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Page Two THE MERCER CLUSTER January 27, 1922 l. The Mercer Cluster Published weekly by the students of the fourteen schools and colleges in the Mercer University Systerm George M. Sparks, Managing Editor The dusted Staff: C. i. Broome, Editor-in-Chief; Robt. M. Garnbfe; A. B. Cochran, W. K. Wynne,.' John P. Rabun, Edwin S. Davis, E, C. Hulsey, John C. Vincent, ('. K. Brazington, Associate Editors; Basil Morris, Circulation Manager; J. P. Leggett, Assistant Circulation Manager. ■ * Subscription Rates,, one year, $1.50. Advertising rates on request. MERCER SPIRIT We exported 4,587,000 bales. Our leadng exports in the order of their importance are cotton, Iron and steel, meat, what and comf petro leum, copper, wood products and leather products. • ; Of cotton, corn, petroleum' and copper products the United States produces more of each than all other nations combined. Many- other interesting facts too numerous to mention are given. When it is remembered that these are only isolated facts from a great sea of information found in the course, it will be realized how beneficial is the work in ■ the Department of Eco nomics. MEN WANTED— WITH BRAINS The question has ' been asked, “Whence comes the Mercer Spirit?” Does the Mercer. Spirit come from the gloridus traditions that cluster about Mercer’s progressive history, inspiring our hearts with noble emo tions ? V Does the Mercer,Spirit come from the richness of the lives and charac ters of the galaxy • of great men, statesmen, jurists, doctors, preachers, lawyers, Christian citizens, who have gone out front Mercer in the past to be a motive benediction to the land? Does the Mercer Spirit have its source far up in the• rugged hill of Yesterday in the fountain, golden hearts of, Adiel Sherwood, Jesse Mer cer and others, who gave from their Godly .spirits the first impulse to Mercer’s crystal stream? C Does the Mercer Spirit come from the loyal multitudes .of Georgia Baptists who by the unselfish gifts, of their money, time and prayers make Mercer’s progress possible? Does the Mercer Spirit spring from the hearts of her noble teachers past and present, who have labored in her hallowed halls to teach the truths that make men free ? Does the Mercer Spirit rise from the unified soul and high ideals of her present incomparable student body? . Yes, yes, to all of these questions yes. The Mercer Spirit comes from the collective power and flower of all these. The Mercer Spirit is cumula tive in impulse and effect. Its sources are primary and varied, but all are now blended in - one harmonious whole. Let the Mercer Spirit, a supreme concept of a Christian college, ever grow and t;ver radiate until stream and gleam of truth and light meet stream and gleam in the four quar ters of the God-loved world! ECONOMIC FACTS Courses in Economics offered at Mercer give the students an insight into some of. the most fundamental problems of the times, according to those taking work in this”'depart ment. The main benefit of these courses is said to be the gaining of a general and comprehensive -knowledge of the laws arid processes of present’ day economic and trade movements- To this more general knowledge is added a multitudinous number of concrete facts concerning- tariffs, trade, com merce, labor and capital, and other important factors in economics. A glance through the pages of single text-book used in the Econom ics department under Prof. Railey reveals some .striking figures on. the foreign trade of the United States. The foreign trade of the United States in 1!>16 amounted to $6,500, 000,000, including both exports and imports. The total value of all manufactured articles in this country in 1914 was estimated to be $40,000,000,000. The export trade of the United . .States grew ’ from $835,000,000 . 188Q to $5,920,000,000 in 1918. >. , The output of' manufactured arti cles doubled from 1900 to 1914. Our fpreign trade has increased at : twice as great a ratio as our popu lation.. More than twice as much cotton used by the world than wool and all other textiles. The use of cotton, has increased forty-fold in the past century. I " The United States supplies three fourths of the cotton production the wqyld. | ' Our home consumption of. cotton To the college man of today there a great field of opportunity in .the field being waged to eradicate dis ease. The lines of buttle arc being drawn, ami Medicine, Chemistry and Physics are. allying themselves to gether in an effort to win the day for humanity. ’’ ., ■ Appealing is the task held out to the youth of imagination and desire to serve. Chance for achievement is not greater in any other realm than in that of the sciences which must be depended upon for progress 1 in pre venting and curing disease. Thip held includes medicine,, chemistry, physics, biology and their allied sciences. No, longer does the student ip One realm of science work independently of the others. The man of medicine brings to his aid the biologist, the pathologist, bacteriologist, ; pharma cologist, chemist or physicist to as sist him in charting the sea of dis ease and health. All these together or in their. several capacities study minutely and thoroughly those physi cal and chemical questions, a correct knowledge of which is absolutely es sential to the alleviation of human suffering. The demand for men trained in the sciences is greater than the supply Problems yet unsolved await the skill and patience of those who enter this Held.. Phenomenal gains are being made, but wider fields are yet to be conquered. For the three greatest distroyers of human life, tubercu losis, pneumonia and cancer, no spe cific treatment . has been found. Scores Of specifics for other diseases can be improved immeasurably. Mercer men would do well to con sider well these great fields ’ of. en deavor, and be ready to lend their assistance to the ever-active cam paign to destroy disease. Look out for a season of cruel di^> aster, When this exponent of jazz becomes ruling master; She’s sowing wild oats, a' harvest she’ll reap, Then nations will bleed and govern ments weep. Let the “flapper” perish; let girlies not roam. From the hearth and true love of that dear place called home, >. For when there, she’s so gentle, and modest, and square,' And too, while with mother," there’s no bobbing of hair. Self-respect is her fortune; then, there let her shine, And' possess habits of culture, while yet in her priirg. We’re praying and hoping, our good Lord above Will-make her a queen in that king dom of love. SKYSCRAPERS John Milton Samples Like listening sentinels they rise Up from the land below, Piercing the depths of the arching skies By day, at night aglow With flaming lamps that fling afar Into the face of night Radiance like the far-off star Flooding the'world with light; Swept by the storm and hurricane, Smiting with wrath the land. Devastating the fruitful plain. Yet unafraid they stand, Guarding the wealth of the city’B gold, Shielding its store of life, Grim Skyscrapers, tall and bold, Heroes amid the strife. Mercer Men Should suport men that sup port Merger. % 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 will 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. H1LBUN OPTOMETRIST and. Manufacturing Optician Phone 671?’ 620 Cherry. St, Macon, Ga. R. H. Small in gs Sons GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Phones 1102-J'and 4092-J Macon, Ga. THANKS— To OUR Advertisers! You are backing Mercer by using The Cluster as a trade pulling medium. You are mak ing it possible for us to get out one of the best college weeklies in the United States. RAH FOR ADVERTISERS! BEST COOKING iff MACON Rice’s Cafeteria, 367 Cherry Street, opposite J. P. Allen t Company. DR. A. P. MONTAGUE THE FLAPPER Apologies to Langston Princely Southern gentleman of chi- valric mould, In whom Christian virtues regal sway doth hold; Grace and gentleness from heart to heart instilled By manner courteous and words with wisdom Ailed. His noble life is wedded to the task of today, His heart a treasury of the best along the way; Virginian and Georgian, and Mercer man at last. He brings to us Chivalry of the glo rious past. By R. L. Brantley She has pulled off the corset and un done the stitches, She has raised her skirt high, and put on the breeches. She has left her poof mother at home cooking dinner, '* While she struvs with her Collie- does this feminine sinner. Yea, the “flapper’’ has come, “like the wolf on the fold,” And she rants, and she swaggers, with sarcastic scold, Leaves m&ttbrs religious to mother to keep, While the ways of her daughter causes mother to weep. And man—poor devil—is afraid of this fool, Who smokeB cigarettes and. shoots excellent pool; She vamps in the courts, and makes fools of the jury, And she swears on the’ streets—does this feminine fury. She stands on the corners, she teases the men, ^ She speeds jn her, roadster and'thinks it .no sin - To go to the lock-up, and be hit with '* a billy, •’ • She’s a menace to peace—is this feminine silly, i • IT’S A PLEASURE TO SERVE MERCER MEN We want you to feel at home, fellows, in our store. Drop around any old time, whether you trade or not, Tattnall Square Pharmacy l < 7< of our gross receipts go to promoting Mereer athletics.- Phones 2661 and 2226-' -*-i JMUM0MUM She is boss at her home, she wrecks good~feeling, . * • -, She bankrupts her father, and has himsquealing “I’m broke; I’m ruined; and can’! send you to school,” Pray, what does she care—does this exceeds 6,000,000 bales, while in )9181 feminine fool. , . BOB SAYS— “Fellows, Mercer boys have always hunted me up, for I give them all the scores, and my famous Wienera and (sold butter milk furnishes a ^si^ack’ that’s hard to beat. You’ll And me at City Ding Store, corner of Broadway and Cherry, where you catch the cars for any place. I’ll appreciate seeing yon any time fojr anything.—With yjou right on, ia right.”—BOB. . | City Drug StoTe SCHELLING & SON SHOE SHOP DOUBLEWEAR SOLES j Work Sent For and Delivered. Complete New BotUyns a Specialty. First-Class Workmen and Factory Machinery. Telephone 756 , ■ 119 Cotton Ave. W. W. HARTNESS PRACTICAL PAINTER 21? Cotton Avenue Macon, Georgia | LIBERTY BARBER SHOP Haircuts, Shaves, Manicure Service, Shoe Shines Clothes Pressed While You. Wait. Suits Sent For and Delivered. Phone 1181. 658 Mulberry Street. SOUTHERN SHOE AND UMBRELLA REPAIR SHOP Work Called For and Delivered We don’t fix shoes—we build them. All.work first class. W, D. MORRIS, Proprietor 538 Cotton Avenue We are soliciting your account on the basis of SERVICE that has builded the largest National Bank in Central Georgia. NJV Fourth National Bank MACON, GA. - Arcadia Hotel and Dining Room On Mulberry Street, next to Grand Theater ' * v. i ' ■ I" 1 '- “ 1 ■' "v .• SPECIAL STUDENT RATES Straight board ...............:..f26.00 2 persons, room and board.. .$37.50 each 3 persons, .room and board......:,............;...:..;..;.$86.00 each 4 persons, room and board..............$32.60 each Rooms have steam heat, hot, and cold running water PHONE 280