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Hope Stills Burns
For United Nations
' By PAT FLORENCE
The week-end of January 23-25, it was my
good fortune to attend the All-Southern Debate
Tournament on the campus of Agnes Scott Col
lege as one of the representatives of our institu
tion. The tournament subject—“ Resolved: That
the Non-Communistic Nations Should Form a
New International Organization”—was, to say
the least, timely. In fact, from the temperature
in many of the debating rooms, I’m inclined to
believe that it might have been a bit too timely.
Allowing for the usual friendly exchange
of introductions, happy reunions, and rememb
rances, there was in the actual debating an at
mosphere of sobriety. Absent was much of the
jovial banter and heavy-handed humor that usu
ally characterizes college debate tourneys. All
of us seemed to realize that this question of
whether or not to scrap the United Nations, and
turn to anew organization based on the moral
and military solidarity of the Non-communist
Nations was not just a point of debate. We knew
that it was a question that involved the lives of
all people, and that its resolution would un
doubtedly direct the course of humanity in our
century.
The experience was invaluable. I couldn’t
help thinking, as I exchanged ideas and obser
vances with fellow students of my own Dixie
Land and Country, of a World in the future,
in which stuednts of all nations might meet
in just such a fellowship. I knew that pessimism
about war and the failure of the United Nations
ran high. But I also knew that there were opti
mistic arguments—that the United Nations can
still succeed and that a total World War is not
inevitable.
Of all that happened, perhaps I’ll remember
longest a pair of tortured blue eyes and their
owner—a tall blonde fellow who had recently
lost a brother in Korea. Here was not just a
mind, but also a heart, anxiously searching for
a settlement—any settlement. My prayer is for
him—and for all boys and the ones they love
and are loved by everywhere—a prayer of Hope.
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Militarism or Education?
By T. A. WILLINGHAM
Today we hear a lot of talk about Universal
Military training and its effects on society. In
the minds of all people interested in higher edu
cation is a very prominent question, “What ef
fect will Military Training have on college en
rollment?”
Even now colleges over the United States
show considerable drops in male population. This,
as you may know, results from our present draft
laws and enlistment programs of our govern
ment. This decrease in male enrollment in our
colleges is one sUre sign of militarism.
Some military statisticians state that militar
istic movements susch as U. M. T. will not great
ly affect America’s colleges but any straight
thinking will show that if practically all 18V£
year-olds go into service, college enrollment will
decline sharply. This would place Junior Colleges
in a very pracarious situation.
If our nation is to remain a free and de
mocratic nation, America’s young men should
be given the opportunity to attend college and
learn, uninhibited by fears and interruptions
caused by this military plan. When nations for
get this they are soon to meet their downfall.
Prime example of this can be seen in our own
era; Germany, Spain, Japan, Italy and Austria.
In the faoe of these examples, it is not seen
how any true Americans could want us to fol
low such a militaristic pattern. College enroll
ment should be encouraged through every means
possible, not decreased by insular military meas
ures.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
WEST GEORGIA 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 Flury
BUSINESS MANAGER Betty Jaynes
CIRCULATION MANAGER Julia Carwile
TYPISTS Vernon Moore, Jake Jarrell
Reporters:
Bobby Ashworth, Julian Amos, Dot Coughlin, Ade
line Elliott, Chris Lipscombe, Max Prince, Peggy
Jones, Mariellen Strickland, Ross Shackleford, Reu
ben Tuck, Dot Williamson, Richard Logan, Betty
Jean Walker.
~j Member
Associated Cotleftiate Press
This Thing Called Education
By ROLAND BRASWELL
To anyone not accustomed to the intricate operations involved
in construction of a large building, the spectacle around the new men’s
dormitory is truly amazing. Talk about difficult homework assign
ments —how would you like to have a professor hand you the assign
ment of being foreman of that project?
It took only a few minutes for me to become completely lost just
looking at that huge skeleton of concrete and steel. I felt proud,
though, because I could see that one section was stairs to the second
floor. I scored zero on the next thing that caught my eye, however.
What I believed to be the beginning of a steeple or tower turned out
to be the means of which concrete was lifted to the forms.
The observance of this project reveals to me that buildings aren’t
just “built.” They are the result of planning, and careful execution of
those plans. Step by step the dormitory is being built with each
detail having a definite time to be completed in relation to the whole.
It is understandable why the foreman could lose much sleep. What
if some detail was overlooked until it was too late? Weeks of work
could be lost in correcting one mistake.
Most of the workers seemed only to understand the small task
they were performing. It was easy to understand why they pushed
the wheelbarrow loaded with sand, but their curosity ended there. I
pitied the poor man whose job it was to coordinate all those simple
tasks into the one.
II began to wonder what I could have contributed to the con
struction of that building. It would have been small. The realization
of the purpose of education seemed a little bit clearer then. Anyone
who is physically fit could push a wheelbarrow, but a thousand wheel
barrow-pushers would never get that building done. It took that man
with the know-how and technical knowledge to produce results.
The addition of this new building to the campus of West Georgia
College should give initiative to students to do even better work by
showing that people are taking an interest in the education of the
youth of Georgia.
Bumper School Year
By TRACY STALLINGS
This is a bumper school year for West Georgia. The farmers all
around gathered their harvest last fall, but West Georgia is still in
the process.
Last issue of the Wesi Georgian carried news that the college’s
fancy, modern new tennis courts had been completed and opened
for play—a $7,000 investment in the college.
Then up on the western end of the campus, construction moves
forward on a dormitory that will house upwards of 100 men students
come next fall—a $212,000 investment in the college.
And in the not too distant future is seen on the present site
of the burned old science building, a modern well-equipped structure
which will amount to a $220,000 investment in the college.
Without argument, these are material additions to the “college
community,” but no one will deny their value. For they signify to
one and all that West Georgia is no stagnant institution, satisfied with
an age-old status.
This college we attend, has come a long way since the days when
it was called the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical High
School. But still it moves ahead and improves and makes progress.
For this, we students can be proud and feel lucky we have the
privilege of attending such a school.
TUESDAY, MARCH 13. 1951
CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT
JULIA CARWILE
Our spotlight focal point today rests on a
girl who was born in Rome, Georgia, on July 10,
1932, the baby in a family of five.
When Julia went to grammar school she was
very unusual in one respect, at least. She cried
at the end of each term because she didn’t want
to pass. It seems that each year she became so
devoted to her teacher and classroom that she
couldn’t bear the thought of leaving them.
Julia attended high school at Girls’ High in
Rome. She was an outstanding student here, and
distinguished herself in Dramatics (“pest” in
senior play), Tri-Hi-Y, and Bible Club.
Ever since Julia was five years old she has
been determined to devote her life to one pro
fession —that of teaching. When she had to decide
on a college, she chose West Georgia for two rea
sons. First, she had been on the campus for sum
mer conferences, and knew and loved it. Second,
Julia was very interested in the teacher educa
tion program here.
Now that she has been here for almost two
years, Julia is still in love with West Georgia
and teaching. She has worked faithfully in V.
R. A., F. T. A., Press Forum, West Georgian,
Chieftain, and now the play. We doubt that
there is a person at West Georgia who is better
liked, who is more dependable or more co-opera
tive than Julia Carwile.
KEYHOLE SKETCH:
Favorite Color: Green.
Favorite Food: Meat Loaf.
Favorite Song: “Third Man Theme.”
Favorite Actor: Clifton Webb.
Favorite Actress: Doris Day.
Hobby: Saving Pennies.
Ambition: Teach School in Floyd County.
CLAUDE RALEY
Little did Mr. and Mrs. Raley realize on
Oct. 30, 1932 that their brand new son, Claude,
would someday be our Spotlight-ee. All they
knew was that he was a fine, healthy boy; but
they predicted that he would be a real leader.
That their predictions were true is proved by a
brief summary of his life.
Claude, or “Pete”, went to Celanese grammar
school in Rome, Georgia. While there, he was
president of the Junior Hi-Y. When he entered
McHenry High, he had truly embraked on the sea
of success. “Pete” was Vice-President of the
Junior Class, V. P. of the Hi-Y, V. P. of the
Science and Math. Club, President of the Senior
Class, Senior Hallowe’en King and a trumpeter
in the high school band. Besides all this, he some
how found time to be in the Junior and Senior
class plays.
“Pete” decided that he wanted to be near
Rome when he went to college, and since he al
ready knew West Georgia because of summer
conferences he had attended here, it was only
natural that he should come to West Georgia.
Since he has been a member of the student
body here, “Pete” has been very active in V. R.
A., F. B. L. A. and the Choir, and also manages
to make good grades in his courses in Business
Administration. “Pete” plans to go to the Univer
sity of Georgia to finish his education.
KEYHOLE SKETCH:
Favorite Food: Steak.
Favorite Song: “If”.
Favorite Color: Green.
Favorite Actress: Doris Day.
Favorite Actor: Jeff Chandler.
Hobby: Wasting time and working account
ing.
Ambition: To be an accountant or an archi
tect.
A woman couldn’t get a thousand-dollar bill
changed in New York the other day. What’s so
odd about that? Are there people who really
expect change from thousand-dollar bills to
day?