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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. * * * * Dr. Hugh M. Gloster has announced the appointment of Dr. Helaine D. Oredugba to the position of Coordinator of the Management Information System. * * * * 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. * * * * 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. * * * * Dr. Henry McBay has recently an nounced his retirement as head of the Chemistry Department. * * * * 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. / 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.