The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-09
THE NEWS AT ATHENS.
An Interesting Batch of InfOrmatiO
About the College Folks.

An Interesting Batch of Informal iOn
About the College Folks.
Athens. Ca. April 1.-THE new dormi-
tory at Rock College is being rapidly
erected. As it is only wing to large
building to be built some day in the fu-
ture when the college gets enough money,
the faculty dete rmineu not to have any
regular corner-sfone exercises, but We'd
nesday afternoon the teachers deposited
a bottle in the wall and the workmen
cemented II there. The bottle contained
a number of small articles a history of
the school, a list of all us teachers and
scholars, and the names of all who had
helped II in the past. When the dormi-
tory building is completed, President
Bradwell will arrange for interesting pub
lic dedicatory exercises.
The. annual field day exercises Of the
University Of Georgia occurs on the cam
ptGs tomorrow afternoon. The boys are
IN good trim, having been thoroughly
trained by Capt. Craig Barron of the track
athkstic team. They expect to break a
nunNoer OF college records The follow
ing are the contests and records of the
Univ ersity of Georgia: Fifty yards dash,
2-5 seconds; 100 yards dash, 10 % sec
onds; zO yards dash, p S-5 seconds; 20
yards lash, "A 3-5 seconds; $50 yards run,
minu tes, 10 10 seconds; one mile run,
minut es. 80 seconds; 10 yards hurdle
race, Is seconds; standing high jump.
5 feet; ru uning high jump, feet inches
standing tong jump, 8 feet IL 1-3 inches
running loug jump, Is feet inches; three
and jump, Az feet, inches; thro wing base
ball, S34 feel; throwing 16-pound hammer,
70 feet, inches; putting l6-pound shot,
SO feet Az inches; three-legged race, 6 sec
onds; sack race, 10 Is seconds.
The college boys are rather sore over
the defeat OF the Varsity base ball team
since, the score being Z to 0. They are
getting in better practice, however, and
wnl be ready for the series of intercOI-
Col. {. M. Smelling of the university
is now beginning to make arrangements
for the summer school of mathematics.
Mr.. j.. l.. Knight of Atlanta will deliver
the literary address at Lucy Cobb COM
menceI1ent. Rev. B. NJ. Palmer of New
Orleans will preach the commencement
1t is a pretty well settled fact that a
large majority of the counties in the
Eighth district VIII call their congress-
cally forces Judge Lawson from the race,
unless the coMAties decide to put off the
contest or the judge reconsiders his re
Col. F. Sterling Price, a young lb1yer
of this city, has about concluded to oppose
Hon. Thomas S. Nell for the legislature
in this county.
The Lexington knitting mill, under the
management of E. T. Roane, will be in
running order in few we eks
DR.. J. II: Goss is going to erect three
story brick store on the c4Drner of Clay
ton and Lumpkfn streets during the sum
mer
f. >. Brockman or New Ork, interna-
tional secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, l,as been here several
days conducting services at the University
of Georgia. He will establish branch OF
this organization at the state normal
school.
The attendance upon the state normal
school is rapidly increasing. On account
of the crowded condition of the d,ormito-
ry nine young men are compelled to
room in little houses rem ted from private
parties near the, school That will be
remedied when the new building is com
pleted.
Yesterday, at the residence of the
brides parents in this city, occurred the
John w. Allgood
Capt w. B. Burnett is back from New
York. He is leading counsel Tor the cav
Gators who are attacking the will of the
late Judge Young l.. G. Harris, who left
100000 to various educational and religious
societies and colleges. he says the case
will probably come to trial next week.
The latest advocate of the bicycle for
both men and women is Hon. Howell Cobb,
judge of the city court of Athens He says
he expects to learn to ride wheel at once,
although he is So years old, -