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College Personals.
J. R. McCleskey, graduate of the
regular course of’66, and of the law
department of’69, is now practicing
in Athens.
Samuel Lumpkin, who shared the
Ist Honor of ’66, is now practicing
law in Amerieuß. There, as in this
section of the State, his superior t,al
ent has won for him golden opinions.
He is rising rapidly in his profession''
and bids fair to take a prominent
stand among Georgia’s lawyers.
H. YV. Woodruff, class of ’69, hav
ing no desire for the rough and tum
ble of professional life, is merchandi
zing in Columbus.
A. C. Howze, ’69, who last spring
won her for whom he longed , in Ath
ens, is now practicing law in Marion,
Ala. All reports from his country, tell
us that he is doing well. The well
wishes of the Collegian are with you
and yours, Gus.
H. B. Van Epps, 2d Honor of ’69,
and graduate in the law of ’7O, is now
following his profession in Atlanta.
For the last twelve months, in addi
tion to pursuing bis studies in the
University, he taught school in this
place—giving perfect satisfaction to
his patrons.
A J. Orr, Civil Engineer of ’6B, is
book-keeper in the Insurance Agen
cy of Messrs. Turpen & Ogden, Mas
con. He himself, has given up the
agency for celebrated perfumery,
which be had in his College days.
R. A. Clayton, class ’6l, is mer
chandizing in Cartersville. He is a
partner in the firm, and is, we be
lieve, doing a flourishing business.
A few months ago, he led one of the
blooming young ladies of his town to
the hymenial altar.
" o happy they whom gentle stars unite, and in
one fate
Their hearts, their fortunes, and their beings
blend.”
W. B. Bonnell, after graduating
with distinction in the department of
Civil Engineering, accepted an im
portant and lucrative situation on
the Savannah, Griffin and North Ga.
Rail Road.
L. L. McCleskey, class ’6B, is clerk
ing in the Drug Store of Messrs.
Longs & Billups. He is ayoung man
of fine business capacity.
H. M. Green, Junior of ’6B, prepar
ed himself for the profession of law
and was admitted to the bar in Ma
con, after a very creditable and
searching examination.
H. C. Hamilton, in the Engineer
Department of ’6B, is employed on
one of the rail roads in No. Ca.
J. H. Carlton, ’6B, is studying
Pharmacy. From his close attention
to that art, we predict that he will
command the success which diligent
application will attain.
...The word debt is formed by the
initial letters of —Dun Every Body
Twice. Credit is formed by initials
of—Come Regular Every Day, I’ll
Trust.
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The exercises of the University
have again been resumed. Most of
last term’s students have returned,
and quite a number of new names
have been added to the list. The
Campus, which a few weeks ago ap
peared deserted, is now alive with
busy, bustling students, eager to
make rapid p*ogress in their several
The present term ex
tends to thh fifteenth of December,
at which time the Sophomore Class
will have the pleasure of competing
for the medal which has heretofore
been won at Commencement.
Tbo Senior Class has as yet receiv
ed no new addition to its members.
The Engineer and Law Depart
ments have a larger attendance than
they have had for several years past.
There are four members of the
Freshman Class. Poor little Fresh !
We sympathize with you, toiling no
bly at the foot of the ladder; but
persevere and in time you will gain
“ the heights.”
A street car, drawn by horses, run
ning from the Post Office to the De
pot has been decided on, and meas
ures taken for building the car and
laying the track. This is an im
provement which Athens has long
felt the need of, and now demon
strates that the enterprise of her cit
izens keeps pace with the spirit of
the time#.
The Ladies’ Fair, for the purpose
of raising funds to better equip the
Athens Fire Comp’y, No. 1, will be
held in Deupree’s Hall, Thursday,
15th Sept., afternoon and night!—
Come one! come all! and assist in
the noble work. Thisentertainment
is expected to be one of the best of
the kind ever held in Athens. Ad
mission is only one dollar, and the
ticket purchased will buy articles to
that amount after entering. Hurrah
for the Fair; three cheers for the
Ladies, and success to the veteran
band of Firemen !
Curiosities of Literature.
Some love-entranced literateur be
ing asked for an essay on the Metre
of English verso, produced the fol
lowing:
“ There’s a metre dactyllic, spondaic,
A metre for laugh and for moan,
But the metre alone not y>rosaic,
Is the meet her by moonlight alone.”
An English connoisseur in etN
quettegets off the following stricture
on the French and their language :
“ They call their chaises chairs,
They call their letters billies,
They call cheir mothers mares,
And call their daughters fillies /”
...Love in the Indian language is
“ Scbimlendamowitchewagin.”
...When is a young man’s arm like
the Gospel ? When it maketh glad
the waist places.
For the Georgia Collegian.
A Handsome Present.
At our last meeting, the Phi Kaps
pa Society received the very hand
some present from that distinguished
scholar and author, Dr. N. C. Brooks,
Ij L. D., of Baltimore. Among the
readable works, are tbreo volumes,
Parthenian Magazine, Brooks’ Mexi
can War, and Brooks’ Literary Ams
aranth, all of which are peculiarly
interesting, and possess unusual me
rit. We notice also, that some of his
text-books have already gone thro’
the I4th edition, which is evidence
sufficient, of their superior excellence.
In addition to their literary merit,
the high moral and religious tone of
his works will ever entitle them to
prominence in our schools and col
leges. Dr. Brooks is a Southern au
thor, and for 21 years has been Pres*
ident of the Baltimore Female Col
lege, one of the first educational in
stitutions in the South.
In behalf of the Phi liappa Socie*
ty, wo heartily thank you, Dr.
Brooks, for your kindness, and rest
assured that you will ever be remem
bered with feelings of gratitude by
us. We are proud to say that the
name of Dr. Brooks has been added
to our honorary roll. Pm Kappa.
Indian Names—Their Meanings.
Altamaha—the placo ofthe village.
Atlanta—sea beyond Mt. Atlas.
Chattahoochee—figured or painted
stone.
Mississippi—great and long river.
Missouri—muddy.
Montpelier—mountain oftheyoung
girls.
Ocmulgee—the rivers, the water
ceurses.
Oconee—watercourse,small river.
Ohio—beautiful.
Tallahassee—old town.
Tallapoosa—swift water.
Tallulah—terrible.
Tuccoa—beautiful.
Thronateeska—fli n t.
Vermont—green mountains.
Tennessee—river of the Big Bend.
Oregon—rivor of the West.
Wisconsin—wild rushing channel
Nebraska—water valley, shallow
river. •
Minnesota—cloudy water, whitish
water.
Michigan—a weir for fish.
Memphis—temple of the good God.
Massachusettt—Blue Hills.
Kentucky—at the head of a river.
Kansas—emoky water, also good
potato.
lowa —drowsy or sleepy ones.
Illinois—tribe of men.
Florida —land of flowers.
Dahlonega—place of gold.
Dacotah—leagued, allied.
Connecticut—upon the long river.
Colorado—red or colored.
China —the middle nation.
Chicago —skunk.
Chesapeake—great waters.
Alabama —here we rest.
Tour to the Falls and Mountains.
Dear Collegian: —lt was our privi
lege and pleasure, to spend a portion
of vacation among the Mountains, at
the Falls, and at other places of note,
in North Georgia. Such a pleasure
as this, may well be, und doubtless
is, envied by many of your fellow
students and friends. You could not
share it with us, we would be glad to
share with you and your readers
whatever joy we may have felt.
How delightful, after seven months
of close confinement, hard study and
pent-up want of recreation, to feel
that you are free ! Free, for a while,
from books, to chase the panting
deer, to angle on the river’s side, to
climb the mountain’s height, and
breathe its fresh and fragrant air !
Free as the summer’s wind that whis
pers through and stirs the foliage of
the forest in which you sport. Such
thoughts are pleasant; the realiza
tion of such thoughts is perfectly
splendid. And now, how shall wo
begin to tell about our visit? We
may begin, but to tell about it is a
harder task. However, after several
pleasant days of travelling, we reach*
ed the base of Yonah, a mountain
about a nnilo in height, and one as
cended by most persons who visit
that section. Yonah is almost en
tirely covered with trees and shrub
bery, with here and there a mass of
rock which can bo seen for miles
On one side, is a precipice some 900
feet in depth, adown whose stony
steeps we hurled rocks large and
small, and watched them as they
bounded from cleft to cloft and crash
ed among the bushes in the awful
gulf below. From above this preci
pice, the view was awful, grand, sub
lime. Far as the eye could reach,
peak after peak arose, valley after
valley retreated in the distance, un
til all became a mingled mass of
mountain, vale and sky. The hazi
ness of the atmosphere prevented
objects appearing distinctly, but now
and then houses were seen and little
villages stretching themselves far
away. Floating shadows and reflec
tions of the floating clouds appeared,
and gave the whole scene the ap
pearance of one huge picture. Stone
Mountain has frequently been seen
from Yonah, and Atlanta too, they
say, which is distant some sixty
miles. At length, the hour arrived
when we must retrace our steps, and
lingeringly we bade farewell to the
scenes that had for some time held
us transfixed, amazed. The moun
tain breeze was bracing, and gave a
vigor and hilarity to our feelings we
had not experienced for months.—
Soon after we descended, the Heav
ens were opened, and the crystal
drops began to fall. Just then, we
watched the mountain, and tho view
was such as we had never seen bes
fore. The clouds, unfolding them-
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