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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY AND BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928
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MG ANNUAL SOCIETY DAY
CELEBRATION FOR FEB. 22
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on Program.
Next Thursday is the day!
The annual celebration of Society
Diy comes, off on that particular date.
February 22nd and George Washing
ton’s birthday, too. A whole holiday,
end a wealth of girls, in fact every
thing that goes to make a happy
heart pound the walls of one’s in
sides.
From the reports coming from the
toys more girls have been invited
than ever before to the same celebra
tion and everything points to the
fsct that thesj girls will be royally
entertained, for Miss “Sallie” Boone
has charge of the festiyities and she
hss never failed to put over a win
■tr program.
The program, which is to consist of
tn inter-society forensic contest, ora
torical contest, and basketball game
trill, if further changes are not made
begin at 6 in the afternoon and last
through the reception. which will be
Informal and will commence about
fcSO.' This closing function of the
day will be held in the new Daniel
Marshall hall and will be Ailed with
novel features including abundance of
refreshments.
Debaters, orators, and cagemen are
working hard with their various parts
and are rehearsing daily for the big
day which Is only two weeks off.
Many out of town visitors are ex
yscted to be present on the occasion.
Bessie Tift, Wesleyan, Macon, and
out of town girls will grace the day
with their presence, or else wll the
human nature of Mercer studes will
have dried' up long before.
BIGSTADHIM MEANS
EPOCHATMERCER
Col. Harry S. Stroller Favors
Early Development.
By A.. V. Howell '.
“Report me as being heartily in. fa
vor of a 1100,000 athletic stadium for
fiercer,” said Col. Harry Stroxier.
It would mark an epoch in Mercer’s
development.’’'
Colonel Stroxier is secretary of the
.uercer Law School, a representative
rom Bibb county, and a promient
lawyer. He is always identiAed with
any movement .for the betterment of
.dercer and Macon. -
‘It would stimulate the interest in
athletic development as nothing else
would,’’ continued. .Colonel Stroxier.
And athletes to be just as good
students on the average as others
lean, scientiAc football and other
ipoits seem to train a man to grasp
unexpected situations, and enable him
to act intelligently immediately.
The big crowds brought to the
ity by the important games would in
short while bring more money to
.aeon than the stadium would cost,’’
said Colonel Stroxier. .
Colonel Strozier said while he was
n Columbus, Ohio, last week the peo
le pointed to the new stadium pf the
Jniversity Of Ohio with pride.
Let us all co-operate in this plan,'
concluded Colonel Stroxier. “It will
let people know we are . behind our
coach and athletes. It will stimulate
the physical development of .. our
young men. It will be the best invest
ment we ever' made. In. the . future
we will say proudly, ‘We helped
ouild the stadium.’
GA. STUDE VOLUNTEERS
IN SESSION AT BRENAU
0. K. Webb. «f Merer, Elected
State Treasurer.
Seven delegates from Mercer at
tended the Georgia Student Volunteer
Convention which met in annual, ses
sion at Brenau College in Gainesville,
Ga., last week. The Mercer delegates
were as follows O. K. Webb, Durward
Cason, Floyd Cantrell, Guy Welch
W. W. Everett, Ronalft Young, and J
L Lackey .
The program which began Friday
light after nearly 800 delegates had
arrived, continued- throughout Satur
day and Sunday, closing with the ses
*ion Sunday night Missionaries from
China, Japan and Persia were among
the delegates in attendance.
Many, prominent persons were on
the program. Among these were Dr.
Kassil, for seven years Presbyterian
Missionary to Japan; Dr. Keeler, of
the Baptist Foreign Mission Board;
Dr. Stauffer, traveling secretary of
the National Voluntaar Movement;
Kits Ena Bridges, missionary to Per
Ms for eight years; Dr. Young o!
Rkory . University, and Dr. and Mra.
Barring, for M yean Baptist mis
hansries to Chism.
Herbert Caaoa and Floyd Cantrell
•are among the student speakers
the convention. The music through
•at the meeting waa in charge
Q. K. Webb.
The girls of Brsaan College enter
tained the delegatee at an informal
Neeption following the close of *
tat session Friday night.
The convention accepted the invite
Kan to moot at Wesleyan Collage '
Bacon In IBM. Officers elected
year are as follows: Marvin
of Rmory University, pros!
; Fieri** )Harper, % Booslo
vice-president, and ft
of ~
CODY SHOALS AND
HARMON POINT WIN
Vandy’s Proud Ship Founders to
Mercer 32-29.
HEARTS ARE TRUMPS
FEDERATION FOR
Sixteen Southern Colleges Par
ticipate in Atlanta Meet.
Tift
"Hearts are trumps" and nearly
every Mercer min holds a “royal
flush. And what could be better than
to hold a hand of hearts, especially
since they are supposed to represent
human hearts in the bosoms of real
Georgia beauties. v .
The largest student mail in the his-
ory of the university poured in Wed
nesday morning, bearing a multitude
of hearts and romantic love verses,
and incidentally bringing the joy of
living to many Mercer hearts. Val
entines from all parts of the world,
but’ more locally from Bessie Tift,
Wesleyan, and a large number of
Georgia cities and townships.
Variety, well there was plenty of
said soothing syrup. Love lyrics,
hymns of hate, lines of hope, and
words of friendship, were stacked
one upon another, altogether making
up a cart load of Valentine mail
Here ia one of the messages sent,
which expresses the nature of some
of the wishes:
Ah! bitter tears precede a smile,
A smile that soothes a troubled heart
Cheer up and laugh and live awhile,
I’m sending you » Valehtine.”
It is reported that Prof. “Bo” Bai
ley received the following inviting
lines:
I’m a widow, pure and aimpla,
Quickly, please, chastise my dimple. 1
“Guaaie” Bootle was the recipient
of a thrust that was iuraly not alto-
Mthor pleasing. His postcard car-
rteda picture of a girl Ashing oa th,
croak hank and who hud Just boon
successful in pulling out a largo
anchor. The linos ran: “I’ve bate
successful in landing a. ‘big’
this time.”
Cpuntiys- other forms could bo
enumerated, bdt apace and dignity
prohibit.
By Hngh Awtry
With, high winds whistling 32-29
thtough her rigging, Vanderbilt’s
rouu ship o’ state foundered off Cody
dhoals here Friday night after
t'urty-minute battle to stay afloat.
Hannon Point, a small but danger
ous reef, ripped the innards from the
uajesiic cratt and she was unable to
weather the gale.
Led by George Harmon and little
Wilkes, the Mercer Baptists tri
umphed over the Commodores from
i'ennesse by a wee . three-point margin
in one.of the .most briHiant basketball
games ever witnessed on the local
court. With the visitors in the lead
at the beginning, the Arst half ended
with Mercer holding the thick .part of
» 17-13 card. ’
Harmon, Cody's little running
guard, played in usual form and
scored 16 points, half of the locals'
lotal, before the end of the setto. Out
of 16- free throws, he sunk 8 through
the loops. Wilkes, pigmy forward
was in fine fettle and played by far
his-best game of the season, scoring
six points. '
Foster, Wade’s speedy little for
ward, besides leading the invader’s
pack in great style,proved to be one
of tbe best sll-roumr Aoor men ever
seen in these parts. He was literally
all over the whole place at once, and
it took very little time for him to get
there. He. cultivates but a small crop
of grass tinder his feet. He chunked
the ball for 10 points, leading the
Tennesseans’^ scoring.
- Macon fandom had its Arst glimpse
of Lynn Botnar, one of the Walter
Camp’a selections on the All-Ameri
can football eleven. He showed up
well in his defensive work and was
ever a thorn in the side of Hannon.
For a. while during the. second half
prospects looked gloomy . for Cody’s
cohorts when the Commodores made
several counters in rapid succession,
and it appeared that they would over
come the Baptists' lead. Harmon dis
pelled all fear,' however, when he
rainbowed a tally from the pivot.
“Bubber” came in for his share of the
honors soon after by dropping one
through out of .the melee. After this
the locals seemed to get up and get
and were not seriously - threatened
until the lhst few minutes .when
Vandy crept up close by. The gun
went off with Mercer three points
above board.
Crook’’ Smith, “Red” Simmons
STUDENTPOETSARE
STUDENT BODIES OFFERED REAL COIN
Money Prises for Soa|a In
■ ■ Verne.
By John L. Hackney
At the conference of students held
in Atlanta, Friday and Saturday, the
Southern Federation of College Stu-
tents was organised' with a member
ship of sixteen schools, of which Mer
ger University is one.' Broadus Far
rar, R. E. Walker, Charles H. Berry
man, Jr., and Marion Roberts attend
ed the' meeting as Mercer's represen
tatives:
The idea of the organisation origi
nated with the officers of the student
body 6f Georgia Tech and invitations
were sent out to the leading colleges
of the South-by Albert Staton. All of
the schools who sent delegates became
charter members of the Federation
whose purpose it is to promote
closer relation between the several
student bodies and to work out meth
ods to solve the problems of student
life within the member colleges.
The organization was not perfected
at the Atlanta meeting, but temporary
governing rules'were adopted and. of
ficers installed until the Arst regular
session is held. This meeting will
take place- during the latter part of
April at the: University 0 f Tennessee
in Knoxville.- A permanent constitu
tion will at that time be drawn up.
The officers, no two . of whom can
come from one State, who will hold
office' until the Knoxville 'conference,
are Albert Staton of Georgia Tech
president; Joe Pierce of Mississippi
A. & M , vice-president, and Mr. Jffat-
kins of University of Maryland, sec
retafy and treasurer.
Must Meet Requirements
No new members will be taken into
the Federation who do not. have at
least .150 male students, and who.have
the standard entrance requirements of
fifteen high school units.
Many problems faced by the stu
dents ok the several colleges were
taken up and discussed and in many
cases rulings were made to govern the
member schools. The Federation went
on record as favoring the honor sys
tem of student government and passed
a rule that any man sent away from
one college for cheating could not en
ter any other of the sixteen schools
for the balance, of that year.
Commercialization of athletics and
the paying of athletes was vigorously
disapproved, as was also the hazing of
Freshmen.
Co-operation between students and
faculty in the administration .of rules
and regulations of the college was
urged. ’- The Federation also hopes to
The Christian Index is offering a
de luxe edition of Henry Van Dyke’s
poems to the student that submits the
best sonnet to that paper by May 10.
This is a' renewal of the offer made
by that, paper test year, with the ex
ception of the author of the poems,.
Lanier’s collection being given then.
The prize was awarded to . an Agnes
Scott girl:
The Southern Methodist University
of Dallas, Texas, is. offering through
the Poetry Club, a Arst prize of $100
and a second prise of $50. The con
test ia -open to undergraduates in
American universities and Alleges.
Every poem entered must be accom
panied by a statement fromsome one
in an official position—preferably the
executive officer of the department of
English—to the effect that the con
testant is a bona Ade president under
graduate student.
No contestant may submit more
than one poem.
The poem ■submitted must not ex
ceed more than 150 lines.
Each contestant must send three
typewritten copies of the poem Which
submits. All poems not submitted
triplicate. will be ruled out. The
author’s name should- not appear on
the manuscript. ■,
No subject or literary type is pre
scribed. The poems may be lyric, ,
dramatic or narrative.
All poems submitted must not reach
Dallas later than March 16th. Send
the. following address: Jay B.
Hubbell, Southern 'Methodist Univer
sity, Dallas, Texas.
The judges are: Harriet Monroe,
Witter Bynner, and Louis Untermeyer.
The Poetry Society of America is
:ering'$100 - for the best poem or
group of poems, not exceeding 200
lines, by an Undergraduate of any
American college. Envelopes must be
marked: , “Poetry Society Contest.”
The contest closesvMay 1, 1923. The
judges are Carl. Sandburg, Witter
Bynner and Alice Corbin! Send-poems
to the latter. Box 444, Sante Fe, New
Mexico. 1
and Manly- McWilliams, for Mercer,
should be taken’into account and get
their shares of the praise, for all c °-°P« rBt * ^ ith the State legislatures
played splendid games. Bell and * or betterment of education
Walker, for Vandy, looked like win
ners,- also.
Lineup and summary:.
Mercer(32) -
Smith(4) '
Wilkes(6) .
Simmons
Harmon(16)
McWilliams
Substitutions
Pos.
R.F.
L.F,
C.
R. G.
L. g:
— Mercer:
Vandy(29)
»n
the South. Politics within the schools
was looked upon as dangerous to the
best interests of the student bodies.
Another importan ,t problem - dis
Foster(10) I ‘ ;u ? 8e< i was . friction between schools
Beil(7) 8UC ** as now ex ' 8t8 between Georgia
Morrow(2) Tech and the University of Georgia,
Kuhn(7) ^ * 8 planned tc have the Federation
Walker(2) act a8 a board of arbitration when any
Pope for'. 8uc b triable comes up
Smith; Smith for . Pope; Gambia for ! R- E. Walker, one of th«j Mercer
Simmons; Simmons for McWilliams, delegates, was asked if there was any
Vanderbilt: Bomar for Foster; Foster hope of a reconciliation being brought
for Bomar; Bomar for Bell; Bell for about between the two big Georgia
Walker. .. I schools
Score at Ar*t half: Mercer 17; Van- 1 “Yea,” he replied, “that case was
derbilt 13. Time of halves: 20 min.
Foul goals: Harmon 8 out of 16;
Bell; 5 out of,,8; Kuhn, 2 out of $;
field goals: 8mith 1, Pope 3, Gamble 1,
Walker 3, Harmon 4, Footer 5, Bell 1,
Morrow 1, Kuhn 1, Walker 2,
Referee: Eyler (Georgia). Tiimer,
Moeeley (Mercer).
pointed out as one in which the Fed
eration might do a world of good.
There is no-doubt that the organisa
tion has a great future and much' can
be accomplished by-this getting to
gether of the students of the South’s
bigger schools.”
-No announcement has been made as
to whether or not Mercer will send
Vandy made a big comeback Satur- delegates to the KnoxVille meeting in
day night and won by n 2-point mar- April, but it is expected that at least
gin of 37 to 35. one of the four who went to Atlanta
' ! ——-—_____ - -will attend. ■' *
"Yea, sah, 1 dene got carved up Tpe schools who are now members
with a rasor, Doc.” of the organisation are MeMer, Geor-
“Why don’t you keep out of bed gia Tech, Miaaissippi A. ft M., Mary
company?” snid the physician, after land, Tennessee, V: P. L., Emory
he had dressed the wound. j Oglethorpe, North Carolina, Georgia,
“Dead Pd like to. Doe, but I aia*t Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina
got ’naff meaty to git a divorce.” j Vanderbilt, (ted Washington and Lee.
FINAL HOME GAMES
WITH GA. BULLDOGS
Annual Clashes at City Audito
rium. -
By Taylor Glean
Mercer’s Anal home games, of the
present basketball . season will be
played on the big court at the new
City Auditorium here to-night and
Saturday night, when the Red and
Black quint from . the University of
Georgia journeys down for its annual
clashes with the Orange and Black.
The Mercer-Georgia battled always
arouse more interest on'the part of
Mercer students and sporting Macon
in general than any other one event
on the athletic program of. the Heart
of Georgia. Every year the largest
crowds of the season turn out to see
Mercer beat Georgia, or as the case
often is, to see Georgia triumph over
the ^gallant Baptists,
The Baptiste are in splendid condi
tion at the minute this story 1s being
written. They are not expected to
lose any of this form by to-night. ‘ ..
Captain. Bob Gamble and “Smokey”
Harper will be seen in action to-night
and to-mprrow night for the . final'
times of their collegiate career on a
home court. Each lute completed four
years on the Mercer squad and thara-
fore are ineligible to aarva another
term.
Mercer should turn out 100 par cut
in these games, not only for tha pur
pose of supporting ite team, but also
to pay homaga to two df tha grsatsst
athletes in the history of tho taatttu-
tion. ’■ \ '