The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-23
commandments AT ATHENS.
UNIVERSITY AND LUCY COBB MAX
ING PREPARATIONS.

Completion of the First Year of
Chancellor HilI's Work - Editors
VIII visit the Observation-Disclosures
cal Contests-Pandornt to lie Issued.
Athletics at the University-Stu-
dent May he Expelled for Cheat
ing-The Normal school.
Athens. Ga. April 22-The University OF
Georgia is getting in fine shape for the
most enthusiastic commencement in its
history-the commencement that is to
mark the completion of the first year 5
work of Chancellor Hill.
From information that has been receiv-
ed from various sources 1t is believed that
not less than 200 alumni will gather here
in June and many look for much larger
number There viii be several class re-
unions. among them the reunion Of the
class of 1870 which was the class of
Chancellor Hills. Al the approaching
commencement Hon BranUey A. Den
mark of Savannah is to make a report of
the progress of the Endowment Commit
tee. of which he is chairman, and it Is
said that his report will be fun of en-
enlargement
Chancellor Hin has been in Atlanta for
the past week. where he underwent an
operation on his eye which was giving
him some trouble.
He is all right again and is back at his
post Within the next week or two
Chancellor Hill hopes to announce the
name of the orator who is to deliver the
Grafton at the university on Commence
ment Day.
Editors TO he Invited.
The annual session of the Weekly Press
Association will be held the second Tues
day in July, at IClberton. In order to reach
Eiberton, almost every editor who attends
will have to pass through Athens. Chan
cellor Hill, in behalf of the University
of Georgia and the Normal School, will
invite the association TO gather in Athens
Monday afternoon preceding the conven-
ton the next day. and inspect the two
institutions. President w. s. Coleman,
of the Press Associati ton. has already been
approached on the subject, and 1t is well
settled that the invitation will be accept
ed. If this is done there will be ample
prepare tons made to entertain the ed-
tors while here.
University Law Class.
The contest for speakers from the law
be nine contestants. Messrs Baldwin,
Rreitenhicher, Hail. Hun, Lang, Richards,
Sharp, Slater and ]. S. Smith.
During the month of May a number of
prominent lawyers viii address the law
class, among them being Hon Walter G..
Charlton of Savannah. The law class has
an enrolment of fifty-three members, and
its success is a great tribute to the eff
cheney of the faculty.
The University Pandora will be issued
during the first week in June. 1t will not
be quite elaborate as usual, but will
contain fully as much interesting matter
The expense of getting out the volume has
been reduced in order TO pile up
no debt this year Messrs A. b.
Blackshear and Fair Dodd are the TALENT
ed editors-in-chief.
University Athletics.
The record of University athletics This
year has not been bright one but II has
had its beneficial side Professionalism
has been absolutely eradicated and from
now on the teams that represent the uni
versity, whether they be strong or weak.
will be Georgia teams with no hired play
ers on them.
The University baseball team expects
to play few more important games this
seasons. The game which was TO have
been played Saturday with the Techs was
postponed on account of The weather The
track athletes will at an early date hold
q handicap field day and next month the
annual field day exercises will be held.
The ITALIAN Dramatic Club of the Uni
versity presented last night very success
fully the charming comedy, Lend Me
Five Shillings." The proceeds went to
the University Athletic Association
The Court of Honor.
Recently the university court of honor
has had to pass on the case of a young
man charged with cheating in eXamna-
lions. The finding of the court was against
the young man and the faculty, at its
meeting Tuesday next, will either affirm
or reverse the decision. If the decision
of the court of honor is affirmed the young
man will have TO leave the university.
This matter has already caused a couple
of fights among the students and feeling
runs rather high
Lucy Cobb Commencement.
Lucy Cobb commencement will be held
this year the first week in June. II will
be one of the most brilliant commence
ments in the history of the institute. DR..
w w. Purson of Macon will
preach the annual sermon and
Hon. Peter w. Meldrim of Savannah,
Is to deliver the literary address.
Training ut Normal school.
The State Normal School Commission
has decided to add manual training TO the
course of study al that institution. De-
partments of clay modelling, dressmaking
and cooking will be at once started and
others win be added next session. The
State Normal School was five years old
last Tuesday, and during that five years,
over two thousand five hundred teachers
have attended there
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