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THE MERCfi R CLUSTER
December 5,1024
The Mercer Cluster
Edgar E. Folk Faculty Supervisor
Malcolm M: Johnson....Editor-in-Chief
August Burghard....Associated Editor
Assistant Editors
Kay Tipton . Martin Burghard
Cecil Dowling A. V. Howell
. G. E. Snollgrove Leonard Williams
W.O. Dorough Edge Reid
Hillyer Straton Alfred Pullen
M. C. Townsend C. D. Rountree
.('ourtland Gilbert ■ Humbert Ray
YOUR HOBBY
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Robert R. Dunwody.,..Circulation Mgr
Assistants, J. E. Tribble, G. W. Hulme
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Advertising Rates sent upon 'request
AN OPPORTUNITY
What will be your profession? Why
did you select it?. Can you tell'an
audience, clearly and briefly why you
chose it? If you have decided, and if
you can explain it, and if you arc a
member of Dr. Montague’s public
speaking class you will have an op
portuiiity to make your .reasons pub
lic.
Dr. Montague has inaUgurated a new
system. Instead of selecting some
classical or humorous speech, each
member of the public speaking class
will . make a practical speech upon
(hose things of vital. interest to him
self—his ambition, chosen profession
or vocation. ■ v
The advantages of this' plan are
evident. Each student in the class
will be aroused to : think of his future
life. He will be led to give practical
consideration of hia. reasons for his
‘ selection. And he Will be given an op
portunity to tell others why his choice
was formed.
Such a plan is beneficial to the class
at 'large. Each member will secure
useful information about muny voca
tions. Features of professions never
before considered will be added to
each man’s general store of knowl
edge. And, as a binding chain, the
laws of public speaking will link the
various speeches into a completed
whole. “ ,
Emceebeo;
INDIVIDUALITY
Is mail free? His latitude is lim
ited—that is positive. His every act
is circumscribed by Some tradition.
This circumscription increases with
the development of society. No one
expects man to be entirely untram
melled, except a few destructives. Il
limitable freedom is contrary to man’s
gregarious proclivities.
Freedom suffers often from over
curtailment. Man possesses a unique
brain, a brain capable of inconceiv
able development. This braiii has- pow
er of perfecting an individual whose
thoughts are essentially different
from his neighbors..
•Is this remarkable power of dif-
ferentation haphazardly bestowed?
■ Should the tendency of one child to
think in different; terms from others
be considered evil ?
Parents often fear their children’s
departure for college, . not because
they will become thinkers, but because
they will become FREE thinkers.
They wish to perpetuate their own be
liefs, if necessary, at the expense of
the, child’s individuality. This desire
to govern the mode of thought in
youth is universal. 1 ■
Individuality is always looked ’ at
askance. Let a man differ in thought
or act (even in subordinate things,
like dress.) and he becomes, a target
for critics. Conformity not Individu
ality is in demand. •:
. Vet, it would seem that individuality
alone counts. It is the .only thing dis
tinguishing MAN from MEN. If this
spark of individuality be quenched, if
it he given no tinder, then personality
will fail in that breast. The world
will lose a beacon light.
Fear that the spark will become a
devastating conflagration -causes its
extinguishment. But might it hot
for.ctitics. Conformity not Individu-
ness? ' ' ‘
Freedom is limited by two unalter
able factors, heredity and environ
ment. But man has the ability to
overcome the restraint and fear with
which he is surrounded, that will
crush him if he be not alert, that will
steal his treasure. He can save his
individuality from the maw of blind
conformity.
Mediocrity often is the product of
fear and restraint. Follow some of
the impulses that well within your
breast, they may be heaven-bom—who
knows? | 4 f
Every man should have a hobby. A
hobby {to- dally life is .what- dessert
is to a meal. It consummates a sump
tuous dinner. It is completion—the
.final touch, . A hobby is chiefly for
delight.
i Educationally considered, hobbies
are very desirable. Hence the Minor.
The Majqr is the subject upon which
most study ts directed, whereas the
Minor is selected for pure enjoyment.
True, one may easily develop a hobby
in one’s . Major by studying minutely-
some particular phase; as.. Shakes-
perian Lyricists in English; Cellular
Theories in .Biology; or Nicean Con
troversies in Theology.
Hobbies are scientific in their na
ture. This is-true whether they are
golfing, art; music, swimming, stamp
collecting, or what-not. Every indi
vidual is something of a scientist. He
delights in * thoroughly studying one
thing, in comparing, differentiating
and cataloguing his findings.
, Commercialization of a hobby is un
desirable. In this respect they again
resemble' desserts, which are never,
eaten with any materialistic' purpose
in view. Such dc icacies arc not-pri
marily nerve- restorers or muscle
builders., Enjoyment is'their object—
so with hobbies. The cold, purposeful
end should always remain subsidiary
to the higher motive of entertainment.
Life without a hobby is like straw
berries without whipped cream. Get
n hobby, if it's only - picking All-
American athletic teams,
, Emceebee. v
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Now that.one of the most strenuous
and nerve-racking football seasons in
the history of the institution is over,
Mercer students are once more re
turning to normal habits, and for per
haps the first time in many days
serious thought is being given- to
ward the academic side of college life.
It is so easy to-drift. along during
the term, and with the excitement and
enthusiasm. of the gridiron lurking
in every mind, very little studying
has been in vogue on the campus for
the past few Weeks.. .Now, however,
professors-‘are gratefully acknowledg
ing the fact thnt the Mercerians are
showing up considerably better in
their classes, due to the lull, in the
storm of athletic, developments. .
And this is good. Students should
remember that, primarily, they are in
college to obtain an education. Ath
letics and other college activities have
their place , in the scheme of things,
but the primary motive should be to
get an education. And up to this day
no way has been devised by which
even the most' ingenious students can
get a well-rounded education without
application. Rome was not built in
u day, the old saying goes, and neither■!
can one get book-learning and all its!
attributes on the athletic field. So
give a thought to your books for a I
while, Mercerians, and remember that
it is for this that you came to college.
Other matters, seemingly more mo- 1
mentous, perhaps, and by. fa’r more
interesting should take second place,
despite the fact that the musty text
books appear distasteful to the more
aesthetically inclined..
Incidentally, professors say, there
has been considerably more studying
going on in the Mercer campus since
the bitter defeat at the hands of the
Oglethorpe Petrels. So, after all,
every humiliation has its advantages,
and although the lolls of the grid game
in Atlanta came to .us as a shock and
a sore disappointment, we can at
least be glad, as Pollyanna would
have it, that it wasn’t any worse and
that we have decided to devote more
time to our. studies.
Athletic victories will not win us'
a place .in the sun after weare through
college, nor will athletic triumphs en
able us to pay the grocer after our
college dpys ire over. Exams, final
exams, the bane of every student’s
existence and the hoodoo of us all,
are . nqw looming on t(ie horizon, caat-
ing a gloomy aspect over all. The
holidays are over; the football season
is over—and exams are drawing near.
Students should stop, to think of even
these distasteful things and endeavor
to prepare themselves for the worst
Co-eds of the University of Mary
nd have formed a rifle team and
have arranged mataehes with other
schools all over the country. Some
of the colleges included in the Uat
**e: Syracuse. Cornell, Columbia,
Nerthweetorh. Kentucky, Maine, Wis-
Exema Jenkins made his maiden
speech, before the Pie Shelter Literary
Society Friday night.
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To. prevent stage fright, he turned
his back to the audience and spoke
out of the window.
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The members of the society thought
an accident- had happened outside.
They all rushed to the window to see
what it-was. ■ ’
Eema thought that they were flock
ing up to congratulate him. He went
away puffed up like dP sore toe after
a class rush.
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He has had campaign buttons made
and is writing his speeches for' the
next presidential election.
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Tipplewitz’s Weekly Letter
Dear papa, I am thinking of taking
the course in designing f6x-hunting
costumes,, This course is being taught
by Professor M°otague and is said to
be of great value, I,want your ap
proval before taking this step.
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Adolphus Gives Thanx
That the Mercer Cluster isn’t that
bunch of jellies thnt hang around Per
sons’ Drug Store on-warm afternoons.
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1 Fashion Notes
Shoe laces will be worn by the well
dressed man during the winter season.
It is' rumored in the ultra smart cir
cles of the campus. Although it is
permissible to. use artificial Silk laces
on the shoes for informal wear, for
mal occasions demand a smartly tail
ored la- e of the purest and most
vibrant silk in either demi-tasse
green, persimmon blue, or some other
of the newer shades. A very pleasing
effect' is obtained by wearing one
Catsup-purple .lace and one invitation-
yellow lace;
Schemes for Getting Rich
Selling mahogany - cased siesmo-
graphs to. Norwegian organ-grinders.
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Itozo's Diplomatic Dots
.Don’t leave your airplane out of
doors, in this weather, the register
will freeze up.
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Sox Says . '
That wide' grin you noticed .on the
faces of these guys around here that
represent shoe ■ repair shops was
caused by the announcement thnt the
Hobo Club has been formed.
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- The Poet's Spasm
There is a guy. in our class,
And he is wondrous wise.
At every joke the teacher pulls
He. laughs.until he cries.
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The Gjri Across the Streiet
She’s such a ravel brain she thinks
ink-wells have buckets. That nightin
gales. blow ships out of their courses.
That eigar bands give concerts,
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Social Swirls.
At the reception given by Deart
Holder to all owners of animals on
the campus, Tewniuch Trubble was
much in evidence, being invited out of
regard to his camel. Mr. Trubble ap
peared in a gorgeous sun-bonnet of
red satin crepe-de-chine, trimmed
with yellow plush. He was clad in a
suit made of lavender felt, which car
ried out the somber effect. Mir. Trub
ble wore a corsage of horse chestnut
blossoms.
Today’s Advertisement
Dutch Boy White Lead—fit floats..
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Campus Epitaphs
'Here lies the tomb
Of Freshmpn Small.
He ate some hash
In the Dining Hall.
WITH OUR EXCHANGES
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Birmingham Southern has awarded
letters to twenty-four athletes for the
year 1824. According to the Gold and
Black, this is one greater than any
previous group of varsity men to re
ceive letters, and no .former group of
players ever worked harder for the
school. Each man will be awarded a
black “chew-neck” sweater with a
gold “B” and service stripes on the
arm to denote the years of service.
The “Blue Sox,” freshman proto
type of the ‘.'Blue Stockings” of the
Presbyterian College of- South Caro
lina, have set a new state record.
These bright young freshmen wrecked
the hopes of the Wofford Pups to the
tune of 101 to 7,- In this one-sided-
slaiqKiter the “Blue SoX” piled up a
total of 835 yards and .15 touchdowns
against their opppnents.
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Oriole Dining Rooms
over'Maw. York Cafe
Music by Tbs Georgians
MERCER’S OPTICIAN
W. B. KEILY
“Makar of Fine Glaaoeo”
■In the Thanksgiving basketball
games at Wesleyan, which were hotly
contested. throughout, the Juniors
downed the Seniors 34. to 13, while the
Frpshmen played havoc With the
Sophomores’ hopes 16 to 13. Each
Saturday night a game will be played
between these two teams until one of
them has won two games, giving the
winners the title to championship of
the school.
Twenty members of the University
of California Glee Club spent' the
summer touring the United States
and Europe, giving concerts in the
various towns along their route. Roy
alty and commoners, alike, came to
hepr the' “exhibitors of the fine art
of jazz.”. Scotland, England, Nor
way, Germany, Belgium, and France
were covered by the club. After a
short vacation in Switzerland the men
returned home in time for the fall
setnester.
“Now I’ve got you in my grip!”
hissed Buddy, shoving his tooth paste
in his valise. —The Bison.
Mercer
Men
New wide bottom
Corduroy Pants
Special
$5.00
Novelty AllrWool
Slipover Sweaters
Special
$3.45
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Mercerians! We carry a com
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for the College Men.
A welcome awaits you.
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