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\ m 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.