The Gavelyte, November 1907

l'if:i 'l'H I~ GAVEL YTE. on this thing, whoop up things for I A Story Contest. I the Y. M. C. A., get into the harness ! and make Cedarville College Y. M. A Short Story ~Contest has been C. A. an assured success. During the instituted by the Gavel Club. It is month, the Y. M. C. A. gave its first to be hoped that a number of social, which, due to the efforts of I students will avail themselves of the Social Committee under Prof. this opportunity, not for the sake Fitzpatrick, was a "corking" success. 1 of the prize, itself, but for the benefit Many games were played, unknown [which is sure to cume, to whoever altogether to many present, and the 'I writes for it. The following condi– time passed uway :iltogether to tions have been framed: quickly. Philo Hall was splendidly ' 1. All storiel3 must be handed 111 decorated, and refreshments of apples, by Friday, Dec. 6th, at 8 p. m. pumpkin pie, etc. were served. One 2. The minimum of words to be of the games played was this in which 1000 words, the maximum, 1500 three men ate a cracker and whistled I words. "Yankee · Doodle" before the crowd I 3. The judges of this contest to without smiling, One was almost I b'ii the instructors of the college. choked, another quit, aod it was left I 4. Short story, tQgether, with a to staid old "Bill" Linton to handle I separate sealed envelope, to be ~l:'nt the prize, which was a lemon, presen- 1by mail to the prl:'sident of the Ga,.,t:'I ted by "Dutch" Creswell, to the ·1 Club, the pre6ident will then numLer winner with all the honor of war. both envelope and story alike, the Souvenirs in the form of little books envelope which is to have in it a in which were µlaced the autographs pap8r !.,earing the author's. name, of the people presE--nt, were given to will not be opened by any one, until all. Mr. E.G. Spahr has been elected I the judg(-'s have decided. Treasurer of the Y. M. C. A. for the 5. The decision of the judges must ens11ing year. The Y. M. C. A. will be rendE--red by Tuesday, Dec. 10th, study along thP, line of missions thi~ at 8 µ. m. term- Mr. Wm. Waide is chairman 6. Best original story to receive of the Missionary Study Committee, the rlecition: :ind it i~ ho ed that every man \\·ill 'i.. The prizes ?ffered are two, for . p. . . . . . the fir~L one $3, for the next best $2. use a little of his Lime 1~ medit~tnig 1 8 The conte ·t is open to all upon this important ' UbJect of the studentH of C. l'.. in musical as well day - VliR~ionR. as rPgular rtepartment-".