University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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1( The Pandora RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT PASSED BY The Phi Kappa Society ON THE DEATH OF DR. P. H. MELL Hall of the Phi Kappa Society, January 26, 1888. Whereas, The afflicting hand of providence has removed from our midst our beloved friend and brother, Dr. P. H. Mell, Chancellor of the University of Georgia; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the Phi Kappa .Society, in the death of its distinguished member, has lost one of its truest friends and one of its noblest representatives. Resolved, That the University of Georgia has suffered an irreparable loss in the death of her efficient Chancellor, under whose wise administration she has enjoyed unlimited prosperity, and by whose careful guidance she has made the warmest friends of her once bitter enemies. Resolved, That the cause of education has lost one of its most ardent and devoted champions—one whose place as instructor of the youth of the land will long be unsupplied. Resolved, That religion lias lost one of its purest and most fearless advocates—one whose unselfish life has been a noble example of Christian virtues, and whose memory will long live to inspire young manhood with a fervent zeal to lead useful and self-sacrificing lives. Resolved, That our sincerest sympathies rest with the sorrow-stricken family in this, the hour of their bereavement. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions he forwarded to the family of the deceased, and that they be published in the local papers, the University Reporter, the Pandora, and the leading journals of the .State. THUS. W. REED, LUCIAN L. KNIGHT, JAS. M. MITCHELL, Committee.

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Department 16 FACULTY. EDWARD GEDDINGS, M. D., jDean of the Faculty. GEO. W. RAINS, M. D., LL. D., Professor of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacy. HENRY F. CAMPBELL, M. D., Professor of Operative Surgery and Gymrcology. DeSAUSSURE ford, m. d., Professor of Midwifery and Clinical Surgery. EDWARD GEDDINGS, M. D., Professor of Physiology and Pathology. THOMAS R. WRIGHT, M. D., Professor of Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy. THEO. LAMB, M. D., Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine. W. H. DOUGHTY, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica and Medical Jurisprudence. JAMES M. HULL, M. D., Special Prgfesorof the Diseases oj the Eye and Throat. Demonstrator of Anatomy, and Prosector to the Professor of Anatomy. WILLIAM S. BASSINGER, A. M., President Agricultural College. BENJAMIN P. GAILLARD, A. M., Professor of Natural Sciences. WALTER S. WILSON, A. M., Professor of Mathematics. ARTHUR C. WARD, D. D., A. M., Professor of Ancient Dinguages. FREDERICK G. HODGSON, U. S. A., Commandant of Cadets.

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History of the Low Class 17 af ttye im fHERE is a tradition, grown honored, if not honorable, by much use and old age, that whenever a student finds his mental calibre too limited to allow his continuance in the Freshman Class, he naturally drops into the Law School. I say tradition, and such it is, for even as far back as “ time from which the memory of man runneth not,” no one, not even the oldest inhabitant, ever heard of such a proceeding. The knowledge of this fact led our illustrious predecessors in legal learning to hold their heads none the less proudly—and to pawn their books none the less freely—when circumstances demanded. But it was left for the immortal Law Class of ’88 to demonstrate forever the fallacy of the tradition, for, in that class, a struggling disciple of Blackstone made several wild efforts to retain his position, sank beneath the surface, and turned up serenely and smiling in the Senior Class, from the foremost ranks of which he now turns envious but respectful eyes in our direction. The Law Class of ’88 entered the University at the opening of the session with eleven men, but the number was soon increased to twenty-one. This was the first class required to stand examinations on every subject touched upon, from Blackstone to the Code. That they acquitted themselves creditably, the flattering remarks of the rofessors and the faultless condition of their papers testify. We do not like to poach upon the preserves of the Academic Department historians by boasting of our superior merits, but will allow a few facts to speak for themselves. The forensic ability of our members may be seen by a look