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May 3, 1949
KINFOLK
PEARL S. BUCK —
Review By EVELYN JORDAN
To people who have read other novels by Paer Buck. Kinfolk needs
no introduction. It is another exciting novel about the Chinese —a people
whom Mrs. Buck knows and understands so well. Although a native
American, she is intimately acquainted with the Chinese people; she un
derstands their customs and peculiarities perhaps better than a native of
the land.
This recent novel Kinfolk is strangely new and different. It delves
deep into the lives of the Liang
family and is based upon two con
trasting ideas: James’ desire to re
turn to his hme land and his
father’s determintion that he
should remain in New York. The
struggle between this father and
son is reprsentative of the struggle
between the Chinese custom of
close family ties and the American
idea of individualism. James was
American enough to believe that he
was capable of making up his own
mind. He disregarded his own hap
piness to fulfill what he believed
was his duty.
The Liang family had been very
close, but it was somewhat torn
apart by these conflicting ideas.
The Liang children were foreign
ers wherever they went. In New
York they were foreigners because
of their Chinese ancestry. They
could not live and believe as Amer
icans because they wer bound by
Super Duds
—By DORIS GRAY ——
As most of the students were
home for Easter, the Sunday foilw
ing brught forth many beautiful
new fashions. Glimpsed in our “de
layed” Easter parade: JUDY
CROWDER wearing a bright green
and red print dress with green ac
cessries; GLORIA HAMILTON
wearing grey and yellow print with
gray reptile accessries; GEORGE
ANN STRAWN in step with a beau
tiful pink dress, tan bag and hat;
BECKY PRICE lovely in a navy
dress and white hat; the ALEX
ANDER’S wearing suits alike —
MARGARET’S navy and LLEW
LYN’S red; MISS GIBSON wearing
a suit of navy and white jacket
and navy skirt; BARBARA MEEK
in the parade with a "white suit and
navy accessories.
Other fashions seen and liked
that Sunday: JANE REEVES’
black dress of pink, green and
white print; MARY JANE CLARK
SON’S pretty navy suit; MRS.
SHANNON’S pink suit with the
skirt of many pleats; REGINA
SMITH’S navy blue dress accented
by an aqua scarf; MRS. STACY’S
lovely grey print dress; MARY
ANN PENN’S navy jacket-dress
having a white polka-dots in the
blouse; ANN BING’S aqua dress
with cute shirred sleeves, neat
white bows. Perhaps the style most
liked and most worthy of being lik
ed on this Sunday following Easter
were the black skirts and white
blouses and robes of the girls in
the choir.
Hats must be mentioned, for
there cannot be an Easter parade
without Easter bonnets. Outstand
ing bonnets, worthy of a second
look were: BETTY PLEXICO'S
large brimmed navy straw; MARY
JO UNDERWOOD’S hat of a strik
ing shade of green; MARY ANN
CALLAWAY’S navy straw with
white daisies across the wide brim;
old Chinese customs. Yet in China
they were foreigners because they
had been born in America and edu
cated with Americans. They were
frowned upon and misunderstod
wherever they went.
Mrs. Buck gives a vivid descrip
tion of post-war China—a China
which is far different from the Con
fucian China that James dreamed
of. Life was extremely difficult be
cause of the poverty and disease
which was so abundant. The politi
cal unrest, especially in the Uni
versities, caused a great misfortune
to the Liang family—the death of
their sn, Peter.
The characters are superbly de
scribed. The author has a way of
making the reader know them and
love them. The story is moving and
vital from the beginning. To quote
from Book-of-the-Month Club News,
“Pearl Buck gives us the stroy of a
family’s rebirth”.
LAVERNE RIDER’S hat of light
brown straw; and MRS. WELCH’S
red bonnet with ribbon and bow of
black and white stripes.
Other fashions glimpsed and lik
ed on other days —seen in the class
rooms, at “rec”: MISS CAMP
BELL’S pretty blouses especially
the pink batiste with many rows of
lace; MARION EWING’S white cot
ton boloreo dress; JOANN
RUARK’S aqua dress with many
circular lace set-ins; and ANN
TRAYLOR’S white dress with full
skirt accented by a colorful scarf.
We salute you fashioned-con
scious West Georgians!
Downbeat
By LIZ ROSS
The platters are really full of the
good songs. In fact, these are so
many good ones out that it is al
most impossible to get around to
them, but here go a few of the high
spots.
One of the newest out is “Ghost
Rides in the Sky”, a Decca platter
b}' Vaughn Monroe. It is a slow
rhythmic number that goes creep
ing all up and down your spine.
On the romantic side we find up
close to the top a Capitol record by
Jo Stafford and Gordon Mcßae of
“Forever and Ever”. This original
ly started out as the back side of
a pop song but it seems that the
situation has changed.
Anothr favorite of quite a few
people is “Red Roses for a Blue
Lady” by Vaughn Monroe, and on
the other side the subject of flow
ers and Vaughn, why not look up
and listen to “No Orchids for My
Lady”?
Kay Stan has hu upon another
gold mine. She is the little lady who
made “A Little Bird Told Me” so
popular. Now her tempo has slow
ed down considerably as she sings,
or rather croons, “Second-Hand
Love”. That gal is on her way right
up to the top of the ladder of vocal
success.
“Cruising Down the River” is
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Mrs. Williams Plans
Trip to Europe
After working on the West Geor
gia campus for nine years, Mrs. Ila
Williams, hostess of the College
Bookstore, has applied for a year’s
leave of absence. She has asked for
this leave in rder that she might go
to England for a year with one of
her sons and his family. Although
it is not definite, Mrs. Williams
thinks they will probably sail the
early part of September.
When interviewed, Mrs. Williams
stated that her son, Robert Wil
liams, plans to study a year at Dur
ham University where he will do
graduate work in city planning. He
was reared in Carrollton, ,is a grad
uate of Auburn Polytechnic Insti
tute, and has done some work at
Harvard. During his five years
with the Army in England, he be
came interested in the Durham Uni
versity and planned then to go
back to study there some day. The
seat of the University is the Dur
ham Castle and Cathedral.
His study will require that they
do a good bit of traveling, so Mrs.
Williams states that she hopes to
see a good deal of the country. Mrs.
Williams, when asked which sec
tions she was anticipating seeing
the most, replied that as they will
be near Scotland, she hopes to see
that country. She also hopes to go
to Paris sometime during her visit.
Although she is eagerly looking
forward to the trip, Mrs. Williams
says that she known she’s going to
miss West Georgia and her work
here. It is needless to say that West
Gergia will miss her to; but, never
theless, we all join in wishing her
a very happy and wonderful trip.
ALUMNI OF CLASS OF ’O4
TO HOLD CLASS REUNION
The West Georgia College class
of ’34 will have a reunion on June
4 in the Dining Hall. All other visit
ing alumni and the Spring graduat
ing class are invited to the dinner
which will be held at that time. Af
ter the dinner there will be a busi
ness meeting for the election of
officers.
Tom Loftin, president of the
Alumni Association is a member of
the class of ’34 and is stimulating
considerable interest in class re
union. Twenty-eight were in the
class. “Rogers” Hall was named for
one member of the class of ’34.
This class of ’34 and the visiting
alumni will be invited to attend the
dance beginning at 8 o’clock hon
oring the Sophomores of West
Georgia.
holding on with a fast and firm
grip. It still has a lilting melody
that gives you a good feeling. So
are “Golway Bay”, “Far Away
Places” and “Until”.
A return engagement is being
made by Louie Jordon’s “Choo
Choo Ch’ Boogie” and “That
Chick’s Too Young To Fry”. This
platter was a favorite a few years
ago.
Of course, we must spotlight one
disc —“I Didn’t Know the Gun Was
Loaded”. Such tenderness is very
seldom reached in popular songs,
but this song has real depth and
quality of tone much like that of
those unforgettable favorites, “Pis
tl-Packin’ Mama” and other senti
mental songs.
Along the same line of thought
is “Put That Gun Down, Louie” by
Louie Prima on a Decca Disc.
Bon Jour, Mes Amis
By GUENTER SCHWARZ
“How are you?” “How do you like this school?” “How long did it
take you to come over here?” Room 96 in Storms Barracks was buzzing
With questions. Every minute new faces appeared in the door-frame.
All that I could do was to clinch my hand to the bed post. This was the
first day of a Central European student at West Georgia College.
Now wait a minute. You are go
ing to think I was perplexed. No
sir! I sincerely thank you for this
intrductory course. I did not get
much sleep; that’s right, but I have
gotten something in return which
is far more valuable. I got the al
most overwhelming friendly atti
tude towards me; I got sympathy.
Wherever and whenever I walked
over the campus I saw the out
stretched welcoming hands. I’m
deeply grateful. Before, I had the
feeling as if I stood in a large, dark
cellar room; and then suddenly the
doors are thrown open. I come
from a city which has the dubious
honor to be the only spot of the
western world to be behind the so
called iron curtain, where the cold
war is focused.
When my plane left Tempelhof
air base, I could see young people
in ragged clothes and dull faces,
looking up from the dusty r.ubble
filled streets. These were my fel
low students. They are supposed t
be sane people like you and me,
and yet they are not. They look
bent, rejected, and you seldom hear
anybody laughing. In their faces
the tense atmosphere is reflected
which covers this island of hope
and frustration which the Soviet
Blockade has imposed. Around this
small outpost of Germany you see
the Soviet Army, representatives of
a contrary system.
Why are these young people so
different when they are supposed
to be care-free? Isn’t it our privi
lege to be this way? Well, don’t for
get they were young, too, quite a
long time ago. They were even so
care-free that they didn’t pay much
attention to that dark cloud on the
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horizon and which heralded the tor
nado which later destroyed their
small daily pleasures, their hopes,
their future, and their lives. Th<y
didn’t understand one of the un
written laws of nature that nothing
in the world can be obtained with
out effort.
Now the United States of Ameri
ca is the only spot left where one
can really be carefree, and our ta-k
is now not only to enjoy but a! o
to guard, to watch, and to defend
this last place of freedom. I say our
because I want to and I do belong
to the student family. No more you
and me but simply we! Bon Jour, 1’
Amerique; Bon Jour Mes Amis!
Sophomores Honored
All plans have been made for the
final dance honoring the Sopho
mores of West Georgia College. To
head decoration committee, Rex
Weeks and Ohma Vaughn. The
Georgia “Bulldogs” will provide
music from 8 until 12 o’clock on
June 4.
Each member of the Fresaman
class has been requested to pay a
fee of two dollars.
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