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PAGE TWO 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. Subscription Rate: 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.”