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About The Kernel. (Cochran, Ga.) 1930-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1930)
VOL. 1. THE KERNEL MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE, COCHRAN, GA„ NOVEMBER 26. 1920 No. 1 A SAVING TO THE STATE The per capita cost of students at Middle Georgia College for the schol astic session 1928-29 was $91.95 to the state; for 1929-20 $156.25 to the state. The reason for this increase was that several departments were added and had to be enlarged and equipped. This is extremely low cost. Suppose for instance there was a hoy who wanted to go to a State College for the first two years and he c6uld only go to the State College where it costs the State a per capita of from $300 to $600 per year, since he can get these two years at this institution at a sav ing to the state and the taxpayer of from $144 to $444 per year and he can also come to Middle Georgia College at a personal saving of about the same amount, it would he advantag eous to the hoy and the state. If Mid dle Georgia College has ONE HUN DRED such boys then the saving to the State in one year would he from $14,000 to $44,000 for TWO HUN DRED the saving would he $28,000 to $88,000.00 This saving is not had by giving any the less efficiency. This Junior College has recently been elected a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges of the United States. No class is too large and every teacher is an expert The graduating class this year is more than 100 per cent over last year. College Presidents and Trustees must realize that while education de serves every cent, they geY and very much more still many parents are not able to give that brilliant hoy or girl an education if it costs more than the parents can possibly pay. The pa rents are willing and- the colleges are anxious and the State will do its part. Let us all cooperate and hold the expenses down to a mini mum. LEO H. BROWNING. President of School, Leo H. Browning Armistice Program Given at M. G. C. Cabaret Minstrel Enjoyed By Students Uj Vi of; Pr i Cor In spite of the weather conditions a splendid audience assembled to see “The Cabaret Minstrel", presented by the College Glee Club, under the di rection of Miss Maxwell. The curtain opened on a beautiful cabaret setting, its loveliness enhanced by the pret ty chorus girls: Misses Marie Lily, Dorothy Bowen, Doris Milburn, Mir iam McNiei, Elsie Smith, Georgia Wilcox. Maude Burch, Helen Burch, Belle Ashley, and Mozel Cansler. The interlocutor, Milton Carlton, and the circle men, Messrs. Joe Tennant, Oak- man Etheridge, .Elmer Mayo, Pete Harrell, Albert Meade, Alex Colter, John Scarborough, and Sparkman Walker contributed much to the cross fire of the end men: Red Mc- Cutcheon, Roy Smith, Ernest Stokes, and Howard Nolan. The Bluegrass widow, Miss Mildred Rinor, and her i Continued on page 4) The people of Middle Georgia and of the territory which the school Middle Georgia Colelge serves and stands as a monument to education should feel proud that they have a man as head of this school who has put lii s heart and soul in education and in the development of education in Middle Georgia. Mr. Leo H. Browning came to Cochran in the fall of 1927 to serve as President of Middle Georgia Col lege. although he has been here only two years and a half, one would hard ly know the school if he had been away .for three years. A picture of the school before he came will give some idea of the amount of progress that has taken place under his short administration. The enrollment of the student body has increased from 150 to over 300. The dormitories have been remodel ed and new furniture placed in the rooms for the hoys and girls. Only two dormitories were .ill use before 1927, now there are three with anoth er building being used for a teachers’ home. The school has grown under his administration from a high school to a Junior College and now has an enrollment of over 100 students and the college work being done is par allel with that of the University of Georgia. The. advancement of the scholarship of the student body has made rapid progress as the literary and scientific attainment of the school has been increased by more study, in terest and better equipment to work with. The faculty has grown from twelve to twenty with every teacher holding the required degrees and the increase in salary for the teachers has been due to President Browning’s un tiring efforts. A new swimming pdo! and gymnasium has been added to the campus for the students. President Hiowning is an untiring! worker and has plans for the school J ( Continued on page 2) In spite of the fact that old Sol refused !o shine Tuesday, November 11th, was a red letter day for the people of Cochran and Bleckley County, Approximately 2.000 people gathered at. Middle Georgia College in celebration of Armistice Day and to study the conditions of a farm program plan. Not only the town and county residents but people from the adjoining counties came to hear the addresses and to take part in the events of the day. Mr. Browning presided over the morning exercises which were held In the college auditorium. As a pre liminary to the main topic of the day, a Farm Program Plan, the following patriotic program was rendered: Parade of World War Veterans, America—Audience. Invocation—Rev. T. O. Lamber. Welcome Address—Mayor J. E. Cook. Armistice Address—Supt. T, M. Pur cell. Reading—“Flanders Field—Mrs,. W. L. Harris. Reading—“America’s Response”— Mrs. L. A. Whipple. Duet—“Chorus of War-Time Songs" Mrs. A. L. Thompson and Mrs. C. H. Mullis. Since the occasion was a combined Armistice Day and Farm Program Day, Col. L. A. Whipple introduced Mr. Wiley Moore, of Atlanta, a for mer resident of the county and now president of the Georgia State Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Moore advo cated a farm program for Bleckley county such as that adopted by Floyd and Colquitt counties. Col. IT. McWhorter introduced ihe main speaker of the day, Mr. W. T, Anderson, editor of the Macon Tele graph. Mr. Anderson showed the im portance of adopting a diversified program of farming. He urged the farmers of Bleckley county to fall in line with the Colquitt county plan. The college orchestra furnished music during intermission. At the conclusion of the program Dr. Frank Cochran dismissed the au dience with a prayer. Tiie host of people were invited to the gymnasium for dinner. The bar becue served was provided by the farmers and merchants of Bleckley county. After dinner all were invited to see Hie basketball game. This end ed the day which had been heralded by men, women and children all over the county. Virginia Redmond. OUH SCHOOL, PAPER Stokes—When did you first know you loved me? Mildred Rawls—When I began to get mad when people said you were harmless and ugly. Gary—Bay. Pop, can you stand on your head? Pop L.—No, son, it’s too high. Our first issue L'ellofvs! Let’s everybody get behind this movement and pusli it forward, A pa per is one of ihe most essential items of school life. It creates more school spirit, more loyalty £o the school and a better feeling of good fellowship between students than any one thing the school can have. We have selected for the, pa-per a name that has a two-fold meaning— "The Kernel'”’. First: One would think of the ker nel as the "heart", the nucleus around which the life of a substance is built and maintained-. We want “The Ker nel” to he that “nucleus" around which onr school spirit, our loyalty to the school, and o'ur friendliness is to be built. Every hoy and girl should subscribe to this paper. There will he happen ings there that only the minority would know, but since they are in the paper the whole school, the folks back home, the friends, the pals and sweethearts all will learn about them and will be interested in them. Let us, the student body, get this paper going. Let us'have a paper we will he proud of. One that excells other papers. We want the best I To do this students must cooperate with tlie staff. If anything of interest, should happen, report it to the staff or write it up and hand it in. If there is anything that you want to write, i-o. your attitude towards any one of the numerous things that the school is interested in write it and hand it to the staff. They will publish it for you. Let ns all subscribe for tiie. paper. Get our friends to subscribe for it. Our dads to pat ads in it. (We will have a big circulation and an ad will pay—in onr paper.) Do we want a paper? Show it now! Buy one o r three! Wolverines To Clash With Douglas Tigers Coach Morris and his gridsters will journey to Douglas Thanksgiving to clash with H. F. Johnson’s Tigers for their second Turkey day battle. The last two years the Wolverines have come out vie.torous . over the Tigers, but Douglas has a stronger team this year than ever before. So the fans who journey down south that, day will lie assured of a good game. And too, this game is an important feature in the standing of the Georgia Conference. A crowd of M. G. C. supporters is expected to ho in Douglas Thanks giving to do their part in cheering the "Red and Black’ to the third vic tory in three years from the State College. The following boys have been go ing out for football this year and most of them will probably see ser- (Contlnned on page 4)
