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VOL. XXXV
No. 20
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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1966
Graduation Speakers Set
May Day Slated
For Mid-Month
By 8m Deyerle
Summer Mission
Fund Drive Ends
Mercer'* contribution to th# state
BSU summer mission fund reached
a total of |S06, it was announced
thi* week by Spencer l«dlow, chair
man of the drive.
Money for the fund waa earned
by students working at odd Jobe
for various townspeople, plus in
dividual contributions. It will be
pooled with like funds from other
campuses in the state to send Geor
gia students to the mission fields
this summer.
Going from Mercer will be Tolly
Williamson, who is going to Illin
ois, and Naomi Clevenger, who is
going to Alabama.
Final approved of those nominat
ed earlier and selection of fields
of service were made at the spring
retreat at Bessie Tift College in
Forsyth two weeks ago.
Alpha Phi Elects
Bill Nash was elected president
of Alpha Phi Omega service fra
ternity at their meeting last Tues
day night. Other new officers in
clude Bill Pickard, vice-preaiSant;
Spencer Ludlow, secretary, and
John Preston, treasurer.
The 1966 May Queen and her
Maid of Honor will be selected by a
faculty committee from a group of
12 coeds nominated by their respec
tive socisd organizations. Other
participants in the beauty contest
will compose the May Day court.
Coeds competing for the beauty
title include Algy Carbonell, Mary
Ann Clegg, and Charlotte Mize, of
MICA; Connie Adams, Janice Bass,
and Barbara Senft, of AD Pi; Nan
Fagan, Cindy Sartin, and Shirley
Wheeler, of Chi Omega; Virginia
Bell, Susan Bridges, and Betty Wil
liams, of Phi Mu.
Mercer’s May King, selected by
members of the Women's Athletic
Association, will not be announced
until the Master of Ceremonies
crowns the King and Queen, then
presents her Highness and Maid of
Honor with bouquets of flowers.
The incoming royalty will succeed
King John Peterson, Queen Mary
Nell Johnson, and Peggy Carlisle,
maid of honor.
Highlights of the program will
be folk dances from many lands,
the traditional May Pole Dance, and
an acrobatics exhibition. Refresh
ments will be served following
these events.
Barbara Bryant of Macon is
serving as chairman of the ar
rangements for May Day.
Annual Mercer May Day festivities, sponsored by the Women’s
Athletic Association, have been Mt for May 24 according to Helen
Faulkner, president of the organization. Events are slated to begin
at 3:80 in Porter gymnasium.
Kaderly Named
To 1956 Faculty
Dr. Nathaniel Kaderly, a member of the faculty of the University
of Texas, has been appointed associate professor of English at Mercer
Univeraity.
Dr. Kaderly srill take up his duties here next fall, according to Dr.
George B. Connell, president. The new faculty member will be placed
in charge of the important taak of directing and developing the courses
In freshman English composition.
Dr. Kaderly received both his A.
B. and his M. A. degrees at Mercer
In 1941 end 1942. After receiving
hit.Master’s degree from Mercer,
Dr. Kaderly taught here in con
nection with Mercer’s naval train
ing program. He later joined the
Choir b Formed
For BSU Group
In anawer to a raquaat made by
many students, e BSU choir ia now
being formed. Already, the choir
haa several tripe being planned for
the rest of this year. Rehearsals
are now scheduled for Thursday of
each week at 7 PM.
Ernest Mason, BSU music dir
ector, is choir director. The choir
will consist of those going oa the
tripe plus extras at various times-
Those interested in joining this
choir should contact the director.
News deadline for the Outer
la • P.M. cT Tuoday before
publics tie*. —The BdUer
department of English st Gettys
burg College in Pennsylvania.
In 1952 Dr. Kaderly received
the Ph. D. degree st Johns Hop
kins University and became s
member of the faculty st the
University of Texaa
The new appointee has long been
connected with Mercer through
family and personal ties. One of
his family was the first secretary
of Mercer s board of trustees.
Dr. Kaderl/s special field of in
terest is early nineteenth century
literature. He has written exten
sively and done considerable re
search in this field, especially on
Robert Southey, a well-known Eng
lish poet of that period.
The new facnlty member is in
Phi Bta Sigma and Sigma Mo,
hemorsry scholastic fraternities,
and Alpha Pei Omega, honorary
dramatic fcalamity.
Use new appointment is part of
the current faculty axpanslon pro
gram at Mercer. Other faculty ad
ditions in both English and history
have been announced.
Dr. Gilbert Guffln
$85,000 JOB
Sherwood Work
Slated to Begin
After Assembly
By Jeanette leaf
A total of 185,000 will be spent
renovating ancient Sherwood Hall
this summer. The money has been
set aside by the Georgia Baptist
Convention for this purpose, ac
cording to President George B.
Connell.
Work on the project will begin
immediately following the Georgia
Baptist Training Union assembly
at the first of the summer. The
remodelled building should be com
pleted by September, according to
Dean Richard Burts.
Main improvements to be nude
on the building include new floors,
new plumbing fixtures and an en
closed stairway. School officials
had hoped for a more extensive re
novation, but sufficient funds are
not available.
Architect for the project is El
liott Dunwoody.
Nine Cadets
Get Awards
Nine Mercer ROTC Cadets were
recipients recently of the Distin
guished Military Student award,
presented by Col. William D. Smith,
professor of military science and
tactics.
The presentation was made be
fore the cadet regiment, and the
regiment passed in review, honor
ing the awsrd Winner*.
Receiving the awards were Cadet
Col. Duane Akin; Cadet Lt. CoL
Homer W. Drake; Cadet Lt. Col.
Frank Colston; Cadet Maj. Mitchel
P. House Jr.; Cadet Maj. Avon
Buice; Cadet Maj. Thomas B.
Yandle Jr.; Cadet Capt. Hugh M,
Hodges, Cadet Capt James C. Join
er III; Cadet Capt. James T. Rad
ford.
FT A Elects Bruner
Nancy Bruner haa been recently
elected president of Future Teach
ers of America. Bush G lea ton wiH
serve as vice-president during the
coming year and Vashtl Maxwell
will be secretary.
Davis, Guffin to Address
Seniors at Graduation
By Jim Maloney
Dr. Harwell G. Davis, president of Howard College at Birmingham,
Alabama, v wiil be the speaker at this year’s graduation exercisea on
June 6. Speaker at the baccalaureate services on Sunday, June 6, will
be Dr. Gilbert Guffln, president of the Eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa.
The graduation will highlight a
weekend of special senior dees and
alumni activities, which will include
a special graduation service for the
100% DONORS
LChiA Wins
Blood Drive
by Mary Etta Clark
Lambda Chi Alpha, with twenty-
three donors out of twenty-three
members, was the winner of this
year’s trophy for the greatest per
centage of members donating blood
during the annual Red Cross drive.
Second and third places went to
Bigma Alpha Epsilon with thirty-
eight out of twenty-four and Phi
Delta Theta with thirty-five out of
forty-nine.
Other contributing organizations
were Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Al
pha, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi,
Sigma Nu, Ministerial Association,
Mercer Independent Co-ed Associa
tion, Alpha Delta PI, and Phi Mu.
A total of 171 pints of blood was
given In this year's bloodinobile vis
it, an increase over last year’s 169
pints. There were also twelve stu
dents who desired to give blood but
were rejected for medical reasons.
The trophy, to be swarded at a
future data, will be given by Alpha
Phi Omega service fraternity.
'COMEDY CAPERS'
Choir Slates
Spring Show
For Thursday
By OarmaeU Hobby
“Musical Comedy Capers,” the
Mercer glee club's annual spring
concert, will be presented this
Thursday night, May 12, at 8:80
PM In Willingham Chapel. Th# pro
gram will fsaturs th* 100 vole*
choir, so lists, and an orchestra.
Included on the agenda are sel
ections from several of th* great!
contemporary musicals. Scores j
from Sigmund Romberg's “The
Desert Song” and "The Student 1
Prince,’’ Rogers and Hammer-
stein’s “Cerouael” and “Oklahoma,”
Jerome Kern’s “Show Boat,” and
Victor Herbert’s “Naughty Mariet
ta" will be presented.
Featured performer* will include
Diane Owen, Ben Johnson, Milton
Gardner, Sarah Donehoo, Dean
Johnson, B. C. Carr, Sid Johnson,
Johnny Kaufman.
Tom Campbell, Jim Nelson, Fer
rell White, Joe Waters, Naomi
Clevenger, Claranell Hobby, Bill
Young, Annette Robertson, Freda
Cagle, Art Rich, Betty Williamson,
Shirley Wheeler, Betty* Herron,
and Nancy Bruner.
ministerial extension division of tb#
school.
PAGEANT SET SATURDAY
Activities for the weekend will
begin with Alumni Day on Satur
day, June 4. There will be a general
meeting in the Willingham Chapel
at 11 AM. “The Mercer Story,” a
pageant of Mercer history which
waa first presented on last Found
er’s Day, will be given at 11:30.
The unveiling of two memorial
plaquee at 3 PM in the Admini
stration Building will follow thi
1 £m luncheon in the Porter
Gym. Dr. and Mra. Connell will
be hosts at a reception at their
home from 4 to 6 PM.
The memorial plaques honor
Shelton P. Sanford and John L.
Brantly, both of whom played im
portant parts in early Mercer his
tory, being members of the faculty.
GUFFIN SPEAKS SUNDAY
Dr. Guffin will speak at the bac
calaureate services at 11:30 Sunday
morning at the First Baptist
Church. He will also address the
special ministerial extension divi
sion graduation exercises at 8 PM
Sunday night in Willingham
Chapel. This is the first time that
this special division of Mercer has
been given a service apart from
the regular graduation exercises.
Conferring of degrees and
graduation exercises will take
place at 11 AM Monday in Wil
lingham Chapel. Dr. Davis will
be th* speaker.
The pageant “The Mercer Story”
Was written by Dr. Helen Thorn
ton of the speech department and
originally presented on Founder’s
Day last January 14.
All activities will include the
senior class, visiting alumni, and
special guests. All alumni of class
es prior to 1950 have been urged
to attend this year, particularly on
Alumni Day.
Dr. Guffin is a Mercer olumnus.
Two Are Elected
To State Council
Two Mercerians were elected to
offices on the state BSU council at
the recent spring retreat.
Bill Young was chosen first vice-
president and Don Folsom was e-
lected chorister. The retreat was
held at Bessie Tift College in For
syth on April 22 and 23.
Mercer was well represented at
all the sessions, local BSU Presi
dent Theresai Mann reported.
“Those who went received much
inspiration—and many helpful sug
gestions,” she added.
BSU Picnic Slated ■
May 20 has been announced as
the date for the annuel BSU picnic,
according to BSU President Ther
esa! Mann. Final arrangements will
be announced as soon as all plans
hav* been completed.
