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i THE MERCER CLUSTER COLLEGE SPIRIT HELPS WIN IN BIG DEBATES Continued from page One. of as 5# opponents.' Notwithstanding the fact that one of the University de baters had been first baseman on N the baseball team which had recently been involved in bitter controversy with the Mercer team, there was not a trace of bitterness and not a symp tom of guying. When this .same debater suffered a' momentary, collapse during his speech his encouragement, his recall and his inspiration came from the Mercer benches. The cheers for the University debaters during -the en tire evening were started, almost without exception, from the Mercer men. The sentiment of their songs was fraternal; the expression their enthusiasm liberal, and, find ing the University men without* any organized support or backing, the Mercer men, with splendid generos ity, put themselves behind the even ing and furnished the college spirit for the whole occasion and for both _ institutions, I am not sure but that the moral victory of the Mercer boys on the benches, won by their courtesy, their good temper and their generosity, was greater than the brilliant tri umph of their brilliant representa tives in debate. • It is certain that .outside of the well won victory in oratory the ex hibitiou of college^spirit and the no ble temper of -her sons has crowned Mercer with such laurels of general admiration and Tespect as few. col leges have ever won in Georgia, and tfcat this noble institution will be sore to-reap from public opinion the rich harvest of her exhibit of loyalty gad magnanimity. - / Sorowful Contrast. '' Sow, then, on the otfifer hand shall we say of the sorrowful of the University of Geor gia to this matchless esprit du corps of her sister institution? . The young men who represented the University mere able and prom Wag men. They had the weak side, the old fogy side, the indefensible eUe ef foe question, '/but they had ability and magnetism. In the mere magnetism of deliv- -ery, Mr. Washington was perhaps ■nperha to any men on the stage aho, for his preparation 1 Mr. Walker was clearly, under qeal traditions, the equal in debate equal conditions, foe equal i n debate of any of the four contestants. And they mads a brave effort, evidently lacking foe study and preparation of but loyal in spirit in' tamper. a lonesome fight they fought! What a desolate' path' they : trUd, so far ae they needed help and * inspiration from behind! The Uni verity wee net with foam, and judg ing frant external evidences, cared nothing about them. Beyond the ,/une or two personal friends .who came along, there was no support from file University. There was no car, no crowd, no elaqnerie. The shouting companies who fol low foe baseball bats and the pig skin' were silent here fctnd absent from foe tournament of brains. Net a squad came with them. Not an organised suggestion of enthu siasm inspired them. Not fivejnen * sitting together in the aadience rep- vented them. Not a color of the » University flying against the sea of * yellow and black that flooded the houae. Not a breath of interest not a breath of apparent approval foam their alma mater cheered the ' champions of foe state’s greatest ed ucational institution. I sat there, an alumnus' of the University, presiding over the de- , hate by the gracious concurrence-of the Mercer men, andJ. blushed for . sham at .foe apathy of my college, thrown into such sharp contrast with the splendid interest of Mercer and her students. Must Be A Reason. There most be a reason some where for. the. difference between foe attitude of the two institutions toward their representatives on this very interesting occasion. tat os try to find it in one of sev eral propositions. It may be that the triumps of Mercer in foe 'oratorical contest of last summer enthused her student body on this line and laid foe foun dation for the enthusiasm of the present year. But the defeat of foe University should only have inspir ed that great institution'to a nobler and more determined seel. It is much more likely that the dominant and overshadowing spirit of athletics at foe university has subordinated foe oratorical and oth er contests in importance, and ex pended on recent field days foe en thusiasm which, in all tamwi. »i»H collegiate appropriateness, should have been shared at least with this nobler struggle, Mercer, not indif ferent to athletics, came to Atlanta I COLLEGE PROFESSOR APPRECIATES ERROR , Continued f' uni page 1. In addition to the required work in journalism the students will be inquired to take a special course in er for the singular difference be- ^ Schoo , of Education. This cour singing With marked emphasis,/“The specialties we breed ’or orators and men.” But it seems to me that the deep- I BREWTON-PARKER NEWS tween the' two colleges must be found in the different spirit of their faculties. ,- From the very'first day of arrange ment President PollOck of Mercer, sc will be entitled, "The Ethics- of Needlework’’ and will- be given by Professor Peyton Jacobs. The pur pose of the course is to teach stu dents to control their tongues and was the helper and inspirer of the ( not to yeild to temptations to use student movement to- Atlanta. Re alizing that the . struggle was noble and its influence good, he put him self behind it with enthusiasm. He talked, he helped, he encouraged meetings in the chapel; and lent the -whole weight of hi* official position to the strength of his personal e'f- lunguage unbecoming to a knight of the needle if while doing some dif ficult work, they should suddenly get the point. The members of the new school, realizing that they shall weep oe’r whatever they sew, have adopted this slogan: “Emulate the pin; its fort and influence to make the oc- - ca( ) keeps it from going too far.” ctsion great. He became one of the boys, hearty, earnest, sympathetic and sincere—as- every great teacher should be. Hig spirit inspired the students, and gave and impulse to their literary culture that will last a decade . And when the Mercer boys came, he came with them, and stood .with them to the end. He occupied a box in the opera house. ’ His presence and’ his vital, interest gave an in spiration to their efforts, and when the debate was over, the president of Mercer was '-not one. white too dignified to march on the stage and be among the first to congratulate the -boys who had won the victory for the college.. The student body of Mercer is as solidly loyal and devot-ed to Pollock as he is loyal and -devoted to them. And I for one, feel sure that the visit cf Mercer to Atlanta with such spirit and in such numbers, and with such splendid sympathy in its president, will do more for Mercer’s M.rcer’s business agent, however capable, can do during the present summer. G1BSON-MERCER ACADEMY BOWMAN, GA. Graduates- Enter College Without Examination. Military Feature. SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY FROM NOW UNTIL Christ mas. New and attrac tive GIFTS FOR ALL THE FAMILY ARE BEIN ADDED TO OUR STOCK, XMAS GREETING CARDS AND BOOKLETS WILL BE MORE POPULAR THIS 'YEAR THAN EVER. WE CARRY THE LARGEST AS- SORTMENr IN THE SC%TH. QUALITY GOODS ONLY . TRADE WITH US. THE J. W. BURKE COMPANY 406 Cherry St., Macon, Ga. Some of those already enrolled in Dean Holtzclaw’s mew department are: Ike-Cowart, Seth Weekly, Bruce Newsome, “Uncle John” Faulkner, Guy Cheney, Billie Cochran and Frhnk Smiley. Sewing Party Social Students received the first infor mation about the new. school from The Macon Telegraph a few days ago,-, in which paper appeared the notice that a certain Macon woman had given a sewing party and that among those present was Mr. Ben Holtzclaw. Dean Holtzclaw has posted on the bulletin board for the information of the students, the following no tice*: . “Centlemen desiring a course in plain and fancy sewing will please see. me immediately. None but experienced seamstresses, need ap ply, as this will - be an advanced course in hemstitching, briar-stitch ing, drawn and quartered-work, and cutting on the bias. At the end material interest in a single day than--trfThe term,, each gentleman will be required to show his skill by making a - fiether' garment, two by four by six, of open-work embroidery on mousseline with ruffled flutings of peau-de-soie.' Arrangements have been made with th Foreign Mission Board to distribute these garments to indigent Eskimo gentlemen of refinement for protection against the Artie winter. As the course combines charity and utility, it is hoped that many gentlemen . will take advantage of the opportunity. Overflow classes will be instructed by our incomparable Coach “Josh” Cody. (Signed) Ben C. ■ Holtzclaw, Jr., professor of philosophy.” For'the information of those not fully acquainted with the case', it migh be well to add that the notice i of- the presence of Mr. Ben Holtz- i-claw at the sewing bee, was a typo graphical error and should have read Mrs. Ben Holtzclaw, who is a j “blood relative" of the Mercer pro fessor. DO DROP IN - A fairy from Dewey Rose —And , 1 The queen of the redheaded club Proprietors and owners, BESSIE. TIFT TEA ROOM Dew Drop Ion GOOD BEYOND ALL ! DOUBT You cannot afford to buy shoes whiptrare the least bit doubtful. Experiments are too costly. We will not sell a shoe unless we are absolutely sure it's good, ail the way through. We will not take chances with your good will, or your money. —, We have the “Boyden” and also the C. B. Slater Shoes for men] $8.0(Uo $18.50 - G0R NEW LOCATION THIRD STREET NEXT JO HOTEL DEMPSEY “THE STORE WHERI CUALITY COUNTS* PHONE 740 j On; Tuesday evening", October 26, 1 the-Damon Literary Society gave one 1 of Walter Ben Hare’s plays entitled “My Irish Rose.” Throughout the j story was woven the thread of -Irish wit. The characters were just as truly Irish as the wit and acted their parts as naturally as if they had lived them ai lof -their lives. Question? ’ Where do. ghosts come from -nd where do they go? Spooks, and ghosts, and witches galore gath ered at the dining hall .door on last monday night to help the ' Junior class give their, party. The Jack-o- lafiterns, black cats, witches on brocms.-jmhd black . spiners greeted the visitors from every nook . and corner. The fortune teller, with her wondeiful knowledge of foe past and foresight into the future, the ground hog, the-barber .shop, the snake display, and many othe'r side shows added much merriment to the occasion. The bobbing for apples gave several a face washing as well as fun and apples. The lucky girl in the pretty girl contest was Miss Gladys Hughes. Her good looks won her a fine chocolate cake. The win ners in -the cake-walking contest were Miss Annie—L^ura Askew and Harold Moore. Their prizes was a caromci cake with a.big black cat drawn on the top in chocolate. After refreshments, tea and sand wiches were-served the spooky spir its diappeared into the dark after promising to return one year from that night. The student body and people of Mt. Vernon and Aile were given a pleasant evening last Friday by the Faubel Entertainers. The program was .quite different -from any that has been given in the auditorium this term. It consisted of imper-'l s-.nated scenes from childhood, old age, American, Italian, and -English, life. The closing number was a won derful and gripping interpretation of Kipling’s “Tomlinson”- Mr. P. W. Etheridge of Milner, Ga. spent Sunday with, his daughter Miss Floy Etheridge, the Teacher Of Home. Economics at B. P. I. Those spending the week-e nd away were Miss Eunice Burkehalter and brother Olin, at their home in Reid- ville. Miss Marie Brown, in Sanders- v.ille, Miss Elizabeth Brown in Bar tow. Miss Irene Pinkerton in Ro chelle Miss Marie Jones in Albany Misses -Ethel O’Conner and Ruth Hamilton at Kibbee, Miss Gladys Duggan at Alamo, Mr. Vivian Srufis at Lanier, Messrs Lee Rivers, Harold Moore, Harvey-Kent, at Glenwood. •Otis Johns president of the junior- class atended the B. Y- P.'U* Rally at Milan, Ga., : find responded to the welcome. BOBS PLACE CPULAR GAMES— PARTY NOVELTIES— ' BIRTHDAY AND GREETING CARDS B. M. CULLEN CO. Offic. Sufrlie* -—Stationery 117. Second Street. Macon, Ga. Mail orders solicited. MULTIGRAPH LETTERS quick service by Expert operators. Send us your copy; we will multi- graph the letters, fill in the names, address and . mail them for you. - METCALF ADVERTISING - SERVICE 702-703 Bibb Realty Bldg. -Phone 4521 The. Mercer hang-out where the boys can' cut down the high cost of eats,' etc.—all the “dope” at • all times. Hot Dogs—Butter Milk —Cigars, etc. Don’t forget the joy that awaits you h'ere. ■--- -- C APITOL. THEATRE BUILDING. . Raymond E. 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