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VOLUME 13
The "Chieftain”, College
Year Book, Arrives
At last the question, “When will
the ‘Chieftain’ be here?” has been
answered because it has arrived.
After much delay in nearly every
process that was necessary for it
to go through, West Georgia’s big
gest and most expensive yearbook,
the “Chieftain”, Vol. XIV, has been
delivered or mailed to those stu
dents who attended three regular
school quarters in ’47 and ’4B.
Under the guidance of its editor,
Barbara Bishop of College Park,
the annual staff worked like mad.
Many afternoons that could have
been used for dating went towards
slowly but surely developing page
by page a 102 page yearbook. Often
late at night, the editor and asso
ciates worked in order to iron out
differences and to complete to the
last degree added features of pages.
Never before has a “Chieftain”
been so great a size; a large stu
dent body and several added fea
tures have helped to make it so.
A brand new feature, “Miss West
Georgia and Her Court” add a
beauty parade to the year book.
It was necessary to enlarge the
sport section to a great extent in
order to make room for reports on
our gallant but much defeated
football eleven.
The dedication this year was to
Miss Downs, who has so long faith
fully served this institution. A page
was devoted to a memoriam to the
West Georgia veterans who died
in the service of their country. Trib
ute was also paid to Mr. Adams,
the faculty advisor of the “Chief
tain” and chairman of the Student
Activities Committee.
The yearbook is bound in a cover
of white with gold overtone and
CHIEFTAIN imprinted in brilliant
red. This crimson is complimented
by a blue airview of the school on
the fly-leaf.
This is a book of which to be
proud. It will be hard in the future
to surpass not only the work and
effort that went into making this
the best “Chieftain” yet. Even more
difficult will be the job of surpass
ing the records established and the
splendor of the fourteenth volume
of the “Chieftain”.
Annual Report of President
Ingram Shows Progress
West Georgia College has broken
all previous records, according to
the report submitted to Chancellor
Paty by President I. S. Ingram. The
accumulative enrollment exceeded
six hundred students of whom
more than two hundred were veter
ans. The number of students were
evenly divided between men and
women.
The college received in gifts ten
thousand five hundred in addition
to scholarships exceeding five thou
sand dollars.
Classrooms were added during the
year to make space for the large
group of students. Dormitory space
was added to take care of one hun
dred twenty-five students.
The college lost by resignation in
1946, Dean W. Fred Gunn, Doctors
George Smith, D. F. Folger, James
Doubles and Charles B. Clark. All
these men rendered distinguished
service to the institution.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
Dr. I. S. Ingram
On Important
Committee
Dr. Irvine S. Ingram, president
of West Georgia College, has been
named as a member of the Execu
tive Committee for the First An
nual Leadership Training Institute
to be held at the University of
Georgia, July 17-19.
The Institute is defined as a "co
operative program sponsored by
state-wide organizations and agen
cies for the study of community
needs and training in community
leadership.”
Experts in various fields to be
considered are being secured as
speakers and consultants and it is
quite an honor for Dr. Ingram to
be chosen to serve on the Execu
tive Committee.
Designed to give aid to Georgians
—both youth and adults —-who de
sire to improve and enlarge their
leadership capacities, the Institute
will bring together public-spirited
citizens from all walks of life who
feel that, despite the great prog
ress made in recent years, even
more can and should be done to
improve the various phases of
community life in Georgia.
Student Injured
In Jeep Turnover
Thomas Mac Gibbs, prominent
student of WGC and of Braburn,
Alabama was seriously injured on
the night of June 7 when the jeep
he was driving overturned.
Apparently no injuries were per
ceived after the crash, but later
stricken by internal blood hemorrh
ages Mr. Gibbs was rushed to the
hospital where an immediate oper
ation was performed. The opera
tion necessitated the removal of
the spleen. All WGC students are
wishing “Mac” a quick recovery. At
the last reports his condition was
reported critical.
President Ingram stated that it
was imperative that the institution
have housing for its men. The ar
chitects have submitted a drawing
for anew modern dormitory which
will house one hundred men, esti
mated to cost two hundred and ten
thousand dollars. It will be situated
in the pine grove west of the li
brary. Plans are also in the making
for rebuilding Aycock Hall.
The President recommends Mr.
Paul Petersen to be assistant Dean
of Men. He will live in Borders
Barracks.
Some resignations were announc
ed: Miss Suzanne Artingstall and
Miss Maloma Wallingsford. Mr. M.
E. Howell was recommended for a
year’s leave of absence.
President Ingram reported that
all available rooms had been taken
for the fall term.
Summer school reached a peak
of three hundred and sixty-two for
1947.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1947
Only One
Summer Edition
of West Georgian
There will be only one Edi
tion of the “West Georgian”
this summer—unless there are
enough students attending the
second session to warrant a
printing of the “\yest Geor
gian” for the last half of sum
mer school.
This Edition brings to a close
the complete coverage of “News
and Cues” at West Georgia for
the physical year 1946-7; clos
ing, with what we hope is the
best summer school Edition in
the history of the “West Geor
gian”. We, the staff, in deep
est appreciation, extend our
thanks to the hearty coopera
tion received from the faculty
and the student body.
Summer Workshop
Has Record
Enrollment
The annual summer workshop
for present and future teachers has
the largest enrollment this summer
that has ever been recorded at
West Georgia College, according to
Miss Katie Downs, assistant pro
fessor of education and registrar.
The courses offered workshop
students are both varied and help
ful. They include educational psy
chology; education 355, which pro
vides for directed observation at
Tallapoosa school; education 317,
which is a comprehensive study of
the problems of teaching; English
214, a survey course of children’s
literature, and public school music
and art.
The faculty members directing
the activities of the workshop for
the summer are as follows: Miss
Tieje, head of the educational de
partment, Miss White, Miss Wood
ruff, Mr. Christenberry, and Miss
Traylor and Mrs. Mclntyre at Tal
lapoosa.
A hundred and ninety-two is the
grand total of the workshop stu
dents enrollment. A hundred twen
ty-six of these are resident stu
dents while forty-six are day stu
dents traveling from LaGrange,
Hogansville, Villa Rica, Austell,
and other near-by towns. Twenty
two counties are represented here
at the workshop. These counties
are: Bartow, Burke, Catoosa, Car
roll, Coweta, Cobb, Cherokee, Doug
las, Floyd, Harris, Harrison, Heard,
Pike, Paulding, Meriwether, Spaul
ding, Troup, Upson, Union, Walker
and Whitfield. Not to be overlook
ed is Mrs. Scruggs, all the way
from Chattanooga.
Interest in the workshop at West
Georgia College is growing, and
the fame of Sand Hill and Talla
poosa schools is spreading, as is
evidenced by this the largest work
shop group ever.
Alpha Phi Omega
Announces
Summer Program
The program committee of the
WGC Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega
has prepared a five-pointed pro
gram for the remainder of the
summer session, and carrying up
to the opening of school in the fall.
The faternity has agreed to cooper
ate with the athletic department
in the reseeding of the athletic
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1947-48 FACULTY
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
V.R.A. Plan Three
Vesper Services
For Summer
During the summer, the V. R. A.
has planned to have three Vesper
services, to be held on Sunday af
ternoon at 5 P. M., here on the
campus, June 22, 29 and July 13.
It is believed that everyone would
get some benefit from attending
these services.
Our first vesper program, June
22, was, we believe, good. Presi
dent Ingram was the speaker. He
discussed reasons for such an or
ganization as the V. R. A. on the
campus, and why one is or is not
active in such an organization. One
of his points was because it is a
habit, another is for the fellowship
—the people whom we work with
and who often attend just because
of the desire to be together.
Let us call your attention to the
two other vesper services this su t
mer, on June 29 and July !3 and
urge all of you to attend; not for
what we will get out of your pres
ence, although that will encourage
us, but for what it couid and prob
ably would mean to you.
Ninety-Nine
Students Make
Dean's List
Ninety-nine students were named
on the dean’s list at West Georgia
College for the spring quarter. To
make the dean’s list a student must
make an average of 87 or above.
Those on the dean’s list included:
Agnes Abercrombie and Douglas
Hammond of Newnan; Hazel Ad
cock of Monroe; Bruce Bailey of
Calhoun; Vera Jo Ballew of Mari
etta; Ethelyn Banks of Thomaston;
James Barker, Joseph Broadwater,
Irma Hyatt and Hosmon Prince of
Roopville; Lantie Barrett of Social
Circle; Bonnie Barrow, Hugh
Barrow, Weems Foster and Edith
Harrod of Bowdon; Denver O. Bax
ter of Crandeall; Mary Bewtis of
College Park; Barbara Bishop of
East Point; Doris Brannon of Cave
Springs; Hiram Bray and Betty
Staples of Hogansville; Edwin
Brock, Douglas Dye, Clark Stevens,
and Toombs Thomasson of La-
Grange; Virginia Brooks and
Thomas McCoy of Lindale; Gene
Bullard of Camilla; Arthur Cagle
of Canton; Kenneth Carroll and
Margaret Church of Bremen; Wal
ter Chandler, Ned Davis, Frank
Denney, Joan Hay, Louise Hughie,
R. H. Irvin, Joyce Jones, Martha
Lovvorn, David McGraw, Jewell P.
Rowe, Bernice Sanders, Frank
Smith, Howard Turner and Wayne
Westring of Carrollton; Ralph
Clark, Herbert Dodson of Rock
mart; Linda Cliett of Pelham;
Warren Couch, Joe Gill and Solon
Ware of Woodbury; Hugh Craw
ford of Martin; George Daniel and
Merlin Simonton of Franklin; Hel
en Dobbs of Summerville; John
Donehoo of Roswell; Harl Duffey,
Donald Madden, Monroe Ozment,
and Van Simmons of Rome; Max
Ellis of Villa Rica; Shirley Emer
son and Polly Jones of Dallas; Dur
ward Entrekin, Othel Entrekin
Burell Holder and Dorothy Owen
of Temple; Gretna Floyd of Plain
ville; Roy Fossett of Zebulon; Mil
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GIBSON TO REPLACE
MISS WALLINGSFORD
The absense created by the resig
nation of Miss Wallingsford will be
filled in September by Miss Rober
ta Gibson of Rockford, Illinois.
Miss Gibson comes to us from
Peabody College; she is instructing
there this summer. Before her
teaching career began at Peabody,
Miss Gibson held several positions
in the commercial field in Rock
ford.
Miss Gibson was prepared for
teaching at Peabody and Vander
bilt. She received her master’s de
gree from Peabody.
MISS ARTINGSTALL
Immediately following the close
of the Spring quarter, Mis Arting
stall departed for Chicago, her
home town. There she will begin
work on her PIL D. at the Univer
sity of Chicago.
We regretted to learn that she
will not return to us in the fall
quarter. As of yet, no replacement
for Miss Artingstall has been re
ceived.
MR. HOWELL
In the fall, Mr. Howell will take
up the duties of chemistry instruc
tor at the University of New Mex
ico in Alberqueque.
MR. FOUNTAIN
Mr. Fountain served his resigna
tion at the end of the Spring quar
ter. Mr. Fountain now plans to pur
sue his business duties here in Car
rollton without interruption.
MRS. SMITH
All our house mothers seem to
be leaving. Mrs. Smith has resign
ed here to accept the position of
house mother of a fraternity house
in the “Fairest Village of the
Plains”, Auburn, Alabama.
Luck and success to her in her
new undertaking. I am sure those
at Auburn will learn to love and
admire her as quickly as we have.
DR. CLARK
Dr. Clark comes to us for the
summer from Washington College
in Chestertown, Maryland, where
he is head of the history depart
ment. We’re well acquainted with
him as he has been previously a
member of the social science de
partment here. He also served as
men’s athletic director.
Dr. Clark received degrees from
Washington College and from the
University of North Carolina.
We are indeed fortunate to have
a person of his capabilities even if
he is to be here only for the sum
mer.
MRS. WEBB
In 1942, Mrs. Webb first came to
West Georgia. This, however, was
not her first association with the
college as her home is Carrollton
and her three children attended the
college.
After a year of service here, she
went to Agnes Scott and then last
September she returned to West
Georgia.
The middle of July sees her once
again returning to Agnes Scott.
She returns there to be rhe super
visor of dormitories. Agne Scott’s
gain is certainly our great loss.
In nine brief months, she has
made a m our hearts bj *.• r
undivided attention to the boys on
the hill. The entire campus v.ll
n.iss her; but no one can ever take
her place around the barracks. Our
best wishes go with her always.
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