Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Oglethorpe University is named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, and modeled after Corpus Christi College in Oxford England which Oglethorpe attended. When General Oglethorpe first came to eorgia, he landed on Yamacraw Bluff near nah, hence the name of the yearbook.

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stated: that no person or persons would be al- lowed on the roof for any reason. There was once a rule that expressed that during hours of relaxation, no student had per- mission to go more than one mile from the college without permission. In the early 1940 ' s the circus came to town and its elephant got sick and died. Medical students at Oglethorpe asked for its body and it was brought to the campus by Dr. John Barnard. The body is buried somewhere be- tween Lowry and the Emerson student center. Dr. Harry Dobson, noted music professor during the 1950 ' s, lived in the top floor of Lowry when it was a men ' s dorm and owned 35 cats at the time of his death. It is rumored that you can still smell a cat litter odor in the library (Mr. Stewart). That Dean Mac ' s mother played I Love You Truly on the bells when two students became engaged on the traditional Senior bench one evening. She also used to play Og- lethorpe favorites every Saturday after bas- ketball games at Coach Pinholster ' s request. ODD FACTS 15

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TABLE OF CONTENTS L V 18 Student Life 38 Organizations Classes 84 Faculty 122 Sports 154 Advertisements 180 Index 190 196 Closing TABLE OF CONTENTS 17