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Outlook
by
NOEL BROWN
The recently adjourned second session of the
87th Congress defeated key legislative proposals
sponsored by President Kennedy. This happened
even though the President’s party controls both
houses of Congress. In order to understand the
President’s poor legislative record it is neces
sary to examine the background of the legis
lation.
Kennedy is the leader of a fast growing
liberal movement in this country. The liberals
have adopted the socialist policies of more and
more government services. Government services
lead to more and higher taxes which bring
extended government control. Although the liberal
movement is strong and fast growing, the mem
bers of Congress are conservative enough not to
give the President complete power to implement
his socialistic programs.
A major liberal program which Congress re
fused the President was the hospital and nursing
care for the aged under the social security pro
gram. Unfortunately social security has develop
ed into a political football, and all ambitious po
liticals use social security as a means of ap
pealing to the sympathy of the voter. Respons
ible Congressmen realized the faults of this pro
gram and defeated it.
The President tried to increase his power by
asking Congress to enact a standby power to
cut taxes by executive order alone. This would
have given the President what would lead to
unlimited power to regulate our tax system, a
power which is reserved by the Constitution
to Congress.
Many of the President’s defeated proposals
were sound and would have benefited many peo
ple, but the most of them involved increased
spending which the President had promised to
avoid. At the beginning of the year Kennedy
predicted the year would end with a surplus,
but it is now estimated that the deficit will
be six to eight billion dollars.
It appears that the President thinks spend
ing is the solution to any problem we have.
When we have a recession, the answer is for
the government to spend more money. When
our relations with a foreign country are strain
ed, the answer is to send more foreign aid.
Increased spending only necessitates increased
taxes, and the people have a limit in their
ability to pay. Spending does not solve prob
lems, it merely delays them. Commenting on
this situation David Lawrence defined conserva
tism as "a policy of conserving the nation’s fiscal
soundness.”
This Congress must be saluted for checking
the President’s liberal policies. Fortunately in
our country one branch of government can still
check the other when it attempts to use its
power unwisely.
Meet the Crisis
Have you checked lately to see whether your
backbone is made of jelly? In observing the poor
turnout of the recent Red Cross Blood drive it
would be wise if many of us would double check
ourselves. The chances are good that many of
us would not be pleased to find that jelly is the
extent of our character strength. It is not nec
essary to explain why a person should give blood
because the Red Cross has given sufficient at
tention to its importance. The crux of the matter
is that the individual does not care enough to
relate its importance to himseld. This is true
not only in the giving of blood, but the giving
of ourselves in other areas as well. It we do
not find it necessary to volunteer for such a
t rival task as this, what shall become of us as
we face a real life crisis?
Where is your backbone? Has it completely
disintegrated? The time has come when it is
necessary to start a rebuilding program for this
backbone. America needs unity and now is the
time to buck ourselves and join in a fight for
it. Our program of rebuilding can begin by find
ing some method to strengthen our own char
acter. Look at yourself, are you physically fit?
Have you forgotten the pledge to our flag? Did
you give blood? Examine your character strength
and see if you would be capable of fighting a
war. From blood programs to battlefields, our
future depends on character strength.* Your war
may be with Cuba or it may be for personal
ntegirty. Let's put some concrete materials in
our backbones.
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Last week, I along with other staff members, at
tended the publications workshop of the Southerr
Universities Student Government Association.
Probably more important than the specifics brought
out at the conference was the principle of an exchange
of ideas. S. U. S. G. A. was established on the basis ol
providing a means for this exchange. It has grown in
recent years from a membership of a handful of school?
to the organization that it is today, comprised of over
forty member institutions.
Last year, West Georgia College became a chartered
member of the association. Delegates from our student
government attended the annual governmental confer
ence at Clemson College and they too experienced this
atmosphere of exchange.
I have attended three S. U. S. G. A. conferences and
each one was better than the previous one. Little college
and big university work with each other on commor
problems and pending solutions. What may be a press
ing problem on our campus, may have been satisfactorily
solved on another campus. The answer to many ol
our questions, then, may be found at these conferences
S. U. S. G. A. is striving for closer cooperation am
ong colleges and universities in the Southeast. It does
i,n no way claim to be a policy making body. It merely
serves as a medium of exchange for member schools
We must accept the idea that the way we do things is
not necessarily the best way. We can learn from
others as I am sure, they can learn from us.
Future student government leaders ,need to fine
out about S. U. S. G. A., learn more about it. what it is
and what it stands for. The association is our main link
to what other colleges are doing.
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PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY—SEPTEMBER-MAY
Editor I A1 Cohen
Associate Editor Don RufJ
Editorial Editor _ Noel Brown
Feature Editor Beverly Owen
Sports Editor -- , Ralph Parkmai
Exchange Editor Jimmie Lee Ridley
Cartoonist i * Bob Refo
Business Manager Pam Norton
Reporters: Susan Watts. James Flowers, Kenneth
Lash, Barbara Ezell, Sally O. Washburn, Nancy Park
er. Herman. Teel, Celeta Estes. Fran Jordon.
Advisors: W. B. Kennedy, E E. Edwards
Publication of the Students of West Georgia College,
Carrollton, Georgia
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One God
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Paul Tillich, the great Protestant theologian,
las stated that that which is our ultimate con
;rn is cur god. This object of our concern
god will prove his might as the is
,uts of life encompass us and we turn to
his god for strength and hope.
For the past few years we have made
lienee, materialism, political philosophies, pro
_’re?s, etc., our ultimate concerns our gods,
to. tbit past week, as the coarse of world
events unfolded, a great many of our gods be
gan to crumble before our eyes. In this time oi
erisi c we long for a place to go something
to hold onto —a wellspring of strength to
give us courage.
Our situation is not unique. Similar events
have occurred in every age. Others hav felt
that the world has gone crazy. Men and wom
en, since the beginning of time, have stood be
lore the events of history and have trembled
,n the face of war, pain, and death.
It is in times such as these that people
have discovered One who transcends time and
>pace, yet who stoops to share our fear and of
fers strength and comfort. Other false gods have
fallen, but out of the chases has emerged the
God above gods.
War is Hell. Yet, there are evils as great
and even greater. These philosophies which
deny the dignity of the individual and seek to
kill spiritually must be fought. As the present
world crisis unfolds may we rediscover the ul
timate hope in the words, “Be of good cheer,
for I have overcome the world” and therein
ind our strength to endure.
The Need Exists
. The Student Government Association has
jnder consideration a proposal to establish a
,ocial fee of two or three dollars per quarter,
o be paid by students. This social fee would be
i charge made in addition to the activity fee,
3ut earmarked specifically for social activities.
It is Telt that the larger operating budget,
ifforded by this social fee, would enable the
student Government and the S.O.C. to provide
nore and better weekend recreation and dances,
fa social fee of $2.00 per student per quarter
vere assessed, this would place some $2,000
nto the budget specifically for campus wide,
non charge entertainment.
A budget of $2,000 per quarter would enable
West Georgia to book top flight films every week.
More dances featuring live bands could be pre
sented. Better quality and more popular enter
tainers could be booked to play our campus.
In other words, weekends would be brightened up
and West Georgia would have something to of
fer. As it stands, there are too many fingers
in the pie trying to get their slice of the pres
ent eight dollars. After everyone gets their share,
ihe entertainment budget suffers.
At the Student Government conference last
spring, it was learned that many colleges charge
a special social fee to cover all campus enter
ainment features provided for student relaxation.
We believe that the benefits derived from such
a fee certainly warrant it.
Salute to a Dean
This year rules for women at West Geor
gia have undergone major changes. Women stu
dents have been granted new freedom justified
by their responsible actions.
Under the present programs, a parent may
submit a form permitting any woman student
to go any where she sees fit so long as she
does not break any rule of the college.
This year, women students have been given
permission to have telephones installed in their
individual rooms at personal expense. Those wom
en with private telephones can place or receive
calls at any time.
Chiefly responsible for these new rules em
bodying ‘freedom with responsibility” is Dean
of Women. Mrs. Faith Harris, who joined the
faculty this year. Dean Harris’ philosophy is
that freedoms girls enjoy at home should not
oe completely removed at college. When the
girls prove that a rule is unfair, she believes
n working to remove or change it. Dean Har
ris possesses willing attitude of cooperation with
itudehts. Many would profit from her example.