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November 25, 1921
THE MERCER CLUSTER
&age Five
EXPLORERS RETURN
FROM 0KEF1N0KEE
|)r. Fox Tells Interesting Story
of Trip to Swamp.
rfy F. R. Nalls, Jr.
Dr. Fox, Mercer biology professor,
Saturday afternoon returned to Mer
cer after having been absent several
days exploring the wilds of the Oke-
tinokee swamp, in company of
trap of Macon Boy Scouts.
.The party left Macon at. 7:30
Thursday- morning, and arrived in
Waycross at. 7:00 that afternoon.
They spent the night in this town,
leaving early the next morning for a
secluded spot >h the midst of the
swamp known a& Billy’s Island. Here
they unloaded all their supplies and
set up camp.
According to Dr. Fox, the party
was composed of the Boy'Scouts, Dr
Murgerum, Boy Scout officials, and
an innumerable number of newspaper
reporters, who pestered the life out
of him with their questions and then
wrote down the answers wrong.
About noon Friday Dr. Fox started
on a trip of exploration up the'river
in an old ramshackle boat. He says
•there was only'one motor boat and
that the reporters had that all the
.time. The trip was somewhat of a
failure, because the party was so
large all the animals and birds were
frightened away long before the eX-
ploters were anywhere near them
While on this trip Dr. Margerum
saw a (lead alligator floating down
the stream and thought he would
have a little fun with the people in
the boats back of him, so he took opt
his revolver and fired twice at the
carcass, then he shouted at the party
hack- of him that he. had killed an
alligator. The Boy Scouts arid the re
porters seized the remains of the alli
gator and dragged it on the boat, but
hastily cast it away again when any
thing but sweet pmell of the ‘dead
body, .reached their olfactory organs.
"This was a very enjoyable, incident,”
sai<l Dr. Fox.
• Dr. Fox said he had a great deal
of trouble in sleeping that night, as
he had to sleep on the ground. The
Scouts were up to all sorts of tricks
and' the professor was afraid they
would do something to him, but they
seemed awed by his degree of some
thing, for they let him severely
alone. They treated each other
pretty roughly, however. When they
saw one of the boys had gone to
.sleep, they took a rope down to the
stream and wet' it, then they pulled
the cold thing across the sleeper’s
face. He awoke with a scream, think
ing a snake had crawled across him.
Another favorite trick wns to put
hot cigarette between some tired
-sleeper’s toes.
Dr. Fox found several species of
grasshoppers which he had' never
seen in ,this section before. He
brought them back to Mercer with
him and added them to his' collec
tion. ■ ■ '
One member of the crowd bought a
bear skin' from one of the swamp .in
' habitants, and took it back to Macon
Sung on the front of his ear, as if
he had killed it. The fact that the
skin was already dry did not seem to
make any difference to him.
PHI DELTA RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to take from our midst our
friend and . collcgemate, William
Cosby Carlisle,
Resolved by the Phi Delta Literary
Society,
First, That the members of the so
ciety are conscious of deep sorrow in
the loss of one whose -character held
their admiration, and whose lovable
qualities had won their love.'
Second, That they feel that their
departed friend’s membership in the
'society gave a<U)ed honor to its his
tory and that, though young, he had
in a maturity of intellect, vigor of
thought, apd loyalty' to the,-spirit of
the society, .taken his place among
nien whose noble service has made'its
.jest traditions..
Third, That the faithful Christian
life of our friend, his high ideals ,'ap
plied to the actions of daily experi
ence, his splendid manliness, softened
by a tender and beautiful sympathy,
furnished to the students of Mercer
University "an example which appre
ciation of all that is fine and true in
thought and in deed will cause them
to emulate. '
Fourth, That we tender the family
of our beloved friend assurance of
sympathy and the hope that God' will
give to them the ' comfort and
strength which can come only from
our gracious Heavenly Father.
Fifth, Resolved that a copy of
these resolutions be sent his family
printed in the Mercer Cluster, and
recorded in the minutes of this
•iety. ...
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. RUFFIN, Chairman
C. W. POPE,
ELIC CARSWELL.
BESSIE TIFT NEWS
A TRIBUTE
TO WILLIAM COSBY CARLISLE.
Earth is a.realm of light and shade .
Mingled with sorrow and grief,
Yet by a loving Father made,
Such is the soul’s belief.
We cannot see behind the veil
That curtains the here and There,
But out- beyond this mortal pale
We sense a realm more fair.
Some souls too sweet and rare to live
, On earth save a little while .
Are but the earnest Heaver gives,—
. .The shadpW of Gpd’a smile.,
In young .Carlisle such virtue shorie,
In beauty of form and face,
That I’m; pot surprised he’s gone
Unto that Fitter Place.
• ‘ ' —John, Milton Samples.
M iss Catherine Mallory, correspon
ding secretary of the Baptist Wom
en’s Missionary Union of the South,
was a guest at Bessie Tift College
for two days on her Return from the
Georgia Baptist Women's Associa
tion;-which met in Macon last week.
While here she spoke at the vesper
service on Thursday night. Miss
Mallory, u woman of charming per
sonality and persuasive manner,
brought a message that made a deep
impression upon her hearers. She
took the commands of Jesus—“Go ye,
Give ye; and Pray ye”,—explaining
them and'emphasizing the Verb after
ward,' bringing''out so plainly that
the pronoun was personal and meant
each and every person. The words
: intended for us, his disciples of
today just as much as when he ut
tered them to his first'disciples while :
on earth. At chapel services on Fri
day morning, Miss Mallory again
spoke showing that each one must I I
do her part in the spreading uf the 1 j
Gospel, and the neglect of this on the
part Of a single person retarded just
so much the growth and extension of
His kingdom.
Bessie Tift was represented at the [
W. M. U. convention, held in Macon, I I.
by Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Foster, Misses' :
Alary Granade, Virginia Mays, Flo-j j
rine Danielly, Josephine Clark and I = •
Mary Lee Ayers.
Misses Clark and Ayers, daughters) |
of two of our Baptist missionaries, 1 •
spoke at the convention in behalf of \
the. “Margaret Fund," their 1 apprecia- j |
tion for it and what it .is meaning to j \
them. A duet • was rendered by I
M isses Mays and , Danielly, " aecom- : \
panied by Miss Granade. j ’’”
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Edwin S. Davis* President
E. W. Dipford, Secretary
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ADORATION
John Milton Samples
1 greet the First Great Cause
And bow to Nature's laws
With reverent applause
Whilst-theologians prate
In diverse creeds of God,
-Scorning the friendly sod
.Where mortal men have trod
In high and low estate.
I own the right of choice -
Where I may lift my vojee,
For this do. I rejoice;
'Yet' well I know
That circumscribed I toil
Here in life's fierce embroil,
A bondsman of the Mil
In realms below.
By faith I rise and see
In fields of‘destiny
The goal where I would be;
E’en here I feel
The thrill of larger life
Beyond life’s night of strife
; -In realms with beauty rife
heart's ideal.
THE OPTIMIST
John Milton Samples
What though the path be dreary
Let’s try and stll be merry
Along life’s devious way; v
Let's cherish sweet contentment.
And harbor no resentment,
Let come whatever may.
Let days be dark or sunny,
Let’s, try and still be funny,
And wear a pleasant smile;
Let’s c laim a friend’s .relation
To men in every station,
Thus shall we cheer each mile.
Let’s love the joy of living,
Of free unselfish giving
To brother, friend .in need;
Let’s have a kindly feeling
Instead of so much, km eling,
Let’s 1 have Love for our creed
More Needed.—John D. Rockefeller
took a. little girl in Cleveland to ride
ip his car and, after she hid com
fortably seated herself, he asked he,
“Where would you like to go?”
“Oh, I 'don’t care,” the little miss
replied. “Where do you want to go“‘
“I,” Mr. Rockefeller replied with a
twinkle in' his eye, “I want to go to
heaven.”
“Oh, Mr. Rockefeller,” the girl ex
claimed, “I guess, you haveii’t got
gasoline enough to take you there* -
Boaton Globe.
A--.most delightful program was |
rendered on last Saturday by the'
Clionian Society. J
A very ■ (harming little play,
Leave it to the Mothers,” written
and dedicated. by Miss Winnie , Mae
Adams, a 'Clionian, was presented.
A, chorus, '.‘The Hats of Other
Days,” was another enjoyable fea
ture of the program. Those exhibit
ing these quaint hats were members
f the Clionian Society. .
Miss Van Lee Tyler played a most
artistic violin solo.
M iss Johnnie Baldwin read a hu
morous selection, “Foolish. Ques
tions.’’ " , >*
All displayed much, talent and much
praise was merited ami received,
both by the.program committee and
those taking part. . •
Several parties from the faculty
and students motored' to Macon on
Saturday afternoon to, see the . play,
"Chu .Chin Chow.”
* * *
Mrs. G. E. Ellison, of Douglas,
Ga., spent the night with her daugh
ter, Mildred, on her return from the
convention at Macon.
* * *
Miss Mattie Straughan, Who is on
the staff of the Christian Index, spent
a night at the college last week, the
guest' of her sister, Alice, who is a
student at Bessie Tift.
* * *
Mrs. J. I. Summerall; of Way cross,
paid a brief visit to Bessie Tift the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bigelow mo
tored to Forsyth from their home at
Blue Ridge and spent Sunday with
their daughter. "•
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Mis* Myrtle Wear, of Cordele, re
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absence of several days recuperating
from illnfesk while op a visit to'her
home. : ' - V
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