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March 19. 1963
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Graduate Fellowships
Offered for Teachers
Allocation of 1,500 fellowships
for graduate study by pros|H‘ctive
elementary and secondary school
teachers was announced today by
the U S. Office of Education
These fellows will participate
during the 1968 09 academic \oar
in 273 programs at 173 institutions
of higher education in the 50
States, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico.
The program provides for up to
two years of graduate study on a
full time basis leading to an ad
vanced degree other than a doctor
ate Fellowships are awarded to
students selected by the institu
turns they will attend.
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The purpose of the awards,
granted under Title V-C of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, is to
strengthen and improve elementary
and secondary education through
graduate training of prospective
teachers. Over one-third of the pro
gram — 105 of 273 — provide
training for teachers of disadvant
aged children from rural, urban, or
minority groups.
Fellows receive stipends of $2,000
for the first academic year and
$2,200 for the second, plus an al
lowance of $400 for each eligible
dejiendent. An additional stipend
of $400, plus $100 for each depen
dent, is available for summer study.
For each fellow, the institution
at which he is enrolled receives
$2,500 per year to help pay the
cost of his education and to help
strengthen graduate instruction.
The Office of Education pre
viously announced that about 1,600
fellowships will be available to ex
perienced teachers and related per
sonnel in 74 programs to lie con
ducted by 70 colleges and universi
ties in 36 States.
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Alpha Phi Omega Completes Drive
The 1968 Heurt Fund Drive
campus has recently been com
pleted. The results in this inaugural
effort have not met the success it
should have. The campaign drive,
sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega,
was supported bv the social frater
nities, the unaffiliates, and the fac
ulty. In this week drive. Pi Kappa
Phi contributed the most funds and
is to be given an award. The total
SNEA Convention
Members of the Mercer SNEA
made a very successful trip to the
State Convention in Atlanta on
February 16 and 17. Students from
MU attending the Convention were
Izzie Smith, Billie Usselton, Nancy
Williams, Mary Middlebrooks,
Anne Vance, Phyllis Price, Carole
Bishop, Mila Lasala. Sherrie King,
Mike Hutcheson, and Johnny Le
wallen-.Mrs. Alice Bohannon and
Miss Ixsine Bates accompanied the
group.
At the Marriott Inn, state offi
cers were elected as follow: Presi
denl-Elect, Dan Minnish; First
Vice President, Dan Tingle;
Second Vice President, Larry Bar
rett; Secretary, Billie Usselton;
Parliamentarian, Johnny Lewallen.
Thus, two of the State SNEA Of.
ficers for 1968 are from Mercer.
A former Mercer student. Eve
rett Coker, delivered a keynote ad
dress highlighting Beginning
Teachers. Announced at the Con
vention was a South East Regional
Conference to be held on May 10-
12. Georgia is to be host to the other
six states in the region — the Caro
lina*. Tennessee, Florida, Alabama,
and Mississippi.
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the
amount contributed to
paign drive was $44.31.
Alpha Phi Omega is one of the
several service fraternities on cam
pus. It's purpose is to engage in
worth-while projects serving the
community and. the campus. In re
cent years Alpha Phi Omega has
been a leader in sponsoring cam
paign drives and projects for wor
thy causes. Last year the fraternity
sponsored the “ugly man” contest
which proceeds went to the Bibb
County Children Home. (This con
test will also be held again this
spring quarter). Also in the coming
spring quarter, April 26-28, the
state Alpha Phi Omega convention
will convene at Mercer with 50-76
delegates attending, representing
ten colleges and universities.
Steve Woodruff, president of Al
pha Phi Omega, says that there is
a present effort now to recruit new
members. Contrary to beliefs, eli
gibility for membership into Alpha
Phi Omega does not require one to
have been a boy scout The frater
nity only subscribes to the Boy
Scout oath. Advisor to the group is
Professor Barbee.
SUPPORT
THE BEARS
Chemistry Staff
Attends Seminar
Mercer’s chemistry department
is staying up to date. Tbs an tin
chemistry staff are members of tie
American Chemistry Society which
from time to time holds short
courses concerning currant topics
involving chemistry. These coon*
are designed to keep members i»
formed on recent developments fe
the field of chemistry.
John W. Holding and Robert I,
Taylor attended such e course
February 9 A 10. This coarse
Molecular Orbital Theory for 0»
ganic Chemist and dealt with cal
culating the molecular orbitals
organic molecules. The course i
held at John Hopkins University b
Baltimore, Maryland and was &
nanced by the 8 bell Assists Pn.
gram. Courses such as these
beneficial in that they keep Mss
cer up to date in the latest techsi
ques in chemistry.
Lambda Chi
Elects, Plans
Lambda Chi Alpha Frat
moves into its new lodge Spri
Quarter with a newly elected
of officers. Heading the slate
President is David Fanner, a Ju
ior from Albany. David was ]
in 1966, designated Modal
and elected Treasurer the
ing Spring.
Serving as Vice President is ]
Childs, a Sophomore from Mould
and former Social Chairman,
then Carter and Peter Bondeson(
Boca Raton, Florida, will serve i
Secretary and Pledge Trainer,
spectively. Former Pledge 1
Bill Livingston of Macon,
serve as Treasurer; while
Flaig, a Sophomore from Orb
Florida, will serve as Rush
man. Steve Gower, a Junior
Toccoa was re-elected Rib
while Woody Moody of Perry <
elected Social Chairman.
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