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Who's Who On
Founders' Day
Dr. M. D. Collins was born in
Chestoe, Union County, Georgia.
He received his A.8., M.A., and
Ped. D. degrees from Oglethorpe
University. Dr. Collins obtained his
LI.D. from Mercer University,
Doctor of Humanities from Bob
Jones University, and did graduate
work at the University of Georgia
and Columbia University. Dr. Col
lins is a merchant, President of
Fairburn-Atlanta Street Railway
Company, Teacher, Editor of the
Campbell News, City School Sup
erintendent, County School Sup
erintendent, School Supervisor
and State Superintendent o f
Schools. He is a member of the
following organizations: Life mem
ber of National Education Asso
ciation, Georgia Education Asso
ciation, American Vocational As
sociation, National Rehabilitation
Association, Georgia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, National
Elementary School Principals’ As
sociation. He is a member of the
American Association of Political
and Social Sciences, Horace Mann
Commission, Governor’s Commit
tee on Civil Defense, State School
Building Authority, State Trade
School Building Authority, Board
of Trustees of Oglethorpe Univer
sity, International S. G. L.-A. R.
A., Youth Committee, Classroom
Teachers’ Association of N. E. A.,
member of Blue Key, Grand Alpha
of Alpha Lambda Tau, member of
Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Phi Kappa.
Dr. Collins is a past Grand Mas
ter of I. O. O. F., National Coun
cil of Junior O. U. A. M., member
of Masons, Knights of Pythias,
Elks, Yaarab Temple of Mystic
Shrine and the Civitan Club. Dr.
Collins hobbies are baseball, fish
ing and television, and is a former
Scout Master. He is President of
Complete Unit in Red Cross. Dr.
Collins was the donor of a room
at Hiawassee and a member of
Georgia Baptist Hospital Build
ing Committee.
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Mr. C. A. Meeks was born in
Banks County, Georgia, in 1865.
Mr. Meeks came to Carrollton in
1914, and was publisher of the
Free Press, until 1943. He taught
school several years before enter
ing newspaper work. Mr. Meeks
was married to Alice Mason, na
tive of Fair Play, South Carolina,
who died in 1928. Mr. Meeks had
six children, Lester, Rogers, Lu
cile and Lois, all of Carrollton.
Ralph, deceased, was a former edi-
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tor of the Free Press, was a veter
an of World War I. Another son,
Mason, was taken as a prisoner of
war in the Phillipines in World
War II and died in camp. Mr.
Meeks’ hobbies are the orchard,
garden and genealogy. He is a
member of the First Methodist
Church in Carrollton.
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Honorable Willis Smith was born
in Heard County, Georgia. He at
tended the common schools, Bow
don College and Georgetown Law
School in Washington, D. C. Mr.
Smith has been in Carrollton since
1911( and is a lawyer. He married
the former Annie Maude New, and
has one son. Mr. Smith is a mem
ber of the Sunset Hills Country
Club, Carrollton Chamber of Com
merce. He was the City Attorney
of Carrollton, Solicitor of the City
Court of Carrollton, and a mem
ber of the General Assembly for
ten years.
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Judge J. Wilson Parker was
born in Atlanta, Georgia. He re
ceived his LI.D. from Lanier Uni
versity. Judge Parker spent sev
eral years in Carrollton, and acted
as trustess from 1921-1932. He is
now a Judge in the Civil Court in
JUDGE PARKER
Fulton County. His wife was the
former Grace Hutton. Judge Par
ger is a member of the Atlanta
Lawyers Club, the Atlanta Athle
tic Club, and is a past Grand Mas
ter of the Georgia Masons. His
hobby is masonry, and Judge Par
ker takes an active interest in the
church and politics,.
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The Honorable Ebb J. Duncan
was born in Douglasville, Georgia.
He was graduated from Douglas
ville High School and Young Har
ris College, and has resided in
Carrollton since 1940. Mr. Dun
can is in the motion picture busi
ness. He married Antoinette Tal
madge Tyus, and has three child
ren. Mr. Duncan is a member of
the Carrollton Rotary Club, Ma
sonic Lodge, Woodmen of the
World, Varsity Club Tent 21, Car
rollton Country Club, Georgia
Farm Bureau and the Carrollton
Chamber of Commerce. His hob-
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bies are fishing, training young
boys to play football. Mr. Duncan’s
chief interests are Boy Scouts, the
Church, Red Cross, politics, the
Carroll Service Council, and the
March of Dimes.
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Honorable John Andy Smith
was born in Bowman, Elbert Co
unty, Georgia, on December 12,
1882. He attended Smith’s School
House, Gibson-Mercer, Hartwell
High. Mr. Smith is a lawyer. He
married Susie Winnie Fowler, and
has two children, John Andy
Smith, Jr., and Roy Fowler Smith.
Mr. Smith is a member of the
Lions Club, Masons, and W. O. W.
His hobbies are genealogist, land
titles and gardening. Mr. Smith
is a deacon in church, Superinten
dent of the Sunday School, teach
er, choirman, Chairman of the Red
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J. H. SMITH
Cross Drives during World War
11. He obtained his Ll.B. and Ld.
M. from the Atlanta Law School.
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Miss Sarah Ward was bom in
Cork, Georgia. She came to West
Georgia College in 1933, and stay
ed here until 1947. She received
her B.S. from Columbia Univer-
MISS SARAH WARD
sity, and before that was graduat
ed from Georgia State Teacher’s
College. While on the campus, Miss
Ward serves as the Dean of Wo
men.
Founders Day
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its youth, and its development
and growth.
Miss Sarah Ward: Retired edu
cator, former member of the staff
of West Georgia College; gracious
lady.
On behalf of West Georgia Col
lege, its faculty and students, I
make this meritorious award to
you for your long and able service
in the best interests of the institu
tion and its students.
Choir Announces
Spring Itinerary
The famous A Capella Choir of
West Georgia College has begun
to plan its trips for spring quar
ter. The churches, civic groups and
high schools are looking forward
to hearing this wonderful choir.
The choir has worked hard and
given up many things to make
these trips possible.
The trips scheduled below do
not make up the complete sche
dule.
Tuesday, May I—Lagrange High
School 10:30 a. m.; LaGrange Lions
Club 1:00 p. m.
Thursday, May 3—Cedartown
High School 9:30 a. m.; Rockmart
High School 11:00 a. m.; Carters
ville High School 1:30 p. m.; Tay
lorsville High School 2:30 p. m.
Sunday, May 6—lnman Park
Baptist Church, Atlanta, 8:00 p. m.
Tuesday, May B—Rome High
School 9:00 a. m.; Model High
School 11:00 a. m.; Summerville
High School 1:00 p. m.; Lyerly
High School 2:30 p. m.
Thursday, May 10 O’Keefe
High School 9:00 a. m.; Chamblee
High School 11:30 a. m.; Dallas
High School 2:00 p. m.
Sunday, May 13—Bowdon Me
thodist Church 8:00 p. m.
Sunday, May 20—Forrest Park
Baptist Church 8:00 p. m.
Sunday, May 27—White’s Bap
tist Church, Cross Roads 11:00 a.
m.; Trion, Georgia, 8:00 p. m.
Trips to other places will be
announced later.
PRESS FORUM NEWS
The Quill Contest closed on
April 8, althought it was original
ly set to close on April 1. The
extra week was given so that
students would have a week after
coming back from the holidays to
get their entries better prepared
before the contest ended. The n
tries are now being made ready for
judging, and publication in the
forth-coming edition of the Quill.
Judges for the contest are cho
sen each year from the college
faculty. The judges this year are:
Dr. and Mrs. George C. S. Adams,
Miss Elizabeth Flowers, Miss Ora
Lee Howard, Dr. Richard Michael,
and Mr. C. K. Boroughs, sponsor
of the Press Forum.
Each year a member of the col
lege faculty is requested to write
an essay to be included among
the winning student manuscripts
in the Quill publication. Dr. Rich
ard Michael, anew addition to the
faculty this year, will be the con
tributing faculty member for this
year’s issue. Dr. Michael, Profes
sor of Social Sciences, Dean of
Men, and sponsor of the Social
Science Club came to West Geor
gia from Peabody College.
Winners in the Poetry, Essay,
and Short Story division of the
contest will be announced at the
Honor’s Day program. Winners of
first, second and third places in
all three categories will be award
ed cash prizes at this time.
Collettes Visit W. G. C.
On Friday night March 30th at
eight thirty o’clock the Fred Col
lettes returned to West Georgia
to conduct another in a series of
Folk and Square Dances which
they have led for the students.
This dance served a two fold
purpose, that of giving Spring
Quarter a big welcome and of
providing recreation for the De
bate Tournament. The dance was
from eight thirty until eleven thir
ty and was a huge success.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1951
Gordon Waison
Award Winners
Five Gordon Watson Awards
are given annually. The basis for
the awards are that any student
receiving such a certificate must
have been on the Dean’s List at
least twice, must have shown
seriousness of purpose, general ex
cellence in scholarship, a high de
gree of trustworthiness and devo
tion to duty, plus courtesy, good
character, and quality of success
ful leadership.
The students who received the
Gordon Watson Memorial Certifi
cates this year are: Margaret Ann
Brooks, Barbara Brown, Joe Ann
Buford, Edwin Garner, S. C. King,
Jr. and Max Prince.
Choir Sponsors Dance
During W. G. C. Week
Vanny Sanders and his orches
tra from LaGrange, Georgia, pro
vided the music for a formal dan
ce, sponsored by the choir and
held in the auditorium on Thurs
day, April 26, 1951. This was an
extra dance, in addition to the
three usual formals held during
the school year, and was includ
ed in the festivities of West Geor
gia Week.
The funds for the dance were
given by the Carrollton Merchants’
Association in appreciation of the
choir and the college as a whole.
Honorary guests present were the
officers of the Merchants’ Asso
ciation, including: Mr. Walter
New, president of the association,
and Mrs. New; Mr. Ed Smith, vice
president, and Mrs. Smith; and
Mr. A. I. Smith, secretary-treasur
er, and Mrs. Smith.
Improvements in attendance and
dancing ability at this dance were
brought about by dancing lessons
the last few weeks, also sponsor
ed by the choir. There were a
number of new dancers on the
floor, and those who already knew
how to dance had brushed up on
a few new steps.
Miss Jenkins-
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two years, and at West Georgia
College for eighteen years. While
studying for her Normal Diploma
she took Dramatic Art under Miss
Carolyn Vance. She took active
part in play productions in col
lege as well as coached numerous
ones while working in the various
high schools.
Miss Ruby Jenkins has been
connected with the college for the
past eighteen years, and is con
sidered one of its builders. She
was active here in both college
and community relationships, par
ticularly in the field of home
building and family relations.
She was a member of the Car
rollton Business and Professional
Women’s Club, the First Metho
dist Church, and the Wesleyan
Service Guild, of which she is past
president. She is the owner of the
Jenkins Apartments on Griffin
Avenue in Carrollton and has oth
er real estate interests.
While she will not be able to
continue the arduous tasks con
nected with teaching, she will be
be in and out of Carrollton. Miss
Jenkins expects to make her home
with her mother in Danielsville.
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Mrs. Luta Herndon Vance of
Bowdon is now acting head of the
Home Economics Department at
West Georgia College.