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VOLUME XVII—NO. TWO
Henry "Shag" Welch Resigns As
West Georgia's Football Coach
Coach Henry “Shag” Welch of
West Georgia College has resigned
his position with the college ef
fective the end of the current
year, announces President I. S.
Ingram.
Coach Welch has been physical
education instructor and head
football and basketball coach at
West Georgia College for the past
three years.
He was born in York, Alabama.
Attended grammar school at York;
High School at Sumter County,
where he received a grant in aid
to the University of Alabama. His
freshman year was interrupted by
a knee injury, which caused him
to be out of school for a year. He
entered Livingston State Teachers
College where he got his B.S. de
gree. After serving four years in
the Air force he entered Peabody
and received his M.A. in School
Administration and Physical Edu
cation. He was a member of the
Phi Delta Kappa, an Honorary
Education Fraternity.
In high school Coach Welch ex
celled in nearly every sport. He
was Captain of the football, bas
ketball, baseball and track teams
in his senior year.
His first year of coaching was
in Camersville, Kentucky. While
he was there he served as head
basketball coach, winning twenty
two games and losing only three.
In losing Coach Welch we are
losing a man that ranks high with
the faculty and the student body
here at West Georgia College. His
basketball teams have won wide
acclaim, and rank among the best
in the Junior College Circle.
No successor to Coach Welch
has been named, President Ingram
stated.
Miss Campbell
Feted At Tea
Three outstanding authors who
had just published new books were
feted in +he Book Shop of Davi
son’s V T ednesday afternoon, Oc
tober 2a.
Among the trio was West Geor
gia’s Miss Marie Campbell, who
has recently authored “A House
With Stairs.” The other two were
Frank Gilbreth, of Charleston
who wrote “Belles on Their Toes,”
and Edison Marshall, of Augusta,
who wrote “Infinite Woman.”
Through the graciousness of
Miss Campbell and Mr. Row, the
West Georgian staff attended this
affair.
(See review of Miss Campbell's
book, page 3).
GRAHAM JACKSON
PRESENTS CONCERT
Graham Jackson, popular enter
tainer and orchestra leader, gave
a concert in the West Georgia au
ditoirum on Friday night, Novem
ber 10, from seven-thirty until
nine o’clock. Following the concert
he played at the Carrollton city
gymnasium for a dance which was
sponsored by the Carrollton Jay
cees.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
HENRY
College tales!
Wins©!" Listed
Winners have been announced
in the recent contest sponsored by
the administration in which stu
dents wrote on two subjects: the
freshmen on “Why I Came to
West Georgia” and the sophomores
on “Why I Am Glad I Came to
West Georgia.”
Richard Logan, of the freshman
class, and Cis Thompson, of the
sophomore class, were proclaimed
first class winners. Second and
third place winners in the fresh
men class were Tracy Stallings
and Geraldine Musick, while in
the sophomore class they were Joe
.Ann Buford and Bobby Ashworth.
The contest was sponsored for
the purpose of acquiring origi
nal information for a bulletin on
the college to be prepared soon.
Prizes of $lO, $7.50, and $5 were
awarded to winners in each class.
Log Cabin Gels
Mew Furnace
The Log Cabin will not freeze
to death but it may roast! The
school recently installed anew
floor furnace in the back lobby
and it really puts out the heat.
Other improvements by the fel
lows that live in the cabin are the
installation of soap racks in the
showers and curtains in the back
lobby.
Individual improvements in the
cabin include curtains in several
of the rooms. One fellow design
ed a curtain pattern, printed the
pattern on some material and
made his own drapes. Others have
bought curtains and outstanding
among these is the room that has
red curtains. When these curtains
are drawn at night the room from
the outside appears to have red
lights!
Anyone interested in nature
study—particularly that of squir
rels—should move to the Log
Cabin. Many of the fellows en
joy watching these frisky little
animals as they work to store up
their winter food. They are not
particularly afraid of the fellows
and as long as you stay inside the
building they do not pay any at
tention to you or to the noise you
make unless it is a terrific noise.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1950
Jimmy Lankford
Heads Juniors
At a recent meeting of the Jun
ior Class Jimmy Lankford was
elected President; Martha Sue O’-
Kelly, vice-president; and Ann
Traylor, secretary and treasurer.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the school that the Jun
iors organized and elected officers.
There are twenty-two Juniors en
rolled at West Georgia for the fall
quarter. There has been some mis
understanding as to who are the
Juniors at West Georgia College.
Miss Downs, who is head of the
Education Department and third
year work says that only those
people that are enrolled in Ele
mentary or Secondary Education
are considered Juniors. There may
be people who wish to return for
aditional work and are here for
their third year, but are not Jun
iors, as the Board of Regents does
not allow West Georgia to offer
subjects on the Junior level except
in the Education Department.
The Juniors decided to have a
Junior get-together on November
9. The committees appointed to
plan the party were Max Prince,
Glenn Anderson, time and place
committee; Ila Berry, foods com
mittee; Max Prince, entertainment
committee; Jimmy Lankford, room
’preparation committee.
The party was held in RACC
and RA Living Room and Obser
vation porch. The group came at
8:00 and danced in CC and had a
Proverb Break during the dance
session. The downstairs part of
this progressive party ended with
a dress parade. Several of the boys
were chosen and these were dress
ed by the girls in the latest fe
minine fashions. The materials
provided were newspapers, straight
pins, and old accessories to add
color to the gala costumes. The
girls proved to be apt designers
and in a very short time turned
out several sharp designs. Our
two imported judges: Miss Katie
Downs from Smart Shop, Fifth
Aveneue, and Miss Mary White,
from Paris, had a rather difficult
task in deciding who was the best
dressed Junior of 1950. The title
was finally given to Mr. Jimmy
I inkford, who wore the latest in
bathing suits!
Refreshments were served in
the foods lab as the group went
by on their way to the living room
and observation roof The party
ended at ten.
APO SPONSORING
UGLY MAN CONTEST
An ugly man contest sponsored
by A. P. O. will be held on the
campus beginning Monday, No
vember 27 and continuing through
Friday, December 1. Each dormi
tory on the campus and the Day
Students will be asked to select a
candidate for the contest and will
be expected to work for their can
didate. Voting will be by pennies;
each penny counting as one vote.
The candidates for the contest
will be presented in chapel, Tues
day the 28th and the winner will
be announced the following week
on Tuesday, December 5. The win
ner will be proclaimed “Ugliest
Man on the Campus.”
V. R. A. Sponsors Annual
Religions Emphasis Week
REV. JAMES G. STERTZ
HONOR RATING
FOR 1950 CHIEFTAIN
The 1950 edition of The Chief
tian has received a First Class
honor rating from the National
j Scholastic Press, it has been an
! pounced by Dr. George C. S. Ad
ams, faculty advisor, for the col
lege year book.
The National Scholastic Press,
with headquarters at the Univer
sity of Minnesota, gives out such
awards each year to the best an
nuals produced by the different
colleges of the United States. The
Chieftain has received several
of these top ratings in the past.
This is quite an honor for any
college to receive and the stu
dents should be proud of the staff
which put out this fine edition
of the Chieftain. Miss Helen Sue
Bettis, of Marietta, served as edi
tor-in-rhief.
PRESIDENT'S
CALENDAR
October 29 —Spoke at Old Camp
Church.
November 2—Went to Univista
and Columbus with Mr. Row
on business.
November 3—Pittman Party.
November 7—Bremen High School
Study.
November B—Spoke at vespers.
Bremen High School Study.
November 9—Bremen High School
Study.
November 10—Visited Southern
Historical Society.
November 14—Education speaker
at Middle Georgia College Ro
tary Club of Cochran.
November 15—LaGrange Rotary
Club.
November 16—District Monthly
meeting of Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca.
November 17—Speaker at Young
Harris College.
November 21—Speaker at Bowdon
Legion Thanksgiving party.
December 1-7—Go to Richmond,
Virginia as a Member of Higher
Commission on Secondary Edu
cation.
CARROLLTON. GEORGIA
The Voluntary Religious Asso
ciation sponsored Religious Em
phasis Week November 19-22. The
speaker was the Rev. James G.
Stertz, Pastor of the Central Bpa
tist Church in Newnan.
Opening services were held Sun
day evening, November 19 at 5:00
p. m. in the college auditorium.
West Georgia students and faculty
members, local pastors, and youth
groups from churches in Carroll
ton were invited. Refreshments
were served in the rear of the
auditorium. Refreshments were
served in the rear of the audi
torium. The Thanksgiving theme
was followed in the table decora
tions.
Two serives daily, one at 9:50
and another at 6:30 p. m. were held
Monday and Tuesday.
No definite theme for the week
was given but Rev. Stertz in his
inspiring messages tried to depict
“the Christian life in its practical
application.
During the week, Rev. Stertz
talked and counseled with students
concerning problems of each of
them.
The concluding spiritual mes
sage of Religious Emphasis Week
was delivered Wednesday morning
at a special Thanksgiving service.
The West Georgia Choir provided
special music at this service.
Under the guidance of our
Christian president, Mr. Ingram,
leligion is always given emphasis
at West Georgia, but was given
special emphasis on our campus
during this time. Truly, our cam
pus will benefit from this inspir
ing week.
JAMES G. STERTZ
West Georgia is indeed fortu
nate to have as guest speaker dur
ing Religious Emphasis Week, the
Rev. James G. Stertz.
The Rev. Stertz was born in St.
Louis Missouri. He received his
A.B. degree from William Jewell
College in Liberty, Missouri, and
his B.D. degree from the South
ern Baptist Theological Semin
ary.
He was Supervisor of Boys’
Club, Y. M. C. A. in Louisville,
Kentucky, and Educational Direc
tor, Timmomuel Baptist Church,
Louisville, Kentucky. He was Pas
tor of Graham and Dupont Baptist
Churches, Dupont, Ind. Since com
ing to Georgia, he has been direc
tor of Religious Activities, Mercer
University, Macon, Ga., and is at
present Pastor of the Central Bap
tist Church in Newnan, Georgia.
NOTICE
All students are eligible to
make contributions of any
type to The West Georgian.
Student contributions are
particularly needed for the
poetry column, The Green
Pen. All copy should be turn
ed in to Miss Campbell or
Doris Alexander.