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VOLUNTARY RELIG. ASSOC.
The Voluntary Religious Associa
tion was organized to unify religious
forces and ideas among the students
at West Georgia. The organization
proted a consistent effort toward giv
ing the students programs on Sunday
evening, worthwhile trips and con
ferences, and lecturers which interpre
ted the world in which we are living
today.
At the first meeting Harvey Glaizer
was elected president; Louise Geer,
and Lowell Varner,
secretary and treasurer. Later, when
Lowell Varner resigned, Helen Hays
was elected in his place. At a recent
meeting a constitution was set up
and the following officers for next
year were elected:
William Kelly, president,
Joe Ford, vice-president.
Martha Trimble, secretary.
The Sunday evening programs have
been enoyajble and also very helpful.
Some of the most interesting pro
grams were on the new realm of
poetry, which included some of the
most famous poems by negroes. The
panel discussions on prayer and lynch
ing created new ideas and made the
audience think. A study was made
made of the Personality of Jesus, con
tinuing through several Sundays. A
most pleasing presentation of songs
was given by the Carroll County.
Training School under the direction of
John T. Jackson. The programs that
proved the most useful were those on
every-day problems that confront,
students.
The Open Forum which was held
immediately after after the program
each Sunday was well attended and
carried out the purpose of the or
ganization by helping the students to
rehlly find out wwhat they believed
and how it compares with the others
beliefs. This group discussed the
book Men, Women, and God by
Reverend Herbert Grog for about six
waeks. During the discussions re
freshments were served.
A friendly atmosphere was created
arid every One felt free to express
himself. Much good was done by
helping the students to think through
the problems of young people.
Among the conferences which stu
dents and teachers from W. G. C.
have attended is the Student Con
ference. Another group of students
attended the Student Volunteer Con
ference in Atlanta. At the student
training conference at Wesleyan.
Mr. Braswell gave the opening ad
dress and led a forum. But best of all
is the conference to be held at Blue
Ridge this summer. About seven
students are planning to go. About
500 students from 100 different col
leges in LI Southern states will be
present, also many nationally known
leaders. Then, too, one must not for
get the trip to Tuskegee. Twenty
five students and teachers visited the
institute and got a much better idea
of the work being done there. This
trip received a write-up in the State
T. M. C. A. paper and a short one in
the Magazine of Social Science.
Well known lecturers who have
been at West Georgia under the
auspices of the Student Volunteer
Dr. R. B. Eleazer, and Dr. Ralph
head of the Department of
! ron at Smith .College. Spencer
Jackson gave a very good talk on
World Peace.
The Voluntary Religious Associa
tion, together with the Hiking Club
and the Board of Managers, enjoyed
as their final entertainment a picnic
at Kinney’s Lake. A large number
of members of each group attended,
and, in spite of the downpour of rain,
took part in the festivities.
Mr. Braswell: “I wonder why so
many marriages are failures?”
Mary Merritt: “It must be because
so many inexperienced people .go into
it.”
Belshazzer saw the handwriting on
the wall. “It means that my wife
will want it re-papered this spring,
Jre interpreted it. _ _
THE CHIEFTAIN
The Chieftain staff in restrospection
recalls many’ pleasures in the work on
this year’s annual and derives much
satisfaction in seeing its work com
pleted to the vey of the members’ abil
ities. The staff also wishes to express
a deep and sincere appreciation for
the interest shown by the student body
and faculty.
The aim of this year’s staff should
be made known to the student body in
order that this high ideal may be up
held bv future staffs. It was the hope
and ambition of the staff not only to
publish a worthwhile journalistic
achievement but also to commemor
ate in a yearbook the scholastic and
extra-curricular activities of West
Georgia College for the school year
1034-35.
The present staff extends its best
wishes to Mr Tom Smith, recently
elected t 0 be the pilot of next year’s
annual. The members of this year’s
r.tnff are:
Frances Cruse Editor-In-Chief
Harvey Glazier Asso. Editor
Doris Wiggins .... .... Managing Editor
Earle Newnan Soph. Editor
Richard Spence Soph. Editor
William Kelly Freshman Editor
Virgil Barrett Freshman Editor
Locke Barksdale Club Editor
Helen Harding Club Editor
Roland Harris Club Editor
Boland Harris Club Editor
Florence Crawford Photo. Editor
Tom Smith Photo. Editor
Leeman Simonton Athletic Editor
Robert Tillman Athletic Editor
Bill Brown Feature Editor
Grace Wing Feature Editor
Billy Thomas Feature Editor
Tnez Suddeth Snapshot Editor
Mary Green Snapshot Editor
Lydia Murphy Art Editor
Lovvorn Gladney .... Business Manager
Paul Astin Asst. Bus. Manager
Beverly Campbell...-Asst. Bus. Manager
Margaret Cheney....Asst. Bus. Manager
Pope Fendley, _Asst. Bus. Manager
Norwood Floyd Asst. Bus. Manager
Luta Herndon ...Ast. Bus. Manager
T i'cille Portwood—.Asst. Bus. Manager
Davis Upshaw Asst, Bus. Manager
Julian Weiss Ast. Bus. Manager
Doris West Asst. Busness Manager
Charles Tuggle Typist
Robert M. Strozier Faculty Adviser
The annual social of the “Chief
tain” staff was given May 31, 1935,
at the Clifton hotel from the hours
of 7:30 to 11:00 p. m. This social was
in the form of a dinner dance, popu
lar music being furnished by an or
tho-phonic Victrola through the cour
tesy of the firm of Kytle-Aycock Fur
niture Company.
The color scheme of pastel shades
and gold was skilfullv carried out in
"he flowers and table decorations. Min
iature covers of the Chieftains served
as place cards, the front being a rep
lica iu blue and gold.
Frances Cruse served as master of
ceremonies with a welcoming address
to the staff members and visitors.
During the evening hilarity and good
cheer reigned with vari colored caps
and confetti lending a festive air.
THE “W” CLUB
The “W” Club awards membership
to those students who make a major
letter in an intercollegiate sport.
This year there were thirty-two let
ters awarded to. men and women who
won letters in wrestling, tennis, bas
ketball, and baseball. Those who re
ceived these letters were:
Baseball: Clave Chappell, Fred Wil
liams, Jack Stone, Duma Morris, Earle
Newman, Jack Parker, Charlie Tuggle,
Kress Entrekin Damon Webb, George
Colley, William Kelly, Sam Fields, and
Leroy Johnson, manager.
Tennis: Grace Wing, Pauline Lon
gino, Thelma Andrews, manager; Bev
erly Campbell, Norwood Floyd, and
Harris Hay, manager.
Wrestling: Fielding Towns, Billy
Thomas, James Lassetter, Roland Har
-R Ed Neelv, Earl Brown and Render
Rowe.
Basketball: Luther Martin, Ralph
Williamson, Sam Fields, Judson Hearn,
.THE WEST GEORGIAN
DEBATING CLUB
‘ The Debating Chib of West Georgia
College lias enjoved n successful year
ir debating, in developing debaters of
mfcrit to make splendid showings in in
ter-collegiate as well as intra-scholas
tic matches.
Officers of the society are elected
each quarter and these for this school
year have been: President, fall and
winter quarter, Dovce Williamson;
spring quarter, Fielding Towns; vice
president, fall quarter, Fred Williams;
winter and spring quarter, Virgil Bar
rett; secretary-treasurer, Doris Wig
gins, entire year; parlimentarian, Ly
man Moore, fall quarter; Mayo Royal,
winter quarter; Forrest Ingram and
Marion Clark, spring quarter. Pro
fessor L. E. Roberts is advisor to the
society and coach of debating.
During the first quarter, several
impromptu debates were held on state
and national questions of interest to
the club with opportunities given to
freshmen who wished to try out for
membership. Virgil Barrett, William
Kelly, Preston Wright, Mayo Royal,
Forrest Ingram, Lucille Portwood, and
Joe Ford won membershib pV these
debates. Members of the club partic
ipated in several inter-society debates.
Inter collegiate debating lias been
the oheif interest of the club since
January. Challenges were sent to fif
teen debating teams with three of
these colleges accepted. The first
inter collegiate debate was with Geor
gia Southwestern College at Americus.
The West Georgia affirmative team
and the Southwestern team traveled
on this debate on the Bankhead Bill
with Georgia Southwestern winning
both decisions. The West Georgia
teams on this subject were: Affirma
tive, Ovid Davis and Doyce William
son; negative, Doris Wiggins and Wil
liam Kelly. These same teams met
teams from Abrahamßnldwin Agri
cultural College on this same subject
in a non-decision debate with the neg
ative teams traveling.
A West Georgia negative team on
11 Government Control and Owenrship
of Munitions,” accompanied by a
number of the club went to Cox Col
lege, Colleg Park, during the spring
quarter. This team was composed of
Marion Clark and Lucille Portwood.
Marion Clark was given membership
for particiation in this debate.
Plans are under way for a debating
legaue with six state junior colleges
ns members for next year. Tf this
plan goes into effect, West Georgia
will have about one double header
debate every month with two differ
ent colleges and subjects representd.
This league will further the interest
in debating at all these colleges and
will give a greater incentive for fresh
man try-outs at the first of the year.
During the year the club has enjoy
ed two social affairs. After the de
bate with Georgia Southwestern, the
club and guests were entertained at
the home of Miss Doris Wiggins in
Carrollton. The club bad its annual
commencement social in conjunction
Avith the social science fraternity, Phi
Sigma Alpha.
The clirb had a page in the college
year book, The Chieftain.
Mr. Hart— -Now avc’ll name some of
the lower animals starting with Mr.
Kelly.
Charles Almon, Fred Williams and Vir
gil Barrett, manager.
Recently, at the invitation of the
West Georgian staff, tho “W” Club
shared the staff’s social at Kinney’s
lake. Several members of the club
and their guests attended.
The election of officers will be held
at a joint meeting of the old members
and new members wbch av ill be called
before the college session closes.
The officers for the past year
Avere: President, Judson Hearn; vice
president, Norwood Floyd; secretary
and treasurer, Thelma Andrews.
It will be interesting to note that
there were forty-six intercollegiate
contests participated in at West Geor
gia College durng the past year in
wrestling, baseball, basketball and
tennis. W. G, C. has won about fifty
per cent of these contests.
CERCLE FRANCIAS
■ The Cercle Francois which was
organized in the fall quarter of 1834
with Mr. Strozier as its sponsor, re
ports a very successful first year.
The last meeting of the elub for
this year was held in the Cabin on
May 15th and officers for the coming
year 1935-315 Avere elected. The offi
cers are: president, Mary Cole;
vice-President, Grace Wing; Secretary,
Jennette Pennington. A social hour
was enjoyed after the brief business
meeting. The admission to the en
tertainment was one franc or one pin.
This caused some confusion, for the
members hadn’t even a dime, so who
could produce a franc. In the end
pins were preferable. As the policy
of the club and its programs is to pro
mote interest in the French people and
in their literature, the program for
that evening consisted of two games,
one of which aauis to match the French
authors with their works. The other
was to fill in a card with the names
of colors, animals, foods and books.
It was decided at a recent meeting
that the elub Avould meet once iu the
afternoon and once in the evening of
every month. If the last meeting
which Avas held in the evening is to
be considered as an example the
meetings of next year are going to be
very interesting.
Miss Reba Burnham, the secretary
obtained through some social
bureaux the names of several French
i.hidents. Some of the members of the
Circle Avish to correspond with them.
The first officers of the club who
are to be commended for their good
Avork were: President, Verdyne Me-
Chmg; Vice-President, Glenn Hogan;
Secretary, Doris West. These Avere
later succeeded by Elizabeth Burnham,
Ed Hannon, and Reba Burnham, re
spectively. During the latter ad
administration five new members Avere
admitted. They Avere: Rayo Chappell,
Pope Fendley, Grace Wing, Mary
Cole, and Richard Spence.
NATURE STUDY COURSE
The Nature Study course as directed
by Mr. Hart and Miss Downs is the
first of its kind to be offered in any
of the colleges of Georgia.
The course consists of three lectures
per week and two laboratory periods.
The. lectures deal, not with nature
study itself, but with things concern
ing nature which will giA’e the teacher
a basis for her teaching, and for cre
ating a loA r c and understanding of na
ture in the child’s mind. The labora
tory periods are given over to Avork
by the students on projects originating
from their own initiative and desires.
Hup piemen tary work for teachers is
done at the practice senool in the na
ture of teaching nature study lessons
into the A'arious grades. These lessons
deal with any subject which presents
itself in the grade ami Avhieh fits in
with the major interests of the grade.
Forty three such lessons Avere taught
in the grades by this class. Other
Avork is done in the nature of reports
and lessons taught to the college class.
These things make the course a very
interesting one, and give the student
a feeling of having accomplished some
thing through his own initiative. The
attitude of freedom permeates the
course.
Many members of the class
of thirty-six stated that they took
Nature Study because they thought it
wou!l help them in teaching, and be
cause they Avere interested in nature.
The grade teachers Avere pleased
with the outeome of the. work
with the children ami expressed a
desire tho have the course continue
in this way. The children’s neAA’ly
awakened interests are obvious.
To climax a very interesting and
successful quarter, the Nature Study
class has been organized into a Nature
Study Club under the supervision of
Mr. Hart and Miss Downs.
Officers of the club Avere elected
at the first meeting on May 15.. They
are: Helen Hardng, president; Clarice
Cross, vice-president; Mary Smith,
secretary and treasurer.
The 1 * Nature Study Club enjoyed a
picnic At Hay’s bill May 29. After a
ALPHA PSI
The second year of the Alpha Pal
Home Economics Club has been very
successful under the direction 0 f Miss
Ruby Jenkins, and its officers, Mar
tha Thomas, Macy Murphy, Anna Hol
brook, Pauline Longino and Thelma
Andrews. The first meeting of the
new year was held at onr new log
cabin on October 9th at 7:00 o’clock,
and tho last meeting was hold May
14. During the year twenty-eight new
members have been accepted into the
club. Fourteen of the chapter mem
bers remained Avith us this year, mak
ing a total of forty-four members.
During the year several outstanding
persons of the community and state
have given interesting talks. The fol
lowing programs or talks have been
presented to the club:
October 9—Program was given by
MaA'ourneen Webb, president, on “Why
Have a Home Economics Club?”
November 13—Mr. L. E. Roberts,
history department, “The Importance
of Economics ns a College Course.”
December 11—Annette Little, “To
Market and Homo Again,” and Helen
Hays, “The Consumer and Textile
Buying. ”
January B—Social discussed: A
•/tacky party” was decided upon.
February 19 Subject: “The Con
sumer in Tho New Economic Order.”
Mrs. Oliver Harris, “Household Fur
niture”; Mrs. Harold Burns, “Selec
tion of China”; and Mrs. Lewis Camp,
‘ ‘ Silver.”
March 12 —Thelma Andrews, “Be
Yourself, Tho Gay Type,” fashion
show. Display of modern spring
dresses and suits by clerks from Grif
fin’s department store.
April 9—Amendment to Constitution
adopted. Representative sent to O. E.
A. at Macon. Miss Frances Cham
pion, home economics department,
Carrollton high school, “Art.”
May 14—Officers elected for com
ing year: Bessie QuPree, president;
Edith Woodward, vice-president; Vir
ginia Colquitt, secretary; Marian Ba
ker, treasurer.
The officers of the club wish to ex
press their appreciation of the co-op
erative spirit of its members during
the past year.
The following Home Economics stu
dents represent the Alpha Psi Club:
Thelma Andrews, Margaret Cheney,
Clarice Cross, Frances Cruse, Luta
Herndon, Marguerite Jones, Annette
Little, Paulino Longino, treasurer,
Margaret McGee, Sue McGee, Martha
Thomas, president, Mavoumeen Webb,
Doris Wiggins, Miss Jenkins, Macy
Murphy, secretary, Margaret Butler;
Emmie Lou Bell. Edith Daniel, Flor
ence Crawford, Marian Baker, Hildred
Patrick, Dorothy Brown, Margaret
Powell, Virginia Colquitt, Bessie Du-
Pree, Ellen Perry, Lois Carden, Helen
Hays, Clara Price, Lois Hunt, Edith
Woodward, Anna Holbrook, vice-pres
ident, Liddie Murphy, Ruth Staples,
Mildred Parker, Blanche Evans, Elea
nor Hobbs, Grace Elder, Helen Hard
ing, Elizabeth Snead, Elizabeth Mc-
Coy, Elizabeth Hood, Novyce Simon
ton, Mamie Edwards, Alma Folsom.
delightful picnie supper, the members
gathered about the bonfire and sang
songs arid told stories until dark.
Asa fitting climax to the course,
an exhibition of th e projects which
were made by groups and individuals
in the class and results which have
grown out of the teaching done at the
practice schools was given in the lab
oratory on Saturday, June 1. Some
of the most interesting were the ant
colony, metamorphesis of the frog,
snake eg# B , insect study, collections of
rocks, floAvers, leaves and trees. An
invitation teas extended to the facul
ty, stndlnt body and interested citi
zens of Carrollton. Those accepting
the invitation expressed special inter
est and appreciation for the A<rork done
by the class.
Ovid Davis: Mr. Roberts, who did
Napoleon pitch for?
Mr. Roberts: Well. Mr. Davis, any
freshman should km©w that; for the
Wars, of course. ,