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MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 17, 1967
Number 10
Volume XfcVHI ^ y
“Quite Right” — Mercer’s Answer to Mary Popping.
Dr. Cable Announces
Summer School Change
Meeting of the Big Three
Considers Student Gripes
Administration, Faculty, and Students
Discuss Problems at the Waverly Meeting
Dr. Paul Cable has announced
« change in regard to the summer
•chool program for next summer
(1967). There will be only one
session, whereas in the past there
have been two. This session will
last nine weeks and will extend
from June 13 until August 9. This
change was necessary in order to
allow instructors from various
schools to attend summer school
and still have time to participate
in faculty orientation at their
respective schools. The following is
a copy of the summer school calen
dar and expenses released by Dr.
Cable:
| 5. G. A. |
| Reports |
by David Hudson
Freshman Advisor
In January, the Student Govern
ment Association decided to pre
sent reports of its meetings to the
students via the Cluster. Often
times it is hard for the fifteen or
thirty members of the body to din-
timilate these proceedings to the
rtudenta by word of mouth. This
rejiort will not cover every meet-
inn all that is said and done,
but only those matters that concern
u» all.
Of special interest during the
Meeting of Feb. 14, was a visit by
Mr Johnson, Director of Food
Services, Members of the S.G.A,
questioned Mr. Johnson about the
cafeteria and co-op and expressed
many complaints. Mr. Johnson
Promised to look into every com
plaint and report hack at the next
Casting. The S.G.A. was impressed
*ith his sincerity and interest in
olving the complaints of the stu
dent body. Mr. Johnaon has plans
hr extensive improvement and re-
■rxanization of Food Services.
Homecoming evaluation revealed
P general satisfaction with the af-
hir. The S.O.A. came out financial
ly secure and plans to spend the
**nainder of the budget for an
other event the Spring.
(Coatimssd on page S)
June 12—Monday, Residence halls
open. 9:00 am Registration,
Connell Student Center, 9:00
am -12:00 noon; 1:30-3:00 p.m.
June 13—Tuesday Classes begin,
7:30 a m.
June 15 — Thursday. Course
changes, 8:30 a m.-1:30 p.m. Inst
day for filing applications for
degrees.
June 26—Monday Senior Com-
prehensives, 1:30 p.m
June 27—Tuesday. Graduate Rec
ord Examinations for graduate
applicatants. 8:00 a.m Compre-
hensives for M.Ed degree candi
dates 1:30 p.m.
July 4—Tuesday. Holiday (Classes
resume July 5, 1967 at 7:30 a.m.).
Fred Waring is a man of many
“firsts." and this year he is cele
brating his "first fifty years" in
show business
Maestro Waring will bring his
new show, entitled "The First Fifty
Years With Fred Waring," to
Mercer University's Willingham
Chapel Monday, Feb. 20, and fea
ture a special program in com
memoration of hi* "first 50 years"
in show business..
The program i» bemf jirought
to Macon a* one of the prebenta-
tion* in the current Mercer Uni
versity Concert Series. Dr. Arthur
L Rich, director of the Series/says
a limited number of ticket* are
available fur the single perform
ance and may be purchased at the
College Store in the Connell Stu
dent Center or at The Dempsey
Comer in downtown Macon.
This will be Waring's second ap-
l>ea ranee in Macon in recent years.
His Pennsylvanians appeared at
Mercer University in 1963 and are
returning this year by popular
demand.
Waring, one of the foremost
showmen in the entertainment
world, has guided the destinies of
his famed Pennsylvanians through
a half-century of “firsts." During
this time hia musicians and choral
On January 31, 1967, a meeting
was held in Room 314 of the Stu
dent Center to discuss what one
might refer to as student "gripes.”
This meeting was a follow-up to
one held previously and was
known as the "Reconvening of the
Waverly Convention”. Dean of
Men Joseph Hendricks and SGA
President Steve Moody presided
jointly at this session.
Those persons in attendance in
cluded Dean Taylor, Dean Trim
ble, Dean Glenn, Mr. Haywood
and Mr. Hill, Mr. Aroall, Dr Otto,
Dr. Hendricks, Mr. Clegg, Mr.
Posey, Mr. Stone, Mr. Metts, Mr.
Johnson (of the cafeteria), Nurse
Lawson, Mr. McKeatler, Mrs.
Wilder, and Miss Tabor.
The students were represented
most aptly by Arden Kelly (SGA
Vice President), Stephanie Edgar
(SGA Secretary), Jacob Beil
(Honor Council Chief), David
Laney (Past President of 1FC),
Jim Cayce (Senior Class Presi
dent), Ronnie Jones (Jr. Class
President). Ed Bacon (Soph. Class
President). Mark Steinbeck (Fr.
Class President), Charlene Smith.
Wardlyn Mills, Sarah Smith, Julia
Hickson, Kay MacDonald, Janie
Baker, Sandra Rich, Janice Gaze
way, Susanne Thornton, Rufus
Dowell, Carol Ann Wright, and
Bobby Phillips (CLUSTER Edi
tor).
The meeting took the form of a
question and answer period. After
some brief introductions, Arden
Kelly raised the first question of the
day, concerning fines for damage
done in the dormitories. Arden
asked “Why aren't repairs made
after fines have been paid?" Mr.
Clegg answered this question by
saying that generally most repairs
were made during the summer.
group have appeared in all phases
of show business from the Broad
way, vaudeville and concert stages
to radio, television, films and re
cordings, which have sold into the
millions.
Waring's “firsts" include his
group's appearance in the first all
musical film, “Syncopation.” In
the field of recordings he is credited
with making the first popular
music discussing a vocal chorus,
and to have recorded the first
rhumba tune. Waring was the first
to present sec red and secular songs
classical and jazz music in the
same performance.
The Pennsylvanians were the
first professional choral group to
be featured in radio. From his
early five 15-minute radio programs
a week he went on to become one
of the most popular showmen in
coast to coast broadcasting.
Waring’s orchestra was the first
to be televised, and his Pennsyl
vanians were the first musical
group to be featured on a regular
full-hour coast-to-coast television
series which was inaugurated
Saster Sunday. 1949.
There have been many other
"firsts," and Waring has had mil
lions of fans during his fifty years
in show business.
Carol Ann Wright raised the
point as to there being no heat in
MEP. This question was directed
by the moderators to Mr. Hill who
said he would do something about
the situation.
At this point Bobby Phillips
addressed the manager of the
cafeteria and asked him what pro
visions were being made to in
crease the quality of the meals
served at Mercer. A lengthy discus
sion followed, with Johnson in
sisting that the students were get
ting a bargain compared to the
prices charged elsewhere. When
Hadden's was referred to as an ex
ample of better food and at com
paratively cheaper prices, Johnson
hem hawed by referring to survey
sheets he sent out at the begin
ning of the year. After a lengthy
discussion nothing was accom
plished on this point other than
to refer the problem to a com
mittee, and the meeting moved
on to another question. (It might
be pointed out that several faculty
members voiced discontent at the
present set-up in the cafeteria
system.)
Another important question
raised was one concerning the
present situation in regard to the
decreasing number of faculty mem
bers with degrees. "Why is Mer
cer losing Doctors and gaining but
A.B.'s?" Dean Taylor redressed
this question to himself "Faculty
salaries have doubled in the last
eight years showing that much
thought and effort has been given
to this . . . teachers are open to
world opportunities, and turnover
is a characteristic of college in
structors. Turnover at Mercer in
comparison is low." Taylor further
pointed out that Mercer loses many
professors to schools which offer
Fifty years ago Fred and his
brother, the late Tom Waring,
Poley McOlintock and Fred Buck
formed a banjo combo they called
the "Banjazzetra" in Tyrone, Pr.,
their home town.
Waring gradually enlarged the
group and changed thename to
“Waring's Pennsylvanians” and
played fraternity and club dates,
singing as they played, in and
around Tyrone.
(Continued on page 5)
FRED WARING
them departmental chairmanships.
He added that the present faculty
is increasing proportionately in the
number of PhD’s.
The next problem discussed con
cerned the SGA and student
activities. Everyone agreed that the
increase in student activities has
greatly increased Mercer spirit,
and that this is a very important
aspect of college life.
The committee moved on to dis
cuss the girls P.E. department and
the general conclusion was that the
situation had improved but that it
still left something to be desired.
As the meeting preceded various
other topics were mentioned. The
problem confronting dorm counsel
lors, vandalism to fraternity lodges,
damages in the Freshmen Men’s
dorm, and the honor code were
considered Ly the committee.
The last question raised con
cerned studying in the library on
Sunday nights. Mr. Metts, the
librarian, stated that the library
staff was undecided on the prob
lem. Dean Otto was adamantly op-
posed to having the library opened
on Sunday night although he felt
that he was in the “minority” in
regard to other faculty members.
Dean Trimble expressed the belief
that the library's being open would
not damage a person’s chance of
salvation (although he did not use
these words).
In summation it might be said
that meetings such as this, though
they do not accomplish any im
mediate ends, are beneficial in that
they allow the administration to
become familiar with the students’
problems as the students see them.
These meetings also give the stu
dent an opportunity to hear the
administration's viewpoint directly
from a first hand source.
Bonnie Lawrence Is
Nominated Lor Study
A recent announcement from
Florida State University reveals
the nomination of Miss Bonnie
Lawrence, a junior at Mercer, for
l>articipation in an intensive pro
gram of study in Psychology under
the auspices of the National Science
Foundation for the summer of 1967.
Eight students from the South
eastern states have been selected to
IMrticipate in the ten-week pro
gram which will consist of super
vised research, seminars concern
ing the various areas of psychology,
and field trips including attendance
at the meeting of the Southeastern
Psychological Association in Atlan
ta in April.
Brambilia Sets
R.O.T.C. Parade
For Monday
Lt Col. Robert Brambilia has an
nounced final plans for the annual
ROTC Sponsors Day Parade, to
he held Monday, February 20, at
3:00 p.m. Mias Diana Heppner,
newly elected Battalion Sponsor,
will troop the line and receive the
Battalion review along with the
ROTC Sponsor Corps.
F. WARING'S PENNSYL VANNIANS
TO PERFORM ON CAMPUS MON.