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BE a BOOSTER
fob w.g.c.
VoM'ME I HREE
"pilding
) Contracts
Let Monday
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a meeting of the Building
i f ' tee of the Board of Regents
he Senate Chamber of the
pitol Monday, June Ist at
23 ) -lock, the new woman’s
contract for West Georgia
college was awarded. The low bid
der was C. O. Smith Construction
Company ot Hazelhurst, for the
total amount of $34,260. This new
building is to be fire proof through
out. Construction of this unit will
begin at once. In addition to the
’ 'aiding committee of the Regents,
I ancellor S. V. Sanford, President
S. Ingram and Secretary L. R.
•>bert were present.
) to reports from the office
intimated that work on the
■ct would begin early in the
mer. Appplications by stu
s for employment for the
mer in this connection have
dy been coming in. The con
don is to be done by the
in cooperation with Univer
ystem of Georgia.
y. GEORGIA DINNER
DANCE WEDNESDAY
Wednesday evening, May 27, the
jnbers of the West Georgian
k and their guests were en
(ained at a dinner dance cele-
Iting the completion of their
ir’s work and the election of
it year’s editors. The dinner,
I 'h took place at 7:30 o’clock
held at the Clifton Hotel in
. W and was followed by a
|*tlie West Georgia gym
usfsting till 11:30 o’clock,
xiiuediately following the din
er several members of the staff
were called upon to speak by the
editor-in-chief, Grace Wing, who
took charge of the program. These
speakers were Glenn Hogan, Busi
ness Manager; Edwin Rogers, Man
aging Editor; Lucille Portwood,
•A s -elate Editor; Bob Richardson,
f.ociate Editor for 1936-37;; and
vrt Knox, Editor-elect for 1936-
Tessor Bob Strozier, Faculty
- ', concluded the series of
vith a few words of con-
I tions on this year’s work
* messed the good wishes of
* tstaff to next year’s of-
2st Qeorgia Tennis
Matches End At Qordon
SEASON CLOSES WITH ONLY
TWO WATCHES LOST IN
SEVEN PLAYED
est Georgia tennis matches were
j to an untimely end with the
patch at Gordon Friday, the
t team of West Georgia
%
* t its season to and end.
eorgia has only lost two
? in seven (which is quite
I: and). The team ran up
; some tough teams in the
:c^ lt ■ but they won their colors
wd * ire proud to salute them.
* atch with Gordon ended
e • n with the taking of the
The West Georgian
West Georgia President
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PRES. IRVINE S. INGRAM
Who delivered diplomas to forty
nine graduates at exercises held
at the City Auditorium today.
Mens Glee Club Audition
After a very successful year, the
Men’s Glee Club presented an au
dition over WSB May 30. This
presentation .which was the next
to the last performance of the sea
son of 1935-36, lasted from 3:30 un
til 3:45 p. m.
The following selections were
given by the club:
“Lo How a Rose” —Praetor,ius.
“Now Is the Month of Maying”
—Morley.
“Go Down, Moses” —Arranged by
Gordon Watson.
New Faculty Members
To Be At Summer School
Dean Gunn Reports
Encouraging Prospect
Mr. Gunn reports from several
interviews in many of the high
school graduating classes through
out northwest Georgia that he has
obtained encouraging prospects for
the largest enrollment of the col
lege’s history. It is also reported
that foundations have been laid for
early enrollment.
Mr. Gunn urges also that the
present enrolled students please
give him the list o fhte graduating
classes from their home towns.
match. Jackson the no. 2 singles
man defeated Hileman 6-1, 6-2.
Treadaway won over Flewellen
in a hard fought battle the score
being: 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Foster triumph
ed over Holland 7-5, 6-4. The only
upset in the singles was in the
match between Patten and Camp
bell, Campbell was defeated 3-6, 7-5,
6-4.
In the doubles Jackson and Fos
ter defeated Flewellen and Holland
by the score of 6-3, 6-4. Campbell
and Treadaway were defeated by
Patten and Hileman by the score:
3-6, 8-6, 7-5.
Winston Churchill is the name
of both a British statesman and
an American novelist.
Carrollton, Georgia, June 4, 1936
West Georgia Speaker
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DR. HARVEY W.' COX
President of Emory University who
delivered the address at closing ex
ercises at City Hall auditorium
Womens Glee Club Concert
On Sunday afternoon, May 31, at
five o’clock, the two Glee Clubs
under the direction of Mr. Wat
son gave their annual commence
ment concert during the Vesper
hour in the college auditorium. The
following program was presented:
“Lo How a Rose”Preatorious.
“Go Down, Moses” —Arranged by
Gordon Watson —Men’s Glee Club.
“God Touched the Rose”—Mary
Brown —Women’s Glee Club.
“Adoramus Te” —Palestrina.
“Una Hora” —Hayden—Choir.
The third annual summer School
held at West Georgia College will
open June 9th, and will continue
until July 19th. Many members
of the faculty will be visiting in
structors from other schools.
Among these will be Miss Mae Kel
ly of East Radford College, Vir
ginia. Miss Kelly will teach cours
es in Curriculum Revision and
Unit Construction. Miss Annie
Terrell of Middle Georgia College,
Cochran, will instruct in the Home
Economics Courses. Professor M.
O. Rudolph of Abraham Baldwin
College, will teach Biology. Miss
Jewell Paschal of the LaGrange
City Schools will assist in the
Demonstration School, which will
be under the direction of Mr. M. C.
Wiley, Superintendent of the City
Schools of Carrollton. This school
will be conducted with the coop
eration of the city of Carrollton.
Also instructing in the Education
Department will be Supervisor L.
L. Perry of the State Department
of Education.
The remainder of the Summer
School faculty will be composed of
members of the regular college
faculty. Those teachers from
West Georgia who will not be in
structors thsi summer are Prof.
Gordon Watson, who will study at
Harvard; Mr. T. A. Hart, who will
continue his studies at Emory
University; Miss Ruby Jenknis,
who will be a student at the Uni
versity of Georgia Graduate School;
and Mr. J. C. Bonner who will also
study at the University Graduate
School.
Dr. Cox Will Speak At
West Georgia Closing
3rd Commencement Exercises of Local College
To Be Held Thursday Morning In City
Hall Auditorium; Program Given
Men’s Glee
Club Holds
Concert
Concert Climaxes 3rd
Annual Tour With
Great Success
The Men’s Glee Club Home-Com
ing, held at the college audiotrium
last Thursday evening, was the
first of the series of entertainments
of the commencement exercises
this year, and climaxed the third
annual tour of the club.
FUN FOR ALL
In keeping with tradition, the
aim of “the best program the club
has produced” was fun for all.
From the lively swing of the col
lege song, “Vive L’Amour”, to the
shouting rythm of the negro spir
ituals, the guest from Carrollton
as well as the students gamefully
entered into the gaity of the pro
gram). Other parts of the concert
featured quartets and classical mu
sic.
Of particular interest were the
original skits featuring “Prose and
Poetry”, written by Rosey Spence
who played with Lovett Newell,
“Major Stephen’s Amateur Hour”,
and the address by the Hon. Glenn
Hogan, which were triumphs of
local dramatic and composing tal
ent. During intermission, the first
annual College Night, starring
campus organizations was held.
TALENTED PERSONNEL
This, the record membership of
the Club, including an array of tal
ents rivaling M. Bowes’ own ama
teurs, includes the following stu
dents:
Officers of the Club: Ewell Hollo
man, president; Tom Smith, vice
president; Dawson Lee Taylor, li
brarian; Earl Reaves, accompanist.
Personnel of the Club tenors:
Virgil Barrett, Calhoun; Herman
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President Entertains
Graduates at Reception
On Tuesday, June second the
faculty and seniors were en
tertained at a reception given by
President and Mrs. I. S. Ingram at
their residence on the campus. In
the receiving line were Presi
dent and Mrs. Ingram, Dean and
Mrs. Gunn, and the officers of the
sophomore class: Jack Stone, At
lanta, president; Harold Plunkett,
Atlanta, vice-president; Bessie Du
pree, Meansville, secretary-treas
urer. Assisting in serving were
the ten highest-ranking members
of the freshman class. The list as
given by the Dean includes: Rea
gan Barton, Adairsville; Pee Wee
Carter, Carrollton; Opal Cowart,
Clem; Mabel Duncan, Newnan;
Howard Handley, Fairburn; Ralph
Racey, Atlanta; Mildred Sims, Vil
la Rica; Kathryn Stephens, Fair
burn; Elizabeth Strange, Rome;
Mozelle Taylor, Carrollton.
HE A BOOSTER
FOR W.G.C.
On thursday morning, June 4th,
West Georgia held its third an
nual commencement exercises in
the city auditorium of Carrollton.
Forty-nine sophomores received
diplomas. Egihteer. student were
presented with Normal Diplomas,
twenty-seven received Junior Col
lege Certificates, one student re
ceived a Junior College Diploma,
and the ramining three received
Home Economics Certificates.
Dr.. Harvey W. Cox, president of
Emory University, delivered the
bacalaureate address at the exer
cises which began at 10:30.
The class officers are: President,
Jack Stone, Atlanta; Vice-president,
Harold Plunkett, Atlanta; Secre
tary, Bessie Dupree, Meansville.
Following is the list of students
receiving Normal Diplomas are:
Sarah Helen Acklin, Carrollton;
Lois Carden, Rome; Lucy Cox,
Chatsworth; Martha Crews, College
Park; Jeanelle Daniel, Woodland;
Audie Duncan, Bowdon Junction;
Mary Earnest, Carrollton; Opal
Farmer, Carrollton; Ewel Hollo
man, Temple; Christine Lovvorn,
Bowdon; Annie Kate Overby, New
nan; Alice Stephens, Rome; Dor
othy Stephens, Adairsville; Opal
Tant, Carrollton; Kate Whitlock,
Newnan: Nadine Wilbanks. Soring
Place; Mrs. Jordan W. Holland,
Bremen; Mary Ruth Strickland,
Jonesboro.
Those who received the Jun
ior College Certificates are: Wal
ter C. Dabney, Dallas, Virgil C.
Barrett, Calhoun; Elizabeth Burn
ham, Carrollton; Leila Cantrell,
Cedartown; Mary Cole, Tallapoosa;
Woodrow Wilson Floyd, Adairs
ville; Mabel Harper, Villa Rica;
Aubrey Jones, Carrollton; William
Kelly, Blakely; James Lassetter,
Villa Rica; Lovell Newell, Albany;
Janette Pennington, Rome; Lucille
Portwood, Carrollton; Edwin Rog
ers, Jr., Ashburn; Jack Smith,
Greenville; Tom P. Smith, Tunnel
Hill; Cecil Stanley, East Point;
Jack Stone, Atlanta; Jewell Strick-
Adairsville; Ralph Woodrow Whit
temore, Oakman; Grace Wing, Ma
rietta; John Preston Wright, Rock
mart; Halmon Wood, Alpharetta;
Gertrude Whitely, Cedartown;
Mary Caroline Turner, Carrollton;
Henry B. Kitchens, Franklin,
land, Carrollton; George G. Smith,
Carrollton; Mildred Hudson, Rome.
Student receiving Junior College
Diploma Frances Mauldin, Can
ton.
Those who received a Home
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Chieftain Staff Entertained
Its Members With Picnic
Friday afternoon, May 22, the
Chieftain staff entertained its mem
bers and their guests at a picnic
held at Kinney’s Lake. The party
left the campus at 5:30. A large
number of the members went for a
swim during the earlier part of the
evening, the remainder enjoyed
themselves in taking advantage of
the various types of amusement
which the grounds offered.
Following a delightful meal pre
pared by a committee selected from
the staff, the guests returned to
the college.
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