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EDITORIALS
Splendor in the lounge?
As simple as the garbage can (a device for the purpose ol
holding discarded litter) is to use, few patrons of the West Georgia
College student lounge seem to be able to comprehend its operation
Ihe student lounge is our hangout, our place to congregate, to
relax, to talk, to watch television or to play bridge.
It is the p: ie of the student body in all its magnificent splendor
—a scene of crumpled paper cups on the floor, ashes on the tables,
spilled soft drinks left for someone else to clean up, sandwich
crumbs, and u > many other bits of litter several hundred students
can accumulate
Indeed, from the looks of our pride and joy, the student lounge,
we aren’t going to the dogs, as adults commonly accuse us, we've
gone to the pigs!
Girls-more than marionettes
A male student was heard this week exclaiming that West
Georgia coeds are uninformed, apathetic, and shallow. In other
words, he accused campus members of the fairer sex of not know
ing what is happening in the world around them, not trying to do
anything about it, and not caring what anyone else does.
He illustrated his idea by saying that if the average WGC coed
were asked to identify Ho Chi Minh, she would probably answer
with description of the newest pre-packaged Chinese dinner found
on the shelves of Carrollton grocery stores.
This critic of the coed then explained that the average college
girl’s mind is cluttered with thoughts about nothing more than
trivialities clothes, hairstyles, make-up, and the latest data on
who’s dating who.
On the other hand, he was convinced that the outlook of the
WGC male student is much broader and more mature. He re
vealed that if one listened to an average “bull session" in a men's
dormitory he would hear discussion on such lofty topics as philoso
phy, religion, and politics.
There are many coeds on this campus who are striving to
become cultured, well-informed citizens. Many show their interest
in the world around them bv becoming active members and leaders
in various campus organizations. It is certainly unfair to accuse
these students of being apathetic.
As for those coeds who may at tiroes seem to be preoccupied
with trivialities perhaps they would try to broaden their outlook
if they realized that the average male student is so intellectual and
well-informed.
WGC-superior or inferior?
Someone once said that you can tell a superior college from an
inferior one by the term used to refer to the female dormitories.
If the administration and the students refer to the housing as
girls’ dormitories, then there is something still to be desired in
the student-faculty relationship. There is an obvious lack of con
fidence in the students by those in charge and little confidence in
themselves on the part of the students. Both groups look upon the
students as little more than adolescents, who are out of high school
and in college, to whom the faculty and administors must dictate
every rule and action, and there is little social “liberty” on the
campus.
On the other hand, if female resident halls are referred to as
women’s dormitories, there is often a difference. The faculty
obviously respects the students as young adults who are capable of
making many of their own decisions. Likewise, the students think
of themselves as something more than immature children.
What do we have at West Georgia? Do our female students live
in women’s dormitories or do we still have “girls’ dorms"?
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Letter to editor
Accuses critic of Collier
of propaganda devices
Dear Editor:
In a previous letter, John Wayne
Green criticiszed the writers of
the three songs, “The Eve of De
struction,’’ “The Dawn of Cor
rection’’ and “The Universal
Soldier.’’ He used some rather
abstract, but effective, wording
in his criticism, openly imply
ing that the writers were com
munist sympathizers, narrow
minded individuals and extrem
ists.
In answer to Mr. Green’s let
ter of “condemnations’’ andcrit
icisms of “so-called social
songs,” I would like to ask the
supporters of this letter a few
questions and express a few
“narrowminded and extreme”
views of my own.
PROPAGANDA DEVICES
Mr. Green must have done very
well in English 101, for his use
of propaganda devices (refer to
“Rhetoric” by Hughes and Du
hamel for further information)
in his letter enhances his “con
structive thinking.” (He uses) ab
stract words which have no spe
cific meaning, but merely arouse
emotional feelings....
Mr. Green, what are “social
songs,” and just where does one
draw the line between narrow
mindedness and constructivity?
What are the “vices of society,”
and why are the authors of “The
Eve of Destruction” and “The
Dawn of Correction” part of this
“vice”?
NAME CALLING
“ ‘Name Calling’ is a device
to make us form judgment with
out examining the evidence on
which it should be based. Here
the propagandist appeals to our
hate and fear. He does this by
giving ‘bad names' to those in
dividuals, groups, nations, races,
policies, practices, beliefs, and
ideals which he would have us
CONDEMN and reject.”—Hughes
and Duhamel. Here I am refer
ring to Mr. Green’s use of the
words communism, isolation, and
Red China in connection with his
CONDEMNATION of the song
“The Universal Soldier” which
seems to favor an “ideal situa
tion” of peace. Again I would ask
Mr. Green a question. Where
would the world be without her
idealists?
CARD STACKING
“ ‘Card Stacking’ is a device in
which the propagandist employs
all the arts of deception to win
our support for himself... He
stacks the cards against the tru
th. He uses under-emphasis and
over-emphasis to dodge issues
and evade facts.” Mr. Green,
why are views on destruction and
correction in society narrow
minded and extreme? Why do
people who wish peace condone
(Mr. Green, I must compliment
you on your word choice. The
word condone does have a nasty
connotation.) communism and
the admittance of Red China to
the United Nations, as well as,
suggest isolationism.
I believe that the world could
very well be on the eve of de
struction or the dawn of correct
ion. What happens in the next
few months, or years, could very
well determine whether you and
I will ever see the unveiling of
“The Universal Soldier" or
whether we will depart into dark
ness as “TheUnknownSoldiers.”
(Pardon my use of abstract ter
minology, but isn’t the future as
stract?)
Ronald Chris Roberts
Letter to the Editor
Traffic light
might be
answer
j
Dear Editor:
Traffic, a perplexing problem
that has long faced West Georgia
College, has recently reached the
breaking point with many students
due to the overcrowded facilities,
road construction and long wait
required to leave campus.
We realize that in view of the
construction work on campus that
it is indeed hard to deal with
this problem, but sometimes it
takes as long as twenty minutes
after classes just to get on Maple
street.
We also realize that once the
construction is completed on the
north end of the campus the pro-
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1965
Ed Collier
Negro leader
extends strife
Asa person who believes in
and supports every individual's
civil rights, I have understood the
reasons for the civil rights;
I have understood the reasons for
the civil rights marches and de
monstrations, and I have seen the
necessity for vigorous federal in
tervention when local authorities
fail to respond no Negro de
mands. But the reason for con
tinuing the civil rights demon
strations in Taliaferro County
(Crawfordville) eludes me.
DEMANDS MET
In the past all civil rights ac
tion taken in Georgia by either the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People or
the Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference was necessary
and lasted only until the Negroes
demands for equality and social
freedom were met.
In Crawfordville, however, one
man, Mr. Hosea Williams, is
blocking all efforts to work out
a compromise. Williams, an
official of the SCLC, turned down
Governor Sanders’ offers and in
so doing said there would be
no let up in demonstrations. The
reason Williams doesn’t want to
accept the Governor’s more than
generous offers concerning
Negro policemen, voter registra
tion and school buss desegrega
tion seems to be his desire to
make Crawfordville into a
problem that cannot be solved.
MOVEMENT DAMAGED
Actions like those of Williams
not only seriously damage
the negro movement for social
equality, but they make the
negro’s supporters lose faith in
the negro leadership.
Williams is now leading the
Crawfordville demonstrations,
and from all appearances he will
continue to be in charge of the
civil rights action in Taliaferro
county unless the local Negroes
decide to accept the Governor’s
offer.
It is people like Hosea Williams,
who are to determined to get what
they want regardless of what they
are offered, that destroy the ac
complishments made by the com
promisers, by the moderates and
by the concerned.
blem will be reduced but still
far from being solved.
A step in the way of eliminat
ing or helping the problem we
feel would be the installation of
a traffic light on Maple street
adjacent to the back campus road.
We feel that this would serve a
twofold purpose. First, it would
greatly aid those students leav
ing campus by holding up traffic
on Maple street. Second, it would
help eliminate some of the “hot
roding” and speeding which en
sues on Maple street.
It appears to us that the college
carries sufficient “weight” and
in view of the problem, the fine
city of Carrollton should be ap
proached to provide a traffic light
at the indicated place for the
betterment of all concerned.
Charlie Shafe
Lowell White
James Parker
Arnold Moore
Letters are welcome
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