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Happy
Summer To
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VOLUME NUMBER XXV
W G C Marks Commencement June 1
FRESHMEN HONOR SOPHOMORES
AT FINAL SPRING FORMAL
The couples will enter the
make-believe land under a hug3
trellis covered in pink blossoms
and made welcome by Mac Me-
Callham, president; Dr. Ingram
and his daughter Miss Ann In
gram; Dean and Mrs. Row; J. C.
Maddox and date; and Selwyn
Sewell and date in the receiving
line. They will dance among the
frosty white trees in the garden
to the music played by the "Dre
amers” from LaGrange, who wi'l
be making their first appearance
at West Georgia.
Decorations were planned by
chairman Jane Ballenger, Jayne
Evans, Linda Butler, Reggie Whi
taker, Hazezl Langley, Suzanne
Parker, and Dee Holcomb.
Ihe refreshment committee *
Frances Bell, Beryl Adair, Beth
Hargrove, Marlene Greene and
their chairman, Juanita Granth
a.m have worked very hard in
preparing the refreshments
which are going to be a lime sher
bet and gingerale punch with
small tea 'cookies.
Baseball Team
Presented Awards
Coach Hazel grove presented six
teen awards to the members of the
55 baseball team at a special
assembly program Thursday May
26. The team complied seven vic
tories against three defeats and
had a 4-0 record in the conference
but was not permitted to enter the
state tournament since eight con
ferences games were required.
The following is the results of
the past season: Gordon Military
College 6, WGC 16, here; Gordon
T3. WGC 4, there; Auburn Frosh
1, WGC 4, here: Auburn Frosh
7, WGC 4, there; Truett-McConnell
6, WGC 7 here and T. Me. 1, WGC
14 here (double-header); Southern
Tech 1, WGC 4, here; and 6 to 9
there; Berry College 5, WGC 10
here, and 6to 4 there.
Those receiving awards were
Ford Bailey—3rd base, Carrollton:
Charles Burnett—short stop, Mil
ton; Pat Cain—catcher, Carrollton;
Jim Kmberson—right field, Ring
gold ; Raymond Fowle r—rignt
field, Dalton; Ronnie Griffith—
catcher, Lakeview; Bill Hyatt—3rd
base, Decatur; Denton Kent—3rd
base, Fayetteville; Rodney Kent- -
pitcher, Forest Park; Eddie Mar
low—short stop. Tunnel Hill; Bill
McArthur—pitcher, Dalton; Wayne
Minshew— 2nd base, Shannon; Var
nell Moore—lst base, Lindale;
Bobby Partridge— pitcher, New
nan; Don Stitcher—center field,
Bowdon; Spencer Willis—left field
and pitcher, Rome.
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DANCE COMMITTEE PLANS FOE FINAL DANCE
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Freshmen Receive
Herndon Awards
Asa memorial to Thomas A.
Herndon Jr., a graduate of the
class of 1939, friends and class
mates established the TOM
HERNDON AWARD in 1953. On
Graduation Day each year at
West Georgia College, a sheep
skin brochure is awarded to each
of five freshmen who have exhib
ited the best qualities of leader
ship, interest, participation and
scholastic standing in the field of
the social sciences. The selection
is made by a designated joint
committee of faculty and stud
ents. The students listed below
have been chosen to receive this
award:
Marilyn Bledsoe, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bledsoe of
Frolona, Georgia, is a graduate
of the Heard County High School
in Franklin, Georgia. She is a
member of the Future Teachers
of America, El Cireulo Espanol,
Voluntary Religious Association,
and the Women’s Athletic Asso
ciation. Marilyn also sings in the
College Choir and has been an
assistant librarian in Sanford Li
brary.
Marion Hopkins is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hop
kins Of Columbus, Georgia. She
is a graduate of Columbus High
School. Marion is reporter for
the Future Business Leaders of
America, Vice-President of the
Women’s Athldtic Association and
a member of Alpha Psi. Marion
also is a member of the Volun
tary Religious Association and
is a student secretary.
Lynda Lovvorn is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Lovvorn
of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lyn
da is a graduate of Druid Hills
High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lynda is a member of the Future
Teachers of America and the Wo
men’s Athletic Association.
Walter Mitchell is the son of
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Mitchell of
Porterdale, Georgia. Walter is a
graduate of Newton County High
School. He is a veteran and is
majoring in engineering.
Lynda Ogletree is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ogletree of
Carrollton. Georgia. She is a gra
duate of Carrollton High School,
and at West Georgia Lynda is a
member of the Future Business
Leaders of America and Women’s
Athletic Association. Lynda is
also a student secretary.
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Dormitory Elections
For Next Year
Are Announced
House officers for 1955-’56 were
elected at house meetings in the
girl’s dormitories Monday night.
Officers for Mandeville are:
Pres. Molly Daniel
Sect. Carol Ann James
Tres. Annelle Riden
Officers for Adamson are:
Pres. Selwyn Sewell
Sect. Jane Ballenger
Tres. Hazel Langley
(Vice presidents will be elected
from next year’s freshman class.)
The dormitories are almost filled
already, and the administration ex
pects every room to be filled by
the beginning of fall quarter next
year. Melspn will be open to wo
men students again, but all the
girls who live in Melson now will
be in Ada’mson next year.
Small boy to father absorbed
in newspaper: ‘‘Wanna’ know what
you said ‘uh-huh’ to?”
Professor: A fool can a,sk more
questions than a wise man can
answer.
Student: No wonder so many
of us are always flunking our
exams.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR NEXT YEAR
"Ten Little Indians" Rated Success
Agatha Cristie’s murder mystery
in three acts, “Ten Little In
dinas,” was presented in the WGC
gymasium by the Dramatics Class
Friday night, May 20.
This play was the first play to
be directed by our new dramatics
teacher, Mr. Moorman.
M T STAKE: Mr. McKibben seems to have gotten his private
collection mixed in with pictures he shows to his classes-
BACK TO SCHOOL: Don and Jimmy were coming back
to school, and were confronted with “What’ll you have.”
Any comment, Jim or Don?
MY COW: Girls being bothered by a horn that sounds like J
a cow at 11 p. m. One girl arrived in front of her dorm |
with a pail. Nice sound, Bobby.
LONELY HEARTS: Someone please write “SUB-SAM” and
tess him to stay off the front Campus; people are talking.
ICHE BON COWIEE: Veterans are gathering in little
groups, comparing their present gals to those with the slant
eyes- Mama San Hood Ah! So.
BAD BREAKS: Gene and Dee were testing the brakes on
Gene’s car the other day in front of Mr. Ingram’s house.
Do they work now, Gene?
FUTURE STUDY: Babe says he’ll study Physics next year.
Seems too many people here at West Georgia know too much
about friction, and how to apply it.
HOT ROD: Everyone seen going wild of Mr. Moorman’s
“Ninty-Eight” How does it ride, girls?
LOST WEEK-END: Three popular young men of this
Campus arriving back on Campus after a gay time of it in
Atlanta, at a frat party.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: I hear we’ll have this Englishman
on Campus pretty soon, unless the “Fire Alarm” puller stops
his devilment.
DEFINITION: “Love is a condition of the mind when the
mind is out of condition,” says one young lad. At least that’s
what I overheard him say to this sweet young thing.
HELP.! HELP! Charlotte can’t swim too well with that big
diamond cn her finger. One of our “Campusology Students”
is suffering an injured shoulder just from dancing with her-
That rock is heavy, and dangerous, men.
HEARD: Mother Hood telling her sons and daughters to
stay out of a horizontal position on Front Campus. Go else
where!
PROMOTER: J. C. has a good prospect for the Heavyweight
Wrestling Crown if Dot will just stop eating. What about
that, champ?
CORN ON THE COB: Seems there was a shortage in Ay
cock the same day Mrs. Greene served com.
BOXING: Don Wade seen sporting a black eye. Know any
thing about that, Denton, Harold, and Grant?
BLONDIE: Marilyn Monroe’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
caused a great change in the color of hair. The fad has gone
now, and Clayton, Jack, Bob, and J. B. are letting theirs
gl ow out. Ack is still holding out-
NO COMMENT: When ‘Dee’ modeled her dress in the fash
ion show this comment was made: “An ideal thing for a
honeymoon!” That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Gene
blush. That bathing suit looked good too, “Dee.”
WEST GEORGIAN
The cast for the play included
the following: J. B. Woody, Bill
Scott, Barbara Hembree, Dan Bry
ant, David Holmes, Pat Kelly,
Eleanor Crawford, Pinson Barrett,
Ed Walker, Beth Howard, and
Jack Carroll.
CAMPUS SCENES
Officers Elected
For 1955-1956
The new officers for 1955-1956
were elected last Wednesday by
the West Georgia Student Bory.
They are selected on the basis
of character, personality, ability
to cooperate and willingness to
serve.
J, C. Maddox, a veteran from
Porterdale, Georgia, is our new
President of Student Council. Af
ter he graduated from Porterdale
High School he enlisted in the
Coast Guard and served them for
three years. He plans, in* every
way possible, to make 1955-1936
a big success for WGC. Other stu
dent council officers that were elec
ted are as follows:
Vice President-Mac Callahan
from Lake View, Georgia
Sec. & Treas. Ellen Winsor,
from Union Point) Georgia
Sophomore Class Officers:
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President—Ronnie Griffith from
Lake View, Georgia
Vice President Jim Thomas
from Lake View, Georgia
Sec. & Treas.—Jame Ballenger
from Marietta, Georgia
V. R. A. Officers:
President—Hazel Langley from
Logansville, Georgia
Vice President—Marilyn Bled
soe from Franklin, Georgia
Sec. & Treas.—Marion Hopkins
from Columbus, Georgia
F. T. A. Officers
President Juanita Grantham
from Griffin, Georgia
Vice President—Ellen Widsor
from U/iion Point, Georgia
Sec.—Frances Bell from Griffin,
Georgia
Treas.—Marilyn Bledsoe from
Franklin, Georgia
Historian—Shirley Daniel from
Tallapoosa, Georgia
Reporter—Linda Lovvorn from
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F. B. L. A. Officers:
The only officer elected was
Jame Ballenger President. The oth
er oficers will be selected next
year.
Editors for the West Georgian
and the Chieftain were also select
ed, they are as follows:
West Georgian —Peggy Nunn and
Cornelia Collins from Atlanta,
Georgia
Chieftain— Ruth Gross from Car
rollton, Georgia
A few clubs have not elected
their officers, but are planning to
do so within a few days.
The West Georgian wishes to ex
tend its congratulations to the new
officers. The student body knows
they will work hard and cooperate
with the faculty and students in
every way possible to enable West
Georgia to have the best year of
its entire being.
Good Luck to each one of these
new officers.
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DR. MILDRED ENGLISH
TO ADDRESS GRADUATES
West Georgia College will close its twenty-second year
with graduating exercises on Wednesday, June the first at
ten-thirty in the morning. At this time Dr. I. S. Ingram,
President of West Georgia College will deliver diplomas to
approximately one hundred and five graduates.
The West Georgia College Choir,
under the direction of Richard
Howell, will sing at the exercises.
Several awards and recognitions
will also be made. Among theim
will be the Watson Award for
five outstanding graduates and the
Herndon Award for the top Fresh
men Class members.
The following students will re
ceive two year certificates: Mary
Ann Akins, Charles Ford Bailey,
Jeanette Barker, William Wesley
Barlow, Lynwood S. Beers, Jr,,
Sam N. Black, Larry B. Boggs,
Sara Katherine Brock, Robert
Franklin Brown, Jr., Daniel Bry
ant, Nancy Butelr, Frank Ivy Car
roll, Jack R. Carroll, Sarah Mil
dred Castleman, Clarence Clayton
Chance, Jr., Robert Gerald Co
field, Catherine Sara Cooper, Jo
Ann Crawford, Charles Alvin Crow
der, Jean Davis, Peggy Joyce Day,
William Donovits, Henry L. Easter
wood, James Ellis, Winifred But
ler English, Emery Flinn, Jix.
Charles Franklin Gamel, James
Pinson Garrett, James William Gar
rett, Elsie Catherine Gibson, Eliza
beth Underwood Harbin, Marion
Harris, Martha Elmira Hart, Mary
Jane Hixon, Lamar Scott Hood and
Audery Beth Howard.
Also Juanita Jo Jackson, Nancy
Louise Jackson, Patricia Aileen
Kelley, William Ray Knight, Shir
ley ean Lee, Charlotte Louise Let
son, Gloria Jean Lewis, Sara Will
Lovvorn, Rachel Carolyn McCon
nell, Alice Elaine McWhorter, Jan
ice Glenda Marshall, Kell F. Mit
chell, Jr., Marilyn Alice Mobley,
Tina Sue Moon, Mattie Henrietta
Mooney, Hershell Varnell Moore,
Ferrell L. Morgan, Gerald Wayne
Ogle, William T. Overby, James
Janice Marlene Pope, Hannah Jose
phine Potts, Dorothy Sue Powers,
Dorothy Anne Richards, Charlotte
Choir Ends Year
With Concert
The West Georgia College
Choir will present its annual
Spring Concert Sunday, May 29,
at 4 p.m.
The choir under the direction
of Mr. Richard E. Howell will sing
many of the songs they have used
on he recent choir trips and some
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new numbers they have learned
especially for this program.
The program will feature a
group of 16th Century songs, a
medley from the Musical
Oklahoma, several spirituals, and
folk songs, a girls trio and a male
quartet.
Good Luck
To The
Graduates
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955
Elliott Rogers, Thomas H. Rogers,
Nancy Elizabeth Shipp, Marguerite
Jane Shoffeitt, Coy Ashford Short,
L. Parriss, Jr., William H. Peebles,
Paul Phillips, Phyllis Jo Phillips,
Joe Kenneth Smallwood, Frances
Marion Smith, Howell Grant Stride
land, Ramona Lee Teal, Martha
Lester Terry, Gary W. Tolbert,
Margaret M. Upshaw, J. L. White,
Elise Wilson, Bobby Joe Womack,
John Bruce Woody, Jr., James
Trenace Wright, Linda Allee Wynn
and Shirley Clarice Yates.
Students receiving one year Sec
retarial Certificates are: Helen
Marie Abston, Jane Frances Bal
lenger, Bettye Bryan, Judy Comp
ton, Joyce Kaye Dunn, Mary Eliz
abeth Harcrow, Peggy Ann Hen
drix, Marilyn Widener Kilgore,
Stephanie Lambert, Virginia Bur
rell Morris, Margaret Putnam,
Gloria Sue Stallings, Carol Stew
art, Betty Frank Tumlin, Mary
Nix Ward, Shirley L. Wilson and
Glennie Ray Worley.
Seven students will receive cer
tificates for three years work in
Elementary Education. They are
Jimmie Jason Lankford, Rebecca
Jane Lee, Shirley Lee Mintz, Tina
Sue Moon, Frank M. Powers, Bar
bara Nell Stubbs and Betty Ann
Stubbs.
Watson Awards
Presented
Bailey Gordon Watson, first Eng
lish professor at West Ga. Col
lege, died in the summer of 1941
while performing his duties as a
member of the college faculty.
Each year the faculty selects from
the graduating class those students
who In their judgment have “at
tained distinction in their work,
and who have exhibited those qual
ities of character, leadership and
courtesy” for which this professor
is so well remembered. He en
deared himself to faculty and stu
dents alike through “his intelli
gent leadership, his conscientious
devotion to duty, his unfailing cour
tesy, and his adherence to truth
and beauty.”
Listed below are the five Sopho
mores and Juniors who have been
selected to receive these awards:
Shirley Mintz, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mintz of Rock
mart, Georgia, is in her third year
here at West Georgia and is ma
joring in elementary education.
While here, she has been a mem
ber of the student council, on the
WEST GEORGIAN staff, the Chief
tain staff, VRA council, FTA, May
Court, and Adamson Hpuse Coun
cil. She is treasurer of the Junior
class, vice president of the choir,
and a cheerleader.
Jane Shoffiett is the daughter of
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