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THE MERCER CLUSTER
19,7
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Published weekly by the student
■ body of Mercer University
I
Htrry Msugani
Tom Cobb
. June. E4li*
Charles Cork
Robert Ware
Half)- Cation
V. V. Harrit
Rill Steven*
Oliver- Cotter
iF.ditor
J. H. Reddick
Alfred. Pullen
George Hulme
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Frank Jordan
. - Jack Bright
Faculty Supervisors
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; R. B. Anderson .Business
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E. M. Turlington. v .: Auditor
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Mgr
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Entered as second-class matter. Sept
8. 1924. at-the post office at Macon
Ga., under the' act -of March j. 1879
" SENIOR STAFF
• j. H. Reddick ■ ’ Editor
Julian Upshaw . " ... Associate
.-N’t Assistant Editors
Riley McKoy Charles Cork
George Hulme Hab. Cksson
Henry C. Junes -FeorinUli-eman
WHATCHA SAY?
• The senior editors have hdd as their
aim ft wholesome, entertaining, novel
and original paper in writing their
edition qf The Mercer Cluster. It is
Said that nothing is new under the
sun'. If the idea of printing The Clus
ter in-Mercer’s colors,' orange 'and
black, .is not original and new, then
we really agree with the old adage.
Otherwise,. we are not to be convinced.
We submit this issue,, for approval,
to the world at-large. "
CONCERNING NAMES
V M
. President Weaver will turn to the
^Senior class- on June 8 and say:
“Whatever name you bore before you'
eftme, your name is now MERCER.”
Four yeurs ago when we were Fresh
men and put our Humes on the regis
trar’s book we didn’t.'r.ealize as much
as we do now what' we were doing.
For four long years we, w ith 6i>r Pro-:
lessors, have been ia boring together
so'that as the days came and then
passed on- we Were having that im
print, MERCER, deeper imbedded in
our foul's and bodies:, Mercer Uni
versity has been the mother of men
for nearly ’a century., - You dear, Sen- j
- iors are her four-year-old, babes.
'When yoii 'go out'ftomr her-walls'in
only, a .few short days, 'whether "in
the field, on the street, at. the’, shop,
of ‘ wherever you be you will' bear
the name,of MERCER.-
We.have «, famous list of men on
our board of trustees, but MERCER
will never be judgt-d by this list. MEft-
CER will lie exalted or-degraded by
her children of which ypu are a few
of many." A father-once., said to. his
boy: “Son, remember who you are!”
Bing of a distinguished family' he
eaught himself and responded by re
membering w.hat a fine' name he par
ried. His name stood for Christ, state,
church and right.
' The same to the Class of nineteen
and . twenty-seven—“Sons' of MER
CER, remember who you are!”
Brothers in learning
We tire eternally.going back to Soc-
ratene, Plato, Aristotle, and a multi
tude of other great teachers and phi
losophers of the past >ges, foV many
of the fundamentals of education and
.knowledge. A study of present day
. methods of educational institutions
would indicate, however, that, nothing
much except the theories of knowledge
iteoif have beau made uae of my mod*
era educators. In other words they
have paid little attention, seemingly.
te the methods by which the ancients
passed their knowledge on .to their pu
pils. - . *
The favorite way of. teaching with
the old ’ Greeks seemed te be that ■ of
walking around with their pupils and
talking-with them as in an.ordinury
conversation. Of course, questioning
was used, very largely to lead the stu
dent from on* point to another.. But
the main thing that impresses one’ of
the present day about the method of
the ancients, is (he intimacy that was
always cxj*tant be^yeeti the teacher
and-his. pupil. The teacher did not
chew the food .for. the* pupil, ft-is true;
He made him do hiii own chewing, ; but
• , . i * * " . .
he did hot send him off to his dormi
tory room to do his chewing all alone.
Companionship, between the learned
>nd the learner was ever the 1 charac
teristic where.teaching and study.were
in process'. • /' , s . .
It is riy purpose-, of this Writer ‘to
offer any destructive criticisjn of any
of his Professors or. of any other prtw
fessors. On the other hand,- there is
a ftf'Slre here to ask the questlon. would
it not he better .’if ; the pupils and the
teachers' in- our present 'day colleges
could somehow be'caused to-be more
intimate .with each-, both in ami out
of the classroom.? There-ace a num
be’r. of things in respect to this' matter
cxjsting at the present time thaf seem
to make against successful education
It is perhaps true that there are not-
a half dozen -students on the Mercer
campus that have a speaking acquaint
ance wjth every professor bn the Mer
cer faculty. - Most of the students,
could meet several of these 'professqrs
on the" Street without being able to
recognize, them, or without being able
to call their qnmeg if they recognize
their faces. ..Most "of Mercer's profes
sors are. kept so busy that they have
-little time that could be,-spent with
students. The result is that when one
qn'tebs, a professor’s office he feels, that-
he is intruding and that he should
announce his mission and complete it
with all possible dispatch and.get out.
The purpose of .this article: is sim
ply-to throw out the suggestion to ser
if someone run" offer u.plan whereby
the Student* and . professors, may be
come more and more of companions
und less* of stf-unge.rs and. apparent
antagonists. We do-' not. believe that
this problem can besulved'by the. pres
ent student-advisor method.. Many stu
dents likely do not kno.w-who their ad-
visora are.-. That has'been this Writer's
case for-the past three-years.-
'Original, though by no means sur
prising" if you consider it, frqm -all
anRles. was the’ conduct of the junior
at (he University of Georgia who car
ried an alarm clock to clast so that he
might be awakened in.,time for the
next class-. Acting, upon a sudden in
spiration - however, the timepiece- be
gan to alarm before -the period Was
elided and awoke not only its "owner
but |he entire,yla*» ami tlie professor
Its well The professor ended the af
fair l>v informing.the class that he had
formed the habit 'of awiikerfing' at in
tervals of one hour during the day
time and that,u would not. greatly 'ip-
ci-nvenie-iice him to awaken the Gas's
yfhich would .save the trouble' of con
veying |ke dreartt .di-tfirber* to clas*
, fit may' not lie. wi.hin" flic province of
the-, exchange - editor to . criticize the
powers that be, but, although Mercer’s
policy,- if to get av many students as it
possibly can,' our pen must fly when
tin- jVolicj” is■ alm-.Nl as. it h^s. been.
When- /i- small town, ‘Tilton ior_ in
stance, becoming , loaded with more
corn than it can conscientiously coll:
sume,‘ sends the mosi undesirable part
tlie-cob for instance, to Mercer and
we accept it a,s a student, something
inftst be done even if. the hercintofore
mentioned. exchange editor has to.do
Mercer >t-oiprs are more timid, or
arr they less arrogant, this year than
are 1-urinan- seniors. The latter have
already boldly emerged, with .their
derbies anti canes, shbwitig vefy little
hesitation in . administering the'canes
to the.'cr. backs of the u-tidcrclassmen
who venture satirical-re’inarks.
Hie student Who jokingly placed a
"bankruptcy” sign on the doiir of oUr
student store i- -the kind ol ‘practical
joker who should b«f tied to ’the whip
ping -post and physically punished for
his though ties* ness. liis prank has
caused the. managers',of the store con
siderable ’ worry and inc.oiivelliencc in
‘riltaiuing the tinc-'credit with ..'Whole
sale. dealers .that his jdk
st'rpyed •T-Uavidsditia'ii.
THE GOOD NATURED KID
Here’s George Ptndari the laughter-
producing columnist who is never caus
tic,"but sees the cute aide to everything.
THE LIBRARY
iilino
," Junior Logic
In tlitir issue..of'The Tar Heet-thc
juniors made 'tins startling if - not in
< redih4c. stafema.nt "Ervifry jjreat ath
lete that, has ever represejited our
m'-hle institutioii oh the- athletic field
since 1795 was'at one time or, other a
member of the Jutlipr- class."
Our Juniorlatic Understudy
“Quick!” cried our' good friend X,
poking the Junior Jabloid under our
nose. “Get excited over this: your
own Student Tribunal attacked! Give
eye to this downpopr of vitriol.”
"What In the hail,” we rejoined, “is
the matter with opr'llttle Mefcer Su
preme Goat. Do they accuse it of
taking itself seriously?”
“More serious than that,” groaned
X'. “They lay outrage, after .outrage to
your door. Not a single upperclass
man, as they tell it, has been prose
cuted for leaving off his freshman cap;
minor convictions are-more speedily ar
rived at than major; and a defendant
is sometimes even denied tk trial, when
he plead* guilty. Think of it, You
could call iti the reporters and make
an instant denial. That might help.
Add the really.grave charge—I haven't
the heart to repeat jt,“
"We must know the worst,” was the
reply. *•
“If you must know—They say-the
honorable ( ?) judge gives each freeh-
ntsn a SEVERE LECTURE!"
(AH parties swoop. Curtain).
. What, does; the . library mean to the
average-studqpt? To one it' is merely
a place Where books- are stored, an-
tithPr think*, only: of parallel-reading
when the library is.mentioned-or per
haps of the American Mercury and
the Sunday funnies. To a few, how
ever, it -is not only a storehouse of
books ■ but a fountain * of knowledge.
He knows.that here he will find'the
world’s bret literature, writings of the
great philosophers! books on. science,
history, and present day problems. By
lingering here he comes into contact
as By. Weaver has said, "With - the
great minds of the past and present.”
It is a sad fact .that the .majority
of the students-do not use the library'
very much. There most be ib cause.
Of course there are some who never
would appreciate it. But for the most
part it seem* that a large number
have never had proper training in the
use of the library. ' - A recent eurvey
of college students showed that only
about 60 per cent, did not know how
to use the readers’ guide. .Approxi
mately 30 per cent, were unable to me
the card catalogue.
“Miss Sallie” and her associate# al
ways welcome the Opportunity te In
struct students In the proper use of
the library. By all means'if you have
not already dofie so, become acquaint
ed with the readers’ guide and enrd
catalogue.
Freshman.-. Do .you really-think lie *
that‘old'? *•.•-. . •
Staph: He must ire. .1 jn*t heard him
-ay'he taught Caesar. , " ■ ■
■ • -Richmond Collegian
■\Vc predicted not sii long agt^hstt
the Ricochet published by ..the atudcirts
<>{..the North Ga. 'Agricultural College
it Dahloncga would eventually excel
he famous, pahkmega Nugget., It
<-eins that opr T»F^diction will’ be ful
filled sooner than w< expected if the
ireshrnen entering the institution' con
thine to. demonstrate ‘the remarkable
brilliance .exemplified by Rat Malone
n hix entrance* exaininatitm;
i. Where's" the capital of tlie V. S
A.? A'.- Most ol it’s in Europe.
i. When was Cuba discovered? A.'
luly 1st, 1919. (Page Volstead.)
J. What's the difference between
Mexico and Ireland? A. In Mexico
fighting is a habit, iii Ireland it's an
industry.'
4. Name the first newspaper edited
and published by the American peo
ple. A.'Gossip.
5. -Who is the most polished king
mentioned in European history? A.
Black Ring.
Now that all thfc young feme soles
are biting their fingernails over H. R.
H„ the Prince of Wales' latest visit
to Crecho-Siberla, the Florida Alliga
tor ingket the tfrnely announcement
tW he went through Oxford Univer
sity without taking examinations be
cause it might prove embamaaing if
anyone waa found better than his
' Shades of Blackitone!
| Recent announcements are that the
entire law faculty will get a rise for
the ensuing year. Dr. Harris h*a con
firmed the- repot f. "Exactly,’’ he
said, “They will Mil be four flights
above ground hereafter."
“How elevating," murmured V. V.
Harris,, in the role of an innocent by
stander.' I •
"That's tha problem. ; How? Pres
ent plans' are to swing a rope and
wicker basket by a pulley, but there
Dr. Kerehher puts his foot down, and
insists', he would walk up the stairs
first,” •
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A'Dip into the. Future .
Whereupon a prophetic, vision of
times to come was conjured up. On the
ethereal heights of Fourth-floor Ad
ministration Building there is a pause
•in. the claa«. -
“Go. downstairs, Joe Chappell,’’ says
the Dean, “and ask Pam please to
atop making the eaglet scream from
8 to 12 A..-M.- I can't hold classes for
the din.”
Or thfe tale might go like thje: “Go
downstairs, Joe Chappel,” says Prof.
Bros man, “and get at the source of
those wails from the second floor.”
They’ve just got a letter, profes
sor, saying two students wont return
next year." ' -
“Poor Dr. Weaver. I feel for him.
Who.are. the renegades?"
“Vera Amerson Just wrote fn that
the high coat of matrimony would pre
vent her and Bill Freeman from re
registering. Of course Dr. Montague
has had to resign frotnJhe Latin De
partment, and campus politics will be
in a chaotic condition. But it cant
be helped, and Dr. Weaver announces
that the University, although stag
gering under the blow, will fey to te»r
highness and became, as* the proles- up for a few more years, until the
sort mid, "Out cannot examine a'than
who te to be om’a kiag." * M
couple can be Induced to retura.”
Omega A. Pindar.
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Merchants & Mechan
ics Bank
Luther Williams Bank
& Trust Co.
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