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THU MERCER CLUSTER
March 17, 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
C. 3. Broome.. Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editors:
Robert M. Gamble, A, B. Cochran,
F. R. Nalls, Jr., John P.'Rabun, Ed
win-S. Davis, John C. Vincent, K. F.
Brazington.
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Asst. Circulation Mgr.,.. J. P. Leggett
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DEBATING VICTORIES
The double victory, in debate, won
by Mercer over Mississippi College
and Howard College in the triangular
contest' last Thursday night, is a
noteworthy achievement. Such tri
umphs .indicate thnt the days of Mer
cer’s debating and oratorical suprem
acy are to continue with undiniinished
.splendor.
.Winning unanimous decisions ■ on-
both'sides of the same subject on the
same night from two great Southern
Baptist institutions is a feat unex
celled in any line of intercollegiate
activity. > In fact, we believe that
these victories in intercollegiate de
bate are worth more to Mercer than
even the splendid athletic triumphs,
important, as .these are:
The young men on . the debating
teams deserve the highest praise and
appreciation of the whole student
body. They have brought credit and
-renown to Mercer along intellectual
and cultural lines in a way to be of
great service .in the progrum set for
■us in the Greater MeV.cer. They have
discharged . .in the highest possible
nmnner the responsibilities placed
upon them. ■
The Debating Council, under the
leadership of Dr. A. P. Montague,
are doing great things for Mercer.
It is- largely to their credit that .the
debaters go into the contests well
prepared. For they insist on- thor
ough study and application to the task
of intercollegiate debating. They are
untiring in their efforts to encourage
the speakers in every possible way.
Mercer is fortunate, indeed, that they
are so capable, and so wholeheartedly
interested in this .line , of college ac
tivities. ... - C. J. B.
CHARACTER ATHLETES
Are Mercer’s athletes without char
acter arid will? One speaker at
chapel inferred that they were and
pointed out the fact that Coach Cody
had to bring the basketball- team back
from Atlanta during the tournament
to keep them out of the reach of the
temptations of the city.
One of the mdst prominent coaches
of the West said, “Victory is sweet,
but to win success means hard Work.
The .campaign that each athlete un
dertakes tests his capacity and en
durance to the limit.- Each season is
like u giant crucible. As the wefcks
•go by, the wear and grind and stress
of the work sifts out the good metal
until we have only the pure gold.”
'. Still another coach had this to say:
"To- each athlete, the seasons means
.self-denial ami self-sacrifice; early to
bed every night, no parties or dances
no smoking, careful eating, strict at
tention to •business, reliability,
promptness, ^ard study and. hard
. work, and the development of team-,
work and comradeship ’ which binds
the squad together into a mighty ma ;
chine that sweeps all before to sue
cess.” : '
Still another great man in the' ath
letic and business world summed up
the matter as follows: “To win
. championships takes character. Each
athlete has to make up his mind to
give heart and .soul throughout the
season to the one- great purpose—of
utilizing every ounce of brain, energy
and strength to acquire the skill to
develop a team that will 'go through
’to victory!” -..
" The purpose of Coach Cody' iri
bringing the team back to Macon .was
to get the rest that could riot be ob
tained in Atlanta. To one who has
never undergone the intensive train-
ing of an athletic season, the neces
sity of doing such a thing would never
occur. So lot's boost the teams in
stead of trying to discredit them.
. J.P. Leggett.
BOOST ALL
It is rather peculiar that the entire
student body pf Mercer will, turn out
to see a. basketball gume with Geor
gia or Tech, but only a few profes
sors and students will come to an
intercollegiate debate in which Mer
cer participates.
^ Perhaps too little publicity is given
to these occasions, but' it is a fact
that no one will have to stand when
they attend a. debate: or oratorical
contest at Mercer,..- There seems to
be a universal lack of jnterst in this
phase of college activities, which
should mean more to the student than
the winning of a -basketball, game.
Just how many students attended
the MercCr-Missispippi debate? Not
as many ns attended the ■ Mercer-
Tech basketball gariio, -at any rate.
The athletic teams need .support, but
the debating teams. need the support
as much as the. athletic teams do.
Everybody try to sacrifice a little
tiriie for helping,out the men-who are
ipholding Mercer along literary
lines. This is the only way to have
a greater Mercer and the greatest
university in'the South, so let’s pull
together, boys. ' . .
J. P. Leggett.
FURMAN SPEAKS
By T. M. Hart
When I have reached the Stygian
shore ; ‘,
And all my earthly jciy is o’er
Shall .1 regret’ the sparkling wine,
The strains of music, most divine?
Shall I regret those festive nights
And all the sweets of love’s delights
And other joys PI) know no more
Wheri I have reached the Stygian
shore. i •"
Perhaps!—But ere this life be past,
Drink to the dregs its joy, for fast)
The rose is fading, and inclines—
So list to ancient Khayamm’s lines:
“One thing nt least i£ certain, this
life flies,
The rose that- once hath blown for
ever dies.” ■ ’
Furman University, through her
weekly, the Furman Horriet,' is doing
some tall talking in regard to the
intercollegiate debate which is to be
held between. Mercer ami Furman in
the Brenau. auditorium at Gainesville,
Ga., Friday night, April 28. The boys
from the Goober State seem to pos
sess' worlds of confidence in their
ability' to -down Mercer in debate.
The Hornet say.s:
"The Furmanites are •determined
to show their brethren from the
Cracker State, .that a Mercer debat
ing team is no hurder to conquer
■ thun a Mercer football team/’
Well, the Mercer debuting team
may have a bit to say on the night
of the debate. We suppose the Hor
net is not attempting to count the
•ggs before they are laid, and we ad
mire their- enthusiasm. They are
Worthy opponents, arid ‘Capable of
giving • our hoys a nip-and-tuck
struggle.
OPEN LIBRARY?
A petition requesting that the
library be kept , open on Sunday
afternoon . is being regarded with
favor by the faculty of Wake Forest
Chllege. The petition has been, signed
by practically the entire' student
body.
Mercer would not go wrong in fol
lowing the example of' Wake Forest
along that line, is the opinion of
many closely, cpnhected with the fac-,
city. Most of the students -have
nothing to. do o’n Sunday afternoon
and-the time spent in sitting around
1r. the rooms and tin the campus could
be profitably used in reading the
books, papers and periodicals with
which the library is filled. The open
ing of the, library from 2 to 4 P. M.
would give many the opportunity-of
reading and getting as- much good as
possible out of ' the advantages
offered.
What about a similar petition for
Mercer’s library to be kept open on
Sunday afternoon? ...
J. P. Leggett.
SPRING DAWN
John Millon Samples
Now the earth like a virgin sleeping
Wakes from her vision-dreams of
---. ' night,. 1 -
•Secs the- glowing sun come peeping
With his beaming eyes of', light.
As she sees her unclad beauty
With its luring'loveliness
Full revealed, remembers Duty, '
Clothes her form in modest dress.
Bathes her cheeks in sun-kissed
showers,
Tosses back her streaming hair,
Decks herself with fragrant flowers—
Goddess sweet, with charms so
■ rare! ■
Forth she fares to greet her lover
Where the winding woodways meet,
Cloudless. skies of blue above her .'
Blooming daisies at her feet.
Blushing maiden, Goddess Spring
time!
Symbol of eternal youth,
Though the heart must have ttsl flng
time ■ •• > ’.•[
Guide it'into paths of tnith.
LINES WRITTEN ON READ
ING the RUBAIYAT OF
OMAR KHAYAMM
OTHER COLLEGES
Wake Forest has recently lauched
a campaign for better athletics and
all. forms of professionalism are to be
abolished. A plan has been inaugu
rated to.install a coaching system in
preparatory schools by giving alumni
the benefit of courses .iri codching at
the beginning of the next summer
session.—Old Gold und Black.
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North Carolina recently . won the
championship of the South in basket
ball and- is to have a new athletic
field completed within the next few
weeks. The new, field has been laid
out at a cost of. approximately $9,000
and a new gymnasium is to be erected
nearby.—The Tar Heel.
The town- team of Winter Park,
Fla., defeated the baseball team of
Rollins Thursday, March 2, in the first
game of the season. Errors account
ed .for the . downfall of the Tars, the
score' being C-2.—Rollins SandspUr.
Athens students and townpeople
get two glimpses. of the cinder men
in local setting when cross - country
runs with Oglethorpe and Mercer are
held here Mqrch 25 and April 1, re
spectively, in conjunction with base
ball games arranged .with the-Petrels
and Baptists.—Red and Black.*
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-Although, enthusiasm has always
been a predominant characteristic of
the Emory University Glee Club, the
“Wesleyan pep” displayed at Macon
last week has set- a new goal for fu
ture performances. The "Coca-Cola
warblers may have gained nothing
more than new life and laurels from
Wesleyan but' the Wesleyan girls won
exactly thirty-two hearts from Em
ory.—The Emory Wheel.
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Furtnan has just completed an in
tercollegiate debate •' schedule which
will put he* representatives against
teams of three of the leading educa
tional institutions of the South, Okla
homa Baptist University,"'- Mercer
University, and Carson and Newman
College. The contest with Mercer will
be staged iri the auditorium of Bre
nau' College, Gainesville, April 28.—
The Furman Hornet.
SPRING AGAIN
. -“I haye tried a lot o’ pleasures 1
But I ain’t found nothin’ yet .
That will fit my constitution
Half so well as jes’ to set.”
These quoted lines from “Spring
Fever” by Herbert Ethridge summar
ize conditions on the Mercer campus
today.
Yes, Spring is here and with it that
well known malady of Spring fever.
Even though Anal examinations are
casting its. shadows of gloom and. de
spair over the hearts of the entire
student body, yet many precious
hours are flitting by. while students
“set."' <*” l
Every evening as the athletes go
jogging down to Alumni Field for
their daily practice, and as the crash
of bat against ball is heard, you will
And Mercer boys “jes’ settin’,” almost
too lacy to get out of the way of a
speeding ball.
Arid who wouldn’t be lazy? $pring
sunshine has driven away the last
touches of Winter and is gradually
painting the campus green. Spring'
fever has already laid ita clutches
upon a number of students and' when
Anal examinations are over the
“flunked” list promises to be enor- 1
mo ui. t. M. Holland. 1
NASH’S
MEAT MARKETS
12 of Them ’
All in Rogers Stores
The best in meats
at the
lowest possible prices
—but quality is never
; sacrificed to price. .
SEE^ -. ' ...
—what you get
-—where it comes from
—how it is. weighed
CONVENIENT
TO MERCER
NASH’S MARKET
739. College St.
MEAT MARKETS
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
1% pf opr gross receipts go to
promoting Mercer athletics.
Phones 2691 and 2226
Georgia Maid Syrup is used bjr Mer
cer .University and other landing edu
cational institutions throughout the
South. This is a high tribute for the
quality of our syrup.
Every Drop
Filtered—
Made by
Burnt Syrup Co.
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supporting Mercer until the
last whistle blows.
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./ourself in buying from.
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Shop
A FLOWER SERVICE
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