Doomed Athletics at State University Sparks Student Debate
Large portion of University of Georgia students decry Chancellor Hill’s plan to bar Georgia teams from long trips. He will not approve schedules taking players out of state or away more than two days, amid concerns over time and frolic. The dispute reflects tensions between administration and strong athletic traditions at the school.
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Hill
University of Georgia
University
Georgia
Boyd
Quancellor Hill Ia
Chancellor Hill
Southern Educational Conference
Richmond
Garry Guy Cumer
Arizona
Pines
Indianapolis
Prof Woofter Wins Professorship At State University
Prof Woofter, newly elected professor of psychology and pedagogy at the Normal and Industrial School in Milledgeville, is praised as a strong addition to the University. A Virginian by birth, he has led multiple Georgia school programs and taught at Mercer University before joining the Athens faculty. His wife is a daughter of Judge J H L Gerdine of Macon. Also includes an ad for Kodol Digestive Aid claiming to cure indigestion and stomach disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. Woofter
West Pont
Miss
Mercer University
Sandford
Mercer
Wooster
Normal and Industrial School
Milledgeville
State Normal of West Virginia
Peabody Normal College
University of West Virginia
University of Chicago
Athens
J. H. L. Gerdine
Macon
Gerdine
Readers Debate School Attendance and Racial Gaps
Letters from the People critique a jury report on Clarke County schooling showing White 541 and colored 1018 enrolled with daily attendance Whites 268 and colored 420. The writer urges compulsory education and equal chances, urging action to ensure white children attend school alongside Black neighbors. Also notes social visits and a move by C. D. Fisnigan to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Athenian
Local merchants plan early closing for summer hours
Athens merchants vote to close at 6 o clock daily May 1 to Sept 1 with Saturdays 6:30 pm for grocers. Several shops also join, closing at 6 o'clock May 1 to Sept 1, Saturdays excepted, amid city notices. Also notes travel highlights and Ely dream balm testimonials from Boston and New York sources.
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Athens
Ely
Oscar Ostrom
Warren Ave
Boston
Maas
A. O Clarke
Shawmut Ave
Mass
Ely Brothers
Warren St
New York
Women and Kidney Trouble Advertised Remedy
Women and men alike suffer from kidney trouble, weakening ambition and cheer. Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer promises quick relief and is sold in bottles with a free sample offer and testimonials, stating the remedy treats kidneys and bladder and urging readers to address Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Watkinsville Personal Notes Preview Local Gatherings
Watkinsville Ga April 22 Mr C A Ashford of Edgewood visited here last week with others from Ath ens and Madison. The new brick school building nears completion and commencement exercises May 29 will be held there for three days. Rev Marcellus L Troutman Jr of Conyers has been invited to preach the commencement sermon on May 31. Col R R Barges went to Atlanta on Monday in a final bid to save Jerome Colbert's life.
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Hutcheson and Mosers
Kennetta
Earnest Hughey
Athens
H. O. Durham
John Wright
Monroe
R. B. Harrin
James Mayne
Bishop
Macon
M.D. Browning
Athens, Was Here Thureday. Col. BR. R. Barger
Atlanta
John Ashford
Madison
Robert Ashford
The
University
Ton Brightwell
Maxeys
Jesse Bramlett
Princeton
Marcellus L. Troutman, Jr
Conyers
Conyers, Has Been Invited To Preach Commencement Sermon On Sunday, May Sit. Col
R. R Barges
Jerome Colbert
Record of the Past Reveals Dean's Kidney Pills Trust
A Ashland Kentucky shoemaker G M Myers touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a trusted aid for backache and urinary issues. He credits a long period of relief after a 1896 treatment, notes a brief recurrence from a cold, and confirms continued endorsement after using the product again. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S agents for Dean's Kidney Pills.
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G. M. Myers
Winchester Avenue
14Th Street
Ashland
Dean
Ventura Deng Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
School Charts Cause Lawsuit In Oconee County Board Case
Evyana Coewell & Co. of Chicago, via Strickland & Green, sue G W Siow G L Anderson and G W Wells of the Oconee County board of education for 550 with interest over a disputed order for school charts. The order, signed by board members, was held by an agent and shipped after the board later refused to confirm it.
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Evyana
Ewell & Co
Chicago
Strickland &Green
Erst
G. W Siow
G. L. Anderson
G. W. Wells
County Board of Education
Oconee County
Nuebers
Pameras
Rer
Athens Grocers To Close At 6 30
A petition with signatures explains a planned closing of stores from May 1 to September 1 at 6:30, with specific signatories Freeman & Co McMahan & Son Wingfield Cash Store Hinton and others. Also an ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for stomach and liver ailments.
Summer School for the Negroes in Athens
Athens will host a four week summer school for negroes starting in July. Prof. W B Merritt announced the plan during a visit, aiming to attract four hundred teachers from across Georgia. The program will be industrial, normal, academic, with guiding manager Prof. L S Clark, Knoxville native.
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Athens
W. B. Merritt
Georgia
Lhose
L. 8. Clark
Knox Tastivate
Cox Davis Engagement of Lily Davis to George Cox
Mrs Emma A Davis announces the engagement of her daughter Lily to Mr George Harvay Cox. The wedding will be held at home on Wednesday April 29 at three o'clock. Rev Troy Beatty to officiate. Uncle Carl Won der Leith to give away the bride. They will reside in Roswell Georgia after the ceremony.
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Emma A Davis
Lily
George Harvay Cox
Miss Davis
von der Leith
Mr. Cox
R. R
Capt. Cox
Southern
Troy Beatty
Carl Wonder Leith
Ben Thornton
Athens
Cox
Roswell
Reduced rates for Athens to Atlanta trip on Memorial Day
University of Georgia students and Athens residents are informed of a Memorial Day excursion to Atlanta to see Georgia vs Tech. The Seaboard plans a special car leaving Athens early morning and returning the same night with reduced fares. Details to follow in The Banner. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is touted as the sole pure witch hazel remedy for piles, warning against counterfeit products. The Orr Drug Co.
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University of Georgia
Athens
Atlanta
Georgia
Tech
Gate City
Seaboard
DeWitt
Camela
Atlas
Abyssinia
Deserts
Tuarek
North Africa
Ferran
Tripoli
Nile
Curious Bluna and the Anachroniuma in Medieval Echoes
Fragmented OCR notes recount how medieval romances mix errors with archaisms, citing Arley and Furioso in a tapestry of historic fabric. It surveys weather, camels, and race traits, alongside anecdotes about birds, forests, and a tale of Ochiltree losing a million with Hearst.
Campbell Here for Negro School Campion Here for Negro School
J. B. Campbell, colored, agent for the Georgia Colored Industrial and Orphan School near Macon, is in the city promoting the institution which aims to gather idle Negro children and provide industrial religious and moral training. The school seeks more buildings to separate sexes and draws from across the state.
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Campbell
Georgia Colored Industrial and Orphane School
Macon
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U.S.S
SWIFT
State University
Prof. Woofter
Mary
Orick
Elisabeth Mamford
S. H. Goss
C. D. Fisnigan
Philadelphia
H. Dorsey
Head & McMahan
O. A. Boudder
Leoden B. Flatow
Turner & Hodgson
Davison & Lowe
Michal Broa
Smith
Misses Bradberry
By. Oo
Chas
Btern & Co
B. Goldwasser
Abrams J
Noland
Wm. H Sheth
H. Buchwald
R.S Faukenstein
E. Buchwald
M. Link Johoson
J. H. Hoggins & Son
Louis Morris
L. Morris
D. P. Haselton
Music House
D. W. McGregor
Bol
J. Boley
Wilson & Pittman
Mig Oo
T. B. Wooten
E. R. McGregor
Globe
R. L. Moss Jr
J. B. Toomer
Mr . A. Moore
City
Hers Be
Mozley
Moseley
H. Mozley
Atlanta, Ga
J. W. Rollo
West End
Mccoy
Attenta
Watkingville
Watkinsville
CO. A. Ashford
Edgewood
A. W. Ashford
H. Y. Slocum
Covington
Strickland & Green
Oconee
Freeman & Co
McMahan & Son
L Abney
F. Morton
G. H. Williamson
J. P. Fears & Son
Jack F. Jackson
Wingfield Cash Store
H. P. Hinton
J T Brown
Cox-Davis
DR. Fenner
Alsorhenmattia
Isele
Dr. Fensner
I. Waters
Hamlet
Drugers
St-Vitus
Fenner
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W.J Smith & Bro
Georgia Tech
Misty
Iil
England
Richard
Earl of
Charles
Edward the Confessor
Black Prince
Colonel Ochiltree
Senator Hearst
Aliformset
Hearst
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Platte
Senator Hl
Ochiltree
Atreet
Jetoth
Pune
Cincinnati
B. N
el Chamaberlain
Mary Halletposs
Georgis Saz Georgia
Fle
Georgia Colored Industrial School
Ballioleeta
United Confeterate Veterans Reunion
New Orleans
Southern Railway
RE. W. Sizer
Clayton Street
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. C, W
Taylor
G.P. A
Clifton
Wingfield Oabh Grocery
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