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W. G. C. Students Shivver
Weather To Blame !
Under the balmy blue skies of
Dixie. West Georgia College bask,
ed In a benevolent January sun.
Unclouded skies, crisp clear dawns
and warm afternoons mocked the
claims of winter as for nearly a
week of clouds, no wind, no rain,
or cold came to disturb the sum
mer like tranquility that prevail
ed.
Meanwhile, in dormitories and
class rooms, radiators bubbled and
banged with merry heat and boil
ers functioned perfectly almost
nearly. Windows were raised and
doors were opened to let out the
excess heat. Optimistic students
went to bed under only several
blankets.
And Thursday night the unsus
pecting students snored the blar
ing warnings of Insomnia radio an
nouncers and snuggled in bed with
trusting faith in the boilers below.
Knowing that the radiator’s dally
morning rattle would rouse them
to a steam heated room come
7.10 A. M.
,But way in the wee hours came a
little cold wind and a bigger cold
wind and finally with a rush and
a roar a good old North Georgia
Norther snuck up and lit on the
campus with a bang that made
the windows shiver and shake, and
incidentally Just scared the boilers
plumb out of commission, and the
radiators ain’t been heard of since.
Came morning, and came 7:10,
and pandemonium arrived. In the
dormitories sleepy students were
awakened by the whistling wind to
see flies skiing up and down the
sheets with shrieks of dismay and
howls of consternation they leaped
from their beds to skid across th?
floor and plunge shivering into icy
clothes. With a dash to the show
ers for a frigid ablution they hit
for the dining hall in something
less than nothing flat, leaning
grimly against the wind all the
way.
After the slightly thawing effect
of hot coffee the campus inhabi
tants settled down to figure things
out. And conclusions came easy
and gulck.
The week-end of recalcitrant
radiators and balky boilers will
always be recalled to the minds of
its veterans as the time when one
had to stuff cotton under one’s ear
muffs to keep out the clanking and
cracking of frosty joints and the
machine gun barrages of chatter
ing teeth.
Radiators are working again, we
hope. The sun has shone again
The wind has died, and almost ail
the students except those natural
ly in a fog, have thawed out. The
campus is nearly normal again,
but not quite.
Never again can we be the same,
knowing that our happiness, our
comfort, our very existence de
pends so much upon one small
thing. When we realize that even
tomorrow we could be plunged
back into an ice age, if only (oh
terrible thought!) if only the ra
diators quit again, or the boilers
went on strike.
Seeds for Every Purpose
Jackson’s Seed
Store
“Seeds that will Succeed*
Newnan St.
Henderson Chosen
To Act As Dean's
Secretary
Miss Kennon B. Henderson, wo
men’s physical education director
and women’s basketball coach, ac
cepted the position as secretary to
the dean, Saturday, January 20.
Miss Henderson, in addition to
her new dutis, will continue in her
capacity as coach and physical
education director through the
summer quarter. ,
Miss Henderson graduated from
Carrollton high school in 1934 and
has attended Agnes Scott and the
University of Georgia where she
received an A. B. J. degree in 1938.
Excellent Radio
Programs Provide
Fun For Students
As long as we continue to have
such cold, blistery and winter
weather we students can find
much entertainment in our radios
Columbia Broadcasting System,
continuing her good work, has in -
teresting, educational, and enter
taining programs throughout each
week. On Friday nights Kate
Smith sings at 8:00 o’clock. Sun
day nights finds Orson Wells and
his dramatics.
Tonight, Alfred Wallenstein and
Nadia Reisenberg, pianist, will en
tertain the vast radio audience.
Tomorrow night Hon. Maury
Maverick, Mayor of San Antonio
and a fiery little politician, will
make a talk at 10:15. This should
prove quite interesting.
In the first place it was cold.
Cold being just the absence of
heat, it wasn’t so bad, but there
was a decided lack of even the
means of heat. No coaxing, no
begging, no pleading, no nothing,
could persuade the radiators to
give even a tick. (And radiators,
stubborn things, just won’t work
without that element. Isn’t it
awful?
Well it was cold. Milk was
drunk with a knife and fork text
books had to be pried open, stu
dents became mere streaks appear
ing momentarily between dormi
tories. Epithets frozen in exit
cluttered up the campus grounds.
We Can Supply Your
Every Need at Prices To
Suit You
W. W. Mac Cos.
Carrollton, Ga.
For The Latest In
READY - TO - WEAR
Come To
THE HUB
“On The Square”
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Fourteen Students
Eligible For WGC
Le Cercle Francais
Bids were Issued during the past
week to those students who at
tained the grades required of them
for membership in Le Cercle Fran
cais. Fourteen are eligible to come
into the organization and were
present at the regular club meet
ing which was held Tuesday, Jan
uary 9.
These students are Juanita Al
len, Forrest Champion, Hubert
Adair, Elaine. Bond, Johnnie
Brownlee, Jane McCain, Virginia
Fridell, Marcus Waits, Merrill
Traplor, Glynn Nations, Leroy
Strain, Leon Storms, Ruth John
son, and Joe Morgan.
Following a program on the life
Charlemaigne, national hero of
France, and a discussion of her
trvaels in France by Miss Lucy
Christian, refreshments were serv
ed. *
WGC Students
Entertained At
Chieftain Dance
West Georgia’s yearbook, the
Chieftain, entertained its staff
members and their dates at a for
mal dance in the Rural Arts audi
torium, Saturday, January 20.
During intermission Nancy
Smith gave a tap dance accompa
nied by Frances Barker; after
which June Culver gave a vocal
solo and Eugene Hubbard played
a selection on the accordion.
In addition to the staff mem
bers and their dates, a number of
tftie facult|/ was present. \ They
were Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Mr.
Mrs. Strozier, Mr. and Mrs. In
gram and Mr. and Mrs. McKee
han.
Those in charge of the refresh
ments were Rebecca Manning,
chairman, Ruth Johnson and
Rickie Campbell. Christine John
son, chairman of the decoration
committee, was assisted by Martha
K. Perry and Harold Dunaway.
Geo. Marvin Martin broke a fin
ger trying to twirl his frozen mous
tache and all but one STARK and
lonely couple who had their love
to keep them warm, went around
looking like animated icicles.
The Atlanta Journal
Covers Dixie Like The Dew
Dan, Brewster, Agent.
CREPE MYRTLE HOTEL
Phone 127
OLIN IVEY, Manager
COME TO
MASONS MARKET
We Have What You Want For Those Midnight
Snacks Can Foods, Fruits, Bread.
W. G. C. Students To
Attend Youth Conference
Home Ec. Students
Serve Hot Chocolate
For Students
Asa project for this quarter,
different members of Alpha Psi
are to serve hot chocolate ones
each day to the small children at
the McGiboney School.
As another phase of its activity
Alpha Psi is cooperating with the
forum movement and presented a
program on Family Relationships
January 16 at Burwell. The mem
bers taking part in this discussion
were Catherine Adams, Daniels
ville; Ann Appleby, Jefferson;
Nada Poole, Oxford; Chris John
son, Macon; Alta Finch, Rock
mart; Emily Shell, Turin.
At the last meeting of Alpha Psi
January 10, Miss Doris Grossman,
college dietician, spoke to the
members on “Youth in a Demo
cracy.”
Forum Students
Give Program
At Bowdon
A group of West Georgia stu
dents, headed by Prof. L. E. Rob
erts, social science instructor, par
ticipated in a forum at Bowdon
High School, Monday January 16,
before a large audience.
Mr. Roberts gave a talk on “Tax
ation Problems in Georgia” during
chapel period, after which Eula
Mae Morgan, Woodbury, and Till
Huston Dalton, answered questions
and discussed this problem with
the Juniors and Seniors in the
Economic class of that school.
The forum was conducted in an
interesting manner and brought to
the minds of the young people the
seriousness of our taxation prob
lems in Georgia.
Lafayette College is the deposi
tory of what is believed to be the
best possible working collection of
materials fo the study of General
Lafayette.
Approximately one-third of the
University of North Dakota stu
dents are Lutherans.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1940
Selected to represent West
Georgia at the Statewide Metho
dist Student Conference are Helen
Drummond, Glynn Nations, Her
bert Babb, and Leroy Strain.
The Christian Youth Conference
will be held January 26-28 at
Wesleyan College In Macon. CoL
leges throughout the state will be
represented at this meeting.
Dr. Grace sioan Overton, natio
nally known writer and lecturer,
will be the principal speaker on
the well planned program. She
will give a series of lectures on
“The Home.”
The theme of the conference,
“The Christian Message in a
World of Tension” will be develop
ed by numerous forums, Interest
groups, addresses, and discussions.
The students will be entertained
by Wesleyan College. A banquet
is planned for Saturday night,
night, January 27.
Bonner
Grocery Cos.
—For—
Candies, Cakes, Fruits
Cigarettes
Alabama Street
Carrollton, Georgia
SPRING SUITS and
COATS that were made
JUST FOR YOU
Folsom’s Dress
Shoppe
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HOW LONG SINCE
THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED OVEK
Eyes, like teeth, do best when
periodically checked over. No
matter how good you think your
eyesight is, you never know
whether you are seeing with the
ease and comfort that is right
fully yours until you have your
eyes scientifically examined.
Make a date now to attend to
this. Then if you need glasses or
if your present lenses need
changing, we will show you the
added comfort that genuine Soft-
Lite Lenses give you. These re
markable lenses cut down over
brightness without changing color
values. You'll enjoy wearing them.
For complete eyesight service
ond further information about
Soft-Life Lenses consult
P. N. Huff Optical
Company
10 Newnan St.
Carrollton, Georgia
Phone 585