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Editorials
HORTON GREENE, Editor-In-Chief
It's About Time It Ended
Isn't It?
Campus feuds marked our college history during
the past year in a most startling manner; in fact
much hair was pulled and teeth gritted at the op
ponent's accusations against the rival club. There
fore it is felt that an explanation is needed to correct
the misunderstanding between clubs, particularly,
two honor societies, Mu Zeta Alpha and Zeta Sigma
Pi.
Unequal distribution of publicity in this college
newspaper, it has been declared, is the subject for
these continual controversies. In truth, discrimi
nation is not to blame, but rather a major difference
in the publicity management is responsible. At
tempts to correct this faulty management seem to
have been in vain. May future distribution be
more equal!
It must be remembered, that these societies were
established for the scientifically-minded and socially
minded students of West Georgia College in order
to promote interest along the particular lines of
each club. Every organization on the campus should
be publicised, first according to the value of the or
ganization to the students, and second, for the value
of the activities of that club to the college.
May it be said that this newspaper approves of
campus feuds provided they are sportsmanlike and
fair. Also, may It be said that no discrimination or
partiality has been shown by the WEST GEORGIAN
concerning the matter of publicity in the past year;
however, it is the future aim of this paper to instill
in every club the feeling that the WEST GEORGIAN
is an impartial and indiscriminating college news
paper run by and for the students of the college.
An Idea Worth Trying
Copied from the campus’s only club newspaper,
this entertaining ar/d aspiring editorial was taken.
May it here be said that the administration of this
paper thoroughly agree with the idea expressed and
are very much in favor of fulfilling its ambitions.
“When arrangements were being made last fall
for the publication of this paper, the suggestion
was made that all of the clubs on the West Georgia
College Campus unite in the publication of some
paper or magazine. However; due to inexperience,
this club decided to issue one alone.
Now with the school year rapidly drawing to a
close, we wish to voice our support for this plan
again. Such a paper could take the form of a liter
ary magazine and contain such things as club
programs and original writing by the club mem
bers.”
The starting of this project would be an ambitious,
but no wise impossible task. The various editors
could serve as the managing board with various
committees from the honor societies to aid them,
and the paper could be mimeographed until some
financial aid could be obtained.
It Most Certainly "Ain't
Ladylike"
A recent editorial in the West Georgian declared
itself strongly in favor of women’s smoking. This
editorial is an answer and solution to the problem.
“Before advocating any change, one should con
sider seriously the advantages and disadvantages
of the proposed change. We think of West Geor
gia as an institution that has as its ideal the con
structive development of its students, and we think
of its faculty and student body as capable of know
ing whether or not some suggested changes are good
or bad for the individual. Asa whole the students*
of West Georgia want recognition, but not in a
notorious way.
“If smoking is such a beautiful accomplishment,
why hide it in a smoking parlor? If it is right, it
should be open. Why compromise by designating
a certain spot? Instead of emerging from a fog it
seems that some are suggesting going into a fog.
Even if smoking were good for one, and science
has proven that it is not, it would certainly not be
the thing for young people to do who are looking
into the future. G. S. C. W. recently took a poll
to determine whether or not those people for whom
the students would have to work when they gra
duated wanted smoking employees. 98 percent .of
all parents declared themselves against it, and 99
percent of all school men declared themselves
against it. If these people, our future employers,
are against smoking, it is up to us to refrain if we
want to make a success. —R. L. Putnam.
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Screamlines
Throughout this school year this
column has made a name for it
self as a “dirt” column. However,
since this does not seem an ap
propriate time to sling mud, we
will confine our remarks to dances
and dedications.
The Freshman Dance was a big
success, but how much bigger it
could have been if the musicians
had played only dedicated music,
and the dedications had gone
something like this:
To FRANK KELLY:
“The Pal That I Love, Stole the
Girl That I Love.”— Bohanan.
To CAROLYN WOODAL:
“Let’s Get Drunk and Truck.” —
Robert Knox.
To MR. GUNN:
“Wake Up and Live.”—The Stud
ent Body.
To WILLIAM ALLEN:
“You Can’t Pull the Wool Over
My Eyes.”—Va. Poindexter.
To MISS WARD:
“Lights Out.”—Dating Boys.
To GEORGIA CASTLEBERRY:
“One In A Million.” —The WEST
GEORGIAN.
To JACK STEPHENS:
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me
Love.” —Barbara Justice.
To MARJORIE BROACH:
“I Love You Truly.” Shep
Griffith.
To SHEP GRIFFITH:
“It's A Sin to Tell A Lie.”—
Marjorie Broach.
To JOE FELKER:
“I’ve Got A Feeling You’re Fool-
A TRIBUTE
When Tennyson wrote, “I am a
part of all that I have met,” he
obviously recognized how great
the influence of one person upon
another is. The greatest impress
ions come from the lives and
teachings of leaders.. The citizens
of West Georgia feel that Mr. Gor
don Watson is such a person. He
has left and continues to leave in
dentations upon the personalities
of each student at West Georgia.
What he has done is not a glaring
headlight; the results are more
subtle and finer than loud coarse
effect. Yet if influences were a
perceptible object and not an in
visible quality, everyone, figura
tively speaking, would stand up
and cheer.
Upward to hidden realms of
knowledge seems to be the motto
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
MEMBER GEORGIA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
Assistant Editor—Robert Jackson
News Editor—Pledger Carmichael
Society Editor—Lois Whitner
Exchange Editor—Max Beck
Faculty Advisor—Robert Strozier
STAFF MEMBERS:— Betty Sewell,
Bobby Justice, Het Peacock, Hettie
ing.”—lnelle Ellington.
To FRANK KELLY:
“No Regrets.”—Claire McLarty.
To ROBERT KNOX:
“He Ain’t Got Rhythm.”—Betty
Seagraves.
To JEAN WINN:
“A Little Bit Independent.” —
Raymond Hill.
To ELBERT HENDRIX:
“Alone.” —Rosalind Hayes.
TO MOZELLE TAYLOR:
“Chapel In The Moonlight.”—
Horton Greene.
To BETTY RUCKER:
“Hands Across The Table.”—
J. W. Sutton.
To AL RICHSTONE:
“Let’s Face the Music and
Dance.” Vivian Smith.
To MARGE BOWEN:
“How Could You.” O’Rear
Treadaway.
To BETTY ANN SEWELL:
“Lost.” —The Cassanovians.
TO DORIS OWINGS:
“Relieve it, Beloved” —Huddle-
ston.
To MARY CLYDE LANGFORD:
“I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling.”
—O. N. Todd.
To NOVELLE HAMM:
“This Year’s Crop of Kisses.”—
Bob Richardson.
And one might add for the writer
of this article:
“It’s the Mood I’m In.”
adopted by Mr. Watson. West
Georgia regrets that he will not
be present at school next year, but
it is happy that he is training to
broaden his knowledge of life. Af
ter observing his splendid attitude
toward all sides of life, the stud
ents know that he will strive to
surpass even his past record. They
are willing for him to have a
chance, even at their loss.
Very few of the students now
present at West Georgia will have
the pleasure of being in his class
again. Thus his departure has a
greater effect than it would other
wise have. Those students that
have never been taught by him
feel their misfortune keenly. Those
that have been taught by him will
never forget that he laughed even
when the joke was on him, that
he made fairness one of his
characteristics, and that he sought
to impart to others something of
his own excellent philosophy of
life.
Chandler, Ruth Mitchell, Virginia Rain
ey, Norman Tant, Esther Zill, Raymond
Hill, Claire McLarty, Rosalind Hayes,
A. Richstone, Marge Bowen, C. D. Bail
ey, Florine Watson, J. G. Robertson,
Weems Boyd, Lewis Reese, Virginia
Shoffeitt and Horton Greene.
ALAN A. RICHSTONE, Associate Editor
HERE AND THERE
WITH THE EDITOR
BY JIORTON GREENE
_ r . Once again has West Geor-
W ©Si CuSOrCJld gia brought home the pro
verbial “bacon.” Qnce
riucjicDDcro again hag ghe proved her
superority as a Junior College.
The recent reward given to this college by the
Savannah Morning News and Evening Press at the
Collegiate Press Meeting has shown that the college
is progressing down to the last department. Per
haps it is a bit unethical to boast of ones own
superiority, but the fact still remains that the whole
college is moving forward. May it do <ro through
the coming school year!
Editor Knox is to be congratulated upon his
excellent paper this year. This award finally re
cognizes his perseverance and the quality of his
work. We have heard much this year of the laud
able achievements of the Debating Club and other
clubs on the campus, of the prowess of our athletic
teams, and of the unexcelled beauty of our annual.
The WEST GEORGIAN has been unstinting in its
praise, but now comes its own moment of glory.
The paper and Editor Knox may now take their
bow and receive the acclamation of the school.
1-j. 11 All through these last few
OrGCiit W ©ll weeks we have heard
much praise of Editors
ueserveu K eiiy and Knox for the
fine work that they have done on the annual and the
paper, respectively, yet only once or twice has there
been any mention made of the equally important,
hard-working business staffs.
O. N Todd has done a most creditable job of
managing the finances of the paper this year. Under
his management there have been more and bigger
issues than ever before. So along with Editor Knox,
the praises of Business Manager Todd must be sung.
J. G. Robertson has been given due credit for his
work on the annual, but praise must also be given to
Bob Richardson who prepared the way for him.
Special credit must also go to Weems Boyd who
managed this last issue, and of course the hard
working staffs of these Business Managers must
also be recognized as contributing a great deal to
the success of the publications.
It is nice, and it would be
T\Jo nice> to say that great
INw IN-vi;l LO sorrow is felt over the
coming departure of this
years Sopho-morons, and it is with a feeling of
regret that we realize that all these happy acquain
tances that we have made this year will soon come
to an end. However, in no way must we feel sorrow
for these graduates are now started out upon a road
that will lead to ned and more interesting experien
ces. They have new worlds t oconquer, new heighs
to climb, and they should be looking forward with
eagerness and not backward with regret. They
have a big job, but a most interesting one, and it
is not with sorrow that we see them go forth to try
their hand at the game of life.
While the Freshmen, those who will soon be
Sopho-morons also, should not lament either. There
is anew class coming on next year, and it will be
full of interesting personalities. Then, too, next
year the Freshman class takes charge of the campus.
The departing class have had their fling, and it -s
now time for them to step aside and let others to
their posts. They have done an exceedingly good
job, and the coming class will have to w r ork hard
to equal their mark. So instead of regrets, there
should be knitted brows, rolling up of sleeves ,and
a renewed determination to go to work and surpass
this year’s high achievements.
Oichids for the year go to
Orchids To Mrs. Strozier for her kind
■k / pi . sympathy in the Boys’
Mrs. btrozier Dormitory. In time of
sickness or health she has always had a kind word
to say to “her boys” Well will she be remembered
for her morning promenade through the boys’ rooms
and her comments on the tidiness of each room.
May her friendships be as great in the future as
they have in the past.
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