Handbook

HANDBOOK

West Georgia College

Carrollton

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TO THE STUDENT PERSONNEL OF
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE:

The faculty joins me in giving to you a most
hearty and cordial welcome. Our compus is a
friendly place. This pamphlet is printed for your
information. We hope that is contains informa-
tion which will aid you. The suggestions herein
listed have been found helpful by our faculty
and students. Therefore we pass them on to you.

Respectfully,

IRVINE S. INGRAM, President.

REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
STUDENT ACTIVITY COMMITTEE:

Traditions are a way of life in any college com-
munity. This mode of living is charactristic of
ladies and gentlemen the world over. Such state-
ments, as college bred; tolerant and understand-
ing; a scholar and a gentleman all spring from
that indefinable something we attain through liv-
ing in and becoming a part of a school in which
traditions are honored.

Here at West Georgia we are gradually build-
ing up some excellent customs customs that are
becoming traditions.

Freshmayi week Freshman week, for example,
is as old as the college and serves the purpose
of getting new folks adjusted to our way of
life on the campus. No one would want to see
this practice abohshed, least of all the Fresh-
men. The annual Sophomore-instigated Fresh-
men Parade up to town and around the square
is so much a part of us that even the townfolks
would be disappointed were it abolished. This
annual affair has in it the elements of sheer

buffoonery and humor, and is a good test of one s
capacity to be a good sport.

Christmas Caroh Then just before the Christ-
mas hohdays the college chorus always arranges
a pragram of carols, first presented at the col-
lege, and then sung out of doors here and there
about town. This gesture of goodwill and friend-
liness is appreciated by the entire community.

Basketball The opening of the winter quarter
usually ushers in a full basketball schedule. In
victory or defeat the team and the student body
have always shown an excellent sportsmanlike
spirit.

Plays Plays are an important part of our
winter quarter program. The experience of being
in a play is of great value to the actors. The
audience profits vicariously by a new experience
and by learning some of the pleasures and eti-
quette of theatre going. A really good college
play is remembered as an outstanding event of
that college year.

Debating Club The Debating Club sponsors an
annual intramural debating tournament during
the winter quarter. Tournament is open to all
clubs on the campus.

Annual Stunt Night Every winter Zeta Sigma
Pi, sponsors a stunt night, offering prizes to
organizations presenting the cleverest and most
hilarious skits.

Spring Quarter Activities The spring quarter
ushers in our busiest time. Such important events
as: Religious Emphasis Week, Parents' Day;
Annual Hobby Show; many parties and banquets;
the yearly Home Coming Concert and Warm
Springs party of the college chorus; May Day

festivities; Student Body Elections; Alumni Day,
and the colorful Final Dance are all extra-curricu-
lar activities that have taken on the character of
traditions because they are ardently supported.
The reason these activities live and continue year
in and year out is that we like doing them and
support them whole-heartedly.

All these things have become customary, even
traditional, at West Georgia. But there are many
practices, more general perhaps,that should be
traditional on any campus.

Dates It is matter of good taste among ladies
and gentlemen on a college campus to conduct
themselves on a date so as to fit in with the
establishment's campus customs of society.

Campus This same good taste should keep us
from walking on the grass, throwing rubbish about
or otherwise marring the beauty of our campus.

Chapel At West Georgia Chapel serves a fun-
damental necessity. It is a part of our group
meetings. Here we come to feel that we are all
a part of this college. The audience reaction
and response in chapel is important. A quiet
attentive audience is a helpful atmosphere to
any chapel.

Dining Hall For very good biological reasons
you have to eat three times a day. Anything
we have to do that often should be as interesting
and colorful as possible. The dining hall could
be the place on this campus where we learn some
valuable lessons in etiquette. There is nothing
w^hich puts one so ill at ease as not to know how
to eat.

Noises Noises may be defined as sounds out
of place just as weeds are plants out of place.

In an educational institution where we depend
so largely on certain sounds for instruction and
learning, sounds out of place are the rankest kind
of educational weeds.

Work and Play One of the most important
attributes of college training is that of discrimi-
nation. The capacity to put first things first is
paramount. Our most important job at West
Georgia is living up to our individual classroom
responsibilities. Play before work or instead of
work is the hallmark of immaturity and child-
hood. Play to the exclusion of all work makes
a dullard and a bore.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

L College regulations go into effect at the time
a student arrives on the campus and continue
until the time of his departure. Students permitted
to leave the campus at various times during the
year are responsible for upholding the standards
of the college during their absence.

2. Any student who fails to register before the
end of the first class day of any quarter will be
charged a fee of $2.50 for late registration.

3. Students may deposit cash in the treasurer's
office and withdraw it as needed. This practice
is advised in order to protect them from loss.

4. The post office at the college is known as
Genola. Mail is received twice daily and dis-
patched once daily.

5. In the case of emergency if a parent wishes
to call a student home, communication must be
made with the president, or dean of women.

6. Leave of absence may be refused because
of low scholarship or of too frequent request for
leave.

7. When dormitories are officially closed for
holiday seasons, all students except those who
must remain for work or for other legitimate
reasons, are to leave. Special permission to re-
main must be secured from the dean, and those
granted such permission must observe regula-
tions set up by the administration.

8. Overnight visitors may be entertained in
the dormitories only on week-ends, and then
only with the permission of the hostess in the
building. Meals are twenty-five cents each.

9. Assemblies are scheduled twice each week
for the entire student body. These meetings
are considered as important as class work. Attend-
ance is required of all students.

10. Students are requested not to smoke in the
dining hall or the gymnasium.

11. Tennis courts will be closed on Sundays
from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 5 p. m. to 6 p. m.

12. Requests for trays during illness must be
made to the resident nurse thirty minutes before
meals.

13. Dates are allowed on Sunday, only on the
front campus, from three until five-thirty.

14. Too frequent meetings between men and
women students are looked upon with disapproval.

15. Men and women students are not to be to-
gether on the campus after 6 p. m.

16. Hazing is not permitted.

17. Outsiders who persist in making a nuisance
of themselves in the college community shall be
barred from having dates with college girls.

18. Faculty and student conferences are to be
held on Saturday mornings.

19. Residential NYA students are to be gov-
erned by the same regulations as other students.
Provisions may be made for their attendance at
functions especially provided for them.

20. Absence due to illness must be excused by
the nurse.

21. Student activities during the evening are
not considered occasions for dates. Regulation
15 under General Regulations must be observed
after such activities.

22. The official school colors shall be Crimson
Red and Royal Blue.

23. According to a recommendation from the
students which was approved by the faculty,
students who slip out of the dormitories at night
must withdraw from the college at once and
students who are found guilty of cheating, steal-
ing, drinking or gambling may be required to
withdraw from college.

REGULATIONS FOR GOLF COURSE

1. Students are to be on the golf course only
when playing golf.

2. Men and women playing golf together must
play in foursomes.

3. Each person playing must have a set of at
least four clubs.

4. Students must not hold up other players un-
duly.

5. Players without caddies must let others pass
through.

6. Women who play must sign house register.

7. Men and women when plajdng must be
appropriately dressed.

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DORMITORY REGULATIONS WOMEN

1. Quiet hour shall be interpreted to mean
no whistling, singing, laughing, loud talking, play-
ing of musical instruments, or visiting after 8:00
o'clock. Loud talking, laughing, or disturbance in
the dormitories is out of order at any time.

2. All nights preceeding classes are regarded as
quiet hour nights.

3. Men callers are expected to depart within
five minutes after the bell is sounded at 10:30
o'clock.

4. Occupants of the reception rooms are ex-
pected to keep them orderly and free from
papers.

5. Gym suits and shorts are to be worn only
in the gymnasium and on tennis courts.

6. Girls may spend the night in another girl's
room on nights not regarded as quiet hour nights
by signing out on the house register.

7. Radios must be played low enough to avoid
disturbance and must be turned off at the close
of the study hour.

8. The radio in the lobby may be played by
students except during class hours and quiet
hours.

9. Special orders for refreshments to be sent
to dormitories must be placed before 9:45 on
open evenings and before 7:00 on Sunday even-
ings.

10. All laundering and pressing must be done
in the laundry room before seven-thirty o'clock
on study evenings and before ten o'clock on
open evenings.

11. Visiting in bedrooms during study even-
ings is permitted between 9:15 and 9:45.

12. All communications from parents or guard-
ians concerning leave of absence must be made
to the dean of women. Standing permits are
valid only for week-end visits at home.

13. Women leaving the campus for out-of-town
trips must file a leave of absence card approved
by the dean of women.

14. Women who return in cars from week-end
visits should arrive on the campus not later than
7:00 p. m.

15. Women may ride in cars only to and from
town with people they know. They are not to
ride in trucks or on the outside of cars at any
time.

16. In case of illness or other emergency, stu-
dents should report to the dormitory hostess at
once, day or night.

17. All guests must conform to dormitory regu-
lations.

18. Women students may go to town in groups
of two or more and should return to the campus
in time for the evening meal. This regulation
applies to theatre and shopping centers.

19. Women who leave the campus during the
day or leave the dormitories during the evening
must sign out and sign in on the house register.

20. Women may go to town in the mornings
only by special permission of the dean of women.
Sunday church services are expected.

21. A deposit fee of fifty cents is charged for
each key. This fee is refunded when the key
is returned at the close of the year.

22. Freshmen are allowed one evening engage-
ment a week; sophomores, two. Juniors may
ha\ e three, one during the week and two on the

week-end. These dates may be either on or off
the campus.

23. There shall be no engagement in the women's
dormitories during any student body social func-
tion.

24. Women living on the campus fill all even-
ing engagements at the women's buildings.

25. Whenever possible all outgoing telephone
calls should be reversed. The use of the tele-
phone except for long distance calls is prohibited
during study hour.

26. Women will confine their walks to the cam-
pus on Sunday except by special permission.

27. Communication from bedroom window is
disapproved.

28. Women may spend the night in Carrollton
only with parents or near relatives.

29. Social relations with young men are discon-
tinued after the evening meal.

30. All persons living in dormitories except
regular instructors must abide by the above regu-
lations.

31. Juniors who have off campus dates will sign
out on the regulation leave of absence and must
return to the campus by 11:00 except with special
permission.

32. Dormitory doors are locked at 11 p. m.

33. Young women may sign out to go to the
Coffee Cup on Sunday afternoons and week days
after the evening meal but must return within 30
minutes and before 7:45.

DORMITORY REGULATIONS MEN

1. Roomsi must be kept in order and are in-
spected each day except Sunday. Change in
furniture or any other changes about the room
must be referred to the dormitory officials. Paste
or anything to mar the walls must not be used.
Each person is responsible for the upkeep and
preservation of property in his room and will be
required to pay for any damage before the end
of the quarter.

2. Men are urged to be gentlemen at all times.

3. Quiet hours are observed in the dormitories
after eight every evening preceding days on
which classes are to be held.

4. Students wishing to leave the dormitory in
the evening will indicate such by signing the
house register. They must be back in the dormi-
tory by 11:45.

5. Freshmen must remain on the campus every
evening on which quiet hours are observed until
they have established a general record of C.
(at mid-term or thereafter.)

6. Students wishing to leave school for the
week-end will sign the house register, giving des-
tination and time of expected return.

7. Men making F's are required to remain on
the campus after 8 p. m. on all nights preceding
class days except by special permission.

8. Occupants of a room with electrical fixtures
will be charged 50 cents for replacement of fuses
blown by overload or carelessness.

9. A fifty cents deposit fee is charged for each
key. This is refunded when the key is returned.

10. Men are to place Coca-Cola bottles out-
side their rooms in the hall at 8 a. m.

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11. Men are to have their rooms in order ready
for inspection by nine a. m.

12. Trash, paper, and other refuse must be placed
in designated receptacles.

13. Radios must not be played loud enough to
disturb others and must be turned off at close
of study hour. Your attention is called to item
33 under General Regulations.

QUALITY POINTS AND ABSENCES

1. The grades received in courses in the college
carry quality points according to the following
schedule :

Grade Points
A 6

B 4

C 2

D

2. A student must receive in each college year
at least nine quality points to be admitted the
following year. If not too great, the deficiency
may be made up in summer school.

3. Quality points are deducted when a student
is absent from six or more classes or assemblies.
The penalty for continued failure to attend
classes is probation or expulsion.

4. Absences from classes and regular assemblies
are excused for members of recognized student
activities when representing the college away from
the campus, for field trips sponsored by instruc-
tors and for illness.

5. Students absent from examinations are charg-
ed a fee of one dollar to make up a mid-term and
two dollars to make up a final examination unless
such absence is excused by the Dean.

6. A student desiring to continue his college
work after being absent from a class or exercise oc-
curing the two days immediately preceding or the
two days immediately following the Thanksgiv-
ing recess, the Christmas recess, the Spring re-
cess, or other college holidays, must pay a fine
of SI. 50 for each day in which the absence occur-
red. The same fee is charged for reinstatement of
any kind.

7. When a student has taken four class cuts, he
and his parents are to be notified that two ad-
ditional cuts will cause the loss of a quality point.
Each cut after the sixth will cause the loss of an
aditional quality point. When a student has taken
eight cuts he is to be placed on attendance pro-
batio7i. If student then takes the ninth cut, he
is to withdraw from school the remainder of the
quarter.

PROBATION

It is the policy of the administration to restrict
the privileges of students whose behavior is dis-
approved.

1. A student who passes only one couise or who
makes 3 D's will be placed on probation the
following quarter. A student failing in all of his
work will not be permitted to return for the next
quarter. He may return after being out for one
quarter, but will do so on probation.

2. When placed on probation for low grade
work during a previous quarter a student must
do passing grade work in two courses and make
at least two quality points or be dismissed.

3. A student on probation is not allowed to
represent the college in any intercollegiate activ-
ity.

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4. In some cases, a student on probation may
lose membership in all student organizations dur-
ing the period of probation.

5. A student on probation may not leave the
campus without permission.

6. Unexcused absences from classes or assem-
blies while on probation render the student sub-
ject to suspension or expulsion.

LIBRARY REGULATIONS

L Books not specially reserved may be drawn
from the library for home use for two weeks.

2. Books on special reserve must be consulted
in the library except as stated in regulations 3
and 4 below.

3. Reserve books may be draw^n from the
library at 4:15 p. m. for home use overnight and
must be returned by 9:00 a. m. the following
morning.

4. Reserve books may be drawn from the library
at 11:00 a. m. on Saturday for home use over the
week-end and must be returned by 9:30 a. m. the
following Monday.

5. Periodicals may be taken from the library b}-
students.

6. A fine of two cents a day will be charged
on books not returned on time.

7. A fine of t^venty-five cents for the first hour
and five cents for every hour thereafter will be
charged on reserve books not returned on time.

8. Noise and disorder in the library will sub-
ject offender to withdrawal of library privileges.

9. Mutilation or theft of books or periodicals
will subject the offender to suspension or expul-
sion from the college.

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10. Students abusing library plivileges will be de-
prived thereof.

ENTERTAINMENTS

1. Once each three or four weeks the gym-
nasium is used for college social affairs. The group
or organization sponsoring the affair is held
responsible by the faculty for the removal of de-
corations and the arrangement of the building
for the next scheduled class following the enter-
tainment.

2. Requests for entertainments must be filed in
triplicate in the Dean's office two weeks ahead
of time and must be signed by the faculty adviser.

3. Social functions are limited to one each
quarter for each organization, the nature of the
function to be approved by the dean in confer-
ence with the faculty advisers. Only students and
former members of the organization are invited.

4. The student body as a whole is permitted one
social or dance a month. Students and alumni
only are invited.

5. Social functions are limited to one a week
during the fall and winter quarters and to two
a week during the spring quarter. No social func-
tions are to be scheduled during the week of
quarterly examinations.

STUDENT ACTIVITY

Student activities and organizations are an
important part of life at West Georgia. Among
the various clubs and activities every student
should find something to stimulate his interest.

The faculty hopes that everyone will avail him-
self of the chance to participate in some manner
in the community Hfe of the college as repres-

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ented by these organizations. The faculty has
found that participation in too many activities
at one time has frequently been detrimental to
the student.

All clubs present to the Student Activity Com-
mittee a general program for the year and a de-
finite program for the quarter. Each club reports
its financial status to the committee quarterly
and yearly. During the fall quarter, membership
in these organizations is open to all students. This
desire for membership must be made known in
writing to the Student Activities Committee. Dur-
ing the follow^ing quarters, except for new stu-
dents, applications must be in by the first meet-
ing of the quarter. Each student is limited to
membership in three organizations. He must be
a member of any one organization for two con-
secutive quarters before being eligible to have
his picture in the yearbook. A student must with-
draw^ from an organization if he attends less than
66 per cent of the meetings per quarter. Refusal
to participate within a club or refusal to take
assignments in certain other organizations con-
stitutes grounds for immediate dismissal from the
organization. Below are the organizations and
activities, other than athletic, approved by the
faculty.

Following is a list of approved non-athletic
activities. These are under the general supervis-
ion of a special committee of the faculty.

The West Georgian, the college newspaper,
four times accorded first honor rating by the
Associated Collegiate Press (1939, 1940, 1941,
1912). All students are eligible for places as editors
and reporters.

The Chieftain, annual pubhcation of the col-
lege.

Mu Zeta Alpha, science society. Regular meet-
ings on first Thursdays at 7 p. m. Other meet-
ings may be called for third Thursdays at 7 p. m.

Lambda Chapter of Zeta, Sigma Pi, (formerly
Phi Sigma Alpha) national social science club.
Regular meetings on second Thursdays, 7 p. m.,
other meetings may be called for fourth Thurs-
days at 7 p. m.

The Press Forum., a journalistic club. Meet-
ing on Tuesdays, 4:05 p. m.

Alpha Psi, open to all students studying Home
Economics. Regular meetings on first Mondays
7 p. m. Other meetings may be called on third
Mondays 7 p. m.

The Debating Club, Regular meetings on second
Mondays, 7 p. m. Meetings may be called for
fourth Mondays, 7 p. m.

The Frerich Club, Open to students of French.
Regular meetings on third Tuesdays, 7 p. m.
Meetings may be called for first Tuesdays, 7 p. m.

Fijie Arts Club, honorary fine arts society,

The College Chorus. Open to all students.
Meeting of entire chorus Mondays and Thursdays
at chapel period. Meetings of entire chorus or of
such groups as director may require on Wednes-
day, 7:30 p. m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 4:0'5 p. m. Participants who do satisfactory
work in chorus are given a course credit for the
year.

The Orchestra, organized only when there is
sufficient instrumentation. Practice at scheduled
afternoon periods.

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The Four-H Club, this organization functions
when there is interest.

The Voluntary Religious Association, Vespers
on Sundays at 5:00 p. m.

The Officers' Club, composed of the officers
of the various organizations. Meetings on second
Wednesdaj^s at 9:50 a. m. and at called sessions.

The W-Club, honorary athletic club. No regu-
lar meetings.

In order to expedite the work of the activities
listed above, the faculty has thought it advisable
to formulate the following rules under which they
are to be operated.

1. All candidates for student body or class of-
ficers must have a scholastic average of C or
above.

2. Members of an organization giving a social
should consider themselves, in their capacity of
hosts for the occasion, responsible for the con-
duct of the party.

3. Proceeds from the college store are to be
used for student activities.

4. The college looks with disfavor upon undue
soliciting of funds from members of any organi-
zation. Faculty advisers are expected to audit the
books of their organizations.

HONOR POINTS

1. Honor points are given for participation in extra-curricular activities. The purpose of these
honor points is two-fold: (a) to recognize merit; (b) to enable a greater number of students to
engage in extra-curricular activities.

2. Sophomores are allowed a maximum of twel
of ten honor points. Honor points are given for o

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ve honor points; freshmen
ffices and activities as li^

are allowed a maximum
ted below:

ORGANIZATION
WEST GEORGIAN

pts.
^ditoT

5 pts.

4 pts.

3 pts.^

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

Managing
Editor

Feature
Editors

2 pts

Reporters
etc.

CHIEFTAIN

Editor

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

Staff

GLEE CLUB AND CHORUS

Business
Mgr.

Officers

CLASS OFFICERS

President

Student

Body

Class
Presidents

Other
Officers

Members

V. R. A.

President Secretary

Other

Officers and

Council

DRAMATIC
CLUB

Stage
Mgr.

Officers

3. The Activities Committee of the faculty constitutes a committee of revision.

Members

DEBATING
CLUB

Officers
Teams

Members

HONORARY and DEPARTMENTAL
SOCIETIES

Officers

Members

AHLETICS

Team Mgr.

Varsity

Varsity