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VOLUME XXXVI
Mntn Cluster
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA„ MAY 4, 1956
No. 22
Law School Student Body Asks
Dean O'Neal to Stay at Mercer
9GA Viee-Preeident Milton Gardner cro»it» Ann Tumlin. (jun-n
•t Mar car's Mar Court. Leman Lindsey waits to be installed as
Kimg mi the Court
Tumlin, Lindsey
Reign at May Day
by Cynthia Muse
Ann Tumlin was crowned Queen of May Day and I,ehman Lindsey
reigned as King in the annua! festivities Tuesday afternoon
Milton Gardner, vice-president of
Student Government Association,
crowned the King and Queen. Mary
Aim Clegg served as Maid of Honor.
The other members of the Queen’s
court were Jo Ann Roberts, Vir
ginia Bell, Nan Pagan, Elizabeth
Irwin, Phyllis Faircloth. Maya
Zimmerman, Sebie Smith, and
Sherrill Hamilton.
The May Day royalty descended
the hill on the walk in front of the
gymnasium. The royal throne was
placed in the front of the gymnas
ium.
Ia front of the court were
placed the two May. poles used
ta the ciaaiag dance.
Tha Spring theme was carried
out by the various groups of flow-
era who danced for the May Court
aad the spectators. Each social
organisation represented one of the
flowers of Spring.
The Flowers of the Court were
the “Ramblin’ Roses,” danced by
MICA; the "Flappen Flags,” Phi
Me; the “Dainty Daisies,” ADPi;
the "Daffy-Dills,” Chi Omega; and
tha "Noddin’ Narcissus,” Unaffil
iated. Georgia Phelts did a solo
dance, the “Lone Rosa.”
Following the individual and
Senior Class
Day Tuesday
Senior Class Day will be observ
ed Tuesday when the seniors pre
sent the Chapel program.
Following the processional the
invocation will be given by Everett
Waters, a senior end past president
of tha Ministerial Association.
Jerry Walker, president of the
senior class, will read the class
history written by Nancy Yates,
Ernestine English, Kristina Moore
and Bill Young. Walker will form
al announce the senior gift which
wfl) he a cash gift to be used for
the Student Activities Building.
' ! TMa gift win be presented to Dr.
Oonnel! eft-a inter daie.
Chanel will close with the Alma
Mdfir^ad Banadktion.
group dances, the “flowers” joined
together for the traditional May-
Pole dance.
Reece Middleton was the master
of ceremonies for the May Day
festivities
Judges for the May Queen and
Maid of Honor were Mrs. T. I’.
Haines, Miss Mae McMillan, I)r.
Harold McManus, Dr. Thomss P.
Gossett, and Dr. Marguerite
Woodruff.
May Day is presented annunlly
' by Women’s Athletic Association.
Connie Adams served as chairman
I of May Day committee this year.
■ Or her committee were Nan Wil-
I liams, Jo Ann Roberta, Joan Le-
Croy, Frances Wiatt, and Noel
' Doster.
Hinson Wesley
Banquet Speaker
Dr. W. J. Hinson, professor of
religion at Wesleyan College, will
be the speaker at the Wesley
Foundation Banquet Monday night.
The banquet will begin at (5 PM
at the Youth Center of Centerary
Methodist Church, across the street
from the campus.
Dr. Hinson, the chaplain at Wes
leyan, is a minister in the South
Georgia Conference of the Meth
odist Church. He holds degrees
from Emory University, Union
Theological Seminary, and The
University of Edinburgh.
Tickets for the banquet may be
obtained from Cynthia Muse, presi
dent of the Wesley Foundation, or
any of the council members. The
price of the tickets is 76f, and
they must be bought by Saturday
morning.
BSU Director to Visit
State Baptist Student Union
director, Awbrey L. Hawkins, will
be in Macon Saturday, May 6, for
an all day executive retreat.
Conferences on campus Friday
with Mr. Hawkins may be arrang
ed through the B.S.U. office In the
co-op.
Students of the Walter F. George
School of Law petitioned the Mer
cer University Board of Trustees
and Mercer's President George B
Connell to make every possible ef
fort to induce and encourage Dean
F Hodge O’Neal to reconsider his
Itcision to leave Mercer.
The petition was signed by every
member of the Law School student
nody and was presented to Prest
unt Conneil, the Board of Trustees
and Dean O’Neal yesterday.
The petition read: WHEREAS
Dean F Hodge O'Neal has expres
sed his intention to resign his posi
tion as Dean of the Walter F.
George School of Law to become
affiliated with another law school
and
WHEREAS the students of the
\V alter F. George School of luiw
recognize the outstanding work
performed by Dean O’Neal in his
capacities as Dean, Professor and
advisor to students, and
WHEREAS we believe that it
will be impossible to replace Dean
0 Neal with a man of equal caliber,
ability, and prestige,
THEREFORE be it resolved
that the undersigned members of
the student body of the Walter F.
Giorge School of law do urgently
request that President George B.
Connell and the Board of Trustees
of Mercer University make every
possible effort to induce and en
courage Dean O’Neal to reconsider
his decision and remain with us in
his present capacity as Dean.
Dean O’Neal announced late last
week that he would become pro
fessor of law at the Vanderbilt
University School of law in Nash
ville, Tenn.
Dean O’Neal, who has been at
Mercer since 1948 said that he
would move with his family for
the beginning of fall term this year.
The nine years of Dr. O'Neals
deanship at the Walter F. George
School of Law have seen the facili
ties and the prestige of the institu
tion grow. In 1949 the Mercer Law
Review, at that time the first law
journal published by a Georgia law
school, was established. In 1948 the
school's annual Law Day began.
In 1953 the four-year law pro
gram was initiated, and the legal
internship program, through which
Mtrcer law students gain practical
experience with the Macon Bar was
started in 1965.
For the past two years the Mer
cer moot court team, of which Dean
O'Neal is faculty advisor, entered
the National Moot Court Competi
tion and last year the team went
to the finals of this nationwide
event.
(Continued on page 3)
Dean F. Hodge O'Neal, shown here at his desk, haR received a
petition from the students of the Walter F. George School of Law
asking him to remain at Mercer. Dean O’Neal announced last week
that he would join the law faculty at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville, Tenn-
Recognition Day Awards
Presented Last Tuesday
By Morton Boyette
Annual Recognition Day was presented by Student Government
Association in Chapel Tuesday. Milton Gardner, vice-president of SGA,
presided during the presentation ceremonies.
Women’s Athletic Association
presented trophies to the coed
organizations that won in intrr-
mural sports. Chi Omega received
the tennis and volleyball trophies,
and retired the badminton trophy.
The basketball trophy was pre
sented to MICA.
In boy’s intramural sports, Alpha
Tau Omega retired the football
trophy and won the track trophy.
bara Fisher received $25.00 for
this award.
For the freshman Mathematics
Achievement Award, the Chemical
Rubber Company presented John
Poole with a copy of the latest
edition of their “Standard Mathe
matical Tables.”
Beta Beta Beta honorary’ biolog
ical fraternity presented l.awson
Sayer with an award of merit for
Basketball was won by Sigma Nu, best symbolizing the precepts and
tennis by Phi Delta Theta, and i (Continued on page 3)
volleyball by Kappa Sigma.
The trophy for outstanding
sportsmanship in intramural foot-
bull was presented to Ken Hudson, i
Ronnie Cumbie was the winner of
the ping-pong tournament with
Walter Butler placing second.
Tau Kappa Alpha debating frat
ernity presented a trophy to Henry
Ileflin for outstanding speaker.
Chi Omega annually presents an
award to the senior girl majoring
in a social science and having the
highest average in this field. Bar-
Nash, Lee,
Lindsey Win
Bill Nash defeated Charles Cart
er in the senior vice-presidential
run-off election held Tuesday, April
24. Nash and Carter tied in the
original elections held on April 17.
On a recount by Elections Com
mittee Chairman Jerry Walker and
SGA President Sid Johnson, Billy
Lee was announced as the winner
of the junior class presidency.
As a result of the recount Leh
man Lindsey was declared business
manager of tha Cauldran.
Spring Play Set
Middle of May;
Cast Is Named
The Mercer Player's spring pro
duction, a murder mystery entitled
“I-adics In Retirement,” has been
set for the 11th and 15th of May.
Katie Reed and John Wilson,
student directors of the play, an
nounced that Clarai.ell Hobby will
play the part of Mrs. Fiske, and
Julie McDuffie will play Lucy.
Other members cf the cast in
clude Suzanne Hatchett as Ellen
Creed, Ronnie Wilbanks as Albert
Feather, Naomi Clevenger as Emily
Creed, Fran Mobley as Louisa
Creed, and Betty Bryant as Sister
Theresa.
The play is under the supervision
of Miss Audrey Needles o$* the
speech and drama department.
Henry Heflin receives the Tau
Kappa Alpha trophy for debat
ing. The award was made in
T u e s d a y’s Recognition Day
Chapel program.
Student Program
In Chapel Today
Ben Johnson and Sid Johnson,
Mercer students, will present a
musical program in Chapel this
morning. They will use two pianos
and include in their program “Tea
for Two”, “Canadian Capers”,
“Blue Moon”, and "Sabre Dance”.
Jack Crews and Doyle Pinholster
will join Ben and Sid and form a
quartet to sing “Tutti Fruiti”, and
"Crazy Little Mama”.