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October 7, 1967
THE MERCER CLUSTER
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Administration Building Due
For Needed Restoration
By Steve Darby
The oldest building on campus and one of the area’s most
historic structures is due for a facelifting. According to Mr.
William T. Haywood, Mercer vice president for business and
finance, the restoration of the administration building is not
too far off.
( ^instructed in the 1870'b by much a* is necessary to
C P. Randall, then internationally carr y on business Haywood also
known architect, the building serv- commented on the possibility of
ed as dormitory. claSfiroom build- restoring the vaulted ceding over
,ng, president’s residence and fra- th <* main entrance and foyer, re-
temity hall in its early days. It marking as to how this would add
now houses administrative offices tee appearance of the building s
and History department classes. It interior,
is considered an excellent example
if the French Renaisiance Revival
irchitectural style.
The boa n Hof tmste«*s gave presi-
lent RufUs (’ Harris the renova
tion go-ahead in .January, 1966.
This initiated a campaign to raise
funds for the project. It was an
nounced that the architect in
charge of the restoration would be
\V Elliott Dunwixlv of Macon, a
Mercer alumnus who has handled
the construction of many other
buildings on campus.
The estimated date for the be
ginning of the restoration program
i* to be sometime in 1969, Hay
wood said It is ho|x*d that the work
will lx> completed by 1971, the cen
tennial of the laying of the build
ings cornerstone.
Ilaywoisl stated that the main
problem is not so much uny un-
wuindness of the building as a lack
of facilities and office spate for the
personnel working and teaching
there. The first and second flixirs
will lie restored to their original
appearance, he said, while the third
mid fourth floors will be modem-
Two views (above and below) of
the currently wasted space and de
teriorating facilities on the fourth
floor of the Ad. Bldg., examples of
conditions which the planned re
modeling will correct.
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Wesleyan Correspondent
By Judy White
Wesleyan has come alive again. The opening of another
semester brings 231 bewildered new girls, renewed academic
pressures, and expectations of many promising programs and
social events. Prominent on the Wesleyan social calendar is the
Fall Fling, scheduled for October 13 and 14.
Science Center May Be Late
By Reed Banks
Although scheduled to be completed by March of 1968,
Mercer’s new Wiilet Science Hall may not receive its first stu
dents until a few months later due to a local plumbers strike.
The month-long strike by the plumbers this summer has indeed
hindered construction on the four-storied complex, however, the
biology department anticipates only a short postponement of
its original schedule for changing quarters, perhaps by the
spring of 1968. The physics and chemistry departments hope
to follow directly that summer.
We should greatly appreciate this new addition to the
Mercer campus for a number of reasons. Not only will it be an
interesting maze of needed classrooms, offices, and labora
tories, but also an admirable example of architectural ingenuity
and innovation. A huge lecture room at the disposal of each
department, as well as the university as a whole, will encompass
a part of two floors and will seat in excess of two hundred. 1 he
university may well welcome such an area as a meeting hall for
conventions. In fact, with this addition Mercer anticipates host
ing the annual Georgia Academy of Sciences convention, an
impressive honor and a stimulus for Mercer’s continuing
growth.
Of interest also is the plan for the regulation of atmosphe
ric pressure throughout the building. By varying the air pres
sure in storage areas, classrooms, and corridors, the unwanted
movement of contaminated and odor-filled air into offices and
halls will be prevented. Glass drain plumbing will replace the
inferior iron piping, thus making disposal problems of less con
cern for chemistry labs. Equally impressive, because of more
adequate cleaning systems, will be the newly acquired facility
for experimenting with radioactive isotopes. The installation of
an adequate number of fume hoods will better insure the safety
°f students working with poisonous gases. Unlike the present
teaching facilities, four combination classroom-labs are planned.
With this addition it is hoped that in-class study can be im
proved.
Judy White
Plans for the weekend have
aroused a great deal of excitement
Wesleyannes. Beginning
a hay ride, complete with
hay and horses
has been organ
ized for the na
ture enthusiasts
In consideration
of the less ad
venturous,
u band and fret'
peanuts will be
featured in the
Wesleyan "oof
fee house." Concluding the even
ing will lx- a party at the Anderson
Memorial cabin in Wesleyan woods
Also on Friday night, Shenan
doah. with James Stewart, will be
shown in the school's auditorium
A Carnival atmosphere will prevail
over Saturday afternoon's events
Cotton candy, sideshows, good
food, and possibly an elephant will
dominate Wesleyan's front campus
A closed dance at th^ McKenna
Armory will terminate this year's
Fall Fling The dress is casual,
and a Wesleyan identification card
is all that is necessary for admit
tance The Steps of Rhythm from
New York will provide music for
the dance. The ten piece band has
come to Georgia with an excellent
reputation.
Students have already begun to
make plans for this*prnmising and
For President
By Wright Davis
Editor’s note: This is the last of a series of articles on possible
candidates for President of the United States.
Plagued by the war in Vietnam, domestic strife, and declin
ing public opinion polls. President Johnson is worried about
his political future. The pressures are taking their toll on the
President for his hair is much grayer than it was when he took
office in 1963, and the wrinkles in his forehead are now much
more prominent.
The nation’s chief poll watcher recently conferred with
some of his closest friends to find out what the trouble was. The
report he received was in plain black and white terms: “An
alarming number of Americans are deeply disturbed by Viet
nam and worry if the U. S. will ever be able to extricate itself.
But they worry even more about the bread and butter issues
of inflation, wages, taxes, and jobs.”
“While they do not think the President tells outright lies,
the people do not believe he is telling the whole truth par
ticularly about Vietnam. While they admire the President’s
strength, energy, experience, and intelligence in dealing with
the nation's problems, the American people somehow don’t
trust Lyndon Johnson, and they think of him as a political
manipulator who tries to keep the center of the political stage
to himself.” Lyndon Johnson seems to be Lyndon Johnson’s
worst enemy.
Domestic and foreign troubles are not the only problems
which plague Mr. Johnson. There is an undercurrent of mutiny
developing within his own party. In a recent Gallup poll of rank
and file Democrats, the peppery junior Senator from New York,
Robert Kennedy is the leading choice of the Democrats. Sena
tor Kennedy leads President Johnson in the public opinion
survey 39% to 37%. When Republicans and Independents are
included in the survey. Kennedy increased his lead over Presi
dent Johnson 51% to 39%.
The Texan in the White House might be plagued with
domestic problems and the war in Vietnam, and he has lost a
lot of his magic with Congress, but Republicans are not over
confident. It would be a foolhardy assertion on the part of the
G.O.P. to say that it will be easy to beat Lyndon Johnson in
1968. Thirty-five years of experience in the federal government
have proven that Lyndon Baines Johnson is no ignoramus in
the field of politics. Finesse he may lack; intelligence he has.
Mr. Johnson is probably the smartest politician the Democra
tic Party will see in a long time. If the war in Viet Nam is
brought to a successful conclusion before the elections then
Lyndon Johnson will be virtually impossible to beat in 1968.
The Democratic Convention is still 10 months away and
history reminds us of the lesson Harry Truman taught the
opinion pollsters in 1948. Unless something unforseen happens
between now and the time of the National Democratic Conven
tion, Lyndon Baines Johnson is a sure bet for the nomination.
original weekend. Interested Mer
cer males should start making ar
rangements with the Wesleyannes
now
Margarit Soland Comes
To Mercer From
Europeam Schools
By Karen Riven
This issue of the Mercer Cluster
spotlights Miss Margnt Gertrud
Soland. re<-ent and welcomed addi
tion to the Mixlern Foreign Lan
guages Department. Though she is
teaching courses this quarter in
both French and German, Winter
quarter Miss Soland will be re
stricting her instruction to her na
tive language, German.
Miss Soland is the holder of sev
eral degrees, the origin of which,
may be of interest to her students
and to Mercerians. Matriculated in
the primary school system of her
native country. Switzerland, Miss
Soland passed a series of examinn-
Margarit Soland
tions which entitled her to continue
her education at a preparatory
school. An examination, once again,
was the determining factor in her
advancement to the four year
Teacher's Training College in
Aarau. Upon graduation she was
awarded the Principle- Teacher’s
Diploma ns a Bachelor of Educa
tion.
In addition to a Master of Arts
degree*, Miss Soland currently holds
degrees qualifying her to teach
French, German, and English in
secondary schools. After receiving
the Cambridge Diploma of English
Masters, she applied to, and was
accepted in, the Swiss Association
of English Masters
Because of her extensive aca
demic background Miss Soland is
in a position to both appreciate the
effort required to master a modern
language, and help students in this
same effort.