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Page Two THE MERGER CLUSTER October 10,192] The Mercer Cluster Published wc«kly by the students of the fourteen schools and collegia in the Mercer Univanity 8yetem. George M. Sparks. Managing Editor Rabun L. Brantley:..'...Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors: John L. Hackney Milton K. Wallace Erank R. Nalls Julian S.Legget Giddens Wilkes A1 Jenninga ' ^Julian P. Legfeet Circulation Mgr. ( Benton Evens ...Asst Circulation Mgr. A1 Jennings .Advertising Mgr. Max Lassiter ...Asst Advertising Mgr. Subscription Rates, one year, $1.60. Advertising rates on request. 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? 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