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MARCH 1965

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tribute
to a trustee
A. W. LEDBETTER'S family and his many friends were saddened because of the long illness and death on Dec. 11 of this outstanding trustee of The Berry Schools.
Mr. Ledbetter long served his fellow men in many capacities. He became a Berry trustee in 1960, but he first as sisted the founder, the late Miss Martha Berry, beginning in the 1920s during the construction of the Ford Buildings. And his helpfulness to Berry and Berry's stu dents, faculty, staff and officers continued throughout the years.
It was my privilege to work closely with Mr. Ledbetter after he became a Berry trustee. During the five years he served Berry as a board member, he made a tremendous contribution to modern Berry through his active participation on the board's executive committee. His solid strength on the Board of Trustees partly resulted from his independence of thought, his willingness to speak his views and his real goodness.
Along with many others, I experienced a very deep personal loss when A. W. Ledbetter Sr. passed away. Berry, too, lost a great friend and trustee whose work and goals for Berry shall be con tinued in the spirit he would wish.
Berry College and Berry Academy

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Statement of Ownership, Manage ment and Circulation
1. Date of Filing. October 1, 1964. 2. Title of Publication. Berry Col lege Bulletin. 3. Frequency of Issue. Five times yearly: in March, April, June, September and December. 4. Location of Known Office of Publication. Mount Berry, Floyd County, Georgia 30149. 5. Location of the Headquarters or General Business Offices of the Publisher. Mount Berry, Georgia. 6. Names and Addresses of Pub lisher, Editor and Managing Editor. Publishers. The Berry Schools, John R. Bertrand, secretary of the cor poration, Mount Berry, Georgia. Editor. Max A. Schaible, Mount Berry, Georgia. Managing Editor. Robert L. Lattimore, Mount Berry, Georgia. 7. Owner. The Berry Schools is the incorporated name of Berry College and Berry Academy, pri vate educational institutions on the college and secondary levels, re spectively. Ownership and control are vested in a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The institutions are non-profit and eleemosynary. 8. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees and Other Security Holders Owing or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities. None.

THE BERRY SCHOOLS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM McCHESNEY MARTIN, JR., Chairman,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D. C.
VICE CHAIRMAN WILLIAM R. BOWDOIN, Vice Chairman of the Board,
Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
MEMBERS
HARMON W. CALDWELL, Chancellor Emeritus, Uni versity System of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
VIRGINIA CAMPBELL COURTS, Atlanta, Georgia RICHARD EDGERTON, President, Buck Hill Falls
Company, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania ALEX P. GAINES, Alston, Miller and Gaines, attor
neys at law, Atlanta, Georgia JOHNSON HEAD, Branch Manager, Remington Office
Machines Division, Sperry Rand Corporation, At lanta, Georgia INEZ W. HENRY, Assistant Vice President, Berry College and Berry Academy, Mount Berry, Georgia HOWELL HOLLIS, Foley, Chappell, Young, Hollis and Schloth, attorneys at law, Columbus, Georgia JOHN W. MADDOX, Matthews, Maddox, Walton and Smith, attorneys at law, Rome, Georgia WALTER MANN, Trustee, Charles A. Dana Founda tion, New York City, New York MILTON S. McDonald, Superintendent of Schools, Rome, Georgia JULIAN F. McGOWIN, Pomeroy and McGowin, Mobile, Alabama ARTHUR N. MORRIS, Chairman of the Board, NewthMorris Enterprises, Baltimore, Maryland JOHN A. SIBLEY, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia JOHN C. WARR, General Manager, Georgia Baptist Children's Home, Hapeville, Georgia G. L. WESTCOTT, Chairman, Hardwick Bank and Trust Company, Dalton, Georgia R. W. WOODRUFF, Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
HONORARY TRUSTEES
CHARLES A. DANA, Chairman of the Board, Dana Corporation, Toledo, Ohio
GROVER M. HERMANN, Chairman of the Board, Martin Marietta Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
NELSON MACY, JR., Trustee, Josiah Macy, Jr., Foun dation, Southport, Connecticut
JOHN R. BERTRAND, President and Secretary

Vol. 52 / March 1965 / No. 1
BERRY COLLEGE BULLETIN is published five times yearly--in March, April, June, September and December--by The Berry Schools, the corporate name of Berry College and its affiliate, Berry Academy, Mount Berry, Georgia. Second-class postage paid at Mount Berry, Georgia 30149.

GROVER HERMANN, r, accepts silver key from Barbara Ferris,
Miss Berry College 1964, as Oscar Patton, l,
student body president and Board of Trustees
Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr.
beam their approval.


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"WE SHALL NOW OPEN THE DOOR. . .

AS CHAIRMAN of the board, Martin accepted the gift of Hermann Hall ". . . as part of the vista to the threshold of the future upon which we now stand."
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Two years ago the trim, soft-spoken chairman of the board of the multi billion dollar Martin Marietta Corp. paid a visit to the Berry campus to announce his decision to give a major gift to the institution.
During that December 1962 visit, Chicago industrialis t-philanthropist Grover Martin Hermann said he was pleased to invest in Berry College because "it is dedicated to the qualities of faith in man and God, individual initiative, hard work, mental discipline and personal responsibility," qualities he termed "fundamental to a free society."
Grover Hermann paid a return visit to Berry Oct. 24, 1964, to open the million dollar-plus gift he had an nounced on his earlier visit and to mark the dedication of the new threestory administrative center which bears his name.
In his remarks during the formal dedication ceremonies, Hermann dis cussed the vast number of major

TRUSTEES and their wives and other distinguished guests were seated on the portico during the ceremonies.
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COLLEGE and academy students, fac ulty and staff and some 300 guests shaded out the sun to pay close at tention to Grover Hermann's remarks.
scientific and historical events which had taken place since the ground breaking for Hermann Hall.
"The world in which we live is a confusing one," he said, "an incredibly fast-moving one which cries out for keen and disciplined minds and for the courage which comes only from dedication to high principles.
"When we look at the world as the newspapers describe it to us, when we recognize that our own nation is a nation of very young people," he con tinued, "it becomes amply apparent that the greatest thing those of my

generation can do is to give our young

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PINESTRAW underfoot and chairs for the first 300 guests were provided.

TRUSTEE G. L. Westcott of Dalton leads the way after the board's pre dedication tour of the new building. BERRY President John Bertrand and Hermann discuss the Saturday after noon dedication-open house schedule.
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Borrowing a quote from anthropolo gist Margaret Mead, Hermann said, "We are now at the point where we must educate people in what nobody knew yesterday and prepare in our schools for what no one knows yet, but what some people must know to morrow."
Berry's new administrative center, its donor said, "hopefully will fill a need toward that end. I have faith that our age can be the finest mankind has known," the philanthropist con cluded, "and I am honored and deeply pleased to have this new building stand in evidence of that faith. We shall now open the door."
Preceding Hermann's comments, William McChesney Martin Jr., chair man of the Berry Board of Trustees and chairman of the Board of Gover nors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., paid tribute to Berry President John R. Bertrand and to the many other individuals who have "helped to maintain the vision and plans of the founder of The Berry Schools."
In accepting the gift of Hermann Hall on behalf of the board, Martin discussed the "basic responsibility the gift places on us, all of us, to justify the confidence the donor has placed in us.
"The best way we can repay him," Martin said, "is to recognize that this gift places upon us a major respon sibility to see that we use and main tain it properly and accept it as part of the vista to the threshold of the future upon which we now stand."

Eavesdropping on Berry's
Past and Future
by Richard Krepela
Although early June was hot last year the sun porch in Emily Cottage on the Berry campus was relatively cool. A breeze drifted through the screened windows and except for the chirping of birds and the occasional growl of a tractor from the campus farm, it was quiet. Quiet enough for the tape recordings we were making.
The furniture was pushed back and microphones set in place. Over a period of a week ten people--each important in some way to Berry's development-- faced those microphones for a series of in-depth interviews. Their personal recollections and anecdotes illuminate, clarify and, in some instances correct, the written record of Berry's past.
Designed as an addition to the of ficial archives, the tapes will hope fully help future researchers. The informal recordings also will provide an intimate glimpse of the people who surrounded Miss Berry in those early days.
I had the privilege of recording these interviews; of meeting some truly remarkable people. My questions were deliberately candid and, gratifyingly, the answers I received were equally frank.
Two of the interviews are particu larly important. Dr. S. H. Cook, dean emeritus, and Dr. G. Leland Green, president emeritus, both have vital stories to tell. It was essential their recollections be recorded in detail.

I must confess it was with a feeling of awe that I approached both these interviews. Dr. Cook has a stern, erect facade reminiscent of my own prep school headmaster. Dr. Green possess es a quiet, scholarly attitude which, before the interview, seemed equally impervious to outside probing.
I was wrong. Both gentlemen im mediately displayed traits well known to the hundreds of Berry alumni and associates. They evidenced warmth and interest in the recording project. With in a matter of minutes both men had put me at ease and our conversations were both relaxed and productive. Their tapes are dotted with quick flashes of humor; sparked with "neverbefore-told" anecdotes.
It would be impertinent for me to evaluate their recordings except to say they are priceless. Dr. Green told how Miss Berry had made a trip to Vermont in 1920 to convince him that The Berry Schools should be his life's work. Dr. Cook reminisced about his first campus duties. He had footnote stories to tell about the visit of exPresident Theodore Roosevelt to the campus in 1910.
Dr. Green recalled how he came to write the Berry "code" and about the time in 1926 when Miss Berry told him, "I'll raise the money, you run the institution." Dr. Cook spoke of the early days at the boys school when he taught a variety of classes and headed up a budding sports program.
Both men were closer to the students than many alumni might imagine. Old timers will recall the "crack in the Gate of Opportunity." It was a break in the fence surrounding the campus and a convenient way for students to sneak into town. The faculty wasn't supposed to know about it, but Dr.

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Cook told me candidly that his know ledge of such "unofficial" student activities was sometimes embarrassing.
Random quotes reveal the depth to which both these men have dedicated themselves to the Berry concept.
Dr. Green: "On my very first visit to the campus I was inspired to put forth my greatest endeavor."
Dr. Cook: "Seeing my students ma ture has been a tremendous inspiration and a great satisfaction."
Our conversation skipped to various topics. We chatted about the founding of the college, the period between the World Wars and the changing role of the old "farm school." We talked at some length about the ways in which modern society was altering Berry's traditional image.
It was on the latter subject that both men displayed increased interest. Na turally things are different now, they said in effect, and why not? Conditions change and these two men, initiators and innovators themselves, are the first to recognize the need for further change.
"Miss Berry told us the future was important, not the past," Dr. Cook told me.
/Vnd dr. green said it differently when he stated, "Miss Berry never hesitated to change in order to meet new conditions."

Because of their past contributions to Berry and their personal accomp lishments, either of these men would have been justified in taking a more nostalgic look at their careers. A cer tain amount of romanticism over the past would easily have been under stood.
But neither interview went that way.
Certainly, these men have fond memories of the early days at Berry. They tell their stories with wit and good humor; with factual precision. But they are not overly sentimental.
They may have officially retired but they are still interested in Berry's present and future. The past is merely detail.
A songbird darted from a limb be hind Emily Cottage after leaving a sound impression on our tape. Dr. Green and I paused to watch the bird disappear toward the distant woods. It was peaceful--perhaps as quiet and peaceful as when Dr. Green had first visited Berry in 1920. But we had been talking about changes--not a campus of nearly half a century ago.
"What next for Berry?" I asked in effect.
Without a moment's hesitation Dr. Green replied, "With Dr. Bertrand as president, we have the right man in the right place. Berry will continue to grow."

Dr. Thomas W. Gandy
Vice President and Director of Development Berry College and Berry Academy

Participation
in the
Berry Program
In September we asked each of you to send us the names of your friends who might be interested in Berry. Your response was gratifying, and we received many new names and addresses. We have invited them to participate in Berry's program, and their responses also have been good.
Could I again ask for additional names? Sev eral of the responses were of this tone: "Thank you for introducing me to the Berry plan of educa tion." It is evident many people feel Berry's three fold program can do many things for students that this day and age require.
This year we hope to begin the construction of two new buildings--one, a dual-wing extension on an existing residence hall, and the second, a classroom building to be used by four academic departments. One-third of the cost of the latter building--approximately $315,000---has been pledged by New York-Connecticut philanthropist Charles A. Dana as a challenge gift. We must secure $630,000 in matching money, and we feel certain that through your help and that of others we can raise it.
Berry is growing. It is easy to grow in total number of students because of the number seeking admission to colleges; we have far more applica tions than we can admit. Therefore, we are able to select those good students whom we feel need a "Berry education"--a special program of work, worship and study. We welcome nominations for admission from you, but hasten to add they should be good students.
During the two years I have been associated with Berry's development program, I have become impressed by the great number of donors who continue to support Berry year after year. Many of you have visited the campus, and I have had the pleasure of meeting you and of sharing your en thusiasm and counsel. It would please us greatly if each of you would make a regular visit to the campus. Let me assure you we have ample guest facilities.

Plans for a
Birthday Observance
Dear Friends:
Once again, The Highlander offers opportunity for me to greet our Berry friends and to wish for each of you renewed faith dt this Spring and Easter season.
A gifted writer has given us the following thought - provoking words, "It is easier to dream about the good we would do if we had more money than it is to do what we can with what we have."
Martha Berry had that rare capacity of doing much with little. She also had that even more rare capacity of dreaming big when there seemed to be no resources in sight for accomplishing those dreams. The results of such work and vision are evident not only on the far-flung Berry campus with its capable faculty and staff, its wellequipped buildings, its successfully managed farms, forest, shops and other industries, its earnest student body of 1200 young men and women, but also in hundreds of communities where the influence of Berry extends.

In recent months a committee of Berry alumni has been working on plans to commemorate the 100th birth day anniversary of Martha Berry. Since we shall observe the centennial anniversary of our founder's birthday Oct. 7, 1966, the committee has pro posed the forming of the "Century Club" for the purpose of inviting each alumnus and alumna, as well as friends of Berry, to invest $100 between now and that date.
We trust many of you will wish to join our "Century Club" and that you will help us spread this message to friends everywhere. If you are interested in our building program, please do not hesitate to write us for information or ask questions per taining to it.
Your continued help in whatever way and to whatever extent your generous heart prompts you to give will be appreciated beyond words by all of us. There is the constant need for the Work Experience Supplement of $450 to keep each student at Berry for a year.
If demands on your income are such that a smaller sum is what your heart prompts, please know that any gift of any amount will be gratefully received and will bring a blessing to our pro gram.
Now, may the spirit of Easter with its faith, hope and love come to you and your dear ones in this season of Light and Life. My warm, personal regards, and my genuine gratitude for your continued help and friendship.
Faithfully yours,
Assistant Vice President Berry College and Berry Academy

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FRESHMAN COED Teruko Nakamoto, shown with friend at Mirror Lake on the
Berry campus, is one of 17 international students from,
seven foreign countries who are studying at Berry College this
year. Teruko, a social science major, came to the Berry
campus in January from her home in Hiroshima, Japan.

Enclosed is my contribution of $_ for the continuing programs of Berry College and Berry Academy.

$150.00 provides a Work Experience Supplement to a student for one quarter.

$450.00 provides a Work Experience Supplement to a student for one year.

$10,000 endows a permanent Work Experience Supplement in your name.

The names of my friends who will be inter ested in the Berry program are as follows:
Name ___ Address _ City _ State _ Name ___

My Name _ Address _---- City _ State -
I will be happy to have you use my name in writing the individuals listed at left.

Address ___ I prefer that you do not use my name in

City ._ State -

your letter.

Please make checks payable to The Berry Schools and mail to Mount Berry, Ga. 30149. Your contributions are deductible in accordance with Federal Income Tax provisions.