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BE A BOOSTER
FOR W G.C.
Volume Three
RIVERS AND STEPHENS WIN AT STUDENT POLLS
dramatic
CLUB GIVES
PRODUCTION
“The Thunderbolt” Is
Big Success
The presentation of “The Thun
derbolt”, by Sir Arthur Wing Pi
nero, Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings, May 5 and 6, was perhaps
the most ambitious undertaking of
the West Georgia College Dramatic
Club.
The club took for the spring
production a dramatic, modern
play rather than a costume, period
piece as heretofore. The success of
the play depended upon the acting
ability of the members of the club,
rather than upon scenic effects or
clever, scintillating lines.
Glen Hogan as Tad, and Mary
Cole as his wife, Phylis, took the
acting honors of the evening. As
the misunderstood members of a
large, grasping family they gained
the sympathy of the audience by
their sympathetic portrayals. Both
stayed wholly in character through
out the entire play, and showed un
usual poise, clarity of diction,
dignity and ease. In the role of the
two lawyers, O. N. Todd, Jr., and
Lewis Reese, played straight parts
with finesse and precision. Todd’s
natural manner and his dramatic
questioning of Tad during the
third act show that he has decided
talent. Reese who had made him
self quite a name in high school
productions before coming to West
Georgia amused his audience with
clever inflections of voice and
change of pace.
Rosey Spence as the loud, harsh
brother, James, who finally shows
he has a heart, kept the center of
the stage with a natural ease.
Spence’s voice is clear and concise,
his manner always assured. Lov
ett Newell, James Maxwell, Grace
Wing, Jane Luck, and Henrietta
Peacock played the other parts of
the brothers and sisters with
venom.
They made the grasping, cold
members of this English provin
cial family seem understandable
and real. Grace Wing, as the only
sister of the scheming brothers,
was especially acid in her many
comments.
The part of the butler was play
ed by Jack Stephens and the maid
by Mildred Lovvorn. The play was
produced and directed by Robert
M. Strozier.
Many students and friends of the
college in the community were
present for each performance.
Prof. Howell Elected
To Honor Fraternity
Mr. M. E. Howell, professor of
Chemistry and Mathematics at
West Georgia College was recent
ly given distinctive recognition by
being elected to a national honor
ary mathematics society. Mr. How
ell has already attended meetings
and is taking an active part in the
organization.
The West Georgian
Twenty-Eight New
Books Are Added
To College Library
Twentyeight new books have
been added to the college library
to supplement courses in Nature
Study, Biology, Children’s Litera
ture, Education and Family Rela
tions.
The titles:
“Our Garden Flowers” and “Our
Early Wild Flowers” —H. L. Keeler.
“How to Know the Ferns”—
Frances Parsons.
“Principles of Genetics and Eu
genics”—Nathan Fasten.
“The Teaching of Nature Study”
—C. Von Wyss.
“Up from the Ape”—Hooton.
“Children’s Books in England”—
F. J. Harvey Darton.
“Twenty-Second and Twenty-
Fourth Yearbooks of the National
Society for the Study of Educa
tion”.
“Cambridge Natural History”.
From the Dollar Book Club this
month the library has received:
“The Dark Island” by Virginia
Sackville-West. Miss Jenkins has
presented the library with a copy
of “Food, their Selection and Pre
paration” by Stanley and Cline.
“Men, Women and God” by A.
Herbert Gray.
“Teaching Arithmetic in the In
termediate Grades”—Robert Lee
Morton.
“Children at the Crossroads” by
Agnes C. Benedict.
“So Youth May Konw” by Roy
E. Dickerson.
“Sex and Life” by Thomas Wal
ton Galloway.
“Ways to Teach English” by
Thomas C. Blairdell.
“Our Face from Fish to Man” by
William K. Gregory.
“Bird Guide”.
“Animal Biology” by Michael
Guyer.
“The Human Body and Its Func
tions” —Best and Taylor.
“The Sex Life of Youth”—J. L.
Ellict and Harry Bone.
“Children Who Cannot Read”—
Marion Monroe.
“The Meaning of Evolution” —S.
C. Schumucker.
“The Golden Flute”—A. Hubbard
and A. Babbitt.
“Preventitive Medicine and Hy
giene*’—Roseanau.
“Hans Anderson —Forty Stories”
—Christine Jackson.
“Vivarium and Aquarium Keep
ing for Amateurs” —A. E. Hodge.
“The Human Body and Its Func
tions”—Taylor and Best.
Dr. Rhodes Speaks At
Last M. Z. A. Meeting
Dr. R. C. Rhodes, head of the
Department of Biology at Emory
University % was the guest speaker
ot Mu Zeta Alpha at its meeting
last Thursday evening.
Dr. Rhodes chose as his subject,
“Parasites of Man.” He placed em
phasis on the malarial and hook
worm parasites since these are pro
blems which are very prevalent
in this • locality.
After giving the life cycles of
these parasites he outlined meth
ods for both individual and public
prevention and treatment. He clos
ed by stressing the necessity for in
dividual cooperation in the pre
vention of these Southern pro
blems.
Carrollton, Georgia, May 9th, 1936
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Gleaned From Hither and Yon
“Of highest type and among
the best of our socials” (refer
ence to Mu Zeta Alpha social) —
W. F. Gunn.
* * *
“Round and Round—l appre
ciate that song more every day”
(reference: prosperity—depres
sion cycle)—l. S. Ingram.
* * *
“I’d hate to be some folks’
stomach, I really would.” —
Braswell.
“I’d hate to be
Strozier.
• • •
“It’s good to be back and boss
around, at least on this side of
the campus gates.”—L. E. Rob
erts.
DEBATING CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR QUARTER
The West Georgia Debating Club
held its bi-monthly meeting on
March 31 for the election of of
ficers for the current quarter. The
following officers were elected:
President —Bill Kelly.
Vice-President —Marion Huddles
ton.
Sec.-Treas. —Edwin Rogers.
Parliamentarian —Frank Kelly.
A nominating committee had
been appointed by the former
president, Glen Hogan, and this
committee nominated two candi
dates for each office. A secret bal
lot was taken.
These new officers, who ad
dressed the club at the meeting,
expressed their confidence that
they can inspire a fighting spirit
in the club and help to have a
successful quarter.
The official membership peti
tion is being sent to national head
quarters as soon as the required
information can be collected.
Men's Glee Club
Renders Ist Concert
The men’s Glee Club gave the
first concert of its regular annual
tour recently at LaGrange College.
At present there are plans on foot
for several other regular concerts
and a two or three day tour of the
high schools in this section of the
state.
The Club met with much success
at LaGrange. Avery good crowd
turned out for that concert due to
the reputation which the club
established for itself their last
year. Many persons present ex
pressed very high opinions of the
club’s presentation.
The next concert will be given
at Centralhatchee some time this
week. An even larger crowd is
expected at this concert. This con
cert will be followed by another at
Douglasville on Tuesday, April 21.
Mr. Ingram plans later in the
spring to charter a bus to take the
club to various high schools of the
northwestern section of Georgia.
Previous arrangements will be
made so that the club may stop for
a few minutes at the high school
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West Georgia Wins .
Doubles From The
Ala. Teachers Sat.
West Georgia College tennis
team defeated Alabama State
Teachers College tennis team (from
Jackson, Alabama) 5-1 today (May
9). W. G. C. team composed of
Campbell, Treadaway, Foster ,
Jackson. A. S. T. C. team com
posed of Maxwell, Southern, Camp,
Bryant, Sewell.
No. I singles, Campbell vs. Max
well, 6-4, 6-2.
No. II singles, Treadaway vs.
Southern, 6-0, 6-2.
No. 11l singles, Foster vh. Sew
ell, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6.
No. IV singles, Jackson vs. Bry
ant, 6-3, 6-2 .
No. I doubles, Campbell, Treada
way vs. Sewell, Bryant, 6-3. 6-4.
No. II doubles, Foster, Jackson
vs. Southern, Camp, 6-4, 3-6,? 6-3.
Tuesday (May 12) the W. G. C.
tennis team meets the Gordon
Military College tennis team from
Barnesville, Georgia at West Geor
gia College, Genola, Georgia.
NO. 11l SINGLES
Fostef (W. G. C.) vs. Sewell (A.
S. T. C.). Sewell of Alabama de
feated Foster 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. This
match was featured by the driving
of Foster and the consistent play
ing of Sewell. Foster started off
oy winning the first set in easy
style. However in the next two
sets Sewell settled down and
knocked everything but the water
pitcher back. It seemed that Sew
ell could not miss a shot.
NO. IV SINGLES
Travis Jackson defeated Bryant
of Alabama 6-3, 6-2 in the second
match of the day. Jackson display
ed, form and consistent playing to
defeat Bryant. Jackson won four
games in the first set before Bry
ant was able to do anything. Bry
ant won the next three games.
Jackson broke through Bryant’s
serve to take the next game, and
won the final game of the set on
his serve. The next set was featur
ed by Jackson drawing Bryant to
the net and then passing 1 him with
hard drives.
NO. I DOUBLES
Campbell, Treadaway (W. G. C.)
vs. Sewell, Bryant, 6-3, 6-4 favor
West Georgia College.
NO. II DOUBLES
Foster, Jackson (W. G. C.) vs.
Southern, Camp 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
NO. I SINGLES
Campbell (W. G. C.) vs. Max
well (A. S. T. C.) 6-4, 6-2. In the
first set Campbell played a fast
game coupled with a hard serve.
Several times Campbell drew his
man up to the net and passed him
with hard drives. In the second
set the best tennis of the day was
displayed. Both Mitchell and
Campbell played consistent tennis.
Campbell won the first two games,
then Maxwell broke Campbell’s
service and took the next game
making it two all in games. Camp
bell won the next four games to
win the set and match.
NO. II SINGLES
Treadaway vs. Southern, 6-0, 6-2.
In the doubles West Georga
won both matches. Jackson and
Foster won the first match.
Jackson and Foster had every
thing their own way the first set,
but were slow-balled into losing
the next set. In the last set West
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BE A BOOSTER
FOR W.G.C.
COOK, ZILL,
BOYD, ALSO
TRIUMPH
Young, Kelly and Knox
Win Unopposed
In the fourth annual student
body elections held on West Geor
gia College campus, J. J. Rivers
was elected president of the Stu
dent Body for 1936-37. This vic
tory, though not an unexpected
one, marks the third straight tri
umph for dormitory candidates ov
er their rival town student op
ponents. The race witnessed a
good deal of competition among
the candidates for the office, name
ly, Owen Spinks, runner-up, O. N.
Todd, day student, and Robert
Jackson. River’s success was prob
ably due to a good bit of last
minute campaigning and clever ad
vertising.
The vice-presidency was also
captured by a dormitory student,
Grady Cook, who won by a small
majority from Owen Malcom. The
other ballots were divided between
James Maxwell and Joe York.
Esther Zill controlled the votes
for the position of secretary to the
study body by a sizeable majority
from Barbara Justice, present sec
retary of the Freshman Class.
The ballots for president of the
Sophomore Class showed keen
competition in that the votes were
quite evenly divided. The position
now belongs to Jack Stephens, the
runner-up being Stewart McKib
ben. Other candidates who com
peted in the race were Marion
Huddleston and Warner Morgan.
The only position to be taken by
a day student was that of vice
president of the Sophomore Class,
the candidate being Weems Boyd
who defeated his only opponent,
J. G. Robertson, by a small ma
jority. Sara Young became secre
tary to the Sophomore Class unop
posed.
Frank Kelly ran unopposed for
the editorship of next year’s Chief
tain, the associate elected being
Claire McLarty, who defeated Mo
zelle Taylor.
Also unopposed, Robert Knox
was elected to edit The West Geor
gian for 1936, 37. As associate
editor, Bob Richardson won from
Philip Jones by a very sizeable
majority.
The following is a list of candi
dates and votes they received:
President of the Student Body
J. J. Rivers, 85; Owen Spinks,
43; O. N. Todd, 39; Robert Jack
son, 27.
Vice President
Grady Cook, 54; Owen Malcom,
50; James Maxwell, 49; Joe York,
34.
Secretary-Treasurer
Esther Zill, 113; Barbara Jus
tice, 79.
President Sophomore Class
Jack Stephens, 42; Stewart Mc-
Kibben, 36; Marion Huddleston, 32;
Warner Morgan, 25.
Vice-President
J. B. Robertson, 66; Weems Boyd,
67.
Secretary
Sara Young.
Editor Annual
Frank Kelly.
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