The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-05-06
Stel.sn Literary sssiriy.

The open meeting Of the Stctson
Literary SuClSty in SCienCe Hall Oh
the 2.lrd of April Sas complete SUE
cess anu a surprise To those Sho SefV
unacquainted with the regular work
ings Of this sOcicty.
sp.ciaI Invitations had h,cn cent Ia
abJut City gucsis. the must Oi whom
scTe present, Moulding several mem
hers Of the faculty.
seth Wake, the brilliant yOunr
president, called the mcrting tn order.
Before beginning the program a.
the evening, the NgIe-ptrsident, J.
STANLEY MOffatt. vas asked To- mai e
.huTt NvlCunlc address o. the audi
rncr. which he dad la very graceful.
manner.
The nr-t numhyI on the program
Was Current t,cut-, hN the faith
ful secretary, Mi-, Hampton.
Misc KemmcT-, the former pTesi-
dent Uf the society. gave "A vrTy ap
propTiAtc Teaaing from zap ana
tiOWn, hilc a. an rNtcnpOrc. Nl--
IaC kman distinguished hetsrli Stth
The interesting subject Events OF
an ocean voyage
Nj LSfbcTg's recitation, The
Iudgment Day caused mu'h laugh
ter on account at it, hum"T and nat
lralnes- of the spraker's manner.
The strtson OuATtvitc, aIways 80
popular, aid ample justice I" them
selves, and so veil Sas ihv audiCn'v
pleased with their selection that th'N
ScTe y, rsi-teBtly cnc"rrd.
The 1Tation Of toe evening Sas
siVsn bv Precedent Walker, WhO bad
taken a. nis subject i" NOblcs-r poiiec.'
Mr.. Walker y one Oi tue Tistng young
orators of the college.
Mr.. Carlton. IN parliamentary pTac
ticr, showed himself an able chair
nan and made clear ami decisive
ratings.
Thr debate followed. the ~, asrTs
heing. Affirmative. MT SpaTkman ana
Mr.. LritncT: negative. Mr.. STACEY ana
NJ. Bolts The question undrT di-
rus-ion Nas. Resolved that IN tenc-
hts IT immigration OutWrtsh IT.
evils" Much Interesting data Nas
nTouV he ont on bpth sides and all
p,ints Well argued Tue decision WAS
rendered to In favor of the mega
tive.
After the bu-inr-- a.. completed
Dr Farrtss Was called uIsn 1" speak
10 the suciety. HE SOTis SeTc veTN
ncOuraging indeed.
Nc publish bvluw the substance Of
Mr.. Muaatt'- wrisom- spCyCh, which
SiIl give a short history 0t the -, iCty
that hes acc"mpli -hVu - muSh.
wEI1uAE AbpRISS
Ladies and Gentlrmrn. IL u wi'h
exceeding pleasure that | vSiSumc
vou here Tonight IN the name Of the
Stetson Literary Socicty. The pre-
enee Of this splendid audtrbCe made
up Of the faculty, parents and stu
deuts. -hoWs an interest Ia our woFk
which j. eacOuTag n indeed To ihOse
of Va Who labor weekly, among oar'
selves, In this hall.
The StCt-on Literary society y Just
completing the s~COnd yer ct We
career. having beeu organized az the
b ginning OF last srssisn, Sith sbout
hfty members Our trst mevtings
uerr held In class rom No ). After
A feu moaths &c obtained perm s-i'.n
90 conduct our -uciety In the hall
used Nv the y NJ. 4. A., and Al the
beginaiag OF this winter teru &C pro-
cured this rom iOr our exclusive use.
This society. differing irpm the
other literary cluls OF the schooi, u
Opcn To the fairS: sex a. sell a. the
young men Of the CniESrsiiy.
The literary societies td any college
are a mrst Important factor In the
developnent Of the noblest and bcst
that a student possesses. In the en-
thuslasm inspired by debate. ue pnI'
cue the study of living questions whieh
would Oiherwlse h. unknoun % ns-
When the Werk of ciass-FoOm Work
Il over, &c gather here 10 pat IN prac-
tiral ase What &c have learned
L0nK after the Classroom Taies and
theory have faded bShind the mists
of busy years. the pleasant memoItrs
Of the friendly rivalry and the hot
Sh,bates In the societies Siii live and
ever be a bright star IN the annals oi
youth.
But must desist The committee
merely Wished ne "a speak . uelcome
20 yoa. Interesting discusslons are
90 follow, which I hope yoa OH en-
10y, and Il yea have not already oone
81. trust yOa wtli reserve = place 10
your hearts foE the Stetson Literary
' HociRfT.