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TD MERCER UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOURTEEN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Vol.2 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1921. No. 5 BESSIE TIFT BEAUTIES HOLD MASQUERADE ISS WEBB STARS AS ENTERTAINER lercer Boys, New and Old, Are Highly Entertained. OST1IMES BIG FEATURE WELCH POUNDS AT STETSON LINE 410 FRESHMEN RAIDERS VIEW FAIR SIGHTS Arabian Nights and Headless Woman Visited. Mercer Team Thunders ’Gator Flayers. Over Winning for the'second time in as many weeks, the Mercer football Whistling Girls, Acrobats ami *' thun<u '^ d the.'reprcsenta- m ’ . | tives of Stetson University, over- Confetti Battles. whelming them to the count of 41-0. ' V., ' ' | “Red” Welch, star fullback and one Ity Robert M. Gamble j <if the hardest working candidates on An’ the goblins will Ret you, ef you ' ( "^y’ 8 machine, Was- .the sharpest Llon’t watch out! dagger that penetrated the worried Howard Littlefield The night ■ of the MercOr-Stetson game the road in front of Sherwood MERCER STUDENTS INVADE FAIR GROUNDS AND CIRCUS OLD “BRICK HALL” DATES FROM 1872 To have been appropriated by such of the Stetsonites. This young- harm dig “goblins” as those at the ster rushed, Hurled and drove his way lallowe’en Masquerade at Bessie across the enemy s goal line for three ift College last Saturday flight, I touchdowns. He was easily the shin- however, would have been a pleasure j ' n K l>pbt in the hbme club's camp. hrimt thrills to the hearts of the luany Mercer students who went to Forsyth to join with the B. T. girls in the party. Umg before the'word of welcome gas ready to be announced,, the Mcr- t-rians were hovering close by the tumpus of the college, eagerly antici- |iating the signal to “Come on, boys.” Finally, after whiling away the. long hours, “which seemed to have Vhe length of five long winters,” the toys were allowed to assemble on the tarn pus and then to invade the par lors of the several halls, where there vaited for each Mercerian a charm ing lady faire. Arms Full Masks were the order of the even ing, and almost without exception, I he fulse faces were declared to" im prove the appearance of the Mercer nys, the exceptions being the upper passmen! (Ahem.) With a lovely B. T-. girl on his arm knd some of the boys with lassies on lither arm, the Mercer horde hast Vned to the brilliantly lighted recre ation hall, where the festivities were eld. The first thing to greet the Mercer boys (after the girls had been Ifiven Ihe several 'times over) was an iin broviseil cafe, made of trellis Work, Ipvered with smilax and decorated vith palms, 0 affording a delightful Place for refreshment- The cafe, cautifully made and made even mere beautiful by the. daintily dressed rirls, seemed a miniature cabaret, pretty girls were everywhere, and lot a stop to think! Not only was the cafe cleverly armed but some educated dietitians |vidently had been planning and ex ; luting their plans (along with the Itgredients), for there were served |y the petite and charming wait esses (dressed apropos to the "occa lion) most delicious sandwiches |unch, salads, and cither things rcl filed by the 'appetite of. man. More Fluttering* In addition to. their fitting cos ames, the B. T. waitresses' were |there” in every way, playing the ole in perfect style. With goo-goo yes and other optical contortions ulculated to produce undue flutter beneath masculine coats, they jmn their way. into the hearts of the |guests” whom they served. Another touch of cabaret style was liven by the Junior orchestra which jras all jazzed up for the occasion Katherine Webb, dancer ex aordinary, whose luppleness might exceeded by a rubber' band, enter »ined the diners with several dances, he pure art exhibited ’ in them and he charming coquetry , of Miss Webb ginning genuine applause from nil nd prolonged applause from the lercer boys. After enjoying the contents of the ^enu, the entertainment afforded by musicians and graceful Miss febb, the college, girls, sii.ll accom shied by the Mercer boy*, strolled ‘ Frequently the “midway" Wes structed by the form of some lovely teg* of President Foster. All the nes of the pretty damsels were not Only straight football tactics were used by the home team. Cody, evi dently believing that hiB team was being Scouted on, together with the fact that the game from the very outset Was Mercer’s own, instructed his proteges- to use nothing but line bucks und end runs. From the count could be seen that the Mercer men tor knew just whut he was talking about. No fakes, double passes and very few forward passes were, at tempted throughout the entire con test. The. true status of the eleven was not shown Friday as C«dy did. didn’t catch his name, so I used the not request them to strain them selves. . Both the Mercer backfield and .the line played jam-up ball, the backs seemingly making gain after gain at will while the line held the plunging Stetson backs so that they were un able to penetrate the line for any’un usual gains. ' “Red’ Welch, fullback for the Mercer eleven, was the hero f the backfield. Only once was this youngster unable to gain when his signal was called, and that time the fault was due to a bad pass from enter. In fact, it looked as if the entire Stetson team at times would have their hands, feet or boilies on Hall was filled with a seething, im patient mob of boys, “rearing to go” to the Fair, I was a rather gleeful member of this mob, as 1 was to go to. the Fair despite the fact' that I had made a had investment by buying a- stamp to send, a touching letter home. • Louie Lane, who could not accom pany Us on account of a law lesson, gave us some good advice’'.and got permission for us to enter the fair gates free, provided we would not “cut up” or rush any shows. This relieved quite a bit, as J have'had an abhorrence of climbing fences every since the time J left the bosom of my trousers hanging on one. ■ • „ •We finally got started and after a march to stop at Wesleyan (as usual) we proceeded on to town. , It.stirred up our ire to see the manager of the Building Has Served as Dormi tory, Chapel and Dining Hall. Penfield Hall, formerly known as the Old Brick Hall, once served Us the main dormitory, and cha|>el. building for Mercef students. This building was built in the year 1H72, At that time it was a structure twice its present size. It had facili- -ties > ,accbmmodatfng about fifty board ing students. The arrangements of .this building was soniewhat unusual, the dining hall was in the front, from which a hallway lead to the rooni, in •which chapel exercises were. held. This was a room something like fifty feet’square.- On each side of the hall were the. rooms where the-business manager nml his family Lived. In the QUARTET TAKES IN SIGHTS AND SHOWS Upperclassmen Have Trouble in - Controlling Freshman. SOPHOMORE IS SWINDLED Circus Employee Short Changes Soph Out of Two Dollars. C riterion hastily close up- the doors | " f this WPVe the ro6ms and peep out at us. 1 suppose he-! D> the students. suppose thought we were go'ipg to kidnap the heroine or lynch Fatty Arbuckle. We reached the fair grounds, but were' halted before the- gates until they could be opened and then passed on in. We gave a yell for Julius Otto, president of the hair Associa tion, and for some-other fellow who was responsible for getting us in. I The Old Brick Hall was the only building'on the campus at that time except the Main Building. It was used for the above purposes until in the ‘JO's, when it, was torn down and reconstructed into its present shape. name of a lady friend of mine in the yell, We had been urged to stick to gether and we did. We walked around the midway ground^ and gave sonu* yells for Mercer. We were first attracted by the out side exhibition of a show called "Arabian Nights.” An Arabian MERCER UPHOLDS USUAL STANDARD F. It. Nalls. Jr. We went to the fair, - the four of us; an ignoruiit Freshman, a high and mighty Soph, a cautious Junior, and 'a benign, .watchful Senior. The said Senior, being a scion of a well known and influential family, - had ob tained passes for four to the Fair and ”, to the .circus, which was .to be held inside. Unfortunately for our pocket- books he did not have passes to the shows. However, we put on our glad rags and started out with fullest, ex pectation of having the time of our young and innocent, lives—and we had it, decidedly. . 'When first we reached the inside, We Strolled around to see what was what, and where it was. ■ We walked arqund through the “Merry Land,” and wouid have enjoyed ourselves ex ceedingly but for the fact that the Freshman was continually getting lost. Soon we came to a candy shop,, one of these places where you lay down a nickel about ten times and | maybe win a box of candy. We ail Mac,pn and Mercer Red” when he had been forced to [ collector was borne down und tram leave his interference; but not u sin- University Students Complete Elberta Prograpi. - ltried our.luckf.and aftp.r hkving spent , .> enough to pay fdr the man’s stock of ' . . candy, the Freshman. .wun a half University, pound box. The rest of, ,us,'realizing ns not good him of the shot, polish) shot a pretty presenta*1 '‘’-nvention, now; in -session in El-1 box and divided it equally, disn-gard- ble line for us. He performed a magic ! ,H ‘ rt ‘ ,n ' Dr ’ Wlll,am Kus / p11 0wen - j Ln * h,s I'laintiye plcast trick with some dice. After muijh! ,,f Macon.-.is president of the state. After having disposed of the eon- bartering with our leaders he decided | <,r Ka n, Z a t ,o n^ arid attended. He de-1 tents of the box in a suitable manner to let us in the show for ten tents |>er head. He. was - immediately swamped, with dimes, and the ticket (whose nationality 'was probably i an [important part in. the sec-1 that too much candy was created with a light application o{ j-nd Northeastern Regional B. ). 1>. f for a l reshman, relieved h gle time was he forced to fall back ward, always fulling to the front, thus adding additional space for his teammates. livered one of the ,most masterful ad dresses of the. session. Marvin I’harr, president, a student of .Mercer, leud the singing. Colonel pled upon by the influx of boys—so V\ " al * uwSH |?> Hartwell, re- much, in fact, that I couldn’t find «> unal 'ice-president, is presiding. . j j. He is. also u Mercer man. On the , „ ,, „ ... . program were Rev. .John Webb of After the fighting over the front ,, } seats had somewhat subsided, we- Monroe,- Prof. W. T. Smalley of Lo om! Poore' und Cecil ran Welch close o U ve a yell for the snow. The same iust i r v , , i l worker for the B. i. bull-slinger came forward and per- ... . , ,,, . , - , . , . . Mercer mert. Key. Emmett-Stevens, formed some tricks which were cal- . . . . . . collated to arouse our wonder—iis to onds for the high- yard gainers, although the flashing fullback was playing a supreme gume. Cecil at piarterback seemed always to - know just- where the largest holes could be made and directed his attack at that strategic point. He not only gener- pulent, maiden begun to prance over aled the game to perfection but led the boards to the tune of an Arabian nis comrades onward with gain aft j flute. (I reckon it was a flute: I H. L. Batts, field |‘. U., all three "missionary - -to China, addressed the i body and at the sunrise exercise Ur. how he. had the colossal gull to pre- . _ , ,, J. Ellis ' Sammons,-of Rome, was the sent them to us! He was applauded , : : M _ ot ; . V,. o,.... ’ awuy and a dusky, but somewhat cor. peaker. Mr, Stevens and Ur. Sam mons were classmates and room mates at Mercer; ■ gain. • Poore, stellar halfback, was also one of the thorns in the Stetson rew - .. He fought," squirmed and twisted his way through the line with wonderful skill and accuracy. The tackling of Cecil and Poore was of exceptional order . Of the touch downs made, Welch scored three, Cecil two and Poore one. Irwin kicked five out of the six goals after touchdowns. J ' - ' , The entire ‘ line played superb ball.. Johnson (captain). Smith, Dasher, Simmons, Lancaster,'Irwin and Rhea played excellent ball throughout the .entire game. Each man, busted through the forwards of the opposi tion time after time, .hurling the Stet son ground gainers for loss upon loss. GEOMETRIC PROBLEM Given: Me. . • . ; To prove: That you love me* Proof: “All the world lovx didn’t- look to see!) She was sue* eeeded by • another maiden who also had the ague. A few colored lights were thrown on the shivering dancer .and we wcrC informed that the big show was out. and over and that we.' lover.” 1 love you, therefore you love should go to the “Autodrome.” ! nix;.—Agonistic. It was with a feeling of relief that I arose and fought my way out, for I hail been really alarmed-for. fear- the last dancer was going to throw some bones out of place or shake her- .self apart. 1 The “Autodrome” promised a thrill so I pressed up the gang plank, and j went in, giving my “Arabian Nights" ticket to the ticket collector in the , confusion occasioned by my discover- j ing that I had forgotten to get a ticket. - A young man, by the riding strolled on down the: line. There,, we fame to a mail on a jda.tforni, wfia was spouting about ' the' unheard of wonders which' we could -see by .sim ply paying, him one "quarter, five nickels hr two dimes And one nickel.” He claimed that he had inside the teijf a fire-eating mini, the -shortest man, the .'tidiest- man,'- tile ' fattest Woman, .and. the choicest bevy of Turkish dancihg girls" iii the. world. Quite \lluring ’ i Intluenoed by these lilhiring fasti- nations, vvi, - .- deposited . .“.two bits", apiece with the man ail'd .entered info wonderland.. Imagine ‘our consterna tion. when vxe found only a. nigger .band playing. "Arc - V"ou -from tlixie.?"’ ,Our fears, however, "are soon al layed. for the fireseiitvi’u - demon*canw. in and. performed for us. lie fright ened" ami astonished us by. putting into his mouth time’.after time burn-' ing pieces of wood. The Freshman C ontinued pn jmgi si\ i SHIRLEY AT SAVANNAH (ContimMd on page ill) > Rev. H. H. Shirley, while visiting "friends” at Savannah, preached at the First Baptist chiircli for Dr. R. L. Christie last Sunday Following Mr. Shirley’s trip to Sa vannah and his supplying for Dr. Christie comes the new* that Dr. "Christie has resigned the . pastorate of the Firtt Baptist church. It is believed that there is no'connection between the event* except a very re markable Coincidence. Mr. Shirley reports “a fine time had by all” on hi* trip, especially while out on the beach, with “friends.” n'ame o.f “Irene Dare,” was scheduled, ,to ride an auto around a large x-ylin- der until she was horizontal. We were at the top of this cylinder trying to figure out how many would be killed if she were to run out the top, When a. man mounted a motorcycle and rode around it. Another fellow got' on one and raced with thp first. We all got cricks in our .necks by watching him- and it was rumored that Fresh man Lansdell- discovered a bowknot in his neck at the end- of the act. Several had their eye* out of focus by trying to watch both riders at once. But they got them back in (Continued oii page four) Calvary Baptist Church, New York City’s biggest Protestant church. .(Insert upper right) John Reach Strstou, Pastor. Mercer alumpns and new a uatkmal religioas and preas figure. • .. '• - , • . «