Mercer University - Cauldron Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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No Contests, No Trophcys Was it Worth it? Family (util game There has been some question as to ihe honesty of the referees but victory remains the professors'. The faculty players were Professors Griffith. Newby, Slifer, Brewster. Hendricks and Wilder. Dr. Spencer King coached the team. At the Saturday morning sacrifice, Toby and Tot, symbols nf Mercer spirit, were crowned. The winners of these hon- ors were Marvin Hardy, sponsored by Phi Mu, and Lynn Bradley, sponsored by MICA. Co-operation between the Bear Day Committee, the student body, and the faculty made I960 s Rear Day a great success. Co-chairmen of the committee, Douglas Bailey and Nancy Minier, and members of the committee, L, E. Brown, Dick Porter, Cliff Hendrix. Charles Williams. Ida Jane Bailey and Sharon Strong, were sincerely appreciative of the plan's reception. Nancy Minier, Bear Day Co- chairman, telis Marvin Hardy and Lynn Bradley they have been made Toby and Tot.

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Candidates for various Hear Day Honors on chapel stage smite for audience. They are Janice Half, Betty hairclotht Lynn Bradley. i anc y Anderson, Hi mi McMahon, Caroline Knight, and Beth Herrin. Lynn teas named Tot and Carol Avery {not pictured here) was made Queen. BEAR DAY 1960 edit ion of Homecoming sports various changes including name which became Bear Day DEAR DAY 1960 was highlighted by a 12-foot papier mnehi- In-ar who reigned over Saturday’$ festivities from the center of the floor of Porter gym- nasium. A professions! float builder. Jack Tyson of Cairo. Georgia, was en- gaged to build this symbol of the Mer- cer Spirit, and spent three days on cam- pus constructing the great hear, He was a realistic golden brown Ircar and when Benr Buy dawned, he was ready to ploy his part as receiver of student sacrifices of useless articles. Much ingenuity and creativity went into the sarrifsrcp offered by the social organizations. Kappa Alpha fraternity, complete with togas, cymbals, and a high priest, sacrificed Dean Richard C. Burts with all the pomp of a Roman holiday. The Sigma Xu's gave away the symbolic hairy chest of the ATO's. but retaliation was swift, and before the Snakes could get hack in their seats, they were greeted with strains of the ATO song “We aTe the great big. uugh. hairy chested men.” A popular sacrifice was the Georgia Baptist Convention which was offered up by several of the organizations. Sportsmanship blossomed ul the sac- rifice, Dean Burts accepted with dignity the fact that he was to be fed to the bear, and rode high above the heads of the KA’ who bore him to the foot of the monster. Assistant Dean uf Men Jim ms Orr was voted the student body's choice to be sacrificed, and dressed in the black of the traditional villain, sac- rificed himself asking on|v for a last request: a kiss from Bear Day Queen Carol Avery, Although there was no Bear Day- parade. tlir festivities were celebrated in the traditional manner. Co-chairman Douglas Bailey gave these reason for the elimination of the parade; “The great expenditure of lime and money involved in a three-day Homecoming celebration complete with parade and float is Ion ambitious an undertaking for a university the size of Mercer ” The Mercer Rears were twice vic- torious during the weekend. A score of 77-60 resulted from the tangle with a tough North Georgia College team, and Wofford suffered defeat in a Him game with a final score of 65-64. Dunce at Armory At the annual 1FC Dance held in the National Guard Armory after t'riday night's ball game. Carol Avery was crowned Bear Day Queen. Other can- didates for the honor. Eleanor Haynes, Beth lleirin, Caroline Knight. Mitni McMahan, Sharon Peters, Linda Wat- son and Velma Jean Young served as members of her court. The armory was gaily decorated with orange and white parachutes and fraternity insig- nias. Music was furnished bv the Cava- liers, an Atlanta group. The annual Bear Brawl, an athletic compel it ion between campus social or- ganizations featuring a student-faculty basketball game, look place Saturday afternoon. Included in the competi- tion was a peanut roll, a ro|« climb- ing contest, a free throw contest and a wheelbarrow race. Alpha Tau Omega look the trophy for llu- men's social organizations, while the women' trophy went to MICA, The faculty basketball tram triumphed over the student team with a win of 11 to 0, 19

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The annual IFC-sponsored Bear Day Dance was held in the Na- tional Guard Arrnon (altore). Some multi-pieced orches ter came from somewhere far away to make noise for the affair. Couple dancing in center of photo are Charlie Jay and Sally McLeod. At the right, Sigma A as offer gross statuary symbolizing ATOs. Other offerings to the great Bear included jimmy, Orr, Dean Burls, and unoccupied head. 21