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VOLUME XVI—NUMBER 8
Pritchard Named
Minister of Year
An outstanding honor has been
bestowed upon Rev. J. Carson
Pritchard, director of the Carroll
Service Council’s Panel on Re
ligion and one of the county’s most
widely known ministers and
teachers.
Rev. Pritchard has been named
Georgia’s “Rural Minister of the
Year’’ by The Progressive? Parmer
magazine and the School for Town
and Country Ministers of Emory
University.
Leading rural ministers in Ala
bama, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia were also honored in the
same manner.
Awards are granted on the basis
of a successful ministry in each
preacher’s denomination, unusual
service to people of the entire
community, and co-operation with
other agencies working for the
betterment of their community.
Each minister so selected will
receive from Emory University a
scholarship to the sixth annual
Town and Country School to be
held at Emory, July 3-20. The
scholarship includes tuition, board
and room for the three weeks.
Rev. Pritchard’s nomination was
submitted by Glenn Hogan, Jr.,
when director of the Service
Council. Without the nominee’s
knowledge, Mr. Hogan and Miss
Anne Hearn, former council sec
retary presented the information
which led to his selection on the
basis of serving all faiths and all
sections of the country. “I feel
honored, of course,” stated Rev.
Pritchard when informed of the
magazines announcement. “But
there are many, many ministers
doing more praise-worthy work
and deserving of such recogni
tion.”
Rev. Pritchard was born and
reared in Carrollton. He was grad
uated from Bowdon College, then
attended Mercer University, and
did graduate work in the And
over-Newton Theological School,
Newton, Mass. He was examined
for ordination in the First Baptist
Meeting House in America, the
original American Baptist Church
in Providencetown, R. I.
He served as pastor of churches
in Rhode Island and at Heflin,
Ala., and joined the Service Coun
cil in September, 1946. He has
been on the West Georgia College
faculty since 1948, teaching social
science and audio-visual aid.
Georgia’s Rural Minister of the
Year resides at 42 W. Center
Street with Mrs. Pritchard, the
former Miss Marion Sheats, and
their two sons, Warren and Strat
ton. Rev. Pritchard is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pritchard, 9
White Street.
Ingram Attends
Rotary Convention
Mr. Ingram left Sunday, May
26, for Lookout Mountain to at
tend the District Convention of
Rotary. He is Chairman of the
Rseolution Committee and spoke
on Tuesday, May 30, on “Com
munity Service.” Mr. Ingram is
past governor of Rotary for the
State of Georgia.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
REV. CARSON PRITCHARD
Pres, and Mrs. Ingram
Honor Sophomores
With Reception
The Reception for the Sopho
more Class given by the President
and Mrs. Ingram ,was held last
night, June 6, on the lawn between
Melson and the Ingram home. The
receiving line was made of the
President and Mrs. Ingram, Dr.
and Mrs. L. E. Roberts, Bill Pres
cott, President of the Sophomore
Class, Becky Price, Vice-President,
and Liz Ross, President of the
Student Body.
The Reception was held from
9:00 until 11:00. The lawn was set
up like a garden, with floodlights
illuminating the scene. Punch was
served and the color scheme was
beautifully carried out in blue and
pink. Thirteen students with the
highest grades from the freshmen
class were chosen to assist in re
ceiving, entertaining and serving
the guests: Barbara Brown, Dor
othy Earnest, Jeanette Holmes,
Lucile Keller, Joyce Lawhon, Lu
crete Marshall, Martin Robinson,
Clois Walker, Betty Ashmore, Joe
Ann Buford, Mary Ellen Gilbert,
Nanette Gladin, Jack Jarrell.
The guests present were the
Sophomore Class, the faculty, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Segars, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Chalker.
Proofs Ready On Book
By Miss Marie Campbell
Miss Marie Campbell has been
notified that the galley proofs of
her latest book, A House With
Stairs, will arrive June 15 ,and
advance copies will come out in
August, six weeks before publi
cation date.
The book is published by Rine
hart and Company in New York,
which also published her other
books, Cloud Walking and Folks
Do Get Born.
The-setting for A House With
Stairs is a South Alabama county
which has always been 80 per cent
Negro. The time is 1863 to 1878. It
is the story of a Negro family’s
efforts to adjust to freedom and
the story necessarily brings in the
whites on whose plantation these
Negroes lived. The chief charac
ter is Katie Bess who brings up
her own family and that of her
white mistress separate-together
she says. Katie Bess’s philosophy
of life is summed up in, “People
are people, irregardless of color.”
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1950
Siudeni Leaders
Are Elected
The annual Student Body elec
tions were held May 10 to elect
the officers for the Student Body,
Sophomore Class, editors of the
school publications and president
of the Voluntary Religious Assoc
iation.
In the initial election Bill Alli
son defeated Cis Thompson for
the presidency of the student
body. Frankie Shugart won over
Barbara (Dilsey) James for Sec
retary-Treasurer. Faye Peacock
had no opposition for Vice-Presi
dent of the Sophomore Class, and
Joan Hutchens won over Reba
Rogers for Secretary-Treasurer.
Also uncontested were Doris Alex
ander for Editor of the West
Georgian and Peggy Jones for
Editor of the Chieftain.
Joyce Lawhon, Jean Lacy and
Reuben Tuck ran a close race for
Vice-President of the Student
body, and a fun off was held be
tween Lawhon and Tuck with
Reuben Tuck being the victor. The
contest between Joe Ann Buford,
Gaines Wilbanks and George Dan
iel running for Sophomore Presi
dent resulted in a run-off between
Buford and' Wilbanks,' wi|h Jt?e
Ann Buford winning the electiori.
The race for V. R. A. president
was a three-sided contest between
Carole Smith, Carolyn Emerson,
and Pat Florence. A run-off be
tween Emerson and Smith was
held with the winner being Caro
lyn Emerson.
Michael Recommended
Social Science Head
President Ingram has #recom
mended to the Chancellor, Mr.
Richard Brown Michael as head of
the Department of Social Science
of West Georgia College.
Mr. Michael holds a B. A. from
Vanderbilt University, a M. A.
from Peabody University, and ex
pects to receive his PH. D. in Aug
ust of this year.
He is 29 years old, single, Pres
byterian, and is highly recom
mended. During the week of April
22, Mr. Michael visited the camp
us and met several members of
the faculty.
DORIS ALEXANDER, of Rome,
who is the new Editor of the
West Georgian. Doris served as
Circulation Manager for the
past year and was unopposed in
the election for editor of the
West Georgian.
Gov. Herman Talmadge !s
Commencement Speaker
Governor Herman Talmadge delivered the graduation
address to the graduates and a capacity audience in the col
lege gymnasium. The Governor opened his speech with praise
for the Georgia Colleges and particularly for those in the
University System that are doing such a fine job in bringing
higher education to the people of Georgia. The junior colleges
are making vital contributions to the advancement of the
State of Georgia and the areas served by these colleges are
sharing in the growth made possible through higher education
for the people of Georgia.
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Freshman-Sophomore
Spring Dance Held
The annual Spring Dance given
by the Freshman Class and the
Faculty in honor of the Sopho
mores was held on Saturday night,
June 3, from eight to twelve.
in the receiving line were Pres
ident and Mrs. Ingram, Bill Alli
son, President of Freshman Class,
and Miss Joyce Abernathy; Eliza
beth Ross, President of Student
Body, and Reuben Tuck.
The decorations carried out the
“Dreamland” theme. Blue and
white cellophane was suspended
from the ceiling with spotlights
illuminating this .The music was
furnished by Bob Henson’s or
chestra.
Religious Group Ends
Successful Year
The Voluntary Religious Assoc
iation is closing a very successful
year. The leaders and the student
body feel that it has done a great
work for the campus life this
school term.
The officers for next year have
been elected as follows: Carolyn
Emerson, president; Barbara
Brown, vice-president; Claude Ra
ley, vice-president; and Carole
Smith, secretary-treasurer.
President Ingram Gives
Commencement Address
President Irvine S. Ingram left
Thursday, June 1 for Toccoa Falls
as the guest of R. A. Forrest, to
deliver the commencement ad
dress on the morning of June 2.
Dr. Forest is head of the Co
educational rour-year Bible School
at Toccoa Falls.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
“This class today is the largest
class in the history of West Geor
gia College with one hundred and
seventy-six graduates. Of these
eighty-five are men and ninety
one are women. These young
people represent thirty-eight
counties in Georgia and two for
eign countries.
“President Ingram and his fine
faculty are doing a splendid job
here at West Georgia College,”
said Gov. Talmadge.
“I urge you young people not to
seek employment elsewhere but to
find your place in the State of
Georgia,” said the Governor. He
pointed out that rural life in
Georgia is showing vast improve
ments with such services as REA,
telephones, modern appliances,
and better equipment. These
things make the future brighter
for those that want to help build
a better and greater Georgia.
Governor Talmadge urged the
graduates to “set your sights high
and help us to build this state in
to the best in the southeast.”
The governor mentioned the
new dormitory that West Georgia
College is planning to build for its
men students and said it was a
needed improvement and shows
the growth of the college. The
building of this new dormitory
will start in the early summer
and we hope it will be ready for
use in January.
The Commencement Exercises
opened with a meeting of the
Alumni Association on Saturday,
June 3 and was followed by the
Faculty-Freshman Dance in the
College Gymnasium at 8:30 Sat
urday evening. This dance is an
annual event and is given in hon
or of the Sophomores.
Other Commencement activities
were the Dramatics Club’s pres
entation of “Ring Around Eliza
beth” on May 25, the final choir
concert at 4:00 p. m. on June 4,
and President and Mrs. Ingrams’
Reception for the Sophomores on
Tuesday, June 6.
Those that graduated, the : r ad
dresses and kind of certificates
are as follows:
Adair, Ellen, Columbus, Ga.,
2825 11th Ave., Commercial.
Adair, Helen, Columbus, Ga.,
2825 11th Ave., Terminal.
Adams, Grover C.*, Decatur,
Ga., 1861 Clairmont Rd., Termi
nal.
Alexander, Margaret, Hampton,
Ga., Commercial.
Arrington, Donald, Carrollton,
Ga., 32 W. Center St., Jr. College.
Bagley, Ann, Cumming, Ga.,
Commercial.
Bailey, Abbie, Senoia, Ga., Com
mercial.
Bailey, Joy Lee, Atlanta, Ga.,
649 Elmwood Dr., N. E., Home
Economics.
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