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University Reporter. ^ [Second- Clare Matter.'] Polished by tha PHI KAPPA AND DEMOS- THENIAN SOCIETIES. EDITORIAL STAFF. C. F. Rice. D., Editor-in-Chief. T. W. Reed, P. K. Local. H. K. Miloer, D Miscellany. N. R. Broyles, P. K Local. G. H. Winston, Jr., D. College World. W. L. Hodges, D Alumni. R. L. Foreman, P. K.,.. .. Managing Editor. BUSINESS MANAGERS. IV. D. Nesbitt, P. K. W. B. Crawford, IN The University Reporter is issued every Saturday afternoon during the college year, by the literary societies of the University of Georgia. Terms, One Dollar per year of nine months, strictly in advance. Communications solicited from students and alumni. Address all communications to THE REPOliTER, Athens, Ga. SALUTATORY. t As will be seen in another col umn, the Literary Societies have re established THE REPORTER. We sllitll not worry our readers by a long- winded salutatory, filled with prom ises. YV e make no pledges; but simply state that the reporter will not be—nor is it intended to be, a literary journal. It is our aim to make it a newsy, college weekly, and we shall endeavor to conduct it as such, lo the s-tudents of the University we desire to say, and urge upon you, if 3’ou have any interest in the .Uni versity, her students, her graduates, or her Literary Societies, you should support andW u». -j.v, cSTS. the editors. made in these bodies. We wish.tihc Faculty could aid us in conducti our Societies successfully this ye The University of Georgia opens her eighty-sixth session under vorable auspices; most.of the boys are back and are working alo well. Taken as a whole, a more telligent set of students never tended the University. The bo s are such as will keep up the old college reputation for good men and high scholarship. ) THE LITERARY SOCIETIES. / Every new student should pur chase a copy of the Pandora. They can be found on sale by applying to Joliu Daniel. We want to request the students to earefully examine onr advertise ments, and patrofiize those who have so liberally aided us. The Pandora, we are sorry to learn, is yet in debt. An effort is now being made to pay up the defi ciency. Should t.he debt be cleared up, it is highly probable that Vol ume II will be issued early in 1887. The Technological school should be established hereby all means. It would be a most valuable thing to Athens, because being the only school in the Southern States of that character, it would soon bring 300 more students here. We are pained to note the fact that the members of both of the Literary Societies behaved so badly last Saturday. We are firmly con vinced that a reformation should be DeMOSTHKNIAN IIALL )j October 9th, 1866. f Society met at 9:45 a. m.—was called lo order by the Secretary, the President and Vice-President R V L. Nowell was called to the cliai The roll was called and the min utes of the last two meetings' w-ere read and adopted. Messrs. C. R Warren, B. W. Hall, G. J. Strother W. E. Thomas, L. Lyndon, E. J. McRee, H. E. Felton, W. M. Veni son, W. W. Martin, E. liams, B. F. Hardeman ton, W. II. Pope, J. Daniel and II, M. Comer were elected and received as regular members of the Demos- thenian Society. The Society next turned to the head of election of officers. J. D. Moss and W. L. Hodges were elected President and Vice-President, re W. M. *Iarri- , E. J. McWill ( n, T. J. Thorn, . ated: Messrs REL Spence, W D leid, John W Bennett, B F Gunn, L Burrows, I) Gillis, J E Dobbs, ‘ml Black, Guy Chandler, J J Jluge, W F Stanford, Z A Critteu- m, L G Dozier, C A Talmadge, W Edwards and G It Tate, Society, upon invitation, joined le Dcmosthenians in their Hall, ud after adopting resolutions con- rning the Reporter, re-convened in e Hall, and elected officers for the < isuing term, as follows: President, 1 [hippie; 1st Assistant, Florrence; 2id Assistant, Cobb; Knight, 1st Cnsor; Wade, 2nd Censor; Clav eiger, Kontz; Almon, Secretary; F anklin, Treasurer. Elections for Jttportcr resulted as fellows: Business Manager—Nes bitt; Editors—Broyles, Foreman, Reed. Regular appointments made, and Society adjourned. Kontz, President. Reed, Secretary. Demosthenian Hall, ) October 16, 1866. f Society met and called to order bv President Moss. Minutes of last meeting read and adopted. Being then under the head of members, the names of Messrs. TWitty, Parks and Ilartsfield were pivp is-sd for membership. These gentlemen were duly iniated. • The Secretary then called the names of Sophomore Declaimers, ’ names or oopnotnore Declaimers, spectm ly. A. S. Tho.nu^n^nd ^ jD Pop e,, tspond1 . , uj, Qmfjw * •' d v r v.-v/NU "■Jruui i4ifiI'ijraii to try Lvil*ssrs. Aiisuir emreers wbre immediately*XWnra- , u n : lir , ,, ted. E <» ' D ’ A and Fel ted. E. O. Stanton was elected Treasurer, and H. C. Polhill Libra rian. The Society adjourned to meet in joint session. After the joint session the Society re-assembled. The reporter hav ing been re-established, C. F. Rice was elected Editor-in-chief. G. H. Winston, W. L. Hodges and H. K. Milner were elected associate edi tors. W. B. Crawford was elected Business Manager. The question for debate next Saturday was reported as follows: Resolved, That immigration is an evil to the United States. I he following appointments were made: Senior Orator, W. H. Ham mond; Junior Orrtor, Jos Jarrell; Sophomore Declaimers, W. H. Pope and II. E. Felton. M. T. Davis was appointed Secretary. Society adjourned, , J. D. Moss, President, I C. F. Rice, Secretary. A — y Phi-Kappa Hale, Oct. 9th, 1886. Society met and was called to o der by President E C Kontz, On motion, the following gentl men were elected members and in ton, H r L. On the negative by Messrs. Davis M T, Rice C F Webb, Warren C F, Pope IV II and Harri son A. The Chair rendered his de cision in favor of the negative. The question as debated was, “Resolved, That foreign immigration is inju rious to the United States.” J he Chair appointed Messrs. Webb, Winston, Johnson, Austin and Walker as Committee on Query. Mr. Johnson stated that Mr. Gil bert had forwarded to the two Soci eties the address on Hon. W. B. Hill. Question for debate for next Sat urday, “Resolved, That the United States should have declared war against Mexico, for her action in the Cutting case. .For next Saturday the following gentlemen were appointed to speak. Leading disputants on the affirma tive, Rice, Brand and Polhill; neg ative, Webb, Bondurant and Austin. There being no further business, the Society adjourned. John I). Moss, President. Marian Davis, Secretary. called. Minutes read aud adopted Mr A A Laurence was initiated, and Mr Glenn Waters was elected as a member of the Society. U V Whipple was inaugurated as President for the ensuing term ; W. A Florrence and T R E Cobb were inaugurated as First and Second Assistants. Time of Florrence, Collier and Dixon, as Senjor orator and Sopho more declaimers, was extended until next meeting. Question for debate: Resolved, “That the branch colleges of the State are not beneficial to the educa tional facilities of the State, and therefore, should be abolished. Af firmative: Messrs A L Franklin, E C Kontz, W D Nesbitt, A B Weaver and D Gillis. Negative: Messrs N Ii Broyles, B C Collier, J B H Day, Dixon, Joe Gerdine, W Peacock, T W Reed, W F Smith, W II Quarter- man. R E L Spence, W D Reid, P S Black, J J Barge, W F Stanford, Z A Crittendpn, L G Dozier, C A Tal madge and W C Edwards, Decision in favor of negative. Messrs Reed, Broyles and Kontz were elected as Councihnen. . Report of committee on inspection of Library amended and adopted. J H Walker was elected as Libra rian. | Question for next meeting: Re- lolved, “That PmUihiiittUMs pro- | Affirmative': ft "If" Broyles, L L Knight. Negative: T W Reed, FI C Kontz. Phi-Kappa Hall, ) Oct. 16th. 1886.) Society met and was called to or der by President, E. C. Kontz. Roll Senior orators—A L Franklin, E C Kontz; Junior orators—J E Bos ton, N R Broyles; Sophomore de claimers A B Weaver, Joe Gerdine. On motion, Society adjourned. U V Whipple, President. R W Almon, Secretary. ALUMNI NOTES. J. w. Grant ’86 and G. C. Sell- man ’86 are taking courses iry the Eastman Business college, Pough keepsie, N. Y. lo in Cobb Jackson ’86 is reading law under his father, in Atlanta” Ga. M. B. Bond ’86 is located in Bir mingham, Ala. E. M. Mitchell ’85 has his shingle out in Atlanta. G. W. Lamar, Jr., ’86 is reading medicine in Savannah. Col. F. S. Stone, Jr., when last heard of, was stopping in Lawi;ence- vi lie. J. J. Gilbert ’86 is the delegate from this chapter to the New York convention of Phi Delta Theta.