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Rifle Team Looks For Improvements
In itp third match Mercer's
Rifle Team beat Stetaon and the
second team from FSU to place
ninth out of a field of. eleven
entries. The occasion was the
Seminole Big Beat Invitational
Rifle Match hosted by FSU at
Tallahassee on January 27th.
Scoring 1730 points (out of a
possible 2400) the team lagged
behind first place University of
Georgia with 2096 points.
“Overall I am pleased with
the results.. .considering that
this is a new sport for all of us
and only our third match" noted
Coach J. T. Long of the Military
'Science Department. “In our
two previous matches we lost to
GMC by twenty five points and
beat Fort Valley at a match
hosted by North Georgia Col
lege. We are becoming accus
tomed to match conditions and I
expect we will be much more
competitive by the end of the
Team fnembera include David
Scott (captain), Linda Goings
(secretary/treasurer). Sandra
Bildenbach, David Quissenber-
ry and Mike Sisk.
"We would like to begin a
seccud team if there are more
students interested," says
Coach Long.
Another ambition of the team
is to host intramural competi
tion in the Spring...perhaps to
scout for new shooters?
Ashman’s Energy Predictions Materialize
by Glen Ashman
Some readers of this comumn
may remember that, only a f ew
weeks ago, various serious
events were predicted. Every
one shrugged it off. Well, they
are happening, and they are
ahead of schedule.
The recent event- in Iran
have resulted in the loss of five
percent of all the gasoline, oil.
heating oil. plane fuel and
diesel fuel in this country.
While other suppliers 'may fill
the short term slack, the
long-term is not looking good.
The Carter Administration has
opposed the development of
nuclear fuel, and instead of
funding other areas, has poured
nearly $100 billion into a
Department of Energy that has
never produced one BTU or
drop of oil. That same amount
could have perfected shale oil.
sol^r power cr other energy
sources. Nor will the Adminis
tration research coal gassifica-
tion, which successfully sup
plied Germany in World War
Two and is helping South Africa
today. Nor 4ill the Administra
tion encourage purchases from
the world's most oil-rich nation,
Mexico, which is easier to
protect than Arab states bent on
self-destruction.
The short of it is that our
nation may run out of energy.
Before that, and likely by this
summer, we can expect long
lines at gas stations. Sunday
dosings of gas stations and
retailers, intentional urban
blackouts, curtailment of com
mercial energy supplies (result
ing in higher unemployment
and almost no jobs for this
year’s non-professional school
graduates), and, according to
the moat informed sources,
dollar-a-gallon gas this year.
The increase in oil prices will
not only up gas prices forty
OBS Forum
by Mar Ben Bland candidates
On Thursday night. Feb. 15, The moderator for the forum
in the Macon City Council was Jim Elliott. Mr. Elliott, a
Chambers, the Organization of local businessman, is chairman
Bdalian Students of Mercer of the Greater Macon Chamber
University presented a forum of Commerce-s State and Local
with the 'sndidnef in the Government Committee,
special election to fill the Third
Ward Post Three City Council It was the hope df the
'Seat Organization of Bilalian Stu-
ZeUer Clay, the Rev. Henry dents (hat the forum would
Ficklin, and Dr. Tom Glennon supply the voters in the third
responded to questions posed to with the information necessary
them by a local media panel. to make an intelligent decision
The general public quizzed the on election day, February 20.
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percent; it will also up the price
of fertilizer (and thus food),
plastics, paints and other
petro-chemicals. '
Plus with mandatory gas
allocations that will gO into
effect this year, every one of us
can plan on being able to drive a
thousand less miles this year
than last. For those readers who
are too stoned Or drunk to
comprehend, that means no
more spring frolic in Daytona
and no more Atlanta concerts,
unless maybe one trades in his
Cameros, Cutlasses, Cadillacs
and other large cars for
Datsuns, Hondas and VWs with
1300 cc engines.
Jimmy Carter is scared. He
doesn't know what to do-or he
would ha ve proposed something
by now. If his constituents (look
that up—each of you is a
constituent) all would write and
demand specific action, then,
and only then, might we avert a
catastrophic end of our free-
moving way of life.
Instead, Mercerians. like too
many Other unthinking Ameri
cans, will do nothing. The
result; our power will be
blacked out several hours a day
this summer; we will have a cut
out those I fun long trips, and
obtain anything they put their
efforts towards.
Interesting questions were
also proposed by the audience/
"If one really cared, then one
wouldn't be wanting more
parking Iota, but more bicycle
racks! If one really cared, one
would be begging the Universi
ty to turn the heat off. ’ * Another
we'U pay a buck a gallon for gas
and watch our food prices
double.
Rev that engine on® more
time Big Man on Campus, you
won't be big much longer. Have
a nice day, and don't bother
with the light switch-Your
power was cut off for the
weekend.
issue raised was that for a
Baptist institution. Mercer com
paratively has it "pretty good".
Dialogues such as the one
concerning a student's $4500
.are valuable in that they open
one’s mind to other questions.
And really, is that not what is
part of an education?
Dialogue Continued
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SomeRamblingsOf An Insomniac
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Ah. yea...another Tuesday
night approaches, that little
guzzler in all of us begins to
salivate for beer and spirits for
the soul (sometimes the spirits
for the soul are male or female
but that is another subject
entirely)...welcome to the sup
posed mainstay of Mercer
University...1 shan't attack it; I
am part of it. I am curious
though about those Catholic
wine and cheese parties and
beer busts.. .attended by hordes
of atll sects .wild...frenzied...
Inspiring.. .excuse me, inspira
tional. In the meantime...some
one is complaining about not
opening up fraternities' festivi
ties to the comic element called
GDI’s...complaints! Com
plaints! Go get your own!
Fraternities and sororities
should only have to support
their choeen few. Tell Fred Frat
you want 16 share in his fun but
he is to pay the 20 bocks (or
whatever the ungodly sum is
now) a month for you to do so.
(And prepare to meet your
maker rr become a part of
Mercer's vast weekfields ovjsr
behind our "Med School"). On
to other things...the Adminis
tration Building is almost
finished (no more wolf whistles
on the way to class, ladies.)
Rumor has it that Dr. Glennon
is running for office somewhere
(City Council). He is running,
literally... every afternoon...to
rid himself of his Buckner
Melton jolliness (mustn't be
mistaken for the man at the top
in an interview at a similar
situation). Rufus Harris is still
going strong...No, Mercer Uni
versity will not abolish fraterni
ties and sororities. (Though
doing away with an occasional
sister or brother might not be
such a bad idea! Doaaa’t that
have an ethnic ring to it?) We
must stop making divisions,
being so class conscious...(Must
be the atmosphere here in
Macon, there
division of classes here, not
around Mercer anyway.) I am
looking forward to warmer
weather now...soon lustfully
positioned forms will be station
ed around the campus (studying
...Ha, Ha). I am still waiting to
fall in love...I think I have a
general idea of the protocol
though (thanks to the many
fellow hallmates running about,
with various males)...Love has
something to do with the
amount of money a fellow
spends on you or whether or not
he drives a new model car
without any sticky substances
on the seat (such as gum. etc.).
I am not sure at this point which
to put first on my list of
priorities when the time comes.
Ah, well back to expansion of
the mind and hardening of the
arteriee. I sing too much and it
makes all the girls on my hall
scream...But 1 am a happy
person.
to be no
MLH