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Father Of 2,000 Men Financial Aid Office- Celebrating Our 6We’re Not Seeing Wins Award Students Today.’ 60th Year ... Page 16 ...Page 10 Voi. 60, No. 1 Morehouse College, Atlanta August 31,1984 Dr. Phillip Redrick Becomes Vice President President Hugh M. Closter, our support to him as he assumes also plan to develop faculty and students to determine program teaching, excellent research, and has announced the appointment his new duties.” cultural exchange programs for and human needs for this institu outstanding service as a Phi Beta of Dr. Phillip L. Redrick as Vice Dr. Redrick stated, students and faculty of tion. I wish to reduce conflict Kappa college. I will continue to President of Academic Affairs at “Morehouse College has a very Morehouse College.” between human needs and work with the President and the Morehouse College. strong academic program. One Additionally, Dr. Redrick plans institutional needs. 1 plan to look Board of Trustees to increase of my goals is to maintain that to “work with faculty members to existing program offerings to faculty salaries so that we may President Gloster stated, “Dr. strength and to make several to encourage them to seek see if there is a need for ad retain outstanding teachers at Redrick has done an outstanding other programs stronger. I do grants to improve program ditional programs or Morehouse.” job at Morehouse in his capacity not plan any major revisions of quality at Morehouse. I plan to modifications programs.” Dr. Redrick is a graduate of as Dean of Registration and the academic program, work closely with our Director of Dr. Redrick has a vast amount Alabama A&M University, holds Records for the past five years. however, some changes will be Governmental Relations and the of experience in an academic the Masters degree and the He has an extensive background made.” Director of Development to setting and points out, “A Ph.D. degree from Ohio in higher education administra Dr. Redrick indicated that identify funding sources that college is no better than the State University in Higher Educa tion and brings a wealth of among his other goals was the support the types of programs people involved in the day to day tion Administration. He has experience to his new post. He “appointment of task force on we are establishing here.” operation. Good teachers attract done further study at the Univer will take the leadership role in all student retention. I plan to A “people person” by nature, good students and good sity of Oklahoma and the In of the academic programs at design a comprehensive ap Dr. Redrick "will interact with students attract good teachers. stitute for Educational Manage Morehouse College. We pledge proach to student retention. I departments, teachers, staff, and We must continue to offer good ment at Harvard University. Morehouse Commencement ’84 Honors 230 By Eugene Maxwell, Jr. seniors and guests of the Turning to the issue of educa Assistant Editor College, “There is a challenge tion, Jackson indicated that "due A total of 230 students making for a new direction ....” Jackson, partly to severe reductions in the up Morehouse College’s Class of who challenged the policies of Reagan education budget, 1984, graduated on Sunday, May the Reagan administration, educational opportunities have 20, 1984, in the Martin Luther stated that “the essential recently declined and as a na King, Jr. International Chapel on problem in America is in the tion, we cannot afford this the campus. Former presidential structure of the economy ....” shocking reversal in higher candidate Jesse Jackson According to the preacher turn education for our young people delivered the Commencement ed politician, “We need a sub from racial and ethnic com address. stantial job training program for munities.” Reverend Jackson, who holds all but targeted to the minority Jackson advised the Class of an honorary doctorate from communities most in need of 1984 not to just go home with a Morehouse, told the assembled employment.” (Continued on page 7) Commissioning Charles Tyrone Brant Morehouse Dedicates Bronze Statue of King By Freddie Asinor College by the National Baptist United States. Dwight is the monumental cornerstone of the the Governing Board of the Editor-In-Chief Convention, whose president is sculptor of the lifelike statue of King International Chapel” con National Baptist Churches of An impressive bronze statue of Dr. T.J. Jemison. It weighs 2,000 home-run hitter Hank Aaron at tains 119 items. Thefollowingare Christ, Christian Religious Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the lbs., is 11 feet and eight inches in the Atlanta Fulton County some materials that are locked Leaders of the World, renowned civil rights leader, has height, and presents King in the Stadium and is being up in the steel, water-tight box Morehouse College members of been unveiled and dedicated in standing position of an eloquent recommended to do the statue measuring 23 inches wide by 16 the Board of Trustees, front of the International Chapel warrior with his right foot placed of former Braves pitcher Phil 3/4 inches deep and 44 inches Morehouse College faculty and that bears his name at forward and his right arm ex Niekro for the same location. long: staff, presidents of the Atlanta Morehouse College, his alma tended upwards. The time capsule of the statue, •One Family Size Edition of University Center Colleges, the mater. The statue's sculptor,. Ed. according to Dr. Lawrence The Black Heritage Bible with Martin Luther King, Jr., Inter The $100,000 statue ranks as an Dwight, a noted black artist of Edward Carter, associate over 3,000 signatures of officers national Chapel Assistants, outstanding bronze sculpture of Denver, CO, was an Air Force professor of Religion and of the National Baptist USA, Inc., Morehouse College Student a black American in the United Officer and became the first Philosophy and dean of the the World Council of Churches Body, officers of the Southern States and was donated to the black astronaut trainee in the Chapel at Morehouse, is “the Central Committee, members of (Continued on page 7) Page 2/The Maroon Tiger/August 31, 1984 Benjamin Mays Passes By Allen S. May, Jr. shining example of the kind of proud to stand as one of the Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, man Morehouse is trying to Morehouse Men. Dr. Mays had extraordinary builder of men in develop. He not only got an told me that he was proud a his long and distinguished career excellent education, leading all Morehouse Man was finally in as president of this College, died the way to the highest degree in the White House." at 7:20 a.m., Wednesday, March his field, but he used that educa Carter pointed out that Mays 28, 1984, at Hughes Spalding tion to help and lift people who demonstrated a standard of Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. were less fortunate than he was.” personal wisdom, dedication, At an emotional memorial He pointed out that Mays and personal courage that service held in the Martin Luther “fought death to the bitter end. helped to transform the social King, Jr. International Chapel on When age and disease bent him, consciousness of our nation and campus on Thursday, March 29, he did not break. He was an served to enhance our country’s 1984, over 2,000 students, alum active writer and speaker until leadership in the struggle for ni, faculty, staff, Atlanta Board of the last year of his life. Again and human rights. Education members, and friends again he lifted himself out of his Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook, of Dr. Mays gathered to pay bed and, wearing his cowboy hat President of Dillard University, tribute to the legendary and waving his walking cane, he one of Dr. Mays’ closest friends’ educator. fared forth to speaking and a student during the Mays’ President Gloster stated, ‘‘At engagements in all parts of the years stated that Benny Mays was Morehouse College we are a country - from New York to a hard taskmaster. family; and today we are California and from Minnesota In his eulogy, Cook said, “I am assembled for the saddest ex to Texas. When he reached the one of Benny Mays’ boys — I perience that a family Can en point where he could not walk, have been one of Benny Mays' counter - the death of a beloved he went by wheelchair; and at Student Government Associa March 31, 1984, every seat in the boys since I was a kid in Griffin, and inspiring parent ... For 44 the end slipped up-on him when tion asked, “How can we Martin Luther King, Jr., Inter Georgia; and I will be one of years - from 1940, when he he was asleep yesterday mor memorialize the life, legacy, and national Chapel was filled as the Benny Mays' boys until the day I became President of Morehouse ning.” work of Benjamin E. Mays—how funeral services for Mays began. die.” College, to 1984, when hepassed Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., can we use our time together to Hundreds of floral arrangements “Dr. Mays,” continued the during his sleep at the Hughes speaking in a soft, solemn tone of effectively translate the immor — presented by friends, alumni, eloquent Dillard University Spalding Community Hospital - voice stated, “These moments tality of our memories into a students, faculty, organizations, President, “had a divine he has been a father to the are very serious moments for all tangible tribute to his life? The and governmental agencies — romance with the world of students who have attended this of us ... To me, I have lost my answer to such a question is adorned the stage area of the higher possibilities ..