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I HE MERCER CLUSTER. October 6. 1970
News Briefs
Bachelor of Am and Bach-
cion of Science decree* were
conferred on 12 tenion and
Matter of Education degree*
on 38 graduate student* at
cummer commencement cere
monies held Augir: 1-1. in
Willingham Chanel.
Dr. Paul Carroll.* dean
emeritm of Georgia South
ern College, challenged the
graduating dan to under
stand man'* liasic problem* in
order to viieh solve them.
"Our tack it to understand
the interrelationship between
man’s basic problem* and the
force* impining upon his so
ciety. so that we mav chome
wisely and intelligent!*
among the aftema ives in eco
nomics. in government and in
human relationships.’’
An honorary Doctor of
Lasrs degree seas 'conferred
on Dr. Carroll, who has spent
10 years in service to higher
education in Georgia as pres
ident of Norman College,
prolessor of education- at
Georgia College and dean at
Georgia Southern.,
Mart G. Riggins ha* been
named as the' new assistant
director of admissions by Mer
cer President Rufus C Har
ris. For the past year Riggins
has served as director of ad
missions at Cumberland Col
lege of Tennenee. Lebanon.
Tenn.
He will be responsible for
the recruiting of student*
from .the Georgia and Ten-
nr**' c areas.
Mrs Mary R. Wilder, a
member of the Dejartmenr of
Eniish at Mercer since J9S7.
has been awarded the Doctor
of Philosophy degree in Eng
lish Education by Florida
State University.
Dr. Wilder is i Mercer
graduate and received the
Master of Arts dc, ree in l%2
from • Peabody College.
She i* a member of the Na
tional Omniil of Teachers of
Enlith-asd also holds mem
bership is the Conference of
Fnglisn education, the Ma
con Chapter of the league of
Women Voters and (.hi Ome
ga social sorority.
In 196". Di Wilder was
listed among the ’’Outstand
ing Young Women of Amer *
ica."
|ames K Whitlow of Veto
Beach. Fla hat been appoint
ed assistant director of ad
missions .by President Rufus
C. Harris Prior to hi* ap
pointment. Whitlow had
served as principal of an cle-
mrntarv school in Vern
Beach
He .was awarded the Bach
elor of Art* degree in educa
tion from Murray State Uni
versity {Murray, Ky.) in
1962 and the Master of
in education from Murray in
106G.
President Harris h a
named Dr. P Harris Ander
son director of Campus Re*
liious Life Dr. Anderson has
been assistant to the
for Denominational
since 1965. and will alto con
tinue i that capacity.
Dr Anderson will work
with the various religious or
ganizations on campus such
as the Student Ministerial As
sociation* and the Baptist
Student Union He will also
work with Prof Edward Car-
son in coordinating the ar
rangements for Religious
Empfw; Week.
In making the appoint
ment. Dr Harris said. "There
is more religious interest and
endeavor among family and
students at Mercdr than h-s
heen present in almost a dec
ade. I share the feeling that
Dr Anderson ran he of un
usual worth in coordinating
this interest.
Junior Jerry Snurt trio* out oh of tho bow pool tables in the recently r>
Tho post of ties is now located serosa tho bteaeewsy in lh« roar ot tho bookstore.
Why Walk On Sidewalk?
Break Your Neck Instead
FRATERNITY NEWS
Alpha Tau Omega it start
ing the year oft with new offi
cers providing the leadership.
They are as follows: Worthy
Master. Bill Comers; Worthy
Chaplain. Danr.y B rod on
Worthy Keeper of the Exche
quer. Stu Mcrvis: Worthy
Keeper of the Annals. Don
Thomas: Worthy Usher,
Chuck Phillips; Worthy Sen
tinel. Don Avirett. The new
Sports Chairman is sopho
more Rick Corbett
The first Tau party is Oct.
9th at Kraft’s Lake, and is
being eargerly awaited bv all
the ATO’s. In the meantime,
othrr social ‘’functions" trill
fill the hour* between classes
and the ra»k.
Alpha Phi Omega, the na
tional service fraternity, held
its inauural meeting for this
year Monday. September 5
Plan* discussed included Mer
cer Community Center ser-
vi*r. stocking the game room,
and tutorial programs.
The 1970-71 officers are
Ray Fitch, president. Harold
Johnson, vice-president, and
Charles Carter, secretary-treas
urer.
Plans were made for an
open meetir.g in the near
future.
Gulf Oil Foundation has
awarded a $2,500 Student Aid
Grant to Mercer University
for distribution during the
1970-71 year in the form of
scholarship*
The money will lie used ro
provide five grant* of $500
to students on the basis of
scholarship ability, interest*
and needs, according to presi
dent Rufus C. Harris.
"This grant represents a
substantial interest in higher
education by the Gulf Oil
Foundation. We do not lir-
licve the money could has-
been put to better use v ih.m
bv investing it in the Idure
of our young people. ' I>r.
Harris said.
The grant represents part
of Gulf Oil’s educational as
sistance program which will
invest more than $.1 million
this year in awards in. col
lege students, departments
and colleges, was made only
for the current year
Re prime,l from Ian 2-l I •«>•»
Bv Henry IVailm’orlh
Short knl
Wr appinjch Paul Kodai
(Mercer s Big Mouth On
Campus) a* hr snores busilv
in his room. Ordinalilv hr
goes to l»rd by 3:00 A M but
now hr sit* half-aware, at | iv
desk, obviously deep in
thought.
Shortkid: Ctircrfiil greet
ings' to yoid
Kodac: Uh.
Shortkid: I must way sou
certainly are up earls this
morning.
Kodac \w Go pick on
somrhod* rise Mr no wanna
talk
Shortkid I *iij>j«ov I base
just alxuit cshaiisird vour
supply of .information
Kodac: Wha:' (."riion, out.
I ravr .dreads
Shortkid |ust one que*.
Welcome to
the remodeled
Snackbar
T hclrna Rost. Manager
Georgia Bemett. Night Manager
Joann Rose, (amfiler Supervisor
Rosa Jackson. Night Supervisor
COUNTER GIRLS
Clementine Roberts
Jacquelyn Duncan
Diann Mc.Near
Barbara Gibbs
Gladys Elvine
Mildred O’Neal
lion first. Sutrlv sou’ll grant
that.
Kodac: Ifcic I go again*
Shottlid: Good Now then,
what prastrll is that large
bandage on sour right knee?
Kodac: Really want to
know?
Shortkid Unless it’s too
(lersoual. of .ouivr.
K««la. : Right Well. I was
.running full vpccd ro the
Cafeteria to lieat the humun
gous lines and I foigol that
I was hetwern the Girl * gsm
and the post officr
Shorlkiil: What it the sig
nificance of that particular
position?
Koda< Y hi don’t know?
Shortkid: Vlmittrdl* ins
ignoraprr fails me here. But
proceed.
Kodai There is an invisi
ble wire strung along their
to kill jtroph- who decide to
walk on 'the grass like they'rr
nor sup}awed io,
Shortkid' You're not sen -
ous.
Kodac; Wanna Bet } I dr
palellad ms right knrr yesler-
(bv on that wire
Sh*»nkid: Who strings
these-wires?
Kodac: The same goof
who strings those chains that
reach up arid grab proplr. ■
loss them down and I knl I y in
jure them V
Shortkid: Conceiv
ably. though, if vihi fell on
the ground
Kodac What ground? This
goof position* his traps whetr
you can t fall anywhere hut
on hard sidewalks and like
feme tiled surfaces
Shortkid Sounds rather
sinister- to ine
Kodac: Yeah Wicked and
evil, too!
Shortkid: Bui why does
this* “goof* (at you call him)
petition these rbains and' in
viaible wires so as to deliber
ately inflict injury upon our
poor frail student*}
Kodac: Well lie knows that
students don't walk on title-
walks; they all use the )Mths
and lawns
■Shortkid: ’Why do they use
the paths and l..wns>
Kodac: Same icason every
body runs up that hill instead
of walking fifty feet out of
their way to use the steps.
\nd rou'll notice that there
is delibetatelv no direct route
to the Freshman Women’s
•form from the Freshman
Men’s dorm.
Shortkid:« But why?
Krxl.ir: Ah hal That’s the
plot of the administrate •
But wr base fooled thetn.'W
now have -i tricky little pat... •
Shortkid. \nd that brings
us bjrk to what we were
talking about a while ago.
Kodac Right So this gool
tiap* our |Kith* with invisi-
ble„ wires and chains and
thing* And when a poor
soul is late for his date and
run* down the path ...
Shortkid f(e get* de-paiel-
lad hy the invisible wire.
Kodac: Not always: Some
only lose an aiirndage. The
shod guys siancl to lose their
heads.
Shortkid: I see But why
can’t sou use <thr sidewalks
and |Hesrtiheti walkways?
Kodac: We do sometimes.
Shortkid: When particu
larly?
K-odac • On rainy days.
Shortkid; Ah Yes. But dill
I can’t understand (he satis
faction that the "goof" gru
from all this.
Kodac: Well what utisfac-
turn do all the profs get from
piling double and triple as
signments on Tuesdays?
Shortkid: You mean At-
rause of Wonderful Wrdnca-
day?
Kodac: Right.
Shortkid: Well. 1 suppose
it it an unconscious reaction
to the lime *|iem out of class.
Kodac: You mean they en-
\y ouc extra rack time?
Shortkid: Not exactly. Ra
ther they want their "inOu-
cnee", to to (peak, to stay
over their »tu<ent during his
day of free act. ity and con
structive . . ,
Kodac Yeah, yeah.
Shortkid: Ah but we’re
off die «uhjet i again What is
the sativfaction of the "gooT'>
Kodai Oh. Well, he visits
all the undents that he putt
in the infirmary
Shortkid: I tee A kind of
Clara Barton routine
Kodac: I don't think to.
Shortkid: Doesn’t he bring
flowers and console them ana
dungs .*f that nature?
Kodac: Nope.
Shonkid: What then. Oh
wise knowerof all. dors he do
co these students he has vilar- s/
ioutly crippled?
Kodac: Micks out hit ton
gue and makes facet.