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“The Voice Of Freedom”
Volume 81, Number 8
Morehouse College
April 24, 1981
Mayor’s Race
Morehouse To Host Debate Among Candidates
The Morehouse College
student-produced
newspaper, The Maroon
Tiger, and the Martin Luther
King Chapel Assistants are
sponsoring “The Great
Debate for City Hall”
between the candidates
seeking the office of mayor in
the city of Atlanta. The
debate is scheduled for
Friday, April 24, 1981, at 7:00
p.m., in the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Memorial Chapel on
the Morehouse campus. The
public is cordially invited and
urged to attend.
Atlanta’s mayoral race has
recently been kicked-off, and
all of the candidates seeking
the city’s highest office have
been invited to explain their
political platforms and
debate the issues.
The announced mayoral
candidates are: Fulton
County Commissioner A.
Reginald Eaves, Educator
Mildred Glover, State
Representative Sidney
Marcus, Business J.K. Ramey,
Business John Thompson,
Atlanta Attorney Warren
Shulman, and former United
Nations Ambassador Andrew
Young.
According to Maroon Tiger
editor Karl Robinson. The
Great Debate for City Hall
will allow the candidates to
inform the greater Atlanta
community about their plans
for providing the city with
new leadership.”
The debate will be
moderated by a number of
print and electronic media
members, as well as student
by Steve Mallard
Students at Morehouse
may be paying too much for
their meals by paying for
services unrelated to their
food, according to Mike
FHolmes, president of the
Student Government
Association.
"The cafeteria
management system uses
$8,000.00 per week to feed
the students. Each student on
the meal plan spends $15.97
per week for their 3 meals a
day. About 900 students are
on the meal plan,”- replied
Mr. Flolmes.
‘‘Of that 900 students,
about 312 eat breakfast,
about 475 eat lunch, and
about 585 eat dinner,” said
Mr. Holmes.
According to Mr. Holmes
questioners. Among the
moderators who have agreed
to participate are Mr. C.A.
Scott, The Atlanta Daily
World, Mr. J. Lowell Ware,
The Atlanta Voice, Mr.
Dennis O’Hayre, WGST
Radio, Mr. Maynard Eaton,
WXIA Television, and Mr.
Walt Elder, WSB Television.
the largest number of
students lYiat have eaten a
meal this year in the cafeteria
is 602. (The estimation of
students listed were
confirmed by Mr. Edward
Williams, cafeteria manager.)
‘‘900 multiplied by $15.97
comes to a total of $14,373.
$8,000.00 subtracted from
by Karl Robinson
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Howard Thurman died
April 10, 1981 in San Fran
cisco, California after a long
illness. Dr. Thurman was 81
years old.
Howard Thurman,
Clergyman, philosopher,
theologian, was born in
Daytona Beach, Florida.
Ebony Magazine described
Dr. Thurman as a twentieth
century holy man because of
the large numbers of people
finding their way to his
doorsteps at the Howard
Thurman Educational Trust in
California and centers
around the world.
The Morehouse College
Alumni graduated from the
Florida Baptist Academy and
then went to Morehouse
where he graduated in the
class of 1923 with a major in
economics.
He received his M.D.
degree from Colgate
Rochester Divinity School in
1926. He was the recipient of
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Chapel site was
selected because of its large
intimate seating capacity of
2501 which will permit many
Atlantans to view this
historical debate. In addition,
the legacy of Dr. King’s
concern for responsible
action resulting from
$14,373 leaves a total of
$6,373. The question here is,
where is the $6,373 difference
going”.
According to Mr. Wiley
Perdue, Business Manager of
Morehouse, it helps to pay
the employees that are
concerned with the cafeteria.
“That extra money goes
more than 25 honorary
degrees. He has traveled and
lectured abroad where he has
commanded the ears of kings
and presidentsaswell assmall
informed awareness adds
greater significance to the
occasion. Plans are being
made to broadcast the event
on WCLK, radio station of
Clark College student
co-ordinatoes are Samuel
Bacote, Alan Bolden,and Karl
Robinson.
toward the element of cost.
The elements of cost are
food, labor, and overhead,"
replied Mr. Perdue.
But, according to Mr.
Edward Williams, the
employees are paid by
campus chefs, a company
that supplies Morehouse’s
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children outside tents in In
dia. He studied under the
great mystic Rufus Jones.
He was professor of
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On The Inside . . .
Phi Beta Sigma Inc. Named “Fraternity of The Year.”
Story Page Three
Three Morehouse Students Selected as OCA
volunteers . . .
Story Page Six
Panther Newspaper wins state awards . . .
Story Page Two
Special from Spelman Spotlight . . .
Story Page Seven
Morehouse Political Science Chairman receives
NAFEO Research Award
Story Page Two
Exam Schedule on Page Eight
Bulletin Briefs
For all Morehouse students interested in working for
the college newspaper, there will be an organizational
meeting on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the
Maroon Tiger staff office.
Photographers, reporters, sport writers, creative
writers, and cartoonist are all needed for next years staff.
Questionnaires will be given to prospective staffers and
handed in to the Tiger editors. Prior newspaper ex
perience is recommended to those interested but not
entirely necessary. We are looking for serious workers.
The Maroon Tiger staff offices are located in the SGA
building next to Robert Hall. Be There.
The annual Ms. Maroon and White Pageant will be
held next Wednesday the 29th at 8:00 p.m. in the Martin
Luther King chapel. This year’s pageant, previewing
seven $pelman contestants, will be directed by
Morehouse student Courtney Counts. Mr. Lamar Alford,
and Scott Sillers will be assisting the director.
Budget Waste In Morehouse Cafeteria
Howard Thurman Dead At 81