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WHAT STUDENT
CRITICS SAY-
West Georgia College, on the
night of March 31, 1947, had its
first in a series of concerts. This
concert was presented by Steven
Kennedy, American lyric baritone.
Mr. Kennedy was accompanied by
Mr. Herman Allison.
Inquiring here and there, your
reporter found that the over-all
opinion of the public was favorable.
Here’s what certain student cri
tics said:
Lewis Adams: "The concert was
swell. Mr. Kennedy seemed to have
plenty of talent and proved that he
had spent his study time well. It is
impressive that Mr. Kennely has
The concert was a real treat and I
believe we should have more."
Jo Ann Wadsworth: "Mr. Kenne
dy semed to enjoy singing and con
veyed this spirit of joy to his audi
ence. I think it was terrible the
way several students showed their
ignorance by not being polite.”
L. J. Woods: “The folk songs
were fine, but the others were
Greek. I believe everyone would
have appreciated it more, had at
tendance not been compulsory.”
George Daniel: "The concert was
immensely enjoyable to me. Mr.
Kennedy is a fine artist. I appreci
ated the opportunity of hearing
him.”
Bill Anthony : "I suppose that to
a person who is educated in the
field of music, the concert would
have been splendid. I considered
his program too heavy for college
students. Mr. Kennedy had two
strikes on him from the start in
that students were required to at
tend. It was only human nature to
resent that.’
Freddie Madden: "I thoroughly
enjoyed the concert. Mr. Kennedy
combines charm with brilliant ar
tistry to capture his audience. This
concert was augmented by the very
competent accompaniment of Mr.
Allison."
Jane Wright: “I enjoyed it, and
believe that more concerts would
be good for the campus.”
English Department Gets
New Recording Machine
Late last quarter the English
Department received the long
awaited recording machine that is
to be used as an aid to speech in
English 102.
It is impossible for a person to
know what his voice sounds like to
others. Therefore, recordings give
one the opportunity of hearing
himself as others hear him. You
can tell a person what his voice is
like and what his speech faults are.
But, until he actually hears these
faults, he is unable to comprehend
his whole speech situation.
Each student in English 102 will
have a recording made of his voice.
This recording will then be played
back and an analysis made for him.
It will be possible then to plan and
work for the improvement of each
individual voice.
Since all freshmen are required
to take this course, eventually
everyone at West Georgia College
will have one of these recordings.
It is hoped that after a period of
time, noticable improvement in the
speech of students will be in evi
dence.
Eventually, when classes are
small enough and time permits, a
second recording will be made at
the conclusion of the course to de
termine any improvement that has
been made.
The recording equipment also
provides a means of making rec
ords directly from radio. It is
therefore possible to record and
preserve some of the more impor
tant and worthwhile programs that
come to us through the air.
ATTENTION
"G-l” STUDENTS
Atlanta, April 23—Summer vaca
tions will not automatically entitle
"G 1 students” to draw unemploy
ment compensation checks, Com
missioner of Labor Ben T. liuiet
announced this week in discussing
servicemen’s readjustment allow
ances.
Special consideration will be giv
en claims filed during the summer
at the 36 local offices of the Geor
gia State Employment Service, the
claimants, of course, are eligible if
they are available for suitable work
and meet the other requirements
of the law.”
Mr. Huiet pointed out that no
claimant will be eligible if he un
duly restricts the type of employ
ment he will accept.
“Students impose a severe limita
tion on their availability at the out
set in that they generally will ac
cept work only for a short period
ir the summer,” he said.
“In view of this strict limitation
and the fact that students on va
cation normally accept unskilled
jobs in agriculture, canning, vaca
tion resorts, lumbering, and other
seasonal industries, additional limi
tations by the claimant which pre
clude this type of employment will
be examined most carefully to de
termine whether they affect his
availability for work.”
Dr. L. E. Roberts
Addresses
Educational Group
Dr. L. E. Roberts, Dean of West
Georgia College, told the Georgia
Council of Social Studies in Savan
nah on April 25 that ways of en
couraging social inventions and de
veloping social inventors must be
found if the cultural log resulting
from the fact that there has been a
rapid change in technology than in
social institutions.
Dr. Roberts called upon the Soc
ial Studies teachers to assume their
responsibility in developing social
leadership with courage and bold
ness commensurate with the chal
lenge of our times. The need of
means to encourage more young
Georgians to enter teaching as a
profession was emphasized by the
West Georgia Dean.
“We should concentrate on find
ing ways of developing human per
sonalities capable of grappling with
the challenges of the atomic age;”
Dr. Roberts said, “and the most im
portant thing should be learning
how to think clearly and critically.”
Mrs. Raushenbush,
Lawrence College
Visits Campus
Mrs. Esther Raushenbush, of
Sara Lawrence College, New York,
will arrive at West Georgia College
Wednesday, April 30, for consulta
tion with the college authorities.
Sara Lawrence College, with the
aid of New York University, has re
cently done research work in re
organization of curriculum and
student growth and development.
These institutions were assisted by
a grant from the General Educa
tion Board. The faculty and stu
dents of the college are looking
toward more efficient methods in
teaching people how to live and
grow together.
While here, Mrs. Raushenbush
will confer with three members of
the faculty who expect to study at
that institution and New York Uni
\ ersity this summer.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
ODD
BITS
Ah, Spring! That time when
one’s fancy lightly turns, 'er some
thin’. This delightful season has
ushered in quite a few changes, ad
ditions, subtractions, etc.
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We’re used to seeing thin, guant,
stooped frames around final exam
time, but have you noticed the
large number of long, rather
droopy faces of certain members of
the student body? Wonder if the
Spanish courses could have any
thing to do with it?
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Speaking of facial expressions,
what about those of the new stu
dents? They seem to be slightly in
the dark about some matters.
Should we older members let it get
out that we are still confused —and
after several quarters here, too?
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The dancing class that’s held in
the gym on Wednesdays and Thurs
days during chaped program is still
in progress—you might say. Attend
ance keeps increasing and the
number of crushed toes and scuf
fed shoes are definitely declining.
(It says here).
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The campus is taking on the ap
pearance of a fashionata, what with
all the new clothes the people are
sporting. Adrian, Irene and John
Frederics would do well to stop by
and pick up a few ideas.
The above paragraph brings to
mind the new business venture
now under way on the campus: Sid
Thornburg and Marvin Cotney’s
dry cleaning service. They absolute
ly guarantee prompt service, good
work, plus reasonable rates, and if
at first you aren’t satisfied —so
what! (Why doesn’t Sid teach
dancing on the side, too?)
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Any day now, we should have a
array of people in various stages of
crippledness. As soon as tennis and
softball get going, look out for the
period of crane-like walks, and the
slowness in arising and sitting. As
a word of advice, steer clear of
the back campus when the archery
class is in session. The softball
class has already begun spring
piactice. The first day out they
pitched a few balls; the second
day they pitched bats; and the
third day dealt with the tossing of
the players.
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If you get the sensation that
you’re being followed, well—you’re
right. Don’t be alarmed though,
chum, it’ll more than likely be a
member of one of the psychology
classes taking notes, and trying to
discover why people are funny.
Just be patient and humor them
along—all for a good cause.
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Spring certainly brings advance
ment to ole West Georgia. The sud
den burst of love for high-brow
music and current-event speakers
is truly amazing. We’re to be con
gratulated for these feats, and es
pecially the way the audience re
ceives the performers. Don’t you
know the entertainers simply
adore airplanes zoomed in their
faces?!
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Word has drifted by about the
writing contest being sponsored by
Junior Bazaar. Just think, YOU
might get YOUR name in print in a
national magazine, and besides you
get paid for it, too. In case some
Eager Beaver is interested, just
send your contribution in to: Jun
ior Bazaar, Fiction Department, 572
Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.
Y.
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Probably the starry-eyed and
dreamy expressions now enveloping
the campus have been commented
on elsewhere in the paper, but I
too must mention them. Do you
remember the little saying that
goes:
“Me love is gone,
He did me dirt,
Me never knew he were a flirt,
To those in love I forbid,
Less they be dood,
Like I been did.
It cannot was!!”
Fourth District Future
Homemakers Meet On
West Georgia Campus
On April 19, 1947, the Future
Homemakers of America of the
Fourth District will have their
spring meeting on the campus of
West Georgia.
Their meeting will begin at ten
o’clock in the morning and last un
til three o’clock in the afternoon.
Members of Alpha Psi will serve as
a welcoming committee for these
FHA girls and plans are being
made to show the girls the campus
in the afternoon.
WHERE FRIENDS MEET
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. 1947
The Case of The
Persistent Feline
It was a scrawny thing that per
sisted in hanging around the front
steps of the cabin. That it had
fleas, there was no doubt. Of its
nuisance value, there was also no
doubt. A suggestion that it be
cleaned and brought inside to be
come a mighty rat killer definitely
was not welcome.
But some problems solve them
selves very well, and this proved to
be true in ‘The Case of The Per
sistent Feline.” Well, maybe it
didn’t solve itself well, but it did
solve itself.
Just what was that "slightly un
pleasant” odor in the lobby? What
was causing a —well, stink—so bad
that either you bolted for the door
as you went by or passed out on
the spot then and there? Nope—it
wasn’t the cat. Couldn’t be! Why,
hanging ’round the door just that
morning. A dead rat maybe? What
ever it was had gotten into the
heating system and been baked to
a tender, smelly crust.
The college trouble-shooters were
called to determine the source of
the trouble —or smell. They found
it all right—one cat who had real
ly had a hot time.
By the way, girls, if you want to
be alluring on your next date with
that man, we don’t recommend
“Essence of Baked Feline.’ It
stinks.
Hippopotamusses often weigh
more than four tons.