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Friday, April 15, 1949
WGC Student Wrote Alma Mater in
Song Writing Contest Held in 1938
We, as students of West Georgia,
have probably often wondered how
our beautiful Alma Mater was com
posed. We wonder who wrote it,
who set the words to music, when
it w r as written, and why.
After much research the whole
story of our Alma Mater was re
vealed. We find that in the school
year of 1937-1938, the school spon
sored a contest in which a year’s
scholarship was offered as a prize
to the student writing the best
school song. Many students en
tered this contest. The entry of
Aaron Bucalew was adjudged win
ner. Aaron Bucalew was helped
and coached by his former English
teacher, Miss Edith Foster, now
head of the Regional Library.
Aaron, a student from near Trion,
had considerable musical and poet
ical talent. Through the aid of
Aaron’s mutual friend, Paul Maf
fet, the words were set to music.
From the following beautiful and
majestic words, we see why Aaron
Bucalew’s entry was adjudged win
ner:
Alma Mater, Alma Mater,
Hail, hail to thee.
The shine of our eternal love and
youth
Will live forever in thy ways of
truth.
West Georgia lifts her head above
the beauty of the coronets
That crown the verdant hihs;
Her throne securely rests
Amid the woodland where nature’s
sweetest tribute daily spills
Marching feet are guided by her
sure light
Shining on the darkness like a star;
The candles of her children
Now are burning
To reflect a mother’s spirit from,
afar.
Spring Is Here!
By ELIZABETH ROSS
When God made this universe He
didn’t overlook the slightest thing
that could make all the inhabitants
happy.
He saw to it that the seasons
came so as to be in the order of a
life. The Winter begins the year
in a dead cold manner and, like a
seed that is planted, it is hard and
unproductive. The next season is
the true birth of the year—Spring
—when all the earth becomes alive
and vital. Green leaves cover bare
branches, birds fill the air with
music beyond compare, the spring
rains cleanse the earth of its dirt
and grime, and the sun comes out
and dries the earth, leaving it cleat),
sweet-smelling and bright.
Spring is the basis for songs,
poems, jokes, and a good conversa
tion topic. It is noted for the effect
it has on young men and their fan
cies. It is the time of the hardest
work done on a farm. It is the bus
iest time of the whole year.
Spring is the resting period, or
the time of adjustment between
winter and summer. It is the
time of year in which people get
lazy or else highly ambitious. And
yet there is no definite way to de
fine it.
It’s a season of the year occur
ring from March through June.
But spring is almost a living being.
It is the best part of the year. And
it is HERE!
Do not get discouraged. It may
be the last key in the bunch that
opens the door. —Stanifer.
Downbeat
“A Little Bird Told Me” (Decca).
The catchy, rocking rhythm of this
cheery ditty done by Evelyn
Knight and the Stardusters will
make a hit with all of you. It’s
irresistible. “Brush Those Tears
From Your Eyes", on the back,
I is pleasant, but lacks the spark of
the first side.
“A Little Learnin’ Is a Danger
ous Thing” (Columbia). Frank Sin
atra and Pearl Bailey, on anumber
which covers both sides. First.
Frank provides conversational
backchat while Pearl sings, then
they switch. Result is very funny.
“My First Valentine” (Decca).
Goody! You can expect a wave of
Rogers and Hart revivals, with the
release of MGM’s movie, “Words
and Music.” This is one of them,
and a honey. Gordon Jenkins and
his orchestra do the honorsfi but
most noteworthy are the words by
Charles LaVere, a trumpeter by
profession. “Temptation,” in the
typical Jenkins manner, is the plat-
b j r-Inate.
“If I Steal a Iviss (Victor). Prob
ably Vaughn Monroe’s version of
this much-recorded tune from
MGM’s “The Kissing Bandit” will
be heard most often. He and The
Moon Maids back it with “What’s
Wrong With Me?” (Why Would
n’t You Kiss me?). Livelier and the
better side for our money.
“Bye Bye Blues” (Victor). Tex
Beneke and orchestra render an in
strumental. The reverse, “Congrat
ulations” is a dreamy ballad for
dancing, with a vocal sung by Gar
ry Stevens. It’s the type tune that
will catch on, but too monotonous
and synthetic for our tastes.
“Blue Moon” (MGM). Haunting
Rogers and Hart ballad is given
torchy treatment by Billy Eckstine.
Another standard, “Fools Kush In,”
backs, is sung in the Eckstine vi
brato style.
“I Want a Little Girl” (Victor).
We like the quiet gentle quality of
a small group like the Page Cava
naugh Trio. Platter-mate, “Gee,
But It’s Good to Be” (So Mad About
Someone So Good to Me), is tricky,
intricate, the better bet for popu
larity.”
“My Darling, My Darling” (Dec
ca). None other than ace comic
Peter Lind Hayes gives you a su
per-smooth version of the hit tune
from the show “Where’s Charlie?”
Coupling is “Dainty Brenda Lee,” a
cute song which Peter gives the
works. He has a good voice, and
enough originality in his treatment
of each song to make him a pop
singing star. The Stardusters assist
on both.
So long for now! CHARLIE.
TEACHER GROUPS VLSIT WGC
LABORATORY SCHOOLS
Various groups of teachers and
their supervisors visited the labor
atory schools of West Georgia Col
lege at Tallapoosa and sand Hill,
during the months of March and
April. Among the visitors were
teachers and supervisors from Bul
loch, Floyd, Wilkes, and Morgan
counties.
Heroes must be more than drift
wood floating on a waveless tide.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Average Man’s Future
Revealed in University
Of Texas Survey
AUSTIN, Texas—(ACP)—A fea
ture writer for the “Daily Texan*
summarizes a recent survey made
by a national magazine among col
lege graduates. 9,005 degree-holders
considered representative were
questioned. If you get a degree and
go to work, according to the sur
vey, here is what you can expect:
You will become a professional
man or an executive with a salary
of about $4,500 a year.
You will own your own home
which will have six rooms and a
monthly rental value of SB4. You
will marry only once and will not
become divorced. You will plan to
have three children but will prob
aby have only two.
You will read most of the best
sellers, both fiction and non-fiction.
You will also read from one to four
magazines, concentrating on the
“Reader’s Digest”, “Life”, “Time”
and “Saturday Evening Post”.
You will attend church fairly
regularly and belong to about three
other organizations. But the other
organizations will have to do with
out you at about half of their meet
ings.
You will engage in about five po
litical activities which includes
reading about politics in newspa
pers and magazines and discussing
it with your friends. You will keep
up with local civic activities and
take an active part in the civic af
fairs of your community. You will
also keep up with national and in
ternational developments, but your
active status in politics will prob
ably be confined to voting.
Interestingly enough, you will
not arbitrarily identify yourself
with any political party but will
vote according to the issue in any
given election.
You will have only slightly less
than four hours a day to spend in
spare time activities. Most of that
time will be taken up by reading or
visiting friends. You will rarely
ever go to a night club for enter
tainment.
In the matter of attitudes, you
will believe that personal Integrity
of conduct and conditions search
ing for truth are the most impor
tant goals in life, and you will be
lieve less and less that the greatest
satisfaction in life comes from fi
nancial success, influence, or pres
tige.
You will become more liberal
than you were in college. You will
believe that all Americans should
have equal opportunity in social,
economic, and political affairs. And
you won’t agree that children of
minority groups or other races
should play among themselves.
JC Secretary to
Visit Here Tuesday
Dr. Jesse Boge, of Washington,
D. C., executive secretary of the
American Association of Junior
Colleges, will be on the campus
on Tuesday of next week. He will
travel through Georgia the week
of April 18, visiting certain junior
colleges of the state.
The nature of Dr. Boge’s visit is
to be as an advisor and consultant
on curriculor matters.
God divided man into men that
they might help each other.
"I think It'* about tlm* tomtom told Profewor Flapjaw* that hi* Uctur** aro too long.*
Mrs. McCauley New
Chemistry Teacher
Mrs. Jean McCauley, an alumna
of West Georgia College, has been
added to the faculty, replacing Mr.
M. E. Mawell, former head of the
Chemistry Department, who took
leave from the college and moved
to Algood, Tenn., where he is now
in the accounting profession.
After her graduation from West
Georgia in 1941, Mrs. McCauley en
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tered the University of North Car
olina, where she graduated with a
major in chemistry. Since that time
she has been employed at the Plan
tation Pipe Line Company, near
Bremen, Ga. Her husband is a su
perintendent with that company.
Mrs. McCauley’s position is tem
porary, pending the date of return
of Mr. Howell, head of the Chemise
try Department before Mr. Max
well. At present Mr. Howell is on
leave of absence.
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