Volume 98 Spring, 2007 Number 4 ® College of the Ozarks…"Hard Work U. " www.cofo.edu Point Lookout, Missouri 65726 Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton P T K romises o eeP Spring Update ith spring’s warmth The College continues to celebrate the Centennial W finally in the air, the Year; the Heritage Ball (page 6), was held in February. campus is burst- Dressed in period clothing for the event, students were ing with color. What a wel- able to get an understanding of what it would have been come sight it is. The College like 100 years ago. The student body president shared is finishing another successful about the legacy of S of O alumnus Joseph Gideon (class semester—the initial approval of 1913). of the Armstrong McDonald The history of the College is rich with stories like Mr. School of Nursing curricu- Gideon’s. For several years, I have had the privilege of lum, the visit of former U.S. interviewing longtime employees and many who gradu- Ambassador to the United ated in the institution’s early years. It was a pleasure to Nations John Bolton, and the weave these interesting anecdotes into a book about the College having been named College, Miracle in the Ozarks. It is my hope that these Jerry C. Davis to the President’s Community accounts will inspire you as they inspired me. If you President Service Honor Roll. would like to order a copy of Miracle in the Ozarks, please On the back cover, you can read about the Nurs- see the ordering information on this page. ing Program’s initial approval status. This fall, the first group of nursing students will begin coursework for The Ozark Visitor (USPS 600540) their major, and College of the Ozarks is one step closer (ISSN 0890-2690) is published to reaching its goal of graduating highly-trained nurses. quarterly by the Office of Public In April, former Ambassador John Bolton was the Relations and is distributed free keynote speaker at the Spring Citizenship Forum. He of charge to friends of our college, engaged the Forum participants and the audience with alumni, faculty, staff, and parents his knowledge of key issues dealing with foreign policy. Incorporated in 1906 of our students. Students have greatly benefited from the Forums, as they as The School of the Ozarks are both a chance to hear accomplished leaders speak on Editor ........Elizabeth Andrews, Public Relations Director substantive topics and occasions to interface with them. Associate Editor . Kathleen Coffey, Public Relations Assistant C of O student Tamra Jane Corbin was a participant in Student Writers and Photographers .....Tamra Jane Corbin, this Citizenship Forum, and details of her experience are on pages 8 and 9. Kristen Lundgren, Kellen Hall, Cody Wood, Joy Carpenter Design Director ............................Laura Lane © mirACLe in The oZArKs Student Assistants ............Ozilia Berto, Randall Zaitz Dean of Development ................... Rodney Arnold The inspiring story of Director of Alumni Affairs .............Helen Youngblood ® Faith, Hope, and Hard Work U. Produced by the J.M. McDonald Printing Department by Jerry C. Davis in memory of Jerrold Watson To order Miracle in the Ozarks, please send $14.95, plus Craig Cogdill, Manager $3 shipping if mailed. 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Box 17 Order Department, College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017 P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO 65726 2 the ozark visitor h A onors And CCoLAdes C of O Named to President’s Honor Roll By elizabeth andrews ing at nearby schools, assisting the local Christian Action ollege of the Ozarks has been named to the first- Ministries, and offering services to the area YMCA and C ever President’s Higher Education Community Boys and Girls Club. Service Honor Roll. The distinction recognizes “I’m not at all surprised at our receiving such a students, faculty, and staff for helping to build a culture national award,” said Dean of Campus Ministries Charles of service and civic engagement in the nation. More than Zehnder. “Our students are the best in the land, and so 500 colleges and universities applied for the Honor Roll many really care about serving others unselfishly. We set in its inaugural year. records this year with 30-Hour Famine, an international The College earned this recognition for its Bonner fund-raiser for impoverished children, both in number Community Service Program, where students volunteer of student participants and funds raised.” in the community doing a variety of tasks, such as tutor- The primary purpose of the Bonner Community Ser- vice Program is to offer 60 students the opportunity to fulfill their college work requirement through participa- tion in a faith-based service-learning program. In addition to the Bonner Program, College of the Ozarks students take mission trips to help out commu- nities in need at home and abroad. Last year, students made three trips to Katrina-devastated areas of Missis- sippi and Louisiana to assist displaced families. In conjunction with the Honor Roll selection, the Cor- poration for National and Community Service released a comprehensive study that shows college student civic engagement rising significantly in recently years. The “College Students Helping America” study showed that student volunteering increased approximately 20 per- cent from 2002 to 2005. To view the study findings and see the complete students in the Bonner Program serve as counselors Honor Roll, visit www.nationalservice.gov. at Camp Lookout, a summer camp for area children. The vision of College of the Ozarks is to develop (above) Leanne rakes helps campers with an art citizens of Christ-like character, who are well-educated, project. hardworking, and patriotic. The Princeton Review America's Best Value Colleges 2008 By tamra Jane Corbin ate students regarding academics Review’s profile, “College of the ollege of the Ozarks has and how satisfied they are with their Ozarks-near Branson, Missouri- C once again been selected for financial aid packages. The book fea- is a small school that offers a very inclusion in The Princeton tures profiles that give general facts affordable and notably Christian Review’s 2008 edition of America’s about each institution, while provid- education.” It also says that “the con- Best Value Colleges. C of O is one of ing information on financial aid poli- servative, friendly, and helpful stu- only 165 schools in the country that cies, admission processes, and more. dents at College of the Ozarks mainly will be featured in the guidebook. It also includes general advice on come from rural America.’” Selection is based on a variety of applying to colleges, admittance, and For more information on Amer- criteria including tuition, financial aid receiving funding. ica’s Best Value Colleges, go to www. figures, and opinions of undergradu- According to The Princeton PrincetonReview.com. sPring 2007 3 d n eveLoPmenT oTes Family Matters solitary name on an tial than simply a “local” fund that produces interest a endowment fund is, in earnings for the College. It has the power to draw in new fact, not solitary. Quite friends and supporters from across the country – espe- likely, there are not only imme- cially those who will contribute to the family endow- diate family members but a ment. host of extended family mem- Part of our commitment in helping get your endow- bers to consider as well. By ment fully established is to work with you in getting the the time any of us add up the word out to your circle of family members. We explain first, second, and third uncles, why you created the endowment and what it will accom- aunts, and cousins, a family plish in honor of the entire family. circle can be well beyond our On a level closer to home, creating an endowment initial estimates. can be a means to involve immediate family members in What’s more, most of the planning and initial funding process. Family meet- rodney arnold these people would be inter- ings can bring into focus the workings and benefits of Dean of Development ested to learn that somewhere the endowment and possibly plant the seeds of philan- there is an enduring endow- thropy in the minds of children and grandchildren. ment fund bearing the family name. And further, most I will be happy to discuss with you or with you and of these people might know little, if anything, about Col- other members of your family the possibility of estab- lege of the Ozarks. lishing a family endowment fund. Consider the impact Establishing an endowment has much more poten- your family could have for years to come on the lives of some deserving students at College of the Ozarks who are eager to help themselves by earning their college requesT Form education. p Please send me information regarding the establish- ment of a family endowment. p Please call me regarding a question I have about endowments. p Please send me additional information on trusts and other estate planning tools. p I am considering College of the Ozarks in my estate plan. Please send me information on how to do so. p I have remembered College of the Ozarks in my estate or trust. Name ________________________________________ Address ______________________________________ City __________________________________________ State/Zip _____________________________________ Telephone _____________________________________ E-mail ________________________________________ Please complete and mail to: Rodney Arnold, Devel- opment Office, College of the Ozarks, P.O. Box 17, Point Lookout, MO 65726. 4 the ozark visitor v P oiCes From The AsT Dr. Alice A. Nightingale By kellen hall enrollment that year included more woman of true character and girls than boys. a dedication, Dr. Alice A. Night- “I decided that I would teach ingale (or Dr. Alice, as the stu- until I could save up enough money dents often called her), professor of to go to the state university,” Dr. biological science from 1955 to 1968, Alice said. “My senior year, I took was widely admired on campus. Her some normal school training courses. passion for education shone through These were similar to beginning edu- her life in everything she set her mind cation courses in college.” to accomplish. After high school graduation, Dr. Dr. Alice was born on October 8, Alice received a teaching certificate, 1896, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Walter a major step toward the college edu- William Allen of London, England, cation she desired. Her first teaching and Mollie H. Wild, of East St. Louis, job was in Dome, Nebraska. Illinois. Dr. Alice attended Central She received $50 a month and High School in Omaha, a college prep another $2.50 for doing janitor work. school that had a strong science pro- After two years, Dr. Alice saved gram, which she praised in an article enough money to attend Nebraska written before her death. “I didn’t State University (NSU). She did realize how lucky I was to get to go exceptional work in botany, and to a school like this,” she said. by her junior year became the first help of students and community, she During her senior year of high undergraduate lab assistant at NSU. dried, pressed, and recorded more school, Dr. Alice’s father died, put- In 1920, her last year at NSU, she than 6,000 Ozarks plants to develop ting her hope of a college education won a teaching fellowship to the Uni- an internationally-recognized her- on hold. An opportunity opened, versity of Chicago, where she worked barium that is still used in classes however, when a scholarship to on her master’s degree. After receiv- today. Swarthmore College in Pennsylva- ing her master’s, Dr. Alice worked After retiring from S of O in nia was offered. Dr. Alice applied for the Department of Agriculture 1966, Dr. Alice didn’t stop working and, much to her surprise, she was in Chicago. During that time, she or living on campus. She continued one of the top two applicants. But the received her doctorate degree. to teach a few classes every week, other applicant, a boy, was awarded Dr. Alice’s dedication and hard worked on the herbarium, authored the scholarship because the school’s work brought her to her goal of a a book, entitled The Compositae of the college education, but it didn’t end Daisy Family of the White River Ozarks at graduation. Area, and established a cedar glade Dr. Alice married G. T. Night- preserve on campus. ingale in 1934 and moved to the For her numerous achievements, Hawaiian Islands to perform 14 years Dr. Alice was given many honors, of research for the Department of including the title Professor Emerita Agriculture. She stayed through the of Biological Science, an honorary attack on Pearl Harbor before mov- Doctor of Science degree from S of O, ing to Sarcoxie, Missouri, in 1948. Melrose Press Ltd.’s “Two Thousand After retiring from the Depart- Women of Achievement” Award, and ment of Agriculture, Dr. Alice Missouri Native Plant Society’s “Erna settled on a farm and taught at Hol- R. Eisendrath Education” Award. lister High School, two miles south Students who took her classes of Branson, before joining The School said they not only appreciated the of the Ozarks Biology Department in learning they received, but the joy 1955. they got from being close to such Dr. Alice soon became the chair an inspiring person. The 1966 S of O of the S of O Science Department and yearbook summed up Dr. Alice in its assisted with the establishment of inscription: “Dedication is her way of the junior college program. With the life.” sPring 2007 5 A e r n vening To emember The Ball of the Century By Joy Carpenter The creation was flanked by chocolate and caramel foun- eritage: riches or traditions passed down from tains and tasty treats to dip and enjoy. h generation to generation, each celebrating the From the foxtrot to the bunny-hop, everyone enjoyed past generation and beliefs it upheld. The defi- the variety of dances from music performed by the nition of heritage by C of O standards is simply good David Rice Orchestra in the Dobyns Dining Room and ol’ hard work, and that tradition has been passed down Les Brown’s Band of Renown, who entertained in the since 1906. Silver Dollar City Parlor. On February 24, the rush of the day was halted for a Smooth lights burnished the warm-colored dance few hours as staff, faculty, and students were reminded floor as couples waltzed to the tune of “Moon River.” that the College’s roots were grown from a seed planted Gentlemen were formally dressed in long-tailed tuxedos by Reverend James Forsythe more than 100 years ago. and silk vests with wing-tip shoes, ready to dance the The Heritage Ball, held at The Keeter Center, celebrated night away with the ladies. the institution’s history during its Centennial year. To spectators who gazed at the dance floor, it became More than 760 students, staff, and faculty, most of a swirling sea of ruffles, sashes, patterned bodices, full whom had never attended a formal “ball,” were present skirts, ribbons, and plumed hats. that extraordinary night. And for many students, that Halfway through the evening, guests were whisked particular celebration was the highlight of their year. In into the Royal Oak Forum, where Student Body President preparation for the Centennial event, The Jones Theatre Sarah Mahan challenged her audience to make its legacy Department rented costumes to students and faculty for a positive one. Mahan told the story of Joseph Gideon, $1 each. While several dressed in modern apparel, many the first S of O high school graduate, who passed his attendees took advantage of the Theatre's closet and legacy on to great-grandson Benjamin Roberts, a 2004 C arrived in full costume. of O graduate. She asked, “Will you still be making an Senior Joanna McClure, who sewed her own outfit, impact on the lives of others 100 years down the road?” was dressed in ruffles and gloves, complete with a straw President Jerry C. Davis reminded attendees of the hat that she spent over two hours painting and trimming. mission the College upholds and the benefactors who Junior Ally Greenfield was dressed in a black silk flapper believe in and support the College’s values. He empha- dress with a feather woven through her hair. sized that “mission matters most.” The Ball served as one of many C of O tributes to The The reminiscence of the past brought present staff, School of the Ozarks’ early years. However, when The faculty, and students together for one night to celebrate School of the Ozarks first opened its doors, events like what the small community has evolved into: a tradition this only happened in dreams. Times were simple, and of pride, hard work, and Christian service, which will be money was scarce. Several of the first staff and faculty the legacy for the next 100 years. sacrificed better-paying positions elsewhere to teach and serve students in the Ozarks, because they believed that everyone deserved a chance. The same servant attitude was displayed at the Heritage Ball as President Jerry C. Davis served as door- man for the evening. After saying, “This event is for the students,” he explained how special it was for him to personally greet the students that night. Many faculty and staff members volunteered to work shifts during the event in order to allow more students to enjoy the Ball. Among others, Director of Purchasing Kurt McDonald and wife Jerry served water and lemonade to attendees in Dobyns Dining Room. The entire evening, students hovered around the string of food tables with delicacies ranging from choco- late truffles to fresh jumbo shrimp. The U.S. Bank Foyer exhibited a giant display with the words “100 Years” made from shortcake and sur- (L to r) students Matthew Benage, Mandy Boswell, rounded by strawberries and a white chocolate lattice. Mary ellen Unruh, and Chaste higgins 6 the ozark visitor A T CAdemiC rAnsiTions 100 Years of Academic Excellence By kitling alarid 1956, The School added a two-year junior college to the magine walking across miles of rolling hills covered four-year high school program. i by thick spreads of trees and thorny underbrush, In the spring of 1958, the first junior college class wading through a stream and then enduring wet, graduated with 23 students. The number of faculty soggy shoes the rest of the way. A student of The School and staff members increased with the program, and the of the Ozarks had to be determined to get to school in junior college’s graduating class more than doubled in 1906. the second year. The School of the Ozarks launched its four-year col- lege program in 1965, after receiving temporary accredi- tation through the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. High school freshmen were not accepted for the 1964-1965 academic year, and sophomore regis- tration was discontinued in 1956. The first college cata- log for the four-year program listed 251 courses in 18 fields of study, and both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs were offered. In the late 1960s, The School registered just under 1,000 students, with 605 students from Missouri and Arkansas as well as 18 international students. The School employed 34 full-time professors. The last high school class graduated in 1967. Also in 1967, the first college class graduated with 69 students, most receiving education degrees. The 2007 College of the Ozarks graduating class was just short of 300 students; approximately 1,400 students representing 48 states and 14 different countries are enrolled in the College. The number of faculty and staff has doubled since the junior college program, with 88 Today, students cover distances with modern trans- full-time and 29 part-time faculty and staff members. portation, using personal vehicles, bicycles, and other The success of the College’s academic programs has means. As transportation has evolved significantly over attracted national attention. C of O has been acknowl- the years, College of the Ozarks has also developed. edged more than 75 times in various national publica- C of O has undergone three academic transitions, tions, including U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, and each change has left marks of success, meeting the Money Guide, and Midwest Living. College of the Ozarks College’s commitment to provide higher education for was given the nickname "Hard Work U." by The Wall Street deserving students. The College has transitioned from Journal and has been named one of the top liberal arts a high school to a nationally acclaimed four-year liberal colleges in the Midwest since 1989 by U.S. News & World arts college. Report. The College has also been named to the Temple- The first academic semester began in the fall of 1907 ton Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges, as well as with 128 students enrolled. Classes offered at The School the Templeton Honor Roll for Excellence in Free Enterprise of the Ozarks included basic subjects such as spelling, Teaching. penmanship, drawing, language, arithmetic, grammar, In 1994, the Missouri Department of Education geography, and mathematics. Also included were Eng- awarded C of O a No. 1 ranking, the only such rank- lish, Latin, German, Bible studies, rhetoric, geometry, his- ing ever given by the Department, in recognition of the tory, natural sciences, and music. Teachers were close to College’s commitment to its mission. This year, the Col- the students, becoming influential role models for many. lege has been featured in The Princeton Review America’s In 1917, The School graduated 26 high school students. Best Value Colleges, Barron's Best Buys in College Education, As the years passed, improved transportation, better and ISI’s All-American Colleges, just to name a few. These communication, and the increasing number of consoli- academic achievements are the result of 100 years of aca- dated school districts made a high school education more demic excellence that has aided in paving College of the accessible to young people in the Ozarks. As a result, in Ozarks’ road to character-building higher education. sPring 2007 7 s C F : Pring iTiZenshiP orum By Cody Wood and were led by several College staff and self: Gabriel was hiding from bombs elizabeth andrews faculty members. at age 17; what was I doing at that very spring semester, The During the two-day discussion, age? She also said that this woman, e Keeter Center for Character which included the individuals from literally across the world, told Education hosts a Forum. This from visiting institutions, lectures the students about terrorists groups semester’s Forum focused on citizen- were given by selected outstanding residing only a couple of hours from ship. For two days leading up to the citizens, including Captain Stephen Corbin’s hometown. “You think ter- convocation with Former Ambassa- Miller, Assistant Deputy Director for rorism is this big monster—it is,” dor to the U.N. John Bolton, partici- the War on Terrorism, and Brigitte said Corbin. “But it is a monster pants discussed an in-depth study of Gabriel, an individual who was a vic- made up of parts, and she identified the threat of terrorism on the national tim of terrorism while growing up in some that were closer than I would and global levels. Lebanon. Question and answer time have hoped.” Twenty-seven students from Col- was given to the participants. Small Capt. Miller and Mrs. Gabriel lege of the Ozarks, along with other groups were also implemented to were only priming the students for selected guests and students from encourage deeper discussion of the what they would hear that evening. colleges and military academies topic. The Forum with keynote speaker for- across the nation, were represented “I enjoyed getting to know the mer U.S. Ambassador to the United in the Citizenship Forum. Guest insti- students from other schools,” said Nations John Bolton was the cul- tutions included Southwest Baptist Corbin. “It was interesting to be able mination of two days of learning, University, Marine Military Acad- to hear their opinions about the dif- discussing, and deliberating. The emy, Evangel University, U.S. Mili- ferent subjects we discussed. There participants would hear from one of tary Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine were students here at C of O from the most knowledgeable individuals Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, many backgrounds as well as dif- on this complex issue. Ecclesia College, U.S. Coast Guard ferent places around the country, Mr. Bolton was appointed as Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and so there was a variety of opinions United States Permanent Representa- Grove City College. and perspectives. Everyone brought tive to the United Nations on August In preparation for the Forum, insight to our discussions.” 1, 2005, and served until his resigna- participating students from C of O Leading up to the Forum, par- tion in December 2006. Prior to his met three times in order to become ticipants had been asked to read appointment, Bolton served as Under better acquainted with the informa- Gabriel’s book, Because They Hate, Secretary of State for Arms and Con- tion that would be discussed. Senior to get a better understanding of her trol and International Security from Tamra Jane Corbin was one of the C story and the truth about terrorism. May 2001 to May 2005. of O students who took part in the Corbin found Brigitte’s book and While serving in the U. N., activities. She, along with her cohorts, speech to be one of the best parts of Bolton was a tenacious and out- was asked to read a book and numer- the Forum. spoken advocate of U.S. efforts to ous articles and view a documentary “Brigitte Gabriel was one of the prevent Iran from getting a nuclear entitled “Obsession.” The meetings most inspiring speakers I have ever weapon, push Syria out of Lebanon, heard,” said Corbin. “She opened my and bring African peacekeepers into eyes to what’s going on in our coun- shaky Somalia. He was very effective try and around the world.” in dealing with North Korea, moving From the age of 10 to 17, Gabriel forward with a very strong sanction lived in a bomb shelter with her elder- resolution through the U.N. Security ly parents in Lebanon. After watch- Council within days of Pyongyang’s ing many of her friends and family October 9, 2006, nuclear test. die, she escaped to America. Since During his tenure at the United her arrival, she has been an advocate Nations, Bolton was an advocate for the plight of those who are suffer- for human rights. He arranged the ing at the hands of terrorism. Security Council’s first deliberations The passionate speaker was able on Burma’s human rights abuses. to transcend cultural barriers with Mr. Bolton engineered the Security her conviction and detailed accounts Council’s approval of 22,500 U.N. of growing up in oppressive circum- peacekeepers in Darfur. He pres- student tamra Jane Corbin (r) and stances. Corbin said that after hearing sured Sudan’s government to accept special guest Brigitte gabriel. Gabriel’s story she had to ask her- these personnel atop the 7,000 Afri- 8 the ozark visitor A J b s mbAssAdor ohn oLTon PeAKs can Union soldiers already on site. rorist threats.” The former Ambassador spent Mr. Bolton also provided many years of his career in public insight on uncovering the service. Previous positions he has motive of Iran and its endeavor held include Assistant Secretary for to achieve nuclear capabilities. International Organization Affairs at The former ambassador made the Department of State, 1989-1993; it clear to the students that one Assistant Attorney General, Depart- can not always trust what lead- ment of Justice, 1985-1989; Assis- ers from rogue countries like tant Administrator for Program and Iran and North Korea say. He Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency said that when the U.N. con- for International Development, 1982- fronted Iran about its nuclear 1983; and General Counsel, U.S. research, it was said that the Agency for International Develop- research was needed, because ment, 1981-1982. Iran would soon run out of its fossil fuels and natural gases. Bolton reported that the U.N. ordered an outside study of the level of remaining fossil fuels. It found that, in fact, Iran was right. It would run out of its non-renewable resources in about 350-400 years. The bot- tom line, the Ambassador said, is, “The more time Iran has, the more time it has to build nuclear weapons.” Mr. Bolton used this anec- dote to convey to the students Former ambassador John Bolton that it is imperative to stay vig- John N. and Ella C. Marsh Citizen- ilant when dealing with trouble spots ship Forum on April 12 provided C like Iran. He reminded the audience of O students and students from vis- Captain stephen Miller that it was also Iran who had ordered iting institutions the opportunity to plutonium hemispheres, which are learn from three outstanding speak- The purpose of the April Forum used in the core of a nuclear weap- ers and their peer students. was for students to hear firsthand on. When asked with what purpose The College was pleased to have from Ambassador Bolton what the was intended for the hemispheres, it Mrs. Thelma Stanley, who has pro- future could hold concerning the was stated they were necessary for vided for this Forum in memory of ongoing issue of terrorism. He pro- Iran’s nuclear energy research. Mr. her parents, in attendance that eve- vided a lucid and candid survey of Bolton explained to the students that ning. world trouble-spots, discussed U.S. the only known use for a plutonium This Forum was facilitated by economic and security interests in hemisphere is at the core of a nuclear The Keeter Center for Character Edu- these regions, and identified where weapon. cation. The purpose of The Keeter the next areas of concern could poten- He urged the students to pay Center for Character Education is tially arise. Bolton also discussed how close attention and investigate every to provide programs and activities these areas of unrest could influence possibility when dealing with Iran which enhance the development of the political landscape in the U.S. He and North Korea. Mr. Bolton feels character and good citizenship. In so explained in much detail what the that the threat of terrorism will be doing, The Center reflects the prin- present state of affairs is in countries ongoing and only persistence would ciples upon which the College of the such as Iran and North Korea and help the United States in preventing Ozarks was established: that charac- specifically focused on what kind of a major attack on the nation or its ter in young people is best developed threat these two countries pose say- allies. from an education that includes the ing, “They (Iran and North Korea) Maybe one of the most informa- head, the heart, and the hands. are not military threats; they are ter- tional forums to date, the Spring 2007 sPring 2007  d . m. g C r rAhAm LArK “The Wizard of the Ozarks” By Cody Wood who I felt was as genuine and fine a School afloat and made a best friend n the early 1940s, Dr. Robert Christian as you or one who desired in the process. i McGowan Good, president of The to serve his God and fellow man,” “Dr. Good was like a second School of the Ozarks, was becom- Good wrote to Clark. father to me,” said Clark. “I worked ing overwhelmed by his growing list At first, Clark did not understand close to him and had his confidence of responsibilities. He was trying to God’s will in his life regarding such a and friendship.” oversee the workings of an unusual transition, but God began to change As Clark’s relationship devel- school where the students worked, his heart. After a visit to The School oped with Good, so did his respon- studied, lived, ate, and played. He with his wife Elizabeth in the spring sibilities within The School. Dr. Clark was also in charge of faculty, staff, of 1946, they were both impressed. and Elizabeth loved the students and and fund-raising to keep The School “Elizabeth and I took off,” Clark were active in student Christian orga- running. He needed someone young- said. “We visited The School, and nizations; they became parent figures er to work by his side and eventually when we returned to Atlanta we to all of the students. assume his duties. And so the search announced our plans.” While working for The School of for a successor began. In the fall, Clark and his family the Ozarks, Clark took on many new Montague Graham Clark, Jr., was made the trip from Atlanta to Point tasks. One of the hardest responsi- a successful businessman and active Lookout, where he took on the posi- bilities, he said, was asking people to member of his Atlanta, Georgia, tion of vice-president at a salary of donate money to The School. church and community. He, his wife $250 a month. Upon arrival, they “The Bible says, 'ask and you Elizabeth, and three young daugh- were surprised to find that the house shall receive,' and I learned it very ters, Elizabeth, Alice, and Margaret, promised to them wasn’t finished. slowly,” Clark once said. were enjoying a comfortable life. With nowhere to live, The School’s After becoming President of The There was no reason to pack up and nurse gave up her living quarters in School in 1952, Clark was often away move to a small work school in the the hospital for the family. trying to raise funds. During his Ozark hills. He did not believe that Although there were difficult absences, President Emeritus Good God was leading him there, and he times the first few years after Clark’s took care of the general operations of refused the position. arrival, including the loss of their The School. Clark’s efforts paid off, But the letters came. Good never brand-new home to fire, The School and The School’s endowment tripled. gave up. His confidence in Clark was of the Ozarks soon felt like home. But with all the new growth, The not shaken by the initial rejection. While working alongside Good, School still struggled financially. “I have seldom met a young man Clark learned how to keep The “I average 300,000 to 400,000 miles (of travel) a year and have reached as high as a half-million miles,” Clark said late in his career. “I am away from the campus about one-third of the time.” Under the direction of Dr. Good and Clark in 1948, the construction of a chapel on campus began a large movement of progress for The School. Alongside chapel plans were plans of making The School a junior college. No one found the college idea more vital to the future of The School of the Ozarks than Clark. Three years after Clark became President, The School of the Ozarks received junior college status. The majority of students were high school age at the time, but the number slow- ly diminished. Clark’s dream didn’t 10 the ozark visitor