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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

1971-72

Executive Officers

Mr. Don Smart President

Mr. Rick Waites Vice-President

Mr. Tony Lyons Judiciary Chairman

Ministers

Mr. Boyd Morley Minister of Student Affairs

Mr. Tom Cyphers Minister of Academic Affairs

Advisors

Mr. Melvin Steely
Dean Tracy StalHngs

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Miss AHce Payne Editor-in-Chief

Mr. Denny Whitesei Picture Editor

Mr. David Parkman Advisor

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West Georgia College
Student Handbook

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Calendar 1

Welcome 3

Campus History 8

The Campus 12

Student Activities and Organizations 22

Greeks 34

Student Government Association 40

Union Program Council 56

Student Services oO

Academic Policies 68

What I Should Know 78

Student Regulations, Judicial System 84

Legend
Map

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CALENDAR 1971-72

SUMMER QUARTER, 1971

June 13-14
June 15
June 16
August 15
August 16-19

Orientation
Registration
Classes begin
Graduation
Examinations

FRESHMAN DA YS, 1971
September 19-21 Orientation, all new freshmen

FALL QUARTER, 1971

September 2 Last day for all new students to file applica-

tions for fall quarter

September 22 Registration; M, W 6:45 p.m. classes begin

September 23 Classes begin

September 28 Last day for registration and for class changes

November 24 Thanksgiving recess begins at noon

November 29 Classes resume

December 6-10 Examinations

Dec. 11-Jan. 2 Christmas recess

December 13 Last day for new students to file applications

for winter quarter

WINTER QUARTER, 1972

January 3 Registration; M, W 6:45 p.m. classes begin

January 4 Classes begin

January 7 Last day for registration and for class changes

March 4 Last day for new students to file applications

for spring quarter

March 14-17 Examinations

March 18-21 Spring recess

SPRING QUARTER, 1972

March 22 Registration; M, W 6:45 p.m. classes begin

March 23 Classes begin

March 28 Last day for registration and for class changes

May 25 Last day for new students to file applications

for summer quarter

May 31 Free day

June 4 Graduation

June 1-2, 5-6 Examinations

SUMMER QUARTER, 1972

June 11-12 Orientation

June 13 Registration

June 14 Classes begin

August 13 Graduation

August 14-17 Examinations

Dear Student:

It is a pleasure to welcome you to our campus as a member
of our college community.

The purpose of the college is to provide an academic and
social atmosphere which will lead you to an open and disciplined
mind and to a capacity for self-realization, qualities which you
will need in a world which in your later years will probably be
quite different from the present one.

To obtain these qualities will be no easy task for you, nor
is the attainment of the college purposes an easy one for faculty,
staff, and administration. Neither you nor we will always succeed,
but as Browning's "Andrea del Sarto" says: "A man's reach should
exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?" Together we can
strive toward these goals, which are the important ones, not
simply the possession of a diploma.

We wish you the best as you begin the task.

Sincerely,

George W. Walker
Acting President

Dear New Student:

Welcome to West Georgia College! For the benefit of you
and your fellow students, we have brought together a highly
competent faculty with broad and varied backgrounds, a well-
planned curriculum which provides numerous degree options,
and extensive library and laboratory facilities. We hope that
you will use these effectively for your intellectual, social, and
cultural growth.

Your course of study will include a variety of courses in
the Core Curriculum to give breadth to your education and
specialized courses in your major to give depth in your chosen
field. I urge you to read the academic regulations in this hand-
book and in the catalog so that you will be familiar with various
requirements and options available to you.

Should you have problems, please feel free to consult with
your faculty advisor, your instructor, any appropriate department
head or division chairman, or any of us in the Office of Academic
Affairs. Our only purpose in being here is to assist you in taking
full advantage of the educational opportunities on the West
Georgia College campus.

Sincerely,

John M. Martin

Dean of Academic Affairs

Dear New Student:

We are happy you have chosen West Georgia College and
hope you find your academic career to be exciting, challenging,
and rewarding. During your stay here, you will have many oppor-
tunities for educational, cultural, and spiritual development.

As a student at W.G.C., you are an integral part of the aca-
demic community and have a direct voice in the affairs of the
institution. Students are represented on almost every faculty
committee and on the major advisory bodies of the institution.
The Student Government Association is a dynamic and influen-
tial organization on the campus.

Certain regulations are necessary to insure the orderly opera-
tion of an educational institution. The purpose of this handbook
is to acquaint you with these and with other helpful facts about
the college. I urge you to become familiar with all this information.

I wish also to urge that you take advantage of the services
provided by the Student Affairs staff. These include housing,
financial aid, counseling, student activities, placement, and health
services. We are devoting our efforts to helping you achieve your
full potential as an ethically sensitive and responsible member of
society.

Sincerely,

Tracy Stallings

Dean of Student Affairs

Welcome Fellow Students,

You as a college student are entering into the most exciting
period of your life. You are filled with the desire to find out what
life really means, to become actively involved with issues sur-
rounding you, and to learn the necessary tools and knowledge
that will be needed in making your impression upon life.

It is my sincerest hope that while at West Georgia you will
take advantage of the academic opportunities offered to you as
a college student. But I do not want you to stop there. I want
you to use and to compliment what you learn by becoming actively
involved in such extra-curricular activities as Student Govern-
ment, the Union Program Council, the cultural activities of the
college, or any of the many diverse clubs and groups on campus.
The opportunities to make you a fuller and more mature person
are present on campus. It is your responsibility to take advantage
of them.

Respectfully yours.

Don Smart, President
West Georgia College
Student Government Association

In 1933 the Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia established West Georgia College as a junior college
member of the University System.

In 1939 the college was authorized by the Board of Regents
to add a third year program in elementary education. In 1957
the fourth year of elementary education was added and the insti-
tution was authorized to confer the B.S. degree.

In 1959 necessary courses were added to prepare students
for full certification as junior high school teachers. During the
same year the college was authorized to grant a Bachelor of Arts
degree with majors in the fields of English, history, and mathe-
matics. A major in biology was added in 1960, majors in chemistry
and sociology in 1962, physics and psychology in 1963, and political
science and economics/business administration in 1964. In 1965
majors were added in French, Spanish and music education under
the A.B. program, and in business education under the B.S. pro-
gram. Added in 1966 were A.B. majors in economics and in phy-
sical science, a B.S. in business administration, a B.S. in medical
technology, and a concentration in elementary education for
teaching the educable mentally retarded under the B.S. in Educa-
tion. In 1963, the Board of Regents authorized the college to es-
tablish a program under which A.B. graduates can qualify for full
certification as secondary school teachers.

In January of 1967 the Board of Regents authorized the col-
lege to offer, effective in the summer quarter of 1967, the Master
of Arts degree with majors in English, history and psychology,
and the Master of Education degree with majors in elementary
education, junior high education, secondary education, special
education, and guidance and counseling.

In 1967 and 1968, the Board of Regents authorized the follow-
ing additions and changes in the academic program to become
effective in 1968-69: the addition of majors in special education,
early childhood education, and physical education (for women)
under the Bachelor of Science in Education program; the establish-
ment of a Bachelor of Business Administration program with
majors in accounting/finance and management/marketing; a
major in Latin American Studies and a major in geology under
the Bachelor of Arts degree; initiation of a Bachelor of Music
degree to replace the music education major under the A.B. pro-
gram; establishment of a Master of Science degree with a major
in biology; and a mathematics major under the Master of Arts
program.

In 1969 a number of new programs were approved. Authorized
by the Board of Regents were majors in art, German, and phil-

osophy under the Bachelor of Arts degree, majors in economics
and office administration under the Bachelor of Business Admin-
istration degree, and a major in industrial management under the
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. Under
the latter program, students may take the first two years of work
at Southern Technical institute. Administrative approval was
given also for a sequence of 15 hours of graduate course work
aimed at the preparation of junior college teachers under the
Master of Arts degree program.

Also approved was a dual degree program, effective January 1,
1970, between West Georgia College and the Georgia Institute of
Technology. Under this plan, an undergraduate may attend West
Georgia and Georgia Tech for approximately five years and re-
ceive a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Georgia and one of
the several bachelor's degrees in engineering awarded by Georgia
Tech.

Graduate programs approved included a major in school
administration-supervision under a Master of Education degree
program in cooperation with Georgia State University, and a
Sixth- Year Teacher Certification program in guidance and coun-
seUng, effective in June, 1970.

Additional programs authorized by the Board of Regents
for the 1970-71 school year included majors in geography and
speech and theatre under the Bachelor of Arts degree, a major
in business education under the Master of Education degree,
a major in school administration-supervision under a Master
of Education degree program in cooperation with Georgia State
University, and a Sixth-Year Teacher Certification program in
guidance and counseling, effective in June, 1970.

During the 1970-71 school year' the Board of Regents approved
the following programs for implementation in 1971-72: the Master
of Business Administration degree; the Master of Education de-
gree with majors in early childhood education, administration
and supervision, and reading instruction; and the Specialist in
Education degree with majors in guidance and counseling, early
childhood education, elementary education, and secondary edu-
cation.

THE CAMPUS

West Georgia College is situated just within the western limits
of Carrollton, about two miles from the center of town. CarroUton
is a city of approximately 13,000, located 50 miles southwest of
Atlanta. The campus covers approximately 330 acres of land,
much of which is wooded.

Building Program

To accommodate the college's growth, a multi-million building
program, now underway, will increase the value of the college's
physical facilities to more than $30 million by the end of 1972.
The 330 acre campus is being transformed by the construction
of modern buildings and implementation of a model landscaping
plan. New athletic fields, a perimeter road, larger parking areas
and a concurrent rearrangement of traffic patterns on the campus
will go with the buildings being added.

Now under construction are a Biology-Chemistry Building,
several residence hall facilities, and a Warehouse-Maintenance
building. The Biology-Chemistry building should be ready for oc-
cupancy in early 1972. This building will contain general class-
rooms, laboratories for the biological sciences and Chemistry,
faculty offices, and facilities for faculty and graduate research. A
greenhouse will be attached to this building. Four residence halls
are now under construction: one will accommodate 400 male
students, one will add 136 beds to our existing Strozier Hall, a
third will provide accommodations for 250 students in suite-type
arrangements. The other hall expected to be completed in the
fall of 1971 is to accommodate 300 coeds.

Construction on a new Food Service Building is scheduled
to commence in the summer of 1971. This facility is designed
to provide an additional 1000 seat capacity area and several
smaller dining areas; and in addition, a "rathskeller" facility for
various types of student activities.

BUILDINGS

Classroom Arts Building*

The Classroom Arts Building, completed in January, 1970,
contains 71,?>2H square feet and is (he largest building yet con-
structed on the campus. It houses the Humanities Division and
serves the department of English, languages, philosophy, and fine
arts. The building provides a number of specialized facilities for

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instruction in these areas, including a television studio with
production facilities, language laboratories, art laboratories,
rehearsal halls for choir, band, and orchestra, a music listening
room and library, audio visual rooms, and two art galleries. It
also provides offices for faculty members of the Humanities Divi-
sion, private office-studios for faculty in art and music, seminar
rooms, and 24 general classrooms. The Renter Pipe Organ in the
concert hall was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cashen and
triends of the family in memory of their daughter, Kathy Cashen,
who attended West Georgia College. The hall has a seating capacity
of 247.

Mathematics-Physics Building^

This air-conditioned, 36,360 square foot building, completed
in 1968, has three levels. It contains nine general purpose class-
rooms and nine laboratory areas, including a radioisotope labora-
tory and a special projects research laboratory. In addition, it
houses the administrative offices of the Division of Science and
Mathematics and the departments of physics and mathematics. It
also houses the college's computer center. An extension of the
building contains an auditorium which will seat 150 persons.

Social Science Building^
This three-level, air-conditioned building, also completed in
1968, contains 40,800 square feet of floor space. There are twenty
general purpose classrooms, three speciahzed classrooms, two
laboratory areas for anthropology and sociology, and office
facilities for 67 faculty members. Among these are the administra-
tive offices of the Division of Social Science and the departments
of the division. An extension of the building contains a 300-seat
lecture hall which can be divided into two 150-seat halls by a
movable partition.

Library"^
This air-conditioned building, completed in 1968, has four
levels totalling 62,800 square feet, and a capacity of 300,000
volumes. It will accommodate 750 to 1,000 readers at one time.
In addition to the book stack area, specialized facilities include
reference and periodical sections, space for exhibits, conference
rooms, typing rooms, listening and viewing rooms, a documents
room, a micro-print reading room, a special collections room,
and individual study carrels. The library currently has approxi-
mately 100,000 volumes, plus more than 125,000 pieces of micro-
print. It is also the Sixth Congressional District depository for
United States government publications.

*These four buildings are collectively known as the Academic
Center.

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Education-Classroom Building

The Education-Classroom building includes such specialized
areas for teacher education as a video tape library, demonstra-
tion and clinical laboratories, instructional space for materials
examination and preparation, and numerous conference rooms,
in addition to offices for faculty of the education division. This
building was completed in September 1970.

Health Center

The Health Center was completed in March 1971 and in-
cludes facilities for fifteen (15) in-patient beds in semi-private
rooms, examination rooms and spaces for emergency treatment
and laboratory facilities.

Biology Building

The Biology Building, in 1954, contains the laboratories,
lecture rooms and offices of the biology department.

Health and Physical Education Building

The Health and Physical Education Building was constructed
in 1964 and provides excellent facilities for physical education
courses and other sports activities. It contains two full size
basketball courts, a 25-yard long heated swimming pool, a dance
studio, a weight training room, and other specialized classroom
areas as well as office space and dressing rooms. The gymnasium
will seat 1,800 for basketball games.

Cason Callaway Science Building

The Cason Callaway Science Building, a modern, completely
air-conditioned, three-story structure completed in 1962, con-
tains laboratories, lecture rooms and offices. It is named for the
late Cason J. Callaway, one of the original members of the Board
of Regents.

Education Building

The Education Building, completed in 1959, is a modern brick
classroom and faculty office building. This building houses the
business education department of the division of Business &
Economic Studies.

RESIDENCE HALLS

Adainson Hall
Adamson Hail for women was erected in 19 KS and named lor

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Congressman W. C. Adamson. Its interior was recently remodeled
and modernized.

Aycock Hall

Aycock Hall for men, built in 1953, was named for one of the
founders of the college, J. A. Aycock, Sr. It was remodeled in 1966.

Downs Hall
Located on the eastern side of the campus. Downs Hall was
named for the late Miss Katie Downs, professor of education and
registrar at the college from 1934 to 1959. Completed in the
spring of 1969, the 300 capacity women's residence hall consists
of three residence wings, connected by central lounge, office,
and recreational areas. Each wing of the fully air-conditioned
building contains study and typing rooms.

Mandeville Hall

The older section of this hall, named for L. C. Mandeville,
first treasurer of the institution, was constructed in 1935. It is a
brick structure with two levels.

A large addition to Mandeville Hall was completed in 1958.

Two of its three levels contain rooms for women, while the ground

floor is used for administrative offices. Mandeville Hall is built

to modern standards, has comfortable and functional residence

rooms and is attractive inside and out.

Melson Hall

Constructed in 1907, Melson Hall was part of the original
plant. It is named for J. H. Melson, first principal of the Fourth
District A & M School. Its interior was remodeled, modernized,
and air-conditioned during 1970.

Row Hall
This residence hall, named for the second president of the
college, the late Dr. William H. Row, is an attractive modern
brick building completed in 1963. It houses 180 and has spacious
reception, recreational and storage areas.

Strozier Hall

Named for the late Dr. Robert Manning Strozier, a member of
the original faculty, this residence hall for 120 men is located
just west of Aycock Hall. The modern two and a half story brick
structure has a recreation area on the lower level. It was opened
for use in the fall of 1964.

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Cobb Hall

Cobb Hall, which houses 124 women, is named for Mrs. Betty
Reynolds Cobb, for several years a member of the Board of
Trustees of the A & M School. Located on the front campus, it
was designed to blend with the other nearby buildings and was
completed in 1964.

W. Fred Gunn Hall

Situated at the entrance to the front campus is W. Fred Gunn
Hall, named for the first dean of West Georgia College. Opened
for use in 1965, Gunn Hall has three levels with spacious study
and recreational areas. It accommodates 180 women.

Shirley Caffee Boy kin Hall

Situated behind Gunn Hall is Shirley Caffee Boykin Hall,
named for the late Mr. Boykin, prominent Carrollton attorney
and member of the state legislature. Opened for use in 1965, it
has three levels with spacious study and recreational areas.
It accommodates 180 women.

/. Carson Pritchard Hall

This structure was completed in 1966 and accommodates
240 men. In addition to spacious, air-conditioned student rooms,
facilities are also available for meetings and conferences. This
three story structure also includes individual study rooms and
lounges on each floor. It is named for the late Mr. Prichard, who
was associate professor of sociology and director of adult educa-
tion at West Georgia College for many years.

Gordon Watson Hall

This men's residence hall was completed and occupied in
the fall quarter 1970. This hall for 300 men was named the Gordon
Watson Hall, for the first Head of the English Department at
West Georgia College. The air-conditioned building includes
lounge, recreation areas and conference room.

Project R-16

This residence hall is scheduled to be completed and ready
for occupancy for the 1971 fall quarter. Yet to be officially named,
the hall will house 300 women.

SPECIAL BUILDINGS

Student Center
The Sliidcnl Center, a modern, circular structure with 53,000

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square feet of floor space, is located in the center of the campus.
It houses the college dining hall, student offices, snack bar and
recreational facilities. Also included are a television room and
rooms for meetings of various campus and local groups. It was
completed in 1967.

The Administration Building

Centered on the curved drive on the front of the campus is
the Administration Building. It is a two-story building containing
various administrative offices, and was constructed in 1907.

Thomas Bonner House
Constructed in 1843, the Thomas Bonner House is the oldest
building on the campus. This frame colonial structure was or-
iginally built as a plantation home and through the years has
served various purposes. Because of its historic nature, this house

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was selected in 1966 by the Georgia Historical Commission as
the site for a marker outlining the history of the school.

Martha Munro Building

The Martha Munro building was built in 1935 and houses
a ceramics laboratory and a small auditorium. In addition, there
are administrative offices located in this building. The build-
ing is named for the late Mrs. Martha Munro Ingram, wife of
Dr. I. S. Ingram, President Emeritus.

College Residence

This building served for many years as the residence of the
president of the college. It now houses the college's Alumi Af-
fairs Office and the offices of the Department of Continuing
Education.

Computer Center

The Computer Center, located in the Mathematics-Physics
Building of the Academic Center, provides data processing
services for the entire college, and is used for instruction, research,
and administration.

The center is equipped with an IBM S/360 Mod 30 digital
computer with four deck drives, four tape drives and a high speed
printer and card reader. Telecommunications with an 1MB S/360
Mod 65 computer at the University of Georgia is maintained by
an IBM 2780 Data Transmission Terminal and an IBM 2741
Communications Terminal.

Center for Learning and Behavior Problems

The Center for Learning and Behavior Problems, located in
the College Residence on the west side of the campus, has a
three-fold purpose:

1. To provide training for teachers, counselors, and psycholo-
gists in working with students with learning and behavior
problems.

2. To initiate research within the general area of learning
and behavior problems.

Hamm Hall

Hamm Hall is a temporary structure located directly north
of the Martha Munro Building, it was renovated and air-condi-
tioned during the summer of 1967 and remodeled again this past
spring. It now houses the campus post office.

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Auditorium

Located to the west of the Education Building is the auditor-
ium. The facade is impressive with large white columns. On the
lower level of the building, which was built in 1937, are the campus
security office and bookstore.

Sanford Building

The building which formerly housed the library is located
on the front campus. It is named for the late Chancellor Steadman
V. Sanford. The building, built in 1938, is now being used for
administrative offices.

Recreational Areas
At this time, the college maintains six modern tennis courts
located behind the HPE Building.

Three football fields and two softball fields are to be found
directly across from the tennis courts.

An indoor-pool is located in the HPE Building and is open to
students year round.

Indoor recreation facilities are to be found in the Student
Center.

NOTE: A campus map has been included in the back of the
handbook for your convenience in locating various
buildings and areas.

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Lectures, Concerts and Assemblies
West Georgia College students have many opportunities to
experience the cultural aspects of a liberal education. During
the academic year 1970-71, West Georgia College and the West
Georgia Mutual Concert Association sponsored joint programs
including Ferrante and Teicher, Carlos Montoya, Mark Twain
Tonight, Lord Marionettes, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition,
The Chambers Brothers, The Classics IV, and other well-known
groups.

A lecture series is sponsored by the academic divisions in
which leading speakers from various fields participate. Programs
are designed to expose students to a broad range of talents and
topics.

Spring Fling

Spring FHng is a week of special activities for students and
faculty. Its purpose is to bring the two groups together for pro-
moting good student-faculty relations in an atmosphere of fun for
all. Activities include games tournaments, lectures, dances,
concerts, soap box derby and other special events.

Parents' Day

Each spring, usually during the month of May, the college
sponsors its annual Parents' Day. Parents of all students enrolled
at West Georgia are invited to visit the campus for a full day
of special activities.

Intramural A thletics

A year-round program of intramural athletics is available for
both men and women students at West Georgia. Men's activities
include flag football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and
Softball and volleyball in the spring and summer. Activities for
women include basketball, volleyball, softball, and a varied assort-
ment of other year-round sports.

Religious Life

The various religious organizations assume responsibility for
directing religious activities on the campus, encourage church
attendance, endeavor to instill in the students a deeper under-
standing of their faith, and engage generally in a program of reli-
gious emphasis.

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There are several student denominational organizations.
These include the Baptist Student Union, the Newman Club
(CathoUc), the Canterbury Club (Episcopal), the Wesley Founda-
tion (Methodist), and Pi Chi (Pentecostal Holiness).

Students are urged to attend the local church of the denomin-
ation of their choice and the state and regional leadership meet-
ings of the denomination.

Intercollegiate Athletics

Intercollegiate athletics are an integral part of the overall pro-
gram at West Georgia College. The college is a member of the
Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and National Asso-
ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics. Intercollegiate athletic policy
is determined by the faculty committee on Intercollegiate Athletics.

Men compete in the following intercollegiate sports: baseball,
basketball, cross-country, golf, tennis and track. Conference
championships are determined in most sports, and outstanding
teams and individuals compete in national tournaments. Besides
sports days, women compete with teams from other colleges in
basketball, tennis, and volleyball.

ORGANIZATIONS

Departmental Organizations & Professional
Fraternities

ALPHA KAPPA PSI

The purposes and objectives of Alpha Kappa Psi are: To fur-
ther the individual welfare of its members; to foster scientific
research in the fields of commerce accounts and finance; to edu-
cate the public to appreciate and demand higher ideals therein;
and to promote and advance at West Georgia College courses
leading to degrees in business administration.

ALPHA PHI OMEGA

Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity established
with the purpose of promoting leadership, friendship, and service
on the college campus. The organization affords its members a
chance to serve the students and faculty, youth and community,
members of the fraternity and the nation as participating citizens.
The major requirements for membership are based on scholarship
and past or present affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America.

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CAMERATTA CLUB

The Cameratta Club is a Women's Music Major and Minor
Club formed for the purpose of raising the standard of musician-
ship and scholarship among its members, and to promote music
within the school and community.

CIRCLE K CLUB

The Kiwanis Club of Carrollton has established a Circle K
Club to promote civic welfare of the college. It desires to develop
within members the high degree of citizenship and social service
exemplified by the constitution and by-laws of Kiwanis Inter-
national. Members are selected on the basis of scholarship, civic
interest, and leadership.

COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

The purpose is to promote the education of exceptional
children and youth through stimulating, furthering, and strength-
ening the interests of young adults in this facet of professional
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DELTA PSI OMEGA

The purpose of the mathematics club, Delta Psi Omega, is
to promote opportunities for its members to explore the field of
mathematics and to promote the enjoyment of study and research.
Any student who is working toward a major or minor in the field
of mathematics may be considered a candidate for membership
provided he has at least a 2.0 average.

DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN

The purpose of the Verein is to give its members the oppor-
tunity to become better acquainted with the customs and civili-
zation of the German people through formal as well as informal
meetings or programs. Membership in the organization is open to
students who are taking or have taken a course in German, or to
students who express a speaking or written knowledge of the
German language.

EL CIRCULO ESPANOL

El Circulo Espanol is open to any student interested in the
Spanish language and in Spain and Latin America. The purpose
of the Club is to stimulate interest in the Spanish language and
in the cultures of the people of Spain and of South and Central
America.

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GEOLOGY CLUB

The purpose of the Geology Club is to stimulate interest in
and to acquire knowledge of the earth sciences. This can best
be done by offering members opportunities for field studies
and field trips, by visits from leaders in the earth sciences, and
by social events at which both students and professors can ex-
change ideas.

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association is to maintain standards of
excellence and quality in academic performance; enhance the
understanding within individuals' respective area; cooperation
between graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, and ad-
ministrators and protection of individual interests and rights
within the Graduate Division.

LE CERCLE FRANCAIS

Le Cercle Francais is composed of students interested in French
life and culture. The purpose of this club is to help students become
better acquainted with the language and customs of France.

PHI BETA LAMBDA

Phi Beta Lambda is open to any student interested in the field
of business. The chapter is affiliated with the state and national
organizations. Its purposes are to create more understanding and
interest in business education, to develop character, and to train
for useful citizenship. Social as well as professional meetings are
held at regular intervals.

PHILOSOPHY CLUB

The Philosophy Club is an open society, open to any member
of the college community student, staff, or faculty who wants
to get involved in the discussion of philosophical ideas of current
and lively interest. Papers and talks are presented by students,
faculty members, and special guest speakers from outside the
college. The club meets twice monthly.

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB

The purpose of the Psychology Club is three-fold: (1) to pro-
vide opportunities for those interested in the field of psychology
to discuss mutual interests and problems, (2) to stimulate and
foster interest in the professional field of psychology, and (3)
to provide contacts with people in the field of psychology and
experiences that contribute to the student's understanding and

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growth. Anyone interested in the field of psychology may make
application to the membership chairman.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION MAJORS CLUB

The purpose ot the Physical Education Club is to stimulate
and promote professional growth and personal relationships through
activities, meetings and special programs.

STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The Student Education Association is open to all students
who are interested in teaching. The Tieje-Downs Chapter is
affiliated with the state and national organizations and provides
contact with leaders in the profession and opportunities for ex-
periences that will contribute to growth toward becoming a teacher.

STUDENT MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The purpose of SMENC is to acquaint students with the pri-
vileges and responsibihties of music and the music education
profession. The organization provides for its members an oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with leaders in the music profession
as well as SMENC members of other colleges and universities.

WEST GEORGIA ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB

The purpose of the West Georgia Archaeology Club is to
promote interest in archaeology with emphasis being placed
on the archaeological significance of the West Georgia area.
Club members are trained in archaeological method and theory
and participate in actual field excavations.

WEST GEORGIA PHYSICS SOCIETY

The purpose of the Physics Society is the advancement and
diffusion of knowledge of the science of physics. Membership
in this organization is open to all students who are interested
in physics.

Honor Organizations and Recognition Societies

ACCOLADE

Accolade is a women's service organization for junior women.
The qualifications for membership are service, scholarship, and
leadership. The purpose of Accolade is to promote college loyalty,
to advance service, to encourage leadership on the campus, and
to maintain a high standard of scholarship among college women.

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ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national freshman women's honor
society. All women students who have obtained a 3.5 or better
average in the freshman year are eligible. The purpose of the
Society is to promote intelligent living and a high standard of
learning, and to encourage superior scholastic attainment among
the women in their first year in institutions of higher learning.

PHI ALPHA THETA

Phi Alpha Theta is an International History Honor Society.
The membership of the organization is composed of students
and professors who have been elected to membership upon the
basis of excellence in the study of history. The objective of Phi
Alpha Theta is the promotion of the study of History by the
encouragement of research and the exchange of learning and
thought among historians. It seeks to bring students, teachers,
and writers of history together intellectually and socially.

PHI SIGMA MU

Phi Sigma Mu is an honor society for men at West Georgia.
Men who have shown high scholastic achievement during their
freshmen year are asked to join the club. They strive to encourage
and stimulate scholarship and achievement among the men of
West Georgia College.

PI GAMMA MU

Pi Gamma Mu is the national honorary fraternity for students
of the social sciences. West Georgia College's Georgia Zeta
Chapter requires that men and women selected for membership
be juniors or seniors, have an overall B average, and have a BH-
average in social science courses. The purposes of Pi Gamma Mu
are to promote interest in the social sciences and to recognize
excellence of students pursuing these studies.

Special Interest Groups
BAPTIST STUDENT UNION

The Baptist Student Union is a campus organization sponsored
by the Baptist churches. There are no membership requirements
since all students are invited to participate in all of its activities.
Its purposes are to encourage the student in a responsible churcli
relationship and to provide a weekday ministry to students. There
is a full-time Baptist Minister on the campus.

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BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE

The purpose is to promote dignity in the black people, increase
understanding and the exchange of ideas between black and white
students and promote the interests of West Georgia College.

BRIDGE CLUB

The Bridge Club offers a chance for quiet concentration and
relaxation through the world-recognized duplicate bridge game.

CANTERBURY CLUB ^ -

The Canterbury Club is a campus organization sponsored
by the Episcopal churches. Membership is open to all interested
persons.

COLLEGE UNION PROGRAM COUNCIL

The program council is comprised of the elected chairmen of
seven committees: entertainment, fine arts, house, publicity,
recreation, secretarial and social. All students who desire to serve
on one of these committees are encouraged to apply in the Student
Activities office. Campus entertainment, including concerts,
movies, lectures, etc., is a major concern of the council.

CONCERT BAND AND PEP BAND

The Concert Band is open to students from all departments
of the college. Performances include a wide variety of music,
including contemporary band literature and popular tunes. Con-
certs are given both on and off campus, and credit is granted to
those meeting the requirements.

The Pep Band is composed of volunteers from the Concert
Band, and its primary function is to play at athletic events. There
is also a Brass Ensemble which has opportunities for performances.

DEBATE CLUB

The Debate Club is composed of students interested in standard
debate and individual forensic activity. The national collegiate
debate topic is used, and teams enter novice and varsily competi-
tion in the south eastern states.

FLYING CLUB

The purpose of this club is to promote the skill, safety, edu-
cation and sport of flying. Any member of the student body,
faculty or stall" and family members of said persons are eligible
for membership.

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INTERNATIONAL CLUB

The club is open to foreign and American students to discuss
means of improving harmony between the nationalities.

KARATE CLUB

The West Georgia College Karate Club seeks to promote
the development of high levels of sportsmanship and fairness in
all phases of life and to promote a competitive spirit. The mem-
bers are taught the various techniques of Karate.

LETTERMEN'S CLUB

The West Georgia Lettermen's Club is composed of men who
have received a letter for superior performance in one of the
varsity sports. The purpose of the club is to promote good sports-
manship and school spirit among the athletes and student body
and to support all the athletic teams sponsored by the college.

MEN'S INTRAMURAL ASSOCIATION

The Men's Intramural Association is an organization whose
only purpose is to encourage and provide opportunities for active
participation in intramural sports. Incoming freshmen and trans-
fers should join and become active participants in as many of the
activities as possible. Some of the activities offered are flag foot-
ball, volleyball, softball, basketball, table tennis, foul shooting,
and tug of war. Individual and team trophies are awarded to
the winners of the various activities at the end of each school
year.

NEWMAN CLUB

The Newman Club is the campus organization sponsored by
the Catholic Church. Membership, however, is open to any stu-
dent. Its purpose is to help the student develop and broaden his
religious, educational and social interests.

WESLEY FOUNDATION

The Wesley Foundation is the campus organization spon-
sored by the Methodist church. Membership is open to any stu-
dent. It offers students a focal point for any personal endeavors.
Enrichment activities both of interacting fellowship concerns
and christian concerns are available to help develop and broaden
the student's religious, educational, and social interests. Pro-
grams range from participation in campus events, to several
types of programs working with disadvantaged youth, to witness-
ing and sharing opportunities on campuses and in the community.

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WEST GEORGIA BARBELL CLUB

The purpose of the West Georgia Barbell Club shall be to
improve physical fitness, compete with other schools, clubs, etc.
and to instruct students in all aspects of weight-lifting.

WEST GEORGIA BROADCASTING CLUB

The purpose of the club is to provide a communication source
within the college, as well as provide additional communication
between the college and community, and to give increased student
involvement in the institution.

Any student wishing to aid in fullfilling the goals of the club
may become a member, and those becoming members will parti-
cipate in the operation of the Campus Station.

WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE CHOIRS

All choirs are open to all students at West Georgia College.
You need not be a music major to participate.

Concert Choir

Consists of 40-50 members. This choir has toured extensively
in the eastern part of the United States. It meets four days a
week and performs frequently with orchestra.

Chamber Singers

A choral group consisting of 15-20 singers selected by audi-
tion. They rehearse four days a week and present at least one
concert per quarter on campus, in addition to performances
throughout the state. The Chamber Singers specialize in music
written for the small ensemble, from the middle ages through
the avant-garde.

Women's Ensemble

A chorus open to all women students interested in singing,
meeting two days a week and performing primarily on campus.

Men's Ensemble

Chorus open to all men on the West Georgia Campus, meet-
ing two hours a week and performing primarily on the West
Georgia Campus

WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE SPORT PARACHUTE TEAM

The primary purpose of the WGC Sport Parachute Team
is the enjoyment of the most unique, exciting sport ever created.
The team trains novices for their first jump and is fully equipped
with chutes, drop zone, jumpmaster, instructors, and licensed

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rigger. The team operates under the auspices of the US Parachute
Assoc, the Federal Aviation Agency, and seeks to compete
with other schools of the National Collegiate Parachute League.

WEST GEORGIA FOLK CLUB

The purpose of the Folk club is to promote interest in all types
of folk music blues, blue grass and folk proper. The club spon-
sors music clinics, entertainment and playing engagements for its
members, and runs a weekly coffee house.

WEST GEORGIA GROTTO OF N.S.S.

The "caving club," as the grotto is commonly called, tries to
promote interest in cave exploration, with an emphasis placed on
safety. All club members receive instructions in all phases of
caving, such as mountaineering, rock climbing, rope work, and
surveying.

WEST GEORGIA STUDENT ART ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this organization is to promote art at West
Georgia College and the surrounding community.

WEST GEORGIA THEATRE ART SOCIETY

The purpose of the West Georgia Theatre Art Society is to
stimulate interest and promote skill in acting, directing, and
stage management, as well as to further the knowledge of the
individual in drama. It also gives each member an over-all con-
cept of the ideals and practices in all aspects of theatre. Mem-
bership is open to any student interested in theatre art.

WOMEN'S INTRAMURAL ASSOCIATION

Membership in the Women's Intramural Association is open
to all women students on the campus. The purpose of the asso-
ciation is to foster and promote athletic and recreational ac-
tivities through the athletic board in cooperation with the de-
partment of physical education.

Activities offered in the intramural program are soccer, field
hockey, basketball, volleyball, speedball, softball, tennis, golf,
archery, badminton, table tennis, horseshoes, swimming, track
and field events and other recreational activities.

PROCEDURE FOR FORMING NEW STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS

1. Any group of students desiring to form an organization
whose membership is composed primarily of West Georgia Col-

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lege students and/or whose existence depends upon its relation-
ship to the College must receive official approval. A written
statement of the purposes of the organization, a copy of its pro-
posed constitution, and a list of the members shall be submitted
to the Student Government Association. Membership must include
at least 20 West Georgia College Students. If the SGA approves
the organization, the material may be forwarded to the Faculty
Student Life Committee for its approval. Subsequent revision and
amendments of the constitution must receive similar approval.

2. The purposes and practices of the proposed club must be
constructive and compatible with the standards and objectives
of the college,

3. Copies of the constitution of each organization are to be
filed with the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, the Director
of Student Activities, and with the Student Government Associa-
tion. Periodic reports as requested by these offices are to be
supplied. Failure to fulfill such requests will be cause for the
deactivation of the organization.

4. All student organizations are subject to the regulations of
West Georgia College.

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INTRODUCTION

Greeks at West Georgia College are an integral part of stu-
dent life and activity. Local social sororities and fraternities
were organized on the West Georgia campus in the 1968-1969
school year. Since that time, they have affiliated with national
organizations.

Fraternities and sororities have played a major role on the
West Georgia College campus for three years. They have a history
and tradition of attracting capable students as members. They
stand for good scholarship, moral and social responsibility for
their members. Their performances both as individuals and
groups has set a high tone for the college community.

Panhellic, meaning "all-Greek," is the governing body to
which all sorority women belong. This organization provides
a unity among sorority chapters and fosters interfraternity co-
operation and understanding on the part of individual members.
It also realizes the importance and necessity of mutual under-
standing and co-operation between the sororities and college
administration and community. The Council is composed of
two representatives from each of the five recognized sororities.

The Interfraternity Council is the unifying force for the fra-
ternity system. The IFC is composed of two representatives
and the president of each fraternity. The purpose of the organi-
zation is to be the governing body of all the fraternities and to
give service. The IFC boosts the fraternity idea on campus. It
accomplishes those things collectively that individual chapters
cannot or should not be doing individually.

Rules for Rush are issued separately for men and women.
Copies of rush rules are available in the office of the Panhellenic
and IFC Advisor.

Students may be initiated into a sorority or fraternity when
that group has received permission from the Panhellenic and
IFC Advisor. If illegally initiated, the student and the group
involved may suffer a penalty.

No national fraternity or sorority shall establish a chapter
on the West Georgia College campus without the approval of
the Interfraternity Council or the Panhellenic Council and the
Dean of Student Affairs. Petitions should be addressed to the
Assistant Director of Student Activities.

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SORORITIES

Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity was founded
in 1904 at Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. Gamma Tau
Chapter, one of the 104 installed chapters, was established on
this campus in 1968 as Sigma Chi Omega local sorority.

One of the contributions Gamma Tau Chapter has made was
the bringing of the nationally known "Toys for Tots" program
which they brought to Carrollton with the help of a campus men's
fraternity and the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve. In addition to
this and many other worth-while projects, Gamma Tau partici-
pates in many social projects such as Fraternity Exchanges, Dads
and Moms Weekends, Christmas Formal, Pledge Valentine Dance,
and others. Much emphasis is also placed on scholastic achieve-
ment. Membership in Alpha Gamma Delta is an experience in
modern gracious living with the added assets of lifelong friend-
ships and happy memories.

Chi Omega

The Phi Kappa chapter of Chi Omega was installed on the
campus of West Georgia College in the Spring of 1971 and has
approximately 50 active members. Chi Omega was organized
as a fraternal order at the University of Arkansas, April 5, 1895.
They have over 150 active chapters and well over 100,000 active
members and alumna.

The underlying principles of Chi Omega's development
are that it is a group of friends at the college level of intel-
ligence; that such a group stimulates abilities and princi-
ples upon which the quahty of a civilization depends; that
such a group aids in the preservation of the freedoms es-
sential to the development of the individual; but that such
individuals are aware of the subjective values that history
proves wise.

Delta Delta Delta
The local chapter of Phi Sigma Delta formed in November,
1967, became a part of the national fraternity. Delta Delta Delta
in the school year 1970-71.

There are three phases of membership in the Fraternity:
pledgeship, collegiate chapter membership, and alumnae chapter
membership.

The pledge period offers an opportunity to fulfill Tri Delta's

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faith in you by developing as an individual and as a contributing
member of the college community.

To learn and earn is the way to membership.

Kappa Delta

The Delta Psi chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at West Geor-
gia College became a colony of Kappa Delta on January 5, 1970.
The colony was installed April 3, 1971.

Kappa Delta was founded on October 23, 1897, at Longwood
College, Farmville, Virginia. From this beginning the sorority
has grown to some 111 chapters across the nation with over 75,000
members.

The sorority has as its national philanthropy aiding in the
support of the Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Vir-
ginia.

The ideals of Kappa Delta are best expressed in its open
motto, Ta Kala Diokomen: "Let us strive for that which is honor-
able, beautiful, and highest."

Phi Mu

Alpha Phi Rho was formed in January of 1968 by 21 girls
and in February of 1971 this group became the Gamma Rho
chapter of Phi Mu.

Phi Mu's colors are pink and white and their flower is a rose
carnation. The open motto is "Les Souers Fidels," meaning "The
loyal sisters." Phi Mu was founded in 1852 at Wesleyan College
in Macon, Georgia.

FRATERNITIES

Alpha Tau Omega

Alpha Tau Omega Colony was founded as Kappa Phi Fra-
ternity in April of 1968. The founder felt that a strong fraternity
was needed composed of persons "not losing their own personal
identity, but gaining brotherhood, strength and knowledge."
Kappa Phi colonized with Alpha Tau Omega on January 26, 1971
with the same ideals in mind.

The fraternity house is located on Newnan Street.

Kappa Sigma

The Lambda Delta chapter oT Kappa Sigma, formerly Sigma
Alpha Omega Fraternity, was established in early January of

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1968. It became nationally affiliated with pledging on December
10, 1970. The objectives of the fraternity are defined as "a solid
foundation built on a combination of real friendship and loyalty,
nurtured by cooperation and understanding."

The fraternity's house is located at 810 Bankhead Highway
in Carrollton, just inside the city limits. The fraternity, whose
colors are scarlet, white and green, boasts a membership of over
70 active brothers.

Lambda Chi Alpha

Lambda Chi Alpha has one word that embodies every facet
of human character ... a word that rallies all that is warm and
worthwhile in mankind. That word is Fraternity . . . the spirit
of brotherhood.

The Lambda Chi Alpha chapter was founded spring quarter
of 1971 by 42 active members. The chapter house is located
five miles north of the campus on the Bremen Highway.

"Hail to progress." This phrase more than any other, typifies
the founding history and the accomplishments of Lambda Chi
Alpha.

Pi Kappa Alpha

Established in January of 1968, the Cavaliers was the first
social club to be established at West Georgia College. From the
original 35 charter members of the Cavaliers has evolved the
establishment of the Pi Kappa Alpha Colony on April 4, 1971.
The colony now has 56 active members.

The purpose of Pi Kappa Alpha is the establishment of friend-
ship on a firmer and more lasting basis; for the promotion of
brotherly love and kind feeling; for the mutual benefit and ad-
vancement of the interests of those with whom we sympathize
and deem worthy of regard.

The Pi Kappa Alpha house is located at 338 Maple Street.

Sigma Nu

Sigma Nu at West Georgia College was formerly Delta Kappa
Fraternity, a local group. They became affiliated with the national
fraternity in November, 1970.

Sigma Nu is the "Honor Fraternity" and has set forth a creed
that stresses believing in the life of love, walking in the way of

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honor and serving in light of truth. This creed has become part
of Delta Kappa as well as all chapters of Sigma Nu across the
nation.

Sigma Nu is now in its second year in its home at 342 Maple
Street. The fraternity was founded during spring quarter of 1968
with scholarship, competition, brotherhood, and humbleness being
its main purposes. From that original group of 13 men, the fra-
ternity has grown to include almost 60 initiated brothers, par-
ticipating in all facets of college life.

Tau Kappa Epsilon

Tau Kappa Epsilon was founded in September of 1969, by
ten men who shared common ambitions and common interests.
TKE, formerly Pi Kappa Sigma became socially affiliated with
Tau Kappa Epsilon International February 6, 1971 as a colony.
Tau Kappa Epsilon International is the largest fraternal organiza-
tion with 305 active chapters. Since affiliation with TKE, the fra-
ternity has grown from 30, to 51 active members.

The group was granted a chapter charter and formally initiated
June 6, 1971. Requirements for the charter were fulfilled in a
shorter span of time than any other TKE chapter in the nation.

The fraternity owns a cabin located outside the city limits,
with 14 acres and three lakes.

Fraters of Tau Kappa Epsilon exemplify brotherhood, and
they all work toward building men with strength of character,
but with individuality as well.

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INTRODUCTION

During 1970-71 the West Georgia Student Body Association
completed a very successful year under the leadership of two
presidents. The student body leaders expanded into leadership
roles on the state level, particularly in the Student Advisory
Council to the Board of Regents, where one of our past presidents
served as Chairman.

The Student Government Association was also very active
on the campus in several different areas. The SGA began the
refrigerator rental program, making it available to campus resi-
dents. The Faculty-Course Evaluation was iidministered and im-
proved upon. The Student Government Association also moved
to streamline student government by eliminating the positions of
Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Body.

1971-72 promises to be even more challenging than last year
in the Student Government Association. It is hoped that you will
become involved this year and help to implement needed changes.

CONSTITUTION

of the Student Body of West Georgia College

Preamble

We, the Students of West Georgia College, in order to promote
a high standard of conduct; to maintain a desirable atmosphere
for intellectual growth and for social activity; to stimulate common
understanding between students, faculty, and administration; to
protect the individual rights of each student; and to set forth the
general principles that shall govern the Student Body, do estab-
lish this Constitution and By-Laws of West Georgia College.

ARTICLE I

Name

The name of this organization shall be the Student Body of
West Georgia College.

ARTICLE II

Objectives

The objectives of this organization are stated in the Preamble
to this Constitution and By-Laws.

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ARTICLE III

Membership

Any person accepted as a full-time undergraduate or graduate
student at West Georgia College is a member of the Student Body
and is eligible to participate in student government.

ARTICLE IV

Student Body Officers
Section 1. The Student Body shall elect the following officers:
a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer,
and a Judiciary Chairman.

Section 2. The President, Vice-President, and Judiciary Chairman
shall come from the rising Junior and Senior class; the
Secretary and Treasurer shall come from the rising
Sophomore, Junior or Senior class.
ARTICLE V

Government Units

Section 1. Student Government shall be administered through
governmental units. The Student Body shall understand that
the Faculty and Board of Regents has ultimate authority in
all matters governing West Georgia College.

Section 2. There shall be a Student Government Association.

a. The Student Body officers shall be the officers of the Stu-
dent Government Association.

b. The Student Government Association shall be composed
of an Executive Council, a Senate, and a Judiciary Commis-
sion.

1. The Executive Council shall include the Student body
officers, a representative from the Men's Executive House
Council, a representative from the Women's Executive
House Council, a representative from the Inter-Fraternal
Council, the superintendent of the College Union, a min-
ister of Academic Affairs, and a Minister of Student Af-
fairs. The Chairman of the Executive Council shall be
the President of the Student Government Association.

2. The Senate shall be composed of the vice-president and
secretary-treasurers of the classes, representatives from
the Freshman Class, representatives from the academic
divisions of the college and the Graduate School, ex-
officio members, and the Vice-President of the SGA, who
shall act as Chairman.

(a) A total of thirty undergraduate representatives shall

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be apportioned according to the number of students
in each division, except for the Graduate Division,
which shall have its representative (s) appointed by the
President of the SGA upon recommendation of the
Dean of the Graduate School.

(b) Election of division representatives shall take place
in the Spring Quarter.

(c) Election of Freshman Class representatives shall take
place in the Fall Quarter.

3. Student Judiciary Commission. This Commission shall
be vested with the responsibility for the Student Judiciary.

c. The objectives of the Student Government Association are
stated in the Preamble to this Constitution and By-Laws.

d. The Student Government Association shall be the ultimate
Student authority in legislative matters which fall under the
purview of student legislation.

e. The Student Government Association shall establish the
following Commissions, Councils and Committees to facili-
tate its work:

1. Finance Committee

2. Election Committee

3. Projects and Constitutions Committee

4. Summer Commission

5. Special Committees may be established as the need arises.

Section 3. Each of the four academic classes shall be vested with
authority to organize at academic levels, elect class officers,
to administer necessary class duties and responsibilities, and
to provide specific representation to the Student Government
Association.

ARTICLE VI

House Councils

Each House Council shall be vested with authority in matters
governing students living in each respective residence hall.

ARTICLE VII

Student Body Meetings

The Student Body President shall call all meetings of the Stu-
dent body.

ARTICLE VIII

Elections
Sectic^n \. All students and Graduate Students at West Georgia
College shall be entitled to vote for Student Body Of-

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ficers and shall be entitled to vote in other general elec-
tions.

Section 2. All students certified by the Registrar's office as being
members of a particular academic class shall be entitled
to vote in that particular election.

ARTICLE IX

Parliamentary Procedures

All units of the Student Government shall follow parUamentary
procedures listed in Robert's Rules of Order.

ARTICLE X

Amendments
Section L This Constitution shall be amended only when ratified
by a two-thirds favorable vote of those ballots cast by
the Student Body.

The Student Government Association shall, at least
one week prior to the date set for the Student Body vote,
give notice that an amendment has been proposed for
adoption by publishing the proposed amendment(s) in
the West Georgian.

Constitutional Amendments

Amendment 1. Meetings of the Student Body shall be called by
the President of the Student Government with
approval of two-thirds of the Executive Council,
or shall be called by order of the SGA Senate when
petitioned by five per cent of the students.

Amendment 2. Installation of student body officers shall take
place after the first regular meeting following their
election.

Amendment 3. All students certified by the Registrar's Office as
being members of that particular class and divi-
sion shall be entitled to vote in that particular
election.

Amendment 4. Members of the Executive Council shall include
the student body officers, class presidents, a repre-
sentative from the Men's Executive House Council,
a representative from the Women's Executive
House Council, a representative from the student
body at large, the superintendent of the College
Union, Minister of Academic Affairs, and Min-

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ister of Student Affairs. The Chairman of the
Executive Council shall be the President of the
: SGA.

Amendment 5. There shall be three (3) Student body officers:
president, vice-president, judiciary chairman. An
office of finance shall be established in the Execu-
tive Secretariat. The secretary of the office of
finance shall assume the duties of treasurer as
prescribed in the student body by-laws. Clerical,
secretarial and other duties designated by the
SGA president, which were held by the office of
. secretary, shall be performed by staff persons
selected by the three student body officers, ef-
fective March 19, 1971.

Amendment 6. 1. A total of thirty undergraduate representatives
shall be apportioned according to the number of
students in each division, except for the Gradu-
ate Division, which shall have its representa-
tive(s) appointed by the President of the SGA
upon recommendation of the Dean of the
Graduate School and the Graduate Student
Panel.
2. Election of Freshman Class representatives
and the appointment of the Graduate Student
representative shall take place in the Fall
Quarter.

Amendment 7. The Senate shall be composed of the vice-presi-
dents of the classes, representatives from the
divisions of the college and the graduate school,
ex-officio members, temporary senators, and the
Vice-President of the SGA who shall act as chair-
man.

a. A total of fifteen undergraduate representa-
tives shall be apportioned according to the num-
ber of students in each division, except for the
graduate division who shall have its representa-
tives appointed by the president of the SGA
upon recommendation of the Dean of the
Graduate School and the Graduate Student
Panel.

b. Election of division representatives shall take
place in the Spring quarter.

c. Graduate representative appointment sliall be
in the fall.

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BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I

Student Government Association

Section 1. Structure

There shall be a Student Government Association structured

in a bi-cameral system with a Student Senate and an Executive

Council.
Section 2. Officers.

The officers of the Student Government Association shall be

the student body officers.

Section 3. Judiciary.

A student Judiciary Commission shall be a part of the Student
Government Association and shall have such authority as
vested in it by the Student Senate and Executive Council.

ARTICLE II

Duties of Student Body Officers
Section 1. President

The President of the Student Body shall have the following
duties and powers:

(a) To execute the laws enacted by the Student Senate and
Executive Council.

(b) To call and preside over meetings of the Executive Council.

(c) To submit to the Student Senate at the first regular meeting
of Spring Quarter for approval the proposed SGA budget
for the following year.

(d) To veto acts of the Student Government. If the President
does not veto any act of the Student Government within
five days after passage, such acts shall become law without
the President's signature.

(e) To examine quarterly the books and records of the Treasur-
er of the Student Body, all members of the Executive Coun-
cil, and all subsidiary organizations.

(f) To attend all meetings of the Student Senate.

(g) To execute all powers and duties found in this constitution
and the laws of the Student Body.

Section 2. Vice-President

The Vice-President of the Student Body shall have the follow-
ing duties and powers:

(a) To execute the duties and powers of the President of the
Student Body in his absence.

(b) To preside over all the meetings of the Student Senate and
to cast a vote in the Student Senate in case of a tie.

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(c) To perform such duties as the President of the Student
Body may assign to him.

(d) To appoint the members of all committees of the Student
Senate and serve as ex-officio member of all such commit-
tees.

Section 3. Secretary

The Secretary of the Student Body shall have the following
duties and powers:

(a) To serve as recording secretary for the Executive Council.

(b) To send to the office of the President of the Student Body
within 48 hours after enactment, all laws passed by the Stu-
dent Senate, and to return to the Senate all legislation
signed or vetoed by the President.

(c) To serve as manager of the Student Body office and handle
correspondence.

(d) To have all acts and decisions of the Student Senate pub-
lished in the official student newspaper in the next issue
following adoption.

(e) To perform all other duties as may be given him by the
President of the Student Body.

Section 4. Treasurer

The Treasurer of the Student Body shall have the following
duties and powers:

(a) To present to the Student Senate and to have published in
the official college newspaper quarterly written financial
reports on all activities supported by Student Activities
Fees.

(b) To be responsible for the financial administration and
records of the SGA.

(c) To serve as Chairman of the Finance Committee.

(d) To deliver to the Executive Council a financial report at
all regular meetings.

Section 5. Judiciary

The Judiciary Chairman shall be chairman of the Judiciary
Commission.

ARTICLE III

Executive Council

Members of the Executive Council shall include the student
body officers, class presidents, a representative from the Men's
Executive House Council, a representative from the Women's
Executive House Council, a representative from the student body
at large, the superintendent of the College Union, Minister of
Academic Affairs, and a Minister of Student Affairs. The chair-
man of the Executive Council shall be the President of the SGA.

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ARTICLE IV

Student Judiciary Commission

Section 1. Judicial Authority

The Judicial Authority of the Student Bodv of West Georgia
College shall be vested in the Judicial Commission and such
other courts as the Student Senate shall establish.

Section 2. Administratives: Practice and Procedure

(a) The Chairman of the Judiciary Commission as chief ad-
ministrative officer of the Judicial System shall be vested
with and shall exercise in accordance with rules adopted
by the Judiciary Commission the authority to:

(1) Assign justices and judges to temporary duty,

(2) Supervise the administration of all courts,

(3) To inform the Student Senate and Executive Council
of the Judicial System and record measures for the
improvement of the administration of justice.

(b) The Student Judiciary shall adopt rules governing practices
and procedures in all courts.

(c) All courts shall conduct open hearings unless otherwise
requested by the defendent. This is not to be construed to
prohibit the court, after the beginning of the hearing from
expelling spectators or witnesses if the circumstances
require or from deciding the case in the chambers.

Section 3. Composition of the Judiciary Commission
(a) The Judiciary Commission shall consist of:

(1) The Judiciary Chairman who shall be elected from the
rising Junior or Senior class.

(2) Eight associate justices appointed by the Judiciary
Chairman with the approval of the Senate and the Exec-
utive Council. At least three of these justices shall be
women. All associate justices shall serve as long as they
maintain a 2.0 academic average and carry a minimum
of fifteen (15) academic hours.

Section 4. Procedures

(a) The concurrence of a majority of the justices voting shall be
necessary to render effective a decision of the Judicial
Commission providing five (5) justices are present and
voting.

(b) The Judicial Chairman shall preside over sessions of the
Judiciary Commission and designate an associate justice
in his absence. If the Judiciary Chairman fails to so desig-
nate, a majority of the court shall designate a Chairman to
preside and vote.

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Section 5. Jurisdiction

(a) The Judiciary Commission shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction over cases and controversies involving ques-
tions regarding constitutionality.

(b) The Judiciary Commission shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction over cases involving impeachment of officers
of the student bodv.

(c) Appeals from any other courts may be taken as a matter
of right to the Judiciary Commission from iudgements

imposing a penalty considered by the defendant to be over-
ly punitive or as a result of any prejudicial errors committed
by the court.

(d) The court may review any decision of any other courts
as the student Senate may from time to time establish.

(e) The Judiciary Commission may issue writs of mandamus,
prohibitation, and quo warrants when a student body of-
ficer is moved as a respondant, or such other writs as
necessary or proper to complete exercise of its jurisdiction.

(f) The Jiidiciarv Commission shall have the authority to cite
the defendant, his counsel, the opposing counsel, a witness,
or spectator for contempt of court, and shall have the
authority to try him for this offense and issue punishment
thereof.

ARTICLE V

Senate

Section 1. Composition

The Senate shall be composed of the vice-presidents and secre-
tary-treasurers of the classes, representatives from the Fresh-
man class, representatives from the divisions of the college and
the Graduate School, ex-officio members, and the vice-presi-
dent of the SGA, who shall act as Chairman.

Section 2. Senate Offices and Duties

The Senate shall elect by majority vote a President Pro-tem
from among its members who shall assume ihe duties of Chair-
man in the absence of the Vice-President of the SGA. It shall
likewise elect a secretary to keep minutes of the proceedings
of the Senate and furnish them to the Secretary of the SGA for
distribution to SGA members.

ARTICLE VI

Procedures of Legislatu I

Legislation or proposals may originate either in the Executive
Council or in the Senate and must be approved by both bodies.
Measures approved by the Senate must be approved by the Execu-
tive Council and bv the President of the student bodv; however a

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measure vetoed by the Executive Council or by the student body
President can be passed over veto by a two-thirds vote of the
Senate.

ARTICLE VII

Ministers

There shall be two (2) administrative assistants to the Presi-
dent of the student body Mmister of Student Affairs and a Mm-
ister of Academic Affairs.

Section 1. The ministers shall be appointed by the President of
the student body upon approval of the student Senate.

Section 2. The Ministers' shall act as a liason between their com-
mittees and their counterparts in the college administration,
and shall advise the Executive Council on matters relative to
their delegated areas of responsibility as designated by the

President.

ARTICLE VIII

Meetings

Section 1. Regular meeting

The Student Government Association shall meet regularly;

the Executive Council and the Senate shall meet once every

two weeks on alternating weeks.

Section 2. Special meetings

Special meetings may be called by the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Council or the Chairman of the Senate.

Section 3. Attendance

Members are required to attend all regular meetings of the
Association. Attendence at special meetings is desired but not
compulsory. After two (2) consecuti\ e absences from regular
meetings or four non-consecutive absences, a member shall
automatically be removed upon written notification by the
Secretary of the SGA.

ARTICLE IX

Vacancies
Section L Class Officers

The vacancy in the office of a class president shall be filled
by the vice-president, who shall then appoint, with Senate
approval, a new vice-president. Other class vacancies may be
filled by the respective president.

Section 2. Appointed Offices

Vacancies in appointive offices shall be filled by re-appoint- -
ment.

Section 3. Division Representatives

If a vacancy should occur in the office of a division representa-

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tive, it shall be filled by election by the Senate from eligible stu-
dents in that division. Vacancies shall be announced at the first
regular meeting prior to the nomination and election at the
following regular Senate meeting.

Section 4. Student Body Officers.

Vacancies in the office of a Student Body Officer shall be
filled by re-election at the next general election. Until the
next Student Body Election, the following changes in positions
shall take place:

a. Vice-President shall assume the duties of President.

b. President pro-tem of the Senate shall assume the duties of
the Vice-President.

c. Secretary of the Senate shall assume the duties of the Sec-
retary of the Student Body.

d. Associate Chairman of the Finance Committee shall re-
place the Ireasurer.

0. Judiciary Chairman shall be replaced by an individual
elected by the majority of the Judiciary Commission.

ARTICLE X

Commissions, Councils, and Committees

The SGA shall establish the following Commissions, Councils,
and Committees to facilitate its work:

Section 1. Finance Committee

(a) This committee shall make recommendations on all mone-
tary matters which fall within the purview of the SGA
activities and establish policy necessary to the efficient
operation of the committee.

(b) This committee shall also receive proposed budgets of the
various student activity groups receiving funds allocated
by the SGA. Representatives of each organization shall
submit their proposed budgets to the Finance Committee
for approval and shall also administer all special funds.

(c) Membership shall consist of the SGA Treasurer, who shall
be chairman, plus two (2) representatives from each class
appointed by the presidents of the respective class and ap-
proved by the SGA.

(d) The Chairman of the Finance Committee shall appoint
an Associate Chairman of the Finance Committee.

Section 2. Election Committee

(a) This committee shall prepare, for SGA approval, a statute
entitled ''Student Government Policies and Procedures".
This shall be reviewed periodically and any necessary
changes proposed. It shall supervise all Student Body and
o(her elections and polls as directed by the SGA.

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lb) The Election Committee shall conduct the following
specific elections:

(1) Student Body Officers Winter Quarter

(2) Rising Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Elections,
and Division Representative Elections Spring Quarter.

(3) Freshman Class Elections Fall Quarter.

(4) Homecoming Queen and Court Winter Quarter.

(c) The Committee shall report any alleged violations of the
statute entitled "Student Election Policies and Procedures"
to the Judiciary Commission for decision.

(d) To have published in the college newspaper in the two (2)
issues prior to all elections, a notice of the time and place
of such elections, including notice of such vacancies as
are to be filled in said election.

(e) The Committee shall be composed of a Chairman, who
shall be a member of the Senate, and other members the
Chairman deems necessary. They shall be approved by the
Senate.

Section 3. Projects and Constitutions Committee

(a) Duties

The Committee shall hear all requests for projects
and fund-raising activities by organizations and shall study
and review all constitutions submitted by an organization
for SGA approval. It shall afterwards submit recommenda-
tions for final approval by the Senate. This Committee
shall annually review all constitutional amendments of
campus organizations.

(b) Composition

The Chairman of this Committee shall be a class officer
in the Senate, appointed by the President of the SGA, and
the members shall be the other class officers in the Senate.

Section 4. Summer Commission

(a) This Summer Commission shall be vested with ultimate
authority, both legislative and judicial, during summer
quarter. It shall be composed of all SGA representatives
enrolled Summer Quarter,
(b) The presiding officer of the Summer Commission shall
be the highest ranking Student Body Officer enrolled during
summer quarter. If no Student Body Officer is enrolled
during summer quarter, the presiding officer shall be elect-
ed from among the Student Government representatives
enrolled.

Section 5. Special Committees

Special Committees may be established as the need arises.
Section 6. Representatives to Faculty Committees

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Representatives to faculty committees shall be appointed by
the President of the SGA with approval of the Senate.

ARTICLE XI

Class Organizations
Section 1. Each of the four academic classes shall be vested with
the authority to organize academic levels, elect class officers,
administer necessary class duties and responsibilities, and to
provide specific representation to the SGA.

Section 2. All officers and members of these governmental units,
except the Summer Commission, whether elected or appoint-
ed, shall serve in their respective positions for a period of one
year, entering their duties at the time of their installation.

Section 3. Each class shall elect a President, Vice-President, and
Secretary- Treasurer. The Freshman class shall also elect five
(5) representatives.

Section 4. The following specific responsibilities are assigned to
the respective classes:

(1) Senior Class Homecoming Winter Quarter

(2) Sophomore Class Rat Week Fall Quarter

Section 5. Each class shall meet as frequently as necessary and
upon call by the President of the class. A quorum for a meeting
requiring class action shall be ten per cent (10%) of those
classified as being members.

ARTICLE XII

Apportionment

Section 1. A total of thirty representatives shall be divided among
the divisions of the college and shall be apportioned accord-
ing to the number of students in each division, including the
Graduate Division.

Section 2. Scholastic and Citizenship Requirements. At the time
of election each candidate for office must have an overall
academic average of "C" and must be in good academic and
social standing. At the first meeting of the Executive Council
following notification of the Dean of Student Affairs, mid-
term grades shall apply to Freshmen.

ARTICLE XIII

House Councils
Section 1. Duties

Each House Council shall be vested with the authority designa-
ted by the Student Judiciary Commission in matters governing
students living in each respective residence hall.

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Section 2. Membership

Each Residence Hall shall organize their House Council on a
representative basis.

Section 3. Officers

Each House Council shall annually elect those officers neces-
sary to administer the organization.

Section 4. Procedures

The statute entitled "Student Judiciary Procedures" shall
govern the judicial procedures and actions of the house coun-
cils.

ARTICLE XIV

Campus Organizations

Section 1. Right of Formation

Any group of students numberina twentv f20) or more and who
can show that they have special interests which can be differ-
entiated from those of any existing group on campus may be
chartered as a campus organization after following proper
procedures.

Section 2. Procedure

After the proposed organization has submitted their constitu-
tion to the SGA Projects-Constitution Committee for approval
the organization's request for official recognition will be
granted hv the SGA.

Section 3. Annual Review

Every campus organization will be reviewed by an SGA com-
mittee appointed by the SGA President to ascertain whether or
not the organization is fulfilling the objectives stated in its
constitution. Should the review findings be held unsatisfactory
by the appointed committee, the SGA may remove its offi-
cial recognition by a majority vote from each house.

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UNION PROGRAM COUNCIL MEMBERS

Larry Benton Superintendent

Richard Collier Entertainment

Diane Benton Fine Arts

Ben Fluery Recreation

Elaine Brock Social

Susan Schollenberger House

Kathy Jackson Publicity

Evelyn Owensby Secretary

UNION BOARD MEMBERS

Dean Tracy Stallings Chairman

Mr. Harmon Tolbert Administration Representative

Mr. Robert England Faculty Representative

Mr. Doyle Akins Alumni Representative

Don Smart Student Government Association

Students-at-Large

Commuting Student Representative

Married Student Representative

Jim Hovanec Representative of Men's Interhall Council

Representative of

Peggy O'Neal Women's Executive House Council

Mr. David Parkman. . . Director of Student Activities (ex-officio)
Larry Benton . . . Superintendent of Program Council (ex-officio)
Mr. Cecil Knotts Union Director (ex-officio)

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The Union Program Council is composed of the chairman
of the various student program committees and serves to coordin-
ate the various Union-sponsored programs and activities. The
committees, working with the Director of Student Activities and
staff, initiate and develop activities for all members of the college
community.

This past year, the Program Council sponsored concerts by
The Classics IV, Pat Paulsen, Chambers Brothers, Kenny Rogers
and the First Edition, Josh White, and a number of dances.

The following committees serve as integral parts of the Union
Program Council:

1. Entertainment The entertainment committee is responsible
for producing shows of name entertainment, dances and
pageants, and developing talent throughout the college. It
keeps a talent file to be used for arranging entertainment.
The entertainment committee cooperates with other Union
committees and outside organizations to furnish entertain-
ment for designated events.

2. Fine Arts The fine arts committee plays an important part
in the development of a cultural program within the college.
Its responsibilities include the promotion of programs such
as exhibits, lectures, musical events, concerts, discussion
groups, forums and debates. In brief, any program that
contributes to a broader education of the West Georgia
student in the areas of art, music, humanities, and other
related fields is the concern and responsibility of this com-
mittee.

3. House The house committee makes recommendations to
the Union Board concerning allotment of space and use of
facilities. It maintains the information and lost and found
section, orders records, magazines and other reading mater-
ial for the Center. It also collects ideas and information
from other Unions in an effort to constantly improve exist-
ing programs.

4. Recreation The recreation committee sponsors instruction
in activities such as chess, bridge, dance, billiards, etiquette,
charm, knitting, photography, and other special skills. It is
responsible for the recreational facilities within the building;
and for the organization of any other special interest groups
or activities within the realm of recreation. It is also respon-
sible for the selection and showing of movies.

5. Publicity The publicity committee coordinates all pub-
licity of Union activities through posters and news releases.

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Since the success of each program is dependent upon good
advertising, it is evident that this committee must be involved
in every area of Union activity.

6. Secretarial The secretarial committee is responsible for
, taking minutes of all committee meetings and keeping all

records of the Union Program Council. The chairman of the
secretarial committee shall be the official secretary of the
Union Program Council and sees that all committees are
provided with a secretary.

7. Social The social committee is responsible for all social
activities sponsored by the Union and provides opportunities
for West Georgia students to participate in these activities.
It is responsible for arranging any social programs that
should arise such as teas, receptions, and coffee hours.

THE UNION NEEDS INTERESTED PEOPLE TO SERVE
ON THESE COMMITTEES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PICK
UP AN APPLICATION IN THE UNION LOBBY OFFICE AND
TURN IT IN TO THE DIRECTOR OE STUDENT ACTIVITIES.
YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF THE PRO-
GRAM COUNCIL.

Monday-
Saturday
Sunday

LOBBY OEFICE AND RECREA TION HOURS

Friday

8:00 A.M.- 11:00 P.M.
11:00 A.M. -11:00 P.M.
12:00 Noon- 11:00 P.M.

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West Georgia College offers a variety of services designed to
meet the needs of the student. The following is a brief synopsis
of each of the major student services at the college. Also included
are a number of regulations concerning each service.

Dining Hall

Meals at West Georgia College are served cafeteria style from
modern steam tables. The aims of the dining hall are to serve at
a moderate cost food which is properly cooked, attractive in ap-
pearance, and of such variety as will allow the choice of an adequate
meal and to make the surroundings of the students inviting, pleasant
and restful.

Students are expected to maintain high standards of behavior
in the dining hall. Students are asked to cooperate in helping to
maintain high standards by:

1. Showing consideration for others and taking their proper
place in the serving line.

2. Appearing neatly dressed for each meal. Athletic or gym
clothes, slides or shower shoes, or under shirts are not to
be worn in the dining hall. Men and women shall dress
appropriately for Sunday dinner.

3. Presenting meal tickets at each meal and by keeping tickets
in a readable condition. Meal tickets are not transferable.
Students without tickets will be expected to pay for their
meal but if the ticket is presented within 48 hours, refunds
will be made between 9:00- 10:00 and 3:30-4:30, Monday
through Friday.

Health Service

The college provides a health service for all students and
college employees. The infirmary is located in a new facility
across the street from the Student Center.

The infirmary stays open 24 hours a day 7 days a week except
during quarter break.

If an emergency arises after the curfew for women, the student
is asked to report to the host or resident advisor, who will contact
the security office by phone. Proper arrangements for the student
will then be made by the security office.

All students are requested to report to the infirmary when ill.

The campus doctor will see students between 8:30 and 12 and
1:30 and 5:00. After 5:00 p.m. the campus doctor is on call. Emer-
gency cases will be sent to Tanner Memorial Hospital.

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An accident-health insurance policy is available for a small
cost. The cost is not included in the fees paid to the college. A
brochure containing information on the policy will be mailed to
each student prior to registration. Payment should be made direct-
ly to the representatives of the insurance company who will be on
campus at the time of registration.

All students and faculty who do not have meal tickets for the
dining room must pay for meals while confined to the infirmary.

Students will be expected to adhere to the procedures and
policies established by the Health Committee.

The Tanner Memorial Hospital provides additional health
and emergency service.

College Union

The College Union is the community center of the campus
the cultural, social, recreational, and service center for students,
faculty, administration, staff, alumni, and guests of the college.

Included in the Union building is the college dining hall, a
snack bar, student offices, television, and multi-purpose rooms
for meetings, parties and other activities.

Recreational facilities of the Union include billiard tables,
table tennis, and a wide variety of table games that may be checked
out with a student identification card. Games to be used in the
lobby area may be checked out in the lobby office.

The Student Government Association, the Interfraternity
Council, Director of Student Activities, Assistant Director of
Student Activities, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, Food Service,
College Photographer, Union Program Council, and publications
have offices in the building.

Facilities in the union are suitable for groups of various sizes
and the Union staff will be happy to assist you in planning your
needs. Reservations for various facilities are made with the Direc-
tor of Student Activities, who keeps the official college calendar.
All activities must be scheduled on the calendar in order to assure
your use of the room and obtain publicity for your program.

Policy on the use of the
West Georgia College Student Center

The use of the West Georgia College Student Center and
its facilities is restricted to students, faculty, staff, administra-
tion, and invited guests except on occasions when the union
board may invite the general public to an open house. No per-

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son shall enter or remain in any of the West Georgia College
Student Center's facilities except as herein provided.

An invited guest is: (1) a person who is invited by a Union
Member to the West Georgia College Student Center for a spe-
cific occasion or to a program under the jurisdiction of the Union;
or (2) by the College for conferences, special functions, tours,
official visits; or (3) by a registered student organization to at-
tend open programs.

To qualify as a guest of a member, the individual must be
escorted to the building by the member and accompanied by
the member while using the building.

The use of the Student Center by a guest is limited to the
specific occasion to which he is invited, and is not to be inter-
preted to include regular, repeated use of the facilities.

Any persons not qualifying as guests as outlined above are
subjected to removal from the premises and to such penalties
as may be imposed by Regent regulations.

Guests, like members of the Union, are also subject to the
rules and regulations governing use of the Student Center that
are made by statute or by the appropriate College authority.

Library Hours and Regulations

The Library is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30
a.m. to 11:00 p.m., on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on
Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Sundays from
3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Books in the general collection may be checked out for a
period of two weeks.

A fine of 10 cents per day will be charged on overdue books.
There will be a 3-day grace period in which no fine will be charged;
however, on the fourth day the fine will be 40 cents and 10 cents
per day thereafter.

Reserve books circulate according to the instructions of the
professor. Books on special reserve must be used in the library.
Those taken out overnight must be returned by 9:00 a.m. the
following morning.

Books on three-day reserve may be checked from the library
for a period of three days and are not renewable.

A fine of 25 cents will be charged for reserve books each
day they are overdue.

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College Store

For the convenience of the students, the college maintains a
store on the campus, located in the College Auditorium (ground
floor), where students may purchase textbooks, pencils, pens,
notebooks, stationery, toilet articles, records, jewelry and other
items. Satellite bookstores carrying supplies and toilet articles are
open from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday in Gunn and
Strozier halls.

The cost of textbooks will depend upon the courses taken
and whether books are purchased new or used. New texts will
cost approximately $40.00 per quarter; used texts, about one-
third less. Store hours are 8:005:00 Monday through Friday.

Student Housing

Residence hall living at West Georgia College offers a signifi-
cant contribution to the total educational development of each
resident student as he learns from individuals of varied back-
grounds, experiences, and personal philosophies. Harmonious
living, broadened horizons, and increased human understanding
are all desired results of the residence experience. The environ-
ment of a hall is largely dependent upon the cooperation, interest
and participation of each student. Individual responsibility and
initiative are essential characteristics of communal living. Most
of the West Georgia Uving centers have been constructed in the
last ten years. They not only meet the physical needs of comfort,
safety and attractive surroundings, but also aid in the development
of a disciplined mind, a social consciousness and a large degree of
responsibility for governing a group's affairs.

Staffing ^dich. hall is guided by staff personnel consisting of
hall directors who have an interest in and an aptitude for student
personnel work. Assisting hall directors are undergraduate head
residents and resident advisors who are chosen on the basis of
maturity, character, and breadth of college experience. Each hall
elects its own house council to provide the students with an atmos-
phere which contributes to the intellectual and social experiences
of each student.

Housing Policy Frowid&d that space is available, all freshman
students and sophomore female students will be required to reside
on-campus unless they are married or are living with parents,
relatives or legal guardians. Junior and senior women may live
off campus with parental permission. No student over 21 years of
age is required to live on campus. All students who are required
to or desire to live on campus must complete an application form
and file it with the Housing Office.

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Application Procedures A housing application will be sent
to the student after he has been tentatively accepted by the Ad-
missions Office or readmitted by the Registrar. Except for appli-
cations for the summer quarter, a $25 deposit must accompany all
completed housing application forms when they are returned to
the Housing Office. The $25 deposit should be either a check or
money order made payable to West Georgia College.

Sophomore, junior and senior students who desire housing
for the following year will file applications and select rooms
during the spring quarter.

Assignments AssigrvvciQwis, for sophomore, junior and senior
students for the following academic year are made during the
spring quarter. All other housing assignments are made prior to
the beginning of each quarter with the majority of assignments
being made prior to the fall quarter. Once an assignment has
been made, it will be considered binding for the duration of the
academic year (September-June). Notifications of new assign-
ments are sent prior to the beginning of each quarter.

Summer Housing A separate application must be submitted
for the summer quarter. A housing deposit is not required for the
summer quarter.

Off-Campus Housing The Housing Office maintains a partial
listing of off-campus housing available in the CarroUton area.
This information is listed on file in the housing office and is not
available for mailing to individuals.

College Post Office

The college post office is located in Hamm Hall across from
the Student Center. The same box is kept by a student as long as
he is an on-campus student. Mail should be addressed in this form:

John Doe

Box 000, (Residence Hall)
West Georgia College
CarroUton, Georgia 301 17

All United States mail services including registered mail,
insured mail, and purchases of money orders are provided by the
College Post Office. Through the inter-office service, mail may
be sent to other students and faculty free. Name, box number,
and residence hall are required on mail being sent to a student.
All students, including those living off-campus, are assigned a
mailbox.

Post office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Boxes should be checked daily.

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Laundry Service

Each residence hall on campus has an automatic washer and
dryer.

The Apex Linen Service offers linen service for all students
who are interested. This service includes two sheets, one pillow
case, and four large bath towels each week of the school year,
except summer school. The cost is $30.00 for the school year
plus a $10.00 deposit which is refundable at the end of the school
year if all linen is returned with the key to your locker. Additional
information is mailed to each student upon receipt of a request
for housing.

Current College Catalog Policy

Each entering student is furnished, free of charge, a current
college catalog, which will govern his course of study while at West
Georgia. Should a student, for any reason, desire an additional
copy of this catalog or a copy of a catalog for a subsequent year,
he may purchase one in the Publications Office, Sanford Hall.

The Counseling Center

The Counseling Center is located in Rooms 103 and 204 of
the Administration Building and is available all week days from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to provide services for the student. Coun-
selors are available at the Student Center two days a week from
11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. and at the infirmary two days a week.
These services include testing, personal counseling, educational
counseling and vocational counseling; help is offered on study
habits and reading skills. The Counseling Center acts as a referral
service for other facilities on campus that are here to serve the
student.

The Counseling Center has a staff of four and is always ready
to serve you. We have an open door policy and you can always
see a counselor.

Tutoring Service

A campus-wide tutorial service is a primary undertaking of the
Junior Women's Honor Society. Students wishing to serve as
tutors or students desiring a tutor should register with the service
which then makes the assignments of tutors to students. A fee is
paid to the tutor by the student.

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ACADEMIC POLICIES

Student Responsibility

All colleges establish certain requirements which must be
met before a degree is granted. These regulations concern such
things as curricula and courses, majors and minors, and campus
residence requirements. Advisors, counselors, faculty, and deans
will always help a student meet these requirements, but the stu-
dent himself is responsible for fulfilling them. If these require-
ments have not been satisfied at the end of his course of study,
the degree will be withheld pending adequate fulfillment.

The student is also held responsible for being acquainted
with all regulations and procedures as stated in the catalogue,
quarterly bulletin, student handbook, and other official publi-
cations of the college. For these reasons, it is important for each
student to familiarize himself with these publications and remain
currently informed throughout his college career.

Probation and Dismissal
V SCHOLASTIC PROBATION

Students who are not doing satisfactory work are placed on
scholastic probation to emphasize to them the need to analyze
their situation and to determine the cause of poor work.

Any student failing to maintain a 1.3 average or any full-time
student failing to pass ten hours with a grade of C or above is
placed on probation. He may remove himself from probation
by passing at least ten hours with a grade of C or better in one
quarter.

A student on probation at the end of his last previous quarter
in attendance shall not be eligible to participate in activities
requiring public performance or to hold a student office. Students
on probation may not register for courses which require or might
require public performances (e.g., choir, debating, and dramatics).
Music and speech majors are permitted to enroll in such courses
if their major requires it but are not permitted to participate
in off-campus performances.

Although scholastic probation normally is based upon final
grades and begins the following quarter, a dormitory student
or a resident student whose course load drops below twelve
academic hours is placed on probation effective on the date
he drops below the minimum and is, as of that date, ineligible

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to participate in college-sponsored activities unless authorized
by the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Students on probation are not elibible for employment as
student assistants. Those who engage in part-time employment
outside the college should relinquish such employment.

Any student who is on probation at the close of the spring
quarter must attend the summer session at West Georgia College
and remove himself from scholastic probation if he wishes to
attend the college the next fall quarter. Otherwise he must re-
main out until the winter quarter.

SCHOLASTIC DISMISSAL

A student on scholastic probation must remove himself from
such probation during the next succeeding quarter. If he fails
to do so, he will be dismissed for one quarter. A student who
has been dismissed for the first time may return on probation
in any quarter except the fall. If the first dismissal occurs at the
end of the winter or spring quarter, he may elect to enroll for
the next quarter rather than to remain out. Should he fail to
remove himself from probation, he will be given his second dis-
missal.

A student who has twice been dismissed may not again be
admitted as a candidate for a degree. This regulation shall not,
however, constitute a bar to the student's admission to particular
courses after the lapse of a time interval sufficient to obtain
evidence that his scholastic disabilities have been overcome.

A student failing in all his work will be dismissed and will
not have the option to return for the next quarter. He may apply
for probationary re-entrance in any quarter except the fall.

A full-time student who is dropped for excessive absences
from two courses will be dismissed from college for the remainder
of the quarter.

In addition to the above probation and dismissal regulations,
the following dismissal regulations apply.

At the end of each academic year, or, when each student
has attempted 45, 90, and 135 hours respectively, his academic
record will be reviewed, and those students having attained grade-
point averages below 1.50, 1.60, and 1.80 respectively will be
subject to permanent dismissal.

For academic standing required of graduate students, see
Division of Graduate Studies.

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A student on both scholastic and disciplinary probation at
the end of a quarter ordinarily will be excluded from the college.
With the concurrence of both the Dean of Academic Affairs
and the Dean of Student Affairs, he may be permitted to continue
his work.

Absences

Each instructor determines the specific absence policy in
his class. He judges whether absences are justified and determines
whether the student should remain in a class or be dropped.
In all cases, the student is responsible for all material presented
in class and for all announcements and assignments.

Circulars inform the instructor of absences resulting from
college-sponsored activities. The infirmary issues a slip to each
student who is admitted to the infirmary. The student is expected
to explain all other absences to each of his instructors. Any stu-
dent who must be absent for more than three successive days
is required to notify the office of the Dean of Student Affairs.

In no case may a student miss more than twenty-five per cent
of his classes and receive credit for the course. Only under extra-
ordinary or justifiable circumstances, however, will an instructor
permit a student to reach this limit.

If a student is dropped from one of his courses for excessive
cuts, he is placed on probation; if he is dropped from a second
course, he is dismissed from the college for the remainder of
the quarter. (See "Scholastic Probatitm" and "Scholastic Dis-
missal.")

If a student for legitimate reasons is unable to continue at-
tendance in a class he should formally drop the class, or with-
draw from the college; otherwise, a grade of F or WF will be
recorded. (See "Course Changes" and "Withdrawals.")

Grade Reports

At the end of each quarter, a full report showing courses
taken, grades earned, and grade-point average is mailed to each
student. If the student has been placed on probation, an appro-
priate notation appears on the grade report.

Examinations

Examinations are held at the end of each quarter in accor-
dance with a definite schedule. No regular examinations may
be given in advance of the date scheduled unless authorized
by the Office of Academic Affairs.

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Grades and Grade Points
The following grading system is used:

Grade points
per credit hour

A Excellent 4

B Good 3

C Satisfactory 2

D Passing 1

F Failure

S Satisfactory

U Unsatisfactory

W Withdrew

WP Withdrew, passing

WF Withdrew, failing

AU Auditor

I Incomplete

The grades of S and U are reserved for some courses which
carry credit but no grade points, such as Education 420-421-4221
(Teaching Internship), certain seminar courses and certain phys-
ical education courses.

A student who officially withdraws from a course receives
a grade of W, WP, or WF. The grade of W is given when the
student withdraws before an instructor has evidence of the qual-
ity of his work in the course. The grade of WP is given when
work already done in a course is passing and when withdrawal
occurs not later than two weeks before the last day of classes.
W and WP grades are not computed in determining grade point
averages. A WF grade is counted as an F.

The I grade indicates that a student has been unable to com-
plete the work of a course. It is given only when work already
done is of acceptable quality. Additional required work must
be completed during the next quarter in residence; otherwise,
the grade becomes an F.

The grade point ratio is the grade average made on all work
for which a student has received grades other than W, WP, S,
U, or I. It is obtained by dividing the total number of grade points
earned by the total number of hours attempted less those hours
for which grades of W, WP, S, U, or I have been given.

Twenty hours of work in which a student has made the grade
of D or F and in which he has later made a higher grade will
be eliminated in computing his grade point average for grad-
uation. No more than ten hours of the above 20 can be in the
student's major field. All entries, however, remain a part of the

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student's permanent record. Repeating a course more than once
requires the approval of the chairman of the division of the stu-
dent's major. No course in which a student has made a C or above
may be repeated.

Catalogue Requirements for Graduation

Each student has the option of graduating under the catalog
in effect at the time of entry or that in effect at the time he wishes
to graduate; however, he is required to comply with all of the
requirements of one or the other.

Dean s List

Students who achieve a grade point ratio of 3.5 on a mini-
mum of 15 quarter hours will be placed on the Dean's List.

Classification

Freshmen are those students who have less than 40 quarter
hours of academic credit; sophomores, those with 40 or more
quarter hours of academic credit with an average of C or better,
but less than 85; juniors, those with 85 or more quarter hours
of academic credit with an average of C or better, but less than
130; seniors, those with 130 or more hours of academic credit
with an average grade of C or better.

Academic Standards

1. Students should attend class faithfully and attempt to
pursue their studies in a scholarly manner. This means that not
only should they submit assignments on the date due or earlier
and be prepared for tests at any time, but that they should go
as far beyond the requirements of a course as their abilities and
interests allow.

2. Students should show the utmost respect and courtesy
toward fellow students and faculty members both inside and
outside the classroom.

3. When any student submits any work to be graded by an
instructor, that work must be entirely his own.

A. This rule applies not only to final examinations and hour
quizzes, but also to pop quizzes, lab reports, themes, book
reports, term papers and projects, and any homework that
is to be graded.

B. In the case of any formal paper presented for grading, there
must be no plaj^iarism. Plagiarism is the stealing and passing

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off as one's own the ideas or writing of another. This means
that a student cannot submit as his own work the work of
another student or faculty member on this campus or else-
where, or the work of a scholar found in some written source.
It is true that certain ideas are so general that they are, as
it were, "in the public domain" and need not have citations
as to their sources, but the student must be careful. In general,
he should follow two rules. If he is directly quoting a source,
word for word, he should use quotation marks around the
quotation, footnote the source, and cite the page number
in the appropriate position in the footnote. If he is not quot-
ing, but paraphrasing (changing only the wording, but not
the idea), he need not use quotation marks, but he still must
give a footnote to the source, taking care to cite the page
or pages quoted.

4. When any student submits work to an instructor to be
graded, he should be willing to sign a statement to the effect
that he neither gave nor received assistance while preparing
that work, whether the instructor requires such a statement
or not.

Use of Student Academic Records

The following statement by the American Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers represents the
general policy in effect at West Georgia College.

"Student records, or information based on such records,
may be disclosed to others when, in the judgment of the college
or university, such disclosure serves the best interests of the
student, the institution, or the community. Certain information
must be regarded as confidential, and this information should
be released without the student's consent only to responsible
and properly identified persons and agencies having a legitimate
interest in the material, and demonstrating a need to know.'*
(The need to know rarely extends to all information concerning
a student; only information pertinent to the inquiry should be
given.)

"In general, the policy should be of attempting to keep the
student's record confidential and out of the hands of those who
would use it for other than legitimate reasons. At the same time
the policy should be flexible enough not to hinder the student,
the school, or the community in their legitimate endeavors."

College and University, "Release of
Student Information," Vol. 41 , No. 4
(Summer, 1966), page 449.

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: AWARDS AND HONORS

Most of the awards listed below are made on Parents Day each
spring quarter.

ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA AWARD

The annual Maria Leonard Book Award is given to the grad-
uating senior who has maintained the highest cumulative grade
point average, who earned membership in Alpha Lambda Delta
during her freshman year.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY
PROFESSORS AWARD

The West Georgia Chapter of the American Association of
University Professors presents an annual award to the senior who
has achieved the highest scholastic average of the graduating
class.

ART AWARDS

A joint committee of the Student Government Association
and the faculty of the art department annually selects for purchase
prize awards one or more examples of student artwork. Such
works are exhibited for one year in the Student Center and are
then placed permanently in appropriate places on the campus.

DELBERT CLARK AWARD

As a memorial to the late Delbert Clark, nationally known
leader in adult education, an award may be presented annually
to leaders in the adult education field in recognition of outstanding
achievements. Selection is made by a faculty committee.

FOUNDERS DAY AWARD

A Founders Day Award may be presented annually to a friend
of West Georgia College who has made outstanding contributions
to the cultural and economic life of the college. Selection is made
by a faculty committee. Under exceptional circumstances more
than one award may be made.

HERNDON AWARD

As a memorial to Thomas A. Herndon, Jr., a graduate of the
class of 1939, friends and classmates established an award in 1953.
Each year sheepskin brochures are awarded to freshmen or sopho-
mores who have exhibited outstanding qualities of character,
scholarship, civic leadership, interest and participation in the
fields of social and political sciences as exemplified by the late

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Tom Herndon. The selections are made by a joint committee of
faculty and students.

WILDA SEAGRAVES JACKSON AWARD

This award is presented annually by the Alumni Association
to a graduating senior in the field of education in recognition
of scholastic achievement and the possession of those qualities
which produce an excellent classroom teacher. The award was
established in memory of Mrs. Jackson, a West Georgia alumna
and an outstanding teacher, by her family and friends.

WATSON AWARD

As a memorial to Gordon Watson, late professor of English,
each year the college awards honorary certificates to outstanding
juniors and seniors who, in the estimation of the faculty, have
attained distinction in their work, and who have exhibited those
qualities of character, intelligent leadership, conscientious devo-
tion to duty, unfailing courtesy, and adherence to truth and beauty
which this esteemed teacher exemplified.

WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES

The names of a limited number of West Georgia College
juniors and seniors are included each year in Who 's Who in Amer-
ican Universities and Colleges. Students chosen for this honor
are selected by a faculty and student committee on a basis of
scholastic standing, participation in campus and community
activities, and leadership ability and potential.

WHAT TO KNOW? WHOM TO SEE?

WHERE TO GO?

at

WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE

To drop or add courses during first week of each quarter

To correct errors in student's schedule

To request transcripts

To obtain information about grades

To have transfer credits evaluated

To be evaluated as to progress toward degree

To make application for graduation

To inform the selective service of your enrollment and standing

To obtain time card for registration

To apply for re-admission after absence of one quarter (except

summer)
To change name, address, etc., on college record
To apply for change-of-residence classification

SEE THE REGISTRAR on the ground floor of SAN-
FORD HALL

Miss Elizabeth Parker

To resolve exam conflicts

To withdraw from courses or add courses after the drop-add
period

To change major or advisor

To obtain permission to enroll in other institutions for credit
which will be transferred to WGC

To resolve problems associated with academic probation, exclu-
sion, or dismissal

To carry extra hours or to appeal for an exception to academic
regulations

SEE THE ASSISTANT DEAN OF ACADEMIC COUN-
SELING on the main floor of SANFORD HALL
Dr. Donald W. Adams

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To request a room change

To secure information concerning off-campus housing
To replace a lost room key

To report defective lighting, plumbing, etc. (See Resident Advisor
first) -

SEE THE HOUSING OFFICE in the ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING

To obtain part-time employment on campus or off campus
To obtain scholarships or scholarship information
To obtain information concerning loans and grants

SEE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID in the AD-
MINISTRATION BUILDING

Mr. Paul Smith

To obtain health services

SEE THE CAMPUS PHYSICIAN OR NURSES in the
INFIRMARY

Dr. Angel Planas

To obtain vocational counseling

To obtain job interviews with various school systems and com-
panies

SEE THE DIRECTOR OF PLACEMENT SERVICES in
the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Mr. Art Sanders

To assist you with your vocational, educational, personal, and

other problems
To help you develop better study skills

SEE THE COUNSELING CENTER in the ADMINIS-
TRATION BUILDING

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To replace lost meal tickets and identification cards

To cash checks

To obtain information concerning fees

GO TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE in the ADMINISTRA-
TION BUILDING

To withdraw from the college

To discuss disciplinary problems

To obtain permission for staging special events

To obtain information concerning orientation for new students

GO TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS in the
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Dean Tracy Stallings or Dean Georgia M. Martin

To obtain permission to put up a sign, poster, or exhibit

To reserve rooms for meetings

To discuss rules and regulations for social events

To obtain information on student organizations and activities

To obtain information concerning student publications

SEE THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES on
the ground floor of the STUDENT CENTER

Mr. David Parkman

To obtain information regarding social fraternities and sororities

SEE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AC-
TIVITIES OR PRESIDENTS OF EITHER THE INTER-
FRATERNITY COUNCIL OR THE PANHELLENIC
COUNCIL on the ground floor of the STUDENT CEN-
TER

To obtain inforniation regarding student interest, student govern-
ment, and student elections
To have money-making projects on campus approved

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To have new campus organizations approved

To obtain information concerning student regulations

GO TO THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICE on
the ground floor of the STUDENT CENTER

To obtain information concerning campus mailing regulations
and procedures

GO TO THE CAMPUS POST OFFICE in HAMM HALL

To have pictures made for meal tickets and I.D. cards

SEE THE COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHER on the ground
floor of the STUDENT CENTER

Mr. Joe Griffies

To obtain college and public information publications

GO TO THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS in the back
of SANFORD HALL

To obtain information concerning concerts, lectures, recreation
activities, etc.

GO TO THE UNION PROGRAM COUNCIL OFFICE
on ground floor of STUDENT CENTER

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STUDENT REGULATIONS
AND STANDARDS

Students are admitted to West Georgia College with the
expectation that they have developed acceptable personal stand-
ards of conduct and ethics. Also, students are expected to have a
responsible attitude toward regulations and standards of the col-
lege, for the laws of the community, state and nation and to respect
the standards of their fellow students. Students assume responsi-
bility for their own conduct, and through their hall councils and
the Student Judiciary Commission, accept responsibility for the
behavior of their fellow students.

College regulations go into effect at the time a student matricu-
lates, and continue until the time of graduation or withdrawal.
By the act of registration the student implies acceptance of the
standards and regulations which are stated in this handbook and
in other publications of the college. Students should realize that
any behavior which reflects adversely upon the students of West
Georgia College or upon the college will make the individual
involved liable for disciplinary action. This is true whether the
incident occurs on campus or off campus.

Under the authority of the Board of Regents, the College is
delegated the responsibility for establishing and enforcing regula-
tions pertaining to student conduct (Regents By-laws. Art IV
Sec. B.) Students are assured of adequate due process through
procedures established and followed by the Dean of Student
Affairs and the Student Government Association.

A student may be subject to exclusion, dismissal, suspension,
disciplinary probation, or other penalties when:

1. He is formally charged with the commission of a crime and
his continued presence at the college is potentially dangerous
(Policies, Board of Regents, p. 149).

2. There is evidence that he may have violated a local, state
or federal law, but civil authorities have not taken jurisdiction or
imposed penalties (Policies, Board of Regents, p. 149).

3. He is reported to the College for misconduct which in the
opinion of the Dean of Academic Affairs is considered to be pre-
judicial to the academic functions or reputation of the college.

4. He uses the College's name for soliciting funds for some
other activity without prior approval by the proper College author-
ity or otherwise misuses the college's name.

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5. He, while enrolled, attending college-sponsored activities
off campus, or attending functions of College-chartered organi-
zations off campus, commits any of the following acts:

a. Plagiarism, cheating, or other academic irregularities.

b. Use or possession of alcoholic beverages.

c. Gambling.

d. Furnishing false information to the College.

e. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of College records, docu-
ments, or identification cards.

f. Assault and battery.

g. Unlawful destruction, damage, or use of public property
or private property.

h. Theft, larceny, embezzlement, or the temporary taking of
the property of another without permission.

i. Issuing bad checks.

j. Disorderly conduct or unlawful assembly.

k. Obscene conduct or public profanity.

1. Illegal manufacture, sale or possession or use of narcotics,
marijuana, stimulants, hallucinogens, and other similar
known harmful or habit-forming drugs and/or chemicals.

m. Failure to comply with the official and proper order of a
duly designated college authority or agency.

n. Unauthorized entry into or use of a college building or
facility.

o. Obstruction of, disruption of, or interference with any
College activity, or with an authorized program conducted
on College premises by non-members of the College com-
munity. (See Board of Regents Statement later in this chap-
ter.)

p. Unauthorized obstruction of, disruption of, or interference
with vehicular or pedestrian traffic on College roadways or
walkways, or on public streets and sidewalks adjoining,
transversing, or in the vicinity of College property.

q. Refusal to identify or falsely identifying one's self to any
properly identified member of the College faculty or staff
when in the exercise of his responsibilities he deems such
identification to be necessary.

r. Behavior which jeopardizes the safety or well-being of other
members of the College community, or persons coming onto
College property. The prescribed conduct includes, among
other things, harrassment of, or interference with, firemen,
policemen or other persons engaged in the performance of
their official duties; physical abuse or threatening physical
abuse of any person on College property; forcible detention
of any person on College property.

s. The possession or use of firearms, including rifles and
shotguns, ammunitions, explosives or other dangerous

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weapons, instruments, slingshots, devices or substances in
or upon College premises, except by specific written per-
mission of the campus police chief. This prohibition per-
tains also to the possession of ingredients used to make
molotov cocktails or other explosive^ or incendiary devices.

t. Violation of fire regulations. Proscribed conduct includes,
among other things, failure to comply with evacuation pro-
cedures, tampering with fire-protection apparatus, use of
fireworks; inappropriate use of open flame devices or com-
bustible materials.

u. Unauthorized possession or use of College keys. Keys to
rooms, buildings or facilities belonging to the College may
be obtained only through official channels and may be used
onty for the purposes for which they are officially issued.

V. Unauthorized use of sound amplification equipment in or
on College property.

w. Violation of College Housing Regulations.

X. Violation of campus traffic rules and regulations.

y. Violation of any other College policy or regulation.

Freshman residence hall students 21 years of age or over
and freshmen who are veterans may operate a vehicle on campus.
They must show proof of age and/or a copy of D. D. Form 214
(in the case of veterans). Freshman residence hall students who
have not reached the age of 21 and are not veterans may not bring
or operate a motor vehicle on the campus. Any infraction of
this rule carries a $25.00 fine. Anyone registering a vehicle in
behalf of a freshman is subject to the same fine and penalty as
the freshman.

Dress: West Georgia College students are receiving an educa-
tion preparing them for entrance into various professions. During
one's college years, one should develop a practice of dressing in
a manner which is appropriate for the occasion and in good taste.

One should remember that as a West Georgia College student,
he is a representative of the college in the eyes of the public
both on-campus and off-campus and should, therefore, dress
accordingly.

Campus dress is treated primarily as a matter of individual
taste and style. Students, however, are encouraged to be neat
and clean and to exercise good judgment.

Informal attire may be worn at breakfast, Friday dinner, Sat-
urday lunch and dinner, and Sunday dinner. Clothes suitable to
the classroom are worn for lunch and dinner. Sunday lunch will
be considered a dressup affair for both men and women.

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Fireworks: Fireworks are prohibited by state law and on this
campus.

Identification Cards: Each student receives an identification
card at registration. This card serves to identify the student in
kis use of the library and for his admission to activities sponsored
by the college. The student must carry the identification card and
present it at the request of any faculty or staff member, or of a
security policeman.

Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs: The college does not condone
the possession, use or distribution, without authorized medical
supervision, of narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, LSD, or
other hallucinogens, or any other experimental drug classified as
dangerous by Federal and/or State statutes and regulations. Any
student so involved will be subject to severe disciplinary action
and/or criminal prosecution in either the State or Federal Courts.

Housing Policy: Provided that space is available, all freshman
students and sophomore female students will be required to reside
on-campus unless they are married or are living with parents,
relatives or legal guardians. Junior and senior women may live
off campus with parents' permission. No student over 21 years of
age is required to live on campus. All students who are required
to or are desirous of living on campus must complete a Contract-
Application form and file it with the Housing Office.

Residence Halls: Each residence hall has house rules by which
the residents feel they can best achieve conditions for desirable
group living and enable each resident to satisfactorily meet the
educational demands required by the academic program. Male
students should not loiter in the area of the women's halls and
should not be in the vicinity of the women's halls after closing
hours.

(1) Any unauthorized student apprehended by any college
official for climbing on any building or attempting to enter any
women's residence hall after the closing hour, either through a
door or window, will be subject to suspension from the college.

(2) Any student apprehended for participating in a disorderly
group may be subject to serious disciplinary action.

(3) Any female student apprehended for encouraging a dis-
turbance by calling out a window, or throwing paraphernalia out
the window, or otherwise encouraging a disturbance may be sub-
ject to serious disciplinary action.

Smoking: No smoking is permitted in the gymnasium or the
library except in special areas. Smoking, whether by faculty

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or students, is not permitted in the classrooms while class is in
session. Smoking is permissible in the classroom between classes
and at other times, provided appropriate receptacles are used.

Weapons: Any weapon (implement and/or instrument) capable
of damaging physical property or causing bodily injury is pro-
hibited on campus. Any type of ammunition is also prohibited.
Arrangements must be made with the Housing Office for storage
of all such material.

Changing Student Regulations and Standards

The Student Government Association shall be empowered
to recommend desired changes. Students shall be notified of
approved changes through announcement in the West Georgian.
Changes will become effective upon publication.

Board of Regents' Statement on Disruptive
and Obstructive Behavior

"The Board of Regents stipulates that any student, faculty
member, administrator, or employee, acting individually or in
concert with others, who clearly obstructs or disrupts, or attempts
to obstruct or disrupt any teaching, research, administrative,
disciplinary or public service activity, or any other activity author-
ized to be discharged or held on any campus of the University
System of Georgia is considered by the Board to have committed
an act of gross irresponsibility and shall be subject to disciplinary
procedures, possibly resulting in dismissal or termination of em-
ployment.

"The Board reaffirms its beUef that all segments of the academ-
ic community are under a strong obligation and have a mutual
responsibility to protect the campus community from disorderly,
disruptive or obstructive actions which interfere with academic
pursuits of teaching, learning, and other campus activities."

Invitation of Speakers to Campus

Chartered groups of West Georgia College students shall be
allowed to invite and hear any person of their own choosing. In
order to safeguard the College and the College community from
abuse and/or disorder and to allow for adequate preparation
and orderly scheduling, the student group must request and re-
ceive permission through the offices of the Dean of Student Af-
fairs or the Dean of Academic Affairs as appropriate. Invitations
to outside speakers must always represent the desire of a chartered
student group and not the will of an external individual or group.

It should be made clear to the academic and hu^er communitv

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that sponsorship of guest speakers does not necessarily imply
approval or endorsement of the views expressed, either by the
sponsoring group or the Institution.

Demonstrations

Recognizing the rights of free speech and peaceful assembly
as fundamental to the democratic process, the College supports
the rights of students to express their views or to peacefully pro-
test and peacefully dissent against actions and opinions with which
they disagree.

On-campus demonstrations, cleared in advance through the
Dean of Student Affairs, may be conducted in areas which are
generally available to students, provided such demonstrations
are conducted in an orderly manner, do not interfere with vehicu-
lar or pedestrian traffic, do not interfere with classes, scheduled
meetings and ceremonies, or with other events and processes of
the College. In no case shall demonstrators be permitted to enjoin
the freedoms and rights of other members of the college community.

Non-members of the college community shall not be permitted
to engage in activities which disrupt, obstruct, or in any way
interfere with the pursuits of teaching, learning, campus activities,
or any college process.

Honor Commission
An honor commission is available for both students and
faculty. This is a means with certain procedures for processing
complaints of both faculty and students.

A. The professor may determine and enforce the penalty
in private consultation with the student and then file a report
of the incident with the Dean of Academic Affairs.

B. If the incident cannot be resolved on a private basis sat-
isfactory to both professor and student, either has recourse to
the Honor Commission. In addition to sponsoring among students
and educational campaign aimed at promoting academic honesty,
the Honor Commission acts as a trial body for the determination
of guilt and the recommendation of punishment in suspected
individual cases.

(1) The Honor Commission shall consist of five student mem-
bers, one student from each undergraduate class and one
graduate student, and five faculty members, one from each
academic division.

(2) The student members of the Commission shall be ap-
pointed by the President of the Student Government

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Association, with the consent of the Dean of Student
Affairs and the approval of the Student Government
Association.

(3) The faculty members of the Commission shall be ap-
pointed by the Dean of Academic Affairs upon the recom-
mendation of the chairmen of the respective academic
divisions and shall serve for two years. In the first year,
two members (chosen by lot) shall serve for only one year.

C. The policies and organization of the Honor Commissk>a
shall be subject to revision by majority vote of the Honor Com-
mission with the consent of the Advisory Council and ratification
of the Student Government Association.

These policies on cheating and plagiarism were designed
by a joint student-faculty committee and have been ratified by
both students and faculty. It is important to recognize that pro-
visions for due process and the protection of the rights of both
students and faculty are present in the design of the policies. They
should therefore be followed and protected.

Statement on Drugs and Drug Abuse

The following statements of fact and/or policy are issued by
the West Georgia College Advisory Council to supplement state-
ments found in the catalog and in the student handbook, and are
designed to emphasize, in fairness to all members of the college
community, the serious and/or dangerous consequences resulting
from the illegal use, possession or distribution of marijuana, LSD
or other mind-altering drugs, and the unauthorized use of drugs,
such as amphetamines, barbiturates, and tranquilizers, which are
sometimes prescribed for medical purposes.

While there is admittedly much controversy as to whether or
not marijuana should be classified as a narcotic or dangerous drug,
the fact remains that the possession or transfer (including gifts)
of marijuana and LSD is illegal under both federal and state laws
and is punishable under either. Under federal laws the first of-
fense involving illegal possession or transfer of marijuana is punish-
able by imprisonment of from two to ten years and a fine of $20,(XX).
Under Georgia law the first offense is a felony and is punishable
by imprisonment for not to exceed two years, a fine of $2,(XX) or
both, and the loss of certain civil rights. For second and third
offenses the penalties are more severe.

It should be especially noted that "any person who, by him-
self, agent, or through any other person, gives, sells, offers for
sale, ba "ters, or exchanges with any person any narcotic in vio-

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lation of the provisions of said Chapter (79A-8, of the Uniform
Narcotic Drug Act) shall be guilty of a felony iknd upon the first
conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary for not less than five nor more than ten years." The
penalty for subsequent offenses is a felony punishable by imprison-
ment for a period of not less than ten and not more than twenty
years, with possible life sentence at the discretion of the judge.

Agents of the federal and state government are engaged in
intensive and thorough investigation on a continuing basis through-
out the state. The law requires that when a felony is committed
the civil authorities shall handle the situation rather than the
college authorities. Technically the law would say that failure to
do so would involve compounding a felony.

Under such circumstances it is clear that the policy of the
college must be that which is described on page 37 of the College
Catalog (1971-72): "Students involved in civil or criminal offenses
will be treated as citizens of the community."

Clearly, the college cannot protect members of the college
community who commit such offenses. In "Student Freedoms and
Responsibilities: A Working Paper, " published by the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities, it is pointed out
that "Students should not expect that university officials will
come to their defense for activities committed in violation of
civil codes." It ought to be added that this applies to all members
of the college community.

It should not be inferred from this that we are callous or
indifferent about what happens to members of our college com-
munity. Quite the contrary. We have a very deep concern and
sympathy for those who might find themselves in violation of the
law, but understanding, sympathy, and concern are about all that;
we can offer, for the courts and the public no longer regard col-
lege students as a special group whose violations of law are to be
treated as pranks or youthful exuberance and experimentation.

We recognize that some students, freed from restrictions at
home, do not fully recognize the implications of full accountability
and responsibility for their actions, and it is for this reason we
write this memorandum.

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THE STUDENT JUDICIARY

The courts exist to promote justice and fairness, and thus to
serve the individual student, the campus, and the public interest.

STRUCTURE

House Council Courts T\iQSQ courts hear cases dealing with
infraction of rules unique to each respective dorm, as assigned
by the college administration.

House District Courts ThQ House District Courts hear all ap-
peals from House Council hearings. They also deal with cases
as assigned by the Judiciary Chairman, involving minor vio-
lations of campus and housing regulations taking place within
their respective House District area.

Main Court This court hears all appeals from the House District
Courts, minor campus offenses, and cases referred to it by the
Judiciary Chairman.

Judiciary Commission ThQ Judicial Commission has exclusive
jurisdiction over cases and controversies involving questions
regarding constitutionality, impeachment of officers of the
student body, appeals from any of the other courts and the
authority to cite the defendant, his counsel, the opposing coun-
cil, a witness, or spectator for contempt of court, and has the
authority to try him for this offense and issue punishment
therefor.

The jurisdiction of the Student Judiciary extends to all the
students of West Georgia College. The Student Judiciary shall
have jurisdiction to determine whether a student-defendant has
violated a regulation of West Georgia College.

The following are possible penalties which may be imposed
upon a student for an infraction. The list may be enlarged or
modified to meet the particular circumstances of any given case.

A. Expulsion

B. Dismissal

C. Suspension

E. Restrictions

1. ID Card Privileges

2. Parking Privileges

3. Residence hall restrictions

F. Restitution

G. Fines (not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00)
H. Reprimand

1. Written to parents

2. Oral to students

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The courts of the Student Judiciary are not to be taken as
criminal courts. While this title guarantees due process and as-
sured fundamental fairness, it is not to be forgotten that speedy
justice is desirable. West Georgia College has vested the authority
in the Student Judiciary to determine whether a student is guilty
of committing an offense and, it so, to determine the nature and
length of the disciplinary measure. The Student Judiciary shall
in no way interfere with the counseling, investigating, adminis-
trative, or other powers and duties of the Dean of Student Af-
fairs or other College Departments.

Any and all forms utilized by the Student Judiciary may be
obtained from the SGA Office. All Students have the right to
appeal.

Any questions arising concerning Judicial procedures may be
answered by the Judicial Chairman. The office is located in the
SGA Office of the Student Center.

LEGEND

1.

John F. Kennedy Memorial

25.

Row Hall (women)

Chapel

26.

Aycock Hall (men)

2.

Thomas Bonner House

27.

Watson Hall (men)

3.

Cobb Hall (women)

28.

Strozier Hall (women)

4.

Melson Hall (women)

29.

Future Residence Hall

5.

Administration Building

30.

Pritchard Hall (men)

6.

Adamson Hall (women)

31.

Residence Hall (men)

7.

Mandeville Hall (women)

32.

Education Center

8.

Sanford Hall

33.

Biology-Chemistry Building

9.

Health Center

34.

Future Maintenance Build-

10.

Martha Munro Building

ing

11.

Biology Building

35.

College Residence

12.

Auditorium

36.

President's Home

13.

Education Building

37.

Future Parking Lot

14.

Callaway Science Building

38.

Future Parking Lot

15.

Gunn Hall (women)

39.

Future Parking Lot

16.

Boykin Hall (women)

40.

Future Parking Lot

17

Downs Hall (women)

41.

Parking Lot

18

Residence Hall (women)

42.

Parking Lot

19

Math and Physics Building

43.

Parking Lot

20

Library

44.

Parking Lot -

21

Social Science Building

45.

Parking Lot

22

Humanities Building

46.

Parking Lot

23

Health & Physical Education

47.

Residence Hall

Building

48.

Food Service

24

Student Center

Existing Buildings

Buildings under construction or design

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