About Death OfBahv
^She Never
Opened Her Eyes/* Mrs. Tin dal Remembers
By Lori Grier
Pmlgtelf Writer
This was m touching to
ma, because I looked for
ward to a new baby. I have
®«ver loot anyone dose to
me^ before, she looked like
—which never
•bould have bean born—so
beautiful with curly hair.
She never opened her
eyea," remembered
Mary Tindal.
She expressed the events
of that dreadful February 8
day (also her * mother's
Jaunita Williams, birth
day). in which her niece
Shadavia Frazier, died Be
cause of the recent death,
Mrs. Peggy Frazier, mo
ther of the late Shadavia
aaked that the details of her
baby’s death not be print
ed.
Tindal believes within
■>er Jieart that the baby
could have been saved.
“Peggy began hemorrhag
ing on February 4, but the
doctors didn’t tell her to
come to the hospital.”
After the doctors in
formed the mother about
the baby’s death, Tindal
was tokl, and she relayed
the message to other fa
mily members.
Out of all of the sadness
February 8 brought, some
thing beautiful was cre
ated bv Tindal on Fe
bruary 11. “The poem
“Shadavia Lesonia” speaks
for itself. I poured out my
heart in the poem, because
I didn’t want anyone to see
me cry. I wrote it on a
Sunday- morning while
everyone was asleep.”
The poem reads as fol
lows:
“Tbo” you were bom,
In the early mom,_
Mary Tindal
. ....Writes poem about niece
You slept away that very
same day,
I wanted to ‘hold,”
“boast” and “scold”
you, little one,
I Knew we were going to
have fun.
Dut God knows best,
So now you rest.
The pitter, patter of your
feet,
“Oh,” I know you were
going to be sweet.
Sleep now, my child,
So meek and mild.
Don’t fret or worry,
For God wilj tell the
story.
Your sweet face,
No one could take your
place.
In my heart,
We’ll never part.
I know "ntll that groat
day If I live right,
I wUl see you in my
sight.
Your mother, father, sis
—t«rs, brother and all
others, I know
Their hearts burn, ache
and yearn.
But someday it will be
their turn.
As your mother sits
rocking her lap,
“No” one can fill your
gap
When God came and —
sprayed his fragrance
in the air,
You were there!
To smell the sweet flow
era
In the same hour.
For where you are .
' wrapped in his arms,
Or at His feet,
“Oh,” how sweet.
No tears, no fears,
No worn out years.
Your sweet little face
was filled with grace.
Time would not allow,
Nor devour this precious
lamb.
Take her now, dear God.
Rock her in your arms,
Fill her with your charm.
'Goodnight.”
The mother of Kamisha,
11; Tameeka, eight and
wife of James Lawrence
Tindal, writes poetry
most of the time and adds,
“When I was little, my
mother didn’t believe that I
really wrote some of the
poems I showed her.” All of
her family members have
a copy of this poem, and
some request that it be
engraved on a plaque. Tin
dal is in the process of
writing another poem
about Shadavia and will
add lyrics to it.
Mrs. Peggy Frazier, also
the mother of Teneakia, 10;
Latonya, eight, and Adrian,
-four, «ave no comment*
about the poem or her
baby’s death, but Mrs.
Mary Tindal assures all
that “God loved Shadavia
best. She’s without trou
bles and is at peace in
heaven. I’m hoping that
God has her wrapped in His
arms.”
At Barber-Scotia
Enrollment Up 13 Percent
Enrollment at Barber
Scotia College is up 13
percent, said Mrs. Laura
Potts, director of college
admissions.
“This is especially sig
nificant at a time when
colleges and universities
across the nation are ex
periencing enrollment de
clines,” Mrs. Potts said as
the Presbyterian college
began its 117th year of
operation.
Last year 375 students
attended the college. This
year, 424 students are en
rolled.
At its peak, Barber
Scotia College’s enrollment
was over 600, but dwindled
over the last several years.
Mrs. Potts, upon becom
ing director of admissions
two years ago, said that
one of her priority goals
was to rebuild the insti
tution’s enrollment.
Mrs. Potts attributed the
enrollment increase to
“creative planning and
stratetgic marketing.”
"If we listen to statistics
about declining enroll
ments in predominantly
black institutions, we can .
get bogged down in
apathy,” said Mrs. Potts.
"But if you keep your goals
in front of you, you can
conquer those obstacles.”
"Sure, there is a decline
nationwide in black-college
enrollment. But there is
also a population of black
students out there who we
have not tapped upon. And
WP have to try nnn-traHi
tional methods to reach
those students. We have to
go down into the country
roads, we have to go back
into the churches, we have
to educate the parents, and
we must make them aware
of all financial assistance
that exists.”
Not only is Barber
Scotia College working to
attract more students,
Mrs. Potts said, but also
the school is trying to
retain more of the students
who do enroll at the in
stitution.
“We want students who
can grow, learn and feel
good about themselves
during and after their
collegiate experiences,’1
said Mrs. Potts.
The college invites ap
plications from students,
both—locally—and nation^
ally, who want to excel, she
said.
Jour Charlotteans Mak<>
Barber-Scoria Honor Roll
Four Charlotte students
have been named to the fall
semester’s academic
honor’s list at Barber
Scotia College, with grade
averages of at least 3.0 out
of a perfect 4.0. Honored
were Joyce Hurley, daugh
ter of Mrs. Mildred Pat
terson of 2827 Statesville
Avenue. Joyce Hurley, a
junior Education major, is -
treasurer of the BSC Stu
dent Government Associa
tion, a cheerleader, anti a
member of the college
choir.
Grace Hurley, daugh
Jfe of Mrs. Mildred Pat
terson of 2827 Statesville
Avenue, is a sophomore
Education major. Listed
among her college activi
ties are the college choir,
the Spanish Club, Self
Grace Hurley
.Education major
Study committee mem
ber, and the art club.
Theodore Wallace, the
son of Mrs. Margaret Wal
lace, is a senior biology
major. His involvements at
Barber-Scotia College in
Joyce Hurley
.Education major
elude the NAACP, the Pre
—Alumni Council of the
United Negro College
Fund, the college choir and
membership in Kappa Al
pha Psi Fraternity. Inc.
Andrea Kay Herron,
Kay Herron
. ....Business major
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Herron of 2430
Senior Drive, is a senior
Business major. Upon
graduation, Kay Herron
plans to pursue a busi
ness career in Florida.
Theodore Wallace
.Biology major
BI To Develop Students Cultural Horizons
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students’ cultural horizons.
They are offering two
friendship and cultural ex
change programs to Lon
don or France.
Students who participate
in the London exchange
program, will stay at In
ternational House in Lon
don for four weeks and
acquaint themselves with
the city and its people.
Developing friendships
with other students from
the United States, England
and other parts of the world
constitutes a major por
tion of the exchange pro
gram’s aim. Participants
must also be between ages
15 and 21.
In France, students will
spend four weeks living
with a French family. This
opportunity affords the stu
dents the experience of
living in another culture.
Students can also choose to
participate in the semester
exchange program. In
order to be considered,
students have to be IS to 18
years of age and have two
years of French.
Students are selected tor
their genuine interest in
living and experiencing life
in another culture.
Anyone interested in ap
plying for participation in
either program should
contact Bendell Interna
tional at 11650 River Moss
Road, Cleveland, Ohio
44136 or phone 216-238-3711.
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