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Twenty Years Ago In The Cluster
Fada may come and go, bat some fade
stick around for a long time. If you
haven't found your Vfientine that
right" card yet. m*>be it's among
these listed in the Feh. 14, 1968 issue of
The Cluster. They re still selling big in
our "contemporary" cardshops.
"...Be My Valentine And
lH Tranquilize You"
By Charlotte Moore
Today is the day of hearts and flowers.
All over Macon huge red boxes are
being opened by grammar school children
at Valentine pariies. All over Mercer,
students are receiving all kinds of cards -
some sweet, some humorous, some
obviously cuts. *
More and more senders are turning to
the "contemporary" cards. The down
town stores are full of these, and they
are more popular with the cynical crowd
than are the traditional red lace hearts.
Featuring such captions as "Two’s
company; be my guest," and "Be my
tranquilizer," these cards can mean
almost anything and can be sent to
almost anyone.
The run-of : the-mill valentine has
become extinct. The shelves are full of
$2 extravaganzas with mirror hearts and
gilt cupids, valentines for Mommy,
Daddy, Nannie, Great-Aunt and darling
baby brothers. There are those for the
sick, the old, and too young to read, and
"one whom I have not seen for many
years but still think of on holidays.
You can buy a valentine for your
teacher (might be a good idea), your
preacher, and even for yo*r brother-in-
law. Sweethearts are utterly ignored in
the new industry, but "bosses’' aren’t.
But there is something very bewilder
ing about purchasing a discreet and
sincere valentine. After you browse over
red velvet hearts with two yards of
florentine lace, and the infinite rows of
"to my darling Mommy" and "Daddy,
you'll always be my valentine," you will
suddenly run into the peifect one - small,
not elaborate, no poetry, adequate
sentiment. You eagerly grab it and look
inside, Only to find something like
little gift follows" or "Here’s your
valentine wallet." Frustration.
Well, anyway, it’s all over. All the
necessary cards have been bought and
mailed and reacted to. If you got
"slam", remember it was a thought of
you.
Eight Set For Superstar Competition
Teaching
Concept
Utilizes Heated
Discussions
By Mike Cranford
A distinct type of clast -d being offered
this quarter ifhich involves an unusual
concept of teaching as far as Mercer is
concerned.
Gone is the old "sit and listen to a
boring lecture" teaching method. John
"Bubba" Lowe walks into the class
room, throws out a question that is
german* to present day events, and for
the next two hours the 15 member class
discusses the ramifications of the issue.
The word "discuss” is used lightly,
because the class sometimes gets heated
in viewing the issue. However, Bubba is
always in control, moderating over the
speakers and adding comments to keep
them thinking and questioning.
The issue this quarter is "War in
Perspective: The Social, Economic,
Religious and Political Impact on
Society.” Past wars have been discussed
somewhat, but the present "i|ar"
situation is the main issue. The wars
brewing in Israel and Arab countries,
and in AfricaK and the cold wars
continuously going on between the US,
USSR and China are subject to
discussion.
The is successful in terms of
bested participation by all students,
pronouncing a variety of view points that
serve to enlighten the entire crowd.
Everyone becomes more aware of events
and wants to know why things are
happening the way they are.
Everyone seems to get emotional over
these controversial issues, but conclude
. that the way to solve the problems is if
the world will meet and discuss as the
class does, without resorting to
disastrous methods.
Foreign Study
Available To
Georgia Students
Annually, The Rotary Foundation has
been making grants to students through
out the free world to live and study for a
year in a country other than their own.
Over 11,000 students have participat
ed and over 100 countries have been
directly involved in sending or hosting
these young people.
Over 100 Rotary Clubs in Georgia are
now seeking Georgia applicants for
1979-80 • awards in three categories:
Graduate Fellowship Study, Teschers of
the Handicapped and Professional
Jounalists.
An 'award covers transportation,
educational and living expenses for one
academic year.
The deadline for 1979-80 applications
is March 1, 1978. Awards will be
announced in September, 1978.
Information and application material
for these awards may be obtained by
contacting any local Rotary Club or by
writing directly to Ben F. Johnson,
Emory University School of taw,
Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
All applications submitted must be
.—initially by the Rotary Club in
the applicant's hosne town.
Mercer University win place eight
contestants in the Georgia state finals of
the “College Superstars” competition to
be held the first week of April at the
University of Georgia, in Athena.
The contestants from Mercer are the
winners of the interschool competition
held earlier this year. The finalists are:
Billy Brogdon, Cathy Camps, John Cole,
Dawn Davis, Andrea Harlan, Terry
Mularkey, Tony Stubits, and Alan
Wborton.
By Dan Kniffen
The competition will include approxi
mately six other schools from around the
state. The winners will proceed to the
national finals. Events Include a relay
canoh race, obstacle course, tug-o-srar
match, vollby-bal^ game, 880 relay run
and an aluminum can toss.
Budweiser Breweries is sponsoring
the competition, including the expenses
for the athletes, in an effort to promote
its “Pitch In" campaign to stop
pollution. The aluminum can toss event
will bn one such promotion, in which the
contestants will attempt to throw as
many aluminum cans as possible into a
60 gallon drum a set distance away.
Senior Bill Tanner is the Budweiser
representative for Mercer.
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