Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-01
DR.. JACOBS IS ROYALTY
WELCOMED AT OGLETHORPE
Students and College Off,
Gals at Station With
Band-TeIIS of Finding
Founders Tomb

DR.. Thornwell Jacobs, president of
Oglethorpe university, returned to
the university Tuesday morning
after an absence of six weeks in
Europe, where he went in quest Of
architectural plans for the eXpan-
sion of the university and for the
remains of General James Edward
Oglethorpe, founder of the colony Of
Georgia, and whose life typified ira
dit ons upon which the institution
rests. He was accorded a rousing
reception as he stepped from the
Birmingham special, accompanied by
Mrs. Jacobs, who met him in New
York.
Addressing the student body IN
Lupton hall later, DIR. Jacobs said
that he felt as good at being home
as Adrian Malrer must have felt
when h escored a touchdown against
Tech. His speec hto the student body
sparkled with facts that shed glory
and luster on General Oglethorpe
and on the colony he founded.
The three hundred odd students
OF the university. members of the
faculty and representatives of the
trustee-founders' board, and mem
bers of the woman's board, were
assembled at the station to greet
DR.. Jacobs. His appearance on the
platform was the signal for lusty-
lunged collegians to give rousing
cheers. following which the univer-
sity band played the well-known
Oglethorpe march.
The oOlI6oo 10rpSi6pnt SIR.
rounded by the student body and
was busily engaged for the next ten
minutes in acknowledging the warm
greetings.
Tells of Trip Abroad
Before entering the chapel, DR..
Jacobs spoke briefly on his trip
abroad and his efforts to secure the
remains of General Oglethorpe. He
said:
"OSlethorpe university was found
ed tC revive ard preserve the great
est tradition in Georgia's history
a tradition as sweet and as fine as
that enjoyed by any other state in
the union; that tradition is built
upon the life and character Of the
founder Of the colony of Georgia.
"Oglethorpe's life exemplified four
great things. He was the kindest
ana Wlsest humanitarian ever
known, and he was the father Of
the colony during the early days of
G30rgia's settlement. He stood for
moderation and self-control, and
through his refusal to sell whisky
to the Indians, encouraged and stim-
ulated better feeling between the
white nn1nTicfc on6 ,,od
was the exemplar of human liberty.
So long as he was its governor,
there were no slaves within the
bounds of the colony of Georgia.
He stood for home rule, for America
and refused to fight against the col
onists during the Revolution.
These great traditions form the
foundation of Oglethorpe university.
Grave Definitely Marked
LAS a result of my trip abroad,
we now know for the first time
where the body of General Ogle-
thorpe lies. English-speaking people
throughout the world have learned
of Oglethorpe's traditions, and the
traditions of Georgia. Thirty days
ago, no one could point with any GER
tainty to the plot of ground where
lay Oglethorpe's remains, but today
the power and influence of James Ed
ward Oglethorpe have been raised
from the dead, and English-speak-
ing peoples everywhere understand
that so long as Oglethorpe univer
sity exists, that power will be felt
throughout the nation"
DR.. Jacobs stated that he had Sc
cured the plans and specifications of
the chapel Of Corpus Christi college,
at Oxford, which will be submitted
to the executive committee of the
board Of trustee-founders of the uni
versity, preliminary to beginning the
erection of replica Of the chapel on
Oglethorpe university campus with
the Lowry endowment fund.
DR.. Jacobs did not indicate whether
he would institute further efforts to
secure the body of General Ogle-
thorpe, but in his speech to the stu
dent body dwelt upon the fact that
the English speaking people of the
world today understand and appreci.
ate the high ideals upon which the
university is built.
| Edgar Watkins, chairman of the
! board of founders, welcomed
DR.. Jacobs formally in an appropriate
speech, following which, the college
president was presented to the stu
dents by Dean J. F. Sellers.
EopojIu Winod Ont CIo,tor