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VOLUME V.
Alumni Form
Seventh District
Association
Alpha Chapter
Of W. G. O. Alumni
Formed at Rome
Gathering at the seventh district
in Rome on Friday noon, October
15, a group of thirty-one West
Georgia College alumni organized
the first chapter of the West
Georgia College Alumni Associa
tion.
Responsible for the organization
of the luncheon, and working in
co-operation vcith Miss Katie
Downs were West Georgia alum
nae Ruth Goswick, Orel Payne,
and Rushia Ray.
The meeting -with a luncheon
held at the Hotel Greystone in
Rome was presided over by Mr.
Robert Strozier, who, with Dean
W. F. Gunn, extended greetings
to the assemblage on behalf of
West Georgia College.
Virgil Barrett, class of ’36, was
elected first president of the Alpha
chapter of the West Georgia Col
lege Alumni Association; Ruth Gos
wick, class of ’36, was chosen vice
president; and Florence Crawford,
class of ’35, was elected secretary
treasurer.
Upon unanimous aeeptance of
the motion for an Alumni Associa
tion, the initiation of plans, for
such were arranged by the seventh
district meeting. The first, object
of the group is to compose an Asso
ciation consisiting of all graduates
of West Georgia College, and the
second, to select an annual Alumni
Day at the college.
Those alumni present at the dis
trict meet were, as registered:
Orel Payne, Ruth Goswick, Edith
Woodward, Eva Lee Harris, Bar
bara Justice, Mrs. M. L. Wilkins
(Robinson), Mrs. T. S. Ray, Mackie
It. Tate, Jessie Myrl Keith, Ver
dyne McClung, Mrs. Grady Ham
lick, Fred Williams, Fanny Floyd,
Virgil Barrett, Lois Carden, Rush
ia Ray, Florence Crawford, Blan
che Evans, Elizabeth Strange,
Gertrude Whitley, Alice Haney,
Martha Hogan, Ethel Ingle, Eliza
beth McKay, Mr. IT. E. Stubble
field, Mrs. H. E. Stubblefield, Mr.
It. L. Putnam, Mrs. R. L. Putnam,
Dora Bankey, and Ishmael John
son.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wiley,
Miss Bonita Bass, and Mr. C. P.
ClaxtoA, who had accompanied Mr.
W. F. Gunn and Mr. R. M. Strozier
to the Rome meeting, w r ere pre
sent. President Virgil Barrett ap
pointed eight county representa
tives as follows: Haralson, Blan
che Evans; Murray, Ruth Goswick;
Floyd, Martha Hogan; Catoosa,
Fred Williams; Gordon, Ishmael
Johnson; Chattooga, Barbara Jus
tice; Whitefield, Mr. R. L. Putnam;
and Walker, Robbie Nelle Ponder.
Before adjoining, the assemblage
approved the motion to send flow
ers to Miss Kate Downs who was
unable to attend due to an automo
bile accident.
Watch Those Cuts!
This year printed notices are
being sent from the office to those
students who have taken too many
cuts from classes.
Now there will be no excuse for
students to be absent without
knowing where they stand. And
since quality points can keep one
from graduation, watch those cuts.
The West Georgian
Examinations To Be
Completed This Week
Complete physical examinations,
anew requirement for students at
West Georgia, are to . be held
throughout this entire week in
the lobby of the new women’s
building at the regular physical
education periods. That is stu
dents are to report for examina
tion there instead of the gymn
asium for games.
Dr. C. C. Fitts, Dr. Goodwyn, Dr.
D. S. Reese, and Dr. L. J. Brock
are to conduct complete medical
and dental examinations includ
ing hearing and seeing tests and
a Wasserman test
“These examinations are to con
tinue throughout the entire week
until completed” said Rhea A. Tay
lor, coach and Physical Education
director.
Thirty-seven Students
Join Alpha Psi
In Recent Initation
Home Economics Club
Triples Size
Thirty-seven neophytes were ini
tiated into the Alpha Psi at its last
isemi-monthly meeting, Tuesday,
October 12. These neophytes in
clude all those Freshmen who are
majoring in Home Economics and
those Sophomores who have chan
ged courses. •
Nineteen members have return
ed from last year and, according
to Emmie Baker, President of
Alpha Psi, many plans have been
formulated for the forthcoming
year. These plans include the
Hobby Exhibit, Maypole Dance,
and Fashion Show which were all
presented successfully last year.
The new members include:
Frances Campbell, Virginia Ram
sey, Ruth Meeks, Elizabeth Davis,
Virginia Mott, Nancy Knight, Wil
ene Davis, Margaret Jenkins,
Louise Prickett, Elizabeth Wise,
Ruby Forbus, Maga Lynn Gos
wick, Frances Phillips, Lillie Vee
Doyal, Sarah Sewell, Bibb Adams,
Dorothy Smith, Genevive Wright,
Mary Matteson, Sue Smith, Fran
ces Pate, Mary Graham, Lou Ellen
fomme, Lena Price, Sara Perkins,
Elizabeth Phillips, Marguerite Ann
Strickland, Frances Hearn, Mil
dred Smith, Margaret Little, Min
elle Gibson, Martha Jeanne Brooks,
Willellen Brooks, Estelle Barron
Laura Sheffield, Catherine Wood,
Dorris Satterfield.
Amateur Politicans Plan
To Conquer West Qeorgia
Once again comes the time of
the year when Freshmen, especial
ly those outstanding- (or so they
think) members of the class, start
being extremely friendly and
speaking to everyone. It is a
time like this, too, when they take
such an interest in all their com
panion’s studies and work that
they inquire about their health
every morning before breakfast.
What is the reason for all this
friendliness and interest in class
mates? Why. Of course, it’s almost
time for election of Freshmen of
ficers and everybody that intends
to run sees everyone else only as
a prospective voter and on whom
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1937
Claxton Speaks
To Student Body
In Little Forum
.•’* vri^M
Education Prof.
Is First Speaker ** l
For Zeta Sigma I*i
Mr. C. P. Claxton spoke to the
student body Thursday-evening at,
7:30 P. M. at the invitation of Zeta
Sigma Pi on the subject of our
fellow republic Denmark.
This lecture was the first of a
series to be given this year by
the Social Science fraternity and
to be known as the Little Forum.
This begins the series announced
by President Gled as the outstand
ing part of Zeta Sigma’s plans for
this year.
Mr. Claxton painted a very pret
ty picture of Denmark and the
Danes in his talk. He told of the
Danish folk high schools and r, of
the beauties of the scenery. How
ever, by far the most interesting
part of his speech concerned the
intensive agriculture and the great
co-operative production and mark
eting enterprises of Denmark.
He told of a certain man who
had worked in a Detroit factory
and gone back to his native coup
try. At .that time he was living in
a government, house and working
fifteen acres of land.
He bought a lifetime lease on
the land from the government by
paying twenty per cent ,of .the
value of the land. His home.,)vas
shaped like a U with the. farmer
living Oh one side, ills cows in the
bend of the U, and his stables on
the other side of the house. He
was making a good living for his
family and had five hogs which
weighed from 300 to 500 pounds.
Among the most interesting of
Mr. Claxton’s memories was the
fact that as long as he was in Den
mark he never saw an untilled
acre. This was especially startling,
he said, after coming back to 1 en
nessee and seeing all the hundreds
of acres of wastfe lands.
Even the grazing land was care
fully portioned out so that no cow
would interfere with the other and
yet so that the whole pasture
would be covered perfectly.
Denmark produces the best but
ter, cheese ajnd bacon in the
world, but they don’t eat much
of their own butter. They import
oleomargarine from Great Britain
and sell their butter. The only
time that they had to eat their
butter was the year after the war.
One of the most startling ex
hibits was a piece of the Danish
chewing gum which was at least
two inches square.
it might pay to spend some of his
valuable time. Each friend gained
now means a jote later so there is
a great wave of congeniality flow
ing on the campus of dear old
West Georgia.
It won’t be long before these
amateur politicians will be stump
ing the school and ruining the
natural beauty of the campus
with placards advertising the
worth of Smith, Smith, and Smith.
Soon campaign managers will
come out of their hole and begin
buttonholing friends to tell them
what a fine man Smith is, or how
efficient Smith is.
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Dedication Exercises
For Adamson Highway
To Be Held Here To-day
Speaks Today
i ij
Congressman Emmett M. Owen
who will speak at the dedica
tion of Adamson Memorial Hi
way on West Georgia Campus
today.
W.C. Adamson
One of Carroll’s
Most Illustrious Sons
The dedication of the Adamson
Memorial Highway, which takes
place on the West Georgia Cam
pus, Wednesday, October 20, is
counted among the outstanding
events in the history of Carroll’s
most illustrious son. Judge Wil
liam Charles Adamson holds a
warm place in the heart of every
man, woman, and child, who
knew him. His life, though for
many years passed from the world
stage of actions, clearly demon
strates that one’s life cannot only
continue to live, but continue to
serve humanity long after the
body has turned to dust.
It is pecularly fitting that this
particular road should bear his
name. Indeed, the inspiration
came almost with the announce
ment of his death, due to the tact
that the beloved Judge had made
this his last journey in an effort
to extend useful
ness pfAfc <r°ad, that it might bet
ter serve the beloved home folk
whose success and pleasure meant
so much to him.
William Charles Adamson, Demo
crat of Carrollton, was born at
Bowdon, Georgia, August 13, 1854.
He was serving his fourteenth year
in Congress at the time of his
death.
In Judge Adamson, the young
people found a great encouraging
friend. He never tired of listen
ing to the young man or young
who came to him with
their problems. He never failed
to help solve these problems, and
start them out again with new
courage and determination to press
on toward the high mark.
In a reprint from “Men of Mark
in Georgia,” Judge Adamson’s ad
vice to the young is quoted —“Ne-
verlose any time. Read, talk with
intelligent people, form no habits
but to work, to pray, to save
money, and to respect your fellow
men.’ The young people of to
day would do well to remember
this true friend’s advice.
Congressman Owen
To Dedicate Road
To Judge Adamson
Exercises dedicating the Villa
Rica-Bowdon highway to the late
Judge W. C. Adamson will take
place on West Georgia campus
Wednesday, October 20, and will
feature an address by the Hon.
Emmett M. Owen, Congresman
from the Fourth Georgia District.
Judge Adamson was one of the
outstanding figures in securing the
improvement of route 8 through
Carroll County.
Opening the day leading citizens
and civic leaders from over the
county will meet Congressman
Owen in ilia Rica, and with mem
bers of the State Highway Patrol,
and the CCC Band from Villa Rica
will form a large motorcade, in
cluding elaborate floats from the
High schools in the county. Leav
ing at nine o'clock from entrance
of Adamson Highway in ilia Rica,
the motorcade will visit the Car
rollton home of Judge Adamson,
his grave and Adamson Square.
Proceeding to his birth place in
Bowdon, it will visit the old Bow
don College where the Judge re
ceived his education, and will then
return to West Georgia Campus
where the exercises will take place.
An impressive feature of the
ceremonies will be the visit to
Judge and Mrs. Adamson's graves,
when Congressman Owen will
place a floral gift from the Carroll
ton Garden Club on the grave of
Carroll County’s most distinguish
ed son, and the Lit-Mu Club will
place flowers on Mrs. Adamson’s
grave as a gesture of devotion to
the memory of their beloved foun
der.
At eleven o’clock the audience
will assemble on the campus of
West Georgia College for the for
mal ceremonies and the Dedica
toriai xlddress by the Hon. Emmett
M. Owen. The West Georgia Glee
Clubs will assist with the patriotic
music and songs which will open
the exercises. The unveiling of
the marker- will be in charge of
the Lit-Mu Club, followed by the
Dedicatorial Prayer.
The memorable occasion will
come to a close with a Carroll
County products luncheon, when
the Carroll County citizens will
become hosts to distinguished
guests who have come to pay tri
bute to the memory of Judge
Adamson.
KOLLEGE
KALENDAR
Wednesday, October 20—Open
ing of Adamson Highway.
Thursday, October 21 —Ciceron-
ian Literary Society Meets in the
aduitorium at nine-thirty A. M.
Friday, October 22—Chapel.
Sunday, October 23 —Vesper Ser
vice at 5 P. M. on “Carver and
Washington.” A colored quartet
will sing. *
Tuesday, October 26—Chapel.
Tuesday, October 26—Alpha Psi
meets at seven P. M. in Log Cabin.
Thursday, October 28—Debating
Club will hold tryout in Room 5
at seven P. M.
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