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October 21.1921 THE MERCER CLUSTER V • — 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 PLANTERS IMPLEMENT CO. Farm Implements of Every Kind Phone 1094 512 Third St. Macon, Ga- When Mercer Men Need Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, they will do well to visit Our store and see oUr Up-to-Date Line and Satisfying Values before buying. WE SELL FOR CASH—WE SELL FOR LESS Sandefur-Harwell Clothing Co. 369 Third, Street IMMIMIMIIMMItlllHI 9 n«R« is is I at psneii 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 iiimimiumimhimii 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 BEST BARBERS—MOST COMPLETE SERVICE / Clothes Pressed While You Wait at BIG EDDIE WHITEHEAD’S PRESSING CLUB J. H. B. WILDER GENERAL CONTRACTOR President's Home and Dining Hall 80 Washington Block , Macon, Ga. Telephone 1167 - SMITH fit WATSON Fine Job Printing Telephone 374 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 Beat Coffee in the City 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,