The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
sEvESTN-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
ONE OF THE OLDEST LITER
AIRY SOCIETIES.

Unjust Criticisms Directed Against
the UniversIty-A Negro who l.
Alarming the Biacks-He Predicts
the End OF the World In AuguSt-A
Notable Criminal Case Coming 20
TrfnI
Athens Ca. Feb. 2S.-Quite a discussion
is going on among a number Of the friends
Of the university concerning reports re
/ Gently sent ont about disorderly conduct
among the students. and corresponding
editorials from papers adverse TO the Uni
vsrsic-
The truth IS there are Few young men
in college who have been guilty OF in
1 discretions. but the rank and file are as
/ wsN-behaved set of young gentlemen as
/ attend any coiIege in America.
The mistake that the enemies OF the
University make is TO take UP rare &C
eurrences and argue as If they arc com
! mon At the university
/ The Phi Kappa Society Of the university
/ celebrated its seventy-hfth anniversary
! yesterday morning at the university
/ chapel where large crowd had gath
] cred 20 hear the Grafton Mr. Green f.
! johnson, Of Eatonton, was the orator of
the day and addressed himself 10 the sub
I lect, The Glorles of To-day" His speech
/ was OF the beaten paths and casting aside
the usual tributes to the giories of the pas;
he asserted and maintained the position
/ that the present is the golden age sur
passing in achievements all the wonders
OF the past. The Phi Kappa Society num-
bers among it's most enthusiastic living
aluminium, the Hon. 2. W Meldrim of Sa-
I yannah, who never fails during commence
ment each year to pay a visit to the old
I Phi Kappa hall.
Inc recent suggestion that the alumni
/ Of the university have a dav set aDart
/ ny inc Cotton States and International
] exposition as Alumni Day" has been
( referred TO the president of the Alumni So
cie'y, Hon. T. w. Meldrim. who has de
cldeu % delay action until the meeting OF
! the Alumni Society, next commencement.
| flIleen Workmen are now Kept busy a
/ ROCK College putting the building IN thor
/ ouSh repair, and making Il ready for the
! opening of the State Normal school April
i. President Bradwel of that institution.
| after having been delayed more than a
/ week, on account Of the weather. left
! to-day for Nashville to visit the Peabody
( Normal school, and win from there go TO
/ IeFfe haute, Ind. to visit the Indiana
/ State Normal school
new prophet has arisen I'm this sec
| ton. His name is Jerry White. but. uni k
/ his name, he is cOal-biack negro about
/ 40 years old. He says that he is an au-
/ thorized prophet OF the Lord. having been
/ wound up six years ago just as a. clock
/ lie said that he had about run down and
/ as soon as that came TO pass the euq Of
/ the world would be at hand He saws this
| VIII be about August next not later
/ jerry has created a great stir among
( the negroes around here. especially in
/ OgiethOrpe county, by telling them il was
/ useless for them 10 work on the farms
/ this year, as they would never gath sr
/ their crops on account OF the end of the
world coming before harvest time ON %
/ number OF negroes refuse to work on
! This account Il is cutting quite a. small
/ figure here as the negroes here take very
/ little stock in such things Jerry saf1
( yesterday 10 a crowd OF negroes on Broad
! street that no black negroes could get 10
/ heaven. How about sou. Jerrye'' said
/ one Of them. "Oh, J got in before t,e
| Lord drew the color line" was the re-
/ ply
The Good Templars Of this section arc
4 preparing TO have a grand rally here ON
/ the evening of March l. Hon. ID. H. Mann
OF New York, grand chief tempar OF the
national organization, and Hon L. J.
Slbiey of Demorest, Ga. grand chief tenn
| plar OF the grand lodge Of Georgia. will
be the chief orators OF the occasion. which
VIII be made one Of the most enthus-
iastic temperance rallies ever held in
Georgia.
Eleven families from Ohio have located
at Statham, jackson county. about four
teen miles from Athens They are All
Well satisfied with Georgia. and say their
people can make more money in tho so,tl,
fstlFa ~ fIas,
The case of the state VS.. Claude Arnold
charged with murder wiz be taken up al
4 Monroe, Walton county, Monday morning
1t involves a great deal of interest. ana
both sides will make a vigorous fight
Arnold killed man named Carter at.
Monroe last year.
Mr.. c. J. O'FarrelI OF this city will move
to Atlanta soon. He has purchased quite
al lot Of Atlanta real estate.
Yesterday morning at the residence of
the brides parents at Conner, Ca. oc-
Cured the marriage Of Miss Nav Conner To
Mr.. Edward 5. Latimer of this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Latlmer will make Athens their
future home
Miss Mary Penn of Danville. Va. is the
guest Of Mrs. A. S. Phinizy, on Milledge
avenue.
The Ladies Garden Club has elected
officers for the year as follows: Mrs T.
X. Lumpkin, president; Mrs. Lamar Cobb.
vice president; Mrs. S. j. TRIBE, secre-
tary; Miss Julia Carlton, treasurer, and
Miss Emily Epson. corresponding secre-
! tary, and Mrs. r. D. Murc, chairman OF
executive committee.
Mr.. George T. Jackson, the university
student who sustained serious injury to
his left eye in a SNOW ball battle few
days since on the campus is better 1t
is doubtful however, whether he viii re-
gain his sight in that eye.
Joe Harris. negro workman fell from
1and-car loaded with dirt on the Macon
and Northern road, yesterday morning
and his right leg was SO badly crushed
b. the wheels as to necessitate amputa-
ton.
Influenza in England.