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February 13, 1968
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Modern Realist
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he brings forth testify to this label
The display clarifies the healthi
ness of this artists outlook on the
world and does away with the un
founded belief that his erotic work
is due to a deep neurosis, for "one
finds no guilt or masochism in
Nakian.’'
At the present tune, Nakian
lives and works in Stamford, Con
necticut, and maintains his studio
in the Stamford downtown area in
an office building
Lambda Chi won the Homecoming display contest with
their entry of: “Mercer Happiness is: ‘A Cauldron of Opportu
nities and A Cluster of Activities! ’
THE SEARCH FOR, AND SHOOTING OF
Georgia State Government
Plans Internship Program
Governor Lester Maddox today i
announced plans for the 1968 Gov- j
ernor's Summer Intern Program in
Georgia State Government.
The non-partisan program, which
i-- now in its third year, is designed !
on ar. academic level to introduce
qualified college students to Geor
gia State Government. The primary
purpose is to provide the intern
with a more comprehensive under
standing of his state government by
allowing him to work on selected
research projects in state agencies.
In addition to the agency assign
ment, the intern participates in an
extensive series of seminars and
luncheon talks featuring state of
ficials, public administration ex-
lierts and authorities on Georgia
government, history, economic de
velopment and industrial growth.
Tours and inspections of such fa
cilities as Central State Hospital
are included during the summer’s
work
SCIURIDAE
A Technical Analysis Of The Sport
by David Sibley
In the present age of prolific
authors it is quite* unusual to find
any subject or activity, of even the
minuteset interest, that has escaped
mass elaboration in printed form,
One need search no further than
the closet magazine rack to discover
thorough und enlightening disserta
tions ranging from “the sexual edu
cation of the pre-adolescent Sarco-
dina” to “should suicide be subject
to capital punishment.” It would
seem, in fact, that the more
esoteric the information the more
material produced concerning it.
Yet on occasion, some activity is
accidently passed over. Whether it
is because other writers assume the
subject must have been covered al
ready, or because the subject ap
peals to too great a majority. I do
not know The fact remains that
despite the phenomenal increase in
the size of the “Reader's Guide to
Periodical Literature” over the past
few years, there are several topics
which are not included.
It is to just such a topic that 1
intend to address myself in this
article. Search as I would, nowhere
could 1 discover information eon
cerning the shooting of Seiuridae.
I scoured every hunting manual
and every gun magazine. 1 poured
over every piece of literature con
nected in any way with the
S.P.C.A I talked to biologists,
naturalists, forest rangers, and
game wardens. Still I could find
nothing. Then, in the course of my
inquiries, 1 finally discovered an
expert on the subject Ironically he
ap|>eared on the spot where I had
begun niy quest, the library. A1
though he was actively engager! in
the sport in question, I was able
to extract from him many pertinent
facts which I will now relate.
It appears that the shooting of
the Seiuridae is not a new sport.
Not by a long shot. In fact, accord
ing to my preoccupied informant,
it has been dated as far back as the
rise of Egypt. On the walls of the
tomb of the pharoah Oseeialeggis,
archaeologists discovered several
pictures depicting the aged pharoah
engaged in the s|X>rt Its jxipularity
rose and fell through the ages until
a re-emphasis was placed on it in
the early 1950's. In 1962 it popu
larity became so widespread that
it became necessary to set up hunt
ing seasons for the Seiuridae It
may bo noted here that the law
governing the shooting of Seiuridae
has been flagrantly disregarded,
especially hy our youth. Perhaps
this apjMilling situation is another
by-product of the new morality.
There is a bill in the House pres
ently demanding stricter enforce
ment of the law and it should be
passed, barring interference by the
A F. L. (Aberrant Funseekers
League) lobby, within the next few
years (For a more thorough discus
sion of this bill see Ben Dover’s
"The Squirrelly Ijtw.” Acron Press,
1967).
There are several feasible reasons
for the sudden come-back of Sriri-
dae shooting. It will be remembered
that early in 1952 an extensive
campaign was carried on by the
world renowned Anti-vivis<*ctionist
League (For a history of the move
ment see Doan Hurtum's "The
Hunter Tragic Pervert”, Pet Press,
1957) against the merciles slaugh
ter of helpless animals. The brunt
of the attack fell on the hunter. As
a result the majority of small game
hunters searched for a sjx rt which
would provide tracking and shoot
ing but did not involve the actual
killing of the prey. Seiuridae shoot,
ing fit the description perfectly
and it soon became the leadini
sport of its kind. Another reason
for the sudden rise of the sport wai
the advent of the Cold War. Sint*
time immemorial, men whose pas
sions were incensed by war, wi
able to relieve these aggressions
the course of combat. Wholesale
murder was acceptable under these
conditions. The Cold War poser!
problem.
Although man's passions we
excited, there was no battlefield i«
which to relieve them. Socii
would simply not condone murder,
even in view of the unnatural sit
uation. When it was learned that
a certain sport yielded the exhil
crating thrill of shooting withe ut
the complication of committmi
murder, vast numbers of convert!
were quickly won over. Of couni*
the Viet Nam war is now expectid
to diminish the significance of thu
cause. Still another reason that
might be considered is the corn-nt
trend toward non-physical sexual
satisfaction It has long been
accepted premise among psycho
legists that sexual stimulation and
violence are closely connects
Equal satisfaction can lx* achieved
in the carrying out of aggressive
tendencies as in the completion ol
the sex act. Therefore many sei
deviates and frustrated college stu
dents were attracted to Seiuridae
shooting.
It behooves us here to delve into
the actual mechanics of the sport
so that the reader might perceiv*
the relevancy of the aforementioned
causes to the rise of the sport. Tli*
term shoot, does not have the usual
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I
Education in the
Modern University
by Steve Darby
What is wrong with the modern
university? Students tend to take
courses for the credits, but while
working for the credits they are
bored. Pages to be read are read in
the terms of how many there are
to read and counted down to zero.
Universities often become “sitting
rooms" until graduation.
A more liberal attitude with the
student in mind would ease things
somewhat. "Tailor fitted” curricu-
lums on the part of the administra
tion would give a sense of individ
uality to the student. Courses tak
en for the sole satisfaction of a uni
versity! does not encourage the stu
dent hut makes him despondent.
What the student does not under
stand is that he might be justified
in being disheartened because since
the course does not mean anything
to him, it is not relevant to his own
future. When this student gradu
ates, he is just another Btudent that
has been rolled out on a mass pro
duction line.
Another fault lies in grades.
Grades cause a student to think a
particular way at particular times.
If grades were removed, students
could scrutinize what the instructor
proposed und if it did not impress
them, turn it down. Since the stu
dents are bored with their classes
anyway, they would probably quit
going if grades were removed and
it would be their privilege to do so.
If the student was able to choose
what courses were relevant to them
and which were not. the adminis
tration would have to establish
classes that were engaging and
germane to the student.
The answer lies with the student
and with the response on the part
of the administration. If the student
is to mature he must become an
swerable to himself and for what he
is and wants to become. He must
have the responsibility to make real
choices (e g. to choose spending
all his time on English, or all his
time on history; not to choose be
tween two interchangeable courses)
and to make them on the founda
tion of what he wants to do and be
come. If students are to become
adults, the areas in which they
choose must open up.
(Ebc JHercer vElitata
EDITOR IN-CHIEF
Tom Cauthorn
Cartoons
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Wright Davis
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COPY EDITOR
Paul Kirk
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Lanier
Photographer
News Editor
Bob Johnson
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Wardlyn Mills, Don Ripley,
Gary Johnson, Mary Riddle,
Carolyn Hamilton, Carolyn Braun, Anna Dixon
Contributing Editors
Business Specialist
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Special Correspondents
Eld Bacon, Gary Brenner
Faculty Advisors
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MANAGING EDITOR
Steve Darby
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.. j Christy Tyler
Karen Rivers
Bobby Phillips
Sports Editor Claudia Young
Sports Staff John Kidd, Leonard Bone,
Ginny Scherer
Feature Editor , Dan Newell
Feature Staff Chris Greis, David Sibley. Izxie Smith,
Anne Gentry
Social Editor ......a Carol Bruce
Letters to the
Editor
Dear Editor;
I am writing concerning the fitc
ulty investigation of fraternities and
sororities (Cluster, Feb. 6).
Professor Nordenhaug stated thsl
he is opposed to the abolition of tht
fraternities and sororities. This ii
only logical. Without the Greek*,
who else would build the Homecom
ing displays, run the charity drives,
help in the Dixie Debates, and obe
diently listen to every guest speak
he
V
As a senior in law school, and i
former Greek, my view of the un
dergraduate situation is a ltttle re
mote. But after six years on cam
pus I have seen the trend of the
Administration. It is anxious to re
form the social organizations into
the molds it finds acceptable
Professor Nordenhaug mention
ed that eating together in the caft-
teria has taken on “racial over
tones." If, as he stated, he is in f»
vor of the students “freedom
join,” this implies a choosing
one's own friends and associates
The choice of friend* is as arU
trary and personal as any we shall
ever have. When such a select ios
must be justified to someone else'*
concept of logic and equality, w*
are losing the hard-core of our free
dom—that of thought and emotion:
The primary purpose of the *oci*i
organizations is to provide com- !
radeship. When the University < •» A
show much comradeship, or sooi*l **
life, interfere’s with the academic ^
life, it is correct in altering the sit
uation. But that is the limit of tlx
University's sphere of interference ^
Until the Greeks are proven to
restricting the individual growth o
its members, as students or citizei*.
they should be allowed to adminis
ter themselves.
Yours truly,
Daniel E. Robinson
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