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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1968
Number 1
Gary Brenner, (left) and Ed Bacon, pictured here with
enator Richard B. Russell, have been working this past sum-
ter at the Nation’s Capital under the sponsorship of Georgia’s’
>nior Senator. Brenner and Bacon are members of the Mercer
nior class.
:
ercer Receives $875;
atching Art Endowment
A grant from the National En-
ment for the Art* of Waahing-
in. D. C-, will make poaaible the
lilition of another attraction to
year's concert series at Mercer
niveraity.
System Of Pledging
Returns For MU Greeks
■■■■■I The Promisee System Is Discarded HHi
For the first time in three years the Mercer fraternity and sorority system will be able
to return to the conventional method of pledging a rushee. In an arrangement with the fresh
man advisor and the administration the IFC and Pan Hellenic were able to secure Bupport for
the return to pledging immediately after rush instead of the involved promisee system of the
past two years.
fould Allow 18-Year-Olds to Vote
)r. Harrison Discovers
tare Species Of Fly
Dr. Rich
Dr. Arthur L.
Rich, chairman of
the Department
of Muaic, laid he
had been in
formed by Roger
L. Stevens, chair
man of the Na
tional Endow
ment for the
Arts, that the un
iversity would receive a grant of
$875 which muit be matched by
Mercer
The grant and matching fund
will make poaaible the addition of
the Princeton Chamber Ensemble
consisting of 30 musicians, one of
whom will play the harpsichord.
Dr. Rich said Mercer was one of
40 colleges in the nation receiving
a grant from the National En
dowment. The grant was made un
der a project piloted by the Ameri
can Association of College and
University Concert Managers of
which Dr. Rich is a member.
Last fall and the year before the
freshman had to promisee a greek
organisation by pledging that if he
made a 2.0 average he would then
become a pledge. After a quarter
as a promisee the new pledge still
had to stay in the neophyte stage
for another quarter until he made
his grades ones more. Then he was
eligible for initiation.
The rationale of the system was
that it would allow a new freshman
freedom from pledge and consum
ing activities with the particular
organization. But, the practical re
sult as many greeks saw it was that
the promisee was immune to coer
cion and therefore in many in
stances when he would have been
required to study he in effect
"played around" and made his
academic beginning suffer.
The system is now that of im
mediate pledging. The change was
made to expedite all those con
cerned.
Phe Johnson Administration
nnts 12 million more Americans
vote — those between the ages
18 and 21.
President Johnson says he be-
vea that 18-year-olds should have
e right to vote and is asking
'ngreas to amend the Constitution
hey can go to the polls. While
is unlikely that such an amend
> nt can be passed before the
vember elections (it requires
approval by two-thirds of Congress
and three-fourths of the states),
the Adminitration position will en
hance the prospects for such a
change.
The Constitution leaves it up to
the states to set the minimum vot
mg age and 46 of the 60 states have
a minimum age of 21. The states
with lower voting ages are Georgia
and Kentucky, both 18; Alaska, 19
and Hawaii, 20.
A s pedes of fly found in Panama
id Costa Rica has been named
Dr. James 0. Harrison, aaso
ate professor of biology at Mer-
r University.
The fly, named Chryboneura
aniaoai by Dr. Raymond J.
•gne of the Systematic Entomoto-
Laboratoty, U. & Department
Agriculture, lays ito eggs and
•see Ha young in abandened api-
r egg cases.
Dr. Harrison discovered the fly
the summfcs of 1M6 and IMS
hen bn nan in Latin America
r "search project for Mercer.
ChfybouMn Hirrimii is
• I r the >ze of a house fly and is
most Mack in color.
The results of Harrison's find-
«s were published in a recent h-
» of (ha Prnnaaiti— of The
Entomological Society of Washing
ton.
Dr. Ji
George Law Student
Gets ROTC Awards
At Fort Beiming
Cadet George S. Stanley, Orlando,
Fla., one of more than 2,300 young
college men to complete the na
tion's only Basic ROTC Camp this
summer, received special recogni.
tion during the graduation cere
monies at the U. S. Army Training
Center. Infantry.
Cadet Stanley, a member of
Company E. 6th Battalion, 2nd
Brigade, was awarded a trophy
for attaining high score in his com
party during marksmanship qnali
fication with the M14 rifle.
During rifle marksmanship in
struction, the cadet learned the
different firing positions and en
countered the “pop-up” target—
the dark silhouette which measures
his firing skill. Placed at distance
from 70 to 300 meters, the targets
are centrally-controlled. They ap
pear and disappear in varied times
and sequences.
Completion of the six-week camp
has qualified Cadet Stanley for
entrance into the advance ROTC
program at Mercer University, Ma
con, Oa.
Unique in its concept of provid
ing active-duty training in lieu of
two years on-campus study, the
basic ROTC camp differs in many
aspects from the normal basic
training cycle.
Each cadet attending the camp
is a volunteer, under no obligation
to continue the entire sis weeks;
therefore, those completing the pro
gram are highly-motivated young
men. Covering basically the same
course of instruction in two weeks
less time, the cadets receive greater
emphasis on tactias and leadership.
Each cadet at some time serves in
a leadership position, be it squad
leader or platoon leader. The grad
uation caw—lag are conducted
entirely by the cadets. —
Youth May Win Headlines
- But Age Holds the Votes
American youths may win the
headlines in this presidential elec
tion year, but it's their grandpar
ents who have the muscle where it
counts — in the polling places.
The National Council on Aging
estimates there will be about 12.6
million voters this November in the
65 or over group. That's about
twice the 6.3 million estimated vot
ers between the ages 21 and 24.
And despite all the furor about
the emergence of youth as a politi
cal force, the record shows that
America's senior citizens far out
strip their youthful counterparts
when it comes to exercising the re
sponsibility of voting.
In the 1964 presidential election,
for instance, only half the prospec
tive voters in the 21-24 age group
actually cast ballots. oom|>ared with
about three-fourths of those 65 or
over.
In addition to being among the
nation's most faithful voters, men
and women aged 65 or over — most
freed by retirement from a daily
work schedule — also play key-
roles in the campaigns.
Cases in point are two organiza
tions backing the presidential can
didacy of Vice President Hubert H.
Humphrey — Citizens for Hum
phrey and United Democrats for
Humphrey. Both are making wide
use of senior citizens.
Says UDH executive directer
Lawrence Hayes:
"The fact is, retired men and
women have proved time and again
their ability to learn new tasks
quickly. Their experience — as
worker, housewife or professional
man — has taught them response
bility and they take great pride in | -X
doing a job well."
Shar* In
Fraadom
•Ign up for
U.S. SAVINS* BONO*
NSW FREEDOM SHARES
Rush begins Thursday night.
$5,000 Grant
For Library
Mercer University has been
awarded $5,000 to purchase library
materials for the Eugene W Stet
son Library.
Dr Rufus C. Harris said the
money will be uses! to purchase
two additional sets of encyclopedias
and a series of select hooks
The award was granted the uni
versity under the College Library
Resources Program of the Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare. It is made available un
der the High Education Act of
1965
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Week
Mercer Holds Institute;
Chemistry Teachers Attend
Guest Lecturers
Secondary school teachers from
16 states and Canada attended
Mercer University's Institute in
Chemistry for eight weeks which
started June 17.
Supported by the National
Science Foundation, the institute
was planned to give the partici
pants a greater understanding in
such areas as physical chemistry,
basic thermodynamics, electro
chemistry and nuclear chemistry.
The instructors were Dr. C. T
Furse, associate professor of chem
istry at Mercer. Dr. F A Oames.
assistant professor of chemistry.
Austin College. Sherman, Texaa.
and Mias C. Elisabeth Home of
Baldwin County High School, Mil.
ladgeville.
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Guest lecturers were Dr. R E
Oesper. professor emeritus. Uni
versity of Cincinnati, Dr. J. P Oli
ver, research chemist, Freeport
Kaolin at Gordon, Georgia, and
L. M Summerlin, assistant profes
sor of chemistry, Florida State
University.
The institute, one of six held in
the nation, was open to 33 parties
pants. States that were represent
ed. in addition to Georgia. Florida
and Alabama, were Missouri,
North and South Carolina, Texaa,
Illinois. Virginia, Wisconsin, New
York. Indiana, Illinois, West Vir
ginia and Kansas