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SAIURDAY, JUNE 8, 1946
VARSITY CLUB ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
On Monday, May 27, the West
Georgia Varsity Club met on the
local athletic field to elect new
officers and receive awards for
their athletic achievements.
The meeting was called to or
der by President Paul Rogers and
new and old business was dis
cussed following the election of
the new officers.
Those elected to executive posts
are:
President, Tom Morgan.
Vice-President, Bill Talley.
Secretary-Treasurer, Bill Reed.
Reporter, Clarence Salmon.
These officers will serve for
the 1946-47 school year and re
organize the newly formed club
in the fall.
Information on the athletic
awards was given by Dr. Clark.
In closing Dr. Clark and Paul
Rogers, both of whom are not re
turning next year, gave their sin
cere wishes for the carrying on
of the Varsity Club in the future
and for a more intensified drive
to promote intercollegiate ath
letic programs on the campus.
ALPHA PSI NEWS
Alpha Psi held its regular meet
ing Monday night, May 6, 1946.
Frances Winn presided. Betty
Daniell introduced Miss Frances
Champion, the guest speaker.
Miss Champion showed the
group many interesting slides.
The pictures consisted of ones
she had taken while traveling
over Georgia, the University of
Georgia campus, and West Geor
gia campus. Many of the faculty
members were included in the
pictures. Everyone enjoyed the
program.
The last meeting of the year
will ibe held June 3, 1946.
DRAMATIC CLUB NEWS
The Dramatics Club met Wed
nesday, May 29, at one o’clock
for the purpose of electing offic
ers. The following people were
elected to office for the year 946-
47: Helen Tucker, President; Peg
gy Steele, Vice-President; Betty
Jean Johnson, Secretary; Riley
Frost, Treasurer; Clarence Sal
mon, Publicity Chairman.
Drink
Delicious and A
Refreshing
CLUB NEWS
SPANISH CLUB NEWS
Members of the Spanish Club
had a very enjoyable time Friday
night, May 24. They were accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Adams to
see the movie, "A Night In Cassa
blanca.” After the movie they
stopped at the ‘‘Varsity” for re
freshments.
The final meeting of the club
was held Monday night, May 27,
for the purpose of electing offic
ers for the forthcoming year. The
following were elected: President,
Dot Owen; Vice-President, Lois
Cooper; Secretary, Carolyn Bry
ant; and Treasurer, Nancy Bry
ant. The club feels that these of
ficers are very capable of carry
ing on the god work of the club.
DORMITORIES ELECT HOUSE
OFFICERS
Adamson and Mandeville Halls
have held their elections to select
the new house officers for the
1946-47 school year.
Officers from Adamson Hall are:
Lee Mundy, President, Evelyn
Malcolm, Vice-President, Helen
Tucker, Secretary, and Billie
Cheney, Treasurer.
Officers chosen by the Mande
ville students are: Dorothy Har
rison, President; Dorothy Forbes,
Vice-President; Sammy Pledger,
Secretary; and Carolyn McCurdy,
Treasurer.
Officers from the other dormi
tories have not been announced
due to the uncertainty of housing
placements.
V. R. A. ELECTS OFFICERS
At the May 22 meeting of the
Voluntary Religious Association
the following people were elect
ed to serve as officers of the or
ganization for next year:
Barbara Bishop, President.
Evelyn Malcom, Vice-President
Lee Mundy, Secretary and Treas
urer.
The above named took the oath
of office administered by Dean
Gunn at the installation service
held May 29.
On June 5 the V.R.A. Council
held its last meeting for this
school year in the private dining
room, where dinner was served
to them.
THE WEST GEORGIA
Folks Do Get
Born
(By Marie Campbell)
If you haven’t read Miss Camp
bell’s book, FOLKS DO GET
BORN, be sure to do so. It was
written at the insistence of Mam
Bob, one of Miss Campbell’s col
ored friends. Mom Bob said that
if someone didn’t write about the
midwives, they would soon be “a
nigh-gone thing.”
Part one of the book tells of
the midwives—the work they
have done and are doing, the
trials they have, their beliefs, the
conflicts they have w r ith the New r
Law and the Old Law', and the
meetings that they have with
their public health nurses.
The second part is not about
the midwives but by them. The
stories set forth in this part are
the true experiences of those mid
wives.
Aunt Belle’s story of her loss
of John Luke and the baby and
of her return to sanity through
the helping of old Doc Powell in
his maternity cases makes a
touching and appealing story.
Ma Mandy went to visit her
daughter up north. She came to a
kindergarten one day while walk
ing and went in. The children
who had been very unruly be
came quiet under influence. The
nurses were amazed and gratified
for her help, but she could not
work with the children because
of the school board. After work
ing in the kitchen for a while,
she was forced to leave because
the children would always know
where to find her. She explained
their behavior with these words,
“I just got a touch with children.”
These and many other stories
make this book one which you
will want to read because it re
lates the story of the midwives
who will in the not too distant
future disappear.
Class Net Tourney
Finals Near End
The Physical Education Class
singles tennis tournament is well
under way. The finals are not
complete, but the following nets
men are top so far on the classes:
8:00 Class
Player Games Won
Jones 3
Turner 3
Phillips 3
8:55 Class
Player Games Won
Finch 3
Terrell 3
Bryant 3
10:45 Class
Player Games Won
Barrett 2
Nelson 2
Holmes 2
11:40 Class
Player Games Won
Barrett, L. 2
Murdock 2
Owen 2
1:30 Class
Player Games Won
Smith 2
Entrein 2
O’Neal 2
Westbrook 2
Prater 2
'faculty Sketches
Mr. Adams Hobby, photography;
Interest, collecting autographed,
first edition books; Sports, tennis
and swimming; Favorite Food,
Italian spaghetti; Favorite color,
green; Pet Peeves, “those loud
mouthed peopled who claim to be
experts on any and every subject
mentionable”.
Mr. Howell: Hobbies, map study,
rooting plants; Interest, chemis
try (and he’s not fooling), Sport,
baseball; Favorite Color, grey;
Pet Peeve, “for anyone who has
been in conversation with me to
leave and a few minutes after de
parture yell back a last question”.
Miss Campbell: Hobbies, grow
ing flowers, cooking, writing; In
terest, “my writing”, and “my cat
and her quads”; Favorite Color,
blue; Favorite Food, everything
mostly; Pet Peeves, “grits! and
collards!!”
Miss Chute: Hobbies, collecting
material on the Okefenokee
Swamp, collecting stationery and
pencils; Favorite Color: yellow;
Favorite Food, coffee!! and next
it’s a draw between steak and
fried chicken; Sport, sideline foot
ball; Interests, travel, writing,
people; Pet Peeves, chewing gum
. . . and as an afterthought she
added her love dramatic perform
ances (1) stage and (2) good
movie.
Miss Downs: Hobbies, knitting
(especially during the war),grow-
Sports “Low” Lights
From the tennis courts to the
softball field we go. It depends
on the weather. Yet, anywhere
we happen to end, we find funny
situations.
For instance, Miss Sturgis puts
the girls through their rounds in
softball and when time for the
class to end comes, she sends
them around the 220-yard track.
Of course, as they start off, pant
ing for breath, a few girls have
to fall down, pass out, or just
stumble along. When the second
round is finished the girls who
have managed to survive this
shirt trek around the field, strug
gle off' to their next class hoping
this strenuous exercise will take
the place of the diet they intend
ed to start that morning.
Then there are the intramurals.
With dozens of handsome men
(yep, they are on this campus)
looking on, the girls get plenty
fancy with their balls and bats.
Just the other day Margaret Mar
tin chased Beasley from second
to third base trying to touch her
with the ball. Sylvia Price kept
telling Pitcher Emily Barrett that
she could pitch ball better if she
had a glove. Poor Mac McCoy
was trying to umpire at first base
but Betty Upshaw, catcher of the
sophomore team, threatened him
if he called another out oh the
sophs. Umpire Clark had a ter
rific time trying to make the girls
wait until he called “batter up”.
It is hard to get the girls to
turn up at intramurals without a
groan from nearly all of them.
ing plants, "taking care of my
apartment”; Favorite Color, blue;
Favorite Foods, vegetables and
fruit; Sport,“l have no favorites”;
Pet Peeves, “folks who are late to
appointments;lnterests, children’s
poetry, working with children.
Mrs. N. O. Payne: Hobby, read
ing; Favorite Color, blue; Favo
rite food, fried chicken and
steak, too!; Sport, football, defi
nitely! Interest, dining hall life;
Pet Peeves, rats-!
Mrs. Young: Hobbies, collecting
after-dinner coffee cups and hand
woven goods; Favorite Color,
blue; Favorite Food, Irish pota
toes; Interests, “my family”, and
“building our home”. Pet Peeves,
“Gloria’s sucking her thumb.”
Mrs. Abbott: Hobby, flowers,
growing them and arranging
them; Favorite Food, "I’m sorry
to say it but my specialties are
those foods termed ’fattening’,
sweets and creams; Favorite Col
or, French blue; Interests, the
legitimate theatre; Pet Peeves, I
don’t have any”, “My greatst plea
sure is serving the student body
at the College Store.”
Mrs. Williams: Hobbies, read
ing, sewing; Favorite Foods,
fresh fruits and vegetables simp
ly prepared; Interests, keeping
up with current affairs; Pet Peev
es, “Different things at different
times-crowded conditions is one.”
Yet, it is quite obvious that they
are turning out for the track
meets . If Miss Sturgis could on
ly see how much energy they put
out when they swoon, jump up
and down, and yell for their track
heroes to win.
By the way, did you know that
the women had a track team?
Well they have and it consists of
two members who run the 220-
yard dash. They had quite a race
the other day with Dr. Clark,
giving instructions. Grace Wright
won. In fact, she went off and
left her opponent far behind. The
poor loser, panted for breath and
decided she wouldn’t enter any
more races any time soon because
Dr. Clark made her finish.
This is corny. But look who
writes it. Anyway, no more stuff
like this until next fall.
GIRLS’ SOFTBALL
VARSITY ANNOUNCED
At the completion of the Fresh
man and Sophomore Elimination
Consolation Tournament the fol
lowing people made the Varsity
Softball team: Goode, catcher;
Beasley, pitcher;Nixon, first base;
Rogers, second base; Hunt, third
base; Hollingsworth, shortstop;
Morgan, shortfielder; Edgeworth,
right fielder; Conn, centerfielder;
and Marlowe, leftfielder.
These players were chosen be
cause of outstanding work in the
Freshman-Sophomore tilts.
Sergeant: Don’t you know how
to stand at attention?
Soldier (in oversized uniform):
I am standing at attention, Sir.
It’s my uniform that’s at ease.
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