The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Cla/^A^^^—- STETSON FIRST LAST AND ALL THE TIME ®be %Maim Hwkly (Unlbgiafr WE BOOST THE UNIVERSITY YOU BOOST THE COLLEGIATE PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. VOL. XXVIII. DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915. NUMBER £7/6- INTER-FRATERNITY SMOKER PHI BETA PSI ENTERTAINS ALL OTHER MALE GREEKS IN THE UNIVERSITY. VARSITY CLUB. pull Care thrown Aside For the Evening and All Join in Hil- larity of Game and Song. Wednesday evening the fraternity men of the University and stray "Greeks" on the campus were the guests of the Phi Beta Psi fraternity. The evening was one of the most pleasant, from a masculine view point, of the school year. The Phi Psis with their hearty words of welcome made every one feel perfectly at home in every sense of the word. Within a few minutes after arriving every guest was one with the crowd, and was entering into the spirit of the evening with an abandonment that assured a good time for all. With wonderful tact the host had placed the eats at the foot of the receiving line, and had made the line just enough to carry the. incoming guest to the punch bowl The latter was furthermore ski1l- fully stationed so as to be easily approached from all sides and at all time—a situation that no one can hesitate to take advantage of. From the eats to the smokes was but a short distance and soon everyone was puffing away with every evidence of satisfaction. Once the "Perfectos" were glowing even the most shy loosened up, and for the next half hour or so the gathering resembled anything else save a stag party. After careful try outs a "quartette' was selected from those present, and the singers adjourned to the porch for a' short rehearsal. A careful count and inspection proved that the following had made good; Gurnrn, Haskins, Palmer, Long- street and Hollander, (Longstreet as a basso could go lower but Hollander could make the more noise so it was declared a tie and both accepted. Hebb later qualified by almost coming up to scratch in both quality and quanity.) When various and sundry practice had been completed the following program was given, i.e., "There is a Tavern in the Town," "O! Mrs. Bradley," "One Day a Goat," "Hail, Hail the Gang's all Here,' "I Had a Dream Love," "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" and the "Heidleberg Stein s°ng." Needless to asy this "Tom Cat Quartette" covered itself with glory. General Longstreet then took charge of the meeting and speeches and reminiscences were in order. when everyone had addressed the nieeting, some one inadvertently looked at his watch. This caused a stanipede in every direction. Every one present enjoyed the evening to the fullest and suggested that the Phi Psis try again. Certainly an encore is the best token of apperciation. — o Burns and "Duth" Hollander Were in Tampa over the week-end ^ing in the Carnival. "Dutch" Was guest of "Burney" and from 7 reports they had some swell tune. The regular weekly meeting of | the Varsity Club was called to order by the President, Ben Hulley, .of Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock. ,A goodly number of fellows were | in attendance. Several new members were voted in. The program was very interesting from start to finish. Those who took part showed marked ability in their performances. The following program was given: i War Events—Eugene Bugg. Recitation—Lenard Pickard. Parlimentary Practice — Henry Lofquist. Debate: Resolved,that all College Students should be required to attend a literary society. Affirmative—Emerson and Rasco. Negative—Northrop and Amidon The debate was an extemporaneous affair and good points were scored on both sides in the lively arguments that they put forth. The judges decided • two to one in favor of the negative. The Critic, Dean Smith, ended the program with an interesting and helpful talk. BIG GAME WON BYJARSITY TEAM FROM CHARLESTON PUT UP BEST FIGHT SEEN HERE THIS SEASON—SO DID STETSON. KENT CLUB. The last meeting of the Kent Club was, hy those present, unan- mously voted as the best of the year. The meeting " was full of enthusiasm and the different numbers on the program were all well handled showing careful preparation. This was especially true of the debate and the readings. The parliamentary practice was extemporaneous in every respect, the club deciding, after all routine business had been considered, to give the president a thorough drill in parliamentary practice. The program was as follows: Parliamentary Practice—President Donovan. Reading—R. A. Roebuck. Reading—Fairfax T. Haskins. Debate: Resolved, That the plan submitted by the Advisory Board in its October report should be accepted, in toto, and acted upon by Congress. Affirmative— Mcllvain, Young. Negative—Donovan, Jennings. The judges rendered their de- cission in favor of the negative. o STETSON LIT. SOCIETY. A record meeting of the Stetson Literary Society was held Friday evening. An exceptionally fine program was rendered. The attendance showed a great improvement over the past meetings. Program. Stetson Star—Miss Amelia Boer. Reading—Miss Ridgeway. Current events—Mr. Wendell Rasco. Debate: Resolved, That it is unnessary for the Present Congress to increase the facilities for National Preparedness. Affirmative—Mr. Earl Shuflin, Miss Francis Field, Mr. Arvid Peterson. Negative—Mr. Ralph Thompson, Miss Juanita McHargue, Mr. Clyatt Lewis. The judges Professors Baldwin, Blocker and Superintendent Shephard decided in favor of the negative. Recitation—Miss Mary Hulley. Parliamentary Practice— Herldon Bo wen. Continued on Pftf* 4 Green and White Centers and Guards Put Up Best Fight Ever Seen on Local Floor. Saturday last, was the day, in a basketball sense, of the season so far as the Girls Athletic Association was concerned, for it was that day that the Memminger sextet was to appear to trounce or to get trounced. So determined were the visitors to appear at their best that they played no other team on their trip, saving themselves for this battle. Long before the game was called the gymnasium was packed to overflowing. It was easily the largest attended basketball game ever staged in DeLand. The White and Green players appeared first and were met with a great ovation. Shortly after- the visiting team took the floor with their colors flying, and received I a welcome that even surprised the one extended to the locals. After each squad had given their battle cries the squads took the floor for practice. A whistle thrilled and the game was on. Stetson scored firsi and the game settled down to a hammer and tongs affair with neither side having any perceptable advantage. The consistent work of the Stetson centers and guards kept the ball in Stetson's possession at least three-fourth of the time. Turn- quist outplayed her opponent at nearly ever stage of the game, and K. Haynes as running center, played like one possessed. When the ball did get to the Memminger forwards the fierce defensive play of Captain Haynes and Woodall either forced a hasty throw or recovered the ball. At recovering the ball and passing the work of Woodall was dazzling. Her passes were swift and accurate, and many times bordering on the sensational. The Stetson forwards did not play their usual game by any means but threw away many chances by being over anxious. Elliott rallied towards the end of the first half and caged three in rapid succession, thus giving the Stetsonians a safe lead when the whistle blew. The score at the end of the first half was Stetson 19, Memminger 7. At the opening of the second half the visitors came back strong. For the first three or four minutes the ball constantly changed hand without either side being able to score. Then Stetson caged two in rapid succession. This seemed to dishearten the visitors and the game was never in doubt. In this half Kruse was substituted for K. Haynes and R. Haynes for Woodall. Both girls put up a splendid game during the time they were in. The interesting feature of the second half was the continued brilliant playing of the centers and guards. Smith came back strong in this half and shot baskets in old time form. The final score was Stetson 43, Memminger 15. A review of the game would VESPER SERVICE. Sunday afternoon at the hour of four a goodly number of people assembled in the Auditorium. The service was opened with the Lord's Prayer which was followed by "Sanctus" rendered by the men's chorus. Mrs. E. H. Watts sang, in her usual charming manner, "The Lord is My Light." This was followed by a solo, "A Perfect Day" (C. J. Bond) sung by Mr. William Sales. The men's chorus then sang, very beautifully, "Like Morning When Her Early Breeze." The Vesper Choir completed the musical program by singing "A Christmas Hymn." "Christianity as a Missionary Religion" was the subject chosen by Dr. Hulley for his sermon. Dr. Hulley gave a short biography of the life of Paul and Barnabas and traced their missionary journeys. o RECEPTION FOR CHARLESTON TEAM EUSTIS HUMBLED BY VARSITY TUESDAY'S FIGHT WAS TOO ONE-SIDED TO BE OF INTEREST. Visitors Were Handicapped by Absence of Two of Their Best Players.—Many Fouls Marred the Contest. The girls entertaining the Charleston team gave a reception in their honor immediately after the game at the College Arms. The "Arms" was turned over to their command and a most enjoyable evening given to the visiting ladies. After everybody had been acquainted an adjournment to the ball room was in order. The dance continued until about eleven-thirty. Music was kindly furnished by the College Arms orchestra. During the intermissions punch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Woodall and Mr. and Mrs. Powe kindly acted as chaperones for the young people. o CHAPEL ADDRESS. Continued on r»C»i* Thursday morning after chapel the student body had the pleasure of hearing an address by Bishop DeLand Leete of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop Leete is a nephew of the founder of the University and many of his descriptions of things as they once were, were intensely interesting. The speaker took his subject from the usual morning reading of the Scripture and spoke of the university as the burning bush out of which, in modern times, God speaks. He gave the three great objects of education and illustrated his point with many apt stories and experiences. The object of education designated by Bishop Leete were, The enlargement of the horizon of life, The development of character and Preparation for service. o MASS MEETING. Monday afternoon a mass meeting was called by the Baseball Association in the Cumming's gymnasium. There was by no means the attendance there should have been. Only a small crowd, relatively speaking, were present so the business transacted was practically nil. With the outlook in baseball the brightest in recent years it is hard to understand this lack of interest. If we could all but realize that the season's success depends largely upon the individuals loyalty these meetings would perhaps be largely attended. Tuesday evening, the Varsity Quintette adminsitered a severe defeat to the visiting team from Eustis. It showed the Green and White in excellent fighting trim. Eustis made the first points in the game by good luck but it did not take our fellows long to hit their winning stride and then the fate was sealed for the opposing team. The team work of the Stetson team worked to perfection and the accuracy with which the ball found its way into the basket was remarkable. It is difficult to mention anyone as doing better work than his team mates, but Palmer, Minter, Rutherford and Hollander succeeded in caging the most points. Stetson guards kept the visitors from getting near their goal with the ball. The game was somewhat slow on account of the great number of fouls made, both sides making an unusual number of them. The shooting of the fouls was of mediocre quality. Eustis was called for 25 fouls and Stetson for 19 fouls. The attendance was the smallest that it has been at any time this season. The reasons are perhaps more than one. After the game was finished the players of both teams were given free admission to "Henpecked Henry" at the Strand theatre. At the end of the first half the score was Stetson 32, Eustis 7; and when the final whistle was blown the score stood Stetson 62, and Eustis 13. Summary and line-up: Stetson Eustis Palmer* F Schmidt Gardiner F Emerson Rutherford C Humphries Hollander G Smith Minter G Bassett Substittes: Miller for Gardner, Walker for Hollander, O'Connell for Minter, Fenno for Walker. Field Goals: Minter, 6; Rutherford 5, Palmer 5, Hollander 4. Foul throws: Palmer 6, Schmidt 5, Hollander 4. Referee, Klingler; Umpire, Gee; Scorer, Pattillo. Timekeeper, Roebuck. o TRIP TO DE LEON. Sunday morning the Charleston visitors were taken to DeLeon Springs; bathing suits were supplied and everyone enjoyed a plunge. The ladies from South Carolina were greatly charmed by the curtesy shown them and reported both DeLand and Stetson as "the best ever." Certainly the appreciation was mutual, for never had the University or town the pleasure of entertaining more charming guests. o Misses Edna Heffner and Martha Hood spent the past week in St. Petersburg with their parents.