Winter Park scrapbook, 1881-1906: Loring Chase scrapbooks Vol. 02, 1895.

              r^tJc      Rollins College Notes.
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*■        Sides and leaders bave been chosen in
the geometry class. Tbe original problems are equally divided between tbe
sides; one side taking tbe odd and tbe
other the even numbers. The object of
this contest is to determine which side
can solve the mora exercises.
The classes in gymnastics are open to
Visitors Friday afternoons, tbe boys'
class one week and the girls' the next.
Thanksgiving was celebrated in an
appropriate manner at the college.
A social was held Thursday evening
at President Fairchild's. Tbe residence
was prettily decorated. Refreshments
were served and the evening was pleasantly spent in games and social chat.
Friday eyening was spent in a candy
pull at the gymnasium.
A floating-spread was given by the
young ladies Saturday afternoon on Lake
Virginia.   It was a pronounced success.
The "Sandspur" will be out Monday,
December 17th. Tbe issues of tbe fall
and winter terms will sell for twenty-
five cents each and that of the spring
term for fifty cents, or all three for seventy-five cents. The prospect for the
paper is very good.
At a business meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Friday evening four new members were enrolled.
A "42" party was held Friday night
at the residence of Mr. W. F. Lyman.
Much interest is taken in telegraphy at
Pinehorst. A line is in process of construction.
The lake view from tbe campus has
been much improved by cutting reeds
along the lake shore.
The following is tbe program of the
entertainment to be given by the elocutionary and musical departments, December 14th:
Scripture Reading The Truly Wise
Desire King.
The Wayside Inn	
Lula Vanderpool.
The Rising	
Rosa Johnston.
Keeping his "Word	
Mary Ensminger.
Ave Maria Luzzl
Miss Crooks.
Lochiel's Warning	
Ashley Hooker, George Benedict.
Evening at the Farm	
Edith Carey.
The Last Leaf	
Helen Fairchiid.
LaLIvry Chamlnade
Miss Lyman.
Mona's Waters	
Ethel Bender.
Papa's Letter	
Mabel Stuart.
The Benediction	
Blanche Bender.
(a) Still as the Night Bohn
(b) J    ;e is Like a Bird Bizet
Miss G. Ford.
How he Saved St. Michael's	
Annie duffin.
The Last Hymn	
Harold Dale.
I A Catholic Psalm	
Jessie McCoy.
The Grand Advance	
George Benedict.
Songof Love Liszt
Miss Walker.
King Robert of Sicily	
Annie Haydock.
The Angels of Buena Vista	
Susie Johnson.
jffhe Sunshine and the Rain Tadell
f Miss Peck, Mis3 H. Peck, Miss Moremen
and Miss Crooks.
Courtship Under Difficulties	
Harold Dale. Annie Guffln.
I        TTT1
The freeze of last week may
yet terminate for the better.
The Lord of all knows what is
best and we poor ignorant beings1
had just as well accept what He
does for the best.
THE FREEZE.
No one, even among the
weather prophets, had any warning of the freeze of last Friday
and Saturday nights, before it
got here. On Wednesday the
day was unusually warm for December and a great many people were dressed in their tancy
linen and silk—some wore straw
hats. It was an allround summer day. Wednesday night we
had a little rain and on arising
from b^d Thursday morning we
met it rather chilly. A steady
wind from the west put us in
search for an 'overcoat. As the
day passed out it grew colder
and colder. Friday morning it
looked like the end was not
coming until we got a good
freeze.    And so it did not.
The thermometer went down
to 18—which was about two
degrees lower than the freeze of
'86. Water froze in the house
near the fire; spittle from a
man's lip turned to ice before it j
struck the ground. So severe
was the cold that a great many
people refrained from drinking
water, for fear it would freeze
before it struck its destiny.
How the orange trees stood it
j so well, can only be accounted
' for when we think ot the goodness
of God, who best knows our condition and our needs. The orange trees in some places are not
hurt in the least, while in other
places where the trees were
more exposed they are hurt but
little.
Some say the orange crop that
was on the trees is a total lost,
but those who have been sampling the golden fruit every day
since the freeze contradi6t the
assertion. They say that lully
one-half of the present crop on
the trees will be fit lor marketing—that only the oranges on
the outskirts of the groves are
hurt seriously. They claim that
the thick and heavy foliage on
the trees, and the density ot the
large trees prote6ted the oranges
from serious damage. If this
statement was known to be true
we have no doubt but that there
would be thousands of cheerful
souls, whose faces have been a
little down-crested since last Friday night.
SOME HURT ONES.
Maj. W. G. Peck was  offered
$2.00   for  the   oranges   on his
groves  on   Wednesday,  but he
was not satisfied with   the   offer
and he was to see   his   man   o
Saturday.
Dr. Henkel" was,  a  few  days
before the freeze, offered $3,000
for his crop, but the price did
not suit him and he put the speculator off'to his hurt,
Mr. Comstock's crop, which
was a large one, was a total lost.
Mr. Chubb had acted on time
and sold the ripe fruit oft' the
Orlando grove, just a couple ot
weeks before the freeze, but with
other groves in his charge, the
freeze played havoc.
Mr. W. B. Jackson, president
of the First National Bank of
Orlando, had about 2,500 boxes
on his grove near Maitland, all
of which got caught in the freeze.
Judge A. McCallum's crop
was a total freeze out. He had
several hundred boxes on his
trees.
Several people around here
had accepted cheap prices for
their fruit and had the money in
their pockets ; others were waiting for better prices.
Some   of  the    buyers    were
aught by the freeze for no little
money.   We have heard of some
whose output at the time   of the
freeze was $5,000.
It is bad on all sides, but it
could have been worse. Hundreds of people had sold their
fall crop, the oranges had been
gathered and marketed and the
money was in circulation.