The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-21
ATHENS AND THE UNIVERSITY.
In Memory of Prof. WiIicOx-Ofhcers
of the Several Classes.

or the several 1iAsNeb.
Athens. Ga, Sept 19.-The six sons Of
| the late Prof. c. p Wilcox have deter
mined to perpetuate the memory of their
father in connection with the department
of the university with which he was so
long connected. They have made a stand
ing offer Of two prizes Of $50 each to be
awarded each commencement to those
/ young men in the graduating class who
rank first in the departments of French
and German, the prizes to be awarded by
the faculty These gentlemen are Messrs
j. S. and c. II. Wilcox Of Montgomery,
Ala, H. r. and c. p. Wilcox Of Atlanta.
Hugh n. Wilcox of Colorado, and Lieut.
Dewitt c. Wilcox, U. S. A.
Up to date forty-one young men have
entered the law department Of the Uni
versity of Georgia, eight more than gradu-
ated last session. The attendance in this
department will reach sixty. Prof Morris,
Judge Cobb and DR.. Benedict the law fac
ulty, are being heartily congratulated on
the success of the school.
The law class officers have been selected
as follows: President, f. S. Fleming;
vice president J. T. Lewis; secretary, J.
r. Hutchinson; treasurer, II. w Nalley;
historian, Shelby Myricl; captain base
ball team, II. Lovejoy; captain football
team, Hugh Brown; manager base ball
team, John Cheney.
The seniors have the following officers:
President, b. ]. Dasher; vice president,
A. l.. Tidwell; secretary, r. X. Basinger;
treasurer, H. Dodd; poet II. G. CoIvin;
historian, +. X. Slaughter; prophet, ].
w. Mason; chaplain; F. X. Boland ora
tor, l. j. Hofmayer; captain base ball
team, j. d. Bradwell; manager base ball
team, c. Alderman; captain foot ball team,
w. B. Kent; manager foot ball team, J. 1.
Killorn.
The sophomore officers are: President, L.
Jones; vice president, +. 3. Fowler; his
torian, Garrard Glenn; treasurer Dan
Hops; secretary, Hugh Higgins; captain
foot ball team, Clarence Connerat; mana
ger foot ball team, Arthur Clarke; captain
base ball team, J. S. Dougherty; manager
base ball team, ]. c. Weaver.
The literary societies, the Phi Kappa and
Demosthenian, were re-organized for the
session to-day with a large attendance.
The prospects are bright for an increased
interest in these societies this year.
The college Y. NJ. c. A. keeps a record
of the religious standing of the students
of the university. This record shows that
65 per cent. of the boys now in attendance
upon the university are members of the
different churches Rev w. r. Foote, pas
tor of the First Methodist church here,
says that the boys in attendance upon the
University last year were the most moral
students he ever saw
Rev. ]. b. Gambrell spoke at Harmony
Grove to-day for Seaborn Wright. DR..
GambreH believes Wright will carry the
state
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. Dowd-
ling, of this city. fell from the sec
ond-story of her fathers home yesterday,
a distance of ten feet, and sustained fatal
injuries.
Mrs. B. F. Moore, wife of Prof B. F.
Moore, formerly of Atlanta, died here yes
terday Her remains were carried to At
lanta for interment.
Jack Griffith and Rich Hall, two Oconee
county negroes became involved in a diff
GUILTY yesterday near Bethabara and Hall
was killed. Two dozen negroes, armed
with shot guns are after Griffith and if
they catch him, there will probably be
lynching.
jackson county has registered 4S15 vot-
ers, and this election promises to be the
hottest ever held in the county. The dem
ocrats say they will be able to overcome
the populist majority of $50 for Hines in
1894.