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devoted to the
BEST interest
OF w. G. C.
VOLUME VIII-
Braves Win Third Place In Tourney
After Loss To S.G.C. In Semi-Finals
Taylormen Trip North Georgia,
A. Baldwin and Armstrong Geeches
By JAMES PINSON, Editor
TIFTON, Ga. —Not champions, but nevertheless cov
ered with glory, Coach Rhea Taylor’s battle-scarred West
Georgia College Braves bowed out in the State Junior
College Tournament here Saturday morning, but trounced
Armstronge Junior College of Savannah to capture third
place and the consolation trophy. Score of game, 40—30.
Victors in their first two bat-’
ties, the West Georgians fell be
fore the strong South Georgia Col
lege aggregation in the semi-finals
by the margin of 51-34. Exhausted
from terrific first round and quar
ter-final struggles the Braves could
never regain the hot pace that sent
them through the season with only
one defeat. Smith led the South
Georgian scoring 17 points while
Paul Rogers, sharp shooting
ace of the Braves, was choosea
forward on the All-S'ate team
by a committee consisting of
coaches of the Junior College
Conference. Richard Butler,
flashy guard, was given an
honorable mention.
Rogers was high point man
for the tournament, scoring a
total of 58 points in the four
clashes at Tifton. Captain Dan
Rogers was second high scor
er wi' h 49.
Paul Rogers sparked the West
Georgia attack with an equal num
ber.
Middle Georgia defeated South
Georgia in the finals for the state
championship.
The Braves squeezed through
their opening tilt defeating their
bitter rivals from North Georgia
College 48-46 in a thriller that
lasted through two over - time
periods. Richard Butler, flashy
guard, sank a field goal just as the
whistle .-ounded for the end of the
second over-time period. The Cadets
were the only team that had pre
viously beaten them. “Heard Coun
ty Flash” Paul Rogers gave a dis
play of sharp shooting that netted
him 1G points and started him on
his way to high point man for the
tournament. Captain Dan Rogers
came close behind in the initial
scrap with 14 points.
In the quarter finals, the foe
Abraham Baldwin College, rallied
in the closing period to allow a
Brave triumph by the margin of
only one point, 36-35. Captain Dan
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SECOND GEN PEN
OUT TOMORROW
Kennon Henderson
Faculty Adviser
Second edition of Gen Pen, liter
ary publication of the Press Forum,
"ill make its appearance tomor
row, March 12.
Essays, poems, short stories, and
feature articles—all products of
M est Georgia students —make up
this issue of the magazine. Staff
artist Arnold Loftin designed the
cover.
According to Leroy Strain, editor,
illustrations for the articles will
make for more enjoyable reading.
Kennon Henderson has been
made faculty adviser for the publi
cation.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUES., MARCH 11, 1941
V. R. A. BEGINS
PLANS FOR WEEK
OF ACTIVITY
Religious Emphasis
Week Begins April 21
Initial work on plans for Religi
ous Emphasis Week, sponsored
each year by the Voluntary Religi
ous Association, was begun last
week by the committee in charge
of arrangements. Mary Gardner,
Senoia, president of the organiza
tion is chairman of the committee;
serving with her are Herbert Babb,
Atlanta; Glynn Nations, Resaca;
..nd Leroy Strain, Rome.
Religious Emphasis Week this
year is to be extended to include a
whole week of religious activities
instead of the usual three - day
period.
A candlelighting service in the
college auditorium Monday night,
April 21, will be the first in the
series of services. The Rev. R. O.
Flinn, Jr., pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, Carrollton, will
be the speaker at the morning ser
vices. The Rev. Olin G. Beall, of
the Episcopal Church, Cedartown,
will lead Ihe evening worship.
Members of V. R. A. Council will
conduct the devotionals.
Featured in the afternoons dur
ing the week will be discussion
groups led by Mr. Flinn and Mr.
Beall. Thursday afternoon will be
devoted to private conferences with
either or both of the ministers. Sun
rise services will be conducted on
the front campus Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday mornings.
Friday, April 25, will be designat
ed as Parents’ Day. At this time
all students and high school seniors
will be invited to visit the West
Georgia campus and participate in
the activities of the day.
DEBATE TOURNMENT WILL BEGIN APRIL
I WITH ACTIVITIES YIEING FOR TITLE
Flash —Genola On The Air
Despite interference from
police calls, Genola’s first radio
station made its debut last
week.
Operators are Messieurs
David Trundle and Jimmy
Schell and studios are located
atop the boys dorm. Trans
mitter was constructed by \\ esl
Georgia experts.
Listen to your favorite tune
as broadcast by “The Voice of
Genola.”
SEMINAR HEARS
FIELD SPEAK
OF WALTDjSNEY
“Uneducated Genius”
Speaker’s Description
Of Noted Anemator
“Lights! Camera! Action,”
were the words imagined by
the Seminar Class Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 25, as Mr.
Robin Field, Tulane Univer
sity art head, carried their
minds from West Georgia
College to that city of make
believe, Hollywood.
Field, author of “The Art of Walt
Disney,” talked informally to the
seminar class about Walt Disney
and his animated cartoon movie
industry.
“I stayed in Hollywood a year
and at the end of that year I knew
a lot about the art of Walt Dis
ney, but I did not know every
thing that comprises the whole
process. Nobody knows everything
about the art of Walt Disney, not
even Disney himself,” Mr. Field
said.
“In Walt Disney studios there is
no such thing as fine art,” Field
declared. “The(y are interested
only in making good movies.”
Mr. Field explained, step by
step, much about the making of
animated cartoon movies.
Disney employs a working staff
of 1,200 people divided into three
departments of administrators,
creators and technicians.
The process begins in the admini
stration department which takes
care of the business end of it;
then it goes to the creative de
partment where all the characters
are created, scripts rewritten, and
every detail worked out. From
this department the story goes
into the technician department
where it is filmed.
After being filmed, a preview is
shown to a group of executives
which decides whether or not it’s
good enough to be released to the
public.
“The process is complicated, and
requires hours, days, weeks,
months, and even years of hard
labor, but when the picture is com
pleted, movie-goers all over the
world marvel at a genius as
Disney,” Field declared.
According to Mr. Field, Disney
is an uneducated genius. Disney
never read Pinochio, the book from
which one of his most popular
cartoons was drawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Field were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yeomans,
of West Georgia faculty, during
their stay in Carrollton.
Intra-mural debating tournament,
an annual affair sponsored by the
Debating Club, will begin Tuesday,
April 1, according to Eula Mae
Morgan, president of the club. Run
on a competitive basis, with all of
the clubs on the campus participat
ing, the contest is climaxed by
the final debate given in chapel.
The question to be debated in the
preliminaries is “Resolved: That
the nations of the Western Hemi
sphere should form an alliance.”
Another subject, to be chosen later,
will be argued in the final debate.
The affair is considered one of
the most outstanding events of the
year and is looked forward to with
great interest.
“Youth’s Part In Democracy” Is
Discussed On Zeta Sigma Round Table
Democratic Principles Applied To
Campus Life By Club Members
By TILL M. HUSTON
Bringing anarchistic campus conditions to the fore
front, six Zeta Sigma Pi members conducted a cross-fire
discussion in the student assembly period this morning.
Beginning with the topic “Youth’s Responsibility in Mak
ing Democracy Work,” the participants poured a veritable
barrage of words into the debate.
Bishop Michael
Speaks To Chapel
Group Here
“Culture not for self but for ser
vice” was the advice given West
Georgia students by Bishop Michael
when he spoke at the regular stu
dent assembly March 4.
“Today we are living in a strange
era,” he declared at the beginning
of his address. “We must have
faith if we are to survive.” He
declared, “Be learned and not
afraid, for God is with us.”
The Bishop spoke of the many
changes in the world of today,
changes which will affect our lives
greatly.
Commenting on how we should
live to meet the forth coming sit
uations, Bishop Michael challeng
ed every student to adopt six prin
cipals by which to go. They are
to live, to breath, to think, to love,
to serve, and to pray.
“Prayer is a consoling formula
of worship,” he concluded.
McGraw, Gosdin
Choosen Captains
In an announcement released
yesterday, Coach Rhea Taylor
disclosed that Roy McGraw,
Greenville, had been elected
captain of the Braves for 1941-
42. McGraw was first string
center this year and a star on
his high school quintet. He
succeeds Dan Rogers of Cen
tralhatchee, captain of this
year’s squad.
Elsie Gordin, of Franklin,
was choosen captain of the
girls’ basketball team for the
following year. She shared scor
ing honors with Avis Lough
ridge, LaFayette, whom she
succeeds as captain.
Series Of Films To
Be Shown Next Quarter
At Friday Chapels
West Georgia students will be
shown a series of films next quar
ter at the regular Friday chapel
hour.
A schedule of these films is as
follows: “Causes and effects of
First World War,” April 18; “World
in Flames,” May 9; “Paris," May
16.
“Polomeme Potters” will be pres
ented by Ceromic Craftsmen, March
21, bringing back a vanishing skill.
Debating Club will have charge
of the chapel program, April 11.
The College Chorus will sing dur
ing the chapel hour, May 2.
DEVOTED TO THE
BEST INTEREST
OF W. G. a
NUMBER TWELVE
Bringing anarchistic campus con
ditions to the fore-front, six Zeta
Sigma Pi members conducted a
cross-fire discussion in the student
assembly period this morning. Be
ginning with the topic “Youth's
Responsibility in Making Demo
cracy Work,” the participants pour
ed a veritable barrage of words
into the debate.
During the forum, which was in
the form of a round table discus
sion, it was pointed out that if
Democracy is to continue, it must
do so through the efforts of the
college students of America.
West Georgia students were ridi
culed for their indifference < to
democratic principles applicable to
campus life.
According to statements made,
democracy exists only when each
member of a given group works
toward the betterment of all in
volved.
Members of the student body
were permitted to express their
opinion on the issue.
Zeta Sigma Pi is the social sci
ence honorary fraternity on the
campus, and this was one of a
series of programs sponsored at
varied intervals by the club. Mem
bers participating on the program
were Glynn Nations, Resaca; Anna
Sheffield, Cedartown; Herbert Babb,
Atlanta; James Pinson and Leroy
Strain, Rome; and Till Huston,
Dalton.
PLAY ‘EVERYMAN’
PRESENTED BY
SPEAKING CLASS
Presbyterians See
Play Sunday Night
The Public Speaking class of
West Georgia under the direction
of Dr. Mary Eliason, presented the
15th century morality play “Every
man” at the Presbyterian Church
of Carrollton Sunday evening.
The play, written by an anony
mous author, depicts the quest of
Everyman for help with his final
reckoning with death. All earthly
virtues desert him save his good
deeds and his help comes only
from the church.
Leon Storms directed the play
which included a cast of Allen
Shouse, John Cooper, Fred Ham
mond, Ralph Holland, Janette
Barnes, Mary Longino, Mary Ella
Martin, Raymond Muggridge, Eve
lyn Patten, Lillian Phillips, Ruth
Roberts, Lucile Popham, Bill
Smith, Ruby Selman, Avis Lough
ridge and Norris Newell.
The college chorus, under the
direction of Prof. Gordon Watson
rendered an old Latin hymn.
Members of the church assist
ing in the presentation were Jean
Aycock, Katherine Brown, Ed Ay
cock and John Foiger.