The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-08
STATE UNIVERSITY MATTERS
STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ADMIT
TED WITHOUT EXAMINATION.

Movement That VIII Improve the
Literary Societies-The Convention
Of the Young Mems Christian As
sOciatiOn-Other News Notes From
the Classic City.
Athens, Ca, March THE University
Of Georgia, through its faculty, yesterday.
took a step that is Of great interest to all
the young men Of the state who may
be contemplating entering college here.
Last commencement the board of trustees
recommended that graduates of schools
in the state having a sufficiently high
curriculum be admitted to the freshman
class without standing the requisite en-
trance examination. The faculty. actine
under this resolution. have made out
partial list Of these schools, and will later
on make additions to it, The list now
made out is as follows: Atlanta High
School, Savannah High School. Taliaferro
school, Augusta High School Richmond
Academy, Townsville branch college
AIilledgeville branch college, Americas
High School, Columbus High School.
Hamilton branch college, Gordon Institute
Point High School. Georgia Military In
stitute Of Atlanta, Donald Fraser High
School of Decatur, Cedartown High
School, Rome High School, Monroe High
School. Martin Institute Of Jefferson. s
p. Orr's school Of Winder, Newman High
School, w. L. Parker's school at Hart
well, Marietta High School, John G. Har-
ris' school at Cumming, Athens High
School, Bowman High School, d. c. Pea
cocks school Of Atlanta. Griffin High
School, Douglasville Academy. EIberton
High School, Brunswick High School, and
Gainesville High School
For the past week college circles have
been stirred up over the action of the uni
versity faculty in compelling Messrs.
Frank Keen and +. L. Fleming to resign
their places on the Red and Black, the
college paper, on account Of an article pub
lished as a burlesque on the library rules.
This action of the faculty has been Sc
verely criticised, as making much ado
about nothing, and was followed by the
resignation of all the remaining editors Of
the paper and its consequent suspension
from lack of editors. The faculty is simply
saving wood and saying nothing in this
matter.
At their session in June, 1893, the univer-
sity faculty, in order to stimulate a live
lier interest among the students in their
literary societies, offered eight medals for
the best debaters in each class in each
society every year. These debates have all
been arranged for next month. On the
first Saturday in April the freshmen in the
Phi Kappa DemQsthenian societies will de-
bate for the two medals, discussing the
subject: rs Oratory Declining?" The
sophomores debate on the next Saturday,
the subject of choosing the United States
senators by the people Then the juniors
discuss the apportionment Of representa-
tives among the counties of Georgia. The
seniors have as their subject for discus
sion: Resolved, That the United States
government should adopt postal tele-
graph system. These debates will do much
toward improving the two societies.
Rev. B. f. Riley, professor of English
in the University of Georgia, has just re-
ceived the advance copies of his work
upon the "Baptists of Alabama"
The regular base ball season al the uni
versity opens on the 18th inst, when a
series of class games will begin.
The state convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Georgia will
meet in the Baptist church, and about
10 delegates viii be in attendance. Among
the distinguished visitors who will be here
will be Messrs. r. G. Morse of New York,
H. o. williams of Richmond, Va, w. E.
Wayte Of Dallas, Tex, Rev. J. c. Ochler
of Aiken, S. c. John Lake of Batesburg,
S. c., Judge Howard VAN Epps of Atlanta,
Mr. Lucien L. Knight of Atlanta,
Rev. Wallace Tharpe, Augusta; Prof. J.
r. Mosely of Macon and Rev. G. p. Will
hanson of Atlanta
The Lexington Blue Granite Company
has sold a controlling interest to Messrs.
w H. Venable and Sam Venable of At
lanta. These gentlemen, who own Stone
Mountain. will at once commence to de-
velop their new interest They will ex-
tend the Lexington Terminal railroad to
Smithonia, thirteen miles, where it will
connect with Col. James NJ. Smiths road
and from there go to Five Forks on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern road.
This will be one of the largest industries
in this section of Georgia.