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Page Two THE MERCER CLUSTER The Mercer Cluster Publish«d weekly; by the student* of the fourteen schools and colleges in the Mercer University System. George M. Sparks Managing Editor Rabun. L. Brantley Editor-in-Chief ' Associate Editors: John L. Hackney Milton K.'Wallace Prank K. Nalls Julian P. Leggett Guldens Wilkes A1 Jennings Circulation .Julian P. Leggett Manager Benton Evans Hugh Awtry Advertising ■A| Jennings Manager Ma^ Lassiter W. Cecil Dowling .WELCOME NEW STUDENTS ,.\Iereer University and the Cluster is. glad tft see all the' old students Imek again and. to welcome the new students as one of us. Ip selecting Mercer as your college, yoii' have selected a school that is mb in the Wealth of', tradition: and wide in its scope of knowledge. Mer cer University . has, during the past three years, risen from a college of secondary importance until she is- now recognized as one of the foremost I'niverSities-of the South., If she con tinues to take the rapid strides that she has. dn the plist, it depends on . YOU and. YOUR spirit. We welcome you' to Mercer and we know that you will be benefited. The different states and foreign countries represented are ample proof .that .the reputation of Mercer is spreading ^gmrljV^iind with your Co-operation we are going to have the greatest University in the South. To one and all, Mercer University and the Cluster wishe you a happy and a'profitable new year. . M. K. W. SACRIFICE AND VICTORY' FIVE CENTS PER, FOR PLANTING 100 TREES Old Uncle Edwin Lives 52 Years on College Campus. 5 cents apiece! To plant 100-trees! How would you like to make your fortune this way? Fifty years ago Bessie Tift College, under Dr. Hillycr, paid Uncle Edwin, ground keeper, fi cents apiece to-plant all the trees shown in these pictures. This' is Uncle Edwin’s !>2nd year on the college campus. lie laid the foundations' ’for Tift. Hall, and also planted the hedge. He cuts about twelve inches .off this hedge four times a year. If it grows I feet per year, and were allowed to grow uncut for ,!>0 years,, there would lie it Wall around old Bessie so high hiit olily tlic girls that live on fourth door UpshoW.Could see the ti'Hiii, The.’ Infirmary was built by Dr. I’n'well in view of his ' iippiimdiing marriage. For the time, this \vns it handsome domicile for. a bride.. It was a residence until about twenty years ago/ when they decided to use it as an Infirmary,. ", - The. front-.wjiik, instead of being in front of I’oiidcr' Hall',, ns it miw Is, led frfiln Tift Hall, in a I'oiiinl-iibout' and -crooked' path tip what is now used as the freight depot. The Bessie Tift buildings have been destroyed and rebuilt', remodeled ami added .to; her sidewalks have bee’ll changed anil her light for existence has been hard, but not once have her high and lofty ideals been changed, not ortee has she swerved from the right path anti now is well on the way to be one of the largest and most in fluential girls’ schools in the South. MERCER GRADUATE IS BLIND CORONER Atlanta is Proud of Paul Done- hoo As Leader. Atlanta.—, Paul Donehoo, Mercer graduate, prominent Atlanta 'attorney and Fulton County coroner, nationally knoWn as the "Jilind coroner," has ac cepted front the Committee for Light houses for the Blind the appointment Its chairman of the southern commit tee mi information, it was announced today: - lira campr gn to cover nine south ern states, thi Commjttee for Light houses for the /blind proposes to- raise the South’s share. of> "the $2,0)10,000 to lie asked of the nation. The moneys thus contributed to the Committee will lie used in extending the work -done by blind institutes hroughout this hml EuropeanCountries, where the sight less-may lie taught to be independent and’ self-supporting.' Mr. Donehoo ha,s fdf many years been one of Atlanta's forempst citi zens and a leader among America's blind men. Though totally bliml, Mr.. Donehoo since childhood practised his theory that the sightless should min gle as freely as possible with so-call- Rialto Theatre Mon.-Tues. VIOLA DANA • in “LOVE IN THE DARK" Mercer University's fast-flying bas ketball team has not been .overrated. The team has proven to be worthy of all praise,- and has emerged victor over the best in the land. Three of the hardest.games on Mer- eer!s ’23 schedule were played during the Christmas holidays. After the •team had won ovef the Baptist’Col lege of the Southwest (Baylor) in a hard-fought struggle, they met the National College champions of last y.ear (Wabash) and defeated the In- dianians in the last game of a two- game series. ;' ..... The members of Mercer’s team de serve a lqt of (iraise. Did you ever stoji to think that while you were at home eating all kinds of Christmas goodies,-your basketball team 'was. here keeping training, missing the joys of going home, and winning vic tories for the school that you attend? They ‘.deserve all your praise. Let. it be forthcoming. •. WORTHWHILE Do you ever make resolutions at Die beginning of the new year? it seems to be the custom of a large majority of people to take new oaths and vo'ews to turn over a new leaf with-the. first day of a year that (s in its‘beginning. - If ten these reso lutions to do better during the year .that, is just commencing than one has-i|oiie'during the year that has Htjly- a few hours been history,' are taken in -the form of jest and insjn- ‘-verity, • and' are never meant to be ones leally to be lived tip tit. To take upioi one’s’' self new re sponsibilities and goals to- strive to ward is well and good, if. a person thinks this, necessary to their attain ment, but to be . promiscuously vow ing to do things-that one never in tends to earnestly, endeavor to ac complish is merely a lowering of one’s own standard of honesty and a waste of time. ■ Resolve'’ to - do something worth while arid do it. The phrase “hitch your wagon to. h star” is trite and forever quoted, but the world lacks a lot of both' being overcrowded with people who. are aiming high, r. b.: VAIIGHN-CARTHRON It is with much interest that Mer cer students note the marriage of Mr. Glen Carthron to Miss Emma Mae Vaughn, of Macon. The wejidmg took place at the home of the bride’s parents on the evening- of Friday* December 22rid.. - Wed.-Thill’s.-Fri.-Sat. BERT LYTELL and BETTY COMPSON in “KICK IN” A Paramount Production DRCHESTRA INTERNATIONAL NEWS Capitol Theatre | Mon.-Tues.-Wed. All-Star Cast in “WHERE IS MY WANDERING BOY?” ii n Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. WESL Y BARRY in “HEROES OF THE STREETS’ Palace Theatre AL JENNINGS’ COMPANY OF MACON AMATEURS Every Tuesday and Thursday Matinee 1:00 Night 9:00 % January 5, 192) ed “normal’.’ people and the result is that, Mr. Donehoo, besides enjoying the confidence of a widf 1 clientele whose legal representative • he is, is also coroner of Georgia's most popu lous.county:. - | * .. ■ \ “I believe that the blind should not isolate themselves,” stated ME Done hoo yesterday, “and that they should choose a - profession and practice it the same n.s the sighted. Loss of sight most certainly does not mean loss of mental capacity and ambition. The work of the Committee for Light houses for .the Blind Will tend to buoy- up the sightless amt restore their con fidence in themselves: It should be supported by all.” ' Watch for Mercer’s basketball schedule at the Capitol. HEY—CAPTAIN SETH Seth Weekly, A. B. Mercer, 192] was op the campus a few days th week. Since leaving Mercer Seth opened up an athletic club in Ptyl« delphia, Pa., and operates it hims«] While at Mercer Seth was a m«| her of the varsity football and bu ketball teams, being captain of t| ’21 - basketball team. SWINDELL-SHIRLEY Of interest to all students of Mo cer University is the recent announce ment of the engagement of Rev. Ho| H. Shirley; graduate Btudent at Mo cer, to Miss Edna Swindell, of Si vannah. The wedding is to be to emnized in June, immediately aftc Rev. Shirley’s receipt of his Must* of Arts diploma. WATCII “ M K K C K K ” WIN Style Headquarters For. “Mercer” Men EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES NETTLETON & FLORSHEIM SHOES DOBBS & MALLORY HATS I! R. S. 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LUNTZ & BANKS “Forsyth’s Best Store” SPECIAL ATTENTION TO BESSIE TIFT TRADE Just received by express—a brown satin brocaded Louis heel pump, and a brown kid with Otto swede back (both colonials). Hose to match-. frCirtei ^ I :(CIC*:4C|; K<C«0»DIC40ICIC4C.>C40IC4C4C40tC*C^ .i:i:i;eu;i;kei a .u- Forsyth Theatre • ‘ Forsyth, Georgia THE BEST IN MOTION PICTURES "Say II ^ ftowsrs" Nutting Floral Co. Phone 1778.; Night Phone 3664-J. “ . . Micon’r Lending Florists StSSWSlQsWIMMUfsSSSSSSSHMIHIMMSX Flowers fo* All Occasion! 414 Second Street ssiMeesiYHMiesMMiiniiiieiii