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Hhc fflmtv vEIuate
17, 1967
Volume XUX, No. 1
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF \j9jgK. ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Tom Cautborn Wright Darla
BUSINESS MANAGERS MANAGING EDITOR
Harry Moore Becky Sima
Editor at Large Clyde Hoover
Exchange Editor ... Rum Drummond
Executive Editors BUI Dayton, Bobby PWflips
Sports Editor - — Art Hapoer
Feature Staff ... Ed Beckwith
Reid Banks, Dan NeweU
Cartoons 1 Roger Poston
Staff Bob Lanier, Wardlyn Mills, Dori Ripley, DiAnns
Bradford, Tad Mollenkampf, Pat Arm*
strong, Grady Kirbo, Willard Ctutcbmyer
Faculty Advisor — Prof. Anthony StaaafeM
S.
FOR 16-20 SIT
COMMONS
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The new coliseum is embodying the same collenade
used in the old auditorium.
Gbsatss Macon
Dear Student:
It it a dtetioct plaaaur* a ad privilege (or me to welcome
you to Macoo. Thla la a oily os th« raova literally aad, aa
dynamic young people who anil bo oar laadtrs of tomorrow, you
ahoold Sod the atmoopbore here rxcttleg.
Than lo much that mifcoa Macon t front aad latorootli*
city. It io oa* <d tbo (aeteet-growltf elttee la tbo Soutboaat. Tbo
Inloratatr highway notwork and a now tit million (rSIfM' eleealfl-
ration yard baa mede thla a tranaponation hub.
Wo nro growing economically. A now coliaoum. new
inikiMrtal growth, now downtown office building* nro til Indicative
of the now look ct tbo eUy.
We believe yon will notice that la all thla art have not I oat
the frtaadltorea aad charm eharactarlaue of Maooa through the
years.
You will want to vtotl our raoay ultractloua during your oUy
boro. There lo Batch of htntorteol lata root aad natural beauty which
will add lo your enjoyment.
As Editors, Susan Ssekely, 27
syndicated toen-a,
writer; Howard Smith, The
Voice Assistant
columnist, as Executive Editor, ant
Judith Parker, 80, former Art Di
rector of the Herald Tribune Net
York Magasine as Art
(Miss Saskely's appointment takx
effect September 11th.)
Helen Gurley Brown, Editor a
Cosmopolitan, te Consulting Edi
tor. An authority on the chawgbn
American scene, she has been work
ing for the past
with Mr. Desms on the creation a
the new publication.
The inn gw line's format will
highly vfcual with page aim slight
ly larger than Life and Look. Thf
decision to publish a ti
reach both boys and girls
made only after an in-depth
search study into the need for sut i
a publication.
Fulbright-Hays
Cutoff Point
Creative and performing artv
ate not required to have n bar
elee’s degree but they mu
have four yean of profession
study or equivalent experience. A
plicanta in social work —kir
at least two years of pnCmrior
By Tom Cauthorn
This paper is not representative of the Cluster because by
its very nature it is designed to greet the first days freshman,
We have included necessary announcements and enough mate
rialto orientate the readers to the opening of Mercer’s doors for
the one-hundred and forty first consecutive year.
The Cluster is the newspaper of the students of Mercer. Its
readers are members of an academic community and like all
activities in an academic community its survival depends on
the support and contribution of the members of that same com
munity.
We have tried through “The great Experience” to acquaint
you with the types of necessary support and contribution from
the student body. We sincerely hope that each student in the
class of 71 will leave his or her mark on the academic communi
ty at Mercer. The vital contributions of the past one-hundred
and forty one freshman classes have provided the continuity
that makes the Mercer experience available to you.
Thn Georgia Baptist Convention
This fall the Georgia Baptist Convention will meet. At this
convention the issue of Mercer accepting a federal loan for the
new Willet Science Center will be voted upon.
Leading up to this convention we hope to acquaint each
student with the exact facts involved. It is hoped that each
reader will take his feelings about the issue home with him and
present them and the facts to the local Baptist ministry.
Mercer is a small private' institution offering a High stan
dard of southern education. If the standards are to be kept
high and improved upon the student must realize the issues and
facts involved.
Next week the Cluster will present the beginning of a new
series of articles which will explain the controversy.
Look for: “Raising Our Standards”.
The Womens’ Student Government Association and the
Dean of Woman’s office have painstakingly made changes in
the WSGA Handbook. We hope that each wotgiii will carefully
evaluate this new set of regulations and be prepared to con
structively answer a questionaire that will be distributed by
the duster after classes begin.
A careful evaluation by the women representatives and
administration baa made the new changes possible and this re
sponsibility should bo spread to each individual woman in an
effort to make representative government a reality in WSGA.
The Cluster will evaluate the existing conditions after as
^edfic a iwpooie of public opinion aa is possible is obtained
(a survey to be distributed in October}. Because the Chain
is the oniy organ of student opinion on a weakly basis we weL
cenw more woman to join the ranks of the staff to create a
policy that is more dependent on the first hand knowledge of
tbe * in * M " student.' * -
Of eourno, aae of our I roe toot eooete lo our Inotitutlooi of
higher learalof — Mercer nod Weeleyan They have meant much
lo ue through the yeor* end thin te toother reneon we are particularly
pleated lo Uoue to each of you ieine end friendly welcome to our
city.
Beat wlahee for an enjoyable and productive tiny her*.
Mcoertly
WILLIAM P. SIMMONS
Dr. Harris Speaks To
Executive Comm. Of GBC
ATLANTA, Gs.—The time is at hand for Georgia Baptist to decide
whether they are “able or willing” to provide adequate financial support
for Christian education. Dr. Rufus C. Harris, president of Mercer Uni
versity, told the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention
September 11.
At a meeting called by the Exe
cutive Committee in the Georgia
BiptM Hospital, to which repre
sentatives of the six Baptist colleges
in Georgia were invfted. Dr. Harris
pointed out several financial prob-
that confront Mercer and
the other Baptist college*.
He said Mercer’s operating bud
get for the current year provides
for $4.4 million of which leas than
three percent is furnished by the
Georgia Baptist Convention.
Dr. Harris pointed out that in
the past 10 years Mercer’s portion
of operating funds from the conven
tion have declined seven percent
per student while “educational
costs required to operate a modern
college have increased vastly”. Dur
ing the same period the convention
received from the churches an in-
of 88 percent in umtealg-
nated funds for the Cooperative
Program. Dr. Harris noted that in
1986 Georgia Baptists gave more
through the Cooperative Program
te Iks six Southern Ilsptist semi
naries than they gave te currant
operations of the six Baptist col-
in Georgia: Mercer, Short
Tift, Norman Brontes Parker sad
Tnwtt-McConasIL"
Mercer’s annual budget in the
next 10 years is expected to exceed
$10 million. “If Mercer is to main
tain her relevancy in Christian
lucation, there may be
required far the next decade a
growth in oapttrt fends of approxi-
Referring to the action of the
past two Georgia Baptist Conven
tions of denying Mercer and Nor
man College tbe privilege of borrow
ing low-interest government funds
for capital improvements. Dr.
Harris said, “This has dosed many
doors of foundations, and some
wealthy ^individuals who feel that
a noose *is being drawn around the
necks of the church collages in con
sequence of which they may die.’'
To meet the ever-increasing ope
rating budget, Mercer has been
compelled to increase her tuition.
To prevent being priced ant of the
competitive market, Mercer must
receive four times the amount now
received from the cnnvsutioii for
annual support, Dr. Harris mgrt,
This support,ovar the past decade
has varied from $103,066 to $132£40
annually. . “
(Cnattoaad ea pegs 8)
The competition for Unite
States Government grants for grad
uate study or research, or for stud;
and professional training in
creative and performing arts abron
in 1968-89, is nearing a close.
The awards are available unde
the Fulbright-Hays Act aa part o
the educational aad cultural
change program of the U. 8. Ds
pertinent of State. The progran
administered by the Iaatt
International Education, io intend
ed to increase mutual under*tone
ing between the people of' tfa
United States aad other countri--
and provides mors Own 800 grant
for study in 52 countries.
Candidates who 'wish to" appl
for an award must be U. 8. dtbee
at the time of application, have
bachelor’s degree or its equhrakn
by the beginning date of the gi*
and, in mart cases, be proficient
the language of the hart aount
Selections will be mads ou tea
ate of. academic and/or profess
al record, tee feasibility of
pboanfs proposed study pi