The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
RecIns Next Thursday, with. an
Elaborate Programme.

commencement OF the University OF
Georgia will open next Thursday. The
BOARD of Trustees will have a number
of important matters to come before
Il and some of them may provoke in
+eresting discussion. One of these mat
tors will be the question of allowing
Young lady to deliver an essay from
the chapel stage. This question arises
from the fact that the representative
from the State Normal School this
wear is a young lady, as was the case
last year.
Last year the trustees after consid-
cradle discussion allowed the young
lady to deliver her address from the
chapel stage and a great crowd assem-
bled to hear the essay of Miss Lollie
Smith. of Greene county, as she was
the first woman who had ever deliver
ed an address from that stage during
the more than 100 years of the Uni
versity's existence. This action of the
board was not set as precedent, and
It was so stated at the time so 1t may
be that the matter may cause some
discussion.
Another matter is the question of the
University Press. A fight is being
made on this organization, which is a
private printing establishment in
which a number of the professors are
stockholders. 1t has it's offices in the
Moore College building, and is operat-
ed largely by student labor. The print
ers of Athens have raised fight on it
on the ground that it has no right to
occupy state property and come in
competition with outside labor, and the
further point is raised that the Uni
versity printing should be let out by
bids. Also it is claimed that so long as
they occupy state property they have
no right to solicit any business outside
that of the University. The University
Press dissents to all these positions.
The trustees will hear a report from
special committee on this subject at
its session next week, and will take
final action thereon before the adj
journment Of the board.
The trustees will also award the con-
tract for the construction of the new
Peabody library building. 1t is under
stood that there will be a number of
bidders. The trustees will also take I'D
the question of the election of trained
librarian, and 1t is understood that
there Will be number of applicants.
Quite a number of distinguished Wis
ltors VIII De here to attend the UNIVERSE
ty commencement. The legislative
committees that were appointed by the
House and Senate will arrive next
week, and will stay through the com
mencement exercises. These commit
tees are as follows: Committee to Visit
the University on the Part of the Sem
ate, E. H. McMichael, Alex Atkinson.
Gordon Lee, w. G. Park, c. A. Stevens,
l.. L. Mlddlebrook, ]. G. Moore, M. L.
UN;es,,.
Ton; committee to Visit the State Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
on the Part of the Senate, c. H. Jor-
dan, Z. a. Stevens, L. H. Roberts. G.
M. Clements and Hamilton Clark; Com
mlttee to Visit the University on the
Part of the House, ]. J. Conner, ]. B.
Rountree, E. H. Walker, D. J. Russell,
r. II; Dozier, J: j. Flynt, ]. H. Boy
kin, H. F. Griffin, N. D. Arnold, ].
T. Payton, c. A Alexander, ]. T.
Stewart and S. E. Leigh; Committee to
Visit the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts on the Part Of the
House, M. V. Calvin, L. G. Hartman,
J. B. McCurry, J. B. Ridley, ]. H. Hall,
). D. Howard, B. S. Miller, P Sto-
vail. E H. George, w. S. McHenry, ].
A Hixon, G. H. Carswell, A. B. Mitch
am, +. NJ. Owen, E. K. Overstreet, e.
Z. Butts and G. E. Dunbar
The Board of Visitors to the UNIVERSE
" will arrive the early part of the
week, and will spend several days in
examining into the work done during
the past year. The board has as it's
chairman this year Prof. William M
Slaton, principal Of the Boys High
SchooI in Atlanta, who has several
times presided over boards of visitors
TO the university, and who is thor
oughly acquainted with the work to be
done by such committees.
The champion debate between the
representatives Of the two literary So
cletles will occur on the night of June
10, and will be one of the most inter-
esting features of commencement The
oeoaters will be Messrs. Robert Mo-
ran of Atlanta and Alvin Golucke of
CraWtordville for the Phi Kappa So
clety, and Messrs. Blackshear and Hop
klns for the Demosthenian. The So
cleties will discuss the subject of gov
eminent ownership of natural monopo-
nes and the Phi Kappas will champion
the SIDE of government ownership.
Inc baccalaureate sermon will be de-
HVered this year by DR.. w. W. Ian
drum of Atlanta. The orations of the
Sophomores and Juniors are expected
10 be above the average. The alumni
address is to be delivered by Hon. Will
liam M. Howard, congressman from
the Eighth district Mr.. Towards
reputation as an orator causes everyone
10 look forward with rare interest to
ms ADDRESS. On that day the Alumni
society of the University will meet and
Wlll transact considerable business of
Importance. The society will be called
10 order by President P. w. Meldrim
OF savannah. The report of the Alumni
endowment Fund Committee, of which
Col. A. r. Lawton of Savannah is
chairman, will be awaited with inter-
est This fund now amounts to about
SoU,OOO, of which amount about $4,000
mas been paid in and invested. When
all the fund is paid in the subscrib-
ers will determine what shall be done
with the money. There Is a pretty
strong sentiment in favor of erecting
handsome building, to be known as
Alumni Hail.
The annual baccalaureate address
on commencement day will be deliv- |
cred by DR.. John II. Finley of Prince |
ton, n. j., who has been recently chos- |
en- as president of the college of the |
city of New York, and who is, in the |
opinion of ex-President Cleveland, one |
OF the most remarkable educators of |
the present day
A great deal of interest is mani |
rested among the students as to the |
award of the different prizes this year
and there is considerable striving for |
them. This is especially true as to |
the Wilcox prize in French and Ger
man, and the Horace Russell prizes |
Tor the best essays in the departments |
OF ethics and psychology.
Inc graduating classes, both in the |
collegiate courses and in the law de-
partment are made up of some Of the |