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March 26, 1968
Volume XLIX, No. 17
Freshmen
Advisor
Kyle Carter
People are interesting . . . Peo
pie are important. . . . The office
of Freshman Adviser deals specifi
cally with interesting and impor-
lant people. This position demands
r e s p o n s i -
ble leadership
and genuine en-
thuaiasm. I
would like to
announce m y
candidacy for
this office.
Through
various activi
ties, I have
come to understand the full mean
ing of res|Hmsibility. As a member
of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
I have server! as secretary of my
pledge class and assistant pledge
trainer Work in the Admission's
Office has enabled me to familiar
ire myself with next year's Fresh
man class. My job as a dorm coun
selor this year has provided invalu
able insight into the adjustment
problems of the incoming fresh
man Thi-se activities illustrate my
qualifications: interest, capability,
and ex|>erience.
Steve Richev
Fellow-Mercerians,
As a candidate for Freshman
Advisor, my major interests lie in
making next year's freshman class
orientation as organized and effi
cient as possible, and in helping to
establish an increasingly effective
student government association.
The main goal of orientation, in
my opinion, is to encourage in
coming fresh
men to lie proud
to be a part of
Mercer's tradi
tion. This orien
tation program
of freshmen de
termines to s
great exten the
degree of their
campus involve
ment and participation as up|x>r-
classmen. If the orientation pro
gram is to be meaningful in a way
that will encourage this students
interest and participation it must
be under the guidance of one who
not only has the technical leader
ship abilities which are necessary,
but one who has a vision of what
effective student partici|>ation can
mean at Mercer University.
I feel that I have the degree of
leadership experience necessary for
~such a jijb and am- certainly inte
rested in developing a more effec
tive student organization on cam
pus. In the area of leadership ex
perience, I have served as. Student
Government President of l.eeshurg
High School, representative of the
State of Florida in the National
Student Council, and President of
the Florida Youth leadership As
sociation. During mv Freshman
year, I was given the opportunity
of organizing a youth leadership
conference for the state of Georgia,
and am now servihg as Youth Co
ordinator of the program which is
a cooperative effort between Mer
cer and the Georgia Jayceea
I have a personal interest in the
class of '72 in that I have had per
sonal contact with many of the in
coming freshman thru my present
job as coordinator of the proa pec
tive student visitation program. In
this capacity, I have visited various
schools in Georgia and Florida
throughout the past summer and
the present school year and have
had a chance to talk with many of
those who will be students at Mer
cer next year and have already be
gun the task of helping them un
derstand what it means to be a
Mercerian,
Since the primary function of
the freshman advisor is the success
ful administration of the orienta
tion program, the specifics of views
concerning the role of the fresh
man advisor have to do with pro
gress which can be made in this
part of campus life. As an orienta
tion assistant last year, I found
that the orientation program has
been improved to a point of greater
student interest and almost com
plete student control, but there are
still other areas which should be
considered. In general there should
be a revamping of the orientation
to provide additional emphasis on
those areas of Mercer life which
are currently more important and
perhaps to eliminate certain as-
jiects of the program which have
become outdated through the
years
To say that I am satisfied with
the functioning of the office of
freshman advisor would be to say
that I can recommend no improve
ment. In light of this fact I am
seeking office as a dissatisfied Mer
cenan with the hope of easing my
dissatisfaction by working to im
prove the functioning of the ofiee
of freshman advisor in the student
government association.
Sincerely,
Steve Richey
Charles
Witzleben
It’s that time of the year again
when campaign posters will cover
the campus and you as voters will
lx- ex|>ected to review each candi
date's worth and vote for the one
you feel most qualified and dedi
cated to the
Student Govern
ment Associa
tion. I therefore
introduce my
self. CHARLES
WITZLE.
BEN. as a (an
il i d a t e for
FRESH
MAN ADVI
SOR '
The office of Freshman Advisor
requires a vast knowledge of the
activities and procedures of Fresh
man Registration and as a discus
sion leader of several orientation
classes at the last Orientation Pro
gram. I feel that I have gained the
knowledge necessary to take full
responsibility at the Orientation
Week for our incoming freshman.
During the past year I have had
the privilege of serving you as Vice-
President of the Sophomore Claps.
a member of the Honor Com
mittee. and as a member of the
Student Union Board. While serv
ing in these capacities, I feel that I
have gained a working knowledge
of the dutiee and rssponrihUitfes of
a Student Government Officer,
While working in the
sion's office this past year, I have
had the opportunity to meet moet
of them and I have the utmoet con
cam in carrying out an Orientation
Program which will be both im
preasive and inspiring for these
freshman just starting on the road
to a successful college life.
If elected to serve as Freshman
Advisor, it is my plan to eliminate
orientation cl eases which are touch
ed superficially and use this extra
time to stress the honor system
and the academic importance at
Mercer University. As has been
proven in the past, entering fresh
men are more attentive to student
discussion leadens, who speak from
experience, rather than members
of the faculty. Therefore, it is my
plan to- choose orientation assist
ants from each organisation on
campus and independent men and
wome from the campus at-large to
carry out the activities of orienta
tion week.
The job of Freshman Advisor re
quires much time and hard work
from the day of election, through
out the summer months' and es
pecially the first week fo Fall Quar
ter. I have the desire to devote ’my
time and my summer in working
toward a very successful Orienta
tion Program. I hope that you will
afford me this opportunity.
In closing, it is my sincere de
sire to serve you in my fullest ca
pacities as Freshman Advisor. I feel
that I have the insight and desire
to conduct an enlightening Orien
tation Week for the Class of 1972.
Mercer has much room for im
provement and I would like to see
our campus move from a feeling of
apathy to a feeling of awareness.
I personally feel that the best place
to start is with our incoming fresh
men by molding them into aware
members of "our Mercer Commu
nity.”
Senior Class
Vice President
Pat Armstrong
Although the prescribed duties
of the Vice-President of the Senior
Class are few and well defined,
an imaginative candidate could ex
pand the effectiveness of his office,
In addition to presiding at class
meetings in the absence of the
President, assisting in the organic
ing and overseeing of elections, and
representing the Senior class in the
S.G.A., I believe
the Vice-Presi
dent should
strive toward
the unification
of the class as a
whole. As the
driving force
behind such an
effort, the Vice
President
should conceive, organise, and su
pervise activities to achieve this
end
It has been thq custom in past
years to exact from ail seniors a
tribute (in the form of th:
definable Federal Reserve notes)
at the beginning of the year for a
class gift. The involuntary nature
of this “gift” not only detracts from
the spirit in which it is given, but
also does nothing to unite the class
Rather than forcibly requisitioning
such funds, it is my intention to
initiate a fund-raising project which
would be both enjoyable and profit
able. Although keg parties, raffling
off bottles of liquor, and selling
kisses fit perfectly into this cate
gory, they are frowned upon for
various unjustifiable reasons, by
the administration in general and
the GBC in particular. Therefore,
as an alternative, I suggest a class
picnic with the reservation that it
not be held at Penfield. Tickets
could be sold in the same establish
ed manner which prevails at pre
sent, or picnic baskets could be auc
tioned off to the highest bidders.
If, and only if, sufficient monies
were not thereby acquired would
I am looking forward to meeting the traditional fee be levied. Such
many ow you in the next two weeks
and discussing further with you my
plans for Orientation Week. I
would sincerely be grateful of your
consideration as your next Fresh
man Advisor. Remember “Vote
Witx," Charlie Witzleben for Fresh
man Advisor.
Rick Davison
Rick Davison, candidate for the
Vice-Presidency of the Senior Class,
has held several
positions i n
o r g a n i z a -
He was e lected
last spring as a
Dorm Repre
sentative for the
S G A, is now
secretary of the
Circle K club,
was photographer for the Mercer
News Services, and is currently
the photographer for the Cauldron.
He is well qualified for the office
of Vice-President of the Senior
class and is able to serve his fel
low class members in that capacity.
a gathering of the class in its en
tirety would enhance the feeling of
unity over and above fraternity and
sorority ties as well as provide a
return on one’s initial investment.
This and other innovations could
here alised by an imaginative can
didate who had the full support of
his class. While the president at
tended to the more technical as
pects of administering the senior
class, the Vice president could be
actively engaged in receiving and
responding to suggestions by class
members. Rather than following
the worn out traditions of the past,
let the class of '69 initiate its own
traditions. Let it be imaginative,
and original. Anri finally. L
that you let me contribute to
such endeavors as your class Vice-
President.
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7:90 p.m.—The film
will be shown in Room
Student Canter.
8:00 p.m.—Concert in Willi
ham Chapel featuring the
ells.
fcOO
Rifle
Georgia Military Collage of
ledgeville and Gordon Milil
Academy of
MO
8,-OO pai Dance at
Armory. Mask fumlahod
King David an dtha 8b
Tnaiday. Apdl»
The
Wednesday, March 27
10:00 a.m.—Coffee for faculty
staff, Connell Student
Economics, Sociology, Psych
ogy and Guidance
will be the hosts.
7:30 p.m.—Willingham Ch
Panel discussion on the fmti
nity system. Panelists will
Brad Holbrook of New Orlea
Ritualist for Kappa Sigma;
Neal R. Berte of Evanston,
sistant director College Entran
Examination Board; Tom
of Atlanta representing the
tional headquarters of Kap
Alpha. Faculty me
will be on the panel are Dr. Js
Hendricks, Mr. Tom Trir
and Dr. Ted Nordenhaugh.
Thursday, March 28
10:00 am.—ChapeL Dr. F. Rob
Otto, dean of the chapel,
ing.
3:00 p.m.—Baseball game
Bears versus Georgetown Ul
verst ty
Friday. March 2g
Greek games featuring co
tibon between fraternities.
10.00 am.—ChapeL Dr. F.
Otto, dean of the chapel, sfx