Georgia State University - Rampway Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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. I A I lfmlflrttllt X 6-- X I . Y X George lVfCfIj1tosh tSparks,.Directbf, 1528-55, Pre.ride1iit,'1953-57, in S up ' to i ' I ' -PI'QiiL'll!?7Zl1 E12zeritzz5f1957-58. - V f 1 . i . . ' . i - , George Mclntosh Sparks spent hismature manhood in dedicatedfeffort to '- develop this CollegeqXVhen hewas appointed toihead, the College by Dr. L. Brittain in 1928, although Mr. Wenn had proniotedgthe enrollment to'a peak of 480, it wasestill housed in rented quarters, and hada small student body, its faculty was part-timeg its studentiactivities,were unorganizedg it had no libraryj at ' , , - v if i, , e -S Q C - S ' if A His--public relations training in thegnewspaper worldlenabled him to know how to talk to and with -peopleg his naturally good disposition, pleasant smile, and diplomatic way ofeworl-gg ing with people were personal' assets which gave hint the springboard to develop' one after another-the College, Propertiesfrom oneibuilding to seven-eights of ai downtown city block containing -.threellarge buildings-24 Ivy Building, 23, Gilmer Street Building and an Audi- torium-Gymnasium. In addition he acquired .for thefCollege several parcelsofiproperty on Courtland and Decatur Streets, and on Piedmont Avenue, in addition to a country acreage 'of around twenty acres near Stone 'Mountaingknown as Indian Creek Lodgeg e 'Q e . S X' ,I ' Hes saw the College reach a pealc enrollment of over 6,0O0A,students in one quarter in the early 5O's. He 'extended the valueof College property from around 340,600 to 310,000,000 This he did upon his own initiative, planning, and his ability to interest others to help. f For many years he had to depend on a ,part time faculty. It was .not untiltthe middle 750's that the col-lege incomewas sufficient to gather a full-timefacultyv nucleus of Elmer Campbell, Dr. Carl Mauelshagen, Dr. james Routh, Dr. Louis N. LeCoAntegand Dr. RQ R. Hollingsworthf, sa ea i ' ' I' r Q h ' i Dr. Sparks died of a heart attack, in 1958. Thee 33 Gilmer StreetfBuilding was renamed Sparks Hall andea Shining Lightfl Award eto his memory was presentedgon Qct. 29, 1965. S. 'S' Q M Heiu'a.r 7201 of nie agefbzzt for allflimef' S 3 ' TA

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f 1 X A NA ,, X f , 2, 1 1 f i ' john Madison Watters, Difeclor I 1918-25 j Fred B. Wenn, Dqirertoi' f 1925-28.j ,f , , y , , V 4 I Yi b Q Professor John Madison Watters, Dean, School of Commerce, Georgia School Aof Technology, was made Director of the Evening College upon the resignation of yProfessoriWayne S. Kell, founder and firstkclirector. Called, Va hard-working, dedicated man, Dean Watters sawffthe infant college through the World War T days, and through the doldrums'i of the '20's.fTlies enrollment Was'1150 when he assumed his duties as Director, and -reached a peak of 440 in 1922-25. T g D Professor Wfatters resigned to teach in the Middle Wfest, at the end of the school' year cifN.192g5t. ' 1 , - . ' -, . ' '. ' , Mr. Fred Wenn, professor in the School of Commerce, Georgia School of Technology, became the third Director of the College in 1925, uponappointment by .President MT LQ flrittain. Hehad earned the Bachelor of Commercial Science ,degree at New'York-University. at I 4, T U W I The 'Terhnitq first school newspaperi was started. during his administration in journalism classes by George M. Sparks. This newspaper, usda-Several names during severalcycles of college life, is now knownasT1JeSignql,. 1 D gy f' , ,A y, li Ve 2 V . ' 2 I , - Mr. Wenn resigned at the end of theacademic year of 1928,fto devote full time to his iteaching -onthedaytcampusf - , n Y T f M A af 3 f 3. ,Z

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. 3 I, 'Q-'j ja'-'q :'. 'V f F ?5-FI' 'eff -if A,fQff?lvf:l'L .i hL 'f4 '11i H 5 A .S il' f'552:' A 9 r W- N i ' f Noah Noel Langdale, jr. PJ'c J'i!167If,' 1957 Io Pre3'ezzzf -. ' ' K XX. -' ' . - Vrliql - P f . g K C. , I . i Q ' f- ' P .. f I Y - - . , -.1 - f fQ'1fhe second President ofl,Georgia State .Collegegearned significant achievement at the University of Alabama where he was elected to PhilBeta4Kappa, other honor societies, and received the Outstand- ing Student Award in 1941 from the Panhellenic Council. Thefe the played football four yearsfand 'was onthe victorious Cotton Bowl team that same year, 1941. After .being graduateddmewserved as. as- sistant totheathletic coachiwhile doingsgraduate, work iii! law school, but in 1942, She 'went into the gNavy.'Having had ROTC in college, in Coast Artillery training, he became anfensign.-He went through a V-5 program at theUniversity of North Carolina, and was sent to the University of Georgia as an-instructor in Naval Subjects. ' A t. Q ' , P' P all g ' 1' -X , P . He served actively in the Navy during the war. Atthe war's endsheiwas officer in chargeiof NATS in Manila. He left the Navy not long after the wars endg entered Harvard University Law School. After graduation with an in 1948,-,he attended Harvard QraduatelSchool of Busingss Adminis- tration whem he earned the M,B.A. degree. In 1959. after two years as Presidenf of 'Georgia State Collegefthe University of Alabamatawarded him the honorary LL.D. 1 P ' C g A 5 1 1., 1 He has done much in hisiseven years asePresident pffGeorgia'State College. Firsthhejrnade a Plan, which the is implementing with perrnission ogf the Regents, in 'acquiring the large ,residue og business property not owned already by thegllollege tin the two city blocks bounded bye Gilmerg Ivy, Decatur streets and Piedmont Avenue. Second, he has strengthenedthe faculty, and .Lprograms of' college as the College now offers:SDoctor of Busines'Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Businessiilidiication, Master of Actuarial Science, and .Master of Professional Accountancy. The'Arts, and Science programs have been expandedg tof Bachelor Degrees arid Master Degrees. Also he has carried to many parts offthe Nation and even to European Countries information and: knowledge of Georgiag State,College., ' - A 9 -7 is ' 9 if f D e ri P Thisnfian then,iasP'so1id andi massive in his vision as in the frame work his body, can be relied.. upon as a Modern Ajaxn' to bear 'vsdth buoyance the futureeof Georgia State Collegef S , ' ' F' -- . ' 1 V P ' - FW