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Editor-In-Chief Grace Wing
Business Manager--—-----—--Glenn Hogan
Assistant Husiness Manager-.-Holman Wood
Associate Editor ------—Lucile Portwood
Assistant Editor Aubrey Jones
Managing Editor Edwin Rogers
Club Editor Elizabeth Burnham
Sports Editor Jack Smith
Exchange Editor-------- Martha r lrimble
Faculty Adviser Mr. Strozier
Student Advisor -Lanier Spence
Published every three weeks by the students
of West Georgia College.
The West Georgian
The editorial staff of the West Georgian
wishes to use this issue as an opportunity to
present to the student body the principles on
which this paper is managed and to justify
itself to any students who disapprove its
policies.
A school paper is supposed to serve the
campus which it represents in three capacities;
It should present an accurate reflection of life
on the campus, represent the school in other
places, and to provide an opportunity for stu
dent expression. These capacities the West
Georgian has always tried to fill. In regard
to the first, we have tried to keep our paper
a real newspaper, presenting in the best
journalistic style of which we are capable
articles written by students themselves about
the various happenings which occur on the
campus and are of interest to the student
body. In the second place we regard our
paper as worthy of representing West Geor
gia College on other campuses and in mak
ing inter-collegiate contacts. In providing a
means of expressing student opinions we have
only to point to the various contributions from
non-staff members which every issue of our
paper contains to prove our willingness to re
ceive articles from outsiders. We consider
these unofficial contributions the truest ex
pressions of stu thought and the best
means of making contacts among the varying
opinftrns of the student body.
Finally, the staff of the West Georgian has
always worked with the idea in mind that
we are really managing a paper that belongs
not to us but to the student body itself. You
have selected us to make this paper for you,
and it is for us to give you what you want. It
is for you to believe in your staff and to ac
cept the result of its efforts at its own value.
A Noteworthy Student
(All About Warner Morgan)
In accordance with the editorial policy of
this paper stated in our last issue, we are
again presenting a student whose achieve
ments warrant the recognition we are hereby
awarding him. This student is none other
than Warner Morgan, popularly known as the
sweetheart of the Boys’ Dormitory—he is Lit
tle Brother to every sophomore in the build
ing. That’s not all —he has taken the Girls’
Dormitory like Grant took Richmond.
Morgan possesses infinite family pride, prov
ed by his frequent extolling of his father’s
physical prowess. “My Daddy can whoop your
Daddy!” At frequent intervals (usually bas
ketball games) the melodious strains of the
mating call of “Pi-i-ig!” float out on the eve
ning air. At the present writing Morgan’s in
viting challenge has won no response.
Warner’s one redeeming feature is his abil
ity to catch-that-look on a piece of paper—
witness the Registrar’s classic profile in the
office. (Exhibit A) Even his cartoons are
recognizable as of the subjects who posed.
Exhibits B, C, D, E, F, etc. are the sketches
of models without.
Although Warner has been on our campus
only this quarter, his winning, or shall we
say taking, ways have won us all. It is as
a compliment to his prominence and sporting
dispostion that we dedicate to him the second
editorial of this series.
Orchids to Miss Ward and all the girls who
proved their capability and cooperation in
carrying for the victims of the epidemic in the
Girl’s Dormitory.
** * *
In connection with the editorial submitted
by Norman Tant for this issue, we include a
quotation from theh Roopville School News:
“Those who think they can”t are generally
right.”
Thinking Shop
Just as Socrates banded the youth of his day
into that little group wittily dubbed as the
“Thinking Shop”, even today some among us
perpetuate that thread from which is suspend
ed the life of civilizatinon: progressive
thought. But they do not need that prag
matic old philosopher to question their every
solution today, for theirs is the scientific at
titude toward truth—a fleeting glimpse ot
ultimate perfection. They are idealists, yes—
striving toward that fleeing utopia. Their
works are not perfection, but are improve
ments, reform.
Their highest aspiration is reform in think
ing. They tell others that the mind has al
ways been free to think, that now all can
express those thoughts, that the world has a
place for each person as an individual. But
after such a welcome, how could they refuse
to tolerate a response, although it be without
the full richness of their own inspiration.
Since agitation always preceeds intelligent
solution, suppression dampens progress. So
as soon as the first pent-up, no matter how
unjustifiable resentment bubbles over under
the new release; the light will be seen, as it
already has in the “Open Forum”.
As Socrates’ school of free thinkers came
at a time of war when it was thought that
all contrary opinion was in most need oi
suppression, so do the vanguards of today
buck the wall of the orthodox. The old
Thinking Shop, satirized as being a place
where one learned the art of proving oneseli
right, no matter how wrong, the ones of to
day who “solve the problems of the universe
in their own minds” are lured to unsolved
problems in preference to hand-me-downs ot
closed ideas. With them education is a living
flame that molds reforms, ideas, inventions,
and movement for the spread of this self ex
pression. Encouragement is seen in the signs
of life taking hold of others, be it only in
some instancies an expression of dissastisfac
tion. For they themselves are often wrong.
Just as time has outmoded the doctrine oi
Socrates, they realize that tomorrow will build
a superstructure on their ideas; but they will
have made their contribution to this evolu
tion of thought.
Iconoclastists
Criticism is an attribute that all college stu
dents seem to possess to a high degree. In
some instances this is highly desirable, espe
cially when notice is called to needed reforms.
But —why criticize effects? We should get
at the cause—then true reform will be possi
ble. There is always need of constructive
criticism. Pure iconoclasticism is destructive
in purpose and is always loud in expression.
None of us have a corner on the truth —
why force an idea on others? If we indulge
in criticism, let it be of an intelligent type.
There is no doubt about it—Spring is cer
tainly here. Everywhere we see signs of it.
They are not the signs of the tender little
flowers springing up here and there on our
campus, but the numbers of tender little
couples that we see drifting about every
afternoon about five o’clock. The front
campus- keep walking rule was removed just
in time to make it ethical for students to be
gin doing this very thing which they scorned
when the rules required it. Students are
finding it more convenient and much cheaper
to court on the campus than on the back row
at the Carroll.
** * *
The Officer’s Club blossoms forth again with
the return of warm weather. Would it in
terest that club to know that during its
hyberna f ion, another organization has assum
ed the responsibility of promoting acquaint
ance with parliamentary proceeduro through
out the officialdom of the campus.
** * *
Recogntion of one sort or another is due
the Reinhardt Hiltonian for alluding to our
ball team in a sports write-up as the West
Georgia Bullfrogs. Surely they knew it was
the Braves, whose forwards, they said, “caught
passes like football ends.”
** * *
Some ambitious student has raised his cry
for an arrangement whereby the library could
be open for use by students at night. This
would certainly be a convenience, but it is
wondered if so great a convenience is de
served.
The West Georgian
Open Forum
Tariff
By LUCILE PORTWOOD
Today there is a rising, a hue and cry from
big business and the majority of the press of
America “Cease reciprocal trade agree
ments!” Some of the reasons for such an ac
tion are given as: “Embargoism helps the
farmer.” “See how embargosim affects the
laborers.” The farmers during the past six
years have seen their surpluses piled up be
cause foreign trade has been crushed under
extreme trade barriers. In 1922 agricultural
products made 40% of the exports; in 1935
30% of all exports. The farmer should stop
supporting embargoism and look after his
own interest. Let us see if high tariff helps
the laborer. Reduction in world trade leads
to reduction in world production —and this to
unemployment. “Protect American Labor!
The average income of workers in tariff-pro
tected industries is $1,109; in unprotected in
dustries $1,704. (These figures are from a
study of thirty-six typical industries highly
protected and of thirty-six typical industries
not aided by. the tariff.)
American farmers, American labor, and
American citizens should realize that they are
hurting themselves and enriching the real
beneficiaries —big business. Meanwhile the
opportunities of American as a whole are
reduced. The slump in world trade was be
yond all doubt largely caused by raising tariff
barriers to almost insurmountable heights. It
can be allayed only by skillful negotiations to
reduce these barriers to the proper level.
Self Confidence
By NORMAN TANT
To succeed you must have confidence so
that you can succeed. If you go into an under
taking without confidence in yourself you are
licked from the start.
Everyone is familar with the fingernail
biting, hesitant, fearful little worm of a man
that is the favorite subject of the cartoonist.
The reason for that little man”s hesitation,
etc., is not merely a matter of size, it is his
spirit. Napoleon was an unusually small man
and yet he was undoubtedly the most ag
gressive man of history. The reason for his
success in his field was his confidence in him
self. He believed he could do what he set out
to do. Size, reputation and the grades you
make do not spell success unless you have the
aggressive spirit and confidence in yourself.
The world has more respect for a failure
than it has for a jellyfish. By a failure 1
mean a man that has really tried to do some
thing and has failed. By a jellyfish I mean
the one who sits around with a sagging under
jaw complaining that the world owes him a
living. Every man owes the world a life
that is a credit to himself and his nation.
’Tis better to have tried and failed than
never to have tried at all. Be aggressive—
have confidence in yourself and win success
with your confidence plus some work. Self
confidence without work is worth nothing.
Work without self-confidence is worth noth
ing. The two combined can lick the world.
Some loud food objectors display not only
pitiful ignorance on economics, but they are
in some instances the last ones cooperate
with the thrifty plan on which the admin
istration is forced to opperate.
** * *
Herbert White said, “Oh why the formality,
lets just take turns,” at the little party held at
the “henhouse” Friday nite. We congratulate
those two couples who sat in the lobby.
** * *
For fear that the “Freshies” will fall prey
to Emersonian partiotism, a flag has been pro
posed that will float without the window of
the social science classes.
** * *
The Dean of Women’s advice to courting
co-eds:: “Don’t waste your time on some lit
tle romance that wdll flit away like a soap
bubble as soon as school is over!”
** * *
As soon as spring holidays are over can
didates for baseball will report at a specified
day to the gym at 2:30. A shortage of pitchers
is keen.
Tuesday, March 3, 1936
The Smuggler's Column
This column represents the form
erly unheard factions and minor
ity opinions which have formerly
been suppressed. Nothing that is
included shall in any way be con
strued as necessarily being the
editorial policy of this paper or the
policy of this college except for its
right to be expressed.—The Smug
gler.
** * *
Liberty Or—
The students of West Georgia
are at least of average intelli
gence or they never would have
got through high school. College
students should be treated as
grown men and women and not as
a group of Monks and Nuns who
must be kept walking. The best
way to develop character is to give
them freedom to express them
selves. Only encouraged social as
sociations wdll give the students
that experience so necessary to
true education. When a boy, or
especially, a girl who is naturally
bashful comes to college, under
the present system he will leave
here practically unchanged. Why
not give the students more liberty?
The system that should be the
model is the University, which
though free, with its students,
seems to be getting along fairly
well. It seems that this college is
governed more by the students
parents than the students them
selves. This might be considered
one of the reasons why West Geor
gia is not flung across the map as
the haven of freedom.
In conclusion, we do not like
the detective like tactics used upon
us. For this is a free country.
It’s constitution is founded oil
liberty and that is where the
United States get their power.
** * *
Lest They Remember
Not—
NOTE —This article (formerly
censored) is included at this time
in view of the need of a sound,
thoughtful, expressed, and intelli
gent solution to this problem, lest
they remember not when the
emergency arises next fall. —The
Smuggler.
** * *
With the opening of anew term
come the bloated breasts and the
noses protruding straight upward
of the Sophomores who claim they
are selected by the All Wise One
to take a hand and the leading
role in shaping the destiny of a
class whom they say to be hope
lessly ignorant. This guidance of
them is called “hazing”. To their
intellectual and moral superiors
it is probably better known as
“crazing”.
The majority of the Freshmen,
it is true, enter college totally un
informed of college organization
and administration. They garner
no insight into college life on the
first day. They are “green”, but
being green the first day does not
mean that they are intellectual or
mental outlaws, with no capacity
to learn and abide by daily ex
periences. I ask you, students
who are here now, are you so ig
norant that you think you can pass
your unexcelled wisdom to the
innocent Freshmen by the violent
means of hazing—or a belt? Or
better still, do you need a pair of
shears to remove all obstacles on
the upper domain, and thereby
gain greater impetus to the trans
posing of your infallible wisdom
and jujdgment? The rules of the
common sense seem to delineate
the fact that Freshmen have
enough troubles without the un
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