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MERGER CLUSTER
February 24, 1922
The Mercer Cluster
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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, John C. Vincent, C. F. Braz-
ini'ton, Associate Editors; Basil Mor
ris, Circulation Manage/; J. P. Leg
gett, Assistant Circulation Manager.
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THE CAULDRON
The staff of the Cauldron,, under
the leadership of Editor Glover John
son. and Business Manager Foreman
llawi;s, has put forth unusual effort
this year to produce an annual that
will be a- credit- to Mercer.
It would be hard to describe in de
tail tfie vast amount of painstaking
labor required to produce the Caul
dron. The average student who. sees
,(\o li,ttle of the Cauldron staff, be
cause they arc hard at work, can .not
fully-appreciate the complicated task
tl-.at devolves upon the annual ed
itors.
But the 'Cauldron staff has the in
terest of Mercer at heart; and' they
gladly- labor to get out a work that
will maintain the. Mercer standard.
For "the Cauldron is an institution in
itself. It is just as necessary to
Mercer as any other activity, and in
mapy ways more necessary. It is a
permanent compilation of the best
. things of student life. It will be
.read' and appreciated when many
other things are forgotten.
The staff of the Cauldron will
shortly have its labor rewarded by
the production of one of the best an
nuals ever compiled. The Cauldron,
deserves and will get the support of
the . entire student body. • The Caul
dron, is ours, the Cauldron staff
should command us, we should re
spond with our heartiest co-opera
tion.. ' ,
The two Literary societies of Lo
cust Grove Institute are publishing
monthly newspaper called The
Logrin. It is an eight-page paper,
attractive in • appearance and well
edited. '
In publishing a good monthly
paper the students of Locust Grove
are following out the policy of that
institution of being in the forefront
in progressive activities. The paper
will doubtless serve to stimulate
greater interest in literary work, and
will also be an organ for the'expres
sion. of all the best features of the
tUdent life.
In another column we'carry some
lews itehis taken from the first issue
f The Logrin.
NO ARMAMENTS
I’OOR PATRICK HENRY!
interesting and sometimes aston
ishing fact's are discovered from time
to time by the student of Political
Science. For instance, Patrick Henry
: of “ Liberty-or-dcath” fame ' is gen
erally thought of as having been.one
of the foremost exponents of the
fundamental principles of American
democracy. It is true that he was
an extreme advocate of liberty,' but
this fact did not deter him from op
posing the. adoption of the American
Constitution in 1787.
Listen to Patrick’s fulmination
against the adoption.of the Consti
tution. He. said:
“Is this tame relinquishment
of rights worthy of freemen? I 8
it worthy of-that manly fortitude
that'ought to characterize re
publicans?- It is said that eight
states have accepted this plan. I
. declare that if twelve had adopt
ed it, I would, with manly forti
tilde and in spite of an erring
world, reject it.” .
Other facts disclosed from one of
the textbooks used by Dr. Flippin in
the department of Political. Science
are a*j follows:
In the Constitutional convention of
1787 the berft .work was done by the
younger members. ,
James Madison, “who contributed
most to- -the daily labors,” was 36
, Alexander Hamilton, ‘-‘who made the
greatest single argument of - the
whole, summer;” was only HO..
Goyerncur Morris, ' “who put the
'fine, finishing touches to the' docu
nient,” was just 35. “The constitu
tion, accordingly, reflected - the zeal
and optimism of these - young, men
chastened to moderation by the ma
ture judgment of their older col
-leagues:” Benjamin. Franklin,, the
oldest member, was 81.
The makers of the constitution
were opposed to party government,
One of their' aims Was to draft a
document that ' would Make political
, parties unnecessary.. .But today po
litical parties have become necessary'
and practical, factors in. the Ameri-
can government .system,
These are facta taken at random
from a Political Science textbook and
serve to show the interesting and
profitable field 'offered at Mercer in
the study of the Science of Govern
meat. V V ;
THE LOGRIN
THE YEARNING HEART
The influence'- of American stu-
Icnts in support of sustained- efforts
f the United Stu.U's government for
ontiriued reduction of armaments
will.be assured'President Harding at
i conference at the White House,
londuy, February 20th, by the rc-
;iorml chairmen of the National Slu-
lent Committee for the Limitation, of
Armaments. .
Charles Denby, Jr., of Princeton,
icphew of Secretary Denby, as
hairma-n, will head the deputation
o’ the White House, Three hundred
hous ind young men and women in
two hundred and twenty-five colleges
.vili-be represented. ..
American participation at Genoa
and ratification of - the Four-Power
Pact will, be recommended in many
if the resolutions, which have been
inssed independently at the various
•olleges, and which will be presented
to the President. This is the first
lime'a united expression in An at
tempt to influence governmental pol
icies has been given student opinion
this country. Observers see in
next Monday’s deputation the begin
ning of such n -student movement
as has already won recognized power
England, China, Japan and many
of the countries of Europe. ,
The National Student Committee
fo rthc. Limitation of Armaments
originated at Princeton at a confer
ence in November of astern colleges
and was developed at Chicago to in-
iude the universities and colleges of
the entire country. During the Con
ference it has sought to-cducatc stu
dent opinion upon the issues, and has
upplied to all college publications
weekly articles on the Conference
by recognized authorities including
■’rederick J. Palmer ' and William
Hard. ,
The regional chairmen of the com
mittee now on their way to Wash
ington are: Brainerd Dyer, Pacific
oast; J. C. Mardis. Western; John
Welsh, South-Central; H. C. Her-'
ling, South Atlantic; Miss Elizabeth
Vincent, of Bryn Mawr, Eastern;
Horace Ward, North Central.
There will also take part in the
deputation several state chairmen
and students who have been partic
ularly active in the movement, in
cluding Mis* Eleanor Phelps, of Bar
nard; Eliot E. Overdorf, Penn. State
College; JFuller Spoerri, of George
Washington • University; Robert
Wormscr, president of Harvard Stu
dent Liberal Club; Paul R. Rountree;
state chairman Wisconsin; Alvin D.
Blieden, state - chairman Ohio, and
lohn Rothschild, executive chairman.
Mr. Rothschild, who graduated from
Harvard last year and is giving his
ntire time to the work of the com
mittee, is one of the few persons, ac
tivc in the movement who is not an
undergraduate: •
BESSIE TIFT PLAY
John Milton Samples
My spirit is restless as the restless
sea .' .
That chafes its shores unceasingly;
It yearns for freedom like a bird
that flies
Through the boundless space twixt
the earth and skies. .
While circumscribed by flesh and
form
It frets itself like a bird ’mid a
storm;
In a mortal maze its futile flight
Is spent in the tempest’s blinding
might;
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It writhes in pain and discontent,
Though akin to ear.th, ’twas never
meant . ....
To abide in a realm of flesh and sod
For the soul of man has its Bource
in God. - i, •
Although I plod in this world below,
Assurance tells me this is so:
In a few brief years my house of clay
Will crumble, fall, and pass away.
But. 1—myself—the ego—soul— ’
death defy as the cycles roll;
am a spirit immortal, and I
Am a .spark from God, and can not
die;
O wondrous visions that greet my
eyes, ’ V
Ye lure to lands beyond the skies!
There the home of God is the home
of man
And life’s unmasked by the human
span! ,
There Death’s unknown and Time is
not,
And sorrow and pain are all forgot;
There joys are real and the so.Ul is
free
To dwell in peace eternally. ’
There effort is free from the greed
for gain
And the duty of man to God is plain;
There toil is free from the taint of
sin,,
And its sweet reward is His blest
“Amen.”
Little Women" -will be presented
by the Junior class of Bessie Tift on
the evening of February 28, in the
Bessie Tift chapel, according, to an
announcement made by Mjss Bailie
Ix>u Hill, president of that, class. The
play is to begin at 8 o’clock and it is
especially urged that all Mercer men
attend.
■ The play- is taken from Louisa M
Aleott’s novel of that name and the
Ressie Tift Jumora have taken spe
cial pains to prepare themselves to
present the play so that it will accord
with the story given'by Miss Alcott.
One drunk man on a train asked
another pne, “What time ish it 1
The other took out his watch and
after looking unsteadily at it, said,
“Thursday." *
“Shtop the train!” said the first.
“Thash where I get off!"
FROM THE LOGRIN
THE YESTERDAYS
By R. L. Brantley
Georgia Maid Syrup la used by Mer. I
cer University and other loading edu. I
cational institutions throughout ths-|
South. This is a high tribute for th« f
quality of our jyrup.
O, to have lived in the bygone days,
.When the-world wasn’t made up-of
fools;
To have sailed a skiff upon the bays,-
Where fishes swam about in great
schools:
To have lived and spent my time out
doors,
On nature’s great playground, she
had lent;
Just the broken woods, with no dance
floors, - -
A life lived then was a life well
' spent.
O to have lived when the world’s
motto
Was, “Help n friend ere you help
yourself,”
All was peace in the ancient grotto,
Man and the world wasn’t filled
with pelf.
Folks had not heard about “greed for
gain,”
Nor- did they swindle their fellow
man,
’Cause love ruled strong over- this
domain.
Composed of. a great free-loving
band. ’
O to have stood on the ocean’s edge,
With a youthful, yea, innocent girl.
My! what a great and rare privilege,
An odd contrast with life’s modern
whirl. , '
Just to have lived when Wars were
unknown, ■
When nations didn’t r.ise up
arms,
Folks lived right, with no wrongs to
atone,
Unknown then were our present-
■ day alarms.
But alas! wo find a change today.
And it’s not for the best we’ll
admit,
But why do we knock and jeer this
way,
Why not wake up and all bad
outwit?
We reckon it behooves none of us
To' write a long and silly essay,
So we’re going to hush all this fuss
And cease mourning the gone yes
terday.
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The highest honor that can - come
to a. student was conferred . upon
l’rof. Highsmith recently when he
was given the Rhodes Scholarship to
Oxford.' l’rof. Highsmith was grad
uated from the University of Georgia
last year with honors in practically
every -phase of school life, and since
he has been at Locust Grove he has
won 'other laurels in coaching foot
ball and in teaching, ' . ' «
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L. G. I. was given a very interest
ing program' a short time ago by. Mr.
Tom Corwin'e of the Piedmont Lyce
um Bureau. His “Polyphonic Imita
tions” was certainly no misnomer,
for'he imitated anything that makes
noise better than the thing itself
could make the noise to begin with,
.’whether it be a rooster, amateur
singer, or a” Chinaman trying to
learn the Psalm 4 of Life,
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■Foreman Hawes, 1.918, is a senior
at Mercer University, and is busi
ness manager of the Cauldron.
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Dan H..Davis^ l921, formerly band
director at ’L. G. 1., is meeting with
great. . success as band director at
Mercer University.
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A few minutes before The Logrin
went to press Prof. Gray announced
that the War Department has die
tailed Capt. Moses T. Barlow to Lo
cust Grove as Professor of Military
Science and Tactics.
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The following was put in the mail
box unaddressed:
My Dear Ma and Pa: i aint had
nothing two ete but. hash ap'd grits
sense i ben here, and they suapeck
us to studdy alL the time, send me
sum muney cause i got to pay sum
more on my chaple seet. i jued a’
feller down oh my radiator fee, but !
baft to pay . my showerbath rent-be
sides. '
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Locust Grove's basketball schedule
for. the rest of the season:
Feb. 24—Fulton High at Atlanta.
■ Feb. 29—Central. High *t Locust
Grove. , ■ ■ „
March 8—Griffin at Griffin.
March 10^-Cpmmetcfal High at
Locust Grove.
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