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DedemberIB, 1984
THE MERCER GLUSlTEiR
UNTOLD LEGENDS
PROBABLY RIDDEN
IN OLDEST DORM
In Penfield Halt May Lurk Tales
of Famous Mercerians
DESIGN QF NEW MERGER GYMNASIUM
' - By C. G. Murdock
It’s Just an old brick building two
stories high. To look at it one would
not think it is' of very great import
ance,, and .really it isn’t. , True, it is
used for a dormitory, but that is not
alt.it is kept for.
It is the most historical building on
Mercer University campus, and when
any old grad returns to. his Alma
Mater, Penfleld Hall is the Arst thing
he inquires about. Perhaps he will tell
y9U about the good times he had while
he roomed in it, and he will tell you
that he’ll never forget PenAeld
long as he lives.
It was . erected when Mercer was
moved, to Macon from PenAeld, Ga., in.
1871. It can easily be seen by the size
of the building that the enrollment at
the. institution at that time was not
very large; for when it was built, it
was Mercer University proper. For
twelve'years it was the only building
and during that time, it answered
every purpose of the University. The
kitchen and dining room were located
in the rear, rooms- on one side of the
hall were used for classes and the
other side was the dormitory.
The Administration Building was
erected twelve years after PenAeld, so
class rooms were moved to the hew
building, and PenAeld only served as
mess hall and dormitory.
A few years later, Sherwood Hall
was built for a dormitory, and Pen-,
field was nothing more than a place
to cook and eat. But it is not esdu
for that any more. . Since the student
body has increased . so much, every
available building is used for a dormi
tory, and PenAeld is doing its part. It
has only fourteen rooms, and there
fore cannot take care of more than
twenty-eight boys at> one time.
But if the old hall could speak it
could tell you some interesting stories.
Perhaps i it could tell you something
about the late Thomas E. Watson that
you haven’t already heard. It might
tell you some interesting facts about
Walter F. George. Willie D. Upshaw,
and many other great men that once
lived in PenAeld and later haye gone
out into the world to make themselves
and Mercer University famous.
A nd if it spoke both for and against
the men it once housed, it would tell
you of the. all night poker games that,
havj been played within its walls;
about the “drunks^that came in at
all hours of the early morning, and
many other things that would interest
you. ■ ''
But PenAeld cah’t stand much more
of it. The service it has seen was
almost more than it can bear, ami it
has begun to show the marks of many
winters. '- "
No doubt, in ten more years it will
exist only in the memories of those
that once slept within its walls.
CUB TEAM REWARDED
FOR SEASON’S WORK
Architect's Drawing of the Proposed War Memorial Building to be erected at Mercer
WEAVERTOTOUR
FLORIDA CITIES
Mercer President to Present War
Memorial Plan to Florida
'* -' Alumni
• Beginning tomorrow. Dr. R. W.
Weaver will begin a tour - of six
Florida cities in the interest of the
Mercer War Memorial program.. He
will -bo Accompanied by Dr. George
Hyman, of the First Baptist Church,
of Tampa, who. is Florida State di
rector in the Mercer program.
Tallahassee, Jacksonville, • Gaines
ville, Tampa, Orlando and Miami will
be. reached December 14 to 18. The
speakers will confer with Mercer
alumni in each place concerning their
part' in the raising of the $150,000 to
erect a gymnasium in .honor, of heroes
who gave their lives in the three wars.
Boys Feign Illness
In Order To Get In
Homelike Atmosphere
Play “Red Hot Mamma” While
Nurse" Is Looking Other
Way,
Ability to talk intelligently with
students on subjects of interest to the
college men is one of .the chief rea
sons for Mrs. lycroft’s marked suc
cess, She is highly trained ,in the art
of nursing, having taken post grad
uate work in the University Hospital
in • Chicago. During her thirteen
yenrs of experience previous to tak
ing .charge of the Mercer Infirmary
— 1 she was head nurse in two diffeneifl
pain better than' *’«>spitals_
Mercer’s greatest Freshman team
were rewarded for their services on
Thursday afternoon by the Athletic
Association at a special meeting of-
the Freshman class when" numerals
were awarded to fifteen .cubs. The nu
merals Were presented'by Coach Tink
Gillam, who praised the Cubs for, the
spirit they displayed, and expressed
the belief that each of them, would win
varsity letter before they left Mer
cery •
The men winning the. covted nu
merals were Captain “Phony” Smith,
Butts, Willis, Rogers, Pierce, Glenn
Davis, Herndon, Prentice Neal, Bar
ney Davis, Forrester, Brunner, Smal
ley, Massey, Heidt Neal, and Skelton.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Hard-Boiled Profs
Threaten Students
With Tough Exams
“Girls can bear
boys,” is the startling statement made
by Mrs. William Thomas Rycroft,
heud nurse at Mercer’s infirmary.
“They grit their teeth and fight pain
like a 1 martyr.’’ ,
“They also stay in better spirits
when they are sick,” continued Mrs.
Rycroft, “thereby recovering from
their illness, much quicker than a boy:” w,1 ‘ be thc inspiration of
Mrs. Rycroft is an ardent football
fan, and thc splendid condition of the
team during the past season is due
largely to her ministratidns to their
bruises, and -to the food she would
serve them from the diet kitchen.
If Mrs. Rycroft continues to buiid
up the service of the infirmary she
sequel to
The nearing holiday season. has
been dropping joy-bomtis throughout
all the land but, as yet, none have been
Seen to fall on that part of the world
known as Mercer.Campus. Some-might
have fallen but if they did they fell
unnoticed for the student’s senses of
joy have been dulled by the posting
of the schedule for elimination. ,
The schedule in itself , isn’t bad, if
that wns,nil there was to it all of the
students would be happy. The rub
comes, because it reminds the students
that examinations are only a few days
off. The- scheduld reminds the student
of those happy times’that-he spent
in a bull session when he should have
been studying his lessions. The sight
of the examination scheduld is enough
to pnt aH students to work. The fresh
men, sophomores, juniors, seniors and
pdst graduates ull make “study” their
pass words. ' • • ,
The campus these days seems de
serted. There is an entire lack of the
loafers hanging around the Co-op
Club. Freshmen have quit talking
about the good times, that they will
According to Mrs. Rycroft, if a-boy
blisters his foot he will come to the in
firmary and expect to be treated for
a week, in that way getting ou of
classes. This, though is probably due
to the homelike’atmosphere Mrs. Ry-
eroft has created in the infirmary,
and to the home cooking served from
the diet kitchen. ■ . ‘ .'
“I urn beginning to believe that
boys actually like to stay in the hos
pital,” stated Mrs. Rycroft with a
look of wonder on her face.” Some
times I have a patient here who com
plains that he is deathly sick, and yet
when he thinks that I am no where
about he will start the victrola to
all over the room with a fGlioW pa-
playing “Red Hot Mamma,” K.’d dance
tient. One student betrayed a feigned
case of kidney colic by having a half
the old song, “I Don’t Want to Get
Mercer's Pan-Hellenic Council has’
three representatives in the Inter-
Fraternity Conference now ih session
at Georgia Tech. The Conference will
last through the thirteenth of Decem
ber, The purpose of the conference,
which is composed of delegates, from .
the Pan-Hellenic ^Councils of every
college of. Georgia, is to- draw up a
uniform ami definite set of reguldtions
governing the pledging, of Freshmen.
The. representatives, from Mercer are
Edward .Everette, Jr.,- Paul Lawrence,
and Martin Burghard.
The main questions under discus
sion are the problerhs of pledging new
members while they, are yet in high-
school and whether it is advisable to
I receive any pledges before a certain
Well.'” The title .of this. «ong will be limit of time placed upon all freshmen
“I Want to Get Sick.” 'entering college.
UPSHAW HAILED JANITOR
BY CICERONIAN SOCIETY, have Christmas and have gone to talk-
Mercerians! We carry a com
plete line of Gents' Furnishings
for the College Men.
A welcome awaits you.
dozen “hot dogs” sent up from the S
Society Brand Clothes
drug store.
.‘‘I have-a zpecial interest in Mercer
boys because-I am in love With one
of them,’-’ coyly stated Mrs. Rycroft,
“Now don’t get excited,” she hastily
explained. “The student I am in love
With is piy husbahd who is studying'S
in the’ School of Theology for work! S
as a nevangelistic singer.” 'I s *
Mrs. Rycroft has made the Infirm-IS
ary a’ signal success by her marked E
ability as a hospital head and by her S
winping personality. Every student E
who leaves the Infirmary leaves with S
unbounded love ■ and’ respect for her.' S
“Most like a visit home” was the ver-JS
diet of one student after being in the E
hospital with a twisted knee.
Salesmen
JACK STUBS
W. M. GILES
H. W. PAIR
G. p: burgdorf
JIM CLANCE
R. P. GRME
J. I. BAILEY
R. S. Thorpe & Sons I
Next to Hotel Dempsey
S. D. JOWERS
Mercer Representative
ing life and their studies more serious
Julian J. Upshaw, of that part of . j y t j, an ever before,
the terrestial globe about one Doug- j fo the students the pppearence of
las ville, Ga!, nephew qf Congressman the professors have changed, instead
Willie D. Upahaw, and keeper of-the 0 f the bags of hot air that they saw
eplstoiic communications borne to our before the professors now appear to be
rumpus, added another office unto his ,, rim HW i threatening beasts, wishing
string last Monday night when he was f or the time to come when their thirst
awarded the title of Janitor of the f or “busting” will be satisfied. Their
Ciceronian literary society for ' the grim countences instill no hopes in
month of January. the hearts of the furlorn students.
C. A- Martin, of Rex, was named The wise look, so often seen on the
president of the society at the time, faces of college men, has vanished and
T; Harris Tyson, of Tennille, was in . its place there is a look of meek-
chosen vice-president; King Israel ness, ignorance and supplication. All
Evans, of Ogeechee, secretary and re- talks of bootlicks has passed and the
porter; J. W. Avery, of Dothan, Ala..'students, now realize-^too late—that
chaplain- and ft- V. Cofield, of Monroe, the bootlicks of which they have talk-
■ ’ .1. 1.. thir.au’
Rialto Theatre
Mon. Tues. Wed., Dec. 15, 18, 17
Marion Davies in
“YOLANDA”
ATHLETIC BOARD WILL
DECIDE ON NEW POLICY
(Continued ftort page one)
porated In the Mercer rules regard
ing the award Of letters.
A definite policy was established to
govern the issuing Of passes to player*
on the different teams so as to avoid
confusion in the future. By. this new
niling, each letter man la allowed two
passes for-each team, and as sooii aa
any oth-r player has taken part In a
ed ate only superficial things.
On the 10 of December all worry on
the part of the studenta will be over.
That is the day that the examinations
dose. Then will the .nights of sleep
lessness they have spent be made
memories. Then they will go home to
partake of the belated joys of the
Christmas holidays.
l’hur., Fri- Sat., Dee. 18. 19. 20
Ernest Torrence and
Jack Holt hi
‘ NORTH OF 36”
Capitol Theatre
Man- Tues- Dec. 16, 18.
Baby Paggy hi
“CAPT. JANUARY”
Wed., Thera., Dec. 17. 18
Bebe Daniels in .
“ARGENTINE LOVE?*
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' 1 their headquarters
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Smith; Tackle*: Simmon*, McDon
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4Interest Paid onSavings Accounts
Cherry St. and Cotton Ave. Open from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.
Kama ha u allowed one pass for each | Guards: Uncaster, Dunn, and Flam-
tame. A permanent list will ha kept Ing; Canter: Carson; Quarter-hack.:
- and Taasley;
A permanent list will ha kept ing; Centi_. - , ,
•n season M that there can be aa earn- Uwrence and }.**'*'%*£
a^ut- , Poore, Glover, Cecil, Adams, Parks,
The following are lbs players who and Bata; Full-backs: Rica and Tseng.
For Pennants, Pillow-tops,
Felt Goods of all kinds
See
Roy Smith
MS Sherwood
WELCOME MERCER BOYS TO
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Third and Cherry Streets ' Telephones 146-147
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