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THE MERCER CLUSTER
January 18,1982
The Mercer Cluster
Published weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges in
the Mprder University System.
George M. Sparks, Managing Editor
- ' The Cluster Staff:’
C.J. Broome, Editor-in-Chief; Robert
M. Gamble, A. B. Coohran, W. K.
Wynne, John P. Rabun, Edwin S.
Duyis, E. C. Hulsey, John C. Vincent,
C. F, Brasington, Associate Editors;
(Romeo B. Morris,' Circulation Mana-
pwvH-i-H. ’ Ware, Jr., Assistant.
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STRONG RESERVES
Mercer is fortunate this year in
■ having so. many fast . substitute
players in basketball. Ability to
send strong reserves into the contest
at critical junctures will put thb
Orange and {flack on, the long end of
■a number of games before the season
closes. .
l oaches in all lines of athletics
have long, recognized the telling ef
fects in winnipg gSmes by first-class
substitute players. Reserves are
especially necessary in football, bas
ketball and baseball. , ‘
Saturday night's gpnte is a. good
.illustrntioh, "Smokey" Harper' and
’’Slim" Smith, two of Mercer’s best
players, had to retire from the con
test. If we had had only second rate
men in' reserve,' the game would have
bbeh ■ lost; Dut McWilliams and
Wilkes were seht in to take their
places, and our quintet did not even
slacken its pace!' The gaps were
tilled with first-class men who had
been hard at Work learning to play
basketball and to save the day at
just such a juncture.'
■ And if other men had been taken
out, Mercer Would have had yet other
good men to take their places. Sim
mons,. Pope, Hanson, Bennett and
Cadenhead, all were ready to take up
'the job and finish it to a nicety.
Mercer must have at all times a
hunch of students who will stick'by
the coach and'give him an adequate
number of reserves. This can be
'done by going out to make the teams
and sticking to the job whether you
make the first string or not.
. The line will hold as long as the
trained reserves stand ready to
fall. in.
College men of New York City and
vicinity Have organized speakers’ bu
reaus for the purpose of informing
the people on world affairs. The
speakers, who are college students,
go out to schools; churches and other
places, to discuss problems of'-peace
and war, science and sociology, pub
lic morals and Christianity.
The speakers are said to have more
invitations to speak than' they can
fill, it is fitting that college mem
shquld interest themselves in world
affairs. If the college and univer
sity man ’ does 'not look out instead
of in,, who will? The college man
find ; himself in a peculiar position.
He bas the opportunity to survey, not
only his own state and nation with
their needs, but the whole wide world
with its intricate and infinite prob
lems of universal import.
History -records that college stu
dents in Italy, Germany, France,
Russia • and other countries, have
played a -large part ■ in shaping na
tional and world movement' toward
progress. Democracy in politics end
religion have more than once been
been given great ■ aid and motive
powcp, by thoughtful bands of col
lege men.
The ci.liege*should.be the door to
the world outlook. To-day at Mer
cer we stand in that door, and the
action anil interaction of world
Vent", present themselves to our
view. The true university man will
take cognizance of his new situation
and will equip himself adequately to
ileal with the tasks at hand.
He- will begin even now to register
his power and influence on* the side
of justice, democracy, progress..
HART TO HEART LINES
TO VENUS
By T. M. Hart
Love and Beauty, hail 'to thee! ■
■Richer far than gold to me,
;.Greater than the laurel wreath,
I'll praise thee till my final breath!
Let the ancient Tamerlane
Revel in his conquests vain; .,
Let the ancient Croesus dream
Of wealth so vast; but for my theme
I'll take the love for maidens fair;
Whose lovely eyes and flowing hair
■ Bring joy unto the- lover’s heart,
That is not found in craft or art;
GHANSON D’ARMOUR
By T. M. Hart
O come let us drain a bqmper ,
Front the sparkling cup of love,
A drink more fine by far than Wine
And fit for thg gods above. ,
Lefus drink of the nectar of Jove
. to-night,
And forget all else as we drink
Save the love that I have in my
heart for. you, ' .1
Let the rest in oblivion sink.
"Say, Lil, have you got a new fel
ler yet?’! . •
“You toll ’em, Min,” replied her
fellow shop-girl. “And he’* real re
fined, too. Yesterday we went down
tq Hash and Gravy’s restaurant to
dinner. When they brought op .the
soup my, feller never blowed it like
common folks do. ; He fanned it with
his hat.”
Waycross girl at Mercer-Waycros*
basketball game: “You know, Alger
non, that game was awful. The first
half was good, Mercer leading Just
two points, biit when that big Mercer
coach, put in his best' team they
wouldn’t let Waycross play with the
ball at all. No wonder Mercer beat
us 88 to IS!”
WORLD STUDENTS
TURKEY—CRANBERRY
DUST TO DUST
John Milton Samples
God, or evil, pleasure, pain,
Mirth, or sorrow, death or life,
Peace, contentment, struggle, strife
Father, brother, sister, wife,
All must sing the same refrain,
From the dust to dust again.
Song and laughter, sighs and tears,
Eating, drinking, ’ sickness, health
, Poverty or horde of wealth,
Youth of life, age of years,
Bold of spirit,- filled with ffears,
All must sing the same refrain,
From the dust to dust again.
Saint or sinner,-babe or man,'
Pride or slatterer, virtue, shame,
Good repute, or evil name,
Viewing back the race we can,
All must sing the same refrain,-
From the dust to' dust again. ’
FRESHMAN ROUNDELAY
A father was chasing his son ’round
the room,
Was chasing his son ’round the room.
And while he was chasing his son
’round, the room.
He was chasing his son ’round the
room. ' ; •
And now he's still chasing his son
’round the room,
Still chasing his son ’round the room.
And as he is chasing'h’s chasing his
son,
Yes, chasing his son ’round the room.
. The faculty experienced a most
agreeable surprise Friday afternoon
in the.recipt of an invitation to the
wedding of Mr. Brown Turkey and
Miss Rose Cranberry, the marriage
ceremony to be solemnized in the
chapel of Bessie Tift College under
the auspices of the Clionian Society.
The wedding proved to be a most
unique presentation of affairs in
Vegetable Land, just before New
Year’s Day,, when the vegetables
were to be sacrificed for New Year’s
dinner. -The play was written by
Mrs. Grady W. Fagan, an old Clion
ian. - .
The plot was very interesting in
spite of its simplicity. Turnips was
in love with Rose Cranberry and so
was BroWn Turkey. Turnips and
Turkey fought a duel, which was
stopped by Cranberry. Just at this
point Parson Sage entered and at
their request, Mr.. Brown Turkey and
'Miss Rose Cranberry were married.
Their sorrows were forgoiten. and.
happiness reigped supreme in Vege
table Land, when the “pesky" cook
put in her appearance and w|th a
mighty wave of her scepter, the
spoon, sent them flying to their
places o,n the table to be eaten by the
mortals.
The costomos were most -original
and attractive.
The characters were:
Potatoes: Misses Martha Sanders
and Naomi Sikes-.
Celery: Misses Wylene Reynolds
and Ruth Sanderft.
Apples: Misses Lola Richards and
Lois Williams.
Baby Rice: ' Miss Merrle Rogers.
Turnips: Miss Jessie Dyar.
Turkey: Miss Dorothy Weston.
Pudding: Miss Mary Lee Ayer*.
Rose Cranberry: ' Miss Ruth Ranew.
Parson Sage: Miss Rossie Champion
Pickle: Miss Nadine Lundy.
The Cook: Miss Susie Hammack.
The program was very successful
and much credit is due both to the
program committee and those tak
ink part.
■ Tattnall Square
Pharmacy
Ijl 1 r A of our gross receipts go to
promoting. Mercer athletics.
Phones 2691 and 2226
THE CALL OF THE WEST
: John Milton Samples
The wonderful West is calling me.
Out of its smiling plains
Where wave the golden grains;
From snow-capped peak to sunny sea
The West is calling me.
The wonderful West is calling me
Out of its cloudless skies—
By night a million eyes
Peep, down its wealth to see—
The West is calling me.
The -wonderful West is calling me
Out of ito mountain rills ’,
Fed by the snow-clad bills,
Where life is full and fair and free.
The West is calling me.
• ' s'.
The wonderful West‘is calling me
Out of eternal snow,
Where orange blossoms blow,
There’s, where I long to bo—
The West is calling me.
“Say, -George, what kind of a pig
is -that?” asked the Eastern visitor.
“Dat’s a razor-back hawg, suh,”
replied the Ethiopian farm hand."
“But why is he rubbing his back
against that post?” queried'the E.V.
“Jes stropping hisself, cap,. Jaa
stropping hfimelf”
BOB SAYS-
“Fellows, Mercer boys haye
always hunted me up, for! give
them all the scores, and' my
famous wieners and cold butter
milk furnishes a ‘snack’ that’s
hard to beat- You’ll find pie at
City Drug Store, corner of
Broadway and Cherry, where
you catch the cars for. any place.
I’ll appreciate seeing you any
time for anything.—With you
right on, is right.”—BOB.
Mercer Men
Should suport men that sup
port Mercer.
R. S. THORPE & SONS are
supporting Mercer until the
last whistle blows.
Help your school by helping
yourself in buying from.
R. S. Thorpe
& Sons
A. S. JOHNSON
Mercer Representative .
Your Printing
wjll receive prompt atten
tion when your-orders are
placed with us.
Good Printing
Conservative Prices
-American Printing
Company
Reliable Printers
666 Cherry St. Macon,. Ga.
CHAS A. HILBUN
OPTOMETRIST •
and Manufacturing Optician
Phone 676 620 Cherry St.
Macon, Ga.
R. H. Smalling’ySons
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
AND BUILDERS
Phones 1102-J and 4092-J
Macon, Ga.
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First-Class Workmen and Factory Machinery.
Telephone 766 119 Cotton Ave;
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I IT’S A PLEASURE
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MERCER MEN
i: We. want you to feel at home,
.j; fellows, in our store.’
Drop around any old time,
Sj whether you trade or not.
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Cjothes Pressed While You Wait. ' Suits Sent For and Delivered.
Phone 1181. 558 Mulberry Street.
SOUTHERN SHOE AND UMBRELLA REPAIR SHOP
, Work Called For and Delivered
Wei don’t fix shoes—we build them. All work first class.
W. D. MORRIS, Proprietor 638 Cotton Avenue
We are soliciting your account on the basis
of SERVICE that has builded the largest
National Bank in Central Georgia.
Fourth National Bank
MACON, GA.
City Drug Store Arcadia Hotel and Dining Room
Hotel Lanier
CATERS ESPECIALLY
TO !
MET C EE STUDENTS.
THEIR FAMILIES
AND FRIENDS *
On Mulberry Street, next.to Grand Theater
SPECIAL STUDENT RATES
Straight board .L‘ l $25.00
2 persons, room and board..... $37.60 each
3 persons, f6om and board... ,.$85.00 etch
.4 persons, room and board...,. ^ ’’ - ■ $82,60 a ench
Rooms'have steam heat, hot and cold gunning water.
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