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Social Dancing Asa Part of
Physical Education Program
of a Southern Junior College
By D. M. Braswell
Whether we like it or not, dancing
is Vast becoming an outstanding means
( ,f social intercourse for youth. Danc
ing for years held the place as * a
means to entice the innocent to -the
public dives of ill repute; but with
the arrival of the age of frankness,
the disrobing of false modesty and the
increased means of social contact, the
most adventurous souls of polite so
ciety decided to adopt it for their own
usage. A few years ago the person
.who danced was automatically stero
typed and placed in the great class of
people, who would by dancing wreck
their lives and be of no worth to the
cooperative commonwealth. Happily
this attitude is changing by more and
more people securing opportunities to
see and experience real social dancing.
Suppose we examine the question of
social dancing from the following an
gles: (1) The dance itself, (2) the en
vironment of the dance, (3) the social
.consequences of the dance.
No doubt, in the past dancing lias
had some very disreputable interpre
tations, but now go to a well ordered
dance, a home dance, or a club dance
and see how many young people are
dancing in ways you used to read
about. It seems one can say that to
day. .dancing by the great masses of
young people is temperate, sane and
wholesome. On examining some of the
contributions social dancing can and
does make in the South, we find it
affords a common channel for social
intercourse. Secondly, it gives an op
portunity for personality expression;
thirdly, it affords means for meeting
people from many sections of the state
and country. Finally, the modern
dance is an expression of freedom
through discipline. Instead of dancing
being self-centered, it becomes group
centered, for the reaction, of person to
person is that of social well being, and
the state of mind created is that of
response to the music, to the rhythm,
and to the fact of successfully doing
something cooperatively. Some of our
older married friends w’ho do not have
any experience of the dance say:
“Why can’t our young people be con
tent to do the things we do?” The
answer seems to be this: the older
married couples have developed their
own centers of interest; they have
their own homes, their families, and as
a result an outlet for their own per
sonalities. But can we neglect young
men and women who have not as yet
become eligible for the blessings of a
more mature life? Since by the very
nature of the situation these attributes
of more mature life are out of the
question, it is my belief that the well
ordered social dance is one of the fine
means for the expression of .youthful
personalities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB
INITIATES 8 MEMBERS
The Social Science Club had as its
guests at its last meeting Thursday,
January 24, at the home of Miss Doris
Wiggins, Rr. Ralph Harlow, of Smith
College, Mr. Ed Secrest, of the Uni
versity of Georgia, Miss Dorothy Anne
Braswell, of the University of Geor
gia, and Mr. David M. Braswell. Dr.
Harlow, •who is professor of Religious
and Biblical Literature at Smith Col
lege, talked during the evening on the
question of intellectual advancement
in college work. After this talk he
discussed various problems and an
swered questions of the group.
The organization enjoyed this oppor
tunity to meet and talk with Dr. Har
low very much and it feels that he
certainly brought it something very
mirc'h worthwhile in the problems he
discussed with them.
Eight new members were initiated
into the club at this meeting. They
are: Alma Folsom, Margaret Cheney,
Mrs. C. J. Henderson, Horace Cook,
Martha Hogan, Doyle Lively, Mrs.
Clifford Capps and Frances Williams.
NORTH GA. EKES OUT
VICTORY OVER BRAVES
West Georgia dropped its opening
game in the homo gymnasium to
North Georgia college 37-34. This
game was very thrilling as both teams
were evenly matched. West Georgia led
all thru the game until the last Quarter
and except for a untimely substitution
the Braves might have been victorious.
The score was tied at 32-32 with only
two minutes to go when Williams the
capable center of the Braves, who was
playing an excellent game was taken
out and a third string center who Was
untried in inter-collegiate competition
substituted. In all fairness to the sub
stitute it should be stated that it
wasn’t his lack of ability that caused
the defeat but he wasn’t given the
time to warm up before entering the
game and any person needs a short
time to adjust himself after entering
an inter-collegiate game for their first
time. This substitution at that crucial
moment, however, did seem to ruin
both the offense and the defense of
the West Georgia team. Hardy, center
for the North Georgia team shot 4
points in the final two minutes and
with a foul shot made good by a team
mate, he put the game on ice for the
Dahlonega boys.
Hearn was the outstanding player in
the game. He figured in almost every
play whether offensive or defensive.
Besides shorting G points Jud was the
best guard on the floor. Hearn was
not the only West Georgia man that
played well for the whole team co
operated and played an excellent game.
Chick Almon was high point man for
the Braves with 12 points. Williams,
Harris, and Fields, the other three in
West Georgia’s starting line-up, should
come in for their share of praise as
each man played a hard clean game.
Each member of the West Georgia
team played probably his best game of
the season and not too much praise
can be given them for their courageous
battle. North Georgia opened the
scoring in the first quarter after the
Braves had missed several shots by
sinking one from back of the foul line.
Williams quickly [retaliated for the
Braves by knocking one through the
basket. After these two goals never
more than six points seperated the two
games. The score at the half was 18-
16 in favor of West Georgia. The third
quarter led by Almon and Hearn, the
Braves opened up their offense and
began working the ball in. under
the goal much better than they had
during the first half. At one line dur
ing the period West Georgia led by six
points. They were never able to gain
a greater lead because of the close
guarding of the North Georgia team
and the wonderful game that Captain
Stewart played at forward. Stewart
was high point man for North Geor
gia with 12 points.
In the opening minutes of the fourth
quarter North Georgia regained the
lead. They were not able to retain
this lead as the Braves, fighting des
perately, closed the gap and tied the
score at 32 all. West Georgia at this
point of the game seemed on their way
to a certain victory when time for. a
substitution was called. The remain
ing two minutes of the game has al
ready been described.
This game was one of the most thril
ling ever played in the W.G.C. gym
nasium. Despite the defeat all the
West Georgia students were well
plased with their team and they seem
ed much more confident of future
victories.
This game was incidentally the second
game this season that the Braves have
lost to North Georgia by less than a
five point margin. The opening game
of the season for the Braves was on
the Dahlonega court when they were
defeated by a 35-31 score.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
NORWOOD FLOYD, Sports Editor
BRAVES DEFEAT G. P.
(Continued from Page One)
game was over because the outcome
was very much in doubt throughout the
whole of the final period.
This game was pretty much of a
repetition of the North Georgia game.
Fields played the best floor game for
the Braves and he was the high point
man of the game with 11 points. Jud
son Hearn played Bis usually fine de
fensive game and his eight points made
him second high point man for the
Braves. The other three members of
the team, Almon, "Williams, and Harris
played fine games. Williams played
his best game of the season. His live
points were the most scored by any
Brave center in any single game this
season.
BOX SCORE
Gordon Pres. (33) West Georgia (35)
Ridelbuger (8) L.F. Fields (11)
Peacock (7) R.F. Almon (7)
Cunningham (6) C. Williamson
Atkinson (G) L.G. Harris (4)
Mason (G) R.G. Hearn (8)
Substitutions: Gordon Presbyterian,
Lyon; West Georgia, Williams (5).
Officials: Hamrick and Sinclair.
A. S. T. C. DEFEATS
WEST GA. BRAVES
West Georgia Braves ran up against
the undefeated Alabama State five on
January 18 and they were smothered
under by a 51-12 score. The Braves
fought gamely but they were in no
way equal to the Alabama staters.
Sammie Fields and Judson Ilearn per
formed best for the West Georgians.
They both played excellent defensive
games and Fields was high point man.
with 4 points, while Ilearn closely
trailed him with 3 points. This game
is by no means a black-eye to West
Georgia athletic history, as the Braves
fought desperately, but they were up
against a distinctly superior team.
The Braves were sometimes complete
ly bewildered by the La Celtic style
of attack of the senior college’s enor
mous five.
A. S. T. C. has already won sixteen
games this year, some of them tri
umphs over the leading amateur teams
of this section. Alabama State has
tried in vain to schedule games with
teams of the leading Southern confer
ences, but through the timidity of
these so-called conference leaders A. S.
T. C. is not able to play college teams
of their own class.
The Braves encounter Alabama State
again on February 22 in the home gym
nasium. This game should, be much
closer than the first as the Braves
will then have the advantages of the
home court, local court fans, and also
Hie valuable experience gained in the
first game combating the State style
of offense.
GORDON COUNTY
BOY MAKES GOOD
Virgil Barrett, one of the Gordon
county boys, was appointed to the
managership of the basketball team
to succeed Lloyd Leeman Simonton,
who has resigned. Barrett was al
ready the trainer for the team and he
will be a very capable manager. He
took charge of the capacity crowd in
the West Georgia gymnasium for the
North Georgia game and he handled
them very efficiently.
Basketball line-tfp:
Fields, c (11) L.F. Stewart, c (12)
Almon (12) R.F. Tate (4)
Williams (2) L.G. Hardy (9)
Hearn (6) L.G. Wansley (2)
Harris (3) R.G. Defoor (8)
Substitutions North Georgia,
Oliver, Defoor (2). West Georgia,
Barksdale,. Officials. Williamson and
Simonton.
Braves To Meet A. S# T. C#
In Spring Tennis Match
A tennis match with Alabama State
Teachers college, to bo played some
times during tho spring quarter, was
announc'd today by Mr. Braswell.
This match is the first of several ex
pected to be scheduled. Alabama State
is one of the old foes of the West
Georgia tennis team. Last year West
Georgia won both boys and girls
matches with the lost! of only one set.
Oc Hay, number one on last year’s
team, and James Platt, number throe,
have both been lost to Georgia Tech.
Despito those losses West Georgia
should have a fair team composed of
the men left from last year’s" promis
ing freshmen. Beverly Campbell, last
year’s number two, is expected to lead
the team this year and he can be
counted on for several victories.
Among the other men who should be
in the thick of the fight for places
on the team are Joe Ford, Tom Hard
ing, Jack Stone and possibly one or
two others.
M. L. Fisher: “My face is my
fortune’’.
Butler: “Oh, another hard luck
story.’ ’
Marion Askew: “What do you think
I’d do if you tried to kick mo?”
Kitchens: “I haven’t any idea”.
Marion: “Aren’t you curious?’’
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Barton—Daddy, what ought I to
wear when I caddy for you on the golf
course tomorrow?
Dean Gunn—Wear cotton in your
ears.
Dorm Gal—There’s a woman outside
With a man.
Miss Ward —Tell her I’ll take him.
Barrett —You have a pretty mouth.
Frances—Go on. Quit your kidding.
Barrett—l said it’s a pretty mouth
and I’ll stick to it.
Spuff—My fiance lost all his money
in Wall street.
Margaret—l bet you feel sorry for
him.
Spuff—Yes. He’ll miss me.
Mrs. Strozier—So you are delayed
because of having your car overhaul
ed?
Mr. Strozier —Yes, by a speed cop. •
Puckett—When Hoyt gave me that
big steak sandwich, I gave an imita
tion of a movie star.
Freshman —Which one?
Jimmy—Joe E. Bnown.
Tucker—l read in a book that
Apollo was chasing a nymph and sh®
turned into a tree.
Barksdale —Ho was lucky. The on®
I’m chasing always turns into a soda
fouhtain or a candy store.
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Red Martin —I'm in favor of om
rough house.
Sinclair —I second the commotion.
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JEWELER
Carrollton, Ga.