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I’AGE EIGHT
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956
Demosthenian\s Anniversary
Highlighted hy Model Burning
The burning of a scale model of I’hi Kappa Hall highlighted Demos-
tlienian laterarv Society's 155th anniversary in an all night celobra-
tion last night.
Debates, speeches, presentations
and floor discussions made up the
program for the annuul celebration
which ended this morning about
Special speakers on the program
were A bit Nix, AthenB attorney;
C. O. Maker, Athens attorney, and
Don Henderson, law professor. Nix
spoke on "Changes I See Going On
In the Southland." Aderhold talked
E. I,ee and presented the society a
portrait he had painted of bee.
Albert Saye, political science pro
fessor, presented Charles Ballard,
Jack Jacques, Charles beachman and
Don Page with speaker’s honor keys.
Jacques gave his senior farewell ad
dress at 12 M., titled ‘‘An Afflrma
lion of Truth.”
Speeches and floor debates were
participated in by other members of
the society. These were Bill Martin,
about the University and the direc-(Check Wing Tsoi, Bill Davis, Bob
tion In which it is going. Buker’s Henry, John O’Toole, Don Browning,
subject wns titled "What Constitutes
Success?"
Horace Sawyer spoke on Robert
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Cecil Davis and Roger Martinson.
Several debates were arranged dur
ing the night’s program.
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Clergymen Dominated
Infancy of University
Education Fraternity
To Receive Initiates
Feb. 28 in Peabody
Phi Delta Kappa, professional
education fraternity for grad
uates, will initiate 28 educators
Feb. 27, at 5 p.nt. in Peabody Hall.
A dinner and induction of init
iates at Charlie Williams will fol-
After Josiah Meigs was appointed president of the University ip
1801, lie faced the task of building his institution front scratch. The|(
administrative set-up of the University, as he conceived it, was simi
lar to that ul Oxford in that it was to be several colleges grouped
together.
President Meigs patterned the cur- .protests of the trustees, he resigned | ow f] ie ceremonies
riculum after that of Yale. It con- in 1 829 to become more active in Th „ initiates consigt of outstand _
sisted mainly of courses in batln, his ministerial work.
Greek, mathematics and philosophy. The thlrd Presbyterian minister lng pe ° P ' e ,n education on campuB
He was a stern disciplinarian and the |, e came president upon his resigna- and throughout the state. In order
it ion. He was Alonzo Church who j to be eligible for Phi Delta Kappa a
had been a faculty member since person must have done work at the
1819. His administration lasted 30 ju n i V ersity.
years and has been referred to as I ’ .us • „
"The Golden Age of the University Those who are t0 be initlated are
of Georgia.” ! Ernest Phillips, Reginald Moody,
Although the curriculum was still Thomas Bentley, Jesse Alexander,
largely classical, under Church, in- Giles Davis, Dan Hart, Robert
creasing emphasis was placed upon Pfister, Travis Osbourne, Robert
science and mathematics. Bolton, Frank Scott, Maxwell Moses,
As a result there came the reorgan-j Earl Beach, Titus Singletary, Billy
ization of the curriculum with which Smith, Marion Rice, William Clem-
Church did not entirely agree. There ence, Inman Davis, J. D. Kaney, Rus-
was a demand for training in science, sell Moulton, Jim White, James Mad-
civil engineering, law, medicine and dox, G. D. Gaskin, Morgan Johnson,
business. Church raised no protest David Kelly, Guy Butler, Archie
over the re-organization but being in Rushton, Howard Boston and J. W.
declining years he resigned in 1859. (Sutton.
Yale type of discipline prevailed.
Edit or 4 m Note: This is the second
in a aerie* of articles on the his
tory of the University.
When Meigs was abruptly dismis
sed in 1811, the Rev. John
Brown was appointed. His tenure was
notably unsuccessful and he resigned
in 1816. A Presbyterian clergyman,
Robert Finley, was appointed to the
presidency but died after less than
a year of service.
The University entered a period
in which it had no president. The
retrogression which had begun after
Meigs left ended in 1819. At that
time it began an uphill climb which
It has never ceased. The man who
took the helm in that year was an
other Presbyterian, Moses Waddell.
Waddell was dedicated to the pro
fession of teaching and was highly
successful. During his administration
two large buildings were erected,
and the faculty, curriculum, and li
brary were increased. Despite the
Puritan Sweaters
Debate Team Wins, Loses Six
At William and Mary Meeting
(ieorgia debators won six arpl lost six matches in the Intercollegiate
Debate Council meeting last week. The match was held at the College
of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
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The meet consisted of debators
from 40 colleges and universities
throughout the Eastern, Southeast
ern, and Northeastern United States.
Topic for the debate was "Resolv
ed: That the non-agricultural indus
tries should guarantee their em
ployees an annual wage.”
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Over the three day period there
were 12 rounds of debates.
Members of the Georgia team
were: Melvin England, Athens; John
O’Toole, Athens; Roger Martinson,
Columbus, and Judge C. Luckey, Ath
ens.
Superior Speaker certificates were
awarded to debators who scored 90
points or over in the competition.
Georgia men to be awarded were:
O’Toole, 109 points; England, 107
points, and Martinson, 95 points.
The next trips scheduled for the
team will be, one to Florida State
College on Feb. 23 for a three day
session, and to Emory on Mar. 9 for
two days.
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