UNIVERSIT
VOL. IV.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19,1884
NO. 13
are provided with decent and tol all othors. Nearly all great invent- necessities at their own doors, but iterably remunerative trades is also ors have been practical, laboring would improve the o/d callings. They
true. But these can do better and men masters of their trades. Hence, have been greatly.overstocked. They
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many are not provided for. They it is rational perfectly rational to have failed to yield the profits !o theare neither afraid nor ashamed to say that the introduction of Indus deserving that the}7 should have doneTERMS:
work. Much, if not all, of this fal- trial schools in Georgia would greatly Build up the.'I-ndustrial School, placeOne Dollar per Annum, lacious
theory concerning labor has improve both this Commonwealth the. bo3T s there that" would otherwise
Invariably in Advance.
been dissipated by the irresistable and the 'whole country as well.
be forced into callings for which they
force
of
circumstances.
They
have
are'unsuited.
Do this, and we wi'll.
We
h
ave
seen
that
such
would
enPublished at the Athens Chronicle Offic
no dread of work now. But they hance the State's prosperity by the soon, see the dear old State, for wbwn
need employment, and they must be direct and beneficent introduction her sons would give their dearest
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skilled
to use it to advantage. The of skilled labor. We have further blood, advance at once to far greater
Advertisements will be inserted at very
reasonable rates.
State can make them such by the seen t he Jiany advantages of skilled activity, and far greater prosperity
establishment of an industrial school. labor. »Te have also seen that this than ever before.
To make skilled labor is the first skill wou Id add greatly to the intro
This is a subject of momentous
A\ INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
aim of the school, and, as stated, duction of labor-saving machinery, importance to our people. ^Boisterous
skilled labor is the great need of the and that such machinery would tend, rhetoric is not Deeded and would be
All people have at some time or
South. What are some of the bene-. as it has always done, to the finan- out- of place, in explaining to the
another false ideas. Taese permeate
fits of this skill ? That skill can do cial, poli tical and social prosperity people why they should establish a
the whole of society. And in probetter work than unskilled, that it and wealth of the people. Consid- school of industiy. Tuat it should
portion as they are false they are
ca.U do it in less time, and hence for ered then from the advantages af- be established, right in the midst of
mischievous. One of those groundless money.. are propositions that are forded bj the production of educated ourpeopie, is evident. Such would
less ideas that have caused mankind
self-eviden'. Labor, as an element and efficAcnt labor, it is entirely evi- prove of transcendentally greater
much of suffering and of want, was,
of produo*,on, must be estimated, dent thai it is the duty of the State good than one at a distance. Georgia
befo/e the war, particularly producnot by the time occupied, nor by the to establi sh an Industrial School.
wishes her sons to be educated with
tive of evil at the South. This was
rate of wages paid, but by the effithe mistaken idea that labor was deBut th ere is another phase of the her principles, her ideas and in harciency of the labor itself. The truest
grading. That it was beneath the
subject. If the Industrial School mony wiih her institutions. She
material rrO£ress of a people is not
uld To: c&tablir.hed because ..." I'.o washes her sons te be educated for
accomplished by the multiplication
profession of old Tubal Cain, or im
producing; efficient labor, how much usefulness in as great numbers as
of its laborers, and with no corres
more should it be established when possible. To send abroad would be
itate the commendable example of
ponding increase of facilities of pro
Cincinnatus. Why these notions
we consid'er the effect it would have to many more expense than they
duction. But rather the true proswere prevalent, it is needless to con
in divers joying industry. It is a could possibly bear, and to all more
perity is attained by increasing the
sound pr -aciple in political economy than would be necessary at a home
jecture. But such they were, and
power of men over the elements of
most potent for evil.
that, oth ir things being equal, a institution.
nature. Labor saving machinery has
In conclusion, therefore, let us- renation ha s wealth and prosperity in
The people of the South fell behind
truly revolutionized the commerce,
iterate
with all emphasis, that the
in the advancing army of civilization.
the proportion that" she has the
the agriculture of the world, The
interests
of Georgia not only imperthe powe r of supplying her own
They produced an abnormal amount,
mind of the inventive genius has
atively
demand
industrial education
of statesmen, an unnecessary abun
wants am \ the demands of. others.
contributed more, perhaps, to the
for
her
children,
but they demand
Hence, it is evident that it would be
dance of lawyers and, for the health
refinement, the civilization, the
that
it
shall
be
given
her, under her
of her citizens, far too many physi
of great advantage to Georgia, if,
wealth and the happiness of manown
bright
skies,
in
her
own salucians. The South produced few or no
instead oi' being wholly agricultural,
kind, than her greatest thinkers and
brious
climate,
and
under
her own
inventors. She produced few skilled
she shou] Id practice all kinds of inactors. A Caxton, a Watt, a Stewise,
tender
care
and
control.
laborers. She came near ruining
dustries. This would bring her self______^ m mi ——————
phenson, a Fulton and a Morse may
her broad acres of rich and arable
reliauc~ , indepence and wealth.
They " opened the door of the
all have been incomparably inferior
lands.
What , then would be the effect of church" in an Athens church not
mentally, to men who have lived and
It is said and correctly said by the
an
Ind ustrial School? Many are long since. The Doctor stood im the
died, and long ere this are utterly
trite old maxim, "necessity is the
crowding
into the professions that altar ready for business,-when a very
forgetten ; yet these still live in
mother of invention." . When the
have
no
j.
>lace
there. The true field small, smirking, and red-headed boy
memory, because they have given
war came and swept away the supsuch God-like possibilities to their for them is that of manual labor. dashed out of the pew of one .-of the
port of those who talked learnedly of
fellow men. They have done much They, h< nwever, choose the profess- most influential members. The Docthe degradation of labor, when the
for which the world may bless them. ions beca use they have nothing else tor met him on the threshold, and
negroes were freed, the people of the
But much remains to be done. The to select, , There are no Industrial; fervently said, as he handed him a
South turned to the plow-handles and
world has not yet reached perfection schools. But once establish these cordial right hand of -fellowship,.
not from them as did Cincinnatus ot
even in a mechanical sense. The institutic ms, and the state of affairs! "God bless you, my boy." ,But the
old.
^
industrial schools will be the prime would ch ange. Not so many lawyers, boy only whispered the missionary
g|Tliat they should labor was evident.
movers in all the efforts to further not so n lany doctors, not so many meeting was for to-morrow afternoon,
But how and at what? They had no
politiciai is; but in their places, we and went back to his seat, while the
subdue the elements of nature.
experience, they had even sent North
would ha ,ve men of brain and muscle; congregation tittered, and the preaFor these beneficial inventions, we
for architects to build their frame
men that ; labor for their own, and cher gave out, "How firm a founda
must
look to the Industrial schools.
houses. This question is not yet
thus for t ,heir country's weal. The tion."
settled. That it is not so pressing, They will educate finished workmen; whole la nd would be made vocal
that the old generation has in a great men to whom their trades are com with the merry music of the spindle
"Are you preparing to retire to
measure, found a solution to their pletely subject. And all know that and the loom. This would exert a
your couch of nocturnal Eepose?"
to
such
the
needs
of
their
trade
or
problems by laying themselves down
healthful influence, not only upon the asked a Fresh of his little brother.
Wrest in their time honored graces, their profession, and how these wants people as a whole and individually, "No," indignantly, -replied *ke boy,...
it is true. That many of their children I can be filled, are better known than to by produ cing the supply for all their
I'm,going £q bed."
It is the opinion of the writer that
a great mistake was made when the
Societies voted on Saturday to con
tinue the Reporter in preferen.ee to
Editorial Staff.
starting a live, interesting, nowsy,
Phi Kappa.
Demosthenian.
able magazine. The fields ol' the
B. J. CONYERS.
EDGAR F. HINTON.
weekly and the monthly are radical­
J. G. WALKER.
JOHN B. GORDON.
different. The taste that prefers
ly
Business Managers.
matter appropriate to a weel cly to
the
Phi Kappa.
Demostheman.
of a monthly, we heartih r de­
that
T. W. HARBIN.
A. H. CARY,
plore. We believe the sensible, rea­
sonable element of the Societies will
communications, literary contribu­ yet perceive the error of the c hoice
tion*, etc., from past students and friends
made last Saturday, and not an other
gratefully roce ved.
college term will open upon th e life
of the Reporter.
Athens, Georgia.
Saturday, .fan. 19
1SS4*
EDITORIAL jNOTES.
This has been a week of excite­
ment among the students in our little
college world. "Behold what a great
matter a little fire kindlcth." A few
of the boys were opposed to the ac­
tion of the Societies last Saturday,
in regard to the inter -collegiate de­
bates. Like all causes, however
ephemeral and ill-conditioned, it ral­
lied a few doughty champions. That
the members of the societies, in
•wisdom voted down such a measure
as recalling a challenge lawfully
made, is not surprising.
;Now that this question of the chal­
lenges has been decided, and that
peace has been restored, we are glad
*<») -say little or no hard feeling was
•engendered. All seem to acquiesce
IB itihe final decision. The good old
Democratic rule is a good one, "the
majority shall rule." Let us all, by
.encouragement offered to our repre­
sentatives, by showing confidence in
thei.r abilities to cope with our po
teat adversaries, strive to add the
chalets. of victory to the brows of
our tame-honored Societies.
;he said, "Ganttville is the
very beat.crowd of boys in the Uni­
versity, There is not even a pack of
cards in -the .whole house. And that
is something :that cannot be affirmed
of any other house in the town."
The scowls melted. The mud is
not so caccommodating. But the
"chapter ^of accidents" enumerated
last weeklhas not melted. For in­
stance we, are informed that Messrs.
McElmuraay and Dan Grant are
each looking for those two parts of
their faces that are thought to be
most "prominent, viz: cheek and
nose.
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A prominent ticket for Champion
Debate from the Phi Kappa Society,
is Messrs. Rambo, Eolaud and Ripley. If the Demostheuians wish to
lay over their rivals, they have got
to put on their eye glasses to find a
stronger team than this.
TBE"TBASHBEAP.»
The dunghill rooster has perpetra­
ted another crow. But it .sounds
much like he is afflicted with "the
blind-staggers" or the " pip"—prob­
ably both. In fact, it is the weakest
effort of the season. The aforemen­
tioned fowl, occasionally known as
the Emory Mirror, climbs to the top
of the trash-heap, and in answer to
our defense of the former staff of this
paper, manages to sputter some non­
sense that would nauseate the small­
est little inhabitant of the dunghill.
We wish to inform the Emory
Mirror that if it would gain the tol­
What is to be done with the B roth- eration, much less the respect, of its
er in Black? He is become too readers, that they must adopt a more
learned. For instance, the o ther manly, truthful method of carrying
day the negro janitor who occu pies on a controversy than that adopted.
the exalted position of chamUer- When we arraigned their ungener­
maid (ifyou will allow us to call ous, groundless criticism of a former
him such) is one of the best nhe n- issue of this paper, when we held
ists in the Summey House. He their slanderous statemants in re­
speaks as glibly of "H 2 SO • i" as gard to the University up to the
the young politicians have of* late gaze of our readers, we did not at*
spoken of reconsidering the £ ,ction tempt to misrepresent their state
whereby the State University m .ade a ments, but published every word of
manly step and cast off the *c »dium them—as trashj as they were. Not
of defeat and even of sluggishm 3ss.
so did you act. You deserve nothing
——————— 9m* _____ Mr. Blank to Negro Wait or at but contempt.
As the last little crow of our roos­
Summey House: 'Til give j- ( 3U a
quarter to hit that nigger." Is'egro ter consisted in an able criticism of
Waiter at Summey House: "I can't Sundry advertisements on the last
page of our paper, we can see noth­
do dat, boss, he's my clubmate.' '
ing to reply to. But we will say.
In the called meeting of th e Phi imitating the able criticism of our
Kap^a Society on Thursday i n ref '•'brother-in-black" young -uie;?q~tiia1r
erence to the challenges sent t< > Em they adopt a wise plan in one part of
ory and Mercer, some of the finest their journal. When their supply of
speeches were made that we ever tedious nonsense is exhausted, and
heard from college boys. The effort no philanthropists can be found who
of Mr. Mell, although on the > veak will give them money to put in an
side, was one of the clearest, a >lest, advertisement that will be of as much
ever
self-possessed speeches we
use to the advertiser in such a sheet
heard. It was finely auswere d by as it would be if posted in the bot­
that rising younger member. Mr.
tomless abyss, they leave large, white
Rhodes Brown.
spaces on which nothing ?s printed
—————— i^ «• «•————— The law class is on a boom . It whatever. This is the best part of
has received several additions of 'late, the paper. It even beats the aesthetic
and the prospects are good for i nore. cover, filled as it is with the well-fed
It is composed of the hoar} • old rabbits, sick birds, and skeletons of
It butterflies.
limb to the gay young stripling
is now composed of Messrs. All" ,-n, " So Afric geographers, in their maps,
Conyers, Hendley, Hinton, Per ry, With horrid pictures, fill their gaps."
We would probably laugh at the
Roland, Scud, Tompkins, Willian as.
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able efforts at humor and buttonWe see by a recently publis hed bursting attempts at wit, discover­
and authentic Bible chronology that able in the pages of our green-covered
the eating of the forbidden fruit c. ame and green-all-over contemporary, if
off in the year 1. So, it seems that the those efforts were not more contempt­
serpent got in his work pretty s soon ible than they are ridiculous.
after he was born. Adam, also, ' was
We fear the boys did not take our
quite young—being only a year of advice and let the persimmon beer
ago. Now-a-days, his descends .nts alone during their Christmas holi­
do not begin the fruit-stealing b usi- days. Witness the following lumin­
ness until about five years of .age. ous paragraph:
Who says the world is getting w( >rse
"A new paper is to be started
ever}7 day :
us. It is to be called tl'e
amongst
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Another paper has sprung to life,, and Oxonian. Those who have it in
our sanctum. This time the or -der charge, say they will run it without
is somewhat changed. It reads, "a trouble. We are glad to see that
long-felt want filled." It makes us Emory can support two papers. The
sad to think how soon that long , -"elt College is growing raping not the
best. When woman changes her
want will be empty again.
sphere, she is a pretty poor affair.—
There was but one good thing in it,
and that was its "History;" and
even that was not so good as to make
up for the rest. Now, Misses Editors,
have more locals and better articles,
and you will improve yourself won­
derfully."
It would be as hopeless a task to
find any meaning in this, as it would
be to find any brains in its author.—
We formerly observed that the men
who ran the Mirror should be found
in either one of two places—the ed­
itorial chair of the Mirror, or the
idiot asylum. We wish to contract
this statement since the above para­
graph appeared. The idiot asylum
is the only place on "God's green
earth" that should accommodate
them.
The Mirror says itis its daddy's
ghost, as it were. It says the Mercer
Stylus killed it. Well, we should
smile. The following was the epitaph
the Stylus furnished on the occasion:
"He's a gushing New South, young man,
He's the 'ge-lonous North' young man
Who declares that his papa
Wasn't worth a red copper,
This sweet, this modest young m.-m.
He's a brother-in black young man
He's a fifteenth-amendment young man,
Who doesn't care a whack
For the hue of the back,
He's a civil-rights bill young man.
He's a Billy Mahone young man,
He-s a coalition Colonel young man,
He upbraids the Bourbon,
...-. Win) pjvce, puJLa^curb on _ __
The frisky New South young manOh this Emory M— young man,
This milk-and-water young man,
The shaggy little poodles
Are not greater noodles
Than such a silly, twaddling young man.
An exchange says, "the nurse of
Geo. Washington 'died in this place
yesterday." Very well, let it go on,
and after awhile there will be a tols
erable list. Our tally sheet makes
this the 9,438th nurse of the late la­
mented G. W.
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GERMAN.
Last night was given one of the
most pleasant entertainments of the
season by the "College German
Club," at the home of Prof. H. C.
White. The affair was delightful to
say the least. But that goes with­
out saying, whan we call to mind
the charming hostess who presided
over it. Rather a larger company
was praseut than was expected,
considering the aspect of the
weather.
Matrimony.
A fellow who deliberately proposes mat­
rimony to a girl when he can't support
himself is either a first-class fraud or a tool.
The one who deliberately declines to pat­
ronize.Skiff, the jeweler, is either foolish or
takes him to be a first-class fraud.