Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

STUDENTS! Buy Your Copy Of The 1937 Chieftain VOLUME IV G. C. P. A. Meeting Set For Savannah Friday, Saturday ROBERT KNOX, O. N. TODD, ANN AND ROBERT JACKSON TO ATTEND Robert Knox, editor-in-chief; O. N. Todd, business manager; and Robert Jackson, assistant editor, are scheduled to leave this week end for Savannah and the Arm strong Junior College where they will attend the annual May con vention of the Georgia Collegiate Press Association of which the West Georgian became a member last fall. As officials representatives of the West Georgian, these editors and business manager will attend addresses and roundtable discus sions pertaining to college journal ism all of which will take place at the Armstrong Junior College and the DeSoto Hotel. Among those to speak at this meeting include Pres. E. A. Lowe; Pres. Georgia Press Association, Kirk Sutlive; H. V. Jenkins, J. P. Miller, and W. G. Stulive of the Savannah newspapers; and D. B. Turner, editor of the Bullock Times of Statesboro, Georgia. The program for the two-day session is as follows: Friday afternoon at 2:30: Regis tration, convention call to order by Pres. Robert E. Ashmore of Mercer Cluster. Address of Welcome; Pres. E. A. Loew, Armstrong Junior College. Greetings from the Savannah papers: W. G. Sut live, editor, Savannah Press. An nouncements; Pres. Ashmore. Friday afternoon at four o’clock: Automobile tour of Savannah, with stops at places of historical and other interest. To be led by Hoyt Ware, editor of the Inkwell. Friday afternoon at 6:30: Dinner, to be given by Savannah Morning (Continued on Page Two) Mu Zeta Alpha Publishes First Club Yearbook TWELVE PAGE BOOK IS EDITED BY CARMICHAEL, GAINES AND HAYES President Horton Greene of Mu Zeta Alpha distributed to the mem bers of the scientific organization last Friday night the First Annual Yearbook of the Club. The project, first of its kind on the West Georgia College Campus, was undertaken in secrecy by the new officers of the Club as their first official project of the year, as the foreword by Greene states. The paper, edited by Pledger Carmichael with the assistance of Kathryn Gaines and Rosalind Hayes, is mimeographed and con tains twelve pages. The front piece lists the officers of the Club and Faculty advisers and the paper staff. It contains a foreword by Horton Greene, and letters to the Clun Members from President Glenn Hogan and Mr. Hart. Following these articles, Rosa lind Hayes, secretary of the Club, gave the history of the organization and its activities for the year. Kathryn Gaines waxes poetical to describe the graduating members of the club. The West Georgian The 1937 Chieftain, “Qone With The Wind” As Theme, Is A Bigger And A More Expensive Yearbook EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Frank Kelly Phi Sigma Alpha Becomes National Lambda Chapter Of Zeta Sigma Pi KEY MEMBERSHIP REQUIRE MENTS ALMOST AS HIGH AS PHI BETA KAPPA President Howard Handley an nounced last Tuesday that the Georgia Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha, national Junior col lege social science fraternity, had become the National Lambda Chapter of Zeta Sigma Pi, a simi lar, but larger junior college frater nity. ‘The real advantage of the affiliation,” Handley stated, ‘‘lies in the fact that Zeta Sigma Pi has a senior branch and when our members qualify to become active members (the requirements for active membership are the same in both junior and senior college divi sion they automatically become members of the Fraternity in the senior college to which they trans fer. The requirements for entrance into the Fraternity to become an active junior member are the same as those for Phi Sigma Alpha, however, the requirements for ac tive membership are ten hours of social science work with an aver age of 85 or above and a B (85) or (Continued on Page Two) Oratorical Contest To Be Held Here May 18 Sponsored by the Debating Club On May 18, West Georgia Col lege is to be the scene of a contest in which a number of West Geor gia College students are to partici pate. The contest which is open to anyone desiring to orate or de claim, is anew movement started by the honorary debating society to encourage speaking tourneys on the part of the students. Among those expected to enter are: Dan Brewster, Ppresident-elect of the Debating Club, Horton Greene, Arlene Phillips, Howard Handley, Doris Owings, Nell Clegg and several others. THE WEST GEORGIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1937 MARGARET MITCHELL HIGHLY PRAISES MORGAN’S SKETCHES The Annual is out! A bigger, a better, a more beauti ful, and a more expensive year book, edited by Frank Kelly, Blake ly, and the financies managed by J. G. Robertson, Jr., Carrollton with ‘‘Gone. With the Wind” as a theme and sketches done by War ner Morgan, LaGrange, the new 1937 Chieftain was distributed last SOMETHING MUST HAPPEN! J G. Robertson, Jr., business manager of the annual, said this morning that if twentyfive more annuals are sold within the next ten days the price will be re duced for those who have not bought one; and for those' who have already purchased their annual, a refund will be made. The amount of the reduction to be made will be the same amount as will be the refund, and visa Versa. However, don’t be disappointed if nothing hap pens, because if the necessary number are not sold, nothing WILL happen. week end to West Georgia stu dents and was received undoubted ly as the best annual ever publish ed by West Georgia students. With the classes, the faculty, the buildings, the clubs and organiza tions, the student publications, and the athletic division setups har moniously and attractively arran ged, the 1937 Chieftain is bound in black, old-fashioned home-spun cloth trimmed with the Confeder ate grey and with a Confederate (Continued on Page Two) Those Autograph Hounds; Why Ink Smeared And Thumb Blotched Means So Much By Esther Zill Aw—wait justa’ minute, please sign my annual—! Oh, you won’t be late to class. No, do it now. There, right there is a place. Oh, don’t just sign your name—. Well, write something, just anything—. I think that is simply a grand pic ture of you. What? Why of course I don’t think your nose looks too flat—just look at my pic ture, it’s a sight! ‘N’ besides you have a beautiful profile—honest! Say, I just must show you what Mr. Shuttleworth wrote in my book—oh, .1 think he’s just too, too divine, and so-o-o original. Lis sen, here it is—” It is but a few short years from diapers to dignity and from dignity to decomposi tion.”—lsn’t that simply ducky—! Don’t go yet, the second bell hasn’t rung, n’ besides I want to show you what Mr. Watson wrote in my book; he says, “When a man mar ries, can openers come into his life. Marriage is a college for courage—and other things.” Well, a man is not much good until he has gone against can openers of one kind and another, isn’t that (Continued on Page Four) BUSINESS MANAGER J. G. Robertson t Ruth Steinhiemer And Martha Gladd Speak On Student Expression TANT’S SECOND PROGRAM HELD WEDNESDAY AT CHAPEL Sponsored by Norman Tant, the second in a series of Student Ex pression program was held in cha piel Wednesday morning with James Dailey, Mary Clyde Lang ford, Ruth Steimhiemer, Martha Gladd, Arline Phillips, Pauline Berry, O. N. Todd, and Prof. Gor don Watson participating. This program of student expres sion - was set- up in an attempt to have a common meeting place for thought with the whole student (Continued on Page Thee) Debaters Elect Brewster President For *37-38 At the last bimonthly meeting of the West Georgia College Honor ary Debating Club on May 4, four officers were elected to conduct the fall quarter meetings. Daniel Brewster of Carrollton was chosen President. Mr. Brew ster who has been with the Club since last September has represent ed the Club in many debates, both inter-fraternity and inter-collegiate; Horton Greene of Calhoun was elected vice-president; Margery Broach, secretary-treasurer; and Arlene Phillips was chosen Parlia mentarian for the Society. All of the new officers are, as is re quired by the Debating Club Con stitution, inter-collegiate debaters. President Frank Kelly, at pre sent in charge of the Club and of the recent junior college debating tournament, held here, said, “I think that the choice of officers has been w r ell done. Under such leadership the Debating Club should continue to blaze a path of student leadership.” Religious Week Draws Parents To West Georgia PARENTS DAY ON FRIDAY CON CLUDED THREE DAY PROGRAM With the Student Body and Faculty acting as hosts, the Volun tary Religious Association threw open the doors of the College last Wednesday evening to the first an nual pilgrimage school of young people and their parents to the West Georgia College campus. The first Religious Emphasis Week of West Georgia College, sponsored by the Voluntary Re ligious Association, opened Wed nesday evening in the College Auditorium. The Association had as its guests visiting students from all of the high schools of this sec tion of the state. Betty Ann Sewell presided over the Wednesday evening session. After the invocation by Rev. J. F. Davis and a selection by the Wo men’s Glee Club, the new officers for next year were installed by Dean W. Fred Gunn. The main feature of the program Wednesday evening was an ad dress by Rev. John Tate of Athens on ‘‘Practical Values in Christian Living.” On Thursday morning at six-thir ty Mildred Dun woody led a devo tional on the front campus with the visitors and College students participating. The second session opened Thursday morning in the College Auditorium with the new Presi dent of the Voluntary Religious Association, Rachael Hunt in the president's chair. After a musical selection by Mary Clyde Langford and the invo cation by Rev. E. A. Kilgore, Betty Ann Sewell sung a solo. Rev. John Tate again addressed the group on “Having the Mind of Christ.” ✓ Thursday afternoon at four thirty the V. R. A. was host to (Continued on Page Four) Women’s Glee Club Sings Over W. S. B. Friday Afternoon ANNUAL GLEE CLUB PICNICS TO BE SATURDAY WEEK The Women’s Glee Club will broadcast over the Atlanta Jour nal station WSB at the Atlanta Biltmore Friday afternoon at three o'clock, the audition to list for fif teen minutes, officials announced today. Although the members have not yet decided what selections they will sing, they report that they have a variety from which to pick. After preparations for the broad cast are over, their work and prac tice for the annual spring concert will begin. It is reported that this concert will be given June 4th, and one of color, life, and variety. Both the Men’s and the Women’s clubs will go to Warm Springs next Saturday, May 29th, on their annual picnic. Cars have been ob tained, and reports indicate that they will be room for all members of both clubs. NO. 13