Handbook

HANDBOOK

West Georgia College

CarroIIton

1944A945

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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 cam-
pus is a friendly place. This pamphlet is
printed for your information. We hope that
it contains information 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.

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

Each year the college faculty and the
new students assemble at the college three
or four days before the opening of classes
for the fall quarter. These days are spent
in acquainting the new student with his
fellow students, the college faculty and the
college in general. Inspection trips are
made to the different buildings and to dif-
ferent parts of the campus. Social and rec-
reational hours are planned for faculty and
students. Students become acquainted with
their advisor who assists them in selecting
their courses and in making out their sched-
ule for the fall quarter. Physical exami-
nations and intelligence tests are given.

REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
STUDENT ACTIVITY COMMITTEE:

Traditions are a way of life in any college
community. This mode of living is char-
acteristic of ladies and gentlemen the world
over. Such statements, as college bred; tol-

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erant and understanding; a scholar and a
gentleman all spring from that indefinable
something we attain through living in and
becoming a part of a school in which tradi-
tions are honored.

Here at West Georgia we are gradually
building up some excellent customs cus-
toms that are becoming traditions.

Freshman Week Many features of Fresh-
man week have already become part of the
college tradition. For example the Sopho-
more-instigated Freshman Parade tO' town
and around the square has become so much
a part of us that both students and town
folk look forward to it as an annual event
of fun and frolic. This parade has in it the
element of humor and is a test of good
sportsmanship for both Freshmen and
Sophomores. This parade is to take the
place of all other forms of initiation for
new students.

Christmas Carols Then just before the
Christmas holidays the college chorus al-
ways arranges a program of carols, first
presented at the college, and then sung out
of doors here and there about town. This
gesture of goodwill and friendliness is ap-
preciated 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 ex-
cellent sportsmanlike spirit.

Plays Plays are an important part of
our winter quarter program. The exper-
ience of being in a play is of great value tO'
the actors. The audience profits vicarious-

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ly by a new experience and by learning some
of the pleasures and etiquette of theatre
going. A really good college play is re-
membered as an outstanding event of that
college year.

Debating Club The Debating Club spon-
sors an annual intramural debating tourna-
ment during the winter quarter. Tourna-
ment 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 clev-
erest 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; May Day festivities;
Student Body Elections; Alumni Day, and
the colorful Final Dance are all extra-cur-
ricular activities that have taken on the
character of traditions because they are ar-
dently supported. The reason these activi-
ties 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 cus-
toms of society.

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

Chapel At West Georgia, Chapel serves
a fundamental 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 les-
sons in etiquette. There is nothing which
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 educa-
tional weeds.

Work and Play One of the most impor-
tant attributes of college training is that of
discrimination. The capacity to put first
things first is paramount. Our most impor-
tant job at West Georgia is living up to our
individual classroom responsibilities. Play
before work or instead of work is the hall-
mark of immaturity and childhood. Play
to the exclusion of all work makes a dull-
ard and a bore.

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GENERAL REGULATIONS

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

2. Rooms must be kept in order and are
inspected each day except Sunday. Change
in furniture or any other changes about
the room must be referred to the dormi-
tory officials. Paste or anything to mar
the walls must not be used. Each person
is responsible for the upkeep and preserva-
tion of property in his room and will be re-
quired to pay for any damage before the
end of the quarter.

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

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

5. The post office at the college is known
as Genola. Mail is received twice daily and
dispatched once daily.

6. In the case of emergency if a parent
wishes to call a student home, communica-
tion must be made with the president, or
dean of women.

7. Leave of absence may be refused be-
cause of low scholarship or too frequent
requests for leave.

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8. When dormitories are officially closed
for holiday seasons, all students, except
those who must remain for work or for oth-
er legitimate reasons, are to leave. Special
permission to remain must be secured from
the dean, and those granted such permis-
sion must observe regulations set up by
the administration.

9. Overnight visitors may be entertained
in the dormitories only on week-ends, and
then only with the permission of the hos-
tess in the building. Meals are forty cents
each.

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

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

12. Tennis courts will be closed on Sun-
days from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 5 p.
m. to 6 p. m.

13. Requests for trays during illness
must be made to the hostess thirty minutes
before meals.

14. Dates are allowed on Sunday, only on
the front campus, from th -e fec until five.

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

16. Social relations between men and wo-
men students must be discontinued after
the evening meal.

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17. Hazing is not permitted.

18. Outsiders who persist in making a
nusiance of themselves in the college com-
munity shall be barred from having dates
with college girls, or from the campus.

19. Absences due to illness if reported by
the hostess may be excused by the Dean.

20. Student activities during the evening
are not considered occasions for dates. Reg-
ulation 14 under General Regulations must
be observed after such activities.

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

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

DORMITORY REGULATIONS WOMEN

1. Quiet hour shall be interpreted to mean
no whistling, singing, laughing, loud talk-
ing, playing of musical instruments, or vis-
iting after 8:00 o'clock. Loud talking, laugh-
ing, or disturbance in the dormitories is out
of /Order at any time.

2. All nights preceeding classes are re-
garded as quiet hour nights.

3. Men callers in dormitories are expect-
ed to depart within five minutes after the
bell is sounded at 10:30 o'clock.

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4. Occupants of the reception room are
expected to keep them orderly and free
from papers.

5. Gym suits and shorts are to be worn
only in 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 ho-ur.

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 evenings.

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

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

12. All communications from parents or
guardians 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.

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14. Women who return in cars from
week-end visits should arrive on the cam-
pus 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,
students should report to the dormitory
hostess at once, day or night.

17. All guests must conform to dormitory
regulations.

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 shop-
ping centers.

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

20. Women may go to town in the morn-
ings only by special permission of the dean
of women. Sunday church services are ex-
cepted.

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

22. Freshmen are allowed one evening
engagement a week; sophomores, two. Jun-
iors may have three, one during the week
and two on the week-end. Dates for Juniors
may be either on or off the campus.

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

24. Freshmen and Sophomores living on
the campus fill all evening engagements at
the women's buildings.

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

26. Women will confine their walks to
the campus on Sunday except by special
permission.

27. ComiTiunication from bedroom win-
dow is disapproved.

28. Women may spend the night in Car-
rollton only with parents or near relatives.

29. All persons living in dormitories ex-
cept regular instructors must abide by the
above regulations.

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

31. Dormitories are closed at 11 p. m.

33. Juniors must comform to the same
regulations as other students except as stip-
ulated in regulations 22 and 30.

DORMITORY REGULATIONS MEN

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

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2. Quiet hours are observed in the dorm-
itories after eight every evening preceding
days on which classes are to be held.

3. Students wishing to leave the dormi-
tory in the evening will indicate such by
signing the house register. They must be
back in the dormitory by 10:45.

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

5. Students wishing to leave school for
the week-end will sign the house register,
giving destination and time of expected re-
turn.

6. Men making grades below C are re-
quired to remain on the campus after 8 p.
m. on all nights preceding class days ex-
cept by special permission.

7. The occupants of a room are held re-
sponsible for any damage to any part of the
room or to the furniture. An estimate of
such damage will be made by the Building
and Grounds Committee and must be paid
by occupants of the room.

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

9. Men are to have their rooms in order
ready for inspection b^^ nine a. m.

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

11. Radios must not be played loud enough
to disturb others and must be turned off at
11 p. m. Your attention is called to item
33 under General Regulations.

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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 ad-
mitted 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 ex-
pulsion.

4. Absences from classes and regular as-
semblies are excused for members of recog-
nized student activities when representing
the college away from the campus, for field
trips sponsored by instructors and for ill-
ness.

5. Students absent from examinations
are charged 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 col-
lege work after being absent from a class
or exercise occuring the two days imme-
diately preceding or the two days imme-
diately following the Thanksgiving recess,
the Christmas recess, the Spring recess, or

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ether college holidays, must pay a fine of
$1.50 for each day in which the absence
occurred. The same fee is charged for re-
instatement of any kind.

7. When a student has taken four class
absences, he and his parents are to be noti-
fied that two additional absences will cause
the loss of a quality point. Each absence
after the sixth will cause the loss of an ad-
ditional quality point. When a student has
taken eight absences he is to be placed on
attendance prohation. If student then tak-
es the ninth absence, 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 be-
havior is disapproved.

1. A student who passes only one course
or who makes 3 D's will be placed on pro-
bation the following quarter. A student fail-
ing in all of his work will not be permitted
to return for the next quarter. He may re-
turn 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
coures and make at least two quality points
or be dismissed.

3. A student on probation is not allowed
to- represent the college in any intercolle-
giate activity.

4. In some cases, a student on probation

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may lose membership in all student organi-
zations during the period of probation.

5. A student on probation may no-t leave
the campus without permission.

6. Unexcused absences from classes or as-
semblies while on probation render the stu-
dent subject to suspension or expulsion.

LIBRARY REGULATIONS

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

2. Books on special reserve must be con-
sulted in the library except as stated in reg-
ulations 3 and 4 below.

3. Reserve books may be drawn from the
library at 4:15 p. m. for home use overnight
and must be returned by 9:00 a. m. the fol-
lowing 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 return-
ed by 9:30 a. m. the following Monday.

5. Periodicals may not be taken from the
library by students.

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

7. A fine of fifteen 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
subject offender to withdrawal of library
privileges.

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9. Mutilation or theft of books or periodi-
cals will subject the offender to suspension
or expulsion from college.

10. Students abusing library privileges
will be deprived thereof.

ENTERTAINMENTS

1. Once each three or four weeks the
gymnasium is used for college social affairs.
The group or organization sponsoring the
affair is held responsible by the faculty for
the removal of decorations and the arrange-
ment of the building for the next scheduled
class following the entertainment.

2. Faculty sponsors for each organization
entertaining are responsible for carrying
out regulation one.

3. 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.

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

5. The student body as a whole is per-
mitted one social or dance a month. Stu-
dents and alumni only are invited.

6. Social functions are limited to one a
week during the fall and winter quarters
and to two a week during the spring quar-
ter. No social functions are to be scheduled
during the week of quarterly examinations.

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STUDENT ACTIVITY

Student activities and organizations are
an important part of life at West Georgia.
Among the various clubs and activities ev-
ery student should find something to stim-
ulate his interest.

The faculty hopes that everyone will
avail himself of the chance to participate in
some manner in the community life of the
college as represented by these organiza-
tions. The faculty has found that partici-
pation in too many activities at one time
has frequently been detrimental to the stu-
dent.

All clubs present to the Student Activity
Committee a general program for the year
and a definite program for the quarter.
Each club reports its financial status to the
committee quarter yearly. During the fall
quarter, membership in these organizations
is open to all students. This desire for mem-
bership must be made known in writing to
the Student Activities Committee. During
the following quarters, except for new stu-
dents, applications must be in by the first
meeting of the quarter. Each student is
limited to- membership in three organiza-
tions. He must be a member of any one or-
ganization for two consecutive quarters be-
fore being eligible to have his picture in
the yearbook. A student must withdraw
from an organization if he attends less than
66 per cent of the meetings per quarter.
Refusal to participate within a club or re-
fusal to take assignments in certain other
organizations constitutes grounds for im-
mediate dismissal from the organization.
Below are the organizations and activities,
other than athletic, approved by the faculty.

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Following is a list of approved non-ath-
letic activities. These are under the gen-
eral supervision of a special committee of
the facutly.

The West Georgian, the college newspa-
per, four times accorded first honor rating
by the Associated Collegiate Press (1939,
1940, 1941, 1942). All students are eligible
for places as editors and reporters.

The Chieftain, annual publication of the
college.

Mu Zeta Alpha, science society. Regular
meetings on first Thursdays at 7:00 p. m.
Other meetings may be called for third
Thursdays at 7:00 p. m.

Lambda Chapter of Zeta Sigma Pi, (form-
erly Phi Sigma Alpha) national social
science club. Regular meetings on second
Thursdays, 7:00 p. m., other meetings may
be called for fourth Thursdays at 7:00 p. m.

The Press Forum, a journalistic club.
Meeting on Thursday, 4:05 p. m.

Alpha Psi, open to all students studying
Home Economics. Regular meetings on first
Mondays 7:00 p. m. Other meetings may be
called on third Mondays 7:00 p. m.

The Debating Club, regular meetings on
second Mondays, 7:00 p. m. Meetings may
be called for fourth Mondays, 7:00 p. m.

The French Club, open to students of
French; Regular meetings on third Tues-
days, 7:00 p. m. Meetings may be called
for first Tuesdays, 7:00 p. m.

Fine 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

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may require on Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. and
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:05 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.

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

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

The Officers' Club, composed of the offic-
ers of the various organizations. Meetings
on second Wednesdays at 9:50 a. m. and at
called sessions.

The W-Club, honorary athletic club. No
regular meetings.

In order to expedite the work of the activ-
ities listed above, the faculty has thought
it advisable to formulate the following rul-
es under which they are to be operated.

1. All candidates for student body or class
officers 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, responsi-
ble for the conduct 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 organization. Faculty advisers are ex-
pected to audit the books of their organiza-
tions.

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HONOR POINTS

1. Honor points are given for participation in extra-curricular activities. The pur-
pose 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 twelve honor points; freshmen are allow-
ed a maximum of ten honor points. Honor points are given for officers and activities as
listed below:

ORGANIZATION 6 pts.

5 pts.

4 pts.

3 pts.

2 pts.

WEST GEORGIAN Editor

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

Managing
Editor

Feature
Editors

Reporters
etc.

CHIEFTAIN Editor

Business
Mgr.

Associate
Editor

Staff

GLEE CLUB AND CHORUS

Business
Mgr.

Officers

Members

CLASS OFFICERS

President

Student

Body

Class
Presidents

Other
Officers

V. R. A.

President

Secretary

Other
Officers and
Council

DRAMATIC
CLUB

Stage
Mgr.

Officers

^Members

DEBATING
CLUB

Officers
Teams

2^Iembers

HONORARY and DEPARTMENTAL
SOCIETIES

Officers

Members

ATHLETICS

Team Mgr.
Varsity

Varsity

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