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sljp Hirst (Srurijian 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 ' "ff'vrds