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VOLUME NO. JMHi=-NO. FOUR
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Donna Wendorf and Leonard White are elected Miss and Mr.
West Georgia.
Superlatives Elected
By Student Body
Miss Dona Wendorf of Marietta,
Ga., has been chosen Miss West
Georgia of 1953, and Leonard
White, of Rome, was elected Mr.
West Georgia.
These two were chosen from
members of the Junior and Sopho
more classes, along with 14 other
superlatives. The entire student
body voted on the candidates.
Their choice was based on perso
nality, co-operation, and participa
tion in campus activities.
The girl superlatives are Nancy
Armstrong, Decatur; Carolyn
Brown, Winder; Peggy Sosebee,
Canton; Janette Witcher, Bowman;
Norma Williams, Buchanan; Sarah
Ann Baxter, Decatur; and Betty
Bowers, of Moreland.
The boys selected are: Ed Meyer,
Ringgold; Eddie Potts, Shannon;
Tommy Bowman, Ringgold; Jim
Ellis, Atlanta; Bobby Stovall, Mar
tin; Abbie Turner, Greenville; and
Jimmy Carroll, of Rome.
Talent Show Enjoyed
By W. G. C. Students
On February 3, during the cha
pel program a talent show was
presented. This was the second
talent show of the year and they
are always enjoyed by the stu
dents. Malry Terry was Master of
Ceremonies and the following per
formed: Gloria Johnson sang “Blue
Moon” and “Because You’re Mine,”
Laßuth Bennett played the piano,
sang and danced; Faye Ayers did
a modem dance, Shirley Mintz
sang “With a Song In My Heart”
and “Abba Dabba”; Mary Ann
King sang two hillbilly numbers;
and Rose Craton did a vocal to
her own accompaniment of the
guitar; Malry Terry, M. C., render
ed two vocals; and Betty Hughie
gave a reading from J. W. John
son’s “God’s Trombones.”
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Debate Tournament
Held On WGC Campus
On February 5,6, and 7, West
Georgia was host to a debate tour
nament. Schools represented were
Vanderbilt University, Emory
University, Agnes Scott College,
Mercer University, Rinehart Col
lege, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Mid
dle Georgia College, North Geor
gia College, Emory at Valdosta,
Emory at Oxford, Berry College,
and West Georgia College.
In the awards Vanderbilt and
Agnes Scott tied for first place on
the affirmative and Vanderbilt,
Agnes Scott and Georgia Tech
tied for first place on the nega
tive. Second place honors went
to Emory University for both her
teams. Berry College placed third
on the affirmative and Rinehart
College on the negative.
Administration Building
Fire Hazard No Longer
Work on the Ad Building has
been started which will make the
building conform to the regula
tions of the State Fire Marshall.
This is part of the Building Safe
ty Program put on by the State
Board of Regents.
Two single doors will be placed
where the two windows originally
were and will open out to the
steps. The other part of the wall
will remain blocked off as it is
now.
Other improvements will in
clude fire doors at the top of each
pair of stairs in the Ad Building
and double jealousie doors will
replace the present front doors.
If you think all other people are
fools, it is just likely that they
are thinking the same about you
—and they may be right.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1953
"The Curious
Savage" to Be
Presented Mar. 6
The cast has been chosen for
“The Curious Savage”, a play to
be presented March 6, by the Dra
matics class.
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Doris McKibben is Mrs. Savage,
the leading character, with Mal
ry Terry as Lily Belle, Eddie Potts
as Samuel, and Ed Meyer as Ty
dus, her step - children. Lily
Belle is the sophisticated, woman
of the world type, the 6nly situa
tion with which she is unable to
cope is her forthieth birthday.
Samuel is a quiet, mild-tempered,
and often erring judge, Tydus is
the booming, self-assured senator.
The guests at the Cloisters, a
mental hospital, are lovable and
live contentedly in their own little
world which is amazingly often
more sane than the one outside.
There is Fairy May who can never
resist letting her imagination run
wild; Florence who lives with her
make-believe son in serenity most
people never know; Jeff, the ex
pilot who has never recovered
from shock caused by an accident
during the war; Hannibal, the
paunchy mathematician who be
lives himself to be a great violin
ist, and Miss Patty who never
speaks except to recite her “hates”
because 20 years ago her husband
told her to shut up.
The cast is announced as fol
lows:
The Family—
Tydus. Ed Meyer; Samuel, Mal
ry Terry; Ethel Savage, Doris Mc-
Kibben.
The "Guests"—
Florence, Nancy Armstrong;
Hannibal, Elton Stallings; Fairy
May, Mary Anne King; Jeffry,
Charles Griffin; Mrs. Patty, Peg
gy Sosebee.
The Staff-
Miss Wilhemina, Norma Wil
liams; Dr. Emmett, Clarence Don
old.
Plans to Begin New
Science Activity Building
Students of West Georgia Col
lege may look forward to seeing
anew Science and Student Acti
vity building started in the very
near future.
The Georgia Board of Regents
has announced that steel would be
allocated for this building along
with several others in the Univer
sity System on April 1, 1953.
This means that a contract can
be let soon after that date, and
construction might be underway
before the close of Spring quarter.
The building is to be a two-story
building with architectural design
to blend with the other buildings
on the campus.
The second floor will be devoted
to the science departments. There
will be a classroom, laboratory,
and an office for each of the
sciences, Biology, Chemistry, and
Physics.
The first floor will be student
headquarters. There will be a
snack-bar, bookstore, lounge, lock
ers for day students, and offices
for student activities on this floor.
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King and Queen of Hearts with Sweetheart Court.
VAUGHN ELECTED
FRESHMAN PRESIDENT
Freshman elections were held
on Tuesday, January 91. Of the
four candidates for the presidency
of the class, Jeanette Morgan, J. C.
Johnston, H. L. McCright, and
John Vaughn, there was a runover
on the 26th between McCright and
Vaughn, terminating with Vaughn
as president. Mary Ruth Pulliam,
uncontested candidate, was elect
ed Vice-president, and Rebecca
Lee, running against Connie Yan
cey, was chosen Secretary-Treas
urer.
WARD SPEAKS TO
STUDENT BODY
William Ward, biology profes
sor, spoke to the student body
February 10, on the subject of
“College Life and Responsibility.”
The theme of the speech came
from the following which was
given by Mr. Ward is an illustra
tion. This message was inscribed
over the arch at a well-known
university: “So enter that thy
may grow in knowledge, wisdom
and love.” On the opposite side
was “So depart that thy might
better serve thy God thy coun
try, and thy fellow man.
ENCHANTED STRINGS
REPRESENTED AT W.G.C.
The Carroll Entertainment Se
ries presented a twelve-girl string
ensemble, Enchanted Strings, un
der the direction of Ving Merlin,
on February 17.
The ensemble presented several
numbers, including a fantasia from
George Gershwin’s opera, “Porgy
and Bess,” and his famed sym
phonic jazz piece, “Rhapsody in
Blue.” Others members were
Tschaikowski’s “Serenade” for
Strings in C Miinor” and “Lon
derry Air.”
A man should keep his eyes
wide open before marriage and
half shut afterward.
CARROLLTON. GEORGIA
POTTS, WITCHER REIGN
AT SWEETHEART DANCE
Bill Potts and Janette Witcher
were crowned King and Queen of
Hearts, February 14, at the annual
Sweetheart Dance. They were
crowned by Dean William H. Row
as the court stood around the
throne with them.
The court as the king and queen
were elected by student vote. The
court consisted of: Joyce Cum
mings and John Combs, Peggy
Sosebee and John Vaughn, Rebec
ca Lee and H. L. McCright, and
Shirley Cole and Dan Pritchett.
The court was presented and
the king and queen were crowned.
This was followed by a lead-out
dance by the king, queen and
court.
X-RAYS GIVEN
TO STUDENTS
X-Rays were given to the West
Georgia Students for Tuberculosis
free of charge Feb. 13.
Around 200 students took these
X-Rays, which were given by the
State Department of Public Health
Mobile X-Ray unit.
Slips telling the results of the
X-Rays will be returned to the
students in the near future.
Tuberculosis is a deadly disease,
which can be prevented or cured
only in its early stages.
F. T. A. NEWS
On Thursday, January 29 mem
bers of the F. T. A. accompanied
by Miss Downs visited Sand Hill
School.
Upon arriving at the school the
members divided into two groups,
those interested in the lower
grades and those interested in old
er children. The visitors were
greatly impressed with the inde-
The cleanliness and neatness of
pendent attitude of the students,
the equipment was noticed and al
so the colorful and interesting
bulletin boards.