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Friday, June 2,1944
Library Has
Received New
Books Lately
The books that were received
in the library during last month
were mostly those in the field of
Science, P hysical E ducation,
Home Economics and a few in
Humanities. But some are of
general interest and are as fol
lows:
Ci ar k —Pills, Petticoats, and
Plows.
Duggan — Professor at Large.
Embree — 13 Against Odds
Henriques— The Voice of the
Trumpet.
Hogue Bringing Up Oursel
ves.
Kane — Bayous of Louisiana.
Kenney And They Shall
Walk.
Knight— This Above All.
Koestler — Arrival and Depart
ure.
Llewellyn None But The
Lonely Heart.
Powell —l Can Go Home Again.
Skinner and Kimbrogh Our
Hearts Were Young and Gay.
Hecht— A Guide for the Bede
villed.
Lack of time and space (most
ly time) prevents giving com
plete annotations of this lists of
books. However, some deserve
further comment. 13 Against
Odds is in this category. 13
Against Odds by Dr. Embree,
who was a recent speaker on our
campus, is a, collection of short
biographies of outstanding con
temporary fiugres of the Negro
race in America. Marion Ander
son, Joe Louis, Richard Wright
and George Washington Carver
are among those reported.
The Voice of the Trumphet,
by Robert Henriques is the story
of a group of Englishmen on a
Commando raid, captured by the
Germans, who in the last mom
ents of consciousness review
their past lives.
Bringing Up Ourselves, by
Hogue, while primarily of in
terest to students in Family Re
lations, is a combination of good
psychology and good sense, and
is recommended to all.
The Bayous of Louisiana, by
Harnett Thomas Kane, is as it’s
title suggests, a description of
the lives and customs of the
bayou folk of Southern Louisi
ana, by a New Orleans news
paper man.
And They Shall Walk, by Eli
zabeth Kenney and Martha Os
tenso, is the life story of the
Australian nurse who has evolv
ed anew treatment for infantile
paralysis.
Arrival and Departure, by Ar
thur Koestler, is a psychological
novel of a European communist,
captured and tortured by the
Nazis. He escapes, seeks refuge
in a foreign city, is treated by a
psychoanalyst and returns to
Europe.
/ Can Go Home Again, by
Judge Powell, of Atlanta, is in
teresting chiefly for it's Georgia
background. It is an informal,
chatty biography of the author’s
life.
JUS' SNOOPIN'
Well, Chillun, I guess you’d
call this my Swan Song. It’s
been wonderful writing about
you, for you. Thanks for being
so patient with me and putting
up with my witless wanderings.
You’ve all been grand. But the
ole snooper will just have to
have one more poke at you be
fore he goes—so here goes.
“Were you on the roof?” was
Mrs. Abbot's theme song as she
went up and down the hall in
Mandeville the other night. Say,
who was out there?
Wasn’t it nice to have Kath
leen Mize back with us Sunday?
Oh, these girls with brothers!
Henrietta, you’d better be care
ful. Somebody’s liable to kidnap
Charles. He’s a nice guy.
1 irk
Is it gonna be lonesome, Milly,
without Boots? We miss the
‘rich quality” of his voice in the
choir.
How is the boating these days,
you fishermen from Mandeville?
—★★ —
You know, we’re sure gonna
miss Martha’s milkshakes in the
store.
—★★ —
Wasn’t the banquet nice? You
really did a grand job, Social
Sciencers. We liked it a lot.
kk 1 “
Panter and Bartley have final
ly made up their minds. At this
late date! Oh, well, maybe they’ll
come to summer school.
—★★ —
Has anyone noticed how much
Casey is like Miss Downs?
Sara and Paul must be off the
beam. They wern’t at the library
Monday night.
kk —
Well, Edna, you dood it. Con
gratulations. He’s a lucky red
head.
Broadrick was “floating” last
week-end. Digby really gives
“one” a lift, doesn’t he!!
kk
Wasn’t May Day pretty? Gals,
we didn’t know you could be so
lovely. Why don’t we do this
more often?
■irk
Dan Whitley is beginnnig to
feel at home in Genola now. He
ought too! But then, he’s wel
come. Nice guy.
Was I hearing things when
I thought somebody told me
Flo was to be married in June?
Congratulations, Flo, he’s a
grand guy, you’re a grand gal,
and you ought to make beauti
ful music together.
— kk —
Just a good wholesome cat
was in full swing on the 15th
at fourth period. Seems a couple
of first cousins were disagreeing.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
PRESENTING
THE SOPHS
Dot Tanner—" Peanut,” The
Adamson “Imp,” Miss Ward’s
Pet, Home Eco. Major. Favorite
song, “My Heart Tells Me.”
Martha Stephens — Old Maid,
Sponsor for Pie KA, College
Store Hostess, Theme song, "All
or Nothing at All.”
Nell Ruth Davis —Ma, the Ap
ple of everybody’s eye, versatile,
sweet.
Paul Appel—Apple, Always be
ing caught at the hen house.
Favorite songs, “I Was Seeing
Nellie Home” and “Nellie Was a
Lady.”
Hugh Moss —Book Worm, Roll
Out the Barrel—Dr. Doubles fav
orite Biology student at West.
Mildred Forbes— “ Milly,” tall
dark and Dunaway, attractive,
book worm.
Edna Eaton “Davy,” Mr.
Howell's pet, tongue twister,
Nebraska bound.
Betty Jo Patrick —“B. J.” soda
jerker, King bound, everybody’s
friend. Katy’s pet.
Henrietta Gribble—" Hen,” ver
satile, champion sandwich mak
er, a Home Ec. patient.
Paul Cadenhead-Better known
as “Pablo,” this romantic! young
gentleman is a member of seven
organizations of W. G. not in
cluding his regular attendance
at “Carroll County Horse Opera.”
Every Thursday afternoon he
and a certain young lady carry
their laundry to town and get
their groceries. Paul’s theme
song "How sweet You Are.”
Sara Davenport Buster V.,
She is a very outstanding person
in social activities as well as in
other fields. She is also the Edi
tor of the West Georgian. She
has been very successful in the
skillful way she has handled
this job of spreading the news.
Anna Fariss “Red”. Her
greatest ambition is to pass Che
mistry 222. Theme song, “Rio
Grande.”
Frances Taft “Fanny” is
proud of the chocolate pie that
G. 8., are you losing your
technique? We hear you asked
eight girls to go to the movies
with you. Who did you finally
get???
Virginia Smith and Phyllis
Evans can be heard singing
“Don’t Get Around Much Any
more.” Do you two love the
campus?
Miss Sturgis got a raw deal
from the enemy. She turned up
with the German measles!!
kk
Hunt, who is really getting
around with that cute little Car
rollton kid named Audrey
Owens. Oh yeah, while we’re on
town kids let’s not forget' Mild
red Jones has a man. Name —
Harold Lane.
Flo, what is all the talk about
Dan stringing you and Martha
along without any bait.
kk
We’ve been missing Rabbit
lately. Where is he, Nancy?
m kk 1
I’ve popped off about all they’ll
let me? I guess. There are pro
bably some of you who’d like to
bump me off, so I’d better re
main anonymous, and pass out
of the picture quietly, as I came.
Bye, Genola, you've been won
derful and I’ll never forget you.
she baked in foods class and her
theme song is “When the Lights 1
Go On Again.” Future 1956 |
finds her touring the country j
trying to find her a man.
Archie Gallrnan —Very much
in love with the draft board and
is constantly heard singing,
“Casey Would Waltz With the
Strawberry Blonde.”
Saidee Scott Her greatest
achievement is to get her man
from North Georgia College and
her theme song is “Am A Paulo.”
Harry Nix —Greatest achieve
ments are catching poison ivy
and being “Cobbpd.” Favorite
song is “My Bobbie Lies Over
the Ocean.”
Jeanette Martin —“Jennie,” the
Mt. Zion Deb., Intelligent, Chem
istry Whiz.
Betty Watson —“ Tilly,” The
Dream Walking. Sophisticated,
Chapel Hill’s Ideal Coed.
Opal Beck-“ Dusty” The cham
pion hair twister, West Georgia’s
Tennis Star. Best dancer on the
campus.
Edna Sinback— “Polly” Hamp
ton “Gal” “Swoon Crooner.” En
gagement ring. Before or after
the war. That is the question.
Louise Burnham- Better known
around the campus as E. H. She
was the maid of honor on May
Day. She has made the Dean’s
list every quarter both years
and this year she is taking a
very active part in choir work,
especially in a trio.
Betty Ann Combs —Tall, Dark
and Dignified. On almost any
day she can be heard moaning
over her little f> A model.” Al
, thought most people haven’t
found out yet she is not at all
as quiet and dignified as she ap
pears. Those who know her best
call her “Bac.”
John Troy Barton Better
known as “Johnnie,” comes from
up the Calhoun way where heart
breakers are thicker than cotton
cotton stalks. Sadness crept into
his lonely life when Kathleen
left but time seems to heal
everything because he apparent
ly has someone waiting just
around the corner. Could the
manpower shortage p o ssibly
cause all this? His pet action is
a whine that soon runs every
one, including himself, practical
ly nuts.
Doris English- Our May Queen
isn’t always so quiet as she ap
peared on that occasion. She has
that thing called personality,
too. Say, you should get in on
those little rendezvous f hat she
had with cupid during her stay
at West Georgia. Everything
that goes up in the air doesn’t
mean that it floats though, does
it Doris?
Ruth Brown —The “Picken” of
the bunch, Eaton Beb, ”T” Bone
Steaks, Yum, Yum, (A delicious
dish-either way). Favorite song,
“Rome, Sweet Rome.”
Karl Howe “Mouse” Talla
poosa Tennis Star, Recommends
Vitamins for the hair, favorite
BOTTLED BY
Carrollton
■ E 8 CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
Huff Optical Company
NEWNAN STREET
pastime, studying. BELIEVE IT
OR NOT. Originator of the fam
ous expressions “Uunk, Hunk,”
and “Grrrr.”
Betty Jones—Or better known
today to many of us as “Jonesy.”
This name was derived from an
attempt to separate the nine
Betty’s who stay around the
locker room. Business Manager
of The Chieftain and now :s a
third year student.
Margaret Borders —The quiet
girl who shoves the little green
Ford along. She i3 a Home Ec.
Student and has a great liking
for Chemistry.
Gertrude Eley —“Gertie” usu
ally found around the dining
hall. Ambition is to be a dieti
tian. Supposed to be in love with
a Soldier (so everyone thinks)
but likes the navy best. But he
must be so tall with a nice phy
sique, black hair, brown eyes,
and dark complexion.
Nancy McClure This cute
republician has definitely been
a super good house President for
Mandeville, despite the fact that
Mrs. Abbot has caught her out
of her room several times. She is
immune to being campused now.
Ellen Morgan —Little L. Her
mind is in the air since Castle
berry has joined the Air Corps.
She likes to sing, and make trips
with the choir.
Mildred Eubanks — Known to
everyone as just “Eubanks”.
More or less known as the Lady
of Moods. Her main interest is
somewhere on his way ‘over
there.’ By the way, she is one of
the best cooks you have ever
seen.
Frank Thomasson — “Sinatra”
Leaves Spanish at 3:00 in the
afternoon, folds up in a black
Pontiac and slides off to town.
Sits in the printing office all
afternoon and thinks of Libby
Jo.
' Coralice Fears —Cora Sue. One
of the dark eyed dark haired
beauties of the sophomore class.
Doesn’t express her choice be
tween the navy or army. But
after all it seems she plans to
teach school after the war. Fav
orite song, “Take Me Out to the
Ball Game.”
Neysa Mosely —Neysola is still
strong for the navy, especially
the air corps. Gordon can’t even
make a stand on the scene. How
about it Neysa?
Doris Wyatt— You know the
girl that wears a stone on her
third finger—left hand. She real
ly smiles when those V-mail and
air mail letters come flying in.
Betty Bartlett Book worm
from Bowdon. She is a member
of the French Club and Glee
Club. She is interested in teach
ing.
Gladys Weaver —She seems to
always wear a smile or a reas
onable facsimile. Hard work
er too.
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