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VOL THE RED AND BLACK. I NIVEIISITY UK GEOlKiJA. ATHENS, (JA.. Al'Kli 16,1894. NO. 22. l’ROFKSSION A I.ISM IN VTIII.F.TICS. o o o H < < Q r < < T. (— LU r (— LL O 1— n LU > Q < LU r \— a o * X. C Editors Red ani> Bi.ack—In a re- ocnt issue of tin- Athens Banner there appeared a statement to the effect that the University team had hern strengthened J'V the addition of a professional battery. It is scarcely necessary for me to state j lm . Ht 011 t t„. , mrl No set of men in the world are as a rule more congenial than a team of genuine college men. This con geniality cannot help to prove a potent factor in developing team play. The presence of none Imt college men on the team will arouse an in of the COM MKM'IM I VI i:\Klit IM>. To-night at 8:00 the Commence ment exercises for the ninety third session of the University will open with the champion debate between the two literary societies. Three of the best speakers from each society have been olios,-it for this occasion, promises to be a 1 .v I ^ * CO "O p rtf © i. — S. [_i_ that this notice was entirely unaii-1 H i„dent body which will insure to ! and the debate thorized by me as manager of the ,j lB tbe hearty support of the good one. 'Varsity, for my position on this sub- ■ ,. nt j re i„ n itution. i On Sunday morning at I I tin a. m., ject is, I believe, well understood Of still greater importance la the I)r. Hawthorne, of Atlanta, will by the students of tin- University. |»,,,-„urageuieut otTcrcd to every stu* preach the Hacealaurate Sermon. I am frank to say that my position ,1,-nl of the University to “try for lie is one of the most eminent di- nn questions of this kind has greatly t |, L . |f |,e knows that when by vines in the South, and will attract changed during the past year. faithful practice he shall excel in a large crowd to the chapel on Sun. Whatever censure may be visited p| a ying any particular position, that day morning. upon us for onr efforts to get o'**--j position will be his, and he cannot On Monday morning at 11:00 side men for our last football team |, e deprived of It by any stray, out- o'clock, Hon. S. II. Adams, of Sa (the fact that we did not succeed in ,,f a job profcslionnl. I donut wish vauunli, will address the literary getting them does not alter the ease l)( a|1 y K | ur u p, m professional societies. He is a graduate of the in the slightest) must fall for the J at hlete§, |,ut simply insist that pro- ] University, and his address on this 48 UJ <3 H 0 Eh s ffi I 6 ^ most part on my shoulders. I am j f eKN } ona l and amateur athletics be [ occasion will doubtless be an able If) p r 1^ 1 prepared to bear the blnme without j. 0 p t Htr i,-t1y apart. Such a reputa- one. In the afternoon at-1:30 o'clock offering one word of excuse. Th” ; turn will attract amateur athletes of the Sophomore speakers will de- mistake ha* been made, I see the good standing (roiu all |»arta af the claim. mistake, ami there is now only one Hlale y, our institution. The meeting of the Alumni So- course to pursue, namely, to avoid |j 1(l is another point of view eiety occurs on Tuesday morning at the mistake in the future and try in [ w |,ich makes it seem “advisable” for J 10:00 o’clock, and will lie addressed every legitimate way to rectify the , -4-4 2 s c - mistake of t he past. I am glad to say that my present 'U © ts . — «4 £ a t t H f”) views are in complete harmony w ith ^ those of each member of the ’Varsi- p ty baseball team. lint I lind that L* some of our students, the number is not large, hold that so long aa other s ' colleges admit professionalism into -v p-| j their athletics we should do so in ^ [II | order to win games. Possibly so J ; “in order to win games;” but is the winning of games the chief glory of athletics? 1 think not but rather the development of manliness, which includes among other traits of char- | acter honesty and self-reliance. Z_l What training in honesty is there if we send out a team represented © H ffl O C ^ t o rG i_ 1 £ ■s vv vv 2 /S A H 1M £ Q * -5e © <5 the theory. I have by Hun. Robert I.. Berner, of sufficient faith in southern college Forsyth, one of the colleges most men to predict that college alhlet- distinguished alumni. At -I ::!(> icn hi the South will In 1 pnrilied from o’clock will occur tin- Junior speech the Uinlof professionalism and will es and the delivery of the Nuplio he kept pure. Is it not “advisable” more medals, by Maj. W. S. Ilasiu- for the University of Georgia to pul ger, of Alliens. itself in the front rank in this good . Wednesday is commencement flglit and not be whipped into line?',' , and the graduation addresses Finally, should we insist upon j wi then be delivered. The Senior playing outside men on our teams is ers are Messrs. I*. L Fleming we will subject ourselves to just a •>. I) Slelliug, and the essayists criticism from many in the northern Messrs. W A. Fuller and Jos. Aker colleges who are in positions to crit- man. After this the diplomas will icizc. Now I readily grant to our be delivered by the Chancellor, friends in the North superiority in Many visitors have already ur athletic skill, although I think our rived in the city, and this commence conditions furnish a ready expla moot promises to he a live one- nation for inferiority on our pnrl> I Among the other attractions during to the world as a I niversity team, but I, as a member of this Univer commencement will be the appear but made tip to a greater or less do- „jty, not yield to any institution, mice of thcTlialisii Dramatic club gree of men employed for the pur Noitli or South, the light to first on Monday night, the 18lh, in the poac, or what training in se f-reli place in manliness and honesty. "1’ious Fraud,” which promises to auce when we ask others to help ii«, Ciiah. II. IIkrty, he the best presentation yd made admitting thus that we have not tie- Manager U. of G. Baseball Ttam. 1 by this company. Everyone should pluck to help ourselves? —• — j go and see this company in its last appearance before the footlights this season. On Tuesday night tile lUtb.lhe Alhenieum reception will be of the most at luring corn- meneemant. On Wednesday evening the Se nior hop will lake place at Dcuprc IIall. This will be largely attend ed. Music will lie furnished by Bear den’s string band. The Board of Trustees has been in session since 10 o'clock Friday morning. Some important business will be transacted by them at this session. But others say that the purging | The Emory boys were given a of college athletics of professional- j tallyho ride over the city on Friday 2 [—| ism is correct in theory hut that it morning by the college boys. C_| cannot lie put into successful prae ,, ark How% || an d Billie Armstrong held,which will be one of i tice; that it is not “advisable.” i havc v i <iting lhe boys this | tractive entertainmenU . ^ Shame upon any man who says he weeky an<i wi |, aUy ovt . r to oom . ^ j recognizes the right in any matter j mencc . ment . ® and does not strive to live up to it. Without going into the question Fred Morris, of Marietta, Emory’s | l of the fundamental difference, he- P'^cr in yesterday’s game, will be- 5. tween an amateur and a profees.on- c<,n,e * of l, ‘* University ^ | al, and laying aside the all-import- nt ‘ xt ant argument that right is might,! Cliff Walker, of Monroe, is visit- so let me try to prove that it is “ad- ing hie friends among the Univer- -5: visable” for us to put into practice sity boys. lie will enter the Sopho- ' the theory. j more class next fall.