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VOLUME IV
Phi Sigma Alpha
Initiated 34 Students
On Tuesday Night
LARGEST NUMBER IN HISTORY
INCLUDES TWENTY-ONE
FRESHMEN
Phi Sigma Alpha national hon
orary social science fraternity
initiated Tuesday night at the re
gular session thirty-four students,
twenty-one Freshmen and thirteen
Sophomores.
The thirty-four listed by Presi
dent Howard Handly included:
Florine Watson, Martha Gladd,
Horton Greene, Mary Hennon, Jea
nelle Leathers, Dorothy Dodd,
Bobby Bell, Geraldine Mcßrayer,
Frances Wallis, and Virginia
Brown.
June Hewitt, Sara Gladney, Wil
burn Boggs, Dick Grace, Aubrey
Hawkins, Carolyn Woddall, Met
tie Hubble, Byron Kennerly, Jack
Huckaby, Josephine Rogers, and
Shep Griffith.
William Allen, Herman Barnes,
Forest Ingram, Naomi Jones, Grady
Cook, Mary Nell Crew, Jamie Fitz
patrick, Ruth Marchmont, William
Donnehoo, Margie Thompson,
Kathryn Gaines and Ethel Lee
Me Larin.
The requirements for entrance
are two quarters of work in the
social science with an average of
85 or above, and a recommendation
from a faculty advisor.
Following an ancient custom the
neopytes were given a test in
social science. When the members
had satisfied their curosity as to
the dumbness of the pledges and it
seemed as if they might be refused
membership. Pres. Handly ap
pointed Norman Tant to defend
them and Lewis Reese to prosecute.
Finally the president decided to
send the pledges along the path in
an effort to become “Lovers of the
knowledge of man.” They were
conducted to Frank Kelly who told
them of the history of their nation
al organization.
They were then carried to Vir
ginia Rainey who told them of the
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Shifty Wins:
Social Science Prof. Gets
Article Published • • •
Although glad of being a stud
ent publication , The West
Georgian feels that it has a place
in its columns for outstanding
work being done by the faculty.
The first of a series of articles
begins below. — (Editor s Note)
By PLEDGER CARMICHAEL
In a striking, clear written arti
cle, in the March, 1937 issue of the
GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUAR
TERLY, Professor Lucien E.
Roberts, head of the Department
of Social Science, presents an in
teresting picture of the career of
a Southern Unionist before, during,
and after the Civil War.
The article entitled, “The Politi
cal Career of Joshua Hill, Georgia
Unionist,” begins, “The political
career of Joshua Hill, which began
at his nomination as a delegate
to the Whig National Convention
at Baltimore in 1844, and ended
with his service in the Georgia
Constitutional Convention of 1887,
The West Georgian
Braves Defeated
Young Harris In
2 Games There
WEEK END TRIP GIVES 15-11
AND 10-2 VICTORS
The Braves returned victorious
from a trip to Young Harris Col
lege with two scalps hanging from
their belts this week end after
gained April 16 by a 15-11 score
and the following day with a 10-2
defeat of the Young Harris nine.
Coach Bonner’s shake-up of the
line-up last week, and some more
concentrated practice were the
fuses that set the West Georgia
players off and made a fast playing
hard-hitting Team.
Because of some engine trouble
the players did not reach Young
Harris until almost time for the
game, the players reported. Don
ning their uniforms they went
right on out to the diamond and
after a short warm-up, they began
in earnest and outplayed their rath
er difficult opponents.
The second inning was a wild
spree for the West Georgia batters;
all of th eteam with the exception
of two-went to the bat twice. From
the non, numerous hits and a few
walks put the Braves in the lead,
and the game ended with fifteen
runs for West Georgia and eleven
for Young Harris. Strickland and
Kirby split the work on the mound.
The second game, played on
Saturday, was greater proof of the
superiority of the West Georgia
nine. With the Young Harris
men doing some rather difficult
hurling, the Braves played excel
lent baseball, and walked out of
the field with a satisfactory score
of ten to two.
The line-ups for the West Geor
gia men in the two games were:
First Game Second Game
Strickland, p Gordon, p
Moore, p Moore, c
Gordon, lb Allen, lb
Hill, 2b Hill, 2b
Kelly, 3b Kelly, 3b
J. Webb, ss J. Webb, ss
Allen, rf Kirby, rf
B. Webb, cf B. Webb, cf
Brooks, If Brooks, If
was unique in the annals of Geor
gia politics. He was outstanding
and outspoken in his devotion to
the union and at the same time
devoted to the people and institu
tions of Georgia and the South.”
Mr. Roberts reviews briefly the
early life of Joshua Hill and then
takes up his political career in
detail with his nomination to Con
gress in 1857.
In July, 1857, Hill was nominated
for Congress, without his solicita
tion, by the Know Nothing Party
in the Seventh District. THE
SOUTHERN RECORDER in re
porting his campaign said: “His
arguments were clear, concise, and
convincing. To his opponents he
had- no words for abuse, no cri
mination, no charge of corruption.
He told them that tjiey had been
misled by party leaders, and at a
crisis, and he believed there was
a crisis in the land, was no time
to quarrel among themselves, when
all were alike interested in the
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CARROLLTON, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1937
Denman to Lecture
During Religious
Emphasis Week
STUDENT COMMITTEES ARE
FUNCTIONING; TO BEGIN
THE TWELFTH
Plans for the Religious Emph
sis Week to be held here next
month were well under way yester
day when in an interview, Miss
Katie Downs, faculty advisor of
the Voluntary Religious Associa
tion, revealed that Mr. Harry Den
man, of Birmingham, Alabama,
would be the principal speaker,
delivering several lecturers and
talks on religious problems of the
youth, and conducting a series
of informal discussion groups.
Mr. Denman is the business
manager of the First Methodist
Church in Birmingham, and a re
cognized leader of young men and
women in that section of the South.
Officials of the V. R. A. stated
that the student committees have
been set ijn operation and that
tentative plans were being made
and further completed for the week
of events to be held on the 12th.,
the 13th., and the 14th., days of May.
The Voluntary Religious Associa
tion has for the last week been
mailing invitations to representa
tives from accredited high schools
to attend the sessions of the af
fair, and especially, those in char
ge emphasized, are they wanted
to attend the Parents’ Day pro
gram.
Freshmen Appoint Committee
Heads For Final Dance of Year
ORCHESTRA COMMITTEE LISTS
SIX ORCHESTRAS UNDER
CONSIDERATION
Plans for the annual Graduation
dance sponsored by the Freshman
class for the sophomores, the facul
ty, and alumni were being develop
ed this week, according to Presi
dent Dick Grace who states that
he has appointed the committees
who will work out the final plans.
He listed the following commit
tee heads appointed last week at
a meeting of the class: Decoration
committee, Rachael Hunt; Invita
tion committee, Horton Greene;
Financial committee, Raymond
Hill; Refreshment committee, Mary
Clyde Langford; Orchestra comrftit
tee, Marge Bowen.
“We believe,” said Grace, “that
with this set of co-workers, the
dance will certainly be one grand
success.” Each first-year student
is being asked for seventy-five
cents in order to insure against
financial difficulty; and we feel
that as a final tribute to the upper
classmen the dance must be the
best ever to be given on this cam
pus.”
Marge Bowen, head of the com
mittee on orchestra, gave the six
following Southern orchestras who
have been considered for the dance
which will be held towards the
first of June. The list includes:
The Georgia Tech Ramblers, the
University of Georgia Bulldogs,
Hal Mayfield of Atlanta, Wannie
Heston of Atlanta, Mac Thomas of
Cartersville, and the Auburn Ti
gers of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute.
She stated that the Tech Ram
blers were the favorite, with Hal
Mayfield’s band second.
Horton Qreen, of Calhoun,
Elected Mu Zeta Alpha V *
President For Next Week
Pledger Carmichael
Elected Vice-Pres.
Of Phi Sigma Alpha
At the first meeting of the
Spring quarter Pledger Carmichael
was elected Vice-President of Phi
Sigma Alpha, honorary social
science club.
Carmichael was acting as vice
president before his election in the
position as chairman of the pro
gram committee. He is also Editor
of “The Georgia Alpha” the only
c*l||b paper on the campus.
He is chairman of the Executive
committee of the Debating Club,
its vice-president and an inter-col
legiate debater and co-holder of the
debating championship of West
Georgia College. He is also a mem
ber of the Mu Zeta Alpha and is
News Editor of the WEST GEOR
GIAN.
French Club Initiates
Five Neophytes Tues.
At the Tuesday night meeting
of the French Club, honorary
organization for students interest
ed in French, five new members
were voted on for membership.
Officials listed the five as Shep
Griffith, Mary Hennon, Phillip
Jones, Mable Duncan. June Hewitt.
Phillips And Brewster
Debated Georgia Frosh
Here Tuesday Night
INDUSTRALISM VERSUS AGRA*
RIAN ISM WAS SUBJECT IN NON.
DECISION DISCUSSION
The West Georgia College’s de
bating freshmen, Dan Brewster
and Arlene Phillips, discussed the
affirmative side of the question,
Resolved: That the best interest of
the South demands an emphasis
upon industrialism rather than
agrarianism, with the freshman
team, Howard Hollis and Earl
John, of the University of Georgia
Tuesday night. The Georgia team
is making a tour of the state and
gave West Georgia an opportunity
to debate the affirmative side of
the question.
Dan Brewer in opening the de
bate for West Georgia told the
audience that the affirmative did
not advocate complete industrial
ism of the South. He said that he
wished to achieve a wholesome
balance between the two. He
emphasized the wonderful natural
resources of the South that are
waiting to be developed. He show
ed how West Virginia and South
Carolina have benefitted from in
dustry.
Howard Hollis in opening the
negative attack said that there
was more to agrarianism than a
means of living, he declared that
it was a philosophy of living. He
emphasized the fact that the city
dweller has to purchase everything
he has and that his job is so inse
cure that he cannot have any
thing for fear—moral—mental—
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NUMBER 11
TWENTY STUDENTS TO BE
FORMALLY INITIATED
THIS WEEK
At the first meeting of the new
quarter, Horton Greene, Calhoun,
was elected president to serve for
the next year of the honorary
scientific society. Officials of the
organization stated that the early
elections were done in order to
train the new officers of the ways
of the club and the functions of its
committees and other officials.
The remaining three officers
who were elected to assist Greene
in next year’s work were A1 Rich
tone, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., as vice
president; Martha Gladd of Rome,
as secretary; and Pauline Berry, of
Austell, as treasurer.
President-elect Greene is a mem
ber of the Debating Club, Phi
Sigma Alpha, the West Georgia
and Chieftain staffs, the Dramatic
Club, and the W Club.
Pres. Glenn Hogan and Secretary
Rosalind Hayes also announced
at this meeting that twenty stu
dents, thirteen of which are fresh
men and the remaining seven are
sophomores had been pledged to
join Mu Zeta Alpha because of the
excellency of their work in the
sciences.
The following students were list
ed: Hettie Hubble, Ruth Mcßride,
Mr. R. L. Putnam, Mrs. R. L. Put
nam, Floy Grant, Dorothy Dodd,
Florine Watson, Betty Sewell,
Jessie Keith, Mary Hennon, War
ner Morgan, Frances Hearn, Ger
aldine Mcßrayer, and Jack Hucka
by for their work in biology.
Francis Wallis, and Aubrey
Hawkins received their bids for
work in physical science; Nina
Martin and Pelham Staples for re
search work done in chemistry;
Stewart McKibbon for zoology and
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Thirty-Three Schools
Visited By Dean Gunn
During the past few weeks Dean
Gunn has traveled extensively
throughout neighboring counties
and sections visiting thirty-three
high schools and bringing to the
fore the thought of high school
graduates entering West Georgia
College next September.
Mr. Gunn said, “High school stu
dents are showing a more enthu
siastic attitude towards West Geor
gia College than ever before.” He
has hope of having the dormitories
filled to capacity before the sum
mer is over.”
He also said he appreciated the
efforts on the part of the college
students in recommending West
Georgia College to expectant high
school graduates.
Though a few students were
obliged to leave the college at the
close of the winter quarter because
of financial or other reasons, there
were many new students, and thus,
the average number of students
in the school was high. Among the
entrees were a number of teach
ers who enrolled at West Georgia
College in order to take more cour
ses in Education because of recent
changes in the state's educational
requirements for teachers.
Mr. Gunn is planning further
trips in the future.