Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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D-18 1981 THE YAMACRAW Humanities Teaching The Finer Things In Life Off We Go. Like many other teachers at O.U., energetic Professor of English Dr. Victoria Weiss is on the go. This phrase had more than one connotation for Doc over the summer. She spent a large part of the ' 80- 81 school year making plans to take a group from Oglethorpe on a 22-day tour of Europe. A dedicated M edievalist, she aspired to show her companions all the things which interest her personally, as well as those which might help them in their subsequent classes. This trip was an exception to her usual routine, but planning for it did not keep her from fulfuUing her duties. The seemingly hyperkinetic Dr. Weiss invested a huge amount of time and effort in her primary extra-curricular project; she advises the O.U. Players. Linda Taylor, Associate Professor of English Literary Aspirations. Ever been in a class and wondered if the teacher has ever tried assignments like the ones she is giving you, or if she could really do a better job than you if she did try? Some professors don ' t have to worry about such questions, and the English Department ' s Dr. Linda Taylor is one of them. Not only does she teach creative writing; she also writes creatively herself. Dr. Taylor will soon have a scholarly collection of reviews published, and she hopes one day to see her poetry printed in book form. Meanwhile, she attends every poetry reading she can, and helps Oglethorpe ' s creative writers find a place for their best work in the Tower. Victoria Weiss, Assistant Professor of English Emily Thrush, Lecturer in English Triska Loftin Drake, Lecturer in Art She ' s Been Around. Even though she may often be confined to Faith Hall, Triska Drake has known her share of globe-trotting. Art Appreciation students can easily disperse their 8:30 blues by listening to her first-hand accounts of the world ' s artistic treasure troves-everything from Michelangelo to the Parthenon. Her most recent trip was a fall foray to England.

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Buildings and Grounds Behind The Scenes Till. YAMACkAW 198) D-17 The Buildings and Grounds Staff: Bud Payne, Lorenzo Bell, Luther Dixon, John Hood. Jessie Walters, Hoke Lewis, Charles Pendley, Shirley Veal, Robert Jennings, Columbus Chatman, Bill Breland, Virginia Choates, Eddie Anglin, Lillian Lawson, Donnie Taylor, Thelma Smith. Howard Parker. Christine Smith, Brenda Boyd Henry Eskew, Security Guard NOT PICTURED: Irani de Araujo Trapped. Although Henry Eskew says, Everyone here is very nice - I enjoy my work, some may find that hard to believe. Mr. Eskew has so many hobbies and interests that keep him on the move, it ' s a wonder he doesn ' t go crazy sitting trapped for hours in the guard house or the security car. just waiting for something to happen. On his days off, he enjoys relaxing with camping or fishing if he ' s not busy dancing or travelling places. He is also a member of the American Legion. Perhaps his hours hanging around Oglethorpe are the only ones he gets to take it easy - let ' s hope Dean Mac doesn ' t find out. Bud Payne. Buildings and Grounds Super isor

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THE YAMACRAW 1981 D-19 In Search of the Bard. Appropriately enough for someone who studies the Globe Theatre, English professor and bon vivant Robert Fusillo has seen more than his share of the world and its people. An expert on Shakespeare, Fusillo attended school in Britian and claims to have crossed the Atlantic at least 50 times. Often he returns from an overseas visit with a new addition to the huge, wonderful and strange modern art collection that fills his home. A curator from the High Museum of Art has praised his as being the finest and most adventuresome in the city. Still, Fusillo ' s passion for this avocation comes from the same source as his love for the subjects he teaches - pleasure. No Run-On Sentences. Whoever came up with the idea that book-loving English teachers and athletes don ' t go together obviously never met Dr. William Brightman. Brightman. who has been here since 1975, loves to play tennis (with the likes of Professor Bilancio) and take part in long distance running competitions like the Peachtree Road Race - when he s not enjoying a new novel. Brightman probably finds Oglethorpe a rest after his stint in the Philippines as a part of the Peace Corps where he studied the landscape, social and physical. His main hobby is gardening, especialh growing roses. James Bohart, Assistant Professor of Music Nelle Crowe. Lecturer in English Rambh ' n ' Around. As State President of the American Choral Director ' s Association, music professor Jim Bohart finds himself on jaunts all over the country. Besides representing Georgia and O.U. at this year ' s A. CD. A. convention in New Orleans, he has traveled extensive- ly through all eleven southeastern states as well as such exotic, faraway lands as Texas. Apparently fond of hard work, he spent the year taking trips, organizing conventions and directing his church choir, in addition to serving as the driving force behind the Collegiate Chorale ' s variety shows and Mozart program. Finally, he somehow found time to coordinate the music for the O.U. Players Pippin. No wonder he claims, it was not uncommon for me to catch an 11:00 p.m. tTight out of Atlanta after rehearsal. onl to hurjy back the next day.