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West Georgia College Given
High Rating By Leading
California Educator
The American Council on Education carries in THE NEWS
LETTER an article by President Frank W. Thomas of Fresno State
College of California on his impressions of West Georgia College.
The article follows:
This institution has developed a program of community
service and relationships not only unequalled in Geor
gia, but probably the most distinctive example in the entire
United States of what may be accomplished in this way. Un
der the able direction of President Ingram, the college chose
some years ago the responsibility of raising the level not only
of education but of community life in general in the area
which it serves. Five rural schools were chosen as the agencies
through which to make contacts with the parents and to in
fluence the occupations, social resources, and family life of the
area. The results of these cases have been so spectacular that
in one of these districts the little one-room Oak Mountain
School was publicized by four pages of original drawings by
Norman Rockwell for the Saturday Evening Post. Another
one of the cooperating schools, at Sand Hill, was made the
subject of an article on what could be done by way of better
ing rural education by Harlan Logan, editor of Look Maga
zine . . . The achievements of changing a community in
which 70% of the families were renters or share-croppers
into an enterprising community in which 80% own their own
homes —all within a period of eight years, through better
diversification, selection of stock, and intelligent planning of
crop rotation—is one in which any area may well take pride.
A visit to the West Georgia College and its surrounding com
munities is a thrilling experience.
SPORTS
Wright Barracks 9
Granite Dodgers 7
Phil Richardson was red hot
along with the terrific explosion of
his teammates from Wright Bar
racks as they gathered in a very
important victory over the surpris
ing Granite Dodgers, new entry in
to the National League, by a 9-7
score.
In what was probably the best
game played to date in either lea
gue on the local college ball field
depicting scenes similar to that of
the famed Brooklyn Dodgers’ Eb
bets Field as these two closely
matched clubs clashed with terif
fic force with a rebound on both
ends. The game finally being won
through the efforts of the spectac
ular fielding on the part of Jack
Parker, Charles Blankenship, and
Jim Malzberger ... for the Wright
nine. Jack Parker’s bullet peg from
deep left field to home plate nip
ping an almost-sure run for the
Dodgers was the highlight of the
game.
Outstanding for the Granite
Dodgers was the pitching of For
rest Brumbelow and the fine in
field play of James Smith and Har
vey Hendrix. Henry Cosper lead
the Dodgers at the plate, getting
two for three.
For the strong Wright team, Phil
Richardson and Johnson stood out
at the plate, each getting a home
run.
Faculty 24
11:40 Team 14
It’s getting to be an every day
occurance for the faculty and Prof.
Hugh Wallace to win games in the
American Softball League. Mon
day’s results left no doubt as to
the leading team of the league
when the faculty walloped a pre-
vious unbeaten 11:40 team to the
tune of 24—14.
Showing no mercy in its ram
page through the lagues first half
play the faculty nine has amassed
a grand total of 58 runs in two ball
games. This is some sort of a rec
ord for the books or “believe it or
not.” They have beaten both to
date by at least a 10 run margin.
“Art” Wallace kept his opposing
batters guessing as to the land
scape and surroundings and many
times they probably felt they had
their paint brushes instead of
“Louisville Sluggers” trying to get
a feel of that white pellet. Prof.
Wallace also had a good day at the
bat getting 4 hits out of 8 trips to
the plate. “Electrician” Ivey and
“Senor” “Ailing” Adams gave Wal
lace plenty of help at the plate .
That faculty infield is the life of
every ball game. They show plen
ty of chatter all the way.
2:25 Team 14
10:45 Team 10
In a fast and interesting game
the twilight affair proved that the
225 boys might upset the dope
bucket Wednesday when they meet
the strong and no longer surpris
ing Faculty nine at 6:30. President
Ingram will give his faculty team a
pep talk at 3.30 Wednesday since
the faculty can win the first half
championship by virtue of a win
from the fast stepping 2:25 boys.
It should be a whale of a ball game
Wednesday at 6:30.
Nesbitt was the star for the 2:25
boys along with Ayers, while Charl
es Seaton, Clarence Salmon, and
Chastain stood out for the losing
10:45 team. Smith pitched a great
game for the 2:25 team.
Wednesday pairs 11:40 against
10:45 at 3:30 and Faculty against
2:25 team in the feature of the first
half American League play.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Faculty Wins
First Half
Championship
Faculty 13
2:25 Team 9
The unbelievable has happened.
No one gave them a chance to even
win a ball game. Even the most
faithful supporters would have said
they would loose at least one game!
The first half of play is now all
history and the records say no de
feats and a grand total of 71 runs
in three ball games. The faculty
didn’t say they could do it but just
went out and did it—and actions
speak louder than words! The re
sults—a first half championship,
and now all they have to do in the
second half is to keep in practice
for the play-off, if one of the other
three teams can manage to solve
Prof. Wallace’s slants and stop
those rampaging bats of the other
faculty players.
Senor Adams kept plugging away
although handicapped with a “muy
mal” leg and managed to get to
first base safely every time he came
to bat with the exception of two
times. West Georgia’s electrical
wizard, Mr. Ivey, continued to
crack that white pellet all over the
lot when such hitting was needed
most.
Outstanding for the faculty in
their championship game yesterday
were Hugh Wallace, Merlin Simon
ton, Stallings, John Ingram Coach
Wheyby, Jack Pinson and Paul Pet
erson.
The determining factor of every
faculty win has been Hugh Wal
lace. Fine pitching and at least
one big inning for his slugging
teammates that demoralizes their
opponents and leaves them shock
ed beyond speech—or nice words
anyway!
10:45 Team Gome
To Life
The 10:45 team with Charlie Sea
ton, the Cohutta Flash, on the
mound and the big bat of Wendel
Maples slugging away, showed sur
prising form in taking the measure
of a strong 11:40 team, in the oth
er big event to top off the first
half American league play.
All teams have improved and
promise to knock the faculty nine
from its high seat come next Mon
day afternoon at 3:30, when the re
vamped 10:45 team clashes head on
with the faculty. The faculty is
ripe for a good pealing. A lot of
folks will be on hand for the cere
mony—and Maples is waiting!
Spring Has Come
To The Campus
(Continued from Page 3)
love life, I must try it some time.
I stopped for a few minutes to
chat with Mrs. Shannon, cur charm
ing Dean of Women, who was sit
ting on the porch at Adamson Hall.
I wandered on toward the Lib
rary to find Nell Clark and Charles
Seaton sitting in front of Mande
ville Hall. At this time “THE SIX”
came dashing out which includes
Peggy Banks, Lanyie Barrett, Joyce
Morris, Dot Owens, “Dumpy” For
bes, and Geraldine Jones.
I walked into the Library to ob
serve all the studious couples. The
first couple I noticed was Freddie
Madden and Virginia Hitchcock ex
ploring the w r orld of Psychology.
Next I saw Clara Crawford and Bill
Smith reading the comics. Over in
the corner I saw Bill Spence and
Edith K?esler.
What! Do my eyes fail me? Well
here is the “little man” again but
this time Duffey has a Spanish
book and is talking Spanish to
Senorita Joyce Jones. Oh! If I
could only speak the language.
Book Review
DRAGON SEED
by
PEARL S. BUCK
The setting for the book is a
small village near one of China’s
largest cities. Contrary to the usual
belief that all of China is an under
fed nation, these villagers, for the
most part, were not rich, but com
fortably situated people. Only a
few people in the entire village
could read and write —that was
looked upon as leading to evil.
From this setting, the book cen
ters around people throughout the
open fight, and the fight which was
carried on under cover after cap
ture. The people found it hard to
believe that any people could be so
cruel. Harder than anything else
to bear was the treatment the wo
men received.
Ling Tan, the head of the house,
was a peace-loving, generous soul.
“People were not born to kill, but
to live together in peace.” Not only
was he generous to his own family,
but to other people who were in
need of help.
Ling Loa, the wife of Ling Tan,
was not the usual Chinese woman
who obediently took her husband’s
word as law. She had ideas of her
own. If they conflicted with those
of her husband, she followed her
own course, and he, in due time,
would see it her way.
Lao Ta, the eldest of the boys
was very much like his father. He
was the easy-going type, not the
type particularly who would ever
do anything great, or have any
great thoughts, but the type who
loved life as it was and hated
change. His wife, Orchid, was a
perfect match, demure and sweet,
with no serious thoughts in her
head other than thoughts of her
husband and children.
Lao, Er, the second son, was dif
ferent. He seemed to feel things
about life; about man’s destiny that
he couldn’t find words to express.
Even the love he held for his wife
was different. She, Jade, was at
first rebellious. This attitude was
later proven, not to be rebellion to
ward her husband, but toward the
Chinese customs of marriage. She
wanted to be more than a “woman”
to her husband.
Lao San, the youngest son, was
different to a greater extent than
Lao Er. He was tall, slender, and
beautiful —too beautiful for a man;
a fact which later proved a handi
cap. He was strong; he killed not
only because he had to, but be
cause he actually seemed to have a
sheer delight in killing those who
had upset his life. Since no other
type of woman would do for him,
Mayli was also strong, forceful and
self-willed. She was also beautiful,
with a high arch to her brow, a
high delicacy to her nose, a dark
luster to her eyes, and unusual
height.
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Qu Lien, son-in-law of Ling Tan,
was the easy going type; he joined
the side easier to take, and his wife
fell in behind him in blind obe
dience.
Pansiao, the youngest, was the
only one in the family to have a de
sire for book-knowledge.
The war first struck the village
in the appearance of a bomb. The
natives thought it had been sent
from heaven because it dug a pond
in the land of one of the farms.
They were totally unprepared for
what they later found to be true.
They were easily captured by the
Japanese; it was inevitable. But
they didn’t give up fighting. Lao
Er and Jade were the only ones in
the family to escape to the free
lands; they did so for the sake of
their unborn son.
The family of Ling San didn’t
suffer as many others did; how
ever, death did take its toll. Loa
Ta’s wife, Orchid, was horribly tak
en by the Japanese soldiers.
Lao San cursed his ancesters for
everything which they, as a people,
stood for; for merely living, while
hostile nations were modernizing
and preparing equipment with
which to destroy them. Between
the villages and the hills, he brought
armaments, and stored them in the
secret room. He played the roll of
leader.
Lao Er and Jade returned from
the free land, because their parents
needed them, because they realized
that any one could fight in the free
land, and because they believed
they could be of much assistance to
their people in their efforts of re
sistance.
The cause is dead when hope
dies, and this had just about hap
pened when the people learned that
a great nation had taken their side.
Courage, which had about withered
away in four years was renewed.
Southern Premiere
Held In Atlanta
Beginning May 11, there will be
two performances daily at the
Peachtree Art Theatre, Atlanta, of
the southern premiere “Carnegie
Hall,” with the world’s greatest ar
ray of musical artists. The artists
scheduled for appearances are:
Leopold Stokowski.
Artur Rubinsteon.
Jascha Heifetz.
Bruno Walter.
Philharmonic Symphany Orches
tra of New York.
Vaughn Monroe and Orchestra.
Jan Peerce.
Walter Damrosch.
Lily Pons.
Rise Stevens.
Piatigorsky.
Ezio Pinza.
Reiner.
Harry James and Orchestra.
All seats are reserved, and tickets
range in price from $1.20 to $2.40
and are now on sale.