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«/ ' c: f C C- < 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. - 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. \ I s 4