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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON. GEORGIA. OCTOBER 8, 1965
Number 3
Deadlines Near for
Fellowship Applications
Dr. Doris Raymond, chairman of the Faculty Committee
Fellowships, Scholarships and Graduate Study, has an-
ineed that the committee will interview seniors interested in
lying for the Woodrow Wilson and Danforth Fellowships in
Personal Conference Room behind the Division of Student
sonnet at 3:00 p.m. on the dates listed below:
t 13—Woodrow Wilson inter-
l 20—Danforth interviews
he faculty has been asked to
nit names of |iossihle randi
s for Woodrow Wilson nomina-
s These candidates will be noti-
and are asked to a|)|>ear on
13th
indicants for the Danforth Fel-
hip should ap|>ear Itefore the
iinittee voluntarily on Oct. 20.
names will he sent in prior to
date, nor is previous registra-
n necessary.
I hese dates are the only oppor-
miies for interviews for liotli the
Im,forth and the Woodrow Wilson.
I wo other important fellowships
available to individuals inter-
lied in applying: the Marshall
llowship to Britain, the deadline
which is Oct. 22, and the Ful-
ght Fellowship, for which appli-
tlons must hi- completed before
31.
Application forms are available
the office of Dr. Raymond, who
homes questions regarding any
these fellowships. The fellowship
■ llctin hoard outside 202K is filled
it It isisters describing these and
offers.
All seniors are urged to consult
ith Dr Raymond, or Drs Snipes,
urse. or Ware as early as |Mmsihle
the fall quarter, so as avail
leniselves of all |>ossihle oppor-
imtv for graduate study.
DIARY OF ANNE
HANK” - - TONIGHT
iis week's feature at the
or movie is “The Diary of
Frank,” a documentary based
o diary of a young; Jewish girl
" she was killed in a Nazi
otration camp. Written dur-
he two years of hiding in an
x-rdam attic, her diary faith-
records the daily routine,
s quarrels, reconciliations,
utual comfort of eight fright-
oeople.
rring Millie Perkins, Joseph
'kraut, Shelly Winters, Rich-
'teymer, (iusti Huber, Lou
Diane Baker, Douglas
e, Dody Heath and Bd Wynn,
vie begins at 7 :30 tonight in
' udent Center.
Mercer Receives
Gulf Oil Grant
Mercer's Chemistry Department
is one of seventy to have been
awarded a $1,000 unrestricted De
partmental Assistance grant from
Gulf Oil Corporation.
The grant is being distributed
this year to selected departments
in universities or colleges under the
Gulf company's Aid to Kdoeation
Program.
Departmental Assistance Grants,
such as the one received by Mercer,
are intended to contribute to the
support of de|>artments of particu
lar interest to the Com|>any. Any
department in an accredited col
lege or university within the United
States and its territories may be
considered for these awards.
Mr. T J. Nichols, Macon Dis
trict Manager for Gulf Oil Corp..
presenter! the check to Dr. Rufus
Harris, Mercer president
Four ATO's Make
Ga. - Mich. Game
Four Mercer ATO’s drove up to
Ann Arbor, Michigan to cheer
Georgia on to victory at the Geor
gia-Michigan football game last
Saturday afternoon. Mike Burdette,
Ralph Overstreet, Willard Stem-
bridge and Dennis Fluhanks made
the 18 hour non-stop journey in
Eubanks’ 1963 Corvair after decid
ing, Friday afternoon, to make the
trip.
leaving Mercer after classes on
F’riday, at 1:30 p.m., they got out
of Macon around 3:15 (a tire need
ed fixing) and were at the Tennes
see state line by dark At dawn
they were well into Ohio. "None
of us had been that far north;’’ Bill
Stemhridge commented, “instead of
sleeping we were always looking
out the windows at the scenery and
listening to the car skip."
Reaching Ann Arbor at 9:15
Saturday morning, they telephoned
the Mercer Alpha Tau Omega chap
ter and later sent a telegram to
the fraternity. “YES WE ARFi
HERE, IT’S TREMENDOUS, AL
SO COLD. HOME TOMORROW
AF’TERNOON, SURGE. BURDIE
HEAD "BUTTONS"DOWN
FR0SH TALENT CONTEST
Tuesday night’s version of Mercer’s annual Freshman Talent Contest, one of the high
lights of the Freshman Week’s events, saw more folksingers than you could shake a guitar at,
several monologues, and a few really original skits.
Becky Head, with her dramatic
portrayal of a woman tottering on
the brink of complete insanity, rap
tured the first place trophy. Scotty
McCall’s rendition of “Summer
time” and his piano Prelude won
him overwhelming applause and
second place as well. Third place
contestant was Bruce Bickner with
his "Blue Tattoo.”
Twenty-one other events provided
the Mercer audience with three
hours of varied entertainment, mar
shalled by Student Government
President Brady Creel as master
of ceremonies.
Undoubtedly one of the most en
tertaining items of the evening’s
fare was Joan Smith’s take-off on
a strip. Janet Wood as “Clara” was
better dressed and equally hilari
ous. Bouquets for originality go to
the “Sad Clown”, Donna Thomas;
and Pavon Dearman, who took her
F’reshman Joan Smith
burlesques the burlesque
monologue from the best-selling
"Oh Ye Jigs and Julips.”
The Junior Phi Mu Washboard
Band—Christy Tyler, Judy Tib
betts, Becky Wilcox, Marsha Rot-
tering, Myra Littlefield, Mattie
Harper, Patsy Jo Clay, Josephine
Powell serenaded the advantages
of a washboard band, and the ADPi
pledges did a really clever job with
a Carribean tune and “Sassy Sue
from M.U.” The new Alpha Gams
needled “Sunny Day" Wilcox and
his receptions.
Others on the program included
Gerald Hudson on the trumpet.
Jim Price’s "Prelude in C Minor",
singers Gary Williams and Pam
Warwick, tyid folksinging Sandra
Clinton, Ben Mitchum, Taylor
Monfort, Lorran Mears, Ann Dead-
wyler, Susan Strange, Becky Sims,
Gregg Bennett, Ed Bacon, and
Diane Bradford.
Student Government Sponsors
Welcome Dance Tomorrow
The Student Government Association is sponsoring a wel
come dance tomorrow night for the student body at the Mc
Kenna Armory on Anthony Road.
The dance lasts from 8:00 to
12:00 and will feature vocalists
Sam and Dave and Arthur Alex
ander, backed by the Leroy Lloyd
Rand from North Carolina.
Tickets for the dance, a casual
affair, are on sale at the hook store
for $1.00 |x*r person They will also
be sold at the door for the same
price.
Students without transportation
can ride the Mercer “shuttlebus,"
leaving the Freshmen Girls Park
ing D.t at 7:30.
SGA president Hradv Creel
comments that. "Since this is the
STREET WILLARD DENNIS”
Procuring tickets for seats on
the 50-yard line jn front .of the
press box, they comprised a small
hut dedicated Georgai cheering sec
tion on the Michigan side of the
stadium.
Clad as throughout the trip, in
ATO jerseys, bluejeans, overcoats,
blankets and steadily increasing
beards, the group left Ann Arbor
immediately after the game and
made the journey back in time to
spend Sunday afternoon at Mercer
catching some much-needed sleep
first dance of the year, we hope
everyone will attend. It will serve
as a good mixer for new students."
Attention Seniors
Senior Comprehensives — 1:3rt
P.M , Oct. 11.
Graduate Record Exams —
8:30 A M., Oct. 12.
Room 205, Penfield Hall.
22 Qualify for Frosh Offices
Twenty-two Freshmen paid their dollar and qualified last
Friday to run for election as their class officers. Soon Post
Office and bookstore walls were covered with posters, and
stickers indicating favorites blossomed on bosoms throughout
campus as the excitment of another campaign ran high.
The seven who qualified fur
RICHARD RODGERS’ MUSIC PRESENTED
IN FIRST OF MERCER'S CONCERT SERIES
Richard Hayman and his orchestra will present a program of Richard Rodgers music in
ngham Chapel on October 13. Vocalists accompanying the orchestra will lie Elaine Malbin,
iam Metcalf, Joanne Wheatley, and Hal Kanner.
rented on the program will
It s a Grand Night for Sing
from .State Fair, a group of
rs from Victory at Sea. "lxive
the Kodger* Manner”. “March
the Siamese Children" from The
and l. "Soliloquy" from
ousel, and a medley of song*.
<v Favorite Things".
After a hrief intermision, the
ngram will continue with
'laughter on Tenth Avenue"
>m On Your Toet. “A Visit With
xigers and Hart”, and “A Re
nt to Rodgers and Hammerstein".
1 he show wil be produced by
Iter Gould, and the production
Re staged by Jack Landau.
Richard Hayman is nationally
RICHARD HAYMAN
famous for his work in the field of
music He has worked as an actor,
an instrumentalist, an arranger, a
soloist, a director, and an agent for
Boddy Wayne. Patti Page. Ralph
Materie, and Vic Damone He is
now serving as conductor of his
own orchestra, which will stop at
Mercef as part of its Kali Tour.
1965.
The next concert in Mercer's
F'ine Arts Series of five concerts
will bo on November 4 when a
group of thirty-seven Korean
children will present folk dancing
The concerts are open to Mer
cer students without charge upon
presentation of the Student I D
can! A number of tickets will be
available to the general public in
the form of individual tickets or
season ticket*, which will cover all
five concerts.
MERCER ADDS
SOCIOLOGY LAB
Probably the most promiscuous
of the 1966-66 additions to the
Mercer community are 19 rabbits,
housed in the new social behavior
laboratory in the Sociology Depart
ment.
According to Dr. A. M Bond,
director of the lab, there should be
no serious overpopulation problem;
however, studies have indicated, he
said, that the higher the density of
population, the less reproduction
takes place. The rabbit population
should tend to level out over a
period of time. Any excesxt, how
ever, he said, will he used by the
departments of psychology or bio-1
logy.
Although the lab is intended |
primarily for research, some work i
with the rabbit colonies may la*|
done this year in such sociology
courses as Social Interaction and
Community Organization.
Two colonies of rabbits, one con
taining eight and the other five,
have been set Up in the new facility,
which is located in the room adja
cent to Dr. Bond's office. A thin)
colony, consisting of three rabbits,
is located at the professor’s home.
Three additional rabbits are now in
isolation.
Research in the new lab at pres
ent is centered in the areas of
"territoriality” and "dominance-
subordination.” When the first
young are born, studies will begin
in “imprinting” and “early sociali
zation.' 'In general, the studies will
involve social behavior, and will
deal with concepts from the fields
of psychology, ethology, and animal
sociology, among others.
seven
Freshman president are Steven
Gower. Hal Adams. Ben Mitcham
Gene Davis. Pete Sweeny. Steve
Lewis .and Gerald Hudson.
There were five vice-presidential
candidates: Wendy Bitter. Arthur
Browning. Hollis Lewis. Boh Por
ter .and Jim Roberts.
Five are running for the office
of secretary: Connie Anslev. Judy
Babcock. Mattie Harjrer. Joan
Smith, and Kimberly Kiedurtz:
and there are five would-be treas
urers: Muriel Lindsay. Ann Sian
ford. Pam Stipisk. Tenna Garden
er. and Stephanie Boll
Singing The
Unsung Songsters
Now that the rush of rush week
is over, we pause to review the week
and find one event worthy of out
note.
The unsung young men who
serenaded the sisters of Phi Mu one
2 AM earn our attention and our
praise—both for the originality of
their verse and the spirit in which
it was sung.
Hopefully, we may see a few
more such occurrences in the years
ahead.
ID CARDS ARE HERE
Permanent I.D. cards are no*
available in the Division of Stu
dent Personnel upon presenta
tion of the temporary rard.
Students are asked to check the
numbers listed on the second
floor of the student renter, and
to get their cards as soon as
their numbers are listed.