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THE MERCER CLUSTER
Oct. 5.1966
Future Mercer Campus
Cost Put at $2,127,000
We of the Cluster are proud of the fact
that Mercer, unlike some small privately
endowed schools, is not content to remain
in a rut while others pass us by. Many of
the students do not know of the long range
building program which has been planned
for Mercer in order to provide better liv
ing and study conditions for future Mer-
cerians.
Already one can see about the camp
us evidences of this program. The con
struction of the first unit of the new Hu
manities Building is well on its way to
completion. This building will be in two
units. The first unit alone is being built
at a cost of $325,000. This new construc
tion is designed to house the Roberts
School of Christianity, Department of
English, and the Department of modern
and classical Languages. The building is
to include 26 classrooms, 31 offices, four
seminar-assembly rooms, And a small
chapel to seat 250 people.
A new science builuing holds first pri
ority on the next construction to take
place. Estimated cost of this building is
$412,000. It is designed to house the cnem-
istry, biology, anu physics departments.
Alter this is completed, work on the sec
ond unit of the Humanities Building will
begin.
Bids will be taken in November on
the Btudent Activities Building, this is
a two-story, functional building wlncii will
provide a post oitice, Doossiore, snack bar,
kitchen, and a cafeteria seating bbO.
There will be locker rooms for 200
boys and 300 girls, 12 offices for student
organizations, a faculty alumni lounge, two
large conierence rooms, a game room, a
recording room, and an audio-visual room.
This building, is going up at the approxi
mate cost ol $750,000.
Also in Novemoer, bids will be taken
for additions to Mary Erwin Porter llall.
$250,U00 is the estimated cost of fifty
rooms which will accomodate another 100
girls. Bids will be taken at the same time
for six faculty homes to be built at a cost
of $90,000.
The proposed swimming pool will
probably be a topic for controversal con
versation around the campus. Yes, w’ithin
the next decade or so Mercer will probably
have upon its campus a $200,000 swimming
pool.
Besides the proposed construction
which is to take place, take note of these
remodeling and renovation jobs which
have been planned.
The Administration Building will be
remodeled, repainted, and a sprinkler Bys
tem installed.
Groover Hall will be renovated and
converted into a building for speech and
journalism departments.
The Co-op Building will be renovated
and converted into a physical education
building for girls.
\Villet Science Building will be reno
vated and converted to house the Spright
Dowell School of Education.
The classrooms of the Chapel Build
ing are to be renovated and converted to
provide practice rooms for an enlarged
music department
Willingham Chapel will be enlarged to
accommodate 1500 students.
The Moot Court Room of the Ryals
I>aw Building will be renovated and new
equipment furnished.
Hardman Library will be enlarged
also.
These renovation and remodeling jobs
will be done at an estimated cost of
$350.00.
In addition to these proposed jobs,
Mercer hopes to have an endowment fund
for scholarships and new chairs in the
various departments amounting to $4,000,-
000.
With these new additions at Mercer
which will provide better study and living
conditions, certainly there should be no
reason whatever for a graduate of Mer
cer University not to rank among the high
est in the nation. However, we must keep
in mind that these conditions will not ex
ist for at least another twelve years.
To the ones responsible for seeing
these needs and making the necessary
provisions for a new face on the old Mer
cer, we of the Cluster lift our hats.
—T. J.
Tennis Turmoil Centers
Around Mercer Frosh
Mercer's Inter-fraternity Council is
boycotting the intramural tennis program
this season because officials announced
that freshmen would be allowed to play on
the non-fraternity teams in the league
such as MIMA and the Ministers.
The tennis tournament has always
been one of the first IM events of the sea
son, but because of bad weather it usually
runs well into the winter quarter, some
times even later. For this reason the intra
mural directors decided to hold the annual
event immediately after the start of the
fall quarter.
Starting the affair at an early date
was a good idea but the question arose,
“Should freshmen be allowed to play in
the tournament?’’
The director ruled that they would
be eligible to compete. This meant that not
only would the Ministers and MIMA teams
be able to enlist talent from the frosh, but
that the fraternities would be given the
same privilege.
That would seen to be a fair arrange
ment but there was one snag. 1FC rules
prohibited social fraternities from using
freshmen because the teams had no way
of knowing before pledging, whether the
freshmen would remain on that team for
the entire season.
The IFC ruling is a good and practical
one and the Intramural director’s desire
to get the tournament started and finished
is also commendable. The conflict arises
around the question of letting freshmen
play before fraternity pledging.
In many of the years gone by this
question would not have been so important
but this year’s freshman class has the
greatest tennis potential in the history of
the school.
There are two solutions to this IM
mix-up. The fraternities could go ahead
and play, thereby running the risk of
losing as they would have to field the
' last year minus their
>n is for the intrm-
^ither prohibit the
t postpone the
:he fraternities
like the more
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Cluster
Comments
Our roving reporter. Tom Johnson, turned up some very pertinent
and interesting Information about a long-range building program that
few students know about. Tom waa given an Interview with President
Connell and found out the detail* of thl* new building program.
One of the planned project* that caught my eye wa* the iwlmmlng
pool caper. This would be a nice ‘un. Although the plana are not
definite thl* early, there i* much talk about iwimming raatchea for the
near future and one water-polo game ha* already been *ch«duled
with Agnes Scott.
1 was noticing in Sunday 1 ** paper that there are more married
freshmen thi* year at Oeorgia Tech than ever before. They say it keeps
them from getting homesick. That may be ho hut Im Just not sure
about these college marriages One of my fraternity brothers got
married this summer and he is about to starve to death. Hla bride
wa* about as familiar with the kltchci a* I am with the steam room
at the Y.W.C.A. One Ume they were having turkey and he asked her
what she Btuffed the turkey with. She said. “I didn't have to stuff It—
It wasn't hollow.” They Just atu around the edges.
The ( luster still has room for some good staff writers in all de
partments. We need a cartoonist and the business department is in
terested in new recruits too. Anyone who thinks he would like to
sell ads, send out statements or work along some similar line, please
contact Tom Campbell, our Iluslness Manager.
All Cluster staff meetings are held on Thursdays at 3:00 and
anyone Interested In worklug on the paper staff should contact John
Kaufman or Cynthia Muse at on** of these meetings.
And then from the (iroon Gander of Iowa State there's
"What brought you here?"
"Two policemen.”
“Drunk, I suppose."
"Yes, both of them."
Mercer Opinions
by Marty layfleld
(The question for this week's opinion poll is aa follows: "Wh*
do you think the winner of the 1956 World Series will her
Ikmard Garwood, freshman—The Yanks are going to win the Worlt
Series. Both teams have proved their superiorly in their leagues bu
I believe that the Yankees have proved during thiB past season tha
they are the better of the two teams. The Dodgers are good, but no
that good.
8herill Law, Junior—The Dodgers can't help but win!! Considsrtni
that anything coming out of Vero Beach. Fla., Is the best, they haven'
any choice.
Carol Honeywell, sophomore- The Dodgers—Because they’re th<
greatest
Maynard Chambers, sophomore—The Yankees—Because they ari
hitting and because 1 hate Brooklyn.
Bud Welffeabach, senior- The Dodgers- Because I'm rootln for th.
Bums. They proved themselves In the close pennant race In their league
CUff Kenny, freshman—Being born in Brooklyn, I have true respuci
for the Brooklyn Dodgers. They came from behind and fonght tougl
opposition to win the pennant They have some of the oldest playurs It
the league and by true count should win the Series AGAIN.
Pete Kirby, sophomore—The Yankees—Because they are the heal
and I hate the Dodgers.
Charlie Bargees, senior—The Dodgers—Because they played rnori
consistently during the closing of th* season. The Yanks are to cock]
and the Dodgers have a lot of spirit hehlnd them.
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