HANDBOOK West Georgia College Carrollton 19424943 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/handbook19west_1 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. 6 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. 10 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. 12 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. 13 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- 14 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. 16 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 6 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