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October 27, 1067
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Art Linkletter
Tours Universities
On Relevant Issues
Would you believe television's
Art Linkletter at Yale ... or Har
vard ... or Brown?
It’a true. The familiar radio and
television personality is joining the
ivy League thia fall.
Yale, Harvard and Brown are
three of the colleges and univer-
sitiee Linkletter will visit during
the new school year under auspices
of the RC University Scries. He is
scheduled to talk to student groups
st Yale and at the Harvard Gradu
ate School of Business on Oct. 23
and at Brown University the fol
lowing day.
The fall appearances mark the
beginning of the third year of Link-
letter’s unique and highly success
ful college tour. Later in the year
he will appear at the University of
Missouri, St Louis University,
Westminister College and others to
be scheduled.
Linkletter, who gained national
popularity as a genial TV host and
funmaker with kids, has proved a
hit with the oollege set. His talks,
while laced with wit and humor,
are in a serious vein and range the
gamut of the interests and frustra
tions of today's college students.
His appearances frequently turn
into lively and provocative dia-
U,„..os on everything from Vietnam
to LSD.
Linkleittr’s university appear
ances are sponsored as a public
affairs program by one of the com
panies in which he has substantial
interest — the Royal Crown Cola
Co. of Columbus, Ga. Through the
program, Linkletter is made avail
able to colleges and universities
wiinout cost to them.
Since its beginning at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, Tennessee,
in the fall of 1965, the University
Series has taken Mr. Linlkletter to
•omc 20 college campuses. The list
includes the University of Chicago,
Johns Hopkins, the University of
California at Berkeley, Auburn, the
University of Minnesota. Tuskegee
Institute, Southern Methodist Uni
versity, Howard University and
Georgetown University.
^Typical of his formal topics are:
"The “Tube’ and American Morals,
Manners and Politics . . . The Pill
and The Bomb . . . Dissent vs.
ttw ention on the Campus ... Is
the Antericioi College Student Sub-
ive? . . . Today's College Gen
eration: The In-VOLVED Crowd
... The Entertainer in Politics . . .
Tho Art of Living.
But it is the question-and-answer
periods following the formal talks
which spark the free-wheeling dia
logues between Mr. Linkletter and
today's college generation. In these
sessions, few ureas are left un-
probed and few questions left un
asked.
Questions might deal with U. S.
policy in Viotnom, birth control
pills, the disturbances at Berkeley,
changing sex mores, or Linkletter’s
own role in topsy-turvey California
politics. Nothing is sacred. And
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“This is a generation, by end
large, in search of a worthy com
mitment,” Art Linkletter tells col
lege audiences from coast-to-coast
as he takes his provocative aaw
dialogue to the nation's campuses.
The unique dialogue between Mr.
Linkletter and today’s college gen
eration is sponsored by the RC
University Series, a pioneering pub
lic affairs program of the Royal
Crown Cola Co, of Columbus, Ga.
Now in its third yoar, the Univer
sity Series makes Mr. Linkletter
available without cost to colleges
and universities throughout the
country to talk about the issues and
problems which concern today’s
college generation.
Haight-Ashbury U. S. A.
By Chris Grcis
A particular cult of free thinkers
has arisen in the world today, a
large group bent on love not war,
a settlement in Viet Nam, a new
reformation in political ideals.
Their older brothers of ten years
were known as beatniks, but the
youths have other names now; they
are the Zazzeroni of Italy, the
Raggaren of Sweden, the Provos
of Holland, the Ladybugs of the
Soviet Union, the Chuiigans of
Czechoslovakia, the Haibetarke of
Austria, the Gammler of Germany,
and tho Gamberros of Spain. We,
in the United States call them
Hippies.
The Mecca of the American hip
pies is San Francisco, usually as
sociated at a fairly busy intersec
tion of Haight and Asbury streets.
Hippies are usually thought of as
pseudo-intellectuals, surviving only
for another trip, or shot in the arm,
or one more joint, but they are
more than this. They are a move
ment. They have strict, (though
usually not uniform) ideas about
the fate of the world, the legaliza
tion of |>ot, the advocation of free
love, peace, and to say the least:
firm ijolitical theories. They have
set up a method of communication
not orjy with their fellows in the
Uniteu States, but w.th their coun
terparts in other countries — they
have a common language in their
ideals. Their language is also com
mon in their outburst against
modern day society. They dodge
the draft, bum their draft cards,
let their hair and beards grow; they
search for their, god, or proof of
godlessness in the exploration of
their minds; they hate the condi
tions of industrialization and have
a strong fear of war and the unified
culture spreading over the Western
world.
There is no organized hippie
movement, but these people are
not to be thought of lightly. They
are making a lasting impression on
their elders, and their action —
starting with only a slight ripple,
has built up into a gigantic wave.
A wave where the styles catch on
readily and anyone can learn — at
a glance of the beautiful simplicity
of the movement, and at a long
look at the fantastic complexity of
it all.
radio and television entertainer.
Mr. Linkletter now is becoming
familiar as a highly successful busi
nessman and as a thoughtful citizen
with a deep interest in national and
international affairs. This side of
Mr. Linkletter’s personality is most
evident in this appearances before
college audiences.
“I learned very quickly that
young people should be given a
chance to speak and be heard.” he
said. "You may not agree with all
of their ideas, but the fact that they
do have strong opinions means that
they are thinking very seriously
about life.”
Mr. Linkletter is enthusiastic
about today’s college generation. H*
told one student audience:
“You as a new college generation
are responsive to the so-called
Revolution of Rising Expectations.
I think there is a wonderful differ
ence between your generation and
mine. That is the dedication and
determination on the part of so
many students across the country'
today to do something for the less
privileged. In other words, this is a
generation, by and large, in search
of a worthy commitment.”
Mr. Linkletter is familiar to mil
lions of TV ■ viewers and radio
listeners through his popular pro
grams — "Art Linkletter’s House-
Party” and "People Are Funny’’
"Ilause Party has been rated con
sistently as one of the top daytime
radio and television programs since
it began in 1945- In addition, he is
the author of «*ch best-selling
book, as ’’Kid. Say the Darnest
Things’’ and "People •** Fuftnv '
He also pursues a busy and high
ly successful business career, serv
ing as an official of more than 20
companies and corporatism. He a.
• director of Royal Crown Cola Co.
the company which sponsors >*,
college appearances
Mercer Drill Team Places
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By Jim West
Professor of Military Science,
Lt CoL Robert M. Brambilla, has
announced that the Mercer Drill
Team has taken fourth place in the
First Annual Cinematic Drill Meet.
The team took 82 out of a possible-
100 points, ranking behind such
schools aa Loyola of Chicago and
L S. U. Thia is an especially high
honor for tho Mercer Drill Team
since 1 trophy was won during the
teams ..rst year in existence and
the competition was the teams' first.
Under the command of Cadet
Master Sergeant John Wayne
Crowley, the Mercer DrUlTeam,
an asset which the Batallion has
lacked for several years, was re
formed last year with the aid of
Major Sloan and First Lieutenant
Stone. Starting with ten cadets, the
drill team built up into a proficient
team and was able to give excellent
performances at the Military Ball,
Federal Inspection, and Mercer
ROTC Day.
Pluns for this year include per
formances at various University
function.--, inter-collegiate competi
tions. and ihe First Annual Mercer
Invitational Drill Meet, to include
! teams from universities in the Third
Army area This year the staff of
the drill team includes John Wayne
Crowley, team comamnder, James
West, executive officer, and Charles
Roberts, platoon sergeant. Squad
leaders and assistant squad leaders
are Milton Madison, Tim Pape,
Curtis Echols, James Boykin, and
Carl Brown. Freshmen members
of the team are L. Morris, J. John
son, C. Coulton, G. Smith, P.
WoodartfTl, Meim-ke, A. Bremer,
and C. Davis.
Every Tom, Dick and Harriet
. V
by Judy White
On October 26, 27, and 28, the
talents of two senior Wesleyannes
will be present
ed in the form of
an original and (
exciting musical
comedy. Togeth
er, Mary Abbott .
Warte und Janet >
Robinson wrote t-
the script and -
composed the ——■»' • "<•£
musical score of Judy White
“Every Tom, Dick, and Harriett,”
as an independent study on cam
pus.
Mary Abbott of St. Simons elab
orated on the old legend of Dick
Whittington as the basis of the
story which goes from romance to
slap-stick comedy. She'is also re
sponsible for stage directions and
mechanics of the musical.
Janet Robinson from Atlanta
surmounted the tremendous task of
composing the entire musical score
for the comedy. She has included
ballads, vaudeville, and full scale
production numbers in the range of
songs for the show.
The cast of twenty-five is com
posed of Wesleyannes und several
males from the Macon area. Of the
twenty-five, twelve have singing
roles.
Everyone involved in the produc
tion has been working long hours
since the opening of the Mines ter
to make this fresh and varied musi
cal a success. The performances
will begin at o pan. in the Porter
Auditorium oa Wesleyan’s campus.
In addition to the plan, news
from Wesleyan this week also in
cludes the announcement of three
seminars which have been organ
ized to discuss the different philos-
ophys concerning Black Power of
the NAACP and SNCC.
The first forum will be present
ed Oct 31, at 6:45 p.m. in the Hin
ton Lounge on Campus. Mr. Lyn
don Wade will speak on Black
Power and the Student Non-Vio
lent Coordinating Committee’s
views concerning the subject. Mr.
Wade, a Negro professor at Emory
University, is a member of SNCC.
Following this forum, the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People’s stand on
Black power will be presented on
Nov. 8. Rev. William Davis, a Ne
gro minister in Macon, will give the
NAACP’s philosophy and answer
the question, “Will there be riots
in Macon this year?”
A general discussion of the two
concepts will be held Oct. 15. The
secretary of the local chapter of the
NAACP will lead the final session
of the Black Power Seminars.
The seminars are directed toward
a better understanding of human
involvement in the contemporary
world with an lnderlying purpose of
evoking thoughtful and enlightened
onsidcration for formulating opin
ions on this controversial predomi
nate subject Mercer students are
encouraged to attend.
Now a long-time friend of or
ganised labor has made a sugges
tion that will certainly provoke
controversy, but which deserves
careful study. Former Presidential
advisor Justice Samuel I, Roeen-
man wrote, “My thesis, boldly and
broadly stated, is that the right to
strike should bo curtailed when it
is in conflict with tbs public inter
est, and that some form of final
compulsory decision must be pro-
Is Collective Bargaining Obsolete
Has collective bargaining outlived its usefulness?
Dismayed by disastrous strikes which have crippled vital areas of
the national interest like transportation, communications, education and
even entertainment, thoughtful Americans are beginning to demand s
better way to resolve labor disputes when negotiation fails.
The jurist, who served President
Roosevelt aS advisor and speech-
writer, makes clear that he does
not mean compulsory arbitration
panda, whose “part-time” nature
often inspires only suspicion by
both labor and management And,
though "compulsory," their recom
mendations sometimes go unheed
ed, as in the recent New York City
teachers’ strike.
"What I propose,” he writes, “is
a new judicial system of courts —
labor courts — with jurisdiction
solely over industrial strife, includ
ing strikes.” With judges appointed
by the President and confirmed by
the Senate, such courts would have
“the same dignity, respect and
standing” as alt other federal
courts. Their decisions would be
conclusive and binding on both
sides, and they would have the
power to levy Contempt citations
and fines for defiance of their or
ders. .
Labor court judges would bo far
more effective than the people ap
pointed to compulsory arbitration
panels. Judge Rosenman asserts.
"Many of the latter (including my
self) know practically nothing
about the industry involved in a
dispute and know only a little of
tho history of labor relations in
that industry,” ho writes. Such a
handicap would not afflict judges
whose careers would be devoted to
the study and resolution of the
complex issues involved In disputes.
His system would not hamper the
“give-and-take of collective bar
gaining,” the Judge declares. For
before a labor disputo reaches the
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