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George Speaks Tomorrow Night
By Zelma Yarbrough
8m*tor Walter F. George, for 83 yean in the U. S. Senate, will
speak at hi* ftnt-full scale rally in the present race for office in Wil
lingham Chapel at 7:80 PM tomorrow.
77>e senator’s activities in Macon
will begin with a convention of
delegates meeting at 4 PM at Pine-
brook Inn. According to the George
organisation, delegates are expect
ed from 25 junior colleges and col
leges in Georgia for this meeting.
The meeting will be followed by a
dinner attended by the delegates
and the senator.
The convention will adjourn to
Willingham Chapel for the rally at
begin at 7:30 PM with Mitchell
House, student in the Walter F.
George School of Law and tempor
ary state chairman of the Young
Georgians for George organization
presiding.
Bill Hendrix, chairman of the
Young Georgians organization at
the University of Georgia, and Jane
Carol Adams, temporary state sec
retary and student in the Walter
F. George School of Law, will intro-
7 PM. The Wesleyan Washboard ! duce Senator George.
Hand will start with a program of | Stephen Pace, state chairman of
music at that time. The rally will I the Georgians for George, "a volun-
I teer organization in support of the
re-election of Senator Walter F.
George,” will be present for the ral-
! ly here. John Carleton, assistant to
Mr. Pace, and John W. Love, head
! of the young voters division of the
George organization, will also be
in Macon for the rally.
Dr. Spright Dowell, president
| emeritus of Mercer University, it
; head of the older voters for George
I club. Mrs. Bruce Schaefer, of Toc-
!coa, is head of the Women’s Divi-
! sion of the Georgians for George.
! All of these workers are volunteers
who ate interested in the re-election
; of the senator to the U. S. Senate,
where he has served for a third
of a century.
| Motorcades from Atlanta, Mil-
| ledgeville, Forsyth, Athens, and
! other Georgia college towns are
expected for the rally tomorrow
night.
The Mercer Young Georgians foi
j George group, headed by Doe
| Brown and Jack Knight, is ii
charge of arrangements for the
meeting in Macon. Besides this
event, the local chapter is in th«
process of mailing pamphlets on
the senator's life to all Mercer
alumni and is making posters in
preparation for the senator’s cam
paign.
Permanent officers of the state
Young Georgians fof George group
will be elected at the afternoon
meeting of delegates tomorrow.
SENATOR GEORGE
She Mnttx duller
VOLUME XXXVI
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., APRIL 18, 1966
No. 21
Moore Wins Presidency
Rutenber Tops Speakers
For BSU Spring Retreat
By Norman Barnes
Dr. Culbert G. Rutenber has been scheduled for two keynote address
es at the BSU Spring Retreat at Tift College this Friday and Saturday.
Dr. Rutenber is a member of the faculty at Eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
An instructor in the Philosophy
PILGRIMAGE
TIME CHANGED
The senior pilgrimage to Pen-
field will leeve et 8:15 thie Fri
day asorniag instead of 8:45 as
previously planned and reported,
according to Dr. Ed Johnston
who is working on transporta
tion.
All those going should meet
ia front of the Administration
aad Chapel Buildings about 8
AM Friday.
Chapel
Is Scene
Of Sing
By Morton Boyette
The spirit of competition will be
exceedingly high tonight as the
fifth annual Campus Sing goes into
high gear. Willingham Chapel is
the scans of the festivities which
begin at 8 PM. A large crowd is
expected to attend. In the past, the
attendance has been very good and
tonight ia expected to top all rec
ords.
Last Thursday a meeting was
held et which each of the entering
groupa drew for positions. The ord
er in .which the songsters will per
form ia KA, MICA, ADPi, Phi
Delta Theta, Chi O, ATO, Phi Mu,
Sigma Nu, and SAE. Such themes
as “You, The Night, And The
Miuic", “University Life",
'"Dreams," and “Luna Tunes” am
typical ones chosen by the groups.
Moat of the entries have been
working for weeks in order to at
tain perfection in the presentation,
quality, harmony, and tone. This is
evidence of the competitive spini
that has developed from the paai
Campus Singe.
of Religion, Dr. Rutenber, high
lighted the 1955 Georgia Baptist
Student Convention with his dis
cussion of “God's World”.
Dr. Louie D. Newton will be the
featured speaker for the Saturday
morning session of the retreat. Dr.
Newton is pastor of the Druid Hills
Baptist Church, Atlanta. His sub
ject will be “Our Baptist Heritage”.
His background of experience in
cludes president of the Southern
Baptist Convention, president of
the Georgia Baptist Convention,
and vice-president of the Baptist
World Alliance.
Dr. William Hall Preston, as
sociate, Department of Student
Work, Southern Baptist Conven
tion, will address the opening ses
sion of the retreat. Dr. Preston ia
also scheduled to lead the training
session for new presidents on Sat
urday morning
Charts* Carter, candidate for
senior vice-president, secured the
services of Clave, University
maintenance man. in hie cam
paign. Cleve hauled Carter’s
sign around on his lawamower
last Friday.
★ ★ ★
Steed Wins
Editorship
Of Cluster
Campbell, Tate
Also Victorious
By Jim Metoney
Progressive Bob Steed won the
editorship to the Cluster in yester
day's election as he defeated Co
operative Zelma Yarbrough by an
almost two-to-one vote.
Tom Campbell (C) beet Progres
sive Ben Johnson in the race for
business manager of the Cluster.
Alice Tate (P) downed Co-opera
tive Andriette Bouchelle in the race
for Cauldron editor.
Hanging in the balance, pending
a recount, is the Cauldrea business
managership. Last night’s count
showed Tommy King (P) and Leh
man Lindsey (C) tied in the race.
Plans were made by Jerry Walker,
chairman of the SGA Election Com
mittee, to have a recount this after-
MID-TERM EXAM
SCHEDULE
The mid-term examination
schedule wee released this week
by the registrar’s office. In
structors ere asked to abide by
this schedule in giving their
exams in order to provide e prop
er distribution of the exam load.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, April 24—All chase*
meeting at 8:00 and 11:40.
Wednesday, April 25 — All
classes meeting at and 1:45.
Thursday, April M—All chas
es meeting at lt:W and 2:45.
Ministerial Banquet Slates
Dr. Shands on April 26
The Mercer Ministerial Associa
tions! Banquet will be held April
26 at 7:00 PM at the SAS Cafeteria.
Dr. Norman Shands, pastor of the
West End Baptist Church in At
lanta, Will bo the guest speaker. A
program of entertainment is plan
ned, and all ministerial students
are invited to attend.
Gardner Defeats Wood;
King, Lindsey Get Recount
By Jim Meloney
Buddy Moore won the presidency of the Student Government
Association by an almost two-to-one majority as the Progressive Party
won 16 of the 26 SGA offices in yesterday’s election. TTie Co-operative
Party won nine offices with one still in doubt.
Cluster last night that count would
be contested and a recount demand
ed. Co-operative Barbara Beindorf
downed Pat Hickman (P) for sen
ior secretary-treasurer.
Furman York (C) beat Billy Lee
(P) by a nose, edging him out by
one vote for president of the junior
class. Bill Wills (C) beat John
Kaufman (P) for the vice-presi
dency. Co-operative Carol Cobb beat
Progressive Nan Fagan in the con
test for secretary-treasurer.
In the sophomore class races,
(P) Dean Cook downed Paul Arnold
(C) for president, and Co-operative
Sara Cordell beat Soabie Sr lith
(P) for secretarj’-treasurer. Pro
gressive Jerry Vines was unopposed
for vice-president.
The Progressives swept the Stu
dent Activities Committee, taking
five of the six positions. Progres
sives Herman Benfield, Norman
Bumes, Joe Dukes, Ben Dismukes
and Peggy Wommack and Co
operative Iris Balcom were named
to the committee.
Co-operative Mary All Clegg and
Progressives Morton Boyette and
Doyle Pinholster were named to
the Student Athletic Committee.
Jerry Walker, chairman of the
SGA Elections Committee, said that
work would be begun this afternoon
on a recount to check the figures
in the race for Cauldron business
manager. Last night’s figures show
ed Tommy King (P) and Lehman
Lindsey (C) tied for the office.
Co-operative Milton Gardner
downed Sidney Wood, Progressive
candidate, in the race for vice-presi
dent of the SGA, while Shirley
Wheeler (P) topped Margaret Ann
Wade (C) in the race for SGA
secretary-treasurer.
Woody Richardson (P) won over
Roger Bolton (C) in the race for
freshman adviser.
Formal inauguration and instal
lation of the new officials will be
held next Tuesday, April 24, during
student Chapel, according to Tolly
Williamson, SGA vice-president.
In a fairly cloaa race John Blnns
(P) downed Co-operative write-in
candidate Lonnie Pope for presi
dent of the senior class. Pope fall
short by 18 votes.
In other senior races Bill Nash
(P) beat Charles Csrter (C) by
one vote for vice-president. A rep
resentative for Carter told the
May Day Slated
For First of May
By Cynthia Muse
Annual May Day festivitias at Marcer will be held on May 1, begin
ning at 4 PM. The throne for the May Queen and May King will be
arranged outside the gymnasium,
be held inside the gym.
May King, May Queen and Maid
of Honor will not be announced
until May Day. Ten candidates for
May Queen and Maid of Honor
have been named by the girls’ social
organisations. The girls who will
comprise the May Court are Seabie
Smith, Elizabeth Irwin, Ann T'um-
Un, Nan Fagan, Virginia Bell,
Arlene Webb, Mary Ann Clegg,
Joann Roberta, Sherrill Hamilton,
and Marietta Zimmerman.
The May Queen and Maid of Hon-
In case of rain the activities will
or will be selected by five judges,
who will be faculty members and
husbands and wives of faculty
members. Basis for selection of
May Queen and Maid of Honor is
beauty, personality, and friendli
ness.
The theme of “Spring” will be
carried by daaees and decorations
representing spring flower*. Each
of the girl’s social organizations is
in charge of a dance and decorations
for a particular flower.