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Future Teachers of
America Nost for Tea
On Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 1, a tea was given by the F.
T. A. Club in Mandeville Hall for
the recent visitors to the campus
who had attended the F. T. A.
meeting. The guests were Misses
Helen Doster, Nell Swint, Eliza
beth Donovan, Johnnie Cox, Ola
Hay, and Magda Galster. A num
ber of faculty members were al
so present.
Mrs. Guy Shannon presided at
the tea table. She was assisted by
several members of the club.
Miss Galster entertained the
group by playing several songs,
including Christmas Carols, on the
piuno. She particularly pleased
everyone by singing “Silent Night”
in German.
Veterans Club Gives
Thanksgiving Turkey
On Tuesday afternoon before
the Thanksgiving holidays the Vet
erans’ Club held a turkey rafle.
Mr. Campbell, who held the winn
ing ticket, is a citizen of Carroll
ton and a former student of West
Georgia. The Club takes this op
portunity to thank Carrollton citiz
ens and West Georgia students
for their cooperation in making
the turkey raffle a success.
With the joint sponsorship of
the Carrollton and West Georgia
Veterans’ Club, Charlie Spivak
and his orchestra will appear in
the College Auditorium on the
evening of Tuesday, December 13.
The proceeds from this concert
and from the turkey raffle will be
used to pay the expenses of the
Club’s annual dance to ge given
sometime during the winter quar
ter.
Creative Writing Contest
PRESS FORUM CLUB
Can you write? Do you like to
write? Well here’s your chance.
The Press Forum is sponsoring its
annual Creative Writing Contest.
Poems, short stories and essays!
If you would like to enter this
contest, be thinking about it. The
last day is MARCH 20, 1950. Now
is your chance. Christmas may
bring ideas your way. Remember
the date March 20th. It may be
your lucky day. Prize awards
given to the first, second and third
best entry in each department.
Honorable mentions are given to
others. The rules for this contest
can be found on the main poster
in the Ac. Building. For further
information see either Fleta Crews
or R. L. Greene.
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BE KIND TO TEACHER
Have you ever wondered how
teacher feels when she gets up be
fore the class to try to perform her
hocus-pocus act? (I mean by tha,t
to try to teach a bunch of stu
dents something they don’t want
to learn). Well, homo sapiens, I
found out, and I am as of this
moment ready to found a S. P. C.
T.- Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Teachers. You, see, I
have had the unhappy experience
of teaching (?) an algebra class.
Let me attempt to tell you of the
sensations I underwent during that
crucial thirty minutes.
The first little occurence hap
pened when I sat down an a tack
which some tactful person had
placed very carefully in the tea
cher’s chair. Trying to be a good
sport, as all teachers are, I just
laughed and proceeded to forget
the incident. But when I tried to
go on with the lesson, I had the
strange and uncomfortabel feeling
that I was surrounded by enem
ies. Back in the rear of the room
a young gentleman was making a
most unbecoming face at me. Near
the center of the room two young
ladies were busily engaged in the
art of conversation, and it was ob
vious that no one was listening to
me. When I said as gently and
humbly as I knew how, “Pleeze
pay attention,” some loud voice
yelled violently “Aw, shad up!”
By this time I was getting a little
nervous, and I was finding it dif
ficult to keep going. But I remem
bered the words of Abraham Lin
coln (or was it Shakespeare?) “The
show must go on.” So I found me
a clean spot on the blackboard and
tried desperately to explain why
4x plus 4x equals Bx. In less than
an hour the thirty minutes was
up, and I realized that it was time
to let the class go. I concluded by
saying, “You will not have a test
tomorrow.’ In fact I said it twice.
Then I said, “The class is excus
ed,” and I though to myself as I
saw their smiling faces, “Oh, be
in ga teacher isn’t 'so bad after
all.” Then I was startled by that
sam evoice which I mentioned pre
viously, “Oh, wait a minute!” it
said. “Are we going to have a test
tomorrow?” So I repeated twice
more, “No test tomorrow.”
I left the algebra room con
vinced that Mr. Pope spoke the
truth when he said, “A little learn
ing is a dangerous thing.”
Evelyn Jordan, N. U. T. Z.
P. S. My apologies to the 2:25
algebra class. I didn’t mean a
word of it.
Future Teachers Hold
Regular Meeting
The regular meeting of the F.
T. A. was held Thursday after
noon, December 1, in the Mater
ials Bureau. The Club was fortu
nate in having a number of im
portant guests with them at the
meeting. These guests were Misses
Helen Doster, Nell Swint, Eliza
beth Donovan, Johnnie Cox, Ola
Ray, and Magda Galster.
The Club discussed plans for
helping needy families at Christ
mas. Several people were appoint
ed to be responsible for the collec
tion of these contributions in each
dormitory.
After the business part of the
meeting was concluded, the club
and guests had an informal dis
cussion concerning the educational
conditions in Germany. Miss Gal
ster, who is from Germany, prov
ed most interesting and helpful
in telling of the problems con
nected with this, and the progress
that is being made in Germany.
When the meeting was over, the
club members and guests went
over to Mandeville Hall where a
tea was held for the visitors and
the faculty.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Mu Zeta Alpha Programs
Prove Interesting
The Mu Zeta Alpha Club, a
club of students interested in Che
mistry, physics, or any physical
science, has proven in its past
meettings to sponsor very varied
and interesting programs. For
each of the past meetings there
has been a film concerning science
and scientific developments. These
subjects have ranged from hydro
electrics generators to such com
mon things as washing machines.
This club will sponsor two cha
pel speakers in the winter and
spring quarters. One of these
speakers will be from the Du-
Pont Company while the other one
will come from the Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
Mu Zeta Alpha has set some re
gulations regarding membership:
Members must make 10 quality
points per quarter and have an in
terest in one of the physical scien
ces. After a member has met these
qualifications he then must be ac
cepted by the old members.
Meetings are scheduled for sec
ond and fourth Mondays, each
month.
Epsilon Eta Ends Quarter
With Formal Ceremony
On Wednesday, December 14,
Epsilon Eta Chapter of Alpha
Phi Omega will hold its annual
fall quarter Pledge-initiation cere
mony in RA CC. The thirteen new
members that will come in the
chapter are Kenneth Turner, Roy
Evans, Barry Ricketson, Clyde
Broom, Charles Craig, Tom Rag
land, Harry Orr, Kenneth Streater,
Holland Jackson, Jack Hicks,
Georgia Peacock, Walter Pope,
and Joe Conn.
Recent activities of APO in
clude leading the drive on the
campus to get students to donate
blood to the American Red Cross,
and sponsoring the second Oak
Mountain Work day. The latter
was held on December 3.
APO was made custodian of the
campus flag soon after the chap
ter was organized and has lately
secured anew American flag and
a Georgia flag. Both are now be
ing raised each day as part of the
pledge activities.
Miss Woodruff Visits
Miss Grace Tietje
Miss Jane Woodruff spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with Mrs.
Ray Bowers who lives at the pre
sent in Welch, Louiisana. Mrs.
Bowers was the former Miss Grace
Tietje. She is a prominent edu
cator who was affiliated with
West Georgia College from 1940
to 1948 as county supervisor of
Carroll County until she became
acting head of the Education De
partment at West Georgia.
Miss Woodruff first went to New
Orleans where she spent an event
ful day with Miss Virginia Tietje,
sister of Mrs. Bowers, at Sophia
Newcombe Colleg. Miss Tietje
accompanied Miss Woodruff to
Welch where they spent the re
maining holidays.
Faculty and students will be
pleased to learn that Mrs. Bowers
is devoting her skills and wisdom
into making a beautiful home. She
is also active in church and com
munity affairs.
Miss Woodruff was glad to be
bearer of good news about the col
lege, its new and old faculty mem
bers, its promising study body,
and the general spirit of industry
and cooperativeness that prevails
on the campus this year. In re
turn for these tidings, Mrs. Bow
ers sent back her regards and best
wishes to everyone at West Geor
gia.
APO to Rake Leaves
The APO has made an agree
ment with Mr. Yates, Superinten
dent of Grounds, to rake the lea
ves on the campus. The new pled
ges and old members started work
on this project on December 6
and it is to be completed before
the Christmas holidays.
The money made from this pro
ject will be used for some service
project in honor of the Fall quar
ter pledge class of Epsilon Eta
Chapter of APO. One project that
has been mentioned is to donate
the money to the Oak Mountain
Project with the understanding
that it will be used as the start
ing fund on the Omniroom.
This building is to be used for
club meetings and as a social hall
for young people.
Alpha Psi Meeting
Alpha Psi met at its regular
monthly meeting Monday, Decem
ber fifth in the living room of the
home economics department.
After all business was taken
care of and the program for next
month planned, the girls sang
Christmas carols. Joyce Middle
brooks also read “The Story fo
the Nativity” and Julia Cole and
Mary Jane Clarkson read Christ
mas poems.
Professor Adams Attends
Meeting Charlotte, N. C.
Professor George C. S. Adams
attended the nineteenht annual
meeting of the .South Atlantic Mo
dern Language Association in
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 25, and 26.
Davidson College and Queens Col
lege were joint hosts. The group
was welcomed by Dean E. A.
Beaty and President John R. Cun
ningham at a complimentary
luncheon given by Davidson for
the members of the group.
About seven hundred members
of the association attended. On
Friday night most of the members
went to the subcription banquet
held in the Hotel Charlotte. Pro
fessor Adams went to special
meetings of the Spanish sections
and of the French sections.
He also attended a meeting of
thethe Folklore Group and was
elected secretary of this group for
the 1950 meeting, which is to be
held next Thanksgiving at Knox
ville, Tenn., with the University
of Tennessee acting as host. Pro
fessor Francis C. Hayes of the
University of Florida was elect
ed president of the folklore sec
tion.
At the Friday night banquet the
association had the pleasure of
hearing an address on understand
ing one’s own cultural heritage.
The speech was given by Dr.
George Pullen Jackson of Vander
bilt University, President of the
South Atlantic Modern Language
Association. Professor Adams was
also elected to membership on two
committees for the coming year,
namely, the Committee on Folk
lore Collecting and the Commit
tee for Cooperation with the Mo
dern Language Association of A
merica.
The Folklore Section enjoyed a
special breakfast given Saturday
morning in Dlemonico’s restau
rant near the Hotel Charlotte. Dr.
R. S. Boggs, of the University of
North Carolina, Chairman of the
group, presided, and Mr. B. L.
Lunceford, Director of the Caro
lina Folk Festival, led the group
in the singing of several colorful
mountain ballads.
I consider him perfect—
and so does he.
—Francesca Stillman.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1949
College Farm Feature
Fine Dairy, Corn Crop
By GUENTER SWARTY
Most of us students think that
our campus ends alone the back
oad. Not many ever know or
hink about our college farm and
ts significance for all of us. The
*arm with its modern dairy barn
s situated beyond West Georgia
Vvenue, and is connected with lat
ter by about 500 yards of a nar
row country road.
Its hard to say when our farm
was established. It always was
connected closely with West Geor
gia College, and it comes from
way back in the good, old A. &
M. days.
The college has always depend
ed on the farm for supplies. Crops
have been varied in the course of
time. Several years ago even veg
etables were raised, but labor cost
ran too high. The farm relies
mainly upon its pastures which
provide a year-around grazing.
Quite recently, we added thirty
acres to our excellent pastures
which gives us an approximate
total of sixty acres. This means
that we are now able to supply
more milk to the Dining Hall by
keeping more dairy cattle in the
pastures. It is worthwhile to see
our cattle. They are thorough
bred Guernsey cows and a tho
rough-bred bull. However, our
college is getting away from the
old way of raising cattle, and is
going to sell the bull. Instead of
him, we are going to introduce
artificial insemination as set up
by the Carroll County Breeding
Association. All heifer calves will
be kept and raised into milk cows
which will keep from buying any
milk cows whatsoever. All bull
calves are sold to 4-H boys, or
to people who are going to use
them as stock bulls.
We also raise corn and hay to
a large extent. Our corn crop this
year totaled 2,275 bushels which
represents an absolute record in
the history of West Georgia Col
ege.
According to Mr. C. A. Yates,
Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds, new fences have been
built around the pastures and
there a lot of hogs raised for the
narket.
The farm has not only pastures
but also two lakes, one of which
is for supplying the cattle with
water. A large part of our lumber
supply is furnished by the 100-
acre college forest which is a part
of our farm. We are proud to say
that our dairy barn is up-to-date,
equipped with modern milking
machines and bottling machines
and so on. It has an “A” rating
and is approved by the County
Health Department.
A good record, indeed. Aside
from the main activities on the
campus, our college farm will con
tinue quietly to work for West
Georgia College.
Joe: Why do you go steady with
her?
Bo: Well she’s different from
other girls.
Joe: How?
Bo: Well, in the first place she
will go with me!
WESTER’S SHOE
STORE
WISHES YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR!