Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
The University Student


chemical accomplishment At present
DIT. White has a large building with
various assistants and many stu
dents One OF my nick-names was
Chem Lab" Now sucn a nick
name would have no meaning That
which produces confusion IN the pop
ular mind is that study Is taken as
matter Of course and this causes
the opinion that students do not
study.
This Boy Was Perfect.
There was a Madison County boy
who received "A plus" which means
super excellent. on every subject on
his report. Yes. the boy was from
the Free State" This report GER
tainly went hard with the professors.
Most of them would rather have
tooth filled than give "A plus" that
is II the tooth could be filled without
cost. The boy did not break himself
down either, because exercise is re-
quired.
am glad to say that the studnets
stoop is no longer popular. I can re-
member when l affected the stu
dents stoop, as did certain other
stupid boys. The military exercises
and athletic activities have killed the
students Stoop. | smile when 1 think
Of my affecting this pose. am, and
always have been short and stout,
and the stoop as affected by me must,
have looked more like the hoe
hands stoop than the students
Again l have drifted into autobiog-
raphy, which I suppose is the effect
Of regarding myself as one Of the
boys
The use Of the English Language
both written and spoken receives
much attention and the students give
much time to II. | make no pretense
OF being an English scholar. l think
the students learn to use English.
They spend much time In one form
and another in the practice OF Eng
fish. Far more than playing ball,
startling as this may seem.
The debates are really edifying to
one who, like myself, is reasonably
y
Whitehead shut himself up in Phi
Kappa Hall and wrote out his mas
terly debate during tweive hours If
solitary confinement. We certainly
did talk about IT, This was the be-
ginning of a series of solitary con-
finements, which lasted for years. /
mean Of course the practice not any
single confinement We used to say
He just locked himself IN and stayed
there till he worked out his speech"
and this made him a hero.
Appeal to Head, Not Feet.
The students Of to- day work out
their debates on an entirely different
plan The Librarian posts up pages
Of typewriter references The stu
dent goes to the library night after
night, day after day working over
his material. He informs himself
Then he makes an argument instead
of an appeal. In place Of seeking 20
sweep the judges off their feet, the
effort Is made to influence the rea
son Of the judges. I believe this is
a better, more effective, more intel
ligent plan. II seems to me that in
debate the head of the Judge rather
than his feet. should be aimed at
] write this with pleasure. because
many superficial observers think foot
education Is attracting more atteu-
tion than is proper. Sometimes /
think this way myself-and am then
reminded that a short, STOUT man,
past sixty, is apt to discredit activity
These students work and play.
Governor Brown, VINO has had
much opportunity to obesrve, and no
one doubts his ability as an observer.
recently said, Il am struck with the
fact that the University is the most
democratic place | know. A student
must stand on his own merits here
Whether he comes from a rich home
or poor one, from a prominent or
an obscure family he must win here
by his own efforts and by the
strength OF his own personality" This
is high praise and 1t comes from the
Chief Executive Of Georgia. 1 thank
the Governor. l believe our "Geor-
gia" boys merit his praise.