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THE MERCER CLUSTER
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Published weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges in
the Mgrcer University System.'
.George M. Sparks, Managing Editor
The Cluster Staff:
C. J. Broonie, Editor-in-Chief; Robert
M. Gamble,. A. B. Cochran, W. K.
Wynne, John P. Rabun, Edwin S.
Davis, E.-C. Hulsey, John C. 1 Vincent,
Associate Editors; Romeo B. Morris,
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■Mercer -men and students of the
Mercer System, the Cluster is your
paper. It is tin official organ of Mer
cer’ University and' the other schools
and colleges, of the system.. The
Cluster should at aVl times express’
what is best and most interesting in
the life and thought of Mercer and
.our schools. The editor und staff of
the Cluster call upon every man on
the campus to assist in • giving to
Mercer this year the, best college
weekly in the land;
The staff will do its best, we be
lieve, but the greater success of,the
paper depends ultimately upon the
co-operation efforts' of the student
body! Each Mercer man is earnestly
invited to contribute in every possi
ble way to the making of a success
ful paper.
The Cluster expects to put the in
terests of Mercer and the Mdrcer
System above ' all other interests.
This means, in the final analysis the
interest of the individual student,
(live us a part of your time .and
thought, and we will turn back . to
you a paper of which you will not be
ashamed. ._ -
Write'for. the Cluster. Write news,
stories, feature articles, poems—
anything of news or literary value-
will be published gladly. The editors
will welcome timely editorials on any
phase of student life.
Remember this, too—If you . can
think of nothing to write about, start
something! Organize something,
take the initiative in some student
enterprise. Don't wait for' the other
follow to start the ball rolling. He
may be waiting on you..
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in any way, if college life is not in
every respect whut it ought, to be,
there remains one thing for you- to
do; that is this: pitch in and make
the paper and other campus activities
what they should be, If you feel .in
clined to knock the writers, why not
try to write something better? If any
feature of college life is lacking in
pop and interest, why not jump into
the game ydurself, and fill the need?
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we ask for YOUR paper your hearty
support, • * .
“For Mercer First" is our mbtto.
THE I’OET’S PETITION
By John Milton Samples
Fair goddess of music celestial
Adown from the region of spheres
;To a heart- and a planet terrestrial,
To earth .with its sorrow and tears
Waft; waft, with the winds of .the
■ morning ••• . ; •
A song which the angels have sung,
Sweet melodies heaven-adorning
That i the realm of the holy has
rung.
My soul is ‘athirst for the sTnging
Of song that shall be but divine,.
'Their, heavenly melodies bringing
Sweet peace to hearts that repine;
Let the spirit pf loye tike a river
Roll down from a holier clime
With a boon from the boutiful Giver
And flood all this region of time.
The dirt of the earth with its toiling,
•Its sin and its season qf pain,
The lives of its children despoiling'
Who faint at its sickly rfefrain,
They' yearn for a medle yof ’ blessing
That tells of a happier shore,.
Respite front 1 the tumult distressing,
A grant sweet solace once more:
Fair muse of the song^fabled moun
tain, .
I thirst for a draught from thy
Let mV quaff of the crystalline fouii
'*■ tain • • • ■ - '
That Tivesn. eternal the land,
And give me the spirit of gladness,
And grant me the spirit of song,
Dispel from my heart all Its sadness,
O give me the gift that I long.
Y O. U. AND MERCER U.
Y. O. U. Mercer Man, welcome to
Mercer.! You have arrived in- the
middle of a good day for Mercer Uni
versity. .Old Man Progress has the
reins at-Mercer now, and we are en
tering a new era of expansion and
solid growth in MEN and material.
AH Mercer men are glad as they
look about at the new buildings fin
ished or under, construction, the old
buildings newly painted, and new
equipment for many of them. These
material improvements are signs and
prophecies of still better things in the
future. They arc made possdile by
the sacrifices of those who believe in
Mercer and in her promise of -service
to God und Immunity.
Then, too, we feel a thrill of pride
and anticipation us we think of the
new athletic program ut Mercer. We
are to.have a football team this year
that- we believe will throw a genuine
scare qnd surprise into thi- ranks of
those Who .come into the arena
against our machine. We Will no
longer dabble in athletics. We shah
have athletes who will go out on the
gridiron, court or diamond and bring
renown to Mercer a-nd to themselves.
Mark our word, Mercer is in the
game now ih real earnest.
■ Every athlete at Mercer is called,
upon to put all that he hus into every
,)iay of every game that is played
this year; Every student is. asked to
give his all in suporting the team.
’ ’Again wo are proud wht*n we con
sider that Mercer has' greatly
strengthened her faculty, has en
larged her curriculum, has udded a
pre-engineering course and other
features to her list of practical de
partments.
But after ail, it is Y. O. U- Mercer
Man who will really make a Greater
Mercer. Mercer this year must ha,ve.
the undivided support and allegiance
of every man on the campus. Every
man, new and old, must throw him
self whole-heartedly into the job of
making a great success of every ac
tivity on the campus, and. off, that is
for the good . of Mercer. Mercer’s
strength will consist in MEN, Y.O.U'.
Mercer Man. On your shoulders falls
the job of making Mercer what she
ought to be and can be. It-is for the
old riien to hit the line, eVery line,
harder this year than ever before—
for Mercer.: It is for the new men to
catch a deeply genuine case of the
regular dyed-in-the-wool Mercer spirit
and make the old men hump to' do
more for Mercer than they.
Mercer Men, the day. is here! Let
us work together—co-operation is the
word—new men, old men, all Mercer
Men, to make Mercer the greatest
ever.
Again we say, you have arrived in
the middle of a good day for Y. 0. U.
ami for Mercer U.
BACK TO MERCER
When a 'student who has already
received a degree returns to his alma
mater for further study, it is with a
feeling of solicitude for the welfare
of his old school. He k nows its weak
points as Well' as its strong points.
He does not take a 'leap into the dark.
He feels that he should do everything
in his power for the good of the
school. He no longer seeks to find
fuult w.ith everything in general. If
he criticises at all, it is in a construc
tive mariner, but he is fearless in at
tacking anythin gthat, in his opinion,
is not for the. best interest of the in
stitution: Imagine the joy that he
must feel when he comes back to.find
a great program of construction
under way and the halls overflowing
with new. men! He welcomes you
Freshmen, though he does not show
his feeling in the same way that he
showed it when a Sophomore.
There are many such men at Mer
cer now. P. A. M.
THE. MARAUDER
By Joseph Robinson
He enters at hovel and palace gate;
(Faniy gives him the. magical key!
He waylays.the lowly and the great
For tribute of sorrow and. glee.
The dawn and the dusk for gold he
' blackmails,:’ .....
For sapphires and nptls the Summer
sens;
Amethyst he plunders from sunset-
; .'trails,.' " ;'
And sheen of pearls from dewy
, ; .' lens.
Melody- he rifles from nil music heard
Silver fluting from minstrel thrush,
Rapturous lilt frorii indigo-bird,
Elfin chime from veery at even’s
hush. .
Incense he pilfers from the Maytide,
From hyacinths and lilacs! and
roses;
For romance he loots the wayside
And winding lanes and orchard-
closes. . *
Wonder he fikh es from children’s
faces;
Wisdom from the simple he steals,
Serenity from quit places,
And this theft with a holy compact
souls. ,
For he weaves these gleaming treas
ures
.Into jrracc and mystery of beauty,
Into harmony of gliding measures,
Into shimmering urras of poesy.-
And wherever this freebooter wan
ders, ■ ,'
By whatever shores dream-haurited,
This rich IMoty of song he squrin-
1 dors, ■ -
By feur of reprisal undaunted.
HOWDY, FRESHMAN!
By C. J. Broome
(Reprinted Jby Request) ,
You’ve come from the, land of. the
laurelled hills,
From the deep, sweet vales, and the
rtiountain rills
That dance to the music of the grind
ing mills—
Howdy, Freshman!'
You’ve come ■ from J the Piedmont’s'
mart and field,
Whose fertile-slopes with their beau-
teaus yield
Art alike to our land a lance, and a
shield-^-
Howdy, ..Freshman! ■
You hail from the heart of the
South's- Empire '.
Where the buxom pouch with its
blush of fire
Allures to the lips of sweet Desire—
Howdy, Freshman!
You've treked from the wiregrass
pluin arid pine,
From the corn/ the cotton and the
“goober” vine, ,
The'“tater’,’ the-melon and'the mus
cadine—
Howdy, Freshman! • ' .
From the winding trail of Tesnantee
To the laving swell of the •breaching
sea - ';, ‘
You've come, nnd lo!—Opportunity!
Howdy, Freshman!
GOI) IN CREATION
By John Milton Samples
O God, the Universe declares
Thy very name (o me; •
In fair creation’s varifed form .
Thy image piairi J see. .
Above, below, on land and sea,
In field and stream and wood;
On smiling face or tear-stained, cheek
Yea, all afllriri Thee'good,
Thou, art compassionate and kind,
Benign, all-wise and free;'
None other can with Thee compare,
O gracious Deity. .
Mercer Scrubs
And G. M. C. Tie
(Continued-from page ane)
the lack of scrimmage, the game be
ing the third day of both teams, was
the outstanding feature of field play
ing.
Coach Cohen and Coach Hardage
were pleased with the result, the lack
of any initiative on the part of the
backfields early in the game showing
that holding defense would have to
stave back the fumbles and flukes.
The game was so close that the ertd
of the last quarter found the two
coaches trying to arrange another
'game. ^
. Both G. M, C. and' the Mercer
Scrubs Were several times held for
downs while it seemed impossible for
any end run stuff to gain headway.
When the whittle blew at the close
of both halves the ball was in G. M.
C.’s territory, -
For G.- M. C, Davenport, Kent,
McMillan and Dowis showed consid
erable 1 form, while the tackling of
Felder and,Cone was noticeable for
Mercer. - Both team^ weighed about
the same.
Chemistry Prof:,,
Speaking of deter-
gents, what do you use
to remove ink stains?
Sub-grad: I don't
know, sir. I use a
Fountain Pen
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