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VOLUME SEVEN Argument on County Unit System Looms; To Be In Chapel The Debating Club will again forge into the campus limelight April 19, in chapel when Forrest Champion and Paul Hurt, repre senting Men’s Olee Club, and James Murphy and Mather Hyatt, repressing the Zeta Sigma Pi, will clash verbally over the question stqfed by the faculty advisor of the Debating Club, “Resolved: That the county unit system of elections should be abolished in the state of Georgia” . The debaters representing Zeta Sigma Pi will take the affirmative side of the question while the arguers representing the Men’s Glee Club will uphold the county unit system. The Judges as select ed will be Mr. Hogan, Mr. Strozier, Miss Eliason, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Roberts. May 3, the Debating Club is sponsoring a public speaking con test at Mr. Roberts residence after supper. Anyone is eligible to en ter this contest if they will pre pare a five-minute talk on any subject. Annual Club Night To Be Held Soon a Z€ ta Sigma Pi is soon to sponsor again its annual Club Night en tertainment. Plans are yet in the tentative stage, but the probable date will be April 19. The commit tee in charge of preparations for this event is: Helen Drummond, chairman; Glynn Nations and Watson Fuller. Every club on the campus has been asked to participate this year Short plays and skits will be pre sented by the members of each club. The student body and gen eral public is invited. Nina Wiley, president of Zeta Sigma Pi, urged that all clubs be gin making plans for their skits and plays as soon as possible. She also states that the presidents of the various clubs who have inten tions of participating must give tier the subject of their skit or play not later than April 10. Religious Emphasis Week (An Editorial) 0 What Is Religious Emphasis Week? Freshmen are begin ning to ask. Every spring since the Voluntary Religious Association was formed it has sponsored a week of in tense emphasis on religion and its meaning to college students. It is a sort of student revival, the last day of which is designated as Parents’ Day. Invitations are ex tended to parents and high school seniors in our territory to visit us. Why Is Religious Emphasis Week? To clarify hazy or ill-grounded ideas about Christianity, to correct infan tilisms in religion and open new vistas of thought, to give students inspiration and depth of experience, to help solve moral and ethical problems, and point the way to meaningful living. When Is Religious Emphasis Week? Wednesday, April 24 to Friday, April 26. . How Is Religious Emphasis Week? By the untiring work of the V. R. A. council and your unqualified cooperation Over 100 students have been appointed on committees to carry out the program. Nine assemblies are being plan ned for the three days. With the support of every stu dent on the campus we can make this the highlight of 1940—E. A. P. Many Advantages In Third Year: Student Government Discussed SCHOLARSHIPS FOR. TEACHERS GIVEN IN THIRD YEAR PLAN Thirty scholarships for third year work are to be awarded to those students who have merited them because of their superior scholas tic work here on the campus dur ing their freshman and sophomore years. Fifteen of these scholar ships are given by Georgia Com mandery Knight’s Templar and the others by the Rosenwald Fund. These hundred dollar scholar ships are really gifts and are not to be paid back unless the students receiving them fail to enter the teaching profession for at least two or three years. In this case, the gifts will be considered as loans. A number of scholarship loans will also be available to other stu dents who are interested in third year work. Application for these scholarships should be made through Dr. D. F. Folger, Dean of Instruction. Third year students will be of fered additional education work and one quarter of practice teach ing which will be under direct fac ulty supervision. The Knight’s Templar scholar ships were made possible through a $70,000 fund set up in the will of the late Mrs. Carrie E. White side as the George B. Whiteside Memorial Foundation in memory of her husband, a Columbus, Geor gia, capitalist. These fifteen schol arships were matched by an equal number of awards to girls by the Rosenwald Fund. This effort to give teachers who are to be employed in rural areas a broader concept of education and more practical courses which they can in turn teach to country stu dents is expected to help raise the standards and living conditions of the rural people of the state. WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940 New Bookkeeper Takes Post Confirmation of the ap pointment of Mr. Horace Acklin as bookkeeper of West Georgia College was received from Chancellor S. V. San ford, Wednesday. He was selected to fill the vacancy created by the re signation of Mr. Vaughan who has been named secret ary-treasurer of the Carroll ton Federal Savings and Loan Association to repace his brother. The new college official i3 a life long resident of Car rollton and has been as sociated fat various times with the First National Bank and for several years was manager of the Birdsey Flour Stotre. He has three chil dren. Lo, Expressionist, Now Is Your Time Attention West Georgia “Expres sionists!” Now is your time to shine. A public speaking contest, in which any freshman or sopho more is allowed to participate, is to be held in conjuction with the debating club social May 3. If you wish to enter the contest apply to Mr. Roberts or Forrest Champion, immediately. j A polished delivery is not a pre requisite for entering. Any style of speaking may be used. In fact any extreme from Padgett’s passive persuasion to Hyatt’s hysterical hollaring will be in order. The speeches are to be judged on ef fectiveness. The speeches may be any cur rent subject, and should be about five minutes in length. First, second, and third prizes will be awarded. - TV - '" ' Educators Appear On Chapel Program Continuing the forum movement on the West Georga campus, se veral distinguished Georgia edu cators will appear before the stu dent body at the regular chapel periods during the month of April. Two student chapel programs are also scheduled. , '--Dr.. Raistey .of the University of Georgia spoke April 9, on the tax system in the state of Georgia and its place in the state economy. April 12, Mu Zeta Alpha will present a program on the Ellis Health Law with Mather Hyatt presiding, and Nina Wiley, Leon gtorms, Emily Shell and Helen Drummond. The final debate of the annual tournament will be held during the chapel period April 19. Dr. Mose L. Harvey of the his tory department of Emory Uni versity will discuss the European troubles April 23. Climaxing Religious Emphasis Week, Dr. Willis Howard will ad dress the group on Parents* day at eleven o’clock, April 26. APPOINTED GROUP STUDIES STUDENT , DEMOCRACY More student democracy is the aim of certain facul ty members who have been working together on plans to begin the third year course at West Georgia. A committee has been appointed with Mr. Rob erts, chairman, Dr. Eliason, Dr. Folger, Miss Henderson and Mr. Hogan for the study of ways of promoting student denwcracy. The purpose of this committee is to study means by which West Georgia may institute a more wholesome demo cratic life for students, in and out of class. Mr.' Roberts recently stated, '‘this will be a gradual process, an evolution, it cannot be worked out overnight. If we form our plans fast we may be able to institute some of the functions by next fall at the opening of school.” The committee at its first two meeting discussed the possiblities of how student government would function on the campus; how an honor council would function; through what means the students could take part in forming regula tions and maintaining them. The committee is making an at tempt to measure student opinion as to what should be done. Re presentatives of the student body have been invited In the first meetings of the committee. Mr. Hogan said, ‘lnterested students are welcome to discuss this with the committee, after It has been discussed among the students. The committee will submit its suggested plan of atack, which, when It Is evenftuaiUy worked out, will give students ample recognition of their jfeelings an(d suggestions. The scheme Is unique and we are slow about getting into It.” This group holds weekly meet ings to discuss the matter. In This Issue Editorials page 4 Advertisements 2 &3 Sports 2 On The Warpath 4 Nazism Makes Debut At WGC-- Last week dreaded Nazism entered the neutral West Georgia Territory. Radio's resounded throughout the naton. Newspapers flashed headlines in 72-point type! Some of the “stronger sex" (malesj became so infatuat uated with the propaganda that was scattered they act ually came down with the German Measles. Judge Mather Hyatt, who will be candidate for gov ernor in 1960, stated that the boys will be tried for trea son as soon as they recuperate.’ He continued, “The sev erest punishment is none too good for them." NUMBER THIRTEEN Long Live The Queen— Woodward Elected May Queen,, Friday West Georgia students, in an election Friday, voted Jessie Wood ward, Cedartown, as Queen of May. The “Oomph gal” will reign over her court during the May Day pro gram, sometime In May. Tieing for Maids of Honor were Joan Sheffield, Oedartown, ; and Ann Appleby, Jefferson. The student body elected for At tendantes: Lucy Bujrgess, Emily Shell, Vera Bevil, Catherine Gib son, Carrie Echols, Christine John son and Ruth Johnson. Richard (Dick) Campbell, Rock raart, that casanova from the hills, was undecidedly elected May Queen of the mascular sex. As his attendants werec Forrest Cham pion, David Andrews, and ‘Measles’ Bowdoin. The May Day festivals are spon sored by Alpha Psi, home econo mics club annually. Last year Willellen Brooks was elected May Queen, but alas, the clouds grew dark, the rains came and poor ‘‘Bill” was not crowned until the fair month of June. Miss Ruby Jenkins stated that If there is no conflict In the weather, the pageant will be held sometime in May. Forum Movement Continues In County Mr. Hogan and a group of stu dents representing the Mu Zeta Alpha presented a forum in the form of a panel disuusslon on Use Ellis Health Law at Mt. Zion High school Thursday March 28. Those participating (were Helen Drum mond, Leon Storms, Emily Shell, and Nina Wiley. The question was discussed from every angle: the need for a change in the pre sent system of mdicai care, the way a county health unit should work, and the services a county health unit would render. A forum on education In Geor gia was presented at the Green ville high school, Tuesday, April 2, by Mr. Roberts and Mr. Hogan. “The attractiveness of the new rural life,” will be the subject of the forum to be given in Sand Hill on Wednesday, April 10, by representatives of the local coun cil, Ben Tolbert, John Garrett and Mary Hughle. Under the direction of Mr. Hogan, a forum dealing with op portunities for youth was given at ! Douglasville, Friday April 5. FLASH—FLASH Richie Campbell, the pare free playboy from the roaming hills received last Thursday, from Rich's Inc., in Atlanta, a pair of size: 8D Baby shoes. Congratulation, Dick! Why didn't you tell us, before you were elected Queen?