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International Students Day
International Students Day will be
observed on November 17 in colleges
and universities throughout the world,
it was announced today by Trude W.
Pratt, General Secretary of Interna
tional Student Service. The purpose of
the day is to commemorate the closing
of the Czech universities and the brutal
murder of over 160 Czech students by
the Nazis in Prague on November 17,
1939. At the same time observance of
Internation Students Day will manifest
the determination of the free students
of the world to fight through to victory.
The West Georgian takes this oppor
tunity to urge that local campus organi
zations undertake plans for a suitable
observance of this day on November 17.
Other United States colleges are plan
ning convocations, chapel services and
general meetings which will be address
ed by educators, scholars-in-exile and
students. West Georgia should honor
college students of this and other coun
tries who have lost their lives in the
struggle for democracy. Two exiles from
Czechoslovakia are numbered among
our alumni and already West Georgia
graduates have given their lives in the
present war against the Axis.
International Students Day was first
observed in England in 1940. Last year
colleges in China, Cuba, Great Britian,
India, the United States, and South
America participated in elaborate cere
monies.
EDUCATION WEEK
Education week lasts from November
8 until November 14. It grew out of the
first World War when 20 percent of the
draftees were found to be illiterate and
20 percent physically unfit. During the
war the schools were drained of teach
ers and many were forced to close. In
the present war as students and teachers
must stand strong against any attempt
to curtail educational opportunities “for
the duration of the war.” We must not
“sell the day to save the hour.” It is our
duty not only to win the war but to win
the peace after the war. To do this we
must train the youth of the Nation to
undertake such a responsibility.
It is gratifying to the student body to
know that West Georgia College ranks
among the leading colleges in the field
of teacher training education. In recog
nition of this Education Week, the col
lege is fortunate in having as speaker,
President White of Emory University.
In this titanic struggle we must have
faith in our cause, faith in ourselves,
faith in our strength to succeed, faith in
our ability to win the peace as well as
the war, and faith in life itself. The
schools are playing a vital part in deve
loping this faith. They have trained
more than three million men and women
for the war industries, they are emphas
izing technical training and physical fit
nes and they are encouraging conser
vation and the sale of war stamps; they
have been the nucleous of defense acti
vities and civilian war effort. Free
thinking is encouraged, good work is
respected, criticism and group decisions
are promoted.
There is another invaluable factor in
winning this war. Moral will support
a country when all else seems hopeless.
It is the will to preserve and to win over
every obstacle. Our schools are streng
thening the moral of thirty million peo
ple by helping them to prepare for the
future. There are four freedoms that
we must fight to preserve. There are:
freedom of speech; freedom from want;
freedom to worship God in his own way;
. and freedom from fear.
We are grateful to Education Week
for bringing these things to our notice.
Perhaps it still is not clear what this
struggle for Democracy really involves
but our schools are preparing us for the
unknown things ahead.
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THE WEST GEORGIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1942
FRANCES RAY Editor-in Chief
BETTY McWILLIAMS Associate Editor
CLARICE RICHARDS Business Manager
E. H. HEARN Circulation Manager
J. C. BONNER Faculty Advisor
Published Bi-Weekly by the Students of West Georgia College,
Genola, Georgia. Printed by Frank T. Thomasson, Printing,
Carrollton, Georgia.
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member g. s. p. a. Ptesocioted Colle6iGie Press
LESSON FROM THE FUNNIES
"Do you really think school is so
important right now—with so much
war work to be done?”
"More important than ever lt’s
smart people who win wars—As far
as that goes, think this one over—”
"If we should lose this war we’d
really get tough schoolin’—and it’d
be in German! How’d you like to
have to learn German or maybe
Japanese?”
"And ‘School’ would mean all us
kids would live in one bare building
—No homes! No folks! Mighty little
to eat—A beating every time we
didn’t do exactly as we were told—”
“The way I look at it, we’re the
luckiest kids on earth; having a
chance to get a real education—l’m
taking all I can get! It’ll come in
handy!”
DABS O' DIRT
Minutes have ticked silently into
days—and days into weeks, in the
meantime little Dan Cupid (thanks
to him!) has stabbed many hearts —
therefore giving your "Gab About”
something about which to write —
and everybody something to talk
about.
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"You’re The Only STARR in My
Blue Heaven,” sings the heart of
Ruth Thurmond.
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Orchids to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pad
gett—and barrels of happiness is our
wish for them—also to Mrs. Wini
fred Powell, the former Miss Annette
Payne.
to —
Glenn and Frankie 'seem to have
a front seat reserved for Vespers on
Sunday evening.
to— \
Some got it, and some ain’t—BUT
when Betty Fears receives three
letters in one day from her air Cadet,
he definitely must have it!
—to—
E. H. Hearn met his first defeat,
being penned by Neysa Moseley.
—to—
Waldo Jones has taken a sudden
interest in Evelyn Casey. Wonder if
those blue eyes could be the reason.
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So hails to our campus two Atlan
tians, Bill and Lucy. They seem to
be real pals too!
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ABUyWAR STAMPS * BOftPS*
Sometimes we don’t give the funny
papers due credit for being worth
while and fail to grasp the whole
significance of such quotations as
the ones above.
If we don’t win this war, we can’t
begin to prophesy what will result.
Are you making the most of your
opportunities here at West Georgia?
Is so, “remain in college and continue
to equip yourself for such call as
your country may make!” It not,
enlist in one of the armed forces or
begin immediately to investigate pos
sibilities for doing your bit.
College today is not the place to
spend two or four years for social
activities and entertainment —we’re
preparing to defend our own United
States of America.
Note to Kittle: Who won that two
bits—and when are you going to be
expressed to the zoo?
Roy Malcolm has something! But
what? The girls really hang around
him.
— ta —
It seems as if Abney and Graham
are fighting it out for HER affec
tions. What about the other three,
G. C ?
— to —
What Newanite has J. C. “Lee”
Ethridge guessing, wondering and
wishing?
Jack Pot Question of the Month:
Is or isn’t Nick Westbrook going
to be blind from reading her fan
mail from Jack?
We know Arnold Loftin is with
Uncle Sam, but what' CAMP is it?
It seems as if Robert Woodall has
some unfinished business at W. G. C.
the other weekend. What do you say,
Josephine?
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Happy Heart’s and smiling faces
go hand in hand, that is—so it seems.
I am referring here to Saralyn and
Walter; Virginia and Harold; Buddy
and Robert.
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Lois Miller, you had a nice look
ing friend up Sunday!
Campus Spotlight
By MAJORIE BULLOCK
Dedicated to the outstanding stu
dents on the campus who are
worthy of receiving special recog
nition for the way they carry out
their school and personal activities.
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ROY MALCOLM
Vice-President of “W” Club, Presi
dent of Press Forum, Captain of Varsity
basket-ball, co-chairman student acti
vities.
Roy was born at the age of 0 in Social
Circle, Georgia, August 31, 1942 . . .
led a usual life of a typical small town
boy. Each year he became a year older
and grew a little taller until now at 18
he stands six feet tall (without his
shoes). Only child except two brothers
and one sister. His older brother is an
alumnus of West Georgia.
Roy attended school at Social Circle
and graduated in 1941 as President of
his class. As for additional honors (?)
—he graduated-period. All through
school he was interested in sports and
excelled in basket ball.
He came to West Georgia to study to
become an accountant (so he can keep
up with all of his women). He intends to
continue his education at the University
of Georgia.
His favorite heart-throb, a former
student of W. G. C., lives at LaFayette
. . . refused to give her telephone num
ber.
Ambition is to play ball . . . Loves
dancing—in fact, we thing he’s a mild
form of Bill Robinson in more than one
way . . . was fortunate in getting a
roommate just his size; so they can wear
each others clothes. By the way, his
roommate is Clyde Richards, better
known as “Freshman.”
Favorite past time is sleeping . . .
favorite expressions are “bite me” and
“s-ing.”
Roy is an outstanding student of W.
G. C. because of his qualities of leader
ship and good sportsmanship.
MARTHA BULLOCK
Vice-President of Sophomore Class,
President of W. A. A., Vice-President of
Zeta Sigma Pi, West Georgian, Press
Forum, Glee Club, Alpha Psi, and
Cheerleader.
Martha, the better half (?) of the
Bullock twins, was delivered by the
Easter Bunny, April 21, 1924, in Dal
las, Georgia.
She was brought up the hard way.
She was an excellent fighter at the age
of two, spurred on by her older brother
and twin .... at the age of 10, she could
lick all the boys in the neighborhood.
Likes politics, while in grammar
school, she lectioneered for Papa Bul
lock ... in high school she entered into
all sport activities—She became a bench
warmer on the basket ball team as a
Freshman, and held this position for 4
years. At the age of 17, she graduated
from Dallas High School as salutator
ian.
Her ambition as a child was to grow
up to be an Indian (turned out to be a
West Georgia Squaw). Now she wants
to put some of her knowledge of home
economics into practice . . . plans to at
tend University of Georgia next year.
She is 5 ft. 1 in. tall, weighs 100 %
lbs., has brown eyes, and red hair (so
she says) . . . rooms in Mandeville Hall
with twin . . . nicknames are “Red”,
“B B”, and “Shorty” . . . favorite ex
pression is “wreck” . . . heart-throb
hasn’t been found yet, but she gets
quite a few letters from Florida.