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VOLUME XV.
Vets Make Plans for
Spring Quarter Dance
At a recent Veterans Club meet
ing, plans were made for a dance
to be held Saturday, March 26, in
the West Georgia College gymna
sium. Jack Kranyck and r.is orches
tra, of Rome, will be on hand to
provide music for the occasion.
The dance will be semi-formal,
and corsages are optional. Plans
for decorations have not yet been
made. Only students and their
guests will be in attendance.
An admission of one dollar per
person is to be charged. Tickets
may be purchased from members
of the Veterans Club by those who
wish to obtain them early, or at
the door of the gym the night of
the dance.
University to Get
Eight WGG Transfers
Miss Katie Downs, Registrar, an
nounces that eight West Georgia
students, five of whom are juniors,
have reported that they will trans
fer to the University of Georgia
after the close of the Winter quar
ter.
Those students who are planning
to transfer are the following: Lu
ther Smith, Chipley; Aaron Simp
kins, Carrollton; Floella Kee, Lu
thersville; Earline Johnson, Mount
Zion; Emmadeane Brison, Lyerly,
all third-year students, and Melvin
McGee, Carrollton; Rachael Robert
son, Frolena.
Emmadeane Brison did not at
tend school during the winter, but
took an extension course and fin
ished her third year.
Another student, Ralph Hege
good, intends to transfer to Geor
gia Tech after this quarter.
Debate Team Takes Three Decisions
In Third Annual Azalea Contest
The negative team representing West Georgia College took three out
of six decisions in competition at the third annual Azalea Debate Tour
nament, held Feb. 24-28 at Spring Hill College, near Mobile, Alabama,
amidst the gaiety of the famous Azalea Fertival and Mardi Gras ex
travaganzas.
Members of the West Georgia
team were June Starling and Bob
Mclnvale, affirmative, and Elizabeth
Ross and Carl Haywood, negative.
The subject for debate was:
“Resolved, That the Federal Gov
ernment should adopt a policy of
specialization of educational op
portunity in the tax supported
schools, by means of annual grants.
A large number of colleges and
universities throughout the nation
participated in the meet, including
the University of Florida, Notre
Dame, Mississippi Southern, Geor
gia, Georgetown, Texas Christian,
Tulane, Auburn, Bridgewater of
Virginia, Alabama, New Mexico,
Kansas State, Centenary, College
of Louisiana, North Georgia, Pan
handle A. & M. of Oklahoma, Mill
saps, Spring Hill, and West Georgi a
—the only junior college present.
Registration for the tourney took
place from 12 to 5 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 24, at 'which time each dele
gate was given instructions. The
young ladies were presented cor
sages of spring flowers.
The debate proper began at 9:00
a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25. Four de
bates, each an hour and a quarter
in length were held that day, an ad
ditional two being held the follow
ing morning. Results were regu
larly posted in order that all
schools might keep informed of
their progress.
Medals of merit were awarded
to the ten schools with the highest
number of points. West Georgia’s
negative team received bronze
medals engraved with the occasion
and the date of presentation.
Jumping at conclusions is the only
mental exercise some folks take.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1949
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Pictured above are members of the cast of ‘Little Foxes,” a tragedy
which will be presented by the West Georgia College Dramatics Class,
Friday night. Left to right: Harold Pitts, Julia Sikes, William Traylor,
and Betty Plexico.
Sikes, Roberts Head Cast of “Little
Foxes,” March 4 Dramatics Presentation
Julia Sikes and Lovell Roberts are cast in the title roles of “The
Little Foxes.” the Winter quarter dramatics production which will be
presented in the West Georgia College auditorium Friday night, March
4, at 8:00 p.m. The play, a tragedy by Lillian Heilman, was made
famous on the stage by Talulah Bankhead, and in the movies by Bette
Davis.
The charming early twentieth century home in the deep South
sharply contrasts with its occu
pants, the prosperous, despotic
Hubbard family, who have thrown
up barriers of hate and distrust
among themselves. Horace, the ail
ing husband of the wickedly clever
Regina, between whom a breach
has existed for years, has discov
ered the theft of SBB,OOO worth of
bonds from his deposit oox. The
Emory Nurse, WGG Alumna,
To Attend Clinic in Sweden
Miss Marguerite Harper, of Mon
roe, Georgia, has been chosen by
the students in the Emory School
of Nursing and the faculty to act
as their representative at the Con
gress of Nurses to be held in Stock
holm, Sweden, in June of 1949. The
students at Emory considered Miss
Harper the best qualified person in
all respects for this purpose, and
set about in grim determination to
raise the thousand dollars required
for the trip.
During the time Miss Harper w.as
at West Georgia College, she played
an active part in VRA, French
Club, Alpha Psi, and Mu Zeta Al
pha. Her name appeared regularly
on the Dean’s List, and she was one
of the best liked students on this
campus because of her friendly
ways and courteous manners.
College Store Open
On Sunday Afternoon
In response to requests from
many students, the college store Is
now open from four to five p.m.
on Sunday afternoons. This has
been suggested as a possible alle
viation of the monotony of Sunday
afternoons on the campus, as well
as offering a supplement to the Sun
day night “snack suppers” served
by the dining hall.
This policy will be continued un
til the end of the winter quarter,
or as long as there is sufficient
patronage. Student patronage dur
ing this hour is necessary in order
that the managers will find it profit
able to keep it open.
securities were taken by Horace’s
brother-in-law, Oscar, and Oscar's
son, Leo, in order that Oscar and
Ben, his brother, might erect a cot
ton mill. Horace, however, does not
reveal the theft.
Regina, aware of the swindle,
blackmails her brothers into giv
ing her 75 percent of the business
instead of the planned 33 1-3 per
cent, threatening to expose them if
they refuse. At the same time she
aggravates Horace’s heart condi
tion by recalling their unhappy
married life. The stricken man is
refused his medicine with the hope
that the results will be fatal.
Ben asks, “What was a man in
a wheel chair doing on a stair
case?” as Alexandra, in defiance o r
her mother’s plans for her, departs
with her elderly maid, Addle.
What untold dangers lurk in the
scheming Hubbards’ household?
Find out for yourself by being
present Friday night when the cur
tain is raised on “The Little Foxes,”
the first tragedy produced at West
Georgia College.
THE CAST
Regina Giddens Julia Sikes
Horace Giddens Lovell Roberts
Alexandra Giddens.. .Betty Plexico
Benjamin Hubbard.. .Wm. Traylor
Oscar Hubbard Harold Pitts
Birdie Hubbard... Laurene Wright
Leo Hubbard Harold Lane
William Marshall James Pruett
Addie Rachael Robertson
Cal Charles Jennings
The play will be under the direc
tion of Mr. W. H. Row, head of the
Dramatics department, assisted by
Bill Webb and Billy Maxwell.
June Starling, Jess Abney, J. D.
Moon, and Tony Osgood make up
the publicity commutee, and prop
erties are being handled by Wheel
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Melson Girls Plan
Quarterly Stunt Party
The girls in Melson Hall have
begun making plans for a quarterly
party which will take place in that
dormitory Thursday, March 10.
This quarter’s party will consist
of stunts performed by each wing
of the dormitory. Chairwomen have
been appointed in each wing to
have charge of the stunt done by
that wing. They are Bobbie Dexter,
Ann Williams, Joy Thomas, Bobbi *
Goen, and Ruth Earle.
The Melson girls boasted 100 per
cent contributions to both the
Sweetheart Danacc and the March
of Dimes.
Student Petitioners Await Fact-Finding
Committee’s Final Progress Report
The final progress report of a special student-faculty fact-finding com
mittee, which has for the past month been studying the proposals con
tained in a petition recently circulated by student reformists, is expected
to be announced some time this week. The petition, sponsored by the
Veterans Club and calling for corrective measures of certain college
facilities, was said to have been signed by upwards of 300 stu ents. It
was addressed to the Board of Regents.
EXAM SCHEDULE
Listed below is the examination
schedule for the Winter quarter.
Classes end Tuesday, March 15, and
exams begin the following day:
MARCH 10—
8:30 a.m.—All 8:00 classes
10.30 a.m. —All 8:15 classes
2:00-4:00 p.m.—All 10:45 classes
MARCH 17—
8:00 a.m.—All 11:40 classes
10:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m.—All 12:35
classes
2:00-4:30 p.m.—All 1:30 classes
MARCH 18—
8.00-10:30 a.m.—All 2:25 classes
Students are to return to school
Thursday, March 24. The dormito
ries will be open at 3:00 p.m. that
day. Registration will take place
Friday, and classes are scheduled
to begin Saturday, March 26.
The Spring quarter ends June 3.
Methodist Mission Secretary
Chapel Speaker February 22
In a chapel address on Tuesday,
Feb. 22, Mr. Robert Doggett, sec
retary of Student Work of the
Board of Missions of the Methodist
Church, spoke on the subject, “Af
ter College, What Else?” Mr. Dog
gett was introduced by Mr. Sam
Laird, who is in charge of religious
activities on the Emory University
campus, and General Director of
the Georgia Methodist Student
Movement.
Mr. Doggett believed that no life
is a success if the person is not
happy in the vocation which he has
chosen. No matter what the mate
rial gains of a job, he felt, if you
do not love the work, your life will
not be successful or happy.
The speaker pointed out that you
do not have to be a worker in a
church to have a Christian voca
tion. You can bring Christianity
into any worthwhile job you have.
The Methodist students held a
fellowship hour, to which the stu
dent body was invited, in Mande
ville Hall, after the chapel pro
gram. A number of students par
ticipated in the informal discus
sions, which centered around Meth
odist Summer Work projects.
When I was a boy of 14 my
father was so ignorant that I
could hardly stand having him
around. When I got to be 21, I
was astonished by how much the
old man had learned in seven
years.—Mark Twain.
Chancellor Caldwell to Speak to
Student-Civic Club Group March 10
Dr. Harmon W. Caldwell, Chan
cellor of the University System of
Georgia, will speak at a meeting of
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CHANCELLOR CALDWELL
Meeting with the faculty, a group
of student representatives, com
posed of Robert Mclnvale, chair
man of the student committee, Stu
dent Body President Scott Smith,
Veterans Club President Charles
Brooks, and Lovell Roberts, presi
dent of the Presidents’ Club, offered
the following specific improvement
measures in reference to the dining
hall:
1. Planned menus for a week or
more in advance.
2. Personnel to clean and scrub
tables after each meal.
3. Trays scrubbed and scalded.
4. Dishes inspected after wasn
ing.
5. All dining hall personnel in
clean uniforms and wearing hair
nets.
6. All action be taken necessary
to secure an “A” rating for the
West Georgia College dining hall
(its rating is “Class B” at present).
Some of the above suggestions,
it was revealed, had already been
or were being acted upon.
An agreement was reached by
the faculty and representatives of
the student petitioners to hold the
petition in abeyance for thirty days
awaiting specific progress in achiev
ing the above listed objection.
Mr. S. H. Acklin, Controller, was
instructed to obtain an audit from
South Georgia College (the jun or
college specifically mentioned by
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Dozen Students Eligible for
Winter Quarter Graduation
Twelve students are eligible for
graduation at the end of this Spring
quarter. These students, having
completed the required two years
for graduation from a junior col
lege, are as follows: Aaron Simp
kins, Carrollton, Ga.; Percy Alonzo
McCain, Carrollton, Ga.; Jack Hunt,
Lafayette, Ga.; Jack Mason, Clarks
dale, Miss.; Kenneth Medders, Fay
etteville, N. C.; Harold Higgins,
Bremen, Ga.; Thomas Edgar Fears.
Madison, Ga.; James L. Roberts, La-
Grange, Ga.; Wayne Daniel, Talla
poosa, Ga.; Tifton Goza, Tucker,
Ga.; Rachael Robertson, Frolona,
Ga., and Winston Kilgo, Lindale,
Ga.
people who are in training to oe
come teachers will continue at West
Georgia, even though they have fin
ished the requirements of a junior
college.
the Intercity Civic Club Tuesday,
March 15, at 12 noon, in the West
Georgia College auditorium. The
meeting is open to students of the
college.
The nature of Dr. Caldwell’s ad
dress is expected to pertain to edu
cation, and the University System
and its needs. Luncheon will be
served to the guests immediately
before the meeting begins.
Dr. Caldwell, a native of Alvaton,
in Meriwether County, heads all
units of the University System.
During his visit to Carrollton,
incidentally his first in this official
capacity Chncellor Caldwell will
inspect the plant at West Georgia
Colege, thereby determining the
physical needs of the institution.
President I. S. Ingram will conduct
the veteran educator in his inspec
tion of the WGC campus.
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