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Much 3, 1967
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Campus News Of Interest
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Sunday night the Freehmen
i held an election sponsored by
W9GA to vote on the officers
lead their Freshman Dorm
aincil, rich is to go into effect
irtni quarter.
Dori Ripley was elected Presi-
iat, Joan Kyllonen was selected
Vice President; for Secretary
ksasurer Tish Eubank was
scted; and Marianna Moore was
io«en as the Fire Marshall.
These officers, with represents
ms from each hall, will constitute
Dorm Council, which will cop-
ad all business of the Freshmen
ith the exception of major of-
Some information about the
rla: Dori Ripley — cheerleader,
san's list, Phi Mu pledge; Joan
jrllonen — President of Chi
mega Pledge Class, candidate
otn Freshman Dorm for “Best-
lessed;” Tish Eubank — Secre-
jy of Freshman Class and Vice
resident of the Chi Omega Pledge
Marianna Moore — Secre-
of Chi Omega Pledge Class.
lOther girls running were: Presi
— Debbie Feyes; Vice Preai-
— Tim Moshell, Rayna
erson, Gail Springstead; Sec
y-Treasurer — Charlotte
ey; and Fire Marshall —
ol Bishop.
[wo Year R.O.T.C.
Program Outlined
|Lt Colonel Robert Brambila,
er PMS, recently announced
the advanced R.O.T.C. pro-
is now opened to students
at the basic two year course,
er the new plan, all male stu-
who will not graduate prior
I Spring quarter, 1969 are eligible.
Ib take advantage of the pro-
. which results in the student’s
; commissioned as a second LI
graduation, the applicant
successfully complete a six
course at summer camp be
) entering the program. Once the
ent enrolls he will pursue the
type of instruction as those
ents in the advanced course of
four year program; this in-
attending summer camp
the cadets in the advanced
a. The same amount of pay
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
’ BTUPtW fXTHAT MlfVf'em. NANCY—
Waring's Concert Receives
A Standing Ovation
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Wesleyan Group Visit
Psychology Dept.
Wednesday evening, February 22,
Dr. Jean Hendrick* of the P»y
i hology Department entertained
Dr. Bernard Murdock and a group
of his students from Wesleyan Col
lege. The highlight of the program
were lectures by Dr. Hendricks and
Faye Bush on operant learning,
methods of behavior modification
and current work being done in
the area of operant work at Anna
State Hospital and Milledgeville
State Hospital. Following the lec
ture the Wesleyannes were given
a demonstration of the equipment
and procedures employed in Mer
cer’s psychology laboratory. Re
freshments were prepared and
served by the students working in
the psychology laboratory.
I be given to the two-year cadets,
1 s month.
(Interested persons should contact
one in the military depart-
for further details. (This ap-
i to Law School students as well
| to Liberal Arts students.)
ran Cura Performs
i Augusta Concert
HUGU8TA, GA. — John Van
, instructor in voice at Mercer
lity, was presented in con
at Augusta Tuesday evening
the auspices of the Augusta
and County Public Library
Senes.
Van Cura, a baritone, was
by his wife, Kim
have appeared in numerous
jrts in Georgia and throughout
i East const Mr. Van Cura has
_ in various oratorio and
: performances, and will be
and vocal instructor at the
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JOHN C. SWEARINGEN, JR J. B. “JAY” JONES
666 First Street Macon
746-1687
By Rdd Harvey
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians presented a three-
hour concert in Willingham Chapel, Monday evening, February
20, before a “standing room only” audience of Mercer students
and Maconitea.
The arrangements performed
represented a wide range of musical
taste and interpretation. All were
most enjoyable and surely every
one present was able to find music
to' suit his own preferences. During
the concert many members of the
company were featured in solo
performances. As the evening pro
gressed, the amount of versatility
exhibited by the individual singers
and musicians was amazing. Even
the stage manager danced a de
lightful soft shoe.
There is one aspect not found in
much of the “entertainment” of
today — SHOWMANSHIP.
Liberace is often called Mr. Show
manship, however, after seeing
this concert the title should belong
to Waring. He has had fifty years
of experience in this field and any
one present at the concert realizes
how important this aspect it to
entertainment.
The students of Mercer and the
residents of this "center of culture”
were indeed fortunate to be given
the opportunity to attend a con
cert by one of the all time masters
of the entertainment field. Those
who did not take advantage of this
opportunity missed one of the moat
thoroughly enjoyable evenings
Macon, Georgia, has seen. If the
concert was disappointing in any
respect it was that the audience
was deprived of hearing Mr,
Waring sing.
The performance received a
fifteen minute standing ovation,
much too short a "thank you” for
the wonderful Waring and his
Pennsylvanians May Mr. Waring
celebrate many more anniversaries
and keep his date in Macon fifty
years from now.
Debate Team Wins
14 Awards In Fla.
The Mercer University debate
team won 14 awards at the recent
Florida State University Invita
tional Debate Tournament at Tal
lahassee. Fla.
Eight Mercer students competed
against students from 27 colleges
and universities in the southeast to
capture the awards.
The senior division team of Mike
Blizzard. Macon; John Winkle.
Rome; Reed Banks. Dalton and
Emily Wortman, Eustis, Fla., won
the second place sweepstakes tro
phy. The team also tied with
Florida State and Spring Hill Col
lege for second place in overall
debating. And the affirmative team
of Blizzard and Winkle won five of
six debates to take a superior rating
certificate.
Mercer Grad is New
Asst. Dean at Eiray
Edward A1 Holmes of Sanders-
ville, Georgia has been named to
the position of Assistant Dean of
College at Emory University. He
succeed* Darill Fagg as Dean in
charge of the Upper Division.
Holmes attended Mercer in the
40's, and his education was tempo
rarily interrupted by the war.
While here, he was a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity and
wag president during his senior
year. He graduated with a BA
degree in history.
Upon graduation, Holmes went
to Emory for his graduate study.
Before becoming Assistant Dean,
he taught at Stetson, where he
became chairman of the philosophy
department and for a while served
as Dean of Men. He has also
served in Nigeria as a member of
the Peace Corps.
Men and women such as Dean
Holmes are truly a tribute to Mer
cer University.
Chess Club Reformed
The junior division team of
Vickie Graves, Bamesville; Ellen
Guinn. Butler; Becky Wilcox, Jupi-
ter. Fla.; and Tom Cauthon, Mari
etta, placed fourth in the junior
sweepstakes. The team also tied
with Miami Dade and Manatee
Junior College for first place in
team debating, and each member
received a first place medal. The
negative team of Miss Wilcox and
Cauthon won a superior rating for
a 5-1 record.
Mike Blizzard was first in after
dinner speaking; Vickie Graves won
a finalist certificate for persuasion
speaking; and Miss Wilcox and
Tom Cauthon won certificates for
impromptu speaking.
One way for a small school to
grow besides increasing its enroll
ment, tuition, faculty, facilities,
and so forth, is to have available
to its student body a variety of
organizations in which the in
dividual may participate in order
to increase his leadership abilities,
enjoy a pleasurable social life, ex
pend his energies in someworth-
while service, broaden his spiritual
aspirations, stimulate his intellect,
honor his achievements, and some
times just in order to offer him a
minute amount of enjoyable recrea
tion.
Mercer has a number of such or
ganizations which help to fulfill
these needs. This year, in fact this
quarter, a new organization has
been added at Mercer that leans
more toward the last need—enjoy
able recreation. The organization
referred to is the Mercer Univer
sity Chess Club.
Although this is not the first
Chess Club Mercer has had, its
handful of members hope that it
may become a permanent organi
zation here. It was originally estab
lished with the hopes of forming a
Chess Team which would compete
with other schools in intercollegi
ate play, but until its membership
increases this is just a far-fetched
hope.
Presently the Club must be con
tent with intra-club competition,
hut lists in its Constitution, among
its other purposes, provision of in
struction and promotion of the
popularity of the game of chew.
Although none of its members are
proficient enough to claim to be
masters, most are able and more
than glad to instruct any interested
neophyte* that they may come to
enjoy this ancient game that is
growing in popularity everyday.
One • popular fallacy concerning
chess is that it ia a game of intel
lects only, and only those with im
mense I.Q.'t are capable of under
standing and enjoying this game.
This is most untrue, and in making
an analogy, it may be ventured that
it is simpler to play a game of chew
then it is to go through registration
here at “good ole Tattnall Tech.”
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