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THE M&RCER CLUSTER
November 10, 1921
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The Mercer Cluster
Published weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools snd colleges hi
the Mercer University System,
George M. Sparks. .Managing Editor
Uabun L. Brsntley Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editors: '
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nouns T and,‘he’ and who thinks she
is really wild.”
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PEACE RESTORATION
To-morrow the world celebrates the
fourth anniversary of’the signing of
the armistice, which called for the
immediate cessation of hostilities
between the -major nations of earth.
A .world that bad been bled white for
four long and anxious years came to
its senses and the Signing of this fa
nious truce was the' result.
Four years of peace have trans
pired since, the struggling nations
discarded their implements of de
struction und grusped. the construc
tive. toolp of the aftermath. Inter
national commerce and trade rela
tions have been restored .and the na
tions find themselves approaching t
pre-war basis of .efficiency • and sub
staniial progress.
Mercer men were ready to answer
the cull of a world that was doomed
to perish at the hands of a monarch
a lustful, bloody, and domineering
emperor. Mercer men in great num
bers bought freedom and, culture with
their lives as a medium .of exchange
Many others of this, institution of
fered their all on the sacrificial altar,
but were spared the supreme sacri
flee by the kindness of Providence.
,And now'that the greatest war of
all time- is history, men of Mercer
are to be found doing their all for
the restoration of a war-torn world
the erasing from the minds of the
nations the' picture of blood.
Sons .of Mercer, you have done well
In commemorating the deeds of yes
terday you should .be proud of your
unstained record.- Remember you
suffered for. the right and broke the
band of steel with which the Teuton
hoped to encompass all civilization
Live with Alexander Stephens in his
immortal passage:
“A land without riiins is a land
without .memories;-a land with
out memories is a land without
liberty. A land that wears a
laurel crown (pay be fair to see,
but twine a few sad cypress
leaves around the brow of any
land, and be that land beautiless
and bleak, it becomes lovely in'
its consecrated coronet of sor
row, and it wins the sympathy of
the heart and history. Crowns
of roses fade, but , crowns of
thorns endure. Calvaries and
crucifixes take deepest hold of hu
manity—the triumphs of might
are transient, they pass a W ay
and are forgotten—the Bufferings
of right are graven deepest on
the chronicles of nations.”
ONE OF US
Freshmen, congratulations!
At last you seem to have the true
Mercer' spirit and you bid fair to go
forward as no other Freshman class
has ever done. Your cheering at the
game .with Maryville last week would
do credit to any bunch of old men
versed in the yells of the college.
With the greatest number of
Freshmen ever to ent^r^Mercer your
efficiency and volume in cheering our
team to victory should increase
steadily with each game.
You will never be able to enjoy the
games and ‘the sweetness o^ victory
near us much, unless you can feel
that you yourself have had a distinct
part in winning. Take this part and
play it us if your life depended upon
the outcome. The honor of your
Alma Muter does depend upon the
interest and spirit you show toward
her fighting tennis.
Now that you have taken the up
ward march, do not retrace your
steps and start down hill again
Keep fighting with your voices while
our team fights with their wits and
physical selves and victory shall be
ours.
roll call; third, the knowledge of
what will take place after 'this roll
call. It would give nfe the greatest
pleasure to attend the class on time
if the hour for it were quarter to nine
instead of eight-thirty. I have always
disliked that. particular time of day,
and just the fact that the time for
my class is set then makes me rebel.
I arrive consistently at anywhere
from eight-thirty-flve to nine o’clock,
which fact proves to my satisfaction
that I would be on time for my class
if it were at a different hour.
The problem of the roll call is one
of paramount importance, and holds
good in every class. Sometimes I
think I shall scream if I hear my
name, the unly name I have, called
out insignificantly , between any other
two names that begin with S. Often
I know the persons between whose
names mine is hidden 1 and often I do
not. Tardiness, you see, prevents
your hearing your name abused in
such a way, and also causes some
little attention when the tardy list is
read and the question is asked, “Has'
— come in?” I 'would suggest
OMAR ANP NOW
“Oh, threats of Hell and hopes
of Paradise;
One thing at least is certain—
this life flies.”
FLAPPERS DEFINE
FLAPPERS
Thus proclaimed old Omar some
800 years ago and until this day no
greater and simpler truth has been
given to the world.
Time does fly—and on swift wings
at that. Yet this is not discouraging
nor should one be considered a pessi
mist who chooses to think of fact-
fleeing years. It is the inevitable and
should bring u's to our senses how,
so that We might make the most of
the' present.
College man, you remember when
thoughts of four years in college
seemed Such a lengthy spell and how
you wished for those days to come,
pass, and be over, so that you might
begin your life in the field of your
choice. You remember yourself in
knee breeches longing for the “turn
ing point” in your career—long
trousers. You remember when youp
birthdays seemed years apart. You
remember that years and years had
come and. gone ere you were aware of
the fact that you had yet lived.
Surely now you can conceive of the
hastening ages and the shortness of
the years that have brought you
either to the beginning of your col
lege career, or to some Stage lying
within those four short years.
Admitting of your realization, you
will ask “What about it, what is to
be done?”
You must be the competitor of
time. You must vie your ambitions,
your courage, and your will-power in
that this time-honored custom, or
tradition, be done away with and
some other system instituted to ac
complish the same purpose. ( At first
thought I would recommend a simple,
yet effective, and unoffensive scheme
such as this: When the class assem
bles the professor says tenderly, “All
those present please stand. Those
absent remain seated."
After attending Millsaps for nine
months, I have an accurate idea of
what takes place in every class. If
college professors could remember
anything besides certain types of
facts they would remember their own
experiences and that they were bored
when attending classes in their youth.
(How do I dare say it’?)
Some change, something radically
different in class room proceedings is
absolutely necessary. Light refresh
ments at the beginning of a class
would be a decided help. Unrestrained
conversation would contribute a de
lightful . social feature to the hour.
Once a week it might be desirable
to have prepared entertainment
AUTUMN!
By Frank Rowsey
setting sun has left
trail
The setting sun
stamped deep upon the West,
A crimson path of fire and flame—a
burning last caress.
Is the Flapper doomed to live' for
ever before the public eye?
Seemingly this is so, for on every
hand we still hear opinions given pro
and con concerning this' notorious
type of female, '
The latest information on this par
ticular genus is given out in a ques
tionnaire -just (completed by the girl
students' 1 of Adelphi College, Brook
lyn, N. y.- ' V. • ;
In revealing to the public the con-
, tents of the questionnaire, the girls
tell us that the flapper is not pbso
. lete, but still reigns supreme as for
merly. Great frankness was used in
the girls’ description of their sisters
and summing up the opinions of them
all. not one complimentary phrase can
be found.
A few of the definitions are:
“A girT between the ages of 16 and
SI, who Is ‘flapping’ between girlhood
and womanhood.”
“A frivolous girl pursuing an uh-
illinl of plnf9ii< M
“A youthful intellectual nouenity.
The winds come whistling ’cross the
fields of harvest hay and flowers
And toss themselves into the nooks of
golden leafy bowers.
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The leaves come flying from the trees
and flit in idle pleasure
Down to earth, and there they dance
to the Fall wind’s mystic measure.
For Autumn’s here, and close behind,
far sooner than we know,
Comes Winter: then all nature fades
and leaves' the place to snow.
—Emory Phoenix.
Rowsey attended Mercer University
1921-22. V .
IN THE HOSPITAL
No use mincing words—the stude
was stewed to the brim. Didn’t know
whether or not he was still a-living,
, .... .. but the doctor in charge of the case
, desperate struggle with the oppor- ^ he wm # Uv|ng , UIL -n^y would
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tunity-robbing powers of passing
years. NOW is the time. Take the
initiative; Look for opportunities to
make good and cease waiting upon
these opportunities to look you up.
Your chances for success are waning.
Grasp them. Pull them back, and
chain them to your person with the
bonds of determination until they are
instilled within you and success, ia
yours. Until then you have not de
feated Father Time.
STUDES UNLIKE
Frans Purple and White
I am glad that this subject of deep
concern to the faculty has at last
been referred to the “bureau of in
formation,” the student body. This
if such a personal matter that It will
be impossible for me to write any
thing but a personal discussion.
Thera are thjren wnaona for tardi
ness that, stand out above all otbsrss
list, ths naaanadouabla how of the
of the
have to be careful, though, advised
the medicine man. for the stuff the
fellow had downed and which had
downed the fellow, wasn’t of the best.
Hour after hour they work over the
inebriate, patiently pumping pint
after pint of the Forbidden Liquor
from his collegiate carcass. For
long time the stewed’s life was ut
terly despaired of, but at length h
opened his baby blue eyes.
'“Quick, soril” urged the:doctor at
once. “What did you take?”
“En-engineering,” sighed he on the
cot.—Punch Bowl.
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BOARDING HOU8B HYMN
The coffee is weak,
The butter is strong,
The pie ia thin v -
The dishes are thick
The plates an large
The eggs are stale
The waitress la freak
But I owe a Mg MU,
So I have *e be atifll
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