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On Tht Verge Of Junk
Old "Lucy" Is Dead
“All who know Lucy had a fondness of her that compares
to friendship. And our hope Is that Lucy shall continue to give
her best to Mercer and her students."
Services are to be held posthumously today for “Lucy," the
last of the Mercer school buses, 33, Serial *056-22 A 116701,
who died of old age, and technological proficiency and advance
ment.
Randy Pollard, (right) helps Sandy Stone with her Spanish. Both girls participate in the Tu-
doring service at Mercer.
Mercer Plan Succeeds
As Tutors Help Frosh
Ask any college upperclassman to give a one-word definition
of his freshman year and you get answers all the way from
“traumatic” to “dreamy”.
For many the transition
from high school to college is
abrupt and for some difficult
at best.
Bob Davies of Vero Beach,
Fla., is director of a student
tutorial service at Mercer
which has made the transition
to college easier for some stu
dents
The Mercer plan has been
getting attention from other
colleges and Jerry Stone,
director of the Student Union
and who originated the Mercer
plan, said that the results of
the program compare favor
able with similar programs
conducted by professional
tutors at other colleges.
Mercer’s tutors are students
— upperclassmen who have
shown promise in certain areas
- and this is perhaps one of
the reasons why 85 percent of
the freshmen who are tutored
show improvement.
“Student tutors seem to be
able to communicate better
with first-year students than
do professional teachers. For
one thing, they have more of
a helpful attitude and this
seems to be effective in com
municiting,” Stone said.
The Mercer plan was start-
ed three yean ago and Slone
said it has helped the uni
versity to retain some students
who might have failed in
school. “We have students
who are juniors now who
would not be here if it were
not for this program. We feel
a responsibility for every stu
dent who enters the freshman
class and we want to give
every one of them a chance to
make it in college.”
Davies, a senior who was
choaen by Stone to direct the
program this year, said stu
dents are eligible to receive
tutoring in a subject if their
mid-term grades are below
passing.
“This is a voluntary pro
gram and,, if the student
comas to ns and says he needs
help, we talk to him. If the
interview shows him to have a
sincere interest in passing, we
arrange for an upperclassman
to tutor him in the deficient
subject for two one-hour
periods every week.
“Most students who are
tutored are able to bring their
deficiency to a passing grade.
We have not had one to fail
who is willing to study and
who cares about passing."
Davies said.
Just any upperclassman is
not qualified to tutor. Davies
said. “We want those who
have an interest in working
with other students and we
would rather the upper
classman be majoring in the
subject he is tutoring. Most of
our tutors plan to teach when
they graduate or are going to
graduate school."
The number of students in
the program varies. In the
quarter which ended last
month. 72 freshmen (approxi
mately 15 percent of the
class) were tutored by 33
upperclassmen.
Randy Pollard, a senior of
Cocoa Beach. Fla., who is
majoring in Spanish tutored
ten students in that subject
last quarter. Two of them,
who were falling at mid-term,
finished the quarter with an A
in the course.
One of the freshmen was
Sandy Stone of Daytona
Beach who says, “1 could not
have made it without her
help." Mia Pollard, who had
one year’s tutoring experience
at the Mangold Institute of
Foreign Languages in Va
lencia, Spain, simply says, “1
gave her my ideas on how to
study.”
Donald Harrison, a junior
chemistry major, tutored Julie
Van Hoose of Sarasota, Fla.,
in freshmen chemistry.
Miss Van Hoose said, “I
did not quite understand the
work in the classroom and he
helped me organize my
material better.”
Many times the problem is
knowing how to study. Miss
Van Hoose said she had been
studying too much but was
not getting very far. The tu
toring helped her to under
stand how to study. She made
a C in the course.
It’s all part of the uni
versity's effort to make the
transition from high school to
college easier for the student.
Services will be held in the
hearts and minds of all those
students, faculty and alumni
who rode on her during her
long career at Mercer. The
Rev. (revered) Bryant Dur
ham, her last driver, presiding.
Bom years ago in Detroit
as a smooth biue-and-white
Ford bus, Lucy in two years
racked up 8000 miles. That
was the era of her doing the
work of Christ. She was a
member, by right of owner
ship, of the Baptist Student
Union, and thus eligible tor
the Life Service Band, Wesley
Foundation. Young Woman's
Association, Young Men's
Mission Council and Ministe
rial Association. In her youth
and middle age. Lucy got
around.
From 1961 to the winter
of 1968-69 pretty young stu
dent nurses were accompanied
by her to and from the
hospital and their classes at
Mercer. By then she was
Mercer property. The rifle
team, ROTC, Debeate Team,
choir. Cluster staff and any
other organization which
needed transportation affec
tionately traveled with Lucy.
Her keys were available
through the keepers of build
ings and grounds, located in
the south side of Penfield Hall
(i.e., the present women's
gym). But she lived a quiet,
close-to-the-hearth existence
after the nurses changed over
to Macon Jr. College last year.
This past summer she carried
her last shining faces of Up
ward Bound students with
pride and dignity on some of
her final rounds.
The original Lucy blew up
in the late 30’s and was re
placed, and again in 1946. In
1960 or ‘61 the ancient blue
body lingered on a new chasis
Dr. Griffith Writes
Two New Study Books
Dr. Ben W. Griffith, Pollock Professor of English and chair
man of the department at Mercer University, is the author of
two books recently published by Barron’s Educational Series.
Inc., Woodbury, New Jfork.
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One of the books, “A
Simplified Approach to
‘Huckleberry Finn,’” is
designed for collateral reading
for students using Twain's
“Huckleberry Finn” as a
textbook. Dr. Griffith’s book
includes biographical materials
on Mark Twain, analyses and
commentaries on the theme
and form of the novel, and a
collection of critical essays on
the novel.
Dr. Griffith's other new
book is “How to Prepare for
the Graduate Record Exami
nation in Literature.” This
book contains glossaries of
literary terms, lists of rignifl-
cant dates, and critical evalua
tions of several hundred books
and authors.
There is also a chronologi
cal sampling of prose styles,
and three entire sets of sample
questions similar to those
given on the GRE examina
tion in literature.
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while Lucy was forced to stay
dote to the Macon area. She
departed the University,
though not at a graduate
which abe much deserved, on
September 9 of last year. For
Lucy, Mercer was a place in
which to grow old. Un
heralded and unmourned, the
was sold to Dunlap Chevrolet
in Macon for about $200. She
was, according to Mr. Avery
of the businesa offices,
“technically traded in." Her
companion of many years, the
white athletic passenger coach,
by jwright
also lived its final day at
Mercer this past September.
The un named “white bus”
was sold a few days later by
Dunlap, probably to become a
camper for some would-be
pioneer and continue to carry
on the spirit manifested
always in Lucy. But Lucy
wasn't sold. . . .on October 18,
1969 she finally came to rest
in Dixie Trucking’s lot where
it is hoped she’ll one day find
a better home once more. For
those who loved her through
the years say: AMEN AND
REST IN PEACE, LUCY. The
University has managed to
replace you with three shining
'69 station wagons!
Social News |
Georgia Psi Chapter of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon recently
elected their new slate of
officers for Spring Quarter.
The results were as follows:
President: Bob Daniel,
Vice President: Tom Icard
Secretary: John Luther,
Treasurer: Theron Finlay-
son, Assistant Treasurer:
Dennis Rainier, Eminent
Correspondent: Harry Joe
Hickson, Eminent Chronic
ler: Jimmy Linn, Eminent
Warden: Charles Sorenson.
Eminent Herald: Russ Pal-
mieri, Eminent Chaplain:
Jim Bray
In addition to these elec
tions, history was made with
the unprecedented election of
Russ Palmieri to the “triple
crown" title of E.H.A., E.C.S.,
and E.B.S. The title of “Cool
Breeze” was bestowed upon
David Daniel. Mike Bales
unanimously won the support
of the Chapter In his cam
paign for ’Uhl." Georgia Psi
Chapter is proud to announce
f)BnS(riptment of Brother
Charl?^|yizleben to the
office of^Tilpter Consultant
for the National Fraternity.
Phi Mu
Phi Mu started off the 70’s
with a new slate of officers:
Shirley Harrison. President,
Susan Zellner, Vice President;
Mary Sunby, Secretary;
Marilyn Crawford, Treasurer;
Margaret Partridge, Pledge
Trainer, and Carolyn Jones,
Rush Chairman.
Shirley was recently
honored by the Macon Phi Mu
Alumni as Outstanding Phi Mu
Collegiate from Macon. Susan
Watt was chosen as Battalion
Sponsor, and Mary Donna
McCorvey as Staff Sponsor for
1970. Carol Strange, Beverly
Nix, and Nancy Ramsbottom
are among the company
sponsors. Jane Baker, Elaine
Blanton, and Sherry Feek will
be leaving at the end of this
quarter. Jane Baker will be
married to Sigma Nu, Rhea
Richardson in March. The 18
Phi Mu pledges will be initi
ated this quarter. They will be
selling singing valentines again
this year and everyone is wel
come to enjoy this bit of fun
by bestowing a valentine on
their “favorites.”
Alpha Gamma Delta's
Gamma Iota Chapter is proud
to announce their new officers
for 1970:
President: Marianne
Hambrick. 1st Vice Presi
dent: Carolyn Hamilton,
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