The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-16
HONORS AT THE UNIVERSITY.
THE DEGREE OF l.. l.. ID. CONFER
RED UPON HON. n. J. HAMMOND.

The Members of the Graduating
Class Who stand ut the Hcad-sO-
phOmOre DISCLAIMERS Contest for
Two Medals-HOn. =. w. MeIdrim
of This City TO Deliver the Medals
TO-day-NO Chance of the Admis-
sion of Women as Students.
Athens, Ca, June 15.-The board OF trus-
tees Of the university this morning during
the temporary absence of the chairman,
Hon. N. J. Hammond took the occasion to
confer upon him the honorary degree of
L. L. D.
The honors in the graduating class are
as follows:
A. B. Course-First honor, G. B. Hunt;
second Shelby Myrick; third, II. r. Hunt;
fourth, W. w. Chandler; fifth. r. P. Stew
ems; sixth, +. S. Jones.
3. S. Course-First honor, T. r. Boggs;
second, G. H. Boggs.
3. L. Course-First honor, Hatton Love-
joy.
Bachelor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS honor, G.
T. Traylor.
This afternoon the sophomore declaim-
ers contested for the two melads offered
by the trustees. The following pro-
gramme was carried out:
John A. Davis, Albany, "Regulus before
the Roman Senate"
Carl II. Gray, Jackson. THE Convicts
Soliloquy."
Thomas Norris, Newton, Miss. Con
tested Elections"
Karl D. Sanders. Plupelo. Robert E.
Lee"
William F. Upshaw, Monroe. THE IN
ion"
Young L. Watson, Bairdstown. "Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina"
Connie A. Wellington, Atlanta, Hills
Reply to Blaine"
=, Lueien 4; WhipPle, Cochran, THE
The judges Of the debate were p. w.
Meldrim, Remsen Crawford, J. s. Stew
art, }. G. Blasingame and Hamilton
Yaney. The medals will be delivered to-
morrow by Mr. Meldrim.
Gov. Atkinson is here in attendance
upon the meeting of the university trus-
tees On being asked as to the use of his
name for the position Of delegates from
the state at large, ne replied that he was
not a candidate for that position, and
would not be- and moreover that he cid
not think 1t right for men holding high
office by gift of the people in Georgia to
try and monopolize these positions of del
egates to the national convention, that all
he wished to see was the selection of true
and tried men who would stand by the
declarations of the state democratic con-
Vention when they got to Chicago, and
out seeking them among the men already
highly honored by the democracy.
The board of trustees acted upon the
memorial presented by the Colonial
Danes, the Daughters Of the American
Revolution and the Daughters of the
Confederacy asking that women be adj
mitted to the University of Georgia. The
board says 1t has no authority to admit
women, but that the authority for such
a step rests with the legislature, and,
even if the board could admit them, there
are no accommodations for them, as the
University is pushed to accommodate even
the students. The board decided that It
had no control over the germans given at
commencement, and states that only Is
per cent of the student engage in them,
and that they in no wise reflect the senti-
ment of the student body or of the fac
ulty.
The trustees passed a resolution re-
| stricting intercollegiate foot ball games
! and base ball games to the campus as
! soon as the grounds here can be put in
| proper condition for the use of the college
1 athletes.