Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Being thePresiaent of Oglethorpe University, well as a member of the Board of Trustees ani Executive Committee member to severalunive - sities in the south, organization and punctuality are of the utmost importance. With the help of his secretary, Beay Weiiand, Dr. Pattillo checl ovdr his Agenda for the da; dgenda for the ober 18;l975; On ' October 18, ' 1975;Manriing M. Pattillo wds inaugurated as the 12th President of Oglethorpe. University at a ceremony held in the Porou. Fieldhouse. . -; lui H I H I K I m. 1 F 1 r»- H 9 ' 9 MffTyi 4 1 1 H VX ' y K BV H 1 hi 1 R t» i v H KH m L - , |H H fCvr- ' ' I IHH IV llHta. 1 1 H L H n H ■i HHl Sm f T Hl| pff- James Edward Oglethorpe, the tounder ol Geor- gia and the namesake of our university, was com- - memorated during the university ' s 150th anniver- sary. Dr. Pattillo, who is actively involved in The Friends of Oglethorpe Society explains James Oglethorpe ' s background and connection with the University to a group of interested observers. r Ont of the most memorable events in a frfesh- man ' s welcoming process is the evening with the Pattillos. Each year, Dr. and Mrs. Pattillo host a formal gathering at their home so that they may j ersonally meet each and every new student. Mrs. Pattillo listens attentively as Fresh- man Matt Gambino discusseshis career. goals Dr. Manning Pattillo

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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 „

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ee c ' The aaditioi of t iree n :w te mis c urts court ' surfaces greatly enhj need s sports facilities this y6ar. Although Oglethorpe L niveisity has piided itself being a traditional, liberal arts institution, the «pe has come for some change. Highly esteemed f(ir its stability and consistency for over a century and a half, Oglethorpe, with Atlanta ' s tremendous „eiample of a metropolitan face-Uft , has joined ranks on a local level in an effort to improve the physical aspects of campus. Changes have tran- spired both internally and externally. ! i A few external alterations were in order for Og- -tethorpe ' s campus. The men ' s dormitory complex renovation has been completed this past year with [ ' Weltner Hall. In addition to the five tennis courts — akeady located on campus, (which had recently been resurfaced), three more tennis courtshave been blailt because of a high demand for court time. The internal changes on campus this past year dudfe the c onstruction of an additional laboratory ility in Goslin Hall, as well as the recarpeting of Hearst, Lupton, and Lowry Halls. Lowry Hall, Og- lethorpe ' s library, is also in the process of updating -and adding to its research facilities. Such changes- for-the-better will continue to take place in the upcoming years. Watch out Atlanta . . . Oglethorpe -University is coming through with changes from all angles. t TTT Campus Changes u Organic chemistry students receive instructions on how to complete their experiment in the new ,.. y rempdelled chemistry lab in Gosljn Hall.