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THE MERCER CLUSTER
February IS, 1924
The Mercer Cluster
Published weekly by the students of
the fourteen schools and colleges of
the Mercer University System. • .
George M. Sparks, Faculty Supervisor
Hugh R : . Awtrey Editor-in-Chief
August Burghard Associate Editor
Assistant Editors
Charles Rogers. W. O. Dorough
Malcolm Johnson Martin Burghard
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GOOD TIME TO LISTEN
MKRCER-GEOKGIA
An incident which occurred during
one of the chapel exercises of the paM
.week, while not Being one a viinscien-
t’ous student should, care fjt treasure
•It'S a pleasant recollection, is appar
ently deserving of more than passing
remark.
The seeming poor grace with
which certain of those in. attendance
at chapel allowed the speaker of file
day to deliver his address would lead
an observer to choose of one -of two
alternatives: that Mercer students do
hot care to take in additional food for
thought (and in this, ease thqt food
was of the best), or that', they are
sadly lacking in the common funda
mentals of politeness and good taste’.
This indictment dm-s not apply to th
■great majority of the student body,
hut to those few who apparently had
nothing to do, nothing to think about,
and wanted to; stage a little, nursery
room game, or something equally, as
educational.
It is with.regret that.such incident's
as this must be recorded and aired in
this paper. Those for whom this mes
sage is intended will doubtless never
see it—the Whiz Bang for them.
The “Open Forum’’ of the Old Gold
and Black, student, publication at
Wake Forest, recently published
' letter from a student relating to a
like case at the North Carolina insti
tution. The letter follows:
“The -most shameful thing in
our college life is that .continued
ignorant practice of a few men
insisting on'disturbing our chapel,
exercises. These campus warts, -
who have ho. respect either for
themselves, their fellows dr. those
leading the exercises,, continue to
talk out, scrape feet on the floor.,
. . or some such barbarous practice.
Students who have ideals in keep-.
.. ing with the institution.regard the
„ chapel service us one - of the most
. important periods', and they, are
not willing to allow this set -of
ill-bred jackasses to continue to
disturb' the service.. Unless it
•shall voluntarily discontinue it
. may be said that the matter shall
be brought to.the attention of the
- boverning body of our institution.
It certainly smacks of babyish
procedure, but - if we have intel-
' lectual infants who can’t behave,
then punishment oufcht to be ad
ministered.” -- '•
■From the above extract it is evi
dent that it • is that inevitable small
group of KampUs Kickers - that pre
cipitated the argument at Wake For-
, out. Some student, one who entered
college‘for the purpose of getting an
education, and who . remembers the
common amenities- of our every-day
life, rebelled.
■; It is fairly-safe to say that those
who forget the ‘fundamentals of our
simple code of politeness so far that,
a speaker •■on the stage is actually
embarrassed and humiliated , (in oUr
specific case, the .speaker easily re
vealed his good breeding by ignoring
the boors, whoever they were), arc
not the students who build a campus
spirit, who make the football, basket-
. ball or baseball team, or -who lead
their'classes in grades. It is gener
ally the student who can excel in
. nothing, and is opposed to anyone
else-trying to give a. helping hand.
To repeat, it is a matter of regret-
able faict that attention of anyone not
present at the .services last week
must be called to the “campus wart;*”
’ (to borrow from Wake’Forest); “Par
son” Chandler-brought a message to
the students' from Dean Montague
last, Friday. The student body at
large, and, we hope, the,guilty, ones,
regret sincerely the occurrence.. May
it never occur again..
Tonight at. the Spoft. Anena' the-
Baptist indoor squad meets tlie Bull
dog quintet I'min the. University • of
(leoigiu in tne annual floor classic
of;the basketball pitigram of each in
stitution.''-Student fans'and, other sup
porters ol both teams have long
wailed the. occasion, and it is- the
high ligiYt ol-the season here.
:• Aleeliiig in j-i\airy accentuated by
si-asons ol colorful competition, the
eoniesls wax'even -colorful and hard
fought with each nyw meeting on the
basket bull court. The friends'of each
institution become more and more
caught iii tlie spirit of the clashes as
each season passes; and finds winner
and Joser each waitiiig fur- a renewal
of. tin light at subsequent dales. -In
the past.the contests have been, for
[Be most part, unattended-By'hurtful
iien oiisiiuti.ons, na.i rbw-inindod school
palnoiism, or those other, things.
f\ hull’ so . frequently mar the success
and,' Imrt tin- true-spirit of the an-
ntinl t im-.Bals. ’. ' ' :
. Ms-i-erigins will remember, then, ns
tuny .Bate done in the-past that Geor
gia’ plasms and visiting student sup*
poi iers ate-the guests of Mercer,’ not
.only while preset.il-at the local court,
But dining their entire stay-‘in the
city. There courtesies to -Mercorians
.I'mvc Been a’ppi ci’inied when Baptist
teams played, in Athens. '.Way they
have equal grounds for appreeiating
oUr ei'i.urlesies. here.
KRANK KOLLUM
By Hugh Aw try.
THE GY.YIN
VSI 4
M
(structure on the, Mi-.ri-Or c,am
bus ion only he referred to apologet
ically—the. gymnasium. . This . Build
ing, in which athletic interest 'is sup
posed. to center, lias degenerated into
a storehouse flu. athletic .equipment-.
It seems incredible to think that
several years ago within the- narrow
confines .nf this dilapidated structure
Alt reel’s Basketball teams’ met all .op
ponents,. and . that the high-roofed,
chapel-like, budding mice housed’ till
of Macon's Basketball enthusiasts. It
may' have 'sull’ieed then But the ex
panded 'athletic program of .Mercer
University and the increased interest
.in athletics have p’oteii the’'old gym
woefully- ‘inadequate to meet all re
quirements. • - . -
Mcreer's. Bns’kclBall teams at pres
ent never use tin- gym, even for prac
tice games. For training, loach Gil
lum is forced to take tlu-.in down to,
the municipal- -athletic court. -This
en’ails a loss of time, and. taqscs Tin
added expense..' The .old gym- lines
not even nii-el tile needs of. the class
teams'.’ . ' ' ’ ■ '
'file need of in new gymnasium is
painfully evident. Even . extensive
alterations of tlie present 'structure
•would not satisfy this need. An en
tirely, new court is required, one built
in. or near the Alumni field. Once
■oiislrtleled the'-gate receipts, aceru-
ng to. tile athletic association, Would
non- than repay the initial costs
The plaint fur Greater Mereer in-
luded a .modern, -commodious gym
nasium; and the present Building.was
to Be remodeled .into a theological
Building. A fulfillment : of that pro
gram would bring ten or‘twelve .class
rooms into existence, thereby reliev
ing, the- present congestion; a new
gymnasium would -be greeted capable
•if'accommodating .all speetators, and
till increased Film pus spirit due to in-
cri-ijseil dljteresf. ill intvrcluss ath
letic.-.’ Mtni-er must ’ have a gymna
sium commensurate, with her develop
ment. . . .m. e. b.. .
ANNOUNCING OUR PICK
With enthusiasm at a high pitch
over-the results‘of the-recent inter?
class football series, climaxed by to
day’s announcement of the composite
All-Class, selections, it behooves this
department to make known its myth
ical pick also, just to avoid being
scooped clean out of the newspaper
ganie.
If is with fear and trembling, that
any follower of sports attempts to
pick his choices for a given season.
The following nicu we have selected,
howt ver, are in our opinion so well
qualified for .tile places that it is be
lieved no oim will take issue with the
l\. K. Incidentally’,We w mid suggest
to the campus promoters that the
class grid scast j tit Mereer be ended
ill a Blaze.of glory and a grand-finale
w’ifh the inatching of our eleven with
tlie one ’picked on the frdht page. A
her tie struggle; a Battleto the death,
aiiil a colorful combat would most
stiii-ly result from a meeting of the.
.VH-t fasj; team With the grid outfit
put' forward - by Ihijt department.- We
ha.c named them “The Jesse Mercer
St i ,mi liol.lerSj" anil know personally
lh.it’ Nome of the members are adepts
;U the gentle ait of rolling one thihg
and "Juiother.
The Steam Rollers
Player . Pos. . Class
O'Barr end Junior
Latimer end Thpology
Bra’tijli-y tackle Graduate
Martlimaji tackle Drug Store
GoV. t ox’ • 'guard Law
Snellgrove guard . Cluster
Mil I l;i nl center Gymnasium
Arnold half * Alumni
Taxi Smith ■ half Sub-Fresh
Hollingsworth full Martinique
Pharr quarter Freshman
With tin- above' galaxy of grid
tali nt. rhis department-will pound the
ki ys to inform the universe that it'
will' require some-hhlf dozen MeMil-
Inis ami - Guy,mis to make us put our
ii’iom-y hack in our pocket! With J.
Harry P. ’I’humas and Max Lasseter
in serve as tutors for this aggrega
tion. all that - would prevent the
luijirhly baekticld. listed from running
■ up a monster count would be an at
tack of locomotor ataxia. Let Marvin
Pharr call signals, elect Luke Arnold
{captain, -so -as to have sonic' one to
ui’guc with the referee- on each play,
and all arrangements for .a champion
ship-leani of the solar system would
tie complete. It is hoped that -some
will arrange a game between the
THE ROSES '.
■ ■ . I tv John E. Parker
Aui-or.a slips above yon mountain
peaks, ' , ’. ■'
fifto a recess filled-with roses,.
And-into every: jagged crevice, creeps,
Kissing •each-rose as - it sleeps.
Blood-red rose, against an- azure sky,
That cheers the heart of the passerby,
Wake! -wake! to dayUght’s dawning
And dispel care, gflef anil mourning.
Thy color signifies life's tepid blood;
Thy’ purity analogous to motherhood;
The-sjieen of thy petals encourages Hie
As- 1 brave the .perils .of life's froth?
ingsed. 1 ; ' -
But, Rose, a,simple hoop I ask of thee
As Aurora’s bright rays sweep-this
plain; •
That thou gather estranged lovers in
thy amis- .. ,
And join their severed loves again!
O symbol of 'Love, dazzling bright,.
GlpHous In the evening’s light,
Teach sweethearts the ways of Love’
While. God watches from above.
RIALTO j
Mon.Tiles. Wed., Feh. 25, 26, 27 j
Monte Blue in I
“Ll CRETIA LOMBARD" |
. , I
Thb. Fri. Sat. Feh. 28, 29, Mar 1 |
Gloria Swanson in
“THE HEMMING BIRD” j
CAPITOL I
Mon., Tues.,. Feh. 25, 26 |
“RESTLESS WIVES" {
Wed., Thur., l'eb. 27. 28 ' ]
•TEMPORARY
HUSBANDS” 1
I’rr., Sat., Feh. 29, Mar. 1 j
"RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE” |
Steam Rollers and the All-Class
team. We are willing to offer odds
just to make it interesting, and be-
ides we would send in our second
stringers soon after the hostilities
opened
SERIOUSLY
One man who appliCil ns candidate
for u berth on the Junior teum in the
past series,’has received no mention
the papers, Nothing was said
about him as a possible contender for
All-Claks honors. Moreover he did
not play a minute in, any of the three
ontesti} of the Jtyfiors. He gave the
list string eleve/i all the opposition
possible in the practices; was always
the first man on the field and.the last
to leave. '
This department, serious this time-
thinks Crosby Smith should be select
ed on a team all to himself for the
faithful,’service-hi* rendered, and that
with a -smile.
TO BEAUTIFY CAMPUS
The Business Management of the
University is attempting to beautify
nur campus. That this -is needed will
h<‘ doubted by no one.
I hey will plant additional -shrubs
and flowers and will strive for the
iddnnee of numerous by-paths and
jay-walkers’ trails from the usu»i
walkways.
We may help in two ways. When
certain “pig-trails” are closed by ad
hering to the main paths you will be
making it possible to have an. attrac
tive grass-covered and flowered cam
pus. It cannot be done without stu
dent co-operation.
The other way is for some class or
organization to attempt to arouse
group enthusiasm in flowers. Why
not have competition in flower-beds
as well as in class athletics? Once it
is begun others would take it up. The
University would likely agree to
maintain any flower-beds after they
were once put down,
FAMOUS JOKES
. 1’a.t and Mike ..,
Flapper
.Seasick passenger
• Absent-minded Prof.
Bootlegger .
Ignorant freshman
Newrich
Bright children
Dining Hall Steak
Ford • •
Battling Siki,
Macon’s NeW City Hall. ,
Ourself.
“I’m going to get down to study
ing.”. . —Clank.
Ries & Armstrong
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