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THE UNIVERSITY BUMBLE-BEE.
HE nisn iflll-l
Chas. Tiser,
Editor-in-Chief.
Phil. Anthropist,
Tom Mextor,
Associate Editors.
Bill Oarrrier,
Business Manager.
PROF. JOHN MORRIS.
TO DR. BOGGS.
THE CHANCELLOR’S DISCIPLINE.
The “Bee” is issued wheneve!
circumstances demand it. Informal
tion concerning the time of publica
tion etc., can be had by addressing
all communications to the Business
Manager’s office, College Belfry,
Athens, Ga. Terms, 25c. per copy.
JUSTIFICATION.
The Editors are aware of the pre
valent opinion in regard to a publi
cation of this nature, but they
submit the difficulties under which
they labor.
It is indisputable that wanton
mismanagement and flagrant abuse
of power exists in the University.
Shall these e/ils be brought to the
attention of those who have it in
their power to correct them, or shall
they, unexpos.ty. be allowed to un-
lermine the strength of this grand
old institution and brng her to
decay? Disloyal and treacherous
indeed would he be to his Alo.a M.iter
who could view the present con
dition of affairs and not he moved
to cry aloud for reform. This sen
timent would truly he patriotic, but
of no avail unless it operated to the
exposure of her wrongs. But, how
shall this be done?
“’Tis nec. ssity to which the gods
must yield;” and the Editors obey,
and set out herein her grievances
and demand their redress.
There is a band of holy men who
have fallen under censure because
of methods employed in the dissem
ination of their faith. That they
are actuated in their work .ally by
the purest of motives no one can
doubt, and that their efforts are
productive of the most beneficent
results,no one will deny. Unmind
ful of the criticism by which they
are assailed, subjecting themselves
to almost incredible hardships, they
toil loboriously on in the prosecution
of their duty. Likewise the Editors
of this paper, so confident are they
of the justice and sacredness of their
cause, if only they can feel that
through their agency a single wrong
of the University has been righted,
they are willin; to endure in silence
the severest strictures that the
narrow thinking and rash speaking
may impose.
Although one may deem it im- I
proper to write a commendatory !
article in a “Bumble Bee” still, we
feel forced to say something of the
meritorious works and gentlemanly
actions of Prof. John Morris.
Prof. Morris is a favorite among
the college boys because they know
that he is a friend of their’s. He has
not those hypocritical ways that so
thoroughly characterize every action
of Dr. White, nor has he that dog-
atic, supercilious air of the Chan-
lor of the University of Georgia,
recitation hours, by far, exceed
ither professor’s, still, no mur
mur ever arises. Although delicate he
never mils to attend to his manifold
duties; W» tynirrilaiiii im .WUiLik or
any like complaints are ever a cause
for his absence.
His competency, in every depart
ment that he teaches, is recognized
by all who have been under him.
His knowledge of English far
surpasses that of the Doctor from
Alabama, who reads Shakespeare as
a child would.
Truly, no greater blessing could
befall our grand old institution than
the removal of Dr. Riley, and the,
substitution of Prof. Morris. j
As a professor, John Morris isf
diligent, hard-working, kind and
fully competent; as a man he is
gentle, upright, honest and a Chris
tian.
RILEY’S FIRMNESS.
(Mr. R. being pushed off end of
bench). ;
Dr. Riley: “Gentlemen, we can
not have that disorder in the class-—
I will not tolerate it If I knew who
was responsible for that disorder, I
would send him out of thin class so
quick it would make your head
swim.”
(Pause, accompanied by ominous
silence).
Dr. Riley; (continuing) “Mr. S.
did you do that?”
Mr. S: “Yes, sir, I did.”
Dr. Riley: “Well Mr. S—if you
do that again, I’ll send you out of
the room.”
IF HE ACCEPTS.
There was a man from Alabam,
Who thought he was wond’rons wise;
He jumped into the U. Of G.
And got it between the eyes.
So when he saw the Chancellorship
Was quite above his plane,
He did the best that could be done—
Jumped back to Alabam again.
In behalf of the students now
unde” you, the alumni and friends
of the University of the State of
Georgia, I make this public request
that you tender your resignation to
the Board of Trustees now in the
city of Athens. I do this in con
sideration of the following facts,
every one of which can be substanti
ated if you will exert yourself so to
do.
The Moral Philosophy which you
teach says that it is man’s duty to
employ all the powers of his intellect
in finding his duty and, having
found it, to dare do that duty,
whatever the sacrifice—a word to
the wise is sufficient.
No College or University can hope
for success whatever its wealth or
endowment, unless it have the
respect and hearty support of its
alumni. The spontaneous support
of the alumni of every college em
phasizes my position. Then, this
principle being acknowledged true,
I make this statement: Under your
administration the alumni going out
from the University have not even
respect for the University, much
less will they give it their support.
Now can this statement be verified?
I will make you this proposition:
If from any graduating class since
you have been Chancellor there can
be found one dozen men who will
say that they are satisfied with you
as Chancellor of their State Uni
versity, or that your administration
has been such as to command and
retain their respect or support, then
I’ll withdraw this article and ask
the Trustees not to consider it. But
if, on the contrary, such dozen can
not be be found . is it not but fair
that you should voluntarily resign
from your position as Chancellor?
’Tis not the purpose of this article
to explain why you have not the
respect of the boys—the fact remains
that you haven’t it and for this
reason you should resign.
By your own personal ambition and
selfishness you are injuring deeply
the University of a state of which
you are not a native, and in the
name of the children of the state
coming after us whose only hope
for a finished education lies in the
support and sustenance at the hands
of the University’s sons, which
support and sustenance your ad
ministration has never obtained and
will never be able to obtain, I
write to you this open letter and ask
that you resign your position as
Chancellor of the University of
Georgia.
During the past year several Fresh
men engaged in fights on the Univer
sity Campus. They were summoned
to the august presence of the Chan
cellor and summarily suspended from
the University, regardless of the
merits of the difficulty, until an inves
tigation could be had by the Faculty.
The Chancellor announced on that
occasion that all offenses of this kind
were punishable by suspension, and
that expulsion would be the fate of
any student that thereafter should
become pugilistically inclined and
violate the laws of the University.
No one will deny that discipline
demands prompt and vigorous
measures in cases of this nature;
but it is difficult to reconcile the ac
tion of the Chancellor in this instance
with the attitude he assumed when
subsequently a far more flagrant
breach of the laws of the institution
occurred. Several members of the
Junior class became involved in a
difficulty in a recitation room, in the
course of which a considerable
amount of chemical apparatus was
destroyed. The students concerned
immediately became the objects of
sympathy of their fellow students
who mindful of the decree of the
Chancellor in regard to matters of
this kind looked for nothing short of
expulsion. But wonder of wonders,
in spite of the Chancellor’s posi
tively expressed determination, ab-
| solutely no attention was paid to the
affair. A little investigation, how-
I ever, reveals the true cause of the
| Chancellor’s seemingly inexplicable
| position. One of the students in
question happened to be the son of
a Trustee, and his sacred person
secured immunity for all concerned,
as of course he could not be allowed
to go untouched while the others
were disciplined.
It is with hesitancy that we
charge the beloved Doctor with any
thing like partiality or favoritism,
but the matter has a very significant
appearance to say the least of it, and
leads us more strongly to suspect
that the jewel of consistency, like
many others equally as rare, is
lacking in our esteemed Chancellor’s
diadem of virtues.
J Note: Since the above was written
one of the participants in the last
j mentioned difficulty has been sus-
j pended. It will be noted that the
promptitude that characterized the
punishment in the first case was
lacking in the second; and it is a
further fact that the son of the
Trustee referred to along with all
j concerned in his faction are still
1 unmolested.