Jew whis- Ikey?" "O! He-brewed it." the He: What do you think of football team's line this year? She: I'm not prepared to say; I haven't had a date with any of them yet. Psalm of Rats (With apologies to Mr. Longfellow) Tell me not in mournful numbers College is an empty dream, For the student flunks who slumbers Lessons are not what they seemf^ Toil it is, and toil in earnest, Though results do oft provoke, "Thou flunkest Math to Math return- est," Was not spoken as a joke. Themes are long a brais are lacking, And these rats so dull and green, Still you find them always tracking Scared and trembling to the Dean. Lives of Seniors all remind us, We can win diplomas too, And departing leave behind us Vroof of what va- rats can do. There was a young fellow named Ned Who dined before going to bed C. n lobster and ham And salad and jam And we he awakened he was dead. ? o Members of nobility are said to be seeking positions as domestics| The servant problem is already difficult without being complicated by questions of social precedence. —Washington Star. — O Leather dealers hold their next meeting in Iowa. A ruling on restaurant steaks is expected. WANTED! There is need in the ranks] of the Collegiate for a competent! circulation manager. HERE is a chaace for some hard working student to make some good money! What the Collegiate wants is one energetic, go-getting girl and one of the same kind of boys. We want just one of each. One that can and will bring the circulation list of the Collegiate up td the point .'where it covers by far the greater part of the enrollment of Stetson University. If there is such a girl and such a boy, who would be willing to put themselves out in earnest return for an honest compensation, he or she should call on the business manager of the Collegiate at the offices of the DeLand Sun just'south of the Dodge Brothers Garage. At any time after schoo' in the next two or three days. Football practice starts Monday afternoon for the Hatters and for the next three weeks the green and white gridders will be put through strenuous work every day. Of Course the work for the first two or three days will be rather light, but the men will be expected to do the best they can and get into condition at hes! earliest possible moment. The time for the first game has not yet been set, but no doubt a game will be on tap for the fans by at least the second week in October. Who this game will be with has not been decided yet, but when it is known this column will put it out. Prospects for a winning team this year are about the same as usual. About 25 or 30 men will be out to practice but it is hoped that a stronger team than last year's will be on the field for the Thanksgiving game with the Rollins Tars although it is not certain that this will be the case. A football meeting was called Friday afternoon in Elizabeth • Hall and it is no use denying that the number of men attending was a big disappointment.' Of course the loyalty of the men who did attend was greatly appreciated but just a handfull of men out will not make a football team, no matter how good they are and it is not known yet how good these men are. The first team must have somebody to scrimmage against or they can never get in condition for a hard game. It is up to every or her best to get somebody out to football practice this week. If you can't get one to play, come out and encourage the team from the sidelines. Encouragement at times will mean almost as much as if you were in there playing yourself. This meeting was opened by a short talk by Professor Colton explaining the conditions which have existed here for the past few years and expressing the hope that an improvement would be shown this year. Professor Colton was very much disappointed at the number of men out at the meeting. A number of the old men who were the varsity last year were not present at the meeting did not make things look very bright. Some new men were out but not enough to make up for the old men who were not present. Prof. Colton stressed the necessity for keeping in strict training and pointed out the weakness of the < team of the past year in this regard. He also laid down the training rules for the present season and let it be known that they would have to be carried out to the letter. Also all practices will start promptly at three-thirty and every man will be expected on the field at that time. Prof. Colton, while primarily speaking to the Football men, made a talk w'lich it would have boen good for all Stetson men to hear. Not only Stetson men but Stetson girls. It might h;ay_ stirred up a little of the old Stetson spirit if you cou'id _mve heard him. That was another thl^ig which was stressed. The lack of spirit shown by tbe students in regard to the football team. Now, if you canTt play foot- ballfi at least come to the practices and show the boys that you are solidly behind them in any efforts to put out a winning team which they may make. After Professor Colton, Coach Campbell also made a short talk. Coach Campbell emphasized the points which Mr. Colton had formerly mentioned and also added a few more. If anything he was more disappointed over the attendance at this meeting than was anyone else. It is very disgusting to a coach to see hardly enough men out for two teams when the first meeting is called. The talks by Coaches Colton and Campbell were the best things that we have heard in a long time and if every student in the University could have heard them we are sure that a new spirit would be shown at once. Since all students we^^jiot at the meeting it is up , to the ones who were there to do their best to instill the same feeling into the other students on the campus, which was emphasized by the two coaches. Talk it Up fellows, and maybe the students wiU wake up. The boys are not the only ones who can help make this team the best which Stetson has turned out in several years. We all know that the girls cannot play football, but everybody, that knows the nature of a boy, will know that support from the girls will make the boys work harder. It is up to the girls to come out to the practices and encourage the team on the field. If all of the University girls are out to the games and practices the boys are sure to work hard, as it will give them great encouragement and besides this they will want to be in the best of condition for the games when they come, so the girls will not be disappointed at the showing they make. If the girls do not come out the boys will naturally take it for' granted that they do not care wherher they win or lose and consequently may not exert as much effort to win as they would otherwise. Now girls, be good sports and miss a picture show, or a little party sometimes to jpome out to football practice. You ca4't come every day, but you can come the majority of the >time and PHI KAP SMOKER solidly behind hem. Support sidelines is almost half the ■ i+ -...-_, r.r_t -_r}.v Would the e to play the hard g_Wni__ ijptaeir own field. Don't make the ae field seem like hostile ground to lyour own team when the crucial games come. After the coaches* finished their talk Captain "Goof" Boyle was called on for a short talk, and also expressed himself very much disappointed at the size of the meeting. Captain Boyle will work hard for a winning team this 'year and it is up to the students to help him out. You can't alibi this year that you did not know when practice started as the time was set in this meeting and all are expected to be on time. Remember the practice starts at 3:30 P. M., Monday, and if you can't play come and encourage the other men to play. univ____otyb_Yp_ u. The Phi Kappa Delta fraternity entertained Friday night with their annual smoker given at their home on North Boulevardd. The entire body of men students on the campus were invited, and it was estimated that some two hundred men visited the house between eight and ten. As soon as the men began to arrive they were given the "glad hand" and introduced to the punch bowl after which they enticed to smoke a cigar or so. Much merriment was caused when Cunningham tried to make Prof. Heffner smoke a cigarette. Prof, wanted to know what he would give him to smoke it but since fifty cents was the limit of "Cunny's" pocketbook, Prof, didn't smoke. However, he did drink a little punch. Tony Bates, a Phi Kapp of several years ago and who has entered school, favored the boys with several selections on his old trusty, the piano. Tony is rated as one of the best in the country as far as piano playing is concerned. GIRLS' BASKETBALL WILL START SOON OLD AND NEW GIRLS TO BE ON CUMMINGS FLOOR hear more from Tony before the year has passed. Everybody got acquainted with everybody else and that was the pux*- pose of the whole affair. O- "I'm a neighbor of yours now, he said, I live just across the river." "Oh, is that so, she chirped, I hope you drop in some day." 0 Charles E. Whittle, president of Ogden college in Kentucky, is but 23 years of age. The "boy president" was 13 years old before he saw a railroad, and at 19 was graduated from Yale. The prospects for the girls' basketball team are much brighter than they were when the last issue of the Collegiate came out. A number of old players are back and with these are a number of new ones. We already know the class of the old players, but the class of the new ones is unknown. At forward two of last year's players will be back as candidates for the position. Miss Jennings of last year's team will be back and Miss Markey also of last year's team, is back. At center will be found Miss Anderson, last year's running center. Jumping center will not have last year's candidate back as far as is known now. Miss Lewis, at guard, while not in school at pi-esent, will be back in a few days, which makes We shall | f our 0f tne 0i(j players. While these According to a report from the Russian department of the International Y. M. C. A., a Russion professor's salary per year is 150,0 girls were on the team last year, it is by no means a cinch for them to make it again this year. If the new girls are good enough to make the team they naturally will get the call. However, it is always good to have some of the old players back as you have something to start on then. It is not yet known when the first practice will be held, but a meeting of the players and candidates will probably be called in about three weeks. bapTi^ooaT enjoyed by many Last Friday evening the Baptist church was the scene of a very de- Sunday night the University B. Y. P. U. held its first meeting in the annex of the First Baptist church to organize and elect officers. Mr. Jake Edmunds, who was president of last year's B. Y. P. U., presided over the meeting for the election of officers. Mr. Forbes of Key West, was elected president. Much credit is due Mr. Forbes in that he left a good poistion in Key West to come to Stetosn to study for the ministry. Others, equally competent, were elected to hold other offices in the Union. Fine spirit was shown for the opening meeting and it is expected of the B. Y. P. U. that it will be A-l by the end of the year. O Reports of further declines in the value of the German mark are somewhat difficult to understand; however they may mean that part of the rim has come off one of the zeros.— New York Evening Post. — 0- The American Indian needs a lot of convincing that the Government has his welfare at heart. Yes, even after he is convinced he will probably still ahve his doubts.—Philadelphia Inquirer. O — • Now that Will Hays has ruled against the movies showing any more Mexicans as villians, the films can fall back on Congressmen.—Tampa Tribune. O There-would be a peach shortcake if you didn't have to peel them. O Whenever we read of a "quiet v iing," we wonder if weddings are e_ expected to be staged in a " ^ugh house" or a riot.—Tampa Tri- btjtie. 000 professors and students daily. In 1922 the University of Califor- nit, at Berkley, had 14,367 students, the largest enrollment of any American school. The College of the City of New York was second yith 13,744; New York university third with 12,- 254. 00 c rubles. A suit of clothes, howover\lightful social ^ven for the students &ostg i.Wionno ruWs <?o the Y _M Pf Steton. The Sunday school room C. A. workers last year' ciotnea rated with a color scheme of green and white. The male students and their girls/ began to arrive about sev- ert-thirty and then business began to pick up, as it always does when Stetson student are anywhere near. Some two hundred students enjoyed the evening which was so well planned and carried out by the DeLand B. Y. P. U. The first part of the evening was spent in playing games after which some entertaining stunts were given. After the pastor, Dr. R. W. Thiot, had given a hearty invitation to attend the services of the church, the refreshments of punch, ice cream and cake wefe served. The party came to an end at ten-thirty so that the Chaudoinites might return home for the night. . o In the United States there 618 Universities, colleges and professional schools. .Fifty of them are in New York state, 48 in Pennsylvania and 40 in Ohio. Texas, the largest state, has 20. A proposal to subscribe $8,000 to erect a bronze statue of the bulldog on the Yale campus, made by Herbert M. Bowen, class of '78, former minister to Venevuela, was turned down emphatically by 21 out of 25 class secretaries to which the proposal was made. Several Chinese students at Columbia took advantage of the sudden popularity of the game "Mah Jong" and earned more than college expenses by tutoring New York society people in playing the game. A Chinese youth once came all the way from China to enter the Rice Institute at Houston, Texas. He had expected to find an agricultural school devoted to the study of rice culture, whereas the Institute in reality is a university with a $13,000,000 endowment from William Marsh Rice. CHAUDOIN SOCIAL On Saturday night the halls of Chaudoin were thrown open to tht. boys and a general get-to-gether meeting was enjoyed by all. At eight o'clock the boys were told that they might start coming and they didn't waste much time about getting there. Guessing games and stunts were enjoyed throughout the evening. Towards the close of the evening's fun delicious punch was served in the north parlors. All the boys that went up say they had a good time and that next Friday night will see them parked out in the Chaudoin swing. Everyone agrees that Dr. Allen makes an ideal hostess. HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY! If there is any boy or gril in Stetson that would like to try their hand at the game of journalism, the management of the Collegiate invites them to make themelsves known. The Collegiate is in need of several competent assistants on the staff and thee ditors will be glad to help anyone who has a desire to try i^nd at the same time help to make the Collegiate a bigger success. ■_. This is a chance that you don't gei every day. There are privileges connected with the newspaper business that are peculiar to it alone. The work, is very interesting and we feel sure that no one can be without some desire of some kind or other, to have their names and opinions in print. We hope that there is someone in the University that has a leaning towards the paste pot and shears. Any one that has, will be doing themselves a great good and the members of the Collegiate staff a great favor if they will let themselves be known. J