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INTERNATIONAL:
SOUTH .VIETNAM,.Feb. 14—The Viet Con* retaliated for the
U. !». operation* to uve the rice harvest by mining three busses with
a r> *ulting 54 South Vietnamese farmers killed and 18 injured.
KARACHI, Pakistan, iFeb. 15—.Vice President Hubert H. Hum
phr y during his visit to Pakistan as part ef his Asian good-will trip
Min -unced that the U. S. is going to resume its aid to this drought-
•tii. ken nation. U..S. aid to Pakistan was suspended during the unde-
dei d Indian-Pakistani , war.
MOSCOW, Feb. 19—Tlse USSR announced today a new five year
pi* that will emphasize ”e substantial rise in living standards” ami a
eon' nuance of growth in the strength of its armed forces. Among other
•s' s to implement this proposal, the USSR announced that it intends
gri sable the per capita income of its citizens and to establish higher
rati- » of consumer goods produced • to heavy industrial products.
iOUTH ' VIETNAM, 1 Feb. 19—Viet Cong regulars, boxed in by
Poe » of the U. 8. First ‘Air Cavalry Division, fought back with great
frrc ity; shooting up a flight of support helicopters and hurling rockets
into the U. 8. ranks Informed sources have stated that this battle in-
rob -d some of the worst fighting of the war, indicating that U. S.
car iltiea will be high.
NATIONAL:
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—-Public hearings before the Senate
For ign Relations Committee on the Vietnam conflict apparently drew
to * close as Secretary of State Dean Rusk called upon both Houses
of t.e U. S. Congress to vote if there is any doubt-about the U. S. poai-
don in Vietnam. He also reaffirmed the stated position of the U. S. that
arhae it an present is fighting the communists in South Vietnam in open
war in order to. keep them from taking that country 1 by force, the U. S.
is always willing to confront the Communists at the conference table to
make peace. As to questions about the possibilities of Chinese iaterven
lion in the Vietnamese war and about the attitude ef the Soviet Union
to tiie war, Rusk refused to say anything before the public hearings.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18—New York Senator Robert F.
Kennedy in a speech here urged that President Johnson spproach
North Vietnam for negotiations on the basis of accepting some com
munists in a coalition government for South Vietnam. He further stated
that, while a limited use of force in the war in Vietnam is necessary
any effort to destroy "the objectives and forces" of North Vietnam
would be likely to lead to Communist Chinese intervention.
STATE:
ATLANTA, 1 Feb. 14—The bill aimed at banning communist speak
ers and performers from Georgia state-supported colleges and univer
■ties was quietly killed by being recommitted to the education commit
lee “■
ATLANTA, Feb. 18—The Georgia legislature in its last hours en
acted a strong--anti-gambling bill and approved a bill allowing the mer
iger of schools across county lines Also approved were a proposed Con
■rtutional amendment to provide for use of state funds to finance a
rapid transit system fer Atlanta, a bill to regulate billboards on inter-
•rtte arid primary highways, and a law that senators must run for elec
tions on a district-wide basis rather than county-wide.
ATLANTA, Feb. 18—The Julian Bond issue is still very much
•live as the State House of Representatives passed a rule whereby. •
pewnn elected in a special election may not take office for ten days,
rod further, that the House Rules Committee must pass on his qualifi
cations. These measures will keep Bond out of the legislative session lor
this year and;possibly forever if the: Rules Committee so decides after
the election of Wednesday. March 2. Bond has said that he is presently
filing an appeal to the Supreme Court on the original matter of the
Houses’ refusal to seat him that may well invalidate this legislative
«er>n of the House.
Mo More Grades!
(I.P.)—A newly-instituted 8y»tem of pass-fail grading in
a li nited number of courses at Carleton College seems to be
fait 'y popular, according to Dean Willis D. Weatherford, Jr.
Stu enta participating in the program now represent almost
hal the upper two classes, the only ones eligible.
Under the new system, a student may declare one pass-
fail course per term provided that he has previously accumu
late 1 15 credits. The system is designed so that successful
con iletion of a pass-fail course gives one credit but in no way
»ff -ts the student's grade point average. Instructors may
eat that certain courses be taught on a pass-fail basis.
Th< e are now four such courses being conducted.
Letters To
The ESitcni
Dear Editor: |
Where is the coffeehouse? Fall
quarter there was much talk about
using the Finley House, but there
has been no more about it.
We want it! The Finley House
was supposed to be given Oct. 1,
I thought, but it has not been
touched. I know many students
who will be quite willing to clean
it up in an organized effort if the
administration is afraid of labor
coats.
If we don't get it soon, it will he
of no value this year. What’s hold
ing up the progress? Are they
afraid we might do something
worthwhile by ourselves?
Is the administration trying to
back out?
BONNIE LAWRENCE
WALLY McCOLLUM
SHERRI CLARK
The Cluster would like to clarify
a point which our contributors may
have forgotten. All letters which we
print MUST be signed. Names will
be withheld on request, but the
letters cannot be consists red unleu
they are tigned.
February 24, 1986
Summer Job
The ten most important facta
you should tell prospective summer
employers about yourself were re
vealed in replies received from a
questionnaire sent to selected re
sorts and camps throughout the
United States by National Direc
tory Service, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1) What is your past work
experience and training?
2) Are you willing to work and
cooperate with others?
3) Are you mature, punctual?
Do you exercise good judgment?
4) What is your age? (Mini
mum age is of most concern).
5) What dates are you avail
able to work? If applying to a re
sort, the sooner you can report and
the later you can stay, the better.
6) Give three or four good
references. Please, no friends or
relatives. Teachers or faculty mem
bers and former employers are the
best.
7) Give assurance that you will
fulfill your work contract until the
end of the working period.
8) Be pleasant and cheerful
9) State any special skills you
have—something you can do or can
teach others to do.
10) Give your reasons for want
ing a summer job.
With this information included in
your application, go get that sum
mer job!
If you would like a book of de
tailed information on 45.000 sum
mer job openings throughout the
United States and Canada, ask for
“1966 Summer Employment Direc
tory” at your bookstore, or send
$3 to National Directory Service,
Box 32065, Cincinnati, Ohio 45232.
UL CAMPUS SCHOLASTIC .RATINGS
Honor
Group
AU \len
Uti Unaffiliated
Det, § Social Organizations
AH Vomen
Wonen Unaffiliated
Rfa/iea’s Social Organizations
80 1AL
ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Gamma Delta
01u Omega
HICA
1*5* Mu
Alpha Tau Omega
Roppa Alpha
Kappa Sigma
Lambda Chi Alpha
*IMA
*i Delta Theta
8Vau> Alpha Epsilon
S ^ma Nu
No. in Group
Hrs.
Pts
Avg.
1066
14.966
19302
.1.323
597
7380
OROU
1383
459
7585
9814
lLSM
695
10.022
16363
.1323
375
6012
78*4
!L563
320
5010
8499
11383
HONOR
ACTIVE
PLEDGE
CHAPTER
NO.
HRS.
POINTS
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
RANK
74
1140
1877
1 807
.11400
1.646
44
60
943
1399
1.630
1370
.1.484
>6
71
1115
1867
1.807
L472
H374
a
42
660
1325
2.061
urn
2.008
11
73
1152
1961
1.789
1.599
1.702
22
71
1125
1332
1.420
0.968
<11184
*3
56
868
1136
1.532
1.687
1323
71
1107
1417
1.488
1.126
1380
•11
40
611
782
1.441
LM8
1380
;*2
36
638
817
1.712
11318
<1319
Jb
60
774
1006
1.339
1351
11300
HI
61
932
1340
1.592
;L290
1.488
77
74
1150 *
1493
1.572
11.018
1388
180
SORORITIES:
SORORITIES:
ALPHA DELTA PI:
This past week ADPi lost to
Phi Mu in another very dote
basketball game. This past Wed
nesday night the ADPi's initiated
Linda Clarke into the Mercer
chapter.
Suzanne Thornton and Diana
Heppner represented Alpha Delta
Pi in the dedication of the new wall
around Porter Hall. <
This past weekend the ADPi’s
spent many hours working on theiz
float for homecoming, ADPi’s can
didate for Toby at the Homecom
ing celebrations is Fred Grave*
On Friday, Feb. 11. the ADPi's
celebrated all the February birth
days. Then on Monday, Feb. 14.
the Kappa Sigs serenaded Beth
Brown, their sweetheart. After
wards. all the ADPi's celebrated
Valentine’s Day in the suite. The
SAE pledges took their sweetheart,
Susan Wiseman, out to dinner and
then sang to her in front of the
suite for Valentine’s.
PHI MU:
Suzi Stone is the new Phi Delta
Theta Sweetheart.
The Phi Mu Washboard Band
entertained at the half-time of the
Mercer-Taropa basketball game
and also played for the fellowship
at the Fjrst Baptist Church in
Macon.
In baskethall the Phi Mu’s now
have a 4-0 record after beating the
Alpha Gams in an exciting 26-20
ball game.
The Phi Mu’s have won two
singles games and one doubles
game in badminton and lost the
gj£her doubles game to ADPi
CHI OMEGA
The Chi Omega's beat Alpha
Gam in basketball.
Several Chi O’s have been in
election news lately. Vicki Graves
has been elected secretary of
People-to- People Esther Gill has
been tapped for Alpha Psi Omega,
and Janie Baker has been named
ATO’s candidate for Tot. Sara
Smith tied for first place in the
speech debate at Berry College.
Twenty-oae pledges were initi
ated on Sunday. Feb. 13. They
were Sharyn' Brooks. Bette Burrell,
Lou April Cable, Judy Chappell,
Elaine Dade, Cindy Dearman.
Marilyn Driver, Barbara Elliott.
Stephanie Edgar, Judy Force,
Carol Gower. Nancy Home, Kim
berly Kieburtz, Mary Lucas.
Cheryl Mealy. Judy Parks, Amn
Pearson, Becky Quarles, Donna
Thomas. Martha White, and Nancy
Williams. Ann Pearson was chosen
as model pledge.
MICA:
This Sunday the
Council held a tea honoring the
International sSridcakts in ' the up
stairs riiroag roam ef Ihe-shddaaf
od by tho-laraign
talent repreeentab
.grutag
from Ihmi
respective countries
Saturday asgkt MIGA held d
atsut l.imSI at Finshsoth:fam. TM
petty leased: from 8t00 to -12:00
MIQA sanhed fmtariwdaatinaHy
*' “ raat
Week is an annual affair during
which the pledges volunteer to work
at different places. Saturday. Feb.
12, the pledges worked at the
Macon Boys' Club, and the follow
ing Saturday, Feb. 19, they worked
at the Boy Soout Camp.
Janie Baker has been nominated
by A TO for Tot.
The ATO pledges are looking
forward to being initiated.
KAPPA SIGMA:
The Kappa Sigs ended the '66
basketball season last week .by
tying for third place with , the Phi
Delts.
Saturday, Feb. 19, tbenew'Kap
pa Sig initiates had a party for the
old brothers. Music -was provided
by the Glencoe* of Thompson,'Ga
On Valentine's d v the Cres
cents made a special trip .to ‘MEP
and sang to their sweetheart, Beth
Brown. Beth has been choaen as
their representative.forfFot.
SIGMA NU:
On Valentine's Day. Feb. 14th,
the Sigma Nu's and . their pledges
went to the girls’ dorms and sang
to their sweetheart, Barbara Nim
nicht, and their pledge sweetheart,
Kim Kieburtz.
The Snakes set the date for their
annual White Star as the first
weekend in May when the 'final
plans for the lodge will be present
ed along with the model pledge
award and the scholarship awards.
Plans are now being made for
the Nu’s float entTy'this year.'.It
should be interesting and a lot of
fun to build.
The pledge class volunteered • to
help the school build a greenhouse
and to dean up the RQTC'battle
ground.
LAMBDA CHI:
The Lambda Chi’s had a-party
last Friday night-at.the Lake Hen
ry Supper Club.
MIMA:
The‘MIMA’s have two new
pledges. They are Ron King from
Donalaonville and Bob Bade from
Marietta.
Jimmy Newsome and Preston
Hicks have just pledged Alpha Phi
Omega, and Everett Coker has
been elected president Of that or
ganisation. Everett’ has also been
elected state parliamentarian for
SNEA.
The MIMA’s have nominate,I
Jackie Knox far Tot, arid .‘MIMA
brother Bo Thompson has been
nominated for Toby by MICA.
The MIMA brothers conducted
a public relations project Fob 5 at
Tanmie Turtle.
KAPPA ALPHA:
The KAi had « pledge brother
party-Saturday
Bight atm brothers ware ini
tteSed .rotolKappa Alpha,last Sat
■eday. They were *Jun Dayton.
Henry Du Vail. John Hastings.
Marty Leverett. David : Lanier,
Grease PhflUps- Joey - Kettetbnugh.
arid. Zip .Tiaak.
The KA . defeated. Lambda Chi
phi in
YULPBA TAU OMEOA:
The ATO’s hud «i
party Hast Sstuadsy a
Ksaft s Lake
Help Weak has grot fled.
SIOMA ALPHA EPSILON:
-SAE won - Ihe' 1 —*—ttrKl Cham
psoaahap srith ia head faatght---41-3-t
tary over Sigaaa Nu Sigf Nu
lad at half thae, bat the Leas over-
tehdrowrl-the Rnakae wtth m - at nmg
The I ell ruing aight the Kaugain
e Saakee. this tame m vol-
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