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VOLUME 11
Chancellor S. V. Sanford and Regents Visit Campus
Dramatic Club to Give
Opening Performance
The opening performance of
the West Georgia Dramatic Club
will be given at the College Au
ditorium on Friday evening, De
cember 3. Two one-act mystery
plays, “Trifles” and ‘Two Crooks
and a Lady,” and another small
production of a novelty type will
be presented by the club as its
first offering of the season.
Anew system of interchange
able casts will permit all of the
thirty-odd members to take part
in the various activities that go
to make up a dramatic produc
tion. During Thanksgiving week
two or three different casts will
give performances at Sand Hill,
Burwell, and Tallapoosa.
With the assistance of Mrs.
George Smith, Mr. Smith, and
Mr. Vitarelli and with the co
operation of the entire member
ship, this year promises to be
one of the best years in the his
tory of the Dramatic Club of
West Georgia College.
Prexy's Kind
Of College
“What I Would Like on a Col
lege Campus,” was the subject
of President Ingram’s talk in
chapel on November 2, 1943. He
stated that a campus should be
a friendly, democratic place
where people work and share to
gether in their planning. Mr.
Ingram emphasized the impor
tance of student representation
in the government of a school;
and that a democratic school of
fers more opportunities for lea
dership than other types of in
stitutions.
“A college should be a chal
lenging place which offers a
challenge to each of its stu
dents,” he continued. “It should
also bring out potentialities in a
person by offering opportuni
ties to explore.”
Examples were given of sev
eral former students who had
accepted West Georgia’s chal
lenge and who are now making
great contributions to society.
He mentioned that many stu
dents come to college without
knowing what their talents or
aptitudes are, therefore, a col
lege should be the place to bring
out and develop these talents in
students.
In conclusion, Mr. Ingram
stated that a good campus
should be a place with horizons
of wide magnitude that offers
a great variety of interests, so
the student may get an inspira
tion or vision of what he may
achieve in life.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1943
Dr. George Kerry Smith
Addresses Students
Dr. George Kerry Smith, head
of the West Georgia English de
partment, spoke on “Reasons
for Lack of Education in the
the South,” in chapel Tuesday,
November 9. Several posters
and graphs made by the art
class were used to emphasize
the main points of the talk.
Dr. Smith also read a selec
tion from “A Man On a Road,”
by Albert Maltz. This story was
a detailed picture of the condi
tions .of a miner who had no ed
ucation.
Captain Thomas Hart
Promoted to Major
Captain Thomas G. Hart, who
for six years was head of the
Biology Department of West
Georgia College, has recently
been promoted to Major.
Major Hart enlisted in the
Army as Ist Lieutenant, this re
cent promotion being his sec
ond. Major Hart is in the Medi
cal Corps stationed in New
Guinea in a unit combating ma
laria. His efforts, along with the
efforts of other members of the
Medical Corps in helping to keep
down malaria in the jungles of
New Guinea, have done a great
deal to keep the death rate of
our soldiers from malaria at a
low minimum.
Pictures Made
For Chieftan
Mr. Gasper, from Foote and
Davies Photographers, was on
the campus November 9, 10, and
11, 1943, making pictures for the
Chieftan. Individual pictures
were made of every student and
faculty member on the campus,
and group pictures were taken
of the various clubs and organi
zations.
All proofs of the pictures will
be returned to the students for
final selection before they are
put into the Chieftan.
Former Faculty Member
Wins National Recognition
Tech. Sgt. Charles Shannon,
former resident artist and fac
ulty member at West Georgia
College, has recently received na
tional recognition at the “Back
the Attack Show” and in the Out
door Art Fair, of mural sketches
representing a now discontinued
project of the Engineer Replace
ment Center at For Belvoir, Vir
ginia.
The Washington Post com
ments as follows: “Among the
artists in the mural project
whose sketches were seen in
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Chancellor S. V. Sanford
First Lyceum Number
Presented to Students
West Georgia presented its
first lyceum number of the col
lege year 1943-44 on November
3, featuring Jesse Phillips Rob
ertson in a lecture-demonstra
tion of ancient musical instru
ments. Each year West Georgia
presents, free of charge, to its
faculty and students several ly
ceum numbers, which have
brought a large number of edu
cational programs to the campus
during past years.
Mr. Robertson plays twenty
two ancient instruments, some
dating as far back as the time
of Abraham. He dresses for his
demonstrations in Palestinian
costumes such as have been
worn in the Near East for hun
dreds of centuries. In his pro
gram Mr. Robertson explained
that his instruments were re
productions which he himself
made from common American
materials. He became interested
in making these instruments af
ter making a psaltery in a phys
ics of music class in college.
Among the ancient instruments
Mr. Robertson played and dem
onstrated were a harp and lute
dating back to the time of Da
vid, cymbals going back to the
77th century, an Ethopian psal
tery, a one string violin, an
ancient flute, and a hornpipe
from Samaria.
Several articles of common ev
eryday life were also shown
from the Near East including an
Egyptian portable spinning
wheel, camel’s halter, beads,
sackcloth, shoes, and shepherd
stockings.
After presenting his program
Mr. Robertson invited interested
students to examine his musi
cal instruments. He then ex
plained to them in more detail
how and of what materials the
instruments were made.
Present Policy of University System
Pointed Out By Honored leaders
“More distinguished educators visited West Georgia last year
than any other college of the University System,” stated Dr. S. V.
Sanford, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, in his ad
dress to the students and faculty at chapel Tuesday morning,
October 12th.
Dr. Guy Wells Speaks
On Chapel Program
Dr. Guy Wells, President of G.
S. C. W., addressed the faculty
and student body at West Geor
gia on October 19, 1943. His sub
ject was “Problem Solving”
which he outlined and explained
very effectively. He said the first
step in solving a problem is to
decide the problem. Having der
cided the problem, the next step
is to suggest some possible solu
tions. The third step is to try
some of these solutions and ob
serve the results. Dr. Wells said
the final step is to draw conclu
sions.
The speaker told the audience
that one cannot solye problems
until he can think reflectively:
He defined reflective thinking as
the kind of thinking that con
sists in turning a subject over in
the mind and giving it serious
and consecutive consideration.
The speaker explained that su
perstitions and prejudices keep
many people from thinking re
flectively. He emphasized the
importance of seaching for the
truth, rather than jumping at
conclusions. He reminded his
audience that one can think re
flectively only when one is wil
ling to endure suspense and to
undergo the trouble of search
ing. He told the group that to
many persons both suspension
of judgment and intellectual
search are disagreeable.
Purpose of WAC Given
By Lieutenant Baldwin
Second Lieutenant Nancy
Baldwin spoke in chapel on Fri
day, October 22.
Lieutenant Baldwin was born
in Italy and lived there and in
other European countries for
several years. She is a natural
ized American citizen.
Being Assistant Recruiting Of
ficer in the Atlanta office, she
was in Carrollton primarily for
the purpose of recruiting new
members for the Women’s Army
Corps.
In speaking to the students
and faculty of West Georgia,
Lieutenant Baldwin explained
the purpose of W A C, the work
done by its members, and other
points of interest.
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1 Dr. Sanford pointed out the
similarity in the student body
of W. G. C. and of the Georgia
State Teachers’ College at States
boro. The present policy carried
out by the leaders of the Univer
sity System is to sponsor army
units in three of the junior col
leges and to leave three without
these units.
REGENTS ALSO SPEAK
Several members of the Board
of Regents also spoke. Judge Gil
bert chose as his topic the im
portance in our state for the
training of minds. He added
that one of his favorite mottos
was, “Always seek moderation,
wisdom, and justice.”
‘The only difference between
a first rate man and a third rate
man is that when a first rate
man meets an obstacle he over
comes it; whereas, when a third
rate man meets it he folds up
and quits,” explained Regent
Stanley.
Regent Smith spoke on “Moral
Character as the Greatest Learn
ing.”
BOARD REVIEWS W. G. C.
CAMPUS
These members of the Board
of Regents were guests of the
college for the morning, and re
viewed the campus and all the
buildings. This was the regular
annual visit of the chancellor
and the Regents of the Univer
sity System.
The quota for the number of
members on the Board is made
up of one representative from
each congressional district and
five from Georgia State at large.
Dr. Sanford has been chancellor
of the University System since
the term of 1935.
POWER AND DUTIES
DEFINED
This Board has control of the
distribution of all University
System funds. Election of the
college presidents and the final
approval of the appointment of
staff members is a duty of the
Regents. They also have the
power to reorganize or disband
any unit of the System or set up
any new units as they deem ad
visable.
Exam. Schedule
Saturday, December il—8:00-
10:00 all 1:15 Classes. 10:15-12:15
all 2:10 Classes.
Monday, December 13 8:10-
10:00 all 8:00 Classes. 10:15-12:15
all 8:55 Classes.
Tuesday, December 14 8:00-
10:00 all 9:50 Classes. 10:15-12:15
all 11:40 Classes.
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