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TO t> UNIYEltsLT H OI { TEE. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF XTHE JIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. VOL. VII. NO. 9 8 MILKS. Smiles are such common place things that we seldom give them thought. Rut there is as much gen uine philosophy in smiles, as there is in anything in nature. The smile is one of those peculiar attributes of human nature which proclaim man the mastei-piece of God’s crea tion. It is the unmistakable evi- denceof the soul—the spirit of the Creator hiur.self illuminating the countenance. Where among the in ferior creatures do we see the smile displayed? Not even in that most magnificent specimen of the brute creation, the noble horse, do we see anything that approximates it. A1 though at times we may see in the gleeful expression of the dog as he bounds to meet his master, or the fond look of the cat as she implores caresses from her tender mistress, something that bears close resern- blauce to a smile, yet we do not see the glow that the soul atone can give, and which is native to naught but the human face. Rut smiles are as various in kind as they are universal. There is the smile of the author as he paints in words some pleasing picture of the imagination; the smile of the poet as he moulds into expression the thoughts of love and poetry; the smile of the painter as he puts upon the canvas the glowing colors of some ideal landscape; the smile of the reader, as borne on the wings of fancy, he beiorats a spectator amid the scenes of some enchanting ro mance. There is the smile of the mother as she bends over the cradle of her sleeping babe. What poet’s pen or aitist’s brush has ever done itjustiee? Wherein sculpture does it wreathe the face of bronze or mar hie with that heavenly sweetness, which lights up the living, anxious features of an angel mother. There is the smile of the father as he looks upon the noble form and man ly features of his son, as in the flush and vigor of young manhood, he promises to fill the measure of his hopes. There is the smile of the school boy as he contemplates the pleasures of a holiday, the smile of triumph as he gains the mastery of some difficult problem; the smile of sal- isfaction as he encounters the ap proving glance of the school master. There is tlj|’ smile which glows on the face ofltlie maiden, as the fires of love are first awakened within her. convening the tender hud inio the opening flower of womanhood. There is the smile of him on w hom the maiden .ast her loving glances, a id which .lights up the homeliest face with an expression which gives him something of the beauty of Apollo. Then then; is the smile of hope, that follows the long season of doubt and despair, and which comes like tlie dawn ol the morning to dispel the gloom of the night ; the smile of sympathy, hat soothes the aching heart with a balm that nothing else can give ;| he smiles of pity and compassion that make their wearers look as we iancy angels do. There is the smile of the Christian, as he bravely dons his duty, amid jeers and persecutions ; the heroic smile of i he evangil, as fearlessly he meets his doom n on the scaffold, or amid the fires' rir martyrdom ; the smile ttiat beams*from the eye of the so.- dier, as he lies calmly down to die, beneath Ilia country’s flag on some foreign fie lit of honor. Such are briefly a few of the many smiles that we find on the human lace. Space forbids us to to pursue the subject upon which! volumes might easily be written. Without smiles man would be a miserable spectacle. They are the sunshine ofjthe soul that goes forth to brighten the heart and cheer the despondent Bpiiit. Like the flowers, that warmed by the rays of the sun light lift their blossoms to the skies and flood thfe air about them with their fragrance, so beneath the warmth of smiles spring up the flowers of the soul, the virtues that adorn and beautify man’s nature and th at tend to lift it toward the per fection of its Author. L. L. K. literary societies. Phi-Kappa Hall, 1 Dec. 10,1887.) Society met and.was called to or der by President A. Broyles. Roll called, minutes read and adopted. Mr. Lyle responded as Sophomore Declaimer and Mr. Moon as Senior Orator. Mr. Shaw’s time w'as extended. Society then turned to the head of debate. Question, “Resolved, That the State of Georgia should estab lish a house of correction for juve- i solved, “That the co>-edueation of nile offenders.” sexes be instiiuted in University of Debated affirmatively by Messrs. | Georgia.” Leading disputants, N. R. Brovh s Cranford. Day, Lyle,: Hawes and Calaway. Mitchell, W. D. Reid, E. W. Rogers, Question for Saturday week, “Re- Downing and Bennett; negatively j solved, That Mohammedanism has by Messrs. Dobbs, Giflis, Jones, been more b uiefic al to the world Lawrence, Threaders.ft and Willcox than Christianity.” on. Decision given in favor of the Society adjourned. A. Heyman, Pres. Twitty, ^ec. EXCHANGES. affirmative. Appointments for next Saturday, Soph. Declaimers, Tal-; madgeand Stallings; Junior Orators, j Shaw and W. D. Reid; Senior Ora-‘ tors Williford and Wright. | i„ the last number of the Yank- Question for next Saturday, Re 4 ton Student, we notice the following: s-lved “Th it there should be a prop-| llThe race ques tj 0 u is settled ! a lit- erty qualification for voting.” Af firmative, Moon and Stallings; neg ative, Willcoxon and Tate. Question for Saturday week, Re solved, “That capital punishment should be abolished.” Affirmative, N. R. Broyles and Cranford; nega tive, Day and Dobbs. Society then adjourned. A Broyles, President. H. U. Downing, See., pro. tem. V Demostiienian Hall, | Dee. 10, 1887. ] Society met with President Hey- man in the chair. Minutes of last meetiug were read and adopted. Mr. Tribble responded as Sopho more declaimer; Mr. Phillips, as such, was excused. Mr. Miller re sponded eloquently as Senior orator. Question for debate: Resolved, erary society in the University of Georgia has decided lhat the negro should he colonized. We suggest this question to the Atlanta Univer sity societies: That the whites of Georgia should be civilized.” We answer them that the race question is settled, aud settled for ever. The negro will never be plac 'd on a level with the white man here, as no doubt he is at the place from whence this foolish assertion emanated. The question under de flate in the literary society referred to was hotly contested on each side, until some oue made the point that Dakota was a suitable place to colo nize the negro, when everything was decided at once. Finding that here he can never hope to rise to the level of the whites, he will be settled in Dakota, where, perhaps, lie will be satisfied. The idea of the students at Yankton suggesting anythiug “That the execution of anarchists at Chicago was justifiable.” Debated about the whites of Georgia being affirmatively by Cohen, Miller, civilized is absurd. If it came from Cooper and Pope; negatively, by people who were capable of making McGough and Estes. President de cided in favor of affirmative. The resolutions concerning the election of Champion debaters were read and laid on the table, after being discussed. we would lane some notice of it, but as it does not, we paj r no attention to it. The stu dents of Yankton college may favor the e’evation of the negro, but the j decision of the University of Geor- Tiie officers for the ensuing term |gia is fixed upon that question, and to tliis decision we intend to adhere. were then elected. H. M. Comer, Jr., was elected President over his oppo nent, Mr. Ritch, by a vote of 22 to 21; Mr. Cooper was elected Vice President over his opponent, Mr. Warren, by a vote 2L to 18; Messrs. Arkwright and Beard were elected 1st and 2nd Censors respectively. Appointments for next Saturday: Senior speaker, Cunningham; Junior orators, Maddox and Anderson; Sophomore declaimers, Thomas and Upson. Question for next Saturday: Re- Tlie Campus, from Alleghany Col lege, comes to us in an attractive dress, and is well gotten upon the outside Opening the leaves, we tied that while not up to the high standard of some of our exchanges, still it is a moderately well edited magazine, and seems alive to the in terests of the College from which it comes. We note an excellent arti cle upon the foreign voter, showing the dangers attendant upon making an ignorant and probably vicious foreigner a naturalized citizen al most as soon as he reaches our shores.