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Dr. Pi later H. Craig, physics teach
er, inventor and now capitalist, leased
back in his swivel chair the other after
noon. in Science Hall and laughed.
That laugh bespoke . both mirth—the
gayety of a man who can map his fin-:
gers at the world—and just .a wee bit
of cyufcism.
"It's a great life,” the young profes
sor remarked, glancing to papers oh
his desk which show be has accepted
an offer of more than Jfl7S,000 for his
radio device which eliminates tubes
and batteries. Then his eyes shifted
Dramatic Club’s Prasmatation la
Given Warm Praise for Its
Excellence
With two freshmen among the stars
the Mercer Players gave their first
Kacoa psrfotamnea of “Nothing But
Mercer actors since their organisation
Several years ago.
. The audience was in an uproar ftom
the beginning of the play to the end:
Waves of laughter swept over the
house on nearly every line, and every
person was well satisfied with the pro
duction.
The play dealt with the trials of .
young man who bet he could tell th-
truth, and nothing but the truth for a
day. The skuations arising from thl
bet cause innumerable laughs.
The presentation, Nothing But tin
Truth, a three-act comedy by Jimej
Montgomery, had a run of several
years in New York and other Eastern
cities, and is the most humorous and
delightful play yet to be given by the
players.
Saturn from Tour
Several performances had been giv
en before the Wesleyan show, the
Players having just returned from a
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having Miff tha favor of haaaball.
praetlss haa hum held every afternoon
for tha gnat steak at Alumnaa Arid,
frifeio Ji* Tom Bush,haa bam am
parvtaiag tha practice wui wfHten-
tinne to do so next week until Conek
Mostly returns from out-of-town buai-
Chadat Ball Degr to tha third af a
fuui-gsrtna tafias an their ffate tteahah-
ball trip of tha aahatm, tonight in
Charlaaton.fl. C. , ft '
In The Cttadsl they snoonnter one
of tha vary etrungnet teams in tha
8. I. A. A. This is the team that
Marosr defeated in the finals of the
tournament two years ago. It la the
Fla., where he conferred with Harris
Hammond, president of the Preasier
Radio Corporation, and where he
sighed a contract to leave Mercer next
Spring and begin the business of man
ufacturing his device in New York.
Din, Craig said he had entered into
partnership with Mr. Hammond, who
brother of John Hayes Hammond,
Daw followed Morton, introducing
the negative points that the. law is
aot j as tillable because k crystallites
mdal.nnttgaolim and bccaase it b
enfair, uneriss and aaaecsssary.
Tha aatood tpeaker lor the affirma
tive, Samuel Orarstnct, brought out
vividly the condition* existing in Csl-
iforaia before tha Exclusion Act in re
gard to tha, 1‘Hctusr brides" and other
violations of tha Gentleman’s Agree-
is a brother of John Hayes Hammond,
the noted inventor and mechanical ex
pert. He said they planned to produce
the new invention and to market b
both in America and in foreign conn
tries.
On his return to Mercer, Dr. Craig
found a quantity of mail waiting. Some
of the mail consisted of letters from
radio corporations' about hit device;
some of the letters were circulars; oth
ers were letters ' from friends; ' still
others were the inevitable letters from
“cranks" who pursue atl persons prom
inent in the newspapers.
until March 28, ft being with Mis-
siasippi Aw A M. In Mason. With ovar
a month for practice, provided good
the seore of M to fa. which te hotter
than tbo Baara did for than.
On thia Citadel outfit are Johnnie
Douglas and "Teddy” Weeks,-ffiro of
tha fastest floor man and most accu
rate shots in the South. Mereor will
have to be <m her toss tonight.
Tomorrow night aho engages In an
other battle with Charleston Collars In
Charleston. This also Is n good team,
and the battle should bo one of th^
b«at. , rirwf%T# i* r <
the man who made the trip ar*
“Bubber” Owens, Clyda Carpenter,
■ wsalher continues, tha men will be in 1
excellent condition for the first game.
' John Parka, catcher, “Phoney” Smith, '
. contetfald, Wallie Butts, second hose- !
j men, Sam Goorry and Harold McCart, ;
" outfielders, however, can not get out I
1 for practice until after March 6, for i
1 the regular basketball schedule and \
' the 8. I. A. A, Tournament win not
be completed until then.
The battery possibilitioe era good, <
’ this year. John Parks |« a veteran in
’ the position'behind the ba^ and Doyle
Barnes Is ready to assist him. CiUsey
( Overstreet, Joe Maffay, Hoyt* Crowe, ■
and Cleveland Puieell step up from
N ths freshman team of laat| year to
■write aa pitchers for the varsity. All
j of these men mad*, good raeorda on the
, Cub team. Joe Cordell and Bfown are
But one-lft-
’ ter immediately caught his eye.’ He
recognised the handwriting.
Memories Awskeasd
Dr. Craig re-read that letter as he
•at back in his chair. Then he recalled
aloud the memories tha missive awoke.
| The recollections were those tff a
Horatio Alger love story, without the
last long embrace of, hero and heroine,
. but with the climax oi the hero’s great
, financial success. ■ i
C The story, as Dr. Craig recalled it,
began in college. There was a girl,-of
j course. And she wes Jhe only girl- in
I the world. There were dates, moon-
light nights and a lover’s dreams. But
|i h* was studying physics, not poetry.
Smith, McCart, Dicks, Goorry, Parks,
jradGrgsga.
Bass^-Soprano,
Same to Ralph
Moors to
wnaapfanaUy* 1
i the lines <*
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Love was in his heart, but words about
radio came more easily tripping from
his tongue.
The girl didn’t know that radio
aright come day funrieh o real founda
tion for castles in the ok. “He’s got
the radio complex," she said. “I want