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THE MERCER CLUSTER
September 28, 1955
'New' Sherwood Result
Of Faith and Foresight
Well, it’s been clone—that which people
said would be nothing more than a waste
of money. Yes, old Sherwood Hall has
been renovated. Many were those who felt
that spending anything on the old place
would literally be like throwing money out
the window.
But Dr. Connell and the other officers
of the University had faith that to renovate
Sherwood would be money well spent. And
indeed it has. We now have a first-class
dorm. And, yet, the great landmark of
bygone generations still stands, a remind
er of Mercer's history and heritage.
To Dr. Connell and his associates we
say “congratulations” for having fore
sight enough to undertake this project and
“thank you” for improving the living con
ditions of the Mercer men.
To those living in this “new” dorm we
say tread well those hallowed halls. Many
a now-great has walked those same halls
side-by-side with many more not-so-greats.
Walk worthy of those who have preceded
you.
To those who return to Sherwood, we
say take care of it. You will recall the con
dition of Sherwood before the renovation.
That was the result of years of carelessness
and thoughtlessness on the part of those
To Frosh Girls:
Great Big Hello'
Hello, freshman girls, here you are at
Mercer, new residents of MEP, a place
that has been a home to many Mercer girls
for many years.
Mary Erin Porter Hall is like a small
world in itself. Like living in a township,
one finds ample opportunity for fun and
comradeship, but one must also remember
that law and order are necessary.
Our “law and order” is kept by the
Woman’s Student Government Association.
We have, as a government has, a president
and council who try to work for the well
being and happiness of the residents.
Good cooperation between the girls, the
housemother and the council keep dormi
tory life free from friction.
Because MEP is our home, we believe
that it deserves the respect that we would
give our real homes. Therefore it is our
duty as residents of MEP to make it cheer
ful and livable and treat with care the
facilities that are made available to us.
To the girls who have been to Mercer
before, coming l>ack to MEP is, in a way,
like coming back home. We would say to
all the freshman girls. “Welcome to our
home and yours.’
living there. Try to do your part to keep it
from happening again.
To those coming to Sherwood for the
first time we say do your part to keep Sher
wood as nice as you have found it. There
is no need to go into the things that have
gone on in Sherwood in preceding years.
The returning students know. The new
comers don’t need to be given any ideas.
There is an old saying that “actions
speak louder than words.” Let’s make our
actions showing our appreciation for the
"new” Sherwood speak louder than our
words saving how nice the dorm is.
Let's Show Off
'New' Sherwood
The Cluster would like to take this
opportunity to propose to the Powers That
Be that a general “open house”—one to
which everyone, including Macon residents
and out of town friends of the University,
are invited—be held soon at Sherwood Hall.
The “new” Sherwood is something to
be proud of. Long had the “old” Sherwood
stood, a dilapidated mess inside. Sherwood
has been and will always be a symbol of
the heritage and solidity of Mercer. We
should be proud of her, particularly in her
new dress. Let’s show her off. What say
you, Powers That Be?
Students will notice man> varied and pos
sibly helpful advertisements in this edition of
the CLUSTER. Each one has some service or
product that a Mercer student will need or
use. It will be appreciated by the staff of this
paper and the Administration of the school
if students read the advertisements and faith
fully patronize the businessmen who are gener
ous enough to advertise.
As everyone knows, commercial papers
cannot exist without their advertisements. The
same thing is true, to a limited extent, about
the CLUSTER.
The Student Activities Committee allocates
a limited sum for printing the paper each
year. Hut that is not enough. The SAC anti
cipates that so much will come from advertis
ing.
Businessmen in Macon have been very
generous to the Business Staff for this first
edition. And by advertising, they expect to
get results from it, or they will not place an
"AD" with the paper again.
So if you need a certain item, and see it
advertised in the paper, or even see where you
ran get such items, be sure to go to the favored
businessman, not to his rival, who did not even
bother to do any business with the school. It
would be helpful to tell him that you “Saw his
Ad” in the CLUSTER.
By doing this, students will insure that they
will have a bigger and spicier newspaper—one
of which they can be proud.
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS!
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MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON, GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 2*. 1965 VOLUME 16. NUMBER 1
Jim Mflonry
KdiUir*in«Chirf
Zelma Yarbrough
Managing Editor
Elliott Brack
Busin*** Manager
Associate Editor
Feature Editor
Society Editor
Kristina Moor*
Emily Hugbaa
.Alice Tate
Circulation Manager
Aaa't Business Mgr.
Sports Editor ... ..,
Cartoonist
Toby Tolsoa
... Jim O’Neal
- Bob Steed
Sheffield Smith
Staff Members—Mary Etta Clark, Betty McTaar, Bill Nash, Oven Adams, and Bud Campbell
The Mercer Cluster is published by the undergraduate student body of Mercer University, Macon. Georgia, under the
authority of the Student Government Aaeociation.
DATE TONIGHT, ED?
JIM MELONEY
Notes on
A New Year
As we plunge head-long into the second day of classes, suppose we
stop and take a good, over-all look at what we can expect in the next
year. Perhaps the frosh are expecting anything but the end of the age
and even possibly that. More than likely they are considering the
impending agonies of the sophomore-instituted Rat Court.
The Sophs are looking forward
to a good year, no longer being the
"lowest of the low” on campus. The
juniors are now in the sophisticat
ed upper division of the University
and can look forward (?) to div
ing into the midst of a major pro
gram. And, of course, the seniors
have their eyes constantly turned
to that fateful day next June.
But all of us can look forward
to certain things that we will share
in common. We will all share the
miseries of mid-terms and finals.
We will share the spirit that per
vades during basketball season.
And we will share the inspiration to
think for ourselves that we will
find during Religious Focus Week.
This past Saturday the Jews of
the world marked the beginning of
a new year—the year 5716 accord
ing to their system of time-keeping.
This year Mercer begins her 123rd
year. The latter may seem small in
comparison with the former, but
the preceding 122 years have been
great years, years that have form
ed the great heritage that Mercer
now offers to us as students.
This, her 123rd year, should he
her greatest. She has much to offer
us; we, in turn, have much to offer
her. We will receive the most when
vve give the most of ourselves to
her. The student who comes to col
lege merely to receive misses half
of college life.
We should look forward to a year
of being led to think for ourselves.
A person who merely imitates
another's thinking has not.achieved
anything. The real purpose of a col
lege education is to encourage a
student to do his own thinking.
That is the greatest thing wc
B5U Holds Party
Last night the B.S.U. held its an
nual party in the gym. The them*
for the party was pioneer days and
everyone was dressed accordingly.
Signs reminiscent of pioneer days,
such as "Remember The Alamo",
“Go West, Young Man”, and “Cali
fornia or Bust” decorated the gym.
Games were played and refresh
ments were served.
hove to look forward to—a year of
thinking things through for our
selves. Our religious beliefs, our
purposes and ideals in life, our aims
in life—all these will have more
meaning when really thought
through.
Boys in Co-op
Find Livingf?)
To Be Tough
By Bud Campbell
For the first time in Mercer
history the boys outnumber the
beds. A few students are having
to stay down in the visiting team’s
room in the Co-op building. They
had no idea that they would be
placed in the team-room. Rather
they expected to be assigned to
Sherwood.
The majority of these students
nre upperclassmen who are trans
fer students, although there are a
couple who are returning students.
There have been planning all along
to come back to Mercer but failed
to make room deposit. Most of the
others had not sent their applica
tions in until it was almost too
late to even be accepted. These
have been told that they might
have to find a location off the
ci mpus. At least one has revived
to stay anywhere just for a chance
at a dorm room next quarter.
These are a few of the pet peeves
of the boys that are living down
there: ‘Maybeline” and “Ain’t It
A Shame” grace their ear drums
any time of the day, the watchman
wakes them up with his light, and
they hardly have room to breathe.
They describe living there as
"In The Jail House Now” and as
being in the dog housa. Their fav
orite dislike is the dirtiness of the
place. They have all resolved to
keep their new living quarters clean
if and when they get them.
There is a spirit of fun among
them, however, and they are de
termined to stick with things until
the Dean of Men can solve their
particular problem. They said that
they were going to make the bast
of avarything and stay regardless. .