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VOLUME XVI—NUMBER 1
Third Annual Homecoming Successful Event At WGC
Two Faculty Members
Join College Staff
It is a pleasure to present
our mw faculty members to
West Georgia College.
We are glad to have with us
our new dietician, Miss Anne
Hinely from Savannah, Georgia.
Before coming to West Georgia,
Miss Hinely was employed at
Davison’s in Atlanta, Georgia,
where she served her restaurant
apprenticeship. She studied at
the University of Georgia, ma
joring in dietetics.
Mr. Leven S. Hazelgrove, a
participant in football, baseball,
basketball and tennis, lettered
for Howard College in Birming
ham, Alabama in 1943-1941. He
served with the U. S. Navy from
1944 to 1946 when he went back
to Howard College to graduate
with a B.S. in Chemistry in
1947. He did graduate work at
Notre Dame. In 1948, Hazelgrove
went to Emory University
where he was professor of Che
mistry. At West Georgia College
Mr. Hazelgrove is assistant
coach and also teaches chemis
try and mathematics.
CHIEFTAIN STAFF
IS CHOSEN
Tryouts for the Chieftain were
were held Wednesday, the elev
enth of October. There was an
excellent response to the year
book’s needs and among those
trying out, thirty-seven staff
members were selected to work
on the publication.
To qualify, the candidates
were asked to submit such pre
vious experience as was neces
sary and to prepare a paper on
how the Chieftain could be im
proved. This proved not only to
be helpful in selecting the staff
members but also some worth
while hints were received.
The staff members expect to
begin work on the year book
immediately and it was announc
ed that Mr. Gaspar will be here
to take student pictures October
24, 25 and 26.
Personal Adjustment
Course Is Offered
Offered for the first time at
West Georgia is a course in per
sonal adjustment and group
living known as Social Science
103, a survey course required
of all freshmen.
The course carries three quar
ter hours college credit and is
given during the first two quar
ters of the school year. This
course is in line with similar
courses being offered in many
of the leading universities and
colleges of the country. It is
composed of lectures, class room
discussions, papers, moving pic
tures, tests, and reading reports.
Through the course the stu
dents will have an opportunity
to discover and work upon their
personal living problems on the
campus, to find guidance in vo
cation, and to discover means by
which group living may be im
proved.
MISS HOMECOMING OF 1949
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Pictrued above is Miss Mary Lou Cadenhead being crown
ed Miss Homecoming of 1949 by President Ingram.
(Photo by Birdsong)
Graham Jackson To Play For
Formal-Dance October 29
The college gymnasium will bn the scene on October 29 of the
! annual faculty-sophomore dance, a formal dance given in honor
of the freshmen. According to Mr. Bill Prescott, president of the
sophomore class, this year’s dance will be one of the most specta
cular ever seen at West Georgia Colleg . An outstanding feature
Fal! Quarter Enrollment
Reaches 518 Students
West Georgia College opened
its Seventeenth year with a total
enrollment of 510 students, ac
cording to official figures given
by Miss Katie Downs, Registrar.
This enrollment is slightly low
er than that of the fall quarter
1948, which was 585 and lower
still than the post war peak in
1947, when the enrollment at
West Georgia reached 650.
The men students outnumber
ed the women by a total of 301
to 200. There are 95 Veterans
registered including only one
woman.
There are 227 sophomores, 264
freshmen, with 17 juniors and
2 special students. Of the total
510 students, 335 are living on
the campus.
SCHEME
October 25—No chapel because
of painting.
November I—Dr. Guy Wells,
President of G. S. C. W.
November 8 Speaker for
American Education Week (not
filled is yet).
November 23 Thanksgiving
Assembly. The week of 'Novem
ber 20 is Religious Emphasis
Week and the speaker will be
giving the address for Thanks
giving Assembly on Wednesday.
Mr. -R. A. Forrest, President of
Toccoa Falls Institut and Minis
ter of the First Presbyterian
Church will be the speaker on
that date.
Devoted to the Best Interest of West Georgia College
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949
will be the new lighting system
has already been install.d in the
gymnasium, which will enable
the engineer to produce red,
blue, or amber lignt, or any of
the combination of these col
ors.
To furnish the music for the
dance, Mr. Prescott has succeed
ed in securing the services of
Graham Jackson, a very popul
ar Georgia musician, who was a
favorite of the late President
Roosevelt. Mr. Jackson, an ac
complished solo pianist and ac
cordionist, has consented to give
a special show during the inter
mission, which will be from ten
to ten-thirty. He will bring a
seven-piece ensemble.
It has been arranged so that
all the football players will be
able to attend the dance. Miss
Becky 'Price, vice-president of
the sophomore class, announ
ces that the and corating will be
done by those members of the
sophomore class who are not
on the refreshment committee.
Mr. WlHisms In Ea?epß
Mrs. Ila Wiliams, who for sev
eral years has been associated
with the. college store and Mel
son Hall, has been granted a
leave of absence for this year in
order that she might accompany
her son to England, where he is
a student at Durham Univer
sity.
Mrs. Williams is making her
new home at Newcastle on Tyne,
near London. She expects to
travel to Scotland, France and
Italy before returning to the
United States.
The third aifnual Homecoming of West Georgia College was
held Octob r 14, highlighted by the West Georgia Braves staging
ing their first victory of the season over Middle Georgia College
of Cochran at th* City Ball Park in Carrollton; Alpha Phi Omega
sponsors Homecltning, which originated in 1947.
The “squawjr made their annual appearance, and canopies
of crepe paper fin the West Georgia colors, red and blue, were
Art Curator Holbrook
brings Painting Display
Mr. Alfred H.fllolbrook, Cura
tor of the UnivJbsity Art M'use
um, was the chapel speaker on
October 18. He f; widely known
in the state, particularly since
1948 when the Georgia Museum
of Art was opened in Athens
in memory of ids wife.
Mr. Holbrook has an out
standing collection of paintings
which now number 207. He
brought 28 of lbs paintings to
West Georgia with him.
The subject of his talk was
“Science and Art.” In his talk,
he began with primitive times
and talked about the progress
of art and science from that day
until the present. He brought
out the fact that the Greeks
laid the foundation for art and
science, and gave complete free
dom for thinking along these
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CHAPEL FLOWERS
HONOR MRS. TYUS
The students and faculty of
West Georgia College are grate
ful to their Methodist friends in
Carrollton who have provided
them with fresh cut flowers
from time to time.
Mrs. W. C. Cantrell, secretary
of student work of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service, has
graciously given flowers for the
weekly chapels. This is the sec
ond year that Mrs. Cantrell has i
rendered this service to the col
lege.
The chapel flowers placed in
the college gym on Tuesday, Oc
tober 11, were in honor of Mrs.
Nettie Tvus, sister of the late j
Eugene Talmadge and mother j
of the Honorable Ebb Duncan, [
Representative from Carroll Co
unty, by the Connie Bradley Cir
cle of the W. S. C. S. of which
Mrs. TyUs was a member.
TRY OUTS FOR CHOIR
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Try uots for the choir were
closed Tuesday, Octob r 11. The
number of qualified singers who
tried out was the largest in the
history of the choir. Since the
alto voices and the tenors were
proportionally fewer this year,
some eliminations of bass and
soprano singers were necessary.
A preliminary selection for bal
ance has resulted in the follow
ing selection: 21 basses, 18 ten
ors, 15 altos, and 24 sopranos.
Miss Woodruff stated that she
was highly gratified with the
personnel of the choir. She is
pleased with the good ear for,
music and the reading ability of
the numbers.
The choir is now ready to set
tle .down and begin work on the
Christmas concert.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
displayed on the campus. Opon
house was held in the girl’s dor
mitories on Friday afterooh.
With the arrival of the alumni
came memories of past college
days, the w; looming of former
Classmates, renewing of old
friendships and making new
ones. It would be impossible to
estimate the number of alumni
who came “home” for this oc
casion. The campus took on new
vitality and echoed with greet
ings and laughter as “long time
no see” friends met.
A pep rally was held in the
gymnasium Friday afternoon
proceeding the game. The spirit
and enthusiasm shown at the
game proved that it had accom
plished its purpose.
During the half at the foot
ball game the Homecoming
Queen and her attendants came
on the field in two convertibles
and drove by the West Georgia
stands and the Middle Georgia
stands. They were met at the
50 yard line by their escorts
'who walked beside the cars as
they drove out to the center of
the field. The young ladies and
their escorts formed a line fac
ing the south goal.
Mr. James Howell presented
Miss Mary Lou Cadenhead,
Queen of Homecoming, with an
orchid corsage from her spon
sors, Melson and Wright. The
maid of honor, Miss Darlene
Sanders, was presented a rose
corsage from her sponsor Storms
Barracks, by Mr. Gene Strick
land. Each maid of the court
was presented a ros corsage
from their sponsors by their es
corts. They were: Miss Rose
mary Bowman sponsored by
Adamson by Mr. Bob Waters;
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Dr. Strayer Heads Group
Surveying State Colleges
A committee headed by Dr.
Strayer of Columbia University,
was selected by the Board of
Regents to survey the units of
the University of Georgia, with
the view of bringing about bet
ter coordination of administra
tive functions of the University
system. This com mitt e visited
West Georgia College on Fri
day October seventh. Members
of the committee interviewed
Mr. Ingram, Mr. Acklin, Dr.
Roberts, Miss Downs, and Mr.
Row. Dr. Strayer and members
of the committee visited Sand
Hill, Tallapoosa and Oak Moun
tain schools. Their comments
on community education were
complimentary.
Accompanying the regents
survey committee was Chancel
lor Harmon Caldwell, who also
spent much time in speaking to
faculty members and students
and inspecting buildings. Dr,
Caldwell is no stranger to West
Georgia. This is his second visit
to our campus this year.