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rWest Georgia
Looks Ahead
/. S. INGHAM
The title of this editorial is the subject of
a study now under way at West Georgia College.
Mr. H. H. Giles of the faculty is chairman of this
study group. The committee has brought in a
preliminary report. Members of this committee
made a hurried survey of world trends, apparent
trends in the United States, and seeming indica
tions for education in the State of Georgia. The
report of the committee attempts to list the im
plications for education and makes an effort to
fit the facilities of West Georgia College into an
inticipated program of education for this imme
diate Northwest Georgia area.
In the meantime, there has been some stu
dent study in this field. One student in the class
of History of Education interviewed Mayor Law
ler of Carrollton about the vocational opportuni
ties for youth in this area. The Mayor stated that
in normal times there were not more than seven
ty-five clerical jobs in the vicinity. He stated
that jobs in the mills were limited—that appar
ently vocational opportunities in the community
were limited. Mayor Lawler said that this was
an agricultural county and that he did think
there was opportunity for intelligent diversified
farming in this area. He stated further that in
his judgment teaching in the schools of Carroll
county offers splendid opportunities to well
trained and alert young people. He closed his in
terview by saying that he would advise most
young people to do one of two things: They
should first prepare themselves well educational
ly, either to organize and run their own busi
nesses or be able to convince the other man that
they could run the businessman’s organization
for him efficiently and with profit.
There has grown out of this study a deep
appreciation of the contribution of the college to
this area. The fall meeting of the committee closes
Monday night with a conference of faculty mem
bers and a citizens group thinking together on
the subject of the editorial "West Georgia
Looks Ahead.” Thus, in the short period of the
fall quarter, faculty members, students, and citi
zens of the community have thought together
on post-war possibilities for West Georgia College.
Christmas Worship
As the Christmas season draws near, have
you given any time and consideration to how
you will spend it? Will it be only a time of giving
and receiving, or will we think more of the cause
for which we celebrate it? Will we be indiffer
ent like the priests and scribes, or antagonistic
like Herod the king, or will we have the true
Christmas * spirit and worship the King as the
Wise Men d'd?
Even though the scribes and priests were the
great teachers when Jesus was born in Bethle
hem. they were indifferent to His coming. Being
so filled with vanity and the desire for the ful
fillment of worldly ambitions, they did not even
bother to go and find the Messiah; they did not
wish to be disturbed. We do not want to respond
in this way; we do not want to think of Christ
mas as only a time for exchanging gifts and play
ing Santa Claus, but we must prove that we are
not indifferent to Christ by the way in which we
spend His birthday.
Neither do we want to oppose or antagonize
Jesus as Herod the Great did when he received
the news of the new born babe. Herod dared to
tell the Wise Men to bring him word when they
found Jesus so that he might worship Him, but
we know today that this was not his intention.
His intention was to destroy the Christ-Child.
Let us not be secretely antagonistic toward Jesus
in this coming season, but let it be a season in
which we will be more thankful to God for His
great Gift to us. May we seek not to destroy Him
in our hearts but seek to put Him first in our
lives.
This Christmas day, let the most important
thought which comes to our mind be one of
worship like the Wise Men who were guided by
a star to Jesus’ manger. They who were the
most learned and intellectual men of the day
recognized the. greatness of God and humbly
sought to find Him, presenting Him with gifts
which proved their feeling of inferiority. Al
though we realize what a season of worship
Christ’s birthday should be; some of us think of
it as a holiday instead of a holy day. We think
of it only as a time for presenting and receiving
gifts and being with friends and relatives. May
we not respond in this way but do as the Wise
Men did —worship in spirit and in truth the King
who came into the world nineteen hundred and
forty-three years ago and gave Himself for us.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEST GEORGIAN STAFF MEMBERS:
Saha Davenport Editor-in-Chief
Nell Ruth Davis Associate Editor
Charlotte Cantrell Business Manager
Robert Moore Circulation Manager
Marie Campbell Faculty Adviser,
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Art Editor Edith Phillips
Women’s Sports Kathleen Mize
Men’s Sports Waldo Jones
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By Their Insignia You Shall
Know Them
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Meet Miss Petty Officer with a Yeoman's Rating
The Navy blue uniform of the
WAVES is now a familiar sight
in communities throughout the
country. Typical of these train
ed WAVES is the Yeoman pictur
ed above, who is now at work in
the Navy Department in Wash
ington, D. C.
From the insignia on the sleeve
of her blouse you know she pos
sesses a Yeoman rating (the
crossed quills indicate this) and
is a Petty Officer third class (in
dicated by the single chevron).
The single anchor on her collar
is evidence that she is a member
of the WAVES.
Insignia not only identifies but
demonstrates the variety and
Seek Opportunities To
Develop
Long years ago a young boy who was to be king of Egypt
complained to his teacher of the hard tasks given him in his
studies. Euclid replied, “There is no royal road to learning.” This
young man was looking for the easy way. He was not willing to
meet the challenge of hard subjects, even though he looked toward
the day when he would be the head of a great kingdom with a maze
of hard questions coming up for solution. Some students seem to
think that way about school work today. They do not accept the
daily opportunities to develop, but seek the easy way and justify
doing so by the excuse that they are young once and that when
THE WEST GEORGIAN
real importance of work being
performed by WAVES in terms
of vital war service. It also sig
nifies a real Navy job and does
not differentiate between a man’s
or woman’s service in the Navy.
As the WAVES increase in
number at Navy bases through
out the country, they will re
lease thousands of Navy men for
combat duty by filling such jobs
as Radioman, Aviation Machin
ist’s Mate, Parachute Rigger,
Aerographer’s Mate, Storekeeper,
etc.
For complete information on
these Navy jobs, go to the near
est Recruiting Station or Office
of Naval Officer Procurement.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1943
Campus Spotlight
Kathleen Mize
President Social Science Club; Women’s Sport
Editor of the West Georgian; Vice-President
Alpha Psi; Secretary V. R. A.; member Citizen
ship Committee; member Officer’s Club.
Kathleen’s really a spring chicken. She was
born July 11, 1926 near Bowdon, Georgia—gra
duated at age of ((Some going, eh?)—She
loves to daydream. At this particular moment
let’s take up the item of her Dream Man—he’ll
be tall, handsome, and intelligent (?) —(Confi-
dentially, she says she has small hopes of find
ing the latter trait, so she’ll settle for the first
two) —Also her ambition is to be a home econo
mist of some sort—take it as you will—(Boys, do
you know o good thing when you see it? This
gal’s smart, good-looking, and loves to cook and
sew) —As for her favorite food, this Georgia
Peach prefers Peach Pudding. Favorite song:
‘ Oh What a Beautiful Morning!”—remember the
rest of the words? —“Everything’s going my way.”
—Favorite movie actrress: Gene Tierney—that
technicolor beauty in ‘Heaven Can Wait.” (Ano
ther tip-off on K. M.—for this reporter’s money
(?) she has a pair of “million-dollar” legs)—
When questioned about what spot on the campus
she liked best, she said: “I have no favorite spot
—I love EVERY inch of it.” —Which is certaintly
one of the best compliments W. G. C. has ever
had!
Waldo Jones
Asociate editor of Chieftain, Sect’y of French
Club, Sports editor of West Georgian, and mem
ber of the “W” Club.
On a Friday morning in 1923 about 5:30, this
brilliant or otherwise personality was born in
Chickamauga, Georgia. The stock that was sche
duled to deliver this bundle of beams collided
with a carrier pigeon, so our hero arrived in
a beaten-up condition. The proud Jones parents
named their babe, George Waldo Wintergreen
Jones, Jr.
Waldo timedly admits that as a child he
liked to ride bulls, and occasionally (when the
temptation was powerfully strong) to slip a
watermelon.
Time marches on. Then graduation from La
Fayette—from there to Mississippi Business
School, and then to West Georgia of which he
says “I’m a hog about it.”
His hobby: Cluttering his room with junk;
likes: chop suey, holding hands, and people in
general; dislikes: snooty people, state exams and
house meetings.
they got into business they will “get down to
business.”
Pupils fail for the most part, because they
do not have the right attitude toward then
work. They do not seem to realize that doing
their wor kwell is the biggest thing that they
can do; that the days of preparation are precious.
When it comes to outside activities, it seems easy
for them to reach a high degree of interest. No
hours are too long, no task is too exacting, t
seems quite natural for them to want to win m
these outside matters, but they have not acquir
ed the habit of winning in the classroom. They
have not known the joy of successfully complet
ing a task. They fail because they will not be
lieve they must pay the same price for success
as that which others pay.
Though pupils fail in school, they stilx ee
lieve that by some queer miracle they will e
winners in business. They have a hazy bene
that somehow, by some alchemy outside them
selves, they can lay aside the habits formed m
school and put on an entirely new armoi o
working habits, free from the failures of yer t
day. It is true that some men who failed in sc. m
have attained a high degree of success. But
men were not the “run of the mill”; they 7
exceptions with a flair for certain work. I-
well not to look too much at such cases, *
safer to work with careful thouroughness
simple trust that doing one’s duty day by
will bring its just reward.