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Volume LVm Mercer University Mecca, January 17, 1977
Godsey
Essence 99 Editor
To Speak
The editor-in-chief of " Es
sence, ” only magazine edited
solely for black women today,
will speak Thursday, January 20
at 10 a.m. in Ware Music Hall
at Mercer University.
Marcia Ann Gillespie, who
took over the editorial reins of
the magazine in 1971 will speak
in the Lee Battle Lecture series
at Mercer. In addition to
catering to black women
through the editorial pages of
the magazine, she writes a
column, “Gettin’ Dowd."
A native of Rockeville Center.
New York, Ms. Gillespie re
ceived a Bachelor of Arts
degree with honors fat American
Studies from Lake Forest
College. Her first employment
was as a researcher with Time.
Inc. Later she worked for Life
Magazine on its black history
series and also worked with
Time-Life Books.
The current circulation of
"Essence'' is 460,000. The
magazine's growth is unmat
ched by any other magazine.
This past year Essence Com
munications . Inc. named Ms.
Gillespie to 4ts board of
directors, and Black Enterprise
Magazine named her one of the
most important black women in
American business today. She
received the Ikoyi award as
1974’a "outstanding editor of
the year."
The lecture, open to the
public without charge, is one in
a series honoring the late Lee
Battle, a black nun who gave
almost 40 years and
its students.
This Issue
Reflections...an article written
by Cathy Meeks, recalling the
work of Dr. Martin Luther King
: page 2
Mike Peters the editorial
cartoonist - on the Presidential
Transition page 3
Editorial page 2
People . . . page 4
Sports page 7
Entertainment P*F® 12
Dr. R. Kirby Godsey
become dean of Mercer Univer
sity's College of Liberal Arts or:
February 16, 1977, Presidenl
Rufus C. Harris announced.
Presently vice president and
dean of Averett College in
Danville, Virginia, Dr. Godsey
is a theologian, philosopher,
educator, lecturer and adminis
trator with roots deep in the
Southern Baptist tradition. His
academic background contains
an impressive fiv,e earned
degress.
dean succeds Dr.
who is
laving held the
>ry much Dean
Taylor’s decision to retire,"
President Harris said, "but
consider the University fortu
nate in having received the
acceptance of Dr. Godsey. At
t&e widespread desire of the
faculty of the CoUege of Liberal
Arts, Dr.
invited U
Emeritus
ing and serving as consultant.' ’
Dr. Godsey’a "academic in
terests and concerns are im-
(oniinucd on page II
Elections To fie Hold
January 20
By Judy Barker
Primary elections to fill three
Senate openings and one
Faculty Observer post will be
held on Thursday, "January 20,
with the Runoff Election follow
ing on January 25.
The Senators to be replaced
are Senior Senator Alfred
Bgstin. Junior Senator Sharon
Lyle, and Sophomore Senator
Sharon Sovis. Bast in resigned
because of a job conflict; Lyle
and Sovis resigned because
they did pot plan to return to
Mercer this quarter. Alfred
Bastin also resigned his posi
tion is Faculty Observer.
The polls will be open in the
Student Center Lobby frOm 9:60
s.m. to 4:00' p.m. for each
election. Anyone wishing' to
help with the elections should
contact Charles Thomas, Elec
tion Marshal, at Box 1466.
To Bepome Liberal
Arts Dean
“F” Reinstated;
Honors Changed
By Pat GUI
At the December faculty
meeting the resolution of the
Guidance Committee to rein
state the punative F was
passed. T*'o grading system
change will become effocitve in
the fafl of 1977. The "F” wUl
carry zero honor points and will
be counted in computing the
grade point average. Also, s
student will still be allowed to
fefwat any course failed in order
to improve his GPA. In thifc
circumstance the second grade
will the one computed. If the
course that the student failed is
no longer offered by the
university a similar course may
be substituted to be retaken
with permission of the Dean. As
an extra safeguard, a student
will be able to withdraw from a
course until midterm and
receive a "W" instead of an
"F”. After midterm * **W" will
be given only at the discretion
of the Dean.
The faculty also voted, on and
passed a proposal by the
Curriculum committee concern
ing graduation with honors. The
proposal states three different
types of graduation with ho
nors: graduation with distinc
tion, departmental honors, and
liberal arts honors. The top 12%
of the graduating ^rlass will
graduate with distinction with
the top 3<% receiving summa
cum laude, the next 4%
receiving magna cum laude.
and the rest%eing awarded cum-
laude. Also any student with s
GPA of 3-.76 or above will be
criteria established by each
individual department. No
guideline has been submitted
yet for graduation with honors
in liberal arts.
Any comments on these
issues or on any^other academic
policy submit suggestons to the
academic affairs committed pf ?
theSGA.