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THE WEST GEORGIAN
VOLUME NO. XVII- NO. FOUR
National Educators Visit Campus
The Chieftain
Goes to Press
The 1954 edition of The Chief
lain is in the hands of the printer,
Carolyn Milner, editor of the West
Georgia Annual, announced yes
terday. The appearance of The
Chieftain is slated for the last of
May and at that time the theme
and dedicatiqn will be levealed.
The final touches on the An
nual were made last week in sev
eral night sessions and climaxed
five months of preparation. Both
Milner and Mrs. Stanford, Profes
sor of Romance Languages at West
Georgia College and advisor to
the staff of The Chieftain feel con
fident of the success of their work.
The staff, which includes many
of the outstanding students on the
campus, have shown their deter
mination to put forth one of the
best Annuals in the history of West
Georgia by their steady work and
constant application of time and
energy. Miss Milner, at the stu
dent assembly Tuesday, January
26, publicly expressed her grati
tude to the staff and also to the
student body at large for their
co-operation, especially in the sev
eral days of photographing.
The student body of West Geor
gia College is eagerly awaiting the
appearance of The Chieftain, and
after viewing the hard work of
the staff, is confident, like the ed
itor and advisor, of the success of
the publication.
CAMPUS SCENES
West Georgia Choir members
entering “A” Building at 1:30,
singing loudly, “No Man Is An
Island”.
Sophomore girl overheard sing
ing, “That’s The Chance You
Take.”
Two new students talking about
all the commotion over in Aycock
the other night when one said,
“It was a case of the Carrolls try
ing to keep up with the Jones’s.
A group was talking about the
New Year’s party on Times
Square, which was televised. Joe
Parris conceitedly asked, “What
part of Rome waS~that?”
Freshman girl seen falling down
steps to cafeteria on Sunday morn
ing.
Shoes of all descriptions ( seen
lined up from room 118 to the lob
by of Adamson Hall one night.
West Georgia students enjoying
a “bouncy” ride on the Bluegoose
the other day. Max G. said there
was more bounce to the ounce!
Basketball players walking the
floor at game time because Mr.
Ward hadn’t showed up with the
key to the lockers.
Hal, Clayton, Joe, and Grant
were complaining about indiges
tion the other day after their girls
cooked them supper at Mrs.
Chance’s.
After PWW told class that they
might be treading on thin ice on
the 15th, a group of boys were
overheard making plans to go skat
ing.
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THE CHIEFTAIN STAFF AT WORK
Annual Sweetheart Dance To Be Held
Feb. 13;King, Queen of Hearts Named
The Annual Sweetheart Dance will be held Saturday
evening in the West Georgia College Auditorium, February
13, from 9:00 until 12:00 PM, John Vaughn, President of the
Student Body announced Friday. A1 Peck’s Orchestra from
Atlanta is going to play for the dance.
Tickets will go on sale at Mrs.
Grice’s window in the Adminis
tration Building about a week be
fore the dance. The price will be
decided at the next student coun
cil meeting and the committees
will also be announced.
King and Queen of Hearts and
their court have been elected and
announced. The Queen is Miss
Becky Nolan of Marietta, and King
is Jack “Bird” Ingram, also of
Marietta. “Bird” and Becky have
been going together longer than
any other couple here at WGC.
The court includes: Miss Irene
Parker of Decatur, and James Duf
fey of Carrollton; Miss Barbara
Stubbs of Atlanta, and Ray Knight
of Atlanta; Miss Charlotte Bow
man of Buford, and Joe Parris of
Rome; Miss Barbara Lanthier of
Winder, and Leslie Mount of Car
rollton; Miss Jane Gregg of Con
cord, and Jack Chilton of Atlanta.
Two of the couples on the court
are engaged. They are James Dufr
fey and Irene Parker, and Jack
Chilton and Jane Gregg.
The highlight of the Sweetheart
Dance will be the. crowning of
the King and Queen followed by
the lead-out dance, which
clude the entire court.
The Student Council and their
faculty advisor, Mr. Wirsing are in
charge of the dance.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
Jimmy Bowman
1935-1954
The entire campus was shocked
to hear about the two-car collis
ion the night of January 9, at the
Alabama and North Park Streets
intersection in Carrollton, and the
' death of Jimmy Bowman, who
| was a freshman student here at
| West'Georgia College. He was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan O. Bow
man, of LaFayette, Georgia. Jirry
my was born August 3, 1935. He
had one younger sister.
“Bowman”, as he was known
to his friend from LaFayette, was
| liked by everyone. He was a quiet
| sort of person, always with a
I friendly smile for those he met.
Jimmy once said “A good friend
is the best thing a person can
have.”
Next year Jimmy had planned
to attend the University of Geor
gia. He wanted to major in pharm
acy.
Jimmy liked sports, although he
only played here in intramurals.
His hobby was “monkeying”
around with cars, and his favorite
food was friend chicken. He was
often seen down at Mandeville
joking with a group of students.
One of his favorite pasttimes was
sitting down at the college store
talking with his friends.
Forty-six students accompanied
by Dean W. H. Row, Mr. Bill Ward,
and Miss Dorothy McNabb attend
ed the funeral at LaFayette. They
were honorary pallbearers. Flow
ers and expression of sympathy
were sent by Mandeville, Aycock,
and the faculty and students here
| at West Georgia.
The West Georgian and the en
tire student body will always re
member Jimmy Bowman. Al
though he had been here on the
campus only one quarter, he had
found a place in the hearts of his
associates. We can never forget
his friendliness which was a ray of
sunshine in the dormitory, dining
hall, classroom, at social activities,
and on the campus. He should be
an example for us.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1954
Twenty-one leading educators of
Georgia and four foreign educa
tors will meet at West Georgia
College on February 4 and 5, They
are taking this opportunity to ob
serve and discuss ' activities in
connection with the Teacher Edu
cation. Adult Education and Com
tnunity programs at West Georgia
College.
This series of meetings will be
with certain school and commun
ity groups and conferences with
I the West Georgia faculty and com
munity leaders. In these meetings
they, not only plan to observe, but
they also plan to evaluate teacher
education, adkrit education, and
community activties in this area.
They will evaluate the 1953 edi
tion of the famed College in the
Country and take part in the plan
ning of the 1954 edition.
Two important speakers, Mr.
Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlan
ta Constitution, and Mr. Robert J.
Blakely, Chicago, Manager of the
Central Regional Office of the
Fund for Adult Education, will be
featured as guest speakers.
Ralph McGill has been the edi
tor of the Atlanta Constiution for
a number of years and he is wide
ly known for his views on cur
rent affairs. He will speak, Feb
ruary 4, 7:30 p. m. at Unity Fami
ly College on “Understanding
Other Peoples.”
The keynote address at the
Third Annual Conference on “Col
lege In The Country”, held at the
West Georgia College Auditorium
on February 5, at 7:30 m. will
be given by Mr. Robert J. Blakely.
Mr. Blakely comes to us from
Chicago,, where he is now serving
as manager of the Central Region
al Office of the Fund for Adult
Education.
Dr. I. S. Ingram, President of
West Georgia College, states, “This
Adult Education Conference will
evaluate the peculiar type of edu
cation featured by West Georgia
College. The college has long be
lieved that only a total program
of education will meet the needs
of people today. Youth, college,
and adult people must understand
the current problems of society if
social and educational gains are
made. This conference will give
the college students opportunity to
know some of the outstanding
state educational leaders.”
Among those listed to attend
are:
Dr. John Griffin, Director of
Community Services, Emory Uni
versity; Mrs. Mary Grubbs, Con
sultant, Department of Audio Vis
ual Education, State Department
of Education; Miss Elizabeth Don
ovan, Instruction Consultant, Di
vision of Instruction, State De
partment of Education; Dr. John
A. Dotson, Dean, College of Edu
cation, University of Georgia; Dr.
Hayden Bryant, Head of Educa
tion Department, Mercer Univer
sity; Dr. John Goodlad, Director
of Division of Teacher Education,
Emory University; Dr. Paul Car
roll, '"Dean, Georgia Teachers Col
lege; Dr. Starr Miller, Dean, Bes
sie Tift College; Dr. Orby South
ard; Head of Education Depart
ment, North Georgia College; Dr.
D' F. Folger, Chairman Depart
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