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VOLUME XVII—NO. SEVEN
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Letter to Graduates
It is always with a sense of pride that we come to the annual
graduating exercises. The event marks the achievement of approxi
mately 140 sophomores, who are finishing their work at West
Georgia College.
The class had the privilege of hearing the distinguished Chan
cellor of the University System, Dr. Harmon W. Caldwell, who is
greatly interested in the progress and further growth and develop
ment of the young men and women" of this class.
We are glad that each of you chose West Georgia College.
The facilities of this institution will always be open to you, and
we shall follow your further activities with interest and affection.
There is something about West Georgia College that remains
sacred to those who have worked and lived here.
On behalf of the faculty and others here, you have our con
tinued blessings and good will.
Sincerely,
Irvine S. Ingram.
Candidates for graduation include the following:
June Adams, Decatur; Doris Alexander, Rome; Harry Alford, Gay;
Willard (Bill) Allison, College Park; Julian Amos, Warner Robins;
Glenn Anderson, Talking Rock; Edwin Arrington, Bowden; Bobby Ash
worth, Tucker; G. W. Bailey, Ranburne, Ala.; Leon Bates, Jr., Griffin;
Charles Beckham, Molena; Bobby Berrier, Waco; Ila Berry, Covington;
Martha Boling, Canton; Sue Boyd, Bremen; Roland Braswell, Carroll
ton; Margaret Ann Brooks, Rome; Barbara Brown, Rutledge; Ralph
Brown, Carrollton
Joe Ann Buford, Dallas; R. H. Callier, Jr., Talbotton, Alma Jean
Campbell, Rockmart; Ramona Campbell, Carrollton; Joan Carter, Wash
ington; Webster Lee Carter, Waco; Julia Carwile, Rome; John Cauthen,
Buchanan; Sara Cauthen, Buchanan; Catherine Colquitt, Cedartown;
Betty Cook, Cedartown; Dorothy Coughlin, Barnesville; Helen Cox,
Rome; Alvin M. Crews, Jr., Bowdon; William Cummings, Rockmart;
George Daniel, Carrollton; Sara Davis, Bowdon; Dorothy Earnest, Car
rollton; Carolyn Emerson, Dallas; Joanne Farr, Tyrone; Clary E. Fears,
Jr., Madison.
Patricia Florence, Douglasville; Wilson Freeman, Carrollton; Mrs.
Lois C. Fuller, Dallas; Edwin Lee Garner, Buchanan; Sara Ellen Gib
son, College Park; Mary Ellen Gilbert, Carrollton; Eugene Gladin,
Tallapoosa; Nanette Gladin, East Point; Bobby Joe Gore, Aragon;
John W. Greenwood, Trion; Billie Anne Groover, Bowdon; Jacquelyn
Harden, Zebulon; C. L. Harris, Carrollton; Horace E. Hay, Carrollton
and Joplin, Mo.; Billy Hayes, Trion; Ann Head, Buchanan; John Rob
ert Head, Buchanan; Betty Hendrix, Carrollton; Claxton Hill, Warner
Robins; Laurence Hise, Chickamauga.
Mary Ann Holland, Carrollton; Jeanette Holmes, Carrollton;
Stanley Hubbard, Bremen; Leon Huckeba, Frolona; Joan Hutchens,
Dallas; Edgar Jamison, Cohutta; Jacob B. JarrelL HI, Greenville;
Jack Johnson, Warrenton; William P. Johnson, Moreland; Peggy Jones,
Dallas; Sara Nell Jordan, LaFayette; S. C. King, Jr., Curryville; Jean
Lacey, White Plains; Joyce Lawhon, Junction City; Libby Jo Little,
Cedartown; Yvonne McCullough, Menlo; Weems Mclntosh, Carroll
ton; William McLaughlin, Greenville; Joanne McLendon, Carrollton;
Jeannine Malcolm, Bostwick.
Jane Malone, Kingston; Myrtice Manning, Dudley; Lucrete Mar
shall, Carrollton; Jimmy Matthews, Rome; Emily Sue Moore. Bowdon;
Robert S. (Bobby) Moore, Bowdon; Vernon Moore, Lindale; Howard
Norris, Warrenton; Richard Norton, LaFayette; Martha Sue O’Kelley,
Logans ville; Bill Otwell, Bremen; Bobbie Padgett, Summerville; Char
lotte Parker, Atlanta; Herschel W. Parmer, Roopville; Durward Pat
terson, Carrollton; Thomas W. Payne, Jr., Douglasville; Faye Peacock,
Rockmart.
Thomas Philyaw, Tate; Jean Plant, Rockmart; J. H. (Jack) Powell,
Atlanta; Joyce Pyron, Senoia; Claude Raley, Jr., Rome; Barry Ricket
son, Warrenton; Joyce Riden, Bishop; Ben Robinson, Carrollton; Martin
Robinson, Carrollton; Reba Rogers, Roopville; Frances Russell, Cedar
town; Louise Sanders, Felton; Geraldine (Mitzi) Self, Macon; Ross
Shackelford, Cedartown; Mae Shipp, Canton; Frankie Shugart, Mariet-
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DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6. 1951
George Brown
Elecied President
Student Body
George (Pete) Brown, from Dal
ton, Ga., will serve as president
of the West Georgia College stu
dent body next year. In the elec
tions held recently, Pete defeated
a card of two others who were
running for the office, Bobby
Auchmuty, Rockmart, and Carla
Haws, Marietta.
It was a very close race for
president of the sophomore class,
but Rogers Galagher, from Rome,
edged out Ronald Jameson, from
Chamblee, by a vote of 65 to 64.
Richard Logan captured the of
fice of President of the Voluntary
Religious Association, defeating
Carole Hart and Elfrieda Dodd.
ANNUAL EDITOR
Betty Jean Walker, of Carroll
ton, won over Gerry Carroll in the
election of editor of the annual,
the Chieftain, by a vote of 133 to
120.
The new editor of the West
Georgian beginning this issue is
Tracy Stallings, of Carrollton, who
won over Pat Flury, of Atlanta.
Gene Prince, of Newnan, best
ed two other candidates, Bill Sand
ers and Jenny Knight, for the of
fice of vice-president of the stu
dent body.' "
MURCHISON IN RUNOFF
In a runoff, Ralph Murchison
was chosen secretary-treasurer of
the student body over Amelia Hitt.
Loetta Salter also ran.
Pat Foster is vice-president of
the sophomore class, winning over
Emily Jones, 68 to 62. Secretary
treasurer of the class is Jo Anne
Stewart, who won over Margaret
Bates 85 to 43.
First vice-president of the V. R.
A. next year will be Carole Hart,
with Barbara Reed, Carrollton,
second vice-president, and Ade
line Elliott, of Conyers, the secre
tary.
Wesl Georgian
Rated "Excellent"
The West Georgian has been
given a “First Class-Exclelent’’
rating by the Associated Collegiate
Press, which annually scrutinizes,
criticizes, and classifies college
newspapers.
The rating was based on the is
sues of the paper this past school
year, and the classification was
based on other papers in junior
colleges throughout the nation.
Only one higher rating was pos
sible, called All-American or Sup
ervisor. Very few papers attain
this rank.
The scorebook cited several spe
cific points that could be improv
ed. Some of the comments about
the paper were: “The staff does a
good job covering social and extra
curricular activities . . . your per
sonality series is good.”
MISS FLOWERS
PRESENTS PROGRAM
Miss Elizabeth Flowers preserft
ed the program for a combined
meeting of the Kiwanis Club of
Carrollton and Newnan at New
nan yesterday.
Chancelor Caldwell Was
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Commencement Speaker
Chancellor Harmon W. Caldwell, of the University Sys
tem of Georgia, delivered the main address this morning as
approximately 140 sophomores were graduated in the eigh
teenth annual commencement exercises at West Georgia Col
lege. '*
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CHANCELLOR CALDWELL
Mr., Mrs. Ingram
Entertain With
Reception Tues.
Every year the President of
West Georgia College gives a re
ception in honor of the graduat
ing sophomores.
Tuesday, June 5, President In
gram and Mrs. Ingram entertain
ed with the annual reception.
The reception was held on the
May Festival lawn, which was
transformed into a beautiful gar
den. Small white fences bordered
the walk and garden furniture was
arranged at various places on the
lawn.
The receiving line was to the
right of the entrance gate. Presi
dent Ingram and Mrs. Ingram, Mr.
and Miss Katie Downs, Bill Alli
son/ President of the Student
Body; Joe Ann Buford, President
of the Sophomore Class, Faye Pea
cock, vice-president of the Sopho
more Class; and Joan Hutchins,
Secretary of the Sophomore Class
were in the receiving line.
Rose and green were the colors
chosen for decoration. Pines were
in the background and two stands
of rose gladiolus were placed on
the lawn. Spotlights illuminated
the flower garden and music was
played throughout the reception.
The tea table was centered with
a lovely arrangement of rose and
green flowers.
Tray cakes, rose mints, ice cream
and punch were served to the
guests. After the guests were serv
ed they mingled throughout the
garden.
CARROLLTON. GA.
Dr. Caldwell graduated from
the University of Georgia in 1919.
He practiced law for several years
in Atlanta, and for two years was
professor of law at the university.
He became dean of the Lumpkin
Law School there in 1933 and two
years later was made president
of the university. He held that
position until 1948 when he be
came Chancellor of the Univer
sity System.
Dr. Caldwell is a member of the
following: Board of Trustees for
the Berry School; American, Geor
gia and Atlanta Bar Associations;
Chi Phi, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Beta
Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron
Delta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma.
He is a democrat, a Baptist, a
Mason and a Kiwanian.
* * *
Graduation exercises actually
got underway last Friday night
with the dramatics class spring
quarter presentation of the play
“Ladies of the Jury,” under the
direction of Miss Elizabeth Flow
ers.
Saturday night at seven, there
was an alumni meeting ip San
ford Library, followed at 8:30 by
the final dance of the year, in
which the freshmen and faculty
honored the sophomores, alumni
and other guests.
Sunday afternoon at 4, the West
Georgia Choir, Miss Jane Wood
ruff, director, presented its annual
concert, attended by a host of re
latives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ingram entertain
ed the sopohmores Tuesday night
at nine with their annual recep
tino. They were assisted by sev
eral freshmen.
Graduation this morning con
cluded two years, and in some
cases three, of work for the vari
ous class members. Many plan to
further their education elsewhere,
while some will start to work im
mediately and others will do a
stint in the armed services.
SPRING QUARTER
EXAM SCHEDULE
Monday, June 4
8:00 9:50 A. M.—All 8:00
Classes.
10:00 11:50 A. M.—All 8:55
Classes.
1:00 2:50 P. M.—All 10:45
Classes.
Tuesday, June 5
8:00 9:50 A. M.—All 12:35
Classes.
10:00 11:50 A. M.—All 1:30
Classes.
1:00 2:50 P. M.—Ail 2:25
Classes.
FACULTY PICNIC
Dean Row announces that the
summer school faculties and their
families will hold a faculty meet
ing and picnic on the campus Sun
day afternoon, June 10, at 6 p. m.