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THE MERGER
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
14 SCHOOLS
AN^sCOLLEGES
VOL. I.
MERCER UNIVERSITY. MAOON, Q A., THURSDAY. MAY 5th 1921:
NO. 23
BIG GATHERING FOR
CHATTANOOGA BESSIE TOT GOAL OF LOVE MERCER’S BIG MERCER MEN
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS EDUCATOR IS A HAS BRILLIANT : IS FOUND IN I G. M L C DAY i AREHONORED
I BIG BOOSTER PIANO ARTIST GOOD POETRY CAMPUS TALK K AT COLUMBUS
CHATTANOOGA GLEE CLUB IS
IS THE MECCA WELL RECEIVED
FOR DELEGATES ON ALL TOURS
DR. W. L. PICKARD PRAISES , MISS AUGUSTA COTTLOW IN CAMPUS POET DISTINGUISHES: HARRY STILLWELL EDWARDS
COLLEGE AND FACULTY.
BIG CONCERT.
SEVERAL VARITIES.
ENTERTAINS BIG AU
DIENCE.
HERBERT JOHNSON AND HUL
SEY CASON ARE NAMED.
•• i
, I ‘T am certainly delighted with the
fine support that is being given Dr-
] Weaver in his plans for a greater
I ’ ' Mercer,” said Dr. W. L. Pickard, for-
ALL BOARDS SHOW MUCH AC- CONCERT AT ALBANY CLOSES j mer president of Mercer, on a visit
. T1VITY. I SUCCESSFUL EASON.
1 Pretty guts, authors ofi national fellowship, and sehol-
By Robert M- Gamble.
It was a beautiful scene which
When Southern Baptists gather at
Chattanooga, May 12-18, for tlieir
next <:nbual convention they will — - , »
hear some interesting reports on Low greeted the Mercer Glee^ Club at G.
they hire been growing since they ^ /*• Saturday^ mg ^ , ^ P rl •
met ; last ■ in that city in 1906. At
when the club appeared in concert
that , nine the statistical report show- |
in the college auditorium which was
Miss Augusta Cottlow, one of ' If music is love in search of
America’s most brilliant artists, gave word, as has been said, it may be re- ; ; t - n 5 wn /di° t i n ^^ ed ”" du ”* a ^^”~ and 1 arships carrying thousand* of dol-
a charming recital at Bessie. Tift marked that in poetry she has gain- : repartee were among’ the 1 *"* in stipends and marking dM*
college recently, j ed the goal of her quest. But even events whicb Make April 20 o£ la3t j tinctive effort in law, letter, aifr
to his daughter, x Mrs. Paul Karsen. Each number of her program was j.poetry has her acknowledged hnu- month one of the mo8t notable ^ j
prefaced by a short- explanation, ' tations when confined to the. written | in tbe present-college year The ! (j0lumbl * University by Secretary
I have had more to do with educa-
Frank D. Fackenthal. The
ed the total membership df the local a » ea of smilinK faceS oi the n,ore
churches affiliated' with the conven
tion to be 1,855,784/while last year
when the body met' in Washington
the number had increased to 2,961,-
384, or a gain, in fourteen' years of
1,106,664. . The figures for this year
are not yet available but it'is be
lieved the'past year” witnessed a
considerable increase in the net
.membership of the cuhrches as about
170,090 new members were receiv-
. ed by baptism alone.
Ui the fourteen years between
the.' last Chattanooga convention in
:> 1904 and last year’s-session at Wash
ington, the number of local church
es in the convention increased from
tional and literary matters than I wh c * added much ^ the enjoyment • word. This limitation has been ex- beauty Special £rom MiUedgevilIe
have with the ministry—that is my 1 *» the numbers w « re heartb P ressed the language of the wn- the ^tird Senior- class of ! " 3med f ° r 1921 - 1922 , represent col-
work has been along those finds to ! The ***«“ was Rented by j ter who said, ’’Not all poems are i.^ c , t0 Macon £or , heirannual | and «nive«,tie. ut every^er
a very large extent-5md I feel quai-! fre ^ ent encores ' . i written in ' books ’ X ’ ve seen kving ! visit to- Macon and Mercer. Harry ! o£ . the country indudmg Bate*
ihed to express an opinion ttat is Returning again to the American j ones and have conversed with them. ’ | * t ilWe.l Edwards told of the writing f J ^ F T
mature and not extravagant-'Mercer I corKert field ’ Av * ux * CotUow > the ; Poetry, like music, has a umver- j o£ lhe sU) , y o£ Aeneas ChlCaB “’ Aberb “; Texa8 > _-
= logically and geographically ^ ! distinguished pianist, has once more ..sal appeal, Speaking in the language , LflancelJor Weayer and President . ^allforma, Western Reserve, Ohio
,-PnJ «ive- the public of her native land j of the soul and the music of the ] ParK8 . o£ G . N . j_ c _ in - du lg*d in State > 0re *°“f. Smithi and--many for
eign universities, illustrating Co-
- _ T _ „ nucleus for a great educational cen-1 s ‘'" ““L I ui e music o e j Paras, of G. N. L C., indulged in
'than one thousand pretty girls who ' tef| and w j tb tbe Baptist of Georgia! 3,1 opporlunity M heanng one of spheres. It lulls to slumber the in- - meir annual exchange of humorous
ere at the concert.
$ Setting Inspiring
j With succh an inspiring scene to
j greet the merrymakers of the musi-
cal organization, it would have been
! impossible to give other than a tip-
I top show. The program went off
! smoothly and the fellows of the glee
i ciub and jazz orchestra Were called
' upon for numerous encores which
I they could not refuse when the aii-
j dience was so appreciative and gen-
I erous with enthusiatic applause.
D. S. Girls Entertain.
Through the courtesy of Dr. M
Parks, president of G. N. I. C. the
the foremost virtuosi of the art. I fan’, reclining pn a mother’s besom
. She’has been concertizing abroad j and soothes the heart of hoary age.
for several yean, and her numerous If music has charm for the savage
successes and^Bfeir all indicate that . bosom poetry has a boon for every
her art has achieved such propor- heart. j
tions as to merit for her one of the There
Americans, accord '
Her recital
and this section. behind the -nstitu-
tion, you people of Macon have little
conception of what a great asset this
college is to you. . . -I u ■ - c T —"— j
“I am very fond of Macon, and !
take great pride in her efforts and I
achievements. You have a splendid | topmost places Americans, accord ’ tween poetry and rhyme, for indeed • £air daughters of the' land of sun-
man in Dr. Weaver as the nead of r th ? 1K art *^’ Her 111 ‘>' e * I nil- rhyme is by no means poetry. ] j hint alld . rose3 C ame and they were
Mercer and he deserves the very best , * orK 03 October . 1918 > was P r °- : Only the simplest minds miss this ditf. ['received with open arm. and hearts
that you can give him.
clear distinction be- i
ipeech.
The whole 8tt>ior class of G. N. I.
O came to M.eon on their annual
class trip/to receive the hQmage of
tiie Mercer students and faculty.
Two hundred and sixty strong, these
. Ur. Pickard is at present pastor'-
of the Central Baptist church Chat--. :
nuunccd a veritable triumph by all
who heard her. .
From her very first youthful ap
tanooga, where he says he i. pleas-- ptarani:e “ P«blic. (made at the age ' ordinary reader should /hot'-find
antly situated and he hopes he is ! of in ber native c l l y *P Illinois), I d iffi C ult to discover. Lekthe rea<
20,129 to 26,303; the number of
Sunday school, from 11,332 to 17,-
68S;*the number of pupil, from 857,-
244 to 1,836,396.; the value of local
church property from $4,581,122 to
$74,273,728; contributions to mis-
mu and other benevolence, front,
$1,601,397 to $7,631,267; and the
total contribotion. to all causes
from $6,941^88.44 to/ $21,327,447.
All the bo«n^ and other agencies
of the conVOMtMO have greatly in-
: Mercer fellows were the guests of
I a group of . Seniors from the Domes-
I tic Science department of the col
lege, who entertained at lunebepn in
the Home Economic building when
ties daring the
Missionary
UVE RECEPTION
antly situated and he hopes
mistaken in the mupicion tiiat
lie is doing some good- He says he
enjoys large congregations, and is
happy to number "even editors”
among those who hear him. . He is en
route home from Greenville, S. C.,
where he went to perform the wed-
tiirough her studies with Carl. Wolf I
»ohn in Chicago and. her debut as
soloist with orchestra; her appear
ances under the baton of Anton
Seidl at thirteen at which her success
fui playing of Chopin’s E minor con
certo begot for $er a second and
the boys reached the former state! ddlg ceremony of" Willingham Tift'‘. Ven 3 Aild ^-engagement in the
C8P itab of T.ftoii to -Miss Catharine Terrei, S31B * ^sson—the «ttraordinary tal
Sandwiches and more, sandwich, niece of ex-Govemor
interrupted by cups of delicious cot- 1 Georgia.
fee and followed by taste-teasing ,
cakes, all of which was served by CTALC UTIbIC
the girls, proved a feast of unusual | |ljr f Wlflw
relish and did credit to the ability
of the girl, of tha dofstic science
group-
Following tha hiitch.nsi, Dr.
ent which is hers >£ns evident thru-
BESSIE TIFT SENIORS COMING
TO MEkCER RECEPTION. .
lows established s new record of
seven minutes consumed in attiring
themelves for the concert. When
“Prof.” Linton Collins, pianist ex
traordinaire, announced ready, two
unassuming “rats” from the orches-
Terrell,
.1ouu I
|. The fact that iha had never re
ceived otner than training
made a deep imyaminn at the time;
with the result that numerous en
gagements with tha foremost orches
tras in the countsy a* well a. no-
Puk. j cOGDELL’S STICK WORK FEA- table recital appaarancM followed
its to TUftES THE »»« after another. To gtetaf^roin
uWd - a prominunt papex*-Aug^ilU' Cottlow
Nashhville, Tenn.—A series of i was bhe first American pianistic pro
boots, wild throw, and errors of 1 to receive recognition from
ommissioii and cr mmission in the ! P rtss an d public alike.
FROM VANDY TEAM
tinction. While the true poet and
artist alone, . perhaps, appreciates
most this difference yet even/ the
it
reader
beware lest the delusion / overtake
him . Let the would-bel poet also
beware lest he commit an unpardon
able offense against the chaste god
dess Poesy whose soul is as pure' as
the dew-kissed lip of daWn.
Certainly poets are born, not
made. Maybe this is the expiana-
by ail persons present. , The' girls
sang songs which were expressive of
iheir college life and they included
a song praising Mercer. This song
was cheered so heartily that Chan
cellor Weaver was teen to cast, an
.nxiuus eye at the roof pf the chapel
building. The G. N. I. C. glee club
sang several numbers which were
heartily applauded by the audience,
fheh came a selection by. the Mer-
:er Glee Club which is one of the
tew clubs having the privilege of
.tion of the dearth of true poets, and ! playing before the girls in their own
the multitude of hyme-makers | institution. Their number was
whose prolilic effusion occupy valua-1 cheered by the whole audience but
ble space in many present-day peri- from the looks of most of gir]|
odicals. If editors were better judg- { the lion’s share of the praise was fil
es of true poetry doubtless there : tended for one Louis Jasper Lane of
would be less of the supercilious 1 the deep baritone voiee.
sort of dished out to readers and After the selection, rendered by
the two glee clubs Mercer’s moat du-
tiriguished representative intLa j
mere consideration shown the true
.dwciple of the storied nymph, of
fWUilP •'•..* -O— . —- |.gf the BtMnrrwrt wa
But to him who has the gift di- the audience- Harry Stilwe*
vine of song can come no . greater wards responded to his lntruu'acvion
Ed-
mmbias advance as a graduate in
stitution.
Seventeen; including alternatea,
are from New York City, six from
New. Jersey, five from Texas, four
from Georgia and four from Ohio.
The Bitish Isles, Bazil, China /and
Canada are represented. The fine -
showing made by the south reflects .
the growing influence of that e lsO'
tion at Columbia, to which it is
sending in increasing nu
graduates and undergraduates/
eral thousand southerners will at
tend this years summer session,
swelling the anticipated - total to
approximately 13,000. ’ ’ ’ .
The list of fellows and aehnlan
include the names of about twenty
women, who figipe in practically
every field in which awards wore
made. One Rhodes .scholar, Prof.
Charles H. Gray, of $oad CoU*g%
Portland, Ora-/ was awarded a fel
lowship. -
The Univemty Coudeil aupdw the
awards among whiihn* aM thirtasa
university fallnwwsMps of the nitaa
of $750 eack. Theoa fellowshipe want
tific schools vriia
especialiy fitted to |
higher
reward than that of love for- love’s
by. Chancellor Weaver with a toast to 8 ty, 1913; A. M.
opening round gave Mercer a two
run .lead, in the first inning of the-
tinal game on Dudley Field Satur-
:ra pulled the curtain aside and the day, Mercer winning with the big
program was on. It was a scene, the end of a 6 to 2,count,
like of which had not greeted the -‘.‘Tige” Stone held.the Vunderbuilt
Shortly afterwards she made her! ?ake ' As . tbe lark that rises tc the the Georgia girl ffrom the land of s ity, 1920; Univi
first appearance where she was hail- |’ morning skies and. lavishly pours out sunshine and the rose. He then told 1 21; psychology.
h
the
ltv.
oul in rivers of melod-y, so sings
poet—the song-birii of human-
ln tiie calm, serene \ atmos-
club before, fcvery girl was smil
ing and the boys were not too serous.
Many Encores
As a result of the wonderful inspi
ration’, the program-was- declared to
: ive been perfect -and the appreci-
ittet s at his .mercy with the excep
tion of Neil’s\home run'drive into
the left field stanus in the seventh. ‘
Vanderbilt crossed the plate earlier
in the game following a hit by
Thomas, two stolen bases aiid an
Plans have been perfected by the
two senior classes of Mercer to give
a reception to the senior of Bessie
Tift on next Monday night The re :
vival of a custom-which has been for
a long time in vogue With the exccep- ‘tion of the audience was voiced in infield out by Smith,
tion of last year, seems to be grow- the whole-hearted applause given Cogdell caught one of Slim Em-
irig in popularity with all the sen- j each number. The. concert lasted bfy’s fast bails near the end of nis
iors- -The visit to Tift in thirty-five minutes longer than . it j bat in the eighth and drove the bail
some way inspired/the entire class ( was 8che ? lu,ed t0 do - the overtime | high into the right field stand with
with a new spirit and they are now • pV'"* being caused by the numcr-• one running ahead of him. His hihu
determined to go the limit in giving l.ohs encores which the club w-as.for-J ting featured the game, getting,
a royal time to their sister college. 1 "'' d to S lve In response to the gen-1 three hits -out of four times at the
In year, gone by the seniors al- erous applause. The' curtain rang j plate.
down on what was declared to have Stone twirled brilliant ball and
ed as the first purely American
schooled pianist to be heard in con-,
cert. Her success, therefore, was
aii.the more noteworthy. Retiring | P p ere of evening, in the golden glow
. iom the concert field for a time, she | breaking dawn, and amid the
devoted herse.f to study under the j bt ‘ r F‘‘ em .I>roil. of the din of day the
great Busoni and a further perfec-1 real poel ' sings, his sweetest songs to
Among
Augusts, Ga.; A. B.,
lion in- ensemble playng with Carl
Hair, tbe eminent violinist. She then
look ■ up. her concert work - again
playing in the large cities of Europe
and frequently crossing the ocean for
'lour: in this country. Her fame
spread both here und abroad, not ,
alone as a pianist of extraordinary j
. .i-rit-, but aa one of the first and \
fori-nowt. exponents of .VU-Uuw ell's!
gladden and to cheer He has no
concern for fame or material re
ward. And well he may not have.
His is a charge divine to keep. He
has been made the custodian of a
heavensent taten^, and woe unto him
if the.writing of his short story Ae- Anna Louise Irby, Atlanta, Gm.,
mas Africanus, and he began by go- ! a. B- Colombia University* 1918*
ing back to the land of makebelieve. : University scholar, 1940-21; Amer-
In this case the land of makebelieve i ca n history. /» y .
happened to be in the neighboring : Henry Herbert JohnSon, Macon,
county of Jefferson and' center^' Ga.; B. S., Mercer University, 1918;
around the attic of the old wartime : a. M. Columbia University, 1920;
home of one Colonel Thomas. A : graduate student, 1920-21; sociology.
search of the attic brought to light
all old copy of the Atlanta Consti-
tuton in which Col. Thomas inserted
an advertisement which was. spread
the South and which asked for
if he prostitute the gift of God. If any possible information as to the
fame and- honor and riches anu gold whereabouts, of or.e Aeneas, a slave
overtake him. in his earthly course,^ i>elonging to Col. Thomas, -^irho had
provided he main- ■ disappeared while making his way
ways had a reception and the Bes
sie Tift class was regularly the ones
invited, But for the : last few class
es the custom was forgotten and the
present seniors are setting a new
mark. The reception will be held in
the library and the committee on
arrangements have been at work to
make it ready for the gala occasion.
The committee are James Ivery, P. E-
Murray and W. E. Harville. The
-senior law class will he held early on
Monday night in order, that lawyers
can be out on time-.
MERCER GRADUATES
WINS IN BIG CASE
been one of the best concerts given
during the season. With such an in
spiration, could it have been other
wise.
Reception in Governor’* Mansion.
After the concert. Dr. Parks and
the members of the G. N. I. C. glee
club escorted the Mercerians to the
former governor’s mansion, in which
many famous entertainments have
been given in years gone by. With
in the historic old walls of the build
ing, the Mercer fellows were enter
tained at a reception. College
spirit reigned supreme as the boys
'a-nd girls mingled in fellowship.
Songs were sung by both Glee Clubs
and cheers exchanged
kept his hits well scattered through
out tile game, no two coming in tn.
same “Tige's” rep’as. a hit-
12•• of i ,ote fell considerably, how
ever, after whiffing four times on
Embty’s hooks.
R. H E.
Mercer -—1 -15 7 ?
Vandy x--.l — 2 5 ;
Batteries—Stone, Turner
Stokes;. Enibry and Tyner.
and
sad hearts that , the fellows bid the
E. Clem Powers, young attorney pretty girls goodnight, but it ha A to
of Macon, has successfully prosecu-. be - '
ted the biggest conspiracy case ever Declaring the evening one
tried in the United'States. Forty- the most, enjoyable-of the -sea-
the Mercer music-makers .wend-
one men of the /-sixty-four ^gainst
whom - conspiracy indictments, .were '-‘’d their way stptionward and all too
returne'd,, received sentences in Uni-’ ’.' o they had left the more than a
ted States' court yesterday morning thousand Georgia peaches behind.
John W. Bennett, "United States dis- Though separated from the pretty
trict attorney, accredited Mr. Pow-
RENTZ IN BUSINESS.
• Thomas H. Rentz, star athlete at !
Mercer University for several years,
announced Saturday that he will
open a business at 703 Third street
It was with- 1 for the purpose of distributing Rentz i
Spark Plugs. He .will have charge ,
of the Macon vicinity.
The many friends- of the popular
athlete in ‘Macon wijl be glad to
learn that he'will make .his head
quarters here. While playing on the
football, basketball and baseball
teams at .Mercer, being captain of
several of them he has made himself
v qrk. Shu was' indefatigable in her
cri'orts to make the late composer’s
larger works known to the American
c and waa tha first to give ai.,
,..i his muse .on a European program
And the notices she receved concern
ing these perlormances al pay .trib
ute to her peerless, interpretations
o. these master works.
Numerous engagements and an ex
it i-sive Russian tour which had been
planned were abandoned on account
of the Great War, mposing as it did !
the breaking of all contracts. Her
; e-entrance, into concert work ’ here
in her native. country is of auspici
ous import and means a continua
tion, of her. renown and those suc-
11 ,-ses which abroad reached" propor-
tnns which were phenomenal even
,n 'he musical centers of the world
so. much the bette
tain tbe same unselfish guardianship
.over these- .
But whether these come or for
ever remain remote should be to him
a thing . of small concern. " He may
find at the end of life’s devious way
WAKE FOREST
'south after the close of the war be
tween the states.
Further reasurch in the attic reveal
ed a bunch of old letters written in
response to Col. Thomas’s ad. The
contents of these letters revealed the
only a simple grave "far from the- progress of the old negro as he wan
maddening crowd’s ignoble strife, dered through th different south-
hut if he has kept unsullied his sa-‘- ern states in his search for Thomas-
cred gift sweet will be his repose. He v ;ile and the Colonel Thomas to
may lie . down to. sweet dreams in w hom he belonged. The letters told flard o£ Sycamore, president of the
the happy consciousness of having . o£ .- his- wanderings through North ’ --
Wake Forest debaters, on the af
firmative, were winners over Mercer
University in the intecollegate de
bate held in Mecer chapel last night
on the subject, Resolved, That Amer
ican Industry Should Adopt the
Closed Shop.
The debate was the thrd ntercoL
legiate contest for Mercer this year
and^was the first time that Merear
and Wake Forest have met in sev
eral years. H. J. Johnson, of Alma,
ministerial student, and Locien W.
- •
kept pure- ^.nd chaste his heaven-en-
senior class, represented Mercer.
ANNUAL RECEPTION.
- With the Junior-Senior prom at
Bessie Tift College faded into the
realm of pleasant memories, students
in the Mercer School of Commerce
are looking forward to May 13, on
which date they plan to give their
annual, reception for Bessie Tift
trusted charge. If earthly rewards
come not let him remember that
"Full . many a gem of- purest ray
serene, >■ :
Tbe dark, unfathomed caves of
.ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born lo blush,
unseen,
waste its sweetness. on the
desert air.’’
—Jno. Mil*on 'Samples.
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Wake Forest speakers were R. C.
Alabama, M.sSissippi, Tennessee, and Brown and R g Dawefc
his return to Georgia in 1872, after
which his former, owner found him
A reception was given
aediate-
hear Augusta. News of his return debatera o£ the evening./ Other, at-
was obtained from an old copy of tending the option ^eluded sev
", he rolumbia Sentinel Mr. Ed-' ^ members o£ ^ £aculty and
wards then told about the wnting of ' their wives> aU intercoUe giate debat-
” -^ort-story of nine hundred an for ers o£ Mercer> ^ judge8> and the
•,y-hve words which won a prize of ! president8 o£ the and
!,ve hundred dollars and a bonus of ph] Delti , iterary socitie9 . ’
tifty-five dollars and fifty cents for ■
containing less than fifteen hundred ■
words. - _ I
Chancellor Weaver made a
ly after the debate in honor of die
A n d
*» ' c
ers with-having borne the brunt of
the case. He examined more than 100
witnesses and directed the , Govern
ment’s case. Mr. Fowers is a grad
uate of Mercer and was cited during
the World War for bravery. He is
a liaw'partner of Judge Will Gunn of
the City codt.
- r irls ( in memory tta-y will never he
parted for the boys will always re
member the happy hours spent at
G.’N. I. C. on the 1921 visit of the
Mi-reer Glee Club. - -
widejy known in this section.
The spark plug for which he is
local distributor is maivfaetured in
Atlanta. It is reputed to be one of
> best on the market.
The railroads will grant deceased
rates Of fare to ! conventions this
year. . . ■ ■ -
At Camilla.
That the town from which “Bub-
ber” -Cochran hails, Camilla.-the me
tropolis of Mitchell County, Georgia,
is one of the best towns i/i the grand
old state of Georgia is the unani-
(Continued or. Page 4!)
LOCUST GROVE WINS.
On Tuesday afternoon the base
ball team defeated Jackson by a
-score of 7'to 5. Locust Grove Insti
tute has a „ well-coached, fast and
snappy.'“nine ” They have made a
•fine showing in -i-very game played
this season.
girls.- The Junior class of Bessie
l’ift will be invited to the reception
this year. There will be a number
.if special invitations also^ as the
commerce students eon sic. -rably out
number the B. T. Juniors.
K is understood that the Law
classes at Mercer are also planning
■ reception for the near future. It
lias not been announced who the
lucky girls will be, but that the re-
' .-ptioti will be complete in every
detail is predicted by all who know
the Mercer lawyers.
JESSE HART LEAVES.
pro- ' Jesse B. Hart, Jr., a Junior Com-
isal for President Parks to run for merce student, will leave May 6 for
ivernor and assured him of the com Poughkeepsie, N. Y-, where he will
bined support of the two student : take special course in banking, pre
bodies which, he said, was tanta- paratory to, entering that field, of
mount to election.. It was also pro- business activity. Jesse is the son
sed to move the capital to Macon of the president of. the Macon Nation-
CLOSES bESSION.
•The Mercer Glee Club appeared
in concert at Camilla Friday night
and viOt-d Albany Saturday night
The .n"’i were delightfully entertain
ed o-n the trip, which -probably, was
the last of the 1921 season. A total
of sixteen concerts have- been given
by-the club, which niimbei is said to
be greater than iti many years. Li
addition tn thi concerts this, week,
programs vero given -in the follow
ing towns: Reynolds, Fort Valley,
Oglethorpe, Cordele, Haddock, Bes
sie,Tift College at Forsyth,, Locust <• lse.
Grove. Baton, Caboun, Adairsville, - posal but it was almost silence com-
i arrcdlton New nan. G. N. and I. C,, pared to their applause when Pres-! statement can be taken as^ meaning
die. arid Wesleyan col- ident Parks stated that he baa once j two different things so don’t get the
abd locate it on the present site of | Dank.
'Tattnall Square Park. Another fea-i
ire of the proposal was the idea | ‘hat in the present case he thought
f having the G, N.'I. C. Seniors he could do more good by remaining
pend a-monh'at Mercer each year I in Milledgeville with his girls. His
ustead of one day as is the present 1 determination to remain in the old
The girls cheered this pro- [ Georgia capital dpovred that he
knows where he Maelongs, but this
at' M(Hedge
lege.
refused the governor’s mansion and [ wrong idea about it.