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VOLUME 13
West Georgia Observes Parents Day
Gen Pen
Winners
Announced
The Gen Pen Writing Contest is
an annual event held on the West
Georgia campus. The students who
participate turn in their efforts to
a group of faculty members who
act as judges. The judges read and
select the best of these contribu
tions. These are printed in a Gen
Pen Volume and distributed over
the campus.
There are three divisions of this
contest: Poetry, Essay, and Short
Story. All students are eligible to
participate in either one, or all, of
these fields.
Last year, Howard Turner won
first place in the Essay division
with his “Making of a Pilot.” This
year he again won first place with
his essay “Man, King of the Uni
verse.”
The Judges for the contest were:
Mr. Adams, Mr. Row, Miss Walling
ford, Miss Foster and Mr. Bur
roughs.
The winners are as follows:
POETRY
Ist Place —Vanvoorst Simmons —
“Cruise”.
2nd Place—Thomas Owen Rain
water —‘“The Rose”.
3rd Place —Betty Jo Staples—
“ The Time of Day”.
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Dean of Sarah Lawrence
College Visits West
Georgia College Campus
Mrs. Esther Raushenbush, Dean
of Sarah Lawrence College, Bronx
ville, New York, was a visitor on
the West Georgia campus for sev
eral days, April 30 to May 3.
While here, Mrs. Raushenbush
had a number of conferences with
the faculty a conference with vari
ous members of the student body,
visited Sand Hill School, and was
guest of honor at a supper prepar
ed by the Home Economics De
partment.
On Friday, May 2, Mrs. Raushen
bush spoke in chapel. She present
ed many good ideas on college edu
cation: its purpose, its possibilities
and some of its limitations. She
pointed out that American colleges
are not what they were in the past
and are not what they will be in
the future. Colleges started in
America with the sole purpose of
maintaining European traditions,
of turning out leaders only. This
belief lasted a long time because
very few people could afford to at
tend college. That tradition has
now begun to break down. Colleges
today have to be different because
college students today are differ
ent. It is the job of colleges not to
educate a few people who are go
ing to be lawyers, doctors, etc., but
really to educate those on all levels
of life who are going to run the
world. The idea of preparing peo
ple only for professions is at last
dying out. The attitude toward the
education of girls has also chang
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1947
Will Preside Parents Day
IRVINE S. INGRAM
President West Georgia College
Miss Downs To Go
To Washington
Miss Downs will leave for Wash
ington, D. C. on May 18th for a
three-day stay. She is to meet with
the National Education Association
Committee from the Department of
Rural Education.
This committe has been at work
on needed research in rural educa
tion for the past two years. Miss
Downs is the representative from
the Southern States.
ed. That marriage enters into the
picture does not change the fact
that girls need college educations.
Mrs. Raushenbush stated that a
college education that teaches one
a great many things, but nothing
about improving one’s life in what
ever environment one happens to
fall, is not a good education. Teach
ing one to deal with life’s prob
lems, rather than preparing one
for doing a particular thing, is
what one should seek in college.
One cannot avoid responsibility
that comes with being a citizen of
our time. “We have learned
enough during the last twenty
years,” Mrs. Raushenbush said, “to
know that if you don’t take respon
sibility, someone else will, and it is
almost certain to be somebody you
don’t like or want.” Now interest
of all people must be aroused in
every field. We have no right to sit
still. We must take responsibility.
As was mentioned by our speak
er, we are very much better off in
this generation, for there is no lost
generation now as was true of the
period following the first war. This
is due to a difference in outlook
and because of a realization that
peace does not necessarily follow
war. “We expect less and as a re
sult, we get more. We are ready to
use what we learn. It is one of the
most hopeful things of the world
today.”
Mrs. Raushenbush believes that
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Missionaries At
West Georgia
The Scarrit College Travel Semi
nar provides a trip of nine days
through the southeastern states,
visiting outstanding projects in
rural life.
This year’s group which visited
West Georgia College and Carroll
County during the first of May was
composed of sixteen furloughed
missionaries among whom were:
One Chinese Episcopal Bishop, one
Methodist Superintendent of a rur
al church district in Vermont, and
three other church workers in
America. Dr. L. G. Templin of
Crossville, Tenn., who is a former
missionary to India, was the direc
tor of this seminar.
These church workers have serv
ed among rural peoples in many
foreign lands: Burma, Egypt, India,
China, Ethiopia, South Africa and
the British West Indies. Among
the distinguished members was Bi
shop Moses K. T. Mao of the Epis
copal Diosese of Shanghai, China.
The party was interdenomina
tional and included Baptists, Epis
copalians, Methodists, Presbyter
ians, Minnionites, Lutherans, as
well as representatives from the
Presbyterial Church of Canada and
the United Church of Canada.
These missionaries hope to re
turn to the different countries bet
ter equipped and with deeper in
sight as to the opportunities and
possibilities of rural people and to
aid in the achievement of a richer
life, physically, mentally, socially
and spiritually.
The members of this group were
guided in the county by President
I. S. Ingram, of West Georgia Col
lege, Miss Grace Tietje, head of the
Education Department and Mr.
Carson Pritchard of the Carroll
Service Council.
Music Apperciation At
West Georgia College
We at West Georgia are very for
tunate to have access to a splendid
library of records for music ap
preciation. This library of records
is kept in the living room of the
Home Economics Department and
is open every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings.
On these evenings, those stu
dents and faculty members who
wish to go in to listen to their
favorite classical or modern compo
sition or perhaps become more fa
miliar with the works of their fav
orite masters.
If you appreciate this type of
thing (or better still —if you don’t
and would like to), why don’t you
take advantage of this opportunity
to enjoy your life?
West Georgia
Students on The Air
Two students, Hiram Bray and
Howard Smith are working with
the new radio station, WLBB, in
Carrollton. Both are enjoying the
work immensely and are getting
excellent experience. Mr. Tom Carr,
manager of the station, is very co
operative; he is anxious to impart
all available assistance.
On May 16, 1947, West Georgia will open its doors for the
parents of its students. The entire campus will be turned over to
the parents for them to visit the school which their young people
are attending.
The parents will be given opportunities to visit classes, to in
spect the campus and dormitories, and to see in many other ways
how young people are educated.
Parents Day Speaker
M. D. COLDINS
Dr. M. D. Collins, State Superin
tendent of Schools, will be the an
nual Parents Day Speaker at West
Georgia College Friday, May 16.
Dr. Collins holds an M. A. Degree
from Oglethorpe and an LLD from
Mercer University. He has been a
long time teacher and school ad
ministrator. He was elected State
School Superintendent in 1933.
Dr. Collins is a life member and
director of the National Education-
Association and he has been honor
ed as president of the State School
Officers of the U. S. He is a Kiwan
ian, member of the Atlanta Burns
Club, and is recognizied as an out
standing leader in his profession.
Dr. Collins will be introduced by
President I. S. Ingram of West
Georgia College on Friday at 11:30
A. M.
Students to Be Recognized
On Parent s Day
The following students have been
on the Dean’s List the number of
times indicated (Fall Quarter, 1945
—Winter Quarter 1947):
Agnes Abercrombie (4), John W.
Acree (1), Mary Hazel Adcock (1),
John William Anthony (1), Dorcas
Baker (2), Bonnie Barrow (1),
Hugh Barrow (2), James E. Bark
er (1), Denver O. Baxter (2), Max
ine Bell (1), Barbara Bishop (4),
Verne Borders (1), VirVginia Bra
zeal (2), Carolyn Bryant (1), Nancy
Bryant (1), Arthur Cagle (1), Ken
neth Carroll (2), Betty Casey (2),
Betty Zane Caswell (1), Eugene
Chambers (1), Thomas Walter
Chandler (3), Linda Cliett (1),
Winford Cohran (1), Betty Craw
ford (4), George Daniel (2), T. Ned
Davis (2), Helen Dobbs (2), Herb
ert Dobson (4), Lillian Douglas (4),
Doris Duke (4), Harl C. Duffey (2),
James Dunaway (1), Durward En
The parents are invited to attend
the classes which will be held from
8 A. M. to 9:40 A. M. At 9:45 regis
tration will be held for the visitors.
This registration will be directed
by the Voluntary Religious Associa
tion.
At 10:45 something unique will be
on the schedule for the visitors and
girls. At this time they will be al
lowed to inspect the boys barracks
for a first-hand look at the living
quarters of the men students.
At 11:30 A. M. there will be as
sembly over which West Georgia’s
President, I. S. Ingram will preside.
The speaker for the assembly will
be Dr. M. D. Collins, State Super
intendent of Schools. The music
will be furnished by Miss Jane
Woodruff.
1:00 P. M. there will be a barbe
cue for guests, students, faculty
and wives. The Alpha Phi Omega
Club will supervise this. The group
will assemble on the hill and then
go to the portable tables where
members of the student body will
be hosts to the visitors. These
hosts will be president of the Stu
dent Body, Lewis Adams; presi
dent of the Freshman Class, Divid
Jackson, president of Alpha Phi
Omega, William Lewis, and editor
of the West Georgian, Len Hutche
son .The barbecue will be prepared
by the Dining Hall Staff under the
supervision of Miss Kitty Harri
son, Dietician.
At 2:30 P. M. there will be anoth
er assembly. At this assembly there
will be a fashion show sponsored
by the Home Economies Depart
ment. Following this will be the
presentation of awards in which
various students will be recognized
for their achievements during the
year.
At 3:45 there will be a campus
tour conducted by the sponsor of
Alpha Phi Omega, Mr. Paul Peter
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trekin (2), Othel Entrekin (2),
Burton Finch (2), Libby Jo Fol
som (1), Dorothy Forbes (1), Roy
Fossett (4), Sara Fossett (1), Mil
dred Garner (1), Thomas M. Gibbs
(1), Beverly Gibson (I),Robert Gib
son (1), Ross Green (1), Polly
Griffin (2), Marguerite Harper (3),
Dorothy Harrison (1), Edith Har
rod (3), Joan Hay (1), Horace Hay
(1), Thomas H. Hearn (1) Claude
Herring (1), Virginia Hitchcock
(1), Burell Holder (2), Hildred
Hubbard (1), Loetta Hudgins (1),
Willis Huff (1), Ray Huggins (2),
Louise Hughie (5), Mary Elizabeth
Hunt (3), James Hutchens (1),
Bonnie Hutcheson (3), Don H.
Hutcheson (1), Len Hutcheson (1),
Robert Harold Irvin (1), Jackie Is
bell (1), Marvin Jackson (1), Pat
Jackson (2), Martin L. Johnson (2),
Milbrey Jones (2), Myra Sue Jones
(1), Floella Key (3), William W.
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