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OGLETHORPE   UNIVERSITY    BULLETIN 

VOL.  I.  February,  1916. No.  4 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Georgia. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 


Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 


OGLETHORPE 

ADOPTS  ASSEMBLY'S 

DEFINITION  OF  A 

SOUTHERN 

PRESBYTERIAN  UNIVERSITY 

In  accordance  with  an  official  notification  sent  to  Dr.  H.  H.  Sweets,  Chair- 
man of  the  Executive  Committee  of  Christian  Education  of  the  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church,  on  October  22,  1915,  and  in  accordance  with  statements 
made  to  various  Synods  of  our  Assembly  during  the  fall  of  1915,  and  in  ac- 
cordance with  statements  published  in  the  religious  press  of  our  Church, 
during  the  fall  and  winter  of  1915.  Oglethorpe  University  on  February  1,  1916, 
adopted  the  following  resolutions  : 

RESOLVED  (1)  That  the  definition  of  a  Southern  Presbyterian  University 
adopted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United 
States.  -(See  Minutes  page  31,  1915),  be  adopted  by  us  as  follows: 

Those  schools,  colleges  and  universities  whose  charters  or  constitu- 
tions require  that  at  least  two-thirds  of  their  trustees  shall  be  elected,  nomi- 
nated or  ratified  by  some  court  or  courts  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
U.  S.;  whose  presidents  or  principals  are  members  of  the  said  Church;  all 
the  members  of  whose  faculties  are  members  of  some  evangelical  Church,  a 
majority  being  members  of  some  Presbyterian  Church,  and  which  require 
a  course  in  the  Bible,  shall  be  classed  as  Southern  Presbyterian  institu- 
tions." 

(2)  That  in  accordance  therewith,  "two-thirds  of  the  members  of  our 
Board  of  Directors"  upon  their  election  by  this  Board  must  be  ratified  by 
the  session  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  to  which  the 
particular   member   belongs. 

(3)  That  this  action  be  referred  to  our  Legal  Committee  with  instructions 
to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  conform  our  charter  and  by-laws   thereto. 

(4)  Resolved  that  by  thus  adopting  and  conforming  to  the  definition  of 
a  Southern  Presbyterian  University  as  laid  down  by  our  highest  court,  we 
again  express  our  loyalty  to  all  the  great  educational  ideals  of  our  denomi- 
nation, and  our  desire  to  have  the  love,  support  and  confidence  of  the  whole 
Assembly. 

The  Church  court  which  will  have  the  control  of  the  ratification  of  the 
members  of  our  Board  of  Directors  will  be  the  sessions  of  the  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church,  who  wi  1  thereby  control  Oglethorpe  University.  This 
method  of  control  is  ideal   for  the  following  reasons  : 

1.  The  Church  Sessions  have  built  Oglethorpe  University  and  have  a  right 
to    control    it. 

2.  They  are  specially  charged  by  the  Constitution  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  with   the   control   of   Church   benevolences. 

3.  They  are  best  informed  of  all  our  Church  courts  as  to  the  qualifications 
of  the   appointees. 

4.  They  are  nearest  to  the  Presbyterian  neanle  whose  sacrifices  built  and 
whose   sons   will  attend  Oglethorpe. 


5.  They  are  freest  from  Ecclesiastical  wrangling  which,  more  than  any- 
other   one   thing,   has   hitherto   kept   our   Church   from  having  a   university. 

6.  In  them  alone  of  all  our  courts  the  private  affairs  of  the  university 
may  be  discussed  without  every  newspaper  hackwriter  publishing  them  to 
the   world. 

The  movement  to  refound  Oglethorpe  University  was  begun  and  its  charter 
obtained  before  this  definition  was  either  proposed  or  adopted,  and  the  change 
in  the  government  of  Oglethorpe  University  is  made  in  order  to  conform 
strictly   and   loyally   to    the   definition    of   the   Assembly. 

Oglethorpe,  our  Southern  Presbyterian  University,  will  therefore  be  owned 
and  controlled  by  a  Board  of  Directors,  each  of  whom,  forever,  must  be  a 
member  in  good  snd  regular  standing  of  a  Presbyterian  Church,  and  two- 
thirds  of  whom  must  be  ratified  by  the  session  of  the  particular  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church  to  which  the  member  belongs.  One  or  more  members 
of  this  board  will  be  secured  from  each  strong  church  in  the  Southern 
Assembly  and  this  General  Board  of  Directors  will  meet  once  each  year, 
commencement  time,  on  the  university  grounds  in  Atlanta,  to  inspect  their 
institution,  to  review  all  matters  of  large  importance  in  the  life  of  the 
university  and  to  give  directions  to  the  Executive  Committee  which  will  be 
elected  by  them,  and  from  their  number,  and  which  will  look  after  the 
details  of  management  of  the  institution  between  the  meetings  of  the  Board 
of  Directors. 

Nothing  more  ideal  has  ever  been  proposed  in  the  management  of  an 
institution.  Excepting  only  the  Sessional  ratification  of  the  directorate  it 
;^  already  in  operation  and  its  perfect  practicability  is  largely  responsible 
for  the   marvelous   success   of  the   institution. 


Birdseye  view  of  Oglethorpe,  the  great  Southern  Preshyterian  university  that  is 
being  built  in  Atlanta  by  the  loving  sacrifices  of  thousands  of  devoted  Presbyterians  all 
over  the  South.  It  is  strictly  Class  A  in  every  respect.  It  is  first  of  all  our  Southern 
Presbyterian  institutions  to  formally  and  officially  adopt  the  strict  definition  of  a 
Southern  Presbyterian  I'niversity  as  laid  down  by  our  Assembly.  Its  destinies  rest 
in  the  hands  of  the  most  loyal  and  devoted  of  our  Southern  Presbyterian  ministers, 
officers  and  laymen.  Dr.  J.  I.  Vance,  pastor  of  our  largest  Southern  Presbyterian 
church,  is  president  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  Dr.  I.  S.  McElroy,  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  Columbus,  Ga.,  is  chairman  of  our  Church  Relations  Committee. 
Dr.  Dunbar  H.  Ogden,  pastor  of  the  Central  Presbyterian  Church,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  is 
chairman    of    our    Faculty    Committee. 

Among  other  prominent  members  of  our  Executive  Committee  are  Dr.  J.  W.  Bachman. 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  and  Dr.  Melton  Clark,  pastor 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church, •'Greensboro,  N,  C.  The  first  vice-president  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  is  Mr.  J.  T.  Fupton,  well  known  and  well  loved  Presbyterian  layman  of 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.  The  second  vice-president  of  the  Board  of  Directors  is  Mr.  Geo. 
W.  Watts,  whose  name  is  a  synonym  of  devoted  Preshyterianism  all  over  our  Assembly. 
The  third  vice-president  of  the  Board  of  Directors  is  Mr.  L,.  C.  Mandeville,  an  elder  in 
the  Preshy terian  church  at  Carrollton,  Ga.,  whose  many  generosities  have  endeared  him 
to  thousands.  The  fourth  vice-president  is  Mr.  D.  I.  Mclntyre,  a  loyal  member  of  the 
West    Fnd    Presbyterian    Church    of    Atlanta. 

Of  the  Board  of  Directors  itself  about  twenty-five'  per  cent  are  pastors  of  the 
Southern  Presbyterian  Church,  about  twenty-five  per  cent  are  elders  of  the  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church,  about  twenty-five  per  cent  are  deacons  of  the  Southern  Presby- 
terian Church  and  about  twenty-five  per  cent  belong  to  the  cream  of  the  laymanship  of 
the    Southern    Presbyterian    Church. 


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THE  SCHOOL  OF  COMMERCE   AT 
OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY 


I 


EDWARD    CHARLES    GRUEN, 

Recently    elected   head   of   the   School   of 

Commerce,   Oglethorpe  University 


N  establishing  her  School 
of  Commerce,  Oglethorpe 
University  has  taken  a 
splendid  forward  step  in 
supplying  the  needs  and  perfect- 
ing the  ideals  of  the  Southern  edu- 
cational world. 

The  great  mass  of  American 
colleges  were  originally  founded 
by  church  organizations  whose 
principal  purpose  as  frequently 
expressed  was,  "in  order  to  supply 
our  church  with  an  educated  min- 
istry." 

These  were  the  first  colleges  in 
America  and  their  curricula  were 
planned  for  students  for  the  min- 
istry, for  the  preacher  and  the 
dominie.  Slight  cnanges  were 
made  in  them  to  accommodate  the 
lawyer  and  the  literary  man,  but 
otherwise  they  held  rigidly  to  a 
certain  formal  type  ot  education 
represented  today  by  the  strict 
Bachelor  of  Arts  course  in  our 
American  colleges. 


Since  these  schools  would  not  broaden  themselves,  other  institu- 
tions supplying  new  needs  sprang  up  outside.  Such  were  the  tech- 
nical, the  agricultural  schools,  and  the  various  scientific  schools. 

But  while  courses  have  thus  been  shaped  in  various  institutions 
for  the  mail  who  may  wish  to  be  a  minister,  or  a  teacher,  or  an  engi- 
neer, or  a  mechanic,  or  a  farmer,  it  is  only  recently  that  some  of  our 
leading  American  universities  have  offered  courses  designed  for  the 
student  who  expects  to  be  a  business  man. 

One  reason  for  the  failure  of  so  many  schools  to  take  care  of  this 
tremendous  body  of  students  lies  in  the  fact  that  it  is  practically  im- 
possible to  operate  successfully  such  a  series  of  courses  without  the 
use  of  a  great  city  as  a  laboratory  of  instruction. 


The  location  of  Oglethorpe  University  in  the  suburbs  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  supplied  this  fine  opportunity  which  the  management  of 
the  institution  has  been  quick  to  grasp. 

The  School  of  Commerce  at  Oglethorpe,  which  will  open  with  a 
Freshman  class  in  the  fall  of  1916,  consists  of  a  full  four  years'  course 
in  studies  relating  to  practical  business  administration  and  indus- 
trial life.  Upon  its  successful  completion  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Commerce  is  conferred  upon  students  pursuing  it. 

The  courses  in  the  School  of  Commerce,  as  outlined  below,  are 
equivalent  in  dignity  and  importance  to  the  courses  offered  in  the 
Schools  of  Arts,  Science  and  Literature.  It  is  no  longer  necessary 
for  a  young  man  who  expects  to  spend  his  life  in  the  business  world 
to  pursue  a  course  of  study  specially  adapted  to  a  student  for  the 
ministry,  nor  to  waste  his  time  in  studies  that  are  of  no  value  what- 
soever to  him  in  the  years  of  his  after  life. 

Parents  who  wish  their  sons  to  come  home  from  college  inter- 
ested in  the  business  lives  which  they  are  to  lead,  and  equipped  to 
lead  them,  will  note  that  commercial  history,  commercial  law  and 
practical  accounting,  with  such  languages  as  Spanish  and  German, 
necessary  nowadays  to  all  well  educated  business  men,  have  taken 
the  place  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  the  School  of  Commerce  and  that  a 
student  who  expects  to  be  a  merchant  or  a  banker,  or  a  business 
man  of  any  good  type  will  be  thoroughly  drilled,  through  his  studies 
and  lectures,  in  the  facts  and  principles  of  the  world  in  which  he  is  to 
live. 

OUTLINE  OF  COURSES  OFFERED  IN  THE  SCHOOL  OF 

COMMERCE  LEADING  TO  THE   DEGREE   OF 

BACHELOR  OF  COMMERCE. 

Freshman.  Sophomore. 

Hrs.  Hrs. 

Bible   (1)    2  Bible    (2)    2 

English  (1)    3  English   (2)    3 

Higher  Commercial  Practical  Accounting   3 

Arithmetic  (1)    3  Chemistry   (1)    3 

Stenography   )  Political  Economy  2 

Typewriting    (1)    5  German  (2)    2 

Bookkeeping  !  French  (2)  or   (and) 2 

Any  two  of  the  following:  Spanish  (2)   2 

Spanish  (1)  2. 


apamsn  u)  <s \ 

French    (1)    2 (    4 

German  (1)  2 >  or 

Economic  History   (1)   3 ^    5 


17  to  19 


Required  hours:   17  or  18 

Junior  Senior 

Hrs.  Hrs. 

Psychology  and  Theism,  Ethics, 

Moral  Philosophy    3  Evidences  of 

Four  Electives   12  Christianity    3 

—  Four  Electives   12 

15  — 

15 


The  electives  in  the  Junior  and  Senior  years  in  the  Schools  of 
Commerce  must  be  chosen  from  courses  offered  in  the  History  of 
Commerce,  Commercial  Law,  Commercial  Geography,  Economics, 
Political  Science,  Sociology,  Printing,  Publishing  and  Advertising, 
Business  Statistics,  Mining,  Manufacturing,  Transportation,  Finance 
and  Accounting,  Banking  and  Insurance,  Forestry  and  Agriculture, 
History,  Science  and  Modern  Languages. 

In  addition  to  the  courses  in  the  regular  departments  above  indi- 
cated, the  business  life  of  the  city  of  Atlanta  will  be  used  as  a  labor- 
atory for  the  instruction  of  our  students  in  every  phase  of  modern 
business  world.  Prominent  business  men  of  the  city  will  be  used 
as  lecturers  in  various  phases  of  the  commercial  life  of  our  country, 
in  which  they  are  expert.  Actual  inspection  and  work  in  some  of 
the  greatest  business  concerns  of  Atlanta  will  be  given  to  those 
students  in  the  higher  classes  who  desire  especially  to  acquaint 
themselves  at  first  hand  with  the  workings  of  great  commercial 
enterprises. 

The  courses  in  the  School  of  Commerce  are  designed  and  offered 
specially  for  those  young  men  who  expect  to  give  their  lives  to  busi- 
ness affairs  and  who  desire  to  devote  their  entire  time  while  in  col- 
lege to  the  study  of  those  subjects  which  will  be  of  the  greatest 
practical  use  to  them  in  their  business  careers. 

Oglethorpe  thus  takes  a  position  of  leadership  in  recognizing 
Business  as  a  profession  of  equal  dignity  and  depth  with  the  so- 
called  "learned"  professions. 


•»- 


WHAT  18  THE  USE  OF  A  UNIVERSITY 
EDUCATION? 

(From  the   Westminster  Magazine) 

Our  friend,  Mr.  Holmes,  of  the  real  estate  firm  of  Holmes  & 
Luckie  of  this  city,  tells  us  an  interesting  story  which  deserves 
wide  circulation. 

Fifteen  years  ago  he  left  his  home  in  Mississippi  to  try  his  for- 
tune in  Atlanta.  Shortly  after  his  arrival  in  Atlanta  he  was  met  on 
the  street  by  a  friend  who  learned  that  he  was  looking  for  a  posi- 
tion. The  friend  told  of  an  opening  in  the  Fulton  Bag  &  Cotton 
Mill,  and  offered  to  introduce  him  personally  to  the  manager. 
Mr.  Holmes  gladly  accepted  the  offer.  The  manager  of  the  mill 
asked  him  what  college  he  had  attended.  Mr.  Holmes  explained 
that  he  had  only  a  high  school  education,  but  expressed  his  willing- 
ness to  undertake  anything  and  to  prepare  himself  by  any  work 
necessary.  The  manager  took  his  references  and  a  week  or  so  later 
when  Mr.  Holmes  called  to  learn  what  disposition  had  been  made 
of  the  matter,  the  manager  told  him  that  of  all  the  references  that 
had  come  to  their  desk,  his  had  been  answered  with  the  words  of 
highest  praise,  but  that  the  position  demanded  a  college-bred  man 


and  consequently  they  felt  that  it  would  be  unwise  to  employ  him. 
The  salary  attached  to  the  job  was  $125.00  per  month.  Within  a 
short  while  a  college  graduate  was  enjoying  it.  Mr.  Holmes  later 
began  his  career  in  Atlanta  on  $50.00  per  month  with  a  mercantile 
concern.  The  advantage  of  an  education  is  not  the  equipping  of  a 
man  to  make  money,  but  the  development  and  stimulation  of  his 
every  power  for  the  enjoying  of  life  and  making  the  most  of  his  op- 
portunities. Yet  a  college  education  is  a  magnificent  financial  asset. 
Mr.  Holmes  began  with  a  handicap  of  $75.00  per  month  because  he 
had  not  gone  to  college. 

In  telling  us  the  story,  Mr.  Holmes  said  he  thought  this  chapter 
from  his  own  experience  might  be  useful  to  us  in  impressing  upon 
some  young  man  or  his  parents  the  importance  of  a  first-class  col- 
lege education. 

It  will  be. 


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The  above  design  shows  come  facts  not  generally  known.  It  will  be  noted 
that  the  earnings  of  the  graduates  of  various  schools  vary  surprisingly.  The 
common  school  graduate  begins  low  down  in  the  scale  and  at  the  age  of  20*reaches 
his  maximum  of  about  $15.00  per  week.  The  apprentice  rarely  gets  higher  than 
$50.00.  The  technical  school  graduate  begins  below  $15.00  and  goes  something 
higher  than  $30.00  on  an  average.  But  the  University  trained  man,  beginning  at 
the  highest  figure  of  them  all,  keeps  steadily   above  them  all. 

This  diagram  is  of  the  greatest  significance  to  young  men  who  are  now  choos- 
ing the  institution  which  they  expect  to  attend  during  the  coming  years  and 
whose  imprint  and  influence  will  determine  the  value  of  their  lives,  both  to 
themselves  and   to  society. 


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ATLANTA  MINISTERS  AT  OGLETHORPE 


On  Monday,  June  19th,  the  Presbyterian  Ministers'  Association  of  Atlanta  met  in 
the  first  building  of  Oglethorpe  University  and  took  occasion  to  inspect  thoroughly  the 
new  structure. 

From  the  very  beginning  of  the  movement  to  build  a  great  Southern  Presbyterian 
University  in  Atlanta,  this  magnificent  body  of  men  have  been  solidly  back  of  the  plan. 
By  resolutions,  encouragements  of  every  kind,  and  by  a  subscription  of  over  a  thou- 
sand dollars,  the  Presbyterian  ministers  of  the  city  have  done  their  part  in  giving 
Oglethorpe  to  the  nation.  Dr.  Dunbar  H.  Ogden,  pastor  of  the  Central  Presbyterian 
Church  is  their  personal  representative  on  the  Board  of  Directors,  where  he  stands  at 
the  head  of  the  Faculty  Committee. 

By  unanimous  resolution  the  ministers  of  the  Association  have  decided  that  every 
Presbyterian  Church  of  the  community  unite  in  the  great  Oglethorpe  Jubilee  which  is 
to  be  held  in  the  auditorium  Sunday  morning,  September  24th  at  11  o'clock,  in  cele- 
bration of  the  opening  of  the  Institution. 

Practically  every  member  of  the  Association  was  present  to  inspect  the  first  build- 
ing of  the  University.  Reading  from  right  to  left  of  the  picture  their  names  are  as 
follows:  J.  S.  Lyons,  S.  W.  Reed,  Carl  Barth,  A.  R.  Holderby,  Robert  Ivey,  A.  A.  Little. 
R.  E.  Carson,  D.  N.  Mclver,  Thornwell  Jacobs,  L.  B.  Davis,  J.  C.  Patton,  R.  O.  Flinn. 
G.  R.  Buford,  D.  H.  Ogden,  Arnold  Hall,  Linton  Johnson,  W.  E.  Hill. 

The  photograph  was  taken  immediately  before  the  entrance  of  the  Administration 
Building. 

The  work  at  the  University  is  proceeding  steadily  and  will  be  complete  by  the  first 
of  September. 

The  prospect  for  the  opening  of  the  Institution  with  a  full  class  on  September  20th 
is  promising.  Matriculations  are  being  received  steadily  and  the  Board  of  Directors 
and  the  Faculty  are  greatly  encouraged  at  the  prospect. 


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To  the  Founders  of  Oglethorpe    University 

ANNOUNCEMENT  and  INVITATION 

We  are  at  last  able  to  send  to  you  the  glad  news  of  the  opening 
of  Oglethorpe  University. 

The  day  which  will  thus  signal  the  consummation  of  the  hopes 
and  prayers  of  so  many  thousands  of  her  Founders  is  September 
20,  1916,  at  which  time  the  fall  term  begins. 

On  Friday,  September  22nd,  the  Board  of  Directors  will  meet 
in  the  first  great  building  of  the  University  at  2  45  p.  m. 

On  Saturday  evening  eight  to  ten  p.  m.,  September  23rd,  the 
building  will  be  thrown  open  to  the  visitors  and  friends  in  our  first 
house-warming  and  reception  to  the  Board  of  Directors,  on  the 
university  campus. 

On  Sunday  morning,  September  24th  at  11  o'clock  in  the  Audi- 
torium of  the  city  the  great  Oglethorpe  Jubilee  will  be  held. 
Every   Presbyterian   Church   in   the   citv   of  Atlanta   will   unite   in 


thus  celebrating  the  opening  of  the  University.  A  most  interest- 
ing program  for  this  event  is  in  preparation,  including  some  beau- 
tiful musical  numbers  rendered  by  Mr.  Chas.  A.  Sheldon,  Jr.,  mu- 
nicipal organist  on  the  great  city  organ ;  the  singing  of  "Fair  Alma 
Mater  Oglethorpe"  by  Miss  Edith  McCool ;  five  minute  addresses 
by  Dr.  Thornton  Whaling,  President  of  the  Columbia  Theological 
Seminary ;  Mr.  Asa  G.  Candler,  Mayor  of  Atlanta,  Hon.  Hoke 
Smith,  Senator  from  Georgia ;  the  singing  of  the  first  Oglethorpe 
hymn :  "God  Bless  Our  Alma  Mater"  by  the  Oglethorpe  students 
and  an  appropriate  sermon  by  Dr.  J.  S.  Lyons,  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Atlanta. 

All   the   friends    of   Oglethorpe   University    are   invited    to    the 
Jubilee,  not  only,  but  to  the  house-warming  and  reception  as  well. 


MAGNIFICENT  FIRST  BUILDING  at  OGLETHORPE 

Presbyterians  everywhere  will  be  interested  in  a  description  of 
the  first  magnificent  building  of  Oglethorpe  University  which  is 
nearing  completion  on  Peachtree  Road,  Atlanta,  and  which  will  be 
ready  for  occupancy  for  the  first  class  of  the  University  on  Sep- 
tember 20th  next. 

To  begin  with,  the  building  is  constructed  of  beautiful  blue 
granite,  brought  one  hundred  miles  from  near  Elberton,  Ga.,  and 
practically  given  to  the  institution  by  friends  in  Atlanta  who  own 
the  quarry.  The  building  is  trimmed  with  Indiana  limestone  and 
covered  with  heavy  variegated  Vermont  slate  of  the  same  sort 
used  on  the  newer  buildings  at  Princeton.  The  building  is  as  fire- 
proof as  human  skill  can  make  it,  being  constructed  entirely  of 
stone,  with  brick  and  hollow  tile  partitions,  of  steel,  concrete  and 
slate.  The  slate  roof,  for  example,  is  laid  in  a  bed  of  concrete 
which  rests  upon  steel  plates  and  this  in  turn  is  supported  by  steel 
rafters,  there  being  no  wood  of  any  sort  on  the  roof.  The  floors 
are  of  similar  construction.  The  plastering  is  on  steel  meshing, 
above  which  is  a  five-inch  air  cushion,  then  comes  a  layer  of  steel 
plates  over  which  some  four  inches  of  concrete  and  stone  is  poured. 
Above  this  comes  three  inches  of  cinder  concrete  through  which 
the  pipes  of  the  institution  run,  and  on  top  of  this  the  wooden  or 
tile  floor  is  laid.  Every  electric  wire  in  the  building  is  run  through 
an  iron  conduit.  The  heating  plant  is  in  the  sub-basement,  where 
also  the  garbage  incinerator  is  located.  The  dining-hall.  kitchen 
and  pantries  are  large  and  commodious,  being  capable  of  accom- 
modating approximately  four  hundred  (400)  students.     The  refrig- 


erator,  which  is  being  built  by  the  McCray  people  is  said  by  them 
to  be  the  finest  college  refrigerator  in  the  United  States.  In  the 
building  is  located  the  college  store,  selling  the  students  all  the 
necessaries  of  their  school  life.  In  fact,  the  institution  will  be  a 
complete  little  city  in  itself,  having  its  own  store,  bank,  postoffice, 
express  office  and  railway  station. 

The  dormitory  facilities  of  the  institution  are  absolutely  un- 
equalled in  the  South,  if  anywhere  in  the  Nation.  One  entire  dor- 
mitory section  of  thirty  rooms  is  arranged  en  suite,  consisting  of 
bed  room,  private  bath  and  study.  The  bath  rooms  are  all  trimmed 
in  white  tile  and  the  rooms  are  all  handsomely  furnished.  The 
lighting  is  on  the  direct-indirect  system,  Mazda  bulbs  throughout. 

The  Great  Hall  is  particularly  attractive.  All  of  the  offices, 
administration  rooms  and  the  Great  Hall  are  trimmed  in  quartered 
oak  with  beautiful  gothic  carvings.  The  architecture  of  the  entire 
institution  is  collegiate  gothic.  The  thought  underlying  this  build- 
ing is  that  the  men  and  women  back  of  Oglethorpe  are  not  trying 
to  build  another  college.  They  are  building  a  different  "kind"  of  a 
school  from  any  that  has  hitherto  been  constructed  in  the  South- 
ern States.  It  is  not  going  a  bit  too  far  to  say  that  there  are  not 
offered  on  the  American  continent  any  facilities  superior  in  com- 
fort, elegance  or  efficiency  to  those  that  Oglethorpe  offers.  The 
President  of  the  institution  frequently  refers  to  this  first  building 
as  the  Dean  of  the  faculty.  It  will  be  perpetually  a  teacher,  every 
principle  of  dignity,  solidity  and  genuineness,  beauty,  honesty, 
durability,  and  efficiency  is  to  be  found  in  both  its  interior  and 
exterior.  Each  room  is  an  instructor  in  personal  conduct.  Yet  all 
of  the  splendid  conveniences  and  facilities  of  this  building  are  of- 
fered at  practically  the  same  cost  of  inferior  accommodations,  with 
which  the  reader  is  so  familiar.  The  building  could  be  set  down 
on  the  campus  of  any  institution  on  this  earth  and  the  President 
of  the  institution  would  point  to  it  with  pride  as  one  of  his  hand- 
somest, best  planned  buildings.  The  building  is  valued  at  an  even 
$200,000.  The  actual  money  going  into  it  is  about  $160,000.  It  was 
constructed  during  the  worst  days  of  the  panic  following  the  decla- 
ration of  war  in  Europe,  at  which  time  most  of  the  contracts  were 
made  effecting  a  saving  variously  estimated  from  $25,000  to  $40,000. 
This  would  also  include  contributions  of  material,  such  as  stone, 
and  brick,  making  a  total  value  of  approximately  $200,000. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  Oglethorpe  is  building  for  the  centuries 
and  not  for  decades.  The  terrible  danger  feared  by  so  many  pa- 
rents and  common  to  so  many  students  that  the  personal  habits  of 
the  young  men  at  college  degenerate  for  lack  of  the  proper  esthetic 
surroundings  has  been  obviated  there.  Not  a  dollar  has  been  wast- 
ed, but  not  a  dollar  has  been  spared  in  building  an  institution,  every 
niche  and  corner  of  which  will  eternally  teach  the  good,  the  true 
and  the  beautiful. 


OGLETHORPE  JUBILEE 

(From  Atlanta  Journal,  August  27,  1916) 

Presbyterians  and  their  friends  will  unite  Sunday  morning, 
September  24th,  in  what  will  be  one  of  the  biggest  educational 
jubilees  ever  held  in  the  United  States,  celebrating  the  opening, 
September  20th  at  Silver  Lake,  of  the  revivified  Oglethorpe  Uni- 
versity, which  suspended  during  the  Civil  War  at  Milledgeville. 
The  Jubilee  will  be  held  at  the  Auditorium  at  11  o'clock,  with  a 
score  of  city  churches  taking  part  by  sending  their  entire  congre- 
gations. The  public  is  invited,  and  it  is  believed  the  great  struc- 
ture will  be  filled. 

Charles  A.  Sheldon,  municipal  organist,  will  have  charge  of  the 
music,  which  will  iti elude  some  numbers  of  special  interest.  Among 
these  will  be  a  solo  by  Miss  Edith  McCool,  "Fair  Alma  Mater 
Oglethorpe,"  and  a  chorus  by  the  Oglethorpe  students  under  the 
direction  of  Custis  N.  Anderson,  entitled  "God  Bless  Our  Alma 
Mater." 

James  R.  Gray,  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  University,  will  preside  over  the  exercises, 
and  the  opening  sermon  will  be  preached  by  Dr.  J.  S.  Lyons,  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 

Preceding  the  sermon  will  be  five-minute  messages  delivered 
by  distinguished  guests — Asa  G.  Candler,  representing  the  City  of 
Atlanta ;  Senator  Hoke  Smith,  representing  the  State  of  Georgia, 
and  Dr.  Thornton  Whaling,  President  of  Columbia  Theological 
Seminary,  Columbia,  S.  C. 

A  feature  of  the  occasion  will  be  the  academic  procession  from 
Taft  Hall  to  the  platform  of  the  Auditorium,  composed  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  faculty  and  the  students  of  the 
University,  representatives  of  the  various  educational  interests  of 
the  community,   venerable  alumni,  and  others. 

Contemporaneous  with  this  event  will  be  the  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Directors,  and  many  distinguished  educators  from  all  over 
the  South  are  expected  to  be  present.  The  University  will  have 
opened  on  the  preceding  Wednesday.  Advance  matriculations 
already  have  guaranteed  a  brilliant  beginning. 

The  first  great  building  of  the  University  is  now  practically  fin- 
ished and  furniture  is  being  placed  in  the  various  rooms,  both  dor- 
mitory and  administrative.  It  is  conceded  that  there  is  no  hand- 
somer college  structure  in  the  country  than  this  first  building  of 
Oglethorpe. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  I.  October,  1916  No.  12 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 


Enrolled  to  Capacity,  Oglethorpe  University, 

Future  Oxford  of  the  South, 

Begins  First  Year 

WARD  GREEN,  IN  THE  ATLANTA  JOURNAL. 


Single  Building  Near  Silver  Lake  Is  Model  of  Classic  Perfection 
From  Parapets  to  Basement. 


One  of  America's  greatest  universities  opened  Wednesday  morning 
in  a  single  building  on  the  outskirts  of  Atlanta,  near  Silver  Lake, 
six  miles  from  the  city. 

This  is  the  university's  first  year,  but  already  it  possesses  a  spirit, 
ideals  and  legends.  The  university  has  but  one  building,  but  it  is  a 
marvel  of  style  and  construction  and  in  it  are  incorporated  the  quali- 
ties of  another  Oxford.  It,  the  building,  is  the  personification  of  all 
the  university  stands  for. 

To  realize  this  fact  to  the  full,  you  yourself  will  have  to  visit 
Oglethorpe  university — the  housewarming  Saturday  night  will  be  a 
good  time — and  walk  through  it  from  top  to  bottom.  Enter  the  boy's 
rooms,  which  are  more  like  hotel  suits  than  ramshakle  college  dormi- 
tories. Step  along  the  noiseless  corridors  floored  in  heavy  tile.  Touch 
the  solid  oak,  the  walls  of  lasting  stone.  Go  into  the  basement  to  the 
perfectly  appointed  kitchen,  where  a  gleaming  refrigerator  in  white 
tile  and  German  silver  stands.  And  stop  for  a  while  in  the  lofty 
lobby  and  look  up  at  the  coat-or-arms  of  Oglethorpe  bedded  into 
the  wall  like  the  heraldic  emblem  of  some  English  house  of  ancient 
lineage. 

Then  only  will  you  understand  that  in  Oglethorpe,  the  South  has 
not  the  nucleus,  but  the  already  realized  dream  of  southern  educators 
for  years — the  ideal  scholastic  institution. 


There  are  seventy-five  students  enrolled  in  the  Freshman  class  at 
Oglethorpe.     That  is  the  present  capacity  of  the  institution. 

One  of  them  arrived  in  Atlanta  for  the  first  time  Tuesday.  He 
was  met  at  the  train  by  a  committee  from  the  Atlanta  Club  of  Ogle- 
thorpe. Seventeen  Atlanta  boys  enrolled  in  the  Freshman  class  have 
organized  themselves  into  a  voluntary  committee  of  welcome. 

"We  will  meet  you  at  the  train,"  they  wrote  all  prospective  stu- 
dents, "We'll  take  you  to  the  university.  Wear  the  college  colors — 
Old  Gold  and  Black — that's  all  that's  necessary." 

That  was  the  spirit  of  Oglehorpe  already  acting.  At  other  colleges 
they  meet  freshman  with  "pie  checks"  and   "keys   to   the   campus." 

The  new  boy  motored  to  Oglethorpe  out  Peachtree  road,  past  the 
end  of  the  Brookhaven  car  line,  past  sunny  lawns  and  pillared  man- 
sions and  stretches  of  brown  fields  and  woods  burnt  with  the  first 
flame   of  autumn. 

At  the  top  of  the  grade  near  Cross  Keys  his  companions  pointed 
northwest.     "There's  Oglethorpe,"  they  said. 

In  the  distance  a  bulwark  of  gray  stone,  a  roof  of  gray-green  tiles 
girdled  with  a  parapet  of  gray,  reared  itself  from  a  raw,  red  eartli 
around  it  against  a  woody  background  of  green  and  gold.  The  sun- 
light glanced  from  many  windows  and  a  line  of  Tennyson  flashed 
across  the  new  boy's  brain,  "The  splendor  falls  on  castle  walls  and 
snowy  summits  old  in  story." 

They  stopped  him  for  a  moment  before  the  vaulted  entrance. 

"This  step,"  somebody  told  him,  "is  nine-inch  granite,  set  in  con- 
crete. You'll  find  that's  true  of  everything  in  Oglethorpe  — permanent, 
lasting.     It  was  built  to  stand  forever." 

Built  to  Stand. 

The  new  boy  looked  up.  High  above  a  bronze  sun  dial  cast  a 
shadowed  line  across  the  hour.  A  little  lower,  his  eye  fell  on  the 
coat-of-arms  of  Oglethorpe — three  boar's  heads  on  a  field  argent, 
slashed  with  a  black  chevron.  And  still  lower  an  inscription  was 
carved,  just  above  the  entrance,  into  the  solid  rock  : 

"A  search  is  the  thing  He  hath  taught  you, 
For  Height  and  for  Depth  and  for  Wideness." 

That,  too,  is  the  spirit  of  Oglethorpe,  they  told  him- — here  he  would 
be  taught  to  search  for  a  man's  wideness. 

"This  is  the  loafing  room,  the  college  lobby,'  'they  said,  just  inside, 
as  he  entered  a  lofty  reception  hall,  the  registrar's  desk  to  the  right 
and  in  front  of  him  a   spreading  fireplace. 

They  are  proud  of  that  fireplace  at  Oglethorpe.     They  see  a  future 


in  which  it  will  always  burn  warm  in  the  memories  of  generations 
of  Oglethorpe  students. 

It  is  built  of  limestone,  flanked  by  settles  of  solid  oak,  the  mantel 
of  oak  hand-carved,  the  coat-of-arms  above  the  mantel  of  oak,  the 
walls  inlaid  with  oak,  all  of  that  same  solidity,  all  carved  by  hand. 
There  is  a  Dickensonian  touch  to  it  that  conjures  up  pictures  of 
winter  nights  and  smoking  back-logs  and  flames  roaring  up  the  yawn- 
ing chimney.  Somehow,  too,  it  brings  back  fragments  of  "Tom 
Brown  at  Oxford." 

The  entire  first  floor  at  Oglethorpe  is  taken  up  with  class  rooms 
and  office  rooms  and  corridors  and  laboratories.  Even  in  these — 
though  they  are  trim  and  business-like — there  has  been  carried  out 
that  Gothic  style  of  architecture  which  stamps  itself  on  everything 
in  the  building,  even  to  the  electric  lights.  The  files  of  student's 
chairs,  the  blackboards,  the  professor's  rostrums,  all  are  expensively 
new,  yet  there  is  an  indescribable  touch  of  dignified  age  about  them. 
Mission  furniture  has  given  you  the  same  feeling,  no  doubt.  This 
is  because  money  has  not  been  spared  at  Oglethorpe.  Only  the  best 
was  bought,  and  the  best  is  always  free  from  the  flimsy  and  the 
gaudy. 

The  Best  of  Everything 

"We  could  have  built  six  college  buildings  of  a  kind,  instead  of  this 
one  with  the  same  money,"  Dr.  Thorawell  Jacobs  said.  "People  have 
asked  us,  for  instance,  why  did  we  not  buy  a  cheaper  refrigerator, 
instead  of  putting  all  that  money  in  one  that  is  as  good  as  you  can 
find  in  any  hotel  in  the  country.  But  we  wanted  to  do  this  thing  well 
if  we  did  it  at  all.  Why  spare  a  little  money  when  it  meant  a  little 
less  thought  toward  a  man's  stomach?  We  are  teaching  our  students 
to  do  the  best  thing;  shall  we  not  show  them  we  are  doing  the  best 
for  them? 

This  was  the  ideal  of  construction  which  has  been  carried  on  out 
at  Oglethorpe  even  to  the  plastering.  It  is  like  no  other  plastering 
in  Atlanta,  but  is  old  English,  made  with  great  outlay  of  time  and 
money  here  in  Atlanta.  And  ceilings  and  walls  gleam  like  the  polished 
floor  of  a  skating  rink. 

Oglethorpe  is  fire-proof.  When  you  traverse  its  corridors,  you 
step  on  solid  tiles  set  in  concrete ;  when  you  go  through  swinging 
dors,  they  are  of  steel ;  when  you  ascend  the  stairs — unless  you  want 
to  take  the  electric  trunk  elevator — your  feet  rest  on  steel  and  con- 
crete. 

There  are  three  floors  and  two  basements.  The  top  floor  is  dormi- 
tories.   The  cost  of  the  smallest  room  among  them  is  $25  a  year,  the 


price  for  a  month  in  an  ordinary  hotel.  Yet  few  hotels  in  the  country 
have  better  facilities. 

Here  is  one  room  that  is  typical,  planned  for  two  students  :  It  is 
a  big  room,  with  wide,  deep-set  windows.  It  is  steam-heated  of  course 
and  a  wash-stand  in  the  corner  provides  running-  water,  hot  and  cold. 
Electric  lights  are  set  in  the  ceiling.  Like  all  the  lights  in  the  build- 
ing, they  do  not  shine  in  the  eyes,  but  are  indirect.  There  is  not  a 
double  bed  in  the  building.  Two  students  in  a  room  are  given  their 
either  two  single  beds  or  one  "double-decker."  The  latter  are  spe- 
cially constructed,  one  a  single  bed  on  top  of  another,  like  upper  and 
lower  berth.  The  beds  are  massive  and  the  mattresses  are  five 
inches  thick.  Two  bureaus — solid  oak  again — are  in  the  room  for 
two  students ;  there  are  solid  oak  chairs ;  and  in  the  center  a  big 
double  desk  of  solid  oak. 

Just  outside,  in  the  corridor,  a  door  leads  to  a  bathroom  that  would 
do  credit  to  any  country  club  in  the  land.  The  showers  are  modern, 
the  floors  tiled,  the  place  is  spick  and  span  as  the  shower  at  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

"Our  idea  is  to  give  a  man  respect  for  his  body,"  said  Dr.  Jacobs. 
"I  have  seen  boys  straighten  their  shoulders  when  they  came  in  here. 
No  rich  man's  son  ever  had  a  better  shower  room  than  this.  It  will 
not  lower  him.  No  poor  boy  could  have  a  greater  spur  to  physical 
ambition.     And  the  room  is  for  the  rich  and  poor  alike." 

Private  Suites  Too. 

On  the  second  floor — 'besides  a  library  already  well  equipped  with 
valuable  and  necessary  volumes — are  private  suites  which  students 
may  have  if  they  wish  to  pay  the  price. 

The  suites  comprises  a  study  on  one  side,  a  bed-room  on  the  other, 
with  private  bath  between.  The  walls  are  12  inches  thick,  shutting 
out  all  sound,  the  transom  is  made  of  heavy  ground  glass,  invisible. 
Suites  are  well  equipped  with  showers  or  tubs,  the  low,  deep  kind 
set  against  the  wall  and  in  the  floor  such  as  you  find  in  up-to-date 
hotels. 

"That  is  not  a  luxury,"  said  Dr.  Jacobs,  "it  has  simply  demon- 
strated that  tubs  like  this  are  better  than  any  other  kind  of  tubs." 

Not  six  colleges  in  America,  he  said,  have  private  suites  such  as 
these  at  Oglethorpe.  There  are  a  few  in  eastern  universities,  but  if 
you  are  looking  for  them,  you  had  better  go  to  the  Knickerbocker 
and  not  college. 

The  first  basement  is  planned  for  four  dining  rooms.  The  kitchen 
would  rejoice  a  housewife's  heart.  The  refrigerating  system  is  the 
last  word  in  sanitation,  cooled  with  a  continual  flow  of  iced  air,  elec- 


trie  lighted,  tiled  with  white  tiles.  Even  the  room  for  the  servants 
on  this  floor  is  perfectly  fitted. 

The  second  basement  has  a  furnace  and  a  steam  heating  and  an 
incinerator  in  which  to  burn  garbage. 

There  is  no  back  entrance  to  Oglethorpe  university.  So  said  Dr. 
Jacobs  when  he  had  stood  where  the  back  entrance  should  have  been. 
There  was  the  same  vaulted  roof  as  at  the  front,  opening  on  a  sort 
of  bridge  of  red  drit  that  led  to  the  woods  of  Silver  Lake. 

"See  that  dirt  bridge?"  said  Dr.  Jacobs     "It  has  been  built  to  lead 

'to  the  site  where  our  next  building  will  go.     We  don't  know  where 

our  next  building  is  coming  from,  but  we  have  faith  and  trust.    That's 

the  reason  there  isn't  any  back  door,  and  no  back  yard.     Everything 

here  leads  forward,  not  backward." 


Thousands  of  Atlantans  Attend  Opening  Re- 
ception at  Oglethorpe  University 

(From  the  Atlanta  Constitution). 

With  a  crowd  present  that  fully  realized  the  hopes  of  the  officers 
of  the  institution,  Oglethorpe  university  was  thrown  open  to  the  peo- 
ple of  Atlanta  last  night  at  a  house-warming  and  reception  held  in 
one  building  of  the  college. 

All  Atlanta  had  been  invited  and  it  appeared  that  all  Atlanta  had 
accepted  the  invitation.  A  conservative  estimate  of  the  crowd  that 
visited  the  college  between  the  hours  of  8  and  10  o'clock  places  the 
number  at  between  3,000  and  4,000  persons.  At  one  time  the  four 
floors  of  the  building  were  all  filled  with  a  waving  mass  of  people. 
Rooms  and  halls  were  crowded  to  their  capacity. 

Dr.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  president  of  the  college,  was  very  enthusi- 
satic  in  talking  of  the  keen  interest  shown  by  the  people  of  this  city 
in  the  opening  of  the  university. 

Great  Demonstration. 

.  "It  is  a  great  demonstration  for  a  great  university  by  a  great  peo- 
ple," he  said  in  talking  of  the  visitors  during  the  evening'.  "It  shows 
the  interest  taken  by  Atlantans  in  what  might  almost  be  termed  an 
Atlanta  institution.  It  is  that  in  construction,  for  every  piece  of 
material  used  in  this  building  has  been  purchased  in  Atlanta  or  through 
Atlanta  people. 

"But  we  are  not  through  yet.  This  is  only  the  barest  beginning 
of  what  is  planned  for  the  future.    In  starting  this  university  we  have 


acted  as  if  we  had  been  building  every  one  of  the  different  units  of 
the  college  at  the  same  time. 

"We  have  in  this  one  building  everything  that  the  university  stands 
for  and  everything  that  it  plans  to  inculcate  into  the  minds  of  the 
students.  We  have  no  idea  other  than  to  teach  our  students  the 
best,  and  we  have  given  them  the  best  in  the  construction  of  this 
building,  believing  that  in  it  they  will  find  nothing  to  lower  their 
thoughts  from  the  high  standards  they  will  be  taught  in  their  class 
rooms. 

"Every  line  of  the  building  is  expressive  of  the  highest  qualities  to 
be  found  in  a  man's  life.  It  expresses  honesty,  sincere  purpose,  sta- 
bility and  durability  in  its  every  detail.  In  this  way  it  parallels  what 
the  college  will  teach  to  its  students. 

"Like  the  beginning  of  a  noble  character  in  manhood,  it  has  been 
started  with  only  the  best  of  principles  and  the  firmest  of  foundations. 
It  is  lasting  and  will  be  here  for  generations. 

Emblematic  of  the  Best. 

"There  is  no  university  in  this  country  that  can  surpass  it  in  con- 
struction of  its  buildings.  The  building  is  truly  emblematic  of  the 
best  that  can  be  found  in  the  manhood  of  the  human  race. 

"I  have  seen  the  boys  entering  the  doorway  and  have  watched 
them  as  they  get  into  the  main  hallway  and  lounging  room  and  their 
eyes  first  catch  the  homelike  and  comfortable  appearance  of  every 
detail.  They  brighten  and  brace  up  their  shoulders  as  if  they  had 
just  been  shown  the  true  inspiration  and  were  placed  on  the  straight 
path.  That  is  the  kind  of  thing  that  we  have  sought  in  the  construc- 
tion of  this  building. 

"If  you  will  go  through  the  dormitories  carefully  and  look  closely 
at  the  rooms  you  will  not  find  any  evidence  of  other  than  a  pride  in 
their  appearance.  Each  room  has  its  pictures,  pennants,  and  its 
posters,  but  there  is  no  evidence  of  any  disfiguration  of  the  walls. 
That  is  the  way  our  students  feel  toward  their  institution.  We  have 
taken  a  pride  in  giving  them  our  best  and  they  have  seen,  and 
appreciate. 

"The  college  is  young  in  resources,  but  we  will  grow.  We  have 
faith  in  our  constituents  and  in  the  people  who  have  helped.  We 
have  gone  ahead  with  our  work  as  if  we  already  had  the  university 
completed  and  all  the  money  that  will  be  needed  in  hand.  We  feel 
that  the  pride  of  the  people  in  what  we  have  accomplished  thus  far 
will  assure  that  in  the  very  near  future  the  name  of  Oglethorpe  uni- 
versity will  stand  for  the  best  college  in  the  south,  if  not  in  the  coun- 
try.    It   is  truly   coming   and   the   time    for   the    realization    of    this 


hope  is  not  far  distant.  In  three  short  years  I  expect  to  see  other 
buildings,  how  many  I  can't  say,  just  as  fine  and  just  as  stable,  with 
the  same  air  of  durability,  on  these  grounds.  And  all  will  be  expres- 
sive of  the  best  that  can  be  obtained." 

Rejoicing  for  Good  Work. 

The  crowd  last  night  was  cosmopolitan  in  every  respect.  There 
were  women  and  men  in  evening  dress  and  the  latest  fashions,  girls 
in  evening  gowns  that  dazzled,  and  along  with  them,  joining  in  the 
spirit  of  the  evening,  were  people  dressed  in  the  attire  of  business 
life.  The  evening  was  one  of  general  rejoicing  for  the  great  good 
work.  People  forgot  their  personal  appearances  to  talk  of  the 
wonderful  thing  they  had  seen. 

The  building  is  expressive  of  permanence  in  every  feature.  Opening 
into  the  main  hall  is  the  office  of  the  registrar  and  the  president. 
The  walls  are  of  hard  white  plaster  specially  prepared.  Every  piece 
of  wood  in  the  structure  is  oak,  finished  in  mission  style  and  without 
a  high  luster  it  has  the  appearance  of  having  been  built  for 
years  instead  of  months. 

Directly  in  front  of  the  main  doorway  is  located  the  lounging  room 
for  the  students.  This  is  the  first  room  entered.  There  is  a  huge 
old-fashioned  fireplace  built  of  brick.  Over  this  is  found  the  follow- 
ing inscription  cut  into  the  rock. 

"Square  round  and  let  us  closer  be,  we'lMvarm  our  wintry  spirit, 
The  good  we  each  in  other  see,  the  more  that  we  sit  near  it." 

Goodfellowship,  companionship  and  comradeship  are  found  in  that 
inscription.  It  is  expressive  of  all  that  the  college  stands  for  to  the 
students  and  all  that  it  hopes  to  instill  in  them  for  each  other. 

On  the  main  floor  are  found  the  class  rooms.  Each  is  fitted  with 
the  best  of  furniture.  Going  up  to  the  second  and  third  and  fourth 
floors  are  found  stairs  built  of  concrete  with  iron  balustrades  and 
handrails  of  oak.  Every  door  leading  to  a  stair  is  of  steel  with  steel 
frames.     The  other  doors  are  of  solid  oak. 

Dormitories  a  Feature. 

The  dormitories  are  one  of  the  features  of  the- building.  They  are 
situated  on  the  third  and  fourth  floors.  No  detail  for  the  comfort 
of  the  students  has  been  overlooked.  Everything  is  there  that  can 
make  for  a  home-like  air  and  for  comfort.  There  are  no  double  beds. 
Each  room  is  equipped  with  two  single  beds  of  iron,  white  enameled. 
Lavatories  and  baths  are  of  white  tile.  The  students  are  given  their 
choice  of  showers  or  tubs.  In  every  room  is  a  large  students'  table, 
capable  of  holding  all  the  books   necessary   for  its   two   occupants. 


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ening  of  the  Institution 


There  are  several  suites  of  rooms  in  the  dormitories.  They  consist  of 
a  study  and  bedroom  with  a  bath  between.  In  every  particular  the 
rooms  for  the  students  are  fully  the  equal  of  anything  to  be  found  in 
any  college  in  the  country. 

The  college  has  begun  this  year's  work  with  an  enrollment  of 
about  seventy-five  students.  The  building  is  now  holding  sixty-one 
students  and  is  about  at  capacity.  This  is  the  freshman  class,  and 
is  considered  a  remarkable  enrollment  for  the  first  year  of  a 
university. 

The  main  floor  and  the  large  lounging  room  were  beautifully  deco- 
rated with  flowers  and  plants  last  night.  The  stairway  was  almost 
hidden  in  a  mass  of  bamboo  and  vines.  Roses  and  ferns,  palms  and 
evergreens  were  on  every  hand.  An  orchestra  of  five  pieces  rendered 
selections  during  the  evening. 

Great  interest  was  displayed  by  the  visitors  in  the  pictures  of 
General  James  Edward  Oglethorpe  hung  in  the  office  of  the  president 
just  off  the  lounging  room. 

Picture  of  Oglethorpe. 

A  large  painting  by  Mrs.  J.  R.  Gregory,  the  Atlanta  artist,  is  hung 
over  the  old-fashioned  brick  fireplace.  This  was  the  gift  to  the  col- 
lege of  Mrs.  J.  M.  High.  It  shows  General  Oglethorpe  in  the  dress 
of  an  officer. 

On  the  wall  close  by  are  two  small  pictures.  One  is  a  framed 
copy  of  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  house  of  Oglethorpe.  Just  below  it 
hangs  a  photograph  of  the  famous  painting  by  William  Hogarth,  pre- 
sented to  the  college  by  Judge  E.  C.  Kontz,  who  obtained  it  on  a 
recent  trip  to  England. 

The  original  of  this  picture  is  a  painting  made  in  1729  and  shows 
the  meeting  of  the  committee  of  the  house  of  commons  at  Fleet 
prison  at  the  trial  of  Bambridge.  In  this  painting  General  Oglethorpe 
is  shown  as  the  chairman  of  the  committee.  It  is  highly  prized  by 
the  officers  of  the  college. 

Dr.  Jacobs  has  framed  a  diploma  given  Sidney  C.  Lanier,  the  famed 
Georgia  poet,  by  the  university  in  1860.  It  is  signed  by  Samuel  K. 
Talmage  for  the  college.     This  attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention. 

The  visitors  were  met  last  night  by  a  reception  committee  com- 
posed of  the  members  of  the  executive  committee  and  the  faculty 
and  their  wives.  Among  those  receiving  the  visitors  was,  Mrs.  James 
Woodrow,  aunt  of  President  Wilson.  Mrs  Woodrow  and  her  hus- 
band were  both  great  friends  of  Sidney  Lanier.  She  came  all  the 
way  from  Columbia,  S.  C.,  to  be  present  at  the  reception  last  night. 

Despite  the  fact  that  the  college  is  located  about  a  mile  and  a  half 


from  the  end  of  the  car  line  on  Silver  Lake,  there  was  no  difficulty- 
experienced  about  getting  to  and  from  the  grounds.  Through  the 
kindness  of  a  large  number  of  friends  of  the  university,  there  were 
sufficient  privately  owned  automobiles  to  more  than  take  care  of 
:he  people  both  to  and  from  the  reception.  This  detail  was  handled 
excellently. 

This  morning  at  11  o'clock  the  final  chapter  in  the  opening  of  the 
great  university  will  be  written  when  all  the  Presbyterian  churches 
of  the  city  will  gather  at  the  auditorium  in  an  Oglethorpe  university 
jubilee.  And  again  all  Atlanta  is  invited  to  be  present.  Dr.  Jacobs 
hopes  that  the  building  will  be  filled  to  capacity  and  with  the  interest 
displayed  last  night  there  is  every  prospect  of  his  hope  being  fulfilled. 


Thousands  Rejoice  Over  the  Opening  of  the 
New  University 

Leading  Presbyterians  of  South  Address  a  Great  Throng  at 
Jubilee  Exercises  Held  at  Auditorium. 


LETTER  FROM  PRESIDENT  READ  TO  BIG  AUDIENCE. 


Mayor-Elect  Candler,  Senator  Hoke  Smith,  Rev.  J.  S.  Lyons  and 
Rev.  Thorton  Whaling  Made  Addresses. 


Four  thousand  Presbyterians  and  friends  of  Oglethorpe  university 
of  all  denominations  attending  the  jubilee  exercises  at  the  Auditorium 
yesterday  morning  bore  witness  to  the  joy  of  Atlanta  and  the  whole 
south  that  a  great  institution  of  learning  that  was  dead  has  at  last 
risen  from  the  tomb  with  the  promise  of  a  vast  and  significant  future. 

It  was  indeed  an  auspicious  occasion,  an  occasion  looked  forward  to 
with  eagerness  by  those  who  for  the  past  five  years  had  labored  so 
faithfully  for  the  new  birth  of  a  grand  old  institution  that  had  gone 
down  in  the  wreck  of  a  great  war,  an  occasion  that  will  linger  in  the 
minds  of  all  who  participated  in  it  as  one  of  their  most  cherished 
memories.  Most  splendidly  did  every  detail  of  the  scheduled  program 
measure  up  to  the  requirements  of  the  hour. 

It  was  a  perfect  day,  such  a  day  as  comes  even  to  Atlanta  only  in 
the  fall  of  the  year;  the  music  was  carefully  planned  and  magnifi- 
cently rendered  to  impress  the  audience  with  the  solemnity  of  the 
event,  and  the  speakers  were  of  the  leaders  of  the  Presbyterian 
denomination  and  the  south. 


Cheering  Messages  Read. 

Messages  of  encouragement  and  good  cheer  were  read  from  the 
president  of  the  United  States  and  the  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  university,  both  of  whom,  regretting  their  inability 
to  be  present,  expressed  an  abiding  personal  interest  in  the  welfare 
of  the  institution  and  the  purposes  it  was  founded  to  foster. 

It  was  shortly  after  11  o'clock  that  the  board  of  directors,  faculty 
and  students  of  the  university  and  the  guests  of  honor,  all  robed  in 
the  scholastic  cap  and  gown,  walked  down  the  middle  aisle  of  the 
Auditoruim  to  the  music  of  a  march  specially  composed  for  the  occa- 
tion  by  the  city  organist,  Charles  A.  Sheldon,  and  took  their  seats 
on  the  platform.  A  large  crowd  had  been  for  sometime  already 
assembled  awaiting  the  opening  of  the  exercises  and  listening  to  a 
medley  of  old  hymns  from  the  big  organ. 

Dr.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  in  his  speech  introducing  James  R.  Gray. 
chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  board  of  directors,  as  the 
presiding  officer  of  the  occasion,  gave  a  brief  resume  of  the  history 
of  the  old  Oglethorpe.  He  said  that  at  the  opening  of  the  nineteenth 
century  there  was  not  a  Christian  institution  of  learning  in  all  of 
the  southland  below  the  Virginia  line.  The  idea  that  fruited  in 
Oglethorpe  and  several  other  Georgia  colleges  had  its  birth  in  organi- 
zation of  the  presbytery  of  Hopewell,  in  1796,  an  act  the  significance 
of  which  had  almost  been  lost  sight  of  and  forgotten  in  the  wreck 
of  time. 

This  meeting  led  to  the  organization  of  the  Georgia  Educational 
society  in  1823,  out  of  which  the  three  great  ante-bellum  denomina- 
tional institutions  of  the  State — Oglethorpe,  Mercer  and  Emory — - 
later  grew.  Oglethorpe  was  first  in  the  field  and  for  a  time  excelled 
both  of  the  others  in  wealth  and  influence.  As  first  in  origin,  she 
had  the  choice  of  name  and  location.  Her  founders  selected  the 
name  of  the  father  of  the  commonwealth,  James  Edward  Oglethorpe, 
and  located  the  college  at  Milledgeville,  the  capital  of  the  state.  He 
referred  to  Sidney  Lanier,  Joseph  Le  Conte,  Dr.  Talmage  and  others 
of  world-wide  reputation  who  were  connected  with  Oglethorpe,  either 
as  students  or  professors. 

Address  of  Dr.  Whaling. 

The  first  speaker  presented  by  Mr.  Gray  was  the  Rev.  Thornton 
Whaling,  president  of  Columbia  Theological  seminary,  at  Columbia, 
S.  C.  Dr.  Whaling  laid  great  stress  on  the  cordial  relations  formerly 
existing  between  old  Oglethorpe  and  the  seminar)-,  relations  which 
he  expected  to  see  now  resumed  under  auspices  more  fruitful  than 
ever  before.     The  seminary  of  the  Southern  Presbvterian  church,  he 


said,  had  been  founded  in  Georgia  along  with  Oglethorpe  college 
and  later  transferred  to  its  present  location. 

It  had  drawn  largely  on  old  Oglethorpe,  both  for  its  students  and 
its  faculty.  Among  others  he  cited  the  names  of  Thornwell  and  Dr. 
James  Woodrow,  uncle  of  President  Wilson,  who  had  gone  to  the 
seminary  and  accomplished  memorable  work  there  after  Oglethorpe 
had  gone  down.  He  cited  a  number  of  leaders  in  the  Presbyterian 
ministry  who  had  been  benefited  by  its  training  among  others,  Dr. 
Axson,    father-in-law   of   the   president. 

Columbia  was  now  in  a  position  financially  and  otherwise  to  do 
greater  work  for  the  denomination  than  it  had  ever  accomplished  in 
the  past,  and  it  welcomed  the  advent  of  the  new  Oglethorpe  as  its 
greatest  ally  and  scource  of  strength.  He  expected  to  see  all  of  the 
graduates  of  Oglethorpewvho  were  ambitious  to  enter  the  Presbyte- 
rian ministry  flock  to  Columbia  for  training  for  their  professional 
training,  and  thereby  both  institutions  would  be  of  inestimable  assis- 
ance  to  each  other  and  the  cause  of  Presbyterianism  throughout  the 
south. 

Mayor- Elect  Candler  Speaks. 

The  second  speaker  on  the  program  was  Mayor-elect,  Asa  G. 
Candler.  He  said  that  he  spoke  as  the  representative  of  another 
denomination,  a  denomination  that  had  five  times  the  numerical 
strength  of  the  Presbyterians,  but  was  lacking,  he  was  sorry  to 
say,  in  some  of  the  qualities  which  had  given  the  Presbyterians  a 
moral  and  spiritual  strength  out  of  all  proportion  to  their  numbers. 

Mr.  Candler  alluded  facetiously  to  the  black  gown  he  had  been 
persuaded  to  don  for  the  occasion,  declaring  that  he,  whose  educa- 
tional advantages  had  been,  indeed,  limited,  felt  very  much  out  of 
place  in  the  garb  of  a  scholar.  Educational  advantages  were  not  in 
the  lot  of  the  pioneers  of  the  city,  he  said,  and  many  of  the  cultured 
of  the  present  day  would  be  amazed  and  somewhat  mortified  at  the 
ignorance  and  uncouth  manners  of  some  of  their  immediate  ancestors. 

The  speaker  was  an  ardent  believer  in  Christian  education.  When 
it  came  to  that  he  was  a  Presbyterian  and  a  Baptist,  as  well  as  a 
Methodist.  The  foundamentals  of  Christian  birth  held  by  all  the 
denominations  must  be  made  the  foundation  stone  of  the  education 
of  our  boys  and  girls,  he  said.  There  was  plenty  of  room  in  Atlanta 
he  declared  for  both  Oglethorpe  and  Emory.  The  city  welcomed 
the  new  institution  and  would  open  to  it  its  hands,  its  heart  and — 
the  speaker  lowered  his  voice  for  humorous  effect — its  pocket  too. 

At  this  point  Mr.  Gray  reead  a  message  which  had  been  addressed 
to  him  by  the  president  of  the  United  States,  and  one  to  Dr.  Jacobs 


by  the  Rev.  Dr.  James  I.  Vance,  of  Nashville,  president  of  the  board 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  university. 

President  Wilson's   Wire 

President  Wilson  wrote  as  follows : 

"Shadow  Lawn,  September  14,  1916. 
"My  Dear  Colonel  Gray:  I  wish  with  all  my  heart,  that  it  were 
possible  for  me  to  attend  the  reopening  of  Og-lethorpe.  Some  of 
the  most  interesting  memories  of  my  life  are  connected  with  what 
my  father  and  my  uncle,  Dr.  James  Woodrow,  who  was  a  professor 
at  Oglethorpe,  have  told  me  of  the  former  days  of  the  university, 
and  I  feel  almost  a  personal  affection  for  it.  Its  work  in  the  past 
was  very  distinguished  and  I  hope  and  believe  that  its  work  in  the 
future  will  be.  I  sincerely  regret  that  I  cannot  be  present  to  express 
my  deep  interest  and  my  sincerest  wishes  for  its  immediate  and 
continuing  prosperity. 

"Cordially  and  sincerely  yours, 

(Signed)       "Woodrow  Wilson." 

Dr.  Vance's  Letter. 

Following  is  the  letter  of  Dr.  Vance,  full  of  enthusiasm  and  good 
hope  for  the  great  task  undertaken  by  the  founders  of  the  university: 
Rev  Thornwell  Jacobs,  D.  D.,  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

My  Dear  Dr.  Jacobs :  The  friends  of  Oglethorpe  university  have 
every  reason  for  rejoicing. 

The  past  is  precious,  the  present  is  marvelous,  and  the  future  is 
glorious. 

Considering  the  indifference  which  faced  the  movement  at  the 
beginning,  the  hostility  which  has  been  encountered  from  some  who 
we  had  every  reason  to  suppose,  would  be  its  staunchest  friends,  and 
the  substantial  progress  which  has  been  made  despite  this  indifference 
and  hostility,  Oglethorpe  as  it  greets  us  today  is  little  short  of  a 
miracle. 

There  is  but  one  explanation.  It  is  the  hand  of  God.  We  may 
face  the  future  with  a  quiet  conscience.  The  movement  has  passed 
the  experimental  stage.  It  remains  for  us  to  satisfy  the  church  as 
to  the  relations  which  are  to  be  maintained  between  it  and  the  uni- 
versity, to  conduct  the  work  in  such  a  way  as  to  deserve  the  confi- 
dence of  all  right  thinking  people,  and  to  press  upon  the  generous 
hearts  of  the  friends  of  Christian  education  the  meritorious  appeal 
of  Oglethorpe. 

God  being  our  Hope,  we  will  do  this,  and  doing  this,  we  shall  see 
our  university  making  its  way  into  a  realization  of  the  plans  and 
hopes  of  its  founders  and  friends. 


Deeply  regretting  that  imperative  duties  elsewhere  make  it  impos- 
sible for  me  to.  be  present  and  participate  in  the  jubilee  exercises, 
I  remain, 

Faithfully  yours, 
(Signed)       James  I.  Vance. 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  September  18,  1916. 

Senator   Hoke   Smith   Speaks. 

After  the  singing  of  a  hymn  by  the  congregation  and  the  taking  of 
the  morning  offering,  Mr.  Gray  presented  Senator  Hoke  Smith  as  the 
next  speaker.  Senator  Smith  said  that  in  his  younger  days  he  had 
not  been  very  enthusiastic  for  denominational  education.  As  he  had 
grown  older  and  wiser,  he  said,  he  realized  that  he  had  been  in  error 
and  that  Christian  education  filled  a  want  that  could  not  be  satisfied 
by  mere  secular  training.  He  had  seen  so  many  young  men  of  bril- 
liant natural  parts  and  great  attainments  fall  by  the  wayside  before 
the  fearful  temptations  of  life,  he  said,  that  he  had  reached  the  con- 
clusion that  success  must  be  based  upon  something  else  than  mere 
intellect.  It  must  be  grounded  in  character.  The  training  of  the 
mind  alone  will  not  save  the  young  man  from  the  temptations  of 
the   hour. 

The  speaker  said  that  he  had  been  away  from  home  so  much  of 
the  time  during  the  last  five  years  that  he  could  scarcely  realize  the 
great  work  that  had  been  done  when  he  was  taken  Saturday  over  the 
grounds  of  the  new  universities  and  shown  just  what  had  been  going 
on.  He  paid  a  high  tribute  to  the  Methodist  and  Presbyterian  denom- 
inations, lauding  the  former  for  its  enthusiasm  and  the  latter  for  its 
stability.    In  conclusion  he  said  : 

"Atlanta  needs  both  of  these  great  institutions.  The  boys  and  girls 
of  the  south  need  them.  We  congratulate  you  for  Emory  and  Ogle- 
thorpe;  we  rejoice  with  you  in  Oglethorpe  and  Emory.  Under  the 
hand  of  God,  we  expect  that  both  of  these  great  institutions  will  be 
source  of  strength  to  the  young  of  our  section,  training  them  in  the 
service  of  the  people  and  of  Him." 

A  short  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  J.  S.  Lyons,  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church. 

Dr.  Lyons'  Sermon. 

He  read  a  brief  passage  from  John's  gospel  wherein  Christ  showed 
that  it  was  necessary  that  He  die  in  order  that  the  fruit  of  His  life 
might  be  made  manifest,  as  the  grain  of  wheat  must  perish  in  the 
soil  before  it  can  bear  fruit.  He  said  that  this  was  a  Christian  para- 
dox, one  of  those  super-truths  which  are  hard  to  believe,  but  which 
are  the  most  vital  of  the  truths  we  have.    He  said  that  the  insistence 


on  the  importance  of  these  super-truths  was  the  explanation  of  Ogle- 
thorpe's reappearance,  the  sole  excuse  for  its  existence.  The  truths 
taught  by  the  mathematical  and  physical  science  are  essential  and  our 
youth  must  be  instructed  in  them ;  but  the  super-truths  of  Christian 
doctrine  are  more  vital  still,  he  claimed.  They  must  not  be  lost  sight 
of  if  our  young  men  are  to  be  trained  to  lives  of  highest  service  and 
usefulness  to  themselves  and  their  kind,  he  said. 

Beautiful  Music   Feature. 

The  musical  features  of  the  exercises  were  the  subject  of  much 
praise.  A  magnificent  humn,  entitled  "Fair  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe," 
composed  by  President  Jacobs,  was  beautifully  rendered  by  Miss 
Edith  McCool.  Another  hymn  also  composed  by  Dr.  Jacobs,  entitled 
"God  Bless  Our  Alma  Mater,"  and  set  to  the  tune  "Adeste  Fidelis," 
was  sung  by  the  Oglethorpe  students  on  the  platform  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Custis  N.  Anderson. 

Two  New  Gifts. 

Two  new  gifts  to  the  university  were  announced  by  Mr.  Gray. 
One  was  a  gift  of  $5,000  by  Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Kendrick,  of  Atlanta, 
the  interest  on  which  is  to  be  used  to  assist  worthy  young  men 
through  college.  Dr.  Kendrick  is  the  medical  director  of  the  Southern 
States  Life  Insurance  company.  The  other  gift  was  one  of  $10,000, 
the  name  of  the  benefactor  reserved,  to  be  used  for  a  hospital  to  be 
connected  with  the  institution  along  with  other  gifts  that  may  be 
made  for  the  same  purpose. 

Mrs.  James  Woodrow. 

A  venerable  visitor  who  was  present  and  to  whom  allusion  was 
made  by  several  of  the  speakers,  was  Mrs.  James  Woodrow,  widow 
of  Dr.  James  Woodrow,  of  old  Oglethorpe,  and  aunt  by  marriage 
of  President  Wilson. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II.  November,  1916  No.  1 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 


Let  All  the  Nation  Join  In  Giving 

Oglethorpe    University    a 

Library ! 

(From   The   Atlanta   Journal.) 


A  great  university  on  the  threshold  of  its  life  should  have  a 
library  befitting  its  high  character,  its  splendid  ideals,  the  great 
benefit  it  brings  to  the  south,  and  its  place  in  the  rearing  of  com- 
ing generations  of  southern  men. 

It  is  in  the  power  of  the  South  and  her  people  to  give  Oglethorpe 
university  such  a  library,  or  at  least,  the  foundations  of  a  library 
which  may  one  day  become  the  peer  of  any  in  the  United  States. 
And  it  can  be  done  with  such  small  cost  to  anybody  that  the  plan 
proposed  today  should  enlist  the  help  of  every  man  and  woman  in 
the  state. 

A  BOOK  SHOWER  FOR  OGLETHORPE. 

That  is  the  plan.  It  is  very  simple,  but  its  possibilities  have  no 
limit.  Let  every  man  and  woman  in  the  south  who  can  do  so  give 
one   book    or   one    set   of   books    or   as    many   books   as    he  pleases    to 

the  library  of  Oglethorpe  university.  It  is  a  little  thing  for  anybodv 
to  give,  but  with  many  giving,  it  will  scarcely  be  a  matter  of  days 
before  the  shelves  of  the  university's  fireproof  library  room  will 
bristle  with  the  books  which  the  south's  own  people  have  given  for 
the  education  of  the  south's   own   sons. 


ANY    KIND    OF*  STANDARD    BOOK    IS    WELCOME.     On    the 

shelves  of  your  own  library  there  are  books  which  you  know  and 
love,  but  which  you  would  hardly  miss  if /they  were  gone.  Give  them 
to  Oglethorpe.  The  university  has  no  library  at  all  now,  so  that 
no  matter  what  books  you  give,  they  will  be  welcome.  But  let  them 
be  good  books!  The  gift  should  be  worthy  the  giver.  Standard 
novels  are  not  out  of  place  in  a  college  library,  but  the  need  is  for 
SOLID  books,  the  old  classics,  reference  works,  books  which  have 
stood  the  test  of  time.  For  instance,  a  set  of  Dickens  or  a  set  of 
Thackeray  would  make  a  fine  gift.  So  would  Dr.  Eliot's  famous 
rive-foot  shelf. 

SOUTHERN  LITERATURE  PARTICULARLY  IS  WANTED.  It 

is  the  purpose  of  Oglethorpe,  a  southern  institution  to  the  core,  to 
gather  in  its  library  the  works  of  southern  authors,  books  about  the 
south  and  southern  men  and  women.  A  selection  of  this  kind  from 
your  library  meets   the  university's   ideals   exactly. 

There  was  a  day  when  Oglethorpe  university  had  a  library.  But 
it  was  scattered  far  and  wide  when  the  old  university  succumbed  in 
the  dark  hours  of  the  south.  In  that  library  were  books  of  priceless 
value,  gems  o>f  the  old  south,  books  which  cannot  today  be  duplicat- 
ed HUNDREDS  OF  THOSE  BOOKS  ARE  IN  ATLANTA.  When 
that  library  was  scattered,  the  books  stayed  right  here.  Today  some 
of  them  are  submerged  in  old  trunks,  dust-gathering  on  shelves  in 
forgotten  attics  and  storerooms.  They  may  be  in  your  own  home. 
What  a  fine  thing  it  would  be  to  restore  them  to  their  rightful 
place  !     Look  for  them  today  and  give  them  to  Oglethorpe. 

Every  man  and  woman  who  gives  a  'book  to  Oglethorpe  may  in- 
scribe in  it  his  name,  so  that  he  will  be  known  to  Oglethorpe  stud- 
ents of  the  future  for  his  part  in  founding  the  university  library. 
Decide  today  what  books  you  will  give.  If  it  is  a  single  volume, 
mail  it  to  the  LIBRARIAN  OF  OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  or 
bring  it  to  THE  JOURNAL  OFFICE.  Sets  of  books  or  many  books 
will  be  called  for  b&  the  university  authorities  if  the  donor  does  not 
wish  to  send  them  himself,  or  bring  them  in  person  to  the  university. 
If  such  is  your  gift,  write  THE  BOOK  SHOWER  EDITOR  of  The 
Journal,  describing  the  books  and  giving  your  name  and  address. 

LET'S   MAKE   THIS   BOOK  SHOWER  A  CLOUDBURST! 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II.  December,  1916  No.  2 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 


TO  THE  FRIENDS  OF  OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY 

At  the  request  of  the  management  of  Oglethorpe  University, 
Mr.  Henry  E.  Harman,  the  well-known  poet  and  writer,  has  con- 
sented to  lead  our  efforts  in- the  collection  of  a  really  wonderful 
library  of  Southern  literature.    He  outlines  the  plans  below. 

Can  you  not  help  him  and  us  to  effect  this  great  thing, 
not  only  for  the  University,  but  also  for  the  "Land  we  Love?" 


I  have  undertaken  the  work  of  collecting  a  library  of  South- 
ern literature  for  Oglethorpe  University  for  two  reasons  ;  one  is 
to  assist  Oglethorpe  and  the  other  is  from  the  love  of  this  kind 
of  work.  I  feel  that  there  is  a  splendid  opportunity  to  put  into 
this  University  a  collection  of  books,  bearing  directly  on  South- 
ern literature,  which  will  have  the  greatest  practical  value  on 
literary  productions  in  future  years.  I  do  not  know  of  any  insti- 
tution in  the  South  which  has  made  a  specialty  of  getting  to- 
gether a  complete  collection  of  all  Southern  books,  and  I  believe 
that  we  would  be  able  to  put  such  a  collection  in  the  library 
at  Oglethorpe,  provided  the  friends  of  the  institution,  throughout 
the  South,  will  assist  us  in  this  undertaking. 

That  such  a  collection  of  books  is  an  absolute  necessity  at 
this  time,  goes  without  saying.  What  we  want  at  Oglethorpe  is 
a  collection  of  books  by  Southern  writers  which  will  be  invalua- 
ble to  coming  generations.  We  want  to  make  this  collection 
so  complete  in  the  way  of  Southern  literature  and  Southern  his- 
tory that  the  future  historian  can  come  to  Oglethorpe  to  write 
any  phase  of  Southern  history  he  may  wish,  and  find  within  its 
walls  the  necessary  data  from  which  to  work. 


In  order  to  give  you  a  clear  idea  of  what  we  want  in  this 
collection  of  books,  it  is  necessary  to  go  somewhat  into  details. 
For  instance  ;  we  would  like  to  have  and  will  have,  if  they  can 
be  secured,  all  of  the  histories  which  have  been  written  of  the 
several  Southern  states,  also  biographies  of  Southerners,  both 
local  and  otherwise.  We  also  want  descriptions  of  local  history, 
scenery,  land  marks,  etc.,  in  fact,  we  want  everything  that  can 
possibly  be  secured  of  a  historical  nature  which  bears  upon  any 
part  of  the  Southern  states. 

Another  collection  of  old  literature  which  will  be  necessary 
and  which  we  shall  seek,  will  be  literary  magazines,  published  in 
the  South  prior  to  the  war.  Among  these  I  will  mention  the  fol- 
lowing: DeBow's  Review,  Niles  Register,  The  Land  We  Love, 
Southern  Magazine,  The  Southern  Review,  Russell's  Magazine, 
The  Palmetto,  Southern  Bivouac,  and  others.  I  have  already 
collccted  a  complete  edition  of  the  Southern  Literary  Messenger, 
edited  for  a  number  of  years  Try  Edgar  Allen  Poe,  in  Richmond, 
which  was  one  of  the  leading  literary  publications  in  the  South 
from  1830  to  1863. 

Prior  to  1840  the  South  perhaps  led  all  other  sections  of  the 
country  in  literary  magazine  publications.  In  addition  to  the 
papers  mentioned  above,  there  were  a  number  of  other  literary 
publications  in  the  South  during  the  early  part  of  the  last  cen- 
tury, which  we  shall  also  endeavor  to  secure.  There  are  many 
families  which  have  odd  copies  of  the  above  magazines,  and  we 
are  going  to  ask  that  they  send  these  to  us,  to  assist  us  in 
making  up  complete  files  of  these  various  publications.  There 
will  doubtless  be  some  individual  who  would  be  very  glad  to  con- 
tribute complete  sets  of  some  of  these  magazines  for  use  in  the 
University.  As  these  early  publications  contain  some  of  the  fin- 
est literature  produced  in  tin's  country  during  the  first  half  of 
the  last  century,  it  is  easy  to  see  how  necessary  and  valuable  a 
complete  collection  of  these  magazines  will  be  to  Oglethorpe. 
We  want  specially  to  impress  upon  the  friends  of  the  University 
to  make  as  liberal  contributions  of  this  kind  of  literature  a*  they 
possibly  can. 


Aside  from  the  above  contributions,  we  wish  to  secure 
copies   of  all  books  published  by   Southerners  upon  whatever 

subject,  which  people  may  have  and  be  willing  to  contribute. 

In  many  of  the  larger  towns  and  cities,  historical  handbooks 
have  been  issued  from  time  to  time  describing  the  early  history 
of  such  place,  together  with  descriptive  articles  of  historical 
scenes,  etc.,  and  we  would  like  to  have  a  complete  collection  of 
books  of  this  character.  Also  in  some  cases  these  books  are 
practically  out  of  print  and  we  have  to  depend  upon  the  friends 
of  the  University  to  send  us  copies  from  their  private  collec- 
tions. 

I  have  only  given  in  the  albove  a  brief  outline  of  the  work 
we  have  in  mind,  but  this  is  enough  to  show  the  collection  of 
books  we  have  undertaken.  We  appeal  to  all  individuals  through- 
out the  South,  who  wish  to  see  our  section  develop  a  literary 
future.  There  is  no  better  way  to  help  this  cause  than  to  con- 
tribute to  this  collection  of  books  on  Southern  literature.  Al- 
though it  may  only  be  a  single  issue  of  a  magazine  or  a  singly 
copy  of  some  unknown  book,  the  gift  will  be  very  much  appre- 
ciated, and  by  everybody  taking  an  interest  in  this  collection,  it 
can,  in  a  few  years,  be  made  one  of  the  most  valuable  in  this 
country. 

Mark  all  items  you  send  with  your  name  and  address,  so 
your  name  will  appear  in  our  catalogue,  as  a  contributor.  Ad- 
dress all  books  to  me,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  a  receipt  will  be  sent  you 
for  each  item. 

Yours  very  truly, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  Nov.  1,  1916.  HENRY  E.  HARMAN. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II.  January,  1917  No.  3 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Atlanta,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  PostofEce  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 


GOOD  NEWS  FROM  OGLETHORPE. 

During  recent   weeks   two  happenings   of  large  interest  to  all   the 

friends  of  Oglethorpe   University  have  added  much  to  the   spiritual 
and  material  power  back  of  this  great  movement. 

One  of  them  is  the  organization  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  the  Uni- 
versity in  Atlanta,  and  the  pledging  of  between  one  and  two  hun- 
dred of  the,  leading  women  of  the  city  to  devote  their  earnest  en- 
ergies to  the  development  of  their  school. 

The  other  is  the  magnificent  backing  of  the  Synod  of  Georgia  at 
their  last  meeting,  including  the  gift  to  the  institution  of  between 
three   and    four    thousand    dollars. 

The  Story  of  the  Organization  of  the  Woman's  Board. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  gatherings,  even  in  this  city  of  re- 
markable gatherings,  was  the  assembling  of  approximately  one  hun- 
dred of  the  representative  women  of  the  city  of  Atlanta,  at  the  home 
of  Mrs.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  Saturday  afternoon,  November  25th,  to 
organize  a  Women's  Board  for  Oglethorpe  University. 

The  purpose  of  the  Board  is  to  aid  the  University  in  every  wise 
and  efficient  way,  with  counsel  of  and  guidance  by  the  proper  au- 
thorities of  the  institution.  Already  more  than  one  hundred  of  the 
finest  workers  and  most  representative  women  o'f  the  city  have 
tendered  their  services  and  joined  the  organization.  Their  activi- 
ties will  be  directed  toward  the  support  and  development  of  Ogle- 
thorpe in  every  phase  of  its  growth  and  activities.  Each  of  the  la- 
dies will  be  assigned  to  the  committee  on  which  she  feels  hest  able 
to  serve.  These  committees  cover  the  various  departments  of  the 
University,  and  among  them  are — Ways  and  Means,  Finance, 
Grounds,  Press,  Entertainment,  Hospital,  Music,  Library  and  Art,. 
Refreshments,  Transportation,  and  such  other  committees  as  it  may 
seem  wise  to  the  Board  from  time  to  time  to  appoint. 

The  authorities  of  the  University  welcome  the  formation  of  this; 
organization  with  the  greatest  joy.  The  mere  fact  that  they  have 
promised  a  devoted  allegiance  to  the  enterprise  alone  has  its  own 
genuine  value,  but  those  who  know  the  women  of  Atlanta,  with  their 


marvelous  capacity  for  earnest  and  consecrated  work  directed  by  a 
swift,  and  accurate  intelligence,  will  realize  best  what  must  be  the 
results  of  the  efficient  aid  which  they  will  give  to  this  great  enter- 
prise. 

What  the  Synod   of  Georgia  Thinks   of  Oglethorpe. 

The  fine  friendship  of  the  Synod  of  Georgia,  and  her  interest  in 
the  great  undertaking  of  the  founding  of  a  Southern  Presbyterian 
University,  was  never  more  fully  illustrated  than  at  the  recent  meet- 
ing of  the  Synod,  held  in  Dalton,  November  14-18. 

At  this  meeting,  three  separate  resolutions  of  encouragement  and 
approval  were  passed  by  the  Synod,  and  one  fine  deed  in  the  form 
of  a  gift  of  cash  was  recorded  on  her  minutes.  This  latter  consists 
of  instructions  given  to  the  commission  of  the  Donald  Fraser  High 
School,  authorizing  them  to  turn  over  to  Oglethorpe  University  a 
fund  of  something  like  $3,000.00.  The  Commission  on  Donald  Fraser 
High  School  reported  that  they  found  it  to  be  the  opinion  of  the 
stockholders  of  that  institution,  including  the  Synod's  trustees,  that 
their  corporation  should  be  dissolved  and  its  business  settled  in  a 
legal  way.  In  their  report  they  recommended  J:he  following  resolu- 
tions, which  the   Synod  adopted : 

1st.  That  the  Synod's  trustees,  S.  L.  Morris  and  I.  S.  McElroy. 
he  and  they  are  hereby  instructed  to  unite  with  the  other  commit- 
tee of  the  Donald  Fraser  High  School  in  securing  a  dissolution  of 
.this  corporation  and  the  settlement  of  its  business  according  to  the 
provisions  of  the  law  of  the  State  of  Georgia. 

2nd.  That  the  aforesaid  S.  L.  Morris  and  I.  S.  McElroy,  be  and 
they  are  hereby  instructed  to  receive  a  receipt  for  all  funds  due  to 
this  Synod  as  a  result  of  the  dissolution  and  settlement  of  this 
business  of  the  Donald  Fraser  High  School,  and  said  trustees  are 
also  instructed  to  deliver  all  such  funds  to  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  Oglethorpe  University  as  a  foundation  for  an  endowment  fund  in 
said  Oglethorpe  University,  to  be  known  as  the  Georgia  Professor- 
ship. 

In  the  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Christian  Education 
and  Ministerial  Relief  are  to  be  found  these  good  words: 

"Especially  do  we  note  with  gratitude  the  auspicious  opening  of 
Oglethorpe,  a  new  Southern  Presbyterian  University,  and  pray  that 
this  may  yet  be  the  earnest  of  a  long  and  uninterrupted  career  of 
increasing  service  to  the  church  and  world  of  this  institution  now 
by  the  grace  of  God  made  alive  again." 

And  then,  after  the   President  of  the  University,  by  invitation  of 


the  Synod,'  had  made  an  address  outlining  the  history  and  ideals 
of  Oglethorpe,  the  Synod,  by  a  unanimous  rising  vote,  adopted  the 
following  resolutions: 

"The  Synod  of  Georgia  has  heard  with  pleasure  the  admirable 
address  of  Thornwcll  Jacobs  and  take  this  occasion  to  assure  him 
again  of  our  sympathy  with  the  great  work  of  refounding  Ogle- 
thorpe University  for  our  Southern  Presbyterian  Church  to  the 
glory  of  God.  We  assure  him  our  great  pleasure  in  the  remark- 
able success  that  has  attended  his  efforts  in  securing  subscriptions 
that  already  aggregate  more  than  $700,000.00,  and  in  building  one 
of  the  largest  and  finest  fire-proof  college  buildings  in  the  South, 
and  in  selecting  a  faculty  conspicuous  for  scholarship  and  Christian 
character,  and  in  attracting  that  remarkably  large  Freshman  class 
of  choice  young  men  with  which  the  University  began  its  first  ses- 
sion in  September,  1916.  We  commend  most  cordially  to  the  liber- 
ality of  our  people  the  claims  of  Oglethorpe  University,  with  the 
hope  tbat  the  endowment  fund  of  the  Georgia  Professorship  may 
soon  be  completed  and  tbat  other  Synods  may  follow  the  example 
of  this  Synod  in  the  endowment  of  Synodical  Professorships  in 
this    great   Presbyterian   University. 


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OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.   II.  February,   1917  No.  4 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,   Atlanta,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe,  University,  Ga. 

GOOD  NEWS  AND  THANKS. 

We  wish  to  thank  all  of  the  many  hundreds  of  founders  of  Ogle- 
thorpe University  who  have  sent  their  checks,  fulfilling-  their 
pledges  to  aid,  during  the  month  of  January. 

As  a  result  we  are  able  to  report  that  the  collections  for  the 
month  have  reached  approximately  $11,000.00.  These  checks  have 
come  from  literally  all  over  the  United  States,  but  chiefly  from  the 
South,  of  course.  They  have  -come  from  big  folks  and  little  folks, 
from  old  folks  and  young  folks,  from  rich  folks  and  poor  folks,  from 
Church  societies,  Ladies  Aid  societies,  Missionary  societies,  Sunday 
Schools  and  Sunday  School  classes,  and  indeed  from  everv  sort  and 
condition  of  men. 

The  largest  amount  that  we  have  received  during  the  month  from 
one  source  was  $500.00  from  an  Atlanta  corporation,  the  next 
largest  was  $425.00  from  an  Atlanta  Presbyterian,  the  next  largest 
was  $400.00  from  a  friend  in  New  York. 

Yet,  perhaps  the  largest  of  all  would  be  found  among  the  $1.00 
and  $2.00  checks,  many  of  which  have  come  to  us  from  generous 
hearted  'little  boys  and  girls,  and  men  and  women. 

Accompanying  them  have  been  many  dear  and  lovely  letters  from 
hearts  warmed  to  aid  this  great  enterprise.  We  take  the  liberty  of 
printing  one  of  these,  without  giving  the  name  of  the  dear  little  girl 
who  wrote  it : 

Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  January  Sth,   litlT 
Dear  Dr.  Jacobs : 

I  thank  you  warmly  for  the  nice  letter  von  sent  to  me  I  will 
always  try  to  prove  a  friend  to  Oglethorpe  University.  I  always  was 
happy  to  think  that  some  time  I  will  own  $50.00  iu  that  great  Univer- 
sity. I  am  only  ten  years  of  age  but  am  trying  hard  to  earn  the 
money  I  pay  you  with.  *  *  *  *  I  know  it  seems  crazy  to  be  (for 
me  to  be)  writing-  to  a  man  I  do  not  know  very  much  but  you  write 
me  so  many  nice  letters  that  I  could  not  help  from  writing  to  tell 
you  what  I  think  about  Oglethorpe.  I  have  joined  the  church  and  I 
want  to  be  a   missionary   some  time. 

Yours  truly. 

You  dear  little  girl,  no  gift  has  come  to  our  office  which  is  ap- 
preciated more  than  yours.  May  you  have  all  your  heart's  wishes 
fulfilled  and  may  God  bless  and  keep  you  and  all  of  your  sort  forever. 

*■       *       * 

We  are  reminded  in  this  connection  of  a  verv  beautiful  stanza  in 
the  poem  read  by  one  of  the  distinguished  galaxy  of  Southern  poets 
on  the  occasion  of  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  the  first  building  of 
Oglethorpe.  It  is  by  Samuel  Minturn  Peck,  author  of  "Swinging  in 
the  Grape-vine  Swing,"  and  it  reads  thus  : 


"God  bless  the  men  benevolent, 

Who  give  this  structure  to  the  skies 

For  them  no  grander  monument 

In  carven  grace  can  ever  rise. 

No  need  of  marble  or  of  brass 

Have  they  to  keep  their  memory  bright 

Time  cannot  dim 

The  fame  of  him 

Who  writes  his  name  with  light." 

The  new  year  thus  opens  promising  beautiful  things  for  our  en- 
terprise. Just  two  years  ago  we  laid  the  cornerstone,  and  these  are 
the  things  that  the  Oglethorpe  founders  have  done  since  that  time. 
They  have  enlarged  the  subscription  list  until  now  it  is. about  $700.- 
000.00.  They  have  completed  the  first  great  building  of  the  institu- 
tion, which  is  universally  conceded  to  be  the  highest  class  academic 
building  in  the  Southern  states,  and  worthy  to  be  compared  with  any 
college  or  university  building  in  the  world.  They  have  secured  for 
that  institution  the  following  public  utilities:  A  United  States  Post- 
office,  a  Southern  Express  office,  a  Telephone  and  Telegraph  office, 
written  assurance  of  an  extension  of  the  Atlanta  Trolley  line  system 
and  actual  extension  of  bus  service  in  the  meantime,  a  Railway  Sta- 
tion immediately  opposite  the  campus,  and  the  extension  of  the  City 
Water  System  to  serve  the  institution. 

And  perhaps  best  of  all,  they  have  organized  a  brilliant  and  godly 
f acuity,  and  have  assembled  the  largest  first  class  that  any  similar 
institution  ever  assembled  in  the  history  of  this  section. 

For  all  of  which  we  return,   thanks  to  Him  from  whom  cometh 

every  good  and  perfect  gift. 

*       *       * 

Read  also  this  final  word,  which  is  an  appeal:  The  finishing 
touches  have  just  been  put  on  our  first  building.  The  closing  bills 
for  the  payment  of  it  have  accumulated.  It  is  a  wonderful  building 
and  we  have  received  $1.25  worth  for  every  $1.00  that  we  have  spent 
on  it  and  in  it.  It  is  all  we  can  do  to  pay  for  it  because  our  pledges 
are  annual  pledges  and  do  not  mature  immediately. 

So,  will  you  not  send  us  your  check,  if  you  have  not  paid  all  that 
is  due  on  your  pledge,  and  thus  gladden  our  hearts  and  aid  the  insti- 
tution of  which  you  are  one  of  the  founders? 

If  you  have  paid  in  full,  and  can  do  so  without  great  inconve- 
nience, send  us  an  extra  check  to  be  credited  as  advance  payment  on 
your  promise.  Some  time  when  you  are  able,  come  out  and  see  your 
school,  for  it  is  yours  and  will  ever  be. 

Heartily  yours. 

THORNWELL  JACOBS. 

President. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.   II.  March,  1917  No.  5 

Published    monthly    by    Oglethorpe    University,    Oglethorpe    University,    Georgia 
Edited    by    Thornwell    Jacobs 


Entered    as    seeond-elass    mail    matter    at    the    Postofflce    at    Oglethorpe    University,    Ga. 


WE  ARE  IN  THE  MIDST  OF   A    GREAT   FIGHT  FOR  A  SPLEN- 
DID   ENTERPRISE. 

In  January  and  February  we  made  an  appeal  to  all  of  our  patrons 
to  send  a  substantial  payment  on  their  subscriptions,  and  wherever 
possible  to  pay  in  advance. 

#       #       * 

During  these  months  we  "received  many  encouraging  letters. 
Here,  for  example,  is  one  from  a  little  friend  in  Memphis,  Tennessee, 
that  lies  the  right  ring  in  it: 

Memphis,  Term.,  Feb.  9th,   1917. 
"Dear  Dr.  Jacobs  : 

I  am  so  pleased  to  be  able  to  hand  you  $10.00  herewith,  on  my 
subscription  of  $50.00  toward  the  Founding  of  Oglethorpe  University, 
where  I  hope  to  go  some  day  for  my  education.  I  am  just  nine  years 
old  now.  I  shall  try  and  pay  all  of  my  subscription  before  a  very 
long  time. 

"Wishing  you    every   success,   I   am, 

"Yours   sincerely," 
We  like  to  publish  these  letters  from  the  boys  and  girls  because 
they  mean  so  much.    Who  knows  but  what  this  little  man  may  be  a 
student  or  a  professor  or  a  giver  of  a  building  to  Oglethorpe  in    the 
davs  to  come? 


And  here  is  a  letter  from  a  man  who  is  out  now  bearing  part  of 

the  burden  of  life.    He  also  is  doing  his  part,  and  it  is  a  good  part, 

and  his  check  for  $10.00  was  very  much  appreciated: 

Pensacola,  Florida,  Feb.  7th,  1917. 
"Dear  Friends  : 

"I  am  enclosing  herewith  my  check  for  $10.00  to  be  applied  on   the 
$20.00  balance  now  due  by  me  to  the  University.     I  am  sorry  that   I 
cannot  pay  it  all  at  this  time,  but  will  remit  the  remaining  $10.00  on 
March  31st. 
"With  best  wishes,  I  am, 

"Yours  very  truly," 

*  -vp  ^ 

And  here  is  a  short  note  from  Brownsville,  Tenn.,  which  is  typical 

of  very  many  that  we  receive.    It  does  our  heart  good  for  a  letter  to 

enclose  the  money  not  only,  'but  the  good  wishes  and  high  hopes  and 

earnest  prayers  of  the  sender : 

Brownsville,  Tenn.,  Feb.   14,  1917. 
"Gentlemen : 

"Enclosed  is  a  money  order  for  $3.00,  covering  the  balance  of  my 
subscription.  I  am  also  sending  sincerest  wishes  for  the  fullest  suc- 
cess of   the  University, 

"Yours  truly," 


And  now  March  has  come  and  we  are  in  the  midst  of  settling  the 
last  hills  on  the  first  great  building  of  the  University.  It  is  said  to 
be  the  highest  class  academic  structure  in  the  Southeast  and  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  nation. 

For  every  $1.00  that  has  gone  into  it,  we  believe  that  we 
have  secured  $1.25  worth  of  result.  All  of  our  contracts  were  made 
at  the  time  of  low  prices,  and  this  building,  built  and  equipped  today, 
would  cost  us  over  $200,000.00. 

We  need  every  cent  we  can  get  to  meet  these  bills.  We  have, 
daily,  reason  to  know  that  the  friends  of  Oglethorpe  University  are 
the  best  friends  in  the  world.  Among  these  you  are  one.  Please  let 
this  paragraph  be  a  personal  appeal  from  all  of  the  men  who  have 
been, intrusted  in  the  work  of  administration  of  your  institution,  pray- 
ing of  you  to  send  a  check  for  every  cent  that  you  can  on  your  sub- 
scription NOW. 

The  work  of  the  University  is  progressing  happily.  Between  sixty 
and  seventy  boys  are  in  the  first  class,  the  Freshman  class,  in  the 
academic  department.  Next  year  there  will  be  two  classes,  and  the 
following  year  three,  and  so  on  until  both  the  under-graduate  and  the 
graduate  schools  are  filled. 

We  have  also  become  the  happy  recipient  of  a  magnificent  six- 
inch  refracting  telescope,  valued  at  approximately  $2,000.00,  but 
priceless  on  account  of  its  intimate  association  with  the  history  of 
Old  Oglethorpe. 

Dr.  James  Stacy,  who  was  rn  alumnus  of  the  University  of  the 
class  of  1849,  and  who  was  noted  as  a  lover  of  astronomy  during  all 
of  the  many  years  of  his  ministry  at  Newnan,  possessed  a  telescope 
which  was  famous  all  over  Georgia  for  its  clearness  and  size,  it  being 
generally  esteemed  as  the  finest  telescope  in  the  state. 

Dr.  Stacy  was  one  of  the  last  living  members  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Old  Oglethorpe,  and  when  he  died,  leaving  the  tele- 
scope to  his  nephew,  Mr.  Thomas  Stacy  Capers,  now  studying  at 
Princeton  University,  it  seemed  to  Mr.  Capers  the  fitting  thing  that 
this  telescope  should  be  given  to  the  New  Oglethorpe  as  a  memorial 
gift  from  the  old  alumnus  and  director. 

The  authorities  of  the  University  in  accepting  the  instrument 
have  named  it  the  "Stacy-Capers"  telescope,  uniting  both  the  mem- 
ories of  the  uncle  and,  the  generosity  of  the  nephew. 

The  telescope  has  arrived  safely  and  is  being  set  up  for  the  use 
of  the  classes  in  astronomy. 

#       #       # 

But  the  main  thing  that  we  wish  to  say  in  this  bulletin  is :  "  Please 
do  all  that  you  can  to  help  us  pay  these  bills. ' ' 


<®gletf)orpe  Entoersfttp  bulletin 

Vol.  II        extra  edition        APRIL,  1917        extra  edition        No.  6 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Georgia 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as   second-class  mail  matter  at  the   Postoffice   at   Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

The  School  of  Commerce  at 
Oglethorpe  University 


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pjN  ESTABLISHING  her  School  of  Commerce,  Oglethorpe  Uni- 
versity has  taken  a  splendid  forward  step  in  supplying  the 
needs  and  perfecting  the  ideals  of  the  Southern  educational 
world.  The  great  mass  of  American  colleges  were  originally 
founded  by  church  organizations  whose  principal  purpose  as  frequently 
expressed  was,  "in  order  to  supply  our  church  ivith  an  educated  ministry" . 
These  were  the  first  colleges  in  America  and  their  curricula  were 
planned  for  students  for  the  ministry,  for  the  preacher  and  the  dominie. 
Slight  changes  were  made  in  them  to  accommodate  the  lawyer  and  the 
literary  man,  but  otherwise  they  held  rigidly  to  a  certain  formal  type  of 
education  represented  today  by  the  strict  Bachelor  of  Arts  course  in  our 
American  colleges. 

Since  these  schools  would  not  broaden  themselves,  other  institutions 
supplying  new  needs  sprang  up  outside.  Such  were  the  technical,  the 
agricultural  schools,  and  the  various  scientific  schools. 

But  while  courses  have  thus  been  shaped  in  various  institutions  for 
the  man  who  may  wish  to  be  a  minister,  or  a  teacher,  or  an  engineer,  or 
a  mechanic,  or  a  farmer,  it  is  only  recently  that  some  of  our  leading 
American  universities  have  offered  courses  designed  for  the  student  who 
expects  to  be  a  business  man. 

One  reason  for  the  failure  of  so  many  schools  to  take  care  of  this 
tremendous  body  of  students  lies  in  the  fact  that  it  is  practically  impos- 
sible to  operate  successfully  such  a  series  of  courses  without  the  use  of  a 
great  city  as  a  laboratory  of  instruction. 

The  location  of  Oglethorpe  University  in  the  suburbs  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  supplied  this  fine  opportunity  which  the  management  of  the 
institution  has  been  quick  to  grasp. 

The  School  of  Commerce  at  Oglethorpe,  which  opened  with  a  Fresh- 
man class  in  the  fall  of  1916,  consists  of  a  full  four  years'  course  in 


studies  relating  to  practical  business  administration  and  industrial  life. 
.  Upon  its  successful  completion  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Commerce  is 
conferred  upon  students  pursuing  it. 

The  courses  in  the  School  of  Commerce,  as  outlined  below,  are  equi- 
valent in  dignity  and  importance  to  the  courses  offered  in  the  Schools  of 
Arts,  Science  and  Literature.  It  is  no  longer  necessary  for  a  young  man 
who  expects  to  spend  his  life  in  the  business  world  to  pursue  a  course  of 
study  specially  adapted  to  a  student  for  the  ministry,  nor  to  waste  his  time 
in  studies  that  are  of  no  value  whatsoever  to  him  in  the  years  of  his  after 
life. 

Parents  who  wish  their  sons  to  come  home  from  college  interested  in 
the  business  lives  which  they  are  to  lead,  and  equipped  to  lead  them,  will 
note  that  commercial  history,  commercial  law  and  practical  accounting, 
with  such  languages  as  Spanish  and  German,  necessary  nowadays  to  all 
well  educated  business  men,  have  taken  the  place  of  Latin  and  Greek  in 
the  School  of  Commerce  and  that  a  student  who  expects  to  be  a  merchant 
or  a  banker,  or  a  business  man  of  any  good  type  will  be  thoroughly 
drilled,  through  his  studies  and  lectures,  in  the  facts  and  principles  of 
the  world  in  which  he  is  to  live. 


Courses  of  Study  1917-18 

The  School  of  Commerce  with  its  allied  departments  has  as  its  central 
idea  the  presenting  of  a  course  of  study  designed  to  give  an  adequate  and 
thorough  preparation  for  a  business  career. 

It  should  not  be  confounded  with  the  well  known  "Business  College," 
as  the  Manual  Training  School  is  often  confounded  with  the  Engineering 
College  of  a  University. 

A  School  of  Commerce  does  not  turn  out  stenographers,  typists  and 
book-keepers;  it  produces  accountants,  managers  and  executives. 

OUTLINE  OF  COURSES 
Accounting 
1.  Elementary  Accounting. — A  thorough  study  of  the  basic  theory  of 
accounting  debits  and  credits,  and  the  obtaining  of  a  knowledge  of  the 
methods  and  forms  used  in  the  recording  of  transactions;  and  the  com- 
pilation and  interpretation  of  statements  based  thereon.  Lectures  and 
practical  work.  Six  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Freshmen  in  B.  Com. 
course. 

2.  Practical  Accounting. — A  continuation  of  (1),  developing  from 
the  basic  principles  and  methods  to  the  methods,  forms  and  statements 


used  in  the  different  types  of  business  enterprises,  including  also  accounts 
of  executors,  trustees,  receivers,  etc.  Six  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all 
Sophomores  in  B.  Com.  course. 

3.  Accounting  Problems  and  Theory  of  Accounts. — A  development 
of  (2),  taking  up  problems  bearing  on  the  special  cases  studied,  and  from 
the  solution  of  these  problems,  developing  the  various  points  of  theory 
there  illustrated.  C.  P.  A.  problems  form  a  large  part  of  the  material  used. 
Six  hours  a  week.     Required  of  all  Juniors  in  B.  Com.  course. 

3.  Cost  Accounting. — A  study  of  the  principles  and  practices  in  this 
particular  branch  of  accounting.  A  budget  set  is  used  in  order  to  illus- 
trate the  detail  of  this  type  of  work.  Six  hours  a  week.  Elective  in  Junior 
and  Senior  years. 

3.  Accounting  Mathematics  and  Statistical  Presentation. — A  study  of 
the  higher  mathematics  used  in  the  higher  branches  of  accounting — Alge- 
bra, Analytic  Geometry  and  the  Calculus — in  so  far  as  they  are  of  value 
in  accounting  work.  Also  study  and  practice  in  the  graphical  represen- 
tation of  statistics  and  tables  in  reports  and  publications.  Six  hours  a 
week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

4.  Auditing  Practice  and  Procedure. — The  principles  and  practice  of 
auditing  are  studied,  examples  of  actual  business  and  audit  reports  being 
used.  Considerable  laboratory  and  practical  work  is  incorporated.  Six 
hours  a  week.    Required  of  Seniors  in  B.  Com.  course. 

4.  History  of  Accounting. — A  study  of  the  history  and  development 
of  accounting  principles  to  the  present  date,  and  a  discussion  of  the  pos- 
sibilities of  the  future.  Three  hours  a  week.  Fall  Term.  Elective  in 
Senior  year. 

English 

1.  English. — Three  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Freshmen.  See 
announcement  of  Department  of  English. 

2.  Commercial  English.- — Three  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all 
Sophomores.     See  announcement  of  Department  of  English. 

Bible 

1.  Bible. — Two  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Freshmen.  See  an- 
nouncement of  that  department. 

2.  Bible. — Two  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Sophomores.  See 
announcement  of  that  department. 

Languages 

Two  years'  work  taken  in  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years  in  either 
French,  Spanish  or  German  is  required.  See  the  announcements  of  those 
departments  for  details. 


Commercial  Law 

1.  Commercial  Law. — Contracts,  agency  and  partnership,  corpora- 
tions. Personal  and  real  property,  guaranty  and  suretyship.  Three  hours 
a  week.    Required  of  all  Freshmen  in  B.  Com.  course. 

2.  Commercial  Law. — Insurance  law,  negotiable  paper,  banks,  bank- 
ruptcy and  receivers,  income  and  inheritance  tax.  Three  hours  a  week. 
Required  of  all  Sophomores  in  B.  Com.  course. 

Economics  and  Allied  Branches 

1.  Economic  Theory. — A  study  of  the  basic  theory  of  economics, 
particularly  in  those  phases  bearing  most  closely  on  activities  of  the  busi- 
ness world.  Three  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Juniors  in  B.  Com. 
course. 

1.  History  and  Geography  of  Commerce. — A  study  of  the  economic 
history  of  the  world  up  to  the  present  day,  and  a  development  from  it  to 
the  present  geography  of  commerce.  Three  hours  a  week.  Required  of 
all  Freshmen  in  B.  Com.  course. 

3.  Corporation  Finance. — A  study  of  the  methods  of  promoting, 
underwriting  and  floating  of  a  corporation,  covering  issuance  and  sale  of 
securities,  underwriting,  kinds  of  stocks  and  bonds,  holding  companies, 
receiverships,  re-organizations,  etc.,  of  such  concerns.  Three  times  a  week. 
Required  of  all  Juniors  in  B.  Com.  course. 

3.  Advertising. — A  study  of  the  basic  principle  of  advertising,  its 
theory,  psychology  and  technique;  the  preparation  of  copy,  comparison 
and  study  of  advertising  mediums.  Six  hours  a  week  Elective  in  Junior 
or  Senior  year. 

3.  Insurance. — A  study  of  life,  fire  and  other  forms  of  insurance, 
developing  the  fundamental  theories  of  each,  the  principles  of  rates  and 
rate  making,  mortality  tables,  agents  and  agencies,  etc.  Three  hours  a 
week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

3.  Selling  and  Credits. — Covering  selling  principles  and  methods, 
analysis  of  markets,  opening  new  territory,  records,  canvassing,  selling, 
campaigns,  credit  agencies,  other  sources  of  credit  information,  credit 
records.     Three  hours  a  week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

3.  Buying. — A  study  of  markets  and  other  sources  of  supply,  prices 
and  discounts,  records  and  reports,  turnovers,  customs  and  practices  in 
various  fields.     Three  times  a  week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  years. 

3.  Transportation. — A  study  of  traffic  conditions,  including  the  va- 
rious lines  of  railroads,  their  locations  and  extent,  policy,  sources  and 
character  of  traffic,  also  usual  methods  of  handling  and  tracing  freight, 
dealing  with  claims,  etc.;  also  conditions  as  existing  in  other  countries  in 


comparison  with  the  United  States,  and  the  possibilities  of  the  future. 
Three  hours  a  week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

3.  Money  and  Banking. — A  study  of  the  essential  features  of  a  circu- 
lating medium  to  be  used  as  money.  The  Uni-  and  Bi-metallic  Theory — 
Gresham's  Law.  The  theory,  principles  and  practice  of  banking.  The 
regional  and  bond  banks.  Domestic  and  foreign  exchange  and  the  bank- 
ing principles  of  other  countries.  Three  hours  a  week.  Elective  in  Junior 
or  Senior  year. 

3.  Principles  and  Economics  of  Engineering. — A  study  of  engineer- 
ing operations,  particularly  as  regards  factory  operation,  mass  produc- 
tion, etc.,  touching  wages  and  wage  systems,  principles  of  manufacturing, 
factory  location  and  construction,  etc.  Three  hours  a  week.  Elective  in 
Junior  or  Senior  year. 

3.  Labor  Problems. — A  study  of  organized  and  individual  labor, 
sources  of  labor,  unemployment,  labor  unrest,  profit-sharing  and  similar 
plans,  welfare  work,  etc.  Three  hours  a  week.  Elective  in  Junior  or 
Senior  year. 

3.  Personal  Efficiency. — One's  efficiency  in  his  daily  life,  routine  and 
relation  to  others  is  the  main  topic  here.  Methods  of  developing  this 
efficiency,  development  of  memory,  systems  and  schedules,  etc.,  are  con- 
sidered.   Three  hours  a  week.     Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

MISCELLANEOUS  COURSES 

1.  Stenography  and  Typewriting. — A  thorough  training  in  these  im- 
portant branches,  using  a  standard  system  in  each  case,  with  a  sufficient 
amount  of  laboratory  and  dictation  work.  Six  hours  a  week.  Elective  in 
any  year. 

2.  Chemistry. — Elementary  Chemistry.  See  announcement  of  that 
department.  Three  hours  a  week.  Required  of  all  Sophomores  in  B.  Com. 
course. 

3.  Psychology. — A  study  of  the  principles  and  theories  of  this  sub- 
ject, particularly  in  its  application  to  business  life.  Three  hours  a  week. 
Required  of  all  Juniors  in  B.  Com.  course. 

4.  Vocational  Training. — A  study  of  the  known  methods  of  analysis 
and  vocationalization  of  mankind.  The  methods  of  Blackford  and  others 
are  explained  and  discussed,  also  psychological  tests,  and  other  similar 
material.    Three  hours  a  week.    Elective  in  Junior  or  Senior  year. 

In  addition  to  the  above  listed  subjects,  other  electives  will  be  offered 
as  the  demand  arises.  Also,  the  students  in  the  B.  Com.  course  may  choose 
electives  from  other  departments,  provided  the  subject  and  amount  of  such 
electives  meet  with  the  approval  of  the  head  of  the  School  of  Commerce 

For  further  information,  catalog,  entrance  blanks,  etc..  address  the 
President,  Oglethorpe  Universitv,  Ga. 


EDUCATION     AND       CAREER5- 


The  facts  are  drawn  from  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Education  and  interpreted 
by  Mr.  N.  C.  Schaeffer,  the  efficient  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction  for 
Pennsylvania.  The  proportion  of  students  in  various  kinds  of  educational  training,  as 
well  as  of  no  education,  is  shown  to  scale.  Similarly,  but  on  a  different  scale,  the 
shaded  area  shows  the  educational  training  received  by  the  10,000  men  whose  careers 
have  been  such  that  their  names  were  selected  for  "Who's  Who  in  America."  The 
value  of  educational  training  in  the  successful  lives  of  prominent  men  is  clearly  shown 
in  that  77  per  cent  of  such  men  in  "Who's  Who"  are  those  with  college  and  university 
training,  while  less  than  14  per  cent  of  them  had  only  a  common  school  training  and 
no  man  without  some  kind  of  education  was  found  to  have  had  a  sufficient  successful 
career  to  be  counted  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  list.  In  other  words,  if  young  men  aspire 
to  serve  their  country  and  this  generation  to  the  best  advantage,  they  stand  no  chance 
whatever  of  so  doing  if  they  have  no  education,  only  one  chance  in  9,000  of  such 
relative  success  if  they  have  only  a  common  school  training,  but  from  the  above  diagram 
they  seem  to  have  at  least  one  chance  in  40  of  reaching  such  success  if  they  have 
obtained  a  college  or  university  training  or  its  equivalent. 

What  Is  the  Use  of  a  University 
Education? 

(From  the  Westminster  Magazine) 

Our  friend,  Mr.  Holmes,  of  the  real  estate  firm  of  Holmes  &  Luckie 
of  this  city,  tells  us  an  interesting  story  which  deserves  wide  circulation. 

Fifteen  years  ago  he  left  his  home  in  Mississippi  to  try  his  fortune  in 
Atlanta.  Shortly  after  his  arrival  in  Atlanta  he  was  met  on  the  street  by 
a  friend  who  learned  that  he  was  looking  for  a  position.  The  friend  told 
of  an  opening  in  the  Fulton  Bag  &  Cotton  Mill,  and  offered  to  introduce 
him  personally  to  the  manager.  Mr.  Holmes  gladly  accepted  the  offer. 
The  manager  of  the  mill  asked  him  what  college  he  had  attended.  Mr. 
Holmes  explained  that  he  had  only  a  high  school  education,  but  expressed 
his  willingness  to  undertake  anything  and  to  prepare  himself  by  any  work 
necessary.  The  manager  took  his  references  and  a  week  or  so  later  when 
Mr.  Holmes  called  to  learn  what  disposition  had  been  made  of  the  matter, 


the  manager  told  him  that  of  all  the  references  that  had  come  to  their 
desk,  his  had  been  answered  with  the  words  of  highest  praise,  but  that 
the  position  demanded  a  college-bred  man  and  consequently  they  felt  that 
it  would  be  unwise  to  employ  him.  The  salary  attached  to  the  job  was 
$125.00  per  month.  Within  a  short  while  a  college  graduate  was  enjoying 
it.  Mr.  Holmes  later  began  his  career  in  Atlanta  on  $50.00  per  month 
with  a  mercantile  concern.  The  advantage  of  an  education  is  not  the 
equipping  of  a  man  to  make  money,  but  the  development  and  stimulation 
of  his  every  power  for  the  enjoying  of  life  and  making  the  most  of  his 
opportunities.  Yet  a  college  education  is  a  magnificent  financial  asset. 
Mr.  Holmes  began  with  a  handicap  of  $75.00  per  month  because  he  had 
not  gone  to  college. 

In  telling  us  the  story,  Mr.  Holmes  said  he  thought  this  chapter  from 
his  own  experience  might  be  useful  to  us  in  impressing  upon  some  young 
man  or  his  parents  the  importance  of  a  first-class  college  education. 

It  will  be. 


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The  above  design  shows  some  facts  not  generally  known.  It  will  be  noted  that 
the  earnings  of  the  graduates  of  various  schools  vary  surprisingly.  The  common 
school  graduate  begins  low  down  in  the  scale  and  at  the  age  of  29  reaches  his  maximum 
of  about  $15.00  per  week.  The  apprentice  rarely  gets  higher  than  $20.00.  The 
technical  school  graduate  begins  below  $15.00  and  goes  something  higher  than  $30.00 
on  an  average.  But  the  University  trained  man,  beginning  at  the  highest  figure  of 
them  all,   keeps  steadily  above  them  all. 

This  diagram  is  of  the  greatest  significance  to  young  men,  who  are  now  choosing 
the  institution  which  they  expect  to  attend  during  the  coming  years  aud  whose  iuru-int 
and  influence  will  determine  the  value  of  their  lives,  both  to  themselves  and  to 
society. 

These  findings  on  the  "Money  Value  of  Educational  Training"  are  the  result  of 
much  investigation  by  Mr.  James  Dodge  when  president  of  the  Societv  of  American 
Mechanical  Engineers.     It  is  worthy  of  careful  study. 


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Make  May  a  Great  Monti 


When  the  shock  of  the  great  war  came  we  wondered 
what  would  be  the  effect  upon  the  collections  of  pledges 
made  by  the  many  friends  of  Oglethorpe. 

The  effect  was  less  than  was  to  be  expected.  Even  so 
great  a  cataclysm  could  not  separate  our  friends  from  us. 

And  as  we  look  forward  to  May  we  are  hoping  for  splen- 
did receipts. 

Will  you  not  help  us  to  make  this  month  one  of  great 
and  good  results. 

If  you  owe  anything  on  your  pledge  send  it  in  at  once. 

If  you  do  not — oh,  how  much  an  advance  payment  would 
be  appreciated. 

And  if  you  have  paid  in  full  help  us  with  another  check. 

It  is  a  great  fight  for  a  great  school  in  which  we  are 
engaged — your  school,  for  you  are  one  of  the  founders  of  it. 

And  the  picture  on  the  other  page  shows  you  how  well 
the  money  has  been  used  with  which  you  have  already  en- 
trusted us. 

We  are  hoping  and  praying  for  a  great  month  in  Mav. 
Help  us  to  make  it  so. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II  June,  1917  No.  8 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered   as  second-class  mail   matter  at  the  Postofflce  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


OGLETHORPE    AND    THE    GENERAL    ASSEMBLY. 


In  view  of  the  recent  action  of  our  General  Assembly  as  quoted 
below,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Oglethorpe  University,  in  regular 
annual  meeting  assembled  May  29,  1917,  appointed  the  under- 
signed committee  to  draft  and  send  out  to  our  friends  and  to  all 
concerned  the  following  statements : 

It  was  and  is  the  aim  of  the  founders  of  Oglethorpe  Univer- 
sity to  establish  a  really  great  Institution,  loyal  to  the  ideals  and 
faith  of  Presbyterianism  and  owned  and  controlled  by  Presbyte- 
rian men.  To  this  end  the  charter,  by-laws  and  subscription  lists 
of  our  Institution  were  so  shaped  as  to  guarantee  perpetually  such 
loyalty  as  well  as  such  ownership  and  control.  As  our  work  pro- 
gressed, we  found  among  our  friends  and  supporters  as  well  as 
among  those  who  were  not  so  much  interested  in  the  movement, 
some  who  felt  that  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States  should  be  offered  the  ownership  and 
control  of  the  Institution  under  the  proper  legal  terms  and  guar- 
antees. Having  this  in  mind,  we  appointed  a  committee  to  con- 
fer with  a  committee  that  had  been  appointed  by  the  General 
Assembly  to  see  whether  some  such  plan  might  not  be  worked 
out  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  University  and  the  Church.  These 
committees  met  in  Atlanta  February  13-14  and  after  conference, 
our  committee  understood  that  the  following  would  be  reported 
to  the  General  Assembly  as  satisfactory : 

1.  The  title  to  the  property  of  Oglethorpe  University  shall  be  made  so  that  its 
ownership  shall  be  vested  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  and  so 
made  that  it  can  never  be  alienated  from  the  ownership  and  control  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian Church  in  the  United  States  except  by  the  direction  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  said  Church.  The  best  way  to  accomplish  this  under  the  laws  of  Georgia  will 
have  to   be  determined   by  competent  legal   advice. 

2.  Every  member  of  ithe  Board  of  Directors  of  Oglethorpe  University  shall  be  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  good  and  regular  standing. 

3.  The  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  shall  be  elected  for  life  by  the  Board 
of  Directors,  but  the  selection  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors shall  be  ratified  by  the  sessions  of  the  respective  churches  to  which  they  belong 
before    their    election    shall    be    counted    valid. 

4.  The  members  of  the  Executive  Committee,   which   is  the  real  governing  body 


of  the  institution,  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  but  the  election  of  no 
member  of  the  Executive  Committee  shall  be  valid  until  it  has  been  ratified  by  the 
General  Assembly   of  the  Presbyterian   Church  in   the  United   States. 

5.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  consist  of  twenty-one  (21)  members  and  each 
m?mber  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  three  years.  In  order  that  this  may  be  carried 
out  in  a  practical  manner,  the  twenty-one  (21)  members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
shall  be  divided  into  three  classes  with  seven  members  in  each  class,  and  at  the  inau- 
guration of  this  plan  the  seven  members  in  the  first  class  shall  be  elected  for  a  term 
of  one  year,  the  seven  members  in  the  second  class  for  a  term  of  two  years,  and  the 
seven  members  of  the  third  class  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of 
these  first  terms  the  seven  members  in  each  class  shall  thereafter  be  elected  for  a  term 
nf  three  years.  In  this  way  one  class  of  seven  members  of  the  Executive  Committee 
will  be  elected  each  year  for  a  term  of  three  years,  when  the  plan  has  come  into  full 
operation. 

6.  All  the  above  articles  shall  be  incorporated  into  the  Charter  of  Oglethorpe 
University,  and  shall  never  be  eliminated  from  the  Charter  without  the  consent  of 
the  General   Assembly   of  the   Presbyterian   Church    in    the   United    States. 

7.  The  General  Assembly,  recognizing  that  the  session  is  the  court  to  which  is 
committed  the  ordering  of  collections,  commends  Oglethorpe  University  to  the  ses- 
sion cxf  the  churches  within  its  bounds,  at  the  same  time  calling  the  attention  of 
these  sessions  to  the  importance  of  so  guidiug  the  people  in  their  giving  that  the 
interests  of  Congregational,  Presbyterial  and  Synodical  Educational  institutions  shall 
be  conserved. 

This  commendation  is  given  on  two  conditions,  namely:  (1)  that  hereafter  all 
moneys  raised  by  Oglethorpe  University  within  the  bounds  of  Synods  of  our  Church, 
other  than  the  Synod  of  Georgia,  shall  be  devoted  to  the  building,  equipment,  endow- 
ment and  support  of  post-graduate  and  university  schools  other  than  those  now 
found  in  the  undergraduate  work  of  our  Presbyterian  Colleges,  unless  the  donor  shall 
specifically  designate  otherwise,  and  (2)  that  this  commendation  shall  become  opera- 
tive only  after  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Oglethorpe  University  have  incorporated  the 
first  five  articles  of  this  report  into  their  Charter  and  have  arranged  the  title  to  the 
property  of  Oglethorpe  University  as  the  General  Assembly  may  direct  under  the  first 
article  of  this  report. 

When  the  Assembly's  Ad  Interim  Committee  made  their  re- 
port to  the  General  Assembly  in  Birmingham,  the  Assembly  took 
the  following  action : 

(1)  That  the  Assembly  records  its  appreciation  of  Dr.  W.  L.  Lingle  and  his 
associates  in  the  arduous  work  they  were  called   upon  to  perform. 

(2)  That  the  Assembly  commend  the  zeal  and  energy  of  the  managers  of  Ogle- 
thorpe University,  and  wish  them  great  success  in  building  up  an  Institution  in 
Georgia,  which  we  trust  will  be  a  blessing  to  generations. 

(3)  That  the  Assembly  decline  to  adopt  Oglethorpe  University  and  decline  to 
commend  it  to  the  churches  for  their  contributions. 

(4)  That  the  Assembly  urge  our  Presbyteries  and  Synods  to  increased  diligence 
in  building  up  and  maintaining  their  schools  and   colleges. 

This  action  of  the  Assembly  we  accept  cheerfully  and  we 
appreciate  fully  the  cordial  good  will  expressed  by  the  Assembly 
for  our  continued  growth  and  greater  prosperity.  The  Board  of 
Directors  having  offered  the  ownership  and  control  of  the  Univer- 
sity to  the  General  Assembly  feel  that  all  has  been  done  in  that 
direction  that  could  be  expected  of  us  and  that  we  are  now  in  a 
position  to  go  forward  with  united  and  earnest  effort  for  the  attain- 
ment of  our  great  ideal. 

Oglethorpe  will  continue  its  growth  as  a  great  Southern  Pres- 
byterian University,  not  under  the  control  of  any  ecclesiastical 
court,  but  strictly  and  completely  under  Presbyterian  control.  We 
will  proceed  with  our  work  as  heretofore  and  we  hereby  invite  all 
forward-looking  Presbyterians,  ministers  and  laymen,  men  and 
women,  to  aid  us  in  this  great  enterprise  to  which  more  than  five 
thousand  men,  women  and  children  have  already  pledged  their 
money,  their  prayers,  and  their  devotion.     And  to  our  Presbyte- 


Tian  ministers  and  their  sessions  all  over  our  country,  we  make 
this  special  appeal,  that  when  their  local  Presbyterial  and  Synodi- 
cal  Institutions  shall  have  had  ample  opportunity  to  present  their 
causes  to  the  members  of  their  churches  they  may  give  us  an  oppor- 
tunity of  telling  the  "Oglethorpe  Story"  in  their  pulpits,  upon  the 
basis  of  the  above  statement. 

We  look  forward  to  a  bright  future  with  hope  and  faith,  as 
we  look  back  upon  a  past  rich  in  the  blessings  of  God.  With  char- 
ity toward  all,  with  rivalry  toward  none,  and  with  a  love  to  our 
"beloved  church  which  is  only  equalled  by  our  devotion  to  our 
friends  and  helpers,  we  now  begin  an  aggressive  campaign  to  win 
more  friends,  more  money,  and  more  students. 

I.  S.  McELROY,  Pastor  First  Pres.  Church,  Columbus,  Ga. 

J.  I.  VANCE,  Pastor  First  Pres.  Church,  Nashville,  Term. 

D.  H.  OGDEN.  Pastor  Central  Pres.  Church,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

E.  M.  GREEN,  Pastor  First  Pres;  Church,  Danville,  Ky. 

G.  L.  PETRIE,  Pastor  First  Pres.  Church,  Charlottesville,  Va. 
JAS.  R.  GRAY,  Editor  Atlanta  Journal,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
THORNWELL  JACOBS,  Pres.  Oglethorpe  University, 

Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
— Committee. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Oglethorpe 
University  was  held  Tuesday  afternoon  at  3  :00  o'clock  in  the  office 
of  Mr.  Jas.  R.  Gray.  At  this  meeting,  the  following  officers  were 
elected : 

Dr.  Jas.  I.  Vance,  Pastor  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  President. 

J.  T.  Lupton,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  First  Vice-President. 

Geo.  W.  Watts,  Durham,  N.  C,  Second  Vice-President. 

L.  C.  Mandeville,  Carrollton,  Ga.,  Third  Vice-President. 

W.  R.  Hearst,  New  York  City,  Fourth  Vice-President. 

Jno.  K.  Ottley,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Treasurer. 

J.  Cheston  King,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Secretary. 

The  three  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  whose  terms 
expired  at  this  meeting  were  re-elected: 

Messrs.  Frank  M.  Inman,  D.  I.  Maclntyre,  Dr.  E.  G.  Jones. 

Reports  of  Committees  were  received  and  read,  showing  prog- 
ress in  the  work  along  all  lines'.  A  matter  of  special  interest  was 
the  report  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  Jas.  R. 
Gray,  which,  among  other  items  of  progress,  announced  the  imme- 
diate construction  of  a  beautiful  stone  railway  station  for  the  use 
of  the  University  community. 

The  financial  affairs  of  the  Institution  were  shown  to  be  in 
excellent  condition,  and  work  in  all  the  departments  of  the  school 
was  approved. 


OGLETHORPE'S    FIRST    COMMENCEMENT. 


The  first  Commencement  Exercises  of  Oglethorpe  University  began 
with  the  Baccalaureate  sermon  which  was  preached  by  Dr.  D.  H.  Rolston, 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Charlotte,  N.  C,  in  the  audito- 
rium of  the  Central  Presbyterian  Church  of  this  city  at  11  :00  o'clock 
Sunday  morning,   May  27th. 

Dr.  Rolston  is  widely  known  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  ministers 
of  the  denomination  not  only,  but  also  as  a  man  of  exceptional  power 
both  of  personality  and  ministry.  He  is  the  pastor  of  one  of  the  strongest 
and  largest  churches  of  the  denomination  in  the  whole  South,  and  is 
widely  admired  as  a  most  eloquent  and  fascinating  speaker. 

On  Monday  afternoon  there  was  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  University  in  the  chapel  of  the  Administration  Building,  at  3:00 
o'clock,  at  which  many  prominent  men  from  all  over  the  South  were 
present. 

On  Monday  night  there  was  a  gathering  of  the  students  to  meet  with 
the  Alumni  in  the  chapel  of  the  University.  Dr.  Geo.  L.  Petrie  addressed 
the  student  body,  bearing  particularly  in  mind  their  desire  to  know 
something  of  the  ante-bellum  days  of  the  old  Oglethorpe  at  Milledgeville. 

Dr.  E.  M.  Green,  of  Danville,  Ky.,  class  of  '59,  made  a  delightful 
address,  as  also  Mr.  A.  Pope  and  Mr.  Lane,  former  alumni. 

On  Tuesday  evening  there  was  held  the  first  public  debate  ever  pre- 
sented by  the  University,  given  in  the  auditorium  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  corner  17th  and  Peachtree  Streets,  at  8:00  o'clock,  to  which  the 
public  generally  was  invited.  This  debate  compared  the  relative  merits 
of  the  American  and  British  forms  of  government,  and  was  participated 
in  by  four  of  the  best  thinkers  and  speakers  in  the  first  class  of  Ogle- 
thorpe. Messrs.  J.  W.  Faulkner  and  Clifford  Sims  presented  the  case  in 
favor  of  America,  and  Messrs.  Stokely  Northcutt  and  Claude  C.  Mason, 
Jr.,  in  favor  of  Great  Britain.     Mr.  W.  R.  Carlisle  presided. 

The  University  is  closing  a  most  auspicious  first  year,  and  is  looking 
forward  to  an  even  more  successful  one  for  1917-18. 

Do  you  know  of  a  young  man  ready  for  college  whom  you  would  like 
to  see  educated  in  a  strong  Christian  institution?  Tell  him  about  Ogle- 
thorpe and  send  us  his  name. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 


VOL.  II 


July,  1917 


No.  9 


Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 


Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe  University.   6a. 


Part  of  the  First  Class  at  Oglethorpe  University,  which  totalled  sixty-seven 
enthusiastic    Freshmen.     A   large   percentage    of    these    men 
will    be   back   next   year. 


A  LANIER  PROFESSORSHIP  AT  OGLETHORPE. 

Dr.  Jas.  H.  Dillard,  President  of  the  Jeanes  Fund,  and  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  educators  in  our  country,  has  given  an  interview  to 
the  papers  that  will  prove  of  large  interest  to  Georgians  and  South- 
erners, and  especially  to  the  friends  of  Oglethorpe  University. 

"I  had  the  pleasure,"  says  Dr.  Dillard,  "of  visiting  Oglethorpe 
three  weeks  ago  and  was  much  impressed  with  what  had  been  accom- 


plishcd  in  so  short  a  time  at  the  new  site,  about  nine  miles  from  the 
center  of  Atlanta.  The  large  building  already  erected  is  beautiful 
from  an  architectural  point  of  view  and  most  satisfactory  in  its  prac- 
tical uses.     The  best  of  judgment  has  been  shown  in  every  respect 

"Over  the  desk  of  President  Thornwell  Jacobs  hangs  a  framed 
document  which  is  the  most  interesting  possession  of  the  University. 
It  is  the  diploma  of  Sidney  Lanier,  our  greatest  of  Southern  men  of 
letters.  Oglethorpe  was  Lanier's  college,  and  it  may  be  of  interest 
to  state  that  a  movement  is  to  be  started  for  the  erection  of  a  memo- 
rial to  Lanier  in  the  revived  University. 

''Many  admirers  of  Lanier,  North  and  South,  are  interested  in  the 
movement.  Albert  Shaw,  of  the  Review  of  Reviews;  Lawrence  F. 
Abbott,  of  the  Outlook;  Clark  Howell,  of  the  Atlanta  Constittuion ; 
Oswald  Garrison  Villard,  of  the  Nation;  Henry  S.  Pritchett,  George 
Foster  Peabody  and  others  have  expressed  their  willingness  to  aid  in 
securing  funds  for  the  memorial.  This  memorial  will  probably  take 
the  form  of  an  endowment  for  a  chair  of  English  Literature.  Mr. 
Peabody,  who  is  a  native  of  Georgia,  has  consented  to  be  treasurer 
of  the  committee  which  is  to  be  formed  for  the  purpose  of  securing  the 
necessary  funds. 

"There  should  be  no  doubt  of  the  success  of  the  effort.  I  am  sure 
that  all  the  school  children  in  the  South  will  be  glad  to  join  in  honor- 
ing the  author  of  'The  Song  of  the  Chattahoochee'  and  'The  Marshes 
of  Glynn.'  The  fame  of  Lanier  has  been  constantly  growing,  and  we, 
of  the  South,  will  do  well  to  honor  his  memory  by  a  memorial  at  the 
college  which  will  always  he  associated  with  his  name." 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY. 

Many  people  in  our  city  are  interested  in  Oglethorpe  University, 
a  Presbyterian  Institution  located  in  Atlanta,  Georgia.  A  few  years 
ago  Dr.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  the  President  of  Oglethorpe,  visited  Char- 
lottesville, and  told  the  story  of  old  Oglethorpe  University,  how  that 
institution,  at  one  time  so  prosperous,  had  been  ruined  in  the  fall  of 
the  Confederate  States.  With  thrilling  eloquence  he  told  of  the  en- 
deavor to  re-establish  the  University  in  Atlanta.  The  people  who  heard 
the  address  were  so  moved  by  it  that  they  made  spontaneous  and  hand- 
some contribution  to  the  cause,  amounting  to  more  than  a  thousand 
dollars. 


The  Institution  was  opened  last  Fall.  It  was  my  privilege  recently 
to  attend  the  first  commencement  of  the  New  Oglethorpe  University, 
and  to  take  part  in  the  Alumni  exercises.  Of  course,  there  are  very 
few  living  alumni  of  Oglethorpe,  as  for  more  than  fifty  years  it  had  no 
existence.  Of  the  class  of  1859,  of  which  I  was  a  member,  there  are 
four  living  members,  all  ministers.  Two  of  these  were  present  at  the 
recent  meeting :  Rev.  Dr.  E.  M.  Green,  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  and  my- 
self. There  were  two  other  Alumni  present :  Mr.  A.  Pope,  of  Macon, 
G-a.,  and  Mr.  R.  L.  Lane  ,of  Washington,  Ga.  On  the  evening  devoted 
to  the  Alumni  the  chapel  was  filled  with  a  sympathetic  audience  con- 
sisting of  students,  faculty,  and  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Atlanta. 
The  four  old  Alumni  who  were  present  made  reminiscent  addresses, 
told  college  stories,  and  indulged  in  humorous  references  to  the  old 
times.  It  was  a  delightful  re-union  in  which  the  old  men  renewed 
their  youth,  and  all  had  a  good  time. 

Oglethorpe  has  begun  its  new  career  very  auspiciously.  The  build- 
ing now  completed  and  occupied  is  a  gem  of  architecture.  I  have 
never  seen  a  building  better  adapted  to  college  purposes.  The  plan 
includes  other  buildings  of  the  character. 

The  official  relation  of  Oglethorpe  University  to  the  Presbyterian 
church  was  very  earnestly  discussed  by  the  recent  General  Assembly 
in  Birmingham,  Alabama.  Diverse  views  were  entertained  and  ex- 
pressed by  members  of  the  assembly.  The  final  action  of  the  General 
Assembly  was  eminently  satisfactory  to  the  many  warm  friends  of 
Oglethorpe.  In  that  action  the  Assembly  commended  the  energy  and 
zeal  of  the  managers  of  the  Oglethorpe  enterprise  and  wished  for  the 
further  success  of  the  University.  The  friends  of  Oglethorpe  regard 
this  as  better  than  direct  church  ownership  and  control.  The  Institu- 
tion is  owned  and  controlled  by  Presbyterians,  and  is  designed  to 
afford  opportunity  for  liberal  education,  safeguarded  by  the  mainte- 
nance of  high  ideals  and  Christian  principles. 

Difficult  and  trying  as  are  these  times,  the  success  of  Oglethorpe 
seems  assured.  With  an  honorable  past  in  the  old  Oglethorpe,  the 
new  Oglethorpe  looks  into  the  future  with  bright  hopes  of  expanding 
usefulness  and  great  achievement.— George  L.  Petrie,  in  the  Char- 
lottesville Progress. 

GEORGE  L.  PETRIE. 


APPLICATION   BLANK 

OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY 

ATLANTA,   GA. 


Students  applying   for  admission   to   the   University  should  fill   out 
and  mail  to  the  President  the  following  form: 


I  hereby  apply  for  matriculation    in    Oglethorpe    University. 
I   last   attended   

School   (or  College,)   from  which  I  received  an  honorable  dismissal. 

I  am  prepared  to  enter  the Class  in  Oglethorpe 

University.     Please  reserve  room  and  boarding  accommodations  for 

me.     I  shall  reach  Atlanta  on  the  day  of 

Signed: 


Address 


Age. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II  August,  1917  No.  10 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  rostoffice  at  Oglethorpe  University,   Ga. 


INTERESTING  NEWS  FROM  OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY. 

The  management  and  student  body  of  Oglethorpe  University  are 
much  pleased  with  the  many  improvements  made  necessary  along 
Peach  tree  Road  by  the  locating  of  rthe  military  cantonment  of  Camp 
Gordon  at  Chamblee,  Ga.,  something  like  two  miles  northeast  of  the 
institution. 

Workmen  are  busy  laying  a  16-inch  water  main  on  the  east  side  of 
Peachtree  Roaid,  and  the  Georgia  Railway  &  Power  Co.  is  preparing 
to  build  their  trolley  line  out  Peachtree  Road  directly  in  front  of 
the  University.  The  visitors  and  students  of  the  University  will 
especially  appreciate  this  improvement.  It  is  understood,  also,  that 
gas  pipes  will  be  laid  out  Peachtree  Road  to  Camp  Gordon  connecting 
the  city  gas  supply  with  the  cantonment. 

Announcement  has  also  been  made  that  all  parties  concerned  have 
reached  an  agreement  whereby  Peachtree  Road  is  to  be  paved  all  the 
way  from  Chamblee  to  the  present  end  of  the  car  line,  at  which  point 
the  eighty  foot  avenue,  recently  paved,  begins. 

The  contract  to  build  the  beautiful  new  railway  station  of  the  Uni- 
versity was  let  to  Louis  C.  Kalb.  The  station  will  be  built  of  granite 
and  covered  with  variegated  slates  and  will  be  known  as  Oglethorpe 
University,  GJa.  It  will  cost,  including  the  approaches  and  sewerage 
connections,  in  the  neighborhood  of  $10,000.00'.  It  will  contain,  be- 
sides the  customary  waiting  rooms  and  ticket  offices,  the  express 
office  and  freight  depot  for  the  University.  An  umbrella  shed  ex- 
tends to  the  northeast  and  the  port  cochere  to  the  north.  Work  on 
the  station  will  begin  immediately. 

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Peachtree  Road  presents  a   busy   sceaie,   and   will   be   even  busier 
within  the  next  ten  days  when  all  of  this  work  will  be  in  full  blast. 
While  Camp  Gordon  is  a  mile  and  one-half  or  two  miles  away,  yet 


its  location  in  the  neighborhood  'should  make  it  possible  to  use  the 
cantonment  in  a  sense  as  a  great  laboratory  for  the  establishment  of 
a  school  of  military  science  at  Oglethorpe.  Military  training  will  be 
given  at  the  institution,  should  the  government  desire  it,  during  tho 
coming  year. 

The  University  is  looking  for  ward  to  an  excellent  opening  on  Sep- 
tember 19th  next.  The  great  mass  of  old  students  will  return  for  the 
coming  year,  and.  many  new  ones  are  expected  to  enter  the  Fresh- 
man class  in  September. 

The  locating  of  the  cantonment  for  the  National  Army  at  Chamblee, 
Ga.,  has  created  a  great  deal  of  interest  on  the  part  of  our  students 
and  friends.  Buildings  are  now  being  erected  with  the  greatest 
speed,  roads  are  being  graded,  railway  spur  tracks  being  built,  and 
all  the  conveniences  of  a  modern  city  of  fifty  thousand  people  are 
being  provided  for  the  camp,  which  is  to  be  known  as  Camp  Gordon, 
in  honor  of  General  John  B.  Gordon.  The  government  will  spend  be- 
tween three  and  four  million  dollars  in  making  it  perfect  and  effi- 
cient, and  sanitary  and  attractive. 

A  16-inch  water  main,  a  trolley  line,  and  many  beautiful  roadways 
will  be  constructed,  connecting  Atlanta  with  the  camp.  Camp  Gor- 
don is  located  at  Chamblee,  Ga.,  about  one  and  one-half  miles  from 
the  University,  and  will  prove  an  interesting  and  educational  show 
place  to  our  students  not  only,  but  also  to  the  whole  city  of  Atlanta. 
A  military  zone  will  be  declared  around  the  camp  and  the  health 
and  morals  of  the  soldiers  will  be  protected  as  carefully  as  law  and 
religion  and  the  United  States  Secret  Service  can  do  so. 

Camp  Gordon  with  the  other  fifteen  cantonments  will  be  a  little 
world  within  itself. 

Esch  camp  will  have  a  mammoth  theater. 

Caruso,  Farrar,  John  McCormick,  Fritz  Kreisler,  the  violinist:  Pad- 
e.rewsiki  and  other  world  famous  artists  will  appear. 

Mary  Pickford,  Charlie  Chaplin,  Douglas  Fairbanks.  Francis  X. 
Bushman  and  kindred  movie  stars  will  appear  in  person. 

^Veil-known  theatrical  men  will  organize  home  talent  shows,  famous 
•playwrights  framing  the  plots. 

To  teach  wrestling  and  boxing  will  be  Frank  Gotch,  Mike  Gibbons, 
Johnny  Kilbane,  Tom  Gibbons,  Johnny  Dundee,  Frank  Moran.  Fred 


Fulton,  Jack  Dillon,  Kid  McCoy,  Packy  McFarland,  Jess  Willard,  Sam 

Langfor'd   and  others,.     Boxing  is  fine  bayonet  training,  the   war  de- 
partment has  learned. 

A  great  Young  Men's  Christian  association  building  and  another 
of  equal  size  for  the  Knights  of  Columbus  is  being  erected  at  each 
camp. 

Branch  libraries  will  be  established  in  all  <by  the  American  library 
commission.  The  government  will  install  college  professors  to  teach 
French,  Italian  and  other  languages. 


THE  BIG  CHURCHES  AND  OGLETHORPE. 

From  the  last  minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Southern 
Presbyterian  Church,  we  discover  the  names  and  memberships  of. 
the  fifteen  largest  churches  in  the  Southern  Assembly,  comprising  all 
whose  membership  have  reached  one  thousand  or  more. 

It  is  both  interesting  and  significant  to  note  that  nine  of  the  fifteen 
have  heard  the  Oglethorpe  Story  and  have  made  generous  contribu- 
tions to  the  building  up  of  a  great  Southern  Presbyterian  University. 
This  is  most  encouraging  to  the  management  of  the  University,  and 
shows  the  deep  interest  taken  in  the  movement  by  our  largest  as  well 
as  our  smaller  churches. 

The  list  follows:  Membership. 

Houston  First,  W.  States  Jacobs  D.  D 2,242 

Nashville  First,  James  I.  Vance,  D.  D _ 1,625 

Dallas  First,  Wm.  M.  Anderson,  D.  D 1,536 

Atlanta  Central,  Dunbar  H.  Ogden,  D.  D _ 1,531 

Houston  Second,  F.  E.  Fincher,  1,378 

Charleston  First,  Ernest  Thompson,  D.  D 1,250 

Montgomery  First,  Robert  H.  MJciGaslin,  D.  D , 1,242 

Charlotte  Second,  A.  C.  McGeaehy,  D.  D 1,221 

Atlanta  North  Ave.,  R.  0.  Flynn,  D.  D 1,110 

San  Antonio  First,  Arthur  G.  Jones,  D.  D 1,095 

Knoxville  First,  W.  T.  Thompson,  Jr 1,070 

Charleston  Bream,  S.  M.  Glasgow, 1,050 

Greensboro  First,   Chas.  F.  Myers,  _ 1,034 

Memphis  Second,  A.  B.  Curry,  D.  D 1,020 

Jacksonville  First,  J.  B.  French,  D.  D * 1,007 

Those  printed  in  black  type  are  the  churches  that  have  aided 
Oglethorpe.     We  'hope  to  add  the  others  later. 


THE  LANIER  PROFESSORSHIP. 

A  great  deal  of  interest  has  been  aroused  by  the  announcement  made 
in  our  last  Bulletin  and  in  the  daily  papers  of  the  plan  to  found  a 
Lanier  Professorship  of  English  at  Oglethorope.  We  are  in  receipt 
of  a  letter  from  &  good  friend  in  Georgia  who  sends  us  a  cheek  on  his 
subscription  to  the  founding  of  the  University,  -and  writes : 

"Should  the  proposed  memorial  to  Lanier  be  put  into  effect,  it 
will  be  my  pleasure  to  contribute  yearly  to  same. 

"My  mother,  now  dead,  was  a  pupil  of  the  one  you  propose  to 
honor  and  this  together  with  my  love  for  his  verse,  prompts  the 
above." 

It  has  occurred  to  us  that  perhaps  there  are  others  who  would 
like  to  do  the  same  thing.  Lanier's  diploma  hangs  over  the  desk 
of  the  President  of  the  University  and  is  one  of  the  treasures  that  the 
institution  has.  Hie  was  a  student  at  Oglethorpe  not  only,  but  one  of 
the  teachers  there.  For  decades  his  name  has  brought  honor  to  the 
whole  nation,  and  now  at  length  the  nation  is  to  found  this  perpetual 
memorial  to  him. 


The  students  of  the  University  will  be  interested  in  the  following, 
which  was  found  in  the  last  issue  of  "Our  Monthly."  It  tells  a  little 
story  of  as  fine  a  set  of  young  men  as  ever  constituted  a  baseball 
nine,  and  it  is  gratifying  to  the  authorities  of  the  university  to  know 
thus  from  eye  witnesses  the  quality  of  behavior  that  our  young  men 
are  in  the  habit  of  exhibiting : 

A  lady  in  speaking  to  us  recently  of  the  visit  of  the  Oglethorpe  Base  Ball 
team  to  Clemson,  expressed  pleasure  and  gratification  at  the  fine  character 
and  appearance  of  the  Oglethorpe  boys.  We  knew  that  they  had  a  fine 
set  of  boys  over  there.  The  reopening  of  the  college  in  September  will  add 
a  Sophomore  class  to  the  student  body.  A  very  large  Freshman  class  is 
expected. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

VOL.  II  September,   1917  No    11 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by   Thornwell  Jacobs 


Entered  as  second-class  mail   matter  at  the  Postoflice  at  Oglethorpe  University,   Ga. 


OGLETHORPE  SONGS,  VERSE  AND  YELLS. 

Our  Bulletin  for  this  month  consists  largely  of  a  little  clus- 
ter of  verses  often  sung  by  our  students,  and  already  consti- 
tuting a  small  collection  of  college  songs,  embodying  the  Ogle- 
thorpe spirit. 

The  first  of  them  is  the  Oglethorpe  Hymn,  written  by  the 
President  of  the  University,  the  hymn  that  was  sung  at  the 
laying  of  the  corner  stone  at  the  opening  of  the  Institution,  and 
at  the  great  Oglethorpe  Jubilee  of  last  fall. 

The  second,  from  the  same  pen,  is  the  college  song,  "Old 
Oglethorpe  Forever,"  sung  to  the  tune  of  "Dixie,"  and  no  one 
remains  unthrilled  when  the  Oglethorpe  boys  sing  it. 

Following  this  is  a  series  of  Freshmen  yells,  which  enliv- 
ened the  college  term  last  year. 

The  motto  of  the  University,  "Manu  dei  resurrexit"  ("By 
the  hand  of  God  she  has  risen  from  the  dead")  furnishes  the 
occasion  for  the  last  poem  by  the  President. 


It  is  hoped  that  these   will  prove  interesting  to  the  many 
friends  of  the  Universitv. 


FAIR  ALMA  MATER,  OGLETHORPE. 

Tune  :     "Drink  to  Me  Only  With  Thine   Eyes." 
Fair  Alma   Mater,  Oglethorpe, 

Thou   didst  for  others   die, 
And   now,    above    thy   broken    tomb, 

Thy  God   doth   lift   thee,   high! 
For   He    doth    live    in    every    stone 

We    worthily    have    brought. 
And   He    doth    move   in    every   deed 

We    r'ghteously    have    wrought. 

We   give   to    thee   our   lives   to   mold 

And  thou  to  us  dost  give 
Thy  life,  whose  pulse-beat  is  the  truth, 

Wherein    we    ever   live. 
And  as  the  times  pass  o'er  our  heads. 

In    this    we    shall    rejoice: 
That   we   may   never   drift   beyond 

The    memory    of    thy    voice. 

Fair  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe, 

Thou   didst    for   others    die. 
So,    now,    above    thy    broken    tomb, 

Thy   Lord   uplifts    thee,   h'gh  ! 
To   all   thy   past   of   pain   and   toil, 

Thy   future's    brilliant   goal 
We   promise   loyalty   and   love ; 

We  pledge  thee  heart   and  soul. 


OLD  OGLETHORPE   FOREVER, 

Tune:     Dixie. 
Oh,  come  along  boys,  let's  give  a  cheer 
From  every  man-together-hear ! 
Hooray,    Hooray,    Hooray,    Oglethorpe. 
While    hoary    Time    shall    sift    his    sands 
She   holds   our   hearts    she   holds   our   hands 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe! 

Chorus 
Old  Oglethorpe  forever  ! 

Hooray,   Hooray! 
Our  Oglethorpe  shall  never  lack 
Defenders  of  the   Gold  and   Black, 

Hooray,   Hooray! 
Old   Oglethorpe    forever  ! 

On    the   football   field,   on    the   track,   on    the   lake, 
The  Petrels  ride  the  storm's   wild  wake. 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe. 
We've  got   the   will,   we've   got   the   verve. 
We've  got  the  men,  we've  got  the  nerve. 
Hooray.   Hooray,   Hooray,  Oglethorpe ! 

Chorus 
And  when  our  college   days  are  done 
And   all  our   hard-fought   battles   won 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe! 
,  We'll   treasure   every   happy   hour 
We    spent   beneath    her   kindly   power. 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe! 


SOME  FRESHMAN  (1916)  YELLS. 
Dazzle 

Dazzle  !  Dazzle  !  Never  Frazzle. 

Not  a  thread,  but  wool. 
Altogether!     Altogether! 

That's  the  way  we  pull. 
OGLETHORPE. 

RAILROAD 
Rah!!  Rah!!  Rah!  Rah!   Rah! 
Rah  ! !  Rah  ! !  Rah  !   Rah  !  Rah  ! 
Rah!!  Rah!!  Rah!  Rah!  Rah! 

O-G-L-E-T-H-O-R-P-E. 

SHANTY 
Rah   Rah!     Rah   Rah! 
Team  Rah  !     Team  Rah  ! 
Whole  Team,  Team   Rah  ! 
Rah   Rah!     Rah   Rah! 

OGLETHORPE. 

TEAM 
Gold  and  Black 
Gold    and   Black. 
Oglethorpe's   a  Cracker  Jack 
TEAM!  TEAM!  TEAM! 

RAH!  RAH! 
Rah!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE 
Ray!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE 
Ray!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE. 

MANU  DEI  RESURREXIT. 

(By  the   Hand  of  God  she   has   risen  from  the  dead.) 

My  quartz  has  met  me  from  her  age  of  fire. 

My  feldspar,  blackened  with   the  smoke  of  Hell, 
My  clear-eyed   mica    lucent   with   desire. 
Engraven  is  the  story  they  would  tell 

In  clay  and  flame — the'r  very  strength   reflects  it! 
'Tis  granite  !     Maim  Dei  Resurrexit ! 

So   dost   Thou   come  from   out   thy   molten   tomb. 
My  Oglethorpe,   as  one   whose  heart  is   tr"ed 
And  fused  and  fixed  for  what  thou  wouldst  assume! 
My   ashlar,  born    of   that    wherein    she    died! 
Lost  stone  (a  dying  nation's  life-blood  flecks,  it), 
Rise   Empire!     Manu   Dei   Resurrexit! 

There  is  a  place  for  her  who  passed  as  thee. 
There  is  a  seat  beneath  the  throne  of  God 
For  those  whose   robes  have  known   such  molten  sea 

As  that  through  which  thou,  comradeless,  hast  trod. 
Such  death — though  every  human  eye  neglects  it — 
Must  live  for  Manu  De;  Resurrexit ! 


Take   thou   thy  place  beside   thy   friends   who  went 
With  thee  unto  the  wars  and  thence  returned 
In   safety  home  and  left  thee  bleeding,  spent, 
Alone,  where  immortality  is  earned. 

Maimed  stone, — each  new-come  builder  sees,  rejects  it — 
Chief  stone,  lo,  Manu  Dei  Resurrexit ! 

Was   Princeton   not  thy  mate  when   thou  wast   born 

And  Yale  thy  little  teacher  at  the  games 
And  Harvard.  Georgia,  Washington, — wast  torn 

From  these  familiar  childhood's  comrade-names? 
Possess  thy  heart,  my  stone,  this  shall  not  vex  it. 
They   call   thee  I     Manu  Dei   Resurrexit! 

And   Emory,  who   went  with   thee   to  war, 

And  Davidson,  who  played  upon  thy  knee. 
And   little   Mercer, — Hark,   their   voices   are 
Commingled  in  amazement  at  the  ease 

With  which  such  stone  doth  rise  to  Such,  Who  becks  it. 
Cry  out,  stone;  Manu  Dei  Resurrexit  I 

From   school    of    molten    lava    thou    art    come; 

Now  to  the  Time's  strange  winds  dost  bare  thy  breast. 
The   self-op'nioned  rain,  the  frost's  white   tome 

Will   test   thy  temper  toward  that   which   is   best. 

But  thou  dost  know  earth's  heart  from  all  that  decks  it. 
Remember:   Manu  Dei  Resurrex:t! 

As   thou  didst   die  at   Gettysburg    and  neath 

The  ashen  gray  of  fratricidal  strife, 
Sleep  on,  beyond  the  hour  of  heated  breath  : 
Awake  !     Thy  nation   calls   thee  back   to  life, 
A  sobered  nat:on — wise  thy  soul  connects   it 
With  days  passed, — Manu  Dei  Resurrexit! 

I  heard  thy  blood  keep  calling  from  the  ground; 

I   did   what  thou   commandedst  me   to   do ; 

I   scattered  century's   sands   that  gathered  round 

Thy  head,  and  lo,  a  Ion  sprang  to  view! 

Of   royal   breed — thy   very   name   reflects    it, — 
Undazzled,  Manu  Dei   Resurrexit ! 

And  yet  I  know  (and  thou  art  witness,  too). 

There  was  an   Eye  that   kept  my  vision   clear; 
There  was  a  Step  that  kept  my  pathway  true  ; 

There  was  a  Pulse  that  kept  my  heart  from  fear; 
A  Faith,  a   Hand   unswerving,   that   directs   it. 
Ah.  doubly  Manu  Dei  Resurrexit. 

Let  him  who  now  would  learn   to  live   or  die 

For  Home,  for  God    for  Country    for  Ideals. — 
To  I've?   Lairer.  LeConte  and  Woodrow  ; 

D'e?  The  Oglethorpe  Cadets!  (The  Nation  Kneels!) — 
March  neath  thv  pennant.  Holy  Heaven  protects  it 
Forever   Manu  Dei   Resurrexit  ! 


J^/Cc    C^Uy^^  —  &*    sTc^y    Sc£&oc*-y\_ 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 


VOL.  II 

October,  1917                                                       No    12 

Published  monthly 

by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class 

mail  matter  at  the  Postofflce  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

mum iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iimiiillilii Iilllliiiiiiiill mini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 

Bird's-eye  view  of  Oglethorpe  University  as  it  will  appear  when  com- 
pleted. The  building  on  the  right  of  the  entrance  is  already  finished 
and  now  occupied  by  a  splendid  body  of  young  men.  The  Railway 
Station  is  to  stand  at  the  head  of  the  entrance  driveway,  at  the 
extreme   right   of   the   picture,   and   is   now   under   construction. 


It  is  understood  that  the  United  States  Government  is  about  to 
undertake  the  building  of  a  beautiful  boulevard,  connecting  Camp  Gordon, 
which  is  some  two   miles  beyond  the  University,  with  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

A  double  track  trolley  line  is  also  in  process  of  construction  and  will 
be  in  operation  by  October  15th,  thus  giving  the  University  all  the  City 
public   utilities    that   are   needed   in   her  life. 

In  this  way  Oglethorpe  will  have  all  the  advantages  of  country  life 
on  the  one  hand  and  proximity  of  a  great  City  and  yet  be  free  from  the 
disadvantages   of  either. 


A   FINE  OPENING   FOR  OGLETHORPE. 

Friends  of  Oglethorpe  University  all  over  the  country 
will  be  pleased  to  hear  of  the  unusually  successful  opening 

of  her  second  year,  which  took  place  on  September  19th  last. 

While  dispatches  from  all  over  the  country  told  of  a 
serious  falling  off  in  attendance  at  all  male  classical  colleges, 
Oglethorpe  is  happy  to  report  a  good  increase  in  the  number 
of  students  attending  the  institution,  and  is  particularly 
pleased  with  the  high  class  of  boys  and  the  fine  quality  of 
work  which   they   give   evidence   of  their  ability   to   do. 

m 

All  of  the  faculty  has  returned  and  are  now  going  busily 
about  their  duties. 

Oglethorpe  is  confronted  with  the  same  problem  that 
meets  all  growing  institutions  —  the  dormitories  are  full  and 
there  is  immediate  need  for  increase  in  facilities. 

Work  on  the  beautiful  new  railway  station  is  being 
pushed  rapidly  to  completion.  The  contractors  promise  to 
deliver  it  finished  on  January  1,  1918.  It  is  being  built  by 
the  co-operation  of  the  Southern  Railway,  the  University 
and  interested  neighbors  and  property  owners.  It  will  cost, 
with  approaches  and  sewerage  connections,  approximately 
$10,000.00  and  will  be  a  fitting  gateway  for  the  entrance  to 
the  institution. 

We  have  every  reason  to  be  grateful  to  our  many  friends 
for  their  promptness  and  generosity  in  sending  their  gifts 
to  Oglethorpe.  We  believe  that  the  proportionate  collections 
on  our  subscription  list  is  far  above  what  we  had  any  right 
to  expect  under  the  circumstances.  For  this  we  are  thankful, 
and  to  you,  gentle  reader,  we  do  return  our  thanks  now. 

But  to  carry  on  our  work  in  this  war  period  we  need 
the  help  of  all  our  friends.  We  do  not  wish  even  to  stand 
still  but  are  determined  to  go  forward  in  spite  of  the  world 
calamities  and  we  feel  certain  that  we  may  rely  upon  our 
patrons  to  see  that  the  way  is  open  for  us  to  do  this. 

The  faculty  is  particularly  pleased  with  the  many  evi- 
dences of  earnest  desires  and  high  scholastic  ability  of  the 
new  men  who  have  matriculated  during  the  last  few  weeks 
and  we  are  looking  forward  to  a  happy  and  successful  season 
for  1917-18. 


NOTES    FROM    OGLETHORPE    UNIVERSITY. 

By  WILLIAM  R.  CARLISLE. 

Oglethorpe  University,  the  future  Oxford  of  the  South,  opened 
its  doors  Wednesday,  September  19th,  for  its  second  year  of  work 
with  an  enrollment  that  exceeded  that  of  last  year  by  50  per  cent. 
A  great  many  of  the  old  boys  are  back  and  a  splendid  freshman  class 
drawn  from  all  over  the  South  has  been  added,  thus  making  two  full 
classes.  One  of  the  things  of  which  Oglethorpe  is  especially  proud 
is  her  class  of  students.  After  the  thorough  winnowing  process  of 
the  freshman  year  we  feel  that  the  wheat  has  been  completely  sepa- 
rated from  the  tares  so  far  as  the  sophomore  class  is  concerned. 
The  freshman  class,  coming  from  the  best  homes  in  the  Sovith.  is 
almost  a  paragon  of  excellence. 

Our  present  enrollment  is  about  sixty-five  and  boys  are  still 
continuing  to  matriculate*.  To  some  this  enrollment  may  seem 
very  small,  but  there  has  been  a  development  which  to  us  seems 
almost  ideal.  We  realize  that  whenever  and  wherever  rapid  devel- 
opment takes  place  there  is  ample  opportunity  for  morbid  alterations. 
Where  there  is  rapid  growth  there  is  a  tendency  to  overgrowth  and 
overdevelopment  just  as  overexercise  destroys  a  function  by  injur- 
ing its  structure.  Hence  we  feel  that  while  our  growth  has  been 
slow,  it  is  permanent. 

Students  are  noting  with  pride  the  new  railway  station  which 
is  rapidly  rising  in  front  of  the  university  site.  This  handsome  stone 
structure,  which  is  of  the  same  architecture  as  that  of  our  building, 
is  being  erected  by  the  Southern  Railway  at  a  csot  of  $10,000.  This 
station  will  be  completed  by  the  first  of  the  year  and  then  no  college 
or  university  in  the  South  will  have  a  more  beautiful  railway  station. 

Despite  the  fact  that  many  old  and  established  universities  have 
seen  fit  to  repress  the  athletic  side  of  their  college  life,  Oglethorpe, 
complying  with  the  wishes  of  Secretary  Baker.  General  Wood,  Presi- 
dent Wilson  and  others,  will  especially  encourage  athletics.  The  uni- 
versity has  been  extremely  fortunate  in  securing  the  services  of  Mr. 
Frank  Anderson,  one  of  the  finest  all-around  coaches  of  the  state. 
Air.  Anderson's  experience  has  been  wide  and  many  are  the  teams 
that  have  attested  his  ability.  He  has  been  Athletic  Director,  Uni- 
versity School  for  Boys  ;  Athletic  Director,  R.  E.  Lee  Institute  ;  Ath- 
letic Director,  Gordon  Institute  ;  Coach,  University  of  Georgia,  and 
Athletic   Director,    Riverside    Militarv   Academv.      The    first    football 


practice  was  held  Tuesday,  September  25th,  and  Coach  Anderson  is 
planning  to  develop  a  team  that  will  long  resound  to  the  credit  of 
"Old  Oglethorpe." 

Because  of  the  inability  of  most  of  the  day  students  to  reach 
the  university  for  chapel  before  classes,  it  was  demed  wise  by  the 
faculty  to  make  a  change  in  order  that  all  students  might  be  present 
at  this  time.  As  this  is  the  only  time  when  announcements  affecting 
the  whole  student  body  can  be  made,  it  is  therefore  very  necessary 
•  to  have  a  time  when  all  can  be  present,  hence  the  chapel  hour  has 
been  changed  from  8:30  a.  m.  to  12:45  p.  m. 

Everyone  is  noting  with  special  delight  the  new  Camp  Gordon 
trolley  line,  which  now  extends  far  beyond  the  university  site  and 
over  which  we  are  already  enjoying  trolley  service  to  Atlanta.  We 
are  deriving  more  good  from  this  improvement  than  any  other  made 
in  or  around  the  university  this  year.  We  are  now  enabled  to  re- 
main in  town  during  the  evening  and  return  to  the  school  without 
experiencing  the  discomfort  of  a  long,  hard  walk  in  the  dark.  The 
day  students  are  also  materially  helped  in  that  they  are  able  to  come 
and  go  with  greater  facility. 


(Dglrtljnrpe  ItttwrHtiy  llulbttn 


Vol.  Ill 


NOVEMBER,    1917 


No.  1 


Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe   University,   Ga. 
Edited   by  Thornwell   Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the   Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


Beautifying  the  Oglethorpe  Campus 


THE  Annual  Business  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Ogle- 
thorpe University  was  held  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
corner  of  Sixteenth  and  Peachtree,  Friday  afternoon  at  three 
o'clock,  and  resulted  in  a  splendid  forward  step  being  taken  by  the 
ladies  in  connection  with  their  work  for  the  University.  Between 
one  hundred  and  fifty  and  two  hundred  ladies  were  present,  good 
workers,  prominent  in  the  social  and  philanthropic  life  of  the  city, 
including  many  of  the  mothers  and  friends  of  students  at  the 
Institution. 

It  was  announced  that  two  of  the  objects  to  which  the  Board 
had   considered    devoting   their   energies,   namely,    the    creation    of 


a  Students'  Loan  Fund  and  the  erection  of  a  Hospital  were 
both  in  process  of  accomplishment  by  other  means  and  it 
was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  immediate  work  of  the 
Woman's  Board  for  the  coming  year  should  be  the  beau- 
tification  of  the  Campus  of  the  Institution,  under  the  advice 
and  plans  of  the  architects,  Messrs.  Morgan  &  Dillon  and 
W.  T.  Downing  of  Atlanta,  and  Mr.  Chas.  W.  Leavitt  of  Xew 
York. 

It  was  then  proposed  that  a  beginning  should  be  made  at 
once  on  this  task.  The  Executive  Council  had  considered  the 
possibility  of  giving  a  public  entertainment  of  some  sort  un- 
favorably, owing  to  present  conditions,  and  it  was  then  sug- 
gested that  voluntary  offering  should  be  made  for  the  work. 

The  generosity  of  the  ladies  was  both  spontaneous  and 
remarkable.  Between  four  and  five  hundred  dollars  was  im- 
mediately pledged  in  sums  varying  from  one  to  fifty  dollars. 
It  was  believed  also  that  many  members  of  the  Board  not 
present  would  be  glad  to  aid  in  the  enterprise. 

The  Board  gladly  welcomed  two  new  Chairmen  of  import- 
ant committees,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Hermance,  who  has  accepted  the 
Chairmanship  of  the  Grounds  Committee  and  Mrs.  Laura 
Weddell,  who  becomes  Chairman  of  the  Art  Committee.  Mrs. 
Buelow  Campbell  and  Mrs.  Lee  Ashcraft  were  added  to  the 
Advisory  Board. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  features  of  the  meeting  was 
the  reading  of  nearly  five  hundred  names  of  ladies  who  had 
joined  the  Board  and  pledged  their  loyalty  to  the  Institution. 

The  full  list  of  subscribers  made  will  be  published  when 
completed. 


We  are  drawing  near  the  close  of  another  year,  a  year 
fraught  with  many  problems,  especially  for  educational  insti- 
tutions. We  are  happy  to  report  a  splendid  opening  in  spite 
of  all  the  upsetting  conditions  consequent  upon  the  world  war. 
We  have  more  students  than  we  had  last  year,  which  the 
great  Father  of  us  all  has  made  it  possible  for  very  few  uni 
versities  to  sav  this  vear. 


And  our  friends,  the  men  and  women  and  boys  and  girl> 
who  have  founded  Oglethorpe  by  their  gifts  and  prayers,  have 
been  good  to  us  also.  Thev  have  paid  their  subscriptions  well, 
when  all  things  are  considered,  and  while  we  have  a  right  to 
expect  a  tremendous  slump  in  receipts  the  falling  off  is  not  so 
great  but  that  we  may  yet,  during  the  months  of  November 
and    December,  catch  up  with  last  year. 

This  we  are  hoping  to  do,  praying  that  all  of  our  friends 
who  are  behind  in  their  pledges  may  see  that  Oglethorpe  does 
not  suffer. 


Here  is  a  letter  that  we  have  recently  received  from  one  of 
the  finest  fellows  in  the  world.  It  is  self-explanatory  and 
breeds  the  constructive  spirit  of  those  whose  lives  really  help 
the  world. 

"Dear  Dr.  Jacobs:  I  have  just  read  the  October  Bulletin 
and  am  rejoicing  with  you  that  the  Street  Railway  has  built 
an  extension  beyond  the  University,  and  that  you  are  pleased 
with  the  second  opening  of  Oglethorpe.  I  rejoice  with  you 
in  all  the  good  things  that  have  happened  to  Oglethorpe.  In 
spite  of  the  greatest  war  in  history,  and  the  peculiar  burdens 
placed  upon  the  South  in  the  past  three  years,  we  have  gone 
forward,  and,  with  God's  help,  we  have  established  an  institu- 
tion that  will  reflect  the  highest  Christian  manhood.  T  am 
saving  four  hundred  dollars  for  a  gift  in  the  spring  of  1918. 
and  hope  to  be  able  to  send  it  promptly  when  you  most 
need  it. 

Remember  me  to  your  wife  and  to  the  members  of  the 
Faculty. 

Trusting  that  I  may  have  the  pleasure  of  visiting  the  Uni- 
versity this  winter  and  with  best  wishes,  I  am, 

Verv  sincerely  vours," 


The  President  of  the  University  paid  a  most  delightful 
visit  to  the  Synod  of  Tennessee  in  session  at  Murfreesboro  in 
the  week  of  October  16th.     By  their  generous  courtesy  he  was 


permitted  to  speak  to  them  of  Oglethorpe,  of  her  past,  her 
present  and  her  future;  of  her, ideals  and  hopes  and  of  such 
help  as  they  might  be  able  to  give  her  when  their  duties  to 
their  local  institutions  should  have  first  been  fulfilled. 

The  Synod  of  Tennessee  remains,  after  the  loss  of  the 
eastern  section  of  the  State,  a  strong  and  noble  body  of  men. 
Their  hearts  are  true  and  loyal  to  all  that  is  best  and  open  to 
every  good  plan  that  promises  aid  in  the  work  of  the  Church. 


One  of  the  most  beautiful  services  rendered  the  Institution 
was  effected  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Thos.  Brumby,  in  Marietta, 
Ga.,  a  week  ago.  At  the  instance  of  this  devoted  friend  of 
Oglethorpe,  some  twenty-five  ladies  met  to  organize  the  Ma- 
rietta Chapter  of  the  Oglethorpe  Woman's  Board,  pledging 
their  loyalty  to  the  Institution  and  preparing  to  lay  plans  to 
aid  therein  in  all  phases  of  its  work. 

Mrs.  Brumby  is  a  daughter  of  Mr.  J.  R.  Gray,  the  great 
and  good  man  who  was  Chairman  of  our  Executive  Commit- 
tee. The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  University  welcomed  the 
organization  of  this  new  force  and  hope  that  it  will  be  of 
much  service  to  our  Institution. 


Here  Is  Another  Lovely  Letter 

"Dear  Dr.  Jacobs:  My  pledge  of  one  hundred  dollars  to 
Oglethorpe  University  lacks  thirty  dollars  of  being  paid  in 
full,  and  I  am  enclosing  you  my  check  for  that  amount. 

My  pledge  was  to  run  through  ten  years,  but  I  have  found 
I  could  shorten  the  time,  and  not  knowing  what  might  occur 
before  that  time  is  up  I  preferred  making  my  payments  more 
promptly. 

In  closing  let  me  wish  the  University  a  long  and  increas- 
ingly successful  existence,  and  may  you  be  its  honored  Presi- 
dent for  many  years  to  come." 


(igletljnrp?  limuerattg  lulUtin 


VOL.  Ill 


December,  1917 


No    2 


Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited   by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe   University,   Ga. 


LAURINBURG— A  PRAYER— AND  GOD. 
By  Thornwell  Jacobs. 

May  T  tell  to  you  a  story  that  to  me  is  very  -marvelous  ? 
In  the  State  of  Noth  Carolina  is  a  little  city  called  Laurinburg, 
wherein  is  a   Presbvterian  Church  of  some  three  hundred  and  hftv 


Bird's-eye  view  of  Oglethorpe  University  as  it  will  appear  when  com- 
pleted. The  building  on  the  right  of  the  entrance  is  already  finished 
and  now  occupied  by  a  splendid  body  of  young  men.  The  Railway 
Station  is  to  stand  at  the  head  of  the  entrance  driveway,  at  the 
extreme   right   of  the  picture,  and   is   now   under  construction. 

memhers,  and  by  the  gracious  courtesy  of  their  Session  1  was  re- 
cently permitted  to  tell  the  Oglethorpe  Story  to  their  people.  No 
canvas  was  to  be  made  nor  any  personal  appeal  to  individuals  for 
subscriptions ;  ju^t  the  story  of  our  hope  and  praver  and  plan  to 
build  a  Southern  Presbyterian  University.  It  was  the  one  hundred 
and  first  time  that  I  have  had  such  a  privilege  and  each  church  had 


given  one  thousand  dollars  o_r  more  to;  the  enterprise  when  asked. 
Amid  the  utter  turmoil  of  a  gigantic  world-stiruggle,  with  all  the 
usual  and  many  unusual  difficulties  surrounding  the  presentation: 
with  all  the  usual  means  of  success  barred;  with  only  the  Father 
to   depend   on   I   faced  the  congregation. 

One  prayer  had  been  in  my  heart,  that  God  would  start  the 
second  hundred  presentations  wiith  the  same  lovely  benediction  with 
which  he  began  the  fiirst,  giving  us  two  thousand  dollars  for  what 
we  believe  to  be  His  University.  No  means  was  available  but  prayer. 
No  Pastor  was  there  to  help,  no  canvas  with  its  powerful  personal 
appeal  was  to  be  made.  If  the  Father  would  not  answer  the  record 
would  be  broken  and  the  first  failure  recorded.  If  the  people  did 
not  voluntarily  come  forward  by  His  urging  all  human  means  was 
estopped  from  persuading  them. 

Now,  see  how  good  He  was  to  us  and  how  very  swift  in  coming 
to  our  help. 

Scarcely  was  the  presentation  over  before  a  generous-hearted 
woman  came  forward  offering  fifty  dollars  as  her  gift.  Another 
followed  and  anotheir,  and  then  a  man  gave  two  hundred  and  fifty. 
A  generous  lady  pledged  a  hundred  dollars  for  her  society  which 
was  later  raised  by  them  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 
After  the  night  service  a  woman  added  twenty-five  and  a  man  one 
hundred  dollars.  And  there  it  stopped  until  Monday.  Then  one  by 
one  they  came  to  mie,  those  generous,  great-hearted  people — first. 
a  gentleman  who  wanted  to  give  us  a  hundred  dollars.  Then  I  was 
invited  to  the  other  Church  Society  and  they  added  two  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars.  A  fine-spirited  man  hunted  me  up  at  the  hotel  to  hand 
me  a  check  for  one  hundred  dollars,  and  one  man  and  woman  with  a 
marvelous  liberality  added  a  whole  thousand  to  the  list.  Then,  to 
make  it  a  good  measure,  pressed  down  and  running  over,  another 
woman,  having  heard  that  the  gifts  had  reached  two  thousand,  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  telephoned  twenty-five  more  to 
make  it  two  thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty  even. 

All  this  God  did  for  us  because  we  needed  Him  so.  and  another 
piraver  was  answered. 

To  me  it  is  all  very  wonderful,  for  1  am  not  thinking  of  the 
marvelous  generosity  only,  so  spontaneous  and  voluntary,  nor  of  the 
amount,  so  large  and  liberal,  nor  of  how  this  big-hearred  church 
in  North  Carolina  has  again  demonstrated  that  the  Southern  Presbv- 
terian  people  want  a  truly  great  University  and  are  willing  to  pav 
for  it  ;  but  I  am  thinking  most  of  Unurinhnrg — A   Prayer — and  God. 


VOL.  Ill  January,   1918  No.  3 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited   by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered   as  second-class   mail   matter  nt  'the   Postof'fice  at  Oglethorpe   University,   6a. 

THE   GOODNESS   OF   GOD   IN    1917. 

It  is  well,  as  the  old  year  gives  place  to  the  new,  to  make  men- 
tion of  the  mercies  of  God. 

In  the  midst  of  the  vast  tumult  of  war  so  great  as  to  cause  the 
joints  of  the  earth  to  gape,  he  has  been  with  us  in  everything : 

Our  old  friends  have  been  liberal  and  loyal  and  He  has  added 
many  new  ones  to  their  number. 

The  receipts  of  the  University  have  been  larger  than  last  year 

in  spite  of  the  world-wide  cataclysm. 

A  beautiful  new  stone  Railway  Station  has  been  given  us  cost- 
ing nearly  Ten  Thousand  Dollars,  and  is  to  bear  our  name — Ogle- 
thorpe University. 

The  Georgia  Railway  &  Power  Company  has  built  a  trolley  line 
past  our  doors  and  established  a  satisfactory  schedule  to  and  from 
Atlanta. 

The  United  States  Government  has  appropriated  $100,000.00  to 
build  a  splendid  boulevard  past  the  doors  of  the  University,  connect- 
ing, by  way  of  Peachtree  Road,  the  City  of  Atlanta  with  Camp  Gor- 
don, two  miles  east  of  the  institution. 

The  ladies  of  Atlanta  (and  Marietta)  have  organized  the  "Wom- 
an's Board  of  Oglethorpe  University"  with  some  five  hundred  mem- 
bers and  have  raised  over  eight  hundred  dollars  to  be  used  in  beauti- 
fying the  Oglethorpe  Campus.  No  sooner  had  they  pledged  their 
loyalty  than  they  showed  their  power.  There  is  no  way  to  measure 
the  value  of  this  fine  addition  to  the  resources  of  our  School. 

In  spite  of  the  unusual  shortage  in  attendance  at  Male  Colleges 
and  Universities  we  have  more  students  this  year  than  last  and  the 
quality  of  both  conduct  and  class-room  work  is  superior  to  last  year. 

And  many  other  such-like  blessings   we   gratefully   record,   not 


the  least  of  which  is  loyal,  devoted  aid  and  endorsement  of  the 
Synod  of  Georgia,  the  kind  words  of  the  Southern  General  Assembly, 
the  generosity  of  Presbyterians  all  over  the  nation  and  of  liberal 
Atlantans  of  all  faiths. 

And  now,  facing  the  possibilities  of  the  New  Year,  we  ask  for 
only  two  things:  the  love  of  God  and  the  continued  loyalty  of  our 
founders.  Do  not  forget  your  University.  Do  not  forsake  it.  Re- 
member during  these  days  of  stress  to  aid  in  taking  care  of  your 
institution  which  will  remain  to  bless  you  and  yours  after  the  great 
conflict  is  over. 

A  prayer  will  help. 

But  add  a  check  to  it  if  you  possibly  can  just  to  make  sure  of 
its  being  answered. 


HELP    FROM   THE    FRONT. 

Here  is  an  interesting  letter  from  one  of  our  soldier  boys  who 
has  not  forgotten  Oglethorpe  : 

Section  526,  U.  S.  A.  A.  C, 

Allentown,  Pa.,  December  12,  1917. 
Dr.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  Prest., 
Oglethorpe  University, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

My  dear  Dr. : 

Guess  I  had  better  send  you  my  "tenth"  right  away  and  before  Christmas 
begins  to  perplex  me,  or  I  am  afraid  you  will  not  get  it. 

All  the  boys  in  our  section  (from  South  Carolina)  are  thinking,  talking, 
singing,  dreaming  nothing  but  their  contemplated  ten-day  furlough  "home 
for  Christmas."  As  I  can  not  go  back  to  Georgia  I'm  going  to  remain  in 
camp. 

Snowing  here  today — all  is  covered  with  snow  and  ice,  making  it  look 
very   Christmas-like. 

This  is  to  wish  you  a  very  Merry  Christmas  and  to  ask  you  to  put  to 
my  credit  on  my  donation  to  Oglethorpe  the  enclosed  $3.30,  receipt  and 
oblige.  Yours   truly, 

(Signed)  RODERICK   D.   McALPINE. 


This  monument  to  Sidney  Lanier,  Oglethorpe's  former  Poet-graduate, 
stands  in  Piedmont  Park,  Atlanta.  The  bust  was  recently  stolen 
but  was  found  and  replaced.  Lanier's  Oglethorpe  diploma  and  a 
crayon  picture  of  him  at  the  age  of  fifteen  hangs  just  above  our 
President's   desk. 


OGLETHORPE  AT  SYNOD. 

Here  is  a  kindly  resolution  about  Oglethorpe  adopted  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the   Synod  of  Georgia  at   Savannah  : 

The  Synod  of  Georgia  has  heard,  with  pleasure,  the  addresses 
of  Drs.  I.  S.  McElroy,  D.  H.  Ogden,  A.  A.  Little  and  Thornwell 
Jacobs  in  the  interest  of  Oglethorpe  University,  and  notes  with  satis- 
faction the  stead}'  progress  made  by  that  institution. 

We  re-affirm  our  action  taken  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Synod 
in  Dalton,  and  especially  that  section  thereof  that  commends  the 
institution  most  cordially  to  the  liberality  of  our  people  and  express 
the  hope  that  the  endowment  fund  of  the  Georgia  Professorship  of 
the  Bible,  may  soon  be  completed  and  that  other  Synods  may  follow 
the  example  of  this  Synod  in  the  endowment  of  Sy nodical  Profes- 
sorships in  this  great  Presbyterian  University. 

In  all  that  has  been  done  for  Oglethorpe  we  acknowledge  the 
good  hand  of  our  God  and  upon  all  that  will  be  done  we  pray  His 
blessing-. 


Kind  words  will  help.  They  also  are  prayers.  But  remember 
"Words  are  the  daughters  of  men  but  deeds  are  the  sons  of  God!" 

A  student  will  help.     Put  us  in  touch  with  him. 

Anything  that  you  can  think  or  feel  or  do  for  us  out  of  your 
good  and  gracious  heart  will  by  just  that  much  set  us  forward  toward 
our  goal,  a  great  Christian  University  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  loyal  to  Jesus  Christ  and  devoted  to  Almighty 
God. 


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VOL.  Ill  FEBRUARY,  1918  No.  4 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,    Oglethorpe  University,   Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postomce  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Georgia 

Does  The  Southern  Presbyterian  Church 
Need  A  University? 

By  A.  A.  Little,  D.  D.,  in  the  Presbyterian  of  the  South 

Amid  the  maelstrom  of  discussion  in  educational  matters  we  sur- 
mise this  is  the  real  question  to  ask  and  answer.  It  is  not,  whether 
our  present  colleges  and  high  schools  are  numerous  enough  and  en- 
dowed sufficiently.  Nor  is  it  the  question  of  educational  units.  These 
are  very  minor  questions  and  only  trifling  with  the  matter.  The  one 
thing  to  decide  is,  does  the  cause  of  God  and  of  truth  demand  that 
we  have  a  university  under  the  direct  or  indirect  control  of  our 
Church,  of  whose  orthodox  Presbyterianism  there  can  never  be  any 
doubt,  world  without  end? 

When  we  have  decided  this  there  is  but  one  thing  to  do,  to  arise 
and  in  the  fear  of  God,  build. 

We  rise  to  remark  that  the  fathers  of  our  Church  saw  that  the 
time  would  come  when  we  would  need  imperatively,  a  university. 
In  the  stressful  years  of  the  generation  after  the  Civil  War  it  was  as 
much  as  a  man  could  do  to  get  a  sort  of  college  education.  Money 
was  scarce.  The  institutions  were  poorly  equipped  and  hard  to  reach. 
But  such  men  as  Dr.  Palmer,  of  New  Orleans;  Dr.  Thornwell,  of 
South  Carolina;  Dr.  Dabney,  of  Virginia,  and  Dr.  Shearer,  of  David- 
son, felt  the  coming  need  of  our  Church. 

With  this  end  in  view,  Dr.  Palmer  put  his  splendid  energies  into 
th*-Southwestern  Presbyterian  University,  hoping  it  would  become 
the  apex  of  our  educational  system.  We  remember  the  risibles  that 
were  excited  by  the  prospectus  of  the  South  Atlantic  University,  At- 
lanta, which  only  show  our  ignorance  and  the  far-seeing  vision  of  the 
prophet  of  things  educational — Dr.  Shearer.  Dr.  Dabney,  despairing 
of  such  a  university,  turned  his  powers  of  teaching  philosophy  to  the 
secular  institution  of  Texas. 

These  men  saw  far  and  knew  much.  Smaller  men  had  to  get 
nearer  to  our  times  to  see  what  they  saw.  Some  even  now,  purblind 
by  looking  at  little  things,  can  see  no  need  for  the  university.  These 
leaders  of  thought  realized  that  colleges  were  not  enough.  These 
colleges  might  be  good,  but  the  very  idea  of  a  college  failed  to  give 


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the  special  teachings  necessary  to  the  full  development  of  the  mind 
of  man. 

These  men  were  not  antagonistic  to  colleges;  they  knew  their 
value,  but  they  also  knew  their  limitations. 

Then  the  question  of  the  hour  is,  has  the  time  come  for  the  in- 
stitution that  Drs.  Palmer,  Shearer,  Dabney  and  Thornwell  and 
other  leaders  of  the  past  saw  to  be  necessary? 

We  submit  that  the  hour  has  struck. 

One  of  the  patent  objections  in  days  gone  by  was  the  poverty  of 
the  Southern  people.  It  takes  an  immense  amount  of  money  to  found 
a  university.  Where  was  it  to  come  from?  Not  from  a  section  ex- 
hausted by  war  and  dislocated  in  all  its  economic  life  by  the  results 
of  war. 

What  is  the  condition  of  the  South  now?  It  is  rolling  in  wealth. 
It  has  so  much  money  that  it  is  dazed.  The  men  have  not  learned  to 
let  it  go  as  yet,  but  we  are  learning  rapidly.  It  is  no  more  trouble  to 
raise  millions  for  a  university  now  than  it  was  to  establish  a  high 
school  a  generation  ago. 

Another  reason  for  the  failure  of  these  men  to  materialize  their 
vision  was  the  fact  that  very  few  men  from  the  South  wanted  or 
could  afford  a  university  course. 

Only  here  and  there  did  a  man  go  off  to  the  Northern  univer- 
sities or  to  Germany. 

How  is  it  now?  Thousands  of  our  men  and  hundreds  of  our  wo- 
men are  going  away  to  the  North  for  their  special  training.  There 
is  a  large  and  growing  clientage  in  the  South.  Our  colleges  have 
awakened  a  desire  for  more  and  higher  learning.  Brilliant  young 
men  and  women  are  answering  the  call  and  receiving  splendid  intel- 
lectual training  in  other  universities. 

The  larger  reason  for  a  university,  anchored  to  our  type  of  relig- 
ious thought,  lies  in  the  fact  that  nearly  if  not  quite  all  the  Northern 
universities  have  swung  away  from  what  we  hold  most  dear. 

In  the  year  1909  there  appeared  an  article  by  Harold  Bolce,  which 
asserted  that  there  was  a  radical  conflict  between  college  teaching 
and  orthodox  authority.  He  mentioned  these  universities  where  the 
truths  of  historic  Christianity  were  boldly  flung  overboard.  He  was 
never  answered.    He  could  not  be,  because  he  was  giving  the  facts. 

In  a  recent  article  he  has  boldly  challenged  the  teaching  of  the 
higher  colleges  for  women,  and  asserts  that  they  are  teaching  the 
seventy  thousand  women  in  them  to  discard  the  teachings  of  the 
word  of  God  and  of  His  Church.  In  other  words  the  college  class 
room  is  engaged  in  open  conflict  with  the  teachings  of  the  Church  of 
God. 

In  a  striking  article  in  the  Biblical  Review  for  October  quotation 
after  quotation  from  approved  professors,  at  whose  feet  our  men  and 
women  are  sitting,  is  given,  showing  that  they  are  denying  the  very 
fundamentals  of  religion.     The  existence  of  a  personal  God,  the  im- 


mortality  of  the  soul,  the  binding  forca  of  mortality  and  the  necessary 
union  of  religion  with  it. 

We  know  that  the  horrid  philosophy  of  Nietsche  is  taught  in 
many  of  these  schools.  This  is  the  infidel  philosophy  that  has  pro- 
duced the  horrors  of  the  war;  has  made  Germany  a  scourge  to  hu- 
manity; has  produced  more  barbarians  under  Christian  guises  and 
is  threatening  the  world  with  another  Dark  Age. 

If  these  things  are  so,  then  it  is  time  we  were  setting  up  a  uni- 
versity that  will  reverently  tea«h  the  truth,  that  will  give  our  men 
and  women  the  best  without  undermining  their  faith  in  God,  which 
will  be  a  munition  plant  in  which  to  forge  weapons  against  this  hid- 
eous power  of  darkness  that  is  threatening  the  world  with  destruc- 
tion. 

God  grant  us  the  vision  to  see  our  need,  and  the  courage  and 
perseverance  to  carry  it  to  a  triumphant  conclusion. 


Beautification  of  Oglethorpe  Campus  Begins. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Campus  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Ogle- 
thorpe University,  of  which  Mrs.  H.  P.  Hermance  is  Chairman,  held  Tuesday 
morning,  Mr.  Reuben  Harman  was  authorized  to  proceed  at  once  with  the  land- 
scape work  and  planting  which  the  ladies  are  having  done  on  the  University  cam- 
pus. Mr.  Harman,  whose  work  in  Atlanta  and  on  some  of  the  greatest  estates  in 
the  whole  country  has  eminently  qualified  him  for  this  task,  will  begin  work  on 
February  5th  next. 

An  interesting  feature  of  the  work  is  the  request  made  by  the  Committee 
that  all  the  friends  of  the  institution  who  can  spare  any  shrubs  and  flowering 
trees  would  notify  either  Mrs.  H.  P.  Hermance,  Chairman,  Telephone  Hemlock 
1495,  or  Mrs.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  Telephone  Hemlock  788-L,  or  the  University, 
Telephone  Hemlock  168.  If  the  donor  cannot  have  the  shrubs  lifted  and  delivered 
at  the  University,  Mr.  Harman  will  have  it  done  where  the  gift  is  of  sufficient 
quantity  to  warrant  the  expense  of  time  and  labor.  It  is  the  wish  of  the  Commit- 
tee that  each  member  of  the  Woman's  Board  should  have  some  shrubbery  on  the 
Oglethorpe  Campus  from  her  own  yard  and  gifts  from  any  friends  of  Oglethorpe 
not  members  will  be  appreciated.  Shrubbery  of  every  kind  is  desired  as  there  is 
a  great  deal  of  planting  to  be  done,  among  other  things  an  old-fashioned  hedge- 
row of  flowering  shrubs  and  trees  a  thousand  feet  long.  Gifts  from  all  over  the 
South  are  hoped  for.  They  should  be  expressed  to  Oglethorpe  University,  at 
Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. ,  and  sent  so  as  to  arrive  between  Feb.  4th  and  20th. 

The  Georgia  Professorship  o£  Bible. 

Dr.  B.  M.  Shive,  who  has  recently  returned  from  a  most  successful  trip  to 
Florida  made  in  the  interest  of  the  University,  will  shortly  begin  work  on  the 
completion  of  the  Georgia  Professorship  of  the  English  Bible  which  will  be  raised 
in  the  State  of  Georgia  under  the  authorization  of  a  special  resolution  passed  by 
the  Synod  of  Georgia  at  both  its  last  and  preceding  meetings. 

Something  like  $4,000  has  already  been  contributed  out  of  the  $50,000  that  is 
needed. 

Dr.  Shive  is  well  known  as  both  an  able  and  enthusiastic  speaker  and  preach- 
er and  his  work  among  the  churches  of  Georgia  will  have  the  double  advantage  of 
being  helpful  to  the  University  and  to  the  churches  themselves. 

Meeting,  The  Fuel  Famine. 

Oglethorpe  University  has  been  most  fortunate  during  the  desperately  ser- 
ious days  of  fuel  famine  through  which  our  country  has  been  passing.  The  Uni- 
versity is  located  in  the  suburbs  of  Atlanta  but  of  her  large  campus  of  fifty  acres 
between  thirty  and  forty  are  heavily  wooded.  In  these  woods  are  many  old,  de- 
formed trees  the  removal  of  which,  by  proper  methods  of  forestry,  not  only  fur- 
nishes fuel  for  the  steam  plant  of  the  University  but  incidentally  adds  beauty  to 
the  forest.  As  a  consequence,  all  during  the  snowy  and  sleety  weather  wood- 
choppers  have  been  busy  cutting  and  cording,  and  our  big  steam  plant  which 
has  to  heat  approximately  40,000  square  feet  of  floor  space  has  been  burning  wood 
almost  entirely.  In  this  way  the  amount  of  coal  used  by  the  institution  has  been 
very  greatly  reduced  and  the  University  has  done  her  bit  to  aid  in  relieving  the 
coal  famine. 


(igletljnrjip  Inturratty  HitUrtitt 


vol.  in 


March,   1918 


No    5 


Published   monthly   by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered   as  second-class  mail   matter  at   the    Postot'fiee  at   Oglethorpe   University,   <;.• 


Thomas  Harvey  Hubbard,  one  of  the 
younger  founders  of  Oglethorpe  University, 
lives  in  Ft.  Worth,  Texas,  where  one  Sabbath 
morning  be  heard  of  bow  the  Southern  Pres- 
byterians were  refounding  their  ante-bellum 
I  niversity — old  Oglethorpe.  After  the  service 
be  subscribed  $100.00,  every  payment  of  which 
be    has    met    regularly.      God    bless    the    lad 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  TO  OUR  FOUNDERS. 

Thinking  that  all  the  men  and  women,  boys  and  girls,  who  have  founded 
Oglethorpe  University  will  be  interested  in  an  exact  statement  of  the  amounts 
subscribed  to  Oglethorpe  University  by  states,  show  ng  also  amounts  paid 
up  to  date  and  balances  due.  we  are  printing  such  report  in  this  bulletin 
and  sending  a  copy  of  it  to  our  founders. 

These  figures  tell  a  wonderful  story  of  generosity,  faith,  and  devotion 
on  the  part  of  nearly  five  thousand  people  scattered  throughout  the  whole 
United  States,  but  principally  in  the  South. 

Some  interesting  facts  appear  from  a  study  of  the  subscriptions.  It 
will  be  noted  that  every  Southern  State  from  Virginia  to  Texas,  from  Mis- 
souri to  Florida  is  represented.  The  proportions  pad  by  the  various  states 
show  Tennessee  leading  all  others,  one-half  of  the  amount  subscribed  hav- 
ing already  been  paid.  This  is  a  very  wonderful  record  and  one  of  wlr'ch 
any  state  should  be  proud. 


It  will  be  noted  also  that  the  State  of  Georgia,  including  Atlanta,  has 
subscribed  somewhat  over  half  of  the  total  amount  pledged;  that  Tennessee 
is  next  to  Georgia;  that  Florida  follows  Tennessee  and  that  the  two  Caro- 
iinas  and  Louisiana  are  almost  evenly  matched  for  the  fourth,  fifth  and 
.sixth  places.  Then  come  Arkansas,  Texas  and  Alabama  in  the  order  named, 
with  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  Missouri  and  Connecticut, 
and    scattering  gifts   from   New   York,   Massachusetts    and   Washington. 

The  totals  are  splendid.  $735,000.00  subscribed  and  $328,000.00  collected, 
with  over  $400,000.00  still   in   process  of  collection. 

We  are  trying  our  best  to  reach  the  million  mark  by  January,  1921.  If 
v/e  do  this  there  is  a  cash  gift  of  $25,000.00  coming  to  us.  Iff  we  fa<il.  we 
lose  it.  That  means  that  the  founders  of  Oglethorpe  will  see  to  it  that 
this  fine  sum  which  will  do  so  much  good  for  Christian  education  shall  not 
be   los't. 

Statement   of   Subscriptions   to   January   31,   1918. 

State  Subscribed 

Alabama    $13,259.12 

Arkansas    17,689.00 

Florida  36.916.49 

Georgia    (except   Atlanta)    93.95800 

Kentucky    10,615.50 

Louisiana    22.996.00 

Mississippi   9,145.00 

Missouri    1.04500 

North    Carolina    23.109.00 

South    Carolina    23.850.00 

Tennessee  42,553.50 

Texas    14,685.25 

Virgin;a   4.110.00 

Connecticut    1.000.00 

New   York   210.00 

Washington   100.00 

District    of    Columbia   50.00 

Massachusetts    100.00 

Atlanta    Directors    115  250.00 

Atlanta   Popular   Cash   127.316.31 

Pennsylvania    1505  00 

Real   Estate   122.500.00 

Material    28.052.32 

Library    5.000.00 

Scholarship  Fund   5.000.00 

Georgia   Professorship  3  600.00 

Equipment    2  00000 

Railway   Station    Subs   7.500.00 

Special- Oper.  Subs 1.10000 

Scholarship   Loan    Fund    350.00 

Woman's  Board  for  Campus 533  00 

Athletic    Subs.    19200 

Total     $731  200.40 


Paid 

Balance 

$  4.017.97 

$  9.241.1. 5 

3.070.60 

14.618  40 

5.027.99 

31,888.50 

23.549.13 

70.40887 

2  755.20 

7.860.30 

5.733.15 

17.262  85 

2.837.60 

6.257.40 

434.00 

611.00 

6  297.00 

16.812.0l! 

6.249.00 

17.601.00 

21,157.40 

21.396.10 

3.798.35 

10.886  90 

1,363.00 

2.747.00 

1.000.00 

210.00 

100.00 

30.00 

20  00 

100.00 

39.51085 

75,739  15 

79.777.86 

47.538.45 

545  00 

960.00 

107.000  00 

15.500.00 

2.100  65 

25.951.67 

5.000.00 

5.000  00 

25.00 

3.575.00 

2  000.00 

3.316.62 

4.183  38 

200.00 

900.00 

350.00 

553.00 

57.00 

155.00 

$527,006  37 

$407294  12 

u  *  *        * 


\ 


GDgbtijarpf  HmurrHttg  HulUttn 


vol.  m 


May,   1918 


No.  6 


Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thorn  well  Jacobs 

Entered   as  second-class   mail   matter  at   the   I'ostotfice  at  Oglethorpe  University,   Ga. 


A  large  amount  of  construction  work  has  for  some  time  been  going  on 
just  in  front  of  Oglethorpe  University.  The  story  of  it  is  told  in  this  Bulletin. 
The  Government  and  City  of  Atlanta  are  spending  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  dollars  on  Peachtree  Road.  The  Woman's  Board  of  the  University  has 
done  a  very  much  needed  and  very  much  appreciated  work  in  beautifying 
the   front   campus    of   their   institution. 


SOME  LATE  HAPPENINGS  AT  OGLETHORPE. 

We  present  in  this  bulletin  a  couple  of  views  of  Peachtree  Road 
just  in  front  of  Oglethorpe  University  that  will  give  our  friends  an 
idea  of  some  of  the  work  that  has  been  going  steadily  forward  at 
their  school. 

The  street  car  in  the  upper  picture  tells  the  story  of  an  expendi- 
ture of  some  $125,000.00  to  connect  up  Oglethorpe  with  the  City  of 
Atlanta  by  trolley. 

The  railway  station  in  the  lower  picture  is  a  $10,000.00  structure, 
built  of  granite,  covered  with  variegated  slates,  and  is  probably  the 
most  beautiful  little  station  on  the  line  of  the  Southern  Railway, 
when  the  volume  of  traffic  is  considered. 

The  steam  roller  and  laborers  in  both  pictures  tell  of  the  con- 
struction of  a  beautiful  boulevard  connecting  the  University  with 
Atlanta.  This  work  is  still  in  process  and  will  doubtless  be  com- 
pleted this  summer. 

The  workmen  on  the  left  in  the  lower  picture  are  the  laborers  of 
Mr.  Reuben  Harman,  expert  landscapist,  who  by  the  generosity  of 
our  Woman's  Board  was  engaged  to  beautify  the  campus  of  the  Uni- 
versity. This  has  just  been  completed  and  when  the  gifts  of  shrub- 
bery, plants,  fertilizer,  and  other  materials  are  added  to  the  actual 
cash  outlay  it  represents  an  expenditure  and  value  of  over  $1,500.00 
or  $2,000.00. 

All  these  are  absolutely  essential  tasks  and  combined  they  have 
been  of  large  importance  in  setting  forward  the  progress  of  your 
school. 


SOME  BEAUTIFUL  LETTERS. 

We  have  received  recently  one  or  two  letters  of  unusual  interest 
in  connection  with  our  Oglethorpe  work.  These  letters  speak  for 
themselves  better  than  any  description  of  them  could  possibly  do. 

"I  am  enclosing,  herewith,  New  York  draft  payable  to  your  or- 
der to  cover  balance  due  on  my  subscription  to  the  University  fund. 


"I  reo-ret  that  it  has  been  impossible  for  me  to  meet  this  indebt- 
edness sooner  but  it  is  unnecessary  to  waste  words  to  explain  why 
it  has  been  so,  and  even  now  I  could  not  do  it  except  by  the  assist- 
ance of  my  good  wife,  who  feels  the  same  interest  in  the  success  of 
the  University  that  I  do.  It  is  really  through  her  self  denial  and 
determination  that  I  am  able  to  send  you  this  draft. 

"I  want  to  say  also  that  we  may  have  to  be  as  long  making  the 
next  payment  as  we  have  been  making  this,  but  you  can  rest  assured 
that  if  life  lasts  long  enough  I  will  make  it  sometime." 

The  above  letter  comes  from  the  South,  and  here  is  one  of  equal 
spirit  from  the  East. 

"I  have  read  with  interest  the  March  bulletin  that  you  enclosed. 
I  feel  that  I  would  like  to  do  something  for  Oglethorpe;  and,  as  I 
can  give  but  little  money,  it  occurred  to  me  that  I  might  be  of  some 
service  in  soliciting  subscriptions  from  others  in  our  church.  I  have, 
therefore,  drafted  a  letter  which  I  enclose.  What  do  you  think  about 
me  sending  this  letter  to  people  in  our  church,  together  with  a  copy 
of  your  bulletin  and  a  subscription  blank?  If  you  feel  that  this 
would  be  worth  while,  and  you  will  have  the  letters  written  or  printed, 
1  will  be  glad  to  mail  them  out  to  our  people.  You,  of  course,  would 
also  furnish  your  regular  subscription  blanks.  I  would  suggest  about 
a  hundred,  as  we  have  that  many  members  who  could  make  a  con- 
tribution if  so  inclined. 

"I  shall  be  glad  to  know  what  you  think  of  this  proposition. 

"With  best  wishes  for  yourself  and  the  continued  progress  and 
success  of  Oglethorpe  University,  I  am — " 

The  letter  which  our  friend  proposed  to  send  to  the  members  of 
his  Church  is  as  follows: 

"I  enclose  a  copy  of  Oglethorpe  University  Bulletin  which  will 
doubtless  interest  you.  I  should  like  very  much  to  see  South  Caro- 
lina, and  especially  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Greenville,  do 
more  for  Oglethorpe. 

"You  will  note  from  this  bulletin  that  a  cash  gift  of  $25,000.00 
is  offered,  provided  they  reach  the  million  dollar  mark  by  January 
1921.     Let's  do  our  bit  toward  raising  this  million  dollars. 

"Enclosed  you  will  find  a  subscription  blank,  which  please  fill 
out  and  return  to  me,  enclosing  your  check  for  your  initial  or  cash 
payment.     Please  make  check  payable  to  Oglethorpe  University. 


"Perhaps  you  have  already  made  a  subscription.  If  so,  would 
you  not  like  to  increase  it? 

"Thanking  you  for  your  prompt  and  careful  consideration, 
I  am" 

It  is  just  such  fine  and  generous  aid  as  this  that  has  made  the 
work  of  Oglethorpe  University  possible.  It  is  a  great  thing  to  know 
that  there  are  such  people  in  the  world,  men  and  women  loyal  to  the 
highest  ideals,  ready  to  sacrifice  their  own  interests  for  those  ideals 
standing  loyal  and  true  to  the  school  that  they  are  founding  and  thus 
setting  forward  the  progress  of  a  great  intellectual  and  spiritual  en- 
terprise. 

Such  letters  as  these  brighten  a  hard  day's  work  and  furnish 
inspiration  for  many  more  to  come. 

Probably  nothing  makes  one  feel  so  deeply  a  keen  sense  of  re- 
sponsibility for  the  use  of  money  as  the  receipt  of  a  letter  like  the 
following  from  a  young  girl,  as  her  letter  shows,  who  has  been  bend- 
ing every  effort  and  making  every  sacrifice  in  order  to  help  us  build 
a  really  great  institution. 

Oglethorpe  is  in  the  truest  sense  her  University  and  with  such  a 
spirit  woven  into  it  must,  of  necessity,  be  truly  great. 

"I  am  sorry  the  enclosed  check  is  not  $5.00,  the  amount  I  have 
heretofore  been  able  to  send.  I  have  no  excuse  to  offer  except  prov- 
idential reasons.  The  only  way  I  have  of  making  money  is  by  form 
modeling  and  dress  making.  The  war  has  long  ago  knocked  the 
bottom  out  of  the  form  business  and  I  am  not  able,  on  account  of  my 
health,  to  sew  any.  Have  made  80  cents  in  five  months.  Have  been 
under  Doctor's  care  since  December. 

I  sold  old  clothing  enough  and  made  $3.00.  Two  of  this  I  am 
sending  to  Oglethorpe  and  One  to  the  Assembly's  Home  Missions. 

Pardon  all  this  explanation,  etc.  I  only  wish  you  to  know  that 
though  the  spirit  is  willing  the  pocket  book  is  extremely  weak  just 
now. 

If  I  am  ever  able  to  resume  my  sewing,  will  send  the  remaining 
$3.00  before  this  year  is  out." 


(igleiljflrjre  ltuti?ratt£  HitlUtttt 

VOL.  Ill  June,  1918  No.  6 

Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

Oglethorpe  University  has  just  closed  the  second  year  of  its  academic  life 
with  Commencement  exercises  of  the  week  beginnig  May  26th. 

The   Commencement    sermon    was    preached    by    Dr.    Samuel    Charles    Black, 

Chaplain  at  Camp  Gordon,  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Atlanta. 

Dr.  Black  is  Pastor  of  the  Collingwood  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church,  Toledo, 
Ohio.  The  Collingwood  Avenue  Church  has  a  membership  of  fourteen  hundred, 
and  is  the  largest  but  one  of  the  Presbyterian  Churches  in  the  Synod  of  Ohio. 
Dr.  Black  has  been  Pastor  there  eight  years. 

He  is  the  author  of  numerous  books,  among  them  "Building  a  Working 
Church";  "Plain  Answers  to  Religious  Questions  Modern  Men  Are  Asking"; 
"Progress  in  Christian  Culture,"  and  others. 

Dr.  Black  is  also  a  contributor  on  religious  subjects  to  numerous  periodicals. 

Pie  has  been  released  for  six  months  by  his  congregation  for  military  serv- 
ice in  the  training  camps,  and  has  been  assigned  by  the  Presbyterian  National 
Service  Commission  to  Camp  Gordon.  By  the  military  authorities  at  Camp 
Gordon  he  has  been  made  Chaplain-at-Large  of  the  Camp,  and  has  entered  ac- 
tively upon  his   duties. 

On  Monday  afternoon  the  Board  of  Directors  met  in  the  office  of  Mr.  Wil- 
mer  L.  Moore,  Vice  Chairman,  harmoniously  handling  many  important  matters 
associated  with  the  further  progress  of  the  University,  details  of  which  will  be 
announced   later. 

On  Tuesday  night  the  President's  reception  to  the  faculty  and  students  took 
place  and  Wednesday  afternoon  and  evening  were  devoted  largely  to  athletic 
contests   and  the   athletic   banquet. 

The  morale  of  the  school  is  most  excellent.  The  attendance  of  the  past  year 
has  been  better  than  the  preceding  year  in  spite  of  the  turmoil  of  war  and  the 
heavy  drain  on  the  student  body  made  on  account  of  enlistment  and  draft. 

There  will  be  a  number  of  improvements  and  additions  to  the  work  next 
year,  among  others  the  adding  of  three  new  instructors  with  additional  equip- 
ment. 

Plans  are  being  laid  to  get  that  $25,009  offered  by  Mr.  Inman  in  cash  when 
the  University  shall  have  received  a  total  of  $1,000,000  in  solvent  subscriptions, 
provided  that  this  is  done  before  midnight  of  December  31,  1920. 

The  University  is  now  the  happy  possessor  of  a  dairy  of  four  cows,  giving 
something  like  nine  gallons  of  milk  which  at  Atlanta  prices  sell  at  between  80c 
to  $1.00  per  gallon.  Food  for  the  cattle  comes  largely  from  the  campus  and 
farm. 

By  the  generosity  of  certain  friends  the  University  has  been  made  the  recip- 
ient of  approximately  1,000  loads  of  fertilizer,  which  applied  to  the  farm  will  turn 
an  old  worn-out  acreage  into  a  garden  spot. 

Following  the  conservation  policy  of  our  country,  Oglethorpe  is  endeavoring 
to  raise  as  far  as  possible  its  own  food  supplies  and  to  save  as  far  as  possible 
all  waste.  With  the  garbage  from  the  kitchen  we  are  feeding  something  like 
18  to  20  pigs,  enough  to  largely  keep  the  family  in  pork  products.  A  hundred 
cords  of  wood  cut  from  our  forest  will  supplement  the  coal  supply  during  the 
coming  winter.  Instead  of  sheep  on  the  White  House  lawn,  we  will  have  cows 
on   our  campus. 


4tt 


Dear  Friend: 

You  must  have  thought  often  of  us 
during  the  past  months  and  wondered  how  your 
University  was  coming  along  with  the  whole 
world  in  turmoil  and  the  great  war  enterprises 
calling  upon  every  energy  of  every  person  in 
America,  affecting  particularly  Universities 
for  Men. 

Thanks  to  the  generosity  of  our 
friends  and  the  goodness  of  God,  the  year  1918 
has  not  been  a  calamitous  one.   We  have  pro- 
ceeded steadily  on  our  way  with  a  larger  attend- 
ance than  last  year  and  even  better  quality  of 
work  being  done. 

The  beautiful  $10,000.00  Railway  Sta- 
tion, called  Oglethorpe  University,  and  archi- 
tecturally a  part  of  our  campus,  is  now  being 
completed,  and  by  the  generosity  of  our  Woman's 
Board  our  campus  has  been  beautified  to  a 
gratifying  extent. 

But  for  our  support  and  development 
we  need  every  cent  possible  and  our  Executive 
Committee  has  asked  me  to  write  all  of  our 
friends  who  have  not  paid  in  advance  and  ask 
them  to  make  every  effort  to  send  us  a  good 
liberal  check  on  their  subscription  this  month. 

Can  you  not  do  this  for  us? 

Heartily  yours, 


President. 


(B^btltcrpe  Huitrersitir  JluUettn 


VOL.  Ill                                              JULY,  1918                                                     No 

7 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered    as   second-class  mail   matter  at   the   Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe   University,   Ga. 

■  Bird's  eye  view  of  Oglethorpe  University  as  it  will  appear  when,  by  the  loyalty 
and  love  of  thousands  of  her  friends,  she  shall  stand  complete  on  her  beautiful 
campus  out  Peachtree  Road  in  the  suburbs  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

The  first  building  on  the  right,  as  you  enter  has  already  been  completed  and 
occupied  and  is  valued,  equipped,  at  over  $200,000.00. 

A  beautiful  little  stone  Railway  station,  named  Oglethorpe  University,  valued  at 
approximately  $10,000.00,  stands  at  the  head  of  the  entrance  driveway  in  the  fore- 
ground. 

The  building  with  the  tower  on  the  left  as  you  enter,  which  is  really  a  group 
of  three  structures,  will  be  the  next  to  be  erected  and  will  contain  a  Library  with 
space  for  50,000  volumes,  the  founders'  memorial  room,  museum,  lecture  rooms, 
beautiful  gothic  chapel  seating  400  with  stage  arranged  for  college  plays  and  stere- 
opticon  lectures,  a  section  equipped  for  chemical  laboratory,  twenty  dormitory  rooms 
for  students,  a  great  clock  with  electric  bell  system,  an  open  air  observatory  and  a 
lecture  roof  garden.  It  will  also  contain  a  complete  gymnasium  with  about  250 
lockers,  swimming  pool,  indoor  basketball  court,  etc.,  and  a  small  college  printing 
plant. 

When  it  is  finished  Oglethorpe  University  will  be  one  of  the  best  equipped  in- 
stitutions for  academic  work  in  this  country  and  will  be  a  school  on  which  every  one 
of  its  founders  may  look  with  satisfaction  and  gratitude  to  God. 


A  Critical  Hour  for  Oglethorpe 

Oglethorpe  University  faces  today  her  most  critical  hour. 

By  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Inman  the  sum  of  $25,- 
000.00  cash  will  be  paid  to  the  University  provided  the  institution 
shall  have  secured  total  assets  and  solvent  subscriptions  amounting 
to  $1,000,000.00  by  midnight  of  December  31,  1920. 

Approximately  $750,000.00  of  such  assets  and  subscriptions 
have  already  been  secured,  leaving  $250,000.00  more  to  be  raised 
to  which  should  be  added  approximately  10%  for  providential 
loss,  making  a  total  of  some  $350,000.00  needed  to  secure  this 
gift  and  to  complete  the  $1,000,000.00. 

While  the  tumult  of  the  times  and  the  necessity  of  bending 
every  effort  to  win  the  war  operate  against  a  successful  prosecution 
of  a  campaign  to  secure  this  fund,  there  are  nevertheless  some 
compensating  encouragements,  the  most  important  of  which  is  the 
statement  by  the  Administration  through  Mr.  P.  P.  Claxton,  Com- 
missioner of  Education,  that  "this  is  an  opportune  time  for  those 
who  are  willing  and  able  to  do  so  to  endow  institutions  of  learning 
ivith  the  safest  and  most  reliable  of  all  securities,  United  States 
Bonds." 

The  Government  also  most  considerately  allows  15%  of  the 
super-tax  on  all  incomes  and  excess  profits  to  be  deducted  there- 
from if  given  to  such  institutions. 

The  necessity  of  obtaining  this  $350,000.00  by  the  hour  speci- 
fied is  absolute.  With  it  the  University  is  founded  and  without  it 
she  is  sadly  handicapped.  No  one  would  be  willing  for  her  to 
suffer  the  loss  of  Mr.  Inman's  cash  offer.  The  three-quarters  of  a 
million  dollars  in  assets  which  the  University  now  has,  has  come 
to  her  in  comparatively  small  gifts,  the  largest  gift  that  has  ever 
been  received  up  to  this  time  being  $10,000.00. 


In  the  extremity  of  our  great  need,  which  is  also  our  great 
opportunity,  we  appeal  to  all  readers  of  these  lines  to  help  us  in 
every  way  possible  to  secure  this  sum.  An  ideal  way  to  have  your 
help  count  heavily  is  to  make  a  monthly  subscription  for  the  period 
of  ten  years,  and  this  may  be  paid  in  War  Saving  Stamps,  Thrift 
Stamps,  Liberty  Bonds  or  cash,  as  may  be  most  convenient  to  you. 

Our  first  great  building  is  already  too  small  and  we  need  others 
and  with  them  will  come  the  need  for  more  equipment.  We  need 
endowment  also  and  this  completion  of  our  first  million  dollars 
will  give  you  an  assured  foundation  for  your  University  that  will 
guarantee  its  future  success  and  progress  and  enable  it  to  do  the 
great  work  that  it  so  earnestly  desires  to  do  for  the  youth  of  our 
country,  for  the  people  who  have  built  it  and  for  the  God  who  has 
blessed  it. 

Please  help  us.  Fill  out  the  subscription  blank  below  and 
forward  at  once. 


Oglethorpe  University, 

Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Dear  Sirs: 

As  a  friend  and  founder  of  Oglethorpe  University,  I  hereby 

promise  to  send  you  the  sum  of  $ monthly  for  ten 

years  as  part  of  the  fund  necessary  to  complete  the  first  million 
dollars  of  assets  of  the  University  and  thus  secure  the  $25,000.00 
cash  offered  by  Mr.  S.  M.  Inman. 

Name 

Address 


The  Great  Task  to  Date 

All  of  our  friends  will  be  interested  in  the  following  statement 
of  subscriptions  made  to  the  University  with  amounts  paid  and 
balances  due  up  to  June  30,  1918.  Five  or  Six  Thousand  Dollars 
have  since  been  added  as  a  start  toward  the  completion  of  the  new 
fund  of  $350,000.00. 

Note  what  your  State  has  done  and  add  your  subscription  to 
set  forward  its  part  in  this  great  enterprise. 

STATEMENT  OF  SUBSCRIPTIONS  TO  JUNE  30th,  1918. 

State  Subscribed  Paid  Balance 

Atlanta  Directors  115,250.00 

Atlanta   Popular   Cash 127,316.31 

£&UAu**A&**<g*    ". $13,259.12 

Arkansas    17,689.00 

Florida   36,916.49 

Georgia    94,158.00 

Kentucky   10,615.50 

Louisiana   22,996.00 

Mississippi    9,145.00 

Missouri     1,045.00 

North  Carolina  23,109.00 

South    Carolina    23,850.00 

Tennessee    42,553.50 

Texas    14,685.25 

Virginia    4,110.00 

Connecticut    1,000.00 

New  York   210.00 

Washington    100.00 

District   of   Columbia 50.00 

Massachusetts   100.00 

Pennsylvania   1,505.00 

Real  Estate   123,500.00 

Material     28,052.32 

Library  5,000.00 

Scholarship   Fund    5,000.00 

Georgia   Professorship    9,325.05 

Equipment 2,000.00 

Railway  Sta.  Subs 7,500.00 

Special  Oper.  Acct 1,100.00 

Scholarship  Loan  Fund 350.00 

Athletic   Subs 192.00 


Totals $741,682.54 


40,860.85 

74.389.15 

83,579.24 

43.737.07 

$4,666.22 

$8,592.90 

3,336.10 

14.352.90 

6,691.47 

30,225.02 

25,363.93 

68,794.07 

3,060.90 

7,554.60 

6,411.65 

16,584.35 

3,257.60 

5,887.40 

864.00 

181.00 

6,607.00 

16.502.00 

6,945.88 

16.903.12 

21,978.40 

20.575.10 

4,105.35 

10.579.90 

1,428.00 

2.682.00 

1,000.00 

210.00 

100.00 

30.00 

20.00 

100.00 

655.00 

850.00 

108,000.00 

15,500.00 

2,100.65 

25,951.67 

5,000.00 

100.00 

4,900.00 

765.80 

8,559.25 

2,000.00 

4,482.78 

3.017.22 

200.00 

900.00 

350.00 

192.00 

$344,213.82 

$397,468.72 

©glctlforne  Hnitrersit^  bulletin 

VOL.  Ill  AUGUST,  1918  No.  8 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs  ^^^^^^ 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Ofelethorpe  University,  Ga. 

Beautiful   Memorials 
at    Oglethorpe    University 

How  early  even  a  young  institution  of  learning  begins  to  weave 
about  itself  a  mantle  of  beautiful  memories!  Oglethorpe  is  just 
ready  to  open  her  third  academic  session  yet  see  how  many  lives 
are  already  memorialized  in  her  life  and  with  how  many  tender 
hands  she  is  being  founded : 

William  Bensel,  first  Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee,  left 
$5,000.00  in  his  will  to  Oglethorpe  which,  according  to  the  Consti- 
tution of  the  Board  will  be  used  as  an  endowment  memorial  to  him. 
This  was  Oglethorpe's  first  legacy. 

Relatives  of  James  R.  Gray,  First  Chairman  of  our  Executive 
Committee,  Editor  of  the  Atlanta  Journal,  one  of  the  founders  of 
Atlanta,  are  creating  a  Student's  Loan  Fund  to  aid  needy  students 
in  prosecuting  their  studies. 

A  Professorship,  bearing  the  name  of  James  Woodrow,  is  being 
founded,  about  half  of  the  necessary  amount  having  been  already 
subscribed  to  keep  the  memory  of  this  learned  and  faithful  former 
professor  of  the  Old  Oglethorpe  ever  green  on  the  new  Campus. 

A  Professorship  in  memory  of  Sidney  Lanier,  student  and 
teacher  of  the  Old  Oglethorpe,  is  also  being  founded  and  as  soon  as 
the  war  is  over  will  be  pushed  to  completion  under  the  Secretarial 
leadership  of  Dr.  James  H.  Dillard. 

Funds  for  A  Memorial  of  a  fitting  type  to  Dr.  William  Plumer 
Jacobs,  son  of  a  former  professor  at  Old  Oglethorpe,  father  of  the 
present  president  and  himself  a  member  of  her  Board  of  Directors, 
are  being  collected  as  also  to  his  father,  Dr.  Ferdinand  Jacobs,  who 
taught  in  the  old  school  at  Milledgeville. 

A  Beautiful  Little  Hospital,  given  largely  by  one  of  the  men 
who  have  made  Oglethorpe  possible,  serving  as  a  memorial  to  names 
not  yet  announced,  is  one  of  the  next  buildings  to  be  erected  on  our 
Campus. 

A  Loan  Fund,  bearing  the  name  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Ken- 
drick,  is  provided  for  in  the  will  of  this  good  friend  and  founder  of 
Oglethorpe. 

A  Thirty-five  Thousand  Dollar  Memorial  to  Mr.  S.  M.  Inman 
will  be  the  result  of  the  successful  termination  of  the  million  dollar 
campaign  now  under  way. 

A  Young  Attorney  of  Atlanta  is  giving  the  institution  $300.00 
per  year,  which  may  later  be  increased  as  God  prospers  him,  in 


order  to  found  a  loan  fund  to  aid  young  men  who  want  to  pay  their 
own  way  through  college  and  yet  have  not  the  money  to  do  so. 
These  loan  funds  are  a  particularly  happy  form  of  gift.  Any  live 
and  growing  institution  can  use  thousands  upon  thousands  of  dol- 
lars annually  in  that  way  and  every  dollar  will  do  good.  There  is 
no  chance  of  any  institution  having  too  many  or  too  large  loan 
funds. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Forbis,  of  Smithville,  Ga.,  whose  son,  De- 
Witt  Forbis,  was  one  of  our  best  loved  boys  in  the  first  year  of  life 
of  the  institution,  are  planning  a  gift  in  memory  of  their  boy,  who 
is  ours  also. 

Mrs.  Sidney  Lanier  has  given  us  the  original  diploma  of  Sidney 
Lanier,  which  now  hangs  over  the  office  desk  of  the  President. 
Lanier  received  this  diploma  in  the  first  year  of  the  war  between 
the  states  from  the  old  Oglethorpe  at  Milledgeville. 

Mrs.  Clifford  Anderson,  of  Macon,  has  also  presented  the  Uni- 
versity with  a  crayon  portrait  of  Lanier  which  hangs  side  by  side 
with  his  diploma. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  High,  of  Atlanta,  has  presented  the  University  with 
a  handsome  portrait  of  General  Oglethorpe,  which,  beautifully 
framed,  hangs  in  the  Secretary's  office. 

And  only  this  morning  Miss  Olive  E.  Faw  sent  us  a  number 
of  interesting  additions  to  our  Museum,  among  others  an  old  Con- 
federate pistol  with  holster  still  loaded  with  the  cartridges  used 
in  the  old  days. 

And  we  must  not  forget  the  beautiful  gift  of  the  little  child  of 
Grenada,  Miss.,  a  one  hundred  dollar  memorial  which  constituted 
all  of  his  savings  before  he  went  into  the  "Great  Beyond"  and  pre- 
sented to  the  University  by  his  father  and  mother,  who  wanted  to 
put  his  whole  little  life  into  Oglethorpe. 

In  addition  to  these  there  are  numerous  small  gifts  associating 
individual  lives  with  the  life  of  the  University,  our  Library  alone 
numbering  scores  of  them. 

Since  writing  the  above  Miss  Louise  Lathrop  has  presented  the 
University  with  a  valuable  collection  of  Indian  relics  and  bird  eggs 
gathered  by  her  brother  Dwight  Lathrop  during  his  brief  life  of 
twenty-three  years. 

These  much  appreciated  gifts  will  form  a  memorial  to  him 
in  the  museum  of  the  University. 

We  know  also  of  a  man  who  has  written  a  ten-thousand-dollar 
legacy  into  his  will  in  order  to  build  a  memorial  to  his  mother  at 
Oglethorpe. 

These  are  beautiful  gifts.  Will  you  not  let  us  add  your  name 
or  that  of  your  loved  one? 

So  when  one  is  at  all  discouraged  and  wonders  when  that  mil- 
lion dollar  fund  is  going  to  be  complete,  because  it  comes  so  slowly 
and  after  such  hard  work,  it  is  well  to  recount  these  mercies  which 
show  how  generously  God  has  dealt  with  Oglethorpe.  Surely  he 
has  not  yet  finished  his  work  for  the  institution  that  has  engraven 
on  its  cornerstone  for  its  motto.  "Manu  Dei  Resurrexit"  (By  the 
Hand  of  God  She  Has  Risen  from  the  Dead) . 


(i%lctlinrpe  Itmfrerstig  bulletin 

VOL.  Ill  SEPTEMBER,  1918  No.  9 

Published  Monthly  by  Ofelethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-jlass  mail  matter  at  th?  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


Military  Training  at  Oglethorpe 
Under  Government  Supervision 

We  have  just  received  the  following  TELEGRAM: 

"To  the  President,  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
— Your  institution  having  satisfied  conditions  prescribed  in  circular 
letter  of  June  29th,  upon  basis  of  your  figures  steps  will  be  taken  at 
once  to  establish  unit  of  S.  A.  T.  C.  Only  students  Collegiate  Depart- 
ment eligible.  If  enrollment  falls  short  of  expectation  it  may  be  nec- 
essary to  combine  with  neighboring  institutions.  An  officer  United 
States  Army  will  be  detailed  and  upon  arrival  proceed  with  organiza- 
tion of  unit.  Rifles,  uniforms,  overcoats  and  other  equipment  will  be 
shipped  at  early  elate.  Advise  by  wire  date  of  opening.  (Signed) 
Harris,  Acting  Adjutant  General." 

The  above  news  will  be  of  great  interest  to  all  students  and  friends 
of  Oglethorpe  Univers'ty.  Notice  particularly  that  there  is  no  need 
of  providing  outside  winter  clothing  as  all  this  will  be  furnished  by 
the  Government. 

For  your  further  information  in  this  connection,  read  carefully  tht 
following  paragraphs  from  official  Government  announcements: 

THE  PLAN  OF  THE  WAR  DEPARTMENT. 

The  War  Department  authorizes  the  following  announcement: 

The  details  of  the  plan  prepared  by  the  War  Department  to  offer 
to  able-bodied  college  students  over  the  age  of  18  the  opportunity  to 
enlist  in  the  military  forces  of  the  United  States  and  to  obtain  train- 
ing in  the  colleges  which  will  prepare  them  for  the  more  exacting 
forms  of  military  service  have  now  been  completed.       *  *  * 

The  purpose  of  the  plan  is  to  provide  for  the  very  important  needs 
of  the  army  for  highly  trained  men  as  officers,  engineers,  doctors, 
chemists  and  administrators  of  every  kind.     The  importance  of  this 


need  cannot  be  too  strongly  emphasized.  The  plan  is  an  attempt  to 
mobilize  and  develop  the  brain  power  of  the  young  men  of  the  coun- 
try for  these  services  which  demand  special  training.  Its  object  is  to 
prevent  the  premature  enlistment  for  active  service  of  these  men 
who  could,  by  extending  the  period  of  their  college  training,  multiply 
manifold  their  value  to  the  country.      *  *  * 

This  is  a  war  in  which  soldiers  are  not  only  marksmen,  but  also 
engineers,  chemists,  physicists,  geologists,  doctors,  and  specialists  in 
many  other  lines.  Scientific  training  is  indispensable.  Engineering 
skill  is  needed  by  the  officers  who  direct  every  important  military 
operation  and  who  control  our  lines  of  transport  and  communica- 
tion. In  the  same  way  chemical  and  physical  knowledge  are  in 
constant  demand  at  the  front  as  well  as  behind  the  lines,  while  the 
task  of  saving  the  lives  and  restoring  the  health  of  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  wounded  calls  for  the  services  of  regiments  of  military 
physicians.  The  scientific  training  which  prepares  a  man  to  fulfill 
one  of  these  highly  specialized  duties  and  the  more  liberal  training 
which  helps  to  develop  the  qualities  of  leadership  needed  by  the  offi- 
cer or  administrator  are  essential  elements  of  military  efficiency. 

For  the  purpose  of  developing  men  who  shall  have  this  combination 
of  military  and  intellectual  training  a  new  corps  has  been  created  in 
the  army,  tokbe  called  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps.  Voluntary 
enlistment  in  this  Corps  is  open  to  all  able-bodied  students  in  the 
institutions  of  collegiate  grade  who  are  not  under  18  years  of  age. 
Students  under  18  can  not  be  legally  enlisted,  but  they  may  enroll  and 
thus  receive  military  training  until  they  reach  the  age  when  they  can 
legally  enlist. 

The  boy  who  enlists  in  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  will  be 
a  member  of  the  army  of  the  United  States.  He  will  be  provided  by 
the  War  Department  with  uniform  and  equpment,  but  will  be  on 
furlough  status  and  will  not  receive  pay.  He  will  undergo  regular 
military  training  as  a  part  of  his  course  during  the  college  year,  will 
attend  a  six  weeks'  camp  for  rigid  and  intensive  military  instructions 
with  private's  pay,  and  will  be  subject  to  the  call  of  the  President  for 
active  service  at  any  time,  should  the  exigencies  of  the  military  sit- 
uation demand  it.  The  policy  of  the  Government,  however,  will  be  to 
keep  members  of  this  Corps  in  college  until  their  draft  age  is  reached, 
and  the  War  Department  will  have  the  power  to  order  such  men  to 
continue  in  college  even  after  their  draft  age  is  reached  whenever 
their  work  is  such  that  the  needs  of  the  service,  e.  g.,  for  doctors, 
engineers,  chemists  and  the  like,  are  such  as  to  make  that  course 

advisable. 

***** 

The  importance  of  this  plan  for  combined  military  and  collegiate 
training,  if  we  are  to  meet  in  the  future  the  urgent  needs  of  the  army 
for  highly  trained  men,  is  so  great  that  the  War  Department  earnestly 
requests  the  colleges,  Councils  of  Defense,  and  other  patriotic  socie- 
ties to  co-operate  in  bringing  it  to  the  attention  of  the  young  men  of 
the  country  and  in  urging  them  to  do  their  part  to  make  it  a  success. 


STATUS  OF  A  STUDENT  ENLISTED  IN  THE  STUDENTS' 
ARMY  TRAINING  CORPS. 

(A  Statement  from  the  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.) 

A  student  enlisted  in  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  is  in  mili- 
tary service  of  the  United  States.  Because  he  does  not  receive  pay, 
he  is  classed  on  inactive  service  but  in  a  national  emergency  the 
President  may  call  him  at  any  time  to  active  service.  He  is  called 
to  active  service  each  summer  when  he  attends  camp  for  six  weeks 
and  receives  the  pay  of  a  private. 

His  relation  to  the  draft  is  as  follows  : 

Any  student  so  enlisted,  though  in  the  military  service  of  the 
United  States,  is  technically  on  inactive  duty,  and  therefore  must 
register  after  he  has  reached  draft  age  and  upon  notice  by  the  Presi- 
dent. Upon  stating  on  his  questionnaire  that  he  is  already  in  the 
military  service  of  the  United  States,  he  will  be  placed  automatically 
by  his  local  Draft  Board  in  Class  Y-D,  as  provided  by  the  Selective 
Service  regulations.  The  Draft  Board  will  not  call  him  for  induction 
as  long  as  he  remains  a  member  of  the  Students'  Army  Training 
Corps. 

In  order  that  the  college  student  may  not  even  appear  to  enjoy 
special  privileges,  it  is  agreed,  however,  that  when  the  day  arrives  on 
which  according  to  his  order  number  he  would  have  been  drafted,  had 
he  not  already  volunteered,  the  fact  is  reported  to  the  President  of 
the  college,  and  to  the  Commanding  officer  at  the  college,  who  in  turn 
reports  it  to  the  Adjutant  General.  This  is  the  day  of  reckoning  for 
the  college  man.  The  President  of  the  college  and  the  Commanding 
Officer  will  then  report  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Educa- 
tion and  Special  Training:  of  the  War  Department,  for  what  form  of 
military  service  the  individual  is  in  their  judgment  best  qualified. 
They  will  recommend  either  that  the  student  should  continue  his 
studies  to  prepare  for  work  in  medicine,  engineering,  chemistry,  psy- 
chology, economics,  etc.,  or  that  he  should  go  at  once  to  an  Officers' 
Training  Camp  to  prepare  for  an  officers'  commission  in  the  infantry, 
artillery,  etc.,  or  that  he  should  be  assigned  to  work  in  the  ordnance, 
quartermaster  or  other  Staff  Corps,  or  sent  unmediately  to  a  division 
at  one  of  the  camps.  Lieut.  Col.  Rees,  commander  of  the  entire  Stu- 
dents' Corps,  has  authority  fo  dispose  his  men  in  the  way  best  suited 
to  meet  the  emergencies  of  the  military  and  national  situation  at  the 
time.  The  presumption  is  that,  for  the  next  year,  the  largest  propor- 
tion of  the  student  body  reaching  twentv-one  vears  will  be  required 
to  supply  a  large  part  of  the  officers  needed  for  the  national  army. 
It  is  understood  that  at  least  four  or  five  times  as  many  officers  will 
be  required  as  the  total  number  of  students  who  will  graduate  from 
all  American  colleges  and  universities.  Enlistment  in  the  Students' 
Army  Training  Corps,  therefore,  while  it  does  not  hold  out  any  prom- 


ise  of  an  officer's  commission,  is  at  the  present  t.me  the  plainest  road 
leading  in  that  direction. 

The  student  who  shows  no  ability  for  special  service  in  his  college 
and  military  work,  will  be  ordered  into  active  service  as  a  private 
when  his  day  of  reckoning  comes.  Enlistment  is  for  the  duration  of 
the  Avar.  If,  however,  the  student  fails  to  improve  his  college  oppor- 
tunities, he  may  be  dismissed  from  college  by  action  of  the  college 
authorities  and  discharged  from  the  military  service  by  the  military 
authorities.  He  would  then  be  subject  to  the  operation  of  the  draft. 
His  enlistment  may  be  cancelled  for  other  sufficient  causes  such  as 
sickness,  lack  of  funds,  etc.,  upon  recommendation  of  the  President  of 
the  college  and  the  military  officer  in  command  at  the  college. 

Opportunity  will  be  given  for  the  enlisted  student,  who  so  elects,  to 
transfer  from  army  to  navy,  and  vice  versa,  and  to  be  assigned  to 
active  service  in  one  of  the  various  corps  of  the  army  upon  recom- 
mendation of  the  college  president  and  the  proper  military  authority. 

Regular  uniforms,  including  hats,  shoes  and  overcoats,  will  be  fur- 
nished all  members  of  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  by  the 
Government. 

Should  the  date  on  which  all  American  citizens  between  eighteen 
and  forty-five  must  register  be  set  before  the  opening  of  school  on 
September  18th,  be  sure  to  write  on  your  questionnaire  "Enlisted  in 
the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps  of  Oglethorpe  Univers'ty,  Ga." 

If  you  wish  any  further  information  in  this  connection  write  us 
at  once. 

We  have  just  received  a  telegram  from  Washington  advising  us 
that  Major  E.  T.  Winston  has  been  detailed  to  Oglethorpe  Univer- 
sity as  commanding  officer  of  the  Oglethorpe  unit  of  the  Students' 
Army  Training  Corps.  The  University  is  particularly  gratified  over 
this  selection.  Major  Winston  is  a  West  Pointer  ('89)  and  comes 
to  us  from  the  Alabama  Polytechnic  Institute  at  Auburn,  Alabama. 
He  is  well  and  favorably  known  in  Atlanta,  as  indeed  throughout  the 
South,  having  had  charge  of  much  important  Government  work,  not- 
ably, the  recent  construction  work  at  Fort  McPherson.  He  will  be 
an  ideal  commanding  officer  and  Professor  of  Military  Science  and 
Tactics.  The  University  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  his  appoint- 
ment. 


(Drjlpttjnrpe  limuprHttg  HitUrtm 


VOL.  Ill 


October,   1918 


No.  8 


Published  monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail   matter  at  tlie  Postoffice  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


Oglethorpe  University  is  rejoicing  in  what  is  perhaps  the  most 
astonishing  proportionate  increase  in  student  body  enjoyed  by  any 
institution  in  America.  Its  dining  hall,  with  a  capacity  of  three 
hundred  men,  is  full,  and  work  on  barracks  housing  something  like 
two    hundred    men.    will    begin. 

Ogletborpe  opened  her  doors  two  years  ago  with  sixty-seven 
students.  Today  she  has  over  two  hundred  and  sixty  seven.  Military 
drill,  football  practice  and  academic  exercises  are  under  full  headway 
and  the  institution  is  happy  knowing  that  she  is  to  play  a  genuinely 
important  part  in  the  war  work  of  her  country. 

Dr.  T.  S.  Ussery,  of  Decatur.  Ga.,  is  assisting  Maj.  E.  T.  Winston, 
Commanding  Officer,  in  the  work  preliminary  to  inducting  student* 
into   the   Students'   Army   Training  Corps. 


Lieutenants  Goldsby  and  Potter  have  reported  for  personnel  and 
drill   work. 

Mr.    Frsnk    Anderson,   the   well   known   coach,    is    whipping    his 

football  eleven  into  shape  and  promises  that  they  will  give  a  good 
account  of  themselves  on  the  gridiron  this  year.  Games  are  being 
arranged   in   accordance   with   requirements  of  the   War  Department. 

A  great  deal  of  work  is  being  done  on  the  athletic  field,  enlarging 
it  and  preparing  it  for  military  drill  and  for  athletics,  and  by  the 
time  this  paragraph  has  been  printed,  the  barracks  necessary  for  the 
accommodation  of  some  two  hundred  students  will  be  practically 
completed. 

Another  development  of  interest  is  the  tremendous  amount  of 
work  that  is  being  done  on  the  building  of  high  class  roadways  in 
and  around  the  University.  Since  the  building  of  Camp  Gordon, 
which  is  located  about  one  and  a  half  mile  beyond  Oglethorpe,  fully 
a  million  dollars  has  been  spent  on  road  work  connecting  the  camp 
with  the  city  of  Atlanta,  most  of  this  being  applied  to  Peachtree 
Road,  which  has  been  widened  and  paved  and  at  places  regraded  and 
made  into  a  beautiful  boulevard  passing  directly  in  front  of  Ogle- 
thorpe  University. 

An  idea  of  the  enormous  amount  of  work  done  at  Camp  Gordon 
itself  in  road  building  may  be  gained  by  the  fact  ihat  an  equal 
amount  of  one  million  dollars  has  been  spent  in  the  budding  of  road- 
ways in   and  around  the  camp. 

All  of  this  will  be  of  permanent  benefit  to  Oglethorpe  University 

ind  to  them  is  added  the  value  of  the  trolley  line  and  the  beautiful 
new  Southern  Railway  Station  known  as  Oglethorpe  University  and 
built  in  accordance  with  the  plans  and  specifications  of  our  architect. 

The  friends  of  this  institution  may  well  be  grateful  for  the  cir- 
cumstances which  have  added  so  much  for  the  possibilities  of  use- 
fulness  to   their   school. 


Presbyterians,  particularly  all  over  the  South  will  be  delighted 
co  learn  of  the  magnificent  opening  of  Oglethorpe  University  on 
September  18th  last.  This  young  institution,  which  has  rapidly 
won  its  way  into  the  hearts  of  so  many  thousands  in  our  church, 
began  its  academic  work  two  years  ago  with  67  men  m  attendance. 
'  )n  last  Wednesday  it  began  its  third  year  of  work  and  the  indications 
are  that  the  institution  will  be  tilled  to  its  present  capacity,  which  is 
300.  In  is  interesting-  to  note  in  this  connection,  that  several  years 
ago  when  the  Building  Committee  were  planning  the  beautiful  Dining 
Mall  of  the  University  some  of  the  men  objected  to  giving  it  a  seating 
capacity  of  300,  saying  that  it  would  be  so  many  years  before  it 
could  ever  possibly  be  tilled,  that  it  would  be  a  needless  expense  to 
•onstruct  it  now.  Faith  ruled  the  day,  however,  and  a  modern  kitchen 
with  refrigerating  service  to  match  and  this  handsome  dining  hall, 
-eating  300  students  and  capable  of  expansion,  by  the  use  of  adjoining 
rooms,  to  400  students.  It  is  a  remarkable  sight  to  see  the  dining 
hall  now  lull  of  young  men,  largely  members  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C,  win. 
have  come  to  Oglethorpe  all  the  way  from  Cape  Cod  to  southern 
Texas. 


VOL.  Ill  NOVEMBER,  1918  No.  10 

Published  Monthly  by  Ofelethorpe  University,  Ofelethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


TEAM  SONG 

Tune — Triumphal  March  in  Aida. 

O-G-L-E-T-H-O-R-P-E, 

Spells  Oglethorpe, 

Old  Oglethorpe, 

Spells  dear  old  Oglethorpe. 

We'll  win  today,  We'll  win  today 

For  Oglethorpe, 

Old  Oglethorpe, 

For  dear  old  Oglethorpe. 

A  touchdown  now,  a  touchdown  now 

For  Oglethorpe, 

Old  Oglethorpe, 

For  dear  old  Oglethorpe. 

All  together  boys,  all  together  boys: 

Yell  Oglethorpe, 

Yell  Oglethorpe, 

Yell,  Yell,  Yell  Oglethorpe. 

For  Baseball. 

A  single  now,  a  single  now 

For  Oglethorpe, 

Old  Oglethorpe, 

For  dear  old  Oglethorpe. 

A  home  run  now,  a  home  run  now 

For  Oglethorpe, 

Old  Oglethorpe, 

For  dear  old  Oglethorpe. 


OGLETHORPE 

Tune— "Over  There." 

Oglethorpe,  Oglethorpe,  O-G-L-E-T-H-O-R-P-E, 
That's  the  way  we  spell  it, 

The  way  we  yell  it. 
We're  out  to  win  today  you  see 

So  look  out,  when  we  shout 

Strike  'em  out,  Strike  'em  out, 

Strike  'em  out. 
We're  going  to  beat  you, 
But  we  won't  cheat  you, 
And  we'll  stand  behind 
Our  boys  until  the  end. 


GOOD  OLD  TEAM 

Tune — "Long,   Long  Trail." 

It's  a  good  old  team  and  trusty 

That  wears  the  Old  Gold  and  Black. 

They're  clean  and  fair,  that's  why  they  bear 

The  laurels  back; 

And  so  whether  victory's  easy, 

Or  sad  defeat  mars  the  score, 

They'll  play  the  game  and  win  the  same. 

Pep-rep  for  the  Petrels  once  more. 

OLD  OGLETHORPE 

Tune— "My  Little  Girl." 

Old  Oglethorpe  we're  all  behind  you, 

And  we're  going  to  win  today; 

Old  Oglethorpe  we're  pulling  for  you 

As  you  go  into  the  fray; 

Now  get  right  in  and  fight,  you  Petrels, 

Fight  with  all  your  might  and  main; 

And  when  we  lick  them  we'll  go  triumphant, 

Back  to  Oglethorpe  again. 


GOD  BLESS  OUR  ALMA  MATER 

Tune — Adeste  Fideles. 

Jehovah  of  Students,  Source  of  all  our  searching, 

O  Door  to  all  wisdom  and  Guide  of  the  way, 

We  would  draw  from  Thee  a  spirit  pure  and  masterful 

To  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  to  bless  our  Alma  Mater, 

To  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe. 

Wherever  we  worship,  now  or  long  hereafter, 
In  temple,  on  campus,  at  desk  or  afield, 
We  would  commune  with  Thy  spirit  vast  and  glorious, 
Thus  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  thus  bless  our  Alma  Mater. 
Thus  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe. 

O  Lord  of  all  learning,  Master  of  all  knowledge, 
O  Love  of  the  lovely  and  Strength  of  the  strong, 
Comrades,  we  hail  thee,  Goal  of  high  achievement. 

God  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  God  bless  our  Alma  Mater, 

God  bless  our  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe. 


OLD   GOLD  AND   BLACK 
Tune — Aloha  Oe. 

O  come  every  voice,  Let  all  hearts  come 
From  village,  city  and  from  dorp; 

Let  us  join  to  praise  our  College  home 
Once  again,  Hip,  Hooray  for  Oglethorpe. 

Chorus. 

For  Oglethorpe,  For  Oglethorpe, 
Her  sons  lift  their  voices  in  praise; 

For  Oglethorpe,  For  Oglethorpe, 
And  good  old  happy  college  days. 

O  the  days  were  good,  the  days  were  fair 
Which  we  spent  beneath  the  gold  and  black. 

There  we  banished  every  pain  and  care. 
Once  again,  Hip,  Hooray  for  Oglethorpe. 


FAIR  ALMA  MATER,  OGLETHORPE 
Tune:— "Drink  to  Me  Only  With  Thine  Eyes. 

Fair  Alma  Mater,  Oglethorpe, 

Thou  didn't  for  others  die, 
And  now,  above  thy  broken  tomb, 

Thy  God  doth  lift  thee  high! 
For  He  doth  live  in  every  stone 

We  worthily  have  brought, 
And  He  doth  move  in  every  deed 

We  righteously  have  wrought. 

We  give  to  thee  our  lives  to  mold 

And  thou  to  us  dost  give 
Thy  life,  whose  pulse-beat  is  the  truth, 

Wherein  we  ever  live. 
And  as  the  times  pass  o'er  our  heads 

In  this  we  shall  rejoice: 
That  we  may  never  drift  beyond 

The  memory  of  thy  voice. 

Fair  Alma  Mater,  Qglethorpe, 

Thou  didst  for  others  die, 
So  now  above  thy  broken  tomb 

Thy  Lord  uplifts  thee  high! 
To  all  thy  past  of  pain  and  toil, 

Thy  future's  brilliant  goal 
We  promise  loyalty  and  love; 

We  pledge  thee  heart  and  soul. 


OLD  OGLETHORPE  FOREVER 

Tune — Dixie. 

Oh,  come  along  boys,  let's  give  a  cheer 
From  every  man-together-hear ! 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe! 
While  hoary  Time  shall  sift  his  sands 
She  holds  our  hearts,  she  holds  our  hands, 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe ! 

Chorus. 

Old  Oglethorpe  forever! 

Hooray,  Hooray ! 
Our  Oglethorpe  shall  never  lack 
Defenders  of  the  Gold  and  Black, 

Hooray,  Hooray! 
Old  Oglethorpe  forever! 

On  the  football  field,  on  the  track,  on  the  lake, 
The  Petrels  ride  the  storm's  wild  wake, 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe! 
We've  got  the  will,  we've  got  the  verve, 
We've  got  the  men,  we've  got  the  nerve, 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe ! 

Chorus. 

And  when  our  college  days  are  done 
And  all  our  hard-fought  battles  won, 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe ! 
We'll  treasure  every  happy  hour 
We  spent  beneath  her  kindly  power, 
Hooray,  Hooray,  Hooray,  Oglethorpe  ! 


YELLS 

Dazzle 

Dazzle  !   Dazzle  !   Never  Frazzle  1 
Not  a  thread  but  wool. 

Altogether!    Altogether! 
That's  the  way  we  pull. 
OGLETHORPE. 

Railroad 

Rahl!   Rah!!   Rahl   Rah!    Rah! 
Rah!!    Rah!!    Rah!    Rah!    Rah! 
Rah!!    Rah!!    Rah!    Rah!    Rah! 
O-G-L-E-T-H-O-R-P-E. 

Shanty 

Rah  Rah!   Rah  Rah! 
Team  Rah!    Team  Rah  ! 
Whole  Team,  Team  Rah! 
Rah  Rah!   Rah  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE. 

Team 

Gold  and  Black, 
Gold  and  Black, 
Oglethorpe's  a  Cracker  Jack 
TEAM!  TEAM!  TEAM! 
OGLETHORPE. 

RAH!  RAH! 
Rah!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE. 
Ray!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE. 
Ray!  Rah! 
OGLETHORPE. 


VOL.  Ill  DECEMBER,  1918  No.  11 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


Academic  Courses,  Terms,  and 
Expense  for  1919 

On  account  of  the  demobilization  of  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps 
the  regular  academic  exercises  and  standard  academic  courses  of  the  Univer- 
sity ivill  be  immediately  instituted. 

Beginning  at  once  the  university  year  ivill  be  divided  into  four  terms  of 
approximately  twelve  weeks  each.  The  Fall,  Winter  and  Spring  terms  will 
continue  in  operation  as  heretofore.  The  Summer  term  will  offer  intensive 
courses  in  standard  college  subjects  and  is  designed: 

1.  To  enable  students  to  shorten  their  college  course  from  four  to  three 
years ; 

2.  To  enable  any  deficient  students  to  make  up  their  deficiencies ; 

3.  To  furnish  teachers  with  a  means  of  utilizing  their  summers  in  intensive 
study  of  selected  subjects,  thus  obtaining  college  credits  leading  to  aca- 
demic degrees. 

The  Winter  and  Spring  terms  1918-19  will  be  conducted  as  advertised 
in  catalog.  The  Summer  term  will  begin  July  8th,  1919,  and  close  the  fol- 
lowing September  19th.  The  Fall  term  will  cover  September  24th  to  December 
20th.  The  Winter  term  from  January  2,  1920,  to  March  27th,  and  the  Spring 
term  from  April   1st  to  June  11th. 

For  purposes  of  convenience  in  reference,  the  following  outlines  are 
issued  showing  departments  and  courses  offered  for  the  succeeding  terms. 


SCHOOL  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS 
Leading  to  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  (B.  A.) 

The  figures  in  parentheses  designate  courses.     Those  under  "hours"  desig- 
nate number  of  recitations  per  week. 


FRESHMAN 

Hrs. 

Bible    (1)    2 

English    (1)     3 

Mathematics     (1)     3 

Latin   (1)   or   (2)    3 

Physics     (1)     3 

Laboratory,    4    hours,    credit 2 

Any   one   of   the   following: 

Greek    (1)    3 \  _ 

German    (1)    3 ( 

French  (1)  3 °r 

Spanish   (1)   2 , )  3 

18  or  19 


SOPHOMORE 

Hrs. 

Bible   (2)    2 

English     (2)     3 

Mathematics     (2)     3 

Chemistry     (1)     3 

Laboratory,    4    hours,    credit 2 

Latin    (3)   or 

History    (1)    or   (2)    or  3 

Biology    (1) 

Laboratory,    4    hours,    credit 2 

Any    one    of    the    following: 

Greek    (2)   3 -v 

German    (2)    3 

French    (2)    3 f  °* 

Spanish    (2)    2 J  3 

20  or  21 


JUNIOR 

Hrs. 
Psychology  and  Moral  Philosophy..  3 
Four    Electives    12 


SENIOR 

Hrs. 
Theism,  Ethics,  Evidences  of  Chris- 
tianity        3 

Four    Electives    12 


15 


SCHOOL  OF  SCIENCE 


Leading  to  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  (B.  S.) 


FRESHMAN 

Hrs. 

Bible    (1)    2 

English    (1)    3 

Mathematics    (1)     3 

Physics    (1)    3 

Laboratory,   4   hours,   credit 2 

Any  two  of  following: 

Spanish    (1)    2 \ 

French    (1)    3 (  5 

German    (1)    3 °* 

Latin    (2)    3 /  6 

18  or  19 


SOPHOMORE 

Hrs. 

Bible    (2)    2 

English    (2)    3 

Mathematics    (2)     3 

Chemistry    (1)     3 

Laboratory,   4   hours,   credit 2 

Biology    (1)    3 

Laboratory,   4   hours,    credit 2 

German  (2)  3  or ) 

French  (2)  3  or 1      ...  3 

Spanish   (2)   3 I 

21 


JUNIOR 


Hrs. 
Psychology  and  Moral  Philosophy..  3 
Four    Electives    12 


SENIOR 

Hrs. 
Theism,  Ethics,  Evidences  of  Chris- 
tianity        3 

Four    Electives    12 


IS 


IS 


SCHOOL  OF  LITERATURE  AND  JOURNALISM 
Leading  to  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Literature  (B.  Litt.) 


FRESHMAN 

Hrs. 

Bible     (1)     2 

English     (1)     3 

Mathematics     (1)     3 

Physics     (1)     3 

Laboratory,   4   hours,    credit 2 

Any   two   of   following: 

Greek    (1)    3 \ 

German     (1)    3 I  5 

French    (1)    3 /  or 

Spanish     (1)    2 6 

Latin    (2)    3 I 


18  or  19 


SOPHOMORE 

Hrs. 

Bible    (2)    2 

English     (2)     3 

Chemistry     (1)     3 

Laboratory,    4    hours,    credit 2 

Historv    (1)    or    (2)    or 3 

Biology    (1)    3 

Laboratory,    4   hours,    credit 2 

Any    two    of    following: 

Greek     (2)     \ 

German     (2)    3 I  5 

French    (2)    3 )  or 

Spanish     (2)    2 |  6 

Latin    (3)    3    ' 


20  oi  l\ 


JUNIOR 

Hrs. 
Psychology  and  Moral  Philosophy..  3 
Four    Electives    12 


SENIOR 

Hrs. 
Theism,  Ethics,  Evidences  of  Chris- 
tianity         3 

Four    Electives    12 


15 


THE  SCHOOL   OF  COMMERCE 
Leading  to  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Commerce  (B.  Com.) 


FRESHMAN 

Elementary   Accounting 

English,    Rhetoric    and    Themes 

Principles   of    Economics 

U.    S.    Resources   and   Industries 

Mathematics 

Spanish,    French   or    German 

Bible    (1) 

JUNIOR 

Cost    Accounting 

Psychology 

Corporation    Finance 

Commercial    Law 

Advertising 

Statistics 

Labor    Problems 


SOPHOMORE 

Economic   History 
Money   and   Banking 
Practical    Accounting 
Commercial    English 
Bible    (2) 

Spanish,    French   or   German 
Science    (either   Chemistry    or   Physics 
or   Biology) 

SENIOR 

American    Government 

Auditing 

Insurance 

Office   Administration 

Business   Organization 

U.  S.  Transportation 

Foreign  Trade 


ENGLISH 


The  work  in  English  is  designed  to  give  students  a  mastery  of  their  own 
tongue  for  speaking  and  writing,  and  to  familiarize  them  with  the  best  English 
literature.  Required  courses  in  composition  and  in  literature  are  given  for 
Fre?hman  and  Sophomores  respectively,  electives  in  both  branches  of  work 
for  Juniors  and  Seniors.  For  graduate  students  special  work  is  arranged  to 
meet  the  needs  of  the  class. 

English  1.  Composition.  Practice  in  speaking  and  writing,  with  collat- 
eral study  of  masterpieces  of  modern  prose.  The  chief  object  of  the  course 
is  to  teach  the  student  to  arrange  his  thoughts  clearly  and  present  them  with 
force.  He  is  also  encouraged  to  enlarge  his  vocabulary  and  his  stock  of  ideas 
by  the  reading  of  good  essays.     All  Freshmen.     3  hours. 

Text -books:      Lomer    and    Ashmun,    The    Writing    of    English;    Bryan    and 


Crane,  The  Familiar  English  Essay;  Macaula/s  Essays,  Everyman  Ed.,  Vol. 
II ;  Johnson,  English   Words. 

English  2.  General  English  Literature.  A  study  of  the  best  English 
poetry  and  prose,  with  special  attention  to  style  and  philosophic  content  and 
to  the  historical  development  of  literature.  The  course  is  designed  to  com- 
plete the  student's  general  study  of  literature  and  at  the  same  time  to  intro- 
duce him  to  the  specialized  Junior  and  Senior  courses.  All  Sophomores. 
3   hours. 

Text-books:  Snyder  and  Martin,  A  Book  of  English  Literature;  any 
good   edition   of  Shakespeare. 

English  3.  Shakespeare.  A  study  of  the  life  of  Shakespeare,  with  in- 
tensive study  of  selected  plays,  which  will  be  chosen  after  the  class  meets. 
Attention  will  also  be  given  to  the  technique  of  the  drama.  Juniors  and 
Seniors.     2  hours.     Omitted  in   1918-19. 

Text-books :  Sir  Sidney  Lee's  Life  of  Shakespeare,  New  Ed. ;  any  good 
text  of  Shakespeare;   collateral   reading  on  the  technique  of  the   drama. 

English  4.  Nineteenth  Century  Poetry,  including  the  poetry  of  America. 
The  new  romanticism  of  Coleridge  and  Wordsworth,  with  its  later  develop- 
ments  in   English   and  American   poetry.     Juniors   and   Seniors.     2  hours. 

Text-book:     Page,  English  Poetry  of  the  Nineteenth   Century. 

English  5.  Argumentation  and  Logic,  together  with  their  practical  ap- 
plication in  debate.  This  course  is  designed  for  general  training  in  reason- 
ing and  in  the  style  of  presenting  argumentative  matter.  It  is  especially 
recommended  to  students  who  expect  to  become  ministers  of  the  Gospel  or 
lawyers.  Practice  in  collegiate  and  intercollegiate  debating  will  be  had  in 
connection  with  the  course.     Juniors  and  Seniors.     2  hours. 

English  6.  Journalism.  The  course  covers  the  collecting  and  writing  of 
news.  It  teaches  the  student  what  is  news,  how  it  is  collected,  and  how 
presented.  It  also  provides  special  training  in  the  rapid  writing  of  forcible 
English  that  does  not  need  revision.  Juniors  and  Seniors,  and  such  Sopho- 
mores  as  have  shown  special   ability  in  writing.     3  hours. 

Text-books:  Ross,  The  Writing  of  News;  Cunliffe  and  Lomer,  Writing 
of  To-Day. 

Graduate  English.  The  basis  of  graduate  work  is  Anglo-Saxon,  but  other 
special  courses  in  Chaucer,  in  the  theory  of  literary  criticism,  or  in  other  subjects, 
will  be  arranged  according  to  the  needs  of  the  classes.    2  hours. 

PSYCHOLOGY 

Psychology  and  Moral  Philosophy.  An  elementary  course  in  theoretical 
psychology,  followed  by  a  study  of  the  systems  of  ethics  treated  historically, 
with  special   emphasis  upon  Christian  ethics. 

Text-books:    Pillsbury,  Essentials  of  Psychology;  special  reading  in  ethics. 

PRESIDENT'S  COURSE 

A  course  of  lectures  by  the  President  on  scientific,  historical  and  literary 
subjects  designed  to  orientate  the  student  ethically  and  philosophically,  aiding 
him  in  the  coordination  of  the  knowledge  matter  obtained  in  other  courses. 
Required  of  all  students  1918-19. 

FRENCH 

1.  French   Grammar   and   Conversation.     4  hours. 

2.  Selected  Readings   and   Oral    Composition.     3   hours. 

3.  Selections   from   the  Dramatists.     3   hours. 

4.  An  Outlined  Study  of  French  Literature.     3  hours. 


SPANISH 

1.  Spanish  Grammar  and  Conversation. 

2.  Selected   readings   in   Spanish  Literature. 

GERMAN 

1.  Conversational    work    and    Elementary    German,    including    reading   of 
3  or  4  easy  novelettes. 

2.  Thorough  study  of  a  standard  Grammar  and  the  reading  of  10  to  IS 
short  books,   comprising   drama   and   short   stories. 

3.  Three   to  five   standard   dramas   from   Schiller,   Lessing,   Goethe,   etc. 

4.  Some  history  of  German  Literature,  such  as  Priest's,  etc. 

5.  Graduate   courses   to   be   arranged. 

LATIN 

Latin  3 — Plautus. 

Latin  1 — Livy   (4  units  of  High  School   Latin   required). 

GREEK 

Greek   1— Xenophon's  Hellenica. 
Elementary   Greek — Beginners'   Class. 

Students    who   lack   one    or   two   units   of   Latin    may   substitute   the    same 
number  of  units  of  Greek,   beginning  with  the   Elementary   Class. 

BIBLE 

Bible     I— Old  Testament. 
Bible  II — New  Testament. 

MATHEMATICS 

1.  (a)   Plane  Trigonometry, 
(b)   Higher   Algebra. 

2.  (a)   Analytical    Geometry, 
(b)   Differential   Calculus. 

3.  Differential   and  Integral    Calculus. 

4.  Higher  courses  in   any  of  the  previous  subjects. 

5.  Surveying  as  an  elective. 

CHEMISTRY 

Chemistry  1. — General  Chemistry. 

General  Chemical  Laboratory. 
Qualitative  Analysis. 

(This    course,    having    been    given    intensively    during    the 
first   term,    will    not    be    continued    during   the    remainder    of 
this   session). 
Chemistry  2. — Organic  Chemistry. 

Quantitative  Analysis. 

(This   course   will   be  begun   Jan.   2nd). 
Chemistry  3. — Physical   Chemistry. 

Advance   Quantitative  Analysis. 

(This    course,    having    been    given    intensively    during    the 
first   term,    will    not   be    continued    during   the    remainder    of 


this  session). 


PHYSICS 


Physics  1. — General  Physics. 

Physics  Laboratory. 

(This  course  will  begin  Jan.  2nd.) 
Physics  2. — Mathematical  Physics. 

(This  course  will   not  be  given   this  session). 


BIOLOGY 

Biology  1. — General  Biology. 

(This  course  will   begin  Jan.  2nd.) 

Biology  2. — A   course  in   advanced   Biology  may   possibly  be   offered   if  a   suf- 
ficient number   apply. 

HISTORY 

Studies   in   the   forms   of   modern    government,    with    special    reference    to 
the   conditions   growing   out   of   the   great   war. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  COMMERCE  AND  BUSINESS  ADMINISTRATION 

Bookkeeping — Freshmen 6  hours 

(2  hours  lecture  and  4  hours  laboratory) 

For  those  students  who  have  not  had  bookkeeping  in  high  school. 

Elementary    Accounting — Freshmen 6  hours 

(2  hours  lecture  and  4  hours  laboratory) 

A  study  of  the  principles  of  accounting,  and  practice  in  various  sys- 
tems for  several   representative  industries. 

Advanced   Accounting — Sophomore 6  hours 

(2  hours  lecture  and  4  hours  laboratory) 

A  continuation  of  elementary  accounting  with  emphasis  on  the  adap- 
tation of  standard  systems  to  meet  the  needs  of  particular  concerns  on 
the  basis  of  accounting  principles. 

Cost   Accounting — Junior 4  hours 

(2  hours  lecture  and  2  hours  laboratory) 

For  those  students  who  have  completed  advanced  accounting. 
Cost  systems  and  underlying  principles. 

U.  S.  Resources  and  Industries — Freshmen 4  hours 

(2  hours   lecture  and  2  hours   laboratory) 

A  study  of  local  and  national  resources  and  industries — including 
library  reference,  and  problems  of  local  manufacturing  plants  and  mer- 
cantile houses. 

Principles  of  Economics — Freshmen   (1st  Term) 3  hours 

A  course  involving  the  laws  and  principles  of  economics,  emphasis 
being  placed  on  the  commercial  rather  than  the  social  phase. 

Principles  of  Economics — Freshmen   (2nd  Term) 3  hours 

Continuation  of  first  term  involving  numerous  commercial,  industrial 
and  social  problems. 

Economic    History — Sophomore 3  hours 

Modern  European  and  United  States  History.  The  fundamental  eco- 
nomic movements  closely  related  to  our  present  day  commercial  and  in- 
dustrial life. 

Prerequisite — Principles   of  Economics. 

Labor  Problems — Junior  or  Senior 4  hours 

A  study  of  actual  problems  in  national  and  local  industries  with 
some  time  given  to  the  history  of  labor  since,  and  just  preceding,  the 
Industrial   Revolution. 

Money  and  Banking — Freshmen  and  Sophomore 3  hours 

A  study  of  the  theory  of  money  and  credit,  and  of  the  principles  and 
practice  of  banking.     Banking  is  studied  as  a  present  day  institution  with 
some  time  given  to  the  more  important  events  in  the  history  of  banking. 
Prerequisite — Principles  of  Economics. 

Statistics — Juniors  or  Seniors 4  hours 

(2  hours  lecture  and  2  hours  laboratory) 


A  study  of  the  methods  of  collecting,  analyzing,  and  comparing  data. 
Both  social  and  industrial  problems  are  used  in  practice  work  and  in 
illustration  of  the  laws  of  statistics.  The  students  are  taught  actual 
constructive  statistical  work  with  proper  emphasis  on  the  common  errors. 

American   Government — Junior  or   Senior 2  hours 

A  course  designed  to  give  the  student  a  better  general  knowledge  of 
the  national  and  state  governments,  and  especially  to  give  some  impor- 
tant technical  knowledge  as  to  the  relation  of  the  government  to  com- 
merce  and    industry. 

Business   Management — Elective 2  hours 

Types  of  management,  modern  office  and  factory  organization  (includ- 
ing various  systems  and  devices)   are  studied  intensively. 

EXPENSES 

Tuition,  including  matriculation,   library,  medical,   hospital   contingent  and   all 

other  College  fees  except  laboratory  charges $  45.00  per  term 

Board   and  Room  Rent  x/  o^^*^«^r-^-t— '  ', 

New    Building $108.00  per  term 

Administration  Building,  3rd    floor    (two    to    room)      .      .  $126.00  per  term 

Administration  Building,  2nd  floor   (two  to  room)     .      .  $148.00  per  term 

Physics  Fee $2.00  per  term 

Biology  Fee $3.00  per  term 

Chemistry   Fee          $4.00  per  term 

Arrangements  will  be  made  to  provide  examinations  after  Christmas  for 
those  who  wish  credit  for  the  work  of  the  Fall  term. 


(jDiUctlinqje  Hnttm'stttr  Jftitlletin 

VOL.  IV  JANUARY,   1919  No.  1 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


It  is  with  a  happy  and  grateful  heart  that  your  University 
send*  you  this  New  Year  greeting.  Last  year  was  a  wonder 
ful  year  for  us  in  spite  of  all  the  difficulties  that  surrounded 
educational  work. 

As  we  have  already  reported,  your  institution  was  full  to 
overflowing  with  students,  there  being  at  one  time  as  many 
as  312  men  on  the  Campus.  To  teach  these  men  properly, 
it  was  necessary  to  enlarge  the  faculty,  to  add  to  the  Library, 
to  increase  the  laboratory  equipment  and,  for  their  health,  to 
institute  a  modern  little  hospital  service.  It  was  also  neces- 
sary to  put  up  another  building,  which  has  been  done  largely 
at  Government  expense,  consisting  of  a  modern  barracks  and 
latrine,  well  appointed,  prettily  painted  and  steam  heated. 

Now  that  the  exciting  days  of  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  are  over, 
these  barracks  will  be  used  for  various  college  purposes.  The 
lower  floor  will  contain  our  Library,  athletic  room,  and  va- 
rious work  rooms  and  class  rooms.  The  upper  floor  will  be 
used  for  dormitory  purposes. 

During  the  year  we  were  compelled  to  erect  a  well  ap- 
pointed servants'  building  which  will  prove  of  inestimable 
value  in  solving  the  labor  problem  at  the  college. 

We  face  the  New  Year  with  hope  in  our  hearts  that  it  will 
be  the  best  year  we  have  ever  had.  This  will  be  partly  ac- 
complished if  those  of  our  friends  whose  pledges  are  now 
due  would  do  all  that  they  can  for  us  immediately,  for  many 
of  these  expenditures  are  waiting  payment  from  moneys  that 
we  hope  to  come  in  response  to  this  bulletin. 


VOL.  IV  FEBRUARY,  1919  No.   2 

Published  Monthly  by  Ofelethorpe  University,  Ofelethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 


Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga, 

OGLETHORPE  NEWS 

Oglethorpe  University  opened  on  January  2nd  with  the  largest  enroll- 
ment in  its  history,  excepting  only  that  of  S.  A.  T.  C.  days.  In  spite  of  the 
fact  that  this  is  only  the  third  year  of  the  academic  life  of  your  institution 
and  that,  therefore,  there  is  not  yet  a  Senior  Class,  and  in  spite  of  all  the 
losses  incident  to  war  times,  the  enrollment  at  Oglethorpe  will  easily  go 
over  a  hundred  for  the  Spring  term. 

The  student  body  is  devoting  some  of  its  spare  time  to  the  organization 
of  the  different  student  activities.  Through  the  efforts  of  Secretary  Hean, 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  been  organized  and  officers  elected  for  the  coming  year. 
One  of  the  predominating  features  of  this  organization  and  one  which  de- 
serves special  mention  is  the  formation  of  a  number  of  circles  among  the 
students  for  the  purpose  of  studying  together  the  every  day  problems  of 
character  building. 

A  long  felt  want  of  the  student  body  has  been  a  well  trained  Orchestra. 
The  indications  are  that  within  a  very  short  time,  under  the  leadership  of 
Mr.  T.  Morrison,  Oglethorpe  University  is  to  have  an  orchestra  of  which  any 
institution  should  be  proud.  New  instruments  have  been  ordered  and  are 
expected  for  use  on  the  evening  of  the  31st  instant,  at  which  time  the  boys 
will  hold  their  first  official  rehearsal.  Weekly  rehearsals  will  be  held  there- 
after. 

Coach  Anderson's  baseball  schedule  for  this  season  is  being  rapidly  per- 
fected. Already  a  number  of  games  has  been  scheduled  with  various  col- 
leges in  the  Carolinas  and  plans  are  now  being  made  for  the  team  to  take 
a  trip  through  Alabama  and  Mississippi.  There  is  a  strong  likelihood  of 
Oglethorpe  joining  the  S  I.  A.  A.  The  candidates  for  the  1919  baseball  team 
are  going  at  their  practice  in  real  earnest  and  judging  from  the  material  in 
hand  Oglethorpe  should  have  a  winning  team. 

The  dramatic  club  of  the  University,  the  Oglethorpe  Players,  is  also  mak- 
ing its  plans  for  the  coming  year.  The  members  of  this  club,  under  the  able 
direction  of  Miss  Carolyn  Cobb,  who  has  a  wonderful  reputation  as  a  dra- 
matic director,  will  in  aU  probability  stage  a  p^ay  in  Atlanta  in  the  early 
Spring.  'The  success  of  the  Oglethorpe  Players  in  their  last  play,  "The  Melt- 
ing Pot,"  and  previous  successes,  was  marked,  and  the  friends  of  the  Uni- 
versity have  a  real  treat  in  store  for  them  in  the  coming  production. 

A  BEAUTIFUL  REMEMBRANCE 

There  came  to  us  through  the  mails  the  other  day  a  gift  so  generous 
and  made  in  a  spirit  so  beautiful  that  we  must  share  it  with  our  readers. 
It  was  a  check  from  a  gentleman  in  North  Carolina  in  amount  of  over  $200.00, 
enclosed  in  a  letter  that  read  as  follows: 

"Enclosed  find  my  check  for  $228.00  to  pay  the  balance  of  a  subscription 
due  you  by  my  wife,  who  departed  this  life  on  the  4th  day  of  October,  1918. 
She  called  me  to  her  bedside  a  few  days  before  her  death  and  during  a  sweet 
conservation  she  remembered  that  this  gift  to  you  had  not  been  paid  and  re- 
quested that  I  should  pay  it.  and  I  now  fulfill  her  request.  With  grateful 
heart  I  thank  God  that  I  am  able  to  meet  her  promised  donation  to  Ogle- 
thorpe University." 

It  is  in  this  spirit  that  Oglethorpe  University  is  being  founded,  and  by 
such  generosity  and  affection  that  she  is  being  blessed. 


(%UHtI)m*pe  Htm* erstttr  lUtllctitt 


VOL.  IV 


march,  1919 


No.  3 


Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


The  Story  of  a  Beautiful  Gift 


By  THORNWELL  JACOBS 


The  building  which  Mr.  Lupton  has  given  to  Oglethorpe  is  the  one  with  the 
tower  on  the  left  as  you  enter  the  quadrangle  nearest  to  Peachtree  Road.  It 
will  contain  a  beautiful  Library,  about  which  the  literary  life  of  the  college  will 
center,  with  the  balance  of  the  building  devoted  to  other  aeademic  purposes 

The  announcement  of  the  gift  was  received  with  most  grateful  enthusiasm 
on  the  part  of  the  faculty  and  students  not  only,  but  of  all  of  Oglethorpe's 
friends  everywhere 

It  came  at  a  most  needed  and  opportune  time  when  the  University  needs 
space  and  added  facilities  for  instruction. 

Part  of  the  work  on  the  building  will  be  done  by  our  own  students,  thus 
increasing  the  value  of  the  gift. 

It  will  be  built  of  granite,  fire  proof  construction,  and  work  will  be  started 
at  once 


THE  STORY  OF  A  WONDERFUL  GIFT 

For  several  years  Oglethorpe  University  has  been  making  a 
brave  fight  for  her  beautiful  ideal  of  life.  She  has  appealed  to  those 
who  love  the  good,  the  true,  the  excellent.  She  has  insisted  that  her 
buildings,  her  halls,  her  rooms  and  equipment  should  outline  in  them- 
selves all  that  her  teachers  put  into  their  lectures.  So  the  one  lone 
building  has  stood  superb  and  majestic  on  Peachtree  Road  since  nine- 
teen-fifteen,  the  most  beautiful,  the  most  efficient,  and  the  most  ex- 
pressive academic  structure  in  the  South ;  the  massiveness  of  her 
walls,  the  elegance  of  her  adornment  and  the  honesty  of  her  con- 
struction bearing  witness  to  the  quality  of  soul  that  is  within  her. 

And  in  her  dignified  silence  there  was  hope ;  hope  that  she  would 
draw  likeminded  spirits  to  herself ;  that  some  day  a  man  or  woman 
would  come  and  seeing  how  she  had  breathed  her  soul  into  her  chil- 
dren would  say,  "I  also  want  to  take  part  in  this  great  spiritual  adven- 
ture.   I  will  build  a  mate  for  yon." 

Five  years  had  passed  since  a  memorable  morning  in  Chattanooga 
when  the  now  President  of  the  institution  was  telling  the  Oglethorpe 
Story  to  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  that 
city.  It  was  the  sixty-sixth  pulpit  in  which  this  had  been  done  and  he 
was  praying  that,  like  all  the  others,  they  would  give  not  less  than 
one  thousand  dollars  to  the  enterprise.  But  the  Great  War  was  on, 
the  times  were  perilous,  many  new  needs  and  calls  were  insistent  in 
their  cries.  Then  after  the  service  a  man  with  iron  gray  hair  and 
kindly   eyes   came    forward : 

"How  much  do  you  want  me  to  give?"  he  asked. 

"From  a  penny  up,"  was  the  answer. 

"Well,  I  think  I  will  give  you  about  ten  thousand,"  he  said. 

Now  for  years  the  Oglethorpe  representative  had  been  raising 
and  receiving  gifts,  but  always  in  small  sums  ;  a  few  dollars,  a  few 
cents,  never  more  than  two  hundred  dollars  in  cash  at  one  time,  and 
so  the  joke  of  the  remark  was  all  he  saw. 

"Put  it  there,"  he  said,  laughing. 

"How  shall  I  pay  it?"  the  man  asked. 

"Cash  on  demand,"  laughed  the  0°,'!ethorpe  man,  carry'ug  on  the 
joke. 

The  man  wrote  it  down  and  handed  back  the  paper. 
"It  is  some  kindly  weak-minded  fellow,"  thought   the   Oglethorpe 
Pleader  as  he  showed  it  to  Dr.  Bachman,  the  Pastor. 


But  the  Doctor's  face  was  lighting  up  and  he  had  taken  the  man 
with  the  iron  gray  hair  and  the  kindly  eyes  by  the  hand  and  was  say- 
ing: 

"Splendid,  Lupton,  splendid  !" 

That  was  the  first  large  gift  Oglethorpe  University  ever  received 
and  the  spirit  of  its  giving  was  greater  even  than  the  amount.  It  was 
the  spontaneous  generosity  of  a  fine  soul  that  saw  an  ideal  and  put 
his  power  back  of  it.  It  was  as  if  God  said  :  "I  will  let  this  dream  live 
in  stone  and  steel.  See,  I  have  touched  a  heart  for  you,  one  that  can 
help,  now  go  and  set  your  torch  aglow." 

When  the  news  of  it  reached  Atlanta  it  gave  new  power  and  faith 
to  all  the  backers  of  Oglethorpe.  It  put  a  new  joy  in  their  hearts  and 
a  new  will  into  their  efforts.  They  added  their  checks  to  it,  larger 
checks,  and  by  the  hand  of  God  the  great  building  rose  to  her  tasks. 

And  at  those  tasks  she  has  labored  for  nearly  three  years.  She 
has  breathed  into  the  souls  of  her  boys  the  breath  of  the  one  beautiful 
ideal  that  the  world  holds.  As  she  was  unsurpassed  in  elegance  so 
she  would  have  her  sons  unsurpassed  in  character.  Her  honesty  of 
construction,  her  beauty  of  design,  her  dignity  of  posture,  her  refine- 
ment of  sentiment,  her  openness  of  welcome,  her  loyalty  to  the  truth, 
her  reverence  of  her  Maker,  all  these,  as  a  mother,  she  kept  giving 
to  her  boys,  and  the  man  in  Chattanooga  kept  watching  her. 

And  one  day — February  6th  was  the  happy  date — he  saw  the  Ogle- 
thorpe Pleader  again.  The  thing  that  Faith  knew  would  some  day 
happen  was  come.  The  Beautiful  Answer  to  the  Prayer  that  would 
not  end  was  ready.  The  Founder  of  all  that  is  Good  and  True  and 
Beautiful  was  about  to  speak  a  word  to  all  those  who  see  Him  and 
trudge  unceasingly  onward  in  search  for  His  glory. 

For  it  was  on  that  day  that  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  T.  Lupton  gave  to 
Oglethorpe  University,  in  memory  of  Mr.  Lupton's  mother,  a  mate 
for  the  beautiful  structure  that  had  so  long  waited  its  coming. 

And  the  news  of  this  generous  gift  to  set  forward  the  ideal  that  is 
building  Oglethorpe  will,  as  before,  put  a  new  zest  and  a  deepened 
faith  into  the  hearts  of  her  thousands  of  friends  in  Atlanta,  not  only, 
but  throughout  the  whole  nation  as  well.  Others  will  follow  their 
leadership  in  the  future  as  in  the  past.  Out  of  the  shadows  of  that 
future  (which  belong  to  God)  other  hands  will  be  stretched  forward 
to  help  ;  but  of  the  big-hearted  man  in  Chattanooga  and  of  his  lovely, 
generous  wife  it  will  ever  be  said:  "Their  faith  did  not  follow  others 
and  therefore  our  love  shall  forever  follow  them." 


JOHN    THOMAS    LUPTON 
CHATTANOOGA.TENNESSEE 

February  6,  1919, 


Dr..  Thornwell  Jacobs, 
President  Oglethorpe  University 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

Dear  Dr.  Jacobs: 

I  have  watched  the  progress  of 
Oglethorpe  University  with  the  greatest 
interest  and  note  the  present  need  for 
increased  dormitory  and  academic  facilities 
I  also  want  to  take  part  in  the  campaign 
that  is  now  on  for  increasing  the 
subscriptions  to  the  University  to  the 
sum  of  One  Million  Dollars. 

I  believe  that  now  is  an 
especially  opportune  time  in  which  to 
undertake  forward  movements  of  this  kind, 
and  our  duty  to  our  returning  soldiers, 
not  only,  but  to  our  country  as  well, 
calls  upon  us  to  keep  the  constructive 
forces  of  the  nation  busily  at  work,  fur- 
nishing employment  and  opportunity  and 
thus  discouraging  unrest  and  economic 
dangers. 

I  take  pleasure,  therefore,  in 
giving  to  Oglethorpe  University  the  sum 
of  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars  to  construct  a 
memorial  building,  which  I  understand  I 
shall  have  the  privilege  later  of  naming, 
and  you  are  authorized  to  proceed  with 
the  construction  of  this  building  at  once. 

Very  truly  your  friend, 
L  FK  "^ 


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VOL.  IV  APRIL,   1919  No.  4 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  O&lethorp;  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  a;  second- :lass  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

Another    Beautiful    Gift    To    Oglethorpe 

University 

When  the  new  building  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  T.  Lupton  to 
Oglethorpe  University  is  erected  there  will  be  in  the  great  tower, 
that  will  dominate  the  Oglethorpe  campus,  a  handsome  clock  and 
chimes. 

This  has  been  made  possible  by  the  gracious  generosity  of  Mrs. 
H.  Frederick  Lesh  of  Newton  Center,  Mass.  It  was  the  happy 
thought  of  Mrs.  Lesh  that  both  the  architectural  and  aesthetic  ideals 
of  Oglethorpe  called  for  such  an  equipment,  and  to  that  was  added 
the  practical  use  of  the  tower  clock  in  governing  the  schedules  of 
daily  recitations  and  hourly  life,  thus  justifying  the  thousands  of 
dollars  which  will  be  spent  in  their  installation. 

The  uniqueness  of  this  gift  adds  to  its  interest.  These  are  the 
only  college  chimes  in  the  South  and  among  the  few  in  America. 
Atlanta  will  welcome  the  gift  as  adding  a  pleasant  feature  to  her 
life  as  this  will  be  the  only  tower  clock  in  the  city. 

Mrs.  Lesh  is  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Thornwell  Jacobs,  who  was  Miss 
Maude  Lesh  of  Newton  Center,  Mass.  She  has  many  friends  in 
Atlanta  where  she  has  on  more  than  one  occasion  visited  Mrs. 
Jacobs. 

There  is,  therefore,  a  delicacy  of  sentiment  about  this  gift 
which  adds  a  special  beauty  to  it,  for  to  these  features  of  the  gift  is 
added  the  thought  that  it  is  an  intimate  indorsement  from  one  of 
the  families  associated  with  others  in  the  accomplishment  of  this 
great  task  of  all  that  has  been  done  and  the  plans  that  are  to  be 
fulfilled.  The  many  hours  of  the  long  hereafter  will  be,  in  the  truest 
sense,  filled  with  the  music  of  this  gracious  contribution  to  the  hap- 
piness and  order  of  our  University  life. 


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VOL.  IV  MAY,  1919  No.  5 

Published  Monthly  by  Ofelethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

Entered  as  second-class  mail  matter  at  the  Post-Office  at  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY  OPEN  ALL 
THE  YEAR. 


Beginning-  July  8th  next,  Oglethorpe  University  will  become  an 
all  the  year  round  school.  Its  academic  year  will  be  divided  into  four 
terms  of  approximately  twelve  weeks  each.  The  summer  term  will 
be  devoted  to  intensive  university  work.  Standard  college  courses  will 
be  offered  leading  to  degrees  and  affording  full  college  credit.  These 
courses  will  be  taught  by  the  regular  faculty  of  the  university  in  all 
departments. 

By  intensification  it  will  then  be  possible  for  students  to  do  as 
much  work  during  the  summer  term  in  any  one  course  as  they  would 
be  able  to  do  during  the  ordinary  college  year  of  nine  months,  and  it 
would  also  be  possible  for  them  to  take  as  many  as  two  studies  in 
that  way,  and,  in  some  exceptional  cases,  three. 

All  of  these  courses  will  be  open  to  women  and  proper  dormitory 
facilities  will  be  afforded  them  at  the  university.  The  regular  tuition 
and  boarding  charges  will  be  in  effect  during  the  summer  term 
as  during  the  other  terms. 

This  change  in  the  policy  of  the  university  has  been  brought 
about  by  the  demand  on  the  part  of  many  students  that  they  should 
have  facilities  for  the  shortening  of  the  period  of  their  education  from 
four  years  to  three,  which  will  thus  be  made,  possible.  Others  will 
be  enabled  to  make  up  deficiencies  during  the  summer  term.  It  will 
also  enable  many  teachers  of  graded  schools  and  smaller  colleges  to 
take  advantage  of  the  summer  months  by  pursuing  standard  college 
courses  taught  by  the  regular  faculty  of  the  university  along  the  lines 
of  their  particular  interests,  these  studies  to  afford  them  full  college 
credit  leading  toward  college  degrees. 

Oglethorpe  University  thus  becomes  the  first  institution  in  the 
Southern  States  to  hold  its  doors  open  all  the  year  round  for  regular 
university  work,  the  courses  offered  during  the  summer  term  consist- 
ing of  standard  university  subjects. 


Another  Handsome  Gift. 


Oglethorpe  University  is  again  made  the  recipient  of  a  handsome 
donation  which  will  set  forward  tremendously  the  great  campaign 
our  institution  is  now  quietly  waging  to  win  the  $35,000.00  offered 
by  Mr.  S.  M.  Inman  provided  that  a  total  of  $1,000,000.00  is  raised  by 
the  institution  on  or  before  December  31st,  1920. 

The  gift  is  made  by  Mr.  John  K.  Ottley,  one  of  the  men  whose 
name  is  most  closely  associated  with  the  founding  of  the  University 
and  whose  work  and  counsel  have  been  of  greatest  use  in  the  fine 
progress  which  the  institution  has  made.  Mr.  Ottley  is  the  first  and 
only  Treasurer  of  the  University.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee,  of  the  Finance  Committee  and  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  He  was  one  of  the  first  dozen  men  to  make  the  original 
founders'  subscription  launching  the  campaign  for  Oglethorpe,  and 
he  is  one  of  the  best  loved  of  all  its  many  benefactors. 

The  letter  from  Mr.  Ottley  announcing  his  intention  of  making 
this  gift  follows : 

"April  2,  1919. 

"Dr.  Thornwell  Jacobs,   President, 

"Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 

"Dear  Dr.  Jacobs  : 

"For  several  years  now  I  have  been  watching  your  work  in  the  organi- 
zation and  financing  of  Oglethorpe  University.  In  my  relation  to  the  work 
as  Treasurer  and  Trustee  I  have  had  ample  opportunity  to  know  the  diffi- 
culties under  which  you  have  labored  and  your  quality  of  persistent,  pains- 
taking faith  has  impressed  me  very  deeply.  You  have  given  brain  and 
heart  and  strength  to  the  work  in  unstinted  measure  and  your  efforts  have 
been  crowned  with  a  two-fold  success.  That  is  to  say,  your  work  has,  in 
addition  to  securing  funds  and  subscriptions  made  a  lasting  impression  upon 
the  hearts  of  the  people — not  Presbyterians  alone,  but  the  entire  community. 

"It  has  been  in  my  thought  for  some  time  to  make  a  subscription  to 
Oglethorpe  and  I  hereby  promise  to  give  Five  Thousand  Dollars,  which  I 
will  pay  in  installments  covering  a  period  of  five  years. 

"You  have  my  sincere  wishes  for  the  continued  success  of  your  work. 
I  hope  that  you  yourself  may  long  be  spared  to  carry  on  your  efforts  to 
provide  a  great  school  whose  object  is  the  development  of  our  boys  and 
young  men  into   staunch   and  cultured  Christian   citizens. 

"With  very  cordial  interest,  I  am 

"Yours  sincerely, 

John  K.  Ottley. 


VOL.  IV  JUNE,  1919  No.  6 

Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

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MY  IMPRESSIONS  OF  OGLETHORPE 
UNIVERSITY 

BY  JAMES  ROUTH,  Ph.D. 
Professor  of  Englsh  in  Oglethorpe  University. 

The  newcomer  generally  has  more  accurate  impressions  of  an 
institution  or  of  a  city  than  an  old-timer.  With  real  information 
it  may  be  the  other  way  around.  But- with  impressions  the  old- 
timer  is  at  a  disadvantage.    He  takes  everything  for  granted. 

At  the  same  time  the  mere  newness  of  an  impression  is  not  a 
guarantee  of  its  correctness.  It  may  be  colored  by  contrasts,  like 
the  impression  of  an  American  returning  from  abroad  to  whom 
everything  is  good  simply  and  entirely  because  it  is  home.  Im- 
pressions may  also  be  colored  by  purely  accidental  and  transient 
circumstances. 

When  I  arrived  at  Oglethorpe  from  New  Orleans,  I  came  as  an 
American  from  a  city  half  European,  and  I  found  myself  plunged 
at  once  into  the  strict  discipline  of  one  of  the  strictest  and  most 
efficient  units  of  the  Students'  Army  Training  Corps,  an  organiza- 
tion with  which  I  had  barely  made  acquaintance  before,  due  to  the 
suspension  of  work  in  New  Orleans  during  the  worst  of  the  in- 
fluenza epidemic. 

My  first  impressions  of  Oglethrpe  were  clear  and  sharp.  One 
was  a  distinct  sense  of  the  compelling,  almost  uncanny  beauty  of 
the  first  of  its  buildings,  so  far  superior  to  any  other  Southern 
piece  of  architecture  I  know,  unless  one  of  the  Spanish  missions 
near  San  Antonio  in  Texas  might  be  compared  with  it  in  absolute 
quality  of  charm  and  strength. 


Buildings,  however,  do  not  make  a  college.  And  impressions  of 
a  more  lively  sort  began  to  press  forward,  impressions  of  the  stu- 
dent body.  And  let  me  say  at  the  outset  that  a  huskier,  more  prom- 
ising set  I  have  never  seen  in  North  or  South.  Some  may  be  rough. 
Nineteen  is  not  a  gentle  age.  But  their  seriousness  of  purpose, 
their  frank  expression  of  their  religious  sentiments,  and  their  sense 
of  corps  spirit,  or  to  put  it  in  better  English  their  clan  loyalty,  were 
at  once  inspiring  and  refreshing.  This,  I  believe,  was  the  strongest 
of  my  early  impressions  of  Oglethorpe,  and  the  disbandment  of  the 
Army  Training  Corps  has  by  no  means  diminished  it.  The  straight 
soldier,  with  his  crisp  military  manner  has  relapsed  into  the  easy- 
going civilian  with  a  more  languid  manner,  but  under  it  all  the 
spirit  is  the  same.  Though  the  Major  and  the  lieutenants  are  gone, 
the  shades  they  invoked  are  still  with  us,  showing  that  they  were 
at  home,  and  on  congenial  ground. 

Of  the  faculty  I  might  write  at  length,  if  I  were  not  now  one 
of  them.  One  admires  and  cherishes  friends  of  his  own  age,  but  can 
not  quite  regard  them  as  "impressions."  One  thing  though  I  may 
say  without  flattering  a  body  of  which  I  am  a  member.  The  amount 
of  work  they  contrive  to  do  is  a  standing  tribute  to  their  pluck  and 
their  stamina,  and  the  amount  is  only  equalled  by  the  enthusiasm 
with  which  it  is  undertaken. 


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VOL.  IV 


JULY,  1919 


No.  7 


Published  Monthly  by  Oglethorpe  University,  Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Edited  by  Thornwell  Jacobs 

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Dr.  J.  F.  SELLERS 


Recent  Additions  to  the  Faculty 
of  Oglethorpe  University 

We  take  pleasure  in  announcing  the  acceptance  by  Dr.  J.  F.  Sellers  of 
the  headship  of  the  Department  of  Science  at  the  University.  Dr.  Sellers  is 
one  of  the  best  known  scientists  in  the  Southeast,  having  been  for  a  number 
of  years  head  of  the  same  department  at  Mercer  University,  where  also  he 
was  the  Dean  of  the  University  and  at  times  acting  President.  His  academic 
record  is  of  the  highest,  his  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.  M.  coming  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Mississippi  with  special  courses  in  science  at  the  University  of 
Virginia  and  the  University  of  Chicago  where  he  was  Teaching  Fellow  in 
analytical  chemistry  from  1896-1898.  The  degree  of  LL.D.  was  conferred 
upon  him  by  Mississippi  College  in  1916  for  distinguished  attainment  in 
scientific  work.  He  has  been  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  Mississippi  College 
and  Mercer  University.  Dr.  Sellers  was  elected  President  of  the  Georgia 
Chemical  Socity  in  1908  and  Fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science  in  1907.  Since  1918  he  has  been  Educational  Sec- 
retary, A.  E.  F.,  stationed  in  England,  and  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  the 
University  of  Beaune,  in  France.  He  will  arrive  in  this  country  in  time  to 
take  up  his  work  for  the  summer  term,  which  opens  on  July  8th  next. 

The  University  is  receiving  many  congratulations  upon  the  acceptance 
of  this  position  by  Dr.  Sellers,  many  other  institutions  having  endeavored 
to  secure  his  services  upon  his  return  to  America.  His  many  friends 
throughout  Georgia  also  rejoice  in  knowing  that  he  is  to  remain  in  this 
state  where  his  splendid  labors  have  won  him  such  distinction  and  success. 

Announcement  is  also  made  of  the  acceptance  of  Dr.  Arthur  Stephen 
Libby  of  the  headship  of  the  School  of  Commerce  at  the  University.  No 
position  in  the  University  has  demanded  greater  care  in  the  selection  of  its 
incumbent  than  that  which  Prof.  Libby  will  occupy. 

The  School  of  Commerce  at  Oglethorpe  is  the  full  equal  in  curriculum 
and  faculty  of  the  other  great  divisions  of  the  academic  work  and  in  the 
selection  of  a  head  of  this  department  the  greatest  care  has  been  exercised. 

Dr.  Libby  comes  to  Atlanta  with  a  remarkable  record  of  attainments 
and  ability.  His  degrees  come  to  him  from  Bowdoin  College  Ph.B.,  from  the 
University  of  Maine  A.B.  and  A.M.,  from  the  Sorbonne,  Paris,  A.M.,  from 
Brown  University  A.M.,  from  the  University  of  Paris  Ph.D. 

Dr.  Libby  has  also  pursued  special  studies  in  Law  at  the  University  of 
Maine  and  Columbia  and  his  academic  experience  runs  from  the  beginning 
of  his  career  as  High  School  principal  in  Maine  to  Professorial  work  in  Con- 
verse College,  Wofford  College  and  Brown  University. 

Dr.  Libby  has  distinguished  himself  as  a  lecturer  for  the  Department  of 
Education  at  the  San  Francisco  Exposition,  as  Lyceum  lecturer  on  travel 
and  history  and  as  special  lecturer  for  the  Government  during  the  recent 
war.  His  record  shows  him  particularly  capable  in  the  departments  of 
Political  Science,  International  Law  and  International  Commerce  and 
History. 

Dr.  Libby  speaks  five  languages  fluently  and  comes  to  Oglethorpe  with 
the  highest  of  recommendations  as  a  great  teacher  not  only  but  as  a  cultured 
gentleman  and  civic  leader. 


Dr.  ARTHUR  STEPHEN  LIBBY 


At  Ogjethorpe  Next  Year 

We  will  have  a  splendid  new  huilding  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.. 
Lupton  in  process  of  erection  where  many  of  our  boys  will  be  earn- 
ing part  of  their  way  through  college  by  aiding  in  its  construction.. 

We  will  have  our  dairy  enlarged  and  better  equipped,  furnish- 
ing the  same  quality  of  good  milk  and  butter  that  the  boys  enjoyed 
during  1918-19. 

We  will  have  our  campus  rendered  even  more  attractive  by 

work  now  being  done   on  it   under  the  direction   of  Mr.   Jos.   R. 
Murphy, 

We  will  have  our  Railway  Station,  Oglethorpe  University,  in 
operation,  this  station  costing  over  $10,000.00  and  constituting  to 
all  intents  and  purposes  a  University  building,  constructed  of 
granite  and  harmonious  in  architectural  design  with  the  other 
buildings  of  the  campus. 

We  will  have  the  same  commodious  and  comfortable  rooms  un- 
equalled anywhere  in  the  South  and  unsurpassed  in  the  nation,  occu- 
pied by  boys  who  appreciate  a  beautiful  building,  with  added  em- 
phasis upon  the  care  of  the  rooms. 

The  University  store,  with  increased  capital,  furnishing  a  larger 
assortment  of  college  goods  at  reasonable  prices. 

We  will  have  the  largest  student  body  in  our  history,  consti- 
tuting four  full  college  classes,  and  the  year  will  close  with  the  first 
Commencement  season  with  many  interesting  features  to  make  it 
a  most  memorable  occasion. 

We  will  have  an  enlarged  faculty  of  experts  coming  in  personal 
contact  with  the  students,  including  the  Freshmen  as  well  as  the 
Seniors,  and  thus  offering  the  most  unusual  opportunity  for  those 
students  who  go  to  college  for  study  and  improvement  as  well  as 
for  enjoyment. 

And  most  important  of  all,  we  will  have  a  loyal  and  enthusiastic 
student  body  whose  successes  in  academic  matters  as  well  as  ath- 
letics have  already  made  Oglethorpe  a  synonym  of  high  standards 
and  unusual  attainments. 


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VOL.  IV  AUGUST,   1919  No.  8 

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Working,  Ones  Way  Through. 
Oglethorpe  University 

Among  the  many  attractive  features  of  life  at  Oglethorpe  Univer- 
sity is  the  way  in  which  a  great  many  of  the  students  work  their 
way  through  college.  Approximately  twenty-live  per  cent  of  the 
men  in  attendance  are  engaged  in  some  task  whereby  they  earn  a 
greater  or  less  amount  of  their  expenses.  There  are  jobs  indoors, 
such  as  the  Post  Office,  the  Co  operative  store,  the  Express  and 
Freight  offices,  the  Bookkeeping  department,  etc.  Waiting  on  the 
tables  is  also  a  way  in  which  some  of  the  boys  may  earn  something 
more  than  their  pin  money  and  firing  the  furnace  and  janitor's  work 
will  be  added  this  year  to  the  list  of  self-help  jobs. 

Then  there  are  the  campus  and  farm,  on  both  of  which  a  number 
of  boys  are  employed.  Our  own  students  keep  the  shrubbery  clean 
of  grass,  mow  the  lawn,  look  after  the  hedge,  attend  to  the  hauling, 
and  on  the  farm  and  dairy  they  milk  the  cows,  feed  the  stock,  plow 
the  fields,  raise  the  crops,  attend  to  the  ditches,  and,  in  general, 
do  practically  all  that  is  to  be  done. 

We  find  the  labor  of  these  boys  for  the  most  part  efficient  and 
satisfactory.  Taken  all  in  all  they  are  honest,  industrious  workers 
and  they  are  paid  well  for  their  labors,  the  standard  of  pay  being  30 
cents  per  hour. 

And  in  addition  to  all  the  above  jobs,  during  the  coming  year  there 
will  be  constructed  on  the  campus  of  the  University  a  beautiful  new 


building  and  it  is  planned  to  employ  students  whenever  possible  in 
this  work.  This  is  a  splendid  new  building  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
J.  T.  Lupton  and  it  is  believed  by  builders  that  a  big  proportion  of 
the  common  labor  needed  for  it  can  be  furnished  by  the  students. 

Oglethorpe  University  has  found  that  there  is  another  great  ad- 
vantage in  this  self-help  work.  It  eliminates  all  traces  of  mendi- 
cancy. Nothing  tends  to  destroy  character  in  a  young  man  more 
quickly  than  for  him  to  be  given  free  tuition  and  other  bonuses  that 
set  him  apart  as  an  object  of  charity.  We  believe  at  Oglethorpe 
that  the  very  first  thing  a  university  should  teach  is  self  reliance 
and  individual  initiative.  We,  therefore,  arranged  the  administra- 
tion of  the  University  in  such  a  way  that  any  student  that  is  intell- 
igent and  industrious  can  supplement  his  funds,  no  matter  how 
limited  they  may  be,  by  his  own  labors. 

We  find  that  the  boys  who  work  their  way  through  Oglethorpe  are 
among  the  best  students  at  the  institution  and  their  records  compare 
favorably  with  the  very  best  of  those  young  men  who,  having  suffi- 
cient funds,  do  not  find  it  necessary  to  devote  any  of  their  time  to 
self  support. 

Parents  of  students  interested  in  this  subject  can  obtain  further 
information  by  writing  directly  to  the  President. 


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VOL.  IV  SEPTEMBER,   1919  No.  9 

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PROF    E.  S.  HEATH 

Oglethorpe  University  takes  pleasure  in  announcing  that  Mr. 
Eugene  Scofield  Heath  has  been  added  to  the  scientific  faculty  in  the 
department  of  Biology  and  will  undertake  his  work  on  September 
24th,  1919. 

Mr.  Heath  has  had  broad  training  and  experience.  He  is  ac- 
quainted with  educational  conditions  both  as  a  student  and  as  a 
teacher  in  the  south,  the  middle  west,  and  the  far  west. 

Though  born  in  Ohio,  he  received  most  of  his  elementary  school- 
ing in  the  state  of  Nebraska,  returning  to  Ohio  for  the  completion 
of  his  high  school  course.  Between  this  schooling  and  the  time  he 
entered  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  in  1901,  he  studied  for  a  time  in 
the  Ohio  Northern  University.  He  graduated  from  Ohio  Wesleyan 
in  1906,  with  the  A.  B.  degree,  with  biology  as  one  of  his  major 
subjects.  Here  he  had  work  under  L.  G.  Westgate  and  Edward  L. 
Rice.  Mr.  Heath's  next  studying  was  done  at  the  University  of 
Nebraska,  under  the  direction  of  the  eminent  botanist,  Charles  E. 
Bessey.  At  the  conclusion  of  this  course  of  study,  he  received  the 
master's  degree  in  June,  1912,  his  master's  thesis  being  the  result 
of  original  investigation  of  The  Effect  of  Wind  Upon  the  Develop- 
ment of  Mechanical  Elements  in  Plant  Stems.  Since  this  time  spent 
at  the  University  of  Nebraska,  Mr.  Heath  has  had  several  semester's 
work  in  the  University  of  California,  where  he  has  completed  resi- 
dence requirements  for  the  degree  of  doctor  of  philosophy.  In  Cali- 
fornia, in  addition  to  coming  under  the  direction  of  the  regular 
staff  of  the  botany  department,  Mr.  Heath  had  work  under  John 


Campbell  Merriam,  the  v/idely  known  palaeontologist  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  California,  besides  courses  under  John  Merle  Coulter  of 
the  University  of  Chicago,  and  Vernon  Lyman  Kellogg,  professor 
of  bionomics  in  Leland  Stanford,  Junior,  University,  both  visiting 
professors  in  special  sessions. 

Along  with  these  varied  opportunities  for  advanced  study,  Mr. 
Heath's  practical  experience  in  teaching  has  kept  apace.  He  began 
his  career  in  the  rural  school  system  of  Ohio,  following  his  gradua- 
tion from  high  school.  While  at  Ohio  Wesleyan,  he  was  an  assistant 
in  the  registrar's  office  in  the  earlier  part  of  his  college  course,  and 
during  the  latter  half,  he  was  an  assistant  in  the  biological  labora- 
tory. After  receiving  the  bachelor's  degree,  he  held  a  position  of 
teacher  of  sciences  in  the  Bowling  Green,  Ohio,  High  School.  From 
here,  he  returned  for  another  year's  teaching  at  Ohio  Wesleyan. 
From  this  position  he  went  directly  for  advanced  study  to  the  Uni- 
versity of  Nebraska,  where  he  held  a  teaching  fellowship  during 
three  of  the  four  semesters  he  spent  in  this  institution.  Interrupt- 
ing his  master's  course,  during  the  year  1910-1911,  he  took  charge 
of  the  work  in  botany  at  the  Peru  State  Normal,  Peru,  Nebraska, 
during  the  regular  session,  and  conducted  the  general  zoology,  also, 
during  the  summer  session.  As  a  result  of  the  superior  quality  of 
his  work  as  a  student,  as  a  laboratory  instructor  at  the  University 
of  Nebraska,  and  as  head  of  the  botany  at  the  State  Normal,  Mr. 
Heath  won  the  lasting  friendship  and  esteem  of  the  late  Dr.  Bessey 
under  whom  he  had  taken  his  master's  degree.  From  the  University 
of  Nebraska,  Mr.  Heath  went  to  Pomona  College,  California,  as 
head  of  the  department  of  botany.  He  completed  two  years  of  suc- 
cessful teaching  in  this  institution,  conducting  in  addition,  the  sum- 
mer session  work  in  marine  botany  at  the  Laguna  Beach  Marine 
Biological  Laboratory.  In  connection  with  his  department  work, 
Mr.  Heath  edited  The  Pomona  College  Journal  of  Economic  Botany, 
a  publication  at  that  time,  of  no  little  significance.  From  Pomona, 
he  went  to  the  Fresno,  California  Junior  College,  as  head  of  the 
department  of  biology,  a  department  which  he  had  the  good  fortune 
to  initiate  and  to  equip.  A  number  of  his  students  from  Fresno 
went  up  to  the  state  university  at  Berkeley,  for  advanced  study  in 
biological  subjects,  as  did  several  from  Pomona,  in  addition  to  a 
few  who  have  made  enviable  records  in  Harvard  and  Cornell,  on 
the  basis  of  the  under-graduate  study  under  Mr.  Heath's  direction. 
Leaving  Fresno  in  1916,  Mr.  Heath  went  to  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia as  a  member  of  the  teaching  force  of  the  botany  department. 
While  here  he  did  graduate  study  in  botany  and  paleobotany.  The 
fall  of  1917,  he  filled  the  post  of  assistant-professor  during  the  ab- 
sence of  Professor  Gardner  on  leave.  During  this  time,  he  delivered 
the  lectures  and  managed  the  laboratory  sections  for  a  class  in 
general  botany  numbering  nearly  three  hundred.  In  1918,  Mr. 
Heath  came  to  Georgia  where  he  conducted  the  department  of 
biology  in  the  summer  session  of  the  University  of  Georgia. 

With  the  record  which  Mr.  Heath  has  back  of  him,  both  as  a  re- 
search student  and  as  a  teacher,  Georgia  is  fortunate  to  acquire  him 
as  one  of  her  university  professors.  He  comes  with  the  training  and 
capacity  to  do  important  work  in  a  field  until  recent  years  practic- 
ally negelcted  in  this  state. 


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Birdseye  view  of  Oglethorpe  University  as  il  will  appear  when,  by  the  loyalty  and 
love  of  thousands  of  her  friends,  she  shall  stand  complete  on  her  beautiful  campus  out 
Peachtree  Road  in  the  suburbs  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

The  first  building  on  the  right  as  you  enter  has  already  been  completed  and  occu- 
pied, and  is  valued,  equipped,  at  over  $200,000.00. 

A  beautiful  little  stone  railway  station,  named  Oglethorpe  University,  valued  at  ap- 
proximately $12,500.00,  stands  at  the  head  of  the  entrance  driveway  in  the  foreground. 

The  structure  with  the  tower  on  the  left  as  you  enter  is  reallv  a  group  of  three 
buildings,  which  will  contain  a  Library,  with  space  for  50,000  volumes,  the  Founders' 
memorial  room,  museum,  lecture  rooms,  beautiful  Gothic  chapel  seating  4O0,  with  stage 
arranged  for  college  plays,  moving  pictures  and  stereopticon  lectures,  a  section  equipped 
for  chemical  laboratory,  twenty  dormitory  rooms  for  students,  a  great  clock  and  chimes, 
with  electric  bell  system,  an  open-air  observatory  and  a  lecture  roof  garden.  They  will 
also  contain  a  complete  gymnasium  with  about  250  lockers,  swimming  pool.  etc..  and  a 
small  college  printing  plant. 

The  first  of  these  three  buildings,  the  one  containing  the  tower  in  the  foreground 
is  under  construction,  by  the  generosity  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  T.  Lupton  When  it  is 
finished  Oglethorpe  University  will  be  one  of  the  best  equipped  institutions  for  academic 
work  in  this  country,  and  will  be  a  school  on  which  every  one  of  its  founders  may  look 
with  satisfaction  and  gratitude  to  God. 


A  Critical  Hour  for  Oglethorpe 

Oglethorpe  University  faces  today  her  most  critical  hour. 

By  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Inman  the  sum  of  $25,000 
cash  will  be  paid  to  the  University,  provided  the  institution  shall  have 
secured  total  assets  and  solvent  subscriptions  amounting  to  $1,000,- 
000  by  midnight  of  December  31,  1920. 

Of  this  sum  the  Committee  appointed  by  Mr.  Inman  has  already 
approved  $500,000  of  subscriptions  and  has  before  it  for  further  ap- 
proval $280,787.94.  This  leaves  a  balance  of  $219,212.06  to  be 
raised. 

Included  in  the  above  figures  are  some  recent  figures  not  yet 
made  public,  as  follows: 

Anderson,  Jas.  T $1,200.00 

Armstrong,  Dr.  M.  N 1,200.00 

Cohen,  John  S 1,200.00 

Hinman,  Dr.  Thos.  P 1,200.00 

Jacobs,  Dr.  Dillard 1,200.00 

Jacobs,  Dr.  Thornwell 1,200.00 

King,  Dr.  J.  Cheston 1,200.00 

Moore,  Wilmer  L 1,200.00 

Ottley,  JohnK 5,000.00 

Porter,  J.  Russell 1,000.00 

Steele,  W.  0 1,000.00 

Winship,  C.  R 1,200.00 

Watkins,  Edgar  1,200.00 


$19,000.00 


The  above  subscriptions  included  all  subscriptions  made  to  the 
University  up  to  and  including  June  30,  1919,  since  which  date 
the, following  subscriptions  have  been  added: 

McFadden,  Havnes $1,000.00 

La  Fayette,  Ga." 203.50 

Cedartown,  Ga 101.60 

Atlanta,  Ga.  (Georgia  Avenue  Church)  170.00 

Atlanta,  Ga.  (Pryor  Street  Church) 417.00 

Lyerly,  Ga.  (Walnut  Grove  Church) 173.00 

Lyerlv,  Ga.  (Rome  Church) 100.00 

Holland,  Ga.   (Alpine  Church) 1.00 


Holland,  Ga.  (Summerville  Church) 25.00 

Holland,  Ga.  (Sardis  Chruch) 5.00 

Marietta,  Ga.  (Marietta  Church) 70.00 

Summerville,  Ga.  (Bethel  Church) 252.50 


$2,518.60 

The  necessity  of  obtaining  this  $219,212.06  by  the  hour  speci- 
fied is  absolute.  With  it  the  University  is  founded  and  without  it 
she  is  sadly  handicapped.  No  one  would  be  willing  for  her  to  suffer 
the  loss  of  Mr.  Inman's  cash  offer. 

In  the  extremity  of  our  great  need,  which  is  also  our  great 
opportunity,  we  appeal  to  all  readers  of  these  lines  to  help  us  in  every- 
way possible  to  secure  this  sum.  An  ideal  way  to  have  your  help 
count  heavily  is  to  make  a  monthly  subscription  for  the  period  of  ten 
years,  and  this  may  be  paid  in  War  Savings  Stamps,  Thrift  Stamps, 
Liberty  Bonds  or  cash,  as  may  be  most  convenient  to  you. 

Our  first  buildings  are  already  too  small  and  we  need  others  and 
with  them  will  come  the  need  for  more  equipment.  We  need  endow- 
ment also,  and  this  completion  of  our  first  million  dollars  will  give 
you  an  assured  foundation  for  your  University  that  will  guarantee  its 
future  success  and  progress  and  enable  it  to  do  the  great  work  that 
it  so  earnestly  desires  to  do  for  the  youth  of  our  country,  for  the 
people  who  have  built  it,  and  for  the  God  who  has  blessed  it. 

Please  help  us.  Fill  out  the  subscription  blank  below  and  for- 
ward at  once. 


OGLETHORPE  UNIVERSITY, 

Oglethorpe  University,  Ga. 
Dear  Sirs: 

As  a  friend  and  founder  of  Oglethorpe  University.  I  hereby 

promise  to  send  you  the  sum  of  $ monthly 

for  ten  years  as  part  of  the  fund  necessary  to  complete  the  first  million 
dollars  of  asssets  of  the  University,  and  thus  secure  the  $25,000.00 
cash  offered  by  Mr.  S.  M.  Inman. 

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