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JACOB BEIL
MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON, GEORGIA
November 13, 1966 , Volume XLV No. 8
BUI Dayton J>aQ. Bob Hurt
death of the coalition
Editor in Chief Executive Editor
Out of the many paradoxes that come forth
Diana Denton from an election, there ia one so paradoxical in
Managing Editor Business Manager thi, that it could have great bearing on
John Weatheriy—Editor of the Clsdtr Review the future of this country and especially its legis-
Contributing Editors — Anne Johnson, Katie Kodlner, [stive future. Ever since 1988 and the Co ogres
Sam Oni, Edward Simmons, Jacob Beil, John Lough sional elections of that year, there *«— been in
Social Editor Sara June McRae ex jrt*nce a conservative coalition in both Houses
Associate Editor Davie McAuley 0 f Congress composed of conservative Southern
Copy Editor Bernard Lindsey Democrats and conservative Northern RepubU-
Sports Editor Lamar Oglesby cans. This coalition has been in existence ever
Circulation Manager Joyce Davis since and has been very effective at times in Stop-
Advertising Manager Lee O’Brien ping entirely or crippling liberal legislation, lie
Den Mother Mary Beth O’Quinn coalition’s first victory came when it stopped
News and Features: Ellen Janes, Joyce Davis, John Lough, Bobby President Roosevelt’s court packing plan. They
Douthit, John Johnson, Clayton Stephens, Charles Lewis, Faye Johnson, handed him his first big legislative defeat and
Nancy Hendrix, Sue Evans, Toni Vissage, Nancy Barrett, Diane WUder, gave notice of their presence and power.
Charles Brooks, Anne Jo Hendrix, Daniel Sheffield, Helen Van Vlack. Through the administrations of four presidents
Laura Castleberry, Julia Stovall, Slayton Shaw, BiU Pridgeon, Sherry and into the administration of a fifth, the coali-
Meek. tion affected legislation through their power in
Staff Photographers: Jimmy Gibson. Bob Hurt. Gary Broadnax, committere or on the floor. It did not matter who
_ , , _ D , ... t, . ~ - was president or what his party was, for the
Proofreaders: Frances Hobbs. Walter Pharr. Mela Pereira, Cherry wu , n ^ ^ ^
Skinner. Congress or the White House. Their power wax-
Business Staff: Jimmy Hilliard, Joyce Davis, Mary Beth O’Quinn, ^ wanet [ through various Congresses, but it
Nancy Barrett remained. Since the 1968 Congressional elections.
Artist - - - John Wires the Senate coalition has not been able to function
Cartoonist LeRoy Young very effectively because of the overwhelming
— strength of the liberals; however, the House
coalition, maintained by disproportionate dis
tricts, archaic House rules, and Southern non-
contested, seniority conscious members, has had
a major effect in crippling, sometimes fatally,
liberal legislation. Now this has rhungnd
President Kennedy was continually hamper
ed and stopped in his efforts to carry out his
program by the coalition The new administration
affected results only through the power and per
suasion of Lyndon Johnson. Now as a result of
the President's landslide victory there is a new
House. Now there is, in reality, the fact that the
House will join the Senate in having overwhelm
ing liberal majorities. Forty new Democratic
Congressman have been elected as a result of the
Goldwater debacle. These new Congressmen in
crease the already heavy Democrat* majority
of 7 to a heavy liberal majority of 140? These new
Congressmen for the most part are very liberal
and took their seats away from conservative Re
publicans. Thus the Republican portion of the
THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT in Mercer’s dining hall, the coalition has been dealt a mighty Now Such
tray disposal belt simplifies matters for students clearing the Cafeteria conservatives as Katherine St o#
Cafeteria Commended
York and Bruce Alger of Texas and ultra-con
servative Ed Foreman will not be seen on Capitol
Hill. Their seats and votes will be
only by the Republican minority but also by i
coalition. On the Southern aide of the
many Southern conservative Democrats <
feated in Alabama and other deep South
because of rim Goldwater vote. These have
replaced by conservative Southern Re pub
who really add nothing to the coalition
they lade seniority and cannot have ranking i
signments because they are in the minority ]
These simple arithmethical majorities
just how badly the conservative Southern
cratic and Northern Republican coalition wai
feated in the ’64 elections. The coalition is
for at least the next two years if not la
What this means was simply stated by Mil
Congressman Richard Bolling who said
the election, “If we pick up only a dozen
we will still have to make concessions to the i
tion. But, if we net twenty, the whole ball
changes.” The net gain as a result of the ele
was not twelve or twenty but FORTY. There i
new ball game in Washington to be played
out interference or dilatery tactics by the
tion. What this means to the legislative
is extremely significant and profound. Such
grams as Medicare, Federal Aid to Education i
the other New Frontier legislation not
in the past two Congresses and the Great
program of President Johnson have sure
pects of passage. In history, this election
produce as much, if not more, profound effe
as the election landslides of Roosevelt in the
had on the country.
The great paradox of this election is that tl
man most responsible for breaking up the log-ja
of legislation is the very man in whom was es
tered the hopes and aspirations for power of tl
country’s conservatives, Barry Goldwater. H
defeat in the Ea t, Mid-West and West enabl
liberal Democrats to be elected over consen
tive Republicans. His victory in certain sections
the South enabled the defeat of arch-conserv
fives with long years of seniority a&d major coi
mittee assignments. These were replaced with
small band of conservatives with almost no eff«
in Congress. The paradoxes are many. For Aim
ica given the "choice and not an echo" replis
and thus the very man responsible for the fi
ture passage of liberal measures is the same nu
who was totally opposed to them. Odd indsi
are the circumstances that make politics and j
duce victory and defeat for men, causes and I
PANHELLENK
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OFFERED
Scholarships are presented an-
clothes.
Preferably juniors and
The Mercer Cluster wishes to commend the Cafeteria staff on
bringing in that mechanical tray-disposer It has, we think, made things
much easier and more pleasant; 1 and we believe that it should result in
more responsibility being shown hy the students in clearing the tables
of trays. We were especially pleased to see that a permanent screen has nually by the Macon Panhellenic
also been added, to shield diners from the rather unsightly picture of Council to upper classmen girls are urged to apply now to Dean
the garbage window. who achieve an A or B average. Helen Glenn, but the scholarship
We also wish to commend the Kitchen Staff for letting persons Sorority membership is not
who have forgotten mealtickets to sign for their food, thus alleviating quired, and the girl does not have seniors. Joanie Bougher, a soph-
a problem (the person with ten minutes in which to eat, who has left to be following a specific course of more, applied during her freah-
his wallet in his room and is told he must fetch it before he can pass study to apply. The scholarship is man year and was presented this
through the line with food) which has caused much bad feeling to be based upon need but is not neces- scholarship at the beginning of
directed toward the Cafeteria staff in the past. sarily for tuition. Since the schol- this year. Few people have applied
While speaking of the Cafeteria, the Cluster would like to make arship has no strings attached to it, for this scholarship so all girls are
a few suggestions. (1.) At lunch and supper, have a pot of hot tea, the recipient is not obligated to any urged to apply if interested. One
some cups and milk available along with the iced tea; serve it like specific use of the $100-8200 schol- large scholarship or two small ones
morning coffee to those who like a cup of tea with meals. Perhaps hot ® ra hip. For example, she may even are presented annually.
coffee with lunch and supper, for those who want it, would be a good U8e the money for her school
idea too. (2.) Serve some head lettuce with the tomato when ham-
burgers are on the menu (if necessary, eliminate the slaw—few people
eat it). (3.) Have a few bowls of jam available for the rolls at evening
meal (this, we believe is now done occasionally; it is a good practice).
GBC Resolution Improper
Regarding the resolution which has been aimed at Mercer from
the floor of the Georgia Baptist Convention, The Mercer Cluster would
like to express resentment toward the idea of investigating Mercer,
or any other Baptist educational institution in the state, for heresy,
particularly, heresy in regard to so-called “liberal” interpretations of
Scripture.
If the Baptist church is to hold free interpretation of the Bible as
one of its basic beliefs, then the only heresy can be in holding such
resolutions as that presented to the convention in anything but con
tempt, or in holding “accepted Baptist interpretation’* as anything but
an insignificant coincidence.
However, we can understand what seems to be the feeling of many
Baptist ministers that Mercer is drifting away from religion in general
and the Baptist church in particular. Believing this to be mainly a
matter of “image”, we suggest that to improve the image of Merosr aa a
Baptist University, the Christianity department should be given its
own building, namely, the Economics building, which waa formerly
tbs Mercer seminary. Having a “Christianity building*’ gives a strong
and favorable impression of religion being an important branch of
study at a university. Ws would also snggsel that a required course,
or seminar, in Baptist belief and custom might be a valuable addition
to the curriculum. This would hot only tend, wa believe, to appsasa
nitirai slisnts ia the convention, but (toon importantly), it would
fill a definite blank space in mi
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MERCER BRIEFS
Three Mercer University fad
ty members attended the I
meeting of the Georgia Council
Teacher Education Monday i
Tuesday at the Center for Contii
uing Education in Athena. Tead
ere attending were Dr. Bert Hto
ilton. Dr. Paul CaNe, and
Inez Smith, members of the D
pertinent of Education faculty
Two fraahmen enrolled in Ml
eer University's Walter f. Goto
School of Law have been e—
to the Court of Honor and 04