The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

s~\ STETSON FIRST LAST AND ALL THE TIME ®hr gfrtamt Hwkly (EnUFgiate WE BOOST THE UNIVERSITY YOU BOOST THE COLLEGIATE PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. vol. xxvin. id , - * DELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916. NUMBER 25 ^ 3 SEASON RECORD OF CO-ED VARSITY LADIES SQUAD THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN OUR ATHLETIC FIRMAMENT. VARSITY CLUB. The Varsity Club met in De- Land Hall Friday evening. The attendance was exceedingly good and it is hoped that this good attendance will continue. The following program wac rendered by the Club:— A Discourse on Arthur Hender- Splendid Team Work Coupled \ s°n—Rudolph D. Peterson. With Stellar Playing As Debate—Resolved, That Im- Individuals Make Record mi§ration ^~to the United States Long to Be Remembered. fshould be further restricted by a literacy test. Always victors! It is a de- Affirmative—Harris and Walk- scription that no team is worthy er" of receiving. And yet, in the Negative, Roseborough and past several years, the girl's squad Flo>rd Northrop- in basketball have won so regu-! The Jud§es> Messrs. Rasco, Dea- larlv and lost so seldom that it is ne' and pattishall, decided two to but" natural that we should adopt one m favor of the Aginative. those words, both as descriptive1 Parliamentary -Fred and also as a slogan. Few indeed, i"lscner-) VARSITY LOSES TO JACKSONVILLE VESPER SERVICE. .r— TWO GAMES SCHEDULED THIRD NECESSARY TO DECIDE HONORS. Leaguers Earned But One Game. In Third Game Visitors Earned But One Run, But Varsity Failed to Complete Circuit. are the occasions during the past' few years that another school has defeated us. Instead of worrying about defeats the Girls Athletic Association has been hard put Critic's Report—Ziegler. STETSON LITERARY SOCIETY. The past few meetings of the to secure teams that could be StetSon Literarv Society have not considered as having a sporting been weU attended. All old mem- chance. bers should come to the meetings The enviable record established aju_ ^ this way keep the interest this year can be accounted for but in one way. So regular and decisive have been our victories that there can be no doubt. Stetson has the strongest basketball team in Florida. Few of the teams if any, which we have met would dispute that assertion. Toach Jennings was lucky to ^e ]^or__ find such an abundance of mater- Affirmative—Arvid Peterson and ial but great credit is due to pre<ja Knight. up. Program for last Friday's meeting:— Current Events—Lowell Nar- more. Recitation—Lillian Fuller. Debate—Resolved, That it is better to live in the South than in Mr. Jennings for the welding to gether of such an aggregation. The coach scheduled games, and while there are a few teams in the State we have not met yet this is in no wise the fault of Mr. Jennings. Rollins and Southern were not played but it is certainly no fault of ours. We have earnestly sought games with them. The Girl's Varsity has played every representative team in the State and has invaded Georgia Negative—Ethel Ladd and Donald Hurry. The Judges, Wendell Rasco, Willie Keown, and Florence Johnson, decided in favor of the Negative. Extempore—Carlisle Prather. KENT CLUB. The last series in the baseball season went to the Jacksonville South Atlantic League team. Two games were arranged for but it was necessary to play the third to decide who was who. Stetson should have taken two out of three but the first game of the series was tendered the visitors on a silver platter. The second game found the Varsity battling, and Jacksonville on the run. By a batting rally in the last two innings Stetson turned the tables and drb/e in four runs and the said four were enough. The third game went to Jacksonville by the goose egg route. The leaguers piled up four runs only one of which was earned and that by a lucky home run drive. Barstow and Lourcey worked for Stetson in the first game and thru no fault of theirs was the game lost. Barstow was wild but tightened up like _ the proverbial clam in the pinches. Several times j his team mates failed to rally [ behind him and several tallies were lost on errors and slow fielding. The prettiest and most interesting play was staged in the eighth inning. Stewart walked and Pur- cill hit safe, Stewart going to third. With two on and no one Sunday's Vesper Service opened with a violin cello duet played by Messrs. Barstow and Perry. This was followed by a duet "Barcarolle" sung by Misses Miller and Sparber. "O Sweetly Breathe the Lyres Above" was rendered by the Vesper Choir. The Misses Miller and Sparber again delighted the audience with a duet, "High in the Heavens." Miss Fisk accompanied by the Mandolin Club sang a Solo, "Will O, Will 0." Dr. Hulley spoke on the subject of the "Days Preceeding the Crucifixion of Christ." In this address Dr. Hulley dwelt on the six important events of the period before the crucifixion, the question of divorce, the coming of the rich young ruler, the report concerning Herod's attitude towards Him, the death of Lazarus, and the coming of Jakeas. The Vesper Choir sang "Gloria in Excelsis" for a concluding number. BASEBALL SEASON SUMARIZATION SEASON JUST CLOSED MARKS A NEW EPOCH IN STETSON ATHLETICS. o ATHLETIC BANQUET. The Athletic Banquet given last Saturday evening was a success in every way. Both the Young Women's and the Young Men's Athletic Associations participated, and the managers, captains and captains elect of all athletic tennis were called upon for speeches. Bryan Jennings officiated as toastmaster and succeeded admirably. His introductions were naive and yet brilliant, and threw a tone of local coloring into the entire evening. Dean Smith as Chairman of the Faculty Committee was the out Barstow intentionally walked I first speaker of the evening. The Squad Probably Had the Edge On Any Squad Ever Representing University In Great National Game. Moore, filling the bases. Gooch The regular meeting of the Kent finally popped up to Burdick. Law Club was held Friday night Then something happened. Baker and after a warm argument on connected with one and there was was devoted to the idea of "get- the constitutional question ot a groan trom the crowd Dean told his "Coon Story" and several others equally good. The more serious part of his address Hollander' ting there." His text was "In and South Carolina. The only (the election of officers the meeting made a beautiful stop, pegged to goingr 'round ^the diamond touch fame lost during the season was was addressed by Col. Welsh of Walker at second who in turn all he bases; and nght well did lost to Savannah. Extra time had New York a very prominent lawyer pegged to Fagg at first completing he handle it. to be played to decide this game (who has been in practice for over [the double play, but Savannah succeeded in car-1 fifty years ing the first basket. Exchanges now on our desk from Savannah admit that Stetson had the stronger team. Waycross was defeated with ease and Charleston was likewise vanquished after a hard fight, the game going to the Varsity by one basket. Charleston was dissatisfied and wanted another game, so they were brought to DeLand for another game. The visitors played no other game on this trip so were in fine shape. The game? went to Stetson 43 to 15. He gave for his subject a discussion of what a lawyer should be in fairness to himself and to society. He warned against trying to be dishonest or attempting to deceive the judges before whom tiest play of the season. {spoke on behalf of the Basket- The Varsity scored in the fourth,' bail Association, followed by Cap- fifth and sixth innings. It was j tain Hollander and Curtis Gardiner very noticeable in the opening captain-elect, game that the safe bingles were Manager Haskins lead off on being gathered by the first division of the batting order. you must appear and to be honest I Jacksonville used three pitchers, with your client and yourself. 1 Dickerson, Fulton and Vaughn. behalf of the baseball contingency, ably seconded by Captain Lourcey and Lew Barstow captain elect for the year '17. His address was highly appreciated All three pitched good ball, but Misg Deha Haynes and _____ bv the large attendance present. O y Fulton and Vaughn were especially effective. Lourcey and Hollander were the king bees with the stick and seemed to almost EUSOPHIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. J have had a corner on safeties. The Eusophian Literary Society The second game was "the" StetsorTtri^V arrant another I held one of the largest and most game. This was true for several btetson tried to arrange anotner __ _ l_™ First> stetson won. See- As it stands now, however, we must admit that Savannah has it over us- We may console ourselves with the realization that one point is not a very decisive victory. Gainesville and Ocala both have good teams but were both twice beaten by the Varsity. Cathedral of Orlando, an old time rival, was also vanquished. The Stetson squad now, like Alexander, weep for more worlds to conquer. 1 would occupy entirely too Continued on page i game with Savannah and failed, enthusiastic meetings of the year reasons. Friday ni<mt. ond' every varsity man was going The program was unusually in- like a house afire. Jacksonville teresting. was going good, but not good A debate headed the program. [ enough, hence no £ Resolved, That The Commission Form of Government should be universally adopted thouughout the United States. Affirmative—Olga Bowen, Eva Klicker Negaxivc—uutu*. """^.' ■ --——j | Adams. Domestic Events—Delta Haynes. Current Events—Mantha Stans- field. The final score was Stetson 5, Jacksonville 3. Palmer twirled a good game but his team mates gave him magnificent support. The infield Sarah Smith, captain and manager respectively for the young womens basketball team, were, as usual, the stars of the evening. Dr. Hulley was introduced and spoke on athletics in general. President Hulley pointed out the bright prospects for next year and mentioned his desire of seeing Stetson once more represented on the gridiron. Dean Smith in a touching address to the athletes awarded"S's" to the following men: In Baseball—Lourcey, Palmer, Barstow, Fagg, Walker, Brown- especially had its war paint on I ing. Hollander, Burdick, W. Gardiner, Hon, Bradley. In Basketball—Rutherford, Minter, C. Gardiner, O'Connell. Fenno, Gilliland, Palmer, Walker. Miller Negative—Louise Hullev. Maryland was going after and getting all of them. Burdick at thud and Hollander, at short pulled down what looked like sure safe- Continued on P»«e 3 and Hollander. The baseball season just completed with a series of games with the Jacksonville South Atlantic League Club is one of the most remarkable ever witnessed in Stetson University. We have had a fair or perhaps just a little above the average schedule. But it was not the schedule that made the season a remarkable one. It was the magnificent playing and fighting spirit of the team, coupled with the marvelous coaching ability of one William Hollander. Many old fans in town say that the team of '16 was the best team ever representing Stetson. Perhaps so, but while not wishing to knock the team in the slightest, one thing in justice to the team of '13 and also to Coach Hollander must be said. With Dutch in that infield and Lee, Gross and Smith twirling in form, and the entire squad having the coaching of this season just passed, there would be no comparison. The coaching this season can not be too highly praised. Aside from all conjecture one thing is certain. The record set by this year's Varsity has never been surpassed. Kentucky Military Institute, Keewatin, and Rollins were completely humbled. Three out of four were lost to Southern. Enough has already been said concerning that series. Southern must cretainly feel lucky to have gotten away with it after the showing Stetson has put up against the "big-boys." The Jacksonville All Stars came to DeLand to get a little vacation and to show us how to play- the game. They didn't show us how and they didn't get the vacation. They worked hard all the time and the Varsity got the games. Brooklyn condesended to play three games. Two of those games were real battles. Neither side could claim honors till the last round was ended. True the leaguers were not in mid-season form but many times when double plays retired their side and hard hitting tied the score they earnestly wished they were. The third Brooklyn game was as pretty a battle as can be seen anywhere and gained the admiration of even the Brooklyn regulars. Manager Manes of Jacksonville played here with the All-Stars and was so impressed with the Varsity that he immediately desired a three game series with Stetson, the said series however not to be played before March 27. Mr. Manes quite candidly admitted that he would not chance a series unless his team was in tip-top shape. The games were not played until last week, (see Continued on page 4