The Gavelyte, December 1911

GB;DAl{ VILLE CULLEt;K 228 Professor do~s not snswer, his face is 1 1 , With sudden dip the fearful whip falls cold and still; on the horse so fleet. GracP. and Mac see not the gun, they! Sing on O girls and bark O dog ! have no pulse nor will. I But Bill with mournful tread But Grace's purse is safe and sound, Walks the road the three left hot kicked underneath the seat, As they frightened fled. • • • • LITERARY • • ·-·__J '-------------------------- Inter-Soeiety Contest On the evening of December 8th, at the R. P. Church, Main St., was held the Inter-Society Contest, which has been so much looked forward to by the students and friends of the college. There was a good audience in attend– ance, and the contest was the best we have had. The victory was won by the Philosophies who took nineteen points of the twenty-five, leaving only six to the Philadelphians. The winners are as follows: I Philosophic Literary Society. The meetings of the Philosophic So– ciety have continued to be charter– ized by their usual interest and ex– cellence. Attendance has also been very good. At the last business meeting Paul Ramsey was elected president, Harry Bird, Vice-president; Virginia Lowry, secretary; and Paul Creswell, sergeant at arms. The former treasurer was Oration- J. Earl McClellan, Philosophic retained in office. Debate--y'V'endell Foster, 't . I On Friday evening, December 8th, Declamat10n- Margaret Elder, Ph1la. the Inter-Society Contest was held at Essay-Wilhemina Mitray, Philosophic the R. P. chu;-ch. Although not ~s Vocal Solo(male) - Hugh Turnbull " exciting as some former contests, it " " (female) - Grace ·Beckley, was of intense interest from first to Philadelphian. last. All the numbers were given The Philosophies went wild when the making the contest complete Quite a -results were read, and they had good number of people were in attendance. reason as they will receive nineteen of We congratulate the members of the the twenty-five dollars which is annual- Philadelpbian society on their honest ly given as a prize by our good friend, efforts and the success which ther Dr. Jno. Alford, and the proceeds from achieved. admissions will be divided pro rata. The time for the annual play, given The oration by Mr. McClellan and by the scciety, will socn be here and it the vocal solo by Miss Beckley were is expected that great interest will be especially worthy, and the entire con- manifested, and that a live, catchy test was a great success. play will be given. f