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Page Two THE MERCER CLUSTER ■v November 11, 1921 :V ' Y 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. Subscription RnteS, one year, |1.00 .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! * * * 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! More Than a Florist’s Shop . - t • - a A FLOWER SERVICE A complete, fresh stock of the flowers in season Nutting & Carswell FLORISTS Phone 1776 414 Second Street Macon, Ga. miiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim | Georgia | Industrial 1 Home 1 Printshop Mercer Men Should suport men that sup port Mercer. R. S. THORPE & SONS are supporting Mercer until the last whistle blows. Help your school by helping yourself in buying from. R. S. Thorpe & Sons A. S. JOHNSON Mercer Representative 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 . Dr. W. G. Lee, G . “ club “ Battle Col “ gue Mol “ cult* Re “ f . “ vc it off!-- 258-260 Second St. • Phone 1671 Equipped 1 for J Efficient 1 Service 1 ftiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimn 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.. - * , * .■ * ' . • 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. ' • . • - * * * 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, !••••••••••••••• IMfltMiltMittlSM •#••••••••#••••••••••••••••• IMMIS THANKS— To ALL Mercer Men! You arc backing The Cluster to the limit! You are patron izing. Cluster advertisers. Mer- - cer Men‘are saying “Mercer” and “Cluster” , when they trade —helping us to secure ails— aiding iis in making O.U.R paper larger and better: RAH FOR MERCER! THANKS- To OUR Advertisers! • You are -backing Mercer by using The Cluster as a trade- pulling medium. Ypu are mak ing it possible for us to get out one. of the best college weeklies in the United States. RAH FOR ADVERTISERS? REAL ESTATE, LOANS INSURANCE We build homes and sell them' on the most reasonable terms. We place your funds on in- ' vestments secured beyond possi bility of loss. We give your Rent Accounts our personal attention. Our Service is’the result of twenty ’ years’ experience. * ' CITY REALTY COMPANY , 686 Mulberry St. Phone 4218 Macon, Georgia Your Printing will receive prompt atten tion when your orders are placed with us. Good Printing Conservative Prices American Printing Company Reliable Printers 006 Cherry St.- Macon, Ga. BOB SAYS- • “Fellows, Mercer boys have always hunted 'me up, for I give them all the scores, and my famous wiepers and cold butter milk furnishes a ‘snack’ that’s hard to beat. 1 You’ll find me at City Drug • Store, corner, of Broadway and Cherry, where you catch the cars for any place, . I’ll appreciate seeing you any time for anything.—With you • Tight on, is right.”—BOB. City Drug Store Loh’s Cafe Exclusive Dining Room For Club Dinners Welcome,, Mercer Men! Phone 122 514 Mulberry Hotel Lanier CATERS ESPECIALLY TO MERCER STUDENTS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS