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Volume UV
Mercer University, Macon Georgia
October 29, 1972
No. 5
Rusk Emphasizes Need
For International Law
by Ronald Ash
"Nuclear war,if it should come temational executive does not
about, will not be a deliberate mean there is no muscle in in
decision. Those who have the temational law,” he explained,
power to start a nuclear war He added that one of the
know that it would be their last strongest sanctions in in-
act,” said Dean Rusk, former temational law is the need for
Secretary of State, when he spoke reciprocal advantage and the
to the student body at Willingham fear of retaliation among nations.
Chapel at Mercer on October 24. “The largest countries are most
Rusk who appeared on the susceptible to these sanctions.”
Mercer campus through TTie Kennedy and Johnson ad-
arrangements made by Dr. ministration official then cited
Walter P. Dowling, professor of the incident involving North
political science and am- Korea and the United States ship,
bassa dor-in-residence at Mercer,
was introduced by Dan Finch,
president of the student bar
association at the University’#'
Walter F. George School of Law.
“Nuclear war could result if a
small group of leaders are
backed into a comer and see no
escape,” he said.
After WorldWarll. we had a
chance to pick ourselves up out of
the dust and start over. We shall
not have4f*chance to do so after
World War III. There won't be
enough left to be picked up,” the
former Secretary of State added.
He also added that he believe*
that the family of man will form
an organic world community, not
because of sentimental
brotherhood, but because of
sheer necessity. "The survival of
homo sapiens may well depend
upon international law,” he
declared.
"International law is a very
important instrument of
change,” he continued, "and
more action has taken place in
international law since 1945 than
in the entire history of in
ternational law. He further added
that, “Only the president can
violate international law.”
Rusk, who has been Sibley
professor of international law at
the University of Georgia Lav*
School since 1970, and who first
visited the campus of Mercer
over a year and a half ago
enumerated a series of major
issues which he believes w 11 have
to be solved through Ihe in
strument of intemationil law
between now and the turn of the
century if the race is.to survive.
Among these he listed: limitions Photo by Ash Williams
on the nuclear arms race, en-
vironmental problems. “U.S.S. Pueblo
population control, and laws with Expressing his concern over
reference to the use of force is international law. the 63-year old
settling disputes between professor said. "1 happen to think
nations.
“If we want our mail carried
through the deserts of Saudi
Arabia, we have got to carry mail
in ourown country.” the native of
Cherokee County. Georgia
commented.
“Whether or not to legislate (in
international law) is determined
Aerial view of the Atlanta Baptist College physical plant. Plans for expansion are contingent on the
effect of the merger.
Visit To Atlanta Baptist
College Unravels Mysteries
Dean Rusk addressed Mercer
i udience in Chapel. Oct. 23.
one of the answers will and must
be international law. and that's
why I decided to spend the time
remaining to me working with
young people in that field."
Dean Rusk also cautic^ied
young people to beware in their
attempts to change things to not
make the "same mistakes as
by the will of the nations and not your father. At the same time
by the absence of procedures to however, he said, be careful not
bring about such action." Rusk to make the mistakes of your
said. "The absence of an in- grandfathers either "
With the merger between
Mercer University and Atlanta
Baptist College drawing to a
close, it seemed only appropriate
that the Cluster travel to the
urban metropolis to do a little
check on the situation." So, early
Wednesday morning. Bruce
Gandy. SGA president. Weyman
Johnson. Mercer Co Editor and I
set out to visit the yet unexamined
campus of Atlanta Baptist
College.
There are four buildings which
house the university itself.
Although modern ar
chitecturally. they are not so
dissonant with the surrounding
pastoral setting that one finds
them completely incongruous.
Besides the four buildings, there
are a baseball diamond and some
tennis courts which comprise the
rest of the campus.
Having arrived on campus
unannounced, we discovered that
Wednesday morning was set
aside for "Convocation" and that
almost the entire student body
attends this function which is
held every second Wednesday.
Finding all the students occupied
with chapel we began to wander
about campus and discovered the
library.
According to the head
librarian, the Atlanta Baptist
library houses approximately
20,000 hardbound volumes and
19.000 microfilmed texts She
explained that library use has
risen considerably this year due
to the increased enrollment < ABC
went from 200 students last year
to 450 this year) and said she was
quite excited about the proposed
merger between Mercer and
ABC. She explained that at first
many of the staff were hesitant
about the proposal as they felt
that ABC should perhaps try to
make it on its own Now however,
she reflected the same attitude
we received from many of the
staff when she said. "We're all
excited about the prospects of the
merger, the whole school is en
thusiastic and hopeful now.”
After talking with her. we
journeyed into the student center
lo/tmd it full of signs saying
by Jan Suffolk
“Support Your Cafeteria," "Vote
in Student Elections", etc. We
visited the book store, which
carries only text books and school
souveniers and discovered more
of ABC's background from J.H.
Alison the manager According to
Mr Alison, who has been at ABC
since it opened in 1968, the main
problem that the college faced
was that the plans originally laid
out were simply too far reaching.
When ABC opened 5 years ago it
started with 20 different major
fields and promised the students
that there would be dormitories
built within the year, that there
would soon be a gymnasium, and
more activities for students on
the campus. Unfortunately, in
stead of being able to expand as
the trustees had hoped after the
first year, the school was forced
to retrench itself and cut back
gradually from 20 different
majors to the seven which are
now offered in the university The
other point on which ABC ap
parently hurt her chances of
gaining any kind of financial
independence, was her inability
to construct any dormitories.
Both these decisions, to cutback
the program at ABC came in her
first year and seriously affected
the enrol Iment for the following
fall. There were also a group of
students who brought suit against
Atlanta Baptist in her early years
because of the dissolvement of
their major programs. The court
cases were dissolved in court
however and apparently no
further action was taken on this
matter.
The student activities fee is
$20.00 per quarter at ABC and
this money goes for the
basketball team. Student Union
activities, the yearbook and
cheerleading. Apparently ABC
has had no newspaper for two
years now and the yearbook has
also not come out very regularly.
We asked what activities the SGA
arranged for the students and
were told that there were no
Continued on page-H
Local Rock and Roller. Gregg Allman made a surprise appearance
with Jackson Browne in the Chapel. Friday. Oct. 2(1. See related story
on'page I. Photo by Ash Williams