The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-06
WILL SELECT A CHANCELLOR.
COMING MEETING OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.

Chancellor BOggs' Friends want
Him to Withdraw HIS Resignation.
DIR. white aud others Mentioned
in Connection with the Place.
Alumni to Discuss an Endowment
pIan-The oldest Living AIumnus.
At Lucy Cobb.
Ataens, Ca. June 5.-The University of
Georgia Will have commencement this
year of unusual interest It's exercises
viii be brilliant, but there win be num-
Der Of outside features of more than ordi-
nary interest.
OF course the absorbing question will
be the selection of chancellor. Ii APP
pears just now that the board of trustees
have come to no conclusion on this sub
ject and that the Championship question
will be discussed from the beginning after
the board meets. The meeting of the
trustees begins on June, Is at noon and
from then on until that body adjourns
their meetings will be watched with great
interest
1t is a known fact that Chancellor
Bogg's friends are pushing him for re-
election and that the Chancellor would not
be averse TO being asked TO Withdraw the
resignation which he sent in last COM
mencement 40 take effect this commence
ment.
1t is also known that DR.. II. c. Whites
friends are booming him for the place, and
that they are very active.
1t is reported on reliable authority that
DR.. Whitsitt, of Louisville, viii be an APP
p1icaut for the place ana that his backing
viii be strong The names of Prof. ID. c.
Barrow, eX-Gov. Northen, ex-CSov. Nc
Daniel, eX-CongTessm Turner, Gen. J.
b. Gordon and others are being mentioned.
Il is practically certain that a chancellor
will be chosen at this session of the board
and that there viii be no interregnum as
TO that office.
Meeting of the Alumni.
The alumni reunion at commencement
will be an event of Importance Fully 800
OF the !, 200 living alumni of the university
are expec ted TO be present aud the local
alumni will give them an elegant luncheon
Tuesday, June 20, at noon, just after the
address OF the alumni orator, Judge w. r.
Hammond, at the chapel.
The proposed endowment of the univer-
sity win occupy the attention Of the alum
nj, and from reports received here, the
alumni throughout the state are mani
Testing great interest in the movement
1t viii be attempted to raise an endow-
ment fund Of 100000. A number of
alumni will ask those present to discuss
ways and means to provide at once a
large mess hall and dormitory on the
campus. 1t Will be shown that with such
a hall prepared and equipped il will he. an
easy task to furnish a student his board
lights, fuel, lodging, and laundry for 81
per month"; and thus put a university ed
ucation within the reach of every poor
boy in the state.
A number of alumni are interesting
themselves in a movement to revive inter-
est in the literary societies Of the univer-
sity.
Ii is probable that the university viii
have as its guest this commencement its
oldest living alumnus DR.. Archelus IL.
Mitchell of Summerfeld, Ala. DR.. Mitch
ell is an uncle Of Judge A. l.. Mitchell and
Rev. c. A. Mitchell OF this city. He Is
SO years of age and graduated at
the university seventy-one years ago IN
the class Of 1923. He has had a long and
useful life as a Methodist minister and
for his age is hale and hearty. If he
comes there viii be scores OF alumni
throughout the state who will come here
to see and talk with him.
The Social Features.
one of the most brilliant social features
of commencement will be the banquet that
will be rendered Gov Gambler and his mill
itary staff by the local members of the
staff, Lieut.. Coils. NJ. c. Michael, J. W.
Welch and $. M. Harrington This BAN
quet will be given at the Athenaeum Club
house, Tuesday night, June 20. Gov. Can
dler and a large majority of his staff have
accepted the invitation, and will be pres
ent on that occasion.
The University boys are just now anx-
iously awaiting the arrival of the Pan
dora. the college annual, which will be
here in a few days Ii Is a most inter
esting publication, Mr. Garrard Glenn be-
ing the editor-in-chief The editors-in-
chief for the next years Pandora have
been selected. They are Messrs. Archie
Blackshear and Fair Dodd.
At Lucy Cobb Institute.
A great deal of interest is being MANI
Tested in the alumnae reunion, which is
TO be held at Lucy Cobb Institute on June
10. Mrs. Lipseomb, the principal of the
institute, viii give an elegant luncheon
TO the visiting alumnae al the institute
at noon on the 18th.
The Lucy Cobb Annex will be built at
an early date. There is now on hand in
bank over eight hundred collars, and when
this sum is increased 10 a thousand or
twelve hundred dollars the work of erect
ing the annex will begin. This is rendered
imperative on account of The rapidly in
creasing attendance at the institute and
the need for extra class rooms for the diff
ferent departments.
state Normal school.
The Stale Normal School attendance has
increased so rapidly that next week Presi-
dent Bradwon will begin housing male
teachers in the army tents which he pur-
chased al the breaking up of Camp Has
kell. The advantages of this school are
seized upon SO eagerly by the common
school teachers all over the state that It
IS almost impossible to provide accom-
mediation for those who wish to enter. The
total attendance this year WIN he over
eight hundred.
The music school of Miss Ellen Nell has
closed its session.
HONORs WON AT LUCY COBB.