The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
THE UNIVERSITY PROSPEROUS.
The state Normal school Likely to
Have Two Hundred Students.

Athens. Ca. Feb. 20-Cniversity Chan
cellor Boggs is now In Jacksonville. Fla.
attending the session OF the presidents OF
state universities From there he goes
20 Washington. D. c, 10 do some work IN
behalf Of the Walthau bill
The professor OF physics and electricity
In the university say that their expert
mcnis with the cathode rays are turning
out nicely. They will not publish the re-
suits until later, when they viii issue a
pamphlet devoted 10 that subject SO
perfectly equipped Is the department of
physics here that every necessary piece
OF apparatus 10 these delicate experiments
is on hand. In fact. the physical labor
atory here contains apparatus 10 the value
OF more than $4,000.
The law class examinations are begin
ming. The class now numbers forty MEM
bers, the largest in the history Of the in
StitutOu. Prof. Sylvanus Morris Is ar
ranging complete and instructive cata-
logue of the law school that will be given
10 the public at an early date.
The base ball boys of the university will
commence their series Of class games
Saturday and viii play twelve games. The
trainer, Jennings; Of the Baltimore team
VIII arrive here March ] and remain nj
teen days. He viii put the team I'm shape
TO play other college teams successfully
Or, T. II. Riley is TO reproduce the man
uscript Of his history Of the BaDtists Of
the South that was destroyed hy the re-
cent FIRE in Philadelphia when all the con-
tents OF the American Baptist Publication
The state normal school opening yestcr-
day was success. 1t seems as If two
hundred students viii be I'm attendance
there In few weeks. The new dormitu-
~ has not yet been erected, but plans for
its construction have been drawn and .he
contract is TO be awarded in "A few DAYS.
IL viii be tWO-story brick structure and
VIII he built so that Two more portions of
"a large building can be added TO il when
Inc state makes the necessary prepara-
tons.
Politics IS rather lively around Athens.
~ IS generally regarded in this section
that Judge Lawson, representing the
sound money element. is to be opposed by
Hon. ". NJ. Howard OF Oglethorpe, repre-
senting the free coinage of silver element.
solicitor General r b. Russell of the
Western circuit is being opposed by Hon.
G. II. Brand of LawrenceVille. This race
Is already beginning to wax hot.
The legislative race in this county may
turn out TO be an interesting one Hon.
T. ;. Nell. the incumbent, will stand for
reelection. lie has no announced OppO-
SitiOn yet, but II Is rumored very strongly
that Col. John J, Strickland will be his
opponent.
There is a citizen of Clarke county who
knows the whereabouts of one William
Boggs. colOred. who is wanted here for
the murder of e. T. Croft. a white man,
several years ago. The reward for BOggs
is only $50 and this citizen says this is too
small a sum to induce him to bring the
fugitive murderer out of his lair. The re-
ward may be increased
Twenty-Five residence lots off the Clio
Verhurst estate of Hon. II. II. Carlton
were sold yesterday for 1924 to a num-
Der of parties present at the auction.
Rev II. II. Bernard. who has served as
county school commissioner a number of
years, has been reelected to that office