Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Ever wondered why you have to go outside to get from the financial office to the Ca- reer department? When James Lupton gave money in 1920 for the building he had it erected in three parts. The part with the bell tower was to be in memory of his moth- er, the middle part was in honor of his wife and the third part was to be an inspiration to his son. The main campus as it stood in 1963 with the temporary science building and no Traer. who also happened to be a faculty member. Its basement was used for the Medical School at Oglethorpe and was later used for the science facility until the temporary wooden structure was erected for the science department. The addition of the buildings was completed with Goslin Science building in 1971. There have been many plans to expand the present cam- pus but as it stands now the campus will prob- ably remain the same forever. Something Old, Something New And Something From the Future? HISTORY OF BUILDINGS 5

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The future Ogelthorpc? No. but it could have been as of the plans drawn in 1913 for the expansion of the campus. Lupton, Hearst. Lowry and part of Faith were built before these plans were abandoned. Married student bousing? A natatorium? Community Faculty housing? This couldn ' t be Oglethorpe, could it? These were the plans for expansion drawn up in the 1940 ' s. Realizing that Milledgeville was no longer going to be the hub of Georgia, the present administrators tried unsuccessfully to relo- cate Oglethorpe into Atlanta in 1871. It was eventually moved successfully to At- lanta in 1915. • fc If MASTER PLAN 0(i SnEETZANPHHAOFIEI-n -U MK EDWABt) I- OAfOHLRTY TRAfKrC PLAWNINQ ASSOCIA-ii- 1 - ATUNTA .rOlT Y . HALL , . . ■Site of )HO¥E of johN- KIAl : ' . . 1859 - 1B64 -— HEADQUARTERS OF ■GENERAL WILLIAM •T SHERMAN SEPT 8, OCT 3, NOV 14-16 1864. HOUSEt 0GLETH0R| ' ' E UI IVERSITY 1871 - 1872 ATLANTA BOYS ' HIGH SCHOOL ia?6 92 ATLANTA GIRLS ' HIGrf SCHOOL I87J-t i7 MADE BY o ' ' ' W P. A. GEORGIA SCHOOL 6f TECHNOLOfiT 1936 t mt 4 HISTORY OF BUILDINGS

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The Rich and Famous William Randolph Hearst made sev- eral donations which totaled to be more than $330,000.00 to Ogle- thorpe over a thirty-four year span. During Hearst ' s last trip to Atlanta Dr. Thornwell Jacobs presented him with the honorary de- gree of Doctor of Laws on May 22, 1927. On this same day Hearst delivered the Bac- calaureate address which dealt with the great discoveries and inventions of the nine- teenth century. One of Hearst ' s sons, John Randolph, attended Oglethorpe in 1927, and 1928. Dr. Jacobs went to see Hearst in California to ask for assistance in the pur- chase of the Silver Lake property. Hearst ' s response was, Certainly, I shall take plea- sure in giving it to you. Silver Lake was renamed Lake Phoebe in honor of Hearst ' s mother. A native of Cuba, New York, Harry Put- man Hermance came to Atlanta in 1916, as an executive in the F.W. Woolworth Company. Hermance was elected as a trustee of Oglethorpe in 1917. One day several members of the football team ap- proached Harry Hermance to ask for his assis- tance in developing the athletic program at Oglethorpe. Mr. Hermance ' s response was, Boys, I don ' t know how much I ' ll be able to help but I ' ll sure do my damndest. Mr. Her- mance told a group at a meeting on December 4, 1919, that he had found a family which would contribute $5,000.00 a year for the next ten years for the building of a stadium. Harry Hermance was referring to his family. In 1926, Dr. Jacobs presented Harry Hermance with an honorary degree of Doctor of Com- mercial Science. Following his mother ' s advice, Sidney Clopton Lanier began his studies at Og- lethorpe at the age of 15. In 1860, he graduated from Oglethorpe and was valedic- torian of his class. After graduation, Lanier worked as a tutor in ancient languages at Og- lethorpe from 1860-61. While tutoring at Og- lethorpe Lanier began to make plans to study in Germany like his professor, James Wood- row. The Civil War changed these plans. In 1861, he joined the Macon Volunteers. After returning home from the Civil War Lanier worked as a tutor, a hotel clerk and in 1868 he returned to Macon, Georgia, to read law in his father ' s office. In 1873, Sidney Lanier moved to Baltimore, Maryland. After moving to Bal- timore Lanier played the flute in the Peabody Symphony Orchestra and served as a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. While living in Baltimore, Lanier also spent time writing. Some of his most famous poems were written during this time. They were Song of the Chattahoochee and The Marshes of Glynn, which were about his home state of Georgia. : tr i Mr. George Stewart photographed this bronze bust of Sidney Lanier at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University. The bust was modeled by Ephraim Keyser. 6 FAMOUS MEN