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LOCALS.
The glass for the library doors
have arrived, and are very hand
some.
Joe Boston wanted a microscope
to look at the eclipse of the moon
with the other night.
Ask Eberhart, of the Law Class,
about his experience with H2S at
the Blackwell Island.
The Law Class has 21 men at
present.
Mr. L ane has joined the Law
Class of the University.
Joe Boston leaves this morning
for a short visit to his home in Ma
rietta.
Editor Maddox and Editor Harts-
field will exchange departments on
the staff of Reporter editors after
this issue.
The college orchestra is now in
full bloom.
Old friends will meet—the stu
dent and the goat.
Why is life like skating? Be
cause it is full of ups and downs.
Lamar Lyndon, while reading an
article in one of the daily papers the
other day about the arrest a*d con
viction of a noted shop lifter in
New York remarked to himself: ‘-I
would like to see any man lift a shop
before I’ll believe a thing like that.
Jno. Upshaw knows a good dog
when he sees it. That is why he fed
the one that walked into his room
early in the morn, and kept it until
advertised for. Charity has it’s re
ward—10c.
Patronize our advertisers, as they
patronize us.
The excellent skating rink at
Beussee’s hall has been an attraction
which has been indulged in by many
of the students during the past
week.
A member of the Junior German
class put it this way, in rather
doubtful grammar: “Professor, I
know the books has come ( because I
seen them.”
It is strange that so many of the
business men of the town cannot af
ford (?)a card in the college paper,
when the students expend annually
in the classic city over one hundred
thousand dollars among these same
merchants.
The Seniors are in a death grapple
with “Electricity” and their despair
ing cries are pitiable in the extreme.
Question in Geology; “How can we
account for oblique damnation? (si
lence by the class),but presumed by
all that the devil-fish was there and
had something to do with it.”
Prof, of Chemistry: “Mr. C—what
is instantaneous combustion?”
Mr. C—: “Why, it is that kind
that’s sooner than quicker.”
The Juniors have just past the
the trials and tribulations of the
Chemistry examination.
McRee, trying to spell sea:—“I
know how to spell sea; it is s-a-e.
No it is s*ee.” While his hearers
are laughing, he secures a dictionary
and spells the word correctly. Ver
ily, the Junior of the present is de
ficient in many respects.
Downing, speaking of his compo
sition said: “My language may not
be exactly right; but I know my
punctuality is perfect.”
The Kerry Gow will be presented
at the Opera House next Friday
night by a talented troup.
Georgia Beta Chapter of S. A. E,
Fraternity, this morning bought the
lot next to Dr. Benedict’s, for the
purpose of erecting a club house up
on it. This must have been what
the BaanersWatchman was referring
to w'hen it stated that a twenty five
thousand dollar club house was to
be built by the students.
The question for debate in the
prize contest in the Demostbenian
Society, which is to occur on the
second Saturday in May, is: “Re
solved, That there should be a prop
erty qualification for voting in the
United States.” We expect a good
debate upon this subject.
The Phi-Kappas’ will elect their
Spring debaters next Saturday.
Don’t fail to take in Kerry Gow at
the Opera House next Friday’.
The Demosthenian Society this morning
selected six men well worthy to represent
her on the occasion of Spring Debate.
Messrs. Harper, Arkwright, Sheffield, Ross,
Johnson and Shackleford, are the lucky
ones. It should now be the purpose of
the debators to make the occasion even
more successful than that of ’87. They
should immediately select a question an d
a judge and make the chapel on the ap-
priate night in May ring with the unadul
terated Demostbenian eloquence. It
would be well for the Phi Kappa’s to
select their debators in the near future
nnd the result will be an eminently suc
cessful and interesting display of forensic
talent.
THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
—A student leave Athens imme
diately after the close of college
without waiting over a few days'to
see his friends(?).
—Poe on skates.
—The students treated at least
eivily by the “Lord High Execu
tioner” of the Commercial.
—The books for enlisting exami
nations close at once.
—The subscribers to the Re
porter remember the Business Man
ager.
—The lecture rooms better venti -
lated.
—Some Lucy Cobb young ladiesi
who are not resting on their merits,
take more exercise.
—A professor that sympathizes
with a student on examination day.
—More of the Mystic Soph. Wild
Cat Club. TheiFshort but sweet ca
reer cannot be so soon forgotten.
—Some external appearance of
our $5,000 on the Surauaey and Stil-
well houses.
ALUMNI NOTES.
Mr. C. C. Rudicil, graduate of the
class of’86, is taking his last course
of lectures in the Atlanta Medical
College.
Mr. W. K. Stansell, of Carters*
ville, Ga., graduate of the class of
’85, has a position in the Treasury
Department, Washington, D. C.
Mr. J. B. Dudley, of the class of
’86, is a student in the Bellvue Hos
pital, New York, preparing to enter
the medical profession.
Mr. W. E. W. Dunson, class of
’82, is a rising atiorney in the city
of Gainesville, Ga.
Messrs. R. F. and A. G. Cassells
of the class of ’86, are rising and
promising young merchants at Mc
Intosh, Ga.
Mr. John R. Slater, of class of’81
is a prominent lawyer in Valdosta,
Ga.
We notice that Mr. Ulysses V.
Whipple, of last year’s graduating
class, has been appointed to a clerk
ship in the Treasury department at
Washington.
They are all worthy young men,
and may they ever be as prosperous
as they deserve, and ever keep the
proud banners of the grand old Uni
versity aloft, and ever up to the
former standard.
at the athenjeum.
It required all the “ weapons and
tools” of which the learned lecturer
treated last evening, to protect those
who were brave enough to venture
out, from tlie inclement *nd rain-
penetrating weather. But as the
worn out newspaper phraseology
goes : “They were amply repaid by
the pleasures of the evening for the
inconveniences encountered in ‘git«
ting thar.’” A large number of the
University’s students can testily to
the delightful hospitality of the Ath
enaeum ; and the delegation from
the University last evening, con
sisting of Messrs. Hardwick,Barnes,
Daniel, Pope, and Collier, found the
evening only too short.
The programme was commenced
by a vocal duet, by Mrs. Hodgson
and Prof. Stralian.
Prof. L. H. Charbonnier, who pre
sided, then introduced himself as
the speaker of the evening. He ex
plained the reasons for his appear
ance before the audience ; how the
solitude of his office was invaded by
Prof. Stralian, who, with his inimi
table smile, enticed him into con
senting to deliver a lecture; his first
intention had been to lecture upon
“Sunlight,” but a sober second
thought decided him to treat of
“Man’s Weapons and Tools.” If
his audience after hearing his first
lecture, did not like it, he expressed
his willingness to step over to the
University, and get his manuscript
ou SunMght. It is needless to say
that but one lecture was read. Prof.
Charbonnier then commenced at the
most primitive tools, and showed
that the present ones were produced
by evolution—a fact that caused
gladness to the heart of our esteem
ed Professor of Chemistry, who was
present. But a sketch of the lecture
would be unjust ; let us hope that
the lecture will be delivered at an
early date, so that all of the Univer
sity may have the privilege of hear
ing it.
An interesting feature of the even
ing, was the expression of opinions
upon the subject under considera*
tion by Profs. Wilcox, White, Bar-
row and Strahan, who were present.
Prof. Wilcox’s speech was his mai
den effort at the Athenaeum, and it
abounded in “jaw breaking” and
mirth-provoking allusions, which af
forded a strange contrast to the
feelings which the finals of said
professor arouse in the minds of his
college disciples.
The guests were then ushered into
the dining room, where delightful
refreshments were served; and with
the music of the waltz sounding in
our ears, ihe writer retired, rejoicing
that the truth of the chestnut, “jews,
niggers and students excluded,’’ had
been disproven. '
RESOLUTIONS OF THE TENNYSON1A N
SOCIETY.
At a called meeting of the Tenny-
sonian, last Monday, Miss Annie
Smith presented the following pre
amble and resolutions, which were
adopted by a rising vote.
B. Tarwater, Sec.
Whereas it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from us, by death r
our loved and respected instructor
of Parliamentary Law and Practice,
Dr. P. II. Mell, therefore be it
Resolved, 1st. That,. as- a society,
we express our heartfelt grief at his
death.
Resolved, 2nd. That the next reg
ular meeting of the Society, Febru
ary 27th, be set apart for a Memo
rial service.
Resolved, 3rd. That our sympa
thies, as a Society, be extended to
the bereaved family, and that the
Secretary be instructed to send
them a, copy of these resolutions.
