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Irvine S. Ingram: First College President Dead
Irvine Sullivan Ingram
VOLUME 47-NUMBER 15
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Baby, It's
Cold Outside
50-Minute Class Issue Not Dead Yet;
Kay To File Appeal With Regents
BY MARK McCLOUD
Student Government President
Michael Kay says he will file an ap
peal this week with the Board of
Regents in hopes they will examine
the Faculty Senate's decision to
reinstate the 50 nunute class system.
Kav filed an initial appeal with West
Georgia president Dr. Maurice Town
send. but was denied on grounds that
Townsend believed there were "sound
academic reasons to return to the-50-
minute class period". "He just rub
berstamps everything the faculty
senate puts out," said Kay. "He s got
to realize that he's the executive bran
ch. He's got to take more responsibili
ty and watch what the Facn’ty Senate
WEST GEORGIAN
Old Man Winter greeted students nastily back to school Monday with
record low temperatures and harsh cold winds as they were attending their
first full week of classes. According to the Guy Sharpe Early Flurry Worry
System, there was a slight possibility of snow last night followed by warmer
temperatures into the weekend. Pictured is a young girl hurrying to her
class. (Photo by David Edwards)
is doing,” Kay said. Towasend ap
proved the Faculty Senate's decision,
saying that it was a matter for the
Faculty to decide rather than the ad
ministration. Townsend says the
return to the earlier schedule meets
the Chancellor’s office approval.
Kay, who is a student represen
tative on the Finance Committee of
the Board of Regents, will meet with
the regents this afternoon during their
regular monthly meeting. He said,
however, the appeal would probably
not be discussed until their February
meeting. "I hope the Board of
Regents will look at it in a better light
than the president did. Of course, they
might rubberstamp what the presi
West Georgia College’s first presi
dent. Dr. Irvine Sullivan Ingram, died
December 27 at the age of 89
Ingram, for whom the library was
named in 1980, presided over the col
lege for 41 years and saw the in
stitution through three stages of its
development. He was named Prin
cipal of West Georgia's parent school,
the Fourth District Agricultural and
Mechanical School, better known as
the A&M School, in 1920. Ingram
resided in what is now the Alumni
House.
Wlien the A&M School evolved into
a junior or two-year college in 1933,
Ingram was selected by the Universi
ty System Board of Regents to con
tinue in his leadership of the in
stitution, but he and the school would
have new titles. Ingram became the
first president of West Georgia Col
lege.
He then presided over the develop
ment of the institution into a senior
college in 1957. Ingram retired from
the presidency in 1960, At that time
the Regents named him 1 Resident
Emeritus. I .ess than a year after his
‘lrement, Ingram returned to the
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GA. 30118
dent did too. Whether they will even
hear it is up to them. I hope it can go
through,” he said.
The faculty senate passed the mo
tion to return to the 50-minute pro
gram during their October session,
although it was not a topic on the
agenda. Since then it has drawn con
siderable student criticism and con
sequently a petition with 2,316 student
signatures, calling for a reversal of
the decision. In their final meeting of
the fall term, the senate reconsidered
their vote on the matter but then,
quickly reaffirmed their original
stand. The motion passed by a vote of
12 to 7 with one abstention.
administrative duties following the
death of his successor. Ingrain served
for six months until anew president
was named.
Ingram related easily to people in
all walks of life, ranging from "big
shot executives to fanners on the Car
roll County countryside,” said Dr.
Tracy Stallings, college relations
director who was dean of students
during Ingram’s last year at West
Georgia.
Stallings traveled with Ingram, who
was popular on the lecture circuit,
and said they never passed through a
town in Georgia in which Ingrain
wasn’t acquainted with one of its
residents. Stallings laughingly recalls
the black Buick he and the president
traveled in to.the various speaking
engagements. The car was equipped
with a buzzer that went off whenever
the vehicle reached a certain speed.
Ingram wanted the buzzer set at 80
m.p.h., but Stallings, who always
drove, would always run the setting
up higher.
Ingram exhibited a good sense of
humor and a great love for animals,
especially cats, Stallings said. The
Homecoming Set For Feb. 6;
Parade Under Consideration
By Hal Partridge
Homecoming. The word strikes an
image into the mind of a loving, car
ing family welcoming back into its
outstretched arms a cherished
member that has been away. The
■ symbolic significance of this image is
reflected in West Georgia’s
Homecoming theme: “Growing
Together Towards A New Horizon.”
Just as the returned member rejoins
its rightful fold, the individuals fuse
as one entity and strive towards bet
terment, success and humane
understanding.
This theme is to lie assimilated in
banners produced by the various
organizations and residence halls that
wish to enter the Banner Contest.
Those groups wishing to join competi
tion should inform Gwen Scoggins in
the Student Activities Office at 834-
1364. The banners should be bed sheet
size and should also illustrate school
spirit. They are to be hung in the HPF
Building between 2 and 4 p.m. on Feb.
6. Judging will take place at 4 p.m , so
early arrival Is recommended. The
winner will lie announced at half-time
of the basketball game that evening,
and will receive a trophy.
A tentative parade on F’eb. 6 which
would begin downtown, then trundle
down Maple St. to campus Is in the
works. The rolling exhibition would
Legislators Predict Passage
For Drinking Age Legislation
BY MARK McCLOUD
If the predictioas made by several
local legislators come true, young
people under the age 21 will no longer
be able to legally buy booze in the
state of Georgia soon.
“It looks like (the bill) will probably
pass because that seems to be the
general mood at the Capitol right
now,” said Rep. Gerald Johnson, D-
Carrollton. ‘‘Personally, I will pro
bably vote agaiast it,” he said feeling
the major problem existed with
loopholes in Georgia’s DUI laws.
Johnson also said he felt a crackdown
on those selling booze to minors was
necessary. Johnson believes the con
troversial Issue would be one of the
first topics to come before the recent
Georgia Assembly session.
Joe Thompson, D-Smyma, sponsor
of the proposed legislation, said, “The
college students got a free ride the
last time they came to the Capitol. I
didn’t fight them. They talked on
some philosophical point like, 'l’m 20-
years-old and I ought to be able to do
what I want to do.’ Well, they can talk
on a high plane, but a lot of them are
living in the gutter; a lot of them are
having drinking problems, and the
former president also was a pioneer in
race relations in his time. He sought
change “and occasionally ran afoul of
some of the politicians" of the area for
that reason, the director recalled.
Stallings believes that Ingram’s
favorite quotation, "Behind every
great institution, there’s a great in
dividual,” can be applied to Ingram
himself. Dr. Hannon W. Caldwell,
former chancellor of the University
System said prior to Ingrams’ retire
ment, "Through his outstanding
leadership, he has made a significant
contribution to education in Georgia
and the Southeast... When he retires,
he will leave behind him an institution
which will always stand as a monu
ment to him and his sacrificial labors
here.”
Ingram attained national and inter
national prominence as an educa
tional pioneer and consultant. He was
instrumental in obtaining a Rosen
wald fund grant for $250,000 which
facilitated the early development of
West Georgia.
After studying the needs of the
western area of Georgia, he initiated
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1982
include floats from the different
organizations and residence halls;
however, the Student Activities Office
needs more feedback concerning par
ticipation from these groups before a
final decision is made.
West Georgia’s ideal woman will be
crowned Homecoming Queen from a
confection of lovely ladies sponsored
by the groups on campus. The only re
quirements are that she must have an
overall GPA of 2.0. The deadline for
entry is F'riday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. in the
Student Activities Office.
Photographs of the contestants will
be taken on Jan. 18. These pictures
will run in the Jan. 27 issue of the West
Georgian. All contestants will be
presented at half-time of the Arm
strong State game, Jan. 28. Casual at
tire is required as is suited escort.
Initial voting will take place on Jan.
28 and 29 to limit the field to five
finalists. Voting booths will be arrang
ed at Z-6, the student center and the
Quadrangle (if inclement weather en
sues, this booth will be moved inside
of the humanities building). Voting on
the five finalists will be held on Feb. 4
and 5 at the same locales. The
Finalists photographs will run in the
Feb. 3 issue of the West Georgian.
F’ormal attire, for both contestants
statistics bear them out.”
Karen I.a ns ter, task force coor
dinator for the Georgia Student
Association said, ‘ All students should
be alarmed that one of our few rights
as Georgia residents will be taken
away from us. We must mobilize our
efforts and direct our energies if we
want this bill to be defeated. A unified
student voice must be heard.” The
GSA is Georgia’s collegiate lobbying
organization specifically geared to
lobby the Georgia legislature and
represent the college students in
Two Week Delay
Seen ForWWGC
This Is almost getting to be a habit. Once again, at the very peak of
preparation for the fateful day of signing on the air with the long awaited
1000 watts, the Album FM, WWGC, has suffered another setback
As was the case with the previous problems, it was nothing that could be
helped or prevented by anyone involved with the station. This time the
culprit was the brand new antenna that was purchased for the power boost.
There were faults in it so it had to be sent back to the factory and there will
be an expected two week delay before the station can finally go on the air.
The staff sends their apologies and asks everyone to keep their fingers
crossed this time.
the teacher education program at
West Georgia and encouraged im
provement of curriculum in the public
schools. He also attempted to close
the gap communication between col
lege and public school personnel by
annually bringing superintendents
and principals to the campus and
leading in other cooperative projects
Ingram was best known for his work
in the advancement of continuing
education which is still a major area
at West Georgia. He was also active
with the Southern Association of Col
leges and Schools.
A recipient of numerous awards, in
cluding the Distinguished Service
Award from The Woman’s College ol
Georgia, and the Delbert Clark Award
from West Georgia College, Dr. In
gram also earned the title of "Man of
the Year” in Carrollton in 1961 by a
vote of civic leaders.
Dr. Ingram was selected as one of
the featured individuals for a 28-
minute 16mm film about outstanding
Georgians produced by the Georgia
Educational Television Network in
1975.
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and their escorts is required on Feb. 6
for presentation of the five finalists at
half-time of the Albany State game
when the winner will be announced.
The newly crowned Qupen will
receive a crown (donated by
Maryville Jewelers), a trophy, a pla
que, and a half-dozen roses. In addi
tion, all the runners-up will be
tendered a rose and a plaque.
The Faculty Recognition Award
will also be presented at half-time in
the form of a plaque. Nominations
must be submitted to Student Ac
tivities with reason for nomination.
After all of this extravagance of for
mality comes the extravagance of
celebration which will culminate at
Club Z-6 in the big DANCE. Two top-40
bands will be playing, the Mighty Ma
jors (upstairs) and Tara
(downstairs), from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Refreshments will be served, but beer
and wine can be brought by students.
Quasi-conventional (semi-formal)
dress is required. Tickets go on sale
on Feb. 1 at the Student Activitis Of
fice.
F'or any information call Gwen
Scoggins at 834-1364. Have a happy
Homecoming, all you “lions vivants! ”
Georgia.
Johnson said there has been exten
sive lobbying efforts by church groups
urging the raise in the legal drinking
age, and that students wishing to fight
the bill should write their local
legislators. The legislators serving
the Carroll County area are, Johnson,
Rep. Charles Thomas, and Rep.
Wayne Gamer. Students should ad
dress their mail to the state Capitol.
The emotional bill will be
deliberated in the Senate before going
to the House.