The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-20
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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
Faculty Preparing to Entertain the
Association of Southern Colleges.


Association of Southern Colleges.
Athens, Ga, Oct. 19-The professors Of
the University of Georgia are preparing
to entertain in royal style the professors
of the different colleges in the South who
will attend the annual session of the As
ISOLATION of Southern Colleges, which
opens in this city Nov. 1. This associa-
ton has as its members nearly every col
lege of Importance in the South, and at
its annual sessions there are delegates
form each college holding membership
in the association. They discuss and act
upon numerous questions of interest to
the different colleges and to the cause of
education.
They will meet this year in Athens upon
the invitation of the University of Geor-
gia and the university people and the cit
liens will see that all delegates have a
royal good time. The first session of the
association viii be on Nov. l, and the
body will remain in session three days. 1t
is expected that not less than fifty emil
nent educators will be present.
Among those who will be here will be
ex-Postmaster General William l.. Wilson.
who is now president of Washington and
Lee University. Hon. H. r. Thurber. who
was the private secretary of President
Cleveland, is expected to make an address
on that occasion.
To-day the University of Georgia hon
Ored the memory of Lafayette by sus-
pending its exercises and by holding me-
mortal exercises at the chapel The music
furnished by the University orchestra was
exquisite Chancellor Boggs delivered a
splendid address, outlining the purpose of
observance of the day, and Prof. w. ID.
Hooper made a scholarly address on the
Life of Lafayette" Quite a neat sum
of money was collected for the Lafayette
monument fund.
The law department of the University of
Georgia is in a fiourishing condition. There
are now forty-two young men in attend
ance upon that school and they are among
the brightest who ever entered the law
school. The law faculty consisting of Prof
Sylvanus Morris, Judge Howell Cobb, DR..
S. c. Benedict and Col. John D. Nell, are
constantly engaged in the upbuilding of
this department of the University.
Prof. Hugh N. Starnes, the new profess
sor of agriculture, in the University of
Georgia. has taken charge of his work ac-
lively. Prof. J. b. Hunnicutt, the retiring
professor has not yet made up his mind
as to what he will do but he has several
splendid openings and is considering which
offer to accept.
DR. 49, f. Riley, professor of English
and oratory in the university, has organ
lied a class in oratOry with over one hun
dred members.
Prof. Joseph LustraI has under him a
large and Interesting class in Spanish. The
Spanish-American war has caused quite a
large number of young men to take up the
study of the Spanish language.
Col S. II. Charbonnier, who for more
than thirtyfive years, had been connected
with the University of Georgia, has taken
up his permanent abode in Augusta, being
succeeded as professor of physics by Prof.
Andrew II. Patterson.
The book of statistics in the office of
the University registrar shows that fully
forty per cent. of the students of the Uni
versity this year are sons of farmers The
Baptist and Methodist denominations pre-
dominate, closely followed by the Presby-
terians and Episcopalians. SiXty-tive per
cent. of the University students are mem
beTs of the different churches
The Varsity foot ball team has thus far
played winner in all its games. 1t is a
fine aggregation of athletes. Coach McCar-
thy says il as superior even to last year S
crack team. Next Saturday the Georgia
boys play the Archaeological school eleven
| in this city. one week later they
play Vanderbilt in Atlanta. Mr..
r. B. Nalley, who was a few years
since captain of the Varsity team, is in
the city and is assisting Coach Mccarthy
in the work of training the boys
THE Georgian" the literary magazine
of the University, has issued its first issue
this year. Mr.. Garrard Glenn of Atlanta
IS the able editor of the Georgian
Lucy Cobb Institute young ladies will
issue an annual at the end of the pres
\ ent session This will be a novel depar-
! ture at the institute. The board of edi-
tors consists of the following young ladies':
/ Authenticated, Miss Palmer Phelan; as
| sociate editors, Misses Francis johnson,
| Lucia Abbott, Kathleen Lowe, Sara Cobb;
! business manager, Miss Lucille Brodnax
assistant business manager, Miss Annie
| Burnett
The state Normal School now has in
! actual attendance upon its classes 1856
teachers from over one hundred counties
! In Georgia