The Stetson Collegiate, Vol. 05, No. 07, April, 1895
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University of Central Florida STARS Stetson Collegiate Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 4-1-1895 The Stetson Collegiate, Vol. 05, No. 07, April, 1895 Stetson University Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-stetsoncollegiate University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Stetson Collegiate by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Stetson University, "The Stetson Collegiate, Vol. 05, No. 07, April, 1895" (1895). Stetson Collegiate. 26. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-stetsoncollegiate/26 be tetson Collegiate. IDoI. D. Hpnl. 1895. flo.7. fHJ CONTeNTS: EDITOFil(qL- COLLEGE ATHLETICS. DANGERS IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS. THE PATRIOTISM OF JOS. RUSSELL LOWELL ART DEPARTMENT. MISCELLANEOUS— THE BOAT RACE. LANGUAGE. THE STETSON HOUSE OF COMMONS. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ALUMNI NOTES. BASE BALL. MARRIAGES. RHETORICALS. SENIOR NOTES. LOCflL AND PERSONflL. EXCH(^NGE IT."MS. THE STETSON COLLEGIATE. Vnder Carrollton HoteL umm PRICES ^1 gENERAL > '^''^'^ I Tt «™»^ IG. ^. ©peka ^ ©0. EXTABLKHMENT -mill|' ^sr3:sr:^:/^r;sr3-3:3rsr.j%f^3rfiir^'^^^r^ f|| jjl ^sfSfSfS/s/SfSfS. rsrsfsrsjwrsrsrs. sisis/^isisfS-c^ srsrsisfsrsjsrsj 'srsiSi^is. •^ INTHE UNSURPASSED STOCK OF DRY GOODS, GRO BOUNTY. CERIES. C'OTHING. GENTS' FUR NISHING GOODS. NOTIONS. ^HE FAMOUS ompany, Halt! Z.B. FUDGER'S For anj-thing in Kerroma^oe the ^o Unifoims" FOR "->, aK J coLLeces, V. ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE ^ ^x HENDERSON- ^ AMES FINEST ICE CREAM ' COMPANY, AND ICES OF •r !.\' THE CITY. KQLAMAZOO, MICH. /. r>-Come and try ')nr Ice Cream Sotla. Refreshinent.s for >*>5i®f."«- Parties a S]5ecialty. The Jori.N B. STKTSO.N I'.NIVEK .. u"'^^ the Uniforms of the.se makers, and rccom- ST. ELMO RESTAURANT, Meos at AH Mours «..™_..w mend them to all Colleges, t t t i t ^ GEO . W. FiSH, —DE.\M:R IX- FINE SHOES — AT— iPfieje^ fo Shir rh^ Tin^^? "oikt /\rtiol«$^ Stationery, G«|it$' furnishing GoodS; — GO TO— AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Go to FTCHER'S C. 7\. BIGGERS, DELAND, -:- FLA. DRUG STORE, file Reliatjie Siioe Dealer. Stetson Collegiate. "VERITAS, VOL. V. DELAND, FLORIDA, APRIL, 1895, MO. 7. pected to know your summer ad trained athletes. College author Stetson Colleoiate. dress unless you leave it with him. ities have not been slow to note Issned monthly, by the students of John B. Take time by the forelock and at the evils of tliis system, but they Stetson University. tend to this before you forget it. have seemed, up to this time, to SUnSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00. lack the courage to correct them. Single Copies, Fifteen Cents. College Atbletics. Under the false impression, EDITORS—Third Term. that an institution would draw No subject in the college and pupils in proportion to the em EniTOH-IN-ClIIEF, H. S. Winters. university world is attracting more ASSISTANT EDITOR, Edith Harkness. phasis laid upon athletics (and by BrsiNBSs MANAOKR, David Carll. attention than the one involving athletics was meant intercollegiate ASSISTANT MANAC.ER, Haro' Webb. the place and scope of athletics in Loc.M. KniTOR, Frank Edwards. athletics) they have allowed the ASSISTANT EDITOR, Janet McGowan. connection with the pursuit of a evils to exist and grow until the LiTiMiARY EDITOR, - Josephine Kimball. liberal education. The clear rec trumpet-toned expression of pub ASSISTANT EDITOR, Mabelle Hou;?hton KxciiANGE EDITOR, - Lewis Riles. ognition of one principle will help lic sentiment during the past fall us in the solution of this question, and winter aroused them to action.. College athletics and inter-col viz., that the development of the The action of the faculty of Cor legiate contests are receiving a body is not an end in itself. It is nell University in New York state, grrat deal of attention this year. always subordinate to, and for the may be taken as indicating the Can they be purified and retained sake of, the interests of man as a general direction which the reform or must they be abolished? We moral and spiritual being. Any in college athletics will take. give two articles on this subject in system, therefore, which results in First, the absolute prohibition of this issue. They are worth read making the athlete the ideal man, all professionalism. That is, none ing and considering. which results in giving more honor but bona fide students registered to physical development and at the time,for some regu'ar course It will be seen from the list of achievement, than to development of study, and playing absolutely editors that the COLLEGIATE is in and activity in that which character without compensation of any kind, new hands. We hope that the izes man as man, is a false system direct or indirect, shall take change ma}' not be noticed in any and must in the end disappear, part in inter-collegiate contests. othi.r part oi the paper, and chat though it may, like extremes in Second, all gan:es or contests the standard of excellence estab- other fields, flourish and be dom shall be held on the athletic field lishtxl by our predecessors may be inant for a time. The recent or ground, belonging to one of the iTiaintained by us. action of the faculties of various two contesting colleges. Thirdly, prominent universities and colleges the number of games or contests This is the last issue of the COL shows that the existing system of in the college year to be reduced to LEGIA IE to be published during the college athletics has violated the one or two. It is not difficult to school year ; the next number con principle stated above to a marked see in what direction these new taining a full account of the com degree, and has therefore in an rules respecting inter-collegiate mencement exercises will be issued equally marked degree developed athletics point. The goal is not as soon as possible after the close what is known as professionalism. the abandonment of athletics, but of school. This number will be The heart of the present system is the serious modification or com made as complete and interesting the rivalry between different in plete abandonment of inter-col as possible. Those who wish ex stitutions and the resulting inter legiate athletics. The well-equipped tra copies should give their orders collegiate games or contests and athletic field will be a growing to one of the editors. Subscribers this rivalry has resulted in develop necessity in academy, college and who leave town and wish their pa- ing what was originally a friendly university, but the sports will be P<!r sent elswhere should notif} the contest between untrained college genuine amateur sports and the business manager before their de boys, into a deadly battle between games and contests mainly con Parture. He is kind, obliging and teams of long and rigorously fined to the local student body. good looking but can hardly be ex THE STETSON COLLEGIATE. Dangers in College Athletics. of his body which contribute to his quired in training and the excite ability to run are developed and ment attending the contests do The interest in athletics is so others neglected, thus causing tend to draw the student's atten widespread among the colleges of more or less injur}' to his body as tion from his sudies; but this can our country', and is growing so rap a whole. The same result is caused be easily corrected by fixing ai idly in our own University that the by overtraining; for, although the grade to be gained in his studies time will soon come when we will athlete may be well enough while before he can participate in ath have to face the question fairly and taking plenty of exexcise, when he letics. Manv colleges have already squarely; shall not Stetson Univer gets into an occupation which will done this. sity take advanced grounds in hav not allow of the same amount of Rowdyism may be named as the ing pure and harmless athletics? exercise he becomes unwell. We fourth danger, and as a very seri Some points in the question have al think, both of these evils can be ous one, at that. The thinking ready been settled by our President, largely corrected by the adoption public has become thoroughly dis and we think they have been decid of an all-round standard similar to gusted with the perfect rufii.mism ed rightly, but as better facilities that in use in many of the Young which in many of our colleges at are provided for the carrying on of Men's Christian Associations, in tend the celebration of victories more general athletics, other ques which the contestants are not won on the athletic field. A little tions will come up, and why should judged by their ability in one event hearty enthusiasm expressed by not the students take the initial but in five or more very different college yells, etc., does no harm, steps in putting our University on events. By this plan the whole but when students have to get a solid basis in regard to this ques body is exercised, thus giving a drunk and carouse around the tion and thus benefit not only our symmetrical development. Then streets in order to celebrate, ic is selves but help to influence the each contestant is credited with time something was done. This other colleges of this part of the the actual work done, judged ac tendency can probably never be South? cording to a fixed standard and as entirely corrected until ever}- col It is generally conceded that our to his position in the contest.