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NORMA WILLIAMS, MAY QUEEN
May Day Festivities Held
On Campus Yesterday
The West Georgia College cam
pus was the scene of a brilliant
coronation Pageant as the Students
presented their annual May Day
program Thursday April 23 at
5:00 P. M.
“The Coronation” was the theme
selected and it followed the Eng
lish coronation pattern. Several
English dances were given to pay
homage to the queen.
Highlighting the program was
the coronation of the 1953 Queen
of May, Miss Norma Williams of
Buchanan, Georgia. Her May
Court, was headed by her Maid
of Honor, Miss Carolyn Brown of
Winder andn sixteen court ladies
made up the remainder of the
court. Little Miss Jan Wroten,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Wroten assited as crown bearer.
After the crowning of the Queen
by President Irvine S. Ingram,
the Spears and Swords were pre
sented to the queen by Miss Betty
Bowers of Moreland, Georgia
The Peers and Peereses, twelve
couples from the Department of
Physical Education, paid homage
to her Majesty by dancing the
THE WEST GEORGIAN
“Crental Dancers No’s. 3,4, and
5, Polka Ballonet, Waltz Contra
Dance and the Minuet Collette.
The program was concluded
with the Dance of the Court Jes
ters, by Faye Ayers and June
Florence.
The annual May Day activities
at West Georgia College are spon
sored jointly by the Department of
Physical Education and the De
partment of Home Economics. The
1953 Program was under the direc
tion of Mrs. Ann Kinard and Miss
Patricia Flury.
F. T. A. Elects Joy Putnam
”joy Putnam, Calhoun, Georgia,
has been elected in Atlanta on
April 18, to the state office of
first vice-president for the Future
Teachers of America.
Joy, who is a freshman, is a
Home Economics Major and plans
to enter the University of Georgia
after graduating from West Geor
gia College.
She is an active member of the
Future Teachers of American and
was elected Secretary of the local
Tietje Downs Chapter for 1953-54.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1953
Dr. Sperry Hears
Campus Problems
On Tuesday, April 14, West
Georgia was honored to have Dr.
Irvin Sperry of the University of
Georgia as consultant on campus
problems. Before coming to the
University of Georgia in 1949, he
taught at Wayne University and
served two years in the Armed
services, doing counciling and
guidance work. He is now head
of the Department of Family Life
in the School of Home Economics
at University of Georgia.
Dr. Sperry’s first meeting with
the students was in chapeL He
spoke on college life and what we
expect to get out of college.
Later in the day he met with
individual groups and with the
college faculty. During the meet
ings with the students, he answer
ed questions asked by the students,
and brought into these discussions
problems of boy and girl relation
ships and Of married life. His
purpose in meeting with the facul
ty was to present to them some of
the problems that were brought
up by the students in group con
ference and to discuss the implic
ations and future efforts to work
out these problems by faculty
student cooperative efforts of
solutions.
W. G. C. Week Ends
With Parents Day
With President I. S. Ingram
presiding today West eorgia week
is climaxed by Parents’ Day, in
cluding a program with Mr.
Harvey Cutts, President of Geor
gia Educational Association as
speaker. A barbecue will be
given with Parents and senior high
school classes of Carroll County,
Heard County, and Haralson
County, as guests of the students
and faculty. Today is the day
set aside for the parents to get to
know the friends and instructors
of the students and visit with
them.
New Report On
Student Living
A committee appointed by Pres
ident Ingram to make recommen
dations concerning student living
at college has reported to the fa
culty. The committee was com
posed of Miss Crider, Mrs. Shan
non, Miss Weaver, and Mrs.
Abbott.
The recommendations which
were approved are: (1) The time
to return to the campus and check
into the dormitory from off-cam
pus dates is changed from 10:00 to
10:30 p. m. (2) The college lake
is open in the afternoon to all
students who wish to fish. (3)
Students who desire to dance may
do so each Tuesday night from
6:30 to 8:00 in the dining hall, (4)
There the library. (5) The lobby
of Melson Hall may be used as a
faculty lounge, with the under
standing that the faculty will help
to keep the place in order, and 6
Students will not be restricted to
the campus because of scholastic
probation.
Two Men Receive Founders Awards
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Mr. B. A. Pollard
Mr. D. A. Pollard, of the Smithy
field Community, was bom and
reared in Carroll County. In early
manhood he married Miss Cora
Witcher, now deceased, who lived
on a neighboring farm. Mrs. A. J.
Smith, an only surviving child
lives nearby.
Mr. Pollard is a farmer, carpen
ter, and contractor, and a distin
guished citizen of the county. He
is an outstanding community lead
der of Smithfield where he has
been active in farm program,
church life, and civid and educa
tional affairs. A life-long Demo
crat and Methodist, one finds him
serving on juries and accepting
responibilities in his church at
Garrett’s Chapel.
Mr. Pollard has been, and is, a
leader in the “College in the Coun
try.” He has used his influence
for constructive good in his sec
tion.
West Georgia College is delight
ed to honor this distinguished lead
er for his outstanding service.
Mr. Harvey Cutts Speaks
Mr. Harvey Cutts, President of
Georgia Educational Association,
spoke Thursday April 23, at one
of the series of programs for West
Georgia Week. Carroll County
teachers, Carrollton city teachers,
and school superintendents were
guests of West Georgia College for
a barbecue supper and for the pro
gram on which Mr. Cutts was
featured. With Miss Katie Downs,
registrar of V/est Georgia College,
presiding, the program included
the invocation by the Reverend
Howard B. Benson and selections
by the College Choir. Hostesses and
ushers from the Tieje-Downs
Chapter of he Future Teachers of
America served on this occasion.
Congratulations to
the Dean
On Monday Morning April 13,
that long awaited for parchment
arrived that proclaimed another
lucky individual had reached the
goal that very few reach. It must
be nice to know you have a Doctor
of Education degree but it must
be wonderful to really hold in
your hand a piece of paper that
says in black pnd white you made
it. We don’t blame the Dean a bit
for wearing the edges thin show
ing his Ooctors degree around
campus.
CARROLLTON. GEORGIA
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Mr. S. K. Ayers
Mr. S. K. Ayers, of the Villa
Rica Highway, is a distinguished
citizen, churchman and farmer.
For many years, he was a trustee
of the Sand Hill School, where he
accepted responsibility and cooper
ated in an overall program of total
County Board of Education and
West Georgia College. He saw the
school grow from a one-teacher
school to the growth which chara
cterizes the school today.
Mr. Ayers lives with his wife
on their well regulated farm, is
active in the Baptist Church of tfis
community and maintains an ac
tive interest in the social, civic
and religious of his county.
West Georgia College appreciates
his contribution to its program of
teacher education, made possible
by an association of fourteen years
at Sand Hill, Hundreds of profes
sional visitors have found Sand
Hill and appreciated it.
In recognizing Mr. Ayers, we
honor his devoted wife and help
mate, Mrs. Ayers.
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Col. Blake Van Leer
Van Leer Featured
Featured on one of the programs
of West Georgia Week was an ad
dress by Dr. Blake Van Leer,
noon on Wednesday, April 22, Dr.
Van Leer spoke to an audience
composed of the men’s civic clubs
of Carrollton and of West Georgia
faculty and students. His subject
was “The Stake of Business Edu
cation.” Also on the program
were selections by the West Geor
gia choir. Acting as hostesses and
and ushers were members of the
Student Council.