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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949
Dr. J. C. Bonner Speaks
On Oct. 4 Chapel Program
The Chapel speaker for Tues- j
day morning, October 4, 1948
was Dr. J. C. Bonner, former
member of the Social Science
Department of West Georgia
College; now head of the De
partment of History at G. S. C.
W. in Milledgeville.
Mr. Bonner stated that collegt
education is an avenue for
broadening one’s perspective
and increasing one’s understand
ing of problems of modern civi
lization. He insisted upon values
to be received in the pursuit
of courses in general education
and urged students to partici
pate ’in extra-curricular acti
vities. Dr. Bonner pointed out
the importance of entertaining
new ideas. He showed how un
ready people are to accept new
ideas in the field of social and
political affairs. The educated
person, insisted Dr. Bonner, is
one who has developed the
ability to entertain and act up
on ideas.
Dr. Burts Speaks
At Opening Exercise
Dr. Charles Watson Burts,
President of Shorter College,
was the speaker at the formal
convocation of the 17th opening
of West Georgia College, on
Thursday, September 29.
The subject, of Dr. Burts’ was
“Brotherly Love in the World
and How This May Affect
World Peace.”
Recently the Alumni in the
Atlanta district met and form
ed an Atlanta division of the
W. G. C. Alumni Association
and were granted a charter.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. I. S. Ingram, Dr. and Mrs.
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Acklin,
Miss Weaver, and Miss Jenkins.
Students of West Georgia Col
lege and former graduates and
their wives were presnet.
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Guest Speaker In Chapel
Mr. Louis.T. Bates, Manager
of the Atlanta Branch of the
New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was the chapel speaker
on October 11. Mr. Bates is an
outstanding insurance man and
was the guest of Mr. Brooks
Pittman. He formerly taught at
Georgia Tech and also taught
public speaking and psychology
at the Atlanta Evening School.
Mr. Bate's hobby is working
with young people and helping
them adjust themselves to adult
life.
Mr. Batss pointed out that a
person should do something
every day to succeed. He stress
ed the fact that one must try
to get along with his fellow
man, and see the good things in
everyone, in prsference to the
bad. He said that students
must have initiative.
In addition to being educatio
nal, Mr. Bate’s talk was very
humorous and entertaining. The
student body gave him a warm
welcome and an invitation to
return next year.
Five Students Attend
Methodist Conference
The Georgia Methodist Stu
dent Conference met in Milled
geville on October 21-23 with
the Georgia State College for
Women and Georgia Military
College as joint hosts. The Wes
Georgia delegation included Max
Prince, Ken Turner, Elizabeth
Black, Lucrete Marshall, am
Dorothy Williamson.
The delegation arrived in
Milledgeville late Friday even
ing. On that evening the con
ference speaker. Dr. John Deseh
ner gave the first of a series of
three addresses. Dr. Deschner is
the first full time Executive
Secretary of the United Student
Council. This Council represents
fifteen national Student Groups
including the Methodist Student
Movement, and is exerting a
significant influence on the to-
THE WEST GEORGIAN
tal student life of many nations.
Doing his undergraduate work
at the University of Texas, Dr.
Deschner served as president of
of the Texas Methodist Student
Movement. He received his
Bachelor of Divinity degree from
Yale Divinity School, and has
served as a member of the Gen
eral Planning Committee of the
World Student Christian Federa
tion.
Besides Dr. Deschner’s ad
dresses the program included
business meetings, deputation
meetings, recreational periods,
and a banquet. The delegates
were invited to tour Milledge
ville which played an important
part in Georgia history when it
was the capital of the state.
There are still several buildings
of historic interest to be seen.
It was through the GSMC that
the Reinhardt Deputation came
to our campus last spring. Oth
er deputations of this type have
been planned for this college
year.
TONY McSWAIN WON
STATE AWARD FOR
FUTURE TEACHERS
Mr. Tony McSwain president
of the Tietje-Downs chapter,
Future Teachers of America,
was this summer the recipient
of an all-expense paid session of
the American University in
Washington, D. C. The National
Education Association offers
financial assistance to send re
presentatives to American U. on
condition that the state organi
zations are willing to match tha
aid. The Georgia Educational
Association set up a committee
to find a person who was wor
thy of the honor and the finan
cial outlay, and recommenda
tions were received from the
various chapters of The
Tietje-Downs chapter, and the
administration of West Georgia
College, chose Tony McSwain,
and he consented to represent
Georgia in Washington, where
he received instruction in Par
liamentary Law, School Law,
Public Speaking, and American
Government. For these courses
six hours of college credit are
given.
Concerning his stay at Ameri
can University Tony said, “I
grew up during that month!”
Asa result of this training,
the GEA asked Tony’s attend
ance at the ten regional meet
ings in Georgia, at which times
he speaks from the platform
and attends seminars on FTA.
Miss Katie Downs, faculty ad
visor of the Tietje-Downs chap
ter of FTA, commenting on
Tony’s experience, said, “I feel
that West Georgia and its chap
ter were honored and that much
benefit will be received from
Tony’s enthusiasm and his In
creased leadership training.”
Activities Calendar
On Bulletin Board
The Student Activities Calen
dar for the fall quarter has been
completed and posted on all
bulletin boards.
The idea behind the calendar
is to prevent conflicts between
club meetings, socials, intra
murals, and various other stu
dent activities.
It is hoped that this will do
away with so much confusion
and choas about Friday and
Saturday night “rec.” A definite
program of planned recreation
by every club on the campus is
now being worked out.
Dr. Roberts has disclosed that
only one social a year will be
had by each organization.
Mrs. Ingram’s Flowers
Beautify W. G. C. Campus
Noticing the flowers being
planted on the campus, this re
porter inquired and found that
Mrs. Ingram was responsible
for the work. She has had nar
cissus bulbs landscaped to the
left of the dining hall steps and
in the cut flower garden. She
hopes, when more money is
allot ;d her, to plant camellias
and azaleas on the back cam
pus. In place of the agustrons
at the corners of the buildings
on the front campus, she hopes
to substitute holly bushes, as
these are much easier to care
for.
She also hopes to see the en
trance posts erected again. They
were taken down to allow ma
chinery to pass through when
the College Circle was paved.
In addition to outdoor work,
she, with Mrs. B. F. Boykin
and Mrs. Ruth Kramer, enter
tained the Lit-Mu Club in Man
deville Hall Thursday, October
13. Members of the faculties of
the Carrollton Schools and West
Georgia College were guests of
the hostesses. Altogether, about
one hundred fourteen attended.
The ladies had decorated the
reception room with roses, cos
mos, and dahlias in brilliant fall
colors. The speaker for th,
meeting was Mrs. L. E. Rob
erts, who gave a review of Carl
Sandburg’s novel, Remembrance
Rock. Refreshments were served
to the group.
Students Were Invited
To Methodist Dinner
The First Methodist Church
invited the students of West
Georgia College to its annual
Homecoming Dinner, Saturday,
October the ninth. I)r. William
Cannon of Emory delivered the
Homecoming Sermon.
After the morning service, the
students and guests assembled
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on the lawn where their hosts
met them.
Families of the church chose
individual students to be thJr
guests at the dinqer. The stu
dents and hosts went to the
basement where the dinner was
spread. Everyone that cams en
joyed the bountiful feast.
LIBRARY NEWS
• Sanford Library is soon to be
bursting with new books, ac
cording to Miss Annie Bell Wea
ver, librarian. She states that a
variety of new books have be n
ordered and are expected to
arrive in the near future.
Several books are being add
ed to the collection of material
on American government and
world affairs. Outstan din g
among these are The Record of
American Diplomacy, by R. J.
Bartlett, Saving American Capit
alism, by S. E. Harris, and Carl
Becker’s Progress and Power.
New books in the fields of
home economics and art also
are corning in. For potential ar
tists there is one entitled How
to Draw, by Kaminski.
For leisure reading several
new novels have been ordered.
As good examples are Golden
Apples,, by Eudora Walty, an
interesting noval about ilfe in
a small southern town. Celia
Amberly, by Victoria Lincoln,
and Medical Meeting, a story
about doctors by Ann Winslow.
Already on the shelves • are
several recent best-sellers, among
them John Marquand’s Point of
No Return. Also another new
book which is different to say
the least, is How Much and How
Many, a story of w ights and
measures by Jeanne Bendick.
Certainly not to be overlook
ed is the excellent magazine
rack, which is being supple
mented by s veral now business
magazines.
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