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Crusade Invades CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST i< in operation on the lamput of Mercer University. At Mercer ihe ctutade n in the form of ACTION GROUPS which meet every week >n the giri't dorm and in the boy’s dorm The purpose of the CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST is "to present a faithful witness concerning Jesus Christ in areas on the campus where normal Christian witness does nor extend. ” The fulfillment of this purpose is in its preliminary stages at Mercer in the form of ACTION GROUPS The ACTION CROUP in the men's dorm is a small group assisted by Larry Fraley, a staff member of CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST. Fraley is working in the high schools in Macon and is only assisting at Mercer as the college staff of the CRUSADE is not adequate enough at this time to place a staff member here The ACTION CROUP is a nucleus of students interested in sharing Christ with other students. They meet each week to discuss various scriptures, share experiences in witnessing, discuss any problems they hive as individuals, and then dose in circle prayer with voluntary participation. These informal, quiet gatherings are to strengthen each person so he may witness to those students not in the group. It is the desire of the ACTION GROUP that soon each participant will be able to host an ACTION GROUP of his own. Just as the initial group these will be nucleus groups helping through fellowship and sharing to strengthen individual Christian witness. At ACTION GROUPS evolve with “active" students sharing Christ on campus, CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST will then be in full action on Mercer's campus. Anyone interested in the ACTION GROUP program as part of the CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST may contact any of the fallowing people: Danny Brogdon, George Durham, and Ray Fitch for the meetings in the bov's dorm and Beth Calvin, Linn Dillard, and Isctsy Jones for the meetings in the girl’s dorm. The Classics IV appeared in concert in the Willingham Chapel Tuesday, April 15th. The Classics IV Perform Silence as the lights dimmed, followed by spontaneous sound. They were here, live-The Classics IV-and Willingham Chapel wailed with them as they brought their own brand of psychedelic and soul to Mercer’s campus, a sound which could only be described at uniquely The Classics IV. Highlighting the concert were their nationally known hits ’Traces," "Stormy," and "Spooky," but this group also showed themselves capable of belting out other well-known tunes. One of the best moments of the entire concert came with the singing of a number entitled "It Ain’t Necessarily So" which they had performed recently on the Mike Douglas television show. If a consensus was taken among Mercer students attending the concert, this number would be seen well on the way to becoming a hit. Equally tremendous was the sound of the old Spenser Davis hit "Gimme Some Lovin” as wailed by Ox, organ player extraordinare. Mixing the paychodelic sounds of their electronic equipment with some straight from the heart soul, the group feted their audience to a real treat in a couple of Sam and Dave by Chuck Jackson tunes. "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm coming." And so they wailed and wailed to an audience which found it increasingly hard to keep their seats with so much really great dance music coming at them Even though invited by the leader of the Classics IV to get up and dance, despite the fact that the concert was being held in the Chapel, the students kept their cool and endured until the end and the last strains of ’'Traces," “Stotmy," and “Spooky" died. However, no concert in Willingham Chapel would be complete without a series of mishaps and the Oasrics IV concert was certainly no exception; but the show must go on, and so it did through a broken G string and the deplorable stage lighting. May we all pray that when the new Performing Arts Center is finally built it will have adequate stage lighting and maybe if we are really lucky someone will know what to do with it. Law Day Program Welcomes Associate Justice Tom Clark Dean Otto’s Sermon Becomes Precedent As some students will remember, back in April. 1967, our Dean of Chapel was strongly berated for using a four letter word in one of his now legendary sermons from the Chapel pulpit. The outcome of this incident has become precedent for a similar case against Dr Paul Cantrell of Jewell College. Liberty, Missouri. Dr. Cantrell used the four letter word that Dr. Otto used in his sermon, only Dr. Cantrell's "sermon" was to his psychology class. The college newspaper of Jewell College asked the question. "Is the Precedent Set?" and ran the following article including a statement by President Harris of Mercer, excusing Dr. Otto's use of "the four letter word": "Much concern has been given this past week to s four letter word used by Dr. Psul Cantrell in a psychology class last semester In the near future, the administration will hand down their judpnent Dr. Cantrell will University voted to let the president of the university handle the campus crisis and Dr. Otto was retained. The following is an excerpt from a statement released by the President of Mercer University: ‘Mercer is a good and vital Christian college. We should not accept anything lesa than that. The good college, Christian or not, respects and protects the academic freedom of the individual scholar to search for truth, proclaim and teach it in his classrooms and in his public utterances, despite the fact that, being human, he may sometimes err in his choice at techniques and terms. Likewise, the Christian college respects the freedom of the man of God in the pulpit to preach the word of God in that pulpit as he is movad by the Spirit of God to do so, dsapitx an occasional error in manner or in the use of speech. It is the context of the The Honorable Tom C. Clark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (retired)^ has accepted an invitation to speak at Mercer’s twenty-first annual Law Day luncheon to be held on May 2. Mr. Justice dark retired from his position on the nation's highest Court in 1957 after nearly eighteen years on the bench. Prior to his nomination as Associate Justice by President Truman in 1949, Mr. dark had already distinguished himself in public service. He joined the U. S. Department of Justice in 1917 as Special Attorney in the Bureau of War Risk Litigation and later served in numerous other Justice Department positions until 1945 when he was named Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Justice dark attended Virgins Military Institute, but returned to his home state after World War I and recieved his A.B. degree in 1921 and bis LL.B. degree hi 1922 at the University of Texas. Hr practiced law in Texas in the family firm of dark and Clark uadi 1927 when ha became CM District Attorney for Dallas County wad in 1913 Joined Wiliam McGtsw far forming the Arm of McGnw aad Clark in Dallas. The law day activities win with a race followed by Mr. Justice dark'a address. Tickets for the luncheon are $2.50 per person and may be obtained by sending a check to Wallace Wright, P. O. Box 149), Mercer University. Macon. Georgia 31207. 12.5 percent of expenditures in the icxt school year. These include leaching salaries ($1,715,664), aad equipment Hot academic lepartments and libraries $414,557), student atrvkes and .divides ($309,9)5), student aid $575,171), administration cosh and ihyaacal plant operadoos ($699,09$). Costs of the educational portion if the budget are paid chiefly from qtudent tuition, restricted endowment income and special gifts. Tuition aad feat fee the year, including the Walter F. George School of Law and Southern School of Pharmacy, will proeidc $2,390,000 Other sources of income for educational costs are the Georgia Baptist Convention (S1B3.660), endowment $200,000 and gifts $196,000. The university has a total endowment of approximately $9 million from which it gets a return of 5.53 percent on that portion ($5 million) handed by the Trustees. The costs for operating aad maintaining the physical plant have been budgeted at $300,761 of which 40 percent will be required for building maintenance and supplies, equipment, utility and insurance costa. The other 60 percent will be expended on salaries and stages which under the Minimum Wage Law will be increased 11.9 percent next year. Endowment income aad incoroe from auxiliary enterprises will cover maintenance costa which art $20,000 higher than the amount budgeted thia year. Auxiliary enterprises which include the cafeteria, housing, snack Study Program aad Bconsanic Opportunity Grant Propam. Faculty Appreciation Day Mercer's Student Education Association deaigaatsd Thnasday, Apr! 24 Faculty Appreciation Day. 110 members of (he faculty which they wore all day. SBA carried out this project as Teaching Career Month during April. Judy SmfctiHI and co-chairmen for SIA projects aad Johnny Lewalta is SBA astonished la April. 1967, a similar coatroversy arose at Mercer Baptise school of 1500 h MaeaaL Georgia. Dr. Bah art Otto, dean of fee chapel, need the i attributed as Dr. He Beard at Ttuassm of Mercer Campus By William Young. Jr X • THE MERGER CLUSTER • Tuesday, April 2R 1969 • V- ■. • , '