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devoted to the best interest OF W. G. C. VOLUME VIII. West Georgia Faculty Members Attend Important Meetings TEACHERS GATHER NEW INFORMATION HELPFUL TO W. G. C. Dr. D. F. Folger, Mr. J. C. Bon ner, Mr. L. E. Roberts, Mr. Gordon Watson, Mr. H. B. Scarborough and Mr. T. A. Hart who attended different meetings during the last week have returned with new in formation and added enthusiasm about West Georgia’s advancement. Folger At Chicago Dr. Folger, one of the fifteen members, attended the Board of Trustee meeting of the Rosenwald Fund, which was held in Chicago last week. He and the other mem bers gave reports and discussed advancement of Rosenwald work throughout the United States. On his return he visited the School of Education at the state university in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Bonner attended the annual meeting of the History Association in Charleston, South Carolina, No vember 7-9. Met With Committee Mr. Roberts met with the Social Science Committee in Macon, No vember 9-10 to draw up permanent plans for the Social Science final tests which will be given at the end of the term over the entire University System of Georgia. Hnmanities Committee Mr. Watson attended a similar committee meeting in Marshalville in order to plan the state Humani ties test. While there he was en tertained in true southern style in Dr. John Wade’s ancestoral home. The Audio-visual conference which was held in Atlanta to ac quaint teachers with the use of re cording machines, charts and films in the classroom, was attended by Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Hart. ESMARALDA WRITES: everybody is running cept me and Maggie Pearl -•they is realy araising cane and cussing each other genola, ga, dere Maw, I guess yew thot I wuzn’t agoin ter rite yew any more, but yew wuz rong. I’m agoing to rite yew ofen and let yew know how everthin is agitting along wit me. I’m jist up here and that is about all. Hit has been kinda quiet up here til now. But now everthing is in a up-roar, hit is time for the fresh man alection and they is a heap uv menfolks arunnin fer the pre sidant uv the freshman class. They is apassing out little ole fool cyards and aputting up sines all over the place. They is realy arising cane and acussing each and another. Maw, hit look lak everbody up here is arunning fer sompin axcept I and Maggie Pearl Botts, and we is aplanning on arunning fer the beauty contes when they has hit. I don’t no if I can beat Maggie Pearl or not but hit will be a clos contes ’twixt me and her. I have had a date with near all THANKSGIVING EDITION Candidates For Three Freshman Posts Face Runover Election Tuesday; Closest Balloting In College History 'Gen Pen Selected Name For Magazine West Georgia Press Forum at its last regular meeting voted “The Gen Pen” to be the name of the literary magazine which is to be published by the club. Selection of a staff was also effected. Leroy Strain, president, was named editor in-chief. Elected to staff positions were Melba Morgan, production manager; Till Huston, circulation manager; Raymond Farr, Leslie Cauthen, Mary Bess Jackson, typ ists; Naomi Appel, Hubert Adair, Arnold Loftin, artists; Virginia Jackson and Raymond Muggridge, operators. Firr-t Edition First number of “The Gen Pen” will be issued about December 15. A contest for the best article sub mitted to the club will close on November 30. All students are urged to enter this contest. De tails have been announced in a previous edition of The West Geor gian. Store To Be Moved Under Aycock Hall West Georgia’s book store will be moved to its new loca tion under Aycock Hall as soon as construction is completed. The new store will be equip ped with tables, chairs and benches as well as new coun ters. These are now being built and painted. The student body is asked to submit suitable names for the new store and the most appro priate name will be selected. uv the menfolks arrunning fer the presidant uv the fresman class, but I lik one uv them special-lak. Hes name Bob Hil Anerson. He is kind uv a plump feller which talks about riding on a stoker alia the time... At firs I never knowed whut a stoker wuz, but I kept a-ax ing arroun and finaly a fella name uv Ramon Muggarage tol me. He say hit wuz som kin uv train which Bob Hil was ride when he went home. Haw, I hain’t never rid in nary train, which yew know. But I am agoing home with Mr. Annerson and hes agoing ter pay fer me ter ride on hit. I shore am anxious to meet with Bobs Maw and Paw. I’m kinda ahoping to marry up with him when this here skule is close up fer the sumer. They is some more in ther race to Tuner, Mackgrawh and Grifern and a fella name uv Sutton. I don’t know which is agoin to wen but I shor hopes the bes one takes hit. They is agoing to make some WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUES., NOV. 19, 1940 New Director To Enhance Prospects For Orchestra By ELIZABETH FANNIN “Our aim and great de sire is to give students of W. G. C. music as they like it. We intend to develop an orchestra that will do our music loving boys and girls justice,” stated Arnold Lof tin, president of Orchestra’s Club. New Director The club is getting under way with bright prospects for the year under the leadership of anew director, Zeb Morris, a teacher in Bowdon High School. Mr. Morris formerly played with the “Bull Dogs” at University of Georgia. Out of his efficient directing and the fine material is expected to evolve a worthwhile organization. Meetings are held every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p. m. Members of Band Members are: Arnold Loftin. pre sident, Carrollton—trunipet; Peggy Farrar, secretary and librarian, Smyrna—violin; Eris Hutchinson, Tallapoosa—piano; Kendrick Hud son, Hamilton —saxaphone; James Miller, Carrollton —trumpet; John Justice, Trion—trumpet; O. R. Sty les, Bowdon —trumpet; James Hud son, Rome —drums; Griffin Harris, Carrollton; Ed Aycock, Carrollton —trombone; Louise Floyd, Rome — trombone; Lila Proudfoot, Rome — trombone; Charlotte Ward, Rome— trombone; and Margaret Shelton, Rome —violin. grate big changs in the way this here skule is runned. Some sez thet they is agoing to see ef they cain’t git us somethin to eat which is good, all of which same I veri much doute. Weuns had hit fixted fer a whild where we could git us some wittles sint up to orur romes when we sent a lettrer to the eating hall, atellin them we wuz puny, but now they is got a nourse come here from noth uv the Masen Dick sons line and they has to git her to-"see if yew is sick er not. So we has to go ter 4 the hash-house if we-uns wants anythin to eat. So fer I has fail to git any lettrer frum yew, at all, Maw. How in thedivil do yew xpect I to know whut is agoing on up ther in the hils? Hit is a misery to me. I am a purty much uv a faver ate wit the gals up here, Maw, I am the onlist gal in the hole skule which can drink a hole pynt (Continued on Page 4) Edward Turner, Roy McGraw in Run-Over For President; Other Races Also Close; Broom Polls Largest Number of Votes. (By James Pinson) Freshmen will trudge back to the polls again Tues day, November 26 to vote for candidate in all three races. One of the closest elections in West Georgia’s history saw Edward Turner, Waukegon, Michigan, lead Roy McGraw, Greenville, by the slim margin of 6 votes in the contest for President. Turner polled 66 votes to McGraw’s 60. Margaret Turner, Atlanta, led in the Vice-President’s race with 95 votes while Madalyne Register, Rome, was second with 75. Betty Broome, Summerville, had 116 votes, the greatest number compiled by any single can didate but her nearest opponent, Marion George, received 90 votes, to cause a run-over in this race. West Georgia Does Bit In Carroll County Red Cross Drive Prof. Hart Heads Volunteer Workers On College Campus £§elms tU.e need that they too must participate in the great drive to secure funds for the care of un fortunate people in the face of disaster, students of West Georgia College contributed their bit to carry on the work of the American Red Cross. Pres. Ingram Chairman President I. S. Ingram, general chairman of the Carroll County Red Cross Chapter, is head of the local Red Cross work. Professor Thomas A. Hart, volunteer worker for W. G. C., has been assisted by the fol lowing volunteer workers from the student body: Frances McKee, Erne stine Tankersley, Madalynne Regi ster, Margaret Burnette, Edna Owens, Virginia Lewis, Louise Ray, Helen Glauson, and Ed Padgett. These students attended the Red Cross breakfast Tuesday, Novem ber 12, at a local hotel. At this meeting, Miss Goodman, of the At lanta Red Cross, gave a brief his tory of the organization and out lined the work for the year. Zeta Sigma Pi Only Campus Club Affiliated With A National Organization Lambda chapter of Zeta Sigma Pi is the only club on the West Georgia campus affiliated with a national organization and it is also the only one of it’s kind in the deep South. This fact was brought out at the regular meeting of the Lambda Chapter Thursday, Novem ber 14. The program which was present (Continued on Page 4) DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OP W. G. C. NUMBER FIVE Gordon Watson, chairman of the Student’s Activity Committee, an nounced after the counting of the ballots in Monday’s election that the run-overs would be necessary before a choice of the President, vice-president and secretary and treasurer can be made. 236 ballots were cast in the elec tion, first of the college year. Rules of the election stipulate that a can didate failing to win a majority of the votes be placed in a run-oyer with the candidate receiving the next largest number of votees. Final tabulations in the presiden tial race stacked up like this: Eld ward Turner highest 66; Roy Mc- Graw, runner-up 60; Richard Grif fin, third with 52; G. L. Sutton was fourth, tailing 37; and Bob Hill Anderson trailed far behind with 19 votes. For vice-president, Margaret Turn er topped the ticket, amassing 95 votes; Madalynne Register was a very close second, polling 75; La- Verne Bed good came in third with 66 votes. Betty Broome led in number of votes and headed the aspirants for (Continued on Page 4) Deputation Group Of V. R. A. Members To Be Organized V. R. A. Council is making plans for the formation of a deputation group which will prepare programs to send to other colleges and to churches near Carrollton. Preparations are being made for the formation of a deputation com mittee within V. R. A. Council. This committee will prepare pro grams using in them members of the council and of the student body. People who are talented in music or speaking are invited to participate. Edgar Padgett has been placed in charge of the project. Programs for Churches Before attempting to prepare programs for presentation at other colleges, members of deputation committee plan to go to near-by churches, present programs and conduct recreation periods. With this experience, they expect to be able to visit other schools before the end of the year.
