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olume XL1X MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, MAY 8, 1968 Number 20 State News )avis New College Director >f State Young Republicans Wright Davis, Chairman of the Mercer University Young Bpublicans, was elected College Director of the Georgia Fed- ition of Young Republicans Clubs at the Young Republican ite convention in Atlanta, April 26 and 27. Nineteen Young Republican* re- eeented Mercer at the largest rang Republican convention in t history of the Georgia Federa- n. Some 6600 delegatee rep re iting 60 Young Republican Chibs A at the Dinkier Plaza Hotel elect officers and adopt a plat- m for 1968-69. Those representing Mercer were right Davis, Dan Newell, Mike iitztowski. Mike Osterbout, Carl nee, Dan Thigpen. David Sib- , Claudia Young, Becky Sims, erry Feek, Debby Donaldson, Hinders Perkins, Connie Liner, mdy Orr, Susan Stalhkuppe, Di- Bradford, Johnny Potter, Tina Brien, and Charlene Tawney. Many prominent Republicans oke at the convention including ingreasman John T. Myers from 7th District of Indiana, who live red the keynote address, Con- Ben Blackbuen from the District of Georgia, Congress- i Fletcher Thompson from the District of Georgia, former mgieeaman and candidate for ivemor Howard “Bo” Callaway, ong with many other state Re- iblican officials. The highlight of the convention the election of officers which followed a dramatic floor fight over the report of the Nominations Committee. The hotly contested campaign for State Chairman re sulted in the election of Terry Mo- shier of Atlanta over James Swan- ner of Savannah. Davis, who won his election for College Director with the largest plurality of any office contested at the convention, will serve on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Federation of Young Republicans He will be responsible for organiz ing Republican clubs on the college campuses of Georgia during the upcoming election year. The Mercer delegation under the campaign management of Dan Ne well, chib Vice-Chairman, formed a strong coalition with the Wesle yan College and Bibb County Young Republican Clubs and was able to represent the middle Geor gia very effectively. In addition to Davis’ successful election, Royce Hobbs, Mercer Alumni Director and newly elected Chairman of the Bibb County Young Republican Party, was elected 6th District Di rector and will also serve on the Board of Directors Hobbs also served as the convention’s parlia mentarian. acuity Votes to Accept Vonderful Wednesday The Guidance Committee and the Curriculum Commit tee recommend to the Facul ty of the Liberal Arts College the adoption on a trial basis of a Wonderful Wednesday program to be initiated at Mercer, Winter Quarter, 19- 69, this program to be four day* of 60 minute classes held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Instead of class meetings on Wednesday the time is to be reserved for learning experiences beyond the formal classroom situa tion. By freeing students and fac ulty from attending classes on Wednesday, this program aims both at enhancing the quality of instruction and learning in the four class days in expending the education of students by encouraging them in the responsible use of free time for self-education. While it is not to be expected that all students will utilise this working Wednesday to equal advantage, the program should divsst students of the notion that education is pure ly a matter of classes and contact hours. The bloc of time on Wednes day should be used volunta rily by the student for the following kinds of looming ex* 4. Research ia the library anH laboratory Punning individual cul tural interests by read Ing, Batoning to musk, and viewing works of art. Creative aggression in an art Amb. 10. 11. Development of skills in an individual sport 6. Field trips 6. Participation in course review sessions and aca demic tutorial programs. 7. Participation i n facul ty-student discussion groups. 8. Faculty-student confer ence. 9. Attending lectures and films sponsored by a de partment Attending lectures and concerts sponsored by the university Participation in commun ity service projects. IV. To help insure that the stu dent will use the day for the aca demic purposes indicated above, the following activities will not be allowed on Wednesday: 1. Meetings of social and fraternal organizations. 2. Meetings of other stu dent organizations. 3. Regularly scheduled re hearsals, practices, oi performances in extra curricular activities. (If is is necessary to sched ule a major performance or an intercollegiate con test on Thursday, a prac tice could be held or Wednesday after three pan.) 4. Intramural sports and in tercollegiate sports. To help carry out the pro gram it Is proposed that a faculty-student committee be CVnsrismsd on Page A RWGA Handbook Revised, Coeds to Have New Rules New regulations concerning dress, visiting Macon apartments, drinking, and being late have received approval by the President of the University, Dr. Rufus Harris, and will be submitted for Coed approval before the end of this quarter. The anouncement came from the President of the Resident Women’s ing of the new regulations. Al- Government Association, Beth Daniell, who commented that these new rules will create innovations at Mercer. The major changes in the R.W.- G.A. Handbook pertain to the dress of coeds on campus which has been in effect since May 3. Ber mudas and slacks are now allowed at any time during the day. Ex ceptions to this ruling include at tending classes, cafeteria, chapel, library, and intercollegiate basket ball games. This liberalising of dress regulations will allow Mercer females to go casual to the coop, the post office, and anywhere around campus. During the finals girls will be permitted to wear shorts when taking exams, although they must wear dresses to the caf eteria for dinner. The second major revision can be seen in the area of visiting off- campus apartments in Macon. Now, with parental permission, up per-classmen may visit friends and attend parties. This rule will ap ply also to second quarter fresh men. The old rule of being campused for returning more than five min utes late in any one quarter will be taken off the books. The new ruling will institute one report for returning five minutes late, two for ten minutes, and three for fif teen. Only being late more than fifteen minutes will result in a major offense. Under the title of General Reg ulations the words "unladylike con duct” have been removed. It has been replaced with “objectionable”. Penalties, under the present hand book, were enforced for being boist erous, showing public display of affection, and acting “unladylike”. The new rule allows the RWGA Ives to decide what actions states: ”... Objectionable are considered “objectionable”. The conduct may be considered a ma jor offense.” The old law of no drinking and no gambling for coeds was revised to be the same as for the Mercer males. They will both follow the University regulations as stated in the current catalogue. Changes were also made in min or areas as telephone limitations. No more “your ten minutes are up” will be heard in Porter, Boone, or Dowell. The quiet hours have also been revised to have effect from Sunday through Thurrsday only. This eliminates the quiet hours during the weekend The committee to study and re vise the RWG A. Handbook was formed last October under the chairmanship of Dori Ripley. Along with Miss Ripley, the com mittee (-members included Beth Daniell, Becky Bunton, Joan Ky- llonen, Becky Hsur, Ca We John son, Dorothy Dillon, Carol Anne Kelly, and Stephanie Boll. Meet ing weekly, the committee did ex tensive study and examination of the old regulations and started the ball rolling on what will become a historic event on the Mercer campus. Advisor to the committee. As sistant Dean of Women Mias San dra Sullivan, aided in the develop- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Pot ter Stewart will be the speaker for the Law Day luncheon Friday at 1 p.m. in the Connell Student Cen ter. Law Day will begin with regis tration at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Langdale Law Library. The an nual meeting of the Law school alumni will be held at 10:46 a.m. followed by a seminar at 11:00. Leading the seminar, which will be on “The New Georgia Criminal Code” will be Superior Court Judge James B. O’Conner of the Oconee Judicial Circuit; Vickers Nuggent, solicitor general of the Ala pa ha Circuit and Richard Thornton, Ma con attorney. Dean James C. Quarles will moderate. Following the seminar the por trait of the late Dr. William Mc Curdy of the Law School will be presented to Mercer in a ceremony in the lounge of the Law Library. Mercer’s Half Century Club, made up of persons who have been alumni 50 or more years, will have a banquet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Student Center. J. Thomas Mor gan of Columbus will be the mas ter of ceremonies and Dr. Thomas J. Holmes of Atlanta, assistant to the president of Mercer, will repre sent the university. Other Mercer classes that will hold reunions Friday night will be the Class of 1928 (at the Elks Club) and the Clam of 1948 (at Pinebrook Inn). though leaving Mercer University, she has started a program of change and liberalization which will be evident on the campus. Dori Ripley and the committee met with the Dean of Women, Miss Helen Glenn, on April 16 for her approval. Ten days later on April 28, President Harris, after review ing the document, met with Beth Daniell and Dori Ripley and ex pressed his support. Although the new ruling on dress is presently in force, the new regulations for coeds will not go into effect until next Fall, pending passage by the residents. “My Three Angels”, a comedy, will be presented by the Mercer Players at 8:00 p_m. Friday in Wil lingham ChapeL Alumni Dav on Saturday will be highlighted by the anual meeting of the Alumni Association, tour of the new Willet Science Center and faculty-alumni forums on “Indi vidual Responsibility In a Free So ciety”. Registration for Alomni Day will start at 9 a.m. on the university quadrangle. The two forums will start at 10:16. One panel will be made up of Dr. Jean Hendricks of the Psychology Department, Dr. John Roscos of the School of Phar macy, Dr. James Harrison of the Biology Department and Dr. F. Robert Otto of the Philosophy De partment The other panel will consist of Dr. Sherwood Ebey of the Math ematics Department Dr. Alpha Bond, sociology, and Dr. John Sheppard, Christianity. At the annual alumni meeting, which will start at 12 noon in Wil lingham Chapel, awards will bo presented alumni recognition of service to the Alumni Association. Retiring faculty members will be recognized and officers for 1968-69 will be elected. Following lunch, which will be served on the quadrangle, a tour of the science center will be made Continued on Page 4 Annual Alumni Weekend Set For May 11 and 12 Mercer University alumni will return to their alma mater May 10 and 11 for the annual Alumni Weekend. The program will start Friday at 9:30 a.m. for the alumni of the Waltrer F. George School of Law and will be continued through the next day for the alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and School of Pharmacy., Calling the President Morale is at an all time low at Mercer University. There is a feel ing of distrust among the students towards the administration. No one knows what they will do next The students axe against the ad ministration. The S.G.A. is divid ed. The organisation is a paper one at best for the attendance at meet ings can prove this. Problems continue on campus. The faculty are leaving, the food is bad; an indication of just how serious the problem is. Militant students are secretly organizing. The only solution is a complete top to bottom clean up of the uni versity. This is the first of a series of open letters to the President in hopes he will react and come in and do the job. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Doan Taylor What b your oxcuso for not hiring a professor to roplaco Dr. Holon Thornton In tho Spooch Dopartmont? School has boon in sossion for 9 months and still no roplacomont! „—