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January 30, 1968
THE MERCER CLUSTER
’Jeatueei
JUSTICE WINS OUT
A funny thin-j huppened to mo
on my way back to Mercer last
weekend. I was driving along In
terstate 75 North from my home in
Jacksonville, Florida, when I pass
ed a huge sign, shaped like a cross,
with the words: "Get right with
God" mitten on it. Df course this
is not spectacular in itself, since
signs such as these are found every
where along America's highway
system. But with this particular
sign I was perturbed by the fact
that two boys were pulling on it,
obviously trying to steal it!
Needless to say, I spun my car
around and returned to the place
of such vandalism immediately. I
got out of my car and walked over
to them to investigate. (Naturally
with my head bowed and my eyes
to the ground in reverence.) The
boys tried to run, but my superior
physical fitness (due to Mercer’s
excellent Physical Education de
partment and the fact that I missed
class only once because of a frac
tured skull) enabled me to catch
up with them and escort them to the
sheriff’s office in the nearest city.
The sheriff was indeed happy to
see the young hoodlums appre
hend^ who had been destroying
the county’s Jesus signs. I left to
resume my trip to school as their
trial began.
Now the rest of what I have to
say is strictly off the record, but as
I understand it, the judge really
threw the Book at them. The boys
fell victims to the roost terrible
sentence of all from the "hanging
judge”, they had to go to Mercer’s
chapel twice weekly for an entire
quarter and remain perfectly alert
the entire time!
Overlooking the severity of the
sentence, I, for one, am g|ad to see
justice done.
WESLEYAN CORRESPONDENT
The Platters To
Appear Feb. 3
THE PLATTERS, twice-voted “World’s Most Outstand
ing Vocal Group,” will appear in concert on Feb. 3 for Wes
leyan’s Mid-Winters Week-end.
Interna-
tionally renown
ed, the group
has sold over 75
million records.
Famous in the
mid-fifties with
their four mil
lion record sell
er, “Only You,”
THE PLAT
TERS have
made jiopular
“The Magic
Touch,” Smoke
Gets in Your
Eyes," ‘‘The
Great Pretend
er,” and - many
others from their
repertoire of over 200 arrange
ments.
Their two latest hits, “I Love You
1000 Time*. and “With This
Ring,” are still climbing the best-
seller charts
During the past
three
years.
THE PLATTERS
have
divided
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Stephens
DOWNTOWN • WESTGATE
INGLESIDE • RIVERSIDE
IK REPORTS
The Mercer University Inter
Fraternity Council elected officers
have just been announced. 'The
slate of officers are: Gary Bonner,
President; David Wilbanks, Vice-
President; Robby Kelly, Secretary;
and Mike Camp, Treasurer.
The I.F.C. has recently passed a
ruling stating that the fraternity
presidents are automatically mem
bers of the council. Now every fra
ternity has two representatives plus
the president. This new ruling al
lows the three delegates to speak
with more authority from the indi
vidual fraternities. Each fraternity
has one vote as under the previous
ruling.
Attendance is mandatory and
with the new system, all fraternities
will have better representation on
the council, says 1 F.C. President
Gary Brenner.
Photo Club
Membership
Jay Mesbahee, President of the
newly organized Mercer Photogra
phy Club, last week announced
that, “an open invitation is now ex
tended to all persons who would
like to join the current membership
of the club in their efforts to teach,
learn, und enjoy the fundamental
processes involved in photography.”
The current membership now num
bers 16 and other officers include
Vice President Rick Davison, and
Secretary-Treasurer, Jean Kent
Having completed organizational
steps last quarter, the club’s goal
this quarter is to completely equip
their own laboratory. Members of
the club do not pay dues and the
materials and chemicals they will
use in their lab will be available to
them free of charge.
Future plans for the club include
the sponsoring of a photo contest
and the submitting of their work to
various school periodicals for pub
lication. Any student desirous of
joining the club, or who would like
more information, should contact
the President, Jay Meshahee, Box
1116, or phone him at 743-9224.
SociaCCg
Speaking...
By Carol Bruce And Leonard Bone
their appearances between college
concerts and annual tours to Eu
rope and Japan. When the sched
ule permits, these well-known Mus-
icor recording artists appear in top
night dubs.
During their Wesleyan concert.
The concert will begin at 8:00
ance may be purchased for $3.25 in
downtown Macon at the Dempsey
Comer, and at the Wesleyan and
Mercer Bookstores.
With winter rush over the sorori
ties are happy to announce their
new promisees and pledges. Judy
Royal is a new promisee to Alpha
Delta Pi. Alpha Gams’ two new
promisees are Sarah Mathis and
Sarah Connelly. The Chi O’s wel
comed four new promisees into
their sorority: Anne Longman, Car
ol Pierson, Terry Darr, and Kay
Jenkins. Phi Mu is proud to have
two new pledges: Donna McKen
zie and Jane Baker.
The Chi O’s also announce two
new initiates into their sorority.
They are Betsy Dodd, Jacksonville;
and Caroline Jackson from Orlan
do.
The new pledges of ADPi are:
Jarl Baugh, Dianne Camp, Cindy
Cary, Marcie Furbee, Hilda Greer,
Connie Liner, Ruthie Lowe, Joann
McGarrity, Suzanne Meiner, Beth
Powell, Theresa Swetz, Debbie
Williams, and Mary Ann Witcher.
Congratulations to the new sisters
of Alpha Gamma Delta: Andrea
Jackson, Sharon Vise, and Martha
Williams.
The Phi Mu’s are proud to an
nounce the officers of their great
pledge class. They are as follows:
President, Mary McGaugbey; Vice-
president, Mary Donna McCorvey;
Secretary, Beverly Brandes; Treas
urer, Suai Overstreet; Chaplain,
Linda HUL
The Phi Mu’s are already busy
making preparations for two big
weekends. April 5th and 6th will be
the annual Mother's Club Week
end. Also, April 26th and 27th has
been slated -for Phi Mu Weekend.
Ed Bacon, member of Kappa
Alpha Fraternity (Brother Frat of
Phi Mu), has been put up for Toby
by the Phi Mu Sisters. Good Luck,
Ed!
This past Friday night the
ADPi's and Chi O’s joined forces.
The girls and their dates had a real
swingin’ time at their Sadie Haw
kins, hillbilly party which was held
at the Policeman's Lodge. Sounds
like a good idea, girls!
This last weekend proved to be
a weekend of diverse entertain
ment: ATO had a pledge-brother
dinner; Sigma Nu made the ■"" n * 1
pilgrimage to the mighty slopes of
Gatlinburg; and SAE had another
party.
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The ATO pledge-brother din on
was held Sunday evening in tin
lodge, as a sort of follow-up to tin
ATO party the week before
which, in a very stirring ceremony
the jersey of Phil Jones, was re
tired. It was fitting tribute in lecag.
nition for all that Phil has done fat
the fraternity both in athletics and
in other areas.
During the same wswbsnd
Nu’s held their hippie love-in, aai
SAE ventured to the nether regia*
of South Florida for an initiatics
ceremony. Believe it or not, they
all made it to the ceremony. It
rumored that Pup had quite
weekend: everyone is wonderiai
why he won’t talk about it llie B)
had their second party of the monk
last Saturday night with one
their favorite bands, Hie Boogk
Chill un.
Lambda Chi held initiation os
January 19, for the following: Jobs
Short, Raymond Weatherly, Wayst
Crowley, and Woody Moody. Dr.
A. Eliot Youman was also initiatsi
as a faculty initiate. Pledges is-
elude: Mark Weber, John Mai,
Chris Tyler, Dale Wiggins, Ed
Evans, Tony Miller, Bill Flowea,
Panl Baldwin, Harold Kelly, and
Stan Owens. New Nu pledges arc
Don Monro, Brady Sigler, Tan
Bennett, Charles Runion, Mark
Bass, Steve Cotter, Steve Cotton,
Raymond Kelly, Tommy Maddox,
Vernon Greene, and John Camp
ATO’s pledged were: Ronnie Ben
nett, Lem Howard, Chuck Phillips
Larry Bankester, Jim Graham, Bob
Simpler, Bill Connor, Fred Mc
Creary, Danny Brogdon, Allas
Bowen, Buddy Doyle, and Stu Ma
vis.
ATO Dan Pettigrew is now pla
ned. Somewhere and somehow a i»
mor got about Mr*. TilL I didn't
say I didn’t my aha had a sui
said I didn’t say I said she had oat
I want to make that quite dear,
the way, how does Bob Porta
keep his ears dean?
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