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PAGE TWO 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"? fct deorgum “Representing: Georgia's Fastest Growing: College” Editor-in-chief Joyce Morgan Managing Editor Ed Collier Business Manager Roy Templeman News Editor Kathy Thomas Feature Editor Sarah Lee Sports Editor Charlie Shafe Photographers Clayton Knight, Joe Souther Circulation Manager Lester Pope Exchange staff Cynthia Brown, JoAnn Newkirk, Roy Crowiey, General Staff ... Richard DuPree, Barbara Ezelle, Malcolm Fordham, Connie Gentry, Brenda Lloyd, Charles Byram, Glenda Strickland, Thomas Warren, Bill Baldowski, Kathy Jordan, Linda Terrell, David Douglass, Robert Pruitt, Rosa lind Brimer, and Tommy Askew. THE WEST GEORGIAN LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS r 1 — nr SAV HE INSTRUCTOR— 7“VT£ OMOU6 HE WASN’T AOU; TO LFAfcN /AE NOTHIN'.' 1 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 The WEST GEORGIAN wel comes your letters to the editor. Letters should be limited to 250 words. The editor reserves the right to make omissions in let ters over this length.