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THE MERCER CLUSTER
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November 11, 1921
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The Mercer Cluster
Published weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges in
the Mercer University, System;
George M: Sparks, Managing Editor
The Cluster Staff: ,
C. J. Broome, Editor-In-Chief; Robert
M. Gamble, A. B. Cochran, W. K.
Wynne, John P. Rabun, Edwin • S.
Davis, E. C. Hulsey, John G. Vincent,
C. F. Brasingtoni Associate Editors;
Romeo B. Morris, Circulation.
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.Advertising; rates on request.
ARMISTICE DAY
Three years ago ■ today the most
terrible and world : rending war in
human history came to a close in
what we. now call Armistice Day.
On .November 11, 19.18, the earth sent
up, to heaven a great shout of glad
ness and thanksgiving that the orgy
of carnage was over. For had not the
nations of ‘the world, our own coun
try taking the lead, suid that such a
catastrophe should never happen
again? .
Truly, it was a glad ’'day for hu
manity. Or rather it was a day when
the peoples of the earth together
heaved- one mighty sigh of relief be
cause of release from the bloody
shackles of the iron-hearted god of
>. Var. ',
But the dreams,'of a war-pilloried
world for a concert of nations to
prevent another hurricane of hate
sweeping over, the earth have not yet
been fully realized. Sad to say, our
own beloved land, fbremost in the
ranks to put down autocracy of men,
has- failed in a large measure to as
sume the . more necessary responsi
bilities. of joining the other nations-
in preventing the autocracy of Mars.
Many thoughtful men believe thut
the Republican’ party has sold the
national birthright of the United
States to be the leading ,projector of
peace for a mess of partisan pottage
consisting, of the defeat of Wilson
and the spoils of political patronage.
Today the• Conference for the Lim
itation of Armament convenes la
Washington- There are hopes that
the administration, scorning the
Wilsonian program of a league
nations, may yet find a way by
which the United States may enter
into , its proper (jestiny as one of the
• poaepemakers of the world. If the
Republican leaders will only enter
into some plan or association of na
tions, no (natter by what name c it is
called, thut will bring .us out of the
present darkness of the shadow of
war, and relieve by its operations the
nu'tions of the- earth, of their crush
ing burdens of urmamOnt, we shall
; all be thankful and be reconciled to
some extent as they eat their'mess
of pottage..
The day has arrived when the
world must have peace and limitation
of armament or the world will, be
engulfed in'- its own abyss of blind
greed und hate.
OGLETHORPE’S SCALP
Mercer musf^win from Oglethorpe
tomorrow, *
Nothing but a clean-cut defeat of
the Presbyterians will satisfy the
Mercer team or the stud,..its and
supporters of Mercer. Both Mercer
untl Otdethorpe beat Stetson by the
score or 41 to 0, and this makes it
appear that the two elevens ure
about evenly matched.'But we will
be playing at home—and we believe
we have the best team anyway .
It is up to the student body to. go
out to Alumni Field tomorrow and
give the best support to the team
that has ever been shown at Mercer.
There- must be po let-up in our
wholehearted backing. of the boys
who are doing their best to win for
Mercer.
■ Come om Orunge and Black. An
other stormy parade, downtown be
fore the game, another .continuous
thunder of yells and encouragement
from the, -students' during the fray,
another win! Oglethorpe has claimed
that she would run, up a large score
on* Mercer, but she is, in for a sur
prise.
Let every Mercer man help to
make that surprise complete and
overwhelming.
DISORDERLY IN CHAPEL
TIPS AND TAPS
By Bob Gamble
The fairness and gcntlemnnly spirit
of the majority of the student body
wus shown Tuesday morning by the
innumerable expressions of disap
proval from the men concerning the
disorder that took place in a section
of the auditorium while Dr. Newman
was speaking. .
From the sentiment expressed by
the student's after chapel, as they'
gathered about in small groups to.
condemn the spirit of rudeness, it was
gathered that something . sudden
might happen to the ones who show
such u disrespectful attitude again.
It was stated by some in a position
to ■ observe that the disorder came
from the back of the Freshman sec
tion. The present Freshman class
has shown itself heretofore as one
of the best and cleanest classes ever
assembled at Mercer, but such hup-
penings us Tuesday's would if con
tinued soon destroy this good repu
tation. The majority of the Fresh
man class are opposed to such under
handed methods, and they should
show their disapproval in no uncer
tain terms.
Mercer men must' show fairness
und manhood in ull things.
KICKING
ts
A GOAL
JUDGE JONES
One of the best’ speeches ' ever
heard from the Mercer chapel plat
form was the address of Judge Mal
colm. D. Jones, who spoke on the sub
ject of the life and heroic struggles
of the- poet, Sidney Lanier.
Judge Jones struck a very respon
sive chord in the hearts of the Me. -
cer men as he portrayed the life and
indomitable spirit of the peerless
poet of Southern climes. The judge
showed himself a man of rare acu
men apd ability by his choice of such
a subject to discuss before college
men. For in some quarters it- is as
serted that the college man of today
does not . appreciate the cultural
Values of the finer things of life:
* But the contrary is tnie, as shown
by the wholehearted applause .and
"appreciation accorded Judge Jones
after, his addrehs. The college man
despises “bunk,” but loves the real
- things of heroism and sacrifice. Sid
ney Lanier with his genius, wjth. his
courage, with his nobility of charac
ter and depth of soul, is a personage
of history that appeals ’irresistibly
to the college man.
Judge Jones has the- thanks of
Mercer students and faculty fjor his
splendid address about Georgia’s
greatest literary genius.
Oh, crool, crool world!
When a feller’s girrul -goes back
on him, ain’t it awful?
(Of course there ain’t no such
word in the English language as
“ain't,” is there? Why no, of course
there ain’t!) <
But, as we were abodt to say, when
We so rudely interrupted ourselves
for the sake of making a point in
grammar, so to speak, ain’t it awful
when a-feller’s girrul gives him the
go-by? It Snakes' his appetite act as
if it were running on the rim. It
makes little difference whether his
trousers are creuscd von the side or
under the lapels of his coat; it makes
him think somebody has spent his
week-end for- him and that maybi
he’s going looney. It she is uwfulj
Of course we ain’t never had no
girl nor nothin'. So of course we
ain’t never had none to go back on
us, but from hejfrsay, we reiterate
Ain't it awful!
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Alpha Bet .on Camilla
Our highly esteemed contemporary,
Mr. /A. B. . “Alphabet” Cochran,
riished madly in.the Cow and Culves
sanctum just as we hurried to press
in u spvctaculur manner to correct
the impression that he is going to
re-establish the Camilla Gimlet, offi
iu.1 organ of Main street, Camilla,
Georgia ‘(near Thomasville). Mr.
'ochran says that he is not going to
call it the Gimlet, for the former ed
itor got hit when he tried to bore
with the Gimlet. As we have always
said, Mr. Cochran is a nice fellow,
and we like him more an’ mor».
(Which reminds us that his Dad
grows some wonderful pecans and
that although we like pecans and are
in a receptive mood, we haven’t had
any in a long time.) We repeat, Mr.
’ochran is the nicest fellow we know!
If w.e had some pecans, we’d give him
some.
The- football game Was over,
And before: the parlor grate,
A maiden and a man „
Were lingering rather late.
They talked of punts and passes,
And things rather tame—
Till Cupid put on his nose-guard
And butted in the game.
He lined that-couple up
And ntade they toe the mark;
And soon he had them going,
With a scrimmage in the dark.
As theV sat there in silence—
In'this new found bliss, •
The man thought the scrimmage
Ought-to end in a kiss,
Thereupon he Tried one—
An amateur affair.
But he lost it on a fumble,
And instead it hit the air.
He fiercely tried another,.
This time succeeding fine;
For he made a lovely touchdown,
.On that warm, red, two-yard line.
As they sat there in silence,
Communing .soul to soul, '
The parlor door flung open
And father kicked a goal.
. - —Selected.
RAJN IS RAINING RAIN
The raindrops patter upon the roof,
And I sleep— ' .
The mm is raining rain to me.
And I sleep, sleep—.
The rain is raining, is 'raining «-ainV
. rain, - t • .
Wet rain,
] And I. sleep; sleep, sleep. t
we naturally suppose they wanted to
interview us, but when “Doc” Clark,
our efficient and clever baseball
manager us.hered Prof. Geo., Sparks
in and said to the Wesleyan' girls,
“Here he is,”' our heart sank down
into the- grassy mound outside our
window. We reluctantly absconded,
pausing long enough to hang some
<*repe on our typewriter, which pre
vious to Prof. Spark’s arrival was all
keyed up to a high pitch, so to speak,
Come again, Wesleyan, say we.
* FOOTBALL SCRUBS
Kll honor to the scrubs!
Day after day the scrubs go out to
the field, offer themselves up as .a
sacrifice 'for the training and success
of the team. They are mauled,
charged, hammered and banged
about for hours each day “for the
good of the college.” v They take
worlds of punishment—and then loy
ally come .back for more! Without
thenr there could be no varsity, for
they are the toUgheners, the sharp
eners, the shhpers, the grinders for
the devclopmnt ami forming of the
first team.
The scrub's do their part willingly
and gladly. We hear no complaint
from them. They take their lot as a
matter of course. Scrubs have come
and scrubs have gone—and they all
have the same hard trail to bit,- but
never a complaint or wail from
them! ’ Then when the big gunies
come the scrubs must sit on the
bench and see the fellows they have
helped to train receive the plaudits
of the crowds.
AH honor to the scrubs!
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Vivid Imagination
Freshman: “Won’t you please kiss
me good-night?"
She: “What, boy, can you imagine
me kissing you,” _
Freshman: “I sure can!”
She: “Then do! Good-night.”'
—Mass. Tech Voo Doo.
Advice to Mercer Freshmen: Boys,
beware of this kind of bewitcihng S
coquet, for it seems that they are —
'rough on ‘rats’.”
Mercer’s Leaning Tower
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Dignified But Human
A true Mercer man is McGinty,
The “Baptist” shortstop at twenty.
On the faculty now,
But. still makes a row,
In the stands, yes, but that is a
plenty..
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A Mercer Monarch
Dr,- J,- L. King, Mercer physician,
and Mrs. King recently' announced’
the birth of a son. Mercer students
owe congratulations to the King and
Queen and - it is a safe prediction 1
that the Prince will be given a royal j
welcome at Mercer when he becomes
of-age. With prospects good for. his!
being “crowned” frequently during
his Freshman year. '
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Commerce Colonel Calculate*
Col. Lucicn W. Hardy, Mercer law
and commerce graduate of the 1921
class, is practicing law in Ashburn.
He wrote the colyumist recently,
stating that he had been counsel in a
number of cases which resulted in a
fifty-fifty split for the “colonel.”
Although the former student body
president and editor of The Cluster
did’ not go into details, we concluded
that he .meant a fifty-fifty split of
the monetary consideration. The
“colope!” was a star in the commerce
accounting course so we presume
that the “fifty T fifty split” was be
tween .his checking, and (layings ac
counts. ’
A Sad Ead Stares Us iu the Face
Woe is the colyuml One bright
morning last week when the colyuin
chaperon was chaperoning something
on the typewriter, in whlked two fair
damsels ( froth Wesleyan. Being the
only one in tht C. and C. sanctum,
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