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Page Two DEAN ARGELANDER SPOKE TO PHI SIGMA ALPHA THURSDAY NIGHT CA\K BACKGROUND OP CUR RENT FAII PAST PROBLEMS Spooking in a clear, forceful manner, entertainingly, yet infor mationally, Dean Argelander of Mount Zion Seminary discussed some of the current far eastern problems, giving their background, and special emphasis to the scholar In China. Dean Argelander lived in China for twelve years and understands Oriental People. Pledger Carmichael who presid ed In the absence of the president, Howard Handley, asked Norman Tant, a former pupil of Mr. Arge lander to introduce the speaker. Mr. Argelander began his dis* .cussion with the great nationalistic movement in China and discussed the Chinese situation from the viewpoint of a student, since the students and scholars have had such a tremendous influence in shaping the policy of the Chinese government. “The efforts of the Chinese peo ple to forfn a democratic country is largely tracable to the Boxer uprising,” he said. He explained that after the Boxer indemnity was paid to the United States our government found the amount too large and returned a considerable part of it. The Chinese govern ment set this aside as a fund to be used in educating Chinese stu Mu Zeta Alpha Initiates 14 New Members Thurs . ANNUAL DINNER-DANCE TO BE HELD IN COLLEGE GYM. MAY 7th “And what is your full name?” “Well Mr. Robert Lee Putnam, do you mind if we shorten your name to ‘Put-Put’ during this cere mony?” “Mr. ‘Put-Put’ what do you con sider the most beautiful object Dinners . . • Drinks Sandwiches H&T COFFEE SHOP Nellie-Joe Beauty Shoppe Second Floor First National Bank Building loc Ben Franklin Stores ZZZ. All Students’ Business Appreciated Courteous —Friendly—Cooperative C. E. Martin, Proprietor Carrollton, Ga. THE WEST GEORGIAN, SATURDAY. MAY 1, 1937 dents ill American Universities. He said that since that time the scholar, always the leader in Chin ese life, was bringing back new Ideas and conceptions of govern ment to China. He said that after the Initial nationalistic uprising had bean crushed, the leader, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, traveled all over the world in search of help. He finally found this in Russia. The Russians agreed to help this movement if he would permit Communist pro paganda to be carried out behind his advancing army. With Russian help the nationalistic army advan ced rapidly with Communist pro paganda following it; the old dy nasty agreed to abdictate if Dr. Sun did not become president. He agreed and thus China's great leadership he had won. Dr. Argelander discussed the Chinese attitude towards Chris tanity, he said the people of China felt that Christianity was merely the forerunner of capitalist exploi tation. Throughout his talk he stressed the reverence the Chinese have for the scholars. He said that the educated man in China was the national heroes, not the military man. He stated that the Chinese trend towards militarism would have much signifiance to the rest of the world. that you have ever seen?” “Well, well Mr. ‘Put-Put’ your wife wouldn’t like your answer. Thus spoke Glenn Hogan last Thursday night as he and Presi dent-elect Horton Greene formally initiated fourteen new members in to Mu Zeta Alpha, honorary scienti fic society. These fourteen repres ented the number of bids sent out to Biology Students, but some of the pledges came from the other sciences in the club’s recognition. After various and sundry ques tions and performances the pled ges were carried through the for mal ritual. Secretary Rosalind Hays read the history of the organi zation and Stuart Martin, first President of the Club, read the scroll. Those initiated were: Ruth Mcßride, R. L. Putnam, Floy Grant, Dorothy Dodd, Florine Watson, Betty Ann Sewell, Jessie Keith, Mary Hennon. Frances Hearn, Ger aldine Mcßrayer, Jack Huckaby, Frances Wallis, Aubrey Hawkins, Nina Martin and Marge Broach. After the initiation refreshments were served. Secretary Rosalind Hays of Mu Zeta Alpha revealed last Monday that the Annual Mu Zeta Alpha Dinner-Dance would be held Fri day evening May 7, at the College Gymnasium. She stated that the new officers for next year would be installed at the Dinner. She expressed the hope, that since the Dinner-Dance is the climax of the club’s activity for the year that all members would be present. Art of 4500 B. C. is found in Egyptian tomb. Deaths from heart disease ris ing, with toll in 1935 at 312,333. Phi Sigma Alpha To Complete Their Initiations Thurs . ALL MEMBERS AS WELL AS PLEDGES URGED TO BE AT THE MEETING phi Sigma Alpha, national honor ary social science fraternity will formally initiate thirty new mem bers Thursday evening May 13 at its regular meeting. The pledges have already been carried through the first degree and have been working upon a paper to complete their qualifications for membership. The pledges will be carried through the ritual suggested by Dr. Beeman of Santa Ana Junior College who is National Executive Secretary of Phi Sigma Alpha. The club, already having its local initia tion decided to carry the pledges through two initiations, using the national ceremony for the last de gree. The meeting will be at seven thirty P. M. COMMENCEMENT WEEK WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY JUNE 9 Continued from Page 1) lins Rainey, Elberton; Lewis Bow en Reese, Carrollton; James G. Robertson, Jr., Carrollton; Elmer Norman Tant, Carrollton; Moselle Taylor, Lowell; William H. Thomas, Alpharetta; O. N. Todd, Jr., Talla poosa; George Hamrick Vincent, Fairmount; Ralph Calhoum West brook, Dalton. Junior College Diploma: Joseph Pledger Carmichael, Carrollton. Normal Diploma: Sarah Irene Casey, Cedartown; Georgia Mae Castleberry, Lumpkin; Hettie Chan dler, Social Circle; Opal Cowart, Clem; LOis Lela Estes, Gay; Alma Ruth Estes, Gay; Jamie Fitzpatrick, Summerville; Mary Helen Haines, Madison; Barbara Louise Justice, Trion; Grace Massengle, Woodbury; Frances McCary, Kingston; Evelyn Mclntosh, Ethel Lee McLarin, Fair burn; Florence Boyd Putnam,Cohut ta; Kathryn Louise Stephens, Fair burn; Elizabeth Strange, Rome. Home Economics Certificates: Frances Coppedge, Griffin; Naomi Jones, Lumber City; Lillian King; Nina Martin, Carrollton; Virginia Poindexter, Cartersville; Mildred Ruth Sims, Villa Rica; Laura Smith, Carrollton; Winnette White, Lith onia; Ester Rose Zill, Douglasville. Ingram Writes On Teacher Training In The Junior Colleges Continued from Page 1) as junior college training. People who have four years of training can command better salaries in the larger schools. The low expense of the junior college and the near ness of the junior college to the local or immediate community are further reasons for their doing work in the field of teacher train ing." Mr. Ingram concludes with: “In this article I have called the read er’s attention to the following: 1. The junior college apparently will be the institution of general 2. The survey submitted shows the ineffectuality of our present set-up of rural teacher training. 3. The survey further discloses the need for an integrated pro gram of all educational and allied agencies. 4. The junior college, because of its location and economic advan tages, makes the institution de sirable as a teacher-training unit. 5. Graduates of four-year insti tutions go into positions of more remunerative salaries and longer terms. DRAMATIC CLUB ENTERTAINS WITH DINNER DANCE An outstanding social event of last Saturday evening was the din ner-dance, an annual affair at which the Dramatic Club entertain ed from 0 to 12 p. m., at Hotel Clifton and at the college gymna sium. Those attending first assembled at the hotel which was attractively decorated for the occasion with dog-wood, Blue Iris, and Azaleas. During the course of the dinner, 0. N. Todd, Robert Knox, and Prof. Robert Strozier and J. G. Robertson made brief but entertaining talks. Election of officers for the com ing year was also held and those selected were Miss Betty Rucker, president; Miss Nell Clegg, vice president; and Miss Marge Bowen, secretary-treasurer. Those present included members of the Dramatic Club, their dates, and the faculty. French Club To Present French Play On Parents f Day The French Club announced last night that its members are plan ning to present an unusual pro gram as a sideline during the Religious Emphasis Week which begins May 12. At a business meeting held last week officials of the Club decided to present a one-act French play the title of which will be La Sur prise d’lsador. The cast was listed as follows: Le Medecin, O. N. Todd; Isador, Jack Huckaby; Jean, Betty Rucker; Mme. Duval, Virginia Shoffeitt; and Suzanne, Francis Wallis. Officials let it be known that this is the first of a series of programs to be presented by the French Club in order to create more interest in the club affairs. Frank Kelly, president of the Club, listed the following students who were initiated into the organi zation last week; Mable Duncan, Warren Yates, June Hewitt, and Mary Hennen. Freshmen Foolishness Aunt Penelope: And still they come! Worries, worries, I thought I had the most worries, but then I had some more and I’m worrying how can I have more than most? Remember when Gordon came down and played our team and beat us? Well, we went up there, play ed one game, an won over them. What I’m worrying about is how we reign one day and be rained out the next. I hear the boys’ glee club prac ticing nightly and as curosity will often prompt me, I ask very often what they are practicing for. The answer is, just as often, “for a skit to be given on the road.” Now dear aunt, do you think that is the wisest thing to do to just such a large number of boys and trie school’s best students on the road when you know what the —For Special Occasions and Everyday Sweets — NUNNALY’S CANDIES From JOHNSON DRUG COMPANY THE LEADER STORE OFFERS YOU Money Saving Values ! PHI SIGMA ALPHA DINNER-DANCE TO BE HELD MAY 21 Pledger Carmichael, chairman of the Phi Sigma Alpha Dinner-Dance committee said today that Phi, Sigma’s annual social affair would* be held Friday evening May 21 at the Hotel Clifton and College Gymnasium. ' May the twenty-first is the same* date the Club had its Dinner-Dance last year and Phi Sigma Alphaians are very pleased at being able to secure the same date for this year.^ The Dinner will be held at the Clifton as usual Carmichael stated but the dance will be in the West Georgia Gymnasium later in the evening. During the course of the Dinner sjhe Club will install the new of ficers for the coming year. Invi tations have been sent to, besides the faculty advisers, President and Mrs. Ingram and Dean and Mrs. Gunn of the College. machine age has produced? Don’t you think that with every student registrarion that the regi strar should furnish one of his famous suits for dances? His fame has been so asserted that I think we should have “barrels” of fun too, don’t you? The most of my worries arc always much more less when J hear quickly from you. Gullibly yours, Marge ECONOMY CLEANERS “CARL’S PLACE” Beautiful Dry Cleaning —Phone 432 Carrollton, Ga. GRADY COOK College Agent See • • • • Our Shoe Physician .... At Once LOVVORN’S SHOE SHOP -COMPLIMENTS OF THE HUB Carrollton, Georgia