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THE WEST GEORGIAN
"A NEWSPAPER OF DISTINCTION"
Rebecca Lee .
Jimmy Cook, Marion Smith Associate Editor
Mary Ruth Pulliam Columnist
Shirley Mintz Circulation Manager
Robert Harris, Claud Landrum Asst. Circulation Mgrs.
Mary Ruth Pulliam, Marsue Feature Editors
James Duffey Business Manager
Larry Boggs, Joe Stallings, Jack Carroll —
—Assistant Business Managers
Joy Owen 1 Fashion Editor
Barbara Lanthier Exchange Editor
Lamar Cole Photography
Elliotte Hill . —~ Photography
Reba Whitley, June Florence Art
Bud Jones Men’s Sports
Barbara Hall Women’s Sports
Betty Stubbs Secretary
Mr. William Sessions Faculty Advisor
TYPISTS: Betty Stubbs, Barbara Stubbs, Wanda Elgin, Trish
Dickens, Shirley Lee, Jane Gregg, Betty Ann Cook, Ann
Davis.
SPORTS: Malcolm Boggs, Ford Bailey, Coy Short, Bill Overby,
Jimmy Edwards.
REPORTERS: Ray Knight, Ann Cadenhead, Sara Castleman,
Libby Anthony, Clayton Chance, Elaine McWhorter,
Zelda Duke, Lyndy Beers, Grant Strickland.
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You and the Student Council
By JOHN VAUGHN
The Student Council was organized on the West Georgia campus,
year before last with the idea that you, the students, could act towards
assisting with the affairs of the administraion. The council is to pro
mote the general welfare of the students in all matters of: physical,
intellectual, and moral growth; cultivating patterns of good living;
good citizenship, friendship; good will; and carrying out these pur
poses. It is an organization of students, to be run by students. The
council is made up of the house officers of each dormitory, the proc
tors, and representatives from the day students and the veterans. Of
ficers are elected at the close of spring quarter for the following year.
The Student Council might be described as a “go-between” for
the administration, faculty, and the student body. The council per
forms various “odd jobs” on the campus, such as meeting visitors and
welcoming them, taking care of student elections, and planning stu
dent dances and activities. The president of the council acts as master
of ceremonies at chapel services.
It is felt that an organization of this type is needed at West
Georgia. The council believes that students know their own problems
and that a student council can best interpret the desires of the
administration to the student body. Student Council calls for coopera
tion from every person on the campus. The entire student body, you,
the faculty, the administration, and the office forces must do their part.
The council requests that all students respect the duties and pri
vileges of the student government. When you desire a change in the
present set-up here at school, ask yourself, “Is it needed? Would
this add to or detract from campus life?” Then let the council know
about the new idea or change and if it is agreed on by the group, it
will be made a part of campus life. If every person, including you,
connected with West Georgia College will cooperate, we shall all profit
from our Student Council.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
THE
EDITOR SAYS:
Yesterday began West Georgia’s annual Re
ligious Emphasis Week. It will continue through
Tuesday night and include
five Special Services, one
Sunday night and two on both
yesterday and today. Rev. Mr.
Wilkes Dendy from the First
Presbyterian Church in Dal
ton is the speaker during this
time. These services are of in
terest to every person on the
campus.
The theme for this year was selected by the
V. R. A. officers and a group of Sophomore stu
dent leaders. The topic they chose was “YOU
Can Follow In His Steps.” The group felt this
topic was important to every student on the cam
pus and especially to YOU. The topics to be dis
cussed are: “Religion With Banners,” “Heaven
ly Treasurers,” “Between Breaths,” “Being a
Christian Seven Days a Week,” “Who Will Go
For Us?,” and “Silas—A Man Who Followed In
His Steps.” Rev. Dendy is endeavoring to give us
some of his ideas on “obstacles” facing YOU in
college life.
This evening will be a very special
treat which will include the final service and a
Thanksgiving Banquet in the college dining hall.
The students and faculty look forward to the
affair each year when they can eat out of plates
instead of trays.
The services, with the exception of chapel,
are not required attendance. It is for you to de
cide whether you come or not. Just remember,
the program was planfied with YOU in mind—
Why not take advantage of it? YOU certainly
can’t lose anything by attending the services, and
I’m sure you’ll find it inspiring as you worship
with other students and the faculty.
* * *
HOORAY! A HOLIDAY . . .
Yes, Wednesday we will be going home
where we will have a big family celebration or
reunion. Pantries will be crowded with good
things to eat and there will be parties and foot
ball games for us to attend. It’s for sure we’ll
have a fine holiday, but have we completely
forgotten the meaning behind Thanksgiving?
Yes, I’m afraid most of us have. Sometimes I
find myself forgetting, when I get busy having a
good time. With the good times, we should take
a few minutes to give thanks to God and do a
little serious thinking about the blessings He
has bestowed upon us.
Do you know why the first Thanksgiving
was celebrated? The first American Thanksgiving
Day was celebrated during the second winter the
Plymouth colonists spent in the New World. The
first dreadful winter in Massachusetts had killed
nearly half the members of the colony. Despite
their hardships, the colonists were grateful for
the blessings God had sent them. They set aside
the last Thursday in November for praising God
and.for gratitude to Him.
In 1941, Congress ruled that the traditional
Thanksgiving Holiday be the fourth Thursday in
November and that it be a legal holiday.
The early colonists were thankful for their
blessings, protection, and new freedom, at the
first Thanksgiving. Today we have much more
to be thankful for; such as a free country, where
we have a voice in our government, opportuni
ties for higher education, and freedom from
want.
Our forefathers at Plymouth were the found
ers of Thanksgiving. They came to the New
World that their children might have freedom
of speech, reliigon, press and from fear. When
you are enjoying your dinner of turkey, cran
berry sauce, and pumpkin pie; remember the
real meaning of the day and give thanks to God.
Rebecca Lee
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1953
MARY RUTH S
RAMBLINGS
How’d you do at mid-term? Kind of a shock
wasn’t it? I never seem to get around to study-
ing anymore. Studying should
come first and then if there’s
time, you should do all these
other things. Lately I’ve got
ten so that I go to football
games, and movies and our
Thursday night dances and
club meetings and just be with
people and then if I have time,
I study. That’s not good!
One of the faculty members told Max, that
if he’d spend more time studying and less time
on Adamson and Mandeville front porches, he
would do much better in class.
* * *
Our football team has been much in demand
for Homecomings! But win, lost or draw, we
love ’em all and we wouldn’t swap teams with
anybody!
* * *
What do you do with your chapel slips?
Whether you realize it or not, those things are
counted every Thursday, rain or shine. If you’ve
folded it or rolled it or torn the edges it is so
much harder to count. You’d be surprised at the
mutilated condition many of them are in when
they come back. Please be careful with it and
play with something else in chapel instead of
your chapel slip.
* * *
The girls dormitory at Jacksonville State
Teachers College had open house the night of
the West Georgia game. A bunch of W. G. C.
lassies taking the word of the Jacksonville boys
thought the boys’ dormitory was open to visitors
too! After wandering up and down the halls
and in and out of rooms, it was an embarassed
group, who learned that “open house” had been
over at four that afternoon.
* * *
Does Dean Row to tell you you’ve been
shipped? Does Mrs. Copeland want to see you
about your cuts? Does Mrs. Grice or Mr. Acklin
want to see you about important money matters?
Do you know about special events coming up?
Do you know if your English or Social Science
class is meeting? If you don’t check the office
bulletin board, you don’t know these things..
Make it a practice to read it when you pass.
Keep up with what’s going on.
* * *
Congratulations to the new Freshman class
Officers.
* * *
WELL DONE:
Mrs. Kinard, Elsie Wilson, the Freshman
Orientation classes for “producing the cute skit
that has helped us all live together, better.
* * *
My vote for “Our Favorite Susie Chaperone”
goes to Miss McNabb, who was such fun and
such a good sport on the out-of-town football
trips. Also “Thank you” for thinking of it and
planning the trips for us, Miss Me.! We had so
much fun!
1)0 —Boys: shake hands with older people
when you are introduced to them.;
DON’T—Girls:don’t shake hands when intro
duced unless to keep from embarrassing some
one who has stuck his hand out to you.
Mary Ruth
Pulliam