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CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT
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One of West Georgia’s
most outstanding students
was born m Atlanta, CJa on
July 22, 1931. She is now
one of the "Dallas girls," but until she was in
the eighth grade, she lived in Atlanta.
Peggy attended Joe Brown Junior High
School in Atlanta, and her teachers there were
correct in predicting then that she would be
come a leader in all that she did. Perhaps these
teachers ewren’t gifted with prophetic powers,
however. They might have had a clue from the
fact that Peggy was then in the Glee Club,
Homeroom president, a Campfire girl, and an
A student.
When Peggy moved to Dallas, she became
Vice-President of the Junior Class, a cheer
leader, a member of the Beta Club, and a mem
ber of the staff of the high school paper.
Long before she was ready to come to col
lege, Peggy was at home at West Georgia. Her
sister, Polly, attended school here, and Peggy
was a frequent visitor on the campus. It was
only natural, then, for her to choose W. G. C. as
her college home.
Peggy is taking a commercial course now,
and plans to teach commercial work when she
completes her formal education.
In her freshman year at West Georgia,
Peggy was a member of the Choir, Chieftain
staff, Wait Georgian staff, and F. B. L. A. Last
spring she was elected president of F. B. L. A.
and Editor-in-Chief of the Chieftain. This year
she is a member of the same organizations, with
two additions: V. R. A. Council and Melson
House Council. Recently, (and appropriately) she
was elected a Sophomore Superlative.
KEYHOLE SKETCH:
Favorite Song: “Wanting You.”
Favorite Expression: "By George!"
Hobby: Swimming.
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was born in Lindale, Ga.,
Vernon Ladell Moore —a /A jj|
boy who was destined to
become the focus of our spotlight for this issue
of the West Georgian.
Vernon went to grammer school in Lindale.
From there he went to Pepperell Jr. High School.
When he entered McHenry High School was
when he really began to be the Vernon we know
today. To mention some of the many outstand
ing things he did at McHenry Hi, let us take his
years there one at a time. His junior year was
spent in such activities (in addition to or in spite
of classes) as Glee Club, F. F. L. A., Hi-Y, Beta
Club, President of the Junior Class, and King of
the Hallowe’en Festival. In his senior year he
was Vice-President of the Student Body, Treas
urer of the Hi-Y, and a member of the Blaser
staff, besides being an active member of the
organization he joined previously.
When he came to W. G. C. it was for several
reasons. Vernon knew that he wanted to attend
college somewhere, and West Georgia met and
surpassed all his requirements of a college. In
his two years here he has been active in the
Choir, F. B. L. A., V. R. A., and the following
additions during his Sophomore year: The West
Georgian staff, president of Hamm’s house coun
cil, and recently was elected a Sophomore Super
lative.
Vernon plans to continue his training in
Business Administration at the University of
Georgia when he graduates from West Georgia.
KEYHOLE SKETCH:
Favorite Food: Fried Chicken.
Favorite Actress: Yvonne De Carlo.
Favorite Song: “All the Things You Are.”
THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEST GEORGIAN STAFF
EDITOR - Doris Alexander
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Tracy Stallings
NEWS EDITOR Joe Ann Buford
FEATURE EDITOR Pat Florence
SPOTLIGHT EDITOR Cis Thompson
FASHION EDITOR Lucrete Marshall
WOMEN’S SPORTS EDITOR Pat Flurry
PHIL SHARPE Sports Editor
BUSINESS MANAGER Betty Jaynes
CIRCULATION MANAGER Julia Carwile
TYPISTS Genevieve Knight, Deßita Frost, Vernon Moore
Jake Jarrell.
REPORTERS Bobby Ashworth, Julian Amos, Herbert Cook,
Dot Caughlin, Adeline Elliott, Chris Lipscombe, Max
Prince, Peggy Jones, Mariellen Strickland, Ross Shack
leford, Reuben Tuck, Dot Williamson, Jake Jarrell,
Eddie Rowe.
Member
PUsockjted Gooe6iale> Press
To Be Still...
By CIS THOMPSON
To make or not to make New Year’s Resolutions is a question
which all of us face at least once a year. Sometimes we make long
lists of resolutions, only to break them; and, incidentally, to lower
our self-esteem by showing our lack of willpower. Sometimes we de
side that it is hardly worth the effort to make definite resolutions,
and that we will just try "to be better,” generally. Often we simply
don’t bother with the silly things, believing that they are never kept,
hence they should never be made.
At this particular time each of us individually and all of us collec
tively make one resolution. The world now is so upset and the peoples
of the world are so confused, that it is not easy to think clearly, to be
calm, and to act with reason. “Stickability” is practically a lost art, of
late. The easiest thing to do now is to change—to change jobs—to
change ideals—to change modes of living. It is becoming more and
more difficult to stay with one job until it is finished. People are
not reasoning; they are jumping to conclusions and acting impulsively.
We get scared. We read all manner of terrifying war news—we
hear of new draft laws—we hear of the renovating of pre-last-war
bomber plants, and we grow even more tense. We worry and worry,
and soon we are rushing off in all directions, scattering our energies
and potential contributions to the four winds.
All this kind of behaviour is futile. Only the calm people will win
this struggle. Only the people with stamina and strength will save
what we have that is worth saving. It is those who can look at the
world and at themselves and stick to their jobs who will be the ones
the rest will have to depend upon.
We must stick to our work here—finish as much of school as we
can —go about our lives in a normal way. Nothing was ever made
easier by frenzied people rushing around frightening others by their
rashness. Don’t be so hasty about leaving school because of the war.
What we can get here will be of great value to us in years to come.
If we can only learn to take a little lime! If it is going to take years
to end this strife, we need to be sane enough to endure these years.
We need to devlop all our rsources for these years.
Naturally the situation today is alarming. But we remember that
this is not the first alarming situation, and that this, too, will pass.
Furhermore, we must not accept at face value all that we read and
hear. The age-old adage is quite applicable: “Believe none of what you
hear, and only half of what you read.”
We must not forget that our present duty at school is just as
pressing and just as important as our future duty, wherever that may
be. And we must remember that to stay with our work here takes
much more courage and much more determination than dashing off
to this or that kind of emergency work.
Let then, our New Year’s Resolution be: “We shall not act rash
ly, but shall live our lives calmly, one day at a time; we shall re
member constantly that there are times when to be still demands im
mensely higher strength than to act.”
March of Dimes
Zeta Sigma Pi, under the direction of Dr. Richard Michael, has
recently undertaken the March of Dimes drive on the West Georgia
campus. Contributions will be sought from students and faculty alike
in this most worthy cause. President Ingram gave special permission
for the collection in chapel this morning, and other extensive efforts
will be put forth to collect as much money as possible.
It has been said that in drives of this nature some people think
only of their loss and not of the gain that the beneficiary will receive.
The West Georgian urges West Georgia students to consider this drive
seriously and to give from their heart. This time, “give dollars to
the March of Dimes.”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1951
America the Beautiful
By JO ANN BUFORD
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain.
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.
For countless ages men have asked the ques
tion, “why must we have war and conflicts,
whether armed or unarmed?” Why should our
all too ordinary lives be so disrupted and com
pletely changed? Why should we suffer all the
horrors and the aftermaths of wars?
The words to this inospiring song above are,
in reality, an answer to some of these questions.
For truly America is beautiful and God has shed
His grace on us and crowned us with brother
hood. We do not want war. Our leaders know we
do not and yet it seems if America is to remain
the nation that she now it, we will have to de
fend her. We will have to be heroes that loved
our country and the things that she stands for
more than ourselves.
As young people and the so-called “cream
of the crop,” we will play a vital role in this.
The president of our college? Mr. Ingram, in his
stirring chapel address recently pointed out tc
us very clearly what our roles will be. There will
be some changes at West Georgia. Many of the
men will be serving in the armed forces. The
women will be doing defense work. There will
be other changes too. But if we are true Ameri
cans we can fill our requirements and more. The
democratic country we live in is the best. We
must keep it that way.
Excellent Play Presented
A large number of West Georgia students,
Carrollton townspeople, and interested outsiders
were treated to an excellent production by trie
college’s dramatic class, headed by Miss Ethelyn
Reaben, the night of December 1 when the play
“Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” was pre
sented. Here is Dean Row’s commentary:
“Miss Reaben is to be congratulated on one
of the finest dramatic performances ever at
West Georgia. The play showed the results of
ginning to finish.
“The players are to be complimented in the
same respect. Their characterization, stage busi
ness, memorization of lines, and all minute items
that go into a good play showed the results of
long hours of hard work.
“West Georgia is certainly fortunate in hav
ing such a fine dramatics organization.”
Miss While's Trip
When Miss Mary White, principal at Sand
Hill, was chosen to observe Cuban schools for
two weeks along with about 50 other teachers
from the United States, it was not only a deserv
ed honor for her but for West Georgia College
and its teacher-training program as well. Miss
White was representing the rural elementary
schols of the nation, and was chosen over all
others from throughout the country. She is to be
commended for this honor, and West Georgia
can feel proud of its recognition.
The 9:50 Period
The new arrangement for the 9:50 period is
welcomed by students and faculty alike for a
number of reasons. It will enable more organiza
tions to function better and on a more regular
basis, and it will allow day students to partici
pate in a greater number of activities. Further
more it will eliminate much conflict and con
fusion.
The 9:50 period was originally set up as a
student activity period but gradually drifted into
a one-day-weekly chapel period. With the new
arrangements, however, the period should as
sume its old purpose and prove most helpful.