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M. Bpsika,Managing Editor Om of ta* sum signs of the state at rtviUaatkin is the ability of the gwqp to cooperate with each other, la fSarieg the budget system which jafei the financing of the campus oo a scientific basis, Mer- :fi£flt»ts have shows this ability I appreciate The Mercer Cluster and enjoy H very much. N. L. Wil- let, Augusta, 6a. THE MERCER CLUSTER na W, Hardy.. .Editor-in-chief I'M. Teresi.. .Associate Editor V. Gamble, Saadelph L. Car ter, Brant C. Halsey, Peter Zack Greer. a little touch with his alma mater. Anything that I can do to make the cause of Christian education - pro gress and Mercer go forward will be done cheerfully, even though I have .the burdens of the community where I live to share. “With all good wishes to you per- ,tonally and the. Cause that you are fostering, I am, “Yours very truly, “w. h. McDaniel, • President States Secondary Agri cultural School. gates, one year—#1.00 (tea on request. BUDGET SYSTEM. fora there has been no ’ the finances of any Per instance, managed of the CanL responsibility of fi- for or five hun- hurt but the ether hand, if he • ud cents out ahead ’ making a rake off. ner all activities were fl ail sorts of organirations were turn- n the etudents to get . what case btey brought and eloquent generally get But if they were apt life. EDUCATIONAL DAT ALUMNI INTERESTED. ^Prominent friends and Alumni of Mercer at Jhe Alumni reunion this past spring pledged in donations to the effective organisation *>f the Alumni Association and to athletics over two thousand dollars. The Alumnj of Mercer today are more in terested in Mercer's onward pro gress than ever before. As men of leadership throughout Georgia and the Sotath as well as the nation at large, they are thrilled anew at Mercer’s recent strides in removing her indebtedness and acquiring in so short a time over half a million dollars endowment They realize a larger degree of progress in the immediate future with the adjust ment of economic conditions than has been in the recent past. Dr. J. G. Harrison, who is secre tary of The Alumni Association, has already received in cash over half the amount pledged. It is earnestly requested that the other pledge/ be paid at once. s From sordid earth you spring, But catch the sunbeams brightest ray And teach the world to sing. “For lovers vow your perfumed breath Speaks sweetest words of love, And twined around the couch .of death, You bear the soul above. “From time when life begins to be ’Till death recUims her own. Cheered by your simple purity Our noblest traits are shown.” / —- ‘THE INFIDEL' By reason's \^ice alone I’m moved . -Naught stirs my heart of stone I care not if I be not loyed— I live for life alone. FAVOR CLUSTER. I am looking for the first issue of The Mercer Cluster every day. W. R. Deal, Pastor First Church, West Point, Ga. “The thoughts that trouble weaker . men, Of life and death and soul, I ca?t aside as I begin .Ambition as my goal. “If there be God, I cannot tell— My Master is my Will; A-nd should I see the dawn of hell, My guide it would be still. “When death, invincible, shall frown I would not go above, But into dust with earthly crown To solitude I love.” By C. S. Baldwin. I am glad to be of some assistance to the Mercer Cluster. W. C. Carl- ton, President Piedmont Institute, Waycroas, Ga. I can assure you that I will read the Mercer Cluster with much pie . A. R. Willingham, Macon, Ga. _ !*• Vm Heoee suggests that the MpUM eofieges sad Secondary Bfhudls of the stats have a great Ifcme Would be collage songs and yea* musical and declamation c< tarts; gnat spsechss by same of our gnrtsst man sad thsre would be a “gat together” spirit engendered tart weald give to Christian educa tion aa impulse thee would put new Hto aad enthusiasm tats every one af oar tnsHtuttoas of learning Thp idee is that sack e rally tay« place aert spring. Several months would bo tuqrttod to wort it up and to PON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. nearly my dreams B. D. Porter, Church, BaxleyT Ga. T read with interest the Mercer As I observed the gnat things being done for Mercer I have feeling of “wanting to go thru I am gtod that I have a representative with you, Chaa.- H. Jr. Chas. H. Parker, Attorney, Baxley, Ga. . WHAT IS COLLEGE SPIRIT* College spirit dost not necessarily /lean the backing up of all the col lege activities by yells and cheers. A fellow who keeps his mouth rat tling most of the time, and who does not sacrifice ^ny of his time for the purpose, of benefiting the college in different ways baa very little col lege spirit '. But the one who does have col lege spirit |s one who is always work ing to sustain the reputation of the college. He is constantly looking for some way to improve the differ ent phases of college life. By college spirit we mean the put ting of “pep” into everything that is for the best interest of the col lege, j One who seeks to uphold -the scholarly standard, and. also—fitrives hard to increaso the'^tendance of the college^tKereby paving the way for a-greater and better college, has The Mercer Cluster is keenly ap- . „ „ predated by me. I have live*“ , ° unt co “ ege The success of a college in athletics and in other lines of competition is due largely to college spirit. Without a student body there can be no college—without a student body there can be no college spirit, therefore it follows that without a college spirit there can be no col lege. S. L. C. First qgpy Mercer Custer came to me this week. It is quite readable, and I shall look forward with pleas ure to its regular visits. R. L. Robinson, Woodville, Ga. Received Mercer Cluster today and was glad to see it. Am glad indeed to know of the success and abound ing prosperity of Mercer. W. C. Taylor, Madison, Fla. .TO A FLOWER. “0 Flower, ’tie your honest meet That royal heads should bow, Which art a path for children’s feet A crown for Venus brow. “You blossom by the humble way, A Boy Caa't Uoderstaod Why. His teacher sees the humor in the stories she reads in books—whieh ac cording to hit way of thinking aren’t very funny after all—but fails to get the point when he puts » bent pin on the seat next to him. He should be expected to interupt such a perfectly delightful thing as .swimming for such an every-day af fair as supper. Dad can get his hair cut to suit himself, but a boy must get his cut to suit his mother. God made so many fancy curves arid curlicues on his ears. They would be so much easier to wash if they had less faneywork. The whole family thinks it a joke if baby getts blackberry jam on her face, but considers it a serious mat ter if fee drops some on the table cloth: TECH AND GEORGIA MAY RESUME PLAY At separate meetings of tjie Alum- oi Association of Georgia Universi ty and Georgia Tech, in Macon, recommendations were made by both organizations that athletic re lations be resumed between the two institutions. It was further recommended that the annual football contest between the two. colleges be pltfyod in Ma con. Accordingly, "the recommen^ datidns will go forward to the offici-^ a Is of Both universities. The local Georgia Alumni Associ ation" held a banquet at the Hotel Dempsey which was attended by R. P. Brooks, secretary of the Associ ation and at which among other things, the resumption of athletic re- lege auditorium on November 1st. lations was discussed. SHORTER NEWS j the Miss Margaret and Ajetta Cum raings, Shorter graduate of 1920, spent last week end With pfiaaes Marion Foy and Kathleen Mullins. Miss Laura Belle Brewster, assis tant teacher of Biology, has resum ed her work after having undergone a slight operation at the Harbin hospital. Mias Lumpkin, secretary' of South Atlantic field of the Y. W A. was the guest last week of Miss Helen Swanson. While here, Miss Lumpkin, gave us some most inter esting arid profitable talks on Y. W- C. A. Work. Miss Huie Allen, of Elberton,. spending several days with her sister Beth. Miss Allen was graduated from Shorter in 1919 Mr. Leo Hoiden, professor of or* gan, will give a recital in the col- was General Walter A .Harris named chairman of a committee with Charles Blocfi and Augustus Sparks as the other members, in endeavoring to bring athletic relations between the two colleges. The meeting of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association was a bi-month ly event, and Kenneth Dunwody, who presided at the meeting, ap pointed John Porter, Leonard Solo mon and Jack Whitman, as a com mittee for the same purpose. Mr. Dunwody stated yesterday that the appointments were made without consulting the persons appointed, but he felt sure htat everyone would serve on the committee,' as it would be for the best interests of both universities. 1 / - . The Blood of Eogtood. When Queen Liliuokalani of Ha waii was-in England during Queen Victoria’s jubilee she was received at Buckingham. Palace. In the course of the remarks that passed between the two-queens the one from the Sandwich Zslahds said that she had_J5pg!ish blood in her Wfer How so?’ Inquired Victoria. ‘My ancenors ate Oajftagi Cook.” ■ ’ Dr. and Mrs. Van Hoose entertain ed the faculty of the Rome High School and the pastors of the city churches on Friday evening, Octo ber 29th. BEST PLATE LUNCH IN TOWN 11:30 to 2:30 HOTEL LANIER SPECIAL CHICKEN AND TURKEY DINNER ' Every Sunday— $1.25 MUSIC EVERY-SUNDAY HOTEL LANIER WE DO THE COLLEGE WORK OF MACON D. A. WARL1CK * SON Photographers 117 AVE. • TELEPHONE 7«7 1 COLLEGE COMMUNITY LAUNDRY RUN BY MERCER MEN FOR MERCER MEN Modem, Sanitary Laundry. ROME SHORTER COLLEGE GEORG.* —A Baptist institution for the higher education of women. —A Standard College whose work^ia^accepted by the fading Universities and Colleges of America. : ml a< icjl\ —Entrance Requirements: Fifteen units for entrance without condition. An applicant may enter as a condiioned sudent, without class standing, with 13 units, if from an accredited high school. —Shorter has probably the most -beautiful and healthful location In the South; its buildings are new, modern and Absolutely Fire Proof.. Plan, to enter in January wheii'Snd semester begins. —For catalog and information address, A. W. VAN HOOSE, President, Rome, Georgia MORGAN A MORGAN INSURANCE COMPANY * ,609 Georgia Casualty Bldg. PHONE 4147 . MACON, GA. , INSURANCE Liability £ Automobile Firu Life Health Accident Livestock “Insurance that insures plus service that serves,” Insure with us and get both. PERSONS, INC. “A Modern Drug Store” 562-564 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. Phones: 3577—3578—1681 MODERN PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES AND BON BONS , Always Fresh Quick competent service Motorcycle Delivery STANDARD C0LLGE FOR WOMEN Owned by Georgia Baptist State Convention. Fifteen Units required for admission to Freshman class. 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