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/ / £ J f/ THE RED AND li / iMy BLACK VOL 2. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, (.A., FEBRUARY 16, IM>5. NO. 19 IF JULIUS C£$AR CAME TO THE U. OF G.’ What He Wou'd See and Do An Interesting Story. Nuniorou* articles have appeared of late ainon^ the newspapers proposing the most unique surmises, should cer tain ones, ,\vho have departed this life many years ago. rise from their ashes to witness the wonderful meta morphosis that has oi jurrcil since their ancient existence. If Julius Cn sat came to the U. of Ha. is the fantastical theme which is pro posed to he discussed in tlu following* The writer proposes to acquaint Mr. Caesar with the ways of college life, and to lead him through all tin so red and intricate paths of our college. It is morning. Casar has t ntered the campus gate. II<* gazes with unfeigned astonishment upon the throng of hoys that hurry on toward the chapel. Pres cntly the hell gives forth its accustomed toll, and Casar with great trepidation, cries out: "Hark! What heir I? Has some great victory or some direful ca lamity occurred, or will some cowardly attack he made upon our innocent salves? Ilasic, give me my arms.*’ It is with much trouble that 1 assure him that lie is in no immediate danger; that the tolling merely sm^^us us to our nrayuH wlii' h occur iianv before «»ujt college duties begin. After w • had come from within the sacivd walls, I es iorted him to “Yahoo," the “piiblba domus,” as i explained it to him. We had just cnteied the first room, when, suddenly, Julius fell upon his knees, raised his hands toward the celling and in a suppliant tone began to pray. I asked him the “causa actlonis,” and he replied in solemn tones, that lie w as sup plicating the statue of Venus, which stood before him. in vain did I explain to him that “the statue" was merely the life-size portialt of some actress who wished to display her beautiful fig ure. I then left the “Yahoo," knowing tl»..t if 1 remained with Mr. dinar to examine the other rooms, lie would s|H'iid the rest of his mortal life in prayers. We spent the remainder of the morn ing in examining the different depart ments, all of which pleased him very much; hut tlia* which he admired most was the biological laboratory, is he said that resembled one of Ids battle fields after the bloody struggle with the fero • Toils I/imhaki In the afternoon, Casar and I went out on the grid-iron where a practice foot ball game was l>eing played. “What kind of animals arc those," said he, “with such huge, aquiline noses and such long loc ks." “They," said I, “las long to the genus homo, and—" Before I could finish, lie had dashed out among the players, striking right and left and causing much pain and consternation among them. With extreme difficulty did 1 finally persuade him that It was not a gladiatorial contest nor a pitched bat tle. but merely the dally past-time of the hoys. After cooling off his heated feeling with a coca-cola which he said was much inferior to the Bacchanalian fluid he was wont to imbibe, we perambulated by Lucy Cobh. “ Why," said he, “do you have thsee sentinels? Is the place under martial duty?" I explained to him that the “sentinels" were “ Les Chevaliers I>e La Rose Rouge,'* and that the huild ing was inhabited by a number of beau tlful maidens to whom the “Chevaliers’ sent candy and fruits, and who in return received winsome smiles from the fail- lasses. “What animals are they on tbe portico ?" said he. “ Are they to be sa critired to the gods?" I informed him that they were known throughout the civilized world as “the Lucy Cobb Goats;” that they were figures placed there to be painted annually a scarlet line, variegated with a sombre black. We then returned to my boarding house, but at supper he refused to eat, explaining afterwards that lie did not wish to destroy the continuity of his dental organs upon tlm unyielding vie tu.ils given him. After supper we went to my room, ac companied by nine boys whose “sweep ing" ability was the talk of the college. At a liven signal, the light ceased to give forth its radiant beam, and the atmos phere begun to be filled with brooms, pokers, books, base-balls, bats, Indian clubs, bottles, boots, coal, chairs,trunks, wardrobes and several sundry articles w hose durability w as extremely marked. Finally. 1 i< lit was restored *uid, to ! 1 behold ! Ca s u s cranium was swoollcn three times Its normal siz.». He wanted at once to display his pugnacious quali ties. but 1 explain d to him that he had just passed through the delightful fcel- jing of a “sweep," and that the condi tion of his head was another example of the infallible rule, that “no two bodies i can occupy the same portion of space at the same time." Tims closes a day spent by Julius (‘n» sai at the U. of. («a His general opin ion of our college was verv favorable, but he said he preferred to remain where I be was before lie came to this salubrious clime. HIGHER EDUCATION AND PAINTING GOATS. The Athens University, the perennial claimant that is regularly and promptly before every legislature seeking for an appropriation for “highereducation," is hedged around about by a peck of tribula tion. It is all about the Lucy Cobb goats and a certain speech that a certain young student delivered in a society contest for a gold medal. He is from Atlanta, and lie won the place for which he contested. Then some jealous ones among the de feated aspirants made the charge that this young man’s speech was a plagiar ism—that it was stolen substantially from a speech delivered by another stu dent some two years ago. This the young man vehemently denied, and a “board of honor," as they called it, wa* appointed to look into the matter. This “ board of honor" made some “findings" and transmitted them to the Faculty of the University. These “findings” con sisUd in the statement that the two Speeches favored each other very much. The grave and reverend seignors of the Faculty assembled in solemn conclave, took the speeches, examined them from every conceivable standpoint, read and reread them through, turned them lieels- upward and re aw l them sgaiu, and finadly discovered tiiat they were remaakabiy similar. They have not yet announced their decision in the matter, but are saiid to be strongly impressed with the idea that, one Is a plagiarism of the other or that both hio plagiarized from the saum source. Both seem to have drawn lieav ily upon the speeches of Alex. Stephens and the Life of Robert Toombs. Now, the Faculty shouldn't be too hard on the boys. They expect them to get up great speeches, full of statesman ship and exalted thoughts an 1 patriotic fervor. And bow are they going to do this when their time is taken up playing football in the summer and painting the Lucy Cobh goats in the winter? They can’t do It, of course ; at least a common raw student can’t. No lie has got to ac cumulate bis speech from some 'source other than his own thinking machinery. No give the boys a show, we say. Along about the time (lie Faculty were laboring over the prodigious problem of the plagiarized speech they w« n* con fronted with another question of equal if not greater magnitude, which was the painting of the goats at Lucy Cobb In stitute by several of the students of the Foil Rkd and Black. ••the beautiful snow. MONDAY. Falling, falling, The beautiful snow, Falling, falling, Noilly and slow. Falling alike on the quick and the dead/ f overing the wanderers uncovered head, Covering the roofs of the high and the low, No democratic! The beautiful snow. FRIDAY. Thawing, thawing, The beautiful snow, Thawing, thawing, So very slow » Thawing alike on the eanipus and town, Melting as slowly and still falling down, Down from the roofs of tlm high and the low. It’s confounded slushy ! This beautiful snow. “Tin \VKAniKit Man." B. ^ iii THE PICTURE IN MY HEART. In each in in s soul there lives a dream Lit by a woman’s eyes, \\ hose glance is like a tender gleam That thrills tiie evening skies. Unlvejslty, which same students had quietly reigned, I their tents ilk. u u , l(lr( „ im tlmt m , ver ,„ lllta t"" ArabM * llu '“ B - «b west ... « ... I.ohdla, S'. f Tint tlM r.. .' notily .mint, particular* ,.f tl.ii. affair. W. I.avn't A pietur* .... ,t. walla, learned li.iw many Kn it* were paint..I or wli:>t color they w.ro paint..I or what color they w.r. originally. In fa.t «... hail never k..ppon.il they kept goats alio.it thin InHtlti.tion, for of all thing*. in tho world a gnat I* the leant Hi.ital.l. an an embellishment of a female college Hut that they hail Koala there, la not to In ea.h man'* heart there lloata a voice oc.hni.il, for tho iliapat.h.a atat. that That apeaka to him alone, the atu.l.nta painted them, ami how The vole. 1 of her, Ilia api.it'a choice, eoi.l.l they paint them if they were not II. lo.ir* to call Ilia own. there? | The dayaiiiny liaat... like the wind, 8o taking all tl.ea. thing* into .....aid <*r lag kill. anil... feet, .ration we are convinced that tl.e one Son., day Ilia w.ind.ring heart al.all tin.I I. ta my dream at midnight, Vl.d It. the crowd.d mart. That darling face M III. g.ntlo grace— T'li. picture in my heart ! thing needful al.m.t the State University la higher education," with the State to foot the hllta. Then the hoya eoi.l.l make tho center roali.a with Irreaiatihle energy anil paint the Lucy Cold, goat* with an artiatle touch that would dia- ar... crltlclain. Latkk.—1Ve*l.ave juat learned that the Faculty found a true hill agalnat the young man—that the two apeechea were too aiinilar to be accidental. The young A( ’"| ...a., proteata Ida innocence and ha* rc fuaed the medal, which leave* the Facul- ty a medal better off than they were lie- fore. A* to tho goat*, they wore made of 4Georgia marble and *tood in the front yard. It I* *ai.l that *o many depre.hi' tion* have lieen eommitted on tho pre mia.'* of Lucy Cobb that the health of the principal ia rapidly declining, and eince the painting of the goat* ahe l.a* aent in her reaignation. “ Higher education” ia what these stu- denta need.—Gainesville Kagle. The f • <i he long* to meet. V I ■ I my ll.'.a.o at midnight, Ira dear eyea ne’er depart. <>h, where la ahe, My bride to In.— 'fjhe picture in my heart? Oh, aome 1 heart* range the wide world through And hh^o.gl. to find their mate, some amid the darltnea* rue That they have met too late ; A wi*tful glance betray* to each What neither darea to *igh ; A wedded bond forl.ida the Npeecl. That'a uttered by the eye. It i» my dream at midnight, It make* my pt.lae* atart. 4lb, Fate, be kind And let me tfhd Tl.e picture in my heart. [ Exchange. (Milieus—“I do hate to walk on tlieae | The undent* of tho University of »lippery pavement*.” Cyni.ua—"Never Michigan are formingclt.h*,qualification mind, old chap, there’s a good time coil, to ...enite ^hip of which I* that each »tu- ing. There won’t be any Ice in the next dent shall allow Id* whlaker* to grow, world.” And now Milieus Is wandering Tide le the meanest blow at the ■ud" wl.at he meant. woman which l.a* yet been UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA l.lilUAUUJ Man lsckift cou.lc t ion