The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-20
GEORGIA'S UNIVERSITY.
IMPORTANT NEW CHAIES EsTAB-
LIsHED AND FILLED.


Faculty Holding the Athletic Spirit
in Check-The Literary Societies.
ATHENS, GA, Oct. l9.-The University of
Georgia is now well advanced into another
year Of progress, and her prospects continue
to grow brighter for the future. The two
years just passed have marked an important
epoch in her history. During that time
chairs of metaphysics and ethics, biology,
elocution. theology. and history and econo-
mics have been established and filed. In
addition TO this. the curriculum has been
raised beyond most southern colleges and
upon an equality with the leading institu-
tons Of the north. AS a result Of this last
change the attendance has been somewhat
decreased, on account of the inability of
applicants to pass the entrance examin-
atoms, but this deficiency has been more
than offset in the quality of men sent out as
graduates. With a view to aiding appli-
cants in their preparation for the different
classes and courses a Summer SCHOOL, has
been established on the campus. This school
is under the immediate direction of the
faculty, and, although only founded last
summer, 1t has proved Of lncalculable benz
eft 70 students and to the university. Besides
being preparatory school, in it deficien-
oies of the preceding session may be made
"a
Glasses took advantage of the school last
summer, and at the opening Of the univer-
sity very few men we're turned away be-
cause of insufficient preparation.
CHANGES IN GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
Several important changes have been
made in the grounds and buildings during
the summer vacation. All the buildings
have been thoroughly repaired and painted,
and the old campus presents now quite a
Trash nlaaafNor ha Tnh-
ardson dormitory has been converted into
recitation rooms for the language professors
The entire third story has been made into a
biological laboratory and filed with the
newest apparatus, making the biological de-
partment of the university the most COM
plete in the south. The first floor Of the
library building has been shaped into a REQ
ttation room for the chancellor, while the
third floor has been set apart for the de-
partment of history and economics. The
Demosthenian and Phi Kappa halls have
been taken in charge by the university and
remodeled, papered and carpeted.
The dormitories have been made very
comfortable These rooms are furnished 70
students by the state free of cost and help
20 greatly lessen the expenses of a college
course. The number Of students OF small
means and others who are working their
way through the university, is more than
60 per cent, and DIR. Boggs has very kindly
reserved these rooms for their benedt.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The university may be considered as al
most perfect mirror Of public opinion in
the state. To form a correct Judgment of
Georgia, one has only to make a careful
survey OF the campus Coming from
heated campaigns, almost the first thing
done by the student body was to organize
an enthusiastic democratic club. Every
name in the university is enrolled, and not
third party man could De found. a. A.
Alexander was elected president and the
following committees appointed: Commit
tee on Procurement of Bonfire Material-A.
0. Halsey, j. c. G. Black and E. G. Cab
snlss. COMMITTEES on Speakers-C r. MIS-
bett and II. M. Dorsey. The club stands
ready to celebrate all democratic victories
ATHLETICS.
The university foot ball team has been
challenged by Auburn and Vanderbilt TO
play in Atlanta during the carnival The
Georgia boys are anxious to accept but
have been prohibited by the faculty, The
students have presented lengthy petition
signed by $50 men giving some good reasons
why they should bs allowed to play, among
others that Georgia is just beginning TO
take the lead in physical culture and that
TO prevent intercollegiate contests is to
seriously cripple athletics at the university:
that college without athletics is without
college spirit" aud without this ell de-
that they are highly In favor of intercone-
giate contests in athletics, but that the
board of trustees have placed an interdict
upon them. The question will come up be-
fore the board in December, and
their former action will probably
loot ball contests, but the
repeal may come in time for two or thres
games of base ball late in the season. Six
of last years celebrated team that defeated
the Alabamians have returned, and good
material is to be- found among the new men
Georgia will be strong on the diamond il
she Is given chance, which now seems
probable. The athletic association has been
reorganized ana the gym" reopened, and
the boys have commenced to train for field
day" A. O. Halsey, the leading spirit of
university athletics, has been elected presi-
dent of the association.
MILITARY.
The military feature is becoming more
popular each year. On account Of the pro-
btbltIon on athletics more interest will be
taken this year in military than formerly.
Companies A and B will be unusually large
A. O. Helsey of Charleston, S. c., and E.
q. Cebaniss of Savannah are captains of A
and respectively. This month has been
consumed in drilling non-commissoned of
hcers 10 the new tactics. The ''green
squads" will De formed from the new stu
dents tomorrow.
LITERARY SOCIETIES.
The University of Georgia has ever been
considered as the nursery OF southern
orators. In the past her historic societies
have been much identified with Georgia and
Georgia's greatness. From their halls is.
sued forth the young giants who swayed at
will southern thought and feeling and who
finally inaugurated a revolution that shook
the continent. In the hearts of the people
OF Georgia there is to-day q deep-seated
love and affection for these old societies, and
they will learn with qualification that not
for the last ten years have they been so
prosperous as now. For the last few wears
past they we're thought to be on the decline,
due, as many believed. to the broadened
field which modern journalism has given to
the editor. Recent experience in the state
and elsewhere has shown that their fields are
distinctly separate, aud that the editor.
however useful, can never supersede the ora
tor The young men seemed to have graspel
this truth, to have caught some OF the fire
OF enthusiasm from the political campaigns,
and returning TO the university have re-
vlved an interest in oratory similar to the
college days Of Cobb, Toombs aud
hlll. The action OF the board of trustees
last June seems also TO be bearing it's good
fruits In acpOrdaura NIT