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COLLEGE CAMPUS IS
TSOW CLEANED OF
'*-■ LAVES AND 1
The failed.-leaves have dia*spe«r\
ed, the rubbish on the cAOnws :f$f?
gone. ' Its a wonderful old campus
and grows in beauty froniShar to
y««r ; - ji ' 3
: De leaves hid nebber
been raked up and burned befo”
said John Lankford, when Mr. Bur
nette mentioned th r e matter to tie
colored force. Nevertheless Mr. |w~ :
nette proposed that the cau&Mi 1
should he cleaned this winter, andf
like Hamlet, he is not a man to be
has been' >b^hd«
Father Time.
As.-he sat than
room shack, beta
fire which burned^
on which sat an
puffing- forth its
vapor,. “Doc” recC
bia history at Man
“Yes honey,
1878 that I first j
xaui
PROF. JACOB’S TASK
Courses sre given in the history
of education dealing. with primitive
methods and landing qp to the pres
ent day methods and. conditions.
Realizing the grava consequences
that would follow thu present na
tion-wide shortage of teachers and
the importance of having these
May 2-3—Winfturton and Lee
In Macon.
May 13 and 1-4—Georgia in Ath
niort*
The Mercer University
System.
VOL. 1/
BESSIE TIFT GIR
TO MERCEI
Fourteen Schools
Colleges.
Thursday, Jan. 13, 1921
ALL
DETERMINED
ID PROMOTE
BIG DEBATE
PHI DELTAS AND CICERONEiANS
PREPARE EXTENSIVE PRO
' GRAMS, '
Determined to put the two liter
ary societies in the first rank of
college-activities, a movement was
recently started' by them to have a
society day sometime .during the
spring. A joint resolution was pas
sed to that effect and the''" faculty
has recently granted the request
According to the plans of the
members sponsoring-the move, this
will be one of the biggest days in
the college year. Speakers have been
elected* for a debate and an orator-
leal-contest which will be held on
that tar* It is understood that the
girls ttm Bessie Tift will be invit
ed ovek ift, the evening to hear the
debatersnd oratorical contests.
.FaBawed by a big reception
. The resolution as passed is as fol-
Ws the members «f the Ciceron-
a mb sad PM Delta literary societies
Lsf Msteer Univanta, realizing the
Fhesd af stimuiatinrfnterest in the
societta among the ptudents and re
alizing the importance of public
speaking, do, wKh ap endeavor to
httarta societies on an oven high-
er standard ia the forensic ^rarld,
Rssolved: That the Citaaaean
pug PM Delta UtaTary societies up-
*Reta a n—tan of four members,
twa ft— sash mbty to confer
with, the fasgfcr and report to tha
r ad
the following poapoaaa in
ch of the societies ap
point two of their members one jun
ior and om sophmore, whose duty
it shall be 4o prepare and debate
Die opposing team from the other
society., The debate shall take place
on the evening, of the holiday un
less otherwise provided.
3 That each of the said societies
appoint two of . their respective
members who are members of the
graduating class, whose duty it shall
be to prepare.and deliver an oration.
The oration to be delivered in the
evening unless otherwise provided.
4 That the.societies shall have
-printed invitations to mail out by
any member of the University wish
ing to. do so," And further, that the
societies shall extend a special invi
tation to toe entire student bodies
of Bessie Tift and- Wesleyan and
other student bodies not here men
tioned, at the discussion of the so-
- cieties.
That there shall be an informal
; social given immediately after the
evening orations in behalf of the
speakers and the guests.
The speakers elected from the Cic-
‘eroneana were J. B. Odum and R.
D; Hodges; orators, and Bruce Dub-
. ber.y and J M. Teresi, debaters.
Those elected by the Phi Deltas
were A. E. Logan and P. E. Mur
ray, orators with W. T. Evans and
" L. E. Smith, debatera.
WARREN
FOOTBALL
OUT
At a meeting
of control of Mercer
ren Holland, of Byrq*) was elected
manager of the 1921''/•otball eelven.
He is a junior in the Siterary de
partment this year and ah a eenior he
will perform the dutieg-at 4he office of
football manager. Coach ' Joe}i <CJ*dy,
when seen Friadv night, expressed bia
coulidence in Holland making. ah ex
cellent man for the position.
The football -schedule has been ar
ranged for Mercer by Loach Cody, but
IOr nerlcr ay tuw.u vruj> UUk uv is tiuv •
the task of paramount-ini pert once that thwarted in his purposes.
Holland will be called on to perform Not only have The leaves and rut-
I nil* uc cauo^, WU iu ipssv.w unrg^wit tvavee auu »ww-
is the securing of gridiron Material-bish and grass been burned but the
from the prep schools next rear. Mer walks about the cam^Us, have been
cer’s schedule this year calls for some ( regraveled and the muddy places
strong games and nfnch wrUl defend I filled. Scant of loads JS< graved
" were placed upon the walks
ujtou the class of'mt-n coming from the
prep schools to battler for a plhee *a
the varsity team. ,. ,•
arsity team, -..eft
Holland tie a graduate of Gordon
Institute, former student at the' Uni
versity of' Georgia add World War
hero. While in the ajfsy be served as
a bayonet instructor in the camps in
the United" States, He attended the first
officers’ training school. -From there
he was sent to a bayonet school in
MassachusSSts and upto graduation he
was made an uvstrnctsr.
tY MY HIGH GOAL IS
ON DE IN REACH OF
IS-BLOOM COLLEGE MEN
TERVIEWS FOR-
ATHLETIC
IMS.
PROF.. HOLTZtlAW GIVES CONDI.
TIONS FOR RHODES SCHOLAR
i SHIP.
. * By Robta M. Gamble.
If deiTU just.i uryjie ole man’s
bones bn de cafij^us of Mercer Uni
SCHEDULES FOR >921 IN
LINES OF SPORT. j
• The 'lending college five's'of the |
appear oh - the, Mert-er
South
h isketBall
uli-. an noun
lows:- *
i-lli-jlllli- Tlx
-il to elute* is
14SEC0NDARY
SCHOOLS
LEAD
Basketball.
Jnn'uary 8. Tech in Atlanta.
January 11-. Auburn in. Auburn
LOCUST GROVE FIRST IN
BUTING TO MERCER.
versoty, Ill be
and G$4
This
came t
Bloom
many yean at
“Came rightiny J loney. Lord have
mere?'but l^dio ta glad t’ see yuh.
Take dot-chair aMKset down and tell
de vie man all Mjput mah boys”
B* “Doc^i
y. God bless de-
Mercer Univer-
n of love for
the heart of
• labored for
:er.
Ala, ,
January
Ci lumhiis.
January
12. Columbtts "Y"
By R. M. PITTS.
Mcrrcr and her secondary
vh'ieh number fourteen in Georgia, are
Georgia in Macon
January 22. Georgia in Athens
January 29'. Tech in Mhoon.
February !>, Vanderbilt-, in Mae
having recent-
third birthday,
was once as
any soldier, is
to the wear of
and beard the
proof that he
ly blessed , by
i. scholarship- <>l
licit/.cla w'win
'■ t'ui'it in 1914,
Easier Now.
February 12. University
Chattanooga in <'hatanoega,
February 15.-* Vanderbilt ir>
Nashville;
February 16, Birmingham-South
ern in Birmingham. . '• ,
February IS. T'niversity pf Ten
nessee in 'Macon.
flames with Untersity of Flor
ija. University of Chattanooga
arid Birmingham-Southern. Macon
Y. M. C. A. ail of which are to he.
played in Macon, have .not been
definitely decided upon to date.
in his little one
an indifferent
At til
Frol'
the little .stove *'xaim
black , kettle | '’i.-.-iv
ay breath of ^ 4V!t l1
anted parts of | : . lu ' rt
j Great
hs way back in -udiid
l -U
r, lit lliv
Uiiltzd;
i-urrysp.iiKiVU 1
iitMUi .of (txfotd- which in
This examination dealt
hs- cupaiiility of studculi
npctitJoii ciivoiyvd, Siucj
War this examination ha
U Greek or Latin.’’
: Stud
' Get>rge
uded I
iuiirc. 1
irked for Mer-| Examiuatiuint of -this kind
(W much pleas- | what different from Others
tome court* are put into good con- ure I have had Ut^ercer; how hap- ( they wck
- - •- —- ■»- x*.— — been. _ Ev’y.j ahiWiea ■
tu ubtaifi tin* ill! aruuutl
began making
ed the service ,
ed at Mercer. never will git
a nigger what'll *0 rhat I done for
’em at Mereer. An’
waat dere. never
of-'a. man rather -than :i test
Univer- to show which out- as the greatest
followers knowledge of the .questions asked on
uinatious This method has
as he recall-
bad perform-
Wito "hia trembULg hand, “Doc” ; proven a gr.-ater suc-ess. in- .-xamina
' ” ‘ tioas t»f this- kind- and is really a fairer
test au the end. •
The Georgia Rhodes' committee,, up
until a few years ago, has always made
all de time I I the appointments from the state. .'This
professor j committee consisted of members Iroin
aay Mtiis j the facettim af Mercer, Georgia, aad
University at their Matmeoting or-1 work dealing with leaden in I** 21 * 110 ) stricken "right leg over Ms left,
ganized the School of Education. i educaUon in America as tjie better „ Doc> . named M well as he cou id
However from about the year j adjustment of schools to condttI °" 8 I rt>member the ’ pres idents of Mercer
1892 coursese of study and lectures I of modern life, the shortening of the^^ ^ hj|d . worked . .- Fust
have been offered to prepare men period of e.ementary schooling ant ^ ^ was Doctor BaUle. Then the'
for this work. Among’the most im- thus gaining uniti for longer hlKh ] jttle feller Smith come along but
portant were those of Prof. J.. R. I school courses. Then there-are cour- nevef , Rtayed - no more . n nine
Mosley and Dr^Wl H. K.lpatrick. ses offered for the new tests . uiied 1-^^ ^ couldn . t hand i e de boys.
A department of education followed in standardizing the work in schools. ^ secon> lime he had * em in de
in 1.906 witlf^eTJurpose of train- as-'the scales to measure the a iit> | dt ; &oys got some calves and
ing young mdn in the teaching world >n spelling, handwriting, and « • -! cow , and put Vm in fust and broke
This work */»■ under the. guidance nU-tm. By these methods the exact, • P j Doctor J a me
| of Dr. joh/G. Harrison until-1917. j resiflfs are oMamc-d. thus muk ng ^' d -„ alon g.
I About tins time the State of Geora j education a science ra ei t tan ^ oU / Uoclo r Pollock he was de
igia aliowelfl teaphers' certificates, to ! guess, work
[ not a member of any fscultv. For a
anmher of years this man was Samnei
liniiau of Atlanta.
Rcali/iiig that- .x Rhodi-s Scholars
Baseball 'Schedule For 1921.
Strident baseball manager
Craven announced -during
the- past week the heaviest and
most comprehensive schedules, 'ot
Mercer on the diamond in years
|-Mercer is expecting to place one
of her strongest’ teams in the
! field this season and a schedule
measuring up with the caliber o
the pjne- has been arranged. The
schedule-as announced by Mann
ger Craven, though many games
^ire not yet settled, follows:
March 31. April 1—Yale'Univer
slty in Macon.
April 2—Camp Bennfng in Co
lumbtis. .
April ‘819—Georgia in Macon.
April 21 22 Wake Forest In
Macon
April 25-26—Auburn in Macon.
April .27-28—Auburn.’in Auburn
April !M»
the state and
every part and from almost
in (ieorgia receive r-to*ir
i these Baptist institt^wa.
,s tor the marketu'rnanA' of ’
i t),,.«■ schools go through the treasury--
L Of Mori-cr and the fuml* given these
j schools from the $75,000,000 campaign
j j ni'so g,„-'s through the Mercer treaa-
|! iircr's hands • ■' ' - •
I,I Tin budget for eleven .of these
| i schools for TV year amounts to the sum
1 of $i::h,«82.31. The budget of the' --
I; other three secondary .schools in this
system lire not obtainable at preaeat
(if those eleven schools whose budget
otark-d *130,082.31 Locust Grove lastfc
tote heads the list witlj a budget rf
$39,363. Norman Park comes nezt
with her budget of _$25,114:17, .
smallest of tin- eleven aforementioned
schools are thase of Blairsville Col
; ,te’ Institute ami Morganton -Fnstii
unoh hointi ^2^000. ^
Bt'Vnv aro thv names of the eleven
of the Mercer Cluster of schools, their f *7?^
for the year and the imowrtew: i
they are to rreeive from the $75j)00ta>
campaign, - V. - •
Chattahoochee 1 High School, budget
f,,r year, $7,731.14} Receive tnm
unl.UOO eam$)iiign, $3,000. ...
Norman Park Institute, budget for
year, 23,113.17; Receive f/om $78,000,-
000 campaign, $13jW0.
. Gibson-Mereer -Lcsdemy, budget for
vest, $7,420.00; Reeeive from #*/**•:.
000 eam.p:5«u |11^16. -
Locust .RriRr JbmtitHt^ A
year $39^6Si Beeebre' from
«am piUgR ,$3%000.
B1 *
be granted'by approved- college's and
Mercer was pne cf the first colleges
to qualify. \
This led^tb the organization of a
cdinplete^School of Educatio.n'at the
last meeting of the Board of Trus
tees, with Prof. Payton Jacob, a
man well trained and experienced
in this kind of work, as Dean of the
new school. ’
Purpose of school.
There are four distinct purposes
of the J»<:huol of Kducation within j
the University.
-During the holidays, the national
convention of the Phi Delta Theta
-Fraierhity was held: in Atlanta. A
nungber bf the members of the Mer
cer chapter took the trip to 'the
Capital City and ,up>on their return-
to Macon they reported a wonder
fuL time while at the convention.
• The : paychological test; is the . one : best president what Mercer ever
most extensively used .at- this time, had ’fo dey got de one dey s got
By -this means-pupils are tested acl | he continued, "De one youall ts got
cording to their ability - rather” than } now is a good man an a chirsttan
their age and time spent in. .school, : man. I*know cause he a a qttlet man
For the past two vears this test an’ nil mah boys love him
has been given to. freshmen in order : Looking over in the corner of the
to enable tl.e college faculty to find ! rpom, the grey-hatred negro noticed
out more about what a' student”cun ; a little” cabinet that some Mercer
do in his freshman year than by ulj, boy of twenty years ago had given
the certificates he could, bring from i him when the students went home
high school. (for The vacation period. The sight
1„ short' tne main object' of the.! the'little woodeh-Ttabinet wKieh npw
School of Education i- is-- to keep holds, in addition to.fpnd memories
. . i abri-ist of all developments in the *for”Doc” Bloom, some~OCjy*sCook t <
The first is that it is a profession U education today ami to use ling utensils, brought back the W
al school. Those wishing tu become-; ; hy t . vt . ry ‘ possible ! „r. y „f the student who gave ItMo
teachers, principals or superintend-j the - e( ]ricationai op-1 the old negro. "He was a good boy”
ynts in the public schools must have • ! u ,; f t . Vl . rv (;,.,irgia boy ule, lured The^ aged man., “lie studied
the training, necessary for tl,«n, tp | ^ ^ f :, st ^ raiU . up and : yt . s honey, he studied, lie never
fill these positions satisfactorily. ^ tu tht . mo8 t- jus - looked at-de.books but he stu.l-
The School of Education of ers i' r °- i n ; mote ru - ra i districts. It is the hope j v< i, j U s’ like 1 want all. my boys to
if the school to cooperate most cor- do, Aii’-he was a good boy”
it i • I
iiriMl
n.N
lliuLf*
^ (Inn**? 3 with Erskine Colle.ep
University of Florida. Tennessee
.OpletVrpe. Missfppi A. M.
University of Alabama and Van
derbjlt all of which will be in
'Macon, have pot as -vet beer
agreed ripbri
yCtrl', $21,5791
000 campaign. $11,7940*4. ^
Hearn Academy, budget for yeor"$Rr
Heei'ive from $75,000,800 *$•*
; ;»;»ign, $13,873.
Morganton Institute,-budget for .the
• v ..., r $2,0(IC Support from home.board,
Bleckley Memorial Institute, budget
'nr year, $3,300; sui*pnrt from home
| board. ' : C
For i
Appear in person.
i.'lidatcs ac.-_ requirm
e |{liod- -• ciinimit tec
fessional training in this line
Second it is a school of scientific
research. This field of educational
work is in its.infancy, but it is rap
idly developing arid is .giving val
uable knowledge of the education $
of the youth.
Third, -it is a center of education- ^
al and social leadership. The school
keeps well informed concerning-the
important educational.movement and
this information is given out'to the-
community, 'thereby aiding -in every
movement for educational anti social
dially
State
of tfn
with every agency
tht
Taking a
bite of cracker that
„ ,J -. „ , !iiiv.c„.cm .o. r--- - atives of every.: leading business eh-
.John W.^Fuulkner of Columbus■ ;. L-rprise-iri tin- city address • Un
known to the students as Uncle | The last purpose is that of open mem i H ..,-v of the school ; some time
John,” .represented Georgia Pst ihK up n(;w fields- for liberal: study. , hi v( , ar Xh< . speakers‘will
Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Thjg sl|bject l; , kl , s in the liberal s»>«‘ w in ',; lu , lo bankers heads of manufac-
thenational convention of the fra ^ t . ()ucation as *„ H '-as the .vocation- I- - f . nt( . rpnsi .s, 'lawyers and
ternit> which was held in St Louts a) Speakin({ 0 f. this subject, Presi- u , lf ot1l( . r profession's. This
during the holidays. “Unde John .. dfc - nt E A Alderman said, “Th.-.i ^ jn , ilu . wiIh l)t .« n Holder’s'
reports a gay-time.-in the .‘show me slU( | v . of location as an important j al ., 1U ai;u ' the students
■tote. 1 function of society is,.of. interest t< ’ c^-ith' first lutnil information from.
' men who have made , a . success, of
Kthe-if'-husiTiess undertakings, . - -
ial. Speaking of. this subj
j dent E. A. Alderman said, "Thi- j
; study-of education as fan. important )
function of society ia-.ii-f.interest to
-.. ■ >' all university students whether, they
* ■ i intend to become tom-ivyrs or not.
All of the-members of the basket- 1 ! know of no better ■di'si-ipTjhe to
ball tea’m cetnrned- to -college exaept ! lead university students into an ap-
’ Hid Ellison.; of Jellivo, Teim. Ellison! predation of education as. a-, social
will be miesed.uM he'had proven himself function and of; Schools as -nia
to be oiic' of the b.e-st players, on the institutions. In this respect it niay
Mercer M)uad. ,be confidently claimed that educa
•oricer-ned with the education jdne'had brought him, “Doc’s”'
-young people. • eyes sparked. The cookie .reminded
- ' -him of the fact that he used to get
j similar sweets when he worked at
i-Mercer. “Honey, youall is got. d-e
j best..cook in all de world. Yessah!
dey Hint no better cook in all: de.
world deri ’Aunt Susanna, what
'still cooks up dere. to the Univer
sity. And ' remembering that ' good
Things to eat usually abound - at
Christmas, time,-the old-negro asked
“Honey child, when does Christmas
come?” When'he learned that Christ
mas Day was only a Jew days ahead
the old man bowed his head with a
deep sigh, and said, ‘ An’ de ole man
ain't been able to do nbthln’ for no
body. "but God knows dat my. heart
is right an’ dat I wants to do some-
commit t<
-monifils
in-' 1 Ini
n in Ma<-r
(Vto-uA L»
Mercer's Footbalt Schedule
1921.
Coach Josh' Cody.; with the as
sistanco; of the Mercer Athletic
Board of Uontrolf js responsible
for the impressive, schedule of
The Baptists next season.
The schedule as announced
somet ime’ ago. follows:
’ September 24—Open.
- 'October 1.—University of Geiir
■gia. in Athens.
October S—Va'derbilt in Nash
ville.
October la—University if Flor
id'a in Mafrin.
Oct oiier 22 Birin itigham. Soiith'-
II in assi High School, budget for tbes,
c.-nr $2,230; support from home
M„«t all of these secondary schools
representatives from the gradtl-
,,,, to Mereer every year, to
i aarplete their edition. ^oeu*t
Grove has for the past x>w years^fenj
more -stud'ea: s to Mereer than any Of ^
the other schools. L __.
Mv>T of the graduates from these
... cindare schools enter Mercer as up-
j.rr cbssiiimr. , ; ^ . -
L rh iJ t:innne;i in j
address school' of
COMMERCE
' The Mercer School of. Commerce
is to'’have .a iiumbe.r of interesting
addresses this term from leading
busuicsf; mi;!!' of Macon. Dean h-
J' Holder plans to have' represent-
‘CHIEF OF POLICE’
DR. WEAVER’S TITLE
OLD STATE LAW GIVES PRESI.
DENE POWF.R OF ARREST.
Chancellor KJus Washington v .c s
... - , ... . the president was as the represent
Weaver, lias not only the title of v .
, , . - .... at:ve cf the* Board of Trustees. The
l ha nee lor .to add to his. many titles
Hut has also the. title of,. fThief ,of
I’ulii e" i.-1 all property, belonging to
It seems that the State Legisla
ture had revoked part of the orig-
i.;ul charter, in 1833, in the follow
ing manner: “That if by any act en-
Litjed an act to incorporate the Bap-
!,st Convention of- the State of
Georgia, said Convention • or their
executive committee, are invested
with taxing power, all such power
; is hereby annulled and made void.”
Never-the ledS, an act “amenda
tory of an act” contained the follow
ing: “That Baptist Convention of
the State of Georgia, may at its
-next meeting or at any subsequent
(meeting, elect a board of Trustees
for the said Mercer University, etc.
The fact further states that, they
.are allowed to exercise such power
not inconsistent with the j£ews of
the State or of the United States.
The power of law and order was
i thus invested in the Board of Trus
tees, when the University was
i moved to Macon from Penfield Ga.,-
"I'l"
thing. If he w-ill jus’ gime mah
health again soon, I’ll do something v\Yvli. honey. I know the .ou >*
for somebody ” got'a purpose in keeping de ole man
' " gf'aer uifah hr o ao 4oi aoiaoinnn here in dis.old shack and dat when
, Doc said 1 hat he is getting:' old dat purposb is done. Tie-will take de
'‘-..rds fi om'stu'Umt P« n j r;( j lidly „ ow that his b*ain is fail-i old man to -Ileban
eT"J i. :n v'-ol- • -Hig.him" and: that he wonders why dere. honey chile,
" the Lord is keeping him on earth, see me in Heben.
1 thej Mercer campus.
* r j . in The original charter of Mereer
University Assented to on, Dec. 22,
1.K10, by the. Senate and House of
Ucpieeeutatives of the state of.Geflt;
gii.-„ shcrv.’s that Jesse Merrier, Mod
erator; Adie! Sherwooil, XHerk;
.pne who was to see to that law and
-order prevailed. He thus had the-
‘"power to make any arrests on the
Mercer campus. He also retain* the
tight to prevent any of the cHjr
thorities from making any arreirta.
Dr. Weaver has already assured
the City Council that he 'will not
exercise that right to any full ex
tent. Never-thri-h’ss those at Mercer.
I*. Marshall, assistant Clerk}.James who have a tendency to violate law
I’m gwine he Armstrong, B, 3*'. Saunders, Jona- and order had better be careful,
ah’/you is gonnarjthan Davis and Thomas Stokes were Sophmores and Freshman had better
' declared to be a body corporate'. watch their steps. ^ T. :
■Awe - ■ ■.--s-—-'.
