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VOLUME V.
Teachers Of County
Meet On Campus
November sth
Discussions
And Coffee Hour
Climax Afternoon
A county-wide teacher’s meet
ing was held in the college audi
torium Friday afternoon, Novem
ber 5. Joe Bowen, President of
the County Teachers’ Association,
presided.
During the meeting, W. Fred
Gunn, Dean of West Georgia Col
lege, spoke very enthusiastically
about the new program for the
improvement of Rural Education,
which has been launched through
the cooperation of the college and
county.
Mr. Gunn stated that there were
three outstanding features of the
new program: namely, the develop
ment of the Tallapoosa school; ru
ral supervision of both white and
colored schools throughout the
county; and the inauguration of a
Rural Arts Course at West Georgia
College.
Following Mr. Gunn, County
School Superintendent, J. H. Mc-
Giboney, spoke briefly of the pur
pose of the Ellis Health Law, and
urged the teachers to pass a re
solution asking authorities to esta
blish a health unit in this county.
The Teachers’ Association,
accepted this as its objective
for the year along with the publi
cation of a bulletin at the end of
the year on Curricular Materials;
After the general meeting, the
teachers assembled in high, gram
mar, and primary groups. Each
group studied the selection, or
ganization, and use of teaching
materials in its own area. Head
of the high school group was Mr.
Porter Claxton, of the grammar
grade group, Miss Nettie Brogdon,
and in charge of the primary
group, Miss Katie Downs.
At the close of the meeting, West
Georgia College was host to the
group at an informal coffee hour.
Also in connection with the
work being done for the advance
ment of Rural Life Course, Mr. I.
S. Ingram, Mr. W. Fred Gunn, Mr.
Porter Claxton, Mr. O. C. Mulkey,
Misses Katie Downs, Nettie Brog
don, Marian Preston, Mr. J. H.
McGiboney, and Dr. E. G. Kirby,
Chairman of the County Board of
Education, spent Friday, Novem
ber 12, and part of Saturday at
Statesboro and Georgia State Col
lege for Women. There they in
vestigated work being done
for the improvement of Rural
Education and Rural Life Courses.
Kollege Kalendar
Tuesday, November 16, Mr. Etin
ger of Kerr Canning Cos., is giv
ing a canning exhibit in the Audi
torium at 2:30 P. M. Everyone is
invited.
Thursday, November 18 —The
Ciceronian Society meets at 9:30
A. M.
Friday, November 19—Chapel.
Sunday, November 21 —Vespers
will be held in the auditorium at
5 P. M.
Tuesday, November 23—The Al
pha Psi meets in the Cabin at 7
P. M. with a special program.
Wednesday, Nov ember 24
Thanksgiving Holidays begin.
The West Georgian
Annual Photographs
Made Recently
“Two hundred and sixteen pho
tographs were snapped for the
annual two weeks ago,” said
editor, Arlene Phillips, last Friday,
“Four proofs of each student were
taken bv Mr. Gasper of the Gasper-
Ware Studios in Atlanta,” she
further stated.
The proofs are expected to be
received within the next two
weeks for a final selection by the
students.
The group pictures are to be tak
en at the beginning of the winter
quarter.
Dr. Lang Addresses
Mu Zeta Alpha At
Last Meeting
Speaking at the second regular
meeting of Mu Zeta Alpha, Thurs
day evening, November 11. Dr.
Gaines B. Lang delivered an ad
dress on the “Number Theory.” Us
ing the blackboard to illustrate his
talk Dr. Lang told of the origin of
our number system and of the
many peculiar things that have
been done and can be done with
integers, let alone fractions, ne
gative numbers, and imaginary
numbers. He told of some of the
inconsistencies and of men who
had spent their life trying to prove
some inconsistency about the num
ber system. In conclusion he told
how to change the base of our
number system and introduced a
game to illustrate it. The game
thoroughly baffled everyone until
Dr. Lang explain'd it mathemati-
cally.
Also Thursday saw the comple
tion of the initiation of five new
members into the club: Everett
McWhorter, Hazel Smith, Tommie
Webb, Billy Harris, and Wilburn
Boggs. The entrance papers were
read and Wilburn Bogg’s “Can
cer, the Unavenged Destroyer” was
awarded first place. Tommie
Webb’s paper, “The Stories that
the Rocks Tell Us” was awarded
second place.
Dramatic Club to Present
Three One-Act Plays Soon
The Dramatic Club held an im
portant meeting Wednesday night,
November 10. Full plans were
completed for the forth-coming
year, President Rucker announced.
The Director of the plays will be
Mr. W. H. Brown, Humanities
professor.
The club voted to have three
an e-act plays instead of the regular
three-act play. The three plays to
be presented were chosen as “The
Romancers,” “The Anniversary,”
and “Undertow.” Two of these
are comedies and the third is a
very serious play- This distri
bution was chosen for the sake of
variety.
Tryouts for the various parts
began Thursday afternoon and the
actual work is to begin early this
week. Some fifty people express
ed their desire to try out and Presi
dent Rucker seemed most hopeful
at the turn out. All three plays
will be given On the same even
ing just before Christmas holi
days.
This year for the first time,
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GENOLA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1937
Sparks Elected 76 - 60,
Herndon, Qibson Win Out,
Brewster Defeats Clegg
Student Body
To Decide On
Two-Bit Dances
In a special called session of
the student body, President Grace
brought before the school a plan
which was to provide for better
and less expensive dances. There
had been much complaint about
the way that dances in the past
had been handled, said President
Grace, and this plan had been
evolved to clear up the trouble.
Under the new arrangement
there is to be a regularly scheduled
dance every month under the au
spices of the student body. A list
of those students who are willing,
finances permitting, to help sup
port the dances was to be taken
and the expenses were to be divid
ed out among these interested
students.
In order for the plan to be a
success it was necessary for about
two hundred people to sign. The
expenses thus divided would have
amounted to only thirty or forty
cents as in opposition to the dol
lar or so that the little groups who
formerly sponsored dances had
to bear per person. Under the
new system decorations and hosts
were to be provided by the club
whose name was drawn out a
hat before each dance.
In spite of much enthusiasm,
however, and at least two hundred
who voted as in favor of the plan,
only 137 signed the list. Presi
dent Grace expressed himself as
Ipeing greatly disappointed at the
result and strongly intimated that
there would be no more dances
unless something unforeseen
arises.
President /. S. Ingram
Honored By 4-H Club
The 4-H Club held its second
meeting in the auditorium Novem
ber 2. It has one of the largest
enrollments that the club has ever
had, with eighty-four on roll.
At the opening several songs
were sung. Ruth Steinheimer
gave a talk on ‘Development of
Rural Life.” Afterwards, Doris
Owens read a poem entitled “They
Shall Be Close to God.” Mr. I. S.
Ingram, president of West Geor
gia College, was presented with
a pin having been selected as hon
orary member of the club. Mr.
W. Fred Gunn, Mr. C. P. Claxton
and Mr. O. C. Mulkey spoke brief
ly commenting on the worthiness
of the club.
In conclusion of the program,
games w r ere played and refresh
ments were served.
This year the club has started
off with a determination to be
of the best clubs on the campus,
and it’s programs are being built
toward that end.
Oratorical Contest
Held At Chapel Program
Offering a prize of five dollars to
the person delivering the best
speech upholding or refuting the
article “You Have Seen Their Fac
es” by Erskine Caldwell, President
I. S. Ingram announced recently
that he desired to find out what
the attitude of the student body
was toward the share-cropper prob
lem.
Several students prepared
speeches and delivered them Tues
day morning, November 9, in com
petition for the award. In addition
to the five dollars for first place
there was also a lesser award of
three dollars tor the second best
speech.
Judges were to be Mr. Roberts,
Mr. Bonner, and Mr. Claxton.
Mrs. L. E. Roberts
Is Second Speaker
In Little Forum
Continuing Zeta Sigma Pi’s Little
Forum on Thursday evening, No
vember 11, Mrs. L. E. Roberts
led the discussion on the subject
“Traveling in Russia.” To this
speech given during the first part
of the meeting all the faculty,
student body, and public were in
vited to attend.
After the Little Forum address
the members of the society ad
journed to the regular club room
for a business meeting and at this
time initiated three incoming mem
bers: Arlene Phillips, Eloise Spen
ce, and Pauline Berry. Evidence
of this initiation was clearly seen
Friday when these three giris, at
tractively dressed as “Back Woods”
school girls, appeared in Chapel
and sang in perfect harmony,
“School Days.”
At the business meeting the
President brought up the fact that
all the members had subscribed
for the Zeta Sigma Pi’s National
Magazine, “Blue and Gold.” Presi
dent Gladd also stated that the
Lambda chapter here at West Geor
gia will have two pages in the ma
gazine. It is expected that the
members will receive their copies
in February.
The Lambda Chapter is the only
Zeta Sigma Chapter in Georgia and
it is their aim to help establish
the society in other Junior Col
leges.
Tallapoosa School
Holds Benefit Carnival
A combination carnival and
chicken stew supper was held at
the Tallapoosa public school build
ing, Friday, October 28. This oc
casion was for the purpose of rais
ing funds for additional equip
ment of the school.
The occasion was cooperatively
supported by the people of the
surrounding community and West
Georgia College.
Freshman Officers
For 1937-38 Term
Named Last Friday
Eking out slender victories in
every case but one, the Freshman
officers for the forthcoming year
were selected last Friday, Novem
ber 5. Alton Sparks, of Carrollton,
was elected President; Tom Hern
don, of Carrollton, Vice-President;
and M’Nelle Gibson, of Griffin,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Also in connection with the
Freshman elections was the elec
tion for the post of Associate Edi
tor of the Chieftain which was not
filled in the Spring elections of last
year. In this race Dan Brewster,
of Carrollton defeated Nelle Clegg,
of Villa Rica, making the third
Carrollton student to win a posi
tion in the election.
Six students were nominated
for President of the Freshman
Class. They were: Aaron Bucka
lew, Tyre Hogan, Leonard D.
Campbell, Earl Griffin, Robert
Stephens, and Alton Sparks. At
the last minute four of the nomi
nees dropped from the race, leav
ing only Buckalew and Sparks.
Sparks won with a sixteen vote
margin.
In the race for the Vice-Presiden
cy Tom Herndon had little trouble
in defeating his opponents: Vir
ginia Mott and George Bagby. He
more than doubled their combined
vote.
Six were also entered in the Sec
retary-Treasurer race: Eva Daniels,
James Golden, Dick Gammon, Nan
cy Knight, M’Nelle Gibson, and
Allen Longino. The main strug
gle lay between Gibson, Longino,
and Daniels with Gibson finally
emerging victorious.
In the Associate Editor’s race
Nelle Clegg, Bill Berry, Bill Chap
pell, and Dan Brewster were nomi
nated, but Chappell and Berry
withdrew. The resulting vote was
a 2 to 1 victory for Brewster.
From Monday morning, Novem
ber 1, until Tuesday at 6 o’clock,
the Student Activity Room was
open to receive nominations for
the various offices. Wednesday
the list of nominations was posted,
and on Friday the voting took
place from 9 A. M. until 2:30 P. M.
The results were announced late
Friday on the bulletin board. The
tabulated results were as follows:
For President, Buckalew, 60;
Sparks, 76.
For Vice-President, Bagby, 33;
Herndon, 93.
For Secretary-Treasurer, Daniels,
44; Gibson, 54.
For Associate Editor, Clegg, 67;
Brewster, 161.
Below are the statements made
for the press by the newly elected
officers:
Alton Sparks said, “I sincerely
appreciate the support of my many
friends in the recent election. Now
that I am elected, I will endeavor
to uphold the dignity (?) of my
office. I have as yet been unable
to find what my exact duties are,
but such as they are I will fill
them to the best of my ability.
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