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ATHENS, QA.
Saturday Morning, Sept. 17, 1870.
Published by the Literary Societies of the University.
EDITORIAL CORPS.
G. R. GLENN,
Term Editor from the two Societies.
PM Kappa Society. Denosthenian Society.
G. A. HOWELL, J. L. HARDEMAN,
G. G. RANDELL. I. L. BROOKES.
Executive Committee.
P. H. MELD, JR., I A. A. MDRPHET,
B. A. DENMARK. | E. G. SIMMONS.
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legian,” Athens, Ga.
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figs* Contributions solicited from the Alumni
of the College, the students at the institutions
of learning throughout this State and other
States; and from the friends of the University
generally.
Our Future.
It has been the fate of papors pub
lished heretofore at our University,
to die at a very early age. Will such
be the fate of the Collegian? We
hope not. See how rapidly it has
risen from nothing to its present
highly reputable station among the
College journals of the South! It
may still go on “climbing the
heights,” until it stands unrivalled,
upon the topmost pinnacle of College
Literature.
We affirm that it can attain such a
degree of eminence. Butuv'W it reach
that desirable position? That's the
question. The Editors will not be
lacking in their duty. Tbo Term
Editor pledges his every spare mo
ment from text books to the promo
tion of the paper’s interests, and the
Associate Editors will do all in their
power to make our united efforts
successful. But aid must come from
some other source. We must have
the co-operation of the Alumni and
under graduates. Every Alumnus of
the University ought to take the
Collegian. He will always find in its
columns some sweet souvenir of the
halcyon days spent at Athens. Arid
we make an appeal to the Students.
Your paper cannot be sustained with
out money. The young men to
whom you have confided your charge
may do much, but your money will
do more. Let every member of the
University come up then and subs
scribe at once. Don’t say that your
roomsmate takes it—subscribe for it
THE GEORGIA CP TjLEGrAN -
yourself. Do ycu not remember that
you will want a file of it as a relic of
your College life ?
The prime object of the paper is to
bring out the talent of the College;
to offer our young men a medium
through which to convey their first
young efforts with the pen. All the
classes will, then, send in iheir con
tributions. The Soph’s and Fresh
will not be afraid of having their
Mss rejected. It is true that it is
sometimes mortifying to have our
darling essay or petted theory cast
aside. But “try again,” remember
ing that you are not the first that
have been thus disappointed, and
that no one—not even the Editors—
will know that it was your paper.—
Upon looking over the old papers of
the preceding Editors we found a
monstrous budget of unpublished es
says, but the sealed envelops contain
ing the names of the several authors
were still unbroken.
Exchanges.
The Williams Review is out with
its Semper Honos, Nomenque tuum
Landesque manebunt. We welcome
it as promising to be one of the first
College Reviews in the South. With
such able contributors as it has se
cured, we predict for it a successful
future.
The Folio is said to have a larger
circulation than all other musical pa
pers combined. It is edited by Dex
ter Smith, the well known song wri
ter. The publishers offer To send a
specimen copy containing over dol
dollar’s worth of new music, beautiful
songs and piano pieces, to any one
free. Send for it. Address, White,
Smith & Perry, Boston, Mass.
Every parent and Sunday School
Teacher and officer ought to have the,
American S. S. Worker. The August
number contains very good original
and selected articles, and a popular
and excellent lesson for the Sabbath
School for each Sabbath, with two
pages of matter to aid the teacher on
each lesson. It is published at St.
Louis. Price, $1 50 per annum.
We are glad to find the Monthly
Review among our exchanges It is
an excellent journal, full of valuable
reading matter. The question often
asked, “ where does coal oil come
from,” is answered in the August
number.
Thanks.
The Collegian returns many thanks
to Capt. A. O. Bacon, of Macon, for
the interest manifested by him, in its
behalf, while returning home from
our late Commencement. If a few
other Alumni of old Franklin would
but show the same interest in our
welfare, we would soon double our
subscription list.
...The girl question. When will
gold reach pa ?
Rome, Ga.
One of olss p Edltorial Corps has
just returned l% rorn a V,B,t two or
three weeks, to Moutain
City.” He speakV?J n the most S low
ing terms of his and 118
a city that sits, entir roned on kills
of the Etowah, Qu^ en Oeor
gia. i
While Rome a ‘ eit 7 of
importance, it is\ a^8 ° a
place, and we can P re dict/£p
it a glorious in
which she will be not only queen of
North Georgia, but from her throne
of beauty will sway the State
of the South, yea, with her lef/t hand
she will beckon and the Might}' East
w T ill pour revenue into her coffers;
she will wave with her right, and the
Great West will yield its rich pro
ducts; her regal brow will pmile as
sent and the far famed Indies will
strew treasures and luxuries around
her throne.
Such predictions may seem vision
ary and unattainable, but we have
only to consider what are almost
facts, to be thoroughly convinced of
their truth and practicality. The
facts are : that two Rail Roads to the
place have only recently been com
pleted, and three more in prospect,
the building of two of which is almost
an absolute certainty. Besides the
Rail Roads, which will directly con
nect Rome with the sea-board, with
the East and the West, there will be
the Coosa river, which will give it
water communication with the Gulf.
Aside from all these, the fertility
and natural wealth of the surround
ing country is sufficient to build up
any city in the world. In thebosom
of a vast coal and iron region, Romo
will become a large manufacturing
and exporting town—its exports ma
ny and its imports few, what will
prevent its being a large and pros
perous city.
Educational intorests are not neg
lected either, in this modern “ City
of the Ctesars.” Appreciating the
advantage of mental culture and at
tainment upon the progress and civ
ilization of communities, this city is
the liberal encourager of good schools,
and at present can boast as good,
perhaps, as any other city in the
State,.of similar surroundings and in
fluences In regard to mental culti
vation and refinement, the Rome and
Athens of Georgia bear nearly the
same relation as did those Cities of
Antiquity, and we hopein future, that
the modern Rome mindful of this fact
will largely patronize the institutions
of learning in the modern Athens.
Our brother will never forget his
visit; often in fancy, will ho view
tho valleys, the green velvetted
vales of the Etowah, the Coosa, and
the Oostananla; and often in imagi
native strolls will he admire the
black-eyed beauties, and blue-browed
hills of “ The Mountain City.”
Graves’ Mountain.
Situated near the boundary line of
Wilkes and Lincoln counties, is a
beautiful and picturesque mountain,
named after one of the oldest settlers
Graves’ Mountain. It is the only
elevation of any height for miles
around—looming up amid the numes
roue hills, as a giant among a race of
dwarfs. Its sides are easily ascend
ed —huge masses of rock lie scattered
inete(7 direction, seemingly frown
ing upon’t&P visitor like grim senti
nels on the ramparts. Advancing
higher up, the view is enchanting.—
On one side, over widely extended
fields of flowery verdure and those
whitening with the snow of summer,
is seen the majestic grovo at Mount
Sylvan, one of the loveliest spots in
Middlo Georgia; while on the other
side, in the far distance, roll onward
to their home in the Atlantic, tho
clear, crystal waters of the beautiful
Savannah. In the eastern sky is vi
sible the waving outline of the Pal
metto State, stretching as far as the
eyo can reach, when it is lost beneath
the horizon. Several towns, with
their fine churches, tall steeples, and
splendid residences, may also bo seen,
from the summit, glistening in the
distance, like ice-bergs on a dark
blue sea.
Such is part of the scenery viewed
from this romantic place. A small
cave extends a short distance under
one of the largest bowlders of rock,
said to have been once the habitation
of a wolf, called the Wolf’s Den
Excursion parties arc frequently
made to this mountain, and all are
delighted with its situation and tho
view from the summit.
Look to Your Laurels!
In days gone by, the Dixie Base
Ball Club of our University, stood at
the head of Georgia Clubs. The
Gate City Club of Atlanta, was the
acknowledged champion of Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee. In tho
match with our boys, two years ago,
the score stood, Gate City, thirteen ;
Dixie, fifty-two. Since then, base
ball has almost entirely died out here.
But, students of the University, look
to your laurels ! The approaching
Fair at Macon, offers a premium, not
only to the best nine, but also to the
best player. We have been inform
ed that the State Fair at Atlanta
does likewise. Can not the Univer
sity now furnish a nine, which, tho’
not equal to the “ first nine Dixie,”
yet are able to bfc first to day ? See
to it boys! The Junior Class has
some fine players, while the Senior
could furnish a few. Besides this,
the exercise of the game should be a
sufficient incentive to the organiza
tion of a first class Club. Then would
the pale faces of some of our fellow
students put on a healthy hue.
Three things to think about—Life,
death and eternity.