Newspaper Page Text
December 6, 1968
Malcolm Storey
Wars Produced Spies, VFW,
Pensions, John Wayne Movies
Massive armed forces, two sides, not much of a cause,
inconclusive results, enormous cost of life and property damage and
God on one side (although He’s not telling which side He favors)...
there you have some common features of War.
NATIONALISM
Wars have produced the
VFW, the DAR, numerous
diplomats and spies, pensions,
the G.I. Bill, several generals
memoirs, and John Wayne
movies. War generates a certain
excitement and this is recorded
by the news media. War helps
control the population explosion
by not letting some people
mature.
We have flags to rally round
and combat boots and Army
Held jackets to wear when it’s
cold, thanks to war.
When a war is over, soldiers
come home and write poems
about apple pies and moms,
If this situation sounds glum .
. . since the turn of the century,
nearly 800,000 U. S. citizens
Letter to Editor
Sophomores
Need Money
Sophomores:
Fellow sophomores, our class
is broke. We spent more than
our budget allowed on Rat Week
festivities, band, posters, etc., so
therefore, we have no funds on
which to operate for the rest of
the year. This year’s
Homecoming will be held Jan.
25, and the weekend’s festivities
will be highlighted by a parade
in which all classes and clubs
have been urged to participate
by entering a float.
Concerning this matter, we
the sophomore officers tried to
think of some project that our
class could sponsor to raise this
money. But we are faced with a
time limiting factor in that we
will have less than three weeks
next quarter in which to
complete the work we have to
do. The most practical solution
we came up with was the idea of
charging SI.OO for sophomore
dues. A table will be set up in
the gym and will be available to
you at registration next quarter.
I will again report to you at
the very first of next quarter, as
we have to start work on this as
soon as possible. Sophomores, I
urge you to support your class.
Greg Wojcik
Sophomore President
Everything For
Your
Sweet Tooth
AT
McGEE'S
BAKERY
ON THESQUARE
CARROLLTON
have been killed by private
owned guns versus 630,768
Americans killed in all the
nation’s wars.
BULLET HOLES
Soviet Poet Yevgeny
Judy Long
Experimental Hall
Concept Destroyed
A successful and worthwhile project is about to be destroyed on the
West Georgia campus.
Mandeville House was estab
lished three years ago as an “ex
perimental” residence hall under
the guidance and encouragement
of Dean John Pershing. A select
group of upperclass women were
given the opportunity to prove
that they were mature and res
ponsible. They received 1:30 per
mission each night, and many of
the minute, ridiculous restric
tions of other residence halls
were abolished.
RESPONSIBILITY
This “experiment” has proven
to be successful. These women
have accepted the responsibility
of their freedom.
When the opening of the new wo
men's residence hall was an
nounced for winter quarter, the
women of Mandeville House were
offered the opportunity of moving
to V-ll and retaining their priv
ileges. They were assured that
spaces would be reserved for
them in one wing of the hall and
they would be permitted to select
Lovvorn Jewelry Cos.
ON TH! SQUARE
We invite you to come in and select your
gifts from our wide assortment of:
Watches Diamonds
China Silver
, Crystal
A complete. assortment of Ladles' & Men's
Jewelry Items
Free Gift Wrapping
Guaranteed Watch Repair
Engraving
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Yeotushenko recently wrote
“The sUrs
In your flag
America
Are like bullet holes.”
But with God on our side, a
soldier expects to go to heaven if
he is killed in the line of duty.
This is sometimes better than
going home.
other women to fill up the wing.
The matter was brought before
the hall council and passed.
MISTAKEN
When the time came to sign up
for rooms, the women were still
under the mistaken impression
that they had some voice in the
matter of who would live in their
wing of the hall, but things had
changed. Mr. Donald Gehring, di
rector of housing, announced
without warning, that any junior
or senior woman could sign up
for a room in this wing of the hall
and enjoy the privileges for which
the Mandeville women had
worked.
INITIATIVE
The women’s rules on this
campus should be liberalized, but
why can’t the students them
selves, students who have already
expressed interest in such a
change, take the initiative and the
change be brought about in a more
organized, fairer, more gradual
manner.
Fountain
In a letter on page four of this issue Mr. Harry Baldwin, landscape
architect for the college, expresses his support for a fountain on
campus. However, Mr. Baldwin recommends that the fountain be
located in the Academic Complex, near the new men’s residence
hall, or in the plazas of the new buildings still in the planning stage.
His reasoning and suggestions seem valid.
Therefore, the WEST GEORGIAN would like to urge the
administration to plan ahead to provide for a fountain in one of
these areas. Such a feature would certainly add a great deal to the
appearance of this campus, probably much more than a scraggily
pine tree or sickly willows.
If lack of funds is still a problem, as it no doubt will be, this is
still an excellent, ready-made service project for any class, club, or
organization to undertake.
Forum
The recent student-faculty forum on college life provided several
students with a unique opportunity to air their views about West
Georgia College to people who counted and who would listen. Dean
John Pershing is to be congratulated for planning this forum. It is
hoped that many more such forums will be planned and that other
discussions which will involve the entire student body will evolve.
The general concensus reached at the forum was that WGC
students are a “bunch of clods” who really care about nothing on
this campus. This dreary conclusion, supported by the recent lack of
response to class elections and other campus events, should serve as a
springboard for a campaign against apathy.
At the heart of this problem is a I*'*V. of communications between
all segments of the college students, faculty, and administration.
Participants in the forum are eager to bridge this gap. However, they
need support. Students on this campus have the power to change
anything which they do not like, if only they will take advantage of
the channels open to them or create channels of their own. If you
have a complaint, go to a participant in this forum, your SGA class
representative, SGA officers, your professors, Dean Pershing, Mr.
Gehring, Dr. Boyd. Don’t just sit around and gripe take action!
Evaluation
It appears that the SGA’s Teacher-Course Evaluation is at last on
the right track. It is a pity, however, that it should have stirred up so
much controversy. Due to a lack of understanding or
communication, the project was almost cancelled unnecessarily.
The plan, as it stands now, appears to be workable and fair to
both students and faculty. If all faculty will agree to participate and
if students will be objective and fair in their evaluations, this project
should be a success. It will give both students and faculty an
accurate scale by which to judge the entire academic system of the
college.
The WEST GEORGIAN would like to congratulate Ches Gwinn
and members of the Teacher-Course Evaluation Committee for their
efforts. It is hoped that the evaluation itself will be handled as well
and that all students and faculty will participate.
Sunbeam 36-vent
SPRAY, STEAM, OR DRY
IRON
“HARVEST GOLD" COLOR HANDLE^^^flft
©SUNBEAM ©SUNBEAM CORP , 1968 A 3978 7 P,.r.ted .n US A.
Carrollton "Ace" Hardware
Phone 832-6371
Warehouse 832-3162
Paints ★ Appliances
Heating ★ Air Conditioning
Page Five