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DEVOTED TO TK INTERESTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
VOL. VII.
[THENS, GA., SATURDAY JAN. 21, 1888.
NO. 13
edecate the masses.
The many strikes, lockouts, arid
disturbances of almost every char
acter. which have been so prevalent
in this country for several years
past, are the result or out, croppings
of seeds which have been sown at
some time or other. YVe are con
stantly seeing accounts of many op
ernlives having left their occupa
tions ; of women and children being
placed in utter dearth, and abso
lutely I legging bread for their sus
tenance. Wail upon wai! is unceas
ingly sent up by the masses,and dis
C( i.tent set ms to pervade every line
of business. Is there no remedy for
this ? Are we to complacently re
gartl the working man anti offer no
assistance, no succour? Every year
many people are reutiered homeless
ami thousands of dollars lost., both
to employer and employees, by the
so called labor troubles. One of the
causes of dissatisfaction, and one
v> limb protlucys much harm, is the
want’if education among the mass
es. Here in a land like America,
whete a good system of public
schools is in vogue, oue would rea
suitably expect to find a different
state of affairs. But when we con
sitler how isolated from the world
these laboring people must be ; and
under what serious disadvantages
they are p’aced, we can but pity,and
desist from harsh criticism. The
masses have few opportunities of
attending divine service, and arc
thus deprived of the greatest boon
which could be bestowed upon
man by a beneficent Creator.
In all of our larger cities, where
many thousands of working |e>>ple
reside, steeped as the\ 7 are, in super
stition, vice, and lawlessness of ev
ery kind, can we reasonably expect
to find any element which has a ten
dency to elevate and ennoble human
nat ure? Can we expect a child, reared
in the midst of such environments,
to have a high regard for veracity,
honor, or virtue? To all of these
queries, we are compelled to give a
negative reply. Thus, we see some
of the results of ignorance.
Now, annually, thousands ofemi
grants from foreign countries come
into the United States. These, as a
rule, are of a poor type, morally;
but many of them have received
thorough educations. When they
had seen themselves spurned and
despised in | tv native land; when
they had s ul freezing in the
streets and lied into the elegant
apartments I jfie affluent, and heard
i lie music al (revelry, they said t,<
themselves. Why should I be so
low and tin y > high? 1 am as well
educated is hey are; I am of as
good family! themselves; and yet,
they do notMgn to regard me.’ - —
I'll us they Ipoquized, until they,
in extremiBsperation, resolved to
try their f tines in the ‘-New
World.” .Y : n they have arrived,
they begin If.ching and dissemina
ting their f<||floctrines. They, lie
ing ed uc a iff are fully capacitated
to influenclfq minds of the work
ing classes,' 1
Now, if | .masses were educated
and were J^reil to think and act
for themsiii Alley would reject the
fiery teaeti;S of these wily men
w ho are delving t hem; but.-is it is.
they are dtiled about in any din e
lion. Au:k sis make their speecli
. . a i, 1 tiia ^ . bva; ,i,g ii',‘ nife
lt belly whicis offered them, are
ready to resnto any means to ob
tain il ; but l netful ts prove futile.
-Shall Ami-riiAntinue to nourish
llie vipers of -M'ehy and Socialism?
Shall vile mi i>iiLiiitie to incite the
masses to mu-r, rapine and aliso.
lute revuliiiin To t hese questions
every Irue Aiicati shouts with all
tile energy <>l I nature, No! No.
Down with ui! May they be
crushed lieliJ they vitiate our
church, or poiL and may they lie
consigned to enal doom.
Now, the reily lies to a great ex
tent in cdncui. Bet us educate
Lite masses, t us acknowledge
them as brols. After they are
educated, there then capacitated
to represent lli class in all legis
lative bodies; y are competent to
vote properly, d perform all civil
and religious |ties. There is a
great gulf betm a poor laborer
and an eleganfotieman; but that
gulf is spann by the one word,
Education. Yn the day dawns,
in which univa.1 education shall
be known, a t impetus will be
g'veu to our ws country. Every
American heaiiil pulsate for joy
and our greattpublic will stand
forth, Queen onions. H. FI.
The balcony the most popular
place wi h the deDts at the New
Opera House.
AL VMM DO TS.
In looking over the Centennial
Catalogue, our eyes chanced to fall
on the names of some of Georgia’s
noblest sons ; and although deatl,
yet their names live after them.
Many of Georgia's bravest aud most
brilliant sons were graduates of the
State University. Among the most
prominent are the f-lmwiiig ;
Hon. A. H. Stephens graduated
here in 1832. He was a successful
lawyer, afterwards elected a member
of the United States Congress, then
to tile Vice Presidency of t he Con
federacy, then re-e ected to the U.
8. Congress, and last of all, died
serving his fellow countrymen as
Governor,
Judge Hersehel V. Johnson re
ceived It is diploma at this College
in 1834. He was.elected a mem Iter
of the U. S. Congress, afterwards
served for a number of years as
Judge of the Superior Court, then
Governor of the State of Georgia. |
Hon. Howell Cobh, of the same]
elass was also an honored citizen. 1
lie was a member of lit- U. S. Con
gress in 1843-1851, Governor of
Georgia in lsol '52. member of tlm]
U. S. Congress 1855 '57. Secretary
U. S. Treasury lS57-'60. President
of Provisional Congress of llie Con
federate Stales 1861. Colonel of the
16th Georgia Regiment Confederate
States army, Brigadier and Major
General in the same.
Hot). Benjamin H. Hill completed
the course in 1844. He was an em
inent lawyer, a member of the Ga.
Legislature, also member of Senate
of Georgia Legislature. Confederate
Slates Senator, member of the U 8.
Senate ami Congte-s.
Bishop George F. Pierce gradtta-j
ted herein 1829. lie was elected!
President of Emory College; Bishop:
of Lite Methodist Episcopal church.
South.
Are the lives of such men not
worthy of our imitation ? Are their
examples of unceasing energy and
perseverance not. fitting for us to
pattern after ? YVliy certainly they
are. Then let us renew our resolu
tions, pul on new zeal, stir up new
energy, endeavor to make our call
ing and election sure, and like these
men we may have our names enroll
ed on the list of honor and fame
and if not we will certainly make
life a success, and that is the grand
est victory after all. “The lives of
great men all remind us that we like
them mat make our liv-’s sublime.”
Brilliant—Their eloquence pealed
forth in the halls of our congress.
Reverend Statesmen—They dis
played their skill at the helm of
their govern treats.
Eininent Lawyers, and Judges of
Law—They evidently demonstrated
the fact by the success which they
achiev'd.
Brule Genera's.—The records of
the late war show for themselves.
An', eloquent and eminent Divine.
—Is beyond a shadow of a doubt.
But they are dead; their nodies
have gone to decay, and their bones
arc mouldering in the clay. Yet
vying, they not only left foot prints
on iliesurns of time, but epitaphs
insc i 'ed up n the p ges of history,
and names etched upon the hearts
of their country men. Hortorod in
pie, honored though dead!
LXCIIASGES.
For i tie henelit of any tine who may
feel interested in the Exchai g. s of
the Reporter, we will publish in our
next issue a lull list.
The Aegis is especially noted for the
excellency of its literary productions
Among other exchanges,we are very
much pleased to note the North YY r ex
tern College Chronicle. Tliis mag
azine is issued monthly and contains
s une spirited articles,and we quote
a short paragraph from oue entitled
‘•lot- true ideal of wealth”—Man
is a most anxious creature. YVil-
lmgiy rejecting his Creator's tender
care and kindness—sits up his own
dumb unfeeling idols. To-day, as
in ages past, the narrow minded
masses in the worship of Mammon
are never satisfied until llis shrines
can no longer hold the charming ore
of their sacrifices. This craze for
riches becomes a more inveterate
enemy to humanity than the despic
able evil of drunkenness or the det
estable vice ofguuliUng. The drun-
katd can be reformed,the gambler
checked, but the miser is incorrig
ible. YY’e may safely assert that the
evils of our age, whether political,
social, or mortal are, in a greater or
less degree, attributable to the love
for ntouey or the misuse of the same.*
The University will be well repre
sented at Booth ife Barrett, in At
lanta.