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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1962
Number 2
reshman Rat Week
matures Talent, Beauty
Rat Week for freshmen will begin on Monday and last through
rnlay, according to Ty Ivey, aophomore class president. This week of
clivity for freshmen has long been a Mercer tradition.
The Freshman Talent Contest and Freshman Beauty Contest will
ghlight the five-day period which will end with Rat Court on Friday
tober 5, during chapel break, according to plans released by the
Dphomore Class on Wednesday.
A class meeting for freshmen will
held during chapel break on
onday October 1.
The Talent Contest will be held
uesday, October 2. at 8:00 p.m.
During chapel break on Wednes-
October 3, the annual slave
iction will be held.
Climaxing the week will be the
reshman Beauty Contest
hursday, October 4, at 8:00 p.m.
Rat Court on Friday will con
ude the traditional week.
lied College
Jest Offered
All students planning to enter
°j rdical colleges next fall must
ke application for the Medical
allege Admission Test no later
n October 5. No applications
he guaranteed after the dead
“fc
Application blanks may be ob
ined from the Mercer Guidance
Testing Center. The test will
given October 20 at the Guid
ice Center and will cost $15.00
eluding reports of the test grade
nt to three medical colleges.
The test is designed to measure
neral academic ability, under
inding of modern society
ntific knowledge.
Ml
and
1 anforth Fellowships
Still Available
nquiries about Danforth Grad-
• te Fellowships for college teach-
1 areers worth up to $12,000 are
ted. Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr.,
- tan of the College, announced to-
y
The fellowships, offered by the
inforth Foundation of St. Louis,
uwouri. are open to male college
or recent graduates pre-
ting for a career of teaching,
nnseling. or administrative work
the college level. Applicants may
planning to major in any field
study common to the under-
iduate liberal arts and sciences
rru-ulum. at the American grad
te school of their choice, but
tuld not have already undertak-
graduate work. Nominations
•e October 28.
Ipproximataly 100 fellowships
he awarded to outstanding
ididates nominated by Liaison
Seers of accredited colleges and
- Iversittes In the United States
year. Nominees will be judged
IntsBectual promise and per-
ality, integrity, genuine interest
religion, and high potential for
relive collage teaching.
Finnan will be eligible for up to
• yean ef financial assistance,
i annual maximum of $1,500
•ingle men and $$,000 (aa wall
K00 par child) for married man,
• tuition and fees. Students
bout financial needs also am
M to apply. _
hnforth Fellows and leading
olarx are guests of the Founds-
at an annual conference on
thing.
Vre am now 472 Danforth Fel-
• in graduate study preparing
hach. and 307 mom already
hint some 150 colleges in
country and in 30 institutions
Spiro Speaks In Years
First Chapel Program
The first regularly scheduled
chapel program of the school year
was held Tuesday morning.
Dean Robert H. Spiro, Dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, pre
sided over the program. He intro
duced the 16 new members of the
Mercer faculty and welcomed 10
new and returning Mercer foreign
students.
Dr. Spiro told his audience that
education is important in the strug
gle between Russia and the U S.
as well as to the individual.
"We are now engaged in a con
test between the free and the un
free societies." he said.
Dean Spiro said that although
Russia is now emphasizing educa
tion and technology, it has never
been able to boast of the number
of Liberal Arts graduates it turns
out.
He said that American liberal
education seeks to develop the
"thinking men, alert, curious, rea
sonable and concerned . ..” through
a well-rounded and varied curricu-
Mercer Changes Appearance
With Building And Remodeling
lum in the humanities, sciences,
and social studies.
Dean Spiro said that all college
students in the Soviet Union must
take "three special courses of in
doctrination representing 12 to
16% of all their college or univer
sity work in all colleges and all
curricula."
"These courses indoctrinate, and
are responsible for the totally dis
torted views of the West held by
Soviet students, and seem also re
sponsible for their blind dedication
to the Soviet cause."
Dr. Spiro called on the United
States to “out-educate the Soviet
man. to out produce him and to
out-appeal him.
DR. ROBERT HIGHER!
INSIDE THIS WEEK
TIM GILL reviews Dr.
Highfill's new hook. The
Magic Robe, on page 3.
ELAINE HUDSON re
counts the Ad building's
past and present status on
|>age 4
AL STEPHENSON brings
the |ierspective of the far
right to U. S. relations to
Cuba in his column on page
2.
RONALD CARR begins a
series on political thought in
his column on page 2.
abroad. Danforth Fellowship* may
be held for life, with certain bene
fit* after completion of graduate
study such as financial assistance
to attend educational conferences.
Granger Ricks, who graduated
(Continued on page 3)
Foreign Students
Feted By Hendricks
Foreign students at Mercer were
the guests of Joseph Hendricks,
Dean of Men. and his wife Sunday
night for an informal buffet sup
per.
A total of eight foreign students
wore present including those re
turning to Mercer and also stu-
lents attending for the first time.
Scholastic classification ranged
from first quarter freshmen to
graduate students.
Among the nation* represented
wore Israel, Japan. Norway, Ger
many, and Cuba.
Roy Carroll, assistant professor
of History, greeted the guests
Helen Glenn. Dean of Women, was
among the special guest* at the an
nual affair.
MU Fine Arts
Series Best Yet
This year Mercer University will
sponsor a four-program FiiW| Art
Series featuring some of the finest
musical and dramatic artists ever
presented in this area.
The programs include guitarist
Carlos Montoya, a 45-piece orches
tra, a dramatic performance by
Miss Judith Anderson and "A
Leonard Bernstein Gala "
The senes is sponsored by the
Student Activities Board and the
Fine Art Series Committee. Mar
shall Daugherty is the chairman of
the committee.
Students may obtain tickets
without charge from the Book
Store Oct. 1-5. After Oct. 6 the
ticket! will be available to the gen
eral public. Students may purchase
extra tickets for 50c leas than reg
ular price and married students
may obtain a ticket for their wife
or husband without charge.
By Embry Collins
Changes and additions to the physical plant of the UruvartfQr
have been made during the summer, with some still in the process at
being completed. •
Extensive work has been done on both Shorter Hall and the ConV*
nell Student Center. There was a complete renovation of Shorter Hall.’ ^
The building was completely repainted New wiring and light fixtures *
were installed. New metal furniture and individual convertible beds » ^
very similar to those placed in Roberts Hall last year were also added.
The renovation of the building was accomplished at an approximate
cost of $42,000.00.
The second floor of this section
will connect to the first floor by a
wrought iron stairway next to the
present entrance from the lounge.
It is planned that the upper floor
will he a quiet area The first floor
will be used as a TV lounge. On the
second floor the new addition will
connect to the bridge across the
cafeteria, next to the service table
The most apparent changes
made to any building on the Mer
cer campus are the ones iD the
Connell Student Center. The patio
of the student center is being cut
in size to allow for a larger lounge
This new two-story, glass-walled
addition will make the lounge L
shaped.
Parking Rules
Go Into Effect
The Division of Student Per
sonnel again reminds all students
that any cars which will be parked
on the Mercer campus must be
registered
The registration fee for the en
tire year is $100 and should be
puid to the Division of Student
Personnel in Room 302 Connell
Student Center
In addition, no freshman (any
student who has earner! less than
45 hours) resident student will be
permitted to have a car at Mercer.
All registered automobiles must
display the registration decal on
the lower right hand corner of the
windshield.
(Continude on page 4)
The ticket price for each per
formance varies from $2.50-$3.50
with season tickets costing $10.00.
The first program will be held
Monday, Oct. 15 at 8:30 p.m. Car
lo! Montoya, the world's foremost
flamenco guitarist, will present a
concert. Mr Montoya's incredible
skill and technique have earned
him an unequaled reputation in
his field. A Spanish Gypsy him-
lelf. Mr Montoya has been called
'a first rate instrumentalist with a
fiery musical temperament and a
•epertory of rare selections.”
The second program will he on
Nov. 4 and will feature "The Little
Orchestra Society of New York.”
Directed by Thomas Scherman
with Frank Glaser as piano soloist,
the 45-piece orchestra will present
l concert ranging from long neg-
'ected masterpieces of the post to
new and bold contemporary works.
Parts of the varied program will be
lerformed by smaller virtuoso
{roups and by Mr Glaser.
Mias Judith Anderson, consider-
(Continued on page S)
for the upstairs dining room.
The new addition will add about
2.400 square feet of space to the
building. William T. Haywood.
Mercer business manager, told the
CLUSTER Monday afternoon that
the construction on the Student
Center should be completed in
three weeks.
Other changes in the Student
Center are in the division of stu
dent personnel and in the snack
bar. Three private offices halve
been constructed in the division of
student personnel This change
made it necessary to move Mrs.
Martha Maddox. University *hos
tess, to the first floor, making her
more accessible to the public.
New booths in the snack bar
have increased the seating capacity
from 144 to 204. The serving coun
ter has been consolidated iq an ef
fort to give more efficient 'service.
With this thought in mind, the
Expediter Coffee Service" was in
stalled. This service consists of a
separate line for coffee-only cus
tomers, and should make for much
faster service.
Other changes made on campus
are in the women's dormitories
and in the Administration build
ing Dowell hall was repainted on
the inside. The first floor of Mary
Erwin Porter Hall was re|>ainted
also In addition to this the old
kitchen in MEP was converted in
to a laundry and concession room
It houses washers and dryers and
vending machines for soft drinks
anil snacks. The offices of the Ed
ucation department in the Admin
istration building were rewired,
completing the renovation of this
building that began three years
ago.
In addition to the above changes,
a program of air conditioning of
faculty offices was begun during
the summer. About one third of
the planned number of units have
been installed.