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PAGE FOUR
Mr. Adams Visits
Washington, D. C.
While in Washington, D. C., dur
ing the Christmas holidays, Profes
sor and Mrs. George C. S. Adams
attended a reception at the French
Embassy on Kalamora Road. The
reception was given December 29
by Mr. and Mrs. Bonnet in honor
of the American Association of
Teachers of French. The embassy
is a beautiful building, finished on
the inside with beautiful panels of
fine woods and other materials.
Bits of conversation in French fill
ed the air while the five hundred
people who attended satisfied their
appetites from the generous amounts
of famous French postries, turkey,
ice cream, and punch served at the
reception. According to Mr. Adams
the student would never suspect
that this was a group of school
teachers gathered together! The
reception lasted from 5 P. M. to 7
P. M., and during this time Mr.
Adams had the pleasure of seeing
some of his old college mates and
teachers from the University of
North Carolina.
Mr. Adams also attended meet
ings of the Modern Language As
sociation, held in Washington from
December 27 through December 30.
The groups of Romance language
teachers met in the Mayflower Ho
tel, the English groups in the fam
ous Statler, and the German groups
in the Willard. Teachers from ev
ery part of the United States at
tended this meeting.
Mr. Adams had also planned to
attend a special program at the
Pan-American Union, sponsored by
the American Association of Teach
ers of Spanish, but the program
was called off because of the un
timely death of the director of the
Union.
In addition to their stay in
Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Adams
visited relatives in Summit, New
Jersey, before returning home.
Newly Weds
It all came as a great surprise to
everyone except Bonnin and Len.
Because they didn’t “do” like some
of West Georgia’s other "lovers,”
we just didn’t think they had yet
reached the matrimonial state, but
I guess we got fooled.
We hear that Mrs. Hutcheson
was entertained at a miscellaneous
shower in Adamson Lobby the oth
er night and was given some pret
ty good advice (as well as recipes
for things every bride should
know).
Since the West Georgian hasn’t
lost it’s editor end a reporter, and
since the band hasn’t lost its "time
keeper,” and for a thousand-and
one other reasons —we extend to
Bonnie and Len (Mr. and Mrs.
Hutcheson) our sincere congratula
tions and best wishes for a happy
life together.
KAMPUS KAPERS
Streams of West Georgia stu
dents walking into town midst tor
rents of rain, laughing at the
weather, clad in bright colored rain
coats and boots.
Giggling and general confusion
as lights suddenly go out in library
Tuesday night: In no time flat the
library is left completely void of
human life—that is, all but Miss
Weaver who is left groping for the
door.
The never-ending stream of mu
sic escaping from our college store
—Hurrah for our new “Juke Box!”
Students Hear
Westminster Choir
Seven members of West Georgia’s
choir heard the Westminster Choir
in Atlanta, January 13. Plans to
take thirty-two members of the
choir had to be cancelled because
of bad weather conditions.
The students were very high in
their praise of the Choir, which
ranks as one of the top rate choral
groups in the United States. Amaze
ment was expressed at the perfec
tion of technique and the superior
performance of the involved com
positions which were sung.
Some of the music presented was
as follows:
Benedictus Emile Paladihe
Celestial Voices... Gilbert A. Alcock
Rodger Young Frank Loesser
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel....(Folk Song)
Cind> (Folk Song)
Many other songs were present
ed with particular stress being
placed on the American folk songs.
Those attending from West Geor
gia were: Max Bentley, Duward
Entrekin, Tom Morgan, Martha
Lovvorn, Lois Cooper, Louise Pen
nington, Margaret Ann Church and
Miss Woodruff.
Students See BaKef
Russe De Monte Carlo
On Saturday night, January 11,
the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo,
Inc., performed at the Atlanta City
Auditorium. This ballet was one
of the All-Star Concert Series
which several of the students from
West Georgia are privileged to see.
The program was divided into
three parts, the “Ballet Imperial,”
“The Night Shadow,” and “Gaite
Parisienne.”
“Ballet Imperial” was performed
to the music of Tschaikowsky’s
Second Piano Concerto in B. Major.
The mood of each of the three
movements of the concerto was
very skillfully portrayed by the
dancers. The pianist, Rachel Chap
man, almost stole the show with
her superb playing.
“The Night Shadow” was a ballet
in one act by Vittoni Rieti and the
music was based on themes by
Vincenzo Bellini. This was the
story of a poet who met and fell in
love with a dazzling coquette at a
masked ball. He later saw and
lost his heart to an apparition
which caused his death. As he was
being carried out the figure of the
sleep walker appeared and gently
carried him away.
The last, “Gaite Parisienne” was
quite amusing. It was performed
to music by Jacques Offenbach and
the action took place in a fashion
able cafe. Present are a flower
girl and a fascinating glove seller.
Into the picture come a wealthy
Peruvian an Austrian baron and a
group of irrestible soldiers. Mixed
well with the group are plenty of
wine and some attractive dancers.
As the curtain falls everyone is
quite tipsy and none of them know
what is happening.
The costumes were very colorful
and some were surprising. The
flower girl in one ballet wore a
dress which had a bouquet of flow
ers as a bustle.
The agility of the dancers made
one realize the skill of the group.
It was agreed that this was one of
the best concerts yet presented this
year.
THIRTY VETERANS
MAKE DEAN’S LIST
Of the fifty-eight students who
made the Dean’s List for the fall
quarter, thirty were veterans.
These figures should be proof of
the average veteran’s attitude to
ward college and another refuta
tion to those who charge that the
veteran is wasting the taxpayer’s
money.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Fifty-Eight Students
Make Dean's list
Dean L. E. Roberts recently is
sued a list of names of students
whose grades during the past Fall
Quarter were high enough to be
given the honor of being placed on
the Dean’s List. A student must
have an average of B-|- or above
to be given this honor. West Geor
gia is proud of this group of stu
dents. The following names are
those of the students who were in
cluded in this group: Agnes Aber
crombie, John W. Acree, Mary H.
Adcock, Dorcas Baker, Hugh Bar
row, Denver O. Baxter, Maxine
Bell, Barbara Bishop, Carolyn Bry
ant, Bonnie Hutcheson, Kenneth
Carroll, T. Walter Chandler, Betty
Crawford, George Daniel, T. Ned
Davis, Helen Dobbs, Harl Duffey,
James Dunaway, Durward Entre
kin, Evelyn Entrekin, Othel Entre
kin, Burton Finch, Libby Jo Fol
som, Roy Fossett, Thomas M. Gibbs,
Polly Griffin, Marguerite Harper,
Edith Harrod, Claude Herring, Bu
rell Holder, Willis Huff, Ray Hug
gins, Louise Hughie, H. Don Hutch
eson, Pat Jackson, Betty Jean John
son, Martin L. Johnson, Floella Kee,
WiLiar.i ... Lilgore, Martha Lov
✓orn, David McGraw, Daniel Mc-
Rae, Donald F. Madden, Ottye Lee
Mundy, James Overton, James Pal
lard, Harold Pitts, Sue Quinton,
Charles Roberts, Robert S. Robin
son, Fred Smith, Peggy Steele, Mir
iam Stewart, Cynthia Stipe, Hazel
Thurmon, J. Toombs Thomasson,
Helen Tucker, Robert Woodall.
More Pictures For
The “Chieftain”
Eyes blinked, students smiled
and raced here end there in a mad
effort to get into various pictures
being made by the annual photo
grapher. A lot had to be crowded
into those two days of shooting.
One girl was in such a hurry to
get her picture in Miss West Geor
gia’s court that she wore loafers
and an evening dress.
A crowded schedule almost turn
ed into castrophe when showers of
rain begin to fall. Only an efficient
editor and a persistent camera man
avoided and overcame obstacles
such as students failing to be on
time for pictures and other things
that hinder progress.
On the first day of shooting
photographs of new students and
those who had failed to pose for
pictures earlier took an entire
morning. The afternoon was used
in making group pictures of the
several student organizations. Miss
West Georgia’s picture had to wait
until evening. The next day fol
lowed much the same schedule
with the sophomore superlatives
thrown in to make things more
difficult.
Sunset on January 7 found Mr.
Gasper returning to Atlanta to
make prints of our precious nega
tives. All that could be done was
wait and hope and add a prayer.
January 14 the pictures returned,
and believe you me, they are fine!
Students, you can look forward to
the best yearbook W.G.C. has ever
published!
Representatives of
NEA On Campus
Mr. John Cook, of the State De
partment of Education in Atlanta,
and Isabelle Lumsden, Instruction
al Supervisor from Stevens Coun
ty, recently visited the West Geor
gia campus. They were sent by
the National Education Administra
tion to observe the Carroll County
Schools and to glean material for a
NEA yearbook for the Department
of Supervisors.
DiL Sand -- I lit t ddxpreis
Have you noticed those people
people who go around at eight o’-
clock in the morning with their
eyes open only one-third of the
way? And have you noticed those
with piles of spelling, arthmetic,
and ABC books under each arm,
groping their way toward the sta
tion wagon? Well, whether you
have or haven’t, I just wanted you
to know that they are the students
doing their practice teaching out
at Sand Hill this quarter.
After ten of us cram ourselves
into the station wagon, there is not
much space left. In fact, the last
one in has to sit on the floor.
Needless to say, the waking up
process comes about the time the
scramble for a seat begins.
When everyone Is settled, we
start the metronome, which is fast
ened above the windshield. Then
all of us keep time with its ticking
as we breathe. The station wagon
has become accustomed to this
rather strange procedure, and the
sides expand as we breathe out and
contract as we breathe in. We
don’t even notice this fact any
more, except when an occasional ap
proaching motorist becomes some
what startled at what appears to
be a very unusual sight, and runs
into a ditch. Being the considerate
people that we are, we very often
take time to stop and explain to
the bewildered fellow what was go
ing on, as he reclines in the ditch.
*snvitation to
Ah, what an inspiration one re
ceives when he enters the gym
during the 10:45 physical educa
tion class.
The music is soft and sweet and
all of a sudden, a group of grace
ful(?) girls go charging around the
room while Miss Sturgis shouts
“faster.” “Dear me, is this the
modern dance class?” I ask.
Finally they come to a screech
ing halt and fall to the floor. Miss
Sturgis demonstrates exercises and
the disastrous feat begins. When
the girls try to touch their toes
with their nose, etc., there are
groans of pain.
“I am wondering now is this is a
reducing course.”
After watching this take place all
period and after wondering where
the “dancing” comes in, I edge to
ward Miss Sturgis.
“Miss Sturgis,” I ask, “is this
course really supposed to make one
graceful?”
After collasping in a chair, she
gasps, “Just look at me.”
Merrell & Company
LADIES READY-TO-WEAR
AND SHOES
On The Square Carrollton, Ga.
t AFI COMFORTABLE MOTOR COACH TRAN i RORTATION
CARROLLTON GA.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. 1947
This ability of our vehicle to ex
pand or contract would come in
handy if we ever got in a real tight
squeeze. We could all just hold
our breath, and where we had two
inches leeway before, we would
then have two feet.
As we roll down the street, we
see that the gas guage registers
“empty,” so we pull into a filling
station. Jean Putnam, our chauf
feur, passes a teacup to the atten
dant, smiles sweetly, and drawls,
“Two and a half cups, please.” Af
ter he has stopped fuming, he
pours out the required amount. We
only tell him to charge it to the
College and go on our merry way.
Interesting discussions usually
begin about this time. The topics
are greatly varied. Often they
range from the pending wedding
of Doris Ellis, to “What should I
do with that sweet little child who
insists on throwing bricks at me
every time I come into the room?”
If the weather is damp, and it
usually is about this time of the
year (or had you noticed, too?),
we all have the thrill of taking
turns hanging out the front win
dow to wipe the steam, mud and
otherwise messy mess off the wind
shield.
About this time we reach Sand
Hill, and turn from the highway
onto the dirt rpad that leads to the
school. As we see we aren’t going
to be able to make it around the
edge of a mudhole, we quickly toll
up all the windows, blow out our
breath real hard, retract the “roll
ing gear,” and as the station wag
on expands, we float smoothly on
our way.
We drop anchor in front of the
lunchroom at Sand Hill school, pile
out, and all breathe freely until
time to leave for West Georgia
College again.
New Hostess
At Melson
The new hostess at Melson Hall
is Mrs. J. L. Smith. She comes to
us from Carrollton. Mrs. Smith
was born in Glenn, Georgia; where
she lived until her marriage to the
late J. L. Smith, prominent Carroll
ton attorney. She is the mother of
one daughter who is married and
is residing in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Smith’s hobby is flowers. She
loves working in a garden or ar
ranging flowers.
Mrs. Smith has already won the
hearts of the girls at Melson and
we deeply appreciate what she is
doing.