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PAGE 11 LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS I--, Mercer worship service is still very much alive Chapel is dead. (That was the compulsory thing, remember?) But Mercer Worship Service is very much alive. At least, so think the 60-120 people who attend the Friday morning services in Ware Music Hall, and the student-faculty com mittee that plans them. Take this quarter, for in stance. ft The Faculty Forum was (ire-: ft theory at least) a regulars f:f:feature of last year's duster:-: fvwhich gave the faculty an op-ft g'portunity to express theirg f:f:opinions on campus affairs. Theft :£ feature died from lack of in-ft •f:-treat. Mr. Ed Corson's article:;: ft this week may be the first of ax ft series of informative orfti ft opinionated articles written by:-: ** ra te ft 'gur oFcoatue TOU HAVE A PLACE IN COLLEGE IF IT WEEENT FOft TH' HJLL,LATY,ieK6«FbN5l0LE,»mPlP 9TUPENT; HOW EVEP VLOULPWE BE ABLETS RECOSNiZE :?opimonaiea articles wi IK BW^KT.lNDUffrRIOL^HFRPWbBKiNG^NTELUGeNTCKE?* ^faculty memgen. Mg Loss of legislators heralds many congressional changes \ visitor to Washington would' probalby not notice any dif ference in the old place, but you can bet the face of national politics i entering a w£ole new ear and there’s going to be some changes made. The United States has lost three of. its most respected, Another change on capitol hill may also be taking place in that time honored tradition, the senate seniority system. A group of young senators is seeking to have the system changed, especially after the stagnation in the senate during the past congress. The house is also supporting the change after being fed up with-the senates seeming incapacity to get anything done Sen. Russell and Reps. Mc Cormack and Rivers might not even recognize the old place in a few years. At least we can hope they wouldn't. by Mr. Bill Corson the duster expresses thanks to Mr. Corson for his interest and effort. Mr. Lane started it off with a series of two talks keyed in to the E.F.P. theme of Per suasion; then the first half of the rock opera hit "Jesus Christ Superstar" got played and discussed. Just this past Friday a favorite target of the redneck element held forth in a service that included music by a black Soul chorus and a white Folk quartet. That speaker was Millard Fuller, a Congregational layman in his middle 30's who is direcotr of the Koinonia Movement in Americus, Georgia. Five years ago he gave up a prospering law and business career in his native Alabma, and turned first to raising funds for a Negro college and then to promoting missionary work in Africa. Then in 1968 he 1 came to Koinonia Farms to help the late Clarence Jordan get the new interracial . business venture, Koinonia Partners, underway. When Jordan, Koinonia foundei and translator of the Cotton Patch Version of the Bible, died suddenly in late 1969 as he prepared to come here for a Chapel appearance. Fuller took over leadership. For this Friday, the second half of "Jesus Christ Super star" is on the agenda. The concert will start promptly at 10:p0. T.'e last ten minutes of the period, after the music is over, will be given to comments by Dr. Otto, and by Mr. Loyd Landrum, a local church musician. Then, a "feedback session" will involve those who can stay on into the 3rd period in a lively discussion of the con troversial work. Such opportunities to talk back to speakers, incidentally, are part of every service unless the speaker has to rush off immediately. The coming weeks will see a variety of things. Dr. Julian Cave, Dr. Guldens’ successor as pastor of First Church in Athens, will preach. Then will come a with-it religious jour nalist whose socially-oriented magazine has some of the brethren pretty shook; a Quaker educator; a Jewish rabbi. The Mercer Choir and various unofficial musical groups will be on hand, of Course. Says a spokesman for the planning committee, "We’re aiming at a mix of worship, social relevance, intellectual stimulation, and spiritual search and support. Different things to meet different needs and moods. For seekers and Christians alike." influential and of tn time feared . legislators and national leaders. The implications for change on capitol hill are staggering. Before the general election this year Speaker of the House John McCormack of Texas announced his retirement; he had the house in his grip for manylong years. Only months later Rep. L. Mendal Rivers of South Carolina and chairman of the house armed services committee died following open heart surgery. And the most powerful man in the U.S. Senate, Richard Brevard Russell of Georgia was buried only two weeks ago, after he lost his bout with chronic emphasema. Ruseell was chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a last Chairman of the armed services committee. More important, he was the chief engineer of America’s militiary might. \ It is obvious that possibility for change has been opened up In the area of national defense, especially at a time when the majority of the country is questioning our defense policy. Might might not necessarily be right. Even though the new chairmen of the committees will nrobably hold the same views - ^ ineir predecesors, members of. the congress might be more ready to question them, than they were a Russell of a Rivers. Perhaps even the existence of the military-industrial complex may be called into question and the spending of 70 cents of every tax dollar either directly or indirectly for defense The draft is already on the line and the abscence of the three big men in congress could have a definite effect on a vote later this year Letters to the editor publish a statement concerning their funds and where these funds are allocated? Maybe next time they could provide the Student Body with a list of groups that are within our price range, with some type of student poll taken as to whom we are going to pay. Mercer truly needs a Student Union Board that will relate to the sesires of all of the students and not to the musical preferences of a few Board members and their "advisor”. Bob Kirkpatrick In reply to Bob Kirkpatrick’s letter to the editor,' and as a statement of clarification concerning the Student Union Activities Board, the planning of the activities, and the func tioning process of the activities program, I would like to point out a few pertinent (acts. In addition, explanation relating to the Homecoming dance will be given. For the first time in five years there was a *no show: of any kind. Booked last October 1970 for the Homecoming dance 1971, the Metros, who . played last ye*r on campus, did not show. Frank Bray, the Metros manager, apologized profusely for the inconvenience, which was caused by internal strife, specifically, the quitting of their lead guitarist Mr. Bray claims he Nras unable to contact any school official.’ However the $100.00deposit is being returned and the Metros have agreed to play a free dance at our con venience. The Student Union Activities Board, whose members are chosen from applications, represent a fair cross section of the student body. Almost everyone that applied attained membership. Part of the bast responsibility of a Board member, being somewhat the thankless task that it is, entails the planning of quarterly ac tivities. The major portion of energy is devoted to the actual carrying out of programs, e.g., lighting, sound arrangements, publicity, artist’s ac comodations, etc. Therefore, it has been the experience of the ^ Board members, that the few who apply tnuit work vigorously to. eVen meet scheduled programs. A note of interest concerning the structure of the Board is the complete reorganization of that body. This Spring will include the election of Board members and its Chairman by the student body. As was mentioned, the planning of activities is a small part of the entire process of finalizing programs. However, this does not lessen the task which' requires considerable time and effort. Plans must be made at least one quarter in advance to meet booking requirements of groups, film companies, and speaker agencies. Therefore, con sideration must be given, not only to time tables three months in the future, rather, and more importantly, to the budgeting of funds to allow an even distribution 'for all three quarters. The activities program at Mercer is able to boast spending twice its budgeted fund, due to the promotion of such groups as Three Dog Night. This, in ad dition to, shrewd handling of booking agencies has enabled the activities program to func tion- quite beyond its limited budget. If one cares for an objective evaluation of the Mercer Student Activities Program. 1 would like to refer to the out standing reception df Mercer's display at the annual Southern Conference of the College Unions International. This display included promotional material used in publicizing Mercer Films programs. In sight Lecture series, concerts, etc. QompleL.y outclassing all other schools of its size, Mercer ranked among such universities as the University of Florida, whose budget, incidentally is four fold that of Mercer’s! It is in this perspective that the magnitude of Mercer’s ac tivities program is clearly visible. The Student Union Activities Board, which has been so unobjectively criticized, em ploys an objective attitude in earnest attempt to satisfy the majority of students, with equal concern for selective tastes in entertainment. However, tl seems' evident that one body cannot fulfill simultaneously the multitudes of partiality in the area of entertainment. Therefore, it has been necessary to engage a variety of groups and music in planning concerts and dances.. Likewise, several unlike preferences are solicited before the selection of films and speakers. If any studnet is sincerely motivated to assist, con structively work for, or even change the activities program, not use the program, Board, or any individual as a scapegoat for criticism, then I more than welcome him to the ranks of time consuming dedication. All students are welcome to attend Uwoger^oar^meetings^ Send Action Line Questions To Action Man Pervaiz Peter