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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- 5