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While The Judges Retired
Amanda Griffith, the 1968-1969 Miss Mercer Freshman,
appily holds the roses and trophy presented to her in the
reshman Beauty Contest last Toumday night The beautiful
manda, judged as the prettiest of the thirty-seven girls who
artidpatod In the contest, was sponsored by Alpha Tau
hnega Fraternity.
By Jeffrey Salter
We almost expected to see
ann' of Monopoly start up during
intermiaaions of the Freshman
teauty Contest last Thursday
ght The judges, Mr. Jerry Lee,
1r Barbee, Mrs. Humphries, and
lrs Miller, may have had a game
oing on somewhere for every
une one would turn his head, the
algos retired. Most of those on
age were dressed first in sports-
eer and then in floor length even-
dreases, then suddenly there
I>ix<ared a person in a black auit
i'll grey button#, a blue and rad
ri|>ed tie, a white shirt, and abort
rown hair. Finally, after this per-
<ang two songs, we realised
tat he was not a contestant after
rather, he is an almost un-
nowp official or some Student
"wmipent Association (or some
her equally fantastic name).
The name? Uh E<i »»f«. 1 he
lve, and the reason ha was there
U'cauee the judges bed sneaked
it again to play another round.
»<1 who was that girl? Uh. Susan
hM-inan, I believe. During ano-
ler inUrmiaaion, a very nofioeahls
anoy (bar* midriff) Weber, but
tia^e the judges weren't so
iger to play that next round. But
toy didv and they returned with
ie fifteen asmi-finalists
The girls warn introduced and
hile the judges retired again,
eraldina Neely, first place win-
in Wad. night’a talent show,
*1 George Henderson, second
la y winner, each sang a song for
ie audiaoce. Finally the judges
iiht out of hiding to announce
five finalists and
lerally rocked as Gail
hodes. Amend
trange, and Janie
announced. Neat
xxl part—to the delight of
audience, each of the five finalists
drew a question to answer.
First, Gail was asked if it is pro
per to eat chicken with fingers or
with a fork. She responded in favor
of the fingers because they are
much more sloppy and she' claimed
that you can have more fun that
way. Next, Kay was asked whether
or not it is proper for girls to re
move their shoes at a public func
tion, and she said yea.
Then, Amanda was asked what
should one wear when in doubt.
Unhesitantly, she replied, "cutoffs,
a tee-shirt, and water buffaloes!”
Then came Carol's turn with the
question, “When should a lady
smoke? ", to which her answer was
‘'not in public ... in private, ait-
ting down . . . not walking around.”
Finally, Janie waa asked what she
would do if a date passed out on
her on their first date, and she re
sponded that she would try to help
him, and if rite couldn't, she’d try
to get someone else t obelp
So, while the judges retired
again (for the sixth thousandth
time), Steve Carreker and Susan
Wiseman surprised us with a
beautifully done "Sunrise, Sunset”
And still waiting on the judges,
Steve introduced Miss Freshman
of 1967, Mias Marcie Furbee. The
judges returned and the audience
sat with ears straining to hear tha
results.
Second runner-up waa Mias Ca
rol Strange, sponsored by SAE:
first runner-up was Mias Gail
Sturm, sponsored by KA, and Mias
Freshman of 1968 was ATO's Mias
Griffith. The applause
overwhelming, the cameras
ng, and the eyes were
tears of happiness. And
left to finish "their game.
9 * THE MERCER CLUSTER • OCTOBER 10, 1968
Sounds Of Silence
Teenagers across the na
tion .and around the world
listen each day to innumeral
records one after another;
but do they ever stop to
really consider that a com
poser (ike an author is real
ly trying to make a point?
Have you ever seriously
stopped to consider what our t
modern day songs are really
saying? Are they all just
about puppy love or the boy
next door? I think not. Sound
bf Silence by Simon and
Garfunkel is a good example
of this. This song isn't one
to be laughed at or cut short;
it's a song of latency. The
opening line — Hello dark
ness my old friend. I’ve come
to talk with you again ... .
is not one of prespicity. This
one line lends itself to hours
of concentrated thought.
Linda McNeal
How often do we turn to our
dreams rather than to reali
ty? Are we often lonely and
despondent because we seem
jo have no aim in life? Do
we often long to be part of
the world.
To often the youth of
America turns itself off from'
the rest of the world. We ball
ourselves up into our own
little world of deception and
taciturnity. How many of us
really take time to study
such important matters as
world affairs, politics. SDS
movements, or urban renew-
al?
Are these matters impor
tant to you? If they aren't
and if you don’t vyant to
Worry about these minor de
tails, then you can kins your
future and the future of your
children good-by because all
Wall
Hangings,
In Red,
Purple,
Gray and
Silvers
Of Pink.
Actually Wall Hangings
Are Unusual......
By Andreya Frost
“ . ... and here we have a free-
hanging work in purple, gray, and
green with slivers of pink. This
particular piece is appropriately
named. I think, Nausea. You will
notice how the artUt has cleverly
employed gossamer to link dis
colored masses of material to cre
ate a lumpy texture much resemb
ling ...”
(“I think that's the first work
of art that she's shown us that I
really understand. You know, it
does sort of look like—")
("WELL, if you ask me, I think
it ought to, be lying on the floor,
not hanging ”)
It is true that some of works
to be exhibited in WALL HANG
INGS are unusual; all of these
modern sculptures, which can be
seen from October 28 to November
18 at the Mercer Art Gallery in
the Student Center.
According to weaver Jack Lenor
Larsen and Mildred Constantine,
Associate Curator of Graphic De
sign of the New York Museum of
Modem Art which is Circulating
this exhibition, three hangings have
been done by hand weavers who
“are not part of the fabric indus
try, but of the world of art”.
Thirty-one works from the l!)60 s
by twenty-nine artists from Po
land, Columbia. Yugoslavia. Swit
rerland, HpU&nd. Finland. Canada,
and America will show the experi
mental expressive use of hand
weaving. This improvisations! ap
proach developed early in this cen
tury at the Austrian Wienerwerk
statte and particularly at the Ger
man Bauhaus. both famous centers
of textile manufacturing.
Weavers have created both two
and three-dimensional hangings,
some of the latter being free hang
ing works meant to be seen from
all sides. Materials used range
from wool, silk, hemp, and sisal
to Velon, nylon, and synthetic raf
fia.
Eva Jaxoszynska's Cocoons in
sisal and hemp, Kay SekimachiV
free-hanging work of nylon moon
filament, and Magdalena Ahakano
wicz's Abakan Noir in sisal, wool,
rope, and fur reflect the new tex
hires, designs, and techniques be
ing used in the hand weaving area
Jp (JHeror Cluster
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LMTMcNmI A&. Wright Davit
lAfsato Sports Editor Louis Johnson
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member Feature Staff Julian Gordy, Andreya Frost.
-..— Gene Williams
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Lee Erwin, Terry Davie.
Anne Puttt, Bob Staunton
that will romain will be the
SOUND of political, social,
and economical SILENCE.
Are you one of.the people
the songs suggest that talk
without tqteaking or hear
without listening. Do we as
individuals merely exist?
Ar«* we so involved in our
own. daily routine that We
can t see past thg end of our
noses. Are we turning more
ami more to our neon gods,
to our drugs and prophets.
Are the words that Simon
and Garfunkel sing a pro
phecy? Will our future hold
silence? This is the one ques
tion that only we as individ
uals can answer for our
selves because our future is
what we ma(te it and our
future is the destiny of the
world.
School Investment
To Rise 50 Percent
In Next Decade
The* Nation’s annual investment
in its schools js ex|X*cted to . in
crease by nearly 50 percent during
the next decade, the U. S. Office
of Education reported today.
In its annual projection of school
data, the Office estimates that ex
|>t*nditures will In more than $70
billion by the school year ending
June 1977 compared with $48.5
billion in 1966 67.
“This projection, is based on the
assumption that enrollment will
continue to increase in high schools
and colleges and that the cx|>endi-
tures per student -will continue to
rise at all levels of education at
approximately the Name rate as in
the pa>t ten years, 1’. S. Educa
tion Commissioner Harold Howe
II explainer!.
Approximately 62 million Ameri
cans ore ex lasted to lie in school
in 1976-77. compare! with nearly
56 million last .year, he sAid The
projected total'includes 35.4 mil
I ion grade school sludenN (kinder
Kartell-through grade 8). 16 7 mil
lion high schoolers (gTades 9-12),
9.4 million degree-seeking c*41ege
and university ^-indent*, and 0.7
million undergraduates in vo< adorn
al or general studies ppogram* not
creditable toward a degree.
Expenditure's fof elementary and
secondary schools’ will increase
from $31.9 billion jn 1966 67 to.
42 4 billion 10 vears later, the Of
fioe of ‘Education estimates Dur
ing the same |>ennd c« liege and
university sjxmding K t |h cted t<>
climb from $.16.6 billion to $27S
billion.
Howe said that tb* projections
include a significant shift in the
allocation of public s.chooj funds
over tin* next decade
“By 197(> 77. about 64 cents of
eVery public school dollar Will go
for instructional |>ur|>n*os—sala
ries of teachers. sujxryisorN. other
instructional staff, and sup|X>rting
personnel, as well as purchases of
text books, library’ books, audio vis
ual materials, ahd similar items,"
he said Presently aVsnit 55 cents
is abated for this purpose.
“The anticipate! shift will re
suit mainly from larger teaching
staffs, greater Use bf siihprofes
sionals such as teacher aides/ in
CTeased costs-of educational , ma
terials, and salary hikes." the
commissioner said. The avi rage an
nual salary of instructional staff is
expected to be $9,000 in 1976-77.
up almost 27 percent from I7.J00
last year