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Plans Gathered for
Citizenship Committee
The original citizenship committee met in
R A 1 to discuss further plans for establishing
a permanent citizenship committee. At the meet
ing various ways of selecting members to serve
on the committee were discussed. The group
decided to bring the matter before the students
and let them decide how the committee would be
selected. It was unanimously voted for the com
mittee to be composed of one person from each
adviser’s group, elected by that group.
The permanent committee will meet with
Miss Woodruff, Chairman, soon and begin its
plan of work.
Diggins by Davenport
Thanksgiving Day is a day set apart an
nually for the giving of thanks to God for the
blessings that have been bestowed upon us dur
ing the year. Originally, it was harvest thanks
giving, and while the purpose has become less
specific, the occasion is still observed in the late
fall after the crops have been harvested. Our
thanksgiving is believed to be an outgrowth of
the harvest-home celebrations that were observ
ed in England long ago.
The Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock were the
first to observe Thanksgiving Day in the New
World. During the late autumn of 1621 after all
of the bountiful crops had been gathered, Gov
ernor Bradford decreed a day of thanksgiving.
Much preparation was spent in preparing food
for the occasion. However, this day of thanks
giving was not merely a day of feasting; prayers
and songs of praise to God were offered up for
these wonderful blessings.
After this first thanksgiving celebration there
was no special day observed in the states until
in 1864, when President Lincoln appointed the
last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving
Day. Throughout our country this day is looked
upon with great reverence. Peculiarly, it reminds
us af a family day, and with it goes the unfor
getable memories of “back home;” the farm
house kitchen, and the pantry crowded with
“good things.”
Give Thanks
Hundreds of pages could not express the
things which we, as free Americans, should be
thankful for. Yes, we have so many things to be
thankful for in this world of strife torn with sor
rows and covered with the blood and destruction
of war.
We are thankful that we are Americans with
rights and liberties of free individuals who can
enjoy happiness of a democracy. We are thankful
for strength, both mental and spiritual, and the
determined spirit of youth which cannot be de
feated. We are thankful for the fellowship and
comradeship which we share on our campus. We
are thankful for the right to worship God in our
own chosen way and to speak our opinions with
out fear.
We are thankful for the right to educate our
selves, and for our mothers and fathers who are
making this education possible. And we are
thankful for all the happiness which has been
given us.
This Thanksgiving as we give thanks for so
many blessings may we also pray for peace and
a world where all people, no matter who they
are or where they are, will have more to be
thankful for in future years.
We Pause to Give Thanks
We pause to give thanks in our own humble way
For all of the good things that are given each day.
For the sunshine and rain that God* graciously sends;
Our health and our strength, our homes and our friends;
Our glad thoughts, words, and deeds; our friends pleasant talk
For comfort and guidance in our daily walk.
Hum of bees, scent of flowers, and the songs of the birds,
The beauty of earth beyond expression in words.
The smallest plant on earth, the brightest star at night,
For the peace of sleep and the morning’s light.
All these things and more make life worth Uving
And we pause today to offer thanksgiving.
—MARTHA STEPHENS.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEST GEORGIAN STAFF MEMBERS:
Sara Davenport Editor-in-Chief *
Nell Ruth Davis Associate Editor
Charlotte Cantrell Business Manager
Robert Moore Circulation Manager
Marie Campbell Faculty Adviser
Art Editor Edith Phillips
Women’s Sports Kathleen Mize
Men’s Sports Waldo Jones
Published Monthly by the Students o/ West Georgia
College, Genola, Ga. Printed by Frank T. Thomason,
Printing, Carrollton, Georgia.
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Propaganda and College Students
By GEORGE KERRY SMITH
Although the very air waves are full of propaganda, few
people give much thought these days to analyzing what they hear
and what they read.
Even the comic strips have been used by people with a special
ax to grind. Believe it or not, Little Orphan Annie has been charg
ed with carrying on propaganda for the Republican party; the
men who draw her has admitted: “I shouldn’t have done it.”
Actually, Annie is a national character. Sixteen to twenty
million Americans follow her adventures day by day in 345 news
papers. One publisher, however, Mark Ethridge of the famous
Louisvxille "Courier-Journal,” became so dissatisfied with her
veiled attacks on President Roosevelt that he took Annie out of
his paper. Mr. Ethridge said: “We do no mind presenting opinions
contrary to our own but we do not want such ideas smuggled
into comic strips,” disguised as entertainment.
It may be that Annie has decided to reform. On last Novem
ber 2, national election day, she said: “I dassen’t talk about poli
tics —not any more.”
Several years ago Annie was used as a means of creating
sympathy for Samuel Insull when he was being tried for defraud
ing millions of Americans. In spite of her reform promises, this
young lady will bear watching.
Much more serious, however, than the illustration from the
comic strip was the action of the “Reader’s Digest,” with its fifty
million readers, in printing only the first half of a Congressional
report which told of high wages and in leaving out the second
half which told of exorbitant corporation profits, running up as
high as 1750 percent. Countless other examples could be given of
distortion of important news.
College students are particularly well equipped to dig for
facts and to piece together fragments of truth wherever they can
be found. To compare viewpoints and to read beneath the surface
is the special responsibility of students in a democratic country.
If college people do not have the interest and the curiosity to
think constantly about the general welfare of our country, we
may lose the peace as we did before.
Advantages of a Small College
A small college has many advantages over a large college.
Probably the four most important ones are these: Small colleges
are usully cheaper, teachers can treat each student individually,
students have a better chance to participate in student activities,
and students can become better acquainted with one another. In
fact the first place, in small colleges there are usually very few
fraternities and the like which are very expensive but which a
student feels he has to join or else be left out of things to a large
extent. There are usually fewer rich people and snobs in a small
college. This gives the poor people striving for an education a
better chance, because they do not feel as inferior as they might
feel at larger colleges. Perhaps the fact that less money is needed
accounts for the good attendance in small colleges.
In the second place, on a small campus, each teacher has
an opportunity to know each student and treat his or her case
individually. The classes are smaller and there is time for each
pupil to be called upon to recite each day. This gives the class
more unity and thus more can be accomplished.
In the third place, students can participate freely in college
activities. A larger percentage of the students can work on such
things as the annual and the college paper. Each student has a
better opportunity to hold a position of responsibility in a club
or class. There is an opportunity for nearly everyone to hold
some position of which he can be proud.
In the fourth and last place, students can become better ac
quainted with each other. Instead of feeling all alone, they soon
come to know not only their room mates and next door neighbors,
but all the other students as well. They soon feel almost as if it
were one big happy family.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Member
Nodded Collegiate Press
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1913
Campus Spotlight
Nell Ruth Davis
President V. R. A. Council; President Alpha
Psi; Associate Editor of “The West Georgian
Officer’s Club, Dramatic Club, Glee Club, Girls
Trio and Press Forum.
According to a certain document labeled
“Birth Certificate, this concoction of five-foot
two, eyes of blue, was born at Spring Place.
Georgia, “there really is such a place,” she assures
me! Date of this memorable occasion: Septem
ber 25, 1925—Was every bit as famous in high
school as she is at West Georgia College.—Favor
ite foods: adores cheese toast and potato salad,
is a “hog about” parched peanuts and pop-corn—
Hobbies: attending each and every “hoss opera”
that comes to Carrollton, especially when she
gets to sit on the back row—also loves to walk in
the rain—“couldn’t live” without recreation in
the gym on Saturday nights.—Dream man: T.
D. H. (Tall, dark, and handsome) plus a sun tan
—MUST BE at least a Ist “louie” in the Air
Corps. — (boys, now’s the time to join the “shave
tails” of the Air Force) —Ambition is to PASS
PHYSICS!....(Mr. Howell, take note) —Favorite
spot on the compus is hers and “Brown’s” roof
garden!
Lester Castleberry
President student body; Vice-President V.
R. A. Council; Melson Hall Council; “W” Club;
Mu Zeta Alpha; W. G. C. Choir; Sophomore
Editor Chieftain.
Lester Castleberry with personality plus in
telligence, made his first appearance in this old
world in Americus, Georgia, December 26, 1925.
He was a precious Christmas babe who gurgled
and cooed until recently. His debate as a first
grader at New Era, where he stayed five years,
was a determining factor toward his later life—
an education at West Georgia. From Bowman he
finished —Oh, happy graduation day! Lester has
one brother, who is in the army—Nicknames:
Sheeny, and Piggy Back, because he tried to
master the art of riding a pig when he was ten.
Lester is a “fella” that isn’t over-100-ked on
the campus. He is 5 feet and 6 inches, weighs
135 (lil’ Abner shoulders included), brown hair,
and blue eyes that have that “come hither” look.
He is one of the most popular “guys” on the
campus, mainly because he is a ladies’ man (paid
advertisement) and up to date on the best seller
“How to Make the Gals Swoon.”
LIKES: friendly honest people, West Geor
gia’s “Alma Mater,” and a good hand shake;
DISLIKES: deceitful people and onions; AMBI
TION: To serve Uncle Sam in the Air Corps;
HOBBIES: Making friends, holding hands; FAV
ORITE FOOD: lemon pie; FAVORITE SONGS:
“Stardust,” and “There Are Such Things;” BEST
LIKED SUBJECT: Biology (at times) and Cam
pusology; PASTIME: Ellen Morgan.
My Spotless Room
When writing to my mother I try to give her
the impression that my room is nicely kept. In
describing it I say: “Mother I mop and wax my
floor every Saturday, and one might see herself
in it. My tidy bookcase with everything in its
place needs your compliments. As one looks
about the room she sees pictures hanging at her
eye level, no make-up outside the bureau drawer,
waste basket emptied, flowers in the pots look
ing brightly as if the sun shining through the
window has given them a sparkle. I can hardly
wait for you to walk into it and see what a good
housekeeper I am.”
My Untidy Room
When writing to my high school chum, I tell
her my room is only a hang-out. I write: “There’s
no need of cleaning my room except for inspec
tion which comes at nine o’clock in the morn
ing. After this time I fling my books wherever I
please, throw my coat on the bed and throw my
examination paper, which I flunked, furiously to
the floor; I then put on fresh make-up, leaving
bottles, boxes and pads outside strewn from table
to vanity. I jerk one window shade to the bot
tom; the other on flies to the top. I flop down in
to a chair and think what a wonderful refuge my
room is.”