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The Maroon Tiger
66 The Voice Of Freedom”
Vol. 57 Number 5 Morehouse College
April 7, 1982
Rod Edmond Elected Interim SGA President
by Paul Dillard
Rod Edmond, former Presi
dent of the Junior class, was
elected without opposition to
the Student Government
Association Interim Presidency.
The election of Mr. Edmond
enables him to complete the
unexDired term of limmie Hicks
as 1981-1982 Student Body Presi
dent. Mr. Hicks, who was a
victim of complex ulcers, did not
return to Morehouse to com
plete the second half of the
school year. His inability to
return to the campuscaused him
to forfeit his right to serve out the
rest of his term. Under normal
circumstances, the vice - presi
dent would fill the president's
position, but in what seemed to
be a comedy of erros, Michael A.
Smith did not return to •
Morehouse to complete his
second semester work.
Mr. Edmond was elected to fill
the duration of Mr. Hicks’ term
in a special election mandated by
the constitution.
One of Mr. Edmond’s first acts,
in a show of progressive move
ment, was to call a dinner
meeting of the SGA General
Assembly. This dinner meeting
enabled students to express, in a
forum setting, their views on a
myriad of issues affecting stu
dent and campus life generally.
“The People Have Driven Me On”
Dr. Mays relaxes in
the comfort of his
modest S.W. Atlanta
home
(photos by
Edwin Williams)
Mays On Building Men
Truly A Father Figure
by Samuel Bacote III
Hinds Elected
President Of ISA
William Harold Hinds, a sophomore
Banking and Finance major from
Georgetown, Guyana, has recently been
elected President of the International
Students’ Association at Morehouse
College. The International Students’
Association replaces the Foreign Students
Association, which was primarily a social
organization.
Mr. Hinds indicates, “The Constitution
of the new organization was ratified on
March 8,1982. The International Students’
Association was formed following a
meeting with President (Hugh M.) Gloster
and members of the administrative staff
and faculty earlier this year. It was decided
at that time that something more than a
social organization was needed to address
the needs and concerns of foreign
students at Morehouse.”
Future plans for the Association, accor
ding to'Mr. Hinds, include “the establish
ment of a scholarship fund for foreign
students at Morehouse College, the
establishment of a lecture and dialogue
series with consular corps representatives
based in the City of Atlanta, and the
establishment of a formal program in
which international alumni will return to
campus for interaction with current
foreign students.”
Basic Medical Science
Building Nears Completion
by Van Hill
After almost 19 months of construction,
the Morehouse College Medical School
Basic Medical Science Building will be
completed by early May with the faculty
and administration moved in by June 1.
Virgie Heffernan, of public relations,
stated that the cost of the Basic Medical
Science Building is6.3milliondollars. Five
million dollars came from a federal grant
matched by 1.25 million dollars by private
funds to buy the property. Ms. Heffernan
added, “Presently there is a 2 million
dollar campaign to equip the building.
Almost half of the money has been raised,
pledged and contributed from Atlanta.
When the School raises the 1 million
dollars, they will move out to the state of
Georgia and the rest of the country to
raise the rest.”
Dr. Louis Sullavin, President of the
medical school, stated that this first stage
in the development of the medical
comprised the building of the Basic
Medical Science Building; classroom,
research, laboratory, and basic ad
ministration space; and the transference
of the medical library from Brawley Hall to
the new building. Dr. Sullavin also
pointed out that this stage in the develop
ment of the medical school involved
ending their direct affiliation with
Morehouse College.
Dr. Bareras, director of admissions,
stated that because the medical school
will be changing from a 2 to 4 year
program, the faculty and administration
will be doubled from 45 to 90 people. He
added, “The Freshman class will remain 32
as before, but within the next five years,
the Freshman class will expand to 64
students.
Future projects of the Morehouse
Medical School include: three family
practice teaching units at clinical care
sites; the medical campus faculty for the
clinical family office, clinical consultation,
and research; the expansion of the Basic
Medical Science Building, which will
include adding on to the medical library;
and student housing. Ms. Heffernon
pointed out, "After purchasing the land,
we will start on these projects, hopefully
in the next couple of years.”