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Vol.2
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1922
No. 21
MERCER DEBATERS WIN;
MISSISSIPPI AND HOWARD
ARE FORENSIC VICTIMS
MERCER FOOTBALL
STAR IN MOVIES
JUDGE’S DECISION
MADE UNANIMOU!
S 0N
Green and McRae Champion
Against One, Mathews and
Marshall Subdue Other
College.
BASEBALL PRACTICE FACULTY MEMBERS
ALUMNI FIELD' GIVEN ONCE OVER
Pitchers Already Displaying ! College Booster Sold a Goat and
Wood Brand of Ball.
Educated Himself.
By Tally Kirkland
■ The. hottest practice same of the,
By 1. G. Wilkes
“I rode through college on a goat,"
By J. P. Leggett
season was played by the Mercer was the startling statement made by
bust-ball candidates Tuesday after-! Prof. George Sparks, publicity-direc-
Mercer University debaters proved -noon. The teams were ■ composed of tor of Mercer University-, to a num-
that government by direct action of! wh “ t look ‘‘ <l l ” be tht “ firHt nin ‘ 1 » nd . her of students who were gathered
. . ......... , . the scrubs. This wus the first real in his class room ' for -their regular
the people .s both advisable ami m- w „* kout untU , r Coat . h Cody, as he has citation.
advisable last Thursday night. Mis- been uwuy with the basketball team' Everyone was of course .urprised
lissippi College and Howard College until recently, while the baseball and desired to know’{Tie real-mean-
wero forced to bow before the foren- j- practice has been, conducted by Cap- 1 ing of his statement, but were just
Big “Bill” West Now Earning
$500 Per Week and Going
Higher.
’TUDENTS THERE’S
GOT TO BE CHANGE
Dean Holder’s Cows Courteously
Invited for Service.
inslaughts of the Mercerites in
the first of a series of debates, -
Robert W. Green and William G.
McRae, with J. A. Ruffin as alter
nate, championed the negative side
of the question, Resolved, that the
modern tendency of government by
direct action of the people is unnd-
visuble, against Howard College at
Birmingham, Ala. The decision of
the judges was unanimous for the
negative. A large crowd attended
this debate and the Mercer debaters
were applauded many times for . their
cleverness and skill in confusing the
opposition. ■ „. .
L. W. Mathews and W. M. Mar
shall, with Rabun Brantley, as alter
nate, composed the affirmative of
the same question against Missis
sippi and won for Mercer. The nega
tive side of the question won the de
cision in only one debate, that of the
Mercer-Howard contest.
On April 28, Mercer meets Furman
University in the auditorium at Bre-
nau College, Gainesville, Ga. Furman
is noted for the Btrong debating
teams she produces and Mercer will
have real opposition, in that debate.
But, MeTcer remembers, the defeat
handed her gridiron aggregation by
the Purmanites. and is determined to
turn the tables,
Emory University is slated to meet
Mercer in debate at Forsyth in April
No mention need be made of the
caliber of Emory debating teams, for
their fame is well known. But Mer
cer knoWa that her debaters can de
liver the goods and is confident, of
the result being favorable.
EDISON IS DEBTOR
COLLEGE GRADUATE
Without Morse and Maxwell
Electric Genius Powerless.
"Thomas E. Edison could never
have made his great inventions had
it not been for the work of college
men," said Dr. C. B. Williams, pro
fessor of New Testament Exegesis
»t Mercer University, in an address
•o the student body Tuesday. "Colt
lege Men . as Moulders of Civiliza
tion" was the subject of. the speaker,
“Samuel F. B. Morse,, a college
man, invented the telegraph, and
Edison began hia. electrical expert,
ence as * telegraph operator,” said
Or- Williams. . “Mr. Edison also
•tudied the works in physics and
chemistry of John Clerk Maxwell
another college man.”
The speaker discussed the influence
of college men on the political and
•ocisl problems of the agea. Next
V* Contribution of college men to
•cience, culture, morals and Chris
tisnity was shown.
Dr. Williams received *, great ova
don front the s,tudents at the. con-
tlosion of hia address, which was
ronnidered one ‘of the best ever
feard at Mercer
• The University of -Dubuque, of Du
kqno, Iowa, has 'invited Dr. Williams
to deliver a series of lectures in. New
Tsstament Exegesis' to., graduate
'••tout# next
tain “Tige" Stone in the'absence of ' a little bit afraid to ask him. They
the coach,-. were wondering if he meant that in
The hurlers in yesterday’s practice some manner he had cheated the col-
game was Stone, Thompson and | lege and himself, that he had used
Lefty" Stapleton. Other pitchers J what the students of today called a
who will be given a showing in the ’’jack.”
next few days are Mulligan, Wallace Prof. Sparks soon made himself
and Daniels,. Ryals, who is a -first- clear by stating .that he ' made his
lass pitcher, is also a number one first dollar by the sule'^of a white
third sucker, and looks as though he 1 goat. He said that he took this
will play the hot corner while, not in money and placed - it in a savings
the box, I bank and as often as he received
Although the pitchers in the prac- some spare change he would add to
lice gome were displaying a first- it. By the. time that he finished high
lass brand of hall, they were hit to 1 school he had saved enough that he
all corners of the lot, thus making was able to take a full college edu-
the .appearance that Mercer would cation,
have a heuvy hitting, club this year! In hirt high school days Prof,
as well as one that can field the hall. Spark.s was known by the name of
Those hitting the hardest are Ham-j “Spargie.” This nickname had been
mock, the nifty left fielder; “Con- with him since early boyhood but im-
auello” Smith, who, it is said, has the mediately upon entering college he
first sack sewed up; Sears, who has was nicknamed “Big Boy.” At this
been shifted from short to second; time-'he weighed' only 123 pounds.
Hop Morgan, the. catcher, also takes Hr now weighs 185.
hearty swat at the ball; Harvey But since coining to Mercer as a
Sheppard, the left-handed right professor and. publicity director he
fielder, is also a heavy hitter. - ' has outgrown those nicknames, and
The catchers who are competitors now he is kriown by all the students
are Morgan, Ellison and .Clegg. Ow- as just “George.” When he walks
ing to illness Clegg has been unable across the campus, he is hailed by
to be out for practice for the pust all, whether they lx 1 Senior or Fresh-
few days, but is now - back on. the man, in the usual manner, "Hello,
job. - George."
The infielders are so numerous Prof. Sparks has one real hobby,
that it is impossible to give them all whic.h is known to all the students
a workout every day. here and that is college athletics.
Those in the race for third are Their appreciation for what he has
McRae,. Wilkes, Ryals, Cobb - and done, in regard to athletics at this
Wasden. The shortstop position is institution and in various other ways
also hotly Contested for by Hender- was shown, by the students recently
son, Jackson and'McBrayer. Second when they presented to him a hund-
is being fought over by Sears, Rice, - some watch fob.
Hannon and a few others. | -Now hud it not been for the fact
The outfield looks good with all of that he had sold this goat, Mercer
last yeur’s varsity, men back to fill University /night not have acquired
those places, but it is evident that the service"- of such a man. They
these places will-be fought til a finish - might not have desired his services,
between Hammock, Harper and Indirectly we. can state that the sell-
Sheppard, who held those positions jpg of this, goat was a great help to
last year, and- “Shorty” • Piiore, Mercer University.
"Shorty” Petteway, Burke, Cothran, I- Prof. Sparks was born -in the
Gaines, Soloillon, Connell and Lee. j quaint old city of Quitman, Ga.,
The first college game will be with Brooks county. He often reminds
the University of Florida in'Xlaincs- people of this and the (fact that
ville, Fla., and the next games will Bropks county, is- today one of the
be with Rollins College in Orlando, richest counties in South Georgia.
The team leaves on the first of next But hail to this little city, for they
week to be gone through the 26th have produced a man who is a real
of. March. I true Mcrcerian. - - .
The games between Mercer- and! — ; —-■
University of Georgia will be played. CLIONIAN PLAY" ?
on March-31 and April 1. The ."ames Members of the Clioniaiv.Society-of
By F. R. Nalls, Jr,
“The most versatile and extraor
dinary character that has e v cr come,
to my knowledge iH-Lionel West, a
Southern gentleman, descendant of
the gentle Pocahontas, all-around
athlete and well krtown moving pic-
tuie star and director,” said Prof.
W. W. Hollingsworth, .of Washing
ton University and Mercer graduate,
in, a speech to the students.
West was horn and reared oh if
plantation in Georgia and early de
veloped the size and physique for
which hi- is so widely knowif todpy.
At the age of sixteen he left his
plantation home with the ambition to
become a railroad engineer. He went
to.the foreman of the Macon, railroad
yards und by dint of much persua
sion at last obtained a position as'
tireman oh the Southern Railway,.
They told West he was too young,
but he then showed for -the first time
his fighting spirit, and in spite of his
youth he set in and won his spurs.
At the age of 20 he was promoted to
become a knight of the throttle, the
youngest fireman and engineer in the
history of any great railroad.
Mercer in 1909
A short time after this, however,
his people persuaded him to give up
his position with the railroad and
get a higher education, so he entered
Mercer in 1905) and began here his
career as a football star.', -His rela-(
tives wished him to become a farmer,
so he left Mercer anil took the-agri
cultural course- at' Georgia. He
starred at that institution as a Toot-
hall player, hut soon decided that
farming was not the thing for. him.
Becoming interested in engineering,
he went to Georgia Tech to study'-for
a degree as civil engineer Once
again he starred as a football player
but once more ulso he decided that
the course he was taking was not the
one for Him, so he stopped school
entirely and began to travel all lover
the world. - ' .
Several , years later he was once
more found in school, this time at
the second; largest in the world, the
University of California. This time
he wus studying law and 'political
science. When the cull was sent out
by'the coach for football candidates
West - was one of 287 men to report
for practice, .lfe was told, frankly
that there was little chance for him
to make the teum, as he had been
out of athletics -for several years
This did not discourage hijn, however,
and he set out -to show them that he
could make the team, and he did
make-it. . 'He played in the Califor-
nia-Washington game,' and was in
fluential in winning the game.
By F. M. Holland
“’Tudents there’s got to be a
change, a change has got to come to
pass. ’Tudents, I-just can’t eat this
dinner today,” mimicked Marvin
Pharr in the dining hall several days
ago. .'. •
• Pharr was evidently having trouble
with' his digestion and needed less
solid food for he left the hall in the
general direction of the book store.
“What’s the matter with Mrs. Wor
sham?” was the question asked by
hoys' over the dining hall who took
^jme.out from eating long enough to •
marvel at the strange actions of the
one in charge of the dining room, as
she side-stepped in and out among
the -tables in an effort to reach the
door. ’. • . • ’
Mr. Pharr! Take Dean Holder’s
cow out of this hall! What’s the
matter with you?” exclaimed Mrs.
Worsham. -
A change has got '■ to pmc ', to
pass,” replied Pharr. “We need some
sweet milk for dinner; got to have
it!” " . ' ' .. *
And Pharr would have had it, too,
the door had not been, suddenly
losed in. his face.
SOCIETY MEMBERS
SPEAK OF RISING
with Georgia Tech are scheduler! for Tift College presented a de-
the following Week-end. The above ^ m| j g | ca | program at the col-
games are played in Athens qnd At
lanta, respectively.
FLORIDA WINS
FROM L. S. U
Florida
lege Saturday evening, March 4.
The first number on the piogFam
was a reading,- “The LaA Joy,” by
Miss Rossie Champion, Following
this a most' interesting debate.-was
held, the subject being, “Resolved,
that people were happier fifty years
won ago than they are today.”
Championing the affirmative were himself. Now he is happy and at last
Fought Dempkey
After, he left the University of
California, several interesting chap
ters were added, to his extraordinary
career. Three armed highwaymen
tried to hold him up, near San Fran
cisco, and although - he was unarmed
he fought and conquered the robbers
but not before he . had been shot
through the chest. Because of his
superb physical condition he was in
the hospital only two days.
A short time after he was the only
actor on the screen to have courage
enough to stand up to Jack Dempsey
in a -20-round exhibition boxing
match.
. Until - he entered the moving pic
ture business he had not really found
■ The University 1 of
from Louisiana -.State University in _
their annual debate Friday night ' Miss Grace Garner, Miss Betty Coker satisfied with, what he is doing. He
Florida -had' the negative aide of the and Miss Elizabeth Nix, the negative is known to, the movie world as “The
subject; J being upheld .by Miss Mary Granade, i Dramatic Giant” - and “Screendom’s
“Resolved, That the nations recent-’Miss Nadine Little and Miss Irma Greatest Athlete.” He own? his own
ly associated in the World War, Herr. The decision favored the af- , producing company and is making a
against’ the Central Powers shall ef-1 ftrmative, the general 'feeling among great success in the picture game,
feet a mutual cancellation of their the members of the audience being | Dr.. Harrison and. several members
debts in so far as they were- incurred one of uncertainty as to.Whether they of the laW faculty remember West
By T. Kirkland
The Ciceronian Literary Society
held its regular meeting on Monday
vening qt 6:!}0:
An interesting program was ren-
lered which consisted of an oration
by Eric Ising, "How International
Disputes Could Be Settled by Arbi
tration.!’ - This speech was followed
by a debate on the . question, “Re
solved that there aTe more opportu
nities for one to list* today than,
there were fifty years ago."
The decision -of the judges was in
favor of the negative, although the
affirmative brought out 'the point,
which could not be rebutted, that '
everyone had an opportunity to rise
i) u much higher plane today than
f olden times, even though he had
to do so by means of the areoplane.
The, affirmative side of the ques
tion was upheld by F. L. Gunn, John
A. Lawrence and M. A. Powell, while
the negative was defended by F. T.
Jones, T. R. Hnrville and. W. B. Free
man. •
CICERONIANS HOLD
CHAPEL PROGRAM
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.Green, Wood,. Atkinson and Johnson
■ Are Speakers. .. . "
in the wafr.” u .
It was Florida’s first victory over
her ancieent rival. ,
would prefer' to live now of in the while a student here as does Prof,
style of fifty years ago.- George Sparks, who Was a student
By E. Hammock. , with “Bill” West, as he calls him.
For the first time in the history.-of
the Literary Societies of Mercer Uni-
ersity, the chapel exercises were
conducted by the Ciceronian Literary
Society, a few days ago.
A program which appeared to be
enjoyed by alt the students was given
by representative* appointed by. the
society. •
The devotional service was led by
W. J. Wood. J..H, Green spoke, on
’’The Value of a’ Literary Society to
the Individual.” “Society Products”
was the topic of Guy. Atkinson’s ad
dress. Mr. Atkinson showed that the
great men who have left Mepcer have
been, cither Ciceronians pr Phi Deltas.
Among these men are John Roach
Straton, pastor of one of the largest
churches of New’ York -City.; 'Clem
Powers, former assistant district at
torney of the . Supreme' Court' of the
United States, and the present gov
ernor of the state of Georgia. A.' S.
Johnson spoke on. “The Value qf-„a
Literary Society to Mercer .Univer
sity.” * .■ :
. W. H. Odum, president of the so
ciety, was -the presiding officer of the
day. Talley Kirkland acted as secre
tary. -■ J