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THE MERGER CLUSTER
October 10,192]
The Mercer Cluster
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HONOR TO GEORGE
In sending Judge Walter F. George
to the United States Senate the peo-
' pie- of Georgia have buried the politi
cal hatohet of the State and have evi
denced their disapproval, of factional
ism, which has predominated the po
litical campaigns of this State for
years, giving high' offices to men who
were not lit, morally or intellectually,
to All an-y office.
Since .the (lays of the late '90’s,
when he entered Mercer, he has *hl-
ways done big' things and his> char
acter has all the whi^e - been that
which typifies the Christian gentle
man. Honor -after honor bestowed
upon him while in college did not turn
his head, but only stirred him to : still
greater efforts to do the right thing
always. He is truly the type which
believes in wisdom, justice and mod
eration. ’• :
- Surely, then Judge George is the
man to step into the vacant Senate
chair. He is Georgia’s representa
tive, sent to this chair of honor by
the majority vote. To' believe that he
will put Georgia on the. senatorial
map of honor, is only to know con
cerning his past, which is an unstint
ed record in the highest courts of
this commonwealth.
Citizens' of Georgia, you have done
well.
TO TRASH CA^|
A recent cheap comedian got hla
just deserts in Goldsboro, N. C., a
few days ago, when he was handled
roughly and made to apologise to a
bunch of Wake Forest students for a
disgusting remark concerning Wake
Forest’s football team.
This particular comedian ( T) pulled
his little joke at the wrong time, the
theater being half filled with Wake
Forest students and alumni. Who
made this would-be mirth extractor
quickly rectify his wrong.
This should be a lesson to any one
who delights in’hanging about a col
lege town for the purpose of finding
fault with athletic teams and - things
about the college in general.
If you cart not.boost an Institution
of learning that may be near-you,
keep your mouth shut, for no' one
cares to hear exaggerated rumors
Lhat are derogatory to a college.
will reach some satisfactory conclu
sion, but we’re predicting that it will
all dnd up to be similar Is the "pain
less dentists” we’ve'read abwt
- e a e
. Professor Einstein hes faded from
the public view. The world is asking
“Where can he be?” Some think him
to be hiding in the wlids^of Switzer
land. They say that it’s customary
for a genius to seek seclusion. May
be he’s one (?).
. e e e
A great movie Star out in Hpliy-
wood, pulling down $1,260 per Week,
raised an awful howl to his employer
when he was assigned tola dressing
room containing only a small mirror.
It seems to us that if we were draw
ing such a salarp, we would be sacri
ficial enough to do without any trace
of our reflected image, especially
since we are. not pretty.
• • *
Some fellow got out of a job the
other day and decided that he would
compile a few figures. He figured up
that the American public spent 922,-
[ 700,000,000 each year for cigarettes,
chewing gum, furs, and so forth,
( against a total of only $1,000,000,000
Can you conceive if such a thing for all educational purposes. We still
as' “Painless Education ?” We can’t, contend that this fellow didn’t have
But-that is just what some guy is much to do, but the figures arc in
now theorizing upon.' Let us hope he teresting anyway. .
STEPPING OUT
By I. Goesip Knot
AT WESLEYAN
In inaugurating the first “college
night” ever held on Wesleyan cam
pus last Saturday evening, that col
lege made a distinct step of progress
and took its place along side a num
ber of other institutions of learning,
where this annual feature has been
for some time in vogue.
The idea of “college night” is to
encourage co-operation and cultivate
that indefinable something known as
“college spirit.” Various features are
arranged to stimulate competition
between the classes and other organi
zations on the campus and this stim
ulation . in turn brings out. the abili
ties of the individuals taking part,
and produces a more approachable
and friendly association between the
new and old students. The feelings
of democracy and friendly rivalry
predominate all others and factional
ism is discarded for the evening and
is minimized in the days that follow.
Every college ought to have-an an
nual “college night” and the date
should be looked forward to with
keen interest by -all students, every
one co-operating to make each of
these enjoyable occasions better than
the preceding one.-
BILL ERWIN — JOURNALIST
W. ,8. (Bill) Erwin, who was last
year connected with the circulation
department of The Cluster and who
-was elected manager of the basket
bal| team for this year, has broken
into print on the front page of “The
Orange and Blue,” student weekly of
- Carson-Newman College. He covered
the Centre.Carson-Newman football
game and did proud to Ms journalis
yc training at Mercer in relating the
story of the bottle between the
"Fighting Parsons” and "Praying
Colonels.”
Which Type of Research
is of Greatest Value?
A stove bonis too much coal. A man familiar with
the principles of combustion and heat radiation
makes experiments which indicate desirable changes
in design. That is research.
You want to make a ruby in a factory, a real ruby*
indistinguishable by any tost from the natural Mona.
You begin by analysing rubies chemically and physi
cally. Then you make rubies just as nature did.
Your rubies are the result of research another type
of research.
While melting up your chemicals and experimenting
with high temperatures, you begin to wonder hour -
hot the earth must have been millions of yean ags,
and what were the forces at play that made this
planet what it is. Your investigation leads you far
from rubies and causes you to formulate theories to
explain how the earth, haw the whole solar system
was crested. That would be research of a still dif
ferent type.
Research of all three types is conducted in the labo
ratories of the General Electric Company. But it la
the third type pioneering into the unknown - that
means most in the long run, even though undertaken
with no practical benefit in view.
For example, the Research Laboratories of tha
General Electric Company arc exploring matter with
X-rays in order to discover not only how the atoms
in different substances are arranged but how the
atoms themadVes are built up. The more you know
about a feubstarice, the more youcan do with it. TMa
work may enable scientists to answer more definitely
the question: Why is iron magnetic? Then the elec
trical industry will take a greater step forward than
can be made in a century of experimenting with
existing electrical apparatus.
You can add wing* and stories to an eld housa. But
to build a new house, you must begin with tha
foundation. . ' ■ -
General#>Electric
Company
Something New, Merceriant!
Novelty Sailor Hate for upper classmen, in Mercer colon; uaod by
tho larger colleges at all athletic events. Why not Mercer? Set an
example for the Freshmen.
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