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VOLUME 12 WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE BEGINS TWELFTH YEAR MELSON HALL SPONSORS FIRST FORMALDANCE OF YEAR The boys of Melson Hall sponsored the first formal dance of the year in the college gym from eight until twelve o’clock on Saturday night, October 7. All students and faculty members were invited. The gym was decorated in pas tel colors with blue lights form ing the soft background. The boys were unable to secure an orchestra so the physical educa tion department’s phonograph was used. However, famous ver sions of such romantic strains as “Blue Rain,” “In the Blue of Evening,” “I Love You,” etc. continued to float around the dancing couples. Guests were served punch. President Appoints Committees Various necessary committees were appointed by Hayward Boyette, Melson Hall president, to plan and promote the dance. The committees and their chair men were as follows: Invitation —Jack Dempsey, chairman, Clar ence Cadenhead, Maxene Harris, Jimmy Nally; Decoration Harry Nix. chairman. Marvin Acree, Carl Moon, Ray Miller; Refreshments Eddie Lilly, Trent Stout, Rudolph Murphey; Entertainment— Gene Clayton, chairman, Billy Jones, Earl Yates, Harold Murphy; Recep tion Hugh Moss, chairman, Murphy Banks, Van Joyner, Paul Williams. Earl Yates sang a solo and Mary Agnes Reed played “Star dust” and “Deep Purple” on her merimba. V 1944 CHIEFTAIN WINS HONOR RATING Last year The Chieftain won first-class rating of the National Scholastic Press Association and also first prize. This was the second year that The Chieftain has won such as honor. This coming year the Editor in-chief, Ferol Bozeman, with the help of the Associate Editor, Mary Padgett, Business Mana ger, Charlotte Cantrell, and the other members of the staff, hopes to retain this honor rating and the staff has as its goal the winning of the All-American honor rating for the 1945 Chief tain. BUS SCHEDULES Effective Sunday, October 8, the college buses will carry stu dents to the churches of their choice in Carrollton. The follow ing schedule has been posted: New Bus, Carl Moon, First Baptist, Baptist Tabernacle, 6:00 p. m. Old Bus, Marvin Acree, Metho dist, 6:00 p. m. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE RECREATIONAL PLANS NOW UNDERWAY Everyone on the campus seems to be enjoying the recreational program offered to the students of W. G. C. This program is un der the supervision of Ruth Sturgis, head of the Physical Education Department. Games are offered to everyone wishing to participate. Shuffle board has the attention of a number of students while some prefer Rook, Chinese checkers, or various other games. Dancing has attracted most of the students. Some are learning to dance, others dance very well, yet we still have some who can not get up the courage to try. Even with all tnese, some pre fer to sit on the sideline and watch, although most of them take part in something. The students, as a whole are very proud of their recreational facilities, and are looking for ward to plenty of fun the rest of the year. V CURRICULAR FOR NEW TERM REVIEWED The first flury of school hav ing died down to some extent, it is well that the curriculum for the coming year be reviewed for the student body. The Home Economics depart ment is being manned again this year by Miss Jenkins who has held this post in previous years. In the English department, Dr. Smith has returned and is being aided in this department by two members of the faculty, Misses Koontz and Chute. Miss Chute is also directing the commercial courses. The school year has been for tunate enough to have Dr. Rob erts back as instructor of Social Science. In the past year, he has been employed by the govern ment at Dayton, Ohio. With West Georgia again are Doubles in the science depart ment, Howell as Math instruc tor, Adams in charge of langu ages and Sturgis as director of physical education. Dr. Folger is also back as instructor of educa tion. A course was to be offered in mechanical drawing, but suffi cien students did not register for this course. GENOLA, GA., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1911 ‘‘Wilson" Coming Soon “Wilson” one of the out standing pictures of the year, is coming to the Carroll The atre, October 17-18-19. Pres. Ingram urges all students on the campus to see this picture. Regular admission is seventy six cents, but if students will number one hundred the ad mission will be cut to thirty five cents. Tickets will be sold in advance here on the cam pus. SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB HOLDS FIRST MEETING The Social Science Club held the first meeting of the new year Thursday night, October 5. This was an organization meet ing at which plans and objec tives for the year were discuss ed. The members of the club are looking forward to making the porgrams at the bi-monthly meetings even more suited to present-day needs. The chief ob jective as far as these programs are concerned is to try to keep informed on current happenings and how they will affect our social set-up in the world of to morrow. The news summaries at chapel will be continued as one of the club projects. This is an attempt to keep the student body inform ed on current events. The selling of stamps and bonds in the dormitories will al so be continued. The club is expecting this to be one of the biggest years in its history and urges all those who might be interested to meet in A 20 Thursday night, October 26. Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursday nights throughout the quarter. y MISS WOODRUFF ORGANIZES CHOIR West Georgia vocalists are on the march this week as Miss Woodruff forms and groups the college choir. If you have drift ed by RA 1 lately, the sound of “do’s” and “ah’s” would not be an uncommon occurrence, and would no doubt leave a favor able impression as to the singing ability of some of our West Geor gia students this year. Miss Woodruff reports some very pro mising voices. Last week was de voted to try-outs and some sixty five students were on the lists. Miss Woodruff also says that she is expecting an unusually good made section this year. ENROLLMENT AT W. G. C. SHOWS SOMEINCREASE Increased enrollment greets West Georgia College for the fall quarter. Even the man-power situation is quite an improvement over last year. There are even more boys now in comparison with 1943-1944’s group. 165 students enrolled last year and this year the number has already risen to 178. FIRST OF MUSICALE SERIES PRESENTED The students of West Georgia College were given the privilege of listening to a transcribed “Musicale,” sponsored by Miss Dixie Grimsley and Miss Wood ruff at the Rural Arts building, Sunday afternoon, October 1, 1944 at three-thirty o’clock. The students were served with cook ies and punch after the program. One of Schubert’s best works was brilliantly displayed in his Unfinished Symphony No. 8 in b minor. Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the world’s famous London Philmonic Orchestra in his rendition of this Unfinished Symphony. Lisgt’s familiar “Hungarian Raphsody No. 2” was presented by Louis Kentner, pianist. Other works in the program were Cavotte in D by Bach Dam rosh, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring which was sung by the choir of the Temple Church, London, by Bach, the beloved Turkish March by Mozart, Finlandia under the direction of Sir Thomas Beech am, by Sieblius, and Scaromou che by Milhaud with Ethel Bart lett and Ray Robertson as the pianists. A musicale will be given every Sunday at three-thirty o’clock at the Rural Arts building. Everyone who loves to hear music of the composers is urg ed to attend. V ROLL WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE USTED HERE Those students who have en rolled for this the 1944-1945 term are as follows: Virginia Adams, Lyeriy, Georgia; Mar vin Acree, Calhoun, Georgia; Aileen Aiken, LaFayette, Georgia; Myrl Aiken, Griffin, Georgia; Ruby Ash, Blairsville, Georgia; Phil Astin, Carrollton, Georgia; Murphy Banks, Thomaston, Georgia; Emily Barrett, Jersey, Georgia; Sara Nell Barrett, Jersey, Georgia; Martha Beck, Bowdon, Georgia; Hayward Boy ette, Columbus, Georgia; Ruth Bowen, Carrollton, Georgia; Ferol Bozeman, Fairmount, Georgia; luise Broadrick, Dlaton, Georgia; Vivian Brook, Carroll ton, Georgia; Virginia Brooks, Lindale, Georgia; Martha Brown, Chattanooga, Tennessee; William M. Bussey, Newnan, Georgia; Clarence Cadenhead, Chipley, Georgia; Christine Campbell, Eastman, Georgia; Mrs. Elmer Campbell, Whites burg, Georgia; Elmer Campbell, Whites burg, Georgia; Charlotte Cantrell, Car rollton, Georgia; Mary Cantrell, Dalton, Georgia; Alive Cebula, Bowdon, Georgia; Betty Jean Chance, Carrollton, Georgia; Carolyn Chism, Pelham, Georgia; Gene Clayton, Waco, Georgia; Bobbie Cobb, (Continued on Page Four) The opening chapel exercises for this new student-body were held September 25th at eleven a. m. in the college auditorium. Dr. Roberts, master of cere monies, introduced the speak ers. The Reverend Horace Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church, led the devotional. Wel coming addresses were given by Louise Broadrick, president of the student body, the Reverend Kilpatrick, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, the Reverend Ben son, pastor of the First Baptist Church, T. J. Lawler, mayor of Carrollton, and I. S. Ingram, president of West Georgia Col lege. Dean Gunn introduced to the student body the entire faculty. Miss Jane Woodruff, accompa nied by Charlotte Cantrell, con ducted the music. 23 NEW MEMBERS JOIN jm PSI The Alpha Psi met Tuesday night, October 3, in the Rural Arts building with Sara Put nam, president, presiding. Its purpose was to organize and plan its activities for the com ing year. The history and mean ing of the Club was given by its Vice-President, Carolyn Chism. Gilda Hardman, Secretary, and Saidee Scott, Treasurer, gave re ports on the different phases of the club. Twenty-three new members were recognized. The chairmen of the various commit tees were appointed: Clarice Richards, Refreshment Commit tee, Carolyn Davenport, Clean- Up Committee, Georgia Peacock, Program Committee and Evelyn Yoe, Decoration Committee. Punch and cookies were serv ed in the Foods Laboratory by temporary refreshment commit tee consisting of Sara Nell Bar rett, Evelyn Kidd, and Glenn Crowder. FIRST VESPER SERVICE OF THE YEAR IS HELD On Sunday afternoon, September 25, the first vesper services of the year were held. The guest speaker, the Reverend Benson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, based his talk on “Reli gion and Youth.” The meditation was conducted by Evelyn Kidd and was followed by Earl Yates’ solo. NUMBER 1