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VOLUME XV.
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL PARENTS’ DAY OBSERVED TODAY
Dean Roberts Attends
National Education
Conference
Dr. L. E. Roberts, dean of ad
ministration at West Georgia Col
lege, attended the fourth annual
National Conference on Higher Ed
ucation, held April 4-7, in Chicago,
Present at the meeting were 693
members, representing colleges of
47 states and two territories. This
is the third such conference of
which Dr. Roberts has been a mem
ber.
Thirty-seven different committees
were set up to carry out various
phases of conference work. Dr.
Roberts served on the committee
for study of the philosophy, object
ives and patterns of general edu
cation in colleges of the United
States. Concerning his group’s
work, Dr. Roberts said, “This com
mittee came to the conclusion that
it was the responsibility of colleges
to emphasize the general education
or education for living in the junior
college division, and concentrate
on vocational and professional edu
cation on the senior division level.”
Round-table discussions were the
means by which the committee’s
business was carried on.
One of the many proposals made
at the conference was that of na
tion-wide scholarships, to be admin
istered by the federal government
end controlled by the states. Under
the plan, state education commit
tees are to be set up to establish
the competence of recommended
students.
German Exchange Student Enrolled
At West Georgia College
Guenter Schwarz, anew student, who is from Berlin, Germany, and
is in this country on a Rotary scholarship, won the scholarship by com
peting with large numbers of other German students. He was a student
at Berlin University, and has been teaching in what would be our third
grade in grammar school. This
grade and those above it are not co
educational in Germany, and
Schwarz taught the girls’ section.
Psychologj r is the subject he likes
best, and he hopes to major it it
and to teach it in college. Schwarz
expects to be in the United States
for one or two years, although he
has not had time to decide what
food he likes best, he finds “cook
ies” and ice cream very good. He
favorite cigarettes are Pall Mall,
which were very hard to get in Ger
many, as other brands were, also.
When the discussion turned to
music, Schwartz told us that the
popular song “You Can’t Be True”
was popular in Germany in the
19205, and w r as not the new song
that many believed it to be when
it came out here recently. It is
amazing how much English this
native German knows, and hew
ease it was to talk with him. He
says that for Germans, English is
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OP WEST GEORGIA CORTEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. APRIL 15, 1949
Slight Enrollment Orop
Reported by Registrar
There is a small decrease in
spring enrollment, down to 502, as
compared to 532 for the winter
quarter. The registrar’s office re
ports that there are 39 new stu
dents enrolled. Of these 15 are vet
erans, a large percentage of whom
are freshmen. Miss Downs says
the drop in enrollment is not un
usual, but in comparison with other
years is to be expected.
In breaking down the total stu
dent body enrollment it is found
that there are more men than
women enrolled in the college! In
the freshman class there are 209
women as compared to 293 men;
sophomores have 82 women and
118 men; juniors have 10 women
and 10 men. There are nine women
nd one man who are classed as
specials.
There are 13 teachers on campus
who are seeking to raise their cer
tificates in order to comply with
the ruling of the State Department
of Education.
BETTIS, ROSS, DELEGATES
TO SALEM CONFERENCE
Two WGC students were dele
gates to the biennial Salem Confer
ence held at Salem Camp Ground
on April 8-10. These delegates were
Helen Sue Bettis and Elizabeth
Rose.
The conference is held to give in
struction, insight and inspiration
to college religious organizations.
Students from ten or more Georgia
schools attended the conference.
much easier to learn than French.
In discussing the religious status
of Germany he said that it seems
that the Germans are turning to
God in large numbers in this time
of great distress. The churches are
filled most of the time, said he.
Schwarz gave his church as the
Evangelical Church, which is a
German Protestant church.
His main desire is to see a happy
Germany where people are free to
laugh and enjoy some of the fine
things of life again.
I. S. INGRAM TO 15ZRVE ON
CLASSIFYING COMMITTEE
President I. S. Ingram has been
chosen as one of the three mem
bers for a committee from the
Southern Association to study and
recommend standards for the Jun
ior Colleges Association. This com
mittee and its work is fostered by
the Southern Association of
Schools and Colleges.
Rev.J. Carson Pritchard Addresses Assembly
Program; Barbecue Set for 12:30
An estimated 800 parents, faculty and students and their wives, and
other guests, assembled here on the campus today in observation of the
sixteenth annual Parents’ Day in West Georgia College history. Presi
dent I. S. Ingram presided at the assembly exercises, at which Rev.
J. Carson Pritchard, director of the Religious Panel of the Carroll Service
Council, and social science teacher
at this college, spoke before the
large gathering in the auditorium,
following inspection of the dormito
ries, barracks and classrooms. This
inspection was under the super
vision of Miss Ora Lee Howard,
Melson Hall housemother, and the
Presidents’ Club.
Rev. Pritchard, whose home is in
Carrollton, graduated from Car
rollton High School in 1927, at
tended Mercer University for two
years, and graduated from Bowdon
College, which has since been
closed, in 1931. He continued his
education at Andover Newton The
ological Seminary, Newton, Mass.,
in 1937, afterwards becoming assist
ant pastor of the Elliot Congrega
tional Church in Newton. From
Newton, Rev. Pritchard assumed
the pastorate of the North Scituate
Baptist Church, North Scituate, R.
I„ and still later, of the Heflin Bap
tist Church, Heflin, Ala. A family
man, the local religious director
has two children, Warren, nine,
and Stratton, six. Mrs. Pritchard,
the former Marian Sheats, is also
originally from Carrollton.
Selections on the assembly pro
gram, by the West Georgia Choir,
under the direction of Miss Jane
woodruff, were “Adoramus Te,
Christi,” by Palestrina; “Murillo’s
Anspach Appearance
Ends Entertainment
Series for Season
The Carroll Entertainment Series
drew to a close on April 12 with a
piano concert by Leßoy Anspach.
This was Mr. Anspach’s second
appearance this season, and he ful
filled the anticipation of good listen
ing to those who heard his last con
cert.
The numbers on this program
were from the great masters, and
were brilliantly given. They in
cluded:
Variations senouses. .Mendelssohn
Melodie Gluck
Sonata Appassionate (4 move
ments ) Beethoven
Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 Chopin
Mazurka Op. 67 No. 2 Chopin
Scherzo Op. 39 Chopin
Toccato Khatchaturian
Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 5. .
Rachmaninoff
Hochzeits March Mendelssohn
The ovation was so great that
two encores were given.
Many people seem to have the
right aim In life, but the trouble
is they never pull the trigger.
Lesson,” composer unknown; “Lone
some Valley,” a white spiritual, and
the “Hallelujah Chorus,” from Han
den’s “Messiah.”
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REV. J. CARSON PRITCHARD
A barbecue is to be held on the
grounds to the right of the en
trance of the gymnasium at 12:30,
immediately after the adjournment
of the assembly. All guests, stu
dents and faculty are, of course, ex
tended an invitation. The barbecue
will be prepred by the dining hall
staff under the supervision of Mrs.
Jean Dunn, college dietitian.
There will be no further classes
this afternoon, the 8:00 and 8:55
classes being the only ones held
today.
The Alpha Phi Omega, organiza
tion of former Boy Scouts has pro
vided an information booth and
guide service as aids to the vis
itors. Registration was conducted
from 8 to 10:30 this morning by the
Voluntary Religious Association.
Prince Assumes West Georgian Editorship
Upon Resignation of Lovett
Max Prince, Pelham, will assume
the editorship of THE WEST
GEORGIAN upon the resignation
of Bud Lovett, Luthersville, after
this issue, it has been learned. A
freshman, Prince has held the
position of associate editor of the
publication during the 1948-49
school year. He will remain editor
until the spring student body elec
tions, when anew editor will be
named, or Prince will succeed him
self to the post.
Lovett’s resignation came as the
Summer School Courses
Named by Registrar
Courses for the West Georgia
Coliege summer session of 1949
have been announced by Miss Katie
Downs, registrar. The summer ses
sion, beginning June 9, will last for
six weeks, ending July 16. Dean
L. E. Roberts will be the general
director of the summer school.
Miss Downs, who will direct the
elementary teachers’ workshop,
statedthat many experienced teach
ers are expected to be brought
here this summer. Included in the
workshop for elementary teachers
are the following courses: Public
School Art 101, 301; Methods and
Materials for Teaching Art 301;
Biology, Nature Study 315; Educa
tion, Problems of Teaching 317;
Education, Methods of Teaching
Reading 351", English, Childrens
Literature 214; English, Communi
cations 301; Health Services 330.
The general college courses are
Human Biology 101, 102; Principles
of Economics 255; English, Reading
and Writing 101; English, Humanl
ties, 201; Introductory Algebra l n
General Mathematics 120; Physic
Education; Introductory Physics
101; General Psychology 201; So •
ial Science, Survey 102; So 'i
Science, American Govt. 203.
The following commereia
courses will be offered this sum
mer if the demand is sufficient:
Business Machines and typing. It s
suggested that you wr ; *e for fin’
ther information if you are in'or
ested in taking cither one of the
courses.
A state mee'ing of the G r orgi
division of Association for Child
hood Education is slated to be held
on the West Georgia car-pus one
day during the summer session, al
though the date has not been set.
Several well-known leaders in ele
mentary education in Georgia will
attend the meeting.
Money and time are the heaviest
burdens of life, and the unhappiest
of all mortals are those who have
more of either than they know how
to use.—Alexander.
resuit or what he termed “lack of
cooperation on the part of the
staff,” and a “certain degree of cen
sorship by the administration con
cerning editorial policie.-..” The only
journalism major on THE WEST
GEORGIAN staff, Lovett also was
the paper’s sporting editor. He is a
sophomore.
Jane Greer, another staff mem
ber, and circulation manager, also
tendered her resignation, effective
with this ir-sue, because of pressing
school work. She is a sophomore
from Buford, Georgia.
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