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VOLUME 11
West Georgia College Newspaper Begins Eleventh Year of Publication
DEAN W. FRED GUNN
ADDRESSES FIRST
VESPER SERVICES
The V. R. A. began its new year
with a vesper service Sunday after
noon, October 3, in the auditorium
with Mr. Gunn, its sponsor, speaking.
The Voluntary Religious Associa
tion is the only religious organization
on the campus. There are fifteen
council members who plan the activ
ity of this organization. Each year
new members are elected to the
council to fill the vacancies of those
who do not return to school the fall
quarter. These new members are
elected by the council members.
Application blanks are distributed
to be filled out by all students who
are interested in this work.
The new members that have been
elected to the council this year have
not been announced yet. However,
this group of students that will be
chosen are the new students on the
campus who seem to be vitally in
terested in carrying on and partici
pating in religious activities.
Old members are: Nell Ruth Da
vis, president ; Kathleen Mize, secre
tary; Anna Fariss, Vera Richardson,
Sara Davenport, Lester Castleberry,
and Bobby Moore.
Mrs. E. H. Hamilton
Speaks at Chapel
Mrs. E. H. Hamilton, wife of the
Presbyterian minister here in Car
rollton, talked to students and fac
ulty in chapel, October 5, 1943. She
was born in Japan and lived there
for several years. She and Mr. Ham
ilton were, until the war came, mis
sionaries to China from the United
States.
Mrs. Hamilton told stories of how
the Japanese soldiers forced things
upon the Chinese people; how Chi
nese people and American mission
aries were put in jail for, apparently,
no very good reasons. She also told
interesting stories from her child
hood.
Commercial Courses
Added to Curriculum
This year anew Commercial course
has been added to the West Georgia
curriculum for those students who
have urged its acceptance.
Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mr. Gunn’s
former secretary, has taken charge of
the courses offered. She is teaching
classes in shorthand and typing, and
although her attendance is small an
improvement is seen in the future.
It is hoped that as many students
as possible will take advantage of
this opportunity in commer ci a 1
courses. Mrs. Thomas is eager to ac
commodate all pupils interested, and
is looking forward with the rest of
the faculty to an increase in the size
of her classes.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUESDAY, OCT. 12, 1943
Carrollton Churches
Entertain Freshmen
During the first two weeks of their
stay here, West Georgia’s freshmen
were entertained by the various
churches of Carrollton. The Baptist
Tabernacle sponsored a buffet sup
per Sunday evening, September 24.
The members of the Methodist
Church gave a social for the new
students Thursday night, September
30. All those present took part in
playing games, after which refresh
ments were served. The First Baptist
Church gave a similar "get-together”
Friday, October 1.
All the ministers pronounced the
whole plan a huge success and were
pleased to see such a large attend
ance.
Social Science Club
Begins New Year
The Social Science Club is an or
ganization for all students who are
intereshted in what is going on in
the world about them.
Meetings of the Social Science Club
are held each second and fourth
Thursday night. At each meeting a
program of current events or history
is presented. Student discussions and
talks by invited speakers make up
the programs. A social hour often
follows the program.
Each year the Social Science Club
sponsors Stunt Night. On this occa
sion each club on the campus pre
sents an original stunt and a banner
is awarded for the best stunt.
The year’s program will be con
cerned with work that college stu
dents can do to aid the war effort.
The first meeting will be held Oc
tober 14, in Room A2O at 7:00 o’-
clock.
With the Armed Forces
John T. Robinson, 21, son of Mr.
T. W. Robinson, of 14 W. Center
Street, Carrollton, was recently ap
pointed a Naval Aviation Cadet and
was transferred to the Naval Air
Training Center, Pensacola, Fla., for
intermediate flight training.
Prior to entering the Naval ser
vice, he attended West Georgia Col
lege for two years, where he was a
member of the varsity football and
baseball teams.
Upon completion of the intensive
course at the "Annapolis of the Air”
Cadet Robinson will receive his Navy
"Wings of Gold” with the designa
tion of Naval Aviator, and will be
commissioned an Ensign in the Na
val Reserve or a Second Lieutenant
in the Marine Corps Reserve.
** * *
O. N. Todd, Jr., A. S., Cos. 1485,
V. S. W. T. S., is now in training at
Great Lakes, Illinois. His home is at
53 Monroe Street, Talapoosa, Ga.,
and he atended West Georgia Col
lege between the years of 1935 and
1937.
West Georgia
Receives W. P. A.
Picture Donation
West Georgia College has been
fortunate in receiving from the Fed
eral Art Project of the Works Pro
gress Administration in Washington,
D. C., three hundred original works
of art including printings, both black
and white, oil and water color paint
ings and sculpturing of a reclining
bear known as the TERRA COTTA
by Nina de Bremierke. The paintings
and prints cover a variety of sub
jects and hold interest for elementary
schools, high schools, colleges, and
for general use.
The Federal Arts Project of the
past employed several artists who
have since become nationally known.
When the W. P. A. project became
defunct the works of these artists
were stored in Washington, D. C.,
until provisions for their donations
were made wth various institutions
over the country.
Plans are being made for these
pictures to be exhibited all over the
campus, in library, the offices, halls,
and even in the rooms of students
who desire to borrow them. The
pictures are now in the Materials
Bureau of the Library and a few are
on exhibition in the main Library.
Students interested in these pictures
should note, however, that they are
not yet framed and provision will
have to be made for hanging until
frames can be made at a later date.
The third year group is now at
work on the distribution of these
pictures. It is their hope to use the
pictures having interest for children
in the elementary schools of Carroll
County.
Supt. Harrison Gives
Address at Opening
Chapel Exercises
Superintendent W. T. Harrison, of
West Point, addressed the student
body at the opening chapel exercise
Tuesday, September 29. Mr. Harri
son stressed the need of the right
kind of education for post-war Amer
ica. He complimented the student
body and urged that they dedicate
themselves to high ideals of civic ser
vice.
Outstanding 4-H Clubbers
Welcomed at West Georgia
Although the 4-H Club hasn’t had
its first monthly meeting yet, it is to
be noted that we have on our campus
several of the outstanding club mem
bers of the state of Georgia. Many
of the students were cited for their
excellent work in this club and given
4-H scholarships to West Georgia
College 4-H Clubbers, we welcome
you to our campus!
“West Georgian” First Organized in 1933;
Has Been Awarded National Recognition
West Georgia College and its student newspaper, THE
WEST GEORGIAN, face their eleventh year of working
together. Both were organized and begun in the late sum
mer and early fall of 1933. This year s staff of the paper
intend to carry on the tradition and honor built around
this student publication.
CLEAN-UP PROGRAM
NOW UNDER WAY
A group representing the faculty
and student body met in the Rural
Arts buiding Wednesday, October 6,
to discuss plans for a clean-up and
campus beautification program.
During the meeting suggestions
were made as to what plan of work
would be submitted. It was decided
that there are two specific jobs to be
done: 1. the clean-up to be done
Thursday, October 7; and, 2. a per
manent committee which will super
vise the cleaning and beautification
to be done the remainder of the year.
They will set up a plan to divide the
work and hours equally among the
students. Each student will partici
pate in this campaign. The duties
will include the up-keep of the
grounds and making classrooms, of
fices, dormitories, and the other
buildings more beautiful and inter
esting places to be.
The Arts class and the Alpha Psi
Club have already begun on this
work but are going to fall in line
with the others and continue their
work there; also the landscape has
been improved by the construction
of new walks and the sowing of grass
done by other workers.
More definite plans will be made
at a meeting of the permanent com
mittee to be held soon, and the cam
paign will begin immediately.
Those chosen for the permanent
committee are: Chairman, Miss
Woodruff; Miss Jenkins; Mr. Vita
relli; Mr. Giles; Dot Tanner: Mar
jorie and Martha Bullock; Hazel
Phillips; Lester Castleberry; Waldo
Jones; Archie Gallman; Elizabeth
Allen; and Gilda Hardman.
CHANCELLOR VISITS
CAMPUS TODAY
The faculty and student body
are delighted to have as their
guest today Chancellor Sanford
and a committee from the Re
gents. The accompanying com
mittee are Regents Gilbert, Smith,
and Calloway. These distinguished
gentlemen are visiting the campus
for the first time. Mr. L. R. Stew
art, Secretary of the Board of
Regents, is also a member of the
body.
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PURPOSE AND AIMS SET-UP
The purpose and aims of this col
lege newspaper as set forth in the first
edition were to receive students'
opinions on certain matters and to
present these to the whole school; to
get the students and the faculty ac
quainted with one another; and to
bring students’ minds to facts about
school work, notices, and extra-cirri-
Cular activities. Franklin D. Parker
and Doris Wiggins serve as editor-in
chief and associate editor during the
term of 1933 and 1934.
After three years of publication,
THE WEST GEORGIAN became
affiliated with the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism. During this
fourth year, the paper was published
bi-monthly instead of monthly and
its size was increased from four pages
to six pages.
PAPER AWARDED HONORS
On May 21, 1937, THE WEST
GEORGIAN was presented with a
silver loving cup by THE SAVAN
NAH MORNING NEWS AND
EVENING PRESS for being the
best junior college newspaper in
Georgia during the year 1937. This
award was based on news coverage,
editorial contents, make-up, feature
material, and general merit as a stu
dent publication.
In 1938 West Georgia’s “official
organ” was made a member of the
National Collegiate Press as well as
the Georgia Scholastic Press Associa
tion. For three consecutive years
THE WEST GEORGIAN was
awarded First Honor Rating by the
“critical” ACP in the annual national
contest for junior colleges. These
honors were given for the issues print
ed during the fall of 1938, 1939, and
1940. The publication was the only
juior college newspaper in Georgia
to receive such honors at that time.
PRESENT EDITOR AND STAFF
MAKES PLANS
Concerning plans for THE WEST
GEORGIAN for this year, the cur
rent editor-in-chief, Miss Sara Dav
enport, made the following state
ment: “With the help of the entire
student body and the faculty, we are
going to make every effort possible
to put our paper back on the list of
nationally recognized student publi
cations.” The present staff was se
lected after “try-outs” had been
given. Each student interested in
doing journalistic work was given a
certain topic on which to write. The
staff was then chosen on the merit
of these articles.
Dr. Mary Eliason, former English
teacher here at West Georgia, is con
nected with the county schools of
Iredell County, Statesville, N. C.
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