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Vol. 8
MERGER UNIVERSITY. MACON, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1922
No. 3
MERCER MAN SUCCEEDS MERCER MAN IN UNITED STATES SENATE
CAMPUS LIFE AN INSPIRATION;
DEBATOR, ORATOR, EDITOR, STUDENT
lass Prophecy Has Just About
Materialised in Last Few
Years.
By Geo. M. Sparks
Judge Walter George, successful
andidate for the nomination of
United States Senator, so impressed
his fellow classmates while sit Mercer
University that he was not only
prophesied as a successful member of
the legislature in 1914 bqt was to
later enter the halls of Congress and
the "Atlanta Constitution threatening
to run him for vice-president of the
United States.”
That was the prediction in the
Kinetoscope, the college annual, in
1900. (
In the history of the class of 1900
fotind this line about Walter
eorge: “Honors have rolled down
upon our heads In boundless confu
sion. Our admirable Crichton, Wal
ter George, together with his famous
colleague, Mark Bolding, ‘The Trib
une of the People,’ many times van
quishers of our inveterate foes, are
resting quietly on their oars, having
ilefeated everything in sight."
College Editor
While editor-in-chief of the Mer-
erian, the college publication, Wal
ter George is found to have written
on such subjects as “Edwin Markham
The Man With the Hoe,” "A Summer
Trip,” “The Unveiling . of Zolnay’s
Bust of Poe,” “College Journalism,"
The Hon. John Temple Graves,”
The Visit of Dr. Brantley,” “Christ
mas Good Will Towards Men,” “The
Story or the Essay—Which?” and
Clean Athletics.”’
Ih 1899 Mercer . University was
represented in Atlanta at the South
Oratorical Contest by Walter
George and Mark Bolding. Like Stra
ton and Moncrief of the years before,
they were easy winners over every
ollege and University in the South.
Governor Candler, a Mercer grad
uate, presided and an entire train
load of Mercer, students were in At
lanta to- cheer on the victors.
Blase of Glory
The following appears in the Mer
erian of that date:
“Those students who had remained
at home had already heard of the vie
tory and by way of celebration and
welcome had budded, such bonfires as
the old canjpus had never known be
fore, and held high carnival around
its blase.
"In thsir. search, for combustibles
some of the boys wept in. Dr. Pol
lock’s - (president of college) back
1 ard, and having' found a fowl house,
were engaged in serious,discussion as
to whether it was‘right and proper
that' it should be the president’s con
tribution to the'celebration, but finally
deciding 1 that it should, not be dis
turbed, were about' to retire peace
ably, when someone who had heard
from within the noise on the outside,
and gathered from fragmentary re
joicing that Mercer was still on top
and had also heard the conversation
about the chicken coop and as to
whether Dr, Pollock would care seri
ously—moved the blinds gently, at
tracting attention, and a feminine
voice, from Mrs. Pollock’s window,
said, “Young gentlemen, this is my
< oop. Use it if you like.” It was of
course “uspd” and the chickens are
row wandering homeless about the
campus, with a look in their eyes a*
though they remembered -well the
night when everyone went-wild but
they, and when dawn appeared on the
campus at an unusually early hour.
And then follows in the next issue
an editorial about that Oratorical
Contest by Walter George,’ showing
the real bigness ef the man, the mod
est manner which swept him Into the
senate:
Medeet Always
•The « latercoUegiats Oratorical
Contest is now a part of the history
of-highar education iti Georgia. Mer
cer. and her friends have again had
the pleasure and satisfaction of wit
nessing a great victory far the col
lege. While (he exultations of the'
victor are oftentimes objectionable,
Mercer’s friends should feel a just
pride in: the achievements of her stu
dents. There is something worthy of
Support in a college so well adminis-
ered that her young men never fail
•id win in these high intellectual con
tests. Since ’97 Mercer has engaged
in three outside debates and four con
tests and has not a single defeat to
ner account. * 1 ndeed gur, history prior
to that date is unbroken by any rec
ord of defeat in contests indicative of
an institution’s true life and work.
“The contest just held measured up
4.0 any standard heretofore set by
Southern colleges and our representa-
ive won easily and fairly. Every stu
dent understands the cause of this
victory—the cause of all our tri
umphs. Let us not forget that one
man, one set of men cannot win' our
allies. Let us not forget.”
From “The Mercerian” of March,
1899, when he was termed one of
Mercer’s triumvirate”:
JUDGE WALTER GEORGj IS GIVEN
BIG MAJORITY OVER ENTIRE FIELD
EASTERN BASKETBALL
TRIP IS SCHEDULED
Mercer Champions to Flay Many
Big Teams. \
Received 4 to 1 Majority Over
Entire Field-
Senator-elect Walter F./George, who
during his college dayB was ’debater,
orator, and editor.
MERCER’S FOOTBALL
TEAM VICTORIOUS
WALTER F. GEORGE
Just twenty-one yeasr ago, in the
historic county of Webster—a county
.iamed in honor of that great orator
‘whose Lead was a temple .of wis
dom,” and whose tongue .was as a
dan o of Are 2 —another orator was
born.
Not content with the mere fact .that
he first opened his eyes to the world
in the county named for Webster,
hose entrusted with naming this new
andidate for fame decided, we sup
pose, to link him to other sons of
fame—and with the eye of a seer—
xnowing he would grow to be courtly
in manner and somewhat pyrotechnic
ih speech, they named him for - that
romantic courtier, Sir Walter Raleigh,
and also that American philosopher
and wizard who played among the
.tars and caught the lightning with
his kite. And so the subject of this
sketch, whether cooing in long
dresses or afterwards in knee pants
riding a stick, became kpown to the
wondering villagers of Preston
Walter Franklin George! And thus
January 29 takes its place along with
February 22, January 19 and July 4
Eo mote it be!
At the age of ten young George,
Varsity Defeats B’hani-Sou. and
Freshmen Beat Aggies.
By J, L. Hackney
The “thrill that comes but once in
a life time” was felt by. the entire
Mercer student body the Arst of this
week when Coach Josh Cody and
Prof. ^George Sparks made the. an
nouncement that the Mercer basket:
ball team would meet the University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
January 25th.
■ For the first time in the history of
Mercer athletics a team representing
this college will make an Eastern
trip. This' will prove tb be. one of the
biggest events of the basketball sea
son in. the entire South for such
journey is somewhat unique. ’
That - part of. the schedule already
made public indicates that Mercer’s
opponents for the year are to be for
midable ones since the best teams of
the South, East and Middle West
have been given dates. When the
season was over last year Josh did
not cry for more worlds -to conquer,
but. got busy to. show the world just
how he thought the game should be
played. He was , assured long ago
Mercer’s two football teams were
victorious, last week. The varsity
played Birmingham-Southern-in Bir- i that the usual excellent team would
mingham, while the .Mercer Fresh-[he oh hand for all of the famous 1922
men took on. “Slap” Rentz and his varsity has returned to bid for places
Madison Aggies for a return game. | °n the team of next winter. The let
The varsity went to the. Smokey. termen who have returned are Cap
City in a badly crippled, condition, f tain r elect Bob Gamble, ex-Captain
Sid Johnson,' 210-pound center, had an "Smokey” Harper, “Consuello” Smith
attack of the dengue fever a few. days “Bubber” Pope, “Lucy Cobb” Wilkes
.before the game and vyas unable to Manly McWilliams and George Har
make the trip. Several of the other n on. There are several men in school
regulars were not in shape to play, who huve excellent • records from
and gloom- settled over the Mercer prep schools and who last year were
campus the night before the battle, ineligible. Most notable of- these
Perhaps the loss of some of the Sid Ellison who has-a reputation as
best players put more fight into the a forward. that can well be compared
rest of the team. When the final with anybody’s,
score was announced, Mercer was on- It.will be remembered that it was
the big end of a 17-13 count, “Cpn- j this hand of boys who made' Mercer
suello” Smith, end, had saved the'the champions of the S. L’ A. A.
game by catching a forward pass fought.it, out in the finals with North
from Ed Irwin, also end, and running Carolina for championship Of .the
half the length of the field for the South and. S. j, G. and who then went
final touchdown, which also proved to to the national tournament at Indian
apolis and finished third. As
suit of the" wonderful showing hiade
in Indianapolis a game was asked for
Judge Walter George, graduate of
Mercer University, B. S. in 1900 and •'
LL.B. in 1901, was this week nomi
nated United States Senator of Geor
gia for the place made vacant by the
death of Senator Thomas E. Watson,
also a Mercer man. He received a
to 1 majority over the field.
The junior senator-elect from Geor
gia was opposed in his race by Mer-
yer graduates, Governor Thomas W.
Hardwick and Hon. Seaborn Wright—
John R. Cooper not being a Mercer
man and running last in the race.
Hon. John T. Boifeuillet, who with
drew from the race the day before
the election,, is a Mercer graduate as
is also Judge Gus Howard, who was
at first entered as a candidate. Her
bert Clay, president of . the senate,
and Carl Hutchinson were prospec- .
tive candidates and were also Mercer
graduates.
Sim in College
Judge George has a son at Mercer
now : , Heard George, of the Sophomore
Class, The young George’s father and
grandfather were graduates of Mer-#
cer. University. Judge George is now
a Mercer trustee and one of the Fftost
active members of the Mercer Uni
versity Alumni Association.
He has also been given a LL.D. de
gree by the university and. has often
addressed the student body. While at
Mercer he was an orator of ability, a
debater of much reputation and the
editor-in-chief of the Mercerian, the
ollege publication.
Congressman Upshaw; of Atlanta,
said that Walter. George while at
Mercer “modestly but strongly held
the student body in the hollow of his
hand.” 1 .
CICER0N1ANS ENJOY
FINE ORATION-DEBATE
Mike Terrell Praises the
round Student.
All-
MERCER-COWETA CLUB
be the winning tally.
Final Period •
Birmingham-Southern had a better by Wabash College, the present
team than the Baptists expected to tional champions, and a date was
having learned to “read, write and meipt > aml the Alabama players piled given them. Wabash vtrill oppose
ipher,” was carried by his fond par- “P' * l:J ‘ 3 "‘ore in the first three- Mercer in Macon this winter.
•nts to the piney woods metropolis, quarters. Tne final period was all The schedule of the Eastern trip
lordele, in whose public school he Mercer, for Coach Cody s clan tallied as announced is as follows: Atlanta
was - a promising and performing “ tou P le of touchdowns, , | Athletic Club, January 19; Georgia
pupil for several years. In 1893 Wal- Smith. Erwin, "Red” Simmons and Tech, January 20 in -Atlanta; Clem
ter (not yet old enough to be called Reese, captain of the Freshman team, son College, January ?2,-iri Clemson
Mister) entered the splendid new were the outstanding players in th* S. C.; University of NorthCarolina
school at Arabi, now known as-the varsity games. I January 23,. ih Chapel Hill; Uniyer
Houston Public School. Some eigh- The Freshmen, minus the services s j ty „f Virginia, January 24th,
teen months of assiduous study there »f three of their best men, beat the Charlottesville; University of Penn
lifted him upon such a pedestal, of Madison Aggies by a 20-9 score. The sylvania, January 25th; in Philadel-
learning that he, feeling that it would visitors put up a splendid fight, but phin> am i either New York Univer-
be dangerous to confine any more ‘he drive of the ’‘Rat backfleld was si.ty 0 r College of the City of New
knowledge in his head (which Is too much. L. E. Reese, Geechee | York- on January 2(Uh ; '
somewhat small), decided to yield to Chapman, Red Ad.^, .nd J«Hser»|
the natural law of self preservation, P«t «P probably the best playing for
and began to give out what he knew the first-year men.
in a flourishing country school. I
n „ - . M . ... pi_„ 'AUBURN TEAM TO FACE ' The boys, from Coweta county met
He Caught Ike Music oi me rmea ( MERCER’S CRIPPLES in the Y. M. C. A. hall on Wednes
It was while he was teaching this, I day night-and formed the “Coweta
school at Patesville that the writer • | County Club.” This club has grown
flrpt found him—“monarch of all he Mercer’s next football opponent to nine members this year. The orfi
surveyed”—a modest youth with a will be the Auburn Tigers in Auburn oeri ate; Stonewall Dyer, president;
natural and distressing economy of next Saturday. Last Sunday’s paper Harry V. Smith, vice-president, and
words, unintentionally and uncon- broadcasted to the South .that Centre .Milledge S.' Leach, -secretary 'and
ciously teaching the girls under his and Auburn- were the strongest offen- -treasurer; The other members are
tuition, and in the community around, sive teams in the South, and on the g. O. Bailey, Turin, tia; E. F- Baker,
that test well-known rule of school, saipe day told the pathetic story of y. a. Dyer, T. J. Glover and Hamil :
to “love the teacher." Mercer’s misfortunes. With two- ton Hall of Newnan, and Luther
A dream of Mercer University was thirds of the varsity linesmen out Drake from Senoia, Ga.
already living in his heart The with dengue and • star backfleld laid ' ,
s^igtisy of Merceir hope- was begin- up with the same malady, Mercer
ning to sing in his bosom, and as we with more sheer nerve titan anything
talked briefly together of what the else will meet the stramfollihg tigers
t at home. The reeult—well, Mercer
(CottiMod on psige thrae) # wUI >• Ira there flghtin* anyway.
“The Advantages of a .Mercer Boy”
were well presented by (Mike) J. H.
Terrell in an oration in which he
divided the training one may receive
at Mercer into three classes: scholas
tic.; physical and social training.-.
He spoke of the great faculty and
urged all to take advantage <jf the
C'riviWge of- being under their instruc
tion, and 'called attention to the fact
that, there can not be strong'mintis
without t-frorlg bodies. Therefore, all
must look after the physical'■ man.
Social training, the true' aim of all
education,, he stressed,; saying that re
sponsibility. to fellow students wes
not' to be neglected. “No man liveth
unto himself.”
The question for debate: Resolved
that hazing in all forms should be
ibolished in schools'and colleges, was-
al ly championed by M.. C. Newton
and C.’M. Coalson, while G. A. Jones
and T. A. Dyer defended the negative
in an . able manner. ■ It was a good
debate. The judges’, decision was in
.favor of the negative,
Several new men were taken in,
and short speeches were heard -from
them. "They are. as- follows; John
Morgan, L G. Wilkes, . J. W. Smith,
L. G. Blackwell, B'. B. Sanders, A. J..
Moncrief, Rogers, Sid Wingfield, Tay
lor, McWhorter and Waldo West.
Thp • “PI? Ciceronian” spirit ia.
booming and It is-bountj to*win..
Benny: “Why did you let that'
young officer kiss you ?’’
Jenny: “Well, it is against the law
to resist an officer-” —Burr.
A Promising Boy;
First Prof.: ^.‘There’s a lad with
good stuff in him.” \
Second Prof.: “{Let’s follow.- him;
maybe we can Apd pat where he got
itl” ! —Punch Bowl