EDITION Vol. 44 Published by National Oglethorpe Alumni Association, April. 1962 No. 5 Dinner will be serve on the lawn beginning at 6 p.m. Plan now to attend. It's a wonderful opportunity to renew acquaintances and see the progress going on at your alma mater. d^ooster f roaram 1. Free Barbecue Lunch 2. Introductions 3. Induct Hall of Fame Members 4. Business Meeting 5. Baseball Game Union College coached by former Petrel Jack Russell vs Oglethorpe Univ. coached bv former Petrel Bill Carter 6. After dinner, films of the Rhode Island game and the films shown on the "Today" program will be shown in the auditoriun at 7:30 p.m. MCOm TURmUT EXPECTED FOR ALUMNI DAY. MAY 12 The largest crowd in history is expected to visit the campus on Homecoming Day, Saturday May 12th. A full slate of activities, including the annual meeting of the Alumni Association and the Booster Club, has been planned. The day will get underway with a tennis match between Oglethorpe and Georgia State College at 9:00 a.m. At 10:30 the Woman's Championship rifle match will be held. Booster Club events start with a luncheon at noon and a meeting at 1 p.m. Immediately thereafter will be the ceremonies in- ducting the first five members into the newly-established Hall of Fame. The traditional baseball game will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by the annual meeting and elections of the Alumni Association. DUCHESS CLUB TO SPONSOR ART SHOW MAY 12th The Duchess Club cordially in- vites the alumni and their friends to an art show and tea on Saturday, Mav 12th. The formal opening of the exhibit of paintings by the late Robert S. Roizers will be in the Art Gallery at 3:30. Mr. Rogers, formally a teacher at the Atlanta Art Institute, was a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the American Acad- emy of Art in Chicago. Although primarily a watercolorist, his work in oils and pastels is distinguished. The members of the Duchess Club hope to have the opportunity to meet the alumni and to enhance Alumni Day at Oglethorpe by dis- playing for the first time to the public these particular works of an excellent painter, etcher, educator and lecturer. ALUMNI DAY SCHEDULE 9:00 Tennis Oglethorpe University vs Georgia State Tennis courts 10:3C 12:0C Rifk Match . Champlor Booster Luncheor Oglethorpe Woman's ...Field House 2:30 Baseball Gome vs Union Oglethorpe University Hermance Stadium 4:00 Refreshments served by O U Women's Club Great Hall 5:00 Alumni Meeting ... Auditorium 6:00 7:30 Buffet Supper .. Let's Reminsce lawn behind Hearst Hal! Films of Rhode slond gome and the film of the ' Today" sho v/ Auditorium D splays Art how 3:30 Art Gallery Yamacraws of former Lost Alumni files Hearst Hall Hearst Holl Spor s Gallery Hall o Fame Field House rJjon t ^oraell ALUMNI DAY MAY 12 COACHES ANDKKSON. PATUiCk TO ATTEND AELMM DAY Oglethorpe's grand old man of base- ball, Frank Anderson, and the long- time exponent of footballs' colorful military shift, John Patrick, will be in attendance on Alumni Day. Both have acknowledged invitations to be here and exchange reminisces with and about former Oglethorpe athletes. Anderson, considered one of the pre- mier college baseball coaches of the nation, directed Oglethorpe teams from 1916 to 1943. Patrick, one of the finest linemen ever to play for Oglethorpe, succedded Harry Robert- son as head coach in 1935 and carried on until Oglethorpe discontinued foot- ball after the 1941 season. Zjlie Irujing f-^ctrel April, 1962 Published seven times a year in Ju/y, September, Oc- tober, Jonuary, Morch, Apni ond hAay by Og/elhorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia^ Printed by Russell & Wardlaw OFFICERS Howard Axelberg '40 President Samuel M. Hirsch '50 . 1st V. President Philip Hildretli '34 _-.,- 2nd V. President W. Elmer George '40 . 3rd V. President Mrs. Betty Villegas '49 Secretary Martin Sterling '36 Treasurer DIRECTORS O. K. Sheffield '53 Chairman Joseph R. Murphy '20 Wayne S. Traer '28 Mrs. Mary Walker '34 Harry P. Wren '34 Mrs. Tommie Carper '37 Francis S. Key '38 Mrs. Mary Asher '43 Louis Wuichet '59 EDITOR Joyce B. Minors '57 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SEEKS OLD ISSUES OF THE YAMACRAW The library would like to have a complete tile of the "Yamacraw." They are missing the issues of 1927. 1928, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, and 1940. if you have an issue of any one of the missing years and would consid- er donating it to the library, the Uni- versity would be most grateful. kiu(;e selected for Sidney lamer poetry award The first annual Sidney Lanier Po- etry Award was presented March 7, to Dr. George Ross Ridge for his book "Under the Georgia Sun." This award was set up in memory of the Georgia poet Sidney Lanier who was a student at Oglethorpe University from 1857 to I860. The award win- ning book becomes a part of the Sid- ney Lanier Memorial Collection in the Oglethorpe University Library. COACH ROBERTSON DIES Harold John (Harry) Robertson, the inspired football coach who led the Petrels in the mid-twenties and early thirties, died Jan. 7 in a veterans' hospital in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 65. Coach Harry, often called a "foot- ball genius", succeeded his brother "Big Jim" Robertson as an Oglethorpe University coach. He boosted the Petrels to the SI A A title in 1925. Following this triumph, his team was invited to Miami for a New Years Day game with Rollins. This is believed to have been the first genuine Orange Bowl game or at least the precedent for the series which came after. Victory laurels came in abundance to Robertson. His galloping teams beat such grid iron giants as Georgia Tech, Georgia and Manhattan College. He is survived by his wife, Florence, who still lives in Dania. Fla., Coach Harry's retirement home; a sister Mrs. Henrietta Lewis, also of Florida, and Brother Jim, who now operates a store in Cape Cod, Mass. Lively, prankish and warmhearted. Coach Harry will be remembered fondly by many O.U. old grads. t ^hh , . . Judge Vance Custer '24 of a heart attack Jan. 31, 1962. in Bainbridge. Ga. Judge Custer was stricken just four months after Gov. Vandiver had appointed him to fill the unexpired term in the Georgia Court of Appeals. James W. Morrow '26 in January. 1962. He had resided at 155 Third Street, Atlanta. Rutherford B. McKissack '28 on March 12, 1962. His widow resides at 3248 Casa Linda Drive, Decatur. Georgia, Annie May Robertson '40. She had lived in Newman. Georgia. Dudley Walker Engelson '53 in a tragic fire which took his life and burn- ed his home. His wife. Mary, was res- cued and their daughter Kathy, 10. was away visiting relatives at the time. At the time of his death. Mr. Engelson was employed as a laboratory tech- nician in Closter, N. J. FACULTY GRANTED FURTHER PAY INCREASES Oglethrope's faculty salaries will be increased again in 1962-63. Dr. Don- ald C. Agnew announced that the Board of Trustees has authorized an increase for the coming year approxi- mating 15'; of total faculty salary outlay. This follows a similar increase granted in 1961-62. Also in 1961. the Trustees initiated a faculty retirement plan. Oglethorpe has one of the finest faculties in the nation. Nearly half of the faculty members hold doctoral de- grees or the equivalents, compared to a national average of less than 25 'Xr . This latest faculty salary increase is a further step toward the Trustees' goal of making faculty salaries at Ogle- thorpe University higher than any comparable insitutions. 4 NAMED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees of Ogle- thorpe University named four new members at the Annual Meeting Feb- ruary 12th. Elected were Howard G. Axelberg "40. Judge Thomas L. Camp "25, R. L. Dempsey "27. and Howard K. Thranhardt "35. Axelberg, currently serving as presi- dent of the National Alumni Associa- tion, is executive vice-president of Lil- ler, Neal, Battle and Lindsey, Inc. an Atlanta advertising agency with offices in Dallas. New York. Richmond and Tampa. Judge Camp, who received his LLB at George Washington University, was admitted to the Georgia Bar Associa- tion in 1933 and subsequently served as secretary to a congressman, as a law clerk, on the Civil Service Com- mission of the United States House of Representatives, and as a Fulton County Commissioner. He is a Judge of the Civil Court of Fulton County. Dempsey is the owner of Chevrolet dealerships in Bartow and Tampa, Florida. His wife, the former Virginia O'Kelley, was in the Oglethorpe class of 1929. Thranhardt received both his AB and MA degrees from Oglethorpe University. He is Secretary of J. E. Hanger. Inc. and is Secretary of South- ern Prosthetic Supply Company. Thandhardt is a past president of the National Alumni Association and is on the Board of Directors of the Booster Club. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Page The Flying Petrel FORWARD OGLETHORPE FUND FORGES AHEAD OF LAST YEAR Thanks to the interest and generosi- ty of her loyal alumni, the school's Forward Oglethorpe Fund has already surpassed the totals achieved for all of last year. Chairman Phil Hildreth '34 an- nounced that contributions exceed 526,000.00 compared to the .S24,- '>77.39 received last year. There has been a corresponding increase in num- ber of donors from 6 of the alumni made contributions totalling 524,977. This placed Oglethorpe "in 55th place among 117 small, coeducational col- leges. Now, in 1961-62, we bid fair to rank among the top 25 small colleizes who report alumni gifts. Truly, Ogle- thorpe alumni are showing their desire to play a part m the tremendous pro- gress taking place today. Top Ten Classes To Date Class Donors .Amount 1 1940 33 51,986.00 2 1957 32 894.00 3 1954 __ 30 288.00 1958 30 706.00 41939 29 663.00 5 1930 ____ 27 1,040.00 61934 26 440.00 1953 26 235.00 71929 _ 23 437.00 1931 23 587.00 8 1 928 22 1 ,63 1 .50 1942 22 409.00 91927 _ 21 568.00 1941 _______ 21 127.00 1950 21 203.00 1952 21 241.00 1955 21 144.00 1961 _ . 21 175.00 101937 __ 20 1.653.50 April, 1962 i