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1 i - Vol. VII. I niversify of Georgia, Athens, Ga., January 20, 1900. ORATORY Mr J. P Mott Wins the Clyde Shrop shire Medal in the Contest Yesterday. The Clyde Shropshire contest in oratory, held each year on the birthday of (tenoral l!ol>ert K. Lee, was won on yesterday by Mr. James 1’. Mott, of Jolm- stonville, (til. Mr. Mott is a member of the Senior clnso, and, by his effort in this contest, has demonstrated that he is a speaker of no mean ability, and that he richly deserves to wear the hand some medal presented each year to the winner of the contest by Mr. Shropshire, of New York. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the attendance on yesterdav was not as large as is usual on such an occasion. The audience, however, was thor oughly enthusiastic, and gave each of the speakers the closest attention. It was a source of great regret that the young ladies of Lucy Cobb and the Home School, who had been invited to attend the contest, were prevent ed from doing so on account of the rain, the speakers thus being without the inspiring influence of tiieir presence. As usual, the Confederate vet erans in and around Athens at tended the contest in a body, and their thinning ranks and grey locks brought tin* saddening thought of how rapidly the he- (Concluded on lid page.) ASSOCIATION MEETING Athletic Association Meeting. Post poned from Last Saturday, to be held This Morning. Owing to the fact that so few men had joined the Athletic As sociation, the meeting appoint ed for last Saturday was post poned until this morning just after chapel. At this time the amendments submitted by the Athletic Council will be voted on, and nominations made for President, Vice President, Sec retary, and Treasuror of the Athletic Association. These of ficers will enter upon their du ties February 1st, and are elect ed for one year. Nominations will be made at smif lime for Manager of 1900 football team and for Manager of the second eleven next fall. No one can vote at the meet ing this morning except mem bers of the Athletic Association, and only those are members who have paid (1.00 since Jan uary l»t, 1900. The first term ended the last of December,and all memljerships expired at that time. TRUSTEES NAMED BY GOVERNOR. Hon. B. A. Denmark and Hon. Byron Bower Appointed to Succeed Col. Screven and Col. McIntyre. On last Monday, Governor Candler appointed lion. Brant- ley A Denmark, of Savannah, and Hon. llyron H. Bower, of Bninbridge.to fill the two places on the Board of Trustees of the University, made vacant by the recent deaths of Colonel John Screven and Colonel A. T. Mc Intyre Hon. B. A. Denmark will represent the First Con gressional District, and Hon. Byron Bower the Second. These appointments will hold until the next meeting of tin* legislature, and. if ratified by the Senate at that time,the terms of office will not expire until August *24d, 1905. Hon. B. A. Denmark is one of the most prominent alumni of the University, and his ap pointment has met with hearty approval from all sides. Ho graduated with the class of IH71. taking an A. B. degree. At tlie present time, he is one the be*! known lawyers of the State, and a man who holds many positions of honor and trust. He is a member of the law firm of Denmark, Adams, and Freeman, i* President of the Citizens'Bank of Savannah, and President of the Sotithwes- tern Railway. Mr. Denmark i* one of the most loyal support ers of the University, and a bel ter selection could not have been made to fill tho place ,,f ( ail. John Screven. lion. Byron B. Bower gradu ated from the University in the class of 1894, and will h" the youngest member <>f the hoard He represented bis county in the legislature of ’!*H and '99, and made for himself quit* an enviable reputation while a member of that body. Ilis ap pointment by the Governor as a trust if the University was largely due to active work on the part of tic younger alumni, who urged that they were not represented on the Itoard. Mr. Bower will no doubt till well tic. responsible duties of the office. The order of the Governor naming Hon. B. A. Denmark and Hon. Byron Bower as trus tees is as follows : State of Georgia, Executive Office, Atlanta, January 15, 1900.—Whereas, vacancies exi-t in the hoard of trustees of the University of Georgia by reason of the death of the lion. John Screven in the First ('ongre— 1 (Concluded on 4d Page.) THE GEORGIAN A Literary Review of the December Issue. The December number of The Georgian, which made its ap-1 pen ranee during the week, is, in most respects, up to the standard set by tilt' previous issue. There is a lack of poetry, which speaks no good for the literary spirit among us, and the . department of short stories is poorh tilled bv "A College Mali, a Woman, and a Vacation," but there are several articles of real merit, which, to a great extent, make up for the deficiencies in these lines. The first article has good ma terial for a story, blit is not writ-! tell as well as we believe till'I author is able to do. There are places where the meaning is ex-, pressed clearly and the writing is excellent, hut in other places the sentences are broken and dis connected. and the style is pour. “Co-Education does not deal very fully with the subject, but ] oilers promise of good tilings if ii were developed. It contains more of the opinions of the au- ili >r than any arguments for or! against co-editeation. Its style is a little rhetorical in places, hut, taken as a whole, is very g' MM I . The next article, “Elements of Character,” ha* many excel lent paragraphs, Imi ilies" are disconnected, and usuallv show only a remote connection with the subject. The thoughts, how ever, are expressed iii good lan guage, and we would like to see the author try again. “TheCommencement of |H - 2H” is probably the best article con-j tained in this number. It is well and forcibly written, and gives a clear picture of the spirit and character of the times, as well as of the student-hody, and the commencement exercises during a period when some of our most distinguished alumni were still in attendance at the University. “The Wolf; a Translation from the French ofGuyde Mau passant,” is an excellent trans lation, ami is written in good, clear English. The two articles included un der the title, “In Fancy's Realm,” are unusually well written. “The Boy and the Woman” is very attractive, ami is full of meaning ; and “Alt Al legory," while it does not ex press a very high ideal of wo manhood, displays considerable talent. The only poem contained in this issue, “A Ballad of Woe,” IHE BAZAAR A Card from Mr Charlton Concerning the Bazaar That Is to Be Held for Benefit of At liletic Association. Enrron or |{kh vxn Bi.ack :— 1 suppose that every student knows that a Bazaar, given for the benefit of the Athletic Asso ciation, is being arranged by the ladies of Athens, and ill view of lllis, | would like to lie permit ted to make two suggestions through your columns. I'he student-bod\ should re alize that unless their unselfish and hearty co-operation he given, we cannot hope for any success at all in this movement. Those who have the matter in charge are unwilling to help us if we do not ourselves help to make the atTair a success ; and even if they were willing, yet we should not fail to come for ward when tin' object is for our own benefit, and is to be attain ed by the sacrifice of time and by work on the part of outsiders. Another wav to make the Ba zaar a success is to give it our very best patronage. We can not expect others to patronize when we do not set them an ex ample, ami if we show how great ail interest we feel iii what is being done for us, it will tend to create a corresponding inter est in others to help us. Unless we work together in tills good cause and give it. our 1 strongest support, we will find ibat an opportunitv has been lost which will not come again The heavy debt which has so long held us hack, and continues lo be an annoyance of no little degree to us, will remain, and we will he the losers—not others. Therefore, let all those students who feel the interest of athletics at heart respond promptly and fervently to this call. K. M. <Ti uti.ioN. is a bright little jingle. The review of “Janice Mere dith” is excellent. It is clear and concise, and reflects great credit on the editor. The Exchange Department is good, hut not up to the high standard set by that of the previ ous issue. Although lacking in some par ticulars, the present number re flects considerable credit on the board of edTtors. The University of Chicago re ceived a New Year's gift of (4,- 470,000. President Harper made the announcement on Jan uary :l, at the quarterly convo cation of the university in Stude- ' baker Hall.