The FLYING WETREL Vol. 50 OGLETHORPE COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GEORGIA March, 1970 No. 3 OGLETHORPE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW TRUSTEES Two members of Oglethorpe's President's Council have been elected as members of the Oglethorpe College Board of Trustees, Dr. Paul Kenneth Vonk, President of Oglethorpe, announced. One of the men added to the Board is Mr. Earl Dolive, Executive Vice President of Genuine Parts and President of Balkamp, Inc. Mr. Dolive is an Emory alumnus and a past President and General Chairman of the Georgia Arthritis Foun- dation. He is a Kiwanian and attends the Peachtree Presby- terian Church in Atlanta. The second new Trustee is Mr. Edward D. Lord, current Vice-President of Life Insurance Company of Georgia. Mr. Lord became a resident of Atlanta when he joined Life of Georgia as a Group Manager in 1957. He is Chairman of the Georgia Health Insurance Council, Vice-President of the Atlanta Kiwanis, and a past President of the Atlanta Quarterback Club. A graduate of Michigan State University, Mr. Lord is a member of the Board of Directors of both the Sales and Marketing Executives-International and the Leukemia Society- Georgia Chapter. NEW OFFICERS OF OGLETHORPE COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ELECTED Oglethorpe College President Paul Kenneth Vonk announced the election of the 1970 officers of the Oglethorpe College President's Council. By unanimous vote, elected were: Mr. Thomas Campbell, Jr Chairman President of Cameo Paints, Inc. Mr. William Schwartz, Jr Secretary Atlanta Real Estate Investor DIRECTORS: Mr. Rodney Cook, Representative with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Mr. Wayne Shortridge, Attorney associated with Powell, Goldstein, Fraser, and Murphy. Mr. J. Donally Smith, Attorney associated with Jones, Bird and Howell. Dr. J. Grant Wilmer, noted Atlanta cardiologist. DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN NEWS ARTHUR HOWELL John C. Spencer, Chairman of the Development Committee, spot- lighted Arthur Howell in his February newsletter. This distinguished Princeton graduate and Atlanta lawyer has done many noteworthy things for Oglethorpe as Trustee but none so awesome as his having obtained the $250,000 anonymous challenge matching pledge. The Development Committee continues an all-out effort to meet the chal- lenge and Dr. Pinholster, Dean of Administration, has begun a program of involvement with the students and faculty at Oglethorpe to enlist their cooperation in securing the funds to realize this $250,000 grant. It seems fitting that we spotlight a Princeton man this month in view of Thornwell Jacobs' dream to produce a Princeton of the South. Arthur Howell (former Chairman of Oglethorpe's Board of Trustees) has the remarkable distinction of attending Harvard too; after which he was admitted to practice law in 1942. His firm's name is Jones, Bird and Howell. His son "Speed" (Arthur, Jr.) recently joined the firm fresh from Princeton where he was an outstanding member of the varsity tennis team. Another son, Richard, currently plays for Princeton. Tennis has been a family affair at the Howell house as Arthur, wife Carrie, and all six children have racked up enough trophies to fill one room of their home on Tuxedo Road. Carrie gets all the credit for tutoring the clan on their backyard court. Arthur is a director and counselor for Atlantic Steel Company; Vice President, Director of Creomulsion Company and Southwest Investors, Inc.; the General Chairman of United Appeal in 1955, and a Trustee of Atlanta Speech School, Morehouse, Westminster and Princeton to mention a few of his many activities. He is the past President of the Atlanta Lawyers Club, a Presbyterian (deacon), mem- ber of Phi Beta Kappa and the Piedmont, Commerce and Capital City Clubs. In the words of his loyal secretary, Mrs. Thompson, "In addition, he does practice law." THE FLYING PETREL PROUDLY SPOTLIGHTS TWO - ALL-TIME PETREL GREATS Back when basketballs were hard to come by at Oglethorpe . . . Back when our Petrels roared to victories in borrowed gyms and practiced in their famous "cracker box" located under (yes, down un- der) Lupton Hall . . . Back when the coach wore a flat top haircut and bow tie . . . Back when Steve Schmidt won the office of President of the Boosters' Club every year . . . Pat Stephens these two youngsters were both Oglethorpe students and athletes. They cracked their skulls against the gym wall every day learning things like the Wheel, aggressiveness, discipline, continuity, spirit, and how to be a winner! Pat Stephens began a training pro- gram with Goodbody & Company in Atlanta on March 2, 1970, to become a Registered Representative. He will complete the program on September 2, 1970. Pat and his family reside in Atlanta and he and wife, Sandra, keep busy these days with their 1 1 month old daughter, Susan. Pat left a very successful basketball coaching career at the University of Georgia to join Good- body. ^t ~yrj -j .: 13 tJL t"sP 7 7 Johnny Guthrie On the other hand, John Guthrie is finishing up his first season as Assistant Basketball Coach at the University of Georgia. He has played an important role in the success of this year's basketball program at Georgia. John's wife, Angela, is a grad- uate of Georgia State University and is currently teaching at Oglethorpe Elementary School in Athens. Both Pat and John are not only highly respected in their pro- fessions but also as community leaders. They are winners in the truest sense while wearing Oglethorpe's label. Oglethorpe College takes pride in saluting these two out- standing alumni. ALUMNI CONTRIBUTION REPORT AMOUNT PAID PLEDGED CONTRIBUTORS 1918 1919 1920 1921 25.00 2 1922 35.00 2 1923 100.00 2 1924 655.00 100.00 7 1925 585.00 8 1926 120.00 3 1927 30.00 5000.00 3 1928 455.00 10.00 9 1929 250.00 75.00 8 1930 235.00 5 1931 65.00 5 1932 80.00 4 1933 150.00 3 1934 90.00 10.00 6 1935 155.00 50.00 5 1936 70.00 65.00 3 1937 90.00 7 1938 50.00 6 1939 375.00 11 1940 865.00 105.00 11 1941 1115.00 5 1942 175.00 5 1943 30.00 4 1944 35.00 5.00 5 1945 13.00 2 1946 110.00 2 1947 1948 90.00 4 1949 68.00 5 1950 194.00 6 1951 50.00 4 1952 165.00 15.00 5 1953 65.00 5.00 8 1954 90.00 6 1955 150.00 5 1956 200.00 25.00 6 1957 15.00 2 1958 330.00 14 1959 1960 10.00 1 1961 10.00 1 1962 100.00 25.00 8 1963 440.00 5 1964 60.00 5 1965 70.00 2 1966 140.00 150.00 8 1967 380.00 6 1968 55.00 10.00 5 1969 85.00 10.00 8 BOOSTER CLUB'S PAST PRESIDENTS HONORED ALUMNI NEWS Oglethorpe College Student Center was the setting this month for a dinner gathering together all past presidents of the Oglethorpe College Booster Club. The Booster Club itself is composed of alumni and friends who wish to give special support to athletics at Oglethorpe. The "Past President's" list includes Mr. Ed Copeland, Mr. Creighton Perry, Mr. Howard Thranhardt, Mr. Ansel Paulk, Mr. Otis Jackson, Mr. Steve Schmidt, Mr. Marshall Asher and Mr. Bob Boggus, The present Booster Club leader is Mr. Mack Henderson. A plaque was presented to Dr. Garland Pinholster following the dinner which is a framed enlargement of an Atlanta maga- zine story concerning the 1963 Oglethorpe College basketball team that won third place in the NCAA National Tourna- ments. It was after this victorious season that then Coach Garland Pinholster was invited to oversee the United States basketball team competing in the Pan-American games in Brazil. DEVELOPMENT REPORT Alumni Boosters Club (Inc. Friends) Corporations Foundations Individuals 1969-1970 PAID $ 5,784.00 2,559.00 8,832.56 36,920.89 2,740.00 $ 56,836.45 PLEDGED $ 5,390.00 175.00 600.00 260,666.00 $266,831.00 MARQUIS F. CALMES - '21 - suffered a "coronary" upon his return to Hawaii on January 5th, and was confined to the hospital for thirty days. JAMES M. STAFFORD, JR. - '24 - retired from Kansas City Power & Light Company in 1966, after twenty years and following twenty-one years at Georgia Power. The week after his retirement he joined Loretto in Kan sas City as Director of Community Relations. His daugh- ter, Frances, and her family of five children, live nearby in Kansas City. J. W. CROUCH - '29 - and his wife live in Albany, Georgia, where he is a Certified Public Accountant and maintains farming interests. The Crouch's son, John Thomas, is serving in the Peace Corps in South Africa. GEORGINE AKINS PINDAR - '46 - completed studies for Ph. D. in Music Education at George Peabody in Nash- ville, Tennessee, in August, 1968. Mr. and Mrs. Pindar currently make their home in Atlanta, Georgia. LAWRENCE M. LIPPMAN, JR. - '54 - teaches at the grad- uate school level at Webster College in St. Louis, Mis- souri. In addition, he writes book reviews for St. Louis Post-Dispatch, lectures and guides for St. Louis National Trust for Historic Preservation. JULIA J. TERRY - '54, - Tucker, Georgia, has retired after teaching for twenty-four years in the DeKalb County Elementary School System. AMY BENSON LESLIE - '56, - her husband, their four daughters and one son, live in Gaffney, South Carolina, where Mrs. Leslie is employed as Financial Secretary for the First Baptist Church. JOHN HARMS - '58 - is attending the Graduate School of Education, University of Virginia, for a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling. The graduate study is being done through the Marine Corps Advance Degree program and upon completion, Major Harms will return to active duty. F. F. SHIPTON - '58 - plans to retire June 5, 1970, from Fulton County Public School System. This will be Mr. Shipton's second retirement, his first one being from the United States Army. The Shiptons' son, Frank, Jr., who once attended Oglethorpe, is a second lieutenant in the Army stationed at Fort Walters, Texas. ETHEL LAW '62 presently serves as recreation director for the City of Shelbyville, Delaware, where she, her husband, their daughter and their sons make their home. VIRGINIA BREMER DORNBOS - '64 - announces the birth of a second daughter, Catherine Grace, on November 1 1 , 1969. The family is residing in Marietta, where Mr. Dornbos is employed as training administrator by Lock- heed Aircraft Company. JAMES H. BROWN - '65 - is employed in the Engineering Department of a radio station in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Brown has made plans to enter Louisville Graduate School of Business Administration this Spring. ROBERT M. DANNER, JR. - '69 - and his wife became parents of their first child, a boy, Robert M. Danner III, on February 10, 1970. ROBERT D. SMITH - '69 - and his wife announce the birth of a son, Tyler Van Smith, in January, 1970. The Smiths currently live in Macon, Georgia, where he is a pro- fessional tennis player. NINETEEN OGLETHORPE STUDENTS LISTED IN WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (1970 Edition) Nineteen students from Oglethorpe College have been named to the official list of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. These are: Tony W. Anderson Robert Benzing Toni Chamberlain Soon Young Chung Nancy Clow Madeline Co whig Vicki Foddrill Brenda Hamlin Bonnie Hargrove Decatur, Ga. Orlando, Fla. Dunwoody, Ga. Seoul, Korea Forest Park, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Decatur, Ga. Ross Henderson Cynthia Hess Claudia Kurtz Mark Lofgren Joseph Menez David Perrine John Poag Steve Rudge Scott Saunders Eugene Wood Atlanta, Ga. Bedminster, N. J. Hialeah, Fla. Ridgewood, N. J. Arlington, Mass. Pittston, N. J. Jackson, Miss. Pensacola, Fla. Minnetonka, Minn. Falls Church, Va. Who's Who is a national organization designed to give special recognition to outstanding students on college cam- puses throughout the country, OGLETHORPE TENNIS SCHEDULE COACH: Joe Den lis March 20, 1970 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Home (Friday) March 21, 1970 Kalamazoo College Home (Saturday) March 24, 1970 Shorter College Home (Tuesday) March 26, 1970 Tennessee Tech Home (Thursday) March 28, 1970 Elmhurst College Home (Saturday) March 30, 1970 Wingate College Home (Monday) March 31, 1970 Emory University At Emory (Tuesday) ALL HOME GAMES BEGIN AT 2:00 OGLETHORPE BASEBALL SCHEDULE COACH: Tom Norwood DATE Opponent March 14 (Sat.) Georgia State (2) March 18 (Wed.) University of Kentucky March 19 (Thurs.) University of Kentucky March 21 (Sat.) Georgia State (2) March 25 (Wed.) Northwestern (2) March 26 (Thurs.) Northwestern (2) March 27 (Fri.) University of Illinois March 28 (Sat.) University of Illinois March 31 (Tues.) William Jewell (2) All home games start at 2:45 Played at Hermance Location There Home Home There Home Home Home Home Home Stadium. The Flying Petrel Published Monthly by Second Class Postage Paid at OGLETHORPE COLLEGE Atlanta. Ga. 4484 Peachtree Road Atlanta, Georgia 30319 30319 Return Requested. ^agai V &