HILLTOP NEWS
VOLUME IV, NUMBER 13
Howard To Edit
Hilltop News
The Student Publications Committee has appointed the new
staff for the "Hilltop News" for
the year 1962-63. The editor will
be Virginia Howard, associate
editor, Mickey Johnson; business
manager, Winston Blumberg; and
advertising manager, Lou Gys.
The appointments were made
from applications submitted by
students.
Virginia Howard, a junior from
Red Oak, has been an active
member of llhe 'Hilltop News"
staff for two years and has had
various experience with her high
school paper. She has also been
a regular contributor to the
a contributor to the "Scroll", the
LC literary magazine.
Mickey Johnson,
sophomore
from Baltimore, Maryland, was
associated with his high school
newspaper of Georgia Military
Academy. Mickey has been on the
editorial staff of the "Hilltop
News" for the past year, and will
assist Miss Howard with the editorial department and general
organization of the "News".
Winston Blumberg, junior from
Atlanta, was business manager of
his high school newspaper and has
been assistant editor of the "Hilltop News" for the past quarter.
He will be in charge of the financial business of the "Hilltop News"
and the organization of the advertising staff.
Lou Gys, senior from Englewood, New Jersey, has been the
advertising
manager for the
"Hilltop News" for the past quarter, and will be in charge of securing the advertising for the
coming year and will organize
and train his staff for the coming
year.
Mr. Alan Thomas, advisor, had
this to say about the new staff
for the coining year: "I expect
fine things from the new staff, as
it seems to be the best organized
one we have had in several years.
All have had various experience
in the newspaper field.
Kathryn Green Is
Sigma Nu Sweetheart
At a dance at the Elks Club on
February
23, 1962.
Kathryn
Green was recognized as the new
Sigma Nu Pi Sweetheart, replacing Beth Oliver of College Park.
Kathryn is a sophomore at LaGrange, where she is majoring in
art. She is a member of the Choralaires, Ensemble, president of
the Art League, and vice-president of the Alpha Phi Beta Sorority. Her parents are Rev. and
Mrs. H. Oscar Green of 1249
Briarwood Road, N. E., Atlanta
19, Georgia.
Owen Green was also recognized at this function for the fine
and outstanding work he has
contributed to his fraternity, and
given the title "Mr. Sigma Nu."
LAGRANGE COLLEGE, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1962
College To Award 76 Degrees
Largest Graduating Class
To Hear Wesberry, Gross
DR. JOHN GROSS
REV. JAMES P. WESBERRY
Faculty Changes For 1962-63 Year
Announced By Administration
Several faculty members will Miss Arnett as associate professor
not be at LaGrange College next of speech and drama. He is a
fall; however, many new staff graduate of Emory and hopes to
members have been secured.
receive his PhD from Florida
Miss Irene E. Arnett, associate State before fall.
professor of speech, and Dr. Wes- j Coming to the college as assoton L. Murray, professor of his- ciate professor of English will be
tory and social science, will re- Mr. Walter Jones. He has served
tire. Mr. Roger Guptill will re- on the faculty of the University
tire upon the return of his son, of Alabama and hopes to receive
Mr. Carlton Guptill, who has been his PhD from that institution in
on leave of absence working to- June.
ward his PhD degree at Duke
Mr. Paul Doster, assistant proUniversity. Mr. Carlton Guptill fessor of music, will replace Mr.
will serve as associate professor Sidney Murray. Mr. Doster is a
of social science.
graduate of the University of AlMr. Sidney Murray, assistant abama and has completed his reprofessor of music, has resigned sidence work towards his PhD at
and will go to the University of the Catholic University in WashIowa where he will teach and ington, D. C.
work toward his PhD degree.
Miss Sara Marie Davis will be
Mr. Osmos Lanier, assistant the associate professor of elemenprofessor of history, will be on tary education. She hopes to rea leave of absence to do graduate ceive her PhD from the Universiwork at the University of Georgia. ty of Alabama before September.
Mr. Carlyle Cross, associate
A new addition to the staff as
professor of English, does not assistant professor of biology will
plan to return, and his plans are be Mr. Homer F. Sharp Jr. Mr.
indefinite.
Sharp will receive his masters
Miss Martha Sue Wood and Mi. degree from the University of
Joe Copeland have resigned and Georgia in June.
their plans are indefinite.
Mr. Jarrell Hethcox, who has
Mrs. Mary Kay Ferrell, assobeen on a leave of absence to
ciate professor of English, has reFrance under a Fulbright schosigned to join the faculty of the
larship, will return this fall as
Women's College of Georgia.
assistant professor of art.
Filling a vacancy in the social
science department will be Mr.
Michael J. Brown. He will be
serving as assistant professor of Largest Quadrangle
history. Mr. Brown is a LaGrange
College graduate who hopes to Dedicated To Kovar
The largest annual in LC's
receive his PhD from Emory by
September. He is presently teach- history was dedicated to Dr. Jo
ing at Agnes Scott College in At- seph L. Kovar on May 16th during the chapel hour in Dobbs Aulanta.
Mr. Maxie C. Estes will replace ditorium, with the 1962 editor,
On June 4, 1962, LaGrange ColAnnie Kathryn Erwin,
lege will award diplomas to 61
Martha Frances Griffin
seniors, the largest graduating
Ollie Sue Gainous
class, in the school's history. FifLarry Archie Green
teen seniors received diplomas
Marian Elizabeth Freeman
fall and winter quarters in addiVirginia Clare Harris
tion to those graduating on June
David Thaddeus Haygood
4th.
Julia Ruth Hood
Two honorary degrees will be
Marit Karlsen
given at the commencement exErhard Kamphausen
ercises. A Doctor of Divinity deJudith Ann Kemper
gree will be awarded to the Rev.
Herman Franklin Lumpkin
Alton J. Shirah, a Methodist
Judith Lee Lynch
minister from Waycross, Georgia.
Frances Earle McKinney
An honorary Doctor of HumaniSara Louise Magill
ties degree will be given 10 the
Julia Eloise Massey
Rev. James P. Wesberry, a BapSandra Jean Merritt
tist minister from Atlanta.
Dorothy Ellen Miller
Speaking at the Baccalaureate
Ann Durham Monroe
service on June 3rd will be the
Melanie Moore
Rev. Mr. Wesberry. The comPorter Pierpont Morgan
mencement speaker will be Mr.
Gloria Ann Neil!
John Gross of Nashville, Tenn.
Shirley Angelyn Oakley
Graduating seniors include:
David Lawrence Ogletree
Robert Marion Alston
Hiram Andrew Owen Jr.
LaVera Blankenship Adams
Alden Richard Pinson
Ava Miriam Anderson
Thomas Stallings Powers Jr.
Yvonne Lewis Anderson
Willynda Richardson
Sally Curtis Askew
Florence Ann Roper
Mary Angela Avant
Sylvia Frances Sajem
Jeanette Elaine Bell
David Milton Scott
Claire Walker Bowles
Ralph Vernon Segrest Jr.
Myron Marchman Brady
Carolyn Shurley
Sherrie Farrar Bugbee
Nelda Faye Smith
Jimmie Juanita Byrd
Sandra Ann Smith
Brenda Carlo Callahan
Margaret Geraldine Wheelis
Richard Barker Carlton
Marianne Whelchel
James Ralph Christian Jr.
Carolyn Rebecca Williams
George Luther Coker
Ida Ruth Wright
Mary Elizabeth Coleman
Those completing their degree
Martha Suzanne Cooper
requirements in December were:
Sylvia Ruth Cowan
Benjamin Bartow Fladger
Ronald Lee Culpepper
Julia Ruth Jones
Joel Hill Dent
Helen Virginia Robinson
George Bryan Dobbs
Those completing their degree
Hilda Quinn Duncan
requirements in March were:
Mary Lillian Cagle
Max Edwin Griffies
Frances McKinney, presiding.
Jimmy Jerry Norred
This program consisted of a
Nora Hawkins Norred
short skit presented by the staff,
to give the student body some
idea of what it is really like to
produce an annual. A short poem'
was read befitting the occasion,
and the dedication was made to
Dr. Joseph L. Kovar, the most deserving faculty member, selected
by the annual staff earlier in the
year. After the dedication, instructions were given as to how
to obtain the QUADRANGLE,
and the program was concluded
with the LaGrange College Alma
Mater.
Those participating in the program were Frances McKinney,
Sylvia Cawan, Harriette Khur,
Anna Smith, Jennifer Glass, Sue
Goethe, Brenda Callahan, Mimi
Anderson, Marian Freeman, Julia
Massey, Bryan Dobbs, Mr. HenREV. ALTON J. SHIRAH
derson, and Mr. Stephens.
Page 2
Friday, May 25, 1962
HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE
EDITOR I ALS
ON CAMPUS
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY?
Recently the residents of Turner Hall came face to face
with the first real test of the new Student Body Constitution. On April 30, 1962, the Dormitory Council handed
down a ruling concerning the setting off of fire alarms and
firecrackers in the dorm. The students revolted to what was
obviously an unconstitutional ruling. As a result, the 11
o'clock curfew was enforced and the fire alarms continued
to go off. Much criticism has come from the Administration
concerning the revolt.
As stated above, the ruling of the Dorm Council was unconstitutional. The council was, in the first place, acting under a rule in the old handbook which was written under the
old constitution. In the second place, the Dorm Council does
not have the power to make a rule or set a penalty. This
power is vested in the Judicial Council. The Dorm Council
only has the power to enforce the rulings and penalties enacted by the Judicial Council.
The setting off of fire alarms by the students was simply a way of showing their contempt of the Dorm Council
for making an unconstitutional ruling. When the Judicial
Council finally met and revoked the Dorm Council's ruling
and enforced their own ruling, the fire alarm stopped and
relative peace was restored.
One should think a moment before condemning the
students for their actions. The setting off of the fire alarms
merely shows that the students have faith in their new constitution and are willing to take steps to insure that things
are done constitutionally. What good is the new constitution if it is not followed by the very people who made it?
It is the duty of the students to see that the constitution
is followed. To fail to do so is, in itself, a violation of the
constitution.
— Mickey Johnson
WITH
LOU GYS
Two Named
To LC Board
A United States district judge
and a Columbus textile executive
became members of the LaGrange
College Board of Trustees at its
annual meeting today on the campus.
Judge Lewis R. Morgan of
LaGrange and John P. Illgas III
Student Government. Power, Prestige. Mature actions of Columbus were recently elected
to the college's board of manageand thinking.
ment.
Do these qualities seem to make up a student government representative? Some "yes" and some "no". Who, and George S. Cobb Jr. of LaGrange
what is a Student Government representative supposed to is chairman of the Board of Trusbe? Isn't he supposed to have a certain amount of power? tees and J. K. Boatwright Sr., also
Isn't it a job that carries with it some prestige? Should not of LaGrange, is chairman of the
a representative be mature in his thinking and actions? group's executive committee.
YES. But what about having too much power, or rather,
Judge Morgan, a native of Lathinking he has? Have some of our newly-elected officers
Grange,
was appointed Aug. 10,
let their new positions go to their heads, or are they merely
1961,
to
the
federal judgeship. Foldoing their job?
lowing his graduation from the
It seems that sometimes in the newness of one's new po- LaGrange public schools, he stusition that one tries to over-do his job in order to impress died pre-law at the University of
the people above him. Is this necessary? Should he try to Michigan. He received his law deimpress, or merely just do his job and then suffer the social gree at the University of Georgia
condemnation of it? It seems as though one must run a po- in 1935 and was admitted to the
pularity contest to get his position, then, if he is to do his
state bar in the same year.
prescribed job, he must turn around and renounce his popularity in order to do his duty.
He was elected in 1937 and 1939
Besides popularity with the fellow students and having to represent Troup County in the
a prescribed grade-point average, what are the qualifications General Assembly of Georgia. He
of our representatives? Is not their previous conduct at also served for a time as an adLaGrange College taken into consideration? If scholastic ministrative assistant to Fourth
conditions are so bad that only the people with the high District Congressman A. Sidney
grade-point averages are eligible, those being few and far Camp.
between, then could not other qualifications be taken into During World War III Morgan
consideration? Or are they? If they have, the student body served in signal intelligence of the
as a whole is unaware of the fact. The point might be stress- U. S. Army. He returned to Laed that because one attains a high scholastic standing Grange in 1945 to begin the gendoesn't necessarily mean that he would be a good leader and
eral practice of law, and for three
have the respect and admiration of -his or her fellow students.
Student authority is good, and the student body has
shown this by voting in the new constitution. Authority
doesn't promote respect, but on the other hand, respect does
promote authority.
,
It is good to have the majority of power in the hands
of the students only if and when the students know how to
relegate power in a mature and tactful manner.
—Winston Blumberg
S.G.A. MUST EARN RESPECT
LETTERS TO EDITOR WELCOMED
The HILLTOP NEWS welcomes expressions from readers
in comment on editorials and on all subjects of current interest.
Letters should not exceed 300 words in length, preferably typewritten. To be published, they must bear the name of the writer.
Names will be withheld on request. However, letters dealing in
personalities cannot be published unsigned.
LEWIS R. MORGAN
Federal Judge
JOHN P. ILLGES III
Textile Executive
years served as city attorney.
He later served as Troup County
attorney, from 1957 until just prior
to his appointment to his present
position.
Judge Morgan is a member of
the Troup County,, Georgia, and
American Bar Associations. He is
also a member of Chi Psi social
fraternity and Phi Delta Phi legal
fraternity.
The other new trustee of college,
John P. Illgess, is 27 years of age.
He is active in the business, civic, and religious life of Columbus. Presently he is first vicepresident and treasurer of the
Lummus Cotton Gin Company and
vice-president of the Riverview Securities Co.
As this quarter draws to a close,
students are busy getting those
last footnotes on term papers that
should have been finished weeks
ago. Many are thinking of the
carefree summer months ahead
and others are thinking off the never ending drudgery of summer
school. Cutting classes to go
swimming, water battles instituted by our most sophisticated coeds, and some newly invented
PANDA games are among a few
of the outlets students are using
to get rid of those ""before exam
jitters".
Getting back to swimming; at
the Patio Pool a new game craze
has hit our male students like wild
fire, and, may I add, by surprise.
The new game has been appropriately named — "HOOK TAG".
Whatever happened to '"Honkering?"
Ginny Howard, new editor of
the HILLTOP NEWS, overheard
some sophomore girls exclaim,
"How in the world are we going
to hang curtains down at Turner
Hall?" I might add that a few of
the other facilities down at Turner will have to undergo some
drastic changes!
One of our most distinguished
religion professors has found a
new way to beat our current heat
wave . . . (Save on dry cleaning,
try a bathing suit next time.)
Maria and Tess, two new honorary campus coeds, have already gained the friendship of many
a student after only eleven weeks
in this world. A note to Tess . . .
'"Watch those sockets!"
Has Tommy been having trouble lately? He has been overheard saying that spittoons are
among the facilities lacking in
Turner Hall.
George Timmons,, cartoonist for
the HIILLTOP NEWS, has found
the perfect answer for these hot
months ahead. Get a banjo and a
Thunderbird and you've got your
activities for summer fun already
planned.
In signing off, I wish you all a
happy and most successful summer! I know this coming week
will be a most trying one. If you
must "raise a little" to relieve
that emotionnal strain, do so!
Good luck on exams and the entire staff of the HILLTOP NEWS
is looking forward to seeing all of
you in September.
;NII I
me
HILLTOP NEWS
Published by Students of LaGrange
College
Editor
PORTER MORGAN
Assistant Editor
WINSTON BLUMBERG
Business Manager
AL PINSON
Advertising Manager
LOU GYS
Sports Editor
Steddy Glisson
Society Editor
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Jennifer Glass
Religion Editor
Larry Green
Feature Editor
oilie Sue Gainous
Reporters
Pat Lanham, Gerald Smith, Cecile Adams,
Richard Carlton, Cassandra Harmon, Nancy Stipeck,
Nancy Ramsay, Faith Shelnutt, Annette Adams, Laura
Johnston, Mildred Eidson, Richard Rowe, Winston
Blumberg, Porter Morgan, Ann Grail
Faculty Advisor
._
Alan Thomas
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Friday, May 25, 1962
HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE
Page 3
Hilltop News Pays Tribute To Professor
Dr. W. L. Murray To Retire After 33 Years Of Service At LaGrange
By WINSTON BLUMBERG
Thomas A. Edison once said
that success comes largely from
the constant application of the
seat of the pants to the seat of
a desk chair. One might also say
that Dr. Weston L. Murray gives
students the added incentive to
do just that.
LaGrange College will say farewell to Dr. Murray, its retiring
head of the Social Science department, this June, after his 33
years as a member of the LC faculty.
It was in September of 1929
that Dr. Murray came to LC as
the head of the history department. Dr. Murray came as head
of the department because, as he
puts it, "There was only one in
the department then." At the
time Dr. Murray arrived at LC
the college taught "some sociology, economics, and political science, and I taught all those."
angle?" He never embarrasses the
student or tries to put him on the
spot, but through his sparkle of
getting the student interested in
the subject matter, one wants to
do well and therefore prepares
himself not only for the mere
class, but for Dr. Murray.
were more students here than
were here, or it seemed that way
at first."
Dr. Murray holds the PhD degree in Modern European History and Political Science, and
has the MA degree in Economics.
However, Dr. Murray continued,
Community Leader
"I have maintained enough inAs a leader in the community,
terest in Economics and have had
enough courses to have the PhD Dr. Murray has been at one time
the post commander of the local
in Economics."
American Legion, and served one
term as state chairman of the
Why LaGrange College?
Americanism Committee of the
But just how does a man that American Legion. He is also a
was born in Uvalde, Texas, find member o fthe LaGrange Kiwahis way to LaGrange College? nis Club, and is serving in his
"It's a long story", Dr. Murray third year as the chairman of the
interjected, "but while I was at- vocational guidance committee,
tending church in Uvalde I heard which sponsors two scholarships
my preacher mention a college yearly to LC. In addition to these
in LaGrange, Georgia. But at activities, he is also an active
that time I was in administrative member of the First Methodist
work in the public school sys- Church of LaGrange.
tem. Later, I registered with the
Asked about his favorite pastcollege
and
Specialists
Bureau
in
times
or hobbies, Dr. Murray
European History Main Interest
Memphis, Tennessee, and finally answered with a wide grin, "I
Dr. Murray smiled warmly and this teacher placement service don't have the usual hobbies, such
rested his hand on his slowly sent me notice of the vacancy at as fishing or hunting, but I engraying hair and explained that LC, so I asked my preacher, Mr. joy raising colts and training
modern European History "with Hubert Smith, if he had heard them, and also raising calves. I
emphasis on International Rela- anything about that college. He just train my horses to be decent
tions and International Law" is said, 'Man, I can tell you any- [ riding horses, as I enjoy riding
his main field of interest, but, "I thing you want to know about horseback.
haven't had time to teach too mu- that college because my father
"Since I have been here at
ch in my main interest because was president there for many LC I have owned two farms for
of the smallness of the college years.' " Then, Dr. Murray went the combination of recreation and
and the recent trend toward spe- on to say that "Mr. Smith wrote ' to pursue my hobbies, but both
cialization." He added that more a letter of recommendation and have been sold, as I find it least
faculty members have been add- I was later notified of my accept- i expensive to lease land to raise
ed, and that was a cause toward ance.'' The administration must the small amount of livestock I
specialization.
have really been impressed with ! have."
When asked what the biggest his record because they never inWhen asked about his political
over-all change in LC has been terviewed him, and he never vis- party affiliation, Dr. Murray
since he first joined the faculty, ited the college before his accept- •didn't hesitate to answer, "I am
he was quick to answer, "The ance.
traditionally a Democrat. At times
biggest change in the college is
In his 33 years of service co I profess to be an independent,
the making of it co-educational." LC, Dr. Murray has become more but when it comes to voting I
Next to these he pointed out than a leading educator — he is always vote Democratic."
that the physical expansion of a figure admired and respected
He served his country both in
LC has impressed him. Dr. Mur- in his community. He is the type World War I and World War II.
ray recounted that when he first of person who inspires his stu- While in World War I he was a
came to the college that there dents to better themselves and non-commissioned
officer
and
"were only about 60 or 75 stu- he respects the opinion of the spent one year in France and the
dents, but I would have to check student, never saying, "You are other in the states. In the second
my records on that." He also re- wrong," but instead, "Why not World War, he served in the civil
marked that "I thought there look at this situation from this service for two years as an economist with the Wage Stabi'ization Unit of the National War Labor Board.
While at LaGrange College, Dr.
Murray helped to organize Pi
Gamma Mu, a national social
science honorary society for students and faculty, and served as
Your thoughtful flowers on gradthe first president of that organization. In his modesty Dr. Muruation' day will pay her such
ray wouldn't have mentioned it,
beautiful compliments!
but in honor of him, the organization has set up a "Weston L.
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Murray Award" for the outstanding senior student who is a
member of Pi Gamma Mu and
who has the highest scholastic
The perfect place for that
average.
I attended public schools and
found a close relationship there
too. But I still think there is a
definite place for the small
school."
When asked what he thought
was the biggest change in education at LC, Professor Murray
pointed out that the biggest change he has seen is the larger offering of courses. "There is a
greater variety of courses for the
students to choose from, within
their major and in other fields.
Another noticeable change has
been that of placing the student
more on his own, giving him responsibility. When I first came
here, LC was more like a high
school, in that the student was
more sheltered and everything
was planned for him (or her, as
the case was), both socially and
academically. But the school has
become much more adult and mature toward its students."
Dr. Murray has one foster son
who is presently in the Marine
Corps, and a lovely wife who once
taught at LC. She is now the
head of a school for adult homemaking.
be home most every weekend. The
history of that college parallels
that of LC in that it was founded
about nine years later and turned co-ed about the same time as
did LC, but they have the jump
on us because they have about
600 students."
In summing up his 33 years at
LaGrange College, Dr. Murray
said, "The overall picture of
LaGrange College has been so
pleasant that it doesn't seem like
it has been 33 years since I first
came here, and that now it's time
to retire."
Not only do the students of
LaGrange' College bid him farewell, but the community as a
whole will say good-by and wish
the best of luck to Dr. Weston L.
Murray, an outstanding educator
and a distinguished citizen.
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ADVERTISERS
THEY ARE
Will Continue Teaching
Dr. Murray might be retiring
from the faculty at LC, but he
will still be actively engaged in
teaching at Athens College in
Athens, Alabama. "I will teach
modern European history, economics and socioligy, but will
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When asked to comment on the
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Dr. Murray thought a moment
and observed,
"Small schols
have definite advantages, but
sometimes this is over-emphasized. Even though we have a
close student-faculty relationship
we must remember that the same
can be gotten at larger schools if
the student is interested enough.
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Friday, May 25, 1962
HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE
At Recent Dance
'Death Takes A Holiday'
Is Season's Finale At LC
Judy Holstun Elected
Sweetheart Of Pi Delt
Turgut Akter, exchange student
at LaGrange College from Turkey,
playing the dual role of Death and
Prince Sirki in the three act drama '"Death Takes A Holiday", amazed the audience Friday night
at LaGrange College with his memory feat — learning thousands
of words in a foreign language and
speaking with rare emotional skill.
"Hawaiian Holiday" was the theme of the recent Sweetheart Dance of the Pi Delta Kappa Fraternity, which was
held at the Elks Club on May 12.
The decorations were very
elaborate, as there was an authentic Hawaiian hut built of
bamboo, under which the band,
the "Rocketts" played from eight
until twelve. Palm trees were
placed at various spots throughout the decorative setting with
bamboo leaves and glittering'
hearts affixed to the walls. An
attractive refreshment table was
fixed by the AKO's with pineapples and cookies and nuts.
Unusual candle holders made of
bamboo were taken by many as
gifts and souvenirs of PiDK.
He clearly demonstrated his potentiality as an actor in the heavy
dual role in wkich he portrayed
two distinctly different personalities. His accent, although charming, made it difficult for the audience to understand all of his
lines, however.
Pratt Hubbbard Jr. portrayed
the role of the suave Duke of Lambert with convincing sincerity. It
falls his lot in the play to entertain an unexpected guest, Death,
who later takes the mortal form of
Prince Sirki of Alexandria.
Dean Brown as Baron Caesarea,
aging statesman and gay blade,
gave the only light note to the
performance which suggested tension and terror. He proved himself
a veteran whose honors have been
earned.
Beverly Barber as Princess of
San Luca, beauteous and blond,
gave a splendid performance. She
projected her genuine concern for
the welfare of her daughter, Grazia, whom Death eventually claimed, with professional skill. Lovely,
possessed of a naturally beautiful
speaking voice and dramatic ability,, LaGrange will look forward
to seeing her in future LaGrange
College productions.
Stanley Harper portrayed the
role of Corrado, son of the Duke
of Lambert and fiance of Grazia,
with feeling and finesse.. He gave
an excellent and convincing performance in a supporting role.
THE DUKE'S YOUNG AND INNOCENT DAUGHTER,
Grazia, played by Dorothy Miller of Albany, received the
attention of the strange and audacious Prince Sirki in
"DM'.1" lakes a Holiday," the final live drama of the
LaGrange season.
College. Dr. Henry spoke in terms
of highest praise of Miss Arnett's
Arlin Wallace, in his brief ap- work during the past years.
pearances in the third and final
Miss Arnett responded and
act, made a definite contribution
to the performance with clear thanked members of the college
faculty and student body, the Fine
diction and naturalness.
Arts Department, and citizens of
Other supporting members of LaGrange for their cooperation
the cast included Barbara Liv- and support.
ingston as Alda, Annette Adams
The stage set for the performas the Duchess, Jane Stevens as
ance
was effective and was made
Rhoda Fenton, Margaret Overend
by Billy Hearnberg, Cindy Benas Alda.
nett and Sara McGill, under the
The play was directed by Miss direction off Miss Sylvia StrickIrene Arnett who was presented land.
before the performance began by
Dr. Waights G. Henry Jr., president of LaGrange College, who
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the past years as head of the
speech and drama department.
and the sets.
Tom Brown, in the role of Eric
Fenton, added immeasurably to
the performance with his naturalness, his clear enunciation and his
The play was directed by Miss
good loks.
Irene E. Arnett, retiring head of
the speech and drama department,
Dorothy Miller as Grazia was who was presented before the oplovely in all appearances which ening curtain by Dr. Waights G.
were enhanced by her costumes" Henry Jr., president of LaGrange
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Of course, the most important
event of the evening was the presentation of the new Sweetheart
by ihe president, Lou Gys. The
Sweetheart of Pi Delta Kappa fraternity, as elected by the brothers,
is Miss Judy Holstun, a sophomore from LaGrange. She was
elected on the basis of her pulchritude and her contributions to
the fraternity. The Sweetheart
must be a member of the Alpha
Kappa Theta sorority, which is
the sister sorority of the Pi Delts.
Miss
Betty Jones, out-going
Sweetheart, gave her thanks to
the fraternity.
Miss Holstun
said of her new honor, "No one
knows how much this means to
me. I will try my best to uphold
the honor of being the new Sweetheart and hope to do as good a
job as Betty Jones has done."
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The LaGrange College Choralaires will present their annual
spring concert in Dobbs Auditorium on May 22, 1962.
Among the numbers presented
will be "Have I Found Her?", an
English mendrigal of the 16th
Century; "The Lark in the Morn,"
arranged by Randall Thompson;
and the "Alleluia," by Alex Hovanness.
Outstanding presentation of the
evening will be "Gloria" by Francis Poulenc, a modern French
• All in all, the Sweetheart Dan- composer. The Choralaires, one
ce was a tremendous success and of the first college groups to perthose who attended seemed to ha- form this number, presented this
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HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE
Friday, May 25, 1962
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Smokey Says:
Mariotti Named Coach
At LaGrange College
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He worked for a while at Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, upon
graduation and then came South
where he took his first coaching
jobb at Lyons (Ga.) High School.
He was head football coach there
for a year.
Al Mariotti, basketball coach at
LaGrange High School for the
past 17 years, has accepted a position as basketball coach and registrar at LaGrange College.
Mariotti replaces Joe Copeland
as basketball coach, Copeland having submitted his resignation this
week.
CAMPflRES
AL
MARIOTTI
Mariotti willl assume his duties
shortly, probably after the current high school term is completed, Henry said. He will sign a contract in the near future.
In 1945 he came to LaGrange
High School as head football and
basketball coach. Following the
return of Football Coach Oliver
Hunnicutt from the service,, Mariotti assumed duties as head basketball coach and football line
coach at LaGrange High and
served in this capacity for 17
years. His 1952 LHS basketball
team won the State AA championship and for the past four years,
playing in AAA competition, he
has coached his squad to runnerup position in the state tourney
three times.
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He then moved to Millen High
School as foatball coach where he
worked for three years. Following
his tenure at Millen, he served as
football coach and teacher at Fitzgerald High School for a year.
LaGrange College President Dr.
Waights G. Henry, who announced
the appointment of Mariotti, said
the new coach's duties would be
confined to coaching the basketball team and his job as registrar.
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MARIOTTI AS THE BASKETBALL TEAM WILL SEE HIM
He is married to former Miss
Dorothy Freerrian of Millen and
they have a daughter, Jinny, 15,
a sophomore at LaGrange High
School.
The Mariotti family resides at
805 Vernon Street.
Runner-up years were 1959, 1960,
and 1962. In addition, his last LHS
team, the 1962 squad, won the Region 1-AA championship.
Dr. Henry said Mariotti has selected from a list of 12 applicants
for the basketball coaching job at
the college.
He has carried his LaGrange
High teams to the state tournaments in all but three of the 17
years he has coached here.
Mariotti, recognized as one of
the best basketball strategists in
the South, has a long history of
accomplishments both as a basketball coach and as a football line
coach.
Some of the outstanding basketball players he's turned out at LaGrange High School include Ralph
JOE COPELAND
His basketball teams at LaJohnson, Joe and Wayne CopeGrange High School have been
land, the Mahaffey brothers, Jernoted for their defensive prowess.
ald Underwood, Bobby Gene Harwe will try to find the best man ris, and Jimmy Burson.
available to succeed him."
Dr. B. A. Lancaster, superintendent of LaGrange City School,
He coached the North all-star
Mariotti, a native of Rome, basketball team in 1958 and 1960
made this statement upon Mariotti's resignation as coach at La- Italy, was raised in Youngstown, in the annual North-South Georgia
Ohio, where he graduated from
Grange High:
event.
Youngstown High School.
"Coach Mariotti has rendered
invaluable service as teacher and He graduated from Newberry
coach at LaGrange High School. (S. C.) College in 1938, where he
He has establbished himself as one played fotball and basketball and
received three letters in each
of our very finest citizens.
sport. He was captain of the football team there in his senior year.
"... We regret to lose him and
wish for him the very best sucHe received a degree in busicess at LaGrange College.
ness administration at Newberry
and also holds a master's degree
"No successor has been chosen in business administration from
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served two years as president of
the men's Sunday School. He is
a member of Phi Delta Kappa National Education fraternity.
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call for the hiring later of another
full-time physical education man
to head up the men's physical education program and to supervise
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HILLTOP NEWS — LAGRANGE COLLEGE
Student Poll
It was fun for qne afternoon to
play the part of the man who always gives away a million dollars, even if it was a "just suppose" game. However, a lot was
learned about the kind of peopl*
we have here on the hill. When
asked the question, "What would
you buy first if someone gavt
you a million dollars?", nearly
evreyone replied that first they
would buy something for their
parents in order to show their
appreciation for the sacrifices
that had been made.
Here are some of the varied
answers that were received after
people had mentioned their parents.
John Gibson: "I'd buy a billfold." Then he added, "I'd buy a
new Corvair, a new home, ana
get married."
Ann Monroe: "I'd buy Andy a
boat."
Mimi Anderson: "I'd buy some
clothes and then head for Europe."
Judy Kemper: "I'd buy a sports
car — RED!"
Hedy King: "I'd buy a Steinway
grand piano."
Helen Herd: "I'd buy a Commanche (airplane)."
Clare Harris: "I'd buy an air
conditioner for Pitt's Beach, and
then I'd buy Arthur Murray
Twist lessons for David Haygood.
Harriett Kuhr: "I'd buy David
a one-way ticket to Laos — on
second thought, I'd make that
round-trip."
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A Little Work Makes A Difference
This is the darkness —
Sunward, O, Sunward!
Rough is the highway —
Onward, still onward!
Dawn harbors surely
East of the shadows.
Facing us somewhere
Spread the sweet meadows.
Upward and forward!
Light is above us,
Rest is before us.
— William Henley
Friday, May 25, 1962
Well, Do You??
What is your philosophy of life — or do you have cne? What do
you believe in — or do you believe in anything? Is there a cause for
which you would give up your life — or is nothing that dear to you?
Being human, having brain and heart, facing pain and pleasures,
experiencing satisfaction and hunger, we cannot rest, we have to ask
why and what? We have ideas, we have thoughts, we have even our
own philosophies of life.
Down through centuries men have asked themselves these and
other vital questions. From their answers and the learned research involved we have a complex of difficult studies known as philosophy.
A young man makes his way on to the football field for the first
All study in any field should ultimately aim at Truth. To many,
time. His nerves are tight; his mouth is dry. "Will I make the team?" philosophy is merely a rather complicated way of expressing the funThe question pounds in his ears. He listens as the coach makes some damental and the basic. But to others, it becomes a living, vibrant
preliminary remarks to the men who have come out for the team. He source of ideas, ideals and precepts.
hears the voice of experience talking about the work that will be necessary if the team is to be a good one.
There are times when the student finds that his mind is in tune
and akin to the mind of past and present-day genius. This experience
In the days that follow, the body and mind are subjected to what enriches and enlarges the horizon of thought. Being a part of this
appears to be inhuman torture. More than once a voice cries from type of thinking prods one to develop a personal philosophy, as the
within, "Give up! You can't take it — it's too hard. Quit now while mind is forced by the innate human desire to understand and reason
you're still in one piece!" But this Is just part of the game; the young to go beyond its ordinary reaches and to think creatively and objecman puts aside these vain words as he sees an opponent approaching tively. A set of beliefs that will stand as seen in the coldly, calculathim at full speed. By the time he feels the resistance of the ball car- ing light of world concept and thought is worth giving one's life to.
rier's body, he has forgotten that he once thought of quitting. The
tackle is made and a victory — a hard-earned victory — has been
Madame Marie Curie was heard to remark, "Only through the
gained!
deep adventures of the mind can man truly learn what it means to
catch a star on his fingertips."
A young man comes upon another scene. This time, the field is
a little different — it might look more like any neighborhood, or
college, or church — and his nerves are tight, his mouth is dry. He
ing of being interrupted, I've picked it up and handed it right
listens as a friend, or teacher, or minister, makes some comments afound my life to be nothing but a back to me. I'll bet she did that
bout what the hard work of dedication will mean to his life.
continual series of interruptions. five times. It appears to me that
Many times I've wanted to take she would have somehow gotten
The decision has been made to "try out for this team", and in the a nap and I've been interrupted
the impression that I wasn't overdays to follow, the body and mind are put to many tests. More than by someone shaking a rattler in
anxious to shake that thin", but
once a voice cries from within, "Give up! It's not that important — my ear and then poking it in my
she didn't. Honestly, adults can
it's sure not worth the trouble! Why try to live such an impossible hand. One day I distinctly rebe so dense at times.
life? Don't you know that what you do won't make any difference member a neighbor's bringing me
Time to eat? Gracious, another
in the long run?" The young man tries to make his mind concentrate the wierdest sounding rattler. She
ordeal. Listen, please don't rock
on that which is important, but the voice demands to be heard.
shook it first and handed it to this cradle, and I'll take the botme. At that time I had other im- tle without any trouble. Thanks!
"Look, Pal, this serious stuff has got to go. It won't do you any portant thoughts on my mind, so Say, this isn't too bad. In fact . . .
Would you quit rocking the good to try to study in college. Others have gotten by without doing I took the rattler and tossed it to Oh, no, please, if you must rock,
cradle please? I'm trying to col- it; why don't you wise up and do the same? And what's all this the floor. Well, the dumb lady- rock it slow.
lect my thoughts. Here I am 'Christianity' garbage? You don't need it to be popular!"
three months old, and I'm exhausted, sick, and utterly disgustAnd the opponent slipped by, and there was no contact, The
ed with the whole stupid world.
voice was heeded, and there was no victory for His team!
If I could, I'd say a piece to
warn any other babies before they
— Larry Green, Religion Editor
go and get themselves born, but
I guess they wouldn't believe me.
many people don't, I decided to
You just can't tell anybody some- the blue spotted shirt nearly died stay where I was and go along
Where your health gets
thing like this. Experience is the frorr. pleasure. Later I learned with the party.
best teacher, I've heard grown- that he was my old man.
Listen, I hate to bother you atop priority.
Well, a big day arrived, and I gain, but would you do me a faups say. Well, brother, I've had
was supposed to go home. They vor? Please don't rock my cradle.
the experience.
The first thing I remember was made a big production of the
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like that. Then a nurse took me my mother and my father, but
and stuck me in front of a big no! There were grandmothers,
window beside several
other grandfathers, great aunts, fifth
"just-borns". From their express- cousins, and the boy across the
ions they seemed just as outdone street all glaring as though I were
with the whole situation as I was. a Martian. Gosh, all I wanted was
The next think I knew people a little peace and quiet, and if
were stopping and pressing their you can't get that in your own
noses against the window. Oh, if home, well where can you go? I
they could have seen themselves thought of several alternatives. I
from my angle. Well, I thought would have gone for a walk if I
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