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BIU DAYTON
Assorted Troubles
What*a wrong with and on the Mercer campus?
Well, I mean besides that Hiere’s really no
hope of anything being done about him, or her,
or any of that stuff. What I mean is what’s wrong
that could be easily and quickly remedied and
still improve the school while not offending the
administration?
The first thing which comes to mind is that
repulsively ugly and useless awning over the rear
of the Administration building. It was installed
only a few years ago to keep a newly-laid side
walk from channeling rainwater under die door.
The present sidewalk drains away from the
door and the side doors give much more protec
tion to students closing and opening umbrellas,
so the awning has no practical value. Artistically
and architecturally it is atrocious. Let’s get rid
of it
Students really should start using the larger,
sheltered, and more convenient side doors to the
Ad building; there would be far leas congestion
than there is now, when everyone uses the rear
door.
Speaking of doors, what ever became ef the
"Open Door” policy in the student center. It was
nice having both sides of a double door unlocked.
but now we seem to have fallen back into the in
convenient, annoying, old half-door policy.
Things seem to have bogged down in the cafe
teria again. It seems that too many people with
only fifth period classes have got stars on their
meal-tickets. They can eat during fourth period.
People with classes both periods have been forced
to start fasting again. Tickets will expire shortly,
the time to restore that red-star stroke of genius
to its maximum effectivity is nigh.
_While all these new sidewalks are being laid,
why not put in the much needed little one between
the Ad building and the Chapel (where the well-
worn path is). It might also be nice to complete
the one between the Chemistry building and the
East end of the Humanities building.
By the way, what ever became of the painting
of Lee Battle which hung in the student center
before the co-op was remodeled last summer.
Someone ought to find it and hang it up again.
Everyone has plenty of major gripes concerning
Mercer, plenty of big faults and solutions. But
what about the little things that could be easily
fixed without any changes in school policy, per
sonnel, etc. Perhaps we could get some of them
done if we tried.
Bernard Burnette and Jerry Morgan
The Christian Commercial
“We interrupt the present program in order to
present our thought for today: Those who work
hard to help others will achieve success,’ as
Thomas Jefferson once said. Your friends at Bob’s
Service Station would like to thank you, their
customers, for success and assure you that drey
will continue to work hard to provide you with
the best in oil, gas, service . .. Our scripture read
ing for today is from Isaiah . . . George Beverly
Shea now sings, 'He is No Stranger in Our
House.*”
At last, as seen through the enlightenment of
this radio, commercial, we in the pursiut of the
American way have been able to involve Christ
with every aspect of our daily lives. Now that He
is a part of all business, society, and politics (ex
cept, of course, the Supreme Court and its golden
plaque of “In God We Trust”), the hungry and
earnest pleas for peace, contentment—yes, and
for luxury should be appeased.
Hie smssing and though provoking factor is
that in all the annals of Christian history no one
has been able so successfully to bring Christ into
our daily lives. Furthermore, it seems strikingly
easy to do. One merely has to compromise be
tween his personal ideas and the laws dictated by
society, and Christ fits right in. He is the “King
of Kings”—a blue-eyed, blond-haired boy.
Now Christ can reside in the corner of the
church and wait for judgment day. He awaits
judgment day, for He is no longer needed to
judge the nation, society, or individual.
Thus in His name we judge all things, unequi
vocally stating that Communists rebels, radicals,
novelists, integrationists or segregations, are, all
doomed to perdition. We can be assured that
Christ will support any attempt to rid existence
from all such Atheistic, un-American viewpoints.
A pity it is indeed that a world full of immorelists
refuses to accept die American way and ideals.
As the pulpit often expresses, “With Christ on our
J . side, we can not lose.”
The Mercer body, both leader and follower
with few exceptions, can proudly boast of having
accepted this attitude of complete and absolute
up to heatedly
protect; or defend earns position which is ooo-
to exclusively accepted American ideaia.
Re American democracy is by majority rule,
and tha population of society haa the majority,
aa Chriafs Imro aad oaamptos aosmt coinrHo with
tha morol law ef society. Whet
compel himself to oppose any such binding laws;
or do any more than apathetically accept what
ever is offered?.
The only sacrifice here is that, in actuality,
such peace loving actions which reach the point
of blind acceptance and submission make a farce
of what the true American way of life is supposed
to be. It is a tragic situation when our concept of
Christ is reduced to the American sense of taste.
Christ appears as bland as Kraft cheese, as sterile
as Loretta Young, and as unoffensive as “Gun-
smoke."
We must confess that we have become apathetic
and would rather submit than make the effort
of supporting all of our beliefs. We constantly
make the mistake of drawing up our own set of
values and then bringing down Christ and ad
justing Him to what we as American society hold
as good.
The only result of such apathy and uninvolve
ment is that, not being in the struggle, one loses
track of what he really believes and becomes lost
The accepted standard prevails, but no one can
answer as to “WHY.”
The present positive criteria for distinguishing
a Christian is by his occupation, acceptance of
doctrine, church membership, and unoffensive
personality. For the distinction of a Christian
church we need one criteria only: growth. He is as
easily sold as Gleem toothpaste.
This is one of the results of the minister's week
ly cry, “We must relate Christ to every aspect
of our lives.” The failure is in wrongly seeing that
Christ is not related to every man, society, busi
ness, institution, government, and university. It
is the failure to aee that He is in the world, not
as supposed, but as an acting judging person.
This means that Christ stood, stands, and will
stand over against every idea we conceive, and
every institution we erect
Christ’s judgment resides not on how well we
follow the system of values dictated by society,
but on die universality of obedience to Christ
regardless of social law. The two roods coincide
often enough, and die only question in considera
tion is when they fork. Each man finds the correct
path by bring actively involved in the struggle to
find and defend his true helisfa.
Christ is not bland enough to guarantee the
mirieter a large congregation; Ha ia not sterile
enough to always support oar way of Ufa; and He
ia not nanflroalva enough to jrin tha rioop ia tha
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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GBOCKHA
January 24. 1964 ’ Volume XUV
Bob Hurt, Editor
Davis McAulay
Managing Editor
Sports Editor
Associate Editor ....
Contributing Editors
Circulation Manager
Nows and Features: Joyce
Janes, Mary Beth O'Quinn, Diana Denton,
Douthit
Business Staff: Genie Ashurst, Lyn Ballard,
ton, P«grv O’Halloran, Pam Graham, Julia
Another Opinion
In reference to your column of
the fallowing comments. First, let’s anal;
Mr. Swords, when a coach has three, just
feet five and over, that coach, Mr. Swords,
of which may be seen in leading schools over the country. The
for some such teams, Mr. Swords is sweep the backboards
break or sweep the backboards and free lanoe for the shot,
the case, however, for the smaller lesa height-endowed taama
teams cannot count on sweeping the boards so they must “set it
for the good shot Otherwise, Mr. Swords, that team haa the
ing experience of “eating the ball.” (In real
people who know, the latter verbal phrase
For this reason, the shuffle has been the finest innovation for
team ever created, Mr. Swords. “Stand around” you say.
is anything but! In your high school plays there is one option in
play; however, in the shuffle you have continuous movement with
number of options. The very nature of tha shuffle belies your
tion. It has made the watching of basketball, for those who really
much faster and intricate. By the way, at the school where it ’
ins ted, it has done pretty well for them. Oh, what school?
Georgia doesn't use it
Your point of attributing all those shots to Hearn’s personal
five is just too much. You know I could hardly wait to get to it
you please ask Hearn if he didn't practice all week on those shots
so graciously say he made “despite the offense?" Mr. 8wotds,
shots, at least 90 percent of them are set up at the first practice
either off the shuffle options or other set plays. We are not ao
cated nor board sweeping that we can afford the freelancer. Whan
shoot it must be from the play where men are under the boards;
the shooter has practiced that shot from that particular spot
over and over. My soul. Mr. Swords, why don’t you drop by the
sometimes and see all the freelancing that goes on. When
please step over Coach Wilder’s dead body.
One more worthy point if the Mercer team had not played
regular offense and had thrown it open and begun to run with
giants of Stetson, the score, Mr. Swords, would have been 102
Mercer played, according to those who should know, the finest
ballgame from beginning to the end. Not only would it have been
suicide to try to run with that team but let me again remind you
five players having played over their heads the whole game might
been a bit tired to romp with Stetson seven whole minutes to keep
from thinking they were “standing around.” Win or lose, it'
a very, very well played ballgame. With their material Stetson
concede a morel victory to a marvelously courageous Mercer
their coach did, but not our sports editor.
One comment on defense Mr. Swords, have you ever bean
for forty minutes while attempting to guard a 6 foot 10
a six-sixer, or another six-sixer, or, perhaps, even a couple
over six feet Except for four or five obvious lapses of
where we did not switch, how can you criticise the defeme? They
beat us 10 miserly little points, Mr. Swords, and those lari
sur valiant little men trying to take the ball away just to “stand
with it Why not criticize Stetson; they had the monsters.
As for the fans, Mr. Swords, they ought to realise how fine
team has played under the circumstances. They have seen some
best basketball because primarily five guys play their hearts
to lose and get criticised by an uneducated Sports writer. It
thit there are no fewer fans in the stands now than whan a
years ago we were sporting a 7-0 record. It might be revealing
every other student you meet what the record ia now. I think
students have been very faithful despite tha record. They owe
team something, and I think they give it
It is very easy to criticize and receive great support for that
ciem, when your team is losing. Sometimes your criticiam may be
on facts and knowledge and are acceptable, but when they ate nt
on either; they need to be challenged. With all the talk on
about academic freedom for the student I bops I am attended
myself. Besides, isn’t it un-American not to
Thank you for your interest in
of lonely when only Coach,
and the team really cate,
but we don’t need more
more Coach
while other a
Mr. Mike Swords
Sports Editor
Mercer Cluster
Dear Mr. Swords: