Newspaper Page Text
MERCER CLUSTER
NOVEMBER 11, IMS
This put week soda] news hu
been scarce due to unfortunate
circumstances (midterms!!}. But,
in spite of all this, student spirits
were high—Thanks to SGA and
its great new activities!
The girls volleyball season hu
gotten well under way already.
The Alpha Gams defeated the
ADPi's in three exciting games
last Tuesday. The Chi O’s won
over MICA. Phi Mu defeated Al
pha Gam. and AD Pi wu defeated
by the Unaffiliates.
Last Friday Alpha Gamma Delta
celebrated the chartering of their
100th chapter—Gamma Omicron
at Western Kentucky University.
Also in the way of celebration. Al
pha Gam alumna Nikki Kaiuani
gave a tea honoring the Alpha
Gam pledges.
Congratulations and bast wishes
to Terry Meadors, Chi O, and
ADPi Sally Farrar who have bean
put up for the Mias Macon Con
test Sally wu entered by the KAs.
Also congratulations to Linn Dil
lard, Chi O, who wu recently
elected Vice President of the Tit
tle Sisters of Minerva”.
The Alpha Gams will be having
their annual Altruistic Breakfast
on November 9. Alpha Gams will
be around in the girls dorms to
take orders soon. The money raised
on the sale of the meals is sent
to help the National Crippled
Children’s Foundation. This is for
a very worthy cause and the Alpha
Gams would appreciate everyone's
support
Recent candlelightings anounce
that Alisca Elder, Alpha Gam, is
engaged to KS John Almy, and
ADPi Lynda Clark is repinned to
Richard Roecker, Pi Kappa Phi
Mercer’s Southern Gentleman,
better known u the KA's, sang
at.MEP last Wednesday night in
honor of the girls who helped them
during rush. Roses were presented
to each girl.
Halloween parties sumad to be
the big thing last week. The Order
of the White Rose gave the broth
ers and pledges of lambda Chi
a Halloween party Monday night
The President of the Order, Mar
tha Wansley, wu assisted by Nan
cy Massey, Charlotte Lindsey and
Pat Miller. A big 2'/4 foot jack-o-
lantem, along with other tradi
tional decorations, helped to put
everyone in the Halloween spirit
The "Little Sisters of Minerva"
gave a Halloween party for the
SAE'a last Wednesday night. There
were witches, bats, spooks and
every other kind of animal that
stalks on Halloween. The brothers
went fishing, had fortunes told, and
made many visits to the Kissing
Booth! The E's showed their ap
preciation to the “Little Sisters”
by the presentation of a “Little
Sister” jersey to each girl.
In the way of parties, the Phi
Delta had a party last Friday night
at Kraft’s Lake. From all indica
tions. it must have been a pretty
good party! The Kappa Sigs had
their big blow out at Kraft’s Lake
the next night The SAE’s had a
short-notice “cheapie” Saturday
night a week ago at Kraft’s Lake.
“Buddie's Buddies” put on a sur
prisingly good performance and
everyone had a great time.
SAE Pledge Brothers Tommy
Willis, Selman Watson, and Danny
Johnson were made neophytes last
Wednesday night and will be ini
tiated this week. Congratulations
to the “new brothers"!
Mercer’s campus did look bare
(his past week-end u many left for
Florida Homecoming and the Geor
gia-Houston game. Everybody
ready for the Georgia-Florida
game???
EXCEPTIONAL EARNING
OPPORTUNITY
Science teachers or science grad
uates to teach and travel in a
science lecture program of nuclear
education presented in secondary
schools throughout the United
States.
During each full week of travel,
science educators are paid $63 sub
sistence. $25 premium pay and
lodging cost plus a minimum base
salary of $600 monthly. Vehicle
is provided (with credit card).
Qualifications:
Degree in science or science
Capable of extensive travel.
Good health and apaaking abil
ity.
Employment to begin in Decem
ber, 1068, January, 190$ or July,
1909.
For application and further infor
mation, write:
Personnel Office
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED
UNIVERSITIES
p. a Bee in
Oek Ridge,’
Snakes Humble
Pi Kapp, 55-19
The entire first half was one
raxxle daxxle play, with each team
testing their Imaginations for the
wildest plays.
Vann threw to Maik Bppllagcr
for the last TD of the half making
the score at half time 90-12, Sigma
Nu.
The second half was havoc for
the Raiders. Every man on the
Snakes off ansive squad crossing
the goal line for a TD or extra
point and tearing Pi Kapp frus
trated.
The Snakae took the lead from
the opening whistle with Henry
Vann p swing to Mika Wampler
for the TD. Quarterback Venn ran
for a 20 yard score, than threw to
Kan Stratum for another scorn.
By tide time PI Rapp's defeat
The
and had their pledge team in. They
scored promptly, but they allowed
the Raiders to score twice.
ATO Defeats
Lawyers, 32-14
By Jameo Harper
The Atoms of ATO pounced on
the Lawyers for an easy 32-14 vic
tory.
The Atoms first score was the
raxxle-daxxle (day of the game,
spearheaded by Ron Bennett and
Chester Pierce.
Bennett, quarterback for most of
the game, lateraled to Pierce on an
option play. With the Eagles
breathing down his neck, Pieros
threw a bomb to Bennett and the
trip to the and gone, was no con
test
As the half was coming to a close
the Atoms went to tbs end zone
again. Bennett, showing his fine
passing arm, hit Pierce with a bul
let for their second score.
The Eagles turned things around
on the kick-off. Showing great spi
rit they ran the ball back to the
ATO 20 yard line, and a couple
of plays later, took it over for the
score.
This made the half time score
12-7, ATO or 'op. The Atoms took
the second half kick off and moved
all the way down field for the
score. Bennett ran the ball over for
the TD.
After the ball switched hands a
couple of times, and the Atoms did
a little substituting, they went back
to their winning combination of
Pierce and Bennett. Bennett im
mediately threw a 00 yard TD pass
to Pierce.
The Eagles, trying to match the
Atoms, came back with a 50 yard
pasa play. On the next play, their
quarterback ran it over for the
score on an end sweep.
For almost the remainder of the
half the ball changed hands fre
quently with little to cheer about
on either aide.
In the closing minutes of the
game, the Lawyers tried desperate
ly to get on the scoreboard again,
but they were stopped in their
tracks by a big interception by the
Atoms defensive squad.
George Tucker, the lone defender
on his aide of the field, picked off
a long throw and with a great run
back, brought it back to the Eagle
goal line. Bennett then flipped a
■ over center to Grey King for
the final score.
The victory was the second for
The Atoms and it was the second
defeat for the Lawyers. The Atoms
have not yet to loee a game and
the Lawyers are still looking for
their first win.
Di$tributor for thb
Aroa Part Tima or
Full Thno for
Extra IncocM
0UI1D AC-
) FAMOUS
R.C.A. us stLvania t.v, mm*
■twin, »4 color tats s*M an «w
Mwiisst MsM> nu wK-swvlw late
tutor. WII not latwfan wMfc res
mmmmmMmm. u wont mm to
milon or n laksA
CARNIKO POTENTIAL (SSS.SS a
or ton SapwNos °» Snot taato
■tMt ml to H.aUt to ro
od, mho o (tod oar aad I to If war*
■ a aas If nt oaa woat ttoao ro-
aowato aad lavaatsMat aad ara asoit
mm of roar ooi ttoa
' tatlaaad raw ptoaa
das a foot ntnt
ttoa warn to aa
TUBE-O-MATTC
ELECTRONIC COUP.
8878 OHva Botriemrd
Olivette, Mo. 88181
TM JME8CSR CUISm
"3 :
.
The Invincible Olympian
By Loo John—
Life is back to normal this wash
for the over 400 American ath
letes who participated in the XIX
Olympiad in Mexico City. The
broken hearts and bitter frustra
tion suffered by soma will be cast
aside, hopefully, and others will go
work on the prominence gained by
thair Olympic performance.
Next to the African nations,
especially the Kenyans, the sur
prise of the Olympics has to be
the U. 8. basketball team. There
isn’t enough to be said for the
brilliant coaching job turned in by
a penenial conch. Hank Iba. His
team, labeled as raga-muffine and
other no eo popular names, really
put out when they needed to most
The long gunbeaten string of the
U. 8. was feared in jeopardy, but
Spencer Haywood and his play
mates had a different tuna for
those who were listening to the
experts and dancing in the streets.
Haywood, along with Jo Jo White,
Bill Hotchkis, Charley Scott and
company rose to the occasion and
soundly defeated all oncomers.
However, pesky little Puerto Rico
challenged the Americans right
down to the wire. They were the
one .earn, if there was one, that
the U. 8. expected least trouble
from.
Local basketball fans who saw
the All-Army team play against the
Cheshire Cats in Porter gym got
a good view of one Olympic per
former when they saw Mike SUlie-
man of West Point He captained
the Olympic squad and turned in
tome glittering performances.
No less than three of these baa-
ket bailers have signed pro con
tracts. Haywood though, will have
to wait a while before he signs
his pro contract The teen-ager
(he’s only 19) is just a junior in
college.
The games seemed to retain one
of its favorite past times—rumors
of payola. An investigation of pay
to athletes by companies to use
the company products so far have
proved fruitless. But there was
enough to keep the press buy
There was continued interest in
what the Black American athletes
would do next Avery Brundage
and the IOC paniked when two of
the Americans made a gesture
symbolic of the Black Power move
ments and this seqt shock waves
throughout the village. The games
should always remain free of pol
itics, but the overkill in response
to the action of the Americans
should be no answer. (And if that’s
the answer, why was Czechoslova
kia's Vera Coalavaka allowed to
remain after she turned her back
to the Russian flag while the Rus-
medals in bearing, them Is i
be said about the officii
the games. Soma of the officii
evidently forgot their slop watf
es. They seamed to pmfer a bog
that no ous could catch, oath
than hit. One particular match w
the middle might boot given to
Britton Dozer who asa every inn
except ben. Ils sun hardly eg
in the same corner of the ring i
the American honor, aad ha this
very little leather when toe Ana
lean did catch hfaal
The American
made a riot of too
diving events. The Americano 1
favored in many of the events, h
no one expected the team to n
away with the fold. Debbie Meya
exhibition was oosnethlnf to
hold!
In track, the Americana earn
to dominate at will High-jump
Dick Fosbury, with hie gravity i
lying “Fosbury Flop" was the d
ling of the games. If yon have m
seen him go flying over the I
backwards, you'd am why. I ■
never recommend it for anyo
but it works!
Bill Toomey’s performance
the grueling decathlon causi
many armchairs track stars
shake their heads.
Perhaps the most heeithrasj
inf performance wee toe 1500
ten. America’s Jim Ryan
Me to overcome a big land th
gave Kipchoge Kieno of Ken)
one of its throe gold medab. Ryi
waa favored at that dbtanna, k
failed to start his tabled kick
time to over come fire game Ah
can.
Its really amaring that Kia
even finished the race. He hi
already ran the 10,000 and 6.01
meters, plus the qualifying has
for the 1,6001 (Ryan ran him doe
to win the qualifying heat in f
1,500.)
George Foreman, the yotn
heavyweight from New York, *i
his bout with the more experiena
and favored Russian aad Ms rs
tore probably expressed beat I
entire flavor of the games
waved an American flag as
walked around the ring—a »i
already too familiar with <
who viewed the games. Too
American Power!
The performances of toa Italia
caused such ire that officials
Italy blasted—no not the athM
—but the mothers! They my t
mothers in Italy caused toa ps
performances.
Shop the Squite Shop
Sbom’t (com of the flock,
(e a jaekio* teadee.