The Gavelyte, October 1906

J6 'I'HE GAVELYTE, ·-------------- ------ SOCIETIES. The Philosophic Society. I ises to be a very bright one for the • • • 1 society. 'L'he Philosoph1c Literary Society -------- held its opening meeting on Monday I Gavel Club. Oct. the eighth. The attendance was I - was very good more than nlling the The regular meeting of The Gavel hall. The program consisted of the I Club occurred Thursday evening Oct. following, - Music, Miss Smith; Decla- I 4 at which a number of visitors were rnation, Mis::; Verna Bird; Essay, Mis:i present. After-devotional exercises Jeanette Orr; music by quartette con- at the college the club took an inter- · sisting of Miss Martha Anderson, mission while they visited in turn the Miss Lunette Sterrette, Mr. Wm. Rit- members of the Faculty at their ,ter, and Mr. Earnest McClellan· Dec- homes. Mr. Ware was spokesman for ·lamation, Miss Alberta Creswell; Ora- the Club and informed them sncces– -tion, Mr. Earnest McClellan; Biograp- sively of the fact that the Gavel hy, Miss Janet Tarbox. After a shcrt Club was again in session and ready recess the regular debate was held. to receive the communications of the The question under discussion was I Faculty. A few minutes were spent "Re::solved that the Senators ,,3hould I at each call,. the C~ub and .their viE– be elec~ed by popular vote. The I itors returmng again to the college affirmative was upheld by Mr. John I where they partook of the refresh– Nash the negative by Mr. Elder ' ments provided-namely, peanuts. A Hutchison. It was won by Hutchison very pleasant evening was spent by ThP. program was very good and all the club adjouring at a late hour. showed that careful and earnest The invited guests were Mrs. C. G. preparation was spent on it by those Ware, Misses Murdock, Anderson, who took part. It showed the same Ervin, McCown, Tarbox and Creswell. old society spirit which seems to be stronger than ever this year. On the whole things look very encouraging Considering the material and the spiri~ of the niemb -: r this year prom- A souvenir post-card is just thing to drop a line to a friend Prof. Jurkat keeps them. the on.