Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/georgiastatebv1 n1 v4n4geor THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN *** GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SPECIAL NEWS ISSUE DECEMBER, 1947 The Georgia State Bulletin Special Mews Issue Vol. 1 December, 1947 No. 1 THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN is published in October, December. February, March, April and May, by Georgia State College. Application for Entry as second-class matter at the Post Office at Savannah. Georgia pending. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page From the President's Desk 3 Georgia State College Staff 4 The Student Personnel Council 6 Office of Dean of Men 6 Office of Dean of Women 6 Health Standards Committee 7 The Health Department 7 Staff Activities 8 Campus Chest Drive . . 9 Alumni Activities 10 Georgia State College Serves Needs of People 11 Home-Coming 12 A New Day in Agriculture 14 Teacher Education Conference 14 Education Department Laboratory 14 Division of Home Economics 15 The College Inn 15 Powell Laboratorv School 16 Adams Hall 16 From the Department of Business Administration 17 Our Veterans "... 18 Our Library 18 New Emphasis on Music at Georgia State College 19 Trades and Industries 21 Improvement and Building Programs 22 Religious Life Program 22 Artist Series 23 FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK HPHE program of Georgia State College aims (1) to prepare students to earn a living in a socially useful occupation or to enter a graduate program of specialized, technical or professional training, to assist them in developing creative, spiritually enriched lives and to enable them to share in the life of the College so that they will become responsible, democratic citizens; (2) to contribute as far as possible to the improvement of the immediate community, the State and the Nation. The entire curriculum of the school which includes four major divisions and out-of-class activities such as music, art, drama, forensics, creative writing, athletics and health activities and the guidance program (ad- ministered through the Student Personnel Council and the instructional staff) are directed to the end of meeting both the needs of the students and the needs of the community. The program of the College, directed by a well- prepared, consecrated faculty and staff of 96 persons, is being restudied and evaluated in terms of these ob- jectives. Resulting from this study will come not only revisions in the curriculum and modifications in out-of- class activities but considerable changes in the entire living and learning atmosphere of the campus. Classroom buildings, the library, the dining hall and residence halls are in the process of complete renovation. To improve the health services, an infirmary unit with 22 beds is being erected. Through the facilities of a fine arts building, which is currently under construction, a greater opportunity for creative development in music and art will be afforded. The new cafeteria and recreation building, the third of the buildings secured through the Federal Works Agency, will greatly improve the food service and provide opportunities for city students and visitors to the campus to secure wholesome meals. The faculty housing program, which anticipates an expenditure of approximately $124,000, will provide adequate housing for the present faculty and staff and enable the College to attract additional well-prepared faculty members. The pages that follow give some indication of this program in action. James A. Colston, President, Georgia State College. President James A. CoLSTOf Three ' till Pllfyilllll Sfl s&hHhI His Meldrim Hall Georgia State College Staff, 1947^8 -CVEN though President James A. Colston did not take office until July first, he was successful in assembling a well trained and, with few exceptions, experienced faculty. The faculty is headed by William K. Payne, A.B., A.M., academic dean, who correlates and supervises the work of the four divisions: Division or AomcuLTURE-Edward Harmond, B.S., M.S., director of division; L. S. Alexander, B S Frank Tharp, B.S.; and J. B. Wright, B.S., M.S. Dl v ISI o N or Arts an, Sciences -William H. Brown, A.B., M.A director of division. Biology -B T Griffith, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., chairman of department; Joseph Wortham, B.S., M.S., Busi- ness-Eunice Colley, A.B., M.A., acting chairman of department; Lenora B. Be linger, B.S Robert C. Long, Sr , A.B., M.A. Chemistry-C. V. Clay, B.S., M.S., chairman of department; W E Murray, A.B., M.A. Education-W. K. Payne, A.B., M.A., chairman of department; W, H.' Brown, A3., M.A, Alma Stegall, A.B., M.A.; P. A. Stewart, A J. M.A . ^~^ B Dudley A B M.A., Ph.D., chairman of department; J. Randolph Fisher, A.B., M.A, Alice M Haynes, A.B., M.A, Coragreene Johnstone, A.B., M.A, Louise Lautier, A.B., M.A, Janie L 'Lester A B M.A.; Timothy C. Meyers, A.B., M.A. Fine Arts and Languages-R Hayes Strider A B MA., chairman of department; Grace E. Hunt, A.B., M.A.; Alice C. Wright, A.B. Health and Physical Education-Theodore A. Wright, A.B., M.A., chairman of department, Albert Frazier, A.B., Geradline Hooper, A.B., John H. Myles, A.B., Edward M. Richardson, Four GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE STAFF (Continue*) B.S. Mathematics Martha Wilson, B.S., M.S., chairman of department; J. B. Clemmons, B.S., M.S. Natural Science W. V. Winters, B.S., M.S., co-ordinator of department. Social Science E. B. Sarreals, A.B., M.A., chairman of department; Joan L. Gordon, A.B., M.A.; W. E. Griffin, A.B.; William J. Holloway, A.B., M.A.; Louis E. Lomax, A.B., M.A.; A. E. Peacock, A.B., M.A. Division of Home Economics Ella M. Epting, B.S., M.S., acting director of division; Martha M. Avery, B.S., M.A.; Robbie L. Boyd, A.B., M.S.; Christine Coleman, B.S., M.S.; Mary Pitts, B.S., M.A. Division of Trades and Industries W. B. Nelson, B.S., M.S., director of division. Auto Mechanics L. W. Brown, B.S.; W. T. Perry. Bodv and Fender H. L. Ware. Carpentry Murrel S.Johnson, B.S. Electricity Rutherford Lockette, B.S. Machine Shop Robert L. Chisley, B.S. Masonry Arthur C. Carter, B.S.; W. F. Edwards. Mechanical and Architectural Drawing Antonio Orsot. Painting S. L. Lester. Radio Rollins Bacon, Ben Singleton, B.S. Shoe Repair C. F. Flipper, Sol Harden. Under the supervision of Chatham County Public Schools and the college, the Powell Laboratory School serves approximately 166 pupils with Susie S. Davis, A.B., M.A., principal, and the follow- ing critic teachers: Lucille T. Lewis, B.S.; Catherine G. Mathis, B.S.; Josie B. Sessoms, A.B., M.A., and Thelma L. Walker, A.B. The Officers of Administration are as follows: James A. Colston, president; William K. Payne, dean of the faculty; Timothy C. Meyers, registrar; P. D. Davis, business manager; Janie L. Lester, dean of women; William J. Holloway, dean of men; Luella Hawkins, librarian; Madeline Harrison, assistant librarian; Felix J. Alexis, superintendent of buildings and grounds; Clarence Wright, assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds; Loreese Davis, head resident, Camilla Hubert Hall; Marian Strider, matron, Camilla Hubert Hall; Joseph Wortham, head resident, Hill Hall; Wilton Scott, public relations; S. M. McDew, Jr., college physician; and Gertrude H. Holmes, college nurse. Business Management is directed by P. D. Davis, business manager; Emanuel C. Bertrand, B.S., comptroller; John Gilmore, A.B., secretary and cashier; Willie T. Shropshire, A.B., budget assistant. The Secretarial Staff includes Mildred L. Burch, administrative secretary to the president; Florence Derrick, secretary to the academic dean; Lenore B. Bellinger, secretary, Business Office; Josephine F. Hubert, secretary, Division of Arts and Sciences; Delores Lomax, secretary to deans of men and women; Mildred Marquis, secretary to office of buildings and grounds; Eugenia Law, secretary to registrar; Angeline Brown, recording clerk; Marjorie Wallace, recording clerk; Mildred McFarland, clerk, president's office; Beatrice Orsot, secretary, Business Office; and Mary B. Pearson, clerk, Division of General Extension. Other Staff Members are Mozelle D. Clemmons, A.B., M.A., manager, college bookstore; Varnette Frazier, dietician; Ursuline B. Ingersoll, postmistress; Emma Wortham, manager, College Inn; Howard Jackson, superintendent of the laundry; R. A. Thomas, farm manager; and Louis Lomax, college minister. The Georgia Agricultural Extension Service has offices on the campus. The staff numbers P. H. Stone, state agent for Negro Work; Camilla Weems, assistant state agent for Negro Work; A. S. Bacon, assistant supervisor, Negro Work; Alexander Hurse, Negro State Club Agent; Augustus Hill, assistant, Negro State Club Agent; and Vera L. Dowdell, clerk. This group of one hundred teachers and staff members is dedicated to the task of training the youth of Georgia in the areas of their choice. The success of the group is to be measured by the type of citizen which the college graduates. Five The Student Personnel Council THE Student Personnel Council assists students to make adjust- ments from the time of entrance until they are graduated and gain employ- ment. Professional counselling is provided for all students in the areas of religious and social life, problems of conduct, financial aid, scholarship and work on the campus, health and study habits. So far this year the Council has sponsored student socials, aided in compiling the school calendar, as- sisted in planning pep meetings, and directed the Freshmen Orientation Program. The Council is working with the Business Club and the Veterans' Club to provide a Loan Association for the student body. A weekly recreation program has been planned are being taken to provide more campus organizations for the enrichment of student life The Student Personnel Council is composed of: Wm. J. Holloway, chairman, Miss J Lester, Miss Loreesc Davis, Mrs. Mary Pitts, Miss Geraldine Hooper, Louis E. Lomax, W Scott, W. K. Payne, Dr. S. M. McDew, and Robert C. Long, Sr. Students During Leisure Hours Student Steps here, anie L. ilton C. THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN THE office of the Dean of Men promotes programs and projects for the desirable development of all of the men enrolled in the College. All of the activities are geared toward providing many opportunities for well-balanced growth. Special emphasis is placed on providing rich ex- periences in group living. Problems of adjustment are handled by members of the staff. The counselling corps is composed of the Dean of Men, the School Physician, the Veterans' Secretary, the College Minister and two dormitory directors. Practice in democratic living is provided in the Hill Hall Dormitory Club. Among the projects of this organization are group socials, cultural programs, forums, athletic activities, publication of dormitory paper, and an annual Men's Day Program. An employment bureau places men in jobs on the campus and follows their progress. Men are also assisted in gaining employment in Savannah. Aid is given to veterans or others who desire to take advantage of the educational program of the army, the air corps, and the navy. A cumulative personnel record system is being developed to compile essential data concerning the following: health, scholarship, work record, special achievements and honors, personality data, and other information showing growth and development of each individual. THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF WOMEN HE young women of Georgia State College are especially favored this year in that a definite divisional staff has been set up to secure their welfare and training. In addition to the Dean of Women, the personnel council for women includes Miss Loreese Davis, head resident, Mrs. Marian Strider, matron, and Mrs. Lula Carson, night matron. T Six Camilla Hubert Hall and Boggs Hall have been renovated and beautifully decorated in soft pastel shades. New furniture has replaced the old in Camilla Hubert's reception room. Boggs Hall is now heated by gas instead of wood and coal stoves. These modifications have enhanced the comfort and the beauty of the buildings one hundred percent. Under the supervision of Miss Davis, many activities have been planned, and some are already in operation for the utilization of leisure hours. These include birthday parties, card tournaments, bicycling, gardening, hiking, skating, and dramatics. Putting the new plans into operation has entailed much moving, advising, and revising, but no one complains because all feel that it is a small price for what is gained. Health Standards Committee "V\ 7HILE the college has not been unmindful of health standards as a necessary and essential aspect of an educational program, special emphasis is now being placed upon this area to the end of achieving improved health standards for all members of the college community. The Committee on Health Standards of the Georgia State College recently made a significant report of its activities to the present time and of its projected activities for effecting noteworthy goals. After reporting the completion of general physical examinations, given all new students under the direction of the college physicain and the nurse; and the TB and VD tests administered to all students and members of the faculty through the extended service of the Citizens Planning Com- mittee of Thunderbolt, Georgia, the committee was pleased to note the progress being made in the construction of an infirmary on the campus for more adequate care of students requiring medical attention. In its report the committee took special cognizance of the role of general physical facilities, nutritional adequacy, sanitary and hygienic practices in the development of a healthy body, educational activities in the development of a health-consciousness in every member of the college community, and recommended such measures as will make positive contributions to those factors. The Health Department r TP HE Health Department of Georgia State College extends Seasons greetings to the friends, students and faculty of Georgia State College. At the beginning of the school year all students and faculty members were given blood tests and X-rays of the chest. General physical examinations were given all new and transfer students; where necessary, advice was given for corrections and treatments. The Freshmen were, in addition, given lectures on personal hygiene and disease prevention. The Department plans to have monthly lectures on health by outstanding health authorities. An Infirmary Building, now under construction, will contain three semi-private rooms for men and three for women, a nurse's office, a doctor's office, an examination room, a treatment room, a bath room, and a dinette. Thus equipped, the department will be able to treat almost any ailment except major surgery. Seven STAFF ACTIVITIES PRESIDENT James A. Colston and Dean W. K. Payne attended the Council of the University of Georgia on October 10, in Atlanta. Although Georgia State College is no longer a land grant college, it is an associate. At the conference of the presidents of land grant colleges, convening in Washington, D. C, October 23-25, one person in attendance was President James A. Colston. Mr. J. Randolph Fisher, associate professor of English, represented the college at the inauguration of Mr. Hardy Liston as president of Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina. Many members of the faculty are engaging in off-campus activities as well as performing their duties on the campus. Among those rendering off campus services are Mr. E. B. Sarreals, who conducts a class in labor relations at the YMCA in Savannah; Miss Alma Stegall, who has been the principal speaker on several occasions at various churches and conferences; Mrs. Joan Gordon, who spoke at the Woman's Day Program of St. Phillips A. M. E. Church, Miss Coragreene John- stone, who delivered the address at Bryan Baptist Church on Woman's Day. Mr. R. Hayes Strider, head of the department of music, together with Mrs. Alice C. Wright, the choir, and the band, has furnished music on many occasions. Mrs. James A. Colston, charming wife of the president of Georgia State College, was the principal speaker at the Woman's Day Program of the Congregational Church. She chose for her subject, "What We Women Want." The Entertainment Committee of the Campus entertained the Georgia Committee on Cooperation and Teacher Education and the faculty at a Halloween Party, on Friday evening, October 31, in Adams Hall. Games and dancing were enjoyed by those attending. On October 31-November 1, the Georgia Committee on Cooperation and Teacher Education convened at Georgia State College. Among the faculty members belonging to this conference and participating in the discussions were President James A. Colston, host; Dean W. K. Payne, treasurer; Mr. W. H. Brown and Miss Alma Stegall, group leaders. Those who have attended conferences in their major fields of work are Mr. E. B. Serreals, who attended a Social Workers Conference in Durham, North Carolina; Mr. E. H. Harmond and Mrs. Ella Epting, who served as judges at the Liberty County Harvest Festival at Hinesville, Georgia, November 20-21; and Mr. W. K. Brown, who was in attendance at the conference of the Accrediting Committee in Atlanta, on November 10; and Miss Alma Stegall, who attended the Jeanes Teachers Conference, November 3, in Atlanta. President James A. Colston, Mrs. Ella Epting, Miss Susie Davis, Mr. Timothy Myers, Miss Alma Stegall, Mr.' William H. Brown, Mrs. Eugenia Law, Miss Angelina Brown attended the Principals Conference in Americus, Georgia, November 20-21. Dean W. K. Payne delivered an address over WTOC during Achievement Week, sponsored by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. President James A. Colston is kept busy filling the many speaking engagements requested of him. Among those that he filled in Savannah was an address delivered before the congregation of the First African Baptist Church. On November 28 he addressed the Georgia A. M. E. Conference, in session in Savannah. Mr. J. Randolph Fisher's "profile" ("Z. Alexander Looby: an Effective Leader") of Z. Alexander Looby, the celebrated attorney for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appears in the November, 1947, issue of The Crisis, page 339. This is one of several vignettes that the writer has been asked to do. Eight Wii Gym Campus Chest Drive T)RESIDENT James A. Colston appointed a committee to direct the 1947 Georgia State College Campus Chest Drive, which began on November 15 and ended on December 7- The aim of the Drive is to have every member of the College Family to contribute liberally once yearly to charitable agencies, instead of several times yearly. To facilitate this the President's Committee is attempting to develop a healthy attitude toward giving. Also it has had a repre- sentative of the Savannah Community Chest and representatives of various organizations to come to the Campus and explain their needs. President Colston began the chest Drive with an inspiring address on the objectives of the Campus Chest. Mr. James T. Ellerbe, executive secretary of the West Broad Street Y.M.C.A., spoke on the Community Chest. Mr. Wilton C. Scott, Georgia State College director of Public Relations, recently praised for his proficient work as general chairman of the College's Homecoming celebration, is general chairman of the College Chest Drive Committee. Mrs. Lenore B. Bellinger is general secretary. Nine '] Alumni Activities (^\N Friday night, November 7, graduates, former students, and friends of the College gathered ^-^ in beautifully decorated Adams Hall to honor President James A. Colston, recently appointed administrator of the school. Sharing honors with him was his lovelv wife, Mrs. Colston. Tables and chairs were arranged in the shape of an "A" extending the length of the room. The school colors, orange and blue, were expressed in the decoration of the room and the tables. A delicious menu, ranging from a cocktail to after-dinner coffee, was prepared and served under the direction of Mrs. Varnetta Frazier, dietition of the College dining hall, and also a graduate of the school. The program of the evening was as follows: School Song All Invocation Rev . James Bailey Greetings: From President Wright's Administration Mr. R. P. Pinkney From President Wiley's Administration Mrs. E. S. Warrick From President Hubert's Administration Mr. Robert Young Solo Mr. Robert Long Introduction of the speaker. . Miss Louise Lautier Address. Mrs. Clara Brownlee Gay Presentation of Pres. Colston Miss Frankie Golden Response. . Pres. James A. Colston Piano Selection Mrs. Fannie Preston Ten Of those participating on the program, Mr. Robert Long and his accompanist, Mr. R. Hayes Strider, are members of the faculty of Georgia State. All were thrilled by Mr. Long's expressive dramatic performance. Mrs. Gav, in her address, likened Georgia State College to a ship whose captain is President Colston, and whose crew is made up of the graduates. "Give us your order, Captain, and we will do your bidding," she said. Her assurance that the Alumni are ready to support the school and its leader was met with hearty approval. President Colston, as usual, was most gracious in his response. He expressed again his intention to expand every effort to make and to keep Georgia State the best possible school that it can be. The affair recreated school spirit and resulted in strengthened ties between the school and its alumni and friends. Registrar Meyers Registration Georgia State College Serves Needs of People TN AN attempt to serve further the needs t of the people, this year Georgia State College has extended its program so that persons seeking classes at any time during the day, night, or week, may avail them- selves of the opportunity. During the fall quarter seventy-four in- service teachers from many nearby towns attend classes on the campus each Satur- day. Thirty others who live too far to commute to Savannah are enrolled in ex- tension classes in towns to which the instructors go. Still others are enrolled in evening classes: seventeen in Public Speak- ing and thirty in Sociology. But by far the largest number of in-service teachers and students are taking courses by corres- pondence. Today this enrollment has reached the high level of eight hundred and three. All of the courses are offered by the regular staff who maintain the same standards in all their classes. All persons enrolled receive full academic credit leading toward the A.B. or B.S. degree. In this way the college reaches the many persons who desire refresher courses, courses leading to- ward degrees, and professional advancement while they pursue their everyday tasks. Indeed, Georgia State College serves the needs of the people of Georgia. Also in this connection it may be interesting to note that the Georgia State College Campus Chest helps to support no less than nineteen organizations: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Children's Council, Children's Free Clinic, Family Service of Savannah, Hodge Memorial Nursery, Mary MacLean Milk Depot, Mills Memorial Home. In addition Savannah Boys' Club, Social Service Center, Y.M.C.A., 4-H Club of Chatham County, Greenbriar Center, Tuberculosis Association, Infantile Paralysis Foundation, Cancer Society, Savannah-Chatham Health Council, United Negro College Fund, and World Student Service Fund. Moreover, students who are majors in the Social Sciences Periodically make trips to some of these agencies so as to familiarize themselves with the needs of the people served by these agencies. Thus Georgia State College students prepare themselves to become genuine assets to the communi- ties in which eventually they will serve. Especially significant and helpful to Savannah and to the students have been trips to the Y.M.C.A., the Children's Home, The Boys' Club, and The Boys Farm (County). Ele Clyde Hall, Captain of the Georgia State Tigers HOME-CO A CCORDING to the editor of the State College Homecoming was th that kind ever sponsored by this institu Beginning with a Formal Alumini ] James A. Colston and the faculty, th highly enjoyable Dance. Also there Party, a Parade led by the well-liked ( fifty-piece marching band, and a footba celebration "Homecomers" and others i State College Community House by the R. Hayes Strider, Band Director, Surrounded by Charming Majorettes Ttveltt 1ING, 1947 vannah "Tribune", the 1947 Georgia most colorful and meaningful affair of in. lquet in honor of President and Mr. memorable celebration ended with a re a Student Bonfire, a Wiener Roast )rgia State College blue and gold-clad, game. Throughout the entire two-day re entertained at the attractive Georgia resident and Mrs. Colston. i : : : '^MM : '< Lindsay Weatherspoon, Star Halfback Cheerleaders Thirte A New Day in Agriculture r T^HERjE has never been a time when there were greater opportunities in the field of agriculture *- than those we have today. The present-day student of agriculture is able to enter into new phases of agricultural enterprises. There is a greater need for trained farmers, landscape gardeners, florists, vegetable gardeners, agronomists, dairy specialists, poultry specialists, agricultural engi- neers, and soil technicians. We are living in an age of specialization, and, since agriculture is our basic industry, it cannot be excluded. Food is an item that man will need as long as he exists, and agriculture is the medium through which he must secure his food. At Georgia State College, we no longer strive to teach some one to teach some one to teach agriculture, but we, instead, train the man or woman to return to the community, take his place in his specialized civilization and live a useful and fruitful life. At this College he chooses a major from one of the fields mentioned above and leaves school equipped to do a job. He can do a good job in his community or in the field of higher studies, for, while he is learning all that he can about one phase, he is learning something about all phases. Teacher Education Conference r T"*HE conference of Georgia Committees on Teacher Education convened at Georgia State College, -* October 31-November 1. Miss Alma Stegall, head of the Georgia State College Department of Elementary Education, served as chairman of the Pre-Service Education and Certification Com- mittee; Mr. W. K. Brown, head of the Division of Arts and Sciences, acted as chairman of the committee on In-Service Education and Improvement of Instruction. Representatives from all sections of the state attended the meeting. Education Department Laboratory STUDENTS and staff of the Education Department of Georgia State College are in the process of changing one of the rooms in Meldrim Hall, the academic building, into an educational laboratory. The room is to serve as a study-center for those who are studying or are interested in education, especially those students who are planning to enter the teaching profession as a life's work. The floor has been sanded and painted, an aquarium and a set of files have been added, and tables for fourm discussions, work and study are to be placed in the room. Draperies are to be put at the windows and plans are to make of the room, generally, a "place of beauty", conductive to work and study. The work is under the direction of committees from clases of Miss Stegall, Mr. Brown and Mr. Stewart. The stu- dents are compiling materials from various State Departments of Education concerning curriculum studies, certification, super- intendents' reports, in-service training programs and a wide variety of educational subjects. Other plans include having teachers, supervisors and other in-service personnel come in from time to time and lecture to interested groups. Morgan Hall: Industrial Arts Fourteen Division of Home Economics Class in Foods NEVER before in the history of Home Economics has there been a greater need for a program based on the needs of the groups which it must serve. Our present economic crisis and the state of world relationships point to a need for an examination and reinterpretation of the goals of education in the light of these problems. Homemaking education has never been a more important force. Solution of large problems lies in intelligent and consistent effort in small areas. Added together these small segments make up the life of mankind. How the families of our communities live; how they think and how they use their feelings; how they care for and train their young, the quality of adult maturity they produce and use will determine the course of our nation in the history of the world. Attention on solving personal and home living problems and problems of vocational competence cuts across many subject-matter areas. It is the purpose of home making education to derive from these fields an integrated body of material dealing with these problems with the purpose of pre- paring students for satisfactory adaptation. Such a program to be effective must have as its basis an over-all understanding of the needs of the individuals and the community which it serves. The Home Economics Division is reviewing the conditions in contemporary Georgia and in the light of these conditions and those of our broad social order has set up its program with emphasis in the following areas: Foods and Nutrition, Housing, Home Management, Home Furnishings and Home Equipment, Clothing, Family Economics, Child Development, Family and Group Relationships, Family Health, Home Care of the Sick, First Aid and Safety in the Home, and Vocational Education. In addition to the regular course offerings provisions are made for experi- ences which will provide further development of skills and abilities started in the courses. These experiences include residence in the home management house, experience with children, community experiences, homemaking experiences, work experiences, and directed teaching experiences. The College Inn ' I "HE entire college family was surprised to see the College Inn open on the first floor of Boggs * Hall within such a short time. After a brief discussion of plans by President James A. Colston, a group of students, and faculty members, the building employees went to work renovating the old rooms in Boggs Hall to establish a student activity shop. On September 27, just four days after the college opened, the College Inn opened its doors to serve the Georgia State College Family. The purpose of the "Inn" is to sell sandwiches, ice cream, cold drinks and to serve as a center for relaxation during vacant periods and after-school hours. Under the efficient manager, Mrs. E. H. Wortham, and a student assistant, William Webb, the "Inn" has successfully carried out its plans. The College Inn also serves as a laboratory for practical expereince for some of the students who are interested in business, and at the same time it aids several students in meeting some of their college expenses through part-time employment. Mr. Robert C. Long, an instructor in the business department of the college, has given valuable services in coaching the employees in person- ality and developmental tactics that are vitally necessary in a small business enterprise. The "Inn" serves approximately nine hundred persons daily. Fifteen The Bookstore, which adjoins the lunch room, carries necessary textbooks and other school supplies for the convenience of the the students. Veterans' supplies are also issued at the bookstore. This department of the "Inn" is under the management of Mrs. M. E. Clemmons. The College Inn is temporarily located in Boggs Hall. A new building is to be constructed at an early date and will provide ample space for the serving of hot meals and other necessities that the present site is not able to afford. This new cafeteria will be located near Wilcox gymnasium and Parson's Hall. Powell Laboratory School HPHE Powell Laboratory School began its 1947-48 session in a newly decorated building with * an enrollment of one hundred and fifty-nine. The enrollment consists of children from Thunder- bolt and East Savannah, with the exception of small groups that come from Wilmington Island, Whitmarch Island and Dutch Island. A child study program is being conducted at present. The main purpose is to study the needs of the children that come from these varied communities. The community survey is a very vital part of this program. Standardized tests and the use of anecdotical records are among some of the other methods being used to determine the needs of the children. After the results of this infor- mation have been checked and analyzed, an instructional program will be designed on the basis of the findings. A school lunch room will be constructed for the Powell Laboratory School in the very near future. However, temporary arrangements for hot lunches have already been made in the College Dining Hall. These lunches are served at a very small cost to the children able to pay and free to those unable to pay. The P. T. A. was organized during the beginning of the school session and is doing an excellent job in helping to promote the total program. At present the P. T. A. is fostering drives to help supply some of the equipment needed. It is the desire to have all parents take an active part in the P. T. A. for the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the community and the school. It is the aim of the staff to make additional improvements in the instructional program of the Powell Laboratory School by providing playground equipment, audio visual aids, libraries for each classroom, maps, globes and other equipment that is essential in developing a worthwhile elementary school program. Adams Hall Farm Shop and Canning Plant A DAMS Hall, on the South side of the Georgia State College campus, is an imposing one-story brick building with wide arch windows on the sides and across the entire front. This is the popular dining hall, where students, faculty and friends eat three times daily. Here competent cooks for students and faculty prepare un- commonly home-like meals under the, direction of capable Mrs. Varnetta Frazier the College Dietitian. Sixteen From the Department of Business Administratin A LMOST two-hundred students are enrolled in the Department of Business Administration. *- * This represents the largest number of students ever to enroll in this Department. Veterans of World War II constitute 33- 1 <3 r Y of the total enrolled. The work in Business Administration at this institution has a three-fold purpose: 1. To give basic courses for all students in: (a) Practical business methods and procedures (b) Sound business theories 2. To give basic training for business as an occupation, especially for small business enterprises. 3- To give accurate preparation for those who wish to teach business and commercial subjects. To meet the needs of many of the students, especially the veterans, much stress is being placed on training in small business. Many of the students, male and female, have made known their intentions of going into some type of retail or service business upon graduation. As a great number of these students come from the surrounding areas of the college, a course in Small Business Enter- prises is offered. This course seeks to give actual experience and observation in small business enterprises in the city of Savannah. The student is permitted to choose a problem and the place and location for study of that problem for the first six weeks. The second six weeks is the ap- prenticeship period in which the student gains valuable knowledge concerning that particular enterprise. The students taking the course in Business Organization and Finance, have completed as a project, a directory of all Negro owned-and-operated retail and service businesses in the city of Savannah. This is supposed to be the first directory of its kind for this area, and is to serve as a guide for study and observation of small businesses. Among the courses offered in the Department are: Typewriting, Stenography, Office Practice and Machines, Elementary and Intermediate Accounting, Insurance, Retailing, Business Law, Negotiable Instruments, Business Organization and Finance, and Small Business Enterprises. It is expected that in the very near future specific courses will be instituted to prepare those who wish to teach business and commercial subjects. They will receive laboratory practice in nearby secondary schools where such subjects are being taught. In order to encourage initiative in establishing small, well-operated business units and, at the same time, furnish a laboratory for actual business participation, there has been organized a retail store known as the College Inn where ill sandwiches and soft drinks, etc., are sold. The sales and managerial personnel receive special training under the direction of the Department of Business Administration. The courses given are Salesmanship and Supervision of Personnel. Students of the Business Administration Department and others interested in retail training are given actual experience in working in the Inn for a period of six weeks. Community Center: Interior Seventeen OUR VETERANS "K TOW in the front ranks with colleges training veterans, Georgia State College has attracted a total of 555 veterans, including 5 former WACS, for a record enrollment this year. Of this number 187 are enrolled in the Division of Arts and Sciences with major preferences in Business Administration and Social Sciences. The additional service of the Office of the Veteran's Secretary has been of much assistance to the former G. Is. From all indications the veteran at Georgia State College has every opportunity to become adjusted to college life. The Veteran's Club is very active and has already presented four activities on its program for the year: (1) A one-act comedy entitled "A Womanless Wedding," (2) An assembly program at which time Mr. Benjamin Crawford, club president, made a short address on "The Four Fears", (3) The presentation of a float in the Homecoming Parade; and (4) The collection of an initial sum of money towards the establishment of a Loan Fund a project begun last summer. OUR LIBRARY tc A BOOK that is shut is but a block." Certainly no one can doubt the truth of this adage. Yet how often do we measure our libraries by the books as they stand on the shelves. We must, of course, have the books if we are to read. But, in the last analysis, the use of these books tests the effectiveness of the library collection. We know that an individual's need for recreational and general or cultural reading is as important in the library's scheme as is his need for collateral or required reading for the courses he pursues. Once each year special emphasis is given to these general cultural needs. Book Week is celebrated bv libraries, schools and publishing houses throughout the world. This year the Georgia State College Library celebrated Book Week with a program that featured reviews of some of the most widely read and discussed books of the season. Miss Celeste Hatcher, Librarian of the Carnegie Library, Savannah, Georgia, reviewed "The Bishop's Mantle" and "Drums of Destiny". Miss Louise Lautier, instructor in the Department of English, gave the high points of the novel "Knock On Any Door". The student body was well represented by Mr. Raphael Oliver who reviewed "Speaking Frankly" and Mr. Lawrence Young who gave an outline of "Trinidad Village". The Meister- singers of Georgia State College, directed by Mr. R. H. Strider, presented several selections. At Open House, held in the Library after the program, over five hundred visitors, instructors and students browsed among the many new volumes on dis- play, drank punch, renewed acquaintance and made new friends. Section of Library Ellhte. New Emphasis on Music at Georgia State College Four Year Maior /"BOURSES are being outlined to develop students in two phases of music endeavor. The per- ^^ fection of this outline is wholly dependent upon the immediate and future music needs of the elementary and high schools of the State of Georgia. Incidentally, the training and development will be of such a comprehensive nature as to guarantee musical products that will be an asset to the community, church, and school. Upper Division Classes The four-year major in music will include two phases: First, students may elect a major in Music Education which will include such upper division courses as Choral Conducting, Counter- point, Methods and Principles in Elementary and High School Music Teaching, Orchestral Con- ducting, Voice Class Methods, and Orchestration. Secondly, students may elect a major in Music with emphasis on development in a special phase of applied music such as piano, organ, voice, or one of the band or orchestra instruments. In either case, a finished product is guaranteed in that the candidate will receive instruction toward the development of a first classs musician with a knowledge of voice, piano and the instru- ments of the band and orchestra for the teaching of vocal and instrumental classes in the public schools. Lower Division Courses Basic courses in Ear-Training, Written and Keyboard Harmony, and Survey of Music Literature are pursued during the first two years. These special orientations courses comprise one-third of the student's total number of required hours. Applied Music The study of piano, organ, voice, or some orchestral instrument is a definite part of both the Music Education and Music major curriculums. Candidates for the degree in Music Education are drilled thoroughly in the art of accompanying. The study of piano also includes efficient playing of technical material and at least two compositions of the Romatic Period. The study of voice for a minimum of one year is also required of majors in this branch. Concentration in one applied field is required of majors in Music. Candidates for the degree are also required to give a recital in their chosen instrument or voice at the end of the senior vear. Georgia State College Choir Nineteen- - Organisations The College Choir This group affords the student the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the most outstanding of choral music. All music majors will receive regular assignments in conducting this group of eighty voices which supplies the music for the Sunday Worship Hour. The College Choir also participates in a weekly broadcast originating from Radio Station WDAR, Savannah, Ga., gives seasonal on-campus concerts, and makes several appearances in nearbv com- munities. The College Band This group is to be considered an outstanding medium in the development of good public relations as well as a unit wherein students may become acquainted with the standard library of marching and concert band literature. A goal of seventy-five pieces has been set and this should be reached by September, 1948. The present group numbers fifty pieces and has added fan- fare and color to public events. Salon Orchestra A Salon Ensemble of approximately thirty pieces, predominatlv strings, is in the near-future plans of the department. The Popular Orchestra This organization, soon to become a reality, will afford an oppor- tunity for the instrumental student to become acquainted with the most effective styles in modern dance orchestration. This group will be limited to eighteen members and membership in the unit will guarantee the development of a technical viewpoint of mediums which contribute to the organization and successful operation of the modern dance orchestra. Small Vocal Groups The Male Quintette and the Female Sextette are constantlv appearing both on and off-campus. Georoia State College Marching Band Twenty Trades and Industries Georgia State College Students of Electricity: Doing Line Work ' I "HE objectives of the Division of * Trades, Technical and Industrial Edu- cation of Georgia State College are: 1. To give students the fundamentals in the various trades offered. 2. To fit students for practical, every- day work. 3. To meet the ever increasing demand of industry for skilled workman in the practical arts. 4. To keep students aware at all times of all things happening in their trade or occupation; new techniques and devices developed; new ways of doing things and installing, repairing and using new gadgets brought to the public for the use of mankind. 5. To fit students for active, progressive citizenship. 6. To train teachers of Industrial Arts. 7. To train teachers of trade and in- dustrial subjects. This Division is offering a degree in Industrial Arts Education. In this course teachers are prepared to teach students of the junior and senior high school level many phases of several trades so that the student can learn enough to obtain the following objectives: 1. Exploratory ideas of several trades. 2. Appreciation of neat, clean, accurate and efficient work. 3. Handyman activities. 4. Consumer's knowledge and appreciation. 5. Develop hobbies. 6. Social habits and a small per cent of vocational preparation. The four-year degree course for teachers of trade and industrial subjects has for its purpose to prepare teachers to teach a trade and its related subjects to students of the high school level. The student is taught a trade so that he can go out and teach a specific trade to his students. These students in turn acquire enough techniques and skills to enter the trade as semi-skilled workers and journeymen. The student finishing this course can teach on the vocational level or enter industry as a workman. The prospective teachers are being required to obtain actual practical experience in order that they may be aware of life and occupational situations. They are being trained to function as good teachers. These students are being taught to understand and interpret industrial and labor legislation. Emphasis is also being placed on instructional needs so that they will be able to do an effective teaching job in the school shops in the State of Georgia, or set up a shop wherever one is needed. Twenty-one The major objective in the Division of Trades, Technical and Industrial Education at Georgia State College is not only to teach the student technical information, coupled with enough trade experiences to acquire the essential skills of the trade. It also fits the individual to enter gainful occupation with a greater earning capacity as well as working power. The Division also seeks to train the student in the fundamental principles of good citizenship which may be exemplified in attitude, clean workmanship, a co-operative spirit, team work, fair play, pride in his work, interest in his home life, pride in his community, pride in his state and government. A certificate of proficiency is given at the successful completion of one of the unit trades. Improvements and Building Programs "\ yf UCH of the recent praise accorded Georgia State College has been the result of its intensive - LVJ - all Campus Improvement Program. A Project necessitating the expenditure of several hundred thousand dollars, this one Program calls for the renovating of all of the thirty buildings on the Campus, the installing of a new water system, and the setting up of a communication system, including a switchboard. The building program is well under way. Presently three structures are going up: a Music or Fine Arts Building, an Infirmary, and a Cafeteria. Faculty housing is expected to become a reality soon. Immediately following this Project, the Campus roads will be rebuilt. An Athletic Field, encircled by a quarter-mile track, is to be completed by August, 1948. Ad- jacent to it is to be a baseball diamond. Six houses for faculty and staff members are to get underway soon. They will occupy space on the front grounds near the entrance to the Campus, and each house will have six rooms. The Dining Hall (beautiful Adams Hall) is to have a new automatic steam generator heating system. An important addition to these praiseworthy plans is a Campus beautification Program, which also is underway. Religious Life Programs ' I 'HE fact that we are a state school does not alter the certainty that Georgia State College has -*- a definite Religious Program. The Religious Life Program of the College is set to meet two objectives. First, to create within the students a desire for a personal religious experience. In these times, when chaos seems impend- ing, the world at large is looking for a way out. It is our philosophy that Christianity offers man that way and we have constructed a program requiring the services of a College Minister and com- prising four organizations to meet this need. In this regard it should be said that we do not at- tempt to "denominationalize" our students. The College Sponsors a Protestant service each Sunday Morning, a College Mass for Catholic students, and an Inspirational Vespers Hour in the Evening. To meet this first need the College is also sponsoring a Religious Emphasis Week In January at which time emphasis will be put on having students make decisions for the Christian way of life. Our second objective is to give the student a series of experiences designed to fit him for service in the local church of his community. We have long realized that the church poorly pays those whom it does employ, and that it cannot afford to pay for extra lay leadership. We feel that by giving our students an opportunity to plan and participate in the religious programs of our campus they will develop "know how" and techniques which can be used in the community in which they work. Above all the total aim of our program is to produce in these students a moral philosophy as a guide to their mental efforts. In times such as these a more worthwhile objective could not be attained. Twenty-two ARTIST SERIES T 1 HE 1947-48 Georgia State College Artists Series will include five major attractions: 1. January 28-29. S. Hurok the original Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers, conducted by Serge Jaroff, 2. February 4-5- One of America's leading sopranos, Muriel Rahn, 3. February 24-25- The Southernaires. 4. March 26. The American Negro Repertory Players, under the direction of Milton Wood, will present, performances of "Angel Street" and "Private Lives." 5. April. An outstanding Pianist. In an effort to accommodate the large student body enrolled at Georgia State College and the people of Savannah, the College has arranged to present each performance twice once at the College and once at the City Auditorium. Twenty-tbret GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE Savannah, Georgia Founded, 1890 T OCATED in Chatham County, five miles from the heart of downtown Savannah, Georgia's oldest and chief seaport city, Georgia State College is a four-year institution supported through the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the State Department of Education. The College is concerned that each student shall live deeply and happily as a socially balanced and spiritually mature person. Hence the College provides ample opportunity for individual student expression outside of the classroom. Students engage in a variety of extra-cur- ricular activities including inter-collegiate and intra-mural athletics, dramatics, music organizations, and debating. Competent faculty effective curriculum instructional methods geared to the abilities, interests, and needs of students improved library service modern program of student personnel service beautiful Campus consisting of thirty buildings on a moss-laden tract of 136 acres. Courses leading to the A.B. and B.S. degrees. Majors offered in Agri- culture, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Elementary and Secondary Education, English, Home Economics, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Social Science, Trades and Industries. Registration January 5-6 Classes Begin January 7 For Information and Bulletin, write The Registrar GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE State College Branch Savannah, Georgia BM THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ALUMNI NEWS NUMBER MAY, 1948 THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN Alumni News Number Vol. l MAY, 1948 No. 5 lvrJ-?^v G r??rS^ ?& T n i? ULLE X I] ? is L P ublishe d J n October, December, February, March, April and May by Georgia State College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24. 1912. TABLE OF CONTENTS From the President's Desk: The Year in Retrospect and a Look to the Future__ . 3 Alumni Heads Hold Important Posts 5 G. S. C. Alumni Scholarship Fund Drive _ 5 G. S. C. Graduates Enjoy Buffet Supper . 7 Physical Education and Health Department 7 Alumni News Items 7-10 Calendar of Commencement Events 8 Off-Campus Field Work 3 "The Alpha Man of the Year". - 9 Some Aspects of Faculty Growths 9 All-State Festival- -11 First Annual Men's Day 12 State High School Basketball Tournament, and Oratorical and Spelling Contest 13 G. S. C. Health Service ._ -14 The College Inn _14 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament 14 The Senior Class 15 News of General Interest 16 Off-Campus Business School 1 18 FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK: The Year in Retrospect and a Look to the Future QNE CALENDAR year has passed since the Regents of the University System elected me to serve as your presi- dent. When I accepted the honor to work with you, I recognized the opportunities made available to me and the correspond- ing responsibilities attached to such a sacred calling as that of a college presi- dent. I recognize that we are living in a most critical period a period in which educa- tional institutions must make rapid change and considerable progress in their programs and facilities in order to meet the needs of this changing era. In this connection there is much, as you well know, that needs to be done at Georgia State. Even though we have hardlv scratched the surface in terms of our plans and hopes for our college, we have made some small beginnings. And it is these that I shall mention now. The first step in the job to be done at Georgia State was to enlarge and im- prove the calibre of the faculty and the student body. Some progress in that di- rection has been made. At the beginning of the fall term, a faculty and staff of 96 people greeted the 1,063 regularly en- rolled students, the largest enrollment in the history of the school. These students came from high schools in 94 counties in Georgia and 11 other states. Among the faculty members were two Ph.D.'s four who have done practically all the basic course requirements for the doctorate. Several have done additional study above Three the master's degree and 36 of them hold the degree of Master of Arts. As near as possible, the faculty was selected not only for high scholastic attainment but on the basis of suitability for work at Georgia State College and consecration to the task of teaching young people. Other steps in the direction of placing Georgia State in the rank of a good col- lege include an almost complete renova- tion of the campus buildings and grounds; the provision of offices and equipment for the administration of the college ; the in- stallation of a new telephone system that connects all departments on the campus; the erection of an 18-bed infirmary with an examination room, offices for the doc- tor and nurse, and livin Franklin * Wright, J. B. Department of Chemistry Department of Biology Winters, W. V. Griffith, B. T. Murra ^ W - E - Wortham, Joseph H. Emanuel, Katheryn * ( Two INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1948-49 (Continued) Department of Education Pavne, W. K. Brown, W. H. Moore, Thelma * Stanley, Eugene* Adams, Charity * Gadsen, Ida B. * Parker, James E. * Department of English Fisher, J. Randolph Quinney, Marseille * Cunningham, Emma R. * Hamilton, Homer H. * Johnson, Beulah * Lester, J. L. Jacobs, Ethel * Smith III, Charles J. * Meyers, Timothy C. Department of Fine Arts Hatchett, Hilliary * Ballon, John J. * Simon, Walter * Department of Health & Phys. Education Wright, Theodore A. Hooper, Geraldine Frazier, Albert Martin, J. H. * Webb, Ella M. * Division of Home Economics Coleman, Christine Brown, Mynna * Dixon, Sarah Ann Jordan * Avery, Martha Hunter, Evelyn * Department of Languages Hunt, Grace E. * New Teachers Powell Laboratory School Price, Lillian A. Carter, Dorothy C. Crawford, Leanna T. DeVeaux, Emily C. Watson, Rosa M. Department of Mathematics Clemmons, J. B. King, Muriel * Bowen, Sylvia * Department of Physics Parker, James E. * Department of Social Sciences Griffin, W. E. Gordon, J. L. Holloway, W. J. Armstrong, Ernest W. * Peacock, A. E. Black, Blanton E. * Division of Trades & Industries Nelson. W. B. Orsot. A. Bacon, Rollins Brown, Leroy W. Carter, Arthur C. Chisley, Robert M. Flipper. Carl F. Harden, Sol Johnson, Murrell S. Lester, S. L. Owens, Fred * Perry, W. T. Singleton, B. R. Traylor, A. Z. * Tharpe, Frank D. Warrick, J. H. * Ware, Henrv L. FACULTY MEMBERS RETURN Fifteen members of the Georgia State College faculty have returned for the fall quarter after spending the summer doing further study at some of America's lead- ing colleges and universities. The group was headed by President James A. Colston who studied at New York University. Other members of the staff who did further study are Miss Janie L. Lester, New York University ; Miss Made- line G. Harrison, University of Illinois; W. H. Brown, Ohio State University ; Mrs. Joan L. Gordon, University of Pennsyl- vania; W. E. Griffin, Iowa State College; Mrs. Martha M. Avery, Columbia Univer- sity ; Miss Grace Hunt, McGill University ; W. E. Murray, Ohio State University; A. E. Peacock, New York University; Frank Tharpe, Iowa State College; Albert Fra- zier, New York University; A. S. Bacon, Connecticut State College, and W. V. Win- ters, Ohio State University. Miss Hooper received the master of sci- ence degree in physical education. Mr. Bacon is assistant supervisor of Negro ex- tension work in the State of Georgia. Three RECORD ENROLLMENT A record enrollment of 1243 students are attending Georgia State College for the fall school term. Pre-school planning activities began with a general faculty meeting at 10 A. M. on September 17. This meeting was followed by divisional and departmental meetings. Freshmen reported to the college and began orientation on September 21 and completed registration on the 23rd. Ad- vance students reported for regstration on the 23rd and continued through the 24th. Classes began Monday, September 27. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Appointment of 26 new staff members to the faculty of Georgia State College was announced September 10 by President James A. Colston. At the same time, President Colston dis- closed three innovations in the college pro- gram. They are: 1 An expanded program of Student Personnel Services co-ordinated by Miss Charity Adams, Assistant Professor Ed- ucation Miss Adams holds a Bachelor ot Arts degree from Wilberforce University and a Master of Arts degree from Ohio State University. She did her graduate work in Vocational Guidance and Person- nel Administration. Miss Adams served in the Women's Army Corps for nearly four vears, and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel, the only Negro wo- man to hold such a rank in the U. S. Army. She is a former member of the Tennessee State College faculty. Assisting Miss Adams will be Homer Hill Hamilton from Dallas, Texas. Mr. Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Talladega College and Master of Arts and Master of Education degrees from the University of Illinois. He has done additional graduate study at Columbia University. 2. A Reading Clinic which will be con- ducted by Mrs. Emma R. Cunningham, Associate Professor of English and Edu- cation. She holds the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Atlanta University. Mrs. Cunningham has done additional graduate study in the field of Reading at New York and Temple Uni- versities. She is a former member of the LeMoyne College faculty, Memphis. "The purpose of this program is to assist stu- dents who show reading deficiencies on standardized reading tests to improve their reading skills," according to Presi- dent Colston. During the ensuing school term, the program wil be conducted pri- marily for entering freshmen. 3. A Visual Aid to Education Labora- tory under the direction of James E. Par- ker. Mr. Parker will be responsible for developing and coordinating a visual aids program for the entire campus and will especially serve the Department of Educa- tion. He will hold the rank of Associate Professor of Science and Education. Mr. Parker received the Master of Arts degree from Fisk University and has done addi- tional graduate work at the University of Chicago. He is a former member of the Knoxville College faculty, Knoxville, Ten- nessee. THUNDERBOLT CONCERT Approximately 2,500 persons witnessed the first open air cancert presented by Georgia State College, July 25, in Thunder- bolt. The concert was staged in front of the town hall. Participating were: the college band, chorus and soloists under the direction of John J. Ballou. The hour and a half concert was spon- sored by the town of Thunderbolt. Per- sons who spoke included: Mayor Herbert Woods of Thunderbolt; President James A. Colston; Dr. Ralph M. Gilbert, pastor of the First African Baptist Church, Sav- annah ; and the Rev. W. Williams. The Rev. E. E. Seckinger, pastor of the Wesley Oak Methodist Church served a? master of ceremonies. Wilton C. Scott, Georgia State College Public Relations Director assisted in planning the concert. The Arts and Crafts Workshop at Geor- gia State College last summer was de- signed to help teachers throughout the State. Opportunities were provided for gaining insight into the philosophies, tech- niques, and media of art education and ways of adapting these to the particular problems and environs of elementary and secondary schools. Four ( Four Co-eds pause momentarily on the steps of Boggs Hall, Senior Women's Dorm., before leaving for Class. T B COURSE During- the first session of the 1948 Sum- mer School, a course in Tuberculosis was conducted at GSC by the Chatham-Sav- annah Tuberculosis Association. Georgia State was one of five Negro colleges in Georgia that offered this course in Health as a Summer School Workshop. Other schools were Paine, Fort Vallev State, Albany State, and Atlanta Univer- sity. Miss Dorothy Ury, Health Education Consultant for the Georgia Health Depart- ment and a graduate of Georgia State College and the University of Michigan, conducted the course. Consultants for this course were L. L. Young, executive secretary of the Geor- gia Tuberculosis Association; Dr. A. C. Schenck, director, Division of Tuberculo- sis Control, Georgia Department of Health ; *=-^ . Dr. Rufus F. Payne, Superintendent, Bat- tey State Hospital, Rome; C. B. Shroyer, tuberculosis specialist, Division of Voca- tional Rehabilitation, Georgia Education Department ; Miss Mary Moten McKinney, field representative, Georgia Tuberculosis Association; and Miss Olise Campbell, superintendent, Charity Hospital, Regional Consultant Nurse. LOUNGE FACILITIES Lounge facilities for off-campus stu- dents are among the projects to be com- pleted for the 1948-49 academic year. This was recently disclosed by Miss Charity Adams, coordinator of student personnel services. Accomodations for women students will be on the first floor of Parsons Hall and for men students in the College Inn build- ing. Five TWO ALL-STUDENT SOCIALS HIGHLIGHTED THE SUMMER SOCIAL SEASON The summer session activity program was administered by William J. Hollowav director of student personnel services. He was assisted bv Miss Loreese Davis, J. J. Ballou, Theodore Wright, Sr., and Miss Charitv Adams. This group composed the special Summer Activity Committee. The summer session cultural-arts series consisted of two concerts. For the first session the Metropolitan Artists grour. was presented. Charles Everett, tenor soloist, was the feature attraction for the second session. Summer session assemblies were held twice weekly and emphasis was placed up- on activities which would prove of value to teachers and prospective teachers. WORKSHOP Georgia State College sponsored a sum- mer workshop for 102 in-service teachers of Washington and neighboring counties June 14 - August 21. The workshop was held at the T. J. Elder high school in San- dersville. Special emphasis was placed on the im- portance of preparing better teachers for the State of Georgia. The purpose of the workshop was to "provide teachers with information relative to their individual professional needs and with help in making long-term plans for meeting some of these needs; to provide information and skills which teachers might use in improving learning and teaching in the schools, and to enable teachers to earn undergraduate credit which would be accepted by the State Department of Certification and re- sult in higher certificates for teachers." J. C. Reese, Supervising principal, Cen- ter High School and schools in the Wav- cross system, was director of the work- shop. Miss Gwendolyn Thompson, a June GSC graduate served as secretary and li- brarian. Mesdames Yvonne Campbell, Theodore Maxwell, Athea Bailey, Misses Willie and Dorothy Gambrell, and Mr. Elijah La- Mare have represented the Georgia State College Music Department in serving for the production of plays, for church ser- vices, assemblies, etc. Six DO FIRST THINGS FIRST President James A. Colston, of Georgia State College challenged an overflow audi- ence in Meldrim Hall auditorium Monday morning, September 27, to do "first things first." Speaking at the initial chapel exercises of the school year. President Colston told the old and new students that the "whole ( Georgia State College) instructional pro- gram is designed to assist you in attaining mental maturity." The strength of Am- erica todav and in the future will depend in a large measure upon the mental strength of its vast population, he said. President Colston declared, "If America is to be phvsicallv and intellectually strong, there are "some things that we definitely need In the first place, there is need tor an aroused public opinion that will demand better education and health facilities. And then we need financial support that is based on need rather than tradition. "On whom can we depend to arouse this public opinion? Whom shall we expect to provide the courageous civic and politi- cal leadership ? It is not the people who go to college? If a minimum foundation pro- gram for education such as is proposed in Georgia and other states is to be realized, is it not true that leadership in promoting it rests with the people who are educated or in the process of gaining an education "Will you join a nationwide movement to make America strong, he asked? If you would, vou too must consider and put into operation first things first." The Booker T. Washington high school band of Atlanta played seven selections which included, "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise," "Sky Pilot," and Night Rider." The band was under the direc- tion of E. A. Starling. A large delegation of in-service teachers of Washington and neighboring counties, enrolled in the GSC Workshop at the T. J. Elder High School, Sandersville, spent an entire day in Atlanta visiting bus- inesses and educational institutions. Among the places visited were the AT- LANTA DAILY WORLD, Atlanta Lite Insurance Company, Atlanta University System, the Capitol, Grant Park, Stone Mountain Cyclorama, and housing pro- jects. The group was headed by J. C. Reese, director of the Workshop. Late in the afternoon, the group was received by Mayor W. B. Hartsville at the City Hall who extended greetings on behalf of the citizens of Atlanta. PERSONNEL PROGRAM The Personnel Department at Georgia State College is made up of the following members: The Coordinator of Student Personnel Services, the Dean of Women, the Dean of Men, the directors of dormi- tories , college physician, college minister, and the Veterans Secretary. This depart- ment works under the immediate super- vision of the President of the College and in cooperation with the Dean of the Fac- ulty and heads of divisions and depart- ments. However, the total program is functional only in terms of the assistance of all members of the staff. Specific aims of this program include: 1. assisting the individual in adjust- ment to new study conditions, 2. helping the individual in the many adjustments in the ways of college living and general social relations incident upon leaving home and upon entering college. 3. helping the individual to budget his time and his financial resources. 4. assisting the individual in the devel- opment of worthy goals and in making plans to attain these goals, 5. helping the individual in the study of occupational opportunities, qualifica- tions and requirements and in the selection of his own occupation. 6. helping the individual in analyzing and appraising his personel assets and lia- bilities, 7. helping the individual to chose wisely among the athletic, literary and so- cial activities represented in the college, 8. assisting the individual, where nec- essary, in securing part-time employment during the college career and permanent employment after graduation. The personnel program as planned includes the following activities: 1. Freshman Orientation This project includes Freshman Week, prior to the official opening of school, and a year's program activities, includ- ing class work, directed toward the satisfactory adjustment of all Fresh- men. 2. Counseling Service To provide guidance for all students, both preventative and curative, for a wholesome college community. 3. Testing Program To provide testing services, as a tech- nique of guidance, for all students in specific areas such as prediction of college success and native ability, col- lege placement, personality adjust- ment, and vocational guidance. 4. Placement Service To provide part-time work for deserv- ing students and to assist in finding employment for students leaving school. 5. Student Organizations To keep accurate information regard- ing functioning student organizations, sponsors for and purposes of the or- ganizations. 6. Religious Activities 7. Extra-Class Activities To sponsor additional campus activi- ties for thecontinuous training and cul- tural development of students in gen- eral. 8. Information Service To provide information to members of the school community about facilities, policies, regulations, on the campus and off, when such information is needed. 9. Health Service To coordinate the services of the Health Service Department for effi- cient service to all campus personnel. 4-H CLUBS Fifty counties were represented at the twenty-first annual 4-H club short course held at the Georgia State College August 8- 14. Directing the program were P. H. Stone, State Agent for Negro work; A. H. Bacon, Assistant Supervisor-Negro Work; Alexander Hurse, Negro State Club Agent ; Augustus Hill, Assistant State Club Agent, and Camilla Weems, Assistant State Agent for Negro Work. The short course program was design- ed "to train boys and girls in the funda- mentals of 4-H club work." Seven COMMUNITY HOUSE Georgia State College Campus MRS. IDA B. GADSEN Mrs. Ida B. Gadsen, Georgia State Col- lege graduate, was recently appointed to the position of health educator in the Sav- annah-Chatham (County) health depart- ment and instructor in health education at Georgia State. Her services to Georgia State are being made available by the health department at no cost to the college. She is the first and only Negro woman employed in this capacity by the health department. Mrs. Gadsen finished GSC in 1936 with a major in home economics. Since graduation she has taught one year in the Nicholasville, Kentucky, high chool (1936-37) and at Beach High in Savannah from 1937 until 1947. Last year she was granted a one year U. S. public health fellowship by the Nat- ional Infantile Paralysis foundation to study for the master of science degree in public health at North Carolina College, Durham. She received her degree in Au- gust. Mrs. Gadsen has also studied for two summers at Cornell University. Her duties with the health department will consist of public health education in the schools and communities in Savannah and Chatham county. Mrs. Gadsen will teach a course in health education at Georgia State College. The course is designed to acquaint pre-service teachers with the problems of healthful school living, health instruction and school health services. OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FIGURES Official registration figures for the fall quarter show that 1243 students are en- roled at Georgia State College, according to T. C. Meyers, registrar. This is the largest enrollment in the 52 year-old his- tory of the institution. The breakdown is as follows: Men: 745. Of this number, 550 are veterans. Two hundred and seventy-three veterans are enrolled in the Trade School. Fifteen men are attending evening classes and two are attending Saturday classes. There are 193 non-veterans in school. Women: 498. Five women veterans are enrolled. Twenty-eight women are attending evening sessions and 29 are at- tending Saturday classes. ITEMS OF INTEREST During the August, 1948, GSC com- mencement, eighty-one persons received degrees and thirty-four received certifi- cates in trades and industries. Dr. Ralph M. Gilbert, Pastor of the First African Baptist Church, Savannah, delivered the Baccalaureate Sermon, and Dr. Judson C. Ward, Jr., Assistant Chancellor, University System of Georgia, delivered the Com- mencement Address. * * * * The first Southwide 4-H Club Camp for Rural Colored Boys and Girls was held, August 24-30, at Southern University. Eighty-eighty delegates from sixteen states atended, representing the nation's 300,000 colored 4-H club members. The delegates were accompanied by twenty- nine extension leaders. Among the states represented at this history-making en- campment were Alabama, Arkansas, Flor- ida and Georgia. * * * * P M L A (Publications of the Moden Language Association of America, 1947; American Bibliography, Research in Pro- gress, 1948) lists J. Randolph Fisher's "Christopher Milton." Journalism is offered for the first time at Georgia State College this school term. The introductory course has as its aim "to train prospective teachers in the fundamentals of practical journalism in relation to student publications." The course is taught by Charles J. Smith III, Director of Publicity and In- structor in Journalism. He holds the M. A. degree in Journalism from the State University of Iowa. Eight Moss laden trees give added beauty to the GSC Campus. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS CENTER The Audio- Visual Aids Center was opened at Georgia State College, July 31. The Center is housed on the ground floor of Boggs Hall and consists of a large class and work room about 20 ft by 36 ft. a 12 ft. by 15 ft. storeroom, and a 6 ft. by 13 ft. darkroom. The class and work room is provided with ample space for books, mag- a zines, and exhibits. The lower walls and shelves are in light green. The upper walls, provided for bulletin boards and photographic salons, are in eggshell, and the ceiling is in ivory. There are four 4 ft. by 8 ft. work tables and an 18 inch by 24 inch projection table in this room. Space is provided for a library, and a "listening" corner for individuals and small groups in- terested in music and dramatic recordings. The darkroom is provided with a 4 inch by 5 inch Eastman Precision Enlarger, graphic camera, print box and other dark room accesories. The Center has two 16 mm. projection machines, one Eastman and one Natco Lightweight. There is a Victor Sound- master for playing of transcriptions and records, one RCA sound recorder, one RCA filmstrip and 2 in. by 2 in. slide projector, one delinescope for large slides and opaque projection. There are two large filing cab- inets in the Center for pamphlets, re- cords, and student papers. THE PROGRAM OF THE CENTER The Center is dedicated to the improve- ment of instruction. To this end there are four major areas of interest. 1. The training of in-service teachers. During both sessions of summer school a course in Audio- Visual Methods and Ma- terials was offered. This course served ninety-nine in-service teachers during the two sessions of this summer school This course was conducted along lines which had some characteristics of a workshop and some characteristics of a seminar. It was the purpose of this course to give training to teachers in the underlying philosophy ot audio-visual education, experience in the selection and evaluation of appropriate aids, training in the more effective utili- zation of A-V aids, and some experience in the use of the various kinds of equip- ment. 2. Pre-service teacher-trainer. This phase of the work will be accomplished a long several lines. First, during the reg- ular school term the Methods and Ma- terials course will be offered. Second through curriculum intergration students will gam a functional insight in effective utilization of A-V aids. 3. Curriculum Integration. Most peo- ple agree that teachers teach as they were taught rather than as they were taught to teach. It is assumed, therefore, that if students are to be expected to use Audio- Visual aids when they become teachers they ought to be taught with a variety of these aids. The Center aims, therefore, to work toward serving all of the college departments in the more effective utili- zation of Audio- Visual aids. In a sense the A-V Center is or should be cognate to the college library. That is, it should be somewhat of a hub from which radiate many avenues of instructional aids. 4. A Photography Club. The photo- graphy club offers opportunities for tea- chers and students to develop a hobby in photography. It is also a center for' the making of photographic visual aids. To this end the director of the center hopes to acquire soon, among other things, a 16 mm motion picture camera. This club pro- poses to serve the College Public Rela- tions Department by doing a good deal of the photographic work needed by that de- partment. This club is operated on a self-support- ing basis. That is, the activities which are not a part of the A-V classes are supported by club membership fees. The club is a regular organization with its own Consti- tution and By-Laws. (Continued on page 10) Nine AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS (Continued from page 9) TYPES OF SERVICE. The Audio-Visual Center proposes : 1. To serve in an advisory capacity to individuals and teachers in the selection and utilization of audio-visual aids. 2. To provide a center from which audio-visual trends and developments can be transmitted to all departments and to Georgia public school teachers. To this end, memoranda will be prepared from time to time, and these will be mailed to the various departments and to teachers. 3. To arrange departmental forums and teas as a means of bringing together small groups of faculty members for an in- terchange of ideas on utilization, avail- able materials, new A-V horizons, pre- views, etc. It is hoped that in. this way a community interest will be developed. 4. To train a corps of student opera- tors who can serve any teacher or class in the way of operating machines for class- room use. 5. To serve the county schools through certain types of extension services. 6. To operate a photography club for students and teachers. 7. To provide preview services for tea- chers and students. a. Teachers. Teachers who use A- V materials will want to preview them before presentation in class. The Center will provide opportuni- ties for these previews. b. Students. Students who are working on certain assignments may find certain A-V materials available and invaluable. 8. Provide a record library and a "lis- tening period" program for small groups from classes, interested individuals and groups of teachers and or students. 9. To cooperate with the Director of the Reading Clinic in ways which will make for more functional services on the part of both the Center and the Clinic. 10. To attend conferences as a means of enlarging our own ability to render services and of keeping abreast of new de- velopments. Ten 11. To provide Requisition and Evalua- tion forms for use by those using A-V materials. In order to render the most ef- fective service, the Center seeks the co- operation of such users in filling out special evaluation forms for the files. Such forms will help the Center to know trends, needs, etc. 12. To hold exhibitions, conferences for in-service teachers, and forums, etc. Professor James E. Parker is director of the GSC Audio-Visual Aids Center. SUMMER SESSION STAFF Thirteen persons were added to the sum- mer session staff. They were Miss Charity Adams, A. B. Wilberforce, M. A. Ohio State University, visiting professor in Education from Tenn- essee State College, Nashville ; Mrs. Emma R. Cunningham, A. B. and M. A. Atlanta University, English and Education, from LeMoyne College, Memphis, Tennessee ; Dr. Asa H. Gordon, A. B. Atlanta University, M. A. Columbia. LL. B. Hamilton College, Litt. D., Allen University, in Social Sci- ence from Delaware State College; Miss Donella Graham, A. B. Morris Brown Col- lege, M. ED., Atlanta University; Miss Thelma E. Moore, A. B. Fort Valley State College, M. Ed. Atlanta University, critic teachers in the demonstration school; Ben Ingersoll, A. B. Morehouse College, M. A. Atlanta University, in Business Admin- istration; Miss Beulah V. Johnson, A. B. Spelman College, M. S. Tennessee State College in English from Knoxville College ; Mrs. Ellen S. Murray, A. B. Clark College, M. A. Atlanta University, in Science and Education from Knoxville College ; Eugene Stanley, B. S. Wilberforce, M. A. Ohio State University, in Social Science from A. & T. College, Greensboro, North Caro- lina; Miss Louise Terry, B. S. and M. A. New York University, in Art, from Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee ; Miss Dorothv Ury, A. B. Georgia State College, M. S. P. H., University of Michigan, in Health Ed- ucation, from the State Department of Health Education for Negro Schools; and Isaiah A. Woodward, B. S. Bluefield Insti- tute, M. A. Atlanta University, in Social Science from Morgan State College. On July 18, James E. Parker, Asso- ciate Professor of Natural Science deliv- ered the Men's Day address at the Temple Baptist Church. His subject was "Ur- gency, Faith, and Service." STAFF APPOINTMENTS FOOTBALL Appointment of twelve Georgia State College graduates to the College Business and Instructional staff was announced September 1, by President James A. Col- ston. Six of the twelve are natives of Savan- nah. They are Theresa M. Finch, tran- script clerk; Ann L. Eason. secretary to the Coordinator of Student Personnel Ser- vices ; Johnnie Mae Smith, clerk, Office of the Comptroller; Ethel Jacobs, Assis- tant Professor of English ; Mrs. Ida B. Gad- sen, Instructor in health Education; Thel- ma Perry, secretary, Office of General Extension and Mrs. Mildred R. Romanski, recorder, Office of the Registrar. Miss Perry was "Miss Georgia State" of 1947-48. The others appointed are Esther Bush, clerk Office of the Registrar, Royston, Ga. ; Sanders Golphine, cost accountant, Ellaville, Ga. ; Leanna T. Crawford, critic teacher, Powell Laboratory School, Ken- nesaw, Ga. ; Nelson Freeman, Veterans secretary and manager of the bookstore. Lake Wales, Fla. : and Gwendolyn Thomo- son, secretary and veterans clerk, Douglas, Ga. STAFF MEMBERS ON LEAVE Five members of the Georgia State Col- lege faculty have been granted leaves of absence for the academic year 1948-49, to do further study. They are C. V. Clay, associate professor of chemistry and chairman of the depart- ment, University of Michigan; Mrs. Alice Haynes, instructor in English, New York University; Miss Louise Lautier, instruc- tor in English, New York University; Rutherford Lockette, assistant professor of industrial education in electrical en- gineering, New York University; Miss Alma L. Stegrall, associate professor of Education and chairman of the elementary education department, Indiana University. Miss Lautier was granted a General Ed- ucation Fellowship award to do special work in reading on the freshman college level. Miss Stegall, granted a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship, will complete work for the doctorate degree in elementary education. The Blue and Orange Tigers of Georgia State College will engage in eight football games this fall. Six of these are confer- ence contests. The two non-conference foes are Edward Waters College of Jack- sonville, Florida and Allen University of Columbia, South Carolina. The Bengals opened the 1948 season against Edward Waters on the evening of October 2 in Grayson Stadium. They journeyed to Orangeburg, South Carolina October 9 and met the Claflin College Eleven. The homecoming game, slated for Nov- ember 13. matches the Tigers against Flor- ida N & I of St. Augustine, Florida. The season closes with the traditional Thanks- giving contest against Paine College of Augusta, Georgia. The latter game will be the first contest played on the new GSC athletic field which is currently under construction. All other home games will be played in Grayson Stadium (the Muni- cipal Field). The Tigers Avon one and tied one game last year. They are a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference. The complete Georgia State Football schedule is as follows: (Home games) Oct. 2 (night) Edward Waters College; Oct. 14 (night) Morris College ; Oct 21 (night) Bethune-Cookman College; Nov. 13, Florida N & I College (Homecoming), and Nov. 25, Paine Col- lege (Thanksgiving Day). (Games away) Oct. 9, Claflin at Orange- burg, S. C. ; Oct. 30, Albany State College, Albany, Ga., and Nov. 20, Allen Univer- sity, Columbia, S. C. A five-piece combo (an orchestra with- in an orchestra) from the Georgia State College Aristocrats of Rhythm played for the opening of the St. Benedict's Recre- ation Center in Savannah on July 16; for the Summer Session Social, August 6 ; and for dances at Collins, Georgia, design- ed to raise funds for building a high school. Eleven SPORTS by CHUCK SMITH, Director GSC Sports Information Service BETHUNE DEFEATS GSC 20-0 The Bethune Cookman Wildcats troun- ced the Georgia State College Tigers 20-0. Thursday night, October 21 before 5,000 fans in Grayson stadium. The win ran the Wildcats victory string to five and knocked the Tigers from the list of un- defeated teams. GSC entered the fray with a 3-0 record. Bethune's forward wall kept the Tigers speedy backfield bottledup throughout the game while opening holes in the Tiger line for its own shifty backs. SLOCUM, HARDY PACE STATE VICTORY Shaken loose by superb downfiekl block- ing for touchdown jaunts of 32, 40. 65 and 00 yards, two flashv Georgia State Col- lege half-backs. Joe Hardv and Robei't Slocum, pared thp Tie-ers to a 32-13 vic- tory over Morris College of Sunmter. S. C. before 4000 fans in Gravson stadium Thursdav night, October 14. The Tigers overcame a 6 point deficit registered aeainst them earlv in the first ouarter to cop the contest and remain un- defeated. GSC TO MEET FLA. N & I NOV. 13 Georgia State College's Blue and Orange Tigers meet the Florida Normal Eleven of St. Augustine, Fla., Saturday after- noon, November 13 in Grayson stadium in a homecoming tilt. The Florida team is coached bv John Miles, former GSC grid great and coach. During the 1947 grid season Miles served as an assistant coach under Ted A. Wright, Sr., who is in his second year as coach of the Tigers. This year's GSC homecoming will be the largest in the history of the institution, ac- cording to Antonio Orsot, chairman of the homecoming committee. Twelve GA. STATE COPS OPENER 15-6 The Georgia State College Tigers won their opening football game of the season Saturday night October 2, in Grayson stadium by downing a scrappy Edward Waters eleven 15-6. Two freshman backs from Spencer hi>h of Columbus, Ga., Joe Hardv and Robert Slocum, spearheaded the GSC attack by scoring both touchdowns. GA. STATE DEFEATS CLAFLIN 16-6 The Georgia State College Tigers won their second game of the season in Orange- burg, S. C, Saturday night, October 9, when thev defeated Claflin Universitv, 16-6. The Bengals scored two touchdowns and two extra points in the second quarter. Two additional points were picked up in the third stanza when a blocked Claflin punt gave them a safety. HARRISON MILLER Harrison Miller, 193 pound guard from Newton Ga., is currently the leading Tiger candidate for a berth on the all-conference squad. Miller, a senior in the Division of Agriculture, has gained the praise of opposing coaches and players alike in all games played this season because of his tremendous "drive." GEORGIA STATE TIGERS COACHING STAFF TED WRIGHT, SR. Head Coach JOHN MARTIN Assistant Coach |3l|lH||i ALBERT FRAZIER Assistant Coach Thirteen TRADES AND INDUSTRIES Realizing the paramount importance of keeping pace with the growth of the in- stitution by preparing journeymen, mas- ter workmen and trade and industrial arts teachers for Georgia and other states, the Division of Trades and Industries is ever on the alert, installing new and mod- ern machinery and equipment, improving its staff and providing new trade exper- iences. IMPROVEMENTS New machinery has been purchased and much of the old idle machinery has been put into operation. In the Department of Automobile Mechanics, there is now in op- eration a new Bear Alignment machine, Sun Testing equipment and a Hoist Ma- chine. In the Machine Shop a Cincinnati Milling Machine has been put into service. Pieces of new machinery have also been installed and are now being operated in the Carpentry Shop, Shoe Shop, Radio Re- pair Shop, Electricity Shop and Paint Shop ; each piece aiding greatly in the im- provement of our instructional program. Students in all classes are inspired to learn and are putting forth their best efforts to use science with practice. Another feature in our improvement program is an addition to our staff. This new addition is an efficient, well-trained itinerant teacher-trainer who will aid in the preparation of young, prospective teachers in the division. With his help we hope to prepare students to go into the state and do an effective job as trade and industrial arts teachers and to also contribute their bit to community leader- ship. The itinerant teacher-trainer will also aid teachers of shop work on the field with their problems of instruction, shop organi- zation and other problems affecting their services as efficient teachers. The teacher- trainer will, with the help of the institu- tion, conduct conferences for shop teach- ers in various sections of the state dur- ing the year, when and where the need arises. The curriculum in the division is being improved and the following has been worked out by the staff in the division: a curriculum leading to the degree of Bach- elor of Science in Industrial Education with major in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Building Construction in addition to the offerings already listed in our catalog. The stu- dents majoring in any one of the fields will be qualified to teach this work, en- ter graduate school in engineering without having any supporting work to do or may enter the field as a journeyman in the trade. ENROLLMENT The chart below shows the trades offered, length of courses in months (class at- tendance requirement, thirty clock hours per week), number of students enrolled in each course for the school year, 1948-49 (fall, winter, spring), and number of graduates for each quarter. Trade Enrollment Ceritficates granted Length of Course Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Automobile Mechanic 30 months 19 18 24 Body and Fender 18 months 47 38 41 1 Carpentry 24 months 28 30 34 Electricity 18 months 17 17 19 1 5 2 Machine Shop 36 months 13 13 13 Masonry 12 months 42 37 46 1 Painting 18 months 28 26 25 2 9 2 Radio Repair 12 months 40 38 46 11 6 10 Shoe Repair 12 months 49 32 38 12 9 6 Industrial Education * 4 years 44 54 56 1 * Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education. Fourteen NEWS ITEMS A field training program, begun in Sept- ember, 1948, enables sophomores who plan to teach to observe the teaching of their major subjects in schools in their home towns. Thus, they become thoroughly familiar with current teachers' problems. Mr. William H. Brown, director of the di- vision of Arts and Sciences, is supervis- ing this training program. * * * * Head Coach Ted Wright attended the annual meeting of the Southern Intercol- legiate Athletic Association coaches and officials in Birmingham, Alabama, Sep- tember 4 and 5. Georgia State is a mem- ber of the Southeastern Athletic Confer- ence. sj; Hj ^ ^ A. S. Bacon, former vice-president of the State Alumni Association, has been elected president to succeed Miss Frankie Golden, who has rendered valuable service to the group. Other officers elected were as fol- lows Charles Rawls, vice-president; Mrs. Eunice Clav, recording secretary; Miss Louise Lautier, corresponding secretary; and B. J. James, treasurer. Alexander Hurse, State 4-H Club Agent, was reelected Chairman of the Board of Directors. * * * * The Alumni Association awarded $1200 in athletic scholarships for the academic year of 1948-49. SjC sfi ^s ifi The Powell Laboratory School was open during the summer under the auspices of the GSC Elementary Education Depart- ment for pupils in grades one through seven. Misses Donnella Graham and Thel- ma E. Moore (Jeanes Supervisors of Doo- ley and Crisp Counties respectively) were in charge. During the second session of summer school an Atomic Energy Display was in the Georgia State College Library. Mr. Isaiah A. Woodward, visiting professor of Social Science from Morgan State Col- lege, brought the display here. * * * * Georgia State College Alumni chapters have been established recently at Milledge- ville, Louisville, Sparta, and Sandersville. Mr. Alfred W. Bass is president of the Milledgeville Chapter ; Mr. Miller A. Clay- ton, of the Sparta Chapter ; Mrs. Thomas- ine Jordan, of the Sandersville Chapter; and Mrs. Flora B. McCall is president of the Louisville Chapter. Book Reviews The Negro in America. By Arnold Rose. Harper & Brothers: New York. 1948. pp. 325. $3.75. Arnold Rose's The Negro in America is a con- densation of Gunnar Myral's An American Dile- mna, published in 1944 and recognized as the most exhaustive study of the Negro. Mr. Rose, who with Richard Sterner assisted Gunnar My- rdal in producing the Dilemna, has managed his task with remarkable expertness. So much so indeed that his book is more than a mere conden- sation; it is also a first-class analysis. The Foreword is done by Gunnar Myrdal. Like the Dilemna, The American Negro has as its central viewpoint that the American Negro problem is a problem in the heart of the Ameri- can, that the American dilemna is the ever-raging conflict between the values which we call "the American Creed" and the value of individual and group living. This book emphasizes that there is a great struggle in white people's minds the struggle between the democratic ideals of equal- ity in the American Creed and the obvious lack of equality in the treatment of the American Negro. Hence the dilemna. The conclusion is reminiscent of Tannenbaum's Why Men Hate, Sach's Black Anger, and Gal- lanz' Our Threatened Values: "If we are to live at peace in the world. . . we will have to win them (colored peoples) by ideas and not force. Today, as always, the ideals of freedom and equal- ity, if lived up to, are our strongest tools in building the international future." An effective condensation of An American Dilemna is its own recommendation. Witnesses for Freedom. By Rebecca Chalmers Barton. Harper & Brothers: New York. 1948. pp. 249: $3.50. _ Witnesses for Freedom by Rebecca Chalmers Barton is a very helpful analysis and interpreta- tion of the autobiographies of twenty-three Ne- gro Americans, a praiseworthy effort to evaluate obectively the life stories of a half-century of American Negroes. Thus Mrs. Barton has per- formed an espectilly needful task. Dividing the autobiographies into four parts (The Accomoda- tors, The Achievers, The Experimenters, and Protestors for a New Freedom), the author be- gins with Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery and ends with Richard Wright's Black Boy. The Foreword is done by the eminent scholar Dr. Alain Locke of Howard University. Mrs. Barton's book is a valuable addition to the rapidly growing body of literature which con- cerns itself with the status, problems, and de- sires of the American Negro especially and col- ored peoples throughout the world generally. Her treatment is objective, scholarly, painstaking. Assigning herself a task which has obvious draw- backs, this brilliant writer has gone about per- forming it with such thoroughness and clear- headedness that the outstanding result is a com- position that is deserving of wide reading. Fifteen BOOK REVIEWS (Continued) The Autobiography of Robert Morss Lovett: All Our Years. The Viking Press: New York. 1948. Pp. 373. $3.75. The life story of Robert Morss Lovett is more than just another autobiography. Also it is a par- ticularly engaging account of one of the world's leading institutions of learning, the University of Chicago, from which Mr. Lovett has retired as professor emeritus of English Literature. De- dicated to his students, some thirty thousand of whom have enjoyed the high privilege of studying under him, this is a truly distinctive life story of one of the most distinguished educators, edi- tors, and public figures of the world. Born in Boston in 1870 on Christmas Day, Professor Lovett has stood out through the years as a liberal championing the cause of the down- trodden, not only here in the U. S., but also in the Virgin Islands, where he served as secretary to the governor, and in Puerto Rico, where he remained a member of the University English Department for two years. Dr. Lovett distinguished himself as a teacher at Harvard, Chicago, and Colorado Universities. Moreover, under his able editorship the "Dial" held a commanding position among literary mag- azines of the Middle West. As associate editor of the "New Republic," Mr. Lovett stimulated a trend in literary criticism: "I felt that the re- viewer's first responsibility was to the public in the selection of works of value, and then to the author last to himself as a member of the staff of his paper." As to Robert Morss Lovett's proteges, well, a roster of them looks like a Who's Who of prom- inent contemporary literati. A few who come to mind are James T .Farrell, Meyer Levin, Katherine Keith, Dorothy Scarborough, Katherine Anthony, Vardis Fisher, Howard Mumford Jones v Harry Hansen, Sterling North, Samuel Harper, John Gunther, Gertrude Emerson, Elsie Weil, Helen Sard Hughes, Odell Shepard, Paul S. Wood, Vincent Sheean, et al. Also noteworthy are cele- brated persons who appear in All Our Lives: Jane Adams, Hamlin Garland, Harriet Monroe, Robert Herrick, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Thor- sten Veblen, Charles W. Eliot, Robert M. LaFol- lette, Willam James, Harold Ickes, Clarance Dar- row, William Vaughan Moody, George Santayana, Rexford G. Tugwell, Amy Lowell, Vachel Lind- say. Carl Van Vechten, et al. The writer of two novels (Richard Gresham and A Winged Angel) and one play (Cowards, "which enjoyed a success de scandale"), Mr. Lovett had a hand in the pro- duction of several other books. For Houghton, Miffling Company he served as consultant and editor of books on their English list. Among his contributions in this connection are A History of the Novel in England (with Helen Sard Hughes), British Poetry and Prose (with Root and Lieder), Eighteenth Century Prose (with Shepard and Wood). Writers of the Western World (with Hub- bard), American Poetry and Prose (with Foers- ter) and A Preface to Fiction. A great teacher, a genuine lover of mankind, possessed of a happy flair for effective composi- tion. Mr. Lovett has given us a worthwhile auto- biography. Trumpet in the City. By Helen Topping Miller. The Bobbs-Merrill Company: Indianapolis. 1948. Pp. 269. $2.75. Here is an exceptional novel of Georgia in 1775, a fascinating tale of the Savannah of the Revolutionary War Days. Effectively using Georgia's oldest city as her setting, Helen Top- ping Miller presents an intricately interwoven series of circumstances which inevitably deter- mine the destiny of some attention-impelling characters. How various American colonies were literally driven into union and rebellion against the Eng- lish tyranny long since became a matter of record. To that impressive record must be added Trum- pet in the City which addresses itself to Georgia generally and to Savannah particularly. Mrs. Miller's protagonist is Maggie Clay, the spirited heiress and belle of the 1770's who likes "dangerous things better than being clever and seductive." Engaged, through family "arrange- ment," to Hardee McClure, the most eligible wid- ower between Fernandina and Charles Town, she becomes enamoi'ed of handsome Major Richard Pryde, a British officer stationed in Savannah. Hence here we have the unusual eternal triangle, but, be it noted, this author gives the hard-to- handle circumstance a novel development. The King's law was being openly despised by men of high estate in Savannah and there was a virus of recklesness in the air that was making rebels of strong men. Georgia patriots were be- coming determined to help other colonies by send- ing supplies to Boston and to Washington who was preparing an army. Proclaiming her own loyalty to the Patriots against King George, Mag- gie declares: "Gentlemen, whenever I prove my- self not so good as any man in defending Georgia against her enemies, you may ride me down Bull Street on a rail." Mrs. Miller's graphic picture of Savanah pre- paring for attack is reminiscent of Henry Tim- rod's "Charleston," an especially memorable poem, which portrays Savannah's great rival city in an identical attitude. "What on earth has happened," demanded Maggie. "It looks as though someone had blown a trumpet in the city and everything became invisible." Following colonial successes in Boston, Bunker Hill, and Savannah a wave of nationalism becomes discernible. Deep- seated changes arrest attention and terrify. "Savannah", thought Maggie, "will never be the same again. The trumpet that had blown in the city had worked an alchemy of change and uncer- tainty upon it." A small, bright red book, Trumpet in the City has a peculiar appeal for Savannahians. They will recognize such renowned persons and places as Noble Jones (who fought with Oglethorpe to build Georgia), Edward Telfair, Archibald Bul- loch, Joseph Habersham, George Houston, et al., and the Savannah River, Wilmington Island, Ty- bee Island, Bull Street, Percival Square. Adher- ing apparently to historical accuracy, our author has done a splendid novel. Excellent as healthy entertainment, this book is, in addition, uncom- monly informative. Finally Trumpet in the City is a noble tribute to one of the world's most warmhearted cities. J. RANDOLPH FISHER Sixteen THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA VOLUME 2 SPECIAL NEWS NUMBER DECEMBER, 1948 NUMBER 2 PRIZE-WINNING FLOATS PRIZE-WINNING HOMECOMING FLOATS These three floats won tro- phies during Homecoming festivities. In the top photo is the Veterans float, win- ner of the Homecoming Committee's tro- phy for being the most original. In the middle picture is the Architectural float, winner of the N. H. Collier trophy, pre- sented to the most beautiful float in the collegiate division. The bottom photo shows the Savannah Alumni float, award- ed the B. J. James trophy for being the most beautiful Alumni' float. Two To achieve scholastically, is the primary desire of students. Georgia State College students are achieving scholastically. The following four stories ex- emplify scholarship. Continuing Honor Students, 1947-1948 Twenty Students Maintain Continuing Honor Status Twenty Georgia State College students successively made the honor roll during the Fall, Winter and Spring quarters of the 1947-48 school year. Nineteen are Georgians. Statistics show that although male vet- erans constitute only 29.1 per cent of the present full-time enrollment, they com- prise 75 per cent of the honor holl. While 2.2 per cent of all full-time college stu- dents now enrolled maintained honor status throughout the three regular ses- sion quarters last year, 5.8 per cent of present full-time college veterans held places on the honor roll. Men comprise approximately 50 per cent of the present full-time college enrollment but they have 80 per cent of the honor roll. Male non- veterans comprise approximately 20 per cent of the present full-time college en- rollment. However, they comprise 5 per cent of the honor roll. Honor students by majors are Agriculture, 35 per cent; So- cial Science, 20 per cent; Business Ad- ministration, 20 per cent; Mathematics, 10 per cent; Home Economics, 5 per cent; English, 5 per cent, and Biology, 5 per cent. Continued on page 4 Volume 2 DECEMBER, 1948 Number 2 The GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN is published in October, December, February, March, April and May by Georgia State College. Entered as second class matter, December 16, 1947, at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 25, 1912. TWENTY STUDENTS MAINTAIN CONTINUING HONOR STATUS (Continued from page 3) Students who maintained honor status are Douglas Anderson, junior, Agricul- ture, Hawkinsville ; Waldo Anderson, senior, Social Science, Fitzgerald ; Rob- ert Baker, senior, Social Science, Ludo- wici; Barbara Burke, sophomore, Social Science, Savannah ; John H. Day, senior, Business Administration, Savannah ; John A. Demons, senior, Agriculture, Thom- son; Wiliam H. Grier, senior, Agriculture, Stovall; Samuel Hamlet, senior, Agricul- ture, Savannah ; Johnnie Harris, senior, Agriculture, Thomson; Prince Jackson, junior, Mathematics, Savannah; William Jackson, junior, Mathematics, Savannah; Henry Lockhart, sophomore, Business Aministration, Savannah ; Hewitt Lundy, senior, Business. Sparta; Cornelius Mc- Iver, senior. Agriculture, Miami, Florida; Thelma Moss, senior. English, Columbus; Thomas Roundtree, senior, Agriculture, Blackshear ; Folia Shields, junior, Home Economics. Athens : Frances Waddell, sophomore, Business Administration, Waycross; William Webb, senior, Biology, Thomaston, and George Williams, senior, Agriculture. Waynesboro. HILL RECEIVES AWARD GSC Freshman Receives Scholarship Harold Henderson Hill, GSC freshman of Madison, was recently awarded a $50 college entrance scholarship from Pepsi Cola Company. The presentation was made by W. K. Payne, Dean of Faculty, during college assembly on November 2. Honor Society Elects Officers The Georgia State College honor so- ciety, with a membership of 20 students, elected officers for the school year, Wednesday, November 22. Organized for the purpose of stimulat- ing scholarship, the GSC honor society will carry on such activities as coaching students who are having difficulty and presenting such programs as will interest students in scholarship and in persons who have attained distinction as scholars. While the College at present does not have a chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Na- tional honor society, membership in the national society may become retroactive to this group at such time as the College receives a chapter. This was disclosed by Miss Beulah V. Johnson, faculty advisor of the group and national AKM officer. "It is hoped that during the celebration of Scholarship Week at the College, rep- resentatives may be secured from both Alpha Kappa Mu and Phi Beta Kappa as speakers and consultants," Miss Johnson said. Officers elected are John Demons, sen- ior. President; Mrs. Frances Waddell, senior, Vice-President; Miss Thelma Moss, senior, Secretary-Treasurer: Sam- uel Harris, junior, Assistant Secretary- Treasurer, and Samuel Hamlet, Reporter. Three members of the college staff at- tended the annual meeting of the South- ern Association of Colleges and Secon- dary School for Negroes in Wiimington, N. C, December 8-10. They were President James A. Colston, Dean W. K. Payne, and W. H. Brown, Di- rector of the Division of Arts and Sciences. Four Regent Scholarship Winners Twenty-Six Freshmen Attending GSC On Regent Scholarships Twenty-six freshmen, graduates of ac- credited Georgia high schools are attend- ing Georgia State College on Regents scholarships awarded for the 1948-49 academic year. The scholarships are given each year to honor graduates of accredited high schools in the state to attend a unit of the University System of Georgia. They cov- er the cost of tuition for the year. The awards are as follows : Virginia Bell Baker of Cordele, Holsey Institute; Illene Brown of Cuthbert, Randolph Coun- ty Training School ; Wilile James Dixon of Shiloh, Meriweather County Training School ; Betty Louise Douse of Statesboro, Statesboro High and Industrial School; Senoia Downer of Elberton, Elberton High ; Willie Alfred Hardee of Homer- ville, Carver High; Grace Ethel Henry of Tifton, Tifton Industrial School ; Harold H. Hill of Madison, Burney Street School; Rethel E. Holmes of Cuthbert, Randolph County Training School; Lillie Bell John- son of Claxton, Evans County High; Ed- die Lindsey of Columbus, Spencer High; Hosea J. Lofton of Blackshear, Lee Street High ; Dorothy Mclver of Savannah, Beach Cuyler; Curtis Michael of Way- cross, Center High; Dorris P. Morrison of Mcintosh, Liberty County Training School; Mary Leah Pitts of Jasper, Pick- ens County School ; Willie Mae Polite of Savannah, Beach Cuyler; Rubye E. Pugh of Bainbridge, Hutto High; Delois J. Rawlings of Sandersville, T. J. Elder High ; Reppard Stone of Macon, Ballard High ; John D. Van Buren of Monticello, Jasper County Training School; Eudell E. Wilcox of Lumber City, Glenwood High; George Williams of Sandersvillel, T. J. Elder High, and Johnnie Mae Williams of Vidalia, Dickerson High. Five G. S. C. Staff Member Attends AKM Meet Miss Beulah V. Johnson, a member of the GSC English department, and nation- al officer of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, recently attended the an- nual meeting of the Society's Executive Committee at Clark College, Atlanta. The Committee formulated plans for the an- nual AKM conference to be held at Mor- ris Brown College, Atlanta, in February. Miss Johnson Alpha Kappa Mu has its purpose the recognition of scholastic attainment in Negro Colleges where to date Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honor society of this type in America, has not granted charters for chapters, according to Miss Johnson. At present there are 34 active AKM chapters, Miss Johnson, national historian, is in the process of completing a history of the first twelve years of the Society, the first official history to be released. President Colston Speaks At Ala. State President James A. Colston was the speaker for the opening public program for the observance of American Educa- tion Week at Alabama State College, Montgomery, Sunday, November 7. President Colston based his discourse on the Bible quotation, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." He pointed out the fact that truth and knowledge are basic and emphasized that people want to know the truth but seem to have little inclination to practice it. He further pointed out many of the inadequacies in our present day system of American education and expressed hope that national legislation might soon re- duce those that exist primarily because of accident of race or place of birth. The program was sponsored jointly by the College and the teachers of Montgom- ery city and county. Dramatics Play Important Role at GSC Dramatics play an integral part in the well-rounded life of the Georgia State College student. "Campus Quarantine," a three-act comedy staged in Meldrim Hall, Thursday evening, December 2, was the first production of the newly organized GSC players. Miss Beulah V. Johnson, Director of Dramatics here at the College, was in charge of the production. She has ex- pressed desire of having the players de- velop into a permanent little theater group such as is found in leading colleges and universities throughout the country. The dramatics program for the remain- der of the year is as follows: Sidney Howard's Silver Chord, Janu- ary 28 ; and in April, either Randolph Ed- ward's Earth and Stars, or a series of three one-act plays Six GSC Stages Gala Homecoming Celebration The guiding hand in the largest home- coming parade in the history of Georgia State College and perhaps the most color- ful Negro parade in the history of Savan- nah Saturday, November 13, was Antonio Orsot, Chairman of the homecoming com- mittee. The parade began on the GSC campus and was routed through four of Savan- nah's most densely populated thorough- fares: Victory Drive, East Broad, West Broad, and Oglethorpe Avenue. It was witnessed by many Savannahians. Included in the parade were approxi- mately 20 floats representing Georgia State College, city, fraternal, business, professional, military organizations, and GSC Alumni floats representing Jenkins County, Liberty County; Statesboro and Savannah Alumni chapters. Alumni' Queens and representatives for the homecoming celebrations were as fol- lows : State Alumni Queen, Mrs. Mary Blount, Americus ; Miss Ethel Jacobs, Sa- vannah, Attendant; Savannah Alumni Queen; Miss Viola DeVillas, Savannah; Mrs. Catherine Mathis and Miss Annie Luten, Attendants, both of Savannah; Miss Statesboro, Mrs. Lee Bertha Wil- son of Statesboro; Attendants, Mrs. Ger- aldi'ne Campbell and Mrs. Loretha W. Butler of Statesboro; Miss Liberty Coun- ty, Miss Victoria Mullinox of Riceboro; Attendants, Mrs. Eugenia Dunder and Mrs. Vernell Maxwell. In addition to the GSC band, Beach- Cuyler band, the Simmons Drum and Bugle corps, two out-of-town high school bands, Ballard High school band and Cen- ter High of Waycross, participated in the parade and half-time festivities. Many Savannah firms cooperated in making the parade a success by providing trucks, automobiles, and even decorated floats. "Without their help, it would have been impossible to stage the parade," Orsot said. During half-time ceremonies at the foot- ball game in Grayson Stadium (Florida Normal edged Georgia State 15-13), Thelma Perry, Miss Georgia State Col- lege of 1947-48 crowned Bernice Thomp- son, Miss Georgia State College of 1948- 49. Other half-time activities included musical numbers and performances by the previously named bands and their major- ettes. The Veterans float was awarded the Homecoming Committee's trophy for be- ing most original. The Architectural float won the N. H. Collier trophy for be- ing the most beautiful in the collegiate di- vision and the Savannah Alumni chapter float was awarded the B. J. James trophy for being the most beautiful float in the Alumni division. A dance in Wilcox gymnasium on the GSC campus Saturday night attended by College students Alumni and friends culminated the 1948 homecoming festivi- ties. Members of the homecoming commit- tee were : Antonio Orsot, Chairman ; Miss Janie Lester, A. S. Bacon, Dr. L. D. Law, W. E. Griffin, Frank Tharpe, Miss Mad- eline Harrison, Walter Simon, P. D. Davis, Leroy Brown, Wilton C. Scott, Charles J. Smith., Ill, Miss Charity Adams, John demons, John Ballou, Mina Brown and Ted Wright, Sr. Wilton C. Scott, director of Public Re- lations, has played an integral role in or- ganizing Alumni Chapters in the follow- ing districts: (Southeast), Waycross, Riceboro and assisting in the program at Albany. Mr. Scott has organized district chapters at Milledgevflle, Sandersville, Louisville, Sparta, Statesboro, Swainsboro and oth- ers. Seven HER ROYAL HIGHNESS ROYAL COURT Watching the game between Georgia State and Florida Normal with interest is Miss Bernice Thompson (center), Miss Georgia State College; her at- tendants, and various Alumni queens and their attendants CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER CONGRATULATIONS President James A. Colston congratulates Miss Bernice Thompson after crowning her Miss Georgia State College during half-time festivities. Placing the royal cape around her is Miss Thelma Perry, last year's queen. ; Eight Library Observes National Book Week "Books Tell the Story," was the theme as the GSC library observed National Book Week, November 14-20. .;v : *Wsi| The library presented a culmination vesper program Sunday evening, Novem- ber 21, in Meldrim Hall. The program had as its theme, "Civilization on Trial," with special emphasis on the Far East. Following the program, open house was held at the library. A-V Center Holds Initial Open-House The Georgia State College Audio-Visu- al Aids Center, established in July, was opened to the public for the first time dur- ing four open-house sessions as the College observed National Audio-Visual Aids Week, October 25-30. The public saw in operation the Cen- ter's two 16 mm projectors, sound record- er, Victor Soundmaster (for playing of transcriptions and records), RCA film strip and slide projector and delinescope (for large slides and opaque projection). The adequately equipped darkroom, which serves the Center and the Office of Pub- lic Relations, was also open to the public. Other activities of the week included three film forums. They were (1) A film forum designed to show more effective ways of utilizing classroom film, (2) A film forum designed to illustrate broader concepts of instructional methods and, (3) A film forum designed to illustrate the use of Audio- Visual materials in the Sunday school. Additional activities included two lec- ture-demonstrations by W. A. Simon of the Art Department, a lecture-demonstra- tion by Mrs. Emma Rush Cunningham, Director of the Reading Clinic and two chapel programs by the class in Audio- Visual Aids. James E. Parker is Director of the Audio-Visual Aids Center. Eight Objectives Comprise GSC Plan of Study Eight objectives comprise the tentative outline of study currently being discussed at bi-monthly meetings by the Georgia State College faculty. They are Higher Education for Ameri- can Democracy (President's Commission on Higher Education), Significant Plans of Reorganization Developed in Other Colleges, Current Problems of Education in Georgia, The Students and Alumni of Georgia State College, The Development of Objectives, Developing the Curricu- lum, and the Improvement of College In- struction and Student Personnel Pro- gram. Dr. William J. Trent, President, Liv- ingston College, Salisbury, N. C, was the guest speaker during special Assembly November 15. The well-known educator and religious leader was introduced by President James A. Colston. Nine "Innovation" Synonymous With "New Georgia State 7 Since June of 1947, the word "Innova- tion" has become synonymous with Geor- gia State College. In keeping with this policy, announce- ment was made in September of three "innovations" in the academic program for the current school year. They were (1) An expanded program of Student Personnel Services, (2) A Reading Clinic and (3) An Audio-Visual Aids Labora- tory. However, "innovations" have not been limited to the academic phase of the Col- lege alone. Under the supervision of Felix Alexis, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, many "innovations" have been made in the GSC physical plant. Several hundred feet of sidewalk has been constructed; thus not only afford- ing adequate walkways but adding to the already unique beauty of the campus. Newly constructed asphalt roads have been laid making all parts of the campus easily accessible. By next spring these roads will have been topped with crushed slag and one-half inch rock, according to Alexis. Road signs, designed to promote safety on campus, have been placed in stra- tegic places. Recently, the roads were shouldered and sodded. All this work with the exception of the latter, was done by the State highway department. Water pressure on the campus has been increased from 10 to 46 pounds. This in- crease assures an adequate and sanitary supply of water at all times. It also as- sures an adequate supply of water in case of fire. In the matter of communications, fif- ty-seven telephones provide excellent com- munication facilities to on-campus users. There are two trunk lines from the Col- lege to Savannah and this number is ex- pected to be increased as soon as materi- als become available, according to Alexis. A completely new recreational-play- ground outfit greeted Powell Laboratory students when they returned to school in September. Georgia State College is currently en- gaged in developing one of the finest ath- letic fields in the south. This field, when completely developed will contain a base- ball diamond, 440-yard track with a 220- yard straightaway and a modern football stadium. The Tigers played their first game on the field when they defeated Paine College, 6-0, Thanksgiving Day. Extensive renovations and repairs are being made on the college buildings. Hill Hall, Parsons Hall, The Fine Arts Build- ing, Edwards Cottage and the Dining Room are among the buildings already renovated or in the process of being reno- vated. A look at the dining room discloses the following: A domestic atmosphere, mod- ern ovens, coffee urns, juice cooler, 240- gallon steam kettles, steam pressure cook- er, new Magic Chef range, deep-fryer, dishwasher and drying machine, new tables and racks, one large revolving elec- tric toaster, two large elctric mixers and a giant electric refrigerator. This new equipment constitutes only a part of the extensive improvements. The interior has been painted and new furniture has been painted and new furniture installed. These improvements or "innovations" are just the beginning of the "New Geor- gia State College." The institution will continue to grow and innovations will constitute an integral part of this growth if past performance is any indication. Ten Traylor Surveys Teacher-Trainer Needs In High Schools A. Z. Traylor, the first Negro trades and industries itinerant-teacher in Geor- gia, returned to Georgia State Colege dur- ing the middle of last month from a 1600- mile trip that included visits to high schools and veterans groups in 16 Geor- gia towns and cities. Traylor, who works through the GSC Division of Trades and Industries, joined the staff September 1. His trip was pri- marily concerned with the making of a survey on the needs of teachers in high schools in reference to the establishment of a teacher trainer program. Rev. Armstrong Receives Commission The Rev. Ernest R. Armstrong, Sr., as- sistant professor of social science and college minister, was recently commis- sioned a captain (chaplain) in the U. S. Army Reserve Officers corps. Rev. Armstrong joined the staff at the beginning of the fall quarter. He is a na- tive of Soper, Okla., and graduated from B. T. Washington high school, Tulsa. Rev. Armstrong received the A. B. degree from Dilliard University in 1942, the B. D. degree from Howard University in 1946 and the M. A. from the same insti- tution in 1947. Religion Integral Part Of Life At GSC The Religious Life Committee is the con- sultant group for the College Minister and the two coordinate religious activi- ties at Georgia State College. The outstanding features of the re- ligious groups for the fall quarter are as follows : The Student Christian Associations (YMCA and YWCA), "Recognition Serv- ice" on October 31. The Thanksgiving as- sembly program sponsored by students of the Religious Life Committee on Novem- ber 23. Each month during the quarter there has been a guest minister for morning worship services. Father G. H. Caution, Rector, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Savannah, spoke on October 24 and on November 21, the Rev. A. E. Peacock, as- sistant professor of social science at the College was the guest speaker. Continued on page 12 Eleven RELIGION INTEGRAL PART OF LIFE AT GSC (Continued from page 11) Georgia State College Vespers are dedicated to the three-fold development of body, mind and spirit. To carry out this purpose, the Religious Life Committee has had various kinds of programs and speakers, including President James A. Colston, Miss Frankie Golden, Consul- tant in Elementary Education for Public Schools in Chatham county; James T. El- lerbe, Executive Secretary, West Broad Street branch YMCA, Savannah: Rev. W. C. Davis, minister, St. Phillips Monu- mental A. M. E. Church, Savannah; The Sigma Gamma Phi Sorority presented Miss Gladys Hammond, of Washington, in concert in their annual Founders Day celebration ; the Omega Psi Phi Fraterni- ty presented President J. W. Seabrook, Fayetteville State College, in their Na- tional Acievement Week culminating pro- gram. The Library staff of the College celebrated Book Week. The class in American Government presented two assembly programs dealing with the 1948 national elections. On No- vember 2, they presented a "Presidential Election Pre- View," and on November 4, a roundtable on "The significance of the 1948 Election." The class is taught by Dean William J. Holloway. * * # Two members of the staff, the Rev. Ernest Armstrong, Sr., College Minister, and Robert Long, Sr., acting Chairman of the Business Department, appeared on Radio Station WDAR Sunday evening, November 28, during the Derst Baking Company regular Sunday vesper services. The C. E. A. Critic (formerly The News Letter of the College English Associa- tion) for October, 1948, pages 3-4, con- tains a review of Victor Gallanz' Our Threatened Values by J. Randolph Fish- er. (Presently the C. E. A. Critic is the official organ of the College English As- sociation ; the editorial office is at Brook- lyn College, Brooklyn, 10, New York.) News About the Faculty Eugene Stanley, Assistant Professor of Education, was the Men's Day Speaker at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Sun- day morning, November. 28. His topic on that occasion was "Now Is the Hour." He called upon the men to direct their ener- gies toward the regeneration of the spir- itual life of the world in order to bring peace, harmony, and stability to a world torn by greed and avarice. Mr. Stanley is serving his first year at Georgia State College. He comes to this institution from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina where he served in a similar capacity. He is a graduate of Wilberforce and Ohio State Universities. * * * Miss Madeline G. Harrison, assistant GSC librarian, attended the two-day meet- ing of the North Carolina Association of Negro Librarians in High Point, N. C, November 5-6. * * * Nine students are enrolled this quar- ter in the course in Journalism being of- fered at Georgia State College for the first time. Mrs. Ida B. Gadsden, Instructor in Health Education, who was recently ap- pointed to the executive committee of the Chatham County Health Council, played an important part in the recent X-ray survey on the campus. Some 1100 students, faculty and staff members participated in the survey. The lure and charm of far away places their people, customs, beauties are a hobby of Miss Mildred L. Burch, Admin- istrative Assistant to President Colston, who is being called on increasingly to share some of her overseas experiences with others. During the past two months she has lectured for the Wesleyan Serv- ice Guild at the Asbury Methodist Church on "Haiti Past and Present" ; for the Ladies Aid of the First Congregational Church on "Glimpses of Australia, the Philippines, Japan and Korea" ; for the Photography Club of Georgia State Col- lege, showing color slides of Japan and Korea. She has also shown slides for the women in Camilla Hubert Hall. Twelve PLENTY OF MILKSHAKES MAXIMAE LEONIA, a registered Guernsey cow here at the college attracted nation- wide attention to GSC during the middle of September when she gave birth to twin calves. Her picture appeared in the Savannah Evening Press, local daily, and on the feature page of the Pittsburgh Courier, one of America's leading Negro weeklies. She is shown above with the twins shortly after their birth. According to animal husbandry experts, the probability of a cow giving birth to twins has been approximated to be "one-half of one per cent of all calves born yearly." The sire is Rfegeldale Emory's Chester, also registered in the Guernsey herd book. Extension Agents Hold Annual Conference "A Look in Both Directions" was the theme of the Annual Conference of Ne- gro Extension Agents held here at Geor- gia State College, December 7-10. In addition to the State Agents, Agri- culture Extension Officials, Specialists, and Supervisors were present at the meet- ing. Thirteen 1948 Georgia State Football Squad Hi %?: 111 IIP Tigers Close Season With 5 Wins, 3 Defeats The 1948 GSC gridiron Tigers closed the season with a hard-earned, 6-0 vic- tory over the Paine College Lions, thus earning themselves an impressive record of five wins against three defeats. The Tigers lost to Bethune, last year's conference champs, to Florida Normal, and the Allen University Yellowjackets. Edward Waters, Albany State, Morris and Claflin were the other teams that fell to the cagey Tiger squad. Eight members of the Tiger squad fin- ished their collegiate competition against Paine and each of them ended their ca- reer in a blaze of gridiron glory. The group included Charlie and Arthur Wil- liams, Lenwood Denton, Asa Eaddy, Noah Lester, Howard McCord, Earl Williams and Harrison Miller. Returning for the 1949 season will be such promising men as Bunky Wright, Thomas Vann, Edgar Worlds, Jesse Mor- gan, John Vinson, Joe Turner, Joe Har- dy, Mark McLendon and Bob Slocum. Tigers open Cage Season Against Pirates The Georgia State College basketball team opened the 1948-49 cage season against the strong Hampton Institute Pi- rates in Willcox gymnasium, Monday eve- ning, December 13. The Tigers, winners of the last year's conference crown, and tournament final- ist, will, with the exception of one man, field the same squad. He is F. Carruthers who currently is out of school. However, Head Coach Ted A. Wright has disclosed that he may return at the beginning of the Winter quarters. Presently, the conference schedule has not been completed. Among the non-con- ference foes, in addition to Hampton, who will engage the Tigers include Morehouse, Morris Brown, Florida A&M and Ft. Benning. Fourteen w4 1Revieev& The Secret Thread. By Ethel Vance. New York; Harper & Brothers, 1948. Pp. 261. $2.75. The highly popular author of Escape and Winter Meeting has given us anoth- er fascinating study of human behavior (or, should we say, misbehavior?). In The Secret Threat Ethel Vance (Grace Zaring Stone) provides additional rea- sons for her well-deserved popularity. For here again we have actual people, grappling with the realities of life, who are portrayed with praiseworthy effec- tiveness. En route to Washington, D. C, in New York City for a day, Cass Terhune de- cides to see his boyhood home again. Dis- covering that houses throughout the neighborhood have been condemned, Cass is pleasantly surprised to learn that his old home is still standing, though it is to be torn down presently. Examining his boyhood bedroom, he falls, breaks his an- kle thus becoming entrapped in a den of racketeers, who specialize in stolen whiskey, nylons, etc. Sought to no avail by his friends, Cass remained at the mer- cy of Mort's gang over a weekend. Cass is a highly successful man accord- ing to American standards. He's a college president. Through extensive traveling, he has become a polished man of the world, a cosmopolite. Hi's admirers are found in far-flung corners of the world. Yet he suffers from a mental sickness, symptoms of which are headaches, nau- sea, pains, weakness, sleeplessness, and apparently because of this "I've been il- lusioning and disillusioning myself over a whole lifetime." The horrible claustro- phobia never left him till he returned to the old house of his boyhood and met Ed- na, a frail sixteen-year-old girl, who jeop- ordized her life that he (whom the mean- ingfulness of life had so long escaped) might find himself. Yes, our author has given us another particularly informative story, whose far- reaching message might escape the casual reader; so involved is it with the mind of man. Ethel Vance's protagonist sees in an uncultivated girl of the underworld "the complete knowledge of love, the ul- timate knowledge, which is that the ob- ject of love is never worthy. And it does not matter. What matters is only the need to love." Hence the all-important question, "Is it that a particular person must be the loved one, or simply that there must be a loved one?" is raised and treated with ad- mirable effectiveness. (Is not an appre- ciable percentage of life's difficulties as- cribable to failure or refusal to face this question?) Ethel Vance's numerous readers are in- debted to her for another heartwarming story interestingly related. "Cotton-Patch Moses," by Cedric Sel- fridge in the November, 1948, Harper's Magazine, is an account of the Share- cropper Strike of 1939, "one of the most significant and because war came soon afterward most neglected events of re- cent American labor history." This is the fascinating story of the Rev. Owen H. Whitfield, a Missouri Negro, who orga- nized well-nigh 2,000 white and colored evicted sharecroppers and led them so ef- fectively that the phenomenon arrested the attention of the President's cabinet and eventually of F. D. R. himself, who summoned Whitfield to the White House. Thus Owen Whitfield has been a godsend to hundreds of the oppressed sharecrop- pers of Southeast Missouri, who in 1939 received 75c for a day's labor in the cot- ton fields and who today get $3.50 for the same work. Having become a highly respected labor leader, Mr. Whitfield now enjoys a nation-wide reputation, especi- ally for his work in Memphis, Winston- Salem, and some other cities. J. Randolph Fisher Fifteen Since my statement in the May BULLETIN outlining programs in process and needs at Georgia State College, these things have been realized: The athletic field designed as a labcratoiy for physical education experiences was opened to the public for the traditional Thanksgiving game with Paine Col- lege. Although there is much to be done before we can consider it complete, the first step has been made. Presently the field is suitable for football and track, and by spring the baseball diamond will be ready. Even though we closed the football season with five victories and three defeats, which represents considerable progress over last year, it is obvious that we need more and better football material. In basketball, we expect to launch out from our regular conference by in- cluding such teams as Hampton Institute, Texas College, Morehouse, Morris Brown, Fort Benning, Florida A. & M., and Knoxville College. We also expect to improve facilities for basketball, and the physical education program generally, by adding a second unit to the gymnasium. This unit will include shower rooms, toilet facilities, locker rooms, office space, and quarters for visiting teams. Housing for the faculty has been increased to take care of six families in comfortable apartments and seventeen single persons. Parsons Hall has been completely renovated and made into five spacious five-room apartments, single rooms for nine women, and lounges for faculty and city students. Occupants of this building have the advantages of all modern conveniences including a thermostatically controlled heating system. The Edward Cottage has been con- verted into a six-room apartment and single rooms to accommodate seven men. The dining hall has been completely redecorated and modernized. The in- stallation of kitchen equipment, including steam tables, has added much to the efficiency of the food service program. Completely paved campus roads accompanied by a program of campus beauti- fication add considerably to the beauty of our spacious campus. Our growth has not been altogether in physical improvements. The calibre of our student body has been improved. The faculty has been strengthened and enlarged. Last summer, fifteen members of the staff studied at leading uni- versities, and five are on leave for study this year. A Reading Clinic, an Audio- Visual Aids Laboratory, an Educational Laboratory, a coordinated program of student personnel services, and an Art Department are additions that are greatly enhancing the effectiveness of the educational program. But we have a long way to go before we can boast of having a first-rate college. We need at least two dormitories, a library, an administration building including an auditorium, more classroom space, supplies and equipment. All of these are vitally necessary. We have completely outgrown our facilities. The library which will adequately take care of about 400 students now serves nearly 1,300. The science laboratories are terribly overcrowded. Classroom space is utilized to a maximum each period in the day. It is necessary to house twice as many men in the dormitory as it will adequately accommodate. There is no doubt but that Georgia State College needs better and enlarged facilities. So do the schools throughout Georgia. The Governor has said that he favors legislation that will provide better schools, but the final decision will be in the hands of the people. If we want a better college or better schools through- out the State, we must busy ourselves to create favorable sentiment in their behalf. This is an undertaking for which all citizens of Georgia must accept ful responsibility. James A. Colston THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AOMiNISTRATiOl MS VOLUME 2 ALUMNI NEWS MAY, 1949 NUMBER 6 Letter From President Bacon of General Alumni Association Dear Alumnus: It is with the utmost sincerity that I call your attention to how important each of us is to our Alumni Association. I am trusting that each one of us will evaluate ourselves to determine whether we are giving the Alumni Association the proper support, financially and otherwise. In order for us to build a strong alumni organization, it is necessary for each of us to assist in developing and maintaining a functioning organization that will reflect great respect and strength on our 'Alma Mater." The alumni are a very definite and useful part of the college. The college administration often refers to the alumni as making up a third of the college family. Each one of us is acquainted with the fact that no chain is any stronger than its weakest link. Let us all strive not to let this weak link be the Alumni Association. One of the great characteristics of human nature is that individuals tend to guide and assist in the development of those things they love. Whatever success our lives have been, the credit must be given to the things and per- sons who have aided in our development. It is my firm belief that a person's Alma Mater certainly plays a very important part in his development. This being true, I would like to stress how urgent it is for all of us to make liberal contributions of our money and time each year, accord ng to our ability. The Alumni Association needs your support. Won't you make new efforts to aid in building a strong association? I am sure each of you will join me in ex- pressing our appreciation to the entire college staff for dedicating May's issue of the College Bulletin to the alumni. I think of no better way of doing this than to attend and support activities during the commencement season, especially the alumni affairs. May I urge each alumnus to give his loyal support toward developing the kind of Alumni Association we all can be proud to claim. This can not be done unless all of us support the association to the best of our ability. With best wishes, I am Yours for a strong association, A. S. BACON, President. GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETS AT COLLEGE ... THE GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ARE A. S. Bacon, president; Charles Rawls, vice-president; Mrs. C. V. Clay, recording secretary; Miss Louise Lautier, corresponding secretary; and B. J. James, treaso r er. Vol. 2 MAY, 1949 No. 6 THE GEORGIA STATE BULLETIN is published in October, December, February, March, April and May by Georgia State College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Two President Colston and Chancellor Caldwell PRESIDENT JAMES A. COLSTON AND CHANCELLOR HARMON CALDWELL PAUSE IN FRONT OF MELDRIM HALL during the Chancellor's recent visit to Georgia State College. Chancellor Harmon Caldwell Visits Campus Delivers Impromptu Address; Cites Need For New Auditorium Dr. Harmon Caldwell, Chancellor, Uni- versity System of Georgia, paid a surprise visit to Georgia State College Tuesday morning, April 19. Speaking before an overflow audience of students and faculty members at noon in Meldrim Auditorium, the outstanding educator said, "It is indeed a pleasure for me to be present this morning ... I didn't come prepared to make a speech but I will say something . . ." Chancellor Caldwell said although he had visited the campus only a few times before, he was aware of its natural beauty and added that he thought it was one of the most beautiful in this section. "The potential beauty of the Georgia State Col- ^ge campus is much greater than its pres- ent natural beauty," the Chancellor said. He then pledged whatever support he could to see that other State agencies would lend their resources in carrying out any campus improvements. During his impromptu address, Dr. Caldwell touched on two other items that he thought of utmost importance to the audience. He stated that not only was he aware of the need for an auditorium but he was also aware of the need for ad- ditional housing. He said although the recently created university housing au- thority was all right, there is the need for the erection of other buildings of a non-self-liquidating nature. However, this is up to the officials and tax payers to provide the funds to do the job. Three Chancellor Caldwell then stressed the importance of the Georgia State College trade and industries program. The men taking this training can play an impor- tant role in communities throughout the State, President James A. Colston introduced Chancellor Caldwell and welcomed him to the campus in behalf of the adminis- tration, faculty and student body. Dr. Clement, Bishop Wright, To Address June Graduates Speakers for the June commencement exercises will be Rufus E. Clement, Ph.D., and Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., Ph.D. Dr. Clement, noted educator, will deliver the Commencement Address on Wednes- day, June 8 at five o'clock. He is Presi- dent of Atlanta University. He received his M.A. degree in 1922 and immediately accepted a professorship of history and government in his home town of Salisbury, N. C, at Livingston College. Three years late Dr. Clement joined the staff of Louis- ville Municipal College where he was named Dean of Faculty. He remained at the Louisville institution until 1937. At this time he accepted the Presidency of Atlanta University. Dr. Clement has written a number of books on Negro history and education. Among these are, "The Church School as A Social Factor in Negro Life," and "A History of Negro Education in North Carolina." Bishop Wright, a member of the first class to graduate from Georgia State College, is Presiding Bishop of the AME church in Georgia and will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday evening, June 5. He is the son of the late Major R. R. Wright, Sr., the first president of Georgia State College. Bishop Wright has presided over the AME districts of New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the African district for four years before taking over the Georgia charge. The Bishop is a well known scholar, educator, writer, philosopher, traveler and leader. He has twice served as President of Wilberforce University, one of the first Negro institutions of high learning estab- lished in America. GSC Represented At National Alumni Meeting; President Colston Delivers Address Georgia State College was well repre- sented by three individuals at the 40th annual meeting of the National Alumni Association held at Florida A. & M. Col- lege, Tallahassee, April 7, 8, and 9. The three President James A. Colston, Miss Frankie Golden, and Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations, were very much in the spotlight. President Colston addressed the group on "A Reasonable Equalization of Educa- tional Opportunities." (Before accepting the Presidency of Georgia State College, he was Director of Public Relations at Hampton Institute where he gained the reputation of being one of the best men in the field in America.) Miss Golden, well-known in Savannah, Chatham County and State educational circles, was elected delegate-at-large and was also elected a member of the Bul- letin Committee. Florida and Georgia comprise the district which Miss Golden will represent in the delegate capacity. Director Scott was elected Chairman of the Membership Committee and named to both the Publicity and Bulletin Commit- tees. The Cover The three young ladies gracing the "Spring" edition of THE BULLETIN are typical of future graduates. They are looking forward to the day when they become Alumni of Georgia State Co'lcge. Left to right, Catherine Jackson, Mattie Turner, and Willie Mae Simmons. Ed. Mrs. Ayler Mae Lovett, President, Chat- ham County Teachers Association, and a graduate of Georgia State College, play- ed an important role in the recent battle for equalization of teachers' salaries in Chatham County. She teaches at Flor- ance Street School here in Savannah. Four Plans Set For Grand Class Reunion Mrs. Lemon Banquet Speaker; "Nine" Classes To Hold Spotlight Mrs. Harriet Lemon, daughter of the late Major R. R. Wright, Sr., will be the main speaker at the Alumni Banquet Tuesday evening, June 7, in Adams Hall. Mrs. Lemon graduated in the class of "19." Her address will highlight a week of Commencement activities which mark the reunion of the "nine" classes. Plans for the "grand class reunion" were initiated November 26 when Wil- ton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations, called a class reunion meeting of all mem- bers of the classes of "nine." This meet- ing was held in the office of President James A. Colston. Miss Frankie Golden presided as chairman of the meeting. It was decided that the reunion of these classes would be held during Commence- ment Week at which time the classes would sponsor a project. The members present agreed to boost the contributions to the $6,000 Athletic Fund already being sponsored by the State Alumni Associa- tion. Mr. Scott was asked to contact all members of the "nine" classes. Persons present were: President J. A. Colston, Mr. Scott, John B. Jackson, Joseph Flagg, A. A. Mason, Miss Golden and Mrs. Mary B. Pearson. The Executive Committee planning for the reunion of the graduating classes of 1909, 1919, 1929 and 1939 met Satur- day, February 12. in Macon, at Washing- ton Center. At this meeting it was suggested that Georgia be divided into zones by the gen- eral chairman, Miss Golden, and key peo- ple or leaders given a list of names and addresses of Georgia State "nine" graduates in said zones to solicit contribu- tions for the drive. It was also suggested that every zone set up its own goal and the college's Public Relations Office work with Miss Golden and members of the committee in contacting persons and mak- ing visitations as often as possible to cen- ters where Georgia State College Alumni are in large numbers. The committee pledged itself to cooper- ate with the college officials to do its ut- most to make Georgia State outstanding in athletics and to boost other activities. Presentation of the gift, secured from the drive, will be made by a representa- tive of the zone raising the largest amount per capita. The time of presentation will be at the Alumni Banquet, June 7. The final meeting of the Executive Committee was held Saturday morning, March 26, in the Fine Arts Building on the campus. The College and the Savannah Alumni Chapter were the host. The "Nine" Graduates of High School-College Department From Class of 1899 to 1939 The following names are listed as they ap- peared on the commencement programs. For the past two years the staff in the Office of the Registrar has been "pulling together" Un- assembled details of former students and grad- uates. Editor. High School Graduates 1899 Name C. G. Coakley H. H. Culpeper, Javors Lucas D. S. Larsheay Jas. Monroe W. N. Nelson J. W. Haizler C. G. Wiley College Class of 1899 L. B. Thompson High School Graduates 1919 Name Bettie B. Abernathy Dewey C. Belcher Geneva H. Bogan Minnie C. Clark William M. Cuthbert Edith Hall Vincet Harris Earnest T. Hemby Thomas J. Hopkins, Jr. Allen G. Maynor Five Ernest C. Maynor Julia H. Prioleau Milton L. Reed Luceybelle B. Rood Theodosia L. Thurman Lafayette W. Williams Sara C. Williams College Clas of 1919 Harriet Wright Lemons Senior College Graduates, 1929 Wesley Meyers Raymond P. Pinckney Verdelle E. Stevens Mattie L. Thomas Senior Normal, 1929 Mattie L Henry Julia M. Gillison Katheen F. Campbell Magdalene M. Harrison Alma Gladys Mical Jimmie Juanita Rogers Graduates of Georgia State College 1939 Elsie Adams, B.S., Elementary Ed. Mary Beaton, B.S., Secondary Ed. Ethel M. Best, Normal. Harvey Black, B.S., Secondary Ed. Matthew Burke, B.S. Agriculture Leslie Calhoun, B.S., Home Economics. Evans B. Cooper, B.S., Agriculture Gladys H. Davis, B.S., Elementary Ed. Paul Dixon, B.S., Agriculture. Ruth Dudley, B.S., Social Science. Willie Grant Edwards, B.S., Element- ary Ed. Joseph Flagg, B.S., Agriculture. Margaret Frippe, B.S., Elementary Ed. Frankie N. Golden, B.S. Elementary Ed. Lennie M. Gordon, Normal Robert Greyar, B.S., Home Ec. Annie M. Hall, B.S., Elementary Ed. George Hall, B.S., Secondary Ed. Mattie Harvey, Normal. Marion Heath, B.S., Agriculture Eunice Hendley, Normal. Viola Holbrook, B.S., Elementary Ed. Ponola Hopkins, Normal. McJoseph Horton, B.S., Agriculture. John B. Jackson, B.S., Agriculture. Emory Jordan, B.S., Secondary Ed. Johnnie B. Jordan, B.S., Secondary Ed. Ruby Lee King, B.S., Elementary Ed. Robert Kirkland, B.S., Secondary Ed. Mildred Johnson, Normal. Helen Lambert, Normal. Louise Lautier, B.S., Secondary Ed. Elizabeth Livingstone, B.S., Home Ec. Rutherford Lockette, B.S., Secondary Ed. James Luten, B.S., Agriculture. Charles Lyons, B.S., Secondary Ed. Bernice McChester, Normal. Robert McClinton, B.S., Social Science. Mildred Henry McWhorter, B.S., Busi- ness. Charles Maddox, B.S., Agriculture. Nathaniel Mayes, B.S., Secondary Ed. Nathaniel Morris, B.S., Agriculture. Alonza Ninon, B.S., Home Ec. Rosemae Perrin, B.S., Elementary Ed. Mabel Perry, B.S., Elementary Ed. Susan Pollard, B.S., Elementary Ed. Hattie Reese, B.S., Elementary Ed. Nellie E. Simmons, B.S., Home Ec. Rufus Spencer, B.S., Agriculture. Carrie L. Starks, Normal. Mattie Tharpe, B.S., Home Ec. Harvey Walden, B.S., Agriculture. Elizabeth Wells, B.S., Home Ec. Hebron Williams, B.S., Agriculture. Leon Young, B.S., Agriculture. Annie Young, B.S., Secondary Ed. Mabel Young, B.S. ; Secondary Ed. Ralph Young, B.S., Agriculture. Pauline Howell, B.S., Home Ec. Summer School opens June 13. First sessions ends July 16, second session be- gins July 18 and closes August 20. For additional information write Office of the Registrar, Georgia State College, Sa- vannah, Ga. A pleasant place to attend Summer School Georgia State College excellent physical plant strong faculty varied curriculum beautiful campus. Six GSC Alumni, Former Students Attend GETA Meet C! THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS THOUGHT THE ANNUAL GEORGIA TEACHERS AND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION meeting in Augusta would be a good place to find Georgia State Alumni, so off went Editor C. J. Smtih and he got the fol- lowing pictures. Upper left, (left to right) Mrs. Mary Blount, Mss A.'umni; Dean W. K. Payne, GSC; Miss Frankie Golden, chairman, Grand Class Reunion Committee, and Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations. Upper right, GSC Alumni now employed as County Supervisors. Part of the approximately 300 GSC Alumni attending the convention are in the center picture. Lower left, Wilton C. Scott, and Miss LillieB. Ashe, receptionist at the Alumni Registration Table register two GSC Alumni, Mrs. Marie B. Martin, and Miss Bessie J. McLendon. At the bottom right, GSC Alumni employed as prin- cipals throughout the State on the steps of the Charles T. Walker Elementary School scene of the three-day meeting. Sevev. THE WAYCROSS CHAPTER MEETS Oscar Moody is president, Alton Spells, vice-president; Mrs. Willie E. Creigh, secretary; and Nicholas Fluker, treasurer. Also in the pic- ture are Wilton C. Scott, College Director of Public Relations and Secretary of Alumni Affairs, Mrs. Scott, and Miss Viola DeVillars, Miss Savannah Alumni. I GEORGIA STATE MACON ALUMNI chapter entertains the "Grand Class Reunion" committee at a banquet held in their honor during the re- cent committee meeting in Macon. Miss Frankie Golden, chairman of ihe committee is at the head of (he table. Officers are Walter L. Thomas, president; John M. Hill, vice-president; Miss Olive Ruth Jackson, secretary; Miss Epps, assistant secretary Theodore P. McLean, busine ager. Annie and man- i ft - ; S IHir- '-.,Mmmgm mm nnnp SAVANNAH ALUMNI CHAPTER poses for the 'photog.' Officers ere Leonard Law, president; Robert Young, vice-president; and Miss Annie Luten, secretary. Eight GRADY AND THOMAS COUNTY Alumni Association Meets . . Seated around the table are a few whole-hearted workers of the Grady and Thoma; County Alumni Association. S2ated left to right, Mrs. Pauline Easten, Miss Virginia McCoy, J. H. Morgan, Mrs. Evelean Lancaster, C. A. Ogletree, Mrs. Eula Fair Williams, Mrs. Juanita Harper and Mrs. Arminta Brown. Walter Dawkins is standing in the rear. THE JENKINS COUNTY ALUMNI "Get-To-Gether." L. R. Gay is president of this up-and-coming chapter. PART OF THE GSC ALUMNI NOW Employed at Georgia State . . . Left to right, T. C. Meyers, Mrs. Gwendolyn Thompson Conyers, Mrs. Leanna Crawford, Nelson Freeman, John Warrick, A. C. Carter, Miss Johnnie Mae Smith, Mrs. Sadie Cartledge, and Sanders Golphine. They hold membership in the Savannah Alumni chapter. Nine FINANCIAL REPORT of the GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND April 21, 1948 Report of Expenditures for the month of February, 1948. Cash on Hand $ 60.00 (Money received from Mr. R. E. Lockette on January 27, 1948) Expenses: Letterhead __$23.15 (with envelopes) Return Envelopes 7.75 Stamps 2.70 Secretary's Salary 14.40 Total Expenses 48.00 Balance of Cash on Hani $ 12.00 Amount Contributed Miss Hattie B. Lews 5.00 R. E. Blakeney 10.00 Mrs. Annie T. Blakeney 5.00 Mrs. Sarah Flournoy Hart 5.00 Mrs. Susan White Briggs 5.00 Mrs. Ernie Von Hudson 3.00 Mrs. Amelia Sloan Dav:s 5.00 Mrs. E. B. Jackson 5.00 Mrs. Leola Cooper Blount 5.00 Mrs. Mary Randall 1.00 T. C. Meyers 10.00 F. R. Spencer 10.00 Wesley Myers 15.00 H. W. Tarver 6.00 Frank Tharpe 10.00 R. E. Lockette 10.00 A. S. Bacon 5.00 Mrs. C. V. Clay 5.00 Alexander Hurse 10.00 Mrs. Leonard Law 12.50 Leonard Law 13.50 Theodore Maxwell 5.00 Walter Home 5.00 Mrs. Mavis Montgomery Brown 10.00 Reno Tapley 10.00 Cu]a Jackson 5.00 Mrs. Marjorie Pughsely Tapley 10.00 Miss Thelma Jean Ray 10.00 Miss Annie M. Early 5.00 Mrs. Aggie McLeod 5.00 Mack Johnson 1.00 Charlie Benifield 5.00 M.'ss Juanita Sapp 1.00 R. R. Bolton 5.00 Miss Rosetta Booker 1.00 Miss Carrie B. Johnson 2.00 Miss Lila Bell 2.00 K. C. Childers 5.00 Mrs. Almalda Morgan 3.00 Miss Sammie L. Johnson 2.00 Miss Marie Jones 5.00 Mrs. Carrie Dukes 2.50 W. J. Stephens 5.00 J. C. King 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Allen 5.00 Miss Frankie Golden 10.00 Wash Bradley 5.00 R. P. Pinckney 50.00 Miss Leona Bacon 5.00 B. J. James 15. CO Mrs. Jimm'e Rogers Dennis 5.00 Miss Madeline R. Shivery 5.00 Miss Melinda O. Smith 5.00 Miss Lula Smith 25.00 Miss Ellen Cogdell 5.00 G. B. Jones 1.00 A. C. Carter 5.00 J. E. Luten 5.00 Miss Vera Dowdell 5.00 Total amount of contributions April 21, 1948 $42G.5J REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH APRIL 21, 1948 Balance of Cash on hand $ 12.00 Cash received from Contributors 426.50 Total amount of cash on hand $438.50 Expenses: Stamps $ .99 Receipt book and Rubber Stamp 3.45 Secretary's Salary 9.00 Total Expenses 13.44 Total amount of cash on hand April 21, 19482:30 P.M $425.06 Brought Forward from 4-21-48 $425.06 CONTRIBUTORS Amount Contributed Carl Kemp $ 16.67 Mrs. Sadie Cartledge 5.00 Mrs. Julia Mae Stevens 10.00 Mrs. Julia Mae Harris 10.00 Mis. M. Thomas Barron 10.00 Mis. Katheryn Chisholm 10.00 Miss Florence Bacon 5.00 Oscar Brooks 5.00 Dr. W. C. Atkinson 5.00 Mrs. Viola Holbrook 5.00 Miss Veronica Arnold 5.00 Miss Carrie Hendrickson 10.00 Mrs. R. W. Grissom 10.00 Mrs. M. O. Jackson 5.00 Ten Mrs. Annie Gray 10.00 J. L. Stokes 5.00 Rollins Bacon 5.00 John McGlockton 5.00 Mrs. S. M. Tompkins 5.00 Mrs. O. S. Alexander 5.00 Mrs. L. G. Blunt 5.00 Mrs. C. D. Williams 5.00 Mrs. T. L. Stevens 5.00 Mrs. R. W. May 5.00 Mrs. M. D. Rivers 5.00 W. M Sampson Mrs 5.00 Mrs. W. B. Hopkins 5.00 Mrs. W. Rhaney 5.00 Mrs. M. W. Lavender 5.00 Miss H. E. Carter 5.00 Miss Elizabeth Cash Smith 2.00 Mrs. Sarah W. Molette 2.50 Mrs. C. L. Lavender 1.00 J. Herbert King 2.50 Miss Ruth Mullino 2.00 Miss Viola E. Burroughs 1.00 Mrs. Rosalie Badger Gamble 2.00 R. E. Baisden 2.00 Mrs. Eloise Pinkney Jones 1.00 Mrs. Lucile Atkinson 1.00 Mrs. Leo Harris 1.00 Mrs. Dorcas L. R. Smith 1.00 Prof. R. H. Perry 1.00 Prof. J. S. Wilkerson 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gordon.. 10.00 Brought Forward $425.06 Received between 5-21 and 6-5-48 227.67 On Hand 6-5-48 $652.73 Expenses 19.45 Cash on Hand $633.28 Received from Yearbook 8.00 Total Cash Balance 6-5-48 $641.28 Brought Forward from 6-5-48 $641.28 Amount Contributed B. J. James $ 10.00 Rev. James Bailey 5.00 Ellis Whitaker 5.00 B. R. Singleton 5.00 E. R Gay 5.00 Mrs. C. B. Gay 5.00 Mrs. M. L. Duckett 25.00 Edward Greene 5.00 Christopher Greene 5.00 Miss M. W. Maree 5.00 Class of 1948 (Submitted by Miss Marie Scantling) 110.00 Mrs. Ethel W. Jackson 10.00 Miss Retha M. Gibbs 5.00 R. Holmes 15.00 J. S. Delaware 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Hill 10.00 Rev. E. D. Curry 5.00 Carl Harden 10.00 Sol Harden 10.00 M. J. Woods 10.00 Mrs. M. Haynes 5.00 M.ss Thelma Seay 5.00 Mrs. Eula Kate Moon 5.00 Mrs. Mary E. Smith 5.00 Prof. R. L. Moon 5.00 Chatham County Alumni Ass'n 395.00 Total Contributions $690.00 Brought Forward $341.28 Received from Contributions 690.00 Total Cash on Hand 7-6-48 $1331.28 Expenses: Stamps $1.50 Exchange Charge (Bank) .55 Clerical 6.00 Total Expenses 8.05 On Deposit 7-6-48 $1323.23 Withdrawn by Mr. Bacon 9-20-48 1282.00 (Turned over to Mr. Colston for scholarship aid to nine students) Balance on Hand 9-20-48 41.23 Brought Forward $ 41.23 1. Chatham County Alumni Association $ 5.25 2. Nathaniel Essie 5.00 3. Mrs. Georgetta Barr Griffin 1.00 4. Mrs. Beatrice Gisendaner__ 10.00 5. Miss Annie Epps 3.00 6. J. M. Hill 5.00 7. Miss Olive Ruth Jackson ___ 5.00 8. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomas 5.00 9. Daniel Gordon 5.00 10. Miss Bernice Macon 3.00 11. Mr. Alex Hurse 5.00 12. Mrs. Mary Trawick 5.00 13. Mrs. Trudie Mosely Brown 5.00 Total Cash on hand to be Deposited $ 62.25 Brought Forward 41.23 Total 5103.48 Submitted by T. C. MEYERS Attend the Annual Alumni banquet Tuesday evening, June 7. Baccalaureate Services, 5 P.M. Sunday, June 5 Commencement 5 P.M. Wednes- day, June 8. Eleven Major T. J. Hopkins Mrs. Willie G. Edwards Major Hopkins (USARC) is but one of the Georg ; a State Alumni slated to play an integral role in the forthcoming grand class reunion. He received the B.S. de- gree from Howard University in 1922, and also earned the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the same institution in 1924. During the recent war Major Hopkins served with the 360th Coast Artillery "Anti-Aircraft" Regiment and saw overseas action in the Philippines. At present he is engaged in electrical contracting and operates an electrical appliance shop at 1002 Mont- gomery, Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Wiilie G. Edwards is principal of Florance Street School here in Savannah. This elementary school is the largest in the city. Florance Street has an enrollment of 1244, 21 teachers and seven persons assigned to the lunch room. Mrs. Edwards received her B. S. degree from Georgia State in 1939. She earned the M. A. degree at Hampton Institute in 1942. Mrs. Edward has done further study at the University of California. She has taught in Chatham County for over 30 years and also taught summer school at Georgia State College in 1945, 1946 and 1947. Prof. Ellis Whittaker Mrs. Vioia Holbrook Prof. Whittaker, in true Georgia State College fashion, is rendering excellent service to his community. He is principal of the Candler County Training School, Met- ter, and is president of the Alumni chapter in the same county. Mrs. Vioia Holbrook is a teacher at Florance Street School and graduated from Georgia State College in 1939. She received the M. A. degree from Atlanta Uni- versity in 1946. Mrs. Ho'brook has pursued further study on the Ph.D. level at Columbia University. Twelve GSC Thinclads Compete In First Track Meet These six Georgia State College thinc'ads represented the College at the Alabama State College Relays Saturday, April 16. This marked the first time that GSC has been represented in an intercollegiate track meet. Kneeling left to right, Enoch Roberts, Ted A. Wright, Jr., and Ceasar Davis. Standing left to right, Frank Prince, C. P. Harris and "Big Joe" Turner. A seventh member, Clarence Smith was not presen at the time the photo was taken. Prince Triumphs in American Debut Frank Prince, the half-mile champion of Panama who enrolled in Georgia State College last fall, made his American track debut Saturday, April 16, in the Alabama State Relays in Montgomery and won his specialty in 2:01. Although his time was slow, Prince was never pushed and was held back by Coach Ted A. Wright because he still had to run the anchor leg on two relays. Coach Wright took a seven-man squad to the meet and scored 10 points. This was the first time that Georgia State has ever participated in an inter-collegiate track meet. Men making the trip included Bunky Wright, C. P. Karris, Enoch Roberts, Joseph Turner, Clarence Smith, Clarence Davis and Prince. Not only was this the first track meet of the season by the fel- lows, but it was the first that some of them had ever participated in. They were greatly handicapped by lack cf practice and the condition of the GSC track. However, this did not keep the local team from winning the sprint medley in 3:38.24. Running in this race were Turner, 440; Roberts and Wright, 220 and Prince 880. The Panama flash was unofficially clocked in 1:55 for his leg which is an indication of what he can do. Thirteen Harris qualified in the 440 trials during the morning but was scratched by Coach Wright because he had to run a leg on each of two relays. Wright broadjumped 23 feet, two inches but scratched in the takeoff. However, he won fifth place in the javelin by tossing the spear 147 feet with- out any previous practice this season. He has thrown it 167 feet. Smith failed to place in the high jump and went out at five feet, six inches. Turner, Harris, Rob- erts and Prince composed the mile relay team. eastern side of the field, and also a broad and highjump pit. Cinders have been placed on sections of the track and the job is slated for completion in the very near future. Tigers To Meet Kentucky Wildcats In Season Opener Another milestone in the history of Georgia State College is slated to take place Saturday afternoon, September 24, when the 1949 edition of the gridiron Tigers clash with the Wildcats of Ken- tucky. This contest will be the second play- ed on the new athletic field which is well on the wav to becoming one of the best in this section. The game will also mark the first time that a member of the SEAC (Southeastern Athletic Association) has ever competed against a Midwestern Conference outfit. The Frankfort eleven is coached by Randy Taylor, one of the up-and-coming young coaches in the nation. Tentative plans call for the field to be dedicated at this game, Athletic Director Ted A. Wright, Sr., said recently. How- ever, at the time of his statement further details had not been completed. The 1948 Tigers closed the season with an impres- sive record of five wins against three de- feats. In a hardfought battle they edged the fighting Lions of Paine College 6-0 Thanksgiving Day in the first contest played on the new field. Speaking of the athletic field, consider- able work has been done in developing the track and field facilities. A 220-yard straight-a-way has just been added on the President Bacon Cites Four-Point Program; Executive Committee Meets At College Four points were emphasized by Gen- eral Alumni President A. S. Bacon when the Executive Committee met Sunday, April 24, in the faculty lounge of Parson Hall. They were (1) expanded organiza- tion of the Association to include 1,000 paid members, (2) continuation of the Athletic Scholarship Fund, (3) improved relationship between the college and the Alumni and (4) the development of a big- ger and better Association. At the same time President Bacon appointed Leonard Law, B. J. James, Alexander Hurse, K. C. Childers and T. C. Meyers to the new cre- ated Finance Committee. Mr. Law was named chairman. Mr. Bacon also disclosed that Miss Idonia Dutchie, a student at the college, has been appointed as a special worker to keep the Association's records and handle any additional business as- signed to her by him. The committee accepted a suggestion by Wilton C. Scott, College Director of Public Relations, that a fund-raising con- test should be held to elect Miss Alumni. This suggestion, later put in the form of a motion, stipulates that the chapter which raises the largest amount of money per member be given the right to name Miss Alumni. Later T. J. Hopkins suggested that the annual dues be increased from $2.00 to- $5.00 (with $2.00 being earmarked for the annual banquet.) Following this sug- gestion a motion was passed to initiate a fund-raising drive. A key member of each chapter will be named to collect the funds from this drive. Fourteen TriHi-Y District leaders Left to right: Mrs. A. L. Shsppard, Adel, Ga., '33; Mrs. M. J. Jacbcn, Adel, Ga., '38; Mrs. Gertrude Murry, Dixie, Go '41; Mrs. Julia Harris, Quitman, Ga., '44; Mrs. C. W. Tolbert, Savannah, Ga., '48; Mr. C. W. Tolbert, Savannah,' Gc Mr. Talbert, Savannah, Ga., Mr. A'phonous McLean, Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Chas. Julian, '47 Quitman, Ga. The following poem "came into" the posses- sion of the Office of Public Relations and the staff thought it very fitting to publish it in this edition of THE BULLETIN. Editor. On Mr. Colston (President of G. S. C.) Working in the day Slaving in the night Ever trying to keep things right; Unt:ring in your manner, Sleeping little at night But keeping ever on the job. You, the Citadel of information, Whose help for man takes no vacation, A face revealing all contemplation; Some thirteen hundred destinies in your hand, Futures of men at your discretion,' Could not rest in a better man. Back of each student you are the thinker, Like the toiling Blacksmith with his hammer, Out of boys, men you help to mold. Watching students through stress or strain Yours is the mind behind thern Back of the brawn you're the brain. Though you may get many blows Others may dislike your plan, You're the clear-eyed man who knows. Yes, in the back you're the Schemer, The man who drives things through; Yes, back of the job, you're the dreamer, And you are making the dream come true. By Walter J. Leonard. present of the dire need for supporting the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Following his address Mrs. Alenes Hea- cock, class of '22, and outstanding New- York business woman, said she would give a full scholarship. President James A. Colston was the guest as the New York Alumni chapter held a banquet recently. He told those GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EVENTS June. 1949 Friday, June 3, 11:45 A.M. Senior Chapel, Meldrim Auditorium. Saturday, June 4, 5:30-7:30 P.M. President's Lawn Party for Seniors, Com- munity House Lawn. Sunday, June 5, 5:00 P.M. Baccalau- reate Service, Center Campus, Richard R. Wright, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., LL.D., Presid- ing Bishop in Georgia, African Methodist Episcopal Church. Monday, June 6, 8:00 P.M. Class Night Exercises Meldrim Auditorium. Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 P.M. Annual Meeting of General Alumni Association, Meldrim Auditorium. 8:00 P.M. Alumni Banquet, Adams Hall. Wednesday, June 8, 5:00 P.M. Com- mencement Exercises, Center Campus, Rufus E. Clement, A.B., B.D., A.M., Ph.D., President of Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. Fifteen Last year at this time I reviewed the growth of the institution during the one-year period of my service and pointed out that while accomplishments over this short period of time indicated that the institution was growing in the right direction, we have to constantly press forward if we are to provide the educational opportunities that our young people deserve. It is true that many improvements have been made in the quality and the professional attitude of our faculty, in the size and quality of our student body, and in the physical facilities. Twelve members of the staff studied in leading universities in the country last summer. Four members of the staff are on leave for a full year of study dur ng this term. One of these members, Miss Louise O. Lautier, a graduate of Georgia State College, is studying on a General Education Board fellowship secured for her by the college. Mr. Rutherford E. Lockette, another one of Georgia State's favorite sons, will complete his work for the Master of Arts degree at New York University this Summer. One member of the faculty received his Ph.D. degree in March of this year. Another one expects to complete her work for the degree of Doctor of Education during the month of August. Several others are expecting to continue their work for advanced degrees during the summer session, and it is hoped that General Education Board fellowships will be available for two or three other members of the staff for study next year. The enrollment this year reached a new high of 1,260 regularly enrolled stu- dents in our college and trade departments. The laboratory elementary school enrolled an additional 186. According to a report of the Registrar, the college had 1773 students enrolled in off-campus, summer and extension programs. This means that the college has served during the year approximately 3,300 students. Not only has the college served more students but it has been fortunate to serve students with real abilities and defmite purposes for their lives. To more effectively provide for the needs, interests and abilities of our stu- dents, several innovations in the educational program have been made. They include an expanded program of Student Personnel Services, a Reading Clinic, an Audio- Visual Aids Laboratory, an Education Laboratory; and plans are under- way for the development of Social Science Business, and Mathematics Laboratories. All of these represent the developing philosophy of functional teaching and learn- ing on the paid of the faculty. The dining hall has been completely renovated and modernized. Parson Hall has been completely renovated also. It now provides comfortable apartments for five families, rooms for nine single teachers, a faculty lounge, and a spacious lounge for city students. A well-furnished and beautifully appointed nursery school has been established as a part of the training program for home economics teachers. The campus roadways have been paved and plans are now under way for providing curbing and walks throughout the camp's, There has been increased interest in the development of the institution on the part of the alumni. Alumni organizations have been activated in many sections of the State and in some cities outside of the State. Last year the alumni con- tributed $1,221 for athletic scholarships, and it is quite clear that their contribution helped considerably in the improvement of the athletic program during the past year. Working together, our accomplishments have been great; but even so we have only scratched the surface. Our job now is to build an educational climate that will make the American public increasingly more aware of the value of education and the importance of providing support for an adequate program of education for all of our citizens. This is a responsibility which alumni, not only of Georgia State but of all colleges, must assume. It is true that for the vast majority of young people, education on a higher level is based not on their ability to profit from educat'on but on their ability to pay the cost of an education. For every young person with ab lity who is financially able to pay the cost of his education there is one with equal ability who is not able to pay the cost. It is to this second person that I invite the alumni of Georgia State College to direct their efforts during the ensuing year. Young people with talent in music, in drama, in athletics or with other abilities should be encouraged to come to Georgia State and assisted in their efforts to finance their education. I congratulate you upon your efforts during the past year and urge your continued support in the provision of scholarships for some of our most talented students. With the full cooperation of the alumni and increased financial support from the State of Georgia and you can do something about both of these the future growth and development of Georgia State College will be assured. James A. Colston President. TATE COLLEGE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA NEWS BULLETI ) The GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE BULLETIN is published in October, December, February, March, April DECEMBER 1949 and May by Geor g> a State College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the Post Office VOLUME 3 No. 2 at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. A.C.O.E. Admits Geo rgia State (Kljrteimas (Imiings from tip prestfratt The season of the year for giving is at hand. How long man has practiced this custom of giving is unknown, but the observance of this custom at this time of the year in western civilization may be traced directly to the influence o^ Christ. It is interesting to, note to what extent the spirit of giving has taken place in America. People give to those whom they love and to those for whom they have a feeling of warmth. In all of the giving there is that link of interest and love which comes from fundamental thought and regard of other individuals. As one goes through America he is impressed with the breadth of this con- cept of giving. In one city he sees hos- pitals that have been given for the bene- fit of the entire community. In others he finds libraries, churches, recreation centers, parks, museums, and services of various kinds. Every community en- joys at some time a gift from someone who is interested in all of the people. Tne s pirit of giving warms the hearts of people and brings hope to all. It keeps alive that fundamental bond of unity which makes everyone realize that Americans are one in purpose and ideals. Some donors are very careful in plan- ning their gifts. Some wish to have their gifts reach many people during the time when the gifts are made and also to have these gifts reach larger numbers of people at later dates when new groups come to the institution, schools, churches, hospitals and mus- eums are examples of this desire to share what one has with people of more than one generation. Often this sharing on the part of one individual furnishes the idea and the stimulus for the people to provide for themselves additional facil- ities in the particular areas concerned. This has been especially noticeable in the development of public libraries and the.-Suj. ervising of Jeanes -Teacijer Pro- . , grair>: .-' ^^f Altuough th give -/^stands out hi the eyes of the peopj^f one should never forget the men aud and women who as- sisted the donoyi in 'working out their plans. Many of the people who posess money to give have not given because they do not know how to plan their gifts. These potential givers need information and inspiration to guide them into the channels where real need exists. The individuals who play this role, though unseen, serve mankind in no unworthy manner. For them the world is grateful. Georgia State College falls in the class of many public institutions which need the stimulus and warmth of don- ors. There are a few places on the campus where one feels the presence of this spirit of giving. The number of places on the campus can be increased if the men and women who pass through the institution and the friends of the College will assist some of our public- spirited people in planning their gifts. The College needs many things that could be provided by public spirited persons in our county, state, and nation. jf?. vithout money himself can make this contribution by helping someone else plan his gift for the College. The opportunities for helping larger (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) KEY AMERICAN EDUCATION GROUP V Georgia State College has been grant- ed institutional membership in the American Council on Education. The disclosure was made at a press confer- ence by Acting President W. K. Payne. The American Council on Education is a council of national education. ] as- sociation; organizations having related interests; approved universities, col- leges and technological schools; state departments of education; city school systems; selected private secondary schools; and selected educational de- partments of business and industrial companies. It is a center of coopera- tion and coordination whose influence has been apparent in the shaping of American educational policies as well as the formulation of American education- al practices during the past twenty-eight years. Many leaders in American edu- cation and public life serve on the com- missions and committees through which the Council operates. President Payne was all smiles at the press conference. He said, "I tnink it will mean much to the College to hold membership . . . because it (the r >ouncil) conducts surveys and studies in .trategic areas of education and most impor- ant of all, keeps member institutions in touch with the important develop- ments in the field of education. The membership should mean a let to the instructional program of the Col- lege ..." He displayed the letter from Ceorge F. Zook, President of the Coune 1. Mr. Zook wrote, "I am happy to irMrm you that our Executive Committee selected the Georgia State College ... to insti- tutional membership in the American Council on Education ..." Page 2 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN December, 1949 College Establishes Reading Clinic One,jjf the few in the South If you have had trouble toiling your way through magazine articles, news stories, and books on the economic as- pects of the cold war . . . don't worry. No doubt you have passed the en- soamters off as being too technical be- cause they were difficult. If you are such a victim, then you need to go to a clinic A Reading Clinic. Such a clinic was established here at Georgia State College in 1948 (as part of the De- partment of Language and Literature) and is now under the supervision of Miss Juanita Sellers, attractive young Columbia University (M. A.) trained reading expert. To enable students with reading defi- ciencies to improve and/or overcome these handicaps through increased effi- ciency and comprehension (understand- ing) this is the aim of the Georgia State College Reading Clinic. Two methods of approach diagnostic and remedial-are pursued in attaining the aims of the Clinic. Diagnostic pro- cedure embodies scientific approach through the employment of precision in- struments and machines (mechanical aids,) and standardized tests. In every- day language this simply means find- ing out on what grade levels the "patients" read. Let's take a look at these mechanical aids and see how they work. Currently, there are 61 "patients" in the Clinic. Each was given the Iowa Silent Read- ing Test, New Edition (Revised Am.) at the beginning of the quarter. Statis- tics obtained presented Miss Sellers with the following picture a median score of 138, grade equivalent of 6.2 and age equivalent of 10-5. This simply means that on an average, the "patient's" read- ing level is the same as that of a student in the sixth grade and in the age group of 10 years and two months. Of the 61 tests, five read on the col- lege level, four on the 11th and 12th grade levels, and the remainder (52) be- low these grade levels. The mechanical instruments are now employed to de- termine or find other causes of deficient reading. The Tachistoscope (or flashmaster) measures visual span. It operates in this manner. Words, phrases, numbers, figures, and paragraphs are flashed on a screen in fractions of a second. Through the constant presentation of these visual span increasing "devices" the student's recognition ability is expanded. This results in faster reading and more ac- curate recognition of words. Moving pictures are made of the eye while reading by the Ophthalmograph. Upon the subsequent development of the film (right here on the campus,) the supervisor knows each student's rate if reading, number of regressions per 100 words, and, among other things, low well he understands what he reads. Meantime, errors in phrasing, pro- nunciation of words, enunciation, and reading with clarity are detected through the use of the Recording machine in other words the student is MISS JUAITA SELLERS, SUPERVISOR OF THE READING CLINIC operates the flashmeter during a typical class session. The instrument, which flashes words . . . on a screen in fractions of a second is employed to increase the "recognition ability" confronted with an audio (hearing) means of knowing how he sounds to others. Through a filing system, the student "hears" his improvements. Oops' Almost forgot . . . eye diffi- culty is determined by the Telebinocular This instrument, which is one of the most important ones in the Clinic, is used to keep an accurate record of the physi- cal condition of both eyes. Thus, Miss Sellers is able to tell when a student's eye difficulty is sufficient to warrant seeing an optometrist. Remedial Program Important Now that we have a mental picture of the diagnostic procedure, let's see how the remedial program works. This is no- thing more than correcting reading deficiencies. Miss Seller's remedial program is founded on the premise set forth by Miss Ruth Strang (under whom she studied at Columbia). It is: 1. Read. 2. Read. 3. Read some more. 4. Read everything. 5. Read about everything. 6. Read enjoyable things. 7. Read things you yourself enjoy. 8. Read and talk about it. 9. Read very carefully some things. 10. Read on the run most things. 11. Don't think about reading, but 12. JUST READ. The first week of school Miss Sellers required each student to write an auto- biography. She found that most of their reading consisted of reading the comics. "Many confessed that they just didn't like to read. Then too, I learned that the span of concentration of a great number of students was relatively short. This is one reason why they preferred reading comics rather than a book from cover to cover. However, I also learned that some students didn't know what a novel was," Miss Sellers disclosed. J. Hooper Wise's THE MEANING OF READING, and the accompanying work- book are the basic text materials, along with Miss Strang's STUDY TYPE OF READING EXERCISES. The latter is used to help students gain insight in reading problems (causes,) effects, and how to eradicate them, Miss Sellers says: Included in Wise's book is an antho- logy of reading selections by famous authors. Subject matter treated (poet- r y psychology, religion, essays, funda- mental philosophy) is of such a nature that the personal reading prejudices of most students are present. "It is an ex- cellent book, and one that has proved to stimulate interest because in many instances the students must think thus posing a challenge," according to Miss Sellers. "At the same time I just had to increase their leisure time reading. The College Library has cooperated wonderfully along these lines," she ad- ded. Oral activities are a definite part of the remedial program. Book reviews are presented certain students are ap- pointed to lead the discussion on var- ious reading matrials. How does Miss Sellers feel about her work? "The Clinic should be open to all students, regardless of classification. (Its facilities are now limited to fresh- menTT Is other words, Miss Sellers be- lieves the C^nic should be operated on a teacher refemtfcle basis. That- is, a Chemistry teacheiVmay be confronted with a student who w doing poor work (Continued o\rv P*ee 7 Cal. 2) December, 1949 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN Page 3 A-V Center Serves Campus Community MISS STEGALL GRANTED Ph. D. Miss Alma Lirline Stegall, Chairman of the Department of Education, has been awarded the Doctor of Education (Ed. D.) degree from Indiana Univer- sity. This was disclosed in a recent an- nouncement by the Board of Directors of the famed Mid-Western University. Dr. Stegall joined the staff of Georgia State College as head of the Elementary Education Department in 1947. Prior to this, she served in various capacities throughout the State. Dr. Stegall is a former Jeanes Supervisor, Lowndes County; at one time she directed the student teaching progarm at Albany State College, and has served as Act- ing Consultant, Georgia Negro Elemen- tary Schools, State Department of Edu- cation. The popular G. S. C. staff member is a native of Colt, Ark. She graduated from the Laboratory High School of Mississippi Industrial College, Holly- springs, and received her undergraduate degree from the College department of the same institution. She holds the M. Ed. (Master of Education) degree from Atlanta University. Dr. Stegall first entered Indiana in 1945, spending the school year of '45 and '46 there. She also studied the first semester of the 1946-47 school year. She earned an enviable reputation at Indiana University where she returned in 1948 on a $2,000 Rosenwald Fellowship. She majored in Elementary Education and minored in Elementary Educational Psychology. Her dissertation is entitled "A Critical Analysis of the Pre-and In- Service Education of Jeanes Supervisors in Georgia." While pursuing her studies in '45-'49, Dr. Stegall served as a graduate assist- ant in the Division of Personnel. She was elected to membership in Pi Lambda Theta National Honorary Fraternity for Women in Education, and Alpha Kappa Delta National Socialogical Fratern- ity. Dr. Stegall is a key member of the Committee on Higher Education of the National Education Association. PRESIDENT W. K. PAYNE recently visited the Audio-Visual Aids lab dark- room and was given a few pointers on enlarging. Here he is shown with M. S. Stokes, Director, and Charles McDaniels, student assistant at the enlarker. Establish Local FTA A charter chapter of the Future Tea- chers of America has been established on the campus. It is composed of 31 mem- bers. The charter was presented to John Camper, faculty advisor in a recent chapel program, by Acting President W. K. Payne. The presentation was fol- lowed by colorful induction ceremonies, and a challenging speech by the Chief Executive. Miss Catherine Hill, president of the organization, envisions an active year for the chapter. Entrance Xam Slated January 2 Freshmen seeking admission to Geor- gia State College during the Winter Quarter who are not graduates of ac- credited high schools, may qualify by taking the entrance examination which will be given at the college the morning of January 2 at nine o'clock. This was disclosed by T. C. Meyers, Registrar. At the same time Mr. Meyers pointed out that those individuals who are graduates of accredited secondary schools must see that the necessary credentials are on file in his office prior to regis- tration. The dates are January 2, and 3, with payment of late registration fees on the 4-5 admitting qualified persons. Those individuals who have not com- pleted high school but have had un- usual opportunities may qualify for ad- mittance by the successful passing of the college entrance examination, Mr. Meyers disclosed. He added that there are a few openings for qualified veterans or specia 1 students in several trades. Laboratory Gets National Award Many changes have taken place dur- ing the first part of the twentieth cen- tury. Complex and intricate aspects of the occidental civilization have been re- vealed on all sides of our indigenous culture. Parelleling the vast material development has been the most startling extension of knowledge and wisdom for college students. One of the most re- cent curriculum innovations at Georgia State College has been the Audio-Visual Education Department which is a part of a larger movement for providing ade- quate experiences for all concerned. Over one hundred years ago, Daguerre experimented with photography; then came the Eastman Kodak late in the nineteenth century. During the second decade of the twentieth century the silent motion picture became establish- ed. In 1920, KDKA of Pittsburgh in- augurated its first broadcast. Finally during 1929, the second motion picture made its way into several of our larger- universities and colleges. In recent years, various mechanical devices and machines have been utilized by educa- tors. Today, on our campus there are two 16 mm sound projectors, one de- lineascope projector, a filmstrip and The Audio-Visual Aids Center re- cently was awarded a certificate of merit by the Audio- Visual Project De- partment-Secondary Teachers-Nation- al Education Association. The citation was made in recognition of the Cen- ter's cooperation with the Department and the indication of its faith in the important place Audio-Visual Aids hold in the Curriculum of the nation's schools, and for commendable advan- ces in the area of instructional ma- terials. Ed. slide proje for, several recordios and cameras. Naturally, the radio and tele- vision aids a. > closely related. After taking"? brief panorma of some of the mechanica s aids, it is easy to un- derstand that t-ey are not ends in themselves but rati ar a means to an end. They enable us ti have direct and vi- carious experiencce , This inevitably leads to the question. What is Audio- Visual Education ? It es meaning to drama, models, demonstrations, exhibits, graphs and pictures that are both flat and projected, etc. The connotations of the term Audio-Visual Education ; mply an abstraction which is difficult to de- fine with precision. It is a conceptual term. As our knowledge and under- standing increase, definitions will prob- ably change. For the immediate pur- pose of this article, "Audio-Visual In- structional Material and Methods will be defined as those which do not depend exclusively upon comprehension of words or similiar symbols." The wonders of educational films have been shown in order to help students. During the current quarter a variety of topics have been chosen by different instructors in the college and the lab- oratory school. A few of the many films that have been shown are Pasture and Exercise, The Negro Soldier, The Cattleman, Living and Learning in a (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) _1- > Page 4 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN December, 1949 News Round-up Divisional and Departmental Trades and Industries Some divisional and departmental news has been omitted because of space limitiations. However, they will be "carried" in a future edition. C. J. S., III. Keeping- in mind that some of the chief functions of education are (1) to transmit a way of life, (2) to improve and reconstruct that way of life, and (3) to meet the needs of individuals, the Division of Trades and Industries at Georgia State College is constantly eval- uating, revising, adding to, and improv- ing its program in order to fullfill such needs of each student in the Division. Skill or the acquiring of skill is the core around which our work is centered and it is essential that we supply as much working- experience as possible for each individual in the Division. Many types of work experiences are provided in each shop for the benefit of the students. Constant adding of new equip- ment, supplying of tools and materials, increased preparation of staff members, use of various techniques of instruction are all means being used to develop in each student the fundamental principles of education for making a living. The division does not end its service to the student on the campus, but has a program to aid in-service teachers of trade work in various sections of Geor- gia. To promote this phase of the work, an itinerant teacher-trainer for trade and industrial education is establishing extension classes in various parts of the state and is doing much in aiding said teacher in the use of modern methods of teaching shopwork. With his help these teachers are overcoming many problems facing them. The itinerant teacher- trainer maintains offices in the Divis- ion of Trades and Industries at Georgia State College. Each Summer a trade conference is held at Georgia State College to aid in- service teachers in securim additional trade experiences and new nethods of teaching. At these con' rences the teachers share the exr .jrienees and problems of others ar- 1 devise means of solving problems. ; The staff members, n the Division, in cooperation with administrative officials of the college, are ' -rking on additional courses and trade, to be added to the Division so tha' - r large varieties of trades will be *"' ' ered, trades that will aid students in eping up with the pres- ent age of de uipment in industry and new fields of employment which call for efficient F&mi-skilled and skilled work- All of our graduates are finding places in this work-a-day world. Of our four students who graduated in the Sum- mer of 1949 all are employed in schools in the state. One of our 1948 graduates, one has received his Master of Science degree from Iowa State College and is now employed in the Division of Me- chanic Arts at Arkansas State College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Our enrollment in the Division of Trades and Industries is at its highest peak. Of the Industrial Education majors there are twenty-six freshmen, eighteen sophomores, twenty-two jun- iors and fourteen seniors. Our enroll- ment in the Special Unit Day Trade fol- lows: Automobile Mechanics; Automo- tive Body and Fender Repairs; Carpen- try; Eelectricity, Machine Shop Prac- tice; Masonry; Painting; Radio Repair- ing and Shoe Repairing. Of the Special Unit Day Trade ap- proximately one hundred and fifty (150) students receive certificates of profici- ency yearly and many of these students are working at their respective trades in various sections of the country. This year, in cooperation with the Director of Student Personnel Services, chapel programs are being planned and executed by students in the Division. Friday of each week has been set aside for Trade Assembly. The trade students have recently or- ganized a Glee Club and have perform- ed at one of their assembly programs. The students of the Division of Trades and Industries invite you to visit the nine departments in their division and to assemble with them in Meldrim Auditorium each Friday at 12:00 Noon. MUSIC The Fine Arts Department is seeing a busy season this year with music ac- tivities in full sway. With three music instructors staffing the steadily-grow- ing Department (in addition to one in- strutor in graphic arts) a finer quality of work is evident. Aside from the instructional program the music instructors are highly concern- ed with the "service" program of the De- partment. This involves the rehears- ing and preparing of various music groups for performances, as well as providing the campus with wholesome music experiences. Georgia State Col- lege can boast of one of the smartest- stepping (180 S. P. M.) military bands in the country. This band has had con- centrated training experience under Mr. John J. Ballou, director and Mr. Allen Pyke. It has made the 'half an inter- esting part of every football game this season as well as stimulated school spirit among students. Now that the football season is over the band will con- centrate on concert repertoire building. The dance band, made up of members from the regular band, is providing 'sweet' music for many affairs on the campus as well as fulfilling engage- ments out-of-town. Each man in this group is an 'artist' in his own right and enjoys working out the many arrange- ments among which Mr. Pyke has thrust some very interesting ones. The choir soars 'On Wings of Song' to new heights in musical performance, tackling some of the most difficult and intricate arrangements. This group, comprised of approximately thirty-six men and women, is in constant demand for radio and concert appearances and is under the able directorship of Mr. Pyke. Two glee clubs take pride in being able to contribute to the musical wealth of the Georgia State College Campus, the Women's Glee Club under the director- ship of Hilliary R. Hatchett, who is also acting chairman of the Department of Fine Arts; and the Men's Glee Club under the directorship of Mr. Ballou. The Women's Glee Club has a mem- bership of twenty - four and the Men's Glee Club, approximately forty. Both groups have had radio and con- cert experience. To date the Men's Glee Club has already fulfilled an out- of-town concert engagement. Aside from preparing these groups for performances (5 to 10 hours rehears- al per week) the staff firmly believes that these activities provide the partici- pants with an enriching experience which will prove invaluable in later years. The Music Education curriculum requires that future music teachers from Georgia State College have ample opportunity to participate in these ac- tivities. 'Joining up' with a music group on the campus has been encouraged by the department. Switching to a different aspect of the Music Department, we discover that each instructor has revealed to the student body and faculty his perform- ance abilitites which tend to indicate versatility in professional attainment. Mr. Hatchett, a pianist and organist, has lately revealed another talent; that of singing. At a vespers program re- cently he very successfully rendered two selections in Italian. Mr. Pyke is a well versed instrumentalist, performing on the piano, organ, bass violin, and orchestral instruments. He has sung with the Howard University Choir. Mr. Ballou is another instrumentalist who has performed on the piano and organ. His experiences as a tenor with the Wilberforce Quartet give definite indi- cation of his singing qualifications. Georgia State College can boast of a Fine Arts Department that is increas- ing steadily, in size and scope, at a rate that will carry it to surprising heights in a short neriod of time, with a group of people who are constantly behind the wheel. HOME ECONOMICS The evolution of the Division of Home Economics at Georgia State College from its early beginning in 1915 has grown from an initial enrollment of around 25 to the present number of 127. From a college area whose purpose was to train home economics teachers and home demonstration agents to one whose aims are to: enrich the cultural and social background of students so that they might become more worthy members of the families, homes and communities in which they live; to train vocational home economics teachers; to give young women the pre-professional training and upon completion of a diet- ary internship, they may pursue profess- ional careers as dietitians in approved hospitals, schools, or other institutions, become owners and managers of restau- rants, tea rooms, cafes, cafeterias, etc; to offer such background subject matter courses which will enable young women to satisfactorily pursue graduate train- ing in their chosen field of endeavor to achieve the all over College functional educational responsibility of offering- related training through service courses for persons majoring in th efields other than home economics. These are the Divisions Objectives* The College education of the home economics women embodies a condition of the biological, physical and social sciences, thus the changes which are evident in the curriculum have come be- cause of the developments and advan- ces made by science and education in the past half century. Sociological and economic trends in todays living and employment have brought certain pressures for the train- ing of young women, therefore it be- hooves educational institutions to recog- nize these signs and meet the challen- ges. All schools of higher learning in Geor- \ mm ( December, 1949 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN Page 5 gia have trained home economics teach- ers for seconday schools for many years. The picture today shows that Georgia has almost reached the saturation point relative to placement of prospective teachers. In Negro schools the turn- over is very slow due to the fact that most of our teachers remain in the classroom after marriage. To overcome employment handicaps, Georgia State College is making a ser- ious effort to find out the number of trained home economists in the fields $ther than teaching, and what the po- tential opportunities are in unexplored fields. These fields of endeavor have been presented to freshmen, sophomores, junior and senior women to offer en- couragement and enlightenment in order that they might know that employment is open to them upon graduation. A check as to percentage employment will be a further aid to their placement. In step with the increasing College enrollment, the Division of Home Econ- mics has kept pace for a functioning de- partment. The American Home Economics Association has set a stan- dard of at least a 10% home economics enrollment of the over-all figure of col- lege women Georgia State College has 22.5% of its women in the Division of Home Economics. We are proud that this figure is indicative that we're serv- ing the tax paying citizens of Georgia satisfactorily, and the prospective gradu- ates feel definitely that a purposeful and productive future awaits them. This year the Chemical Rubber Com- pany of Cleveland, Ohio is awarding the 31st edition of its Handbook of Chem- istry and Physics, to the freshman stu- dent with the best scholastic record in Chemistry for the school year 1949-50. A handbook is almost a "must" for stu- dents in Chemistry courses today. The Award will be made at the June Com- mencement. CHEMISTRY The work in the Department of Chem- istry at Georgia State College is in- tended to serve several purposes. It pro- vides a thorough foundation in general courses for students who seek an under- standing of the methods and achieve- ments of the Chemist. It provides for pre-professional training for the stu- dents who intend to study dentistry, medicine, nursing, etc., and affords training for persons who plan to teach Science in the Secondary Schools. It also provides needed semi-special- ized preparation for students who are majoring in Home Economics, Trades and Industries and also training for those who plan to enter graduate schools. In order to provide additional oppor- tunities and experiences for the increas- ing number of students who are pursu- ing courses in Chemistry, additional equipment is constantly in demand. The maintenance department is now install- ing a new fume hood. It is the latest type with provisions for water, gas and electricity with controls from the out- side for safety and convenience. For the students in Analytical Chem- istry, another analytical balance has been added. It is the chainmatic type which will provide students with train- ing in work requiring a high degree of precision. Last Spring saw the addition of a new laboratory table which pro- vides additional locker and working space for sixteen students. Among the immediate needs of the department is additional laboratory space. An Organ- ic Chemistry Laboratory and an Analyt- ical Balance room as well as adequate facilities for Physical Chemistry would greatly enhance the training facilities. This Spring will see the first students to graduate from Georgia State College with a major in Chemistry, which re- quires a minimum of fifty quarter hours. ENGLISH The establishment of an English Workshop* has been authorized by the President. The idea for this project was conceived by Miss Luetta Colvin, In- structor in English, and has been well received by the "College family." Realizing the need for a project de- signed to eliminate the English prob- lems that face the entire campus com- munity, this Workshop will serve those students who are in need of assistance in solving problems of mechanics, (grammar, spelling, syntax) literature, and vocabulary. Additional aims and proposals include the following: Scope and Method of Procedure: The English Workshop will assist those who are interested in self-development via the media of selected reading materials and creative experiments; those who have some special and immediate prob- lem in the field (term papers, bibliogra- phy form, letters of application, etc.)* The English Workshop will meet twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 12:00 to 1:20 P. M. Those stu- dents attending chapel on Tuesdays will have advantage of the Workshop on Thursdays, and vice- versa. Letters will be sent out to the various departments advising them of the avail- ability of the project. All instructors will be urged to inform their students of the existence of the Workshop; there- by each department will with the aid of the individual instructors, serve as a clearinghouse for soliciting and encouraging students to avail them- selves of this opportunity. Value to the Institution as a Whole: The English Workshop will not only serve as an efficacious substitute for English 99, (remedial English) but will also act as motivating agent for those students who are interested in creative work and self-development. As a result, each department will realize benefit from the services of such a pro- ject. Integration can be secured through the use of volunteer consultants from various departments. Personnel: The Workshop will be guided by a chairman (to be appointed by the head of the Department) ; and will employ the services of the English Department. *A Workshop may be defined as a practical experience in working out prob- lems. PERSONNEL An enriched program of student per- sonnel services has been inaugurated at Georgia State College this year and is contributing more effectively to student adjustment and general welfare. The Freshman Orientation program has been reorganized and divided into three sections. The first deals with ad- justment information relative to pur- poses of college, study habits, health, human relationship, dress, religion, and school activities. The second consists of testing. The following types have been utilized: aptitude, personality, interest, intelligence, achievement, and general culture. The third will be concerned with special individual and group prob- lems. A new counseling system has been installed providing for assigned faculty counselors to all freshmen and sopho- mores. The major advisors handle counseling problems of juniors and sen- iors. This will enable us to provide finer professional counseling for all of our students. The health services have been reor- ganized and the infarmary provides 24- hour medical care for staff as well as students. This year physical examina- tions were scheduled for all college students. Plans are being made now for chest x-rays to be given annually. Lec- tures, Motion pictures, and periodic in- spection of buildings are regular activi- ties of the Committee on Health Stand- ards. Thirty-seven approved student organi- zations are at work on the campus cov- ering a wide range of significant activi- ties. All groups have planned programs for the cultural advancement of the col- lege community. This year a new committee on Student Organizations is working with the officials and sponsors of these groups to improve their gen- eral effectiveness. An activity calendar has just been re- leased showing the schedule of socials, concerts, plays, athletic events, ve-spers, tnd special projects for the entire school year. Highlighting the student activity pro- gram this year will be a series of special projects planned jointly by students and faculty. These include Religious Em- phasis Week, Leadership Week, Mar- riage And Family Conference, Vocation- al Opportunity Week, Charm Week, Men's Day, National Negro Health Week and Better Business Week. Aiding students to solve their finan- cial problems is a major objective of the Student Personnel Department. Job assignments are made on and off the campus. The Department worked with a group of students to form the Stu- dent's Loan Association. Vacation jobs are secured for male and female stu- dents. Religious activities are directed by the College Minister with a joint-faculty committee assisting him. Regular ser- vices on Sunday, counseling, community welfare projects, and special programs are activities promoted in this area. This Fall a new system of cumulative records has been installed at the Col- lege. The basic form was constructed by the American Council of Education. This gives us a first class records sys- tem and will improve the effectiveness of our Placement Bureau which is re- sponsible for securing positions for graduates and students who withdraw from school prior to receiving a certifi- cate or degree. One of the most encouraging signs of the times has been wider participation on the part of the faculty in the pro- gram of student personnel services. This-in the long run will result in the development of men and women proper- ly adjusted and adequately prepared to assume the full responsibilities of first class citizenship. 7 Page 6 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN December, 1949 EDUCATION Teaching provides a challenging op- portunity for usefulness and devotion to human welfare; thus only those per- sons who find deep satisfaction in such usefulness are encouraged in this sphere. It requires belief in the public schools as a basic means of promoting and maintaining a democratic way of life. A teacher must be able to participate with administrators, teachers, students, parents and the community at large in efforts to improve the quality of social services. It is with these dominant factors in mind that we provide experiences in student teaching during the Fall, Winter and Spring quarters at Georgia State College. Then, too, this is the last step in the teacher education program to be taken by progressive teachers. It is in this step that prospective teachers find opportunities to plan, try out, evaluate and improve the learning activities of pupils under direct guidance of critic teacher and college personnel. In this step prospective teachers and children work together, each taking a share of the responsibility for making the ex- perience valuable to all concerned. The student enters student teaching with the hope that he has those qualities neces- sary to assure a reasonable amount of success in the teaching profession. How- ever, no assurance is guaranteed the student teacher of graduation from the teacher education curriculum unless his performance during this period is sat- isfactory to all concerned. It is often found that during the student teaching period, many attitudes and other defi- ciencies are manifested and the student is required to repeat Lhe experience until the necessary changes are evidenc- ed or is guided out of the teaching pro- fession entirely. He is required to pre- sent a minimum of ninety hours of gen- eral education, a total of forty hours in major field of concentration and a 1.4% average in quality points. There are approximately forty-eight persons enrolled for work "on the field" during the next two quarters with twenty-three persons in the field of Social Science, fourteen in Elementary Education, four in English, three in Mathematics and four in Chemistry and General Science. Dr. Alma Stegall, Chairman of the Eduaction Department, is director of the teacher-training program. Miss Murial C. King will serve as supervising teacher of secondary education while the supervision of teacher - training in elementary education will be done by Miss Donella J. Graham. The schools cooperating in the pro^ posed teacher-training program serve as laboratories which offer great prom- ise as a means for bridging the gap be- tween educational theory and practice. Also, these schools provide opportuni- ties for prospective teachers to observe how those educational theories, cham- pioned by the college, may be put into action in "good learning situations." Seminars in Elementary and Secon- dary Education will parallel the student teaching program. These Seminars will be conducted when necessary. Partici- pants in the seminars will be student teachers, the critic teachers, the super- vising teachers, the subject-matter specialists, other resource persons and the director of student teaching. LIBRARY People, books, magazines, and news- papers are the stock in trade of every library. The library of today is no vault in which to keep these books. The librarian is not a keeper of books, but a person interested in getting people and books together. In keeping with this philosophy, the Library of Georgia State College holds open house everyday and makes every- one of the fifty-two weeks of the year Book week. A lot of people know that. Yet, There are some who do not know the helpful services that the library of- fers... So to put special emphasis on our wealth of reading materials, we cele- brate along with the other libraries of the United States, N tional Book Week. Each year we have observed this Week by bringing to the students, facul- ty and friends of the College speakers who gave some interesting and provoca- te reviews of timely books. Lest we become one-sided in our think- ing and in our approach to books, we decided this year to vary our program. So for the celebration of Book Week we brought to our audience Mrs. Phoe- be Burney, Dean of Women at Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia. "Lifting the Arches of Our Souls Developing Ability to Take It was the theme for her inspirational address. She said in part: "Our world today is precariously bal- ancing itself upon its shaking founda- tions. And man in his fear is casting about for devices and techniques which will minimize the conditions and circum- stances which threaten his security and he is seeking refuge in any citadel, where blind to his inevitable fate, he can make himself believe that 'God's in His Heaven and all's right with the world! In what direction, then, shall man turn ? Since personal unbalance never leads to social stability, man must learn first, then, the art of living with himself. Marcus Aurelius has the direction for us when he says that 'Man must be arched and buttressed from within else the temple wavers in the dust.' "I can offer one splendid promoter of reassurance in efforts to raise the aches of our souls to such promotions that we will have ability to accept with equani- mity the pummelings of fate and for- tune. I offer the long and intimate as- sociation with noble literary, philosophic, and artistic masters and critiques of the ages. Accept the challenge of Kirby Page and explore great biog- raphies, courage is sustained and the willingness to make sacrifices is stren- gthened by the discovery that these great social reformers triumphed in the face of strenous opposition and ruthless hope that he has those qualities neces- persecution. Explore great biographies. Be captured by noble and commanding leaders in the battalion of worthy achievement. He who cherishes a beau- tiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will some day realize it." BUSINESS The Department of Business has re- vised ite curriculum offerings to more neartly meet the needs of business. The first students, under the new curriculum, will graduate in June, 1951. The Department of Business aims, through its curricula offerings and through counseling of individual stud- ents, to approach the following goals: (1) preparation of competent teachers of business subjects for secondary schools; (2) reparation of competent secretaries; (3) preparation of competent account- ants; (4) reparation for gainful par- ticipation in the business world. Three major areas of concentration are offered the student. The student may major in Business Administration, Busi- ness Education or Secretarial Science. All students majoring in the Dejart- ment of Business are required to de- velop special competence in typewriting, accounting and office organiaztion and management. At the beginning of the sophomore year, each student desiring to work toward a major in the Department is re- quired to decide upon a three-year pro- gram of courses and other activities comprising his major work. The stud- ent reaches this decision in conference with his advisor. One of the new projects of the Busi- ness Department for this y;ear is the Student Loan Association. This is an organization for the benefit of the students, owned and operated by the students. This loan association is unique in that the money was raised by selling stock to the students at fifty cents ($ .50) per share. The money purchase of stock makes each stockholder a part owner of the association. The money obtained is loaned to any student, who qualifies, desiring a loan at 1% interest. The borrower signs a note for the money, and the note is can- celled upon payment of the loan. It is 100% student owned, operated and participating. Professor Franklin Carr is sponsor to the Student Loan Association. The Business Club, though not a new project, has begun their year of activity with a social hour held at the Community House. The Business Club is under the advisorship of Associate Professor Ben Ingersoll, and with the assistance of the ladies of the auxiliary, prepared a pro- gram of entertainment, and refreshments were in abundance. The motif was in keeping with Hallowe'en. The second annual Business Education Institute will be held in April this year. The theme of the institute will be "Job Clinic." The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity has agreed to cooperate with the in- stitute thus utilizing an entire week featurinj cnoo i s of higher iciivities. S /J < December, 1949 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN Page 7 Serves Students, Faculty and Staff (Continued from Page 3) Rural School, The Nervous System, Football Thrills of 1945, King Cotton, Symphony Orchestras, Know Your Li- brary, Blood, The String Choir, French for Beginners, Macbeth, Chemistry in a Changing World, Heredity, The Mole- cular Theory of Matter, Aptitudes and Occupations, Julius Caesar, Tuberculosis, and Nature of Color. It is thought that students should be informed about personal health, econo- mics, industry, social and occupational competency. Aesthetic art, physical and biological understanding have been pre- sented also. A student should be in- formed about all phases of life in a democracy. Because of documentary films access has been given to free judgement, opinions, and interchanging of ideas. The phenomena of developing the expressional phases of the language, arts has been and will continue to de- velope in public speaking, story telling, the art of conversation, using the tele- phone, the interpretation of dialect and poetry. The concrete and dramatic manner in which large numbers of students take advantage of recordio training at the present give momentum to the statement that this was unheard of yesterday, it is the marvel of today, and the common place action of tomor- row. During the Winter quarter a course will be given in Audio-Visual Education. Basic objectives and purpose of Educa- tion, various materials, operating equip- ment, photographic aids, and non-photo- graphic aids, and the administration of Audio-Visual Education are some of the units that will be presented. Georgia State College students will have an op- portunity to exchange ideas with the teachers of the State, visit musems, art galleries, and libraries. It is thought that this is an integral part of a general education. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (Continued from Page 1) and large numbers of Negroes through- out the State of Georgia are on the increase here at Georgia State College. Each year the number of students grows larger and larger. More and more is needed to prepare students to be citi- zens which our state and this age re- quire. Among the pressing needs at this time are a library, a chapel, dormi- tories, a student union, a bus, an athlet- ic field house, lights for the athletic house, a central heating plant, special endowments, and a general endowment. Gifts of this kind, though material, be- come immortal when transplanted into the youth of our state and nation. We have tried something new in this edition of "The Bulletin". You'll find divisional and departmental news, some "straight" news as well as feature stories. The time element is of the factors that convinced us that we should emphasize feature material. If you like what we've done ... and then too, you don't . . . drop us a line sometime. Thanks. .ram of fifty quarftelations COLLEGE INN, CAMPUS HUB "Meet me at the Inn!" The College Inn, that is. Opened March 13, 1948 the Inn has become an integral part of the every day living of the Geor- gia State "family", and at the same time serves an important function in the in- formal education of the student body. "Meet me at the Inn" is the campus by-word whether one is seeking shelter from the elements or is merely taking time out for a "Coke." It's just the sort of place that furnishes facilities and ser- vices that make it a hub for student activities of many types. For the sake of "oletimers" the Inn is the cussessors to the Co-Ap. However, the basement of Boggs Hall housed the "Inn" when it was first opened back in '47. Now that we're up to date . . . the present day building, though of frame construction, is modern in every respect and very attractive. However, one must confess that the newcomer to the campus is somewhat shocked by the ultra- smartness that is apparent once he's en- tered its revered portals. A soda fountain that reresents the latest in fountain equipment is staffed by courteous and neatly dressed student employees. Stainless steel chairs and tables are available for those who wish to sit. On the other hand counter stools are also provided and lend that "corner drug store atmosphere." Now back to the original objective of this story . . . College Inn . . . The Inn is a meeting and eating place for stud- ents and their friends, a "lounge" and a center of additional activities for the en- tire College "family." Students stop in to relax in the cor- ner lounge, listen to the juke box, meet their dates or just to spend those extra minutes between classes, and take that last quick glance at notes before going to class. Currently the Inn is under the management of Mrs. Dora Martin. Along with one other person, she is the only full-time employee. Six students are also employed. This staff of eight persons is responsible for the smooth operation of the Inn. The volume of business attests to the popularity of the Inn. One day of observation disclosed that 300 cups of coffee, and 300 cups of hot chocolate were consumed. At the same time, some five dozen donuts and between three and four dozen coffee cakes accom- pained the coffee and hot chocolate on their "journey". "Pop" is also pouplar, with the large ones being the favorite, Mrs. Martin said. Many kinds of sandwiches are available. However, the ten cent sau- sage sandwiches is more widely bought than any other, she added. Other types sold include hamburgers, pork chops, boiled hams, pressed ham, cheese, ham and egg, chicken, chicken salad, shimp salad cream cheese, egg salad and bar- becue. They are all made fresh daily. To accomodate those persons who wish dinners, the Inn offers as its speciality, chicken and steak . . .both being priced far below "off campus" rates ($.50 and $.65 respectively). Ordinarily the Inn is open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. However, on special occasions it remains open much longer. For example, during homecoming acti- vities it remained open for 19 hours. Be- tween 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. the Inn is jammed daily. The hardest thing dur- ing these hours is to keep the tables cleared, according to Mrs. Martin. Campus organizations are beginning more and more to take advantage of its facilities to hold smokers and the like. Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities, the Y. M. C. A., and the Hill Hall Dormitory Council are only a few of those who have already done so. READING CLINIC (Continued from Page 2) and ordinarily he would suggest that the student budget his time more care- fully, thinking this would improve the quality of the student's work. However, on the other hand, the student might be deficient in reading, which naturally means that he would have trouble un- derstanding his content subject matter. After she has worked with the student in the Clinic, this could be erased and the student would become a better Chemistry student. Miss Sellers advocates giving every freshman the standardized reading test. Those found with a reading level should be referred to the Clinic individually and in groups, she says. Poor background is the greatest fac- tor in the low reading levels of the 61 patients now enrolled. This may be at- tributed to the fact that there is little or no reading in high school. Conse- quently, the students have no means of knowing whether they are reading below par, Miss Sellers disclosed. Quietly, and without fanfare, the Reading Clinic is more and more be- aming one of the most important edu- cation "ventures" in the entire academic program. It is one of the few in the entire Southeast. A product of the Georgia State Read- ing Clinic may not be able to read and understand all the things about the economic aspects of the cold war, but can be assured that he or she has a knowledge of the various types of ma- terials and methods desirable to pro- mote the integration of reading in the content subjects. The Religious Life Department con- sists of the official organization of the campus, whose general aims are to pro- mote the religious growth of the student body. The organizations which are con- sidered as officially, affiliated with the department are the College Churoh, Sun- day School, the Usher Board, the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. A student who has successfully pur- sued English as his major subject should have some power to discriminate between that which is genuinely great and that which is least great in literature, should have an intelligent acquaintance with a fair number of English masterpieces, should bave some facility, taste and un- derstanding in expression, and should have some idea of the main trends of English and American thought. The aim of the Department of Lan- guage and Literature is to help the student become proficient in oral and written language, and to help him de- velop an appreciation for good literature. N Page 8 GEORGIA STATE NEWS BULLETIN December, 1949 College Infirmary Ranks To the Georgia State College Infirm- ary each day come as many as 35 stu- dents. They explain their problems to the College Nurse and Physician: "I have a score throat . . " "I wonder if the doctor would look at my ear." "I think I've fractured my thumb." A trained staff, consisting of one physician, one full-time nurse, and a student assistant, gives the finest of professional service to these students, many whom are away from home for the first time. "Keeping- the College community in good health is a problem of preventive and therapeutic medicine that includes personal contact with each student," says Dr. Stephen M. McDew, Jr., Col- lege Physician. "Our program begins the moment a student first registers at Georgia State College, when he is given an appoint- ment for a thorough physical examina- tion. Each Freshman is required to take a complete physical. At the same time we probe the family background. In this way physical disabilites and health problems requiring special con- sideration are detected," Dr. McDew added. The majority of the student ailments are treated in the out-patient clinic. Here the students receive care for most of the health problems that are apt to befall a student body of 1,271. per sons. The Infirmary is equipped to render ambulatory (able to walk about; not bedridden) and bed services to nine men and nine women students. The physical plant which was opened in 1948, is com- parable to any other institution this size, Dr. McDew said. An office for the nurse is provided along with sleeping quarters. In addi- tion there is the doctor's office, a dis- pensary, (stocked with all types of drugs) treatment room, separate bath- room and shower facilities for both men and women, a diet kitchen which con- tains an electric stove, refrigerator, and all the necessary appliances. Light house foods such as soups, juices, broths are always kept in the kitchen. Dr. McDew emphasizes that the In- firmary offers the finest in professional skill. Mrs, Gertrude. Holmes, College Nurse, is considered one of the best. She is a graduate of Charity Hospital Training School for Nurses (in Savan- nah), and has also attended Simmons College in Boston. Miss Cutie Weaver, the student assistant, is a former mem- ber of the Women's Army Corps W.A.C's, serving in the medical branch. Dr. McDew received his under- graduate training at Georgia State, and the M. D. degree from Meharry Medical College. He is recognized as one of Savannah's top surgeons and physicians. The facilities of Charity Hospital are available to the College staff. To quote Dr. McDew, "Charity Hospital works es- pecially close with us. For example, our students receive a reduction of 20% of hospitalization fees. Consequently, cases that the Clinic is unable to handle are referred to Charity where they are taken over by "specialists." "These specialists are always available to ren- der services to the College family," Dr. McDew stated. However, anxious par- ents may be assured that they will be notified if their daughter or son is ill enough to require hospitalization of sev- eral days duration. Do students make use of the Health Service ? Statistics made available (Oct. 48 Oct. 49) disclose the follow- ing: Freshman physicals for 1949; Boys 102, Girls 119; students treated; Boys 176; Revisits, 247; Girls Treated, 196; and revisits 486; Secondly, Persons ad- mitted: Boys 31, Girls 46; Major oper- ations 6; Minor operations 8. During the Winter one gallon of cough syrup is consumed every ten days and one hundred influenza or "flu" cap- sules are consumed every three weeks. The efficiency of the clinic is attested by the fact that a student requiring an appendectomy is only out of school ten days, and this includes the weekend. The efficiency is further widened by an unusual case that occurred two years ago. Ten days prior to Commencement exercises, Dr. McDew removed three feet of intestine from a student; how- ever, on Baccalaureate Sunday she wore her academic gown. Because of the implicit faith in him, Dr. McDew is the campus "Dr. Chris- tian." Many students take to him their personal problems and as yet he has never been too busy to take the time to discuss and help them to reach a solution. A small fee of $3.00 ... is included i Infirmary Staff Miss Cutie ** Weaver,, Student Assistant, Mrs. Gertrude Holmes, R. N., and Dr. S. M. McDew, Jr. in every student's bill to take care of the health service. (Contrast this with professional rates which average $2.50 per visit.) On the other hand, the Georgia State Medical College student is assured of skilled medical advice whenever he needs it. President Payne Named Consultant W. K. Payne, Acting President of Georgia State College, was selected as Chief Consultnat for the 12th annual Georgia Prinicpals' Conference held at Albany, Friday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th. He was chosen for the position by Robert Cousins, Director of the Negro Division, State Department of Education. Said by many to be the best such con- ference ever to be held in the State, the meeting ended by President Payne's giv- ing a summary and evaluation of the ac- complishments of the various work groups at the two-day Negro Principals' Conference. Other consultants from Georgia State College included Timothy Meyers, regis- trar; Dr. Alma Stegall, head of the De- partment of Education; Miss Muriel King, Supervisor of Secondary Educa- tion; Leo Ballard, Principal of Powell Laboratory School, the Rev. R. M. Rob- erts, Assistant Chaplain; and Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations. President Payne and Mr. Scott, while at the conference, addressed a special meeting of the Georgia State College Southwest Alumni Chapter at Albany. A. Z. Taylor, G. S. C. Itinerant Teacher- Trainer, Industrial Education and Scott spoke at a meeting of the Georgia Inter- Scholastic Association, which met in con- junction with the Principals. The theme of the conference was "The Principal in Curriculum Development." \ avannah State College SAVANNAH - GEORGIA ALUMNI NEWS JUNE. 1950 VOLOUME I NO. I PAYNE FIFTH S. S. C. PRESIDENT Dr. George W. Gore, Jr. To Deliver Commencement Iress June 7 Dr. George W. Gore, Jr., newly-elect- ed President of Florida A & M College will deliver the Commencement address Wednesday, June 7. He succeeds Dr. Wil- liam H. Gray who resigned as President of Florida A & M College last year. A native of Nashville Tennessee, Dr. Gore has been Dean of A & I College for 23 years. A graduate of DePauw University Indiana, he holds the Ed. M. degree from Harvard University and the Ph. D. regree from Columbia University. Vpi, 1111 II Yvhiie an undergraduate, Dr. Gore was a Rector scholar for three years and graduated cum laude. Later he received a Rosenwald Fellowship and two Gen- eral Education Board Fellowships for graduate study. At one time, he was sec- retary in Marion, Indiana. The first Negro to be elected delegate to the National Education Association from a Southern State, he has been a member of the Tennessee delgation for five years. Dr. Gore has for many years been secretary of th Tennessee State Teachers Association and is now presi- dent-elect of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. A mem- ber of the American Council on Edu- cation, and member of the Joint ATT and NEA committee, he is past president of the National Association of Collegi- ate Deans and Registrars in Negro Schools. Rev. J. S. Bryan Baccalaureate Speaker 4 An alumnus of Savannah State Col- lege, the Rev. John S. Bryan, pastor, St. Phillip A. M. E. Church, Savannah, will be the Baccalaureate speaker Sun- day, June 4. He graduated in the Class of '27. Rev. Bryan received his A. B. degree at Savannah State College, his D. D., Turner Theological Seminary (1930), and an additonal D. D., Morris Brown Col- lege, (1937). He has attended Hartford University, Hartford, Connecticut; Gammon Theo- logical Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia and received a B. D. at Morris Brown College. Rev. Bryan has served as pastor of the following churches; Wesley Church of Savannah; St. Paul of Macon, Georgia; Cosmopolitan Church of Atlanta, and St. John of Columbus, Georgia. He is con- nected with the General Committee of the A. M. E. Churches, and a trustee of Morris Brown College. Dr. Bryan is a candidate for Bishop in 1952 and has been endorsed by the Connectional Council of the A. M. E. Church. 41 1' jm iiij hhmbm bm r mm Move Lauded 1; William Kenneth Payne, 46, well-known administrator, and educator, is the new President of Savannah (Georgia) State College. His appointment Wednesday, March 1, by the Board of Regents of the Universi- ty System of Georgia was announced by Chancellor Harmond W. Caldwell following a meeting of the Board. Presi- dent Payne was named to the acting presidency of the College last Septem- ber following the resignation of James A. Colston. Some 1,200 students, faculty and staff members learned of his elevation during' a special assembly at which time Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations revealed that the popular leader had been unanimously elected. He is the fifth president of the institution which was founded in 1891. Miss Janie L. Lester, Dean of Women, one of the oldest members of the staff in point of continued service, was one of the individuals to appear on the assembly program. She said of the President, "I've known him (President Payne) a long time. .. and I know that he is the man to make Savannah State College the type of college it should be."' Emerson Ragsdale, President of the Student Council, representing the stu- Continued on Page 2 Page 2 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS JUNE, 1950 Plans Set For Alumni Reception Letter From President Bacon Of General Alumni Association Dear Alumnus: As we approach the close of another year, I would like to express my grati- tude' to everyone who supported the Alumni Association this year, in any way. There has never been any time in the history of the College when the support of the Alumni is needed more than now, morally as well as financially. Therefore, may I urge you to support the Alumni Association by attending the meetings and helping to build the kind of organi- zation you desire. The College is still our school, regardless to the number of changes it undergoes, and we cannot do too much about stabilizing the things we like about our Alma Mater unless we develop a well organized Association. This makes it imperative for us to unite and begin working for the good of the College and its family. Let us make this Commencement Season the greatest in the history of the College by encour- ing all graduates and friends to attend all the programs, especially Alumni meetings. I am sure that each one of you will join me in expressing our appreciation to President Payne and his staff for dedi- cating this issue of the College Bulletin to us. The support of every loyal alumnus is needed to build the kind of Association we would like to see. Let us start a re- vival of our school spirit for a stronger Alumni. Sincerely, A. S. Bacon, President General Alumni Association Board of Regents Appoint Continued From Page 1 dents, expressed the feelings of that group by saying that they stood behind him 100 per cent in his program. W. B. Nelson, Director, Division of Trades and Industries, spoke for the faculty. "The College will continue to grow ... I sincerely appreciate the efforts of everyone. . . and I'm sure that we all have the concern of the institution at heart and will do everything possible to see that it progresses in the right di- rection. . . " declared the newly-elected president in his initial speech. President Payne is a graduate of More- house College (A.B.), and Columbia University (M.A.), and has done ad- vanced study at the Universities of Min- nesota, and Chicago. He is regarded as one of the top men in the field of admin- istrative finance. The Chief Executive has long been active in local civic and religious activi- ties as well as in national and state edu- cational circles. Summer School opens June 12th. First session ends July 15, second session be- gins July 17th and closes August 19th. For additional information write Office of the Registrar, Savannah State Col- lege, Savannah, Georgia. Dr. J. H. Griffin Principal Speaker Dr. Joseph Howard Griffin, Class of 1911, will be the principal speaker at the Alumni Reception Tuesday evening, June 6, in Adams Hall. His address will highlight a week of commencement act- ivities which will mark the reunion of the ( 19001910192019301940 ) classes. m The Savannah State alumnus, valedic- torian of his class, also won this same honor at Meharry Medical College where he received the M. D. degree in 1915. He has done post-graduate study at Cook County Hospital, Chicago (1928), Em- ory University (Summers of 1931, 32, and '33), and at the University of Pennsyl- vania (Summer of 194S). Dr. Griffin founded Johnson Memorial Hospital in 1935 where he is senior sur- geon, as well as owner of Griffin Hospi- tal and Clinic, Bainbridge. He performed his 8,000th major operation June 15, 1949. He plans opening the New Me- morial Hospital June 1. He is a member of the following or- ganizations: John A. Andrew Clinical Society, (For- mer President), Florida A. and M. Clin- ical Society, (Co-Founder and former President), South-Eastern Medical So- ciety, (Founder), Georgia State Medical Association, and National Medical Asso- ciation. The program for the evening follows: Instrumental solo, Hilliary R. Hat- chett, Acting Chairman, Fine Arts De- partment; Introduction of President W. K. Payne, Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations; Welcome address, Pres- ident Payne; Response, A. S. Bacon, President, General Alumni Association; Solo, Dorothy Gambrell, Class '50; In- troduction of main speaker, Alexander Hurse; address, Dr. Griffin; Greetings, chapter presidents and/or representa- tives; annual Alumni meeting and elec- tion of officers, Meldrim Auditorium, 8 p. m. L. D. Law will serve as toast- master at the reception. "Zero" Graduates To Hold Spotlight The following names are listed as they appeared on the commencement pro- grams. For the past two years the staff in the Office of the Registrar has been "pulling together" unassembled details of former students and graduates. Ed- itor. Class of 1900 (High School Depart- ment) W. H. Bryan, Ethel W. Jackson, Florence A. Ester, Samuel A. Grant, J. W. Haigler, E. W. Houston, Etta Jud- kins, A. J. Shootes, Mamie L .Duckett, and E. A. Overstreet. Class of 1910 (High School Depart- ment) J. T. Brown, M. Rebecca Brown, J. S. Frazier, N. B. Hester, Gertrude Holmes, Jennie L. Mcintosh, Elizabeth Radford, M. L. D. Spears, Frank B. Stoney, and Essie Thorpe. Class of 1920 (High School Depart- ment) Alfred A. Alston, Ralph Baisden, Nathaniel H. Collier, Amanda M. Curley Jefferson H. Edwards, Clyneta C. Ford, Laura Mae Ford, Wm. R. Jackson, Leon E. Josey, Luther Ison. S. L. Lester, Mazella * R. Moultrie, Carrie L. Pope, Samuel Mansfield, Denefield Player, Julia Robinson, Fredrick B. Reeves, Clarence R. Sampson, Herbert L. Tom- linson, and Mildred E .Whigham. Class of 1920 (College Department) Jessica L. Arline, Nixon D. Bryant, and Moses D. Havnes. Classes of 1930 (Senior College) Ceorge Henry Cannon, Arthur C. Carter, Albert Cutter, James B. Stevens, Jr., El- sie Juanita Adams, Ola Beatrice Bass, Dorothy Marie Davis, Amanda Bell Din- kins, Nianza Dorothy Freeman, Jeannette Permelia Caston, Lennie Magnolia Gor- don, Geneva Earle Hamilton, Janie Louise Greene, Cecilia Anita Hazard, Margaret Hutchinson, Flossie Gertrude Livingston, Grace Mae Moon, Fannie Cleveland Moore, Theresa Victoria Mur- ray, Wilbert Wilkins Smith, Nancy Vic- toria Thomas and Sidney Elizabeth Woodruff. (Senior High School) Camille Gwendo- lyn Barnes, Laura Mae Barrett, Frank Battle, Doris Belcher, Herschel Bell, Robert Armintha Bryan, Elizabeth Cook, James Henry Flemister, Mildred Cecile Grant, Alma Eleanor Louise Hughes, Samuel S. Kelson, Mary Tallulah King, Dorothy Roumanier Lawson, Martha Anita Manes, Willie Eleana Meyers, Hal- lie Quinn McGahee, Theodore Phorston McClean, Eleanor Josephine Mosley, Ma- bel Marie Perry, Willie Clyde Ponder, Nobel Porter, Rynalder Dean Rambeau, Martha Lovenia Readdy, Marguerite Hortense Sanders, Matthew Sloan, Alonzo Smith, Florine Albertina Solomon, Eunice Marika Walker, Rosalie Clemen- tina Whitfield, and Leah Lucinia Woods. (Class of 1940) John Louis Davis, Wes- ley Barthelmew Hudson, Ernest Gatson, James Wesley Graham, Walter Thomas Pace, Walter Rambeau, Shelley Rambeau Hazel Walker, Mary Alice Jenkins, Flo- rine Able, Christopher Brown, Fannie DeVeaux, Alice Haven, Roger Bernard Jones, Canzadie Keith, Vension Oliphant, Janie Sibert, Annie Mae Washington, Pearl Williams, Elsie Adams, Walter Boles, *Lenora Durham, Dorothy Hubert, Mary Manes, Benjamin Ralph Singleton, Sepherine Barnett, Dannie Dennson, Arie Continued on Page 8 JUNE, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS Page 3 College Changes Name Second Time Since 1891; Regents Make Move For the second time since its founding in 1892, the name of the College has been changed. Savannah State College, established by an act of the Georgia legislature in 1890 as "The Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths," had this name changed to "Georgia State Col- lege in 1931, and was renamed "Savan- nah State College" on January 18, 1950 by the Board of Regents of the Univer- sity System of Georgia. President W. K. Payne, who announced the change in name at a press conference also disclosed that several changes were made in curriculum offerings. He ad- ded that both changes were made by the Board following a recent survey of the University System by a committee of outstanding educators. While neither President Payne nor the Board has given any specific reason for the change in name, it is felt that this was done to eliminate any possible con- fusion of the local college with other colleges in the system. Savannah State was established originally, and still is as one of the schools of the system which is comprised of 18 units, many having the name "Georgia State" con- nected with them in some manner. The Two other Negro state colleges, Albany and Fort Valley, are named for the towns within which they are located. The change has brought mixed reaction, both on the campus and in nearby areas. "The college (Savannah State) will continue most of the things that it has been doing for the past 20 years. While it will still provide work in the arts and sciences on the bachelor level, it will center its chief efforts on the industrial and business fields. "New areas for expansion will be in the graphic and plastic arts, home eco- nomics from the commercial and indus- trial aspects, elementary education, and secondary education 'as soon as' ade- quate facilities are provided for ap- prentice teaching." President Payne said. It is expected that the academic changes will be brought up to recom- mended standards by the survey com- mittee within the next few months, Mr. Payne added. In his opinion, the new things will afford increased opportuni- t.es for the College to expand, and, at I d tame time, be of more use to the youth and citizens of this state. 0cie Finals Speech President W. K. Payne delivered four commencement addresses during the week of May 22 in Georgia and Alabama. The Chief Executive spoke at Alabama State College Monday, the 22. It was here that his illustrious career as an educator began. President Payne served as in- structor and later as principal of the high school. He delivered the address at the State Branch of the School in Mobile, Tuesday, the 23rd. Thursday and Friday, May 25th and 26th respectively, he spoke at Mitchell County Training School, Pel- ham, and Wayne County Training School, Jesup. :#>:;:*'%; A i|fc lilt ; ISI 1% iBillli? I?|5 '*i i ip I I! H Some of the individuals who participated in the first regional Leadership Conference held at the College are shown in tbe above picture. They are: (left to right) Mau- ric S. Stokes, Director Audio-Visual Aids Laboratory, J. Randolph Fisher, Acting Chairman, Department of English; President W. K. Payne, Savannah State College; John Lawton, Statesboro; William Fielder, Managing Editor, Savannah Morning News; E. A. Lowe, Director, Division of General Extension, Miss Emily Woodward, Director of Forums, University System of Georgia; Mrs. Mary Hall, Jeanes Supervisor, Bryan and Evans Counties; Rev. Richard Roberts, Savannah State (Class of '50); John Q. Jefferson, Savannah; and Wesley Meyers, Brunswick. rnton C. Scoff Gets Top Education Post Rev. State Wilton C. Scott, Dirctor of Public Re- lations, Savannah State College has been named editor of the Winter Newsletter, quarterly publication for the Southeast- ern Regional Conference for the Ameri- can Association for Adult Education. He The Rev. J. W. Maxwell, Class of '96 was in the office of Public Relations re- cently for a short visit. He was accom- panied by the Rev. John S. Bryan, Class of '27 and the Baccalaureate speaker. Rev. Maxwell is currently Presiding Elder of the Brunswick District of the A. M. E, Church. He has been and' still is one of the strongest supporters of the College. The well-known minister was a classmate of Bishop R. R. Wright who delivered the Baccalaureate address last June. was elected at the three-day confab held at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville which adjourned recently. In addition to being elected to the editorial post, Mr. Scott was also named to the conference publications committee. The following states were represented; Continued on Page 7 Page 4 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS JUNE, 1950 SSC Alumni, Former Stu mJim Nfl llllllillt SpSlSS llpi till <;:;:*** p ^w* "" :^M M$0- ! lit : Ml MP ii i HBIBHBIHBb \j0 s Ht ^^^H ^^^f^||^^BIi^S Thinking the Annual Georgia-Teacher Association a good place to find Savannah State Alumni Editor C. J. Smith grabbed his Speed Graphic and Medalist cameras and headed for Macon. What he got is found on this and the adjacent page Without too much difficulty we are sure you will find some one you know, then too, more than likely if you were there you will find yourself also The division of pictures on the next page is as follows: (1) elementary school teachers, (2) high school teachers, (3) Savannah State Alumni in attendance, and (4) home economics and agriculture teachers. JUNE, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS Page 5 nts Attend GET A Meet Page 6 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS JUNE, 1950 College Initiates Recruitment Drive President W. K. Payne Enlists Aid of Alumni Without students there would be no need for colleges. However, not just students are desired by Savannah State College, but good students. Consequently a concentrated drive to secure students of high caliber is currently underway at the College. President W. K. Payne and Public Re- lations Director Wilton C. Scott have enlisted the aid of certain Alumni in various communities to carry out this program. The following form letter was mailed out by the President: My dear Alumnus: Savannah State College is interested in securing some of the best students of our state as members of our student body. It is our opinion here that the men and women who know Savannah State College best are able to assist the Col- lege in recruiting such students. Your record and standing in your community place you in position to be a valuable representative of the College on the field. I know that in most communities there are several individuals who might be helpful in this recruitment. I would like for you to utilize all of the interested persons in your community in the re- cruitment of desirable students for the Savannah State College. I am requesting all of the designated representatives who attend the Georgia Teachers and Education Association at Macon next week-end to hold a con- ference at the Ballard-Hudson High School. The hour and room will be an- nounced during the first day of the meeting. If you cannot be present for that meet- ing, please write your willingness to be such representative for the College. At that meeting more detailed plans will be drawn for the recruitment program. However, it will not be necessary for you to wait to begin your work as a rep- resentative of the College if it is agree- able with you. I wish to thank you for your demon- strated interest in the Savannah State College and express my wish for your continued co-oneration. Below are the names of some promi- nent Alumni who have been asked to heln recruit students to Savannah State College. Mr. Josie B. Sessoms, 740 West 45th Street. Savannah; Charles DuVaul, Snen- cer High School, Columbus; Mrs. Ollie Ruth Jackson 105 Dubose Street, Macon; Otis Watson, 476 Flint Avenue, Albany; Charles Ogletree, Inner Boulevard, Thomasville; Miss Loretha Gilmore, Jeanes Supervisor. 704 West Magnolia Street. Valdosta; Mrs. Ernestine Holle, 116 Hamilton Street, LaGrange; R. C. Blakeney. Principal, Waynesboro High School, Waynesboro; General Stone, County Agent, Swainsboro; Walter J. Boles, 380 Andrew Street, Cuthbert; James Edward McCoy, 103 Cooper Street, Pelham; Mrs. Julia Mae Cooper Harris. 1306 S. Washington Street, Quitman; Mrs. Mary C. Catching, Home Demon- stration As:ent, Camilla; Henry T. Jones, South Jefferson Street, Dublin; Ellie R. Gay, County Agent, Millen; Richard Chisholm, Statesboro High & Ind. School, Statesboro; E. B. Cooper, Liberty Coun- ty Training School, Riceboro; Mrs. Louise D. Edwards, Log Cabin Center, Mayfield; James Smith, 243, Lawrence Street, Cuthbert; Charles Julian, Brooks Co. Training School, Quitman. Miss Bernice Williams, P. O. Box 452, Wrens; Mrs. F. M. Staley, E. Forsyth Street, Americus; Mrs. Eula P. Williams, 310 Hayes Street, Douglas; Mrs. Louise Butler Jackson, 502 10th Avenue West, Cordele; Thomas Blount, 301 N. Lee Street, Americus; Miss Dorothy F. Jones, 408 5th Avenue, N. W., Moultrie; Miss Mary Ellen Jones, 221 Newman Street, Sandersville, and J. Copeland, Principal, Colored High School, Boston, Georgia. P j>i Augustus Hill, class of '37 was recent- ly appointed State Agent in Rural Hous- ing. His appointment was announced by P. H. Stone, State Agent for Negro Work, Georgia Agricultural Extension Service. The new appointee, who is a native of Telfair County, comes to his assignment with a fine background of training and experience, having worked with his father, who was an outstanding builder in McRae. He is an excellent builder and planner, and has served as a high school principal and teacher of vocational agri- culture. During the operation of the N. Y. A. project at Albany, Georgia, he was director and also supervised the construction of the various project units. In 1942, he left this assignment to ac- cept the position in Grady County as Negro County Agent, and, in 1945, he was appointed as Assistant Negro State 4-H Club Agent. While serving in this capa- city, he was given a summer's leave to study methods and trends in rural hous- ing and has, since then, in addition to his other duties, supervised the develop- ments at the State 4-H Club Camp at Dublin. After Mr. Hill's return from his study of rural housing, he directed a State- wide housing school which was held under the auspices of the Georgia Ag- ricultural Extension Service. Community leaders were brought in from the var- ious counties and given instructions in the fundamentals of simple construction required in repairing, or building simple farm homes. Reports from all of the trainees have shown that splendid re- sults have been obtained from their training received at the school. John Warrick, Graduate, Masonry Instructor Passes The peace and quiet of this College community was shaken by the death of John Harrison Warrick, Assistant Tech- nician of Masonry on April 5. The Sa- vannah State Alumnus died as a result mm ;-.-;: ,, '''"^yy/f'.v; la i, ... of injuries sustained in an automobile accident while enroute to work the morn- ing of March 28. Final rites were held in the College's Meldrim Auditorium Saturday after- noon, April 8. The spacious college chapel was bedecked with flowers. Remarks were made by President W. K. Payne, Wil- liam Nelson, Alexander Hurse, John Q. Adams. Rev. J. H. Bryant, L. L. Law, and David Johnson. The invocation was given by the Rev. Andrew J. Har- grett. Music was furnished by the Col- lege choir, the College Park Baptist Church Choir, and Robert C. Long. Mr. Warrick was born in Baxley, Georgia. He came to Savannah as a lad and entered what was then known as Georgia State Industrial College with the late Major R. R. Wright as president. There he remained until the outbreak of World War I when he was called to the service of his country. He was then in the graduating class. His diploma was presented by proxy to his father, the late Reverend Allen Warrick. After the war he returned to the college to serve as head of the Department of Masonry, , succeeding the late L. B. Thompson, who resigned to enter the wrecking and con- struction business in Philadelphia. Here he served efficiently and faithfully al- most continuously until his death. Just as he sought education, he also sought spiritual guidance, and soon after arrival he became affiliated with Col- leg Park Baptist Church He was one of the organizers of Vance Allison Post, V. F. W.. and served as one of the members of the Trustee Board and chaplain. He never severed his connection with New Jersey Baptist Church, Baxley, and would make periodic trips to Baxley to participate in its activities. He also served Beth Eden Baptist Church where he was considered almost the same as an active member. Continued on Page 8 JUNE, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS Page 7 Alumni Activities Report Compiled, Released By Office of Public Relations Southwest Alumni Group The following report on Alumni activ- ities was compiled under the supervision of Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations. Its purpose is to acquaint you with what Savannah State College's for- mer students and alumni are doing. However, it is by no means conclusive, and any additional information received will be highly appreciated. Editor. The report follows: Chatham County teachers, 180; Georgia teachers exclud- ing Savannah, 515; outside of Georgia, 20; Jeanes Teachers, 28; county agents, 25; vocational agriculture and veteran farm instructors, 94; State Agriculture Extension Agents, 3; home demonstra- tion agents, 3; and home economic teach- ers, 20 These four charming personalities (left to right) Misses Doris Harris, Leona Carter, Sarah Derrick, and Opie Mar- cus, are employed here at the College. Each of them finished in the class of 49. We have alumni working at the fol- lowing colleges: Savannah State College, Southern Uni- versity, Florida Normal and Industrial College, Prairie View College, Bethune Cookman College, Jackson College, Al- bany State College, Fort Valley State College, A & T College, and West Vir- ginia State College. In various businesses we find the fol- lowing: Business proprietors, 44: (radio shops, shoe shops, grocers, morticians, etc; Physicians dentists, and surgeons, 14; Nurses 8; office workers other than col- leges, 21; clergymen, 15; college presi- dent, 1; college dean, 1; army officers, (Majors, captains, and lieutenants) World War II, seven; school principals, 68; American Legion District Officers, 20; skilled occupations, 40 (carpenters, brickmasons, etc.); miscellaneous, 250 (cleaners, pressers, etc.) social workers, 8; Federal government, 27; factories and plants, 41. This information is based on facts se- cured from alumni, state agencies, etc. Some of Savannah State College's most outstanding graduates follow: Dr. Julian W. Ross, M. D., 619 Florida Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. Grant H. Davis, carpenter and builder, 2241 E. 93rd St., Cleveland 6 Ohio; Dr. L. C. Youngblood 2587 East 55th Street, Cleve- land, Ohio; Dr. J. W. Griffin, founder and owner, Memorial Hospital, Bainbridge, Georgia; Dr. David I. Griffin, Jackson Street, Thomasville, Georgia; B. J. James grocer, Thunderbolt, Georgia; John Mc- Glockton, solicitor of 5,000 Negro votes Representatives of Southwest Savannah Alumni Association Seated (left to right) are: Mrs. Birnell Rivers, Odest J. Watson, President; and Mrs. Helen Mayes, Corre- sponding Secretary. Standing (left to right) are: Mrs. L. O. Hall, Howard Seay, Mrs. Catherine Cooper, and Nathaniel Mayes (future Statite.) and grocer, Savannah; Oliver T. Strong, funeral director, grocery and cafe owner. Moultrie, Georgia, and Dr. R. R. Wright, Jr., Bishop, Bethel A. M. E. Church, Atlanta. Rev. J. S. Bryan, outstanding clergy- man and candidate for A. M. E. Bishop, Savannah, Georgia; Dr. Robert Pugh, President, Florida N & I College and for- mer Dean of Religion there, St. August- ine, Florida; Homer Edwards, Supervis- ing Principal, Athens Public Schools, President, Georgia Teachers & Educa- tional Association, Athens, Georgia; Charles DuVaul, Supervising Principal, Columbus Public Schools-Treasurer, Georgia Teachers & Educational Asso- ciation, Columbus, Georgia, and A. S. Bacon, Assistant State Agent for Ne- groes, Savannah State College. Leonard Law, Assistant Personnel Of- ficer of Union Bag & Paper Co., Larg- est paper mill in the world, Savannah; Mrs. Alene Heacock, owner of three New York apartments, 145 Gate Avenue, Brooklyn, New York; Dr. S. M. Mc- Dew, Jr., President, South Atlantic Med- ical Association and noted Savannah physician; Dr. N. H. Collier, noted Sav- vannah Dentist; Dr. Henry Collier, Sr., owner of Savannah X-ray Clinic, Savan- nah; Dr. L. W. Williams, 415 Church Street, Valdosta; Dr. W. H. Stafford, 116y 2 N. Ashley Street, Savannah; E. B. Stevens, funeral director in Quitman and Valdosta, 215 E. Broad Street, Quit- man, and O. W. Bryant, District Mana- ger, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Valdosta. Edgar Law, District Manager, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Savannah; Carl Lawrence, public relations consultant for advertising syndicate and candidate for city council and for correspondent for New York Amsterdam News, 10 West 138th Street, Apt. 10D, New York, New York; Miss Dorothy Lampkin, supervisor of local vocational school and recipient of State homemaking award, Savannah; Al- exander Hurse, Negro State Club Agent, Savannah State College Branch; Augus- tus Hill, State Rural Housing Agent, Savannah; T. C. Meyers, Registrar, Sa- vannah State College, and John L. Rob- erson, optical lens technician, Gayner and Firestone Optical Lens Company, De- troit, Michigan. In Vidalia recently, a representative of the Office of Public Relations staff photographed the following Savannah State Alumni: (left to right) C. D. Jackson, T. R. Maxwell, Douglas Holmes, W. J. Bryant, G. H. McCord, W. O. Home, W. P. Forest, R. E. Ellison, and W. C. Scott, Director of Public Relations. Wilton C. Scott Gets Continued From Page 3 Florida, Tennesse, South Carolina, Mis- sissippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia. Mr. Scott attended the meet after being invited to serve as a group leader. As director of Public Relations, Mr. Scott co-ordinates all phases of the College public relations program and serves as a personal representative of the President in College community rela- tions, alumni and public affairs. He is assisted by Charles "Chuck" Smith and Miss Leona Carter. Page 8 SAVANNAH STATE ALUMNI NEWS JUNE, 1950 50 Track Team s Tops A look at the 1950 track record of the Savannah State College "Flying Tigers" discloses that they were un- defeated by a team east of the Missis- sippiThis makes them "THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE SOUTHEAST." In Montgomery, Alabama on Aprii 15 a five-man squad consisting of C. P. Harris, Enoch Roberts, Joe Turner, Frank "Breadtruck" Johnson, and Frank Prince scored 25 points with one additional point being made in the shotput by Kenneth Hawkins. Frank Prince (left) 'and Curtis Harris were interviewed over radio station WFRP following the return of the track- team's return from the Drake Relays. Here they are shown with Dick Mc- Laughlin, sports director. This is how they scored those points successfully defended their sprint-med- ley title (Johnson, Turner, Roberts, Prince), time 3:34; won the mile relay (Turner, Roberts, Roberts, Harris, Prince), time 3:24.4; won the mile run (Prince), time 4:43; Won the half-mile (Prince, Johnson, third) time, 2:3, and second in the 440 (Turner). At the Tuskegee Relays the two-mile relay team finished second behind Tex- as College, and third in the mile as Til- ston College and Texas College beat them to the tape. John Warrick, Graduate Continued From Page 6 His quiet manner, his desire to serve, and his love for people endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. The beauty and solemnity of his funeral were compatible with his private and public- life. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Es- ther S. Warrick, one son, John Warrick, One daughter Jean Elizabeth Warrick, one sister, Birdie W. Stewart, two broth- ers, Samuel W. Warrick, Baxley and Ronald M. Warrick, Fort Pierce, Flori- da, and a large number of neices, neph- ews, cousins, and a host of friends. Honorary Pallbearers were President W. K. Payne, Mr. William B. Nelson, Mr. Alexander Hurse, Mr. Arthur Dwight Mr. Wilton C. Scott, Mr. L. L. Law, Mr. C. 0. Ryals, Dr. M .P. Sessoms, and Dr. S. M. McDew, Jr. Active Pallbearers were Mr. B. J. James. Mr. James Butler, Jr., Mr. James J. Edwards, Mr. S. L. Lester, Mr. E. J. Simmons, and Mr. James Ferguson. When better cars are built, the back- seat driver will be enclosed in a sound- proof case. SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTORS Names of contributors to the 1949-50 Alumni Scholarship Fund as released by General Alumni President A. S. Bacon follow: Amount Contributed: A. S. Bacon, 5.00; T. R. Maxwell (Vidalia Chapter) 18.00; Alexander Hurse, 5.00; Savannah State College Chapter, 158.50; Miss Annie M. Sams, 5.00; Wesley Myers, 5.00; Mrs. Hattie Reese, 5.00; Grant H. Davis, 5.00; Joe Martin, 3.00; Timothy C. Myers, 5.00; Calvin Pressley, 2.00; B. J. James, 15.00; J. C. Sanders, 5.00; James Luten, 5.00; Mrs. Rosemary Harrell, 3.00; George M. Robeson, 15.00; W. D. Carnegie, 3.00; John Camper (N. Y. Fund), 10.00; Miss Annie M. Daniel, 1.00; Miss Ruby King, 5.00; Miss Mary Rushia, 1.00; Alonza Ninons, 2.00; A. W. Moss, 1.00; Mrs. Elizabeth Gaston, 2.00; Mrs. L. L. Austin, 1.00; Mrs. Mamie Harrell, 1.00; Mrs. Sarah W. Mollette, 3.00; Tatnall County, 5.00; Mrs. Roselie B. Gamble, 3.00; Miss A. Walker, 5.00; Mrs. Eloise Pinkney, 1.00; Mrs. Viola Holbrooks, 5.00; Mrs. R E.. Baisden, 300; Frank Tharpe, 15.00; Mrs. Lucile Harris, 1.00; J. B. Stevens, 10.00; Mrs. Eloise Pinckney Jones, 1.00; Mrs. L. Orene Hall, 5.00; Mrs. Viola C. Daniels, 3.00; J. C. Few, 1.00; Mrs. Frankye Roberson Mosely, 2.00; Mrs. Parmela Taylor, .50; Mrs. Eunice J. Brown, 5.00; Mrs. Helen Mayes, 5.00; Miss Thelma Walker (for Alumni members attending AU), 5.00; R. P. Pinckney, 10.00; Mrs. Rhina Miller, 5.00; Mrs. M. G. Seabrook, 5.00; J. S. Delaware, 5.00; Mr. & Mrs. I. M. Jackson, 10.00; Mrs. Melandia Smith, 5.00; James M. Washington, 5.00; C. A. Edwards, 2.00; C. A. Wiggins, 5.00; Mrs. M. W. Law, 5.00; L. D. Law, 10.00; Rollins Bacon, 2.00; Fred Owens, 1.00; A. C. Carter, 2.00; F. D. Tharpe, 10.00; Mrs. Beatrice Gisenaner, 10.00; Miss Jessie Dunn, 2.00; Mrs. E. Hall, 6.00; Walter Horne, 5.00; Raymond Head, 5.00; Ernest S. Spikes, 2.50; Odest Watson, 5.00; Total $482.50. *The names of mem- bers of the "Nine" classes and their contribution was not available at press time. The following students received scholarship aid; Edgar Worlds, Jr., Beach, Savannah; Frank Johnson, Hudson, Macon; Robert Slocum, Spencer, Columbus; Willie Johnson, Hutto, Bainbridge; Willie C. Hardwick, Moultrie, Moultrie; Ulysses McDowell, Center, Waycross; Wade Travers, Center, Waycross; and Willie Patterson, Wayne, Jesup. Mrs. Lampkin Receives TIGERS TAKE S. E. A. C. TRACK, FIELD TITLE The New Homemakers of America holding their annual meeting at Fort Valley Georgia, where more than 600 girls and advisors were in session, re- cently paid signal honor to Mrs. Dorothy R. Lampkin (Savannah State graduate), homemaking teacher in the Savannah School system and advisor of the Senior Chapter of N. H. A. at Beach High School where she received the national emblem, a gold pin. The award was made at Fort Valley College. Each year three individuals are named by the Executive Council for Honorary Degrees. Those individuals whose work towards improving youth in educational, religious and cultural activities has been outstanding based upon the objectives of the New Homemakers receive the coveted honor. Mrs. Dorothy R. Lampkin" will be one of the 15 advisors reprsenting the State at the national convention which convenes at Southern University, Baton Rouge, La. in the near future. Savannah State College's Flying Tigers completely outclassed the three-team field here Saturday, May 20 as they rolled up 76 points to win the second annual South- eastern Atheletic Conference track and field championship on a wet and soggy track during intermittent showers. Claflin College, Orangeburg, S. C, followed the local squad in rolling up 40 points to place second with Albany State being held to eight, and third place. Last year at the inaugural meet, host Claflin finished behind Sa\annah, as they were the only S. E. A. C. schools to participate. 'rsnce Impressive a Kansas Relays "Zero" Graduates Continued From Page 2 Gilbert, Ella Hardwick, Eunice Margue- rite Leake, Mary Smith, Gaynell Wil- loughby Mattie Boles, Alethea Bailey, Carrie Cole, Madeline Hannar, Susie Joseph, Samuel Byrd, Jammie Lee Mc- Donaldr Arthur H. Richardson, Peter James Smalls, Ernest Williams, Carrie Akery Wright, and Mable Perry. '"Represents students who received Nor- mal Diplomas Savannah State's Frank "The Rocket" Prince added more glory to the name of the school as he finished third in the invitational Glenn Cunningham mile at the Kansas relays April 22. He finished behind Don Gehrnman, recognized as America's top collegiate :miler, and Monte Javez. Invitations were originally extended only to the top five collegiate milers in America. Sanders Golphin, Class of '48, is cur- rently managing the College Inn. Many people think the air is better in the summer without knowing the reason, which is; many radio programs are off of it. Savannah State College SAVANNAH - GEORGIA Summer Bulletin AUGUST, 1950 VOLUME I, No. II iSMf Howard Jackson Retires; Serves College 1 Yrs. Compared to Mr. Howard Jackson, veteran Savannah State College em- ployee who retired July 1, Alexander Woolcott's "Man Who Came to Dinner" is a "babe in the woods." Mr. Jackson "came" to the Colleg'3 at the invitation of the late Major R. R. Wright, Sr., "State's" first president, in June of 1914 as a consultant for the establishment of a laundry and remained for 26 years. And in this amount of time he supervised the washing of approximately 7,488,000 pounds of clothes or enough to fill 3,740 two-ton laundry trucks that would extend over a distance of 15 miles if lined bumper to bumper. In describing recently how he was employed by President Wright the vet- eran employee said, "I had an exhibit at a fair in Macon when the Major ap- proached and asked, ' . . Don't you think you would like to work for the college?' No! I don't think so, I replied. And we dropped the matter after he asked what I was doing. At the time I was engineer for the Georgia Steam Laundry downtown (Savannah). "Sometime later Major Wright dropped by to see me, and finally he got me to say what was needed to set up and equip a laundry at the College. Sub- sequently, I took time out from my job to supervise the placing of the equip- ment. After this was done, the Major still didn't have anyone to run the laundry, and I consented after much insistence on his part, mainly because it would make me look bad if I didn't. Evidently no one was ever found who could run it because I remained for 36 years." (Continued on Page 2) President Payne Listed in "Who's Who" In American Education President William K. Payne, already widely acclaimed as one of the South's great educators, recently received ad- ditional honor by being listed in the 1950 edition of "Who's Who in American Education" (p. 944). However, this is not the first time that the ^eminent leader has been listed in an outstanding publication in the field of education, as he is one of the few Negroes whose biographical sketch appear in "Leaders in Education" (One of the most distinguished directories of ranking educators.) President Payne is active in other areas related to his field particularly those organizations that strive for and stress the value of professional attain- ment. He is an active member of the Academy of Political Science, a con- sultant for the American Teachers As- sociation, a member of the National Society for the Study of Education, the National Educational Association (NEA), treasurer, Georgia Committee on Cooperation in Teacher Education and a member of Sigma Phi Fraternity. Savannah State College, under his administration, was admitted last December to membership in the Amer- ican Council on Education. Page 2 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE SUMMER BULLETIN August, 1950 HOWARD JACKSON RETIRES (Continued from Page 1) Prior to joining the staff, in addition to his employment at the Georgia Steam Laundry, Mr. Jackson worked as a plumber and steamfitter in Portsmouth, Virginia, and in Charleston, South Caro- lina. In working here for 36 years, Mr. Jackson served under five presidents R. R. Wright, C. G. Wiley, Benjamin Hubert, James A. Colston, and W. K. Payne. "When I came, there were only a few buildings on the campus. In fact, Hill Hall was the first building con- structed. The others were here when the College was moved from Athens," he said. In addition to his duties as Super- visor of the laundry, Mr. Jackson at one time taught laundering and plumbing. The laundering curriculum is listed in as late edition of The Catalogue as 1944-45. However, it has been longer than that since anyone received a cer- tificate in the field. There are a num- ber of individuals who received certif- icates that either own laundries or are employed in the field throughout the State, according to Mr. Jackson. He lists four important things neces- sary for the successful operation of a laundry maintaining a good engine room, assorting, washing, and the abil- ity to get along with people. Mr. Jack- son emphasizes the value of marking clothes because if anything is lost, you are - -irl to encounter trouble from a.. upi\:-a individual. In order to avoid the above, he devised a marking system which has proved to be foolproof because he used it successfully during the time of his employment, and it is still in use. He describes it as follows: "When the laundry was first established, I assigned every individual who lived on the campus a number, i. e., assuming there were 300 persons on the campus, each of them was given a number, which was placed in the record book, and they kept this number as long as they were here. At the end of each year, a new book was made consisting of numbers, and as the stu- dents, faculty, and staff returned in the Fall, their names were placed opposite their old number. In this manner I was able to determine those who didn't come back, and subsequently, new- comers were given numbers of those who failed to return. Of course as the en- rollment increased it was necessary that I increase the numbers, but the pro- cedure was the same, and I used it throughout my employment." Mr. Jackson stressed the importance of knowing the types of soaps, how to load, and temperature control in regards to washing. He also emphasized how necessary it is to know what colors will not fade, and those that will. "I've stayed up many nights bleaching some light or white piece that was mistakenly placed with the colored clothes," he said. "The engine room constitutes another major problem. The boilers must be kept lubricated and most of all, they must maintain a certain amount of pressure not too high or too low. One problem that is peculiar of this region is that the water contains an excessive amount of lime and magnes- ium, and periodically the boilers mast be cleaned to remove those chemicals SUMMER SESSION STRESSES WORKSHOPS During both Summer Sessions the accent was on workshops, shown above are two workshop scenes. In the top photo Miss Evanel Renfrow, Director of the Division of Home Economics, examines a child as members of the Health and Nutrition Workshop look on. In the bottom picture, 0. L. Douglas (standing far left), lends a helping hand in the Secondary Education Workshop. Outstanding Educator Speaks During Assembly Students Debate "Mercy Killing' The retiring president of the Geor- gia Teacher-Education Association, R. J. Martin, spoke at the College Thurs- day morning, August 11. Mr. Martin who is principal of the Ballard-Hudson High School, Macon, discussed the purpose, program, and needs of the GTEA. He was introduced by President William K. Payne. I efore they make the boilers useless. "The last, but by far perhaps, the most important phase of successful laundry operation, is the handling or the ability to get along with people. You come in contact with all kinds of people and you must know how to handl? them tactfully. If this is successfully done, half the job has been accomplished," Mr. Jackson declared. For a man who has worked under five college presidents and has come in contact with students for 36 years, Mr. Jackson has truly been a man whose perserverance can stand as a model for generations of students yet to come. One of the Summer Session's most "heated" and perhaps enjoyable assem- bly programs at Savannah State Col- lege transpired when the speech class presented a debate, "Resolved that Mercy Killing Should Be Made Legal." Some 400 persons, many in-service teachers, heard the provocative point discussed for some 40 minutes as both the affirmative and negative quoted well-known sociologists and the Bible, and subsequently maintaining that his point should be accepted. Representing the affirmative were Benjamin Simon, Mrs. Mattie Stephens, and J. H. Solomon. John W. Scott, Mrs. Georgeanna Bleach, and the Rev. H. L. Stinson carried the banner for the nega- tive. Mrs. Clemetine Wilburn was chair- man. Miss Ethel Jacobs is instructor. The first football game of the sea- son sends the Savannah State College Tigers against the Kentucky State Thorobreds in Frankfort, September 23. August, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE SUMMER BULLETIN Page 3 MOSS KENDRIX OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONA ASSOCIATION (third from left) is shown with College officials following an address he delivered. Left to right, Dean Eugene Stanley, William J. Holloway, Dean of Men; Mr. Kendrix, and President W. K. Payne. Cumulative Summer Session Enrollment 1,026 The cumulative enrollment for Savan- nah State College during both Summer Sessions was 1,206. Enrollment for the First Session was 1,067, for the Second Session 933. An analysis of the cumulative en- rollment presents the following picture: 491 men and 115 women. Three hun- dred and sixty-six male veterans were enrolled with 181 in the College and 185 as trade specials. There were six trade special non-veterans and 119 reg- ular College veterans. Two women vet- erans were included in the 715 women enrolled. All except the 37 enrolled at the Appling County Off-Campus Workshop were in residence. A general breakdown for the First Session discloses that: 476 men were enrolled. Three hun- dred and sixty-five veterans were in attendance with 171 in the College, and 185 trade specials. Total non-veterans, 120, College non-veterans, 114, trade special non-veterans, six. An analysis of the Second Session en- rollment follows: Men, 400. Of this number, 323 are veterans. One hundred and thirty -eight veterans were enrolled in College and 185 as trade special students. Only six non-veterans were enrolled in trades with 71 attending College. Of the 533 women enrolled, two were veterans. Moss Kendrix, NEA Represetative Speaks An overflow audience of Savannah State College students, faculty, and staff heard Moss Kendrix, Public Re- lations Representative of the National Education Association speak on "Edu- cation The Great Task" during special assembly Monday, July 24. He was in- troduced by President W. K. Payne. Mr. Kendrix, who is widely recog- nized as one of the top young public relations men in the country said, educa- tion is no longer a sectional problem but is national in scope. He cited statistics uncovered during World War II which pointed to the inadequate training which a large number of draftees had when called to service. "Every teacher should belong to a professional organization and the N. E. A. is the strongest organization of that nature. It is trying to get the United Sates Congress to pass the Federal Aid to Education bill, which will result in better salaries for teachers," Mr. Ken- drix declared. Remarks were made by Dean Eugere Stanley. The College Choir, under the direction of Hilliary R. Hatchett sang, "Oh What a Beautiful City." Dean Wil- liam J. Holloway, presided. Following his appearance in asembly, Mr. Kendrix spoke to a joint meeting News Digest" Makes Debut on S. S. C. Campus "The Savannah State College News Digest" is the name of the latest publi- cation conceived at the College. It is the brainchild of Wilton C. Scott, Pub- lice Relations Director. Serving as editor is J. Randolph Fisher, acting head of the English De- partment, who has had considerable ex- perience in the editing field. "The News Digest" is a mimeographed effort and is being published monthly. Its circula- tion is limited to the campus and news items contained therein are directly re- lated to happenings among the faculty, staff, and their families. The "News Digest" is the name given to the official college publication by President W. K. Payne. of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Workshops. Again he pointed to the N. E. A. as working for the im- provement of teaching services, as well as professional services provided. Miss Donella J. Graham, and O. L. Douglas are the directors of their respective workshops. Faculty In the Headlines Miss Evanel Renfrow, Director of the Division of Home Economics, was a consultant at the Foods and Nutrition Workshop at Florida A & M College during the latter part of July. Miss Luella Hawkins, head librarian, attended the annual meeting of the American Library Association which met in Cleveland, July 16-22. Charles J. Smith, III, Director of Pub- licity and Editor of The Bulletin pre- sented a research paper at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Negro Publishers Association in Houston, June 17. Be an active member of the Alumni Association! Keep in contact with the College through the Office of Public Relations. Arthur Hart, Class of '50 (June) is the new manager of the College Inn. Page 4 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE SUMMER BULLETIN August, 1950 SCENES FROM THE DEDICATION OF GRIFFIN HOSPITAL AND CLINIC Above are four photographs made during the recent dedication of the $250,000 hospital and clinic owned and operated by Dr. J. H. Griffin, outstanding Savannah State College alumnus. Top left, part of the crowd that visited the hospital dur.ng open-house, and to the right, Dr. Griffin poses with his proud mother. Bottom left, he receives the keys to the building from Carl Kemp, who built the hospital, and who also is an alumnus of the College. At the light Dr. Griffin is shown with the charm'ng nurses on the staff. Thousands Attend Dedication of Dr. Men's $250,000 Hospital President W. K. Payne Speaks; Kemp, Hopkins Build and Wire Edifice EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story was written by Wilton C. Scott who at- tended the dedicatory services. Over three thousand people gathered in Bainbridge's city park for the dedi- cation of a hospital valued at a quarter million dollars, built by Dr. J. H. Grif- fin, graduate of Savannah State College, constructed by Cark Kemp, contractor and Savannah State College alumnus with electrical work by Major T. J. Hopkins, electrical contractor, also an alumnus of Savannah State College. Ralph E. McGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitution delivered the principal ad- dress and lauded the tremendous efforts of Dr. Griffin. President W. K. Pavne of Savannah State College (S. S. C.) voiced the sentiment of the faculty and the alumni of Savannah State College in pjaisin.^ the venture of Dr. Griffin, assisted by Major Hopkins and Mr. Kemp. With T. Jan Perry, Sr., business ad- ministrator for Griffin Hospital and Clinic presiding, a most enjoyable pro- gram was presented. The invocation was given by Rev. R. C. Crouch, presi- dent emeritus, Georgia State Baptist Educational Association; and choral renditions, Albany State Choir. Greetings were extended by Hon. R. A. Griffin, mayor, City of Bain- bridge; R. M. Reynolds, chairman, De- catur County Commission; Dr. M. A. Fort, Health Commissioner, Decatur County; Dr. H. A. Bridges, President, Second Congressional Medical Associa- tion; Dr. W. L. Wilkerson, former mayor of Bainbridge; Marie Johnson, women's clubs of Bainbridge; and H. L. Mclver, Sr., retired postal employee, who rep- resented the citizenry. Mr. Kemp, president of Kemp Con- struction Company, presented the build- ing keys to Dr. Griffin. Dr. J. L. Shirley, president of the Southeastern Medical Association, rep- resented colored physicians; Rev. J. Howard Dell represented churches, and Professor . H. S. Dixon, public schools; Presidents Aaron Brown and William K. Payne of Albany State and Savannah State Colleges represented the various colleges. Mr. McGill was introduced by the Rev. Olin C. CooDer, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Bainbridge. Griffin Hospital is recognized as the most modern for Negroes in Georgia with telephones and bathrooms for pri- vate rooms. Among those attending the dedi- catory ceremonies from Savannah were: Dr. Smith, Dr. J. E. Fonvielle, Wilton C. Scott, college public relations of- ficer and Mrs. Scott, T. J. Hopkins, Mrs. Muriel Williams, the Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Lampkin, B. J. James and numerous students and alumni. Savannah State College SAVANNAH - GEORGIA NEWS BULLETIN THE SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE BULLETIN is published in October, December, February, March, OCTOBER 1950 April and May by Savannah State College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the VOLUME 1 No. 1 Post Office at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. The President Speaks -*S ; 'Jh: ::. .,:: :;.. :. ; . ;. .;: W. K. PAYNE, Fifth President of Savannah State College Speaks GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT Savannah State College is happy to greet members of the alumni, faculty and staff, students and visitors for the 1950 celebration of homecoming, Nov- ember 2, 1950. In no previous year in the history of the institution has more warmth and cordiality been extended. It is our hope that the occasion will be a mere indication of homecoming throughout the year 1950. To our visiting opponents on Home- coming day, President Troup and mem- bers of the Fort Valley State College aggregation, we wish to extend hearty greetings. It is our desire and hope that the day will bring joy and happiness to each of you and that the contest engaged in on that day will further demonstrate our mutual goodwill. Whatever the out- come of the contest, it is our desire that the end of the day will find both institu- tions nearer and closer together in the genuine things which count in the edu- cation of college youth. Since the Homecoming of last year, our Alumni have noticed that the Col- lege has continued to press forward in the development of a sound educational program. Many of the improvements have been made in the physical plant. The value of the plant has been increased by more than $40,000. The nucleus of a central heating plant has now been assembled on the campus. The install- ation of two new boilers, a 125 h. p. boiler and a 30 h. p. high pressure boil- er, has been completed as the first step on the heating plant. The recent ac- quisition of another 125 h. p. boiler and related equipment valued at more than $10,000 have provided the major special equipment needed for the development of the central heating system. In Camilla Hubert Hall long-due repairs have been completed at a cost of more than $3,500. Boggs Hall which has been on the condemned list for a long time has been made safe and now houses the expanding department of Business Ad- ministration. On the campus attention has been given to the mounmental trees that pro- vide a distinctive college setting un- equalled anywhere else in the state. More than a thousand dollars have been spent providing the first scientific prun- ing of the trees which are so intimately related to the life of the College. It is not difficult to see what has happened (Continued on Page 8) EX-REGISTRAR NAMED ACTING DEAN Timothy C. Meyers, 50, a native of Cordele, Ga., was appointed Acting Dean of Faculty at Savananh State Col- lege September 1. This was announced by President W. K. Payne. Mr. Meyers is a graduate of the old Georgia State Industrial College High School. He holds the A. B. degree from Lincoln University, Pa., having grad- uated from that institution magna cum laude, and the M. A. degree from Co- lumbia University. He has also com- pleted residence requirements for the Ph. D. degree in English at Columbia. The new Acting Dean brings maturity and rather extensive know-how to the position. He has had considerable teach- ing and administrative experience in- cluding work at Tuskegee Institute, Johnson C. Smith University, Tillotson College,, and Hampton Institute. Prior to coming to Savannah State College, Meyers was Administrative As- sistant to the President of Hampton In- stitute, and Director of the Division of Education, and the Division of General Studies at the Virginia institution. In 1944 he re-established the Registrar's Of- fice at Hampton Institute and remained there as registrar until 1947. He became registrar at Savannah State College in July 1947. During his tenure at the Col- lege both enrollments and graduates have reached record numbers. Widely Known in Educational Circles Acting Dean Meyers is widely known in national, state, and local educational circles. In recent years he has edited the Journal of the National Association of Collegeiate Deans and Registrars, and has taken an active part in the work of the Georgia Commission on Cooperation in Teacher Education. He is also active in community life, serving currently as President of Saint Benedict School P. T. A. and as Treasurer of the Gen- eral Alumni Association of Savannah State College. He is affiliated with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Family Man Mr. Meyers promotion to the position of Acting Dean of Faculty came on the twentieth anniversary of his marrige to (Continued on Page 8) Page 2 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN October, 1950 Ten New Faculty and Staff Appointments Department of Education Gets New Head Ten new faculty and staff appoint- ments have been made at Savannah State College for the 1950-51 academic- year, President W. K. Payne has an- nounced. Nine of the appointments are replacements. The new faculty members are grad- uates from some of America's most out- standing colleges and universities. Many of them are recognized specialists in their respective fields. New appointments include: Miss Al- bertha E. Boston, A. B., Howard Univer- sity, advanced study, New York Uni- versity. Miss Boston attended Savannah State before enrolling at Howard. She joins the Department of Business as Instructor, and replaces Mildred L. Burch. Mr. William H. M. Bowers, A. B., Morehouse College, M. A., Atlanta Uni- versity. He joins the faculty as an In- structor in Business Education, and the Business staff as Assistant in Public Relations. Mr. Bowens replaces Mr. Charles J. Smith, III, now at Florida A. & M. College. Mr. Henry F. Bowman, Jr., B. S. de- gree, South Carolina State College, Summer Study South Carolina State College and Tennessee A. & I. Mr. Bowman is Assistant Technician in Masonry in the Department of Trades and Industries. He replaces Mr. John H. Warrick, deceased. Mrs. Mollie N. Curtright, B. S., Kan- sas State College, M. S., University of Minnesota. She is a former Instructor of Home Economics in the Phoenix, Arizona Public School System, Beach High School, Savannah, Ga., and for- mer Research Assistant in Home Eco- nomics Education at the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Curtright, a new mem- ber, joins the faculty as Assistant Pro- fessor of Foods and Nutrition. Mrs. Ruth S. Dobson, B. S., Savannah State College joins the faculty as a Critic Teacher in the Powell Laboratory School, and replaces Mrs. Josephine W. Browning. Miss Nella F. Harris, B. S., West Vir- ginia State College, A. M. Columbia University joins the faculty as an As- sistant Professor of Home Economics, and replaces Mrs. Evelyn Hunter Lock- hart. She is a former Kindergarten teacher at Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Calvin L. Kiah, A. B., Morgan State College, A. M., Columbia Uni- versity, advanced study Columbia Uni- versity. He is a former High School Teacher and Principal of Frederick Douglas-St. Clair High School, the third largest high school in the public school PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION The receiving line at the President's Reception for Freshmen on Wednesday evening, September 20. The reception was held at the Com- munity House. Shown from left to right are: Mrs. Helen Carr, President W. K. Payne, (shaking hands with one of the Freshmen), Mrs. W. K. Payne; Dr. Carter C. Beverly of Orlando, Fla., brother of Msr. Payne; Acting Dean of Faculty, T. C. Meyers; Mrs. T. C. Meyers; and Mr. E. A. Bertram!, Comptroller. Payne Addresses ! nt Less Than Last Year "We live in a different world than that of a few years ago, when the 'cold war' was in progress. Today's outlook is different, because of the shooting war that is now taking place. We still look forward to a world faced with problems so difficult that present-day minds have not been able to solve them." Thus spoke President W. K. Payne, as he addressed the first All-Campus Assembly audience on September 28, for the academic year 1950-51 at Savannah State College in spacious Meldrim Audi- torium. "One cannot develop and grow when at odds with present-day accepted principles and standards of our society," the outstanding educator pointed out. Mr. W. Virgil Winters resumes his position as Associate Professor of Phy- sical Science after a year's study at the University of Ohio. system of Maryland. Mr. Kiah has com- pleted his work for the Ed D. degree at Columbia, which will be awarded this year. Mr. Kiah is Associate Professor and new Chairman of the Department of Education, and replaces Dr. Alma L. Stegall. Miss Edna L. Ligon, an alumnus of Savannah State College, replaces Miss Ruby E. Mikle as Transcript Clerk in the Registrar's Office. Miss Ligon re- ceived the B. S. degree in August, 1950. Registration figures for the Fall School term show that 1127 students have enrolled in Savannah State College according to Ben Ingersoll, Registrar. This is slightly less than last year's record figure of 1,263. These figures do not include registration for Saturday classes, and for evening classes. Significant in the decline in enroll- ment is the drop in veteran enrollment from 478 for the 1949 Fall Term to 314 for the 1950 Fall Term. The breakdown is as follows: Men, 606; of this number 294 are non- veterans and 312, veterans. Eight non- veterans are enrolled in the trade school, and 286 in the College. One-hundred and sixty-eight veterans are enrolled in the College, and 144 in the Trade School. Non-veterans enrolled in the Trade School and the College of men and women increased from 785 last year to 813 this year. There are 521 women enrolled in the College. Two of these are veterans. At the same time, preliminary figures show that 39 women and 4 men, (3 non- veterans and 1 veteran) are enrolled for Saturday classes. Sixty-two students are enrolled in evening classes. Twienty- seven of these are women, two of whom are veterans. Thirty-five of these are men, five non-veterans and 30 veterans. October, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN Page 3 Savannah Mayor and Aldermen Ask Aid For S.S.G. Freshmen Orientation Cl) Freshmen student? get X-ray exams on campus. This program is sponsored an- nually by the Chatham County Tuberculosis and Health Association. (2) Miss Loaiise Lautier, Assistant Professor of English, administers one of the several Psychological and Intelligence tests given to frehmen students annually. (3) Professors R. Long, and F. Carr, consult with freshman students on registration day about their course choices and academic loads. Ingersoll Named Registrar Ben Ingersoll, a native of Columbus, Ga., was apointed Registrar of Savan- nah State College by the Board of Re- gents of the University System of Georgia, effective September 1. This an- nouncement was made by President W. K. Payne. Mr. Ingersoll received the A. B. de- gree in Business Administration from Morehouse College, and the M. A. de- gree in the same field from Atlanta University. He has also done advanced study for 2 years at the Catholic Uni- versity of America in Washington, D. C. The post of Associate Professor of Business Administration was held by Mr. Ingersoll for 2 years at Savannah State, his first appointment being made in the summer of 1948. He also served as Treasurer of Savannah State College in 1947. Mr. Ingersoll is a member of the American Economics Association, Amer- ican Institute of Accounting, and the American Accounting Association. He is also a member of the Georgia Teach- ers Educational Association. Mr. Ingersoll, who resides in Sa- vannah at present, is married, and has no children. Gigantic Homecoming Plans in the Making Prof. Antonio Orsot, Chairman of the Annual Homecoming Committee an- nounces that immense plans are near- ing completion for one of the most color- ful and magnificent Homecomings ever sponsored at the College, on November 4th. Plans are being made for a 1,000 car parade from downtown Savannah to the campus. Also featured in the parade will be several gorgeous and dazzling floats representing Miss Sa- vannah State, the various departments and organizations at the college, and several local business concerns. All-American News cameramen are slated to be on hand to photograph the Junior Mardi Gras for nation-wide movie audience consumption. According to Professor Orsot, this will be one of the biggest homecomings ever staged at the college. Members of the Homecoming Com- mittee are Antonio Orsot, Chairman, Wilton C. Scott, E. A. Bertrand, Prof. E. H. Harmond, Prof. Mollie N. Curt- right, Dean Jannie L. Lester, Mrs. Ma- rie Orsot, Prof. R. E. Lockete, Prof. W. E. Griffin and James Savery, F. J. Alexis, and W. H. Bowens. Praises Work of College Realizing the splendid job that Sa- vannah State College is doing in edu- cating the Negro youth of Georgia and the nation, the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah met on September 22, and asked the Board of Regents of the Uni- versity System of Georgia to allocate more funds for the institution. The following article which appeared in the Savannah Morning News, Sep- tember 23, outlines the group's pro- posals: Savannah Morning News, Saturday September 23, 1950: The Mayor and Aldermen yesterday unanimously ap- proved a resolution commending the record of the Georgia State College at Thunderbolt to the State Board of Re- gents. The resolution urges that the proposed building program for schools in the Uni- versity System include the Thunderbolt college in keeping with the institution's "dignity, scope and work." Among other things the resolution points out that the Negro college here now has a total of 1,525 students and it is the only large college for Negro education in this section of the state. The resolution reads as follows: "Be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah in Council Assembled, and it is resolved by authority thereof that, "The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are keenly interested in the future development of the Sa- vannah State College, a branch of the University System, located in Chatham County, Georgia, and engaged in the teaching and the dissemination of know- ledge to Negro men and women of Sa- vannah, Chatham County and other dis- tricts, and, whereas "It appears that said institution now has approximately fifteen hundred twenty-five students, of which eight hundred thirty-five are registered from Savannah and Chatham County alone, and, "Whereas said institution spends well over one million dollars a year for liv- ing in Savannah and serves as a force for improving and enriching the life of the Negroes in said community and has been an instrumentality in raising the economic standards and the educa- tional knowledge of the Negroes who have been a source of good will to the State of Georgia, and, "Whereas, it is the only large college for Negro education in this immediate section of the South, and, "Whereas, the State of Georgia is about to embark upon a large building and rehabilitation program designed to improve the status of all of its branches (Continued on Page 6) Page 4 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN October. 1950 News Round-up Divisional and Departmental BUSINESS The Department of Business aims, through its cnrricular offerings and through counselling of individual stu- dents, to approach the following goals for the 1950-51 school year: (1) Pre- paration of competent teachers of busi- ness subjects for secondary schools; (2) preparation of competent secre- taries; (3) preparation of competent ac- countants; (4) preparation for gainful participation in the business world as pertains to the efficient establishment and operation of businesses. All students majoring in the Depart- ment of Business are required to de- velop special competence in typewriting, accounting, office organization and busi- ness management. To this end, certain courses are required, i. e., accounting, business organization and management, typewriting, retailing, insurance, and of- fice practice. At the beginning of the sophomore year, each student desiring to work to- ward a major in the department is re- quired to decide upon a three-year pro- gram of courses and other activities comprising his major work. Students may major in business administration with emphasis on accounting and busi- ness management, secretarial science, and business education (teaching). The student reaches this decision in con- ference with his advisor. The content of the program will depend upon the student's ambition and purpose under- lying his choice of business as a major. The major program for the B. S. degree requires a minimum of 185 quarter hours, with at least 45 hours of busi- ness courses. Such courses may be planned with a view toward concentra- tion in accounting, business education, and secretarial science. Students in business administration desiring a major in accounting must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 35 quarter hours of accounting, including 15 quarter hours of laboratory practice, above the sophomore year. Students in business administration may secure specialized training for em- ployment or for ownership and opera- tion of business enterprises. Persons desiring to become certified as teachers of business subjects in the secondary school must meet require- ments set up by the Department of Edu- cation. In the business education curri- culum all of the professional education courses, particularly those in business education, together with field experi- ence, are designated for this purpose. All eyes are focused upon the stu- dents who are seniors this school year, for this is the senior year of the revised MATHEMATICS The Mathematics Department is happy to welcome Mrs. Wilson back to its staff after a two year maternity leave. Mrs. Wilson received the B. S. degree in Education with a major in Mathema- MRS. WILSON tics from the University of Minnesota, and the M. A. degree in Statistics from the same University. She has enrolled for advanced work at the same institu- tion in the summer of 1940 and 1946. curriculum in the Business Department. This year for the first time on a large scale, prospective senior business or ac- counting, secretarial science, business management, and business teachers, will be placed on the field to receive actual experience in the schools and business in the community. It is felt that training within the four walls of the classroom are not sufficient for the overall growth and development of the business student, therefore, for each quarter of the present school year, students will be placed in business situ- ations where they will receive experi- ence in an actual working situation. This field experience will begin early in October, as soon as available con- tacts are made. Two new members have been added to the business staff for the coming school year. They are Miss Albertha E. Boston, graduate of Howard Univer- sity and New York University, and Mr. William H. Bowens, graduate of More- house College, and Atlanta University. The complete staff for this school year consists of Mr. Robert C. Long Sr., Chairman, Mr. PYanklin Carr, Miss Al- bertha E. Boston, Mr. William Bowens, part-time, and Mr. Ben Ingersoll, part- time. FINE ARTS Mr. Hilliary R. Hatchett Jr., Acting Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts announces that the Department of Fine Arts which no longer offers a ma- jor in the field of music, is now in the process of formulating an intensified minor curriculum. Plans t a.Ye also being made to formulate a major curriculum in the field of Graphic Arts. The Department provides opportunity for work in music and the graphic arts foi 1 students who have special interests and abilities in these fields, and for those who desire an intelligent under- standing of the arts, as a vital part of their general education. The Department of Fine Arts also provides for the general student body, an opportunity for an understanding, and an appreciation of the graphic and the musical arts, thereby creating a background for the overall development of the student. In order to supplement formal edu- cation on the campus, many activities are presented for cultural enrichment. To this end the department sponsors interesting and inspirational college worship services; stimulating band music and art during the annual home- coming activities; original and creative dance music by the college dance band, programs for football games, popular music for college dances and social ac- tivities, intensified music programs for vespers, special chapel programs, art exhibits, and open house. Plans have just been completed to copyright the Savannah State College Hymn. During the Summer Convoca- tion this Hymn was sung by the choir and a large number of Alumni, grad- uates and friends, accompanied by the college band. Music for this Hymn was composed by Mr. Hatchet. The words were composed by Mr. J. Randolph Fisher of the English Department, and the Hymn is humbly dedicated to all the Alumni of the college. The Savannah State Marching Band under the direction of Mr. L. Allen Pyke, will also be greatly improved this year, and will be doing interesting things on the field during the halves of the foot- ball games this season. Mr. Pyke has taught the band several new and inter- esting formations. The Choir, under the direction of Mr. Pyke, plans to present the "Messiah" for Christmas. Other music organiza- tions on the campus are the Women's Ensemble, a Male Quartet, and Male Glee Club. October, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN Page 5 Home Economics Whither the Home Economist The Home Economics professor is more versatile at this time in history than every before. An ever running stream of lucrative opportunities are available to those women who have prepared them- selves for productive and creative liv- ing. Preparation embraces the biologi- cal, social, physical, and natural sciences with required collegiate courses in gen- eral education. For too long the profession of home economics has meant to most people, classroom teaching. However, trends in- dicate that Home Economics is fast as- suming the authoritative position to solve problems in consumer education on better buymanship in clothing, foods, and household furnishing, and assume creative and consultant jobs in other areas of training. It is refreshing and stimulating to know that in no branch of the profession has the door been closed to a Negro woman who shows proficiency in the field. The door is open to qualified and trained women. The profession has two professional organizations; The American Home Eco- nomics Association and the American Dietetic Association to which qualified persons may belong, and benefit by a continuous flow of professional en- couragement and help. Membership in the American Home Economics Association is open to any- one who has finished an accredited col- legiate Home Economics course. The American Dietetic Association is open to persons having some home economics training with a major in foods and nu- trition or institution management, and who have done a fifth year in intern- ship in an approved hospital or admin- istrative unit, or its equivalent. The American Home Economics Asso- ciation has encouraged full participa- tion and membership. At least three Negro women have received fellowship awards for study on the doctorate. One of the young women is at present study- ing at the University of Chicago. COMPLEMENTARY FIELDS The above suggestions on how a Home Economist may use her talents does not include possible combinations in com- plementary fields; that is, allowing the student to minor in her field of second choice. Among the possible combinations are: Home Economics and Journalism, for the person who has a flair for writing, and who knows her consumer public and what will appeal to them. Her job is to inform, interest, and sell through the printed page. The increasing popularity of house- hold magazines with all members of the family makes it more and more neces- sary to interpret the subjects for the better understanding af all concerned. Home Economics and Nursing. This is f a five year course which gives the stu- dent academic standing and an oppor- tunity to seek further training at a higher level. Home Economics and Chemistry. Such a combination of subject matter usually leads to a research career in either the field of foods and nutrition or textile chemistry. The development of new goods, the improvement of other marketable goods for consumption to meet the needs and demands of a changing civilization is forever before us and it is incumbent upon those who are trained in the sci- entific fields to develop these things. Many universities retain students who excell in the laboratory as research as- sistants. Other students by choice, and by appointment, find employment in in- dustry and with the Federal Govern- ment. A combination of a student's field of major interest and minor interest in Home Economics offers the student wider choice of jobs. This combination has proved to be very beneficial when new highways to jobs have just opened up. The foregoing discussion gives an overview of what students may hope to do when finishing courses in Home Eco- nomics. Too much stress cannot be placed on the fact that specialized training is necessary to do specialized jobs. The Home Economist, by the very nature of her scientific profession is required to be consistent with the philo- sophy that we are exponents of an edu- cational system which places emphasis on growth of the individual and on breadth of training. In keeping with the broad phases of vocational outlets in the Home Eco- nomics field, Savannah State College is preparing its students for leadership in divergent fields. The college prepares students for work in the areas mentioned below: Home Management and Family Life Education in which the student is taught, by living example, how to achieve through the philosophy of home man- agement, a way of life, with home mak- ing goals based upon human values and management. Child Development and Nursery School Education, which provides lab- oratories for the study of normal young- children. The Nursery School provides experiences in studying and observing various stages of development and the care of the whole child. Institution Management, which offers practical "on the job" experience in quantity food preparation in the school lunch room. This is only one of the areas for such experience. Other areas include the College-Inn which offers problems comparable to a commercial unit, where the manager is entirely on his own, and the College Dining Room which serves as the central unit for feeding the Col- lege family, and offers training in cater- ing responsibilities for special occasions. BIOLOGY Dr. B. T. Griffith, Professor and Chairman of the Savannah State College Department of Biology, jointly with Dr. W. M. G. Tyson, local physician, is currently conducting a study of pollen grain count, and mold colonies in the Savannah area. The study which has been in progress since 1949 by the American Academy of Allergy. The purpose of the study is to isolate the different fungi that are causative DR. GRIFFITH agents for certain respiratory diseases. For several years, in various parts of the globe, scientists have been working quietly under the auspices of the Acad- emy in their battle against respiratory fungi. Dr. Griffith, and Dr. Tyson who con- ducted their work in the Savannah State College Biology Laboratory, have had their findings thus far, published in the September issue of the Journal of Al- lergy. SOCIAL SCIENCE The Social Science Department has approved the following program for the school year of 1950-51, according to Mr. Elmer J. Dean, Chairman. Each professor in the department will have daily office hours which will be posted on the department office door. A complete file, with individual fold- ers for each Social Science major will be kept, thus eliminating any future misunderstanding concerning any stu- dent's record. Closer contact with the department's major students by the departmental staff will be stressed in an attempt ts improve the overall efficiency of majors. The Social Science Club is being recognized as to purpose, scope, and contribution to the total college pro- gram. The club proposes to inaugurate monthly forums, and to improve the caliber of its social activities. At least one informal seminar will be held in each quarter. All seminars will be open to the entire College. Page 6 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN October, 1950 Savannah State Gets Lights For Night Football THE JUBILEE SINGERS From a cornfield to night football! That is the story of the newly lighted football field at SSC where the in- stallation of lights for night football was completed October 4, 1950. The project was launched by Coach "Ted" Wright during his first year as coach here. Coach Wright, who came to SSC from Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, is an old hand at building and lighting football stadiums. He ini- tiated and sparkplugged, from the plant- ing of the grass to the laying of the last stone, Xavier University's Athletic Stadium, one of the most imposing edi- fices in the nation. He also drew up the plans for, and started work on, the ath- letic stadium at Florida A. & M. Col- lege in Tallahassee, Florida. The modest, congenial, former head football mentor, and now Athletic Di- rector at SSC did not hesitate to point out that praises for the lights and the progress of the stadium project as a whole should go to all of those persons who have so wholeheartedly cooperated with the plan thus far. "He cannot be praised too highly," Coach Wright said of F. J. Alexis, SSC's industrious, affable Superintend- ent of building and grounds. He kept driving until a dream became a shin- ning reality. Superintendent Alexis and his co-workers, working jointly with a power company crew installed the lights. Continuing, he pointed out that Presi- dent W. K. Payne, then Acting Presi- dent of SSC, stated in a speech at the opening football game of the 1949 sea- son that the lights would be completed, thereby giving his stamp of approval to the project, as his predecessor, Presi- dent James A. Colston had done. E. A. Bertrand, upon being appointed Comp- troller of the college, also endorsed the measure. Thanks also go to Prof. Frank D. Tharpe of the Industrial Arts Depart- ment who surveyed the field, and who is now responsible for the upkeep of the posts and woodwork. The lights were financed by the State, the County, the School and athletic funds. The job is not yet completed; the plan is to build a cement stadium around the lights and the playing field. Even though the stadium is not com- plete, the lights should be a boon to night pigskin contests in and around Savannah, since it is the only field lighted especially for football in this Jubilee Singers Head Savannah State College Lyceum Series The appearance of the Jubilee Sing- ers, formerly of Fisk, will mark the opening of the Savannah State College Lyceum series for the school year 1950-51 The singers, under the inspired direction of Mrs. James A. Meyers, will appear in concert in Meldrim Audito- rium on Tuesday, November 21, at 8 p. m. The Lyceum group, which was origi- nated in 1871 at Fisk University, has come before the people of the world with their message of hope where dark- ness abounds; of joy, when all around is shoddy hopelessnes and dreary un- ending pain. To them the world is in- debted for a new and unusual form of folk music which lays bare the soul of a people, naive, perhaps, and unlettered, but wise in belief and strong in faith in an Almighty God. Through the years the personnel of the Singers has changed frequently. The small group that will be heard on Nov. 21, represents the third generation of Jubilee Singers. This group is composed of Mr. Norton Evans and Mr. Starling Hatchett, Tenors; Mr. Brooks Alexan- der, Baritone; Mr. Colston LeGrand, Bass; and Mr. Matthew Kennedy, pianist. Mr. Starling Hatchett is the brother of Mr. H. R. Hatchett, chairman of the Fine Arts Department and the Lyceum committee. Other attractions on the Lyceum series include: The Y. M. C. A. Players, December 1, 1950'; Hal and Ruby Hol- brook, Dramatists, February 2, 1951, and Dr. Luther Gable, Atomic Special- ist, March 8, 1951. Miss Louise Lautier resumes her duties as Assistant Professor of Eng- lih after two years at New York Uni- versity. Miss Lautier practically com- pleted all resident requirements for the Ph. D. degree in English Education. She was a General Educational Board Fel- low for one year. area. Grayson Stadium in Savannah, which is used for the majority of the night football classics in this immediate community is a baseball stadium, and is lighted for the American pastime. Also, night games mean that many loyal supporters of SSC's fighting Ti- gers who could not attend afternoon games because of their jobs, or other similar reasons, will now be able to come out and root for their favorite team. Savannah Mayor and Aldermen (Continued from Page 3) of the University System, and, "Whereas, it is fair and proper that a substantial portion of said sums should be donated and used towards increasing the effeciency, the sphere of operation and the work of Savannah State College, "Now, therefore, be it resolved as aforesaid that the Mayor and Aldermen commend to the Regents of the State of Georgia the records and accomplish- ments of said institution and request that in the allocation of funds for the improvement of the branches of the Uni- versity System, that a substantial por- tion of said funds in keeping with the dignity, the scope and the work of said institution be allocated to be used for the benefit of said institution at the earliest possible time." October, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN Page 7 THE MANAGEMENT HOUSE- COUNCIL OF THE HOME ECO- NOMICS DEPARTMENT. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Miss Nella Harris, (extreme right Assistant Professor of Home Eco- nomics conducts a class in Child De- velopment at the Child Development Center Nursery School of the Home Economics Home Practice Building-. Greetings From The Office of The Dean of Faculty As we launch into the sixtieth long session at Georgia's oldest institution for the higher education of Negroes, this office extends most cordial greet- ings to students, alumni, and staff. This anniversary is, indeed, one of hope, bearing great promise of rewarding la- bor. The faculty program of intensive in- stitutional self-study begun so aus- piciously under President Payne (then Dean) in 1947 continues with unflag- ging vigor. Concrete results are now reflected in the annual catalog, the stu- dent handbook, and less tangibly but no less real in evidence of improved instructions and a healthier student- staff morale. A pre-planning conference note- worthy for one hundred per cent partic- ipation of the entire instructional staff of seventy-eight persons ushered in this year's phase of the faculty study program. Divisions and departments severally outlined and resumed the at- tack on some of our chief instructional problems. These problems will be dealt with in staff sessions throughout the year. The complete agenda is, naturally, too de- tailed for inclusion in this brief note. Some of the problems to be considered are: 1. Improvement of Internal Commu- nication. 2. Coordination of All Staff Efforts in Carrying out Institutional Aims and Purposes. 3. Improvement of Student Advise- ment. 4. Publication of a Faculty Manual. Sincerely yours, T. C. MEYERS, Acting Dean of Faculty MACHINE SHOP A student at work in the Machine Shop of the Department of Trades and Industry. The Depart- ment offers special terminal prepara- tion for students which will fit them for employability in a trade or in industry. Page 8 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE NEWS BULLETIN October, 1950 Tigers Trample Claflin, Morris, Lose to Kentucky The Savannah State College Tigers, showing a classy brand of football un- der the leadership of new Head Coach, John "Big John" Martin, yielded to Kentucky State of the Mid-western Conference, 13-0, in the 1950 season opener at Frankfort, Kentucky, but came back to trample Claflin and Mor- ris College on successive week-ends. In their first SEAC tilt of the season at Orangeburg, S. C.'s Municipal Sta- dium on October 7, after an idle week- end on September 30, following the Ken- tucky game, the Martinmen romped over a favored Claflin eleven, 18-3. On October 13, in the first home game of the season, before a capacity crowd of approximately 5,000 eager fans, the Tigers staged their second upset of the season. This time it was over Morris College of Sumter, S. C, 28-0. The Ti- gers kept possession of the ball practi- cally all evening, and not once did Mor- ris come closer to the Tiger goal line than the 30 yard stripe. The superior line play and running attack, led by Robert "Nancy Hanks" Slocum, Doc Graham and W. F. John- son, highlighted the evening. The Tigers, who show promise of win- ning the SEAC pigskin crown this sea- son are sheduled to play five more games. The schedule is as follows: October 28, Albany State at Albany; November 4, Fort Valley State at Sa- vannah (Homecoming); November 11, Florida Normal at Savannah; Novem- ber 18, Open; November 23, Paine Col- lege at Savannah (Thanksgiving); and December 2, Open. Z-V-i-MW MR. L. D. KENNEDY President of General Alumni Association and County Agent, Hancock County. Mr. Kennedy is doing a splendid job organizing the Alumni and rallying them to the support of their Alma Mater. Miss Savannah State College HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Miss Beautine Williams Hardwick will reign over Homecoming Festivities this year as Miss Savannah -State. THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS EX-REGISTRAR (Continued from Page 1) on the athletic field. Lights have been provided at an initial cost of more than $4,000. The building of an adequate field for football, baseball, and track goes forward. As one might expect, all the improve- ments taking place at the College have not been centered in the physical plant. Significant developments have been made in the up-grading of all aspects of the institution. Curricula, tone of the institution, and faculty and staff have been continuously improved and up-graded. The institution's fiscal sta- tus has been improved and placed in first-class condition. The reported sur- plus of last year has been added to the current year's budget, thus making pos- sible some of the improvements already listed and many of those to be done in the coming months. Since the homecoming celebration of last year the College has been admitted to membership in the American Coun- cil on Education. New equipment, such as, fluorescent lights, an electric mimeo- graph machine, and photostat machine for the Registrar's office have placed the institution in a better position to provide a more efficient program of education. The increased participation of students and alumni in the administra- tive and educational affairs of the in- continued from Page 1) the former Miss Mildred Stone, a Na- tive of Brunswick, Georgia. They have three children, Timothy Jr., Ann Ma- rie, and Michael Joseph. When asked to coment on his ap- pointment, Mr. Meyers stated briefly that he was naturally grateful to Presi- dent Payne and the Board of Regents. He regards the step as an opportunity to reaffirm his complete loyalty to the work of the college and his devotion to the cause of higher education. stitution is beginning to provide an at- mosphere of belonging for the entire college family. The extension of the activities of the College into the surrounding commu- nities, the participation of its staff mem- bers and students in activities and pro- grams beyond the college campus, and the attraction of various kinds of in- terest groups to the College provide stimulation for both the College and the outlying communities. The radius for this kind of development continues to grow. Savannah State College can only ex- press in a meager manner its greetings to you on this occasion and wish that the homecoming spirit of today will bring you closer to the College and its continued growth and development. Savannah State Bulletin SAVANNAH - GEORGIA CHRISTMAS ISSUE THE -SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN is published in October, December, February, March, April and DECEMBER 1950 May by Savannah State College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the Post Office at VOLUME 4 No 2 Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. MORMG NEWS PRAISES PRESIDENT PAYNE Al COLLEGE Cljrtstmas drawings from % -pregthmt . . . It is a pleasure to communicate at this season of the year with alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Sa- vannah State College. The Christmas season unlike Thanksgiving lasts for a long time. It usually comes in on the evening before Christmas Day and lasts throughout the year. During this period of time, one is particularly impressed by the general spirit of merriment and the less obvious signs of inventory taking. For weeks and, in some instances, months individuals plan for the cele- bration of Christmas. Many of the pres- ents and greetings are selected with care and placed in some secure deposi- tory. It is predominantly a season when people are interested in giving for the chief purpose of lightening the hearts of friends and associates. Some individ- uals or groups work on large scale projects and become benefactors for whole institutions or less fortunate groups. Almost everyone enjoys playing Santa Claus to the extent of his ability. The ability to do this at Christmas time clearly demonstrates that it is possible for individuals to develop such a spirit for other parts of the year and alleviate much of the tenseness in our social or- der. The ability to give happiness to and to create good will among one's fellows needs to be generalized on a much larger basis and a longer period of duration. To this present world, the friends of higher education whose train- ing and experience have put them in positions of leadership are obligated to help encourage the happiness of man- kind in general. The aim here is to en- courage those of you who possess that power to utilize it during the 1950 Christmas Season. The other special sign of Christmas comes as a natural part of the close of the calendar year. In almost all cases, everyone tends to compare his status with that of the former year. One often itemizes definitely the progress or loss made during the year. This is true not only in respect to individuals but also Bi ..Jail m llsiilft illlllllt 'Measons 4fi> wreetiws m in cases where institutions are involved. Taking inventory at Savannah State College at this Christmas season in- creases our sense of responibility to the thousands of boys and girls who will fashion and shape their ideals on the basis of the training and development which they receive here. Their spirit of giving and spreading good will must become broader and more active because of the observance of this Christmas of 1950. Everyone, whether alumnus, facul- ty member, student, or well wisher, can give a token which will grow and en- dure in the hearts of men. Savannah State College comes to the end of the year 1950 in such a position. During the year the institution has con- tinued to move forward in strengthen- ing the various phases of its program. This is especially noticeable in internal improvements and planning for the fu- ture development and growth. The Col- lege has been able to re-establish its financial stability and the value of the plant has been increased to $1,359,867.74. Improvements and repairs made during the year have placed the college in a better condition to perform the func- (Continued on Page 4) Unanimously Adopt Mayor And Board of Aldermen Resolution The following editorial appeared on the editorial page of the Savannah Morning News, September 24, 1950: Aid Asked For Negro College The resolution unanimously adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen calling on the State Board of Regents to supply a "substantial portion" of the University System's allocation of funds to the Georgia State College, focuses public attention on the excellent record the local institution has made from both an administrative and scholastic stand- point under the able presidency of Dr. W. K. Payne during the past eighteen months. The college has a first-rate faculty, an enrollment of 1,525 students and is, as the resolution points out, the only large college for Negro education in this section of the State. Thoughtful citizens of both races will agree with the observation of the Mayor and Aldermen that the local institution "serves as a force for improving and enriching the life of the Negroes" in South Georgia, and that it deserves to receive sufficient financial aid from the Regents to carry on its highly important work. The Morn- ing News congratulates Dr. Payne and his associates on their fine showing, and we add our voice to the hope that the Regents will give careful consideration to the appeal of the City Fathers. WILLIAM J. FIELDER NEWS EDITOR, SPEAKS AT SAVANNAH STATE Mr. William J. Fielder, Managing Editor of the Savannah Morning News, was the speaker for the weekly upper- classmen assembly in Meldrim Audito- rium, Thursday, Nov. 2, 1950. Mr. Field- er's theme was "Keep Your Feet On The Ground." George Washington Carver, he pointed (Continued on Page 3) Page 2 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN December, 1950 Moss Kendrix, National Education Week Speaker PRESIDENT W. K. PAYNE and Acting Dean of Faculty, T. C. Meyers, chat with Mr. Kendrix on the steps of beautiful Meldrim Auditorium, following his address on the observance of National Education Week. SSC Celebrates National Audio-Visual Education Week Panels, Educational Films, Highlight Week In keeping with the celebration of "Audio-Visual Education Week" throughout the U. S. A., Savannah State College conducted its annual observance of the week, October 22-28, under the direction of Mr. Maurice S. Stokes, Di- rector of the College Audio-Visual cen- ter. The purpose of the week was to show and acquaint the general public with audio-visual aids, and their use as educational devices. Several interesting and educational programs highlighted the week long educational venture. On Tuesday, Octo- ber 24, at 11:15 a. m., the members of the "Audio-Visual Materials and Meth- ods of Instruction" class conducted a panel in Meldrim Auditorium Under- standing Audio Visual Aids." Partic- ipants included Misses Helen Fuller and Ruby Wright, and Messrs. Joseph Wil- liams, Robert Moberly, and Joseph Jack- son, Chairman. On Thursday. October 26 in Meldrim Auditorium, T. C. Meyers, Acting Dean of Faculty presided over a symposium on "Better Education Through Audio- Visual Aids." Participants included Mr. Calvin Kiah, Chairman of the Depart- ment of Education, Miss Christine Cole- man, Asst. Professor of Home Eco- nomics, Miss Althea Morton, Asst. Pro- fessor of French, and Mr. Franklin Carr, Asst. Professor of Business Adminis- tration. At the close of the session Pres. W. K. Payne gave summary remarks. The SSC Womens' Glee Club sang "Listen to the Lambs." Professor Stokes was also presented a certificate of merit for his outstanding work at the College A. V. Center. In an attempt to carry the benefits of the Audio-Visual Education Program to the secondary school, Mr. Stokes, with the aid of Mrs. Viola Holbrook, Critic Teacher, conducted a demonstra- tion unit at the Florence Street School in Savannah at 4:00 p. m., Thursday. The topic of this demonstration unit was "Physical and Commercial Forces of the Southeastern States." On Friday evening, October 27, at 7:45 p. m. a series of short educational films were shown in Meldrim Audito- rium. The films represented the various departments of the college. Remarks lauding the celebration of the week and the value of Audio-Visual aids were delivered by Pres. W. K. Payne following the showing of the movies. ensnip Mr. Moss Kenrix, Legislative Assist- ant of the National Education Associa- tion, Washington, D. C, was guest speaker at Savannah State College on November 8, in observance of National Education Week. Speaking to an overflow crowd of stu- dents, faculty and staff members in expansive Meldrim Auditorium on the topic, "Becoming a Responsive and Well- Informed Citizen," Mr. Kendrix pointed out that we live under a government of, by, and for the people. Continuing, he stated that we should work to keep it that way by becoming as well informed about our government, and our way of life as is possible. Kendrix is a well-known journalist and fraternal leader. He founded the Delta Phi Delta Journalistic Society, and was responsible for the founding of National Negro Press Week. Dean T. C. Meyers, Acting Dean of Faculty, was in charge of the program. Savannah State Faculty and Staff Members Attend Principals' Conference Several Savannah State Faculty and Staff members attended the Annual Principals' Conference at the Main High School, Rome, Georgia, which was held November 17-18. Among those attending were Acting SYMPOSIUM PRINCIPALS Pictured above are, from left to right, Mr. Calvin Kiah, Chairman of the Department of Education; Miss Christine Coleman, As- sistant Professor of Home Economics; Miss Althea Morton, Assistant Profes- sor of French; and Mr. Franklin Carr, Assistant Professor of Business Ad- ministration, all of whom appeared in a symposium on Audio-Visual Aids in Meldrim Auditorium, October 26. "Better Education Through Audio-Visual Aids" was the title of the symposium. Dean of Faculty T. C. Meyers; Miss Thelma Moore, Assistant Professor of Education; Mr. Calvin L. Kiah, Chair- man, Department of Education; Mr. Leo Ballard, Principal, Powell Laboratory School, Miss Louise Lautier, Assistant Professor of English; Mr. Theodore R. Wright, Athletic Director, and Mr. Wil- ( Continued on Page 4) December, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN Page .'{ Season's (Breetings from tt)e Mlusic iDepartment As we approach the Yuletide season, joyous strains of "Silent Night, Holy Night" fill the air, and men everywhere pause to pay their humble respects to the Savior of Mankind. Men at war with each other turn their eyes heavenward and pray for peace everlasting peace. Beautiful Christmas carols, symbolic of this peace, ring out from their war- weary lips, and for the moment at least, worldly hatreds are forgotten. Through music, men have learned how to express themselves aesthetically; also through music, as well as the other arts, men have been able to transcend national and language barriers. There is no one wholly unresponsive to the elevating appeal of music, regard- less of whether it is sung in their native tongue or in a foreign tongue. At this season when mankind gathers in the church, the home and elsewhere to sing the international music of Christmas, the staff of the music section of the Fine Arts Department, Mr. Hilliary R. Hat- chett, and Mr. L. Allen Pyke, extend to you their heartiest wishes for a happy holiday season. The members of the five musical organizations, the Male Glee Club, the Female Glee Club, the Choir, the Marching Band and the State Collegians (Swing Band) also extend to ycu best wishes for a most enjoyable Christmas season. This year, the Choir under the direc- tion of Mr. Pyke, will present an inter- esting and inspiring program of Christ- mas music in Meldrim Auditorium to usher in the Christmas season. The pro- gram will be held during the regular Sunday Vesper Hour on Sunday, Decem- ber 10. The twenty-eight voice Male Glee Club and the twenty-four voice Female Glee Club under the direction of Mr. H. R. Hatchett, will both present major con- certs this spring. Both of these groups were formulated by popular request of students this vear. WILLIAM J. FIELDER (1) THE FEMALE GLEE CLUB; (2) THE MALE GLEE CLUB (3) THE MARCHING BAND (Continued from Page 1) out, was a person who kept his feet on the ground. Dr. Carver, he reiterated was a man who lived by the "I'll Show You" philosophy; he could explain any- thing by demonstration. Mr. Fielder pointed out that he and Dr. Carver corresponded frequently and that he has a collection of over 100 let- ters from the noted scientist which he cherishes as one of his most prized pos- session. In conclusion, Mr. Fielder cited the college for the position of leadership which it has assumed in the state, and pointed out that Georgia is one of the richest states in the Union with refer- ence to natural resources. Page 4 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN December, 1950 President and Mrs. W. K. Payne Hold Homecoming Reception For General Alumni Chapter Meet General Alumni President, Presi- dent Payne Address Group On Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p. m., the Savannah State College General Alumni Association held its Annual Homecoming Meeting at the College Community House, with General Alumni President, L. D. Kennedy, presi- ding. President and Mrs. W. K. Payne were on hand to greet the members of the Association. The group discussed plans for an an- nual Football Classic in Columbus, Georgia between Savannah State and Albany State College. Other general matters were also discussed. President Payne welcomed the group formally to the Homecoming activities, and praised the Association for the fine work which it is doing on behalf of the College. He also pointed out the prog- ress which the College has made in the past few years. President Kennedy welcomed the group on behalf of the General Alumni Association, and pointed out that the many hardworking Alumni of Savan- nah State College are producing results. The Alumni Association, and the extent of its activities, he stated, are growing by leaps and bounds. Mrs. W. K. Payne served the group refreshments. Among the outstanding Alumni pres- ent were Mrs. Josie Sessoms, Secretary of the General Alumni Association; Mr. C. D. Jackson, Vidalia, Principal of Dickerson County Training School; Mr. Casey Childers, County Agent from Waynesboro, Georgia; Mr. Odest Wat- son, President of the Southwest Geor- gia Alumni Chapter, Albany, Georgia; and Mrs. Irma Fields of the Candler County Training School. GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ADDRESSES ALUMNI Pres. L. D. Kennedy, General Alumni Association President of Savannah State College, speaks to the Alumni of the College at the Community House on Homecoming Day. Shown in the back- ground (right) is Pres. W. K. Payne, President of the College; in the fore- ground (right) is Mrs. Josie Sessoms, Secretary of the General Alumni Asso- ciation. Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges Representa- tives Inspect Savannah State For Possible "A" Rating Come at Request of Board of Regents On Wednesday, November 15, 1950, several representatives of the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges inspected Savannah State Col- lege in order to determine whether or not it should be given an "A" rating. PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF FAC- ULTY HAVE DINNER WITH SOUTH- ERN ASSOCIATION REPRESENTA- TIVES Pres. W. K. Payne, (center) and Acting Dean of Faculty, T. C. Meyers, (back to camera), have dinner with rep- resentatives of the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, who came to inspect the College for an "A" rating on November 15. They are: Mr. Frank A. DeCosta, Dean of the Grad- uate School of South Carolina State College, left, and Mr. W. H. Brown of the North Carolina College, Division of the Bureau of Education and Research, right. They came at the request of the Board of Regents of the State of Georgia. Chancellor Harmon W. Caldwell, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, accompanied the representa- tives. At present Savannah State, as well as the other two state institutions of higher learning for Negroes have "B" ratings with the Association. Payne Speaks At First Congregational President W. K. Payne was Men's Day Speaker at The First Congregational Church, Habersham and Taylor Streets, Savannah, on November 26. The Brotherhood of the church was sponsor of the program. SAVANNAH STATE FACULTY (Continued from Page 2) ton C. Scott, Director of Public Rela- tions. The purpose of the conference was to discuss problems in schools and how to alleviate them. Special consultants were brought in to discuss various phases of school programs, problems connected with these various phases, and how to intelligently solve these problems. Former SSC Student Named "Outstanding Trainee of the Day" at Fort Knox Recruit Gussie O. Doe, 21, a former student at Savannah State College, was recently named as the "Outstanding Trainee of the Day" for the 3rd Ar- mored Division at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Doe was chosen for this honor by the officers and cadremen of his training outfit, Battery "C" of the 54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. The selection RECRUIT DOE is congratulated upon being named "Outstanding Trainee of the Day," by Brigadier General R. E. S. Williamson, Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division, Fort Knox, Ken- tucky. was based on his military bearing, ini- tiative, and devotion to duty. As the "Outstanding Trainee of the Day," Recruit Doe served as enlisted aide for a day to Brigadier General R. E. S. Williamson, Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division. In this capacity, he accompanied the General on all inspection tours and all staff meet- ings held that day. Recruit Doe was a Sophomore at Sa- vannah State College when he enlisted in the Regular Army in August, 1950. While at Savannah State, he was a model student, and was very well liked by all who knew him. He is the son of Mrs. Edna Doe, 812 * Carter Street, Savannah Georgia. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS (Continued from Page 1) tions allocated to it. The College looks forward to an era of physical plant ex- pansion. Preliminary plans for building structures have been made in several instances. The boy's dormitory housing 210 individuals is being planned for early construction. Let us hope that this will be followed by an annex to Willcox Gymnasium, a sewage disposal plant, and a central heating plant and other needed structures. The thought of these tends to heighten our spirit for Christ- mas and the coming year. We stand in an atmosphere of joyous expectancy! W. K. PAYNE December, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN Page 5 HOMECOMING AT SAVANNAH STATE rf*' Si fill If %% II! Ilia tllll PARADES, QUEENS, FOOTBALL These were the order of the day as Sa- vannah State College celebrated its An- nual Homecoming Day on November 4. Pictured above are some of the out- standing scenes and events of the gala occasion. (1) "Miss Alumni," Miss Louise Lautier, Assistant Professor of English at SSC, reigns supreme as thousands of eager, bedazzled spectators watch her beautifully decorated limousine pass by, on West Broad Street in downtown Sa- vannah. (3) Charming and lovely Mrs. Beautine W. Hardwick receives a beau- tiful bouquet from Pres. W. K. Payne during the halftime ceremonies of the Homecoming football game with the Fort Valley Wildcats as Tiger Captain, James Neal, looks on. (4) Miss Lautier, "Miss Alumni," also receives a bouquet at halftime as Mr. L. D. Law, President of the Savannah Alumni Chapter, looks on approvingly. (5) The royal court of beauty, Mrs. C. V. Troup, Mr. L. D. Ken- nedy, General Alumni Association Presi- dent, and President and Mrs. W. K. Payne watch the Tigers lose a hard fought battle to the Wildcats, 20-18. (6) Captain James Neal moves in on Calvin Turner of the Wildcats during the third period, as Turner's teammates, Alexander Douse (89) rushes in to as- sist him. Page 6 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN December, 1950 AT THE COMMUNITY HOUSE . 1 &;,, 00$&? A III Ull;, * Sllll fits FOUNDER'S DAY RECEPTION Principals in the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Founder's Day activities chat with Pres. and Mrs. W. K. Payne at the Community House following their found- er's Day Program in Meldrim Audito rium, Sunday, November 12. They are from left to right, Mrs. W. K. Payne; Miss Harry Mae Simons, Basileus, Omi- cron Sigma, Memphis, Tenn., who was guest speaker at the Founder's Day Program, during the regular Sunday Vesper Hour; Miss Elizabeth Toles, Omicron Sigma, Memphis, Tenn.; and Mrs. Nona Hopkins, Alpha Iota Sigma, Savannah, Georgia. Alpha Iota Sigma graduate chapter, Savannah, and Alpha Iota undergraduate chapter, Savannah State College, were joint sponsors of the Program and Reception. JUBILEE SINGERS APPEAR On Tuesday evening, November 21, at 8:00 p. m. the Jubilee Singers, formerly of Fisk University, appeared in concert before an overflow crowd in Meldrim Auditorium. Their appearance marked the opening of che 1950-51 Lyceum series. Following the concert, a Reception was held at the College Community House. Shown above are the members of the receiving line. They are left to right: Mr. Brooks Alexander, Baritone for the Jubilee Singers; Mr. Matthew Kennedy, pianist; Mr. Starling Hatchett, Tenor; Mr. Colston LeGrand, Bass; Mrs. James A. Meyers, Director; Mrs. W. K. Payne; Pres. W. K. Payne; Mr. Norton Evans, Tenor; Mr. Hilliary R. Hatchett, Acting Chairman of the Dept. of Fine Arts, and Mr. R. C. Long, Sr., Acting Chairman, Dept. of Business. Page 6 Col. 3 Top ;: \jri iffflf Bill MR. M. E. JACKSON INTERVIEWS PRESIDENT PAYNE On November 23, 1950, Mr. Marion E. Jackson was at Savannah State College to cover the An- nual Turkey-Day Classic between the SSC Tigers and the Purple Lions of Paine College. While here, Mr. Jackson interviewed Pres. W. K. Payne at thr; Community House about the College in general. Mr. Jackson is Sports Editor of the Atlanta Daily World. Page 6 Middle of page December, 1950 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN Pagre 7 News Roundup * Divisional and Departmental Business The Department of English at Savan- nah State College is instructing trade students in composition for the Division of Trades and Industries at the request of the latter. These classes are conducted volun- tarily by prospective teachers of Eng- lish who are gaining actual practice which will enable them to become bet- ter teachers. This unusual program of cooperation was conceived when Professor H. F. Bowman, Assistant Technician of Ma- sonry, conferred with Professor J. Ran- dolph Fisher, Chairman, Department of Languages and Literature, concerning the need of coaching for special trade students, many of whom are veterans lacking the benefits of a high school education. Professor Fisher immediately tackled the problem, developing the project which is now popularly called, "The Division of Trades and Industries De- partment of Languages and Literature Project in English," conducted by Eng- lish majors. The most competent and capable students were searched out and invited to join the project. The number of prospective participants greatly ex- ceeded the instructional demand which resulted in a handpicked group being selected on the basis of scholarship, ability, interest and reliability. Officials of the project have been praised for their undertaking which has enjoyed tremendous success in the few weeks it has been in progress. The plan at present requires one stu- dent teacher to conduct the afternoon classes for a day and to distribute writ- ten assignments among the project group for grading. Weekly meetings are held to evaluate the program and to in- vite recommendations or criticisms which may add to its effectiveness. The pro- ject organization includes student of- ficers and a supervisor whose functions are independent of the regular college department. Students who are working with the project are: Miss Lillie Belle Johnson, Miss Mildred Boyd, Secretary; Miss Carolyn Lewis, Miss Emma Mayo, Miss Mary L. Telfair, Miss Alethia Sheriff, Mr. Hosea J. Lofton, Field Secretary, and Miss Corine Williams, Chairman. All these students are juniors and seniors with teaching in mind. Faculty officials are Professor J. Ran- dolph Fisher, Supervisor, assisted by Prof H. F. Bowman, and Prof. Arthur Carter, Assistant Technician in masonry. Mr. W .B. Nelson is chairman of the Division of Trades and Industries. Proj- ect has sanction of Pres. Payne and Dean Meyers. The Department of Business instituted an orientation program on November 10, for all of its majors, designed specifically to keep them constantly informed of all general, special, and new policy matters of the college and the de- partment that will affect them while here. The orientation sessions are held each Friday from 12:30 to 1:20 p. m. in the assembly room of the business building, Boggs Hall. The full time members of the departmental staff conduct the orien- tation periods. Subjects to be discussed are: General Information, History of the College, The College Calendar, Admission, Esti- mated General Expenses, Scholarships, Registration, Degrees, The Business Education Program, The Secretarial Science Program, Job Opportunities for Business Education (Teachers) majors, Administration and Management ma- jors, and secretarial Science majors. A program listing each topic and the staff person designated to discuss each topic has been placed in the hands of all busi- ness students. A program is also posted on the bulletin board. Mr. Robert C. Long, chairman of the department, conducted the first meeting on November 10. Mr. Franklin Carr, as- sistant professor of accounting, con- ducted the second meeting on Friday, November 17, and Miss Albertha Bos- ton, instructor in secretarial science, conducted the third meeting on Decem- ber 1. Plans are now being made to offer certain business courses to business ma- jors attending evening classes. It is hoped that Accounting, Business Law, Salesmanship, Money and Banking and typewriting wil lbe among the courses offered. Planning for Business Education Institute The idea of a job clinic for seniors was chosen with a view towards helping graduating seniors to find jobs. The following seminars will be conducted: "Where Do I Look for Job Contacts?" "How Do I Catch The Employer's Eye?" "What About That Letter of Applica- tion?" "How Do I Dress During the In- terview?" "I'm Still Confused" "Ques- tions and Answers." "Rubbing Elbows With Men Who Know," will be the con- cluding seminar. The department will bring prospective employers to the campus. Among them will be State and City employment agents; high school principals; and business operators and managers. In this manner students will learn first- hand, what prospective employers want. Religloys Emphasis Week to Be Observed February 4-8 Savannah State College will observe Religious Emphasis Week February 4-8, 1951. The purpose of the week is to make religion a living reality on the college campus. Rev. A. J. Hargrett, college minister, announces that plans are well underway for the event, and that this year's ob- servance promises to be one of the best in the history of the College. Several outsanding speakers will par- ticipate in the week-long program. Among them will be Dr. Harry V. Rich- ardson, President of Gammon Theologi- cal Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. Melvin Watson, Dean of the School of Religion at Morehouse College in Atlanta; Dr. Thomas C. Allen, Co-Secretary, Depart- ment of Race Relations of The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, and the Federation of Churches, Washington, D. C; and Mr. Charles M. Jones, for seven years, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, University of North Carolina. There are 14 committees, composed of 100 students, presently carrying out plans to make the week a success. Also, all local ministers and their congregations have been especially in- vited to attend the sessions. Annual Homecoming Parade A Gala Success Thousands of friends, alumni, and for- mer students watched the colorful, mam- moth, magnificent, Savannah State Col- lege Annual Homecoming Parade with fervent, breathless admiration, as the float-bedecked column, with pretty girls, marching units and marching bands splattered in between, got under- way at 1:30 p. m. Among the most colorful floats in the parade were the Home Economics floats which featured the moon, the stars and little angels; "Miss Savannah State's float which was a beautiful, miniature home and garden scene, and the Fine Arts float which was based on a Greek myth. "Miss Fine Arts" rode in a chariot, drawn over the clouds by the dove of peace and goodwill. The Trades and Industries float also rated tops. Representing the progress of industry, the Queen of Trades and Industry sat on her throne surrounded by the "Wheels of Industrial Progress." There were approximately 39 floats in the parade which represented down- town business concerns, fraternities, sororities, the various classes, Alumni Chapter floats and other campus or- ( Continued on Page 8) Page 8 SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN December, 1950 THE 1950 TIGERS ",.V vannah; Theodore Wright, Thunderbolt, Ga.; Alex Ellis, Savannah; and Jesse Morgan, Savannah. Two outstanding Tiger players, Robert "Nancy Hanks" Slocum, and C. P. Harris were named on the Pittsburgh Courier All-Ameriean second team by Mr. Marion E. Jack- son, Sports Editor of the Atlanta Daily World. Slo- cum and Joseph Turner, Tiger Co-captain were named to the All-SEAC, offensive first team. The official 1950-51 basketball schedule of the SSC Tigers was also de- cided at the SEAC Com- mittee meeting in Orange- burg, December 7, and will be announced later. The 1950 cagers have been practicing for sev- eral weeks, and show promise of ending up in the first division at the end of the 1950-51 season. SSC TIGERS WINNERS OF 1950 SEAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER The Savannah State College Tigers, with newly appointed Head Coach John "Big John" Martin at the helm, com- pleted their 1950 season of 8 games with 4 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. This record makes the Tigers the 1950 South- eastern Athletic Conference champions. The Tigers were named conference champs at the annual post-gridiron sea- son meeting at Claflin College, Orange- burg, S. C, on December 7, 1950. The Tigers have a conference record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. Their 1950 record is as follows: Kentucky State 13, SSC 0; Claflin 2, SSC 18; Morris Col- lege 0, SSC, 27; Bethune-Cookman 32, SSC 13; Albany State 6, SSC 13; Fort Valley State 20, SSC 18; Paine College 0, SSC 33. The Tigers racked up a total of 122 points to their opponents 73, to make their average per game 15.25 points. They scored in every game at least twice, with the exception of their encounter with Kentucky State College. The runner-up for the title, 2nd place, Morris College, was trounced by the Tigers, 27-0. Morris played four con- ference games, won 3 and lost one. Bethune-Cookman, mythical champions of* the SEAC, played only two confer- ence games. ELEVEN PLAYERS GRADUATE Eleven SSC players all seniors, saw action for the last time in their college career in the Annual Turkey-Day Classic with Paine College at Savannah.. They are: Collis Florence, Statesboro; Ken- neth Hawkins, Dayton, Ohio; Richard Lyles, Baltimore, Md.; Clarence Rey- nolds, Savannah; Calvin Smalls, Quit- man; Matthew Vinson, Macon; Perry Williams, Columbus; Edgar Worlds, Sa- ANNUAL HOMECOMING (Continued from Page 7) ganizations. The procession was over two miles long and in addition to the many beautiful floats was composed of the Moultrie High School Band, the Beach High School Band, the Ballard- Hudson High Band, the Savannah State Band; flag groups from Local American Legion Posts 513 and 500, the Savan- nah Marine Corps base, and a marching unit from Hunter Field. FORMER SSC ATHLETES SEE ALMA MATER DOWN PAINE COLLEGE 33-0 IN ANNUAL TURKEY-DAY CLASSIC These former SSC athletes posed for the photo- grapher along with Pres. W. K. Payne and Athletic Director, Theodore A. Wright after the Paine College-SSC football game on Thanksgiving Day. They are from left to right: front row, R. E. Lockette, halfback, '35-38; A. A. "Brick" Mason, tackle, '35-38; M. C. Blount, end and basketball forward, '40-41; Pres. W. K. Payne; Mr. L. D. Law, end, '28-31; N. R. Freeman, end, '42-43; Robert B. Washington, end, '36-37; Virgil C. Demery, halfback and fullback, '36-38; back row from right to left, Boston Williams, halfback, '47-50; James M. White, tackle, '47-50; G. H. McCord, tackle, '46-49; L. W. Schmidt, halfback, '47-50; Athletic Director Theodore R. Wright; Roger B. Jones, basketball, '36-38; John H. Myles, halfback, '39-43; Noah Lester, halfback. '46-49; and Frank B. Mullins, halfback, '46-47. . w W