The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.
Arrangements Already Going For
ward For the Occasion.

ward For the Occasion.
Athens, Ga, May 1.-The approach
ing commencement of the University
of Georgia Is to be one of the most
brilliant in the history of that insti-
tuition. With the exception of the ora
tor who is to make the literary ad-
dress, all the orators for the commence
ment season have been chosen and
have accepted the invitations.
The baccalaureate sermon is to be
preached by Rev. w. w. Landrum,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Atlanta. Dr. Landrum is one of the
most eminent divines in the South. Inc
alumni orator is Hon. William M. How
ard, congressman from the Eighth
district of this state. The Phi Kappa
and Demosthenian societies are now
trying to secure an orator for their day
during the week. The baccalaureate
address this year is to be delivered
by DR.. John Houston Finley, president
of the College of the City of New York.
At the time DIR. Finley was invited he
was a member of the faculty of Prince
ton University, but since that time has
been called to New York. Ex-President
Cleveland is said to have been RESPONSE
BILE for the selection of DR.. Finley Tor
the important educational position that
he is now to fill
Among the most interesting events at
the commencement will be the delivery
of an essay by a young lady of the
State Normal School. Last year, Tor
the first time in the history of the
University, a girl was allowed TO read
an essay from the chapel stage. she
was Miss Leslie M. Smith of the state
Normal School. The representative Oh
,fe- &
young lady, she having won the place
after an exciting contest in which
number of young men were engaged.
The university trustees at their SEES
sion at commencement will nave
number of interesting questions before
them. Among others Will be the set
tlement of the University Press matter,
about which so much has been SAID
recently, the election of a trained Ii
brarian and possibly the question of
allowing women the right to take
graduate work at the university.
1t is thought that the contract for
the erection of the new Peabody LII
brary building will be let within the
next two weeks, as the architect, Mr.
FIaralson Bleckley, has submitted the
specifications to the contractors FOR
bids 1t is hoped by the university
authorities that the work will have
progressed sufficiently by commence
ment to enable them to lay the corner
stone of the new building at that time.
If this is possible an elaborate pro-
gramme will be arranged
The meeting of the Alumni Associa-
ton. of the university will be full of
interest. At that time the report of
the committee on the Alumni Endow-
ment Fund will be made, and il will be
endeavored to add to the fund that
has already been subscribed. There
has been collected on this fund
to date something over SIS, 900,
the money being invested in state
bonds to await the maturity of the
fund two years hence. Another in
stalment of this fund is due al the ap-
preaching commencement. 1t is not
known what will be done with the
fund. as that will have to be determin-
ed by the subscribers after it natures,
but there is a strong sentiment among
a number of the alumni that the
money be used for the erection of a
large and commodious auditorium,
building that is very much needed at
the university just now.