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THE ATHENS GEORGIA#: JULY 24. 1877.
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TRIP TO DAHLONEGA.
The Fifth Annual Commence
ment of the North Geor
gia Agricultural Col-
. < lege.
It has become quite the universal
custom of late, indeed, it is generally
expected that all reports of the com
mencement exercises of the varions
schools and colleges of the present
day, of either real or pretended im
portance, should be of the most fa
vorable or complimentary character
But we yield not to custom, imr do
we pander in the least d< g'-ee to
public expectation, in pronouncing
the fifth annual commencement of the
North Georgia Agricul" ural College
a grand success. This report is sim
ply made in conformity with the
truth and facts as obtaining with now
the most flourishing, useful and best
managed institution of learning which
forms part of the educational adorn
ment of our State.
COMMENCEMENT SERMON.
These interesting exercises were in
augurated on (Sunday, the 1st inst.,
by Bishop Pierc<», who delivered a
sermon which for appropriateness of
conception, excellency of thought and
eloquence of delivery compared most
favorably with the many learned dis
courses which have so justly entitled
him to the high position lie occupies
and which classes him as one of the
abiest divines and most brilliant pul
pit orators of the 19th century.
MONDAY MORNING
The cadets composed ol the entire |
number of young men of the college, I
will ever enroll his name high upon
Georgia’s roll of honored and useful
sons, students—either male or fe
male—receiving certificates of profi
ciency from this institution, are en
titled to teach in the common schools
of the State without having to un
dergo an examination liefore the
Board of School Commissioners.
This precludes the possibility of that
partiality in the selection of teachers
which in some' ‘ probable instances
may not always seeure the best.
These teachers are assigned by the
Faculty of the college to schools in
different parts of the State not other
wise provided, and are entitled to
charge and collect tuition tees, and
to receive their pro rata of the com
mon (School fund, tlf their jay for
the three months which they teach
falls short of $75, the Board of Ti ns,
tees agree to make up the deficiency
in the way of board and clotliin
upon their return to the college.
Thus, it will be seen that the North
Ge<>rgia Agricultural College has
established a Teachers’ Itinerancy
which beiug presided over by him
whom Dr. Haygood in his annual
address to the students, so fitly or
dained as Bishop Price, is now doing
good service throughout our needy
land.
This, to our mind, serves the solu
tion of the great problem as to a
suitable and acceptable common
school system for our State, and we
arc satisfied tnnt it should be inaugn
rated in all the high schools and
colleges of our State, especially, at
the State College of Agriculture,
located at Athens.
under coin main 1 of their splendid i Tuesday afternoon
officer, Major Garrard, were paraded j The meeting of the Alumni Society
in front of the Besscr House as a j was held, which was highly interest-
compliment to the Board of Visitors ’ ing. The Board of Visitors, together
when they were addressed by Bishop with a number of other distinguished
Pierce, Gen. P. M. B. Young and
the writer. The examinations in the
primary department, then followed
occupying the remainder of the fore
noon, and which were in a high de
gree satisfactory, reflecting much-
credit upon both the pupils and their
excellent and accomplished instruc-,
tress, Mrs. E. A. Bivens. " r
MONDAY AFTERNOON,
Governor Colquitt arrived—the first
live Governor ever seen in Dnhlon*
oga—when the cadets, under their
commanding officer, turned out to
receive and welcome his Excellency.
The Governor acknowledged the
compliment in a short, hut appropri
ate and spirited speech, reserving
hiiuself for a more convenient and
suitable occasion. During the after
noon, there was a military drill, which
showed that Major Garrard had,
during his five months’ connection
with the college, succeeded finely in
imparting to the cadets much of that
military training whicli lie received at
West Point. l
MONDAY NIGHT
The recitations and tableaux by the
little girls, and declamations by the
little boys, were quite enjoyable.
Would that time and space permit
ted the special incut ion these lit tie
primaries so richly deserve. At the
close of these exercises, addresses
were made by Col. Styles, Col. Alston,
Comptroller-General Goldsmith, and
others. It is but just to say in this
connection, that the address of Col.
Styles, for an impromptu effort, was
par excellence—equal to any it was
over our pleasure to hear. Ilis re
marks were well received, made a fine
impression, and, beyond doubt, en
titles him to the first rank among
extomporaiicons speakers.
TUESDAY MORNING
Was devoted to declamation and other
literary exercises of sonic (5f the
higher classes. At the conclusion of
these, Col. Price, President of the
Board of Trustees, addressed and de
livered certificates of proficiency to
fifty-five teachers, licensing them to
teach in the common schools through
out the State. Just here let us call
especial attention to this feature in
the North Georgia Agricultural Col-
lege. There has beeii Bent out from
this collego since its establishment,
five years ago, over two hundr d
teachers. Throngh the untiring in
terest and indefa’agable zeal which
Co. Price has eve." exhil Led in be-
visitors were honored hv being made
honorary members of the Soviet).
A skirmish drill by the college bat
talion, and which was a perfect suc
cess, carrying many of those prefeut
back to the scenes of onr “ late un
pleasantness,” concluded the after
noon exercises.
TUESDAY NIGHT,
Tho exercises were continued with
the reading of compositions hy the
young ladies, declamations and origi
nal speeches by the young men. At
the conclusion, Governor Colquitt
addressed the school, making one of
the happiest efforts of his life, and
which will sen e to endear him still
more lastingly in the hearts of that
people who contributed so largely
towards placing him in that position
where they now so proudly recognize
him as their Governor. We trust
Governor Colquitt will furnish us with
a copy of liis speech for publication.
WEDNESDAY MORNING,
At 8 o’clock, a target practice was
conducted by Major Garrard, the
cadets scoring far above the average,
many hitting the bull’s eye—distance,
200 yards.
At 91 o’clock, literary exercises of
a most entertaining character were
resumed and continued until 10A
o’clock, when Mr. W. D. Harris, ol
.11 array county, a former student ol
the college, addressed the Alumni
Society. Our duties with the Visit
ing Board prevented our ho ling this
address, hut we learned that the
speaker acquitted himself with much
credit.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
To the students being next in^rder,
Dr. A. G. Haygood was introduced,
and delivered an address, of which
Coir Styles, of the Gainesville fJxfjle*
has thus so well, so justly and so fitly
8aid, “ Rev. A. G. Haywood delivered
an unique, aoeedptMtl, highly polished,
common sense and grandly eloquent
discourse oa “general; principles.”
The-vast audience were carried al ng
in happy sympathy with the speaker
—now entranced with bis eloquence,
now profoundly impressed with his
solid logic, anon convulsed with laugh
ter by some anecdote dr illustration,
and now, in silent admiration, led
away to the pure fountains from
whence he drew his inspiration, and
made to drink deep of the holy
thoughts that bunt their channels into
language as chaste as truth, and as
. * I
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
An address to tho Literary Society
was delivered l*y Mr. B. H. Paine,
of Cherokee. This young gentleman
fully sustained that reputation which
he has already won as a sound
thinker, a pleasing orator and a fin
ished scholar. , , . ;.
THE CONCLUDING EXERCISES.
Wednesday uight, the young ladies
and the young men of the higher
classes again entertained the crowd
with their literary essays and original
speeches, after w’dcli Col. Joel A.-
Billups of Madison, Gn., delivered an
address, which is said to have been
the best speech of liis life. Then
came President D. W. Lewis’ fare
well address to the students, winch
needs no higher commendation than
to say, that it left all in tears, even
causing Col. Bob. Alston to weep.
THE COMMENCEMENT BALL.
Wednesday night at the Besser
House, than which there isuo better,
more hospitable, or more accommo
dating Hotel in all North Georgia
was made the scene of one of the
brightest and most enjoyable occa
sions which, doubtless, has ever
marked the hilarious record of the
cit y of yellow metal. It was the sup
per and ball given by Major Garrard
to the young ladies ofDahlonega, tin
officers and cadets of his battalion,
the Faculty* of the College, the Board
of Visitors, his friends and visi
tors generally and his female friends
and acquaintances especially*. Ac
companied by Gen. P. M. B. Young,
who is a host, as well as a general on
such occasions, we soon found our
sdves caught within the “ mazy-
round ” aud were unable to extricate
ourselves until the “ wee small
hours.’’ Long will .this, oecassion
live within our memory and ever will
we return thanks to Major Garrard
lor a most enjoyable evening. Would
that time and space permitted a full
description of the splendid supper
and the elegant and beautiful scene?
which won our admiration on that
bright cccassiou. Especially would
we delight to speak of the , but
half of this institutoi, i.nl w-ich | musical as the harmony of the sphere.”
halloa, somebodys wife might see this
THE COI.LEORrf;* 1
Owes its success to the efforts ofCoL
W. P. Price and to the energies ol
its competent teachers. The schol
arship for the session just closed
numbered two hundred aiid seventy
nine. There were students fiotn
more than sixty counties of the State.
Among the present students there
have gone out teachers in almost
every county north of the Chattas
hoochce river, and in more than twen
ty eonties south of the river. Should
not this prosperous condition of the
North Georgia Agricultural College,
the result of the well directed labors
and energies of its Board of This
tees and Faculty prove a lesson to the
Trustees and Faculty of the Stai
University and the State College oi
Agriculture? Such educational on
terprise as has characterized the short
career of this college should certain
ly be fostered; and we trust tin
Board of Trustees of the State Uni
versity will at their meeting in Aug
ust provide some means by which the
lands thereto shall be increased either
from the proceeds of the laudscrip or
otherwise. The college needs more
money and should have at least five
thousand dollars more of the laud
scrip fund, in] order to carry out
successfully the good work it is now
called upon-to do.
THE PK0FES80US
Arc all Southern men—graduates of
first class institutions.
Col. D. W. Lewis, President
of the Faculty and professor
of Greek and English Literature,
is a native Georgian, and a graduate
of the University of Georgia.
Professor B. P. Gilla.td, pro
fessor of Latin and Ancient His
tory, is a native of South Carolina
and a graduate of Oglethorpe Col
lege.
Professor B. M. Hall, pro
fessor of Mathematics and Astron
omy was bora in South Carolina but
raised in ’Georgia, and is a graduate
of the State University.
Protestor G. B Lawrason, pro
fessor of French and Chomisiry, is
a native of Louisiana and a giaduate
of the Virginia Military Institute.
Professor" E. B. Beck, pro
fessor of Natural Science, is a* na
tive, of Georgia and • graduate of
Wesleyan University Kentucky.
Major Joseph Garrard, pro
fessor of Military Tactics and Com
mandant : of Cadets, is a native ot
Kentucky, and a graduate of - West
Point.
No member of this Faculty except
Col. Lewis is over twenty-six years of
age. The young professors have had
taeir full share. in shaping the course
of the college and in giving it the rep-;
utation it now so juslly ( bears. This
forms a proud chapter in the more
recent history of Georgia’s education
al. iuterest, and from it we should
learn that if Georgia would employ
her own talented young sons iu her
institutions of learning, they would
succeed far better It is high time we
were beginning to utilizeour own ma
terial aud stop seudiug abroad for
teachers for our children, who are
strangers to our manners, to our cus
toms, to our institutions and to our
nigh and distiuctive characteristics as
a Southern people.
DAHLONEGA,
the city of yellow metal is the location
of this college and tor healthfulness of
climate, purity of atmosbhere aud
water, and for cheapness of living
cannot be excelled in this or any other
country. About this attractive place,
its kind, generous aud hopitable peo
ple, its gold interest, its picturesque
surroundings, our visit to Porters
Springs and to Cauada, the speckled
trout realm beyond the blue ridge,
we will have something to say at an
other writing.
A Historical Fragment.
[New Orleans Times.]
It will he remembered that Gener
al T. C. Anderson carried the Hayes
electoral vote of this State to Wash
ington, and that there was at the
time considerable mystery connected
with the non-delivery of the vote to
the presiding officer of the Senate.
Numerous telegrams were sent
hither from Washington, giving vari
ous reasons why Anderson had not
Jelivered his package in accordance
with the usual cu-tom. As the great
question upon which the package had
such an important bearing has long
since been settled, parties who aic
acquainted with the mystery aliens
limit upon the package carried by
Anderson do not hesitate now to tell
what the trouble was. It seems that
when Anderson reached Washington
the package and its contuuts were
8ubjccte to a vigorous inspection by
experts before beiinr delivered to the
proper custodian. It was found that
a very serious error had been made
by the clerk who made up the cer
tificates, so grave indeed that it was
deemed dangerous to allow any oin
outsido of the select circle to know* o
it. A special messenger was des
patched to New Orleans with tin
package iu order that the clerk who
made tne error might make the cor
rection so that ti.ere would be no
discrepancy iu the hand writing.
The messenger arrived in New Or
leans, I'oftnd the clerk, had the cor
rection made, and ret urned in time to
deliver the electoral vote to the Pres
ident ot the Senate within the time
allowed by law.
, -..-msm. SPRING GOODS.
Notwithstanding the hard times,
THE UNDERSIGNED IS RECEIVING A FULL
lift T« lll'rtti. ' in tut - : ,
. .. SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF
Spring and Sommer Goods
-j - .: j •;.!* lOF.VARIOUS 8TYLE8, - <*
Prices!
He most earnestly invites his old customers and the public generally,
. And IspecialiiY €2ash . ©ustosibrb,
TO CALL AND EXAMINE HIS
' GOODS AND PRICES
Before purchasing elsewhere, as he is confident he can please both with goods and price-.
Athens, Ga. apl7-3m S„ G- DOBBS-
Roek Bottom Prices.
P EI
He
Public Schools.
iRSONS wishing to contract with the
Hoard of Education of Clarke county, for the
purposj of teaching in the Public schools ot
said county, will inuet the undersigned at the
Court House on Saturday, June 23d, 9 o’clock
AM. ,,
11. R. 15ERNARI), County School Commis
sioner. June i-J— ‘at.
Millinery & Fancy Goods
UVTISS C. JAMES
IIus just received direct from New York ui
chaste and beautiful assortment of
3? .A-TTETR 1ST HATS,
which will 1)0 opened for the inspection of her
friends and patrons
On Wednesday anil rhursilay, April 11th and 12th
Also a choice stock of ull the Novelties of the
season, consisting of Neck Tics, Juice Bibbs,
Kuching*. Buck Combs, Flowers, Ribbons. Orn
aments, Jewelry, etc. Real Ilair Switches at
Cost. Strict atteutiou given to orders. Only
tiie best all silk material used in trimming. An
early call is solicited by
MISS C. iTAJMES,
ap3-3tn Athena, Georgia*
Meriwetkor Pew,
BLACKSMITH’S
TWO SHOPS' FOR 1877.
One at the old stand in front ot
Messrs. GANN & REAVES,
Tho other on the rood to the npper bridge and
opposite
Mr. JOHN Z. COOPER’S,
Livefy Stable. We have first class workmen
HOUSE SHOEHTG
of overy description,.
Plating and Concave Shoes
Manufactured to order.
WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES,
An 1 nil kinds of Fanning Machines and Im
plements repaired on short notice.
jan9-tf.
WORKING ON A CASH BASIS.
Headquarters* for
GRAIN, MEAT AND
FLOUR DEPOT.
•JA VA tA JA SA'/ASASA ~JA JA-JA. -JA. 'SAVAVASA-JT^JA^/A OMRSA'JAVAUA'JAUA'JAUA'JA /A 'ST. JA
Competition Invited From all Quarters.
Regular Bulldozers Against High Prices.
Cash Against Time!
AND CASH ALWAYS WINS.
COME AND SEE HOW WE CAN SELL GOODS.
Ta.lma.dge, Hodgson & Co.
PLANTERS’ HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
3NTE5*W J a.E*.nR.^A3Nr<3-ES3VEm3Nrtr.
Hates Ste&uced to $3 per Day.
HAVING LEASED THIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL, I enter
upou its management by Reducing Rates, and asking of the Travel
ing Public, especially my friends of Carolina and Georgia, a continu
ancc of that liberal support they have always given it.
B. F. MV
jan23-3tn FORMERL Y OF CHARLESTON, l'ROPRIETOK.
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