The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08
CLUB LIFE AT ATHENS.
Chancellor Boggs Issues an Edict That
Knocks Out the German Club.


Athens, Ga, July 7.-Since the gayeties
of the last commencement there have
been many rumors to the effect that
strenuous efforts would be made before
the university opened again to suppress
all clubs or organizations of a social ma
ture.
The good friends of the university have
long watched with apprehension the
tending of this growing evil, and it is
known that the trustees too, entertain
adverse views upon the subject.
Reports were current yesterday that
the chancellor, acting under authority
vested in him by the board of trustees,
had taken final action in the matter of abol-
ishing all social clubs in the university,
such as the 80. B. German" forbidding
the organization of others and prohibiting
the giving of entertainments by the stu
dent body. A MORNING News repre-
sentative sought the chancellor in his
Office to ascertain the truth in the matter.
Eyes" said DR.. Boggs, Il have for
some time been considering the matter,
and recently, after comforting with an UNI
Der of our most prominent teachers CON
! corning the prejudice created against the
university, | came to the conclusion
that it was my duty to suppress the club
and prohibit the giving of such enter
tainments by any body of students dur
ing the university term"
''YOu, of course, have no doubt as to
1 your power to suppress such organize
! tions}"
page 100, of the university manual reads
/ thus: Complete power is vested in the
chancellor in all disciplinary supervision
and punishment for misbehavior and
remissness of dutyby the students and he
| shall not be compelled to consult the
! faculty thereon except at his option, etc.
In this matter | conceive the chancellor
! to be acting under the head of 'disciplin-
airy supervision He finds an institution
/ claiming to be within the university,
from which injury accrues to individuals
coming in contact with it and to the uni
versity at large. l have therefore decided
to take this action
But suppose the young gentlemen
! should disregard the rule laid down for
! their guidance2
II sincerely hope for their sake and
mine also, that they will not allow them
! selves to entertain such a notion I do
not believe they will. But if such a con
| tingency We're to arise, there is ample
power to deal with it."
Why did you take such action in va
! cation2'
"Well, definite information came to me
only of late. And my confident expecta-
! ton is that being at home they will have
! time to think the matter over quietly be-
| fore they see me again l did not wait
| for the vacation, but find it to be a con-
venient timesto attend to the matter"
In pursuance of this determination the
! chancellor will address a personal letter
to each member of the 60 b. German
! Club" notifying him of the action taken
asking his cooperation and patriotic
| support. The following are extracts
from the circular that viii be sent out
University Of Georgia, July T. 1s93.-Dear
! Sir-On page 12l OF the last ''Pandora" l find
! the announcement of the 20. b. German Club, g"
| as one among the organizations existing with
in the University of Georgia.
For reasons which to them seem sufficient a
large number Of the good people of Georgia
are irreconcilably opposed to such amuse-
ments as this club is, by its very name,
pledged to support. And they are being
! alienated in large numbers from the uni
! Versity because of 1t.
In view of these facts and of the differences
| TO which they inevitably lead, therefore,
! respectfully inform you that the organization
cannot be perpet'" ted in the university, and
that such entert n nents as are contemplated
( by il cannot in fu, re be given by any clubs
or societies among the students during the
| university term.