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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 1 1 „ 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. (Continued On Page 4) 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. NO. 5