Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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' A newer eitension of iMARtTA ' s korth ' Line, ' Brookhaven Station, brings downtown Atlanta withi n a few minute s ride fm Oglethorpe stu- A MART A train jeaving the Btookhaven S tion: What a pleasant change from the half hoot bus ride or attempting to fight the traffic into,, downtown Atlanta! The grid design df the nscently opeited Marriott; Marquis in the Peachtree Center area of down=i town provides a contrast to other architectural works designed by Atlanta architeet- ohnhPoft- Atlanta

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This wonderful city of Atlanta provides us with Ttan examples of the expansion and growth need- id to enhance the meaning of the word progress. nFRere ' that Oglethorpe students are being offered Jaany new opportunities to grow along with the pity. -THeefiingesiate6very ' heferNeW4juil iingsha4 ' e-- been erected throughout thelcity m the past year, fconstant construction ari ' d expansion has taken pkce along the local interstates. New track has been laid down in the expansion of the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and the Lenox and Brook- haven MARTA stations have been added. New ih ' Opping centers have been built nearby to add :onvenience. New nightclubs and bars have al o apened their doors to Atlanta ' s rapid progress. Atlanta ' s cultural aspects have not been forgot-. :en in all this expansion. New galleries and theatres la-ve opened. The recently built High Museum of—; rt has continued to provide | changing exhibitions ?o enhance the aesthetic eiiviroriiiient of AtlaiTta ; .Qglethorpe ' s art gallery has also successfully been contributing to the community with its unique ex- hibits. New hotels have been built to host corporate — :onventioiis arid other social jfunctionsjof thje buli- Is Irher any rea {eft that Atlanta ' s eiiansionjilis lot touched upon? Certainly not ... for Atranta ' s . atogress provides us with .changes ftomall angles. Atlanta

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r- , I ' o yk r r 1 iIk xvr r -».-. -I!. T V y ■ .- ••- •: ; — ' ■ M.,r ' ' - i x ►-. K Q m. ' - -s i .C ' .Hi zrzK ir . , - - V ' V it. ;? i; ? Jill r V iftL .B 4.A ' mi e ' H r fir,- — w - -ot-r ' - » ! s V A r ' WJJS,.V . W 1 ) i wf ' -j A J. Awe urtdedandixPBiPiPI||)| |pin ' (f- ' ' tlie ' ' Atlanta community., Dt, Pattillo -temains down-to-earth outside his Iftvolvement In the . W J • Rotary Qub of fe ;,Mist- ' m (he Epts Atlanta, the Commerc ,.Club, :opal Church. ' .. . ' •■- .:.j «,v. ' i3;-J-;:: . . People ettlii Ig 01 ! 1 ; ir intellectual house on ts lectual exercise jl ha fe evir ex jeriehced has mean : spiritual foundations ... I am sure that my father, who was a scholar with very broad interests, influ-.. . sb much to me. (Dr. Manning Pattillo) Insight «PPine bv mir inwarri evf rhp fcitrht: - enced my outlook and my dedication to education outside ourselves . . The greatest changes at Og lave been the many accom rustees, faculty, students, ant were spent in the shadows of university buildings. plishments of our T 1 and the academic life came to have a fascination for me that I have never outgrown. (Dr. Manning Pat- staff ... the setting ot annual goals for the whol; University and each broad division ... the increas- tiUo rperi nee-J- -sttetching new perspectiveS-awa I within lis . . i I tvas Very active in c-amp y ing selectivity in admissions, resulting in one of tb; „, eninj as he- ' I opment of new academic programs . . . strengthen ■ affairs, otten as a critic wno Knew oetter tnan t [faculty or administrators what ought to be done ing of the arts in the extra-curriculum . . . substari- tional improvements in the campus and the physicaiL made life rathe r miserable for deans and professors, tolerant of me even when I was not m. Perhaps I learned something from facilities . . ;. the reshaping of the intercollegiate and tolerant of the intermurat athletic programs to emphasize academic achievement among students participating in athlet- mat., ijr. iviannmg ratriiio; ; • • Truth . . . searching for what ' is constant in ' a ics . .| deyeiopimenti of able staffs and effpctiv ms in fundraising, public relations, and alam irs ... the organization of student servic 1 world of change . . . Among my teachers the one with the most enduring influence on my thinking ni affa ; was probably an English teacher in the 10th and Uth clubs . . . sponsoring a variety jof service proj ects. (Dr. Manning Pattillo) ■ ' - — word paragraph every c lay. Her name was Helen Horizons . . . reaching always forward nev turrier. She graded the papers caretuiiy and wrote critical comments in the margins. She really taught us how to write. I owe her a great debt. Throughout college and graduate school and almost every day since then I have thought of her and silently thanked backward achieving our $6 million goal in the campaign for Excellence; moving forward ag: - gressively in expanding the resources and use of th library; giving increasing emphasis to the semina method of teaching; and making the Oglethorp - . her thousands of times for insisting on good gram- mar, proper spelling and punctuation, clarity and writing program truly outstanding . . . (Dr. ning Pattillo) Man ■ conciseness, and sc und reasoning. No other int ! ;I- - - •■ - - f L - J 10 1 ► ► Dr. Manning Patti llo ' 1 t 11 1 1 1 ! 1 L 1 1 „