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Would you like an A or a B for Christmas?
Christmas is Christ
Many people think of Christmas as shopping, writing Christmas
cards, and mailing Christmas packages. How many pause to re
member that it is the day of Christ’s birth?
Many students think of Christmas as dances, planning Christ
mas parties, and eating Christmas dinners. How many pause to
remember the true meaning of Christmas?
Many children think of Christmas as decorations, writing Santa
Claus, and opening Christmas presents. How many pause to think
of what Santa Claus really stands for?
No speech, no criticism
Since freedom of speech is a basic right of the people of the
United States, it would seem that citizens of this country would be
more than willing to state their opinions and beliefs.
Often when a person is asked to state his position on a matter,
he is careful not to say something which might cause his peers
to question or disagree with him. Such a person must hold more
respect for what others think than what he himself believes.
It seems shameful that at the same time Americans are fight
ing to uphold our way of life, citizens of this country are failing
to take full advantage of their rights and liberties because they
don't want to receive any criticism.
Objective is news
The WEST GEORGIAN, a weekly newspaper published by
West Georgia college students, is, though some might not agree,
the voice of the college’s students, faculty and administration con
cerning its activities—both curricular and extra-curricular.
News coverage of major events, on and off campus, which
affect the college is the main purpose of the newspaper. It is not
a bulletin board for various isolated clubs: this service is rendered
by the campus calendar, a weekly feature of the SGA.
Though publication of all college activities is not possible due
to limited space, the newspaper endeavors to cover the more
important ones (basing importance on quality and not quantity.)
It is the policy of the WEST GEORGIAN to publish the more
interesting and timely news. And it is not the policy to be partial
either for or against any campus organization, religious or not.
Let the Klooks kluck
It was ironic that the Ku Klux Klan decided to demonstrate
and organize in Carrollton while the students and faculty of West
Georgia college were on Thanksgiving vacation. Could it be the
brave “knights of the invisible empire” are afraid of the campus’
reaction?
Some students have suggested a protest march to show their
objection to the infiltration of the “lunatic fringe”. But if the
students at West Georgia were to march, it would draw undue at
tention to the Klan, attention the Klan seems to thrive on.
Congress is pulling the white sheet of respectability off the Klan
to expose to the public the cruelty, ignorance and bigotry that hide
under the sheet. Now as congress defrocks the true nature of the
Klan, the old Klan is dying. L“t the white ghosts of the past have
their short-lived fun.
A giant step forward
A student project, the new citizens—college relations committee
is an effort to improve communication between Carrollton and WGC.
Born as a project in a speech class, the committee—to consist
of faculty members, local leaders, and students—will seek to
promote cooperation between the city and the college in coping with
the latter’s “growth pains.”
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Ed Collier
Viet Nani is
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Early this quarter some mem
bers of the social science division
polled their students concerning
the war in Viet Nam and the an
swers and opinions the students
had reflect the ideas held by most
of the campus.
COMMENTS
Here are some of the com
ments:
“1 feel that it is necessary . . .
to keep sending in troops to Viet
Nam to show the Communists that
we are not afraid of them.”
“It would be wrong for the
Americans to quit now, since they
have invested so much money and
so many lives . .
“1 am against our policy be
cause we are losing many men in
the war and the main thing is that
I can't really see the need of ex
tended fighting.”
“. . . It is our country’s duty
to help a country in need. Many
Americans have lost their lives
fighting for a cause called free
dom, but if freedom can be won
for the people, all is not in vain.”
“To pull out of Viet Nam would
give the Communists another
stepping stone to infiltrate and
take other small southeast Asia
countries. This is our moral ob
ligation.”
“I am undecided.”
GENERAL SUPPORT
Many students support the Unit
ed States’ Vietnamese policy,but
these are not the voices the world
hears. The “anti” people attract
the attention of the world and the
people who believe in useless
death who become human torches
draw the crowds.
Do these demonstrators realize
that the men fighting and dying in
Viet Nam are not doing it because
they believe in useless death, but
because they believe in freedom
and duty?
America is morally bound to de
fend freedom and to aid those who
are unable to defend themselves,
and the anti-Viet war demonstra
tors are hurting the “cause” -
called freedom.
Dest deorgtan
“Representing Georgia’s Fastest Growing
College”
Published each Friday by the students of West Georgia col
lege, September-May (except during holidays and exams).
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
Circulation Manager Lester Pope .
Photographers Clayton Knight, Roy Crowley
Exchange Staff Cynthia Brown, Jo Ann Newkirk,
Kathy Brewster
Typists Sandra Scarboro, Brenda Lloyd, Pam Red
man, Stephanie Frapart, and Jane Wiggins
General Staff Richard DuPree, Barbara Ezeile, Mal
colm Fordham, Connie Gentry, Brenda Lloyd, Charles
By ram, Glenda Strickland, Thomas Warren, Bill i
Baidowski, Kathy Jordan, David Douglass, Robert
Pruitt, Rosalind Brimer, Tommy Askew, Elaine
Gossett, Jane Seal, John Greene, and Bruce Hilde
brand.
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IF SHE WASNT 50 RANG TALL ."
Kathy Kallemright
‘Harum Scarum’ shows
El\ is Presley, but no plot
The most amazing thing about Elvis Presley is that he has the
nerve to appear (we won’t say act) in sub-mediocre movie after
sub-mediocre movie at the rate of at least two per year.
His latest attempt, “Harum
Scarum.” which co-stars Mary
Ann Mobley and Fran Jeffries,
features the usual lack of acting
ability and the usual ridiculous,’
contrived plot.
Presley is cast as a movie star
who is kidnapped by a band of as
sassins while on a personal ap
pearance tour of the Middle East.
Turning down a good chance to
keep Elvis out of the movie for
a while, the assassins immedi
ately allow him to become in
volved in a plot to murder the
king.
Elvis uses the opportunity to
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, IMS
advantage: he karate-chops a leo
pard and several men, falls in
love with a princess, and sings
nine new songs, during which
slave girls conveniently double as
supporting dancers.
Elvis could take a hint from the
Beatles and start using a little
talent in his movies, but, if “Ha
rum Scarum” is any judge, he ob
viously intends to continue his
policy of insulting the public’s in
telligence. Unfortunately, too
many members of the public don’t
take offense.
Letter to Editor
Protestors are
uninformed
Dear Editor:
Protests against the United
States’ policy in Viet Nam took
on anew look as a protest with
25,000 - 40,000 participants was
held inWashington.D.C. The man
burning his draft card on the
street corner has been eclipsed
by this mass demonstration.
The question of the lack of pa
triotism of these people is not
as important as their reasons for
demonstrating. More than likely
many are uninformed. They can’t
or don’t want to try to understand
why the United States is fighting.
If these demonstrators would
look back into history they would
find that every country that is “on
top” so to speak in both eco
nomics and in the standard of
living enjoyed by its citizens has
had to fight to get there and in
many cases fight to stay there.
The fight in Viet Nam is one of
the se fights to keep our way of life
and form of government. Toback
down to the crisis in Viet Nam
would be a defeat in our struggle
to keep what we have. These dem
onstrators should recognize this
and help instead of just enjoying
what others are fighting to keep.
Richard Dupree