Gainesville State College - Fathom Yearbook (Gainesvbille, GA)

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THEY MADE THEIR MARK Men and women who helped shape America ' s history THOMAS PAINE, a bankrupt Quaker corsetmaker. some- time teacher, preacher and grocer wrole the most bril- liant pamphlet of the American Revolution. His words in Common Sense reflected longings and aspirations that have remained part of American culture to this day DANIEL WEBSTER those law as a career and went on become well known m Ihe courts and in politics He v twice Secret.r, i ways lo the Pr e uded him DOROTHEA D1X worked her entire adult life lor reform of the ensting penal and mental institutions in Ihe mid 1800s The first state hospital in the nation at Trenton. New Jersey was a direct resutl of her efforts The creator of the Cherokee alphabet. SEQUOYAH, was an artist writer and silversmith He used a simple 1821 English primer to compose the characters The famous redwood trees of the Pacific coast bear his name Chief lustice JOHN MARSHALL established fundamental il American constitutional law He is noted for his pretedentai declaration of a Congressional act as unconstitutional He served through live admimstra- Born a slave m Maryland FREDERICK DOUGLASS taught himself to read and write secretly and. at 21. escaped to freedom He was an ardent abolitionist campaigning successfully for Negro suffrage and Civil rights :■■■- The New Colossus. a sonnet composed by EMMA LAZ- ARUS m 1883 is inscribed on a bronze tablet at the base ol the Statue of Liberty She organized relief for lews and helped fugitives from the Czar ' s ghettos to establish homes in America AMELIA JENKS BLOOMER, best known lor a mode of dress she adopted during her campaign for equal rights for women Though ridiculed until she gave up the cos- tume, the term bloomer ' came to symbolize woman ' s bid for individual freedom ABRAHAM LINCOLN epitomized the American dream of a humble young man ascending to the highest office of the land He was superbly skilled at analyzing complex is- sues and translating them into meaningful words for the public He was devoted lo the preservation ol the Union HARRIET BEECHER STOWE wrote Uncle Tom ' s Cabin m an effort to make Ihe whole nation realize the inhumani- ty of slavery Her book resulted tn one ot the most popu lar and controversial plays on the American stage The Civil War was kindled by this work HORACE GREELEY ' S admonition to Go Wesl young man was a rallying cry ot the pioneers ol America He was founder and editor of Ihe New York Tribune He was best known for his philosophy of social reform and his unsuccessful bid lor the Presidency in 1872 JOSEPH PULITZER was the first journalist to reach a tru- ly massive audience His New York World newspaper was the symbol of yellow journalism wifh its sensational- ism aimed al Ihe common man

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Without realizing it, England instilled in the colonists the individual purpose and ingenuity that necessity breeds. With trade goods cut to a minimum, determined young leaders of the time set out to find ways of surviv- ing without support from the Mother Country Agricultural methods and machines and labor saving devices were designed by our forefathers. As frontiers opened, Yankee genius had to conquer natural barriers in the wild new country, so suspension bridges were invented and methods of transportation were perfected for the purpose of opening the untamed areas. Later, they sought to section off the land with the revolution- ary and controversial invention — barbed wire. Cooper ' s 1-horsepower Tom Thumb train in 1830 and later, automobiles like the first Model T, and the 4-horsepower airplane ; became American modes of travel from city to city and coast to coast. Americans knew that the fertile lands of this nation would produce unequalled harvests if machines were designed to take over for man. They knew also that trade routes were difficult to travel and manufacturing would have to be done close to home. The cotton gin, textile looms, drill presses and a reaper which could cut six times as much grain as a hand scythe were some of the tools invented. Protection for themselves and for their young country prodded inventors like Eli Whitney to perfect firearms and others to work on plans for the first submarine. Young inventors like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison (called the nation ' s most valuable citi- zen) visualized machines that would light the country and open up communication with those in the far cor- ners of the nation. The telephone, telegraph, phono- graph and the first light bulb were discovered in the late 1800s and early twentieth century. This American way of doing for oneself inspired many to become inventors in their own right. Some sought to save labor and mass- produce for profit while others envisioned not only riches, but excitement and adventure as they discovered ways to defy nature. Throughout the past 200 years the American mind has been unleashed to take whatever paths necessary to ful- fill the needs. In the last half-century, the pace of dis- covery has been overwhelming and inventions for the taming of the universe lie in the grasp of America while the habit of finding a way ' ' is ingrained in its people. The seeds of industrial America were sown by these inventors resulting in today ' s mechanized society .

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ANDREW CARNEGIt was a giant in (he railroad and steel A lifetime passion tor machinery led HENRY FORD to - believed that it was the duty ol a rich man Detroit where, m 1896. he completed his first motor ve to distribute his wealth during his lifetime To that end. hide The Ford Motor Company manufactured the first he established 2800 libraries and many cultural halls Model T in 1909 throughout America One of the most elementary symbols of the American way of hte was established when J. EDGAR HOOVER and his Federal Bureau of Investigation G-men set out to clean up the country His career spanned ob- serving an unprecedented four terms as President of the United States FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT was a popular leader who made extensive use of fireside radio chats to explain his plans and generate enthusiasm to ROBERT FROST ' s poetr) metered and told the stories of rural J four-lime winner of the Pulitzer Pn called America ' s poet laureate A plain, homely woman with tremendous appeal to the masses, who was always in the thick of things de ' scribes ELEANOR ROOSEVELT d nd her lifetime of poli- ticking beside her husband during his lour terms The motion-picture industry was revolutionized in Amen ca and DAVID WARK GRIFFITH became known as the Father of the film art and king of directors tor his part m this revolution His camera techniques were the pioneering steps of the industry THURGOOO MARSHALL is the first Negro t justice of the Supreme Court His law caree primarily at civil rights cases The cnppler poliomyelitis was conquered by OR (ONAS SALK m 1953 after more than 2b years of research Polio was reduced by 96 in less than ten year ' search continues in California at the Satk Institute MARTIN LUTHER KING was a leader m the cause of civil rights He had been a pastor before turning to the cause of segregation His leadership earned him the Nobel Peace Pn« in 1964 He was assassinated by Ray in 1968 Lieutenant Colonel IOHN GLENN started America ' s tra els to outer space when he became the first American orbit the earth He had been an avialor m World War and a lest pilot in peacetime GERALD R FORD. !he fust President to achieve the of- fice without an election In 1974, through a series of scandalous events, the Nuon administration toppled and FORD reached the position through approval by Congress