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Editorials
HORTON GREENE, Editor-in-Chief
Ye Editors Colyum
B y
mi If I In spite of all the com
-1 nanKlUi plaining and griping that
A TA T we eac h year there
ill 0 VV 0 still comes a time when
we take a day off and become thankful for all that
we do have. We can complain about the gymnasium
and the restrictions, but all the time we vaguely
realize how fortunate we are to have the oppor
tunity to attend college.
The pages of this paper attempted to carry the
current student complaints, but in this issue we
call a halt for just a moment to recount our many
blessings and be thankful for them. Truly, we
still need many things, but we do have several
things on the campus to return thanks for. This
seems an appropriate time to recount them.
(1) We have a young, understanding, sympathetic
faculty. They are only, for the most part, a few
years out of college. They know the problems
of the students and are attempting to bring their
up-to-date remedies for our troubles.
(2) We have an administration interested, heart
and soul, in the school which is working ceaselessly
for the school. They are continually bringing im
provements to our campus.
(3) We have a prize winning newspaper and
annual which so many of our contemporary junior
colleges lack (especially the prize winning part.)
(4) We have active campus organizations for
those interested in almost any field of work.
All in all our set-up is superior to that of almost
any other junior college in the state. Fellow stu
dents, we've got something to be thankful for.
7r i t-i A recent innovation on
AWdrCIS FOr the Clemson Campus pro
pi ii 1 ■ mises a wealth of new in
ocnolarsmp spiration for honor stu
dents and Dean’s list men. For these, many faculty
members have been endeavoring to encourage stu
dents to strive after high marks and to lead their
classes. Toward this end has been established many
honor societies, but the sad part is that a student
only makes these societies in his year or after
he has finished college. No way has yet been
formed whereby he can obtain credit for his work
while yet in school.
Athletes earn letters, trophies, and all sorts of
awards, but for the first time Clemson has de
veloped a method of honoring her Dean’s List men.
Each time an honor list is announced those on it
are given honor ribbons which they are encouraged
to wear as proudly as an athletic letter. They stand
for the same amount of effort and achievement
as a letter does. And the more a student gets,
obviously, the better student he is.
We could hav such a systm hr asily. It would
ncourag scholasticism and mak Dean’s Lisa high
mark of achievement. If ribbons or even buttons
were given each quarter to the Dean’s List stu
dents, those students would be more envied and
their position more desirable. Such a more show
that we at West Georgia honor learning as well as
athletics and that, we are endeavoring to be a place
of learning.
t tt In order for this to be a
IN OW 1 OU. thoroughly representative
t~i l*i • "I* mirror of student opin
ilaitorialize ion, we should like to de
clare that after this issue there will always be
room in the editorial columns for letters from
members of the student body. If you have any
complaint to make, if the administration displeases
you, if the policy of the West Georgian is not to
your liking there will always be room in the paper
for your SIGNED letter of complaint. Naturally
we can’t print anonymous letters and so every
letter will have to be signed, but if you have any
knocks to put in about any collegiate subject, help
yourself.
The editors of the West Georgian are extremely
desirous that the student body avail itself of this
opportunity to comment on the college. Variety,
’tis said, is the spice of life. We have no desire to
inflict our ideas upon long-suffering readers, for
ever, but we do most greatly desire that this paper
be a true mirror of collegiate thought. We believe
that this end can be obtained only by your co
operation in this project.
3lje OTest Georgian
ALAN A. RICHSTONE, Associate Editor
SCREAMLINIES
Since Christmas is on the way,'
and girls are thinking about boys
(as well as the boys are thinking
about girls), we’ll give you an
about “Woman,” and the “Man”
will come later.
GLOOMY Gl S
She’s an angel in truth, a demon
in fiction,
A woman’s the greatest of all con
tradiction.
She’s afraid of a cockroach, she’ll
scream at a mouse,
But she’ll tackle a husband as
big as a house.
She’ll take him for better, and
take him for worse,
She’ll split his head open, then be
his nurse,
And when he is well and can get
out of bed,
She’ll pick up a teapot and throw
at his head.
She’s faithful, deceitful, keen-sight
ed, and blind;
She’s crafty, she’s simple, she’s
cruel, shes kind.
She’ll lift a man up, she’ll cast
a man down;
She’ll make him her hero, her
ruler, her clown.
You fancy she’s this, but you find
she is that,
For she’ll play like a kitten and
bite like a cat;
In the morning sne will, but in
the evening she won’t,
And we’re always expecting she
does, but she don’t.
* *
We just got word of anew idea
for our future “knee-knockers” —
Book Review
SUN YAT-SEN: The writings of
HIS POLITICAL Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
AND SOCIAL constitutes the
IDEALS: . . . phi 1o s ophical
By LEONARD foundation of
S. HSU. 505 p. the present
p., Los Angeles, Chinese Revolu-
University o f tion. The book
Southern Cali- “Sun Yat-Sen”
fornia. cont ai n s Mr.
Hsu’s transla
tion of Dr. Sun’s
“Three Principles of the People,”
his lecture on the “Five-Power
Constitution,” his “Fundamentals
of National Reconstruction,” his
own story of the early part of the
Chinese Revolution, several im
portant political manifestoes, and
his will.
One of the aims of this transla
tion is to share w r ith the English
reading public the idea and ideals
of Dr. Sun, as the father of Na
tionalist China and as a world pro
phet both for academic and general
interest of all. As Dr. Sun’s books
have proved so invaluable to the
people of China in the struggle for
liberty", democracy, and economic
well-being, this book should be
useful and interesting as anew
and unique system of social and
political thought of world recon
struction.
Che plest (Seorgum
MEMBER GEORGIA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
MEMBER ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
Assistant Editor Arlene Phillips
Exchange Editor Esthera Hudson
Soorts Editor Dick Grace
Feature Editor Marge Bowen
Faculty Adviser Robert M. Strozier
NEWS STAFF:—Warren Jones, Ed
ward Stout, Thelma Wilhoite, Sara
Gladney, Dot Causey, Betty Ruck
er, Frances Wallis, Dot Watson,
Llewllyn Hamm, Ira Perry, Virginia
Hamrick, Mary Robinson, Vivian
Smith, and Dot Smith.
SPORTS STAFF:—Robert Stephens,
R. L. McNew, and Robert Bell.
to have at least every other dance
a “no-break.” Would that simpliiy
this matter of the “fern” rush.
Nancy?
* * *
Suppose every speaker paused
while those few who just couldn’t
make it on time stragled in—
whew. Maybe after having been
“on the spot” himself our be
loved president will be a bit more
lenient on those who just can’t
seem to get to chapel on time.
* * *
To follow the latest fashion and
go poetic, how do you like this
little birdie’s message:
Berry —Lanier —Going steady,
Bell—llowen —Almost ready,
Bryan —Doyal—Some stuff,
Harris—Davis —Smooth enough,
Grace —Sims —Example true,
Luck Meeks Could they be
thru?
Hurst—Wiley—the real thing,
Felker Fuller Love’s sweet
song sing
McLean —Nutt —rather slow,
Buckalew —Langford—Does any
body know?
Dixon —Hunt —Still O. K.
Herndon —Hamrick Continuing
“that way”.
* * *
Nick O’Neal; “Buck,” may I
sleep with you tonight? Bed bugs
are bothering me.”
Buckalew: “Certainly, old man,
glad to accommodate you.”
(NEXT NIGHT)
O’Neal: “Do you mind sharing
your bed again tonight?”
Buckalew: "1 am sorry, Nick.
Bring in the bugs.”
Advice To
Sopho-morons
Dear Marge:
Another week rolls around and
with it comes new interest, new
events and now new problems.
My letter comes again, which—not
new—but only to help you be
come one who knew.
Now that the Freshman elec
tions are over we find that the
biggest flames are started with
Sparks. Also to “go to town” one
must be from town. “Up and
Town” seems to be the latest and
best slogan.
I was terribly worried about
your safety in chapel before the
Thanksgiving holidays. It seems
as if you took too much for grant
ed whe nonly a part of a decla
mation had been given concerning
the holidays, which all goes to
show you to never take your stand
until the Gunn has completely
ceased firing.
Try to understand these things
and I will keep trying to inform
you.
Sincerely",
Aunt Penelope.
FEATURE STAFF:-Rachel Hunt, Sara
Sewell, Minelle Gibson, Mary Clyde
Langford, Nelle Clegg, George Bag
by, and Bill Berry.
BUSINESS STAFF:—Jeff Slade, Chas.
Goss, Myrie Nutt, Marion Lanier,
and Bill Berry.
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A School Song?
The reorganized Officer’s Club has taken for one
it's foremost objectives something that has for a
long time been lacking in our set-up. They are
trying to encourage students with musical flairs
to write a school song that West Georgia can be
proud of and a song that will typify West Geor
gia wherever she goes. The song that we now
have has been sung in a thousand different ways
and to .i thousand different words. It is no more
an appropriate school song than “America, the
Beautiful” in spite of the fact that it hails from
Georgia.
Not so long ago there was a prize offered for the
best speech on a magazine article; that prize was
five dollars. A prize is now being offered for the
best song; a prize of one dollar. It would certainly
seem that if any completion or any result is worth
while it would be from this song contest. The
result of this contest becomes a part of our school
and will carry to future generations the West Geor
gia spirit.
This club has been generous enough to offer a
prize about as large as they can afford. It seems
to the editors that one dollar is not enough, but
that each club and perhaps even the administration
aught to add to this award. The very least that
can do would be to encourage and support this
movement.
But be that as it may, the fact remained that we
are in dire need of a school song. The "Rambling
Wreck" song was written by a student, other
students have written Alma Maters, why can’t
ne of our own students? Certainly if one does
le will receive the undying gratitude of all West
Georgia students from thi stime henceforth.
A New Feature ...
And School Spirit
It is without question that the student body
reads and highly enjoys Screamlines and the dirt
columns. It is to be questioned whether they
read the editorials and other comments. However,
in spite of these facts, this issue of the paper in
troduces anew feature in the way of literary opin
ion, namely, a book review section.
It is hoped that this section will become a per
manent addition to the West Georgian, but it will
not become such unless the student body com
ments favorably upon it. This is to be a news
paper for West Georgia and if West Georgians don’t
comment we won’t waste the space. It is to be
a helpful column for our students, and it is
well written; but if there is no interest in it, it will
be discarded.
The reason for such strong language comes
from resentment. Resentment of the way that
our students treat their officers. It is high time
that they realized that student programs, dances,
the newspaper, and the annual are for their bene :
fit rather than for the official conducting it. Our
last social was a miserable failure as far as success
ful financing was concerned. Those officials who
were in charge of it have become disgusted. They
worked night and day to put it on, and then there
was no noticeable appreciation on the' part of
the student body. Either the students here be
lieve in an all providing God or else they just don’t:
give a rip.
Student forums, speeches, active interest in)
what the college is doing is being maintained by.
i small percentage of the student body. These>
ew are doing things for students’ benefit and(
then having to pat themselves on the back. No
one else will. An official likes to be told whether
the thing that he is doing is appreciated or not, he
likes constructive criticism; but most of them are
tired of eternal complaining without any sugges
tions accompanying such complaints.
This is not a tirade for praise to the West Geor
gian. The newspaper has done all right for itself
so far and will continue to get along all right;
but the majority of student organizations can no
longer exist without encouragement. The chapel
for discussion of “You Have Seen Their Faces
got a lot of encouragement, eight dollars worth.
The dance got a lot of discouragement. The ballot
sponsored by the West Georgian got no results.
And so it goes, the tale of woe. Something is
lacking, and it looks like school spirit.
What are you students of West Georgia going
to do? Continue on in the same rut? Keep on
ignoring school spirit? Instead of destructive criti
cism try to think of ways and means to change
things into wnat you think they ought to be. Try
fighting for the school for awhile instead of knock
ing it. Just try' it once and see how much better it
your resentments wall disappear.
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