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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 mi: $ m -mar 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 V 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.