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Volume XLVII
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 21, 1966
Number 2
Lamar Lectures
An outstanding authority on
outhern history. Dr. dement
a ton, delivered (our lectures “The
Vensition from the Old to the New
outh” in the tenth annual Eugenia
loro thy Blount Lamar Lecture
riea at Meroer University Mon
ey and Tuesday.
Dr. dement Eaton, Distinguished
rofessor of History at the Uni-
mi ty of Kentucky, a native of
finston-Salem, N. C , was edu-
Ited at the University of North
arolina and Harvard University,
[e has held a Sheldon Traveling
sllowship in Europe from Harvard
niversity, a Social Science Re-
larch Council Award, a Hunting-
>n library Research Award, and
Guggenheim Fellowship. He has
en a tutor and instructor at
[arvard and has taught at Lafay-
tte College, Clark University, and
i a visiting professor at the Uni-
srsity of Wisconsin.
He has been a Fulbright Pro-
eaor at the University of Man
xes ter, the University of Inns-
ruck, the Johns Hopkins Center of
dvanced International Studies at
Bologna and lecturer in Rome.
Dr. Eaton has given the Flem
ing Lectures in Southern History
at Louisiana State University. He
has served as president of the
Southern Historical Association
and as a member of the executive
council of the American Historical
Association. And he has been the
author of several books on Southern
history. .
The Lamar Lecture Series is an
annual event at Mercer and is sup
ported by a legacy from the late
Mrs. Lamar “to provide lectures
of the very highest type of
scholarship which will aid in the
permanent preservation of the
values of Southern culture, his
tory and literature.”
Members of the Lamar Lecture
Committee include Dr. Benjamin
W. Griffith, Jr., and Dr. Spencer
B. King, Jr., co-chairmen; Dr. Paul
M. Cousins, Mrs. Helen B. Ply-
male, and Dr. Henry Y. Wamock,
all of Mercer; Dean John O. Eid-
son and Ralph Stephens, Athens;
and William C. Turpin and Her
bert F. Birdsey, Macon.
he Tempest
o Be Presented
The first program in the 1966-67
(ercer University Concert Series
ill be the American Classical
heat re's production of the Shakes
earean tragedy The Tempest.
The performance will be present
I at 8:30 pm. Friday in Willing-
tm Chapel, according to Dr. Ar
tur L. Rich, director of the Con-
rt Series.
He said that tickets for the pub
i are available for the single per
irmance or season tickets may be
btained for the six scheduled
rats in the series. Tickets are on
le at The College Store in the
annell Student Center on the
ercer campus and at The Demp-
y Corner.
Dr. Rich, meanwhile, said that a
rt by Jean I anglais, organist
the Basilica Ste. Clotilde, Paris,
tance, has been scheduled for
nday, Jan. 29, as a presentation
the Concert Series. This concert
ill replace the previously en
ounced program by Fernando Ger
ani, which was scheduled for
ov. 13 and cancelled because of
loess of the artist
The American Classical Thee
■e’s production of The Tempest
ill be a fully staged presentation
nder the direction of Richard Rob-
won and Dennis Hayes, in asso-
iation with the American Drama
ociety.
lossy Cauldron
i Classic
The Clueter wishes to extend
ereby an ink-stained hand of wel-
>me to its sister publication, the
fencer Cauldron, and to express
srewith its admiration and ap-
redation for a job well done and
deed masterfully Year-book sdi-
ir Tina Simmons and her hard-
orking staff are to be commended
•r their artistic and tasteful pro
action of an annual that in many
ays is an innovation in Mercer's
lethora of unimaginative “type-
isting" and hopefully sets an
tampia lor a more modem Mercer
m the Move”.
From the striking cover and
to pathetic pictotal representation
> the first pages, to the almost-
aiding frankness of the editorial
Mis, this year’s Cauldron pro
mts a warm, sensitive, sometimes
onic, often-humorous, dangerous
’-hnasst picture of the University
*d the students and (acuity that
•ke it up.
We’re mighty proud of it!
DJ).
ffitrcex Cluster
October 21, 1966
Volume XLVII, No. 2
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Thomas W. Lang
EMERGENCY STAFF
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Diana Denton
MEMBER BUSINESS MANAGER vMataik*
Nancy Barrett
Writers _... Diana Denton
William Dayton
Richard VanBuaUrk
Advertising Staff . Sherri Clark
Typist Barbara Beauchamp
Circulation Manager Bonnie Lawrence
/
The abject (def.—showing utter resignation; cast down in
spirit) staff has already decided that the reaction to this paper
by the students will be one of total unconcern. Can you prove
us wrong?
Anyone who realizes that although God may still be with
us, but that the Cluster is breathing its last, and who is willing
to do something to improve the situation is cordially invited
to come by the Cluster office Saturday October 22, between
the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 P.M.
The Cluster will continue to come out; whether it con
tinues to come out in the manner of this paper is to be decided
solely by YOU, the students of Mercer.
MERCER ART EXHIBITS
The current art exhibition of
print* by William Hogarth was
concluded at Mercer University
Sunday, October 16 with a gallery
talk by Anthony R. W. Stanafeld.
Mr. Stansfeld, associate professor
of art at Mercer, spoke on “The
Art of Hogarth.”
The Hogarth prints were the
opening exhibition of the current
season and have drawn much at
tention during the past three weeks.
The exhibition, entitled “The
World of William Hogarth”, con
tain 116 prints and included nearly
all of the British artist’s graphic
work. They were lent by the Anglo-
American Art Museum of the
Louisiana State University, and
are being circulated under the
auspices of the Smithsonian Insti
tution Traveling Exhibition Service.
Mr. Stanafeld, a fellow country
man of the 18th century artist,
holds two degrees from Oxford Uni
versity. He has been a member of
the Mercer University faculty since
1948, during which time he has
traveled extensively in Europe,
T Jilin America and the Middle
East. He spends several months
each year traveling and living in
Mexico and Spain, where he writes
books under the pseudonym “Dane
Chandea.”
Marshall Daughtery, chairman of
the Department of Art, announced
that an exhibition of lithographs
by the great Austrian Expression
ist, Oskar Kokoschka, went on view
Tuesday and remains open to the
public through Oct. 30.
The 65 prints, entitled; King
Lear, Apulian Journey and Hellas,
are lent by Marlborough Fine Art,
London, and the exhibition is spon
sored by the Austrian Embassy
and being shown under the auspices
of the Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service.
Kokoschka was born in 1886 in
Poechlam, Austria, the son of a
Czech goldsmith. At one point in
his early life he supported himself
by painting fans. Always a rebel,
most of his artistic life seems to
have been spent in opposition to
the paints taking attention to detail
required by goldamithing and fan
painting.
He lived and studied in Vienna
prior to World War I, where he
came under the influence of Gustav
Klimt and Egon Schiele, the young
Austrian Expressionists, as well as
the Jugendstil Movement. Also in
fluential was the Expressionist
group of Dresden known as Die
Brucke, where the artist lived and
taught from 1917 to 1924. During
the 20’s and 30’s he wandered
about Europe and the Mediterran
ean, fleeing to London in 1938,
where he spent the war years.
Kokoschka came to the United
States in 1949 and taught at the
Museum of Fine Art’s school in the
Berk shires, and later at the Minne
apolis School of Art. He now lives
and teaches in Salzburg, Austria.
Of hiB duties as a teacher, he has
said: “An artist has a special
necessity to look after the next
generation. I must save a little cul
ture for the youngsters so that they
will not be starved.”
Kokoschka finds lithography an
ideal medium, as it combines his
gifts as both painter and draftsman.
The prints in this series continue
his lifelong interest in graphic art
and at the same time permit him
great freedom of expression.
The graphic art of Oskar Koko
schka reflects all the developments
and transformations of a long
creative life. In all the works in
these series. King Lear, Apulian
Journey and Hellas, one sees the
zest and job for life which moti
vated the artist.
Georgia Politics
NOTE—This column was written shortly after
Maddox’s run-off victory. Now, after having watch
ed things a bit longer and after seeing the “Lea’ and
Bo Show” on television, 1 am not so sure as to who
will win the race; Callaway and/or whoever is ad
vising him is/are a good bit cleverer than I had
originally thought.—WGD
One thing about Georgia politics, there’s never
any lack of color. As a Floridian, I have been only
an observer during the past few years, but from the
first, there’s been a good bit more to observe than
I ever noticed at home. Coming up here as a fresh
man I saw several of the Griffin-Senders speeches
and heard the numerous heated arguments about
that race from all the Georgian denizens of Sher
wood Hall.
Looking forward to a good race this year, I have
not been disappointed (except in the relatively min
or fact that the only candidate who really seemed
able and qualified to govern, Ellis Arnall. dropped
out of the picture). Now, with Lester promising to
abolish Federal guideline* and Bo still delivering
^mechsa obviously written for a race with Arnall
(someone ought to tell him), things will certainly
not be dull
I suspect that Maddox (“The Lester of two evils”
as he has been dubbed by one faculty member) will
win the race. The former proprietor of the Pickrick
has the advantages of being better known (a house
hold word), a good, appealing speaker, a Democrat
and backed by a solid phalanx of seasoned, intelli
gent, wheeler-dealer politicians of every political
tint from Carl Sanders to Marvin Griffin. Calla
way, on the other hand, is touched with segrega-
tioniam as far out as Lester’s but not nearly as
clever or colorful, a short and undistinguished po
litical record, a short and undistinguished list of
political friends, and lots of money. Then, too, Les
ter looks like the little businessman next door—far
mors easy to identify with than Bo, who looks like
a rich but not over-bright politician.
Although it must be admitted that too much of
Ellis A mail’s campaign was aimed at a 1939 audi
ence and that he occasionally acted like FDR was
still in the white bouse, instead of LBJ, his defeat
is still fairly good evidence that Georgia is not real
ly interested in able, qualified leadership this year
Governor Maddox will certainly provide more inter
est and color than anyone around and he is in all
probability the most capable of the figures left in
the race—no one who can have thousands of people
clamoring to boy axe handles for $4.00 each can
be bad for the economy.
Freshman Talent Contest
The sophomore class played host
to an audience packed auditorium
at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 11th
at the annual freshman talent con
test, which was held at Willingham
Chapel. This contest is one of thi
highlights of freshman week, an
annual event sponsored by the_
sophomore class. David Hudson,
freshman class advisor, served as
master of ceremonies (or the even
ing.
There were approximately fifteen
entries in the contest, ranging from
singing and acting to fire-baton
twirling.
A lull filled the auditorium as
David announced the winners of
this year’s contest, who were
judged by upperclassmen. Sarah
Hackney, who played the guitar
and sang a French ballad and a
Yiddish ballad, tied for first place
with a group of singers known as
“Jasmine and Four More.” The
girls who sang with this group were
Jasmine Dawson, Elaine Morgan,
Yyonne Jackson, Alice Bums, and
Mary A. Buckner. Carol Bruce
took second prize for her fire-baton
twirling. Third place went to Babs
Barclay for acting out a cutting
from a play. The first place win
ners were presented with trophiesy.
for their outstanding display of 1
talent in this event
