EDITION Vol. 41 Published by National Oglethorpe Alumni Association, April, 1959 H-DAY SATURDAY, MAY 9 Sophomores see sure sign of spring at Oglethorpe. From left Martha Laird, Sandra Ellenburg and Barbara Baughman admire one ol the Japanese cherry trees in bloom on campus. AFTER THE RAINS . . . Spring Spring has come to Oglethorpe! After endless weeks of rain, the cam- pus and the students have finally emerged in all their spring finery. The dogwood is in full bloom and new spring clothes are blossoming out, too. The stadium is being put to its traditional use of being an ideal place to "soak up the rays" when there is too little time to go to the lake. But Lake Phoebe is all cleaned up and ready for the onslaught that always descends upon it at this time of the year. Another happy event is the fact that the baseball field can finally be finished now that it is not three feet deep in mud from the rains. Coach Pinholster's boys can be heard out there practicing every day, not to men- tion the little neighborhood boys who habitually use the field for their own games. And it is certainly true that at Ogle- thorpe in Spring young men's fancies do turn to thoughts of love as couples are seen strolling down the granite walks from Phoebe Hearst to Lupton and Lowry. Come and see spring again at Ogle- thorpe on Homecoming Day, May 9. The 1959 edition of Homecoming Day is expected to bring a near record number of alumni back to the Ogle- thorpe University campus. In each of the last two years, alumni who attended numbered more than twice those of the preceding year. More than 300 people were fed at H-Day '58, and present in- dications point to a greater attendance on May 9. A special effort to attend should be made by alumni whose classes end in "4" and "9", every five years back from 1959. The Class of 1934 should make an extra special effort to come back to their 25th anniversary. A full program has been planned for your pleasure. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. followed by a baseball game at 2 p.m. The Stormy Petrels are un- beaten (5-0) to date. Afternoon refreshments will be serv- ed in the Great Hall at 4:30 p.m. prior to the annual National Alumni Asso- ciation meeting in the auditorium. The Booster Club meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m. in the gym, after which a film of the Petrels' basketball win over Mercer's Bears will be shown. Alumni will be guests of the Uni- versity at the smorgasbord supper on the lawn at 6:30 p.m. Meal chits will be given at the registration desk. The evening's entertainment will fea- ture the Oglethorpe Player's presenta- tion of Christopher Fry's "The Lady's Not for Burning" in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Dancing for alumni young in heart will be held at Peachtree Gar- dens from 9:30 p.m. to 12. Please return immediately the reply cards you have received, so you can have seconds at supper. April, 1959 Published seven times a year in July, September, Oc- tober, January, March, April and May by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia. Printed by Russell & Wardlaw Creighton Perry '37 _ President Stephen Schmidt '40 _. 1st V. President Howard Thranhardt '35 .._ 2nd V. Pres. O. K. Sheffield '53 3rd V. President Betty Villegas '49 ._ Treasurer Tommie Carpsr '37 Secretary Daniel L. Uffner, Jr.. '51 Editor Catherine Leonard '58 Alumni Secretary Thinking of Summer School? Oglethorpe University is expanding its summer school program to include at least 21 college-credit courses with the possible addition of 14 more if demand is sufficient. All of the courses listed below will be offered in the first or second of the five-week sessions which begin on June 15 and July 20. English Composition I, II Elementary French I, II Philosophy: Understanding of Man Logic Science: Man and the Universe History of Western Civilization I, II American Government I, II American History I, II Social Problems Sociology: The Community History of Music I, II Comparative Economic Systems Children's Literature Elementary School Art Elementary School Music Survey of English Literature I, II Understanding Poetry Modern Literature I, II Romantic Literature Victorian Literature Principles of Economics American Economic History Basic Mathematics I, II Introduction to Psychology I, II Kindergarten Curriculum: Materials and Methods Mrs. Marjorie MacConnell, registrar, will supply additional information. Call her at CEdar 3-6772 or write c/o Oglethorpe University, Oglethorpe University Station, Atlanta, Georgia. Registration should be made prior to May 20. Page 2 IT'S YOUR TURN AT BAT Every student who attends college receives a grant-in-aid. He is now; he has in the past; and he will in the fu- ture. Tuition and other fees approximate 50% of the actual cost of instruction in private and church supported col- leges. State supported schools usually charge students an even smaller per- centage, with the resulting larger de- ficits being made up by tax money. Most of the additional income is received from auxiliary enterprises on and off the campus, interest and capi- tal gains from endowment funds, grants from foundations and businesses, be- quests. Trustees' gifts, and alumni con- tributions. Denominational schools re- ceive annual financial support from their religious affiliates. Private colleges, such as Oglethorpe, are excluded by their very nature from receiving tax money or church dona- tions for support. Therefore, a greater emphasis must be made to get finan- cial assistance in alternative ways. One alternative, which amounts to millions of dollars per year in some institutions, is alumni contributions. Oglethorpe alumni can feel proud of the fact that they have increased their help to the University ten-fold in the last three years. Not many colleges can boast of an increase near this mag- nitude. In a sense, each alumnus who contributes can gain the feeling that he is helping to defray the cost of edu- cation of a student now in attendance, as his costs were partially defrayed by someone preceding him. Beyond the emotional desire of wanting one's alma mater to be among the most outstanding, support of your college makes good sense from a busi- ness and personal standpoint. The continual rise in the standard of living is dependent upon good higher edu- cation. Good colleges produce ade- quately trained graduates who take their place in our economy as higher calibre producers and consumers. This aspect is important to all of us whether we have a child in college or are har- vesting the fruits of our economy. Finally, colleges attempt, with vary- ing degrees of success, to instill in their students a feeling of social, civic, and political responsibility. Oglethorpe graduates have proven that they have learned this feeling exceedingly well. Oglethorpe University needs your help to continue the work it has carried on so well in the past. Send your check for the FORWARD OGLETHORPE FUND today, won't you? Perry Receives First Distinguished Alumnus Award Creighton I. Perry '37 was awarded the 1959 Distinguished Alumnus Award at the first annual Honors Day Convocation held at Oglethorpe on April 23 for the purpose of presenting awards and honoring superior students in scholarship and leadership. The Alumnus award is a svmbol of the ap- preciation and gratitude of Oglethorpe for the special efforts and achievements in furthering the growth of alumni participation in the development of Oglethorpe University. Sidney Mobley of Powder Springs received the Sally Hull Weltner Award for scholarship, presented by the Ogle- thorpe University Woman's Club, and the James Edward Oglethorpe Award for Merit for women. Joe T. Green of Forest Park was awarded the Faculty Scholarship Award and the LeConte Honorary Science Society Award. Miss Mobley and Mr. Green were recently honored by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce at a dinner for outstanding high school and college students in the Atlanta area. The James Edward Oglethorpe Award for Merit for men and the David Hesse Memorial Award for excellence in athletics went to Billy W. Carter of Atlanta. The Duchess Club Award for freshmen was given to Charlotte Shirah of Temple, Ga.; the Boar's Head Award for freshmen to Jay Rowland, Gainesville, Fla.; the Parker Prize in Law to Hugo S. Hammond. Cumming, Ga.; the MacConnell Award to William B. Christian, Jacksonville, Fla.; and the Chemical Rubber Company Award to Charles T. Ingram of Ball Ground, Ga. The convocation address was given by Professor Wendell H. Brown, Chair- man of the Division of Human Under- standing. In his topic, "The True Honor Student", Professor Brown dis- cussed the characteristics of the true honor student as native ability, curiosi- ty, bookishness, academic honesty, and a sense of responsibility. In conclu- sion, he said that "the true honor stu- dent is one who not only brings honor to himself, but honor to all humanity." VISITOR SPEAKS AT SCIENCE SEMINAR Dr. James M. Dent, professor of Biology at the University of Virginia, spoke at a science seminar at Ogle- thorpe in February. The University Center visiting scholar spoke on "Re- generation in Amphibians". The Flying Petrel Dr. and Mrs. Don- ald C. Agnew ad- mire the money tree, bearing silver dollars, which was decorated and given to them by the Oglethorpe iaculty and staff on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on March 30. ENROLLMENT UP - AND GROWING "Applications are up 50% over last year", reported Dean George C. Sew- ard. He estimated conservatively that enrollment would rise to 235 up from the present 195. Thus are indicated the results of Oglethorpe's year-old campaign to de- velop a larger student body. The average college board score of the applicants accepted for admission is higher, too. This fact seems to herald another superior freshman class. The calibre of the present student body can best be pointed out by the exceedingly few failures. The peak en- rollment normally falls at the begin- ning of a school year, but Oglethorpe's student body has increased in each suc- ceeding quarter due to a larger num- ber of students transferring in than those who dropped out or failed. Dr. Seward also mentioned that the Junior Admissions program, used regu- larly by many eastern colleges and tried on a limited scale at Oglethorpe, has worked out well and is being expanded this year. Admission to the program is limited to superior high school students who have completed their junior year and lack only their fourth year of English. Upon the satisfactory completion of a summer English course at Ogle- thorpe, they will be accepted as fresh- men in the fall quarter. Candidates for the Junior Admission program this year are more than double those of previous years. If the present pace continues, Ogle- thorpe will reach its goal of 600 stu- dents ahead of schedule. DR. DONALD C. AGNEW O - DAY SPEAKER President Donald C. Agnew spoke to the trustees, faculty, and students at the annual "Oglethorpe Day" con- vocation on February 12. In his topic, "The Emerging Image of Oglethorpe University", he stated that reorganization is now taking place in preparation for "a student body of 600 within the next few years". President Agnew said that the Ogle- thorpe Idea is to forge the strongest possible link between the academic and the practical, between human un- derstanding and know-how, between culture and proficiency, and between past and present. Preceding the convocation, there was a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees on campus. Also, original paintings from the col- lection of Professor Robert Scharf were shown in the Art Gallery in Phoebe Hearst Hall. MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR DUCHESS CLUB LUNCHEON FACULTY DOINGS ALSTON, WEISS NEW O. U. TRUSTEES The election of two Atlanta business men to the Board of Trustees of Ogle- thorpe University was announced last month b\ Board Chairman G. Arthur Howell. The two new members are Philip H. Alston, Jr. and Morton L. Weiss. Mr. Alston is a partner in the law firm of Alston, Sibley, Miller, Spann, and Shackleford. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1932, attended Harvard Law School, and received his Bache- lor of Laws degree from Emory Uni- versity Law School in 1934. He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy in World War II. Mr. Weiss is president of Montag Brothers, Inc., stationery manufactu- rers. He is a director of that firm and also of Triangle Shoe Company, Tho- mas Paint products Company, Atlanta Freight Bureau, and Narrows Realty Company. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1939 and his Master of Arts in Busi- ness Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Admini- stration in 1941. Mr. Weiss served for four years in the Army during World War II and was honorably discharged as Captain AUS in 1945. He is also vice-president of the Paper Stationery and Tablet Manu- facturers Association, Inc., president of the Atlanta Jewish Community Council, treasurer of the Atlanta Jew- ish Community Center, and a former general chairman of the Atlanta Jew- ish Welfare Fund and the Atlanta Red Cross campaign. He is currently presi- dent of the Standard Town and Coun- try Club and a member of the Break- fast Club. The Annual Duchess Club Luncheon will be held on May 9 (Homecoming Day) at the Lighthouse Restaurant on Peachtree Street across from the Co- lonial Terrace Hotel. The luncheon is scheduled to start at 12:30 P.M. If any former Duchess Club members do not receive notices, but wish to attend the luncheon, please notify Miss Fran- cine Klein, Treasurer, Duchess Club, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Geor- gia. The price of the luncheon is $2.00 per person. Dr. George C. Seward, Dean and Vice-President of Oglethorpe Univer- sity, attended the annual meeting of the Association for Higher Education section of the National Education As- sociation held at the Peck-Congress Hotel in Chicago March 1-3. On February 19, Dr. Seward spoke at the Parent-Teacher Association of the Doraville Elementary School on relations in the home and family. ( continued on page 6 ) H-DAY SATURDAY, MAY 9 April, 1959 Page 3 SUPREME EFFORT One could say that George Kolo- wich '43 made a supreme effort to at- tend the basketball banquet in March. He made special arrangements with his party of eight to leave Denver, Colorado a day early for the Masters golf tournament which is annually held in Augusta, Georgia. The weather closed in over the Chamblee airport, one mile from Oglethorpe, by the time his DC-3 arrived at 3 P.M. After circ- ling the field for two hours, he decided to make for Chattanooga, the nearest open airport. On the way, Kolowich learned that the Rome airport was open, and he landed there at 6:30 P.M. Following a 2% hour, 70 mile taxi ride, Mr. and Mrs. Kolowich arrived at the banquet tired and hungry, but in good spirits. They were greeted by a hearty round of applause and a meal featuring southern fried chicken. ED NORTH '49 HEADS TOP PHYSICS SECTION Roy N. Goslin, professor of Physics, looked as proud as a first-time father when he handed the editor a recent news clipping from the Washington, D. C. Evening Star. It stated that the American Asso- ciation of Physics Teachers selected Washington-Lee High School as one of the 10 leading high schools in the nation in Physics instruction. Ed North '49 heads the school's physics section. Ed arrived at Washington-Lee in 1951 and found 6 physics classes. In 1952 a science honor society was or- ganized. In 1953 an accelerated Phy- sics and Math program was started. In 1954 a lab assistant program was initiated. Today with about the same enrollment, there are 1 1 physics classes with 33 students each. Ed's basic philosophy, "Work is not an escape from living; living should not be an escape from work", can be found in the Oglethorpe catalog. Members of the honor society last year received $110,000 worth of col- lege scholarship offers. The honor so- ciety holds help sessions four after- noons a week for any students having trouble with science subjects. Ed is active in college -high school planning sessions. He is doing some teaching at the college level, and we understand, he has been used as con- sultant from time to time by the federal government. It is gratifying to see that Ed has gained national recognition for the out- standing job he is doing. Page 4 PETREL POOL JOINS OGLETHORPE MOVE Steve Schmidt, president of the Ath- letic Booster Club, reported that the agreement with the Cherry Transfer and Storage Co. is already proving of financial benefit to the OABC. Five contracts for Oglethorpe Moves have been signed and four more are imminent all of which are long dis- tance moves. The proceeds to the Boosters will approximate $400. The agreement, as outlined in the letter recently sent to each alumnus, is simple. When your friends, neigh- bors, or office personnel contemplate moving, call or have them call Cherry Transfer in Atlanta, MUrray 8-6660. Say "This is an Oglethorpe move." The Oglethorpe Booster Club will receive 5% for every move. Cherry Transfer is an agent for Greyvan Lines and has been making careful, considerate moves for 50 years. If you live in a distant city and are planning a long distance move, call Cherry Transfer collect. Their agent in your city will handle the move. Jim Hinson '49 is now associated with Buttrill Builders as general mana- ger. His company which holds an Es- ther Williams swimming pool franchise will give the OABC $50 for each lead resulting in a completed pool. When giving leads, call DRake 3-6644 and say "This is a Petrel pool". This offer is necessarily limited to the Atlanta area by the franchise agreement. Here are two opportunities alumni can take advantage of to make an im- portant contribution to the high flying Petrels. An annual benefit of $10,000 is a reasonable estimate of the help you can give them by remembering Cherry Transfer and Storage Co., Mur- ray 8-6660 and Buttrill Builders, Drake 3-6644. Coach Garland Pinholster ushers in spring with "little round ball" fungo practice. O. U. Senior Woodrow Wilson Fellow An Oglethorpe senior, Charles O. Jackson, has been awarded a fellow- ship for graduate study by the Wood- row Wilson Fellowship Foundation. Woodrow Wilson grants are given to outstanding students who plan a career in college teaching. This is the second year in a row that an Oglethorpe student has been award- ed a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. Al Shepherd '58 is now attending Emory on one of the grants. Charles, who came to Oglethorpe from Georgia State College of Busi- ness Administration in his freshman year, will graduate next December. He plans to enter Emory University Graduate School in January, 1960. His field of concentration is American History. He and his wife, the former Emma Lou Marks of Hapeville, live at 2862 Caldwell Road in Atlanta. OGLETHORPE CALENDAR MAY 1 2 30 Baseball North Georgia Dahlonega 6 2 30 Baseball Piedmont Demorest 8-9 8 30 Player's "The Lady's Not For B urning" Auditorium 9 HOMECOMING DAY 2 30 Baseball Home 12 2 30 Baseball Piedmont Home 16 2 30 Baseball Valdosta State Home 8 30 Concert Lundeen Auditorium 19 2 30 Baseball North Georgia Home 2 2 30 Baseball Shorter Rome 29 7 00 Senior Banquet Hellenic Center 9 00 Spring Formal Hellenic Center JUNE 7 Commencement The Flying Petrel OGLETHORPE BASKETBALL- 1958-59 By Gregory Favre Atlanta Journal Sports Writer The ghosts who wake up the echoes each night to roam ever so lightly over the wild, restless grass of the vacant lot on Peachtree that span of earth surrounded by the unkept and ancient, yet certainly beautiful gothic confines of Hermance Stadium can rest easy now and return to their early morning sleep. They aren't needed anymore, even though they shall never be forgotten. Oglethorpe has some modern-day he- roes to take their place, heroes who have become the rallying point, a com- mon denominator between the class- rooms and the athletic field. It is this balance, the perfect marriage of books and basketball that lifts this story out of the normal and projects it above and beyond the sometimes selfish realm of wholesale athletics. Yet, a short four years ago a quiet listener could hear the death rumble in the throats of Oglethorpe sports. "They aren't long for this world", was the not-so-polite whisper. That, how- ever, was before the "redhead" ar- rived, all six-feet of him, cocky in many ways, humble in many others. He was. they said, the Moses who would lead the Stormy Petrels through the great storm. And now that the 1958-59 basketball season is history, no one will deny the fact any longer. Garland Pinholster, and 10 young men who stand tall in stature, if not in inches, have brought home a cham- pionship, the first such creature packed in Oglethorpe memories in years too many to count. The Petrels, playing with a spirit that is normally fiction, swept through the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in its first year, without taking a backward glance. And be- sides that, they added the heads of such powers as Mercer University, Troy State, Presbyterian, Newberry, Jacksonville State and Delta to the trophy collection. Yes, it was a great year. For those who remembered the Petrels of old, the teams that have taken the measure of Georgia and Georgia Tech on the football field; the baseball clubs that had presented Luke Appling to the majors; and the basketball squads that held their heads high, somewhere up around the goal. And for those youngsters who knew only defeat until four years ago. The record book reveals the Petrels won 24 games and lost only one. But even this glittering figure doesn't tell the complete story. You can't put on paper such intangibles as desire and hustle. Though they may ring with a trite sound, they figured into this suc- cess, playing a large part in making April, 1959 this dream come true. "Many times," Coach Pinholster said, "those things are the difference between a 1 8-7 season and one like we had. Every athletic contest reaches a point where it can go one way or the other. A point when the winning complex, the extra poise, the extra pride, or the hungriest team, what- ever you would like to call it, makes the difference. "The boys show what they're made of in those cases. The strong win the close games. And we were too consis- tent in winning those close ones to call it luck. In the future we will have many ball clubs stronger physically, but the problem will be to get as many boys hungry enough to win the close games." Unlike the majority of competing teams, Oglethorpe reached a peak many times during the year, a mental mountain that most people said, could- n't be climbed time after time. Against Presbyterian the Petrels took the court with six men. four others in dress suits were ruled in- eligible. They finished with four men. Yet, they won, 59-55. Against Jacksonville State, the second time, their foes decided to hold the ball, convinced that was the only way to stop this team. For an entire half neither team scored, marking some rare spot in basketball history. Yet, the young Petrels refused to be shaken from their poise and, finally, they won again, 30-17. In the GIAC tournament, after win- ning the seasonal crown, the Petrels had to do it all over again. So they did. Taking West Georgia, Shorter and LaGrange on successive nights to prove they were the kings, under any kind and all types of pressure. There was one big disappointment for them. They were voted out of NAIA competition for one year be- cause some of the players had trans- ferred and were ineligible under the national rules. They will have their chance next season. These tears, however, were dried by the knowledge that the Petrels rest- ed on top of the nation in defense, the best of more than 800 teams in the NAIA. Stingy and proud of it. Oglethorpe allowed a mere 42.9 points a game. West Georgia knew how frustrating this net could be. Those lads, visiting Atlanta, managed only 1 5 points in 40 minutes, while the Petrels scored 75. Offensively Oglethorpe averaged 58.5 each game, a low figure perhaps, but certainly easy to understand when watching their patterns work. The important percentage on the attack was the field goals made. The Petrels hit 43.5 of everything they tossed at the backboard. Their op- ponents could make just 31 percent. Tommy Norwood was the only player who passed the 10-point mark. He avenmed 10.5. Jay Dye stood at 9.6, Billy"Carter at 9.2, Pat Stephens at 8.7. Jay Rowland at 7.5. and Frank- ie Lentz at 6.6. Put them all together and they spell victory. Coach Pinholster won acclaim in the press as the Atlanta Journal's "Coach of the Year" in Georgia and in the GIAC. He was also named to the same honor among small colleges by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. It was a year of glory at Oglethorpe. And amidst all the drum beating, the Petrels maintained a B-plus report card in the classrooms. Carter, Lentz. Stephens and John Mobley will be missing from the roll call next season, but Coach Pinholster has signed a few to step up in the Oglethorpe tradition. Morris Mitchel. the Murphy star, inked a grant and John Kuiken, the big redhead, transferred from Piedmont along with Johnny Guthrie. Yes, the alumni can be proud of this record, of the boys and Coach Garland Pinholster. And the ghosts can rest easy now. PETRELS 5-0 The Petrels' eleven man baseball squad has begun where th ecagers end- ed. They boast a record of five wins and no losses. Iron man Tommy Norwood pitched the first four games and has batted over .500. He tossed the first two inn- ings in the last game and was relieved by Joe Sewell when Tommy developed a sore arm. The Birds defeated West Georgia College 4-0. Other victories include wins over Valdosta State (15-2); Berry College (7-2). (6-2); and Shorter' College (16-6). Members of the team are: Norwood, Sewell, Billy Carter, Frankie Lentz. Jay Rowland, Wayne Dobbs, Harold Adair, Roger Couch, Sammy Hudgins, Joe Anderson, and Jim Borom. Adair is the only one who did not play bas- ketball this past season. Page 5 Dr. Arthur L. Cohen, professor of biology, explains the operating mechanics of the new electron microscope to research assistant and student Gail Garwes of Savannah. O. U. ON T. V. Oglethorpe University and Ogle- thorpe professor of education. Dr. Ben A. Bohnhorst appeared recently on the Huntley-Brinkley Report, a nationally viewed television program. The report was concerned with the problems of the nation's colleges to find and keep top flight faculty per- sonnel. It pointed out that quality tea- chers generally prefer to teach, but low salaries force them to join the ranks of industry. Many colleges offer fringe benefits in an attempt to offset the salary disadvantage. Oglethorpe offers its faculty a rarely found advantage faculty housing at a low rental rate. A three bedroom home, for example, rents for $50 per month. Films were taken in and of Dr. Bohnhorst's home. Photographers ar- rived at 6 A.M. to take shots for the evening program. Dr. Bohnhorst sea- soned his eggs three times before the photographer was satisfied. Oglethorpe was selected because its housing benefit was mentioned in a 16 page article printed recently in 250 alumni magazines which were sent to more than two million alumni. Oglethorpe offers other attractions to faculty members, including a degree of freedom found only in independent colleges, private offices, and a relative- ly light teacher load which allows them more time for student advising and re- search. Although salaries are far below a justifiable level, Oglethorpe has in- Page 6 creased salary appropriations in the budget in each of the last five years. Many colleges rely heavily on alum- ni contributions to supplement faculty salaries. It is hoped that Forward Ogle- thorpe contributions will increase to that point where our exceptionally fine faculty can be retained and equally strong members can be added as we grow. FACULTY DOINGS ( continued from page 3 ) Dr. Ben Bohnhorst, professor of education, spoke at the Skyland PTA February 10. His subject was "Walk With Your Child". Mrs. Marjorie MacConnell, regis- trar, was elected second vice-president of the North DeKalb Pilot Club. Dr. A. Cheever Cressy, Jr., profes- sor of international relations, is the new president of the University Center political Science Group. The new of- ficers were elected for the academic year 1959-60 at a meeting held at Emory University on Friday, March 27. The group is sponsored by the University Center in Georgia and in- cludes teachers of government and po- litical science from Georgia Colleges. Mr. W. A. L. Coulborn, professor of economics, attended the Duke American Assembly conference held at Duke University March 19-22. The subject of the Assembly, "United States Monetary Policy" emphasized the contribution of monetary policy to the prosperity of the United States without inflation. Mrs. Inge Manski - Lundeen Guest Teacher A former member of the Metropo- litan Opera Company has been added to the faculty of Oglethorpe Univer- sity as a guest teacher this quarter. Mrs. Inge Manski-Lundeen will offer something new in the way of instruc- tion in vocal production, individual interpretation of concert and opera repertoire, and on-stage action for the vocalist on a non-credit basis. Coming from a family of disting- uished musicians her mother, Mrs. Dorothee Manski, was dramatic so- prano with the Berlin State Opera and the Metropolitan Mrs. Lundeen studied in this country and in Europe. She studied with her mother at Indi- ana University, with Elizabeth Schu- mann, and at the Curtiss Institute in Philadelphia to which she received the Kathryn Turney Long Scholarship. She made her debut in Chicago in Bruno Walter's production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". She was signed by the Metropolitan in 1946 and remained there until her marriage to Mr. William Lundeen of Atlanta in 1950. Since she has been in Atlanta. Mrs. Lundeen has taught voice pro- duction at Washington Seminary-West- minster Schools and at her own studio on Peachtree Street. Her first concert at Oglethorpe will be presented on May 16, at 8:30 p.m. in the University Auditorium. Symbol of spring Roger Couch and Bar- bara Baughman chat about uh Understand- ing of man? The Flying Petrel REMINISCING WITH THE WENDELL BROWNS The Oglethorpe Players The eve of another dramatic pro- duction seems a proper time to say something about the Oglethorpe Play- ers. The Players are the oldest student group still active on the campus. A small group of boys, headed by Marion Gaertner '20. organized for dramatic- purposes in 1916. Oglethorpe's first year on its present site, and mounted their first production. Shaw's You Never Can Tell, in the Spring of 19 17. An old program at hand from 1922. the earliest I have seen, says that the year previous the Players had begun producing original plays written in a newly started drama class under the direction of Dr. James Routh. Plays shown in the program were by James Burns '22, Rossiter Chance '23, and Grace Fisher '21. An interesting fea- ture of the Oglethorpe Players was that from their inception until 1922 any- way (how much longer you old timers will have to remember for yourselves), these people were independent of the University. This meant that the stu- dents must have been entirely respon- sible for directions, costumes, scripts, and the hiring of an auditorium, for none then existed on the campus. During the years of the depression and of World War II, the Oglethorpe Players, like many other features of the University, fell upon evil times, and in 1944 seemed not to be known to students then on the campus. But that year the organization was revived in a small way, this time in conjunction with the University, by the production of A. A. Milne's one-acter. The Man in the Bowler Hat, with the ill-fated Ed Link '47 as the man. (It will be re- called by many that Ed Link, shortly after his graduation, was killed by a fall down an open elevator shaft.) From this play on, steady progress was made. The Players became easilv the best working organization on the campus with an esprit de corps envied by others. There really were not many people to do the envying however, for nearly everyone in school claimed to be a Player or working to be a Player. A high point of this time was un- doubtedly a verse play written by Gene O'Brien '54 and Bob Stanley '53 who directed and produced it in the un- usual setting of the Great Hall in Phoebe Hearst (nee Academic Build- ing). April, 1959 THROUGH THE YEARS R. O. BROWN '24 of Jackson Heights. N. Y.. has been elected a vice-president of the Equit- able Life Assurance Society of the United States. Mr. Brown joined Equitable in 1924, following his graduation from Oglethorpe. AARS. McGARITY GEORGIA M. O.T.Y. Mrs. Charles B. McGarity '40 of Dallas, Georgia was named Georgia's Mother of the Year on April 9 by the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs. She is the mother of four daughters all of whom are graduates of the Uni- versity of Georgia and majored in home economics. Mr. McGarity is a lawyer and president and chairman of the board of the First National Bank of Dallas. Just last month Mrs. McGarity re- tired after teaching for thirty years in Georgia schools. Her first teaching job was at the High Shoals School in 1907, immediately after her gradu- ation from Dallas High School. When she retired Mrs. McGarity had been librarian and teacher of World History at Dallas High School for a number of years. With changes of directors and the loss at one time of many key Players, in 1955 a period of doldrums set in which happily is at an end. This year, so far, under the direction of Mrs. Dan Uffner. Three Men on a Horse was presented, and under the direction of Mrs. Donald Agnew, Sherwood Ander- son's Barefoot in Athens, both top- flight productions. And now, again with Mrs. Uffner, comes Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning. Truly a very worthy year for a very worthy group. Died: Haydn S. Shover, father of Elise Shover '22 and Martha Shover Chance '22, at his home in Atlanta in February. Walter Harrison '22, general mana- ger of the Georgia Electric Member- ship Corporation at Millen, has been elected president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Mr. Harrison is a former Georgia State representative. Found: Thomas W. Bartenfeld '24 right in our own back yard at Route #4, Providence Rd., Alpharetta, Ga. Died: Mrs. Weyman H. Tucker, mother of Weyman Tucker, Jr. '25, at her home in Hapeville on March 1 I . M. C. Bishop '25 was elected presi- dent of the West End Golf Club in January. Campbell Ort Jenkins '27, general manager of the Atlanta Control Store of Sears Roebuck and Company, is co-chairman of the America Cancer Society's 1959 education funds cru- sade in Fulton County. Earl Mann '28, president of the Atlanta Crackers, is serving as chair- man of the 1959 fund-raising campaign of the Georgia Chapter of the Arth- ritis and Rheumatism Foundation. Died: H. E. Bussey, husband of Adele Bussey '29, at their home in At- lanta on February 27. Died: Mrs. Wayne Riley, mother of Elizabeth Riley '29, at her home in Atlanta on April 6. Luke Appling '32 is managing the Memphis Chicks again this year His team met Earl Mann's '28 Atlanta Crackers on April 1 and won 5-0 in their first clash of the season. Jack McNeely '33 writes that Carl Coffee '35 had a heart attack about a year ago but he is much better now. Mr. Coffee is manager of the Toccoa Georgia Power Company office. Frank Gaither '34 was named a member of the radio board of directors of the National Association of Broad- casters. Mr. Gaither is general mana- ger of WSB Radio in Atlanta. Ivan Miles '36 resigned from the staff of WGST Radio to accept a posi- tion with the National Recording Com- pany in Atlanta. Died: Miss Carolyn Virginia Jeter '37 at her home in Atlanta on March 16. Miss Jeter was principal of Lake- wood Heights Elementary School until she retired in 1945. (continued next page) Page 7 THROUGH THE YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. (Jeanne Fuller '42) Schmidt '40 attended the district convention of the National Marketing Device Association in Mem- phis last month. Mr. Schmidt is district governor of the Assembly. M. E. Smith '40 was honored at an assembly at Chamblee High School in recognition of the fact that he had been principal there for 37 years. Tony Palma '46 and A. Z. Johnson '50 were among the teachers who paid tribute to Mr. Smith. Miss Annye Peebles '41 of Hamp- ton, Ga. retired after teaching in Geor- gia schools for 40 years. She was prin- cipal of Ben Hill School in Thomas- ton, Ga. for 22 years. When speaking of retirement, she says, "My greatest satisfaction is that I have served with a dedicated heart." Died: John J. McConneghey, father of Mrs. William P. Crenshaw, Jr. '41, in Atlanta on April 5. Nicholas J. Pope, Jr. '42 was pro- moted last year from Lieutenant Com- mander to Commander, USN. CDR Pope writes that Luther Harben '42 is now a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. William G. Hasty '48 of Ball Ground, Ga. has been named director of field services for the Georgia Edu- cation Association. He is superinten- dent of Cherokee County Schools. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J. Calvin (Grace Albert '49) Jones, a son, Calvin Albert on January 1 1. Judge E. Harvey Albea '49 has been awarded a one-month scholarship to Yale University this summer, where he will study the problems of alcoholism at the Yale Summer School of Alcoho- lic Studies. He has two children, Em- mett, Jr., 15, and Randall, who is 9. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Etling, Jr. '49, their third son, Philip Darryl at St. Joseph's Infirmary on March 6. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin (Marian Marcus '53) Packer '51, a daughter on March 3, in New York. Died: Elizabeth Ann Agel, 5, daugh- ter of Fred Agel '52, of a brain tumor on February 23, 1959. Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. (Hilda Haver '52) Goodelman, their second son on October 25. Also, they have opened their second camera shop, Alan's Photography, on Ponce de Leon at Highland Avenue. Corry Arensbach '54 has been awarded a fellowship by Emory Uni- versity for a year's graduate study in the Division of Teacher Education. Married: Betty Rushin '56 to Gil- bert Hastings, Jr. in February at the Peachtree Road Presbyterian Church. They are living in Washington. Joe White '56 is back from Ger- many where he was stationed with the Army. A candidate for Holy Orders, Sam Edelman '57, is presently in his second of three years of study at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City. Found: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. (Carolyn Parker '57) Hopper '57 at 179 Harvard Drive, Spartanburg, S.C. Married: Dottie Eisenberg '58 to Joel Lynch '58 in Atlanta on February 7. Joel is in graduate school at Emory this quarter. Bill Foster '58 visited the campus this month. He is with W. Dixon Fos- ter and Co. Insurance Agents in Co- lumbia, South Carolina and has two daughters, Kitty, who is six and Lu- cille, who is a year old. Marvin Lawson '58 has been trans- ferred from the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Atlanta to Civilian Per- sonnel at Warner Robins Air Force Base. He and his wife are living in Macon, Georgia. Alan Moore '58 is working in Chamblee as a public relations man with American Hospital Supply Com- pany. Ann Klein '58 is teaching at the Sheltering Arms Nursery School. Sandy Carter Hauck '60 returned to Oglethorpe as a student in the Winter quarter. She is also working in the Registrar's office. Bruce '58 is coach- ing and teaching at Chamblee High School, his alma mater. :tljurpc PuilicrsLty bulletin OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Second-Class Postage Paid at Atlanta, Georgia POSTMASTER: Return Postage Guaranteed. TO: