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June 8. 1949
Choir Ends Season With
Thirtieth Appearance
The West Georgia College A Cappella Choir brings to a close to
day, with its final appearance, a brilliant season. This choir, composed
of 59 young men and women, has spent at least three hours a week in
practice, plus the trips, which sometimes began as early as 5:00 A. M.
and ended at 1:00 A. M.
The entire choir, the mixed ensemble, and the men’s ensemble have
made 30 appearances, beginning on March 6 with a trip to Griffin to
sing at the First Baptist Church.
On March 27 at the Christian and
Methodist Churches in Carrollton; a
radio broadcast on March 29, and a
group of selections for the state
P.-T. A. convention held on this
campus on March 30.
Whitesburg High School was vis
ited on April 12, followed by a
short program on Parents’ Day,
April 15.
On the following Sunday, Easter,
April 17, the choir left the campus
at 5:30 for Greensboro and arrived
there to sing at the 11:00 service,
and gave a full concert that after
noon. On Sunday, April 24 three
full hour concerts were sung at the
Bremen Methodist Church, The
Peachtree Road Presbyterian
Church, and Grant Park Methodist
Church. On the same day a short
program of transcribed music by
the choir was presented over three
stations in this vicinity.
On May 5, four high schools were
visited. They were Griffin High.
Spalding High, Zebulon High, and
R. E. Lee Institute in Thomaston.
Perhaps the highlight of the en
tire season was the television ap
pearance on May 11, when the choir
were guests on “At Home With Els
beth”, on WSB-TV.
The A. P. O. Convention marked
another performance, and the fol
lowing day a trip to Brookhaven
Methodst Church, The Methodist
Children’s Home in Decatur, and
The Chamblee Baptist Church was
made.
On Tuesday, May 17 three more
high school concerts were given
at Calhoun, Dalton, and LaFayette
High Schools. On Honors Day
some selections were rendered and
that same night the Men’s En
semble were guests at the Sunset
Hills Country Club.
The first full concert, given on
this campus since the Christmas
concert was given Sunday, June 5,
when the choir presented its entire
program for the faculty, students,
and friends of West Georgia and
the Choir.
Today they sing as a group, manv
of them for the last time, for the
commencement exercises of the
class of 1949. The conclusion of a
season of work, personal effort, and
often sacrifice, in bringing pleas
ure to people all over this state.
The faculty, student body, and
friends of West Georgia College are
perfectly justified in being proud
of this group; for as Miss Woodruff,
their director says, “This choir is
the ambassador of good will for V/
G. C.”
FTA Spring Outing
The Future Teachers of America
held their annual spring quarter
picnic on the night of May 24 at
Roop’s Lake.
The members and their dates en
joyed a weiner and marshmallow
roast with games and social danc
ing afterwards.
Mrs. Wilda Woodruff and Miss
Katie Dawns chaperoned the group.
Thej Chieftain Arrives
Does everyone-seem-to-have-“writ
er's cramp’’? The reason could be
that you have signed so many year
books that you are at the point of
putting Best Wishes instead of
your name on your papers to hand
in.
Yes, The CHIEFTAIN is here—
At last everyone says, “What an
awful picture that is of me”, when
you know very well that it flatters
you to pieces, and you can say,
‘‘May I have your autograph?”
The CHIEFTAIN Staff really de
serves a lot of credit for putting
out such a nice book for us to re
member West Georgia College by.
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In the May Court pictured above are, from left to right, Maids of the Court: .Tanie Pleasants Warren of Bowdon, Georgia; Louise Robertson,
of Hamnton. Georgia; Pat Radcliff, of Carrollton, Georgia; Crown Bearer: Jacke Hay, of Carrollton, Georgia; May Queen, Nancy Ward, of
Ringgold, Georgia; Maids of the Court: Lorraine Garner, of Cedartown, Georeria: Annette Tyson, of Rome, Georgia; Betty Sims, of Pine Lake,
Georgia: and Betty Harris, of Dallas, Georgia.
Campus Marriages
During this school year of ’4B and '49 many notable happenings
have come about, and among them are the marriages which have taken
place as a result of college associations.
Douglas Warren of Bowdon, and Janie Pleasants of Tiger, began the
record with their marriage during the Christmas holidays. Three months
later Tommie Lee Bandy and Bob
Garrett repeated the marriage vows
and became second on the list.
Shortly after their marriage Tom
mie and Bob discontinued their
education at West Georgia. Spring
Quarter brought forth two more
marriages, that of Robert Mclnvale
and Betty Barge and Rex Weeks
and Ohma Vaughn. The latter
seems to have come rather as a
surprise to the campus.
Engagements seem to be less in
number, but nevertheless they still
deserve notice of their importance.
Within the last month Jack Demp
sey and Ann Miller gave notice of
their engagement and plans for be
ing married about June of 1950.
‘‘Dean” of the “1100 Club” at
V/LBB, Dale Smith of Macon, and
his Assistant “Dean’’, Elaine Hart
of Temple almost hit the “deadline”
of the West Georgian when they an
nounced their engagement on Sat
urday, May 28. They have not as
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Registrar Announces Results
Of Alumni Survey
In the early part of May tne Registrar’s office mailed about twelve
hundred questionnaires to graduates of West Georgia College. The pur
pose or these questionnaires was to determine the position of WGC grad
uates in other institutions, in social, religious and civic life, and to find
out what courses these people got the most out of. The results have been
very good—over three hundred replies have already been received.
Most of the graduates have entered the teaching profession, with
office work and homemaking rank
ing next. Of those who have con
tinued their college work, the great
est number have gone to the Uni
versity of Georgia at Athens. Many
have gone to the Atlanta Division,
G. S. C. W., Emory, Georgia Tech.
Mercer, Auburn and several other
colleges and universities all over
the country.
One of the questions asked was,
“What are the advantages of your
having gone to a junior college?”
The replies received include things
like “I felt more a part of things”,
‘‘l made friends more easily”, “Bet
ter opportunity for variety of ex
perience in leadership”, “Personal
relationships’’, and “Opportunity to
build self-confidence” and “Person-]
yet disclosed definite plans for the
marriage, but it is hoped to be some
time in the near future.
Two forthcoming marriage which
will take place in the near future
are those of Dot Boyd and Bill Ty
son, both of whom are from Villa
Rica, and Maryneil Stephens, of
Lumpkin, Georgia, and Earle Am
mon, also of Lumpkin, Georgia.
A marriage announcement caus
ing great interest over the campus
is that of Miss Shirley Emerson of
Dallas, to Hugh Kelly of Union
Point.
The ceremony, solemnized on Fri
day night, May 27, was performed
by Rev. Greene at the parsonage of
the Union Point Methodist Church
in the presence of a few relatives.
Mrs. Kelly graduated from West
Georgia last June and taught in
the Paulding County schools until
spring quarter, when she re-entered
West Georgia to begin work on her j
third-year work.
al contact with and attention by
faculty”.
The courses reported as most
helpful were English, Education.
Home Economics, Psychology, and
Social Science. Some alumni said
that they wished the college had
given them courses in Guidance,
Public Relations, Religion, Com
munity Organization and Child
Care. They would now like to pick
up courses in Art, Business, Child
Care, English, Current Affairs,
Family Relations and Music.
Asked what phase of training the
college should emphasize most,
some replied that they were in
the greater percentage of those re-
plyng favored “ability to think, to
Wright and Ruark
Attend FBLA Meet
Two members of the Business
Keys and Cues Club, Meredith
Wright and Jo Ann Ruark, were
elected official delegates to attend
the meeting of the Future Business
Leaders of America with reference
to forming a Georgia chapter of the
FBLA. This meeting was held n
Macon on May 14. Meredith Wright
was elected one of the vice-preesi
dents serving the state FBLA.
The Business Keys and Cues Club
has now become the Future Busi
ness Leaders of America. The new
constituton was read, and the elec
tion of officers was held on May 31.
1949. The following people wll
serve as officers of the newly
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Mrs. Abbott Entertains
For Mrs. Ila Williams
With the College Store serving as
the setting, a number of the faculty
of WGC “journeyed” to Europe with
Mrs. Ila Williams on May 22. They
set sail on the “Amsterdam,” and
upon arriving n England they were
welcomed by the Crown. From
there they journeyed to Ireland,
then to Paris, where they spent one
night, and then continued on their
journey to Sweden, Italy, Switzer
land, and Scotland and finally end
ed their journey at Durham Uni
versity in England.
The different countries were rep
resented by figures—made by Mr.
Hugh Wallace—which were placed
by the dish of food characteristic of
that country.
Adding to the effectiveness of the
dinner was the lovely arrangements
of garden flowers on each table.
Mrs. Williams in reality is to sail
September 7.
appreciate, and to participate in
community life”.
formed FBLA; President Elizabeth
Ross; first vice-president, Becky
Price; second vice-president, Jo
Ann Ruark; secretary, Marguerite
Keith; treasurer, Margaret Sanders;
reporter, Meredith Wright.
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