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Vo ime XLVI
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 21, 1966
Number 16
Mercers Forum
Hosts Mrs. Riera
Mis. Pelayo Riera, a refuKee from,Castro’s Cuba, spoke to the
Stu< "lit Forum on Sunday, Feb. 20, about “A Blueprint for Comniunist-
Soci list Takeover.” After her talk, she led a lively discussion on various
liiiii « covered by her speech.
I illustrate the (Mints of her I tion by this time i
ten.
Cul
to o
and
ro|«
Mrs. Riera showed the situa
in Cuba before and alter the
nunist takeover there. How
she also stated that the pat
of events involved in the
n situation seemed universal
such communist takeovers
attempts at takeovers in Eu
Africa, and Asia, as well as
uth America.
Fi.st, Mrs. Riera stated that
then are four myths prevalent in
all i luntries where no such at
t,ni| t at a communist takeover has
heci. made. These are the myths
that |K>verty, illiteracy, underdevel
opnient, and colonialism must all
necessarily exist in a country in
h i for it to bo a target for com
munist subversion or revolution.
She maintained that none of these
conditions existed in Cuba at the
no of the Castro revolution.
Mrs. Riera then turner! to what
she maintained was the real rea
son lor the communist takeover in
(’uKi. This was that the intellec
tual-. of Cuba, though well taken
of materially under the Batis
gime, were dissatisfied be
cause they had no say in their gov
ernment. So, when Fidel Castro
came down out of the hills to make
lotion against Batista, the in-
tellectuals joined the ranks of the
revolution and manager! to over
throw Batista's dictatorship.
At this (Mint in the history of the
vol ition, according to Mrs Riera.
Castro began the second phase of
the i immunist takeover, though
the i tellectuuls didn't recognize it
eh. and so they continued to
him support. However, she
note that the lower classes had at
read repudiated the whole revolt!
they
lose
Merceria Moves Into
Hometonmg For 1966
Ihoir To Hold
W nter Concert
T * 75-voice Mercer University
hie under the direction of Mr
Jad Jones, will be featured in a
»im r concert Sunday afternoon.
Mat at 3:00 P.M
F tureel on the choral concert
will >e Johann Sebastian Bach's
SI. rer's Wake!” (Cantata No
HO u'oompanied by chamber or--
her a with harpsichord. Guest
ale s will be Mrs. Robert Wolfer-
8 teg Mezzosoprano of Women's
Pol! e of Georgia, Milledgeville;
Mr iugh Dean. Tenor, head of the
department at Georgia
bout western College in Americus:
»n.I Jr H. Keith Turpin. Bass,
a. instructor at Mercer.
Ti • choir and the guest soloists
"ill • Iso !*■ singing Motet, Op. 74.
2, "O Saviour, throw the
hear is wide!" by Johannes
Bral iis; two verse anthems, “O
'»P our hands”, and “Ix»rd, Thou
hast been our refuge” by the Eng-
ksh i.impoaer Ralph Vaughn Wil-
liamr an( ( the contemporary work
®***d upon the Symphonic Psalm,
•fb’r a drama by Rene Morax.
David, music by Arthur
on.-gger,
An timpanists for the concert will
“a Mis* Nelda Chapman, organist.
,r *d Miss Donna Smith, pianist.
public is cordially invited:
is no admission charge.
^ s that time a K ain; when the Big Bear (Mercer Spirit) walks and growls the loudest
1 he Toby and Tot week activities have l>een put into their final form; and it promises to be
a full week of Bear-centered fun.
wLTth . : h :,‘ I '““I ♦ i The week l ** Hn at a l,riak pace with the introduction of Toby and Tot candidates in
i , <y .. r<a< y a< °„ 5, ,ng student convocation Monday and Tuesday. A big bonfire and pep railv was scheduled weather
about his second revolution tas permitting, for Wednesday night on the ROTC field,
tro gained control of all informa- 1
tion media, staffed all governmen
tat offices with the liberal intelli
gentsia who still supported him,
and instituted measures to control
any resistence. Among the latter
were the registration and removal |
of private arms by the government,
•he abolition of the rule of law and I
substitution for it of the whims of |
the rulers, the upsetting of the bat
anee of power in the government
by combining the |siwers of the
legislative and executive branches
in the hands of a small ruling
This year there will la- three |
basketball games, a (>arade, and two
dances. The first hall game will be ■
at 6:30 tonight: it features the |
Junior Varsity Also tonight is the
Mercer Ga Southern contest at
8: 00.
Friday's schedule ealls for a stu
dent faculty hallgame between the
campus greats, and a "reception"
later in the girls’ gym. The Night
Walkers" will play, promising to la>
even better than their last en
gagement here
The highlight of the week's
clique, and establishing a reign of activities will lie Saturday A
terror among the iicasants to force
them to follow the dictates of the!
ruling clique.
Mrs. Riera made the final asser
tion that the primary reason that j
communists were able to come to j
l>ower in her country or in any 1
other nation that has been taken
over is that the "liberal intelligent- 1
parade honoring Toby and Tot will
begin Saturday morning at 10:00
in downtown Macon All organiza
tions plan to build floats on the
theme "Mercer on the Move". The
traditional Toby and Tot basket
ball game will be at 6:00 with old
rival Jacksonville University.
Following the hallgame there will
sia" on whom the communists rely Be a dance at McKenna Armonry,
for supixirt, are uninformed as to | The “Embers” will hack up the
the true nature of those sponsoring
the revolution. For this reason, she
urged that all people keep up with
their “political homework" — and
to stay informed about those in
(lower or who aspire to come to
|Hiwer.
Calendar of Events
Feb. 24:
8:00—Basketball, Ga. Southern.
Fet'. 25:
10:00—Chapel, I)r. Otto
7:00—Student-Faculty
basketball game
8:30—Reception in girls' gym
Feb. 26:
10:00—Toby-Tot
H :00—Basketball, Jacksonville
U.
8:00—Dance, McKenna Armory
Feb. 27:
3:30—Stephen Manes, Pianist,
Chapel
7:30^- Forum
Feb. 28:
5:00- -Cardinal Key
7:30—“Laser," 31 JSC
Mar. 1:
Pre-registration
Marine Corps Ixibhy
8:30 -New Orleans Symphony
Mar. 2:
Pre-registration
Mar 3:
Pre-registration
7:30—SNE A
Ortons and students will be admit
ted o«i their ID cards — including
dates.
The following students have been
submitted as Toby and Tot candi
dates for 1966.
TOBY
Phi Mu: Steve Moody
MICA: Bo Thompson
Chi 0: Jay Brewster
A 1) Pi: Fred Graves
Alpha Gam: Arden Kelly
TOT
SAE: Debbie Dick
KA: Midge Ivie
KS: Beth Brown
MIMA: Jackie Knox
ATO: Janie Baker
SN: Sandy Carroll
Tob) and Tot are the two stu
dents that best represent Mercer’s
spirit. Toby and Tat for 1965 were
| Woodrow Fincher and Jean Harri
son. This year’s selection will be
; announced at half-time during the
(Student-Faculty basketball game
j Friday. The election was held
Thursday from 10:00 to 4:00 in the
student center.
VIGNETTES OF PAST HOMECOMINGS
Pinkston Speaks To
Law Students Here
Frank C. Pinkston of Macon,
Trust Officer of the Citizens &
Southern National Bank. will
speak Tuesday to students at
Mercer's Walter F. George School
of Law.t
He wiR speak on the relationship
between trust officers and practic
ing attorneys at 10 a m. in the
Courtroom of the Ryals Law
Building.
FRENCH INSTITUTE
OFFERS PROGRAM
| This summer (June 20-August 5,
1 1966), Tufts University, in coopera-
1 tion with the United State Office
of Education, will conduct its sec
ond NDEA Institute for forty four
) undergraduates who are prejiaring
to teach French at the elementary
or secondary school level,
j The criteria for admission are as
follows:
I (1) Junior standing during the
I academic year 1965-66 in a
j recognized American college or uni-
| versity.
| (2) A major in French with the
completion of at least the "third-
year' college course in the language.
(3) An average of "B” in all
courses, and a high level of ac
complishment in the four language
(Continued On page 5)
Chemistry Seminars
Are Scheduled
The Chemistry Seminars for
Spring Quarter. 1966 .have been
scheduled by Dr. Franklin W.
James, head of the Chemistry De
partment. The first of these semi
nars in to be held on Wednesday,
March 30. and meetings will lie
held, each two weeks thereafter.
The time will be 4:15 and the place
Room 102 of the Chemistry Build
ing.
Professor Robert E. Taylor of
the Chemistry Department is to lie
program chairman (or the semi
nars. Those, students who will be
taking part in those meetings
scheduled for Spring Quarter are
Ixm Knight, Frances Hobbs.
George Kitchens. Ben Whitley, and
Chris Williams. All students with
three courses of chemistry behind
them will he expected to attend,
and all other persons inteiested in
the field of science sro cordially
invited
McGee Wins
Award For Essay
William F. McGee of Milledge
ville. a second year student at
Mereer University's Walter F.
George School of Uw, has won | mn * n '
first prize for an essay submitted
'n a content s|x>nsored by the State
Bar of Georgia.
McGee won the top award among
essays submitted by students at the
Walter F. George School of Law
for his essay: “Georgia Should
Promote lawyer Referral Service.”
He ri-ceived a cash award donated
by the Kansas City Title Insurance
Co. through its Georgia agency.
Title Company of Georgia.
The annual essay contest is
sponsored by the Legal Aid Com
mittee of the State Bar of Georgia.
Henry Burns
Honored Here
A 580-foot ornamental brick
wall was dedicated at Mercer Uni
versity Friday in honor of Henry
Knox Burns, a prominent civic,
business and religious leader in
Macon for almost 60 years.
The wall was presented to Mer
cer University by Derry Burns and
Henry Knox Burns. Jr., in honor
of their father, celebrating his
82nd birthday.
Dr. Harris reviewed briefly the
business, civic and religious endea
vor of Mr. Burns.
He added that it is "in conse
quence of this filial love and honor"
for Mr. Burns that the presents
tion was made and today's cere
monv was held.
Dr. Garland F. Taylor, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, ex
pressed the meaning of the wall.
He quoted an Old Testament verse
—“What mean these stones?"—
and said "what the wall means in
the future is part of what we help
it to mean. '
Mr. Burns, a native of Maysville.
Ga., Banks County, moved to Ma
con in 1908 anil entered the auto
business He has had varied
business interests, including a
syrup plant, iron works, finance
com|>any, real estate and building
investments.
He founder! the Burns Brick Co.
in 1936. and retired as president in
1951. He remains as chairman of
the board.
Dr. John Edwards Richards,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, gave the prayer and bene
diction at the presentation cere
ceremony Members of the Mercer
University Choir sang a musical se
lection.
