Sheila Sheftal Reigns As Ms. Maroon and White Morehouse Begins Restoration of Graves Hall
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I Vol. 58, No. 3 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia October 30, 1982 Sheila Sheftal Reigns As Ms. Maroon And White By Mark McCullum to swim, dance, and play video - through.” games. The students of Morehouse The second attendant, Beverly College have chosen Sheila Sheila feels her greatest per Clarke, is a twenty year old Elaine Sheftal as the 1982 - 83 sonal asset is "determination.” mathematics major at Spelman Miss Maroon and White. Ms. She says, “I believe that all things College. Beverly who is from Sheftal a senior from Macon, are possible for those who have Winston - Salem, North Carolina, Georgia, follows a long line of faith in themselves.” was the winner of the Spelman refined and enchanting women College Natural Sciences Essay The first attendant, Jane who have reigned as Homecom Prize of 1980 and also is a Thenise Middlebrooks, is also a ing Queen for Morehouse recipient of an academic biology major whose career College. scholarship from UNCF. In addi objective is to become a tion Ms. Clarke attended the Sheila is a twenty - one year old gynocologist. A native Atlantan, United Negro College Fund Pre - biology major whose aspiration Jane plans to attend Medical Med Summer Institute at Fisk is to become a gynecologist. school in 1984. Striving to reach her goal, Sheila University. has worked and taken classes Jane has been on the Dean's List all three years at Spelman. In Beverly is also an ac during her sophomore summer complished musician. She plays at the Medical College of addition, she is a member of the Honors Program, a recipient of a oboe in the Atlanta University Georgia. Sheila also worked the Center Chamber Orchestra and summer of her junior year as a trophy for Summer Science Scholastic Ability, and is also a saxophone and clarinet in the laboratory assistant with Merck, Marching Maroon Tiger Band. Sharp, and Dahme Phar recipient of BISRIP Un maceuticals in West Point, Penn dergraduate Research Honors. Beverly says, "I plan to pursue ip sylvania. Jane’s hobbies include'writing a Master’s degree in mathematics and embark upon a Pl Besides being consistently on poetry and short stories. She also the Dean’s List, Sheila is a enjoys photography and tennis, career in a medically related field recipient of the Edward E. Riley and is a devoted football fan. to fully give all the help I can to my people.” Biology award. She is also a Jane feels "we should strive for member of the Beta Kappa Chi academic excellence and a All three women demonstrate honor society and the Health strong economic foothold in that the Morehouse Man of Careers Society, and tutors in the today’s society.” She also feels today is looking for more than a From left to right: 1st attendant, Jane Thenise Middlebrooks, Ms. areas of chemistry, biology , and that "we should never forget our pretty face; he is also looking for Maroon and White, Sheila Sheftal, 2nd attendant, Beverly Clarke. French. humble beginnings and always a woman who exemplifies (Photo by Public Relations) In Sheila's spare time, she likes depend on God to help us overall excellence. Morehouse Begins Restoration Of Graves Hall By Van Hill and received a matching grant of the interior of Graves Hall once $150,000 to repair the exterior of the school receives these funds, After receiving $200,000 from the building. Delk stated that this but “because of the nature of the city of Atlanta Department of project, which would involve this work, we can not begin until Cultural Affairs, Morehouse replacing windows and outside the students are out of the College has begun restoration of doors, roofing, and brick poin dormitory for the summer Graves Hall. ting, would take approximately break,” Delk commented. Oliver Delk, director of three months before completed. In conclusion, Delk emphasiz Governmental Relations and Morehouse is now in the ed the importance of the restora coordinator of this project, process of applying for other tion and preservation of Graves stated that the initial proposal monies. Delk pointed out that Hall. Because of the great was to request funds for Morehouse will submit number of black leaders that architectural renderings and proposals to the Department of have lived in this dormitory and designs for Graves Hall. Since Education College Program for the role Graves has played in the Graves Hall is on the National Energy Conservation Projects history of Morehouse College, Register of Monuments, the city and the Department of Interior “its preservation will not only was interest in its restoration and for money to repair the ceilings, benefit the student body and thus gave Morehouse$50,000for walls, lighting, and plumbing, administration but will also be a this endeavor. and to replace the doors and source of pride and inspiration Morehouse went again to the heating system. for the future students of this Department of Cultural Affairs Morehouse will begin work on institution.” Photo by Edwin Williams 1 Page 2/The Maroon Tiger/October 30, 1982 » Interview With Hugh Gloster: More To Morehouse It will include a football field with a Music and the Department of Religion pay tuition in advance. Morehouse, surrounding track and have a seating and Philosophy. It is possible that these however, uses an installment plan. Last capacity of 10,000. In the lower level will proposals will be approved if growth year students had the largest collective be classrooms, offices, training and locker continues. bill due in the school's history. This makes rooms, and a laundromat. The upper level Q. How has and is the school bearing it very difficult to draw up a realistic will contain ticket offices and concession the financial burden of construction? budget. When the school opened this stands, as well as public lavatories. year, we did not know how much A. Morehouse has underway a national financial aid would be available. We campaign to raise money for renovations. Dansby Hall will be extended to align decided to give students the benefit of the The City of Atlanta has already provided with Brawley Hall. The annex will provide doubt, allowing them to enroll on the over $1,000,000. We are preparing a space for the Departments of Engineer assumption that they would receive nationwide push to raise $10,000,000. ing, Mathematics, Physics, and Psy sufficient financial aid. chology. The total cost of the annex is Q. How do you feel the development of Q. In closing, what effect does the approximately $800,000. Of this amount, the Morehouse School of Medicine will alumni have on Morehouse’s budget, Dr. $500,000 has already been raised from proceed now that it has become indepen Gloster? three foundations and we hope others dent of the college, and why was the will provide the balance. break from Morehouse College effected? A. The alumni have played a very important role in giving financial Graves Hall, Morehouse’s oldest A. We had to give up the Medical by Glen Tukes assistance to Morehouse. Last year they building and a national historical monu School for two reasons. First, agreements At a time when the mere existence of gave over $217,000, with donations ment, has brought a $200,000 grant for its with other A.U.C. institutions forbid the many black institutions is gravely en averaging $193. Our biggest problem is exterior renovation. The college seeks to college to award professional and dangered, Morehouse College has not that only twenty - five percent of the raise $400,000 for the dormitory’s interior graduate degrees. Secondly, legally no only held her own, but expanded. In the alumni contribute regularly. Most of renovation. four year college may operate a Medical following interview President Hugh those who do not contribute are recent School. The Morehouse School of Gloster, under whose administration The William Jefferson White dormitory graduates who are in graduate school or Medicine has done well since it became Morehouse has doubled in size, while was completed this fall. The Board of just starting out in their professions. We independent (July 1, 1981), and should staying in the financial black, discusses Trustees has approved a new dormitory are encouraging these alumni to give advance successfully. Morehouse’s development plans and to be constructed as soon as the required what they can.The averagealumnusgiftof financial situation. funds are raised (W. J. WhiteHall cost$1.3 Q. There have been rumors that a $193.00 is the highest among black Q. What new construction do you million). Other new buildings proposed number of students on financial aid have colleges and the $217,000 total annual anticipate at Morehouse in the next ten include 1) another Business Building, 2) a been unable to pay some or all of their contribution makes Morehouse second years, Dr. Gloster? building to house the Department of tuition. Is this true, and if so,how does it only to Hampton Institute, whose alumni A. The B. T. Harvey Field (athletic Economics and Business Administration, affect the school? number twice that of Morehouse complex) will begin construction this fall. and 3) a building for the Department of A. Yes. In many colleges the students College. Health Career Society Visits Hospital Morehouse Inaugurates Sales And Marketing Institute by Van Hill ing. This course teaches ed the first day of field By Van E. Hill project was done essentially for Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, at a students basic skills while experience for the new two reasons. It gives the sick and press conference on October providing actual sales ex salespeople, who this As part of the development of elderly a sense of encourage 25, introduced the Sales and perience through the semester, will be selling box “The Act of Goodwill” program, ment by knowing that someone Marketing Institute at marketing of real products.