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THE MERGER CLUSTER
February 3, 1922
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The Mercer Cluster
Published' weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges In
the Mercer University System.
George M. Sparks, Managing Editor
The Cluster Staff;
C. J, Broome, Editor-in-Chief; Robt.
M. Gamble, A. B. Cochran, F. R.
Nalls, Jr;., John ;'P. Rabun, Edwin S.
Davis,i John .Vincent, C. F. Braz,
ington, Associate Editors; Basil Mor
ris, Circulation Manager; J. P. Leg
gett, Assistant Circulation Manager
Subscription Rates, one year, $1.50
Advertising rates on request.
VULGAR JOKES
In the past it has. been said of col
lege humor that it is- the best and
subtlest of all wit, but the present
tendency among some college papers
seems* to be to go just as far as the
law will _ allow in vulgar^ilggestive-
ness. College wits strain -themselves
to produce the most salacious joke of
.the season, so it seems.
This is hot to’;say that all college
comic writers or all college papers
are .cheap and vulgar. It simply
means that n few of the more daring
and thoughtless ones have brought
reproach upon the college press as'a
whole... We would like to cite exam
pies of the coarse sallies, that pass
as jokes, found in-some of the recent
numbers of college magazines an*
newspapers, but they are so vulgar
that we refuse to be responsible for
their .further propagation.
The argument is • sometimes mad*
that the “rough stuff” in college pub
lications but reflects the spirit of the
outside world in its tendency toward
the risque and indecent. But the col
lege newspaper should not be a fol
lower of the vulgar whims and.coars*
antics of a sensual age. The college
paper should not assume the air of
a sanctimonious mollycoddle, but at
the same time the college paper
should demand' and maintain stan
dards of decency. The college press
should be a leader in wholesome hu,
mor, but should rjgidly refrain from
wallowing in the mire of beastly sen
suality. and abandoned eroticism. .
GEORGIA METAMORPHOSES
Revenge, revenge, how sweet is thy
nectar!
More delicious than the tickle pf
an ice cream sundae, more thrilling
than the myriad Hazards of Helen,
more beautiful than the blush of the
Georgia peach (fruit), more super-
satisfying than all these is revenge!
Last fall we; saw our football
eleven go up to Georgia University
and get decisively defeated. For us
there was .no balm in Gilead before
hr after that game. We were fated
for defeat, and well we knew it. But
now a new song is upon our lips. We
have taken our harps from off the
willows. As the imps of elffahd, we
dance in glee. The little Glooms have
'been routed-by a trillion Joys. For
Mercer has taken the dog , out of
Bulldog, and now stands a victorious
toreador in the. arena of basketball
Twenty-seven to eighteen and a
sunny morning—Georgia , is '. taken
Revenge, dear charmer, may your
tribe increase!
TOAST TO MERCER TEAM
By* Wesleyan Girl
Congratulations! Mercer Team—
Because you have fought and won.
You went out on the battlefield.
And now look what you have done;
You. won the game from Georgia
On the square, and skillful too. .
Of all the teams, of all the teams; 4
You’re the best we ever knew.
So T toast to you, old Mercer, team,
May luck and lots of it be yours.
You’ve stood- thf whole test, ‘
YVu’ve prov* d to be best. 1 >
80*—here’s *o you,
Marecr Team!
A jolly young chemistry tough,
While, mixing a carload of stuff,
Dropped a match in the vial
And- after awhile . .
They found his. front tooth, and one
•caff. - ■
—Technician
The word “girl” seems to be a syn
onym for trouble for men, , but. the
men are always looking for.trouble
COLLEGE jGNORANCE?
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, noted sociol
ogist, claims that college men are
woefully ignorant on questions' of
ethics and public reform issues. He
says: , *
“Examination shows that the
average Freshman does hot know
enough of the Bible to under
stand the references to it that
are woven all- through English
literature - and - make such knowl
edge -a prerequisite to intelligent
reading. Examination would
show a like deficiency, no doubt,
in scientific knowledge of tem
perance, purity, gambling, the
Sabbath.” ,
Mr. Crafts’ statement undoubtedly
contains a large measure of truth.
Many instances have been noted of
college men. going out- into the posi
tions of life, and there being con
stantly 'embarrassed by their own
ignorance in. dealing with the many
practical questions and tasks rclat-
ing % to ethics that confront them. The
college man' is too prone to seek only
a -superficial knowledge of such prac
tical subjects as -the Bible and other
common-life themes. In the realm
of realities, put where the world
lives, all the ethical subjects men
tioned are. . constantly bobbing up
.They are,, as they should.be, a part
of the life of the people. And he
who leads the, people or lie who walks
by their side to any effect must have
a firm grip upon the factors that
shape their thoughts.;
The subject goes beyond the ques
tion of . ability to-read books intelli
gently. It involves . reading men,
reading the times, reading life. Any
system of 'knowledge .which insulates
a man from contact with the every
day life current of the people! is of
a spurious brand. The college man
should persistently seek * a working
knowledge of all those subjects which
would put him in effective contact
with the inner life-current of a vi
brant and struggling humanity.
Your hair is b^ack as the midnight
skies,
Your face like the glow of day;
The love light gleams from your deep
dark eyes, ,.
And your, way is a winsome way.
TIPS AND TAPS
By Bob Gamble
Community Spirit Overdone
Our modern philanthropists and
social workers arc advocating con
stantly the sacrifice of self, the indi
vidual, for the common good. This
is what they call '“community, spirit”
and it may be all right -in its place,
but somehow, when “we are privileged
to' have a date over at Wesleyan
College with some unfortunate mem
her of the fair sex, we can’t get all
jazzed up to feverish happiness over
the community spirit prevalent in the
Wesleyan parlor. AJ1 the-undergrad,
damsels and their beaux ar. gath
ered in that tone parlor, two by two,
each by each and as thick as mo
lasses in the Arctic regiori during a
hard winter.' Of course we-are dem
ocratic and- all that, but somehow-
rother we can’t get enthused over
the Saturday and Sunday night con
ventions at Wesleyan,; democratic
and community-spirited though they
be. Still, there’s much to be thank
ful for. Mercer boys do'live in- Ma
con while the Tech and Georgia stu
dents as a whole db not even live in
the name city where Wesleyan is
Too, when Prof. “Bo” Railey is elect
ed president of the combined Wes-
leyan-Mercer University,.“ we believe
we can get his approval of a plan
which contemplates individual par
lors with artificial moonlight in each,
Amen! . (None Such.)
Which Remind** Uw-«
Speaking of Wesleyan, we recall
that the-Wesleyan telephone has been
moved to the infirmary, riot because
all the girls were sick after exams
but because, well, just because. Mrs
White says- Bhe did it just for • the
Mercer boys so that they all may j^et
a chance over 151 and the entire
Wesleyan crowd be given the privi
lege of telephoning, which hereto
fore about thirty of the fair have
monopolized. “JEfficiency,” said Mrs,
White, and she said. it With a vbri.
All that you have to do now to get
WeBleyan girls is * to call 151 (you
don’t have to ask for Mri. White
'cause she’ll „ answer anyway), be
sweet,’ give thp lovely feminine voice
your full name and pedigree, toll
what your scholastic standing Is,
literary society,.- father’s name and
occupation, - your, church preference,
then a few ‘more details of your ped
igree, after which you can state your
mission, whereupon, If Mrs. White is
satisfied, you may talk to your lady
faiie for two minute*. Thassallf
One at-.,a time, boya. Dop’t shovel
TO YOU
(Written for the Freshmen)
Your form is art in its every line,
Your limbs are lithe and fair,
Your voice is soft and sweet and fine.
Ah, girl, you are debonair. •
love the charm of yoiir flesh so
white,
And the touch of your tender hand,
And when our lips in a kiss unite
This wof-ld is . a *t>Hssful • land.
Your cheeks are lily-white as snow,
Your lips like cherries red;
In springtime .when sweet blossoms
blow
By May-time s-i.owers fed.
You’re a wonderful girl with a win
some smile,
With a sunny soul and free;
And though we’ve met but a little
while
You’ve Won the. heart of me. '
When in your arms in love’s embrace
Heaven, seems close to- me;
For in you shines enough of grace
For my two eyes to sec.
—John Milton Samples.
COLLEGE RUBBISH
Mercer campus has two varieties or
junk, the visible and the invisible
The trashman removes the Visible but
the invisible abides. It is composed
of refuse from unprofitable conversa
tions, of the . lost treasures that slip
away while* students thoughtlessly
wftste their time doing unimportant
things'or nothing, and of the false
conclusions and blighting theories
that find place in- the hearts of some.
If a student swears, who is bene
fited? If another lies, whom does it
profit? Will a man’s envy or jeal
ousy win him favors or bririg peace
to his neighbors? Who feels good
when u student flunks? What reward
is offered fo* sin? Will present folly
bring future bliss? To whom is an
idle, indifferent, chattering, flunking
student a source of delight?
The student who piles up rubbish
in college will find many demands in
after life for the digging of pits . in
which to bury the jurik heaps of for
mer years'. “There is a way which
selenH'th right unto a man, but the
end thereof are the ways of death.”
By S. Emmet Stephens.
Al: - “You better (fet a hair cut.”
Fal: “How so?”
Al: “Well, that’s cheaper than
buying a violin,”
BOB SAYS-
“Fellows, Mercer boys have
always hunted me up, for I give
them all the scores, and my
famous wieners and cold butter
milk furnishes a ‘snack’ that’s
hard, to beat. You’ll find me 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.
City Drug Store
BEST COOKING IN MACON
Rice’s Cafeteria, 357 Cherry
Street, opposite J. P. Allen k
Company.
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From A Faint Blue
Glow To Modem
Miracles
E DISON saw it first—& mere shadow of blue light streak*
ing across the terminals inside an imperfect electric
lamp. This “leak” of electric current, an obstacle to
lamp perfection, was soon banished by removing more air
from the bulbs.
But the ghostly light, and its mysterious disappearance
in a high vacuum, remained unexplained for years.
Then J. J. Thomson established the electron theory on
the transmission of electricity in a partial vacuum—and
the blue light was understood. In a very high vacuum,
however,, the light and apparently the currents that
caused it disappeared.
One day, however;' a scientist in the Research Labors*
lories of the General Electric, Company proved that &
current could be made to pass through the highest pos
sible vacuum, and could be varied according to fixed jaws.
But the phantom tight had vanished.
" Here was a! new and definite phenomenon—a basis for
further research. •
Immediately, scientists began a series of developments
with far reaching practical results: A new type of-X-cay.
tube. known as the Coolidge tube, soon gave a great impe
tus to the art of surgery. The Kenotron and Pliotron,
followed in quick succession by the Dynatron and Mag
netron, made possible long distance radio telephony and
revolutionized radio telegraphy. And . the usefulness of
the "tron" family has only begun.
The troublesome little blue glow was banished nearly
forty years ago. But for scientific research, it would have
been forgotten. Yet there is hardly a man. woman or
child in the country today whose life has not been bene
fited, directly or indirectly, by the results of the scientific
ihvestigations that followed..
Thus it is that persistent organized research gives, man
new tools, makes available forces that otherwise might
remain unknown for centuries.
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