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THE MERCER CLUSTER
March SI, 1M7
College Compus Capr's
—Rust Drummond
It's What's Happening
•ITS WH \T’S HAPPENING BABY.” That seems to be an ap
propriate phrase for a description of the collegiate world. Whether it
be Mercer University, the University of Florida, Auburn University,
oAVesleyan College, “ITS WHAT’S HAPPENING," and that’* what
this is all about.
University of Florida: (From The Florida Alligator, March 16, 1967.)
If you re thinking of going to the U. of Fla., you might want to keep
$'.>00 tucked away in your wallet. One of the U. of Fla. students was
recently arrested in Gainesville for driving with a suspended drivers
Iieonse The Student found himself confined to a jail cell because the
University did nothing to get him released. This young lad spent the
week-end in jail and was not released until his brother posted a $200
bond Monday morning.
1 take this opportunity to commend the administration of our own
University for the interest they take in the affairs of Mercer students.
It is my belief that our “Good Deans” will do everything possible to
keep Mercer students out of Macon's jails.
ATTENTION MERCER STUDENTS. WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF HAVING ALL SUDENT ELECTIONS RUN ON A PARTY
SYSTEM?
Stanford University: (From The Stanford Observer, Feb. 1967.)
Of more than 1000 students taking courses on a pass-fail basis, 96.3
per cent of them passed their courses. I wonder what the percentage
would be at Mercer?
Florida State University: (From The Florida Flambeau. March
17, 1967.) Fla. State students may find that some of the women stu
dents will be living in a no-hours dorm It has been proposed that all
women who have completed their freshman year and maintain a 2.0
grade average, with parental permission may live in the proposed no
hours dorm. This would mean abolishing curfews for the “smart gals.'
According to The Florida Flambeau, the proposal received full support
of the men at F.S.U.
(From The Florida Flambeau. March 22, 1967.) SORRY FELLAS
The Woman’s Senate at F.S.U. defeated the bill that would give F.S.U.
women a no-hours dorm. However, a committee was appointed to study
the possibility of such a move in the future. There is speculation that
the Bill was defeated because of lack of student interest in the affairs
of Student Government.
By the way, how is your vocabulary?
EDUCACTION learning while doing.
CONVERSTATION phone booth.
PULPITAT1NG WILDLY a swinging sermon.
REDICALS the way out leftists.
GIVERNMENT well-named welfare state.
Stanford University To Offer
A "Deferred Grading” System
Palo Alto, Calif. (I.P) — Opportunities for Stanford University
freshmen to take English and Western Civilization on a “deferred grad
ing” basis have been greatly expanded this year. Under this plan, stu
dents have the option of waitmg until they complete these required
courses before they receive a single grade covering a full year's work.
Previously offered only in the honors section of Western Civiliza
tion, this “deferred grading” option has been chosen by nearly half
those taking Freshman English and about a third of those in Western
Civilization. In addition, all freshmen this year have been assigned to
sections of these two basic courses according to their residence unit.
Each men’s house is combined with a wing of a freshman women's
residence, and their teachers are encouraged to join them for meals.
This change extends a pattern tried experimentally last year with
half the English and Western Civilization sections. Surveys by the
Undergraduate Dean's Office showed a majority of men favored this
emphasis on residential living groups studying together, although
women were somewhat less enthusiastic.
Recognizing the improved caliber of Stanford students, the Fresh
man English program this year will give grades "somewhere in the ‘B’
range” for “average, conscientious work" and encourage students to
read 'more about higher education and other current topics, according
to Professor Albert Guerard, co-director of the program
In a recent report on “The Aims of Freshman English,” Profi
Guerard notes that this course “seems to be in general disrepute across
the country. Prevasive discouragement has led a number of colleges to
abandon the course, replace it by a general humanities course or
literary, philosophical and sociological subjects, or—in a very few in
stances—With freshman seminars "
The most common aim of Freshman English is to teach students
to write clear, expository prose, he notes. Yet no single method has a
clearly demonstrable effect on this ability.
Several colleges, including Stanford, regard an intelligent, semitive
reading of serious literature as one objective of this course. Professor
Guerard adds. “In some colleges, the reading is almost entirely in the
classics of earlier periods. This historical approach, at the freshman
level, has proved singularly unsuccessful with students who do not
intend to go into the humanities.
“At Stanford, the present emphasis in Freshman. English is on
contemporary writing or earlier works of dear contemporary relevance.”
Professor Guerard hopes the new suggested grading practices will
relieve “the common shock of receiving low grades and severe criticism
for the first time.” He believes this shock can have “serious and often
lasting” consequences “The student may quickly give up hk high am
bitions and his sense of intellectual excitement.” (The introduction of
peas fail grades and deferred grading ate steps in the same direction.)
As a Uric course in writing and reading. Freshman E»gHfh “should
be consented with the student as a parson, with his asperity to rsspnaii
to expa^pscs intellectually, emotionally and imaginatively," Professor
“Freshman English must snoousaps lucidity ia thought, clarity of
d accuracy ia reading. Bat, far beyond these, H
i the capacity to dream and the power to invent
Call in the news media! at u&nJecEivSZeouir
fcIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG THE NATIONS G*SW UNtVER5mE&*
Winnie The Pooh
—Clyde Hoovor
RAU Deputes
rBOtn RspBcoon
U Colonel Robert M.
Jr.. Professor of Military Bek*
ooti seed feat fee Meroer ROT
at Meroer University, rscaatiy «•
unit will receive an annual form
Impaction on M April 1907.
A Third United States Army
spection Team, headed by Colon
Warren A. Thrasher, will arrive
Monday The
R0TC unit aad the degree to wh*
it k accomplishing fee objective
of the ROTC Program.
A formal bgarHon In
the oadkt bathdinn wig be condua
ad at 8 P.M. Monday aftankxx
Following the inspection In tank
the bnttallBu wifl pam in
and tiia Meroer MU Team m
present a demonstration of prefi
don drill. AU interested persona
are cordially invited to attend
Review andl
If Winnie the Pooh appear* to be
a some what leas than likely sub
ject for performance by the Meroer
Players, then the company's collec
tive abilities have been underesti
mated. Being primarily a children’s
fantasy, and thus being laid open
to any number of misconceptions
and mischaracterixations, this piece
remains a challenge to perform in
a manner not insulting or unin
teresting to those of higher age
groups.
Under the able and often crea
tive management of Victoria
Graves, who also played skunk, and
under the always apt supervision
of William J. Layne, “Pooh” was
a delightful success.
In the title role Sandy Harrison
beamed with the irresistable charm
and appeal of a child's teddy bear.
Her mannerisms, make-up and
general understanding of the role
were carefully coordinated to pre
sent this enchanting figure in a
manner pleasing and captivating to
every child from three to eighty-
three, and to be sure, all age groups
present.
Other important and well defined
characterisations were Rabbit play
ed by Peggy Mallott, Piglit, by
Hugh Dukes, Owl by Stove Baku,
Ivor by Jimmy Newsoms, Kai
by Ann Jo Hendricks, and Roo by
Cal Gough.
Note should be made of the ex
cellent makeup, especially apparent
in the tattenall face of Ivor and
the blue plaid faces of Kangs and
Roo, all of which mstom the cos
tumes perfectly. Rabbit's apple
green complexion added a delight
ful note of fantasy to the produc
tion.
The sets, a forest scene, and
especially Owl's large tree home
were beautifully designed and de
lighted the more than two thousand
youngsters who came for the play.
The entire cast should be com
mended for its efforts and success
in thk thoroughly enjoyable per
formance sponsored and under
written by the Junior Woman’s
League for charity.
The only regret of thk reviewer
k that more Mercer students either
did not have the opportunity or did
not take it to participate in the
delights of thk superb production.
Did You Buy A Meal
Ticket? Don't Blame Us
In Your Stomach You
Know Wo Woro Right
Ouster Seeks Letter:
It has coma to tba attention
the Cluster that the number
meal tickets purchased thk quark
has dropped below IS*. With thi
indication of student dksatisfactio
in tba cafeteria the Ouster noj
feak it timid auks a proposal
tba student body.
In the past petitions have bee
frequent and ineffectual. With thi
in mind we purpose that each dis
satisfied aad Interested sturfea
write to the Oueter concerning hi
support of changes ia tea cafstori
for next year. If wa receive a sul
ficknt number of letters they wi
be forwarded to the appropna
adminstrative department The
letters will be mote effective the
a petition but cannot be ssnt unis
enough are received.
Please do not include suggestion
at thk date. All suggestions about
be sent under separate cover to tk
Cluster after the other letter
registering tba complaint have beet
sent
We feel that the student rapt*
sentetives will be in a better pod
tion to make proposals of chan#
they know that there k suffice
student support Please help!
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BE SURE TO VOTE
APRIL 13
(JHercer Cluster
March SI, 1M7
XLVm.No. 12
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MANAGING KPtTOte