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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, 1924
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•^fiaplay a gorgeous array of forensic
ANNOUNCE FINAL
SOCIETY DAY
PROGRAM
Many Young Ladles Invited for
Occasion.
more the Mercer students will
talent, once more the old halls will
ring out with orations from silvery
tongued orators, and once more the
campus will blossom with fair visit
ors from all over the State as the
fourth annual Society Day celebra
tion of Friday, February 22, draws
near. Society Day is the only occa
sion In. the whole year that the two
rival societies, the Phi Deltas and. the
Ciceronians, are brought together in
a day replete with contests in every
realm of activity, including debating
and athletics.
Preparation for the annual holiday
has already been started. Speakers
are priming their suppressed elo
quence; debaters are arguing the
question pro and con in their minds;
athletes are assiduously practicing
for the basketball game that will take
place between the two societies.
It has been the custom in the past
for every Mercer man to invite u girl
for the Society Day events. This year
over three hundred out-of-town girls
are expected to attend the exercises
Girls from Wesleyan and Bessie Tift
have already accepted invitations, it
is said, while many Individual invita
tions have already been sent out
Girls from alt over the State will
probably be on the Mercer campus
next Friday.
Marshals to .direct the visitors over
the campus will: be selected from both
societies, and it will be their duty to
officially represent the societies in
extending the courtesies of the
' school.
The program for the'day will begin
in the chapel building about 2:30
' o’clock, it has been announced. The
orators, four in number, representing
both societies, will be alternated be
tween the Phi Deltas and the Cicero-
nians.. The first two orations will be
followed by the debate, and immedi
ately after the debate the last two
orations will be delivered.
The program for the day:
Oration, “The Place of the Dr
er"—Boy W. Davis, Ciceronian.
Oration, *1 Am Ready"—Wilj
A. Bootle, Phi Delta. . . ■!
Debate, “Resolved that immigration
to the United States should be pro
hibited for a period of ten years.
Affirmative: Ciceronians represent
ed by T. A. Dyer of Newnan and H
0. Hughes of Atlanta. Negative
Phi 'Deltas-, represented by Eugene
Cook, Wrightsville, and William
Ingram, CartersvJUe.
Oration, "Peace”—T. A. Caraker,
Savannah, Ciceronian.
Oration, “The Challenge to Young
Hanhood”—WilUam Otis Dorough;
Vienna, . Phi Delta.
A baaketball game between the Phi
Deltas and the Ciceronians will follow
the program in the chapel. It has
pot yet been definitely decided
whether the game will be played in
the afternoon or as a preliminary to
the Georgia-Mercer game that night.
It is thought, however, that the game
will be played during the afternoon
immediately after the exercises in the
cIummI buildinff.
After the basketball game the vis
itors will be, informally entertained, in
the Daniel Marshall dining haU with
a-six o’clock dinner. Gnuid prepara-
Bans have haan made by the author!
ties in charge for this entertainment,
and it is said that this will be one of
the distinct features of the day’s pro
gram. The dining hall, it is said, will
he decorated in the Mercef colors,
and no thne nor effort will be spared
This eight piece
jaxz orchestra,
under the direc
tion of Dan H.
Duvis, is a featur-
of the Glee Club
that has elicited
mUch praise in.
past perform
ances
hiff holiday, and a day
ait a fitting climax
thaday, theGeorgia-
“EIGHT KINGS OF RHYTHM"
It is expected to
be one of the
shining lights
when the Merry
makers present
their first open
.ocal showing
tonight to the
young ladies'of
Wesleyan
Game at 3 o’clock; Gordon Out
9 of Lineup.
NEW FEE TO BENEFIT
THIRTEEN ACTIVITIES
New $5.00 Assessment Divided
Among Student Institutions.
"Colonel” Simmons Is
Now Hailed Gilt Edge
Jelly of the Universe
“Student Fees”, were increased five
dollars by a vote of the Mercer stu
dent body last Friday at chapel. The
need for the . increase and the thirteen
purposes for which the fee will be
used were explained by President
Weaver before the passage of the new
fee.
Doctor Weaver heartily recommend
ed the plan, and gave a list of the
canipuB organizations * that will . be
benefited by the $5,000 which the hew
fee will .raise. The. Fall catalog; will
ist the extra fee.
The “infirmary” is the first, organi
zation in President Weaver’s list. It
will 'receive a major portion of the
new assessment, since it is to be fur
nished with all modem equipment. A
trained nurse will 'remain constantly
duty to attend the needs of the
students. There will be no charge for
the services of the nurse, or for in
mates during illness. . - < ; •
The services of a physician and
.hose' of a surgeon form the second
and thir.d claim upon the'new fee.
These' doctors will give professional
aid, not only to the physical'needs of
the students, hut to their families s
well.
The fourth disbursement will be
$1,500 subsidy for the “Cauldron
Dr. Weaver, in presenting the plan,
stated that the Cauldron costa about
$4,000. to publish. It has been dem
onstrated in the past that the editors
and business managers can secure
$2,500 through subscriptions and
through sale of space and advertise
ments. With a fifteen hundred dollar
fund at their disposal future editors
may possibly avoi^l indebtedness.
The 'other nine Uses of the fund are:
purchase of fre'shmen’s caps; editing
and distributing the Cluster; editing
the “Alumnus”; and lending financial
aid to'such organizations as The Lit
erary. Societies, Debating .Council, Re
ligious organisations, Mercer Glee
Club and other dramatic organisa
tions, and refreshments and other ex.
penses incident to campus social
functions.
to
Miss Bessie Friedman, of New
York, world’s champion accurate
typist, gave an exhibition to the stu
dents of Mercer University Wednes
day morning, in the Y. M. C. A. build
ing. Mis^ Friedman can Writ* 18$
words a 'minute for fifteen minutes
without making a mistake, and 14$
words a minute for one hoar, after
deducting ten words for each mistake.
In her exhibition she gave a number
of one minute teats from dictation;
from memorised sentences end by car
rying an n conversation while cowr
ie
‘Red” Adopts Middle-Part;
Sports Hound Chapeau.
By Malcolm Johnson
FROSH DEBATERS TO
SHOW WARES MONDAY
Council to Select Team to Meet
Emory Freshmen.
Col. Jared Simmons, once known by
the crude and vulgar appellation of
Red,” stood on. the corner of a prom
inent street in Macon, his head thrown
back, his powerful, shoulders erect
and gazing disdainfully upon the
common rabble pussing by in hurry
ing throngs. On his head, once a
tousled, unruly shock of brick-red
hair, rested a cap of the very latest
style, being one of .those short-billed
affairs in a gay-dog color. A bow tie
n the brightest of colors adorned the
neck of the T-h'oiind Colonel. A few
minutes' later, a beautiful creature
tripped by, and “Beau Brummel” Sim.
mens, gallantly doffer his cap, reveal
ing that once-tousled brick-red hair
to be parted in the middle, and slicked
hack in the' approved movie hero
fashion. Not e hair was out of place,
though a ‘strong gust of wind swept
the streets, and from his general ap
pearance,' “Beau” Simmons had lav
ished u gallop or so of ‘‘slick-em.-up”
on his distinguished looking cranium.
As the giri passed on, Mr: Simmons
smiled expansively, complacently,
Heretofore freshmen who .have
shown an inclination to.display their
oratorical talent about the campus
were compelled to content themselves
with . outbursts now and then before
the campus literary societies. Such
first-year men may now parade their
wares before a larger clientele.
Monday afternoon, February 18, in
the Ciceronian hall at 4 o’clock try
outs will be held to determine the
speakers of .the freshman debate with
Emory University. ■ Four minutes will
be given each speaker to argue on
one of the subjects given below be
fore the debating council who will
judge, the speakers. Three successful
candidates will be chosen. Dr. J. H
Moore,'chairman of the' debating
council, states that any ■ first-year
man may compete, regular freshman
or special student. • •
The time and details of the. Emory
debate have not yet all been deter
mined. Subjects for'the contest will'
be announced later. Any one of the
following, subjects may be chosen for
use in the tryout, by those who will
become candidates for the Mercer
freshman team: • ,
SENIOR-FRESHMAN
GRID FINALS
ON TODAY
Resolved, that members of the Fed-
then flicked a bit of imaginary dust era! House of Representatives should
from his coat, carefully placed his elected for a period of four years;
his head,' apd- Resolved, that co-educatiOn should be
his
last-minute cap
moved daintily up the street, his nose adopted by the higher institutions of
tilted, and an air of consummate Raining in' theUnited States; Re
aristocracy in his bearing. solved, that slate .judges should be
A newsboy on the corner yelled: apppinted by the governors of the
"Hey,. Red, want Some .'Browns several states;'Resolved, that the U
S. Government should have larger
Mule’?”-
“Beau Brummel” Simmons paused1 in-[participation, in world affairs; Re-
dignantly. “Did you address me, ( solved,’ that taxation of incomes by
sir, he said with dignity, “If you j the - Federal Government should be
did, please excuse me. I have no idea discontinued; Resolved, that the U. S.
whatsoever of your allusionto such ^UrffrUandon the principle of pro
vulgar thing as ‘Brown’s Mule’.” Jfipiftive tariff; Resolved, that the Phil-
With that “Beau Brummel” walkedjp|pp^ t ; s s r ou ri now be given their in
~~ dependence.
into a drug store and bought a cli
late milk..
TO FOkM ALUMNI UNIT
AT COLUMBUS TONIGHTI j
MERCERIAN INJURED
Dr. Rufus'Weaver and Coach Stan
ley L. Robinson leave:today for Co-
S. Waltfin’s Leg Is Broken in
Accident;.
James S'. Walton, Mercer freshman,
lumbus where, they will tonight form sustained a. broken leg Tuesday morn-
s Mercer Alumni Association,. On ing when he was struck by an auto-
March S one-will' be organized at mobile at the corner of College and
Statesboro and on March 4 Savannah Forsyth streets
will be invaded in the interest of- Mar-1 Walton was riding his motorcycle
ce! alumni. Savannah has two espe- J down College street on his way from
cially prominent former Mercerians in the University when he. was struck
Dr. Norman iW. Cox and Dr. John 8. 1 by the automobile, The driver’s name
Wilder. was not secured.* Walton was rushed
Gainesville, Atlanta, Macon,. Griffin, to the hospital where he was given
LaCrange, Cordele, Lawrencevilie,Val- medical attention. Later he
dosta, Augusta and the North Caro- moved to the home of his parents,
line State Alumni Association are Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Walton, 104 Del
among the bodies now organised, ac-j aware avenue. His condition it re
cording to John K. , Williams, secro- portad as favorable for an early re-
tNry of lift |mnh1 oifMintkRi
David meets Goliath.
In a clash for championship honors
of that part of Bibb county commonly
known as the Mercer University cam
pus,. the lovely freshmen wight will
match brain. and brawn against the
veteran collegian and dignity dis
penser, the Serious Senior.
Winner over the Junior grid eleven
in the last scheduled game of the in-'
terclass football series last week, the
Seniors emerged from the three
games negotiated with two wins ‘to
their credit. The Frosh, defeating
their ancient rival, the Sophomores,
on the same day, are privileged to
claim equal honors with the upper
classmen in the final and deciding
conflict of the short season.
The contest wiU take place at 3:00
o’clock this afternoon at Alumni
Field, now the battlefield of many a
pigskin dispute, the date of play be
ing changed from Saturday to Fri
day, according to information re
ceived yesterday from the student
coaches of the two team's.
Interest over the coming conflict
now runs high: The Senior team is
generally given a slight edge over the
lighter first year, eleven, and it is
believed that the final curtain will
find them bearing, away the campus
pennant of the first class grid series
ever staged, at Mercer. The upper
classmen have a team that much out
weighs any of the other three op
posing teams, and have consistently
presented a superior attack. Their
only’ defeat, occurred in the opening
game of the.season when the Sopho
mores nosed them out' by a 7 to 6
score.
The Frosh realize that it. is possi
ble to counterbalance weight and
fight by . fight ‘ and more fight, and
have stated their intention of giving
the favorites a hard run for the
money. All are satisfied that the
struggle will be a close one, and it is
not at all certain that the favorites
will <tome through victors.
The Junior and Sophomore teams
were eliminated last week when each .
team suffered its second defeat of the
season, the former falling victim to
the Senickattaek and the second year
men succun^ng before the Frosh.
The pewer^hat be in athletics at
Mercer seem toh be highly gratified :
with'the showing the class teams
have made on the grid, and the inno
vation in the sports program bids fair
to become a permanent campus insti
tution. An All-Campus Eleven is. to
be selected following the champion
ship game. .
A small admission fee will be
charged at '‘the gates this afternoon,
the proceeds to go toward defraying
the. expense of furnishing a campus
room for members of the “M” Club,
composed of letter athletes,
Fritz' Gordon, who has been play
ing- a cleyer brand of football as field
general for the Seniors, will be out
of the lineup today, due to injuries
received last week in the Junior game.
Gordon’s ankle, already. twice ■ broken
on the gridiron, was again fractured"
Saturday, and he is consequently un
able to take the field. The injured
member is reported as knitting into
good shape arid it is believed that he
will be. able to resume hia class room
duties immediately, ,
PUTTING ’EM THROUGH
* - (Baptists’ Individual Scoring)
Smith 176; Simmons 166; Har
mon 163; Pope 7$; Ellison 84; Mc
Williams 16; Cadehead 11; Law
rence 10; Pinkston 4; Parker:
Nalls 2. Cemplets through How-
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