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November 25, 1921
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THE MERCER CLUSTER
Page Three
OTHER COLLEGES
The October nuiqber of the “Geor
gia Cracker” is Ailed, with humorous
cartoons,' jokes and rhymes. The
Cracker” announces that an issue
devoted to /‘serious matters” will be
produced later.
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The Arst number of the Orange and
Green, Lanier High School organ,
ame to the exchange table the past
week. It contains some good car
toons, snappy editorials and short
stories, as well as many “locals” and
jokes.
Thirty-seven per cent of the co-
's at Oglethorpe this year are rqd-
Uaded. There are different -shades of
red from the “bull-A gilt” to the red
dish brown. | C. O. CARPENTER
Publicity Director of Fourth National
Hepresentatives of the North Caro-1 Dank is Arst of series of advertising
lina Collegiate Press- Association I specialists to address Mercer Adver
were entertained last week by* the Using Class,
tudents of North Carolina College
For Women. W. A Gamble, Jr.,
brother of Mercer’s “Bob,” was one
if Duvidson’s staff at the meeting,
lie is managing editor of the David-1
ovnian.
MISS SALLIE BECOMES
PHI DELTA MEMBER
Beloved Librarian Gives Tips
on Public Speaking.
The Emory Wheel, states that the
Trustees of Emory arc expected to
take early action on whether or not I ** A f t ; al public speu . kl .r must be
the Methodist university shall have ablt , to threp thin|?8i pt . rsua ,, e , up
intercollegiate athletics. The paper ,j ftf anil amuse*,” said Miss Sail**
also carries an announcement to the I Boone,, speaking on the subject,
Ifect that Dr. M. L. Brittain has|-*whut the Literary Society can do
MASONIC CLUB TO
HAVE BIG SOCIAL
Club Now Permanent Organiza
tion; New Furniture for Hall.
Mercer’s Masonic Club met in its
bi-weekly meeting in the Ciceronian
Society hall Thursday night.
The main matter under discussion
at this session was the plans for
holding a social at Home time in the
future. A committee was appointed
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lub, for arranging this social.
Ttit 1 question of Atting up
rooms of the Masonic club with suit- E
able furniture was also brought up, S Pfi rt fi fHT
and this business also nut into the —
hands of a committee.
Plans of the club now being worked -j
out 'will result in the Masonic club E
being a permanent organization at S
Mercer -The club this year will b>y E
the foundation for a successful and S
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into the E
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lasting system, and leave it to future
members to, carry on the work of
developing the club further. ' !
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION =
M pledge S leach ;
On Tuesday night the Ministerial E
Association held its regular meeting S
in the V. After a song and prayer j 5
the minutes were read. 1 =
J. K. Williams, president of the,|S
association, outlined the plan being ^E
carried out by Mercer ministers on —
the streets of the city and Urged S
258-260 Second St.
’ Phone 1671
Equipped 1
for 1
Efficient 1
Service I
dfered a prize to the college students j or mt , ** at the Phi Delta Literary men to takl ‘ P art in \f
I mv( in vne » in t'eiia u i w i at j
„f Georgia colleges for the best essay Society meeting on Monday evening,
on "The Great Seal of Georgia.” The | “Here in this society hall is onlv
prize is one .hundred dollars in gold
The Red and Black of Georgia has
an editorial in laat week’s issue urg
ing‘ the students to adopt the honor
system of student government. This
system, seems to be prevailing
most of the greater universities.
« • .
A (ommittco. from the student body
. ;it- Hollins College, Florida, returned
a report recommending the honor
. system for that college recently.
Three-fourths of the students went
mi record in a "straw vote" as fuvor
mg the student government plan.
Here in this society hall is Only
the beginning, but in this beginning
you learn to speak more clearly, and
to speak more surely, enabling you
to go out yonder and take a more
definite place in .the affairs of the
world This society is not. for the
purpose of showing ourselves off al
together,. nor is it to teach you to i
speak, but it is here to train you the j
practical way of delivery that will [
appeal to an audience Orutory has !
gone out of style, but practical, con-
incipg speaking will never bo dis-1
unit'd,’’ declared the speakur.
“The road to a good speaker is not
easy, but calls for steady persever
ance. Orators of old found the same
The parents, guardians and friends handicaps that we And today. De-
f all university students rooming, in Uonsthenes had faith in His pebbles
Gordon Hall w.ill be glad to know that I UIU | h n aiiy became a great speaker
system of Are drill has at last been I aru | persuader with their help. Some
put into effect in this boy s dormi-1 (( j Georgia’s greatest leaders began
ices.
J. Henry Burnett made an interest 1
ing talk to the ..association, tnking 1
for his subject “Personal Work.” Mr.
Burnett emphasized the fact that in-J
dividual work alone is The means of |
evangelization and urged every man
to do his part in the work for Christ.
The speaker concluded by saying
that we must be strong both in bur
religious and. business enterprises if
we hopf* to succeed.
* The evening’s program was- closed
with prayer by Mr Coalspn, a mem
ber of the association.
1 fury, through the kind efforts of the
HissiSsippian.—The Mississippian.
in this hall, and it is only for you to |
remain faithful, When you, too, can
attain to, goals equally ps high,” con
tinued the speaker.
When Miss Sallic had Anished
peaking, she was unanimously voted
Many .young ladies are expected I. an honorary member of the society,
he present from the various neai*-l| n r( . sp0 nsc to this manifestation of
The Society Day Celebration of
1921 promises to surpass any past
social event ever held at Wake For
tire socety’s love for her, the librarian
j said, "1 see where you are keeping
line with the. Modern Woman’s
Movement, and if any of you ever
run for an offie’e, you, can lie assured
| of my support ”
Jn.debating the subject, “Resolved
i that the United States should' lead
the, way in the Disarmament Pro-
Loh’s Cafe
Exclusive Dining Room
For Club Dinners
Welcome, Mercer Men!
Phone 122
514 Mufberry
BOB SAYS-
“Fellows, Mercer boys have
always hunted me up, for I give
them all the scores, and my
famous wieners and'cold butter-'
milk furnishes a ‘snack’ that’s
hard to beat. You’ll And me at
City Drug Store, corner of
Broadway and Cherry, where
you catch the cars for any place.
I’ll appreciate seeipg you any
time for anything.—With you
right on, is right."—BOB.
City Drug Store
hy colleges and from throughout the
whole state.—Old Gold and Black.
***
Student Government is now about
be inaugurated into the life of th
student body of Southern College
This is an evidence of one more s.tej
toward the goal of the Greater
Southern, for there are no . great
•hools today in this land that have L rran i >* \\ M. Carswell, George
n >t that form of government.—The Spell grove and C. 15. Bryson, irepre-
Southern. \ . sonting the affirmative side of the
argument, snatched the trophy of a
unanimous decision from the nega
tive arguers, D. H. Jordon, H J. Biv-
I ins and A. E. Carswell. The one thing
that did more to win for the affirma
tive than any other was C‘ E. Bry
son’s presentation of the evening
paper's headlines to the judges, which
| seemed to be convincing
By R. L. B.
THE RALLY BLIGHTER
They sat alone in the swing,
One of those nights.
The last in the year,
When you can sit in a swing,
Just before the sofa
Takes its place. ,' ** - \
‘‘Dearest,” said he,
“Just one more
Before I go.”
She seemed willing.
. And held her retty head
In an attitude of waiting
With her blue eyes closed.
Whereat he reached over
And selected another
Bon-bon from the box.
—Rollins Sandspr.
lEDUCATION CLUB
. ELECTS OFFICERS
The latest addition to the college
club circles is the Education Club,
which was organised on Tuesday. At
this meeting the following officers
were elected; L, W. Lewis, presi
dent; G. W. H. Stanley, vice-presi
dent; M. A. Clark, secretary; F. C.
Williams, reporter.
Professor Jacobs outlined - the ob
ject of the club, telling of . the con
ditions of’ education at' the, present-
time. . ■ ' j .' G .
This club will have 'charge of the
chapel program the first week in De-
cember. J. G. Cheney, F. H. Hawes
and F. C. Williams were appointed
to arrange this program.
Plans were being made for having
«et-together meetings during the,
year followed by a feast.
A horribly hackeneyed
phrase, but -we gotta
say it—
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WHY BUY A NEW PAIR
OF SHOES
>,
when we tah fix your old
ones almost as gopd a3
new ?.- . ''' ‘'
Work Sent, For. and
Delivered
‘‘On the way to town”
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SHOE SHOP
Phone 4371
456 Cotton Avenue
Arcadia Hotel and Dining Room
On Mulberry Street, next to. Grand Theater
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