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Hum Moyora, Frnuk Hawkins, I*on McKee,
(*nrl levy, Hoy Itowen, Joe Vlnoon, Nathan
Wolfe, Charles Reynold*. Ilnrolil Parker,
Slieil Cam well, anil Ueorgc II McCutehea.
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Irvin Selgel. .I li Wlielchel. W. A. < off,
Holiert Keynnliln. ami Harvey Taylor.
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It la proverbially believed
that university graduates al
ways return to their alma ma
ter sooner or lutor to renow old
itrqualntnnrou and rovlsuallze
scenes of days gone by. And
Saturday, Georgia swings Into
line with the approach of Home
coming and prepares to wel
come home many of her wan
dering ones who have Journey
ed afar since leaving Athens.
The campus will resound anew
with voices of the past through
out the entire week-end.
Georgia graduates have been
coming bnck for a number of
years and this week-end should
be u means of maintaining and
giving effect to the Interest of
graduates In their alma mater.
With one of the greatest foot
ball teams In the history of the
institution the week-end will
no doubt far exceed those of
the past. It Is a genuine pleas
ure to have Vanderbilt us our
guest on this occasion, since
they have not had their foot
ball warriors tread on the Geor
gia campus In several years.
When Vanderbilt was here
last, as was the case with some
of our alumni, the construc
tion of Sanford stadium had not
begun. Today It Is one of. If
not. the show place of all Ath
ens. And never yet has it been
the place of defeat for a Geor
gia football team. May this
fact remain true for many
moons.
Aside from the stadium there
are new buildings that will be
of interest to the visitors. Con
struction on three new edifices
has been begun within the last
two weeks and It should be the
desire of every undergraduate
to show the former Georgia
boys and other visitors, about
the growing campus of the
oldest chartered state univer
sity in the world.
The phrase, "When I was
here,” will be used many times
A Great leader I’asscs
Thomas A. Kdlson, one of the
few truly great men of the ages,
died Sunday morning. College
students would do well to pause
a moment in their dally round
to reflect upon the life and ex
ample of the great Inventor.
Edison's career was truly one
of service to his follow man,
not only America but all man
kind. Without Edison we would
bo far behind in the progress
of our world. Without him
we would not have the radio,
tho telephone, the electric light,
the phonograph, and other
great Inventions that have serv
ed man and have enabled him
to enjoy more this mundane
existence.
College students, who are in
clined to take life lightly, would
do well to follow the Sage of
Menlo Park, not necessarily In
the realm of science but In
whatever way they choose to
serve mankind. But students
must bear In mind several
things If they are going to fol
low tho lonely path Edison laid
out for himself.
Remember that It Is the man
who serves his country best
who Is Insulted, reviled, and
profaned by the rabble. It Is
the man who has the Interests
of his city, state, and nation at
heart who Is raked In tho muck
like a galley slave, pilloried
more horribly than a wayward
Puritan of old, or stretched on
the rack by demagogues, thieves
and dogs In the manger.
The way will be hard for the
man who follows Edison’s path.
It was hard for Washington.
It was hard for Lincoln. It
was hard for Wilson. But
there will ever be that con
sciousness of a work well and
unselfishly done that has re
warded our great men since the
beginning of time.
Christ on the cross ....
Caesar stabbed by his friends
.... Socrates quaffing the
hemlock .... Alfred the Great
civilising England .... Oliver
Cromwell executing Charles I
.... Washington praying at
Valley Forge .... Lincoln be
set by wolves nnd jackals ....
Wilson dying for an ideal ....
Edison serving all mankind . . .
All have been alone with their
trials. There was no one of
their stature and figure to coun
sel and aid them. Alone—
they made destiny and changed
tho course of history. Alone
they fought their battles, and.
win or lose, they received their
rewards from that divine spirit
which animated them, and not
from the cheers of a mob ever
ready to applaud a victor and
hiss and boo a man defeated
Alone—thus it has always been,
thus it will ever be.
Washington. Hamilton, Jeffer
son, Lincoln. Wilson, and Edi
son — they contributed their
part and marched on to the Val
halla of our Great Dead. Not
for themselves but for others
did they labor.
this week-end and we are proud
to know that all of the changes
have been beneficial, but It Is
our duty to make this fact
quite obvious. Be forward stu
dents. and entertain with a
smile of pride.
When the game Is over, win
or lose, show the graduates
that the good ole Georgia spirit
does still exist and will continue
to do so on through the ages.
Books, Drama. Cinema
'Since Then" (Harpers), by Sir
Philip Gibbs, has a very appropriate
sub-title—“The Disturbing Story of
the World at Peace.” In this book
Sir Philip Gibbs deals with the grue
some years since the treaty of Ver
sailles.
It rnay be a shocking thought to
some people to realize that the
world Is not at peace. In “Since
Then” there can be found horrible
talcs which censorship has kept
from our ears. It is a book of
shocking, exciting stories—stories of
violence and bloodshed which have
resulted from the Treaty of Ver
sailles. And ulong with these stories
there is a calm and critical analy
sis of the whole situation confront
ing us.
The post-war conditions and des
tinies of all the countries engaged
in the war are discussed—from first
hand, accurate observation and ex
perience. The stories of pillage and
frightfulness will be startling to
most of the complaisant multitude
In the very last of the book. Sir
Philip Gibbs speculates upon the
question of where all this Is lead
ing us. His study and comments on
the new status of women should he
especially interesting. He believes
that the World War lias unveiled
women. In speaking of this he
asks:
'What does It mean? What is
going to be the outcome of this un
veiling and this advance? It is
going to make a better and more
beautiful world, or Is it a challenge
against Nature Itself, a sign of some
decadence overtaking humanity be
cause man, enfeebled and over
whelmed, is surrendering his natural
rights and privileges?"
An excellent selection of the most
interesting and amusing things
thought and written by the soldiers
In the World War can be found in
"Squads Write” (Harpers). This
rather huge and slightly cumber
some book is a collection of the
best things In prose, verse, and car
toons that appeared in "The Stars
and Stripes"—the official newspa
per of the A. E. F. The title page
of this book informs one that it is
"Edited and with not too serious
comment by John T. Winterich.”
The selections are both amusing
and, in some cases, full of pathos;
but humor predominates. The fol
lowing selections will give the gen
eral tone of the book:
Leroy’s Letters
Ga.
I was
I am
“Jim stuck his mug out, right by
his dugout,
Eating his rice and beans',
A Boche sniper spied him and sent
one beside him,
And grazed off the seat of his
jeans."
* • •
“There is plenty of news this
week, if we were allowed to print
it and if we knew what it was.”
Any man who was over-seas dur
ing this period can never forget
"The Stars and Stripes.” It was
ribald, scornful of authority, truth
ful within the limits of censorship,
and above all funny. It was the
one bright spot in a very dull and
very dirty war. Many famous names
appeared in its pages, among them
Alexander Woolcott, F. P. A., Grant-
land Rice, Harold Ross, and others.
For this reason, if not other,
“Squads Write” is an exceptionally
interesting book.
"The Secret of Concentration”
(Harpers), by T. S. Knowlson would
be an excellent handbook for those
who find it difficult to fix their at
tention upon a subject and keep it
fixed until the subject is mastered.
One of the many things which
olleges do not teach you is HOW
to study. The vast majority of stu
dents find it almost impossible to
concentrate—and that is one of the
essential elements in real studying
This book includes, along with its
discussion of the subject, practical
and concrete exercises which will
help you to improve your power to
think intensively, accurately, and
soundly—and on this power will de
pend your success and advancement
wherever you may be.
Athens,
My Dear Minnie Pearl:
I received your letter and
very glad to hear from you.
sorry that I did not answer it soon
er, but I was very busy, for we have
been having tests and I have stud
ied very much. If you see my folks
Sunday I would appreciate it if you
tell them you have heard from me
and that I said X have been study
ing very much.
There is a man here who teaches
us how to cut up frogs and things.
He has not got much hair on his
head. He shows us pictures of frogs
and worms with a picture machine
and when he walks in front of the
machine the frog picture shows up
on his head. Which tickles every
body but he does not know what
they are tickled at.
There are a lots of girls down
here but I have not made many of
them's acquaintance.
I have been very lonesome for you.
You remember when I brought you
home from the box supper at Lu-
elle’s. And wo stood in front of
your house for a few minutes and
the cape jessamine smelled so good.
And I told you I was coming down
here to school and you kind of gasp
ed and caught me by the shoulders.
And then you put your head on my
chest, and I could hear you crying
kind of soft. It made me feel like
did not want to leave and go to
Graft—And How
By Gulliver Swift
Two years ago citizens of Geor
gia in general and Atlanta in par
ticular were shocked and enraged to
learn that members of the Atlanta
city government were guilty of
wholesale fraud and corruption.
Rut over here at the university,
where the boys are taught to be
good, clean, patriotic citizens, no
one was shocked.
Why should students at the uni
versity be shocked when they see
examples of minor racketeering
among their own schoolmates? Graft
he had played the game square
when he was in school.
Take, (or example number 1, the
president of the Pan-Hellenic coun
cil. Every year the council spon
sors three big dances, and often
four. There's Homecoming, Mid-
Winter and Little Commencement.
And until last year there was big
Commencement. Now the council is
supposed to use the money from
these dances for certain purposes,
just what purposes no one knows.
'(Tice it to say that no Individual
get—and the thing many of them
do get.
• • •
that's the word for It—has is supposed to keep the money made
been for years a by-word with the 1 on the dances. And who gets the
Georgia student body. Graft! the money? The president of the Pan-
thlng most students wish they could Hellenic council, of course.
Last year the Pan-Hellenic pres
ident made a huge sum of money.
Besides money cleared legitimate-
Atlauta's aldermen were caught j “»e dances, there were
and sent to prison because they;<l'» lte lar * e 8ums ® adt from doubI «
weren't smart enough. Georgia s! contracts with the orchestras. Some-
student grafters are too slick to be oae atart e d a run »° r that the unlver *
caught. If they were nothing could sity was g0 * ng to clean up last year
be done about It. The university's Thet's a good laugh. The racket
grafters are within the law. but w,n continue as long as the presi
they're grafters Just the same. They dent of the Pan-Hellenic council
call their rackets honest to them-1 continues to outsmart the other
selves and others, but many a atu-j council members, who are also anx-
dent. in after life, often wishes that! (Continued on page S)
school.
And then I kissed you, and I knew
I did not want to leave. When I
went home Mama asked me what
was the spots on my coat, and I did
not know what to tell her. But
Daddy kind of grinned and winked
at me and told Mama she should
not ask so many questions like I
was a child, for I was going off to
college, and be a man.
I think that Daddy knew what the
spots on my coat was.
Sometimes It is very hard for me
to sleep because I wake up In the
night and think I can smell the cape
jessamine like I did the night I left
you, and it makes me very lonesome
when I find out that I am here and
that you are not with me.
My room mate came in late one
night nnd woke me up. He said
that I was holding my pillow in my
arms and telling somebody not to
cry. It made me feel very embar
rassed.
I am very glad that you are hav
ing a good time and going to all the
socials, but It does not suit me for
you to go around with Oscar Worley
so much. He may have been a foot
ball player while he was at A. and
M. school, but he is a big dumb
roughneck I think, and I wish you
would not let him come to see you
so much.
I hope you know that I did not
kiss Alice McGinnis that night that
you said I did. She just had some
body tell you that because she want
ed us to have a fuss.
I must close now for their are
some boys coming by for me to take
me out to their house for supper and
I have got to dress, and shine my
choes.
Please do not go with Oscar any
more, and do not believe anything
people tell yon about me and Alice
McGinnis, for it is not so.
all my love,
LEROY.