The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

I ^lJIt STETSON FIRST LAST AND ALL THE TIME (_Ij_ I. trtamt Wwfelg (Bn tUgiatt. WE BOOST THE UNIVERSITY YOU BOOST THE COLLEGIATE PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. VOL* XXX LETTER FROM BERNARD BERK. Dean Rasco is in receipt of the following letter which it gives us pleasure to print: With the Colors, Jan. 13, 1918. Dear Dean:— Have been wanting to write to you ever since my return Jfrom Florida, but have been so verv busy that this is my first opportunity. I am attending school up here, and am kept very busy from morning until late at night. I am specializing in aeronautical photography, Map Plotting and Interpretation, and as Uncle Sam needs men in this branch very badly at present, we are undergoing an intensive course of training, in order to get us thru more quickly. The work is very interesting tho', especially the interpretation work. By looking at a picture taken over the enemy's lines, it is possible to locate things of great strategetic value. This calls for a great amount of reasoning, at most as much as we had to use a one time to brief some of your "pet" contract cases. My work in law has helped me greatly in this line, simply thru this cultivation of reasoning power. There have been but very few men graduated in this country so far, as this is the first school in the country. Most of us, at present are qualifying for instructors, as it is planned to establish a great __u_i_u. _ ol die i schools .hruout the country. We are depended upon in a great measure to win the war, thus our nickname, "The Eyes of the Army." I just returned from a short stay in Washington. The P. A. D.'s have one of the nicest homes in the city, and are very well thot of in influential circles. Had quite an interesting experience New Year's Day. A few of the boys from school and myself happened to be over in Norfolk, Va., which is only a short distance away from here, when the big series of fires broke out. I suppose you read something about the trouble in the papers. The situation became so serious that the civil authorities were unable to cope with the situation, and the town was declared under martial law. German sympathizers were suspected of having had something to do with the outbreak, so a few of the soldiers in town on pass, were commandeered, and put on special police duty. I was on for thirty- six hours, with very little sleep, and I surely was tired out when I was relieved. Have heard tho', that we have been recommended for a certificate of merit, by the mayor, so this makes up for our inconvenience considerably. The weather up here has been very miserable. It is so changeable that it is almost impossible to keep from having a cold. It has been fairly warm until last night, when the thermometer dropped 25 degrees. Hope it warms up again, as I don't feel myself "when it is so cold. I would appreciate it very much if you could supply me with the addresses of the fellows from school in the service, such as Pencke, Smith, etc. I would like to corre- sixmd with them very much, and exchange experiences. Give my regards to everyone. I don't expect to see DeLand again DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 1918 Y. W. C. A. NUMBER 9 THE WAR AND SOUTHERN PROBLEMS. The subject of the regular meeting of the local Young Woman's Perhaps few college men realize Christian Association on Tuesday the tremendous changes which the night was, "What Was Jt All war is bringing about in the South. About?" or "The Blue Ridge^on- Almost every phase of life is feeling ference." Miss Florence Matthews this influence. [f no place is presided and also told of some of ■ this change more -.narked than in her experiences at the conference, j the supplv of lab Misses Lena Lofquist and Mildred j The war has -pened a great bmith also talked on various phases |new industrv for making muni- ot conference work. Special asso- | tions. Thousands "of men and wo- ciation music was used. The girls men have been cr ded into these are hoping to have ten or twelve delegates from Stetson in attendance at the conference this year in June. The Y. W. C. A. Bible study classes under the direction of Dr. Farriss are being held each Sunday evening at six o'clock in Chaudoin and are proving exceedingly interesting and helpful. The text OLD STETSON HALL. plants. The plai;... of manual labor vacated by these white workers have-been filled )v; colored people. Hence, near! £ half a million negroes have gon v North during the last eighteen months or two years. This means th. _• thousands of cares of land in 'the South are now lying idle bemuse there are used is "The Social Principles! no laborers to plai t and cultivate of Jesus," by Dr. Rauschenbusch. |the crops. This 'is costing the Miss lane Skinner, a National jSouth millions ea '. month. Dr. Secretary of Y. W. C. A., visited ', Branson> of the Unu'ersity of North the local Association in the" interest of summer club work, and arranged for a large training class to be held in the spring term under the leadership of Mrs. G. P. Carson. O— EUSOPHIAN LIT. The Eusophian Literary Society j held its regular meeting on Friday' night in the Lit room in the Li- bray y. An interesting feature of the program was the first install- ___tfi_t <n an original three-part story given by Miss Catherine Beers.- The second part will be given by Miss Beatrice Tanner ar the next regular meeting. Nominations of officers will also take place at this meeting. o THE ENEMY HELD IN CHECK An army of five Phi Kappa boys attempted to enter the City of Daytona last Saturday, but were repulsed and driven back. The enemy was armed with one gun and two rounds of ammuni- nition, .namely films. They had gone no more than ten miles when a bomb exploded underneath one of their rear tires. This of course was followed by much confusion and disgust, for the boys were given strict orders by General "Oshihiyi" to break all cameras in Daytona, and at the same time wreekmuch havoc with the two rolls of films. It seems that 'P. C. Albritton had failed to make inspection before leaving, for there were no "shoes" to be found. Although no territory was gained, at the same time no lives were lost; so the enemy is now reorganizing for another attack. . o Miss Myrtle Barbe spent the week-end with her parents at Daytona Beach. The girls of the Philathea Class of the Presbyterian Church were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. Dietrick on North Boulevard on Saturday night. until after the war, when I want to come back and finish my law. Fraternally. Bernard Berk. U. S. School of Aeronautical Photography, Carolina, said last summer in an address delivered _. the Blue Ridge Association, that v e were a quarter of a billion d .liars poorer in crop values in 1 »17 because of the Negro migration. This large mi-xation of farm laborers means hij. aer farm wages on account of scarcity of supply. Rise in farm wages means rise in labor powers in mills, factories and all other indu tries, which in turn means increase in cost, of production and b.jl.pe increase in living expense iJ?">s vary last man. But higher wages is not the only reason why Negroes are going North. If you read Negro papers or hear Negroes speak you will find the trouble goes deeper: Listen to this indictment published in a Negro paper as an open letter from a Georgia Negro to Governor Brown. Speaking of the labor agencies who have lured the Negro North, he says: "First, mob violence and the lynchers; second, injustice in the courts; third, paying first-class railroad fare for fourth-class service; fourth, insults to their women and themselves in railroad and street cars; fifth, insults in public places, elevators and on the streets; sixth, the right to vote and bear arms j in defense of their State denied; j seventh, poor pay for their labor \ on the farms and public works, I while convicts are often used to do the work free labor should be doing; eighth, poor schools for their children; ninth, no agricultural schools for their children, while they are taxed to pay for such schools for the children of their white friends; tenth, taxation without representation in the management of the government; eleventh, no representation on. the juries; twelfth, in some cities and towns, no parks, playgrounds or swimming pools for their children, yet they are taxed to provide such for the children of their white friends; thirteenth, segregation into the sickly parts of the cities where the streets are poorly kept and often neglected; fourteenth, poor encouragement for their efforts to do right; fifteenth, the white Church and its Christianity in the State, so far as I have been able to learn, except in a few cases of spasmodic nature in the Southern Methodist, Southern Presbyterian and the Episcopal churches, is silent and passive on these wrongs. These, Mr. THE PERIODICALS IN OUR LIBRARY. Now as I see thee standing Behind those tall oaks there;; The students and residents of Think how often I've entered, j the city should consider themselves And climbed thy time-worn stair; .very fortunate in having access jto such a Variety of periodicals My thot goes back to thy founding, I as is found in our Sampson Li- In those old days of yore; i brary. The University subscribes When in that grove of pine trees, for eigh£ of the besy periodicals Was laved thy foundation floor. I that can be had, and besides these there are a number donated by Think of the youth who's entered, different people, or complimentary And traveled thy hallways o'er. And has gone to fight life's battles, And to thee shall ieturn no more. And I see the years speed onward To the few short years I know; Now I see their faces enter, The year ends, and I see them go. Think of the timesrl spent there, With those dear old friends of mine; Spinning out those great old stories, Of the fish that broke the line. Rolled the matches down the hallway, With my nose upon the floor, And the towels they all were knotted; There were six, or eight, or more. In some room upon the table, I have stood, and stood in pain; And the razor straps were dangling. While I tried to rack my brain. Cracked jokes while on one foot, 'Till I ached in every joint; When under the bed they send me, To try to hunt the point. While on these things reflecting, It seems that I can see Those very same old faces, They all come back to me. . Where e'er in life I travel, 1" ' at home or on the sea. My thot will e'er come back, Fl a Old Stetson Hall to thee. If my home is but a hovel, Or a palace, yacht and all, In my memory still shall linger Old Stetson Hall, Old Stetson Hall. John Ziegler. o Misses Mina Bates, Adele Taylor, Mildred Smith, Mary Belle Radford, Jeane Eggleston, and Edna Wallace, all of Chaudoin, were lucky members of a motoring party to Daytona on Saturday. Langlev Field, ♦Hampton, Va. Brown, are a few of the labor agents who are taking our colored people away from Georgia and entertaining the South. Down deep in your heart, do you blame them? Can you blame them?" We college men ought to be the first to understand these conditions. We ought to know the facts. We cannot afford *to miss our chance to help our Southland in this hour of great need. Every man of us shou..d study first hand what this migration of Negro labor means and should do our best to meet the situation. The call of the hour is for clear cut knowledge. Get some books and read on the problem. Ask some man to speak in your college. Start a study group led by some professor. Get busy if you want to help your nation in an hour of need. to the library. On each side of the center table in the reading room are racks in which can be found, arranged in alphabetical order, the last two copies of these magazines. Those for which we subscribe are placed in the upper divisions of both stacks and the lower division of the stack west of the table, while the others are placed in the lower division east of the table. In the room at the south, opening from the main room, are cases in which are placed in alphabetical order, all the earlier copies of the magazines for 1917. There are periodicals in the library which pertain to almost every branch of work in the University. They can be divided into groups as: 1. General Weeklies—The Outlook, Independent, Nation, and New Republic. 2. Digests of Opinion—Literary Digest (weekly) Current Opinion and Review of Reviews (monthly). 3., Unillustrated Monthlies- Atlantic Monthly, North American Review, Forrrm, Fortnightly Review, etc. 4. Illustrated Monthlies—Harper's, Century, Everybody's World's Work, McClure's, etc. 5. Philosophy—International Journal of Ethics. 6. Religion—Princeton Theological Review, Biblical World, Biblical Review, Homiletic Review, Missions, etc. 7. Sociology—Survey, Journal of Economics, Education, Elementary School Journal, Political Science, Quarterly, etc. 8. Philology—Correct English. 9. Science—Scientific American and Supplement, Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific Monthly, etc. 10. Music and Art—Musician, Art World, International Studio, House Beautiful, etc. Many others not mentioned here are just as interesting and instructive. A number of the students do make a practice of reading these periodicals daily and if those who- do not would spend a few of their spare minutes in this way, they would, no doubt, find it not only instructive, but also very -o Pi Beta Phi announces the initiation of Misses Catherine Beers, Juliana Collins, Ruth Deemer, Dawn Hughes, Olive Kruse, Virginia Marrow, and Eva Welsh, A Cooky Shine was given for the new initiates on Wednesday evening in the fraternity rooms. Miss Helena Edmonds, of Baltimore, who has registered in the University since the holidays, spent the week-end in Daytona with her familv. Misses Hylda Lynn, Marion Han- ne, Kathryn and Marion Collard, of Chaudoin were the dinner guests of. Miss Lillian W£lls on Friday night.