The FLYING f PETREL VOL. 51 OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319 OCTOBER, 1970 NO. 1 DINNER The annual Alumni Basketball Dinner will accompany the opening game of the season this December 1 when the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe tangle with the Shorter College Hawks at 8:00 P. M. in the Field House. The dinner, an overwhelming success last year, will be held in the College Center at 6:30 P. M. The dinner will be $4.00 per person and will include admission to the game. Reservations can be made through the Development Office at Oglethorpe (404- 261-1441) or by returning the invitation that every alumnus should receive in the mail in the next couple of weeks. We look forward to seeing you on December 1 at 6:30 P. M. WJTL REACTIVATED From early to mid 1930's Oglethorpe University operated a radio station, WJTL, the call letters honor- ing John Thomas Lupton, donor who made this proj- ect possible. Recently WJTL has been reactivated, at 640 on the AM dial. Richard Mertz, General Manager, expressed the desire for the station to become a "true communications medium." He explained that, "We communicate music, of course, but we also want to serve as a messenger service. Radio stations are extremely capable in this area, and we are building a very capa- ble operation at WJTL." WJTL is currently operating on the entire campus with studios housed in the College Center. The station is operated entirely by Oglethorpe students. PRESIDENT HONORED President and Mrs. Paul Kenneth Vonk were honored at a dinner on October 15, 1970, for the tremendous job that they have done during the last three years at Oglethorpe. The dinner, held in the College Center, was attended by more than one hundred thirty friends, trustees, students and faculty members of Oglethorpe. In three years. Dr. Vonk has increased the endow- ment by one million dollars, increased doctorates on the faculty by thirty-eight per cent, built a new girls' dormitory, renovated the library, and given the Col- lege a true sense of direction to be, in Dr. Vonk's words, "the best college of its type in the United States." NEWV FACULTY Four new faculty members have been added to the Oglethorpe staff for 1970-71. With the addition of these members, the faculty now has sixty-one per cent of its members with the Ph. D. Degree. In 1967, twenty-three per cent of the faculty had the doctorate degree. Dr. James P. Golson comes to Oglethorpe from Duke University where he earned the Ph. D. Degree in Physics in Experimental High Energy Nuclear Physics. He did his undergraduate work at Auburn University where he received honorable mention in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Competition. Mr. William Brady Harrison, a 1964 Oglethorpe grad- uate, is returning to teach chemistry. A varsity base- ball player at Stetson before coming to Oglethorpe, Mr. Harrison attended Georgia Tech and the Univer- sity of Georgia. He is currently completing his dis- sertation. His Ph. D. will be in organic chemistry. While at the University of Georgia, Mr. Harrison was awarded the Dow-Corning Fellowship for graduate research. His wife, Marie, will also be teaching at Oglethorpe in the Humanities Division. Mrs. Ann Morris Powell received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Mississippi. She has previously taught at Hinds Junior College and Mississippi University Center. Mrs. Betty Waters is a native Georgian. She attended Converse College and received her M. Ed. in 1968 from Georgia State University. At the present time she is working on a six year certificate in special education at Georgia State University. The Flying Petrel would like to remind all Oglethorpe alumni living in the State of Georgia about the Con- stitutional Amendment Number 5 on the November 3 General Election Ballot. The amendment would pro- vide for funds for citizens of Georgia who attend pri- vate universities in our state. The Flying Petrel en- dorses this amendment and encourages you to vote YES on Amendment 5. All fund raising efforts for the College this year are concerned with raising $250,000 toward the renova- tion of Lowry Hall for a single-purpose library. The $250,000 is necessary to match a grant that Oglethorpe has received which would mean a total of $500,000 toward Lowry Hall. The Alumni Associa- tion, Trustees and President's Council members are currently contacting individuals, foundations and cor- porations for funds for the project. As of October 12, 1970, $69,205.24 has been raised. This means that we have attained twenty-seven per cent of our goal. It is hoped that you will respond when a fellow alumnus calls on you for funds for this most worthwhile project. DOUGLASS ALEXANDER APPOINTED Douglass Alexander, Class of 1968, has been ap- pointed Director of Development for the College by Dr. Paul Kenneth Vonk, President. Mr. Alexander succeeds Dr. Garland Pinholster, who left Oglethorpe to enter private business.- Doug Alexander will be in charge of developing the alumni program and general fund raising for the College. At present, the challenge is to match the $250,000 grant that will be necessary to convert Lowry Hall to a library. Twenty-seven per cent of that goal has been attained so far. He is a member of the Atlanta Tip-Off Club, Atlanta Braves "400" Club and the Northside Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. In 1969 he was named one of the "Out- standing Young Men of America" and in 1970 was named to TOYPA (The Outstanding Young People of Atlanta). ALUMNiWS To the Alumni of Oglethorpe College: Oglethorpe has been indeed fortunate by being named recipient of an anonymous $250,000.00 matching grant to be used for complete renovation of Lowry Hall. All four floors of the building will be razed and the entire structure converted to much needed library facilities with reading room and areas for both quiet study and open discussion. In addition, the exterior which was never completed will be extended to the north with stone-work to match and balance the existing structure. Oglethorpe has suffered long enough with her present library, which is totally inadequate, and has not met the unparalleled growth of the school during the last three years. This is our chance to make the dream of a new library a reality, but we need your help. We will lose this offer of funds if the grant is not matched by Decem- ber 23, 1970. With two months left to go, we only have approximately 27 per cent of the total amount needed. The situation is urgent. Every dollar you give means two dollars toward construction of the new library. As President of your Alumni Association, I am urging each of you to send your check or pledge today. We must not fail to capitalize on this wonderful oppor- tunity. Sincerely, -p^^J^J Franklin L. Burke Class of '66 Kenneth P. Davis '64 has been promoted to 1st Lieutenant in U. S. Army Signal Corps and is sta- tioned at Phu Bai, Viet Nam. Diane Leonard Davis '64 is teaching in Augusta, Georgia while Ken is with the Signal Corps. Benjamin W. Sellers '64 has been decorated with the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Viet Nam. Ben is a captain and now serves as chief of flight facilities with the Air Force Communications Service in the Philippines. Norman R. Hurd, Jr. '66 is serving with the Ameri- can Peace Corps in India. Kathryn Anne Russell '70 has "won her wings" and is now a stewardess with Delta Air Lines, based in Miami. Soon Young Chung '70 has announced the birth of Patrick Chung in August, 1970. Sarah Magill Dennis '27-has given the Oglethorpe College Library a collection of 209 volumes, many of which the library did not own. Mrs. Dennis gener- ously allowed the librarian to select from her large personal library books that were needed by Ogle- thorpe. We are most grateful to Mrs. Dennis. Stephen Wayne White- '66-has received his Ph. D. from the University of Georgia, and has been ap- pointed assistant professor of philosophy at East Tennessee State University. Charles W. Bishop '69 has been commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. John D. Kuiken '62 has been appointed director of corporate support at the University of the Pacific. Ken Steele '49 is currently with FundScope maga- zine as staff economist in Los Angeles. Ronald Cenzalli '66 was married in May to Susan Louise Alexander. Ron served with the 101st Air- borne in Vietnam and is currently employed with the National Bank of Georgia. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 SCIENCE BUILDING After more than twelve months' delay, bids on the new Science Building will be taken on October 29, 1970. Problems with funding and architects delayed the construction of the building. An artist's rendering of the new building is seen below. It will be located next to Faith Hall, and the Chem- istry Building will be torn down. All of the science departments and the psychology departments will be housed in the $400,000 structure. James A. Magee '57 Lieutenant Commander, USN, has completed a course of instruction at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico, Virginia, and has been assigned to Air Antisubmarine Warfare Branch, Undersea and Strategic Warfare De- velopment Division, in the Pentagon. Carolyn Adams Saunders '65 has announced the birth of a daughter, Paige Elizabeth, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. David S. Davies '65 has been promoted to Director of Activities with the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts, and is living in Forest Park with his new wife, Donna. Ted S. Bayley '57 also with the Atlanta Area Coun- cil, Boy Scouts of America, has been promoted to Assistant Scout Executive. Karin Steinhaus '69 was selected to lead a student group to France during the summer of 1970. Karin is with The Experiment in International Living, Putney, Vermont. FREE LICENSE PLATES Free "Oglethorpe College" license plates are being offered to alumni of Oglethorpe for just fifty cents postage and handling, These very attractive three color plates can be obtained by writing the Development Office at Ogle- thorpe. The Flying Petrel Published: February, April, June, October, December OGLETHORPE COLLEGE 4484 Peachtree Road Atlanta, Georgia 30319 Second Class Poslage Paid at Atlania. Ca 30319