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.’HE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
VOL. VI.
ATHENS, GA, SATURDAY
TRANSFORM A TION.
When I was a freshman I shaved it,
Impatiently waiting my time ;
For if there was one thim: I craved, it
Was something to which there’s no rhyme.
When a soph’more I pulled and I stroked it,
And coaxed it with tonics and grease;
And when in the evening I smoked, it
To finger I never would cease.
When I was a junior I curled it,
And waxed it with consummate care ;
In parlors I lanquidly twirled it,
And no doubt captivated the fair.
When a senior, I purposely spoiled it,
I chopped it to look like a broom ;
And no longer wheedled and oiled it.
Nor twisted it up with perfume.
THE VALUE OF ATHLETIC SPORTS.
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From time immemorial theie has
been among all the civilized nations
of the earth a certain degree of im
portance attached to the value of
athletic sports.
The custom of physical develop
ment has come down through the
ages, and at the present time is be
ing promoted throughout the worldij
R.v t j>eb^ U;'’>of athletics
the result of which ts
the most desirable of all things.
It is of prime importance to a
young man, while he applies his
mind to his books with all the power
he is able to command, that he also
pay attention to the developments of
his body, for without health, knowl
edge can never be gained. Athletic
sports are beneficial in that they
give to a. man a healthy body, a
healthy mind, and a healthy soul.
To neglect this highly desired
practice is to grow up like a distort
ed tree, never to be straigntened.
To neglect it is to hasten your
march toward the tomb.
Pale and emaciated young men
persist in studying hard without the
necessary physical exercise, and be
fore they are aware of the fact they
have ruined their health forever, and
on account of their incaution fill an
untimely grave.
Seeing them, as we do, the benefits
derived from athletic sports and the
evils arising from their neglect,
should not every energy be stirred
in bringing them into prominence
among the students ? Athens claims
to be proud of the University;
Should they not prove this by fur
nishing us increased facilities for
athletic sports? Let the City
Council fix us a ball ground where a
person is safe in indulging in tic
national sport.
But above all, we would call upui
some one, upon our numerous alun-
ni, upon all our friends, upoo all who
feel a deep interest in the grandest
University in the South to aid us in
procuring that which is most needfd
in the promotion of this noble cause,
—a gymnazium.
Supported by the State of Geor
gia, it would seem that the Uni
versity of Georgia should be equal
in all respects to other State Univer
sities. But it is deficient in this re
spect, andjin order to keep np the
high standard of the institution ,a
gymnasinin should be procured. !
DurtngMhe last Commencement,
when Jhe^nddress before the .Liter
ary Societies was delivered by Hon.
W B Hill of Macon, this question
was first started by a high commen
dation from the orator. He L E
Bleclcley made prominent mention
of it, while Hon. H \\ Grady, of
Atlanta, made a strong speech in
and expressed himself as
gentlemen remember XuisY
need of a gymnasium, and remem
bering the aid they can render the
boys who shall take their places in
coming years, let them go down into
their pockets and help the affair
along. It should not be stopped
heie. Let the men of Georgia take
such an interest in this institution
that, ere another Commencement
rolls around, on the campus of the
University shall appear a fully
equipped gymnasium.
EVENING-, OCT. 16, 1886.
NO. 1.
COLLEGE WORLD.
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EXCHANGES.
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One hundred and ninety-five
liths have graduated from Yale
ice 1709.
The average age of those who en-
t r college in this country is 17, A
ntury ago it was 14.
A Chinaman took the prize in
English composition at Yale.
j Harvard is still the largest col
lege in the United States; Oberlin
times second; Columbia third;
'Iichigan fourth; and Y^ale fifth.
(jecirgia chartered, built, and con-
idte|l the first female college in the
Emory college
YedneSdav.
opened last
Tim following resolutions were
idopted by a joint session of the
\jtlii Kappa and Demosthenian Sos
neties, held Oct. 9th, 1886.
Resolved, 1st. That the University
Reporter be re-established ff'f the
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A L TMNI IN THE LEG IS LA TUBE.
Among the recently elected mem
bers of the Georgia Legislature, we
note the following graduates of the
University:
E G Simmons, ’71, Sumter.
R L Berner, ’71, Monroe.
C Z McCord, ’74, Richmond,
S G McLendon, ’75, Thomas.
C M Candler, ’77, DeKalb.
R B Russell, ’79, Clarke.
J H Pittman, ’82, Troup,
Clarke Howell, ’83, Fulton,
J P Perry,’84, Gilmer,
With such men as these in out-
legislative halls, the interests of the
University will be well guarded.
ResoiTer 1'id* That tlTeje'sjfafl be
two editor in-chiefs during tile col
legiate year.
Resolved, 3d. That the first Rutl
and a half months of the editor-in-
chiefship be given the Demosthe
nian Society, and that they elect
said editor-in-chief this day, and
that the last four and a half months
be given the Phi Kappas.
Resolved, 4th. That these editors
shall be elected from each Society
for two and a half months, who
shall be the associate editors of the
Reporter.
Resolved, 5th. That the Literary
Societies be instructed to publish
their official proceedings in this pa
lter.
Resolved, 6th. That two business
managers be elected for two and a
half months, who shall have control
of the advertising and subscriptions.
Resolved, 7th. That every student
tjs appealed to to subscribe for the
Importer.
Resolved, 8th. That the price of
ubscription be one dollar per year
[ ay able in advance.
T. W, Reed, Ch’n. j
R. L- Foreman, |
J. H. Blount, Jr. I
W. A. Florrence, f Committee
W. L. Hodges, I
Q. H. Winston, J
The Campus, of Alleghany Cols
lege, is a welcome visitor among us.
The Adelphian, of Adelphi Acad
emy is a pleasing guest.
We welcome the Messenger, Rich
mond college. As a college monthly
it ranks among the best.
Among other interesting visitors,
comes the College Student, of Irank-
lin and Marshall College.
The Dartmouth, from Hanover,
N. 11., has arrived at our sanctum.
It is a neat, well-edited sheet, t jough
somewhat over-filled with locals.
The iEgis, from the University of
Wisconsin, is an instructive and in
teresting weekly, and is a credit to
its editors.
The Spartan, from the Sparta
High School is a very good paper.
On its staff we note quite a number
of lady editors, aud from the excel
lent appearance of this little paper,
we should say that female ability for
■ i inferior
w * *—«■
that of the sterner sex.
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CLIPPINGS.
“The best school of journalism in
the world,’’ said Charles F. Thwing,
‘ ‘is the editorial board of a college
paper.”
One of our new Hedged Seniors
calls his stomach “Hades,” because
it is the place of departed spirits.
“Give me a\kiss/my darling, do,”
He said, as hfe gazed in her eyes of b; : oe
“I won’t,” said she, “you lazy elf;
Screw up your lips and help your&elf.”-
The body has its claims; it is a
good servant; treat it well and it
will do your work; attend to its
wants and requirements; listen
kindly and patiently to its hints;
occasionally forestall its necessities
by a little indulgence, and your oon
sideration will be repaid with inter
est. But task it and pine it and
suffocate it, make it a slave instead
of a servant; it may not complain
much, but, like the weary camel in
the desert, it will lay down and die.
—Charles Elam.
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It is pleasant to think that the ice
cream and strawberry festival jokes are
about to go into winter quarters.