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THE MERCER CLUSTER
IfovenjberZI, 1912
The Mercer Cluster
Publiahed weakly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges' In
the Mercer University Syetem.
George M. Sparks ...Managing Editor
Rabun L. Brantley Editor-in-chief
Associate Editors:
John L. Hackney Milton K. Wallace
Frank R. NaJls Julian P. Leggett
Giddens Wilkes A1 Jennings
Circulation
Julian P. Leggett .....Manager
Benton Evans Hugh Awtry
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JOURNAL ABSORBED
Beginning December 1st the Mer
ger Cluster will become .an eight-
page paper and will be the official
organ of Mercer University and Bes
sie. Tift College. The Cluster has ab
sorbed the Bessie Tift Journal, which
has heretofore been issued monthly
by the students of thut institution.
Two added pages of the enlarged
Cluster are to be given over to news
from the girls’ school.
Since Bessie Tift is the sister insti
tution of Mercer University, it is be
lieved that much will be gained by
this union of publications. Both
schools have considerabla in common,
being sponsored by the same' denomi
nation and striving toward the same,
ideals..
Because of the short distance be
tween the two schools/ the staff that
has been editing the Bessje Tift Jour
nal will continue to serve, but will
furnish news and advertisements for
the Cluster instead of the Journal.
DEFEATED FAIRLY
“Freshmen, if you ever did yell
you had better yell now. Don’t you
sCe how we’ve got ’em going?” This
Junior or Senior from Oglethorpe
sure was feeling good over. the ten
points that their team had made and
he was urging the Freshmen with
hi mto make all the fuss they could.
L agree with him because if they did.
not do their yelling then they would
have to keep quiet forever after.
This difinifted looking young fel
low made several remarks that at
tracted my attention. At first he
seemed to be very ntuch in favor of
anything that was for Oglethorpe,
but later he surprised me by compli
menting the good sportsmanship of
Mercers team and the student body.
He told his Freshmen that the “M”
was very pretty and that such dis
plays were real sportsmanship. Dur
ing the game one of their players
was injured and was' helped off the
fied by one of our men. He said this
was fine sportsmanship on oUr part.
He did not express his opinion of
‘the referee but he did say that if
. they had been treated this fair when
they went to N. C. they would have
n ade a better show. While telling his
"Fresh” buddies all these things he
tried to uontrast the way they were
treated by Georgia with the condi
tions that they found at Mercer. It
.seemed to take no more than a grunt
to express his < sentiments, - toward
Georgip.
This is the way a few good repre
sentatives from Oglethorpe Univer
sity felt, toward Mercer after the
game. I was stated near enough to
this party of young men to overhear
their' conversation. As the game was
about to - end they expressed their
sorrow of having lost the game, but
there was not a bit of resentment to
ward Mercer, because this same dig
nified young fellow told his Fresh
men that It wasn't so bad to ' be
beaten fairly.
- •• ' J.o.s.
THEY CARE NOW
Suppose nobody cared?
Mercer would be a pretty bad place
to come to if nobody cared. The
Juniors and Seniors of this year are
the ones to appreciate the present
good conditions, more so than any
one else. When this year’s Juniors
and Seniors were Freshmen and
Sophomores it did seem that nobody
really cared how the student fared.
And maybe they had a right to feel
that they were getting as little for
their money as it was possible to
give.
Somebody cares now about the con
ditions of student life, and everything
possible is being done for. the com
fort and good of the students. There
are several very noticeable changes
on the campus that make college life'
more pleasant.
The office which Mr. Biggs now
occupies anil where schemes are ever
being worked out to help the stu
dents in which they ate taken in
prime consideration, and where any
body can feel at ease to call and talk
with him. This office used to be one
of the strictest privacy, where stu
dents were very rarely admitted.
Dad” Aultman “knows his stuff.”'
The dining hall is a plaice where
there has been a great change. “Sat-
sifying the' boys” must be Mr. Ault-
man’s motto, because he has changed
the feeling of the boys toward the
dining hall. We used to like to play
marbles with the beans, and have
rock battles with the biscuits, but
everything is so good now that we
try to eat everything so there won’t,
be any to go back to the kitchen.
No doubt some have noticed how
clean and nice they find their rooms
when they go to them in the after
noons. Well, Mrs. Burden is in
harge of this.
'Mr. Biggs might have been the
cause of some of these changes. We
do know that his influence in Sher
wood Hall has been a wonder, chang
ing it from the noisest to one of the-
quietest halls on the campus.
A furnace is being installed in the
chapel and the large heaters that
have never been satisfactory .are to
be removed. There- will be only one
entrance for the hot air and this will
be placed where one. of the stoves is
now located, so when it . has begun
operating we will have a warm
chapel. I wonder who thought of
that. , . Jack Shuford.
JENNINGS’ CLARION CALL
This afternoon around the third
hour past noon, the gridiron warriors
representing the Orange and Green
of Lanier High will meet the South
Georgia - boys from Americus High,
in the final football contest of the
local high school. eBing the laBt
battle of the sport of the season that
will be played in Macon, a large
crowd made up of Lanier supporters
of the city and Mercerians who want
to see a good game, is expected to
attend.
Mercerians, listenl You reinem
ber the baseball game last year when
we defeated Yale by the lone run.
You remember'hqw the lads -from
Lanier blew their trumpets for our
victory. ’Member, when they came to
the tournament to help put over the
final game in the Tech territory ?
Atlanta still talks of the Macon spirit
then and the large band we had there.
Lanier did her part by us, though
they feel it is small in contributions
of Mercer’s success. •
Let’s dig down and find the ole
coin and go down to the Field tbis
afternoon and help Macon win the
last game by. helping the local boys
carry off the honors. EVery boost
fdr Macon is a feather .in the cap for
every man at Mercer. Watcha say,
fellows?
. Remember—Lanier’s head coach is
an alumnus and when we tackle'any
thing, Charlie is there to do his part
of the yelling. Let your conscience
be your guide. . • ■
A1 Jennings.
COLLEGE PHYSICIAN
CONGRATULATIONS!
WESLEYAN.
In acquiring 132 acres of land on the.
suburbs of the city for the erection
of a modern school plant, 'the Wes
leyan College authorities have taken
a definite and progressive step to
ward the more efficient training of
young girls.
The site''choSen at Rivoli is a most
attractive ' one and has been com
mended by the present student body
of Wesleyan, Although the present
body of students will hardly derive
any direct benefit from the new plant
that is to' be erected, they have rec
ommended the new location to their
sisters who will follow them as stu
dents of Wesleyan. That the new
plant will be entered within a period
of five years, however, seems likely,
since the officias intend to rush its
construction. :
Wesleyan, like Mercer and many
other Colleges, has outgrown its pres-
»ent accoounodatiotis and cdlls for
more room. The historic walls that
once offered an abundance of space
to a smaller student body, no longer
are able to function efficiently and
take care of the increasing demand
for higher education. So, the finan
cial sponsors of the institution have
heard the call for appropriations and
have responded nobly to the cause.
Congratulations, Wesleyan! Mer
cer is proud that her neighbor has
been awarded the means with which
to expand and sincerely hopes that
Wesleyan will like her new environ
ments.
Much has been said concerning the
altruistic qualities of Dr. G. L. King,
our college physician. Since serving,
in this capacity Dr. King has at all
been a real friend to every boy. on
the cumpus, whether sick or well.-Dr.
King showed himself especially effii
c-ent and' loyal to his patients during
the recent -dengue fever epidemic.
He is to be especially commended for
his reasonable charges to ministerial
students on the campus who have
families. These students, as a whole,
are preaching every week-end in
order to work their way through col
lege and certainly have no money to
pay out on exhorbitant doctor bills.
The college is to be congratulated
on having this high type of gentle
man for its official physician and the
students are unanimously enthusias r
tic in their praise of the good wofk
done by Dr. King and the humane
qualities possessed by him.
MACON’S $75,000
J
'.The City of Macon is alive to every
pressing issue, and this city has de
monstrated this fact especially in the
last few days, during which time
thousands. of dollars have been
pledged to the Community Chest
Fund. The goal set for the workers
is $75,000 and everything now points
to the realization of this goal. ’
For several years the. hospitals of
the city have been unable to function
as they should because of the lack of
funds. Public , Service organizations
have been sorely in need of money
for some time. . The Y. M. C. A.,
Y. W. C. A., Red Cross, Salvation
Army and other organisation* naed
aid in carrying on their good work.
Macon has responded nobly to the
cause so far and we sincerely hope
that the $75,000 which is needed will
be forthcoming in the near future.
Professor (in the middle of a joke):
“Have I ever told the class this one
before ?”■
Class (in chorus): "Yes.”
Professor (proceeding): “Good!
You will probably understand it this
time.”—Ex.
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