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THE MERCER CLUSTER
The fiercer Cluster
Published weekly by the students of
tbe fourteen schools and colleges hi
the Mercer University System.
George M. Sparks. ..Managing Editor
Rabun L. Brantley . Editor-in-Chief
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John L. Hackney Milton K. Wallace
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FIND YOUR PLACE
Finding one's place is a task every
man comes up against when entering
college. Every man has a definite
place to fill in the life of the. Univer
sity and should endeavor to fill that
place for his own welfare as well as
that of the university which <ho at
tends. ,
No one can find this place but the
individual, himself and. it is n«J easy
task. -.
You must work diligently at what
ever you begin with and stick to this
particular thing until you have either
■convinced yourself that you are in
.your proper place or. whether it
Vould be advisable to try something
Don't try to take an active part in
every activity on the campus. This
is impossible. In attemptihg this
you would accomplish nothing.
Select your hobby, or something
that you might not be familiar with
and stick' by your selection yititil you
win.
If you are athletically inclined, go
out for one of the teams and don’t
quit when you are placed in the scrub
column, for Without scrubs there
would be no varsity.' ,
If you- are oratorically inclined,
join ^ literary society and make one
of the debating teams. Whatever you
go into, go into it with the determi
nation to win.
Do something worth While!
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THE PASSING OF THE
. GAUNTLET
SQUIRREL FOOD
By Milton! K. Wallace
According to history, the phrase,
“running the gauntlet,” has been in
use at'least since the middle of the
fifteenth century. In fact this term
is believed'to have been used origi
nally during the reign of Louis V,
which was during the fifteenth cen
tury. The gauntlet was used to
punish the ignorant and unruly Bohe
mian vassals who had emigrated into
France in great numbers about that
time. The stern use of the lash
seemed .to be the only meaM whereby
these nomads could be controlled.
Therefore, many haughty Bohemians
were humbled by the fury of the lash.
Of course everyone has heard the
term, “running the gauntlet.” Most
people know little concerning the
nature of this harrowing ordeal. .To
college men this phrase can have but
one meaning, a lane of Sophomores,
poised with raised rator straps, wait
ing with revengeful expectation the
. coming of the verdant collegian.
But sentiment among college ad
ministrations has grown steadily
against this form, of initiation. Col
lege men feel that the word “gaunt
let” is slipping from their vocabu
lary. There are some, especially
those students who have passed the
initiatory stage who weep to see this
hilarious sport go. However, the con
census of opinion among college offi
cials and the daily press is that a
distinct step of progress has been
taken when public sentiment causes
the gauntlet to pass into oblivion.
Picked Up at Persons
1st Rat: “Ooo! You jolly old bean!
I saw you yesterday at the Sweet
Shop and you wouldn’t speak to me!
Proudy! I’ve a mind to strike you
with my chamois skin!”
2nd Rat: “Wactha say we have a
drink ? Waiter, bring us two choco
late milks with just gobs and gobs of
whipped cream.”
1st Ditto: “Wasn't that the eel’s
wrist-watch the way those vulgar
Sophomores treated us in that rush?”
2nd Ditto: “Darn know it!- When
I get to be a Sophomore I’m going to
see that we participate in a tiddledy-
winks tournament and the defeated
side has to set up the others to a
marshmallow toast—that is, if they
will agree not to throw marshmal
lows.’’- 1
1st Ditto: “Well, gotta be goin’—
here comes th’ BellevUe.”
2nd Ditto: “Well, s’lohg, Oswald.-
Me.'t cha here tomorrow.” "
* * *
We didn’t know that we were a
musician until we heard the pipe or
ganist in a local theater.
.Lady, hide your daughter! Jack
Holt’s in town.
P. Si—Luke Arhold is rapidly re
covering. *.
* *• *
Tom Sims says: “There’s no use of
,n ugly girl being independent.”'
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, It takes, all sorts
. - ■ Of folks to make
Up the alleged human
Race and student
... • Bodiate of Merceriensis ■
Universitas, in-
(’lulling the talented (?)
Soloist who disturbs
, Our placid slumbers
With a midnight solo. '
In the hall.
• • *
- To Her
’Twas on Cherry street I spied you,
And your face has haunted me!
I sleep’ and my troubled slumbers
Are filled with visions of thee.
I awake in the gray of the morning
When the world is covered in dew,
And the picture that greets ■ my
memory
'Is ever of you—of you.
Dear girl, if you’d save me madness,
And give me the joy that I lack,
I .would ask of you this favor:
Go hide, your face in a sack!
* ' « * ■
Hossifer, You Wouldn't Strike a De
fenseless Man, Would’ja?
We reckon that the reason they call
this fever den-gay is because when
you get up den is when you are gay.
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Well, take keer yourself and don’t
forget to tip your hat to the Fresh
man.
STEPPING OUT
By L Gosalp Knot
The only reason why wo can’t en
dorse 'the candidacy of Andy Gump
for Congress is because of the fact
that he is not a graduate of Mercer.
Andy must have forgotten, when he
announced, that it was now a custom
for men seeking high office to at least
have been at some time a student of
Mercer..
■. * * *
We’ve read a bit of challenging
repartee from Miss Nina Wilcox Put
nam concerning the dress of men in
ye olde days. She declares that men
not only wote dresses but actual
gowns. She names Julius Caesar's
flowing robe as an extreme example.
Anyway there’s a redeeming feature
about men’s styles—finally they did
reach a stage of normalcy, whereas
women’s fancies concerning dress are
still as fickle as the summer showers,
eop..
Going down and going up! We
mean the dresses are going down) but
when we say “going up,” we refer to
the major portion of an ostrich,
adorning the hat of a female, that
got directly between us and the
preacher Sunday. It seems logical to
us that when one end goes down the
other end should go down and when
one ■end rises the other end should
rjse through sympathy. Anyway, we
don’t believe in being greedy and ex
panding both ways at the same time.
•' i
And bobbed hair is still stylish, we
presume! It is said that William
Jennings Bryan recently went in a
Nebraska barber shop and had . his
flowing locks bobbed and came out
declaring that “he never felt better
in years,” which, by the way, is a
typical expression of the flapper who
has just been sheared. So, girls, leave
Poiret in his own little French vil
lage and take your fashion hints
from our own William.
’ * • •
Some guy claims that he has found
a new star and that - it is exactly
52,000,000,000 (flfty-two billion) miles
away. We don’t know but we are a
litt|e curious to see fhe kind of yard
stick he used to measure this dis
tance. Anyway, those sponsoring the
'greater Mercer program will have ho
cause for alarm on account of the
lack of space to expand. That is, as
long as skyscrapers are in vogue.
Marvin Pharr, songster, preacher,
comedian, flivver chaperon, and a
post graduate of the Freshman class,
has put in his appearance on the
campus. Some wept because of his
late return. We’re kind to have him
back and a tip to the Freshmen—
lookout!
“That makes me feel sheepish,”
said the young man as the vamp tried
to pull the. wool over his eyes.
—Lemon Punch.
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