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ft E D h •A X n BUCK, -o x-^-t Diversity of Georgia, Athens, Ga., November 1,8 IS!)!). No.; ORATORICAL CONTEST TENNESSEE GAME. The third annual contest of the State Inter-collegiate Ora torical Association is a thing of the past, and Mercer is again victorious. The scene at the (irand Opera House on last Wednesday evening is one long to he remembered. Such an enthusiastic crowd of college hoys, young men, and such a Iteauliful crowd of college young women were never before gath ered together in one body. The 1 four leading colleges of the State were there, in full force, with their veils and songs and just before the exercises began, pandemonium reigned supreme —they literally rent the air with their enthusiastic out bursts. The Opera House was packed. Every available seat was occupied, and hundreds were compelled to be satisfied with standing room only. So far as the largeness of the audi ence and indeed so far as its briUian.V and culture is con cerned, the third annua! contest was pre-emin'iitly more sue ^nffnfrn'fT iftfv contest of like nature that has ever taken place in Georgia or in the South. Wit >n th * p irti -ipa its 01 the program took their places on the stage the crowd was simply wild with enthusiasm, and not until Mr Palmer, the President of the Association, canr* for ward and began to make bis address, was ipiiet restored. Gov. (handler, the M ist‘>r of ceremonies, was then intro duced and after a few appropri ate remarks he, in turn intro duced the first speaker of th • occasion. Here is the program in full and to say that each speaker diil credit to himself and to his institution is speaking it mildly. Mr. (Tuner Wood word. Kino rv college, “Our National Per ils and Safeguard.” Mr. J. T. Moore, University of Georgia, “The Citizen Sol dier of the South.” Mr. Fred II McClesky.North Georgia Agricultural and M**- chanical college, “Th • Suprem acy of the Law.” Mr. Mark Bolding, Mercer ITiiversity, “The American Birthright ; Shall it lie Sur rendered.” Our representative, Moore was supported loyally by the wearers of the Red and Black and he himself made a great impression on the audience by his magnificent delivery and his powerful effort. We have not one word to say about the do- (Concluded on 4th page.| THE TENNESSEE COACH REFEREES AND WINS THE GAME FROM GEORGIA. Our football team left Athens Thursday night of last week and arrived in Knoxville on Friday night. They were shown toi their quarters in the rooms of* the college dormitory. Satuday lit two o’clock they' started for the football grounds! (walking) and finally reached them nearly an hour after the; scheduled time for the opening of the game. A detailed account of the game is herewith given, in a broken way, and goes to show that Georgia clearly outclassed her opponents but was pre vented from demonstrating it by the unfair decisions of Pearce who refereed the game, and who was none other than the cifncli of the team which represents the University of Tennessee. The first decision was made on the kick off. Ritchie caught flic ball, advanced it ten yards and fumbled it, but McIntosh fell on it, and yet Pome gav< the ball to Tennessee, on the absorb grounds that it made no dierefl'nce vhirh team secured the bill 1 oil a fumble, that it al ways went to the opponents of the team that lost it. Ilis next decision was on an alleged oil-side plav; here lie gave Tenn. 10 yards, which brought the ball in a few feet of of Georgia's goal. Georgia's line bold for two downs and Tenn. tried a place kick, the ball striking Tenn.'s centre. Here, according to rule the ball was Georgia’s, but the referee again gave it to Tennessee ; the same act was repeated with the same result and the same de cision. Still again it was repeated. On the fourth trial of three downs each, Tenn. succeeded in kicking goal from field. Thus the ball was unjustly given to Tenn. three times on the same play, though that team was ac tually losing ground till the time, for after repeated trials, they found Georgia’s line im pregnable. By alleged ott'-»ide play, Geor gia was parali/.ed, by having the ball taken away from them no less than a dozen times during the game. Every time we at tempted a series play, the referee would interrupt by saying lie had to blow his whistle, thus preventing the play from hav ing its effect. The rule requires (as we know) i (Concluded on 3rd page.) Resolutions on the Death of Ira L Jenkins. Whereas, an all-wise Provi dence has brought to a close the life of our class-mate, Ira L. Jenkins, and, Whereas,the news of his death is received with sorrow bv those associated with him at the Uni versity, therefore, Be it Resol veil, by the Uni versity of Georgia Law ('lass of eighteen hundred and ninetv- niue, thiit our sympathy lie ex tended to the family of our late associate and friend. And further, that these reso lutions be published, its a mark of respect for the deceased, in the pamphlet to be issued by our Class, and also the Univer sity papers. Zacii I,am All < ‘otiii, | I > i ri’KKK 11 in m< i rr, ' < 'om. Jo. (’. Bkhnakd, Grin Roukicts, Pres. ’VARSITY VS. AUBURN. 0 DAY'S GREAT GAME IN AT LANTA To-day, in Atlanta, takes place t lie sixth game between the'Varsity and Auburn. In '03 Auburn came oil victorious. In '111 Georgia won. In 'Do Auburn again conquered, and in '011 G >nrgi.i again took the lead and Auburn was van quished. In 'D7 no game was played owing to the mortal in- jIIry received by one of Geor gia’s men in the Virginia game. On last Thanksgiving day the final score was IH to 17. In that game Georgia left the field, on account of a rank decision of the referee, while there was -•till eight minutes to play. Giving Auburn three gaun-s and Georgia two, it seems that to-day is our turn to win. The game will undoubtedly be a close one, as Auburn has an ex ceedingly fast eleven and her team work is perfect. Georgia's team has improved wonderfully during the past two weeks, and with her supe rior weight it is earnestly Imped by every student in college that she will conn: oil the field vie- rious. Chancellor Hill was in Atlan ta Wednesday to attend the Oratorical contest. On Thurs day lie spoke before the State Legislature about the Univer sity. Mr. Hill's addresses arc always strong and eloquent and we feel sure that his of Thurs day worked a vast amount of I good for the University. TREASURER'S REPORT F-iutoii Ri n \sn Bi.ai k : I beg permission to present through your columns a report of (lie work of the commute ■ appointed by the Athletic Asso- ciation last year, for the pur pose of making a canvass among our friends and alumni, and so liciting from them subscriptions in aid of the Association. All of tis will remember the circumstances under which this committee was appointed ; how we found ourselves colifroujed with a debt of more than $1000, which had accumulated since the disastrous football season of 1807 ; bow we were required by (lie faculty to pay one-half of this debt before we would lie permitted to engage in inter collegiate football contests ; bow we determined, as a last resort, to appeal to our alumni for aid. The situation was indeed grave; tin* chance of success small. Vet we believed tintt an appeal to our loyal alumni would not go null led, and the result bus amply justified our faith. The response was most generous and hearty. Our young atenmeia rallied to our side. Undergrad uates undertook, with a zon 1 un deterred by rebuffs, the disagree able task of soliciting subscrip tion*, and, in the greater num ber of cases, they found willing and liberal support from the alumni. I wish to express for the entire student body our deep sense of obligation to these friends in need, and to assure tliein that we shall not readily forget this timely, generous as sistance. Subscriptions by students last season, ... |:(2 oo I regret extremely that the list of subscribers was lost by tin* canvassers and could not be recovered, notwithstanding eve ry effort to do so, The first response to our ap peal to our alumni was from Knmk S|i:itn ... Oe J. W. Hpnln, A 00 #10 00 Mr. (Tiff Walker, '07, of Mon roe, sent the following: C. M. Wallo-r, #2 0*> A It. Moblajr, ... z fri K. M. I.uoeeford, 2 no #0 no Next wo heard from Geo. T. Jackson, '07,of Yugusta, whose example of genuine, unselfish patriotism, we cannot tint high ly appreciate. Hero is his list, the result of untiring work dur ing the summer: (Concluded on 4th page.)