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Volume 59 Issue 9
The Cluster
February 3, 1978
8 Pages
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CQ-OP HAS NEW HOURS
The Co-op began operating
under new hours this week- The
hours during which the Co-op is
now open are: Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday - 7:30 a.m. -
10:30 p.m.: Wednesday - 9:00 a.m.
- 9:00 p.m.; Sunday - 5:00 - 10:00
p.m. v
SQUARE DANCE
The success of the square dance
has stimulated interest in forming
a square dance club. Students
interested in joining the club
should contact Whit Hollis.
LAW SCHOOL SEMINAR
"What's A Nice Young Woman
Like You doing in a Place Like
This?" will be the subject of a
seminar sponsored by the Wo
men's Caucus of Mercer s Walter
F. George School of Lew'on
February 4, from 10:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. ' Tie seminar, in
which twelve women attorneys will
participate, will be held in the
moot courtroom of the law school
in its new location atop Coleman
Hill The seminar is open to the
public without charge, and no prior
registration is required.
HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR
"Human Rights: A Challenge to
Responsibility" is the subject of a
seminar which will be presented in
the Lee Battle Lecture Series at
Mercer University on Sunday.
February 5 and Monday. February
6 at 7:45 p.m. in the Tatnall
Building. The lectures are open to
the public without-charge. The
speakers will be Rev. John Perkins
of Jackson, Mississippi and Rev.
Donald Wagner of Evanston,
Illinois.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF
MERCER
Young Democrats of Mercer
University will have an orgsniia-
tjonal meeting on Thursday,
February 9, at 7:<» p.m. in room
336 of the Connell Student Center.
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Opinion ‘
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Sports
p. 4,5
Entertainment
p. 6,7
After 15 Years
Bookstore Manager Retires
After 15 years as manager of the Mer
cer Bookstore, Mrs. Vernon C. Jackson
retired last Tuesday afternoon.
She ia replaced by Mr. Rodney Smith,
who has been working at the bookstore
since January .
Mrs. Jackson will be returning to her
home town of Valdosta, Georgia, to live
in semi-retirement.
*‘I have mixed emotions about
leaving, but 1 just feel that it's time to
retire." said Mrs. Jackson. "Ifa been a
big part of my life and I’ll miaa it - I'll
miaa the young people.”
Mrs. Jackson actually started work at
the bookstore in 1960 as a clerk, and
later moved to the manager's position in
1963. Looking back oh her career at
Mercer, Mrs. Jackson said that the
students have changed over the years.
By Aody Cook
She said, "You can't expect the students
now to be like students,in 1960, but 1
have found my association with the
average student has been pleasant."
Mr. Rodney Smith, a 27 year old
Maconite, ia actively involved in several
community services and the Macon City
Council. At 21, Mr. Smith was the
youngest person ever to be elected to the
Council, and ia currently serving in his
second term. He ia also chairman of
Macon's Public Safety Committee, and
is nearing completion of Georgia’s
Officer's School of the National Guard.
Smith has held positions on the Board
of Directorship of the Macon Jayceea.
the Museum of Arts and Sciences, and
the Senior Citizen Advisory Council of
Middle Georgia.
Despite all of his community responsi
bilities, the new manager insists that
most of his time will be spent at the
bookstore and said, "I'm proud to be
part of Mercer University."
Mr. Smith ia a graduate of Norman
College at Norman Park, Georgia. He
has managed two previous retail stores,
the Dempeey Comer Bookstore, and a
smoke and tobacco shop.
With all of hia past experiences in the
retail business, Smith was asked of any
changes that might be made in Mercer s
bookstore. "I foraee some long range
plans down the road, but right now I plan
to analyize the bookstore, and make
some minor changes," he stated. "We
will be monitorjpg the needs of students
to see what improvements can be
made."
ROTC Initiates
New Scholarship Program
Insides —
Lieutenant Colonel George Brown,
Professor of Military Science for Mercer,
has announced a new RQTC scholarship
program for freshmen and sophomores.
Two or three year scholarships may be
awarded, depending on the student’s
year in school. The new system gives the
faculty members the opportunity to
Cafeteria
Charged
With Sex
i
Discrimination
The Mercer University cafeteria has
been accused of sex discrimination,
according to the tagal Eagle, the
monthly publication of the Walter F.
George School of Law
A complaint was filed with the head
attorney for the Office of the General
Council of the U.S. Department of
Health. Education,.and Welfare (HEW)
in Atlanta, the Legal-Eagle said.
The complaint, filed in December,
alleges violations of federal regulations
on sex discrimination.
One charge deals with the cafeteria's
policy of charging women five dollars
leas per quarter for weekday lunches
than men. while serving identically arced
portions.
By Mike Cranford
recommend students who hsve shown
outstanding academic success.
Minimum requirements are: SAT
score - 860, GPA - 2.0. However, the
average scholarship recipient has scores
of SAT 1063, GPA 3.66, so the
competition is keen.
ROTC has been an liercar’s campus
since 1918. It started as the Student
Army Training Corp. During WWli
Mercer taught Navy pilots and operated
the “V12 Program” wKfch was a
program to teach lawyers and doctors for
military careers. .ROTC as we have it
today, was initiated in 1947.
The Co-op Concert of lnaf Wednesday tortured the new local-group "*W-” ^
are scheduled to play at Mercer's Homecoming along with Allman Broo. back-up
band. "Cowboy."
