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VOLUME 12
Girl’s Dormitories Give Annual Dance
On Saturday, January 26, 1946
the girls’ dormitories will give
their annual dance. This dance,
one of the highlights of the
school year, has promises of be
ing one of the nicest dances given
by the girls dormitories of West
Georgia College. Since most of
the student body will be on the
campus for the occasion there
should be a large crowd at the
dance.
The music for this occasion
will be furnished by Milford
Hodges and his orchestra. The
Hodges orchestra, which hails
from Roanoke, Alabama, furnish
ed the music for our first formal
during the Fall quarter, and play
ed so well that the girls dormi
tories invited them to play for
their dance, too.
Six committees. have been ap
pointed to make preparations for
the dance and the girls intend to
make this the nicest girls’ dormi
tories dance possible. The six
committees appointed are as fol
lows:
Invitation: Hinchcliffe, Chair
man, Tucker, Cheney, Hall and
Barrett.
Decoration: Mundy, Chairman,
Ward, Casey, Todd, Harris.
Entertainment: Sherrill, Chair
man, McCready, Bishop, Finch,
Williams.
Serving: Cantrell, Chairman,
Eidson, Johnson, Davis, Martin.
Clean Up: Chairman,
Goode, Wright, Homes, Hudgins
Refreshments: Phillips, Chair
man, Turner, Moon, Conn, Jack
son.
The students are looking for
ward to this dance very much. In
deed, it will be a great occasion,
one which West Georgia students
will cherish in their memories of
West Georgia College.
Lieut. Commander Clark Addresses
West Georgia College Assembly
On January 8, 1946, Lieut.
Commander James T. Clark, US
NR, addressed the student body
of West Georgia College. Lieut.
Comander Clark, brother of Dr.
Charles B. Clark of the W est
Georgia faculty, served four
years in the United States Navy
where he made an enviable rec
ord. For thirty months he was
Division and Gasoline Officer on
the U.S.S. Intrepid. The U.S.S.
Intrepid, one of the Navy’s fast
est carriers, saw duty in Admiral
Halsey’s Third Fleet and Ad
miral Spruances Fifth Fleet. The
ship was hit four time during the
war, three times by "Kamichaze
or suicide planes, and once by
aerial torpedoes.
Lieut. Commander Clark wears
seven battle stars, including those
for the two sea battles of the
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, GENOLA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 5, 1946
ALUMUS VISITS WEST
GEORGIA RECENTLY
Sgt. Norman Tant, West Geor
gia alumnus, was the guest of Dr.
L. E. Roberts’ Introduction to
Business and Social Science
classes recently. Sgt. Tant, grad
uate of West Georgia College
and Jacksonville, Alabama State
Teachers College, taught at
Whitesburg (Carroll County)
School before enlisting in the
United States Army. Sgt. Tant,
enlisting before the outbreak of
hostilities, was captured by the
Japanese on Bataan in the Spring
of 1942 and remained a prisoner
of-war for over three years.
Sgt. Tant discussed interesting
aspects of his Army career in
cluding the treatment of the Jap
anese, and the students were de
lighted to have Sgt. Tant as their
guest.
STUDENT ENLISTS
IN U. S. M. C.
Macon, Ga.—James Maryon
(cq) Jones of Metter has joined
the Marine Corps under the
Corps’ new two-year enlistment.
Classified as a Leatherneck
regular, eligible for benefits sing
ular to this type of enlistment, he
has been sent to Parris Island, S.
C., for recruit training and furth
er assignment.
Jones, 17, step-son of Mrs. Mae
Jones of 615 Cedar Street, Met
ter, was among a large contingent
of post-holiday applicants being
considered for two, three, and
four-year enlistments, the Macon
recruiting station said.
He attended Emory Junior
College and West Georgia Col
lege.
Philippines. In addition, he wears
the Commendation Ribbon with a
star for a second award.
Lieut. Commander Clark is a
graduate of St. Johns College,
Annapolis, Maryland, and of
Georgetown University Law
School where he led his class of
400. For eight years he was Sec
retary to U. S. Senator David I.
Walsh of Massachusetts. Also,
he served as Clerk to U. S. Sen
ate Committees on Naval Affairs
and Law and Education. He now
returns to his law practice in
Washington, D. C.
The students at West Georgia
were enthusiastic over the talk
made by the modest Naval Offic
er and judging from his record,
Lieut. Cammander Clark has
earned the title of intrepid for
himself.
Hugh Hodgson Presents
Piano Concert at College
Hugh Hodgson, head of the
music department of the Univer
sity of Georgia, gave a concert
at the West Georgia Auditorium
at 8:00 P. M., January, 1946.
Mr. Hodgson is now giving a
number of concerts throughout
the state. He is known as a pia
nist and as an organist.
The program was divided into
four groups. They were: (1)
Preludes; (2) Gavottes; (3) Etudes;
and (4)Short Pieces. Mr. Hodg
son talked about each of the
above groups. He wanted every
body to have a part in the pro
gram. The program is as follows:
PRELUDES
Prelude Rameau
Prelude in F Minor Bach
Prelude in E Minor Mendelssohn
Seven Prelude from Opus 28 Chopin
Prelude, "The Sunken
Cathedral” Debussy
GAVOTTES
Gavotte from French Suite Bach
Gavotte from "Iphigenia
in Aulis Gluck
Gavotte from Opus 12 Prokofieff
Gavotte and Musette from
Siute d*Albert
ETUDES
Study in D Scarlatti
Three Etudes in the Key of F Chopin
Etude in C Sharp Scriabin
Study in Black and White Hodgson
SHORT PIECES
Tambourine Rameau
Three Little Pieces Schonberg
Bird as Prophet Schumann
Perpetual Motion Poulene
Allegro Barbarro Bartok
The program was sponsored by
the Rotary Club and by the Of
ficers Club of West Georgia Col
lege.
Plans For Relignus
Emphasis Week
The Voluntary Religious As
sociation will sponsor Religious
Emphasis Week near the end of
the winter quarter. At that time
a guest speaker will be on the
campus. He will speak in the
college auditorium both morning
and evening for four days.
The week’s services will be op
ened with a candle-light service
planned by members of the V.R.
A. council.
The speaker will be in each
dormitory for a period of time
during the week. At those peri
ods students will be free to dis
cuss with him any personal mat
ters. A question box will be plac
ed in all dormitories for the use
of students. The questions plac
ed there will be discussed in the
night services.
In the past Religious Emphasis
Week has brought about a great
spiritual awakening on the cam
pus of West Georgia College.
Efforts are being made to make it
even more successful this year.
PRESIDENT INGRAM
COMMENTS ON
CHICAGOMIZTING
President Ingram has just re
turned from a trip to the Ameri
can Association of Junior Col
leges assembled in Chicago. He
reports that the officials feel op
timistic about the growth of the
junior college and its participa
tion in and contribution to educa
tion of America.
The organization was started
in 1920 with less than 2500 stu
dents. In 1940 the total enroll
ment was approximately 200,000
students. The Junior College is
seeking to meet the needs of all
young people around the ages of
eighteen and nineteen. The cur
riculum is flexible and is destin
ed to continue that way in the
views of the present officials.
Commenting further, President
Ingram stated that West Georgia
College will no doubt continue in
the field of four emphases:
1. Preparatory courses for sen
ior colleges.
2. General education of the
terminal nature.
3. Teacher training education
on the elementary level.
4. Some terminal courses of a
vocational nature.
Young Men's
Vesper Programs
Well Attended
Vesper programs are continu
ing at the boys barracks and the
attendance has shown that there
is a lot of interest.
The first vesper program of the
winter quarter was held on the
eighth of January at 9:15 P. M.
Herbert Dobson had charge of
the program. Rev. Kilpatrick,
pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church of Carrollton, was pre
sent at this meeting and made an
inspiring talk.
The next vesper program was
held on the 16th of January. Rev.
Howard Benson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Carroll
ton, had charge of the devotion
al. He talked about seeking God
and all else will be taken care of.
He mentioned the fact that only
through studying and seeking
can we learn more about God
and His gift of salvation.
Mr. Speer is advisor for the
Vespers group and has contribut
ed a lot to these services.
WEST GA. ENROLLS
33 NEWJTUDENTS
The enrollment of West Geor
gia College for the Winter Quar
ter has increased over the Fall
Quarter by the admission of thir
ty-three new students Six of
the new students are discharged
veterans from the armed forces
and one transferred here from
North Georgia College at Dah
lonega.
It was the regretful duty of the
Dean to turn down several appli
cations, from other veterans seek
ing admission, because of our
lack of housing facilities. The
new students enrolled by the
Dean’s office are:
Darvel Arrington, Ed Aycock,
Rachel Cochran, Jacquelyn Tru
man, Willie Gillespie, Huell Hes
ter, Edna Ruth Hill, Alva Len
Hutcheson, Eric Johnson, Waldo
Jones, James McCoy, Thomas
Morgan, William Morton, Fran
ces Morton, Fred Nesbit (from
N. Georgia) Mary Laßue O’Dil
lion, Sammie Ray Pledger, Wil
liam Reed, Paul Rogers (veteran)
Gay Rowe (veteran) , Gordon
Rowe (veteran), Sandra Rowe,
Sheila Russell, Sara Ann Russell,
Cerban Sanders, James Shankle,
Robert Sheets, Frances Smith,
Mary Lou Trent, John Smyly
(veteran), James Turner (vet
eran) Ruth Willis, Henry Winn
(veteran).
West Georgia
Alumus Receives
Fine Promotion
The Rev. A. L. Hawkins, a
West Georgia Alumnus and form
er Principal of Carrollton High
School, was recently appointed
the Director of Research for the
Georgia Baptist Training Union,
it is announced by Mr. Gainer E.
Bryan, Secretary. Central offices
will be in Atlanta with regional
offices over the state.
Mr. Hawkins is a graduate of
West Georgia College, Emory
University, holds the Master’s
degree in Education, and has
done graduate study at South
western Baptist Seminary in au
diovisual aids and religious meth
ods.
He taught in the high schools
of Fulton County and Atlanta,
and was until recently Principal
of Carrollton High School. His
pastorates have been at Chatta
hoochee, Alpharetta, and Mil
ford Baptist churches.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins lived
in Melson Hall last year, as Mrs.
Hawkins was assistant to Mr
Acklin. They now have a daugh
ter —Linda, born October 21,
1945. Their home is in Marietta.
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