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GENERAL LIBRARY
JUL 19 1940
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Vol. VII
1 Diversity of (ieorjrfa, Athens, (hi., ♦lauuary -t, P.MIO.
No. K).
OFFICERS NOMINATED. A COMMUNICATION HR. A. .1 McBRIDE.
Associate Editors of Red and Black
and Managers for Baseball and
Track Named by Advisory
Committee-
At a meeting of the Advisory
Committee last Wednesday nt-
ternoon, the following officers
were nominated, subject to rat
ification 4»y the \thletie Asso
ciation :
W. M. Davis, Busiiie
a<rct‘ ol lie,l and Black.
II. S. Willingham, A-
ness Manager.
•las. 1’. (inirdtoT,Athletic Ed-
itor lied and Black.
Walter llatninond, Local Ed-
itor.
V. L. Brown, Exchange Ed-
itor.
|'Ph«' letter helow was sent ns
for publication hy ;i member of j
the student-body, and, on the
editorial page, we take pleasure |
in giving, ns far as possible, the
information d sired.—I'.o.l
is Man
s'! I’.tt-i-
Kditoh lii.o vso Bi.uk :
Please allow in ■ space, in your
columns, to ask for information
which every student, who is in
the least iIIl 'rested iti athletics,
has a right to know, and should
feel ad" >p interest in.
Feeling, as 1 d ,, much inter
est in athletics and all college
enterpris’s, if you will pardon
my itit *rv 'iitiou, 1 will take the
initiative in asking for informa
tion
At the op-"lung of colleg • the
Two elections wore made from student-ho ly was confronted
names previously submitted by with a serious problem. It was
if such magnitu le tis to appear
Athletic Association :
K. M. Charlton
Basehtdl Team.
John L. Erwin,
Track Team.
Mr. Will Davis
tv member of the
and well qualified to lill the
place for which In* litis b *en
nominated. Bv 1 >is work Itist
CALENDAR.
i—Final in Sen.('hemist ’y
Final in Astron’my.Sen.
Filial in .Inn. English.
Final in Fresh. History.
Supplemental Exam, in
Freshman History.
Supplemental Exam in
Latin
till and 1 111). Ba/aar for
Athletic Association,
ath. Supplemental Exam,
in Mathematics,
till, Deiiiosihcnian Anni
versary .
g,|. I*. Kappa Annivers’y•
Ith. Senior and Junior
Essays due.
BASEBALL.
of Macon, i
Junior cltis
summer among the \l aeon alum- was paid, in athletics could b
ui in h half of the Athletic As
sociation, Mr. Davis showed of
what stiitV his college spirit is
made, and his appointment on
the stall of the It ton ash Bt.HK
- is ti reward of merit. Mr. II.
S. Willingham, of Marietta, is
an under-classman of as yet un
tried ability, but lie will
doubt lill well the place of
«tst itit to Mr. 1 >u\ is.
Mr. Jas. 1*. (Iainlner, of El
berton, is a m 'tuber of theclas
i
of 15)01 and
cognized ability. T his is hi
second vear at the University
to fill the phi'."* of Local Editor
on the Kku and Bi.ack stall, is
a well known member of the Se
nior class. During his four
years tit the University there
have been few men men who
have made more friends than he.
Manager ’tin very grave to tlr* student who
had been tit the University long
Mating *r 'till ,. n ,ugli to understand the work ^^2®- ‘ 1
and responsibilities of the Adi- . , , _ . . ... , nrin
letic Association. The matter Roceitly Elected Captain of the 1900
to which I refer is this : There 1? Ba « bal ] Tcan V
was a debt of *1,000 hanging FRIZES OFFERED
over it and the Faculty bad giv-
eu node ■ that unless one-half University Alumni Offer Handsome
: 1 11 1 ■ Rewards to Writers for Engi
neering Annual.
Through the generosity of sev-
So end loval alumni of the I niver-
i in - sitv, two valuable prizes have
heeli olief,',! for the b"st articles
on scient ilie subjects prepared
for tin* Engineering Annual of
15)00. During the past week,
I’rof, St rah tin ree"iv tl from Mr.
Jo-'l Hurt, of Atlanta,the linml-
s,,|||e oiler of *'j.».00 for tilt' first
pri/,'* article. Several additional
contributions have been receiv
ed other alumni, and these
will he Used for ti second prize.
Among iInis' who have so gen
erously aided i" raising the fund
are Mr. B. M. Hall, of Atlanta,
Mr. Samuel Spencer, of N< w
York, Mr. Julian Lane, of Ma
con, Mr. J. I)' B. Kaps, of Sa-
llenrv C.
indulged in for the season.
Our prospects for a good foot-
hill team were Haltering,
much was 111 • ■-'u lenl-body
lined with enthusiasm at
prospects, that tli"y, with
ai l of tlii* alumni, raised
required amount, reducing
landing d 'lit, on '-half
th
th
th
th
no mu
as-
oo.OD.
We enterod tii" season with a
strong team. During the sea
son we played six games, at
a student of re- each of which large crowds w"re
present, paying ttfty and seven-
„ v . ty-tive cents each. In no cas
M'r Walter Hammond, who is did ive fail to procure our pro
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rata share of the dividends,
which should have amounted to
a neat sum.
There being a strict rule in -
the Athletic Association that no VAimali, and Mr
one shall receive pav for play- Brown, of Augusta,
ing, we were saved the expense A committee of three lias been
IWlVi* IIIJWIU HlDn’ iM'-mn • * — i' *
Mr. V. L. Brown of the Junior of hired in n, our expenses l>e- appointed by the Engineering
i l... I...I...... flits tin,,, in,, f.finifmien! traveling ex- Society to arralltt'' ill*' cotldi-
chiss has not Indore this dim
bad opportunity to show his
worth, but bis ability lias been
recognized in bis appointment
as Exchange Editor.
The election of Mr. K. M
ing equipment, traveling ex- Society to arrange the eotidi
peases, and expenses incurred tions of the contest, and these
while in attendance u|K)ti games, conditions will l»<* published in
Any one who paid any atten- full next week. Only members
tioti to our t -am will readily tes- of the Engineering Society will
tify that their uniforms by no
be allowed to Contest for til'
prizes, hut all members of tin
Charlton as Baseball Manager means showed an extravagant
is a deserved ratification of his nature on tin* part of the Man-
temporary appointment several tiger who bought them. The
weeks ago, and is a fitting tri- games played on the campus
bute for his work in behalf of were less expensive than those
the University in the past, played off, ami our Tennessee suy m»s■ ........
There tire few men who have game was played under .a guar- for literary or oratorical merit,
given more time an<l money to antee of - all expenses and money and this is the lirst oiler of r>
(Continued on third page.) i (Concluded on fourth page.) ward for excellence in essays on
University are eligible for mem
bership. the dues being twenty-
live cents per year.
All the prizes of tie* Univer
ity have been ollered heretofor*
Jack McBride Elected Captain, and
Prospects for a Good Team
are Bright.
Shortly after the Christmas
holidays, tin* eommittce which
has in charge tin* election of
Captains of athletic te mis chose
Mr. A . J. McBride, of Atlanta,
captain of the baseball team for
this year. Mr. McBride will lill
i,lie place of Mr U. P. hinc.'.
who was last year elected cap
tain of tin* team, but did not
return to college ill the fall.
Captain McBride is well known
in college circles, lie is a mem
ber of tile present law class,
this being bis liftli year at the
University. lie entered tin*
ei, sm of IH5)5) as a Freshman in
the fall of IM5*r>. Tills is bis
second term ns baseball captain,
In* having been elected to that
position on the team of IH5)S on
tin* resignation of Tlireatt
Moore. Captain McBride was
substitute short-stop mi the vic
torious fam of '5*7. In 1 HUH b«*
was ’Varsity short-stop and till
ed the place again in 5*5*. Du
ring both these years ho was
one of the star-players on tin*
team, being a sure fielder and a
safe bitter.
Captain McBride is the only
memlMir of hist year s \ nrsity
who is iii college this year, but
there is plenty of good material
on baud to form a winning fain,
practice has be, n going actively
forward during the past week
and many of the men are show
ing up in line form for so early
in the season.
Manager Charlton is at work
on a schedule, and has already
hail correspondence with Cor
nell, Vanderbilt, North Carolina,
and Macon, with reference to
games during the season.
scientific subjects. I le - • prizes
will no doubt add much to tin
interest and enthusiasm of mem-
IsTsofthe Engineering Society.