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The Search Is On For Miss MGC’88 Kelli Johnson Miss MGC 1987 By Michelle Ward The search is on for Miss Middle Georgia College, 1988. Miss MGC 1988 will be crowned by Kelly Johnson, Miss MGC 1987, on Thursday, April 16 in Walker Hall. This Pageant is an official Miss Georgia and Miss America preliminary pageant. The winner will compete for the title of Miss Georgia in June 1988. This pageant is open to all female students who meet the contest qualifications. The contestants must be in good academic standing, single, and never have been married. A sponsor is not needed. Contestants will be judged in the categories of personal interview, swimsuit, evening gown, and talent. The talent competition will count as fifty percent of the final score and must not exceed two minutes and fifty seconds. Those interested should pick up an application from Ramona Giles in the lobby of Peacock Hall. The first eighteen entries to be returned will be accepted. The deadline for returning the applications is Monday February 16. New Ebenezer College's Broom Drill highlighted Centennial celebration. Convocation photos by Lee, Jason and Lisa. MGC Turns Clock Back To Founders Day. 1887 By Andreaba Partain It has been said many, many times that you can never go back. But on January 13, 1987, the students, faculty, and staff at Middle Georgia College did just that. They returned to the year 1887, the year the New Ebenezer College was founded. They were treated to a special trip back into time to January 10, 1887. On that cold day in 1887, the doors opened on New Ebenezer College. The re-enactment of the first day of classes was portrayed by students and faculty re-enacting the Barrow) initial chapel services. Lon Slade, president of the glimpse of 1987 Student Government Association, acted as narrator for the re-enactment commemorating the centennial of the opening of New Ebenezer College. Dr. Louis C. Alderman, Jr., president of Middle acted as professor Palemon J. Crumbliss, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cochran) who was also a trustee of the college. Also at the chapel service were New Ebe nezer students perfor ming the domestic science "broom drill." Students Mary Terrell and Custer Manning (played by Angie Bu- channan and Conn gave a what stu dent life might have Rev. P. A. Jessup (Rev. Reed Crumbliss) been like in 1887. It seems that at the time, the girls and boys were kept strictly apart. They were not allowed to hold hands, sit together, or even walk down the same street. Chapel ended with the benediction given by Reverend Jessup. Following the program, Presi- Georgia College King, first president of New Ebenezer College Professor King (Alderman) presided over the dent ^ Mrg King invited the guests to their chapel service. He welcomed the new students and home Qn Beech Sueet for tea The g^ts invited made several special recognitions of important included the stu dents who were living with them people who had made possible the opening of New for & mere $12 per mon th, Ebenezer College. These people were members of the Board of Trustees, the Mayor of Cochran, and _ _ . , 0 f the land on which the college was built, to see where MGC’s roots are buried. The The chapel service also included music by the college Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Miss Laura L. Bunn (portrayed by Miss Patsy R. Jennings) the first female member of the faculty. The invocation was given by the Reverend P.A Jessup (portrayed by the Reverend Dr. Reed Going back to 1887 gave MGC students a chance see cooperation of students, faculty, and staff who participated in the day by dressing in period costumes made the day a success. If nothing else, going back 100 years showed current day students just how far MGC has come in the past 100 years. December 1 7,1986 Wile CM Facrafltiy MenaBieEP Killed In Amtm Accident By Tina Floyd On Wednesday, December 17, the community and college both lost a valuable member. Mrs. Julia Eitel, wife of biology professor Dr. Franz A. Eitel, lost her life in a head-on collision on the Cochran Short Route. The accident occured about 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning when another driver, Stephen Dixon, fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the center line. The car struck the Eitels' vehicle, claiming the life of Mrs. Eitel and injuring Dr. Eitel. Dr, Eitel was taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon and released later. Dixon was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Kernel Front Is Fictional Page EDITOR’S NOTE: In celebration of the golden anniversary of the opening of New Ebenezer College on January 10, 1887, the KERNEL staff has provided what we think the front page of the first NEW EBENEZER KERNEL would have looked like, if one had been published. The page is, in reality, fiction based on fact. We have attempted to reconstruct the events of the era from historical accounts. Much of the research done for the page comes from research previously done by President Louis C. Alderman, Jr., and Dr. Bernadette Loftin. Some of the material comes from a copy of the 1893 GENERAL CATALOG. We have tried to recreate a page that will resemble as closely as possible a typical newspaper page of the day. The only ‘‘art" available was “line art” that had been carved into blocks. Photos in newspapers came much later. The vertical column lines were necessary in the early newspapers as a way to hold the hand-set type in place. Later, the lines were continued as a form of display. Because of the vertical column lines, no headlines could be set longer than a one-column line length. In reality, the first issue of the KERNEL was not published until 1930. The KERNEL still stands as one of the oldest college newspapers in the state. We are pleased to present our imaginary versiop of what the NEW EBENEZER KERNEL might have looked like.