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THE WEST GEORGIAN
KDITOR-IN-CHIKF GRACE WING
HITHINKHH MANAGER GLENN HOGAN
ASH< M'l ATE EDITOR LUCILLE I'ORTVVOOI)
Ah.MSTANT EDITOR AUBREY JONES
MANAGING EDITOR EDWIN ROGERS
CLUB EDITOR ELIZABETH BURNHAM
SPORTS EDITOR . JACK SMITII-VIRGIL BARRETT
FEATURE EDITOR JACK STONE—NOVENA HARRISON
LOVETT NEWELL
SOCIAL EDITOR JEWEL ST RICK LANS, VIRGINIA COLQUITT
ROBERT KNOX
REPORTERS —Walter Abney, Sara Helen Avklln, Max Berk, Taft Collett,
Bessie Dupree, Knsiillnd Hayes, Elbert Hendrix, Bab Jackson, Dot Justice,
Frank Kelly, Marian Lasse ter, Jeanette Pnnington, Alvada Pope, Harold
Plunkett, Ralph Racey, Lwis Reese,Sara Shannon, Mildred Sims, Marian
Stephens, Ethylene Word, Preston Wright, Esther Zlll, Bob Richardson.
EXCHANGE EDITOR MARTHA TRIMBLE
BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Harris, Jane Luck.Halmon Wood,
Billy Johnson, Mary Caroline Turner, Weems Boyd
FACULTY ADVISER MR. BTROZIER
STUDENT ADVISER LANIER SPENCE
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
The aim of every InstPution of
learning should be to offer Its stu
dents the opprtunlty of building
a foundation for a well-rounded
life wlt'dln Its own Kates. The im
portance of learning to live pleas
nn ly rnd co-operatlvelv with one’s
fcllowmen and the ability to enjoy
work have lodk since been Kiven
eoual footinK with the academic
part of education.
The students who have chosen
West Georgia College as the first
Htep In this foundation are fortu
nate. This institution offers an ac
tivity for every student's interests
and abilities. Here the individual
is urged to develop new ways of
recrea ion in addition to further
training in those which he already
prefers. There are clubs, sports
and social activities where the stu
dent can come in contact with oth
er students with similar interests,
and faculty advisers who are al
ways ready to aid in nis develop
ment.
West Georgia College has on its
West Georgia College, under the
Uni ersity System of Georgia, has
several new courses in her curri
culum. In response to the growing
interest In arranging tor a oroad.
liberal education for the masses of
young people, a course in Humani
ties has been prepared to provide
readings in general li’erature and
art. to put into a continuous narra
tive the story of the distant begin
nings of literature and trace the
course of this stieam down to the
present. It is the purpose of this
course to guide young people as
they make their first hurried ex
ploration into the last body of
world literature. Humanities
should be thought of as an intro
duction to general literature, not
as a final or a profound study of
the literature of the world.
In the fin°l of Social Sciences
there have been several changes
in the syllabii, with one en’irely
new course, “Problems of Geor
gia.” which deals with health edu
cation, income of agriculture, and
government of Georgia. The Social
Science Survey Courses for the
freshmen have undergone a slight
change since last year. The sylla
bus has been revised and is a com
bined text and syllabus Twenty-
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CAMPUS
Several improvements are un
derway in the West Georgia Col
lege campus this fall. Of .special
interest is the nine hole golf
course which when completed will
be one of the most beautiful in
this section. P. W. A. workers
have been busy during the pis*
summer clearing the fairways and
constructing the greens and tees,
and considerable progress has al
ready been made toward its com
pletion. The plan includes the
planting of dogwood and native
shrubs along the fairways. This
with the watered greens and the
back ground of trees will provide
a beauty not found on any other
campus three honor societies, op
en to any student who makes the
re Hired grades in he subjects rel
ative to each one. It has clubs
sponsoring debating, dramatics,
and athletic activities. These clubs
have regular meetings, and a defi
nite place in the college program.
The athletic program is divided
in o two fields. Students who ex
cel in certain sports are given a
chance to represent the college in
contests with other colleges, and
those who merely enjoy playing,
with no idea of specialization, take
part In the intra-mural program.
Thus a student’s well-beiim is tak
en care of while he is learning to
us 9 his leisure time in physical ac
tivPies which he eniovs.
Students, these carefully organ
ized activities are always glad to
award you wi h membership in
their group. Interest, a desire to
excel, and a spirit of cooperation
are all that is needed to give you
the advantage of these organiza
tions of w'dich your colleges is
justly proud.
NEW COURSES
four topics are covered in the first
unit, whit'd is ten less than the
course had last yerr. The fresh
men will not have the nightmares
over the Sociology leg'ures intro
duced at the beginning of the
course last year but begin with a
study of the early Egyptian civili
zation and proceed to Greece,
Rome and the Barbarian world via
t'de Mediterranean and Aegean
Seas. In this rapid and rather
strenuous intellectual journey they
make one or two detours into Wes
tern Asia to see what the ancien:
Hebrews and the Babylonians
were doing and thinking between
the deluge and the conquest of
Alexander. A short and somewhat
belated stop-over on the island of
Crete and on Britain was also
thrown in for good measure.
In t'de field of Natural Sciences
there have been some slight chan
ges. The college has bought a con
siderable amount of Biological ma
terial for demonstration purposes.
Nature Study is going to be a sur
vey courses which is to be taught
in all teacher training institutions
in the University System. Biology
courses are benefited by extra
conferences in the laboratory.
course.
Among other recreational im
provements is the clearing of
grounds near the spring for pic
nics, wiener roasts and other out
ings. This is only a short distance
from the school and will form a
perfect setting for entertainments
of this sort.
Plans for the Amphitheatre have
been received from the landscape
architect. It is to be located in a
natural depression west of the
cabin. It will be used for religious,
social, theatricals and formal oc
casions. This work is expected to
start in the near future.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Men’s Glee Club
Starts Practice
Tile first of a series of try-outs
! for the Men's Glee Club was held
on September 30. The old members
of the club and a large number of
other young men who ure Interest
ed in this activity attended the
first meeting.
The students who were in the
club last year seemed quite at
ease, but the quality of the new
comers’ voices were often disguis
ed by a touch of stage-fright. At
the next meeting, however, this
same group did much better In
reaching their respective high or
low notes, and a good many inter
esting voices were discovered.
Under the excellent and experi
enced direction of Mr. Watson, the
club seems to be organizing itselt
and learning rapidly. The group
this year is large, and although
final selections have not been
made, it promises to be just as
good, if not better than previous
clubs.
The Men’s Glee Club has always
been an object of pride with this
college. Their concerts are greeted
with enthusiasm in the neighbor
ing towns, and they liave done
much in establishing West Geor
gia’s reputation in ex ra-curricu:ar
activities.
WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB
HAS TRY-OUTS
Try-outs for the Women’s Glee
Club were held in the back parlor
of the women’s building on Octo
ber first and third. Fifty-four
young ladies tried out, thirty be
ing selected. However, this is not
the final selection as the club is to
be limited to twenty-four mem
bers. The thir‘y c'hosen are: Eve
lvn Ballard, Jane Luck, Nadine
Wilbanks, Annie Ruth Marchmont,
Jewel Strickland. Annette Totten,
Marian Baker, Bessie Dupree, Mo
selle Taylor, Frances Coppedge,
Mildred Lovvovn, Betty Ann
Sew ell, I ois Ingle, Alice Stephens,
Novena Harrison, Rolaline Hayles,
Loyce Monn, Ruth Goswick, Sara
Young, Wionna Faver, Grace
Rushin, Jean Hopson, Esther Zill.
Georgia CasTeberry, Elizabeth
Burnham, Kathryn Gaines, Doro
thy White, Trumie Paris, Dorothy
Doster, Claire McLarty.
T'he first meeting of the club
will be held at 9:50 a. m. October
19th, in the auditorium. Plans are
under way to sing Christmas
Carols in town before school is
out for the holidays. The club may
visit other towns to give concerts
although this is not definite as
yet.
Members will be chosen from
the club to sing in t'he chapei
choir.
Miss Dorothy St. Clair will di
rect the club and we feel sure she
will meet with the same outstand
ing success that she has has in
the past tw r o years.
N. Y. A PROJECTS AID
668 STUDENTS
Continued from page 1
capable of doing some work desir
able to the college. All work must
be socially desirable, and all stud
ents must give satisfaction, and
the student works the required
number of hours, unless that stu
dent will not be eligible for work
during subsequent quarters.
The types of work are varied.
There is a group of eighteen who
do stenographic work for faculty
members and school executives in
Carrollton. Others serve as labor
atory assistants. There are seven
who serve as library assistants,
and seven who assist teachers of
adult classes in Carrollton. Un
der the Student Activities group
fall the Editor of the West Geor
gian. and the assistants to the
Business Manager of the Chieftan.
Four help Mrs. Howell in the book
store and eight act as hostesses,
report keepers, and helpers in
the dining hall.
’36 Schedule For
Debating Club
The plans of the West Georgia
Honorary Debating Club for this
scholastic year were discusssd at
the initial informal meeting, held
on October 7th at tne chapel per
iod. It was announced that all
the business affairs of the club
are to be conducted by an execu
tive board formed of the presi
dent, vice-president, secretary, fac
ulty advisers and an appointed
representative from the cluo mem
bership.
A change in the time of meet
ing of the club has been approved
by the Student Activities Com
mittee. The meetings are now
scheduled on the first and third
Tuesday evenings at seven o clock.
During the full session several
inter-collegiate debates are being
planned with similar organizations
of the other colleges of the state.
Negotiations are now under way
to schedule reciprocal team de
bates during November witn Abra
ham Baldwin Agricultural College
at Tifton, and with Georgia South
western College at Americus.
During the scholastic year of
1934-35 the suggestion for the
formulation of a Junior College
Debating League was made by
Georgia Southwestern College. The
West Georgia College Deoating
Club has signified its approval oi
such a league and has announced
its willingness to send delegates
to Americus for a conference con
cerning this matter.
Officers for the fall quarter are:
President Virgil Barrett
Vice-President William Kelly
Sec.-Treas. Luciile Portwood
Pailiamentarian, Forrest Ingram
Impromptu freshmen debates are
being arranged by the executive
board, and the first of this series
is announced for Tuesday’s meet
ing. All members are urged to be
present.
Bids have been sent to the foll
owing students:
Glenn Hogan, Ed Rogers, Joseph
York, Norman Tant, Virginia Shoi
feit, Lew r is Reese, Ruby Ragsdale,
Chester Patterson, C. R. Mote,
Robert Knox, Frank Kelly, James
Huddleston, Howard Handley,
Claud Gillam, Norman Browne,
Charles Bohanan, Edwin Baiton
and James Alexander.
DRAMATIC CLUB STARTS
ACTIVITIES SOON
The activities of the West Geor
gia College Dramatic Club will be
gin in the next few days with the
try outs for roles in the club’s
first presentation. The exact na
ture of this play has not yet been
decided upon by the director, Mr.
Strozier.
Contrary to the usual custom of
the club, the plan now is to pre
sent several one act plays in the
college auditorium during the fall
and winter Quarters. Formerly the
club gave one performance in Car
rollton of some three or four act
play. This was not a costume
play and was usually quite mod
ern in topic.
This series of one-act plays will
give the members of the student
body a greater chance to attain
membership to the Dramatic Club,
consequently, more talent can be
discovered and developed.
The usual costume pl?y and
road trips will be adhered to by
the club in the spring quarter
presentation.
The largest group is the Fores
try group, numbering twenty-five.
Tlieir purpose is the beautifica
tion of the campus.
The National Youth Administra
tion is a benefit to the college, and
to the individuals who receive aid
from it. If it were not for this pro
jeot our enrollment would be con
siderably reduced, and many wor
thy students would be deprived of
the privileges which West Geor
gia College has to offer them.
Sophs Give Dance
For Freshmen Class
Members of the Freshman Class
of West Georgia College were en
tertained by the Sophomore Class
Saturday evening, October 12th,
at a dance. Following the custom
of previous entertainments, the
dance was held in the college
gymnasium which was very attrac
tively decorated for the occasion.
The Committee on Decorations
chose a color scheme.
The music was furnished by an
orthophonic victrola. This is an
entirely new idea which had its
first trial on this campus on Sat
urday evening. This method fur
nishes a much better quality of
music than the various organiza
tions have been able to obtain for
their socials in the past, and is
much more economical. The vic
trola was given to the school with
out charge for this occasion by
Mr. Hubert Griffin.
The Freshmen, as well as the
hosts, seemed to enjoy the danc
ing, and also the refreshments
which competent committees had
provided. As the first dance of
the winter season, it has left all
the students, old and new, in a
pleasant anticipation of future
entertainments of the sort.
SANFORD SPEAKS AT
OPENING CHAPEL
West Georgia College was hon
ored by the presence of S. V. San
ford, Chancellor of the University
System of Georgia, who spoke at
the chapel exercises, October Ist.
The first part of the Chancel
lor’s most interesting talk was
given over to a review of his
work in reorganizing Georgia’s ed
ucational system. His initial step,
he said, was the writing of a
newspaper article in which he pro
posed uniform educational system
throughout the state. Since then
numerous Junior Colleges have
been established on equal footing
with the University, and the idea
has spread over the country.
The college is proud to have had
its fall term officially opened by
the head of the University sys
tem.
Judge Millican, of Carrollton,
Georgia gave an enlightening ad
dress on the Ethiopian situation
at chapel.
After giving a technical account
of the history of this backward
race he offered the students an
original slant on the present Ethi
opian crisis with Italy, by disprov
ing II Duce’s “excuses” for ag
gression.
In conclusion lie weighed the
possible outcome of the Italo-Etni
opian conflict by saying, “The lat
ter is primitive, but has the ad
vantage of remoteness, inaccessi
bility, and the sympathies of the
world.”
Judge Millican is well-read in
current events, and is me local
authority on the foreign situations.
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS
The French Club will presently
see its first anniversary at West
Georgia College. It was organized
in November, 1934. The club start
ed with a small group of students
who were taking French, but soon
gained in numbers. Although it is
limited to five pledges per quar
ter, at the end of the year there
were thirty-two members.
Membership in the club is based
on scholarship in French. Because
of this basic law. the club con
tains students who are interested
in French and French literature.
It is the purpose of the club to
promote interest in French life
and better relationship between
students in France and students
in America.
Robt. Jackson: Can I take you
home?
Novena: Sure, where do you
live? —Whirl Wind.