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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY AND BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA. t FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928
No.
i-
MERCER 31; GA.11
GEORG1A29; M.28
bocals Orerwhaim Bulldogs But
Toons Rrrem Fora Next
I Night. '
COMEBACK SPIRIT SHOWN
By UL A. Melr.
The Mercer Baptists preached a
convincing sermon of defeat to the
Athenian Bulldogs in the City Audi
torium last night by a score of 31
to 11. So convincing was the ser-
aon that at only one time during
die entire game did the Bulldogs
lead—in the first few minutes of
pity. *
Harmon started the scoring by
•hooting a long one back of the foul
line and then followed with a foul.
Georgia then took the lead when Wil
liams and Butler dropped in a couple
•f long ones from near the side lines.
- Red Simmons soon changed the
•ecure, when he slung the apple
through the hoop with that famous
Simmons’ spurn shot, a shot Willie
Boppe couldn’t have duplicated on the
billiard table. As a matter of fact,
the Colonel sure knew his eggs last
light. Not only did he make a total
•f ten points, but broke up so many
Georgia passes that he had the Bull
dogs gnashing, their teeth.
In contrast to Colonel Simmons was * ee
Ed Gurr, star of the Georgia team,
and a Macon boy. In the entire game
Ed made but one field goal. He was
•o closely guarded that his hurried
•hots dropped short or went wide of
the basket.
George Harmon with' a total, of
thirteen points topped the Baptists
scoring. His total alone' would
have beaten the Bulldogs. He drib
bled through the Stegeman defense
st will.
Manly McWilliams, at guard, played
Jam up game, breaking up play after
play and when it came to covering
the floor, Smith and Wilkes covered
the floor like a circus tent They were
ill over, breaking up passes and
working the .ball down for close
■hots.
The whole Georgia team played welt
sad fought tenaciously to the Anal
whistle. However, they were
natch for the Baptist style' of preach-
Society Day Makes
History on Campus
Holiday With All the Annual
Thrills
Whole Wheat Bread
Keep Studes Sound
Mercer Uses Georgia and Macon
Foodstuff
Lineup and Summary.
MERCER (31) Poa. GEORGIA (11)
Wilkea (4) ...*. RJV Williams (2)
Smith ^..:....L.P. Butler (8)
Simmons (10). .....C............. .Gurr (7)
Harmon (18) ...JLG.._.. Bennett
McWilliams L.F ........ Clark
Substitutions.'
Mercer: Pope—4 for Smith; Har-
non for Pope; Simmons for Harmon;
Gamble for Simmons; Ellison for
Harmon.
Georgia Richardson for Bennett.
BIG COMEBACK SHOWN
By T. B. Shepard,
Before a crowd of approximately
MOO spectators at the City Audito-
Mldoga reversed their brand of bas
ketball from the preceding night and
••ted a score of 29 to 28 over on the
hit fighting Mercer quintet.
“The most thrilling and spectacular
*f any. gamas played on the local
<*urt this season,” was the expres-
•hn heard from many of the spec-
Mcn, and Judging from the sound-
•C applause and other noises, the
audiienee was interested and
••United throughout the battle.
Georgia Jumped into the light with
Ml force at the beginning of the
jOMto and before ane could realise
it was done, a 11 to 4 score was
up on toll pulntet ReaRl-
a hard fight was facing them,
Baptists tightened up and found
baakat elcron tiussa while the
and . Blgeli was making two Held
The timekeeper’s pistol
Inrlnf AIm Oftrioda
two teams neck and neck with IB
each and another half to piny
_ Hanmoa played hie usual
aad won well dstermtned the
foe the Baptiste. Ha injured
tbs flrit of the aec-
“ to
A holiday with a late morning nap
to start th day off, a wealth of fair
women, a world of pep and enthusi
asm, any number of speeches that
would do credit to Cicero, and last
but the most ' important to a few,
plenty of ice cream, cake, and punch
—all these things and manifestations
characterised the third annual So
ciety Day celebration that was- the
order of the day on Mercer .campus
yesterday.
Nearly every Mercer boy had for
tified-himself for the day by sending
out an urgent appeal to his “fairest”
,o be on hand to help him enjoy the
festivities fo the occasion, And nat
ural enough, these fair Georgia pro
ducts responded with a whole-hearted
enthusiasm and consequently graced
the campus with their presence and
beauty. Some rooted for'this society
and some for that—all according to
the membership of the -one who had
invited her.
From noon on until the real pro
gram began at 6 o’clock one could
little groups here, and there,
greeting old and new friends. These
groups being made up of gaily dress
ed college girls and well groomed un
iversity' lads, the latter giving the
facial expressions of perfect bliss and
contentment. ,,
Miss Sallie Boone had charge of
the entertainment and no one could
have wished for a better program
than she directed and carried out—
anyway not one dissenting voice was
heard. The reception that waa. held
informally in the dining hall imme
diately after the orations was well at
tended and it was there that thy real
college spirit prevailed. Singing by
members of the Mercer. Glee Club
und music by the mandolin club waa
encored time after time by the guests.
The basketball game was a hotly
contested affair with fighting going
on every minute of play. .Cook and
Fields played best for the Phi Del
ia’s while “Mike” Herndon was the
topper for the Ciceronians.
W. A. Bootle and W. A. Ingram
represented the Phi Delta society in
the debate, upholding the affirmative
side of the question, while T. A. Dyer
and Andrew Carrqker championed the
negative side of the subject for the
Ciceronians. The subject was, Re
solved, that the United States should
enter the League of Nations immedi
ately. , - '
The orators and their subjects were
as follows: Joel H. Terrel, “The Cali
for Service,” Ciceronian; • J. Artemus
Ruffian, “The Greatest Georgian,”
Phi Delta; Martin Burghard, “ Action,
the University Appeal,” Ciceronian
Rabun Brantley, “The Chief Endeav-
Phi Delta. .
“Whole wheat bread keeps the boys
mentally and physically fit and all of
them seem to like it very, much,” stat
ed R. D. Aultman, Manager of the
Mercer Dining Hall, yesterday.
Mr. Aultman also said that the boys
ate 160 dozen whole wheat rolls in one
meal and that he had started serving
it three times and day. He has made
it a rule, to feed his 400 Mercer dor
mitory boys on products raised in
Georgia as much as possible and .near
ly everyjiting they eat is bought from
Macon stores. Mr. Aultman remark
ed that he had not bought-over half
dozen things' from stores out of
Macon since he had assumed charge
of the. dining hall, and ni this way
he saves a great deal. ■
When asked at what meal"did the
boys eat most, Mr. Aultman replied:
“They eat more for. dinner and eat
less for breakfast than for any other
meal because a good many of the boys
sleep, through breakfast.” For : one
meal,. Mr. Aultman stated, it takes
200 pounds of meat, 12 pounds of
coffee, 26 pounds of buttre 100 dozen
rolls, 76 loaves of bread when we have
bread, 16 gallons of ice cream or 70
pies, each cut into six pieces.
daring I
!. wfcfck
several trials at the goal, but despite
the injuries He played a wonderful
game,
Sharing honors with George, was
"Consuello” Smith, Wilkes and “Red
Simmons. This trio displayed won
derful ability as basksjeers, but with
only ten minutes to go and Georgia
ten points ahead when Harmon waa
injured, they could not overcome the
lead.
Pokey Williams and Ed Gurr were
the outstanding stars for the Red
and Black. Pokey played an impor
tant part in keeping out of the dan
ger zone of the Baptists in dropping
in three from long distance, while
Gurr piled up nineteen of the twenty-
nine points during the feme.
Pi Kappa Phi Frat
Installed In Hall
RED-CAPPED FRESHMEN
GUEST MERCER STUDES
Arrive on Campus Early and
Given Glad Hand.
By W. O. Dorough
Red-capped Georgia Freshmen,
numbering about a half hundred, came
to Macon and Mercer last week-end
for the purpose- of cheering that
fighting Bulldog team of theirs to
victory over the Orange and Black
quintet representing Mercer. It is
said that walking, catching rides, and
hoboing constituted the principal
means by which the boys made their
way to the central city. *
Donned in their khaki uniforms
which bore on the sleeves- of the left
shoulder, an insignia which displayed
vividly the head of a growling bull
dog, these loyal University - Freshies
commenced arriving on the Mercer
campus, where they were received by
old acquaintances, full twenty-four
hours in advance of the Friday night
game. From then on it wasn’t an un
usual sight to see a Georgia Rat in
any direction. They kept coming un
til the whistle for the last game-Sat
urday night was sounded..
At the auditorium these Georgia
boys, lead by their yell leader to
gether with a following of Georgia
rooters, yelled until’ the last minute
of play for that Bulldog team. It
was q fine spirit which was exhibited
between the Mercer and Georgia stu
dent bodies at the two games.
Mercer boys acted as hosts to the
fellows while they were in Macon.
Expense was not. theirs for every
available sleeping place was made
ready for them when the wee-hours
came. Gladly were they received for
their meal* in the new dining halL It
waa a real pleasure to have these
Georgia boys down and warm wel
come awaits them my time.
Below are a few names of the boys
who enjoyed Mercer hospitaliyt and
saw their team lose and . win. George
Randolph, Harry Hardin, Wesley
Johnson, Strickland, Cotton, Enlow,
Sam Wood, “Slick” Brown and John
D. Abernathy,
Seventh National Fraternity on
Mercer CampuH
Alpha Alpha Chapter of the Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity waa installed
at Mercer University Saturday night
George W. -Grant, of Troy, Ala., su
preme secretary of the fraternity, and
Ray K. Smathers, state inspector, to
gether with representatives fo the
Georgia Tech, Emory,- Oglethorpe,
and University of Georgia chapters,
were present to carry out the initia
tions and installation.
Installation took place in the new
rooms recently completed in the ad
ministration building, on the Univer
sity by the petitioning organization.
Kappa Alpha turned over their rooms
to the new vyfraternity.
At uii installation banqtiet at the
Hotel Lanier some hundred guests
yvere present. Marvin Pharr acted as
toastmaster.
Mercer's Seventh Fraternity
Pi Kuppa Phi is the seventh na
tional college fraternity to establish
a chapter at the local institution, the
others being Phi' Delta Theta, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Alpha Tau
Omega, Kappa Sigma and Kappa AI
pha. Before the charter wa* granted
the local was known as Omega Pi.
Nine of the original members of
Omega Pi are still in school at Mer
cer, and become the. charter members
of Alpha Chapter. They are James
T. Ross, Jr., of Macon, who first be
came a “Pi Kup’ at the University of
Georgia; W. Baxter Coke, Memphis,
Tenn.; Paschal Muse, Perry; Joe A.
McClain,' Jr:, Ringgold; J. Louis Bu
chanan, Dalton; Lewis C. Cobb, Tem
ple, Ga., Norman L. Felder, Valdosta;
Dan H. Davis, Blakely, and -Marvin
Pharr of Atlanta, Ga.
The -pledges, who “rode the gdat,”
were Ralph Tabor, Toccoa; William
L. Moore, .Hampton; rEarl W. Flem
ing, Blakely; William A. Bugg, Co
lumbus; Ralph C. Lee, Seale, Ala.,
apd Corry Lynch, Machen. Clayton
Buchanan, of Dalton, is. nlsc u pledge
but has hot been in the university
long enough to meet the Pan-Hellenic
requirements for initiation.-
Bessie Tift Girls
Enjoy Musicians
Program Under Auspices Senior
Class
The Cardin-Lieurance Orchestra
and String Quartet appeared in a con,
cert at Bessie Tift College Monday
evening under the auspices of .the
Senior class. The program rendered
was of high grade and efijoyed by a
large audience. .
Frederick Cardin, the director of
the organization, is an Indian voilin-
ist of note, as well as composer. Wil
liam Reddie, the Indian ’cellist was
formerly with the Cincinnati and Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestras. Mr.
Cardin has also appeared in leading
symphony orchestras of the country
during the- past few years. Both he
and Mr. Reddie have done extensive
recital work. ■ *
This orchestra was personally
chosen for its present tour by Thur-
low Lieurance, the noted composer
and authority on Indian muaic. “I'
-have chosen a group of assisting ar
tists who will in every way live up
to , the predictions I make for this
company,’ said- Mr. Lieurance re
cently.
Hats Off to Mercer
MERCER (28).... Poa, GEORGIA (29)
Willtea ........... . .H.F. William#
Smith Butler
Simmons ...Center..........: Gurr
Hanson.. ....,..—R.G -.dark
McWilliams -L.G. Bennett
Scorers: Tyler and Mumkijr; tto*.
keepera, Moeely and Sternum. Bed-
tree, Marshall, Maine. Attendance,
B. T. C. Latin Club
The weekly meeting of the - Bessie
Tift Latin C|ub was held Wednesday
afternoon-, Feb. 14. Miss Loomis op
ened the program by passing around
pictures of old Roman toilet articles,
sewing implements, and lamps. These
articles had been recently unearthed
by archeologists and in spite of cor
rosion and decay one could see they
closely resembled many now in tise
In answer to the roll call each mem
ber gave a current event from some
classical magazine. These short talks
on the increased interest of areheo
logists in unearthing and studying
things aheiept together with the ac
counts of interesting programs given
by other classical clubs of the coun
try set minds to' planning interests
ing programs, which the club will'give
soon. ' , v .
The Club is looking’forward to the
play .“Pyramus and Thisbe” to be
given the latter part of the month.
The . cast has been chosen and com
mittees, are making plans for posters,
scenery and costumes. . . ~
Hats off to the Mercer Glee Club!'
Bessie Tift girls unanimously agree
that they are Bports. Theatre party,.
dinner,' and reception!. Isn’t that a
program that would suit any one’s
fancy and thrill any school girl’s
heart? The Glee Club of Bessie Tift
is practising hard and have a pro
gram that will be enjoyed by every
one, 'the numbers ranging from the
highest classics down to the good old
folk-songs.
Pastel shaded evening dresses will
be worn by the girls.
The personnel ’ of the Glee Club Is J
ns follows: ., s , -
First Sopranos: Anne Barton, Pat
ti Jackson, Esther Bell, Sara Smiley,
Augusta Wadsworth, Martha Hart,
Wiiliamina Lufborrow, Lucy Lane,
Eva Walker, Dorothy Baxley, Hinds
Roberts. . .
Second Sopranos: Josephine Clarke,
In nolle Fulyaw, Van Lee Tyler, Flor-
ene Johnson, Lois Hagan, Edwinna
Davis, Helen Crowford, Mildred Lilly.
Altos: Kathleen Estes, Lawanna
Guiger, Ola Mae King, Ellen Stake-
miller, Gwendolyn Jackson, Vara
Hicks, Florene Dannielly, Katharine
Hulryne.
ORATORICAL 13 MJEET
GLEE CLUB 8 O’CLOCK
The Bessie Tift Glee Club, under
the dirocthm of Mias Leontiue da
Ahna, la putting the finishing touches
on RhJntoM to ho given at Mercer
University Monday evening, February
Mat* o’clock.
Dagft Ingot cams to thi Mercer
[Bottom February M pt • o’clock.
What do you think of whipping
convicts in the prison camps of Geor-
gia? '
Various opinions, were those which
were given over to the judges of. the
debate, Resolved, “That. the lash
should be abolished in all prison
camps.” at the meeting of Oratorical
“13” Club last Friday night. In spite
of,* powerful appeal made by Ray
mond Walker and John Young, rep
resenting the negative side, they lost
to the affirmative upheld by Roy Da
via and L. W. Lewis.
The remainder of the program con
stituted in “Joke-tleUng” to which the
other member* of the clpb responded.
PICTURES FOR CAULDRON
Just a minute please, while I get
fixed,” is the expression likely to
come from more than one first year
nian as they pose for the camera this
mornipg. Not only will the Freshies
be calling for more time in which to
primp up, but per custom there should
be Seniors and post-grads shouting
like phrases.
The annual day for making the
group pictures for the .Cauldron is.
here and of course along With the fun
of posing comes few cuts from class
es. This of course is a pleasure to
every ofie' except it be the profs, for
such dignitaries are said to be too
modest to go before a camera.
Practically all the campus scenes
for the yearbook have been made and
are’m the hands of the engravers. A
large amount of material has also
gome in to the printers and according
to the editors, they will be able to
issue the Cauldron by the first of May
This -will be the earliest the annual
publication has been out in several
years and judging from the proofs of
some of the pictures to go in, the book
promises to be the best in years.
MUSICIANS TO MACON
The Bessie Tift Glee Club members
have been “raving” so much about
their coming Mercer concert and the
great time planned for them by the
Mercer Glee Clubi that several mow
members have been taken in after
convincing Miss de Ahna that their
presence in the organisation would
be to its credit The girls really
could not be blanwd but wheu it
cornea to a faculty member wo Just
don’t know what to think! j.