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H H Volume XLIX MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA MARCH 19, 1968 Number 16 Record Number Qualify Bacon, Winkle Win by Default Pageant t and Chris the rules and regulations for the Miss Mercer t to be held April 4th are Roger Dunaway, Mary Lucas, Borders. ~ Maddox Proclaims Week for Circle K in Georgia Governor Lester Maddox pro claimed the week of March 3-9, 1968, as Circle K Week in Georgia. I The proclamation was made in hon- | or of the members of Circle K In ternational, a college men's service I organisation sponsored by Kiwanis International, which does service work on college campuses and in 1 college communities undertaking such activities as aid to institution alized persons, tutoring programs. | blood drives, etc. Circle K International waa found ed at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, as a Kiwanis Club project. 1 In 1966 the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis Intrenational began spon- I torship of the organization and it toon became international in its •cope. Since then, the roster of chibs has grown to number 800 I dubs with mom than 15,000 mem I ben on college ram puses in the 1 United States and Canada. Geor gia has 29 clubs with over 660 mem | bers. The Circle K Chib at Mercer is I comprised of 31 members. It’s pro- Ijects for the school year include I such activities as: Homecoming [Bonfire, Ushers at Mercer Chapel I functions, and the latest escapade, | the Mias Mercer Pageant The offi [cere of Circle K are: Roger Duna [wav. President; Bill Wehunt, V. [President; Chris Borders, Treasur in' and Secretary, Rick Davison. ILt Col Robert M. Brambila, Jr., [PMS at Mercer ROTC, is the fac ility advisor. The Governor's proclamation cites the members of Circle K as “members of an international or ganization dedicated to serve with purpose their God, their country, their state, and their fellowman, seeking to give primacy to the hu man and spiritual rather than to the material values of life. They pro mote the adoption of higher social, business, professional, and educa tion standards and a more concern ed and serviceable citizenship Through their service they have helped to build better communities where righteousness, justice, pa triotism, and good will are more than just words—where they be come goals for living." rr t Pick Up Your Dulcimer Some one hundred undergrad uates in the Liberal Arts College registered on March 8 for the up 1 coming General Jjlection on April 3rd. This was the highest known number of candidates vying for the 29 offices of the Student Govern ment Association, class offices, and student publications. The largest number of candi date* for one single office is for the Student-Faculty Board of Appro priations. Twenty-one signed up for the five seats. No run-off in this category, top five will be declared the winners. The top office. President of SGA, went by default to present Fresh man Advisor Ed Bacon from Jesup Georgia. Ed is a junior and a mem ber of Kappa Alpha Order. President of the Senior Class al so went unopposed to John Winkle John is a junior from Rome and President of Alpha Tau Omega Two other candidates who regis tered were also relieved of the pres sures of campaigns Both editors of the Plucked Dulcimer and the Cauldron had no opposition. David F. Sibley was elected as editor-in- chief of the Dulcimer, which will be distributed on campus tomor row, and Susan Wiseman elected to the post of editor of the Cauldron. Susan will V»ke office immediately while David will not officially command until Fall Quarter of next year, Honor Council Convicts 11-1 The Honor Council of Mercer University would like to report that the following cases have' been brought before the Honor Council since September, 1967, and have been dealt with in the following manner Name Five New Members For Next Year’s Faculty Dr. Rufus Carrollton Harris, president of Mercer Univer sity, announced Tuesday the appointment of five members of the faculty for the school year beginning September 1. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stege, both candidates for the Doctor of Phi losophy Degree from the University of New Mexico, have been named assistant professors of English. Stege, a native of Perham, Min nesota, graduated ctun laude from Harvard University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature. The University of New Mexico conferred on him the Mas ter of Arts in English literature in 1964. He will --omplete his doctoral requirements at the university this year A veteran of the U. S. Air Force from which he was discharged in 1964 with the rank of first lieuten ant, Stege has taught freshman composition and an introduction to literature at the University of New Mexico. He has made frequent visits to Mexico and Canada. His research interest are in the areas of the Renaissance and the 17th Cen tury. Mrs. Stege is a native of Lub bock, Texas. She earned the Bach elor of Arts in English literature from the University of New Mexico in 1964. She will complete her doc toral requirements this year. Mrs. Stege has taught freshman compo sition and an introduction to litera ture at New Mexico. Glen W. Clark, retired Air Force colonel, has been appointed asso riate professor of law in the Walter F. George School of Law. He bolds the Bachelor of Arts in business administration and law from the University of Montana, the Bache lor of Law from the Montana Law School (ranked second in his class) the Master of Arts in political science from the University of Colorado and the Master of Law Case (Continued on page 10) No. Verdict Penalty 97 Guilty F 103 Guilty F 98 Guilty F 104 Guilty F 99 Guilty F-suspended 105 Guilty F-suspended 100 Guilty F 106 Guilty F-suspended 101 Not Guilty 107 Guilty F-suspended 102 Guilty F-suspended 108 Guilty F-suspended SGA Lists Election Rules Elections were the main concern of the SGA at the February 27th meeting. President Dave Hudson assigned officers to present the re sponsibilities and requirements of their particular offees for the Mon day and Tuesday convocations pre sented by the SGA. Regulations were also drawn up for the positioning of election ma terials throughout the campaign. They are as follows: 1. There will be no posters placed on painted surfaces, only on un painted brick walls. 2. There will be no posters on any doors or windows in the up stairs areas (second and third floors) of the Student Center. 3. There will be no posters al lowed in the dining room; however, cards may be placed on the tables. 4. All campaign posters and ma terials will be confined to the cam pus proper. 5. Nails in trees or any campus property are strictly forbidden. 6. No banners or posters may be placed on electrical wires. 7. No campaign literature will be allowed on or in the Willingham chapel building. 8. Posters or any kind of mate rials taped or stuck to floors, side walks or stairs are forbidden. 9. No candidate will be allowed more than two posters in the Post Office-Book Store Area. 10. Posters will be allowed from the March 25-April 3. 11. All candidates will be respon sible for the removal of his litera ture by the morning after the elec tion, except for run-off candidates, to whom this regulation applies the morning after the run-off. Mercer Choir Completes Annual Spring Tour Mercer University’s choir made its annual spring tour March 14-2Q Directed by Jack Jones, the 36- voice choir gave concerts in nine high schools and churches in Georgia and Florida. High schools where concerts were given include Tift County High School on the 14th and Wolfson High School, Jacksonville, on the 15 th. Churches that were visited in clude the First Baptist Church of Lakeland. Florida, (14th); Wood stock Park Baptist Church, Jack sonville, (15th); First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach (16th); First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach (17th); Powers Drive Bap tist Church of Orlando (17th); Parkland Baptist Church of Or lando (18th) and Baymhore Baptist Church of Tampa (19th). The choir’s repertoire 16 sacred and secular songs. Soloists featured with the choir are Faith Martin of Tampa, Cathy Strock of Holly Hill, Florida. Ed Davidson of Thomas ton and Helen Gilbert of Macon.