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Saturday Morning, Oct. 29, 1870.
Published by the Literary Societies of the University.
EDITORIAL CORPS.
G. R. GLENN,
Term Editor prom the two Societies.
Phi Kappn Society. Det.iosthenian Society.
W. T. ARMISTEAD, E. H. BRIGGS,
J. E. YONGE. E. G. SIMMONS.
Executive Committee.
T. H. CUNNINGHAM, I R. H. GCETCIIIUS,
3. L. HAND. I J. L. HARDEMAN.
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generally.
Meeting in Memoriam of Gen. Lee.
The citizens and students as
sembled in the Chapel, Saturday, the
Isth inst., in memoriam of General
Bobert E. Lee, resolutions of condo
lence had been previously drafted,
and were then submitted for adop
tion. A. A. Lipscomb D. D., seconded
the motion to adopt them, and then
pronounced a chaste, appropriate and
touching eulogy on the dead. He
dwelt with peculiar emphasis on the
clause that specified that Gen. Lee
was a “ gift from God to us and to the
world.” All of his striking character
istics were gradually unfolded. His
calm meditation and firmness in
childhood and youth, distinguished
him from other boys. At school his
advice was sought and counsel obey
ed. The Doctor then spoke of him
as a gentleman, a schollar, a soldier
and a Christian; in all of which he
stood preeminent. When solicited
by the Episcopal church to take
charge of Sewanee College, ho ten
dered his resignation as U. S. officer
to Gen. Scott, who refused to sign it,
remarking at the time, that “ Gen
eral Lee is worth a million of men to
America.” Skillfully did the Doctor
bring out his merit as a soldier. He
followed him from his studies at
West Point, through all the cam
paigns of his life. Ho did not claim
for him a paramount genius, but with
a cultivated intellect and refined sen
sibilities he overtopped his cotem
poraries. Not only his champion
ship in battle, but his acceptation of
THE GEORGIA COLLEGIAN.
the situation after defeat, entitles him
to greatness.
The Doctor seemed to be trying
simply to converse, without any dis
play of oratory, about the man whom
all revered. But he became truly
eloquent in spite of himself where he
spoke of Gen. Lee's conduct since
the war. Defeat even developed
w ithin him the qualities of Christian
manhood. He had warred unsuc
cessfully with the marshaled hosts of
the earth but triumphed over the as
saults of unnumbered fiends and
demons of passion and prejndice.—
From whatever stand point the Doc
tor viewed his character, he found it
the same grand superstructure.—
Like bt. Peters, whether view
ed from “ valleys wide or moun
tains high” its columns and arches
and domes seemed the same colassal
bandy work fashioned by God and
sentinelled with Archangels.
Criticisms.
Action being essential to tbe well
being of us all, lies beyond the do
main of controversy. It strenghens,
invigorates and throws vitality into
the whole soul of man. The human
mind, characterized by a principle of
our natures, to pry into, scrutinize
and examine everything presented to
view, if the facts obtained do not fur
nish sufficient evidoncc-to give desir
ed information, our curiosity is
aroused. A principle of our nature,
a grand incentive to action, arouses
our mental nature, calls into play
every faculty of the mind, and whoso
object is the attainment of knowl
edge, which being kept under proper
restrictions, will prove of inestimable
value to us—but carried beyond pro
per limits, has an injurious tendency.
In the gratification of this principle,
by the facts and information con
cerning the subject in question, we
mount the rostrum with a super
abundance of presumption and ego
tism, and utter eulogies and en
comiums, and extol even to the
skies, if we are pleased, or censure,
abuse, and attempt to obliterate from
the face of creation, if we are dis
pleased. These we term a form of
criticimß, with which we are familiar
in our rovings, being instructive, and
furnish examples by which we can
systematize ourselvep. For in true
criticisms we see the defaults and de
merits as well as the commendable
and redeeming traits of character.
In our own experience, we become
familiar with criticism ; in our eve
ry day transactions, in our deal
ings with fellow-men, we not unfre
quently have occasion to criticise.
We are not enthusiastic advocates of
criticisms, nor do we take the other
extreme, and say they are utterly
useless, for in such we would be con
tradicted. Eecall the great good re
alized from the Edinburgh Eeview
and other such. We have the confi
dence to say, that there are a number
of those who lay claim to the title of
professional critics, that are not ca
pacitated for the office. The critic,
in every instance, should be superior
in intellect to the author ho proposes
to criticise; because the principle of
criticism is to place upon an equality
the author with the critic.
With this data to go upon, wo are
justified in asserting that some criti
cisms are far from what they are in
tended—or in other words, are fail
ures. How consoling is this to some
of us who arestriving for the interest
of the Georgia Collegian ! How plea
sant to feel assured we have the hap
py faculty cf knowing some criti
cisms are failures! If this was not
true, then our paper would now be
a humbug—so pronounced by some
of the precocious youths of Georgia.
Such we pass over, as a premature
thought coming from an idle mind.
Our paper is “ climbing the heights.”
Day after day, a jewel is added to its
sparkling coronet, and tho time will
come when its name will be garlanded
and festooned in history as a fair
specimen of modern literature.
Exchanges.
The Western Collegian is published
at Delaware, Ohio. The first No. of
the fourth Vol., contains some merit
orious articles. “ Joy and Sorrow ”
must have been written under the
influence of sadness and solitude.—
But we cannot agree with the au
thor, who believes that College Fra
ternities are evils. He assumes that
they are wrong both because they
are expensive and consume a great
amount of time “foolishly and use
lessly.” If a thing is wrong simply
because it is expensive, we should
both abolish the purpose of building
Asylums for orphans and of sending
the gospel to the heathen world. He
claims that their lights are under a
bushel, and he seems to have seen it,
since he can tell how much time they
consume and in what way thoy con
sume it. How does he know what
they do at their meetings ? The stu
dents who take the best stand in
their classes belong to them. They
must spend their time wisely and
profitably.
Wo frankly confess and boldly as
sert that there are no members of these
Fraternities who would not be an
honor to any institution. But their
worth cannot signify anothers abase
ment. Their brilliancy does not
give the radiant and redundant efful
gence of secret organizations.
We find the Griswold Collegian on
our desk. It contains a variety of
articles. The magazine is well con
ducted. It is published atDavenport
lowa.
The article, « True Heroism of the
Naturalist,” published in The HamiL
ton Literary Monthly, deserves com
mendation.
We have just formed an acquaint
tance with The Denison Collegian. —
It makes a favorable impression.
The Lafayette Monthly is now
among our exchanges. This is its
first number. We predict for it a
brilliant future. But Bridge Ilamps
ton’s letter was too long.
To Our Subscribers* —Some of
our subscribers complain that they
do not receive our paper as often as
it is due. Since it is published Bi-
Weekly they suppose they should re
ceive two copies every week. This
is a mistake. Bi-Weekly, as Web
ster lays it down in his Unabridged,
means once in every two weeks. If two
copies were issued each week tho
proper term would be Semi-Weekly,
not Bi- Weekly. We hope our friends
will bear this in mind.
Resolutions.
Whereas, the mournful announce
ment of tho death of Gen. K. E. Lee
has reached us, be it by tho students
of the University
Resolved, That we Binceroly sym
pathize with the Faculty and stu
dents of Washington College in the
loss of their honored President; a
loss which was great to all, but es
pecially to those who, having the
privilege of being near him, profited
most by the guidance of his master
mind, and felt most the exalting in
fluence of his life.
Resolved, That his death is a great
misfortune to Southern education.—
His Christian piety and the complete
ness with which he filled tho measure
of the Southern character eminently
fitted him to be tho leader of that
grand army*of educators—struggling
for the intellectual deliverance of our
country, as he was once the leader of
another army in a not less noble
cause.
Resolved , Jhat while wo mourn
that such a man is dead, we yet re
joice that such a man did live. Al
ready has his lofty example beeome
a shining mark for the aim of his
couutrymen. The star in the far off
firmament may be blotted out of ex
istence—but its light continues for
long ages to stream down upon tu„
world. And so, although General
Lee has been removed from his
wonted place, his life will still shed
an influence on the land, through un
numbered years to come.
J. L. Hardeman, C. E. Harmon, W.
B. Hill, E. H. Briggs, J. C. Mikell,
J. L. C. Kerr, W. T. Armistead,
Com. Students U. of Geo.
«*.
...On one occasion, when inti’oduc
ing a lanß clerical friend of the Bap
tist denomination to another inti"
mate friend, with a twinkle of the
eye, and in tones, which none could
more amusingly) employ, Bethune
added to the announcement of his
name and position, “But he’s rather
shrunk in tho wetting.”