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i 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.