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Volume XLIX MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 16, 1968 Number 9 Ferranti' and Teicher will perform in the Chapel tonight at 8:30. Plucked Dulcimer Molts By Diana Downer Molting describes the process by sha ll birds periodically lose their old leathers and gain new uni's to replace them. The PLUCKED DULCIMER, the motif of the campus literary magazine, is not unlrke any other bird in this re spect Robert Newell. Editor of the mag.izine. reports that the publi cation, like the imaginary bird it is named for! i» currently in the process fo molting some of the old er feathers in its composition, and 'positing a new phimmage that will change the body of the maga line To be specific, a new format has been adopted by the publication. In the pa9t, the Dulcimer seemed to sin away from humor and diver nty. but with experience, many hair come to realiz.e that both of this. are an important |>art of the liter try and general campus scene Cartoons, satire and essays will Is' 'mv noticeable in the next issue — essays, features and revealing] inter lews also will occupy amide J •pace The NEW Dulcmier is do- Mgn..( to ap|>eal to any and every •hid tit in some way David Sibley, copy editor of the (aiming edition, explained the view.[stint of the entire Plucked Dul eiiner staff when he stated: "Th. incorporation of lighter mi lenui with serious works will not <inh make the magazine more teadnble, but, by introducing con hast, will enhance its quality and merit *’ Prose works, poetry, visual *rt and photography will be main- Uimd in a segregated folio, and in alt cases, justice will be done by •he artist. Another variation from preceed- ■I?* < drtions will be the insertion' of exchange material from other Southeastern universities and col *erw* These, hopefully, could con tribute to the spirit of creativity, •nd competition at Mercer, in ad dition to keeping the student more **®re of the work of his contem poraries A new expanded advertising pro f'*® is expected to notably increase hpaocial support, thus building the foundation for a re-envigorated Plucked Dulcimer. Other Dulcimer workers due cre dit (or their assistance are; Susan Wiseman, secretary; Mary Jo A1 len, advertising manager; Roger Poston, cartoonist, and David Mes- eda. photographer (’ontrilmttons' of student work are, still being considered for pub lication. and the opportunity to be a part of the new Plucked Dulci mer is open (o every student. Shell Awards Mercer $1,500 The Shell Companies Foundation has awarded Mercer University a grant of $1,500 under its Shell As sists program This is the eighth yeaf Mercer has been recognized by a grant from the foundation. Dr Rufus C Harris, president of Mercer, in accepting the grant, called attention to the important part such grants plav "in the Uni versity's endeavor to provide gua lity Christian education for today's young people." The donation provides three $500 grants One recognizes the national challenge to' increase the general support of higher education and is to be used in a manner designated by the president of the university. Another provides for faculty deve lopment in the Department of Che mistry. Walter M. Upchurch Jr., senior vice president of the Shell Com panies Foundation, said Shell As sists gTants are intended to encour age increased faculty participation in scholarly professional activities FIRST MERCER U. INVITATIONAL LaGRANGE TAKES TOURNAMENT; 85-54 OVER BIRMINGHAM SN. Calendar of Events Tuesday, January 16—10:00 Con vocation—Dr Samuel Hill, Univ. of North Carolina 8:30—Concert Thursday, January 18—10:00— Chapel—Dr. Otto 8:00—Basketball — HOME — Bears vs. Carson-Newman Friday, January 19—10:00—Chapel —Dr. Otto Saturday, January 20—10:00 —Ri fle Team vs. Auburn & So. Miss, at Auburn 8:00—Basketball — HOME — Bears vs. Oglethorpe Monduy, January 22—10:00 Con vocation—Ambassador John D. Jernegan in Res. from Emory 3:00—Presentation Ceremony for Cadet ROTC Bat. sponsor nominees TOP 6% HONORED; 94 ON DEAN’S LIST Ninety-four students in Mercer I University’s College of Liberal Arts made the Dean's List for the fall quarter The numb« r represents six per cent of the students following a liberal arts curriculum, according to Dr. Garland F. Taylor, dean. To he named to the Dean's List a student must have a B-plus or hotter average in all courses taken during the quarter. Of those meet ing this requirement, 26 or slightly more than one-fourth made all A's. Those names in the list (* de notes all A's) include: Vivian James Adams, Macon; Carl A. Amend, Macon; ’Roger B. Anderberg, Bndgeville, Pa.; ’Fran ces Anderson, Lyons; Linda Kay Askew, Columbus; Rosa Martiel Babbitt, Augusta; 'Dorothy Ann Barnett, Warner Robins; Judith Lynne Belser, Jacksonville, Fla.; William E. Black. Macon; Alan Lee Bowen. Rome; Charles E. Bowen. Dalton: Carolyn Jane Braun, Jack sonville, Fla.; Npney M. Brunson, Thomaston; Lou April Cable, Ma con; Robert Michael Camp, Rome; Alice 1-ee Canipc, Macon; ’Richard R. Champion, Thomson'; Sherri D Clark, Jacksonville. Fla.; Robert L. Cont’d on Page 3 By John Kidd The Mercer Bears fell prey to the Hawks of Huntingdon College 94- 90 in the opening game of the first Mercer Invitational. The Bears got off to a slaw start and Huntingdon the foul line. Huntingdon sunk 36 out of 45 foul shots, 14 of them in a row at the-end of the game when the Bears were threatening, and really sunk'the chances'of pulling built up a decisive advantage, Mer- j cer leading only in the early min utes 3-2, 5-4, and 8-6. Then the | Hawks from Montgomery, Alabama ! built up a lead of 20-8 midway of the j first half and then boosted it to 39- 20 in the last three minutes. The hears cut the lead to 45-32 by half | time, and after the half came oii'j the court ready to play ball. A j Bear team resembling last year's opened up its fast break and, hit ting their outside shots, outscoied Huntingdon 58-49 in the second half. The trouble was that in their at tempts to get the ball, the Bears hud to press and play-close, thereby amassing numerous fouls which not only cost them the services of 1 Robert Belloir and Jim Graham. | but also turned the Haw ks loose at j off a really good comeback. Individually the Bears were led by Jud Roberts with 24, David Tay lor and Bill Naylor with 12 each. Taylor brought tile crowd to its feet with four jumpers of 25 feet or more in the last four minutes and played an overall good game. The Hawks, who improved their record to 5-6, were led by Lloyd Julian with 26 points. Chuck Nieman with 27, and Ricky My rick, who led all scoters with 30, Mercer's lack of re bounding and accuracy at the char ity sTrlpe hurt us in the long run. as did the lack of support The cheerleaders, really lookisl lonely out there by themselves. Let's show Cont'd on Page 4 Education Costs Rise 10 Times SeaIptfl,... Scofek-To^r,... II? Cathy Crrcn The viist of education today in proportion to' the general cost of living is as much oUt of proportion as it was 130 -cars ago. A student's educational costs were about one tenth of what it is today, hut the cost of living was also proportion atcly less than it is today The figh cost of education was a major factor in the problem of drop outs which plagued, school of ficiuls T30 years ago. The financial problems of a stu dent pursuing education in Oeor gia in 183d are displayed through the history of Mercer University in a financial statement from the first piysideht of Men or, Billingtofi M Sanders, to Mrs Thomas Greene, guardian of James ,G. Fanning, a Sfudent at Mercer. Institute then located at Penfield. north of Greens boro in Oconee County. The state Coat'd on Page 3