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MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON, GE9RGIA Number 14
WELCOME FRESHM'AN
Brenner and Strange Capture
Homecoming's "Toby and Tot'
One of the highlights of Mercer
lomocoming- 1969 was the election
f Toby and Tot Susan Strange
rid Gary Brenner were elected by
he student body as the boy and
jrl most representative of the
pirlt of Mercer.
Susan, a senior from Ft. Pierce,
lorida, was nominated by KA.
;he is Indeed representative of
Jercer spirit through her activities
a President of Phi Mu, • varsity
heerleader, member of Panhellic
nd the Photo Club.
Gary, also a senior, is busy as
■resident of KA, former President
of IFC. a member, of Wesley
Foundation. Recently . he was
honored by being selected to Who's
Who' in American Colleges and
Universities. Gary' was nominated
by Pld Mu. -
. The announcement of .Toby-Tot
winners was made Thursday night,
January' 16, at half-time of the
Mcrcer-Florida Presbyterian game.
Susan described her reactions to
being named Tot as “shocked, ex
cited, and greatly honored." Gary,
. too, sai<J he was honored to know
that his fellow students think of
him as having the • most school
spirit , . ,
Speaking at the dedication Of the
Hugh M. Willet Science Center;
Dr-. Charles H. Townes, Nobel
Prize winner in 1964 for his work
.on the maser and laser, said, "We
have the' ability to remake the
world in almost aiiv form, but must
have the understanding and sense
of values to go with it."
Hv pointed, to the van: improve
ments in medicine, argiculturej
communication and travel ,0iat
have taken place in the past few
years. “We also have the ability to
remake man . . . and the possession
of sudden death from nuclear dif
fusion Lithe cities.
“These things make some people
think wo sholild turn back from sci
ence, but this is like saying we
should st6p breathing oxygen and
return to life in the. water . . .
Knowledge is a God-given gift and
one of his most promising monu
ments to man.”
. .“We need people who know how
to do tilings and we need people
who know what to, do. Every ave-
riue in every walk of life needs to
have an understanding of science
and" every scientist needs to have
understanding."
Following the dedication cere
monies at the west entrance of the'
$1.75 million science facility, Dr.
Felix C_ Robb, dliector of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, said at a luncheon
“Tfie technical knowledge to feed
all of the world's hungry is one
thing, but doing it is another.
Dear New Students:
I r'cgivt my not’being in Mercer
next year* for two reasons. Fiist,
I will not have the opportunity to
meet and become acquainted with
you, and secondly I will mot bo
•able, to continue and be actively
involved with you in the continuing
progress of MCrcer University.
■ This rate of progress ha^ in
creased in this term of 1968-69 at
a phenomenally exciting speed.. It
is a result of the developing Mercer
community which is manifested in
a stronger and more active student
government, hence a stronger and
more articulate student voice. We
can also look at the increased Co
opt ration bytween students.M Itv,
and adnuniftrution ' n cenVitNeej,
citir.yils, arid pre til 1 studies; as" .1
>;r> 11C 1 indicator of t us eomui riity.
■ The .1.96'.'-70 • erm will presept
irtfmy,'opilortunilivs fir you to be-
.come involved' h\ devel 'j ng a
‘ .stronger.aeadomic atmosphere and
,-'ri sirengtluminiL, the religious, so
cial :■'id'student government aetiv-
it as !■ hope, you , will bo a No to
'take .hiv'aniage'of fhese opportuni
ties. . •"
' . • Sincerely,' ' ; - • 1
Ed Bacon,. President .*
sStude.nt Govt riynent •
Association 1968-69
HOMECOMING 69
"The New York Sound" of the
Rascals will be heard in Concert
at the Macon Coliseum, January
18, after Mercer's Homecoming
Game with Georgia Tech.
The Rascals will be arriving with
"t he New Vork Sound"—a sound
they created, compose, and deliver
themselves, a sound that’s the sole
property and true soul of Dino
Danelli on drums, Felix Cavaicre
on organ Gene Cornish on guitar,
and Eddie Brigati, lead singing and
percussion.
Together they’ve been making
one record-breaking appearance
after another: like selling out in
Science Center
Dedicated
Hawaii within seven hours . . . like
tlie greatest hit of the ’66 and '67
Central Park Music Festivals •. .
like the headliners of Dick Clark’s
“Where the Action Is" Tour . . .
like turning away crowds at NYC's
Phone Booth, Steve Paul’s Scene,
Hollywood’s Whiskey A-Go-Go . . .
like performing in Madison Square
Garden before 16,000 . . . It’s their
Scene everywhere . . . wild and
fan-feverish!
The- story of THE RASCALS’
beginning is crazy, clipped and
slap stick like a Keystone Kop
'Chase Scene.' Picture THE RAS
CALS before the whirlwind—two
tn-.NVw Jersey, two in New York,
play mg gigs in separate parts of
the t-ity. -and then—POW!’ some-
fate-how meeting, and linking forces
in 196.6 . . . Gene Just having left
lus own group to join this new
and exciting formation; Dino, sud
denly, a RASCAL after playing
drums with every great jazz'star
that ever was; Felix, coming from
a pre-ined course at Syracuse and
a stint as organist for "Sandu
Scott and Her Scotties"; and Ed
die,. juniping and skating in after
working as a percussionist with
Joey Dee's band. SHAZAM!!!
There they were!! Working and
playing together like- they had
worked and played together aU
their lives, creating one great
sound after another. “Good Lov
in'', “You Retter Run", "A Girl
Like. You”. “I Ain't Gonna Eat
"Out My Heart' Anymore”, "How
Can I Be Sure", “It’s .Wonderful”
and "A Beautiful Morning”. Plus
five smash albums—"The Young
Rascals", (on the trade charts for
almost two years!), "Collections”,
"Groovin'', “Once Upon A Dream”,
and "The Best of the Rascals’.
"Groovin'' as a singleWas voted the
toji record of 1967 in the national
polls — and earned THE RAS-
CALS a Gold Record' Their latest,
"People -Got Be Free”, is soaring
up every chart there is.
The RASCALS first real gig was
qt the Choo Choo Club in Eddie's
hometown, Garfield. New Jersey
. . . that was the time they learned
25 .songs in' 25 hours ... . and then
it was running, fun-flying, sailing
times—things couldn't stop, hap-,
polling! Come see this fantastic
group the RASCALS at the Ma
con Coliseum following the Home-
' coming. Game. BEAT GEORGLA.
TECH! ’ ’ ' •'