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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1948
Souvenir Plates On Sale
By Carrollton Firm
Horton’s Gift Shop, located on
Rome Street in Carrollton, now has
on display souvenir plates of West
Georgia College. These serving
plates, of a good grade potterv.
were made by Vernon Kilns of Cal
ifornia for this shop exclusively.
Picturing seven scenes of tne
College campus, including class
buildings and dormitories, these
plates have the approval of Miss
Katie Downs, Registrar, who be
lieves they will be a fine memento
of West Georgia College. A short
College history is presented on the
back of each plate.
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Above is Delores Davis, of Griffin, Ga., voted Miss West Georgia of 1948
Delores Davis Crowned
M iss West Georsia
Miss Delores Davis was formally
crowned “Miss West Georgia” on
November 30, after winning the
popular vote of students as the
best all-around sophomore girl.
Miss Davis was crowned by Hill
Pope, who presented the queen and
her lovely court, consisting of
Misses Mary Neil Stephens, June
Starling, Judy Welch, June White,
Regina Allison, and Dora Anne
Hunt. The presentation took place
at a regularly scheduled period,
Tuesday, November 30.
Dolores, a sophomore from Grif
fin, Georgia, is interested in all
sports, especially basketball; she is
a Home Ec. major, president of
Alpha Psi, and a member of the
Choir.
Christmas Spirit
By BETTY JO STAPLES
Come, Christmas Spirit, come, -„ r e
pray,
Abide in ev'ry heart;
Make known to us that blessed
peace
Which you alone impart.
Make known to us the joy that
comes
In Christmas understood;
Let now our hearts rejoice to know
The love, the truth, the good.
May we all feel that love divine,
And maybe come to know
The Christ which that love gave
to us
One Christmas long ago.
Oh, Christmas Spirit, sweet art
Thou,
Come, fill our hearts, we pray.
Help us all to walk more Christ
like
Because of Thee, today.
More than one and three-quarter
million World War II veterans en
tered colleges and universities un
der federal veterans’ training pro
grams by October 1, 1948, Veterans
Administration reported. On that
date 368,000 were enrolled for
studv, while 81,481,000 had finished
or discontinued their training.
Of those in training, 322,000 were
studying under the GI .Bill, and
46,000 under the Vocational Reha
bilitation Act (Public Law No. 16)
for disabled veterans. Those no
longer in training included 1,399.-
000 former GI Bill students and
82,000 former Public Law trainees.
Press Forum Announces
Rules For Writing Contest
At the last meeting of the Press
Forum, the rules for the '49 con
test were decided upon. Contribu
tions are to be published in the
Press Forum Quill, and no contri
butions will be accepted after the
students return from sring holi
days. The rules are as follows:
Limit of words: Short Story,
3,500 (or less); Essay, 2,500 (or
less; Poetry, 000 (or less).
All entries must be typewritten.
One entry in each field per person.
Probably the most important
factor in the contest is that cash
prizes will be awarded.
Adams Attends
Language Meet
Professor George C. S. Adams at
tended the South Atlantic Modern
Language Association annual meet
ing, which was held November 25-
27 in Tallahassee. Florida. Florida
State University was host to this
group.
Approximately 500 teachers from
the South Atlantic States, princi
pally Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Alabama, and the Carolinas, at
tended.
The meeting is held annually to
discuss teaching problems concern
ing teachers of English, French,
Spanish, Portuguese, and German.
Since Mr. Adams teaches Spanish
and French, he attended mainly
the conferences concerning those
subjects.
The meeting was presided over
by Dr D. Lincoln Canfield, head of
the Modern Language Department
off Florida State University. The
highlight of this meeting was a
banquet held in the University din
ing hall on Friday night, Nov. 26,
at which Dr. Samuel Inman, na
tional authority and counsellor to
the United States on Inter-Amer
ican affairs, spoke to the group.
Busy man's
p ause^M^
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
CARROLLTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
BELK-RHODES COMPANY
“The Home of Better Values ”
Wishes You
MERRY CHRISTMAS
ALABAMA STREET - CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Aycock Hall Reconstruction to Begin
When University Appropriation Is Available
Except for the ragged silhouette that still darkens the rear of our
campus, considerable progress has been made this year at West Georgia:
new walkways, with drainage areas, a modern serving counter for the
dining hall, new furnaces for the boys’ barracks, and several other
features that add to the conveniences and necessities of life here.
But to come back to the original
subject, after almost five years of
talk and planning. Aycock Hall
still remains as it stood the day
after the night it burned. At the
present time, all that is needed to
rebuild this structure is the money
to construct the building. Priori
ties and plans have been secured.
The rumors that have been travel
ing around this campus lately nave
been in many cases about Aycock
Hall. If the plan is to wait until
all the students desire anew build
ing, then now is the most oppor
tune time.
In all respects we should be
thankful for what we have now,
and bring to a halt these continual
demands for more; but from the
beginning of time, man has always
had the desire for more of every
thing. Should his desire for a ne
cessity be asking too much?
Several weeks ago, in chapel,
Col. Ernie Adamson, a Washing
ton lawyer, and son of the man for
whom Adamson Hall was named,
said that he would lend his assist
ance in possibly promoting inter
est in our conditions through legis
lative friends in Washington. We
are still hoping for some action to
be taken from that source.
West Georgia Students
Attend Alumni Social
The Atlanta Chapter of the West
Georgia Alumni Association, with
Paul Cadenhead as president, had
a social meeting and steak supper
at the South Bend Clubhouse, in
West End, in Atlanta, on Satur
day, Nov. 20, at 800 p.m.
Those from the College attend
ing were Dr. L. E. Roberts, Miss
Ruby Jenkins, Miss Anne Weaver,
Miss Katie Downs, Mrs. Wilda
Woodruff, Charlcie Holmes, of the
class of 1948; Chris Eidson, ’46;
Ross Miller, ’4B; Eloise Duke, ’49;
Barbara Leake, ’SO; Dot Sledge, ’49,
Billy Talley, and Hward Smith, ’49.
Others from town attending were
Mr. Tom Loftin, president of tne
West Georgia College Alumni .As
sociation, and Mrs. Loftin; Mrs.
Virgina Almand, secretary and
treasurer of the Alumni Associa
tion, and Mr. Almand.
A group of girls prepared and
sered the dinner to this group of
110.
Mr. Cadenhead served as toast
master, and greetings and good
wishes were extended from other
people.
This group was organized as
proof of their loyalty to West
Georgia, and their readiness to
serve the institution at any time.
An interesting feature of the
evening was the fact that many
of the couples present at the sup
per had first met while a West
Georgia.
Vets Dance to Aid
Scholarship Fund
During the past two years the
Vets Club has accumulated over
three hundred dollars. This money
is to be used as a scholarship fund.
Any student, veteran or non-vet
eran, who has been considered as
worthy by the administration, will
be allowed to borrow money from
this fund for the purpose of com
pleting his college education. In
order to increase this fund the or
ganization has been making plans
to sponsor a dance during tne
early part of Winter Quarter. Gra
ham Jackson and his band is one
of the dance bands that the Club
has been considering.
At the last meeting of the Vet
erans’ Club several projects were
planned for completion this year.
A metal box is to be placed at
the base of the flagpole on the
front of the campus for the pur
pose of storing the flag while it is
not being displayed.
A bronze plaque dedicated to the
memory of former West Georgia
students killed in action in World
War II is to placed in the Library
or in some other appropriate place.
Christmas Open
House at Melson Hall
Nelson Hall entertained the stu
dents, faculty and friends of West
Georgia College at its second an
nual Christmas Open House on
Sunday, December 12, from 2 until
4 p.m. During these hours, pre
ceding the choir’s concert, a num
ber of guests visited and inspected
elson Hall.
The guests were welcomed by a
receiving line consisting of tne
house council, and members of the
receiving committee showed the
guests around the dormitory. Mem
bers of this committee were Mary
nell Stephens, chairman; Mary Jo
Underwood, Emmadean Brison,
Laurine Wright, Anne Williams,
Barbara Meeks, Julia Sykes, Oma
Vaughn, Tommie Lee Bondy, Bob
by Dozier, and Jo Perkins.
A background of music, provided
by the Music Committee: Betty Jo
Hearn, chairman; Fran Jameson,
Bobbie Jackson, Judy Welch, Ruth
Earle, and Ann Miller, added to
the Christmas spirit. Along with
the cheerful decorations, which
featured a large Christmas tree,
candles surrounded with pine
wreaths, and a huge peppermint
stick from ceiling to floor, there
SEASON’S GREETINGS
FROM
GRIFFIN-NEW PHARMACY
For Christmas Values
JONES DRUG COMPANY
ON THE SQUARE
CARROLLTON MARBLE WORKS
Designers and Builders of Fine
Monuments Since 1884
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
WEST GEORGIA
A FRIEND
PAGE THREE
was a spirit of Christmas prevail
ing.
The Decorating Committee also
decorated the upstairs and the
front porch. The committee, made
Lp of Eloise Duke, chairman; June
Starling, Mary Lou Cadenhead,
Dot Linbach, Laverne Russell,
Bette Holiday. Berlyne Gregory,
Annette Roquemore, Helen Bettis,
Bobby Goes, and Elizabeth Ross,
was helped by the entire dormi
tory.
After touring the dormitory, the
guests were served punch and
cookies by Nancy Ward, Janie
Pleasants, Gerry Kitte, Betty Har
ris, Mattie Manning, Beckie Price,
Dot Smith, Meredith Wright, Doris
Cobb, Marguerite Keith, Betty
Anne Johnston, Barbara Leake,
Louise Hewin, Dot Boyd, Hazel
Gentry, and Sara Veasey.
It is hoped that this open house
will become a tradition of West
Georgia College and Melson Hall.
“John Loves Mary’’ Reveals
Much Unsuspected Talent
“John Loves Mary,” a recent
Broadway hit, and presented on
the West Georgia stage on Decem
ber 10, promises to be one of the
best plays ever presented on this
stage. There are only two possi
ble explanations for the unques
tioned success of this season’s
opener: either we have some ex
ceptionally gifted actors and act
resses at West Georgia, or Mr. Row
is a director of amazing talents.
Jack Dempsey, acting in the title
role as a much-detained soldier,
turned in an outstanding perform
ance, equaled only by that of his
co-star, Mickey Simms. J. L. Ros
son’s unusual gift for character
acting in the part of a little-edu
cated soldier, was apparent all
through the play. In the support
ing cast, Betty Jo Staples was per
fectly cast has the senator’s flighty
wife, with James Hughey assum
ing with grace just the right
amount of senatorial dignity. Jack
Gaines made a marvelous ex-lieu-
who is too fond of strong
drink, and Louise Robertson play
ed to the hilt the part of an ex
remeJy flirtatious English girl|
Outstanding in their respective
parts were Donald Hawk, as the
amiable bellhop, and George Cal
houn as an old army general.
Wayne Daniel made an excellent
visual comedian.
Dozen Students Ask
For Graduation
Reports from the Registrar’s of
fice state that the following people
have applied for graduation this
fail: Warren S. Jackson, Joseph A.
Early, Jr., James Goolsby, Judith
Welch, Carolyn Terry, Lewis Rey
nolds, Earline Johnson, Calvin
Cooper, Jack Dempsey, Duard
Smith, Eric Johnson, L. B. Harrell,
and Emmadean Brison.