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January 15, 1982 / The Maroon Tiger / Page 3
Alumnus Elected First Black Mayor Of Augusta
AUGUSTA, GA.—Edward M. McIntyre
was sworn in as Augusta’s first black
mayor on January 4 before a crowd of
about 4,000 that gathered to witness the
ceremony in the city’s auditorium.
McIntyre, a Morehouse man, while in
Atlanta for the ’81 homecoming game
spoke with MaroonTiger Associate Editor
Bulletin
Briefs
Coach Lambert Reed of the Morris
Brown Wolverines has recently been
relieved of his duties as head football
coach. The removal of Reed was obvious
ly a second step after he was suspended
for allegedly hitting a player with an ax
handle. Reed will remain on the Morris
Brown Staff but not as coach of the
Wolverines. Morris Brown has also lost
SIAC title. See story page seven.
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Dr. Hugh M. Gloster has announced
the appointment of Dr. Helaine D.
Oredugba to the position of Coordinator
of the Management Information System.
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William Haynes, Hubert Humphrey,
Jeffrey Sayles, Anthony Brown, and
Dwight Smith were recently honored at
the Eleventh Annual GPSVD on the
campus of Ohio State.
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President Emeritus Benjamin Elijah
Mays was honored on January 9, at a
tribute given in his behalf at the Omni
International Hotel. Dr. Mays recently
made headlines when he retired as
president of the Atlanta School Board.
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Dr. Henry McBay has recently an
nounced his retirement as head of the
Chemistry Department.
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Student Government meetings are held
every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Stop by the SGA
building next to Robert Hall to find out
where the meetings will be held.
Samuel Bacote. He explained that he ran
because he felt he was the best qualified
and prepared. A former Richmond Coun
ty commissioner, he succeeds Lewis
Newman who was barred from running
for re- election by law.
Mcl ntyre swept past white businessman
Joe E. Taylor Sr. in the election, capturing
The light snow which began falling on
Tuesday afternoon looked harmless
enough at first. However, when it finally
let up, the entire Metro Atlanta area,
including Morehouse, wee absolutely
shut down.
An unseasonable and quite freakish
cold blast of arctic winter air made its way
down to the Atlanta area from Canada.
The snow caught everyone off guard. All
told, about 6V2 inches of the white stuff
blanked the area, and the end result was
an absolute mess.
53.7 percent of the vote. About half of the
population of Augusta and 44 percent of
its registered voters are black.
During his campaign, he vowed to fight
crime, revitalize downtown Augusta,
overhaul city government and secure
better wages for city employees. Other
projects include increasing the city’s
Wednesday morning, the morning
after, the major Interstates and Atlanta
streets looked like automobile car lots.
Motorists had abandoned their cars,
creating a headache of major proportions
for various city and Metro departments.
Insurance companies more than likely did
landside business due to an alarming
increase in car accidents.
The record snow even managed to stop
the House. It cut registration short by one
hour on Tuesday, and caused classes to be
cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday.
Many faculty members and off-campus
population, redeveloping the Savannah
River front, establishing a zoo and a state
Coif Hall of Fame in Augusta.
Speaking to the crowd that gathered for
the innaugural ceremonies, McIntyre said
he is “a people’s mayor with a people’s
administration.” He emphasized the
importance of upgrading the economy of
Augusta. He ended his speech by declar
ing that, “There will be two kinds of
people left in America; those who live in
Augusta and those who wished they lived
in Augusta.”
The Maroon Tiger has learned that
Mayor McIntyre will makean appearance
on Founder’s Day. This has not been
confirmed, however, and Dr. Gloster was
unavailable for comment at press time.
Jewel- T
Opens
by Paul Dillard
Associate Editor
Jewel-T has opened its second discount
grocery in Atlanta at 683 Ashby Street,
near the West End Mall.
Jewel-T brings to Atlanta a new concept
in the grocery business. Customers find
that the atmosphere of A&P Kroger, or
Winn Dixie can not be found in Jewel-T.
Customers will not find the fancy cjisplays.
You will find that there is no one to bag
your groceries.Jewel-T is simply the basics
and that’s why it is able to offer groceries
at a rather low price.
The store officially opened on Monday,
Jan. 4. It stocks a complete line of basic
grocery items at student affordable prices.
students opted to leave their cars, on
campus rather than attempt to challenge
the elements and other motorists.
By and large, the planned MLK events
went on with relatively few hitches. The
Post Office, however, remained closed
until last Saturday.
The Maroon Tiger was scheduled to
come out on Wednesday, January 13.
However, like everything else, it was
delayed until today. We would like to
apologize for the delay.
Maybe the snow CAN stop the House.
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Atlanta’s 55th Mayor
Andrew Young makes acceptance speech. (staff photo)
by Samuel Bacote III
Andrew Young took the oath of office from Superior Court judge Osgood
Williams in front of over 8,000 onlookers in the Omni on Monday Jan. 14 and
became the 55th mayor in the city of Atlanta. Mayor Young is only the second
Black to hold this office in the city’s history. Maynard Jackson was the first when
he was innaugarated in 1974.
In a 20 minute acceptance speech Young made a pledge to make Atlanta a
viable and prosperous city and said Atlanta should strive to lead the nation
economically in the coming decade. Mayor Young is scheduled to appear in the
Unified Assembly on Jan. 21.
Heavy Snow Paralyzes Morehouse
Dansby Hall To Be Extended With Grant
(Public Relations)
Dr. Hugh M. Gloster has announced
the receipt of a $250,000 grant from the
Pew Memorial Trust, to be used toward
construction of an extension to Dansby
Hall.
Dr. Gloster stated that the extension of
Dansby Hall would "add 10,690 square
feet to the facility which houses the
overcrowded science departments of
Mathematics, Psychology, and Physics.”
He added, "With the proposed exten
sion, the Department of Mathematics will
add two classrooms, a publications
reading room, an equipment room, two
faculty offices, and a remedial instruction
laboratory on the third floor. The Depart
ment of Psychology will add a psycho -
biology laboratory complex that encom
passes an experimental room, an animal
maintenance room, an animal surgical
room, and cubicles for individual ex
periments with human subjects. Another
half of the proposed second floor space
will add a social - psychology laboratory
complex that will house ! an experimental
room, a video - tape observation room,
and a group dynamics and interaction
room. The Department of Physics will add
two classrooms, a seminar and reading
room, additional faculty offices, an upper
- division instructional laboratory for
advanced study, and an equipment room
on the first floor.”
Dr. Robert J. Leonard, Director of
Development at Morehouse, indicated
that the total costs to extend Dansby Hall
will amount to some $700,000. The current
plan to complete funding for the project,
according to Dr. Leonard, includes an
additional $150,000 grant from a major
national foundation, and three $100,000
grants from Georgia and Southeastern
Dansby Hall
foundations.
The current building and expansion
program is the largest effort of its kind in
the history of the College. It represents a
systematic attempt to provide the facilities
needed for teaching, learning, research,
community service, recreation, housing,
and boarding through the first two
decades of the second century in the
history of the College.