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May 27, 1955
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Pa?e Five
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Newly-tapped members of Blue Key honorary fraternity pose for a
picture following the tapping ceremony in Chapel last Tuesday.
From left to right, they are: First row—Ales Weaver, Dudley Horton,
Mil Clybura; Second row—Ronald Watson, Tolly Williamson; Third
row—John Peterson, Sid Johnson; Fourth row—Duane Akin, Dan
Cline, Lnwaon Sayer.
Ten Are Tapped
For Mens Group
Ten men were tapped for membership in Blue Key national honorary
fraternity in Chapel last Tuesday.
Named for membership in the organization were Dudley Horton,
Dan Cline, Sid Johnson, Duane Akin, Lawson Sayer, Ronald Watson,
Tolly Williamson, Alex Weaver, John Peterson, and Mil Clybum.
Membership is based on camp
us activities.
Dudley Horton is in Scabbard
and Blade; Sigma Nu, president;
8tudent Activities Committee,
freshman president.
Dan Cline is a member of Kappa
Sigma, president; Alpha Phi
Omega, president; Sigma Mu; Phi
Eta Sigma; Scabbard and Blade;
Baptist Student Union, ROTC, hon
or student; Cluster staff; M Club;
and intramurals.
Sid Johnson is in Kapps Al.
pha; Scabbard and Blade; Mercer
Glee Club; Pre-Law club, vice-
justice; Debate Council; Student
Council, Junior Class representa
tive; and President, Student Gov
ernment.
Dunne Akin is a Sigma Nu;
Pershing Rifles; M Club; Scabbard
and Blade; Cluster staff; and
ROTC, colonel.
Lawson Sayer is in Phi Eta
Sigma; Sigma Mu; Scabbard and
Blade; Beta Beta Beta, president;
Spanish Club; MIMA; ROTC, honor
student; Outstanding Military Stu
dent; Alembic Club; ROTC Rifle
Team; and Military Student Coun
cil.
Ronald Watson is in Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, president; Beta
Beta Beta; Alembic Club; Alpha
Phi Omega; Gamma Sigma Epsi
lon, president; and political party
chairman.
Tolly Williamson is in Religious
Education Association, president;
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Alpha Phi Omega; Chi Alpha
Omega; Ministerial Association,
MIMA, All Star football, Student
Government, vice-president; and
Baptist Student Union, first vice-
president.
Alsx Weaver is in Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, president; IFC; Beta
Beta Beta; Gamma Sigma Epsi
lon; Alembic Club; Alpha Phi
Omega; and ROTC, honor stud
ent.
John Peterson is in Phi Delta
Theta, president; Junior Class,
president; Student Government;
Alembic Club; Alpha Phi Omega;
All Star football; All Star softball;
ROTC, captain.
Mil Clybum is in Spanish Club;
ROTC Rifle Team; Alembic Club;
MIMA, Pershing Rifles; Phi Eta
Sigma, president; Pre-Law Club;
ROTC, honor student; Scabbard
and Blade; Sigma Mu; Choir, and
Cluster staff.
BSU APPOINTS FOUR
Newly appointed representatives
to the BSU Council are: Tony San-
aone, BTU representative; John
Binns, Sunday School repre
sentative; Benny Dreggors, trans
portation chairman, Dr. McLeod
Bryan is faculty advisor to thia
group.
Roy Thornton
Council Head
In a meeting Tuesday afternoon,
the newly-appointed Honor Coun
cil voted Roy Thornton as chair
man. Lawson Sayar waa choaan aa
bailiff.
Members of Mercer’s Honor
Council were announced laat Tues
day in Chapal by Sid Johnson, Stu
dent Government President. They
are Betty Beasley, Roy Thornton,
and I-awson Sayer, aeniora; Louise
Bransford, and Harville Hendricks,
juniors; and Jap Kieth, sopho
more.
The purpose of the Honor Coun
cil is to enforce the honor system
which was installed on the Mercer
campus laat spring. It is composed
of seven students--three seniors,
two juniors, one sophomore, and
one freshman--and one faculty
member. The freshman member
will be named next fall. Dr. Lewis
Batts is to serve as the faculty
member of the council.
Annual Military Show
Features Dance, Parade
Mercer University’* ROTC department actively participated in
the fourth annual National Armed Forces week May 16-21 by staging an
ROTC Day at Mlercer and a dance and parade during the weekend.
Col. Carl R. Hill, deputy chief, Georgia Military District, was the
principal speaker for the ROTC Day on May IK in addition to presenting
some of the awards.
Competitive drills and exhibi
tions followed the barbecue given
for the distinguished guests and
Mercer students.
The top ranking award of meri
torious leadership achievement giv
en by the Third Army was present
ed to Havis D. Akin, senior from
Asbbum, by Col. Hill. Akin has
been outstanding as a regimental
cadet colonel and as a student,
judges report.
Cadet LL Col. Walter Homer
Drake won the award for being
the outstanding ROTC student in
second year basic training and out
standing advanced course student-
Laat Friday evening the ROTC
cadets and their guests held their
1956 Activities Budget
In 1054, 7,700 pedestrians were
killed in U.S. traffic accidents.
(Editor's Note: The following is the text of the
approved by the Student Activities Committee fa
year. This budget is subject to final approval aext
CONCERT SERIES
Minneapolis Symphony
Messiah artists, chapel program
Nelson and Neal, piano duo, chapal program
Programs for above
Dublin Players
Tickets, advertising, programs
GLEE CLUB
Sheet music and materials
Dry Cleaning and laundry
Supplies, stamps, tape, etc.
Robe repair and replacement
Messiah, 1 performance with orchestra
Easter program
Student labor
Travel expense to choral tournament
OPERETTA
DRAMATICS
Royalties
Lighting, equipment, cable, spots, bulbs,
gelatin, etc.
Costumes
Make-up
Scenery, paint, lumber, muslin
Sound effect* *
Play books
Tools, includes rip saw
Transportation and meals
Incidentals including props
Advertising
CLUSTER
CAULDRON
ART
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
LAW DAY
Printing, stationery, invitations
Barbecue tickets
Programs
Stamps
Flowers, for hostesses
Floral arrangements
Travel expenses »
Hotel and food for speakers
Law Day ribbons, etc.
Miscellaneous, phones, publicity
Secretarial help
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Bear Day trophies
Float decorations
Printing ballots
Plaques, tributes, flowers, postage,
administration
May Day
DEBATE
RIFLE TEAM AND BAND
4 trips @ 825.00 each
Band parts and repair
CONTINGENT FUND
tentative budget
r the aext school
year.)
$2300.00
$600.00
200.00
350.00
50.00
1000.00
100.00
$2360.00
$600.00
136.00
128.00
100.00
900.00
160.00
60.00
400.00
$1175.00
$1510.00
$260.00
260.00
150.00
75.00
260.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
160.00
260.00
$3000.00
$8100.00
$ 100.00
$ 209.00
$ 700.00
$ 66.00
6.00
40.00
210.00
30.00
76.00
360.00
60.00
60.00
100.00
50.00
$ 15.00
26.00
20.00
60.00
50.00
$ 160.00
$ 760.00
$ 150.00
$100.00
60.00
$1500.00
annual dance at the Reserve Amory.
The music was furnished by a local
band.
PARADE IN RAIN
The citywide observance of the
Armed Forces parade continued
Saturday despite a steady rain as
twenty-four units marched through
downtown Macon. People lined
doorways and every possible build
ing to watch the processional. The
Marines, Navy, Army, and Air
Force branches including Mercer
and Lanier ROTC units participat
ed in the parade as well as reserve
and military service groups.
Following the parade an open
house was conducted at Warner
Robins Air Force Base featuring
some of the largest aircraft in the
world today.
Other awards and presentations
of the Mercer ROTC day are as
follows: manual of arms winners,
first year basic—Julian E. Moody
Jr., first place; Hugh Gibson, sec
ond. Second year basic—Thamer
Eugene Temple Jr., first; Charles
A. Perkins, second. First year ad
vanced—Sam P. Wilburn, first;
Robert H. Canady, second. Second
year advanced—Mitchell House Jr.,
first; Hugh M. Hodges, second.
■ COMPANY F WINS
Platoon competitive drill winners
(winning platoon from Company
F.) Delbert Wilson, platoon com
mander; Milton Clyburn, platoon
sergeant; Dupont Cheney, right
guide.
Rifle Team sweater awards;
Francis Riviere, captain; James F.
Park Jr., Cloud E. Westbrook Jr.,
William C. Maiey, Thomas King,
Richard P. Andrews, Norman Lav
ender, and Nathan Shumate.
Squad competitive drill (winning
squad from Company F.) Sidney
Wood, squad leader; Bobby F.
Wood, assistant squad leader.
Outstanding company (won by
Company F): Hugh M. Hodges,-
commander; Adrian W. Odum Jr.,
executive officer; Harold L. Scott,
commander first platoon; Delbert
L. Wilson, commander second pla
toon.
Best battalion (won by second
battalion): Walter D. Tanner, com
mander.
Prof. Warnock
Receives Hearst
Foundation Grant
Henry Y. Warnock, assistant pro
fessor of history and dm-ctor of
the news bureau, has been awarded
a Hearst Foundation fellow -hip to
Northwestern University. F. ana-
town, Ill., for the school year livfi-
1956.
The Hearst grant is given for
the specific purpose of assisting the
recipient to continue graduate
work in the field of American His
tory. .
Warnock joined the Mercer fac
ulty in 1946. He has taught English,
journalism, history, and has served
as director of publicity since 1948.
He will begin his leave of absence
from Mercer this summer.
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