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Faculty fathered to dbcuw and vote on the interdisciplinary Black Studies major (top rifht photo). Seventy Plus Black stu dents dt outside door and in front of the faculty meeting build ing to expreaa physical support of the Black Studies proposal. (Top left and above photos) Faculty Endorses Black Studies Major The Mercer faculty of the Liberal Arts College has over whelmingly passed the Black studies interdisciplinary major pro posal in principle (presented to them by the curriculum com mittee in December) by a vote of 51-33. During the past two weeks, the (acuity has been conduct ing discuss on and debate on the subject matter and a minority report by Dr. James Harrison. Biology. Dr. Clare Furee, Chemistry, Mr. David Lindsey, Foreign Language, and Dr. Henry Warnock, History submitted to the faculty as an alternate pro posal to the one passed by the curriculum committee The motion pawed by the faculty stated “that the concept of the interdisciplinary major with emphasis on the Humani ties and the Black Experience (as set forth by the curricu lum committee for the in formation of the faculty at its December meeting) be ap proved in principle, and that the curriculum committee” The Black Student Alli ance. (which had presented the original proposal to the curriculum committee), head ed by Jimmie Samuels, Augusta, presented a petition to the faculty containing 102 of the 105 Black Mercer stu dents, endorsing the curricu lum committee proposal. Seventy or more Black stu dents sat outside the door and the building of the faculty meeting to express their physi cal support of the proposal. President Harris had said at a December Trustee meeting, “I strongly favor a legitimate and proportional emphasis on Black contribution to Western culture, but 1 am strongly opposed to an artificial emphasis on blackness for its own sakes to the exclusion of other legitimate intellectual concerns." The only remaining action for faculty concerning Black Studies is the passage of the courses and structure of the new dept. THE MERCER CLUSTER 'The Pacesetter ot the Seventies" Volume LI MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA. JAN. 27, 1970 Number 11 Former SGA President Bacon Addresses Georgia Legislature Lieutenant Governor George T. Smith announced that a college student will address a joint session of the General Assembly on Monday, January 19, at 1:00 P.M. Ed Bacon (Mercer ’69), a freshman at Vanderbilt Law School, reported to the legislators on the first Student Workshop on State Government which he chaired last May 9th The Studentl Workshop, an in-l novative concept! which attempted! to relate student! concerns to the! activities of the! Georgia General; Assembly, involved! some 60 Statef Senators and Re- Bacon presentatives and 500 students representing public and private colleges from all over the state. According to Lt. Governor Smith, the purpose of the one-day conference was to provide a framework in which students could discuss and learn about those areas of state government which affect them, while the legislators oould explore the range and depth of student interest in the democratic process. This was achieved through dialogue between students gnd legisla tors in round-table 'no-hold- barred’ discussions. As a result of the Con ference, communication channels have been established between college campuses and the Legislature, and the current Session finds college students on the scene wherever the action is taking place under the Gold Dome. Gov. Smith pointed out that he has assigned ten stu dents to specific jobs during the Session on his new Student Intern Program, for which they will receive aca demic credit, as well as ’on the-job’ training in the demo cratic process. “The students were unanimous in their desire to become more involved in the process of State Government, so we have made it possible for them to. have their own Student Information Center,” Smith said. He added that volunteer students from the Atlanta area colleges are monitoring every session of the General Assembly, and are publishing the most relevant legislative action. The Lieutenant Governor said that the members of the Steering Committee for the 1970 Student Workshop on Stale Government will be in weekly news letter to all troduced to the Legislature at college campuses highlighting the Monday meeting. Late Announcement Nixon Nominates Mercer Grad To Supreme Court U. S. Circuit Judge G. Harold Carswell of Tallahas see, -Fla., ’48 graduate of Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law, has been named President Nixon’s choice for the United States Supreme Court seat which has been vacant since the resignation of Abe Fortas. Presidential Press Ronald Ziegler at the press brief declares that, ‘The President feels Judge Carswell meets the criteria he has set forth regarding nomina tions to the Supreme Court.” —-— P0 BOX 29 windowl. Pram there the picture moves to the University Ex tamhwtor Who has been informed of the situation, but who is to act hi tola area due to the preeence of edibles. Now the «M blows in to toe major entrance of the flies, the rear Mk. Krakow has assured us that fans will be placed la this area to drtcourage flies. Two ultraviolet light fly tap* km bon puschaaad to help eilmlaate these peats. So let’s hope toe Hub wM be dhroatagaii Also Mr. Krakow has related that toe Fbod FecHHtea arc inspected by the Health Depart amt, iad ham compiled with the regulations. wB a dale ticket be for Homecoming? toe exact prices for homecoming for Mercer’s students who have out Students can gat in wRh their 14). Man ot toe Student Union Board, said to «Mfee a rnmhtodrteu ticket tor date* to toe idea of m Mr. Krakow aatd tout toe sandwich machines an toa 0& donna. But any hops lor ton boys k Bul hum txfatod fa the part hut always «* tom up. Cow Ut Knkow does not think that any company wB