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June 8. 1949
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Pictured above is a group of the Modern Dancers, who participated
in the May Day Program. They are, left to right: Verlyn Shugart,
Randv Chastain and Myra White. The dances were under the direction
of Miss Ruth Sturgis, Women’s Sports Director.
ELECTION POSTERS
In the recent election for Student Body officers and Sophomore class
officers there was quite an array of originality and ingenuity shown in
the posters and handbills distributed by the respective candidates.
One of the most outstanding ws the poster of “Little Jim’’ Massey, a
candidate for Student Body president, which depicted golden gloves,
and the slogan “Score a knockout
with Massey”. To the followers of
Massey’s fighting career this poster
was most significant, for he won
the Golden Gloves Title some time
ago.
Another of the presidential candi
dates made use of his name. Carl*
Haywood had a unique poster sport
ing a hay-stack and a pile of wood.
Gene Strickland also made use of
his name by using the slogan “Be
strict for Strickland”, and all his
posters had the masculine touch.
Joe Shifflet, placed himself in the
lost and found department, as
Found: For President —Joe Shif
flet. Also was “Out of the box—
Shiflet’L
Tony McSwain went in for
modernistic modes in his posters,
with contrasting splashes of paints,
which were most effective and eye
catching.
‘‘Becky” Price used attractive
posters, but her personally design
ed cards were one of the most orig
inal things to come out of the elec
tion. They depicted a man with a
string tied around his finger and
the slogan “Don’t Forget Becky
Price for Vice-President”.
Joe Medcalf, used the outdoor
man appeal, by painting a tree with
a poster on the tree, giving the ef
fect of the political campaigns of
the state and county political aspir
ants.
Helen Sue Bettis influenced her
voters with her picture on her post
er. Now, what man could resist
such a sweet smile? That’s right.
No one could.
Verlyn Shugart capitalized on
her nick-name “Sugar”. Bags of
sugar were hung on her posters and
the slogan, “It’s in the bag with
Sugar'’. She also passed out hand
bills.
Wales Gobbles, used anew means
of campaigning . . . A car with a
loud speaker as well as his posters
which sported the rhyme, “Be
smart, vote for Wales “Art”.
Margurite Keith also used cards
of original design, which showed a
girl on a soap box, and underneath
the slogan “Keith for Secretary-
Treasurer of the Sophomore class”.
Doris Cobb had eye-teasing post
ers with the reminder to Vote for
Cobb.
Jeannie Higgins used the idea of
the ever-present Irish appeal . . .
Wtih a poster done in all green say
ing “It’s a great day for the Irish,
and it’s a great day for you, too, so
vote for Higgins”.
Bill Prescott, victorious candi
date for Sophomore President, used
the first letter of his last name to
form the word president, the re
sults were most attractive and gave
an orderly appearance.
Joel Phillips used stenciled let
ters, which were cut out and back
ed in a contrasting color. It had
just the right amounts of color and
was in very good taste.
Fleta Crews used the Burma
Shave plan, with continued signs
all the way up the stair case in the
Ac Building, as well as others.
James Phillips used a picture of
an executive with his face cut in
on it. Just to give the voters a look
into the future.
The campaign, as a whole, was
very energetcally entered into and
the results were a jolly good time
that was had by all.
PRESS FORUM CONTEST
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of the Press Forum
Creative Writing Contest were an
nounced on Honors Day, May 19.
The awards were made in cash:
first prize being $7.50; second—
ss.oo and third—s3.oo.
Mary DeFreese was first-place
winner in short story with her
story, ‘‘Endless Endeavor”. Second
place winner was Fleta Crews.
Doris Gray was adjudged third
place winner. Honorable mention
went to Ashley Morgan.
First place winner in poems was
awarded R. L. Greene for his, “A
Storm”. Janie Pleasants Warren
was second-place winner. Mary De-
Freese won third place. Honorable
mention was given Janie Pleasants
Warren for her poetic prose.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Beloved Friend
By CATHERINE D. BOWEN and BARBARA VON MECK
Revised by EVELYN JORDAN
One who loves romanticism—Dickens. Chopin. Rousseau—loves
Tchaikowsky. His name is definitely of the age of romanticism. It is
beaeutiful enough to transport the interest from the world of reality into
a utopian world. The composer reveals himself in his music, but for a
person who has never known Tchaikowsky except through his music, it
might be difficult to realize how
really human this composer was.
The book “Beloved Friend” helps
the admirer to know these facts
about Tchaikowsky and to appre
ciate his works even more.
The biography is centered around
the intimate friendship between Pe
ter Tchaikowsky and Nadejda von
Mech. It is built on a series of let
ters exchanged between these two
friends during the period from 187 G
to the early 90’s —the period when
Tchaikowsky did his musical com
positions.
Nadejda von Mech was the
wealthy widow of Otto von Mech.
She was a personal friend of Nich
olan Rubinstein, and it was through
him that Tchaikowsky became ac
quainted with the widow. She was
very much interested in the con
servatory of which Rubinstein was
the head, and she was always ready
to lend financial aid to his young
pupils provided she liked their mu
sic. It was because of her financial
assistance that the world today
knows Tchaikowsky’s music.
It seems tragic that Tchaikowsky
never met the widow. One cannot
doubt that he loved her.| When he
almost met her at an opera in Flor
ence I felt that the scene should
have been changed. They had so
much in common, and from their
letters it is easy to see that they
actually lived for each other.
From this biography the reader
learns much about how great com
posers lived, and how they gained
their inspiration. Tchaikowsky had
so much to give to the world —so
much to live for. Once when he
was having those frequent nervous
spells, he said, “I must hurry, hur
ry, hurry, I am afraid I shall die
with all my music in me.” But his
life did not end before he had
given many great contributions to
the world of music. Some of his
last compositions are among the
last. It has been said that his last
Sophomores Honored
With Dance
The Freshman class and the fac
ulty of West Georgia College gave
the annual Freshman Dance in
honor of the graduating class, on
June 4, in the College gym. The
receiving line consisted of the fol
lowing: President and Mrs. Ingram,
Wales Goebel, president of the Stu
dent Body, and his date; president
of Freshman class Gene Strickland,
and his date; vice-president of the
Freshman class Rex Weeks, and
Mrs. Weeks; Donald Cole, secretary
and treasurer of the Freshman
class, and his date; and president
of the Alumni Association, Tom
Loftin, and Mrs. Loftin.
The 301 Art class was in charge
of decorations, which were based
on the theme of Indian customs.
A part of the planned decora
tions was two punch bowls of In
dian design, with an Indina boy and
girl serving punch.
The Gerogia Bulldogs Orchestra,
composed of 18 pieces, a male and
female vocalist, and a quintet called
“The Four Dogs and a Cat,’’ pro
vided music for the occasion,
symphony was written as his re
quiem.
The story is thrilling because it
s real. It is the story of the life of
a man ‘who worked hard, who
sinned and suffered for his sins—
who was an artist and true to hmi
self.”
ONE-ACT PLAYS
Asa climax to the quarter’s work,
those members of the Dramatics
class who were not in the two-act
play, “Dear Ruth”, presented four
one-act plays.
On Monday, May 30, "Submerg
ed” was presented. Those in the
cast were Dale Smith, Walter Davis,
Carroll Culberson, A. C. Ehlert, L.
H. George, and Donald Rampley.
Tuesday, “The Ghostly Passeng
er”—a mystery-comedy—was pre
sented. Members of its cast were
Neil Carlson, Dee Ett Calhoun, Con
rad Larson, Marion Ewing, Darlene
Davis, Margery Greene, Noah Rider
and Sara Hinton.
Wednesday, Mary Alice Housch,
Wilda Jean Smith, Tom Brown,
Shirley Emerson, and Betty Jo
Hearn presented "Nobody Sleeps”,
a comedy.
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Publications Dance
The annual dance sponsored by
the CHIEFTAIN and the WEST
GEORGIAN was held on Saturday,
May 21, in the college gym. The
decoratons consisted of spirals of
balloons revolvinlg from the ceil
ing, and a spiral suspended on the
stage covered in a filmy coat of
angel’s hair and spotted with a blue
light. The effect was a far cry
from the usual crepe paper decora
tions.
Only one half of the gym was
used for the dance, which was semi
formal. At the entrance to the gym
were replicas of the CHIEFTAIN
and the WEST GEORGIAN, be
tween these the two respectve staffs
had the lead-off dance.
During the first intermission Con
rad Larson presented Miss Ora Lee
Howard with a copy of the newly
arrived CHIEFTAIN, which is ded
icetad to her. Following this Miss
Marie Compbell was recognized by
Max Prince, editor o the WEST
GEORGIAN, for her excellent co
operation in helping the staff to
give the WEST GEORGIAN to the
students. Conrad Larson, editor
of the CHIEFTAIN, recognized Mr.
Adams for his help in making the
1949 CHIEFTAIN possible.
A man who boasts of his family
tree confesses hat he comes from
a family better dead than alive. .
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