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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!
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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.”
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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.
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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
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Assistant Editor Arlene Phillips
Exchange Editor Esthera Hudson
Sports Editor Dick Grace
Feature Editor Marge Bowgn
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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.
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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. At any rate they are seen
pretty constantly in the company
of Bowen and Kirby.
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q, l . The new system of gov
btuaent ernment that is being in
-1 augurated in the boys’
(crOVernment dormitory Hll be eagerly
watched. For the second time since the beginning
of the school a system of student government is
being attempted. 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.
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