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October 19,1956
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Page Three
Next Week is "Hammer
Week”on MU Campus
by John Kaufman
In October 1964, Hunter editor, C. C. Lynch wrote In hie column an
article on thoughtlessness, particularly a» expressed by people who
borrow things and never return them
He related the loaning of a ham
mer to another student at the be
ginning of school which he said
was never returned. He went on to
explain how he was unable to ob
tain a can In which he could pur
chase some gas because the sta
tion operator had been taken too
many times hy people who didn't
return cans..
At the end of the article Lynch
made an appeal ror higher charac
ter In general and asked people to
express higher character by return
ing borrowed articles Hut alas, the
printer cut out the last paragaph
and left two Interesting hut unre
lated Incidents
Student Hoy Thornton began a
campaign to collect money to buy a
new hammer for the unfortunate
Lynch. Some one hundred and thirty
students contributed and a new
rubber-header hammer was pur
chased and presented to Editor
Lynch at the evening meal
SOA President Joe Hendricks
s.
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Stationary - Invitations
Sorority and Fratornity
Printing
Phono 6-1533
Mulborry St. lono
proclaimed the week. "Campus
Hammer Week.” The text of the
proclamation was:
Whereas, the Mercer student body
laid responded to an appeal to as
sist a fellow student who fell vic
tim to parties who betrayed his
trust, and
Whereas, this student made known
lilt plight through the Mercer
Cluster! and
Whereas, the printer of the Cluster
omitted other matters in the story
as written, so as to emphasise the
plight of this student, and
Whereas the students bought and
presented to C C Lynch, Editor of
the ( luster, a hammer to replace
the one a thoughless student failed'
to return to him;
I. Joe Hendricks, president of the
.Veri er University Student Body,
In tribute to the ( luster for its
widespread readership as proved by
this response, and to the printer for
for his thoughful magnification of
the problem, and to the students for
their prompt reaction.
Do proclaim the weel^ of October
I 25-29 Campus Hammer Week In ob
servance of this week, all students
will return to the owners all things
they have borrowed and failed to
return already. It shall be observed
every year at about this same time
as a traditional monument to the
sympalheUc understanding of Mer
cer students.
SIGNED.
Joe Hendricks.
President of Student Body
Mercer University
This coming week is the schedul
cd tune for “Campus Hammer
Week" and should be observed
throughout Mercer Campus But
why hasn't more been said about
this proclamation before now?
KDE Elects
Officers
Kappa chapter of Kappa Delta
Epsilon met on Wednesday, October
Kith, in room 6 of the Co-Op. The
Meeting was perslded over by Ruth
Mosely.
This was an organisational meet
ing at which plans were made for
the coming year The chapter plans
to sponsor a tea In November for
prospective members
Also in November they will spon-
soi a chapel program featuring
Frank Hughes. Executive Secre
tary of the G.E.A
Officers elected to replace those
not returning this year were: Bar
bara Beludorf. second vice-presi
dent; Grace Yarbrough, secretary;
Katie Reed. Junior Council mem
ber; Carolyn Kitchens, scrapbook
chairman, and Patsy Nutt, publicity
chairman
MIMA HAS SUPPER
MIMA will have a supper party
tomorrow night at the I,a Vista
Restaurant.
Last Monday night the MIMA
elected Orvis Crump as secretary
end Bill Boyd and Jim Seay as co
program chairman to fill vacant po
sitions
Goldstein Visits Mercer
Dr. Hans Goldstein, of the Uni-
\erslty of Hidelburg, was a visitor
on the Mercer campus last week.
Dr. Goldstein, who stayed at the
Hughes boarding home, was making
a study of American economy. Dr.
Goldstein hald several sessions
with Mercer's Dr. A. B. Anthony.
Alpha Tau Omega Pledge
Class Elects Officers
The pledges of Alpha Tau Omega
have elected Bob Hicks as presi
dent of their pledge class
Bobby Hawkins was elected vice-
president and Gene Davidson was
named secretary and treasurer.
by Sharon Drake aad Anno Gtrardo*
Peanuts, popcorn, candied apples and hot dogs has been the pre
scribed diet for those attending the Georgia State Fair this week. Fairs
can be lots of fun If you re equipped with shoeB guaranteed to keep out
saw dUBt. ropes to tie you to your party, and ear plugs to help keep out
the noise.
If you happened to have had a bicycle handy last Monday you could
have gotten in for ten cents. But If your date insisted on going In a
car you had to run the risk of being stopped by a mobile unit and
sentenced to appear before the KKK (Kampus Kapers Kourt) on
Saturday. We hope you fine is not too much because if you’re like so
many of us you're broke from trying in vain to win a teddy bear
A teddy bear wasn't the prize, however, for those taking a ride
through the Tunnel of Love last week eud. Barbara London won for
herself a Phi Delt pin belonging to Elliot Brack and Jewell Shadburn
came back with a real jewel—a diamond given her by Arthur Rich
Those visiting our campus this week end were Chi Omega's Jane
Carol Adams and Jo Wommack McDaniel, Sigma Nu’s Dean Holmes
and Joel Smith, l’hi Delta Bobby Pinkston. Bobby Spears, and William
Burgamy, and SAE Sanford Pentecost.
Those visiting other campuses last week end were Pauline Stribling
who went to Chapel Hill. Carey Stevens and Beverly Bowers who went
to Emory, and Sigma Nu pledges Max Croft ,and Dick Lewis who took
a road trip to Georgia Tech and Emory
And just remember—if you haven't been to the fair yet please
contact Dr Batts in room 24T for tickets. We're sure he'll have a few
left for you.
Sigma Nu* Have Party
The Sigma Nub will have an In
formal purty at Joycllff this Fri
day night The pledges have select
ed their sweetheart, and will pin
her at the party.
The sweetheart will not be an
nounced until then. The pledges are
planning the entertainment for the
outing, and the brothers are pro
viding the food.
The pedestrian record reflected
the 5th consecutive year of im
provement for motor vehicle acci
dents in 1955.
In 1955, 2,158,000 persons were
injured in motor vehicle accidents.
Sororities
Pledge 11
Friday afternoon ended the two
weeks waiting period for the girls
still out for rush. Eleven girls
pledged sororities after this period.
The new Alpha Delta Pi pledges
are Mary I^eonard and Betty Jean
Carter.
Sondra Dykes. Linda Archibald.
Dixie Thompson, Jane Law and Sal
ly Hawkins pledged Chi Omega
Phi Mu pledged four girls They
are Marcia Gordv. Barbara Vines.
Carolyn Bell and Linda Bellamy
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