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Miss Emily Woodard Discusses
British-American Relations
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- British can take it!” said Miss Emily Woodard,
director of Public Forums for the University of Georgia,
in her discussion of British-Americans relations at the
chapel exercises last Tuesday, November 7th.
The ninth out of ten to go
on tour through Britain, she was
the first and only Southerner on
this mission. She traveled to
Europe in a convoy made up of
all kinds of Allied vessels. After
once arriving in England, how
ever, transportation became quite
a problem. In fact the problems
in many cases became “battles.”
English women, eighteen and
over, from the slums to pent
houses to prisons, are put to
work where they are most need
ed and best suited. Another pro
blem facing the women over
there, even though it is a trivial
one, is the scarcity of stockings.
They just do the best they can
with cottons —no rayon either,
just cotton.
In spite of these local problems
and the danger of bombings, the
English people never complain,
according to Miss Woodard.
“They are as ignorant of our
lives as we are of theirs.” She
further added that we must
learn to get along together, and
that there is much work to be
done yet on American-British re
lations. She gave her audience a
last tip on English favorites
“They love their cats, their dogs,
and their flowers.”
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11 West Georgia Students
Donate To Blood Bank
Monday, October 30, was the
day eleven W. G. C. students lost
blood. Not on a battle; field, but
at the First Methodist Church
when the Blood Donor Bank roll
ed around. These students proud
ly wandered around with their
sleeves up so that all could see
they had given their “pint.” “If
we can’t fight we can give blood
to save a life,” is the way they
expressed themselves.
Contributing blood were: Hay
ward Boyette, Harry Nix, Trent
Stout, Hugh Moss, Sara Putman,
Sara Nell Barrett, Nancy Stall
worth, Elizabeth Strawn, “Jo”
Garner, Bobbie Stepp and Laura
Waldrop.
MID-TERM GRADES ISSUED
Now that mid-term tests are
over there has been a mad
rush to the office to find out
the results. Grades however
were given to all the students
by their advisors. Freshman
grades were sent home, but
the poor upperclassmen have
been grieving over their un
happiness alone.
At least there is one conso
lation— there are still a few
more weeks in which to pull
the grades up.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
V. R. A. Council
Re-elects Members
Old members of the V. R. A.
Council selected new members
by secret ballot at a call meeting
October 24th. The council is
now composed, with the twelve
added councilors, of twenty-five
Christian students. These new
members chosen to serve are
Carolyn Mason, Harold Murphy,
Oliver Lindsey, Jack Dempsey,
Slybra Smith, Margaret Martin,
Carolyn Davenport, Emily Bar
rett, Kathryn Hackney, Grace
Wright, Mary Grace Sherrill and
Clarence Cadenhead.
Alpha Psi Initiates
New Members In *
Candlelight Service
Alpha Psi held its second meet
ing Monday night, November 6.
Initiation of new members con
sisted of a beautiful candlelight
service in which the spirits of
Home Economics lighted the
rainbow of candles which repre
sented character, wisdom, health,
beauty service and home. Each
new. member accepted the creed
and dedicated her service to the
club by lighting her white candle
from the rainbow of candles.
In the business portion of this
club meeting everyone voted to
sponsor again the annual Christ
mas party for the mill village
children and committees were
appointed to begin work on it.
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4-H Club Holds
First '44 Meeting
On Monday, October 16, Eliza
beth Gordon, president of the
4-H Club, called the organiza
tion’s first meeting to order.
Other officers' for 1944 are
Carolyn Mason, vice-president;
Bobbie Stepp, secretary; Barbara
Trundle, treasurer; Martha Wil
son, reporter. Committee chair
men elected for the year are Vir
ginia Tillery, entertainment;
Helen Owings, program; and
Frances Winn, refreshments.
Mr. Davis of the Vocational
Educational Dept, was chosen as
faculty sponsor. The club decid
ed to have at least one social
each quarter and incomplete
plans were made for a theatre
party to be held during the
month.
GENOLA, GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1944
HUGH HODGSON PRESENTS CONCERT
ZETA SIGMA PI
MEET, SPONSORS
MOCK ELECTIONS
The Zeta Sigma Pi met Octob
er 26 with the president, Sylbra
Smith, presiding.
Following the business session
members took part on an open
forum on the presidential candi
dates and the platform of each
party. Ferol Bozeman served as
chairman of the discussion with
Sara Putnam and Bobbie Cobb
representing the Republicans
and Mary Cantrell and Carl
Woolfe representing the Demo
crats. Everyone was allowed to
express his own beliefs and
opinions throughout the discus
sion.
The Club listened to Town
Meeting of the Air after the dis
cussion was finished. Those pre
sent were served Coca-Colas and
cookies.
On November 2nd, the Zeta
Sigma Pi, held a mock presiden
tial election with all students
casting “straw ballots.” Final re
sults showed 140 votes for Roose
velt, 22 for Dewey, and 7 inde
pendents.
G. E, A. HOLDS FOURTH
DISTRICT CONVENTION
The Fourth District Georgia
Education Association was held
at West Georgia October 27. The
theme presented was “Building
a Better Georgia Through Edu
cation.” Superintendent M. C.
Wiley of Covington was presi
dent of this district assembly,
which was termed “the best
meeting in the state so far” by
J. Harold Saxon, executive secre
tary of the state G. E. A.
Congressman A. Sidney Camp,
of Newnan, spoke in favor of
federal aid to education, but said
that the people of each state
should at the same time do every
thing possible to help them
selves.
At the noon hour, luncheon
was served under the trees in
front of the gymnasium.
The Voluntary Religious Asso
ciation gave yeoman service act
ing as guides.
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Preference Tests
Given Students
Kuder Preference Tests were
given the second week in Octob
er to help the students discover
the vocation for which they are
best suited. “Da-di-da-da” — to
hear it one would have thought
the Morse Code was in progress,
but it was only the pins being
punched through the test.
Surprising preferences showed
up: Some who thought they
were destined to be teachers
found they were inclined to be
scientists.
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Hugh Hodgson, pianist and
composer who will appear here
Tuesday, November 14th.
Third Year Students
Plan Seminar Variety
“Seminars” for this year have
made a grand beginning. The
first one, which was held Mon
day evening, October 30, in the
Log Cabin, proved to be very in
spirational as well as a lot of
fun. Members of the College
faculty who- met with the Third
Year Group at this meeting
were: Miss Downs, Miss Pen
nington, Dr. Roberts, Dr. Smith,
and Dr. Folger. There were also
several other invited guests pre
sent.
Plans are under way for a
variety of Seminars this year,
since it seems that this is the de
sire of the group. At various
times discussions will be center
ed around world happenings,
literature, music, interne pro
blems in the various schools and
last, but certainly not least,
recreational programs (yes, this
does mean “folk dances”) will be
“splashed” in to add color. “Semi
nars” are now occasions to be
looked forward to.
Boys Play Tennis
Tournament Finals
Van Buren Joyner, Jr., from
College Park, Georgia emerged
victorious in the recent Singles
tournament held here at West
Georgia.
Joyner had little trouble in
annexing the crown, his toughest
opposition being put up by
Wright in the finals. The score
in this match was 7-5, 6-3.
In the doubles tournament,
Leonard McKibben and G. B.
Wright defeated Ed Johnson and
Van Joyner 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the
finals.
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Let’s do our part by buying War
Bonds in the 6th War Loan
Drive. Buy today!
NOTED MUSICIANS
TO APPEAR TONIGHT
Hugh Hodgson, noted pianist
and head of the Fine Arts De
partment at the Univeristy of
Georgia, will appear in concert
Tuesday evening, Nov. 14, at the
West Georgia College Audi
torium. Mr. Hodgson Is a com
poser of some note and will in
clude in the concert two of his
own compositions.
Others to Perform Also
Performing with Mr. Hodgson
will be Rudolph Kratina, ’cellist,
formerly of the Dresden Opera
Company, and Miss Carolyn
Voshell, violinist, who is a gra
duate of the Julliard Music
School.
A leader in the Music Appre
ciation movement, Mr. Hodgson
gives an extensive series of piano
recitals throughout the South
east each season. He directs the
glee clubs and the Little Sym
phony Orchestra of the Univer
sity as well as the choir of St.
Luke’s Church in Atlanta.
Program Selection Announced
Some of the selections for the
program are: Rhapsodie in E by
Brahms; Etude by Chopin; Sara
bande by Rameau; Ballet of the
Blessed Spirits by Gluck; Taran
tella by Liszt; and two works of
Hodgson, Trio in G and Ichau
way Dance.
West Georgia is ineeed for
tunate to be honored by Mr.
Hodgson's concert. He is describ
ed by the New York Sun as “be
ing blessed with a natural piano
touch and unquestionable musi
cal instincts.” A large assembly
is expected to attend the con
cert.
Campus students are not re
quired to buy tickets but the col
lege choir is selling tickets for
one dollar to any others wish
ing to attend.
Sanford Library
Receives Books
During the month of October
Sanford Library received fifty
one new books. These books
were carefully selected and are
excellent reading. They were
chosen from a variety of topics.
The following are some of the
books received:
Allen, Hervey: Bedford Vill
age, the second volume in a
series of historical novels about
life in the American colonies;
Arcinieges, ed: The Green Con
tinent, a collection of literature
about Latin America giving a
picture of its lands as seen by
native authors; Eurish, A. C.:
Reading Abilities of College Stu
dents; Flanders: Early Georgia
Magazines, descriptive biblio
graphy of some early Georgia
publications; Grams, J. TANARUS.; The
Fighting South, political and
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