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Page Two THE MERCER CLUSTER April 7, 1922 i The Mercer Cluster Published weekly "by the students of the fourteen schools and colleges *ln Hie'Mercer University System. (ionrgo: M. Sparks Managing Editor <J. Broome Editor-in-Chief As~ >ciate Editors 1 ; Robert M. (iambic, F. H. Nalls, Jr., K.F. ltraxington, J. Pi Leggett, I. G, Wilkes* F. M. Holland, H. E. Little- .lielcl. • ' ('iivulntioii Manager; II. H. Ware, Jr. Subscription Kates, one year, $1.50. Advertising rates on request. “CLIPPED AT GEORGIA” YOI R MESSAGE? • Voting man, what is y«ur message ? Every mail has a message for the world. Vour message may be good or it may be a bail -one. You have often heard the slung -phrase, “I’ll ■tell the world." Well, you will tell the world, In words, that all may Iv ar, in letters as tall;as. the pillars of time, you will tell the world your message. - , What is “. your message to . the world.? Is yours the message of jaSfis" We do not mean jazz piusic, but jazz life. The philosophy of. the fast life, has gained wide currency. Is this your philosophy? Do you say', to the world .by your activities, "Speed, speed is the thing'.’? Are you calling'the world back to barba- riiiniSm with a call to the passion'-, hot. trail of primitive . impulses and selfish abandon? (io to. the small town, the big city, the, country, anywhere. See that . sixteon-yea.r-ohi.-girl ? Her face , is covered with paint and piiwder, but it is not enough to hide the drawn look of age that- has already seized her countenance. She has lived too ' fasti: Her- nerves will last a few years longer, anil then she will be an old woman. There are many like, her among, "the .rising generation. The young men ' are dashing from one high- stimulant to another. Nothing satisfies hut for a moment. On with ■Hie .dance! Is that your message? Are you adding to the confusion and the ailnless whirl engendered by' the philo'soj hy-of-the-fhjit-Jife ? Is y«>Ur message jazz Or pessim ism? Or optimism? Faith? Cour age? • Hate? Love? Accomplish ment? Analyze each of these. Then look at yourself and say “What is my message to the world?” TOO MUCH GRIIMNG . By I. G. Wilkes “Doc” Clarke, the baseball mana ger, received a new name while at Athens, one that seems to be appro priate and one that .will stick with him for sometime. No one knows who gave him the name nor why it was given to him. However, by ask ing him you may find out the straight of the whole affair. He is now known by all who made the trip as “Sailor JoC.” * * • “Battling” Irwin, a football star at Mercer the past- season and member 'f the present baseball team, made bis debut' before ti e fans as a wres tler, boxer and fighter in the fifth lining of the last Mercer : Gcorgia game. Many congratulations were showered upon him as a result of his. splendid showing in his first bout. Captain Stone ought never be troubled with sickness of any kind as long as he continues his present method <>f taking exercise in the nrly hours of the morning. Upon awakening he <•' grabs the pillow ‘around the neck," as he calls it, and then there begins a terrific scramble .villi first' one and then the other getting the best. Sometimes he is thr.owp off the bed, but he never’ gives up. He creeps around and finally takes’ the pillow by surprise anil then it is that he. becomes- its master. No wo.nder that those who sleep with him get up first. Safety first. * * • * “Three oranges and a little sleep are better than .getting up for break fast any time,” . says “Consuelo” Smith. He.fiever acted contrary to* his statement on the recent trip, but he did request that the oranges be brought to him at once. * * * ‘Irwin, move your feet over this way. Maybe that will offset the amount of weight on the other side.” Several of the boys were speaking to him at the same time, for they were all in earnest, being seared., The reason for all this was the fact that there had been a wreck in the yards at , Athens in the early morning and it had not been cleared away by the time our train arrived. The Georgian bus was waiting at the place where the trajn had to stop and as it was being hilly and sloping it looked for ii while‘as if it might turn over. No wonder that such a -remark was made. . iiiniiiiiiimiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | Bibb i | Printing | § Company 1 258-260 Second St,. = s Phone 1671 I Equipped for Efficient Service Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifl The habit of continually griping anil talking about some play that one of Mercer’s athletes has made is fast becoming a 'nuisance. ‘ Some of the students seem to think that each man on the various teams should be per fect -and that no errors ought to be made. If the ' athletes 'were perfect it would be only a matter -of time Until they‘would be in.the big leagues in all, branches of sports. Every time a misplay was made by some Verier player in the games against the Columbus Americans, a 'continual stream (if adverse criticism was;-heard from all parts, of the grand stand. It could not be ex [ c< ted of the. team that th-y 'should be in-'mid-season form in the' first games i.'f the year.' While the team is. still in- the initial. stages of its development, and all-the other'.time •as well, the entire student body should give them its support and en fburagement. Every true Mercer man will get behind the teams in all branches of sports, and will boost and encourage them all the time; * Let’s get to gether and help Coach Cody .put out a championship baseball team and give the team the same kind of sup port that was. given the’' basketball squad. ... By Julian: P. Leggett UR, FOSTER AT MERCER Dr. J, H, Foster, President of Bes sie TifilGCollege, addressed the ■ stu dents of Mercer Tuesday morning, Thd speech.of Dr.- Foster dealt with some of the'priniplcs brought put in the hook of-Genesis. The speaker de clared that there is no conflict be tween the Bible and true science. He- stated that the 'book of Genesis had meant more to him than' any other part of, the Bible because it unfolded fundamental ■ principles, beginning . with the words, “In the beginning God,? |nd also showing that man is- made in the image of God; DEATH By T. M. Hart 'Tis said that death is an adventure great, . .Or, that it is an everlasting, sleep. And, some have said it is ordained i by fate When death shall come, and bring us slumber -deep. And- thus riien think and think, alas who knows? For none who’ve passed away come • buck to tell Of . sleep, unending, or the Styx that ’ -■ flows v Between‘two worlds, of heaven or of hell. >■-. Some men seek' death as ending all their woe, . As ending all their earthly cares and strife, But does death end. it, or must then * we know •- More pain and ‘ sorrow than, we knew in life?. ’ r ■ Away, these doubts! Death does end life, ’tis true, .. ’ . . But what is life beside .eternity ? And what are thes conceits we struggle through . To joys—or griefs—that we’ll know .presently? BILLY IN WASHINGTON “Billy” Griffin, Mercer ’18j is now operating in Washington, D. €,, one ‘of the swellest Cafeterias - in the en tire United-States, according to Lin ton Collins, who was in .-the capital city last week, and visited the.!*As You Like It” cafeteria operated by the former Mercer man, on Vermont avenue. “ . Some beauty is only rouge deep. NASH’S Meat Markets 12 of Them All in Rogers Stores The best in meats at the lowest possible prjees —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 Georgia Maid Syrup is used by Mer- cer University and other leading edu cational institutions ^throughout the South. This is a high tribute for the quality of our uyrup. ‘ ' Mercer Men Should suport men that sup port Mercer. R. S. THORPE A SONS are supporting Mercer until the last whiBtle blows. Help your school by helping yourself in buying from. R. S. Thorpe & Sons A. S. JOHNSON Mercer Representative Every Drop Filtered— . Made by Burns Syrup Co. More Than a Florist’s * Shop A FLOWER SERVICE A complete, fresh stock of the flowers in season Nutting Floral Co. FLORISTS Phone 1776 if. ' y IT’S A PLEASURE 1-TO SERVE MERCER MEN > : 'We want you to feel at home, ii- fellows, in our store. ii „ '■ . • 5 ’ Drop around any old tinife, ; 5 whether you trade or not. Tattnall Square Pharmacy !\ 1% of our gross receipts.go to ii promoting Mercer athletics.' Phones 2691 and 2226 AMERICAN PRINTING CO. Reliable. Printers I • . .... 666 Cherry Phone 286 Loh’: Exclusive Dining Room . For Club Dinners Welcome,'Mercer Men! Phone 122 ’ • 514 Mulberry Man-Made Lightning F RANKLIN removed some of the mystery. But only recently has science really explained the electrical phenomena of the thunderstorm. Dr. C. P. Steinmetz expounds this theory. Raindrops retain on their surfaces electrical charges, given off by the sun and other incan descent bodies. In falling, raindrops combine, but their surfaces do pot increase in proportion. Hence, the electrical pressure grows rapidly. Finally it reaches the limit the air can stand and the lightning flash results. And now we have artificial lightning. One million volts of electricity—approximately one fiftieth of the voltage in a lightning flash—have been sent successfully over a transmission line in the General Engineering Laboratory of the General Electric Company. This is nearly five times the voltage ever before placed on a trans mission line. Much valuable knowledge of high voltage phenomena—essential for extending long dis tance transmission;—was acquired from these tests. Engineers now see the potential power in remote mountain streams serving in industries hundreds of miles away. Man-made lightning was the result of un grudging and patient experimentation by the same engineers who first sent 15,000 volts over a long distance thirty years ago. “ Keeping everlastingly at it brings success,** It is difficult to forecast what the results of the next thirty years may be: General#Electric Company