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rainy evening, by the young ladies;
and all, to use the words of Squibob,
“ went berry as a marriage raell.”—
The young couple received the warm
congratulations of their friends with
great dignity and grace. The enter
tainment was given at the house of
Dr. Wm. King, Jr. We cannot ex
press too earnestly, our thanks for
t he kindness of himself and his excel
lent lady.
Young Mens’ Christian Associa
tion.—Mr. Geo. T. Goetciiius led
the last weekly Prayer Meeting. His
visit to Athens will give great p!eas«
ure to all who remember him as a
student in 1868. His examination,
and the preaching of his trial sermon
before the Presbytery at Lexington,
last week, were abundantly satisfac
tory. Prof Broun will deliver a lec
ture to the members of the Associa
tion, on Thursday evening, May sth.
The Sunday afternoon lecture, by
the Chancellor, of the first Sunday in
each month, is delivered especially to
the Association. To all these lec
tures and to the weekly prayer meet
ings, the students of the College are
cordially invited.
Ugly Club.— This popular insti
tution has been organized. The
elections, appointments, &c., will
transpire soon, the report whereof
will afford a rich treat to the readers
of “ ye local’s” effusions.
&(£s* Since the above short
graph was written and put in type,
the students of the University have
met en masse, to elect their represen
tatives for the exhibition, which
night preceding Commencement
week. The enthusiasm manifested
by the students on this occasion was
just such as every one would expect
y from Gfellege bßys. The programme
calls for the Ugly Man, Pretty Man*
Ladies’ Man, Vain Man, Lazy Man,
College Baby, College Bore and Cri
tic.
The many efforts to organize an
Ugly Club, which have heretofore
proved so futile, have at last been
crowned with success. We will not
bo so ungelierotis as to attribute the
failures of the last two classes to a
want of material; for, besides being
iingallant, 1t would sbow a painful
deficiency in msthetili taste. Indeed,
considering material indispensable to
such an drganization,a'n€ considering
the qualjty indicated, by the epithet
that this article, as «no*of the
prime essentials of such mdtorial, it
is greatly to be wondered bow we
ever managed to introduce this new
feature into our University ; for it is
glaringly evident that the present lot
of students is a perfect galaxy of
beauty.
The selections were very judicious.
(Every one who has for a moment
studied the physiognomy of the ven
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
erable Editorial Corps will not be
surprised to learn that not one of us
has been slighted.) Mr. R H. John*
ston, Jr., of Griffin, Ga., was favored
with tho Presidency. We cannot
believe that our fellow students con
sidered him a type of deformity ; but
we suppose that this fact will not
interfere with his guarding the ugli
ness of those whom he has under his
charge. The following is the result
of the election :
Ugly Man, Mr. W. D. Trammell;
Pretty Man, Mr. W. A. Broughton ;
Ladies’ Man, J. B. B. Smith; Vain
Man, Mr. Clarence Angier; Lazy
Man, O. A. Bull; College Baby, Mr.
Sam Adams; College Bore, Mr. P.
W. Martin; Critic, Mr. W. B. Hill.
It is the function of this officer to
wind up the Club’s celebration by a
general review or summary of the
proceedings.
Mr. W. A. Shorter presents the
boots to tho Ugly Man ; Mr. W. Des
sau.thc band-box to the pretty man;
Mr. G. A Howell, the garter to the
ladies’ man; Mr. I. P. Hutchison,
the looking-glass to the Vain Man;
Mr J. L. Brookes, the rockingrchair
to the lazy man; Mr. J. M. Goss, the
stick of candy to the baby, and Mr.
N. E. Harris, the anger to the Col
lege bore.
We do sincerely hope that the gen
tlemen will lake courage from this
mark of approbation from their fel
low students, and persevere in these
their predominant propensities, until
what is now, perhaps, but a puerile
whim, will culminate in an honorable
profession. Feeling confident that
tho exhibition will be eminently suc
cessful, we extend to ail lovers of hu
mor and wit, a most cordial invita
tion to attend.
Our correspondents and con
tributors will bear from us in our
next issue. Please bear with us.
‘ A College Joke to Cure the Dumps.’
...Some of the Geology class are
able to speak from experience con
cerning the properties of certain spe
cimens of quartz.
...A certain delinquent student bo
seeched his Professor, last week, to
*
pump him full of Hydrogen gas, in
order that he might rise.
...Why ace the quarrels of rival
lovers like questions as to tho genus
of flowers ? Because, they are set
tled by their pistils. (Overhaul your
-botany, and you will see the point.)
...Wbat age is the most delightful
in life ? Marr^-age.
...A man \tants to know if tho
New York Rail Road has a Grand
Trunk, where is the elephant?
...Problem in Calculus.—ls oats
are worth twenty cents a bushel, bow
long will it V»ke a blind horse to eat
a peck ?
...Wby is mending a broken leg
like composing an epitaph ? It is
writing an l e g (elegy.)
...Work for the dentists. Tore
move the snags from the mouth of
the Mississippi.
...Why was the Chivalric era call
ed the Bark ages ? Because the
Knights predominated then.
... We wonder if Hamlet was think
ing of his mother when he said — u an
eye like Mars to threaten and com
mand ”
...What word is it that improves
by removing the initial letters ?
Dr in k—Ri n k—l nk.
...What word is that whose first
syllable expresses equality ; its bos
cond, inferiority, and the two togeth
er, superiority ? Match less.
...Why are large hotels like little*
niggers’ heads ? The big bugs put
up there.
...A shoemaker is somewhat of a
clergyman. He fits men’s soles for
their last resting place.
...A friend assures us that during
the eloquent speech of Mr. Dash, in
his Society, it was so still you could
hear —a cannon shoot.
...Says Dana—“ The siphinicle of
the Goniatites is dorsal !” Well, who
didn’t know that ?
...Why is it true that “ of making
many books there is no end ?” Be
cause they are hound to last.
...There’s a man at Randolph Ma
con College so ugly that he has to
get up every night to rest his face. —
With six frow'ns he can kill a bull
dog.
...The planet Jupiter is said to be
so called in honor of a Jew named
Peter, who discovered it.
...A small waist is a great waste—
of life, health and beauty.
...A correspondent who thought to
flatter one of our former Congress
men, addressed him as the “ Ex Hon.
John, &c.”
...What’s the difference between
an independent old Dutchman and a
novice in the Skating Rink ? One
brews his ale ; the other ails with,
bruises .
It
...Why is a man who stabs an as
sociate impolite ? Because he cuts
his acquaintance. •
...Very Natural. That candidates
who expect to beat should run.
...Rejected lover—as be got up to
leave—“ Madam, you have kicked
one of the rising young men of tho
State!”
...What port harbors more trash
than any other? A Sophomore’s
Port-folio.
...Why is a plagiarist like blotting
paper ? He absorbs only whatotk
ers have written.
...Tho apples of Eden were eaten
by the first pair.
...In what part of the day did Ad
am sin ? When Eve came.
...Pleasure is like a hornet—gene
rally ends with a sting.
jpf €)OTpi,
HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COL
LEGE.
Previous to the year 1821, tho
State authorities had designed that
the revenue of the University should
come from the rents of the lands be
longing to the institution. But at or
about this time, it became apparent
that such a plan was inexpedient.—
The lands were butchered by tho
tenants, and their value was, in con
sequence, declining, lienee the Les
gislature, in 1821, passed an xlet re
quiring said lands to be sold, and tho
proceeds, one hundred thousand dol
lars, to be invested in Bank stock.
The College was to be allowed an
interest of at least eight per cent, on
this sum —which constitutes its pre
sent permanent endowment. If tho
Bank stock paid an interest of ten
per cent, the College was to receive
ten thousand dollars; if it paid less
than eight per cent., the Treasury of
the State would make up tho defi
ciency.
From this explanation, we see how
incorrect is the notion of some of our
public men that the State pays tho
College a bounty of eight thousand
dollars per year. It was doubtless
under this mistaken impression, that
military authority interposed in ’67,
and cut off the supply of annual
funds. So far from being a gratuity,
the yearly payment of the above
mentioned sum is a debt.
The same act of 1821, provided
that fifteen thousand dollars from tho
proceeds of the sale of the lands,
should be appropriated for the erec
tion of anew edifice on the Collego
Campus. This is familiarly known
as the “ new College building;” and
its corner-stone registers as the date
of its construction, the year 1822.
Wbat is known as the “ old College
building,” was erected in 1801, the
adjacent lands being donated by John
Milledge, whose liberality sbould be
commemorated by mention in this
history.
In 1830, an Act was passed to in
crease the number of Trustees to
twenty-eight. This is the present
constitution of the Board. By the
same-Act the sum of len thousand
dollars was loaned the University
for the purpose of rebuilding tho
College edifice, which had been de
stroyed by fire, and of replacing tho
apparatus and library. This loan
was scrupulously paid back to tho
State Treasury. These trahsactions
are interesting, as showing that the
negotiations between the Legislature
and the University have been like
those between man and man; net
like those between pensioner and
pensioned.
We have seen that the University
was incorporated in 1784. We can
but be reminded of that New Testa-