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MAlTY LAYFIEI.D
Full Turnout Asked
For TB Examinations
A Sober Statement
Tht'. Hibll Countv llt•alth DcPQrtment, wo~kin~:
w it h the U . S . Poblk HCillth Servin, if\ ~roin~r t4•
•·nnduct mas ~ tul~n· ul os i s tc6tE l\t Men:l'r next
..·c-ek.
The• te.slo; u n• l"U't of a n over-all ch('('k l4t Gloor~:ia l'Qllt'l:'cs, b ut in thi~ ca~ they u :-c part.ic ularly
timl'ly~
A t uhon:ular s tudent WllM foond at Mercc.or
clurinl:' lht· ~ umme r ~r hool ~t'Nt<ion. Hl' had had the
di sl'll.'le nb<>ut nine• months. doc1x.Jrs 81licl.
lt is \'erj> poo;niblc that no J\1 el'('er !ltudenl or
lllcult.Y member i ~ afflictled with th.,. TO ~r&m at
rrc~ ent. But here t6 an oppo~unity to find out
t.o for s ure and w ith :l minimum of tim e lLncl
t rouble.
lt i.~ imJ)()rlant that ('V!'ry Mcn:er .-tudent ancl
faculty mcrnbt'r take t he te~~t.s . A frac-tional t urn<JUt will he m('tlninll'les:;.
.
And it i.~ alliO imr>Ortant that the M<'hool d t •
t.t~rminc if any KtUdl'fll or faculty memoor hus
t ubcrcul01>is. The dillea!l<' oan be c ured, but t h;•
earlier it i!l dill(.'()vor<'d the bctw.
So be sure to b\kc your TB t.ellt. It c06t.'\ noth·
ing and t ht• bcr.efit.'i t-ould be beyond mcusUl'\!.
l>r. Spright Dow("ll, who retired from the .!llcr·
t-er preo~idcncy in 1953 but hasn't yet stopped
working, i:> publishi ng hie "The H~tory of Mcree~
Univergity."
It is· a mammoth book. covering lhc life of
Merrer from 1833 w the present. And it is ex·
('ellt>nt readinlt !or every student, faculty ml'TTiber
or alumnus woo wants to be informed about the
in~;ti tution.
This then is a tribute tu D:r. Dowell, to whom
one can scarcely pay tribute NlOugh both for his
J*8t service and for hill pro&ent work.
Dr. Do-ll is ind~ thl.' man to write euch 8
history. He has made <>r helped make much of
Mercer's recent history. He brings to the book n
real understanding of the life of our Univenity.
The f irBt ~ragTRph of the book best expre~M~eS
the spirit and goal toward whlch the president
emeritu!l wrote hia history :
' 'The fourteenth of January, l!l33, was nn
eventful day for <rt"OrgiA BaptiHts and tho Com·
monwcslth o! Goorgin. The opening of Mercer
l n~ tlluto• ut )'('nfi<'hl. (;rl't'lll' Count y. on t11111
dAy marked the culmination of hope:~, dre&ms,
prayers, >Wll'riCict>:~ , and achievements <1f impcr·
is hahle influence nml of inOlltimablc worth tha-t
Wl' !'C given fonn and exprc1111ion in the forming
and fashK>ning of thl• live..'\ ILIId the affairs of men
and women in Georgia, though out the nntion, and
to the ends of t}a(' Clllrth. "
Well done, Dr. l>owell. And tlmnk you .
Speedy Recovery For
Dr. Connell Is ·Seen
__
i•ro•, id e u t l :-;;-I;IIPII id iu tht• IWMJlillll unde r ·
;;oiu;; a P••r iod uf n :><l anti n•o ·UJ>I'ralio lll. Tll .·
,\ lt?f\'t'r t' hr•t •· r W<HIItl li k 1• t u tukt' t h i~ opp11 r tunil)' In wl~h him a ,;pt•l•ol y r"c' u\'t>ry. \\'o• h O jll'
to ~('~ h loll bac k a t h i~ oll';tk t<hnr t lr.
:\l··r • ··r s llldoon t ~ and lldminl:<t rn tinJ• han·
loc•u d i1o:cl from a pr••• ldcnt who ha" ~· · n· •·ll th••
l ' niH'r"itr in H.· lilll t lnw , upi\.CII ~· tmd whu has
ht'•' ll rt ~itd y ~n :t rn in ul• •~ n uflt · • ~ tn ~h' t" c: uu.,..l de• r ~
.llllln In :111y lllllll t•r tloat ro• quirt'ol hi M utto·llll n n .
~I IUl Y .\lo•l't'l'Tliln s ha \·,. lu·c·11 h~· In ~ •• ,. tlll'
t•l't'H idl'llt 111 ,\la<·on lul, )>ilal Tl11~· n•J>r<' SI'III lh •·
·· n t ir., Mltlll~ll l hudy n ncl Cn 1·u lly wht'n lht•y hOJw
ll t~ i~ ('Jijuyin ~ hiM r .. ~ i an d that lu• will ht• ha o·k
llw juh ,; h o rt l~·. ro•;«l y 111 do'\·ut" onc:c mur1•
h i' « >lliPlo•: ,. llnw a nti taku t to lh t• hulldln,~; uC
•·n••
Uut~:;
The
Are Here
BUDDY HURT
The Mercer Cluster and '58
It was th<• l'uro,·r:ol u[ a t"'"t' rl y •Ml l'kkt•n :;tl'an~;• -.· 111 th,• Iiiii•· m ill ·
\\'o·sl •· l'n tuwu a llll ~111 11 • · ; ,,, Jll'tl\lh• had n lllh• In !Ia)' ~:VOtJ - byc to K man
t h··~· had JH' \'t•r k no ..·u.
l bL• ht•hf.
A!tt•r r<'<Hiill ~ lh •· S.·ri ptu ro·"·
I n the Y •~•r l!Jal\-5!t, non" ur thi"
n oi ni .. lt"T n>ndlll'l illl! till' funo•ral
will ht• J: rt•utly dtniii(Pd . Wt• ,.111
a s k1•d ir au ymw woul<l Jik ,• to ~ ay
t·unthiiH' our r('porllnJ:; juh hut
a f o•w word ~ lt1 th •· llh•lllur y \Of lht•
with 11111re cmJ•hasiH on lnturvreta·
s tran~· ~ r .
T lH• r t• w a~ 11 n t•nl ha r ra:-.MPd ~ • ­
lion.
Tht•rt• will s iJtr t within til ~ next
l o·n · •.. T h o• lo W il~J h 'OI Iil' hall not
r.•w w;•••k s til(' flrtil of ,. Her\!' ~ of
k IICIWII tlw man .
T h ,. y
,. o ul d
1111tjor lult•q•n•tstlve arlldt•s. Th e&!'
11rt dh•K will t!Xamlne a parllcuhu
l hluk nr not hing
phtll«' of life at lll~n·er 11nd ..-111
ro ~a y .
lor ltn ·
11111ko•
1-'l n a l l ~ from
th ;· hack of tlw prur <·n H·nt~· when n~t' H!11H)' .
,\ rtio·ll· " trnm thiH Jl<lrth'UIIIr ,.,•.
nowtl
ric · ~ "'Il l ho• ruu ouN• a month on
l Cl ll t • \' 0 i {' (',
.. \\'t•ll
trii'IHIII."
tlw :n·•· I'K~;o• . Tlwy will 0\' <'1111)' till'
IIIH }or l':< rt ur 11 Clu~lo•r filii: \' 11nd
II 111:111 ~aid . "If
wi ll h ~ \llul(trKtcd wllb plc turr H.
1h• IIUt • t> IK•• ha ~
T i l<' Clu!<t;·r will Kl !<o pn· ~··nt
anylhi n ~; 1t> suy. I'd li k<· to !1;\y a
JIJ<> r< ' ll ~; ht feature Htorles wblcb
( t•W wntclo; uho ul T•' XIIH...
w i ll hr l n ~: intn print lUI nfl••n un ·
\\ t• ll rrio•nd s . If 1111 IIII P ··I ~·· hll!i
_ _
J tll)' o·a!l 1111 I h is >:.1.' ""'', I'd~ Ilk•· I ~• ...!l" !.!•·••tl J~l or ~lt•r_<: ~·r. _ _ _
Ou r ~ P"rt" "Iori"~ will 11111 1nnr••
,.,~· a r.•w w u rcl 11 ah11ut Tl11•
•• mphu Ki ~ o n the f<'fllun• an~:lt• . And
C' )u,to·r
w•• do nut t'Xflc'(:l to CO\'C'T' ORCh
Tl ~t• l 'lu~t· · r is a olllll\lh•li'IY
111 11 :l · lllurnl hall l;l<lllt' during the
s lttoio'll l · llpo•ratt•d "' ''' k ly nr•..-MJ>a •
y c•nr. l t nth••r. \W will print tho·
111'1' . IT~ mn~t 1mpnrta nt JOh h; t o
S l'l li'O'~ llf 1111 <lllol <' llll>hllftl1.1' iho•
( t ' IH ITI lh t• HPW" Ill • t~t • ~1 t ' I'C.' tl r (' OU• ·
nt n"l llnju u·tant Anol thKt h a
ll l ll n lt~ . It ha!< n bo 111'<'11 known
In il'f hut pro t>lll'l k llldun• nr lht•
to ·" U h~· ·~ t \'ha u J..: •':o.. in t he• e·nlnntu o·on1ln~; C IUKil'r Yl":lr.
n il ) wh io-h il lu•ll•' ' '' "" wo uld lw for
.M"n:r•·
QIIT£ 2JNtrcer <tlluster
MEHCJ.:R UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA
OCT. J . Hl51!
.
VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1
a lwllo·r .\ l o• 1c·o· r .-
Registration System
Seen AI Improvement
r •· ~; l , to • rlflll lu tlw ~ym unde-r U1 0
nt r · ~ 1:-. 1ra1 ton, u t' t udl•nt undt!r Htnnd t'
tho· l;rt'l<l Hill'"" •· ru•·tll lioat h~" t11 k••n phu••· w ith
c h~~ adu(•t i• )n \ I( l h •· 11 •' '' ~' t-.1t•1n .
A WHrt i ur ;tltJH·t ., ·ia 'IIHa h du t• t hl' nd r uln t~ t rn ­
lillll fo r II ' fn r i'K II:hl 1)1 ll 'lll lo: l ht• UJo ~ l airK o! lh1•
SCudPUI l · u iun ru r rt•J,:t :o-1 ra11o n Tlu• ('OOhiPM.- and
MAN AGIN li EDITOR
CI, IFF HENDRIX
· !-i PORTS EDITOR
,\ lt o·r .... ,.,.
11,·,.
Htudo•llt K an•l
fac ul ty.
Ollt! s u~~;t•Hti o n 111i1:ht lw nuulo• concerning tho
j>lau . Thai i" t o ind ud o· t h <• II••Mkll that wert• 11111
o n tJt•J hako ll}' lnKIIIo• tho• lu tr ll l[<' llurlnl( U1r III" Xt
rl'~latratlon . ;\1uny s tuol e nt~ rn lHMed the RC'llghiUI ·
Aclivllll'~ t .. hl<' he<~luf.~ t h o· · doorK 'll'l't<' cl011<'d
h e lWt'l'll lh e bnkony 1111tl the IOUIIKl'.
The ll<' "' ll)' fil<YIIl IR without a doubt 1\ g reat
ndva.n<'e nnd should (lrOVt• JliUo :h lllort• e fflc \e lll
..od err~tive In lb t• QUIHll.lrK nlll'ad With · lh~
worklnK out ur lle\'l'rnl llllnor polntR, The Mt"T·
C!Jr CluatH h•~art ll y ~ ud<>nea th~ tw•· HYRlom.
JULIA WILLIAMS
BUSINESS MANAGER
ll A YWOOl> E LLIS
u ltl J' J:u
;oulo•<.l
~·ur the firHI lime Hlm:e he hu bcun In t.bc
~uvcrnor'K t'1111lr. Uoe much crltlclaed Geor&l&
<·hlut l!Xtocu th'u. hu Mucu Cit to dlvul&e to lh~
llt."'i'le of uu r Kllll<' · the aurlouanc&ll of t.be 11chuol
l\PJ;re&atlon laluo:
.
Arter r~1urnlng from the Boutboro Oovertlora'
Conference, Gtlv. OriUIII •t.atod Ua&t Colu 1.11
(}eqrJia are &OlD& Lo llavc to
r('lllllllic that they are DOt lm·
mun•• to thl' Suvrcme Court
dec!Hiuns. The Governor went
further to 11l11te thtt.t the c riKIJI
would <'Ollie In Atlanta " In th•·
not·too-illst&n t · futa rc.' '
T his Ia 11crh¥Jlll tbe - I ll
euber statemen t the clth:ena or
Ueorr;ha l1aVe II~D &hen Crom
lin o•lt•c·lt·d urrlcll\1. tn lllllft !'
'"'ll)'K thht · ~ - 1\'('HKI. It 111 put time tor Lbe trutb
tu he he11r<l on th\11 lliJI:nUit-&nl
Wo haY" bNm kevt In thl' dark for too lung
nlllcernlnl( till' HHIUUHni"'IH or Ute clec\ ..ODll Of
lilt! S ut•rt•mt• Court . Thn th rt'alH of violence h&Vt!
been 1110111 out 111 l•laN~ The teMt of G Po rgta·~ prt'Ht'lll ~YKlenl will
come In tho montba 1\head. Our ae&resated aysh•m will h•~ dedanod Invalid by tlte Suvr~t!
CouN. A!IA!r thiH thl' aiH•riHlle planK will be
knocked down and lht'll the crliiH will be upon
UH. ThiK 111 the tlllll' that we 111Ual vrep.~re for .
We hav ~ 11een hy the PlatnpleR ol our n c h;h hor lltaleH that tht! answer to t!lc problem Ill not
lht! outright dl'fktn,·e of thl' •·nuN . Nor t~an on•·
K&)' that nu rduc·atlon !11 1111 answer . It Klllu
prorlts UM nul hhiJ: to Ju>Ol t<lt and re(uae to oven
t«"liTI'h rur 11 n· n>~on~thlc• 1\olutlon. ThtiHP who do
not n~:r• ••• with tilt · •·ourl mu~<l nmtlnuc to 11earl'lt
for u h•gol RIHI t'flllll lltutlonal IIIL'IlnH to CliJirl~~
lh<'1r hdlef.
Th<• Guv••rnur ur t: •..,rgiK ~poko• truth und wo·
would llu w••ll too l'••allz!' the lrnJIOrtance or lbea•·
ro-w wurd1< . . " w•• arc not immune.'' After Wf'>
aro· will ing tu tldmlt thl11 a nd then f&(' f! the altlmu\t• l'Ont' htiiiUnM ut the t·ou rt decillion . our neltt
<ftii"Milon I ~ J•lnln .
What prCJiarnllon can w~ make ror the timeor •·riM It< In <:Porgll\! Thl'rt• ht not a ahnple an~·n·r tu UJIM t(U t'Hiion. t-:och Individual must find
hill own 11n11.,.,.r within IIIIIIHPlr. Thr proceRII of
t.'dUt'llllon 111 HUilt•o>~ed to leach a per~on to think
nnd tt•t~Holl fur hlrnKt•lr. l..t·t us hope that It due11
not fall Ull.
'""U"·
Dowell Still Helping;
Publishes MU History
1111' SUI'I'<>Ullttinl[~ .:r o •al l~
October 3
.THE MERCER CLUSTER
Page Two
Jane Oliver
Kitty King .
Mary Leonard ...
Douglas B,.iley
Don Barkley .
N;·w~
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. ....... ..................................... Aaaociate Editor
.......... ........... ............................. Feature Editor
..:.:....~:::::::·:::. .. :.·::::·::. :::·:.::::: ..·ci~u~:OUKt~'!r
StAff: Steve Smith. Linda Watson, Jee.n Fulwood, Pa~ Little,
Man~ha J oneM, Nan<'y Minter, David Kellam, Re.lpb Hue, Emeet Ramsay . Bnmd a Drnkc, BrendA Storey, Faye Trawick, Nancy Otwell , Tm1y
Mrddlot.on, and Byron F~r.
·
Spor\J\ Staff : Pat Nort<Jn, Jim McKinney, Rabun Mattbewa and Rodney Browne.
HAYWOOD ELLIS
How To Cheat
,\ h •w mon t h ~ llJ:U I wa~ rt~diQ&' a ~~&llonal
nut~:nzlut• ;...h\rh ran a HloT}' t•ntltled " Acadt•mk
Sun·lnil In tht! Modf' rn Age.'' Tbc true-to-llht
11rth·le told of the lngt'nulty ur 1111 u•dergraduate
111 n lur~~:e Kta te tmlvera~lty.
It ~Pem~ that ttnah luul (•n•pt UJI 011 tbl1 atu·
dent bdorc b e reallz.ed IL and when dawn . broke _ _
over th~ m urnlu,; or hill
"HIMtory nf the Jconoclutlc
Jo~1k lmos " llaal, he had pre ·
pl\red for It . by 111)e11dlng the
nenln~r
bt'fore
a~
a
.oell\1
ll;atht'ThlJI' o r nu llll>lll IJTOJHir •
tlon. At t•lla\:IIY 8 : 01 a . m .. hi'
da~wd madly Into the PKan• ·
\nation room. snlltrhPd up a
copy ur thO' rxam , round an
f'lll llty du~k and bc-~n d(' J)(I~lt­
In~: pendla, Ink. IWilK. M('rUid\ Jll\flt't and tWO
blue hvokd on ll.
In 25 mlnutoM hc· 1\ad flniMh..d IHitlng In tbe
fh·~ t
!Jiu" bonk. H o had wrlllen u letter to bill
mother, containing sut·b t•assalolee •• :
" I h o 1•e you nnd flKd (' 1\l'l mak e It on t ht! !&At
groccrieM Y9U bour:ht. I Khoold be able to •end
you a r hcc ll neKt week."
" ~~CUHI' tiT~ blur hook , hut I had a few min· ·
uttlll left at the end of my SociolQ~rY 712 final
rmd lhour:ht I would write you now . u I won't
hRVI' tllllll IO brtatht• durln JI; tJH~ rC!Jl or th ~ ··~k . "
"Thill 712 ht II UIIIIO~d ~~be one of the hArdeet
~;rin d" em caniiJUII, but th"' pror I ii&Yl' n11111 lr~ll It
so lnterutlng lhht it loliVf!'ll me the Incentive to
MIUdy.' '
At the 1•11d Of lht: !Wrlud !Jp llr&bbed Up hl1
1111d ru ..hf'd hurr.ledly out the door,
Klii\IPhlR th .. l~Ufr on tile prore ..or'll deak . He
rnn budl to the- room with hl1 copy ol the IMil.
l<IOk dowu 1111 hl11 booke on the 11ubJ~t nod filled
out the all~w e rs In · a blue book, whlcb he mailed
t.1 h \11 mother. ·
1llll mother. horrlrted whPn ehe recfll'ed the
te"l. aent thf' Jlfltper etralt:ht back 1.o the tchool
authorltlt'll. ~!nee. Ule auUlorHie11 . had rfl&d tbe
ll'ttcr, thl'y ll)'mpathlaed with ~~~ ttudent who
wu evidenUy having aueh a han! time h t in
<'lfUIJIIII('nl
hl11 rush lo · ~ru II' II ma«a&lnea aDd •tudy, h ... tNt
the wronr; l)aperft In tho wroq plaoeee.
The profeuor, lmpre11aod by the remark• aad
the an.wan, pve bim a B-plut for t.he
CJOUrM.