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Black Studies Being Considered Last Tuesday, the faculty began debate and discussion of Black Studies. Deliberation was extensive, but no final conclusion was reached At the December Trustees meeting President Harris re ported that the Black Stu dents Alliance had asked for the formulation of a commit tee “that will begin to re search the feasibility of lmple menting integral Black Studies into the present curriculum." Dr. Harris said that last spring a subcommittee of the Faculty Curriculum Commit tee of the College of Liberal Arts has begun a study of the appropriateness of black courses and that It was con tinuing its work. The Presi dent said, “I strongly favor a legitimate and proportional emphasis on black contribu tions to Western culture, but I am strongly opposed to an artificial and arbitrary cmpha sis on blackness for its own sake, to the exclusion of other legitimate intellectual con cerns.” At the present time the faculty is being confronted with a black studies proposal from the curriculum commit tee (passed by 6-4 vote). A minority report has been Tiled, but has not been made public. The following is the Black studies proposal passed by the Curriculum Committee: INTERDISCIPLINARY faculty personnel will direct the program in direct con sultation with participating students and staiff teachers. The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts will give final approval to the programs of graduating students. •An asterisk indicates a course where one unit of labo ratory credit may be taken. Courses listed below receive five hours of credit unless otherwise indicated. (61) Introduction to Afro- American Studies, (Team Teaching) An examination through history and litera ture of the nature of the Black experience in America from the slave trade period to the present Principal source materials are from the vantage point of Afro-Americans and their writings. ♦Sociology 106. Cultural Anthropology. The growth, functional interrelations and changes of culture Special attention is given to simple or primitive socie ties. with applications of the results to contemporary society. ♦Sociology 135 Ethnic Minorities. The position and function of minorities in American life. Contem porary problems, patterns, and significance of race re lations are analyzed. MAJOR with emphasis on Hu manities and the Black Experi ence Requirements for the Inter disciplinary Major with em phasis on Humanities and the Black Experience consist of the following: (1) general edu cation requirements; (2) Intro duction to Afro-American Studies, which may be taken as one of the options in the Social Studies requirement in lower division; (3) a minimum of forty credit hours, includ ing Introduction to Afro American Studies, to be se lected from any of the course listings of the Interdisciplinary Major; (4) a minimum of four laboratory credits taken in conjunction with designated inlciiUixlpliJury Major courses; and (6) a Field Pro )ect to be scheduled during the senior year. Courses in the Interdis ciplinary Major may be used for a combination or double major In the existing areas where majors are offered Laboratory credit is based on a minimum of two hours per week in connection with an authorized course. Maxi mum laboratory credit per coune is one unit. A Faculty Co-ordinator and bupervlaory Committee of ♦Political Science 148. American Constitutional History. (Same as History 148). A study of the ori gins. content and expansion of the Constitution of the United States, with atten tion to twentieth century constitutional trends especi ally as determined by judi cial decisions. *( ) Economics of Minori ty Groups. (Economics.) The development and appli cation of economic princi ples related to minority group situations, with special attention to the problems of Black people. (Prerequisite: Economics 50 or consent of the in structor.) *( ) The Nature and Prac tice of Prejudice. (Psycho logy-Sociology) An exami nation of the causes and functions of prejudice and the social psychological im plications and contacts between groups. Included are the types of relations between groups and the reactions of groups and in dividuals in the group to these relations. The de velopment of conditions of stress, tension, and mal functioning and adaptive efforts to restore effective Shell Foundation Gives $1500 Grant President Rufus C. Harris of Mercer University announced the receipt of a $1,500 grant from the Shell Companies Founda tion. The grant was made un der the Shell Assists pro gram and represents the tenth annual award made to Mercer by the founds tioo. Three grants of $600 were provided by this year’s amount. One recog nixes the national challenge to iacnaae the general sup port of higher education and is to be used in a man ner designated by the presi deni of the university. An other provides for faculty development and the third for additional professional development of faculty members Walter M Upchurch, Jr., senior vice president of the Shell Companies Founda tion, said Shell Assists grants recognize the nation al challenge to increase the support of higher educa tion. social order in a dynamic society is also studied. History 124. Imperialism in Modern Africa. After a brief survey of the geogra phy and early history of Africa, major emphasis is given to the impact of Western imperialism *( ) Contemporary Social Philosophies. (Philosophy) An examination of some principal philosophies of social change, both revolu tionary and non-revolution ary, with special reference to their implications for the American social crisis. Emphasis will be placed on an analysis and appraisal of the social ends and means of attaining them in Marxist, socialist. New Left, neopopulist, separa tist, and liberal social theories. 3 hours of credit. ♦Christianity 134. Christian Social Ethics. A study of Christian ethics in the light of contemporary men and movements and in relation to contemporary social, political, and economic issues. ♦( ) Religion and the Black Experience in Amer ica. (Christianity) A consid eration of the religious faiths manifested by Blacks in America, including tradi tionally Christian, other re ligious expressions, and secularized forms. Primary attention is given to the twentieth century ♦( ) Teaching the Cultur ally Disadvantaged Student. (Education) A study of the home background of the culturally deprived student, wavs to avoid reinforce ment of prejudices, means to help the deprived stu dent to participate in over coming his own problems, and solutions to environmental and personal disorders. ( ) Readings in Ethnic Minority Education. (Edu cation) A study of readings selected to enhance the stu dent's understanding of ethnic minorities, including Blacks, Mexican Americans, and American Indians. 3 hours of credit. *( ) Leg*' Status and Civil Rights of Black Amer icans. (Law School and Liberal Arts College) An in troduction to the American legal system and an exami nation of processes, deci sions. and laws relating to the legal rights of Black American. 3 hours of credit. ♦( ) Practical Colloquium: Race and the Neighbor hood An examination of actual problems in the vici nity of city, state, and na tion by a panel of faculty and local civic and agency leaders. 2 hours of credit. ( ) Supervised Reading: Bibliography and Directed Study of Black Literature. A bibliographical study of works relating to the Afro American experience and a selected list of represents live writings for tutorial discussion 2 hours of cre dit. ( ) Supervised Practical Research:A Field Project. This course requires that the advanced student at tempt to solve a limited problem in human relations with the help of knowledge gained in courses taken in the Interdisciplinary Major and with the use of exist ing agencies and structures pertinent to the approved project.. Tentative. (1) Afro-Ameri can Cultural Arts. (Art- Music Drama Dance) (2) English 153. The Literature of the South. THE W MERCER CLUSTER “The Pacesetter of the Seventies" Volume LI MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA, JAN. 20, 1970 Number 10 Roger Mudd’s humorous and pertinent comments about the government in Washington met with favorable response to i receptive Mercer audience.— _ Roger Mudd Opens Insight '70 Series,, Roger Mudd, CBS News caster, speaking before a pack ed Willingham Chapel opened the Insight ’70 lecture series with brilliant wit and pointed criticism of the United States government. Commenting on Vice President Agnew’s recent attacks on the news media and himself. Mudd quoted Abraham Lincoln, saying, “Were it not for the honor of the thing I had just as soon missed it." On the more serious side of the Vice President’s speeches Mudd did point out that Mr. Agnew had raised some impor tant issues on the “Presi” and the “Power of the Press". Mudd also added that the Nixon Administration seemed pleased by Mr. Agnew’s speeches and that no Adminis tration is ever pleased with the Press and vice versa. Moving from the Vice Pre sident to the President, Mudd dealt with Mr. Nixon's Viet Nam policy. It was his convic tion that Mr. Nixon is deter mined to gel us out of the war To this effect he called the term “Vietnamization” a code word for withdrawal. Mudd said that “If Nixon gets us out of Viet Nam in two to three years he will be a successful President,” and that “If he gets us out of Viet Nam and our domestic pro blems in eight years he will be a great President.” Speaking on the Congress, which is his special beat. Mudd said that after one year the Congress has done three things! 1) said goodbye to Lyndon, 2) hello Dick, and 3) voted themselves a $12,000 pay raise Concerning himself more seriously with the Congress, Mudd spoke to the issues of Congressional Ethics. Noting that the current Code of Ethics which -Congress has adopted is little more than a farce, he warned that a split may develop between Con gress and the people if a real Code of Ethics is not formu la ted. Detailing the average day of a Senator, Mudd gave his audience a view of Congress which most people are pro bably unaware of He also gave an interesting and some times comical comparison of the physical characteristics of both Senator and Represents tive and Democrat and Repub lican. In his final comments Mudd said that although there aTe many criticisms of the Congress which can be made the Congress of the United States is still the best and strongest legislative body in existence The lecture was followed by a period of questions and answers with the audience The next Insight ’70 lec turn will be January 27 at twelve noon Ralph Nader, author of the bestselling Un safe At Any Speed and cham pion ot the consumer will be the guest speaker. Tryouts For FocusWeek Drama Set On March 6, a student pre sentation of The Prophet and the Carpenter will mark the observance of Religious Focus Week on the Mercer campus. The presentation will be fol lowed by discussion on topics such as “The Christian Mess age as Drama, ’ “Worship Ob servation or Participation." etc The Prophet and the Car penter is “a new form of reli- .gious, drama, created from the old sources, from the old tra ditions and the old dramatic forms, from liturgy ' It pre supposes the co-operation of a worshipping congregation, rather than an audience of ob servers It is art in the service of the Christian, message, aim ing to proclaim God’s word to the congregation and to ex press the congregation’s inter cessions before God The play is based on the biblical story of Jonah, the disobedient prophet, and his journey into the Kingdom of Death. It requires eight men and two women, plus a verst- choir, of the sort that charait ert/.es the Greek tragedies Tryouts for The Prophet and the Carpenter are being held al 3:00 p m on Wednes day. Jan. 21. and 4:01' pm on Thursday, Jan 22, in the basement of the Chapel Inside Cluster.. Bryant Culpepper . . . Dean’s List .. Debate Teem. ..... From the Editor . . Letters to the Editors Little Man on campus Sports Tyler Hammett .... . Page 3 Page 4 . Page 6 . Page 2 . Page 3 ,Paga2 Page 5 .Par 2