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V . V r < v U'Fr. & } DEVOTED the H .’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. ,nuuu rue wuuua Atlanta, 11 ubieties a mari ^favjorof.it 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. \ EXCHANGES. \ 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 a: snail 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. to I 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. >v r It is pleasant to think that the ice cream and strawberry festival jokes are about to go into winter quarters.