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MERCER CLUSTER
"The South's Most Controversial Collegiate Newspaper"
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Volume LI
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, NOV. 4, 1969
Number 6
Executive Committee
Endorses Trustees
A resolution was passed by
the Executive Committee “to
elicit the understanding the
support of all Baptists in
Georgia in connection with the
trustee action.”
The resolution said, in part,
that “the very existence of the
university depends upon the
acceptance of legitimate and
honorable sources of finance”.
These sources include “federal
grants and federal loans .
and a more dedicated financial
support of the university by
Mercer alumni and the Georgia
Baptist Convention."
The Executive Committee
represents more than 11,000
Mercer alumni. The resolution
took note that the trustees of
the university were elected by
the Georgia Baptist Convention
and that the “affairs of the
university are entrusted by the
Georgia Baptist Convention to
these trustees”.
The resolution also pointed
out that federal grants and fi
nancing “have historically been
received by Mercer with
Georgia Baptist Convention
approval and have been receiv
ed by other church colleges,
church hospitals, church spon
sored homes for ages and other
Christian institutions. . ”
It added, “there is ^io
historic evidence to show any
effort by the federal govern
ment to control institutions of
higher education in more than
one hundred years of federal
assistance, such interference
being in fact forbidden by
law.”
The resolution supported
the action of the Board of
Trustees earlier this year to
apply for public funds to assist
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SGA President Bobby Potter congratulates the winners of the
freshman run-off election held last Tuesday for SGA Senate. The
vote was as follows: Rick Roberts, 248: Bob Jackson, 217; Tom
Gordy, 212; Chris Sullivan, 211; David Aliie. 208; Pat Kelley,
206; Gail Kline, 159. The top five were elected, (above L-R
Gordy; Potter, SGA President. Aliie; Jackson; Roberts and Sulli
van)
Mercer Cares!
We, of Mercer Cares, are
interested to know how
you, the Student of Mercer
University, feels on the fol
lowing questions. Pl.EASE
ANSWER YES OR NO IF
POSSIBLE.
PLEASE ANSWER AND
RETURN THIS QUES-
TIONAIRE. IT WILL HELP
US AND YOU. TOO.
1. Are you against the way
the moratorium was han
died?
2. Do you care what the
people of Macon think
about Mercer?
3. Are you willing to change
their attitude toward us
and help keep them in
formed?
4. Do you have the time,
energy, and interest to
fully or partially partici
pate in this action?
5. Would you be interested
in supporting and PUB
LISHING another school
newspaper?
If you answered “YES”
to any one of these ques
tions please return this with
your name and box number
to:
BOX » 1214 or BOX • 1232
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND TROUBLE!
Editor’s note: I care too!
The Cluster commends your
honesty.
Pictured above Miss Freshman 1969-70, Nancy Toothman, and her royal court.
Freshman Pageant
Evening of Beauty
by Chuck Jackson
“I can’t believe it. Pinch me. Wake me up.” were the words of Miss Nancy Toothman, the new
Miss Freshman of the ( lass of ’72. Sponsored by Phi Mu sorority. Miss Toothman hails from
Tallahassee. Florida. Nancy is five feet five inches tall, has brown hair and eyes, and enjoys
sewing, cooking and water sports. She is eighteen years old
First runner-up to Miss of Ceremony and entertainers.
Freshman is Miss Janice Moore
of Miami, Florida Janice was
sponsored by Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity Second
runner-up is Miss K. T. Smith
of Treasure Island, Florida. She
was sponsored by Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity.
This year’s Miss Freshman
contest saw a considerable im
provement over contests of
past years. Sponsored under
the auspices of the Student
Government Association, the
contest was held in a manner
similar to the Miss Mercer Pag
eant and with the same profes
sional touch. A large amount
of this credit is due to Miss
Mariana Moore who directed
the contest Credit also goes to
Miss Terry Meadors and Mr
Steve Carreker for their
admirable jobs as both Masters
Ted Kandler ~ r Z9
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QaMUon: What happened to the controversial poster which cafeteria. We are a modern generation of new music, and ‘Mozart’
hung on the waD of the Cluster Office? T.C.S. is getting intolerable.
ftahw Hmj Cluster Editor, related to me that the Answer: I agree. If the audio visual department is still working
po^r bad niMd several complaints, but there was no IWt tom under the policy they used last year, they w® allow students to
in It One day a man walked in with a camera, took a picture, and take records to them to record in order that they may be plav ed
said It had to coma down, and then left. Gary did not think much during meals. I am sure if we would ask they would be willing to
of tt until Mr. Faina, Director of News Services, came in a Httla do this.
white liter and sMd that it had to come down. Naturally, the Question: Who has the say so as to the music in the Juke box
Clutter •*“" dM not feel tofc was necereary, so they did not take in the Co-op? Don’t students have any say-so? The Juke Box, has
it down. A couple Of toys later, there were several people in the records that are over a year old. We hear the same sounds every
office They all left tor about twenty minutes, and upon return- day. Something has got to be done.
Ing to posHMrwinisaing. A newer: To answer your first question, Mr. Krakow is in
'TiiaaHnn" Why waa toe MJC (Men’s Judicial Council) refer- charge of the co-op. But Mr. Krakow (No offense intended) is not
endum. endorsed bv the SGA Senate, handled thru the Hall the same type of music appreciator that you and I may be. But
CounmloeS? Why not the elections Committee? J.R. Mr Krakow has said that he is willing to listen to the desires of
Answer The SGA Senate debated briefly on thfc matter and the students in record requests. The Juke Box has records that are
decided tot it was of nave enough importance that a method over a year old, because they are played more often. And it
should be used that would give toemoetmen votes possible. The doesn't take a business man Uke Mr. Haywood to tell you that
procam of aotaf torovgb ttoHatl Counselors was considered the you keep on the market the things that aeii the best. We hem the
" e manner same sounds, becauae we play the aame sounds. So let a do aome-
u Why fcao much fish served in the cafeteria? J.B. thing, quit playing the records we do not like, and make recoin-
In mi Meniew with Mr. Krakow. Director of Food maodatioaa to Mr. Krakow.
U. a^TT tow waIg fgn the students requested that Question: Why la there Utfle in toe Cluster that leans toward
toh banned every Pritov and he has just kept up this tradition, the Greeks philosophy here on the Merest Campei?R.D.
PacaoitovI would like to see this tradition broken. But then Answer: Whan there exists n newspaper staff with a vast
- „ that ffch fc served, during there times, majority of UnafQUatea, it la hard to expect them to write a
comm om*r times • Greek oriented peper. The truth is that too many Greeks do not
off their posteriors and do something Gary John-
1 that his staff Met to fit Greek newt, but the
very co-operator*. The Cluster aends out every
sritolb. Kmkom But 1 still do not like fish! week asking them tor Information. A very minute number re-
Wky em't ere get a different type of muuc in the apoqd. .*:■
The contest itself was pre
sented in two distinct areas,
showing the girls first in sports
wear and then in evening
gowns From the original field
of twenty-eight contestants,
then semifinalists were chosen,
and from these, the five final
ists. These were Misses Janice
Moore, Nancy Toothman,
Deborah Chappell, K T.
Smith, and Nancy Rams-
bottom
Judges for the contest were
Mrs. Lacon.sU.ice Taylor. Mrs.
Ed Williams, Mrs. Sam
Humphries, Dean Walter
Bailey, and Lieutenant Chris
Borders, a Mercer alumnae It
must be said that their Usk was
not one of simplicity, as all of
the girls portrayed extremely
striking character and beauty
In making their final selec
tion from the five finalists, the
judges chose to ask each girl
one question, t hese questions
were based on statements made
-bv the contestants in an inter
view previous to the formal
pageant.
Entertainment while the
girls changed clothes and the
judges went about their busi
ness. was provided by the two
Masters of Ceremony and Ed
Davison. A highlight of this
portion of the contest was
Steve Carreker’s rendition of
“Marne” a la Ed Bacon, for
gotten words and all. Also, for
anyone able to see into the
wings, there was an amusing bit
of choreography by Ernie
Robinson.
Musical accompaniment was
provided by Randy Booth on
piano and Wayne Johnson on
drums.
All this plus an extremely
fine tum out by the student
body went into making this
year's Miss Freshman Contest a
spectacular success.
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East Asian art is now on display in Room 314 CSC. (Pictured
above is YANTRA Hi by PRABHAKPR, BARWE - Mixed Media
on Paper on Masonite. India, 1964.)