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T' jr 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.