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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GRACE WING
BUSINESS MANAGER GLENN HOGAN
ASSOCIATE EDITOR LUCILE PORTWOOD
ASSISTANT EDITOR - AUBREY JONES
MANAGING EDITOR EDWIN ROGERS
CLUB EDITOR , ELIZABETH BURNHAM
SPORTS EDITORS Jack Smith, Virgil Barrett, Douglas Bishop
FEATURE EDITOR JACK STONE! —NOVENA HARRISON
LOVETT NEWELL
SOCIAL EDITOR JEWEL STRICKLAND, VIRGINIA
COLQUIT, ROBERT KNOX
REPORTERS—WaIter Abney, Sara Helen Acklin, Max Beck, Taft Col
lett, Bessie I>ui roe, J. B. Edgeman, Rosalind Hayes, Elbert Hendrix
Bab Jacason, Dot Justice, Frank Kelly, Marian Lassetter, Jeanette
Pennington, Alvada Pope, Harold Plunkett, Ralph Kacey, Lewis Reese,
Sara Shannon, Mildred Sims, Marian Stephens, Ethylene Word, Preston
Wright, Esther Zill, Bob Richardson.
EXCHANGE EDITOR - MARTHA TRIMBLE
BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Harris, Jane Luck, Halmon Wood,
Lilly Johnson, Mary Caroline Turner, Weems Boyd
FACULTY ADVISER MR. STROZIER
STUDENT ADVISER LANIER SPENCE
LET’S GO TO WORK
Thanksgiving has come and
gone, and our student body finds
Itself again facing the everyday
problems of school which the brief
holidays have Interupted. This
holiday peiiod was devised by the
administration as a period of re
laxation in which the student
could temporarily forget these
problems and acquire new spirit
and energy for the last few weeks
of work before the end of this
quarter. It is certain that every
Student took full advantage of the
opportunity and enjoyed himself
thoroughly.
* Holidays are probably the most
welcome events in a student's life,
and certainly they are now and
then necessary for his content
ment. However, there is one thing
(o be said against them. There has
always been a tendency for the
holiday spirit to be too long lived,
and for the student to bring it
biXck to school with him as a sere
of hangover from a too-good time.
You don’t have to be told what
this exuberant attitude can do to
scholastic determination. Probably
at no other time of year is this
COLLEGE EDUCATION IN TIME
Tire battle cry of Youth in the
past generation was, "The World
for Christ in This Generation.”
The generation of thirty years ago
succeeded immeasurably more
than they dreamed; but they won
a world for Christ who wa3 to
meet him as eternal spirits and
not as living spirits—living in a
world, which has as its philosophy
—"Learn by Doing,” and “Accept
only those things or facts which
will stand the searchlight of scien
tific investigation.” Youth of to
day must accept anew challenge
to “Build a world working under
the eternal principles of Jesus
Christ in this generation.”
Will a college youth emerge car
rying a desire for truth, scientific
research and a respect for the per
sonality of their fellowman, or
will they be swept under by a
’ascist or Communist dictator
ship? Will Modern Education in
America arrive in time to produce
FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
Gazing beneath the surface wat
ers of campus life, this writer dis
cerns cross-currents of conflicting
opinion that are convincing that
student politics are not confined
to petty personal issues, and that
the student is assuming his place
as an entity in the world of
thought. The political lineup at
this campus needs no attempt at
analysis; but the several issues,
the keys to the several schools of
thought, deserve mention.
The crux of student life is the
classroom. There the students be
come laboratory models of their
future selves, receive the impress-
post-holiday spirit as keen as it is
between the Thanksgiving holi
days and the Christmas vacation.
The student realizes with a pleas
ant sensation that he has only
three more weeks to go and then
he can say goodbye forever to his
present subjects and go home for
a sizeable vacation. What the stu
dent usually tries bo forget is that
final examinations in these very
subjects will be submitted to him
before he can take the coveted
vacation.
It is a dangerous thing to ignore
the importance of these last few
woeks. They cover a substantial
part of the quarter’s work and
could be used to good advantage
in raising low mid-term averages
If you are not satisfied with your
grades so far and believe that you
can improve them, resolve to
spend the remainder of your time
in accumulating material you have
managed to miss, and in making a
good final grade. Forget the fun
you’ve had and realize that it’s
time to go to work. Rest will taste
better if you know you’ve earned
it.
an enlightened Social Democracy
guided by the voting power of en
lightenment, the production for
use by the common man, and op
portunities for all to enjoy life,
liberty and the right to do creative
work?
The opportunity to go to a grade
A college today is as great event
in America as the opportunity to
go to High School thirty years ago
The opportunity for the average
man of today to get a National
and World vision is a definite part
of a world current. May the stud
ents of West Georgia College get
the feel of this world current and
respond to its opportunities, so
they might grow into a social Dem
ocracy based upon the eternal
truth of Brotherliness, respect for
the personality of others, the dig
nity of labor and comradeship
with the creative spirit which is
revealing himself as man searches
for eternal truth.
ions that will govern their future
actions, and are not merely being
primed with facts. So in oredr to
absorb the greatest amount of this
atmosphere of sound thinking, for
which they are paying, some stud
ents live the subjects that they
are taking, interpreting and weigh
ing each opinion presented before
adopting it as their own, and of
ten introducing their own brain
children into the discussion. But
from a purely physical standpoint,
those do not allow themselves to
follow the crowd are isolated; and
the price of indivduality of
thought is ostracism.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
AN EYE BEHIND
THE NEWS
(By Bill Kelley)
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
Socrates says, "It is no shame
for a man to learn that which he
knoweth not; whatever be his
age.’* We ask you: Do you know
the real significance behind the
Idea of bringing to you regularly,
at chapel period and at other
times, prominent speakers from
over the state? There are several
reasons for this: It gives a stud
ent something different to look
forward to besides his regular
routine. Again, it gives the stud
ent anew outlook on life, the va
lue and significance of the future,
and many other things. Do you
think these things are valuable?
We ask you to pause and consider
before rendering a decision.
*****
PHI SIGMA ALPHA,
vs.
MU ZETA ALPHA
A few days ago a debate wa3
held between the Phi Sigma Alpha
and the Mu Zeta Alpha, the decis
ion being rendered in favor of the
latter. It was written in this paper
that this debate marked the cli
max of the rivalry that has exist
ed between the aforesaid clubs.
The writer seems to have been a
bit prejudiced in the conclusions
that were drawn, the debate was
not intended to determine campus
leadership.
*****
YOUR ENTERPRISE:
Shall you enter it blindly or
open eyed? A great new enterprise
lies ahead of each of you if you
understand the present fully and
clearly. If every student has a true
conception of his present duties
and responsibilities, it will tend
to mould and create a successful
future. There is no doubt that
questions similar to these are cre
ating superstitious ideas among
some students, especially among
the freshmen. Why do I need a
college education?
Should I try to make the dean’s
list? Should I participate in out
side activities? Would an educa
tion be profitable in my future
life? These are some excellent
questions to "bull” on, but pleasa
don’t let the bull jump from the
pen.
*****
STUDENT INITIATIVE
This brings up another very im
portant question. What is meant
by all this talk of student initia
tive? Should we, in our organiza
tions, allow our faculty advisers
to render our decisions? No, initi
ative is doing what should be done
without being told. When we, as
students, participate in certain ac
tivities and act according to our
own initiative we can return home
proudly and boastfully, and say,
"I did something,” instead of “He
did something for me to make my
organization a success.”
Did you enjoy your ride back to
school the other Sunday, Marian?
The ones with you did.
A “pop-socking” good time was
had in the girls’ dormitory last
week. Ask Blanche or Henrietta
about it.
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SCREAMLINES
We hear that Bob Richardson
takes great delight in telling girls
ghost stories while sitting on
tomb stones.
Tom Smith and Bob Richardson
have inaugurated new romances
along with the able assistance of
Jane Hardage and "Kitty” Overby.
Old rule concerning a Soph and
a Freshman going to town togeth
er has been strictly enforced late
ly, much to the discomfort of cer
tain girls.
Miss Ward enjoys minstrels
Wednesday night. Girls’ Dormitory
enjoys it Thursday night.
Mr. Bernard Harris, Lovett New
ell and Virgel Barrett, along with
Novena Hariison and Grace Rush
in were having a very delightful
social tea dance when suddenly
Too-much-
It seems that the young lady
from Cartersvill, who was radic
ally opposed to attending a Co-ed
school, has a most serious love
case. How about it “Shorty?”
What day student makes her
lover furnish a car and gasoline
for her to take the dormitory boys
to ride?
It will take more than two
weeks restriction to break up the
love affair between Manhunter
Wing and Aubrey Jones. Absence
makes the heart grow fonder.
President Ingram’s Thanksgiving
Message
By I. S. Ingram
The fall of 1935 will stand out
as an historic quarter for many
reasons. In the first place 188
freshmen enrolled. After submit
ting our new members to many
tests, our new group settled down
to the routine life of the college
and they have worked ILc vet
erans. The activities including the
various clubs have afforded all op
portunities for one to follow his
or her bent.
The results of the midterm tests
indicated to some extent what
should be done by each student to
conclude satisfactorily the work of
the quarter.
The health of the community
has been good. Church attendance
has exceeded that of the previous
years. The physical properties of
the college are being constantly
improved. The highway directly in
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Ciceronians Present
Chapel Program
Continued from page 1
pearances of its members. Surely
ease in speaking is one of the
many benefits to be derived from
membership in a literary society.
But Mr. Rogers, as president, was
implying that other societies, too,
might follow the lead and spon
sor public appearances of their
members.
The Ciceronian literary society
is the only literary society on the
campus that has kept up regular
meetings and interest during the
entire time since the establish
ment of West Georgia College. The
name of the society was taken
from one of the clubs on the camp
us during the A. & M. School.
A few days before this public
exercise several new membera of
Ciceronian appeared on the camp
us wearing dunce caps to show
they are Neophytes of this honor
group.
We wonder if Santa Claus will
visit Mr. Strozier in Genola or
Denver? Our pick is Denver be
cause of the heavy air mail trav
eling between here and there.
Anew Monte Carlo has been
originated in the boys dormitory.
The results of the first election
were Jim Alexander, Pres.; Ed
Colvin, Vice Pres.; and Harold
Plunkett, Sec. and Treasurer. Oth
er nominees were James Cowart,
Doug Bishop and R. L. Crawford.
front of the college is under con
struction. Add to the above the
early completion of a golf coui se
and the anticipated building prog
ram in order to fully appreciate
our Thanksgiving spirit.
Lyceum speakers have supple
mented the chapel programs. Fac
ulty forums have been held each
week.
Student activities have showed
decided qualities of improvement
over the performances of the last
two years evidenced by the de
bating teams, Glee Club numbers,
vesper services, Dramatic Club
presentations, and athletic con
tests.
The year has only begun. In
the light of our fall accomplish
ments we venture to predict a
year full of opportunity and
achievements for students and
faculty members.