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ymmmstmmmmmmmmimmmtetm 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. Wmtt® Cluster ’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,"