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VOLUME XXXVII
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GA., OCT. 19. 19f>6
No. 1
Cardinal Key Sorority
Taps 12 New Members
by Cynthia Mum*
Cardinal Key, national honor aorority, tapped 12 girls for member
ship In chapel on Tuesday. Membership in Cardinal Key is based upon
scholarship and leadership in extra-curricular activities.
Mary Ann Clegg—MICA, presi
dent; Women’s Athletic Associa
tion; Religious Education Associa
tion; Young Women’s Auxiliary,
circle chairman and vice-president;
BSU, membership committee, BSU
choir; Mercer choir; Freshman
Beauty contest; Cauldron beauty;
Vice-president, sophomore class;
Athletic committee; intramurals;
Eta Sigma Iota.
Vashti Maxwell—ADl’i, chap
lain; BSU, secretary; Future
Teachers of America, secretary;
YWA, circle leader and president;
Alembic Club; Kappa Delta Epsi
lon; Women's Student Government,
social representative and vice-
president.
Andriette Bouchelle—Phi Mu,
treasurer; Cauldron co-editor;
FTA, vice-president; Women’s
Athletic Association; YWA; Eta
Sigma Iota; Future Business Dead
ers of America; Mercer choir; and
BSU.
Jean Sewell—MICA, vice-presi
dent; Cluster staff, financial secre
tary; Cauldron Staff, senior class ;
editor; BSU Greater Council; Wo CAPTURE COOK
REA PRINTS BOOK
KEA is compiling a book of
songs and choruaes for general
BSU use.
A list of songs already included
may be obtained from Joyce Pass,
Lucy Borders or Jim Meloney. Any
suggestions for additional songs
may be submitted to these people.
Freshman Appointed
To Honor Council
Shown here are the new members of Cardinal Key. Left to
right on the back row are Barbara Edmunds, Barbara Beindorff,
Jean Sewell, Mary Ann Clegg, Vashti Maxwell, and Carol Cobb.
Left to right on the front row are Emily Hughes, Andriette
Itouchelle, Gail Manley, Annette Robertson, Katie Reed, and Nan
Williams.
men’s Student Government; M
er Players; Christian Service Fel
lowship; YWA; Women's Athletic-
Association; snd Future Teachers
of America.
Barbara Beindorff—Phi Mu, sec
retary and president; secretary-
treasurer of senior class; Kapisi
Delta Epsilon, vice-president;
YWA; German Club; Choir; Sum-
Continued on Page 4
Explosion
Hurts Coed
A chemistry explosion last week
hospitalised a Mercer coed Ida Jane
Hicks, a sophomore tratisfei from
Shorter College, was hit 111 the eyes
In black metallc powder when the
lest tube with which sin* »a» work
tug exploded as Ule flame of a
huiisen burner touched it.
According to Dr Janet, loc al or
phomotoioKlat. there wete about 100
piec es of the power ill eac h eye
which In* removed. Ida Janes eyes
were then bandaged and sin re
mained 111 Parkview Hospital for
:|0 hours
There is no damage to Ida Jane's
sight, but she was required to wear
dark glasses for several dayB.
And", Ida Jam* reports "1 was
lint playing Hollywood
There were two other such ex
plosions that same day. but no one
list* waa Injured. Dr Moseley's
theory Is that some powered car
bon got mixed In with the potassium
c Morale and made an explosive like
old fashioned gun powder
Rowdy Frosh Break Up
Sophomore Rat Court
by Buddy Hurt
Freshmen threw tomatoes, toilet paper, and finally captured
Sophomore president Dean Cook to break up Rat Court before a half
hour had passed.
Bat Court, an annual event cli
maxing Hat Week, was held ill
Porter Gym cm Thursday night of
last week Freshmen violators of
tl.c* ratting rules were supposc-d to
lie tried ami sentenced by the sopho-
,ii i <* Jury
The penalties for violations
rang' d from pushing peanuts across
g* m floor let flghtilig with squirt
bottles.
Sophomore president Bean Cook
, judge of the court and sopho
mores Sam Cordell, Carolyn Jark-
, Jerry Vamlerhoff and Hod
I mu pi tell made up the jury.
llotli judge and juiy were dress-
in flowing Mac k robes with
ill.- grease paint cm their faces.
iey made their- entrance into a
darkened gym and carried candles,
the only light 111 the room.
I'p to that point, things had pro-
ics*i|eil to schedule Then the fiesh-
r.ien begun to take over. Groups of
them jumped down into the gym
floor and charged anything in sight.
,t one point, the freshmen took
IN CHAPEL TODAY
Dr Guy Wells will »p*ak to the
indent body this morning ill ohap-
! His subject will be the life- of
Albert Sc-hwelUcr,
If. W
dent
\\ on
tiin
a 2a pound block of ice. part of a
stunt to be performed, up Into the
stands with them. Minutes later,
they returned It to the sophomores,
chipped.
All in all, the eonrt was able to
tiy only three rases during the
whole period, and did not last a
half hour. Two freshmen were made
to fight u duel with squirt bottles.
Almost at one, they joined force*
and squirted the rat eonrt.
One girl was sentenced to roll
ever and over across the floor of
the gym. Another hoy had the job
of pushing a peanut with his nose*
across the length of the gym
All during the session, minor
riots broke out with freshmen pour
lug out of the stands onto the floor
mid muking various kinds of mis
chief Strong arm squads of uppef-
clussmen quelled the outbreaks and
Continued on I’age 4
Ken Browning
Council by SGA president Buddy Moc
In high school lie was a member
of the Key Club. Letter Club, hand
and annual staff In sports he was
on the track team and played foot
ball He has served on the staff at
Kldgeereast Baptist Assembly dur
ing the last two summers.
Ken was named as Extension Di
rector tit tin* freshman BSC Counc il
ami served in the BSl' as a member
of the deputation committee. He al
so a member of Mercer Players.
The other members of the council
wl lc-li were named last spring are
Alfred Perkins chairman: Nan
Lovell. Bill Slmi'ions. John Nelson.
Nan Williams and Person I nines
Serving cm th. committee which
chose Browning were'- SGA officers.
Buddy Moure. Milt' a Gardner. Shir-
h • Wheeler t'.iiiiidy. John Bins,
and Woody Kh hardsell!
Three faculty members on the
committee Wen. Dr. Marguerite
Woodruff. Judge Mallory Atkinson
and Mr Melhiirn Mayfield
BSU Choir
Reorganizes
The Mercer BSC Choir, under
the direction of Jerry Vines, has
reorganized this quarter and is
preparing for several performances.
The choir, which meets each
Thursday afternoon at 4 00 pill on
tile top floor of tlit Tattnall Square
Baptist Cliurc h is
prejiaring for the
which will meet a
Novembei.
There Is still rc
on all parts in th
one interested Is a
next rehearsal.
h> John Kaufman
amen the freshman member of the Honor
n Is from Lyons. Georgia
MID-TERM SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 24, IWJti
9:<Nl and 1:4."> classes.
Thursday, October 2.">. Iflott -
10:40 and 2:In classes.
Friday. October 2#. It*nh
H;00 and 11:40 classes.
(The schedule is set so that
iio student can possibly hace
more than two tests In one day.
All teachers are requested to
abide liy this schedule).
Bolton Wins
SGA Run-Off
Roger Bolton defeated Pat Smith
by seven votes in a SGA run-off
election held on Thursday of last
week.
Smith and Bolton were running
for the office of Cauldron Business
Manager. This office was held by
l^man Lindsey until the first of
this year when he resigned.
Bolton, who transferred to Mer
cer from Georgia Tech in his
freshman year, was put up by the
Cooperative party. He was the
Cooperative party candidate last
in the midst of
BSD Convention
i Bock Eagle In
om for students
choir and any-
-kc-d to he at the
Plans Made For
BSU Convention
This November
The Baptist Student Union Great
er Council met last Tuesday night
Plans were discussed for freshman
USD Week. October 2S through No
vember 4
A general BSU meeting will be
held October JO. for all students,
freshmen and upperclassmen.
Plans were also discussed for the
state BSU Convention. November
2, 3, and 4 at Hock Eagle. Committee
reports Were also given at the meet
ing
Huger Bolton
spring when he ran for freshman
advisor.
A senior from Atlanta, Go., Bol
ton playqd basketball for Georgia
Tech and was a standout guard on
the 1955-5G Bear squad.
He will assume his Cauldron dut
ies immediately.
Sherwood Group
Elects Croom
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preside
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Other council members «• 1 «*< i«mI
were; Elmer Whitaker. James lHair.
Jot nukes. Ed Ih-vton. rharlefc
Hyrd. Jim Meloney. (Juy Wad* ,
Charles Carter. Henn Hansbothain
Sophomore rlaa* prctideit Dean Cook berate* "fat” Charlotte
Moore. Jadgea oo the coart were, left to right, Carolyn Jackson,
Bud Campbell, president Cook and Sara Cordell.
North Carolina this week He is ex
pected to return to Mercer tomor
row