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TRUSTEES HOLD SESSION
Dub Holmes Special Advisor
Several weeks ago Reverend Holmes was relieved
if his duties as residing pastor at Tatnall Square
taptist Church. This sudden action on the part of the
hurch caught Mercer and Mr. Holmes a bit by sur-
irise. Athought the pastorate has been Mr. Holmes’
unction since February 1965, prior to that time he
ied served very ably as a member of Mercer’s
idministration.
Mr. Holmes was graduated from Mercer in 1939
nd from that time until he came back to Mercer in
he 1960’s he served as pastor at various churches
hroughout Georgia. He received his B.D. degree at
he Southeastern Baptist Seminary at Wake Forest
i 1966. Prior to and during this time he served on
he Executive Committee of Mercer’s Alumni Asso-
iation and spent three years as a Mercer Trustee.
In August of 1960 Mr. Holmes was appointed
iirector of Development and Alumni Affairs at
lercer while serving in a limited capacity as an
ssistant professor of Christianity. In 1964 President
larris wrote, “Mr. Holmes was Mercer’s first
evelopment director, and under his leadership the
lumni program has grown to its strongest position
n the history of the University. Mr. Holmes is an
ffective, resourceful, and knowing man, and he will
ontinue to mean much to the program at Mercer.’’
’hus it seems while one may be disappointed at the
'atnall Square Church incident one can be sure that
lercer has regained one of its strongest advocates.
HOLMES HAYWOOD
Reverend Dr. Thomas Holmes, former pastor of the Tatt
nall Square Baptist Church and Mr. William Haywood, former
Business Manager at Mercer University, receive high adminis
trative appointments by the Board of Trustees.
Name Haywood Vice President
At a regular meting of the Mercer University
Board of Trustees on Thursday, October 20, Mr.
William Thomas Haywood, Jr., B.B.A., was named
as the Vice-President for Business and Finance of
Mercer University The trustees, by passage of a
resolution to this effect, created the office of Vice-
President in order to give Mr. Haywood a title com
parable to the work he now performs.
Mr Haywood, appointed in 1960 as Business
Manager and Secretary by President Harris, has
served in this capacity as an assistant to the presi
dent. His duties have expanded as President Harris
needed his assistance. The change in title from
Business Manager to Vice-President has no im
mediate bearing on his duties or compensation.
The new vice-president served and is serving as
vice-president of the National Association of Edu
cational Buyers, as second vice-president of the
Southern Association of Colleges and University
Business Offices, in several capacities with the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the
regional accrediting assorication. Mr. Haywood has
also been appointed as a member of the Advisory
Committee on Administrative Costs for the National
Defense Student Loan Program. He serves as secre
tary of the Corporation of Mercer University, as
instructor in accounting, and secretary of the Walter
F. George School of Law Foundation.
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’olume XLVII
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 4, 1966
Number 3
FRESHMAN BEAUTIES
Miss Baxter Billson, (center), is Mercer’s new Miss
reshman. Pictured with her are first and second runner ups:
arol Bruce (left) and Carole Carey (right). Miss Billson,
Phi Mu promisee from Miami, Florida, was chosen from a
■oup of 21 contestants, October 13. The other two finalists
ot pictured were Faye Bumby and Joan Kyllonen.
literal Aid Request Resubmitted To G.B.C.
Dixie Debates Held Here
MERCER DEBATERS
Mercer University has resub-
itted a request to the Geor-
a Baptist Convention seek-
g approval to apply for a
*00,000 U. S. Government
an for construction of a
ience center.
The Convention, at its annual
feting last year, urged that the
in be sought from private sources,
it the Mercer Board of Trustee*
submitted the request on the
ais that a loan from “non-fed-
al” sources would cost Mercer
ore than $125,000 in excess of
e cost of the federal loan.
Dr. Rufus C. Harris, president
the University, discussed the
■tter at a recent Trustees meet-
K and announced that the Geor-
• Baptist Convention's Evecutive
unmittee has received the Uni-
rwty's request and will consider
•t the pre-Convention meeting
Columbus next month.
The Baptist Convention oppose*
deral aid to the church-supported
tuvernty because of strung “sep
aration of church and state" be
liefs and fears of governmental con
trol of education.
University officials, however,
point out that Mercer has received
federal loans in the past with no
detrimental consequences resulting.
The student center, freshmen mens’
and women's residence halls, and
the Mercer Apartments were all
constructed with the financial aid
of the federal government.
Support to the University's case
was given in a recent editorial in
the Macon Telegraph and News.
The editorial stated, in part:
“The loan and grant program of
the federal government is made
possible in part by taxes paid by
parents of Mercer students, alum
ni, faculty, and yes, vast numbers
of Baptists in Georgia.
“There is nothing horrendous
about some of the money flowing
back to aid the cause of education.
Indeed the assistance is both high
ly desirable and richly deserved."
FS.U. Cops
First Place
The ninth annual Dixie Debate
Tournament, hosted by Mercer
University, last Friday and Satur
day was won by Florida State Uni
versify.
The F.S.U. debaters combined a
secoad place in affirmative compe
tition and a third place in the
negative, thereby compiling enough
points to capture top honors.
Emory University, last year’s
winner placed second, while the
University of Alabama edged in
third position.
The novice division’s winners
were from the University of Ala
bama, followed by Emory and the
University of Kentucky.
The two day tournament had 42
colleges represented by more than
a total of 350 debaters.
Calendar of Events
Nov. 4:
8:00 — MIMA Dance
Percy Sledge
Nov. 7:
8:00 — Newman Club
Nov. 8:
7:00 — Chess Club
Nov. 9:
3:30 — Bridge lessons
Nov. 10:
10:00 — Chapel (Yale speaker)
4:30 — Spanish Club
7:30 — Speaker (rm. 314)
Nov. 11:
10:00 — Chapel (Yale speaker)
7:30 — Speaker (rm. 314)
Nov. 12:
10:00 — Chapel speaker
All sophomores, juniors,
and seniors are required to
attend Chapel Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, 9,10,
and II November, at 10:00
ajo. All Freshmen are ex
cused from regular Chapel
attendance for Friday.
Winners:
Vnraity Firat Pine* School, Florida State
University; Second Place Sorool, Emory
University: Third Place School, University
of Alabama: Varsity First Place Affirma
tive, University of Alabama: 8econd Place
Affirmative, Florida State University; Third
Place Affimrative, University of South
Carolina: Varsity First Place Negative,
Emory University: Second Place Negative,
University of Kentucky: Third Place Nega
tive. Florida State University.
Novice First Place School, University of
Alabama: Second Place School. Emory Uni
versity: Third Place School. University of
Kentucky: Novice First Place Affirmative.
University of Alabama; Second Place Af
firmative, Miami-Dade Junior College-
South; Third Place Affirmative. Valdoata
State College; Novice First Flace Negative,
University of Kentucky: Second Place Neg
ative. Spring Hill College; Third Place
Negative, University of Alabama.
and “Concepts and Faith.”
Dr. Holmer received his B.A.
degree cum laude from the Uni
versity of Minnesota in 1940. and
his M.A. from there in 1942. Dur
ing World War II he served as a
translator in the national Office
of War Information. In 1945 he
Varsity Superior Speakers: Mark Fran
kel, Emory University: Rodney Page Uni
versity of Kentucky: Bill McDaniel, Emory
University: George Bostick. Em. ry Uni ver
sity:- Ed Linder, Maimi-Dade Junior College.
North; David Demers. Stetson University.
Varsity Excellent Speakers: Susan Ga
boon, Emory University: Dale Rieger.
Miami-Dade Junior , College-North: Gioiia
Smith. University of South Carolina.
Suranne Jackson. University of Alabama;
Barbara Gilbert, University of Alabama.
Novice Superior Speakers; Mary Ander
son. University of Kentucky; Diane Dono
van. Spring Hill College; Tim Futrell.. Uni
versity of Kentucky; Joe Estep. UniversiD
of Alabama. Bill Buchnam. Spring Hd!
College.
Novice Excellent Speakers: Marie Masse)
University of Alabama; George Selby.
Emory University; James Spencer. I’nivr-
iity of Alabama: Wayne Hogan', St John's
River Junior College; Robert Jones. Emory
University.
as an Instructor in Philosophy
from 1944-1946. In late 1946 he
joined the faculty of the University
of Minnesota, where he became a
received his PhD degree from
Yale University and served there
(Continued on page S)
Yale Professor to Speak
At Mercer Chapel
Beginning Friday, Nov. 9. Mercer University will be the host for
a series of three lectures given twice daily by Dr. Paul Leroy Holmer,
Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. The lectures will be
given in Chapel on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday morning at 10:00,
and on Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday evenings at 7:30 in room
314 Connell Student Center. The subjects of the ! ecu res are "What
Language can do for Faith,” “What Language does with Concepts,"