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THE WEST GEORGIAN (Published Monthly by the Students of West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga. Editor Pro-Tom. Doris WI W IM Business Manager Harvey Glazier West Georgia College begins its sec ond anniversary with confidence und enthusiasm. The enrollment shows 17 per cent incteuse over last year. The student body is well divided between young men and young women. The group is serious in purpose, und studi ious in its application to study. The main objective of West Georgia which is the “progressive dovelpoment of the individual to take his or her place in an improved society ’’ has been pluced in every one's mind us a def inite goal. Despite the fact that West Geor gia’s income from outside sources was less than our sister institutions’ in comes, tho physical properties of tin college were greatly improved last year- This expenditure raeched ap proximately $10,000.00. ' Anticipated plans of improvement this yefcr ddal with the library, lab oratories, gymnasium and the club house or log cabin. Our group fully appreciates that improvements corao NEW PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ••■We conceive physical education to day to bo recreation instead of an undesirable task to bo done- The aims of oub program at West Georgia Col lege are: 1. To furnish students activities in which they can rolax. 2. To acquaint tho students with the whole, field of recreation rather than just specialized participation. 3-. To give the student an opportu nity to find activity which he can carry over in after life. 4. To encourage the finest form of co-operative r> lationships in those who pre taking part in the activity. 5. To give the student a chance to participate in tho running of the whole program- The program of physical education at West Georgia College can be likened to a pyramid. The broad base repre sents the participation of all students in some form of recreational activity. The apex represents those students who attain exceptional excellence in any par ticular form ; 6f recreation. Those should have an opportunity to test their sikll with others outside of their par ticular college group. Thus extra-col Greenville, Ga. Dear Students and Faculty: A fellow never realizes just liow good a thing really is until he is forced to; do without it. I did know that West Georgia was a grand place, but I hadn’t realized the intensity of my love for the students, the faculty, and everything concerning the school until I found out that, because of my eyes, I woirld not be able to attend the first quarter. I have found only one con solation for having to stay out: the treshmen will have completed the cut ting of the sophomores hair before I return. To the freshmen, West Georgia ex tends a most cordial welcome I am sure. I have only one warning: if you Due to the illness of Jack Smith, editor-in-chief of the West Georgian, Miss Doris Wiggins has been appointed by the faculty as editor pro-tern until his return at the beginning of the winter quarter. The students regret to- hear of Mr. Smith’s inability to re turn, but are delighted with the choice of the faculty in Miss Wiggins, who was editor of the West Georgian last year. Miss Wiggins has selected as her staff: Humor Editor, Billy Thomas; Exchange Editor, Davis Upshaw; Sports Editor, Norwood Floyd; Busi- OUR SECOND YEAR BEGINS LETTER FROM EDITOR WEST GEORGIAN STAFF slowly if the costs of such must be paid from current income. Two definite progressive steps were noted in the plans for instruction for 1934-35. The one was the program of physical education which is in oper ation under the direction of M’r. Drus well; the other is the teacher train ing program directed by Mr. Gunn and supervised by Miss Katie Downs. The faculty group of Student Ac tivities Committee brought out an at tractive and helpful handbook for students- They contemplate an ad ditional project of lyceum attractions t)iis year. West Georgia College must become the center of cultural and worthwhile programs for this section. The youth of our institution, the vigorous growth and the co-operative spirit between students and faculty are the chief reasons for the creative program and accomplishments of West Georgia. The task for J 934-35 is greater) than the previous year. Let us make history. legiate activity will be given a place- Physical education this year is or ganized on tho plan of the athletic committee which acts in un advisory capacity to tho director who is the lioud. The actual program is governed by the board of student managers. Each manager lias an assistant man ager, and the directing of the particu lar activity is left entirely in the hands of the student manager who is head of the department. This year West Georgia College in cludes in its fall program touch foot ball, soccer, basketball, tennis, horse sho<>s, wrestling, tumbling, volley ball, croquet, handball fencing, archery, boxing, ping-pong, Indian bat ball, hik ing, group dancing, speedball, golf, and gymnastics. Tho personnel includes the director, who is the coordinator, supervisor, and resource man, three student assistants the board of managers, their assistants and the student body of 275 young men and women- We can make physical education real recreation if we just all get into the water and strike out. The administra tion believes West Georgia students will put it over. arc not prepared for a most successful year in scholastics along with the time of your life, then you will have it any way. To the sophomores, my classmates, I wish to express my appreciation for the letters you have written me. I enjoyed last year so much with you and know that surely you are the most Congenial class to be found anywhere. And to the faculty, I am deeply grateful for the many favors you have done for me* I am sure that West Georgia is headed for great heights with such a brilliant president and dynamic faculty. T am looking forward to being with you all after Christmas. Most sincerely, JACK SMITH. ness Manager, Harvey Glazier; Circu lation Managers, Ovid Davis, Ray Dean Watts, Henry Kitchens; Typist, Grace Wing; Associate Business Managers, Frances Cruse, Don Barfield; Alumni Editor, Doris West; Reporters (those accepted after an article is accepted; not appointed). Sue McGee, Helen Harding, Tom Harding, Dovce Wil liamson, Lucille Portwood, Clarice Cross, Bill Brown, Roland Harris, Ish mael Johnson, Elizabeth Boyd, Doris West, Paul Astin, Macy Murphy, Mar tha Thomas, Helen Hayes, Preston Wright, Joe Ford, Mary Green. THE WEST GEORGIAN THE IMPROVEMENTS AT WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE If the present West Georgia College should be compared with itself three months ago, one could easily say that there have been many improvements made everywhere- Two beautiful brick entrances have been built to replace the old gates. The appearance of the campus has been improved very much by smoothing the ground and plunting grasses. A log cabin has been built and equipped for the home eco nomics department. The construction of this cabin is probably the best im provement that has been made on the campus to the present time. In the academic building many things have been greatly improved. Better school desks and blackboards have been placed in the rooms. A lab oratory for the physical science de partment is being built ana equipped for the study of astronomy, geology, and physics. The library, without any doubt, has improved most. About 800 dollars worth of new books have come in for a deeper study of the courses in the school’s curricula- Not only are there many reference books but also a great number of papers and maga zines for the study of current events. At the present time great improve-, ments are being made in the physical educational department. There are, at least, fifteen new recreational games for the students of this college. Suf ficient equipment has been bought for each of these games, and new fields and eourts are being built at differ ent parts of the campus. By these great improvements no student is de prived of recreation. The building program of West Geor gia College is one that everybody should be interested in. This program ; provides for the construction of fac ulty apartments so that there will be more rooms for the students in the dormitories. The women s dormitory will be increased approximately twice its present capacity by the new con-* struction. Anew dining hall and kltchen will be constructed- The new. dining hall will have a seating capac ity of about 275 people, 'while the kitchen will be furnished with modern cooking equipment. The present din ing hall will be used for a library, and the home economics department will take the kitchen. All drawings for these constructions have been made; therefore, the build ing program is definitely assured and ready to be given to the contractors for completion. The architects, Burge and Stevens, of Atlanta, have accepted the work. The time when these proj ects will bo completed is not known, but probably the dining hall will be ready for use for the summer term of 1935, and the other building by the fall term of the same year. Everybody appreciates the success ful improvements of this college and wishes the program of improvements in the future to be even more success ful under our most beloved president, Mr- Irvine S. Ingram. STUDENTS ENTERTAINED The Carroll Theatre, Johnson Drug Company, and Rodgers’ Pharmacy have all entertained the West Geor gia students royally during the first weeks* The Carroll was host to the entire student body on Friday of the first week of school. The current attraction was Jack Holt in “Whirlpool” which was enjoyed by all. Johnson Drug Company presented to every student a card which entitled him to a delicious dish of ice cream at their establishment on Adamson square. Rodgers’ Pharmacy was also host at a progressive icecream party which was appreciated by all the recipients, as were all the other kindnesses pref erred them by the people of Carroll ton. One of our worthy sophs has a chest expansion of one inch. Where does all the hot air come from, Enkf RAT COURT •I ~ (By a Freshman Boy) There wus a wild clattering under the bright lights of the gymnasiem; the high court of the sophomore class was about to convene. After repeated Kipping on te table on which he was sitting, Judge Thomas procured order. Clerk .Rosie {Spence shouted forth the cases to be on tho docket for the night’s session. The first witnesses were called and a complete silence fell on the court except for the low, frog-like sounds made by Yarbrough, who prided him self on being the star witness in every ease. Then the attorneys for the de fense, Davis and Moore, vied with the prosecuting attorneys, Simonton and Bill Brown, In cross-questioning the witnesses. In each trial there was a charge of disrespect to an upper classman, or of breaking a rule of the freshman regime. Practically the same procedure was followed as in a regular court, except that in Rat Court there was haste of trial that would put our system to shame. Judge Thomas was seen to glance at his watch every few minirtes as if he were afraid that quiet hour would approach before punishment could be inflicted. The name “Hat Court” has been given to this form of government in other college, but at West Georgia it is a misfit- The sophs would hardly call themselves rats. Neither were tlfe freshmen treated as such. Judge Thomas showed ready sympa thy for those, who through ignorance of rules or forgetfulness, were brught before him. Charges of refusing to shine and upperclassman’s shoes and failure to have a handy match brought fOiith the heaviest sentences. Dr. Boyd, the star-gazer, who drop ped in during the second trial, left in a few minutes. Apparently he was convinced that no harm was being done to the freshies. In a talk at chapel, Dean Gunn stated ways in which West Georgia College is different from other insti tutions of its type- He expressed a desire that hazing be done away with. Since that time, the treatment of the freshmen has changed enough that the f’reshies like it. Some of the. rules have been modified and those remain ing are bringing about a true school spirit in regard to the upper-classmen without galling the underclassmen. Acquaintances between freshmen and sophomores are rapidly becoming friendships. This is true initiation that makes one feel at home. West Georgia College is truly different: it is the best college for me and I intend to be a good sport and a good fresh man. ATHLETIC COUNCIL IS ORGANIZED Under the new plan of the physical education department, with David M. Brasw’ell as director, the following of ficers have been elected from the team managers, w r hi,ch, with these officers, form the athletic council: President, Mary Merritt; vice-president, - Bill Browm; secretary, Poland Harris. THE FARMER’S STORE ? ' Groceries-Flour- Hay-Feeds Rome Street Carrollton, Ga, CARROLLTON DRUG COMPANY “A Good Drug Store” We Appreciate Your Patronage Log Cabin Is New Home of Home Economics Department Improvements are being made daily on the log cabin in the grove. The pupils in the clothing courses are help ing M’is Jenkins to make the cabin into a more hoine-lke place- It wll be furnished at practically no cost to the school, as odds and ends are beng used to make tho rustic setting. The .color scheme for the interion is yellow and blue with a touch of rust. An old-fashioned stair-case leads to the upper floor which is a lovely bed room furnished in blue and white. In the annex at the rear of the cabin is the Home Economics department with the sewing and experimental cookery units. Miss Jenkins and Miss Carpenter will move into the Cabin in the near fu ture. Students Entertained by- Churches of Carrollton The students of the college were en tertained on the evening of Septem ber 27th by the various churches of Carrollton and their Sunday School departments. Cara were provided to take the stu dents to the church of their prefer ence, where they were very cordially received. All the students were urged to take advantage of the opportu nity to attend Sunday school and church every Sunday morning, as the cars from town are sent every Sun day. Probably the most enjoyable part of these socials was the abundance of refreshments served in all cases- The gaiety of the assemblies vouched for the fact that everyone enjoyed him self thoroughly. Scholarship Award, to be Given- Club by College This Year Following a suggestion Of the hon orary science club, Mu Zeta Alpha,' President Ingram has offered to. the club on the West Georgia campus with the highest scholar-slip a cup for this, achievement- > This cup will be awarded annually'- as a part of the commencement pro gram to the winning club- The indi vidual grades of each member of the competing clubs will be averaged y" these will be averaged for the club score to be in competition with the various scores of other clubs. CICERONIAN LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS The Ciceronian Literary Society held its first meeting of the year on October 3. The meeting was called to" order by the president, Leeman Simon ton, who read the constitution of the society and opened a discussion of the policies and plans of the organization for the ensuing year. Mr. Strozier, faculty advisor of the society, made a short talk on' the out look for the year. Miss Carolyn Geer was appointed as program chairman for the next meeting.