The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18
THE TROUBLE AT ATHENS.
Capt. Lamar Satisfied the True State
Of a ffairs HaR Bean Snpores sed.

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Inc letter OF Dr. Gerdlne OF Athens pup
lisbed IN the MORNING NEWS
day or two ago. in reply to
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Lamar oi tnis Guy ooes not III tu7 JUG
ment OF Capt. Lamar and Others, strengthen
tue case. Capt. Lamar said yesterday that
when his son reached home lie
was very SICK and his temperature
was l0j'. Capt Lamar saws that he IS
friend, not an enemy, of the university,
and he believes that when il was known
that fever was prevalent there the students
sh uld nave been sent home before tn y we're
taken sc6, soma OF tben to die.
To the doctors assertion that there have
| been 0 Ily ten cases Of fever up to the date
of his letter, July IL, Capt. Lamar says the
oitiria! record Of the college s1ow, that the
following fourteen wsre excused on &C
count Of sickness from examinations A.
i. Harper, VI. Mex Hall, Il. r. JAG ison
lSince do d., d. l.. SaIt ri, {. \. Tai
iuaige, T. J. Thornton, w. d. Reid, f. A.
Cohen, A ii. HartSteld, w. .. henderson,
r. f. Maddox, w. II. Pope, w W Shep-
pard and 4. {. Williamson.
In addition TO there, young Mr.. Poe
died, {. K. Tate died, r. l.. Lamar is very
low iii this ty, and j. B. West, Jr., OF ) t.
yannah, was taken north for treatment.
Capt, Lama says that he learns that Of toe
students OF Lucy Cobb institute, Miss Lowell
Of this city came home sies, Mis- y illcox
Of Athens died, and tae Misses Gray and
Rontzahan OF NaynesboiO a very Ill.
Capt. Lamar han ed the dOENINf News
rep rter letter of july ID frof leading
citizen OF WayEesboro, who says: Il have
read l)r. Gerdlno3 iester It's contents, to
M mind, are not only not in accord with
tlo tacfs, but II his facts arc true, Athens
Is such sctIy place that no parent would
d. his duty in selecting such "A malaral
spot Tor the education Of lis caildren. The
writer goes on to say that he fees IAN in
forest "A the growth Of the two educational
institutions at Athens, but the course now
pursued by those apparently in authority
IN deceivlEB the public must tend
to Impair the confidence of the
friends Of those two institutions.
Waynesboro' faith must surely be weakened
whom Its only two representatives come baCll
to her stricken dowl with a lingering
dlse0se, from the elects Of which they have
not YET recovered, and the only cOnsolat on
afforded the pnrents IS tpat the children
must have eaten lcet candies ID disslpated
700 much. Candid confessions are not only
good for the ou., but in this instance would
benefit Others"
Capt. Lamar slys that it is not true that
typhoid fever is more common IN q warm
climate than a cold climate, and he cioel
the Plymouth pa epid ,mic, where a sani-
tary engnccr soon located tho cause, and
the rem -dy was applied Capt Lamar says
that a sanitary engineer would be worry apt
to locate the cause at Athens in two hours,
and tAat is what should lie do ic, and
the remedy applied instead of publishing
cards showing that the sickness is lie $ than
the official record, show it, and that there
is no more typhoid at Athens than ensues
every summer" is additional reason, Can't
Lamar thinks, why tho sanitation should
be rgldly inquired into, instead of beng
excused.
"No parent, guardian or ward can BE- ex-
pected to send students to Athens if nearly
17per cent. of the students are stricken
down with fever, and we are told that it is
no worse than usual, - said Capt. Lamar