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honored on account of bis Christian
virtues.
Judge Wile}’ W. Mason was born
and raised in Putnam county, where
he resided till he removed to Alaba
ma. He was a stirring member of
the Demosthenian Society. He was
twice married; his first wife being
Miss Martha Cunningham, of Greene
county, Ga. Ilis second wife was an
Alabama lady. He was a delegate
from Putnam county, to the great
Antis Tariff Convention which met in
Milledgevilie, in 1832. Ho moved to
Alabama after his first marriage, and
there soon earned for himself an en
viable name, having been honored
with the ermine of the Supreme
Court (for many years) ; he also was
State Chancellor—which office he fill
ed with great credit to himself, up to
his death last year.
J C. Patterson, a member of the
Phi Kappa Society, while in College,
was a very fine scholar. From 1823
to 1825, he was a tutor in his Alma
Mater, after which he entered the
Presbyterian ministry.
Turner H. Trippe hailed from old
Putnam. He bore off the Valedicto
ry, at the same time standing well in
the Demosthonian Society. Twice
was he Solicitor General in the Wes
tern Circuit About 1835, he moved
into the Cherokee Circuit, where he
was Judge of ‘the Supeiior Court for
several years. There he lived until
within the last two years, when he
died.
J. P. Waddeli, son of Ilev. Dr. Mo
scs Waddell, was born in Columbia
county, January 4th, 1801. When
sixteen or seventeen years old, he
taught school for somo time, after
which ho went to Princeton, whore
he pursued his studies for two years,
1818 and ’l9 ; after which he came to
Franklin College, entering the Ju
nior class. He soon connected him
self with the Phi Kappa Society, and
was one of her prominent members.
He, with George Young, was elected
orator lor the Commencement of
1821,'as there were not enough Se
niors to make the public day interes
ting.
In 1822, he graduated with the
Salutatory, or in other words, shared
the honor with Trippe —for then, no
discrimination was made between
salutatory and valedictory. The day
alter his graduation, he was elected
tutor, which position he held two
years. Soon after graduation, ho
married Miss Frances W. Hull, who
is still living in Athens with her son,
Prof W. H. Waddell. After giving
up the position of tutor, he moved to
Wiilington, S O, and there taught
•the school formerly his father’s, three
years, at the expiration of which
tune he was elected Hector of Rich
mond Academy, in Richmond coun
ty, Georgia. This position he filled
seven years, after which he returned
to Wiliington, and taught a large
school till the latter part of 183d,
when ho was elected Professor of An
eient Languages in the University.
This position he held uninterrupted
ly for twenty years; then turning
his back upon the University, he tra
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
veiled westward In Montgomery,
Ala., he taught school three years;
after which he secured a place in the
Executive office, holding it three
years. These three years were the
only years of rest from tho arduous
duties of schools and colleges, that he
had enjoyed since he was sixteen
years old. His whole life was one
incessant labor in bebalf of literary
pursuits; and even in advanced life,
the desire to labor in its cause was
paramount to all others. So leaving
Montgomery, ho returned to Athens,
and here taught a small class up to a
few weeks before his death. On
May 29th, 1867, ho bid farewell to
earth and earth’s cares, feeling that
though his life was one of toil, yet he
was compensated in the conscious
ness that he had done much for the
youth of Georgia, that would live af
ter him.
Benjamin F. Ward, a member of
the Demosthenian Society, came to
College from Jasper county, but is
now farming in Butts, where be lives
in comfort, with a loving family
around him.
Lucius L. Wittich, was born and
raised in Morgan county. After gra
duation, be was admitted to the bar
in Madison, where he continued to
reside. He was tho first President
of Madison Female College. He died
in Madison, while still a young man;
one who was held in the highest es
nutation, and who possessed the ve
ry finest talents.
Base Ball.
The members of the University
Nine have challenged the Gate City
B ,B. C., of Atlanta, for a match
game, to take place on Saturday,
during the approaching Fair. The
following gentlemen selected from
tho College at large, compose the
“ University Nine”:—Messrs Bell.
W. A.; Brown, W. R ; Collier, II
L. ; Dessau, W.; Glenn, H. C.;
Murphey, A. A.; Niles, A.; Phini
zy, L ; Walker, W. B.
Charles Dickens’ Counsel to Stu
dents.
In a recent speech at Birmingham.
Mr. Dickens said : “To the students
generally I have had in my mind,
first, to commend the short motto in
two words : Courage —Persevere.
This is motto of a friend and worker.
Not because the eyes of Europe are
upon them, for I don’t in tho least
believe it; nor because the eyen of
even England aro upon them, for I
don’t in tho least believe it; not be
cause their doings will be proclaimed
with blast of trumpet at street-cor
tiers, for no such musical performance
will take place; nor because self
improvement is at all certain to lead
to worldly success; but simply be
cause it is good and right of itself,
and because being so, it does as
suredly bring with it its own re
sources and its own rewards. 1
would farther commend to them a
very wise and witty piece of advice
on the conduct of the understanding,
Iby Rev. Sydney Smith—wisest and
wittiest of the friends 1 have lost.—
He says : “ There is a piece of fop
pery which is to be cautiously
guarded against—the foppery of
universality, of knowing ail science,
and excelling in all arts, chemistry,
mathematics, algebra, dancing, his
tory, reasoning, riding, fencing, Low
Dutch, High Dutch, and natural phil
oaojfhy. In short, the modern pre
cept of education very often is, ‘Take
the Admirable Crichton for your
model; 1 would have you ignorant
of nothing.’ ‘Now,’ said be, ‘my
advice, on the contrary, is to have
the courage to be ignorant of a great
number of things, in order that you
may avoid the calamity of being ig
norant of everything
“ To this I would superadd a little
trrfth, which holds equally good of
my own life, and the life of every
eminent man I have ever known.—
The only serviceable, safe, certain,
remunerative, attainable quality in
evpry study and every purpose, is the
quality of attention. My own invert
tioin or imagination, such as it is. J
can most truthfully assure you, would
never have served mo as it has, but
f'orthe habit of common place, hum
ble, patient, daily, laboring, drudg
ing, attention. Genius, vivacity,
quickness of penetration, brilliancy
in association of ideas, will not be
commanded ; but attention, after due
term ofsubmissive service, will. Like
certain plants, which to the poorest
peasant may grow in the poorest soil,
it can be cultivated by any one, and
it is certain, in its own goo < season,
to bring forth flowers and fruit.”—
People's Journal.
GEN. LEE IS DEAD!
Thursday’s dispatches make this
sad announcement. Another great
and good man has gone to sleep with
his fathers. A people’s idol has been
cut down by the “ Reaper, whose
name is Death.” The great head of
the family has been torn from hearts
that honored and revered him, and
tho united wail of a hation rises up
to heaven after the spirit of the
mighty departed.
No more will the pure soul of the
patriot brood over a “ Lost Cause.”
The heavy burden that has weighed
him down so long, has at last crush
ed tho life chords, and his weary,
yearning heart has hurst from its
barriers and gone home to its God
Far away from this sorrowing earth
his long imprisoned spirit has joined
the thronging multitude which no
mart can number, around the throne;
and the shouts of the gallant dead of
the South, mingled with tbeacclama
lions of all the blest, have welcomed
him home to be the Robert E Lee
of the skies.
Farewell, tbuu Great Star of a bright constella
tion
Os Heroes whose glory can never depart;
Thy fame hath no limit in kindred or nation,
Thy name is enshrined in each patriot’s heart.
... During this week we have receiv
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appear in future issues. Our paper
goes to press on Friday, and we must
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tributions at least one week before.
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