Stetson Collegiate Weekly

(Xty STETSON COLLEGIATE WEEKLY Official Student Publication of John B. Stetson University VOLUME 32 DELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1924. NUMBER 26. DR. FARRISS IS AUTHOR OF DRAMA "ROBERT E. LEE" Beautiful Tribute to Confederate Leader is Paid. NOT HIS FIRST BOOK DR. FARRIS HAS WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED A WONDERFUL PICTURIZATION IN BLANK VERSE OF THE AMERICAN, "THE AMERICAN SOLDIER." Dr. Farriss, head of the department of Latin and Greek, and vice-president of the University, has published his second book. This, a drama dealing with the life and character of Robert E. Lee, the greatest of all Southerners and one of the very few greatest Americans, has won the admiration of all who have been, so privileged as to have the opportunity to read its pages. Dr. Farriss is a lover of history, a careful student of the lives of the men who mark out the trend that affairs shall take, and above all an admirer of the true American. His first book, "The American Soldier," published a few years ago shows something of this spirit of the man whom Stetson students as a body love and honor. Dr. Farriss stands at .at the head of the list when Stetson men and women think of their teachers. He will stand at the head of their list of authors, as this book is made known among their rank and file. For years Dr. Farriss studied the Great Confederacy, its problems, its men and leaders, and some facts i and marks in this great national his-j tory, so short lived and so unneces- n.ve made deep impressions. afe^Ueney oii^Seu«5t and only leader of the "Stars and Bars", his unselfishness, his great and glori- (Continued on page 2) HARRISON GIVES STETSON VICTORY WITH MOUND WORK Stanley Culp Hits, Steals and Scores the Lone Run. In a game that will long be remembered in the hearts of Florida baseball fans, Fjrank Harrison, Gree(n GQLF WONDER FOUND IN STETSON'S CAMP STRENGTHENS TEAM WARD, OF STETSON, BROKE COLLEGE ARMS COURSE RECORD. The Stetson golf team has added much strength when Word, young collegiate golf wizard, joined their ranks. Ward is undoubtedly the best golfer in the school and gives promise in leading the Hatters to victory in their next match. Last Monday arid ^^MiL-sjifiJLjnsJUidimjjUi^^ rec. his way to fame by hurling a no-hit, j ortTatTThe College Arms withlHJT no-run game against the Ormond pro- -0- BAPTIST YOUNG MEN ENTERTAIN SANFORD CLASS University Sunday School Class Holds Campaign With Sanford. fessionals. The youthful hurler had everything on the ball, perfect control, and a wonderful change of pace. The support that Harrison received from the infield and outfield helped him in several tight places. Stetson was at her best and Ormond was helpless. Holmes, Ormond star, also pitched a good game, allowing Stetson but five hits. Stetson's lone run was made in I the fifth inning when, Stanley Culp, crock shortstop, hit to right field for Heretofore Mr. Milton of DeLand had enjoyed the privilege and honor of holding the record with a 68, made some 10 years ago. Walter Hagen, British pro and open champion, made a 65 three years ago, on this course but the match was unofficial and he did not hole all putts. Ward is 16 years old, in his first year in College, and is, without a doubt, one of the best youthful golfers in the South. He plays a steady consistent game, is always cool—playing each shot with the same caution, and gives a single, stole second, and then came | promise of developing into a great After numerous and varied delays the date for the banquet given by the Baptist young men of Stetson to the Baptist young men of Sanford has finally been set for next Friday night March 14th. It will be held in the First Baptist Church of DeLand and will be served by the ladies of the church. While the banquet is being held under the auspices of the young men's clsss of the Baptist Sunday school, it is for all men of Baptist preference who are young enough to be interested in it. The object of the banquet is an evening of fellowship with the Baptist young men of our nearby city. Plans for the affair have been under foot for some four months and are being culminated in a banquet on next Friday night. A contest between the two Sunday school classes decided who was to be host and who was to be guest. Mr. eKrfoot Bryant with a capable corps of assistants will plan the evening's program to make it full of good entertainment in the form of eats, music and snappy talks. The fact that the Baptist ladies will serve the banquet assures us that it will be good eats. It is hoped that Dr. Thiot will be hack from his meetings at Palm Beach in time to be present and add to the occasion wtih bubbling-over merriment. He seems to be able to enjoy such an affair very much and help the others to enjoy it, too. His part of the show alone is worth the price of admission. A number of Baptist Dignitaries of the community will be there. The class, including the teacher, Prof. Garwood, president Douglass King, vice-president Ed Henderson, and secretary Marion O'Kelley will be present strong in number. The (Continued on p"ge 5.) in an on attempted double play. It was a pretty bit of . base running. The fielding of Lambert was also a feature of the game. This lad made all the hard ones look easy, and several times made some catches that fairly made the grandstand hold their breath. But to Harrison goes the credit of the victory. In pitching this no-hit game, he performed a feat that rarely occurs. In all the history of Stetson—it has never „ happened and. it is one of the very few of its kind in the records of the state of Florida. Harrison is a great asset to the team and will prove to be a valuable man in the coming games. Whit- nel was also a brilliant light with his timely hitting. The football star made three smashing drives that cut the air and went for clean hits. The next two weeks will find the Hatters idle in the way of playing games. At the end of this pei'iod Pug Allen's men will play Mercer two games, and the University of Oglethorpe two games, both to be played here. The team is.fast rounding into a snappy baseball aggregation and her chances of beating the University of Florida and other opponents are exceptionally bright. The next two weeks will be spent in strenuous practice for the coming college games. O A traveler who believed himself to be the sole survivor of a shipwreck upon a cannibal isle, hid for three days in terror of his life. Driven out by hunger, he discovered a thin wisp of smoke rising from a clump of j outlived them. player. Negotiations are now under way for a return match with the University of Florida, which wlil materialize in the next two weeks. Following this the Hatters will play Rollins and Southern (tentative). Pu Al- (Continued on page 6) THE "COLLEGIANS" ORCHESTRA A REAL JAZZ COMBINATION MADE UP OF FIVE MUSICIANS OF EXPERIENCE FROM CAMPUS "MUSIC MAKERS" DELIGHT CROWDED HOUSE SATURDAY During the year, numerous social activities have been held on the campus which could not be successful without a good dance orchestra to help in the entertainment. To fill this need, "The Collegians" orchestra was organized about the first of thV year and faave^ been kej,)t busy trvffir i^ince, filling engagements in DeLand and othor cities in this part of j the state. ""Tony" Bates, the "pianist, has for many years been connected with concert, and theatre orchestras, and until recently was with one of the largest vaudeville theatres in Texas. Loomis Slater has been playing violin with local combinations for some time, and is an asset to the Stetson University orchestra as well as to "The Collegians." James Pollard was seen with his saxophone and banjo in last year's University Five, and was formerly with the College Five of Charlotte, Michigan. Harvey Mabrey is truly an artist on the saxophone and has seen service wtih the University of Georgia orchestra, The Seminole Six, and has been with a well known orchestra on the Keith Vaudeville Circuit. Both Vocal and Instrumental Numbers Well Applauded. "WITCHING HOUR" SCORES TRIUMPH FOR GREEN ROOM" Crowded Auditorium Held • Throughout Long Play. MISS ADRIAN ENCORED STETSON ORCHESTRA PLAYING BEFORE THE CURTAIN AND) BETWEEN ACTS, ALSO WINS APPLAUSE FOR EXCELLENCY OF NUMBERS. THE BIBLICAL DEPARTMENT What a wonderful book is the Bible! It is the most popular book in the world. It, has a greater circulation than any other book. In 1923, 2,395,000 copies in 100 languages and dialects were circulated from this country alone. No other book has maintained as great popularity as the Bible has for so long a time. Many of the most popular books—best sellers as they were called a few years ago are now almost forgotten. Shakespeare's works are still widely read and popular, but in no such degree as the Bible. Bibles can be found in homes that never heard of Shakespeare. The Bible appeals to all classes. It is not the poor man's book only, but is found also in the homes of the rich. It is not a book of class, but of the mass. No book travels in such high or low company and maintains its popularity with both. The Bible is not wanting in popularity as is shown by its increasing circulation. It has had its enemies, great ones too, but it has bushes inland, and crawled carefully to study the type of savages that might be about it. Just as he reached the clump, he heard a voice say, "Why in hell did you play that card?" He dropped to his knees and devoutly raising his hands, cried, "Thank God, they are Christians."—The Technique. The Bible is also the most interesting book in the world. Some may be disposed to question this, but it is true. Its pages have been read and studied and pored over more than those of any other book. More Bibles have been worn out than any other book. The greatest thinkers of the centuries have spent years and even their lives studying this book. More books have been written about the Bible than about any other book. A great writer not long ago said that Jesus was the subject of more books than any other figure in history. His story is found only in the Bible. No other, book has so interesting a history as the Bible. It was not written by one man, but has many authors. None of them knew when they wrote that they were writing for a book destined to become the greatest book in the world. These writers did not all write at the same time, or in the same place. They were not all of the same'nationality. They did not all live under the same political, social and economic conditions. They were not all educated men, though some wei^e. The earliest 'and latest were hundreds of years apart. Some were military men, some lawyers, some poets, some song writers, some farmers, some fishermen, some preachers and missionaries. The Bible was not compiled for a long time after the last book was written. There are many striking things about the Bible. Its remarkable unity is one of these. No other such compilation could show such unity. Take the writings of twenty-five men of science of the past 2500 years, j (Continued on page 5.) Prof. Stover's Green Room Players, in an exceptionally strong cast, headed by Ollie Edmunds and Isabel Tate, scored a triumph, which will make the players of succeeding years- a record difficult of equalling, when they gave Augustus Thomas' famousr "Witching Hour" in the college auditorium, Friday night. Building upon a fame which has. encircled the globe in the play selected for presentation, backed by a local notoriety bordering on that highly desired state, in the members of the cast, it is not to be marvelled that with Prof. Stover's admitted abiliy to produce successful players, the "Witching Hour" should be considered one of the landmarks in University attainments. This showing was the 24th annual college play. In selecting a gambler as the hero of his play and compelling one's admiration of him long before the fourth act closes, Mr. Thomas, the writer of the play, has presented a wonderful character. Jack Brook* field is a Kentuckian, warm of heart, ready of pux*se, and extremely successful. His house is the resort of those who seek high play, and a tragedy, not envolving him, occurs there. J. (j)llie Fidmundjs one of Stetson's as a professional, showing unusual ability, in interpretation. Every scene in which this player starred gripped the audience like only real life is supposed to do. Little less (Continued on page 5.) HIGH^STATT MEET AT STETSON FOR TOURNAMENT Baskt Ball Champions Among Girls of Florida. A program brimful of music, made with instruments a»d made with voices, was that presented by the music makers, a <?"vartet of young j . (L. 1 college umsn w:r0^ppet>^cHa5l~>SErft i {{ ■ ft-~ , '-<"».i y i L^_^ , urday evening at the Stetson auditor-I ^^ popular men-, played tn7sT>art um. The instruments used were trombone, cornet, French horn and saxophones together with banjo and guitar for some novelty. Their vocal numbers were highly entertaining, being full of punch and snap, and while their selections embrace the strong classical features of the instrumental program, it was popular and much appreciated part of the entertainment. In addition to the brass quartet and the vocal quartet, there were novelty features including humorous readings and dialogue, and a dramatic skit dealing with American college types. The program was full of comedy, clean play and tuneful music and was received with enthusiasm, especially by the young ladies who came in late. The Music Makers are well named. They are players, singers, and funsters besides. Their entertainment will be one of the most popular on the local Lyceum course. The program rendered here follows: Program Music Makers Quartet Prelude, "If I had my Way." March—"Honey Boy." Overture — "Inspiration— Brass Quartet. Characteristic song—"A Chip of the Old Block"—Mr. E. H. Gillespie. Medley of Remick's Hits Vocal Quartet. Trombone Solo—"W|ngs of the Morning"—Mr. Russell Garmon. Priest March — from Athalia — Bebe, Brass Quartet. Saw Specialty— Mr. Roy MacMur- ray. Trumpet and Cornet Duet, "Barcarolle" from Tales of Hoffman— Mr. J. Henderson, Mr. Russell Garmon. The Typical Tune of Zanzibar— vocal quartet. Cornet Solo—Selected—Mr. Roy MacMurray. Humorous Song—Mr. Gillespie. Medley of operatic airs— Brass Quartet. Mosquitoes—Vocal Quartet. March—"The Music Makers" — Brass quartet. Personnel, "Music Makers" Quartet: Mr. Roy MacMurray, trumpet and first tenor; Mr. Jack Henderson, trumpet and bass; Mr. E. H. Gillespie, French horn and baritone; Mr. Russell Garmon, trombone and second tenor. Much difficulty was experienced by the athletic committee in picking the entrants for the state girls' high school basketball tournament to be held here next week. The various schools presented scoring averages that were well nigh on par with each other, and several teams were dropped by a few point margin. In the case of picking the two terns at large; it was between Kissimmee, Orlando, St.' Petersburg and Braden- town. Kissimmee was the winner over both Orlando and St. Petersburg by one point in each game, but it was decided that as iKssimmee carried an exceptionally light schedule this season she was not as de- servant of the right to participate as were these other two schools. Their heavier schedule ruled greater than the one point victory. Bradentown also had a big card for the year, but her scoring averages did not rank as high as did that of St. Pete and Orlando. Many schools, particularly in the western part of the state, failed to send in their reports. These reports had to be sent in at a specified time or the team would be refused entrance. Failure in this by two of the districts caused the necessity of picking two teams from the state at large. Eighteen teams filed entrance; from which eight were selected. The following will appear in the Cummings gym next week: District No. 1—Lake City, district No. 6—Bartow. District No. 2—Gainesville, state- at-large—Orlando. District No. 3—Ft. Lauderdale, St. Petersburg. District No. 4—Umatilla. District No. 5—Lakeland. , #