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Bernadette Devlin
Mercer and Bibb County
to sponsor math institute
Mercer University and the
Bibb County schools will jointly
sponsor this summer a
mathematics institute for
teachers.
Financed by the National
Science Foundation, the
project's purpose is to provide
instruction for teachers who
work with underachievers and
slow learners.
Elementary and junior high -
school teachers who teach.
He and Prof Eugene Bell will
teach the courses.
Coordinating the project for
the Bibb schools will be Cordell
Wynn, assistant superin
tendent. and Mrs. Bobby Jones,
curriculum specialist.
The program will consist of a
formal course in the theory of
arithmetic and a laboratory in
special topics and activities A
special, project will be in the
development of a discovery unit
on the mathematics of mass
production using cardboard
carpentry techniques to ac
tually design and manufacture
a simple product.
Ten hours of graduate credit
will be granted by Mercer.
Classes and laboratories will be
held in the Ballard-Hudson A
Building.
Dowling speaks to
Mercer ROTC cadets
mathematics to underachievers
will be elegible So will prin
cipals and supervisors.
Participants granted full
stipends will receive $60 a week
for six weeks. Tuition, books,
suppliers and fees will be
provided Torth stipends will be
provided.
Dr. William F. Palmer,
chairman of the Department of
Mathematics at Mercer, will
direct the project which will
start June 21 and end July 30.
Ambassador in Residence
Walter Dowling addressed the
Cadet ROTC Battalion Monday.
February 8 in the lecture hall of
Willet Science Center as part of
the Military Science Depart
ment’s Guest Speaker
Program. Ambassador
Dowling’s topic was “The
Berlin Wall and its Political
Implication.”
The former Ambassador of
the United States to West
Walter Dowling
Germany reviewed the events
leading up to the Berlin
Blockade of 1948 and sum
marized subsequent develop
ments. Dowling said, “The
future of Germany reviewed the
events leading up to the Berlin
Blockade of 1948 and sum
marized subsequent develop
ments. Dowling said, "The
future of Germany depends on
Berlin, the future of Europe
depends on Germany, and the
future of the world depends on
Europe.”
Assistant Macon Police Chief
Roy WUkes is scheduled to
speak Monday. February 15.
His subject is drugs. On March
1, Captain James Perry from
Warner Robins will speak to the
students. His topics "The Age of
Air Mobilization."
SGA OPEN DORMS
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willing to offer. “ The ad
ministration was helpful in this
area to begin with,’’ Howell
said, but now they have shut the
door. The students don’t have
any power.”
Senate vice president,
Charles Bowen, asked Sparks if
the administration would be
willing to institute a policy on
open dorms which was the
result of an "accurate evaluati
on.”
I’d be willing to look at it,
Sparks replied. “I don’t feel the
SGA could do an acurate
evaluation because of peer
group pressure." be added.
Action Line
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there have been some changes in the rates, the new rates are 5
cents per lino or 35 cents per column inch. I think that's pretty
reasonable so now I will expect to receive some good Classified
ads from yaU. Here’s some HINTS. . the Classified ads will
have special space for frustrated and forlorn lovers osten
tatiously presented personal messages, rejected romanticists,
weird want ads and “important” notices to everyone. For
example, the following classified ads were printed in the Florida
Alligator during the past year:
-Wanted two girls to accompany two guys for weekend to
Satiny Sands Nudist Resort. Good fun, good sun, food company..
Sincere applicants only. Call Tom.
-To The Drummer”: your sound leaves me “Feeling
Alright". Thanks.
-Tom-Baby, V.D. was never so good!!!! Love. Twiggy Bod
and Ghoulroo
-Help. $T0 worth of checks destroyed in washing machine. If
you bought pottery on the 23rd or 24 and paid by check please
call Doug.
-H R Fixnstuf-For an obnoxious fag with bus-token breath,
you make a pretty good fmance. Kiss die egg and give me a.c.
Love. Festus. l
-1 need a hip warm female companion to share what could be-
a glorious MM even in Gainesville 'Macon in this case)
Writ* Tom.
-Sweet Lynn, the rear is nice.
-To Blonde on bike from Hub to East Hall 8 p.m Monday.
Jeans, tennis racket, red-stripped top I want to meet you. Please
send name And phooe number to Bill. Well I think that ought to
give you an idea, folks. I will add that the Ouster will run any ad
submitted and paid for, except those that in my opinion are
either illegal or of such bad taste that it would damage the
beiirv ability of the newspaper.
bKTo the second question, Mr. Jerry Stone replied, "That’s
the reason why we have not put them there, ‘cause the pool room
is definitely not the place for Ping-Pong tables 1 am looking for
an appropriate place to keep ping-pong tables as well as a T V
room.”
c>-As concerns the Food crisis question, Mr. Krakow said,
"I'd have to check into it. I don't know what would be involve^. 1
think this is something we could consider and I will be glad to
discuss it with the Food Committee. Right now we are operating
at a loss and extension of serving time would result in more
expenses, which an increase in losses. He added. "I will in
vestigate the possibilities for such a change
d)-Now the PS note. Mr. Jerry Stone said. The Community
Center is now under the Special Services program and Mr
Bobby Jones is the director of the same” The program has two
community centers now Unfortunately. Mr Bobby Jones to
out of town, thus, I was unable to art his opinion about the same,
but. if you would like more information, please contact Mr
Bobby Jones.
Bernadette Devlin. Irish Catholic activist, will speak
Tuesday. February 16 in Willingham Chapel at 10 am. Her
address is part of the Insight Lec*ure Series.
Miss Devlin, youngest member of the British parliament, is
famous for her militant stand against the Protestant majority in
Northern Ireland.
During the Londonderry nots she helped organize resistance
to the police for which she was sentenced to a six month prison
term.
Monday. February 15, there was a dinner sponsored by the,
AWS at which a resource speaker discussed the problem of
Northern Ireland in detail and explained the background of the
problems in which Devlin is involved.
Miss Devlin s proposed speech has occasioned considerable
local comment.
Law building
The restoration of Mercer University's Ryals Law Building,
damaged by fire Dec. 4, will be completed by March 19, ac
cording to Dr William T Haywood, vice president for business
and finance.
An extensive investigation was conducted by the State Fire
Marshall's Office to determine the cause of the fire but no
conclusion was reached.
Herman A. Brown, investigator, and H.A. Gober Jr., in
spector. ended their report with, “It is our opinion that the fire
was not an act of arson by a person or persons unknown as there
was no evidence that pointed to a set fire. As of this date, we are
unable to determine the true cause of the fire. ’ ’
The possibility of arson was investigated because no other
cause could be found.,
Fire damage to the upper portion of the building was e-
xtensive and. since fireman battled the flames for more than
foUr hours, water and smoke damage to the other floors was
considerable.
Dr. Haywood said the estimate on restoring the building is
$86,000. The amount incurred in the loss of 20,000 law volumes
stored on the third floor still is to be determined.
The building is being restored to look as it did before the fire
but has been redesigned to accomodate changes in the interior
particularly on the third floor. Offices of the Student Bar As
sociation and the Law Review will be moved to that floor as will
the moot courtroom.
Consumer union
A group of some 10 to 20 university students are attempting to
organize a form of consumer union to protect student interests
on campus, reliable sources reported last week.
The union would be composed of around a 100 students who
pay fees with out assistance or attachment to the university and
who could transfer on their academic merit.
The union then could conceivably use its economic bargaining
power to eliminate certain conditions on campus or cause im
provements of university policy—such as mandatory meal
tickets, forced on campus residence.
Coach Smith
Mercer University baseball coaofr Claude D. Smith has been
honored by the American Association of College Baseball
Coaches for 25 years of coaching college baseball.
- During the 25 years he has been at Mercer he has had only one
losing season, .us best seasons have been 1968 when his team
woo 23 and lost 5 and 1956 when the record was 16-5.
Smith was presented a 25-year plaque by the AACBC at the
annual banquet in Houston. At the time he was recognized as one
of the most successful baseball coaches of any college in the
nation.
T*hough he is best known for the baseball teams he has
produced at Mercer. Smith was a successful high school football
and baseball coach before coming to the university. During an
eight-year tenure at R.J Reynolds, High School in Winston-
Saldtp, N.C., his football teams won the Western Conference
championships three times and the North Carolina cham
pionship once: His baseball scuad won the Western Conference
championship twice, losing out both times is the finals of the
state playoff
Alpha Gamma Delta
Members of Alpha Gamma Delta, Gamma Iota Chapter went
to Troy State, Troy Alabama, to initiate the first pledge class of
the Gamma Sigma Chapter. Friday, February 5th was the oral
pledge ceremony. >
Saturday. February 6th was initiation followed by installation
of officers. Saturday 1 night, a banquet was held and there was a
tea on Sunday Lorna Brigdon. Alpha Gam Grand President was
in attendance to install the Chapter