Mercer University - Cauldron Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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LEFT: The religious medley »Jt composed of Amazing Grace. How Great Ihou Alt, and The Old Rugged Crow. “Amazing Grace ' is shown in this photo. BELOW: Pim gracefully signs The Impossible Dream ” ABOVE In the finale, the Bear Hands completed their American Tribute Neil Diamond’s America from the mo ie. he Jsr; Singer, was signed with energy by the entire group

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KIGH1 In ihc «comi half, the group per- formed liandi Aerosi America. Mere. Virginia sign . When they laugh. I laugh; when they cry. I cry ” MIDDLE I EFT The Challenger Seven were remembered in Heroe»” b) Ken- nv Mark» MIDDLE RIGHT Friends arc friends forever ” signed Jarrell and Virginia during the encore at the final performance I 20 RIGHT Nadejn signs the breathtaking poem. High Flight ' Written by a young pilot. tire poem helped to honor the »c»en Challenger astronauts FAR RIGHT The Mercer Bear Hand'.com- plete ssith advisor dircctor Dr Evans and audio technician Andrew Vollcnwcider

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 Handicap Awareness Day The firsl annual Handicap Awareness Day was held on Wednesday. April 2nd. with great success. Especially pleased were the organizers of the event. Rehabilitations Counselor. I in- da Conrads, and student Virginia Brock. Conrads explained that various other colleges and universities have partici- pated in similar functions for years, but this is a first for Mercer. Brock added. “Some colleges set aside an entire week for handicap awareness. This year it's only one day. but we’ll try to increase it each year! Scheduled on a Wednesday so students as well as faculty could participate. HAD packed an entire day with athlet- ic events, performances, and demon- strations The Student Center lobby was packed with various displays for the deaf, blind, and those unable to make use of their limbs. One man demonstrated a ma- chine that could take people in wheel- chairs up flights of stairs A lady in computers showed interested Mercer students some special units that talked with the user. Also on display were equipment for the hearing impaired, board games for the blind, and a TTY telephone equipped for the deaf. In the co-op. a group of school children presented a puppet show where main characters were deaf, blind, wheelchair bound, or had some other disability. Af- terwards. Mercer’s Bear Hands per- formed a sign language concert to the songs. Bridge Over Troubled Water , The Impossible Dream.” and ASL Rap.” Wheelchair aerobics soon followed and put every person in the co-op through a tough workout. Other athletic events included a wheel- chair obstacle race, where a team of wheelchair basketball players did wheelic. around Mercer jocks. Here, students were able to experience sonic wheelchair manuevering first-hand. Then, students participated in softball. where they tried to hit a beeping soft- ball while blindfolded. Other events in- cluded wheelchair tennis and basket- ball. I.ocal TV stations and the newspaper covered the event which proved to be a big success. HAD hud succeeded in making people more aware. THIS PAGE Thu wheelchair baskcibjll player pul Mercer students 10 shame in ihc obstacle course OPPOSITE PAGE Organizers Virginia Brock and Linda Conrads (lop left) worked hard to make HAD 3 success Bear Hands (top right! wowed ihc audience during Budge Oscr Troubled Water. Volunteer Tracy Leonard talked with l acon Tdcfraph '.Vcw.s reportet (bottom left!. Students were able to experi- ence some or the tricky manuevering required in everyday life as they tried to move through ihc course (bottom right)