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Tuesday, January 23, 1949
Good Night! .
Is That a Nightie?
By ELIZABETH ROSS
A scream fills the air! Are peo
ple disturbed? No, they just turn
over and go on with their beauty
sleep. It’s only another girl with
another nightmare—and no won
der at all! You should see some of
the concoctions they sleep in!
Their nighties range from grand
dad’s nightshirt to the latest style
in feminine frills and fluff. Mixed
in are “tommie coats,” midriff PJ’s
an old house dress, and heaven
only knows what else! So there is
no shock or amazement on the part
of the dyed-in-the-wool college
girls when their roommate or
neighgor has a nightmare. It’s only
natural with the apparel they don
before retiring.
Good Night!!! No wonder they
have nightmares! But still there
are a few diehards who refuse to
become a part of the passing pa
rade of girls with nightmarish
nighties. They still insist on stick
ing to that ancient habit of sleep
ing in pajamas—those old things
worn by children or elderly people.
Now no one looks down on them
for this old-fogey idea—they just
look at them as though they wei’e
stark, raving mad.
No matter whattype of sleeping
apparel you wear— Pleasant Night
mares!
Historic Gunn House A Landmark
Reminiscent of Antebellum Days
When Lawrence Richardson drew Lot No. 99, Land District 10, in the
land lottery of 18,52 he little knew what great changes would occur on
that land in one hundred and twenty-five years.
Richardson’s property was sold to settle a calim against him for
$21,000, or about ten cents an acre. It was bought by William A. Walsh,
who never occupied the land. It
was occupied by Obadiah Wright,
who, although he did not own the
land, cleared it and improved it.
But was sold from virtually under
his feet to Thomas Bonner, Bon
ner, who built the first jail in Car
roll County, had a permanent
dwelling built.
This building Is today known as
the Gunn House, but in 1844, after
It was first built, it stood some
where between the present site of
Melson Hall and the road. The
house itself was not too large, but
it should be remembered that the
kitchen was out from the house, in
old-time colonial style, and that the
servants lived in the slave quar
ters, which stood a little to the rear
of what is now Adamson Hall.
Thomas Bonner held this land
until after the War Between the
States. An old colored man, Uncle
Abe, was born on the estate in the
1840s, and he lived there until after
the antebellum period. His job was
in the brandy distillery, which was
a little west of the present loca
tion of the library. Uncle Abe
has given the facts, and it is hoped
that they have been passed on cor
rectly.
Life went on smoothly until the
Fifty-eight New Students
Enroll for Winter Quarter
West Geo’-gia College began its
Winter quarter on January 5 main
taining its lead in Junior College
enrollment for the state, with an
enrollment of 352.
The following new students be
gan their work here at this time:
Frank T. Akins, Griffin; Charles
Beckham, Molena; Mrs. L. C. Ben
son, Dalton; Freddie Boswell, Col
umbus; Joseph W.| Coss, Rome;
William Floyd Davis, Macon; Paul
G. Goodner, Bremen; Thomas Un
derwood, Hogansville; John Doug
las Gee, Marietta; William James
Gilmer, Bremen; John W. Green
wood Trion; William Griggens,
Griffin; Elbert Hanson, Rome; Hil
dred Heath, Whitesburg; D. A.
Jackson, Carrollton; George M.
Janes, Trion; Alfred W. McCoy,
Cedartown; Kenneth Minor, Trion;
Thomas Moses Morgan, Carrollton;
Lloyd Murphy, Cedartown; Carlton
O’Neal, Cedartown; Milton Powell,
Macon; Don Price, Carrollton; Patty
Jo Shaw, Adairsville; George Hor
ace Robertson, LaGrange; William
Carl West, Lafayette; Joseph V,
Mich. State College Otters
Course in Music Therapy
EAST LANSING, Mich—(ACP)
Michigan State College now offers
a course in music therapy.
“Music therapy” is the treatment
of physical and mental ills by the
use of music. Here a sample is
how it works:
A woman is brought into the hos
pital suffering from a mental mal
adjustment. Since 00 per cent of
all mental patients are suffering
from environmental disorders, we
will attribute her behavior to this
cause. Withdrawing from all real
ity she is now living in a world of
the unconscious. She cannot per
form even the simplest voluntary
action.
It is an exceedingly difficult task
for a psychiatrist to aid her while
she remains in this state. At this
various types of music from his
stage the music therapist brings
file. A study of the patient’s back
ground has revealed that she is a
descendant of foreign born par
ents. Folk songs are played repeat
edly. Suddenly one of them causes
her to weep bitterly. It was a song
that her mother sang to her as a
child.
Although this little incident ap
pears insignificant, it is a very im
portant advancement. It has com
pelled the patient to momentarily
face reality. The psychiatrist takes
it from there.
War Between the States, when the
young men left the Bonner and
other estates to fight for the Con
federacy.
In 1863 several thousand Fed
eral cavalry troops, led by General
Stoneman, were on their way to
meet General Sherman, who was
encamped outside Jonesboro. The
route from Selma, Alabama, to
Jonesboro led right past the Bon
ner plantation. But instead of
burning and destroying property,
the troops merely relieved the
smokehouse of its choice hams and
shoulders.
After the conclusion of the war,
the Bonner family moved to Ala
bama, and the land passed into the
hands of the Shays.
In 1906 the land was deeded to
the Board of Trustees of the Fourth
District, who opened the doors of
a school to teach agriculture and
mechanics, in January of 1908. H.
H. Melson was the first principal
but the A. and M. School became
outdated when the high schools
began to consolidate.
So, in 1932 anew junior college
w'as formed, with I. S. Ingram as
president. This junior college was
given the name of West Georgia
College.
White, Griffin; Horace Wilson, Car
rollton; William J. Zorn, Bremen;
W. B. Hansard, Carrollton; Clar
ence Banks, Griffin; and John B.
Gilreath, Trion. Of these, nineteen
are veterans.
The following former students
have re-entered: Cliff Barnes, Car
rollton; J. Kenneth Crawford, Car
rollton; Jack Elder, Fayetteville;
James W. Fields, Adairsville; L. R.
George, Franklin; Mrs. Ethel R.
McGibboney, Carrollton; J. B.
Moon Columbus; Katie Murphy,
Luthersville; Ray L. Robinson,
Carrollton; Stipe Moore, Clem; Mrs.
Majorie Barber Sawyer, Carroll
ton; William Upshaw, Carrollton.
Of these, four are veterans.
Jones Shoe
Shop
Formerly Loworn’s
6 Newnan St.
CARROLLTON, GA.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
German Educator-
Student Delivers
Chapel Address ,
West Georgia students were very
fortunae in having as their chapel
speaker, on January 11, Miss Ellen
Schmidt, a student at GSCW, and a
native of Berlin, Germany. Miss
Schmidt has graduated from the
University of Berlin with a doc
tor’s degree, and is studying at GS
CW under the international stu
dent exchange program.
Commenting on American colleges
and universities, and on the advan
tages of American students, Miss
Schmidt said, “This (West Georgia)
is the cleanest college I ever saw.”
Miss Schmidt, who has been a
teacher in Berlin schools, informed
students of the tragic fact that 35,-
000 students who have completed
high school in Berlin will have no
colleges or university in which to
continue their studies. In view of
the fact that democracies thrive on
education, the situation becomes an
acute crisis.
The brilliant student and cduca
or thought that American with
drawal from Berlin would be con
sidered by the German people as
a defeat for the Americans.
When Miss Schmidt returns to
Germany, in one year, she will, of
necessity, return to the American
zone because, she said, the Rus
sians would throw her into prison
for having come to America.
Mental Wizard Baffles
West Georgia Audience
Dr. Harlan Tarbell, world-fam
ous mystery scientist, who was pre
sented at the West Georgia Audito
rium by the Carroll Concert Series,
January 13, still has everyone baf
fled by his feats of magic.
Among his seemingly impossible
magical feats were the Hindu rope
mystery, which he created for the
Hindu magicians, and fascinating
miracle magic of India, China,
Egypt, Bali, and Africa. Not only
did Dr. Tarbell perform these col
orful mysteries, he also told the in
teresting stories behind them.
Most astonishing of all his magic
was his “Miracle Vision.” With his
eyes securely sealed, Dr. Tarbell
war able to recognize instantly the
size, shape, color, and various other
items about objects he had never
seen before. He could also read
cards magazines, numbers,, etc.,
merely by passing his finger-tips
within a few inches of the object.
This unusual mental attainment is
different from the mind
reading act.
A traveling salesman was regis
tering at a small hotel when a bed
bug crawled slowly across the page
of the register.
“Well,” said the salesman, “I’ve
been bitten by all sorts of bugs in
all sorts of hotels, but this is the
first time I’ve ever had one come
down to see w r hat room I’ll be in. ’
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"That'* tmprovemsnb the Dean of Women requested."
French Club Elects
Plexico President
The French Club, at a meeting
held Thursday night, January 20,
elected Betty Plexico president of
that organization. Betty will fill
the position left vacant by the
withdrawal from school of Bev
erly McDonald, who formerly held
the post of presiden of the club.
Carl Haywood was named as
vice-president. Other officers are
Kenneth Cadenhead, secretary, and
Bobby Corley, treasurer.
At the meeting further plans
were made for sending a box to a
French child through CARE.
A program of French music will
be presented at the next meeting,
to be held in the music library.
Words to the Wise
By JACKIE HAY
Here is anew column in which
each month I shall give you inter
esting hints and shopping aids con
cerning our advertisers. Patronage
of thse advertisers is your duty as
a WGC student because of their
good faith in placing their advertis
ing in your school paper.
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and
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A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Here are some tips of this month:
With the annual “Sweetheart
Dance” scheduled for February 12,
every WGC Romeo should visit
Moore’ Jewelry Store and buy one
of the unusual gold or sterling
bracelets, complete with a heart
and key, for that favorite co-ed.
Moore’s also has a necklace to
match. A one-yar written guaran
tee has recently been attached to
each watch repaired at Moore’s.
This will be something to remem
ber when your watch goes on the
blink.
Be ready for those games of ten
nis this spring by visiting Carroll
ton Hardware and replacing that
wornout tennis racquet and re
plenishing your supply of good
tennis balls.
For that special corsage on the
night of February 12, visit Ander
son-Grant Florist. They cater to
college students, and flowers from
this dependable shop insure satis
faction.
For a complete line of sporting
goods visit Fisher’s Hardware.
From their ample stock there is
bound to be just the sporting
equipment for you.
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