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® !r Mnttt Cluster CkzUtmaA Cdition Volume L Christmas Musical To Be Presented Meroer University will present its annual performance of Christ- inns music Sunday afternoon De cember 8. 1968 at 3:00 in Willing ham Chapel. The program this year includes both the Christmas section of Handel’s Messiah and the Menotti “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. This will be Dr. Arthur L. Rich’s twenty-fifth anniversary produc tion of Christmas festival music at Mercer University; only twice dur ing that period has he not con ducted the performance in person. For the first twenty season, Mrs. Helen Rich presided at the organ. Assisting the choir, which has been streamlined into an elite musical group will be four distin- fuished professional soloists: Diana Jumps, soprano of Atlanta; Laura T Hillman, contralto of Georgia College at Milledgeville; Lawrence S Weaver, tenor of Atlanta; and John VanCura of the Mercer Uni versity staff. James Carmichael will be at the organ. "Die second feature of the after noon, “Amahl and the Night Vis itors” will be staged under the direction of John VanCura. 'rhe Musical public is invited to attend. ED BACON A Personal Close-Up Kd Bacon, President of SGA, disaffiliated himself from Kappa Alpha Order last Tuesday night. Ed stated that, "The turning in of my pin is not an act against KA itself. I would have done it no mat ter what fraternity I was a mem ber of.” Kd went on to say that the rea son for his action was to free him self from the subjectivity of be longing to a Greek organisation while in a position of presiding ever the student government for the entire Mercer student body. "In short, being a member of a Greek organization was not palat- sb'e for me as President of SGA.” It is my hope that no altera tions will occur in individual re lationships between the men of KA and me." Yearbook Arrives Susan Wiseman, Cauldron editor for 1968-1989 announced that the 1968 Cauldron will be distributed Friday, from 9:00 A.M. until 4:30 PM. in the Building and Grounds Building. Jimm Reaainger. the 19(57-1968 Caldron Editor will be so hand to personally distribute the yearbook to the student body. Ware Music Hall Dedication Ceremonies Set For Ware Music Hall Mercer University’s reconstruct ed Katherine Catchings Ware Mu sic Hall was formally named Sunday, Dec 1, at 5:30 p.m. The building, one of four on the campus whose history goes hack more than a half century, was re constructed during the summer to make a home for the Department of Music. It was named in honor of the wife of tho Atlanta uttome.v, Hen ry H. Ware Jr., whose gift made the change possible. Dr. Rufus C. Harris, president of the university, presided over the naming ceremony. Apprecia tion was espressed by Edwin Ba con Jr. of Jesup, president of the Student Government Association, T. Baldwin Martin of Macon, chairman of the Board of Trus tees; and Arthur L. Rich, chairman of the Department of Music. Dr. Rich said the building, which comprises three floors, offers music facilities which can be equalled on few campuses. On the ground floor are located a stereophonic listen ing room and six individual prac tice rooms equipped with pianos or organs. The first floor has offices, studio for private lessons and a recital hall which seats more than 100 per sons. On the second floor Is located a choir practice room furnished with a Moller organ, music li brary, large classroom and a voice studio. The red brick building was con structed in 1904 for use ns a Y.M C A. and campus community cen ter. It was reconditioned and en larged in 1938 for use by the de partment of Biology, a need it has served until the present. The Biology Department has been moved to the new $1.78 mil lion Willett Science Center. Free University Established By Chris Zorn and Barbara Marshall For some time now. students have been expressing interest in topics which either are not cov ered in Mercer’s curriculum, or are not developed in sufficient depth within the scope of existing courses. Several students felt that this problem could be partially solved by instituting lecture series on the various topics. However, due to the availability of time on Wonderful Wednesday, the idea of lectures evolved into the formation of the Free University, will be structured on the pattern of an in formal seminar led by qualified students and faculty members. On keeping with the guide lines set for Wonderful Wednesday pro grams, no course will be offered for credit or in fulfillment of any University requirement. Each course will meet once a week and wil continue as long as group in- Each group will meet at a time and place to be decided upon by the participants during organisa tional meetings on January 8 We hope that the Free University will facilitate the indepth study of questions not provided for within the curriculum as it now stands and stimulate dialogue within the University community The following groups will meet for one half hour on Wednesday, January 8, in 314 C 8 C to decide when and where to meet for dis cussions. All interested persons are invited to attend. 10:00 A M. Aesthetics 10 30 Karl Marx 11 00 Situation Ethics 11:30 Dostoevski 1:00 P.M. What is Science? 1:30 Mysti- with 3:00 3:30 Zen, Eastern cism Open Forum Guest Speakers Contemporary Satiri cal Fiction Beat Poetry French Irrational ist Literature (Continued on page S) Six new trustees elected for Mer cer University by the Georgia Bap tist Convention represent a cross section of the religious and secular life of the state. Two Maconites elected to the Board of Trustees are J Marvin Elliott and the Rev. Dr. Albert L. Cardwell Mr. Elliott is founder and presi dent of Elliott Finance Company of Macon with hrnnehes in Au gusta and Savannah. A native of Cochran, he has had more than 20 years experience in the field of finance. In addition to being president of his own finanep business, Mr Elli ott is president of Guaranty Insur ance Agency, Inc., Guaranty Real ty Company; Landmark Proper ties. Ine. and Kenmore Burns, Inc , a real estate and insurance com pany. He is a former president of the Georgia Consumer Finance As sociation, is a director of the Mid dle Georgia Hospital, a charter member of Highland Hills Baptist Church and is past president of the Bibb County Safety Council The Rev. Dr Caldwell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Is a graduate of Emory & Henry Col lege and of Southern Baptist The ological Seminary. Mercer con ferred on him the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1966. He has been pastor of the First Baptist Church since 1963 and be fore then was pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany for sev en years. Previously he served pas torates in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Aetive in the field of mental health, the Rev. Dr. Caldwell was president of the Georgia delegate to the National Association for Mental Health for three years starting in 1964. Others elected trustees were Henry H. Ware,Jr. of Atlanta, the Rev. Clifford Jett of Monroe. John J. Gilbert of Rrunswiek and the Rev. J. Chalmea Holmes of West Point. Mr Ware is a member of the Atlanta law firm of Ware, Sterne & Griffin. A former trustee of the university, he is a past president of the national Mercer Alumni As sociation. A recent gift from Mr. Ware made possible the restoration of the Biology Building for cOnver sion to a modern facility housing the Department of Music. The Al pha Tau Omega social fraternity at Mercer dedicated its lodge to him in 1967. The Rev. Mr. Jett has been pas tor of the First Raptist Church at Monroe since 1960. Prior to that he served the First Baptist Church of Donalsonville for three years After graduating from Baylor University in 1953, the Rev. Mr Jett earned the Bachelor at Baptist Seminary at Louisville. Before at tending Baylor he was on a track scholarship at the University of Houston for three semesters Mr. Gilbert has practiced law in Brunswick since his graduation from the Walter F. George School of Law in 1929. He is a partner in the firm of Bennett, Gilbert, Gil bert & Whittle. A member of the General As sembly from 1942 to 1946, Mr. Gil bert has been a member of the Democratic Executive Committee of Glynn County since 1946. He is H director of tho American Nation al Bank ol Brunswick, Brunswick Pulp & Paper Co., Marble Prod ucts of Georgia and Sea Island Company. The Rev Mr. Holmes accepted a call as pastor of the First Baptist Church of West Point in May of this year. Prior to that he was pas tor of the First Baptist Church of Cochran for 10 years. He is a 1950 graduate of Mer cer and was conferred the Bache lor of Divinity degree from South western Baptist Seminary in 1954 He Is a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Conven tion and is on the hoard of direc tors of the Christian Index, the weekly newspaper for Georgia Baptists. The Rev. Mr. Holmes is a mem ber of the Lions Club at West Point. David Duncan In Memoriain By Gary L. Johnson "We cannot know how much we can leam from those who never return, until a flash of the un forseen resemblance fall on what has been.” It is always a difficult task to pay tribute to a person who ex hibits a diversity of ideals. The Cluster staff is well aware of the difficulty as we attempt to pay tri bute to David Duncan David, a personification of (ruth, wit, humor and spirit sought to keep the energies of life at full tide As a reputable character on camp us, he was most respected and liked by his fellow students. The life he led and exemplified speaks for itself through history and memory and thus cannot ho amended. We are grateful for his having been present among us. We were enohled by his friendship With an underlying faith in hu nianity, we raise our voices in thanks to God for having placed in our midst one who endeavored to maintain high standards. May his memory always dwell in the hearts and minds of his most cherished people — Mereerians. Do your share for freedom • SION UP FOR U.S. SAVINGS BONDS NKW PREKDOM SHARKS MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 6, 1968 Number 6 GBC Elects Six Trustees