Sandspur, Vol. 20 No. 29, April 13, 1918.

              C>l)£ 5\olUns San6spur
PUBLISHED  BY  STUDENTS  OF   ROLLINS  COLLEGE.
VOLUME 20
WINTER   PARK,   FLORIDA,   APRIL   13,   1918
NUMBER   29
DR. ALDEN SENDS BOOKS
" TO LIBRARY
RAYMOND  M.  ALDEN  OF THE  ACA
DEMY      CLASS     OF      1830     PRE
SENTS   ROLLINS   HIS   TWO
LATEST    PUBLICATIONS
Y. W. C. A. INSTALLS
~" NEW OFFICERS
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Prof. Alden Now Occupying Chili;
of English Literature at Leland Stan
ford   Junior   University.
The Library has n cent ly receii i d
a glfl Of bpbka, to which an unus-
i.al intcTesl attaches itself. On ilu
liy leaf there appears th( following in
icription, "To Rollins College Libra
i y, wit h i he compliments of I he author, Raymond ai. Allien. Academy,
Class <>/ L890,'' which recalls to many
Rollins people the tact thai Dr. Aldem
who enjoys a national reputation for
his work in literature, is a former
student of Hiis college. His latesl
proline! ion. copies of which he has so
generously placed in the library here,
ure "Tennyson, How to Know Him"
and "Readings in English prose of tie
Nineteenth     Century,"     in     iwo
line:;.
ii has been said that due to iin  fac'
I hat I he Victorian era has see- 4 '
furl her     away      from   us     than   Other
periods of literature, tin re is growing up a need of something like a
glossary of the spirit lo understand
and appreciate its great  writers. This
"glossary of spirit" Professor Alden
has supplied in his '"Tennyson. How
to Know Him." Considered one of
the leading American authorities on
meter, and admirably fitted by temperament and training, Prof. Aldcn is
well qualified to write about the
greatesl metrical genius in English
literal lire. He is never obscure,
Bever tedious, and always informative.
The book begins with a unique
Sketch of Tennyson's life, character,
and training dealing sparsely in
dates and dry biographical facts. Instead he brin-s out i he high lights in
a vivid manner; "1 he life which he
(Tennyson) lived," says tin author
"mighl he called the most typical and
the most happy poet's life of any
great English men of letters torn lied
only by such sorrows as must come
to every man, beloved of his people
and recognized as their real representative   in   the   field   of  art."
After this biographical section follow chapters on cJyrical Poetry, the
Arthurian    Epic,    Interpretations    of
character and of Contemporary
Thought.     The     book     throughout   is
illustrated by Tennyson's works, and
a gi'eat many of tin poems are quoted
in  full.
The final chapter makes a  striking
EANQUET HELD IN DINING HALL.
MARGARET SMITH THE NEW
PRESIDENT.
The installation of the Y. W. C. A.
officers tor the coming year took place
at a short    devotional    meeting    in
Moverleaf    last     Tuesday    afternoon.
Hie new officers are as follows: President,   Miss   Margaret   Smith;   treasu-
er, Miss Leila Russell; secretary,
Miss Helen    Shelton.   The   office at
-ice   president   is   yet   to   he  tilled.
.\ii-s Bunce pleased her hearers
vith a piano solo at the opening ol'
he meeting, after which followed the
tevotiona] exercises and the installa-
Ion of the aforementioned officers.
iiniiH [lately following the meeting
he members of the association wont
to the dining hall, where they enjoyed
x delightful banquet. Miss Bellows.
me of Rollins' most enthusiastic Y.
\v. c. A. workers, was tuastmistress
for the occasion, and after a few appropriate remarks on the history of
the Rollins association, called on one
of the members of its early days to
lead   in  a  few   Rollins  songs.
The next speaker was Miss Sara
Muriel, an ex-president oi the Rollins
V. W, C. A. The new president, Miss
Margaret Smith, then said a few words
about what she hope! the future of
the  association   might   he.
At the close of the1 banquet all stood
and sang a verse of "Day is Dying
in   the  West."
"INSURE DEMOCRACY
AT HOME"
IS MESSAGE OF COLLEGE MEN IN
CAMPS TO COLLEGE MEN AND
COLLEGE WOMEN IN ALMA
MATER'S   HALLS.
DR.   FRENCH   ATTENDS
IMPORTANT  MEETINGS
Dr. C. H. French returned to the
campus Thursday afternoon, having
attended two very important meetings
at. Green Cove Springs and Ormond.
At the former place he was present
at the spring meeting of the Northern
Presbytery of Florida, and gave an
address on the subject of "Education"!
Later he attended  the annual   meeting of the  Fast  coast  Association of
the  Congregational   Churches.     Dr.  C. j
A.   Vincent,  Of    Winter     Park,  and   a
number Of the trustees of the College,
were also present.
comparison of present day thought
with thai of the Victorian, in particular, modern dislike for the didactic; is
noted.
Mr. Alden concludes his work with
the suggestion that along with Milton
most of all. and then Pope and Keats,
will probably be the permanent place
of Lord Tennyson, who
"In a golden clime was born
(Continued on Page 6.)
Dean S, pike, '18, returned to Win
ter Park on a short furlough from
Camp Wordsworth. Spartanburg. S. C.
and at the reque I of Dr French spoke
a few words to the chapel audience
April 6. Mr. Pike, in speaking of the
attitude o,' the men in the camps
toward the war and conditions at
home. aaiti: "We men are in the
samps because we are patriotic—else
ve would not have enlisted. We are
joing to France to help make the
world safe for democracy. But," continued Mr. Pike, "there is a fear in OUT
hearts lest while we are fighting in
Prance, politicians at home will tie
rndermining the very instil itions that
we are fighting for. and we look to you
men and you women who are in college to fit yourselves by a broadened
education to see that government and
Institutions here are curried oil*
in a manner that will not make our
efforts "vain."
As an illustration of his point Mr.
Pike mentioned the return of Tain
many to power in New York and the
putting out of Mayor Mitchel, whom
he characterized as the best man who
ever held the mayoralty regardle-s of
nolitical affiliations.
The men would give their lives gladly, said Mr. Pike, if they coukl know
that the people of the country were
maintaining the kind of democracy
at home which they arc1 fighting for
abroad.
MISS ELY WRITES OF
- INTERESTING WORK
NOW    ASSISTING    HER    BROTHER,
PROF.   RICHARD   T.   ELY,   IN
WORK  OF AM. ASSO. FOR
AGRICULTURAL    LEGISLATION.
J.   H.   BEAR.
Mr. J. H. Bear, one of the oldest
inhabitants of the town of Winter
Park, and a Confederate veteran,
died at his home Tuesday morning.
April   2,
DR.   WARD     WILL     PREACH     COMMENCEMENT   SERMON    AT    FLA.
STATE   COLLEGE   FOR     ^ ,
WOMEN
President Conradi. of the Florida
State College for Women, has invited
Dr. George Morgan Ward to deliver
the commencement sermon at Tallahassee, June 2. The acceptance of
this invitation by Dr. Ward is hailed
with delight by the State College and
Dr. Conrad] has sent a cordial note
of appreciation to Dr. Ward at Winter Park.
It is a greatly desired probability
that Dr. Ward will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon at Rollins College on
June 6th.
Miss Ely Was Librarian at Rollins for
Six   Years   During   the   Presidency
Of William F. Elackman
\y. ni has recently been received
by a friend on the campus that Mi
Frames K. illy, librarian of Rollins
from 1909-1916, is now assisting her
brother, Prof. Richard T. Ely in the
work ol the Ameripan Association for
Agricultural Legislation of which he
is secretary. Miss Ely is also inter-
c bt< 1 in the Madison Branch of the
Wisconsin Loyalty Legion. She has
a host of friends in Rollins and elsewhere in this section who will he interested to know that her new work
is very much to her liking.
"A Description of The Association
and a Statement of Its Aims," which
Miss Ely sends, stales that it was organized in Philadelphia on Dec 28,
1917. and has as its aims (In- investigation as wcdl as the promotion of
agricultural legislation. The intention of tin founders is to unite agriculturalists   and   economists   and,   so
far as may be, lo bring to bear the
best brains and practical experience
of the country in tlit1- solution of legislative problems of an agricultural
nature.    Especial attention    will    be
given by the association to the acute
present problems of food production,
consumption and price. It is believed
by the Council of the Association that
an independent non-political organization of students of these problems
can be especially helpful at the present time. Accordingly a committee
of specialists    have    been appointed.
Each  one  of these-  approaching  these
problems from a somewhat  different
point of view should together reach
well balanced conclusions. The following have been appointed members
of the Committee on Land Settlement, and Rollins students who have
studied Dr. Fly's texts will be glad
to know he is at the head of it.
Prof.  Richard  T.  Ely, chairman;   Prof
Hector  Macpherson,    Elwood    Stead,
W.   .1.   Spillman   and   Hi   C.   Taylor.
The officers of I he American Association for Agricultural Legislation
are: President, Elwood Mead, U., of
California; Vice-president, G. F. Warren, Cornell University; Secretary,
Richard T. Ely, University of Wisconsin; Treasurer, 11. C. Taylor, University  of  Wisconsin.