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How about I’m tired and its not just be cause I stoysd up all night last night to flntoh a tarn paper I had put off to long. Pm tired of the general apathy and dUn- tenet I aae engulfing our cam pus in a fog of carelessness. 1 know eeanrooa la thrad of bear ing people like me grtpe about this same old subject of getting in solved but aomehow I keep talking even though the dota tion aeems hop ilaae. with the ■ml hope that maybe aome- one wfll get ao pick of hearing it that they’ll do something. lust last week when the re maining working ataff members of the Clutter were trying to scout up some more members to fill the vacancies I^tn my usual gust of energy, was really excited. Here I thought Is a fantastic chance to get more people involved. Great - sure. . .1 started my search in the ca feteria hoping to get a variety of people interested, because my biggest personal gripe this year has been that I’m really siek of hearing the various groups of people talk about how prejudiced the paper is. This does not just apply to Mercer’s campus either, all you have to do is try to sell adver tisements to some of the local business men. Oh, by the way, I’ve found the beat way to pacify a per turbed Macooite is Just tell him that the staff of the Clutter is volunteer and only a minority of the student body was con cerned enough to volunteer 20 to 30 minutes a couple of nights a week — this always smooths the worried lines of the what is this generation coming to frown immediately. I think there must be a message in the preceding sentence. Meanwhile back at the cam pus there are still those same people griping about the radi cal newspaper while they sit wasting time in the cafeteria, co-op, dorm, or fraternity lodge — how can this situation Letters to Editor (continued from Page 2) "There are thoee who want an armed revolution and I am not one of them. Not just now. But I do have a statement to make at this time, gentlemen. Since the First Republic of the United States is one hundred nine ty-two years old and I am only nineteen, I will give it one more chance.” I could not agree more. I remain. Gene Childs Dear Editor I was wondering if there was any way a student might ascer tain what motivated our fa culty to lower the require ments for graduation last week from a 2.0 to 1.5 cumulative average. It would seem that, in ef fect, this lowering of require manta is the antithesis of the original proposal. This pro posal, the ABC, no credit, was conceived to lessen the puni tive effect of D’s and F’s. I would analogise this loosening of the acceptable number of D’s and F’s to changing an electric shock from 7 volts to 5 volts, simultaneously increasing the probability of getting shocked. Why can’t Mercer hare a positive padhig scheme? Also, how wfll this chaage af fect the value of a degas from Msieert It haa been rumored that asvecal professors plan to in crease the aum bar of low grades given oat as a Mbit of this recent aettoat t sincerely applaud the npaaaaw aad Mho- votive spirit of our fheulty, however I wonder what kind of smoke was In the ah at the last ( Vince Smith UL2SSL Waverly breaks down barriers be changed? Well, I really don't expect to find an answer, even as idealistic as I am, but some how It Just doesn't seem possi ble that out of 1200 students only a group of 20 are con cerned enough to become In volved in an area of our uni versity which often represents the whole student body - this ■n’t right! Its not (sir either! It’s not fair to those few stu dents who are chastised as lib amis, radicals, hippies. Just be cause they care enough to find time to in some way contribute their energies (this doesn’t mean just writing - then’s sell Ing adds, layout, typist and good humor man ate also wel come). Nor is It (Ur to the ma jority of students who do not agree with the opinions ex pressed in the. Clutter. It’s not fair that they be represented in the city of Macon and on other college campuses by a paper which does hot show a true picture of univerrity as a whole. But there is only ao much the ataff can do without your help to represent you. Surely you cannot expect a person who does not think conserva tively to write and express your opinion for you...? I'm going to get off my soap box now because I feel the rack monster calling, but think a- bout it — what are you doing other than taking up valuable air space — besides life as a Clutter staff member isn’t so bad, just ask anyone about our staff parties. Sincerely, Marion Murray SGA (continued from Page 2) Most of the debate came over a motion that Danny Brogdon’i proposal concerning open dorm hours in the men’s dorms be accepted. The pro posal ignited an arsenal of com ments and views. Most of the senators felt that the proposed hours (8:00 p.m. — 1:00 a.m. Fri. and Sat) was inadequate. Charles Bowen reminded us that most of the men on the campus express a desire for open dorms for the purpose of studying with s member of the opposite sex. Since Friday and Saturday nights are not known as times of prolific study, he proposed that the dorms be open on week nights. After some discussion this was ac cepted. Some senate members felt that this was asking for too much, and would result in nothing. I doubt that it will be ineffective. The biggest point of discussion came over a clause referring to a poll taken in the dorms. Vice President Bowen again opened discussion by pointing out that he never saw such a poll, and that to his knowledge neither had most of the other senators. We hadn’t. After much discussion and several more defeated amend ments, and resolution amended as Charles had suggested, passed. The senate is now waiting to hear from its open dorm policy. The sixth Annual Waverly Conference will be held im mediately after graduation this year. Yet many of the prob lems that have foreshadowed those in the past still exist. And still the question remains to the average student - What la Waverly? Why is there a Waverly Conference? What does Waverly do? Who has the right to go to Waverly? That is the purpose of the reeearch I have done in the past few days, ao that I could toy to tell you how Waverly began, what its purposes were, how it has changed. What It has done, and whet is partly in store for it this year. Waverly Conference was es- tabHahed in 1965. The idee was that of Dean Garland F. Tay lor, Dean of the College of Lib eral Arts. He readily says that the idea was not his, but that he took it from another cam pus. Dean Taylor says that in his opinion the conference is an “extended conversation” between students, faculty and Administration. The con ference got its name from the fact that It held its first meet ing in Waverly, Georgia at a Presbyterian (imp. It has re tained that name ever since, and in all likelihood it will not be changed. What it Waverly! Waverly, to those who attend, is an en lightening experience in which individuals from across the campus who are in leadership roles have a chance to talk without the formality that exists when a student walks in to speak to an administrator. There barriers are down, and through the freedom that this tends to leave, many important aspects of the community are discussed without reservation. This again is one of the prob iems of Waverly, because only thoee there get the effect of it. Why it there a Waverly Con ference! If the problem of hav ing only a few there exists then why is it continued? For sev eral reasons Waverly to con tinued. 1.) Waverly has come up with several proposals that have been of great significance to the students. (For example Wonderful Wednesday) 2.) Waverly gives the newly elected student leaders a chance to learn the "topes” of their posi tions. 3.) It opens the way for the administration to find out what the students want in the coming year. There are just a few of the reasons for the continuance of Waverly. Dean Taylor has said that if the day ever comes that Waverly to not doing the task that it to sup posed to do then it would be discontinued. What doet Waverly Confer ence Dot Waverly Conference tries to formulate resolutions for things that the SGA, the Faculty, and the Administra tion can try to carry out in the coming year. The resolutions that are passed by the confer ence are not necessarily law, but have to be implemented upon return to school. Again this is one of the problems of Waverly — all the resolutions sound great when you are at Waverly, but then aomehow they get all pushed out of in the (all. Who hat the right to go to Waverly 1 Waverly participants must receive an invitation from President Rufus C. Harris. Pres ident Harris receives recom mendations from several areas — SGA, faculty, and ad ministration. The size of Wa verly to necessarily left small so that the discuasions can Include everyone. Most of the elected student senators are given an invitation. The people who re ceive an invitation to attend should not accept unless they are willing to give of them selves during the conference. The conference for thoee who attend is not all work, yet the participants must not get the Idea that the Conference is a vacation. by Ted Handler ciutur Editorialist The sixth Annual Waverly Conference will be held at the FFA-FHA Camp In Covington, Georgia. It will begin the day after graduation and end on Wednesday. Dean Taylor said that he thought the following topics would be some of the ones under discussion: Curricu lum Changes, Grading System, Community Center, Women’s Rules, Student Judicial Pro posal, and Student Publics tions. There may be several other areas of study; those were just a few of the cer tainties. When the conference con venes, let’s hope that all thoee participating are going there for a common purpose of bettering the University of which we are all a part. Wa verly can be a big boost for the students to air some of their gripes about Mercer. If some one has some ideas that they think would be of interest or need some consideration then they should contact Charles Bowen who is in charge of the Student Waverly Comm it te in making its plans. Fashion Keynotes for summer make-up emphasize the eye Pale, bright, and deep glosses layer not only the eyelid, but also beneath the lower eye lashes with combinations like peach and pearl yellow, tur quoise and aea green, silver- flecked blue and creamy white, or bright emerald green. Con tact lenses change the color of the iris Itself or merely add sparkle. Fine lines of eyebrow accentuate thicker lashes. Dark, dark mascara and espe cially false eyelashes come into play here more than ever. For the total complexion, several manufacturers are put ting out cosmetic foams for foundations and blushers. The advantages of this new product include convenience, easy use, and translucent coloring as op posed to masking foundations. Like the foundations in stick form, the foams come in matte and irridescent finishes. Appealing to the really un conventional, a saw trend in facial cosmetic art experiments with color and design to high light the basic structure or to create a playful mask. Stark whites covering the entire low er face bread into bright red at the lips and cheeks biending in to pink at the forehead. Sur rounded by mustard yellow, mauve and burnt sienna flow up and outwards from the cheeks into flame-like points a- bove the eyes. Editorial exchange Opinion frbm other campuses Caught in the middle from The Canyon Echo, Grand Canyon College The difference between regulations and their enforce ment has confounded lawgivers since before the time of Solon, and will continue to do so. De facto to the fact of life that either makes or breaks the written code. Hm gulf to be found be tween the spirit of the law and the letter of the law is only matched by the gulf between the spirit of the person who re fuses to follow what he con siders unnecessary nonsense and the lack of human kind ness and understanding dis played by those who are marti nets in the application of a code. Too often with us are ir responsible people on both sides of the fence of authority. Evdh more curious in their abuse of the de facto existence of reality are those who call down a crusade on innocuous codes, more often than not dusty and dormant. Dorm reg ulations, for example, will get stlffer as the guff about them grows louder. Watch the fur fly and fury mount as the champions of change meet the champions of conservative taste. Those in the middle most of us — pay the greatest price, that is, a little freedom destroyed by over grown children throwing inky spit halls. population which will cause major famines in the near fu ture are all making life on this planet less bearable. Because we at Auburn live in a relatively trouble-free en vironment, we are not touched by the full impact of the condi tions that afflict millions of other people. Because of this, we have not developed the nec essary concern to face the chal lenge of pollution and try to solve it. If this challenge is to be sue ceasfUlly met, it is going to take the concern and effort of everyone. However, we must become more aware of the magnitude of the problem. The Environmental Teach-in is an excellent way to learn this. The speakers are experts in their fields and are aware of what must be done to stop the worsening situation. After awareness must come a commitment from Aubum students to do everything with in their power to see that ac tion is taken by government, industry and our entire society. The problem is real and if we do not accept this commit ment, we may not have any thing worth saving. Please discard from The West Georgian, West Georgia College Do we care about pollution? from the Auburn Plainsman, Aubum University (oops) Gail Sturm is an ADP, not a Phi Mu. Faculty retirements and res ignations announced in tost week’s Clutter were token from President Harris’ report to the trustees dated 16 April 1970. The following course changes passed by the faculty at their meeting of April 14,15 and published In last week’s Clutter need to be clarified: English 11 to required of all students, v Do we care? Are we, as Auburn students, concerned about pollution and population problems which threaten our vary existence? Courses choaen from sec tions IIA, B, aad C must be from at least two de partments. Instead of Psychology and Sociology 100 In group n C, it should be Psych a logy/Sociology 100. Instead of English 53 and 54 in group IID2, there will be two new courses. They will be determined at a later date. If we are not, we are doing ourselves, our family and friends, and society Itself s seri ous disservice. Three two in terrelated problems are the cause of a coming crisis which / wfll ruin the quality of life as we know it if something to not done. This prediction to not idle speculation on our part. Sev eral eminent scientists are say big the same thing and they have enough information to justify their claims. The fouling of our riven and seas, the mill loos of tons of garbage and air pollution, and an exploding It has been said that THE WEST GEORGIAN only speaks for a minority of the students on this campus; that we never truly give vent to the OTHER SIDE of an issue. This accusation is not entirely false. However, on two issues we a- gree wholeheartedly with the students of this college — we -believe as they do about litter ing and ecology in general. / If students here did not throw cigarette butts, spent matchbooks, scraps of paper, empty coke cups, and beer cans on the streets and lawns at West Georgia, there would be several janitors here out of work. Furthermore we object to the no smoking rule in dais. So what if smoking bothers others in the classroom? It’s s student's privilege to smoke in ciaas and throw his spent ciga rette on the floor. As for ecology in genera we are barking the studen and faculty all the way Wh should we say anything abot the issue 9 The ecologist* wi take care of ecology for u The situation is like having society without sociologist Right? If you don't see much o ecology in this newspaper it because we support the benig neglect of most of the facult and students here. Further w are convinced that ecology i an issue which was made popi lar by the U. S. government We feel that the government I certainly competent enough t control the problem. So when you’ve fintohe this issue of the paper, pleas wad it up and throw it on th ground, or better yat wet th (Continued on Fags 4) THE MERCER CLUSTER • May 5,1970 • 3