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CHIEF JUSTICE W. H. FISH
DEAN OF LAW SCHOOL
ACCEPTS DEANSHIP
A.-STANDD SCHOOL
Enlargement Program Proceeds
in Every Department.
Chief Justice William H. Fish, of
the Supreme Court of Georgia, has
accepted the deanahip .of , the Mercer
University School of Law and will
lake active charge of the achool in
January. This announcemeift wan
made' this week by Dr. Rufus W.
Weaver following several recent con
ferences with the celebrated jurist.
The addition of Chief Justice Fish
to the Mercer Law Faculty is the last
step of its enlargement program
Htarted last year to make it an
A-standard school and to meet the
equirements for such by. the Ameri-
an Bar Association. During the fall
ter.m three full time professors were
rildcd, all three of whom are pien of
scholarship- and reputation in law
schools of the. East. Five thousand
luw volumes and a separate law li-
hraiy, with' three new law class
rooms, have also recently been a part
f this expansion program at Mercer.
.Succeeds Classmate
Judge Fish succeeds the late Judge
Emory Speer, one of his classmates,
as Dean of the Mercer School of Law.
Since the death of Judge Speer, Judge
William Hamilton Felton, of Macon,
and Dr. J. H. Moore have acted as
heads of the Law Faculty.
The career of Judge Fish has been
one of unusual brilliancy, having been
u member' of the Supreme Court of
Georgia continually from December,
1890, to the present time, serving
In Today’s Game
M-“DENGUES” HOLD
BIG VANDY TO 25-0
Crippled Team Is Fast Getting
in Proper Shape.
Although facing the Vanderbilt
Commodores with a weakened lineup
last .Saturday in. Nashville,' Tenn.,
Mercer held the strong Tennessee
eleven to a 25-0 score.
Vandy was held scoreless, in the
first period of the game, but in the
second quarter "Red" Rountree, ,sub
quarterback, went around the ends
for 43, yards and the initial touch
down. The Commodores scored again
the second period when Mercer made
a short kick and Bomar bucked the
bail over.
A forward pass and excellent line
plunging resulted in the • two other
tallies of the game.
‘Red” Rountree Here
STUDES WELCOME
TEAM ALUMNI FIELD
INF00TBALLT0DAY
Dave Rice is Outstanding Fea
ture for Mercer Team.
MERCER SPONSOR IS "MISS MACON “
"Red” Rountree was practically
the whole show so far us Vanderbilt
was concerned. This man did more
toward ground gaining for the Ten
nesseeans than any other player, and
he was especially good bn end runs
and returning punts.
A large number of - Vandy’s first
team were forced to watch the game
from the sidelines, on account-of in
juries. An equal number of Mercer’s
varsity were unable to make the trip
to ■ Nashville on account of injuries
and the dengue fever.
Probably the-outstanding figure on
the Mercer team was Dave Bice’i who
did the majority of the ground gain
ing. Norman Felder also showed up
well, while. “Bubber” Pope contrib
uted to the total yardage gained by
the Baptists.
Linr-up and Summary
Mercer (.0)
I.ynh
Simmons
Mclaiin
Johnson
Herndon
Cowart
Smith
Cecil'
Felder.
Pos.
LK
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
RE
QB
RH
LH
FB
Vandy (25)
Brown
..._Bomar
Orr
W E. Porter
Lawrence
Walker
..... .... Neil
Rountree
....... Meiers
... Mixon
S. T. Porter
0 12 0 13—25
0 0 0 0— 0
Rice ,
Score by periods:
Vanderbilt
Mercer .
Scoring touchdowns: .Vanderbilt,
Rountree 2, Bohinr. T. Porter. Points
after, touchdowns:. S. T-. Porter. Time
of quarters, 12 minutes. Referee,
Cohen (Vanderbilt!. Umpire, Pritch-
nrd (Vanderbilt). Head linesman,
Hamilton (Vanderbilt).
Sharing with Macon fans their
pleasure in the return of'the football
team, Mercer students will take their
I luces h the stands at Alumni Field
Friday afternoon to- urge the tepm
on to victory over MaryYille College.
This is the first college game at home
this season for the Baptists, although
Piedmont ard Dahloncgu > have been
kn eked olT by the < lev. ; n on local
soil. -
■ '1 he las, three bat tics for^ho Bap-
ti .ts were fought on foreigi^groundl
Bir ingham-Soulhem was distanced
17-13 in Birmingham when ‘ Consu-
ello" S Ith, in the last minute of
play, dashed 55 yards for the touch-
down wh’ch won the game. The play
was engineered- by . Ed Irwin, who .
filing a great pass to the fleeting
Smith. . . ’ ’ |
In the .Auburn and Vandy games;
which-went against the Baptists,.the*'
gnat. Irwin’s punting apd pasting
ability were missed. .Mercer • was
minus the services of s-gveral other!
regulars in these two ’■ n -.cs, but do-1
spite, their nhs nee. th - Orange. and
Black n q itled itself in eomnn-ndnblc
form.
; Wi h the cnm'ng of th? first
colli ge gam? at home, it is ex
pected that there will h> a full
varsity ineup to represent Mer
cer.' This announcement is one
which brings great rejoicing from
all those interested in the- sue-'
ecus of the Mercer eleven. At no
t,ime this season has Coach' Josh
Cody been able to send in the
fall, regular team, iilneaa having
kept three or more players out
of each game.
At the first pf the season Mercer’s
prospects were the best of. recent
years and supporters of the team
throughout the State expected the
Baptists to win most of the games.
Victories to Georgia, Auburn and
Vandy were conceded before the sea
son started^ but against other teams
to which Mercer waa about cquul ip
strength, the Baptists were expected
to make splendid showings, with vic
tory expected in many of them.
Friday’s game will be a fight for
Mercer to repulse the invaders. Mary
ville bus a goo-J team and one capable
to give any 1 club in this section a
good run for honors. With the full
support of the student body, the Mcr-
MACON BOY SCOUT CENTER
Three years ago the Boy Scout
Council waa organized in Macoh un
der the direction of the Chamber of
Co.i merce. To-day Macon has thirty
troops with six hundred boys enrolled
and a scouting program .that has at
tracted attention throughout the
United States. The headquarters
offices for the Southeastern regional
executive have been located here,
Mercer University has been awarded
the •Southern Training 9chool for
scoot executives, and Macon ia rep
resented on several of the most im
portant committees pf the national
organisation.—Macon Magazine.
of that
accepting Judge Fiah told Dr.
in all his juristic life the
f the Mercer University
M the highest honor aver
Miss Harriet Adams, who was last y car sponsor for the Mercer Univer
sity chapter of the A. T. O. fraternity, was this week voted the best look
ing girl at the Southwest Georgia Fa ir at Albany. Miss Adams repre
sented “Miss Mat-on” at the South G eorgia Metropolis.
NEW CLUSTER ROOM
PLACE OF ACTIVITY
Equipment Provided
College Reporters.
for
4:30 p. m.—Special service at the
Mercer Y. M. C. A. for ministerial
students and. ministers of the city, j
10:20-11:10 a. nv. (beginning Tues-j
day)’—Chapel. An .'inspiring song]
service led by Prof. Lee will divide Ne.W
the fifty minutes with the address, by
Dr. Daniel.
•7:30p.m.—Evangelistic service fo. - *
all' students anil Macon citizens. . | The new Mercer J'liisjer 'room.
Both- literary societies,- ' the'• Ph 4 through which the news for the col-
Deltas .and Ciceroriians, have called dege weekly paper is gathered and'
o.T thejr regular Monday night mei-t- ! written.-attracts inure, students to its
ings- in deference to the visit. and doors 'than any other office on Hit
ensuing messages of Dr. Daniel. ! campus. 1 This room Jias come to' bear
—L—: ' ' I tlu-.- nahu-'.of “GeorgeV office,' he.-
j ■ ause of the fact that Prof. Sparks
BASKETBALL GOODS
NOW TO THE FRONT
cer team will be in there fighting a', ... . . '
determined battle. Macon fans will I Al| l N?w Men Invited to Assisi
do no loss; * - ] Champion Machine.'
Outsiders will support the team in j — — - * '
proportion to. the hacking given by
the students. Therefore, if Mercer
Wins, the students must be “in' there", sunl Trot, later Creek and Buzzard
throughout the battle,
will!
DR. C. W. DANIEL TO
HOLD SERVICE HERE
and so they Reost—it n atters not from, whom
I they 1 conic—may,; delve deeply now
| .Into -the unexplored regions of -their
l.iruiiks and dig out their .basketball' ot T'
t’b
t il,- Si i rotary . of the
ftlks,‘ took* ai'iev tin ll
it- wfs-j' tin- hi-pd'pia
-i iTh:il#s*p -s.t.-jdi-ii*
The ,iu|\ i-i .l i sing- il'-paV
i luster P ith Ah-J.i
its'eireiilnaon. do| n
Is-ggetl. chief iv,ai).. . -r.'
Evans; a.-'-'-t.-mt ;h fi.p'g*
of the.ir win k tin oueh
regalia, for initial practice-is on the
way. Other, students fioiii the upper
] classes may follow suit.
Atlanta Minister Invited by Stu- , ™‘"‘ u bo f
dent Body for Meeting. i fat - buys nnd *‘ ,m ' boy *’ rp<1
I biown heads,,.flathriads, bid heads'-ami-
Realizing the importance of reli—new heads in the Ranks of the 3.>b
gion in the life of every college man, ] “Ruts ’ and there will be a place for ,lr ;
Mercer students have invited . Dr. C. all who are ihelined towiird the in- Mawn ir. an
W. Daniel, pastor of the First Bap- door sport. - . -
tist church of Atlanta, to conduct a That .place will be in the gym, in
series of services at the university; uniform and in a receptive mood,
beginning Monday afternoon. No- awaiting the instructions of the big I
vember 6] . ] chief, Coach Josh-u-way Crittenden'
At student meeting in chapel re- Cody.
In' order tpa. Ilii-j ;
will k eomu-.eted with
can' be -properly' Parrn-d '.on. new
l-quip.ini f.t ha», bei n' piovi.lyij. there
now,-, being. a.-tpLil pf _• Vht'vi l.aigi-
desks; three'-tables, i*1ie of tla-nv be-
>adi-d down with s.eyual luin-
lfe.ll’ different ' cuts, t.w ll' iVi-W ■ I toy 111.
thl-r, office ti-\l ures;'
' E G.' Wiikes,’.
NEW UOI RSE -.OFFERED
Professor Joseph Robinson, ,of the
cently a motion was made to invite Just now, the.“big man”. is : giving English •Department, ann..unees a m-w
Dr. Daniel and the whole-hearted re- his thought and attention to the foot- eburse in poet-ry,' to meet- twice a
sponse and unanimous favorable vote ball team blit within a few days it is week for a period- of an hour and a ,
of the students' expressed their earn- expected that he will roll A new half. 1 ,
est desire to have the services at basketball out-on the floor and grunt;- The cour.se wilj be offered to those
Mercer. -■ I‘tGo to ft!”' ;■ registered in the university and also
A unique program has been af-f Shooting practice fop the first cou-,! to any out in town who might dotiife
ranged for the meetings, a feature Of pie of weeks is anticipated. Regular to take a' i*pippre1iensivc course in,
which will he the song services to be! work will begin December 1. in the poetry.
led Dt Prof. E. Powell Lee. With; meantime those who aspire to mepi- Both men tyful women will be ad-
three services dally all students may bership in the Chosen Five may be mltted into the class and will receive,
attend at east one, the program fol- j priming the old lamp on the hoop, regular college credit for the work
lows:
| learning to drop the apple; through, done.
foamm
SCHOOLS AMD
v COLLEGES
Vol. 8
MERCER UNIVERSITY, BIAOON, GA., NOVEMBER 3, 1922
No. 5
