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VOL 2.
UNIVERSITY OF liEOIKilA. ATHENS. (IA., JANUARY 26, IM*5.
NO. 16
Lee's Birthday. • South’* great generals, and paid* that Mr. C. A. Weddington, the IahI
ir»1 >nt«■ especially to General I.oe. speaker on the program, ahoultl he
The oratorical contest on last Mr. (’. II. It. Floyd spoke of the the medalist.
Saturday at the University of Geor- South during the war, atel the hap*,
gia marks the tiist celebration of pi,mss that reigned among the \ .
the birth of the South s greatest slaves of that day, compared to th A Sweep
cavalier. \\ hile \ irgitiia societies discontent of the negro race at
all over our land were c. mntemo- present time. Ho caught lh« al-
ratingthe life and deeds of him tention of the audience at once by
whom Virginia is proud to call her his strong voice, and was frelpientlv
own; the youth of Georgia, anima- greeted with applause throughout
the speech.
Mr. M. 1*. Hall followed Mr.
Floyd with the same subject. “The
South," in which he spoke of South
ern arms and Southern principles.
Ilis oration was elovuenl and llior-
Tfic Charity Ball.
On her lips a bright smile hovered,
From her eye* emus a soft light,
She's the fairest of the beauties,
I fathered ^Hjie jlaiwe to. night.
From her li 11H a soft curl straying,
Falls on shoulder* soft mid white.
Thorn are no others that approach them.
Gathered at the dance to-night.
There is n game which in its da
g< r, its tv ibl pleasure, surpasses the
gridiron struggles. A coward can
not play football, but bravery is no To niy i|uestlous and my talking,
advantage in this game. - S ’ H ' returns such answers bright
, , , That I think her far the greatest
Iheinan who can wriggle best ... , ,
'oil at Denprrc Hall to night.
ted by the same lofty feeling of ad
miration, paid a lilting tribute to
Ins name, and characterized in
glowing terms his genius as the
leader of Southern arms. It is sel
dom mail dies and leaves behind
him a name which in after years onglily appreciated by the audience, out for No. 1 and bruise other par-
evokes such admirttion and respect The next speaker was Mr. W. A. l ' rHi
as that of General Lee. Every Harris. Ills subject was -‘The
where we turn, in whatever section South Since the War." He showed
into a keyhole or cork the
with Ins I HI pound* is
player.
The object of the game
himiicv
the lo st A 11,1 I whisper Miss Ihingaitell."
My dear Itachncl" tliatia --'pet,”
Won't you have a coc*-colaf" *
And she says alretty yet."
— Isaac .
is to loot
of our country we go, where the
true spirit of bis life and character
is known, nothing but love and n
sped can inspire the feelings to
ward him, and witli especial gruti-
a clear understanding of the subject
and made one of the best speeches
of liiv occasion; dwelling upon the
The game 1 was in was e.tiled.nt
II p. in. A Itig man with long
locks while ligling a Duke over tin
lamp, gently blew down the chim
ney and the curtain rolled up. An
Madrigal.
effects of the war on tae South and I 11 ''' 1 '" 'bib speeds across the room j
the wonderful rehabilitation of
Hide we learn that the originator of Southern industries in the last thir
tin* idea of tills contest though a
native Georgian, lias resided in
France for a number of year* and
though separated from his native
country by the barrier of dist
ty years.
Mr. ( »<•<>. T. sJacItNon f
Mr. !I arris, ami gained
tion of Ins listeners, by
poke after
tin- atlcm
an earnest
luce delivery and
easy manner on th
and alieuled by the use of a foicign platform, to which lie was evidently
HllUl'U Ilf till!
Ill Its COllC'lll-
toiitfttc still recalls the SoiillilimJ «»f
his birth, and at the memory of
“home sweet home” seek* t<» |»cr|»et-
uate in the heart of young Georgia,
the love of section ami principle*
ami HiiggoaLu the hirtli of Iau, the
South’s great chieftan ami princely
gentleman, as a tilting Jay for that 0 f i| u . ati<Ihy Ins effort,
occasion. “ The South ami the Fulun
Luo stranger. A full
^ applause* greeteJ him
sion.
Mr. I’reJ Morris prove.1
an orator in the spJtmJiJ
ami Io.lge* in the plaster. Duiulel
hells, shoes, hooks, ray.or*, blocks of!
anthracite, photographs, soap Jisli-
es, ptiki •is, tongs, paper weights, all
tin •se followed by lunttfoi groans,
OtMithilie In curdle my veins Idimd,
us I diHtppcar pirtly behind the
coal si utile.
A freshman of long standing
pitches a box of l|H pi*toj cartridges:
i into the grate. While fifty bullets
himself «rc meandering about the alums-
trihule phere seeking whom liny may
rules of
paid to the late Senator Joseph K pierce, not knowing tin
Drown, and gained the admiration the g.inic, I strike a nriloli.
The flickering ligiit, besides on
was. myself, throws its rays on a framed
Two much cannot tie
speeches of last Saturday, and it is
tfio general opinion of all who
heard them that the standard of or
atory in tin- college lias been raised
perceptibly, and brighter prospeels
may be entertained, therefore, for
the literary societies from now on.
Mr. .1 J. Bennet was the first on
the program. Ilis speech was a
splendid argument, sustaining the
South in accession and declaring
that no stigma could rest upon her
fair name by withdrawing from the
Union. He kept the eyes of Ins au
dience always upon himself and at
the peroration received the applause
of every listener in the house.
I s'ole a kiss from Currie,
While standing on tin- stair,
Mm looked so very templing,
.she seemed so very fair,
1 stole a kiss from c.irrie,
I mullin't resist, I swear.
Her fare grew red with anger,
I ler eyes were lilled w ith p dll,
And with a soli sin- murmured.
I dare you fry again.
she looked so vny tempting,
she seemed so very fair,
Ih r head fell on my shoulder
And I promptly look the duiV.
— It.
University Court.
What has liei-oine of I he Univer
sity urt? Hi* it been organized,
and if not, why not 5* The Faculty
has seen til to entrust the students
with tie- trial of all cases of cheat
in ; on examination, and we have
not made any arrangement* to try
such cases. The students are not
carrying out llu-ir contract with
the Faculty. Tiik Ki-.n am, Black
does not mean to say that such a
course is at all necessary, hut it is
hill justice to (lie Faculty that the
court lie organized. laT every
Class 1‘resideul appoint the repre
sentatives for his class at once.
The best part of the performance
said of the Hie subject of Mr. Shelby My rick's diploma hearing the strange device,
speech, lie spoke of the heroism “ Einnrio Collcgio," A worthy
of the Southern women during the knight lunp* for the dip and galli-
wai, ami characterized their noble | ers it out of harm's way ; hut iln-re
efforts in sustaining the Nmlliern is no gentleness in the blow of a
soldiers through the four years ol nose guard beating Sweet Mario up
civil strife. „li my skull. Spurred to do soiliu-
Mr. K. I). Sanders devoted Ins thing when I lind an empty bottle
speech to the differences between j °f XXXX try ing to force its way
the races during the war and after, between my teeth, I gracefully dive
Mr. Sanders proved himself ipiite an ""di r a sofa. A eike of “Pear's
orator and received numerous con- scented” conjures up a vision of a
gralulations upon his speech. galaxy of pjanets ami certainly
Mr. C. M. Walker’s speech w*. a ll,# " ol "‘ n,ilk >' w,, y-
beautiful tribute to “Lee, tin- Model Then a very painful silence of 0,1 Thursday night was the adinira-
Cavalier.” lie dwelt upon the char- 'wo hours and the sweep is over. 1 <,<, 'X KI ' displayed hy Miss
acUr and achievement* of the great H was a clean sweep devoid of slug- " ' ,,ni * "f
motives '■('''«• A lamp imported from an h,!r somersault brought her
inept the other room shows some disorder. wilhi " n " im,h ,,f t, "‘ fo,,lli & l ' u '
Mr. J. D. Boyd, Jr., selected as a leadership of the Confederate arms. The floor is three inches deep in Her gauze dress, when she ceased
subject, “The South's Greatest He Mr C \ tVeddwgton selected water, Pond’s Extract, Kcr ibe turn, fell directly over a gas jet.
ro,” and treated it in a splendid ..o eorg j B - hi , BU ,,j e( . t> all ,j lre#t . Mustang liniment, ink and Tillman Shu °* l,nl y drew
manner. Ilis figure* were good, jt i(l . „ |oil lllaHl( . rly manner, tincture. P<"«d on the edge of the line
and all admired the ease with Though .omewhat short, his oration I got out of drill for a month on **" ,, * hta ’ U " ) »»*l* ,au ’* e uf
w hich his speech was delivered. waa loudly applauded, showing the the sundry wounds of that sweep,
Mr. D. T. Clarke spoke on “Our appreciation of his audience. and the limp that I wear had its
Southern Heroes," He recalled in After one day of unnecessary de- humble origin in the aforemention
graceful language the lives of the | lay, the announcement was made ed scene. O. N. E. 8wkit.
General and the unselfish
which prompted him to
the whole theatre.
Fred Morru CcnL^t>oOK.
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