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Debating Society Reviews
Many Activities Of Past Year
YEAR’S ADVANCEMENTS ARE
LISTED •
An editorial of The-West Geor
gian stated in midyear that' no
issue of the paper appeared with
out news of a debate or one
planned for the near future. The
Debating Club of West Georgia
College has, because of its very
activity created a lot of talk as
well as talking itself.
Beginning the year with Marion
Huddleston as President and
Frank Kelly as Secretary, the De
bating Club held its first dual in
ter-collegiate debate early in the
quarter with Georgia Southwest
ern at Americus. Frank Kelly and
Horton Greene made the trip to
Americus, and Marion Huddleston
and Glenn Hogan debated here.
The subject was the then contro
versial fifteen mills ad valorem tax
limitation.
Later in the quarter Howard
Handley and Alford Prince debat
ed the University of Georgia Agri
cultural Club here on the sales
tax. The debate was, as are all
West Georgia debates, non-decis
ion.
The first debate of the Winter
Quarter heard Pledger Carmichael
and Mozelle Taylor debating Em
ory University on the question of
continuing President ( Roosevelt’s
policy.
In the next debate of the Win
ter Quarter, a dual one was held
with the Georgia State College for
Women; Marion Huddleston, Dan
Brewster, Pledger Carmichael,
and Professor L. E. Roberts made
the trip to Milledgeville with
Brewster and Huddleston doing
the debating on the question of
government ownership of public
utilities. Howard Handley and Hor
ton Greene met the affirmative
G. S. C. W. team here on the same
subject.
Also during the same quarter
the Debating Club sponsored the
first annual inter-club Debating
Tournament ever held on the West
Georgia College campus. Eleven
club teams debated in the first
round. Phi Sigma Alpha, led by
two Debating Club members, won
the affair with a count of votes
of fifteen to three in four con
tests.
Later in the quarter Emory Jun
ior College at Oxford was met in
Gritsters Grapple Qoober . . •
Qrit Hall Qirls “(Jet” Prof
The grafting grit girls of Grit
Hall, Genola, Georgia, groped
grumpily through the noon meal
at Grit Hall on Saturday, June 5,
and-then grabbed the multi-colored
polo hats, garnered swimming gear
and slacks, and departed from
Genola in style to Spence’s swim
ming pool where a swim was en
joyed, and as an added special
feature the Grappling Girls ganged
Goober, greviously and gleefully
relieved him of his socks and shoes,
thereby preventing the absent
minded professor from groveling
about the bottom of the pool in
said shoes and socks. Returning to
Genola the glowing, gleeful grit
sters generously served the even
ing meal to the assembled student
body to say nothing of the Gritty
faculty, said service in slacks and
polo hats: (such goings’, —tch!
tch!).
What again! but yes! but yes!
the big blue bus again rolled up
to the Henhouse and after collect
-ng all the grumbling Gritsters,
Grieticians and Gresistrars, the
group shoved off for the Green
Front where the bus hesitated —
a dual debate on the same subject
of utilities owned by the govern
ment. Marge Broach and Forrest
Ingram made their debate in in
ter-collegiate circles at Oxford,
while Frank Kelly and Howard
Handley represented the negative
at Genola.
The Freshmen of the University
of Georgia made a tour of the
state early in the Spring and gave
West Georgia an opportunity to
debate on the affirmative of the
subject, Resolved: That the Best
Interests of the South Demand an
Emphasis upon Industrialism rath
er than Agrarianism. W. G. C.’s
freshmen debaters were Dan
Brewster and Arlene Phillips.
Pledger Carmichael and Lewis
Reese, accompanied to Athens by
Professor Roberts and Howard
Handley, debated the Agricultural
Club at the University in April on
the same subject used in the fresh
man debate.
West Georgia won a non-decis
ion debate from Emory University
during the Spring Quarter, by de
fault.
Leading Junior Colleges from all
parts of the state participated in
the tourney. West Georgia lost to
Augusta Junior College in the fin
als. Horton Greene and Howard
Handley did the subject, Resolved:
That the best interests of the Am
erican people demands the pass
age of the Roosevelt Supreme
Court Plan. West Georgia’s affirm
ative team, Frank Kelly and Pled
ger Carmichael did not debate in
the tourney. Howard Handley, a
leading inter-collegiate debater, re
ceived the honor of being the best
debater in the tournament, as an
nounced by the judges.
To climax the activity the Club
sponsored an oratorical contest
and picked two of the best speak
rs in the College. Doris Owihgs
won the women’s division; and
C. D. Bailey won the Men’s Divis
ion.
The inter-collegiate debaters at
West Georgia College, all mem
bers of the Debating Club, are:
Glenn Hogan, Marion Hudleston,
Robert Jackson, Frank Kelly, How
ard Handley, Pledger Carmichael,
Mozelle Taylor, Dan Brewster, Ar
lene Phillips, Horton Greene, Al
ford Prince, Lewis Reese and
Marge Broach.
and drove on, —to the Clifton Hotel
where mine host, Hollis Gray had
prepared, —“the most unusual meal
in my seventeen years .of hotel
experience.” Favors were present
ed to each hungry Genolean who
“fell to” gulping —
Fruit cocktail.
Broiled Spanish Mackeral ala
(modesty forbids)
New boiled potatoes
Asparagus TIPS
Iced tea
Mousse ala Clifton.
Lazarus at the Feast, according
to John Temple Graves 11, had his
innings after the repast when each
grumpy, grinning, grit - slinger
spoke their piece including tlje
grieving Grietician and Gregistrar.
A grand day’s results, —Julian is
speechless; girls are tired; registrar
and dietician are broke, and two
famous campus beauties are help
ing the waitresses Sunday morning!
Too late this year, girls, the party
is over. Line forms at Miss Lucy’s
door for applications for jobs as a
Grit-slinger for 1937-38. It is fun,
and it will (we hope) be fun
next year.
THE WEST GEORGIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1937
Men's Glee Club
Presents Finals
Performance
CLIMAXES SUCCESSFUL SEA
SON UNDER WATSON
The Men’s Glee Club of West
Georgia College climaxed a most
successful season Monday even
ing, May 24, with a Home-Coming
Concert in the college auditorium.
Under the capable leadership of
Professor Gordon Watson the Club
has been extremely active this
year, and this Concert was the
culmination of their work.
Early in the year the Club pre
sented a program at the Carroll
Theatre for the benefit of the Em
pty Stocking Fund. Shortly after
wards it went on a trip to Talla
poosa where it gave a program at
the Methodist Church. In the fol
lowing months the Club worked
faithfully in co-operating with its
director to prepare a concert pro
gram to be presented in various
high schools in this section of
Georgia.
On its first trip in early April
the Men’s Glee Club presented pro
grams in Cedartown, Cave Spring,
Summerville, and Trion. The Club
spent the night in Trion and was
shown the various interesting
sights of the city including the
Reigal Farms and the ReigaL Inn.
While returning, the Club visited
Rome where it broadcasted over
station WRGA.
The second tour was to Fayette
ville where the Club also spent
the night after presenting a per
formance at the Fayetteville Coun
ty High School. Similar concerts
were also presented at Douglas
ville and Austell while on their
trip. Several hours were spent at
Candler Field in Atlanta where
several of the members rode in
airplanes.
A few days after their return
the Glee Club gave their annual
Home-Coming Concert in the col
lege auditorium. This concert fea
tured a group of old favorites,
songs by the quartet, a group of
negro spirituals, a farce on a
Orchestra, a public
forum skit, and a travesty on
Grand Opera.
Much credit is due professor
Gordon Watson for his excellent
direction and his untiring efforts
for the Men’s Glee Club. Without
his patience and hard work the
Club would never have been as
successful as it was.
Phillips, Greene Elected,
Grace, Slade Win Offices
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Body, Dick Grace, were fortunate
enough not to have opponents.
However, there were two candi
dates, Myric Nutt and Rachel Hunt,
for Secretary of the Student Body;
Myric Nutt was elected with a
vote of 168 over Rachel Hunt’s
vote of 55.
What was doubtlessly the most
hotly contested post was that for
the Editorship of the WEST GEOR
GIAN. Horton Greene was vic
torious with a vote of 155 over the
84 votes of his opponent, C. D.
Bailey. The rest of the Bailey-
Watson campaign fell when Miss
Dorothy Watson, Bailey’s partner,
was also defeated in running for
the office of Associate Editor of the
WEST GEORGIAN; her opponent
was Alan A. Richstone, of Carroll
ton, who was elected by a vote of
143 to 93.
Arlene Phillips of Cedartown,
was elected Editor-in-Chief of the
CHIEFTAIN by a: vote of 143
against her opponent, Marge
Bowen for whom 71 votes were
cast. “As there was no candidate
for the office of Associate Editor
of the annual, this position will
V. R. A. Boasts Of Improving
Standards Set Last Year
Social Scientists
Elect Martha Gladd
To Lead Next Year
GRACE, McBItAYER, HAWKINS
AND BROWN ALSO
VICTORIOUS
Last Thursday evening at the
last meeting of Zeta Sigma Pi for
the year, Martha Gladd Rome,
was elected President of the na
tional lambda Chapter for the col
lege year of 1937-38. Miss Gladd
is also Secretary of Mu Zeta Al
pha, a member of the Women’s
Glee Club, and a consistent Dean’s
lister.
At the same election Dick Grace
of Decatur was elected Vice-Presi
dent of the national honorary so
cial science fraternity. Grace is
President of the Freshman Class
and President-elect of the Stud
ent body.
The other regular officers to be
elected at the Thursday night
meeting were Geraldine Mcßrayer
as Secretary and Aubrey Hawkins
as Treasurer. The new office of
Corresponding Secretary was cre
ated and Virginia Brown was elect
ed to fill the position.
President Howard Handley an
nounced that the vote taken on
the continuation of the “Georgia-
Alpha,” official club paper, was
a real tribute to the success of the
paper, in that every vote cast, by
both old and new members, was in
favor of continuing the paper.
After the election of officers,
Mr. Roberts made a talk to the
Club in which he emphasized the
way the organization should be
conducted and the duties of the
new officers. President Handley
then called on the old officers to
tell the new ones how they had
performed their duties during the
year. After; speeches by the offi
cers-elect, Mr. Handley announced
that Miss Cowen had become a
full-fledged advisbr of the Club, in
place of the honorary membership
she held in Phi Sigma Alpha. He
also stated that the five new of
ficers together with two selected
faculty advisors would constitute
a cabinet to carry on the Club’s
business under the Zeta Sigma Pi
constitution.
be filled by an election in the Fall.”
Mr. Watson, chairman of the Stu
dent Activities, said.
Only one candidate ran for Presi
dent of the sophomore class, Jeff
Slade. There were three candi
dates for Vice-President, however,
These were: Mildred Dunwoody,
who was victorious with 69 votes;
Geraldine Mcßrayer, 38 votes; and
Kermett Harris, who had 25 votes.
For Secretary of the Sophomore
Class, Sara Sewell defeated Mary
Clyde Langford, tennis queen, by
a huge majority; the final vote
was Sewell: 104 votes, Langford: 2 1
votes.
On the eve of the election a
political rally was held in the audi
torium where Campaign managers
and their candidates presented
their views and their platforms.
At the close of the election Lewis
Reese, Campaign Manager for the
Bailey-Watson ticket, said, “I think
that this was one of the cleanest
campaigns I have ever witnessed.
It will be a long time before there
is as much fun at West Georgia
College again.”
Horton Greene, victorious candi
date for Editor of the WEST
GEORGIAN said, “It was a lot of
fun and I hope to justify my sup
porters’ faith in me.”
RELIGIOUS A SSOCIATION
MOVES FORWARD
THIS YEAR
On Sunday, May 6, the Voluntary
Religious Association brought to a
close one the most successful years
of its history on West Georgia
campus, officials of the association
announced.
During the year the V. R. A., in
addition to the regular Sunday
afternoon vespers service, brought
to the campus many outside speak
ers and held a Religious Emphasis
Week, May 12-14.
Beginning the year under the
very capable leadership of Presi
dent Andy Floyd and Advisor
Downs, the V. R. A. soon began to
prove its worth by a series of in
teresting programs. Among them
were a student program on Sports
manship, a talk by Mr. L. E. Rob
erts, and performances by the Glee
Clubs.
During the Winter Quarter a
religious team was brought from
Atlanta, and entertained the stud
ents with talks and a violin solo.
The Club also entered a team in
the intra-college debates which
was defeated unfortunately. Later
representatives of the college were
sent to the Methodist Student Con
ference at Athens where one of
their nurpber was elected public
ity director of that organization.
There were several interesting
speakers brought to the campus
during this quarter.
During the Spring Quarter the
V. R. A. began the first feature
of its kind in the history of the
college, namely: A Religious Em
phasis Week. During this week
Rev. John Tate spoke twice, and
Mr. Harry Denman of Birmingham
spoke twice. Friday of that week
was set aside as Parents’ Day, and
all of the parents were invited to
be the guests of the college on
that day. After a speech by Mr.
Denman, lunch was served in the
open, and club entertainments
were presented that afternoon.
Other high spots in this quarter
was a speech by Dean Argelander
and a trip to the Tuskeegee Insti
tute by several members to a con
ference there. The Club also held
a social for the first time at the
swimming pool up-town. The final
program of the year was a Sopho
more program presented by the
Sophomores Sunday, June 6.
ECONOMY CLEANERS
“CARL’S PLACE”
Beautiful
Dry Cleaning
—Phone 432
Carrollton, Ga.
GRADY COOK —College Agent
Congratulations Graduates, and
All West Georgia Students
BEN FRANKLIN
STORE
sc—loc SI.OO and up.
Take Home One of Our Carroll
ton Souvenirs, Kodak Books,
Cedar Chests, Tie Racks, Smoke
Sets, etc.
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