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VOLUMN VII—ZII2
Ten Big News Stories of
’39 Recalled To Students
As 1939 fades into the past to be
remembered only as the brilliant
climax and significant end of an
important and historical decade
the West Georgian turns back to
review the high lights Of a great
and progressive year at West
Georgia College. Prom the head
lines of fifteen past issues the edi
tors have selected the ten biggest
news stories of 1939. They are as
follows:
1. Dean Gunn wins SIOOO travel
scholarship.
2. Three day program of reli
gious emphasis week draws num
erous visitors tc the campus.
3. W*st Georgian gets A. C. P
First Honor Rating.
4. Stark heads student body
Waits and Thompson elected edi
tors.
5. Herndon and Barnwell wir.
Emory Rotary scholarships.
6. West Georgia’s sixth com
mencement sees 69 receive diplo
mas.
7. Nationally known notables
attend meeting of Academy of
Social Sciences at West Georgia
8. Hudson, Pitts win Frosh elec
tions in second run-over.
9. West Georgia advances as
third year is added for teachers.
10. Rosenwald scholarship given
to J. C. Bonner.
FIFTY STUDENTS
MAKE DEAN S LIST
FOR QUARTER
Below is given the names of the
fifty students who have merited
the Dean’s List for the full quarter
Forty-six per cent of this number
graduated from high school with
first honors. Twenty-four of thi. £
fiftv are working to help pay their
college expenses.
Those students receiving thi;
honor are:
Herbert Babb, Atlanta; Jeanette
Barnes, Porterdale; Vera Bevil
Dalton; Margaret Burdette, Wins
ton; Forrest Champion, Chipley;
Marjorie Cobb, Smyrna; Cary Dodd
Cartersville; Helen Drummond
Rome; Carrie Echols, Hiram; Vir
ginia Friddell, Roopville; Gretna
Floyd, Plainville; Mildred Gaston
Carrollton; Peggy Gates, Chipley;
Dannie Virginia Gillis. Soperton;
Martha Gibson, Soperton; Annie
Claire Hamil, Columbus; Gordor
Hill. Chickamanga; Paul Hurt
Rockmart: Mather Hyatt Franklin;
Ruby Johnson, Rome; Ruth John
son, Gordon; Betty Kilgore. Doug
lasviPe: Lovie Mcßrayer, Temple-
Jane McCain, Bremen; Frances
Mitcham, Hampton; William Mit
chell, Villa Rica; Owen Moore. Car
rollton; Eula Mae Morgan, Wood
bury; Melba Morgan, Clem; Mil
dred Morris. Whitesburg; Kenneth
Mosely, McDonough; Glynn Na
tions, Resaca; Lunnie Parker, Ros
well; Mary Poor, Summerville;
Mildred Pone, Cedartown; Wallace
Prescott, St. Elmo, Tenn., Susie
Ruth Ramsey, Covington; Mary
Frances Ray, Rome; Evelyn Scales
Buchanan: Ruby Selman, Rome;
Eleanor Snow, Decatur; Kathleen
Steed, Carrollton; Leon Storms
White Plains, N. Y., Leroy Strain
(Continued On Page 2)
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1940
Patrol Head
ID Hp H
MAJOR LON SULLIVAN of th(
Georgia State Patrol who spoke
in chapel this morning on “Help
save Human Lives .” —Journa
Photo.)
Georgia Graduate
Takes Over Physical
Education Classes
Mr. Burch Wilcox. Mcßae, Geor
gia, former track star of the Uni
versity of Georgia, has replaced
Rhea Taylor as director of physical
education at West Georgia.
Mr. Wilcox graduated at Geor
gia in the class of ’3B having maj
ored in physical education. As &
member of the track team, he es
tablished the school record for the
broad jump by leaping 24 feet and
one-quarter inches, and for three
consecutive years he captured the
Southeastern Conference broad
jump championship. Among hie
teammates at Georgia were Forrest
(Spec) Towns, famous Olympic
hurdler.
The new physical education di
rector has several activities plan
ned for the winter quarter. There
will be a ping-pong tournament, a
free throw basketball tournament
the intramural basketball tourney
in March, and if sufficient interest
is manifested, a boxing tournament
might be arranged.
Commending West Georgia for
its friendliness and hospitality, the
new faculty member declared, “The
fine school spirit here is very simi
lar to that at the University. Every
one is friendly and I feel very
much at home.”
Forum Movement
Continues At WGC
Continuing the forum movement
on the West Georgia College cam
pus three outstanding forum lead
ers are scheduled to speak to the
student body at future chapel pro
grams.
Lon Sullivan, commissioner of
the Department of Public Safety in
Atlanta, spoke January 9; Sam
Guy, professor of Chemistry at
Emory University Tuesday. January
16; and Maynond Ashworth, Co
lumbus, governor of the Rotary
Club, January 30.
Dean Fred Gunn will be chapel
(Continued on page Four)
Ingram, Claxton
Attend Rosenwald
Council
President I. 8. Ingram and
Professor “C. Porter Claxton left
Thursday, January 4, to attenc
a council on rural Education
sponsored by the Rosenwald
Fund tn Washington, D. C
Both president Ingram and Pro
fessor Claxton will take part on
the program.
At the request of Dr. Edwaro
R. Embree, President Ingram
will remain in Washington fot
a staff conference after the
council meeting.
PHOTOGRAPHY
COURSE AT COLLEGE
FOR NYA STUDENTS
A non-credit course devoted tc
the study of elementary photogra
phy is being organized under the
leadership of Glenn Hogan, head
of the NYA residential students.
Classes will be held in the Rura 1
Arts building three times each
week during the regular chapel
period with Professor Claxton a:
instructor. Laboratory work is tr
be done in the afternoon.
The material, which is of the
latest model, belongs to the NYA
The laboratory is being set up tr
the basement of the Rural Art;
building and is expected to be
ready for use, Monday January 8.
At present the course is being re
garded as an NYA vocational
course and is open only to NYA
residential students, but an ex
pansion to include regular student,
is expected.
Any student whose hobby if
photography or who is interested in
helping with this work is requested
to see Professor Claxton as soon
as possible.
West Qeorgia Students WILL
Answer Humanity's Call
American citizens at long last are making a stand againsi
the “maiming death.” They have viewed the human wreckage
left in the wake of the mysterious virus which science has label
ed poliomyelitis.
They have paid and are paying the staggering sums oi
money, trying to salvage from the wreckage of boys and girls,
men and women who can care for themselves and join the ranks
of self-sustaining people.
It was the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roose
velt, himself stricken by infantile paralysis, who first focused
public attention in the terrible toil exacted each year by the in
visible invader.
West Georgia College students, a group always willing to sup
port a noble movement, will support the 1940 drive against in
fantile paralysis unanimously. This year the Officers’ Club will
sponsor West Georgia’s second Birthday Celebration.
A tea-dance will be held January 26, West Georgia students will
dance with millions of other Americans so that millions of other
Americans will be enabled to walk.
Funds are being obtained by means other than the dances
Buttons are being sold over the nation. West Georgia College
te in line on that ’ssve, too. members of the Officers’
Club are selling these buttons about the campus and every stu
dent WILL buy one.
All are familiar with the ravages of this horrible disease. Not
a single student WILL hesitate to contribute their share to the
defense of the helpless people . . people with twisted and
warped bodies.
Buy a ticket to the dance. Buy a button. Humanity is ask
ing a favor of West Georgia students. West Georgia College
students WILL answer “WE WILL.”
Jessie Woodward Named
“Miss Oomph ” on Campus
Georgia Chemist
DR. J. SAM GUY, prominent
scientist, who will continue the
Forum Programs with the dis
cussion. '‘What Is Chemistry” in
the very near future.— (Journal
Photb.)
FLASH! FLASH!
GENOLA, Ga. (KP)—Through e
scientific survey, the Chemistry de
partment has discovered that anti
freeze is not only advisable but
widely used among this small city’s
shivering inhabitants.
The survey revealed that in pop
ualrity Prestone had a slight lead
over Paul Jones.
In This Issue
Editorials, page 4
Galavanting 3
Now Crow 4
On The War Path .4
Sports 3
NUtoßtiß SEVEN
Yancey And Sheffield
Run Close; Cooper
Receives One Vote
Jessie Woodward, Gedartown, was
declared winner Hi the West Geor
gian sponsored ‘‘Miss OOMPH’
contest. Out *>f the 149 votes cast
'Miss OOMPH” Woodward receiv
ed 38 votes followed by Lois Yan
cey with 33 votes and Joan Shef
field completed the Cedartown trie
with 20. Cedartown is evidently
the ‘‘OOMPH’’ town.
Many votes were cast for people
that possessed “OOMPH” who were
not in the contest. Maggie Pearl
Botts, Mildred Mortis (Frank Knox
had to do that), Frances Barker
(Buddy Floyd couldn’t pass up the
opportunity), Miss “Double Shuf
fle)” Seagraves, and lastly John
Cooper, received one vote each. The
faculty won recognition with Dr
Mary Eliason winning 5 votes.
Grady “Bottle’ Knight also ran
Watchit Boys! 1940
Promises Good Huiit
As Leap Year Begins
Some people are sent to the front
lines of a fierce battle, some people
are kept in solitary confinement
some people are deprived of food
for months, some people are re
quired to take chemistry, but these
little grievances are naught com
nared to some people who are re
quired to Write ‘'something new and
original” on new year’s resolution
clean leaves, and the new year
generally.
As each old year somewhat
clumsily makes its exit and the
new year steps up to fill its well
worn shoes, enough advice and
pretty speeches are given to make
the combined efforts of Homer
Shakespeare, Milton resemble
a Lilliputian* primar in compart
son. Advice on the resolutions we
should make and how we should
keep them makes us look forward
to new years with about as much
anticipation as we would a four
hour chapel speaker.
Avery bright side, however, In
contrast to this pessimistic out
look is the fact that this year, 1940
brings to all the girls the opportu
nity they have doubtless beer
waiting for for the past three
years. Yes, girls, hunting season
is open. You guessed it—Leap Year
No hunting license required. No
bag limit. Ah, yes, West Georgia’s
campus (as well as other colleges.
Dog-Patch, Hog-Hollow (the home
of Leap Year’s patron saint, Sadie
Hawkins) will be transferred lute
Happy Hunting Grounds.
Here we Consider* it more than
appropriate to pay tribute to' the
greatest patron of Leap Year of ail
time, Miss Sadie Hawkins with the
following pobm.
To Sadie Hawkins—God rest bet
every' bone.
She saved many a woman from
living alone.
Her ideas on dourtshlp were origi
nal and new—
So girts nfatrimdriy ndw is possible
for you, and you, and you.
Only one out of ten beys on the
W. G. C. campi# 5 carries cigarettes
—the other nine smoke off of him