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VOLUME TWENTY-SIX
MERRY CHRISTMAS WEST GEORGIA
WGC Choir Presents
Annual Concert Dec. 11
By MARGUERITE JOHNSON
The program of lovely Christmas music presented
at the First Methodist Church in Cedartown, Georgia,
Sunday night, December 4, was the first of several Christ
mas programs to be presented by the West Georgia Choir.
The program consisted of two
chorales, "Break Forth of Beau
teous Heavenly Light’’ and "Now
three spirituals. "Mary, Mary,
Let Every Tongue Adore Thee";
Where is Your Baby”. "Rise Up
Shepherd an’ Foller”, and “Go
Tell It On The Mountains”; The
Folk Lore Christmas Cantata,
with soloists Janice Denney, so
prano; Harold McWhorter, tenor;
Mr. Richard E. Howell, contralto,
and Johnny Edwards, baritone.
The same program was pre
sented by the choir at Elim
Church, ,in Coweta County, Tues
day night, December 6.
The choir wil present its
Famed Sculptor
Exhibits Talent
Mr. Julian Hoke Harris, fam
ed Atlanta Sculptor will make a
personal appearance in Carroll
ton, Mr. Coll us Johnson report
ed from the office of College In
The Country.
Mr. Harris, a native of Car
rollton, and one of the most out
standing sons produced by Car
roll County, will lead the Decem
ber 12th session of College in
the Town. His coming will have
special interest for students as
well as other members of the
community. It is a distinct
pleasure to have him come and
show his talents.
There are a number of' activi
ties connected with Mr. Harris
and the College in The Town
program. An exhibit of his
Sculpture may be seen at the
Student Lounge in the Science
Building at West Georgia Col
lege on Sunday, December 11th,
from 2:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M. and
after the concert of the! West
Georgia College Choir; Monday,
December 12th from 8:30 A. M.
to 4:00 P. M. and in the evening
from 6:00 to 9:00. Mr. Harris
will lecture at 7:30 P. M.
An autograph party will be
held Monday, December 12th
from 4:00 to 5:30 P. M. at Hor
ton’s Book Store. It will be an
opportunity for Mr. Harris to
meet his friends.
This will conclude the fall
series of College in the Town.
Another series will be resumed
after the Christmas Season.
"Sadie Hawkins" Day To Liven
Campus Week End For Students
On Saturday, January 14, the annual Sadie Haw
kins Day Dance will be held. This dance, which is spon
sored by Alpha Psi will be held in the college gym and
every student is urged to make plans to attend this gay
occasion. Square dancing will be featured although there
will be other kinds.
The decorations for the dance
will be carried out in dog-patch
fashion.
A preliminary to the Sadie
Hawkins Dance will be a race.
This race will be held on Wed
nesday on fron campus at which
time the girls will run to catch
their dates. The first girl to pull
her date across the designated
finish line will be the queen and
the boy, king. They will be
West Georgia Choir practices for Christinas Concert.
Christmas concert December 11,
at 4:00 p.m. in the College Audi
torium.
The choir is unaer the direc
tion of Mr. Richard E. Howell.
Mrs. Lucian B. Munn is accom
panist.
Students Enjoy
Christmas Party
At Aycock Hail
The residents of Aycock Hall
gave a Christmas dance for the
students of West Georgia College
on Saturday night, December 3.
.. The recreastion room was
beautifully decorated, carrying
out the Christmas theme and col
ors. Green and red decorations
with lighted candles adorned
each window, and red and green
crepe paper with red bellg hung
from the ceiling. A large de
corated tree was centered in the
lobby. As the guests entered,
they were greeted by Mrs.
Emerson and were each given a
minature Santa Claus to wfear.
For recreation, some went into
the TV room and watched tele
vision, played checkers, cards
and other games. Those wdo
desired a more romantic setting,
went into the recreation room
and dance by candlelight.
Mrs., Emerson, acting as the
perfect hostess, served delicious
refreshments of punch, cookies,
candy, and nuts.
The students of West Georgia
wish to extend to Mr. and Mrs.
Emerson and Aycock Hall their
sincere appreciation for a won
derful evening of entertainment.
French Club
Elects Officers
The West Georgia French Club
held its first meeting Wednesday,
Nov. 16, in the student center.
The club elected new officers.
They are Bryon Cook, president;
Terry Kay, vice-president; and
Ann Kinsler, secretary-treasurer.
The members have made no
definite plans for this quarter but
will start its regular projects the
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crowned at the dance on Satur
day night, rfans are being made
for a Marrying-Sam to be pres
ent at the race. Judges will be
Mrs. Shannon, Dean Row and Dr.
Ingram.
Linda Ann Butler is president
of Alpha Psi and is head of Uie
planning. She is assisted by Haz
el Langley, Suzanne Parker and
the other members of the club.
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Casey, Carolyn Webster, and Maxine
Mu Zeta Alpha
Initiates
Chosen Few
The initiation of new members
into Mu-Zeta Alpha honorary
honorary scientific society was
held Thursday evening, Decem
ber , in the auditorium of the
Martha Munro Building. New
members included the following
students recognized for out
standing scholastic ability in the
fields of chemistry, physics,
mathematics, biology, and en
gineering: Bradley Young, Tony
Miller, Robert Crawford; John
Reid, Leslie Osborne, William
Hughes, Tommie Rae Duncan, Ed
Wilson ,Jim Potterfield, Rebecca
Music, Roger Miles, Bonnie
Shirah, Jim Thomas, Mary Jean
Hartsfield, Charles Allgdod, Ted
Cash, Dewey Loftin, Jarrell
Hatchett and David Barnes.
Distinguished guests included
Dr. Ingram, President of West
Georgia College, Mr. Linton Cox,
Assistant Dean of Emory Uni
versity, Mr. Roger J. Schoerner,
Vice-President of South wire Cor
poration, Mr. John Fountain, of
Carrollton Sinclair Refining Cos.,
Major A. A. Case, Emeritus Pro
fessor of Engineering at Georgia
Institute of Technology, Miss
Katie Downs, Registrar of West
Georgia College, Dr. W. H. Row,
Dean of West Georgia College,
and Mr. Quinton Prince, Prin
cipal of the Sand Hill School.
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CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1955
Steed make plans for WAA Christmas
Dance.
FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Fall Quarter, 1955-56
Wednesday, December 14
1:30 to 3:30 All 8:00 o’clock classes
(8:00, 8:55, 10:45, 11:40, and 12:35 classes meet as usual)
Thursday, December 15
8:00 to 10:00 All 8:55 classes
10:15 to 12:15 All 1:30 classes
1:30 to 3:30 All 2:25 classes
Friday, December 16
8:00 to 10:00 All 10:45 classes
10:15 to 12:15 All 11:40 classes
1&0 to 3:30 All 12:35 classes
Campus Scenes
Seen: A group of choir girls evacuating one of the
school buses. The “Blue Goose” has a sick axle.
★ ★★★★ ★★★★
Seen: A sign saying “Welcome Ted!” Then a glimpse
of Ted. Now Annette Land has a ring on her finger.
★ ★★★★ ★★★★
Jeanette Penn was carried to bed and tucked in.
Hhat’s what she wants service.
★ ★★★★★★★★
Peggy Nunn was heard shouting down the hall,
“My baby called! He called me!”
★ ★★★★★★★★
Seen; Denton in one place and Barbara in another.
★ ★★★★★★★★
Mr. McKibben was seen early in the morning watch
ing birds build a nest in the administration building vine.
★ ★★★★ ★★★★
It’s good to see all the boys who were in the play with
haircuts once again. In fact, it’s just good to see all the
people who were in the play again.
★ ★★★★★★★★
To all the people who will not be seen next quarter
we’ll miss you. We wish you the best of everything.
★ ★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Christmas is seen at West Georgia:
There’s holly and pine,
There’ll be mistletoe too,
Won’t someone please decorate
the “hoorah bush” too?!
★ ★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Overheard: Mr. McKibben and Mr. Lewis helping a
forlorn, frustrated individual find her way home.
★ ★★★★ ★★★★
Seen: The results of some accidents over the Thanks
giving holidays. Drive carefully on your way home
Christmas.
★ ★★★★ ★★★★
I hope you’ll all be seen back on campus after
Christmas, happy and ready for the best quarter ever.
I really hope that you’ll all be seen having the most
wonderful quarter on the campus next year. See you
next year ! ! ! Have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy
New Year. Be seeing ya.
Freshman Class
Elects Officers
The Freshman class of West
Georgia College elected their
class officers for the 1955-56
school term on Friday, December
2 and Tuesday, December 6, 1955.
The race for the presidency was
so close that a second vote was
taken to decide the winning can
didate.
To head the class this year is
Miss Carolyn Louise Webster.
Carolyn is eighteen years old and
comes from .Menlo, Georgia,
where she attended high school.
In her senior year, she played
basketball and was captain of the
team. She participated in many
activities, being President of the
F. H. A., President of the 4-H
Club, treasurer of the senior
class, editor of the year book and
editor of the school paper. Caro
lyn is a great asset to West
Georgia College this year. She
is assistant editor of the CHIEF
TAIN, vice-president of the Alp
ha-Psi, and treasurer of W. A. A.
She is majoring in home econo
mics.
Carolyn’s chief opponent was
D. C. Matthews. D. C. is nine
teen years old. His home town
is Douglasville, Georgia, where
he attended Douglas County
High School. He was active in
many clubs and participated in
sports. D. C. was of great as
sistance to the school’s commer
cial department. He likes to
work with and' be with people, so
it is understandable that his
major is secondary education.
Harry Helton of Albany, Geor
gia, was also a candidate for the
presidency. He is twenty-two
years old and is.a veteran, of. the
Army. At Albany High School,
he was First Lieutenant in the
Jr. Police, sports editor of the
school paper, and achievement
chairman of the Art Club. Harry
was very interested in boy scout
work and is now serving as an
advisor.
Also seeking the presidency
was Elaine Shell. She is eigh
teen years old' and attended
Snellville High School in Snell
ville, Georgia. In school activi
ties, she was president of F. H.
A., member of the Beta club,
Treasurer of the Glee Club, and
was captain of the girl’s basket
ball team. Elaine is a Business
Administration major.
Ray Elrod was elected Vice
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Freshman Class officers elected for
1955-56: Katrina Ford, secretary &
WAA Sponsors Season
Dance In Gym Tonight
Saturday night, December 10, is the date of the an
nual Christmas Dance sponsored by the WAA. All dor
mitory students, day students, and faculty are invited to
come and bring as admission some food which can be
placed under the Christmas Tree and later distributed to
needy families in Carrollton.
Dr. Ingram
Attends Miami
Convention
Dr. I. S. Ingram spent the
week of November 28 at the an
nual meeting of the Southern As
sociation of Schools and Colleges
in Miami. He has been con
nected in an official way with
the organization since 1948. For
a number of years he has been
Chairman of the Junior College
Reviewing Committee of the
Association and for the past two
years he has had additional du
ties as a member of the overall
Executive Committee. These
duties have carried Dr. Ingram
into the eleven Southern states.
He frequently states that West
Georgia College, in comparison
with colleges. of the area, ranks
high in so many of its faculties
and appointments.
Dr. Louis Raths
Visits Campus
The students and faculty of
West Georgia College were pleas
ed to have Dr. Louis Raths of
New York University visit our
campus on December 1 7. Dr.
Raths came to serve as a consult
ant for the cooperative project
in elementary education. Both
West Georgia College and Sand
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Shakespearian Production Held
On Campus Friday, December 9
West Georgia College will be
the host to the Barter Theatre on
Friday night, December 9 at 8
o’clock. Their production will be
Shakespear’s “Julius Ceasar.”
This group originated in Vir
ginia and today it is the only
theatre of its kind. Each year
the state of Virginia appropriates
treasurer; Carolyn Webster, president;
and Ray Elrod, vice president.
Best Wishes
For The Happiest
Of New Years!
NUMBER THREE
Th dance is semi-formal and
offers gay Christmas festivities
in entertainment, dancing, carol
ing, and refreshments. The de
coration committee is under the
direction of Evelyn Bryant and
consists of Macy Buttrill, Peggy
Martin, Joyce Dunn, Edna Dick
ey, Pat Smith, Jane Ballenger,
Mary Jean Hartsfield, Una Ro
binson, and Pat Nunnally.
The refreshments are to be
served by a committee whose
members are Carolyn Webster,
chairman, Mary Ann Holiday,
Patti Robinson, Judy Pharr, and
Peggy Nunn. Guests will be
served Christmas cookies, open
faced sandwiches and Russian
tea. y
Marion Hopkins is serving as
chairman of the committee fur
nishing entertainment. Publicity
is managed by Earline Casey, and
the publicity committee is Cat
herine Manning, Carolyn Rogers,
Lavon Hambrick, Marie Garner,
Deloris Yates, Barbara Ball, and
Carolyn Roberts.
Janis Mackool is responsible
for collecting the food charged as
admission. To clean up the
gymnasium after the dance,
Maxine Steed organized the fol
lowing committee: Peggy Mar
tin, Sue Pajcic, Selwyn Sewell,
and Joyce Dunn.
Special music will be offered
by Mr. Steele and his orchestra,
and there will be a group singing
of Christmas carols. The Christ
mas season is well begun, and the
presence of a large crowd is
anticipated for the dance.
money for these productions.
The Kiwanis Club of Carroll
ton is sponsoring this event. Ad
mision will be 50 cents for WGC
students and $1.20 for adults.
Immediately folowing the play
the Alpha Theta is having a re
ception for the players. The fac
ulty is invited.