The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
UNIVERSITIES CLOSING DAYS.
LITTLE DOUBT PROF. RILEY WILL
TENDER RESIGNATION.


Trnstees Voted Down the Proposition
IooIing to CO-Educati on-PrOf.
narrow, the University ID, AN, Is in
Charge Until ~ New Char lceIIOr Is
Chosen-Sseeting of the Alumni So
ciety-Winners of Medals and
Prizes.
Athens, Ca. June 2o.-The university
trustees during to-day transacted consid-
cradle business.
The proposition of coeduca ton a the
university was voted down by a large
majority.
The proposition to require all stud ents
for the bachelor OF arts degree 10 s. udy
agriculture was voted down, and a sub
@tiute adopted that viii greatly be neit
Inc school of agriculture.
As Chancellor Boggs connection with
,be university ceases tomorrow the dean
of Franklin College, Prof. David c. Bar
row. has been put at the head of tile in
stitution until a new chancellor s Sc
lected.
Prof ]. B. Lawrence, tutor in ncient
languages, and Prof. L. b. Phillips. tutor
IN history and assistant librarian have
been retained
The trustees will tomorrow pass on the
resolution declaring the chair of rhetoric
and English literature vacant. 1t is stated
on what seems to be good authori ~ that
DR. Riley will resign that chair to-mor-
row. the resignation to take effect a year
hence. az II
Alumni Day Programme.
To-day has been alumni day on / he cam
nus. This morning at $3.50 O'clock the
alumni society was called to order by
President p. w. Me.drim of Savannah.
The orator for next year and the two al
ternates were chosen as follows:
orator. Hon. George r. Peck of Chi
cago; first alternate, Hon. Henry c. Tur-
ner of Georgia: second alternate, Prof ]
L. NJ. Curry of Virginia.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing term:
President, p. W. Meldrim; 1rst vice pres
ident. B. A. Denmark; second vice presi-
dent. s. G. McLendon: third vice presi-
dent. w. NJ. Howard; secretary, D. c.
Barrow; treasurer, C. NJ. Stra chan.
A committee with Col. A. H.. Lawton as
chairman was appointed to get up plans
for the more thorough org anization of
the alumni throughout the state.
Col. b A. Denmark, chairman of the
endowment committee, made his report
He said that while some proposition had
OeRn Uldue ny tut alumni, Tie SUN InOuSll
that more time was needed, and at his
suggestion 1t was resolved that local com
mttees of alumni be named in each coun-
" in Georgia to aid the central commit
tee and that report be made at the next
meeting of the society in 1900,
At IL o'clock this morning the address
Of Judge w. r. Hammond, alumni orator,
was delivered at the cha pei, 1t was on
the subject of right thinking and was a
gem. Immediately after the address the
alumni lunch was given, and at that af-
fair short speeches were made by ex-Gov.
Mcdaniel, ex-Gov. Atkinson, Senator Ba-
con and President ]. S. Stewart of Dab
lonega, Ga.
Charlton Delivers Medals.
This afternoon the Junior class orators
Wer" the attraction, and the addresses
we're among the best ever delivered in
the chapel on similar occasions. AT the
conclusion of the junior orations, Hon.
Walter CT. Charlton delivered the medals
and prizes to the successful contestants
and in doing so made one of the most su-
perby eloquent speeches ever heard In the
college chapel. The successful contestants
We're:
Sophomore defamation cup, r. E. Pov7-
ell ready writer's medal, r. J. Travi s;
senior Demosthenian medal, G. d. Pc r
due; junior Demosthenian medal W. ID.
Payne; sophomore Demosthenian med; Il,
W. c. Thompson; freshman Demosthe D.
ian medal, Eugene Edwards junior p hi
Kappa medal, E. H. Handy; Sophomo re
Freshman Phi Kappa medal, S. B. Nal
ley; best essay in the Georgian, Zach L n
mar Cobb; best poem in the Georgia n,
Harry Hull; best translation in the Geor-
gian, Lucien H. Boggs.
Tomorrow is graduating day, and then
commencement is over.