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Mercer announces program to
extend Upward Bound services
Drama group presents
play “Twelfth Night"
A new feature of Mercer
University this year is the
Special Services program
wtach came into being through
the Upward Bound program
Special Services was <fcawn up
by faculty members beaded by
Jerry Stone and is structured to
offer tutorial services for
students who meet the criteria
and counseling for the
physically handicapped Mr
Bobby Jones will serve as
director
The project is designed to
help the student who has
traditionally been excluded
from institutions of higher
learning, adapt readily to
college life, and achieve
maximum success in his en
deavors as s student
The criteria for selection for
the Special Service* is sny
student enrolled in Upward
Bound, any student from i
Talent Search project, any
student from a low income
background, any student with
inadequate high school
preparation, or any student who
is physically handicapped
The project will provide
diagnostic evaluation of each
student to determine his special
needs It will also provide
counseling for each student to
ensure that be takes full ad-
Leap frog incident
stirs resentment
On Tuesday. October I, a
group of students who had
gathered on the Mercer
quadrangle, lata in the evening.
The action, which generated
considerable resen>^ent
many members ot the
student body evidently resulted
from the noise made by the
plaints lodged
The quadrangle has been the
of a aanbar of spon
of school These
first few
informal groups which come
together to talk, play guitar and
generally have a good time
The participants play
leapfrog. 'Kent State” ring
around the rosy, and a number
of sjwiiUr games. Often they
chant popular slogans and sing.
Until last Tuesday, the
r erings were considered by
t who knew about them to
be amusing, innocent, and even
beneficial.
The Ouster is currently
investigating the many rumors
poasihir ramifiestiona of
thia incident However, there it
considerable disparity in the
information thus far obtained
substantial inquiry is
vantage of all opportunities
offered by the institution and
the project
Tutorial assistance for
students with academic
deficiencies will be provided
along with remedial instruction
for students with language skill
and reading deficiencc*. The
career counseling, including
vocational and graduate study
possibilities, will be of special
interest to juniors and seniors
Also offered will be
therapeutic sessions and special
equipment and training for the
physically handicapped as well
u cultural instruction designed
to meet the diverse cultural and
ethnic backgrounds.
*'■ Mr Jooes, in a report to the
S.G.A. on the Special Services
program stated that ap
proximately 000 schools applied
for this service and Mercer was
among the first one hundred
accepted About 70 students will
participate in the program this
year.
Mr. Stooe said that in the past
for
Sar
of great
beoafit in correcting thia
deficiency,
Tbumell Johnson will be in
charge of Community Services
located at IMS Collage Drive.
Richard Hy* la the
Rehabilitation Counselor.
George Espy is Director of the
Tutorial Systefo and Glenda
Copeland Is secretary to the
Mercer choir
announces plans
By ft
November iah"'opens the
doors to Shapeapeares "12th
Night or What You Will” to be
presented by the Mercer
University Drama Club The
play will run three days,
November IKh, 19th and 20th
with three performances daily
The director of the play. Mias
Gloria Harrison, said the play is
open to the public and the ad
mission would be R OO, on a
first come, first serve basis
Shakespeare's "Uth Night" is
being approached by the Drama
Club with a futuristic outlook
Instead of the 17th century
witnessed in
BaraeiU
The play itself interweaves
romance end humor Mlae
Harrison described the play as
"Delightfully humorous and
romantic at the same time."
Mias Harrison obviously feels
that this is one of Shakespeare's
greatest works or at least ant of
his funniest
Miss Harrison stated that the
two main characters were,
"Maria." being played by
Peggy Blow, who is a freshman,
and "Feats," who Is being cast
by Audie Maloti
Mias Harrtaoo's Assistant
Director is Mary Drfreesa. with
Carol Ison as the Stage
Manager
room and gat a good laugh
This year the Mercer
University Choir, under the
direction of Mr. John Van Cura,
continues to further its purpose
of presenting choral music of
Uk highest artistic and cultural
caliber while providing a
pleasurable outlet for musical
expression. The choir will use
choral literature <of all historical
periods, both sacred and
secular, in an attempt to create
an omnibus of all musical
tastes
The choir will provide the
choral music for the University
Chapel services on Friday
mornipga five times this
quarter. Other plans for fall
quarter include a performance
of Handel s MESSIAH in the
chapel at Mercvr on December
0, 7, and 13. The choir also has
been invited to sing the
MESSIAH at Bull Street Baptist
Church in Savannah. Georgia
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With the begiaalng af the la
ir a mural football the signal far
touchdown will he seea often
For reports of games, see page*
4. S. and I. < Photo by Johnny
Tamer)
Winter quarter foe choir will
sing Schubert's MASS IN G in
the chapel an February 14 and
IS. In the spring plans include a
oerformance af Haydn's LORD
NELSON MASS oo April 19.
and 19. Mr Van Cura en
courages the students st Mercer
to support the choir by at
tending these scheduled
programs.
Members of the choir are
chosen by audition This year
there arc approximately twenty,
new members.
MERCER CLUSTER
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• MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON. GEORGIA. OCT. ». <»'Q