The Gavelyte, December 1910

t'HE ; :\\EL) T l~. PHI OSOPHIC · J PHJLADELPHIAN ince our last report t here have been 'The Society held a very interesting everal ve_ry in~ resting m~eti~gs of 1 1 meeting on Monday ~vening, December th society. This year the aim 1s not 5th, when the followmg program was so much quantity as quality, and as j rendered: Declamation, Messrs. Ralph every one eems to be doing t heir part, 1 Elder, W. P. Harriman and Misses. the programs are of a hi gher standard I Carrie Townsley, Ethel Githens and than some of those of last year. Laura Cornwell. Essay, Messrs Ray- The meeting of Dec. 3 was especially mond Williamson, Fred Clemans, ·Cecil good not only in quantity but in quality Burns, R. W. Eustique, and Misses as well. An essay by Mr. Wendell ! Myrtle Morrow, Florence Williamson, Foster on " The Work of the Ame d ean J Ila Ramsey and Emily Milligan. Vocal Sunday School Union", a declamation J S0los, W. P. Harriman and R. W. Eus– by Miss Hazel Gardner, a duet by Miss- f tiqu<>. We expect even more interest– es Mary Ellen ~ownes and Josephine I ing programs in the next. four meeti_ngs Orr were especially good. Mr . J. Earl as a large number of literary pomh McClellan finished a series of Essays on must be made then. Alexander t he Great and the meeting It would be well for every· student to was closed by a quintet composed of 1· heed the arguments of Prof. Allen for Mr. Elw-000 Howell and par ty. better society work which will prob ly Altogether very entertaining and in- I be found elsewhere in this issue. structive programs are rendered each All the contestants are working h&rd Monday night, consisting of declama - and faithfully for the success of the tions, orations., essays, debates,- and Inter-society contest to. be held J anu– music, both 4nstrumental and vocal. I ary 6, 1011. We expect a very inter– We have been having several visitors., I esting and exciting contest. whom we were glad to see, and we · . welcome them back again. We will be · , . . glad to see many more of our fri ends Nancy says she don t mtnd seemg a with us any Monday evening at 7 :30 Jittl~ woman but nothing is as insignifi- o'clock. · cant as a little man. . -·