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CLlu' Menu Cluster olume XLVII MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 13, 1967 Number 6 Mercer Begins Construction V $1.5 Million Science Unit Mercer has at last broken ground for its new science building and signed a $1,510,000 ;M) contract with Torch Construction Co. of Macon for construction of the building. While students crammed (or final warns and prepared (or die holiday, Mercer broke ground (or the new Science Building and signed a $1,510,000 (M) with Torch Construction Co, Macon, (or the con* straction of the building. Participating in the brief groundbreaking ceremony were (L to r.) Harry Torch; T. P. Haines, chairman of the Department of Biology; Neil J. Hill, superintendent of buildings and grounds; William T. Haywood, vice president tor business and finance; Frank Hall, architect; Frank W. of Chemistry; and Isadora Torch. James, chairman of the Department 24 MERCERIANS NOMINATED As “WHO’S WHO CANDIDATES Twenty-four Mercer University students have been elected to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges” for the 1966-67 edition. Wiliam T. Haywood, vice prasi- lent for business and finance, said his amount is the base construction ost of the building, and that the inal coat will be approximately 1.7-milliom He added that the construction, rhich was begun during Mercer’s Christmas holidays, is scheduled or completion early in 1968. The awarding of the construction ontract came only a few days after i special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Mercer University to Dnsider matters incident to the Dnatruction and financing of the imposed building. The trustee at the meeting Dec. 1 unanimously agreed to proceed iromptly with construction of the uilding and partially finance oon- truction with funds obtained hrough a commercial loan. This action came after the Geor- ia Baptist Convention, meeting a November, voted down a pro- osal that Baptist institutions be lowed to seek federal loans at low, xng-term interest rates. Mercer Calendar of Events ’R1DAY, January 13 3:00 p.m. RIFLE TEAM MATCH, Mercer vs Furman University, Greenville, 8. C. ATURDAY, January 14 9 00 a m. RIFLE TEAM MATCH, Mercer vs. Georgia Tech and East Tennessee State University. (Georgia Tech, Atlanta) 9:00 p.m. BASKETBALL. Mer cer host to Wilming ton College. (Porter Gymnasium) 1TNDAY, January 15 9 30 p m. HISTORICAL PIANO 8ER1ES. Miss Ruth Anne Rich. Artist-in-residence, pianist. (Chapel) IONDAY, January 16 1:00 a.m. Conv. Miss Ruth Anne Rich 1:00 p.m. Newman Club Party, Green Shutter UE8DAY, January 17 :00 a.m. Conv. Miss Ruth Anne Rich EDNESDAY. January 18 ':00 a m. IFC, Student Center Election, Cluster Editor HURSDAY, January 19 :00 a.m. Chapel. Dr. Edwin Johnston FUDAY, January 20 00 a.m. Chapel. Dr. Edwin Johnston 30 p.m. Movie, 315 CSC. Americanisation of Emily ONDAY, January 23 ':00 a.m. Conv. Honor System, Dr. Clare Furst UESDAY. January 24 ':00 a.m. Conv. Honor System, Dr. Clare Furst HURSDAY, January 26 TOO am. Chapel, Dr. Josef Nordenhaug, Executive Sect. Baptist World Alliance fUDAY, January 27 0TC DANCE at Warner Robins , Oficers dub was seeking Convention approval to borrow $500,000 of public funds. The remainder of the financing will come from gifts and funds ap propriated to Mercer through the Capital Gifts Program of the Geor gia Baptist Convention. Mercer trustees last April an nounced the acceptance of gifts totaling $400,000 from Lawrence Willet of Atlanta and his cousin, Mrs. Horton Watkins of St. Louis, Mo., for construction of the science facilities. Other friends of Mercer have contributed $100,000. The proposed building will be named the Hugh M. Willet Science Building in memory of Mr. Willet’s father, who was a member of the Board of Trustees of Mercer Uni versity for more than 20 years and chairman of the Board for several years. The four-story structure will be built on the west side of the cam pus facing College St. and will house the departments of chemis try, biology and physics. It will be a brick structure with stone trim, and will contain approximately 70.000 square feet of floor space on the four levels, including a lec ture auditorium on the lower floor. The Maoon firm of Hall. Fergu son and Berg is architect for the science building. Getting things off to a swinging start on Friday night was the Paul Winter Jazz Ensemble presented in concert in Willingham Chapel. The Ensemble, which has performed at the White House and the United Nations, is composed of saxophone, classical guitar, flute, bass and drums They have played lbO con certs in 61 cities, conducting semi nars in every major university. In 1962 it toured Latin America for the State Department Winter's music might be called “contemporary chamber music” be cause of the highly organized en semble nature of its arrangements, yet it still has the rhythmic excit- ment and improvision of the best jazz. Friday night's concert in cluded selections featuring each of its members and instruments in solo or in combination, including one number performed by stroking Due to the resignation of former Cluster editor Thomas Lang, a special SGA election will be held next Wednesday. The new editor will remain in office until annual SGA elections in the Spring. The Publications Committee met with the candidates last Friday to review election qualifications. The qualifications of each candidate — Bobby Phillips and *Sue Walker, are as follows: COUNSELORS MEET ON CAMPUS TODAY The Out-of-State Counselor’s meeting being held on campus Fri day will have thirty special hosts, in addition to the Admissions De partment Director of Admissions, John T. Mitchell announced re cently that thirty students will be special host to approximately 35 high school counselors from Florida, Alabamu, Tennessee and Virginia The Admissions Department is sponsoring all expenses of the counselors who might not other wise be acquainted with the cam pus In addition to a campus tour, the meeting will include talks by several professors on the academic life at Mercer The luncheon this afternoon will give the counselors full opportunity to learn about cam pus life, through frank discussion with the 30 students, a random- cross-section of the student body. Similar counselor’s meetings have been held at Emory University and Georgia Tech, but this is the first such meeting at Mercer If it proves to be successful. Mr Mitchell intends to make it an an nual practice. a wet-rag stick. Being a junior and having worked on ’The Cluster” in various positions for over two yean now, I (Continued on page g) The announcement was made by publishers of the national publica tion, who said the students were chosen for scholarship excellence, leadership in campus life, and character. Twenty-one students in the Col lege of Liberal Arts named to the list include Stiles Allen. Jacob Beil, Joan Bougher, E. Jay Brewster, R. Everett Coker, Harry N. Davis, Linda Davis, Diana Denton, Jean Harrison, Julia Hickson, Catherine Jarrett, S. Davis Laney, Marilyn Maag, Beatrice Middleton, Steve E. Moody, Tina Simmons, Pamela Smith, Mary Teel, Faye Tyson, Sandra Underwood, and Charles L. Wilkinson, III Also named to the list were James E. Peugh and Joel C. Wil INSIDE THIS WEEK Page 2: Editorials Page 3: Letter to the Editor The SPY Returns Page 4: Arts Page 5: The New Morality Dean’s Lists Page 6: Social Set “Willard” Page 7: University Sports Page 8: Intermural Sports liams, Jr , both seniors in Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law; and Ted R. Walker, a senio: in the Southern School of Pharmacy Cast Selected for "Great God Brown' According to William Layne, di rector of Mercer’s dramatic pro ductions. the cast has been chosen and rehearsals begun for Eugene O’Neill’s Great God Broun, the Mercer Speech and Drama De partment's current production, to be presented on February 9 and 10. The title role of William Brown is being played by Jim McCallum, a senior who had the male lead in last spring quarter’s musical, Once tlpon a Mattress. Mrs. Brown is portrayed by Beverly Williams, another senior. Beverly had the title role in Medea last year. Co- starring are Tommy Michael and Vicky Graves, as Dion Anthony and Cvbel Vicky received Mercer’s trophy as Best Actress fof 1966, and Tommy is a freshman, and will be ap|>earing for the first time on the Mercer stage. The supporting cast includes Jimmy Newsome and Sandy Harri son, as Mr and Mrs Anthony, and Rol>ert Markwith and Diana Den ton, as Mr. and Mrs. William Brown. Sr. The Brown’s three sons are played by Hugh Dukes, Bill DeCamara and Don VanBuskirk. Several of the supporting cast will be taking double roles. Great God Broun is definitely one of O’Neill’s best plays, and will appeal to any student who enjoys symbolism. Each main character has two entirely different personal ities, one which he presents to the world, and one which remains hid den except to his most intimate acquaintances. To facilitate audi ence perception, one of the per sonalities is represented by a mask, which is worn when the character faces the outside world, and which he removes when alone. HOMECOMMG Fob. 3-4 "Welcome Weekend" Woos Winter With Winter's Jazz Students returning to Mercer from the Christmas holidays were greeted by a series of events and activities coordinated into the University’s first annual (hopefully) “Welcome Back Weekend”, the joint project of the Student Government As sociation and the office of the Student Union. (Continued on page 5) 3 Announce in Campaign for Cluster Editorship