Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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Ai Max C. Chapman, President Lees-McRae College One of the most unique responsiblities and greatest pri- vileges of the staff of the 1965 ONTAROGA was to care- fully examine the past,present, and as best it might the future, seeking a particular individual that has had or will have had aprofound effect on the lives of Lees-Mc- Rae students . We chose Mr. J. B. Pritchett for the dedication of the yearbook, and we feel that it is only fitting and proper at this time to acknowledge our President Colonel Max C. Chapman. The ONTAROGA Staff is confident that Colonel Chapman will be able to lead this small liberal arts junior college to her potential position of influence in the Southeast. Through his tireless effort, Colonel Chapman has dili- gently provided guidance to young people faced with the problems of making far-reaching decisions which will affect them the remainder of their lives. He has been instrumental in making changes beneficial to the college and its students during the term he has served as Pres- ident of Lees-McRae. Colonel Max C. Chapman CUSMC retiredl assumed the duties of President of Lees-McRae College in August, 1961. Colonel Chapman, the Winner of the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medals, came to Lees-McRae from Washington after he retired as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence for Marine Corps matters. Colonel Chapman, a graduate of Clemson College, also attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff School, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the British Imperial Defense College of London, England. To the man and to the great challenge that lies before him, we offer this special recognition. He and Mrs. Chapman, the former Helen Trotman of Norfolk, Vir- ginia, have given of their time and themselves unsel- fishly for the students of the college. This is a small token of the staff's appreciation. 'wi . is-sr Mrs. Chapman . . . . and friend Fluffy. Special Recognition Col. Chapman, second from right, chats with faculty as he intro duced guest speaker Dr. William C. Plemmons ,President A.S.T C to them after his address to the student body. 4

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION To Academic Dean LEWIS HALL for his fair- ness with dealing with each student as an indi- vidual and for showing unselfish interest in each one of us. We wish him the very best as he takes a leave of absence from Lees-Mc- Rae to further his education. Dean Hall has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Fellowship for next year in the field of mathematics and will study at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Dean Hall has beena member of the Lees-Mc- Ray College faculty for ten years. He came to the college in 1954 as a math instructor and then in 1961 he was appointed Academic Dean of the College. Prior to his appointment as Academic Dean, he also coached baseball, girls' basketball and was an assistant coach in football.. Dean Lewis M. Hall He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William and Mary, Where he receivedhis B. S. Degree. He received his Masters Degree from East Tennessee State College. He is currently spon- sor of the Phi Theta Kappa, the honorary organization on campus. He also co-sponsors The Order of the Tower, the leadership organization on campus. In 1962 when the college yearbook the ONTAROGA, was dedicated to him the statement read .. . . a man who is well knovsm on the Lees-McRae campus for his cheerful smile and kind words of encouragement . . . a man who, as Academic Dean of the College, expects the students to live up to his high expectations . . . Who adds so much to the intellectual atmosphere of LMC . . . a man who strives continually to improve the scholastic standards of the college . . . He is more than the Academic Dean, more than a teacher, he is, above all, a friend. However, the highest compliment that can be paid to Mr. Hall is the fact that the many students whom he has taught in the past ten years, that have gone on to such institutions of higher education as Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the University of North CarolinaState at Raleigh, consider him the best academic instructor in their four years of college Work. To our basketball coach, GEORGE LITTON. Coach Litton after suffering through a dismal r'-fa. football season directed the Lees-McRae College Bobcats to their first basketball conference championship in a decade. For his good natured cheerfulness . . .his competence in the field I of athletics . . . we wish to acknowledge Mr. Litton for these assets that have made him a . success as a coach. g ,, To a team that held its head high in defeat aswell as in victory . . .these men never gave up and were tough competitors. They earned Lees-McRae its first championship in basketball 4, 'I jf L, since 1955. This team, that carriedus into the finals of the Region 10 Championship, demon- ' I ' A 5 strated sportsmanship, desire, and determination. Such super-stars as Harold Earnhardt, LQ! ,,., t as-L -A ' Jim McGowan, Bob Cox, Wayne Hall, Jerry Harr, and Dickie Liddle will surely be missed. AQ '23 Y I p As an old adage states, however, there will always be next year, and returning to the squad will be All- Conference Gary Chenevey and Randy Sills, Charlie Noe, Lynn Gardner, Walt McMillan, a and Fritz Riebe. These Bobcats posted a 9-3 record for the Conference Championship and took second place in the WCJ C Conference Tournament and second place in the Region 10 I ,.,,,, p i g. Tournament. This group of men, although they missed the bid for a trip to the national tour- . nament in a 83-81 loss to Ferrum CVa.J College, were undaunted by their defeat. They set an I example that every student at Lees-McRae should follow: to accept victory and defeat grac- iously. Coach George Litton Harold Earnhardt' Gary Chenevey Randy Sills Bob Cox W3-V119 H211 Jiffl MCQOWQ-U Jerry Harr Dickie Liddle Walt Mcmiuan Charlie Noe Lynn Gardner Frlfz Rlebe in . t, V AA -1 f? . ,K X, I 17-45, .mga I- IX f gk, J 41 ..-4