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BE a BOOSTER fob w.g.c. VoM'ME I HREE "pilding ) Contracts Let Monday ■'M 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 plgsf ' Hi n * * 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 ' ' ' W \ MSI 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 (Continued On Page 4) 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 (Continued On Page 4) 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. Number Ten