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Tl JESDAY, NOV. 28, 1944
"ELEVATE YOUR
OBLIGATUM . . . .
On your knees!” “Elevate
vour obligatum ...” These are
some of the major phrases spok
en during freshman week at W.
G. C.
Poor rats—one thing after an
other. The whole aspect is very
amusing. The sophomores resort
to such things as starvation,
de make-uping”, and the like to
subdue the strong spirit of the
Freshmen.
Monday, September 25, the
freshmen were compelled to say
the Freshman Creed which they
had learned over the week-end.
On the evening of the same day
they were not allowed to roll
their hair. Tuesday, in addition
to having to wear straight hair,
they were ordered to wear noth
ing in their crowning glory as
well as no make-up. That is to
any girl a very severe punish
ment. Also on Tuesday the low
ly “frosh” were compelled to
stand by their chairs in the din
ing hall until the sophomores
were seated.
The girls spent most of Tues
day night’s quiet hour in rolling
their delapidated locks. The rest
of the time was spent in repeat
ing the creed just for practice.
And So to the Square Meal
Wednesday, the freshmen had
their first square meal since they
reached West Georgia. It was en
joyed immensely by the sopho
mores. The hunger of the form
er was hardly appeased, how
ever, due to the fact that they
were forced to. eat everything
with a knife.
Thursday brought with it the
greatest events of all —the rat
parade and rat court. The out
landishness of the costumes worn
by the young ladies is as follows:
Full skirts were worn turned
upside down over a pair of pa
jama bottoms which were roll
ed to the knees and held in
place with rubber garters. Each
wore a pajama blouse not match
ing the bottoms and carried in
one hand a suit case and in the
other a large pocket book and a
corsage of mixed flowers. They
also wore unmatching anklets
with high heeled shoes. My
lady’s hair was done up with
twenty rags. Each girl wore
make-up which had. been lavish
ly applied to all exposed parts
of their bodies by some sopho
more girl.
Thusly dressed the lowly fresh
men made the laborious journey
to Carrollton. The pace was set
by the sophomores who insisted
that their victims sing “Glory,
Glory to the Sophomores,” as
they marched along. After enter
ing Carrollton the parade pro
ceeded through a number of the
local streets. The employees
could only stand staring help
lessly.
immediately following the
store to store canvass rat court
was held on a truck trailor, park
ed in the town square. The cri
minals on trial were found
guilty and punished in varied
and comical ways.
Misses Gloria and Georgia Pea
cock and Mr. Murphey Banks
were sentenced to singing a trio
entitled the “Weiner Man;” Miss
Kathryn Jordan and Mr. Trent
Stout were compelled to eat an
onion (the five cent size). Miss
Helen Owings made a speech be
fore the crowd of onlookers. Miss
Betty. Upshaw was compelled to
polish with a tooth brush the
monument in the square. Mr.
Billy Jones, Mr. Eddie Lilly, and
Mr. Douglas Rise rolled peanuts
with their noses across the back
of the truck. Mr. Oliver Lindsey
sang “Because;” Miss Margaret
Martin and “Brother” Huey were
made to fight like dogs over a
greasy bone. This climaxed the
whole affair.
Immediately following the rat
court all the freshmen were lin
ed up again and told to march
through the Carroll theatre. Do
ing as they were bidden, they
marched onto the stage and sang
several songs. They were then
turned loose to return to college
the best way they could, thus
completing the initiation of the
1944 freshmen.
All in all, the treatment was
quite brutal; but (this is a sec
ret) deep down inside every
freshman loved it. That state
ment is made with authority for
the writer of this article is a
freshman and she knows.
Presenting
Society
It would not be fair to say
that the dormitory students
aren’t always as good at house
keeping as they were last week
end but the rooms of all three
buildings looked suspiciously
nice and well-kept.
.The girls joined the boys at
Melson Hall and visited each
room exclaiming over hosts as
well as rooms. The boys were
then invited, along with the
faculty and Mandeville Hall
girls, to see the boasts of Adam
son Hall, after which the maid
ens of Mandeville played proud
hostesses while their rooms
were surveyed.
One of the outstanding points
of the afternoon was the tea
the girls had planned, under
the direction o f Mandeville
Hall’s competent president, Mar
tha Perry. The girls served the
guests delicious Russion tea
and cookies. The social hour
was made highly enjoyable by
the association of the faculty
with the student body.
Girls responsible for the suc
cess of the afternoon were
Louise Hendrix, Margaret Grif
fith, Clarice Richards, and
Dixie Grims'ey.
VARSITY SPEEDBALL
TEAM ANNOUNCED
The “W” Club has announced
the names of the boys selected
for the Varsity Speedball team.
After careful consideration of
the merits of every player in
volved the following players
were named:
Acree, Marvin; Banks, Mur
phy; Dempsey, Jack; Huggins,
Earl; Jones, Billy; Joyner, Van;
McKibben, Leonard; Murphy,
Harold; Murphy, Rudolph; Nix,
Harry; Yates, Earl.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
SMOOTH
AYI N’ S
Gordon has really let it down.
We like your long hair!
** * *
“Six foot four” paid Bobbie
Stepp a visit the other day. How
about loosening up, Stepp, and
telling some of the rest of the
girls how to catch one.
♦* * *
Richards we’re sorry if any
one got the wrong idea about
“My Buddy.” It was intended for
Clyde not Stevenson.
** * *
Mary Ann, you and Lune (S.
A. “Bomb case”) really made an
impression dancing at recrea
tion??
_.-****
Faculty member of the week
Ruth Sturgis —P. E. depart
ment—L. S. U.—Friendly—Per
sonality Hamburgers Sport
Clothes Mandeville Rock
Hill, S. C.
** * *
Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip! (Not
you Waldrop. Only the Frosh
boys who won’t dance).
“White Christmas” is gaining
strength again.
♦* * *
Prediction Yates, the hog
calling champ of 1945.
** * *
Truett Putnam, are you deter
mined to be a Miller before the
quarter is over?
** * *
We notice Broadrick’s P. O.
box never needs dusting. Billy
seems to be good at keeping her
morale up. Right, Louise?
♦+ * *
Crowder, why were you so
spry on the morning of the 22?
Further cross examination to
follow later.
** * *
Saidee Scott—Sad Sack! Yes,
since James has “skipped the
country” she’s seen drooling that
all-time favorite “Since You
Went Away.”
♦* * *
Doris Montgomery seems to be
riding a cloud along with her
paratrooper.
** * *
B. Dyer and Boyette seen at
tending “Marriage Is a Private
Affair.” Why?
** * *
Moss, we hear Virginia Daniel
dropped a note in your box.
News? huh!!
** * *
Did all ya’ll have a swell time
over the Thanksgiving Holidays,
too? Would add more about it
all, but tha’ editor might consor
it. Bye now—
4-H Club Gives Social
On Friday night, November
18, the 4-H Club met in front of
the main building and with Miss
Koontz and Miss Chute as guests
and chaperons, the club mem
bers went to see the movie,
“Wing and a Prayer.” This pic
ture was the thrilling story of
“Carrier X” in the battle of Mid
way.
Each member was allowed to
invite a guest. On the way back
everyone stopped at the Varsity
for refreshments.
OUR HONORED
POST OFFICE
Probably the most popular
spot around this campus is the
college, post office. Twice a day
the back hall of the administra
tion building is filled to capa
city by pushing, yelling, scramb
ling students, all eager for a
look into their mail boxes.
It must be admitted that the
members of the faculty are very
patient with those studens who
are constantly late to class due
to their hanging around the P.
0. waiting for the mail to be put
up. Our faculty are also to be
commended for the patience they
exhibit when the students spend
half the class period reading
their newly received epistles.
The morale of the student body
of West Georgia College large
ly depends upon what goes and
comes into Genola. All in all,
we’re pretty grateful for the ef
forts of the post office em
ployees in seeing that those
sweet-smelling air mails and
those letters marked “free” go
through.
V
FOOT-TREE
A long road and a long road and
cloudless heart-blue weather
With the hot, gray dust smooth
under our feet, and the white
top all in feather;
And I shall walk with mine own
friend till the sun sinks out
of the sky,
And then we shall lie in the lee
of the hedge and watch the
stars move by,
And all our sins sail be cast to
the streams and our cares to
the winds to keep,
And there shall be no sadness of
heart and never a dream in
our sleep—
But the long road, and the long
road and the cloudless, heart
blue weather,
While the hot, gray dust lies
smooth in the road and the
white-top’s all in feather.
CARROLL
ALLAN MARSHALL
LARAINE DAY
Sin
"BRIDE BY MISTAKE"
—Tuesday & Wednesday
PAGE THREE
JO GARNER HEADS
SPANISH CLUB
The Spanish Club met on No
vember 7, and elected officers
for the incoming year. The
group elected Jo Garner, presi
dent; Jack Dempsey, secretary;
and Jimmy Nally, treasurer.
Mr. Adams, faculty advisor,
presented a number of things
which might be done in a Span
ish Club. Among these were
learning Spanish songs, reading
Spanish plays and stories, listen
ing to Spanish music, having
speakers who are acquainted
with Spanish customs.
A committee headed by Louise
Hendrix, was appointed to be
responsible for the program at
each meeting.
With twenty-seven students
present at the first meeting, the
club should have a very success
ful year.
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