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E.. The Cluster
Volume 59 Issue 11 February 17, 1978 8 Pages
Fire Erupts In Student Center Storeroom
Bj Hal Brodsky
On Feb. 10, the Cluater ran a headline
for a letter which ran "Cafeteria Still
Under Fire." When the issue waa
released at 5:00, no one even imagined
that less than one hour later, the
headline would prove to be an
ill-humored omen.
At approximately 5:45, with the
cafeteria and snackbar full of dining
students, a blaze was discovered in a
small room in the rear of the snackbar
where paper products are stored. Within
a few minutes the building was being
evacuated and fire-fighters were on the
way.
It is not known exactly how the fire
started, though it is believed to'^have
been caused by an electrical shortage.
According to David Hall the cafeteria
manager on dut% lights in the storage
room had been out since the night
before.
As students and cafeteria workers stood
behind the building, watching the flames
and smoke bellow from the blazing
room, cracking windows with heat, a
number of comments were heard.
"Maybe you’ll have to,buy some new
equipment!" one disgruntled worker
yelled. “At least the food will be hot
now," griped another student. "At least
the rats survived," laughed another,
pointing at a few rodents exiting the
building.
According to student worker Maureen
Savitsky. Co-op manager Mike McKin
ney was the first to smell the smoke from
the blaze. Maureen was first to see the
smoke coming from the area behind the
snackbar. She informed McKinney of
this, and he ventured into the heat to
discover the source of the smoke. He
then told cafeteria manager David Hall,
to call Mercer Security, and began
turning off snackbar machinery.
Hall, who was released from his job
earlier this week, unlocked the storage
room door, and looked in. "The smoke
wah so bad therp was only about two feet
Louie D. Newton
Photo# by Brian Combe
of air between the floor and the smoke.
That’s how I saw the fire. I got down on
my hands and knees and started
Continued on page 3
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Briefs
WATTING FOR GODOT
Mercer Player* will present •
“Waiting for Godot” on Thursday,
Feb. 23 thru Saturday. Feb. 25, at
8:00 p.m. in Willingham Chapel.
GOLFING AT MERCER '
Anyone interested in intercolle
giate golf should attend an
organizational meeting about the
'golf in Rm. 337 CSC, on
Monday, Feb. 20, at 4:00 p.m.
THE ROGERI TRIO
The Rogeri Trio, a piano, violin
and cello ensemble, will present a
program of classical music on
Sunday, Feb. 19. at 3:00 p.m. in
Ware Music Hall.
BIBLE SEMINAR
Chi Omega sorority will
present a Bible seminar on "The
Family." in the Trustees Dining
Room, on Monday. Feb. 20. at 7:30
p.m.
LAW INSTRUCTOR TO PUBLISH
J. Shand Watson of the Law
School has been invited to publish
an article in the 1978 Yearbook of
International Affairs, the annual
publication of the London Institute
entitled "A Realistic Jurispru
dence of International Law.
LOUIE D. NEWTON EXHIBIT
An exhibit entitled "Dr. Louie
D. Newton - A charismatic
Leader" will be in the foyer of the
StelsonTibrary through the month
of February.
—Inside: —
Opinion p. 2
.Sports p. 4,5
Entertainment p. 6,7
Scheduled For Feb. 24
Mercer will honor Dr. Louie D.
Newton, internationally known Southern
Baptist leader, by naming a building for
him on Friday, Feb. 24, which has been
designated Louie D. Newton Day on
Mercer's campus.
The Tattnall Building, located on-
campus at the corner of Coleman Avenue
and Adams Street, will be formally
named Newton Hall.
Dr. Newton, who retired in 1968 as
pastor of Atlanta’s Druid Hills Baptist
Church after serving there almost 40
years, is still active today at 85. He
writes a weekly column for The Christian
Index whkh he once served as editor.
He has held every important position
in the Georgia Baptist Convention, the
Southern Baptist Convention and the
Baptist World Alliance. He holds
honorary degrees from several universi
ties and received Mercer's Distin
guished Alumnus Award in 1976.
The recently renovated Tattnall
Sanctuary, now to be called Newton
Chapel, contains a pipe organ given to
the University by W.O. DuVall and
George Brannon. The grand piano in the
chapel is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
n/
Plunkett.
Ceremonies will take place in the
chapel at 10 s.m. President Rufus C.
Harris will preside and lead the
ceremony naming the building. Dr. W.
Ches Smith ID. pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Tifton and a Mercer
trustee, 'will pay special tribute to Dr. \
Newton in an address entitled. "Who is
Louie Newton?”
The principal speaker will be Dr.
Newton himself. Dr. Harold McManus,
chairman of the Roberta department of
Christianity and chairman of the Newton
Day committee, will give the invocation.
The Mercer Choir will present a medley
of old-time hymns.
Following this service, a simple
ceremony will be held outside the
building for the unveiling of a new
corner stone, appropriately inscribed. A
portrait of Dr. Newton and a bronze
tablet will be placed in the east foyer of
Newton Hall.
A special collection of Newton
memorabilia will be displayed in Stetson
Memorial Library prior to and on Louie
D. Newton Day.