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2 MERCER CLUSTER fZJUtoAiaU. Success Of The Free University Depends On Student Participation Tams Viewed Huge Success The students And facul ty at Mercer are presently 'caught up in the wetv of a great , opportunity. The free’University. which un rein Iv meets on Wonder ful Wednesday, 'represents piogi ess . . . progress of a tarigihle nature. Foi the first time on this campus, students have the < haute'to meet and' (list uss at length such things as /.cn eastern tnysti- t ism and Karl Marx ■ . . • things, that liave Ivereto- foie either lieen ignored coinplefely- in the regular i in t it 1111iiir or have uierelv Itiinied • party of several courses. The sulijetis, of course a it not (imfined to those whith have been posted. Anyone who desires to dis cuss a subject is strongly encouraged to post, a note on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Connell Student Center to that (llect. All that any . free university class initially needs is interested mem bers. Moreover, while the classes have some cacry- . over, they are structured so that anyone may come in at any time and gain from the experience. Not only is this a chance for “ill depth” study, it is, in the words of Mercer stu dent Ray Woods, ’ “a chance for the students and professors' to work togeth er.” It is a step in the direction of truer commun ication between the stu dents and the faiultv. At last we are ex|ieriencing the partial extirpation of the myth that puts the professor on a |>edestal and isolates him from the stu dents. For in the Free Uni versity; jieople, both stu dents and teachers work together to learn because they want to. However, the success of the free university depends not on the faculty mem- lier.s involved, but on the students. The groups will last only as Ion gas there is interest. The first week's turnout was good but it is expected to drop off, as many were just, sitting in. Mercer is “uptight for change” but we are lieing watched..What aVe we. the students, goinp; to do about it? % The dance at Shurlington arm ory last Friday night was probab ly the beet dance so far this year. The performance by the TAMS has not been equaled by any means. I do not claim to be an expert on this type of music, but even I could tell that this group had something that the others lacked — professionalism. They were real showmen. The' dance was started by the back-up band, this group of eight or nine musicians provided soul music for about a hour. The music really had a beat, although many more people were listening than dancing. After a pause, they were back with another performer, whose name I must admit has slipped my mind. Someone near me said that he was getting “gross” and im mediately I heard an uproar of laughter from the audience, so I &A PASSES FEDERAL AID RESOLUTION The third meeting of the Student Government Association convened Monday night in the Trustee’s Dining Room. President Ed Bacon called the meeting to order. Hugh Dukes led the meeting off with a discussion of the student discount service. Both Wesleyan and.Tift are now in the process of taking polls of what businesses are patronized by their students so they can join us in this movement. Freshman advisor, Steve Richey, reported on the formation of the Orientation Evaluation Committee and the following freshmen were appointed: Gary Horowitz, Jack Pritchard, Harry Conroy, Bruce Gordy, Richard Hcider, Sallie Car ter. Jeanette Piligan, Sara Harrison, Liliyan Germaine, Sally Fulcher, Patti Ann Richey, and Chuck Brewer. President Ed Bacon reported that quick action was taken by those officials of the, University after last weeks student, wage resolu tion arid expressed his thanks. It was announced that Wednes day night, January 22 at 6:30, Steve Abbott, President of SGA at Emory University will be at Mer- ctr to speak in an "Open Forum”, a d.scussion on student government.. Martiel Babbit reported that the Appropriations Committee met with tht Faculty last Thursday aind agreed lo keep the budget the same because of no increase in stu dent fees. Martiel also presented tenetive . proposal of raising the activities fee five dollars per quar ter. The S.G.A. gave full support to this proposal. A school wide re ferendum will be held, February 6. The S G.A. also supported a pro posal made by Mary Jo Alien, chairman of the Food Service Com mittee, which stated that The Food Service Committee will begin checking the validation sheets pn January 29, 1969. “It we find a person who has intentionally given the. wrong number or name, we will report this to the office of Student Personnel and the student. will be fined $5.00. We will allow each student to forget his ID ten times per quarter. After the ninth time the student will receive a notice. Each quarter the student uses the privilege more than ten times he. will be fined $1.00 through the Office of Student Personnel. —t- 1 —=— —.— Bob Collins presented to the SGA a petition on Federal Aid which was approved and reads as follows: WHERE, we the undersigned affirm that die Trustees of Mercer University should and do have final authority in the control and direction of the policies of Mer- __ ccr University; and,. WHEREAS, we fee) that additional financial resources must become available to Mercer University at the lowest possible interest rate's for its continued livelihood and progress; and, WHEREAS, we feel that this end could be achieved by the secur ing of federal loans to Mcrter University; and, WHEREAS, we feel that the secur- . mg'of such loans does not con stitute a violation of the principle of separation of church aind state. WE, the undersigned do petition the Trustees of Mercer Univer sity to take the necessary- steps in securing available financial aid- from the federal government Mercer's Dr. King Well-known Writer Br P*WT Sullivan Dr. Spencer B. King, head c< Mercer’s bistory department, is, in addition to being a professor, m well-known writer. Dr. King has to his credit twenty-four essays and articles published In literary, educational, religious, and popular magazines, thirty-two book reviews published in historical Journals, several'books and numerous edited documents which have appeared in historical Journals. He has also served as Georgia editor of the two-volume Encyclo pedia of Southern Baptists having as, lus responsibility finding and supervising writers and organizing the material gathered. He also is the contributor of three articles about three Georgia cities to En' cyclopedia Britannic a. One of the most outstanding of Dr. King's writings was the “Geor gia’’ article in Collier's Encyclope dia in 1962. In recent months he has completed revision and ex planation of this article which will appear in the 1969 edition at Col- Use's. He is also responsible for the “Georgia” article published In the 1969 edition of the Merit ttudanta guess that he was right Finally, the TAMS themselves appeared, clad In Pink Suita, and Jiving to the music of the band. I was all ready to enjoy the per formance, but the fraternities had other plant. The TAMS and the rest of the audience had to wait until they so graciously decided to let the concert proceed. (This was not until each bed yelled two or three time*.) Don’t get this wrong, some of the frats kept clamming up. After the cheers, the TAMS sang such hits as “Be young, be foolish, etc.” After the second half o4 the show was over, I went in to see the performers. They had re placed the pink suits with white selves. All the TAMS are from Atlanta, Ga. They were very hos pitable, and they said they LOVED Mercer students. Doesn’t every body? in an attempt to alleviate the financial difficulties of our University. A committee was assigned to In vestigate problems with the infir mary. Members are Melissa Mc Leod, Chairman; Danny Brogdon, Steve Carrekcr and Gary Johnson. The first act of business was the acceptance of a resolution on the confidential status of student re cords. WHEREAS, it has been brought before tf# attention of the Stu dent Government Association that tiie confidential status of the personal files of a student of the Liberal Arts College of Mercer University have been violated, and, WHEREAS,' there is no formal statement in the Mercer Univer sity Bulletin, College of Liberal . Arts 1968-1969 concerning cither . who has the authority to ex amine the students’ private files or what actions are taken when this confidential status is violated by a member of the Mercer Uni versity Community; and, WHEREAS, we realize in order to obtain an atmosphere where the .faculty, administration, and stu dents work in a joint effort for the further development , of Mer cer University, it Is of the utmost importance that a mutual sense of trust and respect prevail; THEREFORE, ‘ we the Student Government Association, call . . upon the administration to en courage the growth of trust and respect through consideration of . University policy on the private files of students. Encyclopedia, designed by Collier's especially for students. Dr. King by no means sees an. end to his writing. He has several works completed and rfcady for publication now and has plans for writing more. However, he says that his purpose in writing and editing historical works is to help him be a better teacher and he enjoys doing this very much. In recognition of Dr. King's out standing literary and historical ac complishments, he has been listed in Whoa Who la America. Whoa Who Jbs American Education. Di rectory of American Scholar! and Contemporary Authors and will be . Miss Dori Ripley. Lynne Kick- lighter. Karen Rivers. Joan Kyl- lonen. Julie Hulsey. Carol Strange. Mery McGaughey. end Chris Nordil prepare lo troop the line et ROTC Sponsor'! Day Parade. included in the sixth edition of the Dictionary of International Biogra phy to be published in 1969. In 1962, he received . the United Daughters of the Confederacy “Certificate of Merit” for “his con tribution to Southern literature.’* He was declared first runner-up in competition for “Georgia Author of the Year In Non-fiction” by the Dixie Council of Authors and Jour-’ ruhliita in lfMTZ. ROTC SPONSOR’S \DAY-PARADE The ROTC Cadet Battalion part icipated in Sponsor’s Day Parade Monday, February 24, 1969 at Mer cer University. The purpose of the parade wps to honor the recently named battalion sponsor and her staff. Lt. Col Robert M. Brambila, -Jr. presented Miss Dori Ripley with orders naming her to the position of battalion sponsor for 1969. Miss Ripley also assumes the rank of Honorary Cadet Lt. Col. with the position. Her staff consists of Miss •Joan Kyllonen a junior from Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. and Miss Karen Rivers a junior from Jacksonville. -Both .staff sponsors assume' the rank of Honorary Cadet Major. Miss Ripley a Junior’ from Ft. Pierce, Fla. will be in command of the corps ot sponsors which Is composed of the two staff spon sors and 1 sponsor from each of the cadet companies. Those spon sors are Miss Lynn' Kicklighter, Hdqtrs. Company; Miss Julie Hul sey, A Company; Miss Chirs Nor- dell, B Company; Miss Mary Mc Gaughey, C Company; and Miss Carol Strange, D Company. All of the sponsors were elected by the cadets in the Cadet Battalion. After receiving their Orders, the sponsors trooped the lines in con vertible vehicles, and then stood at the rderiving stand with Lt. CoL Brambila, who is professor of Military Science of the Mercer ROTC program, while the battalion passed in review. " - Throughout the year, the spon sor* will perform service projects for the Cadet Battalion and the University. SEE YOU M SEPTEMBER