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The Wet Georgian Official Organ of West Oeorgia College, Carrollton, Oa- Doris West and Doris Wiggins Co-Editors FACULTY ADVISORB Professors Gordon WatSOH, Tl.oinas Hitt '' —““ ~ Kdt,'ar Kelly Associate Editor Jai , k Sm itb Sport. Editor and Bill Brown Humor Editor. - Mwlie Morrow Society Editor Raymond Rowe Hu.ines. Manager •• Martiia Boater Circulation Manager. Ovid Bnvi., Kay Watt. un,M.* Exchange Editor |, vi , Up l.w Assistant Of late there seems to exist among the students a great dissonance as re gards the financing of the various club activities and campus socials. When the expenses of the scholastic year were set up for the college, no fee, nor any provision, was made tor the support of these activities by the of fice- To relieve us of that onerous task of searching the corners of our pockets for those last few dimes, a remunerative plan, or perhaps it m still an idea, has been brought to our attention- The progressive idea, which lias a ready been adopted by most colleges, is an additional fee of two dollars per quarter. What does this mean to our college mud the stiwlent body? It simply means that the progress of the various clubs of the campus will not be hampered by lack of finances. It might seem to some that they will not derive as great a benefit, from this fee as it costs them. To have paid this fee means to have bought a season ticket to all campus activities; no admission will be charged students for any athletic games, any dramatic club plays, or any Glee club programs. Orm of the greatest benefits of the fee would be its help in the production of the Annual and the college paper. If this feet had been enacted at the beginning of the school term, the An nual would probably cost the student no more than the dollar already de posited, whereas, under the present set. up, it is going to cost another dol lar and a half. Imagine what a dras tic change would be brought about in The West Georgian by an office dona tion! Our supporters would not have to be harassed so greatly for ads; the appearance of the paper would be beautified, and more news would be printed. It is time that we begin thinking LEISURE TIME—WHAT TO DO? A subject that is being discussed a great deal is that of leisure time. It has been brought on by the new work ing conditions. W e are going to have more leisure time than we have ever had before ‘ ‘ Blessed is the man that can lent without wasting his time.” This is a good slogan, and it seems to me as if there could be no cause for anyone to spend all his leisure time unprofitably. T think every person should have some hobby: an avocation that stim ulates the mind and body, and gath ers for the individual a wealth of knowledge and pastime. U looks as if every person should be able to find some hobby to interest him. Hiking is a good pastime. It may be done at any time of the year, and NEW CLUB ORGANIZED IN GIRLS* DORMITORY The newest club on tli 0 campus is the Delta. Packa Cards, organized in the girls’ dormitory recently. The mem bers were chosen according to their personality, sportsmanship and social standing. The meetings are held on each Wednesday evening at six-thirty in the rooms of the members. The club consists of the following: Marian Reagraves, president; Cricket Rogers, vice-president; Hazel Robinson, secre tary and treasurer; Grace Echols, Flor ence Crawford, Blanche Evans. Mattie Lene Puckett, Millie Webb, Nadine Wilbanks. —N. W- Reporter. A CONSTRUCTIVE IDEA about supporting our college paper and Annual without so much out sale aid- Carrollton is to be greatly compliment ed for its eomplaisnnt response to our cry for help i making The West Georgian and The Chieftain a success during the first scholastic year of W- G. C. The citizens of this town have co-operated whole-heartedly with us in every undertaking in which we solicited the ir aid . There has been much agitation for the organization of a W. G. C. basebal team, and it is thought by some that the hold-back was lack of funds. Many plans for raising money enough to put a team on the field have been offore l by the students. By carrying out the idea of this editorial no other plan would bo needed- Has it occurred to one how easy it would be to raise the necessary funds by adding the small fee of one dollar to next quarter s ex penses? This would amount to some thing over two hundred dollars, which is enough to furnish any team with the necessary material- It this idea were put across it would mean no more gate fees to be paid at each game, and best, of all, it. would mean a greater attendance and a more whole-hearted support, of the games by students. The Chancellor objects to such a foe being added as part of the expenses of the. school. He wishes to koep (down actual expenses as low as possible. The enaction of such a fee would have to b 0 the action of the student body, voting upon its own self tlie stated amount. True, the pockets of none are ex uberant with two dollars, but, in the long run, this fee would be much cheap er than the gate fees at the various activity programs. A vote should be taken as soon as possible by the stu dent body to see if this plan is felici tous. requires little preparation and no equipment. The outdoors offers direct study of several sciences, especially botany and zoology. One of the most popular hobbies is that of collecting objects. One may collect stamps, antiques, books, botan ical and biological specimens, or any of hundreds of other things. Reading is on© of the most valuable ways of spending vacant time- When I hear someone say, “1 just hate to read,” it makes me wonder how any one can fail to find some type of read ing matter from which he can derive pleasure and enjoyment. Of course we cannot all spend our leisure time "hiking, reading or col lecting. However, every person could find some valuable interesting pastime. WEST GEORGIA BLUES “Throw another dime on the' counter,’ ’ Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Roberts gaily say; “We’Ve gotta support our husbands History and science just don t pay. “I’m hungry for a sandwich, And some candy would go very well That’s how my dime is taken And my stomach feels like h—. “Now there’s nothing left in my pocket; Pimples and bumps on my face; But, please, can’t I pawn my locket And get some candy in its placet THE WEST GEORGIAN HOME ECONOMICS NEWS Mins h'uby Jenkins, dietitian <>i \\.*t Geoigia College, spoke to the nutrition class March 8. on “The Value of Good Food in the Home.’ “One of the most sensitive places in a boarding school is the dining hall. Group feeding is different from other feeding, for many people have pam pered appetites and many have varied 1 antes.” In school life men require from 2,400 to 3,000 calories per day, and women 20 per cent less- Miss Jenkins stated that true econ omy lay not only in buying, but also in making tlq. best possible use of what was bought—fixed expenses, people used to think that food should be bought locally. “If you buy intelligently,” said Mins Jenkins, “ a large portion of food can be bought at the same time- Don’t buy simply because some clever salesman has appeared; sometimes they will sell you a substitute for the pure food, such as cellulose for jelly, and tallow for fat. 'Some foods can be bought annually, such as coffee, can ned. goods or tea, others monthly, oth ers woekl/, and others as used, as let tuce, celery, cheese, butter, etc. ‘‘Weigh, count, or measure all sup plies used daily. ‘‘Usually serve deserts each day. The dessert is the end of a perfect meal; not rich pastries, but raw, can ned, or dried fruits. Cakes, bread, puddings, with sauce, <>r cookies make very delicious desserts and are simple and inexpensive to make. “We may live without poetry, mu sic, art, consciences heat, friends, books but civilized man cannot live without food, and the more attractive tho food is, the more the meal will be enjoyed.” FRATERNITY FORMED Anew fraternity was organized re cently at West Georgia College. This fraternity was named “Cue Ball Club”, because of the near resem blance of the heads of the members to n ball. The first meeting of this club was held Monday night. At this meeting the bov with the shortest haircut was elected president. Fight members are now enrolled and a large number of applications for membership are being filed daily. These cannot be accepted yet because of the following announcement placed on the bulletin board by Mr. Watson: “All members of the Glee Club will ploase postpone their military haircuts until the Glee Club trips are over.” The following advantages in having the hair cut short were decided upon: 1. Combing hair very unnecessary. 2. Saves hair “slieum.” 3. Prevents hot-headedness. 4„ Saves twobits for a haircut. 5. Cures dandruff. fi. Allows two minutes and three seconds more time for sleep. Members of the fraternity are as follows: Davis Upshaw, .Toss Bord ers, "Rodney Mabry, Lee Roy TTieks, Lucius Arnold, Jimmie Puckett, Ray Dean Watts, TTalmon Woods. Each member calls his fellow frat member ‘‘Burr Head ’. And tlie pass word is strictly confidential. Meetings will be held twice a week. Once a week new members will be ac cepted. “HOP-SCOTCH” Measles, which hold the interest, and attention of the students for so long, has been forced to give way to an other strange malady. This one seems more contagious. It has the students hot and excited, breathless, and anx iously waiting for class to be over to g.t to that which they seem addicted. These symptoms have been diagnosed, and the answer- —well, a bad case of spring fever and hop-scotch! Tt. has, within the last few days, changed what lias taken years to build, a dignified campus into a grammar school playground. The dignified ex pectant Sophomore graduates have for gotten their dignity and together with the timid freshmen, who have forgot ten their timidity, hop and jump, and enjoy it! Rat Court An Interesting Feature of Dormitory Life The students who do not live in the boys’ dormitory have missed u won derful spectacle. Those unfortunates have not been allowed to be present at a session of Rat Court. With a very humorous beginning, the court lias de veloped into a very useful part of dormitory government. So far it has be* u necessary to have only two meet ings of the body. To be brought before the court, a man must persist in being disorderly after lie has been duly warned by a member of the house committee. When the house-committeeman thinks that the crime deserves punishment, he summons the offender to Rat Court. The date of trial is set bv Honorable David .T. Walker, the silver-tongued orator of the dormitory. At the trial every thing goes ac cording to legal procedure. The judge, jury, prosecuting attorney and at torney for the defense are present. The facts of the case are heard from the witnesses who have sworn to tell tlie truth, and from the two attorneys. Whenever a difficulty arises, Judge Walker solemnly settles it. After the facts have all been presented, the judge charges the jury. At the last session, Walker gave the following charge with violent gestures: “Gentlemen of the jury: You have heard the testimony of both the de fendant and the counselmen, and their respective witnesses. You will render a verdict of guilty or not guilty. If the verdict b<> guilty, you will recom mend til© punishment to be administer ed; if not guilty, nothing else will be necessary. “In rendering a verdict or decision, do not be influenced by personal animosities, personal friendship, or any other personal relationships that may be existent between you and the de fendant. “'State your own and honest convic tions and be not influenced by your follow counselmen- Use your own good judgmeqt and sound reasoning. “It would be well in reaching a decision to take into consideration that great principle of Jeffersonian Demo cracy, “Equal rights to all; special privileges to none.” This gjreat doctrine is the basic foundation and fundamental principle of all demo cratic institutions- Tt is the absolute esseiy-e of democracy. “'.Since our tribunal of justice is a democratic institution as well as the supreme court of the dormitory, we should act on the previously mention ed principle. “In the event you do take into con sideration the constructive advice that has been set forth in this charge, I assure you that equality and justice will be the inevitable result.” After this speech there were many cheers. The jury deliberated for quite a while and delivered their verdict. Svoral good licks with a belt was the punishment. Tt has been asked that the next case be held in the auditorium so that the school may attend. If the defendent is willing, the next case will be held there. CICERONIANS HAVE INTERESTING MEETING The Ciceronian Literary Society met Thursday March eighth and a most in teresting program, with Miss Doris West as chairman, was presented- The first number was an original oration by Ovid Davis, “Ambitions of Youth” which was well received. Miss Frances Lovvorn gave a clever read ing, “Guidance”. Then the society enjoved a debate on the question “Resolved: The courses now offered at West Georgia College are conducive to the development of the individual to take his place in and improve society.” The affirmative was upheld by Misses Sadie Morrow and Martha Stone; the negative was upheld by Miss Bess Phipps and A. J. Broom. No decision was rendered, but the society discussed the question as a whole. Miss Katherine King was appointed chairman for the next program. SIDE GLANCES Ho, hum! Almost six months of school have sailed over the western horizon to become a memory of the past. Have we gone to sleep at the wheel and have we let our ship g u drifting aimlessly about? This is quite true of some few that have not awakened or did not awaken at the beginning of the present school year. Now, now, someone will think that 1 am a chapel speaker if T say, “it’s th ( . set of the sail and not the gale that determines the way we will go.” This brings to memory that we have a few bits of dessert in the addresses of Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bonner, and Dr. Winn, with the cream of the crop coming in Dr. Cox’s recent address'•on “Education and Leisure.” T wonder if gome of his remarks were in accord ance with the “Hitch-hikers Code” of loafing? I am wondering if any junior college in the state or even tlie southeast has met with ns great an amount of suc cess as a certain little junior college down in the twelfth district. It has an enrollment of three hundred or more. It has a voluminous library, a beautiful swimming pool, and too, lis ten r eal intently, a modern moving picture machine is installed right in their auditorium- Think of that! Their school paper, “The Kernel,” is very interesting and very cleverly ar ranged. In fact, I think that it would rank second only to The West Geor gian. But, stronger still, I think that the old AT- G. C. clock must tell the editor of the gossip column everything it sees and hears. W e were very much interested in the Major Experimental Farm Project as it was discussed in the last edition of the Mount Berry News. It seems that an ideal rural community is being es tablished with a Sunday school and a very progressive literary school- They are able to /demonstrate the latest pro gressive principles of farming there. Berry has been very fortunate in hav ing had some prominent names on her list of chapel speakers. Among whom were Miss Earhardt, a world famous aviatrix, and Dr. Cad man, one of Amer ica’s most eminent ministers who is Radio Minister of the Federal Coun cil of Churches of Christ of America. Along with this review of speakers comes the famous Atlanta artist, Mr. Naegele, who gave some very beauti ful phrases on the true moaning of art and love. In commenting on a re cent portrait of Miss Berry, he said, “There is no such thing as flattery in a portrait of a woman.” Everyone, especially in the south, knows that no artist would be able to flatter the no ble personage referred to in t’h© above portrait, hut we do challenge his statement on such a. wide scope- How ivell or how little does he know the authenticity of his statement. (We wonder if he is married and has any inconsiderate “in-laws.” Better stick to the brush, Mr. Artist!) The reports and programs rendered in the various clubs and societies wrfe of much in terest. Keep on keeping-on, Berry stu dent! In the “Piedmont Owl” on the back page was a picture of an old man who apparently had met with a serious ac cident, or had had a run-in with the little wife, because he had bandages almost all over his body. He is in a very pitiful plight indeed. Over the cartoon was the inscription, “The Piedmont Spirit!” and underneath was a sentence, “We Wonder!” Now, we being only humans and possessing as much or even more curiosity than our ancestors as defined by the text book used in the Biology 2( course, we were made to wonder also. Is there really something wrong with the Piedmont spirit ? Write me a personal letter as to details and let me advise you. I may not know as much as “Mother Knozit All” but come up to see me sometime. W. F. Gunn, Dean of W. G. C. was a visitor in Thomaston Wednesday. While there he had the pleasure of talking to the senior class of the Robert E- Lee Institute, giving them information and particulars of our school.