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Offical organ of West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga.
Editor-in Chief Franklin Dorsey Parker
Associate Editor Doris W iggins
TEMPORARY STAFF
Sports Editor Barfield
Society Editor Sadie Morrow
Humor Editor - Kathryn King
Managing Editor Edgar Kelley
Make-up-Editor Doris West
Circulation Managers Ovid Davis, Billy (’oilier
Exchange Editor Dee Fincher Jerkins, Jr.
Business Manager Raymond Rowe
Assistants Taylor Fisher, J. Borders, Caroline Morris
EDITORIAL STAFF
Manor Cansler, Kathryn Bass, Dtamon Webb, M, L. Fisher, Jr.
Sadie Morrow.
Art Editor - Angellne Griffin
""faculty" ADVISIORS
Professor Gordon Watson, Thomas Hurt and Robert Strozier.
Secretary-to-Editor-in-Chief Julian Weiss
WHY WE GO TO COLLEGE
There are three important phas
es pertaining to life after one fin
ishes college that every college
boy and girl should give cureful
consideration. These are the social,
religious und political phases of
everyday life.
The present administration of
the government is putting out its
untiring efforts to raise these
standards, and without our cooper
ation our present leader shall ut
terly Hail. The thread of this s*aU;-
ment hinges around the quest'on,
“Should a boy or girl who receives
a good education go back home and
build up his or her community, or
should he or she drift off into
large cities, depending on some
fate to bring him or her, fame and
fortune?”
One of the present administra
tion's grave problems is to raise
the social slnt lari, of our rural
communities. Why did our rural
sections drift off into these low
standards? How are they going to
ifxzi idt) ' -•i * VY2*%** if
ed? Such are the questions that
come under this phase.
With a moment’s thought we
readily see why these standards
are so low When a bo.v from a
small community is lucky enougn
to get an education, he takes ad
vantage of it. He knows how hard
the life on the farm or in the small
town is. He is 1 determined not to
go back there, but instead he goes
to the large city and pursues his
newly started profession. He lives
in what he considers high society,
and he marries one from this rank.
He does not go hack home and get
one of the nice girls of his com
munity. He leaves 1 them behind to
marry the boys of inferior educa
tion and aspirations, thus gradual
ly anihilating the high standards
After much contemplation, “The
Braves” was chosen as the emblem
for our school.
Unless we know the history of
Georgia and this section of the Em
pire State of the South, we cannot
appreciate this as the most fitting
emblem.
Throughout the colorful pages of
history the Indian lias stood as a
daring, brave, crafty person. These
aborigines have "been interwoven
in beautiful poems and legends for
their faithfulness to each other,
their skill and the romantic life
of hunting, fishing and war.
These are the characteristics of
the Braves.
Just how far back through the
ages that are gone the red race
inhabited all or any part of the
wilderness now within the Georgia
state lines is not known. There
were no definite marks left by
these tribes to establish dates
prior to the time actual history be
gan. So only tradition can tell of
the Indians’ life with the white
man before the time of De Soto.
From that period the Indian has
been hostile or friendly to the
white man accordingly as the
white man was to him.
of rustic society.
These standards can be and will
be raised only when the boys and
girls who go to college go back
home and stage an earnest cam
paign to raise them.
While in college the boys and
girls' should enter into the religious
activities of the campus so that
they may go back home as leaders
and not simply as followers. It is
the sincere wish of our Chancellor
to develop boys and girls along
these phases. Even the faculty has
taken much Interest in our social
and religious development. In the
past tw’o week ends, it has sent a
group of boys and girls off to state
meets, the boys representing the
Y.M.C.A. at the State Y meeting,
and the girls attending a state
meet of the Epworth League. Sure
ly this shall serve ay an Inspira
tion to those who made the trips.
Some of the boys are greatly in
terested in politics. Where can
there b e found a better and a more
fertile field than the one back in
our tu, ;ou. • iiuuaisaida*? Every
where we go we hear discussions
about “ditry politics.’’ How are
these going to be eradicated? We
must start at the bottom of the
Rover and climb upwards to the
top. We must siati eliminating
these corrupt politicians in our
smaller towns and communities
and go upward. We must see that
young politicians start in a sound
and good environment, and not in
a corrupt one. If our social and re
ligious standards are raised, our
political standards shall also be
raised, for an intelligent people do
not stand for corruptness.
If we are fair to ourselves, to
our fellowman, to our community,
and to our nation, we shall careful
ly consider these three vital points
of an ideal life.
“OUR EMBLEM”
The Creeks, Cherokees, Musco
gees and I'chees tribes of Georgia
are said to have been the most ad
vanced. Very early; they had de
veloped a living and industrial
status known by no other red tribe.
As we turn rapidly through
pages the red man has been forced
to give his place to the white man.
Still he helps to mould the history
of the country.
The story of Mclntosh, the half
breed Indian, is one thfcit we who
live in Western Georgia know of
his aid to the government in help
ing to procure the treaty consum
mated between the federal govern
ment and the Indians. This was to
remove the Indian from their title
and territory of Georgia. The In
dians were hostile, attacked and kill
ed. For his brave efforts his home
was made a reservation and nam
ed for him. In honor of his mem
ory the horse block was procured
and placed in the corner stone of
our girls’ dormitory.
The State of Georgia, the west
ern part and even our campus is
marked by the Indians.
Are We not proud to have so
valiant, handsome and skilled race
for our symbol?
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Mens Glee Club
Entertains With
Square Dance
On Friday evening, November 3,
the Men’s Glee Club entertained
the student body and faculty witn
a square dance.
The dance was held in the gym
nasium. The gentlemen paid an ad
mission price of twenty-five cents,
while the young ladies were admit
ted tree. The members of the
Men’s Glee Club, who liad sponsor
ed the dance, were also admitted
free.
A five-piece orchestra, secured
by Manor Cansler, provided music
suitable for the occasion. Newell
and Jewell Taylor deftly called the
sets.
The first set was “Chasing the
Squirrell.” Not many of the students
joined in at first as very few knew
how to square dance. However, as
the dance progressed more and
more students and some of the
faculty joined in until practically all
were dancing. The orchestra kept
up the steady music and the danc
ers moved faster and faster with
more unison. This set progressed
for about twenty minutes. The in
triciate whirlings made some of the
dancers dizzy.
The second set was “The Ocean
Wave.” This is similar to “Chasing
the Squirrel.” At the end of the
dance a number of students rushed
over to the corner where Lyman
Moore, a member of the Olee Club
and the soft drniks salesman, pa
tiently awaited business.
Having refreshed both their
stomachs and their minds the danc
es were enjoyed by all.
Again there was a rush for
Coca-Cola’s and Nehi’s and Moore
sold the rest of the soft drinks.
After a few 7 minutes of intermis
sion to allow tne aancers and the
caller? of the sets to get their
breath, the fifth and last dance of
the evening “The Virginia Reel”
was called.
All the dances put forth their
best efforts and the set was the
last enjoyed of the evening.
At 10:30 p. m. the dance was ad
journed. Everyone enjoyed the
dance and many were the thanks
given to Mr. Watson for the pleas
ant evening.
West Georgia B. Y. P. U.
Has Splendid Outlook
For Ensuing Year
The recently organized B.Y.P.U.
of West Georgia is looking for
ward to a year full of pleasure and
service.
It will meet every Monday
night immediately after dinner in
the auditorium and it is hoped that
many new members will adcl their
names to the fifty who were pres
ent last Monday night at our
second meeting.
At the last meeting a consercra
tion service was held in which
Misses Nladine Wilbanks, Elaine
Collins, and Frances Crews took
part; and we finished the election
of officers. Our officers are Miss
Louise Geer, President; Miss Mar
tha Thomas, Vice-President; Miss
Mary Smith, Secreary; Miss Mil
dred Webb, Treasurer; Miss Fran
ces Crews, Pianist, and Mr. Wil
liam Brown, Chorister. Miss Eliza
beth Wills is our quiz leader and
our group captains are Misses Na
dineWilbanks, Claride Cross, Louise
Brandon, and Elizabeth McCoy.
We are planning to select pray
ermates and to have watch servi
ces every morning in the girls’
dormitory.
Mr. Preston, the State Secretary
of B.Y.P.U. is coming to see us
December 11. He is also going to
furnish our first quarter's litera
ture free.
The installation of officers and a
candle light sendee at our next
meeting will be held on Monday
night.
Report On Y. M. C. A.
At West Georgia
The Y.M.C.A. has in the last few
days finished the primary steps in
organisation and the cabinet is
meeting regularly for discussions'
and mapping out the program of
the year.
Jn the last two weeks, the consti
tution was written and ratified,
program committee appointed, trip
made to state Y.M.C.A. Conference
by three representatives and facul
ty advisor, and a social is being
planned, lhe constitution was
drawn up by Fielding Towns, Ed
gar Kelly, and Raymond Rowe wtili
the objective of developing and
producing young men who never
give up, striving not to make the
same error twice, ever keeping in
mind the goal, a trained body,
mind, and soul, ready to meet and
conquer its battles of everyday liv
ing.
The President appointed a pro
gram committee for the purpose of
preparing devotional programs for
the regular meetings which are
held on Wednesday night of the
second and fourth weeks in a
month. The committee consists of
three: Edgar Kelly, chairman;
Harvey Glazier, and Gaines Camp.
The State Secretary, Mr. Rohrer
invited representatives from West
Georgia College Y.M.C.A. to be
present at the state Y Conference
of all Georgia colleges November
29, in Macon. President Ingram was
very much interested in having W.
G. C. represented and provided for
three Y members and Faculty Ad
visor to go. Ray Dean Watts, Edgar
Kelly, Fielding Towns and Profes
sor Hart were representatives se
lected. The trip was very inspiring,
not only from the good obtained
from the conference but the sites
and scenery and the trip going and
coming was filled with rich and
cultured conversations. Reports
from representatives of Piedmont
College, South Georgia Teachers
College, Emory, Georgia Tech arid
West Georgia College were made
at the round-table conference in a
room of the Macon Y.M.C.A. build
ing. Professor Hart gave a good re
port for West Georgia College.
Th e conference was very informal
in that, questions were asked by
everyone and discussed by the
group. It was a great conference
for our Y because we are just be
ginning and some precedents we
must follow and some we must
set; that is just what these con
ferences are for.
The Methodist
Students Organize
A group of Methodist students
met last week with Mr. Hart and
Miss Louise Phipps for the pur
pose of organizing and Epworth
League on the West Georgia Camp
us.
The following officers were elect
ed:
President Pearl Gober.
Vice President, Mildred Parker.
Secretary Emmie Lou Bell.
Treasurer, Margie Lee Robinson.
Chairmen of Committees appoint
ed were:
Worship—Fielding Towns.
Missions—Lowell Varner.
Recreational —Raymond Rowe.
Assistant —Margie Grice.
Membership Elizabeth Hol
brook.
Assistant—Davis Upshaw.
The co-operation shown has been
most unusual and deeply appreciat
ed by the officers. It was the pr
lege of the officers to attend ad
trict meet at Cedartown Octot
twenty-ninth from which th
brought back a greater determii
tion to make their league on t
campus a help to every student.
Social Science Club
Recently Organized
The Social Science Club under
be supervision of Professor Rob
erts was recently organized on the
campus. Its aim is: “To create an
nterest in, stimulate, and promote
a knowledge and appreciation of
the problems' in the field of social
science.’’
This club was the first to be
formed at West Georgia College
which had scholarship as its basis.
Membership depends on this and
participation in other social acti
vities.
Officers were elected at the first
meetings!. They were the following:
President, Frank Parker; Vice
President, Sadie Morrow; Secretary,
Doris West. The membership of
the club is still small. Other names
have been submitted for approval,
and it is the hope of the club that
it will become one of the strongest
and most influential organizations
at West Georgia.
Vesper Services Being
Well Attended
The vesper services held each
Sunday evening in the auditorium
have been well attended as an in
teresting program is always put
on. The services have become one
of the main items of student wor
ship.
Two weeks ago the program was
given by the Christian Endeavor of
the Carrollton Presbyterian church,
taking part on the program were
Radford Hamrick and Kennon Hen
derson. Last Sunday evening the
program was given by the Epworth.
League of West Georgia College.
The service was led by Pearl Gob
er. Fielding Towns and Elizabeth
Holbrook gave interesting discus
sions on “Will the Rule of Love
Work.”
The arrangement of the vesper
services has been made so that the
different religious organizations on
the campus can each give one pro
gram a month. These organizations
are the Y.M.C.A., the Epw r orth
League and the B.Y.P.U.
Debating Club Holds
First Meeting
The Debating Club held it's first
debate in the auditorium on Thurs
day November 3, during chapel
period. The subject under discus
sion was “Resolved that the Unit
ed States should recognize Soviet
Russia.”
The affirmative side of the ques
tion was upheld by Ralph Knight,
Paul Astin and Harry Glazier. The
negative side was upheld by Edgar
Kelly, Terrell Towns and David
S. Walker. The negative won by a
vote of 2 to 1. The discussion was
very interesting and both sides dis
played unusual skill and talent in
debating.
In the future all of the debates
of the club will be held in the au
ditorium and all students are in
vited to attend.
HIKING CLUB
The Hiking Club thoroughly en
joyed their ramble through the
weeks on Saturday afternoon, Oc
tober the twenty-ninth. Mr. Bon
ner lead the Indian file march
which followed the Little Talla
poosa River through a rocky path
with overhanging branches. Cross
ing the foot log proved to be the
test of the hike. Crab apples and
sugar berries were found while the
biology students captured various
insects.
The group walked back up the
river to a rocky bank and there the
Hiking Club was officially organiz
ed. The officers elected were Inez
Suddeth, president; Eleanor Bris
endine, vice president; and Eliza
beth Holbrook, secreatry and
treasurer.
Plans are being made for a long
hike with a weiner roast in the
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