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DEVOTED to the
bkst interest
of W. G. C.
VOLUME VIII.
College Hospital To Be Built
In Adamson Hall By N. Y. A.
Five Rooms To Re Set
Aside; Operative Treat
ment Included In Plan
Filling the need for school ho*
pitalization, West Georgia College
in collaboration with the N. Y. A.
is completing plans for a college
hospital to be situated in the north
wing of Adamson Hall.
This section of the dormitory wil
be divided into five rooms—a re
ception room, a nurse’s room, a
doctor’s room, a women’s room,
and a men’s room. A diet kitchen
is also being considered.
Plans Nurse, Physician
Tentative plans are for a full time
resident nurse and a physician who
will have office hours here at the
hospital.
As present plans stand one room
is to be given over to operative
treatment such as appendectomies,
and tonsillectomies. Two of the
rooms will serve as an infirmary
where students needing medical
attention may stay.
Eyes and Teeth
Special provision will be made
for the care of eyes and teeth to
the general upholding of health at
West Georgia College.
COSDIN TO HEAD
THIRD YEAR CLASS
Class officers were elected for
the school year by third year stu
dents at their meeting Wednesday
afternoon, October 23.
Those elected are as follows: pre
sident, Garfield Gosdin, Franklin;
first vice-president, Ruby Jones,
Blairsville; second vice-president,
Sherman Wilson, Warthen; secre
tary, Bill Smith, Roberta; treasurer,
Doris Buffington, Woodland.
Duty Of Citizen
Pointed Out
By Prof. Roberts
“Every privilege involves a
duty,” stated Mr. L. E. Roberts as
he addressed the student body at
the chapel period Tuesday, Octo
ber 15.
He pointed out that our privileg
es as citizens are a result of cen
turies of struggles on the part of
former generations.
The principal duties were ex
plained under the head of duty of
exercise tolerence, self sacrifice,
sportsmanship, and participate in
community activities.
“The future of the democracy
in which we live depends upon an
alert vigilant and active citizen
ship,” Mr. Roberts maintained.
Ingram Elected General
Chairman Red Cross Drive
President I. S. Ingram was elect
ed general chairman of the Red
Cross Chapter for the county by
the Carroll County Executive Com
mittee. Mrs. Gordon Watson was
named secretary.
It is the purpose of the chapter
to secure one of the largest en
rollments in its history. The pre
sent world situation and the im
portance of the Red Cross make it
necessary to secure the full coopera
tion of all citizens in philanthropic
enterprises.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 1940
Debaters Hold First
Tryouts With Oratory
On Third Term’ Issue
Members To Attend
State Debate Forum
At Milledgeville
“Willkie reminds us of
nothing more than a bump
tious small boy with a tin
whistle,” stated the affirma
tive debater, Sarah Nell
Popham.
“Election of Roosevelt for
a third term will be the first
step toward a dictatorship
in America,” was the re
mark made by Charles Bell,
a negative supporter.
Fiery Phrasep
Phrases like these from fiery
would-be debators punctuated the
lively discussion as the Debating
Club held its initial try outs Thurs
day night, October 24.
Five debators argued the affirma
tive and negative sides of the ques
tion, Resolved: “That President
should be elected for a third term.”
After the tryouts there was a
heated roundtable discussion led
by L. E. Roberts, the club adviser.
Attend Georgia Debate Forum
Plans are being formulated for
members of the club to attend the
Georgia Debate Forum in Milledge
ville, December 7. Try outs will
be held in the club here and a
group will be selected to represnt
the school. The subject for debate
wil be: Resolved: “That the United
States should adopt a permanent
federal policy of relief.” The club
also decided to have two meetings
a month instead of one.
Students who gave debate were
Hubert Vaughan, Lithonia; Sarah
Nell Popham, Taylorsville; and
Curtis Martin, Newnan; affirmative
speakers; Charles Bell, Trion; and
Joe Adamson, Morrow, for the nega
tive side.
Barracks Being
Built By NYA Boys
entire n. y. a. group to
BE HOUSED BY PROJECT
N. Y. A. boys engaged in shop
work are building barracks to
house the entire N. Y. A. group.
These boys are not only erect
ing the buildings but they are
also preparing the material which
will go into its construction. They
are dressing lumber from the
rough product with their machi
nery in the shop.
It is expected that the barracks
now under construction will be
completed in two or three months.
This group of N. Y. A. boys
also does the repair work for the
entire college.
Boys in the shop may devote
their leisure time to making arti
cles from wood for their own use.
Students at the University of
Georgia “mail” 25 unaddressed let
ters and post cards daily, according
to the Athens postmaster.
Prominent Georgians Attend Social Science
Academy Meeting Here; Mark Ethridge Speaks
To Guests, Students Assembled At W. G. C. Friday
Ralph McGill
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RALPH McGILL, executive
editor of the Atlanta Constitu
tion, who introduced Mark
Ethridge, principal speaker at
the academy meeting. Mr. Mc-
Gill writes the column “One
Word More” and for a number
of years was sports editor of
the Constitution. He wan. one
of the many prominent Geor
gians who were guests of West
Georgia College at the Academy
meeting. Photo Courtesy Consti
tution.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorial . . . Page 4
Sports .... Page 5
Society .... Page 3
The Eye . . . Page 4
Undressed Rumors 6
Sports Column ... 5
Weisiger Discusses Draft Law In Chapel;
Is Frequent Visitor At West Georgia
“Moral preparedness, individual and corporate, for
our mobilization problems is the most important step
facing America today,” declared Kendall Weisiger, mem
ber of the Social Science Academy, when he spoke to the
student body Friday, October 25.
Council Member
Mr. Weisiger has just returned
from Washington where he parti
cipated in a meeting of the Coun
cil for National Defense. The pur
pose of this council is to coordinate
youth and training in the newly
enacted draft act.
He said that the three important
steps in our preparedness program
are: mobilization of men, mobiliza
tion of natural resources, and mo
bilization of morale.
Mobilization of Morale
“The last, mobilization of morale,
will be the slowest process but per
haps the most important.” He con
tinued, “When the spirit of the peo
ple crystallizes into one common
feeling, we shall be on the way
to overcome our most pertinent
problems.
“It is the feeling of oneness
among all the people that is enabl
ACADEMY HOLDS SECOND MEETING HERE;
RADIO ADDRESS SATURDAY ON WSB
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Warning that Germany “is in better position than any
other nation has ever been to make economic war upon
us,” Mark Ethridge, general manager of the Louisville
(Ky.) Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, addressed
the group of the Georgia Academy of Social Sciences and
the student body here. Friday 25th, climaxing the second
meeting of the Academy at West Georgia College. Mr.
Ethridge was introduced by Ralph McGill, executive edit
or of the Atlanta Constitution.
Students:
STEP UP AND
WIN A PRIZE
The West Georgian Press Forum
will offer a prize of $2.50 for the
most meritorious literary contribu
tion in the form of a short story,
feature story, essay or poetry
Rules for the contest are as fol
lows:
1. Contest open to any stu
dent of West Georgia college
regardless of his status.
2. No names to appear on tiie
contribution submitted. A num
ber will be assigned corres
ponding to your name.
3. Article submitted must not
have previously been pub
lished or used in a similar con
test.
4. Must be typewritten, dou
ble spaced.
5. Handed to Leroy Strain,
provident.
6. Articles not to exceed 3000
words.
7. Contest closes November
30.
Arthur B. “Bud” Boeringer, All-
American center at Notre Dame
14 years ago, still keeps in as
good condition as any of the Uni
versity of Detroit linemen he coach
es.
ing England to withstand Ger
many,” he added.
Mr. Weisiger discussed the pro
visions of the draft law and how
they will be carried out. He stated
that under the present setup no
profiteering of soldiers and sol
diers’ supplies will be possible.
“Peacetime mobilization is a new'
experiment and it should prove
helpful both physically and spiri
tualy to everyone involved in it,”
he concluded.
Frequent Campus Visitor
Mr. Weisiger, who is a frequent
visitor on West Georgia’s campus,
is educational director for South
ern Bell Telephone company. He is
a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and has been interested
for the past few years in furnish
ing educational opportunities for
young people.
DEVOTED TO THE
BEST INTEREST
OF W. G. C.
NUMBER THREE
“We are and have been at war
with Hitler in Latin America with
the minds of men as our battle
grounds, ” Ethridge asserted, “and
we are not at economic war at
the moment solely because the
British fleet has driven his ships
from the sea.”
Muster Our Strength
Mr. Ethridge, who has spent
much time studying the economic
conditions in the South, warned
against complacency. “Hitler has
said that he wants a world re
voltion, and even those of us who
thought he was bragging and swag
gering have realized that he has
the will and the incalculabe means
to get what he wants. There is
no reason for us to be complacent
or for us not to feel that unless
we muster our own strength to
The radio address of Mark
Ethridge, general manager of
the Louisville Courier Journal
and Louisvile Timer, prepared
for the assembly of the Geor
gia Academy of Social Sciences,
which met here last Friday,
was broadcast over radio sta
tion WSB Saturday at 5:00 p.
m. as a recording. Mr. Eth
ridge’s speech was recorded in
Atlanta Friday and placed on
the schedule of broadcasting
for the following day.
oppose it, he can undermine the
economy of the North and South
American continents.
South’s Heritage
“Because she does have the herit
age of a free people in a free land,
the only way the south can escape
her obligation to her history, her
destiny and to her duty is to turn
her back up it and walk away.
That she will not do, Mr. Ethridge
concluded.
Academy Dinner
Business, civic, and educational
(Continued on Page 2)
Series Of Vesper Programs
Planned By VRA Council
V. R. A. council has planned a
series of programs to be presented
throughout the year by various
campus clubs. These clubs are to
develop programs connecting their
organizations with the Christian
Religion.
Program Last Sunday
“Living Epistles” was the subject
of the first in this series presented
by the Press Forum Sunday after
noon, October 27, in the college
auditorium.
Those taking part on program
were Margaret Burdette, Calhoun;
Leroy Strain, Rome; Sara Flour
noy, Grantville; Mary Bess Jack
son, Cedartown; and Lawrence Bar
ton, Rydal.