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mrnrmsiTY > •Tirm The Mercer Cluster FDUHUM SCHOOLS AND ODLLMn VflL2 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922 No. 27 10,000 VISITORS EXPECTED ON MERCER CAMPUS DURING 89111 COMMENCEMENT SESSIONS GEORGE TRUETT FEATURES RIG DAILY PROGRAM Barbecue and Alumni Banquet For Tuesday. JOHN D. MELL PRESIDES WHO’S WHO AT MERCER FOR 1922-23 The' eighty-ninth annual com mencement exercises of Mercer Uni versity will begin Sunday, June 4, with a sermon by Dr. P. C. .McCon nell, of Atlanta, who is an alumnus of Mercer. The exercises will extend through four days, Sunday; Monday, Tuesday; and Wednesday, being ob served simultaneously with the Cen tennial celebration of the Georgia Baptist Convention. ‘ Dr. McConnell's sermon will be the opening gun of the Commence ment and the Trustees of Mercer will meet ip their spring session <pn Monday, June &th, at 2 o’clock.. At 6 o’clock on the same day the Senior class will hold its exercises from Magnolia Terrace near the Admin istration building. Centennial Day will be observed on Tuesday, June 6th. Dr. John D. Mell, of Athens, president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, will pre side during .'the Centennial program Chancellor Rufus W. Weaver, of Mercer, will deliver an address of welcome to the hosts of Southern Baptists gathered, to take part in the celebration of the one. hundredth an niversary of the Baptists of Geor gia. Dr.\ Weaver’s message «ef wel come will be responded to by repre sentative I Baptist leaders from the Southern States east of the Missis sippi. Among those who will speak are Rev. Henry W. Battle, D.D., of Vir ginia; Rev. T. W. O'Kelley, D.D., of North Carolina; Rev. Z. T. . Cody, D.D., of South Carolina; Dr.. W. L. Pickard, of. Tennessee; Dr. A. C. Ctree, of Georgia; Dr. E. Y. Mullins, president of the * Southern Baptist Convention, Kentucky; Dr. S. P. Brooks, Texas; Dr. M. L. Dodd, of Louisiana; Dr. C. A. Stakely, of Ala bama; D«r. L. R. Christie, of Missis- sippi. - . Dr. George W. Truett, of Texas, will deliver the mail! address of the day, and the Centennial' celebration is expected to reach high water mark at this hour. Dr. A. B. Vaughn and Hon. W. D Upshaw will be among the principal speakers of the after boon session. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon the Mercer University baseball team 'will meet the team of Georgia Tech from Atlanta Alumni Field near the campus. The Alumni- dinner,' which is annual affair, will be held at 7:00, ar.d Dr. Solon . B. Cousins, of Rich mond! Va., will be the principal speaker. 1 Dr. Truett will deliver the com mencement address, of Wednesday, June 7th. At this time the diplomas wilf be awarded the graduates and Dr: Rufus -W. Weaver will deliver the baccalaureate address. The an- Dial evangelistic conference begins in the afternoon add extends through two' days." And BarbeCne, Taa Have YOU heard all this: That there will be lOflOO visitors at Mercer during Commencement and the Centennial Day celebration That the university will serve barbecue to these 10.000 visitors and (Contbrnod on page eight) President-elect of the Study Body and Senior Class—Carl Lancaster, ■ Hoschton, Ga. Master Mercerian—Robert Mann Gamble, Macon, Ga. Editor-in-Chief of Mercer Cluster—Rabun. Brantley, Sylvanin, Ga. Editor-in-Ghicf of the Cauldron—L. E. Smith, Grayson, Ga. Business Manager of the Cauldron^-R. M- Coleman, Mjtchcll, Ga. President of the Ministerial Association—C. W. Pope, Tallapoosa, Ga. President of the Y. M. C. A.—Josiah Crudup, Jr., Dalton, Ga, Student Members of the Athletic Board of Control—W. A- Stone, Ma con, Ga.;-Mike 'E. Herndon, Canon, Gp,, and James L. Clegg, Good Hope, Ga. • Manager of the Football. Team—J. W. Jones, Maeon, Ga. Manager of the Basketball Team—W. S.■ Erwin, Johnson City, Ter Manager of the Baseball Team—Mike Terrell, Greensvoro, Ga. President of the Junior Class—Charles H. Berryman, Royston, Ga. President Of the “M” Club—Robert M. Gamble, Macon,- Ga. President of the Masonic Club—C. E. Bryson, Gainesville, Ga. President of the Sophomore Class — R. E. Walker. Best All-round Athlete—B. L. Smith, Fayetteville, Tenn. Captain-elect of Football Team—Carl Lancaster,'Flowery Branch,.Ga. Captain of Basketball Team—Robert M. Gamble, Macon, Ga. President of the Pan-Hellenic Council—L. J. Lane,. Macon, Ga. Intercollegiate Debaters—L. B. Matthews, W. ,M. Marshall, W. G. McRae, R. W. Green, John K. Williams, H. H. Shirley, W. A. Bootle, C. J. Broome. eiji. SHRINE POTENTATE MERCER GRADUATE Ernest Allen Cutts, Imperial Shrine Potentate of North America, an alumnus of Mercer and now a prominent lawyer of Savannah, will begin his pilgrimage to the Imperial Council ’ at San Francisco tonight. He . will be escorted to the City of the Golden Gate by the Alee Band and Patrol of Savannah and the Al- Sihah ' Band and Patrol of Macon. Among the Shriners in the Macon Patrol who will cross the sands of the Western, deserts is J. Harry P. Thomas, who is the only Shriner Who has his residence on the Mercer campus. Imperial Potentate Cutts will make the trip to San Francisco aboard his Special Train DeLuxe and will make numerous stops to reeeivC the hom age and greeting of the. Shriners of the leading Western States. Steps will be made at such cities as Kan sas City, Denver, Grand • Ganyon, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. After- the meeting of the Imperial Council, Imperial Potentate Cutts with his retinue of bands and patrols will sail for Honolulu, Hawaiian Is lands. Harry Thomas, the Mercer member of the- Macon Patrol, will accompany the Imperial Potentate on til his journeys both to San Fran cisco and to Hawaii. The journey to the land,' of the “Setting Sun” is expected to be one continuous trek of, triumphs from city to city. Receptions and ban quets will be encountered at almost every, step of the trip. MERCER TO PLAY GA.TECH TORNADO Commencement Series First Institution’s History. in Mercer students of yesterday and those of today will unite with the hard fighting Baptist baschall team an endeavor to even the series with Georgia Tech, the first game of which will be played here on Tues day, June 6, and the second in At lanta.on the 10th of June. It is to be recalled that early in the season two games Were dropped to this school after a hard fight and re venge is the thing desired most by everybody connected with Mercer. Ten thousand visitors, most of whom will be alumni' of the institu tion, are, expected : in .the city Tuesday of next week. Every year large, numbers have been coming -to the commencement exercises and they, have always voiced a desire to see a baseball game between their Alina Mater and some worthy oppo nent. They will be given this oppor tunity this year and if -only five thousand alumni come for that day then no moi;e will be expected to at tend but. certainly there- will not be a single slacker, in that bunch. Mercer University should be proud of the fact that this invitation was extended to her. This . is the first time in the history of athletics at Ti±Jj--that a post-season series has beeh arranged with any school, al though she has had numerous offers especially from teams claiming the football championship. Hard practice is being indulged in by the Baptist's in preparation for this series. Rain has caused many days to' pass without a workout and the Mercer mentor is getting them out early and letting them come in late so as to have them in the best possible-condition,. ORGANIZATION FOR CENTENNIAL Ushers—J. K. Williams, chairman Senior Class. ’ . Publicity—George M. Sparks. Information-^-Peyton Jacob, J. G Harrison. Eight girls to,each infor motion tentr Speakers’' . Stand and- Banners— Prof. Robinson and Prof. Wray, Water and Flowers (25 barrels of water,. 5,000 pounds of. .ice)—Prof Haskins. Reception Committee '*— Dr. Wil liams, Dr. Flippih, Dr. Fox, Prof Farrar, Dr. Montague. Auto Parking— Dr. Walker,'. Dr, I Holder. .’ |';' Aceoustips (amplifier)—Dr.. Foun I tain. ,4 ,, I Homes'—Dr. Ginty. j Photos—Prof. Railey. I. Programs—Prof. Railey, Mr. Wel born, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Batts, Rev ; Eden, Dr. Chamlee. I .Men’s toilets, located in chapel Sherwood Hali, Cynthia Halllday B. L. SMITH who was voted to be the best all round athlete at Mercer, having made Hall, a letter in three branches of sports— Women’s, tjilets, main football, basketball and baseball. Y. M; C. A., Science Hall. building. CLASS OF 1922 ■ MAKES HISTORY Many to Get A.B. or B.S.C. De grees Wednesday. Of the. Seniors to be ' graduated from Mercer University this' year thirty-three will finish with either the degree of Bachelor of Arts or the degree of . Bachelor of Science in Commerce. This number is in addi- . tion to the. men who will get diplo mas from the law school and other' departments of the institution. . The Seniors finishing this year; will get their diplomas under circum stances the most inspiring that could perhaps be imagined. The. com mencement comes' this year, simul taneously with the Centennial cele- . bration of. the Georgia Baptist . Con vention, and t-hiS' will attract thou sands of people to Macon. The mas ter array of great' speakers‘who will address the throngs in attendance, the inspiring historical setting for the celebration, the hosts of Baptists present, the steps in the' develop ment' of the Greater - Mercer pro gram; "all these facts wil) furnish the background for the awarding of the degrees this-year and send the grad uates out with the knowledge that they have 1 been connected with a mighty and far-reaching movement in the history of collegiate education' in the South. It is felt by the leaders in the Baptist ranks that this commence ment at Mercer University will be one of the history making events in the life of the Baptist people as a whole. It comes at a time when the institution together with the whole denomination is making the. most wonderful strides of . all its career. . The present Senior class, are said to feel themselves very fortunate in finishing just at this time, and it is believed that in years to come they will be felad to look back at thi^ back at this time as the fullfilment of their own ambitions as well as the ; time of greatest - advance by their Alma Mater. The following men .will get either A.B. or B,S. C. 'this year: K. F. Brasington, Macon; Guy Atkinson, Hartwell; Francis .Everett Barron, Boston; Alexander Carswell, Macon; Carl Jackson Brpome, Macon; Geo. , Byron Carter, HazlehUrst; J, G. Cheney, ' Carrollton;' Milledge A. (’lark, Maeon; A. B. Cochran,- Camil la; W . B. .Cochran, Thomasvilje. Edwin S. Davis, Macon; . Bruce Lubberly, Glenville; F. B. Easley, Dalton; G. Cleo Elrod, Lavonia; R. M. Gamble, Macon; John Henry Greene; Bowman; James F. Hanson, Macon; Foreman Hawes, Locust Grove; ,W-. F. Hiriesley, Banning; Warren F. Holland; Byron; j. Glover Johnson, Macon;- -Forrest T-. Jones, Wint'erhaven, Fla. - . j- W. Jones, Macon; L. B. Mat thews, Tifton; P-. E. Murray", Abba; Bruce Newsome, Eatonton; William J. Shelverton, Maeon; Hoke 11. Shir : ley, Commerce; T. E. Smith, 1 Gray-- son; George W. Stanley,' Thomas- viile; Ei R. Welch, Macon; Forrest (’. Williams, Eatonton; John K. Wil liams, Toccoa; William J. Wood, Rhine; James M. Woodall, Mai-on; William - Kelly - Wynne-, Washington, Ga; . GROUP OF SENIOR LAW CLASS SPORTING EDITOR „ IS FROM MERCER Robert M. Gamble, captain-elect of t-he 1923 basketball team and 1922 Master Mercerian, is concluding his first month’s work as sporting.editor of the Maeon Daily Telegra'ph, to which' position he. was appointed on May 1, aftjer having, been Mercer correspondent far the Telegraph for two years. The accession of .another Mercer School of Journalism product to a position - on a leading daily paper is but'a-further tribute to the work be ing done in this' department of the university, Mr. Gamble was circula tion manager of the Orange and DlaCk in 1919 and for the past two years has been'-associate editor of ilie Mercer Cluster. V