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CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT
WALT DAVIS
"Save that Confederate money, boys, the South
will rise again!” One of the most rebellious of
the Rebel exponents of that theory is Walt
Davis, a thoroughly Georgianated Alabaman
whom we have chosen for our final issue to
receive some long overdue recognition.
Born on June 10, 1925, at Leesburg, Ala
bama, Walt moved to Rome, Georgia, when he
was four years old. It was there that he attended
grade school, and started high school, being
scheduled to graduate in 1942. Then he entered
Uncle Sam’s Navy, where he served for three
years. During this time he saw action as an
aviation machinist in the South Pacific theater
of operations. He returned to Rome High after
the war, and received his diploma in 1946. In the
fall of 1947, he entered West Georgia, choosing
this school because he had friends here who gave
him a good report of the school.
Walt has played three years of football for
WGC, and was a member of the team that won
the Tobacco Bowl trophy at Tifton under Coach
Wheby. Since that time he has served as referee
for local football teams, and during the past sea
son was a reefree for the college's home games.
Following up his work in the athletic depart
ment, Walt was instrumental in setablishing the
first West Georgia College baseball team to play
in inter-collegiate competition. He now not only
plays right field on the team, but also drives the
bus that carries the team to its games.
Walt is a good dancer, well liked by boys
and girls alike, a member of the Veterans' Club
and the “W” Club, was chairman of the
Shipwreck Dance Committee. He also has the
distinction of being one o fa rare species: He
made an A at mid-term in American Govern
ment. Another rare accomplishment is that he
lived for a summer session in Melson Hall. He
graduated in the summer of 1949, but returned to
pick up some extra courses. Within a year we
shall be seeing an announcement of his gradua
tion from Erskine College,, where he will major
in physical education. He plans to coach in high
school.
Always a busy person, Walt has held sever
al jobs at West Georgia. He has been assistant
to Coach Wheby, an assistant in the registrar’s
office, is now proctor of Wright Barracks and a
bus driver. He is to be especially congratulated
upon his work as proctor of Wright, where he
has had unusually good order and a minimum
of friction.
Right now it looks kinds’ like Walt might
become a permanent fixtdre on the campus, but
that could only mean a recommendation for our
college. He is friendly, a good student, and most
of all, dependable. Our gratitude and congratula
tions go to Walt Davis—Watch him. He’ll get
there!!
To the Student Body
Let me take this opportunity to thank the
entire Student Body for your spirit of helpful co
operativeness with which you have supported
all Student Body activities.
You have each contributed so much to the
successful completion of this year and I am very
proud to say that I had the honor of serving you.
It is doubly hard for me to say good bye ot
you, for you are more than just people I’ve gone
to school with—you are my friends and class
mates. So I will not say good bye—just till we
meet again may the best in life be yours.
ELIZABETH ROSS.
President, Student Body.
To The Student Body
I would like to express my appreciation to
all of you for electing me President of the Stu
dent body. It is indeed a great honor to be elect
ed to lead the finest students in Georgia.
Working together we can make the next
year the greatest in the history of West Georgia
College. I would like to thank the faculty mem
bers who have been so cooperative in all ways.
Thank you.
BILL ALLISON.
WEST GEORGIAN STAFF
INCOMING EDITOR Doris Alexander
RETIRING EDITOR Barbara Goen
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Max Prince
NEWS EDITOR Holland Jackson
FEATURE EDITOR Pat Florence
SPOTLIGHT EDITOR „ H. Carl Haywood
FASHION EDITOR Lucrete Marshall
WOMEN’S SPORTS Judy Crowder
BUSINESS MANAGER Evelyn Jordan
CIRCULATION MANAGER Doris Alexander
TYPIST Doris Cobb
FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Marie Campbell
REPORTERS
Elizabeth Ross, Fleta Crews, Willa Jane Teel, Jo Ann
Guenter Swartz, Peggy Jones, Julian Amos, Julia Car
wile, Dorothy Williamson, Keneth Turner, Cis Thompson,
Kenneth Cadenhead, Louise Boswell, Jake Jarrell.
Member
Ptssocioted GoUe6iate Press
To the 1950 West Georgia Graduates:
On behalf of the Faculty, I want to congratulate you on the oc
casion of your graduation. You will find it a treasured achievement
and ,as the years pass, the experience will be one your most cherished.
We have emphasized general education here at West Georgia Col
lege. You now should begin definitely planning and working on spe
cific studies and objectives for vocational experiences. In other words,
today is such a day of specialization that one needs to plan to be a
teacher, or a physician, or an engineer, or a homemaker, or one engag
ed in some sales work, or government service. ,
Whatever you do or what choice you make, the faculty of this in
stitution will be interested, and you can always call on the institution
for any resourcesfor information which will guide or aid you in your
future plans. You go with our blessings and affection.
Most sincerely yours,
IRVINE S. INGRAM, President.
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An End... And A Beginning
By DOROTHY WILLIAMSON
Commencement has always been a word with a double meaning.
First of all, in the which we use it most commonly, it means
the ceremonies marking the end of school. In its more literal meaning,
however, it signifies just the opposite—a beginning.
To me, this double meaning of the word has always been signi
ficant. It is indicative of the double meaning of graduation itself.
Graduation is at once an end and a beginning. It is the end of a period
of study, work, and play—an end of a certain part of a person’s life.
But graduation is, in the more practical sense, a beginning of anew
life—in a profession, in business, in another institution of learning, in
matrimony.
With graduation there should come an evaluation, a summing up,
of the years spent in school and the klowledge, technical and practical,
gained therein. Such an evaluation can, and should, be the beginning
of the new life into which the graduate is going. So it is that com
mencement is a pause, a doorway between the old and the new, where
the graduate sees the past, with its triumphs and failures, and looks
ahead to the broader horizons of the future.
Commencement is a time of nostalgia and sentiment, a time when
old friends and classmates become suddenly dear. It is a time of re
joicing, too, for the new and unfamiliar roads that lie ahead. Com
mencement is a time when the undaunted, rosy optimism of youth
makes the world brighter for a little while. It would be well if the
graduate could carry with him through life the cheerful outlook
which he has at commencement time.
Thinking Out Loud
By EVELYN JORDAN
A Sentimental Sophomore
Well, here it is—June 7, and the long anticipated graduation day.
It’s funny how nine months ago the end of school was a beautiful
dream, and now that it’s actually here, it isn’t quite so wonderful af
ter all. Sure, it’s fine to know that I have successfully completed two
years of college work, tha tl have laid the foundation for the years
ahead, and it's good to know that for the next few weeks I won’t have
to worry about passing exams and getting to class on time, etc. But to
tell the truth, deep down in my heart, there is a feeling of reluctance
about it all when I think that there will be no more hectic choir re
hearsals. no more afternoons of soliciting ads, no more cramming to
make up for that “F” I made on a Humanities exam, no more canasta
parties i nMelson or friendly chats with my favorite faculty member—
well, when I think about these things, I get to feeling all peculiar in
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THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 7, 1950
CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT
GLORIA HAMILTON
Beauty! Brains! Talent! Ambition! Vitality!
Personality! Traits that are elusive when isolat
ed, and which are rarely discovered in combi
nation. It is for these things and for the fact that
she is one of our most outstanding students that
Gloria Hamilton is chosen for the Campus Spot
light. The spotlight is not an unusual position for
Gloria, although she has conquered even success.
A native of Buford, Georgia, Gloria is a
credit to Buford High School, where she grad
uated in 1948. While there she was a member of
the National Beta Club, Tri-Hi-Y, a majorette, a
cheerleader, and an honor graduate. She also had
time to become an accomplished musician, for
which feature she is especially loved on this
campus. Besides her private instruction in voice,
Gloria has studied at Brenau Academy, and her
musical experience includes the high school
band, the glee club, and the church choir, where
she was also a frequent soloist.
In the fall of 1948, she entered the Grady
School of Nursing, but decided by January 10,
’49 that nursing was not her preference. She
came to West Georgia College in the spring of
that year, and began her work in elementary
education.
Besides being a favorite of all the men, she
is a member of the Future Teachers Association,
and featured soloist with the choir. She also has
had been generous in giving her inspired singing
to V. R. A. and to college and community activi
ties.
As for the future, she plans to earn a B. S.
in Education, after which she will teach in the
elementary schools in Georgia.
For her winning smile, for her selfless gen
erosity, for her glorious contribution in song, and
for her undeniable position as a good student
leader, we congratulate Gloria Hamilton, as once
again the spotlight finds a worthy subject.
To the Freshman Class
I should like to take this opportunity to
thank you for your support in the election for
President of our next year’s Sophomore Class. I
consider it an honor and a privilege to hold this
position. I will at all times endeavor to uphold
the responsibility which you have graciously
given me.
Sincerely,
JOE ANN BUFORD.
To the Students of WGC
I appreciate the honor of being Editor of the
West Georgian and I appreciate your giving me
the opportunity to serve you. I will do my best
to give you a good paper and I am sure with the
cooperation of everyone this can be done. The
West Georgian is the student paper and we want
it to reflect student interest. Please feel free to
make any criticisms or suggestions as to im
provements.
Sincerely,
DORIS ALEXANDER.
Thanks To Merchants
I wish to express my deepest appreciation
to the wonderful merchants of Carrollton, who
through their advertising have given faithful
support without which this paper would have
been impossible. Their unfailing courtesy has
made my job as business manager a pleasant one.
To them I say, on behalf of the West Georgian,
“Thanks, and sincere best wishes.”
EVELYN JORDAN.
To the WGC Students
I wish to thank all my friends for supporting
me in my candidacy for the presidency of the
Voluntary Religious Association.
I shall do my utmost to make our V. R. A.
the success that it has been in the past.
With your cooperation cur V. R. A. will be
an asset to each West Georgia Student.
Sincerely,
CAROLYN EMERSON.