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LOCALS.
Oh, ain’t news scarce !
Mr. Walter Lee Hodges lias re
turned to tlie University law class
aud will henceforth delight his Deni*
osthenian colleagues with his elo
quence.
Mr. Chas. M. Walker, who is now
called Professor, was welcomed here
during the past week by his many
friends. He remained only a few
days.
All the students who spent their
Xmas holidays at homo have return
ed. Messrs. Hawes and Ross came
in during the past week, and Mr
Howard Garmany of Savannah has
also returned to swell the ranks of
the Blackstouiaus.
Rumor has it that Mr. W. R.
Rowers of’87 will soon take unto
himself a helpmate. The said ru
mor also informs us that he will
take a bridal tour through the North,
visiting enroute the classic city, the
scene of his numerous conquests of
feminine hearts in the past.
The University’s fame is surely
spreading. There is represented
within her walls those from the
plains of Texas and the more frigid
regions of the North. Mississippi
sends a representative in the person
of Mr. Ross: Tenuesse gives to us a
sample of her sons, Mr. C. E. Hart.
Mr. Patrick, of Fort Smith, Ark., up
holds the representation of his na
tive State here, and now to com
pete the galaxy, we have Mr Van
Westenburg, of Grand Rapids,
Mich., among us. To one and all,
the University extends a hearty wel
come and the Reporter assures
them that we would like next year
to welcome as well all their male re
lations from uncles to sixteenth
cousins.
Prof, of Mathematics to Lane,
’89: “Mr. Lane, you will please
demonstrate the formula for tangent
of a circle.”
Lane looks puzzled for a moment,
and then a happy thought strikes
him: “What page is it on, Profes
sor?”
Upon being told he immediate'y
goes to the board and gets it as per
l'ectly as it was in the book.
The Reporter is glad to notice
that Prof. Willcox is out again, af
ter a slight indisposition during the
past week.
The Reporter notices through its
exchanges that Mr. Howard Felton,
of last year’s Soph, class, whose bril
liant and meteoric career in the
Demosthenian is yet fresh in our
minds has been selected a Spring
Debator at Emory College.
Poullain, speaking of Katie Put
nam’s appearance here, said that she
was going to “resignate” the new
opera house.
A I ;w nights since Miss Blanche
Lipsc >111 b entertained a party of
Idem s at her home on Milledge
Aveu ie. Florida oranges and nu-
ineroi s other delicacies constituted
the si bstantial part of the enter-
tniiitruH. Among those present
were lessra. Little, Axson, Law
rence, Whitehead and Ross.
•‘Eiiw.iudsville’’has a club called
the “King’s Son’s in-Law.”
The ! La\v Class debate last Satur
day was upon the question, Resolved
that vdoni.ip should be allowed to
vote. It was debated affirmatively
by Messrs] Ray, Stead, Kinnard and
-Iohnsdn: negatively by Messrs. A.
Broyles, Curry, Wallis and Hughes.
Decision given in favor of the neg
ative Mi Moon presiding.
Lovell received another can of
oysters last night. There will be a
high old 'east at Edwardsville to
night.
“Mr. Cdlier, what is a cycloid?”
“A eye lid is—”
Prdfessir, interrupting him—
“Don’t read it out of the book,’’
“The bud clang of the deep-
throated 1 el 1 will again be heard on
the soft norniug air.” So said Mrs.
Wilson ii her new novel, “ At the
M erey of Tiberius but the best
thing to us is, that it will apply
equally as well to the University.
We havfi-al last, a new bell-clapper.
The til iversity register bears the
names o
dents. S
very plea
in lookin
those win have attended here in
years pa t. One of the features
which ca ght the writer’s eye in
such a ret ospect, was a pledge af
fixed to tl e usual pledge of obeying
all the Ui iversity’s laws, that none
who signe i their names to the reg
ister, won d join any other than the
Demosthe lian or Phi Kappa socie
ties. Thi | was in ’76, and was a
relic of the anti-fraternity rules
which were in force at that time.
The University is always ahead!
Upon his jisit home for Xmas, Mr-
Threadcrau, ’90, visited Tybee, near
Savannah, pud there sought inspira
tion from fhe waves of the sea, for
the manufacture of such eloquence
as would startle bis Phi-Kappa com
panions on his return to the Univer
sity. But that was not enough. How
brilliant idea it would be to write a
tale of distress by shipwreck at sea,
and to entrust it to the waves for the
enlightenment of the finder. No
sooner said than done, he imme
diately pens a tale of how he is ship
wrecked upon a desert isle, sur
rounded by cannibals; how he never
expects to reach his home in safety,
but how lie sends forth this appeal
to the world so that any who read,
could send a rescuing party to him.
over two hundred stu-
jeaking of the register, a
ant half hour can be spent
over tiie lists of names of
He then placed this touching missile
into a bottle, and with mu tie ltd in
vocations, tightly corks it up and
throws it into the bosom of t lie gloat
sea. But. the sequel remains tube
told: A few days ago an Augusta
paper contained the startling an
nouncement tha’ a bottle had been
found containing the story of a fillip-
wrecked mariner, and gives to the
public a pathetic appeal to go to his
rescue. And now comes in theapiili
cation of the sentence with which
we commenced. What college in
America, in the world, has amongits
number one whose name is heralded
through the State as being ship
wrecked in tnid ocean? We pause
for reply.
We have a good one on our friend
“Slam” Lyndon. It seems that lie
had become desperately infatuated
by the beauty of a certain young
damsel, and as an effectual means if
arousing her sympathy towards him,
he resolved to give het a specimen
of his melodious music, the first
time a star iit night would give him
opportunity and inspiration. His
anxious spirit did not long endure
suspense—the very next night afte-
the brilliant thought flashed througi
his brain, he tuned his guitar to nc
cord to the sweet tones of his melo
dious voice, and with a look of joy
ous anticipation, plainly visible {u
the soft moon-light, he basti|y
wended his way to the sacred preein
els where the blooming maid slept,
blissfully unconscious of his ap
proaching foot-steps. Advancing
cautiously to the window of the room,
which he thought contained her an -,
gelic presence, the air around begun
to tremble with the soft aud tender
accents of “Oh. my little darling, I
love you;” and “Do you love Jmei
Mollie, darling.” Hardly had the
lingering sweetness of the latter
died away in the stillness of the
night, when the shutters wera heard
to rattle abruptly, a gray head
peered out into the darkness, and a
masculine voice exclaimed, “Away
from here, you rascal! You have
kept me from sleeping the past half
hour. Sic him Bones!” The sere
nade closed to the music of retiring
foot steps and discordant howls. In
anger and rage he sought relief in
the consoling comfort of his couclq
mentally resolving before sleep bad
closed bis lids, and soothed his
troubled spirit that his first venture
should be his last.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Many a young man in an effort to find
an easy place in life, has let many a gol -
den opportunity pass, which if it had
been taken, would with labor in a few
years have given him a place of ease aod
honor. Let not the present opportunity
pass without patronizing Skiff, the jeweler,
for anything you need in the jewelry line.
LUCY COBB DOTS.
Dr. Lipsgomb has resumed bis
interesting lectures on Shakespeare,
and his many p upils gladly wel
come his return.
We note, with plea-sure, the arri
val of Misses Gray and Routzahn
on Monday last. After a very
lengthy and pleasant holiday, they
have returned to pursue their stu
dies with great interest.
Brilliant Senior.—“ Fraternized,
fraternized—ah. yes, that means a >
kind of father, doesn’t it ?”
We are. at present, very busy pre
paring for the February entertain
ment. which will probably take place
very soon
The Institute yard yesterday
morning, certainly presented a love
ly spectacle. The rain, slowly freez
ing as it fell.covered the trees, vines,
and each blade of grass with a deli
cate coating of ice.
We regret to say that Miss Josie
Walton lias not yet been able to re
turn to the Institute. We hope her
health will be speedily restored.
Miss Pattie Price, one of the old
girls, has gone to Salem, N. C. We
hope that she will find it as delight
ful there as at the L. C. I.
Aye Aye.
SOME 8A V—
That McGough now gets his let*
ters addressed “ Rev. Robt. Me*
Gough, D. D., L. L. D.”
That the best book in the library
on elocution, is one entitled : “Ora
tors and Oratory.” Try it.
That “Gnarl” Broyles is stuck ou
herrings which cost thirty cents a
box.
That Arkwright has sworn off
from smoking cigars, as one he tried
a few nights ago quite overcame him.
That James Garnett Basinger,
since he has started studying Ger
man conversation, says “Common
sie up,” when inviting a friend to
visit him, instead of the usual way.
That the outgoing Reporter staff
is the handsomest it has had iu
years.
That there are many in the Uni
versity who w T ould like to see the lit
erary societies give less attention to
politics, and more to debate.
(Including Editor Pope,) that
“Of all sad words on tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: I’m ‘stuck’again.”
That if the Lucy Cobb young la
dies edit a paper, the University-
Dots will be a very interesting fea
ture of it.
That the class of ’90 is medita
ting giving a german at commence
ment, to be lead by Messrs. Beard
and Poullain.