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VOLUME 13
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE BEGINS FOURTEENTH YEAR
New Faculty Members
At West Georgia College
W. G. C. has an unusually large
number of new faculty members
this year. We welcome each one.
We hope that in a short time each
student will know each faculty
member.
Mr. Wallace comes to West Geor
gia from the University of Geor
gia. He is working toward his Mas
ter of Arts degree and conducts
classes in public school arts and
humanities.
Mr. Row is a native of Weir, Kan
sas. He received his B. S. degree
from the University of Kansas and
his M. A. degree from Columbia
University in New York. He has
taught several years in Kansas and
for a few years was director of
speech arts at Daniel Webster
High School at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
For the past three summers he has
been speech consultant with teach
er’s worshops in Georgia, at Mac
on, Rome, Griffin and LaGrange.
He is head of the English depart
ment at West Georgia.
Mr. Oliver comes to West Geor
gia College from College Park, Ga.
He is a Navy veteran and attend
ed the University of North Caro
lina. He teaches social science.
Miss Peete is a native of Athens,
Alabama. She is a graduate of Pea
body College at Nashville, Tenn
essee, and taught at Peabody Col
lege before coming to West Geor
gia. She teaches commercial sub
jects here.
West Georgia College
Shows Steady Growth
Here and there around the cam
pus one’s ear hears the driving of
nails, the buzzing of saws and the
gentle oath of a construction fore
man over his inability to secure the
necessary materials to complete the
largest expansion in the schools
history.
West Georgia College had paid
a lasting tribute to the Alumni,
who paid the price that was inev
itably demands, in the naming of
Hamm, Storms, Wright and Bor
ders Braccks. It is fitting and pro
per that the barracks should be
named for Andrew Britt Hamm of
Claxton, Georgia; Leon Storms of
Valhalla, New York; Preston
Wright of Rockmart, Georgia; and
James Otis Borders, Jr., of Carroll
ton, Georgia.
Storms is at present undergoing
a SIO,OOO change in effort to make
Wide Interest Shown
In Concerts
The sale of fifty season tickets to
the various concerts to be held in
the Municipal Auditorium in At
lanta, stands as proof of West Ga’s
interest in music. The tickets were
sold almost as soon as they were
put on sale and many more would
have fallen into eager hands had
they been available.
The first of the concerts will be
held October 30. College busses will
furnish transportation to and from
the Auditorium.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1946
Miss Wallingford is an instructor
of commerce and is also a graduate
of Peabody College where she was
veteran’s advisor. Her home is in
Princeton, West Virginia.
Miss Artingstall is a native of
Chicago. Her work previous to com
ing here has been teaching and
supervising student teachers. Last
year she did this work at South
west Texas State Teachers College.
She is instructor of biology and
psyschology here.
Mr. Boroughs is a native of Bow
don, Georgia. He was in college
and high school work prior to the
war. He spent four years in govern
ment service before coming here as
instructor of English.
Mr. Fountain is with the science
and mathematics department. He
teaches geometry and the refresh
er courses in physics. He is a cit
izen of Carrollton. Before coming
to Carrollton he taught at Georgia
School of Technology of which he
is a graduate. He was war engin
eer for the War Production Unit at
West Georgia.
Mr. Camp teaches a refresher
course in mathematics. He is a cit
izen of Villa Rica and was presi
dent of Bowdon College until he
retired.
Mr. Wheby is director of physical
education for men. He is a graduate
of Georgia Tech, where he was a
star football player. He served as
an officer in the Navy.
for the increase student enroll
ment. A total of S3OOO is being used
to make the old metal shop into
decent living quarters. This build
ing, now called Wright Barracks,
was slow in developing. However
slow this work has been, praise
is now due to those who had a
part in putting the building into
condition. With completion of and
the installation of the heating sys
tem, Wright will be at least liv
able.
New class rooms in the Adminis
tration Building are rapidly com
pleted. At present one has already
been occupied and others will be
ready in the near future. A total
of $16,000 is being spent to improve
class rooms and class room facilit
ies.
Other improvements going on now
or that are to be made in the near
future are a $15,000 heating plant
for the campus; anew $4,000 dairy
barn; top soiling the now red and
rugged football field; and $2,500 iO
be spent in efforts to restore the
burned Aycock Hall.
President Ingram said “difficul
ties in getting materials has delay
ed the construction of all projects
and at times has proved embarrass
ing." w .
Nevertheless progress has been
made. The spending of better than
a grand total of $50,000 is fast mak
ing this school big and promises a
bright future for the school and all
persons concerned.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA
ADDS NEW
DEPARTMENTS
To help answer the growing needs
of engineers and engineer technic
ians, West Georgia College is offer
ing, for the first time, courses in
engineering drawing. The depart
ment will be expanded as faculty
and equipment become available.
The Art Department, after hav
ing been disbanded for two years,
is now re-established and under the
direction of Professor Hugh Wallace.
The Commerce Department has
been expanded and now has two
full time faculty members. With
the enlargement of this depart
ment students will have a better
chance to get the practical exper
ience required for developing need
ed skills in commercial training.
During the war the college almost
completely disbanded inter-colleg
iate athletics, but with the enroll
ment of more students than ever
before, introduction of football, and
other forms of athletics, the most
eventful year in the history of the
college’s inter-collegiate athletics
is anticipated.
With the introduction and enlar
gement of various departments in
the college curriculum, West Geor
gia is holding her own as a key in
stitution in the educational system
of the state.
WALTER PASCHAL
SPEAKS TO THE
STUDENTBODY
Walter Paschal, news editor of
radio station WSB, spoke at chapel
Tuesday morning, October 15.
He chose as the topic for his
speech political tendencies in the
state and the need for Georgians
to pay attention to their politics.
Mr. Paschal reminded us that most
Georgians are not aware of the
changes brought about by the
shifting administrations and are
not cognizant of their status as a
voter. “Our rights are not doled out
to us but rather we have been
fighting for them since 1776.”
Mr. Paschal continued by stating
some possibilities that might arise
in the event the incoming adminis
tration repeals the State Primary
Law and places the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee in a position to
control the state. Some of these are:
1. No provision for secret ballot.
2. Party could squeeze out voters
they do not want.
3. No requirment for pressure
groups to be kept away from the
polls.
“What happens in Georgia polit
ics is pretty significant of what will
happen in the nation’s politics. This
is true because ordinarily only 17%
of the qualified voters vote in Geor
gia elections compared with 70% in
the nation as a whole.”
“The time is coming when we can
no longer subjugate one third of
the population of the south as is
now being done both economically
and socially.”
Mr. Paschal concluded by saying:
“Many people, to gain their own
selfish ends, will take us back in
stead of forward.”
September, 1946 marked the beginning of West Georgia’s fourteenth
year. The college was created by an act of the State Board of Regents
and made a part of the University System of Georgia. This action con
verted the Agricultural and Mechanical High School into an accredited
Junior College, especially for the purpose of training teachers.
DR. ROBERTS
NEW DEAN OF
WEST GEORGIA
Dr. L. E. Roberts, a veteran mem
ber of the faculty, has been appoint
ed Dean of West Georgia to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Dean W. Fred Gunn.
Dr. Roberts received his A. B. de
gree from the University of Geor
gia in 1924 and a Masters degree
from the same institution three
years later. In 1942 he received his
Ph. D. from Duke University.
He brings to his new job many
years of experience as a teacher in
the public schools as well as the
colleges of this state. Since 1933
he has been Professor of Social
Science here at West Georgia. Dur
ing summers he has taught at Em
ory and the University of Georgia.
During the war, Dr. Roberts serv
ed as Historian of the Air Tech
nical Service Command at Dayton,
Ohio.
In assuming his new duties, Dr.
Roberts expressed his hope “to
continue cooperation with the fac
ulty and student body of West Ga.
in building an institution that will
meet the everchanging and grow
ing needs of this section of the
state.”
Record-Breaking
Enrollment At
West Georgia
Last month schools and colleges
throughout the nation opened with
a bang! Total registration was the
heaviest in the history of the Uni
ted States. All types of improvisa
tions had to be made: Classes were
held in halls, in churches, out of
doors, in kitchens —space was the
problem. At Ohio State Uuniver
sity, new students met in the foot
ball stadium, as neither auditorium
nor gymnasium could accomodate
all of them.
The biggest problem for college
students was finding a living
place. Trailers, tug-boat cabins,
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Faculty Holds
Annual Reception
A delightful reception was enjoy
ed by the student body, faculty
members and a number of visitors
from various organizations through
out the city, Friday evening, Sep
tember 27. This provided an ex
cellent opportunity for all freshmen
and new faculty members to be
come acquainted, both among them
selves, and with former West Geor
gians. After all students had been
through the receiving line delicious
refreshments were served.
To the V.R.A. who sponsored the
reception, we are grateful for the
contribution you have made in
helping us get an excellent start
for the year.
Although the state finances the
institution, funds for the improve
ment of the college facilities have
been received from the Rosenwald
and Carnegie Funds. An NYA Pro
ject was located on the college pro
perty in 1946. During the war vital
war materials were manufactured
in the shops.
West Georgia College has be
come a well-known site for pub
lic gatherings. District meetings
and conferences of 4-H, religious,
and educational groups are held
throughout the year.
Several departments have alrea
dy reached state and national ac
claim. The West Georgia A Cap
ella Choir accepts invitations to
appear all over the state. The West
Georgian has been recognized as
one of the best junior college pa
pers in the country. The 1946 cata
logue was voted the best in the
nation. The Department of Teach
ers Training is setting examples for
many institutions throughout the
United States. Faculty members
have contributed extensively to the
educational field with their publi
cations.
Alumni of the college have found
no difficulty in entering higher in
stitutions of learning or finding
suitable positions. Many graduates
have been very successful in their
work.
In 1937, the teacher training pro
gram was extended to offer a Jun
ior year in teacher education. Re
fresher courses and courses pre
paratory to engineering schools are
now being taught, also, a complete
college commercial course in offer
ed.
Here-to-fore the average enroll
ment has been approximately 300
persons each year. At the present
time students are attending
West Georgia. Almost double the
usual enrollment. This is due to
improvements which are contin
ously taking place for the purpose
of meeting modern demands for
more and better educational facil
ities.
Under the skillful leadership of
I. S. Ingram, who was instrument
al in the establisment of West Ga.
College and who has been presi
dent since the beginning, with the
cooperation of competent faculty
members, West Georgia has made
an excellent record. As in the past,
each year’s work results in a vast
improvement over the one proceed
ing—thus grows a proud and a
worthy institution.
Chieftain Staff Begins
1946 Yearbook
The first pictures for the 1947
Chieftain were made Monday even
ing, October 14, in Mandeville lob
by. The individual class pictures of
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Junior
classes were taken during the suc
eeding two days. Work has started
early this year so that the year
book may come out before the close
of the Spring Quarter.
Tryouts have been held for this
year’s staff. The staff is pleased to
announce that the associate editor
of the 1946 Chieftain is Pauline Mc-
Nally and the Business Manager is
Dorothy Owen. Other staff posi
tions will be announced later.
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