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Volume “XLVIII
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, MAY 5, 19fi7
Number 17
MISS MERCER PAGEANT 1967
Mary Lucas, Miss Mercer; Carol Bruce, 1st runner-up; Ann Stanford, 2nd runner-up; Scmda Rich, 3rd runner-up; and Sandy
Carroll, 4th runner-up.
Dr. Harris At
Savannah
Mary Lucas, New Miss Mercer
By Claudia Young
Wednesday, May 3, the Circle K Club once again sponsored the
annual Miss Mercer Pageant. Each year a Mercer co-ed is chosen from
field of girls, sponsored by the various social organizations, to repre
sent Mercer University for the coming school year
Miss Mercer was chosen on the
(wm* of her poise, campus activi
ties and appearance on stage. Last
year talent was required of each of
the contestants, but the Circle K
do ided to eliminate the talent por
tion of the contest this year. Tili
ng. according to Circle K Presi
dent, Vince Fallin, is not needed by
Miss Mercer, because she has no
opportunity to use it during her
teign. Instead, an interview with
the judges, held previously to the
•dual competition was given and
rounted 1/3 of the total points giv
en on the basis of personality and
campus activities. A. true Miss Mer
cer, it was felt, should lead an ac
tive campus life and have a pleas
ing jieraonality.
The competition began at 5
o'clock Wednesday night with the
contestant's interview by the judges.
Campus activities and future plans
sere discussed, and the entries
sere judged on their personality
aid originality in response. Then
R 00 the formal competition be
ll. Each entry modeled a sports
outfit, and then a formal. The en
tries were introduced on stage to
the nidges, and their activities were
announced to the audience. Follow
ing he formal wear, a short inter-
•i»Mon was held on which the
jsdges narrowed the field of 21 con-
it-ints, to the 12 semi-finalists.
Once again the twelve modeled
eir formats. Again the field was
•arrowed. Each of the five finalists
rc asked to give a spontaneous
iwer to several questions by
Cir< le K. On the basis of the reeita-
bon stage appearance, personality
*rxi campus activities, the new Mis*
Mercer 1967-68 was selected. The
Miss Mercer was crowned by
bat voar's Miss Mercer, Miss Jean
Harrison. Jean, was chosen last
J*sr during the Miss Mercer Pag
it and has done much to deserve
bar title. A Senior this vear, Jean
b* been a cheerleader at Mercer
hr 3 years, president and rush
•hairman of her sorority. Phi Mu
■id SAE sweetheart. She is a
•ember of Cardinal Key and was
*» active member of the 9GA. She
•ras a true representative of Mercer
University.
The contestants that competed
fca year were sponsored by: Al
pha Delhi Pi Sorority; Laura
Shouse, Mary April McCreadv, A1
pha Gamma Delta: Sara Hackney,
Rutliie Wilheidt, Chi Omega: Linda
Mac Klreath, Ann Peirson. Phi
Mu Baxter Hilson, Susan Chesh
ire. Alpha Tau Omega: Mary Lu
cas, Sandra Rich. Kappa Alpha Or
der: Ann Stanford, Kappa Sigma.
Gwen Getzen, Suzanne Thornton,
Lambda Chi Alpha: Sandra Bur-
nam. Fran Williams, Phi Delta
Theta. Carol Bruce, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon. Tish Eubank, Sigma Nu:
Sandy Carrol, MIMA: Martiel
Babbit, Nancy Williams. MICA:
Claudette Wells These were the 21
girl* that com|)eted for the title of
Miss Mercer.
They represent all the classes
and social groups on campus. The
girls are from Florida. Georgia and
Kentucky. All are very much a
l>art of Mercer's campus life, and
all are excellent representatives of
Mercer University.
The Circle K Club certainly de
serves the thanks of the student
body, the contestants, the judges,
and all those concerned with the
pageant. Without their s|K>nsorship
and interest the pageant would not
be the success that it is every year.
The careful selection of the judges,
the scenery, the lighting, and all the
other minute details that insure the
pageant's success can be attributed
to President Vince Fallin, Vice-
President Bill Wehunt, and the
other members of Circle K
The Miss Mercer Pageant has
always been a highlight of Mercer s
school year, and was no different
this year. It is hoped that the tra
dition will be continued success
fully into the future as it has been
in the |>ast
Future Graduate Students
Dr. Raymond announces that on
Thursday. May II the Committee
on Fellowships. Scholarships ami
Graduate Study wil meet in Room
316 of the Oonnel Student Center
at 3:30 p.m.
The committee would like to
meet with all juniors who are plan
ning to attend graduate school
after June graduation 1968
Any intereated students are in
vited to attend.
S|>eakmg on the intensity of the
problems facing the U. S. in the
twentieth century. Dr Rufus Car
rollton Harris, president of Mercer
University, told the Savannah
Lion’s Club today. “Our democracy
is couragi-ous and strong enough to
withstaml the most rapid social
change and isilitical adjustment
There are scarelv any traumatic
experiences able to diminish Ameri
can national purpose Pointing
out the self-corrective capacities of
a people living in a democracy. Dr
Harris listed the coming national
isilitical elections, the ongoing de
bate over our involvement in Viet
Nam and the South and her ways
as those problems most relevant to
our region at the moment
Commenting on the coming poli
tical camiwigns. Dr Harris said,
“Our economic and social issues
are becoming almost staggering in
their bewilderment. They need an
abundance of rational instead of
emotional and partisan answers.”
He continued, "the issue of involve
ment in Viet Nam is dividing our
people more than any other in our
years. Such a division is a threat to
our national effectiveness. Criticism
of our presence in Viet Nam seems
no longer helpful The fact is that
wisely or unwisely we are there,
and cannot repudiate our national
leadership of the |>ast fifteen years
which took us there It seems
strange that any person could as
sume that the U. S. alone is blame
worthy of the war." He stated that
after a recent visit to Tokyo that
he observed that educational lead
ers there seem to comprehend bet
ter than we our role in Viet Nam
S|>eaking of the South. Dr.
Harris said. "Some writers have
treated our section ungenerously,
marveling that any form of sub
stantial progress could come to the
region I believe the time is here
that we can change that condition
We southerners must lead the way
fo such change " Dr Harris warned
his audience that, "we should not
liernut it to ap|>ear that il we build
as many factories as Massachusetts
or construct as many mail order
houses as New York, or erect as
many |>acking houses as Illinois, or
dig as many oil wells as Texas
R.O.T.C. Has Formal Inspection
On Mayday, 24 April 1967. an
Threasher, PMS at the University o
campus to begin a complete and de
partment facilities and the corps of
Beginning at 10:30 Monday
morning the Cadet Battalion Stiff
headed by Lt. Col Leslie Wilkin-j
son presented to the Inspection
Staff a 30 minute lecture on all
phases of cadet activities.
That afternoon. Col. Thrasher
and his staff made a detailed in- i
s|>ection nf the cadet Battalion in 1
ranks. Tuesday was spent by the
inspection team observing an excel
lent hand-to-hand combat demon
FOR FEATURE ON
MARSHALL DAUGHERTY
AND MERCER’S ART
DEPARTMENT SEE
PAGE 3
boasts or raise as many herds of
cattle on a thousand hills as the
western states do, we will then have
reached the goal We desire ”
Pointing to three areas of en
neavor where assistance may be
found he spoke of the need of a new
type of leadership in religion, poli
tic* and education Commenting on
the religious situation. Dr. Harris
stated. “In the earlier part of this
century our society suffered hy its
unwillingness to consider Christian
ity relevant to the public social
problems of twentieth centurv life.
In many places the churches and
their ministers were admonished to
"stay out." Now we are beginning
to see the connection Is-tween iso
nomics and morality. But to see
the connection anil to find the
means to effectuate it are hugely
different matters. In order to find
these effectuating means we must
search for adequate insight into
the spiritual condition of modern
man. We must observe his agony
in the constantly changing ami new
conditions of our society
(Continued on page 6)
inspection team headed by Colonel
f Georgia, converged on the Mercer
tailed inspection of the ROTC De
cadets at Mercer University,
stration conducted hv the Mercer
Marauders and critiquing the
ROTC cadre on the inspection re
sults.
Through the fine efforts of each
individual cadet, the ROTC De
partment of Mercer University re
ceived a most favorable rating
The Cadet Rattalion Staff along
with the rest of the Seniors join
with the cadre in expressing thanks
for a job well done
ALUMNI DAY
Saturday, May 6. is Mercer’s
annual Alumni Dnv honoring the
golden anniversary of the class of
1917 The class is President Rufus
Harris' class and the alumni re
lations director predicts a big week
end for the "Golden Grads"
Over eighteen couples from as fur
away as California will la- present
for the activities The theme of tilt-
day will he An Age of Change of
a Crises of Values?", and three
seminars will scrutinize various
aspects of the theme with students,
faculty and alumni participating
Tilt 1 reunion will la" kicked off
by an banquet Friday night where
tales ot yesteryear are bound to
fill tilt- air This wil fa- followed
hy a class of 17 breakfast at the
Dempsey Hotel anil the annual
meeting in Willingham Chapel
where several service awards will
b, presented
There the seminars follow, top
ped oft with "dinner on the
grounds" and music of yesteryear
presented hv the C.A.C Band
from Warper Robins A F B.
The "Golddast Gang will-cer
tainly marvel at the changes in
their old Alma Mater Will they
remember the split in the class
over the onntroversev of the Presi
dent leaving the University in the
middle of the year?
The Committee On Athletics
I College of Liberal Arts
May, 1967
1 The committee on Athletics has
from its conception understood i4s
ifumtinn and retqionsibility to he
limited to the area of intercollegiate
sports The committee continues to
! recommend policy related to bud
: get. scholarships, schedules, eligi
bility. and extent of the athletic
(Continued on page 6)