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Mercerians
Attend
Congress
On August 16 Gary John
son. ('luster editor, and Bobby
1’otler, SO A President, flew
from Atlanta to El Paso, Texas
for the two-week annual Con
gross of the National Student
Association The first meeting
was an example of the infor
mality and often lack of organ
ization during the entire Con
gress It began with a panel of
prominent student leaders but
was interrupted continuously
in a manner not in accordance
with parliamentary procedure.
Members of the meeting organ
i/.ed ad hoc discussions, which
were not otherwise provided
for.
Bobby Potter said that dis
organization prevailed for the
entire two weeks. Often no
leaders or resource people
would attend workshops. Meet
ing places and times were
changed or cancelled without
notice.
One valuable aspect of the
congress was the conference
with Al Handell, director of
National Student Association
Services. This involves access to
a low cost record club, travel
opportunities and other ser
vices Beginning in October or
November NSA will offer a
Book Club service, selling text
books at the lowest possible
prices and available within ten
days of order. Also available
w ill be educational reform in
formation with regional confer
ences held throughout the
year.
During the legislative ses
sions many problems of the
organization were discussed.
There were many requests and
demands for support, both in
spirit and financially. The Con
gress granted most of these re
quests from Black and Chicano
(Mexican-American) minority
groups.
The NSA also exposed
many of their internal pro
blems including lack of execu
tive cooperation and financial
mismanagement. There was
much heated debate on these
subjects but little was solved
other than pointing the blame
to several executives. But the
situation at the present time is
that the NSA has three new na
tional officers: President,
Charles Palmer (Berkeley), Ex
ecutive Vice President, Jim
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S Announcements S
Summer brought many marri
ages for Mercerians:
Nancy Williams (Cni Omega) and
Danny Garcia (MIMA); Maureen
Walker and Willie Sands; Alisca
Elder (Alpha Gamma Delta) and
John Almy (Kappa Sigma). Anne
Burns (Chi Omega) and Shelton
Sanford (Kappa Alpha); Sandy
Hammet (Chi Qmega) and Larry
Goodman; Judy Abrams (Alpha
Gamma Delta) and Bob Henry
(Sigma Chi); Sara Smith (Chi
Omega) and Roddy C'ark (Alpha
Tau Omega); Judy Chappell (Chi
Omega) and Pete Taylor (Phi Delta
Theta), Kim KieburU (Chi Omega)
and Rufus Dowell (Phi Delta
Theta). Jean Carpenter (Chi
Omega) and Drew Jardlne (Phi
Delta Theta).
Mercerians announcing engage
ments are:
Charlene Lindsey (Alpha
Gamma Delta) and Bill Kennedy
(Kappa Sigma); Robertlna F reeman
and Jerry Boykin; Carol Doyle (Chi
Omega) and Charles Gavin (Kappa
Sigma); Mariana Moore (Chi
Omega) and Hal Adams (Sigma
Alpha Epsilon); Dale Yarborough
(Chi Omega) and Oon Presley.
Pinned this fall are:
Dawn Mayo (Alpha Gamma
Delta and Mike Hawkins (Alpha
Tau Omega); Renata Williams and
James Norman (Phi Mu Alpha Sin*
fonia); Sarah Murphy (Chi Omega)
and Terry Walnscott (Alpha Tau
Omega).
Congratulations to Mr. Sam John
son and Mrs. Satnarta Johnson on
tha birth of a baby girl, Joycina
Jovita Johnson, September 23,
1969.
New freshmen eye SgM. Azevedo with apprehension as he explains the ROTC program during
orientation week.
News Briefs
After spending a few days at
Jekyll Island, the Chi 0’s have
returned, anticipating an excit
ing year.
Several of the Chi 0’s enjoy
ed interesting summers at
home and abroad. Marianna
Moore taught in New
Hampshire for most of the
summer. Sharon Robinson
traveled in Maine for several
weeks. Sandy Anderson and
Debra Hopkins spent their
summers traveling in Europe.
Lisabet Hurst visited Mexico,
while Alice Browning spent her
vacation in Haiti. Judy Force
and Fran Hart are participating
in a work-study program at
Grady Memorial Hospital in
Atlanta. Joan Kyllonen spent
her summer modeling for
Rich's in Atlanta.
The Alpha Gams held their
annual rush retreat on St.
Simons Island this past Sep
tember. The group met at
Epworth-By-The-Sea, the
Methodist center. Plans were
made for the upcoming rush.
The Black Student Alliance
of Mercer University held their
first annual election of officers
Tuesday evening, September
30th. The results were as fol
lows: President—Jimmy
Samuel, Augusta; Vice Presi
dent—James Norman, Augusta;
and Secretary—Gloria Nadine
Sherman, Whigham, Ga. Re
turning officers are: Treasur
er-Donald Harrison, Savannah;
Parliamentarian—George Hen
derson, Columbus; Sergeant at
Arms—Mary A. Buckner,
Columbus. Committee chair
men are: Activity—Joseph
Hobbs, Columbus; Academ
ics—Jasmine Dawson, Fort
Valley and Liaison—Victor
Payton, Savannah.
Mercer to Host
GCPA Workshop
M.I.M.A. held a weekend
meeting August 1 and 2 to
organize and prepare for the
new year. Ten members were
able to attend the session and
discussions centered around re
pairs on the house and policy
for the 1969-1970 year.
Officers for fall quarter are
Robert Sipe, President; Bryant
Durham, Treasurer; Chuck
Jackson, Secretary; Gary
Smithey. Pledge Trainer; Mar
vin Pearce, Rush Chairman; Ed
Davidson, Social Chairman; Jai
Cochran, House Chairman;
Charles Bowen, Athletic Chair
man; Randy Meincke, Record
ing Secretary; and Johnny Tur
ner, Publicity Chairman.
The Georgia College Press Association’s fall workshop will be
held at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. The workshops will
be a business staff procedure and organization session, a general
newspaper staff organization, a news and features, an editorial
page and a sports page session
The workshop will begin at
10 a.m. on October 11 in the
assembly hall and other places
on the Mercer campus to be an
nounced with pre-registration
forms and information. Regis
tration for the workshop Is free
to member schools.
There will also be a special
workshop for faculty advisors
and for chairmen of the col
leges’ publication boards. Dean
W. Eugene Nichols of Georgia
Tech will chair the meeting.
The Business Staff Session
SGA President Bobby Potter and Cluster Editor Gary Johnson
attend NSA Convention In El Paso, Texas.
will be chaired by Bob Myatt,
president of the GCPA; Gen
eral Staff Organization by
Ronald Vinson, Technique
editor; News and Features by
Robert Sessions and Lynda
Peek, editor and feature editor
of the Georgia State Signal;
Editorial Page by Emory Uni
versity and Sports Page by
Mike Howell, editor of the Uni
versity of Georgia Red and
Black
There will be two work
shops in the morning running
simultaneously: Business Staff
and General Staff Organiza
tion. The sessions will run from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be
an hour break for lunch. The
last session will begin at 2 p.m.
and end by 5 p.m.
It is suggested by the GCPA
Executive Board that the col
lege papers bring their section
editors to the workshop so that
they will be able to cover the
workshops concerning their
fields.
The fall workshop wiH con
cern itself with the basic opera
tions of a paper and the funda
mentals of newspaper func
tions. Special attention will be
given to the problems of
specific papers along with a
treatment of papers according
to categorization by size.
The Faculty-Publications
Board Seminar will be run
throughout the day as deemed
neceaury by the participants.
The Business Staff chairman
has asked that schools bring
their account books and other
pertinent Information so that
time can be spent demonstra
ting the hows and whys of the
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business operation.
A follow-up workshop will
be held in the month of
January which will deal with
more advanced problems of
newqiaper production along
with a greater emphasis on the
specific problems that the col
lege papers will experience dur-
Ing the fall quarter.
leges and Universities (students) across this nation against the War
in Vietnam. The Student Government Asiociatlon Senate of Mer
cer University is further mandated to lead the organization of the
Moratorium on campus by active participation.
On Monday, October 6, there will be a student poll between
the hours of 10 and 4. All students should carefully evaluate their
votes in this major issue. If they need information on the mora
torium, there is some available in the Cluster Office.
Question: At 5-7:00 P.M. there is a "spy hawk” patrolling the
cafeteria every day and has really become a pain in the neck.
What is her purpose and what can be done to eliminate this type
thing. E. M.
Answer: According to Mr. Krakow, Director of Food Service,
students customarily take trays away from the dining tables when
they finish eating. But in recent quarters there has been an In
creasing number of trays being left on the table and the cafeteria
lacks a sufficient staff to clean up after students. Thus one mem
ber of the staff has been appointed to patrol the cafeteria to
prevent trays from being left on tables and to keep operations
running smoothly in the cafeteria.
30. That thara be a general ms-
slon of th# Waverly Confer
cnee called on the campus at
the beginning of Fall Quar
ter, and that the Waverly
Conference be reconvened In
January, 1970, with the pri
mary purpose of evaluating
the progress on the adopted
resolutions.
31. That as occasions may arise
recommendations to the
President of the University
and/or the Executive Com
mittee of the Liberal Arts
College be mad* from the
SQA Senate concerning the
appointment of students on
University and faculty com
mittees.
32. That there be a faculty aval- 1.
u a t Ion by students as
promptly as faasibla.
33. That there be a student-
faculty conferenca during
Fall Quarter, 1969, with the 2.
Purpose of examining aca
demic life.
34. That the feasibility of defer
ring Rush be given in depth
study under the direction of
the Student Government
Association.
35. That a method of Joint con
sultation amona campus
7 roups be provided under
he organization of the cam
pus community committee.
36. That the intramural program
be restructured under the di
rection of the Physical Edu
cation Department which
would provide. In addition
to an organized program,
access to athletic plant facili
ties on the weekend-
37. That those agencies in charge
of scheduling campus activi
ties avoid all possible con
flicts through coordination
with the departments con
cerned and the recording of
dates end events as early as
possible.
38. That the Spirit Committee
work with the News Services
Department In an effort to
better publicize intercolle
giate athletics with special
regard to radio broadcasts
and group access to road
game*.
39. That the Co-op, lounge
areas, and study areas in the
Student Center be open so as
to better complement the
women's curfew hours.
WE FURTHER HEREBY
RECOMMEND:
That e workable liaison be
formed between the Faculty
Steering Committee and the
Student Steering Committee
for the College Study.
That a Cluster column be
designated for the reports of
the liaison committees, e.g.,
Wonderful Wednesday Com
mittee, Curriculum Liaison,
and Guidance Liaison.
3. That a Cluster column be
established as an Information
clearing house to better In
form all members of the aca
demic community.
4. That the intramural pro-
K ams be structured Into two
agues: social organizations
and non-social organizations.
5. That the Senate standing
committee on University fi
nance continue study begun
by the Waverly Fiscal Pgt-
. terns committee with special
regard to a comparative price
analysis.
Respectfully submitted.
Robert Potter
Chairman. Waverly Conference
June 5. 1969
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