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PAGE TWO ■■:: ' ' -., Wm IV w&f \ HHH ■BiBK JwS \ & (Courtesy Atlanta Journal) Dr. Gosnell Director of the Political Science Department of Emory University who delivered a forum address last Friday. Gosnell Talks Of ‘County Situation’ Dr. Cullen D. Gosnell of the soc ial science department of Emory University addressed the student body and Carrollton visitors on the subject “County Government” in the West Georgia College auditor ium Friday, November 18, at the chapel hour. This was one of the forum series planned to be given at the college throughout the year. Data On Counties Given In discussion of the county gov ernment situation in Georgia, Dr. Gosnell revealed the following in formation. Thse small counties of Georgia get more money from the state treasury than they put into it thereby making the small county a burden in dollars and cents to the state. Examples cited were Chattooga and Richmond counties which received $20.00 from the state treasury in 1935 for every SI.OO put in according to figures gathered from the state comptroller's office. Continuing, Dr. Gosnell said that the present size and number of Georgia counties were made for the ox-cart days and that modern transportation and the growth of population centers demanded coun ty consolidation. DID YOU KNOW . . . WE HAVE THE VERY BEST FRUIT, NUTS, CANDIES HAVE YOU TRIED THEM! Bonner Grocery Company PHONE 209 16 ALABAMA ST. COME TO THE LEADER FOR DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, LADIES AND CHILDREN READY-TO-WEAR Local Debaters Have Ten Tentative Meets Tom Luck, president of Debate Club, disclosed recently that com munications have been made with ten colleges and it is hoped that West Georgia will debate all of these colleges. President Luck also hopes that the Debating Club will get other clubs in the state interested in joining the national forensic society, Phi Rho Pi, of which West Georgia College is the Georgia Alpha Chapter. At meetings which are held every Monday night, discussions are held on the national debate subject and also after-dinner speeches, extemporaneous, and special speeches. Professor L. E. Roberts, faculty advisor, is stress ing the importance of speech this year and he has many plans for the club. ■■ mm rW y fcSL -Ji l| n <*<•• laHar ~~--nr ' -ufc.: (Courtesy Atlanta Journal) Walter Paschall “Mexico” was the subject of Walter Paschall, a member of the Atlanta Journal’s Radio News Staff. Commentator Views Mexican Problems Walter Paschall of the Atlanta Journal’s radio news staff spoke in the college auditorium Tuesday evening, November 16, to an as sembled group of college students and city and county visitors in the first of a series of public forums that are to be held here during the next few months. Mr. Pas chall was thoroughly familiar with his subject “Our Neighbor—Mex ico” as he has traveled exten sively in that country. Oil Situation Viewed In his address Mr. Paschall aired the oil situation in Mexico from both the side of the oil interests and the Mexican government. He gave the background of Mexico as reason of the Mexican view and the invested capital as the reason for the attitude taken by Ameri can, British, and German oil mag nates. This controversy is raging over the action taken by the Mexican government in the last few years in consficating foreign land and ruling that mineral rights of Mexican property owned by foreigners belonged to the Mexican government. Mexican Life Disclosed Mr. Paschall then acquainted those present with the customs, scenery, and the mode of every day life of Mexico as seen by him in his tours of that country. After the discussion by Mr. Paschall questions were asked him concerning phases of Mexican life and government by the audience. THE WEST GEORGIAN “Education Directing Future Of America” Says Rabbi Epstein Education in America is merely direction—direction to the future of America, according to Rabbi Harry Epstein, Armistice Day cha pel speaker. Rabbi Epstein made other statements pointing out that the United States needs men and women worse than men and wo men need the United States. Mr. Epstein is Rabbi or the Con gregation Abavath Achim in At lanta. He received the degree of Rabbi from Seminaries in Pales tine, where he was ordained in 1920; he was also awarded a Doc tor of Hebrew Literature degree in Palestine; besides those he holds A. B. and M. A. degrees from Emory University. Annual Staff Named By Editor Helen Mitchell Helen Mitchell, editor of the 1938-39 West Georgia College an nual, “The Chieftain,” recently announced that the permanent staff of the yearbook has been selected. Eighteen were chosen from the numerous applications submitted earlier this year. “With the staff now virtually complete, serious work is to begin soon,” says Associate Editor James Key. Students placed on the staff and their positions are as follows: Ed ward Stout and Eva Daniel, Man aging editors; Warren Jones and Dorothy .Smith, club editors; Vir ginia Hayes and Virginia Mott, Sophomore editors; Jane Thomp son and Marcus Waits, Freshman editors; Henry Crowder and Henry Hardman, athletic editors; M’Nelle Gibson, Virginia Hamrick, and Betty Reynolds, feature editors; W. L. Nix and William Mitchell, snapshot editors; Elizabeth Adams and Martha Jean Brooks, typists; and Jack Barnwell, staff artist. Editor Mitchell also said that jhe hoped this would be the big gest and best annual yet. “The theme,’ she stated, “will be the informal life of the West Georgia student.” Tom Luck said the business staff will be announced very soon after a meeting to be held the first of next week. Third Student Chapel Program Announced The third in a series of Student Chapel programs will be conduct ed December 6. Edward Stout, Editor of the West Georgian, will preside. Other speakers will be Dan Brewster and Arnold Stark. READ THE GEORGIAN AMERICAN “FOR MORE STATE NEWS” JAMES BROOKS, College Representative ASK ABOUT QUR NEW MAGAZINE OFFER TELEPHONE 149-J Elder Defeats Stark By Slight Margin For Frosh Presidency; Closest Race Of Election ROBERTS PLEADS FOR ‘FORUM CONSCIOUSNESS' A forum-conscious student body was pleaded for by Mr. L. E. Rob erts, head of the local social sci ence department, in his chapel address to the student body of West Georgia College, Tuesday, November 15th. Illustrating the need of forums. Mr. Roberts said, “there are few countries in the world where a person can have more than one point of view, and in those few' countries that privil ege should be exercised.” Emphasized Forums For Youth In further discussion of the sub ject, Mr. Roberts emphasized the interest that the young people of America should take in open for ums and the availability to seek ing youth of informative sources, such as the radio, the newspaper, and open discussions, led by cap able authorities on practically every current topic and problem of the world today. THIS ISSUE . . . Basketball the major ath letic activity of West Georgia College—is about to get under way for the 1938-39 season. To this great sport and those participating, this issue of The AVest Georgian is dedicated. Southern Problems Stressed In ‘Little Forum’; Glenn Hogan To Appear Soon Continuing last year’s policy, Zeta Sigma Pi snonsor ed its first “Little Forum’’ of this term on November 10, in the College Auditorium. President Tommy Herndon pre sided at this meeting which had for its theme, “Georgia’s Natural Resources: Soil and Water.” Stu dents participating on this pro gram were: Ira Myrtle Perry, Tommy Herndon, Clinton Prewett, and Jack Barnwell. A large stu dent and guest audience was pre sent. Southern Problems Stressed This program was based funda mentally on President Roosevelt’s “Southern Economic Report.” Tom Herndon gave some interesting general information on “Economic Resources of the South,” which was followed by a discussion of “Southern Climatic Advantages and Disadvantages in Regard to Agriculture’ by Ira Myrtle Perry. The discussions were concluded by Clinton Prewett’s and Jack Barnwell’s treatments of the sub ject “Economic Resources of the Soil and Water of the South. Questions were then asked the speakers from the audience. Hogan To Speak The next of this series of Little Forums, which are planned to be given at least once a month by the Zeta Sigma Pi Fraternity, is sched uled for December 8, at which time Glenn Hogan, under-graduate at Emory University and former student at West Georgia, will dis cuss “Population and Income of the South.” A record correspondence enroll ment of 676 is reported by the University of Texas. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1938 Robert Milam And Jane Thompson Win Fred Elder, president, Robert Milam, vice-president, and Jane Thompson, secretary and treasur er, was the final verdict of the frosh voting in the freshman elec tions which were featured by a runover in the president’s race Monday, November 14, because neither Elder, Stark, nor Lump kin, candidates for freshman pre sident, polled a majority of the votes cast in the balloting of the previous Friday. In the Monday runover Elder defeated Stark by a vote of 126 to 123 which was only a three vote difference. Lumpkin failed to poll enough votes in the first balloting to be eligible for the Monday election. Elder and Stark are from Dalton, Georgia, while Lumpkin is a day student from Carrollton. In the vice-president’s race Rob ert Milam of Cartersville, Georgia, defeated Bill Alexander of Raleigh, Georgia, by 42 votes, the final count being 148 for Milam and 106 for Alexander. Jane Thompson of East Point, Georgia, scored an overwhelming victory over Chris tine Johnson of Macon, Georgia, for secretary and treasurer of the freshman class by a vote of 216 to 39. Both the vice-president’s and the secretary and treasurer’s races were decided in the Friday balloting. Glenn Hogan '. i ' w ' w ; i fHBp sv. ; aßp%. , 'ri ! ImJ ft I BBEBL. ;r-T- l arar£v i ' p | A former West Georgia student who has proved outstanding at Emory University is to appear on Zeta Sigma Pi’s '“Little Forum series soon. Grinnell College has opened a dating bureau. COMPLIMENTS —OF— O. K. BEAUTY shoppe