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Campus Spotlight
Laura Marie Waldrop
Vice President of V. R. A. Council, Vice Pres
ident of Choir, Secretary of Adamson Hall, Press
Forum, Zeta Sigma Pi, W. A. A., West Georgian.
Presenting a favorite West Georgia co-ed, that
good natured, pretty, red-gold head, Laura Marie
Waldrop, who entered the world on February 8,
1926, in Villa Rica, Georgia. She is a very attract
ive miss and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Waldrop, were really blessed with a wonderful
prize package we think.
Laura went to school all eleven years at Villa
Rica. At the age of four she sang over the radio
on the Sunset program and she’s still a grand
songtress. She was a member of the Glee Club in
high school and sports were her favorite past time.
She won first place in a Citizenship Essay Contest
and was what one would call an extra good-all
around student.
Waldrop likes sports, hiking, sincere people, and
brunettes with brown eyes. However, she just
“can’t stand” math, spinich, and people who are
always grumbling and finding fault with some
thing or somebody. Honey, you’re definitely on
the beam!
Fair complexion, blue-eyed, sweet smiling, ser
ene looking Miss Waldrop says when the right
man comes along she’s expecting him to be a
brown-eyed brunette, possesing a cheerful dispos
ition, good character, politeness, and who smokes
a pipe and sings. And in you Laura, he will find
everything a man wants in a girl, for we think you
are tops.
“West Georgia is dear to me because of the
spirit of cooperation prevailing here. It's one
place that I’ll never forget, because of all the won
derful people I’ve met and known.” And West will
never forget you Laura —for it’s people like you
who have made it into such a grand institution.
You are a fine girl and words just can’t express
how we feel about you. It’s an admiring, loving,
respectable feeling. Best wishes for the happy and
successful life you so richly deserve.
Carolyn Jean Mason
V. R. A. Council, Alpha Psi, Mu Zeta Alpha,
Chieftain.
Never has there been a more charming, digni
fied, stunning young lady to hit West Georgia’s
campus than Carolyn J. Mason from Grayson.
She was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mason one
Sunday morning, November 8, 1925 in Center
ville, Georgia. Then her two litle sisters, Marilyn
and Becky came along and completed the happy
family circle of five.
Carolyn attended grammar school at Center
ville. At the early age of seven, she displayed her
love of fashion by going to the beauty shop and
calling for a “semi-wind blown cut”. However,
she received a boyish instead and was her mother
horrified when her little darling came home minus
the long curls! Her high shool education was re
ceived at Grayson. Being a capable and popular
girl she was editor of the school paper her junior
year, president of her class when a senior, and
graduated as salutatorian of her class.
Mason is especially admired by all West Geor
gia students for her wonderful taste displayed
in the clothes she wears. In 1943 she won first
place in the State Dress Revue and was awarded
a trip to Chicago to the National Style Revue.
Mason likes dancing, letter writing, dress de
signing, cooking and the Navy Air Corps. Her
favorite songs are “Ail My Life” and “Sentimen
tal Journey”. She wants her dream man to be a
little taller than she; he doesn’t necessarily have
be handsome, but must have the wholesome char
acteristics of a true American. He must be kind,
considereate, and have a geniune interest in the
things about him. Sounds pertty much all right to
us, C. J.
As for West, our Miss expresses it like this,
“When I think of West, I think of Sunday after
noon on the front campus, Vesper Services, rec
reation in the gym, tennis, horse opera occasional
ly, and a little studying dashed in here and there.
I’ve enjoyed it so much and these two years will
always be the happiest in my teens.”
N. A., your girl is swell! We, too, think she de
serves orchids.
The West Georgian
WEST GEORGIA> STAFF MEMBERS:
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dottie Burton
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Evelyn Kidd
BUSINESS MANAGER Carolyn Chism
NEWS EDITOR Jean Hobbs
SPORTS Glenn Crowder and Van Joyner
FEATURE EDITOR Bobbie Stepp
CIRCULATION MANAGER Carl Wolf
FACULTY ADVISOR Eunice Chute
REPORTERS: Louise Broadrick Phii Astin, Jack Dempsey, Dixie
Grimsley, Ed Johnson, Kathryn Jordan, Van Joyner, Eddie Lilly,
Rachel McCrea, Oliver Lindsey, Margaret Martin, Jimmy Nally, Clar
ice Richards, Laura Waldrop, Mama Wilson, Carl Woolf, Hugh Moss.
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West Georgia College Closes Twelfth Year
West Georgia College closed its twelfth sesion today. The class
heard a splendid and scholarly address by Doctor N. C. McPherson,
President of Wesleyan College. His emphasis on liberal arts educa
tion impressed the graduates on the need of thorough scholarship,
cultural attainments, and the art of good living.
The year has been most fruitful. No year, even the historic first,
can claim superority in the type, character, and high purpose of the
students. The smallness of the student body made possible intimate
friendships, personal attention by the faculty, and good habits in
the art of living.
To all freshmen, the college extends good wishes for a pleasant
summer and a hearty welcome on your return in September. To the
graduates and third year teachers you have the blessings and con
tinued good will of the college. The faculty feels that this year has
beeti rich in ha£py and wholesome experiences of merit and produc
tive achievement.
—President I. S. Ingram
The Students Speak—
CHOOSE IT NOW
Choose it wisely, people-choose it wisely. Did it ever occur to you
that some day you will go out into the world to fend for yourself?
This means that you won’t have a nice soft bed and “three squares”
a day to run to. Now, you can live off your parents as is expected
of the average college student. Your pride will not allow you to do
this all your life. There will be your children, some day, depending
on you for college. Choose —rather, give serious consideration as
to how you will best arm yourself to serve them and all posterity.
This matter should have been thought about in your junior and
senior years of high school so when you entered college you could de
termine immediately whether you wanted to pursue the profession
of a chemist, Home-Economist, Engineer or what have you. The lar
gest percentage of you have already picked out your profession.
Those of you that haven’t —take heed.
—John Bishop
Looking Forward To Final Victory
Americans must awaken to the fact that Japan is preparing for a
long, hard war.
Americans must also awaken to the fact that President Truman is
honestly and sincerely trying to do the right thing for America and
Americans.
Some people said, upon President Truman’s taking office, that he
was the product of a political machine.
Yet it seems that this so-called “politician” is really striving to
see America through to victory.
Americans have done a great job in buying bonds, accepting rat
ioning and so-forth. We must continue to do this gladly.
Now that victory is slowly coming into sight we, the citizens of the
United States, must strive more than before to win a complete and
final victory over all aggressive nations. —Ed Johnson
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Campus Spotlight
G. B. Wright
Zeta Sigma Pi, Dramatics, Spanish, W. Club,
Democratic Youth Society, 4-H.
Presenting one of West’s treasured men, sin
cere, hard working guy, George Benjamin Wright,
who was born April 28, 1927 near Bowdon, Geor
gia. There he lived until the age of five, when he
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Wright, mov
ed to Tallapoosa, Georgia.
G. B. attended school at Buncombe where he
was active in dramatics and sports. He liked
school and "behaved fairly well, not counting his
mischevious boyish pranks”. Then our tall, blue
eyed boy left his home town to come to W. G. C.
where he has spent some happy days.
Wright’s favorite past time is the "girls” and
he likes tennis,picture shows, chocolate candy, and
everything edible. Conceited people, asparagus
and celery are not considered a part of his cate
gory.
His roomate says he has the awful habit of talk
ing in his sleep—about Helen sometimes—and
others, occassionally. He prefers blonds, blue
eyed, of medium height and with a good person
ality. There’s a picture of a pretty young miss sit
ting on his dresser in Melson Morgue—and in the
corner there is 'I love you forever”, written in
Spanish. Hmmmm, beauty and brains! The post
office also seems to be a most admiring part of the
campus to G. B. They say he buys bonds and
stamps more than anyone else and one at a time.
Our man has already reported to Fort McPher
son —just a little visit with Uncle Sam. Upon his
return he plans to go on to college. Our fellow
student’s words were something like this, "West
Georgia seems like home and I hate to leave, but
the first chance I get I’ll be back.” We’ll be
counting on it, fellow.
Our well-liken guy is very ambitious and makes
use of his golden opportunities. He has it in him
to get ahead. G. 8., we think you are a swell guy
and we are wishing for you all the good things of
life. Good luck!
Sara Nell Barrett
V. R. A., Vice President of Pres Forum, Zeta
Sigma Pi, Alpha Psi, Sophmore Editor of Chief
tain.
"When were you born?” Answer—" August
22, 1926. Whew! I remember what a hot day it
was, too!” Yes, that’s our pretty, streamlined,
blond for you. She came into the world weighing
ten pounds and knowing all the answers. For this
little honey, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Barrett, of Jer
sey, the name, Sara Nell.
Little? Miss Barrett started to school at the age
of six, where she was called by her first grade
classmates, "Molly Cotton Top”. "Why, I vras
as big around as I was tall and I caught every
disease imaginable”, says Sara in that delightful
southern drawl. She got her only whipping when
she was a senior for playing hookey on April
Fool’s day. Nell’s favorite activity was basketball
in which she was a leading star for five years. She
was president of the student government and val
edictorian of her graduation class.
Barrett’s hobbies are writing letters, dancing, and
keeping Emily straight. She likes people, oysters,
good music, sports, and best of all the NAVY.
We hear her very often singing, "Bell bottom
trousers, sons of the navy blue. I love a sailor and
he loves me too.” Indeed he does, my dear! Who
could help but love you?
Sara’s ambition is to get through college and
become engaged in Social Welfare Work. Or
course we imagine that work will be close around
the little white cottage where she can keep house
for that tall, blond, blue-eyed hubby of hers and
then there’ll be the twins too.
"Everything about West is ideal”, is how our
ravishing blonde expresses it. You are ideal, too,
Sara Nell—never too busy to stop and help where
you are needed—and to say just the right thing
to spur others on. We are grateful for what you ve
done for West and may the best be yours.
June 1, 1945