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The speeches for AnniverHarian's
place in the Deraosthenian society
will he delivered on ths 2lith of
January; for the Phi Kappa anm-
versarian the same ilate. This is
the highest oratorical honor to be
won in the University.
While enjoying Christmas day in
a very noisy, noisy manner, Mr. I
Henry Porter, of the Senior class,
received a painful accident from
the explosion of a small cannon,
which would have cost him the loss
of an eye, had it not bean for the
speedy attention of his doctors. lie
is expected to return to college inn
few days.
Mr. John Cohen, the tobacco j
man, seems to have fared badly
from his share of the college trade, j
Mr. Einstein is uow running the
store.
The Sophomore latin class was
entertained by a lecture from Prof.
Hooper recently, on the subject of
“Tricks,” in which the Prof, de
nounced them in very strong terms,
and desired it understood that ev- j
erythinghe said, likewise applied to
the men who used them.
Miss Marion Whitehead, of An |
gusts, is the guest of Miss Alice
Williams of this city.
College men report Charity Hall
a complete success.
Carson says Yahoo ought to be
renovated, lie icporls that the rats
ate up a pair of his shoes a few
nights ago.
Mr. E. M. Gammon has returned
from the Christmas vauation.
Mr. 1L A. Kidley, ’95, was taken
sick with fever on his return home
at Christmas and is not yet wholly
recovered.
Hurt Davis has again returned to
college. He says, you can’t down
a working man on account of a
baseball finger, and wants it under
stood that he will be in the game as
usual.
Haskell insists that the ladies
ought to wear bloomers.
Joe Brown Connallv is detained
at the bed side of his father, who
has been dangerously ill.
Lanier’97 will not return to col
lege this year.
The lord high executioner, the
great bum-bum magistrate of this
utopian village of Athens, hath de
creed that any students found con
gregated in person upon the street
corners, after the night hath set in,
shall be summarily arrested for rio
tous conduct. He ye men and staud
such dishonors! I*t us call down
the anathema of the gods upon this
large, fat officer, until he shall re
pent of his ugly deeds and do by us
justly.
John Pittman, ’96, has been on the
sick list this week.
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The Sophomore French class re
cently became anxious at the un
natural delay of the usual daily
joke, when finally as every one was
failing in his recitation the Profess
or said, “you call a failure here, a
‘bust,’ but the fellows at Yale say
a moderate recitation is a lizzie anil
a complete failure is a flunk, coining
from lazo-laaere - fi/.ille - tliinktum.
The vociferous noise indicated that
this was accepted as the joke ex
pected, and the recitation continued
as usual.
Prof. White was absent from the
city on Wednesday last.
Snider says, “spare the rod and
spoil the room-male.” Westbrook
says, “I don’t think.”
Siy not that all innocence and
love have left the earth. There are
six new Freshman, just think!
Every one is reading Trilby now
and all agree that George Du-
Maurier is a great artist.
Walter Cothran, *97, lias returned
from bis home at Rome, Ga., where
his sister died, while he was there
for the holidays, lie has received
the sympathy of all his friends.
Mr. T. S. Hawes, president of the
Law class has returned to college.
l)r. K. Franklin Riley was unable
to attend his recitations, the first of
this week, on account of a severe
cold. His absence was a source of
regret to all his classes.
Mr. G. Thompson Haskell has
been elected Treasurer of the Law
class, Mr. Perryman Dubose having
left college.
Mr. Robert E. Lee, of the Law
class, represented Georgia Heta
chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity, at their annual conclave
during the holidays, which tuel in
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Howell Simmons, a reeog.
nixed social leader of Awericus, has
entered the Law class.
Mrs. Annie Averette, who rail a
boarding house here for some few
years, has moved to Auburn for the
same purpose. Mrs. Averette was
always a good friend to the ’Varsi
iy boys. Our best wishes go with
her.
Hurrah for Casey!
Professor to Freshmen:—Name
six animals in Frigid Zone.
Freshman :—Throe polar hears
and three seals.
“College Topics,” of the Universi
ty of Virginia gives an account of
a very swell reception given in
Charlottesville, Va., at which Miss
Morris, of Athens, Ga., was the re
cipient of many honors.
Mr. S. P. Olive, originally of the
class of 95 is taking law at Mercer
University.
The contest for the medal offered
by the Hon. Clyde Shropshire comes
off on Saturday 19th iust. The sub
ject chosen must lie about the South
or Southern men, and the speeches
are all purged of sectional bitter
ness by Prof. Riley. The following
men have banded in speeches: Clif
ford Walker 97, Wat Harris '95,
Fred Morris ’1X1, Shelby Myrick ’1X1,
Pliny Hall 1X1, |). T. Clark ’9(1, C.
Weddinglon ’98, Jos. Hoyd ’9(1,
II Floyd '97, K. I). Sanders '98, Geo-
Jackson ’97 and —. Hendricks '97.
lion. 8. 1). Brad well and Mr. T. W.
Reed arc two of the judges selected.
At the Phi Kappa Society, last
Saturday Mr. 11. II. K/./.ard was
elected President for the ensuing
term.
At a certain boarding house in
the city a boycott has been declared
on “bash,” “blessing” and “excuse
me.”
Prof. Campbell has been sick for
the past few days, and Dr. Moore
has been in charge at the biologi
oal “lab.”
Herbert Holland, originally of
the Class ’95, was married last
Wsdnesday in Columbus to Miss
Myrtie Barker.
Yeetcrday the Soph French class
had a secret song and dance service.
Konl gave Prof. Wilcox a compli
mentary ticket.
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