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BYRON HERBERT REECE
Poet-Novelist Reece
On W. G. C. Program
Byron Herbert Reece, poet-nove
list of Georgia, read from his
own ballads on the opening pro
gram of West Georgia College
Week April 21 at 8 p. m. in the
West Georgia College Auditorium.
Reece was born, and still lives, in
Choestoe, Georgia, in the vicinity
of Brass Town Balds. His publish
ed works include “Ballad of
Bones,” “Bow Down in Jericho,”
and “Better a Dinner of Herbs.” A
new book of verse, A Song of Joy,
is coming out this summer. He is
at present working on anew
novel. Besides writing, Reece
works his farm near Blairsville,
except for those occasions when he
is away lecturing. In 1950 he was
visiting lecturer at the University
of California at Los Angeles. Audi
ences have been thrilled by his
readings of his own ballads. “Mr.
Reece’s poetry reflects a tragic
sense of life and also a great re
sonant joy and belief in its ulti
mate glory—a largeness which ori
ginates in his favorite source book,
the Bible” has been said of Reece’s
poetry. This opening program of
West Georgia College Week which
featured “Contributions of Folk
lore” and included the graduation
of Hulett’s Neighborhood College,
and Dr. George Pullen Jackson
with a choir of Sacred Harp musi
cians.
On Monday night, Mr. Reece
had dinner with Miss Marie
Campbell, of the West Georgia
faculty, who is an author in her
own right, having published sev
eral popular books.
Mr. Ingram Makes a
Rush trip to New York
Mr. Ingram made a rushed trip
to New York recently. The Peoples
Act Advisory Board of the Ford
Foundation of which Mr. Ingram
is a member called a meeting for
April 9. Mr. Ingram flew up and
returned on April 10.
Mis Carson Pritchard, an Asso
ciate Director of the Foard Foun
dation, accompanied Mr. Ingram
to New York. He stayed over until
Friday, April 11.
The next journey of President
Ingram was to the University of
Mississippi. While there Mr. and
Mrs. Ingram visited their daugh
ter, Anne Ingram. They returned
to the campus on Sunday, April
13.
Moving Picture About
Mexican Life Shown
tn Spanish Class
At a recent class meeting of
Spanish 211, the members viewed
a film entitled “Tierra Mexicana.”
a moving picture concerning rural
life and farming practices in
Mexico.
The cultivation of maiz or corn
and of the maguey cactus were
explained in Spanish dialogue and
pictured on the screen. The mak
ing of pan cakes or tortillas, the
weaving of mats and baskets from
maguey fibers, types of ploughing,
life in general around the Mexi
can home were portrayed and dis
cussed in the film.
One of the best teaching films
available to Spanish classes, “Tier
ra Mexicana” was produced with
the assistance of a native professor
of Spanish at the University of
Chicago and was released by In
ternational Films, of Chicago. The
film was about forty minutes in
length.
Written transcriptions of the
Spanish dialogue used in the film
were available to the class mem
bers several days before the pic
ture was shown.
Alpha Psi Helps With
May Day Festivities
Besides helping with the throne,
decorations, etc., for the May Day
Festivities, Alpha Psi members
served as ushers for this event.
Those ushering were: Carolyn
Brown, Joyce Cummings, Kathryn
White, Jo Stewart, Carolyn Fra
ker, Jean McCulley, Remah Hol
combe, and Betty Bowers.
At a recent meeting of the Al
pha Psi Club a spring social was
discussed. They, also, discussed
ordering Alpha Psi Pins.
Four Students Are
Practice Teaching
West Georgia is always proud of
the students who are majoring in
teacher education.
This quarter we have four stu
dents who are practice teaching at
Sand Hill. They are Edith Head,
Dewell Pitts, Loette Salter, and
Deßita Frost.
Working with them but doing
their internship is Jimmie Pless,
Mildred Williamson, Winf red
Spruill, Gene Gladden and Betty
Hendricks.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT—
Miss Sturgis' Says "Girl for Every
Sport, and Sport for Every Girl
Miss Ruth Sturgis has served
on the West Georgia College fac
ulty as director of the Department
of Health and Physical Education
for women since 1941. Her ready
smile and cheerful voice have won
her a place in the hearts of all the
students as a best-loved friend and
teacher.
Miss Sturgis was born in Rock
Hill, South Carolina. In grammar
and high school she excelled in
sports activities and . more than
once her classmates chose her as
captain of their athletic teams. She
attended Winthrop College in
South Carolina and there she took
an active part in basketball,
hockey, socker, softball and tennis.
Upon graduation from Winthrop,
she enrolled at L. S. U. for her
graduate work, where she was
granted a teaching fellowship.
After receiving her masters de
gree, Miss Sturgis taught in the
Women’s Athletic Department at
LaGrange College for one year.
Since September of 1941, when
she came to West Georgia College,
Miss Sturgis has revised and im
proved our entire Women’s Athle
tic Program. Through her untiring
efforts, she has created an athle
tic program consisting of tennis,
archery, hockey, folk dancing,
modern dancing, golf, softball, vol
leyball, and basketball. Miss Stur
gis has started intercollegiate ten
nis matches as an added feature to
our athletic program.* Now our
women’s athletic program is almost
equal to that of any senior college,
with the exception of swimming.
Last year two modern Laykold
tennis courts were added to our
campus. Now Miss Sturgis’ ambi
tion is to build a swimming pool
at W. G. C.
Recently boys have been admit
ted to some of her physical educa
tion classes and she has quickly
won a place in their hearts also.
Each year Miss Sturgis has
charge of the May Day program
during West Georgia Week. The
F. T. A. Makes Plans
For Climaxing Year
The F. T. A. club participated
very actively in the activities of
West Georgia Week. Serving as
hostess on Wednesday evening to
the Carroll County teachers and
on Friday to the guests from the
high schools.
A coffee hour was sponsored
by the F. T. A. in Mandeville Lob
by honoring Mrs. Ralph Hobbs,
State P. T. A. President, who was
guest on the Campus April 8.
Members of the F. T. A. wel
comed a group of visitors from
Rhinehart College on April 22.
This group observed at Sand Hill
in the morning and were guests
of West Georgia College at lunch.
Plans are in the formative stages
for F. T. A.’s annual social event.
This event is tentatively planned
to be an out-of-doors occasion dur
ing the week of May 7.
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MISS RUTH STURGIS
students who presented the out
standing program yesterday were
enrolled in a May Day class win
ter quarter and were taught co
ordination and the dances. Later
the boys were invited to join the
girls in presenting the program
and were taught the dances also.
This event is always eagerly await
ed because everyone knows that a
well-organized and entertaining
program will be in store for them.
Most of Miss Sturgis’ afternoons
are devoted to intramural sports,
which are so diversified that al
most every girl on the campus can
participate in her favorite sport.
Her motto is: “A girl for every
sport and a sport for every girl.”
We students feel that Miss Stur
gis has taught us the value of good,
clean play and helped us to be
come healthier physically and
more alert mentally. Through her
interest and guidance in our acti
vities, she has shown us that we
must develop our bodies and minds
correlatively in order to grow in
to well-rounded individuals.
We always look forward to her
informal, personal talks before
each class. Because Miss Sturgis is
just herself, we will always re
member her in our hearts and
strive to reach the high ideals
which she has brought to us by
daily example.
V. R. A. Is Enjoying
Successful Year
V. R. A. had an important call
meeting at the beginning of this
this quarter to make plans for
programs for the remainder of the
year. Miss Crider suggested several
interesting speakers, who might
be askd to speak at Wednesday
Vesper. She urged all members to
co-operate to make these services
a truly worthwhile experience for
all students on the campus.
Plans are being made for the
election of officers for the coming
year. This will take place in the
near future.
Thus far, V. R. A. has enjoyed
a successful year. There have been
many interesting speakers at Wed
nesday night Vespers, and also,
some excellent student participa
tion programs. Attendance has
been for the most part good.
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SHOE SHOP
Newnan Street
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1952
LILA ANN JONES
HAS DONE IT AGAIN
I am sure we all know Miss
Lila Ann Jones, who is distinguish
ed member of the 4-H Club both
on and off our campus at West
Georgia College. As you know,
Miss Jones has already distinguish
ed herself in the state of Georgia
by winning the state clothing
achievement contest and dress re
vue. These achievements won her
a trip to the National 4-H Congress
in Chicago and a $5O war bond.
While in Chicago, she won a $3OO
scholarship as prize for winning
the national Clothing achievement
award. Later she won a wool blan
ket by winning the national con
test on a theme entitled “What I
Had Learned Through Using Wool
en Materials.”
Well! She has done it again.
She has been chosen as one of
the four Georgia delegates to at
tend the 1952 National 4-H club
Camp in Washington, D. C., June
11-18. The winning of this trip
is the highest recognition a mem
ber of the 4-H Club can receive.
These delegates are selected by
the State 4-H Club Staff on the
basis of general excellence in their
overall 4-H program. While at the
camp the delegates from the Unit
ed States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, and twenty foreign coun
tries will visit the three branches
of government; executive, judi
ciary and legislative. They will
visit the President of the United
States in the Rose Garden at the
White House. These delegates will
also attend groups to discuss pro
blems for formulate ideas. The 1952
event will be the twenty-second.
Miss Crider Says
"It's About Time"
By Elton Stallings
The devotional was led by Ann
Ramsey, on April 1, 1952.
After being introduced by Mr.
Pritchard, Miss Crider gave an in
spiring talk entitled “It’s About
Time.”
Some of the main points of the
talk were: What is time? Friend or
foe? It is about time we looked
around to see how we are spend
ing our time.
Usually the rarest and happiest
hours of our lives are the ones that
fly the fastest.
Don’t let only one thing or a
number of things monopolize or
control our time.
A good secret for Christian liv
ing is to take time for meditation.
It is about time we realize the
time we do not spend in living
for ourselves should be spent in
thoughts of Christian living.
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