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Devoted To The
Best Interests
Of W. G. C.
VOLUMN VI
N.Y.A. Head Addresses Students
At Chapel Program On ‘Far East’;
Speaks Of Youth Administration
Chapel programs of West Georgia College are under
way with much gusto this term. Each program is marked
by variety along authoretive and informative lines. This
policy was continued last Friday, October 7, when Mr. D.
B. Lasseter, director of the National Youth Administra
tion for Georgia, and former U. S. Consul to China, ad
dressed the college faculty and student group on the sub
ject, “The Far East.”
J T o fMAAiinnt iricitnv
Thirty Apply For
* Chieftain , Staff Positions
Thirty hopeful applicants met
the editor and associate editor of
The Chieftain, college yearbook,
at the first staff meeting of pros
pective staff members, held Octo
ber 4.
Editor-in-chief, Helen Mitchell,
asked each prospect to file formal
application, giving experience and
work desired. Then Editor Mit
chell explained that she and asso
ciates would give thorough consi
deration to each applicant.
Enrollment Shows
Greatest Increase
Of all the units of the Uni
versity System of Georgia,
West Georgia College reported
the greatest percentage in
crease in enrollment for the
1938-39 term. Four hundred
and thirty students gives this
institution the largest enroll
ment in its history.
Since the opening of West
Georgia College, the enroll
ment has gained consistently,
the largest being this term
over the past one.
The enrollments since the
establishment of the college
are: 1933, 232; 1934, 266; 1935,
270; 1936, 302; 1937, 296; and
1938, 430.
Joe York And Tom Luck Named By
Activities Committee As Business
Managers For College Publications
Business Managers of The West Georgian and The
Chieftian, college newspaper, and annual, are Joe York
and Tom Luck, respectfully, according to. announcements
from the Faculty Committee on Publications. These two
sophomore students were selected from a ° ,
plicants for the positions, because they proved to be most
capable of handling the business and financial affairs of
the two student journals.
Joe York, Luthersville, newly'
appointee for the business mana
gership of The WEST GEORGIAN,
has been engaged in the advertis
ing and salesmanship fields
and appears to have the re
quisites for filling the position in
a commendable manner. Officials
of the newspaper expressed belief
that they anticipated his services
as being invaluable to the publica
tion.
When asked for a statement,
York remarked that he “was
stressing only one point . . • that
being for student support for the
merchants using The WEST
GEORGIAN as an advertising
medium.”
Tom Luck, of Carrollton, has
previous experience in the adver
tising fields of West Georgia’s pub
lications, having served on the
staffs during the past term. Mem
bers of the Committee making the
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Mr. Lasseter, a frequent visitor
to West Georgia College, was in
troduced by President I. S. In
gram. Both of these men com
mented on the N. Y. A. project
being carried on here at this col
lege. Mr. Lasseter admonished
students to feel their part of the
responsibility of the project in
action here. He pleaded for an
understanding of the goal which
the work is attempting to reach.
Discusses Foreign Service
An established authoriety on
oriental questions, this former con
sul to China provoked students to
investigate the possibilities of
foreign service. For those who
possibly might be interested he
went so far as to define the re
quirements for such work and
gave suggestions about £he neces
sary preparations.
Oriental Conditions
Mr. Lasseter delivered an ad
dress on approximately this same
topic here last year; and again he
related parts of his colorful ex
periences in China. He spoke of
existing conditions in the Far
East, described the conquest of
Manchuria, and in his commenta
tions brought to light the “inside”
story of many current events.
All of his remarks led to the
conclusion that, "just because peo
ple across a specific boundry,
do not get the idea that they are
not human. I found high class
people in every country I visited.
To make civilization safe we must
have intimate relationships with
the peoples of other nations and
we must know foreigners better.”
appointments made it known that
they believe he will prove to be
a successful Business Manager for
The Chieftain. Luck is familiar
with the localities which the Chief
tain will cover as an advertising
medium. He is formulating plans
with the idea in mind of a smaller
staff and each member having de
finite assignments. Actual can
vassing will not begin until the
winter quarter.
“Through my business staff and
Editor-in-Chief, I sincerely believe
we can make this year's annual
a financial success. We are very
fortunate this year to have Helen
Mitchell for our editor, because
she is a willing worker and is
deeply interested in the success
of the annual,” stated Business
Manager Luck, as he unfolded
plans and talked very optimisti
cally.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1938
High Marks Of
Placement Tests
Are Announced
Results Indicate
High Averages
High scores made on the Fresh
men Placement tests nave been re
leased by Dean W. Fred Gunn.
The marks indicate that there was
an unusually high average made
on all the tests.
English Exemptions
Those receiving high enough
average to be exempt from Eng
lish I are: Carolyn Arnold, Mary
Elizabeth Gardner, Eugene Hub
bard, Hazel Jolly, Eugene McWil
liams, Owen Moore, Mildred Mor
ris, Lynn Robertson, Merrill Tray
lor, Nina Wiley and Forrest Cham
pion. This is the largest number
of Freshmen ever to be exempt
from English I.
Social Science-History
In the other vocational tests,
Speer Ramsey and William Mit
chell were the two highest rank
ing. Clinton Prewitt led in the
general social science-history test
with Merrell Traylor second, Hom
er Turner, third, and Eugene Hub
bard, fourth.
Mathematics And Biology
Speer Ramsey ranked highest in
mathematics and Clara Mae West,
second. In biology. William Mit
chell received first honor with
one of the highest grades in the
state. Homer Lee Turner and
Lynn Robertson came in for
second and third, respectively, in
the bilogical examinations.
Speer Ramsey took first laurels
in the Chemistry division; Homer
Lee Turner was second, William
Mitchell, third, and Forrest Cham
pion, fourth. In the Physics tests,
William Mitchell and Homer Lee
Turner tied for first place and Mil
dred Morris, Nina Wiley and Speer
Ramsey received the next highest
ranking. >
Several students have not com
pleted all of these examinations,
announced until a later date, ac
cording to Dean Gunn.
Theme For Year’s
Work Selected By
Alpha Psi Club
Future housekeepers from the
local student body were brought
together for the . first time this
term under the wings of the Alpha
Psi, extra-curricular Home Econo
mics organization.
This initial meet was held Tues
day night, September 27, with
Dorothy Smith, club president,
presiding. Other officers for the
organization are: Frances Camp
bell, Vice - President; Elizabeth
Adams, Secretary; and Virginia
Mott, Treasurer. Miss Ruby Jen
kins is faculty advisor.
“Professional, financial, and so
cial studies in Home Economics,”
was suggested as the theme for
the year at this initial gathering.
Chairmen for the various commit
tees in the club were appointed
and plans were laid for the meet
ing of tonight, Tuesday, October
11. This second meeting is to be
in the form of a ritualistic candle
lighting service, at which time the
new members will be initiated.
FOREIGN CRISES HOLDS
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
Students Show Keen Interest In Series
Of Programs About European Affairs
Shadows from the European war clouds have hover
ed over the campus of West Georgia College. The pulse
of the recent foreign crises was felt from across the
ocean; throughout the nation, down to the local student
body.
Mu Zeta Alpha
Meets And Plans
Initiation
At a call meeting of the Mu
Zeta Alpha on September 29, plans
were formulated for the year s
work.
Initiation for new members will
be held in about a week or ten
days. Those receiving bids were:
James Borders, Clinton Prewett,
Ernest Milburn, Jack Barnwell,
Arthur Foster, Render Heard,
Tommy Herndon, Virginia Ham
rick, Dot Smith, Elizabeth Adams,
Eva Daniel, Wayne Crumpton,
Ava Cornelison, Edna Dally, Doris
Marchman, Louise Prickett, Ila
Rooks, Nelie Wiley, Leona Ma
chael, Lovie Mcßrayer, and Mil
dred Mcßrayer. At this meeting
Betty Reynolds was elected Secre
tary and Treasurer to occupy the
vacancy that had occured by
Maida Rose Thomason's not at
tending school this term.
At the regular meeting held on
October 6, Dr. John Hopkins spoke
to both the old members and the
neophytes.
GUSTO!...
Student Forum Is
Scene Of Excitement
Chapel Tuesday A. M. was real
ly a battle of wits! In the front
corfter we found four Bears; one
papa bear, “Talmadge” Herndon,
one mama bear, “Red” Reynolds,
and two 'itty bitty baby bears,
“Danny-boy” Brewster, and “Hard
hearted” Hardman. Only this
time children were seen and
heard. To preserve wild life from
indiscriminate members of the
opposite corner—the audience —a
brain-trust was established. This
brain-trust consisted of the Social
Science Profs, of our campus, G.
Oober and S. Hifty. The littlest
of these two, tho, had an awr-ful
time being seen. But, gee, when
he did get in a word—whatta
word! Three freshman girls actual
ly worked up a pinkish blush.
Anadded and unexpected attrac
tion to the scheduled bout was a
little skirmish between a distin
guished President and half of the
"brainers.” S. Hifty was already
at a disadvantage because of the
slight rheumatic condition in the
knees from being so much on the
up and down either “answering or
suggesting.”
So many students were feelin’
absolutely unnecessary because
their knowledge of the “to battle
or not to battle” question was
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NUMBER TWO
The European crisis, for the
past few weeks, aroused intense
excitement among students. Out
standing interests were apparently
classed as; the possibilities of the
United States becoming entangled
in foreign affrays, and the tie-up
between the current events and
social science classes. While the
tension was at it's height, a series
of programs were conducted here
at the college. Speeches, forums
and addresses featured noted au-
Rcad “Random Thoughts
In World Affairs,” by Associ
ate Editor Barnwell, on this
issue's editorial page.
theorities, local professors and stu
dents. All the subjects used per
tained to current topics.
Participants Listed
Appearing on the programs
were: L. E. Roberts, head of West
Georgia College social science de
partment; Reverend A. B. Jones,
of Atlanta, with his World Peace
Car; and Dr. George Raffolovitch,
nationally known authority. Par
ticipants in the student forum
were Tommy Herndon, Dan Brew
ster, Henry Hardman and Betty
Reynolds.
Roberts Speaks
Professor Roberts began the
series of discussions Tuesday,
September 27, by speaking on the
subject, “America Looks at Eu
rope.” Mr. Roberts emphasized
the fact that democracy is fast de
caying in Europe. He also stated
that, “In these times of chaos and
change, it is left up to America
to stand fast for the democracies
of Europe.”
World Peace
Second in the series of the dis
cussions were speeches delivered
Wednesday night, September 28,
by Reverend Ashton B. Jones, of
Atlanta, and a Mr. Davies, of Lon
don, England. Both men are
World Peace devotees. Rev. Jones
pointed out to the audience the
consequences of another world
conflict and praised the person
who would stand up for peace,
even in the face of death. He at
tacked those advocates of “fight
for democracy” on the grounds
that they were the business men
who become millionaires from the
profits of war.
The other talk, made by Mr.
Davies, was of a slightly different
nature. Rather than making a
desperate plea for peace, Mr. Dav
ies pointed out the fact that war at
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In This Issue
Ciceronian Page 3
Debate Club News 2
Editorials 4
French Club 3
Society 3
Sports 5
Zeta Sigma Pi 6