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Five West Georgia College Seniors
Win Master’s Program Awards
West Georgia College seniors
won five of fourteen three-year
Cooperative Masters’ Program
awards given last week, accord
ing to Dr. Lemuel Norrell, co
ordinator of the program. The
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McKINLEY
VOLUME XXXIV, NUMBER 21
2 Student
Appeals
Decided
By LINDA TERRELL
Two recent appeals by students
suspended for disciplinary rea
sons have resulted in an altera
tion of punishment, but in neither
case were the charges dismissed.
Final decision in one appeal was
made by the Student Disciplinary
Committee, which is composed of
members of the Advisory Coun
cil and which is headed by Dean
John Martin, associate dean of
the College. The second appeal
was denied by this committee,
and in accordance with existing
procedures of the College and the
Board of Regents of the Univer
sity System of Georgia, the ap
peal was then carried before
President James E. Boyd who
made the ruling.
STRICT PROBATION
President Boyd pointed out that
while the punishment in both
cases was reduced, “it was
still rather severe, in that each
student lost a quarter and after
readmission must remain on very
strict probation for several quar
ters.”
In the second case, the student
involved had been placed on dis
ciplinary probation in the fall
quarter. E arly in the winter quar
ter he was involved in a dis
turbance at a concert.
Dean John J. Pershing, dean of
Student Affairs, then suspended
the student for one calendar year,
and, according to the procedures
established by the Board of Re
gents, informed him of the pro
cedure for appeal.
The case was subsequently
brought before the Student Dis
ciplinary Committee which up
held the decision of one-year sus
pension made by Dean Pershing.
HEARING HELD
In a hearing held bfore Presi
dent Boyd at the end of winter
quarter, the student was repre
sented by an attorney who
pointed out discrepancies in the
reports on the case. In addition.
program is funded by the Ford
Foundation.
The West Georgia recipients of
the awards are Linda McKinley,
a mathematics major from
Thomaston; Roger Scott, a po
litical science major from
Gainesville; Larry Prince, a po
litical science major from La-
Grange; Robert Willingham, an
English major from Washington,
Ga.; and Sally Smith, a Franklin
Spanish major.
ALTERNATES
Three alternate students were
chosen in the event that one of
the first five recipients is unable
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Bunnies Paula Ross, a sophomore from
East Point, Ga., and Brenda Gail Smith, a
junior from Lafayette, are helping out the
Enrollment Drops 4 Per Cent;
98 New Students Register
Spring quarter enrollment
dropped four per cent over fall,
1967, but rose 26.6 per cent over
the enrollment last spring quar
ter, according to figures re
leased March 28, by Miss Eliza
beth Parker, Registrar.
A total of 1,794 men and 1,416
women add together to give West
Georgia 3,210 students enrolled
this quarter. In the fall quarter,
1967, enrollment reached 3,344,
while by winter quarter it had
increased to 3,368.
OFF-CAMPUS CLASSES
Miss Parker points out that the
total of 3,310 includes students
to accept the award. The alter
nates are Tommy Scarborough,
a history major from Oxford;
Ed Collier, a Marietta political
science major, and Jim Traylor,
an English major from Means
ville.
$2,300 GRANT
Each student will receive a $2,-
300 grant to study in their chosen
field at the University of Geor
gia. They are expected to com
plete the masters’ degree with
in one year.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
taking four graduate classes
which are being held in Cobb
County and one in Troup County.
These five courses are offered by
the Division of Education.
When asked to explain the four
per cent decrease in the current
enrollment over fall quarter,
Miss Parker said that enrollment
always decreases in the spring.
EXPLANATION
“For one thingpeople have tried
college and found out it isn’t for
them, and also a number of stu
dents complete their course re
quirements for graduation in the
fall or winter quarters,” she
COLLEGES
Ten colleges jW
within the Uni-
versity System Ik
are participa
ting in the pro
gram, and ac- PRINCE
cording to Dr. Norrell, a total of
fourteen awards were presented,
with five of them coming to West
Georgia College.
The students in the program en
tered at the beginning of their
junior year and cooperated in it
during the last two years for bet
ter preparation for graduate
Easter bunny this week by collecting for East
er seals. The project was sponsored by Phi
Sigma Delta sorority.
commented.
In spite of the decrease, how
ever, a total of 98 new students
registered this quarter. New
first-quarter freshmen total 13;
transfer students total 72; and
new “unclassified” and auditing
students total 13.
The 26 per cent increase over
last spring quarter represents
the highest per cent increase for
any one quarter over last year.
Fall quarter, 1967, enrollment
rose 20 per cent over the pre
vious fall quarter, while winter
quarter, 1968, figures went up
25 per cent over winter, 1967.
school. According to Dr. Norrell,
this program involved participa
tion in at least one seminar, as
signment to specially designated
faculty advisors, and taking more
than one foreign language where
possible, among other things.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1968
18 Students
Qualify for
New Society
A total of 18 students have qual
ified for membership in a newly
organized West Georgia chapter
of Pi Gamma Mu, national so
cial science honor society, ac
cording to Dr. James D. Griffin,
associate professor of history.
Requirements for membership
in the society include 30 quarter
hours in the social science field,
an overall average of B-plus, an
upper third of class status, and no
failing grades in social science.
CHARTER MEMBERS
West Georgia students qual
ifying for membership are Gary
Clyde Brock, senior, from Re
saca, Georgia; David R. Carter,
senior, from Carrollton; Edward
Lee Collier, senior, from
Smyrna; Winifred Butler Eng
lish, senior. From Bowdon; April
Fields, senior, from Atlanta;
Larry W. Fiquett, junior, from
Omaha, Georgia; Willis R. Glid
den, senior, from Douglasville;
Susan E. Golczynski, senior,
from Alma, Ga.; Jane Golden,
senior, Carrollton; Anita L. Har
dy, junior, from Griffin; William
R. Jav, senior, Douglasville;
Danny C. Kelley, senior, from
Decatur;
Janice Burns Moore, senior,
from Fitzgerald; Diane T. Nun
nelly, senior, from Carrollton;
Larry E. Prince, senior, from
LaGrange; June Robinson, sen
ior, from Carrollton; William
Thomas Scarborough, senior,
from Oxford; Roger Lamar Scott,
senior, from Gainesville.
Initiation and installation cere
monies will be held as soon as
possible, although no date has
been set as yet. Officers will be
elected at the first meeting. Dr.
James C. Bonner of Georgia Col
lege at Milledgeville, an official
representative for Pi Gamma Mu
in Georgia will be present at the
installation ceremonies.