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November 11, 1921
THE MERCER QLUSTER
Page Three
ATLANTA PETRELS
HERE FOR BATTLE
v Local Team Ready to Make Up
For Mistakes.
Undaunted by the fact that the
Furman “Hornets" trimmed the Mer
cer eleven last Saturday in Green
ville, the Orange and Black battlers
have worked hard and faithfully dur
ing the week and are determined to
wage the greatest football battle
seen in Macon in many years, when
Mercer takes on the Oglethorpe Pe
trels Saturday afternoon at Alumni
Field. * . •
• From dainty little Ike Cowart,
Mercer’s 240-pound tackle, to Oscar
“Ice Cream” Cone, probably the
lightest man on the squad, every
.grid aspirant is bubbling over with
determination to avenge the defeat
handed Mercer last year by the
. “Petrels.” • •
Under the careful eyes of Coach
.lush Cody and his associate, Russ
Cohen, Capt.Sid Johnson and his col
leagues ' j^ave been hard sit it each
afternoon, working from soon after
the noon hour until the twilight
shades began to creep over Mercer
campus.'
When the referee blows the whis
tle for the opening of the game Sat
urday it tnay be expected to be fol
lowed by a burst of enthusiasm from
the students and Macon rooters in
the stands, confident in the ability of
the Mercer team to stage a victory
over the “Petrels.”
Let's go, Mercerf
ROUND TABLE BANQUET
The Round Table of Mercer Uni
versity ' held its term banquet in the
Green Room of the Denipsey Hotel on
Wednesday night. Mayor-elect Lutli-
er Williams, Dr. Rufus W. Weaver,
and otheri notables were present at
the function.
. The Round Table is an organiza
tion formed for the purpose of pro
moting the interest of Mercer Uni
versity in every possible way, and for
honoring of men in the student body
who by their scholarship and accom
plishments in college attain member
ship in the body by a unanimous vote
of the Round Table members, accord
ing to the statements of its officials.
The banquet Wednesday night was
an elaborate affair, with twenty-two
members and guests present. The
guests of honor included Mayor-elect.
Luther Williams, Dr, Rufus W.
Weaver, W. T. Anderson, editor of
the Macon Telegraph; C. E. Patter
son, president of the Lions Club; J.
- H. Sprat! ing, president of. the Rotary,
Club; C. C. Harrold, president, of the
Kiwianis Club; J. B. Harris,- vice-
president of the Civitan. Club; .Jesse-
B. Hart, president of the Macon Na
tional Bank.
1 Initiate guests of the Round Table
were P. Z. Geer, A, S. Johnson, C. E.
Lancaster, H. H. Shirley, J. K. Wil
’ liams and C. J. Broome. •
J. M. Woodall, Knight Commander
of the Round Table, was master of
■ ceremonies for the occasion. B. C
Snow, graduate member of the Round
Table, -spoke on the aims and pur
poses 'of the organization. : G. ,B. Car
ter, Second Knight Commander, told
of some of the accomplishments of
the Round Table.
Dr. W eater addressed the clus,
giving some of his personal experi
ences' in the mountains of North-
< arolina and speaking of his appre-.
nation of the efforts of the club to
promote the welfare of Mercer Uni
versity. W. T. Anderson told the
guests and members of the problems
of the newspapers, and expressed a
<iesire for his paper to assist Mercer
in all her undertakings.
J. H. Spratling .and C. E. Patter-,
son, each in turn, expressed their 'ap
predation of. Mercer University and
pledged the support of, their respec
tive organisations to. help Mercer
realise her» program of expansion.
Speaking for the initiates, J. K. Wil
liams expressed the ambitions of -the
new members to , do all possible to
tlssist the old men in their plans fo*
backing President Weaver in his
work for building up Mercer Univer
sity!
An excellent menu was served at
v the banquet and the spirit of geniality
prevailed. Old members of the
FRESHMAN CLASS
HOLDS RAT COURT
Muchi Secrecy Surrounds New
Institution.
The present Freshman class of
Mercer, with 194 members, has dis
tinguished itself in many ways, be
sides being the largest in the history
of Mercer. Much comment has been
aroused by the fiqe spirit shown) by
it, but the largest and latest feather
in its head-dress is the founding of
a Rat Court, the first at .Mercer.
Much secrecy surrounds this insti
tution. It is, instead of the Ku Klux
Klan, truly un Invisible Empire, as
any person who has been found guilty
by it's mysterious courts can testify.
As far as we can learn it is a- court
“for the Rats, and by the. Rats.” All
matters which pertain directly to the
■Freshman Class are settled without
any friction (literally speaking). All
matters which affect the whole stu
dent body, or the Sophomore Class,
are dismissed as outside' the juris
diction- of the Ro Alpha Tau Court.
The court is not a wVecker of per
sonal vengeances, but a rlghter of
Freshman Class wrongs.
It has been rumored that the au
gust body had a meeting quite re
cently and that justice was dealt out
in a liberal manlier. No person who
was made a recipient of this justice
has made a complaint,- so it must be
taken for granted that.it is fulfilling
its duty. It is said that several John
Does were brought to task for failing
to wear the Freshman caps and
dodging the parade, thereby disgrac
ing the Freshman Class before the
other classes, the faculty, and Macon.
It is hinted that none' of the Fresh
men will dare t.i meddle with fire
water, so strict rules must have been
passed in regard to this.
As' long as the court holds to its
present ideals and endeavors to cor
rect petty wrongs, which might- de
velop into grievous ones,, it is a
worthy institution and deserves the
respect and protection of all loyal
Mercerians, according to upper dass-
ON THE WAY
Tuesday the cornerstone of the
new building program at Mercer
was laid. It will be remembered that
some weeks ago we carried the archi
tect's ■ drawing. of the proposed , new
plant. We believe that the occasion
warrants the attention of every
Baptist in Georgia. Not since the
bleak January day when the institu
tion was founded have we been at
such an important day in the life of
Mercer.
We ought to be grateful for a
president who has enough vision to
plan for the future No previous ad
ministration has ever been called
upon to plan so largely. The 75 Mil
lion Campaign brought to bear the
greater Merced for which every for
mer president prayed and worked.
And now it is good that we have a
man who sees the possibilities and
will build on all that has gone before
and is setting stakes, worthy of our
ability. '
It is' wholesome to hear the ring
of the hammer at •Mercer again,
TWere have been certain building pe
riods at Mercer and they have always
been- a tonic to the. denomination.
The last building period was under
the- leadership... of Dr. Jameson and
with the erection of the several build
ings at that time there came a new
impetus for the institution. Now we
face a day when there is to be large
additions to the Mercer plant. More
money is to be spent than has ever
been .-.pent on physical equipment.
The people are glad to give their sup
port to the expanding; program be
cause'they have been convinced that
Mercer University is being blessed of
God.
We long to see ,the time when |ll
oiir Baptist schools and colleges shall
be housed and well equipped and
jrhen every 'member of every faculty
shall have s' worthy salary. It is
coming,, too. The Lord is richly bless
ing Georgia “Baptists in our educa
tional work.—Christian Iridex.
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Corner Cherry and Third
Johnson, J. P. Rabun, T. M Smith,
A B„ and J. M. Woodall. The club’s
^ , _ officers are J. il f . Woodall, knight
Round Table In the^present student' commander; G. B ^" nd
body were G. B. Carter, J. F. Hanson, | knight comtaander, ahd J. F. Rabun,
^>M. Hawes, W. F. Holland, J. 0. knight chronicler.
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