iKFreer Cltt;s:ter ' "The Fustest With The Mostest" VOLUME LV MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA SEPT. 27, 1974 DUMBER 22 Mercer’s Radio Station? plans and reasons for wanting to start a of Macon. station for Mercer. The equipment would be supplied by First a radio itation would mean Broadcast Automation Associates, a well publicity for Mercer. It would generate an known firm. A price check with other interest in the community. companies affirmed that it would cost Secondly, after 2 years of operating as almost as much anywhere else. an educational station it could apply to FCC to become a commercial sUtion. As a commercial station it could make money Now the only holdups is money. Last with advertising. According to Jay it could year Jay and Julian Gordy worked earn 2S-S0,000 dollars a year for the school. together to get funds. But they failed, This could be used for recreation, Tmancial mmlses U be included in this year's aid or any of a number of projects or budget fell thru. He is again promised to be departments. included next year. But Jay won't be here Added benefits would be the promotional next year. He graduates. records the station would receive free. He asked SGA too,but SGA had no funds Second copies could be built into a for it. A student fund raising drive netted progressive music library for Mercer. $89, fifty of which came from one man. Students would be able to tape these and Soon he will go before the appropriation the station cotlld pay some of its initial cost board. There is hope there. by selling blank cassettes and reel-to-reel If a reality, the sUtion would play tapes for recording. mostly progressive music, such as Cream, Jay first got interested in electronics in Allman Brothers, Wishbone Ash, etc., it high school. He announced for WKIS in would fit the studenU tastes as other Orlando for a year, 4 years ago. Then he sUlions don't, avoiding repetitious playing attended Fla. Technological University of popular songs (til they're dead) and and majored in Communications. He has ignoring the rest. It would have 50 minutes worked also as a technician with WDIZ. As of uninterrupted music an hour at least. Jmy 81mM propom.iUdto SUU mu technician Jay performed minor AnnotincemenU would be of Mercer evenU maintenance jobs. and Macon events of interest, and By now he knows the business as well as imporunt announcements. It is to provide the contacts in the industry to make the any student could. He plans an educational both enterUinment and an instantaneous A radio station for Mercer. It's a subject mass media. It would generate interest in of much Ulk but the sUtion's not in sight. station a reality. But he doesn't have the SUtion with 10 watu of power and an inilial cost of $4000. It's range would be 10 the school and once set up as commercial, Jay Simon is masterminding the project. ruiancing. make a tidy profit besides. He has all the details, the experience, and In an interview Jay deUiled aii of his miles which would easily emcompass most suggestion of an S.G-A. review on editor the student body soon. Steve Causey. At the conclusion of their two-day SGA Briefs Frank Bragg (Senior Senator) was welcome program at the Mercer Student absent. Richard "Detroit" Duiguid Center on September 17 and 18, the First Dick Hoak observed that students and center and the library. Ha-was referred to (Senator at Large) is not enrolled this National Bank At. Trust Company visitors in wheelchairs have trouble Dick Hyer, Director of Special Services. quarter. There were no committee reports announced Mr. Kenneth Stephens, Mercer getting around the Mercer campus without George McClellan expressed so early in the year. Freshman, as winner of their Penny Jar help. He stated that some towns have dissatisfaction over the "Pigs" article in Neil Crane's new constitution has been Contest. He was only pennies away from ramps and indentions in curbs to make last week's Ouster. He criUcized the rewritten due to several objections in the correct answer of $$2.13. such travei easier. He recommended that extreme generality of the article and areas such as appropriations, Their exhibit was part of an effort to a study be made into supplying these at suggested that future articles give names publications, and A.W.S. It is ready for familiarize new students with services Mercer for such buildings as the student and dates. No motion was made on his S.G.A. review and should come up before offered by Macon banka and businesses. universities in Georgia, with the hope of rinding an efficient, inexpensive and 'News In Brief durable system for use here at Mercer. The committee is scheduled to reveal its music department. Dr. James Albritton- findings prior to the termination of the fall assistant professor of sociology. Dr. What doesa Chemistrymajor,Political quarter. If a feasible system is approved Stephen Edward Bluestone-assistant Science major and an Education major all by the appropriate agencies at that time, professor of English. Mrs. Janet the SGA-sponsoredrental service-will have in common? They all belong to Blohowiak Busboom-assistant professor of commence early in the winter quarter. Mercer Players, the theatrical ciub. ^ education.Dr. JohnF. Hemdon-dlrectorof The Playersproduceplayseach quarteiv. '^resources development for the Mercer LITERARY REVIEW SEEKS andholdworkshopspertainingtodrama. University School of Medicine. CONTRIBUTORS This year's schedule is fall quarter, "The Mrs. Virginia W. Baisden-instructor in The Fall EdiUon of the Dulcimer, the Imaginary Invalid", a farce by Moliere; biology. Joseph Patrick Lieb, Jr.- winter, "The Beal Inspector Hound" a Mercer University Literary Review, will Willard amch Meyer expresses j(iewt im instructor in art. Ian H. Altman-instructor be available for distribution immediately contemporary play by Tom Stoppard; and in music. W. Carl Joiner-instnicUr in law school. spring, "Dames at Sea", a tap dance following the Thanksgiving recess. Those economics and business. James E. students and faculty members interested musical. In the works are also workshops Radiker-instructor in psychology. David Price bites the dust. on tap dancing, and various aspects of play in contributing should be aware that the production. deadline for fall submissions is October 18. The roving reporter makes its deput. AudiUons for Moliere's play will be Oct. IN SEARCH OF REFRIGERATORS Dulcimer Editor David Hoak is expecting In order to examinethe feasibility of an increase in both the quantityand 1 and 2 in the chapel. Where did newspapers come from? Z' refrigerator rentals for individual diversity of material submitted for dormitory rooms, a special committee was consideration. created by SGA President Joe DavU. Contributors may deliver material to the Mondays and Thursdays only). The following persons have been added During theensueing months, the Dulcimer office, located on the third floor commiUee'wIU examine the rental of the Student Center, during office hours Submissions may also be mailed to the to the faculty b^inning Fall Quarter: Dulcimer, Box125. r^. H. Lowen MarshaU-chairman of the systems of several colleges and (10-11 a m. on class days and 6-7 p.m on - __ SEPTEMBER ft, ltl4 THE MERCER CLUSTER PAGE * Concept Of Justice . ... ....___ _ him ifl blMd nflUuM accidenUl about the proprietor's Recently a I»-year^)ldyouth was killed to death. ITUS a cieariy • ”• nenavior. euuier uv .uv...— ~ — '^y.SSsOfflcekno^this whUe attempUns to burglarize a cigarette lawbreakers a lesson or he neglected to to be a fact. One cannot help but to machine outside of A*B Package Store on n^igence oo the part of the proprietor. Then why hasn't the Crisp County Sheriff's abide by the law. In both instances he has sneculate as to what are the factors U.S. 41 North. The machine was rigged Office pressed .charges against the committed an offense. with an explosive device which detonates proprietor? Surely the Crisp C^ly with forced entry. Such crime Sheriffs office does not beUeve that me preventative measures are le«al only if the juvenUe got what he deserved. For tot was doing at the Ume; instead the machine is clearly marked as containing contention is, and this is quite obvious, tot office mditterence, men uiv would not be in the best interests of law S!.erifl's Office indifference, then the i an explosive device - this particular machine was not identified as such. enforconent.. The metal fragments which spewed Instead the Sheriff's Office terms the from the machine as a result of the blast incident as being an accidCDt. There was Northern Man imposed on the South, andhas proven that Northern whites of tot fair city are not new vogue. NeU Young's song people are the same bigoted animals t.aing to the idea too well. They are Man” and a'host of other recent efforts by whereever they are, and the region of the stoning buses fuU of UtUe chUdren and angered, reluctant South. After years of other ‘‘artists" have depicted the average nation involved has little or nothing to do Southerner as a sort of red^tecked, shouting such inflammatory phrases as with mankind's reaction to forced change. riots, marches, jailings. and other “Nigger go home!" This, rated you, to 'overalled, tobaccochewing racist that We cannot help but feel vindicated by negative reactions, the South grade school chUdren who are probably swallowedite pill and fomd to its surprise would rather shoot any black man or this turn of.events, but we also must be wondering just why they even have to ride person with long hair than anything else m sobered and saddened by the realliaUon tot desegregation was so l«d and the bus.