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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY AND BI
COLLEGE
Vol. 8
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, OA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16% 1922.
No. 11
MERCER AND BESSIE THT
COMBINE IN CELEBRATION
Barbecue at Forayth, Program and Dinner at Macon—Special
Trains to Transfer Students to Forsyth, to Ma
con, to Forsyth.
Founders’ Day—ninetieth annlver- a more perfect understanding of each
safy of Mercer University and the helping the other,
Mercer University System of Schools
•nd Colleges, will this year be made
a joint celebration by Mercer Uni
versity and Bessie Tift College in
what will probably be the most elab
orate college occasion of the year.
According to plans by Drs. Weaver
and Chamlee the program will com
bine the two student bodies both in
Forsyth and ori the Mercer campus.
With more than a thousand college
boys and Kiris mingling on the Bes
sie Tift campus in the morning and
on the Mercer University campus in
the afternoon and evening, the cele
bration will “buss with enthusiasm”
and meet every expectation of draw
ing these two great institutions Into
It is possible that two days will be
included (January 14, 16) in the
monster program planned by the two
institutions. In the event that only
one day is named the festivities will
begin on the Bessie Tift campus with
a big Georgia barbecue, the faculty
and student body being hosts to the
faculty and students of Mercer Uni
versity. .Special train service has
been offered to transfer Mercer stu
dents to Forsyth, and both student
bodies back to Macon.
' Following the barbecue . at Bessie
Tift, both student bodies will journey
to Macon, where the program will
continue, closing that night with a
big dinner in Marshall Hall to both
student bodies.
TEN DEBATERS TO
represent*®!
Five Colleges Scheduled by De-
. bating Council.
JUNIORS AT B.T.C.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Freshmen Lose ip Basketball by
Score of 12 to 6.
$50 GIVEN AWAY TO
CLUSTER READERS
See
BESSIE TIFT GLEE
CLUB FOR THURSDAY
Twenty-five of Most Talented
Musicians to First Concert.
The Bessie Tift Glee Club has been
weli organised under the direction of
Miss Leontine de Ahna. The club
consists of twenty-live of the most
talented girls, chosen from the entire
student body, most of whom are voice
students. The first concert given by
the club this season wilt be Thursday
evening, December 14. The following
are the officers: *
President, Sara Smiley.
Vice-President, Annie Barton;
Secretary, Josephine Clarke .
.Treasurer, Inelle Fillaw.
Librarian, Eva Walker. .
Pianist, Miss Madge Sounders.
4,000 MEN ATTEND
MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
A world record in attendance upon
a -table .class is claimed by the Men’s
Bible Class of . the First Baptist
rburch, Kansas City, following the
presence of 8,782 men upon the ses
sion of that class Sunday, November
26, at. the Ivanhoe Masonic Temple.
Th<- record was made in a contest
Vith the Calvary Baptist. church, of
Washington, to which President
Harding belongs. N. W. Bible is
president of the class and Dr. D. J.
Evans, pastor, is the teacher.
SECOND BESSIE TIFT
ALUMNAE CHAPTER
Ten principals and ten alternates
have been chosen to represent Mer
cer- University'in her. forensic con
tests for the scholastic year 1922-23.
The principals are as follows: W. A.
Bootle, R. L. Brantley, C. M. Coalson,
A. B. Couch, W. A. Ingram, A. S,
Johnson, W. M. Marshall,-Jr., . J, C,
Polhill, L. E. Smithfi and Joel H. Ter
rell. The alternates are: Durwafd
Cason, T. A.. Dyer, -W. E. Howard, H.
0. Hughes, W. H. Rittenhouse, J. A.
Ruffian, H; V. Smith, Raymond Wal
ker, Q. K. Webb, and Broadus Wil
loughby. • ..V..'.
Five colleges have been scheduled
by. the debasing council of the univer
sity. Then- is a likelihood that others
will be scheduled before the list is
complete. The colleges ' scheduled up
to date are: -University of Richmond,
Vanderbilt, Furman, Howard, and
Mississippi.
The colleges will get busy as soon
as the holidays are over and subjects
will be chosen for the debates which
will take-place in the early spring.
Mercer’s teams were victorious in
every contest last year, winning over
Emory, Furman, Howard and Mis
sissippi colleges.
Mrs. D. A. Howard* of Fort Val
ley, la President.
Fort Valley organized the second
alumnae chapter when Mrs. D. A.
Howard entertained the alumnae of
Bessie Tift College,’ Mrs. Aquilla
Chamlee, wife of the college presi
dent, being honor guest. Mrs. How
ard was elected president and Mrs.
J. M. Martin, secretary.
The chapter sent a telegram to Dr.
Chamlee; who was attending the.State
Baptist'Convention, assuring him of
enthusiastic support in his plans for
a greater Bessie Tift.
PREACHERS, NOT PETS
The preachers are not getting
more than their share of the plums
of the Mercer pie, according to a
debate in' the “Oratorical Thirteen”
last Friday evening.-
Debating the subject, “Resolved,
that Mercer’s discrimination in favor
of ministerial students is unjust,”
G. L, Keith, L. L. Lovett and W. W.
Everett tried to convince the judges
that the theologs are the Mercer pets,
but j. W. Farmr, W. O. Dorough and
Raymond Walker convinced at least
two Of the judges that the preachers
deserve any good things they may be
receiving.-.
MERCER, MOTHER DEAR
“Mercer, motherdear!
Hail to thee we sing;
Loyal sons, we come adorning: ,
Heaven’s blessing now imploring;
Valient hearts we bring:
Mercer dear, to thee!
Meiver, mother dear! ■' >
v We will win the fight;
And altho’ the foe be glorious;
Wewill come to thee victorious;
Guided by- thy might:
■ Mercer, mother dear! ,' .
Alma . Mater, dearl
Mercer, still lead on!
For we pledge our love’s affection*—
Pray for thee God’s boat protection;
HU ear race is done!
Mercfl, mother dear!
—-William Russell Owen.
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DALTON, GA.
(Third of a Series of Apprecia
tions of Georgia cities.)
Nestled among the hills . of
North Georgia, 100 miles above
Atlanta, lies a peaceful, progres
sive. little city of some 7,000' in
habitants. This city is called Dal
ton, and is the official center of
Whitfield, county.
Approaching the city one rides
over surfaced roads until reach
ing the limits, when he moves
smoothly over the finest of pave
ments. Beautiful homes, spacious,
Unique and overflowing with the
God-given gift of Southern. hospi
tality, greet the eye on every
hand. One is made to feel the
warmth of friendship that fairly
radiates through the very atmos
phere.'
The city is alive with the hum
of industry, there being in the
vicinity, agricultural ' implements
works, foundries, machine shops,
cotton mills, lumber- mills, a chair
factory; a ear factory, cotton com
presses, marble works, floor mills
and canning factories. The com
munity exports cotton, grain and
fruits, and large, deposits of iron,
limestone - and manganese are
found in the neighboring hills.
The city is . reached . by the
. 'Southern, N. G. .& L. and the. Vf.
& A. railroads', giving ready ac
cess to all points in the North and
.South. The situation of Dalton, is.
ivory healthful, many tourists com
ing to the city every yeat. A new-
and modern hotel is in the process
of construction to take care of the
visitors,
. .H a ndsome and plentiful churches
are scattered about' the city and
the schools are modern and are
ample to take care of the childen
of the community. The Dalton
Female College is located there.
The city was the headquarters
of General Joseph . E. Johnston,
Confederate general, who com
manded the army defending At-;
lanta during the civil war. The
vicinity, was the . pcene of many
struggles during.. this . internecine
conflict, many strategic points, be
ing located on the mountain topa
. overlooking, the city.
Some of Georgia's greatest men
were born and reared among the
Mila and mountains around this
region, among them being George
W, Truett, F. C. McConnell, and
others. .
Friday afternoon the Junior-Fresh
man basketball teams met in a close
game.- The first half began promis
ingly for the Juniors, but with the
Freshman doing good work which was
alarming to their opponents, the score
ended with 12-6 in favor of' the
Juniors.
The 'last half was even more excit
ing than the first, the Juniors throw
ing only one field goal and the Fresh
men one free goal and one field goal
Good playing was done by both teams
but the Junior forwards anil the
Freshman guards ' played unusually
well. The Juniors won, 14-9.
Lineup:.
Freshmen: Elizabeth Clark, ‘ for
ward; .Josephine Goodwin-, forward;
Grace Hill, center; Charlye Watson,
guard;' Willie Pearl Davis, guard.
Juniors: Clistie' Beasley, forward;
Florine Johnson, forward;- Sara Smi
ley, center; Louise Chandler, guard;
Mary Lee Chapman, guard.
• Referee: Mjsh Grace Bearman.
BESSIE TIFT GIRLS
LEAVE FOR HOME, 19th
“M”-Word Puzzle Picture in
This Week’s Issue.
Collegiate Activities Cease
Year of 1922.
for
Tuesday, -December 19th, 3:30, is
the time announced that the collegiate
activities of Bessie Tift College will
cease for the year 1922 and the stu
dents are free to leave on the first
train after they are through with
their classes on that day.
Candy, ice. cream, cake, wieners,
coffee and anything their hearts crave
can be indulged in -by the forty girls
who have been in training for. four
weeks. “
All the-girls-on each class varsity
and class scrub team went in training
under rigorous roles and not one girl
has been reported who has “broken
training.” The rules are lifted until
February, when the baseball season
begins and then about seventy-five
will go in training.
LUCRATIVE ENTERTAINMENT
What’s Santa Claus going to bring '
you? • ,
Did you ever stop to think that it
is up to you just what, sort of a re
membrance this annual visitor brings
to you? Well, it is all according to
how smart or lazy you are.
If your friends go back on you at
the .last moment before the . Great
Day of Gifts, what, are you going to
do, especially; if you are temporarily,
out of. funds? Surely you must be
as popular as your , friends and must
be .aide to present at least some sort
of a memoir awarded you by a friend
that he or she might be thought of
by yourself throughout the New Year.
If you are unable to do this, imagine
what a sorrowful plight you wili find
yourself in. What are you going to
say 1 How are you going to get “out
of the hole”? Listen!
The Mercer Cluster has. provided
for,the unfortunate on that day, if
only they will take heed, obey ail
rules, and concentrate for a littla
while. You will vouch for the fact
that it was the easiest money you
ever made after the prize haa been
awarded.
The “M”-word-contest running in-
the Mercer Cluster doesn’t close until
the 16th of January, *1923, and you
will ask how this is to benefit you
during the coming Christmas. This is
the way-—beg or borrow (don’t steal)
fifty dollars in gold, making your
note payable on the 16th. of January
next. Take these fifty berries and
decorate the whole Xmas season with
joy, and don’t worry. Then when your
Xmas fun is over, indulge in some
more fun by getting bfisy on the “M”
yrord 1 contest. Send in the best list
of words and the Mercer Cluster will -
immediately reimburse your dwindled
Christmas fund with another fifty
dollars in geld, and you will be all
fixed for at least u year.
How’s that? Easy enough!. -Noth
ing'hard! Get busy how and in the
first prize. Everybody's doing it and
haying a big time!
The New Mercer Calendar is
selling at $1.50. Ask “Sid
Johnson to show you one.
For an attractive Christmas
present call on “Sid” Johnson
for a Mercer Calendar.
"the last ward to Christmas
presents to a Mercer Calendar,
BES81E TIFT CAMPUS SCENE,