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THE MERCER CLUSTER
January 6, 1922
TERM OPENS WITH
BEST OF PROSPECTS
College Established Record for
1921.
Mori'i'r.'s winter term for 1922
opened with encouraging prospect's
-ii- tlie- hundreds of students regis
tered Tuesday and Wednesday. As
the'fluster goes to press the* regis
tration is not eoipple.to, but the en
rollment will la k but- few names of
mu lung the mark set in the fall
tet in, according- to. an announcement
by .1, I i v ; my Hurnet't, registrar. Sev
eral' new men were already enrolled
■;nd lit hers expected. ’ ’ •
Ini idintally it became known that
■..Mervrr.- had-established what may be
a ivitird for Southern colleges during
the fiilt of FoV during . the
fall ■ tei in only, nine students Were
eohtfivl . d, to drtip'out from financial
difficulties and other causes. In the
light of the present' economic situa
tion this is - regarded ns rather re
markable, showing among other
thiligs the determination and re
sourcefulness of Mercer' students.
.Tin- general- situation at Mercer
at the term’s opening.,is pronouneed
favorahle, hy the offieiarLs of the
1"niVersity, ‘ , Satisfaction was ex
pressed ■ that Mercer ’ would continue
to make progress’ with her plans for.
• x'-ansion. New students, are com-
i'ig in. improvements an the financial-
situation is expected. an.d the new
bu'Mings nr'e . nearing completion.
The new dining, hall will shortly be
finislud,’; giving 'Mercer a Men's
("o.itmons second- to .none in • th •
South.
MERGER MAY LOSE
BURNETT, BUS. MGR.
Matriruinlion for Hobo College
Begins in Chicago..
Opening of the fall term of the
Holm college, with a record breaking
attendance scheduled, has been, an
nounced hy,.Patrick (“Paddy") Car-,
•rrjllf president of the famous Chicago
institution, says the Chicago .News
, "Matriculation ha,s- begun,” said
Mr. Carroll. “Or, in other words,
the old dump is- open for any'of thi
stitfs tbat feel like droppin’ in.
"T’egarding the impending term,
have this to say r : There a re niort
holms .lying around-without fobs, than
at any time in. the history , of the
.college. That means a lot of stu
dents.' Wg are, itrrang’.fig some spe
cial- courses on,‘How to Five Without
Kating,.’ which we, expect to interest
them all. Ills going t« ho a banner
year for tlie iirSTiluUdn dr iny name
ain't Paddy 'Carroll!". . •
The hew president -is prominent in
ihi ■ best, hobo circles - of Brooklyn,
V V„ -and used to, he sergeant at
arm.* at the Dill Pickle Club. He
-says.- however,, that he has quit
• tightipjr.'• - • • : '.
CHARLIE BUTLER
ol’riner Mercer student and now one
of -the ' greatest singer's and •enter-
ai'iers in America. He has for years
ti uix.il America and Europe as the
cos,,el singer for Alexander anil Tor-
ivy ami other great ministers. Mr.
Fuller is now singing at the Macon
i.iblc .Conference.'
ALL-TIME TEAM
TO PLAY REGULARS
Lineup Would Include Many
Kiimous Stars.
Macon basketball fans are urgifig
that the present Mercer, team be
matched with what would be culled
an All-time Orange and Black team
which would be composed of the
basketball stars of former years at
Mercer. , ,
It is a matter of history that Met-
ier has in the past turned.out some
of the fastest court cuvorters in the
i,-aim- of basketball in the South. On
these fast teams of the past were
many .outstanding stars. Some of
‘he. former .scintillators suggested to
meet thp present phenomenal' quin-i
tel are Johnny .Westmoreland, Chur-
lie Morgan, Walter Grace,'.“Skipper ’
Ci ehran, "Stick” Hodenberry.
The. sport editor of' the Macon
Telegraph in discussing the proposed
game suggests the following lineup:
Grace, center, anil Cochran and- Ro-
il' nberry,- guards. The sport writer
also urges that the proceeds of th
game be used io buy sweaters for
.Melver athletes. It is believed that
such a game,' if arranged, would be
a'.great dr'awiiig card, and gi.o the
,Mai-on fans a ‘rare treat in basket
ball '
tion can not constitute successful
diplomacy.
Therefore, the first factor in suc
cess for the Conference must be the
full recognition by the three powers
concerned of China’s right to na
tional entity and sovereignty among
modern states. Any bargaining or
swapping of favors by the powers at
the expense of China will be prima
facie evidence of failure, judging
from the results of such maneuvers
in the past.
China has put forth certain de
mands, supposedly at the suggestion
of the United States, which if grant
ed, would be the beginning of sue*
cess-for the conference.'The powers,
including Japan, have agreed “in
principle” to the requests of China.
But they, balk at the actual fulfill
ment. And here lies failure. When
once -Girina is accorded her rightful
privileges, the other pioblems of thi
conference will seem - simple, barring
Perhaps the question of the reduction
of land forces. Reduction of armies
is made difficult by the peculiar po
sition of France as regards the , Ger
man menace, very real to France at
least. * - ; ■ •/ ■
Let .Japan, Great Britain and the
United States guarantee to China
her rights as a nation, 1111 nations
ceasing their exploitation of Chinn
and allowing her to work out her
lestiny unfettered' by foreign yokes;
let the nations limit their navies'in
proportion to their 'present strength;
let the nations agree upon a maxi
mum strength allowable for land
forces,, approaching 1 this problem
with an open eye to the Franco-
German situation—these accomplish
ments would constitute success for
the Washington conference.
. , SETH WEEKLY •
Football player, basketball captain
minister, professional. wrestler, gas
meter inspector, pre-lim boxer, arid
now on the way to the Pacific Coast
keeking local color fpr writing mov-
ing picture senarios..
PEACE CONFERENCE
GHAS. A. HILBUN
OPTOMETRIST
and Manufacturing Optician
Phone 575 C20 Cherry St.
Maeon, Ga.
Loh’s Cafe
Exclusive Dining Room
For Club Dinners
Welcome, Mercer Men!
Phone 122
514 Mulberry
The problems of thy Disarmament
Conference may he. stated ' in the
riler of t'licir importance and diffi
culty as, follows: First, ( Irina; sec
ond, limitation of navies; third, re
duction of armies.
Under the short term, “China” may
He , grouped, the problems that pri
ma'rily .concern the United -States;
Japan. ,arid .(irea.tr. Britain in the Far
Fast. Questions of. naval limitations
concern -chiefly the same three pow
rs.' while with the-reduction of land
ft.reds or armies, France appears to
hove' the greatest cause.for concern.
Then, the goal sought ;in the present
Conference is the - solution .of Far
Eastern problems, and following
such solution, if reached, the -. less
difficult adjustment of naval limita
tion, both problems being of funda
mental importance at present to only
three leading |mwrrs.i
Now, all will admit that for the
conference at Washington to termi
nate successfully the main problems
before it must first be solved for the
best interest of . world peace If we
admit that' the conference may- at
tain degrees qf -success, then such
partial success must, include at least
the most important question or ques
tions before the delegates. For the
'conference to begin even to succeed
the Far Eastern problems must be
settled on a Basis of justice for
China', Japan, the United States and
Great Britain.
The question now arises; would the
permanently amicable adjustment of
the Far. Eastern problem between the
United States,- Japan and Great
Britain constitute success, for .the
conference, if such settlement in
volved, a sacrifice of the rights of
China? To this question the answer
is, No’. At this juncture in the
world’s history the dental to any na
tion'of its right to work out its des
tiny unhampered by. foreign domina-
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