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May 19, 1967 • THF MERCER CLUSTER • 2
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May 19, 1967 Volume XLVIII, No. 19
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Tom Cauthom
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Wright I)avia
BCSINESS MANAGERS
Barbara Gantt
Harry Moore
Editor at Large
Exchange Editor
Executive Editors
MANAGING EDITOR
Becky Sima
Oyde Hoover
Ruaa Drummond
Bill Dayton, Bobby Phillip*
Sport* Editor Art Hapner
Feature Staff Ed Beckwith
Reid Banka, Dan Newell
Cartoon* Roger Po*ton
Staff Bob Lanier, Wardlyn Mill*, Dori Ripley, DiAnne
Bradford, Tad Mollenkampf, Pat Arm
strong, Grady Kirbo, Willard Clutchmyer
Faculty Adviaor Prof. Anthony Stanafeld
The Citizen and the
| University
| By Senator J. William Fulbright
Final In A Series Of Four Articles From The Senator’s
Boole “The Arrogance Of Power” I
Whatever the circumstances of the moment, whatever the demands of government and
industry ori the universities — and whatever the rewards for meeting these demands —
the highest function of higher education is what might be called the teaching of things in
perspective, toward the purposes of enriching the life of the individual, cultivating the free
and inquiring mind, and advancing the effort to bring reason, justice and humanity into
the relations of men and nations. Insofar as the study of politics is pertinent to these ends,
the university is properly a place in which scholars analyze existing public policies with a
view to determine whether they advance or retard the realization of basic human objectives
and whether and how they should be changed. Only insofar as the university is a place in
which ideas are valued above their practical application, in which there is greater interest in
contributing to the sum of human knowledge than in helping a government agency to resolve
some practical problem, is the university meeting its academic responsibility to ita students
and its patriotic responsibility to the country.
This the fourth of four articles taken from the chapter titled, "The Citizen and the Univer
sity" from "THE ARROGANCE OF POWER” by Senator J. William Fulbright.
What has probably been a very normal year to most people
at Mercer has been a very abnormal one for the Cluster.
Despite its frequent change in editors and staff, the paper has
managed to bring to the attention of the students many incon-
sistancies and problems.
Foremost among the campaigns last quarter was an effort
at. better library hours: These have been achieved.
Secondly has been the fight for better food and the much
publizised NBMT Club (No Buy Meal Tickets).
Fortunately for Mercer and the ediotors and staff involved,
the cafeteria problem is now in the process of being solved.
Last week, May 10, 11, and 12, there were representatives on
campus from three large food services corporations. Food com
panies jointly serve more than 600 U. S. colleges and univer
sities. It is with great pleasure that we announce that these
services intend to submit bids to Mr. Haywood, Vice President
in charge of finances, before the end of this month.
In all probability the results of these bids should be made
known to the student body before the end of this quarter.
Certainly these bids represent a great forward effort on
the part of Mercer but they should not be misunderstood. It
would be tremendously naive to suppose that we should stop
the NBMT drive at this point. It is very true that we should
purchase a meal ticket next fall if there is a food service pres
ent, but if there is not; the effort should not be discontinued
because the powers directly concerned must be made to realize
that the students will not put up with poor food, poor food
choices, and poor service.
We pay the salaries of the cafeteria and should continue
to require commensurate return on our dollars.
THIS IS JUST
A THOUGHT,
A SMALL AND
FREE THOUGHT
I would like to congratulate the
ATO's on the completion of their
closet and wish them equal success
with the rest of their building.
I don’t mean to appear dubious,
but it has been rumored that John
ny Mitchell sold his swimming
trunks.
Ignorance is a wonderful thing in
the hands of the learned.
I was greatly surprised to find
that naivete is a prerequisite to the
l>oflition of dean of women as bom
out in a recent interview with Dean
Glenn in the Mercerian.
—ANONYMOUS—
Congratulations are in order for
Mr. Bill Haywood whose position
has finally become commensurate
with hi* salary.
I am sorry to announce that the
MEP Spinsters Club is losing one
of it* faculty members . . . (But
not to a man-.)
I've heard that many of the girls
arriving at the deak the night of a
late permisaion have mastered the
technique qf inhaling while speak
ing.
It has been rumored that the
KA's and the SAE's are planning
a big battle of the band*.
The impending Drivers of Gar
bage Trucks strike is threatening
the delivery of Mercer's cuisine.
Obviously there are great mutual benefits in relations between the universities and govern
ment, but when the relationship becomes too close, too extensive, and too highly valued by
the universities, the higher functions of the university are in danger of being compromised.
The danger goes far beyond contractual associations with the Central Intelligence Agency,
which, unfortunate though they are, are so gregarious that once they become known, there is
a tendency to terminate them with all possible haste, although at a lasting cost to the integ
rity of the institutions involved. Nor is there great danger inherent in government-sponsored
research of and by itself; on the contrary, government contracts bring needed money to the
universities and needed intellectual resources to the government. The danger lies rather in the
extent and the conditions, implicit as well as explicit, of these governmental associations: as
long as they involve secondary functions for the university they are not harmful, but when
they become primary areas of activity, when they become the major source of the university’6
revenue and the major source of the scholar's prestige, then the “teaching of things in perspec
tive” is likely to be neglected and the universality pf the university compromised!
I suspect that when a university becomes very closely oriented to the current needs of
government, it takes on some of the atmosphere of a place of business while losing that of a
place of learning. The sciences are emphasized at the expense of the humanities, and within
the humanities the behavioral school of social science at the expense of the more traditional
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Editor's Note: The following feature story was written by Michael
Tain-Chung Huxmg. Chinese student at Mercer University. In 1964
Mike graduated with a B.A. from the University of Tamkang Tai/in
Taiwan. In 1964. he served in the Chinese Army, attaining the rank o/
Second Lieutenant In March 1966 he came to Mercer University, and
will graduate with a Med in August. After graduation from Merrer.
Mike plans to go to the University of Southern California to work on
his doctorate. Mike told the editor that after he receives his doctorate
he plans to go hack to Taiwan and set up his own college
Hwang, Sayanara To Mercer
by Michael Tain-Chung Hu ang
Confucius says: Sayanara is not Chinese at all. crazy Americana,
but means farewell in Japanese
This quarter’* “Garbled Garbage
Award” for the moat illegible, least
interesting, moat confusing, least in
forming news article goes to the
B. S. U.
Honorable mention goea to Phi
Delta Theta and Phi Mu.
I think It only fair to warn the
Kappa Big's and the Sigma Nu'i
that Roas Allen is due in Macon.
Get your poles ready folks!
MIMA and Lambda Chi are co
sponsoring a Swishing tournament.
Trolling will not he permitted.
Before I graduate from Mercer
this summer. 1 would like to give
you a foreign student's view of life
in an American university and
share with you the impressions
made on him by this contact.
In the Orient, when a professor
enters a classroom, the entire class
rises and bows to him from respect.
So on m.v very first day at Mercer,
when Dr. Cable entered the room.
I stood up and bowed to him. Ima
gine the surprise of my fellow
students when they saiv this! From
that incident, they named me
"Stupid Chinaman." Am I stupidI
I sure felt like it
On my second night at Mercer,
I went to Coleman hill to see the
Macon night view. My room-mate,
Ron Stein, and some other friends
went along too. The next day. I
told some students that I bad had
a good time at Coleman hill and
hail really enjoyed it. They, surely,
were thinking “What a fast opera
tor.” asked who I took with me.
I said, "David, Ron, and Johnny.”
They said, “What, no girls?” I said.
"Yes — Mrs Till ”
In the Orient, everyone puts
sugar in their milk. Here you put
sugar in your tea. which we never
do. Imagine the stares I got in the
cafeteria when I put sugar in my
milk. But I was staring right back
— watching you put sugar in your
tea. So I am a crazy Chinaman,
you are crazy Americans. It all
even* out.
The best time at Mercer is on
Friday and Saturday nights in
front of M.E.P. and the Freshman
Women's dorm. It sure seems hard
for you guys to say Sayanara. But
1 understand — it is the same for
us back home.
English is very hard for foreign
students to grasp, and especially w
the South. One night I was invited
to dinner at a friends house. After
dinner, while I was leaving, mjr
hostess said. "Good-bye. hurn
back.” I didn't know exactly what
“Hurry back" meant, so I did what
it says to do I quickly got out ol
my car and ran back to the house
Mrs. Howell said. "Mike, we don't
hai<e that much food to feed \o*
again " Very confusing. . . .
One night, as I cooked a pot d
soup in my room (but don’t tell
Mr. Clegg) a friend came in aid
asked me how was it possible to
eat soup with chops tick* Did
have a hole in the middle of tb
stick and use it as a straw? I ink
him that it was a good idea. Her
we have been using them for 50d
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