The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-13
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Good Showing for the Year.

heetlnE OF the BOarO OF trustees.
Good Showing for the Year.
Athens. Ca. June 12.-The trustees Of
the University of Georgia assembled to-
day. and began their session, which will
last until next Wednesday. There are
present Messrs. y. J. Hammond Of At
lanta, president Of the board; A. L. Hull
of Athens, secretary; P. W. Meldrim Of
Savannah, John Screven OF Savannah,
Henry D. MCDANIEL Of Monroe, D; B.
Hamilton of Rome, w. Fl. FELTON, of Car
tersville, w. l. Hutchins of Lawrence
vile, w. E, simmons of Lawrencevile.
Henry T. Lewis of Greensboro, Henry
Persons Of Talbotton. n. r. Harris Of
! Macon, Howell Cobb of Athens, r. L.
Gamble of SandersVile, a. 7. Mcintyre
OF brownsville and Gov. w. Y Atkinson
Of Atlanta.
The work Of the board thus far is mere
~ routine, and the consideration OF the
chancellor's report, which shows a very
excellent state of affairs in 1.-The university.
The trustees are greatly pleased at the
success that has come TO the university
during the past year, giving il $50 stu
dents, the largest enrolment IL has ever
had, and marked by complete harmony
among faculty and students.
The main questions that will come be-
fore the board are the admission of wo-
men to the university, over which there
will be an interesting and lively discus
sion; the Improvement of the literary So
cieties; the providing of a new building
in order to relieve the terribly crowded
y
and physics, and the discussion Of meth
DDS as to furnishing aid to worthy but
poor young men who seek education here
So great has become the demand along
this line in recent years that the Brown
scholarship fund has proved entirely in
adequate.
Chancellor Boggs has proved to be fake
of the most gigantic kind. The trustees
had heard nothing about It until it APP
peared in the papers. and If there Is any
such a movement on foot the trustees
have not yet been apprised of it.
The board of trustees Of the University
of Georgia spent yesterday in inspecting
the buildings of the university, and they
found the need of extra floor space in
some departments so great that they lost
no time in coming to the unanimous con-
clusion that the legislature should appro-
pirate a sum Of money sufficient to erect
a large and commodious building on the
campus at once, and they Will make such
recommendation to the legislature next
fall.
The board is very much impressed with
the ability of the members of the univer-
sity faculty. Chairman Stewart said to-
day that he believed no college south of
the University Of Virginia could boast
such a faculty
The commencement festivities opened
last night with the debut party of Miss
Gertrude Thomas, the beautiful and &C
complished young daughter of Capt. Will
liam w. Thomas, president of the South
ern Mutual Insurance Company. From
now on until Wednesday night the young
people Will reNel IN social gayety, ana not
less than eight germans will be given.
Tomorrow evening at the chapel the
Phi Kappa and Demosthenian societies
will meet each other in champion debate.
| The subject to be discussed is, Resolved,
| That the signs of the times do not point
to the decline of our republic" The Phi
| Kappas will champion the affirmative
| through their representatives,, Messrs. ].
| T. Moore, c. H. Gray and G.. T. Jackson,
Jr. The Demosthenians will put forward
| Messrs. A. Akerman, c. A. Mize and c. NJ.
| Walker to uphold the negative side of
| the proposition. Mr.. Joseph d. Boyd of
/ Griffin viii be master of ceremonies and
| the three judges of the debate are yet to
/ be chosen.