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Knot Holing By Walter Winshield Bill Brown is a ladies’ man. He is tli o answer to a maiden’s prayer. V.liere the ladies are concerned he al ways does just the right thing at the light time. They all fall for him. All lie has to do is smile and make a mo tion with his hand. Perhaps the an swer to his success is his Apollo-like figure and his handsome, radiant face and the fact that he possesses tech nique. (The above was learned in a five-minutes conversation with Mr. Brown.) We wonder if the editor could have any success at blackmail? Hart in Biology 19—Is there any one besides Mr. Davis on tap today? It seems that the moustache club went ker-floop. All the boys in it went around for a week with growths on the upper lip like the shadow of a coming event until their leader, Barksdale, trimmed his too much and had to resign from the fellowship. Mr. Roberts, as advisor, did a lot of good, for his advice was to cut the mustaches off. We heard Taylor remark as he was playing horseshoes, “I can’t ring a bell; much less a horse.” This is not gossip; but new’s: The editor was on the campus one Sunday not long ago and says for the students to bear with the paper for two more issues without passing out. He will be with us after Christmas. We wonder if Dick Spence expounds his theory as vrell before eating steak and onions as he did after eating one Sunday night recently, on Armistice night to be exact. _ We wtrnder why Mr. Hart was happy on the twelfth, which happened to be a Monday? Every one in biology lab can tell you that Rosie Sp*ence can yodle very loud and very long. Billy (Romeo) Trent was recently discovered taking lessons-in love-mak ing in the seclusion of “Maesro Thomas’ room. “Rosy” Spence was assisting in the exhibition by allowing his room-mate to “work him over. (Spence is now’ sick and 1 rent has given up all hope.) Watts is the man of the hour at the present having taken the prize for his last bulletin board announcement. Cinder sandwiches would be a delicacy. (Bronx). We wonder if Bill Brown is jealous of his former position as the champ in this line? The great Norwood is slipping. Watts has threatened to steal his girl, but the odds'still seem to be in fa\or of Floyd. And this week, we’ve decided Spuff is so dumb she thinks phonetic? spell ing is the kind you find on the walls of telephone booths. The weird sound which you have oc casionally heard, coming from the men’s building is not a murder in the making as you would think. Paul Sinclair makes honest efforts to laugh, but ends up in groaning. He evidently has an overdone sense of humor. There’s a girl at W. G. C- who has made quite a hit “sighing.” If at first you don’t succeed, sigh, sigh again. The story about a certain member of the Giee Club being “heaven bound” has been found untrue. At last accounts he was not headed in that direction. Ask Miss Carpenter about the Red book salesman. VOL. TWO Thanksgiving Holidays Begin DR. GUY H. WELLS SPEAKS ON NEW TRAINING PROGRAM Dr. Guy H. Wells, president of Geor gia State College for Women at Mil ledgovillc, made a most interesting and timely address at the chapel hour on Tuesday, November 6. His subject was the “Teacher Training Program For A New Age” which he delivered in a most interesting manner. He stated that West Georgia College has a peculiar position in northwest ern Georgia. She is a pioneer in the field of education and there is no crust of tradition to break through be fore progress can be made. He said in part: We are living in anew age. It is difficult to realize how much civiliza tion has changed in the last decade. Nine-tenths of the people do not know when the times are really changing, but drift along with the crowd and never do anything of note, either for or against the new ideas that arise. The automobile and the airplane are symbols of this new civilization that we are now living in. Mr. Wells said that there are three type's of educational development: First is the type now in use in Russia. There they are willing to try anything that seems to have merits. The sec ond is the Mexican type. In Mexico there are no traditional methods, but the teacher goes into the community to teach the people to better the things that they already know how to do. The third is the type shown by the negro race. They are well set in the .-et. 1.- are willing and eager to stay in a rut. According to Dr. Wells (from Rugg) there are five ways in which civiliza tion can travel. We must forsee the trend that pur people are going to take before we know how to train teachers that will fit into the world that they will enter. He quoted Dr>. Weltner as “The new educational program needs teachers us social engineers.” The first requisite for a teacher is that he be educated. This statement seems irrelevant, but the fact remains that 60 per cent of the rural teachers Continued on Page Four MARTHA THOMAS MADE ALPHA PSI PRESIDENT The regular meeting of Alpha Psi was held on November 13th in the log cabin. Business, initiation of new members and a regular program w'as scheduled. Mr. Roberts gave a most interesting and timely talk on “The Importance of Economics in a College Course” which fitted into the year’s theme of the club, Consuming. Due to the resignation of the pres ident and the failure of some of the officers to return an election of offi cers made president, Martha Thomas; vice president, Anna Holbrook; secre tary, Macy Murphy. A formal initiation w’as carried otft very effectively with a candle light service. Twenty-five gained entrance into the flub. Plans for a social to be held in the near future were discussed. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS A most interesting meeting of the French Club was held on Tuesday, No vember 6. The following program was enjoved by the members: Play, “Le Poupee”—Sue McGee and Martha Doster. plav, “Le Cigale”—Reba Burnham. “Avitation and Lindberg”—Kress Entrekin. Following was a bridge game in which those playing spoke only in French. The West Georgian FIRST PRESENTATION OF CO LEGE DRAMATIC CLUB IS BIG SUCCESS Mary Merritt, Lyddie Murphy and Lanier Spence Star “The Crime at Blossoms,” the first presentation of this year by the Col lege Dramatic Club was acclaimed a success by those who attended the per formance. Many of the spectators have made the statement that the play was the best bit of dnnna they have seen on the local stage. The play, a satire on the morbid in terest shown in crime, was given at the city hall auditorium Friday night, November 16. A large audience that very nearly filled the auditorium was present at the performance. ’The pro duction was also as successful a fi nancial venture as had been antici pated. Miss Mary Merritt and Miss Liddy Murphy played the leading feminine roles. Miss Merritt, as Valerie Mer ryrnan, gave a fine portrayal of a dis gusted and bored English wife who overcame her scruples to capitalize ou the crime committed in her home. Miss Merritt is also to be commended on her acting and dramatic reading in the “charabanc scene.” Miss Murphy was greatly suited to her role of Mrs. Woodman, the garrul ous housekeper and henehwoman of Mrs. Merrymon. As Mrs. Woodman, Miss Murphy did much to- supply humor and comedy to the otherwise serious play. Her acting was excellent. Mr. Lanier Spence played the role 1 r. j • ...q 1 1,.' oal v male lead in the play. In this role Mr. Spence portrayed very well the uncon cerned and -ignored husband. Mr. Spence is to be greatly complimented on his splendid acting in the third act in which much of the success of the play lay. The firm and masterly pose Mr. Spence asumed in the third act was a striking contrast to his position in the first two acts. Friends of Mr. Spence said: “The humorous part was when Rosy cussed.” Mr. Edward Neely, as the murderer and very late visitor, acted very cred itably and handled the dramatic part of the play very nicely. Here, also, rested much of the success of the play in Mr. Neely’s acting. Mr. William Elbert Brown and Mr. Ovid Davis acted very capably in the roles of bill and collectors. Miss Lucille Portwood, as Mrs. Car rington, the inquisitive lady, acted With merit. Mr. Carrington was play ed very humorously by Mr. Jack Stone, who grunted and mumbled very artis tically at intervals. The “charabanc scene” was one of the funniest in the play and was com posed of the folowing actors: Leeman Simonton, Eleanor Hobbs, Aillen Kown, Charles Tuggle, Virginia Webb, Han cel Tucker, Earle Newman, Davis Up shaw, Frances Floyd, Virgil Barrett, and Jewel Strickland. Miss Mary Cole gave a near perfect portrayal of the laundry girl. Mr. Julian (Rabbi) Weiss, last, but not least, made a very good imitation of the village vicar. His acting helped to carry the plot. The success of the play may be ac credited to the tireless aud skillful ef forts of its most expert director, Prof. Robert Strozier. The expert assist ance of Prof. Gordon Watson is also to be appreciated. The Dramatic Club was’ honored by the presence of President Ingram at the performance. This was thg first time our president has had the oppor tunity to see a presentation of the club/ The faculty and friends sat in the boxes at the play* 1 1 E.SIMY, NOVKMKKK 27. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL SPONSORED BY ANNUAL STAFF IS BIG SUCCESS A most successful Halloween carni val was sponsored by the staff of Tho Chieftain on November 2nd in the gymnasium. The gym was decorated for the occasion with orange lights, black cats and witches and vari-eoloiv ed leaves. Streamers of black and or ange fell from the center of the ceil ing to all parts of tho room while a screen was formed over the door by many strips of the gay paper. Booths were built along the wall on the right hand side of tho gym; tho stage was sot for the skit from Macbeth on the left; at the lower end were the sec tions for the beauty quvons who were selected from the various campus ac tivities to represent them at the car nival. Miss Virginia Colquitt, of Thomas ton, and representing Alpha Psi, was crowned queen of the carnival. A dose race was held all during the evening until at the last when Miss Macio Murphy, Miss Dramatic Club, and Miss Colquitt came out ahead. Those rep resenting the clubs were: Alpha Psi, Virginia Colquitt; Dramatic Club, Ma rie Murp'hy; Chieftain, Florence Craw ford; French Club, Martha Poster; Women’s Glee Club, Martha Hogan; Mir Zeta Alpha, Louise Geer, West Georgian, Sue McGee; Social Science,* Florence Parn; Ciceronian Society, Luta Herndon; Hawthorne oeiety, Blanche Evans; Debating Club, Inez Suddeth; Student Volunteer, Frances Moore. A most, hilarious laugh greeted the Men’s Glee Club entrant, Julian Weiss, who would have put some woman to shame in liis “get-up.” The interest was high all through the evening. As specialties were the three cake walks, a skit of Macbeth, the beauty contest, and a costume pa rade. Miss Mamie Edwards was award ed. the prze for thy most striking cos tume. The carnival was a success financi ally, as well as with the students, us $54 was cleared which will help con siderably with The Chieftain expense. MU ZETA ALPHA CLUM INITIATES 8 MEMBERS Eight new’ members were pledged to Mu Zeta Alpha at its first initiation ceremonies of the year Thursday night, January 15. They were Verdyne Mc- Clung, Martha Thomas, Hazel Mc- Clendon, Jack Parker, Marie Murphy, Fred Robinson, Mary Lyle, and Fran ces\Jackson. These new members were selected for their ability in either bi ology, chemistry, or mathematics, and ( for their general interest in the field science. The initiation was held in the gym nasium with Mr. Hart acting as mas ter of ceremonies in the absence of the president, Julian Weiss. The old members were entertained by a varied and amusing program given by the pledges. Later the entire club enjoyed a social hour. The -club was greatly surprised when going to Mr. Ingram’s to complete part of the initiation, they were served delicious punch and cheese bits by Mrs. Ingram. In recent letters from prominent ed ucators who have visited the West Georgia campus there have been many complimentary remarks concerning the college and its plans. Dr. Wells w'as among those who stated that he was afraid that he was going to advertise West Georgia too much because he liked the program so well. NUMBER THREE FOUR DAYS FOR HOLIDAYS Majority to Go Home With the conclusion of the last class Wednesday afternoon, November 28, Thanksgiving holidays begin for West Georgia students ami faculty. These holidays continue through Sunday. Everybody is looking forward to this vacation, anticipating the pleasure and good feeling which oomes with Thanks giving. Everybody is busy now’ making plans in order to get the most out of the holidays. Most of the students are to spend the holidays with home folks. Mr. Watson and Mr. Strozier are to attend the South Atlantic Lan guage Association meeting in Charles ton, S. ('.; Mr. Roberts plans to spend the week with Mrs. Roberts in Brew ton, Oa.; Miss Weaver and Maes St. Glair will visit in Atlanta; Mr. Bon ner anticipates a visit to South Geor gia; Mr. Hart will spend hig holidays in Barnesville, Ga.; Miss Carpenter will be in Atlanta and Miss Jenkins will lie at home. The grades of the six-weeks’ testa have been recorded. Following is a list of those making grades that place them in the highest 15 per cent of the entire student body. This was done for the purpose of recognizing the good work of those who mods the list and to spur others on to better work: Lewis Beil, Elizabeth Burnham, Bill Ohappel, Mary Carter, Margaret Cha ney* Marion Clark. Horace Cook. Flor ence Crawford, Clarice Cross, Martha Dostcr, Bessie Dupree, Voncille Ellis, Alma Folsom, Louise Geer, Andrew Hamm, Helen Harding, Ed Harman, M'able Harper, Roland Harris, Dora Hearn, Mrs. C. J. Henderson, Martha Hogan, Glenn Hogan, Betty Hopper, Aileen Kown, Velma Folds Lovvorn, M'able McLendon, Sue McGee, Eliz beth McKoy, Jack Parker, Mildred Parker, Lucille Portwood, Jane Bea gin, Margie Lee Robinson, Ed Rogers, Sara Shannon, Irene Shadinger, George Smith, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Snead, Robert Tillman, Doris Wiggins, Fran cos Williams, Robert Witcher, William Jones. The following freshmen boys have been given sophomore privileges be cause of high grades: Walter Abney, Ed Neely, Forrest Ingram, Ed Rogers, Cecil Stanley, Paul Walraven, Preston Wright, Virgil Barrett, Leroy John son, Roy Perry, Paul Sinclair, Jack Stone, Herehel Whitehurst, Robert Witcher, Joe Ford, Luther Martin, Mayo Royal, Tom Smith, Bill Trent, and Ralph Whittemore. GLEE CLUBS TO PRESENT A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Regular practices under the able direction of Miss St. Clair and Mr. Watson are making a very good be ginning for the glee clubs. Plans for a Christmas program include appro priate numbers by the two dubs in unison and also selections by the sep arate groups. This joint program will be given on the Sunday afternoon preceding the Christmas holidays at four o’clock in the college auditorium. The weekly free cakes are creating quite a bit of interest. The Gni** Club is sponsoring this event with two cakes being given away every Friday evening to the girl and the boy hold ing the lucky ticket. These ehanee* cost only a nickel and the students are urged to back up the glee Club and take their chance on a good cake for five cents.