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instance, would be more ap petizing if they were pen fried rather than deep fried. The tame Is true with hamburgers. In genera), meets and vegetables suffer from sameness, and imaginative combinations and preparations would make them far more appearing? : i Serving: there apparently is adequate equipment to keep food heated throughout the serving period. However, lukewarm and'crM food has often been served. Care should be taken to aee thai warming eqtdpMtt is ftrfty utilized. -.. At thnaa meats are left over which can Aoibeosed.lt would An extensive set of recom mendations to improve the cafeteria was endorsed Tuesday by Dr William Haywood. Vice FYesident for Business and Finance. The recommendations, which were drawn up by SGA president Julian Gordy in' consultation with Jerita Rollins Chairman of the Auxiliary Service Committee of the SGA, and other students, were ap proved by the SGA Monday night Kenneth Krakow. Director of Food Services, has already started working on them and scheduled a fish fry outside Frioay Naturally, we are happy to get some constructive ideas,'-' Krakow said He added that some of the ideas were very good and were a welcome change from the usual com plaints. ‘’Mrs. Taylor, our new dietician, should also be real helpful,’* Krakow said A summary of the recoin mendetlons follows: FOOD RECO M M E N DATIO NS I. Meats: that a non prepared meat such as fried or baked chicken or baked fish be nerved as an alternative to the scheduled meat dish. Also that a selection of soups be served in the regular line. There should be greater variety in the sand wiches served. U would be good to offer lettuce, tomatoes, etc. with the sandwiches. This would permit experimentation with unusual dishes which will ap peal to many of the students and give excitement to the meals. I. Vegetables: that fresh vegetables and fruits be served In season and that the variety served be increased Breads and Desserts: more variety in breads and desserts is needed There is seldom any change in the rolls served Apparently desserts, especially pastries, are prepared in large volume, and often served for several days in succession until * they are consumed. 4. Preparation: students complain that the food is tod greasy This may be due to the fact that several dishes are deep fried. If possible, preparation methods which . involve less grease should be employed. Pork chops, for Health food Monday, pending the approval of Mr. Haywood, there will be an alternative to the cafeteria fare; Joy carter and Prof. Peter Brown have made preparations to set up a natural foods line in the Oo-op from 11:30-1:30 on weekdays. Joy Outer and Professor Brown are financing this out oi their pickets hoping that if a large of students support them the adminhtiatioo can be persuaded to take U over m pert of service*. To present *A'line in thecafeteris could be used (dr (Ms purpose As it stands now the menu will be limited to cold foods: b (Heme made!) cheese, nuts, honey, raw vegetables, yougurt, cot* # ■ THE . ■ 1 MERCER "The-Pacesetter o* the Severnies'' Volume Lilt Mercer University, Macon Georgia October !1. Lamar lectures feature h. ' author Dr. Louis Rubin TT>. SGA Eltcttoa Bo.rt k«M • Duetto, TMMta; October < lor c.ndUUtc planning to quality Tknraday Photo by Tyler liamneU SGA hopefuls meet and numbers of signs able to be used The possibility of the use of the mam bulletin board was discussed and the sv lability of an open forum for the use of speaking to their fellow students Qualifying will be held on October 7 from 10-2 The order of qualifying is the order the names will go on the ballot. Two fees will be required of the candidates 1 dollar registration fee and a five dollar bond fee from which will be deducted fines for campaign rule violations The election Board had its preelection information meeting on Tuesday October 5 The meeting was held m room 116 of the Student Center and all interested persons in ihe up ; coming elections were there The meeting was held lo inform the individuals oflheir responsibilities and ’ *ir duties in the SGA Those present were Bob Kirk patrick Junior and the foilowmg freshmen Stephen Hogan Dale Ellis, Shane Wees*. Stan Conyer Manan Nlaner Kay Armstrong and Jody Wilis Rocky Wad* the election* marshal conducted the meeting instructing those the rules for These rules Mercers annual Lamar Lecture will be given on Monday and Tuesday, November 1st and 2nd in Ware Music Hall The guest lecturer thiryear is Dr. Louis Rubin, Jr., ooeof the leading authorities on Southern literature. He is a literary critic and author in his own right He attended the college of Charleston and the University of Richmond. Dr Rubin received his M.A. and Ph D. degrees Johns Hopkins Unive»--*iy At the present time he is a professor at the University of North Carolina In the past he has taught at Johns Hopkins and Hollins, been a visiting professor at Harvard and held the Guggenhiem fellowship While here Dr Rubin will give a series of three lectures The general title of the senes is The Wnter in the South The first lecture will be Monday, November 1st. at 10 am, His title is TeU about the South' and he will concern himself with pre-civii war literature The sneoud lecture wiU be Monday at 8 p'.m. and is titled “You Would Have to be Born There'’ and will be about the 19th century Southern with emphasis on the Twain is the series You Hate the be Tuesday evening at 8 p m., again in the Ware Recital Hall, and will deal with “The Contemporary Renaissance in Southern literature-authors like Flan nery O’Connor, Cai.-on Mc- Cullars, Robert Been Warren, and Faulkner. Dr. Rubins has a deep awareness of trends in Southern literature. He claims that the two great literary movements in this century have been the Southern sod Jewish movements which grew out of the experience of being dif ferent, The Southerners being alienated from the rest of the states and tlie Jewish minority being airenated from the Christian majority. Following in this view be claims that the next truly great literary movement will be that of the black American. Dr Rubla has spent JO years linking and writing about Southern literature hod the South. His lectures tfoe year wiU be a summary of his thoughts on the South, Southern writers, snd the South as reflected la various writings The Lamar Lectures are the result of a legacy to Mercer University by Dorothy Blount Lamar. To keep Mercer students aware of their Southern roots she provided the j funds for t^us lecture series to/ be about some aspect of the/ South and Southerners ^ Faculty convenes A request to balance the quarters of this school year was submitted to the Calender Committee in the faculty meeting on October 3 A suggestion was made to shorten fall quarter and bring it in line with the other quarters The final figures for registration fall quarter were presented. the total registration for the University was Wonderful Wcdaesday Com mittee. The Dean's office reported lhat deficiencyeporta would go out in two weeks. Requests for grads change* for past quarters were referred to committee. A suggestion from Dr Harris that faculty members should not schedule classes or meetings during chapel was communicated Mr