Chairman Emeritus Dies Editorial/Opinion

NON PROFIT RATE U.S. Postage PAID FLAGLER COLLEGE St. Augustine, FL Permit No. 64 Address Correction Requested VOL. XXIIII, NO. 12 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA April 14, 1995 INSIDE Chairman Emeritus dies Editorial/opinion . .. p.2 In -tlie News ... p;4 ByW. DEREK PARKER age and Lawrence's age, Gargoyle Staff you hope you 'II find one Fast Times . .. p.6 or two things you can Black CroU!eS roadtrip ... p.10 Lawrence Lewis,Jr., chairman emeritus of look back on and be At -tlie Galkry ... p.11 Flagler College, died Monday, April 3, peace prol\d of. Lawrence can fully at his home in Richmond, Va. Funeral find many, but I think Cup ofJoe ... p.12 services were held at Grace & Holy Trinity putting this college on A Matter of Taste . .. p.12 Episcopal Church in Richmond. Lewis was the map is the greatest." buried at the family cemetery in Charles City Conversion of the Listen Up! ... p.13 County. Local memorial services will be held, Ponce de Leon into . Saints Sports ... p.14 but information was not available at press time. Flagler College required "It is hard to describe Lawrence Lewis a series of costly restora except in adjectives of ultimate degree. His tions and renovations , Flagler alumnus accomplishments can only be enumerated. planned and executed They cannot be exceeded," the Hon. Frank D. under the leadership of named local editor Upchurch,Jr., chairman of the Flagler College Lewis and funded by him Flagler alwnnusJim Sutton has been Board of Trustees, said. "All who pass this way and members dfhis fam named interim managing editor of the St. will be favorably affected by his vision, plan ily, the Flagler Founda Augustine &cord and will be replacing ning, dedication, leadership and generosity. tion and the William R. Adrian Pratt who is l~aving to pursue My affection for him was deep and unreserved. Kenan, Jr. C\laritable opportunities elsewhere. Sutton gradu I am proud to have been his friend. " Trust. Major projects in ated from Flagler with a degree in Social Nowhere is it more true that a college is cluded the restoration of Sciences iri 1978. He has worked for the the lengthened shadow of one man than at the former Grand Par &cord since 1980 in nearly every area of Flagler College. It was Lewis who had the vision lor, the Rotunda, the the newsroom, as a writer, photographer to save the old hotel, and it was Lewis who Dining Hall, the former and editor. Sutton has been the editorial directed millions of dollars and countless hours servants' quarters build page editor since 1991 and has won state to new construction and to restoration ofHenry ing which was converted wide awards for his editorials and col Flagler's 19th-century architectural master into the college's main wnns. piece. As chairman of the Board ofTrustees for academic center, and the more than 20 years, Lewis played a pivotal role former guest room s in establishing Flagler College, in reorganizing which now house stu Flagler Oiairman Emeritus Lawrence Lewis,Jr. Residence halls the independent college in 1971, and in its dents. subsequent qevelopment. In tribute to that achievement, Lewis was Ponce de Leon, three adjacent historical build close for summer "We came up here 25 years ago. The old one of only six people nationwide recognized ings were restored for use by the college: Wiley Spring semester final exams are Mon ho\el was worn out," said Frank H. Kenan, this January with an honorary membership in House, which houses admissions, the registrar's day, Api;il 17, to Thursday, April 20. Resi trustee of the William R. Kenan,Jr. Charitable the American Institute of Architects, the office and offices for business faculty; The dence halls close at noon Friday, April 21 . Trust and college benefactor. "Lawrence had organization's highest award and one rarely General's House, now the college business Students are reminded to thoroughly a vision. He was going to build a college. Was given to non-architects. office; and 9 Carrera St., now the Carrera Art clean residence hall rooms before turn it going to come to pass? When you getto be my In addition to the conversion of the Hotel See LEWIS, page 5 ing in keys, to· avoid paying additional room cleaning fees. For more informa tion regarding the closing of residence Senator Graham teaches class halls, contact a resident assistant or go to Student Services in Ponce Hall. ByW. DEREK PARKER American relations, affirmative action Gargoyle Editor-in-Chief and his future plans with respect to the White House. Graham stressed that he SAM members win Florida Senator and former Governor Bob has no intention to oppose President Graham (D) addre~sed a packed Flagler class Bill Clinton in 1996, but he did not rule individual honors room Monday, April 10, as part of his tour of out the possibility of a future presiden Florida colleges and universities to celebrate tial bid. Two students from Flagler's Society the state's 150th anniversary. Graham dis 'The happiest people in life are for the Advancement of Management, cussed with Flagler history professor Thomas those who are fully engaged in the seniors Kim Fincham and Lisa Williams, Graham's Florida history class, as well as other present, as opposed to fantasizing about were .am"ong 10 students nationwide to students and the media, the historical) nflu the future," Graham said. "If things go win National Student Awards at the SAM ences leading to Florida's growth. He also specu-. right, maybe that'll happen, but I'm not Management Case Competition held re lated as to what influences might affect the going to spend the next part of my life cently in California. Lou Preysz was ~e state in the next 50 years. pining for that to happen." lected as one of the two. National Graham explained his visit to Flagler Col Flagler sophomore Jen Alvarez at Oustanding Advisors for this year, mean lege by saying that, "If you're going to talk to tended the class and felt that Graham ing that he will "oversee the organization's students about the history of Florida, you have "was an excellent speaker. He was very 170chaptersand3,400memberstudents," to come to St. Augustine. You can't do it well-informed about Florida's history. he said. Flagler's team; the defending without Flagler College." He's a great representative of politi national champions, did not place in the Following the 45-minute discussion, Gra ciansin general. It's not every politician SHANE RUl'IYON team competitions. ham opened the floor to questions from Flagler who will come and talk to college stu U.S. Sen. Bob Graham receives a WFCF t-shirt from students, touching on such issues as Cuban- dents like this." assistant station manager Oiristine Hanlon. f - ·J Page 2vGargoyle April 14, 1995 The Special Olympics . Room on the winners' platform .for everybody ByW. DEREK PARKER 'We just want to volunteer! Somebody, please take course, thrilled. After the final game, as we were shaking Gargoyle Editor-in-Chief us!" we cried. each other's hands, a.Broncos player patted my back and We ended up signing on with Clay County. Now, I'll consoled me, "Don't worry, you played a good game. The alarm clock began its he perfectly honest with you when I admit that I, to this That's what's important." incessant ''BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" day, don't know where Clay County is. l think it's We had a couple hours until the team's soccer match, at exactly half past six that Satur somewhere around the southwestJacksonville area, but so Cara and I decided to grab some lunch and explore the day morning. It must have con don't quote me. carnival atmosphere put on at Cecil Field with a couple of tinued its screaming for about There were nine of us in my pack; another pack of other Flagler volunteers. We looked at the displays of three minutes before it was able Flagler students broke off to seek volunteer positions on the Coast Guard anti-drug speedboats, the to drill a path to the part of my their own, never to be seen again. The nice folks from Naval and Naval Reserve racing cars, and unconscious brain responsible for squirting out the en Clay County asked us if we would like to be "cheerers" for the emergency vehicles before board zymes needed to rouse me from my death-like trance. their volleyball/ soccer team. That sounded like a neat ing an NAS bus for a trip to the airfield "Man, it's too early," I thought as my arm swung out job, and one that we could handle, too, so we attached to see the various planes on display at of the warm cocoon I had formed in my bed and slapped ourselves to this group of fine young athletes. the station. the heartless machine. I briefly wondered why it was so For the opening ceremonies, we lined up on the We arrived at the soc cold in my house. Had the Earth been overtaken by track and made the grand procession halfway around cer field just as our team was another Ice Age while I slept, or had I just forgotten to to our positions in the field. Once all .the · warming up for its match turn on the heat last nightP counties were assembled on the field, an against the team from An even more important question was, ''Why did I athlete ran in with the official torch and Volusia County: The stay up so late last night when I knew I had to get up so 'lit the Area V Special Olympic flame to game is modified for early this morning?" the cheers of the assembled masses.

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