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HORTON GREENE, Editor-in-Chief
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--rni /""xi It is with sincere pleasure
J. ll@ Ul6 that the West Georgian
t-\ i TANARUS) „ takes note of the fact that
KOCL Darn anew porch has been add
ed to the old red barn, i. e. the gymnasium. The
reason for the sincerity lies in the fact that the
authorities by this move have acknowledged them
selves aware of the fact that something should be
done about our gymnasium. Their solution seems
to be the porch which is altogether inadequate even
if it does add to the undoubted beauty of the
building.
At the present time the gym that we have would
hardly do credit to that of one of the high
schools in this share-cropping State of Georgia. It
needs anew floor, anew roof would be a help, and
new sides would come in handy. In other words,
anew gym be among the best improvements
that could be made on this campus.
We have just received another new building for
scholastic work, and it seems quite necessary
that the gym should be next in line. Last year the
basketball players had to go slow for fear of step
ping on spectators who are supposed to sit between
the sideline and the wall, a distance of some few
feet. In spite of the fact that we don’t have many
spectators, half of the student body couldn’t sit
in that space. The floor itself has been changed
by rain, and time, and use until it has lost all
trace of smoothness.
mi t i . With the publication of
Ihe Leading this, the fourth issue of
\t | | the West Georgian, the
INeWSpaper ! ! editorial staff would like
to congratulate North Georgia College on the publi
cation of their long looked-for first issue. Evidently
it is a good one for it has been long enough in
the preparation.
By the way, since the West Georgian won the
cup at Savannah for having the best Georgia
Junior College newspaper, we had the impression
that we had been tried and found best, but evident
ly the Cadet Bugler thinks differently. They even
seem to be disputing the word of the worthy gentle
men who made the awards, because, in spite of all
awards, et cetera, they still include the caption,
“The South’s Leading Junior College Newspaper”
in their masthead.
We hate to cast aspersions BUT actions do speak
louder than w r ords, dear Editor of the Cadet Bugler.
//ry-n rp Something should be said
1 nese I orn about the library faei-
T} // lities which are so often
JrcigeS abused by our students.
Magazines are being written in, pages are being
torn out, and magazines are being stolen. These
books and magazines are being put in the library
for our use and when we abuse the privilege, we
are hurting ourselves. Those who do such (and
editors aren’t above such actions) are imposing
on others.
Those magazines have to be bound and passed
on to posterity, and they can’t be bound if pages
are torn. Then, too, how do you think a note,
“Honey, do you still love me,” will look in a bound
volume.
Think it over.
■p -I i In fear and trembling do
x ClCLllty I make the bi-monthly
//Q 11 • // award of “scullions.” Up
OCUiilOnS until this time the award
has been given to students who are a bit out of
line or else imposing upon others.
This week the award goes to several faculty
members (tell ’em that he WAS a Dean’s List
man) who have well merited it, but to whom no
such award has yet been given. May I present,
with the compliments of the West Georgian, “scul
lions” to those faculty members who insist upon
keeping their classes overtime. The schedule was
drawn for a fifty minute hour and those teachers
are infringing upon that hour. Five minutes be
tween classes isn’t long and when these teachers
take up half of that the student has been robbed
of his just and due recreational period. Not
only is such a faculty member robbing the stu
dent but he is also robbing that professor to whom
the student goes after he leaves the first teacher s
class. The student’s mind hasn’t been rested, and
he can’t concentrate as well.
Some of the faculty members may be resentful
of the above statement, but it is a flat expression
of fact. Most, I hope, will take profit by it, and
build up a better feeling between teachers and
pupils.
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A.LAN A. RICHSTONE, Associate Editor
Shall We Dance???
All you want to do is dance!! Oh, yeah! From
the vote taken last Tuesday in chapel it appears that
less than one half of our student body want to
dance. Can this be the College that we dreamed of
so much before we came here? Is this true college
spirit? Do we desire to sit around the campus with
a home-sick look on our face and long for the
good times that we enjoyed at home? Or do we
w r ant those good times to be continued here on our
campus? Remember that all work and no play
makes Jack (or Jill) very dull. Even if you don’t
dance can you think of a more pleasant way to
spend an evening than at a dance? And with a
good orchestra? We have three hundred fun-loving
boys and girls in our institution who are entitled
to one social function a month. In the past this
function has been a dance. If you can think of
of a more fitting way to spend our one night a
month than a dance the Student Body Committee
will be only too glad to listen to your solution to
this problem. In fact that Committee is at a loss
as to what to do. Any help wmuld be more than
welcome.
It was said by one member of the Student Body
that most of the boys and girls here are hill-billies
who have no desire to become civilized to the ex
tremes of dancing. Not that there is anything wrong
with hill-billies in their place but, after all, college
is supposed to be a place where one strives after
sophistication and knowledge. Are the students
here hill-billies? Do we want an old fashioned
Square dance? Is this a solution to our problems?
From records secured it has been ascertained
that out of the entire student body there are less
than twenty-five who are absolutely financially
unable to pay the sum that was asked for. Can
you imagine a dance anywhere for the nominal sum
of thirty-five cents? That was the figure given ii
only two-thirds of the student body contributed. And
if the entire student body were to back a student
body function (as should be the case) the amount
would then assume an even smaller figure.
This should be a problem for the girls to decide.
We know that some of the boys failed to sign the
list in chapel; but, remember, the boys are free
to attend the dances given up town. With a little
persuasion from the Juliets on our campus almost
every boy would be willing to do his part. It’s hard
to find a Romeo that won’t give in with the proper
persuasion. So, once again, the problem comes
back to the women.
It has been stated that unless this next dance
goes through that it will be taken for granted that
the students do not want a dance and that they
will be disconinued in the future. Are we going to
sacrifice our one night in the month over the
paltry sum of thirty-five cents? Let’s stop for a
minute and think the situation over and then
give our decision to the person or persons in
charge. And let’s hope that we are not too late
with our decision. Let’s continue our dances.
The students enjoy them; look forward to them;
and the alumnae expect them. Let’s everyone do
his part. Are you with us? Or are you a hill-billie?
Student Expression
And then, what has bee j,me of the student ex
pression chapels that were such a big success last
year. Developed by Norman Tant the chapels where
students did all the speaking were extremely well
liked from the start. The only objection 1 ”t year
was to the fact that the exercises were held in an
extra chapel.
This year the faculty has set aside a special re
gular chapel period for student expression. Nothing
has been said about it thus far but, no doubt, these
programs could be just as interesting as they were
last year if someone would only get energy enough
to get them started and to direct them. The regular
period that has been set aside is the first Tuesday
of every month and the first Tuesday of December
is rapidly approaching. It seems a shame to have
a period and not to use it, especially when
we could get an opportunity to hear students air
their views. Surely there is someone who doesn’t
mind a little work in order to develop a worth
while student program. If there is, why not begin
at once?
We sit in chapel and hear the speakers from
the faculty and from outside. Seldom ever do we
get a chance to hear other students express their
own views. College is supposed to have a place
where each student gets individual training in all
walks of life. Among the most important functions
that we will have to perform in life will be speaking
before audiences. It is high time that we used
the opportunity that has been set aside for us to
develop ourselves in this respect.
SCREAMLIMES
A1 asked us if we’d write a joke.
“We’ll try with all our might”
Our pens at once we took in hand
And our thoughts began to write;
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We wonder what Miss Jenkins
meant
When she told her Home Ec. I
Your dresses should sit in detail,
dear girls,
Some people thought it was fun.
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We heard that two of our dear
girls
Once crashed a Georgia dance.
Sally was the name of each,
We learned, at last, by chance.
* * *
What little girl was awfully sore
When her roommate went to
“Georgy”
And dated her best beau while
We think she’s kin to "Margy.”
* * *
The heart is a very delicate thing.
It is not like playing with toys,
But Norita’s heart is a boarding
house
With plenty of room for boys.
Another mystery looms so big
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And leaves us with a doubt.
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Say Llewellyn: Could “Chappell in
the Moonlight” mean anything
to you?
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Ed: "While we’re sitting in the
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Co-ed —"Yes, darling?”
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I’m sitting on a nail!
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