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THE RED AND BLACK.
VOL 1.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA., .IANUARY20, 1894.
NO. 5-
CALENDAR.
•Ian. 20—Dotnostlu-niiui ami Phi Kappa
Societies, 10:30 a. ni.
Jan. 21—Sunday Bible Class, at Y. M.
C. A. trailingrooms, at 9:30 a. ni.
Jan. 21—Service at Chapel, 3:30 p. ni.
Jan. 24—Clara Morris at Opera House.
Jan. 26—Y". M. C. A. in New College,
at 7:30 a. ns.
Editors Red and Black:
The base hall season is almost
upon us again and forms the chief
topic of conversation. Of course,
•>8 usual, there will be the class
league games.
Town people as well as professors
and students take much interest in
these, and crowds are present at
every game.
Why not make them better this
year? It is not too early to begin
practice. The University of Vir
ginia team has played, already a
number of practice games. In the
first place elect captains and man
agers, who can select their teams
and start them to work in earnest.
IajI the managers especially be care
ful in requiring every man on the
“nine” to wear similar uniforms. It
looks badly to see a team wearing
all kinds and colors of caps and
shirts.
Moreover, organize “lung clubs”
by which the whole class can give
encouragement to its team, and by
all means wear your class colors.
We cannot {determine whether
or not to organize a “Varsity nine”
until material is developed. There
fore, let us begin early, and aspir-
auts for base-hall houois be regular
in attending practice.
Editors Kei> and Black:
I hear it talked around that we
are to have uo ’Varsity base-ball
nine this spring. Is it possible that
the University of Georgia is abso
lutely without any organize! I sys-
tern, whereby these delays can be
avoided? The foot ball eleven
payed expenses. Why not risk the
chances of a base ball team? Cer
tainly the latter is a less brutal
game and is appreciated more by
the southern people who are thoro
ughly conversant with all its de
tails.
As for material, you never know
what you have, 'till you’ve tried it,
therefore would it not be well to
call a meeting of the University
some day’ next week, discuss the
matter, elect mauagers and captaius
and call the men into training?
To have a thoroughly good team
it is high time to begin practice.
There is much sport in the game
and no better exercise can be had.
X. Y. Z.
A Pernicious Habit.
A friend of the Bed and Black
took occasion the other day to make
the following remarks as we stood
together in the post-office:
“ Do you know that the habit of
going to the post-office is almost as j
i pernicious ami injurious a custom
with some students in the Univcrsi
| ty as the smoking of cigarettes?
“It's positively alarming how this
practice has laid hold upon the sin i
dents. Some of them spend half
their time at the post-office. They
rent a box and then go down and
| look in it whenever a mail comes in,;
it matters not from which direction, j
Of course, its the rarest thing in-
the world that one of them gets a i
letter, but that doesn’t deter them I
iu the least. If they expect a letter
a month hence, everyone of the i
thirty days before that time will !
see them in the post-office, examin- j
i iug their boxes with an expectant j
air.
“There is another class of stu-1
j dents who subscribe to cheap peri- j
jodicals simply to luve the satisfac
, lion of receiving them. It is an in- j
lei tig sight to watch one of these
pf ' >e napor out of his box with ,
oi conscious superiority while
: the others look on in envy, at the j
man with an extensive corrcspon- *
j deuce.
“There seems to he a fascination
in the owning of a letter box a
feeling of grave importance whicl(
it produces thulthe students cannot
resist.
“To some it lias worked injury.
It occupies the time they should de
vote to study. They no sooner re
turn from a visit to the post-office,
than they begin to consider if it, |
isn't about time to go again.
“Why, do you know the other
morning, I overheard one of these
| addicted to the habit say: ‘I’d like
my boarding bouse very well, but
I’m going to leave next month. Mrs.
j refuses to send my meals down
to the post-office.”
1 then started to leave, but uiy
friend called me back.
“Just wail a minute,” he said “till
this mail's up, and I’ll go with you.
I’ve been expecting a letter for j
some time. I've been down here
j every day this week, but it hasn't
come. I expect, however, that it
will be here this time.
he urged upon the members the
great importance of taking more in
terest iu debate. He spoke in elo
quent words of the great achieve
ments attained by the great orators
who have gone forth from ibis in
stitution and taken their stand
amongst the foremost of the country.
Their success was due, no doubt, to
the training which they received
hero in their early manhood. Then
followed an interesting debate upon
a subject touching upon the great
social problem which confronts us.
“Resolved, That the negro should
he colonized.” The affirmative was
supported by Messrs. \V. T. Bacon,
Cochran, Harris, Hofmcycr and
Stephens, the negative by Messrs.
Aker man, Bean, Ezxard, Fuller and
II. Bacon. The President gave his
decision in favor of the negative.
On Saturday, Jan. 18th,'’after the
usual formalities, a debate was held
upon the subject,
“Resolved, That the convict lease
system of Georgia should lie abol
ished.” Messrs. Shcrousc, Fuller,
Holden, and Porter spoke in the
affirmative, while Messrs. Bean, Kz-
zard, Fletcher, Kcoip, Newell and
Stephens spoke in the negative.
The decision was rendered iu favor
of the affirmative.
The next subject to be discussed is
“Resolved, That President Cleve
land’s policy in restoring the queen
of Hawaii is proper." This debate
will not. occur, however, until the
27th, as today is the time appointed
for the contest for the high honor
of Anniversaiian.
On Saturday, Jan. iith the De-
mostbeniaus debated tile question:
“Resolved, That the pen is mightier
than the sword.” The president dc-
cided iu favor of the affimalive.
On Saturday, Jan, lJlh they de
bated the subject: “Resolved,That
foot-ball is more educatiug tlian
brutalizing.” Speeches were made
by Messrs. Alexander, Holcombe,
Bacon and others. Mr. Bacon who
is a Phi Huppa, being present, was
invited to participate in the debate.
There were other Phi Kappas present
that declined the invitation to
speak.
Brainier was elected President
and Floyd Vice president.
The contest for Annivcrsarian, in
thjs- jcicty takes place Saturday,
Jau. 27th.
On Saturday, Jan. bib, the two '
literary societies, Dernoslhenian and
| Phi Kappa, met for the first time
after the holidays, and the attend
ance was about as large a* usual.,
! In the Phi Kappa Mr. Gibson was
inaugurated President, lie made a
very appropriate address, iu which
prospects for t
baseball team this year are fairly
good. Captain Mackenzie will have
six men who played on last year's
team with whom to begin practice.
They are King, Trenohard, Payne,
Otto, Gunster, and Brooks. Of the
new men who will try for the team,
Altman and Jerome Bradley, the
two candidates lor pitchers, are the
most promising.
The New Yale Cage.
The new base hall cage at \ ale is
nearly completed and promises to
he a great improvement over tho
old cage and satisfactory in every
respect. It occupies the full width
of the northern end of the Gym. lot
and is thirty feet wide. At the York
Street end is located the entrance,
which opens into a space about
seven feet by thirty which is sepa
rated from the rest of I be enclosure
by a netting, and which will con
tain a store. This netting is contin
ued overhead as a protection for the
windows, at a bight of twelve feet.
There are twenty-six windows on
each side of the ridge pole, which
is fifteen feet above the floor, and
the portion of the roof around the
windows is covered with tarred
paper. There is a window for ven
tilating purposes at each end of the
building. The rafters are bolted as
is all the larger wood-work. This
makes the structure portable.
The work is completed except the
nettings for the side. These are to
bo of medium weight rope netting,
and will bo fastened at both top and
bottom. Some battery work will
probably h- Jons i" the cage this
week, hut r> :'u ■ training will not
begin until tin- end of the mouth.
Ex.
At John Hopkins, a woman is try
ing for the degree of I’ll. I).
Captain Hinkey, of Yale intends
to offer prizes for drop kicking and
punting, the contests to take place
next spring.
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To Practice Batters.
Captain 8 tec re of Brown has a i»w
invention which it is expected will
greatly aid him in till ling oiitstroug
hatters for this year's team. It
consists of a piece of rope, one end
of which is ticj around the batter's
left leg and the other end is fasten
ed to a peg in the ground. Thu is
to break tile men from the bad habit
of stepping back when the hall is
pitched up, and already is produc-
ing good effects. Kx.
Foot-Ball League.
The triangular foot ball league,
consisting of Williams, Dartmouth
and Amherst, lias adopted new reg
ulations regarding the teams and the
general play. They provide that
the students of the Dartmouth Med
ical College shall be excluded, and
that no post graduate, nor any grad
uate, unless he has attended recita
tions at least twelve hours a week
for a year, shall play on any team
in the chatnpiouship games. More
over, no student will lie allowed to
play more than four years.—Ex.
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