Flying Petrel, April 1958

EDITION

Vol. 14

April, 1958

No. 6

HOMECOMING SATURDAY, MAY 3rd

MIKE MURPHEY

Duchess Club
Luncheon

Saturday, May 3 ,the Duchess Club
will hold its second annual Home-
coming luncheon at the Progressive
Club, 1050 Techwood Dr. N.W. at
Noon.

Some 20 Duchess alumnae attended
the initial function last year and had
a delightful time as well as a delicious
meal. This year more alumnae are ex-
pected and good news the cost
is reduced to $1.50 per reservation.
For your reservation call Mrs. Wendell
Brown at CE 3-3535 or write to Miss
Anne McGeady, Duchess Club secre-
tary, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta,
Ga.

MIKE MURPHEY
JOINS 0. 1. STAFF

During your next visit to the Ogle-
thorpe University campus you prob-
ably will see a contagious smile topped
with crimson hair, both a part of the
6-foot frame of our new field repre-
sentative Thomas Michael Murphey.

Since he graduated from Oglethorpe
in 1954. Mike has brought many high
school students to the campus, and a
good percentage have decided to at-
tend Oglethorpe. Three outstanding
members of the freshman class are
here through his efforts.

Mike began recruiting students in
an official capacity in February and,
to date, has talked with some one
hundred students in high schools in
metropolitan Atlanta, North Georgia
and in the environs of Asheville, N. C.
When possible, he arranges to have
interviews in prospects' homes with
their parents. Mike has invited a
number of students to the campus
for dinner, tours and general indoctri-
nation.

Prior to his joining the Oglethorpe
staff, Mike was director of men's
placement with an Atlanta personnel
agency. He previously taught and
coached at Campbell High School,
Smyrna, Ga. and in Murphy High
School in Atlanta. He is a graduate of
Henry Grady High School and did post-
graduate work at Emory University
and Georgia State College.

While at Oglethorpe, Mike was in-
tramural director and a member of the
honor court, honor committee and

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DFRI1

Oglethorpe University will hold its
second annual Management Confer-
ence in the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel on
Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2.

Mr. William A. Egerton, conference
chairman and professor of business
said, "the way reservations are coming
in, we should have a sellout. It will
be just as good or better than our first

tended that one said it was outstand-
ing."

The four major speakers are na-
tionally known for their business and
management know-how. Each address
will be followed by a panel comprising
one of the speakers and two executives
of firms with offices in Georgia. The
panel members will do their best to
answer all questions directed to them
from the floor.

INTRODUCING THE SPEAKERS

AND THEIR PANEL

ASSOCIATES

Fred A. Hartley, Jr. was elected to
Congress from the state of New Jersey
ir. 1928 and served in the House of
Representatives for 20 consecutive
years until his self-imposed retirement
in 1949. While chairman of the House
Committee of Education and Labor,
he co-authored the Taft-Hartley Law
with the late Senator Robert A. Taft.

Mr. Hartley served as first presi-
dent of the National Right To Work
Committee until January 1956. At the
present time he is a member of the
Advisory Board and labor consultant
to the Committee.

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ZJlic Lrluinq f^ctrel

April, 1958

Published seven times a year in July, September, Oc-
tober, January, March, April and May by Oglethorpe
University, At/onto, Georgia.

Printed by
Russell & Wardlaw

Creighton Perry '37 - President

Stephen Schmidt '40 ... 1st V. President
Marshall Asher '40 ... 2nd V. President
Bet+y Villegas '49 .. Sec.-Treas.

Daniel L. Uffner, Jr., '51 Editor

The Challenge

One of the most important and
crucial epics in Oglethorpe's exciting
history has begun. We have embarked
on the greatest expansion and improve-
ment program we have ever had.

The tremendous physical enlarge-
ment in store for Oglethorpe Universi-
ty during the next decade is only a
part of Ihe picture. We are steadily
improving the appearance of the pres-
ent buildings and grounds through in-
tensive effort. The faculty are critical-
ly analyzing our curriculum, modifying
it when needed, culling outmoded
courses and adding new ones to keep
the Oglethorpe Plan always abreast of
the times. Dr. Agnew is studying every
phase of our operations in order that
Oglethorpe will continue to be one of
the finest educational institutions in
the nation.

The call by the NAAOU for your
financial suport, via the Forward
Oglethorpe fund, is unique for us, but
not for our sister institutions. Many
of them have depended on alumni an-
nual giving for more than half a cen-
tury. The request for aid which you
have received recently is not a plea,
but a challenge.

The United States is in desperate
need today for adequately trained peo-
ple who can advance science, cope
with diplomatic and economic prob-
lems and deal expertly with all aspects
of human endeavor. This need will
continue indefinitely. The people who
will solve this situation will come from
colleges and universities like Ogle-
thorpe

The shortage in trained manpower,
we are now experiencing, has not come
about over night. It has developed
slowly, as does malnutrition, through
years of indifference to education.
Sputnik I seems to have done more
for education in this country than our

CO-FOUNDER DIES

Dr. Herman J. Gaertner died on
March 1 at the age of 91. A co-
founder, with Dr. Thornwell Jacobs
and Dr. Benjamin Shive of the new
Oglethorpe University in 1916, Dr.
Gaertner was the first faculty mem-
ber of the university and at the time
of his death held the title professor
emeritus. Until his retirement 1 1
years ago, he was head of the
School of Education and dean of
the graduate school.

A native of Klausthal, Germany,
Dr. Gaertner came to America in
1 880. He attended Ohio Northern
University, Indiana University and
Ohio Wesleyan University and be-
gan teaching when he was IS.

Surviving are his daughter. Miss
Nellie Jane Gaertner '34 of Atlanta
and four sons: Harold H. and Her-
man Julius Jr. of Cocoa Beach,
Fla.; Prof. Marion A. '20 and Paul
C. '24 of Atlanta.

Homecoming
Saturday. May 3

most eminent educators have been able
to do in a quarter of a century. It
shocked people into the realization
that education is important for their
protection. They have also realized
that it vitally touches every facet of
our way of life and is the greatest
single factor governing our high
standard of living. It makes sense to
support education, because one way
or another, education supports us.

There are many avenues you may
follow to help, but which one is more
natural than that leading to your
real academic beginning your alma
mater? Our ideals, our society, our
very existence is being threatened.
Education is our most powerful de-
terrent. Accept your part of the chal-
lenge to keep America strong and free
by giving generously to the Forward
Oglethorpe fund today!

13 STUDENTS HERE

CLAIM 22 ALUMNI RELATIVES

Thirteen students enrolled at Ogle-
thorpe have relatives who attended this
University. Relationships range from
parents and immediate family to distant

cousins and in-laws.

Two of the fourteen are from out-
side Georgia. Farthest from home is
Joe Duckworth of Albion, Michigan,
who also claims the most distant rela-
tive, John Douglas King '56, a cousin.
Ina Foster, our Lady Oglethorpe this
year, is from the Gator State and is
the sister of Mary Anne Foster '56
who also was named Oglethorpe's first
lady in her senior year.

Atlanta students who number rela-
tives among alumni are Dana Lou
Howe, daughter of Willie C. (Mrs.
Roger) Howe '56, Martha Laird,
daughter of A. Frank Laird '21, Frank
Holley, brother of Ray '49, and Thom-
as McCormack with two predecessors,
his father. Dr. R. Frank '25 and
brother Robert Frank III '53.

Others from Georgia are Sydney
Mobley of Powder Springs, sister-in-
law of Virginia Cantlon Mobley '55,
Geraldine Pressley, Doraville, daugh-
ter of Eva Mann (Mrs. Thos. H.)
Pressley '57, Barbara Ann Ramsden,
Decatur, daughter of Elizabeth Jayne
(Mrs. Leslie) Ramsden '56, Joe Green,
Forest Park, nephew of Roy E. Speir
'50, Charles Y. Smith, Cartersville,
son of Sara Kate (Mrs. Wm. C.) Smith
'55, and Scott Stevenson, Decatur,
nephew of one of our present students,
Charles Scott '58 who will graduate
in June.

We hit the jackpot when Anne Mc-
Geady, Duluth, claimed nine relatives
who had attended Oglethorpe: her
parents, Joseph V '34 and Fairis Bag-
well '35 McGeady; uncles and aunts
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bagwell '25 '55,
Hewlett Bagwell '32, Joseph C. Bag-
well '28, and cousins, Christine Wright
(Mrs. B. L.) Mumford '34, Kathenne
Wright (Mrs. Ed.) Copeland '36 and
Allie G. (Mrs. Vernon) Buice '58.

Applications for admission received
thus far indicate that this group will
be considerably larger next Fall.

HOMECOMING SATURDAY, MAY 3rd

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The Flying Petrel

Maj. Gen. Carl T. Sutherland

Homecoming
Saturday. May 3

Religious
mphasis Week

Oglethorpe University initiated its
first annual Religious Emphasis Week
on Monday, April 14 at 1 1:00 AM in
the University auditorium. A different
faculty member addressed students and
faculty at each of the five sessions
which ran through Friday, April 18.

Oglethorpe senior Rosalie Young,
chairman of the chapel committee and
creator of the Week, said she felt
"everyone needs spiritual uplifting at
regular intervals." Supporting her idea
further. Rosalie said she believes the
program will "act as a unifying force
to bring the student body and the
faculty closer together and also will
increase school spirit."

The speakers and their topics were:

Dr. Martin L. Abbott, professor of
history, "The Image of God."

Mr. Roy N. Goslin, professor of
physics, "Take Time for Meditation
and Thought."

Dr. Richard M. Reser, professor of
sociology, "Religion and Anthropolo-
gy-"

Dr. May S. Ringold. professor of
history, A review of "The Bible As
History" by Werner Keller.

Dr. Ben A. Bohnhorst, professor of
education, "Religion in Literature."

April, 1958

GENERAL SUTHERLAND
TOURS ORIENT

Major General Carl T. Sutherland
'31, U.S. Army Reserve, has just com-
pleted a 3-weeks tour of U.S. military
installations in the Pacific area in-
cluding Alaska. He was accompanied
by Brig. Gen. deLesseps Morrison,
mayor of New Orleans, who is national
president of the Reserve Officers As-
sociation of the U. S. Gen. Sutherland
is executive committeeman in the R.
O. A. He has held the position of
Personnel Director for the City of At-
lanta since 1939.

During the 25,000-mile trip. Gen.
Sutherland inspected military person-
nel conditions at Hawaii. Kwajalein.
Guam, the Philippines. Formosa, Oki-
nawa. Japan. Korea and Alaska. He
was presented with the key to the city
in Tokyo. Seoul and Portland. Ore.
Entertained by mayors, governors,
generals and admirals, the party also
met an industrious native king, ruler
over several hundred subjects on the
Island of Ibeye. who supplements his
royal income by shining the shoes of
sailors stationed on Kwajalein.

Starting as a corporal in the Geor-
gia National Guard when he was 19,
Mr. Sutherland has completed 30
years of military service. He received
his reserve commission in 1929, was
on active duty for five years during
World War II, and has been Com-
manding General of the 81st Infantry
Division since 1947. A member of the
Department of Army General Staff
Committee on Reserve Policy and of
the Executive Committee of the Senior
Reserve Commanders Association, lit
is also active in civic affairs and is
now president of the Kiwanis Club of
Atlanta.

His wife is the former Alma Shaw
"32 and they have a 20 year old son
Carl Jr. "Tommy." The Sutherlands
live at 684 E. Pe'lham Rd., N.E., At-
lanta.

HOMECOMING, SATURDAY, MAY 3

MR. CROW

L. "Pop" Crow, professor of hu-
manics, participated in the Governor's
Conference on Recreation and Use of
Leisure Time on January 20-23 at
the Center for Continuing Education
in Athens, Ga. The group recom-
mended establishment of a Georgia Re-
creation Committee, and a bill to do
this was adopted at the 1958 session
of the General Assembly.

Africa Today

A fascinating talk concerning
"Africa Today" was given at Ogle-
thorpe University on Sunday, April 12,
by Dr. Gwendolen M. Carter, pro-
fessor of government at Smith College.

Dr. Carter, a former instructor of
Dr. Cressy, stated there were three
primary factors causing the great ad-
vancement in contemporary Africa.
First, a wide segment of the population
is getting a broader and more ad-
vanced education than has been pre-
valent in the past. Second, industriali-
zation has been taking place at an
ever increasing rate. Third, the people
are aware of the independence move-
ments that have occurred in southeast
Asia and this spirit is contagious.

Referring to the various territories
in Africa. Miss Carter said. "What-
ever advances are made in one terri-
tory has an impact on the others."
Generally speaking, she said, "Their
intention is to move to greater control
over their own future."

Dr. Carter's field of specialization
is the British Commonwealth of Na-
tions, with particular emphasis on the
Union of South Africa. Her latest work
on the "Politics of Inequality: South
Africa Since 1948" has just been pub-
lished by Frederick A. Praeger.

Miss Carter has also visited and
studied the political situations in
Southern Rhodesia, the Belgian Congo,
the Gold Coast, Australia, New Zea-
land, India, Pakistan and Ceylon.

She is the author of "The British
Commonwealth and International Se-
curity" and of numerous articles on
South Africa and the Commonwealth.
She is co-author of "The Major
Foreign Powers", a leading textbook
in the field of comparative government.

Miss Carter is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, the American and Ca-
nadian Political Science Assns., and
the American Assn. of University
Women. She served a two-year term
on the Council of the American Politi-
cal Science Assn. and is currently vice
president of the African Studies Assn.

Visitor From Burma

Burmese educator Da Khin Kyi
gave an illustrated lecture about "Life
in Burma" at Oglethorpe last month,
displaying examples of Burmese art
and craftwork. She has been studying
education in the DeKalb County school
system for the past three months under
a Fulbright grant.

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DR. COPELAND HEADS
SOUTHEASTERN
SURGICAL CONGRESS

Dr. Murray M. Copeland '23, Pro-
fessor and Chairman of the Depart-
ment of Oncology at the Georgetown
University School of Medicine, as-
sumed the presidency of the South-
eastern Surgical Congress, at its annual
meeting in Baltimore on March 12,
1958. The Southeastern Surgical Con-
gress is one of the outstanding regional
Surgical Societies in the United States.
with over 1,700 members.

Dr. Copeland was born in McDon-
ough, Georgia and after graduating
from Oglethorpe University, received
his Doctor of Medicine Degree at
Johns Hopkins University. He was
trained at the Union Memorial Hos-
pital, Baltimore; had a fellowship both
at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Min-
nesota, and at Memorial Hospital, New
York City.

He taught at the Johns Hopkins
University Medical School and the
University of Maryland School of
Medicine prior to World War II. Fol-
lowing his tour of duty in the Army,
he came to Georgetown University as
Professor of Oncology in 1947.

Considered one of the world authori-
ties on tumors of the bone. Dr. Cope-
land's contributions have been chiefly
in the area of diagnosis and treatment
in the field of cancer. He holds a di-
rectorship in the American Cancer So-
ciety and membership on the National
Advisory Cancer Council of the Na-
tional Cancer Institute. Dr. Copeland
is the co-author of two Internationally
known books, "Tumors of Bone," and
"Diseases of the Breast", published
by J. B. Lippincott Company.

DFRH (Continued from Page 1)

Since retiring from Congress, Mr.
Hartley has maintained an office in
Washington, acting as a legislative
consultant, specializing in labor-man-
agement relations. He will discuss
"Right To Work" the legal aspects
of management and employee rights.

Mr. Hartley's panel members are
Frank Constanay, attorney, Atlanta
and Reginald Hancock, attorney, At-
lanta.

G. Robert Baer, general manufac-
turing manager of the Perfect Circle
Corp. in Hagerstown, Indiana, will
deal with the most modern methods
of "Developing Managerial Ability"
not only an approach to present man-
agement, but a pattern to follow in

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Dr. Murray M. Copeland

cultivating future managerial person-
nel.

Prior to his present position, Mr.
Baer became manager of the Employ-
ment Office, Cincinnati Plant of the
Wright Aeronautical Corp. in 1940.
His association with the Perfect Circle
Corp. began in April 1942 when he
became ass't. personnel manager of
the Richmond plant. Mr. Baer's career
was interrupted by WW II, during
which he served as an officer with the
U.S. Navy aboard a destroyer escort.
After his discharge, he returned to
Perfect Circle as ass't. personnel man-
ager in Hagerstown, rose to ass't. labor
relations manager in 1948, became
ass't. to vice president-general mana-
ger in 1950, and attained his present
position as general manufacturing
manager in 1957.

Mr. Baer's panel members will be
Arthur L. Poor, vice president, general
manager of McNeely, Inc. located in
Marietta, Ga., and G. M. Williams,
Jr., plant manager of the Scoville Man-
ufacturing Co. in Clarkesville, Ga.

Richard J. Learson, vice president
for group insurance with Mutual of
New York, will handle "Fringe Bene-
fits" getting better employee appre-
ciation of fringe benefits.

He began his career in the personal
insurance field more than thirty years
ago in the actuarial department of
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Co. In 1943, he joined the Western
and Southern Life Insurance Co. as
ass't. actuary. He had advanced to
vice president and actuary when he
left the company in January, 1950 to
become associate manager of selection
for Mutual of New York.

Homecoming
Saturday, May 3

When MONY created its Office
Operations department in 1952, Mr.
Learson was named to head the new
department as vice president. The fol-
lowing year MONY entered the group
insurance field with a unique plan
called "Module Multiprotection" and,
in 1954 Mr. Learson was appointed
vice president of Module operations,
which encompassed the whole range
of comprehensive coverage for large
and small groups. He was named to
his present post on formation of
MONY's group department last year.

Mr. Learson's panel members will
be Thomas P. Boles, Jr., senior mem-
ber: Boles, Andrews and Towne, actu-
aries and management consultants,
and C. S. Cutini, Director of Agencies,
Life Insurance Co. of Georgia.

George D. Heaton, management
consultant of Matthews, N. C, will go
into "Human Relations" manage-
ment's everlasting problem, to under-
stand and to be understood ... by
people.

Mr. Heaton is a dynamic speaker of
national reknown, having addressed
meetings, conferences and seminars
for some of the largest organizations
in the country. He also spoke at the
first Oglethorpe Management Confer-
ence. His speech was widely acclaimed
as the most informative and enter-
taining of last year's group.

Mr. Heaton's panel members will
be M. J. Meredith, personnel director.
Mail Order Dept., Sears Roebuck Co.,
Atlanta and Edward B. Baker, per-
sonnel director, Cluett Peabody, At-
lanta.

In view of the fact that Homecom-
ing Day is Saturday, May 3 and this
conference is May 1 and 2, you may
wish to take a long week-end com-
bining business and pleasure by at-
tending both.

The registration fee for the Man-
agement Conference is $50.00 A
block of rooms at the Atlanta Bilt-
more Hotel will be held until April 20
for the convenience of Conferees.
Room reservations and reservations
for the Conference must be made by
April 20. Address all requests to: W.
A. Egerton, Oglethorpe University,
Atlanta, Georgia. The deadline will be
extended for alumni replying promptly.

The Flying Petrel

Petrels Post 2nd Best Cage
Record in 0. U. History

by BOB OLIVER '57

A successful chapter in Oglethorpe
basketball history was written during
the 1957-58 season on the North At-
lanta campus as the Stormy Petrels
posted an impressive record of 18 vic-
tories in 24 outings.

The 18-6 reading is second only to
the fine 22-5 mark chalked up by the
1948 team, the latter being the best
in the school's cage history.

The "road back" for Oglethorpe
athletics has been much shorter than
many expected when Garland Pin-
holster was hired as athletic director
at the beginning of the 1956-57 school
year. In" his first year Pinholster
guided his charges to an 8-12 record.
As his second year at the basketball
helm came to an end Pinholster com-
mented: "We're very proud of the boys
and our record this year; the spirit on
the team, and among the student body,
was excellent."

Personnelwise, there were but two
major additions to this season's club
over the team that posted the 8-12
slate a year ago. Coach Pinholster
accredits most of the improvement to
"more experience with the offense and
better spirit and greater effort."

However, the two additions cannot
be overlooked. Freshman guard Wayne
Dobbs and junior college transfer
John Mobley added strength to the
club. Dobbs, who is destined to be an
outstanding player for Oglethorpe, had
a good rookie season. Mobley, who
stands 6-5, came on strong at the sea-
son's end after a slow start and proved
to be a definite asset on the back-
boards.

But returnees from the 1956-57
club carried most of the load: Eddie
Starnes, Bruce Hauck, Billy Carter
and Scotty Shamp. Senior Starnes led
all scorers and rebounders, averaging
better than 15 points and some nine
rebounds per outing. Hauck had his
best scoring year in his three seasons
on the Petrel club; Carter was second
only to Starnes in the point-getting
derby and continued his ball-hawking
ways; and Shamp's work on the back-
boards more than offset his on-again-
off-again scoring habits.

Joe Sewell, who fires at the basket
from the portside, was sidelined the
first half of the season with glandular
fever, but came on to win a starting
berth at guard as the campaign closed.
Freshmen John Powell and Scott
Stevenson and senior Jimmy Clower

April, 1958

Baseball

Baseball has returned to the Ogle-
thorpe campus after a one year lapse.
The momentum of previous seasons
has been lost, so the 1958 team must
begin from scratch.

Coach Pinholster feels that it is in
"much the same position as basket-
ball was last year." He stated "we have
several fine players, but our main
problem is that we don't have enough
good players, especially at the key
positions." This is understandable, for
the 1958 edition has but 1 1 men on
the squad.

Most of the players are not assigned
to play one position as is the usual
case. For example, when Joe Sewell,
our only pitcher with previous experi-
ence has to be pulled, he goes to first
base. Joe Duckworth moves from first
to third. Third baseman Bruce Hauck
catches so catcher Billy Carter can
pitch. This is hardly an enviable situ-
ation for a coach, even one as able
and imaginative as Pinholster.

Another interesting item is that nine
of the eleven were on the basketball
team including cage manager Ted Bay-
ley, who plays right field. John Mobley,
the tenth member, is expected to re-
join them in a week or two. John was
married recently.

Concerning what we can expect
from the present nine, Pinholster said,

HOMECOMING. SATURDAY. MAY 3

rounded out the nine-man squad.

Clower, Starnes and Hauck will be
lost to graduation but Pinholster
feels he can fill their places with sev-
eral strong prospects in the offing for
next year.

In chalking up their 18 victories
the Petrels captured dual wins over
Jacksonville (Ala.) State Teachers,
Georgia State College, the University
of Chattanooga, West Georgia College,
Valdosta State College, Piedmont Col-
lege, North Georgia College; and
single wins over Athens (Ala.) College,
Shorter College, College of Charleston
and Berry College. The six losses were
suffered at the hands of Mercer (twice),
Newberry, Athens College, College of
Charleston and Berry.

The Oglethorpe team was the best
defensive club the school has pro-
duced. In 24 games the opposition
averaged but 50.9 points a contest;
this was the third best in the country
among NAIA member schools.

Cagers Acclaimed

Coach Garland Pinholster and
three of his basketball charges came
in for statewide acclaim at the end of
the 1957-58 cage season. Pinholster
was named Georgia small-college
Coach of the Year by the Atlanta
Journal "on the basis of Oglethorpe's
1 3-6 chart - - considering the inex-
perienced personnel Pinholster was
forced to work with."

Eddie Starnes, Petrel center, was
selected unanimously for the Georgia
small-college all-state first team and
chosen for the second team of the
Georgia all-college squad. Bruce
Hauck and Scotty Shamp were given
honorable mention for both the small-
college and all-college All-Georgia
hoopsters.

HOMECOMING. SATURDAY. MAY 3

"We expect to win some ball games
before the season is over. Neverthe-
less, this year will be enjoyed by our
opponents. We expect to receive some
degree of pleasure and happiness at
their expense next year. We have sev-
eral fine players coming in next year,
including two or three pitchers with
experience."

He added, "We are cleanly and
neatly uniformed, thanks to our
Booster Club, and we are doing our
dead-level best, thanks to the fine
carry-over of morale by the boys from
our basketball squad.

Pinholster said, "with these things
in mind, my deepest respect is ex-
tended to these boys who are paying
the price of an organizational year,
and, who, even so, are doing their
best to make their opponents live as
hard as possible."

He ended his appraisal by saying,
"we're really not asking for sympathy,
because we don't intend to give any
when our time comes."

The players and their positions are:

Bruce Hauck

3B, C. P

Billy Carter

C, P, SS

Wayne Dobbs

2B

Eddie Starnes

LF

Jimmy Clower

SS

Joe Sewell

P, IB

Jack Lane

CF

Joe Duckworth

IB, 3B, OF

Scott Stevenson

C, RF

John Powell

OF

Ted Bayley

RF

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DR. ABBOTT

Dr. Martin Abbott, professor of
history, has brought to light another
little-known event of reconstruction
days in his latest article, "A Mountain
School in Tennessee: Some Recon-
struction Letter". It appeared in the
March 1958 issue of The Tennessee
Historical Quarterly.

It is little realized today, except by
historians studying Southern history,
that some areas of the South remained
loyal to the Union during the Civil
War. During the reconstruction, a
great deal of Federal money was used
to rehabilitate the freed men. However,
no funds were allocated to help the
poor whites, who comprised the
southern Union element.

Dr. Abbott's article relates the 1866
founding and early operation of a
school, by the New York philanthro-
pist C. R. Robert, purposely designed
for that group. The school was located
atop Lookout Mountain near Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee, and it was prob-
ably the only school of its kind.

In addition to his regular teaching
duties and fastidious research work,
Dr. Abbott usually reviews a book a
month for the Chattanooga Times
newspaper.

HOMECOMING. SATURDAY. MAY 3

MURPHEY (Continued from Page 1)

chapel committee. He is a member in
good standing of the NAAOU and the

OABC and is chairman of the Safety
Films Project of the Personnel Club of
Atlanta.

His wife, the former Jeannine Sue
Garrard '56 of Atlanta, was a fellow-
student at Oglethorpe. The couple have
two children, Karen, three years old,
and Kenneth Michael who will be two
in July. They live at 3640 San Juan
Dr., Decatur.

If you know someone who is in-
terested in Oglethorpe, ask them to call
(CEdar 3-6772) or write Mike Mur-
phey, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta,
Ga.

TENNIS SCHEDULE

March 3 1 Emory There

April 7 Florida Southern There

9 Georgia State* Here

19 Florida Southern Here

24 Georgia State Here

26 Emory at Oxford Here

May 2 Emory " " There

8 Emory Here

* Incompleted rain

HOMECOMING. SATURDAY. MAY 3

BASEBALL SCHEDULE

April 1 North Georgia There

4 Piedmont* There

14 Berry There

17 West Georgia There

22 Berry Here

" 28 Jacksonville State Here

May 3 West Georgia Here

7 Jacksonville State There

12 North Georgia Here

16 Piedmont Here

* Rained out to be played later

HOMECOMING. SATURDAY. MAY 3

Lost Alumni

Do you know of Oglethorpe alumni
who do not receive The Flying Petrel?

If so, please send their correct names
and current addresses to the Editor.

The alumni office is working hard
to bring the Alumni mailing list up
to date. It is a continuing job, for over
the period of a year an appreciable
number move to new addresses. We
are also steadily tracking down addi-
tional addresses of alumni who are
not on our active file.

You can help in the following ways:

1. If you move, send us your new
address immediately.

2. If your name or address is shown
incorrectly on any mailing piece,
please supply correct data.

3. Advise us of any alumnus who
is not receiving current alumni mail-
ings.

Tennis

According to Coach Garland Pin-
holster, the Petrel tennis team is the
"physically strongest" Oglethorpe has
had in some time. Although they lost
their first two matches, they show
promise of having a successful cam-
paign.

Pinholster said, "as in baseball, we
have several basketball players carry-
ing a big share of the load. Seniors
Eddie Starnes, Jimmy Clower, Bruce
Hauck and freshman Wayne Dobbs
are all earning three letters this year.
Without them our sports program
would be crippled.

"Returning serviceman Floyd Hop-
kins adds a good deal of strength to
our team, as do Marc Weinberg, Joe
Harb, and senior Ernie Stone, who is
out for tennis for the first time. Harold
Buck, Frank Simmons and Tom Dea-
con have returned from last year's
squad."

Pinholster believes that this is the
year the netmen will have to prove
Oglethorpe is capable of fielding a
tennis team of intercollegiate caliber,
because prospects for the next two
years look slim. He said, "we have
new courts and an adequate schedule.
All we need is production."

Alumni Invited

The NAAOU executive committee
wishes to make it known that its meet-
ings are open to any alumnus who
wants to attend them. In fact, they
urge interested alumni to come and
help in the planning and executing of
alumni activities.

Meetings are held in different mem-
bers' homes on the first Tuesday in
each month at 8:00 P.M., with the
exception of December. Call the Edi-
tor of The Flying Petrel for more
specific information. (CEdar 3-6772)

HOMECOMING DAY

Y'ALL

Page 6

The Flying Petrel

THROUGH THE YEARS

Joe Bealer Moore, Jr. "26 of

Gainesville, Ga. died on March 10.

Mrs. Virginia Wade Bolden '27. re-
tired Atlanta school teacher, died on
February 24.

Floyd C. Cooper, Jr. "29. son of
Ethel Taylor Cooper '40 a retired
teacher, is chief investigator for the
Florida Real Estate Commission. His
home is in Orlando, Fla. Last June
there were two graduations in his fam-
ily, his son Charles graduating with
honors from West Point and receiving
the Eisenhower award for leadership,
and Floyd Cooper III getting his M.D.
from the University of Tennessee
where he is now interning.

Virginia Templemen (Mrs. L. E.)
Wilson '32 of Atlanta died on April
8 after an illness of several weeks. Her
husband is the owner of Wilson Appli-
ance Co. and the Morningside Appli-
ance and Kitchen Center in Buckhead.

F. Palmer Smith, Jr. '36 has recent-
ly consolidated a portion of his in-
surance business with the firm of
Lagerquist & Co., 273 Buckhead Ave.
N.E., Atlanta and will move his agen-
cy to this address in the near future.
Representing the same companies for
the past 1 2 years, he originally had
office space with Lipscomb-Ellis Co.,
then established his own agency in the
Candler Building 15 years ago. He
has won several awards from the Na-
tional Casualty Company and others
for his accomplishment in the casualty
and accident-health insurance fields.

Sue Bailey (Mrs. Daniel W.) Sulli-
van '37 is home from the hospital re-
cuperating from an operation. She
lives at 1 109 W. 19th St., Odessa, Tex.

Cmdr. C. Frank Cawthen, Jr., '38

living in New Orleans, has made
Homecoming reservations for he and
his wife.

Jeanette Bentley Moon '38 asks the
'38 alumni to make a special effort
to attend Homecoming for their 20th
reunion anniversary.

Dr. Clyde F. Bays '38, a dentist in
Jackson, Kentucky, was in Atlanta
last March for the 15th reunion of
alumni of the Atlanta Dental College.

Mrs. Ruby Roberson '41 fifth grade
teacher at Oakhurst School, was chosen
to represent the City of Decatur in
Fifth District judging for the "Teacher
of the Year". Mrs. Roberson has been
teaching in public school since 19 15.

Fd Vallette '42 has recently been
raised to officer status in the Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is Direc-
tor of Personnel.

June Rader Childs '47 and her hus-
band Bill, own Child's Poodle Ranch.
June served on the Board of the Geor-
gia Poodle Club and was re-elected
for 1958. She is showing a silver-
colored poodle, which she bred, in the
Spring show.

HOMECOMING DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 3

DR. RESER

Dr. Richard M. Reser, professor of
Sociology, has received a Danforth
Grant which will enable him to attend
a two-week seminar at the University
of North Carolina. The theme of the
meeting, running from July 20 to
August 2, is "Sociology in Religion."
Only 25 college-teaching sociologists
have been chosen as recipients of this
grant.

Dr. Reser has also been named
chairman of the sociology group of the
University Center, an organization of
several of the major colleges and uni-
versities in Georgia.

DR. COHEN

Dr. Arthur L. Cohen, professor of
Biology, will read a paper at the an-
nual meeting of the Association of
Southeastern Biologists to be held at
Florida State University, Tallahassee,
on April 17-19. The paper is entitled
"Flagellation and the 'Pseudo-flagell-
um' in the Swarmcells of the Myxomy-
cete, Didymium nigripes." Several
Oglethorpe science students will
accompany Dr. Cohen to the meeting,
to hear papers read by eminent south-
eastern biologists and to collect speci-
mens for use in the laboratories.

Are You Disappointed?

We have heard via the grapevine,
that some alumni are disappointed
when news about them fails to appear
in The Flying Petrel. The Petrel's
policy has been, and continues to be,
that alumni news is of the highest pri-
ority. There is only one reason why
your promotion, marriage, honor, and
other items of interest have not been
mentioned we were not advised of
it.

Information about YOU is the most
important feature of your alumni
quarterly. Will you send us some
now?

SATURDAY, MAY 3
COME

April, 1958

Page 7

Norma Rader (Mrs. William Nelson)
Johnson '47, now living in Stamford,
Conn., is building a home in Green-
wich, Conn. Her husband is doing
special research for Carbon-Carbide
Corp.

Elmer H. Etling '49, Atlanta, is
working for H. D. Lee Company as
industrial representative covering the
Southeastern States of Alabama, Flori-
da, Georgia, Mississippi, South Caro-
lina and Tennessee.

Dr. VV. Kent Hovis '49 has been
practicing chiropractic in the Atlanta
area for four years, after completion of
four years at the Palmer School of
Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. On
April 1, he opened new offices at 1220
Dresden Dr. in Brookhaven. His wife
is the former Joyce Rounds '49.

Liz Stephens (Mrs. Robert S.) Cow-
gill '49 has a new baby girl, Mary
Evelyn. She also has a 2-year old,
Sarah Beth.

Leif '50 and Margaret Graham '49

Haug. Stamford, Conn., will be going
to Europe again for two months this
summer, with their two children.
Leif is with the United Nations.

Anne Adams Wilt '51, Chamblee,
Ga. has a daughter, Nancy Adams,
born March 14. This makes a boy and
two girls for the D. Frank Wilt family.

Lt. Shelly Godkin 52, with the U.S.
Air Force at Hampton, Va. has a
daughter Sherrie Jo born March 14.

O. K. Sheffield '53 of Atlanta went
with the Fulton National Bank last
November as new business representa-
tive.

Ralph L. Dolgoff '54 of Savannah
is now a private in the army at Ft.
Monmouth, N. J.

Ray H. Fennelle '54 of Atlanta has
a leading role in the New England
Conservatory Opera Department's pro-
duction of "Cosi Fan Tutte," under
the direction of Boris Goldovsky. Mr.
Fennelle has appeared with the At-
lanta Pop Concert series and with the
Third Army Band.

Ann and Edith Head '54, of Buchan-
an, Ga., WAC officers and sisters at
Fort Dix infantry training center, have
been promoted to first lieutenants.
They completed the officers basic
course at Fort McClellan, Ala. and
were assigned to Fort Dix a year ago,
having entered the Women's Army
Corps in August, 1956. Ann is pres-
ently serving as an instructor with the
Specialist Training Regiment and her
younger sister, Edith, is in charge of
the testing section at the Reception
Station of the Army Personnel Center
at Fort Dix.

Willard Therrell (Mrs. John) Dillard

'55, teacher at the Spring Street School,
Atlanta, died March 30 after several
months' illness. Her niece Marie Ther-
rell '57, daughter of Dave C. Therrell

'3 1 of Columbus, lived with her at her
home in Chamblee.

Rev. Carl L. Lunsford '56 has left
Wake Forest for the Mt. Zion Pas-
torium at Raleigh, N. C.

We understand that Liz Mathieu '55

an airline stewardess, now flies out
of Miami, Fla. She formerly flew from
Chicago. If anyone knows her pres-
ent address, please forward it to Edi-
tor, The Flying Petrel.

Gordon Hiles '57 made the honor
society, Order of the Gownsmen, in
his first semester at the University of
the South. He also has won 10 of 11
starts in the 200-yard backstroke on
the varsity swimming team. Gordon is
working for his Bachelor of Divinity
degree which he expects to receive in
1960.

Ensign James A. Magee '57 U.S.

N.R. visited the campus Feb. 1 to at-
tend the basketball game with Jack-
sonville State College and the victory
dance which followed. Jim has re-
cently been transferred from Pensa-
cola to NAAS Whiting Field, Milton,
Fla.

AI Sheppard '58 has received a
Woodrow Wilson fellowship in the na-
tional program of one-year fellowships
for outstanding students interested in
college teaching careers. He will re-
ceive $1,400 plus tuition, and may at-
tend a graduate school of his choice.
Al is married to the former Pua Pros-
ser '60 of Lanikai, Hawaii.

Rita Marholin '59 was married on
February 16 to Norman Frederick
Steinberger. The newlyweds are living
at Statesville, N. C. mailing address,
Box 923.

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