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K*yicroßY uAstamk 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 (Continued on Page Six) Visits College KP I Ss 1 ■if ■■■ 9a Hr ~x ■. HUlt ’ S’ <: X>Sxsraig|ll -XL,Lx i-'X ; ;■<: JpF Jm 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. pqgyicTOßY UNIT!* mL ft mm jfj jifr iioNos 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. NUMBER 2