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■ Spelman Spotlight Page 8 Strategies For The Developing World September 1981 SSGA Holds First Student Body Meeting by Emily L. Patterson On Thursday, September 24, the first Student Body meeting for the 1981-82 academic year took place. Early in the meeting, SGA president Pam Scott, in troduced her cabinet members. Club officers were present to answer questions concerning their campus organizations. Reports regarding their campus organizations 1981-82 activities budget were made by the SGA president. Gena Hudgins, vice-president of the SGA, and chairperson for the External Affairs Committee continued with the meeting by acquainting the assembly with the purpose of the committee. This branch organization of the SGA proposes to strengthen the ties between Spelman and its community. Social chairperson Avis Bishop presented activities that are being planned for the next few months: Every Sunday evening at 7:00 and 9:00, movies will be featured at Howe Hall. Tentative starting date is October 4th. Spelmanites will be charged no admission, non-Spelmanites will becharged .50 cents. Alma Upshaw Dining Hall will be the place for an evening of jazz entertainment called JAZZ AND MORE. November 24th is the Annual Thanksgiving Rally. On this date each club, dormitory, and sorori ty donates Thanksgiving baskets to be given to needy households. The evening of Friday, December 4th is the Blue and White Pageant where the gentleman will be chosen who represents Spelman College as Mr. Blue and White. Details about the upcoming events can be obtained through the Student Government Of fice. Parliamentarian Rhonda Rush proceeded with her goals for this year. She would like to see information published on departmental scholarships that are available to Spelman students. Additionally, she proposes to work with the Atlan ta Public School System in a tutorial program. Lisa Boykin, Advisory Board Chairperson, then explained that her committee deals with complaints from students con cerning food, housing, and security. Lisa Boykin is also in charge of SWAK, an action committee for Spelman. For more information, contact her through the SGA. President Scott closed the meeting requesting that anyone who has any complaints should direct them to her at the Spelman Student Government Office. by Veronica Peggy Green Contributing Writer As the first in a series of International Lectures offered by Spelman College, Ms. Gloria Scott, Development Advisor for Women to the World Bank, spoke on “Strategies for the Developing World,” on September 23 at Tapley Hall. Ms. Scott informed her audience as to the problems existing in developing countries. According to Ms. Scott, forty percent of the population in developing countries lives in conditions of absolute poverty. According to Ms. Scott, “One in every four children dies before the age of five.” The infant mortality rate is 142 per 1,000 babies, compared to 13 per 1,000 babies in the United States. The illiteracy rate in develop ing countries is extremely high and continually on the increase. Among the illiterate population, the rate for women is double that of men. According to Ms. Scott, there is an average of six doctors for every 100,000 people in most urban areas. However, the ma jority of the population has no access to health care. Half of these countries’ capital is spent for food, and yet one-fifth of the population is malnourished. Ms. Scott stated that these developing countries control only one fifth of the world’s income, and “inflation is ram pant.” Most of their earning power revolves around agriculture which has little or no market and is subject to chang ing weather conditions. Twenty- five percent of the import returns are spent on oil. Promoting a better balance between the “haves” and the “have nots” was one of the strategies for change mentioned by Ms. Scott. She also states that informing one’s self and becom ing aware of a problem can give one a voice and bring attention to the problem. Symposium Held In Black Studies By Karen Burroughs On Thursday, October 1,1981, The Institute of the Black World presented a one day symposium entitled, "Black Studies in the 1980’s: The Challenge of Blackness Revisited.” This sym posium, held in Atlanta Universi ty Dean Sage Hall, was given as a part of the Institute of the Black World’s curriculum workshops in Black History and Political - Economy. The Institute of the Black World is a non - profit educational organization found ed in Atlanta in 1969. IBW’s purpose is to do research, analysis, and advocacy on the Black struggle for freedom in America. The symposium was an assemblance of Black scholars in a public forum to assess this decade of Black studies; to examine how the past isreflected in the curricula of the present; and to explore the challenges of the future. The Black Studies symposium was dedicated to the memory of Hoight W. Fuller, former editor of first World Publications, who died in May, 1981. Five black scholars were the symposium’s guest speakers. St. Clair Drake, who delivered a speech entitled, "The Challenge of Blackness Revisited”, is the Professor Emeritus of sociology and anthropology at Stanford University. Vincent Harding, professor of history and theology at the University of Denver, and former professor of history here at Spelman, delivered a speech entitled, “Black History: the Search for Alternatives.” A panel discussion on “Black Political - Economy: Problems and Prospects,” was conducted by Barbara Jones, Professor of Business Administration at Clark College, William Strickland, Professor of Political History of the University of Massachusetts, and Michael Witter, Professor of Economics at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. Dear Spelman Students, Thank you for the enthusiastic reception you gave me during the general election campaign. I will forever remember it. During the past eight years on the Atlanta City Council, I have worked hard to make our city and our future better for us all. I want to continue the progress we have made and work even harder to achieve our mutual goals during the next four years on City Council. Please vote again on October 27th. Yours for a progressive Atlanta, re-elect Vote October 27 Punch 5 james bond To City Council 4th District 361 Westview Dr. SW Atlanta, Ga. 30310 755-7050 Let’s Do It Again October 27