The Gavelyte, January 1909

(i TllE (iAVELYTE, "Resolved, That the. µrofe::-::;ion of small, and some on the program were teaching does more for the benefit of I nut µresent The debate between mankind than any other. Mr. Harr;- I Mr. Waide and Mr. Hawth!.>rne was man and .VJ iss Williamson were on the very good. Wt: think that one thing :-1ttirmative while i\1 r. Fred Bird up- Ilacking in our society is music, Mr. held the negative. I Rittt:>r supplied the dt'ficienc:y, Mon- , In the business ses:::iun which fol- j day evenin):!;, by favoring us \\ ith a lowed it wa.; decided to add to the , vocal solo. ' staff of officers two aritics, and it is I The Winter term promist-s a well– hopeJ thdt this innovation wiil prove I filled program each evening, and as both interesting and helpful. r it al:,;o pro~ises good sleigh-riding, Philosophic I we woulJ hke to see· a well-fillPJ The Philosophies are still having ! house at each meeting. good and well-filled programs. The I last meeting of the term was rather ·r Chapel Lectures. long, because some, it seemed, hari postponed taking part as long as pos- j Owing to the holidRys, there were sible. But although long, it was in- 1 but few talk_s. Dr. Anna B. Watson, teresting and everyone did well. We I of the Egyptian Mission, an alumna have been having very good attend- of Franklin college and a schoolmate ance, which w.e hope will contrnue. I of some of our faculty, a colleague of The compulsory literary work has Miss Alfaretta Hammond of our own proved a success, and the faculty, college, spoke upon her experience feeling encouraged on account ?f this, I as a missionary in Egypt. . have adopted another plan, viz, th~t I Rev. Mills J. Tay !or spoke on the argum~nts for debate be handed in laPt words of John B. Gough, "Keep some time before .the d~bate tak':s t your record- ." He said, (I) every place; and regulatwns were maje In student makes a record; (2) and ONLY re~ard t_o o_ther literary work. w_e i one; (3) your record is berng watched– think this will also be suc<~essful; 1t : by everyone- though you may be ig– ~ill be of more. benefit to those tak- ! norant uf the fact; (4) hence, every mg part, an~ will ''.lso make the de- ! recorrl will be remembPred - for your bates m~re intere~trng. 1 • ' advantage or disadvantage; (5) every The first mei>ting; of the Winter J record will be tested-by tasks, temp– term wa:-: lwlrl .J::i.n . 11. On account I tatiorn:;, decisions, sorrows; (6) your of i~clement WPather, the crowd waH I LCon(·lnrlf'd nn P111<f' 12)