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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 Cant, on Page It 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 Cent, or Page 1$ 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