The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
RENDERED HIS RESIGNATION.
RILEY TO LEAVE ENGLISH CHAIR
AT THE UNIVERSITY.

,ast Day of the sessiOn-SOme Spleen
AID graduating EssRys-Degree of
uoctOr of Divinity Conferred Upon
uav. 1. p. Mendes-First Degree
rver Conferred on woman Pre-
.cDted TO Miss Julia Flisch-De-
frees Delivered to Students.
,,bens. Ca. June 21.-The ninety-eighth
ssssion of the University of Georgia is
5yer and il has been the most successful
announcement in the history of the in
sutution.
The feature of to-day's session of the
1oard of trustees was the presenta ton of
his resignation as professor of rhetoric and
english literature by DR.. B. f. Riley, TO
,olse effect in June, 1900. The resigna-
zion was accepted by the board
member Of the broad said to-day that
while the trust tees did not regard DR.. Riley
as incompetent and while he had by hard
work elevated the chair he occupied and
benefited that department, still he could
not control boys and was the constant
target of criticism, and for that reason
his resignation was accepted.
Prof J. NJ. Stephenson was retained as
tutor in English.
The birthday OF the late Senator Nor
rill of Vermont, who was the author of
che bill granting lands to colleges of ag-
riculture, was made an annual holiday in
rbe university The board Appropriated
10 the college boarding house enough
money to make its facilities sufficient TO
accommodate 100 boys and thus reduce
still further the living expenses of stu
dents at the university.
Graduating Exercises.
The graduating exercises at the chapel
were excellent. An essay on christopher
Marlowe" was read by Mr.. G. d. Pur-
due, the senior essayist. MIR. NJ. NJ. Hirsh
of Atlanta delivered brilliant Grafton on
"The Patriotism Needed al Present" Mr.,
r. w Liuard, law class speaker, spoke of
THE Lawyer as a Citizen" Mr. W G.
Love low class speaker, spoke of The
Perpetuity of the American Republic"
Mr. Lee Morris of Athens, first honor
man, delivered the valedctory to the
class and SPOKE. of The Twentieth Cen
tury's Lessons"
Chancellor Boggs presented the Wilcox
prize of $50 for excellence in German to
Messrs. M. and l.. Haas.
The Wilcox prize of $50 for excellence in
French was awarded to Mr.. Karl D. San
ders. The Edward Thompson Company
prize of a full set of English and Ameri-
Mr. Dupree Hunnicutt, VINO submitted the
best theory on The Relations OF Attorney
and Client"
the board of trustees had conferred the
following honorary degrees:
Doctor of Divinity-Rev. I. P. Mendes
OF savannah, Ga; Rev. Hugh K. Walker,
y? Mas sitTet Of Arts, Prof. ]. c. Woodward,
of Newman; Prof. c.. p. Oliphant, of
Greensboro; Miss Julia Flisch, of Mil
ledgeVile.
The degree conferred upon Miss FIisch
was the first degree ever conferred upon
woman by the University of Georgia.
Diplomas for Graduates.
Chancellor Boggs then made beautI-
ful address to the graduating class, and
delivered the diplomas to the following
Master of Arts, Ulrich B. Phillips.
ris; second honor, K. D. Sanders; Adams.
A. p, Blackshear, A. B., Blum, w. s.,
Bower, G. G., Charlton, r. M, Cothran.
l.. A, Doyal, P. p, Denmark, 7. N,
Glenn, G., Haas. L., Haas, M. s., Har-
dee, c. R., HEIDI D. G., Hicks 7. M,
Hirseh, NJ. M Hops, p. v, Johnson,
due, 6. D., Richie. A. j., Sanders, X
D., Thompson, w. A., Walden, H. S.
Bachelor of Science, Adair H. R., Hull,
j. B., Thompson, j. B.
Bachelor of Law. J. E. Anderson, T.
E 4 A9a9s J. e. Bernard, A. Bonds.
Brown; q. L. Cobb. B.. J. Dasher, A. b,
K. Falligant, Es-M. Graham, c. " Hohen-
stein. g T. Homes, D, Hunnicutt, A. B.,
!: L. Jenkins, A. B., r. P. Jones, W. H.
N. Linton. II. H. Little, A. B., w. G.
Love, d. A. Loyless, c. d. Mckinney, A.
nolds, a. S. Richardson, A B.. o. Roberts,
A. T., p. w. Scharfer, w. A. Sims, l. J.
steele, 4. B., R. ] Travis, A B., G. West
brook, A. B., B. C. Yancey, A. b.
The benedtction was then pronounced,
ana the exercises of 1889 were over.