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FRIDAY. APRIL 25. 1952
President Ingram Presents Founders Awards
At a dinner in the college dining hall on Tuesday night,
President I. S. Ingram conferred Founder’s Awards upon
eight distinguished persons who have made outstanding con
tirbutions to West Georgia College and this area. Following
are those honored and Mr. Ingram’s comments on each:
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J. H. McGIBONEY teacher,
Superintendent of Public Schools
of Carroll County, distinguished
schol administrator, civic and edu
cation leader. For 16 years Mr.
McGiboney, as Superintendent of
Schools of Carroll County, has co
operated jointly with the college
in developing projects in the field
of elementary education for rural
children and rural teachers. The
late Chancellor Sanford declared
that interest in these projects
brought more out-of-state visitors
to the campus of West Georgia
College than the combined total
of visitors to all other state cam
puses. Our record shows that visit
tors from 21 foreign countries and
37 of the forty-eight states have
visited West Georgia College and
the cooperating schools. Two of
the elementary schools were de
signated in 1949 as among the first
100 in the nation.
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MR. RALPH McGILL —of At
lanta. Distinguished Editor of
The Atlanta Constitution, world
traveler, able writer, student of
political, social and economic af
fairs, friend of youth, as evidenced
by his interest and activity in pro
moting institutions for child grow
th and development.
Mr. McGill, for your active in
terest in a better Georgia, in a
finer nation, and particularly your
interest in our county and com
munity education program, as ex
hibited in the Amar Singh-India
visit, we grant you this award and
recognition.
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RICHARD O. FLlNN— Educator,
Presbyterian minister, Humanitar
ian, civic and religious leader. Mr.
Flinn is justly credited with con
ceiving the initial idea and poten
tial scope of the Carroll County
Service Council. He led in its or
ganization and development. The
Service Council, which has be
come known nationally for its
unique work lor social action, has
not only enlisted the active sup
port of Carrollton and Carroll
County citizens, but it has offered
to like minded West Georgia fac
ulty members an avenue for civic,
social, educational and recreational
community leadership, out of
which the College and the County
increased and enlarged its acti
vities as early as 1941.
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MISS ANNE WEAVER —West
Georgia College. Miss Weaver, a
Mississippian, a granddaughter of
the famed Private John Allen,
lawyer, member of the Congress.
After graduating from college, she
entered Emory Library School and
upon graduating was employed by
Emory University. Subsequently,
on the founding of West Georgia
College, Miss Weaver was em
ployed by the Regents of the Uni
versity of Georgia to organize and
develop the library of this college.
She is a true founder and builder
of this institution.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
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MRS. A. W. McLAßTY— worthy
Georgian, teacher, college profes
sor, mother of four children, five
grandchilren, poet, civic and reli
gious leader. Mrs. McLarty was
appointed to the Board of Trustees
of the Fourth District A. & M.
School by Governor Hardwick,
where she served ably and faith
fully until the school subsequent
ly was reorganized as West Geor
gia College.
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A. W. ALEXANDER—Promin
ent citizen of Carrollton, former
Clerk of Court, former member of
the State Legislature from Carroll
County, and public spirited busi
ness man.
It gives me pleasure to recog
nize you as a friend of West Geor
gia. You have devoted yourself to
the interests and development of
the college through the State Gov
ernment.
DR. L. E. ROBERTS—distin
guished scholar, teacher, school
superintendent, college professor,
Dean and now President of Middle
Georgia College, and a founder
and builder of West Georgia Col
lege. Doctor Roberts was identi
fied with this institution for the
first sixteen years of its exist
ence.
MISS RUBY JENKINS— of Dan
ielsville, Georgia, Distinguished
teacher, and one of the founders
and builders of West Georgia Col
lege.
Miss Jenkins holds undergradu
ate and graduate degrees from the
University of Georgia. During her
connection with West Georgia Col
lege she continued to grow and
study by taking graduate courses
at Ohio State, Cornell and the
University of California. She de
veloped her a strong department
of Home Economics and won re
cognition for hdr high quality of
instruction and standards of ex
cellence for the women of her de
partment.
New Furniture
Arrives for Use
At Aycock Hall
It was truly a pleasant surprise
to the boys at Aycock Hall upon
returning from spring holidays to
find that the new furniture had ar
rived and had been placed in the
rooms.
The furniture is done in a tan
finish and blends in perfectly with
the rooms. The furniture for the
boys’ rooms consists of a bed,
equipped with an inner spring
mattress; two chairs, covered in
brown leather; a chest of drawers,
which is the first one yet that I
have seen large enough to hold all
necessities; a large mirror, which
gives everyone a frightening ex
perience in the mornings and a
large desk with a drawer on either
side with book shelves on the end..
The desk is topped with a type of
plastic material which does not
stain nor burn.
We would like to congratulate
Mr. Acklin and Mrs. Shannon for
their fine selection of the furni
ture. They could not have made
a finer choice. Also, we would like
to thank Mr. Sam Johnson and
his crew for the installation ser
vices. And, to Mary Liza and her
helper for the way in which it is
kept.
The new dormitory along with
the new furniture provides an at
mosphere that is pleasant and ap
pealing. It makes for better study
conditions, and it makes the day
seem much brighter upon awaken
ing.
This building is certainly some
thing to be proud of, and we know
that the students of tomorrow will
appreciate and respect it as we
have so done this year.
The Census Bureau reports that
Georgia ranks 13th nationally in
population and 20th in land area.
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Twenty-Five Adults
Graduates of Hulett
Neighborhood College
Twenty-five adults qualified for
graduation April 21st from Hu
lett’s Neighborhood College, a co
operative adult education venture
sponsored jointly by the Hulett
Community and West Georgia Col
lege.
Their locally-planned series of
over twenty adult classes and ex
periences which began in 1950
came to a close with the program
on “Contributions of Folklore to
Education” at the West Georgia
Auditorium on Monday evening at
8 p. m.
Participants in former colleges
in the country in other communi
ties as well as the general public
attended this closing session which
attracted visitors from many states
and from great distances.
Those who because of constancy
of attendance and interest were
presented certificates include:
Dura Ann Campbell, Homer Lee
Campbell, Sr., Bernice Stovall
Campbell, Arthur Driver, Mary
Ayers Driver, James Millican Dun
can, Joyce Turner Duncan, Opal
Euline Eason, Deward Belmar Ea
son, Nina Crews Eason, Ella Nora
Jones, James Albert Jones, Ho
mer Hewett Jones, Maggie Mc-
Garity Jones, Ray Meda Jones,
Lucy Smith Jones, William Henry
McClendon, Berta Hannah Mc-
Clendon, Mary Morgan Sewoll,
Hoke Smith Wilkins, Sr., Mable
j Smith Wilkins, Albert Wilkins.
Honorary: Rev. James Matthew
Campbell, Rev. Walter M. Chat
ham, Cpl. Ashley Grantham Mor
gan, Jr.
Adamson Girls Give
Big Shipwreck Party
Shipwreck Party, Shipwreck
party, this was seen on posters all
over the campus last week. Under
the weeks studies and clean-up
day was the thinking about that
costume. Then on Saturday there
were the last minute touches or for
some people only the beginning
ones. Saturday night the fun be
gan at eight and lasted until
twelve—think about that.
' Wondering what the Adamson
girls had planned, many West
Georgia students as well as faculty
members turned out dressed from
a deck of cards to a Hula dancer.
A prize was given to Betty
Hughie, best-dressed girl and Pete
Brown, the best-dressed boy.
Everyone enjoyed a program
with all kinds of talent and all
kinds of dancing too.
And boy, Oh boy, there were
home-made cookies and punch.
Let’s see what else did we
have. Yes, we musn’t forget the
decorations.
The gym was decorated and com
pletely changed into an island in
the South Pacific.
“Reck” had usually just been
“rec” but boy, this was something
different and a good time was had
by all!
Miss Gibson Visits
Roberta Gibson, former popular
Business Education teacher, was
a visitor on our campus April 16,
17 and 18. She is now teaching in
Louisville, Kentucky and was tak
ing her spring vacation which in
cluded a visit to Mobile, Alabama.
Miss Peete honored Miss Gibson
with a Canasta Party on Thursday
night, April 17. The guests were
members of the W. G. C. faculty.