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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 21, I960
—Mian rnoio ny »ara i.owrance
i>r Sen. Lydon B. Johnson of Texas on Ihe speakers’ platform at
a the 13th annual Law Day.
{Takes Us All'
Says Johnson
^ Sen. Johnson, tilth annual I.aw Day Speaker, said, "We are going
^ to need all the ability we ran got Baptist, Methodist, Catholic ... in
I order to stand against those who don’t believe in God. That is the only
issue today.”
Previously he hud told the audience "1 did not come here to make
[i political address.”
Sen. Barry Goldwater will
^ speak at a press conference a'
the civic room of the city audi
torium, Monday. Oct. 21, at
T :30, according to Mercer He-
publican Ted deTrcville. Mercer
1 Indents are invited to attend.
Harris Flies
: To Princeton
Mercer President Rufus ('. Har-
j is, whose scheduled itinerary this
n month includes such points as Chi-
ugo, Princeton, Washington and
: Louisiana, is in Princeton, N. J.,
i this weekend for the meeting of
Ihe Institute of Defense Analysis.
Dr. Harris flew to this meeting
ifter attending the inauguration
d’ Dr. Earl Strickland as presi
dent of Wesleyan. Previously in
the week he had spoken at the
Georgia Foundation for Indepen
dent Colleges at Ida Cason Callo-
; way Gardens.
While in Princeton he will at
tend the dedication of Von Neu
man Hall and has been Invited to
vttend a reception given by the
1 president of that institution.
On Sunday he flies to Washing
ton for a meeting of the advisory
rommittee of the Veterans’ Admin
istration. Dr. Harris is chairman
of this committee.
After his return to Mercer next
week, he is scheduled to attend a
two-day celebration at Lafayette,
Louisiana, at the University of
Southwestern Louisiana.
The vice-presidential candidate
was introduced by Sen. Herman
Talmadge who compared him to
Henry Clay. Clay had resolved
many of the great issues that
eventually set one part of the
country against the other.
Talmadge also cited Johnson
with being one of the greatest
friends of the South and a man
who "thwarted that extreme legis
lation" that kept our region from
division and kept the nation func
tioning.
H ARRIS AND SCOTT
Dr. Rufus C. Harris, president,
and Walter Scott, president of the
student government in the law-
school, welcomed the guests. Dr.
Harris greeted all guests “without
regard to their political persuas
ions.” He referred to a recent let
ter from Sen. Russell in which the
senior senator from Georgia term
ed Johnson "the ablest legislator
who has served in the Congress in
the past half century."
Among the visiting dignitaries
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Brownlee Wins
Charles Brownlee was elected
president of the freshmen class by
n margin of twelve votes over his
competitor, Herbie Rivers, in the
run-offs held Thursday. Brownlee
polled 152 votes. Rivers 140.
In the other races, Don Wilson
was elected vice-president over
Charles King, 140 to 142, and Bon
nie Bentley was elected secretary-
treasurer over Lynda Adams, 169
to 129.
First ot Artist Series
'Carmen' Due
Friday Night
Mercer Student
Helps To Drive
Johnson Party
Mercer student Dan Bradley-
helped drive the visiting dignitaries
off, Friday. Chief of Police L. B.
McCallum was chauffeuring the
Johnson party's car, carrying the
Texas senator, Sen. Talmadge and
Congressman Carl Vinson.
Bradley, a Cluster reporter, had
accompi-nied Sen. Johnson and four
| policemen from the speakers' stand,
through the gym to the waiting
' Cadillac convertible. There he bid
him farewell and extended parting
greetings to Sen, Talmadge, who
then got into the car.
After the vice-presidential can
didate had shouted to Carl Vinson,
"Come on C; r! and get in the tar,”
the veteran Georgia congressman
! joined them. Chief of Police Mc
Callum then tried to crank the
vehicle.
He couldn't, Sen. Johnson leaned
over to instruct him. It still
wouldn't start.
Sen. Talmadge stood up in the
car and suggested, "Let's get an
other damn car." eyeing the con
vertible behind them filled with
new snien.
The chief with the help of Brad
ley finally got the car started.
With a sigh of relief the distin
guished guests relaxed. The Cad
illac started but not in the right
direction.
It seems as if Chief McCallum in
advertently put the car in reverse
instead of forward. It came to a
stop after crashing into the con
vertible behind it.
Then Bradley leaned inside the
car, shifted the gear stick into
position, warned the chief to "take
off easy” and away the party went.
Hi Fi Hours Set
The hi-fi room opens Monday
afternoon for the first time this
quarter, according to Dun Gordy,
APO president. For this quar
ter the following schedule will
he observi-d: afternoons, Mon
day through Thursday, 3:30-5;
nights, Monday through Thurs
days t>:30-7:30.
Stone Attends
N. C. Meeting
Mercer Librarian Charles E.
Stone returned last weekend from
a meeting of the Southeastern Li
brary Association at Asheville,
N. C.
Since the initial meeting of the
association in 1920, he has not
missed a session.
Stone was one of some 800 li
brarian - delegates from public
schools, universities and public li
braries to attend the biannual
gathering.
One of the highlights of this
year’s conference, according to the
Mercer librarian, was a speech by
Jonathan Daniels on Thomas
Woolf. Daniels and Woolf were
personal friends, having attended
school together and having corre
sponded until the later’s death in
1939.
The opera, "Carmen,” will he presented in Willingham
Chapel, Firday night, October 28. at 8 p.m.
The opera by Bizet is being produced by the National
opera Company under the local sponsorship of the Mercer
student-faculty appropriations committee.
Six Debate
In Chapel
The spirit of presidential cam
paign descended on Mercer campus
Tuesday at Chapel. Students repre
senting Ihe Democrat and Repub
lican groups met on stage in a dis
cussion of the different political
platforms. Representing the Dem
ocrats was Jerry Vanderhoef, Tom
Edderfield, and Tom MePeters.
The Republicans were represent
ed by Bob Cahoon, Winston Leon
ard, and Ted de Treville. The dis
cussion was moderated by John
Cash.
The panel was questioned on
various planks of the respective
candidates' platforms. A period of
rebuttal was allowed so that both
views on the subject could he giv
en. Many areas of the campaign
such as foreign affairs, farm
problem and capability of the can
didates for the job were discussed.
This program served to give the
student an interesting insight into
the workings of politics, and to ac
quaint him with the issues of the
upcoming election.
Kennedy Wins
In Straw Ballot
Sen. John Kennedy beat Vice-
president Nixon in the campus-
conducted straw- poll Tuesday by a
margin of 40 votes. Some 474 stu
dents voted in the poll which fol
lowed a debate lietweeu the Nixon
and Kennedy groups on campus
during SGA chapel, Tuesday.
The vote was Kennedy—200:
Nixon—214.
Other persons receiving votes
ranged from Queer Elizabeth and.
John Cash to Jim Rodgers and
Jerry Vanderhoef.
Faculty Speaks
During Vespers
“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
of Happiness" is the theme for the
vesper programs of the coming
week, according to Steve Harrell,
chairman.
On Monday night, Oct. 24, Doan
Robert H. Spiro, Jr. of the liberal
arts college will speak on “Life.”.
On Tuesday night, Roy Carroll
is scheduled to discuss “Liberty"
followed by Miss Francis Floyd of
the alumni office on Wednesday
night speaking on “Pursuit of
Happiness.”
Miss Lee Swann of Tift Col
lege, a summer missionary to
Hawaii during the past summer,
will speak on “Hawaii's Life,
Liberty and Pursuit of Happi
ness."
Vesper services are held in room
314 of the student center at 6:45
p. m.
It will be presented in English,
following the adaptation by. Ruth
and Thomas Martin.
The National Opera Company is
under the sponsorship of the Grass
Roots Opera Movement in Ameri
can founded in 1948.
Starring in the opera will be
Patricia Fraher, Geraldine Con-
well, Anne Rothgeb, Naomi Blake,
John Turner, Irving Ennis, Dean
Bennett, Michael Tronzo, Karl Kre-
incr and John Miller,
Mercer students will be admited
by their student activities card.
Students from other schools de
bating here that weekend in the
Dixie Debate Tournament will be
the guests of the school for the
preformancr. The tournament will
be recessed during the preformance.
The Story
In the first act, located inside,
a guard house in Spain at *he
beginning of the 19th century, Car
men, a tempestous gypsy, tries to
capture the attention of the young
soldier, Don Jose. When he shows
interest she takes a rose from her
hair and flings it at his feet.
Though he then hardly realizes it,
her fatal charm has made its im
pression. Then his village sweet
heart, the shy Micaela, brings a
message from his mother and there
is a *ender exchange of sentiment
between the two.
Carmen, after provoking a
fighl among her companions, is
ordered to prison by Captain
Zuniga, who places Jose in charge
of the prisoner. Carmen induces
the infatuated soldier lo liaise
her w rist Kinds and she escapes
laughing.
In the second act. set inside an
inn, a favorite gathering spot of
the smugglers. Carmen awaits a
prearranged meeting with Jose.
Escamillo, the dashing hero who
sings of the glories of the Dull ring
is much impressed with the flirta
tious gypsy. She returns Ids in
terest.
Jose finally arrives after having
served a two-month sentence in
prison for allowing Carmen t<>
escape. An ardent love scene is
broken by the sound of a bugle
from the army camp. Jose's duty as
a soldier finally overcomes his
desire to be with her and he poiir-
out his heart in the "Flower Song "
Carmen furiously repudiates him
Zuniga, the captain, arrives and
orders Jose back to the camp. Win n
the corporal refuse. . a fight en
sues and Jose is forced to escape
with Carmen and her smuggler
friends.
Mountain Hideout
During the third art at the smug
glers' mountain hideout. Carmen,
already fired of her soldier, wel
comes the arrival of Escamillo, a
smuggler. A superstitious girl, she
has discerned from the cards that
her life will end tragically.
Micacla, Jose’s Village sweet
heart, again appears, bringing word
to Jose that his mother is dying.
Taunted by Carman, he leaves
with the threat that he will be
back.
In hte last act in Escamilla's
dressing room. Carmen, visiting
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