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VOLUME 1 '
An Editorial
We Want The Choir!
We have a grand college choir—one we are proud of
—why can’t we hear more from them? Their first public
appearance in chapel a few weeks ago resulted in over
whelming praise by both students and faculty. Miss Wood
ruff and the members have worked long and hard in
whipping their voices into fine shape and the student
body and faculty are anxious to hear more of their selec
tions.
It was announced in chapel Friday that the choir
wanted to make appearances at high schools. I think this
is being quite unfair to West Georgia. Why not give some
appearances at your own school before taking such won
derful talent away from the campus? Suppose the choir
give a selection or two at every chapel program, or at
least once a week. This would be a medium of improving
themselves for public appearances as well as giving the
faculty and students a treat. I know that our outside
speakers would enjoy such a presentation very much.
Miss Woodruff and the choir, let’s see if you can’t arrange
for these weekly programs.
“Rip Van Winkle” Thrills Students And
Faculty In Slout’s Presentation Last Night
JOSEPH JEFFERSON’S FAMOUS VERSION
PRESENTED BY THE TROUP
“Rip Van Winkle,’’ Washington Irving’s nationally
known classic, was presented by L. Verne Slout of the
Theatre Workshop last night in the gymnasium.
Joseph Jefferson, a great American'
actor, arranged this story for the
stage and made this example of early
American literature famous in the
world of drama. L. Verne Slout and
his company presented Joseph Jeffer
son’s own version.
Rip Van Winkle is a happy-go
lucky, shiftless, lovable person who
is obliged to take refuge in the
mountains because of his wife’s dis
position. He awakes after a sleep
of twenty years to find that history
and empires have changed. This be
wildered, unbelieved person returns
to his native village, where he is
eventually taken into the hearts of
the villagers.
Although Jefferson appeared in
scores of plays, when his name is
mentioned, everyone thinks of “Rip
Van Winkle.” Many dramatizations
have been attempted of Washington
Irving’s immortal classic, but it re
mained for that lovable American
comedian to dramatize and present
this story of a ne’er-do-well in dra
matic and humorous etyle which
placed the play immediately on the
list of our nation’s immortal dramas.
SBI (Student Bureau of Investigation)
Puts Faculty On Spot With Survey
LIBRARY CENTER OF RECENT CHECK-UP
Students of West Georgia are turning the tables on
faculty members by an investigation of just what they
are reading in the library.
March 1, 1942, faculty members had
out of the library a total of 230
books. Of these, the greatest num
ber out in any one subject was 40
in the Fine Arts division, followed
by 38 in literature, 34 in history, cur
rent and otherwise, 30 books of fic
tion, 29 in the Applied Arts and
■'ciences, 23 on social problems. 10
in education, 10 science, 4 language
and 1 on journalism. Our faculty
read a total of 86 books in January,
1942, which was more than for any
other month of this school year.
The Education Department check
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ed the greatest number of Art and
Applied Science books. The English
and Social Science Departments read
the majority of books in the liter
ature division. The Administrative
members, the English and Education
Departments together read the maj
ority of fiction. In the reading of
social problems, Social Science De
partment lags behind. The Educa
tion Department led by a margin of
about two books. In the pure sciences,
the educationalists ranked first, fol
lowed second by the Science Depart
ment.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., MARCH 31, 1942
Dr. Sutton's Speech Moves
Students To Reorganization
Sale of Defense Stamps
Will Be Pushed To Limit
By James Pressley ( .
As Dr. Willis A. Sutton, Supt. of Atlanta schools and
one of the most outstanding educational leaders in Ame
rica, spoke words of wisdom Saturday night in the gym,
student leaders were forming in their mindg’ a more orga
nized effort, dedicated to the cause of freedom and patrio
tism, by which the West Georgia Fifteen Point Civilian
Defense Program must be run in order to prepare West
Georgia for invasion and to gain final victory over the
Axis powers.
“What we need,” Dr. Sutton declar
ed. “is more enthusiasm. We’ve had
twenty years teaching against war;
therefore, we are reluctant to jump
up and act when our own nation is
thrown into war. I think every town
in the state of Georgia should have
a war parade and rally to a great
cause.”
Feeling the need for more concen
trated effort the Officer’s club met
yesterday morning to decide just
what steps should ho taken to perfect
as nearly as possible the West Geor
gia Civilian Defense program. It was
pointed out at this meeting that the
sale of defense bonds and stamps has
been lagging behind as well as the
progress and development of various
committees in the defense program.
A committee was appointed by chair
man Hubert Vaughn to make a spe
cial study of the situation and pre
sent reports to the club at the next
meeting, Monday morning.
Dr. Sutton stated that if the peo
ple of the U. S. are going to be
aroused as civilians they must go to
work, they must sacrifice, they must
raise their ideals, and finally above
everything else, believe in victory in
our cause. He cited examples of dis
ruption on these points, particularly
disunity in the civilian defense pro
gram of Atlanta and surrounding
areas. He also advised students of
West Georgia to build a foundation
of their civilization. “One of the
greatest measures of man is his will
ingness to die for a future he may
never see,” he declared.
Dr. Sutton praised educational
work at West Georgia by saying that
the students had come together to
teach each other, a quality of a good
school.
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Dr. Hodges Chapel Speaker
On Freedom Of Press
"Freedom of Speech and Press
during Wartime” was the timely sub
ject presented by Dr. W. E. Hodges
at the chapel hour this morning.
"The right of freedom of speech
and preas are at the present foremost
among our civil liberties,” said Dr.
Hodges. These are the rights which
we must preserve in order that we
the citizens of a democracy may be
kept informed of the fast moving
events of our day and thus take part
in the shaping of those policies.”
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IN THIS ISSUE
Page 1 - Dr. Sutton’s Speech
Page 1 - SBI Check-Up
Page 2 Editorials
Page 3 Beating The Tom-Tom
Page 4 - Paschall Story
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DR. WILLIS A. SUTTON
Dr. Hart Commissioned
As First Lieutenant
TO ASSUME DUTIES
ON APRIL 10
Dr. Thomas A. Hart, head of
Mathematics-Science Dept., and in
structor in Biology since 1933, has
been commissioned a First Lieuten
ant in the Sanitary Corps, Medical
Department, of the U. S. Army by
the Surgeon General and will assume
his duties April 10, it was announced
last week.
Hart finished his work on a Ph. D.
degree at the University of Chicago
in December, 1941. His work was done
in the Department of Bacteriology
and Parisitology.
Dr. Hart has been active in both
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Students Obey Favorite Command-
Spring's Annual Call To Arms
By MARY JENKINS
The farmer’s have* their favorite
harvesting season in the fall, the
skiers have their favorite winter, the
Junebugs their favorite summer, but
West Georgia students’ best beloved
is springtime.
Spring’s call to arms is daily reveal
ed more and more. Students are arm
ed with tennis rackets to light off
the ensuing energy and flying tennis
balls. Some of the faculty members
are armed with their garden tools to
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NUMBER 11
WEST GEORGIA HOST
TO EDUCATION GROUP
Seventeen Southerners
Here To Study Rural l
Education
Dr. Norman Frost, professor of
Rural Education ut Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn., and 17 other South
ern educators are visiting on the
West Georgia campus for the purpose
of studying rural education at West
Georgia.
This is the second visit to the
campus headed by Dr. Frost. Dr.
Frost and those educators will soon
introduce a now education course,
Education 553, compiled from obser
vation throughout their tour.
Following a dinner .Sunday night,
the group met with several mem
bers of the faculty, including Pres.
I. S. Ingram, Dean Fred Gunn, Dr.
D. F. Folgcr, Misses Grace Tietje,
Mary Pennington, Mr. King, Mr.
J. 0. Carson, Mr. Ed Yeomans, Mr.
Porter Claxton and Miss Katie
Downs. At the meeting the four pur
poses of the educators visit here’
the program, the procedure and acti
vites, use of local resources, and
evidence of development of indivi
duals and communities, were the main
topics of discussion.
This group has toured the South
visiting the T. V. A. Schools, Tenn.,
Berea College, Ky., Pine Mountain,
Tenn., Campbell Folk School, N. C.,
N. Y. A. School, Clarksville, Ga.;
and Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee,
Ala.
Yesterday, Dr. Frost and his group
visited the various farm programs,
the three laboratory schools, class
rooms, and the materials bureau.
From West Georgia the educators
will visit other schools in Alabama,
to continue the study of rural edu
caton.
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Pressley Named To V.R.A.
Post To Succeed Register
V. R. A. elected Jimmy Pressley,
Chickamauga, secretary and treasurer
at the council’s meeting last Wednes
day night. He succeeds Madalynne
Register, who leaves this week.
Pressley is also editor of the West
Georgian and student leader.
Two new members were also elect
ed at the meeting to sit on the execu
tive council. They are Christine
Campbell, Eastman, and Mary Mar
tin, Conyers.
'fight with their spring energy the
persistent blades of grass. This evi
dence of battling off excess spring
energy is proof enough that the gen
eral spring offense is here.
Asa protective measure against
bright flowers, grass, and trees out
numbering the students in an array
of color, the girls are defending them
selves with bright colored skirts,
sweaters, prints, and sox. .
We must prepare now. Who knows
with what offense or defense secret
Mother Nature might surprise us?