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i • ; . -- THE MERCER CLUSTER r MG TOURNAMENT | FOR CLASS GAMES ALL EYES AKE ON ISO men poe Material. FRESH Coach “Josh” Cody (fate* that he expect* to etart practice for the var sity basketball candidates about De cember first. This means that the class games will begin about Ncvem ber tenth, in qrdcr that by the time ▼amity practice is begun, Coach Cody will have some insight into the ability of .the respective play. With the announcement that the class basketball schedule .is to get un der way immediately, lively specu lation and friendly class rivalry is ^manifest among the students, who are alrsdy inking predictions as to the outcome. The class games acord a splendid opportunity for- class spirit to be- . come solidified and, at the same thus, serve a much more important function in.that they-give the coach a Has on prospective material for the varsity team. "Details for the inter-class (con test* ate now being worked out by Boh Gambia, who, ■* assistant bas ketball manager, will.be the direc tor of file tournament.-. • Rivalry ITaaa Each year, the students look for- ward. with pleasant anticipataoh to the dais games. Rivalry is keen and the Interest which is created serves as a “pep” producer among the stu dents and prepares them for the important role hi which they will later serve as “rooters” oh the side lines at the varsity games. During the past two years, class rivalry has been at an unusually high pitch. .'Two" years ago, the league ended in a tie between the Coarmerce and Pre-lfed. teams. Last year, the Commerce quintet brought home the bacon, which was consid ered a signal honor as this school hag five of the seven regulars on She varsity squad, norm of whom ware eL JgfiHf for class teams.' One of the chief factors which contributed to tfmir success was the loyalty of the and dean of the school, their yepeesntUtivs cheering eu to victory. Pi eyes ay* looking,toward the of the Freshmen. .There are > .j* .. A tMr repreeentatives nrill be an qaantEy until they step on This daea beasts of the ___ in the student body arid also, of a number of high and prep Man who as* determined to make tkdr eeUdge rheord, eclipse all for- • Hundreds of Macon 'fans have tamed out in the past to witness the hectic struggles which always jre- . suit when class-honor is at stake. -Numerous inquiries have been made H>y town people as to the class bas- ketball tournament and a large num ber of enthusiasts are expected to bo on hand at ovary game. The contests will ba played ia the university gymnasium// . The first practice will he hdd on Friday of this week, after which the class | win hdd daily sessions to per- fact signals and team play. \The ydl leaders of the sevoral classes are already instilling '"pepf into GATORS TOO MUCHl FOR MERCER MEN OUTPLAY. FLORIDA UNJVERSI TY IN FIRST HALF. Valdosta, Ga. Georgia-Florid* Fair—The Mercer University foot ball team in the first half of the game here with the University of Florid* put up one- of the best exhi bitions of straight football ever seen at the annual fair exhibition. Until half minute'before the ’second quarter was up the-team outplayed the Gator outfit who put over their first touchdown after .Mercer had held them for down, but were pen alised for being off-side. Florida won the torn and elected to defend the south goal. Mercer kicked off to the ten yard line. Carl ton returned five yards. C. Ander son gained ten yards around left ypnd. On the next play Florida fum tied ii. the middle of the field. Week ly went through right tackle for five ^yards. Rents went around left end for three yards. The next two plays failed- to" gain for Mercer. *’ Mercer then held Florida for downs in the middle of the field. / Florida Scores in First. Mercer’s ball W the thirty-five yard line. Cone failed to gain around left end. Weekly went thru left tackle for five yards. The next two plays failed to gain and it was Florida’s ball. The Florida team made a first down and one the next play Merger threw them for a loss in jthe middle of the field. Florida kicked and scored two points on a safety. t Mercer’s ball. Mercer marched up the field by line plunges and for. ward passes. The- first quarter end ed with the ball in the Baptists pos- on on Florida’s fifteen yard line. First quarter, Florid* 2, Mercer 0. In the second quarter the ball was kept in the middle of the field until fifteen seconds before the' half was Mercer had held the Floridians ou. three downs and on the fourth threw the runner for a loss t but head linesman Payne called the ball oh MercePs fivd yard fine on the first down. After bucking the line twice, Carl- ■* * ¥ «T ton went around right end for the fi.it touchdown in the third quar ter and one in the fourth. Mercer mimed their chances to ore on their forward prases, with which they were proficient. Florida’s hers of this class blocking and interference was al most perfect «M on- aeeepnt -of it were able to make most of their gains in,the third.and fourth quar ters. The Gater* resorted to straight football for the most part of, the game and showed that they_jmre well drilled. Mercer Esects Is Panting. Mercer excelled in the punting ar.d so sandy that it was hard for the layers to get off to a start. Carl-, ton, who scored three of Florida’s touchdowns and Perry *t center, the Gator standby, were the outstand ing stars of this game. Perry was in nearly every play aprt several times broke through the Mercer line and threw the backs for looses. Red Welsh put up the best' game for Mercer. The Mercer team show. wonderful improvement over heir play of last Saturday and can be counted on to give a good ae-} count of themselves in the contests the students, ail of who mars aegerly to come. About three thousand •wattteg thg4ef****’s whistle which will starirthe : first game Practically all the young men and women of the town and school are vnroOod in the B. Y v P. U. of Chat tahoochee High, and not only do they attend the meetings, but are -work ing enthusiastically. This union has been A No. 1 since June, 1919, and their hope is never to fall beneath this standard. All the teachers are . taking part in the • work. ' The / programs era really inspiring -The young people seem to put them selves into, their talks and do not merely read their {Arts. Several attended the associations pt the dif ferent districts and report a lively time with many. Joys intermingled. It is interesting to know that prac tically one-tenth of the graduates frtftn C. H. S. has been ministerial students. ' We arc <n hopes that there will be other* to follow suit. ' A number of students-of o. H. S are visiting friends in Hik«-sSsee s this week-end. It is an assured fact that a niee trip is at their command. RALPH THOMPSON. people, at the Georgia-Florida fair, turned out to see the game. A num ber of students from both colleges were, present to cheer their teams on. The Mercer rooters engaged .the Fair band, which enlivened the con test by playing Glory to Old Mer cer. Florida plays Tulane jn Tampa next Saturday while the Baptists will journey to Deland to -play Stetson. Line up: Florida Position. ^Mercer Swanson — L.E. -— Scott Baker (Capt) —L.T. -i-— Gaines Norton —-'L.G. — - Lancaster Perry —- C. -——Johnson- Meisch ------- R.G.——Herrington Vandergrit —- R.T. . .--Cowart Driggers R.E. Fillison Bandersoa —— Q.B.——--Stone C. Anderson — R.H.B. -Rents (Ca.) Stanley F.B,- Weekly Referee, White (Virginia); Um pire Rose, (Georgia); -Head Lines man, Paine, (Georgia.) BESSIE TIFT NEWS - Miss Alice Sigworth went to At lanta Wednesday for the purpose of selecting jtostumes and other, neces sary accoutrement for the junior play to“be given November -12. The Clionian Society was enter tained by the new girls last week. One of the special numbers on the program was a reading by Mattie Lou Branden. Her selection, enti tled “Trouble,” was written by Le- ola McCutcheon, who graduated in 1919. A, piano solo was rendered by Jewell Bird, followed by a read ing by Margaret Hiftman. Two pantomiries were intermediate num bers. The chorus of eight girls dressed in green, and lavender, the club colors, was an attractive- fea ture. Miss Katherine Morgan gave Japanese tea one evening recently. The upper veranda of Upshaw Hall was transformed into a Japanese garden, tiny tea tables and pillows being- arranged. Orange and Bladr were used effectively in Jthe decora tion's. Japanese lanterns hung from improvised Cherry trees. Tiny Jap anese fans served- for place-cards. A yellow cross with kewpies in dainty orange and. black costumes at each end was used’as a centerpiece. Wheii each girl took a ribbon from a kew- pie’s hand, -she drew a box of candy from beneath the' cross. A three- course - supper was.^erved. Several faculty ' members were gypsying” in the pine woods one evening this week. Misses Haber sham, Center, Osterhdut, Tarbet, Ba ker, Loomis, Edwards, Holder and Mrs. Holder, constituted the party. The college was glad to welcome chapel Rev.. E. C.\ J. Dickens, father of Miss .Lois Dickens, one-of Florida's representatives ' at Bessie Tift. Rev. Dickens is a loyal sup porter of Bessie Tift and has been recommending, this school to Flor ida girls .for ever twenty‘years.' President" Foster and Dean Miller returned After aji absence of several days. Dr. Foster attended the con ference of the Rehoboth Associa tion at Bethel, while Dean Miller represented * the denominational school at ‘ Enon Association, Gaines ville. Mias Louise' Dodd visited friends at Wesleyan Saturday and Sunday. Misses Wilma, and Miriam But ler were home for the week-end at Marietta. Miaa. Lucile Grooves, Willie Mae McCollum and Martha Rackley were guests of friends in Macon Sunday. Julia Mae Oxford spent the week end at her home in Concord. . Hilda Matthews visited relatives at Zebulon foi* the week end. Miss Catherine RamiY, of Wesley- arty, was the guest of Miss Mildred Thomas at Bessie Tift Saturday and Sunday. ^' Miss Gladys Barrow of Beasie Tift, was the guest for the week end of Mrs. T. A. Parks, of Atlanta. Misses.Janie Bi.rm and Emma Wa ker, of Sopc-rton, were entertain ed "Saturday and Sunday by Eulalee Cheek and Nadine Callaway. Dr. and Mrs. W. W. McCollum of Cordele, were guests recently of Miss Willie Mae McCollum, mercespenttheweek Dr .and, Mrs. R. C. Know, of Com merce, spent the week-end with their daughter, Imogene. ,Y0U TELL ’EM -IF YOU CAN You tell.’Cm. chicken, you got the grit. —: You tell- ’em tack—you got the head. You - tell ’em mellon—you got the heart. * You tell ’en^tray—you got . the dough. ‘ You' tell ’em watch—you got the Jime. , "/- ■. ’ You tell ’em hammer—you got the face. “ You tell, 'em ring—you got the brass. you tell ’em pin—you got the point. You tell ’em button—you got the eye. . You te'.l ’em rope—you got the pull. You tell ’em socks—you got the scent. - You tell ’em -wagon—you got the tongue. . You till 'em Pam—you made iht eagle squea. 1 . You tell ’em shower, —yoa rain tonight You .tell ’em Flip—they all sooner or later. Send more “you tell ’ems” Cluster Editor. BLECKLEY MEMORIAL NOTES flop ti MINISTER’S SONS LEAD IN INDUSTRIAL WORLD Thirty percent of the 400 leading captains of- industry in the . United States are the sons of ministers who have drawn less than $1,200 per year in salary, according to statis tics compiled by the Federation of Churches. Of this same class of men, 25 pnrcciit are the sons of law yers, doctors and teachers, 10 per cent of merchants and 5 percent of bankers, according to the same agen- Ju*t About “A church fight,"'’ said Jones, “is .rust like's dog fight iri a garden. “How’s that?” "asked Smith. “Why.” answered Jones, “nothing is settled but the garden.” INDEPENDENT LAUNDRY ■- Jtiw Launders*- Cleaners- Dyers PHONE 1000 SHEFFIELD A. ARNOLD Lnndscsp: Architect Land Subdivisions T City Parks Institution Grounds Private Estates ■ \ 50'Bromfield St. Boston, :Mass. CHAS. D. REESE * . Manufacturing Jeweler BADGES MEDALS CUPS College, School, Society Pins and Eml 57 Warren SL, New Y/ork. RICHEST OF BAPTIST AIDS AGED PREACHERS After personally considering for several weeks the plan of Southern Baptiste for the relief of their aged ministers, John D. Rockefeller, the world’s richest. Baptist, has made a contribution, of $100,000 to the Re lief and Annuity Board of the Sou thern Baptist Convention. Mr. Rock efeller has given several million dol lars to ministerial relief through the agency of the Northern Baptist Convention, and Secretary Lunsford of the Southern Board expresses the expectant hope that, the gift to Sou thern . ministers is only an initial ofte. . Safa. ‘‘I hear yowr wolfe ia" tick Moike.’ “Site 1* thot.” “Ia it dangerous she. is?” “Divil a bit- She’s too weak to Hi dangerous any more!” COWS AND CHICKENS ARE ’ DOING MISSIONARY SERVICE Pure-bred dairy cows and chick ens from the United States are to do niiaaionary service for Southern Baptists in China, it is announced by the Baptist 76 Million Campaign. A shipment of theje .animals and fowls, valued at $11,000 contributed by prominent American breeders, has gone to Khlfeng Baptist College, in China, for the purpose of aid ing the missionaries in teaching the Chinese farmers better methods of agriculture and live stock production as one of the means of reaching their ears with the Gospel. B & No-One Left' to Suspect. The town council of a small Scotch community net to inspect iste foe a new hall They assembled at £ chapel, and, as it was a'warm day, a member suggested that they should leave their coats there. “Someone" can stay .* behind and watch them,” suggested another “What for?” demanded- ar third. “If we are all going .out together, what need is there for anyone to watch the clothes?” SCHOOL DESKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES. OPERA CHAIRS— ANYTHING FOR SCHOOLS THE SOUTHERN DESK COMPANY Hickory, N, C. Misses Lilia, Reba and Tohnnie Lou Lord were week end visitors at their home near Commerce, Ga. The occasion . was the celebration i of their grandfather’s eighty-first birth day. - -Miss Nemble Gillespie had as her guests on last Sunday ber father, mother, brother, and sister from Rabun Gap. Rev. E. M. Snow and- wife attend ed church at Wolfork Sunday where Rev. Snow preached. They were accompanied by Miss Lucy Dicker- son, who was glad to worship with ner home people and visit home. The following new students have bften enrolled during the week: Miss Amy Grant, Montana; Miss Louise Cannon, Tiger, Ga.; Miss Clara and ' Tom Bleckley, of Warwowan and Miss Inez Josephson, of Macon, Ga. The school is grateful to J. F. Earle for a nice lot. of apples for the school, also to Mrs. Earle for the generous gift of cider. - Carter Gailey was a.reeent visitor at his home near Commerce, Ga. B. Y. P. U. is making progress under the leadership of H. G. Hill, the president. ■ . .. Raymond Cooper is spending a few days with his people at Graycourt, S. C. - Messrs. . L. G. Hardman, ' T. C. Buchanan and W. Y. Hunt were re cent visitors at the school. The "for mer is president of the board of trustees. - Misses Bernier and Bonnie Stone- cypher, and Annie Hill were week end visitors at Clarkesville, Ga. Messrs. Clarance Chandler" amdf O. D. Payne, of MaysviUe.-^Ga^were guests of some of the dormitory stu dents and of Miss Rosa Ray, one of the teachers. We hope to have these young men as students soon. “THE SHOP OF GOOD LOOKING GLASSES” 565 Cherry Street. * Phone 32IS I - We have a complete Use off E^ERSHARP PENCILS AND FOUNTAIN PENS / 4s / The leaves of the yew trees are poi sonous to cattle, but the fruit is quiet harmless. V CHATTAHOOCHEE HIGH A SCHOOL Located in the hill country be yond the terror of boll weevil. Board the first month^ 10.42. HEARN ACADEMY, Cava Syriac, Ga A select schoolfor boys and girls— Ideal conditions for school work— Supervised study—Individual' atten tion to pupils. For full information write the president. * MISS ANNA SMITH Class and private lessons in Oratory. Coaching. 702 Forsyth Street. Phone 2175-J Macon, Ga. . TATNALL SQUARE PHARMACY “YOUR HOME DRUG STORE” A'. The Most ; Convenient Place i- IR SODA. CIGARS, CIGARETTES AND STATIONARY Agent for norris and block’s candies PHONES: 2691 A 2226. > ■ w. 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