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VOLUME V.
Student Chapels
To Start Soon
In December
Chapels Give Students
Chance for Expression
The first student expression
chapel is to take place Tuesday,
December 7, under the direction
of Alan Richstone and Horton
Greene, it was announced recently.
The speakers who have volun
teered to make their contribution
to the chapel thus far are: Martha
Gladd and Dan Brewster. The
other /two speakers, announced
Alan Richstone, will probably be
Freshmen.
These speeches are to be from
five to fifteen minutes in length
and provide an opportunity for
students to air their views on any
subject they please. Topics are se
lected by the speakers at will and
not arbitrary.
This year for the first time
these chapels will take place dur
ing a regular chapel period. Last
year they were the subject of
much disapproval because of the
fact that they were held during
special chapels. In order to avoid
this unfavorable comment this
year, a special period has been
set aside for student expression.
This was done in order to promote
interest in these chapels.
After the first program there
is to be a regular chapel once
a month in which students will be
invited to speak. Student atten
dance will be compulsary, but the
directors expressed the desire that
the student body criticize and
try to aid toward improving the
programs. It is the object of these
chapels to discuss the current
problem troubling the student
body.
Chieftain Picture
Proofs Returned
Most of the proofs for the an
nual pictures, made by Gasper
Ware, 3 Fifth Street, N.W., At
lanta, arrived Tuesday, Novem
ber 23. The student activity room
was open all day in order for the
students to go by and secure their
proofs. Each student choose one
proof to be placed in the annual.
On the whole, the pictures were
much better than they were last
year. Those pictures that did not
come in Tuesday arrived Wednes
day.
Faculty Members
Attend Education Meet
On Tuesday, November 20, Mr.
Gunn and Miss Downs attended
a meeting of the representatives
from the Education Department of
all the colleges in the University
System. This meeting was held
at the Georgia State Clolege for
Women.
The purpose of the meeting was
to decide what courses should be
required for those .'taking two
year teacher-training courses and
those taking four year courses.
Another purpose was to try to
standardize the work in the vari
ous ous education couses.
Committees are to be appointed
to work out plans and recom
mendations on the above prob
lems. These reports are to be
made to the Council on Education
at a meeting which will be called
at an early date.
The West Georgian
Debaters To Hold
Dual Meet Soon
The first debate of the year will
be held on the evening of Decem
ber 3. The topic is, Resolved:
Cotton acreage and production
should be restricted by the Federal
government.
After try-outs by all those who
were interested, Helen Mitchell
and Lamar Hammond were se
lected to uphold the affirmative
side of the question here; and
C. D. Bailey and Tom Herndon
will debate on the negative side
against Americus, there.
The club has a program of vari
ed activities planned for the year.
Try-outs will be held for those
interested in speaking or debating.
President Ingram
Highly Honored
By Methodists
President Gets
Highest Office
President I. S. Ingram was
signally honored by the North
Georgia Methodist conference at
its meeting last week in Atlanta
when he was for the third con
secutive 'time elected to the gen
eral conference of the church.
These meetings will be held in
Birmingham in May. This is the
most important office a layman
may hold in the church.
At the time of Mr. Ingram’s first
election he wa sone of the young
est delegates elected. The term
is for three years, and he has been
a member since 193.
One of the important issues to
be settled this year will be the
union of the Northern and South
ern branches of the church. Mr.
Ingram has advocated the union
of the two branches for some
time.
For the past year Mr. Ingram
has served as lay leader of the
North Georgia conference. As lay
leader he has made an outstand
ing record in North Georgia.
During the conference Mr. In
gram spoke before the members
concerning the renewed fight
against liquor interests in Geor
gia. Having served on the state
prohibition committee during the
last election, Mr. Ingram is wide
ly known as an ardent dry.
Qilbert Maxwell , Young Atlanta Poet , First
Speaker on Forum Program for 1937-38
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Opening of the Forum Program
for 1937-38, Mr. Gilbert Maxwell,
young Atlanta poet, made his first
appearance before a West Georgia
audience Tuesday, November 23,
at eight o'clock.
Mr. Maxwell read selections
from his two books, “Look to the
Lightning” and “Strangers’ Gar
ment.” He also read a few poems
that are to be published in his
next book. Many of the poems
that he read have appeared in Har
per’s, Scribner’s, the New York
Times’, and other w r ell known
publications.
Reading his poetry in a well
modulated voice, Mr. Maxwell at
tracted his audience at once by
his pleasing personality. Many of
his portrait and descriptive poems
struck a responsive chord when
GENOLA, GORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1937.
Casts Announced
For Three Plays
By Dramatists
Dramatic Club
To Present Plays
Before Xmas
The Dramatic Club, under the
direction of Mr. Brown, will pre
sent the first plays of the year at
an early date. For the first time
the Club will present three one
act plays instead of one play. The
definite date will be announced
later.
The Cast of the “Romancers”—
by Rostand, includes: Mildred Lee,
Wilburn Boggs, Willis Hurst, Al
ton Sparks, Tom Luck, and Lamar
Hammond.
Those taking part in “Anniver
sary”—by Chekho, are: Dick Grace,
Dan Brewster, Elizabeth Davis,
Betty Rucker, Paul Morris, and
Lamar Hammond.
“Undertow” by Weathersley,
the serious play of the group, in
cludes: Margaret Bowen, Nelle
Clegg, Ruth Meeks, Sarah Sewell,
Arline Phillips, Vivian Smith,
Margaret Jenkins, Doris Owings,
and Beulah Kent.
Tryouts for these plays were
held November 11, showing that
many West Georgians have dra
matic talents.
Other assignments for the Club
were: Stage Manager, Jeff Slade;
Assistant Stage Manager, Edward
Stout; Properties, Marion Lanier
and Frank Burutfn; Make-up Art
ist, Nelle Clegg; Propmpter, Ca
therine Wood.
Foundation Representative
Visits Campus
Mr. J. F. Simons, a representa
tive of the Rosenwald Foundation
was a visitor at West Georgia
College November 22 through the
26. He was investigating the work
being done in the Tallapoosa Pro
ject, Carroll County Supervision
Projects, and the Rural Life Cour
ses.
Mr. Simons was most compli
mentary in his remarks regarding
the faculty and the morale of the
student body.
Mr. and Mrs. Simons spent six
weeks at West Georgia last sum
mer. They return again for an
other short visit on December
9 and 10. At this time other re
presentatives of the Riosenwald
Foundation will be with them.
he read his poems so highly
in opposition to war and injustice.
The sentiment that he expressed
so aptly described the feeling of
many of the students that these
poems were highly appreciated.
Mr. Maxwell is a native Geor
gian, born and brought up at
Washington. He lived in New
York most of the time from 1931-
34, after which he attended Rol
lins College for two years on a
poetry scholarship. Since then he
has played in several stock com
panies. He is now with the Federal
Theatre in Atlanta where he is
acting and writing publicity.
His poems are the expression of
deep feeling. They are a bit mel
ancholy, but they never touch on
the pessimistic. They are filled
by the expressions of the youth of
Officers Club Elects
Qrace and Slade Heads
In Reorganization of Club
Martha Gladd Wins
Debating Contest On
Magazine Article
Winner Upholds
Caldwell’s Views
A contest was held in chapel
Tuesday, November 16, between
a group of students who volun
teered to take part in eother up
holding or rebuting Erskine Cald
well’s recent article in the Atlantic
Monthly, “You Have Seen Their
The discussions were sponsored
by President I. S. Ingram Who of
fered a five dollar award to the
speaker with the best speech and
three dollars to the second best
speech. He stated that one reason
for having the discussions in cha
pel was to find out how the stu
dent body looked upon the present
day condition of the share-croppers
in the South.
The first prize went to Martha
Gladd, and C. D. Bailey was ad
judged to have given the second
best talk. Mr. Claxton, Mr. Roberts
and Mr. Bonner were the judges.
Besides those already mention
ed, other speakers were Virginia
Douglas, M’Nelle Gibson, Merlin
Goss, Arlene Phillips, Betty Rey
nolds, Ila Rooks ,and Frances
Wallis.
N. Y. A. Students
Aid In Census
In cooperation with the Presi
dent in his attempt to take an
unemployment census by mail,
all N. Y. A. students were required
to fill in blanks and turn them
in to the post office by November
2.
Those students who think they
cannot return to school for the
second quarter because of finan
cial difficulties have been request
ed to drop by Mr. Ingram’s office.
If arrangements cannot be made
to take care of this difficulty,
they are asked to register at their
local postoffice as unemployed in
order that they may be eligible
for relief or any other available
jobs.
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America, and have a pull that
youth cannot resist. Especially
do poems on war reflect the feel
ing and thought of the new genera
tion.
For the most part his poems
are simple and short, run through
with descriptions and strong feel
ing. In his new book most of
the poems are to be portraits, and
many of them are especially good.
A good portrait, vivid and ter
rifying, is the picturing of the
little fellow who fed the incinera
tor during the war.
Thus far, Mr. Maxwell’s poems
have been received with the praise
and commendation that they merit.
His first book received some of the
best comments since some of Edna
St. Vincent Milay’s whom he writ
es a great deal like.
New Club Sets
Three Definite Goals
The Officers Club, after a year’s
disbandment, was reorganized
Monday morning, November 2.
This organization is composed of
every person that holds an office
in any club, student body, plus
representatives from day students
and each dormitory.
The students who were respon
sible for the meeting, brought
forth the following plan:
(1) To organize a club that will
support the student body activi
ties.
(2) To make the Student Body
one organization.
(3) To be the arbitration board
of the campus, i. e., if two factions
of the student body come to the
parting of the ways over a trivial
matter, the Club shall attempt to
patch up the quarrel and set forth
both parties right.
The officers of the Officer Club
are: Dick Grace, Chairman, and
Jeff Slade, co-chairman. The Club
has no definite meeting date but
a session will be called whenever
the occasion necessitates.
Chairman Grace stated, “During
the year the Club will attempt
to make college spirit what it
should be, i. e., to make the stu
dent body one organization. In
previous years there has been an
Officers Club but ibis organiza
tion did very little. This year it
will be a different story; it shall
be a determination on my part to
have an organization that will
function, wholly and individually,
for the betterment of the school.”
A charter is to be drawn up
and presented to the faculty at
an *early date.
The Officers Club is offering a
SI.OO prize for a school Alma
Mater written by a student. See
Chairman Grace will receive all
entries.
Ciceronian Society
Announces Officers
A few weeks ago the Ciceronian
Literary Society held its election
of officers for the forth-coming
year. Rachael Hunt was elected
President; Brown Dickson, Vice-
President; Dot Causey, Secretary-
Treasurer; and Lillie Vee Doyal,
Program Chairman.
The first formal meeting was
held November 10. At this meet
ing the following members gave
discussions on the subject of “My
Favorite Modern Author”: Nelle
Clegg, Wilburn Boggs, Horton
Greene, and Frances McWilliams.
Dot Causey rendered a musical
selection and refreshments were
served.
The next meeting is to be held
on December 12. Dan Brewster
is in charge of the program on this
occasion.
Miss Hunt stated, in a recent
interview, that the Ciceronian So
ciety was looking forward to the
greatest year yet. She further
stated that the club has two ad
vantages over the club last year.
First, it has the largest enrollment
in Ciceronian history; and, second,
the meetings will be held in the
evening rather than during cha
pel period.
The faculty advisors are: Miss
St. Clair, Mr. Strozier, and Mr.
Brown.
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