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Mercer medical school feasibility studied
The Executive Committee of
the Mercer University Board of
Trustees, responding to the
quick actioo and high interest of
local groups seeking to
establish a medical school in
Macon, has appointed a Medical
Affairs Committee to im
plement a feasibility study of
establishing such a school. Dr.
Milford B. Hatcher of Macon
was appointed chairman of the
committee.
Dr. Hatcher said in a Cluster
interview Wednesday “Our first
interest, of course, in this study
will be the need for training
physicians for our community
and section of the state. This
need is obvious, not only in
Macon, but even moreso in
neighboring communities,
some of which have been short
of adequate medical personnel
for several years.”
"Our prime objective will be
to find out how t^>t our
educational and medical
communities can cooperate to
correct the urgent demand for
physicians.” “We are certainly
hopeful from our investigations
and discussions thus far that
Mercer can be the site of a new
medical school and we plan to
pursue all routes toward this
end.”
The Executive Committee of
the Mercer trustees has moved
in the direction of providing
facilities of the university for
»he public good in response to
interest in a medical school
shown by the Greater Macon
Chamber of Commerce, Mayor
Ronnie Thompson, City Council
and the Macon-Bibb County
Hospital Authority.
President Harris has said that
Me.ccr will act in the public
interest concerning the
establishment of a medical
school here. “If the feasibility
study indicates there is a need
and an opportunity for such a
school, Mercer will do all within
its power to see that one is
established.”
Other members of the cim-
mittee, in addition to Dr.
Hatcher, are the Reverend Dr.
Albert L. Cardwell, Dr. A.B.
Conger, T. Alton Davis, Dr.
James O. Harrison who is
professcr of biology at Mercer,
Dr. Jean Hendricks who is
professor of psychology, Dr. W.
Earl Lewis, Dr. Oliver M.
Littlejohn who is dean of
Mercer's Southern School of
Pharmacy in Atlanta, T.
Baldwin Martin, J.V. Skinner,
Dr. Henry Waraock who is
professor of history, John B.
Zeliars, a Mercer trustee from
Atlanta, and Dr. William T.
Haywood, vice president for
business and finance.
In the resolution establishing
he committee, the university’s
Executive Committee charged
it with the responsibility of
working “with the officers of
the university, ai d appropriate
local and national interests, to
study and advise the Board of
Trustees of the possibilities and
feasibility of establishing such a
medical school.”
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Volume Llll
Mercer University Macon, Georgia , February 7, 1972
No. 12
Heaton elected
Ill close runoff
A special election to fill the
post of Senator-at-Large
vacated by George Tucker for
personal reasons was held
Thursday, January 27. The
election was surrounded by
much controversy, in which no
candidate received a majority,
a write-in candidate, Len
Sinclair, gained more votes
than one of the announced
candidates. Charges were
leveled fgainst Sophomore
Senator Brian Carney for
violations of the Election Code.
In closed session, the Election
Committee on Monday,
January 31, cleared Brian
Carney of all charges and
further stated publicly several
policy statements:
I. At a later date, the Election
Committee will submit to the
SGA Senate a set of con
stitutional and election codes
revisions to enpower the
committee with a “due
process" procedure to use
against individuals who
overstep the responsibilities of
the committee.
II. That in the future, all
pollworkers are not allowed in
any manner to mention any
candidate or his qualifications.
The names of all qualified
candidates will be posted
publicly.
III. That, the responsibility
for publicity in any write-in
campaign lies with the in
dividual write-in candidate.
The run off election on
Tuesday, February 1, was won
by Sam Heaton with 154 votes to
Bill Kelso’s 131. In violation of
the expressed election code, 3
individuals voted for Len Sin
clair and 2 ballots were In
validated by the Election
Marshal. A total of 290 votes
were cast, more than in the
original special election.
The Election Committee
expressed a desire to relate to
the student body their gratitude
for its’ participation and the
committee’s hope that there
will bo no more special elections
until the major elections in
Spring Quarter.
Mrs. .Price offers
seminar course
A new course offered for the
first time this quarter at Mercer
University is giving students an
opportunity to look into the
timely problems of the role of
the computer and of govern
ment surveillance in the life of
the private citizen.
Mrs. Gerre Price, acting
chairman the Department of
Speech and Drama who is
teaching the course, said it is an
outgrowth of the Mercer Debate
Team’s initial study of the role
of the computer and of alleged
military surveillance of private
citizens attending political
conventions
Mrs. Price, who coaches the
debaters, said, “Students were
interested in government
surveillance and asked whether
a seminar could be taught on
the subject since other courses
at Mercer deal with such topical
matters as ecology, drug abuse
and black studies.”
“Really,” she said, “Bflost of
the students know more about
this subject than I, but I hope to
be able to direct their efforts to
substantiate* many aspects of
the problem which now are
primarily hearsay." Though the
idea for the course was
stimulated by the national topic
of the debate team, the majority
of the members of the class are
not debaters.
To give the course a change of
pace, Mrs. Price will take her
students to the Macon post
office to examine the procedure
of screening mail directed to
persons suspected of being
connected with organized
crime. They also will visit the
district attorney’s office, the
local FBI office, the Depart
ment of Family and Children’s
Services, federal civil service
office and other appropriate
places.
"We will invite the FBI, In
ternal Revenue Service and
other representatives of federal
agencies to talk with us.” Mrs.
Price said that Eugene Wood,
chairman of the Department of
Criminal Justice at Macon
Junior College, has been helpful
in gettirg speakers.
The seminar will research
subjects dealing with the in
vasion of privacy, political
dissent, freedom of speech,
press and assembly. Other
topics that will be dealt with
include organized crime and
law enforcement. The students
choose the topics to be studied
and researclyhem.
Sam Heaton and SGA President Julian Gordy.
Homecoming to feature
Ike & Tina Turner revue
Homecoming at Mercer this
year will feature a variety of
activities such as lectures,
concerts and dances plus the
Basketball Bears.
Events get under way with a
Homecoming Warm-up Week
scheduled for February 8-12.
Highlighting this week will be
an Insight lecture by Davids
Schoenbaum in the Chapel
February 8. Mercerians also
will be able to view Holiday on
Ice in the Coliseum on February
10. Tickets for this event as well
as date tickets for other ac
tivities will be on sale in the
College Store. Finishing out the
warm-up will be the movie to be
shown February 11 in 314 CSC at
7, 9 and 11 pm. Also folk artist
Jonathan Edwards will bring
his hit “Sunshine” plus other
tunes to the Chapel on Saturday
night February 12.
The big week itself cranks up
February 15 with the Tams
Revue in the cafeteria at 8 pm.
The renowned Atlantabased soul
group has had many hits in the
past such as "Be Young. Be
Foolish, Be Happy". On
February 18 Mercerians will be
treated to the Ike and Tina
Turner Revue in the Macon
Coliseum at 8 pm. This popular
soul group features the
gyrations of Tina backed up by
her husband Ike. on guitar.
Rounding out the bevy of ac
tivities will be Homecoming
Day on February 19. The day
features displays, plus a game
and dance in the Coliseum.
At 2:00 events begin with the
judging of displays made by the
various campus organizations.
Awards for displays will be
presented during half-time of
the Mercer-Missouri Western
game. Linda Faye Ford-Class
of ’60, the attractive announcer
on WQXI-TV will serve as
mistress of ceremonies. Also
during halftime the an
nouncement of Toby and Tot
will be made plus the winners of
the Alpha Phi Omega Beauty
and the Beast Contest.
Mercer alumni are especially
encouraged to get in on this
year’s Homecoming activities.
All fraternities, sororities and
other campus organizations will
be holding open house on
February 19. Alumni are also
invited to attend the dance
after the game sponsored by
the S.G.A. It will be. held in the
Monument Room with “Good
News” providing the vibes.