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UNIVERSITY •TOTEM -; FOURTEEN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Vol.2 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922 No. 11 ENROLLMENT FOR WINTER OVER 500 . 1921-C1 lA'MI 5 I0NSjj] IN SPORT-1921 422 Already Signed;’Few Fail io Return. - Neylans Back From ’Rico; Gil more Here Again. That the enrollment for this term will equal that of the fall term is in dicated by the fact that when this issue of the Cluster went to press, 422 students hpd signed up for the present term. Of this number, 15 are new students and it is probable llmt the total number of new stu dents will reach 26. \ ' In view of the continued unfavor able business conditions it had been .expected that the enrollmept for the winter term would be much smaller than that of the fall term, but it is said that only a small number of students enrolled last term have not returned and that it is likely that this deficit will be offset by the new jitudehts. Among the former students who have returned is O. S. Neylans, a Commerce man of last year who has been in Porto Rico for several months. ■ Neylans said that it was his intention to remain out of col lege and work for one year but that his interest in Mercer was made so keen through receiving the Cluster each week he could no longer remain away from Mercer campus. Neylans was quite active in the School of Commerce and his fellow • ComiUer ccrians are welcoming him back to the fold .. In addition to being consistent worker in student activi ties, he was an “A” student, one of Ihe two- highest students' inscholas tic standing. Another old student who has re turned is Ellison Gilmore, of Ten- nille," another Commerce man.. Gil more has been working cotton busi ness for several months. He reports that after missing the' fall term he is happy to be again on Mercer cam- BASKETBALL TEAM Tech Comes Saturday Fresh from the victorious trip, llllklC A I I rt A lire Mercer is priming for the game here WliNij ALL bAMLy saturilay ' ni,;ht at the city Audit °- pus. ' • With the completion of the new buildings on the campus, the out standing* success of the. basketball team and the continued large en rollment, a spirit of true optimism seems prevalent everywhere on the cunipqs, the one idea in the mind of every Mercer student apparently be ing to work unceasingly for the ad vancement'of his alma mater.. Cody’s Machine Scores Total of 177 I'oitits to Opponents 84. J. HENRY BURNETT ELECTED SECRETARY J. Henry; Burnett, business ■ man ager and registrar of Mercer Uni versity, has been elected district sec , clary of the Kiwanians. Mr. Burnett’s business acumen has been recognized in many ways by different, organizations,' but the elec tion- as secretary of the Kiwanis flub for this district is regarded as an honor of special importance. Kiwanians of the Macon district are said to be one of the livest bunches of business and professional nun in the South. The Kiwanis slogan is “We Buj^f” HILLYER RUDISILL MACON POSTMASTER 'ather ami Son Are Loyal Mer- , cer Supporters. “S. I. A. A, aspirants, wiitch your step. If you would stay in the running, steer clear, very clear of .’this ‘youthful, inexpe rienced' Mercer quintet. They are are the fastest, individually and collectively,' basketball squad that has paid this town of Sa vannah a visit in one long time.” rium when Georgia Tech’s “Indoor Tornado” will furnish the opposition. Tech is reported traveling at a fast clip and with the Baptists running in form the battle should be a rip snorting humdinger, with the odds favoring the Orange and Black. HEALTH OFFICER MERCER STUDENT Dr. C." L. Kidley, of Hillsboro, who is a graduate of Mercer University, has been appointed health officer f Macon by the city council. Dr. Kid- ley. began h : s duties here Sunday, January' 1. ■ The Hillsboro physician, now health officer of Macon, was gradu ated from Mercer University with the degree of A.B. He later studied medicine am) became one of the most popular and efficient physicians of Jasper' county, according to . J. J. said that the holiday tour'Winburn, ordinary of that county He is also a graduate of several The above glowing tribute wus paid the Orange and Black quintet by Brinson Smith, writing in the Savannah Morning News about the Mercer-Savannah "Y” game, which was played in the City by the Sea December . Ill', Mercer winning by a conclusive score, of ,!><> to 2d, and making a -clean sweep of the four- game road trip taken by the Bap tists It was the most successful .ever under taken by a Mercer quintet..' The "<>»«> medical schools.. Baptists defeated Albany 30 to 18, 1 Jacksonville 63 to 27 and Wayeross MINISTERS MEET X-RAY APPARATUS NOW DANGER-PROOF FATHER OF STONE ACCIDENT VICTIM Dr. W. D. Coolidge Contributes to Science. Mercer Organizations Repre sented at Funeral. 38 to 1.3, which, with the Savannah win, gives the Mcrcerians a clean sweep over spmc of the strongest Y. M. C. A. , indoor teams section: Elimination of the v 'clanger from contact with high voltage wiring in the use'of modern X-ray apparatus, has been accomplished recently by Dr. W. D. Uoolidge. Jhe'X-ray tube and transformer, are enclosed in an oil filled metal case within .which the . ordinary household cut-rent is “stepped up" to n pressure of 1 be tween 40,0.00 and 0p,000 volts. The X-rays then pass through the Cover of the case and are used in the reg ular way for making photographs. The case which contains the high tension elements • is. grounded • and swung from a folding arm or bracket allowing the rays to be directed at any.angle 1 . Only a low voltage lead of 110 volts is exposed and this comes from the lighting circuit. The apparatus is .suitable, for dental work or general radiography. Its' development is said to be a big forward step towards ; making X-ray apparatus -safer to handle .than at any other time in the past. The entire Mercer student body is empathizing with "Tige” ' Stone, wnose father was killed' in a railroad | accident during the holidays. Most I of the students had gone to -their homes for the holidays hut those, j who were in the-.ci(.y expressed their : sympathy to "Tige" and sent a tloFul offering as an expression .of their' feeling. I Every Mercer organization .was represented' at the funeral of Mr, Stone, the following mein, attending the service -us- art honorary escort ‘ from Mercer: Alumni. 1 m Clements; Sigrtia No fratern'ity; i harli.t- Mor gan; < : J. Brooriu*; student -body; E.. K. “Red" Welch, athletics, and Prof. ' I George M. Sparks. from the faculty, and the Board of Control of, Ath letics. - ! . • ' * . HERE IN JANUARY RESEARCH BELOW ZERO PRACTICAL The science • of cold—of extremely in this It was announced yesterday by 1 ,IW temperatures may be regarded President RufUs W. Weaver, of Mer. by many P* r8ons from Wherever the Mercer aggregation Univcriity . that the — ' * • ,n<,U8try ' Cryogenics, ss thm science performed, the press paid high com- team which hp has developed. Statistics on Road Trip On the road trip, Mercer scored FIRST TRY-OUTS OF DEBATERS ARE HELD ' Hillyer Rudisill, a former Mercer n '«n, hay been appointed postmaster st Macon by Preaident Harding.' Mr. Rudisill has been assistant postmaster at ' Macon during five presidential administrations. His business efficiency has been such Hist, although a democrat in polities, be was appointed postmaster of Mn- Con by m Republican President with out opposition. , He is the father of Hillyer, Jr* one of the most loyal of Mercer’s sons, uo* studying medicine. Ministers nevertheless hns become a pHment *to (WhXsh’Cody aml'^h'e Mid-Winter Conference will be held practical subject, particularly the IL.JwMeh he has develoned. at Mercer in January. Dr. Weaver characteristics of ghs mixtures in re- said that more thpn 200 of the lead-, lation to liquefaction and. separation ing Bqptjst ministers from Georgia of gases for industral application and other States are expected tlo at- • purposes. Liquid oxygen has a prac tical application as Sn explosive. If Other speakers on the program an absorbent pad is saturated with a announced are Rev. Emmett Steph- liquid hydrocarbon, it cani, in pres- nrBis ., Further, recapitu- ens, Mercer student recently returned ence of liquid okygen, be exploded 1*. Ch.,l„ B,.y Wi !r :.w, ,»hnc. Tta combfe,. that Bob Gamble led in total number | liatns, and Dr. Albert Henry New- tion is used at the present time in of field goals' scored, racking up 22 man. additions this year to the Mer- in the foiir games. Smith tallied 20. total of l77 points t? opponents’ 84, tend the conference, the Baptists averaging. 44 points per game,'which is satd to be a recor- Wear 3, Simmons 2 and Pope 1. Geo Harmon tallied 19 field goals and 31 cer faculty, and President Rufus W. Weaver. ’ . • The Mercer president said that the new dining hall at the university in foul- j shooting giving' 1 him margin in points scored, over teammates, Harmon scoring a., of 09 counters. ' ' mines in France and Germany.. The only commercial use of liquid air is as a source of liquid arid gaseous oxygen. Other uses may be devel oped. Knowledge of cryogenics aids in separation of 'pure helium. Sub fouls of 44 attempts, his proficiency, . . kin. . wide would be completed by opening date his of the conference and that Mercer ■ stituting helium for hydrogen re total ! would be able to care for the visit- moves many dangers from airships I ing pastors; land balloons First tryouts for intercollegiate? debates were held in' the ■( .veronian ' Society hall last night, and'- the re maining speakers' will be selected "■* tonight when the tryouts, will be, completed.' " '***' Mercer has scheduled five debates with other • colleges and ■ universities this year, with the possibility that ope . other- debate may be' arranged. In .the* triangular, debate th s year Mercer sends a team, to Hovyard to uphold the negative, and a Mercer team will remain here- to espouse the affirmative of the subject, Resolved that the modern tendency in govern ment toward direct action of the people is not advisable: Other debates .-will be held with Wake Fobest, Davidson and probably Emory. The- subject for these con tests have not been selected. All the debaters on the campus are urged to engage in the . tryouts,, according to Dr. A.- P. Montague, chairman of the Mercer .Debating Council and Secre tary .of the Triangular Council.' '