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West Georgia College
VOLUME XXXI
Jan Prater smiles radiantly after receiving the Miss Home*
coming crown for 1964. She was crowned by Dr. James Boyd.
Jail Prater Hailed As Queen
Over Largest Homecoming Crowd
Miss Jan Prater, a senior elementary education major from
Calhoun, was crowned queen of the 1964 Homecoming Dance amid
the largest crowd to ever attend West Georgia homecoming fes
tivities.
Performing the traditional
crowning of the queen was Dr.
James Boyd, president of West
Georgia College.
Members of the 1964-’65
Homecoming Court are
Martha Brown, Sara Buckels,
Laura Holloman, Carol Ann
Mowell, MaryEm Robinson
Carol Smith, and Kathie
Wolfe.
The senior class, under the
leadership of Chuck Miller,
senior class president, and in
conjunction with David Park
man, director of alumni
affairs, sponsored the home
coming festivities.
Awards for the most original
and appropriate campus dec
orations were presented to
Cobb Hall in the dormitory di
vision and Student Education
Association in the organization
division.
Music for the dance was pro
vided by the “Night Shadows”
from Atlanta.
Kingston Trio
SOC Choice
I\ext Quarter
The Kingston Trio was se
lected as first choice for the
winter quarter entertainment by
the Student Organizations
Council in their recent meeting.
No definite plans have been
made yet, but the group picked
first, second and third choices
from the following list: Ottis
Redding for SIOOO, Count Basie
for SISOO, Gayle Garnett for
SISOO, Kingston Trio, price un
determined, and the Four
Preps for SISOO.
The Four Preps were select
ed as second choice with Count
Basie as third choice.
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CARROLLTON. GEORGIA. 30117. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1964
Dr. Hurt Speaks
To BSU Members
Dr. John J. Hurt, editor of
the “Christian Index” and a
reporter to the Ecumenical
Council held in Rome, Italy,
spoke to B.S'.U. on Tuesday
night, December 1.
Dr. Hurt spoke about relig
ious liberty and the effect that
the Ecumenical Council might
have on the future of religious
liberty.
Dr. Hurt reported that Pope
Paul had said the idea of re
ligious liberty would be dis
cussed at the Ecumenical
Council, but it was not brought
up.
Although the council didn’t
vote, Dr. Hurt expressed belief
that 85 percent of the bishops
were in favor of religious lib
erty.
Dr. Hurt spoke extensively
on religious conditions in Spain.
He emphasized the fact that
Catholicism is the only rec
ognized religion in Spain at
this time.
Christmas Comes
Early To WGC
Christmas came to WGC stu
dents Saturday night, Decem
ber 5, at a party sponsored by
various clubs and organiza
tions.
Featured at the Christmas
party were records for dancing,
group singing of Christmas car
ds, an old-fashioned cakewalk,
musical bingo, and entertain
ment in the form of a hooten
anny, piano solos, and skits.
Canned goods and money do
nations were given for a needy
family.
Refreshments of punch,
parched peanuts, popcorn and
cookies were served.
West Georgia Students
Honored By Who’s Who
In American Colleges
Next Studycade
Tours New York
The Adult Education Depart
ment announces that plans are
being made for a second stu
dent studycade to New York
and the World’s Fair.
A group of 78 students and
faculty advisors went from
West Georgia last year. Since
the trip was a success, plans
are being made to return if
enough students are interested.
The trip would take place be
tween the spring and summer
quarters, June 6-14, 1965. A box
wII be placed in the student
office, in which ail interested
students are usked to leave
their names as soon as pos
sible. Meetings to plan the trip
should begin early next quar
ter.
' A committee of students will
work to help with planning the
next trip. Those interested in
working on this committee
should see Wayne Seabolt.
Social Security
Forms Requested
Miss Elizabeth Parker, regis
trar at WGC, requests that all
students come by her office
prepared to fill out a form
giving their full name and so
cial security number. Those
students who do not have a
social security number are re
quested to get one for this
form. Please do this at your
earliest convenience.
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“The Monkey” is entered into enthusiastically by dancers on
Homecoming night.
Twenty-two West Georgia College juniors and seniors have
been elected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges
and Universities.
CAMPUS
SCENES
There was a strange light ex
tending from a window at the
boys’ Row Hall into various win
dows along the backside of the
girls’ Mandeville Dorm the other
night. Clearly this was a scien
tific phenomena! !
Wearied professor calmly
gazes at the eight eager faces
who sit in his class on the Wed
nesday morning before the
Thanksgiving break. There is
little thought of the wayward 20.
* * *
Several future track stars de
veloping as they make the life
or death dash through a freez
ing atmosphere from Strozier
and Aycock dorms to their class
es.
* * *
Male student seen pulling
socks and other small clothing
items out of mail each morning.
Wanted: Meeting
Schedules
All clubs, classes, dormitor
ies, and organizations are re
quested to turn in a list of
their meetings scheduled for
winter quarter to either Sandy
Williamson or Ken Mclnnis by
the end of fall quarter.
NUMBER SIX
Selections for this honor are
made by a faculty committee
and are based on scholarship,
citizenship, leadership in aca
demic and extracurricular ac
tivities, service to the school
and promise of future useful
ness.
The following students were
chosen as a result of their
achievements in the above
fields.
BRAD ALMON, a senior
majoring in history, is a mem
ber of the History Club and
MAA. He is resident counselor
at FTesbyterian Hall. Mr. Al
mon is a transfer student from
the University of North Caro
lina and is from Dawson,
Georgia.
JAMES BAGGETT, a senior
majoring in biology, has been
a member of Mu Zeta Alpha,
M.A.A. and treasurer of The
Chemistry Club. He is from
Douglasville, Georgia.
JAMES BLACKWELL, a
junior mathematics major
from Carrollton, has been a
member of the varsity base
ball team and MAA. He re
ceived the sophomore mathe
matics award, the freshman
biology award, and has been
named to the Dean’s List con
sistently.
MARTHA BROWN, a senior
from Decatur, has served as
president of the choir, treasur
er of SEA, senior class editor
of the Chieftain, and reporter
for the West Georgian. She
has been a member of SOC,
Homecoming Court, May
Court, Sweetheart Court, and
Chieftain Salutes.
DAVID CAGLE, a senior
majoring in English, has
been a member of the baseball
team, Spanish Club, MAA, and
Alpha Theta. He was named
Best Supporting Actor by Al
pha Theta, and he has served
as a student counselor. Mr.
Cagle is from Cartersville.
BARBARA DeLOACH, a
senior majoring in English,
has been a member of Alpha
Theta, French Club, Literary
Club, History Club, and SOC.
She was freshman class presi
dent and winner of the History
Club Award. Her name has
appeared on the Dean’s List
for two years. She is from
West Point.
PAT FULTON, a senior ma
joring in English, served two
years as class editor of the
Chieftain. She has been secre
tary-treasurer of the SGA,
chieftain of the WAA, member
of SEA, featured in Chieftain
Salutes, and on the Dean’s
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