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Spelman Spotlight
In The World
Food Problems Are More Serious
By Karen Burroughs
Jr. Reporter
On Wednesday, November 18,
Committee represented a lecture on
World Food Issues in which he predicted
an increase in world food problems.
Varadachary holds a masters degree in
economics, and has served at the Indian
Embassy in Washington D.C. for two
years. He also spent twenve years in
development administration in Kerala,
India.
His trip here was sponsored by the
International Affairs Committee at
Spelman and the Executive Council on
Foreign Diplomats in New York as part
of a joint program. He is one of five
international figures in the program who
have been invited to Spelman to lecture.
Varadachary began his lecture on a
light note. “I feel really bad,” he said,
“bringing all these young people inside to
hear about rather mundane things like
food.” His mood sobered, however, when
he stated that food problems have
become more serious in the last decade
and that the current food problems have
been worsened by inflation and recession.
He further stated that major problems
include consumption of grain,
distribution of grain, and the cost of
producing food. Grain, according to
Varadachary, is the staple food of the
poorer countries and in these countries,
more than 6 million are in need of food.
“Prospects are not very bright,” he said.
There are committees set up within the
United Nation to aid these needy
countries. According to Varadachary,
however, these committees are making no
progress because their representatives
have no political power.
Varadachary offered both a long term
solution and an immediate solution to the
problem. His long term idea is for more
affluent countries to assist the poorer
countries agriculturally so that they can
produce their own food. “Poorer
countries are not given the opportunity to
stand on their own feet because
everything is controlled by the rich,”
Varadachary said.
His immediate solution is the idea of
“brother helping brother.” He feels that
countries with a surplus of food should
give to the poorer countries, and offer
employment when possible. “One cannot
brush away these problems and live with
oneself,” Varadachary said.
DST President
Visits Campus
By Julie Washington
Jr. Reporter
“Let Delta Sigma Theta be one of the
First to salute this institution for its service
to black America during its 100 years,”
said Ms. Mona H. Bailey, 17th national
president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Inc., during a recent visit to Spelman.
Ms. Bailey, who also serves as assistant
state superintendent of public instruction
for the state of Washington, emphasized
the leadership opportunities available to
black youth through Greek-lettered
organizations. She stated that sororities
and fraternities provide a means of
developing talents and assisting students
in becoming more productive.
“I sense a great morose and apathy in
the black community,” said Ms. Bailey.
Given the apathy and the murders of
black men and children, these are
extraordinary times,” she continued,
“and it is up to the sororities, fraternities
and black youth to redistribute their
priorities to meet the challenges of the
times.
“The power for change lies in the
framework of fraternities and sororities,”
said Ms. Bailey. But the framework is not
enough, because it will take capable men
and women accepting responsibility for
getting the job done, she said.
“Our roles in the family and political
sphere are ever-changing, because of the
changing roles of women,” she said.
“They are no longer limited to the
classroom.”
“Black women today are as concerned
about building bridges as they were years
ago about building the reading skills of
black children,” she declared.
Ronee McLaughlin, Spelman senior, chats with guests at international
dinner.
International Students Hold Dinner Party.
Ms. Bailey (center) chats with Dr. Jacquelyn Jones-Royster, assistant academic dean,
(left) Avis Bynum, member of DST, and Valita Sellers, president of Spelman DST
chapter (far right).
When Delta Sigma Theta was founded
at Howard University in 1913, its
founders pledged to de-emphasize the
social side of sorority life, organizing the
soririty as a community service
organization, said Ms. Bailey. “Wherever
you find social injustices I hope you will
find Deltas trying to solve them.”
Executive Director Of Scholarship
Fund Visits Campus
By Susan Hart
Jr. Reporter
Oliver Andrews, Executive Director of
the Charles Irwin Travelli Fund, a
scholarship foundation that granted
awards to four Spelman students this
year, recently visited Spelman s campus.
The Travelli award is granted, in most
cases, to entering freshman at
undergraduate institutions. The financial
aid director recommends candidates for
the award on the basis of student
potentiality, school citizenship, and
extraordinary financial need. Recipients
of the award are often granted financial
aid, according to need, throughout their
undergraduate study. The student must,
however, remain active in school and
community organizations and at the same
time exemplify leadership abilities.
The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund
Scholarship Program is located in
Boston. Since 1913, it has awarded over
$3,000,000 to young men and women
interested in obtaining a higher
education.
For the first time, the program
has expanded to include a southern
liberal arts college. Spelman, according
to Andrews, was selected because of its
quality.
The philosophy of the Travelli
Program is to broaden the individual
through active community and college
participation and to help him mature and
become socially aware through his
interractions with others.
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