The West Georgian. (Carrollton, Ga.) 1933-current, January 14, 1941, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDEVOTED to the best interest OF W. G. C. volume VIII. Third Year Program Highlight Of 1940; West Georgian Reviews Big News Events Of The Year Below is listed those new stories, about happenings at the college, which were of most interest to West Georgian readers during the 1 Dr. D. F. Folger comes to West Georgia to fill the position of Dean of Instruction, a newly created office on the campus. He is to make a study of the college—seek ing to find ways of improving the curriculum and present methods of instruction. 2. Third year of advanced study in teacher training to be added to the present two year course of in struction at West Georgia. Scho larships are to be given to 30 stu dents upon application. 3. Bentley, Morgan, Tankersley led in final election to become stu dent body officers for 1940-41. Storms, Hudson, Seagraves, declar ed winners in race for sophomore officers. Pinson becomes editor of West Georgian. 4. Religious Emphasis Week, cli max of V. A.’s activity during the year, draws 500 visitors to cam pus at Parents’ Day program and barbecue. 5. West Georgian wins first class honor rating from Associated Colle giate Press Association in All-Amer ican critical service. 6. McGraw, Turner, Broome se lected final winners in election of freshman officers after runover decides ( lose battle. 7. Prominent Georgians attend Social Science Academy meeting at West Georgia. Mark Ethridge, general manager of Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal and Louis ville Times, speaks on current problems. (Continued on Page Six) Braves Conquer Reinhardt Indians For Fourth Triumph; Will Meet Georgia Evening School On Home Court Tonight By JAMES PINSON, Editor, The West Georgian Waleska, Ga., Jan. 11. —Riding on the crest of a four game winning streak, the greatest basketball squad in West Georgia’s history returned triumphantly home after having defeated a scrappy but out-classed Reinhardt team by a score of 36 —15. Playing in the enemies’ camp, the West Georgians displayed a brand of cage play that put the Indians to rout. Only in the first quarter was the contest close, only before the Braves unloosed their blitz krieg attack. Once the Rogers Cousins got underway the boys from the hills were left with only a prayer. Tonight the undefeated Braves will tie up with a strong Georgia Evening School from Atlanta, Fri &y they next meet their bitter r ’val, the cadets of North Georgia and next Tuesday tangle with the Carrollton Redskins. Reinhardt’s Indians jumped into an early lead in the first quarter as a result of field goals by Car penter, Wallace. Brand and Timms hut the Braves came back quickly on field goals by Paul Rogers, Free man Bentley and Richard Butler: <md two foul shots by Captain Dan to gers to knot the score at the end of the first period. The play A as fast and furious with both -earns playing at their peaks. * le jads from Gelona really open eo up m the second quarter, carry ;. lg be ball down the court so fast „ la “ Reinhardt was caught napping rom time to time. The tall Braves WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUES., JAN. 14, 1941 GLORY BE! Mosquitoes Arrive ' GENOLA, Ga., Jan. 14—Joy to the world and glory be. At last those long - sought • after, precious little wpndcrs of the biological world have arrived. We are speaking of those mag nificent erea'Ures called “Chi cago” mosquitoes. The little darlings (as some might say) arrived January 9, direct from the University of Chicago. They made their debut amidst much cheering, shouting, and a few sca f tered boos (the cats.) The little rascals came for the ex press purpose of benefiting Professor Tom Hart, who is working out theories of gene tics with this certain type of mosquito. Y. M. C. A. Secretary Addresses Students Henry T. Ware, Executive Secre tary of the National Student YMCA in the ten southern states, will talk in chapel Tuesday. Mr. Ware is well qualified by ex perience and training to render an unusual service in the fields of religion and education to student# on the campus. He will meet with the student officers of the V. R. A. while he is on the campus. Tuesday, January 21, Ab Harris, Mill Executive of West Point, Ga., will talk to the student body. Pictures will be shown by Mr. Hart on several of the Fridays in the future. would take the ball from the back board and give an amazing exhibi tion of passing and teamwork in rushing through the Indian’s de fensive setup. Speedy Dan Rogeis began to find his mark and be fore the smoke had cleared away he had accounted for 6 points. Tall cousin Paul rang up 2 and Butler scored 2 to give the Braves a com manding 18-9 lead at the half. But the highlight of the second quarter was in the brilliant defense work of the West Georgia lads. Rein hardt made only one foul goal the entire second period. Bill Den ton, playing despite a severe cold, turned in a noble job at guard. Bentley and Thompson alternated at center replacing Roy McGraw who was left behxild due to an ill ness. (Continued on Page 5) Twenty-nine Students On Fall Dean 9 s List Twenty-nine students gained re cognition on the Dean’s list issued at the end of the fall quarter by making the required grade of 87 on their subjects. Students who are included in this list are entitled to take four sub jects instead of the customary three. Those who were listed are as follows: Ruth Akin, Copperhill, Tenn.; Jean Aycock, Carrollton: Doris Buffington, Woodland; Mar garet Ruth Burnette, Winston; Billy Edwards, Menlo; John Folger, Car rollton; Inez Gordon, Bowdon; Katherine Hardy, Molena; Joe Harris, Cedartown; Gordon Hill, Chickamauga; Ewel Holloman, Tem ple; Hazel Jolly, Kingston; Ruby Jones, Young Cave; Henry Linden baum, Genola; Alton McWhorter, Clem; Curtis Martin, Newnan; Starr Miller, Plainville; Kenneth Mosely, McDonough; Glynn Nations, Cal houn; Edgar Padgett, Ringgold; Evelyn Patten, Richland; Evelyn Porter, Griffin; Ruby Selman, Rome; Anna Sheffield, Cedartown; Kathleen Steed, Carrollton; Jack son Tingle, Locust Grove; Margaret Weesner, Summerville; Dorothy Williams, - Atlanta; and Reuben Word, Carrollton. Had Your Beauty Struck? Photographer To Be Back Have you had your beauty struck? If not, the photograph er will be in the lobby of Man deville Hall January 15, 16, and 17 to give you another op portunity to appear in this year’s Chieftain. J. C. Bonner, adviser for the publication, says that the ratio of the number of students in school to the number having their pictures made and to the number of subscription** taken is mueh higher than any previ ous year. It is higher than it was the first year the Chieftain was published. Bleary Eyed, Happy, Students Return By Frances Donehoo With reluctance and sleepy eyes. West Georgia students returned to school. Shouting and smiling, everyone met everyone else, then, all gathered into “jam sessions” to tell what “Santa brought” or to tell about the activities of the "gang” at home. Some students were of the opin ion that there was no Santa Claus, but Betty Broome brought forth her' new paraphernalia to disprove this theory. Despite the Christmas gifts, there was a stronger belief in the new year. There were those everchang ing individuals trying to become conservative with their resolutions, and there were the new year cele brants trying to keep their eyes open long enough to tell about con fetti and ten horns. (Martin Nether ly knows all about it—ask him.) Of course, there was the strag gler who came to school a day or two late —, ’cause Aunt Sally had the flu’; but most of us were here, such as we were (with dull brain and fatigued bodies, and the big task of trying to concentrate, and ward off flu. We were homesick, but West Georgia, we’re glad to be back. Cobb County Editor Urges Greater Friendship With Latin America In Chapel Address At West Georgia Speaker Studied Conditions In South America On Rosenwald Scholarship “Friendship with Latin America is absolutely neces sary since that continent is practically the only diplomatic front left for the United States,” declared Chess Aber nathy, editor of the Cobb County Times at Marietta, when he spoke to West Georgia students, Tuesday, January 7, about the situation existing in our neighboring southern nations. Herbert Babb Speaks To Zeta Sigma Pi “Man is an adjustable and chang ing animal. His behavior has its rootage in the past and in ihe parti cular history of a particular cul ture,” said Herbert Babb to Zeta Sigma Pi members Thursday night, January 8, as he discussed the eco nomic history of man. • “For every people there are cer tain patterns of behavior which shape the interest as well as the conduct of individuals. Though the individual feels that he is con sciously choosing between alter natives in economic matters, he is actually choosing within the range of values set up in the culture pat tern to which he is subject,” Babb stated. He pointed out that people con tinue to accept certain ways of thinking and acting because: first, they fear that otherwise they would not survive; second, they are their customs and hence superior; third, it is immoral not to follow them; and fourth, they are laws of nature and must be folowed. Babb said that economic habits vary from place to place, and from group to group. While we think of human nature as being essential ly acquistive and competitive, the Arapesh tribe of New Guinea think of human nature as being basically and irretrievably co-operative. He mentioned another instance of an economy quite different from our capitalistic system —that of the Head-Hunters. Head-hunting was not merely a ceremonial exer cise which secured the good will of the ancestral ghosts in the various village enterprises; it was cosely hound up with their economic acti vities. When the British govern ment abolished the custom, the na tives lost all interest in life. “In the United States there is a high regard for wealth accumula tion. In the totalitarian states there is a different conception of what is valuable. In Soviet Russia, it is the proletariat; in Italy, it is the na (Continued on Page Six) Sunday Night Suppers Being Held In Dining Hall Sunday night suppers are now being served, in the dining hall, with the help of its personnel. These are similar to the buffet sup pers and have proved to be more successful. Buffet style, formerly used, was unsuccessful because the prepara tion and cleaning up was not car ried out as it should have been. Clubs are no longer connected with Sunday night suppers in any way. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF W. G. C. NUMBER EIGHT Mr. Abernathy visited South America last year on a Rosenwald fellowship to observe the influence of the newspaper on these coun tries’ thoughts and also to study subversive activities which might be taking place. He stated, “Western Hemisphere is a family of sick nations —through no fault of its own affected with political and economic diseases. Uncle Sam has the idea that he is the big boy in this family of na tions and that it is his duty to re lieve some of the defects. “So in 1939, a series of treatments was given to the hemisphere in the form of the ‘good neighbor’ policy—this, however, seems not to have helped the trouble but rather to have made it more seri ous,” he continued. “What is needed is a major opera tion with anew diagnosis, remedy, action.” Mr. Abernathy went on to say fifth column activities were really the first signs of the trouble in South America. He asserted that secret agents were so well rooted in Uraguay and southern Brazil that many predicted these countries would revolt at the fall of France. However, this was not the case and fifth column activities seem no more prominent now than at that time. “One incident clearly shows that Brazil is not preponderantly Nazi. When two Germans riding across a river on a ferry remarked that Hitler needed only to send word to take over Brazil after France's (Continued on Page Six) Woodruff Joins Faculty As New Music Instructor “Appreciation of music is the pur pose of the course in music at West Georgia College,” said Miss Jane Woodruff, who begins duties as music teacher this quarter. “This musical instruction is to help future teachers make use of music as an outlet of emotions for the pupils they are to teach,” she continued. Miss Woodruff, a native of Spar tanburg, S. C., has for the past seven years been the elementary music teacher for the Greer, S. C., public schools. “I am happy to be on the campus and to be a member of the West Georgia faculty. I like the college and the things it stands for very much. I am also interested in the seminar,” commented Miss Wood ruff. Next quarter Miss Woodruff hopes to conduct a course in music appreciation.