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Men On The Move
The Mercer Claeier, January 17,1977 — Page 5
You Asked For It. . .
You Got It.
ByWOUeJeakine
When the resident* of Ro
berts Hall attended their first
fall hall meeting, they were told
by their RA’s that Roberts
would probably be closed after
fall quarter, if there were
sufficient accomodations in the
other three male dormitories.
However, this announcement
did nothing to contain the
emotional ties one usually
develops for his dormitory, and
when word officially came that
Roberts at least one floor of
Roberts — would be dosing,
unhappy residents were quick
to sign a petition notifying
Men’s Housing and Student
Personnel of their desires to
remain there.
According to Brady Seigler,
head of Men’s Housing, the
decision to close the top floor of
Roberts was purely an “admin
istrative decision," and not a
decision ltaade by one particular
individual, thus quelling rumors
that Dr. Haywood, vice presi
dent for Business and Finance,
had been the final arbiter.
Brady stated that Roberts Hall
was never intended to be used
as a full-time dormitory. How
ever, it is used whenever there
is an overflow of residents on
campus. Roberts was occupied
all last quarter; and the
previous year, it was used to
house both men and women,
making it the only coed dorm on
campus.
As is usually the case every
' winter quarter, a number of
residents transferred or for
some reasons failed to return,
leaving vacant spaces in other
dorms. The top floor or Roberts
housed 30 residents, and it was
the administration’s belief the.*,
they could be successfully
assimilated into the fscant
spaces. The dosing of the top
floor is expected to save money
cm heat cost, and one less RA
salary will be required.
Residents required to move
are reportedly being given an
opportunity to choose rooms in
dormitories that appeal to them
and there is an effort by the
housing department to keep
together those who want to
remain as roommates. How
ever, as Brady pointed out,
most residents will be relocated
in Shorter Hall since there are
more vacancies in that dormi
tory.
The first floor of Roberts Hall
houses the Financial Aid Office
the Student Bank, and
Office of the Treasurer. The
dorm was originally built in.
1839 . mostly from contributions
made to Mercer for the purpose
by Philanthropist Cdlurabus
Roberts.
The Graduate School/Career
Information Center was recently
developed by the staff of the
Student Assistance Program
(formerly called the Office of
Special Services). Designed to
meet the needs of students who
desire information about possi
bilities for the future, the
material in the center concen
trates on providing an aware
ness into the job outlook in
specific areas as well as
providing outlines of qualifica
tions, preparations, projective
figures of salaries, various
responsibilities, and possible
agencies of eimloyment.
In addition to providing
information about job outlooks,
the center also contains infor
mation about graduate schools
in the United States. Graduate
school bulletins along with
flyers about specific depart
ments are displayed for student
use. Often times graduate and
professional schools send let- .
ters and posters which are
displayed for general informa
tion.
Means of financial assistance
for, graduate and professional
schools is compliled in a
notebook fot student use.
Financial assistance is an
important concern for most
graduate students; therefore.
students should browse through
the available information prior
to making deciaions about
graduate study.
The information center serves
all Mercer students as well as
the Upward Bound students of
Mercer University. Since the
purpose of the center is to
provide students with as much
information as possible, it is the
policy of the center that
students not remove any of the
information from the center
unless notified to do so. This
policy enables all students to
have an equal opportunity to
browse through as much as of
the information as desired.
Still Mercerians After
• ;
All These Years. . .
By Nancy Creech
Tere Tyner, a 1975 graduate
of M'*rcer and now Assistant to
th£ Director of Alternate Fresh
man Program (A.F.P.), sees
present Mercer students more
politically conservative and less
demanding than students six
years ago.
Miss Tyner said Jhat during
her years as a student, kids
were trying to get a lot of
New Cadet Commander Recalls
Ranger Training
The new cadet commander of
Mercer University’s ROTC bat
talion already is all too familiar
with stress, hunger and fatigue
at the age of 91.
Bob Stallamith of Pontiac,
Mich., a senior in the ROTC
program, found out almost
more than he wanted to know
about three conditions
during a rigorous U.S. Army
Ranger training program.
Standing inspection at 2:30
a.m. only 30 minutes after
having gone to bed following a
long, hard day’s wofk is one
example of what he went
through. At the end of the
nine-week leadership training
program his weight had drop
ped from his normal 166 pounds
to a low 135.
The Ranger training, based in
Fort Benning, Ga., included
three weeks in the North
Georgia mountains and three
weeks of jungle training in
Florida, plus three weeks in
garrison at Fort Benning.
Of the 225 cadgts from all
over the United States and
Puerto Rico who entered the
training, only 140 completed the
Bob Stallsmith
program satisfactorily and gra
duated. Among this dumber
was Stallamith. Some dropped
out because of injuries, and
others simply could not with
stand the rigorous routines.
Cadets from Hawaii came the
greatest distance to the Ranger
program. Stallamith believed
that his training in Marauders,
a highly select group of cadets
who train in commando tactics
at Mercer, helped him to get
through the training.
Tremendous pressures, both
physical and psychological,
were placed on the cadets
throughout the program. In the
mountaineering phase, they
climbed the faces of sheer cliffs,
and in the jungles they were
completely isolated from civili
zation. Twenty-four hours days,
without a break, were routine
and 90 per cent of the time they
were on one C-Ration s day
while they were in the moun
tains, jungles and swamps.
“The Army Rangers would
keep ua off balance, ’ ’ Stallamith
said. “For instance, they would
unexpectedly say that you were
the head man. Then you had to
formulate a plan quickly and get
your men on the move.’*
Aa to a typical day. the new
battalion commander said,
“There was no such thing
during the nine’ weeks.” How
ever, in garrison at Fort
Benning no day began later
than 3:30 or 4 a.m., and some
began earlier. “We started with
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Tere Tyner
freedom. “It was a big thing to
decide for ourselves what
courses to take and to have a
say in what would be included
in them.”
According to Miss Tyner,
more kids want “safe jobs” —
jobs that will be guaranteed.
“More kids are saying, ‘I don’t
want to be different.’"
When asked about Mercer
students' attitudes toward edu
cation, Miss Tyner replied, “If
a person wants to be a student,
then he should want to learn."
Miss Tyner was enrolled in
E.F.P. the second year it
•xisted (Experimental Fresh
man Program, later changed to
Alternate Freshman Program.)
According to her. they were
concerned with the same kind of
issues, and they too wanted
more community involvement in
their college educations.
Miss Tyner said that A.F.P.
is important as an area where
students can become more
aware of the world. She further
explained that what is good
about the program is that it is a
“changing and living thing,
geared towards the students.' ’
Miss Tyner had an individua
lized major in Human Services,
mainly concerned with social
programs. She maintained that
more riska should be taken in
social programs and t different
ideas should be tried.
When asked if she would
attend Mercer if she were still a
student, miss Tyner said
yes’’, because her experiences
of three quarters on other
camp.uses revealed the great
availability of faculty and
administration at Mercer, not
characteristic of other schools
Haywood Receives National Appointment
Mercer University Vice Pres
ident William T. Haywood huj
been chosen for membership on
the Advisory Council on Finan
cial Aid to Students of the U.S.
Office of Education.
Secretary David Mathews of
the U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare an
nounced the appointment ef
fective* immediately, with the
term to run through June 30.
1977.
The council is made up of 21
members who are leading
authorities in the field of higher
education; persons represent
ing state, private and non-profit
loan insurance programs, fi
nancial and credit institutions,
and institutions of higher
education; at least one under
graduate student in an institu
tion of higher education; and
representatives of the general
public.
It is charged with advising
the U.S. Commissioner of
education on matters of general
policy concerning student loans
and assistance programs under
Title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended.