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1W Mamr Steffi Itecfcn W. Hardy... Editor-fh-chief Jmmtf M. Ttawi...A—oriata Editor B»ht M. Ctekk Randolph L. Car ter, bant C. Hglasy, Pater Zack • tend the Macon News is t Iff' Inffff Mercer as the te develop a treat football ii deeply appreciated by every lag teas at Mercer. The News ] i Off* tea need of a first-class ia>« «f tee reafb and tum- af tea Mart room. That I ast gtea to tea jfreacher aad Sequence which will Mia. H. H. Tift, of Tifton, hasj Ida tew of tea mat woeful women I i Georgia. Whether it be church Set, weak connected with the civic THE MERCfSffc CLUSTER THE MERCER CLUSTER by the students of “ i in LOFTY PURPOSE COUNTS. Frank A -Vanderlip, ax-president of the National City Bank, in an ad dress to a student assembly recent ly, stated that the college bred man today stands in a position superior to that of any college man of any other time. “You live,” said the great traveler and financier, “in a day of great op portunity, the greatest opportunity perhaps of all time., “Civilisation has been struck blow in the heart. The most awful catastrophe that has ever happened to mankind lias happened in the ,!J and very little good has come of it - 'What, is the proper standard of Is that not perhaps the s thing a university can give a student? We have gone' wrong on our standards; we have become ma terialistic. To many have believed ; mere possessions—acquisitive- MERCER’S COUSIN I YOU TELL EM OF BIG WAR HERO -IF YOU CAN JESSE AND JOHN YORK RELA TIVES OF ALVIN C. YORK. ness—means' success, that the mere i of thing is the mark of “We are going to need some] jch more fundamental tha: old, technical education. You may tJeorgfa and the city of Clarksville. I be a great engineer or chemist, but knowledge in these fields alone will not avail. There must be unselfish ness and a lofty- purpose. There can be no standard without this bet ter standard, and I believe, with one ' our great philosophers, that there i been a deterioation of stand; rda.' FROM OLD FRIENDS. H. C. Cutts, of Piedmont Insti- , writes: “I think the Cluster > great success and I shall look for ward to it each week.” - ’ • Fleming Bloodworth, solicitor of county court of-Irwinton, writes: “I | try to keep up with Mercer through ! papers. The institution is get- . j in good shape.” s. T. Hoyt Davis, Vienna, writes: “I —i sending you check for $h> to . I am for-the old col- , _ , last and all the time.” JOURNALBM SCHOOL I PRAISED BY EDITOR NEWSPAPER MAN SAYS COURSE DESIRABLE. By W. K. Wyaae. Mercer has in the student body this fall two students who are rela tives of Alvin C. York, of Tennes see, who has been hailed as ~ the greatest individual hero of the World War. The glamour attached to being a war hero does not fall to the lot of everyone, but many have the satis, faction of claiming a relationship with one who j^ayed a notable part in the GreatTwar. Such is the case of J. H/and J. L. York who are among'the number of boys so for- tanfite as fib be students at Mer ger during the present term. From Meaateias, Tee, These two boys, Jesse and John, hail from the mountain section of You tell ’em parcel post—I can’t express it You tell ’em Geometry—I can’t walk a straight line. You tell ’em physics—You have the experience. You tell ’em Chemistry—You are explosive. em well—I’Ai too shal. ’em pencil—you’re ai- Realizing the many educational ad vantages offered at Mercer, . Ji Yorl^ cast his lot last fall with the future doctors who begin their ca reers in .the pre-med class on the campus. In September of this year he returned bringing with him his brother, John York. About three You tell low. . . You tell ways write. You tell ’em shoes—you have the tongue. You tell ’em Methusalem—I’m not old enough. . You tell ’em candy—the girls like you. f You tell ’em suit—you have the case. You tell ’em fire—you can scorch ’em. You tell ’em tire—you have the air. You tell ’em Chesterfield—we can’t smoke you. You tell ’em trap—you can catch got spirit. , You tell ’em toast—you’re cheesy. ’ ' You tell ’em nickle—you’ve *ot cents. _ You tell ’em dictaphone—you give pWm> talk. - You tell ’em somebody^—I’m told out. . The you tell ’ems ft>r this week were sent, in from Brewton-Parker Institute. Send in more you tell I had an awful dream what did you Coachman: last night. Swenson': Well, dream? Coachman : I dreamt that I was eating shredded wheat and when I woke up half of the mattress was gone. Prof Robinson: mortal authors? Crowe: “Dead authors. What art im- You tell ’em Cadillac—Because I haven’t a self-starter. You tell ’em pecan tree—you’re nutty. You tell ’em Valentine—I haven’t the heart. . ... ., ... , | You tell ’em kettle—you boil over weeks after school began diphtheria 1^ i years ago newspaper men . 7 1 upon achools of journalism as | unnecessary and undesirable but value of this training has , the schools are J encouraged,” declared Mark F. Etheridge, city editor of the Macon Daily Telegraph, in his 1 to the flbibtrs of the Mercer School of Journalism. The speaker said that a reporter who had studied-journalism at col- eould be taught the practical end of the g ime in about hidf the time it would take to teach a green reporter the fundamentals of the I work. In discussing the duties of the re; | porter, Mr. Etheridge told his hear ers that acuracy should come above everything else. .“Don’t allow any one to persuade you to play up any- '~3 in preference to the facts of — ftee, for one false statement in story can do more harm to the " than years of effort to pre- - — 1 truth can do good,” declared city editor. ‘The newspaper game is a battle attacked Jesse and for the present he has been fored to leave school in order to regain his strength. Dur ing his absence his brother is con tinuing to make progress in his studies. When questioned as to the degree of relationship to Alvin C. York, John York declared it to be some what distant and that he was claimed as a cousin because of the notoriety attaching to the person of the tank sergeant of Tennessee. Teaaasaeo Co Alvin C. York was reared in the town of Pail Mall, Tenn Brought up in a religious atmos phere which was opposed to war, he was listed among the conscientious objectors when this country entered the European conflict. But he did not resist the draft and after going across he became a terror to' the Germans. The greatest individual feat of the war was credited to him. On this occasion he captured single- handed one hundred and thirty-two Germans and took the minto camp. His intensely religious nature cause him to realise the suffering re sults from the war and spurred him to greater efforts in doing his bit to You tell ’em book worm—you’ve got food for thought. You tell ’em Durkees—While I'm dressing. You tell ’em dictionary—you have the words. You tall ’em coTlpfcxew—you Vo crooked. You tell ’em pin—you hit the point. Yop tell ’em diamond—you’re bright. You tell ’em sinker—while I swim. You tell ’em sleeper—while I dream. You tell ’em valley—you’re low down. You tell ’em water—you can run. You tell 'em swindle—I might cheat. You tell ’em turpentine—you’re Burnette: (After football game) ‘Was Lancaster bn the eleven?” O’Quinn, “From where I set ^ looked as if the eleven were on him." BEST PLATE LUNCH IN TOWN ’ 50C 11:30 to 2:30 HOTEL LANIER \ */■ SPECIAL CHICKEN AND TURKEY DINNER Every Sunday— MUSIC EVERY SUNDAY HOTEL LANIER WE DO THE COLLEGE WORK OF MACON D. A. WARUCK A SON PLffhffffVffphoro 117 COTTON AVE. * TELEPHONE 767 hasten the end of the war. Besides this there is a touch of romance in the case. A second reason he had for hastening home wae tee girl he I left behind. After a riotous recep tion oh reaching his native land once more, he returned to his home town, where everybody turned out to wel come him back to wish him well in the subsequent matrimonial venture. Declaring it to be his purpose to help advance civilisation as much ss I possible, he planned a lecture tour of the country in order to secure funds for the founding of York | University. 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