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THE MERCER CLUSTER
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sandy Harrison
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Rich VanBuakirk
BUSINESS MANAGER
Lee O'Brien
EXECUTIVE EDITORS: ADVERTISING:
Diana Denton Nancy Barrett
Bill Dayton Sherri Clark
MEMBER
SPORTS EDITOR:
Tom Lang
SOCIAL EDITOR:
David Wansley
CIRCULATION MANAGER:
Bonnie Lawrence
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Tommy McGehee
STAFF: Billie Uaelton, Reace Stanford, Mila Lasala, Clyde Hoover,
Hope Slaton, Barbara Gantt, Kathy Kennedy, Heather Dailey.
AROUND CAMPUS
We ’iave received a compliment.
During her visit here, Mrs. William
W Watson, wife of the Yale physi
cist, complimented the students of
Mercer on their excellent appear
ance.
She remarked that Mercer’s stu
dent body was the best-dressed,
best-groomed of any of the 75 col
leges and universities that she has
visited (including Vassar and Bryn
Mawr). She especially praised the
neatness of our coeds.
In addition, Mrs. Watson com
mented on the courtesy of the en
tire school during her stay on cam
pus.
The
Larger View
INTERNATIONAL:
LONDON, April 10—In the first use of force to enforce the oil
embargo against Rhodesia, the British anti-submarine frigate Berwick
intercepted the Manuals, a Greek-owned tanker carrying crude oil
believed bound for Rhodesia. The move was the first such since the
U. N. sanctioned the use of force, if necessary, against any attempt
to evade the embargo against the white-racist government of Rhodesia.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 12 — The government of Indonesia
pledged its sup|>ort of private enterprise in what appears to be a com
plete reversal of its former utra-socialist position. It was announced
that the government would no longer consider big and moderate-sired
businesses as “enemies of the state” and also that regulations curbing
the development of private enterprise would be reconsidered.
IRAQ, April 13—President Abdel Salam Aref and several high
ranking officials of the Iraqi government were killed when their heli
copter crashed twenty minutes after take-off. President Aref had been
one of the major forces that kept his country from being tom apart
by factional strife and it appears likely that at best furious political
infighting will result from his death, and quite possibly worse.
MEXICO CITY, April 14—President Johnson arrived here for a
brief informal visit in what appears to be a trial run for a possible state
visit in the near future, and was greeted by a cheering crowd, officially
estimated at over two million people. The official reason for the visit
was the dedication of a $150,000 statue of Abraham Lincoln in Mexico
City •
SAIGON, April 16—U. S. military officials announced that more
American soldiers have lost their lives in Vietnam in the last three and
one-half months than in all of 1965.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 15—An angry mob sacked and burned
1’ie Communist Chinese embassy here and demanded that the Indo
nesian government withdraw from diplomatic relations with Peking.
SOUTH VIETNAM—During the past week the Buddhist-led anti
government demonstrations continued throughout South Vietnam. On
Monday. April 11, the Buddhist opposition leadership raised the threat
of civil war against the government if Premier Ky didn’t give in to
Buddhist demands that he resign. At the same time the Buddhist re
fused to rule out the possibility that if they came to power they might
negotiate with the Viet Cong for peace. By Tuesday, April 12, U. S.
military sources conceeded that the present situation in South Vietnam
was greatly hindering the war effort in Vietnam, for not only the bombs
and other munitions supplies growing short without any way to replace
them, but also the South Vietnamese troops have not been active re
cently in the fighting against the Viet Cong. On Wednesday, April 13,
the Buddhists boycotted the government-sponsored national political
congress that began meeting to develop a constitution and lay down the
election proceedures for the upcoming democratic elections promised
by Premier Ky. By Thursday, April 14, the government had an
nounced that elections for a civilian government would be held within
the next three tofive months. In response the Buddhists held a “victory
march" in Saigon, and on Friday. April 15, the Unified Buddhist Church
endorsed Premier Ky’k regime as the interim government. In northern
South Vietnam, however, particularly in Da Nang and Hue, the anti-
government demonstrations demanding the immediate ousting of Ky's
regime continued as of Saturday. April 16.
NATIONAL:
DETROIT, April 11—Medical researchers at Wayne University
have discovered what appears to be an auticancer vaccine. In a series
of teats on existing cancer victims the vaccine helped 60%, most of whom
recovered completely.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 15—Sargent Shriver. hem! of the
national antipoverty program was forced to end his speech before a
convention of antipoverty workers and end the convention itself when
a hooting, shouting demonstration broke out on the floor of the con
vention hall.
I SANDY HARRISON
UPON HANDING OVER
THE ALBATROSS
It’s over—thank Heaven! Yet I leave this job of official
albatross-keeper with mixed emotions. I rejoice that my
shattered Saturdays are ended and that the humongrous
responsibility is off my back. But I’ve had a tremendous time
despite the frequent tears, pain and panic.
All right, orchids.
Number one, may I give Mr. Brozka, all the Receiving
Office personnel and especially that poor, man-handled black
Ford my warmest appreciation for putting up with me. That
took lots of patience and a wonderful sense of humor.
Also, to all the staff and printers at Southern Press: you
guys have pulled more miracles out the the hat than I can
name. Thanks for not yelling when you had every right to,
and for laughing when we both were close to despair. It helped.
And to you characters who have stuck it out on the
staff—to Rich, associate editor, you’ve been through it all—
from the very beginning; yet you never deserted. That in itself
is enough to warrant all my gratitude. To the unbelievably
efficient business people, to Nancy Barrett especially, who
suffers under the grinding week-to-week schedule as much or
more than anybody . . . thanks. David Wansley, Reaqe Stan
ford, Tonuny McGeehee, and—in absentia—Wally McCollum
and Margie Singley, all have contributed immeasurably. These
are the people who have put out the paper.
During the past year the old bird has flapped his wings
and assayed to flutter skywards. Whether he ever made it is
a matter of conjecture. But at least he made enough racket
for people to know that he was trying. The November poll,
the bookstore “expose”, the fizzled blood drive, the emphasis
on student elections have all been manifestations of the Bird's
acute interest in Mercer. And somehow he feels that it wasn’t
all ignored; after all, we are getting a traffic light on College
Street.
But the past is irrelevant. To Senor Tom Lang who
carries the Tross after me, I do not wish to advise, warn or
admonish you about anything. Your problems and solutions
you’ll find by yourself. So, ignore any unasked-for advice from
previous editors. The blisters from the ill-fitted harness are
sore enough without someone’s pouring lye on them.
Tom, it’s all yours. You can do with it as you please
(nearly). The administration gives you a tremendous amount
of freedom. So attack with a roar and a sword, and hack away.
And for Pete’s sake, stay optimistic. You can do a lot more
than you think with this newspaper.
So here’s the Bird. His feathers will litter your life for
a while, but it’s worth it.
Profit In Passing
(I.P.)—Undergraduate students
in the University of Rochester’s
College of Arts and Science may
elect to receive a grade of Satis
factory or Fail in one course each
semester, starting with the spring
semester.
The new system, which has been
authorized by the faculty of the
College, is designed to reduce the
pressure for grades and to enable
students to become more “venture
some" in their choice of courses.
Associate Professor Robert G.
Sutton, chairman of the Committee
on Academic Policy, said the new
grading system was “an effort cn
the part of the faculty to lessen the
stress on grades as a means to an
end.” He said it is designed “to
encourage students to elect courses
in which they are interested but
which they believe might be diffi
cult for them.”
Professor Vincent Nowlis, chair
man of the Committee on Improv
ing Instruction, said the reduced
emphasis on grades “hopefully will
motivate the student to explore
areas which he might avoid if he
were essentially interested in main
taining his grade point average.
'It allows him to be more in
volved in indepenedent research or
honors courses which he might
otherwise shun. It permits him to
have the experience of learning the
essential core of a course without
the corruption of ‘grubbing’ for a
grade."
Profeasor Nowlis noted that "col
leges and universities have shown
increasing interest in devising
means to improve instruction. They
have inevitably been confronted
with the 'fact that the grading
system is central to instruction and
has significant effects upon rt.
“Although there is growing senti
ment that these effects have not all
been desirable, it seems unlikely
that grading systems will be
abandoned entirely. It is essential,
therefore, to consider reforms which
would have a beneficial effect on
the educational program.”
Professor Nowlis noted that it
has been found that students work
as hard in courses under systems
like the new Rochester plan as they
do under traditional grading sys
tems.
However, he cautioned faculty
members: "Let the poor teacher
beware in a system of this sort
because there is evidence that stu
dents who chooses this option cut
classes frequently if the course pro
vides too little educational chal
lenge.”
In their studies of the problem,
the University student and faculty
committees considered Various pat-
terms of “Pass-Fail” develop on
other campuses such as Cal Tech,
Antioch, Princeton, and the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley.
The University of Rochester itself
has used a “Satisfactory-Fail” sys
tem of marking in its graduate
program “with great success," Dean
Clark said. (At the University's
School of Medicine and Dentistry,
no marks are given.)
Dean Clark pointed out that the
new system is subject to certain
restrictions. A student who wants to
take a course under the Satis
factory-Fail option must elect to
do so when he registers for the
course; he can use it only for
courses falling outside his major
field of concentration; the grade
Satisfactory (S) embraces letter
grades "A" through "D”; grades of
Satisfactory (S) and Fail (F)
under this option are not to be
reflected in a student's grade point
average.
Letters To ,
The Editor
DEAR EDITOR:
I would like to express my ap«
preciation to the Chapel com-
mittee for the fine presentation cl
Dr. Altizer'f theology to the stit-
dent body by Dr. Louis Kennedy.
In spite of the controversy center
ing arcund this subject, many stu
dents have remained in ignoran %
as to just exactly what Altizer
saying.
Dr. Kennedy’s explanation of Dr.
Altizer's two basic tenets; that G<d
created the earth and guided
through Israel, for many years, aid
that today the spirit of Jesus
the guiding force in the lives A
millions of people; provides a de u
summation of his theology. H
statement that today the wondjr
of nature serves to glorify Jesi
rather than its maker, God, de
lineates without apology or other
confusion the controversial portion
to Dr. Altizer’s belief.
Without suffirient knowledge of
Altizer’s theology, it is imposail Is
to argue against his constructively.
Thank you for helping to enlight.s
the student body.
Sincerely yours,
Karen B. Queener
Art Exhibit
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An exhibition of tapestries
and rugs by contemporary
painters and sculptors opened
April 17 iA the Art Gallery.
The collection of 48 tapestries
and rugs review the activity of
many outstanding painters and
sculptors in the field of tapestry
and rug design created by
European, Israeli, and Americas
artists.
Marshall Daugherty, chairmas
of the Art Department at Mercer,
said this will be the first showini
of this exhibition in the South, and
the second showing in the United
States. The exhibition, which open- * j
ed in New York, includes works by"
Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Mini,
and Calder.
The tapestries and rugs included
in the exhibition have been lent by|ut
museums, galleries, private cal'
lestors, and commercial and relig
ious organizations, as well as some
of the weaving ateliers. The col
lection was organized for circula
tion in the United States and
Canada by The Museum of Mod- in
em~Art, New York.
The works in the exhibitioner'
range in date from 1920 to lftE
and are in a wide variety of stylas,
encompassing the figurative and
the geometric abstract. Stronjy
apparent are the power and ri<h- la
ness modern artists have cant ri- m I
buted to the traditionally deco
tive arts of tapestry and rug <1*
sign.
In many cases new aspects o: »
well-known artist's work are reveil- .j.
ed as translated into colors in w ol ^
and various textures of weavi ig f
In others the interpretation of sx ck
painting effects as “drips" and
swirls is seen. Many of the desit .■E.
are extremely intricate, others quita
simple and direct.
Among the early works she *s
are a geometric tapestry of 1(9 it]
by Theo van Doesburg—a la
figurative hunt scene by Anci*
Derain, a work in shades of blia g,
and white by Henri Matisse, sad H
tapestries by Marcell Gromaire sad
Auguste Heibin.
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