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Opportunity Knocks
West Georgia, like most other colleges and
universities has a great many rules and regu
lations governing the student body. Many times,
students consider some of these rules outdated o>
invalid. The* Student Government, in cooperation
with the Deans of Men. Women, and Students,
has initiated student-faculty committees to eval
uate our present system of rules. It will he ihis
committee’s function to recommend any changes
or proposals which are considered valid by its
members.
Students who have suggestions concerning the
present system of rules are urged to communi
cate with these committees who will report their
findings to the Student Government Association.
It should be noted that these committees are
made up of students and faculty members. Each
committee has three students, selected by thr
Student Government president and three faculty
members, two selected by the Dean who acts
as the third faculty participant. This method
should insure a great deal of fairness in con
sideration.
Elsewhere in this edition, Dr. James Coving
ton, Dean of Men, is quoted as having said. It
is realized that rules can always be improved
and from their particular vantage point, stu
dents can make appropriate suggestions for such
improvements.”
An open attitude such as this indicates that
these committees will be sincere in their consid
eration of what they feel is actually for the
common good.
Who’s Who, Where
West Georgia College recently nominated
nineteen juniors and seniors to appear in the
publication “Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities.” Division chairmen and the faculty
awards committee spent a great deal of time
in selecting these students and the college, con
sidering it as one unit, recognizes the Who’s
Who nomination as an honor.
For a number of years, West Georgia has
participated in the program and profiles of West
Georgia students have appeared in the annual
publications. Sanford library does not maintain
these publications and it is our feeling that the
absence of these volumes, which are very much
a part of West Georgia’s traditions, will be
niissml in the future. We recommend that San
ford Library obtain the Who's Who publicatins.
They are an investment -in tradition and this
recognized honor should be considered as part
of the history of the institution.
Outlook
NOEL BROWN
In his State of the Union message President
Kennedy presented to Congress a record high
budget of nearly ninety-eight billion dollars in
cluding a deficit of nearly twelve billion. At the
same time he asked congress to reduce (axes
thirteen billion dollars over the next three years.
The imagination is staggered bv thinking of such
enormous sums of money..
Continual deficit spending is a dangerous pol
icy, and President Kennedy has proposed defi
cit spending with a cut in tax income. On ihe
surface this looks ridiculous, but upon close ex
amination it can be understood.
The budget has been presented to Congress;
it has not passed. The President knows that Con
gress will cut many proposed expenditures, ami
when the budget is purged of needless expenses,
the deficit probably will be eliminated.
Politically a tax cut sounds good. The Pres
ident can take credit for any cut in taaxes, and
Congress can only take the blame for not cutting
them. This is a good move by Kennedy because
there are many people who want a tax cut. Since
Kennedy will probably run for re-election in two
years, he might be politicking.
If our economy is to expand government spend
ing must increase, but we must remember that
the United States government’s ability to spend has
a limit.
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Good sportsmanship pays off. This is exemplified
by the fact that institutions which display good sports
manship are highly respected
A consideration of the colleges which have an ex
cellent athletic reputation will demonstrate that these
same colleges display high respect tor their athletes
their coaches, and their opponents. This atmosphere
creates a situation conducive to beneficial school spirit
Intercollegiate sports are well worthwhile, and
displaying the qualities of good sportsmanship is merely
an indication that the participant is approaching the
game with a mature outlook.
Good school spirit and good sportsmanship can only
result if the spectators and the members of the ad
ministration expect it and support it. Many cases can
be cited where sportsmanship was stressed to the extent
that it was considered “the thing to do.” In these in
stances, beneficial spirit and a high degree of morale
were motivated and this in turn was a good reflection
on the institution.
Several players have related stories concerning their
encounters with other players who displayed a remark
able sense of justice and sportsmanlike conduct. In
each case, the players stated that, even though they
might have been on the winning team, they maintained
great respect for the losers. It’s not in the winning or
losing necessarily, but how the game is played and con
ducted that makes a big difference.
It is important that we be able to see ourselves as
others see us. By doing this, we cannot underestimate
the importance of good conduct when representing our
selves to others. In most cases, people believe that
we are what we appear to be.
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PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY SEPTEMBER - MA’i
Editor A1 Cohen
Managing Editor -- Noel Browi
Advertising Manager _ - ■ - Jimmy Arj
Feature Editor _ Beverly Owen
Sports Editor - Ralph Parkmai
Exchange Editor Jimmie Lee Riciie\
Business Manager Pam Nortor
Reporters: Susan Watts, James Flowers. Kennetl
Lash. Barbara Ezell. Sally O. Washburn. Nancy Park
er, Herman Teel. Celeta Estes. Fran Jordon, Dovlc
Shaw, Harry Knight.
Advisors: W. 3. Kennedy. E E. Edwards
” PRE;ss
Publication of the Students of West Georgia College,
MONDAY. JANUARY 28. 1963
Rev. Don Harrison
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In my filing cabinet there is a letter which
I received a couple of years ago from the moth
er of a student. She asked that I please stay
away from her child (I had invited the student
to the Canterbury Club which sponsors speak
ers, discussions, dances and parties). The moth
er protested that such activities were sinful. •
I thought of this letter the other day when a
student was discussing the question of drinking
and whether or not it was “sinful.
What is “sin?” How does one deal with it?
Think about someone with measles. He is
covered with spots. The* spots however, art not
the disease: rather, it is a viral infection, and
the spots art merely symptomatic. So, too,
with what is usually called sin. It is a symp
tom that something is wrong with man. If you
don’t believe that anything is wrong, then pick
up a newspaper and read the front page. The
theme of the Old Testment is that man, through
his own choice, became estranged or separated
from God. The things that we usually call sins
are acts which illustrate mans separation and
alienation. The subsequent story of the Old Test
ament is the story of man’s frantic efforts to
overcome the separation.
The New Testament tells us that God fi
nally took the initiative and in Christ overcame
the separation, ami r hat in His Spirit-filled Com
munity (The Church) He left us a means where
by we could enter into His Body, grow in His
Grace and Love, and thereby reflect in our
lives the Oneness rather than our separation. It
doesn’t do very much good to clear up or hide
the measles’ spots unless the virus infection is
overcome. The same applies to “sins.”
Letter to Editor
Traffic Authorities
Enforce Regulations
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Dear Editor:
With the enormous increase in students at
West Georgia College the traffic problems are
getting out of hand. First, every student ihat
owns or operates a car on campus must regis
ter it with the traffic department; this includes
any car that a student might have to use at
one time or another such as his or her father’s,
mother's, sister’s, or brothers. Any car belong
ing to a student found on the campus during
normal school hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. will be impounded by the maintenance de
partment at a cost of $5.00 to the student.
The second most pressing problem is speed
n the back campus. There is a 15 MPH speed
limit on every street or road on the campus and
it is being violated by almost everyone that
drives on campus. The penalty for violating
ms speed law is c 2 > for the first offense, SIO.OO
for. the second tffense and suspension of driv
ing- privileges for the third offense.
.-'-• in-the very near future there will be many
students that are going to lose their driving priv
ieges for 90 days. There are eight such handi
capped students at the present time. If some
individuals do not obey our regulations they are
going to find themselves being dismissed from
West Georgia College.
The third problem in traffic control is that
some students think that it is alright to park
n faculty parking areas. There is no excuse
whatsoever for any student to park in a posted
area. With some 600 cars registered on this cam
pus in such a small area it is imperative that
ail students, faculty, and staff personnel abide
by the campus traffic regulations.
Sincerely,
Campus Traffic Authorities