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Mercer to try to raise $37.5 million
A $37.5 million fund-raisin?
effort for Mercer University Las
been approved by the Soard of
Trustees. The Program is to
stretch over the next five years
Among its major* purposes
are increased endowment,
higher operating budget and
faculty salaries, and new
construction.
• Harold S. Logan, vice-
president for development,
emphasized that this is not a
traditional money-raising
campaign saying “most people
expect a souped-up Hollywood
type production and that is not
what this is.” According to
Lo^an, the investment in
Human Resources program is
equivalent to a five year plan
submitted to the board of
directors of a large corporation,
including needs requirements,
improvements, and expansions
for the future.
The Investment in Human
Resources program is Mercer’s
first such long range plan.
Logan believes Mercer's
assets have been effectively
handled in the past, pointing out
that "Hay wqod is one of the best
management specialist I know
of." According to Logan. "Not
ten universities in the country
have been able to do as much
with their funds as Mercer has
with its." ’
The vice-president for
development said that by using
funds wisely and seeking an
increased endowment. Mercer
can avoid raising tuition and
fees. Endowment funds are
those which are invested in
stock, business property, bonds,
or other securities to provide
regular annual income to the
operating budget. The current
market value of Mercer's en
dowment is $11,650,000.
Logan pointed out "We are
projecting foi this decade a
decrease of tuition cost as a
percentage of current budget
support This will be possible
because of increased income
from other sources and also
because of improved retention
of students from 40 percent to 80
percent and a slight increase in
enrollment possible 500”
Part of the Investment in
Human Resources has been
divided intodefiniteneeds which
offer speicfic areas of interest
for people to donate money for
and allow people to see what
their money does. Among some
of these proposed expenditures
are: electric typewriter.
Alumni off ice--$650; typewriter
chemistry department $400;
automatic typerwiter.
Development and Public Re
lations Office-$3,600; electric
typewriter Pharmacy School-
$550; Electric typewriter,
student union-$437; Boat,
motor, and camping equipment.
Biology. Dept. $1,100; funds for
support of faculty and students
for development of new
programs during summer.
Chemistry dept. -$5,000;
Scholar (writer-artist) in
residence-$10,000; Funds for
foreign travel-$1,500;
Logan explained the needs
which would be met in the I-
nvestment in Human Resources
program. These include in
creasing endowment by $15
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Volume Lll
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, April 12, 1971
No. 17
Julian Bond says
fight must go on
"We can’t afford a Woodstock
in a nation that still tolerated
Watts." Julian Bond told a
predominately college audience
in Willingham Chapel last T-
uesday.
Seeing little chance for
student involvement or black
agitation in the coming months,
the outspoken black legislator
said that he expects a revival of
interest in politics.
He warned, however, of
trouble on oe horizon if such
things as tite Washington. D C.
crime bill, the concentration
camp features of the McCarren
Act. and the prolonged separate obligations to the state without
state of Mack people in America receiving all of the
continue. corresponding', benefits of
Blaming, the traditional^ citizenship." he said,
difficulties that black people / Observing that economic
have had in this country en : entrepreneurship, pressure
tirely on their status as a v group politics, and the
colonial people and the fact that
they "are increasingly being
forced to employ-the methods
and the techniques of the
colonial subject to escape from
the domination of the colonial
power." Bond said that "Black
people are citizens only in a
very narrow sense."
"We have to meet certain
Telegraph sponsors
student column
The Macon Telegraph is
seeking letters from young
people for a new feature on
editorial page
“The Voice of Youth " will
give an opportunity to sound off
on subjects that concern you-jto
criticize, commend, explain,
persuade and influence.
The ground rules are simple.
.Write on subjects which, are, or
should be. of current general
interest. Keep the letters brief
to enhance readership Sign
address
Well publish as many of the
letters as space permits.
Besides giving you a voice,
the feature is designed to let a
quarter-million readers in
Middle Georgia know what is on
the mind of our thoughtful
young people
We hope you will use "The
Voice of Youth.”
BUI Ott
Editor. Tbe Telegraph
group politics, and the
traditional coalitions of black
people with organized labor,
church groups, and coUege
students, had failed. Bond
urged a new kind of politics in
which Macks would have no
permanent friends or enemies
but only express their per
manent interests.
"We are in what you might
call with some kindness, bad
shape." ihe thirty-one-year-old
lawmaker said. "In some
peculiar fashion. Mack young
men have managed to become
first in war. last in peace, and
seldom in the hearts of their
countrymen."
Bond noted that the Negroe s
right to vote and enjoy other
forms of social and political
participation are stUl the sub
jects of intense debate.
Blasting the college coro-
munity. he said, "the fragile,
sometimes security of tbe
college campus is not the proper
place from which to engage in
remote and antiseptic social
criticism of people who seldom
see a book from year to year .”
At another point, he observed
that young people are often very
scornful of the political process
when in his opinion, it is that
process
lives.
"No MIC, uiuaw *» - —**>
American Indian, has a
justifiaMe priority over the
demands of black people."
Bond said.
Asked about tbe war in Viet
Nam. he thought we ought to
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tered by tbe EFP program. ieMvered as Insight
IUU1B D«n, -ip ■ r—w W
lecture In Willingham Chapel Tuesday. Apr# ». (Phots by Tyler
Hammett.) _
Students to elect
29 SGA officials
On April 15 Mercer studenta
will go to the polls to elect 29
new officers. 12 of them for
first time.
Elective posts which must be
filled are three SGA officers. 10
senators, a Freshman advisor,
and publications editors for tbe
(latter, tbe Cauldron, and the
DRleimer. The new offices
include four representatives to
the Faculty, six representatives
to the Student Union Board, and
two members to the.Wonderful
Wednesday Guidance Com
mittee.
Persons qualifying Thursday,
April 8, signed a statement
.authorizing the Election
Committee to ascertain that the
candidates meet the University
academic requirements (2.0 or
better) for participation in
addition, candidates for
president, vice-president, and s
secretary-treasurer of SGA m
ust have been in attendance at
Mercer at least fiVe) quarter p-.
rior to the election date. A
person may qualify in more
than one category and serve if
elected.
Campaigns will begin Mon
day. April 12 at 7:00 am.
The election marshal,
Ernie Robinson, said that be
welcomed questions and is
pleased to offer any reasonable
aid in understanding election -
procedures or SGA work. Other
members of the election
committee are Laurie Dun,
Hilda Greet. Stu Mervis. Leigh
Montgomery, Doug Palmer.
Carol Perko. Susan Watt and
Doug White
