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 ^ HANDBOOK ^ 
 
 OF THE- 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 
 
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 CONTAINING ILLUSTRATIONS 
 
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 GENERAL ^ INFORMATION 
 
 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 
 
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 WHAT WILL A Univlrsli-y Im)Ucaimon do for a Young 
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 fe8^ It will do for him what it has done for thousands of 
 
 other (Georgians during the century and more of the University's 
 existence. 
 
 Senator A. O. Bacon, of the class of 1859, says: '-From my 
 early manhood to the present time there has ever been with me a 
 most irfratifying and sustaining consciousness of increased strength 
 and advantage in the fact that I am a graduate of the University 
 of Georgia. " 
 
 Rev. Dr. Benjamin M. Pahiier of New Orleans, Class of 1838, 
 the grand old man of the Southern Presbyterian Church, whose 
 sad death two years ago robbed the Christian Church of one of its 
 most honored laborers, wrote in 1900: ''If in physical condition 
 at t)\e tmie to allow it, I will endeavor to be present at the Cen- 
 tennial, and render private homage to the University which I have 
 always been proud to regard as my Alma Mater." 
 
 These testimonials of affectionate regard for the University 
 and of gratitude for its training are typical of the way in which it is 
 looked upon by its alumni everywhere. 
 
 The University 
 
 HE University ol Georgia was chartered in 1785, It is 
 
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 therefore the oldest State University in the Union. It 
 opened its doors in 1801, and through those doors have 
 passed, for more than three generations, the men who have made 
 the State what it is today. Here have come men Hke George F. 
 Pierce, Nathaniel M. Crawford, Thomas F. Scott, Edwin 
 G. Weed, Benjamin M. Palmer, Thomas O. Hoyt, R. Q. 
 Mallard, Shaler G. Hillyer, C. M. Beckwith, A. M. Wil- 
 liams, John D. Hammond, G. A. Nunnally, Robt.J. Willing- 
 ham, W. S. Bean, Charles R. Nisbet, Lucian L. Knight, 
 J. J. Bennett, and many others, to receive a generous training 
 
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for their useful and illustrious careers in the Christian Ministry, 
 Here were trained for their work in the Army and Navy men like 
 John B. Gordon, Francis S. Bartow, T. R. R. Cobb, Howell 
 Cobb, Thos. M. Brumby, who stood on the bridge with Dewey 
 at Manila, Albon C. Hodgson, Schley's navigator on the * 'Brook- 
 lyn" at Santiago, Generals Benning, Tracy, Henderson, Phil- 
 lips, Gartrell and Garlington, Colonels Lawton and Berner, 
 and a host of others. In the Law, University alumni have been 
 always prominent. Justice John A. Campbell, of the United 
 States Supreme Court, should perhaps head the list, with Chief 
 Justice Lumpkin, Chief Justice Jackson, Associate Ji;stices 
 EuGENius A. NisBET, Samuel Hall, Linton Stephens, Eben- 
 ezer Starnes, Andrew J. Cobb, William A. Little, William 
 H. Fish and more than one hundred others who have occupied 
 •the bench in this and other states. Six alumni have served in the 
 United States Senate, and about fifty in the House of Represen- 
 tatives. The names of University men in Statesmanship are among 
 the most illustrious in Georgia History: Benjamin H. Hill, 
 Alexander H. Stephens, Robert Toombs, Hershel V. John- 
 son, Howell Cobb, James H. Blount, J. L. M. Curry, Chas. 
 T. Jenkins, W. Y. Atkinson, Augustus O. Bacon and a 
 multitude of others. 
 
 The University has been the great bulwark of Education in the 
 state. It has given to the Commonwealth Bishop Pierce, Founder 
 and President of Emory College; Nathaniel M. Crawford, Presi- 
 dent of Mercer University; W. Y. Atkinson, Founder of the 
 Girls' Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville; Nathaniel 
 E. Harris, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the School of 
 Technology, at Atlanta, and P. W. Meldrim, Chairman of the 
 Board of Commissioners of the Industrial College for Colored 
 Youths at Savannah. 
 
 Besides these, the roll of teachers is long and eminent: 
 Joseph LcConte, John LcConte, Shelton P. Sanford, Mor- 
 gan P. Callaway, Lawton B. Evans, Chas. H. Herty, Gus- 
 TAvus J. Orr, James P. Waddell, W. M. Slaton, G. R. Glenn, 
 Williams Rutherford, A. W. Van Hoose, and hundreds of the 
 best and most useful laborers in the great field of Education in 
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faculty, in'the'faculties of the Technological School, Mercer Uni- 
 versity, the Medical School in Augusta, the State Normal School, 
 at the head of Public School Systems, and in the teaching force of 
 High Schools and Primary Schools all over the State. 
 
 Space is wanting to name the alumni who have honored the 
 State in other Hues of endeavor, as Financiers, Farmers, Journalists, 
 Engineers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Physicians, etc. A very 
 few names must suffice: — In Medicine: Crawford W. Long, the 
 discoverer of Anaesthesia, Richard D. Moore, Paul F. Eve, De 
 Saussure Ford, Wm H. Doughty; In Agriculture: Dudley M. 
 Hughes, Judson L. Hand, D. B. Fitzgerald, Robert C.. 
 Berckmans, John Bostwick, James H. Mobley, John Gilmore, 
 G. F. Gober, Jr. In Finance or Engineermg: Samuel Spen- 
 cer, Joel Hurt, Charles A. Collier, James M. Edwards, W. 
 D. Grant, John S. Baxter, Ralph Peters, Preston S. 
 Arkwright, B. M. Hall; In Manufacturing: T. C. Nisbet, B. 
 S. Walker, T. P. Vincent, E. R. Hodgson, Stewart Phinizy, 
 W. P. Huguley, a. D. Schofield; In Journalism: H. H. 
 Cabaniss, Clark Howell, Henry W. Grady, Pleasant A. 
 Stovall, John Temple Graves, W. A. Hemphill, Remsen 
 Crawford. 
 
 Such a hst is necessarily incomplete, but serves to show the 
 manner of'men who have gone out from the halls of the Univer- 
 sity. 
 
 The trainingf they received is given in richer^ fuller 
 measure today, in the laboratories, society halls and libraries of 
 the old, and yet ever new. University* 
 
 Athens 
 
 THE city of Athens is an ideal spot for the location of a 
 University. It is situated, on high ground, among the 
 rolling hills of Northeast Georgia. The drainage is good, 
 
 the system of sewers excellent, and the water perfectly pure. The 
 town is remarkably healthy, and typhoid fever is almost unknown. 
 Successful vaccination is a requirement for admission to the Uni- 
 versity. The health of the students is looked after in every way. 
 The town has electric lights, street cars, local and long-dis- 
 tance telephones, paved streets, no^ barrooms, and good railroad 
 
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DENMARK DINING HALL 
 
 The University Dining Hall, accommodating 200 students, where good 
 Board is provided for about eight dollars a month. 
 
 CANDLER HALL 
 
 Used as a Dormitory, accommodating 86 students. All rooms in the dormi- 
 tories are occupied rent free by the students. 
 
connections. The Seaboard, Southern, Georgia and Central of 
 Georgia center here. 
 
 Bill Arp' s Opinion 
 
 ^XjUR genial friend and alumnus, the late Col. Chas. H. 
 
 .^^.jj Smith, Slid: "Athens is still the central seat of art and 
 
 ^^^ learjiing, of good morals and good manners, and the pride 
 
 of our stale, and that citizen is not to be envied whose love of 
 
 learning and whose reverence for historic virtue does not gain force 
 
 as he pondei's upon her history of a hundred years." 
 
 ^Moral and Religious Interests 
 
 ElVERY member of the. Faculty of the University is a mem- 
 J ber of some branch of the Christian Church. Bible 
 ^^^] classes are conducted by men bers of the Faculty, for the 
 special benefit ^.f students, in three of the leading churches of the 
 town. All students are required to attend morning prayers in the 
 chapel every week day, at which service members of the Faculty 
 officiate. 
 
 Testimony of Athens Ministers 
 
 REV. W. H. Young, Ph. D., of the First Bapiist Church, 
 says: "It so happens that the state has located her Uni- 
 versity in a town peculiarly moral, and free from the 
 
 temptations that are inseparable from many other great institutions 
 of learning. * -'^ This freedom from the open barroom also 
 trees the city from all other low resorts and temptations to an 
 irreligious life. No city can possibly surpass Athens for its high 
 moral tone and successful removal of the worst of temptations from 
 the students who become its temporary wards." 
 
 Rev. 'J roy Beatty, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 
 testifies as f Hows- "It has not been my privilege to know the 
 wiiole student body * * * ^ but those whom I have known 
 * * are as fine a set of young men as I have ever known — clean 
 and manly." 
 
 Dr. J. W. Walden, Pastor of the Presbytrian Church, after 
 six years of observation, has this to say: — "I have been impressed, 
 from the beginning of my residence in Athens, with the quiet, 
 well behaved character of the student body." 
 
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Dr. I. S. Hopkins, Ex-President of Emory College, Ex-Presi- 
 dent of the Georgia School of Technology, and now Pastor of the 
 First Methodist Church, says:-"My observ^ation of the students of 
 the University during a residence of a year and a half in Athens, 
 has left with me a most pleasing impression. Quiel conduct on 
 the streets, courteous treatment of citizens, an air of studiousness 
 on the grounds of the University, and resj^ectful attention at reli- 
 gious services, indicate a most favorable condition of affairs in the 
 institution." 
 
 Dr. I. A. Rubenstein, Rabbi of the Synagogue, expresses his 
 opinion as follows: — "From observation, I consider the moral tone 
 of the students at the University exceedingly gratifying, ' 
 
 Rev. A. B. Reeves^ Pastor of the Christian Church, himself a 
 special student in the University this year, says: — 
 
 " I find among the students of my acquaintance a wholesome 
 moral atmosphere" 
 
 As typical of the way in which mistaken notions about the 
 University are corrected upon closer acquaintance, the testimony 
 of a graduate in Law, Mr. J. Ellsworth Hall, may be of interest: 
 
 'T am an alumnus of Emory College, (1896). >!< * * ^ 
 I feel constrained, however, to say this in answer to adverse criti- 
 cisms aimed at the University of Georgia. I spent the year 1899- 
 1900 in attendance upon the University. * * I was in close 
 touch during my work in Athens both with the large majority of 
 the student body and with the [jrevailing influences within and 
 without the gates of the campus; I saw nothing of foundation for 
 the hostile notions I had formed; * ^^ ^^ I should willingly 
 commit to the conditions which prevail at the University any young 
 man whose sobriety, integrity, and culture ifi mind and heart were 
 important considerations to me." 
 
 Legislative Committees and Boards of Visitors, who are spec- 
 ially charged with the duty of investigaiijig every phase of Univer- 
 sity work and discipline, have borne tiie same tesiimony to the 
 moral tone existing among the students here. Dunng the recent 
 military encampment, the University Cadet Corps won golden 
 opinions from the people of Gainesville for their goo, I behavior. 
 
 And yet there are people who, in ignorance of the truth, say 
 that the University produces "moral wrecks." Pierce, Ruther- 
 
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ford, Palmer, Beckwith, Crawford, Scott, Mallard, Willingham, 
 Gordon, Curry, N. E. Harris, S. B. Adams — would that the 
 University might always produce in abundance such ''moral 
 wrecks" as these! 
 Departments of the University 
 
 THE University is composed of several colleges or depart- 
 ments: — I. Franklin College, or the classical Depart- 
 ment, which gives the degree of A. B., and requires both 
 
 Greek and Latin m its curriculum. 2. The State College, or 
 Scientific Department, which requires no Greek, and offers the 
 degree of Bachelor of Science in a General Course, as well as in 
 special professional courses in Agriculture, Civil Engineering and 
 Electrical Engineering. 3. The Graduate School, in which 
 graduates of this and other colleges pursue advanced work. 4. 
 The Law Department, which offers the degree of Bachelor of Law 
 on completion of a two years' course. 5. The College of Phar- 
 macy, offering the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy after a nine 
 months' course. 
 ' Faculty 
 
 THE faculty consists of 28 members, who have received 
 their training at the great German Universities, at Columbia, 
 Harvard, Chicago, University of Virginia, University of 
 
 North Carolina, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, University of France, 
 and other famous institutions, including colleges of Medicine and 
 Pharmacy. 
 
 Campus and Buildings 
 
 O' N the campus of thirty seven acres, situated in the center 
 of the city of Athens, are grouped the buildings of the 
 Univeisity, as follows: — The Academic Building, contain- 
 
 ing nearly an acre of floor space; the new fireproof Library, 
 costing ^50,000, the gift of Mr. George Foster Peabody, a native 
 Georgian; the Old College; the New College; the Chapel; Moore 
 College, the gift of the city of Athens; Science Hall, destroyed by 
 fire in November last, and now being rebuilt on better lines; 
 Demosthenian Hall; Phi Kappa Hall; Agricultural Hall; Candler 
 Hall; Denmark Hall; the Chancellor's residence; four Professors' 
 houses, and the buildings used for the Dairy School. 
 
 The campus also contains the tennis-courts, athletic field and 
 drill ground for the Cadet Battalion. 
 
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Genctal Library 
 
 HE General Library of the University, including the re- 
 pository of government pubUcations, contains about 30,000 
 books and pamphlets, many of which are rare and valua- 
 ble works collected during the library's long history, and now dif- 
 ficult of duplication. 
 
 The accessions to the library, numbering nearly one thous- 
 and volumes each year, keep it abreast of the times. The library 
 is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and kept open every day 
 and two hours every night except on Sunday. 
 
 Department Libraries 
 
 F"^"^ OR facilitating the use of books relating to the courses 
 . offered, all of the schools in the University have libraries 
 of their own, conveniently placed for ready access. 
 
 Laboratories 
 
 HE University is well equipped with apparatus for thorough 
 instruction and research in those schools whose efficiency 
 may be increased by laboratory facilities, — Chemistry, 
 Biology, Physics, Electricity, Civil Engineering and Agriculture. 
 Societies and Clubs 
 
 F^""* OR practice in oratory and debate, the Demosthenian and 
 Phi Kappa Societies, which meet every Wednesday night 
 of the session, form valuable adjuncts to the work of the 
 
 University. The Law Debating Society discusses questions of law, 
 and its roll of members contains only law students. The Euphra- 
 dian Society is a select club for the purpose of stimulating interest 
 in hterary work. The Engineering Society discusses scientific 
 topics of all kinds, especially those bearing on Civil and Electrical 
 Engineering. 
 
 Admission Requirements 
 
 RIEQUIREMENTS for admission to the University are set 
 forth in detail in the University catalogue, which may be 
 obtained by writing a postal card to Chancellor Hill at 
 
 Athens. The applicant must be not less than 15 years of age, and 
 must stand entrance examinations, unless he comes from an ac- 
 credited school, in which case his certificates will be accepted, as 
 
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 Bird Homes 
 
 Specimen page from "Georgia Nature Study," a series of leaflets issued 
 
 by the School of Agriculture and distributed free to the 
 
 children of the state. 
 
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far as they go, in lieu of entrance examinations, under agreements 
 made with those schools. 
 
 Entrance Examinations are held upon the campus at Com- 
 mencement and at the opening of the Fall Session. (For dates 
 consult the catalogue. ) Students who are not fully prepared in 
 ?ome of the subjects required may be admitted on condition that 
 they make up their deficiencies within a specified time, but no stu- 
 dent is admitted to any degree course in which he is conditioned on 
 more than two subjects. An excellent plan for intending students 
 who are deficient is to attend the University Summer School in 
 Athens, (from July 5 to August 6), where they will be enabled to 
 make up all deficiencies and become acquainted with the Univer- 
 sity which is to be their home for some years. 
 
 Militaty Tactics 
 
 mjrIILITARY Drill is held regularly in the University, afford- 
 
 j^Ji, ing valuable training to the students in habits of disci- 
 
 I^^^J pline, manly bearing and obedience to orders, as well as 
 
 heathful physical exercise. This Spring the Cadet Battalion went 
 into camp for one week at Gainesville, and the results attained 
 were so important and successful that the Encampment plan, which 
 was an experiment this year, will probably be followed regularly 
 hereafter. 
 
 The School of Agriculture 
 |kT O school in the University has made such rapid strides dur- 
 •* ^ nig the past few years as the School of Agriculture. The 
 improvements have been as follows: — i. The teaching 
 
 force in the school is larger and better trained for the work than 
 in years past. 2. A new farm was purchased some years ago for 
 the use of the school, and many improvements have been lately 
 made upon it. 3. The buildingknown as Philosophical Hall has 
 has been thoroughly remolded and re-named Agricultural Hall. 
 On the first floor is the Dairy Laboratory, while on the second 
 floor are situated the lecture room and office of the school. 
 Rooms for mixing fertilizers and other purposes have been added 
 to the building. 4. A plot of seven acres, on the campus, ad- 
 jacent to this building, has been set aside for experimentation on 
 the intensive plan of farming, the use of fertilizers, etc. 5. Funds 
 have been provided for the issuance by this school of Nature 
 
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Study Leaflet. Editions of from seven to ten thousand are sent 
 out to teachers and others all over the state. These leaflets are 
 well printed, carefully prepared, and attractively illustrated. Their 
 object is, of course, to stimulate and increase the love of nature 
 and nature study on the part of the children of this generation. 6. 
 A new One Year Course in Agriculture has been estabhshed, and 
 has been for two years in successful operation. 7. The Short 
 Winter Course of three months has been remodeled and improved. 
 8. A Two Weeks' course of lectures for farmers as well as for the 
 students of agriculture has been organized, and was given this 
 spring with good results. 
 
 Farmers among; the Alumni 
 
 #T^ HE New Alumni Catalogue shows that 393 graduates of 
 
 •*- the University have devoted themselves to farming, to 
 
 ^^M which number should be added several of last year's 
 
 graduates. A few of the University men in Agriculture are named 
 
 on page 4. 
 
 New One Year Course 
 -J ESIDES the full four years' course, leading to the degree 
 ^ I of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, there is offered to 
 ^M those students of Agriculture who cannot afl'ord to spend 
 four years here, a course comprising the essential subjects of the 
 fuU course, presented in a condensed form, and as clearly as time 
 permits, together with practical work on the farm and in the Dairy 
 Laboratory. There are no entrance requirements for this course 
 beyond a fair common school education. 
 
 Short Winter Course 
 
 A SHORT course, covering only three months, is given 
 , during January, February and March for the benefit of 
 1^^^ farmers' sons and others who can spend only a short time 
 away from the work of the farm, and yet desire a better prepara- 
 tion for their life-work. There are no entrance examinations and 
 no fees, but the applicants must not be less than fifteen years of 
 age. 
 
 ^^^ The Law Department 
 
 f \yf IR- Boykin Wright, Ex- Attorney General, says: ''Become 
 L^J*j a lawyer! (a) By acquiring a college and, if possible, a 
 l^^^l university education — preferably in one's own state, (b) 
 
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By t a kino- not less than a two years' course at a Jirst-class 
 law school. 
 
 Tlic italics arc ours, inserted for the i)urpose of drawing atten- 
 tion to one of the important teatures of the Law Department — 
 tJie tivo years' course. 
 
 The foregoing advice is from an article written by Mr. Wright, 
 entitled ''Advice to Young Lawyers." 
 
 He is abundantly sustained in his [)osition by the action of 
 the American Association of Law Schools, which refuses to admit 
 to its viefubersliip a one-year law school^ or to recognize it in 
 any way. Full information as to courses of study, cost of tuition, 
 etc., may be obtained by dropping a postal card to Prof. Sylvanus 
 Morris, Dean of the Law Department, Athens, Ga. 
 
 The College of Phafmacy 
 
 A"""^ N excellent course has been established here in the Science 
 of Pharmacy. The course covers one session of nine 
 months, and affords exceptional advantages to the stu- 
 
 dents of Pharmacy. Full information may be obtained by send- 
 ing a postal card to ^ Dr. S. C. Benedict, Dean of the College of 
 Pharmacy, Athens, Ga. 
 
 The University Summer School 
 
 six-*veeks' summer school was held in Athens last sum- 
 mer, the registration of students amounting to 670. The 
 faculty was composed of eminent educators from this and 
 other states. The second session of the Summer School will be 
 held in Athens during the coming Summer, beginning July 5 and 
 ending August 6. The attendance is expected to surpass even 
 that of last Summer. This school affords a good opportunity 
 for conditioned students to make up their back work, and for 
 illy-prepared students to becofne thoroughly fitted to enter this 
 or so?72e other institution in the fall. 
 
 Full information as to courses, fees, etc. may be obtained 
 from Prof. F. M. Harper, Athens, Ga. 
 
 Expenses at the University 
 
 A mistaken,! though widespread notion exists that the Uni- 
 
 -•^ versity is for rich men's sons; that it is too expensive for 
 
 poor boys. Nothing could be further from the truth, as 
 
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hundreds of poor boys will testify. In the first place, tuition is 
 free. Next, room rent iii the three dormitories is free. Board 
 is obtained at the Students' Dining Hall at from eight to eight 
 dollars and a half per month. 
 
 A matriculation fee of ten dollars is charged, and a library fee of 
 five dollars. No medical fee, general repairs fee or diploma fee 
 is charged. Every student, unless excused from drill, is required 
 to possess a uniform, the cost of which is about fifteen dollars if 
 new, and much less if purchased second-hand. Books may be 
 bought at greatly reduced prices from the students' book store. 
 The initiation fee to a literary society is two dollars. Small fees 
 are charged in the Physical, Chemical and Biological laboratories 
 to students taking those courses. It will thus be seen that the 
 actual expenses for a session of nine m.onths are hut $125, ex- 
 clusive of clothing and railroad fare. 
 
 Self Help 
 
 ANY opportunities for self-help are afforded to needy stu- 
 dents, and quite a number are working their way through 
 college. Some do stenographic work, some keep books 
 for firms in Athens, some work in printing offices, some deal in 
 clothing, books and sJ"udents' supplies, some run '^pressing clubs," 
 some do shaving for their fellow students, some work on the Uni- 
 versity farm, etc. It is safe to say that any energetic, ambi- 
 tious boy, who is not afraid to work, may obtain a Univer- 
 sity Education here by his own labor. 
 
 The Brown Fund 
 
 T """"""" HE University has been entrusted with a fund of fifty 
 thousand dollars, donated by the late Governor Joseph 
 E. Brown. The interest on this sum is annually loaned 
 
 to students in need of financial assistance. AppHcations for loans 
 from the fund must be received before April i of each year. For 
 details consult the University Catalogue, or the Chancellor. 
 
 Student Life 
 
 COL. Pleasant A. Stovall, of the Savannah Press, Class of 
 '75, says: "There is a camaraderie at Athens that is 
 never broken. ' Men are measured by merit. There is 
 
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ABRAHAM BALDWIN 
 Founder of the University of Georgia 
 
no caste. Half of the boys in my class borrowed money to com- 
 plete their course. The men who commanded respect and won 
 even the honors awarded by the student-body were the hard work- 
 ers and poor boys. ' ' 
 
 Student Publications 
 
 SEVERAL publications are issued by the students, as fol- 
 , lows: — "The Red and Black,'' a weekly sheet of college 
 ^^M news, is published under the auspices of the Athletic As- 
 sociation. '^The Georgian,'' a monthly magazine, published by 
 the two literary societies, is devoted wholly to Hterary matters. 
 "The Engineering Society Annual," now in its eighth volume, 
 publishes the best original scientific papers of the year. "The 
 Pandora," an illustrated annual,is published by the student body. ■ 
 
 College Y, M* C A* 
 
 HE University Young Men's Christian Association has a 
 large membership, and exerts an excellent influence. 
 Bible classes are organized for close study of the Scrip- 
 
 tures, and meetings are held regularly for devotional purposes. 
 
 Athletics 
 
 WITH wholesome restrictions. Athletics at the University 
 are encouraged. The Athletic Association maintains 
 footbaU, baseball, tennis and track teams, which are allowed 
 
 a certain number ol contests each year, but which cannot leave 
 Athens unless accompanied by the Physical Director or some other 
 member of the faculty. The rules governing Athletics are those 
 of the Southern Inter-Cbllegiate Athletic Association, copies of 
 which may be obtained from the Physical Director. 
 
 Special attention is directed to the rule that from now on 
 no man is eligible to play on a College team who hereafter shall 
 play baseball on any league team,, i^even a jninor league^, or 
 who shall accept any money or other emolument, directly or 
 indirectly^ for playing ballon any team whatever, [even for 
 his expenses^, other than a college team; Provided, however, 
 that if a m,an play on his hom,e team,, said team, not to be a 
 m,ember of any league, he m,ay receive his necessary expenses — 
 board, lodging and transportation, — while playing with the 
 
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team. /)j' '"'■Jionic team'' is tncant I he leant of the tinvn ni 
 which he is resii/i//o- and has resided for one year Jnst previ- 
 ous to his playi)ig witJi said team. 
 
 Men who are delinquent in their studies cannot travel with 
 the team until their work is made up in a manner satisfactory to 
 the faculty. 
 
 No student is allowed to engage in intercollegiate contests 
 unless he have the consent of hisparentsor guardian. The effects 
 of athletics are good in making strong, manly men, subservient to 
 discipline, ''temperate in all things," believers in fair play. 
 
 Medals and Distinctions 
 
 N order to stimulate effort and reward excellence, the 
 prizes offered in the University are many and valuable. 
 Eight gold medals are offe^-ed by the Trustees for excel- 
 
 
 lence in debating; a "Ready Writer's Medal" is given to the 
 student handing in the best essay written upon a theme announced 
 after the competitors enter the examination room; the class of 1875 
 offers a medal for general excellence in the Freshman class. The 
 sons of the late Prof. Wilcox offer a prize of ^50 in gold to the 
 Senior whose final examination paper in French or in German is 
 considered the best; a silver cup is offered to the best Soi)homore 
 Declaimer at Commencement; a medal is given to the best drilled 
 cadet in the Battahon; Hon. W. J. Bryan offers a prize to the 
 writer of the best essay on our form of government; the Horace 
 E. Russell prize of ^50 is offered to the writer of the best essay on 
 some subject in Psychology, and the Walter B. Hill prize, of like 
 amount, is offered for the best essay submitted by a member of 
 the class in Ethics. 
 
 There is keen competition also for positions to which no 
 prizes are attached, such as representatives' place in intercollegiate 
 debates. Of the eight debates held with other institutions, the 
 University has won four. 
 
 The Centennial of the First Commencement of the 
 University of Georgia 
 
 HE approaching Commencement, June 11-15, is the one 
 hundredth anniversary of the First Commencement of the 
 University of Georgia. It has been decided to celebrate 
 
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it as the Centennial Commencement. The first occasion was held 
 before the institution had any buildings containing an auditorium; 
 it was therefore held sub arboribus, in the open air. 
 
 In order to bring vividly before the minds of the living the 
 courage and faith of the fathers who planted a University here in 
 the midst of an almost unbroken forest, the Centennial Commence- 
 ment will l)e likewise celebrated under a bush arbor, erected on 
 the very spot where the arbor stood one hundred years ago. The 
 Ahna Mater calls for a general gathering of the Alumni (includ- 
 ing both graduates and matriculates), and all other friends of the 
 University, on this auspicious* occasion. 
 
 Pfogffamme of the Centennial Commencement 
 
 OLLOWING is the programme of the Centennial Com- 
 mencement: 
 
 Saturday, June nth, 8:00 p. m. , Champion De- 
 bate between the Phi Kappa and Demostheniaii Literary 
 Societies. 
 
 Sunday, June 12th, 11:00 a. m.. Baccalaureate Sermon, by 
 Bishop Thomas F. (iailor, of Tennessee. 
 
 Monday, June 13th, 11:00 a. m.. Sophomore Declamations. 
 
 4:00 p. m., Junior Orations. Delivery of Sophomore Cup 
 and Debaters' Medals, by Rev. Charles R. Nisbet, (Class of 
 1893), Atlanta. 
 
 Tuesdny, June 14th, 10:00 a. m. , Meeting of The Alumni 
 Socieiy. 
 
 12:00 m. , Oration before The Alumni Society, by Hon. 
 James H. Eckels, formerly Comptroller of the Currency, Chicago. 
 
 5:00 p. m. , Reception of the IJbrary; Address by Dr. Francis 
 G. Peabody, of Harvard University. 
 
 6:30 p. 111., Alumni Reunion and Refection in Denmark 
 Hall. 
 
 Wednesda)', June i5ih, 10:30 a. m.. Senior and Law Class 
 Orations. 
 
 12:00 m., Baccalaureate Address, Hon. WiUiam G. Brantley, 
 of Georgia. Conferring of Degrees. 
 
 Reduced Rates on the Railroads 
 
 R~*~" FDUCED railroad rates have been given for the Cen- 
 tennial Commencement. Dates of sale will be given later 
 in the papers of the state. 
 
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 
 
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 ANNOUNCEMENT 
 
 COMMENCEMENT will occur on Jwnc 
 J5, J904« The University will resume its 
 session on September t5f I904» Entrance 
 examinations will be held on the campus on 
 September J 3 and J4» Applicants for ad- 
 mission who have not passed the examina- 
 tions should arrive in Athens and report to 
 the Chancellor on September i t* Those 
 who have satisfied the entrance require- 
 ments should s^ttivC' not later than the day 
 before the opening of the session^ 
 
 For the catalogue of the University of 
 Georgia, or for further information, address 
 WALTER B* HILL, Chancellor, 
 University of Georgia, 
 Athens, Georgia*