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About The West Georgian. (Carrollton, Ga.) 1933-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1938)
Editorials HORTON GREENE, Editor-in-Chief An Unnecessary Rule One of the outstanding objections voiced in the recent student expression chapel was the fact that girls and boys can’t ride to and from town in a taxi, neither can girls accept rides from young men. There is much to be said about this rule, mostly on one side. It belongs back in the Dark Ages when people mistrusted the motives of others, especially women. It is particularly objectionable when one considers the impossibility of enforce ment. Perhaps such a rule might look good to the fathers and mothers of girls who do not understand the situation and want to be sure that their daugh ter is not given the liberties at school that they would give her if she remained at home; but the fact remains that the law is a useless and outworn arm of the school power. The main purpose of the rule seems to be the prevention of girls and boys being in taxis together, as though the taxis might be the breeding place of evil! It carries the implication that if students are prevented from riding together from the school to town and return, they will not ride in taxis or any other kind of vehicles anywhere. This is a mistake because, obviously, the girl and boy might walk to town, go to some obscure corner of Car rollton .and ride off somewhere while running only the slightest chance of detection. The only way to be certain to prevent the possibility is, not to con demn the innocent catching rides from town to school, on which route nothing could go amiss anyway, but to turn the college into the strictest rule-bound institution in the country and let the girls go to town only on Saturday afternoon and then under close supervision. The administration in allowing the girls to go to town is displaying a trust in them. They put the girls virtually on their own all the hours they are in town. Since they are, as they have often mani fested, sane and logical persons, they must realize that a strict rule-clad West Georgia would fail. They must also realize that they cannot and must not interfere with the girls’ trips to town. They must also realize that the young ladies if they really wanted to be indiscreet (and none of them do we are sure) that they could utilize their free hours while in town to do anything they please. And recognizing this, they see that they can not iegulate the town premises, so they let it go and hope for the best. In the face of all these things and in face of tne trust necessarily invested in the young ladies by the administration, this rule about riding in taxis is especially objectionable. It is no longer effective, and even though efforts to find culprits guilty of breaking this rule were doubled it would continue to be ineffective, simply because it is neither necessary nor does it serve a useful service. The editors of the West Georgian recommend to the administration that they immediately investigate the matter and do something about it. True Expression For the first time in the past several years and perhaps for the first time since the beginning of the college, true and open student expression has been reached. In a most startling student chapel program recently the speaker on the stage asked members of the student body to express theii own personal opinions from the floor. Coming as a complete surprise the sentiment expressed was sincere to the last degree and really showed stu dent feeling and thought. Everyone has some sort of a wish for Utopia. One of (he writer’s pet wishes is for a world where one person can tell another exactly what he thinks without arousing anger or rancor. Especially is this true of college where one group, the students, have to live under the rules set up by another group, the faculty. There are many objections and complaints from the student body that are never voiced where they might do the most good, to the faculty. Instead they are murmured and mut tered and rumored about over the campus an create a bad feeling. These complaints are the sort that cause strained relationship between facu ty and student body. If student expression works as it is supposed, it will eliminate all such undercurrents of feeling. It will give the students the courage to say what they feel before students and faculty. And even if nothing is done about it, the meie ac that it has been voiced will tend to alleviate a ill feeling about it. So let us bring all of our re sentment to student expression and get it o our chests. Ulrat (Georgian EDWARD STOUT, Managing Editor SCEEAMLiaiES Does Santa mistag things—such as dinner rings, candy, and watch es or was it not a mistake—at least not on the part of deal ole Saint Nick. Oh well, if monies are plentiful and hearts even more— Boys, what a man—or should we say what girls! t t t West Georgia Girls’ newest la ment and pet scullion is the ap parently forgotten habit which the oldest of students are said to have at one time practiced. That manly trait of shaving! Would it be awsking too, two, too much to plead with our boy-friends for a return to “said-Habit.” t t t May we be the first to announce the founding of a J. F. C.? Trans lation you say? O. K. —Just Friends Club it is! Quite exclusive too — only three members. We can’t disclose names but we can hint (just a little). The Brooks sisters are represented and the Univer sity left material for the other two members. All from the old Dorm. There are “prospects” tho’, including heart-breaks from the new one. t t t We actually are told that one of those Smith Girls (V) is willing for her life’s story to be filmed — with one exception —December 31, 1937. Whatta picture, whatta girl, Aunt Penelope Dear Marge, Holidays have gone and classes are here again. I trust you have settled back down to your usual routine of studying and regular attendance to classes. The new student expression chapels have gotten under way in a big way with the last one the high spot of the year. If you ever get up to speak on one of the prog rams just remember that when the tongue is making twelve rev olutions per minute, it is a safe bet that the brain is in neutral. Of course, you made some New Year’s resolutions for don’t we all? My suggestion is to resolve to do what is best; dissolve all that is harmful; solve all new ideas around you; resolve with a system that is habitual. Then the solution of your resolutions will be a daily revolut ion in your evolution. Dear Niece, you have listened to my pleas and suggestions so often that I am beginning to hesitate to offer many more. But before I stop this time I wish to leave you with just one more rule. It is this: It is better to be silent and be thought dumb, than to speak and remove all doubt. Sincerely, Aunt Penelope Cije piesi deorgtan MEMBER GEORGIA COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION MEMBER ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS Associate Editor Alan A. Richstone Assistant Editor Arlene Phillips Exchange Editor Esthera Hudson Sports Editor Dick Grace Feature Editor Marge Bowgn NEWS STAFF:— Warren Jones, Sara Gladney, Dot Causey, Virginia Dou glas, Betty Rucker, Francis Wallis, Llewllyn Hamm, Ira Perry, Virginia Hamrick, Mary Robinson, Vivian Smith, James Key, Geraldine Mcßrayer, Dot Watson and Claude Sims. SPORTS STAFF:—Dick Grace, R. T. McNew and Robert Beil. whatta conscience. Whatta pity that one nite is taboo and all; cause of Pauline pullin’ for such a —well—wunnerful time! Anyway, we’d be willing to bet that the powers that be in filmland would be more interested in securing facts on “that one nite.” t t t We wonder why all the couples are sitting around on the campus, and why some of the sophomore boys are walking around with their heads in the clouds. It could n’t be love. (Oh, yeh). t t t Buddie Brown seems to like this school much better than any other in the state. It would seem as though the Blonde Manace from Chatsville is the reason. t t t Along with the fun and com ments, we would like to put in a question. Just when and where is our next dance to be? Most of us are anxiously waiting. t t t It would almost seem impossible for two lovers to break up and then find another person to be interested in immediately after the break-up. It’s almost like a novel, but evidently Bell and Mott did it. 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The first trial of such a system w’as made the first year of the college and was a fairly successful failure. This year the boys expressed themselves as in terested in student government and more than will ing to give it a month’s trial. They will have complete authority, in all cases except those that would naturally fall under the Faculty Discipline Committee. Even if the month’s trial is a failure, the boys will have gained something from the experiment that will be invaluable to them. More responsibility will be placed on the shoulders of each individual student and especially upon the officers. Hence forth, each student ought to have a better and clear er idea of his part in the dormitory life, he ought to feel a greater sense of responsibility, and he ought to develope a deeper consideration for the rights of others, something that has never been practiced in the dormitory to any great extent. Especially rich in experience will be the part that the officers will play. They will understand exactly what it is to a proctor to have to call someone down for misbehaving, and they will probably regulate their own conduct hereafter to conform to the things that they will observe in their duties as officers. t t . One of the most unique Unique Christmas cards of the ■y l season is the one receiv- A.mUS oaras ed by Miss Downs and re printed below. The reason for the selection of the poem for a Christmas card is as yet unfathomed especially since it was sent by a business house. However, no matter in what way it got here, it did, and it is a true expression of youth. It would be well for every person on the campus to read the poem, especially the elder members. Somtimes they forget how they once were af fected by the things that seem so strange in youth today. They forget the thoughts that they thought when they were young and tend to wonder about youth for harboring the same iden tical ideas that they harbored fifty years ago. It is only in the reading of some poem such as this that they realize that after all youth never changes and that basically youth is bound to be all right. “We call them wrong! God pity us, the blind, Imputing evil as our grandsires did When we explored new realms with feet and mind, Uncovering what old fogies damned and hid! The dreams, the wanton fantasies are there, As you and I once knew them, loved them, till We came to staleness and to foolish fear Lest something change, be different, jolt our will! “Tis life they seek, not sin, no sordid thing, But joy in health and beauty, and in all The urge of thrilling bodies that would sing And freely dance with laughter at earth’s call. Let’s laugh with them, full knowing that when tried By Truth and Duty, Youth is on God’s side.” —ROBBINS WOLCOTT BARSTOW. T} 1 /'■'Nff- Each quarter those of us L OSt v_ylllCo who have the money and Q 11 • haven’t learned better OCUiIIOnS walk up to the post office window and pay twenty-five cents for the privilege of possessing a post office box for the coming quar ter. Along with the untold pleasure of having a pei sonal box in one of Uncle Sam’s many offices, cer tain rights are supposed to go with the purchase. Chief and primary among these rights is the acquisi tion of mail without the bother of going to the win dow and asking for it and also the fact that the mail is supposed to be put into boxes before it is given out at the window. For several times general delivery has been given out before mail was put in the boxes, and there have been numerous times when mail wasn’t com pletely distributed by the time the window was open. So in this issue we award “scullions” to the w r ay the post office is being operated, in the faint hope that maybe a change in methods will be effect ed. Features
