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Volume XUI
May 25, 1962
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LETTERS CONTINUED
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m )esr Editor:
d I am the rod beaded (top-child of the Meroer
§ inopus. You uae me aa a batting ball any
* ime you need to cover a little space or a lot of
tf pace. The students use me when they need some-
d re to blame for their shortcomings and so forth.
S Kell I am that batting ball that everyone takes
t out on when they are angry at the world. Yes,
[ am the books in the library. You have heard so
* ouch about having open stacks in this buijding.
It lave you ever asked someone who knew why we
M h not have this? Here are a few reasons why.
*■ To the seniors that had a look in the stacks
rom the picture in the Clutter, maybe you re-
n ember when you were allowed to look through
oy cousins that were in the reserve section .Were
C mi one of those who tried to get a book that had
■en taken and not returned or signed for? In
her words, one of your fellow students had sticky
igers. The stacks were dosed because the Li
brary Committee—which is composed of faculty
nembera—requested that this be done. After al
most 100 books disappeared from these shelves
in one year, they thought that maybe someone
mold not resist temptation and maybe we should
do what the Bible says—you know—do not do
inything that might be tempting to your brother.
1 hope that you were not one of those who needed
!• these books then or that you are not a freshman,
■ophomore or junior deprived of the uae of these
'* books because they were out of prinnt and so
1 could not be replaced.
h Few of you know of the kidnapping that occurr-
J al last year. Several of my reference brothers
4 sere kidnapped A volume of the Interpreters Bib-
* le was taken from its brothers and sisters. Volume
* wen was later found in a student's room. I hope
you didn't need it for that test that was given by
h the Christianity professor during that three months
h period. I wonder how many other students need-
( si this then.
, Oh, did you know one of us had an accident?
, Yes, one of the civil war books was being used
' when it was discovered it had been wounded in
iction. Twenty pages had been cut out and the
I >pe ration was one that was not really necessary.
, Just hope someone does not get hurt with the
J jretty pictures of the guns, and so forth on those
pagea Maybe he just wan ter to play oops and
I robbers. If you need these pages for your paper
, under Dr. King .that’s your problem. After all,
boys will be boys.
Oh yes, if you could only have the benefit to
i come in and look over us in the stacks. Did you
know that more than one person could not go
| through the aisles at a time? And let's hope you
i ar enot large. You would get plenty of exercise
. picking up the books you knocked over in passing
—that is, if you even cared enough to bend over,
i After all, let the next person do that. There is
leas than three feet between the tows. Oh. yes,
you really have fun with the gueeaing game. Hit
the right light for the right row. You see these
lights do not work as most people think. When
they finally find the right switch for the right
row they still would have to feel around in the
dark. My brothers and sisters on the two bottom
(helves have never seen daylight They thinnk
that the stacks are like the North Po)e in the
winter season—six months of night. The lights are
like little stars, for they give off about that much
light.
Do you like to live dangerously? I can just
* e you now. Monday night about 9 p.m. Yo
Ustart to reach for a book on the bottom shelf and
bag! You get slapped. Why? Nothing except that
you pulled a pretty little coed’s knee instead. You
(re that book was not there instead you reached
looking too.
All kidding aside have you ever asked the li
brarian about these things? In al[ fairness to the
library staff that works had to serve you. don’t
you think that you should ask them about some of
these things? They can tail you "why".
I wonder if the person who wrote the article in
the duster this past Friday could have bean the
boy that told a lie to get one of the boobs on re
serve, to give to a girl who was not in school here.
I wonder if it really made a hit with her?
Signed
RED
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Lowrance Indignant
In a by lined column in the May 18 issue of the
Clutter, the editor, Larry Maiorisllo. has written
concerning what be characterises "The Purpose
of the Honor Council.” While analysis of such a
factually deficient and obviously undocumented
article is extremely difficult, I strongly feel some
attempt must be made to point out the glaring
errors of fact and implication forwarded by Mr.
Maiorielio.
Mr. Maiorielio chooses to make his main thesis
that the "members, methods, motives, and means”
are in some unnamed way reproachful This is
indeed a serious charge, since it impugns the
chsracter of each Council member and the Council
faculty advisers. lYiis charge is, I submit, wholly
unjustified.
Mr. Maiorielio states that the Council is dishon
orable in trial procedure: “. . . obtaining the con
viction by any means—some leas than honorable.”
This statement is absolutely untrue.
He goes on to my that the Council does not
follow the letter and spirit of its rules of procedure.
This statement is absolutely untrue.
The forwarding of such serious charges srithout
any facts to back them up is irresponsible, as well
as being insulting to the intelligence of any col
lege student. What members .what methods, what
motives and what means are not above reproach?
Who has been convicted by leas than honorable
means? How has the Council failed to follow the
letter and spirit of its procedure? It would be
hoove Mr. Maiorielio to tell all the students of
Mercer just what tacts ha used in arriving at such
an indictment of the Council.
Mr. MaiorieUo's weak attempt at expose, ea
well as my superficial attempt st rebuttal, un
fortunately do nothing mors than obscure responsi
ble discussion of the entire Honor System as set
up in the S.O.A. Constitution. It may come as
a surprise to Mr. Maioriallo, but the Council con
tinually strives to adjust its procedure in such
a way as both to protect the rights of individual
students involved in cases, and to further the Hon
or System in its work at Mercer. Numerous pro
cedural changes and several Constitutional amend
ments enacted in the last year are a matter of
public record.
Responsibility. Where does responsibility for ac
ademic integrity lie—with nine members of the
Honor Council, but, in opposition to Mr. Maiorial
lo, I submit that the Council is fully cognisant of
its responsibility, and will continue in the future,
aa in the past, to contribute postive action to
further the Honor System at Mercer.
Finally, I would actegorically state that in
over two years on the Council, I have found that
the judgement and diameter of each member of
the Honor Council and its faculty advisers has
been exemplary.
J. Ward Lowrance
Justice, Honor Council
Students Exhibit Ait
Beginning Sunday a special stu
dent art exhibit will be on display
in the Connell Student Center, ac
cording to Marsha)! Daugherty, As-
idate Professor of Art
Tbs exhibit will feature exclusive
ly work by Mercer students, and
sill consist of paintings, drawings
tnd •culpluri.
APO Pledges Seven
Tbs Mercer chapter of Alpha
?hi Omega National Service Fra-
braity pledged seven new mem
bers Tuesday.
The new members are: Don
Baxter, Eraaet Ferrell, Robert H.
Hurt Lamar Oglesby. Jerry Poole,
Mika Swords, aad Tarry Whits.
Sullivan Award . .
(Continued from page 1)
chairman of the State Board of
Pardons and Paroles, and mcmlier
of the professional council ot the
National Probation and Parols
Association.
A graduate of Mercer University
in 1938. be served in the Navy dur
ing World War II. rising from ap
prentice seaman to lieutenant Ho
studied law at Emory University
where he received his LL.B. de
gree.
NOTICE
THIS WILL M THS LAST HSUI
08 THf MUCH CIUSTM
UNTIL TMI TAIL QUAKTM
MU Faculty Club
To Dine Tonight
Faculty and staff members will
be honored tonight by the Faculty
Club at a dinner in the Student
Center.
The annual dinner will honor
those members of the faculty and
staff who are retiring or leaving the
University, it was announced by
Mary Wilder, chairman of the din
ner committee.
Those being honored am Dr. aad
Mrs. Robert HighfUl, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Stone. Dr. and Mrs. Tom
Harris, Mr. and Mm. Roger Bolton,
Mrs. Alios Bohannon. Mr. Claude
Britt. Mr. Clyde Him. Mr. Charles
Love, Mr. Mslcnm BUsaard aad
Miss Georgia Christopher
Fourteenth Law
Day Held At MU
A crowd of over 260 jurists,
referees-in-bankruptcy, educators,
and practicing attorneys was in
attendance at Mercer’s fourteenth
«nwi»l Law Day activities.
The program included forums,
discussions by leading authorities
in particular fields of legal interest
and a Aim.
The main address was delivered
by Justice Carlton Mobley at a
luncheon held in the Student Cafe
teria. He warned those present of
the dangers of over-centralization
of the federal government
Many Mercer alumni who are
presently seeking state and fed
eral offices were among those in
attendance. Candidates for the of
fice of lieutenant governor includ
ed Mercer law professor Ed Wil
son. Peter Zack Geer and Dr. W.
Bumdine. Fred Hasty, candidate
for Bibb representative, and Joe
Briley, candidate for Sixth Dis
trict Congressman, both Mercer
alumni, also attended.
Dan Bradley
Accepted For
Peace Corps
A Mercer senior has been accept
ed as a volunteer for the Peace
Corps project to Ethiopia, a coun
try in northeast Africa.
Dan Bradley, Hapeville, Georgia,
applied for the Peace Corps in Oc
tober, 1961, soon after the inaugura
tion of the Peace Corps program.
He was accepted last week to join
the volunteers to teach in the sec
ondary schools of Ethiopia. He will
be graduated from Mercer this
June.
“The Peace Corps give to all
thorn Interested an opportunity to
sarve in some small way in order
to make this world a better place
to Hve The Peace Corps' aims are
high, its goals are dear, and its
ideas are forward,” says Bradley, in
explaining why he has volunteered
for this project.
Bradley, a first year law student
under the three-three plan, is a
member of Sigma Nu, Phi Alpha
Delta law fraternity and is a re
porter for the Mercer Cluster.
Peace Corps Volunteers will
teach a full-time schedule of cours
es and will participate in the ex
tra-curricular activities of schools
Griffin Addresses
MU, Wesleyan
Over 200 college students appear
ed at a buffet dinner and rally for
gubernatorial candidate Marvin
Griffin at the Dempsey Hote| this
week.
Highlighting the evening was a
talk by Griffin to the gathering
which was sponsored and organized
by the Mercer-Wesleyan Griffin for
Governor Club. The students from
Mercer and Wesleyan met in the
Walter Little Room of the Dempsey
Hotel on Wednesday
The Club was organized to assist
Griffin in the forthcoming cam
paign and to encourage student
thought and action in the Demo
cratic primary in September.
David Shiplett, Vidalia, welcom
ed the students to the rally and
Rudolph Patterson, Albany, gave
the invocation. Glynn Watson.
Reidsville, introduced Griffin who
•poke on "The Increasing Role of
Students in Government and Civic
Affairs.” After the speech, students
possd questions to Griffin about his
objectives and plans if he is suc
cessful in his bid for the governor's
office.
Wateon. secretary-treasurer of
the dub, stated that the Mercer-
Wesleyan Griffin for Governor Club
planned to remain active through
out the aumme by contacting stu
dents of each school.
Number 29, Page 3
[ Hu Social £et
MICA held a big sister program
Wednesday night for Marla Strip
ling. Sandra Faulkner. Sara Distei-
hurst. and Shirley Carter. Caryl
Allen. Barbara Byrd, and Phyllis
Lane are engaged.
On Sunday the Brothers and
Pledges attended Church together
as a fitting close to the Weekend
and the beginning of Greek Week.
Sigma Nu has pledge Skip Hud
son from Atlanta, Ga. Congratula
tions.
to which they are assigned. Vol
unteers will teach English, geogra
phy, mathematics, science, typing,
shorthand, industrial arte, vocation
al agriculture, home economics,
physical education, group guidance
and counseling. They will serve un
der the Ethiopian school head
masters.
Before going to Ethiopia, volun
teers will undergo an intensive
training program at one or more
U. S. university. This training,
which will last eight weeks, is to
begin about June 25. The curricu
lum will indude Peace Corps pol
icies and philosophy, American
studies, African affairs, adaptation
to social and cultural change, in
troduction to area studies, compar
ative education and health and
physical education. After a short
home leave, volunteers will be given
additional training on their arrival
in Ethiopia. The volunteers are to
remain in Ethiopia for two years.
Honor Council
Reports Cases
The Honor Council reports the
following penalties for violations of
the Honor Code during the Spring
Quarter:
Case No. 1 was given an F in the
course with the stipulation that
upon his graduation from Mercer
the Honor Council notation could
be removed from his permanent
record if there were no further vio
lations against him.
Case No. 2 was given an F in
two courses, the loss of 15 honor
points and ineligibility to hold a
Student Government office, to re
ceive scholarships, or to participate
in intercollegiate activities during
the remained of his tenure at Mer
cer
Cases No. 3 and 4 were given an
F in two courses, the loss of 20 hon
or points, and ineligibility to hold a
Student Government office, to re
ceive scholarships or to participate
in intercollegiate activities during
the remainder of his tenure at
Mercer
Cases 5 and 6 were given an F
in the course, the loss of 15 honor
points, and the ineligibility to hold
Student Government office, to re
ceive scholarships, or to participate
in inntercollegiate activities during
the remainnder of their tenure at
Mercer.
Case Nc 7 was given an F in
two courses, the loss of 15 honor
points, ami the ineligibility to hold
a Student Government office, to re
ceive scohlarships or to participate
in intercollegiate activities during
the remainnder of his tenure at
Mercer.
Case No. 8 waa given an F in
the course, the loss of 15 honor
poinnta, and the ineligibility to hold
a Student Government office, to
receive scholarships, or to partici
pate in intercollegiate activities
during the remainder of his tenure
at Mercer.
Case No. 9 was given the loss of
ten honor points.
Case No. 10 was given the loss of
five honor points.