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THE UNION-RECORDER. NILLEDGEVILLE, CA , JANUARY M. |W
SCHOOLS and COLLEGES
Elizabeth Carr, Editor
DR. J. L. BEESON RELATES HIS-1 THU FIRST Y. W. C. A. 4T G. S.
TORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF C * W
OF G. S. C. W.
By Kathri
Miss Alict* Napier, charter member
I of the Y. W. C. A. at G. S. C. W.,
'insoa ! k* vm ttn account of the activities of
I the urbanization <1 iring the year cf
I-*r. J. L. B*'O e ‘»n, Pn ; -l<nt of the . jj h , 1895.
G . rbUi SUL- Colktfe for Women. -The first Prudent was Miaa
in di*cunsifi£ the history and develop- Jo»|e Conner, first cousin of Mrs.
»n;rt of the college 'atea, “From, j Harris Chappel. A beautiful
th» very inning has been the Christian was Miss Conner, a young
purp«*-e of this inst»tul»**r to pre-1 woman of ability, pleasing appear-
pare the' young women of (ieojria for j anc( ,, an( i Knj .t strength of charae-
a better and more intelligent service j t **r." Mi s Napier began,
to t: state, whether their sphere She went on to say that students
of activity be in the home or in the and faculty together composed a
p;of .• hoiv*>1 field. ! membership of thirty-five. Among
"Prompted by the desire to create the latter the following were especial-
ar. institution with such a purpose,” i !y interested: Mary A. Bacon: Julia
he continued, "the Georgia Legisla- FKsch; Lula Gwihn, now Mrs. Mac
crnim-nt Square Park?” is a»,ked thi
girls at G. S. C. W.. the answer comt:
nimously, "It is the gninde ‘ |
place in MilledgeviUe.”
Announcing
THE LIBRARY AT THE GEORGIA
STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
effi<
col-
i tie.-
Kaks of An
En
Non
r e - of 1880. errating the Georgia j Mrs. L. C. Hal! of thi cHy; Florence
Normal and Industrial College. The-Fitch; r.nd Alice Napier,
bill wa< introduced into the lower! “At that time,” Min Napier mu-
hous of the 1. kislntur.-by the Honor-,»d. “there were only four commit-
aV. William Y Atkin on, then ! tee'. Finance. Social, Devotional, and
re?uesentatSve of Coweta County and Athletic. Think of that!”
afterwards governor for Georgia for The budgvt than, according to her
two terms.
“This distinguished Georgian is
justly regarded as father of the
institution. He was president of its
fir>t Board of Directors from its
foundation to the day of his death.
“Thi- corner-stone of the main
building was laid November 27, 1890
figures, amounted to a little more
than a dollar from each member of
the organization. •
"You wculii like to know about the
services of worship? ' ?he questioned.
"Well, vespers were held in each,
dormitory every evening just after
[Mine was laid November 27. lHiio ubpi r, with the one exception that
ii the edifice was |.u,hed rapidly <•»*■ Wednesday eftemoon right after
to completion.
“On Monday, September 30, 1801
the college was formally opened and
thj work of th:- first sk sion began.
During that session there were en
rolled 171 'studtnts, coming from
seventy-five counties in Georgia.
Since ths baginning cf the econd
session, the school has been crowded
to ILj utmost capacity.
The Georgia Stat • College for Wo
men is ju tly proud of its liirr of
ilh; trious presidents, under whose
guidance it hus developed from a
normal school into a standard col
lege. Its first president was Dr. J.
Harris Chappell, who held office
from 1890 to 1904, when he was
granted a leav; of .absence because
of failing health. He was succeeded
by Dr. Marvin M. Parks, who acted
as president during 1904. He was
then elected president and he served
in this capicity from 1905 to 1927,
when his death came as n great shock
to his innumerable friends and ad
mirers through the nation. Dr.
Parks wait succeeded by Dr. J. L.
Beeson, who at the present is loyally
f. rving die college.
In drawing a contrast between the
college, in its early day and the col
lege at the present time. Dr. Bee-
run called attention to the number
c-f buildings on th campus in 1908
and the number of buildings in 1
“In 1908,” he poina:d out. “there
v i r« only iix buildings on the cam-
pu -. but in 1929 the number has in
creased tc eighteen.
“Not t/nly has the institution in-
crea ed in size,” continued Dr. Bee
son ‘but also the development in its
r •>lactic attainments is outstanding
evidence of its growth. The Geor
gia State College for Women has
been a pioneer in many forms o? ed
ucation which are now becoming
more popular, and are promising
be cf vast service to the state. This
institution was the first coiiege for
women supported by the state of
Georgia, the first to offer a modern
prof'.-s>ional trailing fop teachers,
the fir.-t college to tc-ach Home Eco
nomics and to require it in the regu
lar course of study for students, and
it was the first institution in
South to place Home Economics
a par with any other department and
to offer diplomas for specialization
in th© home arts and sciences.
“This institution has ben among
the first in the country to place
great emphasis upon Hqalth Educa
tion and to maintain a fully organiz
ed department for the study of that
subject Lastly, it was the first
normal school in the state to develop
in-p a standard college and to cc
f:v the baccalaureate degrees.
“Today,” Dr. Beeson declared, "<
have the strongest faculty in the his
tory of the college, and year by year
it is being strengtnened. At pres
ent. them.* are seventy-nine members
of the faculty. Five faculty mem
bers have been granted leave of ab
sence in order to work toward higheT
degree:. Others of the faculty have
attended university summer schools
and are doing advanced research
work.
“With the foundn*io- of such
past to build on.” concluded Dr. Bee
son, “tJu* institution face., the fu
ture with unlimited pa/ Jbilrtic
greater development and expansion,
and for a maximum degree of service
to the state of Georgia.”
chon! a service was planned so that
girls might attend. The meet
ing- were deeply spiritual and un
usually practical.”
Vhen 1 questioned hgr about
ial activities, Mias Napier said that
ry month of the year .a party was
im by the Social Committee. In
addition, this committee sponsored
entertainments on special day; such
Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving and
Christinas.
The* Athletic Committee then had
charge of field day and the annual
hike,” she concluded, “and they al
ways went off fine.”
GOVERNMENT SQUARE PARK
By Elisa hath Carr
Someone has said that, “All roau*
lead to Rome,” but with the girls at
the Georgia State College for Wo
men, “All roads lead to Government
Square Park,” better known to the
old students as Nesbit Woods, where
little, log cabin nestks contented
ly among the tall pines and evergreen
shrubbery.
Government Square Park was
originally owned hiy the State Gov-
srnment, but it was deeded to Mil-
ledgeville for the benefit of the Geor
gia Military College. This pint was
later sold to tne Georgia State Col
lege for Womm for $7,000.
A sum of money left by the class
of 1920 for the purpose of building
a hut, came in handy, and the lit
tle. log cabin xo dear to the heart
every G. S. C. W. girl is the result
of the use cf this money. Big girls
and iitiJe girls, old girls and young
girls, all admit that this i- the
efct and most charming place in Mil-
Icdgoville. It has three big room:
and one of them has an enormoui
open fireplace, where the girls car
cook. The little porch at the en
trance is very inviting and the ad
venturous, young explorer finds the
end of the rainbow when she get*
Into th© hut. Someone exclaims,
“Dear me, here is an old spinning
wheel jitst like the one my great,
greA grandmother had!” Her
panicn replies. “And it looks i_
it' never belonged anywhere except
here.”
Trails that lead to the land
dreams, trails that lead to the- end
of the rainbow, and trails that lead
to wealth untold in the form
lovely thing* in nature—.all these
nnd numerous others can be found
here. And strange though it may
seem, it does not take the Indian
-eye and sense of smell to follow these
trails to their end because they an*
so familiar and afford such pleasures
that ’everyone is anxious to trace
them to their end. At the end of
the interesting trail, the explorer
feels that she knows and understands
nature more than ever before.
Many varieties of plants and
shrubbery have bo*n planted by the
different clubs on the campus and it
is the desire of all those interested
the nark, that different plants may
be added each year until all the
tive plants of Georgia will find their
place in the park.
The little, rustic bridge that forms
an archway over a clear stream of
water, is another attractive feature
of Government Square Park.
• Jy those who have visited thi*
r ainou.T park can appreciate its beau
ty to the fullest extent, and when
* Tuestiom “Are w§ proud of Gov-
Miss Anders
lege librarian, in an interview Nov. j
18. smfl.-d hqr well-known cheery
smile and said, “Every day in every
way our library is making progress.”
With that same pleasant smile, *Hl-
continued. ‘‘At present our library
contains between twenty and twenty-
five thousand volumes, about two
thousand of which were added last i
year, and many of these are rather |
"up-to-date” books. She furthei
plained very frankly that on account jf
of some-what limited mean.-, effort "
were always made to get the most
practical ami most essential books
for the library. This year an ef
fort is being made to get more
books for leisure reading; how-ver
the library contains about 1500 vol
umes of fiction at present. Many of
the latest popular novels will be ;«e-
cured.
Another intt-rasting statement
mad© by Miss Amlerson, was the fac*
that within the last two or three
years, a >tudy of books and sources
of material cn Georgia History has
been made, and some very interesting
material has been obtained for the
library.
A smile broader than ever came
ver Miss Anderson’s fact- when she
old about the New Oxford Diction-
ry that has recently been added to
the library. Thi- dictionary* is the
most complete and “up-to-date" one
n the market. It contains twelve
ery large volumes, each of which
s larger than the usual complete
dictionary. It is the standard refer-
dictionary and is a valuable
asset to our library.
Miss Anderson further stated that
The physical environment of the
library was very good indeed.” The
heating and lighting, the seating and
general arrangement were very high
ly commended.
Needless to say, the corps of libr
ary assistants are always willing to
furnbh any assistance that they cun,
and students and visitors are made'
comfortable as it is possible to
make them.
The quiet and peaceful atmoepherc
of the college library is enchanting
within itself, and tiidse of us who d;*-
sire a place to think and work, can
find no better place anywhere on the
campus. Emily Dickinson said,
“There is no frigate like a book, to
take us lands away,” and only those
who have had some experience with
book- can appreciate their
able worth.
THE TIRED TEACHER
too tired to
no need of
Morning! Buf O,
Why, this is Saturday,
haste;
I'll lie. and muse on what I'd i.ke to
do.
Those twittering busy bird-
Are poking fun nt me
Lying so lazily.
I’d like to go away, away.
Out to the country, wander
woods.
Caressing flowers that shy'y glance
at me.
Stroking the soft, green r
Smilng at butterflies.
Watching the busy ants.
Then I should like to climb a sunny
hill.
And gaze far off, around, below,
above;
Stretch on the friendly sod, gaze a;
th© sky
And think and rest and dream.
Till school routine shall fade,
And all my weariness.
A bell! What bell? Can it be lunch
eon time?
And have I slept the whole morning
through?
Now 1 must hurry up; I want to
plan
All my next week’s work.
Grade all tho*e waiting themes,
And read the “English Journal.”
EUNICE W. QUIMBY
it the English Journal.
BOSTON CAFE
—WHERE EVERYBODY EATS—
“r™li E„. SmW D.il,"
FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS I
AND WESTERN STEAK DAILY
Trr Oar
JN Slue plate dinner
The Opening of Milledgeville’s
Newest and Most Modern Gro
cery Store, owned and operated
by home town people.
T5ie Trade-at-Home Grocery
•i° w °P«» £nd ready to serve you with a complete line of staple and fancy
ctioceries in the store formerly occupied by City Grocery Co.. Hancock St. nex*
to M. F. Davis.
V e Deliver for Cash—you will fmd prices here as cheap as anywhere, arid we
give full weight and measure.
Tiade with your home merchant and keep your town growing and prospering.
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