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October 21.1921
THE MERCER CLUSTER
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P»ge Five
' What A Charming Home!”
Mb maw tky this about your house, if you keep it well
painted. You not only add to its beautv, but more import-
ant, protect the surface from rot and decay.
Lucas Tinted Qloss Waint
will “save the surface” and beautify at the same time. It
is teal economy to use it, because of its Ions life and neat
durability.
Give us the opportunity of eatimating the amount needed.
Edwin S. Davis, President E. W. Dipford, Secretary
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Phone 1094
512 Third St. Macon, Ga-
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Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, they will do well to
visit Our store and see oUr Up-to-Date Line and
Satisfying Values before buying.
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Clothing Co.
369 Third, Street
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Always
Sharp—
Never
Sfcar£$ned
Every
Mercer Student
should have
an Eversharp
Pencil and a
Good
Fountain Pen
We have the
most complete
line in the city,
also 8 different
grades of lead-
Ask to see the
Onoto Ink Pencil
and the new
Dun—Pen
MACON OPTICAL CO.
565 Cherry Street
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MRS. G. E. ASBELL
Fresh Meats and Groceries
Mercer families can get Good Groceries
at “live and let live” prices at our store
Phone 2677
1156 Edgewood Ave. j
Liberty Barber Shop
658 Mulberry Street
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at
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J. H. B. WILDER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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80 Washington Block , Macon, Ga. Telephone 1167
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MACON, GA.
617 Poplar St.
The Dannenberg Company
Macon’s Greatest Department Store.
Everything to Wear—Dry Goods, etc.
J. W. Burke Co.
406 Cherry Street
Macon, Ga.
A Good Place to Eat
NEW YORK CAFE
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814 Second St,
“Y” BOOMS
Something New
Everyday
New and attractive gifts
for all the family are being
added to our stock.
Greeting Cards and Book
lets will be more popular
this year than ever. We
carry the largest assort
ment in the South.
Quality Goods Only
Trade With Us
The “Y". began its vesper services
for this year on September 28 with S.
Emmet Stevens, of China, as the
speaker. Rev. Stevens is a returned
missionary and is how a student at
Mercer. He spoke in a forceful man
ner of the problems which face a
missionary on the foreign fields and
showed that consecration is the
greatest qualification for service.
■ Captain A. I. Foster, the "fighting
parson” of the Thirtieth Division,
who is also a Mercer student, was the
speaker at the second vesper service,
He has a great way of getting next
to the men with his message, which
bn this occasion was "When I would
do good evil is with nic.” He drew a
picture of the great destructive
power of evil and its. inevitable- 'con
sequences.-
Tuesday,' October 4, A. B. Couch
spoke on the o.ne definite aim in life,
“This one thing I do.” Discover, de
velop and do were the three ideas
which he brought out in his message.
Thursday, October 6,t Professor
Ray, of G. A. B., spoke/on the old
Greek adage, “Know thyself.” He
used numerous illustrations to show
that a man can be what he wants to
i be. His destiny is in his own hands.
Friday, October 7, P. E. Murray
' spoke on public opinion, showing the
difference between what men say and
what they really think.
The singing ot the Dunbar Quintet
at the service Tuesday evening was
one of. the most interesting of the
programs given at the “Y” this year.
The fellows showed their appreciation
of the program rendered by their
large attendance and by the numer
ous encores. •
RESHMEN VICTIMS
OF PHRENOLOGY
Soloist Pharr and “Rat” Halley
Are Chief Victims.
A horribly hackeneyed
phrase,', but we gotta
say it—
“ Patronize Our
Advertisers !*’
“FELLOW FRESHMEN”
is an old gag, but we hafta
depend on you —Mercer
Men and Friends—to help
us make The Cluster big
ger by buying from our
Boosters.
Mention The Cluster •>
When you trade !
ARE YOU DODGING LATIN?
We have a brick to sling at any
body who stands between a school
child and a course in Latin. We do
not assume that Latin ought to be
studied solely for the classical inter
est.' That part is worth little.
But the thing which hurts us and
.brings us to fighting humor is the
fact that thoBe who try to dodge
Latin will insist vehemently that
there is nothing in it except a better
opportunity to get close to Rome his
torically in the periods of highest
Roman civilization—for instance one
might read Livy’s History of the
Tunic Wftrs in the original and thus
become better acquainted with the
Roman of that day. Weil, that is all
balderdash. Of course, we' are not so
much concerned about classic Rome
That is not it.
Dr. Emil de Sauze, director of for
eign language study in the public
schools of Cleveland,' is reforming
the study of Latin. He is throwing
out the senseless sentences for be
ginners, the. “examples of conversa
tion unheard of in heaven or earth,
which do not mean anything and do
not get anywhere.”
Dr., de Sauze believes that when he
gets through, Latin will-not only be
very valuable, but extremely inter
esting to the pupils. He maintains
that thp student’s dislike for it
due wholly to bad methods used
teaching it. >
In this he is probably right. All
knowledge is of interest unless it is
made boresome by bad teaching. The
specific reasons why Latin is worth
study, aside from unlocking the door
to its literature, are given admirably
by Dr. de Sauze in a few words:
“Latin remains the most valuable
subject of study, save only mathe
matics. Like mathematics, it teaches
precision and elear thinking and pro
vides mental discipline! . It teaches a
regard for the niceties .of words-., It
develops a feeling foe speech which
nothing else can do,”
It is said that t.he English is made
up of a hundred thousand. words or
more—that of these the greater per-
tion.over half, possibly, are Latin
bodily' or rooted and formed from
Latin. Is this not enough reason to
study Latin? Whether you think so
or not, it is—it surely is,!
The. pupil without a knowledge of
Latin might as, well slip out and dis
pose completely of the matter of
good English, for we know . and all
other Students of the language which
is destined to become that of the civ
ilized world, know well, that only
those who lay a real foundation ever
know anything about English.
Not .all students of English become
forceful in the use of the language
through the study of Latin, but like
wise it. is more true that those who
.refuse to take Latin never master
their own good English.—Cordel*
Dispatch,
The “chair” of phrenology Is the
latest establishment on the Mercer
campus.
This extraordinary study appeared
upon the campus about the noon hour
Saturday. As is the usual manner
of Freshmen, all the “greenies”
tackled the proposition Immediately
and without sufficient investigation.
The chair was not in the form of a
recognized and legally established
type but was that of a wandering
variety.. -The phrenologist who at
tracted so much attention was T. E.
Gibson, blind, but yet industrious, as
was- shown when he tested the cran-
iums (ft several “rats.”
Many humorous answers were giv- '
en at the expense of the underclass
men who were under the strain of
investigation. “Rat” Pharr was one
of the earliest of the victims. Seat
ing himself in the designated spot,
with his hair- soon, clasped in the
hands of the phrenologist, Pharr pre
sented an amusing spectacle; .yet.
with all this his face portrayed a
look that betokened satisfaction as
the test ^commenced: As the director'
proceeded^ “Soloist” Pharr was seen
to shudder! for he was told that an
old bacheloVs Jjfe was to be his lot
as his intellectual ability pointed to
achievements other than captivating
the representatives of the feminine
tribe.. Having disposed of this rat,
the phrenologist directed another to
take his place. This was 225-pound
“Rat” Hailey. Following is a sub
stance of the phrenologist’s state
ment as to this Freshman's future:
‘My friend, you are indeed blessed
with an abundance of hair, yet your
hair does not cover sufficient mental
material. You should.be working in
a' lumher camp or putting hoops upon
barrels,. or else you should be out
digging wells. But never mind, my
friend, for you can control men as
well as.the next one; yon can do any
thing but that which is good; you
had best let the women alone, as they
Will lead you and you can only be
as the little poodle who is. led around
by a string. ‘.'Haley”, felt So down
cast that he took the usual, fee and
bought him a book oh “How to Get
Rich Quick.” “
Many other lirst-year men were
examined but these two furnished
the humor for the occasion.
PREACHER POETRY
A cerain .Mercer preacher whoso
talents run somewhat to making
verse, was' trying to writo a prem on
the 'subject of woman’s variability.
After much hard thinking he penned
the following lines:
“Woman is like the weather vane
That shifts With every breeze.
One day we bask in sunny smiles,
The next 'we’re apt to freeze”
When this masterly stanza was
completed the Mercer preacher, looked
up to find his wife reading his verse
over his' 1 shoulder. Rather startled
but equal to the occasion, the young
versifier hastily dashed off the fol
lowing as a conclusion to his poem, .
“So sang a poet who thought he had
The picture true to life;
But plain it is he ne'er had seen
A woman like my wife.”
PLUCK WINK .
Pluck wins,! It always wins! though
days be slow
And nights be dark 'twixt days 'that
come and go. . v
Still, pluck will win; its average is
sure;
He gains the prize who will the most
endure;
Who faces issues; who never shirts;
Who waits and watches, and who
always works,
♦ . LET HER SUDE
Let the howlers howl, and the growl
ers growl, and the prowlers prowl,
I, and the gee-gaws go it;
Behind the night there is plenty of
light, and things are all right—and
I know it. •
—Heart Throbs.
Some men are called the pillars of
the ehogeh whin they are only the
steepen,