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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1953
Student
Spotlight
BEL POTTS—
Our own red-headed, 5 feet, 9 inches, blue
eyes Bill Potts was born on November 3, 1932,
in Cleveland, Georgia, but soon after moved
to Decatur, Georgia, and has been living there
ever since. .
Bill graduated from Avondale High School
in 1952 and came to West Georgia at the sug
gestion of an alumunus. Bill is very glad he
came for he says, “No where else could I have
made so many friends.”
At Avondale Bill was captain of the foot
ball team his junior and senior year. Here at
West Georgia he is co-captain for this year’s
football team. He enjoys football and thinks of
it as a hobby rather than a game.
Next fall Bill plans to go to the University
and study law—that is, if he doesn’t hear wedd
ing bells and the music of “Here comes the
Bride.”
Bill, also known as “Red,” says shrimp is
his favorite food and that he could eat it three
times a day. (Now, Bill, you’re not that “fishy”).
Like all other normal boys, Bill loves “wine,
Jeanette, and song.” (He carries the tune mighty
well on “I Believe”).
All kidding aside, Bill, the West Georgian
is happy to spotlight “Ole Red.”
James Wolfe Presents Piano Concert
James Wolfe, noted pianist and
a composer, presented a concert
in the West Georgia College Aud
itorium on Thursday night, Nov.
19, at 8 o’clock. This was the sec
ond in a series of programs to be
presented by the Carrollton Enter
tainment Group.
The group pianist first played
three movements from the Franz
Shcubert collection, and also three
from Beethoven and Chopin. The
program also included “Two Arab
esques”, by Claude-Achille De
bussy, “The Fountain”, by Mau
rice Joseph Ravel, “A Mare En
heu”, “Manquinha”, and “Na
Corda Da Viola”, by Heitor Villa-
Lobos, and “Mephisto Waltz” by
Franz Liszt.
James Wolfe received his earl
ier musical and general education
at the University of Michigan, at
tending on a scholarship from the
World-Herald newspaper in his
native city of Omaha, Neb. He ob
tained both his Bachelor and Mas
ter degrees in music at Ann Ar
bor. Later, he became a pupil of
the great Arthur Schnabel.
During the war, the young pian
NELL ANN HEMMINGER—
Hardly ever does the West Georgian spot
light a “Queen,” but in this issue the West
Georgian is happy to spotlight our 1953 Home
coming Queen, Nell Ann Hemminger.
Nell Ann was born in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2,
1934. She attended South West DeKalb High
School where she was President of FHA, on the
Student Council, in the “D” Club, in the Beta
Club, and on the Varsity Basketball team (she
received a Sportsmanship cup at graduation).
Asa senior superlative she was voted “Best All
Around.”
Here at West Georgia Nell Ann is House
President of Adamson; Secretary of W. A. A.
and F. B. L. A.; and Vice-President of V. R. A.
She is also on the dining hall staff.
Nell Ann came to West Georgia because the
twins, Betty and Barbara Stubbs, were coming
and talked her into coming also. She says now
that she wouldn’t give anything for having come
to West Georgia.
She is majoring in Business Administration
and minoring in Home Ec. When she graduates
from West Georgia she plans to go on to the
University of Georgia.
Nell Anne’s hobby is sewing. For those who
saw her at the Homecoming Dance and saw her
in that lovely yellow dress—she made it. (I think
she needs to take in sewing).
Like everyone else Nell Ann has a favorite
food. What is it? Strawberry ice cream—brrr!!!
In this kind of weather!!
Nell Ann might not be a real Queen like
Queen Elizabeth, but she will always hold the
place of “Queen” in the hearts of West Georgia
students and faculty and the West Georgian,
who proudly spotlights her.
ist served at a Lieutenant in the
Navy and was stationed at Guam
at the time of Japan’s surrender.
Shortly after, he was sent to Pearl
Harbor and while there received
an invitation to be soloist with the
Honolulu Syhphony. Afterwards
he returned to Hawaii for four
consecutive years for annual re
citals. Back in the United States,
James Wolfe became active as a
recitalist, giving concerts in many
cities, among them Washington,
Boston, Buffalo, Evanston and on
several tours through the South
and Middle Atlantic States. In
Canada, he has played in Yar
mouth and St. John. He has ap
peared as soloist with the Phila
delphia Orchestra, the Denver
Symphony, South Bend Sympho
ny, Springfield, Ohia Symphony
and others. This past summer he
made two appearances as soloist
with the Transylvania Music
Camp Symphony Orchestra at Bre
vard and Asheville, N. C.
Notable among the compositions
he has written have been the
scores for a production of Maeter
THE WEST GEORGIAN
linck’s “Blue Bird” and for the
film, “Father Damien.”
In the summer of 1951, at the
invitation of the Brazilian Insti
tute, Wolfe gave a series of ten
concerts plus lectures and radio
performances in Rio de Janeiro and
its environs. The Institute pro
motes friendly relations between
Brazil and the U. S.
DR. INGRAM EVALUATES
VIRGINIA COLLEGE
Dr. I. S. Ingram left Sunday.
November 8, by plane for Shenan
doah College, Dayton, Va., where
he headed a study of this junoir
college situated in northwest Vir
ginia. Dr. Ingram was assisted
by Principal John R. Otts of Char
lotte Public Schools, Charlotte,
N. C.
Dr. Ingram has this year been
made chairman of the Commit
tee of Evaluation for accrediting
Junior Colleges of the Southern
Association. This work has called
Dr. Ingram away from the campus
on many occasions this quarter for
similar evaluations of colleges in
various parts of the Southeast.
"Chieftain"
Staff Plans
20th Edition
The nineteen hundred fifty
three and fifty four school year
of West Georgia College begin the
20th edition of the “Chieftain”.
The staff hopes to make this year’s
edition of the “Chieftain” the best
in its history. With everyone co
operating this objective will be
achieved.
The dummy has been returned
and a good portion of the pictures
have been made which means the
staff has already started on what'
they hope will be the most suc
cessful yearbook of all.
The following is a list of the
“Chieftain” Staff:
Editor—Carolyn Milner.
Associate Editors Nina Ward
and Marion Smith.
Business Manager Shirley
Mintz.
Business Staff Ray Knight,
Charlotte Rogers, Peggy Day,
Charlotte Bowman, Emory Bowen,
Varpell Moore.
Feature Editor—Barbara Lan
thier.
Class Editors—Freshman, Ann
Cadenhead, Elise Wilson; Sopho
more, Tommye Lewis, Paula What
ley.
Club Editors Marsue Dean,
Gloria Lewis, Nancy Denton.
Art Editors—Leslie Mount, Reba
Whitley.
Sports Staff—Buddy Jones, Bar
bara Hall, J. C. Johnson.
Sports Editor—Coy Short.
Photographers—Elliot Hill, La
mar Cole.
Typist—Barbara Hall.
Lewis Announces
Choir Activities
Tommye Lewis, president of the
West Georgia choir, has announc
ed that the choir has entered a
drive to raise money for choir
robes. The West Georgia Alumni
Association has sent out 1,700 let
ters to all of the alumni request
ing a contribution of one dollar or
not more than two dollars. These
requests have already begun to
show results. Another lesser pro
ject for making money was the
cake walk that the choir ran at the
Hollaween carnival in Carrollton
which netted $27.50. The cakes
were contributed by various facul
ty members and wives of the fa
culty.
The choir presented the sea
son’s first choral concert in chapel
on November 17. “Blessed Re
deemer” and “To God on High”,
two Bach chorales, were the prin
cipal musical fare. Other num
bers on the program were Jungst’s
“While Shepherds Watched Their
Sheep”, “I Wonder As I Wander”,
with Shirley Mintz as soloist, and
“Skip to My Lou”, American
Dance tune featuring John Vaughn
as caller. The Tribesmen Quartet
gave three numbers and Margaret
Heatley sang the ever-popular
“Loveliest Night of the Year.”
Members of the choir and their
dates went on a hayride and wien
er roast at Jerry Reeves’ lake on
the evening of Friday, November
13.
After the wiener roast they had
group singing, led by Mr. Howell
and the Quartet sang and “put on
a show”. Then they played a few
games and ended ther party with
a jolly ride back to school.
PAGE THREE
Health Class
Conducts Survey
Mr. Johnson’s Health class re
cently conducted a brief survey on
the recreational interests of the
students. Knowing that the recrea
tion cirriculum is not the best and
that receration is one of the im
portant needs of the college stu
dents, the students wanted to find
out what recerational sports W. G.
C. students preferred. 213 students
out of 295 were consulted in the
survey and the results were very
promising.
On the question of what type
of dancing they preferred, 76 said
ballroom, 58 skuare and 10 shag.
The remaining 69 stated no pre
ference.
The students were asked if they
would like to see West Georgia
College organize a recreation As
sociation, which would include dif
ferent interest groups, All 213 stu
dents were in favor of it and below
are the results of how many ex
pressed a desire to form certain
interest groups:
32 Square Dance
14 Photography
10 Playdays with other colleges
15 Hiking
12 Arts and Crafts
16 Camping
14 Volleyball
12 Badminton
12 Archery
11 Tennis
3 Swimming
There were 47 students Who did
not state a preference except that
they wanted the non-comptitivte
sports—such as volleyball, badmin
ton, archery, etc.
Already action has been taken
to form some of these interest
groups. The 4-H Club is sponsor
ing the square dance group and
the members, of this group will
learn complicated dances, learn to
call and go out in the neighboring
communities and teach the dances.
Anyone can join, so contact Caro
lyn Milner if you are interested.
Mr. McKibben has agreed to set
up an arts and crafts club, so if
anyone would like to do this work,
they should see Mr. McKibben.
There will be one requirement for
that group, however, and that is
that each stuednt will have to pay
for the materials he or she uses.
Teachers may also join. Attempts
are also being made to start a
badminton club.
The survey asked for some sug
getion on how the weekend re
creation hould be handled other
than the present system and by
the results, it seems tsat the pre
sent is satisfactory. The Student
Council has set up a committee to
handle recreation and they in turn
have set up a schedult whereas
each dormitory and the day stu
dents will take turns. This way
there will be a better variety than
last year.
The results of tht survey defi
nitely shows that the students want
some sort of interest clubs or
groups, but it does not mean that
all these groups will be formed. It
will depend upon whether or not
the leadership can be provided
and if the time can be worked in
to the already crowded extra-cUr
ricular activity schedule.
ADDITION
B equals boy.
G equals girl.
C equals chaperone.
B plus G plus C equals Misery.
2 G plus B equals Jealousy.
2 B plus G equals War.
B plus G minus C equals Elopment
B plu G equals Bliss.
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