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Volume XLDC MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 6, 1968 „ Number 12
Mercer’s Marauders on the move at the Mountain Ranger
Training Camp in the North Georgia Mountains. For story and
picture layout see page four. »
RWGA Handbook
Making Progress
by Diane Downer
Fall quarter at Mercer saw the revision of the Resident
Women’s Government Association’s Constitution, and this
quarter a special committee of that Association, consisting of
Don Ripley (chairman), Dorothy Dillar, Carol Bishop, Carol
Ann Kelly, Beth Daniel, LaNi Johnson, Becky Hair, Joan
Kyllonem, Becky Buntin, and Stephanie Boll, is busy at work
on the revision of the Handbook rules.
The process of alteration is one
that involves much thought, time
and effort. To date, there have
been four meetings of the special
committee, in which the basic areas
of concern were classified and de
bate began on exactly what falls
under the jurisdiction of the com
mittee.
Dress regulations were chosen as
the first area to receive considera
tion and the committee has found
that some referendum* may be
needed before they can arrive at
any conclusions for the suggestion
of new rules. All other areas of
con ern have not yet come under
discussion, and the committee esti
mates that, due to the lengthy pro
cessing needed before the actual
adoption of new rules can take
Place, the revivification will not be
completed until the end of this
Quarter.
The new rule suggestions will be
Presented to the women students
*nd to the Dean of Women for
adoption. A realistic appraisal of all
•ituation* is sought by the com
mittee—extremists views will be
modified; the majority opinion is of
utmost value if the revision is to be
mcceasfuL
One definite plan of the oommit-
*•« is a new sectioning of the rule
book, such as placing all rules hav-
l*g to do with the women’s dormi
tories under “Dormitory Rules'*,
Und having a separate “Housing
tbdes" section.
FACULTY FROLICS
HERE FEBRUARY 12
Faculty Frolics, to be presented
Monday, February 12, at 7:30 pjn.
in Willingham Chapel, promises to
be the best ever. Individual faculty
members, such as Dr. Otto, Dr.
Woodruff, Mr. Van Cura, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Posey, Dr. Hendricks,
and others will be on hand to frolic
across the stage. A skit, starring
Mrs. Mary Wilder as Cleopatra,
Dean Trimble as Mark Anthony,
Dr. Glover as Tope, Cleo's slave,
and a guest appearance of Little
Egypt, with Dr. Johnston as nar
rator, promises to be quits enter
taining. And, of course, a commer
cial will be provided for those who
must have such interruptions. In
addition to the faculty presenta
tions, the Phi Mu Washboard Band
will be there to liven up the crowd.
“Charlie Brown Searches for the
Abundant Life," a skit presented by
Tift College at the B8U convention
in the fall will complete the even
ing’s entertainment Following the
theme of Homecoming, “Happiness
Is . . .” Charlie Brown and his
friends, including Sallie, Lucy,
Schroeder, Linus, and all the
others, are involved in a search for
the abundant life. Mercer students
will portray these lovable charac
ters.
Homecoming 1968;
Mercer Happiness Is ...
Calendar of Events m—mmmmmm
Wednesday, February 7
Election in lobby of CSC of
“Toby” and “Tot”
10:00—Students planning to teach
in fall of '68, winter and spring
'69, will attend a meeting with
Dr. Inez Smith in room 203
Knight Hall.
8:00—BASKETBALL, Bears vs
Rollins College, HOME.
Thursday, February 8
10:00—Chapel, Dr. W. D. White of
St Andrews College, speaking.
7:30— Student-Faculty Basketball
game. Halftime entertainment
will be impersonations by stu
dents.
Friday, February 9
10:00—Chapel, Dr. W. D. White.
7:30—"Under the Yum Yum Tree”
will be shown in 314 CSC.
8:00 — HOMECOMING WEEK
END BEGINS
Concert in Willingham Chapel
by Booker T. and the M. G.’s
starring Carla Thomas.
Saturday, February 10
Mercer Rifle Team vs. Auburn
and Florida Southern at Mercer.
10:00—Judging of Homecoming
displays.
7:30—BASKETBALL, Bears vs.
Stetson University, HOME. At
halftime “Toby” and “Tot” will
be presented trophies and win
ners of Homecoming displays will
be announced.
9:30—Dance at McKenna Armory
with the O. V. Wright Orchestra
featuring Arthur Conley and
Jimmy Hughs.
Tuesday, February 13
The CLUSTER
Faculty Investigation;
Fraternities & Sororities
by Becky Sims
“Our purpose is not to ‘get’ fraternities and sororities,”
stated Professor Ted Nordenhaug, chairman of the faculty
Guidance Committee which is now undertaking a project to
investigate the Greek system at Mercer. The committee of ten
faculty members (Nordenhaug, Hooper, Vance, Bond, Bates,
DuBose, Hughes, Johnson, Taylor and Yeoman) appointed
annually by the faculty voted last quarter to adopt the project
and will be working on it at least throughout this school year.
“Wa don’t want to do this thing
halfway If necessary it is possible
that it wQI carry over into next
year,’’ reported Professor Norden
haug. When asked about which fa
cets of fraternity life the group
would be moat concerned with, he
stated that they are interested in
finding out if the social system in
terferes with the academic purpose
of Mercer and in what ways.
The committee will be seeking
the opinions of the students as well
as the faculty and administration.
“The faculty can’t get anywhere if
we generate a feeling of hostility,”
emphasized the chairman. “We
don’t want the students to be on the
defensive about this.” The professor
related that he believed that there
were many rumors circulating
about the intentions of the commit
tee.
Another committee member in
dicated that the committee is “in a
position to investigate and recom
mend anything for the welfare of
the student”
Nordenhaug mentioned the fra
ternity policy of eating together in
certain sections of the cafeteria as
one area which has “caused con
cern”. He added that he felt that
this policy had taken on “racial
overtones”.
Other areas of concern mention
ed were the fraternities’ effect on
course scheduling, academic
achievement and the restricting in
fluence the organisations have on
students who “got caught up in
them and later find they have other
interests they want to pursue.”
However the professor assured
the Cluster that be would be op
posed to any plan to abolish frater
nities and sororities at Mercer. “I
don't think this would be right J
think the student should have a
choice about whether or not he
wants to join.”
“But we are all aware that there
have been problems and friction,”
he stated. “We cannot have a social
system operating at Mercer which
interferes with the academic pur
pose of the school.”
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-,
S.C.) speaking to young Republi
can Confab in Atlanta Saturday.
STROM THURMOND BLASTS
DEMOS, AT YOUNG GOP CONFAB
By Wright Davis
“There is no question that we are
headed in the wrong direction. The
time is late. It behooves us to turn
this country around and as quickly
as we can”. These were the words
of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-)
S. C. as he keynoted the Region IV
Young Republican Training School
in Atlanta Saturday.
Over three-hundred delegates
from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Alabama, South Carolina, and
North Carolina attended the con
ference, the largest of its kind in the
South which attracted a wide array
of national Republican talent
The Mercer University Young
Republicans Club was represented
in Atlanta by Wright Davis, Chair
man, Dan Newell, Vice-Chairman,
Jacque More*tad, Charlene Taw-
ney, and Mr. Royce Hobbs, ad
visor to the group. Other delegatee
who attended the session from Ma
con included Mayor Ronnie
Thompson and G. Paul Jones,
Chairman of the Georgia Republi
can Party.
Senator Thurmond, who ran for
President in 1948 on the Dixiecraf
ticket and who later changed from
the Democratic to the Republican
Party in 1964, verbally blasted the
Democratic Party for what he call
ed its inaction, weakness and vacil
lation. "It has wisely been said that
for evil to triumph, it is necessary
for good men to do nothing. Many
people around the country share
my concern. I have no choice but
to speak," said the Senator.
The South Carolinian criticized
the national administration: “The
Democratic Party has abandoned
the people and has turned its back
on the spiritual values of America.
The Democratic Party has weaken
ed our foreign policy by weakness,
and indecision. How long are we
going to wait before we take a firm
decisive action in Vietnam?”
Speaking to the Southern Repub
lican group. Senator Thurmond
concluded by saying, “The Demo
cratic Party now worships at the
throne of power and materialism.
We are currently engaged in the
greatest battle our nation has ever
faced, and if the American people
allow the Democratic Party to re
main in power, the freedom as we
know it is doomed”.
Representatives were present
from three prospective Republican
presdential candidates: Nixon, Rea
gan, and Romney.