LaGrange College - Quadrangle Yearbook (Lagrange, GA)

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A-4 The 1980 Quadrangle Convocation (continued from p. 1) Grange, West Central Georgia, and the entire state and region. The College is on the threshold of a new era. It is poised and ready to play in the future an even greater role of leadership in the field of Christian higher education in the state and region. I am thrilled to be able to play a part in this future and pledge to continue the College ' s dedica- tion to academic quality, to keep close its ties with The United Methodist Church, and the community of La- Grange, to seek vigorously to recruit outstanding, worthy young people who can profit from its educational program, to continue to employ the principles of sound fiscal management and to work tirelessly to strengthen the College ' s endowment. I look forward to working with the Board of Trustees, the students and faculty, alumni, citizens of LaGrange, and the United Methodists of Georgia, he added. A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Murphy was reared in Thomaston, Ga. He received his A.B. degree from Emory University, Magna Cum Laude in 1950, and his Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 1953. LaGrange College honored him with a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1978. Dr. Murphy was a member of the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church from 1952 to 1967. During that time he served as minister of United Methodist churches in Decatur, Newton County, Dekalb County and Athens. He was director of religious life at Oxford College, Emory University from 1959 to 1962. At this time he also served as minister of the Allen Memorial Church in Oxford. From 1966 to 1976 he was at Florida State College in Lakeland, Florida where he served in various positions including Dean of Students and Executive Vice President. It ' s possible that what happened that night in the LC cafeteria was all a hoax. It ' s possible - but it wasn ' t. Too many people left the performance with their mouths hanging open in disbelief for it to be a hoax. That performance was, of course, the Mr. Fingers Show supremely presented by Mr. Irv Weiner. Weiner, better known as Mr. Fingers, has been around the magic circuit for quite a while, and it is certainly evident. It ' s evident not only in the way he performs his tricks but also in the way he talks to his audience, using it as part of his act. He psyches them out - Notice how my little finger is extended. Watch it carefully ... it doesn ' t mean a thing - because he knows they ' re all there with one thing in mind. To find out how it ' s done. But Weiner won ' t oblige. That ' s not the way magic works. Weiner ' s tricks deal with the mind as well as with the eye. The eye is exploited when he sticks a hatpin through his arm and actually draws blood and when he manages to get a steel ring around each of his arms with his thumbs securely taped. The mind is exploited when you believe what you saw. Everyone in the audience saw it but no one saw it at all. Weiner had heads shaking throughout the entire show. What people once held as fantasies were now happening right in front of them. The son of two deaf mutes, Weiner learned early to communicate with his hands and other body language. At age three I was an actor. The kids used to call me Fingers Weiner. Thus, the name of his travelling show. Weiner studied how to recreate the greats. I ' d take their themes and embroider upon their routines. My magic has a startling effect. Magic is little miracles. It ' s creating the impossible. But it is possible in the true art of magic. The performer said he carries a tremendous amount of things to the various campuses, because he adapts his show content to the individual campus. Whatever it was, magic or mind- bending, it was amazing, and that is what Weiner tried to get across to his audience, Magic is a great act. It ' s too bad we don ' t see it as much anymore, he said. According to Weiner, his show was an act. To the people who witnessed it, it was more like an experience. An act is sawing someone in half in order to deceive the eyes. Having your mind toyed with is more than that - it ' s for real.

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The 1980 Quadrangle A-3 The 1980 Quadrangle Editor and Publisher LANCE BENSON Managing Editor GREG JASINSKI Graphic Design CAROL ANDREWS Associate Editors MINDY STOKES, CAROLINE ELLIS, RICK JONES, JANE COOLEY Business Manager SHEILA WARE Art Assistance TOM TRUETT, BORIS KNOPF Production DAVID WHITE, MARGIE LAWLER Photographic Technicians DAVID GRIFFIN, MARK WHITE, GREG JASINSKI Contributing Photographers SONJA WILLIS, CAROLINE ELLIS, EDWIN BATCHELOR, STEVE GRANTHAM, BRYCE NEAL Typesetting LISA SMITH, JULIE GRIFFIN Identification MAE TOWNS, MARTHA TONEY, NANCY ALFORD, THERESA BASILICO, JERRY FOLEY Seniors RICK JONES, MINDY STOKES Underclassmen BUBBA NEWELL, LISA SMITH, CAROLINE ELLIS Organizations JANE COOLEY, MINDY STOKES Sports DONNA RITTER, DAVID GRIFFIN, FLOYD COLLINS, JOE JASINSKI Faculty Administration CAROLINE ELLIS Galerie DAVID GRIFFIN, MARK WHITE, GREG JASINSKI, BRYCE NEAL Advertisements SHEILA WARE Graphic Effects CAROL ANDREWS, JOBETH JACOBS, TOM TRUETT, EDWIN BATCHELOR Circulation LISA SMITH, JULIE GRIFFIN, MARIE DONLUN, CARLA SWEET Adviser NANCY ALFORD Inspiration MR. BILL Inside . . . What Happened (A-l) Those Graduating (B-49) Those Grinding (C-87) Those Grouping (D-100) Those Competing (E-141) Those Instructing (F-157) Those Photos (G-173) Those Supporting (H-197) An Explanation Perhaps no publication of this nature is complete without an explanation of the purpose or motivation with which the staff for a year operated. Considering the ultimate construction of the book, there is no reason why it is as it is - fairly deep material. The inspiration has been revealed earlier, so why go into that? The staff explored the many possibilities open to such bodies, and came up with the following pages - what more can be said to clarify that statement? The task is never enjoyable, but suffice it to say that after it was all over, more was known than in the beginning. Enjoy the book for what it represents, and leave it at that. G.J.

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The 1980 Quadrangle A-5 Alumus Fred Brown Returns to LC as Editor of Brown ' s Guide to GA. SGA Sponsors Talent Show The Student Government Associa- tion sponsored its first annual Talent Show early in March. The event attracted some 200 spectators, maybe because the 200th person entering Price Theater got a gift certificate from Mansour ' s. Anyway, under the direction of Gail Manning, the show was a success judging from the audience ' s response to the nearly twenty acts that appeared on stage. Spec Clark served as Master of Ceremonies. Winning first place was Jenny McCook for her performance of Noth- ing from A Chorus Line. Second place was taken by Murphy Pace and the Naturals, alias Betty Rosser, Carlos Heard, LePearl Baker, and Van Robin- son, singing, Prayin ' . The third place winner was Ken Reese, who sang the Barry Manilow tune, Where Are They Now? G. Jaainsk: The antics of Michael Marlin insulted some of his audience, but entertained the majority of those turning out for his show at Price Theater. LaGrange College alumnus Fred Brown, who is editor and publisher of his own mag azine, Brown ' s Guide to Georgia, gave a lecture to interested students as part of the fall quarter forum programs. Brown ' s appearance coincided with the opening of a photo contest spon- sored by Brown ' s Guide to Georgia held at the Chattahoochee Valley Arts Association. Brown, a native of Atlanta, received his A.B. degree from LaGrange College in 1964, with a major in history. While at LC he was editor of the college newspaper, The Hilltop News, and was named to Who ' s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. He has been active in the LC Alumni Association, serving as National president in 1971. Following his graduation, Brown worked on newspapers in Massachu- settes and Georgia before accepting a position with Delta Airlines in 1966. At Delta he was editor of the in — house publication before being named assis- tant public relations director for the Atlanta-based airline In December, 1972, while still at Delta, Brown published the first issue of Brown ' s Guide to Georgia. At that time it was a quarterly and the December issue contained articles on hiking, biking, a restaurant review, and a museum tour in its 32 pages. Less than two months later the magazine went bi-monthly and had over 100 pages. Today, Brown ' s magazine is a monthly publication with a circulation of over 65,000. With just a dozen employees, the magazine is a quality G. Jasinski Fred Brown is an alumnus of LaGrange College - his Brown ' s Guide currently has a circula- tion of over 65,000 issues month- ly. He plans to expand his guide to include other states in the future. guide to recreation in the state, and also features in-depth stories on subjects of general interest to its readers. My hope, Brown says, is to make our publication a guide in every way: economically, politically, as well as ecreationally. It is interesting to note that the first time Brown spoke on the campus, his lecture was boycotted as a part of a student boycott of all forum pro- grams. When a student at LaGrange, Brown was an active participant in boycotts and protests of that nature.