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ft THE MERCER CLUSTER "The Pacesetter of the Seventies" Volume III Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, April 26, 1971 No. 18 Bill Cragg «iid BiU Dodson, rtpranting Morcor affirmative. placed first in their division with > 7-1 record at the national conference of DSR-TKA at Indiana Stale University April 7-1*. Harris supports students aims * “The sole point of a college is lodged in what it does for students.” Mercer President Rufus Harris said in his report to the turstees April 15. ‘That is the whole purpose,”he went on. and freedom is required, with a qualification or so. to try almost anything.” The <-President in his report obserbed that students have been the catalyst behind if not the architects of considerable social change in America. He appeared to appreciate Very much the “new life per spectives’’ which American youth have aroused. “They have not won the blessings of the guardians of established ideas and modes,” he said,” yet on a deeply moral basis they have challenged their elders and peers alike to sommit themselves to national Phones in dorms being considered The Star Electric Company of Macon has made a feasability study to determine the coat of preparing Mercer's dormitories for installation of telephones The study was made ih cooperation with university and Southern Bell officials. It was estimated that the cost would be in excess of 58,000. T. Scott Avary, business manager of the university, said this figure was much higher than had been expected. Now that the informatior is in, the decision about private telephones in dormitory rooms will have to be made, con sidering alternatives, priorities, and student opinion. At a special meeting Wed nesday night the Senate passed University “take all action necessary for the prompt in stallation of such telephone equipment.” S Because there were no funds budgeted for telephone wiring, the decision will be made ac cording to Avary “at the vice presidential or presidential level”. . Avary said. ”1 was com missioned by Mr. Haywood to investigate up to a certain point to find out what the telephone company needs and what it will cost.” Dr. Haywood now has the information. He will talk with the students and give them a thorough bearing Avary said. “I don’t expect it to be a unilateral decision The counselors for men and unanimous • resolution * women ^ have j*en asked^ to representative of the student " u " " r body commending that the ' assemble student opinion. The Cragg, Dodson best in nation Mercer debaters Bill Cragg and BiU Dodson were ranked as the best affirmative team in the nation in the four-man division at the National conference of SDR-TKA held AprU 7-10 at Indiana State University in Terre Haute Indiana. Despite the 7-1 affirmative record, Mercer's 9-7 overall did not place them among the top four teams in this the, last tournament that they will participate in this year. The University of Tennessee took first place in the tour nament posting 9 6-2 record for the affirmative andean 8-0 record for the negative. Mercer's affirmative case, which was written by Cragg and Dodson at the SDR-TKA workshop at the University of Nebraska last summer, has been defeated only 5 times in over 50 rounds of debate this year. The Mercer team, ac companied by Mrs. Gerre Price, also included Ed Heath and Robert Surrency who debuted the negative case. The question for the year was: Rosolved: that the federal government should institute a compulsory system of wage and price controls While at the tournament, BiU Dodson and Robert Surrency were initiated into DSR-TKA the national honorary forensic fraternity. Mercer students Lynn Davis and Barbara Russell will initiated later this quarter bringing to 5 the number of Mercer people in DSR-TKA. The affirmative team debated against Manchester, Alma, Texas Tech, St. Johns, Massachusetts, Capital, Whichita, and Bridgewater, losing only to Texas Tech. The Mercer debate team in the past year participated in the finals at the University of North Carolina and won awards for for excellence in debate at FSU, Gulf Coast, and Valdosta State. Inside Ouster • Alumni P- 4 Coffee Houses 'P.4 Editorials P. 8-7 Eulogy P 5 Freaky . p 7 Newsbriefs P. 2 SGA P 12 Sports P.8-10 Trustees P-2 Gordy, Walters, and Gandy to fill SGA positions Approximately 700 students turned our to elect candidates to fUl 38 offices in the annual spring election held April 15. In the run off election held April Mover 300students voted Rin offs were held, for student union representatives, faculty representatives, senior senators, and iunior senators, sophomore senators According to Julian Gordy, newly elected SGA president and former senator at large, the election committee expected the smaU turnout of voters He said that all the contests were dose, except for the election of Joe Cook as editor of the Dulcimer. Newly elected officers of the SGA are Julian Gordy, president; Bruce Gandy, vice- president, Doris Walters, secretary-treasurer. Editors for the coming year are Tyler Hammett the Cluster; John Lowry the Cauldron; and Joe Cook, the Dulcimer. Freshman advisor is Tom Gordy. Students elected as senior senators ai“e Earl Carswell .• Wayne Gullatt. Dennis Rainer, and Tim Spencer As the senior senator with the most votes. David Hibbert is the new president of the senior class The president of the junior dass is Truett Ashley and other junior senators are Maj Far- mand, Lynn Harris, Nancy Loveday, and Guice Price. Sophomore senators are Marilyn Allgood, president, Brian Carney, Kay Cole, Karen Hayes, and Rose White. Senators at large are Betsy Jones. Bob Jackson, Rick Palma. Cathy McNabb and George Tucker. Student Union represen tatives are Galen Jones, Nancy Loveday. Robert McAllister, Robert Mike, Guice Price, and George Tucker. BUI Crooks, David Hibbert, Bob Jackson, and Cathy Mc Nabb were elected as faculty representatives. Rocky Wade and Doris Walters were elected to the Wonderful Wednesday committee. Julian Goaty. Doris Wallers, and Bruce Gandy were elected to the offices of President. Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer of SGA in the recent elections.