EDITION Vol. 45 Published by National Alumni Association of Oglethorpe University, Summer Issue 1963 No. 7 Holliday Elected 63-64 Alumni President At the May meeting of the National Alumni Association, held on Alumni Day, Jim Holliday, '49 was elected to head the activities of the Alumni for the coming 1963-64 year. He takes the helm from Sam Hirsch, Jr., retiring president. Jim is a salesman for Bauer & Black Division of Kendall Company with head- quarters in Atlanta. He is a BS graduate of Oglethorpe and has done additional work at the University of Georgia. Before moving to Atlanta several years ago, Jim was named Toastmaster of the Year in Charlotte, North Carolina and also won the Merchandising Award for the Southern Branch of Bauer & Black in 1960. He is the Past-President of the Atlanta Drug and Chemical Club; member of the Traveling Men's Association of Georgia and the Pharmaceutical Association. An outdoor enthusiast Jim is fond of fishing hunting and a ardenin a . He is married to the former Marjorie McClung, also an Oglethorpe graduate. They have one son, James, Jr., now twelve, and reside at 4148 Ashwoody Trail, N.E., in Atlanta. The other members elected are as follows: E. P. "Penny" Jones, '61, 1st Vice President; Wayne Dobbs, '61, 2nd Vice President; Bert Robinson, '50, 3rd Vice President; Wayne Traer, '28, Treasurer; Mrs. Mary Walker, '34, Secretary. The Board of Directors includes Sam Hirsch, Jr., Hank Atchison, Bob Oliver, Mrs. Tommie Carper, Marvin Lawson, Ed Chandler, Phil Scales, Lamar Adams and Wilson P. Franklin. Jim Holliday. '49. New Alumni President. Weltner is Commencement Speaker Charles Weltner Congressman Charles L. Weltner, Representative from the 5th District of Georgia and also a 1948 graduate of Oglethorpe was the commencement speaker for the 89th commencement exercises of the University. Here, for those unable to attend, is the text of his speech. "President Agnew, Trustees of Ogle- thorpe, members of the faculty, and members of the class of 1963. I am deeply honored by your invita- tion to address you on this most im- portant and significant occasion. This is a joyful and happy day for each of you and for your loved ones. It is one that you will remember throughout your lives and I thank you for per- mitting me to share in it. It is always good to come home. And Oglethorpe University is most as- suredly "Home" to me. For better than half of my life, I have enjoyed association with this college. And, quite naturally, this campus looms large in my store of pleasant memories. As a student, an instructor, and, more recently, even as a politician, I have found here valuable and lasting help. Continued on page 2 ^Jhe ^rlyina J-^etret Summer Issue 1963 Published seven limes a year in July, September, Oc- tober, January, March, April and May by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia. OFFICERS Jim Holliday '49 President E. P. "Penny" Jones '61 1st V. President Wayne Dobbs, '61 2nd V. President Bert Robinson '50 3rd V. President Mary Walker '34 Secretary Wayne Traer '28 Treasurer DIRECTORS Sam M. Hirsch, Jr. '50 Chairman Hank Atchison, '52 Bob Oliver, '57 Mrs. Tommie Carper, '37 Marvin Lawson, '58 Ed. Chandler, '49 Phil Scales, '41 Lamar Adams, '36 Wilson Franklin, '39 EDITOR Mrs. Joyce B. Minors, '57 I would talk with you this afternoon in something other than the usual role of the commencement speaker. You and I share a great treasure an educa- tion at Oglethorpe. As fellow gradu- ates, let us examine for a moment the meaning of our diplomas. Well, it means, for one thing, that we have given the necessary months and years here. It means we have given the required tuition and fees. It means that we have given at least something of our intellect and energy in study. Yes, we have given to receive this treasured document. But our giving our contribution is as nothing in comparison to what we have received. Someone wrote the phrase "I am heir of all the ages" and how magnificent is that heritage. The understanding and knowledge we have acquired here is not our own, but a distillate, a composite of the minds of countless scholars and sages, reaching back into the dim mists of antiquity. Scholars have forsaken every pleasure that earth offers in pursuit of some small bit of comprehension and we are their heir. Patriots laid down their lives and fortunes to establish the great principles of government under which we live and we are their heir. Sol- Page 2 Dr. Donald C. Agnew and Charles Weltner diers faced the cannon's mouth, and the deadly rain of steel to preserve our freedom and we are their heir. Yes, we are the heir of the whole body of human wisdom the whole measure of human freedom. What did we give for our heritage? A few years, a few dollars, a few exertions of the mind. We have given but little, and re- ceived much. One hundred and thirty years ago, a charter was granted, establishing Ogle- thorpe University near Milledgeville, Georgia. Those men of so long ago nourished and nurtured a dream that was crushed some thirty years later, when the faculty and students of Old Oglethorpe put aside the scholar to assume the soldier. Fifty years later, another man rekindled that dream, and set about to build anew here on this spot. Hundreds thousands gave of their wealth that these buildings might rise. They gave, and gave again. But adversity seems to be a part" of Ogle- thorpe's legacy, and again, now some thirty years thereafter, she found her- self once again upon evil times. There was, then, another man, with a new dream for Oglethorpe. And once again, he began to rebuild not with stone and steel, but by concept and char- acter. Today, men and women are still giving. Your loved ones have given, that you might come here. Strangers to us, but not to Oglethorpe, have given. The members of this faculty- past and present have given. And we are their heirs. Let us then be mindful of what we have received for it is infinitely greater than what we have given. Let us acknowledge our great debt to his- tory to country to university and to loved ones. This then, is the true meaning of this time of commencement not your achievement, but that of your bene- factors. Not the end of learning, but only the beginning. Not the comple- tion of your work, but only the tools for the greater work ahead. Not the discharge of obligations to our school, but the start. Nothing in Oglethorpe's history has come to her without struggle. How well named is the Stormy Petrel, for there have been many storms in which to fly! How apt her motto "Nescit Cedere," "He Did Not Know How to Give Up," for had our founders and builders been lesser men, we would not be here. Thus, in the history of our past, we find a guideline for our future. Be prepared to fly in the face of any storm. Nescit Cedere! Don't Give Up! A favorite verse is found in Long- fellow's poem "The Ladder of St. Augustine." Heights that great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight But they, while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night. If we are mindful of our deep and abiding obligation to this university if we are worthy of the sacrifices that have been made for us there will be many nights of toiling upward. If we are worthy heirs of our heri- tage and dutiful beneficiaries of our old university, we will welcome a life of toil for only toil is the road that leads upward. Let us therefore be grateful for our many gifts. Let us never forget the good years we spent here. And, let us be about the business of life and go to work!" The Flying Petrel Record Enrollment for Summer School Oglethorpe University's first session of Summer School opened with a rec- ord enrollment of 328. Regular stu- dents represented 103 of those enrolled with 8 new students and 59 transient and special students. Teachers-in- service, taking advantage of the sum- mer vacation, form nearly half the day- time students. Review courses in High School mathematics and English are being offered in addition to twenty- three courses from the regular curric- ulum and two special courses in history. Dr. Martin Abbott teaches the spe- cial history courses that treat in depth the American South, 1607-1860 and the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. This year for the first time there are Summer Evening classes with 102 en- rolled. This brings the total summer enrollment to 430. The Evening classes are on the regular quarter system. Ten courses are being taught, among them a seminar on the problems of education. Twenty-two courses will be available during the second day session of sum- mer school. Here, There and Yon . . . Summer is not idly spent with the faculty and students of Oglethorpe this year. Travel, study, research, teaching and work is the story. Of the faculty, 6 are doing work on their Ph.D. degrees. The Wendell Browns will travel the New England states and take in the Shakespearian Festival being held in Stratford, Ontaria, Canada. Dr. and Mrs. Cheever Cressy will tour France, Germany, the Nether- lands, Sweden, and Denmark. Their trip also will include a two week stay in London at which time they will visit with the Lindsey Coulborns in Essex. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Bieler will spend the summer in France at the University of Besancon, where Dr. Bieler is doing further study. Dr. Martin Abbott will participate in a three week American Studies Sem- inar at Falkstein, Germany for German graduate students planning to become university professors. Mr. Grady Randolph has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship to par- ticipate in the 1963 Institute in Chinese Civilization at Tunghai University at Taichung Taiwan (Formosa). Dr. Richard Reser is going for 10 weeks to the University of Colorado to attend a Summer Institute in An- thropology. This is being sponsored by the American Science Foundation. Mrs. Kennedy Hodges, wife of Dr. Hodges, chemistry professor, will be touring the Eastern European countries for two months. She will be concen- trating her travels to see how the Iron Curtain countries educate children who are mentally and physically handi- capped. Mrs. Hodges will visit Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia of the Communist countries. Denmark, Norway, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal will also be visited. Dr. Ignacio Merino, Spanish profes- sor, is devoting his summer to teaching Cuban refugee children in the Atlanta area. A refugee from Castro himself, Dr. Merino has been appointed Direc- tor of a summer school designed to give Cuban children a background in the geography, history, civics and lan- guage of Cuba. These subjects are not taught in the public schools of Atlanta thus the special school. The school will be staffed by qualified Cuban teachers on a volunteer basis. The students are just as busy as the faculty. There are approximately 130 regular students enrolled in summer courses on the campus. Two science students Dennis Kerr of Jacksonville, Fla. and John Lipham of Atlanta are training in research projects at Oak Ridge; Conan Rudd and Marty Gil- reath are with the "Theater Under the Stars" productions. Conan as the tech- nical director and Marty will sing and act in the production "Call Me Madam." Cherry Hodges will serve an intern- ship in Charles Weltner's office in Washington. There are a number of Humanics students working and train- ing in nearby Scout camps and one student is on a scout ranch in Arizona. 1963 And Away We Go - Teaching, business, housekeeping and graduate study are among the fields Oglethorpe's 1963 graduating class will be entering. Teaching with eighteen graduates is represented with the larg- est number entering one profession. Primarily they are going into elemen- tary and high school teaching, with one student on the Research faculty at Georgia Tech. Most of the new teach- ers plan to remain in Atlanta and the surrounding area, although Savannah, Ga. and Raleigh, N. C. will also have teachers from Oglethorpe. Three of the graduates planning to continue their education are entering the Ministry. Ken Borden and Jack Turpin are going to Columbia Semi- nary and Layman Edward Kelly will enter Emory University's Seminary. The Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Tech will both have Ogle- thorpe graduates attending. In the Technical fields, Miss Joyce Tebeau is employed as a Medical Tech- nologist and Mrs. Martha Mobley will be working as a Research Physicist. Two students will be working for the IBM Corporation. Lynn Drury will be trained in the application of computers to Government work and eventually enter research. Thomas Winn will be trained to be a computer programer. Walter Music will be employed by the Bell Telephone Laboratories and at- tend graduate school at Duke Uni- versity. A Peace Corps member and two Dis- trict Executives in Professional Scout- ing are also among the graduates. Only three students are going directly into the Armed Services. Many of the ladies are becoming housewives, a full time profession. Sev- eral graduates are still undecided about the field they will enter. Fall Dinner Dance Saturday, October 12, 1963 Details Later Summer Issue 1963 Pae 3 \J. Ul. J4as f nixed (/SadebaU ^!>e By KEN DAVIS Although the Oglethorpe baseball team has not had one of its best sea- sons this year, it has come through when it counted, to down such foes as the University of Georgia. Without a doubt, the Petrel nine has missed the batting and all round skill of former ace Tommy Norwood (now playing with the Chattanooga farm team), pitcher Johnnie Guthrie, and infielder Jay Rowland. However, this year's team has not stopped to worry about past problems or trophies. The team began its season and played three complete games before the whole team even had time to prac- tice together, due to many of the play- ers just getting back from the national tournament on the basketball front. The first encounter was dropped to the Virginia Military Academy, in At- lanta, by a score of 4-1. This was on March 28. In the following two days the Petrels fell victim to the hard- hitting team of their recent basketball foe, Carson-Newman of Tennessee. The first game ended with the Petrels on the short end of a 16-3 score while the second game ended 10-0. At this point, Oglethorpe fans were beginning to shy away from baseball discussions. Things weren't looking too good with the next encounter to be with the University of Georgia while the Petrels were practicing. When the Bulldogs arrived on that fateful day of April 1, they were in for one of the biggest April Fool jokes ever played in Georgia. While Georgia put forth its best in the form of former all-staters such as Don Woeltjen, Benny Cheek, and foot- ball players such as Larry Rakestraw, Oglethorpe assembled its unknowns, who proceeded to clip the Bulldog's tail. Both Larry Abner and Ken Borden hit home runs, just to show the big city boys that O.U. knew how to play ball, too. The Petrels collected six hits and two walks in the fourth inning and went on to win the game by a score of 8-7. On April 8, the baseball squad met with Berry College at Anderson Field and walked away with the win by a score of 3-2. The game went to eleven innings before the Petrels were able to pull away by a run. Morris Mitchell led the field of 7 hits with a home run in the sixth inning. eaSon Four days later, in a return meeting with Berry in Rome, the Atlanta nine dropped a close decision by a score of 9-8. Ben Hargrove picked up the loss as the losing pitcher, but the team al- most picked up the win, gaining a few runs each inning. After scoring twice in the first, the Petrels scored once in the third, once in the fourth, once in the fifth, once in the eighth, and twice in the ninth. The next game was with Wake For- est of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Atlanta team couldn't seem to find the range and got only three runs on seven hits to drop the game 13-3. The O.U. players bounced back on April 16 to beat Mercer University, an old basketball foe, by a score of 10-9. The Petrels picked up 10 runs on eight hits, led by Larry Abner with a home run in the sixth inning. Ben Hargrove picked up the win as the team won despite seven errors. Wheaton College of the greater Chi- cago area invaded the South on April 19, and commenced to split a double- header with Oglethorpe. The Atlan- tans got the first blood when they picked up the first win 9-7. Larry Ab- ner was the winning pitcher as he got fine support from his team who had 14 hits, 24 putouts, 7 assists, and no errors. The second game, on April 20, did not prove quite as successful, as the Yanks pulled ahead to win 4-2 by the end of the game. Bob Moreland tried to start the team off as he hit a home- run in the first inning, but this and one other in the third, were all that the team could produce. The team got only six hits while committing three errors which gave the final loss to Ben Hargrove. The next Petrel foe was Piedmont who revenged their recent basketball losses by downing the team by a score of 5-4. The team picked up three runs in the fifth inning and one more in the seventh led by Larry Abner who hit the only double of the afternoon. Then on April 27, Shorter College also defeated the O.U. team 4-1 at Anderson Field. Even though there were no errors, the Petrels could not seem to find the range after they scored their only run in the first inning. St. Bernard gave the Oglethorpe team its fourth defeat in a row on a 2-0 score. The team only got five hits while committing one error as Roy Cowart picked up the loss. However, when the real opponent and foe appeared, the Petrel flew its highest. The team traveled to Athens to meet the University of Georgia and again picked up the win by a score of 7-3. The team had 9 hits 10 assists against errorless defense. Roy Cowart led the hitters with a grand slam home- run in the third inning. Union College of Tennessee stepped into the picture next and dealt the team two decisive blows in succession, 10-0, and 6-3. On May 14, the Petrels won a fine game over Piedmont and revenged an earlier defeat by a score of 12-5. This was the second game of the season that two homeruns were hit by the O.U. team. Both Ben Hargrove and Roy Cowart put the ball over the fence for scores. Statistics as of the last University of Georgia game showed Larry Abner leading the individual batters with a .400 average, followed by Morris Mitchell with .370 and Ken Borden with .300. JBcaths Jack Brown, '36, died recently in a local hospital. He was a native of Mar- tin, Ga. and had lived in the Atlanta area for about 30 years. At the time of his death, he was a buyer with Southern Merchandise. His widow and two chil- dren reside in Atlanta. W. H. Tucker, '25, former teacher and coach at North Fulton High School died at his home in Houston, Texas May 23, 1963. He had retired from the teaching profession and had resided in Houston for the past year. Mrs. Elizabeth Eubanks Hughes, '40. Died June 4, 1963. Mrs. Hughes had taught in the Atlanta Schools for 38 years before her death. Miss Linda Cox, '35, died at her home recently. She had been employed at Davison's for 24 years and at the time of her death was head of the Iris Lee Department. Margaret Miller (Mrs. Sam) Rick- man, '56, died in April. She had made her home in Punta Gorda, Florida. Henrv H. Dodge '36, of Clearwater, Fla. died 1962. Bertha B. Faircloth '40 of Albany, deceased Spring, 1963. Page 4 The Flying Petrel Turk, Parrish and Schmidt Elected to the Hall of Fame Three more distinguished alumni joined the select ranks of Oglethorpe University's Athletic Hall of Fame at annual homecoming ceremonies in May. Plaques bearing the name of Dr. L. Newton Turk (baseball), Clay Parrish (baseball and football) and Steve Schmidt ("Mr. Booster") went up on the walls of the university's show-place field house to join those of six "charter members" chosen in the Hall's first balloting last year. These names, as well as the original 6 were picked from a long list of nom- inations submitted by alumni and friends of the school, by an election committee composed of Ed Miles as chairman, Earl Mann, Frank Ander- son, Sr., John Patrick, Jim Hinson, Garland Pinholster, Luke Appling, An- sel Paulk and Ralph McGill. The plaques bear the following citation: "This honor is in recognition of out- standing contributions to the overall excellence of athletics at Oglethorpe and complete dedication to the univer- sity." The recipient's name and desig- nated category are inscribed below. Dr. Turk was one of the finest pitch- ers the collegiate world has ever seen, and a probable long major league ca- reer was eliminated when he decided to continue his studies towards the prac- tice of medicine. Clay Parrish, in addition to being one of the best of the early "long ball hitters," could also be described as a practicing exponent of the idea of "hard-nose" football. Steve Schmidt, named as vice presi- dent of Oglethorpe University Athletic Booster Club when it was organized some six years ago, was elected presi- dent of the organization in its second year and has served continuously in this capacity until retiring to the post of chairman of the board this year. Next to Coach Garland Pinholster, his con- tribution in time and effort has been the greatest single factor in raising the standards of the school's athletic pro- gram to its present level. Charter members of the Hall of Fame, elected in 1962 were Frank An- derson, Sr. (coach), Harry Robertson (coach), Luke Appling (baseball). Garland Pinholster (coach), Cy Bell (football) and Adrian Morrow (foot- ball). The Hall of Fame will be a continu- ing affair, with nominations solicited each spring before Homecoming, but Jim Holliday leads alumni meeting in plans for 1963-64 The knowledge of fulfilling success- fully the duties we inherit as an alumnus is our reward. This bounty now belongs to Sam Hirsch, Jr. and the other offi- cers of our Alumni Association for their work during the past Adminis- tration. All of us have benefited and to each of you our gratitude. As your incoming President, I pledge to each of you that a core of deter- mined, conscientious officers of our Alumni Association will do everything possible to further the goals of our great University. One of the first and greatest goals is to bring the Alumni together in an even more successful bond with their Alma Mater. If you could personally see the tre- mendous strides our school is now be- ginning to take, you would be mighty proud. Please keep us informed as to ways you think our Association can better achieve its purpose that of aiding Oglethorpe University and her doors opened to us. each year's selections will be limited to three persons to be chosen by the elec- tion committee from the nominations submitted. The idea for such a select group of course is not new, but its adoption by the Oglethorpe University Athletic Boosters Club is simply another indica- tion of the vital and growing alumni support of the athletic program at the school. This year's program, incident- ally, culminated in national third place honors for the basketball team and a tennis team which went through the entire season unbeaten! Do We Outgrow Our Responsibility to Our Alma Mater? How often we remember with fond memories past associations in church, social, civic or business life. And cer- tainly we reflect upon our years "on campus" with utmost affection and a deep sense of joy. But do we fully realize that the continuation and pro- gress of our Alma Mater is directly de- pendent upon the support that we, as Alumni, give Oglethorpe? The first thing that is asked of those seeking Foundation support is, "How Many Alumni do you have?" "What is the total of their gifts?" "What percentage of your total alumni are making some contribution?" Someone has aptly said, "There are lots of excuses for not giving, but no real reasons." Do we promise ourselves that next year we are going to make a gift to our Alumni Association; next year we are going to attend Alumni Day; next year we are going to work with those Alumni we know to secure support for the Development Program; next year we will do better than we have ever done before in lending moral support and encouragement to the col- lege that did so much for us? Do we ever really stop and consider that no matter how grateful and thank- ful we are, for our Alma Mater, it doesn't mean anything until we express it in our actions. An active develop- ment program is under way with a defi- nite time table for the much awaited expansion. Is the missing ingredient our support? Will the ship not be launched on time because we didn't do our part at the right time NOW! This is more than just a challenge it is an opportunity. An opportunity that must be met and fulfilled by each and every alumni. Summer Issue 1963 Page 5 Alumni Day in Pictures Again there was a record number of Alumni who attended the day-long events on Alumni Day, May 11th. For those of you who were unable to attend, here are a few pictures taken on that day. Next year, why dori't you come? T. W. "Curley" Fulton '31 and Wayne Traer '28 *? vl Don and Jane Bloemer, with Sam Hirsch. Jr. Alumni refresh themselves at the Art Tea Banty Eubanks, R. G. Slayton chat with Amos and Doris Martin. A ii V ^ Ernest and Katherine Stone Page 6 The Flying Petrel Jim Magee. '57 and Marvin Lawson. '58 Lucian "Bird" Hope, '21. Coach Frank Anderson and L. N. Turk, '20. This is part of the crowd attending the buffet supper held on Alumni Day Summer Issue 1963 Paee 7 THROUGH THE YEARS Joseph J. Fine, '29, attorney in the firm of Fine and Rolander in Atlanta, has been elected to the board of direc- tors of the Thomas Jefferson Insurance Company of Louisville, Ky. Jim Hinson, '49, principal of John B. Gordon, has been elected president of the Atlanta Elementary School Prin- cipals for the 1963-1964 school year. O. K. Sheffield, Jr., '53, was elected President of theAtlanta Junior Cham- ber of Commerce for the coming year. William Luttrell '55, will receive his Masters Degree in English from the University of Colorado in August. Charles S. Harris, '54, received his Ph.D. degree in Psychology from the Southern Illinois University last June. Jimmy Sivils '56, will begin teaching at the Ohio Medical School in Colum- bus, Ohio this coming September. He is married to the former Mania Hiatt, '57. John L. Dupuy, '57, received his Masters degree in Science from Rutgers University last June. Jack C. Lane, '57, received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Georgia last June. He has been appointed as- sistant professor of history at Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. beginning this fall. David John Chesnut, 60, has been elected president of the Student Law Association at Emory University. Wayne Dobbs, '60, has been ap- pointed the new basketball Coach at Brewton-Parker College at Mount Ver- non, Georgia. He will assume his new position in September. Dana Lou Howe, '60, is now with the Department of the Army, Special Services. She is stationed in Europe as a Recreation Specialist. Charles Jackson, '60, has begun work at Emory University toward a Ph.D. degree in History. Derrill Gay, '62, has received a pre- doctorial grant from Emory University. He will begin studies in September in the Sociology department. Bob Mohan '62 and Lynda Moore were married May 18, 1963. The couple will reside in Atlanta. Jack C. Warren, '62, has been ap- pointed the District Scout Executive for Miami, Fla. This new position is effective July, 1963. ^Bulletin OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Second-Class Postage Paid at Atlanta, Georgia POSTMASTER: Return Postage Guaranteed. TO: