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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1917

Page

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Graduation Exercises End 117th University Year

The 117th year at the University of Georgia closed with commencement in the chapel. The procession formed on campus led by Capt. H. A. Nix. many cadets wore khaki. General Leonard Wood received an honorary degree as did other officials and faculty.

University of Georgia Yeal Fort McPherson H. A. Nix Clarke United States Georgia Jackson Senator Smith Leonard Wood Board of Trustees America E. L. Hill First Presbyterian Church Barrow Messrs Alvan B. Rowe Savannah Law School John Pendleton Stewart Atlanta Rowe Stewart Ufo Smith Hoke Smith Athens Congress Washington Germany Berlin Dixie Dozier Nelson Fields McDonough Hooper Hamilton McWhorter Cras —Whitney Colburn M. M. Levy G. F. Dodd Kingston Willcox C. P. Willcox Roland Ellis Macon W. J. Bryan Nebraska Dawson Lucien L. Knight Hal Halsey Callaghan & Co Chicago L. B. West Cuthbert Hopkins Harrison Company J. W. Smith Desoto American Law Book Company New York R. N. Mathias Fitzgerald Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co Richmond C. N. Wheeler Mayfield F. W. Bennett Jefferson R. L. Vansant Powder Springs Virginia Carolina Chemical, Co J. J. Moore Gray I. Af. Levy Bert Michael O. R Fitzgerald Leonam Wood Lucien Lamar Knight Wood Wood Gal Troy Beatty St. Louis Elizabeth Hii Burrage Demorest Sher Cornell Eugene L. Hill F. K. Horsch Synagogue of the Children of Israel

Righting Georgia Geography Errors in a Letter to the Banner

A reader challenges Tarr & McMurry’s New Geography Georgia Supplement on page 22 correcting location details for Oxford Newton County and Emory College. The writer asks whether the State Agricultural Experiment Station belongs to Hainesville and if the Experiment Station is at Experiment near Griffin, also questioning Barnes idle’s Methodist College and its station.

Tarr & McMurry Georgia Supplement Newton County Atlanta Oxford Emory College Hainesville Experiment Griffin Barnesidle Methodist College

Balfour Sees Far Reaching Effect in U S Visit

Arthur Balfour told the Empire Parliamentary Association luncheon in Condon that American study of WWI aims shows strong support for Allied victory. He said the outcome will shape civilization for generations and that Americans valued their role in championing world freedom.

Congress Reserve Bank Senate Legislative Branch Department of Justice House Balfour U. S Associated Press Condon Arthur Balfour United States House of Commons Empire Parliamentary Association

Red Cross Campaign Reaches Forty Three Million in Three Days

Washington reports reveal Red Cross subscriptions totaling 43.5 million over three days with New York City contributing 19.5 million and strong hopes for further returns before Monday.

Associated Press Washington Red Cross New York City

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