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West i.whh.iav Volume XXXVIII Number IT 1971- Year of Presidents And Protests iJK \ -4| JL jl f v* % STALLINGS CLOSES CRISIS CENTER It was a case of now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t, as the Crisis Center was closed, reprieved, and finally closed for good by Dean Tracy Stallings in January. v,v prapsT ~-&BW&hJ VwP ll^ PAFFORD * NONVIOLENCE LEADER HARRIS David Harris, draft resister and advocate of nonviolent social protest, spoke on campus at the end of spring quarter. r BOYD West Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 -wcamSwr.'"'Sr'" -- • Al,, W m, 4Jgß| ■Hi?ftbfl. Jyj| MSMHM ■Pflßi DRUG PROTESTORS HEAR SPEECHES Protest speeches and demonstrations followed the arrests of 22 students in massive drug raids in May. Major news stories at West Georgia during 1971 were made by presidents their retirements, elections, and inaugurations —and by protests in op position to marijuana trials, pollution and shoddy products, the closing of the crisis center, and society in general. Dr. James Boyd, who had served as president of West Georgia for 10 years, announced his retirement early in January. A thorough search for anew president finally yielded Dr. Ward B. Pafford, who was appointed in June, took office in August, and was inaugurated in formal ceremonies on Oct. 29. Winter quarter of 1971 saw the demise of West Georgia *s Crisis Center, a student operated service intended to aid students with drug and other problems. In January, Dean Tracy Stallings closed the center, re-opened it when presented with a petition signed by 1700 students, and eventually discontinued the service And drugs and protest hit the front page again with the arrest of 22 students in a pre-dawn raid on Tuesday, May 18. A rally and a march into Carrollton were staged to protest the arrests. Two noted critics of American industry and political structure, Ralph Nader and David Harris, addressed groups on the West Georgia campus during spring quarter. Another president was in the news in February as Don Smart was elected to the top office in the Student Government. The reins of the West Georgian changed hands five times during 1971 as three editors served during fall quarter. Irene Young ended her career as editor in January, and Jeanne Mathews assumed the post for winter, spring, and summer quarters. Lisa Hughes became editor in the fall only to resign in protest near the end of the quarter, charging advisor censorship. B KL ■'■''& ,vV->. ' y; v^.: ; ’ A r '. _ ' H r; . S Wl jM SGA PRESIDENT DON SMART Smart elected in February to succeed Chuck Hill. ML. ■AM CONSUMER ADVOCATE NADER Ralph Nader, celebrated defender of consumer rights, addressed an assembly at the Parents’ Day festivities in May. January 7, 1972