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y THF MfRCFR Ct /TTSTFk romnn SCHOOLS AND STSIHI A XXX^ JlV 1 -LjXvV^XL/XV; vJ O X x_jXv OOLLTCB Vol. 3 MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1922 No. 1 MERCER GROWS TO 800 STUDENTS FOR SESSION BOVHIUOT IN OriNINGADMESS Paints Picture of HeriUiRe and Silhouettes Prospects. Featuring the registration of 800 students and an inspiring address by Hon. John T. Boifeuillct, Mercet^tini verslty began another college year (if last Wednesday morning when Convo cation exercises were held in the his toric chapel building! Many friends of the. university were on hand to welcome, the new men to the campus and city and. their ap plause was liberal us Mr- Boifeuillct .painted with Words a living picture of Mercer’s -heritage and silhouetted her irospects on the canvas of the future, ^r. Boifeuillct is unsold Mercer man, laving ’been in the same class as homas E. Watson. In seconding the motion to adopt the resolutions drawn up by the university on the occasion of the junior senator’s, death, he paid an eloquent tribute to the virtues of his former classmate, Dorms, Overflowing All the dormitories nee full to over flowing and nearly, every home in the vicinity of the campus has one or more students renting rooms from them. New classrooms have been built in order to take care of the over flow and thirteen ne-.v faculty mem bers have been added. The Freshman English clasB has been divided up into eight sections and still these sections ■-fe crowded. The teachers of Fresh man .history have o face that class in five different sections during the day. The. Law School has been appor tioned three large and well equipped classrooms, together with a complete library of 5,000 volumes, which is the last requirement to make the Law School standard and on. the A-l list: It is the purpose of the administra tion, to continue to add to the facili ties and faculty of this school until it shall be universally recognized everywhere as being equal to any like school of the Targe Eastern universi ties. ' The entire law fneuluty returns with four additions: Dr. H. L. Thomp son, Dr. John H. More, Prof. Otis D. Moore, and Prof. T. M. Smith. . All other .branches of the college have been added to and the following new professors come to the various departments: Clement Tyson Goode, head of the English Department;, Dix H. L. Kurtz, of the. Science Depart ment; Dr. Jambs Bradley, dean of the School of Commerce; Prof. Anderson of the Accounting Department; E. Powell Lee, sacred music and church' efficiency; Prof. Frederick Caylor, as sistant in.Spanish; Prof. E. P. Mose- ly, history; L. ,F. Biggs, registrar and YALE ACCEPTS DATE ' FOR MERCER’S DEBATE Dr. MontaRue Recognized Forensic Ability. for At last the chairman of the debat ing council has good news concerning the forensic contest to be held' be- Jrjfeeh Yale University's debating team and the undefcati d team repre senting Mercer, Yale having offered to send her team to Macon with her bhseball sqUad next spring, when they come here, for their early' training. Dr‘. Montague has been working hard in order to give. Mercer’s team a chance at Old Eli’s lepresentativcs Several letters .'were- written during ‘he summer to Yule issuing a chal lenge, but these received no reply until recently, hecause 'of the fact that thejentire debating council of the Eastern university was away on European tour. In meeting Yale University Mercer is building up a name'for herself in the academic world and this progres sive step only goes to show the rapid expansion of the ' university along scholastic lines as will as athletic. We will, have Yale's team' in oqr "own back yard” and this '.is all the more pleasing to those people in Macon and vicinity, who follow With-enthusiasm thise brain contests. Let's begin to prepare now to win and keep up good record. 7 BR.C. A. GOODE MAKES ADDRESS AT CHAPEL New Head of EitRlish Depart ment Discuss “FoRyism ” Dr. Clement S. Goode, head of the English department at Mercer- de livered the initial faculty speech at the chapel ejercises 'on Tuesday and in doing so made his persona) debut to- the students of Mercer. Dr. Goode's' theme was-“Fogyism.” He explained that he chose such a subject because it. wa« so little dis cussed, and might break' the mohot- ony of thu esual chapel speech on “character.” He dug. up interesting incidents concerning the traditions and customs of, people in, certain places and told why they insisted on holding to these ancient beliefs. It hhs 'been the custom, for some time at Mercer to .hear from some member of the faculty on Tuesday mornings' at .the regular chapel hour. With such a* large, faculty on hand these speeches should prove to be business manager, and Everett Strup- interesting and it .is hardly probable per; backfleld coach; ^n>f. Joel Brown, that one professor will get a chance English. to be on the program, but once. * ■ * >• ■ , 1 * i m a HON. W. 1).T'l'SHAW Congressman, of Atlanta, who 'made his first public address in Macon ns student of Mercer University and who last Thursday light lectured here on the subject, “Americanism on the Job.” .- . RULES FOR FRESHMEN ISSUED BY SENIORS First Year Men Are Given Their. Don" s. -“The straight and narrow path” is the manner in which .Freshmen will haVc to walk this'yoar according to a number of. rules laid, down by the Senior clnss, confirmed hy .the Sopho more class and -approved-by Dr. Rufus Weaver, president. 1>J order that these' regulations' may be enforced the Sophomore class has agteed to net as “high .sheriff” and they firmly believe that they can master any situatihn ns may develop on‘-the part of the yel low-capped Freshmen. The-new regulations are: . “The Freshmen rind first year spe cial students shall Wear the proscribed cap; until said student has passed ten or. more hours of rollevc work. This rule does not apply > ’married men .and preachers leaving the institution op .ministerial duties. “No Freshmar sh'tll he allowed in any-pool room of {’he city at atiy time. ' . • '.“Fieshmen fhal.l occupy the west ern section of the Daniel . Marshall Dining- Hall, and shall .enter only through-the Freshmen .dftpr located at the western' end of the corridor- This applies to men who have not .sufficient credit, to make, them- meml'n*r* of the Sophomore class.' - . /“The Senior 'door is located at the eastern end of the corridor' and no underclassmen are permitted to go in and out of this door. . FIRST “PEP” MEET GETS IP SPIRIT Young Straton and Marvin Pharr Are Impromptus. With the ;• greatest- ibsplayal of spirit -and “pep",' that has ever been known at Mercer, the first yell prac tices werAjield in the .university on last Friday, evening, the entrr Fresh man class together with a large per cent bf the old men being present. -y J Two great impromptu ' speeches were made by Freshman Straton and by second-year Freshman Marvin Pharr.' Straton spoke on- “spirit*’ from Los Angeles to New York and from Princeton University to Mercer and declared that, he “came all the way from New York to Macon, Ga., in order to enroll in a school that had some .standard of morals.” ' Marvin: Pharr is a Sophontore, speaking academically, hut in another sense he is still typical 1 . of the Fresh man class. He spoke in glowing terms of- Mercer, what she had ac complished, wu« accomplishing and would accomplish, coming from this silver tongue in “pep-arousing” style. “Mercer university is. today the greatest institution that points its spires tdward Heaven and is des tined to be greater st'll. Her build ing program will .carry, her beyond Wesleyan College and on to Bessie Tift, where-one of-the--biggest girls’ schools in the land will be built From there Mercer will enlarge and finally reach Atlanta where the med ical school will be founded- and there will be a ’ five hundred foot tower •every twenty .miles on the road to the 'Capital City.” His closing an nouncement was that, ‘‘-Mercet’ had leased the Central of Georgia railway for one hundred-, years to transport students to and from classes.” At- the inciting the Ficohmcu were taught some of the college yells and were instructed to,. • tune-in” their vocal chords us well i\- their brass .instruments, to' "Glut.' ’ And these instruments are rounding into tune -..null/ for the Jiev.'bonje game, v.liiiT will lie Saturday. NORTH GA. AGGIES TO PLAY SATURDAY Section of Stands Reserved for More Than .‘10(1 Freshmen. The sight .of three hundred wild eyed, yellow-capped Freshmen should be enough in itself to induce, every body in and around Mercer to attend the game here next Saturday with the North Gebrgia Aggies. For the first time, in fheir. lives they will be given the opportunity to yell for their-.college, the first opportunity that they have .had to help. Mercer in her- expansive .program. ■ One'unique .feature-will be the fact that -the'first.year men will, ail occu py seats together, a section being re served for them. Freshmen cheer deader,* will lie selected tie lead- their lonly--eohorts along in „their exulta tions. The yellow caps, will-.be very prominent in this section because the Senior class has decreed that they shall wear them.. . , College “Y” Building, and now a favorite emporium for Freshmen. It is in this building the post office, is located. They ere longing for that letter from home. Second Game But back to the game. Although “Provided the' Sophomores-arc vie-' piedmont has, already bowed to the torious -in the Freshman-Sophomore Baptist eleven by the store of 24-3. rush, the Freshmen shall wear a t | 1( , j- anu , Saturday should furnish green ribbon for the remainder of tjie. the fans a better opportunity to learn Fall' teim. . the, strength of the team this year. "Freshmen whose conduct does not Wofford College do fated Dahlonega coniform to. the best traditions of Mer- last Saturday, in a hard fought game, eer-University shall appear before the the score being. 20-0, and of course Student Tribunal, whjel. tribunal shall' that means that' the itapYlsts will deal'with them as may be deemed. have . a decided atjv.a’vt^ge ,'over the best] 't . visiting team. j: “The Freshmen shall be required to . However Coach' ( ody is not taking attend all athletic and, other college the game Saturday any too lightly contests held in Macon during the en-.-and the warriors battling for Met- fire year. They shall sit together and cer have been undergoing hard scrim- shall, under chosen- leaders, partjci- mages in preparation for it. , - Let s pate* most actively ard most enthusi-. all be' present ami help cheer the astieally in Cheering the teams." team along. “COLLEGE NIGHT” IS BIG SUCCESS/ FESTIVITIES FLY ‘Leave It to George” Features Annual Program. • - - / Ity It. L. Brantley Featuring a radio concert, vocal rivalry between a. Freshman and fac ulty quartet, Dr. Ragsdale, Marvin Pharr, and icecream with cake, the annual’ reception for the new men known as "College .Night” was held in the new dining half Monday even ing. Everybody was tin le. “Leave it to George” was the idea that prevailed throughout the festivi ties, for George had been commis sioned by Miss Sallie Bioone. to spon sor the .good feeling that was preva lent throughout the evenihg. Miss Sallie was at home nursing a “little - dengue" and consequently missed be ing toastmistress on “College Night" for the first time in her life. So George Sparks took charge and with that originality that distinguishes him from other men, made the program “go" with “pep” and enthusiasm. After E. Powell Lee had lead every one'to a high state of patriotism and warm feeling in singing “Glory to Old Mercer,”^‘‘^et the Rest of the World Go By,” and “Suwaree River," the officers of the various classes and or ganizations welcomed the new men with two-minute Speeches, followed by several solos frem F reshman Bethune. Eagle Flutters Dr. B. D. Ragsdale upheld with Words the manner in which all stu dents, who have passed through hi* office, regard him. He declared that. "Some people craved, oysters in the half shell, quail on toast, 'possum with 'taters; turkey and cranberries,” but that he only craved “the Ameri can eagle on the silver dollar.” Friendly competition between Mar vin Pharr’s "peerl-ss quartet” of Freshman songsters and a quartet (or rather solo I representing the fac- . ulty, secured rousing encores from those present- and left in the shade all laugh extractors previously known. I)r. Rufus W. Weaver engaged Dr. William Russel], Owen-' to make his speech of- welcome to the Freshmen. He said in part: 'You’re,as welcome to. Mercer University as a sweetheart, to ‘Bo’ Railey, as -welcome' as a bone to a stray dog. a pair of white ‘spats’ to a Wesleyan girl, a. powder puff to a ■shining' nose, or. its welcome, as the ’good• ole summer tifne’” Radio Concert The radio concert'was supposed to be one given by the Atlanta Journal broadcasting, station tor tile amuse ment of- those attending the “College Night" celebration, but. in reality nothing' more thud .Marvin I’harr, tafking through a, magnified from'the environs of the kitchen. Dr.. Montague made-tbe : announce ment that Yale had. offered to meet. Mercer in debate in Macon. With a rising vote the student‘body accepted ' Yale’ offer. The. program was concluded with ict cream and cake ami “Daddy” Aultmnn's speech! He told the boys that “he knew the way to their hearts" and that he .was going "to try and find it by giving the best possi ble' eats at all times.” Dan Davis’ augmented orchestra furnished a delightful, .i,iusical pro gram. . — si —** /. ANOTHER RECEPTION The First Baptist Church and Sun-; day School -will hold open house for Mercer University students in the re ception rooms of the church,* A mus ical program will be' given *nd re freshments'served. More than -a hun dred girls will entertain Friday night, Sept, 6th,