Flying Petrel, July 1959

EDITION

Vol. 42

Published by National Oglethorpe Alumni Association, fuly, 1959

No. 1

H-DAY IS FUN DAY FOR 300

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Some Questions Answered

The above chart needs no embel-
lishments to show the dramatic in-
crease in total alumni financial sup-
port to Oglethorpe during the last
three years.

The officers of the National Alumni
Association and the Booster Club are
gratified that alumni have seen and
accepted the need of Oglethorpe for
their support.

Some alumni have contributed with-
out knowing exactly what their gifts
were doing and others have been re-
luctant to contribute for the same rea-
son. As a result, the officers feel the
alumni should be given answers to
their recurring questions.

Typical questions and the answers
are listed below:

1. To what funds can I contribute?

Thranhardt, Schmidt Elected NAAOU, OABC Prexies

Fun day has become a synonym for Homecoming Day. The 1959 issue
of the annual event was deemed a big success by the 300 alumni and friends
who attended.

Festivities began with the Oglethorpe-Clemson baseball game on Her-
mance Field. While the Petrels lost 6-2 to the Tigers, who subsequently
reached the NCAA playoffs, the grads got an inkling of things to come.
The Birds will have virtually the same team next year plus additional strength
on the mound and at the plate.

Coach Frank Anderson was elated with the squad's showing He also dis-
played his sense of humor as he quipped with many alumni who played for

him during his 28-year reigr. at Ogle-

The alumni have three separate
areas in which they can help:

a. National Alumni Dues

b. Forward Oglethorpe Fund

c. Booster Club

How do I make out the check?
All checks or money orders are
made out to Oglethorpe University
for tax deduction purposes. A no-
tation should be made in the lower
left hand corner to denote the spe-
cific fund(s) to be credited with
your gift.

How is the money used?
Checks earmarked "Alumni Dues"
support general alumni activities in-
cluding The Flying Petrel, Home-
coming Day. dinner dances and
other special activities as well as
serving as an emergency fund for
student extra-curricular activities

Forward Oglethorpe Funds are
placed at the disposal of Dr. Ag-
new to help the most critical areas
of the Oglethorpe program. See the
complete breakdown in another ar-
ticle in this issue as to how the Fund
was used last year its first year.

Booster Club dues and
gifts are used to aid the physical
education, intramural and varsity
programs. The major emphasis dur-
ing 1958-59 was in the varsity pro-
gram in the form of grant-in-aids.

What are the fiscal years for each
(continued page 3)

tnorpe.

The Duchess Club served post-game
coffee in the Great Hall, after which
annual meetings of the NAAOU and
the OABC weVe held.

Dr. Agnew spoke briefly at the
NAAOU meeting. He outlined the
added potentialities the fieldhouse
would give Oglethorpe including ade-
quate facilities for indoor physical
education, intramural and varsity ac-
tivities, a center for revenue producing
enterprises, and a focal point on cam-
pus which would aid student recruit-
ment and fund raising efforts.

Howard "Nappy" Thranhardt '35
led the slate of officers nominated by
the Nominating Committee who were
elected to office unanimously. Other
officers are: O. K. Sheffield '53, first
vice-president; Sam Hirsh, Jr. '50,
second vice-president; Francis Scott
Key '38, third vice-president; Tommie
Carper '37, secretary; and Mary Ash-
er '43, treasurer. Creighton Perry "37.
retiring president, is the new chairman
of the Board of Directors. Other direc-
tors are Betty Villegas '49, Stephen J.
Schmidt '40, Amaryllis Barnes '39,
Laurence D. Cook '50, and Cecil Moon
(continued page 4)

July, 1959

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

Printed by
Russell & Wardlaw

Howard Thranhardt '35 President

0. K. Sheffield 'S3 1st V. President

Sam Hirsch, Jr. '50 2nd V. Pres

Francis Scott Key '38 3rd V. Pres.

Tommie Carper '37 ...Treasurer

Mary Asher '43 Secretary

Daniel L. Uffner, Jr. '51 Editor

Jane Schoenfeld .... Uumni Secretary

GEORGE MURPHY '27
NYU TRUSTEE

George A. Murphy '27, president
of the Irving Trust Company, has been
elected to the Board of Trustees of
New York University. The election
was announced on June 25 by George
E. Roosevelt, Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Murphy joined the Irving Trust
Company in 1931. It is among the
world's ten largest banks with assets

n o,o r l., t, v ^ killer' H^vllnrc; Uf .ync

named a vice president in 1947, a
senior vice president in 1955, and a
director in 1956. He became president
in January 1957.

A member of the New York State
Bar Association. Mr. Murphy is a
graduate of NYU's School of Law. He
also holds degrees from Oglethorpe
University and the Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration.

He served with the U. S. Navy from
1942 to 1946, returning from active
duty with the rank of lieutenant com-
mander.

Mr. Murphy is a director of the
Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Co.,
The Distillers Co., Ltd., The Colum-
bia Casualty Co., The Commercial
Union Fire Insurance Co. of N. Y..
and The Better Business Bureau of
New York City He also is a trustee
of the Law Center Foundation of
NYU.

Mr. Murphy is president of the
New Canaan Library in New Canaan,
Conn., where he resides.

Page 2

7050-60 NAAOU LEADERS from left Amaryllis Barnes '39, director; Steve Schmidt '40,
director ; Betty Villegas '49, director ; Cecil Moon '36, director ; Tommie Carper '37, secre-
tary ; Francis Scott Key '38, vice-pres. ; Howard "Nappy" Thranhardt '35, president ; Sam
Hirsch '50, 2nd vice-pres. ; Mary Asher '43, treasurer ; Wm. Perkins '29, Trustee Repre-
sentative; O. K. Sheffield '53, 1st vice-pres.; Creighton Perry '37, chairman.

FORWARD OGLETHORPE FUND REPORT

Dr. Agnew and the NAAOU officers wish to thank all alumni who have
generously contributed to the Forward Oglethorpe Fund during its first year
m operation. More than $1, 400 was leccivcd, which is an excellent beginning.

To a great extent, the progress of Oglethorpe is tied to the results of this
fund. As noted in the report which follows the greatest amount was used to
supplement faculty salaries, the largest single need at Oglethorpe.

Report on Expenditure of Forward Oglethorpe Funds

for 1958-1959

Total Income $1,446.50

Grant-ln-Aid for Student Employment $200.00

(These funds were added to the student employment budget which
is used to assist some 50 students who are working their way in
whole or in part through Oglethorpe.)

Faculty Salary Supplement $400.00

(Oglethorpe must continue to upgrade its faculty salaries to keep
its superior teaching staff and to attract additional tap flight
people. College teachers are in short supply and indications arc
that the supply zvill become increasingly more critical during the
coming decade.)

Student Activity Fund Supplement $300.00

(.-/ well-rounded extra curricular program is important to the de-
velopment of well-rounded students.)
Student Lounge Improvements $119.88

(77' sets were purchased for Goodman Hall lounge and the
neivly created lounge in Lowry Hall. Inadequate lighting in
Goodman Lounge is being corrected.)

Campaign Expenses $426.62

(A necessary evil in all fund raising ventures.)

Total Expenses $1,446.50

If you approve of the manner in which these funds were used, please
endorse this program with another generous contribution. To you who have
already expressed your confidence with a gift, thank you very much.

The Flying Petrel

EXECUTIVES PLEASE NOTE

The following is a reprint from the May, 1959 issue of Memo from
Bonnie DeKalb, ;i news letter published by the DeKalb Office Equipment Co.
It should be of interest to alumni who own their own businesses or who are in-
strumental in formulating their companies' fiscal programs.

A TAX DOLLAR SAVED IS MORE THAN A DOLLAR EARNED

In effect, that's the paradox of today's high tax rates. For example, the
table below shows that a tax saving of SI 00 is the equivalent of over SI. 000
in sales, in a business which has a 20' ; profit margin. . . .

The Sales Equivalent of a
SI 00 Tax Saving

(Profit margin is on sales before taxes.
Fiuures are rounded off.)

At profit

margin of :

26',

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

I

$1110 tax

saving rc|nals

sales of :

$ 800

870

450

1,050

1,160

1,300

1 ,490

1,740

2,080

2,310

2,600

2,980

3,470

4.170

5,210

6,940

10,420

20,830

By comparison
$100 cost-
saving equals
sales of :
S 380
420
450
500
550
620
710
830

1 .000

1.1 10
1,250
1,430
1.670
2,000
2,500
3,330
5,000

10,000

This emphasizes that a tax dollar saved is worth almost twice as much as
a cost-saving of one dollar. Again taking a company with 20', profit margin
before tax, S100 saved by cost-cutting will be the equivalent, net, of around
S500 in added sales as against a net equivalent of about SI, 000 if the saving
is in the form of tax reduction.

it may be hard to believe, but it's a fact that a company with, say a
10', profit margin, gains the equivalent of almost $21,000 in new sales by
saving S 1 ,000 in taxes.

"And note this: where profit margins are smaller, the "tax lever" means

greatly amplified savings. For a company whose margin is, say, 4%, a

SI, 000 tax saving is the equivalent of more than S50.000 in additional
sales volume!

"If you'd like to work out what a given tax saving would mean in sales
equivalent for your company, just fill in this simple formula:

1. Jot down the tax saving you have in mind S50 . . . S100 . . . SI, 000

and divide by 48', (assuming the company is in the 52% bracket).

2. Divide this amount by your percentage profit margin.

3. The result will show the sales equivalent of tax saving in your case."

Need we add that company gifts to Oglethorpe, a non-profit organization,
will save tax dollars?

July, 1959

QUESTIONS {continued)

of the funds?

All funds have the same fiscal year,
which begins and ends on Home-
coming Day.

5. What is Oglethorpe's greatest as-
set?

Informed, interested and active
alumni.

6. Are there different ways to give?
Yes. In addition to cash (including
checks.) other real or personal pro-
perty can be turned over to any of
the funds or directly to Oglethorpe.
Some alumni find it advantageous
to give stocks or bonds.

7. Is active itluiuni participation limit-
ed to graduates?

No. Records are kept on all per-
sons who attended Oglethorpe.
8 Can I give mv annual gift in in-
stallments?

Yes. Several alumni mail their gifts
in three installments as suggested
in the campaign literature. If you
prefer, several checks, each post-
dated in different months, can be
sent at the same time. The alumnus
will receive additional credit after
each check is deposited. Other
methods which might make it more
convenient for you would probably
be equally acceptable.

9. Is there a limit to how much I can
give to any fund?

No. Actually, due to the present
Federal Income Tax Structure,
alumni in high tax brackets may
find it to their advantage to give a
sizeable sum. However, they should
keep in mind that whether they give
to all funds or single out one, they
are, for tax-deduction purposes, giv-
ing to one non-profit organization
Oglethorpe University.

10. Can alumni meetings be arranged
for in my area?

Very probably, especially in Geor-
gia and adjacent states. Notify the
Alumni Office if you are interested
in having a meeting, and we will
send out the notices if desired.

11. Can I get information about Ogle-
thorpe, especially that concerned
with the admission of students
from the Alumni Office?

Yes. The principal function of the
Alumni Office is to serve as liason
between the alumni and the Uni-
versity. It is suggested that questions
pertaining to admission to Ogle-
thorpe be directed to the Director
of Admissions However, if re-
quested the Alumni Office will send
application blanks or catalogs to
alumni.

Page 3

WE NEED YOUR ADVICE

Though never realized, perfection
must he continually and aggressively
sought.

The Flying Petrel, your official news
medium, is far from perfection. In its
pages each quarter are news stories
which give you a cross section of Ogle-
thorpe, past, present and future.

We would like to include additional
information that you do not now find
in The Flying Petrel but which you
feel would be of general alumni in-
terest.

In addition, the Alumni Office is
anxious to know how it can be of
greater service to you.

Please write the Editor your sug-
gestions so that both The Flying Pe-
trel and the Alumni Office can serve
you better.

H-DAY (continued)

'36. Sydney Mobley '59 is the senior
class representative, and William C.
Perkins '29, the representative from
the Oglethorpe Board of Trustees.

"'I've had the best time of my life
since two o'clock today," said Coach
Anderson at the Booster Club Meet-
ing. He added, "Memories come surg-
ing in like the tides of the ocean." He
then iaunched into a short but fast-
paced series of anecdotes, some new,
some familiar, as only Coach Frank
can.

He ended by saying, "Your coach
. . . has done a magnificent job. Let's
back him up. I mean let's back him
up with a check." The crowd gave
him a standing ovation.

Steve Schmidt '40 was re-elected
president of OABC. Others elected
are: Cecil Moon '36, first vice-presi-
dent; Dr. Willard T. Hunnicut '33,
second vice-president; James E. Hen-
derson, Jr. '52, secretary-treasurer;
and Billy Carter '59, graduating repre-
sentative. The new Board of Directors
is headed by James H Hinson, Jr. '49,
chairman, and George Kolowich, Jr..
'43, vice-chairman. Other members are
Donald J. Bloemer '53, Dr. J. Gor-
don Brackett '42, Wendell W. Crowe
'25, Robert B. Oliver '57, and William
C. Perkins '29.

Following the meetings, a delicious
smorgasbord dinner was served in the
cafeteria.

Campus activities were climaxed by
the Oglethorpe Player's production of
"The Lady's Not For Burning," one
of the finest and most professionally
done plays presented in recent years.

Page 4

Coach Frank and I.ucien "Bird" Hope '2
remember the good old days.

After the Clemson game Coach Frank
Anderson congratulates Coach Pinholster
on a well-coached team.

Dr. Agnew receives another installment ($600) from OABC president, Steve Schmidt.

From left, Bob Oliver '
and O. K. Sheffield '53.

57. Hoyt Farmer '37, "Nappy" Thranhardt '35, Don Bloemer '52.

The Flying Petrel

PETRELS POST BEST
SEASON IN DECADE

Leaning heavily on the battery.
Tommy Norwood and Billy Carter,
the Petrel nine racked up their best
season in ten years with a 9-3 record.

Billy Carter, who played catcher
last year for the first time in his life,
led the squad in batting; sporting a
neat .400 average and a .700 slugging
average. He topped the team in runs
scored, too, with 17.

Tommy Norwood, a freshman, pit-
ched a 7-2 win-loss record this sea-
son and was runner-up at the plate to
Carter with a .375 average. Norwood
also is credited with 12 RBI's, high-
est for the team. Harold Adair, the
only non-basketball player on the
squad, followed closely with a .351
average and scored 14 runs. Fresh-
man Jay Rowland with a .320 batting
average rounds out the four over-. 300
batters.

These four boys crossed the plate
51 of the 81 runs scored this season.

Carter, Norwood and Roger Couch
accounted for all of the homeruns with
two apiece.

Joe Sewell, plagued by an infection
on his hands all season, edged Nor-
wood in pitching with 2.12 earned
runs per game. Norwood had a 2.22.
Sewell won two games and lost none.

The Petrels ended their season
standing second in the GIAC, one
game off the pace. Piedmont, which
took the championship, was never able
to play their last game due to weather
conditions. If they had played and
lost, Oglethorpe would have tied for
first, and a play-off would have been
necessary. But these are things that
might have been. During the regular
season, the Birds split with Piedmont.

One of the losses this year was
against Clemson's Tigers, the top coll-
legiate team in the South. The alumni
saw Oglethorpe lose by a very credit-
able 6-2 in a game that was close and
exciting all the way. Roger Couch led
the Petrel attack with a 375 foot
homerun.

Only two men on this year's team
will not be back for 1 960:' Billy Car-
ter and first baseman Frankie Lentz.
As of now, Oglethorpe needs a catch-
er.

First base will be occupied by
southpaw Morris Mitchell who smack-
ed a four-hundred foot homerun this
year in the Georgia High School All-
Star game. The mound corps will be
strengthened by the addition of John-
July, 1959

BOOST THE PETRELS

In May I had the pleasure of watch-
ing Coach Pinholster and the Petrel
basketball team in several spring prac-
tice sessions. Now 1 know it wasn't
luck or an accident that we won 24
games last year. Every minute of the
practice session is well organized and
every ball player works intelligent!)
with 100 per cent effort. If you could
see this team, you would be as en-
thusiastic and proud of it as I am.

If you can possibly see the Petrels
play this season don't miss them.
Last year they had a great team. 1 be-
lieve this team can possibly be better.
Don't be a bit surprised if your Petrels
beat Georgia on December 1 . (You're
on the spot, Coach.)

Now, let's get behind this program
and support it with your interest and
your dollars. May we remind you to
keep in mind the three fund raising
projects: The "Oglethorpe Move"
(Cherry Transfer and Storage Co.,
MUrrav 8-6660), The "Petrel Pool"
(Buttril'l Builders, DRake 3-6644) and
The "Oulethorpe Car" (Beaudry Ford,
JAckson 2-3296).

Steve Schmidt
President, OABC

Beaudry Ford Joins OABC

Beaudry Ford in Atlanta has agreed
to boost the Petrels by contributing
S25.00 to the OABC for each new or
late model used car and truck it sells
as a result of Oglethorpe Alumni
leads.

Beaudry is a reputable Atlanta firm
in its 43rd year of operation.

This is another way that you can
boost the Petrels with no expense to
you.

Remember the OABC will receive
credit for an "Oglethorpe Car", "Ogle-
thorpe Move", and "Petrel Pool"
whether an alumnus or anyone else
asks that credit be given.

Here are the names of the firms
that we have in our corner:

Beaudry Ford

Buttrill Builders

(Esther Williams pools)

Cherry Transfer & Storage Co.

P. S. If you are near Covington, Ga.,
see Wendell Crowe '25, owner of
Covington Auto Service, for your
Fords, used cars, and trucks.

More good old day-, with Pat Stephens '27, Hoyt Farmer '.i/, Coach Anderson 1916-1944.
Johnny Knox '21, Ralph King '39, and "Lefty" Willis '25 (deceased).

ny Guthrie, an All-Star game pitcher
of last year as well as a good batsman.
Additional help at the plate is ex-
pected from transfer, John Kuiken.

Oglethorpe, reknowned for its fine
baseball teams of the past, seems des-
tined to enjoy another era of top
flight baseball.

FIRST PROCEEDS FROM

OGLETHORPE MOVES

More than S200 dollars has been
turned over to the OABC by Cherry
Transfer and Storage Co. as a result
of Oglethorpe moves.

In addition, approximately eight
Oglethorpe moves are presently being
negotiated.

Page 5

REMINISCING WITH THE

WENDELL BROWNS

This is the season when the most
popular part of the campus is Lake
Phoebe. No matter how old an alum-
nus you are, you probably remember
the lake, under one name or another,
as a part of college life. And the lake
was there long before you were. Some
ten years ago, we met a man, probab-
ly around sixty-five, who had played
there as a boy and who introduced us
to his mother, let us not ask how old
a woman is. She averred that the dam
had been there when she came to the
neighborhood seventy-five years be-
fore. If this is true, Lake Phoebe is
one of the oldest bodies of water in
these parts.

When Oglethorpe moved to this
campus, the lake, then Silver Lake,
and the property around it were in the
hands of the Silver Lake Park Com-
pany and later of the Lake Forest De-
velopment Company. In 1936, Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst bought the
whole area and presented it to Ogle-
thorpe, whereupon the name of the
lake was changed to Phoebe in honor
of his mother.

During the years of World War II
when the campus had fallen on evil
days, the lake had degenerated into
a hangout for squatters and other riff-
raff The beach was mud studded with
tin cans and broken bottles; broken-
down shacks were holding together
here and there; and old, snake-infested
walkways sagged into the water along
the shore. A committee of alumni,
trustees, and faculty was formed in
the fall of 1944 to clean it up. It was
done, mainly by alumni, I might say.
We remember particularly Tom Bar-
tenfeld '24, who donated time, trucks,
and other equipment to snake logs and
debris out of the water. All buildings
were torn down, the beach cleaned,
sand brought in, a retaining wall
made, and a fine bath house (now de-
stroyed by vandalism) built. For three
years we let the public in for a
price, but since then it has been for
the exclusive use of Oglethorpe people.

Perhaps the most interesting episode
connected with the lake occurred in
the early twenties. An Oglethorpe
marksman, who shall be nameless,
shot the bolts off the drain valve of
the dam, whereupon the usual hap-
pened, and the lake disappeared. As
the level fell, fish collected in the
remaining water, some enterprising
students, Frank Sims '22 and Edgar
Watkins '23, to mention two, trucked
them out to sell to the fish market.

Page 6

THESE WERE THERE

Make your plans now to join the
following alumni who attended Home-
coming 59 at next year's H-Day fun:

C'iass of '30

Sidney Holderness
Class of '21

Lucien Hope
Class of '34

J H. Hamilton
Class of '35

R. Frank McCormack

"Lefty" Leonard Willis
Class of '81

Pat D. Stephens. Sr.
Class of '38

Ur George Holloway

George H. Slappey

Tom Warters
Class of '3!l

R. Beverly Irwin

Elzabeth Werner Holderness

William C. Perkins
Class of '30

Elizabeth McClung

Margaret Neuhoff Holloway
Class of 'SI

Jack Troy
Class of '33

John C. Drewry

Betty Crandall Drewrv
Class of '33

Dr. Willard T. Hunnicut
Class of '34

Phil Hiklreth

Mary Hubner Walker

Harry Wren
Class of '35

Martha Knapp

Mrs. Enri Patelli

Howard R. Thranhardt
Class of '36

Ed Copeland

Kathleen Wright Copeland

H. Cecil Moon
Class of '37

Tommie Carper

J. H. Farmer

Creighton I. Perry
Class of '38

Jeanette B. Moon

Francis Scott Key
Class of '39

Amaryllis Barnes

George N. Blanos

Odette Guthrie Blumestaadt

Ralph King

Margaret Adkins Richardson
Class of '40

Howard Axelberg

Steve Schmidt

Margery Moore Turner
Class of '41

Marshall Asher

Phil Scales

Jeane Scales
Class of '43

Betty Waldlron Axelberg

Jeanne Fuller Schmidt
Class of '43

Mary B. Asher

Rhett P. Sanders

Edgar M. Vallette
Class of '44

Margaret Morris Kelley
Class of '45

Tommye Mueller
Class of '46

Bernice Hilliard
Class of '47

John J. Kelley
Class of '48

Florence Richardson Angevine

William H. Faver

Charles L. Weltner
Class of '4il

Judge E. Harvey Albea

Robert L. Boggus

Edward L. Chandler

Margaret Graham Haug

Jim Hinson

Dot Pickens Hinson

Ray Holley

Dr. Kent Hovis

Joyce Rounds Hovis

Eugene Ivy

Dr. Stephen May

Dick Stoller

Betty Olds Villegas
Class of '50

Gordon C. Bynum

Douglas Cook

Albert Drake

Vincent Faraone

We understand that the venture came
to grief when the dealers objected to
the loads being liberally padded with
inedible carp.

Marsha Lynn, 10, and Melissa Ann, 6
daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas (Be-
atrice Nix '43) Haines.

Anne Faraone

Samuel M. Hirsch, Jr.

Bert Robinson

Peggy Everett Robinson

George Scott

Diane Himmer Scott

Betty Jane Center Weltner
Class of '51

Henry Atchison

Doug Forbes

R. W. McEllen

Daniel L. Uffner, Jr.
Class of '53

Jane Cowart Bloemer

Ira G. Bottoms

Nancy Chandler

James Henderson

Jean Horton Henderson
Clalss of '53

i_ onald J. Bloemer

Betty Brumbelow O'Quinn

Mrs. Thomas Reilly

O. K. Sheffield

Elizabeth Pierce Sturdivant

Mrs. D. W. Waddell
Class of '54

Corry Arensbach

Mike Murphev

Ava Hart Sheffield

Clifton B. Smith

Elizabeth B. Snead

Miriam Specht

Frank Specht

Julie J. Terry

Donald E. Zurek
Class of '55

Walter W. Turrentine
Class of '56

O. B. Francis

Joseph P. Lee

Jeannine Murphey

W. A. Wehunt
Class of '57

Bonnie Anderson

William B. Davis

Carla Hancock

Robert B. Oliver

Eva Mann Pressley

Nancy Denton Sullivan
Class of '58

Patricia Baker

Frances Bartlett

Hava Bitan

Jimmie Clower

Gene Coker

Peggy Compton

Ina Foster

Lt. John E. Harms

Bruce Hauck

Ann Klein

Janne Lane

Jack Lane

Marvin Lawson

Catherine Leonard

Alan Moore

Al Sheppard

Gene Sparks

Ernest Stone

Ila Varelmann
Class of '59

Carolyn Morris Webb

Raymond Webb

The Flying Petrel

THROUGH THE YEARS

Alan Moore and Ina Foster at H-Day prior
to their June 20 nuptial.

DR. SINCLAIR '22

RECEIVES LEMON AWARD

Dr. Walton B. Sinclair "22, Pro-
fessor of Biochemistry and Chairman
of the Department of Plant Bioche-
mistry at the Riverside campus of
the University of California, received
the coveted Lemon Men's Club an-
nual Award of Honor in May.

The award was given to the Citrus
Experiment Station scientist for his
contributions to the California citrus
industry through research on the bio-
chemisry of citrus fruits.

In addition, the club cited: "Pro-
fessor Sinclair's investigations of pec-
tic constituents of fruit, carbohydrates
and organic acids in peel, pulp and
juice, composition of granulated fruit
and effects of environment and root
stock on fruit composition.

"This research has 'provided inval-
uable information leading to improve-
ments in production, handling and
processing'." the citation noted.

"He is also an international authori-
ty on the effects of gaseous fumigants
on plants with contributions ranging
from the first fundamental informa-
tion on the effects of cyanide on cit-
rus to current investigations of bro-
mine fumigants in the control of fruit
flies."

Dr. Sinclair is co-author of The
Lemon Fruit, an authoritative book
on the composition and physiology of
the lemon He is currently working
on books dealing with other varieties
of citrus.

July, 1959

James H. Hamilton "24 is a civil
engineer with Wiedeman and Single-
ton, hydraulic engineers.

Dupree Jordan '26 is in his 12th
year as Atlanta District Manager of
the Life Insurance Co. of Georgia. He
lives at 1160 St. Charles Place, N.E..
Atlanta 6, Ga.

William Leonard "Lefty" Willis '25
died unexpectedly in May as a result
of a heart attack. He attended H-Day
two weeks before the seizure. He lived
at 1485 Rogers Avenue, S. W., At-
lanta, Georgia, with his wife.

F.url Mann '28, President-Owner of
the Atlanta Crackers AA baseball
club, celebrated his Silver Anniversary
with the team on July 9. An hour's
entertainment preceded the game with
Chattanooga which the Crackers won
9-4. They exploded for nine runs in
the second to give him the best pre-
sent he could want.

At a K.D meeting in May, Miss
Katherine Koonce '29 was named day-
group president and Mrs. Phiilp (Jeane
Mulder '41) Scales was elected day-
group secretary. Mrs. Paul T. (Caro-
line Bennett '30) Arnold is the new
night-group treasurer. The meeting
was held at the home of Mrs. Stephen
(Jeanne Fuller '42) Schmidt.

Mrs. Henry Kurt (Madge Lee Chas-
tain '30) Stoessel will have her name
mentioned in the new Who's Who of
American Women. She has written
and illustrated some 15 successful
children's books since 1945. In 1930
Mrs. Stoessel went to New York City
to continue her art studies. She has
also exhibited paintings and etchings
in group shows including the Metro-
politan Museum of Art. Her daugh-
ter, Roxana Ellen Stoessel, is a senior
at Barnard College.

Miss Sara Lee Hogan '34 is teach-
ing at Murphy High School in Atlan-
ta"

Larry "Hunk" Slay '39 is athletic
director at Fort Pierce High School,
sells insurance with Equitable Life In-
surance Co. and directs the summer
recreation program in Fort Pierce.

Marshal '41 and Mary Asher '43
will visit his parents in Texas during
the latter part of July.

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas (Beatrice Nix
'43) Haines are living at 5827 Con-
way Rd., Bethesda, Md. Dr. Haines is
with the U. S. Public Health Service
assigned to the Cancer Institute in
Bethesda.

William Faver *48 is in his filth year
as Principal of the Maple Street Ele-

mentary School in Clayton County,
Ga.

Flmer Ftling '49 is assistant buyer
in summer furniture at Rich's.

Ray Hollej '49 is in his tenth year
at Rich's Department Store. He is in
the furniture department.

Married: Roy Speir '50 to Peggy
Jane Outen of Monroe, N. C on June
13. Roy is an application engineer
with Westinghouse in Atlanta. Mrs.
Speir will teach in the Atlanta School
System this fall.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. C. W. (Juli-
anne Hartramph '51) Carver a daugh-
ter, Ann Agrieola, on March 16. She
is Julianne's second daughter.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Reyner '51 a son. William Scott Rey-
ner, on May 21. William weighed in
at 6 pounds 3 ounces to join his 1 5
months old brother. Shay. The Reyners
live at 4000 Kenilworth Rd., Colum-
bia, S. C.

Don MacNeil '51 is head salesman
with Associated Transport in the area
around Springfield, Mass. He and
Mary Louise Watkins MacNeil '51
have three children: Dora, 6; Beth, 4;
and Don, Jr.. I, and are expecting at
least one more in November. They
live at 44 South Shore Dr., in Sprinu-
field

Mrs. William (Betty Watkins '53)
Kessler lives with her husband and 2
daughters. Cherrie 2, and Virginia, 8
months at E. Quaker Rd., Orchard
Park, N. Y.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Fdd (Betty
Brumbelow '53) O'Quinn a son, Robert
Patrick, on February I . He weighed
8 pounds 10 ounces at birth. Betty
taught the seventh grade in the Spring
Street Elementary School, and she will
return there this fall.

Born: To Lt. and Mrs. Hermann
Niemeyer '54 a daughter, Lerona
Lockwood on May 6. The family lives
at 7812 Chateau 'Dr., Jacksonville 5,
Fla.

Frank Speeht '54 has been an at-
torney with the NLRB in Atlanta since
January 1.

Married: Elizabeth "Liz" Mathieu
'55 to Louis Frias in Lerma, Mexico,
June 1. Mr. Frias is a pilot. If any-
one knows their new address, please
forward it to the Editor.

Ralph Dolgoff '54 has been award-
ed a National Institute of Mental
Health fellowship to Adelphi College
where he will attend graduate school
in social work.

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THROUGH THE YEARS

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Al-
dridge '55 a daughter, Sandye Joanne
on March 8. She is the Aldridge's
first child.

Died: Mrs. Fay C. Boland '56, third

grade teacher at Avondale Elemen-
tary School, on April 30. She had been
on leave of absence since December.
She was a member of the Avondale
Estates First Baptist Church, where
funeral services were held on May 2.

Married: Anne Foster '56 to Ken-
neth La Verne Deane on April 11. Mr
Dean is an Eastern Airlines pilot. The
couple will reside in Miami, Fla. If
anyone knows Anne's new address,
please send it to the Editor.

William B. Davis '57 is associated
with Adair Realty & Loan Co. of
Atlanta in the Commercial Property
Department.

1st Lt. Charles Gipson '57 is cur-
rently on a Mediterranian cruise. He
is an Infantry Platoon Commander
with the Second Marine Division.

Pat Baker '58 is working in the
Hemotology Department at Emory
University.

Lt. Ted Bayley '58 is a 105 mm

(iun Commander at LeJune, N. C.

Married: Ina Foster '58 to Alan
Moore '58 on June 20. The couple
will reside in Atlanta where Alan is
associated with the American Hos-
pital Supply Co. Ina will teach in the
Northwoods Elementary School in De-
Kalb County-

Lt. John Harms '58 has finished
Basic School in Quantico, Va. and
is now Tank Platoon Commander with
the Third Marine Division in Okina-
wa. His address is Third Marine Divis-
ion, FPO, Harrison St., San Francisco,
California.

Jack Lane *58 will receive his Mas-
ter's degree from Emory in August.
He plans to teach history in college or
high school. Janne Jolley Lane '59 is
working in the Southern Regional ac-
counting office of Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Co. Their first child, Alan is
five months old.

Joel Lynch '58 is working for a
Master of Arts in Teaching degree at
Emory.

Ernie Stone '58 is teaching physics
at Southern Tech.

lla Varelmann '58 expects to be
sent to West Germany in the near fu-
ture by her boss, the U. S. Govern-
ment.

Ronald H. Dickens '59 received his
B A. degree in Hotel Management at
the University of Denver in June.

Shirley Dolgoff '59 is studying in
the French School at Middlebury Col-
lege in Middlebury, Vt.

Joe Green '59 begins work this
summer, as soon as he gets his clear-
ance, with Oak Ridge National Labo-
ratories, a division of Carbide Nu-
clear Corp.

Married: Dovie Irene Portwood of
Atlanta to Frank Holley '59 on June
20. Frank is associated with the Kro-
ger Co. If known, please forward their
new address to the Editor.

Peter Madson '59 will study at The
General Theological Seminary in New
York City in the fall. He will embark
on a three year program that will
lead to a Bachelor of Divinity or
Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree.

Raymond "Fuzz" Webb '59 has

been named Assistant General Mana-
ger of the Georgia, Alabama and East-
ern Tennessee district of the Grolier
Society, Inc., publishers of the En-
cyclopedia Americana, Book of Know-
ledge and several other source publica-
tions.

Carolyn Morris Webb '59 is work-
ing in electron microscopy at Emory
University.

Donald R. and Sue Snead Hadden
'60-61 are now living at 1687 Mon-
roe Dr., N. E., Apt. E-7, Atlanta 9,
Ga Sue is working in the order de-

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Don enters his last year at the South-
ern School of Pharmacy.

Married: Carol Campbell '61 to

James Daniel Reed on March 22. Mr.
Reed received his degree from Geor-
gia Tech in June. The couple is now
at Apt. 95-C, Elizabeth Rd., Hamp-
ton, Va.

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