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Chamber
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Mercer University Macon, Georgia . February 25, 1972
chapel.
The official minutes state “it
wet reported that Dr. Harris
was in favor of the proposal but
that Dr. Haywood.. .“requested
the matter be referred to bis
committee on plant, planning
and services. TWa committee
refused to approve the idea. A
review of their action la being
Realism and instructors. His
final talk will be on the touchy
subject oT The Role of the
Educator and that will be given
Tuesday afternoon.
Publications, $22,750; Music,
$8,830; Drama, $3,315; Art,
$3,500; Film Series, $2,106; Law
Student Government, $1,500;
Supplies, $1,000; Contingency,
the S.G.A. unanimously en
dorsed the proposal that the
freahman girls be treated
equally with the boys on mat
ters such aa curfew.
Mercer University President
Rufus C. Harris further
strengthened ties between
Macon and the university st a
luncheon for local Chamber of
Commerce members held in the
President's Dining Room on the
Mercer campus following the
Chamber's regular meeting.
Stressing the university’s
economic bond to the city,
Harris said "Education is
everyone's business Mercer
belongs to Macon-we've been
here for more than 100 years.
Business supports good causes.
Mercer is a good cause, and so
we arc pleased that Macon
business supports Mercer.
The Chamber of Commerce
is primarily concerned with the
growth and advancement of
Macon,” Harris continued,
“and lltftt growth and ad
vancement naturally includes
Mercer.”
Harris said that Mercer is
already a good college, but that
the university seeks the
Chsmber’s help in making
Mercer University an even
better institution of higher
education. “We want you to
know us better," he told the
Chamber members, 'and we
want to know you better. But
first, we realize that you must
understand us better . “
The President then called on
key Mercer personnel to briefly
outline their duties at the
university with special con
sidcration given to their
relationahip to Macon. •
P. Taylor, c <Jean
of the College of Liberal Arts,
stressed that you/Vint stuff
students with education like you
can stuff sausages, expecting a
uniform, interchangeable
product as an end result.”
Taylor reiterated that Mercer is
interested in nonin-
terchangeable product and said
that 'Tealistic student par
ticipation'' in creating "an
educational environment
assures superior academic
conditions.
Dr. Willis B. Glover,
professor of history, told the
Chamber members that Mercer
encourages the development of
good citoenship. vital not only
•o the Mac'»n community, but
the nation as well. Here,
students learn to state’ their
opfoiofti them
atmosphere of friendship and
respect," he said,
Mercer Dean of Students,
Joseph Hendricks said that
times have changed in the
academic world. “University
administrators, from the
president down to the young
instructor must learn to listen
rather than command if they
expect top performance from
_ today's youth." He underscored
* (he fact that institutions must
become “human" in order to
develop the greatest potential
from students.
Coach Dwane Morrison of
Mercer's basketball team
commented that the great
success the 1971-72 Bears have
had on the court is due in large
measure to the increasing .
•f Com-
Owrtos S
members to
strongly ’support Mercer
University, “Mercer If the
fourth largest industry in Bibb
County,” Jones said, “and its
annual economic impact on the
area nears $8 million. We are
proud and fortunate to hare
Mercer University as a neigh
bor and member.”
As the conclusion of the
luncheon Jones was presented a
“Big Bear” award by Harold 8.
Logan on behalf of the
university in appreciation of
Jones’ service to Mercer
University and to the Macon
community.^ > ^ gj . ::
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Volume LIU
Dr. Michael Novak
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to speak at Mercer
Dr Michael Novak. Associate
Professor of Philosophy and
Religious Studies at the State
university of New York, Old
Westbury, will speak in
Willingham Chapel next
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr Novak, a famed jour
nalist. is one of a few writers
whose books and articles have
appeared in every major
western language. Novak has
written eight books and the
more famous are Belief and
Unbelief and Ascent of the
Mountain. Mr. Novak has also
written two novels.
Dr. Novak has lived for three
years in Italy including two
periods during the Second
Vatican Council. In 1967 he was
noted for his month of travels
through ths countryside of
South Vietnam during the
Vietnamese elections of the
1 same year.
He has taught with Ivan Blich
in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He
SGA senate meets
V
with 100% present
For the first time in recent
memory the S.G.A. met with all
members present. At this
meeting. A*ti Norment was
commended for her com
mittee’s effort in making
Homecoming more organized.
Also, the Circle K reported that
although they had acquired
twenty dogwood trees, for the
beautification of Mercer, they
were not allowed to plant them
because President Harris was~
afraid that the trees would be
stolen.
Julie Vanlloose, Chairman of
the problem channeling com
mittee reported that, in the
future, the cafeteria lines would
open at 11:30. on Saturday
mornings for lunch. It was also
reported. that U would
impractical to have all
lines open for Sunday’s lunch,
because it was the help's day
off. The chairman of the
auxiliary committee was
relieved of her duties and Kay
Cole was appointed to take her
place.
Another report was made by
representatives of the freshman
girls concerning the policy of
curfew. They pointed out the
fact that requiring freshman
girls to abide by certain curfew
rules, but allowing freshman
boys the privilege of no hours
was discrimination. Much
dlscusion followed but in the end
campaigned for Robert Ken
nedy in Oregon and California
in 1968, and covered the
Deomcratic Convention in
Chicago for Commonwealth. In
1970 he worked to help elect
Democratic Congressmen all
around the country. An
associate Editor of three major
religious journals, be has also
contributed to Harper's and
Now Republic and several
scholarly journals.
Dr. Novak has been active in
the Resistance against the draft
and the war in Vietnam, visited
American deserters in Paris
and , and written
extensively ebout coming
revolution in America.
Publisher's Weekly says Novak
'has subtle insight about the
problems of personal identity.”
He "combines the long view of
the philosopher with the in
tuitive insights of the poet."
On Monday. Dr. Novak during
chapel break will speak on the
topic of The End of "Radical '
Politics. This will be at 10:00
o'clock in Willingham Chapel. At
3:00 he will speak informally to
students and faculty at a
location v to be announced. At
7 00 pm. Mr Novak will talk
On the Subject of The Ex
perience of Nothingness in
Room 314 Connell Student
Center.
On Tuesday he will again
speak In the chapel at 10:00 but
here on the subject of Political
•Hie Ike and Una Tomer Rente performed at
Appropriation board
increases expenditure
The Student-Faculty Board of
Appropriations met Tuesday
and increased the budgets of the
film series. AWS, and the
contingency fund.
The Board had received $2,000
over last year’s amount. It
granted increases o»' $743 to the
contingency fund. $150 to AWS
and $1,106 to the film series.
The total budgets for the
organizations under the Ap
propriations Board's
jurisdiction are:
Student Government
Association, $27
$1,000; Science, $850; Honor
Council, $500; AWS, $500;
Campus Parties, $400; Total,
$73,550.
In other business the Board
received a report from SGA
President Julian Gordy con
cerning his efforts to effect the
Board's strong feeling that
movies should be shown in the
state 'It
but
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