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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists delivery options and prices for city carriers or mail. Rates include 5.00 yearly, 2.50 six months, 1.25 three months, or 0.10 weekly. Weekly or Sunday Banner 1.00 yearly, 0.50 six months. Remittances by express, money order, or registered letter.
George Foster Peabody grants one hundred thousand dollars to Georgia institutions highlighting his philanthropy and uplifting alumni. The University of Georgia alumni elect Hon. E. B. Callaway of Augusta as new president, succeeding P. W. Meldrim who is praised for elevating the alumni society and university affairs under his long tenure.
A moral plea on youth guidance stressing careful selection of companions. It warns that associating with vicious peers leads to ruin, while choosing virtuous friends, studying, and keeping clean conduct build character, service to country, and faith in God.
A fragment notes public distress over President Roone's views amid national debate. The line implies fatal consequences tied to political stance and public reaction, though details are scarce.
The article recounts President Roosevelt’s stance on large families and the need for responsible parenthood, then shifts to University alumni moving from routine meetings to an active endowment drive. The endowment now funds a specific project, signaling a new era in Georgia's university work and broader opportunities for state youth.
Athens urged to raise fourteen thousand dollars toward enlarging the University campus and establishing a large agricultural college. The drive cites Peabody contributions and alumni funding, with the legislature meeting today and a goal to present a plan within a week. Citizens are urged to respond promptly to the alumni and Chamber of Commerce appeal.
The Banner praises University of Georgia alumni for rallying behind a move to enlarge the campus and build a large gymnasium and Y M C A facility. It notes alumni power rose eight years ago in a key judicial race and has since strengthened, with renewed energy during a new chancellorship and continued alumni support statewide.
The Brunswick Journal argues for consolidating Georgia’s state higher education into a unified University system. It urges merging agricultural and professional colleges into a single University of Georgia to eliminate rivalries and boost national stature, following models like New York’s board governed system.
A Houston, Texas testimony praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the sole cure for Cuban diarrhoea brought home from Cuba. Mrs Minnie Jacobs notes several doctors failed, but one bottle cured her husband, with neighbors ready to testify. Sold by H B Palmer.
Prof T J Woofer defends the state book selection process and Sunday school conference plan amid charges of bias against Virginia Dare baptism scenes. He argues eight hundred books were reviewed, notes northern content, and says removing a single picture is minor. He supports a forthcoming Sunday school teachers conference led by M L Brittain with a modest fee and emphasizes nonsectarian teaching methods.
A postal notice lists unclaimed letters in the Athens post office. An extra one cent fee applies for delivery of each letter including Mules Blair J W Boyd W C Collue J M Certines E J Creamer A W Dawson J H Doroy W S Elder A J Garibold Clarence Gricia Henry Harris C J Hawkins Arthur Hill Harnest Hail Daniel Howard Turner Jones Lonzo Lary Jon Lowe Rufus Parr Billie Robertson Anderson Saye Walter Smith C J 8 Thrasher 8 Watera J S Wier Fred White J W Willis E Willing John Females Gilbert Mrs Frances Lewis Mra Crapan Nichole ara Sophie Hogers Mr Luther W Sorril Hattle Forelan Mpa Azalle Daun Fleming M M
The Atlanta Constitution lauds George Foster Peabody for lifelong devotion to Georgia. He funds education despite living outside the state, supports University of Georgia extension and an agricultural college, and backs a $75,000 Alumni Young Men’s Christian Association gymnasium project. The paper links his philanthropy to a broader era for the University of Georgia.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter of Athens Georgia has been named assistant general counsel for the Southern Railway system with headquarters in Washington. The appointment puts him next to the highest official in the company’s legal department and may require his relocation to Washington. Local friends regret the possible departure but praise his career from University of Georgia student to judge of the Northern circuit and advisor to the Southern Railway.
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