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Mercer university* macon, Georgia, February 13, i9<>8
Number 13
Nakian: Modern Realist?
by Dianne Downer
Fifty-eight works representing the many facets of the art
t vie of Reuben Nakian are presently in display in the Connell
Student Center Art Gallery, and they will remain there until
February 28. Included are small bronzes, terra-cottas and
lr iwings.
Nakian has been a very prolific
craftsman, undergoing and respond
ing to the changes of time und pe
riod since his youth. He was bom
in 1897 in College Point, Lung Is
land, New York, and his first dis
play was in New York in 1922. In
the 1930's Nakian tiegan to devel
op his sophisticated yet buoyant
style His works from that time un
til today show his preoccupation
with mass, space and light, in that
order Nakian is often cant'd a
realist, yet the hulk of his most fa
vored work is far from being totally
in the realistic tradition His sub
ject matter leans toward the imag
inary or displays signs of abstruc
tism (Mars and Venus, 1959-60,
eg.) He seems to limit Ills' subject
matter to a [mrtuular group of
myths for the myths for the most
part, perhaps in the hope of coming
closer to prelection by this method
He has done commissioned work
for the New York University and
the New York State Theater at
Lincoln Center recently
Nakian is also called a "sexually
oriented image in modern art," and
the honest, unabashed productions
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N’akiaris primary fame is de-
i d from the musterful large
piciisi of sculpture in bronze and
welded sheet metal; however, due
lo the bulkiness of his larger pieces,
ure necessarily excluded from
tin- traveling display. The Ameri
can artist’s smaller works are said
ive an intensity, however, that
an not be achieved in massive
sculpturing.
All of Nakian's work is imbued
with sensuality and great eroticism
He main concern is the figure,
paiticularly the female figure.
Probably because sensuul women—
goddesses and humans—play a
prominent role in Greek mythology,
there that Nakian finds the
hols for his statements on wo-
iliood. His Europes, Ledns, Ve-
■s, are ulways earthy, pluyful,
and generous . . He handles clay
superbly, under his hands the inert
naterial becomes live and sensu-
iu- At times it is difficult to con
vive that the sculptures, the ab-
tract ones in particular, were ac-
nully handled, and modelled, or
iln-hed by man and not instead
mine magnificent work of nature;
,vt others reflect the artist's hand
n every detail.
\T0 Victorious:
Win Title by 19
Calendar of Events
Tonight, February 13
7.30- I aider the Hoof ot Paris '
French Film, 314 CSC.
8 30— "Peter and the Wolf", Mil
Con Pallet Guild und Musie
Dept.
Wednesday, February 14
Duval Co. School Board Inter
views
3:00 SNEA 314 CSC
4:00—Tertulia Snack Bar
Thursday, February 15
10:00—Chapel, Dr Carlyle Mar
ney—Director of Interpreter’s
House Lake Junaluxka
Friday, F’ehruary 16
10:00—Chapel, Dr Niamey
8 00 - BASKETBALL, Mercer
vs. Rollins. Away
Saturday. F’ebruary 17
8:30—Merit System Exam
8:00 — BASKETBALL. Mercer
vs. Stetson, Away
Monday, February 19
10:00- -Dr. Halph Phelps, Exec
Dir of OEO Southeast Region
Sears Roebuck Interviews
5:00— KDE. 333 CSC
8:00—Newman Club.
Tuesday, February 20
10:00—Convocation, Dr Phelps
P re registration
The Cluster
Toby and Tot, Mercer’s Homecoming royalty, are selected
by the MU student body. Toby is Ed Bacon, a Junior from
Jesup, Georgia, sponsored by Phi Mu; Tot is Dori Ripley, a
Sophomore from Ft. Pierce, Florida, sponsored by Kappa
Macon Firms Donate A1 P ha - Homecoming pictures on page 1.
The number of Macon business
firms giving to Mercer University J
through the Associates Program |
greatly improved in 1967, Royce
Hobbs, director of the program re-
porte'd Friday.
In a meeting of Associate Pro- |
gram contributors in the President’s |
dining room at Mercer, Hobbs said watc hed their Bears make Hatter Batter out of alumnus Gefnn
Bruins 76; Matters 68
In M. Li. Homecoming
by ( laudin Young
In a packed Porter Gyrn, Mercer’s homecoming fans
the number of firms increased sub
stiintiallv during the third vear the
program has been in effect
The Associates Program is a plan
whereby Mercer seeks assistance
from business firms and members
of the professions in Macon. Many
of these businesses and professional
people contribute to other causes
and the Associates Program pro
vides the channel for giving to Mer
cer in equal fashion
Dr Rufus (\ Harris, Mercer
has said the program is] The Bruins
an economic asset, one which is be- , b\ 6 point
coming more im|w>rtant to the uni
versity as the mini 1st of contnbu
tors increases.
Certificates recognizing contrib
utors were presented by Hobbs to
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Wilkes and his Stetson team, by a score of 76-68
The first half of the game w.is u
constant battle,each team vying for
the lead with a
mere two [wiint
margin. Despite
Naylor's U> point
contribution, the
Bears 1 a r g -
est lead during
the entire first
half occurred
with 2:16 left
led
with
Claudia Young
Robert Belloir. the other Bear to
score in tin’ double figures, though
held to two [wants in tile first half,
scored 18 points Both freshman.
,hm Hilderbrandl and Jim Graham
played a fine game After lorn
fouled out. Mililerbranilt eontnb
uteri 7 points and pulled down -ev
era) Key rebounds Jim Graham
played a scrappy defensive game
and put in 6 points to raise, the
Bear s score.
by Leonard Bone
JWdnesday evening saw a large
owd of enthusiastic spectators
(eet and jeer as ATO and Phi
vita Theta clashed head on in a
her contest to determine the win-
T of intramural basketball ATO
8 an early lead in the first quar-
r was able to hold a consistent
ant lead until the third quarter
ken in a fast round of scoring Phi
vita Theta was able to whittle the
«d to 7 points The Taus quickly
'covered and. with a comfortable
margin of over 20 [wants, put the
freshmen in a brief [leriod toward
the close of the quarter Astound
inglv they did not allow the veteran
Phi Delt team to pick up many
[joints. At the end of the game the
score was 62-43, with ATO seizin*’
the title with 19 points as their mar
gin The excitement of the crowd
was amazing, and the ability of the
crowd to match the hitter feelings
of some of the pltyers was made
clear.
Mercurian Honored
Mercer University's alumni mag
azine, ' The Merceriiin". has been
recognized as liemg among the top
five judged in District 3 compete
tion s|k>nsored by the American
Alumni Council.
District 3 covers the Southeast
and a total of 19 alumni magazines
from this region were judged |
The recognition of The Mer-
cerian, which has a circulation of
11.000 and which publishes six
times a year, was made at a media
mis ting sponsored by the A AC in
Biloxi. Mississippi.
Miss Lois McKethan, director of
alumni relations and editor of the
magazine, aivepted the award.
Miss Meg Gross, managing editor,
was present.
Judging the entries were editors
of nationally-recognixed alumni
magazines.
The Hatters worked hard to close
the gap. and at the hall, barely
missed tying the home team with
a 35-33 score
At the outset ol the second half,
the Stetson Hatters put out a con
centra ted elfort. and twice, cap
tured the lead by a (our point mar
gin. 42-38 and 44-til After the ini
tial five minutes, the Hears got
hack in the ball game, and once
again see-sawed for the lead De
spite the closeness during the whole
game, the Bruins ilinched the game
in the final minutes with the score
76 68
In the course ot the game, tin*
lead changed hands 15 different
times, while both teams tied at 13
occasions Mercer out rebounded
Stetson, and this fact can be at
tributed for Mercer's victory Sen
ior Bill Nay lor played one of his
finest games, rebounding 12 balls
and scoring 22 [wants. Tom Mit
chell, Mercer’s top rebounder, was
on his way to typing Naylor's re
bounding efforts, when he fouled
out with 10 Oti minutes left in the
game Mitchell had pulled down 11
rebounds when the fifth foul was
called. Jud Roberts tied Naylor's
scoring effort with 22 points, main
taining his 21 6 average. Sophomore
Stetson’s Ste
le Ilo
Hand
led tile
Hatters with
6 |><
lilts.
1 )crretl
Boone followed
with
15 O
nly one
other Hatter p
a\er
reached th.
double figure
W ait Kilrulh n
scored 12 point
- i b<
Hat
er’s hit
for 42 7', or 2<
hot-
to till
or 31 72 S
lots 1
t t In
home
team.
I’he homecoming vietorx
’uve tin
Bears a success
till w
ekelH
1. with
tile \Vedne"(i.r.
rfefe.
t at
Rolliu-
CoLiege The season re
uni t
>r Wild
er's team now
stands
at 7-
1 This
wee kthi Bears
Iran
Atlanta to
plnv Georg' i S
ate. a
n i th*
11 mn\e
south for a return n
it.-ii
against
Rollins and Sti
tvon
The last gain
es of t
be -e:
son will
lie played at Ik
line u
th 1
m)i.i V"
Mereef, Kehru.irv 20.
and -
a* k^on
ville vs M.. r . ci
February 2
BOX STORES
KG
FT
F TP
Roberts
8
6/9
4 22
Belloir
7
4/5
3 18
Mitchell
0
1/3
5 1
Naylor
10
2/4
3 22
Graham
3
0
3 6
Taylor
0
0/0
0 0
Hilch'rbrandt
3
1 3
2 7
Seeman
0
0 3
0 0
Porter
0
0/0
0 0
Westbrook
0
0/0
0 0
Otto
0
0/0
0 0
Johnson
0
0/0
0 0