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• / v -’". \ r . THE MERCER CLUSTER THE MERCER CLUSTER Psbliahed weakly by the itudent* of the /owteen eehoola end colleges in the Mercer University System. Georgs M. Sparks, Managing Editor The Hester Stef: Lncien W. Hardy... Editor-in-chief Jamas IfTTeresi. . .Associate Editor Kobt. M. Gamble, Randolph L. Car ter, Ernest C. Hulsey, -Peter Zack Greer. Subscription rates, one year—$1.00 Advertising rates on request. . THE BULLETIN BOARDS. ■ One off the things which causes confusion among the students is net knowing the important an- nounsamenta which sire posted on the bulletin Boards. Due to the care, lessness of a large number of the mam ben of the student body many of the things are not noticed. But the mein reason for so manyyof the announcements being missed is that the boards are not promptly cleared after notice has been posted. Often the boards are littered with notices several weeks old and often some are left more than a month. Net- uratty the students get tired of look ing at the old, announcements end yrill not take time to hunt for the new items. We offer the suggestion that if someone were appointed to keep them in shape it would \e big benefit to the entire student body. • BZOHANOB OOLUMM. Oh, Mercy It used to be That when A girl’s shoestring CamY- untied It was the proper thing For her escort To tie it up again •But now . - _' ' . ■ s With ehoetopa where they tire— ■Oh, Well— —The Nebrasku Awgwan. BURLESQUE ON HUMAN BODY (Learned from Dr. Harrison’s Close) m;>u buy a c-ip for his Where can : i'iee — Or a key to th.- ’) Oar. the eye be r i se the nu,. « •k of his hair? .led an .i.-a-L-my arc there? tad what Some More ‘Ourency’ from Morpheus ... Stanza 1. - Her smile was sweet, Jie^eyes were blue, Her lips were nectar, her love was true - Stanza 2 Her hair was gold, her toys were brown, . '■ I said 1 loved her, and she, well, she didn T frown. Stanza 3 Her hair was black, as were her eves, She was a dear girl and she believ’d my lies. Stanza 4 And so the maidens three I am en gaged, I tried to break with them but they only raved. Stanza 5 I iu’ght throw them and let them sue, But I’m broke, so what the'h—* 1 can I dot ft —Old Gold and Black. In the crown of his gems are found? Who travels the bridge of his noset Can he use when shingling the root or his mouth The nails oh the ends .of His toes? Can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail * If so what did he do? How does he sharpen his shoulder blades? I’ll be darned if I know do -youf Can he sit in the shade of the palm of his bund? * / Or beat on the drums of his ears? Does the calves of his leg eat ' the corns of his toes? If so, why Bot grow corns on . his ears. , I -reckon, daughter, that freshman's watch must he fast.’”- “W$iat makes you -think '90' pa f” “Why when you were seeing him out the door last night, 1 heard him say just one, and it-was only twelve,’ MERCER’S PROGRESS. In the Founder’s Day -number of tbs Cluster we have sought to call attention to some of the things have marked the progress of in the past years Some of things in our history are quaint and some causa amusement at pres ent time. Few know that Mercer ' mu one of the first dry spots ' in Gambia when prohibition was com b|i w that the chief of police was the RmUent of the college. . At peasant Mercer is growing so fast that aba hu to taka a rather skMrart view to leejnat what is be ing dona. At the last -Georgia Bap titt Convention Mercer earn# into Weaver - of all Maroer Uni i aho n camps _ - mu agrpsd upon which mill pbt the ’ udoomsat of Mereer St practical, ly danUe what it is at praunt. Dur- ' tag asst year a IVssident’s hotn< and atao a dinaar haU wfll be buitt. 1 Sana of the other big things are, tha badtat ball court in tbs new city > udttsrium, which is one of the best ' ad tha Sonth, the 'inter-collegiate ' dabatu which have bean scheduled duy which will be -Tha faculty and student body of University each have . big and they are putting things ever in n way that will go far to- making Mercer.a great Uni- FOUNDER’S DAY . J >■. m I h- ^ !•< E* - . r- •; £ •j a.-.: ■ We nmet today on sacred ground, Where sainted feet have trod. • T* spmk a word, to breathe a pray, er In latitude to Gad. 1 Illustrious Sires who scattered seed la faith on fertile ground. Today we see the mailing fields, With loves fair harvest crowned. They left their footprints where we tread, - In gmtitnds and praise. Hew numbered with 1 the righteous dead : * They walked in wisdom’s ways. A golden heritage they give. To as who linger here. The secret how to learn to live, In faith to “U. 8. 8. 8ABELO, “Norfolk, Va., “Dee. 28th, 1920. “Mr. Lories W. Hardy, “Mereer Cluster, “Mereer Uaivemity, li«rou, G>. “Dear Mr. Hardy:—I mailed un der esperats cover today several newt- fafwi that I gathered on our recent trips to Europe. The paekage is ad- to you. Will, you be kiad te tan these papers over to connected with the school of journalismf I did sat knojr to whom to. mail them direct, hence the neces sity of troubling you, I thought thaL the etudemts in the journatiam school wepld 2nd them of interest. It does not take much effort to see how for ahead we are in the make-up and news “ of our newspapers over those Htanae 1 Their smiles were sweet, their eyes were blue, ThCir lips spoke love, she loved them too. Stanza 2 With tales of love, from Mercer they earns 8he held their hands, and she, well • she couldn’t blame. Stanza 3. Come one, come all, come now or come never, 'Twas heaven while it lasted but now it ia ended. ■ f Stanza'4 There were too many but she never aaid no, They’re a* sacred bunch and will akee- dadle a trow. Stanza 5 She might indict them end have them in court, But the nineteen of them, to Africa • will take the next boat. General Sherman Stuff. It was a perfect French uight. Ia other words, the rain was eoming down steadily and the mud was at its stick iest. In “squab” formation—two, threes, fives end sixes—a regiment of Buffaloes wan moving into an alleged rest damp. The aeeent was on the camp. . The —rf Awlorn of all the forlorn erear staggered against a barracks door way where be was accosted by a white non-com: * Wjell, 8am, whaddye think of this, war now! Pretty . good wart: With a facial expression that said he meant it, Sam replied: ■Boss, das yeah war never was a good war—and dis last day practically done ruined it eom-pletely. ” - American Legion'Weskly Prof. Holtzclaw (holding up h.it)- ' Whose hat is that f” Ikv Cowart—” I think it is mine.’’ Bov in class—“Shake it and hoc.” “Bobbie—(to Fugate)—What is the plural of man.” Fugate—“Men.” Boobie—“And the plural of child?” Fugate—“Twine” Prof. George M. Sperka: “Yes, A few years ago they used to let the pro fessor's cows graze en the campus. At ter a while, the president made ’em take the cows over on Dempsey Field hill to graze. ’ ’ Bob Gamble: “ Is that why they call it GreV'a Hill?’’- Mies Garner (in Journalism class)— The man threw a brick in the win dow” Bob Gamble: “Weil, that was cer tainly n hard and dried case of mud- slinging. ” '. -. A man I like Ia Willie Shoal, He’d rather pass , Than shoot a goal. BREWTON-PABKER Blairsvjlle Institute is progressing nicey under the skillful management of Prof. N. .V, Dyer and Miss Na omi Lance, in the history of the in stitution have students taken more interest: than they have this year. Our enrollment is increasing rap idly. Already it surpasses any mark reached in many years, and with the opening of the spring term we are expecting many more students. The boys and girls are very en thusiastic over the basket ball teams just organized, and we hope to have some real sport soon. The High school students gave an npromptu debate Friday afternoon which proved very interesting. The following compose the Senior Class of B. C. I. which is the largest c ass in the history of. the institu. tion Misses Marie Erwin, Bess Cook Austine Haralson, Neta Mae Pen- iand, Nellie FosBr, Lottie Satter, field and Paulin* Watkins. Messrs Conley HaralsoR Charles Nuite, Baxter England and Wyley Penland. Kev. -Jarrett Hood, pastor of the Baptist church, gave an interesting talk at chapeL - 'on the subject, •Whatsoever your hands find to do do with all your might.” The Eureka Society has elected speakers for the spring term debate which is to be held on the 22nd r of Feb. The debators are: Juan Jarrard,' B. T. Cagle, Wayne Led ford and Bill Dix<{n. Rice threshing in Louisiana is practically complete at this time One plant in the irrigation district tabulated the yield received and found in - an area of 9. 500 aerhs in cultivation a , yield of 6.9 bags an acre. Money talks but its most frequent I word is -goodbye. . - — ——— i Speaker at chapel: When people j stop growing brains they start grow ing whiskers. And he was looking | fright at Cowart. j Only thirteen years of age, but a | High School graduate, has passed all of the entrance exams for 'Wel lesley. This.is the record for'Mar jorie Stilesof Westfield, Massachu setts. However on account of her age the authorities will rot adm.t her until she is fourteen. Grinell College, Iowa, recently put on a weeks eampaign for Gri nell in Ghina, putting out special is sues on their paper. “The. Scarlet find- Black” and raising $7200 for the project. Peru is to have a National Poly technic Institute. . A special com mittee comprising leaders from all other institutions have the plans in charge. . . , Canada's potato crop averages 176:6 bushels to the acre this , ypar against 153.5 bushels Inst year. The . total yield was 138,527.000 busheU. Under, the direction of Dr. J. Clay Walker, the gl.ee club is rounding into shape. The first practice since the holidays was held Friday night in the Y. building. Regular paretirea will, be held each week hereafter. It is plann ed to take the -first trip early in March, include Kernqlils, Fort Valiev and Columbus. Utah has 26,662 farms. SHEFFIELD A. ARNOLD - . ■ * : ■ • Landscape Architect Land Subdivisions . City Parks Institution Grounds Private Estates 50 Bromfield St. Boston, Mass. it. ALWAYS Best Fitting AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES Complete Stock of everything to Suit the taste of Men and Boys. 518 Chri rv St. .- ‘‘It’s high in Style, if it Crbic from the Star’ SPECIAL CHICKEN AND TURKEY DINNER Every Sunday—. ? $1.25 ^ MUSIC EVERY SUNDAY HOTEL LANIER WE- DO THE COLLEGE WORK OF MACON D. A. WARLICK * SON Photographers 117 COTTON^AVE.^^TELEPHONE^767^ ■ ‘ ‘/You waste too much paper,” aaid the editor. “But how can I ecoaomiae?”' “Bv writing on both sides.” “Bqt .you wont accept stories writ ten on both aides of the abeet’’. “I know, but you’d save paper just the tame. Love ia sweet But oh, how bitter JTo love a girl Whose face don’t fit hart —The Bed and Black Love ia deep, 'Twill cause great trouble, To love a girl Who’ll play you double. Waehington crossed the Delaware, Wellington won his Waterloo, Ser geant York captured several score of Germans—they all did heroic deeds. But did you ever try to explain foot ball' (o a girl?—■—Tan and -Cardinal. of par European neighbors. . * “The Cluster has been reaching ms regularly and I have found it inter eating and well arranged. Personally 1 hike to tee such articles as that deal ing with President Burton’s inaugural t address at the University of Michigan .featured in the paper. Some other ar ticles have been equally good. “Here’s hoping that Mereer will en joy « victorious season on the basket ball court and on the baseball diamond. “Best wishes for the new year, 1 ‘Sineerelyy Mist Garner likea' Young Arthur Meade,' He always writes A splendid lead. He puts into His dope much pep, And in this way Haa wpn hi* ‘ ’ rep. ” He never says, “I tried but failed.” But always says, ‘“I went and nailed.” His work is all That it should be^ Which fills Miss Garner's Heart with glee. J. B. “Stick” Boddenberry waa visitor in Macon.on Thursday, stopping over here for the sole purpose of watching the workout of the Mercer basketball team. “Stick” will be re membered as one of the best standing guards ever to don a Mercer. jersey. It ia aaid of him that he waa one of the beat basketball playera ever known jn the South, being not only a fast man, but a handy player.aa welL After watching the Orange and Black squad go through a strenuous session of scrimmage, “Stick” said that he waa rovaafb ETAOIN UN UNN that-he waa favorably impressed with the team and predicted for the quintet a successful season. It ia being. whispered over the hill there is a new sorority started called “LUMAN F. MARSH.”the I Tappa Kegs—The Torch COLLEGE community laundry On *ka Campus. - RUN BY MERCER MEN FOR MERCER MEN Modern, Sanitary Laundry. PERSONS, INC. “A Modern Drug Store” 562*564 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. 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