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Official Organ of West Georgia Collar, Carrollton, Oa
Doris Woat and Doris Wiggina
FACULTY ADVISORS
Professors Gordon Watson, Thomas Hart and Robert Strozier
Associate Editor Kelly
Sport, Hmlth Pre<l , ’ ,VM
Humor Kditor. Tboma. and Bill Brown
„ . . Sokli Morrow
Hu.,no.. Manager 1 Raymond Kowo
AB.istant Hu.lno., Manager. France. Crow, and Martha Hosier
Circulation Manager. Ovid Dnvi., Hay Watt, and Don Barfield
„... Manor Cansler
Exchange Editor
Davis Upshaw
Assistant
(Edited ly Doris West)
As West Georgia steps hastily to
wards the end of a successful year, it
seems only a proper move to express
our sincere appreciation to our adver
tisers for their pertinacious aW
throughout this entire year.
Only by the whole-hearted support of
our friends of Carrollton lhavo Wo been
able to proceed with various branches
of our school activities. Surely no bet
tor place or a more co-operative popu
lace could have been selected lor a
college than the location of West Geor
gia College! The merchants have res
ponded with alacrity to our battle cry
for help. Our worthy supporters have
made it, possible for us to publish thus
WEST GEORGIAN. With the small
funds allotted us by the office, it
would have been possible to put out
only one or two issues per quarter,
whereas with the complaisant co-op
eration of our friends wo are enabled
to publish one issue each month.
Tho greatest help givon us was in
There has been much discussion con
cerning sources of revenue to support
athletics at West Georgia; some sug
gestions have been made, and a few
carried out. When anew sport is ad
ded to the list, of activities, picture
show tickets are soldi on commission,
rummage sales are held, and the busi
ness men of Carrollton are literally
“drained.”
One suggested remedy for the situa
tion, and one which has been discuss
ed hotly, is that of tho faculty and
authorities giving the Athletic Asso
ciaion the right to run tho college
store, paying a commission to tho per
sons in charge for their services and
having a committee to arange the buy
sing of goods, pricing and advertising.
The association could work harmon
iously with the faculty in the buying
of books and articles necessary for
school work. The students would re
alize something in return for the money
that, they spend on the campus tor
their needs or for pleasure.
Wanted: A perfectly sane and sensi
ble student or faculty member of West
Georgia College who has not been at
tacked by spring fever.
If this appeared in the classified ad
section of a current paper 1 seriously
wonder if there would be any ono to
answer it* I am afraid that even the
strongest and most determined mem
bers of West Georgia student body
have felt the effects of this deadly
disease. Tlhe faculty seems (decidedly
worried, when all they receive in
answer to a question is a rather sleepy
yawn. They gravely shake their
heads and pronounce the usual verdict
—“Spring fever*”
Spring fever attacks various parts
of the body; take Miss Weaver for an
example. She is having serious trouble
with her eyes. She claims that the
siglht of people reclining on the library
tables hurts Iher eyes so badly that she
is going to be forced to consult an oc
ulist*
SUPPORT OUR SUPPORTERS
VOX POPULI
SPRING FEVER
the publication of THE CHIEFTAIN,
our year book. The price of this pub
lication was certainly a severe tost of
friendship, but Carrollton merchants
played, the part of a saving providence
and snatched us from failure and help
ed us onward to success.
It is* hoped that next year the stu
dents, if not th c faculty or Board of
Regents, will take steps toward a dras
tic change In the policy of outside
help, and will adopt a platform of self
support. Wo siliall try to avoid impos
ing on our friends too much.
It is the earnest desire of the staffs
of tho West Georgian and The Chief
tain that tho students read tho ads and
watch closely to see our real supporters.
Those ads were not given as clandes
tine donations, but they were given us
an acknowledgment of direct affilia
tions with West Georga College, and as
t, solicitation of trade.
Support our supporters, West Geor
gians!
The students could assist in the work
of the store and receive training in
dealing with their fellow students,
which would boa great help to them
in future life. With baseball season
just opening it seems that many arti
cles, such as “dopes,” peanuts, candy,
etc., could be sold at the games and a
good profit realized.
Athletics at West Georgia is very
young, and tli e students do not expect
everything tho first year. They ap
preciate the wide range of sports al
ready offered and also tho interest
taken by the faculty and authorities,
but to have the best college in the
state wo must also bo strongly repre
sented on the gridiron, on the court,
and on the diamond, as well as in dra
matics, literary "work, debates, etc.
This problem is oue of tho greatest
importance at West Georgia since it
will affect the future existence of ath
letic activities here. The students
would appreciate the consideration of
this by West Georgia’s faculty.
Mr. Hart is another faculty mem
ber affected with this disease. His
hearing is not what it onco was. In
lab someone made a remark about Mr.
Watson and the Glee Glub practice, and
he asked what had just been said about
th e embalmed cat. The students are
running the teachers a close second
in this race, I find. Absent-minded
ness seems to be spring fever’s way of
striking them. One girl reported to
boys’ gym class- She insists that she
mistook Wednesday for Thursday.
Radford Hamrick also has been feel
ing this effect. Ho informed Mr. Stro
zier concerning the amount of English
parallel Ihe had been reading.
If you feel sleopy; if your brain just
will not work; if classes bore you to
death; if you feel a sudden longing
to bask in the sun; if you are more
interested in play than work, you have
tho spring fever. If you feel none of
these symptoms, please report to the
nearest doctor. You are ill I
THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEST GEORGIA WINS
OVER WILD CATS
To start the game W* G- C. kick
od off to tho right half, who was play
ing first base, where the receiver
fumbled and Boyd fU on H in the
middle of the court. W. G. G’s ball;
Watson got a hit for one base off
tackle. Then Hart dribbled around
the end for first down on tho third
base* Strozier served tho oval tor a
love set and two points as Bonner tip
ped the bull to the foul line. Lavender
made th e extra point as ho fell over
the water bucket on a fake spinner
through the pitcher’s box. Then Hart
kicked off again for W. G. C., tho hall
(hitting the backboard and bouncing
through Howell’s hands as one of tho
Wild Cats fell on it for a goal. Mr.
Water Boy failed to make the extra
point for the Cats as Strozoir had al
ready spilled it. Tho half ended with
Roberts serving doubles to thc Wild
Cat catcher. To start the second
( Hi alf after W- G. C. received the kick
off, Watson shot a long one from tho
center of the court which was good
for a home run. The extra point was
good as Howell took a single left over
tackle from the foul line.
W. O. C. kicked off again and the
Cats ran through Mr. Gunn’s office
for a touchdown. But this time the
extra point failed as W- G. C’s left
guard, Roberts, raised up and the ball
hit him on the racket and bounced off
into the hands of Bonner who was
playing right field- W. G. C. started
a drive for their own tip and drib
hied down to the forty-nine yard line
where the Cats’ third basemen stop
ped the rushing W. G. C. tide. But
they kept on down the field for a
winning run to score on a power play
as the game ended.
Hero is how W- G. C. pulled her
power play and thought nothing of it:
Watson tipped the ball to Bonner;
Lavender and Hart pulled out to raise
the grand stand. Howell cut the Cat’s
tail off- Strozier got th e right paw as
ho pulled off a first base. Roberts got
•the Cat’s goat as he shot a side step
through a short stop. Hart and Boyd
were playing hard as they smashed the
Cat’s body for a love set.
Roborts went down and carried the
goal post off, and, Howell, Bonner and
Lavender caught hold of the fence.
Strozier held the water bucket and
Boyd crashed through third base, side
stepping Cat fur as he raced through
no man’s land for tli e winning point.
SHE HAS SPEED
“The stenographer that we require
must be fast,” ran the ad, “also ab
solutely accurate and must have hu
man intelligence. If you are not a
cracker-jack, don’t bother us.’
One of the answerers wrote that she
noted their requirements and it ran on:
You r advertisement appeals to me
strongly—stronger than prepared mus
tard —, as I have searched Europe,
Aiope, Irope and Hoboken in quest of
soino one who could use my talents to
advantage. When it comes to the chin
music proposition I have never found
man, woman, or dictaphone who could
get to the first base with me, either
fancy catch Or catch as catch can. I
write shorthand so fast that I have to
us e a specially prepared pencil with a
platinum point, and water-coating at
tachment, and a note pad made of as
bestos, rules with sulphuric acid and
stitched with cat-gut. I run with my
cut-out full open at all speeds and am,
in fact, a guaranteed, double hydraulic
welded, drop forged, and oil-tempered
specimen of human lighting. If you
would avail yourself of the opportu
nity of a life-time, wire mo, but un
less you are fully prepared to pay for
such services, don’t bother me, as I am
so nervous that I can’t stand long
enough to have my clothes fitted.
SIGN OF SPRING
“I guess Abner’s in love with that
school-teacher over in Plum Hollow.”
“Think so?’”
“Yep. He was in town Saturday
tryin’ to swap his shot-gun for a bath
tub. ’ ’
Student
Activities
B. Y. P. U. MEMBERS
ENJOY WEINER ROAST
Ou Friday, April 6, twenty-four mem
bers of tho college B* Y. P. U* were
entertained at a weiner roast on the
campus. Mies Cowan, of the faculty,
acted as chaperono for the group of
students. Every one enjoyed an hour
of roasting weiners and toasting marsh
mallows.
DEBATING CLUB ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
Tho new officers elocted for spring
quarter for the debating club are:
President, Leo Simonton; vice-presi
dent, Doris Wiggins; secretary-treasur
er, Pearl Gober; parliamentarian, Fred
Williams. At this meeting provisions
for admitting new members were dis
cussed. Any who wish to join the
club may submit thoir names to the
secretary to bo assigned a subject.
The new administration has already
assigned subjects and a debate will be
held on Wednesday, April 25tli, at
6:45 in the main building. The sub
ject is “Resolved, That personal in
comes should be limited to $50,000 per
annum.” Fou r non-members, who are
trying for membership in the club,
will debate. They are Thelma Andrews
and Doyce Williamson, affirmative;
Inez Suddetlh and Horace Cook, nega
tive. The students, faculty and other
visitors are invited.
The outgoing officers have been in
strumental in getting material for de
bate and the club will be offering sev
eral interesting programs throughout
this quarter.
HOME ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT NEWS
Tho students in Home Economics 21
have been preparing some very at
tractive dishes, including fruit cock
tails. salads, salad dressings, French
dressings, beverages, creamed, pototoes.
They have also learned the ways of
serving these. The girls realize the
value of these lessons, as well as the
enjoyment obtained in doing this.
HAWTHORNE LITERARY
SOCIETY MET THURSDAY
The Hawthorne Literary Society
met at the regular period on Thursday,
March 22nd.
The roll call was answered by a
slogan from some well known advertise
ment.
The program was given by th e new
members which served as the initiation.
Florence Crawford and Blanche Evans
-had charge of the program, which was
very interesting.
The life of Hawthon e was given by
Robert Tillman. After this was dis
cussed, several readings were given by
other new members.
An interesting debate is being plan
ned for next meeting.
CICERONIAN. SOCIETY
HOLDS MEETING
The Ciceronian Literary Society met
Thursday, April sth.
The general topic for the program
and discussion was “Education.’ ’ A
talk was given on education by Miss
Margaret Cheney. The subject, “Re
solved: T-Jiat colleges should be co-ed
ucational. ” was debated. Pearl Gober
and Tom Loftln upheld the affirmative,
and Doris West and and Angeline
Griffin upheld the negative. Th e de
bate was judged by a vote of the club
and the affirmative side won.
Tho following students were given
membership in the club at this meet
ing: Pearl Gober, Margaret Cheney,
Luta Herndon and Wilton Spence. The
club is delighted with the new mem
bers, and its aim will be to help them
enjoy these meetings the greatest
amount possible.
Mother —“Be careful not to drop
the China dishes, Sue.”
Sue —“Don’t worry. If they do fall,
they are too light to hurt my feet.”
SIDE GLANCES
Just to think, in the springtime when
our thoughts begin to turn to a few of
tho lighter things of life when
thoughts of others fill our minds—
when everything seems to point to
dreams of the opposite sex —alas! a call
goes up because the date list at Berry
College was lato in appearing at the
girls’ dormitory, and the boys had to
spend a quiet afternoon without seeing
thoir dates. I wonder how some of
the West Georgia inmates would have
passed the afternoon —playing bridge,
n’ost-ce pas? T am still wondering
about what delayed these callers at
Berry. I imagine I shall keep on
wondering.
From the total of thirty-one Carroll
ton High graduates of last year twen
ty-five entered West Georgia College
in the fall. Two from that number
have dropped out, but th 0 remaining
are not only passing, but some are
making unusual records. A recent re
port from the college showed that 43
•per cent of all the students placed on
the dean’s list for the fall quarter
were graduates from Carrollton High.
A little spark of jealousy surrounded
us in reading “The Kernel” when we
found that Chancellor Weltner had vis
ited M. G- C., and had found time to
address them in a chapel talk. The old
saying, “Save the best for the last,”
comes in very appropriately here.
West. Georgia is now hoping for a
visit from this prominent man.
We wish to express congratulations
to Coach Jake Morris and his M. G.
C. Wolverines in their becoming
champs in the Southeastern Junior Col
lege Basketball Conference. West
Georgia should hav e been there to
give tlhem a little more competition.
If the students of LaGrange want
to see many pairs of lovers that their
school paper is complaining about,
they should “come up to see us some
time-” In a recent lecture to the stu
dents it was stated that there were a
few couples who persisted in having
rather lengthy dates over almost the
whole day. This is definition of a
lunatic. If not, please consult Barther
Risbane.
All of the colleges have been ex
tremely courteous in sending exchanges
to our college. Some have made some
rather complimentary remarks about
our paper, and especially have they
commented on the identity of Barther
RLbane, hut then we are no better
off than they, for we are still in the
dark. These exchange papers are in
the paper rack in the library. Take a
look at them and see if the West Geor
gian is as good as they are.
STUDENT BODY
GIVEN. HOLIDAYS
At noon, Thursday, April 12, the stu
dent body was dismissed until April
16 for the purpose of allowing the
faculty members to attend the Georgia
Educational Association meeting in At
lanta. These meetings are held every
year and are composd of the teachers
of Georgia. Several of the students of
West Georgia attended the economics
and foreign language lectures, the lat
ter of which Mr- Strozier was chair
man. Mr. Watson was elected vice
chairman of Emory group, and Mr.
Strozier permanent secretary.
These few days were christened
“spring holidays,’ due to the fact that
the college had not had any until then-
All the students appreciated this rest
from school and enjoyed it very much.
West Georgia’s president, Mr. I. S*
Ingram, has been elected delegate to
the General Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South. The col
lege is extremely proud of this honor,
for Mr. Ingram is the first delegate
ever elected from Carrollton.
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