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Volume XLVIII
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, MAY 19, 1967
Number 19
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I The 150-strong cast of UP WITH PEOPLE sing one of the 28
I original, fast-paced songs from the show. The big beat meets the big
I idea in this internationally acclaimed musical which features students
I from 38 states and 19 foreign countries.
Musical Explosion Hits
Campus WednesdayNight
UP WITH PEOPLE, the internationally acclaimed Sing-
lOut explosion, will burst onto the stage of Mercer’s Willingham
Ichapel, Wednesday night. May 24th. This unique production
[features a cast of 150 high school and college students, black,
|white and Indian, from every background in the United States.
Sponsored by the Macon Tele-
David Hudson Ami
The Aim Of The
S.G.A. In Better
Food At Mercer
By David Hudson, President, SGA
Since its installation, the new SC A has been actively preparing for the Waverly Confer
ence and making plans for next year’s activities. One such endeavor that is of prime interest
has been concerned with food services.
Thanks fo the wonderful coope I ments and would do a lot toward l As for Waverly, we have commit-
ration of Mr Haywood, three pro j making tin food service satisfac- tees investigating several areas of
fessional catering companies were j tory. Secondly, it seems that each complaint and are prepared to enter
on campus last week evaluating of these companies would be able
the food service set up and will la
ter make bids based on these eva
luations. The SGA met with the
representatives of each of these
com|>anies and was able to come
to sev ral conclusions. First of all
we feel that these professional com
panics do offer definite improve
to offer their services in accord
with the present financial structure.
This will not he known for sure
until they have submitted their
official proposals.
Along these lines, another im
into constructive dialogue with the
school on manv others. The admin
istration has been very helpful
and cooperative, and we are con
vinced that tl.ey want to eliminate
any problems as much as we do.
We plan to seek definite solutions
fraph & Macon New*, the program
will be presented eurlier in the duy
in the City Auditorium. Little more
than a year old, the program has
travelled already or will soon go to
[Hawaii and the Pacific Basin, into
[Venezuela, Mexico, Panama and
[other Latin American countries at
■ invitations of the leaders of
•se nations. Invitations have also
>me from Harvard, Yale and the
iniversities of Washington State.
Idaho, Montana, Indiana, Alabama,
irida and Massachusetts.
'Phis action is involving thou-
ids of Americans who are giving
new image of what America
aids for at home and abroad,
lundreds of students across the
luntry are applying to join in this
regram.
The late Walt Disney described
WITH PEOPLE as "the hap
>st, most hardhitting way of say-
what America is all about.” The
-hour show demonstrates in 28
it-paced songs a positive, dynam-
idea that has entralled audiences
im Tokyo to Caracas. Enhanced
sophisticated lighting and
nd system, UP WITH PEOPLE
ilodes into vibrant music and
ireographic precision. In song
■se youth ask the searching ques-
"Which Way America?”
Tat Color Is God’s Skin?” Is
edom Really Free?”
(Continued on page 4)
The Mercer University Choir un
der the direction of Mr. Jack Jones,
presented an entertaining program
in the chapel last Monday and
Tuesday. The choir sang a wide va
riety of popular folk and broadway
selections ranging from the "Jamai
ca Farewell” by Jimmy Newsome
and the “Sound of Music”.
The repertoire included such se-
have these professional services
and to have them within the pre
sent price structure, all resident
students will have to be on meal
tickets We feel that this would
not be a disadvantage if we recei-
portant fact becomes evident. To j for these problems and thereby
prevent this conference from be
coming a moot debate.
We ask again that you contact
us and inform us of any sugges
tions or criticisms that you might
have. We extend to you best wish-
ved good service and that it would | es for an enjoyable summer and
also offer advantages in the wav of thank vou for the opixirtunity of
consolidating fellowship in the representing you.
dining hall. Please contact an SGA l — ——
member and let him know how you
feel .on this issue for time will not
allow us to hold a referendum on
the matter.
In the area of entertainment
we have been planning and estima
ting for next year's SGA dances and
concerts. We hope with our new
doubled budget to exceed this years
excellent performance where w<
had four out of ten of Billboard
Magazine's top college attractions
Four Mercerians
Attend Intensive
Studies Program
Four Mercer students have re
ceived invitations to attend the
Harvard-Yale-Oolumbia Intensive
Studies Program, held each sum-
”_ ,, " mer in New Haven, Connecticut.
1 he matter that concerns us most is wu..
having to change for different ones
of these activities, but until our bud
get is doubled again or until thi
students activities fee is increased
we will lie required to make mini
These include two juniors: San
dra Harrison of Atlanta, and Ann
! Jo Hendricks of White, Georgia:
also two sophomores Martiel Bab
bit of Augusta, and Boh Collins of
mum charges on some occasions
j 0 l Camellia, Georgia.
lections as: “I Could Have Danced
All Night" by Vivian Humphrey,
“Yellow Bird" by the Phi Mu Al
pha pledges, “Lovers Concerto' by
Elaine Morgan, “Without A Song"
by Jasmine Dawson. “Draft Dodg
ers Rag" by Jimmy Newsome, and
"Dixie", “Bach’s Bourree", and “A
Tribute To Jack Jones” sung by
the entire group.
supplement our budget.
Another activity that should
prove to be interesting will be SGA
sponsored chaiwl sjieakers. We
hope that as students we can pick
controversial and stimulating
speakers in the areas of religion,
politics, social reform, morality,
etc.
The program is sponsored by the
Ford Foundation and the Carnegie
Corporation of New York in con
junction with the participating
universities. There have been about
140 juniors and 100 sophomores se
lected for work in a special course
that is intended to prepare the par
ticipants for future graduate study.
iason Tickets To S.G.A.
feekends Planned Next Year
Wednesday evening May 16 the SGA held it* weekly meeting and
ft the course of “new businww ' it was decided that a season ticket to
kudent Union functions would be available next year to students at a
ce of $10.00.
These season tickets are to be
tid at Fall registration and will
dmit a student and date to all
IGA Student Union entertain
ment* for which there is a charge
fhe price of $10.00 will have the
•me value as the price of $15.00 if
ke student buys the tickets indi-
Mually.
According to Jerry Stone, Direc
ts of Student Union Affairs, each
hdent could expect to save at
hst $6.00 and will also be guaran-
I a fifteen minute early admit-
•nce.to all function* to gain a bet
ter seat.
The season ticket will guarantee
its holder a ticket to every function
and will free the SGA to do long
range planning in order to secure
top name entertainment.
Tickets this year totaled $13 50
and brought Mercer students ap
proximately $10,000 worth of enter
tainment. But as Dave Hudson,
President of SGA, made plain, the
season ticket would cost $10.00 and
would bring in approximately
$15,000 worth of bands and enter
tainment.
The old chembtry building has
outlived its usefulness to the ex
panding demands of college science.
(For Story See Page 11)
Hudson and Stone stated that
the advance payment would free
the SGA to do advance planning
and would eventually save money.
Of i-ourse individual tickets will be
available but the season ticket will
eliminate much of the conjecture
from planning Mercer weekends
and the number of Mercer students
that may attend.
Georgia Collegiate Press
Association Meets
Tom Cauthorn, Editor of the Mercer Cluster, was elected the first
Treasurer of the Georgia Collegiate Press Association at the body’s an
nual convention at Callaway Gardens May 13 and 14
Filling the newly created jiost on j photography, staff management,
the association, Cauthorn will serve printer relations, editorials and
as a member of the executive board j news story and feature writing,
which represents every collegiate The higlilights of the convention
newspaper in the state of Georgia.
In addition to lus duties as treas
urer, he will hi' in charge of a state
wide advertising campaign which is
intended to net Georgia’s collegiate
press a substantial increase in ad
vertising funds.
Delegates attending the conven
tion from Mercer included Tom
Cauthorn, Editor; Wright Davis,
Associate Editor; and Becky Sims,
Managing Editor. Several interest
ing workshops were held which in
cluded such topics as paper lay out,
came Sunday morning with the
election of the new officers of the
collegiate press group. There was a
noted absence of the usual political
(lower fights which result from stiff
campaigns between the larger col
lege newspapers
Elected President ot the Associa
tion was Richard Bingly of the
Oglethorpe Stormy Petrel; Vice-
President, Nick Ordway of the
Emory Wheel; and Treasurer Tom
Cauthorn of the Mercer Cluster.