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THE MERCER CLUSTER Published weekly by the students •f the fourteen schools and colleges m the Mercer University System. SHOULD BE REPEALED. An agitation was begun some time ago which has now reached Na tional proportions urging the repeal of the 10 percent tax on sporting i goods, and practically every Nation- EXCHANGE COLUMN Miss Marietta had a hen; George M* Sparks, Managing Editor V The Mercer Staff: Lucien W. Hardy, Editor-in-chief. Associate Editors: James M. Teresi, Robert. M. Gamble, Rudolph L. Car ter, Ernest C. Hulsey, Peter Zack Greer, William K. Wynne, Roy M. Pitts, Atwood B. Cochran. . She thought that she would set her; But feed went up and up and up, And so Miss Marietta. —The Msisissippian. Bruce D. Dubberly, Circulation Mgr. Subscription rates, one year, $1.00. Advertising rates on request. & COMPULSORY SOCIETIES. At the last meeting of the socie ties resolutions were passed recom mending to the faculty that attend ance be made compulsory through . the aophmore class for the literary Heretofore the socities j a snow shoe, a tennis racquet, a golf al Amateur Organization has got ten behind the movement and hun- j ~. dreds of thousands of individuals,. At the Trough. I A number of student* of the State ‘ *; 1 College of North Carolina are to Peter P. Carney and Hugh Fuller- face the ^. and jury of Wake C0U nty ton, two of the best known sport aa a It of a serious outbreak of writers in the United States, have hazing at that place. The hazing written quite a number of articles 1 reached its climax when the rooms showing -the unsoundness of the TO FATE John Milton Samples- Immortal taskmaster and teacher of mortal spirits, Stern of visage and unyielding of purpose, Forcing human subservience to thy relentless will. How oft do men profane thy name and complain Of thy hard exactions in this .jour ney called Life. of 20 Freshmen were broken into and the Freshmen head’s shaved, tax, how it prevents the play of the Doonj were tattewd down and sho ts were Said to have been exchanged. The hazers were said to have worn masks—College Topics. youth of America, and its future ef fect on the Nation. These writers now ask that every student of ev ery institution become interested in this movement and urge for the re peal of the tax. Everything you purchase .to be used for sports play, whether it be Yet before the frowning face of the multitude Of men in their ranting and futile protests Dost thou remain firm as the ada mant stone Or the eternal fixedness of the stars of God. -• iy. ft l always been for those who like i well nough to attend voluntari- But with the increase of amuse- ata around the city there has up a lack of interest in the societies and it is now felt that some- thing should be done to bring all tha students into the one coarse which insures that each of its. mem bers know hew to think on their feet. The one course on the cam pus which determines whether s man eaa be s public leader is the train- - lag that to* gets in the societies, la bays gone by Mercer students hstiSTsd in the societies s great deal — ttaalisy do now and they had lMr ysmdrr when they won a vic- teay. Ones when we won a. debate from Georgia tha fence around the campus was burned in a bond fire “Egypt” was turned over and ^indoded in the fire. That same spirit baa tamed out some of the greetsst orators of the day and Mer cer men m hold more high legisla tive dHees in the state then any oth er college in the But .with tiie the sodoMee in The Lover'* Lament. Be she "went? Am she gone? Are she left I all alone? O! cruel fate, you is unkind To take she fore and leave I hind!- t,*. 'not be repre sses in the court if somethin! is not done to iatermt. It to said that : the time the democratic par ty was in power the an item Wake Fmt supplied the lmdertidp from the couth. That haupi ms from only om eapao and that^a because of the virile literary Societies which they They are compulsory at Wake in fact the real life Off the campus. We eongratutote the aodetiec on their move and be lieve that now they have started aomsthing that will mean much to tits future of Mercer. L- W. H. ball, or a hunting jacket is taxed ID percent before it leaves the manufac turing plant. The consumer pays this tax and some times more.' You will, note the unjustness of this tax when you note that automobiles, diamonds, etc., are only taxed 6 per cent We know automobile and dia monds are luxuries but very few things in the line of equipment that boys use are luxuries. SV The government itself does not believe that sporting equipment are luxuries, because during the war the soldiers got the sporting goods first. They were necessities then. They are necessities now. Thy were taxed 3 percent during the war. That was all right We know that the government needs money and lortamen are willing to pay taxes; but few of us believe that Uncle Bam. should tax the kids to play. That is just what this tax amounts to. Statistics of past years show that 70 per cent of the sporting goods manufactured were sold to boys and Wirls Under the age of 18. Last year of interest in A e figures were 73 per ceuu This yearn thaj^ear sporting goods are a €5fSg on h** beepifthe market. The boy isn’t playing- She must turely_come to me; For I cannot go to she. What has went an’d parted we? Alack! It cannot was! —Davidsonian. Since mortal man 'must needs have restraint And- chastisement in his reckless course, Methinks thou are a beneficient ... teacher And administrator of divine wisdom. Commissioned of God to lead the soul Unto that ultimate Perfection of Being That is the Heaven-ordained goal From mortal to immortal destiny. Royr What Was the excitement down at the Pavilion?" Cotton: “Oh, a man in a.reverie ran into a woman in a tantrum." 1 Roy: “Were the machines badly damaged?"—The Southern. . LIFE How do you do? Glad to meet you! Second Episode Isn’t the moon bright Third. Epsode - Smack! Fourth Episode _ Honor and obey . Flft Episode.. Da: Da: Da: Sixth EpUod* Where is sam hill’s dinner?—Ex. So, then, infallible teacher and guide, Forgive the futile ravings of earth- bound spirits That smart under thy yet kind ly bondage In this rugged pathway from sense to soul. And rejoice in the happy consicous- nesa That as a father chastizeth the child Of his inmost bosom, so dost thou Out of thy wisdom and love the same. She looked with favor upon his suit, For why should she evade it .She was the tailor’s daughter cute, Arid knew her father made it —Ex Stude—“See this- chalk on my shoulder? Roommate—“Yeh’” Stude—Well that aint chalk.” - Columbia Jester “WHEN SHE GAZES ON THE SKIES-” Whan, aha gases on the skies Sapatiiiag holy in her eyes Rhinos serenely dear and bright— Beacon in my darkest night! Whan aha listens to the lark Her quick spirit stands shark— Than light she dances down the dells, Singing comrade ritornelles. Whan aha gathers laurel blooi Sweater seem their deep perfumes; . In bar lissome arms they lie, FulfiQng all their deetiny. If there ia God of man and brute, H there to after-life; I would be shamed to dare dispute The sacredness of strife. I gladly gree earth’s mortal train Of wedding bells or shroud With equal share of joy and pain, I will not cry aloud. What though the world be out ot tune With my soul’s lone emotion? impartial boon, I’ll win. it by devotion. My mind is all that is divine; ril honor it and not the crowd. Poem in The Georgia Cracker by George Herbert Clark who is a for mer Mercer professor. Seniors at the University of Ohio are conducting an energetic campaign for the prohibition of finals for the last year students. Every member of the Senior class will sign a petition to be presented to the faculty and the aid of the Alumni Association has been secured.—The Slate. He can’t afford to. It is up to every one of us to make a'fight for the boy, for the fu ture generation, because we are in terested in the welfare of the na tion even though. the lawmakers cannot see the big idea. We believe that Congress thought it was soak ing .the professional ball player when it put on this tax. If they did they failed for the professional base ball leagues do not use more than one per cent of the sporting goods made and the ball players do not pay for any of this. We ask in behalf of the kids of the United States that you write your congressman and senator urg ing the immediate repeal of this tax. You can tell him in your own way just why the tax should be repealed. Write your letters today. Get your friends to write. If you are a mem ber of an organization get the club to adopt resolutions on the tax and send them to Washington. The Amateur Athletic Union, the United States Lawn Tennis Associa tion, the Golf Association, the Amer ican Trapshooting Association,' and .many other organizations are very touch interested in this campaign from the standpoint of the youth of America and it would be fine if you would cast your lot with theirs. I save Yea Varela Reformer—Yes, brelhem men. Soph—Do yon save women, too? R—Yas I save women, too? S.—Well aave me a couple for to morrow night. Guiding each one ultimately to dwell In the lavish abundance of that life Which only knows and enjoys the benediction Of the eternal perfection of God. THE LAND OF AFTER WHILE Jno Milton Samples ^ • O there is a land of wonderful charm Where everything seems Ideal, A place quite free from sorrow and harm. And pleasures we seek are real; A land where friends are always true and all our cares beguile, ‘ A place where skies are' evermore fair— The land of After While.' O It is not now, and It" is not here, But In some future day. We shall find that ldn3\we hold so dear Thought it may be far away; Some gla‘d tomorrow a day will break, Where an endless sun will smile; How happy we’ll be when we awake ■ In : the Land of After-While. O this wonderful land It lies some where Far out in the coming years, And ’tis said that mortals who linger there Are strangers t<* sorrow and tears; - < ’Tis-a place most -blest where toll ers rest From striving there Is no guile; There seekers for happiness cease their quest ’ In that Land of After-While. SOME RE-WRITES- By Rabun L. Brantley. marry Brave and Brainy Sweet Girl.—“The man I must be brave and brainy ” Adoring Youth.—“When we were out sailing and upset the boat, t sav ed your life.” Sweet Girl.—“That was brave I admit, but not brainy.” fAdoring Youth.—“Yes it was I upset the boat on purpoee.” The Bison Horsed Fresh Luckie received the foll owing card among his morning mail last Monday. Pleaaent Hills Ala. Sick?—Sympathy. Dead?—Regrete. Engaged?—Congratulations.. Married?—Best Wishes If none of these, why dont you write? Aw-gwan Luckie, why don’t you write tothelonelygirL The Davidsonian. Half a term, half a term, Half a term to go, Yet in the valley of failure Ride the lazy ones “Forward, the brilliant lade, Charge for the A’a,” u*Y« they; But, into the valley of flunkdom, Rode the whole blgme bunch. “Forward, you plucky student#,” Is there a man dismayed? Never before did the fellows know That profs were so unmerciful; Theirs riot to cry in vain, Theirs not to wry in pain, Theirs but to flunk again; Into the valley of down-and-out Rode-them that were that way. OH—SUCH—STYLES Oh, higher, higher, dresaes go, No limit to their upward flight, So high they are, my! what a show, Too they seem so awful tight But let us beware thlB land so bright, ’Tis the fruit of the seed we sow Lest haply we find it- changed to night, And steeped in misery and woe; For our deedi today are paving the way For good, or ill every mile That shall guide us aright or lead us astray - - In that land of After-While. students meet train Forsyth, Ga.—Last Wednesday, B. C, Snow was in Forsyth on a bus iness trip. A field meet waa held for Mbnroe county and it is reported that the member of the Mercer Ath- leti Board was present to take part in the judging. Another report has it that he was around the campus of Bessie Tift waiting for the train coming from Atlanta. There to now a report going the rounds to the effect that the next time Weeley- an has s holliday that B. C. S. will go to Griffin to meet the train. HEARN ACADEMY, Cave Spring, Ga A select school for boys and girls— Ideal conditions for school work— Supervised study—Individual atten tion to pupils. For full information write the president. Stay, stay, the rise of them today, So far above the tiny feet, A catastrophe, watch out I pray! When low necks and those skirts meet. . ' * Is any comfort for the Miss, Who all alone braves the fight, And listen to the tea-hound’a hiss, Who thinks he make-up jurt right Little Willie ruffer-nell, Shoved his sister down a well; And hs mother, drawing water, Said, “It’s hard to raise a daughter. * —Seleected. President Harding has received a permanent paas to a chain ot motien pictures in Washington. The pane is made ot gold hut under thhe law the war tax of ten perccent mast be paid. American producers of motion pic tures are turning out sufficient films every twelve months to provide the .arth with a double girdle of celluloid. A contrary housewife of good in tentions but with little culinary knowledge, decided to try her hand at cake making. The result was somewhat on the heavy side; after offering it to the various membera of the household she threw it to the ducks -in, disgust. A short time afterward two boys tapped at her door. “Say, Missus,” they shouted, “your ducks have sunk.”—Minneapolis Tri bune. Marlwd. Phrenologist: “Your son has a pro nounced mathematical bump.’” The Son—“That’s where papa hit me for being at the bottom of the arithmetic class-”—American Legion Weekly. SHEFFIELD A. ARNOLD Landscape Architect Land Subdivisions City Parks Institution Grounds Private Estates B0 Bromfield St. Boston, Maas. HOTEL LANIER CATERS ESPECIALLY TO MERCER STUDENTS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. MORGAN A MORGAN INSURANCE COMPANY 609 Georgia Casualty Bldg. PHONE 4147 MACON, GA. INSURANCE Liability Automobile Fire life Health Accident Litre Stock “Insurance that insures plus service that serves,” * Insure with us and get both. WE DO THE COLLEGE WORK OF MACON D. A. WARLICK A SON Photographer* 117 COTTON AVE. TELEPHONE 7«7 COLLEGE COMMUMTY LAUNDRY On the Campus. RUN BY MERCER MEN FOR MERCER MEN Modern, Sanitary Laundry. PERSONS, INC. “A Modem Drug Store” 562-564 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. Phones : 3577—3578—1681 MODERN PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES AND BON BONS Always Fresh Quick »nd competent service . Motorcycle Delivery l ay cash and save 25 percent. . 5 I'"- SANDEFUR-HARWELL CLOTHING CO. “Where a dollar does its duty” - 456 Cherry St. Macon, Ga. v STRIPLING’S BARBER SHOP; 30S Charry Street OPEN ALL NIGHT EIGHT BARBERS Union Shop -' . " Pressing While You Wail . Bath Anytime R1E9 A ARMSTRONG ' JEWELERS Reliable Goods Only 316 Third St., Macon, Ga. NEW YORK CAFE 314 SECOND STREET A Good Place To Eat SOCIETY BRAND AND NETTLETON A$il> STYLEPLUS CLOTHES FLORSHEI R- S. THORPE & SONS Style Headquarter* for College Mea CROFUT-KNAPP, DOBBS AND MALLORY HATS 552-6 CHERRY STREET Attention! Mercer Now is the time to purchase your Fall Outfit, our 52nd Anniversary Sale. We are giving a big dis count on all new Fall Suits, Hats, Furnishings and ‘The Home of Hart Schaffner A Marx Clothes.’ Bessie Tift College STANDARD C0LLGE FOR WOMEN Owned by^eorgia Baptist State Convention. Fifteen Units required for admission to Freshman class. One hundred and twenty-four hours for grad* uation. Students coming from ten grade schools are advised to attend Bessie Tift College Summer School and work off conditions. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES. ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT. Professors of best preparation and most suc cessful experience. FOR CATALOG ADDRESS, J. H. FOSTER, President Forsyth, Georgia. -