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VOLUME LV MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 15, 1974 NUMBER 28

Rangel Lectures By Steve Taylor prosecution »-man with over 40 criminal Charles Rangel, a New York charges lodged against him. Congressman and chairman of the Mr. Rangel also explained the fallacies Congressional Black Caucas, spoke here at of Ford ’s S per cent surcharge and how it Mercer on November 11 for the Lee Battle only affects the middle and lower classes Lecture Series. His speech ranged from in a negative manner. In addition, he I "KS ' the Republican philosophy to President expounded on how the Nixon admini­ Nixon’s "attempt to take over the United stration hindered the National economic States" and the subsequent Watergate situation and how Ford ’s Committee trials. A member of the Judicial im­ Service Plan wouldn't give sufficient aid to peachment council. Mr. Rangel evidently the situation since it takes care of the has first hand knowledge of that episode, people longest unemployed first. He i however, he seemed extremely biased declared further that the number of when it came to Nixon and probably over unemployed in this nation may be as high emphasized many of Nixon’s questionable as to percent and within the major cities actions. the percentage is even higher, with ap­ Mr. Rangels proclaimed that Nixon proximately 38 percent of the black youth wanted to be King and that any group of out of work. people who were supposedly a threat to Mr. Rangel implied also that there him were supressed by some government really wasn't a fuel shortage and that it J'i organization, although he only mentioned was just one more scheme which the the Internal Revenue Service for an "multi-National Organization” employs to example, which was used for such pur­ gain control over the people of the nation. New York Coigressmaa Charte* Raagel. lee Battle Lectnre Serlea Speaker. poses. He believed further that the Nixon In conclusion, he stated that the nation Administrau’n assisted a “government shouldn ’t provide large sums of money to cancer which was a racist system to bond our national defense and that these blacks". Likewise, he articulated- that moneys should be appropriated in some Stuckey Speaks Ford ’s pardoning of Nixon was a mistake ways to help the peoide, however, he did and that he should have pardoned the rest not go into much detail on exactly where Congressman BUI Stuckey of the Eighth struction site is proposed. Georgia has of the staff if he could free from he wanted the ifioney spent. Congressional District was weU received turned down two opportunities to have as be. addressed a group of .Jlercer refineries built along the coasts, according .University law students in an informal to Stuckey, and other states bordering the PIRG Petition Drive question and answer session last week. east coast have reacted similarly. He Currently, PIRQ (Public Interest by a voluntary student activities fee of Stuckey's honesty and condor in respon ­ conceded that lol depletion allowances Research Group) Is holding a petition about tvra dollars a quarter. It you are ding to questions was clearly appreciated being granted to oil companies to en­ drive on campus. For PIRG to get off the interested you can sign one of the petitions b]i.those in attendance and his abUity to courage them to locate and refine more oil ground, at least a thousand signatures of or go to the next Tuesday meeting at 6:00 effectively discuss the problems facing seems inconsistent with the desire to find endorsement must be obtained. The PIRG in the faculty lounge. At the meeting you • Congress was impressive. alternate energy sources which will be organizing committee beaded by Jerry can learn more about PIRG, which was In responding to questions cooceming the needed to meet the future energy demands Cerasini has already garnered about five- originated by Ralph Nader. spiraling cost of sugar, Stuckey said the of our country. hundred signatures. PIRG will be funded removal of import quotas discouraged the On other matters, Stuckey said Congress producing countries from planting as would probably override any veto by much as in the past thus reducing the President Ford of the Increased- Cafeteria Diet Line quantity available. The resulting im­ educational-benefitsqo-veterans bill. He A growing number of Mercer students meal is at least one or more vegetables balance between supply and demand sUted flatly that the United Nations vote are becoming concerned with their diets. prepared and served without any fata or drove the paces up. He indicated that he to admit the Palestinian Liberation Some are vegetarians and many are t^ng oils. favors U»e: implementation of ImpdfT Organization to the UN does not indicate to avoid fats or starches or both. . The cafeteria will also continue to en­ quotas Id bring sugar prices back to a that a corresponding change in attidude deavor to provice an attractive array of regarding the Middle East and Israel The cafeteria staff is endeavoring to ' reaconable lelel. accommodate these and other desires of sweet and starchy foods, as well as fried Stuckey came out strongly against the would lake place in Congress. foods, which are still in heavy demand by Alter initial reluctance to speculate as to the board students. For those who wish,to high profits being made by oil companies stay clear of sweets, we have for some the overwhelming majority of American and painted out Uiat he sponsored an the possible Democratic choice for consumers. While fried foods are president in 1976, Stuckey suprised time permitted an extra salad in place of Excess Fronts Tax biU to combat the dessert. necessarily greasy, our cafeteria kitchen problem. He also indicated that the everyone by predicting Senator Lloyd does use fresh cooking oils daily. No at­ wasteful consumption of gasoline and Bentson of Texas. In the "C" line (next to the lobby), tempt is made to filter and re-use cooking other petroleum products by the govern ­ Also last week the law school hosted special diet foods are now provided for fats day after day, which is the usual ment and the American public is directly , speakcr.Tom West, whose topic was the those who are dieting. The vegetarians can practice in commercial kitchens. related to the increased costs for such \Georgia Prision Systems. Mr. West take yogurt, eggs, cheese, or cottage pointed out that our systems ranks last in cheese for their protein needs in place of It might also be added that most of our products today. In addition, oil companies detrimentohMietary habits have come have been unable to locate suiUble sites the country Much if the problem was meat. Fresh apples and oranges are attributed to poor education and an indd- provided for those who want to avoid about through our Western cultural for refmeries because the local residenU heritage, but most importantly as the oppose construction each time a con- fective parole and probation system. sugary and starchy bakery desserts. Also on the "C” line at every noon and evening result of the influence of Madison Avenue. Greek Actions Retraction By Todd Cotton 101st anniversary celebration, which flghl.We apologize for any impressions During the past couple of weeks, some of The Ouster would like to apologize for the fraternities on campus have been very began a year ago (|loth anniversary) and two statements which appeared in last that were given regarding the particular has been kept alive. They had a prodigious character of anyperson Involved in the active. All are trying their liick with week’s issue concerning the incident in the football this seastxi. but the ATO’s can’t barWue party at the (Hay Farm, Cafeteria last Thursday evening. The incident, and we further acknowledge that Saturday, Nov. 9. Peggy Menarie, Jane the whole incident was a stupid thing to loose their winning streak. statements read "one student was cut with The Phi Delta worked a full day on Iheir Weiss, Beth Roundtree, Edith Daniel, and a knife and at least one was hospitalized." have happened here and it just went loo Judy Ganler are their new White Roses. far We did however make a serious at­ Lake Project. They cleared trees and and “the fight then began resulting in one shrubs for a lake to be filled for a YWCA The Lambda Oii's decided to have their student being slashed on the forehead with tempt to obtain the facU , but were unable associate members challenge the brothers to do so because of the slanted nature of girls’ camp. During Halloween, they a knife.” Since our printing of then article, showed Charlie Chaplin, 3 Stooges, and in football^ a keg, losers will pay. The we have learned that this information is the stories regarding exactly what hap­ assoclat^embers are favored to win. pened. It was not our intention to present a many other movies In their lodge. Their false. pledges are tgntatively planning a car •The ATO’s and KA s had a beer bust of The fact of the matter is that M one was biased story of what had happened, but severdl kegs at the Butcher Shop. merely to present the facU as we un­ wash. cut and that no weapoha^ok any sort The Kappa Alpha’s are having their than fists) -were u^ derstood .them TPTOFT

EDITORIAL PAGE fin^e ^Rtxta Chtster mcxa ummsirf MACON. OSOBOU M Some Clarification I was surprised to hear one student EDITOR-IN-CHIEF First ofl thte week. I'd Uke to clarify some points conceminR the paper. Last remark that this happened so frequently, STEVE CAUSEY't week, we inadvertantly, printed some he thought the players were actually erroneous information. Aside from the permitted to go to the bead of the serving MANAGING EDITORS retraction on the front page. I’d like to line. If this is the case (which I seriously FRANK ROSSER* JR. PETE LAMB point out that the rest of the article was (k>ubt) I would appreciate it if Coach Bibb accurate. would drop me a Une to inform me of such. In reference to this article, one person Moving right along, some persons have ; ASSOCIATE EDITOR accused me of bringing up the fact that shown great ctmcem over what they CHARLES FARRINGTON they were basketball players as a covert beUeved to be news arUcles appearing in way of bringing race into the issue, since the paper in editorial form. As of two black is synooomous with basketball here weeks ago, we decided to labej page two as BUSINESS MANAGER SPORTS EDITOR at Mercer. In actuality, 1 could not care the “EDITORIAL PAGE”. Prior to this BARBARA RIEGSECKER DAVID QUIN less if they were blue, green, or pinki»lka time, no label was carri-.i, but page two dotted. 1 mentioned it because of the fact was stUl the editorial page, and this was CLUSTER STAFF; SAM HUDSON. CHRIS NECRONI. CHARLES THOMAS. FRED that they break up in line in this manner so where the articles in question appeared. MILBURN. KIM DOOLEY. RANDY CRUTCHFIELD. CHERI WYNNE. JANE often, they deserve to be mentioned as This was an oversight on my pm, for FUSTON. NEIL CRANE. FOYE TINSLEY. MIKE McQUEEN. PAUL PARCELL^ such. WhUe this editor knows that many which 1 apologiie, and for which ap­ WILLIE JENKINS. TODD COTTON. STEVE TAYLOR. BILL BURGIN. RON PRAY. other students and groups also break into propriate corrective action, i.e., the label, AND PETE’S SWEETHEART. the serving line, he thought it was really outstanding that persons who represent has been taken. the school across the country, could not Well, that about does it for this week, 4- show basic civility and manners within the folks. Have a good day and let's keep that fighting in the cafeteria to a minimum. Clans, Clubs, Cliques confines of their own cafeteria. differed communities. This can be very our "Community”? Although fraternal dangerous. A good example of this is the organizations and clubs tend to fragment And Community iicident in the cafeteria last week. Im­ the community, disbanding them would By Frank Rouer mediately after that incident, the students Just be an infringement of other student’s thft were involved were identified as righU 10 belong to such fraternal You know, I have oReh wondered what ferent type of people. When you-s------irround members of their respective fraternal organizations and clubs, and even if they Mercer would be like with regard to the yourself with yourself , you tend to miss out org.mizations and clubs, and the members were disbanded, human naturq would notion of “community'' without all of it’s on a lot. and when there are several dif­ of thbze fraternal organizations and clubs defrate tins puipoM by supplementing many clubs, and fraternal organization,.. ferent fraternal organizations and clubs now bad scmething to rally against. frafomni organizations and clubs with Somehow though, I think that it would be a that all attract different crowds, the Rivalries bad begun, and tension in­ cliques. much nicer academic and living situation. community becomes fragmented, creased. Our campus had become a So the question still remains: What can Fraternal organizations and clubs, much something which I feel is not Healthy at aU. potential social battlefield. We don ’t need the Individual stndent do in terms of like people, tend to have their own little Social walla are constructed, and soon the this, and I should sincerely hope that my protecting our "Community"? Simple , personal characteristics, and attract a whole notion of "Community" becomes a fellow students would not dteiire this. .basic things can be done. Human decency certain type of person, rather than dif- notion of a community made up of several What can we do in terms of protecting and courteousness can be very effective weapons used in protecting our “Com ­ ancient Rock and RoU. I also think that it's StudenU herr who do not like a steady diet munity". Respect your fellow student's Apathy about time that the S.U.A-B. quit catering of twanging steel guitars accompanying rights, and his different set of values, to the hillbilly quality of entertainment. about raising chickens in Oklahoma . attitudes, and ideals. Treat your fellow What kind of school ta this’ Are we aU Is the rationale behind the one-sided students as you would like to be treated. Be Revisited farmers from Appalachia’ Certainly not. musical format, "well, you can't please brave enough to use your head instead of By Pete Lamb Is this school forever going to be used for everybody"? This is true but I feel that an your fists when incidents of violence arise. In one of my more recent editorials, I proving grounds for newly emer^ng attempt shoJld be made to provide a more Remraber that your fellow students are propraed an outlet for student feeliog bands, bands that can’t make it anywhere balanced musical format. So once again I also your neighbors, and should be treated regarding enteruinment. After seeing the else, and bands warming up for tours? appeal to the student body to try to do in a friendly, neighborly way, instead of f' “Dickie Betts" concert I feel it is time for Really . something about the quality M music that alienating them because they may or may another appeal to the student body on this , When are the people who get into groups emiu from the Chapel. See your local not belong to a, fraternal organization or subject. like, ♦leen. Emerseo-Lake-* Palmer. S.U.A.B. official (if you can find one) and club. In conclusion, treat your fellow I am. first of all, very dissappointed with Faakadetics. Saauna. Stevie Wonder. tell him or her what you think of the en­ students in a Christian manner, and the total lack of response to my proposal Makavtehna Orchestra. Manfred Mann, tertainment here. I hope that the S.UA.B. remember that "United we stand; Divided for the students to have a chance to brmg and. countless other heavier musicians, officials will listen to the suggestions of the we fall”, is the one idea members of any nobig to be truly entertained here? Are we stadent body in a rational and open- community must keep in mind in order to to this tine Institution a better grade of , condemned to suffer the "slings and ^1' entertainment. While 1 am certainly minded way so we may finally have a protect their community, and I recom ­ arrows ” of outrageous bordom? I hope mend sincerely that we start protecting making Judgements on taste, I feel more balanced blend of entertainment not. If this continues I'm afraid that every .here at Mercer University. our little “Community ”. strongly that many other studenU fed a < concert that is presented at Mercer wiU be stagnation in the grade of sounds that emit^ a “surprise concert" because it will be a bom the Chapel during every concert. surprise if any group will want to play ‘i-- (NOTE; I am not including the Com ­ mittee’s performance in this editorial). I here. AKA Comes To Mercer I reqlize that there are tpiite a few By Debra dames am hoping that this editorial will initiate StudenU here at Merobr who like aome response on the part of the student Bluegrass music over any other kind of The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is a BerdeU Cook, JuaniU Cook, LorelU Grier. body. » music. I feel that in the past two years they national organization esublished by Black Phullis Hancock, Deborah James. I ebn dig Bluegrass music about every '' have been more than amply satisfied. But wqpaen ou the Howard University campus Vanessa James, Cheryl Johnson, Deborah - other half-moon. I am sick and tired of I know for a fact that there are many more in 1900. It is made up of young coUege Johnson, Shirley Jones, BeniU Marks. bearing nothing but and overdone women interested in being of service to Naomi McMillan, Sharon McQueen. their community and to mankind. Wynona Sharpe, Elvenia Winchester. The foUowing members of the interest Laahon Wrighht, and Lorenia Wright. Group would like to acknowledge the These members of the Interest Group i'i THE SECOND FRONT proposed esuhlishment of a chapter of recently organized and elected the AKA at Mercer: Carolyn Chisholm, following officers: BerdeU Cook f (President). Lashon Wright (Vice- i- Series To President), Lorenia Wright (SecreUry). Law School Notes aaron McQueen (Assistant Secretary). By Tom Mmgai Deborah Johnson (Treasurer), and Cheryl DelU Iheu Phi legal Fraternity wiU game wUl be between the AtlanU Flames Cbntinue Johnson (Music Director). Mrs. Ruth hold an exam clinic at 3:00 on Tuesday, and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Lee Battle Lecture Series wUl Johnston is the Dean of Pledgees. November itth, in room 204 of the law . Pre-registratioo for winter quarter wHl coatioiie during Winter (Quarter of 1975, This is the first chapter of the AKA buUding. DelU TheU Phi holds such a be Thursday, November 14, from 10-12:00, with Dan Lee. a Black Poet. Essayist, and Sorority created at Mercer and we invite clinic each year, and has proved to be very agd Friday, November IS, from 0:00-10:00 Critic, speaking February nth and 12th. ■ the Mercer University community to helpful to Hrst year students who do not m room 103. Mr. Lee is currently Poet-in-Residence at support us in our endeavors. We intend to know what to expect on a legal Hnal exam. There was a typographical error in last Howard University in Washington. D.C. carry out our purpose, “to cultivate and AU first-year students are urgedto attend. week's column concerning the Minority and Publisher-Editar of Third World Press encourage high scholastic and ethical ThePhiDettaPhi -i-PAD Hockey Trip to Awareness Program. The last sutement .in (3iicago. His puUish work includes' standards, U) promote unity and friend­ , AUanU is this Friday, and everyone who should have read that the program wiU Think BUck. BUtk Pride. Don't Cry. ship among women, to maintain a , has tickets is poking forward to it. The "now" be uken toother coUeges. Scream, and many others. progressive interest in coUege life and to be of service to all mankind.'* THE MERCER CLUSTER PAGE 3 the Sibyl of Cumae by Tarquin the Proud i. Frank asked me what assistance I could give in ridding him from this terrible The Walls The Continuing curse. I told him that I was, and had been for quite some time, a remover of curses and that I would tor a nominal fee, rid him of this curse. -Frank was delighted and Reflect Story Of Mat Beelp threw up (his bands). Mat Beelp, since you last heard from Mat was sitting in the co-op, drinking I took Frank to my hovel in the Faculty him is back at Mercer and is teaching tea and h^ng to look sober when up Lean-to area and b^an the curse ridding here. (His tv station in Whale, Alabama bit stumbled Frank Rosser. Frank works Ibr process. I took out my Koss headphones , A the dirt and he was run out of Whals on a the janitorial staff and is part-time editor and placed them over Frank's ears. I then rail.) Mat came back to Mercer with the of the Mercer Clutter. Frank was upset strapped him to a tree and gave him an ice idea of taking some courses and hunting when he graduated because there were no cream cone to occupy his mind and put the for women in miqd,butupon arrival he was openings for anyone with a Ph.d in AFP. special Curse-Removal record on the Friendship greeted by Dean Gordy and granted a FYank proceed^ to tell me about his stereo. The record was a collection of teaching job. problem. Frank has had a probiem for songs that never made it on the charts, Mat teaches Sociology, Black Studies, quite some time but has been unaMe to tell such as “Congratulations Tom Dewey", By Jay Simon Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, anyone. Anyway, he told me right there "When the Hindenburg lands today", and and tennis. Also Mat is an AFP instructor- what his problem was. "When Kobqutek shines". Immediately The hall's the same, the rooms are all advisor. He wears re-cycled suits, drives a Frank's mother, it seems, was cursed at Frank began screaming “My God, I've still there, but something has changed. Volvo,doesn't wear shoes, drinks a lot of an early age by a passing Good Humor had a vision" and 1 knew the process was The smell of disinfectant and urine still cigarettes, and smokes a lot of coffee. So vendor. It also seems that the curse had over. Frank thanked me and told me that oozes out of the two bathrooms located in now you're up-to-date on Mat Beelp. But been passed down to Frank through the he now knew what he was going to do with the center of the hall on the left band side if the purpose of this article (besides to fill process of OSMOSIS. The curse was that bis lifenowthat this terrible curse bad been you're walking toward the beer garden. A up space) is to tell you of a particular Frank was destined to be forever attracted lifted. He now plans to travel the country few of us are meloncholy, but things like incident which happened to Mat several to Sibylline Books (a collection of Oracles urging high sci^l students to eat natural this happen all the time. Why should I be nights ago. in Greek, said to have been bought from fo^, act natural, and copulate naturally. moving towards depression? Maybe because 1 know that I won't hear Elton John pouring wt at ten decibals above the shattering point of glass and that there will be no more tactics on the R.O.T.C. field at night and no more Lee and Eddies Bar-B-Que at two thirty in the morning. 1 won't be urged to go to church on Sunday morning when I'd rather sleep in and I probably won't do a lot of things I used to. Ed Bacon lost one of his biggest fanSTbut he probably won't notice just like the rest of you who are reading this because you don't know the person who used to fill the \ empty side of room 223 and 1 feel for you because this is so typical of life in the big city anywhere you go. The pressure of college was too much and he got ground up by the rush of university life, but its the University, not him who is suffering, for now the calm after the storm has over ­ come him and he knows that he has sur­ vived. His parents will probably miss the money for a while, but in time he vnll again - be a full-fledged member of the family and maybe even try again when his confiitenra heals again .For now he is alive and life is like the mist which rises off the lakes in the morning and just about as opaque, for he is alone without us. He is the third ■ person from this hall who has come and gone from this place, but the walls will echo his personality, for a short time reminding me that I had a friend for too shortatime,whomayget lost out there and I never even told him how much I ' appreciated his presence, because 1 never new how close we were until the reality of bis abscence caught up with me. _ T'd Barboletta put on By Pete Lamb ' SIS soys nice things about you. Since this review was cut out of the last issue of the Qutter before it could get to all ShinvShiny and fresh and almdstalmSst demure. And there's a cotor you kiddies. I'm redoing it for your benefit. to go with what you go in. Be SIS at your next step out is Santana's new album. It is the last album the band will do with occasion ... it's a favorite PERSONALITY put on. their drummer, Michael Shrive. (Mike is leaving Santana to form his own group. ) thenametoremeniberts Now for those of you who were here two years ago when Santana played in the Coliseum and walked out when the band Sis didh't'play "Oye Como Va" and "Black Majic WotaajT, you might as well not buy this album because the music on BOR- BOLETTA is of the same strain of music. (I am crazy about this album and didn't walk out on the group when they were at the Coliseum.) This album resembles Welcome to some extent, but is a bit closed to Caravansari. The music is quite a bit more funky, the musicians on the album are given a lot more play than SanWna's musicians are used to having, and the album is mixed very well. SEE VOUfi VEU.OW PAGES FOR NEAJSST PERSONfOrv DCAiea The album is good for mellow occasions, loud parties, waking op in the morning, Personality Price range SI6-S20 and many other album duties. »y it, or at least find it and listen ' NOVEMBER 15. mi " 'ff the mercer cluster PACK 4 Mercer Places

In Invitational ByFredMUbun The second annual Mercer Cross Mayfield came in next for the Bears at 9th Country Invitational was held on place with a time of 24:58, followed by November sixth and was a huge succem. Fred Milbum 14th (25:40), Ray Stewart The event was held on a hilly 4.4 uule 18th (25:50), and Steve Taylor 20th (28:00). course at the south end of the campus. The last home meet was held on Womens Volleyball Seven schools participated in this years November 12. The Bears took on Albany ByBIUBarghi meet. Emory won the meet with 55 points, SUte ; Albany SUte won the meet 20-36. Women ’s volleyball has entered Ibe team. Outcomes of the other games were coming close behind was Mercer (62 The team this year has bad its ups and seco-id half oC its seasoo, and the team of not available. Last minute changes have points), followed by Georgia Southwestern downs. The only meet left this year is the UA remains firmly idanted in first place resulted in Ibe rescheduling of some of the (99 points), Oglethorpe (10? points), Georgia State Inviutlooal being held in with the makings of an undefeated season. games. A complete list of the current DbKalb Community College (115 points), AtlanU at Georgia SUte University on On Monday, November 10, UA improved standings will be provided in next wedr’s Gainesville (127 points), and ValdosU November 16. their record to M by defeating the ST CLUSTER. State (no score). The team is young and shows promise. Joe Franklin won the mee* and broke the Track practice stands on Nov. 18th. The Law I Closes Gap; \ old course record 22:38 by 40 seconds to Mercer Bear distance team should be establish a new record of 21:58.5. Bill ready by Spring. Ai’O Hangs On

By BillBargln Football Standings The intramural football season is nearl^nearlK the independent league, if the Law II team Fraternities ning to \ defeau the Raiders and Law I can beat . over, with only'a few games remaining to iDdcpettdcoU W T be played in each league. The racess in the \ Law II next wedt. ATO continued .its winning ways last ATO 7 0 standings are tightening up, but ATO and w L 0 Rover's Raiders are stiU the two first Thursday, November 7, by crushing the Raiders 7 1 Ka 6 SAE 5 0 place teams. Phi DelU team. KA remained a game Uw I 7 2 behind the leader by beating the LXA K£ 4 0 The Law 1 team handed the Raiders Uw II 5 3 1 team. In games played on Monday, SAE Pdnies 4 LXA ‘ 2 their first loss of the season on November S 0 defeated Pi Kap 35^), and Kappa Sig Panthers 6 SN 2 7, defeating the frontrunners by a touch ­ 2 1 overcame Sigma Nu 19-6. In the in­ Peaches 10 Phi Dell 1 down. Raiders captain Phil Gilbert con ­ 0 0 tributed the loss to a sluggish offense and dependent league, the Ponies won over the Pi Kap 0 same bad officiating. With the win, the Peaches in a high scoring game, 38-19. The Law 1 team closes the gap on the Raiders game between the Law I and II teams was to Just a half a game in the standings. Law postponed until next week. The Jazz Band 1 now has a chance to claim first place in By WUUe Jenkins With the basketball season almost upon Bledsoe on saxaphone and Robert Cade on us, Me -cer Students wait in sweet an trumpet. ticipati m for the first blow of the whistle; In the words of Dr. Scheonoff, Director signalTn J the start of another season for •The Jazz Band"is pretty good. It has an TVE the fnoUstic Mercer Bears. As usual, adequate number of good dedicated' accom panying the basketball seasoo is (dayers. We expect to do a lot of pleasing f baud' «asoD.. this year. But, we liave been having dif­ GANT ATTITUDE TV. Mercer Jam Band, founded for the ficulties in finding publicized charts purpoie of playing at basketball games written tor groups like ours. Of course, (but will also play at dances and recep­ there are other groups like ours that tions meets and practices every Tuesday publish their own charts, but they don t and Thursday in the refaearral room of want them played by everyone. However, Ware Music Hall at 8 pm. we are going to play any and all kinds of Tie Jazz Band is composed of, in the jazrand soul songs." "' ■; y.n ' rhythm section: Don Williams on Ibe If you are interested in being a mem Vr dnuns; James Whatley on guiUr; Jon of the Jazz Band. conUct Dr. Schoenoff m ... Sclwenoff on basa and Haley Johnson on room 15 Ware Muaic Hall. He is looking lor piano. On the horns are ()uentin Fratwell good musicians with good musical and Jimmy Elder, both on clarinet; Mike backgrounds knd a fed for jazz. Movie Review:

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