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VOLUME V.
Woodfin Cole, Dick Qrace
Are Business Managers
For School Publications
Most Capable Applicants
\ re Awarded Positions
\ s Uiisiness Heads
The business managers of the
West Georgian and the Chieftain
for 1937-38 will be Woodfin Cole
and Dick Grace, respectively, Pro
fessor L. E. Roberts, chairman of
the Activities Committee, announ
ced last Thursday. These two
students have been selected as the
most capable of handling the fin
ance of the student publications
this year.
Woodfin Cole, of Trion, has
a capable business
staff member during the past year.
It is expected that he will be of
invaluable aid to the West Geor
gian in its finances,
probably do much to further the
West Georgian.
Dick Grace, of Decatur, has the
finances of the annual for the
coming year.
The selections were made by the
Faculty Committee on Activities
from among the applications hand
ing in to them for these two posi
tions.
Preparations are under way for
contracting engravers and photo
graphers for the Annual.
The Carroll County Times is to
publish the West Georgian for the
coming year. Seventeen issues
of the paper will be published.
This will be an increase of three
issues over last year. Plowever,
those issues excepting the first
shall contain but four pages. The
National Advertising Company has
again provided the paper with ad
vertisement for this year’s publica
tion.
An able staff of students inter
ested in the business is now being
formed. With the help of these
it is hoped that the financial pro
blems of the paper an annual
may be more easily solved than
formerly.
These students who are interest
ed in applying for business staffs
may do so through this week by
applying to the editors of the
publications.
Freshmen Undergo Initiations
Administered By Sophomores
Freshman orientation turned out
to be good ole-fashioned initiation,
with its “rat” courts and other
minor details. The sophisticated
sect reigned admirably in their
days of triumph.
In spite of the daily routine of
a lowly rat-belt lines, Sophomore
shoes in need of grooming, use of
“sir”, and bowing to the effimi
nate members of our institution,
the outstanding events were the
Parades.
Wednesday was the day of the
height of masculinity in pajamas
au Gable. The boys were given,
at the expense of their superiors, a
free sight-seeing tour of the busi
ness places of importance in Car
rollton. This was followed by an
exciting peanut race. The air was
filled with excitement and pipe
smoke as the famous Luck nose
of the Carrollton Lucks crossed
the line first in a nose to peanut
finish. Mid cheers and rotten eggs
he was carried to the city square,
The West Georgian
No Permanent Staff
Selected As Yet
There will bo no permanent
West Georgian staff until Christ
mas, Horton Greene, Editor of the
1937-38 West Georgian, announced
recently .
It is the intention of the editors
to try out everyone who wishes to
apply for a position before select
ing a staff. In this way it is be
lieved that a more efficient group
can be obtained and through their
efforts, a better paper can be pro
duced.
There are, however, a few posi
tions that are necessary to fill
temporarily as follows: Marge Bo
wen has been appointed Feature
Editor, Dick Grace, Sports Editor,
and Esthera Hudson, Exchange
Editor. A competent and efficient
business staff is also being formed.
N.Y.A. Aid Continued
At West Georgia
For Third Year
Fifty-Six Students Selected
From 400 Applicants
The National Youth Administra
tion for the third consecutive year
is assisting students to continue
their education at West Georgia
College.
Receiving aid this year are fifty
six students, conscientiously select
ed from a group of four hundred
applicants on merits of scholastic
ability and general attitude.
As the appropriation for this
school year has been reduced fifty
per cent the recipients are fewer
than those of last year, and a very
close check will be kept on N. Y.
A. pupils in order that no unde
serving student may continue to
receive aid. They must be vei y
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where he was majesticaly seated
on a bale of cotton. This gala oc
casion was drawn to a close by
Howard “Red” Bryan who deliver
ed the final and fatal address.
Thursday dawned brightly, in
spite of the prayers for rain, and
once more Carrollton was honored
with a West Georgia delegation.
The young ladies, i. e., “ratesses ,
toured the square and its vicinity.
Noteable talent was seen in the
oratory of Nancy-Bessie Town
send,” and the Brooks’ sisters
rendition of mountain music. Out
standing were Minelle Gibsons
“Dance of the Umbrella” and
Olive Phillips original act of onion
eating.
It’s been hard —this sudden
change —but every Freshmen has
proven himself or herself worthy
of being enrolled in such an insti
tution. They, with the Sopho
mores, will soon be saying, It s
great to be a West Georgian.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1937
Luck And Ramsey
Speak To Students
In Special Chapel
Mayor of Carrollton
And Association Secretary
Speak In First Chapel
Welcoming students at a special
chapel, Wednesday, September 22,
President I. S. Ingram opened the
assembly and presented as the
main speaker, Mr. It. L. Ramsey,
executive secretary of the Georgia
Educational Assocation. Mr. Ram
sey advised the student body to
emphasize the reading of worth
while books during their college
education.
For the fifth consecutive year
Mayor T. R. Luck extended a cordi
al welcome on behalf of the city
of Carrollton.
Mr. D. B. Lasseter, head of N. Y.
A. in Georgia and former consul
of the allied armies at Peiking,
addressed the college at the regu
lar Friday chapel, October 1.
“The scholar ranks at the top
of the social class whereas the
soldier ranks at the bottom,” said
Mr. Lassetter. “This is the reason
for China’s unpreparedness in the
present Sino-Japanese crisis. Ja
pan, on the other hand, has un
doubtedly the world’s most cap
able soldier.”
At the chapel Tuesday, a re
sume of the clubs and their fu
ture plans are to be made.
Young Scientists
Plan Greatest Year
In History Of School
Starting off the year’s plans for
making college students science
conscious, the Mu Zeta Alpha,
West Georgia College’s honorary
scientific society, is to discuss ideas
with this purpose in mind at the
first monthly meeting of the club
on Thursday evening, October 7,
at 7 P. M. in room A.
“It is probable that there will
be a number of visiting Science
speakers this year appearing both
before the club and student body,
said Alan A. Richstone, vice-presi
dent and program chairman of
the Club.
During the meeting three mem
bers will present a general Science
Survey covering the principal
fundamental Sciences. Ralph Mo
bley will lecture on the many dif
ferent fields of Chemistry; Pauline
Berry, the explanation of the vari
ous phases of Mathematics; and
Aubrey Hawkins, a review of the
important topics in Botany and
Zoology.
Invitations are to be sent to
students eligible for the club for
the past quarter’s work; also, to
alumni who will be in a position to
attend the meeting. Invitations
will also be sent to Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Hart; Dr. and Mrs. G. B.
Lang, and Mr .and Mrs. M. E.
Howell.
Horton Greene is president of
the Club, Alan A. Richstone, vice
president, and Pauline Berry, trea
surer. A secretary will be selected
at the second meeting to succeed
Miss Martha Gladd. Until that
time Pauline Berry is to carry on
the duties of secretary.
West Qeorgia College
Enters Into Fifth Year With
An Enrollment Of 291
Plans Organized For
Proposed New Building
Mr. I. S. Ingram, president of
West Georgia College, announces
that plans are being formulated for
the new building purposed for this
campus.
If this project is carried out, the
new building will house the scien
ce laboratories, a shop, home eco
nomics class rooms and will be
cailed the Rural Arts Life Build
ing. It is believed that it will be
a two-story, brick, fire-proof struc
ture, forty feet wide and eighty
feet long. The anticipated cost
is approximately $30,000.
This purposed Rural Arts Life
Building will be located behind the
Academic building and Girls Dor
mitory, in view of the drive.
Eight New Members
Added To West Ga.
College Faculty
Eight new members were in
cluded in the faculty of West Geor
gia College when it opened for
1937-38 term.
Miss Miriam Preston, the Eng
lish teacher, is serving in the ab
sence of Miss Cowen. Miss Pres
ton was born in Korea. She at
tended Agnes Scott College in De
catur. After she graduated she
returned to her home in Korea
and took a trip around the world.
Miss Preston later attended Yale
University where she made a very
brilliant record. This summer
Miss Preston visited her family in
Korea.
Mr. Rhea A. Taylor, Director of
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Freshman Week
Features Tests
The vocational tests for the
Freshmen played a most import
ant part in the orientation pro
gram. Tests were given in Eng
lish, Social Science, General Mathe
matics, General Science, and World
History, but the only one that
brought much worry was English.
There was a very good reason for
this worry in that anyone making
below a seventy-five would be re
quired to take English A, a non
credit course. Those making 75
to 181 would take English I, and
all above 181 were exempted from
Freshman English. There were
five to be exempted this year;
namely, Miriam Eloise Kilgore,
Harbin King, Mildred Lee, Ira
Myrtle Perry, and Helen Mitchell.
The tests though were just a
part of the program. Other parts
consisted of a weiner roast, games
and contests at the gymnasium,
community singing, and a free pic
ture show. At the first chapel
exercises we heard Mr. Ralph L.
Ramsey, Executive Secretary for
the Georgia Educational Associa
tion, who spoke on the subject of
Literature.
Having been thoroughly orien
tated the Freshmen are now hard
at work—mostly.
New Year’s Enrollment
Shows Decrease
For First Time
West Georgia began its fifth
year, September 21st with an en
rollment of 291 students. There
are 107 Freshmen, 119 Sophomores
and 5 specials; also, there is an in
crease in the number of dormitory
students while there is a decrease
of day students.
Among these Freshmen we find
a Herring, a Bass, and two Brooks.
Then we have both a Forrester
and a Shepherd. We find only one
new color attraction this year—a
Brown. Two chivalrous Freshmen
are among us —a Knight and a
King. We have Sparks and a
Gear, but three Davis’ and only
one Jones are enrolled. We also
have a West, but (too bad, boys)
she’s a Mary instead of Mae.
The Freshmen and Sophomores
are, as listed:
FRESHMEN
Lyone Abney, Roy Acree, Har
old Acree, Elizabeth Adams, Vir
ginia Alexander, Minnie Allgood,
V. M. Almon, Sarah Frances Arch
er, Walter Arnold, .Hubert A1 Ault
man, George T. Bagby, Jack Barn
well, Estelle Barron, Frank Bass,
Jula BeU, Mary Baxter, Geraldine
Blissitt, John P. Bohannon, James
O. Borders, Wilellen Brooks, Mar
tha Jeanne Brooks, Willete Brown,
Howardßryan, Aaron Buckalew,
Frank Burden, Rudene Burnham,
Frances Campbell Leonard Camp
bell, Tom Carter, Vester Casewell,
Ritsie Chambers, Ava Jean Corneli
son, Raymond Croff, Henry Crow
der, Wayne Crumpton, Janet Cure
ton, Gladys Dailey, Eva Daniel,
Elizabeth Davis, Ned Dozier, Con
nie Eley, Inelle Ellington, Merle
English, Ruby Forbus, Reba For
rester, Arthur Foster.
Mary Robinson, Ila Rooks,
Mamie Alien Rooks, Gay Rowe,
Doris Satterfield, and Elizabeth
Wise.
Katherine Fuller, Watson Full
er, Richard Gammon, Willie Mae
Geer, Arthur Gentry, Winelle Gib
son, James Golden, Fuller Gordon,
Merlin Goss, Maga Lynn Goswick,
Mary Graham, Earl Griffin, Jim
Griffin, Lamar Hammond, Virginia
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Improvements Aid
Campus Appearance
There have been numerous im
provements made on the campus
of West Georgia this year.
Presto! our little one room lib
rary in the Academic Building has
suddenly changed into an ultra
modern brick building with all
conveniences.
The Women’s New Dormitory
is another modern building which
was completed in the spring and
is now being occupied by the stu
dents. The lobby of the new dor
mitory with its indirect lighting
and leather chairs is the pride of
the campus.
We may be sure the improve
ment of our recreation wasn't
neglected. Two new tennis courts
now under construction will be
opened for the students soon.
In addition to those new con-'
structions the old buildings have
greatly been improved.
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