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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 13, 1964
Number K
ROTC Sponsors Chosen
Mercer’s ROTC cadets took a quick look at 21 pretty
coeds Monday and then selected five freshmen girls as the
unit’s sponsors for 1964-65.
The five were among 21 nominees presented to the cadets
before a special secret ballot election. The five girls will be
formally presented to the ROTC battalion during the annual
Sponsors Day Ceremony and parade on Nov. 21.
The new sponsors are Linda Me
Elreath, Linda Pitta, Mary Eaton.
Francis Glynn Goulding and Ann
Harris. Each ROTC company and
thi- cadet band elected a sponsor.
This was the first time the
KOTC department has held a nom
inees presentation ceremony and
elected the sponsors by secret bal
lot.
All of the girls nominated were
freshmen or sophomores. The bat
tali on sponsor will be selected
later this quarter from junior and
■enior nominees and will be an
nounced at the annual Military
Ball early next quarter.
The sponsor for A Company is
Linda McElreath. a Chi Omega
pledge from Augusta She also is
the winner of the freshman beauty
contest.
Linda Pitts is the s|x>nsor for B
Company. She is from Macon and
is a Phi Mu pledge.
C Company's sponsor is Mary
Eaton She is a Chi Omega pledge
from Decatur and is tlie Alpha
Tau Omega pledge sweetheart.
Francis Glynn Goulding was
elected sponsor from D Com|»any.
She is from Coral Gables. Fla.,
and is an Alpha Delta Pi pledge.
Ann Harris was elected sponsor
of the ROTC band. She is Chi
Omega pledge from Decatur.
MU Law School Attends
Moot Court Competition
Over thirty top law students from ten law schools in Georgia, Ala
bama. Florida, and Tennessee met in Atlanta on November 12 and 13
for the 14th Annual Regional Round of the National Moot Court Com
petition, sponsored by the Younger lawyers Section of the State Bar
of Georgia
Their arguments and briefs,
based on a realistic case, will be
judged by practicing attorneys and
judges from the Atlanta area. The
winning team goes on to New
York City for the National Com
petition in mid-December under
the auspices of the New York City
Nellie Dyalu and Rob Jones re-
beareing for the Mercer Players'
coming production of “Liliom."
‘Lilian’ Caning
Here Next Week
The first dramatic production
of the 1964-65 season by the Mer
cer University Players will be
“Liliom,” a drama by Ferenc Mol-
nar.
The play, upon which the Broad
way musical "Carousel
based, will be presented Thursday
and Friday, Nov. 19 and 20, at
8:15 p.m. at Willingham Chapel.
"Liliom” is directed by Miss
Linda Shuler, instructor in speech
•ml drama, and will feature an
unusually large cast.
Starring in the .drama, which is
•et in Budapest. Hungary, will be
Rob Jones, Mulberry. Fla : Satu
Lundstedt, Lake Worth, Fla., Bev
erly Williams. Newnan; Steve
Belew, Macon; Nellie Dyars; Fay
Thomsby, Tucker; and Mike Day,
Macon.
Others in the cast include Peggy
Malott, Plant City, Fla.; Sara
Smith, Macon; Judy Rosa, Colum
bus; Victor Kovac. Macon; *nd
Jimmy Newaotne, Washington.
Bar Association
Members of the team from
Mercer's Waller F. George School
of I .aw are W Wheeler Bryan.
Charles L. Cetti, and John R
Parks. Faculty advisor to the team
is Mallory C Atkinson
(Continued on page 4)
Above are Mercer's 1964-65 ROTC Sponsors with members of battalion cadre and the Cadet Com
mander. They are (from left to right) Glynn Goulding, LL Col. Robert L. Pitts, Mary Eaton, Cadet Col
Colin Harris, Linda Pitts, Maj. Herbert W. Leneker, Linda McElreath and Ann Harris.
INSIDE THIS WEEK
Page 2; Editorials and columns.
Page 3: Art Exhibit and New
Law Building.
Page 4: Social Set and Campus
Fashions.
Page 5; Willard
and the Spy
Page 6; Mercer
Science News.
Clutchmyer
Sports and
Cardinal Key, Blue Key
Tap Nineteen, Tuesday
Cardinal Key and Blue Key tapped 19 students and
faculty members during Junior-Senior Convocation in Willing
ham Chapel Tuesday.
Karen Kennedy began ceremon
ies with a short explanation of
Cardinal Key; a national honor so
rority, founded in 1932 at the Uni
versity of Florida, as sister sorority
to Blue Key. Established at Mer
cer in 1933. Cardinal Key "recog
nixes leadership among women
students Membership is based
u|xm achievement in scholarship,
superior qualities of leadership
and character and participation in
a variety of extra-curricular activ
ities which show willingness to
serve" Kennedy said.
Girls tapped for Cardinal Key
were Mary Sue Thompson, Diane
Eyre. Frances McClcod Nutt. Arne
lia Armstrong Woodruff, Julie
Murphy. Liz Potter, Willisia Hoi
brook, Carol Ann Holcomb, Ann
Bracewell, Linda Sue Sisco, and
Lvn Wheeler
Following Cardinal Key tapping.
Colin Harris began tapping cere
waS monies for Blue Key with a short
speech on the national honor fra
ternity Founder! in 1924 at the
University of Florida and estab
lished at Mercer in 1928, Blue Key
is "a service organization, com
jxised of outstanding student lead
ers who, by election or attainment,
hold places of prominence and
confidence in the student body.
Membership in Blue Key,” liar
ris said, “is one ol the highest hon
ors a male student ran achieve
during his course of study at Mer
cer University.”
First tapper! for Blue Key were
professors Wilson Snipes and
Graydon Ware Student* tapper!
were Don Baxter. Bill Dayton, Bob
Hershner. Roger Nunn, Bobby
Sikes, and Jeff Pace.
Kennedy Is Named
Superior Speaker
At Emory Debates
Karen Anne Kennedy received
the rating of superior speaker in
the 9th *l a^Ppu liln i Debate
Tournament, held at Emory Uni
versity, the weekend of Nov. 6
and 7. Miss Kennedy was award
ed a certificate and silver cup for
her outstanding debate perform
ance.
Other persons representing Mer
cer at this event were: Careen Hart.
Betty Jo Freeman. Freddie Black.
Mary Sue Thompson, Kay Moody,
Tom Jones and Carol Rhodenheis-
er. Mr. Joe Fillipo and Dr. Doris
Raymond accompanied the group
and also served as judges.
The team will next travel to Co
lumbia. South Carolina for the
South Carolina Forensics.
Heresy Charges Aimed At
Mercer From Floor Of GBC
The ’’Noonday Baptist Association” introduced a resolu
tion on the floor of the Georgia Baptist Convention this week,
calling for actions to stem alleged “liberal” interpretations of
the Scripture by teachers at Mercer and other Baptist edu
cational institutions in the state.
The Rev. York Chambless, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church of
Smyrna, introduced the resolution
for the Noonday Baptist Associa
tion. Though no specific schools or
teachers were mentioned. Cham
bless told the Macon Telegraph
that it is aimed primarily at Mer
cer and at Shorter College in
Rome, Ga.
Referring to "reports . . . con
cerning the violation of basic Bap
tist interpretations of the Holy
Scriptures by certain professors in
the institutions." the resolution
makes three recommendations:
(1.) "That we strongly disap
prove of any professor in any Bap
tist college in our state teaching
that which is in violation of the ha
sic historical Baptist interpretation
and understanding of the message
and meaning of the Holy Scrip
tures
(2.) "That the convention ur
gently requests the boards of trus
tees of said institutions to make a
careful investigation of these pro
fessors and request their resigna
tions or fake other action appro
priate according to the provisions
set up by their institutions.
(3.) "That further investigation
bo mude by the board of trustees of
our Baptist colleges into textbooks
now being used ami those which
will bo used in the future, to deter
mine if they are in accord with ac
cepted Baptist interpretation: and
that any textbooks found to bo
contrary to accepted Baptist inter
protations be removed from the
curricula as a teaching text.”
Dr. Thornton's Pageant
Presented At GBC
A dramatic presentation of
Georgia Bajrtist history, entitled
"For Our Lord,” was presented at
the opening session of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention in Atlanta
Monday, Nov. 9.
The pageant was written, pro
duced and directed by Dr. Helen
Thornton, professor and chairman
of the Department of Speech and
Drama at Mercer.
The Georgia pageant cover* the
period from 1763 with the Georgia
Baptist's beginnings to the present,
and is in line with the Southern
Baptist Conventions's emphasis
this year on Baptist heritage.
The pageant will include the
early difficulties of Baptists with
the Church of England, tell brief
ly of the convention's organiza
tion and ito development with the
launching of new programs.
Dr. Thornton said more than 50
persons from throughout the state
participated in the pageant
On Wednesday, the Convention
voted to have copies of the pro
posed resolution sent without com
ment to the Boards of Trustees of
the Baptist colleges in Georgia
Though not officially adopted by
the Convention, the resolution is
to be reixirted u|x>n by the trustees
when the convention meets next
year.
Harris To Travel Next
Week - Attend Spiro
Inauguration At JU
President Rufus C. Harris has a
very active schedule planned for
next week. At the end of the week,
he will have traveled from Georgia
to Louisiana, New York and Flor
ida.
Monday, November 16, will find
President Harris in New Orleans
for the Marshall Scholarship Com
mittce Meeting. He is chairman of
this committee which selects twen
ty semi-finalists and in December.
Former Mercer Dean of Liberal
Art*, Dr. Robert H. Spiro, in Bear
Day parade.
from that twenty, four will be se
lected for scholarships to British
UniversitJC-S.
Dr. Harris wil be in New York
from Tuesday through Thursday
attending the annual - mqeting of
the Board of Trustees fofliho Car
negie Foundation ffor / the Ad
vancement of Teaching] He has
been on this board sino»- l945
TraVohng to Florida, he will
serve as Mercer's official repre
sentative at the inaugural cere
monies for Dr. Robert H. Spiro.
(Continued on page 6)