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PICTURED ABOVE ARE THE NEWLY ELECTED
CAMPUS LEADERS
Paris Theme of
Annual Dance
By REBECCA LEE
The Annual Final Dance was
given by the Freshmen in honor
of the graduating Sophomores,
Saturday night, May 30. Emery
Drinkard’s eight piece orchestra
from LaGrange played for the
dance, which lasted from 8:30
till 12:00.
The West Georgia College gym
was transformed into a picture
sque setting of “Evening In Paris”
for the occasion. “A Parisian
Cafe” was selected as the theme
for the dance.
Underneath the starry sky, tab
les on each side were covered with
red and white checked cloths and
candles were placed in the center.
The Eiffel Tower against a blue
background, was behind the
band. To help bring out the ef
fect of an outdoor safe, different
colored streamers were hung a
round the walls of the gym.
Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Ingram head
ed the receiving line, followed by
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Row, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Wirsing, Mr. and Mrs.
Lamar Knight, and the Freshmen
officers. The officers are: Pres
ident, John Vaughn; Vice-Pres
ident, Mary Ruth Pulliam; and
Secretary-Treasurer, Rebecca Lee.
People who worked on commit
tees for the dance were: Decora
tion: Leigh Bryant, H. L. Mc-
Cright. Jeanette Cook, Betty Yan
cey, Leslie Mount, and Gene Hud
son. Finance: Rebecca Lee, Betty
Ann Jackson, Dan Childers, and
Phylis Duncan. Refreshment:
Peggy Clarke, Nell Ann Hemming
er, Joy Putnam, Tommye Lewis,
and Shirley Mintz. Clean-up: Bud
dy Jones, Jerry Home, Carolyn
Fraker, Bill Potts, Janette Witcher,
John Vaughn and Peggy Sosebee.
Advertisement: Mary Ruth Pul
liam and Jimmy Cook. House:
Malcolm Boggs, Robert Walker
and David Spotts.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
ELECTIONS HELD MAY 20
Campus elections for the forth
coming year were held on Wed
nesday, May 20. Those elected
were John Vaughn, President of
Student Council; Gene Hudson,
Vice-President of Student Coun
cil; and Jeanette Morgan, Secre
tary-Treasurer of the Student
Council. A runover election was
necessary to determine the pres
ident of the Sophomore class. Stu
dents voted May 26, on their cha
pel slips between H. L. McCright
and Robert Thomason. H. L. Mc-
Cright won the election. Vice-
President of the Sophomore class
is Betty Stubbs. Barbara Stubbs
was chosen Secretary-Treasurer of
the class. Carolyn Milner will ser
ve as Editor of the Chieftain and
Rebecca Lee will be Editor of the
West Georgian. Joy Putnam was
chosen President of the VRA.
Reception Given by
Mr. and Mrs. Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Irvine S. Ingram
were host on Tuesday evening to
the faculty and the Sophomores
at a reception held from nine until
eleven o’clock at their residence.
This annual affair is given by
the President and his wife in hon
or of the graduating class.
Assisting were the ten Honor
Freshmen: Emory Holland, Ted
Harris, Robert Singard, Sara Dav
is, Peggy Clarke, Betty Ann Jack
son, Joy Putnam, Jeanette Cook,
Irene Parker and Rebecca Lee.
CORRECTION OF ERROR IN
APRIL ISSUE OF WGC
Because of a last minute error
in make-up, the article concerning
the Founder’s Day awards given
on Tuesday evening of West Geor
gia Week was omitted from the
April Wes* Georgian. The staff
wishes to apologizes for that om
mission and to state that Miss
Katie Downs, Registrar of West
Georgia, received one of the
Founder’s Day awards this year.
We congratulate Miss Downs on
this award which she so richly de
served.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, TUESDAY, JUNE 2. 1953
HERNDON MEMORIAL
FOR FRESHMAN
CARROLLTON—Dr. I. S. In
gram, president of West Georgia
College, and Lamar Knight, Alu
mni Society president, today an
nounced the establishment of the
Tommy Herndon Memorial A
wards. They will be made an
nually to the five outstanding
freshmen in memory of Thomas
A. Herndon, Jr., distinguished
alumnus who died in August 1952.
Restricted to freshmen, the
award will be made to those who
most nearly eremplify the leader
ship qualities displayed by Mr.
Herndon, a 1939 graduate of WGC.
These includie good citizenship,
interest in politics, active partici
pation in good living, and an above
average scholastic standing in the
social sciences. Personal charac
teristics tto be noted include
friendliness, intergrity of charact
er, cooperation, and devotion of
family, church and state.
Winners will be selected by
secret ballot of the student body
and faculty. Ballots wlil be
counted by a joint committee of
staff and students, including the
Dean of the College, Dean of Men
and Council, president of the Vol
untary Religious Association, and
the president of the Sophomore
Class. In case of a tie, a dupli
cate £ward will be made. Certi
ficates, similar to the Gordon Wat
son Awards to Sophomores, will
be presented at Honors Day ex
ercises during the spring quarter.
An honor graduate of Carroll
ton High School, Mr. Herndon was
active in numerous student organi
zations. He served as president
of the Student Body, the Volun
tary Religious Association and
Zeta Sigma Pi, honorary social
science fratemrtyf. An filter-col
legiate debater, he was named the
Most Verstile Boy of his class.
Following graduation from WG-
C, he entered Emory University,
Atlanta, on a political science
scholarship. A student leader
there, he was a member of Sigma
Alpha Epislon and Pi Sigma Alpha
fraternities.
Mr. Herndon worked with the
War Department in Washington
during World War 11. Later he
served as director of the Carroll
Service Council, taught at West
Georgia College, and practiced
law in Carrollton. He was a stew
ard of the First Methodist Church,
member of the Carroll County,
Georgia, and American Bar As
sociation, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Rotary Club, Emory
Alumni representative, and chair
man of the Carroll County Demo
cratic Executive Committee 1949-
1950.
The son of Mrs. Luta Boykin
Herndon and the late Mr. T. A.
Herndon, he married the former
Miss Helen Kinsey of McLean,
Illinois. Other survivors are his
daughter, Karen; a sister, Mrs. J.
L. Vance, and his grandrry>ther,
Mrs. L. J. Boykin.
Plans for the Herndon Award
have been worked out by a com
mittee composed of Miss Kate
Downs, registrar, Miss Anne Wea
ver, librarian, Mr. Wroten social
science professor, Dr. Ingram, Mr.
Knight, and Warren L. Jones, At
lanta, 1939 graduate and former
president of the Atlanta Chapter
of WGC Alumni.
Summer Session
Begins June 11
The summer sessions for West
Georgia College will begin June 11
and end July 17. In addition to
this there will be a intensive
3 weeks session. This will last
from July 20 to August 8.
The short Session will offer one
course credit. The dining hall
will not be open. Humanities 201
and Social Scince-Economics 255
will be offered during this short
session. A dormitory will be open
in the regular session that begins
June 11 both academic work and
workshop courses will be offered.
In addition to the workshops that
West Georgia will offer Georgia
State College for women is offer
ing a workshop for teachers who
wish to finish the 4 years teach
ing program at G. S. C. W. A
teacher may earn 10 hours credit
which will be counted as resident
credit at G. S. C. W. Plans for
this miist be made directly with
G. S. C. W.
The visiting faculty for the sum
mer session is not new to West
Georgia. Both Dr. Mozell Ash
ford and Miss Mary White were
members of the staff last sum
mer.
Classes will meet on Saturday,
June 13 but thereafter there will
be no Saturday classes.
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GEO. BOYCE CORNELL
Connell Will Speak
For Commencement
Mr. George Boyce Connell, Pres
ident-elect of Mercer University,
was speaker at the Commence
ment June 3. 86 graduating stu
dents heard Mr. Connell speak.
A former student of Mercer
University, Mr. Connell is now
a member of the Rotary Club, and
a member of the State Council of
Teacher Education, and has been
Vice-President of Mercer since
1946.
The 86 Graduates whom he ad
dressed consisted of both second
and third year students. West
Georgia graduated 11 third year
students and 75 who completed
the two year program.
TUESDAY# JUNE 2. 1953
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JOHN VAUGHN
lohn Vaughn Elected
President of Council
John Vaughn was elected by the
student body to serve as president
of the Student Council here at
West Georgia during the 1953-54
school year. John is one of the
best known people on our campus.
During his freshmen year, John
did a great many things. He ser
ved as President of the Freshman
Class, President of Circle K, tenor
soloist with the Choir, and was a
member of the F. T. A. John
played both football and basket
ball with the Braves, and has done
part time work in the library.
John was bom September 20,
1932. He entered RusseU High
School in East Point in 1945 and
was graduated from that school
in 1949. For three years he work
ed for an insurance firm in At
lanta. Last September John came
to West Georgia, and it wasn't long
before he was one of the best
known people on the campus.
HONOR FRESHMEN
Students who, because of their
high scholastic rating for the year,
have been announced as Honor
Freshmen. These members of the
freshmen class served at the Pres
idnt’s Reception, Tuesday, June
8, and ushered at Commencement
today.
Congratulations go to the 1952-
53 honor freshmen students. They
are as follows: Emory Holland,
Dallas; Ted Harris, Carrollton;
Robert Sinyard,, Douglasville;
Sarah Davis, Bowdon; Peggy
Clark, Covington; Betty Jackson,
Marietta; Joy Putnam, Curryville;
Jeannette Cook, Griffin; Irene
Parker, Decatur; and Rebecca Lee,
College Park.
Gordon Watson Awards
Presented Today
One of the highest awards one
can receive at West Georgia Col
lege is the Gordon Watson Me
morial Award. This award is
given as a memorial to Gordon
Watson, late Professor of English.
The college awards honorary cer
tificates to the five students who,
is the estimation of the faculty,
have attained distinction in their
work, and those who have ex
hibited these qualities of charac
ter, intergrity, leadership, and
courtesy for which this esteemed
teacher is so well remembered.
These awards were received to
day.