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VOLUME 10
CASTLEBERRY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF STUDENT BODY
FARRISS AND FEARS WILL LEAD SOPHGMORE CLASS
Thirty West Georgians to
Receive Certificates, Diplomas
At Tenth Annual Commencement
DR. AVERY, OF UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
TO DELIVER BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
Approximately 30 sophomores will receive Junior Col
lege certificates or diplomas June 1 at 10:45 at the tenth
annual commencement exercises at West Georgia College.
Dr. Avery Craver, Profesor of American History at the
University of Chicago, will' deliver the bacculaureate ad
dress.
The West Georgia Choir will offer
special music for the processional,.
“Hymn to Joy” by Beethoven. Lead
ing the procession will be Walter
Chandler and Malcolm Henderson,
who will serve as Flag Bearers. Mar
shals and Ushers are Louise Burn
ham, Lucy Cantrell, Angie Luck,
Bobby Moore, Kathleen Mize, Betty
Jones, Merle Eason, and Juanita Pot
ter.
The Invocation is to be given by
the Reverend Zach C. Hayes, pas
tor of the Methodist Church of Car
rollton. Special music by the choir
includes “Gloria Patri”, by Pales
trina; “Dona Novis Pacem”, tradi
tional canon; “Jesus, Son of God”,
Mozart; and “America the Beautiful”
words by Dykama.
President I. S. Ingram will intro
duce the speaker, Dr. Craven, who
will deliver the baccalaureate address.
Dean W. Fred Gunn will present the
candidates for graduation on whom
President Ingram will confer certifi
cates and diplomas. Dean D. F. Fol
ger will present the third-year stu
dents.
Those expecting to graduate and
the third year students include the
following:
JUNIOR COLLEGE
CERTIFICATES
Mary Brown, Frances Elizabeth
Collins, Ru.th Ann Collins, Sara Col
quitt, Sue Folsom, E. H. Hearn, Jr.,
Virginia Frances Hemphill, Sara
Hensley, Anne Gayle Ingram, Nell
Harman Loftin, Sarah Madge Par
nell, Walter Robert Perkins, Jr., Odis
Quinton Prince, Alene Ray, Frances
Ray, Wallace Whitley.
NORMAL DIPLOMA
Margaret Grace Burnette, Christine
Elizabeth Campbell, Pauline Fitz
patrick, Betty McWilliams, Geneva
Smith, Carolyn Elaine White, Edith
Williams.
CERTIFICATES IN HOME
ECONOMICS
Marjorie Louise Bullock, Martha
Virginia Bullock, June Hart, Dorothy
Josephine Hurst, Dudley Little, Bet
ty Jim Owings, Annie Mae Phillips.
JUNIOR COLLEGE TERMINAL
DIPLOMA
Thomas Merrell Wade.
THIRD YEAR STUDENTS
Caroline Banks, Cheston Cline,
Betty Fears, LaVerne Floyd, Eliza
beth Folsom, Elsie Gosdm, Saralyn
Griffies, Doris Jones, Dorothy Jones,
Louise Land, Hughie Majors, An
nette Maynard, Lois Miller, Clovis
Pope, Eleanor Snow, Merrill Traylor,
and Sue Williams.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
Final Dance To Be
A Gala Occasion
On Saturday night, May 28, 1943,
the final dance wilUbe given by the
West Georgia faculty and freshman
to honor the Sophomores. The All
Girl Orchestra from LaGrange will
provide music for the occasion. The
dance will begin at 8:30 and end at
12:00 o’clock.
All Sophomores have received
their invitations and are allowed one
bid for off campus guests. This year,
unlike preceding years, all Juniors
are allowed to invite guests. A large
number of visiting alumni are ex
pected to be present for the “most
looked-forward-to” dance of the year.
President and Mrs. Ingram
Entertain Sophomore Class
President and Mrs. Ingram will
entertain the sophomore class at the
annual President’s reception to be
held Monday night, May 31, from
nine until eleven o’clock.
Freshman who rank highest in
scholarship will assist Mrs. Ingram.
These students are Angie Luck, Kath
leen Mize, Betty Mosely, Jack Rob
erts, Louise Burnham, Lucy Cantrell,
Walter Chandler, Bobby Moore,
Juanita Potter, Malcolm Henderson,
Betty Jones and Merle Eason.
In the receiving line will be Presi
dent and Mrs. Ingram, Dean and
Mrs. W. F. Gunn, Dr. and Mrs. Fol
ger, and the sophomore class officers,
Frances Collins, Martha and Mar
jorie Bullock.
SARA BAKER CROWNED QUEEN
IN ANNUAL MAY DAY EXERCISES
Sara Baker of Gore, Georgia, reign
ed as May Queen in the annual May
Day celebration held on the lawn be
tween Melso Hall and Mr. Ingram’s
home. At the serene hour of dusk
on May 7th, President I. S. Ingram
crowned the students’ choice as the
beautiful Queen of May. Attending
here were Josephine Hurst, Maid of
Honor; June Hart, Martha Bullock,
Virginia Hemphill, Margaret Yates,
Evelyn Casey, Lucy Cantrell, Annie
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., MAY 25, 1943
Voluntary Religious
Association Sponsors
Religious Emphasis Week
The students and faculty of West
Georgia were given new interpreta
tions of the basic desires of young
people by the Reverend Henry E.
Russell of the LaGrange Presbyter
ian Church, who was the speaker for
the annual Religious Emphasis Week
held May 2-7.
The week of emphasis on religion
was opened with a candlelight ser
vice on Monday night led by Betty
McWilliams and Hughie Majors.
At the Tuesday chapel hour the
student body was introduced to Mr.
Russell by Dean W. Fred Gunn who
told them that Mr. Russell was the
brother of Richard B. Russell.
Various members of the Voluntary
Religious Association were in charge
of worship services at each of the
services which were held at 9:50 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. in the college
auditorium. The West Georgia Col
lege a capella choir furnished special
music at several of these services.
Mr. Russell was the guest of hon
or at an informal tea given by the
V.R.A. Council Tuesday afternoon
in the Mandeville Hall lobby. The
members of the Religious Committee
of the faculty were also guests.
Students who took and active part
in the week’s work were June Hart,
Virginia Hemphill, Christine Camp
bell, Troy Acree, Nell Ruth Davis,
Lester Castleberry, Mildred Eubanks,
Myrtle Adamson, Anna Farriss, Mer
rell Wade, Nan Foster, and Kathleen
Mize and Sara Davenport.
Summer Quarter
Opens June 7th
In cooperation with recommenda
tions from the United States Govern
ment, West Georgia College, togeth
er with most of the colleges and un
iversities of the country, begins the
college year in June instead of Sep
tember.
Registration for summer quarter
will be held Monday, June 7. First
term classes begin June 8 and end
July 14. Second term registration
will be held July 15. Classes will
begin July 16. Second term exami
nations will begin August 20.
Mae Phillips, Sara Colquitt, Gevema
Chapman and Mary Brown. Frances
Collins and LaVerne Floyd, the flag
bearers, led the processional, follow
ed by Betty Jim Owings, the crown
bearer. The beautiful setting further
enhanced the lovely picture portray
ing a large victory V formed by the
court.
The theme for the program was
“Americans All”. While a voice in
the background read about the dif
ferent nationalities who make up
SUMMERLIN CHOSEN VICE
PRESIDENT OF STUDENT BODY,
FISHER TO EDIT CHIEFTAIN
Lester Castleberry of Elberton was elected by an over
whelming majority to the office of student body President.
Bob Mayne of Winder, came second with 32 votes to 68
for Castleberry.
Outstanding Students
On Honors Program
Receive Recognition
At the chapel exercises on Parent’s
Day, May 7, outstanding students re
ceived. recognition for their diligent
work and achievements at West Geor
gia.
Sara Colquitt, Anne Ingram, Quin
ton Prince, Merrill Traylor, and Dor
othy Wallis were awarded the Gor
don Watson Memorial Certificate.
Students receiving recognition for
activities were Martha Bullock, Jose
phine Hurst, Betty Jim Owings, and
Clarice Richards from Alpha Psi;
Frances Collins, Ruth Collins, Sara
Colquitt, Angie Luck, and Madge
Parnell from the Chieftain; Mary
Brown, Sara Colquitt, Angie Luck,
and Charles Skinner for debating;
Marjorie Bullock, Sara Davenport,
Virginia Hemphill, Charles Lang,
Jack Phillips, and Merrell Wade
from the Dramatics Club; Mildred
Eubanks, Hughie Majors, and Betty
McWilliams from the 4-II Club;
Virginia Hemphill, Hughie Majors
and Quinton Prince from the French
Club; Nell Ruth Davis, Angie Luck
and Betty McWilliams from the Gen-
Pen; Martha Bullock, Hughie Maj
ors, Betty McWilliams from the Hik
ing Club; Marvin Anderson, Edwin
Casey, Erwin Davis, Bob Dunwoody,
J. E. Edmondson, Tom Johnston, D.
C. Paris, Frank Watkins from Men’s
Basketball; Larry Cauthen, Sara
Colquitt, Robert Mayne, and Merrell
Wade from Mu Zeta Alpha; Sara
Colquitt, Quinton Prince, Vera Rich
ardson, and Ralph Tyson from the
Officers Club; Marjorie Bullock, Mar
tha Bullock, and Angie Luck from
Press Forum; Stuart Burnett, Fran
ces Collins and Ruth Collins from
the Sapnish Club; Troy Acree, Chris
tine Campbell, and June Hart from
the Voluntary Religious Association;
Ralph Tyson and Merrell Wade
from the W Club; Sara Colquitt,
Frances Harris, Sarah Hensley, and
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our America, groups of grils dressed
in colorful costumes of Norway,
Czechoslovakia, Holland, England,
France, and Denmark danced the dif
ferent folk dances of their respective
countries. Following the dances, the
girls formed a huge V, and led the
congregation in singing our national
anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”.
Many out-of-town visitors and Car
rollton friends were present to enjoy
the festivity with the faculty mem
bers and students.
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For Vice-President of the student
body Newsome Summerlin of Sand
ersville defeated Jack Roberts of La
Fayette. Summerlin emerged with
73 votes to Roberts’ 36. '
In the Sophomore Class election;
Anna Fariss of LaFayette defeated
Louise Burnham of Carrollton by a
small margin for President. Farias’
votes added to 36 against Burnham’s
27.
Coralice Fears of Hampton went
into office of Vice-President of Soph
omore Class with 35 votes. Merle
Eason of Bowdon came second with
26 votes.
In the race for editor of the Chief
tain, Helen Fisher of Carrollton, de
feated Stuart Burnett of Winston in
a closely contested race. Fisher re
ceived 55 votes to Burnette’s 44.
For four of the offices the candi
dates had no opposition. These of
ficers for next year will be Sara Dav
enport of Acworth, editor of West
Georgian; Nell Ruth "Davis of Chats
worth, President of the Voluntary
Religious Association; Myrtle Adam
son of Bowdon, Vice-President of
the V.R.A.; and Kathleen Mize of
Bowdon, Secretary of the V.RA.
PARENTS’ DAY CLIMAXED
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK
Friday, May 7, marked the climax
of the Religious Emphasis Week by
being designated at Parents’ Day.
Annually our parents are our special
guests on this day. Because of the
transportation situation many of our
parents were not able this year to at
tend this gala occasion, but the spirit
remains the same. Sara Davenport
and Mildred Eubanks registered the
guests as they were welcomed by the
members of the Voluntary Religious
Association Council. As special at
tractions on their tour of the campus
were trips through the NYA shops
and the Hobby Show sponsored by
the Alpha Psi.
The speaker of the day, Mr. Ralph
Ramsey, Secretary of the Georgia
Educational Association, was intro
duced by President I. S. Ingram. He
delivered an address which gave us
a better realization of the work fac
ing the college students in this war.
Honors Day was celebrated during
the service. Margaret Borders play
ed as a prelude Edward Grieg’s “To
Spring.”
English Classes
To Present Play
“Salute The Flag” is a one act
play with two scenes, will be pre
sented tonight, May 25. This play
was written by Miss Eliason’s Eng
lish Class.
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