University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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PANDORA 1983 University of Georgia Athens Georgia Volume 96

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Chartered in 1785 and fast ap- proaching its bicentennial anniver- sary, the University of Georgia is the na- tion ' s first state chartered institution of higher learning. Through its long history and struggle to national prominence, the University has developed many traditions: the Arch, perhaps the greatest symbol of the school, under which no freshman may walk; the Chapel Bell that must by rung after each Georgia football victory; North Campus, or Old Campus, full of countless traditions associated with each building whether Old College, the Chapel, or the Academic Building; South Campus, newer yet equally rich in tradition with the Lumpkin House, Conner Hall, and Daw- son Hall. There is a history that has been marked by an ever-diverse, ever-changing student body that remains true to its alma mater, however, because of the common college experiences. From the first students whose days were filled with the classic studies of Latin, Greek, mathematics, forensic dis- putation, and natural history to the pre- sent-day students whose studies and pur- suits have been influenced by the changing times, University life has formed a tradi- tion of pride and loyalty among those asso- ciated with the school. Founded with the motto Et docere et rerum exquirere causas, to teach and to inquire into the nature of things, and dedi- cated to the purpose of instruction, re search, and service, the University has en- joyed a tradition of academic excellence. Georgia ' s graduates and faculty have in- cluded such notable researchers as Charles Herty, whose research provided the basis for billion dollar industries in naval stores and pulp and paper production, Alfred The University Chapel cost $15,000 to construct in 1832. It was built to replace the first Chapel (I SOS) that had quickly become inadequate for the growing University. For years, it housed the entire student body at mandatory services and the state ' s elite at graduation. The Chapel, since IS67, has housed what is believed to be the world ' s largest framed painting, George Clark ' s work of the interior of St. Peter ' s Catherdral, Rome, a gift to the University by the Daniel Pratt family of Alabama. (RIGHT Photo By David Fletcher I Blalock, who developed techniques for blue baby surgery, and Francis Slack and Eugene Booth, two of the three scien- tists present when the uranium atom was split for the first time in 1939. It is a history influenced by a strong tradition of many student organizations. Since the establishment of the Demosthen- ian Literary Society in 1803 and its rival Phi Kappa Society shortly thereafter in 1 820, hundreds of fellowships have shaped the University. One of the nation ' s stron- gest Greek systems came into being with the chartering of the Beta Chapter of Sig- Traditions ma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at this Uni- versity in 1865. For some, religious, pro- fessional, and special interest groups have fulfilled this need for personal interaction. Honoraries, both national and indepen- dent, have sprung forth to recognize out- standing merit and contribution. And since 1886, the PANDORA has recorded the University ' s development. The University has developed a strong tradition of excellence on the playing field. Since 1886, the year that the first Georgia baseball team was formed, and 1892, the year of Georgia ' s first intercollegiate com- petition, a 50-0 football romp of Mercer of Macon, the Bulldogs have produced strong teams in many different sports. Some of the first of Georgia ' s many cham- pionship teams were the football team of 1896, led by Captain R. B. Nally to a perfect 4-0 record, and the baseball team of 1908 that won 20 games in succession — 1 1 by shutouts. There have been many individual stars. One of baseball ' s finest Bulldogs was Pitcher Spurgeon Chandler who went on to lead the New York Yan- kees to the 1943 World ' s Championship. Georgia has produced four Olympic track stars: 1 10-meter high hurdles winner For- rest Spec Towns and sprinter Bobby The Bullet Packard in the 1936 games, high jumper James Barrineau in the 1976 games, and sprinter Melvin Lattany who made the 1980 U. S. Olympic Team but did not participate because of the U. S. boycott. Georgia ' s only NCAA golf cham- pion came in 1946 as George Homer cap- tured the NCAA, SEC and Southern Amateur Championships. Terri Moody became the first Georgia woman to win a national title capturing the AIAW wom- en ' s golf title in 1981. In football, many individuals have distinguished themselves, such as Bob McWhorter, Charley Trippi, and Vernon Smith, but none perhaps more than Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sink- wich. None, that is, until Herschel Walk- er. Throughout its past, the University has contributed a long line of outstanding alumni to society including 22 governors of the state, such as Herman Talmedge, George Busbee, and Joe Frank Harris, football and television star Fran Tarken- ton, University favorite the late Dean Wil- liam Tate, ATLANTA CONSTITU- TION columnist Lewis Grizzard, and PBS broadcaster Charlayne Hunter- Gault. Whether it be the campus itself or the Student Life, Academics, Greeks, Organi- zations, Sports, or People of the Universi- ty of Georgia, there ever remain tradi- tions. t 2 INTRODUCTION — TRADITIONS