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The West Georgian
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Published Bi-Weekly By The Students of
West Georgia College, Genola, Georgia.
Printed By The Carroll County Times
Carrollton, Georgia.
JAMES PINSON Editor-lp-Cfyief
AHNOLD LOFTIN. . .BiiHlnew* Manager
JACK COLLUM Managing Editor
JOHNNIE BROWNLEE, Assist’t Editor
Leroy Strain News Editor
Glynn Nations Copy Editor
E. Tankersley ... Society Editor
Bill Thompson. . . .Sports Editor
Melba Morgan .. Feature Editor
Herbert Babb. . .Fashion Editor
Anna Sheffield. .Women’s Editor
Gordon Rowe. . .Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Buddye Slagle, Circulation Mgr.
MIHN MARIK CAMPBELL \ Faculty Advisers
J. C. BONNER |
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MEMBER: G. S. P. A.; A. C. P.
Responsibility
Democraey is essentially a philosophy
which insists on the right and, in the
long run, the capacity of a people, act
ing either directly or through represen
tatives, to control their institutions for
their own best ends.
Such philosophy of necessity exalts
the individual, and would free him as
far as possible from restraints not self
imposed. It is recognized, however, that
complete individual freedom, which in
the political sphere would be anarchism,
is practically impossible, but insists that
restraints be imposed only by a major
ity and that they be erected on the
principle of equal opportunity for all.
These fundamental principles of dem
ocracy are applicable to any given situ
ation whether it be international in
scope or some particular locality.
A good example of why democracy
isn’t working can be observed on the
campus of West Georgia College. It is
the duty of the individuals to carry out
their convictions. It is their privilege to
assume the responsibilities of democ
racy. The students don’t seem to realize
that with every privilege there is a re
sponsibility.
There is in evidence all the things
that tends to destroy democracy. Self
ishness, intolerance, indifference, and
the lack of appreciation of the finer
things of life. A person that will violate
a rule for so-called “self-satisfaction”
and risk it bringing on a restriction for
the group is selfish. A student that will
not abide by the few laws that are set
up for the benefit of the group is intol
erant.
A person that abuses public property
can’t appreciate the finer things of life.
A student that doesn’t take advantage
of the extra-curricula activities, and
participates in some of them, is indiffer
ent to one of the most important things
in college life, that of learning how to
get along with people. Social lag is
credited to a great extent to the un
interested group.
If things seem to be run by a clique
it is your responsibility to keep them
from it by active participation. We must
assume our responsibilities.
College youth should be concerned
with the principles of democracy be
cause if it is to continue, it will do so
through their efforts. If these principles
can’t be applied on the college campuses
of America, can we have any assurance
that these same people can make them
work a few years hence as leaders of
America? —T. H.
One More Comment
By JAMES PINSON
Low Grades
From the office of the dean
comes the not-so-good report that
West Georgia has hit the bottom
scholastically. More failures were
on the records, for last quarter
than ever before in the history of
the school. Why? Perhaps there
is too much outside interference.
Extra-curricular activities may be
taking too much of the study time
or perhaps the dormitories are
too noisy. We are prone to think
that the absence of a library in
which to study at night has some
thing to do with the situation.
Freshmen at West Georgia have
never been afforded the opportun
ity pouring over books in an en
vironment of rows of book shelves
after the supper hour.
This is probably out of place,
but it appears to us that work on
the remodeled structure has taken
about as long as the construction
of the Brooklyn bridge.
Survey Courses
Survey courses bring with them
the added handicap of difficult
state exams. Not even the in
structors can unravel some of the
riddles given on the tests from
Athens. Why have state examina
tions? They are unfair and simply
give the student the opportunity
to show .what he doesn’t know.
Can the e’s and f’s be traced
to any of the above reasons. Or
have we merely tried to alibi for
indolence. You tell us, please.
North Georgia
Our hillbilly friends at Dah
lonega really have their share of
the brass. The last edition of the
Cadet Bulger, student publication
made the very clever assertion
that the Braves were defeated at
Dahlonega because they played
type of game that was unscientific
and not equal to the very polished
play of the North Georgia quintet.
They made no mention of the hat
box like court they forced their
opponents to play on nor did they
take th? trouble to compare the
record of Rhea Taylor’s men with
the record of the Cadets. West
Georgia was burned in effigy in
the mountain citadel of North Geor
gia College. We offered no alibi.
Then from the Bulger came the
prediction that the West Georgians
were slated for another downfall
in the opening round of the tourna-
FORTY-EIGHT DAYS
by george marvin martin
With the gnashing of teeth and
the wailing of banshees the end—
the end of 48 Days with Geo has
arrived.
It has been this writer’s doubt
ful privilege of living the dream
of every’college student that has
passed on into the cruel cruel
world... .the dream of returning to
the school where the happiest days
of life are spent. ’Tis a pity such
happiness can not be recaptured.
True it can be sealed in memory
and opened on those occasions
when the soul is too weary to do
anything but move along the twist
ing and lonesome trail of the past.
A toast to Alma Mammy Genola
Who’s dances are strictly Vic
trola.
Where an elite is a cad
And everyone else is twice as
bad.
Genola: Where the faculty gets
in your hair
And the meals are either poor or
only fair.
Here’s to Genola, that homey
place
Where you know everyone’s
name as w r ell as their face.
You couldn’t hate a college more
Yet there are things you adore*
THE WEST GEORGIAN
ment at Tifton. North Georgia
carried the band down to the South
Georgia city. The result was not
so encouraging for our dear friends.
The Braves were just simply too
good for the aggregation from Dah
lonega, band and all. The cadet
musicians gave only one concert
for the crowd at Tifton. They
moved out after the defeat. For
any further information consult
the publication of Young Harris
College or take a look at the record
books. There’s a deadly silence
up North Georgia way.
Dirt Columns
People eat up gossip. Whether
it be over the back yard fence, at
a tea party, in the office or in
political circles, folks just simply
love to hear morsels of scandal
about so and so. College students
are no exceptions. “Give us dirt”
they demand. So we give out
with unpublishable items about
Johnny being seen with Jenny in
the lab, or why has Mary jilted
Harry etc. And it is read. Who
cares who spoke in chapel, or what
the clubs are doing as long as we
can bare the facts of a love affair.
They say it isn’t good journalism.
Well maybe. But what is there
to do but supply the demand?
The writer cares not if Bill kiss
ed Sally in the dark, but oh how
disappointed Bil and Sal would
be if the dirt disher overlooked
their little escapade. Oh they
say “We don’t want our names in
the dirt column,’’ but they don’t
mean it. They’re just tickled pink
to know that somebody read about
them. Fun to be scandalized, isn’t
it. People are funny that way.
Rome High School Band
We won’t become an elite but
we will swell with pride when the
100 piece band of our alma mater,
Rome High School strutes its stuff
at the opening of the Taft Memorial
bridges here Thursday. It is with
pardonable pride that we will point
to the musical organization and
say “Watch 'em go.” This is the
first plug we have ever given our
home town from this corner but
we simply can’t resist the temp
tation this time. And you can
be sure, friends that loyal Romans
all will be on hand when the blue
and gold musicians parade and the
leader raises his baton to “strike
up the band.”
And to be sure when you leave
with your knowledge
You will some how say: “Genola,
damn good college.”
Some guys want to be actors
and are definitely hams. Geo is a
poetic ham. What’s Longfellow
got that I haven’t got?
At a river near the shining sea
Sitting in his tiny teepee
Was little Spoon-Giver.
An Indian brave was he
Resting in his tiny teepee
Was little Spoon-Giver.
Listening to a five tube music
fliver
Listening to haunting Moon River
Was little Spoon-Giver.
Memories of a quarter that is
fading: John Cooper trying to
sleep in chapel last Friday “If
there is anything I love is cat
fish” Club winning
Stunt Night, one of this writer’s
happiest moments.... Pinson wor
ried over the deadline as all editors
of yore “Cuddles was a blonde”
Boys in the dormitory becom
ing civilized and playing Bridge
instead of Poker Couldn’t for
get Kilgore’s, not after three years
... .Introduction to Drama, who
called it a crisp course? Having
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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1941
Campus Spotlight
DANNIE VIRGINIA GILLIS
Treasurer of Mu Zeta Alpha; Vice-President
4-H Club; Zeta Sigma Pi; V. R. A. Council;
Officers’ Club; Administrative Committee;
Alpha Psi.
This week our spotlight slowly wanders over
the student body until it comes to Dannie. She
is eighteen, five feet five, and wears a size seven
shoe . . . AAA . . . relief program for feet. Treas
urer for Mu Zeta but a TREASURE for all . . .
Does VRA Deputation work . . . Haunts the
Chemistry Lab, but believe it or not, she got
all of her unknowns right . . . “Biology is my
favorite subject” .... Feeds the faculty (Here’s
hoping they get fed better than we) . . . Plans to
major in Home Economics . . . Would like to be
either a teacher or dietician . . . Constant Dean's
Lister . . . “Pretty hard to say which faculty mem
ber I like best, but Mr. Watson is a favorite and
Miss Grossman is my ideal” . . . MOST DEPEND
ABLE PERSON ON THE CAMPUS ... Pet Peeves
—Has none (One in a million) . . . Thinks there’s
some good in everything and you can ffind it
if you try . . . Never gets into mischief, she has
too many other things to do to waste time that
way . . . Thinks everyone should set himself a task
and work toward its completion . . . Has an only
sister at G. S. C. W. . . . Might join her there
when these slopes become barren. . . . West
Georgia is THE BEST JUNIOR COLLEGE . . .
Boys haven’t invaded the domain of her private
life (We don’t believe it . . . into every life
some cloud must appear) . . . Rooms with “Al
falfa” and “Teeny” . . . Everybody’s FRIEND.
TILL M. HUSTON
Vice President Sigma Pi; Vice-President De
bating Club; Officers’ Club; Press Forum;
West Georgian Staff.
Ilails from Whitfield County . . . Blessed
event of March 27, 1916 ... Is one-half of twins
(sister is other half) . . . Ambition: Be an ideal
husband (Girls, here’s your man) . . . Three
brothers, five sisters . . . “West Georgia is best
junior college in Georgia” . . . Roommates:
Fred (Casanova) Strickland and Henry (Muzzev
Cow) Lindenbaum . . . Lady in waiting—Maud
Ford, Dalton . . . Are you that way? . . . Defin
itely. . . . Toothpaste: Henry’s . . . Favorite course
—Social Science . . . Song “Oh, Susanna” . . .
Flicker Fan . . . Likes Myrna Loy, Don Ameche.
. . . Hobby: Annoying Linden . . . “Mr. Roberts
would be a swell fellow if he could argue.” . . .
Nephew of late Colonel Tillinghast Huston, noted
Georgia sportsman . . . “Conferences would be
good if students would support them” . . . Plans
to be a school teacher. . . . Intercollegiate debater.
Reads best sellers . . . Chief dish: Fruit salad
(yum! yum) . . . Kaltenborn for news . . . Strick
land dreams OUT LOUD of Serita . . . Sport:
Swimming ... 5 Ft. 9 y 2 in. 140 lbs. . . "British
spunky but have slim chance ...” Likes to
debate . . . (Editor’s Note: Aimable chap, fine
fellow . . . ) Finis.
State Exams
Another round is completed as the
students go down the home stretch. Just
one more gruesome barrier and the race
is lost or won. That greatly dreaded
handicap is none other than the forth
coming state survey tests so distaste
fully thrust upon us by our dictatorial
friends over in Athens.
Survey tests aren’t fair to the stu
dents. Too much emphasis is put on one
test. If a person flunks a state test is is
a slim chance he has of passing.
Due to the psychological effect of the
tests on the students, they work under
enormous pressure and heir efficiency
is greatly impaired.
The whole set-up in un-democratic.
It is not possible for any group of set
rules to apply satisfactorily to a num
ber of people over a wide area. The
problems are different and naturally
the solutions are different. No two pro
fessors teach alike. So could it be possi
ble to have a happy answer book that
would satisfy the demand?
It betrays a distrust that the adminis
tration has for the given faculty groups.
If a proffessor isn’t trustworthy, and
capably of giving a test he isn’t qualified
for his position and should be removed.